grete drede of hir tivo bones of pe lberre allured i Edward
leste pei ohnul de ben defonled i imp done too poruiz pis lberre

A Wherfore pe Quene Qence hem ove pe ove into Norma
Die to pe Duke Richard hir vicle i there pei diukelled in sauf
te i peco longe hym and pis Edinnde Jreuside and knooght
werred stwingly to gedres but at pe laste pei were atroxdd
in pis maine pat pei sjolde departe pe Kell me bitibene hem
and sopei di den i a furillarde pei be comen guode frendes
And so wel pei hueden pat pei bicomen sibozn brethren
and lone deu to gedres as wel as pei had ben boru of oo
m oder Hol byng Edinnde Jreuside traitourly was
Mayn vorn a falte traito pat me talled Edrith of stratton

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rdd a fur thes tivo kynge regned Edinnde Jren
fide i knooght pe daane but pus it bifel a furillarde
in pe same zeer pat pey were a cador de i so moche lone
den to gedre Wherfore a falde traito had emide vinto pe
lone of poo tivo kynge who his name was called Edrith
of Stratton pat was a grete londe pat was Edinnde des
Jreuside s man i of huy hilde al his londe pat he had
but notheles pis falde traito ponfte hys londe to by
traie and make knooght kynge of al pe londe in entente
richely to hane ben avainsed i Wip knooght to ben wel
bilonede Wherfore pis traito prawn de his londe upon
a day Wip him forto eten i Wip him Suelle atyme i
anon pe kynge Edinnde curteisly him grannted i
to him come at his praver and at pe mete pe kynge
was really i serned Wip Dyners mete i Drynkes.

A And whne nyjt come pate kynge Edinnde Jren
fide ohnul de goy to gedde the kynge toke his owne mey
ve and wente vito a oſambre i as he loked a bonte
pe chambre he stauz a wonder future ym age i wel i
made i in ovmblant as it lberw an Archer with a
bowe i bent in his honde i in pe bowe a fyne Aroune
Thue kynge Edinnde wente him ner to bi holde it
bettur what pung it myſt ben i anon as he touched

shop volde nozt, geruicht pe byng forto tube tallages
of churchez at his owne wille, And preve eftsones pe
Archebischof Wente oone pe see vnto pe court of Rome,
and there he dwelled wip pevope. And inpe same
zeec pe Dub of zormandie come in to Engelond, for
to speke wip his brep, and amonges opere puged pe
Dub of zormandie, forz af vnto pe byng his crop,
pe forseide polbend pollide, bi zeeke pat he olulde,
pate him, And wip goode lome pe Duke Wente azen
nity zormandie. And whiè tivo zeer weven agen,
pornz eutfement of pe feende, of lip men, aghete,
debate alvob bitwene thes tilbo brepen, so pate pe
lyng pornz conterelle Wente oone pe see vnto zorma,
Die. And whiè pe byng herry was wemen in to
zormandie. Alle pe grete lorde of zormandie
turned vnto pe kyl, of Engelond, and hilde azen
pe Dub, her forde, of him vtturly forsake, vnto pe-
byng hem zolden, and alle pe taufelles, pe goode,
tuings of zormandie, and Soone aftir was pe Dub,
taken, and And wip pe byng in to Engelond, pe byg,
letu putte pe Dube his crop into pfoem, and pio was
pe venganunce of god. And whanne pe Dub of zoe,
mandie was in pe holly wnde, god zaf him ouche,
myzt of honore there pat he was cho sen forto ben,
byng of ierlin, and wolde nozt ben it, but forsake,
it, and prefore god sent him pat, whome, and dispise to,
ben put in to his cropres prefou, Thièe avised byng
heery al zormandie into his honde, and hilde it, al
his lif, tyme, and in pe Same zeer wne pe Archebis-
shop. Anclyn, from pe court of Rome, in to Engelond,
Azel, and pe byng, and he were accorded. And in,
pe zeer next folowinge ther bigan a grete debate bi,
twene pe byng, offfranunce, plup, and byng, heery,
of Engelond, wherfore byng, herry went in to zor-
mandie, And pe were wab stronge, bitwene hem tilbo,
And pio deide pe byng of offranunce, And lowes his sone

WAS mit de lyng Anon aftar his Deth, and poo ente Herri
Azeen into Engelonde And married as tande his Donstir/
to Herry the Empour of Almeygne. Of the Sebate pat
was bytwene lyng Colles of Sfrannte ſt Lying Lerry of En-
gelonde, and Hol byng Herries tivo Sones were lost in pe-
lie See. Capitulo C, XXXIX.

Hanne byng Herry had Ben byng yon, zeer
Agret debate awoos Bitke ne byng Lilles of
Sfrannte ſt Lying Herry of Engelonde, for enche soim
pat pe byng Herry had Vente into Normandie to his
men, for pe sso de Ben Helpinge to pe Erle of Rleyne
as mothel as pe mynte in Ikerre thens pe byng of
ffreince, and yat per sole de Ben as vedy vinto him as
pei Wolde Ben to her ouke Lorde, for enche soon pat pe
Erle had Oponsed his Justar Dame at tande. Affor
Whiche ping pe byng of ffreince Side moche vnto
Normandie Ikherfore Herry Lyng of Engelonde Was
Wonder Wioth, and ni faste he wente one pe See Way
Agret polber And come into Normandie forto Differ
de pat Londe, ſt pe Werre Bitke ne hem Lusted tilo zeer
til at pe faste pei tivo Kynges forzten to gedre And
pe Lying of Sfrannte was Disconfited pat vinepe
he estaped alway Wiy moche peyne ſt pe moost parte
of his men Were taken And byng Herry Side with
hem what him liked, ſt Some of hem he lete goon
freeliche, ſt Some he lete putte vnto pe Deth, But aftar
ward de thes tivo Kynges were accordid. A And while
lying Herry had Hollache al pe Londe of Normandie
and Disinfited his enemys of Sfrannte he turned
Azeen into Engelonde, Wiy mothel honour And his
tivo Sones William and Pichard Wolde have come
into Engelonde aftar her ffader, And wente to pe See
Wiy gret compante of puple, but or pat pe mynte
come to pe Londe, her Shippe come azens a Roche, And
Brak al to petes and all were Drowned pat Were he
Jime Sanf do man pat, was in pe same Shippe pat it

saped and pis was done upon a seite katerynes dey
A And thes were pe name s of hem pat were droult ned
pat is to seyyn william pe lynges sone et Richard his
bryprie the Erle of Thestive. Ottieke his bryprie Geoffrey
kydelt wale. Emrey Godfrey Erche deken the lynges
donstet thet antisse of pere thes the lynges wete thet am
tesse of thestive and meny othre. And uphiee lyng kerry
and opir wodes were al lyed in Engelonde. And hee de
thevs tydinge pei mid e soriely ynolby pat al her mye
the and yore was turned into murnynghe and cultire.
Sow ay an de the Empesse twne azeen into Engelonde et
low she was astur and we ded to Gauffrey pe Erle af
Angove. Capitulo. C. XXXVIIW.

Mande the E.

A
rde Whiue pat tbo zeer weren agvon pat the
Erle hAd Dweleld wip pe lyng The Erle Wen
te poo from pe lyng and Bigan to Werre upon
Him et Dide moche harme in pe londe of Normandie
Wherfore lyng herry was sore duoyed Whiue pat he
hede pis tydinge Thiue mal pe hafte pat he myzte
he passod pe see and come into Normandie et toke pe
a stronge Dastek et thes he Dweledd al pat zeer A
and poo come to lyng herry tydinge pat herry pe Empere
of Almaine pat hAd Bonsed a an de his Donstet
was ded And pat s he Dweledd no longer in Alpaigne
and pat s he Wolde come azeen into Normandie to hir
ffader And uphiee pat s he was come azeen he nome/
hir to him and come azeen into Engelonde And made
pe Englishse man to Dene othe and fewte vnto pe Emp
esse and pe furste man pat made his othe william
the Erche biffsep of Camtrbury and pe seamen de
was lyng Damd of Scotlond A and aftir him all
pe Erles et Dauwinne of Engelonde and also aftir hem
pe nobil Erle of Austyn sente to pe lyng of Engelond
pat he Wolde granite him to gane his Donstet to wiffe
Damde a an de pe Empesse Thiue for enche son pat lyng
herry hir ffader wiste wel pat he was anobnl man/

the lyng grannted Hnu Æt consentid p[art]u/Au d[u] p[os] anoy
kyng herry n[ome] in An[de] his Don[et] Æt l[ad] h[im] u[t]
Normandie/u[n]d w[om]e to pe u[n]bluyt Erle Gau[n]
de of Angoye/u[n]d the O[pon]sed pe for seide u[n]de u[t]
mochel honou[r] A/u[n]d pis Erle Bigat upon l[ire]
a o[n]ne p[at] me called herry pe Empresse u[n]de/u[n]
whi[re] al pis u[n]de/ lyng hee[ry Swelled u[t] p[at]
zeer in Normandie/u[n]d aftur p[at] l[onge] tyme agenou[n]
siknesse to l[oe] h[n] Wherof l[he] dei[d]e/u[n]d pis lyng herry
regned. XXXv. zeer. Æt u[n]n[.] monthe[s] A/u[n]d aftur l[he] dei[d]
as B[if]ore is dei[d]e in Normandie/ Æt h[is] h[erte] w[as] ente[r]
red n[ipe] grete th[er]e th[es]e of z[rot]re d[ame] in R[ee]n/u[n]d h[is]
B[odi] u[n]de B[rom]t u[t] Engelonde w[ip] mochel honou[r]
u[n]d ente[red] at K[ed]nide u[t] pe A[bb]eie of pe Whi[che] A[
be]i[d]e h[is] w[as] bigymner/u[n]d form d[om]r. Holb Stephene
kyng Berries on[fer]d u[n]de w[as] m[u]de k[ing] of Engelond

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Capitulo. Centesimo. XXXVII.

Aftur pis k[ing] h[erry] p[at] w[as] pe firste w[as]
u[n]de k[ing] h[is] o[f]res u[n]de Stephene c[ir]le
of Bo[le]gine f[or] A[n]on u[n]d h[is] f[ier]de ty[d]ge of h[is] v[iche]
deth h[ie] p[ass]ed pe o[r]e/u[n]d w[om]e in tu Engelonde por[u]
con[an]ille Æt starngpe Æt h[el]pe of many grete forde of
Engelonde/u[n]des h[er] o[the] p[at] pe h[ad] u[n]de tu u[n]de
pe Empresse n[ome] pe Re[l]bne Æt lete a[v]oune Stephene
k[ing] of Engelonde A/u[n]d pe Erche[s]f[is]op u[b]illi[an]
of Cam[ir]b[ury] p[at] first/u[n]de pe o[the] u[n]d f[au]ke v[inte]
u[n]de pe Empresse w[otte] pe a[v]oune first upon Stephene's
h[ene]de/u[n]d h[n]u A[n]oynted/u[n]d also Bis[hop] Roger of
Sal[fb]ury mayutened pe k[ug]es p[art]ie in A[as] mo[the]
u[n]d h[is] myste The firste zeer p[itt] k[ing] Stephene l[ig]ame
fortu regine h[ie] as[emb]led u[gret] h[oo]st Æt u[ke]nte h[im] to
W[ard]es Sw[ot]lond/u[n]d to w[ha]ne W[er]red upon pe k[ing] of
Sw[ot]lond/u[n]d h[is] w[om]e u[n]des h[im] in p[ees] u[n]d u[n]good
m[air]er/u[n]d p[am]ie pe k[ing] Stephene to h[im] trusted
but pe k[ing] of Sw[ot]lond/u[n]de u[t]w h[im] u[n]oy homage
for as mo[the] h[is] h[ad] u[n]de homage u[t]w u[n]de pe/

9 Empereesse.

Empesse A and pïe the forrpe zeer of lyng Stephene's
regne inande pe Empesse come in to Angelonde and poo
bygim debate bitwene pe lyng Stephene and chande
pe Empesse and pis chande wente vinto pe cire of Richol
and pe lyng bir bisged longe tynne and myzt uort
spede so wel pe cire was kepte and deffendid and poo pt
wecce Wip jime pe cire qneyndliche astaped alleye Wip oure
any manner of harme and poo toke pe lyng pe cire et dwec
res there jime til And delinasse A and poo come pe Barou
pat silde Wip chande pe Empesse pat it forto seyne the
Cirle Kandolphe of Chesfure The Cirle Robert of Gloucestre
Hinghe Vygot Robert of Moleye and Bronyt Wip hem a
grete et astwong power Mol chande pe Empesse wente
fio Wyrthe estre vinto Oxenforde and astir ffe estaped vinto
Wulding forde and wif as so to weve et diffese ffe had. Capitul
antefermo. XXXIX ty

Chantepe pe lyng was taken et Bronyt vinto Wande
vinto pe Aistel of Kristowe thib chande pe Empes-
esse and was made fide af Angelonde and alle men
silde fir for lady of pelonde vnt poo af bent filde ut-
lyng Stephenek Wiff and alfo William of pree halpe
hem Wip bis returnk and filde were alzenk and pe
Empesse A and anoy astir pe lyng of Sartonde come
to hem Wip an linge nombre of puple and poo wente pa-
ir fwre vinto Wyrche estre pe paut pe Empesse was et Wolde
heme taken fir but pe Cirle of Gloucestre come Wip hib
power and fawyt Wip hem and u and pe Empesse in
pe mene while paut pe bataille endued et staped from
pens et wente vinto Oxenford and there fir filde and
in paut bataille was pe Cirle of Gloacestre disfunitet
and taken et Wip finn mande of fordes A and fer his
Se vyn amice was lyng Stephene di lyed out of p fom
and Wifne he was Se vyned wente af p fom he wente fio
pens vinto Oxenford and bisged chande pe Empesse
pat was poo at Oxenford et pe cire endued fro thie chaf
masse vinto wite And wic ti de and prie chande the/

1/8.

Empresse lete clope hir selfs alm white lynene clop for en
the son pat sse wolde uozt be knowe for in pe same dyne
ther was mochel snow, ſhe a staped so alwane by
Tainyse from hem pat were hir enempes ſi fio peues
ſſe wente to walning ford ſi there hir hilde. A and
prie pe lyng wolde hane biseged hir. But he had so
moche to done Wip pe Erle Pandolf of Chestre ſi kip
hingiz vigot p'at strongeliche wered upon him in every
place pat ſe noſte Whiſder to turne and pe Erle of Blon
castre helped hem Wip al his power. Doul Gauſtride
Erle of Angoye jaf op vuto hery the Empresse
Sone al zorinaudie. Tapº. F. Lcv

Hird astur pis pe lyng Stephene wente vuto
Wilwone And wolde lſame mnde there a castell
but ppo come to him tſe Erle Pandolf Wip
a strong power ſi almoost hnd take pe lyng but it
pe lyng Stephene a staped Wip mo chſe peryne And also
William as castell there was taken and for whovs diſ
nertamice pe lyng jaf vuto pe Erle of Bloncete
pe goode castell of Sfirborhie p'at hnd taken And
whiſne pis was done the Erle Robert and alle pe lyng
enemyes wente to ſtaryng done and bigonne for to
make there a strong castell but pe lyng Wip a strong
power droof hem peues. A and in pat danne zeer
was pe Erle Rindof a sward Wip pe lyng ſi Wine
vuto his comt at his winamindement and pe Erle
Wende Sanfluche hane come pidi but pe lyng Rion
lete take him and puitte him in psony iu miſte nene
for noping come but therof Til pat hnd ſe zelde
op vuto pe lyng pe castell of ry chollpe pe Whiſche
he hnd take from pe lyng Wip strengpe in pe yw zerr
of pe regne of lyng Stephene A and Gauſtride
pe Erle of Angoye jaf op to hirry pe Empresse ſo
in al zorinaudie and inpe zeer next fold winge De
pe Erle Gauſtride and ppo ſerry hisone Rion
turned tjeen to Angoye and there ſhe was made Erle

Vorth mochefl

Wey motheL Honoue of his men of pat londe it to him
Side feante i homage pe mooste partie of his londe it
poo was pis herry pe Empesses so ne Erle of Angoye it
Duk of Norlandie And mye same zeer was ma
De DeuooB bitibene pe byng of fframante it hio Wiff pe
Onene pat rizt hene of Gastoygne for enche son pat it
was knowe it pivned pat pei were sib it nyze of blode
Thiue aftir Warde opon sed hir herry pe Empesses
June and poo was he Erle of Angoye Dub of Norma
Die it Dub of Gastoyne the xon zeer of pe regne of
Byng Stephene pis herry come mito Engelande Wiy
a stronge power it Bisan forto Werre vp on Byng
Stephene And he nome pe Castel of the Almesburye
it Side morche harme A Thiue pe byng Stephene
Had So mo the Werre pat he nyste Whsider forto wen
de But at pe laste pei were at tor sed pornz pe Erche
Biffop Thebalde it pornz opir worthi lordes of En
gelande upon pis cyndicaon pat pei sbulde separte
pe Rewne of Engelande bitibene hem So pat herry
pe Empesses one Tholde hane halfendel pe Reime
and hisne pat byng Stephene Were sed he Tholde
hane al pe londe of Engelande it pnes pei were at tor
sed and pees tride pornz ont al Engelande And
Whiue pe at tor was made bitibene peb two lordes
byng Stephene bityme So sorp for cause pat he
had loste half his londe pat he fel mito enche ama
lade pat he side of his regne yit zeer it viij Nokes
it v Daies al in Werre and contayl And he luth mye
Abbey of ffeveshni the Whiche he lete make in the
vi. zeer of his regne. Of byng herry pe same pat
was pe Empesses one in hisob tyme verte Thoiths of
Amitribury was made Chamneler Capo C. xlii
22d aftir pnis byng Stephene regne d herry pe
Empesses one and was trolwned of pe Erche
Biffop Theobalde pe xvii day bisfor cause
masse And in pe same zeer was Thoith keket of london

150.

Erchbisshop of Camitresny was made pe Kyngd of Chann
teler of Engelonde. The ovannde zeer paticke was twainne
the lere taste and was alle pe newe castellet paticke were longinge
vuto pe Croune the Whiche Kyng Stephene had zoon
vuto Dyers pient hem had made Erles and baronies for
to holde wip hyn and helpe him ofenserry pe Empessys
one and also pe forrpe zeer of his regne he putte vnder
his onne lande shpe pe Kyng of Wales and inpe stue
zeer Whiche pe Kyng of Lothonde had in his honde paticke
to Seyne pe Orie of Barille. The castel of Vau boruy the
neue castel vp tyn and pe Erle done of Sainte pe
Stame zeer wip gret powe pe Kyng werry went into WAT
les and lere taste and som Woodes and maule weres and in pe seng-
pe castel of Rotelonde and Vattingwerk and Anonge pe castel
les he made in his hons of pe Temple. And in pe stue
zeer was richarde his done boron paticke warde was
Erle of Oxenford and pe fourpe zeer of his regne he
made Ganfride Erle of Bretaigne and in pat zeer he chun
red his money and pe vte zeer of his regne he had in
hange hooft vnto Trolouse and conguered it And pe vnte
zeer of his regne Dei these obale pe Erche bisshap of
Camitresbury and poo il pe Orie of Camitresbury almoast
poriz mystef was brent. These vnte zeer of his regne
Thomis beket his Channeler ikab chosen to ben bisbop
of Camitresbury and upon seite leonard des Dey he was
fataed. And myt zeer was boron and ancore his
dozizir and pe xpe zeer of his regne seite edminide pe
kyng was tilstited wip mochel honouer and pe xi'zzer
of his regne he hilde his orderment at Morfinton
and from pene fled seite Thomis Erche bisbop of Cam
tresbury for pe grie te debate paticke was butwene pe Kyng
and him for zif he had ben fomiden upon pemorne
he had ben othyn and so were his feld, penevred wip m.
fulknes upon foote vonly paticke yoomah was whiche he
was biconne and so helven te ome pe ome to pe wome of
home. And puc wets pe pincapal euenesony for his mochse

As the Kyng Wolde hane puit derbes to pe deth pat were a
tynt of velonye wip outen any puelege of holl chireche
And pe yve'zeer of his regne was yoh à his ome bore
And pe yve'zeer of his regne derde a'nde pe Empresse
pat was bis yoder and in pect same zeer was yoone
his Don't born And pe fomteney zeer of his regne
thee Dub herry of Latyonye Sponſed th'ande his Dongtr

A And he bigat upon hir pike oones herry. Othins Æt
William And in pe yve'zeer of his regne Deide pe guode
Erle Robert of Gloucestre patt founded pe abbey of Rum
nes of Estoun And in pe same zeer a' hirik Kyng of Jeru
Salum conquered Valbigne. Thee yve'zeer he let'row
ne herry his ome at Westmincare and him awyned
Roger pe Erchebisshop of zork in Harmpnge of Thomos
pe Erchebisshop of Camiturbury Wherfore pe same
Roger was a'arised of pe Pope Of kug herry the
Empresse oone of pe debate pat Was binbene him
and his fader while pat he was in Normandie

A

capitulo Centesimo xli to

Fur pe arondiaom of kung herry pe oone of kung
herry pe centinde pe Empresse o'une pat atime
herry pe Empresse o'une wende o'ne pe ow into zoruná
die, and there the lète marpe Elyanore his Don't vuto
Dolfynne pat was kung of Almagne and pite pe vire
zeer pat pe Erchebisshop of Camiturbury Seide Thome
has ben ontlasted Thee kung of frefance mid de pe kung
of Engelonde Æt Seide Thomaos Actord and in po o'ne
Seide Thomos pe Erchebisshop of Camiturbury threem to
his chireche A And pite seide was made in the ch
gymynge of Disuent and aftirkarde he was squelled
and martrid pe vre day of Cristemasse next sauinge
for kung herry ponsht upon Seide Thome's Frchebisshe
of Camiturbury upon Cristemasse day as he sulte at
his mow Æt thes kordes the Seide pat zif he had been
ony good knyzt wip him he had ben a'tenged upon
pe Erchebisshop Thomos And anon are will am vre'

uome thoo alle pe castelles azeen into his fonde pat byg-
Johu his ffader had zeyen i taken into Alliens for to
kepe pat hilde wip him. Vut pe prinde ffankes of
Vient richely lete arraye his castel of red forde which he
had of byng Johu zif hilde pat castel azen pe
byng Corries wikk wip myzt et savengpe and prie pe
byng come pider wip astrong power et biseged the
Castel and Stephene Langton Erche Bisshop of Cam-
turbury come vuto pe byng With afture compaunte
of kuytes forto helpe byng Cherry and fro pe Astera-
om of oure forde Johu cast vuto pe Assumpcion of
oure lady lested pat Segede And anon aftir was
pe Castell wonne et talle et byng Cherry lete au fonde
alle poo pat Were Wente into pe Castell With her gode
wil for to holde pe Castell azen pe wil of y'kyngpe pt
is to Saye fomre store men but ffankes him velsen
preneliche flede peames And aftir that he got his
fomide in a Chirche in Coventre and there he for
Nore ul Engelonde wip moche fhtinne et Wente poo
azeen into his olkne comitre And whiles pat byg
Harry regned Edmond of Abyng Don pat was tre
fore of Stalfbury was confared Erche Bisshop of
Camturbury And prie byng Cherry sente oner pe see
unto pe Erle of porovnac pat he hilde him his
donztir into Engelonde pat me called Alianore and
he wolde Wedde hin and so pis Alianore come into
Engelonde astir asternasse et in pe myrne astir Serte
Hilliary The Erche Bisshop Edmond spened him
to gudrez at Camturbury et at pe vii day of Hilliary
fhe was crowned at West monstre wip mothele solen
intre And there was a dlbete siste bi thene hem
and they was Edward pat was next byng aftir him
his zop flour of ontesie et of largessy and margrete
pat was astirward Quene of Scotland And vest
trip pat was astirward Comitesse of vre tangue and
kateryne pat deide in Religion Of pe Quyn

of ye Erle of Trype, pat Wolde hane had to Wiste preynene
of Jerlin pat Somtyme Was Valdebynes Wiff, but she
for Sove him and to him lorde wobe aknygt al wortshi main
pat mecalled Sire Guy pches wherfore pe Erle of Trype
was Wrope and wente anoy pizt to Saladyne pat
was Sowdoy of Vabiloigne / Bitome there Saraseñ
and his man / for Sove his tristendome and al aristene
lawe
But pe criste ne men Wiste it nozt pat he was
bicome a Saraseñ but Wende dely to hane had helpe
of him as pei were wonte forto hane before / Whil
pei comen vuto pe bettaule pis fuls ariste nean turned
vuto pe Saraseynes / for Sove his olne nation / To
were pe criste ne men there ynelled Wip pe Sarasines
and poriz pis fuls traitor to gud were alle thes ariste
men playn and putte vuto vorrible deth / pe active
of Jerlin Distroyed and pe holly Cross born alwaye

A
Thyn pe lyng of ffirimæ / alle pe girote lorde of
pe londe lete hem droyse forto gvoñ mit pe holly londe
and amonges hem wente Richard lyng herries furst
one and asturwarde / pat lyng of ffirimæ pat toke
pe Cross of pe Erthe Bisshop of Tourres but he nome
nozt / pat plage at pat tyme for eucheson pat he was
lettet droy mane ikeies pat jedis muste ben done
and whie lyng herries fader had regned xxxv
zeer / v. monthis / my. Sdie / he de / and lisse at
ffomit Guerarde
Of lyng Richard pe firste pat / cou-
quere de al pe holly londe pat aristene ieu had wist /

## Capitulo. Cente simo. Xlinç

22d aftar pis lyng hryp regned Richard
his done astrong man / al wortshi / also a
bolde man / an hardy and he was twlkned at West
mynifre of pe Erchebisshop valdebyne of Camutir
bury pe prinde day of Septembre And pe Janne
zeer of his regne lyng Richard hym self and valde
wyne pe Erchebisshop of Camutir burie / humber de
bisshop of Salisbury / randolp Erle of Glonestre

172.

ponzte ſ often tymes sigh'd ſ poo nome ſ eete of the vreede
ſ olbre ſi god pe lworde pat ſ hane spoken it ſhal ben
vorte The monk pat ove biſore pe lyng joh ſ was
for pis worde ſuſory in herte ſ ponzte rather he molde
hmi ſelf ſuffre deth ſ ponzte also zif he myſte ordy
ne ſome mether of remedie And anon pe monk
wente vnto his Abbot ſ was ſhrevyn of ſinn ſ tolde
pe Abbot al pat pe lyng vende ſ praied his Abbot
forto asſoile him ſfor he Wolde zeve lyng joh ſ auch
Albassaile pat al Gigelonde ſhulde he glad ther of
ſ joifil Tho wente pe monk into a Gardeyne ſ
vond aſrete toode jyme ſ he nome hir vp ſ putte
hir ma cuppe and pricke d pe toode porn wy a broo
the manye tymes til pat pe venym vome orte eny
Deel into pe cuppe And poo pe monk toke pe cuppe
and filled it whp god ale ſ brouſt it ſiſore pe lyng
ſ kuelinge he vende vire quod pis monk wasſehaile
for neue daries of zyne live Dranke ze of Onche a Cup
pe by gymne anon quod pe lyng joh ſ pe monk
Dranke aſret Dranſt ſ toke pe lyng pe cuppe and
prie pe lyng Also Drank aſret Dranſt ſ dorte a dom
pe cuppe And pe monk anon rizt wente fir pe lyng
ſ come into pe ſſermerye ſ there he vende anon upon
Who ſoule god hane me in e Amen And fyre
aynkes Syngep for his ſonle openally ſe ſynnen
While pe Abbe ſtant The lyng aroſe hyn vp anon
ſ fil enyf atwes ſ comand ſe to remene pe tablee
ſ axed aſtir pe monk ſ mie tole de hyn pat he was ad
for his Wouibe was broken in ſondre Whiſe lynge
joh ſ herde pis tydunge he command ſe anon forto
trusſe pennes but al it was for moſt for his beely
bigan So to Swelle for pe Drynke pat he Drank pat
he vende wy znye tko Dayes in pe morne aſtar vorte
bikes Day And pis lyng joh ſ had ſuture chil
dren of his body bigeten pat is to seyn ſerry his
Some pat was lyng aſtar hyn ſ Richard pat was.

