the londe me called Golwan And was pat tyne mpe ant
And whiue he wiste pat so many faire maidenes were
arped in pat havene he noime Eliza his brother
and opir of his honsolde wip him and wente to
pe olippes to se pat faire companye And whi
pis byng Golwan calwz hem so faire he et his
company Wolde hem hane onlayne et binome hem
her in alden hooode. Vnt ursula pat god maiden
conceiled prayed. Warned et tanzte hem whiche
pat were hir felawes pat pei sholde diffende hem
wy al her myzt and rather ouffren deth prie onf
fren her bodies to be defouled. So pat alle thes
maidenes biome so stedefast in god pat pei diffende
hem pornz his grace so pat non of the men had po
wer to done hem any sfe eme. Wherfore pe byng
Golwan. Waxe se odre amevid pat he for wraatthe
lete olee hem enerychon Anon izte and ov were al-
thes maidenes martred for pe londe of god and lig-
gen alle at toleigne. Now byng Golwan come
forty distroy pis londe. And how aman of grete po-
wer pat me called Gracian diffende pe londe. Capo, li
hie al pis was done byng Golwan.
pat was a Sarazeyne called his krop Eliza
kand seide to him pat he wolde goon and con-
quere pe londe pat alle poo faire maidenes were borü
jame and prie pornz conceil he lete ordoyne a grete
power of peithes of denemark, et of orkney, et of nor-
wey and pei comen into pis londe and brente tomus
and slouz folbe et taste a dom chiche and honses
of religion and robbed pe londe in lengpe et in brede
and putte to deth alle poo pat wolde nozt for saue
pe rist bilene and aistredome for as mothe as thes
was noo Donayne in pis londe pat tyne pat myste
hem helpe or diffende. A ffor pe byng daximman
had taken wip him alle pe worthi men whenne he
wente to conquere hitul Brettligne And in pe same

tyme pat ze here now welle was seite Albon martred
pornz pe lode tyrainit/Sisdiaan/in pe same place wher
zme is now and abbey made of seite Albon whiles
pat he was a paynemé but aftir he comtred him towar
des god pornz pe p[os] diuion of a grete clerke è a Wise
pat me called a ffabel pe whiche pat was hore brened
anyst in seite Albones honse A And pis was aftir
pe Jnaurnation of y h[ain] carste. CC. zeer. uyl. è vii. zeer
and also men s[]sul ynderstonde pat seite Albon
suffred his martred ome before pat seite Edmond
was martred And p[os]re is seite Albon called pe
firste martie of Enrelonde This Gowlhames crop
and his folb pat were Sarrazynés Wente pornz
ontz pe londe and distroyed al p[ing] pat pei fumnde
and p[ing] pei ne spared. th[ain]e Wh[ain]e pis ty d[ug]
come vinto Rome h[oly] pat lyng Gowan h[ad] Gigon
forto D[ist]roye pis londe. A the Empour anon and
poo of Rome sente a stronge man è of grete power
pat me called Gracan w[ir]. XXXIII. polf sende me
wel fijttynge for to that out pe Sarrazynés of pis
londe and alle pes Komaynes aryved at portes
now the but maynidan myste noht come him self
for as mothe as he was chosen Empone aftir pe
Deth of Constantyne Wh[iche] pat was seite Cleynés
Sone Th[ain]e Wh[ain]e y[as] Gracan was arived w[ir]
his oost he lete espie p[ne]lliche where pe lyng Gowan
myste be fomnde And so pes Komaynes come upon
pe Sarrazeyno o[d]enitche Whiles pei leye in her bed
des and so disto[inf]ited him è so th[ey] him in her bed
des. eu[py]hon pat non of hem estaped ganf oonly
lyng Gowan pat fadde w[ir] mothe forowe men
to his caitre. A And s[]vone aftir it bifel pat may
inidan was slayn at Rome pornz tresvon And wh[ain]
Gracan Wiste pis ty d[ug]e he lete crowne him lyng
of pis londe. F now Gracan mad him selfe lyng of
pis londe Wh[ain]e maynidan was ded è aftirward the

9 Bretounnés.

Bretouys quelles him for his wicandnesse, Cap, Lij.

Hus Granan Whiue he ligitu futo.

regue he bivome so Wicubt ï so sterne ï so moche
forouë iuouzte to pe Bretouys pat prey sounz
him anonges hem. Thiue Whiue byng Golvan had on
Hersfonde pat Gratain was done to pe Deth. anou he lete
assemble agrete power and come azeen nito pis londe

A and zif he had erst done grete harme poo dide he
moche more ffor he distroied al pis londe and alle pe
aristene puple pat was in mochel Brettingue, so pat
noo man was so hardy to nempne God, And whoo
pat so dide anou he was putte vnto stronge Deth, but
pe Vifshop of London, pat was in pat tyme whiche me
talled Gosselyn, staped ï Wente pens to hem of Rame
forto seche socour and helpe to Distwye pe Sarazepus
pat had Distroyed pe londe of Brettingue A and
pue pe Komaynes zif answere azen to pe Bishop and
Seiden pat prey had ben so ofte anoyed for her fende
afur her puple into Brettingue forto helpe pe Bretouys
and per twelde nomore so done And pe Vifshop Gol
felyn, Wente pens wyp outhen any socour or helpe
And pue Wente gee vnto pe byng of litul Brettinge
pat me called Aldroye and pis was pe priode byng
afur Conan wudol, ab bisore is fide Thiue pis Vifshop
prayed pe byng Aldroye of socour ï of helpe pue the
byng had grete pite in his herte Whiue he had hirde
hord pe Vifshop fonde and hord pat aristene men were
ofayne in grete Brettingue poriz Petynemes ï Sard
zeynes A thiue pis byng Aldroye gruinated him
Constantyn his biopur him forto helpe wip polver
of folke and anou he lete hem arraye Wip hord arno
and shippe and al pugt pat to him nedd to patt vi
age And Whiue pat al pugt was redy he called the
Vifshop and to him seide j tube zow here forto helpe
and to socome Constantyn my biopur upon pis comp
namite pat zif God zif him grace pe paynemes ï pe

Constantine

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Sarazeynes to shende And discomfist that pame ze ma
de him byng of pe londe ï pe vishop him granited a
non wy good will. A Thyn Constantryn And pe bis
hop nomie leene of pe byng al drowe And bito ke shi
gos And nome here puple to pe nombre of xii, as, ù
wente in to her shippes And seiled towarde pe grete
Bretaigne ù a tryes at dwenesse And whyn pe vire
twins hund tydminges pat to hem come soone they
were strongeliche comforted And ordyned hem an
hinge nombre of puple ù come to hem and underfonge
hem wy mochel honom Thyn Golwan anon as he
wiste of pis pung he assembled alle pe Sarazeynes
And come anons hem And zaf hem batule A And
Constantryn sfolz hyn ikye his owne londe And all
pe top Sir Sarazeynes were discomfisted And olayn
pat non of hem escaped but poo pat were comited
vuto al mystey god. Xow Constantryne pat was byng
Al drowes bropie of litul Bretaigne was comited byng of
mo chel Bretaigne for his worthynesse Capo, pny.
And anons aftir pe batule Alle pey
Wenten to London And comited there Constan
hyn And made him byng of pis londe And pe
vishop Gosselyn fette pe comune upon his freed And it
noynted him as falllep vuto byng for to ben And poo
bigan arfendome azeen Thyn pis byng Constantryne
Whyn he was comited anons aftir he sponſed a Unſſ
poetz comiceil of pe bretonis And bigitt pree Jones
upon him the firste me called Constantryn The second
Aurylambros. ù pe pridde vter A Constantry pe eldast
bropir whyn he come to age he made him a ayon be
at byncheste And pue Constantryn pe byng his ſſu
der was olayn porilz treson ſfor it bisel upon it dry
pat appehite come to him in message And ferde pat he
bokde speche wy pe byng in puy comiceil thyn pe byng
lete vode his chambre of pe men pat were wip jme
pat ther dode nomoo but pe byng ù pe pehite. And

p[ro]s pehite made it continuance as he wold he speke Wip pe
byng in his Cre and there he quelled him Wip a longe
b[us]ff and aftir Wente quaynteliche out of pe chambre
in to anop chambre so pat noman Wiste where he was
himme. And wher pe bynges men Wiste pat her
l[or]de was so slayne pe made moche sovive & Wiste nozt
as at forw don ffir as moche as pe two Jones of the
bynges pat is to Wite Aunylambros & vter were so zon
as pat non of hem myste be byng but Constan vice pe
prid[ed] W[or]p pat Waw monke at W[or]nchestre as is sen de
bisfor[on] but sfortager pat was Erle of Westfeye p[ou]zze
p[ue]neliche in his herte poruz queyntise to ben byng and
Wente to W[or]nchestre there pat Constan vice was monke
and to him as de Constan vice quod he zonre ffader is
as and zonre two brepren pat ben W[or]p Gosfelyn pe
bisbop of London to noriffhe b[ep] so zong pat non of
hem may be byng wherfore y comiceile zon to forsaken
z[on]re Abite and W[or]neth W[or]p me and y fjal done so
to pe Brettonno pat ze fhol be made byng Of Constan-
ce pat was byng constantyny done whiche pat W[or]p a
monke at W[or]nchestre and his ow[as] he was made bynge
as pe Deth of his ffader por[ug] comiceil of sfortager pat
was Erle of Westfeye ffir as moche as Aunylambros
and vter his two brepren were but of zonge age and
aftir sfortager l[ete] him vlee to be byng him selfe cap[ul]myn

bis sfortager comnared.

thio Constan vice Conwche til he forsoke his
abite and Wente W[or]p him and auon aftir
pi[os] Constan vice was crowned and made byng b[ipe]
assente of pe Brettonno. Thio Constan vice Whi[ne] he
was crowned and made bynge he Wiste ne kene we
nozt but litul of pe Worlde ne koyde noping as
b[uy]z this de axed and so he made sfortager bis maist
and his chief comnuler and zaf him til his polfer
forw[or] ord[ay]ne and doo as moche as to pe ke w[or]me aper
t[ev]yned so pat pe byng him selfen noping entirwelles

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but only che bare penteine of byng. A and chue ffortager
sauz pat he had al pelonde in his warden, and goûnele at
his oune wille, he ponske apxene treson, and ponske for
to fée constantice, pe byng, pat he myzte him felde be croix
ned and made byng, and anon he lete seide aftir an
C. kuytes of pohertes the worthieste of all pe londe,
heim hilde wily him forto dwelle, as to be kers of
his body as he wold, wende porn pe londe to ordaigne
pingres pat apparresned to a byng, and pioffortagre
honored so moche poo C. kuytes And so mothe
zaff hem of golde, of glorie, of richesse, ielwelles, wobus
et hize horas, et opre nobley gires plente, wherfore thes
kuytes hilde him more lorde, prie pey dien pe byng.
A chue ffortaper seide to him zif pat he minste
be byng, as it were porn treson, he hilde min he hem
pe richeste of pelonde, so prie at pe laste porn givete
zistes, pat he had zefe laityely pey tred porn pe byn
ges tourte, pat ffortager were better worth to be bynge
prie constantice wherfore ffortager made semblant
as pons he had ben wrothe and departed from the
tourte, and seide he minste gon elles wher for pingre
pat he had forto Some A and so pe truytong seide
we enchefson pat per hilde fée pe byng, constantine,
whiue pat pioffortager was goon it bifel sone aftir
pat thes. C kuytes of pe pelites broken up pe Sors
of pe bynges Thambre and there pe him stowes and
sineten of his seed, and bere it to ffortager there pat
he divelled and whiue pat ffortager saiz pat seide
he wept ful tenderly wily his Eyen, but nopelee,
he was Sunndel glade of his deth, for tainte pat he wol
de be byng. A and prie anon he lete title poo him/
dred kuytes of pelites, as bynde her hondes bilyn,
de him, and lede him to London, and there pey were
Dampned vinto pe deth, as ful trautours and anon
aftell epe wretoune of pe londe, bi common affente
croixned ther ffortager and made him byng of pelonde

How the wardynes pat had pe two children to bepe whi
the pat were Constanne synes lad hem into litul vire,
traine for pe treson and falsnesse of ffortager, capo, loo,

bis byng ffortuger whi ne se

Was crowned poo wardynes pat had the two
children in beping pat us to veye Aunlam
bros and vter porny ordenaince of Gosselyn vifthop
of London astur pe bynges deth Durste nozt diwelle in
pe londe wuy pe children but lad hem vnto pe byng
of litul Bretaigne ffor as moche as he wiste poo the
treson of pis traitone ffortager pat poo was made
byng porny w hom Constanne hre brop was stayne

A wherfore poo, C, knytes of Pehites were putte
vnto pe deth and goven al pe blame as ponz ffortager
had nozt wist of ne nopie thev to consuted. And
so poo beperp of poo two children Dre dden leste ffortil
ger wolde putte hem to pe deth porny his treson and fals
nesse as he had done her bropie bifore. And therafter
pey were lad ou pe se into litul Bretaigne and pe
byng hem resfryned wyp mothe l Yonne and lere he
be noriffed and there pey diwelled til pey were future
knytes and stronge et fer. A And whie thes knytes
ponten forto twengen hem upon pe deth of Constan
de her bropie et whi ne pey althofer tyne so pey diden
as ze shtul here telle asturward et wha nozt londe
tyne astur pat tydinge come one pe sve to pe kynede
of pe C knytes of Pehites p'at were dampned and
putte vnto pe deth porny ffortager in his londe, wher
fore pey were wonder wrothe and alwoven pat pey pol
de ben avenged of her kynnes deth and comen into
pis londe wip a givete poiver and robb'd den & slotten
in many places and diden al pe sorowe pat pey myste

A And whi ne ffortager wiste pis he made moche
sorowe et sive wat anoyed and in et nopie partie
al s' tydinge come to him pat Aunlam brob et vter
his bropie ordyned hem et assembled a givete softe.

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forto come in to moch el Bretaigne pat is to Jeyne into pis
londe to ben avengyd upon Constance her Brepes dep
so pat in oon halske in anopir he was bronzt in to so
widche Sorowe pat he wyste wheder for to wende how
Engist And xpi powsende men come into pis londe to
whom sfortinger zaf aplace pat is called Twongtastel

Capitulo, prent

H

rde Soone astre pis sorowe tydinge come to
sfortageer pat a grete navie of straingters were
come it arived in pe cintre of kante But he wiste uozzt
wh at pei were ne fvo wthens pei come Thwe sfortiger
sente anou amessengee pider pat Ovne of hem holde
come it speke Wip him for to wite wh at folke pey were
and wlat at pei asled it into what cintre pey holde gow
n

A Thwe ther were tiko kiepveu pat were prynes
of pat wintpanye The twon ne called Engist and pe
tupir horn and pis Engist come to pe lyngt ffseta/
ger and tolde to hem pe enchesu wherfore pey were
comen and tryved in his londe and seide to him
sive wee ben of a strange cintre pat is called Saxo
npe Whiche is pe londe of Germayne Wher zime is
so moche sorowe pat ther is so myche puple pat pe
londe in cyt nozt hem Ousteyne A Wherpoliz pe mais
two and pe prynas of pe londe pat hane it to gun
ne and to ritle shulleth done come before hem bove
men and wemen pat boldest ben anonges hem for
to fijte and tranneile in to Dyvers londe s for to greeu
her lyvige and so pe prynas of pe londe sfilzife
hem hors et harnays armour and al puget pect hem
ne dey and shul seie to hem goth ze into anopir
contre wher pat ze molke lyven itz zome thunc
tres dideu before zow A and þore sive lyngt
zif ze hane owzte to done wip onre wimp anye the
ben come into zome londe and wip goode itul we
wole zow serve and zome londe bepe and defende
from zome enempes if pat zow nediths and whiue

ffortager hurde pis tydinge he seide he wolde gladly
Wyt holde hem upon onche wuicenannt if pat pey
myzte Delyne his londe of his enemyes he wolde
zeve hem resonable londes where pey shulde dwelle
for eimmore.
A Thyné pis Engist putuked him gwood
and in pis maue conannt hee and his compenye
poo yl' polt sende men shulde dwelle Wyt ffortager
and do mothe pey diden for him porn her bolduesse
and her mansode pat pey delyned pe londe clene of
his enemyes. And whyné pis was done Engist pry
ed pe lyng ffortager of do mothe londe pat he myzte
make to him a ciasse for him and for his compenye
A Thyné pe lyng ffortiger ansliberede and seide pt
he myzte nozt doo pat Wyt orte counteil of his
vrevimus and Engist preyed him eftsoones of as
mothe plate as he myzte compace Wyt a twonge of a
skynne wher upon he myzte make him amainer to
dwelle upon and pue pe bynge ffortiger gremited his
pat freely and poo none Engist a vole skynne and
bitte it as final as he myzte al into do tibonge al
vomnde and ther Wyt he compafvd as mothe londe as
he made upon a future castell and whyné pis castell
was j made he lete calle it Twong castell for as moche
as pe place was marked Wyt a twonge. Of Ronelwen
pat was Engistes domt and how byng ffortayer spon
fed hir for her bewte Capo, Loiny.

Jhre pis castel was made and ful wel arayed
Engist pueliche cante bi lettre into pe counte
pat he com froo astir au T shippes felled wyt
struvinge men whiche pat were bold and wel fyinge
in alle batailles and pat pey shulde brynge Wyt
hem Ronelwen his doiz tir pat was pe faireste creature
pat any man myzte se And whyné pe puple was as
men pat he had cante astir he none hem into his
castell wyt mothe zoye and him selfe upon a day wen
te into pe byng ffortager and pyed him delborthely pt

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He wold come and de hie newe manne that he had made in
the place pat he had compasred Wuy pe tilbong of pe volw
obynne And pe lyng sfortuger anon gruined him freely
and Wuy him wente pider and whiue he come pider he
was wel apayed Wuy pe methonge of peостlick and pe
fure werbe therof and there pe lyng it he eet to gide
res Wuy uo chel zope it honou. A and whiue nyxt
come pat pe lyng sfortuger sholde gon to his chambir
forto tabe there his nyzt rese Roonelbenne pat was
Engistes Donztir come Wuy a cuppe of goode in fir
honde and kneled lbefore pe lyng sfortuger and sinde
to him wasseilt But pe lyng wiste nozt what it
mente ne what he sfolde anisbere for as mothe as
him selfe ne non of his vretouno zit tovlpe non
Englisthe spebe ne underwonde it but speken pat
Sence language pat vretouno zit done A but nope
lesb alutyn man to lde pe lyng folle underwonding
thevof. Wasseil and pat the sholde anisbere azeen
therto Dryuke hailf and pat was pe firste tyme
pat wasseil and Dryuke hail come up in pis londe
and fio pat tyme into pis tyme it layp ben well
y used Thine pe lyng sfortuger all ye fairnesse
of Roonelbenne and lide his armes aboute him wel
and pries swetely he bisse d him and anon int he
was an tamered up on him pat he desired him to
hane him to Wiffe A and anon pe lyng sfortuger
asked him of Engist he sffdar and Engist gruui
ted him up on conamit pat pe lyng sholde zive him
al pe outre of kente pat he myzte divelle him and
alle his piple and anon pe lyng sfortuger gruui
ted him prenuely Wuy a goode w itself And anon aftir
he sponised pe Samesel and pat was mothe wu fu
sion to him self for therefore alle pe vretouno by
comen so Brothe for enchevnon pat he had sponised
A woman of my sbilene Wherfore poy wente alle fiv

him and noping to him toke kepe ne wolde nozt helpe
him in noping pat he had for tyone / hol vortynie
pat was sfortalgys sone was made byng and how Engist
was dryven out of his londe / and how vortynie was slayn
poruy konelwenne / capo poruy

Thièe pis Engist wente in to bente and seised al pe
londe in ito his honde for him et for his men and
bivouke wypp jinne alitul while of so grete powor
and so mochel puple had pat men wiste nozt wypp jinne
alitul tyme whiche were pe bynges men and whiche
were Engistes men wherfore al vretedine had of him
frede and derde etmonges hem but zif pey toke opre con
sail bitibene hem / alle pe londe sfolde ben bytrened poruy
Engist and his puple / Thièe sfortager had bisfeten
upon his firste wiff pree dones / the firste me called vor-
tynie these overde outagren and pe pridde possent yne
pe vretomin bi oou assent eny chone chosen vortynie to
ben her londe and her sonerayn and her consalier in eny
batille and so crouned him and made him byng and
wolde siffre sfortager lis fader no leuger forto regne/
ffor eiches von of pe ally anke bitibene Engist et him

A Thièe pe vretomin ordeyned agrete oost to Dryne
onte of pis londe Engist et his compaigne and zaf him
pree batilleb The firste was in bente three pat he was
londe these sevnde was at Tetefforde and pe pridde
was in a shire a pis half Cool in Amoore and in pis
batille him mette outagren and horne Engistes Drop
so pat enyche of him slow op but for as mothe as
pe contre was zonen londe tyme bisforn to horne poruy
sfortager poo he had opousid konelwenne his cisen
these he had made a future Cistel pat me called hovn/
Cistel aftar his owne name / Thièe vortynie was
so Sore anoyed for his bispes deth outagren for he
was ded in onche amaine wherfore anony he lote selle
a donn pe Cistel onto pe gronde and aftar pate he ne/

Lesten nyt Tuesday til he had dryven onte Engist and alle
his purple of pe londe. And whiue Engist was dry
ven away, Wouelwenne his Donstir midde Vorollke Juotiz,
and quenytely the speak to hem pate were next to the
Byng Vortynne and Wip poy pate were prepyrest Wip hi
and she zaf to hem to unmente zifues, pate pe Bynghe
Was a poysoned ad derde at london, pe fourpe zeer
of his regne and there he at the geaveu. And the
Vretounos chosen anopir tyne ffortager to ben her Byng, And
How Engist crine ni to pis londe azeen and poy foltzten to
to gedered, Capo lyx.

Hast Vortyners deth the Vretounos hi her common
affente eftsones midde ffortager her Byng upon
pis wondemte pat he ftilde newe aftir Unferu
Engist ne non of his purple ftilde come into pis londe
And whiue al pis Was Don Wouelwenne pe quene pely
bi letre Seute aftir Engist And ferde pat he had euy
foned pe Byng Vortynne and pat ffortager her londe
Azeen bare pe woldne and regued the Byng, and pat
he fholde come azeen into pe londe wel trayed With
mothe purple forto dضاء him upon pe Vretounos  
to Wyne his londe azeen. And whiue Engist
hinde pis tydige he made grete yope auon assembled
hastely. Xv. u. mon pate were donst in eely bataille
And whiue ffortager herde telle pat Engist Was wouen azen
Wip a grete polber into pis londe, he assembled his fire
Vounis and wente azen, Engist forto hane zove him
bataille Wip his Vretounos, But Engist drad him fore
of pe Vretounos for pey had swinfized him biforne
And Dryven him onde of pe londe Wip strenges. And
fore pis Engist pyed pe Byng of a londe day and ferde
pat he was nout wile forto fize, but for to hane Wip
lone his londe azeen ni bente, zif he myzte atterde with
pe Vretounos, of hem hane grace, Thine Byng ffortiz
poru comceil of his Vretounos grinted him a lone
day and pus it, Was ordoyned poru pe Vretounos

that the same lomeday thulde be holde fustre biside
Salisbmy upon an hilk and Engist thulde come pi
der Wiy. And knytes Wiy ouren tany moo and pe
byngffortager Wiy do niemye of pe wistere in pe londe
A And at pat Same Day pe byngffortag come wit
his counal as it was ordpyed but Engist had wer
ed his knytes pueliche and hem commanded pat euych
of hem thulde putte alonge knyff in his hose and whi
put the Seide fapre Ores now is tyne to speke of lone
and pees Enyche of hem anon thulde dranke his knyff
and see a Vretoun and so pey quellde And so it ly
of worthi knytes Vretounis and Wiy mochre dorolde
dome of hem estaped A and ffortager him selfe was
taken and laid to wrongtastel and putte into p sonn
et odome of Engistes men Wolde p'at pe byngffortager
had be vent al qub And pue ffortager poo forto ha
ne his liff gruited hem as mochse as pey Wolde axen
and zaf hem vp al pe londe Donns et cestelos cates
and Vorolles to Engist and to his folle and piue aft
pe Vretounis flyd pons in to Walis and there Hilde
hem stalle A And piue Engist wen te poruz pe londe
and vis'd al pe londe in to his honde Wiy ffruichy
fes and in emy place lere cistre andon churches and hon
of Religions and destroyed arsten purple poruz oure
talle pe londe and lere chistunge pellidne of pe londe
pet homan of his were so gyndy astur pat tyne to
talle pis londe Bretagne but calle it Engistslonde
and he Departed aft pe londe to his men and there
he in'd wy, bynged for pe strengye of pe londe pat
pe Vretounis thulde nenerd astur comen tser zime
A The firste byngdome was kinte there p'at Engist
him selfe regned and was londe et maist' ouer alle pe
topit bynged and anop byng had al Sowth sey Wher
zime is now Chistefre The p'ide byng had in his
honde Westseay The fourpe byng had in his honde
Essex The fyfte byng had in his honde Est angil pat

Stonlage, for a grus
5 Sperur.

now is called Northfolk, and Southfolk, and other names
it is to Seyne pe Erledome of Richeole, Thee v're had in this
lande, lyxere shire, Morhuyllsire, Bertffordessire, and
Huntyngdonshire, Thee v're byng had in this lande,
Oyenfordessire, Gloucetresire, Wynchesire, Waribib, and
Derbyssire, Thee v're ffortager, Wente in to Wales, and Bigan,
pe Auffell pat Wolde, nozt stonde, Wip onte morter, tempe-
red Wip Olde, Tapo l'ymo.

Thi'e Engist had Departed al pe Londe in this
imane bi tillene this men, anon he Delyste'd
ffortager onte of preson, and Suffred this
fively to gwon Whider pat he Wolde, and he nonne
his were and Wente in to Wyle, there pat his were
tvins diuell'd, and for as mothe he had Londe was
stonge, and Wicbund forto Wynne, and Engist come
uene in pat Londe, ne knew it neue before.
Thi'e
ffortager, hisde him there Wip his Vretoning, and ey'd
toonneel, Wiffut was best, for to done, and anon pey
zaf him, comming to make a strong Caffell, pitt se myz
te him selfe, thef'r june Repe, and Diffende him zif it
neue were, Thi'e a d'son'd in hafte were fette, and bi
gonne pe Werke upon pe hyle, of vreigh, but evens
it Lifel Soone aftir pitt al pe Werk pat pe a d'son'd
in de in this day, a dom, it file on pe myzt, and so it
fuer de pree myztes, or fony, Wherof pey hadde grete
Wondor, Whart it myzte ben.
A
and thef'r Wip pe byng
was Sore auoyed of pat chunice, and v'iste nozt, What
fix't to done, Wherfore he l'te, and aftir pe Wisfete clergie
and also lerned men pornz onte Walio Wher pey myzt
be founden for thep fhuilde telle Wherfore pe furdornet
so failed under pe Werke, and pat pey fhuilde telle hi
Wiffut was best to make it stonde, and whi'ne thew
Wise men longe tymie had studied, pei stode to the
Lyng, ffortugere, pitt he ffolde, Done Sebe aftir a childe
born of a Wompan, pat neue had Wip in his for to done
and pat childe, the fhuilde, Aue, and temp're pe ajortir

of pe werke Wip pe blode and so sholde pe werke enere
Wip orte nede Dow pe lyng ffortuger lere eke merlyn
porm orte al Walio for to speke Wip him capo lwy

H

rid whiue pat pe lyng

ffortuger herde pis he tawninded his messen
gers anon for to wen de porr orte al Walio
to seke pat thilde zif pey myzte him fynde and pat
pey sfulde brynge him forth Wip hem vuto him and
to record of pis puig and Witnesse he toke hem in
lettre i his deel pat pe sfulde nozt be distronblèd
ne lettid And so faste spes thes messengers pat
pey come into a comi pat me called byrnerden and
as pei passed forth in thee wey they foriden tilo chil
dren of xiii zever of age chid sen in feere Wip hestaf
Wordeb and oon of hem eide to pe topre Donebat sde
he ze doo me wrong to chide or strike pus Wip me for
ze hane noo Witte ne reson ab hane Certis merlyn
sde pe tov of zonne Witte ne of zonne reson z make noo
fors ffor men tellep cymon liche pat ze hane noyping
of godliche ze had neve man to ffader And it alle
men wite wel who is zonne chodie and whiue þ messengs
hurde thes Wordes i al bene poo tuto grones pey erred
of men pat stode bis des hem Where pat merlyn was
borne and also who him noriffhed And piche pe so be
tolde pe messengers pat a grete guntil Womitan him bar
in byrnerden pat thet lallep adhan but neve man
myzte wite who was his ffader And whiue pe messen
gers hurde pis tydinge pey wente anou to him pat
was Wardeyn of pe toun and tolde him pe bynges
wic and fbelled pe bynges lettre wicherfore pei were
come pider A thyn were merlyn i his mader sente
astir to come before pe Wardeyn anon And tawnim
des hem pat pey sholde goo to pe lyng ab it iadas or
deyned bi pe messengers thyn merlyn and his mo
dir were bronzt before pe lyng ffortuger and he the
vndie fonge wip mothe l honour i piche pe lyng axed

of pat lady zif pat chulde were yre done and l荷so him
bigat thyn pe lady auswerde azento pe byng fail ten
dirly ul lkeping and seide pat sse fad neve company
of man lypdely. A but sive qd sse avs was azout
inleyden in my ffares chambre and opre of grete ly
nage were in my compaigne pat ofteu tymes were
Monte forto pleye to gedres oon atyme y bileste allone
in my ffares chambre and wolde nozt gwon vonte for
brennyuge of pe sone thyn upon atyme thet come
afuture bachelete in to my chambre there pait was
allone but how he come yn to me y not neve for thes
dres were fraste y barred vuto me and so he di de gat
me of done vuto me ffor y had nop myzt ne power fti
forto deffende fio me and ofte he come vuto me in
forside maie so pat he ligtit ou me pis same chalde
but neve myste y witen of him whac he wato ne whys
he come ne whac was his neme of the auswere of
herlyn Wherfore pe byng axed of him whis werk myst
nozt stonde pat he had bigonne y whi it myzte nonzt
prone. Apo lyi

22d whyn aherlyn fad hirnde al pat his ayo
der had seide he spak vuto pe byng in pis
maie sive how pat y was bigetr axe ze nomore
ffor it faller nozt to zolb ne to non opir for to wite
but telleth ze pe euchefon Wherfore y dim to zolb y
bronzt and wherfore ze hime sente astir me A fer
to qd pe byng my Wisse concerleres hawen done me
to vdirstonde pat pe mortir of my werk pat y hane
done bigonne biloneth to be tempred wip zoure blod
or pe fundement sjal neve stonde Sire qd aherlyn
wil ze see me forto hane my blod to tempre wip
zoure mortir thyn seide pe byng zee or ellis sjal
my castel neve stonde as my anniclynwes done
ne to vdirstonde A thyn seide aherlyn to the
byng sive he seide lete poo maistres come bisfore me
and y wole prone pat pey seie nozt wel ne trellvely.

And whyné pe maistres were comen aerlyn axed hem
zif pat his blod were pe enchéson to maik pe lyngvs
werk, swende for to endure, pue alle these maistres were
abasséd and coupe nozt enslwere, thyn ovide aerlyn
to pe lyng sfortager ome zif telle zoly pe enchéson
whefore zome werk pue failep and may nozt swende
ther is vnder pe ajomiteyn, w除非 pat ze jane bigouno/
zome Castell, grete poonde fil of watir and ni pe bot
me of pat poonde vnder pe watir, ther ben tivo Dragot
the two is whiste and pe top is veede, pat fijten to gide
azen zome werk.

Wherfore ze sfil do myne in pe
same place and knowe pe diep twolpe and whyn pey
comen to pat poonde doth zome meu talbe alvey thes
watir and pue ze sfil of poo Dragovins as jane
zow twolde fijten to gidevs azen zome werk, and certis
pis is pe enchéson pat zome werk, failep thyn anon
pe lyng sfortager lete digte vnder pe hil til pat pey
comen to pe poonde and lete done albey al pe watir,
and these pey fumden tivo Dragovins as aerlyn and
twolde pat egely fonften to gidevs.

And pe wiste
Dragon egerly assailed pe veede Dragon and lede on
him so strongly pat he myste nozt endure, but wip
Drouz him z gid him in pe same water and rested,
and whyn he had althill rested he wente before and
assailed pe veede Dragon kingly and gide him so
sore pat he myte nozt thens him endure but wip
Drouz him and rested and astir come azen pe whiste
Dragon, and strongly fanct wip pe veede Dragon
and beete him evill and him oncome pat he fley
pens and unomore come azeen. Of the Signifitacion
of poo tivo Dragovins pat were ni pe botine of pe ponde
pat fonften to gidevs.

Lyys

The lyng sfortager and his men pat oan3 pig
batule asd grete inneile and praud nierlyn
to telle him what it myste be token. Sire qz aerlyn
zif sfil zow telle the veede Dragon bitokeleth

zoure self and pe ulbite Dragon ourobenech pe folk of
Saxonye pat furste ze tobe and hilde in pis londe pat
nolw fizten theus zolb and zolb hane chafed ounte ant
pe Bretounis pat ben of zonre lytage oncomen hem
and Dryven hem alweye And Sithen atye compyngc
tzeen of pe Saxones pey recorned pis londe and hilde
it for her olbne and Dryven ounte pe Bretounis and
Siden wip pis londe al her whalle and destroyed pis
londe and alle pe arstene puple pat thier jime
A zee
had firste jope of her compyngc but nolw it is turned
to zolb grete damage and ovirto, ffor pe tilo brepien
of compyntice pat was zonre byng pe whiche ze lere
sfe shullen come before anynize passed wip agret
polke from litul Bretaigne and aftul avenge pe dep
af her dropir compyntice ë pey sful brenne zolb
first wip dorolbe and estur pey sful olle agrete par-
tye of Saxones and shullen Drynen ounte al pe rem-
uitante of pe londe And þore þ connecte zolb to
abide there no longer to make noo fastel ne non opri-
werk but anon goth elles where zonre lif al for to
dane and god þ zolb bitlbe for trellpe þ haine sen
to zolb of ping pat sful bifalle And under londe
wel pat Aunylambros sful ben byng but the sful
be popsoned and litul tyne regne Holpe bynge
Aunylambros pursued ffortager and engest And
aðuð þeir deiden cripo lymn

Fryn and his odin departid fro pe byng
and turned tzeen to kyrnerdyne and soone
estur thier come tydmingb to pe Bretounis pat
Aunylambros ë vter his dropir were dryved at to-
tenesse lwy grete oost and pe Bretounis anon affem
bles hem vorte compynte and come and underfon
te Aunylambros and vter with grete nobley and had
han to London and trolkned there Aunylambros
and made him lyng ë sden to him homage and
priie Aunylambros axed where ffortager was whiche

þe pat was lyng.

pat was byng myzte be founde for he wolde ben avenged
upon his brypres deth and aftir he wolde werre upon
pe paynemes and pe tole him pitt ffortiger w ab in
walles ſo pei lad him piderik arde.
A Thisne ffortiger
wiste wel pat pe tivo biethren wemen him for to tou
qnere ſlep pene in to astronge caſteſt pat me calli
Geuerth pat swed upon an lixe moniteyn there he
him hilde prie Auriſambros ſt deer his brothur and
her compaſnye bisſed pat caſteſt ſiel longe tyne
ſor pe caſteſt was ſtronge ſel threyed And so at pe
laste pe caſte Wilsde fiſe ſ brente lioues ſ men ſ al her
airnye ſ its mothe ab was wip ſinne pe caſteſt oo pat
ffortager was brente amonge alle op ſo ſe de
Wip mo ſhel sorowe
A And pat tyne was Cugſt
in bente and regned there and anou he herde pis
tydinge he fleſſe.
A Wolde ſtame goon in ty Scotlonde
for to hane had ocowe but Auriſambros and his
wen mette Wip him in pe worth contre ſ zaf him
batenlle And Cugſt ſ is men ſ hem deſſended this
onge as pei myzte but it pe laste he ſ is ſoil were
Diſwinſted ſ oſtayn And Ottal Cugſtes done flye
vinto zork Auriſambros him folwed egerly but
pis Ottal altil while azenb hna swode but at pe laste
he puſte him in to Auriſambros merryl A And prie
Auriſambros vnder ſonge him and to him to his
men he zaf pe country of Galellley in Scotlonde and
there pery diuelle.
Thisne Auriſambros wente poo
por ſon ofte pe londe and puſte alway pe name of En
ſtred londe pat Cugſt astir his oſyne name had
called it bisfore Thoo lete Auriſambros called it Azen
grete dietaigne and al so he lete mable azeen Churtheſ
and houſes of Religions Caſteles, Cittres, and Borghiis
twinnd pat pe ſaxones and Diſtroied And po he cume
to London ſe lete mable azeen pe wallis of pe Cittres Whi
the Cugſt ſ is puple ſ ad caſte and Dom.
A and aft
pis pe Vretounnd lad him to pe monite of Auberian

Auriſambros.

where somtyme was anons of Religioyn pax distroyed
porne paynemes wherof ther was almytt pat me called
Ambrey pat somtyme was found of pe hons and ther-
fore pe hulle was called pe monite of Vricleyn and aftir
it was called Ambresbury and shal for eunmore
How Anvilambros side redresse the londe of grete ire-
tigne pat was destroyed porne pe Saxones capo lyve,

Olb the lyng Anvilambros lète

amende è redresse pe hons of Ambresbury è
ther June putte monkes but ther ben now
rimmes alitul feo a placte pat me called Salisbney
there pat pe Saxones quelled pe vretouns Wherewith
Eugast è pe vretouns hulde hane made alqueday
in Whiche tyme there were Mayne xxx. of Lyst kynz
de porne pe treson of Engist And White Anvil-
ambros herde of pis ping he had therof grete pite
and ponzte to make in mynde of poo kynztes a lye
ment of stouñ pat myzte endure vnto pe Worldas
ende and of pis ping pey toke her commoil What
Was best to done Thisoo spak pe bisshop of london to
pe lyng pat me called Ternelyn pat the shold Doo
enquere aftir Ajerlyn for he compe best telle him pis
ping myzte be made And prie Ajerlyn was solzte aft
and founde è was bwinzt vnto pe lyng and pe lyng
tolde him his wille of pe monment pat he wold
hane made A thièe answere dherbu to pe lynge
and seide ther bep grete stones in Jrlonde and hane
longe leyen vp on pe hille of Cayen pat men called
Geaimnt calwyl è zif yel were putte in pis place ad pei
ben pere hure pei wold endure eunmore in Kemebran
te of poo kynztes pat there bne entered so mafey quod
pe lyng ad hars stones bep in my londe As bep in Jz/
londe Sorthely quod Ajerlyn but in al zonre londe beth
non ouche ffor Geaimnt zette hem there as for gart
God of hem selfen ffor at ony tyme pat pey were wuon
did or in any manne Wise hunte pey wisshen poo swones

Wip hoote watre i prie they whisse ther wip i tnon pry
were Hoole How the Bretounys wenten fortu seche the
grete stones in Jrlonde Capo, Lyvyn

W
hie pe Bretounys had herde of pio ping pry
whente i olvoren in seere anonges hem self
pat pry wolde goou in to Jrlonde to seche poo
stones And nome wip hem. Vtir pe kynge diopir
to ben her eche ventyne i xv. ay. mnen i aherlyn common
ed hem forto goo pider i so pei diden And whiie the
kyng of Jrlonde pat me called Enylomcr herde telle
pat straingers were arived in his londe he assembled
agrete power i comen i fourten azenz hem but he and
his folk were distansified A and prie pe Bretounys Wben
te forth til pei come to pe aionite of byldeu i pei dymbid
vp onto pe hilk i whiie pe talbz pe stones i pe maine
how pei stoden pei had grete mpeile and oden bitlivene
hem pat nomau sfolde remeue hem for noo strengpe ne
engyne so huge pry were and solonge But aherlyn poing
his craste and qweyntise remeved hem i bronzt hem in
to her chippes and so pei come azeen into pio londe and
herlyn cette poo stones Where pat pe kynge wolde hane
hem and also he dette hem in pe same maine pat pry
stoden in Jrlonde A and whiie pe kynge talbz pat
it was made he panked aherlyn i tichely him telwar
ded at his olbne wilk and pat place he lere cille Ston
hynge for euimore I now passent pat it was fortugereb
sone i pe kynge Enylomcr come into pio londe and holl
atraytour pat me called Coppa eujoysond pe kynge Aury
lambroo Capo Lyvyn

And ze shul understonde pat passent whiche
pat was ffortugers sone lynede in pe same
tyne i come into pio londe Wip grete power i atyved
in pe worth contri i ponzte to ben avenged upon his
ffadres deth ffartogee and stronglye he tristed up
on pe companye pat he had bronzt wip him out of
pe londe of Gormayne i he had conquered al pe worth

54.

countre vnto zore A and Wliche pe lyng AuriLambros
herde pis he assembled thynte polver of bretonno ò Wente
futust wap hem and Coppa ò hys puple were distunfet
vnt paffent estuped pons wap somme of hys fild ò feld
pens vnto Jrlonde and come to lyng Gnylloner ò preyed
him of helpe ò soone And pe lyng Gnylloner Granited
him wip good Wil ò soide ò wole helpe zome upon pons com
utnut pat ò my selfe goon wip zome wip til my po
Wor vnto Zietingne ò ò wole me avenge upon pe bretonno
rathor pue pei fholde come vnto my wonde ffor ther were
here and wken pe stropes wip sevengpe pat called to the
Geantay Karokk A
Thiè pe byng Gnyllomer let ordoy
ne hys chippes ò wente vnto pe see wip. yo. a. men
fryved in Walis ò pey bigonne for to lobe ò moche so
rolle dien And it bifel so pat byng AuriLambros
lay sike at Wyncheste ò myste nozt helpe him selfe
So pat he sente in hys uame Vtter hie Groppe wip agret
polver forto helpe Walis And siderward he wente as
mothe as he myste Thiè pe lyng Gnyllomer ò paffent
hast herde telle pat pe byng AuriLambros was orke ò
to him sente a Sarrazeyn pat me called Coppa ò soide
o're Swelle ze hère stulle as il n'peces wip zome doost And
j Bihote zome porny my quyeutuse pat y fhial stee the
lyng AuriLambros pat lath sike A
Thiè soide paf
sent to pis Coppa zif ze wil doo pat y fhial zome richely
avantre pue pis trystour Coppa pinte upon him an haf
bite of religion ò lete shave him alwode comme ò come
to lyng AuriLambros court ò soide pat he was a good
phisicain ò soide pat he wold beelde pe lyng of hys ma
lesie Thiè was pis traitour Coppa broust to pe lyng
and soide sove beth of good comforf for y fhial zene
zome suche Amede cypne pat ze ffil allte anoy viet ò
lese forto slepe ò hane good reste A
and pue pis Coppa
zaf him suche apoyson pat he slepze anoh riest and
so soide in hys steypinge And pe traitour soide pat he
wold go so vnto pe feelde til pe lyng were alvaked

and so pe traitone scaped away for no man had to him
inspiration for enche son of his habite pat he was cloped
June also for his brode crolle ne but whi ne pe lynges
meyne wiste pat he was ded pei bien men wonder for
and faste solzte pat traitone but pei myste him noz
fynde for coppe was turned azeen to pe oost fve pens
pat he come whi ne Anvilambroo was ded a sterre in pe
morne was seyn wip a cleer lizt and at pe bont of pe be
me was seyne pe feed of an horrible dragon capo lymo
hie pe lyng Anvilambroo.

was pue Ded et enpoysoned et Wynaethwe
upou pe morne aftir pat he was Ded a bome
pe tynre of pryme ther as seyne a sterre grete et cleer
et pe leme of pat sterre was bryzter pue pe sonne et at
pe bont of pe leme appered a draytono feed et orte
of his monthe comen tilo hnge lizze pat were as
brizt as any fire brennynte And pe too beeme
tilde streyt oner pe ove toward fframoe et out of
pat beem come, vy. Bemes ful cleer et longe as it
had ben pe lizt of fire this sterre was seyne of nut
nyc aman but non of him wiste noz What it bito
bened And utre pat was lyng Anvilambroo brop
pat was pat tynre in walio wip his hoost of bretum
sauiz pat sterre et of pe grete lizt pat it auf he wend
ed ther of gretely what it myste bitobene And anon
he lere called merlyn, et prand him forto telle what
it myste bitobene, how merlyn expouned the tw
keninge of pat sterre capo, lymo.

Chie merlyn saw pat sterre et bihildit long
tyme and aftir he quobbe et wepte tendingly
and seide allas allas pat so nobil as lyng et folow
thi as As And he seide to dcer. I do so with to under
fonde pat lyng Anvilambroo is enpoysoned et pat
I se wel m'piw sterre and zow selfin bitobene pe lym
of pe Dragon pat is at po bont of pe beeme et zee
phil be lyng and regne et bi pe beem pat sfoode toward

the est 18 von deronde pat ze shal geten a one þ shal
congnere alffraunce ë allé pe londeg pat bep longinge
to ffraince And the shal ben amore worthi byng And
of more honour prie elie was any of his amicetres

And pe beene pat stretcheth towarde 32 londe 18
bitokened pat ze shul bigeten a donst pat shul be
quene of 32 londe And pe vii. brennes oltokene pat
sfe shul hane vii. cones ë enyche of hem shal be
a Kyng ë regne wip mothel honour And alideth
ze no leuger here but gop ë zeneyp bataile to zoure
enemyes And fiztep wip hem boldely for ze shul
oncome hem ë hane pe victorie Thys eoter puked
hijely dilyn ë nome his men ë wente towarde of
his enemyes ë so pei fonzten to gridre mortally
and so he Distolnfizte his enemyes ë distroyed he
ake And vter him selfe quelled so affent pat
was sfortagere done and his vretoming quene s
Guilloner pat was byng of yrlonde ë alle his mne
and prie vter anon astur pat bataille toke his pay
tollarde Wynchestre for to done entere byng Anti-
Climbros his kropir but poo was pe body borne to
Stouenhenge wip mothel honour pat he had done
made in remembraunce of pe vretoun ë there pat
were slayne pomr treson of Fugist ye same day þ
pei sholde hane ben accorded And in pat same
place pey etereved Auriambros pe eavnde zeer of
his regne wiy al pe worship pat myzte be made of
longing to suchse a worthi byng upon whos soule
hath hane merty Of vter pendragon and wherfore
he was called so ze shul here astur And how he was one
take for pe lone of ygerne pat was pe eile of wrienay
les wiff Capitulo. Lxx. 2

astur pe deth of Auriambros vter his kropir
was crowned byng ë regned upon ë worthi ly
and in remembraunce of pe Dragon pat
he was bitokened two the lete make two Dragones

poruiz commene of his zretounz The twou to be born
bisfore him wthiue he holde goo into battaille and pe tups
to abide at lwyche estre in pe bischope`s churche And
for pat enche sov' he was called elinore atfur vter
pendragon A and pyne otta pat was Engristes sone
comended litul vter pendragon pat was made newe
byng et azens him bligh for to mene were and ordy
ned agrete company of his ffrendes et of his bynne et
also how ossa his dropie pat had take al pe wande
from himber vnto zork but poo of zork hilde strongly
azens hem et wolde nozt suffren hem to wene into pe
doin uopir zelde hem pe cante And pyne pis ossa anoy
bisged pe cante et zaf therto astronge affante but pei
the cante hem kepte ful wel et stronglye A and
wthiue vterpendragon hirde paf he come pider wip
grete powder for to helpe et resue pe cante et pute alway
pe ovege et zaf hem astrong battaille and otta et his
vmpity hem deffended as wel as pei myste but
at pe laste pei were diswifistid et pe mooste part of
hem quelled et otta et ossa were bope y take et pute
into pre von at londen And vter him selfe dwelled
a wfile at zork et aftir he wente to londen and at pe
ester aftir dewinge he wolde bere pe cowlbe et holde
a solempne feste A and he lete some one alle his
eras et barones pat pei holde come to pat feste
et alle poo pat had wifes fynde brynge hem to pat
feste et alle pey comen at pe byng et wnamidmet
as pei were comainde`s This feste was richely hol
den and alle pei were worthely fette at her mete aftir
pat pei were of estate so pat Gorlino of cornewalle
and ygerne his wyff vteu althir next pe byng
and pe byng saus pe fairnesse of pis lady pat he
had et anou he was ranyffod for hir bewte et vste
pe byng made towarde hir upse embdaunt in lobing
et m langhyst so at pe laste pe erle paraynes pe
prney lobing et langhyst et pe lone bitwene hem And

woos him vp from pe tabul al in wratthe ſt toke his wiff.
And called to him his knytes and wente pens al in wrape
lwy oure tukynge leve of pe lyng.
A chide pe lyng.
Sente anon aftir him pat he sholde come azeen and goo
nozt pens in Dispite of him but pe Erle wold nozt
come azeen in nomaine wise wherfore pe lyng was
ful wroth and in wratthe him defied as his dedly enemy
and pe Erle lbeute fro pens into Cornellsle With
his wiff into pe castel of Tyntageff.
And aftir he and his
pe kynge kete ordoyne agrave oost and wente into Cor
wilkile forto Disfore pe Erle zif pat he myste but
he had putte him selfe in pe castel of Tyntageff pat
was strong and wel aktyede and wolde nozt zilde him
to pe lyng.
A and pue pe lyng tnon bisgord pe
Castel of Tyntageff there he dwelled.
XV.DAIES
pat neue myste spe de but enere he ponte somuche
upon ygerne and upon his lede somuche lome pat he
nyste ilt sat forto done So at pe laste he calledd to him
a knyzt pat me calledd ulfyn pat was prive wy him
and tolde him al his comiewil and ed of him what
was best forto done.
Sire quod he Doy senede aftir dyre
lym for he can telle zou pe beste comiewil of any mén
lyminge and aherlyn anon was sente astre and come
to pe lyng and pue pe lyng tolde him al his wille.
Sire quod aherlyn jfial done forzou somochie pornz
craft pat jfial inake zou come pis nozt into pe castel
of Tyntageff and shulden gine al zonre will of pat
lady.
Tso vter pe lyng bitat upon ygerne pat was
pe Erle wiff of Cornellsle Arthour pe lyng capo lxxix
chide aherlyn pornz craft
pat he tonye chamged pe lynges figure into
pe libnesse of Gorlons pe Erle of Cornellsle
and ulfyn pe lyngis chambirlayn vnte pe figure of
Gordain pe Erles chamberlain pat caste of him
was tiffigured to opres libnesse and wth chide aherlyn
had so jf done he seide to pe lyng Sire yd he nowe nowy

ze goon odenly to pe oſſeſt of Tyutigel and axen entre pe
in pe Erles bilſalet al ſane al zome Wille. A Thynne the
ſyng tobe puelliche al pe oſſt to goinne lede vnto al bingyt/
patt he moche londe and nome his Wane toßbarde pe Oſſel
and Wip hem Wente vchyn and chervyn And Whynne pey/
come pider pe porter Wende patt had ben his ollne
Wnde And Whynne tyme come for to goon to beſde the
ſyng Wente to beſde Wip j Gerne pe Erles Wiffe and
Side With ſire al his Wille and poo he bigat vp his
aſone pat me called Arthure. A Thynne upon pe mo
rowe pe nobil myſty ſyng tobe his leve of pe landy
and Wente azen vnto his oſſt and pe fame myſt pt/
pe ſyng lay bi j Gerne in beſde j ſeare Wip pe Erleſ
Wiffe the ſyngs men zenen aſſtong aſſante to the
Oſſel and pe Erle his men manuſche hem deffen/
ded but at pe laste it bifeſ ab pat at pat aſſante
pe Erle him ſelfe was playne and pe Oſſel takben
A And pynne pe ſyng anoy turned azen vnto Tyutig
aſſt and ſpousſed j Gerne Wip moſſel honouſ ma/
de his chnene And aſſur tyme come pat ſle ſhold be
Deſyne of childe at pat was a ſone pat me called
Arthure and aſſur pio he bigat on ſire a Donzor pt/
me called Aunet and Whynne ſhe come vnto agen ſhe was
nobly maried to a nobil varon pat me called adefl
pat was lord of leones and whyn heer had longe
tyme regned theſer come upon him aor benesse as it/
were of a Corolke. A And so in pe moene tyme poo
pat had Ottin to bepe pat was Engisſed one and Oſſa/
fio brop patt poo were in p ſou pe keperb lerte hem goo
for grete zifas pat pei hem zaf and wente forſt Wip
hem And wghne poo tivo brepren were eſtapp and
tumen azen mit her ollne comitre pei ordained ſe
agret hooſt and agret power and bigonne eſtfoones tu
were upon pe ſyng vter. I doth ſyng vter thee be
Alloſh to bepe pe lande of vretigne Whiles pat he was
ſke for as moche as he myſt noſt for his aſbnesſe capo lyxió/

60.

Chue for as moche as lyng bter was ake i myzt
nozt helpe him self he ordepne Allot pe sone
of Alyne pat poo was toben waddeyu i cheneu
teyn of alle his folb And he anou i alle his vretuon
assemblés aget oost i zaf bataulle to Ottai i to his
folb i Ottai at pe laste was Disvounfized Thire it bifel
puo afarwande pat thes vretuon had endignouny
of Allot i wolde nozt to him beu attendamit Wher
fore pe lyng was wroth wondee sone A and so pue
helete pinte him self man hord lixe i so wente nito
pe oost anonge his folb and so pe lade him suw
veroloyne pat poo was atfave eate where pat seite
Albon was martred i afar was pat eate Disfayed
poriz payneines i poriz were And pere was ot
it i Ossa wip her puple i lere pake faste pat eate
i hilde hem there and pue pe lyng come in his liter
and Bisegud hem i made astrong affante to pe eate
A but poo pat were Wiy jime in thiliche hemDEF-
fendid plie pe lyng vteel lete ordyne his Goune
i his Engynes for to brebe pe walle but pe walle
were so strong pat noping mynte hem mysdo
Thiue Ottai i his puple had givte Dispite pat pe
lyng liging in aliter had hem bisegud and so
pei toben wimteil amonges hem for to wonde vp
boue morne i come once i zif hem bataule i so pey
Aden and in pat bataulle were bope Ottai i Ossa
i slayne i alle oyr pat estaped aliffe fled nito
Scotlonde i mades Colegryn her chenentei i
so pe Saxones pat estaped fio pe bataule nito
Scotlonde bronzen azur a gret swengpe and a
monges hem pei seiden pat if lyng vte were
sed pei sfolde wel conquere al pe wonde A and
pue anou pei ponfte amonges hem to enpoy sone
pe lyng vtei i anou pei or depne men for to doo
pis sed i zaf hem afzistes giet plente pis pung
for to done and so thes traitours bynyed hemi

thiderbarde theer pat pe lyng was dwellinge and cloped hem self impore weede the bettur al forto spede her lyne purpos but nope lues fve al her fal pnesse and her sieyntise pei myste neue come nyse the lyng but so at pe laste pe asped pat pe bygdrank non of litome but only water of a celer wekk pat was there nyse bisides and prie thes fal tytous upon a day puelche wente to pat well e putte per jime poyvun so pat al pe watue was enpoyed And so anon aftir as pe lyng had dronke of pe watir he ligan forto olwelle i soone aftir he deide as manye as dronken of pat watue seiden also anon as pis falnesse was asped folk of ye tounz Lete stoppe pat well e for einmore aftir And when pe lyng was pis deed his folle bere him to Stouken ofe wip grete solempnyte of bissopes i barones pat were there and buryed him bisides anirildun brod his kynr and aftir pei turned azeen enychton and Lete vende sende aftir Arthure bis one and so pei made him lyng of pe londe wip mochel venience aftir his ffadres dech pe xviiij zeer of his legue Now Arthure pat was pe some of vter pendragon was trowned aftir his ffadres dep and how he drowff colegruyt alle pe Saxones i chelsuc of alinapne ointe of pis londe

## Capitulo. Ixijii.

hie Arthure was made lyng of pe londe he was but young of pe age of vy. zeer but he was faire i bolde and donty of body i to moche folle he was good i curteis and to pronde folle he wasigne i sterne and also he was gentil and curteis and large of spendinge and ov he made him wel biloned anonge alle men And whiie he bigan forto regne he swor pat pe Saxones newe shulde hane pees iue reste til pat he had drye hem alle out of pis londe and anon the lere asfemble agret hoost and fainst wip colegruyt pate aft

tyme pat Ottin was de the Sayones meyntendung pis tole
gryn was distonfisted i fley vnto zorl and take the
toyn i there filde him. A And püe pe lyng Arthure
bisegd pe toyn but he myzte noping ppe for pe toyn
was so stronge and pei Wip June pe toyn keste it well
and manly and in pe mene tyme clegryn leste pe toyn
to vladulc i fley him oelf to cheldeely pat was lynge
of Almayn forto hane of him do comt i püe pe lyng
of Almeyn assembled agrete powcr i come i arrived
in Scotlonde Wip. X Frippes And whiue Arthure
Wiste of pis tydinge anou he ponite pat he has nozt
powcr in strengpe 7 now3 forto fiste azenys cheldeyl
pe lyng of Almeyne A he lete be ye oge at zorl
and come to London i wente anon liis lives to the
kyng of litul Vireingne pat me called hooel gio
tirve his olwe Oustre oone pat he ftilde come to
him Wip al pe powcr pat he myzte And he anon
assembled agret hooet i arrived at Southmptou
And whiue pe lyng Arthure Wiste it he was blad
7 now3 and wente them him i him resseyed Wip
mochel fbonome so pat pe two hovs affembled
hem i wente her waye evene to mychel pe Whiche
cheldeyl had bisegd but/nozt zit taken it And
do lyng Arthure and his puple come upon chel
driek i upon his puple or pey it Wiste there pat pey
were i anoy hem eglly affailed. A But pe lyng
cheldeyl i his meyne mainly the deffendid hem
bi her powcr but lyng Arthure i his men quielt
so mene Saxones pat mene bisori was deyne
oche at oldwytir And püe cheldeyl i his iur
pat were lete alive fladen allay and Arthure
hem purfellei i droff hem into allode pat pey
myzte noo fether paffe Thyn cheldeyl i his men
walmy wel pat pey were brought in to moche sowwe
and Disse i hien zolden to lyng Artour in pis
mene wiste pat he sholde take her hore i her armoys

and al pat pey had pat pay myzte oonly goon into
her shippes on foote and so pey wolde goo homem into
her omine cintre et neue to come ajeen into pis londe
and ther upon make assurance of pis ping goode
hostages. And pue Arthine poruz comonly of
his men granimed him pis ping et ressived pe hos
tages et upon pis cinnamite pe kyng ofeldrib and
his men wente to her shippes and whiue pei were
in pe myd see her wile changed to pe deuel it/
wolde and returned his navey and come ajeen
into pis londe and ayved at Rotenesse et souvent
oute of her shippes et nomme pe londe et clene robbed
it et moche purple olly and token el pe armour-
pat pey myste fynde and so pey libente forp til pey
comen to bathe but pe men of pe tom metter
faste her zates et wolde nonzt. Miffreu hem to eu
me wip june pe tom et also pei deffended his wol
and mainly azeus hem. Holb Arthine zaf vatale
to pe layones eftsoones whiue pei comen ajeen into pis
londe and biseged pe tom of bathe capo lxxiii.

hne Arthne herde telle.

pat ofeldrib was comen ajeen into pis
londe the lete au honge anoy pe hostages
and pe kyng of litul Bretaigne his nevell for to
bepe pe mache tolbarde Scot londe wip half his
purple et him selfe wente to helpe restue pe tom of
bathe. And whiue Arthne comen pider he zaff a
strong bataille to ofeldrib and quelled almost
his purple pat he had ffor noman myzte Arthir
Wip londe ne endure vnder pe stroke of his selfe.
And there were bothe slayne coletryn and
vlast and his drop and ofeldrib fledde peno and
wolde hane goon into his shippes but whiue ar-
tone wiste it he tooke. X. as byytes to andor pat
pos was circle of cornewale for to goo et lette his
comynge to pe shippes and Arthine him selfe wente

64.

Azeen towarde pe marthe of Scotlande, fforsuessegers come and tode to Arthur pát pe Scottes had bisoged hooel his neveu of Bretaigne there pát he lay onle, et thersure Arthur hasted him piderbailde. A and Cudor pursued aftir Chedebil and tobe him or pat he myste come to his slipped et squelled Chedebil and his puple. And whiue Cudor had done pis viage he hasted him azeen as fuste as he myste to all ardes. Arthur and fonde him in Scotlande there pát he had resued hooel of until Bretaigne but pe Scottes were alle wip jime younnes and these pe hilde hem althile but Arthur hem pursued and pey fledde peus forth in to lemoigne pát were in pat cunité, lyfes and gret plente of verdess et gret plente of Galles pát were woute often tyne to caye et to fasten to goddes and make gret eopse whiue folde come pider forto kobbe pe londe and Werren thens hem as moche as pei myste and so pei den. A ffor pe Scottes were so gret eane noureB pát pei token al pát pey myste fynke in the londe of lymoigne wip outen gley spaturenge and thier wip azeen pey chanyd the folde in to Scotlande for to Wende. Gou Kyng Arthyr axed of Arthur the Anen tined of by pe laste Kynges pát Werren for to regne in Engelande and how pe londe holde ende Capo fyxó.

fre quod herlyn in pe zee of juatradicion of jin criste, ay. CC. et XV. M. come alainbe oude of Wyncheste pát shal hane althiue tonge et twelle lapped et he shal hane libri ten in his lerte hollinesse. This lambe shal make ma ney of goddes honseb et he shal hane pees pe mooste parte of al his lfe. And also he shal make oon of the faireste places of pe worlde pát in his tyme shal uort fully be made in ende. A and in pe ende of his lift a wolfe of astrangible londe shal done him gret ferme but al pe ende pis lambe shal demaist pornz helpe of agreeably sfox pát shal come oude of pe worth West et him shal oútoine et pe wolfe shal deye in watir. And

Aftir pat tyne the shal leve non while but pat he shal
de ye And his sive shal be in strange londe And pe londe
shal be wip oute gonnour a litil tyme
22d aftir his tyme shal come a Dragon medled
wip mercy And eke wip wodnesse pelt shal have a
berde as a Goote pat shal zene in Engelonde shadowe
i sral bepe pe londe from woldi And his oo for
shal be dette in wyl and pe twir ni londu and ge shal
ynbreden priee habitationo. And also he shal o
pyn his nmonth to warde wallo and pe trembling
of pe hiden of his month and his eves shul stwetche
to wberde maney a habitationi and untaxes and his brey
shal ben ful shete ni straunge lande And in his ty
me shullen kyners venne wip blode i birlyn and the
shal make in places of his londe wallew pat shul ke
Done moche harme vnto his sive aftir his tyme pue
shal ther come apiple oute of ye wortel west Duryng
his regne pat shal be lad poruz allwikked lyre pat
pe Dragon i shal done crollwne kynget sive wurdide
shal flée oue pe sive wip oute comynge ayeu for drede
of ye Dragon. And in pat tyme pe donne shal
ben as iede as any blode i pat inen shul de poruz
onte al pe londe i al pe worlde And pat shal bitokne
gave pestilence i deth of folly poruz Kent of nwerde
and pat purple shal be ffaderles til pe tyme pat the
Dragon shal deie poruz du hare pat shal meze ayeus
hui Werre ni pe ende of his li ff pat shal mozt fullliche
ben ended in his tyme And pio Dragon shal ben
holden in his tyme pe beste body of al pe worlde i
he shal deie bisides pe marteles of a strange londe
And pe londe shal dwelle ffaderles wip oute agon
noure and meu shul wepe for his deth from pe y le
of sive pe vnto pe havene of charake wherfore allas
shal ben pe comonit Songe of ffaderles foll pat
shul ome lymen in his londe Distrayed And aft
pier Dragon shal come a Goote oute of bar pat shal

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Hane hornes ſt aberde of olmer and ther ſſal come onte
of his nosethelles a dop pat ſſal bi tukene hunger-
and corolke ſt gret dep of pe puple and mochel of his
londe in pe bigymuyng of his regne ſſal waste this
goote ſſal goou ome pe see into ſſtame and ſſal open
pe flour of liff ſt of deth. A and ni his tyne theſer
ſhal use an Egel in Wornewaile pat ſſal hane ſepe
of golde pat of yde ſhal be wip onte peere of al pe
londe And de ſſal Dispise lorde of blode and aſtar
he ſſal flee anſamfully bi a vere at Gauerseth and
aſtirwarde ſſul be made Vregges of men upon the
two ſees of pe see ſt ſtones ſhul falle fro Castellvs ſt
ſto menye of tonnys ſhul ben made pleyne And in
his tyne it ſſal ſeme pat pe vere ſhal vrenne ſt
a bataille ſſal be done upon pe armes of pe see ſt
ſeelde ordeyned as a olde ſt at pat bataille ſhul
dere menye white heede vs her ſeve pis bataille ſhal
be called pe white bataille. A and pis forſelde
vere ſſal done pis Goote mochel harine ſt it ſhal
ben onte of pe South West And of his blode ſhal pe
Goote leſe moche of his londe til at pe tyne pat
ſhen ſhype ſhal him on come ſt prie ſſal he clothen
him in a lyonys obyne ſt pamie ſhal he Wyme pat
he had lost ſt wel more thirto ſfor a puple ſſal come
on te of pe North West pat ſhal make pis Goote ſore
to ben a drad ſt he ſhal venge him upon his eue-
myes poruz comiceile of two Owles pat ferst ſhul
ben ni peile ſurto ben vndone A but pe oolde Owke
ſhal wende ome pe see into aſtrange londe ſt there
he ſhal Swelle vnty a dertyn tyne and aſtar he
ſhal come azeen in to pis londe And theſes two Ow-
les ohnllen done harine to many oon and so pey
Rul comiceile pe Goote pat he ſhal arere Werre
azen pe forſe. Vere and at pe lade the Goote and
pe Owles ohnllen come at vir upon Trent ſt ſhul
Wende ome ſt for Drede pe vere ſhal flee ſt a Swanne

Wip him fro his companye.

Wip him fer his companpe to vire towarde pe worth and
there pen ben wip an harde shone And pue shal pe swan
be slayn wyw Corowe ſi pe vere tiben ſi bifere and alther
weyt his nect pat shal fonde upon a broken bingge up
on whom pe vonne shal caſte his beme ſi meny shul
him ſele for vtrue pat fir shal come A pat same
tyme shal Deie for Corowe ſi care a puple of his londe
so pat manpe londes shulley den upon him pe moore
bode aſtir vandred and poo tyl O wles usullen done
moche farme to pe forſeide flour of kiff ſi his ſulede
in diſtresse so pat ſe shal paffe one pe ſve nif firſt
for to make pons bitkene pe Goote ſi pe flomed liffe ſi
there ſse shal dwelle til atyme pat fir grede of shal
come to deche him And there pel usullen brui stille til
atyme pat bei shullen hem elpe wyw grace ſi pel arche
pe O wles ſi his ſule parte hem to Dispitious Dop And aft
his of shal pis Goote ben bronſt in to diſtresse ſi grete an
atviffhe ſi in Corowe he shal lyven al his live tyme
ſtir pis Goote shal come oure of wynde ſfore
Sooe pat shul ſtune an grede of watte ilyonins
forte apous lynghe ſi his visage shal ben reste to
ſiemen And his brest shal be fpanchning of threſt
to hem pat ben apres ſi pue p of shul han his word
shul den Gospelle had betynghe shal be mebe as a londe
And oupe firſte zee of his vogue he shal gane gree pay
ne to justſen hem put ben vintewe A in his
tyme shul his londe be multiplied wip allidams ſi
pis Goor poru arſenesse of kerte pat ſe shal hane
hau make welfes to biowe londe ſi he shal den
called poru oure pe wordy Goor of hlynesse of ferſ
unesse of nobles of menkeneſſy And he shal done me
ſirubſely al pat he shal hane for to done vnto pe
Vornys of chelin ſi he shal wjette his ter upon
pe jated of parden ſi upon ſome londes ſi Spaine
Mal twible ſu grede of him Enſoigne shal wjete
in ſtruiſe he shal pittre his wynte ſi his gret tuiſe

A ston his Dragon shal ga dere azeen in to his company
a Wolf pat shal come out of pe West pat shal bigymne
Werre azend pe forseide a oldewerpe in his side et ov
shullen pe Dragon et he bynde her tailes to gre dere piue
shal come alyonyn onte of gret wade pat shal falle in
compante Why hem et piue shal tremble pe londe pat
piue shal ben called Engelonde as an hafpen leef and
in pat tyme shullenustelles ben felled a domn up
on Tamysè et it shal come pat Senerne shal ben Drye
for pe lodes pat shul fallen and ther June The
foure theef flodes of Engelonde shullen renne in blode
et gret Srede shal ben et angwisshe pat shullen arise
astir pe oldewerpe shal fles for Srede et pe Dragom
the lyonyn et pe Wolf him shul dryven away et the
londe shal be Why ouren hem et pe oldewerpe shal
hane nomane of power oauf oonly a shippe wherby
he may wende et astir pat the shal yoon to pe londe
whiche pe ove is Why drawe And astir the shal zeve
pe pri de part of his londe for to gane pe fourpe part
in pees et ieste and astir pat the shal live in sorowe
et his auff tyme et in his tyme pe hote vittles shul
bivmen twolde and astir pat pe oldewerpe shal
dere aventuresly et odenly all as pe sorowe for the
shal ben dreynt in aslak of pe ove And his seedy
shul bivome pure ffudilees in starvinge londe forene
more And piue shal pe londe ben parted in pri
parties pat is to sneye to pe wolff to pe Dragom
and to pe lyonyn and so shal it ben for evermore
And piue shal pis londe be called pe londe of conquest
and so shullen pe rytful eyres of Engelond ende
Jouw Archne ouvome Guyllomer pat was lyng of
Jrlonde and how pe Sartes bivomen his men at lyxno
hie Guyllomer pat was lyng
of Jrlonde had tydiges pat lyng arthne
was enared at glastinge hyn he or deyned
heret power of prysse men et come to pe ove wip his

70.