Wip al pe power pat pei had or myzte gere And so they
geten pe caſtelſt of Wyn deſſore ſ Alle of caſtelles. And
pne pe forſerde Johu Talb pat he had noo myzte nepo
wer azeu pe Baroing of Engeloude for to fizte but
Anon he wente him one pe see onto pe lyng of frauile

A And whiue lyng Richarde come oure of preſon
and was defined he come into Engeloude anoy aſur
Candelmaſſe And prie might haſte he nient into zo
tyng him and pe caſtelſt of zotung ſim to him was
zolden and poo he diſherited Johu his crop and aft
poo pat Wip himilde And aſur he wente onto pe
orte of Wynchestre And there he lete him trolſome lyng
of Engeloude And aſur he wente niw zorinandie
fforto were upon pe lyng of frauilece And pe lyng
of frauilece come Wip viu Burytes to Warde Gisero and
Byng Richarde mette Wip him and Wolde haue zeve hi
batillie But pe lyng of frauile fleddo and himdred
lygthes of his were taken and CT Steedeb pat were
trapped al with freu And anoy aſur wente lyng
Richarde for to bisde Caſtelſt Gailide And as he
were upon a day bi pe caſtel for to take aſſentient
of pe caſtelſt an Arneblaſtir Smote him Wip a que
rell pat was envenemed A And byng Richarde a
non Drowz oure pe haſte of pe quarrel but pe heed
af pe qnarel abode stille in his heed and Biganne
so for to raucle pat he myzte nozt helpe him self
ne mene his armes And he wiste wel pat he had
his Dethes Monde pat he myzte nozt ben Howle for
noo metuer pning Thiue he commande anoy ſharply
alle his men for to aſſaile pe caſtelſt so pat pe caſſa
was taken or pat he dei de And so manuiche his
men diſen pat pe purple pat were in pe caſtel were
alle taken and pe lyng Side Wip him what he
Wolde and commande his men pat pei hoſtely lyngde
before him pe Same man pat him hirte ſo Wom
Des A And whiue he come before pe lyng he exed

1ha.

made fil restitucion of pe guodes pat he had table of hol
ly churche And also pat him self hulde done home/
fe vnto pe pope bi a trteryn legitte pat he shulde sende
into Engelonde A Thyn nome p and olf hir leeve of
pe kyng of pe Creche Bisshop wente azeen vnto Rome
and anon aftir pe Creche Bisshop lete come before him
prelates of holly churche at Redinghe for to trote and com
telle Holk moche that pat fyn de eye of pe kyng
forto make restitucion of pe guodes pat he had table
of him And pat ordained seide pat pe kyng shul
de zede vnto pe Creche Bisshop pre pousende that for
pe wrong pat he had done to him And also vnto op
Herbes bi portionis vy pousende that. A and
m pe same tyme Richd las Bisshop of Tuskan. air
deral pe pintanicer of Rome come vnto Engelonde/
pornz pe popes wuanduindement pe vii kalend of
Ottobre and come vnto lond yn pe vte non of Ottobre
for enchevyn pat kyng Johyn alle pe kynges pat to/
men aftir him shulde euu more holde pe kevne of
Engelonde of yrlonde of god of pe pope of Rome
paying vnto pe pope bizeere as in alione se de.

And pe entrityng was vndone in Engelonde and
of pe debate pat was bitwene kyng Johyn of Varoums
of pe kevne Capitulo Centesimo liysto

A

Thyn kyng Johyn had done his homage to the
legitte pat shewed him pe popes lette pat
he shulde peie to Julyad and zilde azeen pat
was kyng Richard of Wiff pe priu de parte of pe lande
of Engelonde of yrlonde pat he had wip holde orthe
pat kyng Richard Deide And Thyn kyng Johyn her
de piu he was wonder wrop for vitturliche pe entrady
tynge myzte uozt ben vndone til pat he had made give
and restitucion to pe forsende militiam of pat sfe axed

A Thyn pe legitte wente azeen vnto Rome to pe po
pe aftir Cristenesse that kyng Johyn poo sente messengers
one pe ove to militiam pat was kyng Richard of Wiff

fore pe lyng Jhesu was wonder lirop and inpe same
tyme deide pe Erchebisshop Hubert and pe prypour
and pe Covent of Camitribury chosen alzens pe lyng
Wille to ben Erchebisshop aisire Stephene of Langrav
a god clerke pat Wonerel at pe court of Rome and
fente vnto pe papepe her elationn et anon pe pape con-
fermed it at viterbe Whiue pe lyng wiste pis ty-
Dinge he was wonder lirop et Droffe pe prypour et pe
covent fro Camitribury et exiled hem ont of Engelond,
and commanded pat noo maine lettre pat come from
pe court of Rome ne noo maindement chulde ben-
underfonged ne plated in Engelond Whiue pis tydun
de come vnto pe pape he fente alzen vnto lyng Johi
bi his lettre et prined him wyp good will et good ferte
pat he wolde vnderfonge Stephene Erchebisshop of
Camitribury vnto his chireche et also suffre pe pry-
our and his onkes to come alzen vnto her olne,
Dwelling plats but lyng Johi wolde nozt grannte
it for noo pnyt God kynget Johi wolde noping done/
for pe papes maindement Wiserfore al Engelond was
united and suspendid.

Apo Cæ. xlviiw

And püe at pe laste pe pape fente bilje anto-
ritee et enjoued to pe vifshopes of Engelond
pat zif pe lyng Johi wolde nozt underfon
de pe prypour of Camitribury et his onkes pat papy
Mnl & Done genially enteritung pornz out al Enge-
londe et granntid ful power to m. Vifshopes to pro
nomice pe Entirditinge if it were nede The firste was
Vifshop William of London The decimde Vifshop Cif-
tace of fly the prid vifshop walt of Wyncheste.
The fourpe was vifshop Gileb of herefonde. And
thevs m. Vifshopes prained lyng Johi knelinge upon
her knees oure keeping pat he wolde done pe papeb
wmaindement et sbelied him pe bulles of pe Ente-
Ditinge but for noo pridier pat pel myzte praye he Wol
de nozt consente perto And wiene pe vifshopes fall pis.

upon pe clerk And pandolf him self wente foriche it
rasse it pe lyng folowt hym et defined him pe clerk by
pe honde pat he sholde done wyp him wil that to eue he
wolde it pus was pat clerk definede it wente his wane
A Thièe pandolf et Dimamit his felame wente fro
pe lyng it come azeen vnto pe wope of hime And tolde
him pat lyng johïn wolde nozt ben amended but eue
abi de sa acurst But nopelwes pe wope granited pat
zeer poruz ont al Engelonde pat men myste Synge/
massiv in convenable chirche it make goddes bodie
And ziff it to sike puple pat passe shulde ont of pue
Wolde and al so pat men myste Cristene children/
onal. A And Wliïne pe wope wiste it SALI jat lyng
johïn wolde nozt ben vnder pe rule of Holly chirche
for noo maïne puy The wope sente pue to pe lyng af
fry.annce in remission of his synnes pat he sholde
take wyp him al pe pover pat he myste it pende nito
Engelonde for to distrowe lyng johïn And Wliïne pus
tydinge come to lyng johïn poo wad he Sore anoped
and dore dradde leste pat he sholde lese his Kelym.
And him self ben done vnto pe deth A Thièe evante
lyng johïn messengers up to pe wope it vnde pat he
Wolde ben justified and come to amendenment in alle
maïne pinges at his olbne wikk prie pe messengers come
unto pe wope it tolde him pe lynges wikk it vnde pat
he wolde come to amendenment in alle pinges and wol
de make satisfaction to alle maïe men at far pe wopes
ordenaunce. Thièe sente pe wope azeen p andolf nito
Engelonde it opir messengers it so comen vnto count
bury there pat lyng johïn abode it mpe viije day
of in ay the lyng maide an oth forto sinde vnto pe
wopes ordenaunce before pandolf pe legitte ni alle
maïe pinges for pe whiche pinges he was acurst
A And al so pat lyng johïn shulde make ful rest
tman it to alle men of Holly chirche it of religion of pe
godes pat he had taken of hem azeen her wikk and

And whiſe pe forre of acourde was thus ordernd
it was written in a peire of endentures And pei
pitte her Seles to po too partie And pei pat
comen in pe lynges name pitte her Seles to pe top
part of pe endentires And pe forre vifſhoppes abone
Se de toke pe two parte of poo endentures Wip them and
pe top parte of pe endenters pei bere Wip them to ſhelke
it pe lyng And whiſe pe lyng Johi Sainz the
formme et underſtode it he hilde him ful wel at pait
of al maine pitting at thei had orderned Sainz at will
thiŋg pe restitucion of pe goods for to make azeen to
pat pitting he wolde nozt acourde And so pe lyng Johi
Sente Worde azeen to pe forre vifſhoppes pat pei ſholde
pitte all eie pat oo poput of restitucion And pey zaſ
anſt were azeen to lyng Johi pat pei nolde nozt puit
away oo Worde Thiſne Sente pe lyng to pe Erchebiſſhop
bi poo forre vifſhoppes pat he had come to Camit
Bury for to speke Wip him pere et Sente vnto pe Erche
biſſhop Sainz condite under plegge pat is to Seyne
his justicés Gilbert peytevyn William dela Breuer
et Johi le fitz Hughes pat in her condit Sainſly he ſhul
de come et goon azeen at his Wille And in pe maine
pe Erchebiſſhop Stephene come vnto Camitribury
And whiſe pe Erchebiſſhop was come pe lyng Johi
come to chilhun for he wolde come no neer Camitribu-
tie at pat tyne but he Sente bisio Tresorer Vifſhop
of Wynchestre pat pe Erchebiſſhop ſholde Sone ont
of pe endenture pe clause of restitucion for to make a
zeen of pe goods And pe Erchebiſſhop made his oth
pat he Wolde nenerе Sone ont Woorde per of ne chisun
de it pat pe vifſhoppes et pe words were acourde of
et orderne and so pe Erchebiſſhop wente azeen vnto
pe court of Sone Wip outen any more doyng. A thoo
was lyng Johi mothe more Wippe pite the he was
before et anoy he lete make a common tye pere ſon of
al Engelonde pat alle poe pat had holly churtheo Hen

tes and ibente oine pe oee patt per scholde come echem into
Engelonde at a certeyn day et elles pei scholde lese ger-
rentz for enmore et pis he comandet to euy Sheriff
pornz out Engelonde pat pei schulde enquere zif any
Bisschop Abbot Pryonr or any op prelatte of holly
chirche fio pat day aftuerkeide resseyed any manande
ment pat come fro pe pape pat pei scholde take pe bo-
dy et bryng him tofore byng Johi et pelt pei scholde ta-
ke into pe bynges hondes atke her londes of holly chirche
pat were zeven to any men pornz pe Erche bisschop Sw-
phene or bi pe prioner of Auntyrbury fio pe tyme of
pe election of pe Erche bisschop And also he comandet
pat alle pe houdes patt were pe Erche bisschoppes schulde
ben cast adom vnto pe gromide et al solde.
Lond
Byng Johi distroned atke pe ordre of asteaune Jap cœxlixum
223 npe ome tyme pe Jiffyemen.
Bigonne forto lberre upon byng Johi and
pneue lye ordeyned him forto wend into Yerlond
and anon he lete driere an hunge tæxe pornz ont al Er-
gelonde pat 18 to seyne. xxxv. pousende mark et also
he sent pornz al Engelonde to pe aonkes of asteaune
pat pei scholde helpe him Wip vy. pousende mark of
or luer And pei taustuered et seide patt pei durste noo
pingone myn onte her thief Abbot of asteaune Wip
fore byng Johi whanne he come echem fiord Yerlond he
de de him so moche sorowe et atre pat pei myste where
for to tabide.
Affor pe byng Johi to be of him so mo-
the rampsome of any hons patt pe some amounted
w pousende et pree himdred a mark so patt pei were ele-
ue et lost et distwied et voided her honses et her londes
pornz ont al Engelonde And pe Abbot of Wernesly
drad so moche his manadce patt he forsoke al his ab-
beue et wente pennes et pneliche ordeyned him oine pe
See to an hons of asteaune Whiue hydinge come to pe
pope pat byng Johi had done so moche malice poo
pe pape towarde pe byng ful Wrop et oente two legittus

onto pe byng Johi the two me called pandolf i pe tothir
duiknit pat pe shulde wyrne pe byng in pe popes name
pitt the obulde cesse of his pseuacion pat the diu into holly
chirche i amende pe lkeonge i pe trespace pat the had done
to Erchebisshop of camiturbury i also into pe pryorour
i into pe mounkes of camiturbury i tu al pe ergie of
gugelonde and pat the holde restore pe goodes alleen
pat he had taken of him alens hee likk and elliis poy
holde chirche pe byng Johi bintine i to done pis puig
i to conferme the popes wole hem his lettres in billus
patent.
A Thine thes two legittus wile mito Engelond
and wile to pe byng into wortnupto i there pat the
hild of his parlement and ful actively pe byng of
lined i Sive den ier byng we bep wemen fio pe popes of
tome pe pees of holly chirche and of prlonde forto al
mende i we minste zol first in pe popes biselse pat
ze make ful restation of pe goodes pat ze hirne i'ansfard
of holly chirche i of pe londe i pat zee vundersonge we
phene Erchebissop of camiturbury mito his Digito
and pe prionour of camiturbury i his mounkes A And
also pat ze zilde alleen into pe Erchebissop alle his
londes i rentis wip ouchen any wip holdinge i Sire
zit more one pat ze shul iuthe restation make to the
as holly chirche the holde hir apayed Thine answere
byng Johi to thes legittis as touching to pe prionour
and his monkes of camiturbury al pat ze hirne side
as wole gladly doo i al puig pat zelwol ordoyne But
as touching pe Erchebissop i sjal telle you as in myn
herte lich pat pe Erchebissop lerte vp his bisshopriche
and pat pe pope piie for him wole praye i prie up on
aventure the shulde like sum op bisshopriche forto zere
him in Engelonde i upon pis condiaiij z wole him rei
seyne i vundersonge A But nopeles in Engelonde as Er
che bisshop if the alide he sjal neue hirme so goode sanf
condit pat he ne sjal be take Thoo side pandolf wi
to pe byng holly chirche was wonede neue to diuide

156.

What was his name, if he were fire, my name is vertùn
Gurdon, wherfore were he byng Richard best upon me
Clayne sithen pat, if were he neue non harme were
were, if man pons ze, were he neue non harme, zee
Hartne done to my frendes, meche harme for zonre
selen wip zonre olne hondes quelled my ffader,
and my broper, if wherfore now, fane, if anyt zonre
tranable, if were, byning Richard were, pat were,
upon pe groose to brynge mannes, vonke onto of pyne
of, felle for zene, zon my deth, if also for zene it, zon
and pons commanded byning Richard pat noo maiu
offend, done him noon harme, but for all pe lynges
defending, some of his men him followed, if puelich
him quelled, and pe viste day aftur byng Richard der
Deffrye and soore repentinge of his mysde des and
was houſed and anoynted, and he regned but in
zeer and, xxxxi wobes and were, if thes bisde his
ffader at, ſonnit Enerard, of byng John pat mpe
faste zee of his regne laste al Mornandie, cop, c, x, lo, lo,
his lyng Richard was dead.

A.D.

for encheſon pat, ſe his non ſene nor some
ne Donztir his brop John was made lyng,
and awnued at Westmynſtre of Huberd pat was
Erehebſhop of Crantir nrye, and wher ſe bigan
ſorte regne he biome ſo mmeilons man pat it was
Woude to Witen and Wente him one pe gee into
Mornandie, if Werred upon pe lyng of ſſad兒
And so longe pei Wered to godre til at pe faste lyng
John leste al Mornandie, if Angoye wherfore he was
dore anoyed, if was noo mmeile, if were, lete he aſſem
le bisore him at Wudon Erehebſhopes, and bisſopes
Abbottes, and pryonſs, Erles, and baronſes, and de ther
agret p[le]nement, and ſe ayed there of pe Clergie
pe tenpe of eny chirche of Engelonde, ſorte comne
re and gete alzee Mornandie, if Angoye pat he had
lost, but pe londes wold noz[te]t] grannte pis p[ring] wher

Thoo ainsberede pandolf azen to pe lyng lke seie to zow.
un vervoer, that ze ne non heir pat ze hane neue aftir pio.
Day may be avoived. The seide lyng Johu hi him
pat is almytn god i j had wist of piu pmg or pat zee
come into my londe pat ze had bivout me onche tydminges
of molde hane made zow ride an hool zeer Thoo anskered
pandolf vnto pe lyng ful wel we wende at oure firste
tomnyge pat ze wolde hane ben obedient to god i to hol
ly churche i hane fillfylld pe popes tomaindement
Wherfore now we hane sefied i pronounced vnto zon
pe popes will as lke were charged thewry And as
now ze hane seide pat if ze had wiste pe cause of oure
tomnyge pat ze wolde hane made vs ride al an hoole
zeer and he wel ze myste hane seide pat ze wolde hia
ne take an hoole zeer of respite bipe poped leee vnt
forto suffre what deth pat ze wolde ordeyne we shuff
nozt spare fort velle zow treutse i hollache pe popes
message i his will pe whiche pat we were charged iby
zow pandolf delivere d a clerk pat had falssed an
come to pe lynges moneyp by fore pe lyng him selfe
Capitulo. Censimento y quinage sio.
Hie anony lyng Johu tomainded to p shereff
i vaylees of zorhinton pat were in pe lyn
god presenc pat pe holde brynge forpe all pe p[]soners
pat pei mychte ben done to pe deth before p[]ethanolff
for enche són pat pe lyng wende pat pe h[]olde hane
greyne seide her de s[]es for cause of d[]eide of deth alle
puiges pat pei had spoken afuore And whiue pe p[]re
soners were tome before pe lyng The lyng tomain
ded S[]ome to ben honged i S[]ome to ben drawe i S[]ome
to drawe ont her Eyen of her hene d[]es. And among
alle of thew was a clerk pat and falssed pe lynges mo
nee i lyng Johu tomainded pat he molde ben hongd
i drawe And whiue pandolf herde piu tomaindemet
of pe lyng the sterte him vp smartly i anony ayed aboak
i anideff i wolde hane cirf[]ed alle hem pat d[]ette honde

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Also alle the lorde's of Engelonde olboren upon a book
bith her holi dome pat if pe kyng wolde nocht holde his
oth þeii en den pat þei wolde make him holde it bi strem
gethrough Thoo pittke kyng Johi hii self holde vnto the
curt of Rome i vnto pe wope i poo zaff vp pe Reime
of Engelonde i of yelonde for him i for his hewe for
ein more pat ohn de wome aftir him ov pitt kyng Johi
i his hewe ohn de take thes tivo Reime of pe popes
honde i shulde holde hem of pe wope as to ferme playng
eup wer to pe court of Rome at pousende marl of ollwe

And poo none kyng Johi pe cowlbe of his henede
and cette him upon his knees i thes wor des seide in
herynge of alle pe grete lorde s of Engelonde bere y
resigne vp pe cowlne i pe Reime of Engelonde ntw
pe popes honde jin o cent pe pri dde i pittke me hollie
hii in e i m his ord namie Thoo under fonger pann
dolf pe legatte pe cowlne of kyng Johi i kepte it y
daies as for osing talkinge of pe tivo Reime of
Engelonde i of yelonde i confermed al mene pungis
bis bis thartre pat folowip aftir Of pe cette obligate
we pat kyng Johi made to pe court of Rome wher fore
pe popis pens bey gridered pornz al Engelonde

Capitulo + Centesimo. liii

D alle cristene puple pornz out pe worlde divo
lange Johi bive grace of god kyng of cuge
onde previnge v zome vunisite i bnomve yng it be pat
for as moche p at we hane grened i offen d god i onre
in oder churche of Rome and alfo for as moche as we
hane nede to pe mercie of onre lorde Johi oist i we may
noping volkorp offre compotent satisfacti o n to ma
be to god i to holly churche but if it were onre olwe
body as wip onre Reime of Engelonde i of yelonde

Thiue bive grace of pe holl y goft we desiren forto
meken vs for pe lome of him pat mebe d him selfen
vnto pe deth of pe trosse pornz commelle of pe nobul
Crleu i varouno we offren i freely gramten vnto god

174.