Jrisshe puple kiw come into Scotlondc o'ne ye ove i airved
fuste by ther pat Arthur was wy his boost And anon
the Arthir herde p of the keente twikardes him i zth him
batuille i o'ne come him anon int i pue Gnyllomer
flode wy his men azeen into Jrlonde. A And whir
pue Discomfito was done Arthur turned azeen ther pat
he was in to pe place there pat he lefte pe Scottes and
ponzte pat he Wolde hane hem alle layn but ye bis
mopes i pe Abbottes i of folk of pe amtrc i ladies opo
herd comeu before pe lyng Arthir i cryed him merr
cy i serde fir gentel lyng i myzty hane my i pitee on
us i as zoure oun self deth of ye vize lawe to hoolde up and
mayntene trustendome ful grete diffoune it holde
ben to zoul to quelle hem pat bileveth in almyzti god
as ze done A wherfore for goddes lome hine my and
pite on us i diffren vs for to lyven for the hane mad
moche sorowe i pryue ffor pe layone hane menye
tyme pornz onte dure londe passed but pat is nonzt
yno w to zorb and often tynies pe hane done vs moche
sorowe i Disse ffor oure distelles pei hane taken and
oure doestes layn i eten i moche harme pei hane vs
done i zif ze Wolde nolb vs quelle it were uon houone
tw Akyng to quellen hem pat cayen him mery ffor nolb
ze hane done i vs ou come i threfore for ye done of god
diffueth vs for to lyve i hanyth mery upon dresten yn
ple pat bileven in god as ze done A Whir lyng Ar
thirn lerd pis sorowe he had pitee upon hem i zaff
hem liff i lyne i alle pei fellen adom to his fete
and biconne his liege men i Arthir toke of the Oma
des and astir pis lyng Arthir turned azeen with
his boost i come azeen vinto zorb i there he ilbode su
rynke pat viag and poo zaff Arthir al lode gers
to loth pat had sponsed his juster i op zistres gret
plente And poo was Gillyn his cosn but of zong
lage and to alle his op men pat him had greved m
his werres he zaf liche zistres i pranbed hem moche of

her goode vermele. Now byng Arthir spon sed Ginnore
pat was Caderes cosen Erle of Cornewaile, astir he
conquered of Guyllomer al yrlonde tapº lxxxiiº,
hue byng Arthir bad bronzt,
his Londe in pees, reste, god state, pees,
was myn amtree, tho nonne he, wedded
al wiff pat me called Ginnore, made hir quene Asfar
lady, agentil pat Cader pe Erle of Cornewaile had
longe tyme noriffed in his chambre pat was his ow-
ne cosen, but neue pei had childe to gedre but noye-
lues byng Arthir Londe, hir well, deeliche, and a
non, as Wyntr was pass sed he lete assemblé agrete oost,
and alle his daroniis, seide pat he wolde wende into
yronde for to conquer pe Londe, pue he tairye nedst
longe pat he ne pass sed one pe ove into yronde, and
Guyllomer pe byng of yronde lete assemblé agret oost,
zaf battelle to byng Arthir, but Guyllomer was
discomfited, zilde him to pe byng Arthir, bicome,
his mem, to him, di, de, feuste, homage, of him, hilde,
af pat Londe, fio pat tyme for warde, and aftir pio pas-
sed byng Arthir, firthermore, than quered Cutonde,
ay yronde, toke homages of follo of pe Londe, and there
dwelled xij. zeer in pees, regned wuy joye, myrthe,
wered upon nomane, man ne noman upon him, and
he bicome so curteis, so large, so honorable, pat the
Emperors court of Rome, ne noy, pom, ont al pe, world,
was non, acomited to byng Arthirres, pat any man, wif
tu ne non, so wel, preised.
And therfore pe, beste,
knyztes of alle, manne, londes, comen to him, for to dwel
le, the hem, reserwed, wip, good, wikk, wiy, venerenc,
alle pe knyztes, were so, goode pat, noman, kue, we the
were, and, therefore, byng Arthir, made pe, roinnde,
table, pat, whiue pe knyztes, wold, sitte, to mete alle
pey, sfolde, sitte, aliche, hne, evauliche, overed, at pe,
table, pat non, of hem, myte, mitke, evanante, pat, auon
were, thezer, pue, knop, and, byng, Arthir, had at, pio,

Byng Arthure anon grinted it ſ Wolde nozt ouffre no ſ
of hou men ynder take pe bataille for him but upon
pe morowe boye two comen wel y armed wy outen
Paris there pat pe ſholde fiſte And anon as Arthure
and ſfolle comen to geders they myten ſonften so
wel on boye ſides pat nomadu coupe Deme pe bette af
hem. A And so it biskeek pat ſfolle zaf Arthure anche
a foret pat he fueled to pe gromde Wolde he nolde he
and as ſfolle wy Swolz his Awerde he woumde
Byng Arthure in pe forhede pat pe blode fel adom by
his eyen and his face And Whiue Arthure felte him huit
he forſte him vp hertely as aman pat ſemed almoost
bood and anon he nome out talerne his good ſwende
and haf it up an hize and ſaf ſfolle anche astwol pat
ther wy his elde adom his heed to pe shulders to
pat his helme myzte nozt ben his warant and so
ſfolle fel adom Des there enen in pe place A Whiue
po of pe Ate ma den grete Srolke for pe Dey of aſſoek
and anon enychon comen ſ zolden hem to Byng
Arthure and zolden vp pe tom alſo and bicome his
men and dien to him homage and fewtee and he vnder
ſonge ſiem goodly and to be of ſemi goode houſtage and
Byng Arthure aftir viſ pung Weute forth wy his
oost and Conquered Angon Annkers Castwigne Aycher
to vannne Vergigne Very Dotherne Auryn and pfeutir
and alle pe op londes of ſfrancke he conquered ſolliche
A And Whiue Arthure had al conquered and taken
bi homages and fewtred he turned azeen vnto Paris
and there he Swelled louge tyme and kept pees
longe tyme oue al pe cintre and pornz out al ſfrancke
And Whiue pees was made oue al aboute pornz his
noble knyzthode pat he had and alſo for his owne
Worthinesſe zze nomadu were he neue so gree alowde
Dinſte nozt mene noo were azeen him ne noſt forto
at rie And alſo forto make pe londe of ſfrancke m
qmete in reste he woned there, ix zeer and deſe ther

is to say, Dippou, Donande, Genn, et memy of pat here
be nozt nempned weren at pat feeste and many aftir
feste hau lyng Arthir holde biforn but neue non
so rial ne so solempne and pat feeste laste. Xv. Daies
Wip mothel hononr iz myrthe. Of the lette pat was
Seute ferome fer pridre to lyng Arthir Capo lxxxº

he pridde day as lyng Arthir

Satte at his mete amonge his bynges i also
amonge hem alle pat Geten at pis feeste biforn
hem come. Xni. Elderne men of aye richely arayed
and carterly Salned pe lyng i alle his pnple and
deiden pat pei come from kome messengers sente
from pe Empor and toke to lyng Arthir a lettre
pat pis mothel was forto vnderstonde A Giettly
vs mineileth Arthir pat pon arte ones so hardy Wip
Eyen in pyne theed to maken open Werre i wintak
Azeus vs of kome pat owen al ye Worde to Deme
ffor pon hest neue zit before pis tyme proued ne affaiz
ed pe strengpe of ye komeayn i persore pon sral it affay
Wip jime altil tyme ffure julius æsar quennered pe
londe of Bretaigne i toke therof trnage i oure folbe
longe tyme hane it hund i now poriz pipridre pon Wt
holdest it A Whesfore we wnaminde pe pat pon it zil
De azen and zit hest pon Doo moore folie pat pon ast
Stayn ffrolle pat was oure Varoin of affraunce al
With lkeonge and thefore alle ye wnomins of kome
Warnen i wnaminden pe upon liff i lyme pat pon
in hest de at kome amende to make of pi myfes des
pat pon hest done And if it so be pat pon come nozt
We shtuk pesse pe gicke of z one Wip strengpe i we shtuk
pe seke wherere eue pon myzte de founde i pon sffalt
nozt hane afoote of londe of pyne owne but pat
wee shtuk Distroie i aftir were de Wip pi body we shtuk
done oure wulde A Whirre pis lette was fadde and
alle men it ferdre pei were anoyed alle pat were at
solempne feeste and pe Bretounib holde hane slayne

the messengers but Arthur Holde nocht onsffre it, seide
pat pe messengers sijnnde liane non harine, bi resoun
messengers non differne, but Arthur wuiminded hem
to ben worshiffully serned, and aftir mete he noine
conceil of Kynges. Erlas, iz varonins, what amisse
he myzte zive to pe messengers, and pei conceiled
him at ones pat he holde assemblé agret, power of
alle pe landed of pe whiche he had, lord slippe, and ma
ly avenge him upon pe Empour of pe despite pat
he had seute to him, onchse alre
A and alle pe lor
des woren bigod, bi his names pat pei him sijnnde
purnsue, breinne in as moche as pei myzte al so pei
seiden pat pei Holde, nene faile byng. Arthur, but
rather ben des. And pire pe lyng, Arthur, his
lordes lere write a lettre to sende to pe Empour
bi ye same messengers and Seide in pis madele
of the Holde amisse, pat byng, Arthur, seute to the
Empour of Rome, to ye Companys. Tap⁶ xxxi.

A
rder scondith amonges zow of Rome pat, y
am lyng, Arthur of Bretaigne, freely it hol
de, sjal holde, And at Rome hastely, sjal be nonst
fortw zive zow trinage, but fortu axen trinage for
Constantyn pat, was Elynes, some, was Empo
of Rome, of al ye honour, pat therto bilongith
for haxnnyan, lyng, conquered al sfrainne, and
Almangie, monit joie, he passed, and conquered al
Imberdie, of thes two were myne amicres, and
pat pei had, hilde, sjal liane, porm goddes, will
of ye reverence, pat, byng, Arthur, di de to pe Empos
messengers, of Rome, Tap⁶ xxxii.

Chne pis lettre was made, enseled, lyng, arthour
af to pe messengers, gret ziffes, aftir pat
pe messengers nomen, her leve, seute, pens, come
ken, vnto pe, comt, of Rome, tolden, pe, Empour
how, worthely, peri, were, underfongen, and, whiche
are al companye he had, him forto, derne, how

he was more really earned, since he Empour or any
byng lyvinge in pe worlde. And since he Emp
our had seyne pe lettre of Arthur, and her de What
was ther jnne andMAi wel pelt byng Arthir Wol
de nozt be rulèd aftir him anou he fète assemblè
and ordynne that linge oosf of pe Winedyns for to
distroy byng Arthir zif pat he myzte and byng
Arthir tis touchinge his partie ordyned his po
wer and knytes of pe voinde table Of pe bynges
and fordes pat weneu to gelpe byng Arthur azens
pe Empour of Rome. Capo lxxxiiº

The byng of Scotlonde ſ of Jrlonde ſ of Gut-
lande of Denmark of Almaigne and enych
of hem had, yf of goode men and pei of wor-
mandie Gastigne Almaigne jflandndres i pley
to i Voligne had, uuf of men Geryn, esparto
had yf of men Hoel of litul Bretaigne had, yn
of neuu and byng Arthir him self had of his
owne londe yn of goode mennes bodies and of
Arnblasterb and Archers and of op folk on foote pat no
man kowde hem nombre. And since pei lve
re al redy forto wend byng Arthyr toke his londe
and Ginnore his quene forto goyne to kepe to
von of his weves pat was alwye knyzt and har
dy pat me called asordred but he was not al trewe
as ze ffilu here aftirbarde byng Arthir toke all
his keame forto kepe to asordred Sanf oonly pe
crowne and aftir Arthir nome his oosf and wente
to Sowthampton ther pat ye shippes were bronzt
and alle his priple assemblè and pei deuen hem to
pe see andessen goode wynde and whedir at Willy
and wone dryved at varflete and piue wente
out af her shippes and sprайдen alpe amtree
and byng Arthir fawze lbi p and Gerdin in Spyn
pat me called denabz pat quelled flyne pat was
byng hooelles cosyn of litul Bretaigne Capo lxxxiiº

F
yng Artijne hæd nocht dwelled inpe aintre but
alitalul ikhile pat meu ne tolde hyn pat thee
was tomen a gret Geamit mto Spayne Æ
hæd vaniffed faire Eleyne pat was cwyn vnto huel
lyng of vretigne and hæd brontst hir upon an
halle pat is called pe monite of seide vernand and
thee was woman in pe aintre so bolde ne so hardy
pat Durste with hyn fizte ne come nyze pe place pe
xe pat pe Geamit dwellede Æ men called hyn de
nabno pat moche sozowe dipe inpe aintre A and
Wihne lyng Artijne hinde pis tydinge she called to
him kaye Æ vedewere, Æ to maundes hem pat pel
hulde goon pneliche Æ aspie wherpe pat pe Geamit
myzte be fomden and so thes brytes wente forth
æ tomen to pe lirage ther pat mei hulde goon to
pe monit pe Whiche was al enclosed aboute with
Wetir Æ zit is etnmore fyal be And per sancz a bren
wyn fire upon pe hille Æ also ther was aropie fire
Brennyng upon an hille nyze bisde And kaye and
Vedelbere to men to pe next hille Æ fomden alwyd
opun hede dittyng bisides a tombe sere wepinge
Æ there sorowe made Æ ofte sfe seide Eleyne Eleyne
A And pue kaye, Æ vedewere axed what she was
Æ wherfore she made so moche sorowe Æ who day in
pat tombe D qd sfe what sorowe Æ what mysthen
ture faire Wodek deke ze here for if pe Geamit mity
zous her fynde ze worthe ded enoyt he stalle good
Wiff qd per therof dismane pe nocht but telle vs
pe vorth whi pon makest so moche sorowe Æ wepung
Dives qd sfe for a dameselle pitt j voriffed with
my brest pat me called Eleyne p at was wece vnto
huel lyng of situl vretigne Æ here lath the hir body
in pis tombe pat to me was bitake to voriffhe So
ther come a denelk a Geamit Æ vanyssed hir Æ me
A And also he lasde vs bothe tivo away Æ he molde
hane for layne pat maide pat was so zonge Æ tendre

of age ont she myzte it nozt suffren so grete ſo huge
pe Geamit is And zif he now come as he is woute to
done certis ſhe wole zow quelle bope twoe ſt hertfore
faste wende zow hens Thine seide thes knyghts to pis
widne Whi doo ze nozt hens Dertes Ores qd she
Whi ne pat Eleyne was Des pis Geamit niade me to
abide and done ſt amytte hig Wille ſt me muste nedis
it Suffren ſt god it wot j Doo it nozt Wap my good
Wist for lener me were to ben des prie with him to
dele so moche payne j Sane Whi ne he me for lithe

A And Whi ne baye ſt vedewere hnd herde al pat
pis Wōnian hnd tolde thei turned azeen ſt comen
to lyng Arthur ſt tolde him al pat pel hnd Seyne
th. herde Thine Arthour anoy nomme him bope With
him ſt wente pneliche bi myzte pat non of his oost it
Wiste ſt conce on pe morowe erly to pe Geamit and
faupt Wap him stronglye ſt at pe laste him slow
th. Arthour hnd vedewere myte of his heed ſt bryng
it vnto pe oost to sseike hem for awonder for it was
so grete ſo huge. And Whi ne pel comen dzen to pe
oost thei tolde wherfore pel hadden ben ointe and
ſse med to hem pe heed ſt euy maue was glad ſt joy
ful of pe worthi Dese yat Arthour ſer forde hnd done

A And hoel was ful of sorowe for his rce pat
was so cairſed ly lost porz pat foule Geamit And
astur was Whi ne hoel hnd tyne ſt space he lete ther
mable a faire Chapeel of oner lādy one Eleynes
tombe where pat she was graven. Hol byng Ar
thour zaf bataille to pe Empour of Rōme in pe Whi the
bataille pe Empour was Slain Tape Lyyx vo

H Arthour ſt his purple hnd tydinge pat pe Empo
hnd assembled a grete power as wel of Sāra
zeyne ſt of Jo apyneme ſa as of Cristen men Wher
of pe nombre Was it ay, as of hors men ſt foot men
Thine Arthour ſt his purple hasted hem faste upon her
way to wardepe pe Empour ſt passed normandie ſt

sfraince vnto vngvigne and holde eneue hane gyon to
pe oost for men tolde him pat Empoura oost holde come
to luye The Empoura his oost in pe bigyimynge of
august remeined from come and come forth rizt to luyde
pe oost poy men lyng Arthour espies i deide if pat Ar-
thour wolde he holde fynde thare bysides pe Empoura
but pei seiden pat pe Empoura had so gret politer ut
him of kynge of pe londe of paynemes i faire and
also of tristan puple pat it were but gret folte to lyng
Arthour fortv menen wip him ffor pe espies tolde him
pat pe Empoura had de. v. men, or vi men azenes oon
of his men but lyng Arthour was holde and gardie
i for noping wolde him dismaie i derde goode forth
boldely in goddes name azenes pe komeynes pat wip
hap Sarayens i paynemes pat nommen of trust
pei hane to god but oonly the vpon her stenghe Wher
fore goode noyp i seche him sharpely in pe name of al
myzta god i sée we pe paynemes i pe cristeue men pt
ben enemyes wip him forto distvie cristeue men and
god mal us helpe for we haney pe rizt And therefore
hane we goode trist in god i dod we so pat pe enemyes
pat ben to cristen dome i tw god molwe ben olayne i
distvied i pat men molwe recorde pe worthynesse of
kynz thode whiche byng Arthour had pnes i derde to his
puple thei triden alle wiy oul hye vois god ffoder al
myzta worshiped be pimane wip ouvene amen i
grunite vs grace wel for to done i to distvie oure ene
myes pat ben azenes cristen dome Ayn pe name of pe
ffunder i ofpe done i of pe holgoust, Amen, i god jesse
him nevere grace ne worship in pe worlde we inue of
him to hane pat pis Doy shtal fisten well forto sinuten
i egurly i so pei seiden forpy dostely i ordeyned her wyn
ges wel i wisely Thine ye Empoura hede telle þe byng
Arthour i his felle were redy threved for to fizte with
him i thine pider pei come where he ordeyned his wyn
res in pe best inue pat he myzt i moore trist upon

His strengpe thyné in gud almyzti et pat was seyne aftir
ward. Affor whiè thes two oostes were mette the Empor
pome loste ouche fomme of his purple as di de byng Arthour
and so manye were slayne what in oo side et what
in pe top side pat it was grete pite footo wite et to seen
in this battile were seyne pomme byng Arthour and
his purple v. kynes of paynemes et of op wonder
mo the purple And byng Arthure men forzten so
wel pat pe Romaynes et pe paynemes had nomore
strengpe to wip stonde hem pue xx alepe azens y. Wol
fes A and so it bifel yst myid battile in a fhowr
pat was wonder harde et longe durpuge in pe two side
et in pe tow the Emporour alounges hem there was slayn
but nomidn wiste for sothe who pat him now
How pe byng Arthour lete entere his knytes yat he had
lost in battaille And how he sente pe Emporour's body in
to Rome pat there was slayn in battille capo lyxx vii
Houè pe Romayno wiste pat pe Empor

A was des pei for soke pe fild. et pe paynemes
also but byng Arthour pursued aftir hem et
chased hem til it was nyt et so manye of hem he
quelled pat it was wonder to twelle And whiè it was
nyt byng Arthour turned azeen et paubed almyzti
god of his victorie And in pe morne he lete lobe and
se be al pe feilde for his knytes yat he had thes lost
pat is for to seyn vorel Erle of umans Vedewere et
Lays et ligees Erle of vo leigne virgety Erle of vath
Allouch Erle of wou chestre Air sale Erle of che shere
hoelden Erle of s paldres A thes were pe grete
londes pat byng Arthour loste in pat battile aloung
opir worth. knytes et some he lete enteere in abbeyes
biye aitue et some he lete be born home in to her ow
ne autre and pe Emporour's body he lete tube et putte
it upon a bere et sente it to Rome et also he sente to
one ynto pe Romaynes pat as for vretayne et affirman
whiche pat he hilde opir tenage wolde he non paye

and if per axed him any truage ouche truage he wolde
hem paine. A thrié byng Arthuir lete bere baye to be
nen his ouþne jastel et there he was enteered and
figers, was born to voleigne there pat he was lorde
and holden was born to fflanndiesc et there he was
enteered and alle his op brytesc he lete enteere wt
mo chel honone m abbiesc et m houes of religion
impe aintre there pat pei Were ded and Arthur hi
selen sownned pat zee m vurguigne wip his oost
et ponzte pe same zeer followinge to passe pe morante
of jome et to hane gvon to home for to hane take pe
sée et hane putte pe Romayns m subjection but
pe llibbid tyrant mordred hyn lottid as aftir ze
as al heere how mordred pe traitour to w hom
byng Arthirn twé his londe for to kepe et alle his
 castelles et sithen tilde it azens hyn capo lyxx viiº
hrié byng Arthirn sat taken
to mordred his Rerkne for to kepe et was guon
azens pe Empone of Rome et was passed pe
sée mordred an on twé homages et fewtes of al
hem pat were m piz londe et Wolde hane had pe
londe to his ouþne vse et nome castelles aboute et
lete hem airtue and aftir pis falsnesse he di de a
noyir gret Wronge A ffor azens pe take of tristen
tre he nome his ouþne Eimes wiff as a traitour hol
de et ordyned hyn agret oost azens Arthirnes co
mynge to holde pe londe azens hyn wip sturinge
fur enemore et to sée byng Arthur if he myzte
and he lete fende bi ove et bi londe aftir jwymeneb
et tristene puple and al so he fente mto Saxouye et
m Denmark for to hane helpe and al so he fente
wode to cheldeik to done men come to him oude of
Saxouye pat was alworth Du ne et bi hotid him if
pat he bronzte wip him moche puple he wolde him
et him in heritage for eumore al pe londe from by
zoude himber vnto Scotlond et al pat londe pat

1) Engist had of ffortughe

Engist hadde offfortagers ziste whiue pat hadde sponſed his
Donſt And theſeldrib come liuy gret strengthe et power
of pnple and mordred ſhad affumbl'd on his partie
Alſo pat pei ſhad, xl., ay, of ſtrouge knyſted whiue pat
pei ſhad neſe. Now Arthur enchaſed mordred the
traitour, how he was slayne And also how pat Byng
Arthur was woum'd to pe deſt Capo lxxx viijº

hie pat pis tondige come to kyn

Arthur theſer pat he was in Vurgoigne he
was ſul Sore knowne et anon tobe al ſfrin
te viuо hoel for to kepe Wip pe halmendel of his pn
ple et prai'd him pat he wolde et kepe til pat he to
me azeen ſfor him ſelke Wolde Wende uuto Vretting
et vengen him upon a)ordred pat was his traitor

A And prie lyng Arthur Wende his way et so come
to Whitsolde et made his men to goon into ſhipe and
Wolde hane arived at Sande Wiche et he brought With
him gret oosſ of ſfrinnte et also of his olwe londe but
or pat Arthur myzte come to londe Wip his pnple pt
were Comen onte of pe ſhipes mordred was Comen
Wip al his power et zaf a strong battle so pat Ar
thiru Loſte manye manin or pat he myzte come to londe
ſſor theſer was Galwyn his neveu Slayne et Auguſſel
pat hilde Scotland et many anop Wilseref lyng Artho
was ſul ſory A but theſur pat lyng Arthur was
tomen to Wonde et his pnple mordred myzte nonſt/
azens him endure but anon was Difcomſited and
ſledde pens pe ſame nyſt With his oosſ et upon pe mo
towe come to London but poo of pe onte Wolde noſt
Ouſſen him to come June et from pens he ſledde to
Wynchestre et there he hilde him Wip his pnple pat
Wip him Comen Thiue lyng Arthur lerte talbo pe body
of Galwyn his cosyn et pe body of Auguſſel et lere
hem be born in to Scotland in to her olwe cunre
et there pei were enteered A And anon at ſur lyng
Arthur uome his weie to distroie mordred et he ſledde

fro pens nito Cornellsile, Dhiné quene Eunmore pat was
kyng Arthureb wiff poo Soinourned at zorb è herde
telle pat chordred was fled pens ther pat he was è
mynke nozt endure atzens kyng Arthur sse was so
re a d r a d è h ad grete Donte è wisse nozt What was
best to done ffor sse wisse wel pat Kyng Arthur fir
londe Wolde nehe of fir hane merty for pe grete fha
me pat sse h ad done to him And nome fir
Waye preneliche wip fomre men è nomvo è come to
Berliom è ther was vnderfonged è so dwelled tifer
al hir lfe pat nehe was seyne amonges folk hir
liff Durynge And Wthne Arthur wiste pat chordred
was fled nito Cornellsile he lete sen de astir his me/
nito Scotlond e m to North humber Conde anon vnto
Hmber è lete assemblé puple wip onte nombre and
come fro pens nito Cornellsile to seehe è pirsue aft
a jordred and a jordred h ad assembléd to him alle
pe folk of Cornellsile è h ad puple wip onte nombre
And a jordred wiste Wol pat Arthur Was comynge
è h ad lener for to Deye è take his chante pue lenger
flee è abode and z as an h aide bratule to kyng Arthur
è to his puple so pat so mo ch e puple was playne
What upon pe two fide è upon pe top pat noman
Wiste wiso h ad pe bettr partie Vnt it bifel at pe
laste pat chordred was playne è alle his puple è
Also pe goode chenallrie pat kyng Arthur h ad gude
red è noriff sed of Dynerb Londeg And al so pe nobul
knytes of pe rounde tuble pat so mo ch e were preised
poronz ont al pe Wold e were there playne. And
Arthur him selfe was there womded to pe deth but
he lide him be born nia liter vnto Anyonè to ben he
led of his wonydes and zit pe vretombe suppo feth
pat he lyneth in anopir Conde è pat he shal come
zit è wonguere al vretungne but certis pibis tse
pphetsie of ajerlyn he sen de pat his deth is volde ben
Dontong è he sen de deth for in men therof zit hane Donte

and churilith for enmore as men seith for men Witith
nozt Wher he liveth or is ded Arthir prie weo borin
ty Anyon pe yyn zer of his regne aft pe jnairna
comyn of onne lorde yn Crist CCCCTE yn XLV. zer
hollyng Arthir Delyned pe Rewme to Constanthyn
pe Dne of Aldor his nevea cup" LXXIX"

A

Hie byng Arthir Wiste pat he myzte noleng
regne he lere come biforn him Constanthyn
pat was Cadore some Cire of Cornelai
le his cosyn to him bitoke al his Rewme i pue to
him seide i had him therof to be byng til pat he
come azeen for as moche as he had non herre of
his body bigeten i grete harme was it pat so no
bul a byng i so donzcy had noo thilde of his body
bigeten but al ping pat wole hane done muste be
done whos manie ben blessed Way ouen ende amen
hollyng Constanthyn was werred of ajordredne
the ones Capitulo LXXIX"

His Constanthyn was anobul knyt i allworthi of
body i poo two ones pat ajordred had bi
geten had grete enye to Constanthyne pat poo was
arobued byng i so thei bigonne to mive were azenf
Constanthyn i assembled agret oost of hem pat had
beu bfore with ajordred pat had ben Drylen allay
And pey Diden moche folowe pornz out al pe londe
Thiie pe two brop ordyned hyn to London for
to take pe tree and pe to pire brop ordyned him
to Wyn thestre but Constanthyn come to London i
sowiz pe brop pat was there And aftir he wente
tv Wynchefre i sowiz pe toy brop pat was there
So pat dope his enemye o were ded i Whiie Con
stanthyn h as regned Worthely in zver he De i
tch at London Of pe two bynges Athelberth i
of Celf Capitulo LXXIX"

A

A
stir byng Constanthyn Deth thei were tivo
Bynges in Bretagne pe won me called Athel

pat was a Saane i hilde pe antre of worthfol and
Southfolc. The twentir hirte selfe i was a breton
and hilde richel. lyndeseyp i al pe londe vnto him
ber. And thes tivo kynge werred fuste to pedres
but afturkarde pei were accorded i honde to gy
Sre as pei hund be born of oo body. The kynge
selfe had a justre pat me called Givelleme i he
zaf hir porn gart frendeshipe to kynge Athelbrut
to wiffe i he bigat upon hir and that pat me called
Argentil. And me prede zeev aftir thes come
upon Athelbrut a stwenge Sibanesse pat ne des he
miiste dere i prié he sente to kynge selfe brop
miltive pat he sfolde come i speke wip him and
he come to him wip goode witt. Thyn praved Athel
brut to kynge selfe his brop i him comonred
in pe name of god pat astir whyn he were des
he sfolde tube Argentil his donst i pe londe to
kepe i pat he sfolde hir kepe i noriffhe in his
alambre. And whyn pat Argentil were of age
he sfolde done hir to midle to pe strongest i worthi
est man pat he myzte fynde i prié he sfolde zilde
up pe londe azeen vnto hir i kynge selfe it gromm
tesd i bi oth it confermed his prater And whynhe
Athelbrut was des i entereved kynge selfe toke
pe damesel Argentil i noriffhed hir in his chum
bre i sse biewe pe finest creature pat myzte live
upon eithre or any man myte find. Now kynge
selfe mariede pe damesel Argentil vnto a knave
af his bychene Capitulo Lxxxxi.º

The kynge selfe pat was vncle to pe damesel
Argentil liyont him how he myzte faltliche
Saane pe londe from his riche foreu more i faltely
azenz his oth he ponzte to Disseyne pe dameselle
Argentil i marriede hir to a knane of his bychene
pat me called Gurdui i he biewe pe worthi est i
pe strongest man of body pat any man wiste i any

Londe pat poo imede ð to Hinn he ponte to hane married
hir sin amfully forto hane had his Londe aftirwarde
but he was clene dissolvnd. A ffor pis Ciran
pat was hanelokkes oone pat was byng of byrke
hane in Denmark and pis Ciran quennered his
wifes Londes ð oldwi byng self pat was his lli
ves uncle ð had al his Londe as in anopir stede it
telleth more openly ð hene regned but pree zeer
ffor Sayones ð Sakanes him quelled ð pat was
gret harme to al Bretaigne ð so pe Bretonis were
hinn to Stouhenge ð thes thei him enteird with
mochel honour ð solempnite Of byng Conan.

Capitulo. Lyxxxij.º.

A
fhir pis Ciran regned. Conan pat was his
tosyn pe whiche was a wonder pronde knyt
regned ð he conye hane nomaine of lome but enere
he was medlinge with his olkne pniple ð toke his
uncle Wuy Werre and quelled his two childeren
and ye Sayones Werred thens him often tymes
but he hem al lwy oncomé and aftir he was mpees
al his live tyme and he regned xmy. zeer ð aftir
he deide and lath at London. Of byng certiff ð
of Gurmonde pat women porn j paynemeð into
Bretaigne. Capo Lyxxxij.º.

A
fhir pis Conan regned his cosyn certiff yt
was bisted of alle his pniple ð noping
bilonede and pis certiff loste at Bretaigne
porn werre And in his tyme fel a gret mytschoff in
Bretaigne pat tristen oone ikas Siroied pornz
ye Londe ð alle pe Bretonis were drezen but of
ye Londe and al ye Londe j lost wuy ouren any reco
ner but aftirward loste pe Londe to Sayones deze
sinl aftirwarde lome A ffor in pat tyme thes was
a payneme pat me called Gurmonde pat was
pe bynges oone Sanfril of ye paynemes folt pat
had pe kewme aftir his fferdr ð was byng sanfe

He bi quoy and zat it to his brother and sonde pat he
nene bolde be byng zif he myste couquere z gete
a feykne in a stramuge amtre for he was bolde and
eke stronge of body. And of him phrechted an
lyre z erde pat he holde ben alwolde of ye ove z
lere assemblé paynemes wip oule nombre z lete
apaise shippes z wente bi meny londes z toke/
homages z fektes of mothe purple z so he wen/
te bipe see fiv londe to londe and conquered dy-
ners londes so pat he come m to yelonde z con/
quered pat londe pat often tymes undered upon
Bretignie and Bretoinns upon hem z often won-
nen z often losten z zifn froystegs vnto Bretons/
And so pei sente vnto Gurmonde ther pat he
was m yelonde pat he holde come m to Bretaigne
and helpe hem azenz pe Bretonsos z helpe hem
to delaine pat londe of hem and pei Molde him
holde gladly for her orde for he was a paynem
as pei Were paynemes and pe Bretonsos Were/
tristen men wel pue olyste Gurmonde hem forto
helpe oithie pat pei Weren of ooTAWE And whihe
Gurmonde herde pis tydinge he hasted him as
mothe as he myzte z arrived in Scotlande z so
come nito north number londe there pat pe Saxones
were diwellinge And so pepe Saxones twenter
nied her comnaint pat were manx bitelyne ho
bi othys z li hostages forto deren him trewe
fethi z holde him for her londe z pante to him tru/
age bizeere thoo bygonne pe Saxones z pe affra-
ting to distroie vobbe breigne tounes z distroied
al ping in as mothe as pei myzte z spared nop
man ne wōman ne childe lewde ne lewed pat aft
pei quelled z caste adom tounés Cristellis z chur
theb and so putte pei al pe londe nity gret distuc
aouny And assoone as pei myste fleen pei flede
pens as wel poere as riche bisbopes abbottes/

And poo pei lete hem be called Englishhe men for enche
von of Engistes name i pe londe thei lete called Enge
londe in her language and pe folle be called English
men for it moche ay in his tyme it was called Engst
es londe whiue he had conquered it of byng fortel
her pat had Oponsed his Don't Bit fro the
tyme pat vnte come first into his londe his londe
was called Bretaigne i pe folle Bretaigne til pe tyme
pat pib Gurmonde eftsoones conquered it and zaf
it vnto pe Saxones i pei anon rizt changed pe
name as before is Seide And whiue pib was done
Gurmonde passed one pe dve into France and
there conquered many londes i disavied alle
aristene purple ther part he com And so pe Sax
ones snell in his londe i bygonne fustee en habite
it at her olkne wil i pei wolde layne made newe
bynges i lordes but pei myte uene affenten to ha
ue oonliche so byng forto be to him attend ant
And therefore pei maden madne bynges in Dines
Mires i as it was in Engestes tyme The fustee byge
Dome was kent The Semnde Southfry The pris
Westfry The fourpe Eastfry The fustee Northfry尔
The fixte Estangle pat is to devi Northfryl and
Southfryl The Tenenthe dhenorthe i pat is the
Eildome of Michol. Hymtyng Don Herford
Cestre Wynchestre Waribyl i Deby and so depth
ted pe Englishhe men al Engelonde into vis ptes
A And afturward de it bifel pat poo bynges liber
red often tyme s to gedre i eile he pat was ftreugst
Bi none him pat was febeles t so it was longe
tyme pat pei had uo byng twoumed amonges he
ne no aristene men in deas poo amonges hem no
ristendome but oonly dyemes i, zeer to gedre
til yde Seite Grevorie was pape of Rome pat had
Seyne Children of pe nation in pe cive of Rome
Whiche were wonder faire creatures i he had sent

WIL And de were hem to biholde And he axed of peyare
thanutis Whennes pei were i of What nationn and
men tode him pat pei were of Engelande And En-
glisshe pei were called but pei i alle ye purple of En-
velonde were paynemebs i bilened noz upon god
A Allas quod Seite Gregorie Wel monke pei ben
called Englishhe for pei hanepe pe visageb of aninge
les And therefore wel olbte pei to ben Cristene And
for pis entheson Seite Gregorie sente Seite Austyn
in to Engelande i xl. goode mann Wip him pat were
of goode liff i holl men to pche i treche i to wuute
pe Englishhe purple i hem turne vn to god And pt
was in pe vy zeer pat Seite Gregorie And ben
wope pat is to Deyne astir pe Jutarnion of oure
laye yn Crist Cadet un. i vii/zeer al pe wuuy
tres telleth. Loow seite Austyn Baptised i wuute
lyng Athelbrizt and two vifshopes pat he made his
felaues Capitulo LXXIXI°

COM

hie seite Austyn come first into Engelande
the arived in pe 7 le of Tenet i so pass'd forsw
i come to Camitbury i there Downurned
and lyng Athelbrizt of Kent pat was of Engist
lynaie faire vnderfonge Seite Austyn i his felally
is why mothele honore And him found til pat hem
nedeS And forthsermore he zaf hem a faire place
pat now is called pe Abbey of Seite Austyn in
whiche place he litf him selfe ThryneS A This
kyng Athelbrizt was a goode man i why goode,
Wil hne de Seite Austyn p[re]dictums i zaf him
weve forto prethe pornz al his londe of bent to tuw
ne i to wuute to him al pe purple zif pat he myzte
And so it bifel aftir Wais pornz god de grace pt
Wip june atitil pe lyng him selfen was committed
to god i alle his purple of his londe was baptized

A And in pe mene tyne While ye purple turned
hem to god Seite Austyn come to Wouchestre i thare

92.

he p'thed goddes worde wherfore pe p'tynemes storned
hun et c'tiste upon h'un righe tailes so pat al his ma-
tel was hanged ful of righe tailes and for more
dispite t'svi c'tiste upon h'un pe gittes of righe e i
of f'issh'e wherfore pe godde man Sei'te Austyn was
Sore anoi'd e greved e prai'd to god pat alle pe
ch'tildren pat f'shulde he bor'n ef turwand in pe c'tee
of konshestre uniste slane tailes A And whi'ne pe
kyng herde e wiste of pi's veni'ance pat it was falle
por'iz Sei'te Austyn praier he lete make an h'sons
in honou'r of god Wherinne w'omen f'shulde slane
ch'tildren at pe brngres ende mi whiche h'ons zit
w'omen of pe c'tee ben delyned of ch'silde th'same
whi'ne Sei'te Gregorie hit herde telle h'oll pe En-
glif'sh e men were turned to god e counte'd he sen-
te to Sei'te Austyn his p'allion' bi a bissh'op pat
we called p'eklyn A And made Sei'te Austyn
Kun't e k'stethish'sop of al Engelonde e sente
h'un worde pat he penne sholde or d'eine et make
bissh'opes in pe Sonde And anon as Sei'te Austyn
hit pe p'allion' of pe dignite of pe k'stethish'sop
he made two bissh'opes of his full'ed pat come
why h'un from h'ome pe twou me called hellit And
he dwelled at k'ondon and the top'ie me called jus-
tyn pat h'silde pe dignite of konshestre And pi's
bissh'op mellit poe w'ente to preche in to essy e i
baptised pe kyng of pe c'tive pat me called Sic
with pat was kyng k'stethriz't cosyn his Justres
One A And pi's justyn w'ente forto p'che in k'outh
fox e turned moche of pe p'uple to god e Sei'te Aus-
tyn w'ente h'un self piechinge por'iz ont al Engi-
londe How Sei'te Austyn w'ente in to w'als th'seve
pat pe b'retvin'd were And h'ou pe nolde nozt de
obedient to the k'stethish'sop of c'tive b'ury e
A pitulo lyxxviiiº

tu gos / seite Austyn pente into pat / Conde there pat/
pe vretomnis were / forto kepe hem from Engliſſſe
men pat / as to ſayn into walio / threere ſe founde on/
ke / as benes / vii bisſhoppe / and pe britomn/
distrowed alibere pe cristen puple pat seite Austyn
hord comited / and viide to pe bisſhopes pat / he was
allegat of / houe / puent of / al Engelonde / pat / pei/
holde bi al reſon to him / be obedienc / pei seide
pat / pei nolde / but to pe creche bisſhop of karliomn

And also pei seiden pat / pei nolde neue forno/
maſne pring / ben obedienc vnto pe Engliſſſe men/
ſfor pe Engliſſſe men pei ſiden ben onre aduſtred/
et onre enemyes / ſi anythi Dreven vs out of onre
okne amitre / and ke ben cristen men / eue hane be
/ pe Engliſſe men hitnepr einmore ben papiernes/
but nolb ſute pei ben comited / Seite Austyn myſte
of hem non opir auſkere hane but / Seiden aptely
pat / pei nolde neue mebe hem to him ne to pe hoope
of houe / And seite Austyn turne / threue azern/
to byng / Athelbrizt pat / was byng / of / kent / i/ twelde
him pat / his ſolb nolde moſt / be to nowan obedienc/
but to pe creche bisſhop of karliomn / and whatne
Athelbrizt herde / pis / he was / mye enmoyed / and
sode pat / he nolde / goon distrowe / et / ſoute to Elfrin/
byng / of worthinberlonde pat / was his ſende/
pat / he ſholde come to him / wip al pe power pat / he
myſte / pat / he ſendde mete wip him at diſtrefe
and from pene pei wode goon into walio / et diſtrefe
e pe creche bisſhop of karliomn / i/ allo yoo pat / hord
refused / seite Austyn / how byng / Athelbrizt / i/
the byng / Elſinde quielled vretynal pat / was a/
byng / of pe vretomne pat / gide pe cintre of leicestre
capitula / xxyxix/

94.

herde telle pat poo tivo Engusthe bynges wolden meten
at Leyctere for to come mto Walis he lere or deyne al
pe polper pat he had forto fizte Wuy thes tivo bynges
but util it availed him ffor his purple pat he had were
slayn ſi him selfe fled i coste his londe for evermore
A And thes two bynges Athelbriyt i Elfride dwel
led a while at leyctre i Departed pe londe amonges
hem i token homages i feytres of folke of pe omtre
and aftir pei wente towrdes Walis and poo of wa
les had herde telle of pe oswinfu pat vrecynal had
at leyctre i were wonder sware a drad of pe tivo byu-
ges i women anon i chosen amonges hem goodveme
i holy hermytes uonkes i prestes i op folle grete
plente pat wenten barfoot i welliewarde forto ha
he merly of poo two bynges A but poo bynges we
re so sturne i so wikked pat pei nolde neue speke ut
hem but quelled hem enerychon allas pe sware
for pei ne spared hem nonore prie pe wolf doth the
shepe but smytu of pe sedes of enerychon i so alle
were pei martred pat to hem come in pise iutue pat
is to underfonde dore i xL and aftir uarde thes
tivo bynges Athelbriyt i Elfride wente fro peimes
unto Vangore forto qnelle alle poo pat pei myte
there fynde of pe vretomnis A And while pe bre
tomnis hirde of pise pug thes assemble i ordyned
alle her power forto fizte Wuy hem Thie was there
a varoun in Wales pat me called vlerdril oforne
wanle pat Comtyme was lorde of Senenfize but
pe byng Athelbriyt i ad Dryuen him mto Wales
pe whiche varoun prie zaf to byng Athelbriyt batai
le in whiche bataile Athelbriyt was slayn i Elfrin
de Womn des sware pat he forfobe pe feld i pe mooste
partie of his purple slayn i Elfride fled into north
humber londe pat uas his owne londe and aftirward
the purple of lei testre fize niade wip strengpeCADMAN
pat was pe sone of vrecynal byng of leyctre and

He aſtir regned nobly wip grete Honour. How oude
wan byng of leestre i Elfride byng of Northumberlonde
were frendes. And of pe Debatte pat aſtir was bitwene eu
wyn i Cad walen pat were bope her Sones Capo C,

And aſtir pat pis bataille was done
pe vretounn asſemblèd hem i wente pennes
to men ynto lyeſtre and maſde Cad walen pat
brevinales oone byng of leyefare i of al pe anſter i tike
homages i few trees of alle pe puple of pe anſter And
aſtir pat he asſemblèd as yet oost i seide he wolde gyon
vnto 22thiij derlonde to Distrive byng Elfride i sive
him zof pat he mizte And wuñe pat pis Cad walen
was come pider ftiendes wente so bitwene hem pat
pei maſde him acordèd in pis matuer pat Elfride ſſol
de al pe londe from humber into Scotland i Cade
wan hulde i ame al pe londe atthiij half humber ynto
pe sowthi i aſtir pis pei bawmen guode ftiendes al her
liff duringe i londen to gedre as pei had ben tilo bre
thisen And pis Elfride had a syne pat me callèd eu
wyn pat had i hilde alle pe londe of 22thiij derlonde
aſtir his ſſadres dep as his ſſadri had holde al his liff
tyme And Cad walen had anop oone pat me called
Cad walen pat hulde his ſſadres londe pat he hilde ni
pe tyne while pat he was aline and tſes two bynges
londen to gedre as pe had ben brethren i pis lone
lasted bitwene hem but oonſy tilo zer And aſtir bi
gan Debatte bitwene hem porn liſher diuions cosyn
of Cad walen pat me called Viens so pat pei tſseim
bled a ſtrong oost in bope parties but at pe laste it
bifel pat Cad walen wa a diſtwinſtad i Edwyne hyn
pnesned i Droſh him ſvo place to place pat so it pe laste
he fled into yrlonde i so pis opie byng Distrived al
his londe i atſte and dom anſtelles i brente his maners
i Departed al Cad walyng londe amonge his frendes
A And longe tymie aſtir come Cad walen azeen ſwo
yrlonde wip a ſtronge power i in playne bataille quel

les Edwyne and alle his affreundeshyves et naively poo p
Wip hilde him his londe with Offynes zeste. Hoy
Byng Offewolde was quelled poruy byng Cadwalen and
Peanda and how Offewyn pat was seide Offewolde
Bro' regned afar him and quelled peanda. Tapò cy
Hue pat byng Edwyne was slayne.
Offris his dome vnder toke pe werre azens Cad
Walen his come so pat pio Offris Deide with
June Dineyng pe werre et afar pe dep of Offris pannye
Regned agentil Cristen jidu pat moche londe god
pat had al pe londe of worthynberlonde bi heritage
pat me called Offewolde et he was byng of al pat
londe but for his moche as he was frende to Edwyne
and hisilde agret parte of pe londe of Cadwalen pe
O time Cadwalen weere d upon him et drof him to
Werde Scotlande and whiue Cadwalen daw
pat he wolde mozt abide and walen nolde no longer
Him purnsue but toke dome of his folow to peat and
His bro' in lawe et preied him to purnsue Offewolde
pat he were taken or slayne et Cadwalen turned poo
Home azeen and whiue Offewolde herde pat and we
len was turned home azeen he wolde no longer flive
but abode peanda et jaf him batallou et peanda
Was distansified et flyt et come azeen to and walen et
O vide pat he wolde neve holde oo foot of londe of
him but if it were so pat he wolde avenge him up
On Offewolde a Thiue Cadwalen lete assemblé a
Gret hooft forto fiste Wip Offewolde so pat hee et pe
anda come onto worthynberlonde et seben batallou
unto Offewolde and in pat same battille was Offe
Wolde quelled et his henede snyten of and afar he
Was entered at pe al beie ofardeneye in whiche
place god hap wionst for him menye a faire miracul
bope there et elles where and anon Offewyn his bro
pir seised unto his hond al pe londe pat was Offy
Wolde and alle pe purple of worthynberlonde londe

him wonder well and hilde him for her lorde and he had
men of his bynne worthi y nowż pat wolde hane departed
pe londe but pei werred to gedre and for as moche as pei
were nozt stronge y nowż pey comen to peand and praied
him of helpe i sovne and bi hoted him of pe londe large
ly upon di menaunt pat he wolde him gre i helpe i conn
ereile A peand a pue herde her preier and so spat wip
pe byng a d waleyn pat he ssele ordeyn a gret hoost
i fuste hye him into worthumber londe forto fiste wip
Osselwyn and Osselbyn was alweke in an i nweche londe
de pees i charite and prayede peetuda of londe i pees
and profred him of golde i of alwe grete plente and
pis peetuda was so proude pat he nolde grannte hi
noo pees for noo maner pning but in al pning he wolde
wy him fiste and so at pe liste thee was sette a day
of yataille i pis Osselwyn had ene his trust upon god

A And pis peetuda truste to morthe upon his pride
i upon his pnde pleat he had and so to gedre pei comne
i smeten ebnely but peetuda anon was distunfited
and oflayne and pis lyas aftir pe juncturation of on
re londe jhe trist of i ly o zeer and pis Osselwyn ury
r i d yxvm zeer and akyng pat me called Osselwy
pat was peetuda i cosyn werred upon byng Osselwy
and to gedre fozteen but Osselwyn had pe victorie i
Osselwy was distunfited i slayne i luth at tymonwy
i now byng a d wala dre pat was a d walnuy lone
i regnede aftir his ffunder i was pe liste byng of pe vre/
tomnis / Capitulo, Cyno

Hatur pe deth of a d waleyn regned his some
a d wala dre wel i nobully i his moder was
pe Auster of byng peetuda i wlsnne he had
regned xii. zeer he fel in to agret. Obuense i thyn p
was gret. Disorde bitwene pe fordes of pe londe pat
enye he werred upon othis. And in pat tyme thet
fist so grete dertey i starsre of wrii i of op vetui
les in pis londe pat it man mynte goon prie Dupe or

Dedecinus domini quinque oves charu et ingentibus, Disprecesu nos 20

A
And pue bigan vaidwaldre to compleyne him to his
folke pitonselyt et sade allas to vs wretches et captaffos ffor
whi oure grete gyimes of pe whiche we wolde nozt amende
vs while we had space of repentance, is omen vpon vs
pis mysaventure whiche pat chafip vs oure of oure
reikne of pe whiche oonhyne kynaynes. Scottes lay
ones ne Daknes myzte not eylen vs. A but whet at
vaileth it nowt to vs pat bifore tyne ofte sithes hane
geten manye of loudes. Oithes it is nozt pe lbille of god
pat we alide et diwelle in oure olbne loude. God pat is
very puge pat al puig knolkip bifore per ben ome or
in de lze deth pat we wolde nozt cessen of oure gyimes
et pat oure enemyes ne myzt not vs ne oure lyndage
eylen fio et oure of oure reikne he wolde pat we amen
de vs of oure folies et pat we sholde sven oure owne
proprie defantes et perfore hap he sfeukod to vs his
wreathe. A and so lbole chafice vs of oure myde
des oithe pat he doth vs wy onte batfile or strengthe
of oure enemyes or bi grete companes wretches ly to
leeve oure reikne et oure propin londe. Wherfore tur-
ne ageyn ze kynaynes turne ageyn ze Scottes turne
ageyn ze layoues turne ageyn ze ffrainsoys nowe
sfe liuy to zol al vretigne desart the whiche zoure
volker myzte neue male desart ne zit zoure power
hap not nowt put vs in exile. But only pe power of
pe byng almyghty Whom we hane ofteu tyme offends
bi oure folies the whiche lke wolde nozt keven vn til
pe tyne pat the chafised vs bisis dyvne power.

A
And in thes words et lamentacion pat byng
vaidwaldre in de to his puple pe drypved in litul
vretigne et come vuto byng. Aleyn ab bifore is sen
du pe byng Aleyn resseyued hem wip grete joye
et in de him to be serned wonder nobully et there
he diwelled longe tyme astir And pe eyglis the puple
pat were left on live in vretigne et were estapd pe

grete hinger ſi mortalite lyneden in the beste wise pat
per myzten ſi moche puple sprongt et come of hem and
pey senten in to Layouye where per were bore to her
ſtendes for men wortien ſi children to restore the
Cittres wip puple ſi opre tombe pat were al voide of
puple and for to labouren trancheilen ſi tilen the erthe
A and whanne pe Layones hurde pis tydinges pey
tomen into pis Conde wonder picke in grete compa
nyes ſi logged ſi herberked hem selfe impe amitrees
al aboute where pat per wolde ffor per founden no
man hem for to lerte ne wip stunde and so per wog
eu ſi multiplied grethly ſi used pe customes of pe am
trees wherof per were come ſi pe laines ſi pe language
of her owne Conde and also per changed pe names
of amees tombe/castelio ſi voruglies ſi that the names
of lilled hem as per be nowt called and per hilde pe comt
tees baronages lord shipes ſi amitrees in manere of
pe vretouno before tyme had compaſed hem. A and
amonge opre grete compaſes pat come fiv Germa
ne in to pis Conde come pe nobil quene pat was tal
lede Sexburga wip meu ſi wortien wip oure nowbre
and arryved impe amitree of worthnumber Conde ſi tobe
pe Conde fiv Albanye in to Cornelwenile for hir ſi for
hir puple for ther was non pat myſte lecten hem
ffor al was desolate ſi voide of puple but it were
a ſi ke poer vretouno pat were left in onneteyne
i woodes vinto pat tynne A and fiv pat tyme for
losteu vretouno pis Rewyne for alle diemes ſi pe Eu
glisshe bigonne for to regne ſi departet pe Conde by
twene hem ſi per mitten manye bynges bi dyver
parties of pe Conde as here nowt ben devised The first
was of Westſex The Conde wertheu richthe The pride
Est angle The firethe bent The fiſte Lowſex and all
thes bynges resued impo Conde aſtir pat Tad wald
was passed out of pis Conde ſi dwelled in attilen see
taugne wip byng Aleyu hir cosy ſi trewe firende

A And whiſe CAD waldre hād lollige dbelled there
and hād knoſwing pat pe mortalite ſt pe pestulene was
oner paffed ſt pat pe londe was repleuyſſed of aliens
puple hē ponsſte fortu turue aſgeyn in to hig ouſne loue
and praied byng Aley ſt of oſtune ſt of hēlpe pat he
mymte be restored to hig propin ſelwne ſt hig firſte sig
nytee And byng Aleyn gruin ted him hig praier pue
ſide byng CAD waldre apparauen him to tule hig
Waye ſt viage in to hig londe ſt praied god denoutely
pat he Wolde make to him Demonſtracion ſiſ pat hig
repaire in to hig londe were to him plesaunce or non
for aſgeyn pe wil of god Wolde he noſping done A thū
Whi ſe pat he hād made pns denoutly hig praier a
voice ſiwo heneue to him oſide ſt bad him leven pat
joruey ſt were in to Engelonde ſt thāt hē ſholde goo
unto pe pape of Rome ſfor it was noſt pe Wille of
god pat pe vretounns regne nomore in pat londe
ne uke ne reſume it ynto pe tyne pat pe whetie of
merlyne be fulfilled And pat hulde uſne ben-
yn til pe tyne were comen that pe reliques of hig
body hōſde ben bront ſiwo houe ſt translated in
vretaigne A And whiſe pe Reliqui ſof opir ſeues
pat hane ben hig for pe pſentacion of pe paynem
holde be ſoſinden ſt openly merked thū ſhul pey
reconne her londe azeel whiche pei hane ſo longe ty-
me lost poruz her deſvriteb And whiſe CAD waldre
hād herde pns anſwere he muneiled giveth ſt Wolde it
to byng Aley ſt thū byng Aley ſide ſen de for pe
clergie of hig londe ſt uade hēy to brynge pe ſto/
two ſt pe pphecies ſt serchen ſt puen zuf it were ſo
as CAD waldre hād him twelde And so thes clerkes
wenten to gerdre and accordeſd wip pe pphenes pt
merlen ſt Sibile hād ſeide ſt pphesend A And
Whiſe byng Aleyn buene pat pe pphene pat ſſe ſo
hād pphened of pe Cyſe ſt bpiu pphenes accordeſt to
pe denyne anſwere pat CAD waldre hād hēde hē/

bere it pene so pat emy man myzte it Re et thier upon
loke for thier yme beth pe lves of alle pe lyngve pat
eve were in Engelande / O now pe lyng of Northumber
lande Osbright for lay pe wiss of Unerne vocation porn
strengpe And astir iarde pis Unerne vocation conquered
pe lyng wip power et strengpe / Capo C' my

hues it bifel in pe same tymie pat theev was a
kyng in Northumberlonde pat me called Os
re bright and Swourned in zork et pis lyng

Wente him upon a day into alboode him forto disporte
And whiue he come thuse the wente pulyel into agood
mennes houe pat me called Unerue et pe goode nac
of pe place was guon pat tymie vnto pe ove for osten
tymes he was woude these to aspie et allweite thefis
et vobbome pat manye tymes were woned to come
into pe londe to tobbé Breime et slve / And the
lady pat was pis Unerue wiff was a wonder faire
Womtan et Welcomed pe lyng wip mothel honour
et Worthely him served ni at ping And whiue pe
lyng hund eten ge nome pe lady bape honde et lad
hir to chambre et Seide pat he wold speke wip hir
in comwile And alle folle from pe chambre he ma
de a voide Sauf oonly pe lady et hee but pe lady
Wiste nozt wherfore he it De de til pat he had done
Wip hir this wille and whiue he had done pis de
the lyng Osbrize turned thuse into zork et pe la
dy he leste their wonder Sire weping for pe de de pt
pe lyng had done / And whiue he lorde was
cwmen home et Saik hir wepe et suche moriyyge
make he axed of hir what sfe had done et whi sfe
made suche Sowwe sure quod sfe quypetely and
falsely pe lyng Osbright the hap done matine and
velonpe azens my wille et tolde hir lorde pe vrey tin
the houe pe lyng had hir for layng wip strengты
wherfore sfe londe pat sfe had tene to Seue pene lave
ffaire keef bi stalle quod hir lorde for azens strengpe

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fesbnliuesse is litlik borthe / Æt therafore of me stalt thon
nene pe lasse be londe / Æt namely for pon hafte tolde
me trewe pe / zif almyzti gud gr minute me liff / z shtal pe
wel dreyge / This is vnerne was agrete man and
Amyzti lorde / It was wel biloued / grete frendes had
/ anon he lète sende for pe gretest lordes of pe londe
/ to hem made his compleynte of pe Dispite pat pe
byng / and to him / done / seide pat he ikolde ben
avenged holde so pat / ene it were / and pue alle his
frendes comnifled and grnittet to wende wip him
to warden zor / there pat pe byng was / and pue
vnerne nome his mayne / wine yntw pe bynge

A And whan pe byng / skauj lmi / se talle / hinn
anteiffely vnerlie / by name / and vnerne him aus
were / seide to pe byng / ire / zow / defie / zilde
rpe feiltees / homages / londe / and moche as y
hane hode of zow / so so / pis tyne forlunde / y
wole uene of pe noping / holde / And so pis vnerne
Departed / as pe byng / wip onten any more speche
or any al bi dinge / and anon aftir nome leve of his
frendes / wente in to Denmarck / pleyned him vn
to pe byng / Godryn / tolde him of / pe Dispite pat
byng / Godright to him / ad done of his liff and
pried / him of / so contr / of helspe him to dreyge

A And whan byng Godryn of Denmarck had
heere pe compleynte of pis vnerne / of pe prayer
pat he ayed / Dis Datnes weren wonder glad in
her hertes for as moche as pe myste fende atuse
for to gone in to Engelonde / forto werren upon pe
Englissme men / al so forto dreygen vnerue of pe
Dispite pat byng / Osbright had done to his liff
and al so for as moche as vnerne was bynne vn
to pe byng of Denmarck / And pue anon hey
lète ordyne agret cost of men / and al so he lète or
dyne othpeo as was nedful to pat ylade / when
pei were al redy the byng of Denmarck made his

two brethren Chenentyns the which he were noble
knytes and Bolde pe toon me called Hungar and pe top me
called Hubba now pe Daanes token zork And quel
led Lyng Osbright And as far as de regned Lyng alle
and as far he was quelled of pe Daanes tripes mye

Hue al pug was redy thoo

two brepren toke leve of pe Lyng Godwyn
and wente to the land pe the forto wende
into Engelande as faste as pe myste spede hem.
were is pis Unerne so wel as comforted pat he hy
ed him faste Wip pe Daanes pat pei ben arived
in pe north antre and come pornz out hoderneſt
and distoied al pe antre and brent tooms and vobbed
pe puple and quelled alle pat pei myste tube til pat
pei come vinto zork And whue Lyng Osbright
sau hem come he nonne his puple pat he had and
come oute of pe antre and Wip hem falkzt but noo foy
son had he azens pe Daanes and mothe was pe
puple pat there was quelled on bope parties and
Lyng Osbright him selfe there was stayn in the
cite anon was taken in pe Daanes wenten jome

And pue ther was in northůlendel a lyng
pat Unerne frendes had cho sen and hilde him for
her Lyng pat me called Elle for as mothe as pei
wolde nozt be to Lyng Osbright Acten daunt for
pe Dispite pat he had done to Unerne her cospyt
zt bifel puo pat in pe same tymie Lyng Elle was
gvan to wode him forto Disporte and of venesom
somdel he had taken and as pru Elle sat in pe wo
de at mete to a knyzt he seide We hane wel y spede
i mothe venesom and then And Wip pat ilor
de ther come anan and to him seide Ore zuf yee
so mothe venesom hane Wonne An hundred
tynes so mothe ther azens hane ze lost for al pis
antre pe Daanes hane gete and tube pe ante of zork
i azens zou al zome londe pe Daanes hul it holde

parte neveze synl come ther jnue And for sothe pei get
ne quellez Lyng O bright And whiue lynge
Elle herde thes worde c se lerte assemblé alle pe puple
of pe amitres et ordyned al pe power part se myzte ha
ne et Wolde hane gète pe cire of zore with strengpe but
pe Danes comen onte anoy et zaf hem bataille and
quellez pe lyng Elle et pe moost parte of his men
pat he had bronzt Wip him And pe same place ther
pat per were olayn sijl enmore se called Elle cawst
et pat place us altul froo zore And pe Danes
a syynte neue til part pei had consyered al worth
Himberlonde et in part amitres pei mete Warдыes
and so wente ferte rene mto pe londe et to ben wotno
lum et there pei a bideu al pe wynt et S. den al pe
Sowwe pat pei myzte An S estre Wijinne Somer
tyme come per remeued from wotninglum et come ou
to richol et lynde sffrey et to holonde for noo intu my
te hem Wiy stonde So mothe power et strengpe they
hat
Sowr ointe Edmond de laver martred, capo c. v.
Hue pe Danes passe fro amitres
to amitres et enmore breyningt et robbinge
et distroyed al pat pei myzte til pei comen
unto Thetfide et in pat amitres pei fomideu da steu
lyng part mothe londes god et his wekes pat nie
melles Edmond es se wits kynget of worthfolle et
South folk Thiue pirs Edmond es pe lyng ordyned
as mothe puple as he myzte and fanste Wiy the
Danues bo he et hir puple wer confited et the
lyng Edmond es him olf Drynen vint a castell
of ffraulyngshum et pe Danes him pur sued et comen
unto pe same castell. A And whiue pat lyng
Edmond es Salk pat pe castel myzte uozt seim Wip
stwide he come out of pe castell al zens hem Wip
Whom pe Danes opo ben et anoy pei eyes of him
where lyng Edmond es was now for dythe god
he whiue et was in pe castell et saw pe lyng and

manye amanьbas thee slayn. And the Daanes
had pat day pe victorie and pe lyng Eldred i his
broſ Allured pat day were disſomfired but pe ymſe
Day afturwarde the Daanes i pe Engliſſhe men ſonf-
ten to gevre anopir tyme upon Elken denne and
thee was slayn a lyng of Denemark pat me al/
led Kasynge i ſonre Erles Wip him of gret power
and pat day had pe Daanes ſtame for pei were
dryuen outo Engliſſelde And pe yore day aftir
pe Daanes i pe Engliſſhe meu ſonfden to gevre a
nopir tyme at Kasynge i there were pe Engliſſhe
men disſomfired And from pennes and Daanes
pat me called Roynt Wente to ledinge Wiest hig
voſt i disſoied alpat he myſte take and lyng El-
red ſonft Wip him but pe lyng was Woumd
O at pat bataille wherfore he deſe and he had
noſt regned but v zeer i lath at Woukuzne.
Of lyng Allured i how pe Daanes in his tyme pied
him of mery i pat pei myſte goon oute of pe Londe

A

Capitulo. C. vii. 9

ſtir pe dep of lyng Eldred regned his bro-
pir Alured, pat Dolfynes was called Thun-
Wente pe Daanes i asſembled hem i wente forto
Deke Alured, pat yo was neibe lyng of Southſay
and there pei ſonſen him et Wylton Wip altil
puple but noveles ſe fantt Wip ye Daanes, but
ati pe ſaste ſe flode from pe felde i wente into West
ſay i ordeyne him so mothe puple what of his
onne men i what of opn til he had a grete goſt
pat ye Daanes had noo power to Wip ſwonde him

And so lyng Alured comne to London Wip his
boot and there pe Daanes doverued i there wold
pe lyng ſtane ſonfden Wip hem but pe Daanes
Dure noſt poo fizt Wip him but præed Alured
of peec i pat pei minſte goon den heime into her
onne am tree i nen more into Engelonde forto to

me azeen any harme forto done and upon this com
namite pe wolde zeve him to plegge goode hoostages
and onche as pe engliffhe men wolde axen how
hobbe and hungar were quelled at Chipenhuyt and how
pe Daanes bronzt seyng vuto onne lyng alpo vning
and pe same day pat pe Daanes.
Departed fro London so faste pei reden bope
myst and day neone toke teste of goinge til pat pei
comen into Westfrie and token pe toun and there bilde
hem And whiche lyng alured herde poo tydinges
anon the lete talbe pe hoostages and wente fro þens
vuto Exceste and al pe power pat he adde and
whiche pe Daanes herde telle of his comynge pey
wente pennes forth in Westfrie and come vuto
Chipenhuyt and there pei disen moche harme in pat
cintre for pei robbed pe ynple and bronzt hem in pre
som And pe lyng alured hem pursued and
come upon hem and ferstliche hem assailed and
there were playn bope hobbe and hungar his crop
and Nerne Boord and in his battle was moche
ynple playn what in pe two partie and in pe tope par
tie but pe give of pe felde lefte and pe pe Daanes for
as moche as pe lyng poo come but and until wpanye
and pue pe lyng alured hasted him as moche as
he myste for to wende axen And whiche pe Da
nes fom den hobois body lygynge ther des their
enterevd it and made upon him adret logre and lete
alle it hynchisone and do it as called in to piu
day pat place is in Sevenshire The baronio of
Somfet Wiltsfrie and Derfete herde telle how pat
her lyng was discomfited and anon pei ordynne til pe
power pat pei mysten seyne and comen vuto pe lyng
these pat he wao and pei pilled god pat pei sat
him fumide alive for pei wende pat pe Daanes him
and playn And thow nome lyng alured a commeil
wyd his baronio pat pei sholde goon and siche the

DAAneB wip hem al forto fisten Æ so thei viden al pe nyst
hem forto sechen und wnen oupe miorollke aboute
prime to Abyng Don thet pat pe Daanes were Thne
pe byng Alured Æ his variouns assembled Æ there affaie
pe Daanes egwliche and zaf hem a stronge bataille
and pe Daanes nobully pinte hem of longe tyme pat
nooman Wiste in wher pante more puple playn.

A ut it full so as god wolde pat byng Alured
had pe victorie wip motheel honouerffor pe Daanes
were so Drynen pate pei Wiste nozt whider to turne Æ
xx. Daies pe byng hem purned at his ville thet
had Æ fayne pe Daanes were to speken of pees and
of acţionde and to ken him gode hostages Æ suren
pat pei wolde nem more upon him were ne noo de
bate are pe and more onyr pei bilizte to pe byng
Alured pat pei wolde gudu and brynge his olke
byng vii to him Æ pat his byng Æ theye alle subilde
be baptised And upon pis tounamit byng Alured
gruanted hem liff Æ lyne And pnes dei de to hem
pat pei wolde giong his byng forto fecche and at A
certeyn day to wnen tzeen pat to hem was sette
And so pe Daanes wente forth faste Æ wnen ajen
at his day pat was assigned and givnt his byng
way hem And pue anon byng Alured lere him alle
be baptised Æ his names changed So pat pe byng
of Daanes was called atheston Æ xxx. of his fela
bes namés were changed alsó And alle pe twih
were baptised Æ turned to pe right bilene Æ al pis
was done at Westmeustre And aftir pat byng
Alured hilde wip him byng Atheston Æ alle his Da
nes. y. d ches at dwivnerie wip mo theelolempunte
Æ zaf hem grete zistres aftir pat pei were of estate and
so pue pei departed Thne was byng Alured al at
eſe wliue pat he had upon pnes his enemyes Æ
pat alsó pei were turned to pe right bilene of al
mycht god. I now pe Daanes pat wenten nitoffunt.

Danes...

With Gurrounde wmen azeen nito Engelonde, and of pe
Deth of lyng Alured, Capo, C. Ixº

Hirre it bifel pus aftirwarde pat pe Daanes
of 22orth überlonde pat were dyynemed comw
Wip aget hooft of ffraince pat is to vnder
swonde wip hem pat wente into ffraince wip Gurround
of Anfril Whiie he had conquered Engelonde, and
püe zaf it vnto Saxones. And poo pes come froo
ffrinnce arryned vp in bent, et püe sente nito 22orth
hüberlonde, pat pei shulde come vnto hem wip al
her power. And whiie thes two hooftes were wmen
et asserbles and anon pei wente for to distrowe the
Christen puple of Engelonde from place to place, and
siden mothe Corowe.
Thiie it bi fel pus as almyz
ty god wolde an harde channce vnto al Engelonde
for pe goode lyng Alured pat was woned to a bate
pe malice of pe Daanes, Dide in pe meue tyme, and
pis goode lyng Alured regned. XXX. zeer, pat agood
lyng had ben et wel compe thynise his enemped
And he was also agood cler, et lere make manye
gode bookes, and oo book he made of English, of
Aventures of lynges, et of Vatalles, pat had ben
sone in pe londe, et also he lere make manye opre boo
bes of greestes, and lere him write pe whiche pat were
of Aret, Wifdonie, et of good lynynge, porn whiche
bookes manye aman may him ameide pat wole he
rede, et upon hem loke, upon whos soule almyz ty
god hane mercy, et pis lyng Alured lith et Ibyn/
thestre. Of lyng Edwarde pat was lyng aluredes
come. Capitulo centesima. Denimo.

Aftir pis Alured regned Edwarde his sone,
pat was agood man et allwse pat wene talled
Edwarde, et he was wonder corteis, and in his tyme
pe Daanes siden mothe Corowe in pis londe, and
her power enares et gan for to wexe fwo day to day
ffor pe Daanes comen ofte wip her comp anyes nito

that he had regned come Arnelas Qurau pat was byng
of Denmark /t deised al zorth überlonde uite his hond
and bilde pitt londe tilo zeer /And aftir come byng El
Dred myt agret polver / Droof him onte of pis londe/
And pis byng / Edred was anobul man and a
gode of hisos goodnesse /Seite Dimston p'chred and pis
byng / Edred regned / XI. zeer / It luth at wyntchestre
and / astir pis Edred regned his Bropir /Dwyne
and he was althir man towardes god / also to pe
puple for he hated folk of his olkne londe / londe /t
honomed strunge men / sette until bi Holy chirche /t
bi nome Holy cherche al pe tresone pat / he myzte hane
and pat /was gart sthame / velanye to him erteen and
gret peile to his Sonne / therefore god wolde pat /he
ohode regne no lengere /pié / foure zeer /t pue deide
/ litsh at wyntchestre / Of byng / Edgar pat regned/
Abone pe byngvo of Swolonde /t of Walas / And gow
he was bigles /poriz tabinge of his Wiff / Capo Co xiyo
/ and aftir pis /Dwyne regned /

EDgar his Sone aman pat /mothe londe de
god /t pees /t Holy chirche also /t was allworthi
lorde Bolde and myzty /and /aynemed wel pis londe
alwey in pees / And pis /Edgar was byng /t lorde a/
bone alle pe lynges of Swolonde /t of Walas fiò the
tyme pat /Arthir was /t neue uthen was thir byng
of his power / And pis /Edgar was crite /Edgar
de /ffide / And whiie /Edgarne wif was ded pat was
Seite /Edwardis a/oder /t entered / he herte speke of
pe fairnesse of /Esteide pat /was /Edgarne Donzter a
Varomn of /Devenishne pat /he was so faire an/oman
pat alle men spoken therof / he called von of his knyz
tes pat /he mothe londe /t tenste upon / and tulde him
al his de /sire / Goo quod hee to pe nobul Varomn /Orgar
of /Devenishne /t /zif his Donzt' be so faire as men
speken of /and /zif it be /goth / Wole hane hir to my
Wiff /T hrié pis knyzt pat /ne called /Edelwolde wen

te forth his baye til pat he tyme where that pelady
luy And whiue pis knyzt sanz hir so faire he pont
pat he wolde hane hir him selfen to wife et thee of
opak to ergar hir ffunder and pis ergar was anol
de man et had nomoo children but hir alone and
sau wel pat pis edelwold was afaire zong knyzt
et alworthi man et ariche and was wel bilded wip pe
kyng et ponzte pat his donst fflolde wel be married et
wel bifet upon him et gruunte him his donst zif pe
tvo de lorde pe kyng wolde consente ptw A Thine pis
edelwold towne azeen vout pe kyng et wolde him pat
sfe ikas faire et nowiz twove bur of bodi sfe was wou
der wothly thine answered pe kyng azeen et crye pat
he wolde take of him but attil thyrge Sur quod pis
edelwold poe sfe is hir ffunderes their et if am nonst
richse of londes wiser fore pue y bische zow pat zee
Wolde consente et gruunte pat if muste hane hir to wif
pue fflolde 3 be riche y nowiz y ngod des name quod
pe kyng 3 consente ikel ptw A Thine pis edelwold
puked hizely pe kyng and wente azeen vout devenell
re and spon sed pe damesel et pat antre he dwelled
and it bifel upon atyme pat he tolde his consorte to
his wif Golv et in wifat witine he hau digiled his kyng
pat wolde hane had hure to his quene And anò as
he wiste it sfe lone de him neumore aftir as sfe di
bisfore and pis lady conceved bi him to dne et whiue
tyme was pat pe childe fflulde be born edelwold to
me vout pe kyng et prane de him pat he wolde cristene
as one of his at peffmitston et anon pe kyng him/
gruunte et fete called him edgare aft his owne name/


A And whiue pis ikas 3 done he pont pat he was
Oker y nowiz of pe kyng ffor bisfore pat tyme this
Edelwold had dire de leste kyng ergar wolde hane
taken his wiff for as moisse as pe kyng was at soly wu
et tin aumerous toow pat kyng ergar spon sed estru/
de aftir the deth of edelwold. tapo cº. xliijº.