Johins

Lolbys. Asherfore pe grete lordez et alle the common puple of
Engelonde fete hem Orvise forto drife lollis et his company
out of Engelonde but some of pe Baroinis et also of
pe ftruffe men were goon vnto pe cire of fichoule et
when pe cire et hilde it to lollis profitt but pider come
byng herries men lyp a greyt polder pat it to dyne
The Erle Randolf of Chestre and William Erle Marthal
and William De la Bruere Erle of ffrairs and manye
othir lordeb lyp ham et zeven vattaille vnto lollis men
A And pere was slayne pe Erle of peryes and do
wes me were there foule disfurnited and there was
take Suerle Erle of Wynchestre and Hinnfeyd de donn
Erle of Herford and Robert pe some of wale and me
my othir pat had bigome were thens pe lyng were
there taken and latde vnto pe lyngerry lyng Johins
some And whine tydinge come of pio disfurnture vn
to lollis he remeved five pennies and wente vnto for
Don and fete fette pe zacte's faste of pe cire. A And
Anon aftir the lyngerry sente vnto pe Orzezynes
of London pat pe ffulde hilde hem vnto him et pe cire
also and he wold hem gramme alle pe ffranochis fiz
pat ene pe woute for to hane and wold confirme he
bi his grete nellbe Chartre under his grete selfe And
in pe meue tyme a greyt lord pat me called Enfaste
pe monk come out of ffranince wip a greyt company
of lordeb and wold hane come vnto Engelonde for
to hane holpe lollis pe lynged some of ffranince

A but Hubert If vngheft and pe. v. poorles with
vni. Shippes et nomoo mette wip hem inpe lyze ove et
assuiled hem egurly et one come hem wip strengpe and
onyten of Enfate pe monkes fene de et when also x.
grete lordeb of ffratinte et putte hem into pre von and
quelleb almoost alle pe nieu pat comen wip hem et
Anon Drenched alle pe Shippes in pe see Holb lollis
turned azew nito ffranince et of pe confirmation of
byng Johins Chartre. Capitulo. D. Poyt,

enmore be ferme et stable wy sonten geyn eyinge/ And
we sfilul foo pis Day astir varde be trewe to god et tu onre
my der chirche of Rome et to pe popezymocent pe pridde
and to allo poo putt townep aftir him And pe Reimeys
of Engelond / of Erlonde we sfilul mayntene trewe liche
m alle manne poyntiz azens alle manne men li onre polker
poruz god des helpe/ How pe clerke of Engelonde pat
were outlaided wnen tzeen into Engelonde/ and how
lyng jolin was a voyled. Capo. To. listw

hne pis chartre was made et enveeled pe byng
jolin underfonde tzeen his twelne of p en
sathus hondes/ And pue pe byng sente anon
into pe Erchebisshop Stephene/ to alle his othir clerke
f leued mien pat he had eyled out of his londe pat pei
nulde tene tzeen into Engelonde/ hane tzeen her
londes/ her rentis/ and pat he wolde make restitutio
of pe gudes pat he had taken of heres tzens her Willes.

A Thyn pe byng jolin / y audolf / pe Erleys / various
Wente poo into Wynchefyre tzens pe Erchebisshop Ste-
phene / Whyn he wits come into Engelonde pe bynge/
Wente tzeens him / fel adom into his feete / and de
into him future are ze bep welcome / And z eye zow
merry for enchefson pat / hane trespadde tzens zon
Thyn pe Erchebisshop toke him up m his armes and
bissed him airterly ofen tymes / aftir lasd him into
pe dore of seite S wyththyues chirche li pe honde and
there he assoiled him of pe Crutence / him reconfised
into god and to holly chirche. A And pis was dne
upon Seite margretes Day and pe Erchebisshop anon
Wente forto synde masse and pe byng offred at pat
masse amarh of golde And whyn pe masse was dne
alle pei Wente forto underfonde alle her londes With
onten any geyne eyinge / and Day pei mid de alle
myrthe / joye / nobly / but zit was nozt / pe enterdiug
relesed / for enchefson pat / pe pope had sente pat pe ene
ditynge sfilde nozt ben vn done til pat pe byng hadd

170.

Tomus et robbet his folke et dide al pe sorowe that pe myzte
et meid hem as strong as pei myzte ubey al her polfer and
ponzte to Dryne hem oure of Engelonde and meke to
bis pe kyuges one of fframie kyng of Engelonde
A and prié kyng Johi Seute oner pe eke et ordyned
so mothe puple of fformane se et of pykarde se et of
fflemmynges so pat pe londe myzte nozt hem oustepe
but ubey mocheel sorowe and anonge alle thes puple
ther was amen of fformandie part me talle sffrakkes
of vrent et pis forman et his compauye spared uopit
Chirche ne honz ofeliqhon pat pei ne brente et robbid
it et bere alwey al pat per myzte tube so pat pe londe
was al distwye d ubey at in oo side et in anop A Thie
pe baronins et pe lordez of Engelonde ordryne de anw
geb hem pe beste spekez et pe wisest men et seute hem
one pe se vinto kyng posilion of fframie et prated
him pat he lolde sende lollys his Some into Enge
londe forto ben kyng of Engelonde et underfonge pe
Golne / ol lollys pe kyuges done of fframie come
into Engelonde wip a strong polfer of puple to be kyng
of Engelonde / Capitulo. Co. Liij.

WH

WH

Hie kyng phlippe of fframie her de pas to dyge
he met d arryn allymce bithene hem bi her
cwinon ellemon pat lollys kyng phlipping
None of fframie chil de gooy wip hem into Engelond
and Dryve oure kyng Johi of pe londe And alle pe
Engli ffe men pat were in presence of lollys made on/
to him hemage et hawne his men And pe baronins
pat were in Engelonde hil de hem stalle et london et
abiden there lollys pe kyuges done of fframie et pis
was pe nexte Saturdaye before pe asternon of oure
forde Johi craf pat lollys come into Engelonde wip
a stronge polfer A and pat tyme kyng Johi and
tube alle pe Cistellis of Engelonde into A lienes hon
des and so lollis come vnto Konchestre et biseged
there pe Cistell et tobe it ubey strengpe et pe thorsday mpe

forto hane arellese of pat sfe axed of him And it fell
pat juliane de de anou atfar Estre i in so mothe thes
kyng was quytte of ping pat sfe axed but poo at pe
feste of ovite johi pat come next aftir porn pe popes
to miandement pe entur dityng was first relesd pornz
ont al Engelonde pe vii. day of jnck i vii. zerl hao pe
londe entur dited i in pe horowle men winge vell i
onge massis pornz ont londi i so pornz al Engelond

A And pe nexte zeer aftir ther bigan asget debate li
tirvne kying johi and pe lorde of Engelonde for
enchesom pat sfe Wolde nozt graminte pe laibes i holde
pe whiche ovite Edwarde hilde i ordeyned i had ben
vsid i holde vuto pat tyme pat sfe had hem broken
for ier Wolde yoo falke hols but side al ping pat him
lied i he dissrited many men wip ontie consente of
lorde iyperres of pe londe And he Wolde hane Disse
rited pe xvode Erle Randolf of oſtre for enchesom
pat sfe vndrumane him of his wickidnesse i al ſo for
tranke pat sfe side so mothe ſhame to god i to holly
Chirche A And also for he hilde i himed his olbne
gropions Wiff i lay alſo bi meny opir Wōmen grete
lorde Donzies for he ſpared no man an pat him
lied for to hane wherfore alle pe lorde of pe londe
were wip him Wondir Wroth i Wenten vuto londi
i to be pe oite i prie for to cesse p[er] debate i dwivlle
the kying i Engelbiſſhop i opir grete lorde of the
londe of Engelonde assembled hem before pe feste
of ovite johi pe vaptift inimedelle bisides pe twi
of Stanles pat is called Komnemede A And kying
johi made hem there a charite of affranchisement
as pe Wolde axen i in othe lande pe were acour
did but pat a commandment lastid nozt longe for the
kyng him selfen Swome aftir side azens pe poyntes
of pe same charite pat sfe had madel wherfore pe
noſte partie of lorde of pe londe assembled hem
i bigonne to werre upon kying johi i brent h[is]

166.

And to pe apostoles seite petre i seite ponle i to oure yo
der chirche of Rome i to oure holly ffunder pe pope qmo
rent pe prid i to alle popes pat comep aftir him Afl
pe Rime i patronages of churtes of Engelande i
of Yrlonde lly al pe apportennances for remission of
oure oynes i helpe i helpe of oure hynnes Conles
i of alle cristine Conles do pitt firo pis tyne aftirward
We Wole reffere i holde of oure uoder chirche of Rome
as fee ferme doyngc ferante to oure holly ffunder pepeope
innocent pe pridde i to alle pe papes pat wnyeth aftir
him in pe manie alone Seide And in pe presence of pe
wise man wandolf pe popes Sintekene We mateth
lieve homaye as it were in pe popes presence i before
him were And we fhol done alle manner pinges ato
ne Seide And therefore we liden vs i alle pat comeu
aftir vs i oure herys forenmore Wip ontin any deyn
deyninge to pe pope and ebe pe Warde of chirche vancit
And in tokene of pis ping ere forto laste We Wole con
ferme i ordoyne pat oure special rentis of pe forseide
Rehnes savinge seite Petrus pens in al ping to the
yoder chirche of Rome playng bizeere a ponsend mark
of Silne at tivo termes of pe zeer for al manie aumans
pat We fhol done for pe forseide hennes pat is to deyn
at highelmasse i at Esterne pat is to deyn. vii him
drid o mark for Engelande. and in hundred mark
for Yrlonde Savinge to vs i to oure herys oure justi
ces i oure othirfframithise i othir realbes pat par
tynets vnto pe twolne And alle these pinges
pat before ben Seide We Wole pat it be ferme i stable
Wiy ontin ende i to pat Obligation we i alle oure
Ouressomes i oure herys in pis manie ben fomiden
pat it we or any of oure herys pomz any p apion
falle in any poynt azeen these pinges alone Seide
and se bothined i will nozt right amende him
he fhal pire lese pe forseide hennes for enmore. And
pat pis chartre of Obligation i oure Wartamit for

Whitsonn woke he lete an honge alle pe Aliens thyt were
therzime et pe thosday next Selbynge he come vnto
London et there he was ynderhonge Wip motel honou
of alle pe lorde s pat a biden him there et alle to him
per maden homage And mepe thosday next astur
the Trynitie Someday he tuk pe Castel of Rygate et
upon pe morne astur he tuk pe Castel of Gilfurd
and pe a f Friday next astur pe Castel of Ffrith him and pe
moneDay next astur pe Ote of Wynchestre to him was
zolden And upon pe morne astur Seite y hovs Day
pe minter of Wolnesey and pe thosday next astur pe
vins Day of Seite penty et Seite ponie thyn to ben pe a s
tel of Oyn him and in pe mone day next astur Seite
M argretes Day he ordeyned him to wardes Vettammer fur
tw busege pe Castel et there lowys Divelled. yo. Dicés et
myzte nozt gerte pe Castel et poo wente he peimes et wome
a zven vnto London et poo pe dore to him was zolden.
And in pirs same zeer pe pope of Rome Sente into Eng
londe a legat patrime in called Swalo and of Lyng
Johis Deth. Capitulo. O. Luty

22d mpe same tyne pe pope of Rome seute into
Engelonde a legatte pat me called Swalo and
he was prest Ordinal of Rome for t wyntime
Lyng Johis cause izens pe Varonins of Engelonde, but
pe varonins had so huge pte et helpe pomiz lowes pe
kynges some of ffraince pat Lyng Johis wiste nozt whi
der to turne ne goon. And so it biful pat he wolde
hane goon to pe Ote of Richole et as he wente pider Wad
he come lipe Abbie of S wyneshened et there he a bode
two Dayes And as pe Lyng Oatte at his mete he exed
at monk of pe house hou moche a looff was worth the pat
was cette before him upon pe trable and pe mounk se de
pat pe looff was worth but ay halpeny O a d pe kyn
it is gret thepe of frede Szow quod Lyng Johis et
I may live ouche a looff syl Ben Worpel. XX. S. or Hal
azeer biagoon et White he had seide pirs Worde mothe hee

Erchebissop Rip onte Ainsf re notable Vnt eue she was
bonte to chastice prynce pitt togod et to Holly churche
were moebient whsat/bois nolb qd/pe kynget made
ze me Raly seide pyandolf, but ze nolb openliche she
tolde ab it standip in zonre herte And nolb to zow
we Wole telle whsat/et pe papes Withe and pue to stante
pat she lay zow hollische enteridet et a curfed for the
Wronges pat zee hane Done vnto Holly churche and to
pe Clergie et for ab moche as ze diwelleyt eth in Wille to
a Bide in zonre malice et Wole nozt tume to non amende
ment ze fyal vnderstonde pat fwo pib tyme esturWende
pe sentence et upon zolb zoven et stant in stede et strengpe
et upon alle poo pitt ikyp zolb comme bifore pib tyme
Wheyr pey ben Erlev, Witronnes or kuyztes or any op
maine men whsat So eue pei ben We hyni affoule Sanely
vnto pib Day And fvo pib tyme esturWende of whsat
tondiaon enere whsat pei be We hem ainsfe pat With
zow comme et sv do we sentence upon hem openliche
et speadlichse And we affoule quythly Erlev Witronnes
kuyztes et alle opir maine men of her homelres serpy
tes et feuteres pitt pei fyal vnto zow Done and pib ping
to conferme we zeden pleyne polfer to pe bissop of
Wynchestre to pe bissop of Zerlichse And alsvay sat
ne polfer we zereth in to Steltonde to pe bissopes
of Kynchestre et of Stalfbury And in Wales we zene
pe stane polfer to pe bissopes of Seite Saint of lit
Daff et of Seite alle And more one we senden po
ruz et Cristendome pe stane polfer pitt alle pe bissopes
Bizonde pe See pat pei Done ainsfe allo poo pelt help
zow or any comiceile zow zene in any maine Wisse pitt
ze hane for to Done in any partie of pe Worlde et wee
affoule alle hem pitt/azeils zolb mehe any maine Werr
And we affoule hem alle alfo bipe dictoire of these
Pope et wuikunde hem alsvay zow forto Werre et al
Wey hyn pitt/ his enemp vnto the Holly churche Thuse
answere de pe kynget/ohn whsat moeze ze Done nomore

tsoo anslibered pyandolf

Erle of Cornewale and Joffabel pat was Empresse of
Rome and Alienore por was Qene of Swслonde
And pis byng Johi whiue he had regned. XVII. zeer
v. monthe8. 7 y. Salle he Deide in pe castel of Zzen
Werke 7 his body was buried at Ikyuchestre.

Of kyngherry pe pridde pat was trollyned a glou
estre, Capitulo, Centesimo, lywe,

And astir pis byng Johi regne de Herry his
sone 7 was trollyned at Gloucestre
Whiue he was but ix zeer oolde on vinte/
Seymondes day 7 jude of Swalo pe legatte of Rome
porne conneell of alle pe grete lorde8 pat hilde wap
kyng Johi his ffunder pat 18 to Seyn pe Erle Pan
Solf of Chestre Williain Erle. 11 archal Williain
Erle of Penbrok William le Virene Erle of ffvers
Seerle de 11 anle Baroune And alle pe top grete lorde
of Engelonde hilde wap folkyb pe bynges some
of ffranice and anon astir Whiue kyngherry pe prid
was trollyned Swalo pe legatte hilde his com feilf
at vristolke at Seide 11 arny9 fwste 7 there were XI.
Viffhopes of Engelonde 7 of walis 7 of op platteres
of holly churche agret nonnible and al so Erles 7 va
rounes 7 manye knytes of Engelonde and alle pes
pat were at pis conneell Slkore frante onto Herry
pe byng pat wa byng Johis some Anon astir
pe legitte entur diu waales ffor enche som pat pey
hilde wap pe Barounes of Engelonde 7 al so alle poo
pat helpen or zaff conneell to meve any were thens
pe newe kyngherry he acursed him aft and m pe
bigynnyngete puotte in pe sentenc pe bynges some of
ffrannte fowles but nopevees pe Same fowles wold
nozt Opare for to were for al pat but were anon
and toke pe castell of yerbnijsede 7 eke pe castell
of Bertvonde And from pat day astir Warde pe
Baroune de de moche harnie poriz al Engelonde
and pnapalliche pe ffrensthe men pat were come wu

V.53.

thei wente from pe lyng / et m pe morne after pe Auminacon
of onre lady thei promiſed pe genal enturdiinge poruiz oure
al Engrelonde so pat pe chirſhe Dores were thet Wyl keves
and Wip othir fasteninge / et alſo Wip walled A and
Whiſe pe enturdiinge was promiſed pame lyng Johu
was al onte of mesme and nome anoy into his honde
alle pe possessionuvs of poo fandre Viffhopes / et al the
Clerke poruiz onte al pelonde / et he ordyned men forto
kepe it pat pe clerkes myzte nozt hane ber lyvinge wher
fore pe Viffhopes tirsſ alle hem pat puite or ſholde
meDE le Wip holly cherches goodes atens pe Wilt of hem
that olked hem A and whiſe pe lyng Johu Wolde
nozt aſſe of his malice for noo inane pung the fandre
Viffhoppes abone Seide Weute onie pe See and Wente
to pe Creche Viffhop of Camiturbury / tolde him al the
Doynge And pe Creche Viffhop to hem onde pat pe ſhol
de gowt azeen vuto Camiturbury And he Wolde come
pider to hem or elles he Wolde ſende pider certeyn per
ſoones in his ſtde pat ſhulde done its moche as him
selfe were there And Whiſe poo fandre Viffhoppes herde
piſ pei turned azeen into Engrelonde / and comou vuto
Camiturbury. A thiſe ty diinge come to lyng Johu
pat pe Viffhoppes were comen azeen to Camiturbury
for pe Creche Viffhop myzte nozt come him selfe pat
tyme but aftirwarde he ſeute pider Viffhoppes / and
Abbottis forto trete pat pe lyng / hulde yndur ſonge
pe Creche Viffhop Stephene and pe ppyour / alle his
monkes of Camiturbury / pat he ſholde neue aftir
pat tyme nopning take of holly chirche atens pe Wilt
of hem pat olked pe goodes / et pat pe lyng Johu ſhulde
make fil amend / to hem of whom he had taken et
ny goodes of / And pat holly chirche ſhulde hane tak
her aſſtanchises as forforp as ſſe had in Cypit / Edwar
des tyme pe conference / and Stephene of Langewin
come into Engrelonde poruiz pe Viffhopes communitement
but he wente azeen aftirward / Capo /

Hne lorpys herde pis tydinge he drud sone to be
sed i lost i lere ordeyne for to speke i trete by
tlbene lyng lerry i lorpys the legitte lswalo
i pe Erche bisshop of Admitroury i opir grete lordes
pat alle pe presonerd of lyng lerrypes parte i von
louis partie shulde be delynered i gos quite And
louis him selfe shulde liane for his costages of eu-
gelonde aponen de ponide of ollner i shulde gion
ont of Engelonde i come neue thier june tzeen. A and
m pis manner was lyng lerry i loris atwir. D i
poo was loris affvyled of pe popes legitte pat me
talled lswalo of pe sentencæ pat loris was june.
i pe varonis of Engelonde were affviled alvo i aftir
pit lyng lerry and lswalo pe legitte and loris.
Wente vinto useron i and threke lkas pe pes confit
med pat was bitlbene hem ordyned. And aftirward
louis wente fro peimes vinto london i nome his lve
we i was bronzt wip nochel honoir vinto pe ove lyst
pe Erche bisshop of Admitroury i wip opir bissho
pes i alvo wip Cirles i varonis i so llente loris a
zeen in to sfrannæ. A and aftirwarde lyng lerry
i pe Erche bisshop i Cirles i varonis affenblèd he
at london at highelmasse pat poo neyt come i hulde
there a partement i there were renelwe de alle the
pe sfrannichise pat lyng jolin had grannted at Rom
neme de thir lyng lerry poo confermed hem nelke bi
his grete eli artive thes likliche zit beth hulden porn
ont al Engelonde. A and m pat tyne pe lyng tuke
of eny plough londe in Engelonde. I d and Hnbert
of virghe was mid de poo cherv justce of al Engelond
and pis was mye fonepe zeer of lyng lerrypes regne
and m pe same zeer was seite thonis af Admitroury
translated the. Wt zeer aftir his ajarturdome And
aftirwarde it was ordyned i alle pe lordes of eu-
gelonde pat alle allien othulde gion ont of Engu-
londe i come nomore thier june. And lyng lerry

and manye othir lordes of Engelonde wente into pe holly londe
and in pat/naie deinde pe eche biffhop of Ganturkmne And
bynge Richarde wente before into pe holly londe i refsted nocht
til peat the wne forpe nijhs waye vnto apres and toke
appees wyp gret force and pue the wente forpe to the londe
pe holly londe and gut azeen as mochse as pe cistene ne
had Deu lost bifore Thys byng Richarde gut it i cou
ispere de it azeen pornz gret myste stanfe vonly pe holly
awos And whiue byng Richarde cometo pe twyn of
a crie so forto gete pe citie a grete debate atroos bitwene
him and pe byng offframince so pelt byng Richarde
wente azeen intofframince i was broch towarde of
pe byng offframince but or byng Richarde wente then
he toke pe citie of Ares and whiue he had taken it he
dwelled the vynne alwys ile i to him come tydinge pat
Johyn Cire of Oxenforde his brop Wolde fane seides
al Engelonde into his londe i zor mandie alwy And
Wolde crouyne him selfe byng of pe londe And whi
byng Richarde herde pio tydinge he wente aze towar
des Engelonde wyp til pe orde peat he myste but pe
Duk of Ostrich mette wyp him i toke him i bronzte
him vnto pe Cimpone of almagie and Cimpone
brouyt him into his psonny and afturward he was
delinede for the linge tampson pat was forto pene at
hundres ponsende pomde ffor pe whiche tampsome
to be parde ech op cistelen of Engelonde i so pe were
molten i made into monere And also alle pe mon
bes of pe orde of cistens zeven alle her booke porn
onte al Engelonde forto sellen pat tampson forto
pene. low byng Richarde comie azeen from pe holly
lond i avenged him of his enemys. Cap. a. cy. xlvii
22d whiue byng Richarde was
nipsont the byng offframince werred upon
him strongliche in wormandie and Johyn
his brop vir werred upon him in Engelonde but pe
biffhoppes i pe baronys of pe londe wyp stoden him

Ezme of goodes that were grannted for pe nelve chartres
and of pe previounce of Oxeuforde Capie. to. Conysty.

Hiiue puoit bifel pat pe lorde of Engelonde
Wolde hane moos addiaconis in pe chartre of
fframichisez pue pei hæd of pe kyng and spoke
pus bitibene hem and pe kyng herry grannted hem
al her aynges and made vnto hem tivo chartres pe
twon is called pe grete chartre of fframichisez and pe
torpis called pe chartre offforest and for pe granuite
of thes tivo chartres pexelates. Erles. 3 Varonnis and
alle pe comones of Engelonde zaf vnto kyn herry
a ponsende mark of ilner. And ikhre kyngherry
haf regne de. XLIJ. zeer The same zeer hir h sio lorde
Bope Erles 2 Varonnis of pe Reime wente vnto Oxeuf
forde and ordyned alake in amendement of pe Reime
and first almore pe kyng hyn selfen and aftir hyn
alle pe lorde of pe Reime made pe same oth pat pei
Wolde holde pat Stitute einmore 3 who pat hem brak
Oholde be Des Vnt pe Seunde zeer aftir pat ordinance
The kynghornz comune of ir Eduard de Hio Sone 2
of Richard de his Bropir pat was Erle of Cornellaue
2 al so opir repentid hem of pat oth pat he had made
forto holde pat faire 2 ordinance. And anou feri
to vnto pe curnt of fome to pe Woxe to ben affoiled of
pat oth And in pe zeer next comynge aftir was pe grete
derthe oforne in Engelonde ffor a qward of whete
at pat tyne was worth. XXVII. And pat tyne pe
poore pimple erte nettelio for humgir and opir her bes
pat ther Seide manye a ponsende for defante of mete

And in pe XLVII zeer of kyng herries regne bigan
werre 2 debate bitibene hyn h sio lorde for encheson
pat he hæd broken pe communitz pat were made bitibene
hem at Oxeuford And in pe same zeer in pe tyne of
lende was pe twyn of wortlinpton take 2 pe fode styn
pat were ther zime for enche soh pat pei hæd ordyned
wilde ffire forto hane brent pe cire of londin and in pe

Hymnthe of Maye pat come next aftir ypu ou seide Planctus
Day was pe butteile at le Wes pat is to seyn pe lues day by
fore seide Sunfones day and there was talke byng lerry li
Nelke and Sir Edward de his ome and Richarde Erle of Corne
Wale and manye op lordes And my pat same zee seynge
Our Edwarde pe lynges some brak out of pe wade of
Our Symonnde of homfort Erle of Leicestrie At Herford
and wente vnto pe Baroinnes of pe Marche and pe underfou
ge him Wap mochel honore And mpe same tynne Gilbert
of Clarence Erle of Gloucestrie pat was vipe wade also
of pe forfide Symonnde pornz pe winduindement of pe
lyng Byry pat wente from him Wap gret heite for en
the soim pat he seide pat pe forfide Gilbert was a ffolke
in his comfule And forre he ordeyned him afterker
de so and bilde Wap lyng Byry and pe Saturday next
a starpe myddes of Angust Sir Edwarde pe lynges some
disconfited Sir Symonnde de homfort at kemborth he
but pe grete lordes pat were there Wap him were taken
pat is to seyne Valde lyncne Wadale william monchen
fye and many opir grete lordes And telwi day next
a star was pe butteile done atues him and ther it was
quelled of Sir Symonnde de homfort Bynghe Spenser
and homfort pat was Paff vassettis fritser of Dratton
and manye opir grete lordes And white pis Vatay
le was done alle pe gentles pat had ben Wap pe Erle
Symonnde were Differited And pue pe ordeynede
hem to gedre and Side moche herteine to aff pe loude
for pe Differed her enemys in al pat puy myzr Of
the sege of kemborth he hou pe gentil men were Disse-
ited pornz wuaceille of lordes of pe lewne of Engelond
and hou puy come azeen And her londes To Te, Ligeay
22d in pe zee next compyng.
In Maye pe forpe day bifore pe feeste of seide Sun-
ftun was pe butteille and Differiture at Thestre
filde of hem pat were Differited and there manye of hem
were quelled And Robert Erle offfers thet was taken

and also Valde lyncne.