K. Edgar

J. Thus it bifel.

hins it bifel pat alle men in lyng Edgarns court
poo spoken i viden pat Edelwolde was richely
avanneed pery pemariage pat he had bi his wiff
and zit thes seide pat he was avanneed an hundreth part
more ffør he had sponſed pe ſuareſte wainau pat ene was
seyn. And ıſhie pe lyng herde ſpeke omoche of hir belte
he ponzte poo pat Edelwolde had him Disſeyned i bigles
and ponzte plueliche in his herte pat he Wolde goon into
Denenſtire as it were forto hunte for pe hert i pe hynde
and othir Wilde beſtis and pue he ſholde Se pe Lady or he
Separted pennes A ſfor pis lad. Was Duelling at a
maie bisides pe ſforeſt thes pat pe lyng Wolde hunte
and at pat manere was lyng Gata Herberusd aff
anyst And whne tyne come pat pe lyng ſhulde ſoupe
i pe some ſhooi the lyng axed aftir his gosſipe/i
aſtir his god some diſtire pis Edelwolde inſe liu wiff
come before pe lyng But nopelees zuf it op myſte hauë
beij the ſholde uoſt hane come in his diſt bi his wille
whne pe Lady come before pe lyng ſhe welcomed him
i swethy him auſſid i pe lyng name his i pe hestande i
next bi him at Sonper Hir ſette i Co ſonped pey to/
ge dre. A and poo was acaſtome i an hnsiſte in piu
londe pat whne amau dronke to anopir the Druiker
ſholde seyn Wassele and pe topir ſhulde anſwere
Diynuke hal and piu diſe pe lyng i pe Lady meney ty/
mes i alſo often tymes pei kist and aſtir Sonper ıſhu
tyme i was to goon to bedde hertely alibey penkynge/
upon pe ladies ſaturnesse pat poo was ondome for ſir
lone pat him ponzte the ſhulde deye but of hir his/
wille he had diſt vpon pe mone pe lyng aroob i
into pe ſforeſt wente him there to diſpoſte wip hertis
i hynſes i op Wilde beſtes A and of pe hertes her-
tes gret plentie to pat Lady he dente i pries he wente
to salacion him i ſpeke wip pat Lady Whiles he diwel
liu in pat anſtre and aſtir pat pe lyng Ed gair ſeme/
ved pennes i biponſt him how pat he myſte beſt dely/

ne edelbode fro his wist ab he had him firste decayed
and pue pekyng anon aftir viij. daies lete ordeyne
a parlement at Lalisbury of alle his varnage com
seile to hane forto ordeyne how pe ointre of north
berlonde myzte best ben kept pat pe daanes wome uozt
there pe londe forto distroye. A and pib edelbode
come also to pe parlement et pe kyng ordeyed him
forto goo vnto zork forto ben kepere of pat ointre et
pud it fel pat men pat kneu nozt pib edelbode sfol
him bi pe weie et anon ao pe kyng herde telle pat he
was styn the kynge anon lete sende aftir pat lady
Estrild pat she childe come vnto cire of londou et
there she holde ben wedded vnto pe kyng edgar lyt
gret solempmite et worship et hilde there a solempne
feste et he werede pat day a cowne of golde et pe que
ne anop. A and pue seite Dunstoun whiche pat was
pat tyme erchebissop wome upon pe morowe vnto
pe kyng m to his chambre et fonde pe kyng a劳de
and pe quene also in feere and ouite Dunstoun axed
who she was pat day wip pe kyng et pe kyng answe
rede azeen et seide pat she wab pe quene estrild
and pe erchebissop ouite Dunstoun ordre to pe kyng
pat the side gret wronge et azens goddes wille forto
take a woman to wife/whos childe he had taken at
pe effimton and pe quene fur pat Ikerde neue aftir
londe de oite Dunstoun. A but nopeles pe godde ma
often tymes come et warned hem pat folie forto lerte
but his warnyng availed litul or nozt for pe lome
bitwene hem was so mothe the kyng edgar bigat
upon pib lady Estrild a one pat me called edred
and poo pat pib childe was of wiz zeer olde the kyng
edgar his ffalder deie et pat tyme he had regned
xvii. zeer and ath at Clastungbry. Of deynte
ed wurd de martir holde estrild his stepmo der
lete him de quellde forto male edred his olbne one
kyng capitulo/ centesimo/ xun tw

St. Edwards
THE M. #

116.

A
id aſtir Edgire regned Edwarde his vone pat
he ligat upon his firſte wiff pat wel iu nobli
governed pe londe for he was ful of al manie
of goodnesſe iu lau de ful hooli liff And alone alping
he londed wel gud iu hooli chirche But pe quene Edwarde
fete him olde for enchevijt to make him obte vone byg
and pue he was playn as aſtir warde ze ſinl heere

A
yt bikel pus upon ad ap pat pe kynget Edwarde
wente him into alvode forto playe in pe vouth taintre
bisides atom pat is called wais him in pe Whiche ſſo/
rest was plente of hertis iu hynedes iu as he had ben
awhile there him forto pleye he ponzte upon his
bropir Eldred pat was wip his moder pe quene for
hir place was nyze pe ſforest the kynge ponzte to goon
and visite Eldred his bropir and nome wip him but
alitul meyne iu wente him pue to warde des hir stopmo/
dred honour pat my pat tyme sowurnd in pe Oſſell
of worff And as pe kynge wode nipe pichnesse of
pe wode to aspie his game it bikel so pe kynge zede/
ampas iu wiste his meyne pat were come wip him iu at
pe liste pe kynge come oure of pe wode iu as he loked
abonde he sawi there bisides pe Oſſel pat his stop
moder diwellde zinne iu this der warde he lbente allone
And anon it was wold pe quene how pat pe kynge
was comen allone wip oure wimp anye iu th therefore
pe quene made yore y noowiz iu bl ponzt hir how pat
ſhe myzte done pat he ner ſtawen as preneliche as
ſhe myzte And anon prenely ſhe calledd whire a
knyzt to whom he had wold moche of hir wimſel
and anon yep wome boye to pe kynge Edward iu burtey
ſely him reſcynede iu pe kynge wold he pat he was
tome w visiteu hir and alſo forto ſpeke wip Eldred
his brop and pe quene in ſup tymed him panked and
him preyed for to alizte iu her berike wip hir w hane
al upzt iu pe kynge Seide pat he myzte nozt but a
zeeu he wolde wende vnto his mayne zif he myzte hem

fynde. And whan pe ynene taucht pat he holde nozt in
bide ofte praiet him pat he holde ones Drynde pe kyng
granted her pat he holde Wyl good wikket and so pe
Drynk come the ynene Dranke to pe lyng. And pue pe
kyng nome pe cuppe. I dicate it to his month. And in
pe mene tyme Whiles pat he Dranke The knypt pat
was awindeil to pe quene Wyl a knyff. O note enene
pe lyng. Edwarde vnto pe herte. I there he fel and omne
of his pod al frey vnto pe erte. I Thyn pe ynene for
pis Depe zaf to pe knyzt gold. I siluer grete plente.
also of opre richtesse ynolz. I pe knyzt anou de pis
was done Wente him one pe dce. I so estped he onte.
of pis londe. Whiue pis goode lyng. Edwards was puu
matured. I t was me zeer of genternesse of onne
lorde yhui aryst. Ix. I vayer. And he regned xiij. zeer.
I am hale and lich at Glastingbury. Of lyng eldred.
and gole byng. Slwyn of Denemarke. Hulde Engelonde.
And flow eldred pat. Was seite Edwards geopir was
nozt. Biloned in his Reime. I therefore he flered in to
Normandie. Capo Co. xvq. 1

K. S. 1927.

A

A
stur pis lyng. Edwardes regned. Eldred his
bropir. I dite Winston crolkned him. I pis.
I dite Winston depe. Soone astur pat he had
for zene pe ynene. Esterde hir trespas. For enthe som
pat. Sse was pe cause of lyng. Edwards deth. And
Seynt Winston assoired pe quene. I penamice hir
enidyned. I sse liyde. I astur a chuaest li ff. I a clene.
A
This lyng. Eldred wedded du Engli ff he woma
i upon hir he biget. I diminde freusi de. And anop.
pat me called. Ed wyne. And astur depe pe quene
her yode. And in pat. tyme come into Engelonde.
Slwyn. Pat was lyng of Denemark. for to challenge
I congiemend pat. His amictrus had before pat. ty
and so pis Slwyn conquered. I had al at his will.
for pe goode. Tric. O tbert of Lyndesey. And al pepeu.
ple of Northumberlonde. I almoft. Anne pe grete men.

of Engelonde hilde wip Slwyu pat was byng of denemark
foras mothe aspe londed nozt byng Eldred for eneche soth pat
his goode broy Edwarde was slayn faloly for eneche soth of
him et therfore nomadu seste but situl bi him w itselfore pe
byng Slwyu of denemark had al his wille et toke al pio
londe And byng Eldred prie fled into roxmandie et
so spak to pe Duke of normandie pat pe Duke af him
bis Justre to wike vpon wiche wiff he bigat towo some
the won me called alend et pe topir Edwarde And woy
Slwyu had conquered al Engelonde he regned nobully
and luede astur but xve zeer and ath at yorke / sor
byng Eldred come azeen from roxmandie And holk buight
pe Saane regned et of pe werve bitbene him et edunne
reufide capitulo Centesimo xvi

A
fyr pe deth of byng Slwyu pat was a Saane.
knoght his one dwelled in Engelonde pat tpme
and wolde hane ben byng And come azeen Eldred ont
of roxmandie wip mothe pnple et wip as strong as three
pat knoght durste no lengt er abide but fly pennet ni
to Denemark thyn byng Eldred had azeen his wome
and hilde so gret loldshippe pat he bigan to distrowe alle
poo pat hnd holpe Slwyu p'at was a Saane azeen him

A
nd aftarwark come azeen pis knoght fro dene
mark wip agret polber so pat byng Eldred durst uost
wy him fight bilt fled fro pennet nito londoy et thet
he hilde him thoo come knoght et him biseged so longe
til byng Eldred dei de in pe cive of londoy and ath
at dite ponle And he regned iij zwer Of byng
knoght capitulo Centesimo xvi

A
fyr pe deth of byng Eldred knoght pat was a
Saane bigan poo forto regne but edunne yrn
fide pat was byng Eldredes one bi his firste wiff or
seyned agret hooft et bigan to werre vpon byng knoght
and so he dide manye tyned et ofw And pis werre
was so strong et hae de pat wonder was to wite And
pe Quene Emne pat Duelled poo at wychestre hnd

And þ fore god wolde suffre hyn no lenger ryne in his
Wickndnesse, and he h ad ben byng, xij zeer, et bis woketh
and at Westmynstre he stith. Of byng herry vancleer,
pat h as William Konses broyr, thes firste herry pat ene,
was byng myis londe, et of pe Debat e bitwene him and
Bert airthose his bropir. Tap. c. xxxv.

~~22d~~ Whi ne pis IWilliam Kons was ded, herry
Vancleer, his brop, h as mat de byng for enche
soñ pat, byng William Kons h as noo childe of,
his body bigten. And pis herry vancleer, h as aroll
ned byng at london, pe firpe day aftir pat his bropir
was ded, pat is to seyne pe firste day of August. And
Anon as Ancelyn pat h as Crechebissop of Camitern,
ry pat, was at pat tyme at wort of hote ferde pat,
byng William Kons was ded, he tunie azeen into An
celou. And byng herry vancleer, welcomned
hyn wip morchel honour and pe firste zeer pat, byng
herry was awnmed he oponed asande pat was ajar,
gretes Donzt, pe Qneue of S cithoude and pe Creche
bissop of Camitern,ry Ancelyn wedded hem and
pis byng herry bitat upon his kiff tilbo Jones et
a Donztir pat, is to seyne William, Rich and, andande
And pis u and de was aftir kard Empresse of Almeng,
ne, and in pe seauide zeer of his vraghe his bropir
Robert Wirthose pat, was Dub, of normandie wome
Wip an finge Kadey into Engelande forto chalum,
ge pe londe. A wit porning commerelle of pe wuse mete
of, pe londe pei were accorded in pis mane pat thes
byng, chul de zive Dub Robert his bropir, it as it,
every zeer, and whiche of hem pat lengst, lyne de
shulde ben opres heir, and so bitwene hem shulde
be now Debat ne stiff, and Whi ne pei were pus acoury
ded thes Dub, wente home ajen into Morn and die,
And Whi ne pe byng h as regned foure zeer there at,
Kons a gret Debat e bitwene him and pe Crechebissop
of Camitern,ry. Ancelyn for matise pat pe Crechebis

pe arowe wip his honde, the arowb him omete porne the
body, ë there olly pe lyng, for pat, engyne was made
to quelle houowne lorde traitourly. A And whiè
pe lyng, Edmond pue was Allyn ë, ded, he ne had
noz't regned, but, yzeer, and his pnyse for him made
mothe arowe, and so his body pei bere vnto elasting,
bury and there pei him enter'd, and pue falle traitour
anon, wente to pe Quene, pat was Edmond duo wiff,
pat Wiste normy of his lorde's dep, and andu his nome
from his tivo Cones pat, were fane, ë zonge pat his lor
de pe lyng, had bigten upon his these two me called,
Edwarde, and pe top Edward, and had hem wip him
vnto London, ë, bitoke hem vnto pe lyng, knoght pat
he shulde doo wip he, what his lille were. A And pue
traitour al so to lide to knoght, how quicneth he had
quelled, byng, Edmond, for encheson, ë, lone of, him,
do pat lyng, knoght, myste hane al Engrelonde, hollische
in his owne honde, thuse answere de knoght. Do pon
falle traitour, haft pon my trewe brop, Allyn for eu-
cheson of me, a man pat, if moost honde in alpe worlde
zrow, by my bened, if haft for pi tranerle the wel rellar
de, as pon haft, de serued. And anoy fete him take and
bynde him honde, ë, feet, in maine of, a traitour, ë, fete
caste him vnto traine. A And in pue maine pue falle
traitour end, ë, his liff, ë, piue pe lyng, nome poo tivoo
children, and to ke hem to pe Abbot of Westmeastre to
wardie, ë, to kepe til he Wiste what was wip hem best
forto done. ë, how lyng, knoght, Dente thes two Cones
of Edmond, de vnto Denemark, for to die, ë, how pey
were, fained, capitulo, Centesidi, xixty,

hìe it, bifel, avone aftar pat, lyng, knoght, had
al pe honde in his honde, ë, opoyed pe Quene
Emme, porne consente of his Varonaſſe, for
the was a faire woman, and was Aldred, duo wiff, ë,
pe Dubes, aſtar of, Normandie, ë, pei beneden to gide,
res wip mothe honde, as reson, wolde. Thìe pe lyng, upon

Wolde hane his Sonne to wive a ye h ad made his deth or pat
he wolde Bolde pe londe of him in trauage Or ellis deter-
myne pib ping porn bataille This harolde was a prou-
de man et a fonte et trufsted iijon der moche upon his owne
swengpe et so fanzt Wip Dub William et Wip his pynplee
but harolde et his men were Discomfited in pib bataille
and him selfe there was olayne And pib butaille was
ended at Trimbridge in pe Jaunde zee of his regne vp-
on Seinte Balix tuo Day and he bath at Wathim Of Kyng
William Vastarde Dub of Normandie. et how he governed
him wel and wiseliche et of pe werre Bitbene him et pe Kyng
of Frenne. Capitolo. C. XXXV.

Hire William Vastarde Dub of Normandie
Day next Sevinge he lete aubaine him byng at Westnes
tre et was a worthi byng et zaf to English he meu largely
londes And also to his othne knytes And a starre in de
he wente on pe see et come a zeeu into Normandie And
there he dwelled a whike And ipe ovande zever of his
regne he to me a zven into Engelonde And biont with his
and he his Wiff And anon lete aubaine his Quene of En-
gelonde upon a llys fonda And poo anon aftar pe
byng of Swolond de pat iue talle d thyn colin bigliu for
to werre et striff pe Wip Dub William And prie he anon
orde yned him to W arde s Swolond e Wip his nien bove
bilond e et Bipe See forto distrowe byng thyn colin but
pei were made accord i et byng thyn colin of Swolond
bit come byng Williames iittn et ilde al his londe of
him et byng William ress eyned of him homage et feww
and poo come a zven into Engelonde And byng Wil-
him hild regned XXV. zee mainde pe quene Deide
upon whom byng William had geten viianye faire
children pat ib forto Seie, kbert, worthose William
le kons Richarde also pat Deide herry Bewclerk And
mainde also pat iwas pe Erles Wiff of Lennes et othis

and if lone him especially for enchevom pat he hap eue ly
nde in clemesse ſo a clene midde And if prey zow my
message al for to done As if hane to zow ſande And
whiue ſeite Johu enügelift had pue hem charged so den
liſche he vohed out of her ſighte themme thes pildry
mes panked almyzti god ſ wente forp in her waye and
whiue pei had goon two or pree myle pei bigonne forto
wexe lvery ſo ten adom ſhem forto reste ſo pei fillen
a clepe And whiue pei had olpe te wel oon of hem a
wooke ſ lſte vp his heede ſ waked aboute ſeide vnto
his felawe al iſe vp and wende wende ke in one waue

A what ſeide tho two felawe to pe top where be wee
now certes ſeide pe top it demep vnto me pat it ionoſt
pe fame cintre pat we leide vs June to ſlepe for we we
re poo from jerlin but pree myle thei nomen vp her
bondeb ſi bleſſed hem ſ wente forp in her waye ſ and
pei wenten in her waye pei satz Shepperdes goynge
lby her ſhepe pat spoken non of language but Engls
ſte leſſ ſiendes qd pe two pildryme what cintre is pib
ſ who is wode peiſof And oon of pe ſhepperdes anſke
rede ſeide pis is pe cintre of kent in Engelande of
pe Whiche pe goode byng edwarde is londe A Thiue
pe pildrymes panked almyzti god ſ deite Johu enüge/
lifſt and wente forp in her waye ſ come vnto cintebmy
and from vnto London ſ there pei ſoinden pe byng
edwarde and to lde him al fio pe bigynnilye vnto/
pe ende as mo ches as deite Johu had hem charged ſ
of alle punges how pei ſtedde bipe meie ſ pannie to be
pe byng vnto pe byng edwarde ſ he vndir ſonge it
and panked almyzti god ſ deite Johu enügelift and
poo pe byng edwarde midde him al iedy from day
to day for w wende onte of pis lſt whiue god work
ſor him vend. How ſeite edwarde deide upon the
xiiye of day Capitulo x. XXXV.

A

and afterward it fel pnb on cisternesse enen
as pe holy man byng edwarde was al goddesf

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W

lone of god i of seite John pe Emigelst oom goode him
forto zene i pe byng Edwarde prenelthe nome the
lying of his fynger pat noman parteyned it i zaff
it to pe wilkyne and he it vnderfonge i went
pennes and pis goode byng Edwarde made alle pe
goode lawes of Engelonde pat zit ben moost Golden
and also he was do merciable and so ful of pittre pt
noman myzte be more of pe Erle Godelbyne to/
ne azeen into Engelonde i had azeen al pis londe
and aftwardede seite Edwarde wedde his Donztr
Capitulo. C. xxviiij.

Hiié pe Erle Godelbyne pat was dwellinge in de
nemark had mochel hinde of pe goodnesse
of Edwarde i pat he was ful of merty i of pittre pue
ponzte he to goon azeen into Engelonde for to vse the to
hane grace of byng Edwarde i pat he myste haue his
londe azeen in pees. Thiié Godelbyne artred him as
faste as he myste i drowz him towarde pe ove and so
come into Engelonde to london there pat byng God
ward i kepe, pat same tyne. i alle pe lorde of Eng
londe and there pei hilde agret parlement. A Thiié
pis Erle Godelbyne seite vnto hem pat were his from
des and poo llere pe mooste gratteres lorde of pe londe
and prayed hem pat pei wolde diche pe byng of gare
for him and pat he wolde hane his pees i his londe
to gramten him azeen pe whiche hez and lost Thiié
Godelbynes enemyes litd him before pe byng forto
axeugrace. A and anoy as pe byng him saw, he
appeleth him of treson i of pe deth of allured his
brophe i thes mors des onto him seide Tratour God
Wyne qd pe byng j appeele pe for pon hest bytrued
i Mlayn Allured my brophe, cures one qd Godelbyne
Same zonre grace i zonpe pees i zonre londespees i neve
him biterie de ne slow i therof i pittre me in warde
of zonre wuryt zon future lorde qd pe byng ze pat
ben my lieges. Erles, and variouns of pe londe pat

there ben alle.

nonz ben so hardy to meve ne stere afoote vnt stonde
stille til pat pe Daanes were passed forth and more
onensif pat pe Englishte men had nozt bolled adonij
her hawes forto done reñence vnto pe Daanes then
shulde hane ben bete and defouled. Duche maine Dis
pites and velamed Diden pe Daanes to pe Englishtemè.

A wherfore pei were dry veu out of pe londe astir
tyme pat lyng harde knozt was des for pue hnd
pei noo forde pat hem myzte maynitene And in pib
maine voides pe Daanes Engelonde pat nene pei
tomen azeen Thwe pe Erles i pe Baroinés li her co
mon assent i commeile senten m to Normandie for
to derren poo two brepien Allined i Edwarde
pat were dwelling Wip pe Dube Richarde pat was
her Emme in entent forto arowne Allured pe eldere
broi i hyn make lyng of Engelonde i of pib ping to
make an ende pe Erles i pe Baroinés in den fer oth.

A but pe Erle Godwyne of Westfry falsely i traw
twirly pompe to Olen poo two brepien anon as pey
shulde come vnto Engelonde ni entent forto make
his done harolde lyng pe wiche done fesad bi
garten upon hir wiff pat was lyng knooghtes donst
pat was a Daane And pib Godellyne wente him
preneliche vnto Southampton forto mete there the
two breathen Whiè pei shulde come v to londe thus
it bifel pat pe messengers pat wente in to normant
Die fomnde nozt but oonly Allured pat was pe eldye
re broi A sfor Edwarde hie broi wente in to hinge
for to speken Wip his ofsyn Edwarde pe Outlaive
pat was Eunides done frensides the messengers
wolden i seide to Allured how pat pe Erles and pe
Baroinés of Engelonde sente astir him i pat he
boldely shulde comen in to Engelonde i underfon
se pe kewne for lyng harde knozt was des and
alle pe Daanes were dry veu out of pe londe Holb

Godellyne pe fals traw to ke Allured op on Gildsdon

Godewyrke.

hun hardeknoght of his brop for in noy othir maner
he myzte uoz ben avenged this lyng hardeknoght
was ov large zener of mete ſ of drynke pat his talle
were cette piee tymes in pe dy Wip real metes and
Drynkes for his olwe mayne ſ for alle pat wnen
vuto his wnte And pis lyng hardeknoght sin
te aftir Cumne his uode luto fflamidres ſ made
hir wne azeen into Engelonde for sse was Dryven
oute of Engelonde Whiles pat harold harfote reg
ned poruz wimseile of Erle Gode Wyne pat poo was
pe grettest worse in al Engelonde next pe lyng and
moost myzte Done poruz ont al Engelonde bi his w/
mamidement for as mo the as he had Oponsed the
Dost of pe godde lyng knoght pat was a Daane
Whiche Donztr he had bisio firste wiff And whi
pud Quene Cumne was Drynen ont of Engelonde
and wne to pe Erle of fflamidres pat me talle
ValdeWoue hir cosen ſ he fonde hir al pning pat
hir ned/vuto pe tyme pat sse lmente azeen in to Eu
gelonde pat lyng hirdeknoght.ente for hir pat
was hir done ſ he made hir to come azeen lip mo
chel honoue and whiche pis lyng hardeknoght had
regned. y zeer he Deide and lits at Wyncestre.
Of the velmye pat pe Daanes Side to Englishe men
after fore from pat/tyme forward was noo dactue neue
astir made lyng of Engelonde. alpo Co. ydymw
fur pe deth of pis lyng hardeknoght
for as mothe as he had noo childe of his body
bigeten the Erle ſ pe Vatomin assenblid
and maden acomcile ſ nener inore aftir pat/tyme
noman pat was a dactue ponz he were nener so gret
and an amonges hem the fholde neue ben in de lye
of Engelonde for pe despite pat pe Daanes had done
to Englishe men. A ffor enemore before fonde zif
it were to pat Englishe men in dactuvs happe den
to mete upon a bruge The Englishe men assulde/

of the Erle Godelbyne Whiüe alle pe lorde of Engelöd
had herde telle ï wiste hou allured pat othild de haine
ben her byng ik as put vnto pe deth poruz pe fulo tyto
pe Erle Godelbyne pei wereu alle wondr wroth/and
olwoven bitbene hem god ï bishe holy names that
pe Erle Godelbyne sfulde deie in a more worse deth pue
die edrib of strattoun pat had bitreied his lorde
Edmyn de jenside And pue pei wolde haine taken
him ï put him vnto pe deth but pe threof trito flye
pennes into Denemark ï there he hilde him furve
her ï more and loste aft his londe of Engelonde/
Of eynte Edwarde pe wuuffour pat was allme dey
Broyre hou he was byng of Engelonde Capo C. XXVTO
22d Whiüe pis was done alle pe/
Einaromö of Engelonde senten anop tyme/
into 2rormandie for pat Edwarde sfulde/
come into Engelonde wip mothel honouer and pis/
Edwarde in his childe hode londe almyghty god and
him drađ ï in honeste ï clemesse lad his uff ï ha/
ted oynne as deth And whiüe pis Edwarde was
noibned ï anoyuted wip areal poleve he for zat uyst
his god of maner ï conditionis pat he first vsed ï
for zat nozt alle goode customes fornomaueur honouer
ne for no richesse ne for no mane hizennesse but euere/
more ï more zaf him to godnesse ï wel londe god
iz al mebenessy ï also he londe holy churche passing
al mane ping ï pore men also he londe ï hilde hem
as pei had ben his bireu ï and to hem ofte zaf gret/
Almesse wip god de wic. Of pe firste spealte pat god
shewde for seite Edwarde s londe bishe live. Capo C. XXVII
IT bifel upon a day as byng Edwarde/
lieente from pe chire of Westministre ï had ger/
de messe of seite John Engellist for as moche as he/
londe seite John Engellist more spean all aftur god
f one litdy pue he dide tany opir seide So thier come
to pe byng Edwarde a pilgryme ï piried him for pe/

A day axed the Quene a comiler what was best for to done/
Why pe avnes pat were Comindus preuside Sire quod sse per
ben vist heres of pe londe and zif pei lyuen pei bil Du zolb/
mothe so volke wip were and perswre lete sene iuto a
strunge londe after pat som man in ay hem deffoule/
and stroye A The lyng anon lete called el Saute pat ne
called Walgar et Wainnde him pat he holde lede thoo
two chil dren into Denemerk and so to done for hem
pat neue pey herde tydinges more of hem. Sire seide/
pis Walgar al adly zom twainde meut fyal be done/
And pue pis Walgar nome these two chil dren z ude
hem i to Denemerk et for as moche as pis Walgar/
Sau pat these chil dren were faire et als ove mebe he had
of hem grete pite et rewe thet et wolde nozt heim ove but/
and hem into pe lyng of hingry forto morisseffre for pis
Walgar was w eff se knoiven wip pe lyng et wel bildne/
de A Thre anon pe lyng axed wheme poo chil dren
were and Walgar tolde him et Seide pat pei were the
ryte heres of Engelonde et thes fore men wolde hem Dis
twe. Wherfore thes pei geth come viu zolb to hane iuto
et helpe af zolb And for sope zif pei molke lyuen zome
men pei sfil blomen et of zolb pei sfil holde al here
londe Thre pe lyng of hingry him vnderfonge wip
mochel hene om et lete hem worthely to be kepe And
pus it bifel aftur karde pat Edyn pezonger bropir
deide and Edward pe el dere bropir lynede afture
nian et a strong and large of body et als o gentel and
artens of condiaoun so pat alle men him londe and
pis Edward.yn pe cronides is called anonge/
Englisshe men Edward pe Outlawe and Whi re he
Was made knyzt pe bynges Donst of hingrie so mo
the him londe for his goodnesse et his fairnesse pat
sse made et called him derlinge Thre pe lyng pat
Was him fflnder parceyued wel pe lone pat Was bitlo
ne hem two et he had non henre but y at Donst wher
fore pe lyng vouche sauf his Donst w noman as wel

Her den alle assembled ful wel ze hane hende myne apele
And pe anfibleve also of Godelwyne ſt therfore jwole p[at]
ze alwarde ſt doo r[ist]t d[he] Erle[es] ſt be yar[inn]o poo dro
wen hem to gr[ide] for[to] make p[is] alwarde bi hem sel
ſen ſt so pei ſpoken diuerſiſt che an[iong]es hem ſ[or]
vome ſeiden p[at] ther p[as] ne[ne] al[ia]nunce bi ſtowage
verment ſeruſe ne bi l[or]deſhipe bitibene Godelwone
and Allured for whiche ping pei myste ſhuy Draue

A And at pelaste pe demened hem oo pat Godelwyne ſjinſle pute ſimi into pe lynges gr[ate]t into his mae al[aw]t gedres d[hoo] sp[ak] pe Erle l[enerich]e of Conentie a god man vnto god ſt to alpe worlde and ſeide his reſon[im] p[is] ma[n]e and ſeide pat pe Erle Godelwyne is pe beste fiend[ed] man of Engiſtande aftur pe lyng and wel myſte it no[ſt]t ben g[ain] ſeide pat W[ip] outhen wim[æ]le of pe Erle Godelwyne/Allured w[as] ne[ne] put vnto pe d[er]ſh. A Wherfore j[aw]arde as tuchning my parte p[at] ſiur ſel ſt his d[one] and e[mp]ch of vs. Erle[es] pat ben his fiend[es] wende before pe lyng chard[ed] W[ip] as mothe golde ſt o[n]ne as we molwe bere bitibene oure ſhoude t[o] preye pe lyng to for[ze]re his enyl W[ik]t to pe Erle Godelwyne i[ff]syne his homage zelding to ſiur a[zeen] al h[id] w[ond]. And so alle poo l[or]de[es] accor[ed] vnto p[at] alwarde and amen to pe lyng in p[is] maner as is a[bo]ne ſeide e[mp]ch of hem W[ip] golde ſt Silner as mothe as pei myste bere bitibene ſer ſhoude bis[ou]re pe lyng A And p[ie] pei ſeiden pe fourme ſt pe midner of her accor[de] ſt of her alwarde the lyng Wolde no[ſt]t hem g[ep]n seyne but as mothe as pei Wolde ordyne i[ff] g[riu]nte i[ff] fourme and p[is] was pe Erle Godelwyne accor[ed] W[ip] lyng alwarde and h[as] a[zeen] al his lynd[es] and afturwarde he bare him v[or] wel ſt o[wi]智慧che p[at] pe lyng l[ou]de him W[ond]e mothe i[ff] W[ip] h[im] W[as] ful p[ri]ney And W[ip] ſiune a[lit]l tyne pe lyng l[ou]de Godelwyne o[wi] mothe

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che And he lete make pe toin of Turdes that pe paynem
had Distroyed This lyng William Distroyed holly chur
che and alle he expos sessionne in Wh at partie he myste
hem fyn de And therafter thee was so my che de debate bi
twen e him i pe Creche Biffhop of Camet burye auolken
for encheson pat the vnder no me him of his wicke duessè
pat he Distroyed so holly churche and for encheson p of
pe lyng William le Kons to him bare gret foye i for p
anke he exiled pe Biffhop oute of pe londe And pe Creche
Biffhop poe Wente to Kome and there he dwelled Wip pe
Dope And pis lyng William le Kons made pe newe
fforest and case a dom i Distroyed XXVJ. toinns and
foure store houses of Religions al for to make pis ffo
rest Dope lenger i broddere and Wliue pis was made
pe lyng William Bicome wonder glad of pis Wode i
of pis fforest i of pelbilde beestes pat were thefyr jome
pat it was inevelons forto Wite so pat men called
Him kepe re of Wodes i of pastures And pe lenger
pat pis lyng William lindes pe more wicke de Wicke
Dope to God i to holly churche i to alle his pupc and
also he lete make pe grete halle of Westmynstre so pat
upon a day on Whitsonday and hulde p jome his fife
feeles and pike he loked aboute and seide pat pe halle
was to bail by pe halnendeek And at pe laste pis lyng
William Bicome so contrarions pat al ping pat pleasan
god Displeased him and alle ping pat goode men londe
he hatid dede liche And so it bifel pat on a tyme he
Dreined i mette upon anyt bifore allail or pat he
derde pat he was lere blode i bled agree qualitie of
blode i a streme of blode lepte an hey towardes gene
ue more paie an him derde vad me and also pe dere
nessè of pe day was turned into derke duessè and pe
firmamente also And pe lyng William alvooil he
had gret derde so pat he uyste what for to done and
he to de his Dreme to manye of his wicke de i seide
pat he had gret derde i allopof pat him was some

First blessed byng EDWARD, & after byarde he blessed pe
Erle Leneriche And pe Erle anon turned him vnto pe
byng to make him de pat holy drest And pe byng seide
aژen vnto pe Erle are qd pe byng z de uel pat zee
ath püked be god pat j hane honoured my god my
Sainone visibully jhui crist in fourne of man whos be
name ben blessed nalle worldes Ameu. That the
Byng pat Aime EDWARD haid zonen to apore pilgryme
for pe lone of Aime Johi Cunngelist come azen vnto byng
EDWARD Capitulo T. XXIXTO,

His nobil man Seide EDWARD regned XIII. zuer
and pue it bifel upon thyme or Seide pat
two men of Engelonde were went vnto pe hoo
ly londe haid done her pilgrimage were Wuyngte
azen into her olwe antre and as pey weute in her wae
pe mette apilgryme pat curteisly hem saliede and
axed of hem in what londe in what londe pey were
borne pei Seide in Engelonde A Thuse axed pat
pilgryme who was byng of Engelonde pei anfuerd
and orde pe groode byng EDWARD fture Sies quod
pis pilgryme whiue pat ze comen home into zonne
cintre azen in praty zon pat ze wolde goon vnto byng
EDWARD eften tymes him gветe in my name and
often tymes him panke of his grete antresie pat he
tv me bay done nameliche for pe byng pat gezaf
me whiue pat he had herde messe at westmenstre for
Aime jhones lone pe Cunngelist A and pe pilgryme
nome poo pe byng and tyme it vnto pe pes two men of
Engelonde and pruied hem to goon and bere pe byng
vnto byng EDWARD telle him pat j oente it him
and aful vcher ziste wil j him zeve sone upon pe xil
Sey he shal wue to me and amore Swelle in blisse wu
vnten end Sire Seide thes two pilgrynes wil at
inu be zee in what place is zonne Swellinge fture
fiende qd he am Johi pe Cunngelist am Swellig
wip almygti god zon byng EDWARD is my frende

pe Rewme / Vut harolde poriz the Erle Godelbyne
his ffider it poriz stengpe of opie fordes of pe few
me pat were of his lyne / vuto him sib sreyed
al Engelonde in to his houde / anon lete twoe fi
lyng astir pe enteverement of seite edwarde this ha
volde pat was Godelbynes one the sevende zeepe aft
pat seide edwarde was ded wolde hane goo a mit
fflamdres / but he was dryven poriz tempestas into
pe antre of pomtaff / thre he was talke / biwnyt ou
to pe Duke William / And pis harolde wende poo
pat pe Dube William wolde hane ben avenged upon
him for encheson pat pe Erle Godelbyne haroldes
fider had lete quelle allured pat was seide edwar
des trop and prynably for encheson pat allured
was Qene Cunines one pat was richardes under
Dub of normandie pat was ayel to pe Dubl William
Vut nopelees white pe Dubl William had gatold
in preson and vnder his power for as moche as pis
harolde was anobul knyzt wise / worth of body
and pat his ffader Go Albyne / he were accorded
Wuy pe goode lynge / edwarde / and threfore he wolde
nozt mpsdoy him / but alle manner pinges pat were
bitivene hem spoken / ordeyned / harolde / bis his go
de will owore vp a boke / upon holy seitz pat he
Obulde Oponse / medde Dubl williames Donzart
astir pe deth of seite edwarde / And also pat
he sholde busily done his senyr for to kepe / stanfe
pe Rewme of Engelonde to pe provizte / aty amitige
of Dubl William / And in hisne harolde had pnomade
his oth vuto Dubl William / he lete him goony / zaff
him grete ziftes / riche and poo wente azeen into eu
gelonde / and anon di in pis matine wife / whiue seide
edwarde was ded / as its aman falsely for olborne
he lete him aollne lyng / of Engelonde / falsely brak
pe wnenamint pat he had made bisfore my Duk
William Wherfore he was my him wouder wroch

ferimse mateyne for to here of pat hye feste he became ful
sike and onpe morolke he endmed wip mothe peyne pe
messe for to here and aftir he lete him be la d into his
Chamber there for to resten him. But now his lillle amou
ge his knytes and his v.架onins mythe he noyt come
hem for to comforte and solace as he lkas woute for to do
at pat worthi feste wherfoe alle her merthe of her
Comfoet. Amon ges alle poo prit were in pe halle were
turned into care and to we for enche sony pat per drad
forto lese her good de. Wnde pe lyng. And upon seyn
John. Engelist pat poo wne next pe lyng under
finge his ryes of soly churche as falles to eny care
man and so alode pe mercy of pe mille of god and
poo two pilyrymes he lete before him come and jaf the
riche 3 ifes and bito be hem vnto almygtu god And
also pe Abbot of Westynystee he lete come before him
and to lese him pat lyng in honour of god and toste
Myarie of seyn John Engelist And so the
Abbot nome pat lyng and put it amonge opir tel
ques so pat it as at Westynestre and more fflak
be And so say pe lyng. Edwarde sike vnto pe lyne
One and poo deide pe good de. lyng Edward at albest
mynstre and there he lith for whos lone god hay done
myny myracles And pis was in pe zeer of pe jnac
neltoms of omre forde and trist as. By y. zeer and
aftir he was transfert and put in to pe Shy. yne poin
pe no bul martir ande Tsonins of dam tur. mye.
How harolde pat was Godlynes One lkas made lyng
and how he estaped fiv pe Duke of Bretaigne. Cap. of XXX.
One pis good de. lyng. Onte Edward was
guon onte of pis worlde vnto almygtu god and
worthely entere the longed to siche al word
for to ben. The v.架onins of pe Wnde Wolde hane and
Edward helynges one to Edward pe outlalle
pat lkes Edmondus. One jren side to ben lyng for
as mothe as he lkas moost bynde st. lynges blode of/

pat he oponisid his doustre and made hir quene vnt uop
les for al pitt pe lyng edwarde his alwiff he lyne de ever
more in chafite in clennesse of body wip oiten any
fleshely dese doyuge wip his wiff And pe Quene also
in hir lihalse ladde an hooly liff two zeer in pire derde
and aftirwarde pe lyng lyne de al his liff tyne wip
oure any wiff
Thine zaff pe lyng edwarde the
Gildome of Oxenforde to harde pat was Goddeluyes
done in made him erle and so wel pei were bilonede
bope pe ffaider pe done so pney wip lyng edwarde
pat pei mynte done what pei wolde bi rist ffor azene
pe right lyng edwarde wolde uopmy done for noy
matner witn so goode it trewe he was of constence
and pfore onoe londe yn carst specially lone to him
thewede hom svite edwarde saw Swynnne lyng
of Denemark was droiven inpe ove in pe Lacement
au he fode in herde his messe. Cap. C. xxymy

hys it bifel upon a whitsunday a kyng edwar
de herde his messe in pe grete churche of wy stnes
tre rist at pe venacoum of y hii carles body and
alle men were gadered in pe churche come ner pe Ante
pe Stanyuge forto ove the lyng edwarde liffe vp his
hondev al on hize it agret lanster toke vp Wherfore aft
pe puple pat abonte him stode therlyonne to nerveile
And aftw messe the puple axed wli pat pe lyng
lowgh so Thine seide pe lyng faire londos Swynn
pe zonger pat was lyng of Denemark come mto pe ove
Wiy al his power for to hane come into Engelande
upon vs to hane werred in saw him in alle his folly,
Drenched in pe liye ove And al pis saw in pe lena
cnon of ilhio carles body bitibene pe prestes hondes
in had theroft so moche yone pat in myht noyt my
lalwstre wip holde
And also pe Erle leneriche
at pe same messe bisides him stode at pe venacoum in
optimly he saw pe fourme of lond turne into pe lib
nesse of azong childe in nome up his rist honde and

and olbore pat he wolde upon him ben revenged what
ehe so him bifelst And anoy Dul William leste as
semble agre hoste i come into Engelonde to tlenge hi
pon harolde i to conguere pe londe zif pat he myste
and in pe same zeer pat harolde was crowned byt
harolde harestrengre byng of Denemark arti ved in
Scotlonde i ponzte to hane ben byng of Engelonde
and he come in Engelonde i quell'd i wobbed i dis
trowed al pat he myzte til pat he come vnto zorbe
and there he quell'd manye men of armes at polibsend
i thyn hundred dwesford Whi ne pis tydinge vyme
to byng harolde he assembl'd asgete powder i wente
forto fuzte wip harolde of Denemark and wip his
olbne honde him quell'd and so alle pe dactues
were Aswomfited and poo pat leste at live wip mothe
sovike flyy vnto her shippe and pub byng harolde
of Engelonde quell'd byng harolde of Denemark
How William vasfard Dul of Normandie come
into Engelonde and quell'd byng harolde of xxxvii
and Whi ne pis bataille was done
harolde become so pionde i wolde no ping
Departe wip his puple of pming pat pel
had geten but il de it al toun ders him selfe wher
here pe mooste partie of his men were wroth i from
him depart'd so pat oon liche wip him leste nonno
but his solbdiomb Thi ne upon it day as byng
harolde Satte at merte amessenger wind to him and
derde pat William vasfard Dul of Normandie was
aryved in Engelonde wip agret swoft i had taken
al pe londe aboute hestynge i had also myned pe
ostelst and whi ne byng harolde her de pis tydinge
he wente pider wip altul puple in al pe heste pat
he myzte for altul puple was wip him leste and
whi ne byng harolde was come pider he or deyned
for zene bataille to pe Dul William But firste
Dul William axed him of pree pning vif pat he

129.