and also valdewyne waake and John de la haye with morfel
sorvike estaped pennies And in seite Johans Ene pe vap
uft poo next seynige bightune pe sege of pe castell of
kemilworth se pe sege lastid til seite Thonys Ene the
apostel in whiche sey Air hingse hastinge had pe castel
forto kepe And se zelde vp pe castell vnto pe lyng in
pis manner pat him selfe alle op pat were wip June
pe castell ohuld have her lives and lyme as his mothe pug
as pe had ther June boye hors and barneys and foure sayes
of respite forty Sebile clenliche pe castel of hem selfen
and of al maine pug pat pei had wip June pe castell
and so pei wente from pe castel pe lyng as his men
Wente poo into pe castell And air Spynomde le
uncountert pe zonger as his moder pe Comitesse were
fled one pe se intoffrinnce as there bild hem as pu
ple pat were exiled out of Engelonde fur en more and
soone aftir it was ordpyne d bipe legatte Octobon as
biop grete lordes pe wiseft of Engelonde pat alle poo
pat had ben azen pe lyng herry as were diffrent
Mulde hane azeen her lond as bigrenons Kamp
som aftir pat it was ordpyne as pils pen were Actair
did wip pe lyng herry As thus was pees triede
poruz al Engelonde as pe werre as endid and
Whiue pis was done pe legatte nome his leeve at pe
lyng as at pe Quene as at alle pe grete lordes of en
Gelonde as Wente azeen into Rome pe. Ly zeer of big
Hermes regne And Edwarde lyng Johis done of
Bretaigne Johan dessely. Thonys of Clare Roger of
Clifforde. Othis of Granitsbon Robert le Ern. John
of verdon as menye op lordes of Engelonde as of bi
zonde pe se to keu her wele to lkar de pe helly lond

And lyng herry de la imp pe mene tyne at West
mynstre Whiie he had ben lyng fy. zeer as yd Wokes
upon seite Edmondis day pe Grethe Bisshop of Auni
turbury as he was enteerd at Westmynstre vp on seate
Edmondis day pe lyng in pe zeer of zencarnation

of oure lorde Jhesu Crist dy. cc. lxxxii. The pphiticte of
herlyn of lyng herry pe furste exponned pat twas
lyng Jolys digne capo. centesimo. lyty

ff pis lyng herry ppheticte de herlyn ſi de
pat a lombe ſhul de come out of Wynchestre
in pe zeer of Yncarnacion of oure lorde Jhesu
Crist dy. cc. xvi. Wip trelke lipes et hollynesse lerte
m hys herte et he deide soth for pe goode herry pe kyng
was bore m Wynchestre in pe zeer abone deide et he
ſpal goode worde et owete et also he was an holly
man et of goode consience. A And merlyn deide pat
pis herry ſhulde make pe faireste place of al pe worlde
but in hys tyme it ſhulde nozt be ful endid and
he deide soth for hemide pe neike iverke of pe abbeie
of seide wetens thyrthe of Westmynstre pat it faireste
of oyt pue anye op churthe pue any man knoweth
pornz al Cristendome but pis lyng herry deide or
pis iverke was fulliche made et pat was gret farnie
And pis herlyn deide also pat pis lombe ſhulde
hane pes pe mooste tyme of his regne et he oید ful
soth for he was neve anoyede pornz Werre ne Diffe
se m nomaine wisse til alitul bis for his Deth. And
zit deide merlyn more m hys pphicte pat mpe regne
et mpe end of pe forseide lombe A wold of a strange
londe ſhulde done hyn gret hirme pornz his londe
and pat he ſhulde ben at pe laste mylster pornz
helpe of a tree deffog pat ſhul come out of pe 22orth
West et ſhulde him done come et pat he ſhulde dyne
him vinto pe watre et pis pphicte was ful wel
knowe ffor Wip jinne alitul tyme or pe lyng deide
Symonide of homisfort Erle of lytetre pat was
bore m ſfrannte bignu azens him farouge Werre
pornz whiche doynge menye agwe de Vacheler was
ſhent et des et disserited. A And whue lyng her
ry had pe victorie at Gneslin et Symonide pe Erle
was slayne pornz helpe et myst of Gilbert of Clare

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and alle maue men di de hyn mochel honouer for in euy pla
te there pat der Edwarde wode in londin thyn otrebis were
toide ome his hende wip richse elopis of siche et of taphi
tres And for yone of his comynge pe noblie Entrezeynes
of pe dite taste ointe at der Wyndnes golde et otkner hon
Des ful in tokenyng of lond et of worstip vernitz and
reveneg and ointe of pe condite of eispe vanne w itselfe
Wyne et reede ab sirenies Doth of watir and euy man
thevof myzte Drynke at der owne wille And pis Ed
Ward was crooked et anoynted as rist heir of eu
gelonde wip mochel honoure And aftir masse pe kyng
Wente into his palle forto holde a real feste tonyngz
Hem pat had done him honouer And whanne
He was dritte at his mete pe kyng alisaundre of stat
londe come forto done him honoure et relence wip a
pyweyntise et au hundrid knyzttes wip him wel hor
fed et trayede and whiue pei were alizte sonn of hirre
Ore des pei lete hem goon whider pat pei Wolde et who
pat myzte take hem tobe hem at der owne wille ubiy
onten any chalange And aftir warde come dure
Sypnomide lyng Edwardes bropir a corteis knyzt et a
gentel of renomn et Erle of wrennewale et pe Erle of Gou
restre et aftir hem come pe Erle of Peudubro et pe Erle of
Garrenne et eche of hem bi hem selfe unde in der hon
De au hundrid knyzttes gayliche disfesd in der tar
mes And whiue pei were alizt of her hors pei lete he
gone Whider pat Wolde et who pat myzte hem take
Hane hem the shulde stalle wip ontenu any lette As
Whiue at pis whas done lyng Edwarde di de his di
ligence et his myzt for to amende pe Kelkne et redresse
pe Wrongeb in pe beste melde pat pe myzte tope hono
of god et of holly chirche et to mayntene his honouer
und to amende pe noytaene of pe common puplee

Dolb y Doyne pat Wolde lewelyn Don tur pryncpe of
Walye And dyner pat Was pe Erle Bropus of yonuit
fort were taken in pe see. Capo Tº. lyjoº.

He firste zeer aftir asarde pat byng EDWARD was
crowned Lebelyne prynce of Walis Seente into
ferraince to pe Erle Comitfromit pat porne con
vill of his ffrendes pe Erle monufont fynnde Wedde
his Donzir And pire pe Erle advised him of pib ping
And Seente dren to leblyn ſe Seide pat he wolde fende
aftir his Donzir ſo he sente pib dymer his olbne
bropir aftir pe Damessett. A And pire Lebelyne tray
ed chippes for his Donzir ſor Dymer ſor her
fuyre compante pat fynnde Wende Wip hin and pib
Lebelyne Se de gret Wronge for it was contemnit pat
he Thulde zene his Donzir to noo maue man with on
te comenceille ſe confent of byng EDWARD And so it
bessett pat a vnrgeis of Virstowe come in pe See with
Wyne ſlaade ſmette hem ſhem he toke Wip myzt ſe
power ſanon pe vnrgeis Seente hem vnto byng
EDWARD. A And wshne Lebelyne herde pib tydinge
He was wonder Wrop ſt al so sorow ful ſe gan poo forto
werre upon byng EDWARD ſide mo ches fyrme vnto
Englifh he men ſe bete adony pe bynges Astellwes and bi
gan; faste forto distroye byng EDWARDES Londes And
Wshne tydinge come to byng EDWARD of pib ping
he Seente into Walis ſo mo ches he Se de porne Goddes
grate ſe his grete polfer pat he Swooff Lebelyne vnto mo
che myſcheeff pat he fley al maue strengre ſome and
zild ſ him vnto byng EDWARD A And he zaff vnto
byng EDWARD. L. ponfende mark of anlver forto ſat
ne peev ſt toke pe Damessett al his herituge maſe
anobligation to byng EDWARD forto come vnto his
parlement two tynes of pe zeer And in pe Seande
zeer aftir pat byng EDWARD was crouned he hilde
agenal parlement at Westmynſtke ſt there he made
pe Statutes for pe de finte of falke bi comonly affent
of alle his baronage And at Estre next Seelwige pe
byng Seente by his letter to Lebelyne prynce of Walas
pat he fynde come to Parlemente for his londe ſor

nesse wherfore oome were hongred et sowe were drawe
et astur hongred. And astur warde pe byng ordeyned
pat pe starlinge halpeny et sfferming shulde goon po-
inz out his londe et domanided pat nomin shulde
fio pat day astur warde ziffe ne fesse hons of religion
wy londe ne tenementz wy onte special liere of pe bid
et he pat di de it shulde be prinsbod at pe kynges wille
et pe ziste shulde be for nozt And it was nozt longe
astur pat lewelynne prynce of wales pornz entrance
of Dom and his bropir et bi bope her consentre pe ponze
to Differide byng Edwarde in as mothe as pe myzte
so pat pornz hem bope pe kynges pess was broken
And whir byng Edwarde berde pis anon he sente
his variorum into wortshunblonde et pe Smirres.
Also pat pe shulde goon et take her viage upon the
traytours lewelynne et Dom and wonder larde
it was forgo werre poo for it is Wyntir in Wales
Whiue in op ointrees it is Doner And lewelynne
lete ordeyne et wel arrape et vitale his good Christ
of Swandon et ther was therinne au linge nombre
of puple et grete plente of vetailles so pat bynge
Edwarde wiste nozt whir forto entre And whiue pe
kynges men it parcuped And also pe stenghe of pe
wallis pei lete comen pe ave bargez et vooz et gret
pandebs as menye as pe myzte ordeyne et hame for
to goon to pe forseide ostefl of Swandon wy men
on fote et also on hore backe. But pe wak sse
men had so mothe puple et were so strong pat pey
dryven pe Englishte men thyeen so pat ther was
so mothe pess of puple in pe turnynge thyeen pat
pe charge et pe berthen of hem made her bargez et
her botis to cyuke et there was drenched ful meny
agwode knyzt pat is to dyne oer koger of clifforde
Sir William of lyncessipe pat was be zost done
fetz Robert oer kysdome tammy et au linge nombre
of opir folk And pis mysthief was al pornz her

und tylke ashe fleyt iz bronzt vnto pe lyng Edwarde, and
pe lyng wimamnde pat he sylde be en hondezd jiva
we and aftir snyte of his hene de and also snafter
him z sende his hene de to londoun z pe fomre quarters
sende to the fomre cheef touns of wales for pe sylde
take en sample t therof be war A and aftir warde pe
lyng Edwarde le te tré his pees porrie ont al wales
and seyzd al pe londe into his londe z alle pe grete
lordez of wales pat were leste alide come to done lyng
Edwarde homage z feaute as to her bynde lorde and
poo lete lyng Edwarde amende pe falles of wales
pat were Defense, And aftir he sente vnto alle pe lorde
of wales bis his lette patent pat pei sylde come alle
to his putriment. A And whiue thes lorde of wales
were comen pe lyng seide vnto hem ful curterfly for
singez ze be>Welcome ei me bi honny of zonre goode
tounseilze z of zonre helpe for to lende into Gastaigne
z furtv amende pe trespas pat to me was there done
Whiue pat jw was there z furtv entrete of pees bitwene
pe lyng of dragoun z pe prynce of morrep and pue
alle pe byngs liege meh bope erles z varions on
fente d z grantid therty. A and pue wante lyng
Edwarde into Gastaigne z lete amende pe trespas pt
there was done vnto him and also of pe de bate pat
was bitwene pe lyng of dragoun z pe prynce of chor
rey ly desid z juste hem atwurd A and while pe goode
lyng Edwarde z aliowhere bis qnene were in Gastaigne
the goode erle of Cornelwale was made wardeyn
of Engelonde til pat lyng Edwarde come azen z
poo he enqurezd of pe traptours pat wengertid falze
nesse azens him z ethe of hem alle vndre fonge sive
te aftir pat pei had differvid A vnt in pe mene ty
me while pat lyng Edwarde was bis fonde pe are furtv
done pe Gastignes to make amende pet azens hi had
trespasid A fuls peeff a traitour pat me talke d erz vp
herosol bi gun furtv make were azens lyng Edwarde

the yelwes Dryven out of Engelonde, i thoo ventre pe ye
was into ffraninte, i there welled pornz leeve of pe lyng
Philippe pat, poo was lyng of ffraninte. How lyng Edward
was oised in alle pe londe of Scotlande pornz con
feutre, i grannte of alle pe lordes of Scotlande, a Wyll
T was no'te londe tymes aftir pat.
A lisamnde lyng of Scotlande nas ded, pat Damnd
Erle of Hynnyng Don pat, was pe lynges bropir of
Scotlande ayed i thynned pe lyngdome of Scotlande for
enche so'n pat, he was riztful here, but manye grete lordes
of Scotlande seiden nay, wherfore grete debate aroos bi-
twene hem i her frendes, for as mo'the as pe Wolde no't
confeutre to his Coronacion, i in pe menne tymes pe forsi
De Damnd Deide. A And so it bifel pat pe oide Damnd
had pree Donztray pat, nor thely were niarie de pe firste
Donztir was mariede to VailloL the Deemnde vinto Vrns
and pe pridde vinto hastingeb. And pe forseide Vailloct
i Vrns thataminget pe londe of Scotlande, i gret deba-
ti, i starff aroos bitwene hem pree, for enche so'n pat
euych of hem Wolde hane lien lyng. And whir pe
lordes of Scotlande, sally pe de bate bitwene hem pree
ther come vnto lyng. Edwarde of Engelonde i oised
him in al pe londe of Scotlande nas her theef lorde. And
Whirne lyng Edwarde was oised of pe lordes of Scot-
londe. A The forseide VailloL Vrns, i hastingeb come
vinto pe lyng Edwardes wurt i ayed of pe lynge
Whiche of hem shulde be lyng of Scotlande. And byg-
Edwarde pat was ful gentill i trewe lere engnere bi-
pe tronycles of Scotlande i also of pe grete lordes of
Scotlande Whiche of hem was pe eldeste blyde. And it
was formde pat VailloL was pe eldeste i pat pe lyng
of Scotlande shulde holde of pe lyng of Engelonde
And done him feruute i homage. A And aftir pat
piq was done VailloL pente vnto Scotlande i ther was
dounned lyng of Scotlande, and in pe same tymes thee
was upon pe oee grete werre bitwene pe Englishte men.

billed, thyné chosen pei of Scotland, dojepers fortu byny
me lyng, Edward, hir rist. And in pat tynne twne tivo
durdenat from pe court of Rome fro pe pope Celestial for
tw terte of atwrde bitivene pe lyng of ffraince, ð pe lyng
of Engelond, and as poo tivoo cardinals spoken of
atwrde of our Thoñs Tourbelnyle pat was taken at,
omnes made feaute, ð homage to pe wardyn of poaryd
and vnto him, putte hiss tivo vones in hostage for pat
he ponzte to gwnn into Engelond, forto aſſpie pe amaine
and telle hem, whyné he wne into Engelond, pat he had
broken pe kyngeb preſon of ffraince, by mytes tynne
And he seide, pat he wolde done pat alle English
men, ð walſſe men, othilde, et bolwe vnto pe lyng of ffrim
te, ð pis pung forto bryng to an ende, he olwoe an oſth
And upon pis twenamuit, deses were made bitivelle
hem, ð pat, he ſhulde, hane bizeere, at him and pondes
Worth of vonde to brynge, pis pung to pe ende, and pis
ſalſſe traitone, nowé his leve, ð wente peines, ð come
into Engelond, vnto lyng, Edward, ð seide, pect, he was
broken out of p[er]ſon, ð pat, he had, putte him selfe in chche
pele for his lonee, wherfore pe lyng, bonde him moche pan
ke, ð ful, glad, was of his comyng. And pis falſe, jeff
traitone, fro, pat, day, espied alpe, doynge of pe, lyng, and
also of his comyaille, for pe, lyng, lonee, him, Weſt, ð was
Wip him, ful, preney, but, at, Clerke, of Engelond, pat, iſas
in pe kyngeb, honé, of ffraince, honde of pis, treson, ð of
pe, falſeneſſe of him, ð, wrote to anop, clerke, pat, was
dwell[ing], with, lyng, Edward, al honé, Thoñs, Tourbel
nyle, had, done his, falſe, congettinge, ð al pe, comyaille of
Engelond, was, Writen, forto, hane, centre, vnto pe, lyng
of, ffraince. And, poruiz pe, forſeide, lectre, pat, pe, Clerke
had, centre, fro, ffraince, it, iſas, founde, upon, pis, Thoñs,
Tourbelnyle, wherfore he, was, had, to, londoy, ð ther, was
Straken, ð an, honde, for his, treson, and his, tivo,
vones, pat, he, had, putte, in, ffraince, for, hostages, were
poo, by, hene, des. Of pe, conqueſt, of, vereiib. At pituio,

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Gente simo octo gesimo octano.

Hñè poo tivo cur denalles were went azen into firm
re forto treten of pees at Cambrey lyng Edwarde
sente pider of his Erles var vonno pat is to flyn
or Edmond his vroj Erle of Lainefre of lepacefre
our heery lacy Erle of Richole william velly a baron
and of opir varonettis aboute. xij. of pe beste and w itself
of Engelonde in pe same tyme lyng Edwarde nome
his viage into Scotlande forto Werre upon John Vaillol
pe lyng of Scotlande And our Robert Koos of Wilkib
fley fro pe Englishse men wente vinto pe Scottes And
pne lyng Edwarde wente him to warde Verwilk of
biseded ve tom and poo pat were wip zime intakliche he
desfende of cette fire and brent tivo of lyng Edwarde
dippes and seide in dispite and repreef wende lyng Edwarde
wip his longe fthambes hane gete verwilk al onre
pankes gas pikes him and whi ne he hap gat diches him
And whi ne lyng Edwarde ferde pis forui anon
poring his impzimesse he p ass sed on pe diches and affailed
pe tom and come vinto pe zated and bat and conquerde pe
tom and poring his grations powder he quelled pe. xxv.
poufende and vii. linnired of Scottis and kynge Edward
wiste of his men nomitan of venom o'auf our Richard
of Cornewale and him quelled afferminglynge out of pe
we de halle wip and garell as pe forfende Richard and
of his helme and commanded hem forto zilden hem and
putte hem vinto pe kynge's grate And pe Scottis
wold nozt lyfer fore pat we de halle was brent and
cast a dom and alle poo pat were wip zime were brent
and lyng Edwarde loste nomoo men at pat viage
of Sympul estate but xxvij. Englishse men and pire
pe war depn of pe castel jaf vp pe keyes wip onten
any affante and there was taken our William Dowglas
of Symonide fivesett and pe Erle vattril zide him to
pe pees butYNath and him affe vild and Robert of Brno
pat were wip lyng Edwarde for so be him and hilde

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Way pe Scotis ont afturwarde pei were take ſt putte into
preson ſt afturkarde byng Edward for zaf hem hir
trespas ſt defined hem out of p[ro]ſon and poo lere pe
byng enclose vere Wil Wip Wallis ſt diches A and
afturwarde Robert Rous Wente to Tendale ſt cette Way
ebringe a fire and excellam ſt Samerwke ymelled
t: wobbid pe folle of pe cmitre and afturwarde helpen
te fir penne[es] vinto Dimbarre ſt pe fiſte Wednesday of
y[ar]che byng Edward Sente pe Erle of Gareinne or
Hughe payt or Hughe Spenser Wip a ſtire compaigne
forto Biſege pe Castel of Dimbarre vnt oon pat me
called or Richearde Sywarde a traitour ſt a falſe man
ymagene[ed] for to bigle pe engliffhe men ſt Sente vinto
pe Engliſſhe men hem for to diſſerve ſt p[ri]is he Sende pt
he Wolde zelde vinto hem pe Castel. A ziff pat Pei Wol
de Granite H[u]m]n. Sayerd of reſpite pat H[enry]ste ſeu
de ſt telle to or Joh[an] vanCOL byng of Scotlande howe pt
bis men forde a[le] pei were in pe Castel ſt Sende H[u]m
Worde zif pat he nolde come to remene pe ſege of pe
Engliſſhemen pat pei Wolde zilde vp pe Castel to pe
Engliſſhe men the messenger p[oo] come to or Joh[an]
vanCOL byng of Scotlande there pat he was wip his
hooſt to him tode bis meſſage and p[is] or Joh[an]
p[oo] nome bis hooſt ſt come in pe morowe erly to[ul]kard
pe Castel ſt or Richearde Sywarde salb him come pat
was a[diſt]astar ſt comtiller of pe Castel Sende vinto the
Engliſſhemen O god qd] ſle no[u]p z]e of folle a ſtire
compaigne ſt wel ap arailed z Wille goon a[zen]s hem
t: W[il]y H[u]m mete ſt hem aſſaile A and or H[u]ng[hy]
Spenser salb] pe falſenesſe of him ſt pe treson ſt Sende/
vinto him O traitone take ſt prene pi falſenesſe ſhal
noſt a[vaile] zow ſt or H[u]ng[hy] Spenser c[ui]mend[ed] at
no[u]p for to bynde him ſt m al h[aste] wen de a[zen]s here
enemye[]b ſt there pei ſquell[ed] of pe Scotter. XX[ii] an.
ſfor pe Scotter h[ad] pat tyne noman W[il]y Hem of ho/
nour sanſ or P[at] a[tr]ib Gra[hi]n pat manuſche fanſte

194.

and longe tymie but at pe laste he was quelled / et poveinde
pe Englishe men in repreeff of pe Scottis. Thus Satteran/
de Scottes / holde / for Scottis of Wenches willare / Erly/
and pwornynge / in an evill tymynge wente / ze fioo Dimbar/

A while white poo pat were mpe astekk omb3 pe swomefau
pey zolden up pe astekk vinto pe Englishe men / et comdeu
her bodies / londe / et astelles to lyng / Edwarde / et ope
were taken in pe astekk pree Erles / z vii. Veroing and
xxvii. Knyztes / et xi. Clerkes / et vii. Wilelles / et alle we
re presented to lyng / Edwarde and he sente hem vnto
pe tyme of London / to ben kepte there / Now byng / Ed-
warde of his gветe grace / Delyne of Azeen / pe Scottes vinte
of psoyn pat were chosen / of pe londe / et pice pei Drouz
hem vnto pe freuysse men poring pe comicele of William
Wales. Tapº Centesimo. / lyxoº

Hue byng / Edwarde had made an ende of pe
were and taken pe Theveutyns of Swслonde
poo tyme / se joysn / Vaillol / z ilde / hyn vnto pe
lyng / Edwarde / pinte / hyn m his grace / z he was
led to londn And while byng / Edwarde was come pider
pei were bromst before hyn / et pe byng dylde of hem holl
pei Wolde make ame and of pat trespas / et lesse pat pey
had done vnto him / et pei pinte hem m his mercy / londu
ges quod byng / Edwarde / m ole nozt of zonre londes
ne ubon of zonre goddes / A but / m ole pat ze make
vnto me an oth upon goddes body for to be trewe vnto
me / et neue aftir pis tymie azens me bere armes / et alle
pei consented vnto pe bynges / Wilk / olkoreu upon god
his body / pat / is to seyne / ir John of Comyn / et pe Erle
of / Strethorn / thes / Erle of Curk / et al so mj. Vissepey
vnder wke for al pe Clergne / et o byng / Edwarde / Delyn/
ede hem / zat / hem stauf / condite to wende vnto here
oune londe / A and it was nozt longe astir / Edward pat
pei ne risen azeen byng / Edwarde for enche son pat pei
wiste wel pat / byng / Edwarde folle were taken in Cast
vigne as before / is Seide but / ir John / Vaillol byng of

Scotlond.

Scotlonde wiste wel pat his Conde filnde hirne vorywe
et shame for her falsenesse et in haste wente him one pe
we to his owne Conde et there filde him et come neue
more azeen wher fore pe Scottes chosen to her lyng
William Walles a £lande et in harlotte wnen of nocht
and mothe harme di de to englifhie men. A hafne
kyng Edward ponzte holk he myzte slane Delynantie
of his piple pat were taken in Castaigne et in hafte
he wente oone pe See intofframidres for to werre upon
pe lyng offframice et pe Erle offframidres von der fon
de him wip mothe l honouer et granitid him alle his
londes at his owneille And whiue pe lyng offfram
te herde telle pat pe lyng of Engelande waserryed
infframidres et Bronzt wip him et linge poller him
for to distroy A the lyng offframice preyed him
of trus for tilo zeer ov pat englifhie archamtes
and alfoffrensche charchantr myzte Ninfly gwon et
come on bopeides And lyng Edward gaterrited
it so pat he myzte hirne hio men out of preeu pelt
were in Castaigne et pe lyng offframice granitid
it anon et so pei were deynered And in peime ty
me pe Scottes sente by pe bisfhop of seite audened
in tofframice w pe lyng et to on Charleis his brother
pat on Charles filnde come wip his poller et pei of
Scotlonde wolde come wip her poller et so pei filnde
gwon in to Engelande pat londe for to distroy from
Scotlonde vnto pei come into bent A and pe Scotchs
truste mothe upon pe fienſhe men but of pat piny
pe Scottes had noo maine granit but nottheles the
Scottes bigonne to kisse et ynelle in Northmud eld
and di de mothe harme. Holly William Walles lete
sue ove hysche of dresinghuit et of pe bataille offfou
lieke Capitulo Centesimo. Ixto.