Whiue he come fro zormandie to be lyng of Engelond and
de him to be matured in pe yle of Ely, tripes, C, Y, M, N,
H, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

W

Hue Allured herde pis tydinge.
He panted god iuto offip wente wip al pe haste
pat he myzte et pafsed ouer pe sere et delped at
hympton fhere pat God lewne pe tre twne wits et poo pis

traitone salw pat Allured wits come he welcomed
him y underfonge him Wip mothele joye et deide pat
he wolde de him to londoy there pat alle pe barons
et pe forde of Engelond him above for to make him
lyng.
A

And so pei wente un ser were to llandes
Wodon, ad whiue pei comen upon Gildesdon, poo seide
pe to traitone Godlewyne vnto Allured fir qdel he ta
bech hede abonte zous bope oupe liffe sde et upon pe vist
sde and of al ze shullen ben lyng et of such an him
dred parte viole Now for dothe qdel Allured z di hote
zolb if pat z de lyng y shal ordene et make onche
talkes licherof god and alle folle shullen holden he
wel apayed Now had pe traitone Godlewyne comen
des alle his men pat were wip him pat illyne pei we
te comen upon Gildesdon, pat pei thulde olle alle
poo pat were in Alluredes compante pat comen

Wip him fro zormandie. A and aftir pat taken
Allured et leden him vito pe yle of Ely, et there put
ont bope his Eyen of his hened, et aftir warde bryd
him vito pe dep and so pei diden, ffirst pei quelled
alle his mayne pat, yif were in nombre of gentill


mien pat lbere comen wip him from zormandie/
And aftir pei nomen Allured et lad him forwy into/
pe yle of Ely, et put out his Eyen olit of his hred
and pue rente his wouide, et nomen pe chief of his
bowlles et pinte a faibe iuto pe grominde and fastened
anende of pe boulles pty.
A and pue wip nedelos
of jren prikked pe wood childe, et so wold he him to/
goon abonte pe faibe til pat his boulles were dra
wen alle out, and so deide Allured poruy tre somy

fynne Donstres And afor his Wifes dep grete debate by
gran Bitkeue him et pekyng of ffraunce pHELippe but atpe
laste pey were actwede And poo dwelled Lyng William
in Normandie et noman him wered ne he nondu Con/
ge tyme Thyn pe Lyng of ffraunce Deide upon a dely in
Savrene pat Lyng William hatd longe tyme leyne in childe
bedde et longe tyme hatd reswed him and pib wordede come to
Lyng William there pat he lay in Normandie at Koeu
and for pib wordede he was yvel apdiede and also wondere
Wroth to wadepe pe Lyng of ffraunce and alwore poo bigod
pat Whyn he were arisen of his gesyyn he ikolde lave a ch
And delles to pe Lyng of ffraunce And anoy he lave
Assemble Agret hooft of Normandie et of Engli ffemey
and in pe bigynnunge of heevest he come into ffraunce
and brent alle pe twynb pat he come by poruz onte ak
pe antive and wobbed et Die de al pe Engly pat he myfte
poruz onte al ffraunce And at pe lathe he breute pe antve
of ch and do and wimatinded his puple forto gere wode
et Ad mothe do pei myfte brenne et him selfe also halpe
therto al pat he myfte kip goode wile And there was gart
hreteWHAT of pe fize and What of pe Sonne pat it was
Wonde goode pat it Stuffed him and his puple wher
poruz Lyng William felle into agret obnesse And
Whyn he fellke him so fore on he ordeyned et afigued
al Normandie vnto Robert withof his done And al
Engle Conde to William le Kons And he bignap to herry
Reyned al his tresour And Whyn he hatd pue done
he vnderfonge alle pe sacamentz of holy chirche et Deide
pe. XXX. zeer of his regne and lith it draine in Normen/
Sie Of Lyng William kons pat William vafardes done
the Whiche pat diftroied wuio et houſes of Religions forto
wakpe ne we foreſte. Cap. C. XXXVII

22d aſtir pib William Vastard regned his done/
William le Kons, and pib William le Kons was
at wonder contrariouſ maui to god et to holly chy/

ne asur he come azeen into Engelonde, i hilde him self so
get al orde pat him ponste in al pelwold, nomau hie
peere i by come so pronde pat it was get wonder to
witen.

A So pue it bifel upon a day as he had herde
masse in westmynstre i wolde haine goon into his po
leu the walles of damy se so skiftely echen i come
pat almoost pei touched his feete poo de pe lynde
Wip apronde herte i cōmmande pe wat to me ne azeen
or elles i sjal pe make but pe walles for his cōmmande
ment wolde nozt op are but flowed enere in hize more
i more And pe lyng was so pronde of herte pat he wol
de nozt flue pe watir but a good falle in pe watir And
veet pe watir Wiy a final zeerde pat he hilde in his hon
de i cōmmanded peik at pat he shulde gvo no further

A Vnt for al pe lyngely cōmmandemente pe water
wolde nozt cesse but eue Waye more i more in hize
so pat pe lyng was al weete and swode Depe in pe wat
and whne he sayz pat he had al iden there so longe
i pe water wolde noyng Don his cōmmandemente
pne pe lyng Wip drowh him And whne pe lyng was
vnt of pe watir he swd him upon aswō i hilde vp his
honde on lye i se de pis worde in his mynge of all
pe puple this god pat maketh pe water pue to arise
an lyfe he is lyng of alle lynges i of mynte moost
and i am acytiſſ i am an asd i pis lyng may neue
dele i al pue Doth his cōmmandement i to him i
obedient

A Wherfore i preie to pat lyng patiwny/
ty pat he be my waraut for i nowe liche my selfe acytiſſ
ſeba le i of noo poſſer i p ſore i wolde goon vnto Kome
Wip vnten any lettinge my wikkdnesse ponyſſhe and
me to amend ſfor of pat god i lyng i tlayne my lode
forw holde i of non othir and anōn he made his ſyre
i him selfe wente to Kome Wip vnten lettinge i bi the
were he di de manye alinesse de des.

A And whne he
come vnto Kome And had ben peere alwhiſe i done pe
namce for his Synnes he come azeen into Engelonde/

mysthaunce to come And pe vrinte nyzte before a
monk Dremed of pe houſolde i'p't pa lyng Mente into
a churche Wyp moche puple and he was so pronde p'tt
he Dispised alle pe puple pat was Wyp him and also p't
he nomme pe ymage of pe Quafixe and ſhamfully Cote
it Wyp his teep and pe Quafixe mekely suffid al pat
he diſe And him ponz'te pat pe lyng as a wood man
rente of pe armeſ of pe Quafixe and caſte it vnder
his ſete and deſouſed it and preiſ it al abide and also
him ponz'te patt aqret ſalwyne of fire come out of the
Quafyns mothe of which e Dreme meny men had
gret Woude Thine pe goode man pat had Dremed
pib Dreme had tolde it vnto a knyzt pat poo was moſt
pyney Wyp the lyng William of alle men and pib
knyt me tall'd hannondes done and pe youke and
he tolde pe Dreme vnto pe lyng and Seide pat it ſholde
bito bene op p'tu good but nopeles pe lyng William
ſatghed perſatte tylepes or priſed and atil Dette pof
and ponz'te pat he Wold be gooy himte in pe ſforeſt
and his men him counterſed pat he ſholde nozt pat
Day for nomaine pming come in pe wode so pat he a
boode at t home before mete And t noon as he hadde
eten noman myz'te him let't pat he nolde gwn to pe
Wode him for't Disporte and so it bikel pat ouf of
his knyztes pat his te Watter d'revel Wode hane ſhote
vnto him gret and his Awiſe glaf'd upon a Britain
the and pornz myſa venture Suote pe lyng William
vnto the heite pat he ſel Doni deu vnto pe grounde
Wyp onten any Wode ſpekynge and so he ended his
liff And it was noo gret Woude for pe Day pat he
Seide he had Cete to ſirme pe d're the biffoperthe of
Camturbury and xui. All beles alſo and eu more diſe
gret Distrition to holly churche pornz Wronſuſt
tabynges i' ayinges for noman Durſte Wyp dyne
pat he Wold hane done and of his lipnurnesse he
Wode neue Wyp Draue uopir him amende of his liff

that she was pinte vnto his wags vs pat is for to seyn
xxv. Impe day Wherfore pe kyng offframce hir
Broy was wonder Sore annoyed ete vnto myne Euge
londe bi his letters vnto lyng. Edwarde pat he shul
de come vnto his parlement to parle infframce
but lyng Edwarde was Sore an drud for to come
there for he wende to Sane ben a restid til pat he
had in de goode for pe trespass pat pe Spenſers had
one et also for pe grete ſtürme pat per had dou vn
to Quene Jiffabel ſis onstreuer poring ſher orde
nance et her confente pe Quene Jiffabel wente one
pe Sore intofframce for to make acourde bytibene
lyng Edwarde et pe lyng offframce hir Bropir

A And there dwellede Quene Jiffabel til Edwarde
hir eldeste Sone come hir for to seeke et so pei dwelled
pere bope til pat adiunce waue made bi tibene hem
et pe gentil erle of Henande pat if pei wip his helpe
myzte distroie pe vemyne et ye falsenesse of pe open
ers pat Sone Edwarde hir Sone Dub of Gyn ſhul
de Spouse Dame Wilsippe pe Worſhipful Lady et erbe
Donstir of Henande Wherfore Quene Jiffabel et Sore
Edwarde hir Sone et Sore Symond of Wodestoke
pe wnges Bropir of Engelond et Sore of ſon of his
nand et Sore Roger hortymere of Wygemore et Sair
Thonis Roselyn et Sore John of Cromwell et Sore Wil
Aham Truffeke A And manye soone of pe alty anne
of pe gentil erle thonis of landaſtare pat were exiled
out of Engelonde for his qnarel et were diſſerited
of her londes ordaynede ſtem a grete power et dry
veden at Heribche in Sont ſolk et Sone astir pey
puresueden pe Spenſers til pat pei þere taken et pinte
unto Spitons Deth as before is Sone et her company
and also for pe grete falsenesse pat pey diſen vnto
lyng Edwarde et to his puple A And ajerlyne
Sone also pat he Goet ſhul de be pinte into gret diſſeſe
et into gret angliſſhe et into gret Soriollie he shulde

Thue he sente hafely to pe erle of lantafue it to Sir John
of Hendyde pait pei sholde nonzt fizte upon pe Scottis
in preindie e hafimyuge of him it of his ffe and if pe
siden pey sholde fonde vito her owne peile. A and
pe forfide erle archal was al arayed wip his batule
at pe iede se of pe erle of lantafure forto haine fomten ik-
him et wip his folke zif he had mened forto fizte wip
pe Scottes i m pis manie he was Disseyde ike kiste/
noping of pis treson but pe Kyng was vnaptly
Disseyvede And as he it was myzt pe mortimer pt
had pe was he forto kepe of pe hoost pait myzt dywun
beled pe wetche pait noping minste de done. A and
m pe mine w itself pe Scottes fole i myzt te wende
her owne taintee it faste it as pey myzte et so was pe
kyng falsoely in traye de pait wende dreely pait alle
pe traytour of his lyde had gen broyst vito an
de it u wets ferde before 22 ouf hir e zee lordyngs
holl tretyns fly Kyng as he Disseynd and
holl mney londely et holl boldely pe Stuckes Den of
her Werre. A for pe Sime myzt it times of Douglas
Wip CC men af times ryden poriz ont pe hoost of
Kyng as he Disseyde pe myzt pait pe Scottes were to
ware de her owne tainte las i bone ferde til pait pey
t women vito pe Kynges D tynkon i d well ed peri ma
nye men in her beddis et some triden 22 at had 22
nide And et nof tyne a douglas a douglas Wighor
fore pe Kyng pait was in his Panelon i moche opir
folde Were wonder core affyde de but blessid he al
mysty had pe Kyng was nozr tuken et in gart peile
was woo pe felme of Fuglonde A and pait fit
me myzt pe myne fson ful there et brizt but zit for
alle pe Kynges men pe Scottes estuped furmelis
and i pe moroll we ll fide pe Kyng was te pait pe fot
tes were estuped into her owne tainte the was non/
der fery i ful hertely wepte wip his zonge Eyen i
zit wiste he nonzt who had done him pait tresonyn

but palse tsonyn

AND HIS COMPANYE NOME here lene of pe Kyng I of pe
alle pe LordeS of pe Reime I turned Sone it JeeN to
here onyNne CANTREE I enyche of him I And ful riche
ZIFTES eny man as he was of vallne and of State
And poo was Engelande nipees I in reste I greeve
Lone Bitibene pe Kyng I his LordeS I commonliche pe
Engliffie men Seiden amonges him pat pe Denykt
was deD I but pe tresour pat was pe lyges his
ffunder I tresour of pe Speners bope of pe ffunder I
of pe Sone I pe tresour of pe erleS of armidel I alpo
pe tresour of maifur Robert of Walck pat WitS the
Kynges Thamucker was Departid after Quene I ffla
belles ordenance I give Roger Chortemer of Wyge
more so pat pe Kyng I And noþing therof but it her
Wille I theselyniaunce ne noþing of her LondeS as
Aftur Warde Ie SHal here more opnliche Now kyng
ES Warde lente vnto Stanhope forto mete which the
Savante. Capitulo. T. xiio.

And zit in pe Same tyme was Kyng Edwarde
in pe Castel of kenyl worthie vndie pe bepinge
of Soneerry pat was erle Thonie's kroppe of
Lancastre pat poo was erle of leycestre I pe Kyng grun
ted zin pe erle Sone of Lincas I pe Kyng I And
Seid into his honde I pinte oute Thonie's of Lancastre
His kroppe I so was he erle of Lancastre I of leycestre
I al so Sty Warde of Engelande as his krop was in
his tyme Andire Edwarde of Anglerifan pat
was Kyng Edwarde ffunder made Sorelie Witsh
onnen ende for taine pat he myfte nozt Sowe be Mair
his Wiff ne Witsh Kyng Edwarde his Sone Wharkorw
it was mothe myscheef for pons it Were so pat he
were Lad I rulde Bi falle twmceil zit he was Kyng
Edwarde Sone I comen of pe worthieste blode of pe
Worlde I pille to Whom he was WoneS for to zene
grinte ZIFTES I large Were moost prynne Wiy Kyng
WARD his onyNne Sone I pep Were his enemiye bothe

Vruges of folk upon Disches of pe ove ſthat was ful waff
y oene at Vannoksborne in Scotlonde Whiue he was Dis
confited there of pe Swottes And uerlyne tolde alſo
pat ſones ſhulde falle from Castellis in manye tonno
ſhulde ben made pleyne ſt he ove doth for Whiue byg
ed Warde was confiſted in Oethlonde ſt come toen
poo South Warde the Swottes biseged Castellis ſt De
hem more ſarme ſt brene tonno ono pe hae de erteſe

A and aſtirwardede uerlyne tolde of an Egle ſhulde
come ont of Cornewaile pat ſhulde hane feperes
of golde pat of pryd ſhulde hane noo prie ſt ſhul
de Dispise lond ſſipes of Blode ſt aſtir he ſhulde dere
poruz a vere at Ganersiche ſt pat ppeſeue was ſil
wel ſ knowe ſ fomide doth for bi pe Egle ch vnder
ſtoude Ore Piers of Gandon pat was erle of our
neutrale pat was alkonder proude man pat confiſted
pe Baronage of Engelonde but aſtirwardede he was
bi hended at Ganersiche poruz pe erle Thonos of
Lancastre ſt of pe erle of War Wil A and uerlyne
tolde alſo pat in his dyme it ſhulde ſeme pat pe
Vere ſhulde brene ſt pat battaille ſhulde be done
upon an arme of pe ove in a ſeelde arrayed libe vn
to a Oſelde Where ſhulde Die manye White hedez
ſt he ſeide doth for bi pe bremynge of pe vere ı̇b li
tokened gret Drede poruz knuttynge of Oſlerde at
pat battaille ordeyned in a ſeelde as the ſhelde vp
on an arme of pe ove ı̇b li tokenede pe battaille
of mitton for thes come pe Swottes in manere of
a ſhelde ſt in midie of a Wyngo ſt upon Oſkaile men
of religionn preſtis ſt Scaileus Wherfore pe Swottes
called pat battaille in Dispite of Englaſſhe men
pe White battaille A and aſtir uerlyne ſeide pat
pe forſide Vere ſhulde Done pe goot more ſarme
ſt pat ſhulde ben upon pe South West ſt alſo upon
his Blode ſt uerlyne ſeide alſo pat pe goot ſhulde
leſe more delle of his londe til pe dyme pat ſhame

foure store men ſpey were onyed under a stone in deite
Clementis ther the hawc in ffosſegate ſ for encheſon pat/
pe Henanders towen for to helpe pe kynget her pees was
rye de upon pe peyne of liff t ſyme and in pe towre alſe
it was ſtomde by enſuery of pe Ote pat pe engliffhe
men bigonne pe debate, how pe engliffhenen ſtoppen
ey Scottis ſpe Parke of Stanhope and pei turned azeen
into Sytclond. cop. cc. i ym.

and at pat tyne pe Scottes had assembled al her
power and come into Engelonde ſ quelles et robbid
alle pat pey myſte take Wip orte nombre et brent
et diſtroye de al pe worth contre poriz out til pat pey come
to pe Parke of Stanhope in Wyre Sale ſ there pe Scotto
ſilde hem in a busſhement. A Vut Wbne kynget
ward ſherde telle poriz espies where pat pe Scottes
were anon trzt Wip al his hooſt he biseged pe for ſeyde
Parke so pat pe Scottis Wiste newe where for to gone
out but onſliche vnto her drues et pey abiden ipe parke
pye dayes et vetulleb hem faſlede in every ſide so pat pey
were grethly enpeyrede of her bodies. Aſſor ſythen pat
Brute come first into Bretagne vnto pis tyne was ne
ne ſoyne firſenes so faire an hooſt wail of, engliffhe
men et what of, all ſones pe whatc he ord yne de ſhen for
to fizre Wip pe Scottis poriz egypinge of ſir Henry erle
of Lautastre et of ſir John of Benctude pat Wold hane
gone one pe Watere of Wythe for to hane ſonſten Wip pe
Scottis. A Vut our Roger of Aortemere Wold nonſt
conſente pto for he had pneliche take me de ofpe part
ſhen for to helpe pat pei myſte wende ezen into here
onne amare. And pe ſeiné ſir d'orteine comme ſeled so
into the Thonins of Brotherton pat pe Erle march al pat
was kynget Edmond's uncle pat pe for ſeiné Thonin hou
de nonſt as ſsemble at pat tyne vuto pe Scottes et he al
ſente de but he kiste nonſt pe dynege bi tene pe Scotts
et pe for ſeiné d'orteine. A And for encheſon pat he was
marchal of Engelonde ſ to him preyned eue pe Vaintward.

256.

Bi nyzte and bi dy and proairede forto make debate et contak bitkeve hyn et his sone et ifstabel et his wiff ont peffre prechours to him were good frendes eunore and aste et ordreynede bope nyzt et day holw pei myzte brynge him out of pson. And amonge here compante ye pat peffris hnd pueliche Wront ther was affire put men called Sunnlened et he hnd ordreyned et gaderede a grete compante of full forto helpe at pat nede ont peffre was tube et putte nito pe Astell of Voufrepe et pepe he deide et preston A and oir Herry Erle of Lancastre pat hnd pe brynges ffader in kepinge porn cunamident of pe bryng depluede sir Edvard pe brynges ffader by eidenture vinto sir Thoines of Verkele et vnto sir Johyn Mautre vers And pei hnd him from the Astell of Kenylvorthe puto pe Astell of Verkelee et kepte him there ansfly And at Estre next astir his Coronacion pe bryng ordreynede an linge oost fax to fizte dzen pe Scottes. And sir Johyn pe Erlys borther of Henande come from byzonde pe dee forto hel pe brynge Edward et bronzte with him et Emen of harnied et alpyede at Dovere et pei hnd leve forto gooth forth til pat pey tomen vinto zork there pat pe brygat bode hem. A and pe Scottis come vnto zork for to pe bryng forto make pees et actorde but pe acordement bytispene hem fastid but alitul tyne And at/pelt tyne pe English men were clopid alle in Scottes et hoods peynted wip lres et wip flowres ful semely wip linge berres and therfore pe Scottes wunden a ville pat was fastenede upon pe their dores of their Perte to ward Stuigute et pusdeide ni pe sarp ture in Dispite of pe English men louge bede hertesles peynted hode putel Gay cote graces maketh engelonde pristeltes. A and pe trypite day next se brynge highe pe tantak in pe cire of zork bitkeve pe English men et pe Mendanders et in pat debate were wellis of pe Erledome of wichele et mordred.

unse oonly Quene jssabelk pat was pe kynges Godir ed
warde and pe vifsho p of gly ſt pe londe mortemor but
resomt ſt lawe wold nozt pat aſual pees ſhulde ben
made bitwene hem wip ouen pe comon ſent of eu-
gelonde. Of pe deb ate par was bitwene Quene jſſabelk
and ire herry erle of lancastre ſt of leicestre ſt of pe kiſne
of red forde. Capo. C. x. v. y. w.

hüe pe forſende Daund hatd ſpouse dAME Jone
of pe tome in pe ton of derewk ab before
16 ſende the scotis ſt Dispite of pe Englishthe
men called DAME Jone pe Comitess maſe pees suche
cowardife pees forto or deyue but pe kynges psoone
bare pe wite ſt pe blame wip wlonge of pe in albonge
of pat acyde ſt al wa 6 Dime porp pe Quene 7 Roger
mortemor. A And it was nozt longe aftir pat pe Que-
ne jſſabel ke tube nito hir olbne londe al pe loz deſſi-
pe of p. omfreit ſt almoſt alle pe lond es pat were of
value pe which pe pat pteynede vnto pe Crolline of Enge
londe so pat pe lyng 4 us nozt forto diſpenſe but of who
vsneb ſt of his eschequers for pe Quene jſſabelk ſt pe uoz-
temor hatd aſcrete mayne of here retenaunce pat followed
enmore pe kynges comt And wente ſt tube pe kynges
pised for her peny worthes at as goode thepe wherfore
pe noutre pat pe comen june were ful core adreud ſt al
indost diſtrownde. A Thüe bygan pe comon althe of eu-
gelonde forto hatd Quene jſſabelk pat so mothe londe
hire whüe ſſe come ezeen into Engelonde forto pirsue
pe falſe traytours pe Spensers of ſſt reme ſt pat same
tyme pe falſe traytours Robert of Holonde pat bitrayerd
his londe ire Thomos of Lancastre was poo dely ſnde
ente of p. ſoimt ſt was wonder prieue wip Quene jſſab
k also wip pe mortemor but pat evaileth him but ſtil
ſor he was tube at a juchelinasse next a far as he lode
to warde pe Quene jſſabel vnto london k pe Thomos
Wlſtſer oinote of his ſene de diſide pe ton of Synte
Abbones k pis air Thomos diwellide poo wip air herry

an horne et putte et into his fundement As depe as pey
myste et als nome a spite of Copne fremynge et putte
it poriz pe borne into his bodyt ofen tymes wold es
Wip his volwessi et pue pey quell es her forde pitt no
ping was pteywed et astir he was enterid at Glonctre
Jolyn Edwarde of Wyndessore sponſe Philip pe
Erles Donde of Benande at zork tapo T. C. ypo.

23D astir cristemasse next folkynge vir joln
of Benande Bronzte Wip him 15 Philip his bro
thres Donde pat was Erle of Benande his
rede into Engelande et lyng Edwarde of Wyndessore
ſponſed fire at zork Wip mochel honone And ire
joln of Bothum biffop of Ely et ire William of mel
tome Erche biffop of zork ſonge pe mesſe pe done day
in pe epepe of confion of Seite Poulle impezeer of
grate a of ccc. xxxvii. Aud for encheſon pat the
kynge was but zonge tendre of age Whie he was
trollinde et manye Wronges were done while his ſſa
der lyvede for encheſon pat he twoude pe compeder
pat were falls al onte him pat comuerede him to done
opre Wiser prie reſon Wolde hisſerfore gire harme was
poo into pe Rewine et to pe lyng And alle men diret
ted pe bynges deſe et it was nozt ſoo almygti god Woe
Wherfore it was ordyned at pe bynges trolkynge
pat pe lyng in his tendre age ſholde be gounne de by
in drete Lordes of Engelande Wip onte pe Whiche noo
pyng ſhulde be done That is forto ſeyne pe Erche
biffop of Gaminbryt et als po Erche biffop of zork
the biffop of Wyndestre et pe biffop of Berfonde et
pe Erle of Lanastre the Erle d’Arles et pe Erle of Loct
pat were pe bynges vncles et pe Erle of Garennne pe Tho
mas Wale sir Berry poe sir Olyne of yngſin et john
of Rous Baroiny, all thes were alboride trekeliche ſpo
to connicre pe lyng et pey ſholde anſikere euy zare ipe
plemente of pat ſhulde bei done in pe tyme of pat Gu
nernale but pat ordenance was done vndone et pat

274.

and sinde fire Edinnde knolweze ouzt pe poynte of pis lixe
pe whiche he had talle vnto fire John Sainerilie. Thie
pis groode erle of bent. Sanwy pe pirente of his seelie but the
Sanwy not whet was contreyne de mi pe lixe And pe erle
of bent. Wen de him selfe pitt it had ben oon of his tere
pat had ben of noo change. A Thie ferde pe erle of bent
to fire Rogere mortene yst he Molde nozt forsake pe fre
ne pe pirente of his seelie And anon way pet Ikerde pe
Wilyt fulse ajortene bigen for to vndone pitt lixe and
bitu forto rede it in audience of all pe court And prie
Seide fire Robert of Raimnde ire Edinnde of he fithe
pitt ze hene maide me knoelbliehe openly mpe court
pitt pig is zoure lixe eufelid way zoure seelie And pe tena
of pe lioe seith pitt ze Molde hene ben alboride for to lit
ne delinende pe body of pat worshyp ful knyt. fire Es
Wurd. Sotyne byng of. Egelonde zonre brop it forto
hene holpen him pat. hefful de houre ben byng eeen
et gornnde his puple as he wittes Wonte forto doo bifore
tynnes in eunpeiryinge of oure liege lorde pe byngvne suite
pe Wysche pitt is noln whom gud bepe from til disse se.