A

hie pio tydinge come to lyng Edward pat
William Walles had ordeyne d suche a strong
power et pat al Scotlonde was vnou him atten

196.

Damit et redy to qwelle englisshe men et dyroie pe londe
he was sone anoyede et sone anoy billetterz to pe Cire of
Garren et to sone herry perey et to sone william latomer
et to sone hinghe of tressinghun his tresorer pat pe sfol
de take power et wende into northmmbirlonde et ov
forth into Scotlande forto bepe pe cintrees. A and
Whiue pis William Walers herde of her tonynge he
bigan forto flee et pe englisshe men him folowe de and
Droff him til pat he come to strynyn et there he hil
de him in pe castel and pe Walers he men eny day hem
estrid et manified et di de al pe Dispite pat pei myte
So pue pe englisshe men op on atyne nictormyde Wau
te out firo pe castel pe monitamite of x. myle et passid
ome a brigghe and William Walers come wip a stronge
power et drof hem abak for pe englisshe men had a
zens him poo no myit but fledde et poo pat myte tal
ke pe brugge estaped. A vent sone hinghe tressinghun
pe kynge s tresorer there was layn et maine op al so
Wherfore was made mothe corvys Thiue had kynge
EDWARD oped al his ne des infflamdrez et was come
a zeen mito Angelonde et in his aste nowe his kthe mi to
londe et he come pider at pe asension et al pat he found
he sotte on fire et brent it but pe pore puple of Scot
londe come vuto him wonder pike et preved him for
god dis lone pat he wold hane upon hem niue et pive
Wherfore kynge EDWARD poo commanded pat noitan
Chyn de done harnie vuto hem pat were zolden vuto
him ne to noman of orde ne to non fons of Religion
ne to maine churche A vent lete aspie al pat pe myte
Where pei myste fynde any of his enemys poo come at
Opie to kynge EDWARD et tosde him wherpe pe Scottis
were assembled forto a bide bataille et upon sone manye
on agdalyne's day pe kynge come to ffonbirke et zaf ya
taille to pe Scottes et at pat bataille were qwelede
of pe Scottis. XXXII. ponsende et of englisshe men but
XXVII. psoones et nomoo of pelisiche was alkorthy

bnyt layn pat was a knyzt an hospituler patne tal
led ffreire myn pay for whiue william waleis fley fiv
pe battille pat same ffreire myn him pursued freel
the as his hors vanne he sterte into almyre of mireys
up to pe vely t william waleis poo turned azeen th
qnelted pe forseide myn t pat was mothe harine
A and pite lyng edward wente porn scottlande
forty enqmere if pat he myste fyn de any of her enemp
es t in pat londe he diwellid as longe as him libed t
ther was uoy enemy p at durste him t bide and done
a fur lyng edward came to Sowthampton for the Wolde
noyt abide in scottlande in pe wyntir Resom for esement
of his puple and he come vnto London he lete amende
mantei nysde des pat were done azeen his pees t his la
bes white pat he was in fflanidres. Of pe laste ma/
ryade of lyng edward and him he wente pe pridde ty
me into scottland. Capo Centesimo. lyxi°.

a sturward it was ordeyned porn pe court
of wome pat lyng edward Mulf de We de
Dame a tar grete lyng Philippus a star of frim
h t pe erche bis hop wert of a kynche fve oponsed hem
to gedre porn whiche matriale poves was made bitibene
lyng edward of Engelonde t lyng p. willip offfram
the
Thiue lyng edward wente pe pridde tynne mow
scottlande t poo wip June pe firste zeer he had enfany
ned pe londe so pat ther leste noyt oon pat ne come vnto
his mertypunf poo pat were mpe Castles of estreuel
pat was wel vetalled t a stored for vii zeer how the
Castles of Estreuel
was biseged. Capo. T. lyxi°.

A byng edward come wip du lunge power to pe Cast
wel of Estreuel
biseged pe Castel but it litl away
fed for the myste done uoy harine vnto pe Scottis for pe
Castel was so strongt wels kepte t whiue lyng edward
de sawt pat he b ponzt him upon alqueyntise t lete
make anoy two peyre of talles before pe twr of pe
Castel t made his oth pat its many as were wip June

pe castel were he erle or varomn i he were tule wip strengpe
but if he wold pe rather him zilde he ohuld be au hon
red upon poo chal web. A And whi ne poo pat were
mye castel herde i Ganp pio pey comw i zilde hem alle
vntw pe kynge s mert y i breche i pe kynge for zuf hem
al his mil lentent i thier were alle pe grete londes of out
londe Avorn vntw kynge Edwarde pat pel ohuld come
vntw london to euy parylment i ohuld stande to his
ordennance. Dom trvillebaston was firste ordeyned
Capitulo, centesimo, lyxinyo.

fie lyng Edwarde wente pennet et tonne vn
to london i Wende faine had reste i pees of his
werre wip Whiche Werre he luy ombred.
Dd
ver pat is to Seyn in Kalis Fastvigne i in Soutand
And he bipontte him upon a day for he myste recomp
Azeen pe tresour pat he had spended aloute his werre
And anoy he lete enq uere pornz oute pe kevme of all
mystakynget i konges done pornz mysdoers in Gige
londe of al pe tyme pat he had ben oute of his kevme
pat vien callep trvillebaston i ordeyned p to justice

A And in piu matine kynge Edwarde recomperte treso
jnowe wip oute nombre And his euchesom was for
he had pount forto fane wente in to pe holly londe for
to Werre upon goddis enemys for enche von pat sebaw
Cwysed longe tyme to fore i nottheles pat like pat
he had ordeyned ode moche godde pornz al Gure lond
to hem pat were mysebde for poo pat trespated were
wel chafised i al ikey aftir pe meker i pe bette i the
pore commones were in more reste i pees A And the
Sime tyme kynge Edwarde enuysoned his ouvne some
Edwarde for eucheson pat wale of latington vifshap
of The stre pat was pe kynge tresorer had made up
on him complaynt i seide pat pe for seide Edwarde
pornz connecck i provairynge of von vierb of Ganus
ton e syme of Fastvigne had broke pe parykes of the
for seide vifshopes i pe for seide vierw conneccked i lad

pe Saine Edwarde pe lynges Jone And for pis cause
byng Edwarde exiled his Sone out of Engelande
for euenore Of the Seth of William Wales pe false/
traitour Capitulo Centesimo Lxxiiiio

HED

urd whiè pis grode lyng Edwarde had his
enemysb o'ne come in Walis. Gestwige et
in Scotlonde et distwied his traktonis. Sauf
onlyche pat Ribande William Wales pat nene to pe
lyng Wolde him zilde. But at ye laste nipe towr of sin
Somynde in pe zver of lyng Edwarde regne. XXXM.
zeer pat false traitour was take et presentd vnto the
lyng but pe lyng Wolde nozt seen him but seute
him to London to undirfongh his jugement et upon
Seite der thelomens ene pe Seide William Wales was
honged et drestke et his senede Somynde of et his bolde
les tuken o'ne of his body et brent et his body quardend
and Seute to fomme pe best towrns of Scotlonde et his
sheed o'tte upon a spire et o'tte upon London Vrenge.
im enfamelye yst pe Scottes Silde han me mynde.
forto bere hem anys azens her tiege londe est soone
on pe Scottes come to lyng Edwarde fyw amende
her despas pat pere had Sone azens him C. T. LXXV.

HED

und at mighelmasse next compyge.
lyng Edwarde Silde his pourlement at West-
mynde et pider come pe Scottes yst is to seyn tse
viffrep of Seut Andrew Robert pe Vrns Circle of Tar
vil Symounde pe ffis felle jolin Circle of dethrerk et pey
were awarded to pe lyng et boniden et beth sponne
A that Astirwardes zif any of hem mysbere hem
azens lyng Edwarde pat pei Silde ben differende
for euenore et Whemne her pees was pus y made pen
nome her leve prynillethe et ubente home into her ame
Dow Robert pe Vrns chalenged Scotlonde C. Cente
Limo octogesimo XVII.

HED

und astirwardes pis Robert pe Vrns Circle of Tar
rib Cente bi his lettirz to pe Circle et varonins.

270.

of Scotland, pat ye childe come to him onto Saone in pe
orne aftir ye conception of onre lade, for size ne des of
pe londe, et od pes lordes come at pe day assigned, and
at pat Same Day of Sir Robert pe Vrus, seide faire lordes
fil Wel ze Witey pat mmy psoone Skellep pe rizt of
pis ke Wome of Scotland, et ak ze Witey lade as right fil
he ye, on the pat of Sir John Reilly, pat was oure byng
ve hap for cake, et al so leste bis londe. A and ponjit be
od pat byng Edward of Engelonde Wiy Wrongfuff
powcr hap made me onto him affente tzens my Wic-
z of pat ze Wole gramine pat z be byng of Scotland,
z al bepe zow tzens byng. Edwarde z tzens alle
minter of men And Wip pat Wome pe albot of Saon
ne stvob him vp z before him alle seide, pat it wac
resom forty help him z pe londe to bepe z diffende z
poo seide impence of him alle pat the Wole zeve him
at yousende pomde fortvayntene pe londe. A and
pne alle pe top lordes Brunted pe londe to him and
Wip her powere him fortv helpe, et defiede byng
Wende of Engelonde, et seide pat Robert pe Vrus,
childe be byng of Scotland, zow of Sir John of So-
mpu, Wip seide pe avllnyng of Sir Robert pe Vrus.
Capitulo. Centesimo, ottogesimo, decimo septimo,
Dringes vide of Sir John of Comyn,
Pmkep upon the trape, et pe oth pat ze made
onto byng, edwarde of Engelonde, et ak ton
chung my sefien z Wole nozt breke myne oth for nomik
et so he wente from pat compante, at pat tyne, where
fore Robert pe Vrus, et aff pat to him consented were
wonder wroth, et manased of Sir John of Comyn. A
athin or seynede ye, at noy comichte at Donfris to pe which
comichte come pe for seide, sive of John of Comyn nozt
but he diuelled but tilo myle from Donfris ther pat
he was wone de fortv soiorne, et a bide. Now of Sir John
of Comyn was traitonerel quellede. A/le, bryvijſ

Hue Robert pe Vrins Wiste pat alle pe grete landes
of Scotlond were come to Swane auf Sir Johs
Comyn pat Comoned poo myze Swane pis Vrins
sente aftir him opendliche pat he offerte come i speke
With him i upon pat he sente aftir him Sir Johs
To mynne two brethren i prate de him fonto come i spe
be Wip him at pe gray fiere 6 at don fis i pat was
pe thorsday aftir Sundaymasse i Sir Johs granited
hem forto wende Wip him
A And whihe he had his
de masse he toke a coppe i Drank i aftir Wende he by
swode his palfrey i wade his way i so come to Don fis
And Robert pe Vrins Sunz him come at a Wynde wile
as he was in his Chambre i too he made yore y non
and come thens him i colde him at bonte pe mecke
i made to him good de semblant
A And whihe atk
pe Orles i Vrioniis of Scotlond were present Robert
pe Vrins opak i seide Sares qd he ze withit wel the
Eucheson of pio Comynge i wcherfoe it 18 zif pat he
Wole grimte pat i mote be lyng of Scotlond as iut
heir of pis londe i alle pe landes pat were pere Arden
Wip oo vons pat he offerte he collated Wnyd of Scot
londe i pat pe Wolde him helpe i myhten thens atk
mante of men on lyve i for him zif he had uede Dere

A Thine pe gendel knypt Sir Johs of Comyn poo auf
Wede i Sild certis neuer forme de forto hane of me
pe value of a botom for pat oth pat j hane made to
lyng OMLAND of Engelonde i Oslal holde Whilemy
liff laft i Wip pat wier de llwente fio pe Compe luye
i Wolde hane forpid upon his Palfrey i Robert pe
Vrins purfuede him Wip a Draine Werde i bate him
porne pe Bodp i on Johs of Comyn fel a dom vuto
pe erthe i Whihe Roger pat Was Sir Johs Comyn Gw
pu Calz pat falſenes i parte to Robert pe Vrins and
o note him Wip a knyff but pe falſe traitour Was ar
med under oo pat pe strok myſte done him non hature
i So mothe helpe come at bonte Sir Robert pe Vrins so

pat Roger Comyn Llher quelles et altogether into small
peurs. And Sir Robert pe VRUB turned ayeen the rest pat.
Sir John Comyn pe nobul varon lay ikommanded and
pyned towardes his deth bisides pe hize alaster in pe
chirche of pe greyp frieres et seide ynto Sir John Comyn
O traitour pou shall be ded et neve aftir lette myne
avancement et shol his alberde at pe hize alaster
et smote him ou pe henede pat pe brayn feck Donn
upon pe gromme et pe blode ftert vp an hize in to pe
walles et jut mto pis dap pat blode is sone there/
pat noo watir may wassthe it alwayt et pue deide
pat nobul knyzt in holly thirthe. A how Robert
the VRUB was Crowne and made lyng of Scotlonde
Capitulo. Centesimo. Ottogesimo. yxv.

A
22d whne pe traitour Robert pe VRUB salde pat
noo men Wolde lette his coronacion he coman
de s alle poo pat were of polver Shulde come vnto
his Crowkynge to seite Johis tom in Scotlonde et
so it biffel pat onre sady day pe ammication pe
vishop of Glastone et pe visshop of seite Andreu
Crounede for her lyng Robert pe VRUB in seite jo
nes tom et made him lyng. A And anoynt aftir he
droof ont alle pe English the men of Scotlonde et so
pey fledde et come et pleyne de vnto lyng EDWARD
Rouz Robert pe VRUB. ha d dryve hem out of the
lond et disserted hem for einuore Holz lynge
EDWARD Dubbed at Westmynstree. Pus. Sowre knyzt
Capitulo. Centesimo. Ottogesimo. yy vii.

F
22d Whne Lyng EDWARD herde of pis myſ
choeſſ he olkore pat he Wolde pof ben aven
ſiſd et seide pat alle pe traitours of Scotte
londe Shulde deren honged et drawe et pat pey
Shulde neve be rampſoned And so lyng EDWAR
de ponzte upon pe fuhſenes pat pe Svittes ſi and done
et seite aftir alle pe vachellery of Engelonde pt
pei Shulde come vnto kou don at Whitſontyde et he

thiij Dubb'd at Westmynstre, Xij. Sore knytes And
poo i Deyne, hyn pe no bule lyng, Edwarde for to
wende into Scotland, to werre upon Robert pe Yrue
and oente before hyn into Scotlande, Sir Dymar the
valiantesse Erle of Penbrowk, i Sir Herry, p'ie Varom
Wip a faire compaigne p't prinsfue de p' Souttes, i
brent towne, i Castellis, i a stirr'arde o'ne lyng, Ed
Warde hyn self, Wip erle, i Varonnis a faire compa-
nye.
A

A

The ffrysny next before pe affimpation of oure
fudy lyng, Edwarde mette Robert pe Yrue,
Bifides Seite Johis towne in Scotlande, i Lki p' hyn
his hooft af whichse hooft lyng, Edwarde quell'd
vij. ponsende, And which Robert pe Yrue, aduiz p'is
mystheef he bigan to flue i hisde hyn p't m'eu'n myste'
nozt hyn fynde, But Sore Symonde ffrisef, al bode betta
ke for he was alworth knyft i Abolde af, Body i pe en
Biffhe men prinsfue de hyn euen so Sore p't pei quell'd
his Strede p't Sir Symonde ffrysfel wyde upon i pei
twke hyn i lat hyn vnto pe hooft.
A
and p'ie p'is
Sir Symonde ffrisef, bigan to flatter i op al faire
and dei de, for, i shtal zere zolks fom're ponsende, arak
of Oliu i myn hore i m'yn barneys i alimpn arno
i bivoue a begger, Thiue ausliere, The lande of pene
nes p't was pe lynges archer zons so god me lytpe
it is for nozt il p't pon speke, st for al pe golde of eu
glonde i molde nozt pe lere dyon Wip ou'te commande
ment of lyng, Edwarde.
A
and poo w'as Symonde,
ffreseff bigan to pe lyng, but pe lyng w'olde nozt
seen hyn, but commande'd to ke de hyn alway vnto
londou i there to hane h'u jugement i upon oure
ladies eue pe zatimme he'was honged i i drappe
i his hene de myten of i his body was honged al
zeen wip Theyne's of h'ren upon pe Galloley, i h'u

["hende is as cette upon London brought upon a horse.\nAnd upon this occasion was brought for entertainment\npart by men, part by children, and by men and women\noffended by the impure actions of these people.\nUpon these and other causes was the King of England\nhanged.\nAnd upon this occasion was the Bishop of London\nof St. George, and other churches of the land.\nAnd upon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Portugal\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Scotland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Ireland\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Wales\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of England\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of France\nkilled.\nUpon this occasion was the King of Spain\nkilled.\

Eras ut pat Jame tynne Masse Robert pe Vaus mothe
Huted in Scotlonde amonge pe puppe so put he
Wiste nozt What forto Sone ne Wiste neue Where to
Hide hyn but Mente into Wore Wepe to pe byng pat
Haud Sponised his Justir ſt there he hilde hyn Sotour
forto hane ſt Ushnie Robert pe Vaus myste nozt ben
formiden in al Scotlonde byng EDWARD poe le tepe
his pees poruz al pe londe ſt his Werre uſid ſt his my
justres Served poruz ont al pe londe / Dow byng
EDWARD Seide Capitulo Centesimo. II. ve.

22d Whiie byng EDWARD had pus al buted
his enemyes he turned ajeen Sowthwarde
and a oibnesse to ke him at Vorme up Sande
in pe Marche of Scotlonde prie he Wiste wel put his Dey
was nyze and called vnto him Oure Berry pe Fatcye Erle
of Miesolle Ours Tye Erle of Marwell Ours dymerer velim
re S. Le of Penebrod ſt Ours Robert of Clifford Veronyn
ſt pyede hem upon pe feyth put pei old to him put
pei Shulde made EDWARD of Carnarifan byng of
Engelonde his Sone affone as pei myſt And put
pei Shulde nozt Suffre piers of Ganeſtwn wne Uzain
into Engelonde forto make his Sone vse Ryante and
pei granuited him up by good deewt ſt prie byng EDWARD
de nome his Sutremente of holly chirthe as a good
Cristene man Shulde ſt do Seide in Vrei repentunce
and Whiie he had ben byng. Ly. zeer he den de ſt was
briede at Westmynſtire Wip mo chel Solempnite upon
Whoos Sonle god hane merty. A Of ayer hynes pheares
pat were declarede of bynge EDWARD pat as byng
Herries Sone. Cap. Centesimo. III. vii.

Off pis byng EDWARD phectede as lyne ſt called
him a Dragonyn pe Sainde byng of pe vi laste
lynyes pat Shulde ben forto regre in Engelond
and Seide pat he Shulde be med led up by merty ſt Also
Why Sturnesse ſt pat Shulde bepe Engelonde fro cold
and firu heete ſt put he Shulde open his month toward

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p'ing that corner shal zow repente ſnow gop ſi dop pat
zow good libep ſi wole pittte me vnto pe mert y grace
of god ſi so wente pe fuls traytour Sire Andrew of Her
belt his waye as a falso tyrant ſi as a falso for oborne
man for pornz pe nobul erle thom of LANCASTRE he
vnderfonge pe armes of chenalrie ſ poruyn him he was
made knyzt. A Thine myzte men oven archers dra
wen hem in pe two diſe ſi m pe top ſ knyzed alfo p at
fonzten to gedres wonder Sore and a monge op Sire
Bunfrey de Bolonay Erle of Berford e allwore knyzt
of renow pornz o't al tristen dome stode ſi fun't w't
his enemyes vp on pe vingre ſi as pat nobul word
stode ſi fun't upon pat vengye a pood a tibande skol
bed vnder pe vingre ſi ferſely Wip a spere Snote
pe nobul knyzt into pe ſſindement so pat his bolbe
les comen o't there all as pe Soreolle. A ſffor there
was slayne pe flour of solace ſi of comfort ſi alſo
of cartesie ſi Sire Roger of Slysford stode eue ſi fun't
i Uel i nobully him diffende d as a worthi varoin
but at pe laste he wad Sore Womnde m his ſenee
And Sire William of Oullay i Sire Roger of Verneſild
were slayne at pat bataille And whi ſure Andrew
of Berkele saw pat Sire Thomas men of LANCASTRE
lacke i ſtale anony ſe i his companye comen to pe gen
til knyzt Thomas of LANCASTRE i Siden zilde pe tray
tur zilde pe. A Thine pe gentel erle anſwere de eeen
i Sive nay l'ordngetroutourd be we noy i to zon
wole we ite ne vs zilde Wbole pat o're life's laste
but lene We hanen to be slayne m o're trupe pue
zilde vs vnto zow i Sire Andrew theeu grad upon
Sire Thom of LANCASTRE i upon his comy anye zellig
as a Wood wold i Sive zild zow traitours taken
zilde zow. i Wip th his ye vow he Sive be p wad Sire
pat noy of zow be so hardy vp ou liff i ſyme to myſ
done Sire Thomas body of LANCASTRE. A and with
pat worde pe goode erle Thomad wente into a chapel

Herry pelnty Erle of Rithfolle, et Sir Guy erle of War
Wilk pe Wlichse goode LORDes, pat goode Byng. Edwarde
de Charged, patick piers Graneston, Shulde, nonst co-
me into Engelonde, forto Brynyde his Sone, into Erve.
A And prie alle pe LORDes of Engelonde, assembled
at a ferteyn Day, at pe fflere prechonres at London, et
opoken of pe Difsonne pat pe Byng. Side vnto his
Reume, et vnto his Crollne. Et so pei affented alle Bo-
eres, Rawinnes, et pe common pat pe forseide Piers
of Graneston, Shulde, ben exiled out of Engelonde.
Et it was done for he for Awove Engelonde, wente
into Jr. Londes, et there pe Byng, mitde him Chenentyme
and Gounonr of pe londe, bis his Comyffion. A And
there piers was cheventyne of al pat londe, et
Side there al pat him libede, et had thes al p at de
Wold. And in pat tyme were pe templers exiled
pornz at Cristendome, for euclche son pat men, putte
up on hem pat pei Shulde, done pugt, azen pe feith
and goode billeve. Thye pis Byng. Edwarde, londe,
piers of Graneston, Sojourne, pat he myzte uort for
lete his compinye. A Thye pe Byng, saff ov moche
et by hizte to pe puple of Engelonde, pat pe exilinge
of pe forseide piers, Shulde, ben penoked at stump-
forde pornz hem pat him, had exilde, Wherfore piers
of Graneston, come azeen into Engelonde, and Wilhie
he was, wnen azeen into pis londe, he despised aft
pe grete LORDes of pis londe, et called Sir Robert of
Clare erle of, Gloncetre, horesone, et pe erle of Rithfolle
Sir Henry pe lacy, hrosdebely, et Sir Guy of Warwicke,
blake homde of Arderne. A And also he called pe
nobul Erle, et gentil, Thoinn, of Lancaſtre, cherle, and
menye opir, Corneb, et ſtame hem Seide, et also bime
nye ope LORDes of Engelonde, Wherfore pei were to
War des, him ful angry, et sone anoyed, et in pe ſame
tyme deide pe Erle of Iryholle, but he Charged or
he was de, Thoinn, of Lancaſtre, erle, pat was his.

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Walles ſi pat he childe cette his oo foote in wike ſi pat he
childe closed wip wallis put childe done morſe late
me to his selfe ſi he selfe doth for pe good de kyn de
war de was med led wip mye ſi wip feruesse wip mye a
zens his enemyes of walles ſi aftir warde of srytande
wip feruesse wulde he pritte hem vuto pe deth for her
falsenes ſi her trutiterye aſt pe hnd deſserued A and
also he kepte wel at Engelonde fiu wold ſi heete ond
pat he kepte it fro alle manne of enemyes put wome
upon him to done him thy Wronge And at ſo wel
openede he his month to warde walles ſi made it ſua
be pornz pe houour of his month whene he comde
re ſi pornz Synt af Alberde ffre pe prynce lelkelyn
and Sand his bropir ſi Kyb and ayorgon were put
vuto pe deth for her falsenes ſi her ſolie A and al
ſo he cette his oo foote in to wike wu ſi he conquered
verlibk at pe whiche conqueſt were layn xx v. pon
ſende ſi vii. of men onte tube hem pat there brent
me deede halle ſi pe walles pat he kete make ſhal
be noyons vuto his ſeede at men ſhal here aftir ſi
pe liff of Sir EDWARD of Osterariam his ſone ſi
zit ſeide myerlyn pat he ſhulde make Byuers reme
Wip blode ſi wip brayn ſi pat Semed wel m his wer
tes ther pat he had pe maſtire. A and zit myerlyn
ſeide pat p childe come apniple ont of pe worth.
West Duryng pe regne of pe forſide Dragomn pat
childe be lad bi an elle greſhomide pat pe Dragomn
ſhulde. Crowne byng pat aftir warde childe flée
onyr pe See for dree of pe Dragomn wip onte wmpng-
azeen ſi pat was proved bi his jehu chillol pat kynget
Edward made forto be byng of Scotlande put falde
liche the wosd azen his ſi aftir he fleede into his onne
Wodes of firoune ſi neue come azen into Scotland
for dree of byng Edward. A and zit ſeide myer-
lyn T he puple pat childe lede pis greſhomide childe
ben ſſaideles vuto a tryn tyned ſi he seide doth

and nome ſtare alley engliffhe menneſs gudes as
pei ſhad ben ſarafeyneſs or payneuſs / pe Wickydneſs
pat pe Scottes Didn al pe Wórlde ſpaul therof porſ
ont al arſtendome.
How pe Scottes Wolde uobte
amende her trespas / therfore Scotlondewas euèdiau
capitulo.
Tenteſimo.
Inſ.
XII.

AND WILNE POPE JOHN PE XXIX. AFTIR SEITE
PETRE HURDE OF PE GRETE GOROLLE ET MYSTUFF
PAT PE SCOTTIS IBOMTE HE WAS WIONDER
OBYE PAT CRISTENDOME WAS DISTWIEDE PORNS PE SCOTT
ET NAMELICHE FOR PE DISTROIED HOLLY CHURCHE ULSERFORE
PE POPE SENTE AGENAL SENTENCE VUNDER JIS BULLS
OF LEVITO PE ERCHEBIFFHOP OF CAMDENBURY ET VINTO
PE ERCHEBIFFHOP OF JORB PAT IF ROBERT PE BRIN OF
SCOTLONDIE WOLDE NOUJT BE JUSTIFIED ET IME AMENDES
DUKE PE KYNG OF ENGLONDIE ED UGARDE HER LORDE AND
MAKE AMENDES OF PE LITTLE ET HARNEB PATT PEI HAD DONE
IN ENGLONDIE And also to restore goodes pat pey
HAD CTADE OF HOLY CHURCHE PAT PE SENTENCE HIND DE
BE PROMISED PORNS AL ENGLONDIE And WILNE PE SCOT
TES HURDE PIS PEI WOLDE NOUJT LETE HER MALTIRE FOR PE
POPEB COMMANDEMENT ULSERFORE ROBERT PE BRIN
JAMES DONGHAS ET THOMAS KANDOLF ERLE OF MORTEFF
AND ALL EPOO PAT WIE HEM COMMONED OR HEM HALSE
IN WORDE OR IN DE DE WERE ATTURSVDE IN EHY CHURCHE
PORNS ENGLONDIE EHY DAY AT MESSE PREE TYNEB ET
NOO MASSÉ HIND DE DONGE IN HOLY CHURCHE PORNS
ONT AL SCOTLONDIE BUT ZIF PE SCOTTES WOLDE IME
RESTITUON OF PE HARNEB PATT PEI HAD DONE VINTO
HOLY CHURCHE ULSERFORE MANYE AGVES PREST ET HOLY
MAT PERFORE WERE OLTAYN PORNS PE GELFME OF ODT
LONDIE FOR ENCHE ſON PATT PEI WOLDE KYNGE NO MASSÉS
AZEN BPEYOPIS TOGETHUNDEMENT ET ELZEN JIS WILKE
AND TO DOME ET FULFILLE PE TYRANNY WILKE.
How
SIR HUGHE PE SPENSER'S DYNIE WAS IME PE KYNGE CHAN
BIRLayne et of pe bataille of ajitton.
Cap.
Inſ.
XII.

Hane ben done vnto the deth zif he had nozt sponſed
pe lynges rece pat was pe erle Gilbertus Aſtar of
Glontſtre ſt anon aſtar was g[r]er Vertilmerz of yade
lesmere taken at twije parke amaine of pe vifſho
peb of lyntolne pat was his sened ſt meny oſtir
Varomt ſt Baronetti g[er]herfore was made miche
Corolke. A
Houſe Tho[n]ts of Lantastre was by hene
ded at Pomſtreite and v. Barom[ē]g Hongd et Dralk
in pe ſenue tonn. Capitulo. cv. ix. et xvn.

S[ic] al z telle zolb of pe nobil erle Tho[n]ts
of Lantastre Whi[n]d he was taken ſt bronzt
vnto zorke menye of pe cire were ful glad ſt
upon him anden j[ui]p hiſe voiſ A ſire treaſur[er] ze arni
wel come bleſſed begod for now[er] ſin ze h[ir]tne pe re
Warde pat louge tyme ze h[ir]tne diſſerved ſt caiſte vp
on him midwy[er] chy[l]es b[ill]es ſt midnye opin repre
ves diſen v̈itut him but pe gentil erle diſſred ſt
Seide ney[p] oon ne oſtir A
And p[ie]e pe lyng h[ir]
de of pat ſeunſitire And was ful glad ſt in al haſt
come vnto p[on]ſcrit And ſire h[ung]t openſer theſe
ſſader ſt g[r]er lindſle openſer pe done ſt g[r]er j[oh]n
erle of Army del ſt g[r]er Edwinnde of Wodeſtike pe
kynges B[rop] erle of kent ſt g[r]er dyuerſ of valiantne.
G[er]le of penibroſ ſt g[r]er Robert of Valdo[]ſt and alſo
p[il]ed clerk pat was p[ie]y ſt diwellid in pe kynges
tout And alle this c[om]p[an]ye come p[ider] w[ir]pe
kyng ſt alſo ſire k[au]ſ of Yeeſton ſt ak[]p pe caſtel
vnto pe lyng A
And p[ie]e pe lyng putred vnto
pe Oſſeſt And g[r]er An[dr]enz of Herbelu a[ſa]ſo[
]tyra[n]it por[n]z pe kynges comandement none
w[ir]pe him pe goode erle Tho[n]ts of Lantastre vnto
p[on]ſcrit ſt there he was enp[oy]ed in his owne
c[as]ſeſt pat he had ney[m] made pat swode a[zen]s pe
Abbene pe lyng Edwarde ſt g[r]er Hughe Openſer pe
ſſader ſt g[r]er h[ung]t openſer pe done caſte et p[on]ſte hon
et in what maner pe goode erle Tho[n]ts of Lantastre

Corolke the Erchebisshop Scaipe & therafter the Scott
falle & pat bataille pe White bataille. How lyng
Edward de al maine pung as our hugh pe openſer
wolde. Capitulo. Centesimo. iij. xiii.°

And whiue lyng Edwarde herde pis tydinge
He remeved his sege from Vere Wilk & wim
aژen mto Engelond, but our hugh pe open
fers done pitt was ye lynges Chamblerleyne kepte so
pe lynges Chambrie pat noman myzte speke Wip pe
lyng but he ma de wip him aſirende forto done his ne
Te & pitt was one mesure. A And pis hugh ſpenſer
bare him so ſwont pat alle men had of him ſcorne &
dispite And lyng Edwarde him self Wolde nozt be for
nede ne rulde by no manne of man but vonsliche bi hiv
ſtader bi him And if any kynzt of Engelonde had any
Wooles, maners or londe pat pep Wolde hane or come
Anon pe lyng Wolde zeve it him or eſſiv pe man pat on
the te of hulde faſely ben en diſte of ſſore or of felonye

A And poruz ſiche Soypinge pei diſſerited mauppe guod
Vatheler & so mauppe londes pei geten pitt it was moche
wonder & wifliue pe londes of Engelonde Salz pe grete
Wneſe & pe falſeneb of our hugh pe openſer his ſſt
der & of our hugh pe ovne Thei wiveu to pe dureu
Gre of lounſtive & axed him of piu annuclille & of the
diſſe pat was mpe keſtine poruz our hugh openſer
& his ovne And in hafte bion affent pei maſe aſpre
vey aſſemblé at ſhie bounne in Slined. A And alle
pe londes maſe pe en oth forto breke & diſtrowe pe do
yuge bytwen pe lyng & our hugh pe openſer & his
one upon her poſer & patione pei kene into pe men
the of wello and diſtrowe pe londe of pe forſide huy
dis. How our hugh pe openſer & his ſtader were
cyline out of Engelonde. Capo. cento in. xiii.°.

A

Hiiue lyng Edwarde Salz pe grete haine &
Diſtinction pat pe Baronnes of Engelonde Didn
to our hugh ſpenſers londes & to his done.

In emy plate pat per twene vpon. And the kyng poo
poruy his winteile exiled oir jolin yombraye oir
Roger of Cliffordе ï Sir Gosselin Damke ï manye
opir lordes pat were to hem winteile Wherfore the
varioniis dié poo more harme prie pey Diden to fure
And White pe kyng all his pat pe varioniis wol
de nozt cesse of hir truelte kyng edwarde was
sore a dred leste pei Wolde distwye him ï his wolle
me for his madynenande but if pat the Wolde as
fente vnto hem And so pe kyng fente for hem bi
lettres pat per ohnle come azeen vnto londin
to his yterlement at a certeyn day as his lettres
was couteyned And White pey come pei cinglie
pre batteille wel armied at al povynte ï emy
bataille had wot eiruys of greeue crop ï perop
pe ryt quarter was zelovit Wiy White bendes
And herfore pat yplement was called pe parle
ment of pe w itselfe bendé ï in pat winteryne was
Sir Hainifey de Boon erle of Herfordé ï Sir Roger
of Glyffordé Sir John aumbrayé Sir Gosselin
Damke Sir Roger hortener vncle of Sir Roger mor
tener of Wigmore Sir hirry of trais Sir John
Giffarde ï Sir vertholomens of Vandellesmeire pat
was pe bynges Stywardé pat kyng edwarde had
fente to Shurborne in Elwede to pe Erle of Lancif
tre ï to alle pat Wiy him were for to trote of clarde
pat him alliede to pe varioniis ï come Wiy pat an
pityne And Sir Roger Demmory Sir Hinghe
Sandel pat had spon sed pe kyng's reces Oustir
ï Sir Gilbert of Clare erle of Gloucestre pat was
quelled in S cotloude as before is seide ï poo tivo
lordes had pe tivo parties of pe Erle dome of Glyn
cestre ï Sir Hinghe pe Opanser peONE had pe prid
part in his wifos hafte pe pridde Oustir And thoo
two lordes wente to pe varioniis Wiy al her power
azens Sir Hinghe fer crop in lallke ï so ther come.

With hem o're Roger Wyfforde o're Johu ajombray o're
Gosselyn Samff o're Roger yortyiner of Werl o're Roger
yortyiner of Wygemore his Reney o'reERRY TRAIS o're
Johu Giffarde o're Verthelomeus of Valdesmer Wypp aff
her companye and manye opir pat to hem were twinsente.

And alle thes grete lorde's wimen to Westmynstre to
pe lynges parlement et so pe opoken et Diden pat bope
his lyngt openser pe ffader et his lyngt pe oone were
outlaided ont of Engelonde for enmore et his lyngt
pe ffader prie wente vnto Dovpt et made moche sorowe
et fel Don upon pegtromeide lipe o're banke a crosse Wy
his armes et o're Wepinge he oide now faire Engelonde et
good Engelonde to almytty god j pe bitake et
pries he kiffed pe gromide et Wende neue to hane come
aژen et Wepinge ful o're airfied petyne pat ene he bi
futte o'r lynght his oone et oide for him pat he had
lost engelonde et in p'sence of hem pat were aboute he
zaff him his orfe et wente o're pe ove to his londe b.

A vent o're lyngthe his oone wolde nozt goon onte
of Engelonde but hilde him in pe ove et he et his cum
panye fobbed two Sromondis bisde Sandelwithe
and none alwey alle pe gude pat was in hem the
value of forty pon fende pomide low pe lyng
yiled Erle thomas of Landestre et alle pat hilde with
him And how pe yortymer come et zilde him vnto
lyngt of pe lorde's Segre Capo C. Mf. yo.

And it was nozt Louge tyme astur pat pe lyng
ne made o'r lynght pe openser pe ffader et o're
lynght pe oone come aژen into Engelonde a
jeus pe lorde's wiff of pe Renne et o'one astur pe kyn
wypp a strong power come et biseged pe castel of lond
i m pat castel was pe lady of Valdesmere forenche
son pat sfe wolde nozt granite pe castel vnto pe Qne
ne jffabelt lyng edvardis wiff Vut pe prynapal
tante was for euclheson pat o're Vertholmenb
Valdesmere was ajeus pe lyngt et hilde Wy pe lor

one. A vent it ofel so on pe tempe day of yarethe in
pe zeer of grace a af. Cyt. Æxxi. pe lyng Æ pe open
sers Æ sør dymer y alanne erle of pennbrok Æ johi
erle of armdeff Æ sier power wente oone pe wotur and
distinfited pe erle thomas Æ lis comp teype Æ pei flud
vinto pe castel of tutte bry and from peuk pei wente vnto
pomfrite Æ in pat viage derde sør roger dennmore
in pe abbey of tutte bry and in pat tyne pe erle tho
mas had a traitour wap him pitt me called robert of
holonde almygt pat erl had broutt up of nozt Æ had
noriffed him vp in lis voterye Æ he had zeve him wo
ponfende mark of londe bizeere A and oo moche pe
erle londe pis holonde pat t he myzte done mepe erles
court al pung pat him liked bope thwonge lize Æ lollie
and so isneynliche pis peef bare him azen his londe
pat he trulste more upon him prie he di de on any man
on live And pe erle had ordeynede bis is lette forw
wende into pe cildome of latentstre forto make airse
him forto helpe in pat viage pat is to syne v him
sred men of armes but pe fals traitour come nozt
there men forto wane ne to make airse forto helpe
his londe. A and whi ne pio traitour lere de telle pat
his londe was distinfited at meton vp dynt it and it
falls peef traitour he outle at wey Æ robbed in katneues
dale lis londe s men pat come fro pe oswinfitne
i nome of hem hors Æ harneis Æ al pat pei hadde
i squelled of hem al pat he myzte take Æ poo he wu
i zilde him vnto pekyng And whi ne pe god de erle
thomas wiste pat he was so bitr ayed he was fore
a bassthed Æ seide to him selfe Æ almygt y god quod
he how myzte robert holonde fonde in lis herte
me to be tridye sypens pat and hane londe him so
moche Æ god wel now anctu se by him pat uoo
man may disteyne tinctu rathere prie he pat lye
tristap moost upon sfor he hap fil enyck ful zild and
up goodnesse Æ pe worship pat and hane done to him

of LANCASTRE WOu DISTOMFITED ſT HIS comp. anye at VVIR
WU UP trynt ſle ord. yned him A strong poluer ſt ORE
Symonnde WARD also patict WAS poore ſſERIFF of ZOR
AND WOu mette Wip pe varonib at VVIR. BRiGhTE ſt
ANON pei broken pe BRUgTE patict WAS made of DRE

A And WhiſſE OIr Dlſonib of LANCASTRE HERDE pAT
OIr ANDREWZ of HERBELA HAD BIONT Wip him OuchE
A poluer ſle WAS SORE A DRAD ſt ſENTE FOR OIr ANDREWZ
of HERBELA ſt Wip him OPAK ſt Oeide vnto him IMPIS
MAINE OIr ANDREWZ QUOD ſee ze mOWE Wel UNDER-
ſONDE HO WAT OURE LORDE pe KynG IS LAD ſt MYS GORI-
NEDE BI MOThe Fuls CONCEILE PORNZ OIr HUgH pe ſP̑E
Fer pe ſſAder ſt BI OIr HUgH His ſOUE ſt BI OIr JOHn
Cirle of A RNUDEKKE PORNZ MAiſTR KOBERT val DO B
A Fuls piled CLERK patict IB MPE LYNGEs WOnT DIWELLiG

A WHERFORE Z PRAYE ZOlb patict ZE WOLDE WOUE Wip VO
Wip at pe poluer patict ZE Hane ord. yned e ſt HElPE TO
DISTROIE pe VENYME OF ENGELonde ſt pe TRAItOURB Pt
BEN THEZMIE ſt WOLE ZEVE vnto ZOlb pe BESSE PARTE
OF V ERDOMEZ patict WE HANEP ſt HOLOP. ſt WE Wole
MADE vnto ZOlb AN OTH patict WE WOLE NEiE DO PNiG-
Wip ONV ZONRE CONCEiLE ſt OY ZE ſHNUl BEN EST Hs Wel
Wip VOu ENERE WAS KOBERT OF HOLonde A

A ThiſſE anſWEREDE OIr ANDREWZ of HERBELA ſt Oeide OIr THE
MAS patict WOLDE JUOZT ſONE Ue CONſENTE P TO FOR NOO
MAiſTR PNiG patict ZE ME MYSTE ZEVE Wip OURTE pe WicKE
ſt pe COlMANiDement OF OURE LORDE pe KynG FOR PNiE
OHNDE ſt BEN HOLDE ATRAITOUR FOR EU MORE ſt WhiſſE
pe NOBUL ERLE Dlſonib of LANCASTRE OAW patict ſhe
WOLDE CONſENTE TO him FOR NO MAiſTR PNiG OIr ANDRE.
HE Oeide WOLE ZE NOZT CONſENTE TO DISTROIE pe VENYM
OF pe KE WINE Aſ WE BEN ſo CONſENTE AT Oo WOuDE Oire AN-
DREWZ Z TELLE pe patict OR PIS ZEER BE AGOON patict ZE ſHNUl
BEN TAKe ſt H olde for A TRAItOUR MORE PNiE ZE H olde VOu
NOUZ ſt M WERS DEP ZE ſHNUl DEPE PNiE BNE DEDE Auy
Bnyzt OF ENGELonde ſt VUDIRſONDE Wel patict ZE DIDE NEiE

des of Engelonde, uit nothelees pe lyng, bi helpe, et oswour
of men of London, et also poern, helpe of Conderen men
the lyng, gratte pe Oustel, mangre hem alle pat, were
therjune et nome, Wip him auffe pat, he myste fynde, and
Whiue pe Baronuvs of Engelonde, herde of pio pung
of Roger Mortemer, et of Roger Mortemer, fis zeneely
et op manye lordes, no me et tyme pe tijm of virgellons'
Wip strendpe. A W serfore pe lyng, was wonder lorp
and lete ontlue Thonuvs Erle of Laucastre, et Lymfry
De Vohomn Erle of Herforde, et alle poo pat, were auffen
tat, uit pat qunelel, et pe lyng, assembled au linge
hooft, et come azen pe lordes of Engelonde, W herfore
pe tijm of Mortemers, pinte hem in pe lynges maye et
grace, et anoy pei, were aente, vnto pe tijm of Lou
Don, et pere kepte hem in pison, and whiue pe Baron
herde of pis pung, pei tijmen to Pomfrieke, there pat
pe Erle Thonuvs, soionme, et tylde him, how the
Mortemers bope, if and zolden, uit pe lyng, et put
hem in his grace. A Of pe sege of teleshik capit
to, Centesimo. uff. ysw

A
sne Thonuvs Erle of Laucastre herde pes pey
were wonder Broth, et alle pat were of his
companye, et greutliche pei, were distumfortid, et so
ordained, her power to gider, et biseged pe Oustell
of Tykeshik, but poo pat were, Wip June, so men
liche, Diffende, if hem pat, pe Baronuvs, myst, nozt
gete pe Oustell, et whiue pe lyng, hirde, pat fis
Oustel, was biseged, he skoure, bigod, et bl his na
mes, pat pe sive, fholde, de, remevid. A and a
non, pe lyng, assembled, au linge, power of pynle
et wente, thيدal, barde, forto, vesne, pe Oustell, et fis
power, encre, sid, sive, day, to day, whiue pe Erle of
Laucastre, et pe Erle of Herforde, et pe Baronuvs, et
her companye, herde of pis pung, thei assembled
as her, power, et wente, hem, uit to Burton, op trynt
and kepte pe, bringe pat, pe lyng, fholde, noft, pisse

And seide anelynge domy upon his knees and turned his
visage tyn Arde pe trosse and seide al myzty god to pe yme
zilde and holliche putte me into piety. And with his pat
pe veleynes ribandes lep ten abonte him in emy side
patt gentil erle as tyrant and wode tormentours. and
dispoke d him of his armour and clop him mid wobe
of Kaye pat was of his squyers lynd and forth had
him vnto zork bi watir thoo mynte men sive mothe
gorowe andARE for pe gentil knytes fledden in emy
side. And pe hlandes and pe veleynes egirly hem
purified and grad on size zilde zon trautours zilde zon
And as myn pei were zolden pei were wikkid and bonde
as pefes all as pe shame and dispite pat pe gentil ordre
of knyzt hoo de thre fadde at pat battille for pe lond
was poo nap onte lare for holly threthe fad poo
no more tenence prie it had ben a borsel hons and m
pat battille was pe fader azens pe cone and pe vichte
azens pe zzeney for somorthe vkyndenes was neme
Seyne before in Engelonde as was pat tyne a mon
ges folb of oon nation ffop oo kynide fad nomore
pitce of anyn prie an hunge wolfe nap of it thepe and
it was noo wonder. Affor the grete lueres of Eure
londe were nozt alle of oo nation but were medd
wyse opre nationis pat is forto Seyne some vrytwys
some Saxones. some Dantes some pe highte some
ffrensse men some normannes some Spaynders
some Romantys some hendeys some ffemmynges
and of op Syners nationis pe whiche nationis atair
did nozt to pe kynide bloode of Engelonde And if pe
grete lorde s had ben holliche wedded to Englishte
puple prie shulde pees fane ben and reste anonges
hem nap onden any eneie. And at pat battille
was sive Roger of Clyfforde take sive John sombray
sive William Duchet sive William kyn William and
manye opir worthi knytes and sive hughy sandeke pe
next day aftir was taken and putte into soy and shulde