A wherfore ire Edinnde of Do zon to vndirstande pitt
pis court. Wole pitt ze ben vndone of liff it lyne it pait
zoure zires be differite de for euninre. Thif pe chyta
of oure lorde pe byng. ypp was pe erle ire thomis of
mo destoke pinte azeen impsonn vnder ful Seuf. Wenti de
til upon pe morne. And poo come pe mortene vnto Que
ne yffab. l there pitt. lffe sut at his mete it tolde hir
holl pe erle of bent was dampned ki weye of laille
et als of liff it lyne it his seure differite de for eunin
re poriz open knoelbiche in plkyne court. A wherfo
re pei vonteyt it were groode pitt pe for ferde erle of bent
were it aftely quellid way oure litynge of pe byng/
ffor elliis pe flying Molde for zife him his deth and
pat sful de turne hem vnto mothef Soreize so as he
was enficethed And thus Quene yffabel porng oon
erle of pe ajortener. With oute any opir commicille

Jente in huste.

speke brilyne pe ptes ABone seide that Dam and Britonan/
tier pat was Robert pe Zens his one pat false tiramit/
et trans and false for alborne atens his oth Wisliche pat/
awes atens his liege lande pe noble Lyng EDWARD
et falseliche maide hyn selfe Lyng af/ sotlonde a bis se/
de Bifore et his one sfulde be Lyng of Scotlonde put
was but to zeer of age. A and so poruz there airfied/
conterle pis Demyd at vereukk spousid Damme Jone
at pe Toure pat/ was Lyng EDWARD is Sufar of Wyln
Desfure as pe gwest tellep upon Marye Anglandeynes
Day in pe zeer of grace et as etc yving to gret harme
et enpepynge to al pe Lynges Blode Wherof pat gentel
lady come all as pe tyme for wonder no thet was pat
fane Demyſſe diſpunge sipe pat/ the was married et
zens alle pe common affent of pe lovees of Engelonde

A And fio pe tyme put/ vinte had conquereDE AL
biont et nempneD pe bonde aftir his oukne name Vretiyg/
ne pitt/ now is called Engelonde aftir pe name of Eu-
Christ et so was pe Rewme of sotlonde holden of pe Reiw/
me of Engelonde et of pe Troikne bi feawee et by homd/
de ffor vinte conquereD pat/ bonde et zaf it/ vinto AL
banaak his ferinde June et he called pat/ bonde all dipe
aſtir his oukne name so pitt pe haires pat/ wnen aftir
hyn hilden alle of vinte et of his heyrez pe bynges
of Vretignie bi feawte et honiagc et fio pat/ tyme vinte
pis Lyng EDWARD of Wynd effure pe Rewme of sotl-
onde was holden of pe Rewme of Engelonde Wher/
fore airſiD be pe tyme pat/ pis plemente was ordeyned
at 22or haupton for there poruz false conterle pe Lyng/
was there false ly diſſeriteD et zit he was wip yme-
age. A And zit Wisne Lyng EDWARD of Carnar
van was put/ adom of his Realce of Engelonde zet-
men putte hyn noz/ out of pe fealees et ſervices of pe
Rewme of sotlonde et of pe franmethiz diſſerited for
einmore but nopeles pe gret eade of Engelonde
were atens it to conferne pe pees et pe truse ABone sinde

ffor amendeuilit et helpinge of pe Reime et in honouer of him
shulde se goinne et reuist bisen of pe greteste et wistete love
des of pe Reime et wip ouen hem shulde nopnig begrammend
ne done as before in seide The whiche goinne mene ma
lacionely were putte adonij sive pe byng wherfore menye star
mes sij ames et repreves bie fallé vnto pe byng et vnto his
Reime And pat is to undirstonde for as mothe as Edmond
Omnityme byng of Engelonde was ordeyned bi assent of
pe Conventionalie mpleyne plement forto ben undir pe laver
De et governance of se hert yerle ofSFANCIFVE his Cosyn for
salvation of his body he ivis taken out of se selfe of
benelikorthe wher jome he was in Warde And porn
colon of pe Quene Jssabek et of pe cortene wip ouen
consente of any plement pey nomes et lad him there pat
cene afor noij of his bynrede mychte byp him speke ne se
and asturbarde traitonely him nome et mozied ffor
whos deth afoule stamdre arwas pornz out al astend
me Whiij et was done. And al so il pe tresour pat are
Edwarde of Carnarivan lad leste in manye places in
Engelonde et in Walis were wasid et done away with
oute pe witt of pe byng Edwarde his Jone in Distinction
of him et of his pupule And al so porns whos com
ville pat pe byng zuf vp pe byng done of Scotlonde for
pe whiche Reime pe bynges amicestres jand ful fore tra
velas et so di de manye anobnl man for here riche out
al pe rist was Deynide vnto Datund pat was Robert
of Bruk his sone pete noo rist jand vnto pe Reime ab
al pe worde et wiste. And al so bi wison pe Chartres
et pe remembrauncez pat pey jand of rist of Scotlonde
were taken out of pe tresorye et taken vnto pe Scotres
pe byngs enemyes to distaste pe sone of him et of his
Successours et al so to grete harme vnto his liege men
et grete repreene vnto alle englisshe men for euenore

A
And al so wherfore same one of pe toner pe byngis
fustre Edwarde was so displayed et in Maryode vnto Dat
and pat was Robert pe virg his sone pitt was a tyton

Erle of Lancashire, he putte him in his dyng for die de of pe
Quene for she londe, pat Robert of Holond, wonderly mo
the, and proued vnto pe lyng, pat pe same thosom as inste gen
exiled out of Engelonde. And yenobul Erle fire her
ry of Lancastre had often tymes herde pe common clamos
of pe English, the men of pe moche Disseſe, pat were done
in Engelonde, and so for dyne Ikronges pat were done
amonge pe common people of W itselfe pe lyng bare pe bla
me Wey Wronge for she was but zonge, and tendre of age,
ponzte as a goode man for to Don a Noyt and slake pe ferdin,
dre of pe bynges psoone, if þeit the mynte in any manne
Wise so as pe lyng was therof nopping guilty wherfore
he was in pele liff, and lyne. And so he assembli de alle
his veterinæz, wente and spak vnto hem of pe bynges Ho
nour, and so for to amen de his estate, and his thosom of
Brotherto, Erle Marcht al and Oure Edinnde of Wodestoke
pat were pe bynges unde, and also men of viondon made
here oth, him for to mayntene in pat same quarell. And
here cause was p[]at pe lyng, childe, holde his honde,
holde and his mayne as p[]teyned vnto a lyng for to done
and hane also his realted. And pat pe Quene jſſabel childe,
de Delyne, ont of his honde, and pe bynged honde aff,
mane for desſpede kins twino, and Castell[us] pat p[]teyned
vnto pe childe, of Engelonde, pat she childe, lyve
Wey, pe prid[us] parte of pe Kins of Engelond, as opre
Quene, and Sone before her, and now opning, And
also pat Oure Rogge, thortemere childe, diſſelle upon his
owne londes, for pe W itselfe, the had holpen Disse
rite mothe, p[]uple, and also it was his l[]ib[]rat pe common
p[]uple, were nozt Distroied, poruiz ſhere Wrongful t[]a]b[]yng

And also for to enquere how, and by whom pe lyng
was bitraie de, and falseliche Disseyne de, and Stanhope and
also poruiz, who so comriele pat pe Scottis, ibente aibey by
mynte, and pe lyng, and also how, poruiz who so commerク pe
ordenaunte, pat was made, at pe coronation of pe lyng,
and warde were punte and dom, pat we to ſeyne, pat pe lyngde

Was sere anoyede ſt angryp as pe semyck azens hem þere
of pe bynges comcreile ſt he seade p at he wolde ou hem ben
avenged how so ene the toke vpon. And it lkas nozt longe
aſturwardede pat lyng. Edwarde ſt Quene Philippe his wiff
et Quene Jſſabel pe bynges moder et sive Roger ajortemere
ne llente vnto Rotyngshu there forto ſoiourne. And
Quene Jſſabel poruiz comcreile of pe ajortemere toke vnto
hure pe keyes of zates of pe ouſteth of Rotyngshu so p[er]
noman myſte come ſime ne once bi myſte but poruiz
pe comtaindemente of pe ajortemere n[ou]p[er] pe lyng lie
non of his comcreile. A and pat tyne it ſeek so pat
pe ajortemere as pe seneelle ſim bad Colined for wraathe
pat had azens towarde pe bynges men ſt principally a
zens hem pat had ſim actuſid to pe lyng of pe deth
of byng. Edwarde of Altemarſtu[n]. And auon prynely
a comcreile was taken bitwene Quene Jſſabel et pe ajor-
temere ſt pe viſſhop of ſyvocline et sive Symond of Vere
ſorde et sive Hungre of Trompreu[n] ſt opre pat were p[er]
ne of here comcreile for to vndone hem alle pat had
Actuſed pe ajortemere vnto pe lyng of his ſſad res dep
of treson ſt of ſelonye. Wherfore alle po[sa]t were of
pe bynges comcreile Whi[n]e pei Wiste of pe ajortemere
lauſtninge preneſi comen vnto pe lyng. Edwarde ſt seade
pat pe ajortemere Wolde hem diſtrowe for cause pat
pei had actuſide ſim of lyng. Edwarde deth of our
harſtan Whi[n]e was zon re ſt der Wherfore we p[er]
zou pat ze Wolde mayutene vs in onre trewe quarele
and auon pe lyng griu[n]ted hem hore bone et derde
pat he Wolde mayutene hem in ſer v[r]zt. A and
thes were pe lorde[s] to purſue p[er] quarele sive willi
am monitatiu sive Bamfreyp de Vomag[et] sive Williā
his li[or]p[ie] sive Baaff of Stuſſord[es] sive Robert of
Bufford sive Walliau Altonu sive Johu[in] ſevile of
Horueby et menye op of h[er]e consente ſt alle th[es] we
re ſworne vpon a booke to mayutene p[er] quarele
in as mothe as pei myſte Thi[n]e it ſeek so aſtir pat

Et an enemy unto Engeloude, et also pornz whos connoille
ske was triben into vour enemyes hondes, voute of Engeloude,
A And in pe mene tyme Whiles pe goode erleERRY of Lan
custre et his compaignye nomen connoile hou thes poyntes a
bone soide myz te ben amendid vuto pe worshyp of pe lyng,
et to his profisite et to pe profisite all so vuto his lieges thes
Quene jffabelk pornz to desireinge et so thalwe et also of pe chorte
mere lote or deyne esplement at Stalfbury And at pat,
plement pe chortemere witt made Erle of pe archese et
zens alle pe sattrand wicck of Engeloude in pindice of pe
lyng et of his keibme et of his earke ne And sive John
of Elizam pe lynges crop was girde Wip a sikerde of ear
ne wailde et poo was called erle of earne wailde A And eu,
more pe Quene jffabelk somowche pente de zeen hire sone
pe lyng pat thet and pe warde of pe forseide sive Edward,
et of all his woudes, but at pat plement pe erle of lun
custre Wolde nozt come but or deyne de al hene poterre
tzens pe Quene jffabelk et pe chortemee et also mie of lou
don or deynede hem forto helpe Wip vj men of arme vs
And Whyn Quene jffabel white of pe deynghe sfe obore
by god et of his name ful ingurly pat in evill tyme hou ponz
t'rep on poo poyntez A This seute Quene jffabel et peneor
tyme aftir hir retenelle et also aftir pe lynges retenelle,
so pat pe hund or deynede anonges hem in honge hight
And pey connoicke de pe lyng so pat upon anyt pey riden
xxiii. Inyle to warde Wed forde there pitt pe erle of lun
custre was Wip his compaigne et ponzte to hine him Distroy
de et pat nytt pe Quene tode bis des pe lyng hire sone
as a knyt armid for drede of deth And it was done pe
lyng Edward to von dirste de pat pe erleERRY of Lan
custre et his compaigne Wolde hene Distroyede pe lyng,
et his connoile for eunore wherfore pe lyng lits dom
delk to warde s him beyp an anoyede A And Whyn pe
erle mareschal et pe erle of kent pe lyngis crop herde of
pis puit per i den so in message bi tilke ne him et pe lyng
pat pe lyng gruittd him his peeb vuto pe erleERRY of lan

of Engelondorpe talle him bi non of namne for he was allid so porre pe kynnes ar e pat men sful de talle him erle of pe a arche And pe ayorteine bare him poo svo lize et so proude pat wondre it was to write And also he Disgise de him wip wondre riche clop is out of al man de reson bope of sappinge et of ilyerynge wicher of Englysshe men had grete wondre howe im wight manne he mynte contrive or fynde onche manne of p de et pei seide a mon ge hem talle commonly pat his pride of sful de nozt louge endre And pe sam tynne are geffrey pe ayorteine pe zonge pat was pe chortemeres sone tete him talle bynge of ffolte et soit biselke aftirwarder in dede A sfor he was so ful of pryde et of Wreathi dnesse pat theilde a rounde tabul in walib to alle men pat thider wold come et he contrisفت pe manne et ye dyunge of bynge Arthurell tabul but openly he fillede ffor pe nobil bynge Arthure was moost worthi lorde of renom pat was in al pe lborde in his tyme for zit come nevenon suche aftir him for alle pe nobil knytes porre ont tristendome of dede of armeb al o sed wip bynge Arthure hilde him for zer lorde A And pat was wel y sene ffor he conquered in bataille a Romayn pat men allid sfrille et grat of him pe kynne of affincke et queltelde him wip his honde and also he fanzt wip a Geant pat men talle de Symuli et quellid him for he had ravisthied pe fuyre Cleyme pat was hooelles were byng of situle vretigne And aftirward he quelled in bataille the Empor of Rame pat men talle de liche pat had asseblie azens byng Arthure for to fizte wip him sive moche puple of Romayneb et of Preytes et of Sarayens pat no man can the hem nombre et he discomfited hem alle as pe story of him more pleynely tellip A And mpe sam tynne a mony loo s sfronge in Engelonde porre meteynge et deuance of pe ffere Prechome pat are Edwarde of Cardealvan pat was byng edwar des ffader of whom pe geeft tellip sey den pat he was

Thoo anfikernde oon of his Mandeyne o my Worte,
Lorde Displese zolb noyt pat of zolb telle the eudefon
10 for it is Don hem to undirstond pate of my Lady zome
Wiff come any ping nyze zolb pate ze Wolde Hir strangle
It quelle it al so pat ze Wolde Done vnto my Lorde zome
Done pe stime, Thoo anfikernde fir Edwarde of Carni-
van Wip cymple there it seide all as all as am nozt
in pson it al at zome ouwne Wiff nolb god it Wot of ponst
it neve it nolb Wot of Wel pate pe Wolde pate of
Des so Wolde god pate of were for pue were al my sovo
We passid.
A it nozt Loude afir pat pe lyng porp
commoil of pe diortemere gruited pe Wende it pe ke
pynge of fir Edwarde his ffunder vnto fir Thoma
tonourneye it vnto pe forseide fir Joha in autravers
porp pe Kynges Lre it pute out Hollache pe forseide
Lyoris of pe Wende of or Edwarde pe Wolde Lyng
And pue pey nome him it fadde him vnto pe Aistell
of Corffe pe Whiche Oustel pe lyng Hated as any dep
it there pei bepte him seuflyche til it come vnto Sdve,
in athens Stay in Septembre in pe zeer of grace a th-
Cee xxviij. pat pe forseide fir Thoma mortemere sen
te pe midne of pe dep holb im what mathe he Wolde ben
Done vnto pe Deth.
A And anoy as pe forseide Thoma
it Joha hund dreyne pe Lre it pe comanidement per me de
pe Wolde Edwarde of Carnitrivan goode there it goode
folas as pei myste at pat solbere it noptid pe lyng
Wiste of her tresom And Whiche tymie we te forto goo
to besde pe lyng Wente vnto his bed it lay it slepte fuste
And as pe lyng slepte pe traytours falde for Alkorne it
zeug here homage it here feruutee come pueliche vnto
pe Kynges oftambre it her compaigne With him leiden
auu Ruge table upon his ikombe it Wip men pffinge
fuste a domn pe foure corners of pe table upon his bo-
dy Wher with pe lyng alwoke it was wonder fore adrad
to ben des there it playne it torned his body as so don
A Thine nome pod false traytours it as we de tyranniz

as ce mto Engelande And as ne are Edin unde was comen
oone of pe frene Pre thenes comen z seide pat fir Edwar
de his bap zit was ou lyve Ipe Castell of Cross under
pe kepinge of are thowm of Gurnaye thyn spred him pe
for seide Edin de as faste as he myzte til pat he comen vno
pe castel of Cross z a queynted him z swak so faire wip are
John Danerik pat was constable of pe for seide Castella
and zaff him riche zifas for to have a queyntamor of him
z to knowe of his comencele. A And plus it bifele pat pe
for seide are Edin de previde spesitely for to telle him
prewely of his lorde his bap are Edwar de of Carna
vian zif pat lyvede or were ded z if he were a lyve he
preyede him oones for to have at fit of him and pis
his John Danerike was an as he herted man z ful of
warige z anfiverede shortlye vnto fire Edin de z seide
pat fire Edwar de his Bropir was in goode hewe z under
his kepinge but he Durste sseelike him vnto noo mani seff
it was diffendid him in pe lynges bihalfe Edwar de
pat was fire Edwar de some of Carnarifan A And
also porn z comainndemente of Quene as sable pe lynges
mod z of are Roger or tene pat he sfulde sseue
his body vntv noo manie of man of pe world. Sin fegon
liehe vnto hem upon peyue of live z lyne z to differenty
his haves for emmore but pe falso traintour falfely luede
for he was noz in his warde but he was talle pens and
and vnto pe Castell of Verkelee porn z fire thowm Gurnay
z porn z comainndement of pe or tene til pat he was
ded as bifore is seide more plenare A But are Edin de
of wode destbe wiste noping pat Edwar de his Brey was
ded wiser upon he tube a lethe vnto his John z prede him
hertely pat he wolde talle it vnto lyng Edwar de his bap
pir z to his worth Ior de z pue he under fonde pe lottre
of him z bishzte him for to done his message wip ouren it
nye manie faile And wip pat are Edin de nomie of him
his leve pat is to seyn of pe for seide are John Danily
z he wente poo mto his ollne aintre z Ior de s fipe intokent

alve mpe castell of Corfft bisfer fore alle pe cymounis almoost
of Engelonde were in civeille et drede bisfep it was so or
nouzt ffor tsey wistse nene how pe wortene traytoris
him fad done morderede. A Bois Edinnde of wodestoke
pat was erle of kent et pe lyngis brop edwarde of curnativan
was bisened at Wynchestre cop. C C yyi.

hüe upon atyme it fell so pat Sire Edinnde of
wodestoke erle of kente spak vnto pe Dope Johü
pe yyy. At dviomt et dele pat almyt god fad
melye tymes done for thowis lone of lanctare menye
grete myratchis vnto menye men et wödmen pat were poruy
duise inalladiez vn done as vnto pe worlde et poruy his
priener pey were brought azeen vnto here heele A and
pis Sire Edinnde pyed pe Dope hertely pat he wold
drimte him græce pat pe forfede thowis myte be truſ-
latide but pe Dope feide nay therto he ſhulde nozt b.
trinſlate de pe erle thowis of lanctare vnto pe tymie pat
he were better certefiede of pe clergye of Engelonde et ſim-
bi here obediencce what pug god fad done for pe lone of
thowis of lanctare aftir pe ingestion pat pe forfede
Sire Edinnde of wodestoke erle of kent fad vnto him
made. A and Wüne Sire Edinnde ſalz pat he myzte
nouzt ſped of his purpooſ as touchinge pe trinſation
he prayede him pooſ of his commoner as touchinge Sire
Edwarde of Turnersfilh his brop et feide nozt longe a
gou he was byng of Engelonde et what pug myzte best-
de done for his deſimanne Sithc pat acomony finne is
pornz out al Engelonde pelt he was ou lyve et houle et ſauff
Wüne pe Dope herde him telle pat fire Edwarde was on
lyve he commanded pe erle upon his benyſon pelt he ſhul-
de helpe him al pe powere pat he myzte pat he were dely-
ne de out of p[ro]ſon et Sunſe his body in al pe manere pat
he myzte et fortv bryngde pis pug vnto thende he affidede
him et his compa[n]nye a pena et a culpæ et title poo pat
helpen to his delyn dince A fire nome Sire Edin-
de of wodestoke erle of kente his lene of pe Dope et come

anonge pe puple in his Reime And poo none sse and
sse we de him pe lette pat sive Edmond de of wod stoke
erle of Kent and maide et enselid wip his olle ne sive
and the bad him upon fire venysom pat the ssefulde
ben a vengde upon him et upon his de dky enemye for
Quene jssabel was so wroth tokearde sive Edmond de erle
of Kent pat sse cesde nene to praye vnto fire some pt
he sfulde senede astir him in sast. A And pue upon
pat pe kyngete bisbis lettres astir ire Edmond de of
wod stoke pat he sfulde come et speke wip him at wyn
chese alle manner pinges to leve. Et wshne ire Edmond
de sambt yelt pe kyngete senede astir him wip his lette en
selide he sastid him in al pat he myste tul pat sive come
vnto Wynchestre And wshne Quene jssabel wiste pat
dre Edmond de was come vnto Wynchestre anon sse
praye de et so fustre wente vnto kyngete Edmond de his some
pat pe guode erle was at ested et anon he was lad vn
to pe Garre bisfore Robert of Hamonnde pat trowne
of pe Kynges housetode et he assenede vnto him sive
Roger morteine A And poo spak pe forsende Robert vni
to him et senede ire Edmond de erle of keitt ze sral vn destan
Je pat it to done vs to litten et prynapally vnto ome
liege lorde de ire Edmond de kyngete of Cugelonde pat almy
ty god sowe et kepe pat ze bep his desly enempe et his
trempe. And also almonn enemye vnto pe Reime
And pat ze hane ben alonte menye al day forto ma
ke pueliche delinante of ire Edmond de vintyne
kyngete of Cugelonde zonre Brop pe Whicke ne was put
at donn of his realte bi common assente of alle pe lor
des of Cugelonde in pesinge of oure lorde pe Kynges
estate et also of his rellime A Thyns elwerede pe
guo de men et senede for sowe sive vnderwonde welle
pat et was neve assentynge for to alpepe pe estate of
onre lorde pe kyngete of pe trowne et pat et putte me
to be Demes vpon my piers et wip pat wade onre
kogere pe morteine sseibe de pe erles pe sre et his seve/

WAS mothe losse ſt Harme to alle Engelonde for pe lyng et alle
pe lordez pat ſhulde gowwe him Iwere gonnede et ledde atfar
pe Kynges moder Dame Jſſaßekk et Bi ſir Roger MorTEMERE
and as pey Wolde alle pungt Was done bope timonge hige
et aumonde londe And pey nomen vnto hem Astellis two
Londes et rentis in gret Harme et losse vnto pe croune
et vnto pe Kynges estatte al out of mesur. *Dors pe pess*

WAS made Bielyne pe cuglifſſe men et pe Scottis And
Alla of pe Justifylling of Troillebастion, Capitulum of C. yon

ſiue lyng EDWARD of Ibyndſsore pe feaunde
zeer of his regne poru conneille of his yodr
et of Sir Roger MorTEMERE ordreyned aplemente
in MorTEMERE et Whiche plemente pe lyng poru he
re tkois conneille et non opir of pe londe until June
eſſe granuted to beu Edward Ibip pe Scottis in pis
maie put alle pe feauntez et homages put pe Scottis
ſhulde done vnto pe croune of Engelonde for aſſyr
to pe Scottis for euenore Bi his Chartre enſelid. A
furthermore in endenture WAs made of pe Scottis vn
to lyng EDWARD pat was lyng herres ſone Whiche
endenture pe tallid it Pascuaui Jupe Whiche were tuu-
tyne de alle pe homages et ſeantrees ffirst of pe lynge
of scotlond et of alle pe prelatis E.C. et Baronies of
pe Reſkme of Engelonde Wey here ſeels ſette p upon
et opir Chartres et remeindramenc put lyng EDWARD
et his Baronies hadde of there viſt in pe Reſkme of Sar-
londe it was for eye hem dzen holliche And alſo pe
Blake Croes of scotlond pe Whiche pe drode EDWARD
conſuere de in scotlond et bronzte it out of pe abbe
of diſone put in and ſu preſions reſilique. A
And alſo for
permore ſey reſelid et forzaſ alle pe londez pat pe ba-
ronne of Engelonde fiu in scotlond bi Wolde con-
queste et pis pess forto Wolde ſaſte These Scottis were
in minde to pe lyng mi. XXXIX. of childe to be pate
Wey jume preer zeer put in to ſe pue euyzer. X. and by
even poring out. And furthermore one of pis they

sint in hestere to pe vayliſſes of lynchefire pat pey ſhulde ſmyt
of Sire Edmondes ſeed of Wodestoke erle of Kent wip ouren
ey made albydinge or respite upon peyne of liff et lyne.

A Thyné nomen pe bailiffes of Sire Edmondе onte of pson
et him bisdes pe Castell at Lynchefire made a gonge fer
mere smyte of his ſeed for uoon opir man dirſte it done
and so deyde pat goode man pere till as pe tyne pat is
to dyne pe y. Day of Octobre pe pridde zeer of kynget
wardes regne et Ulyné pe kynget heide theirof he was non
ere ſory et lete entere him at pe ſtire menours at Wypn
Chestre. Of pe deth of Sire Roger Mortemer erle of pe
Warkes Capitulo.

T. C. yyy.

B

Bliue it lifſett so pat tyne pat Sire Roger Morde
nuer erle of pe charſe was So proude et So hize
pat he hede noo forde of pe Rekiné his peere
et he bitome do wotvons pat he folowede Dame Jſſabel
pe Quenes court pe kynget chour EDWARD of Wyp
Desſore et Bi ſette bis penelorthis Wip pe offiars of
pe Quenes Honſtolde in pe same manuer as pe kynget
offiars dien et so he made bis tukpinges as touchin
ges vituilles et alſo of cariages et al he diſe for encheson
of Openseo et forto gaudre treson et so he diſe wip oure nom
bre in al pat he myzte. A

A Thyné he made him oſſen wou
dre grete et pryve wip Quene Jſſabel et od mothe forde
ſhipe et iuteneu he hadde pat alle pe grete lorde of eu
geonde of him were a drad Wherfore pe kynget his
tomceille towardes him were agreeide et or deyned
Amonges hem forto vn do him poruiz pire reſon
et laue for encheson pat kynget EDWARD of Carnarfan
pat as pe kynget ſſu de: tridtyurly poruiz him was
mordred in pe Castell of Verkelee as before is deide
more plenerly in pe. T. C. et vno chepitire of pib kooke

A And zit dinne pat were of pe kynget conncile
loveden pe chortene et tolde him in privetee holl pat
pe kynget et his twmcerle were aboute fiv day to day
him forto ſhende et vndone wherfore pe chortenerre

And anon as pis same Jo hii miste pat/ire Edinnde of Wodeske wip groon into Kent his oune for deske a non puv traitor wente mil al pe haste pat he myste fiv pe cost of corff i come vnto fire Roger Mortimer i toke him pat kve pat/ire Edinnde of Wodeske erle of Kent had taken him closede i enforcde Wip his olne seelte and Whihe fire Roger his vndirfonge pat and he vnclo soke pe fée i sall wh at was conteyne de pynne i gan it for to de Wther of pe bigynnynge was pis/ Worsipes and venenç Wip brotherz fightenunce i onbicion ire knyt/ Worshipful i dere crop if it zon please i pye herte fhe pat ze ben of goode conferte ffor i fyal so or deyne for zon pat soone ze fhanl come out of preſon i ben deli/ uere of pat diſſe pat ze bap zinne. And undrest dip of zonre grete for deshipe pat i jane vnto me eſsen/tumit almoft alle pe grete of Cigelonde Wip al hisre apthule pat iv to ſeyne Wip armon/ Wip tresour i with undumbre for to mayritene i helpe zonre diuereſt/ so fer ſony pat ze fhanl be byng azeen as ze new before i pat pey all/ jane More vnto me upon a book And as wel pefit of Erle i Baroini/ Wlihe fire Roger Mortimer ſalz i vnd/ wode pe myſt i pe strengpe of pe kve anon for wittiſe his herte diu for to bolne i vew ſorte bare to warde/ fire Edinnde of Wodeske pat/ was erle of Kent And anon Wip al pe haste pat he myste he wente vnto Quene Jſſabel pat was pe bynged uodne i ſſer pe de fire Edinnde kve erle of Kent Wlihe who his Wiff i his pimpos i kon he had congeſt i or deyne de to put a diu byng/ Edinnde of Woldisſore fire ſone of his realtive i of his byngedome. I am curiſe fire Roger quod pe Quene by fire Edinnde Done so/ by my ſſa dreb q[ui]e y Wole ben of dwengide zuf pat ſod gruunte me my ſſt i pat in a ſhort tyme. And anon Wip pat the Quene Jſſabel wente vnto byng/ Edinnde fire ſone there pat he was at pe plement at Wyndes ſire for to jane amendi pe Wrogges i trespaſe pat wer Done

sire William Comitatu ne non of pe Kynges frendes
moſt nozt ben herberoued in pe Castell for pe mor-
teme but Wente ſt tobe here herberoue in Dyverb
places in pe tonn of Notyng ſtui ſoo Were alle thes
lordes fore adrad leſte pe mortemie ſtulde hane he
distroyed.
A And in haste ther come vnto pe Kyng
sire William Comitatu there pat he was in his ouſ-
techt preynely tolde pat he ne non of his companye
ſtulde nozt tabe pe morteme Wy comerteile ſt helpe
of sive William Cland de comuſable of pe ome Castell
zouw certis qd pe Kyng ſe leve zou ful ume ſt pfore zivn-
teile zou pat ze guon to pe forſei de comuſable ſt com-
mainde him in my netme pat he be zoure frende ſt
zoure helpe forto tabe pe morteme alle punges leſte
upon preyne of liff ſt lyne zouw qd Comitatu sive
my lode gruitt mercy.
A Thynne Wente forth pe forſande
Comitatu ſt come vnto pe comuſable of pe Castell
ſt tolde him pe Kynges Wilſt ſt he anſwerde ſt ſei de
pe Kynges Wilſt ſtulde be done in his moche as he
myſte ſt Wolde nozt ſpere for nomande Dep ſt so he
sowe ſt made his otſe poo ſerde sive William Comu-
tatu vnto pe comuſable in hervyge of alle hem pa-
were helpeinge vnto pat quidere zouw certis qd prey
dere frende vo biloneth forto Wercke ſt done byon-
re queyutise to tabe pe chortemer Cithe pat ben de
pere of pe Castell ſt Hainp pe beyeB in zoure warde
A Sires qd pe comuſable ibleze ze undirſonde
pe gutes of pe Castell bep welchd Wip lokes pat Quene
ſſabel ſente ſi der ke myſte ſt ſse hap pe Kyng perſo-
ſt leitt hem vnder pe chensel of ſir bed vnto on pe
morne ſt so ſi may nozt come vnto pe Castell bi thes
zates in nomdme Wisse but I knowke an alee pat ſtrec-
chip out of pe warde vndir et che in to pe Castell pat
goy mid pe keſt Wisse alee Quene qffabel ne non
of ſir men ne pe mortemie ne non of his comuſtuye
knowe it nozt And so ſhal ſee de zouv porn pate

alec et so flsul come into the castell Wy outen aspies of a
ny man pitt bett zome enempes. A and pat samenyt
dire William monntagu et alle pe lorde of his quarell
et pe comstulc al so Wente hem to horse balt made sem
blament as it were for to Wende oute of pe in ortemers
Ozte Vut affome of pe mor temie herde of pis hydme he
Wende pitt pei Wolde hane groon oone pe sfe for drede of
hun And anon he et his companye none congeile at
monges hem for to lette here passage et sente lettres b
anoy vnto pe poortis. So pat non of pegrete lorde of
flsul de Wende home vnto his comtire but zif he were
arestad et tube. A and anonghe opir pinged William
Slande comnuble of pe forsde castell publiche londe
dire William monntagu et his companye bi pe forsde
Weye undir pe erthe til pat pei comen mto pe castell et
pei Wente op mto pe towre there pat pe Worte ne Was
June but dire Hunghe of Trompeton hem astyede bi
Donsly et sfe de atraytours it is al for noz pat ze deth
comen mto pis castell ze flsul De ye in enyl deth euy
thome And an non oon of hem pat Was in monntagu
of companye ex Wey a mace et sime pe seme Hunghe
upon pe heerd pat pe Brayn berst oonte et fel up on pe
gromde et so he derde in enyl dep. A thos nomen
pei pe in ortemer at pe towrisire of he armed hi
Weste he herde pe noise of hem for drede et whne Que
ne assabel sauf pat pe in ortemer as tulken sfe ma
Se mothe foroune in herte et thes Worde s vnto hem sey
de zonb faire dired a pretty jon pat zeDSone none
harme vnto his oody whiche is al worthi emynte
et oone wel bilonyde frende et oone cosyne whi te Wente
pe iro pennes et wnen et brante pe mortemie and
presenct d hyn vnto pe lyng es Wurde et he anon
to minnd as fan to strynge him in trans Wende
A and anon as pery Wiste put were consente d ty
pe in ortemers Soynghe et herde telle pat he was tube
poy Wente et hidd hem et preneliche bi nyste Wente

moche ð was rist myzelین ð ful pne of his councile
A and so pis Johu of Varneby was at pe Deba
te Wy and affreishe man in pe toun of Dimepr ð so he
quellid hmi ð Wente his Way mal pe hafte pat he
prynte mto pe Castek forto hane covour ð helpe of his
lorde And anon tomen pe officers of pe toun forto
take Johu of Varneby as a felon ð are Edwarde
his lorde halpe hmi ð restuede him ð bi wynte mad
him Wende onte of pe Castek ð so he Wente his Way
t come mto Engelonde Wy ont en any harme And
Whne pe Wyng of ffrinice salk pat are Edwarde
hast restuede his felon ð he bisome wonder lwyth
Aene As are Edwarde ð anon lete him be areeste
ð toke mto his hondes alle his londe. A thin
dwell of are Edwarde in preseom vuto pe tyme
pat are Berry of Beaminde come mto ffranme
pe Whiche Berry was sinntyme erle of Animgos
in scotlon de porn his Wiff ð was pinte onte
of pe forseide erdome whne pe Accorde was bitue
ne Engelonde ð scotlonde porn pe quene Ysabel
ð are Roger o orteme ð her compante forpe ma
tiace pat she made Bitwene And pat was Lo
ber de pe Vinn his one ð Dame Yone of pe toun
kyng Edwarde s fustir of Engelonde ð pis Beamin
de wel undirstode pat at pe en de he sfinde come to
his vinte azeen But if it were porn one Edwarde
Vaillol pat was rist here of scotlond. A and
so pe Wyng of ffrinice londe mothe pis are Berry
of Beaminde ð was Wy him fil preney ð so
pis Beaminde ponzte forto make a delynaimæ of
ver Edwards Vaillol his body zif his myzte biau
manere Wepe pire pis Berry of Beaminde pye ad
pe Wyng of ffrinice pat he Wolde of his grace ginn
ke him pe body of are Edwarde Vaillol vuto
pe next pleniment pat he myzte lyve Wy his olkne
ventes in pe weene tyme ð pat he minste stonde to ben

pat zuf so bifalle pat/god it/ for bede pat/pei ben disfuitde in bataille porn pe dwittis pat/ et aff pe lorde pat holden wip vaillo/ ben for eunowe putte out of bire ventez pat/we haney m Engelonde/ A and so byng edwarde upon pis comnante genntede him his boone as twuchinge him et poo pat/were of pe same gua reff of whiche pat clayne de londes or ventez in the Rewine of Scotlande and thes were pe name of pe same lorde s pat/purfsuede pis mittere pat/is to seyn/ Sire edwarde pe vaillo/ pat/ch alangred pe Rewine of scotlond e are herry teamde erle of angus/ Sire Damd of Strobalys erle of atheltes/ are Goffrey of ojombray. Wotr awyn et nianye opir pat/were pinte oute of bere seritalge in scotlond e wight the pecs was made bitibene Engelonde i/ scotlond e as bifure is seide/ A and ze shal vandestonde pat/thes lorde s nomen wip hem er/ hundred men of annes i tivo polysonde archers et alfo midnye foote men/ and alle thes puple wente vnto slippe at Retenesse/ i seileden be pe one tul pat/pey comen vnto scotlond e i pei comen to londe et/ kynkorne vii myle from/ seynt yohis toun i/ seate one her slippe nzen for pei shtode noz i/ ben hurte ne empeime de nonpir pat/ nomen sfulde goon vnto slippe ezeen pons pat/pey/ Wolde lunt alide at alle pereley i noz i/ fée lunt/ se i retther suffre deth to mayntene lere trewe qua/ wek/ A and wight pe erle of ffiffe asere in se i/ at/ sterne herde telle pat/ Sire Edward e mille of was come furto tule pe londe of scotlond/ i e comen in/ baste vnto kynkorne wip/ D purfsende dwittis for to disfrouble him pat/ the sfulde noz i/ cume to londe/ But/ Sire Edward vaillo/ et his compantey a and de taken pe londe mangree him i/ his compantey/ et him discomfitede at pe whiche from to dure/ Sire all/ sandre of Deeton pe Jane was thore quellde and manye opir prie pe erle of ffife was poe wondr forsy/

i̇rul ille aſhamede pat so litul companye had him
distounſiſe and ſhamfully puitte him iſt al his compa-
nye pat was alive forto ſlce Thine come onre EDWARD
vaillol iſ toke pe cimtre al aſronte him til pat he come
unto pe Abbey of Dunfermlyn iſ there he fonde zetules
for him iſ for his compaſnye A And amonge alle opir
püſes he fonde in a chambre abonte v. hundred ſlues
of ſpiu Oke wip louge piles of yren iſ of steele püe
he nome hem iſ Deelynede him to pe mooft stvengeste
of his companye And him anſter he wente fro pens
iſ loguſ him in a ſedde two mple fro seſte y obliu twm
And Whiue pe vnrgeis of pe tommyl herde holb pe erle
was Distonſited poriy onre EDWARD vaillol they
were ſore a drad iſ broken pe brings pat had mid de
one pe watir of Erne so pat he valloſ myſt noſt
gouſ one Wherfore he loguſ there al penſt Grit-
litul herde pep toke of reſte iſ he seſde into his pn-
ple. A 22oly dere Cordes ze knowly ful mek pat he
ben loguſ amonge onre enemys iſ iſ pe moſke vs
hampre per upa noſt But dep Wherfore iſ we a bide
here al myſt ſille y bilene pat it ſhal turne vs un-
to moſke harme for pe power of Scultrynde may eny
say Wege i enaſe iſ ke may noſt of ſfor We but li-
tul puple as azens hem uſherfore I praye zon for
pe cone of almyſt god make us bolde iſ harsie
pat iſe moſke myſtely tukpe e Swittis püſ myſt iſ
boldely werre upon hem iſ lete vs pnrſue hym püſ
ſame myſt for iſ pei ben tranſilede poritz vs and
ſe onre hildynesse opir Swittis pat comen iſ me
te hem iſ ſe hem so tranſilede iſ wery pe forreruſil
pey ben a drad Wiy vs forto ſizten. A And püe
hulle We freſſhely ſizten iſ upon hem pnrſue so
pat porni pe grace of almyſt god al pe World
iſal ſpebe of onre Domiſtinesſe iſ of onre chenality
And Ares undiſtind iſt mek pat al pe compa-
nye pat comen wip Sire EDWARD vaillol grunten

wel onto pat conncile i were þ of wonder glad i t
non pufuede upon pe scottis pat pey biconne ikoudre wery
and oire edwardie baillot iz his compaigne fore folowede
hem i Dide hem mothe coroune poruz here assent oo pat pei
myzte nonzt for feble hem helpé i for litul puple
A Thine
vide pescottis amonge hem wight it nowe vs buffalle pt
so litul puple as pe baillol f ap in wpynge done ys so mo
the trueule i so rowe now erhs qo per it somepe vs pat
he werchep bigrace for he is wonder graciont iz his qna
rett i alle we certis ffullen be ded or pat we come on
to him vs forto zilde sipe pitt his ffu der fette of ys noo
pris amonge alle opir pinges pe baillot iz his puplde
paffed pe wittir of Fone i oire Roger olbenytoun pe fone
was fers i angry i wente forft i pei sawz moche puple
of men of armes fil wel arapede i forp pei wente an
to hem i wyp hem fonzten i as manye as Wolde abide
pei tuken i nopelees at pat affaut pe baullolles puple
wende pat it had ben pe gretteste hooft of scotlonde
i wthide it come vinto pe morne pe faderede hom to ge
dre i restede hem a whule
A Vnt while pe English
men restd hem pe nobil baron Thome of vessy
i pe nobil baron of Stufferde prekeden fer hore
op and dom bi pe hullis forto kepe pe Easte of pe
timitre and as pei prekeden vp i dom pei sawz agreet
hooft of goode array ordeynede impre wpynged wyp
helmes i sbel des shtyngige brizt compynde op on
hem and pue come poo tilo lords azeen vinto the
baillolli folde i seide oires for pe lone of alinyzty
god bep of goode comfort for ze whul hane battile a
non ryt
A Thine spab oire fonke pe Fone of Garren
a baron of grete rehom i of de de of armes oires i
lordiges undirfondip wh at y wole seyned hane
seen manye dyners wpynged as wel amonge surezepub
i zeyns i as amonge pe scottis but zit sawy y neue pe
ferpe parte of pe wpynged fizten i pfore if i kee wole a
bide oire enelyes we bep y nowe forto fizten azens hem

but if that we be no more of gooderte than of goodede, wil fortwe fize
Wip hem for certis we beuen ful felwe aeneus pitt compante
And pfoie for pe londe of god telle we vnto our geode
Herte, lete us ben bleide, i penke we norir upon oure wiful
norir upon oure childe, but oonliche to conqvere pe
Scottis in bituile, i porn pe helpe of oure londe of god oure
enemyes we fhuullen onerome. And wip pitt come
pe hooft of pe Scottis to llande hem ful forely azeu
Sire Edward, vailloł in pree bituille, wel arrayed
in armour, and wonder fressely pei come to Warde pe vay
Lolles men, and Wizne Sire Donold, erle of Marquay, fain,
al pis he seide to Robert pe Vrus pe londe of Robert pe
Vrus thes Wordes, Sire Robert, q he ful core me for
piquep at myne herte, pitt pis freibe purple pitt pe vail
Doll, lay kront, nap him fhuullen dye, Wip dynt of swerd
of Scottis, the men, pitt yeu ben tristene men as wel
as wee be. And me piquep pitt it were grete charite
to fende vnto hem forty zilde hem vnto oure mercye,
grace, lete ransom hem porn grevous ransom hie
as moche as pey hane taken our londe, and done ille pitt
now certis q Sire Robert pe Vrus, i hane wel payed
pitt, pon arte, au enemye, and stratante vnto word londe
Sipe pitt, pon wile conferte to Sane oure enemys pitt
hamep done vo moche for our, i fhame, i nob it fene
Wel pat, pon arte, of hve euffent Certis q Sire Donold
fulfely pon lie, i am no more of hve compante ne of hve
confent, i pitt hastely pon flolt se for, i whole fitten
Wip hem fathier pue any of pis compante. And
certis Sire Robert, i fflal mengre pyne hied affaile hem
or pon, and Wip pitt pei plceden hene fteedis fresshely
upon Craskmoor, i hene Wynges hem folowede upon
Arenge, and men pey, i metten pe Vailloł i hie compa
nye at eu honginge, bonct, of ye moore in a stroyt, passi
ge, i faste pe Scottis hastide hem vnto pe englisht hem
so pitt povfende fellen vnto pe gromde eche upon
opin v eu hape bope hors, i man, Thine Sire Edward.