Chulde ben ded Wap ontenu any Jugeoment of his peris
A lkerfore it was ordvyned porny pe lynges justi
ces pat pe lyng Chulde putte upon him povrites of
treson ſo it Bikel pat pis goode erle of la utastre was
lade vnto pe barre bisore pe lynges justices bare he
neded as a peef in a faire lialle Wip June his olwe
Asteek in Ubi chise he lind made vitanye a ryal feeſte
Boye to riche to pore and thes were his justices
Ore Hyngh openſer pe ſſader to Ore dymer of valiut
re erle of pe enbrok Ore Ednunde of Wode stoke erle
of Kent Ore Joh ſ of Bretaigne erle of Richemonde
and Ore Robert of Wale methorpe justice and pio Ore
Robert him onpiede in pio maner.
A Thomas at
pe firste our worde pe lyng and pio court excludid zon
of al manere anſwere Thomis our worde pe lyng put
upon zolb pat ze hane in his londe Byden Wip brane
Displaie of Azens bis peef as a traitour and Wip pat
Worde pe gentil erle Thomis Wip in hize voiſ seide
as to for des for dope for li Ovite Thomis j was neue
traitour the justice seide Azen poe Thomis our
worde pe lyng putte upon zolb pat ze hane rubbéd
his folk and mor dred hiss purple as a peef And Thomis
also pe lyng putte upon zolb pat in Disomified zolb
zonne purple Wip his folk in his olwe Rewme lich
fore ze iche ſ and vnto pe Wode as an Outlalle
and so ze were taken as an Outlalle A and Tho
mas as a traitour ze Chul ben honged by resom
but pe lyng hap for zeve zolb pat zelles for pe lone
of Quene Hyngh and Thomis resom Wolde also pat ze
Chulde by an honged but pe lyng hap for zeve zon
pat Jeneb for cause to lone of zonne lyndge but
Thomas for as mothe as ze were taken flynge as an
Outlalle pe lyng Wolde pat zonne lyne de Anyten
of as ze hane i Bel Disserued lherfore anon Doo him
oute of prees and anon Brynge him to his Jugeoment
A Thié pio gentel Ore of utastre had herde alle

and poinz my kyn denesse hane him avanmæd et made
him hize from loue et he makеп me from hize vnto
louz but zit shtal he eye melyl deth. Of pe oon
fiture of vnrbrigge. capitulo. to. in. x. y. z. v. y.
he gude Erle thomas of lanctstre Lymnfrey
de Bolhome Erle of Herford e pe Baronis
pat With hem were nomen twmæle Bitke
he hem at pe sfrere pre thomres at Domfreit yoo ponz
te thomas erle of lanctstre vpon Robert Holonde z
deide in repreef al as Holonde me hap be truede Ly
is mpe reed of some enele ofrede And bi comom
assent pey shulde alle wende to pe castel of Dunstan
borugh pe Miche ptyyned to pe Erlande of lanctstre
et pat pey shulde ebide there til pat pe kyn gand for
zeue hem his male talent. A but Wsne pe gude
Erle thomis pis gude he answere de mpis mithe
and Seide lor des quod he if we gvan twill arde pe
worth men wole dyne pat we gvan twill arde pe owt
tes et So we shulde be holden traytning for cause
of pe Distance pat is bitlvene kyn. Edikarde and
Robert pe virg pat made him kyn of ottononde
et preve at touchning my selfe a wole go no ferpere
unto pe worth prie to myne pike and stel poinfrent.
A And wshie our Roger flyffordre sive pis he a
rood him vp anoy in wraffise et droiz his sive sive
and sive ore bi almygtu god et bi his holly names
but if pat he wolde gvan wip hem he shulde ben
ded et pat he wolde sive even there the nobul and
gentil Erle thomis of lanctstre wens Sore and
seide fiture sives a wole gvan wip zon whisder so
eue pat ze me lede and prie wente pey forpe to the
dres unto pe worth et wip hem pey s and. vii. hundre
men of armes et wive vnto vnrbrigge A and
wshie our Andrew of Herbeld pat was m pe worth
anitree poinz ordenance of pe kyn g for to kepe pe
anitwe of scotlonde herde telle hol pat thomas

that eke Sache agentul blode ofnke be done to pe deth
Why oule cithuse re reson? And treaptourly was pe byng
toouneiled whiche he porie fulo comnereile of pe ful
Spenser suffred air thonuïs elle of lancastre hir
vicesone to ben putte to Sache deth so to beu
by henedid azens al maue of re son? A And grete
pite it Wit also pat Sache anobul byng thulde
ben Disseived so mys goûnedeporrie comuerl of pe
fulle Spenser pe whiche he mayutene de porie lo
seliye azens hir honour et al so azens hir profite
ffor aftir warde ther fil gret venganne in kugelod,
for enche sonn of pe for seide thonuïs deth. Whiche pe
gentil erle of pis liff was passed pe pryone et pe mo
bes of pomepit geten air thomas body of lanoif
tre of pe byng et yel buryed it bifore pe hige autur et
pe vize side A And in pe same day pat pis genul
lorde was Ad ther were honged et droule for pe sit
me quarel at pomepit are william tuchet
are william fite? William are Waren of selleste
are herry of rard borne et are william theyne
varonnis elle et jolin pade ayne And soone
aftir et jorl were draue et honged are Roger of
Clfford are jolin of aumbray varonnis et are
cossely Danyll knyzt And asso et Kristoly were
draue et honged are herry of Wynnynaton et are
herry of yonitfort varonnis A And et Gloncep
tre were draue et honged are jolin Giffarde et are
william of Olme briye varonnis And at london
were draue et honged are herry tyeis varonnis et
at Wychesfere are thonuïs dulepeyr knyzt And at
Wynedessore are fframers of Waldeusin varon
and at Titoutburye were draue et honged are Ver-
til meue of Badelle smere et are vertil meue of asse
bornuïn varonnis And at berdif in Walde was
draue et honged are william flemmynge varonny

K. Dow I.

A P.ow byng Edwarde of atnarpfom wente mto

232.

brent before the e pi body quartered e pyne ferede my
ten of e sente vnto London e there it olde fonde upon
London vrange e pi fonde quarters Olde le fente vn
to fonde gode tombe of Engelonde pat alle op molbe
beu War e chafused by pe e as antonye seide so it was
done in al maine puig in pe laste day of Octobre in pe
zeer of grace a ponfnde. CCC. XXII. zeer. And pe son
ne poo turned in to blode as alle pe puple it selfe, e
pat surede fio pe morne til it was. Y. of pe clof of
pe day. A Of the myracles p at god wronke for pe lo
lie of thoms of lantastre wherfore byng edward le
te close pe thirthe dores of ponsfert of pe pryore for
noman Olde come pyne to offre vnto pe body ouf of.

33d Soone aftur pat pe goode
Erle thoms of lantastre was martrede aft
pat longe tyme had ben blynde Dremede in
his sleepe pat the Olde gvoñ vnto pe hille there pt
pe goode erle thoms of lantastre was done vnto pe
deth e the Olde hane his ozte ozeen e so the Dremed
pree nysteb se pynge e prie pus pste lote do lede him
vnto pe Same hille A And whue he come to pe pla
te there pat the pab martrede ou denoutely the midde
there his praiers e he praye de god e orite Thonov
pat he unske hane his ozte ozeen e as he was m
his praiers he lei de his ozte fonde vp on pe Same
place ther pat pe goode main was martrede e a drape
of Drye blode e Same fonde clevede upon his fonde
and theriby he striketh his Eyen e anon poriz pe
myst of god e of sente thons of lantastre he had
his ozte ozeen e he prikede poo al mysty god e orite
Thonov of lantastre. A And whue pis myracle
was budde amonge men the puple come pidor
on euy ozde e there bnelede e niade her prayere at
his tombe in pe pryore of ponsfert i praye de pt
holly martir of sowur e of helpe god hinde her
prayers And al so ther was a childe drenched in a

mota

of hem him oemed pat he had nozt ynow, but ma-
de emy towm of Engelonde fynde amian of armeb
upon her owne costages forto goy et Merre upon
pe Scottes pat were his enemyes. A wherfore pe byg-
wente into Scotlande wip an hundred poufende men of
arikes at Whitsontide in pe zeer of oure lorde et hir ar-
a of. CCC. et xxii. but pe Scottes wente et hir hem
morrtaunes et in boodes et turyede pe englisshe men
fro day to day, pat pe byng myzte for nomadie pug-
hem fynde in playne feelde willer fore many englisshe
men pat fellie vetailles lidden deiden for hingur pe
Wondur faste et so denly ingoynge et in comynge et
nameliche poo pat had ben azenb Thomas of San
tastre et pe pat had robbid his men upon his lon
des. A Whiue lyng Edwarde sal we pat vetailles
faylede him he was poo wonder Core Discomfortid
et also for enche son pat his men deiden so and al
so for he myzte nomt opede of his enemyes et so
at pe laste he come tzeen into Engelonde And it
non astir tynne James Douglas et also Thomas
Randolf wip an linge goost into Engelonde into
Northumberlande et Wip hem come pe englisshe men
pat were dryven out of Engelonde townen et rob
bed pe amitbre et quelled pe puple et also brente
pe towm pat was tallod. Wot tallertoy et manye
opir townib onto zore. A And Whiue pe bynge/
herde pis tydinge he lete compne al matne men
pat myzte twaueile et so pe englisshe men mette
Wip pe Scottes at pe abbey of Vergellonde pe xvpe
day astir yngelmasse in pe same peer as one sof
de et pe englisshe men were there Discomfited et
at pat Discomfiture was false are yong of xre
taigne Orle of Richemonde pat his de pe amitre et
pe Fyldesone of Plantastre et astir he payde an linge
rampson et so was lete goy et astir pelt he wente
into fframice and come neue astir tzeen. Mol

E. of R.

barre in manie of an eire worpely arraiede ſt with
a sumbere gerte a bonté him ſt hofeſt ſt operede pue
op al eire Autune in pis manere eire Andreib,
quod he pe kynget pette upon pe pat for as moche
as ze hane ben orpede in zonre ded, he di de vuto
zolb mochel honouer ſt made zolb erle of curdoick.

A and pon as atraytour vnto pi lorde pe kynget
laid dift his pniple of pis antre pat oſolde hane
holpen him at pe vataille of venghlonde ſt pon laid
ſt hem alkep bi pe antre of cœpelonde ſt porn,
pe erle dome of lantastre wſer porn oure lorde pe
kynget was diſtounſited there of pe scottes porn,
pi treson ſt falſenesse ſt if pon haddiſt woule bi tyues
pe kynget was de had pe in aſtruye ſt al pat treson pon
Diſest for pe grete some of golde ſt of Silke pat upon
vnder ſonge of y ames Donglas a scotte pe kyngeſ
enemye. A and it is oure lorde pe kyngeſ wille,
pat ze inpe ordre of knyzthode bi pe ichtiche pon vn
Sarſonge al pyne honouer ſt worſhip upon pi body
ben al bronzt vnto nonſt and pi ſtate vndone pat,
opin knyztes of lollere Degree molke aftir pe he war
pe ichtiche lorde hap pe avanuſed hingely in dyvers
auntrees of Engelonde ſt pat alle molke take eaſt,
ple by the her lorde aftir karde truely forto ſerve
thine cuuamnde de pis knyzt Autune vnto a kna,
ve anon to helpe of his Sporers wip his hee lios ſt
aſtir he lete briebe bis sumbere one bis heede pe whi,
che pe kynget him jaff to kepe ſt diffende bis londe
theer wip Whinie he made him erle of Turdoick.

A and aftir karde he lete him vnto lpe of his fur,
rede trabbarde ſt of his hooſe ſt of his firre de wotz,
ſt of his Gerdiſt and Whinie pis was some eire an,
tonye Seide vnto him Andreib qd hee noib parte
pon noo knyzt but a knane ſt for pi treson pe kynget
wole pat pon be honged ſt drake ſt pyne hene de
Smyten of ſt pi bowelles taken out of pi body ſt

Sire Andreuſe of Harda was taken and putte into the deth
which he put was erle of Cardoſſ. Capo. C. C. U. U.

ard at pat tyme Sire Andrew of Harda pat
was newe made erle of Cardoſſ for apace pt
he had taken pe goode erle of Lancaſtre he ordey
nede pornz pe lynges commandement of Engelonde
forto Brynge him til pe polſer pat he myſte fortu hel
pe pe lyng azens pe Scottes. at pe Abbey of Veigh
londe. And while he false traitour had gadered,
alle pe puple pat he myſte et ſhulde hane come vn
to pe kong to pe Abbey of Veighlonde pe false tray
tone laſde his puple by anopir tuntree pornz Tope
londe i poruz pe orle Some of Lancaſtre i there he
robbede and quellede alle pe folke pat he myſte
and furthermore pe false traitour had taken a
grete some of golde et of Silner of Sire James
Douglas fortu ben azens pe lyng of Engelond,
to ben helpinge et holdinge wip pe Scottes pornz
with treson pe lyng of Engelonde was ſomſiz
tede at Veighlonde or pat yis false traito come
pider. As before lyng Edward was to him
ward wonder wrop et pe lyng lete preneliche
enquere by pe aintw a boente how pat it was and
so it pe laste men enqnerede et a spiede pat pe tru
the was founde et solbzt ont et so pi false trayto
was taken et a teynte as pe noble erle of Lancaſtre
him tode or pat he were putte vuto pe deth at his
takynge at virbrigge et to him seide pat or pat
that were done he ſhulde be taken et holde a traito
et so it was as pe holly man seide. As before
lyng Edward seate preneliche to Sire Autoupe
of luyce a knyzt of pe aintree of Cardoſſ pat he
chulde take Sire Andrew of Markla et putte his
unto pe deth et fortu Brynge p[u]ſt vuto pe en
de pe lyng seate his comp[anion] so pat pe same
Andrally was taken at Cardoſſ et lande vuto the

WELLE IN THE TONN OF POMIFREIT ZWAS DED PIJF DUYES
ZWEI PIZZES MEN DUNEN ZWONNT PIS CHILDE ZWEI LEIDE
IT UPON SEITE THOMUS TWIMBE PE HOLLY MARTIRE ZWIEU
PE CHILDE AROOS FRO DEP VNT PE LIFF AIL NICHUYE MEN
IT OATILY AND AISSO MOCHSE PNPLE PATT WERE VNT OF
HER MYNDE GOD ZEISEI THOMUS HAP SEITE HEM HER
UNNDE AZEEN PORNS VNTIE ZE MYRACKE OF PAT HOLLY
MARTIR.
A AND AISSO GOD HAP SEVEN THERE TO DRE
PELES HER GOYNGE ZWIT CROLED HER HONDES ZHIE FEETE
AND TO BLYNDE AISSO HER OYST ZWIT MANYE OILBE FULLE
HER HEELE PE WHICHE PATT ZWAD DYNERS NELADIEZ FOR
PE LONE OF PIS GOODE MARTIR A LSO THEE WAS A LICHSE
MAN IN COMDOMIN GASTOYGNE ZSUCHSE A MALLADIE
HE HAD PATT AL HIS UST ODE ROTEDE ZWEEU ALBAY FROM
HIM PATT MEN MYZTE SE HIS LYNE ZWAISSO HIO HERSE
AND SO HE STANK PATT ONETHE MEN MYZTE COME
NYZE HIN WHIERFORS HIS FFRIENDS WERE FOR HIM
FUL SORY A VENT AT PE LASTE TO GOD WOLDE THEY
PRAYED TO WIDE THOMUS OF LANTASTRE PATT HE WOL
DE PRAYE ALIMZTY GOD FOR PATT PRESOUI ZWIBISTE
FOR TO GNON VNT POMIFREIT TO DOME HER PILGRYMAGE
AND SO PIS OILBE MAN SOONE AFTIR SLEPTE FUL SOSTE
ZDREMDE PATT PE MARTIR SEITE THOMUS COME VNT
HIM ZW ANOYNTED OINE AL HIS OILBE BODY ZWANON Y
WIP PIS OILBE MEN A WOOKE ZWAS AL HOOLE ZHIS
FLESTHE WAS RESWIREDE AZEEN PATT BIFORE WAS ROTEDE
ZWFLE EAWAYE FOR WHICHE MYRACKE PIS GOODE MAN
ZHIS FRIENDE BONEDEN GOD ZE SEITE THOMUS OF LAN
CUSTRE ENE MORE AFTIR A AND PIJE PIS GOODE MAN
COME IN TO ENGELONDE ZNOME WIP HIN FONERE FELA
WES ZWONE VNT POMIFREIT TO PE HOLLY MARTIR
ZDIDE HER PILGRYMAGE Z PE GOODE MEN PATT WAS
OILBE COME PIDER AL NABED SANF HIS BRECHE ZWHIHE
PEI HAD DOME HER PILGRYMAGE PEY TARNED HOME
AZEEN IN TO HER OLNE CIMTIVE ZWOLDE OF PATT MYRAT
CHE WHEP PATT ENE PEY COMEN AND AISSO TIKO MEN

Byng Granntid Æt Coniented pat pe choukes Thynde be
sette to her Wages Æt Anoy Lete nyske Wardeynes Phe
her Owe goodes Longe tyne. A And alſo Porrz on
teſſ of pe forſide Sire HUGH Spenser pe Bynde om-
maninde. Xiiij Gastoynes Wel z armed forto kepe
pe Hille ther pat pe goode martir Seiue Thonio Was
Done vnto Hiz Deth so pæt uoo pilgryme myzte w/
me Bi pat Wape ffor ful Wel Wende the to Hane byno-
me god Hiz myzt Æt Hiz Polke Æt pe grete Wos of myra-
cles pat the ſhelwedde for Hiz Holly martir Seiue Tho-
mas Porrz ont al tristendome. A And pat Same
tyme Byng Edwarde made Robert of Waldok pæt
false piled clerks Porrj prayer of Sire HUGH Spenser
pe Sone Thamreler of Engelonde Æt in pe Same ty-
me Was pe Castell of Walingford Holde azeno
pe Byng Porrz pe Psoners pæt Were Wip Junye the
Castell for Seiue Thonis of Lausatreb yndreſſ Wher
fore pe Puple of pe antive come Æt tukpe pe Castell up
on pe forſide Prouners. Wherfore Sire Joha of Go-
lempton kuyt Æt Sire Edminde of pe Vechy P Person
Æt a Quyer pat me called Roger of Walton were tukke
Æt Seiue to pe Byng vnto Ponsfreit Æt there pe I were/
pitte into Psonn Æt pe forſide Roger Was Seiue vnto
Zorb Æt there he Was Draue Æt Honged. A And Anoy
aſtir Sire Roger Mortemer of Wygemore Braak oute of
pe Tonne of London in Pis in atuer Wised Pis forſide/
Roger herde telle pæt the oſnulde be Draue Æt Honged
at London in pe more We aſtir Seiue Launceſes Day
Æt on pe Day before the Hilde aſtret feest in pe Tonne
of London Æt Poo Was Sire Stephene Segrene Comſtal
ble of pe Tonne of London Æt had manye grete men/
Wip ſim. A And Whiue pei ſholde ſoupe pe forſi/
de Stephene Seiue for alle pe Officers of pe Tonne
and pei come Æt Conped Wip ſim And Whiue they
oſnulde tukpe her Leeve of ſim a Quyer pat me tal
led Stephene pat Was ful preue Wip pe forſide Roger/

Satione with an hundred pounds of men of arms
and 300 mynte he noyt apes. Tap. cent. III. xiiye.
and Whiue byng Edwarde of.

Engelonde hau'd bronzt pe slone of Chenalry
onto pe deth poriz commeile of are Hugh
pe Spenfer pe ffuder et are hugh his syne he by
wme as Woode as alyoim et wh it so eue pe Spenfer's
wolde hane done it pe as done et so wel pe byng
lonede hem pat pei myzte done wip him til ping
pat pei wold. A wher fore pe byng et onto are
Hugh pe ffuder pe Erledome of Nynebestre et to Sir
Audrenz of Herbelat pe Erledome of Ourdoille in
midice et in harmyuge of hiss troligne and byng
Edwarde poo poriz twinceil of pe Spenfer's disse
rited alle hem pat had ben azenb him in emy qua
rekt wip are Thomas of Lancastre et manye ope
were Disserited also for enchevõ pat pe Spenfer's
tweited forto hane her londes et so pei had at
pat pei wolde desire wip wrong et azenb al revoim
Thiue pitde pe byng Robert of Valdok a fals
piled clerk channæler of Engelonde poriz com
belle of pe forfide Spenfer's et he was at false By
ande et a conientons and so pei twinceiled pe byng
so morche pat pe byng lete take to hiss olbne warde
alle pe goodes of pe lordes pat were wrongfully
pitte onto pe deth in to hiss olbne honde et as wel
pey nome pe goodes pat were in holly chirche as pe
goodes pat were wip onte et lete hem be pitte inw
his tre sorye. At londone et also he lete hem be call'd
his forfetis. A and so pe byng Wronke birer comm
teille pat forenemore he Disserited alle hem pat poo
goodes olbede et also poriz her twinceille he lete a
vere a trallage of alle pe goodes of Engelonde whi
poriz he was pe riche st byng pat ene was in Eu
gelonde astir William yfaste of Normandye
pat conqerede Engelonde and zit poriz twinceilt

Aymer of valaunte erle of penbrol pat was thre
mordred so depnily in a teney seege but pat was
porne god des vengante for he was oon of ye Justis
pat consented to seide thonied seith of lanaistre
et wolde wne aftirwarde repente him of pat witbed
se de A and at pat tymé sive Olyne of yng him
Wente oone pe see into Gastaigne et Side mothe har
me vnto pe lyng offframme et he gat tzeen pat
lyng Edwarde had loste et mothe more per two
Jolynn Edwarde sente sive Edwarde his oldeste
one intofframme. Capitulo. TT. iii.

The Quene Jffabelle ne hest uost Dukellid in firm
ce but a quarter of an hour pat sive Edwarde
pe eldeste Sone ne txe d leeve forto Wende mto
fframme forto oppebe Wip his moder Quene Jffabel et
lyng Edwarde his father Granuted him Wip good
Wilt et seide vnto him goo my fane Sone in god des
blessinge et myne et penke forto come thzeen its hastely
its pon myst.
And prie pis Sive Edwarde Wente
oone pe see mtofframme et pe lyng affframme his
vncle vudirfouge him Wip motheel honou et seide
vnto him futre Sone ze be welcome and for cause pt
zonne father come uost forto done his fromage for
pe Duthyrne of Ghyen its his amicestres were Wou
te forto done zeve zow pat londeshipe to holde it
of me m heritage as alle zowre amicestres diden
bifore zow W herefore he naes tullesDNke of Gyeñ

A Jolynn Edwarde exiled his Quene Jffabel
and Edwarde his eldeste Sone Capitulo. TT. iii.

His lyng Edwarde of Fuge loude Sier de tel
le how pe lyng offframme had zeve pe duche
rye of Gyeñ vnto Sive Edwarde his Sone Wt
onte consente et pe Wilt of him et pat his Sone ed
Warde had vudirfouge pe Duthyrne he bivoue Wou
der Wroth et seide vnto his Sone Edwarde his
letter et to Quene Jffabel his Wiff also pat pey Wulde

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Were he had there of pe chormal poriz hylpe of pat holly
martir al poriz pat evil be vncairable. A thyn wust
pe Spensers herde pat god di de chiche myracles for
pis holly martir but pei Wolde nozt billeve it in noo
mahe nisse but seide openliche pat it was gret here/
spe chiche ytne of hyn to billeve/ whyn e chre hugh pe
Spenser pe sone sauz al pis doyng e anon he sente
his messenger from pomfreit ther he dwellede to ye
lyng edward pat poo was at Gravene shipwinn
for cause pat pe lyng chynnde vndoo pat pilgryma/
ge. A and as pat alande pat was messenger
wente to allarde pe lyng forto done his message he
come bi pe same lille pat pis holly martir was/
done vnto pe deth et in pe same plite he made his
ordure in Dispite And whyn e he had done he wente
to warde pe lyng et a stronge flyx come upon pat
alande or pat he come vnto zork pat he she de alle
his bomelles at his fundement. A and whyn e chre
hugh pe Spenser herde pis tydinge somdel he was
a drad but zit he ponzte forto vndone pat pilgray
made if pat he myzte by any mane waye et to the
lyng he wente him selfe et seide pat pey chynnde ben
in greteдаamder poriz vnto al tristen done for the
deth of thons of lantastre if pat he Suffred pus
pe puple forto done her pilgrymage at pomfreit.

P.-P.

A And so pis Spenser wuncheille de lyng edward
de pat he wunchevnd to tlo se vp pe chiche dores
of pomfreit in pe whiche chiche the holly martir vnt
thons was entred et pus pei di den theus alle pe frim
theis of holly chiche so pat fomre zeer aftre myzte
noo pilgryme come vnto pat holly body And for en
cheson pat pe mon ke s Suffred men to come et bonov
pat holly body of seite thons of lantastre pe holly
martir poriz wuncheill of chre hugh Spenser pe sone
et al so pom; wuncheill of wyft Robert of valdol pe
false piled clerk pat was pe bynges thumceler pe

Engelonde, or enchezons of chonnes of lancastre the
lyng et pe Spensers weren crye pat, nyste wbat for
to done wherfore onre hyngh pe Spenser pe sone sey
de vinto onre hyngh his ffader in pis niener wisse. A
ffader ainsid de pe tyme et pe commerck pat eue ze on
sented pat Quene jssabel chynnde gone into ffranne
forto treten of attonde bi tilbene pe lyng of Engelond
et pe lyng of ffranne fir brop for pat was zopre com
sikke for at pat tyme for onthe zonke witte failede.
A ffor 3 dre de me ove leste porniz hire et porniz oir
edward fir sone we ohulle be fsent, but if we til
le pe bettr comenck now faire sires undurstondich
how inverlons fconye et falshe heed pe Spensers yma
buned et taste ffor preneliche pe lete fille. v. barelles
ffereib wip chide pe oome almonuted. v. as. li et pey
tente poo barelles ome pe ove pueliche bi an alyn
pat men called Arnolde of Spayne pat was alivoko
of london pat the chynnde goo to pe Dosepers of ffraince
pat pey chynnde proviren et spebe vnto pe lyng of fran
te pat Quene jssabel et fir sone edward were dry
ven et exiled oute of ffr. annæ. A And amouge alle
op peyng e pat pey chynnde be bivouty vnto pe Deth, as
preneliche as pey nyste, but almyztn gud wolde nozt
pat it were so ffor whiue pis Arnolde was niye lyne
ove the was taken wiy Delondro pat mette him impe
ove et so to be him et lad him to her lere of erle of L.
nawde et moche zoe was made for his takyinge et at
pe laste pis Arnolde preneliche stal alwaye fio pens
et come ajeen vnto london. A And of pis takyng et of
opir pinge pe Erle of Henaulte seide vnto Quene jss
subell Same makely zon minye et bett of guode chere
for ze be more richere pue ze wende to hane ben et take
ze here thes. v. barelles ful of aline pat were orente
to pe Dosepers of ffraince for to quelle zow et zonre
done edward et and pynkyst hestely forto wende
into Engelonde et take ze wiy pon onre johs of henaulte

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E. afk.

my brother and, v himdrid men of armes for manye of
hem infframce in whom ze shone had grete truse hath
grete deynte zow forto dwrne wherfore almyt god
grunite zolz grace zoure enemys to one wene thyn
gene Jffalbeff sente pornz ont hemandt fflawundiz
for hir conditionz ſt he ordynede hir eny day forto
wen de nito Engelonde thyn and so ſheland m hir
compamye are edminde of wode stwke pat wat cle
of kent pat urab are edkarde brop of Engelonde
thyn byng edwarde lete kepe pe costes by pe see and alſo
he lete tepe alle pe pryſe men of armes ſt of ſoſte men
pornz onte al Engelonde tapo. C C. v. m.

Thyn byng edwarde herde telle pat Qnene ſs
subel ſire edwarde hir done Molde wene
im to Engelonde wip menye Alyens ſt also wu
hem pat were exiled onte of Engelonde for her rebeſt
nesſe he was vore a drad to be pittte and onm ſt to leſe
his byng dome wherfore he ordyned forto kepe hig
Castell in Wales as wel as in Engelonde wip vetu
les ſt goode apparale ſt also he lete kepe his Pyners
and pe vre costes Wheroſ pe v. y. portus token upon
hem to kepe pe see A and at pe ſſeste of pe decolla
dom of deite Johu pe vaptift pe Tetezeyns of londn
ente vuto byng edwarde to portchestre an. C
men of armes and alſo pe byng edmindeſt forper
more bi his kres ordyned pat eny himdrid ſt wapn
trathe of Engelonde two tryonſ ad wel of men of
armes as of men on ſoſte ſt pat pei ſhulde ben pitt
m. xx. done. ſi m. C. done. ſt edminde pat alle
poo men were redy Whyné any ont eſe or any tpe
were made forto purſue ſt talle pe Alyens pat wene
nito Engelonde forto by nyme him p and ſt forto
pittte him onte of his byng dome. A and more
one he lete doo tpe pornz his patent in eny ſepe
i m eny a market of Engelonde pat Qnene Jffalbeſt
i are edwarde hir done i pe cle of kent pat pey

were taken andstanfly kept the Wys orten any manne of her
me vnto hem dyvinge et alle op manne puple pat come
Wys hem anoye myte of her henedes skip orten any
rampson And what manu myste lyngge are Rogers
heed of Wygemore to lyng Orklande ofnulde gane
an hundred pounde of money for his traneyle And
furthermore he ordeyned by his patent and comyn
of for to make afyre upon every hille gille bis dees
pe Lymers et pe lowe antrees et for to make hize Re-
bes of tynber pat if so were pat pe Altyen come
vnto pe londe bi myste pat men ofnulde tende the Re-
bes p at pe antree myste be war if nede were et
come et meete wip her enemye et in pe same tyme
deide are Roger aortemer his vncle in the tonne of
London

The Queue jssabel et are Edwarde fire Sone
Duke of Gyn et are Edinnde of Wodeboue
erle of Kent et are John pe erle's crop of Renau
de et her compaignye Drud nozt pe maudacy of pe lynge
ne of his traytours for pey truste alle minde De grace
et comen vnto Cherelliche in Louthfyll pe Wyuy Day
of Septembre in pe zeer of grace a dy. ccc. xxvj
A

And prié Quene jssabel et are Edwarde fir abne
ente lettres vnto pe myd et vnto pe Comon al tree of
London re quyringe hem pat pei ofnulde ben hel
pinge in pe quarel et cause pat pe haf be gonne
pat is for to daye to distroye pe traytours of pe Reu
me but non anslibere wa d seut agen but before
pe Quene et are Edwarde fir Soneente kno thir
patent lere vnder her seel ed the tenor of Whiche lir
folke wth in pis manne.
A jssabel bi pe grace of god
Quene of Engelonde lide of zelonde et Comitesse
of pomtyff et also pe Edwarde pe elde sone of pe
lying of Engelonde Duke of Gyn Erle of The stowe

Sanf kepmge mpe Tasteff of Kenpilkorth et hinn kepte
sire Lerry pat was seite Thonis Broy of Lancastre et
sire Hughe Spenser pe ffuder towne et pinte hinn to the
Quene Jffabelles grace et onto sire Edwarde hir one
Duk of Gyen. A Vint sire Hughe pe Spense pe sone
Aftir pe tymie pat he was talke Wolde erte noo mane
of mete nopir Drynke noo mane Drynke for he waske
Well to hane noo mane of mercy but oonliche forto
be ded And pe Quene et his comitelsk poo hadd ordey
ned pat he Thynl de hane ben done onto pe deth at
Londoun but he was so febul for his mothe fastige
pat he was almoost ded and therefore it was or
Dyne de pat he Thulde hane his Jngement at
Heesford and at a place of pe towyn his good was
taken fio his heede et also from Robert of Valdob pt
was a fulte pilde clerke et pe kynge's Oftamcelere

A And men seste upon her heede's Chapelettez
of, ond pe nettlez et tiko Visnyers Blenciz in her Cin
Wip tivo grete Vingle Hornes upon poo tivo Sponers
pat men myzte there pe blowinge out Wip Hornes
moo pire a powrsende et oon Symonde of Redpuge
pe kynge's Marchal before him bare her armez
upon a Sperre vener sed in tokene pat pey Thynl de ben
vndone forenmore And upon pe morne was sive
Hughe pe Spenser pe sone Sampned vnto pe deth
et was Drake et honged et by heneded et his bowellis
taken ont of his body et brent et aftir he was quar
terede et his fomre quarters were vinte vnto fomre
gode tominz of Engelond et his heede seite vnto
Londoun bringy A And pis Symonde for enchezou
pat fse Dispised pe Quene Jffabel he was Drake
et honged in a falge made anyd pe forse de sive Hughe
Alone et pe same dely alitul fivo pennes was fir
Johyn of Arindek by heneded for he was oon of fir
Hughe pe Spensers comileres And then aftir was
our Hughe pe Spenser pe ffuder Drake et honged et by

H. S. +

of pe dy of seinte Denys was tucke d op on pe neike twos
in thepe i manye copies of pe same lette were tuc
ded upon Wyndowed i upon Dore i upon opir pla/
tes in pe cire pat alle men passyng by pe praye inoyte
seen i rede it A and pitt same tyme byng Cisar-
de was at London in pe toner at his mete i amessen-
ger come into pe halle i seide pat Quene Jffabel
was come to londe at herelwyche i sat dromyt/m
his comp anye of John of Henamnde i wip hem
men of drines Wip onte nombre And Wip pitt Abor-
de sure Hughe pe Spenser pe ffu der opel i pitt to pe
lyng Seide my mooste worshyppil londe byng of eu-
gelonde nouk moke ze maule gude there for certeyn
ly pei ben alle onres byng Cis warde salis pitt wor-
de comfortable but zit he was ful sovowful i peu-
fisse in his herte And pe byng sat d nozt fulliche
eten pat pe come anopu messanger i Seide pat pe
Quene Jffabel waserryde at her witche biside
zepistiche in sowth folk A Thyns sure Hughe Suen
fer pe ffu der opel vnto pe messenger i seide to him
i pray pe onre telle pe soth i sse come Wip a gerte
strengpe Certes sure soth forto saye me ne hempy
in his comp anye but vii men of drines i with
pat worde sure Hughe pe Spenser pe ffu der cire de
Wip an hize void i seide allas all as we beth alle
be traye deffor certes Wip so hatil power sse sat neue
come to londe but folke of pitt londe were to hir
confente And thersure asfur mete pey none of her con
ceill i erteue to warde wals for to diverse pe wals the
men azens Quene Jffabel and azens Cis warde
hir Sone al forto fijte and so pey were in purpoe
enychone Aholk maister watir Stapleton Cis hop
of Exeswe pat was pe bynges tresorer was hy he
nede d at London Capo CC. viiº.
22d in pitt same tyme byng Cis warde was
sore ed rad leste men of London Wolde zilde

W. S. bp. of Ely. b.

Hem vnto pe Quene Stabelke to vne Edward his Sone
Wherbefore he vinte vire Watere of Stapleton his tresorer
forto ben Wardeyn keper of pe cire of London Wip pe
nayre so he come vnto pe Cypresalle of London and
axed pe leves of pe zates of pe cire porne vninge streng
of his Comyssion Wolde stane had pe kepinge of pe
Cite. And pe comenerb answere de vride pat pey
Wolde kepe pe cire to pe honour of Lying EDWARD
and of JSSabel pe Quene of Duke EDWARD of Gyen
pe Lyinge Sone Wip outen any moor pire was pe Rip
rop Sore anoyede and were his oth pat pei alle onel
de a leye anon as pe Lying were come onte of Walys
And anon alle pe comeners of pe cire nome pe Visshop
and lat him Amyd Des Chape and there pey Comten
of his heede et ceste his heede in his rizt honde and
astarward pey Bihened tilo of his Comers pat
Bilde Wip him don of hem me called William of
Walle pat was pe Visshopes nevey pe top me called
John of p Adyngton And also pey nomen a Dur-
gris of London pat meu called yohn darchal pat
was vire Cyngh pe Lepusers aspye pe ffader and siny-
ten of his heede also and in pat same time put bis
op had in London a fayre Tourre in mathynge in his
cloob ypon pe Lyne of Stumpke Whiche was with on-
te Temple Varre he failede swon fortu make p
of an end Wherfore he comaniad his men fortu
gon to pe chirche of pe ffrere Carmes ther pey no
men foon to make therkip ye Tourre and the Chande
and mortire oolde robons per ikas lefte And
for pe Dispite pat pe Vishop had done vnto Holly chri-
che he his tivo Comyers Were Buryed in pat cande
as ponj pey had ben homdes there pey leyen xi/ko
keo til pat Quene Jssabel ovinte har lettres to pe od
nomis of London and prayed hem pat pey Wolde Suff-
ren and granite pat pe Vishop mynte be taken onte of
pat place be bound at Exceutive at his olwe chirche

and so he was and his two sons were buried at St Elementz chrische Wip oute Temple Vaire And it was no wonder p'ons p'tt Viffhop Depke in emyl Deth for he was a conditiont man and his lip him noo mertye and also he emyl comveiled pe lyng and one aftir was Arnolde of Spkyng taken he p'tt was affentamit to hane la d v oy ft of Oliuer m v Varrelles ferreis vnto pe Dosepers of ffl'amine for to helpe and laste pe Quene Jssabel to him Deth and Sire Edwarde fir Sone also And p'th Arnolde was pittte vnto pe Deth Wip oute pe c'te of London

Houk lyng Edwarde of Curnarystau and Sire Hughe pe Spenser were taken and pe erle of Arundel Capo Co' wy

Hie kyng Edwarde and Sente
Mistrie Watre Stapiltoun his tresorer vnto
London forto kepe pe c'te vnto him azens pe
Quene Jssabelles his Wiff and Azeen Edwarde fir Sone a
non pe lyng him selfe nome Wip him Sire Hughe
pe Spenser peffuder to Sire Hughe pe Sone to Sire Joha
Gle of Arundel and mistre Robert Valdok his chistnne
ler a filles pille d clerk nomen Sire Wales vnto Bristol
and there pe lyng alode alitul terme made Sire
Hughe pe Spenser j'effuder as constable to kepe al
Ouferet
A And lyng Edwarde to pe top a c'one ferde
Wente into shippe to ey'le den to Wale of Walis to hame
noo lene of pe Stylarde ne of non of pe lynged hon
solde to Wente one into Walis forto are pe Walles
men azen Quene Jssabelles to Edwarde fir Sone and
pe Gle of Kent to Sire Joha of Henande but pep
Wente to pursued aftir him to her power come to entre
fed emy day And so at pe laste pe lyng Wais taken vp
on an hille in Walis to Sire Hughe Spenser pe Sone
in pe topir onde of pe Same hille A And pe falle
piled clerk Robert of Valdok there was taken bys
des him to pep were bronit azen into Engelande
as almynty god it Wolde to pe lyng him self was m

K. 9 dw. of Lain:
Le taken:

B.C.

Erle ofponyff ſt erle of ſonntfort to pe mayr eto alle pe commonlere of pe cire of London Seu den gretinge for asmothe as wehane before pib tyme sente vnto zow by oure lettres how pat we ben comen into pib londe wip gwode arraye et in gwode maine for we honour et profite of holly chirche et of oure rizt dere lorde pe byng et alle pe Reikne wip al oure myzt et polker to kepe et maynte ne as we et alle pe gwode folk of pe Reikne arne holden forto done A and upon pat we prayed zow pat zee Wolde ben helpnige to vs in as niothe as ze sflulde moive in pib gntwelfth Whiche is for pe common profitt of al pe Reikne and we hane had vnto pib tyme uon anſtwere of pe vde lyes ne we knowe noſt zonre wifk in pat partye Wherfore we Sen de vnto zon a grapne et prie ye et charge zow pat ze bere zow so a geynes vn pat we hane noo cauſe to grene zow but pat ze ben to vs helpnige by alle pe wayes pat ze may or ſhal knowen A ſfor Writth Weſt in certeyne pat we et alle poo pat gen comen wip vn to pib Reikne ne pynke noſt to done zif it like god any pning but pat ſhal ben for pe common profitt of al pe Reikne but oonly forto Disteoye or Lymgh Spensec oure enemye et enemye vnto aſt pe Reikne as ze Weſt buolbe Wherfore we praye zon et charge zow bi pe feith pat ze olben to on re lorde pe byng et to vs et upon al pat ze ſlunk uo We forſeten a geyns vn pat if pe vde Lymgh Spensec oure enemye come wip zonne zonre polker pat ze doo him hafely be taken et ganſly kepe vnto pe tyme pt We hane or deyned of him oure wille et pat zee leve it noſt in nomadne Wisv if ze Desire honouz et profit of vs alle et of al pe Reikne A vn directiong of wel pat if ze done oure praper et wuamnde ment wee Thul pe more ben holden vnto zow and also ze ſflul gete zow worſhip et profitt if ze wil sen de vo hafely anſtwere of al zonre wifk zyven at yaldov pe vnto day of Octobre Whiche letwre erly in pe Dallnynge

of pe day.

heneded at Bristowe, et astur he was hongerd azeen by
pe arnes With two stronge ropes et pe fourpe Day,
astur he was he we al to pereis et homides eten linn
and for pat enche son pat pe kynget had zeven pe erle
of Wyndesfre his heede et was lat pider et putte up
ou a opere. A and pe false Robert of Valdob was
sente vnto London and there he Deide in psonne an
ge peses for men di de linn nomore rehence prie men
Wolde done vnto an homde et pue de den pe tray
tours of Engelonde blessed by almynty gud and it
w as no wonder for pomz her comyctet pe gude
Sire Thonis of lanestre was done vnto pe deth and
also alle poo pat filden lipp Thonis of lanestre po
riz poo trayturos weren vndone et alle her hennes
differed. A myllyng edward was putte a dom
and his Signe re in nome linn /tup/. ccc. xmo

A22d anon astur pat pis was done Quene yssa
Bek and Edward lirone et alle pe grete
Lordeb of Engelonde bi oon affent sente vnto
lyng Edward to pe Castel of kens Worth the pere pat
pe lyng was in kepinge vnder pe Warde of one Joha
Hathum pat was Wissop of Heely et of one Joha
of Percy til aroon for encheffon yat he Shulde ordoy
ne his Plement at a certeyne placte in Engelonde
forto redresse et amende pe state of pe Reime et lyng
Edward hem anuallere de et seide lordeb quod hee
ze oeth ful wel how it is. A Loo hanep here my seel
et zeve zon my power to ordoyne a parlement where
pat ze wole et pe anon nome her lene of ham et come
azeen vnto pe baronis of Engelonde et willne pery
and pe kynget patent of pis pue et pey sseide et
vnto pe lordeb and poo pey ordoynde pat pe plement
oful de ben at West mynste at pe vnto of seyn silla
rye And alle pe grete lordeb of Engelonde lete ordoy
ne for hem there azens pat tyne pat pe parlement
Shulde bve. A And at pat Day pat ye parlement

WAS the lyng Wolde nozt come there for noo manne ping
AS he had promesseyd him Self et assignyd but nowelees
pe Baroinys Seute vnto him so tyne et op et he ouwre by
goddes Sonke pat he wolde nozt come there so foote wif
fore it was ordeyne de bi alle pe grete LORDes of Engelond,
pat he Shulde noo leuger be byng but be deposede and
Seiden pat pey Wolden corolke EDWARD be his Sonne
byng pe eldere pat is Dub of Gyen.
A And seute
so Wolde to pe lyng there pat he was in Christe vnder
Sire Johu Groe of Garren and Sire Johu of Bachuun
Biffhop of Heely et Sire Johu of Jherpy a Baroin et of Syr
William Trussell a bynyt pat it was wip pe Groe Sire
Thomias of Lancastre for to zilde vp his homages vn
to him for alle hem of Engelonde And Sire William truss
fel seyd thes LORDes Sire EDWARD for enchefon pat ze
hane bi trayede zonre piple of Engelonde et hane vn
Done many grete LORDes of Engelonde wip onten any
tanse but nolb ze ben Wipsonde pank ed begod.
A And
also for enchefon pat ze Wolde nozt come to pe parlemet
as ze ordeyne de at Westinustre As in zonre olbne ke
patent is conteyued for to faire zonre liege men
as a bynyt Shulde And preve by alle pe Wnomm as
sent af alle pe LORDes of Engelonde j telle vnto zow
thees LORDes Sire ze Shul underfonde pat pe Barons
of Engelonde at don affent Wole pat ze benomore
kyng of Engelonde but oet liche hauyp puete zow
out of zonre realke fore enmore.
A And pe Biffhop
of Heely Seide poo to pe lyng Sire EDWARD here y
zil de vp feutre et homade for alle pe Erthebiffhopes
and Biffhopes of Engelonde et for alle pe Clergne
Thoo Seide Sire Johu erle of Garrenne Sire EDWARD
here y zilde vp vnto zow feutre et homage for me and
alle pe erles of Engelonde And Sire Johu pe Wery
zaf op also there bis homage for him et for alle pe
Baroinys of Engelonde And poo Seide Sire William
Trussell y zilde vp nolb vnto zon Sire myne homage

for me ſt also for alle pe kynz two of Engelonde ſt fur ſe
alle pat Holde li Serganitrye or bi ony maſne op
ping of zow Holde pat fro p[ie]s dey aftirward[er] ze ſhul
nozt be claymed kynget nope for kynget ben Holde[n]

A but from p[ie]s tyme aftirward[er] ze ſhulle ben Hol
den a ſengulere men of alle pe p[ie]nple so p[ie]ne pei Wente
peines zeen vnto London there pat pe lorde[s] of Enge
londe ſom alode and Sire Edwarde alode m[ar]p[er]ſon
vnder gode kynge ſt pat was m[ar]pe dey of pe Con
nercion of Seide Woule m[ar]pe xx zeer of his regne

Holl pe p[he]ſene of merſyne declared of kynget
de pe one of kynget edwarde of Curnarſun a[mi]r[ati]o[n]

P. of M[ay]

ſt p[ie]s kynget edwarde p[he]ſiede.

merſyne ſt dey pat there ſhulde come a[mi]t
oute of Tur pat ſhulde hane Hornes of ſoil
and aberde as w[ha]t as Any Snowe ſt a dop ſhulde
come out of his nose thereles pat ſhulde be toke ne
moche h[ar]me h[ar]migre ſt Deth of pe p[ie]nple ſt gret loffe
of his londe and pat m[ar]pe bigynnynge of his regne
of ſhulde ben h[ar]mited moſt h[ar]ſo[pi]e ſt soth it was
alle as pe tyme f[or] kynget edwarde pat was kynget
as edwarde londe was born at Curnarſun m[ar]p[er]ſon
[ſt] for Othe he h[ar]d Hornes of Blinde ſt aberde as Whi-
te as Snowe A f[or] w[ha]t he was made p[er]p[ur]ce of
Was he z[ar]t him moſt h[ar]me vnto Pyott [ſt] to folie and
soth dey merſyne m[ar]pe p[he]ſene pat pe ſhulde av
me orte of his nose thereles a dop for him t[he] p[ie]nme
was gret h[ar]migre amonge pe pore men [ſt] starv[ing] dep
amonge pe rich[es] pat deide m[ar]p[er]miſe londe m[ar]p[er]
moſt h[ar]me Dorowe [ſt] m[ar]p[er]re m[ar]p[er]t londe [ſt] aftirward[er]
he loffe Scotland [ſt] Gastigne [ſt] Whi[le]s him selfe
was kynget h[ar]mer was moſt h[ar]ſorpe h[ar]mited And
A[ſo] merſyne tolde [ſt] deide pat p[ie]s g[vo]de ſhulde ſche
pe flore of liff [ſt] of Deth [ſt] h[ar]s deide soth for he ſpon
ſide j[es]abel pe kynge donget of f[ra]nne[er]. A And
m[ar]p[er]t t[he] p[ie]nme merſyne deide pat pe ſhulde ben made

Aynlde hyn ontonne And püe he ohnul de clopen hyn
Wip a lyones Skynne ſi ohnul de Wynne tzeen pat he
hast lost And morthel more porn apnyle pat ohnul de
come out of pe worth West pat ohnul de mabehmto
be drad ſi hyn a venge of his enemyes porn winterlle
of tivo Ohnis pat first ohnul de ben mpeide to ben vndb
ne ſi pat poo tivo Ohnis ohnul de Wende one pe cve into
a stranige londe ſi there pep ohnul de dwelly til a certeyn
tyme And astir pep ohnul de come into Engelonde tzeen

A And poo tivo Ohnis ohnul de done mothe harme
vnto manye oon ſi pat pei ohnul de winterle pe Goet
fuer to meve Werre azen pe forseide Vere ſi pat pe Goot
and pe tivo Ohnis ohnul de come vnto an arme ofpe
See at vartou vp tryut ſi ohnul de Wende one ſi pat
fuer drede pe vere ohnul de flee Wip a Wanne m his
compante vnto Vire to vlerde pe worth porns tu vn
kyn de ont puttere ſi pat pe Wanne püe ohnul de ben
Slayne Wip Corolke ſi also pe vere ohnul de be Slayne
ful nyje his owne nest pat ohal stonde upon pom
freit upon whom pe some ohal she de his Vemef

A And many folk hyn ohal seche for his mothele
ytie ſi he Seide ful Soth for pe goode erle Thomis of
Pantastre was born in pe worth West ſi cosyn vnto pe
kyng done of his vncle ſi bi lature he made pe kyng
lese mothe londe pe Whiche he had purchafed til ful
herte til at pe laste pe kyng toke p of Meline ſi hyn
self filled Wip anelwe ſi astir he gut azeo pat he
hast lost ſi mothe more porn folk pat he lere assem
ble out of pe worth West pat made hyn to ben a drad
And vengid hyn upon his varionn porn winterlle
of oire Hugh pe Spenser pe ffunder ſi oire Hugh the
Done pat bisorne were exiled out of Engelonde for
her Wacknnesse. A but astir hard pey towien a
zeen into Engelonde out of strannte ſi so mothe
pey towriled pe kyng pat he ohnul de Werre upon
Sire Thomis of Pantastre so pat pe kyng ſi pe open

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sere ſt pe erle of Armdeſt her power mette Wip thomis
of Lancaſtre at Varon vp trynt ſt him there diſwini-
tede ſt ire Minſrey erle of Herſonde was in his wuipa-
nye ſt Aſtir Wurde fleſſen pe forſend thomis ſt Hinniſry
Wip her companye at Vnbrigge Wip ire Andrew of
Larck pat us talled pe vnkynde onte puttere A and
atſo ire Symounde Warde erle of zork pei twen ſt
mette Wip ire thomis of Lancaſtre Wip an Single wu-
pamye ſt hem there diſwiniſtre ſt in pat oſſiſture
pe erle of Hereſonde was Slayne upon pe Vrange War-
del Wip a ſperke in pe fundement ſt ye erle thomis was
taken ſt las vnto Pomſtreit ſt Aſtir he was by henedid
by ſides his oulpe truſtel. A and aſtir Warde many
nien ſonſte him for pe impaſſed pat god diſe for ſtr.
A and in pat tyne overſyne Seide pat for Corowe and
ſarme a peple of his ſonde ohnle ben puite vnto pe
deth Wlierfore manye ſondes ohnle ben upon him pe
Bolde ſt he Seide soth for euſehon pat his Varonis
were done vnto pe deth for ſeide diſhon ſquare of
Lancaſtre pe puple of manye ſondes biconen pe bol-
dere forto meve Werre vpdu pe lyng for her blode
was turned vnto manye Rationis. A and aſtir
Warde overſyne tolde ſt Seide pat pe forſende Ouelis
Ohnle done mothe Htarie vnto pe flouer of lift.
ſt of deth ſt pey ſhulde brynge his vnto morthe diſ-
ſe So pat chſe ohnle niende one pe ſee in to ſſern
de forty maſke pees to pe ſlonred Deliſe ſt there chſe ſhulde
abide til ou atyne pat ſir Seede ſhulde come ſt
o the him and pue pei ſhulde abide bope til atyne
pat yei ſhulde clopen him Wip grace ſt poo tibo Oul
ſhe ohnle o the ſt puite ſhen vnto spitous dep
and pat pplecie was puel ſnowe ſt was ſil othe
A ſfor onr hys ſt pe Openſir pe ſtader ſt ire hys
pe done diſe mothe Corowe ſt pſeauon vnto the
Quene aſſaſt porn her pro aſirement vnto hire
Lorde pe lyng so pat pey ordeyned amonge him