Valloll et his men mystely stoden azens hem et füste quellid pe Scottis vuto pe chounde et menye of hem sere Womn did so longe til pe stoden vpon hem et foynde hem Why here Awerdis et Operes pomz onte hore Bodies et so sive travelide vpon hem til pe biconen sul werp pitt pey wiste nozt wif at fortv done et prie pe Scottis pitt were lefte on lyve fledden to safen hem selfe in pe beste ma/ner pat pey myzte.

A and pou pursfiede hem sive EDikarde Valloll et his compamye et quellid of hem maunge til it wak nyt et fio pennes pey Wene vuto Seite y ohis tom et tube it et hilde hem pere et vetailede hem Selse at here owne wikk for pe founden y nowt? wher wip forto make hem merpe Thyn made pe Rayl/ol his men pat were Womnded goon to slippe forto Wende mito Engelonde forto helle here Womndes and in pat Same tyme ther was a flemmynge in pe See a stronge peeff et a vobbo pat men tillde den Trabbie et he was Dryven onte of fflamidiez for his Wikkndesse et pere he come into Stotlonde et hilde him wip pe Stot tas et he di de as mo chere harme vuto pe englisshe men in AS he myzte.

A and pug crab mette in pe See they Vallolles men pat were Womndid m batille et were seute azem mito Engelonde forto helle here Womndes et pis crab zef venty hem a gret saute et porzte to ha/ne quellde hem eny chon but pe englisshe men Diffe/n di/d hem way et mânit chze et stounfite de crab et gaff his compamye et pou gan he for to wende into Stotlonde/ And as he come tollarde Seite y ohis tom he fonde a gire compamye of Scottis pat were tomens azem mito he di de astir pe Discomfitide of Maskmore pe Whiche he legd Valloll et his men in pe same tom et Seite zoltis A and anon pis crab tolde pe Scottis Bois/je gaff Discomfitid of pe englisshe men pat were sere Womndid at Maskmore pat wende to Warde Engelonde for to gre/le here Womndes et he seide vuto pe Scottis peck/pe sylde de same noz grace ne myzt ta stonde azens sive EDikarde.

fio hinn i Yente i lyneden bilhere londes i rentis in swt
londe. A and so it fik nozt louge tynne aftir pat the
lyng of swtlonde ne remene de i come vnto pe tomm af
anende i pere he nome his diuellinge i pider come a
wimp anye of knyztiz stronge me i worthi i zolden
hemi vnto pe lyng i bere hem so faire in dede i m
comtendamente pat he truste moche upon hem and
anon do pe travytours salmy pat he truste moche upon
hem pei ordeynede anonges hyn. f. in a compasse ye
i wolde lytne quellde here byng but poriz pe graste
of almyzti god he brak poriz alwast an hoolde in his
chambre i as god wolde straid gere travytourye
and alle his men were quellde i he esupid wight
mochede to pe tomm of Gurdolff i there he holde
him oure anoyde i pis bifet monreldes even the
conception. A thisende lyng Edward vanhol of
Swtlonde vnto kruge Edward of Engelonde hovs fal
selleche i hovs travytoursly he wold in litul tynne putte
vnto stame i sovowe poriz his liege men upon hem
he trusud Wondir moche i prayede pe lyng for pe lome
of almyzti god pat he wolde miayutene him i helspe
him dzenes his enemyes Thine lyng Edward of Engel-
onde h as of him graste pitee i bibitzte him helspe i sowe
i sente him worde pat he sfolde holde him in pess falt
in pe stwe of Gurdolff til þett he h as graderde his
pouer. A Thine ordeynede lyng Edward of Engel-
onde awinnefilet at london i lete grader his men
in dyvers sfiures of Engelonde i whiue he wad redy
he wente to londe pe tomm of Zerelik vp tilde i
pider come to him lyng Edward of Swtlonde
Why his pouer i biseged pe tomm i midde why vnte
pe tomm kafare tomm of anylonous i diwed hem wel
ak albonte so þatt pei h as noo drede of pe sone tis i
midden menye asfante wyp grunnes i wyp engyneb
vnto pe tomm wherþay pei Sistawpe de menye kafare
hons i chyresed also were beten a dom vnto pe vethes

Wij grete stones pæt opitonsly comen onte of gomnes ſon/
te of engynges Buit/no pelees preswotnes lepte wel pe towyn/
pit poo tyno lynges myzte nozt towne per ſome longe/
tyme And thes two lynges al den there so longe
til poo pæt/Were Wij ſome pe towyn faillde vetalles ſt/
Also pey were so wery of wak lynge pæt pe wisse nonz/
forto ſone ſt ze shul vndirstonde pæt poo pæt were in/
pe towyn of verell will poruiz for onon euilcaule ſt here
aſſente lere tye upon pe wallis pæt pe myzte hane/
pees of pe engliffes men ſt therof pey preyde pe kynghz
of here grace of trewe for vin. Dyves upon pis comp/
namit if pe were nonzt restiue in pæt ſide of pe towyn
to ward stotlondc of pe Swottns Wij ſome vin Dyves/
pey pe Wolde zilden hem vnto poo lynges ſt pe towyn
also ſt to holde pæs comamit pre pfrede to pe lyngis
yij houstges onte of pe towyn of verell will And a
non ab pe houstges were Delinede vnto pe lynges/
anon poo of pe towyn ſente vnto pe Swottns ſt tolde hie
of here corowe ſt of her mystheſt ſt prije pe Swottns to
men poo preneliche ome pe weitir of chide to pe gont
of pe abbey and sire William Diket pæt Wolde poo
Styweande of stotlondc ſt meriye of pæt towyn Wij
hun puite hem ſelf pe wighte pere at pæt tyme
of ker aſſ for pe comen ome at hende pæt wic bro/
ben ſt pe stones Were el weye ſt manye of here com/
pante were pere Drenchide but pe for ſide William
Wente ome ſt op of his comynteye and eynen bipe
Chippes of Engelondes ſt in a velge of hulle guellid
Xpi men ſt aſturwarde pei wente ni to pe towyn of vere
wuk, ki pe weitir ſide When before pe Swottns hilde
poo pe towyn restiue ſt axed hir houstges tyeen of
pe lyng of Engelondes ſt pe lyng ſente hem Iorde
aſzen pæt pri axed pe houstges Wij wronge ſip pæt
pey comen vnto pe towyn ki Engelondes ſide for tæmp/
unkeke/ aske a hir wene hem pæt pe towyn shulde be
restiue de bi pe ſide of stotlondc And anon lyng es

Wardewandes.

["ward, whom he took to zilde, upon him or her, as he came\nperferred, and so Scottis seiden pater, pater, was resorted\nwell, now, and to pey, as he came, by him.\nAnd as he came\nby him, Edward, his son, pater, Scottis, broken, pater, whom\npat, pater, and he was, as he came, to whom he came,\ntake, and whom, and whom, and his son, pater, of, and whom\nand, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and,\nand, and, and, and, and, and

tus hou pat per cœmen in battalions azens pe two lynges of
Engelwade 4 of Scotlondie/Jupe vairarde of scotlondie were
thes LORDS The erle of MORREFF James ffresil Synnd
of ffresil/ waldry STYWARDIE REYNOLDE CHEVNE PATRICK of
GRAHIM Johi legamt James of GURDOILE PATRIS PAR-
KERS ROBERT CALDEWTIS PHILIP of AIELDRIJN THOMIS GIL-
BERT WISEMAN ADAM GURDOMN James Tramet/ ROBERT
BOYDE HUGH PARK WIP. XL knyft is neve dubbed and
XL BUMDRID men of armes 4 pree polfende of commones
In pe firste partie of pe halse batande of Scotlondie Were
these LORDS The STYWARDIE of scotlondie pe erle of two
WETECH James his vncle WILLIAM DOUGLAS DAND of
LYN DESFYE of ANVELYN fflERINGE WILLIAM of kent/DM-
LAN BAMBOB WIP XXX. bachelers neve dubbed In
pe keande partie of pe halse hennemard of pe batande of
SCOTLONDIE Were these LORDS James STYWARDIE of CULDEN
ALEYN STWARDIE WILLIAM ALBRAHEN WILLIAM AORITE,
JOSHI fitez WILLIAM ADAM LE AMSE WALT/ FITZ GILBERT
JOHN of Cherleton/ ROBERT WALLIN WIP VJ Cœmen of AR-
MES 4 XVII PONFEND of commones In pe prikke WAND
of pe batande Were these LORDS The erle of MARRE pe
erle of ROOF pe erle of STRALIERNE pe erle of COTFLORB.
WILLIAM of BYRKELEY JOHAN CAMBRAN GILBERT DE HAY
WILLIAM of KAMESSEY WILLIAM PRONDEGEST KURTYNE
KARDE WILLIAM GURDON ARNOLD GARDER THOMIS DAF-
Fyne WIP knyvy newe dubbed 4 IX Cœmen of armes
4 XV PONFEND of commones In pe fourve WARD
of pe batande of scotlondie Were these LORDS Archebald,
DOUGLAS pe erle of LENENAY ALISAUNDRE LE BRUS erle
of ffife Johi kambel erle of Aethel/ ROBERT LAWDER
WILLIAM of WYPOINTE WILLIAM of LOUSTRIN Johi de
LABLEY GROS de SHERVENBIZ Johi de LYNDESSE Alistair
DRE DE GRAY INGRAM de VINT FREMIFT PATRIL de POLLIS-
WORTHE DAND de WYVES WYTHE SAV/ WILLIAM LAM
Dy THOMIS de VIS ROGR de HORTENE WIP XXX. bache-
LERS 4 IX Cœmen of armes. XVII. of. I Cœnt of commones

In pe fippe warde of pe bataille of swctloude were thes/
lordeſ. A The erle of Dumbarre bepere of pe Oſtell of
Zerewilb ſalpe pe Scottis Wip. Linen of armeſ ſire
alſaindre of sevyn kepe of pe tonn of Zerewilb w
an C men of armeſ and pe Common of pe tonn Wip
Cott men of armeſ ſi v ponsende ſi om ſoote men/
The ſome of pe Cott ſi lordeſ amonityp. Ky. The ſo
me of pe Vachelds neue Dubbſ amonityp an T, ſ
yl. The ſome of men of armeſ amonityp pree 4) 1, 4,
5. The ſome of pe Common amonityp. Lym. 4) 5,
6. The ſoppe of alle pe pnple abone ſende amonm/
typ. Lyvm. 4) 7. And pe. Ly. grete lordeſ latden
alle pe toyr lordeſ abone ſende in foure bataille ſa
is toſte before al on foote A And byng Ed warde
of Engelonde ſi lyng Ed warde of swctloude had
wel arraide ſere pnple in foure bataille ſor/
to fizte in foote azen ſive enempes ſi pue pe englis
ſhe menſtralis blewz up ſere Crimpes ſi ſere Pi
pes ſi Bionſly astrie de pe Scottis ſi pbo had eny en
bliffe Bataille two Wyngs of pris Archers the
Wiche at pat bataille ſhoten armeſ ſo faste ſo/
Soope pate pe Scottis myzte uozt hee ſem ſelſe
And ſo pe englisſhe men ſin ten pe Scotts ponsend,
to pe grounde ſi pe bigonne forto flée fro pe englis
ſhe men forto ſate here liffes A And whirre pe englis
ſhe Knacke vawz pe ſtowfiture ſi pe Scottis falle faste
to pe grounde pei p[oe]d ſere maſt wy] ſor Wip the
Spoires forto kepe ſem from peile ſi ſette ſere maſ/
triez at no forſ. And whirre pe englisſhe men ſauz pat
pei ſes ſem pei lepte vp on ſere ſors ſi faste purſiue
pe Scottis ſi alle pbo pat aliden pei quellide domn iyt
There men myzte ſeen pe Donſtynesſe of pe nobuſ
byng Ed warde of Engelonde ſi of his men ſor wy,
maſliche pei purſiue de pe Scottis pat flouwen for/
Die de A There men inžte ſeven manye a Scottiſſ
unu tafte domn vuto pe grounde des. ſi ſive baners/

displeiede i hacked into pieces i menye agvode habregon
of steele in here bloode bathed i manye a tyme pe scottis
were gudere de nito compтыes but enmore pey were
diswimfited And pus it bifel as god wolde pat the
Scottis had pat day nomore fopson ne myst azens
pe englisshe men p'ie xx Shep hulde hane azens
v. ukfis. i so were pe scottis diswimfited i zit the
Scottis had v. men azens oon englisshe man i pat
bataille was done at haltdom hille bisde pe tonn
of vere wuk af wchiche bataille were slupn of pe swt
tis xxxv ay vii. and vii. of englisshe men but vii.
oonlichd i pso were fvo't men. And pis victorie
bifel to pe englisshe men upon Christe our tresetis even
Jnye zeer of onre lorde jn trist ay. etc i xxxii. and
whilof pis bataille wak pe englisshe knafis nome
pe pilsen of pe Scottis pat were quellde euy pat
he myste take wip oiten chalange of any man Deo
prating. And so aftir pis graacou victorie kvinge/
Edwarde turnede him alzuen vinto pe same sege of
vere wuk And wchne per of ye tonn sulz i herde how
kving Edwarde had sped thet zolden vinto him pe/
tomn. Wip pe Gastel ou pe morowe aftir pat pe bataille
was done p'tet i's to seyne ou seynt thylke gesd ay
A Thyné pe kving Edwarde of engelonde e d'yned
sire Edwarde Vaillol wip op nobie i worth men
to ben papers i donnomro of scotlonde in his ab/
feux i him selfe turnede alzuen i come into engi-
londe aftir pis victorie wip mothe joie i worshipe/
And in pe nedt zeer seynide pat i's forto sey pe zeer
of onre lorde a ay. etc i xxxii. of kving Edwarde
pe my% zeer he wente d'reu nito scotlond. in pe
Wyutie tyme at wchiche tyme pe Gastel of bilbrioge/
m scotlonde for him i for his men pat they him ou/
men heretouerede i had azens pe Scottis al his olly
ne luste And pu p'tet same zere sive Edwarde bay
fol kving of scotlonde hilde his plement in scotlond.

Wip munye noble Lords of Engelonde pat were at pat
Same parlement for enchevou of heres Londres et forde
 shippe s pat per hau d impe Reu me of stowt londe et hilden
 of pe same EDWARDRE Baillol And pue impe visseer
 of his regne aboute pe feeste of Seinte Johyn pe Baptis
 of the EDWARDRE Baillol pe drye et trewe kynge of scotte
 londe as his heritage est his name made his homage et
 francke vint kynge EDWARDRE of Engelonde forpe kev
 me of scotlonde at pe zene castel vp tyne in presen
 ce of manye worthi lordis et also of commonis of bope
 Rapmeos. A And anoua aftir impe Same zere kynge
 EDWARDRE of Engelonde receivede of pe duke of vire
 taigne his homage for pe Erle dome et lorde shippe of
 richelenynde et so folke mynge in pe wy zer of his reg
 ye aftir onchelmasse kynge EDWARDRE toode in vayt
 londe et there he was faste bi Seinte Johyns twyny almost
 al pe Wyntir tyne et he hilde his aftenmasse at pe
 castel of Robins borugh And impe same zer poviz ont
 al Engelonde aboute Seinte Clementis ti. in Wyntir
 ther arood suche a springinge et arkeellinge vp of Wal
teres et flores bope of pe zee et also of fresthe Lyvera
 et springe pat pe ove brynes walle etOSTUS broken
 upon men beepest et houses et in manye plaas et namelye
 in love antrees violently et so denly were Dreynt et dry
 ven awaye. A And also pe frute of pe erthe porm awyn
tymnance et habundance of pe zee wateres einmore
 were turnede into more saltenesse et ouvrenesse of on
 vore The x. zere of kynge EDWARDRE regne he entrid
 pe scottisshe zee aftir ayd some et to manye of pe sot
 tes he zaff bataille et onertome hem et wip manye he
 pretid et bome de vuto his pees, porne his Southynesse
 And aftir onchelmasse pue next folke kynge was pe
 Erle of Orresf. take at Edynborgh et bronst m-
to Engelonde et pucie in preson. A And impe ajoustis
 of Jum et gula. pue next folke mynge in pe xi zee of
 his regne was seyne et dpperide in pe firmament a le

mynge sterre pe whiche clerkes tellede Stella comata. Et pat osterre was syne in diers parties of pe firmament. Uther it fur ther folkede anon in Engelonde goode chepe. I wonder grete pleine of chafface vitalleo and al mane of inartiam disse and ther azens hingire sturetee mystheft. I ne de of money in so mochse pat a quartel of wilsete at londain was goode for. II. D. I akwode fatte Oxe for a noble I goode donse griddo for a peny I wilchise zeer upon hooly kowde enen derde of gollon of Eltisn erle of Cornelwale pe lyng. Edwarde Giorpier I luth at Westmenstre. I on lyng Eswarde made a ducherie of pe Erle dome of Cornewale and also of your opir Erles pat were weve made I of pe firste chalangeige of pe Reime of ffinice. Cap. CC. XXXV.

22 pe zeer of onre lorde a ch. CCC. XXXVII. I of lyng Eswarde reigne. XII. zeer I upe monthe of my arche Surpuge pe Plement at Westmynstre in pe lent tyne lyng. Edwarde made of pe Erle dome of Cornewale a duchie pe whiche duchie he zaff onto Edwarde his firste dome Noye pe Erle dome of thestre. And lynge Eswarde at pat tyne made. V your Erles pat no for to seye pe Herly pe erle of lantastres dome Erle of Tevestre. William of Wolonn erle of Warknynvon he willis of Oyntign erle of Salisbury fre hugh of Andeloe erle of Gloucestre. He Robert of yfforde erle of Suthfoll I ire William of Lynton erle of Limtynndon. In pat same zeer it was ordpyne de at pat same plement pat nomdu fful de were noo cloth p at was willoust out of Engelonde as cloth of goode. Silke. Damaske veliet. Latyne van de kyn ne non othir al so ne non wilde wa re in furrure of bizonde pe ove. But duchie as mystefen de an Cit of rente zeerly but pis ordenamice I pibstitute yad of situl affecte for it. Wat onaping hoolde. And in pe Xiiij. zeer of his reigne lyng Edwarde wente vane pe sve into Drabain. Wey Qiene posilippe his Wiff I ther bare fhe childe. And at and ilorppe he Swella de more pue azeer to tive wype pe Duke of Arubain.

kynge's Wip here hoores from ay and day p'to ye morowe
in Whiche batille were alayn xxxvii men of pe kynge's
wemp anye of frrnæc and manye shipes and cogges were tuk'e
et cospor in god dis grace kynge EDWARD had pe pe vint't
re et bere peimes aglorions thine the And inpe st
me zver a boustre sev'te 3 times t'de Wip ou'te pe zates of
SESTE OMER'S ROBERT of ARTHUR WIP men of Engelande
et of fflamidrez biturly fun't tizens pe Dub of Engley
ne et ye ffreuffthe men at Whiche batille there were
OLAYN et take of pe ffreuffthe men. XXV. BATTAGO/AND
nij. O were kuyz't er shippez et Barges were take into
pe nombre of. Ce et XXX. inpe same zeer pe kynge
made pe eule of heu'tande to a bide upon pe sege of
tourney et Wip engliffse archers made a stante to pe
WMN of Eouainomnde Wbere pat he slowz. Et kuyz't
et menye op et distroie de also pe tonyn. And inpe yon
zeer of his reigne folo wyng'e mye Wyntir tympe pe kyn
duell yige stille upon pe forsende seye'se sente ofte into
Engelande to his true forer et to op purvion's for god
et money pat s'fulde lyane ben sente vint't hyn there
in his nede but his p'c'tourb et his messengers cur
sindly et ful slowly hyn serne de at his nede et him
ful seely distepne deffor whooos deuntaie et chafes kynge
EDWARD toke truse bitwene him et ye kynge of frrnæc
And kynge EDWARD fil of SOROLE, WOO et s'tame
in his herte may Srowz him fro pe sege et come into
Bretaigne And there w'to s'gare streffe for wetnulley
pat he laste moche of his p'rime And whiche he has
done thire pat he come forre he dresse de him ou't pe soe
into Engelande WARD de and at he seilede to WARD of
Engelande in pe lyne o're tis moost'e mys kapp'd stor
wes/tempe'st er thindres et lituyng's fil vint't him
in pe sev' the whiche was sulde p't it was done et a
reysde poriz evill s'viritu made be sorcery et bi 22 ya
niancie of him of frrnæc. A wherfore pe kynge
herte was fil of SOROLE et augnyp'shie a clivey weillinge

And fiumge ſi ferde vnto oure lady in p[]is p[]rise. O blifſil
lady ſeite charye what is pe chifſe pat ennoye gryuge
into ſfrince alle p[]inges ſi p[]he dres fallen vnto me p[]oy
ful ſi k[]þuge ſi g[]la d some ſi a g[] Wolde l[]ane hem but
alwey turnyngde ajeu into Engelonde were de alle pu[]
ges falle vnprofiztable ſi harmeful vntene pe lattere
he ſtapi de alle pe p[]eillis of pe o[]ve as god Wolde ſi come by
uyſte vnto pe tour of London.
A and pat same zeer the
k[]þing h[]ilde his Christenasse at pe chenrey ſi p[]ie he ſente
word vnto pe Scottis in his meſſenger[es] pat he was redy
to Wolde fizte with hem but pe Scottis Wolde nozt alde
but fleſſe o[]ne pe d[]avittſthe o[]ve ſi ſid hem as wel as pey
m[]yſte and in pe x[]vi. zeer of his reigne aboute pe feſte,
of Com[]p[]iſion of ſeite P[]oule k[]þing Ed[]ward e[]keu in
to Scotlond ſi pe Scottis were fleſſ ſi p[]ie he to me ajeu
into Engelonde.
A and after the alitul afore lentee
was pe turnement at D[]nustaple to pe which e turne
mente vne alle pe zonge bitchellrie ſi chenallye of
Engelonde W[]ay manye erli[] ſi op l[]ordis at pe which e
turmente pe k[]þing h[]im ſulſe was there pre ſente and
pe nexte zeer folonynge in pe x[]vi. zeer of his reigne
at his p[]lemente h[]olden at Westwynſtire in pe v[]re
Day of P[]assſe k[]þing Ed[]ward e[]f k[]ynd eſſore pe pr[]id
de mad Ed[]ward e[]his firſte bigeten done D[]y[]u[]o of
Walis and mye x[]vi. zeer of his reigne Anton after ja
many[] before lentee pat same k[]þing Ed[]ward lete so
make nobul J[]ustis ſi grete ſſestis in pe place of his
briſe at Wy[]n[]iſſore pat there were nevere non such
G[]rie aſſore.
A at pe which e feſte ſi rialt[]ee were t[]oo
k[]þing[']s t[]wo Quene[']s ſi pe P[]ryas of Walis t[]ise Du[]le
of Tyrne waile.
Y. erli[]s of. A[]ntaffis. V. Arvi[n]s and
many[] B[]inge[]ſſes pe which e myſte nozt be lizelyche
be nombride and alſo of dyver Lond[]as of bizonde
pe O[]ve were many[]e straingers And pe same tyne
which pe justis were done k[]þing Ed[]ward mad[]
a grete ſonpere j[]ne pe which e he ordeynede firſte

and bigun his voinde Table et also he ordoynde and
forde fastude pe dy of pe forde voinde Table be ben
hoolde zeer ly at Wyndis ore impe Whitsone Wike enere
more aftir And in yis tyme Eglishtie men somoche
hanntid et elenede to pe Mod nesse et folie of pe straminge
res pe Whiche pat Bronzte Disfinges into Engelonde
pat fio pe tyme of pe Comynge of pe Henandres-xom
zere passid they ordoynde hem et chamingde eny zeer
dy ver so fappid et Disfinges of clopinge of Loude Litr
ge and Wyd clothes Distituide et desert from al oolde
honeste et gode vsage A And also anop tyme sfor
te clothes et streyte Wastid Dagand et bytte ou eny side
et alto flaterid And wip slenes Botome de tapruti de
Sintootis et al so hoods one longe et large et due mo
de the landyguyd pat if y Gothe holde seye pey were mo
re liche formentours et Denelis in there clopinge et sbo
yngre et op arraye pue any men And zit pe Wornen
were more rieely in here arraye et coryonflober pue
pe men ffor pey were so streyte clopide pat pei lete han
de fox tulle o somede vinetke wip zinne forthere tlopis
for to hee le et vide here arsev A The Whiche Disfingez
et prie pe aventure aftir and e bronzte forth et enainsid
nanye myst apes et mystheeses wip jime pe Re lume
of Engelonde And al so impe xx zeet of byng Godwar
des regigne be Wente one pe dwe into Beetautie et into
Gastongue in Whooz compaigne Wente pe Erle of Wt
rewik The erle of Southfolk The erle of Saintyrden
et pe erle of Armidell et manye opir ordis etCOMUS
ul aget multitud of puple et also wip aget zrevey
of Shippes vout pe nombre of CC. et yl. shipped.

A and anon aftir a id some forto dveige him of
manye wronges et harnies vnto him done bladyslips
of valye byng offframen azen pe truse bisfrehen
de et gruutid the pufiche truse fse falfesely and vn
trellely by cunelacionis le fede et Disquatte. Don
byng Edwardo naplede into Normanie et arryvede at Hog

des wip ayrete hooft et also of yeo atale of Stinfe et of pe bigyn
uynge of pe dwenge of aleis et also of pe batnle of dwesme

22 pe Capitulo. Cc. yyyoij.

yyt zeer of lyng. Edwardes reigne poriz cornerle of
alle pe grete lordes of yis keime depte i gudere de to/
gedre i his parlement/it Westinynstre bifor i Eusten
ord eyne de him forto passe ome pe see thyn forto dissefe
et stavoule le pe rebellis of ffraince And whue his wave
was comen to gedre i made al redy he wente forth wip
an jyge hooft pe yn. Sdy of Jyck et Serslede into zor-
mandie. Aild whue lyng. Edwardes had restid him
there vy Dayes for alnse of trewe lynge of pe See et also
forto hane onte alle his men of pe See wip alle hre
vesseffedies onte of hre slipped et pue he wente towar-
de. Parys Gremmynge Weastingo et Disfroynge alle the
to lio as he wente. By pe lway And pe yyyo. Sdy of
Jyck at pe brugre of oudonwy mainly Dorpedly y
strengrip et Disfrid. Wip zornutins and he had alore
agreet batnle et a longe Surynge poriz whiche aggreet
multitude of pimple was clayne And there were taken
taken p[erson]ers of the erle of lime the lorde of trumbirke
and al hund red of op knyzed. I men of trines and
vy hund red foote men. I nonibnde et pe toyn et pe sub
barbes vnto pe bare walles of al pinge pat imperte be
bore et tarpede onte was robbide et Dispoylede. I thyn
e stir wade pe lyng passinge forpe bi pe aintre aboute
pe bide de of wy myle he wafnd al in thyn of pinger
pat he fonde. And whue dy lilyp of v alwys payvede
pis al ponz he were fuste by wip a strong hooft he
loude hozt come noo were but brak alle pe brugdes
by zonde pe watir of seyn fivone vnto Daryb
tins him selfe fledde vnto pe same date of y Daryo.
Wip al pe faste pat he myste. I And pue for sothe
pe nobill lyng. Edwardes whue he come vnto Paris
brugge et fonde it. I buoken wip zime tivo Dayes he
lete ma ke it thyn. And impe morvoule estir pe Aspina

on ſon of onre ladi lyng edwardc pat de oſe pe watir/
of seyne goyngc towerde tressy ſi Distrayde bipe baye twos
wyppc pnples thzeruine dwellinge And mpe ſeſte of oſt
Zertilneuwa ſe paffede oſe pe watir of ſonne vn ſhurt
Wiy AL his hooſt there as nene biſorehande was any
maſne way or paſſage where two polſende men were
ſlayn pat ſeſtand here paſſage oſe A Thierfore pe xxxi
day of August lyng edwardc ma ſſoelde fultreby tressy
ſanynge pree batuilles of Englishſſe men commitre de
ſ mette wypp Philip of valens ſanynge wypp him ſour
batuilles of pe whichpe ke ſeſte paffid gretly pe nombre
of pe Englishſſe pnples And which theſes two hooſt
metten to gedre there ſill upon hem pe byng of verne
the ſuke of carene ſi ertus alſo of affiniuora Dali
ſon ylois barecomt annarke ſi ryvero and manye
of erke zeronino forde/ anytes ſi men of thernes
pe nombre of a ch. v. xlii. wypp onre ſyote men and
op men y arnede pat were noſing reſene de A and
for al pich hooſt pe ſame yng drawing Philip which
dro we him wypp pe refide of asle hib pnples Wser/
fore it was ſende in comon almoſt his owne pni
pule 22ofre beaſt retreit pat is forto ſpe Onre ſuſre
wypp drawyp him pue lyng edwardc ſi onre English
ſſe men paſked almyſt god for ſuche diuſtorye
aſtir here grete labour takyngc vnto him aſlyinge
yde ſuſe for here Justenaiſce and Saruige of ser-
ly ſe for diſe of here enemye ſtand kſene there

A And pue ſuſerly in pe moruſke pe ſreuſſe men
wypp an hange hooſt to men eſeen ſyce zare statuille
ſi ſiſte wypp English ſe men with wison metten/
ſi twentyne the erke of waribl/ north wightown
ſi north ſuſe wypp here compaſne ſi wolden twos uo/
ſi twollen manye preſoners of pe gentled of him ſi
pe ſeuueninge of pe ſame hooſt ſe uo in pree myſe
permes And pue pe pordede day aſtir pa/ statuille
kyng edwardc wente to warde Calepy Distraynge

zeer th' at /s forto sfe e'my zeer, x. ay. mark Of ye
tonquest /t/ Wyntyng of Calens /s/ of pe gve te pesellice
Z Kynwe pat /fillen Soone aftir /t/ alſo of pe tresou oodey
uede azens Calens. /Tup. CC. XXVII.

22 pe XXn zeer of Kyng Edwarde prighe he wen
te o're pe o're in pe Wyntie tynie /t/ lay al pe Wynt?
At pe o'rege of Calens pe Whiche zeer Whiche pe sfe
ge lustide Philip of valens Kyng offframme caſte
t/ purpofide trecherously /t/ Wip freand to putte a
Way pe o'rege /t/ come pe XXom Day of Juyſt Impe
Same zeer Wip a gret /ſoſt /t/ a strong powde /t/ neyj
ſid pe o'rege of Calens. A the Whiche Philip thes
ſuste Day of Juyſt ſente vnto Kyng Edwarde Iker
de pat the Nolde zife him playne bataille pe pindde
Dely next aftir a bonte evensonge tynie /zi/ pat thes/
Dureste come from pe o'rege /t/ alide it and luslie
Kyng Edwarde ſiurde pat Wip ontent any longe ta/
ryinge or gret avisement ſe acceptid glady pe Day
Z pe hom of bataille pat Kyng Philip had affig-
ne de A and luslie pe Kyng offframme ſher de pt
Wip ontent any longe tatriyinge or avisement thes
ne yet aftir he ſette his tentio afire /t/ Wente his Way
pefines willardely pue pey pat Were Impe tomm /t/ m
pe Caffteſſe bas Seged dey nge al pue pat pey /t/ ad non
opre helpe ne toowr of pe Kyng offframme tie of
his men and alſo there vetailles Wip done hem Were
ſpendid /t/ Wastide /t/ for Deſante of vetuilles pey eten
Hers /dom de /s/ outeſs /t/ niyeb forto kepe there trympe
as longe as per myſte A and luslie it had founde
amonge hem pat pey /t/ ad hopenge amonge hem
forto eten ne lybe ne noo maſpe of toowr ne reſtuylg
of pe ſſſenſhe men /t/ onpe top ſide per Whiche Ikel pat
pey minſte either Depe for Deſante or elliſ zilde op pe
tom /t/ anon pey Wente /t/ tyke a domn pe baners /t/
pe armes of ſſſenſnce ou e'my ſide pat Were hangde
onte /t/ alſo pey Wenten on pe Wallis of pe tom /t/ im

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op Syvers places as taken as pey were bore and se here
sfeertis et here breches et hildyn here ouverdis elnakede
et pe poynt Donnwarder in hir hondes et al so pey putton
popis et haltes aboute here neddes et zolde up the
beyes of pe tomme et al so of pe Custell vinto Kyng of
Warde wip gret seere et drede of herte And whiue
Byng Edwarde salz pirs knou as a manable lord
et Byng secey vede hem alle vinto his grace et afelle of
pe grettest psoones of state et of governamente of pe
tommy se sente mito Engelonde there forto and be here
transfome et pe Bynged grace et all pe comenialte of
pe twim pe Byng lere goo whsider pat pei Holde in
pees et wip outen any sarme et he lere hem bere wip
hem alle here pingeb pitt pei mpize here alweyt but
lie kepinge pe twim et pe custell Thee porin medi
Atomy of Curdentiall pat were sente fro pe poppe
tanse was take pere bitneneffimione et Engelonde
for ix months prie next folowtinge et aboute chiche
lumasse Byng Edwarde come dzeen mito Engelond
Wip abrondis vittorye And aftir mpe xxiiij zeyn
of his reigne in pe East partie of pe worlde there be
woos et bigrin a destelence et dey of Jardesones and
paynemes pat ov gret et dey was neve seyne ne
herde of at foretyne et pat dey wastide alkey so pe
puple pat vunethis pe x psoone was leste alive
And in pat Saine zeer aboute pe Sonth cintre
et al so aboute pe West tainte there fil So in the
Kayne et so gret watres pat from Cysternasse vinto
mis some there was vunethis Day ne nyt but pitt
it rayned simill at porne whiche watres pe pas
tekence was so enfectide et so habundamt in alle
cintrees et nameliche aboute pe cont of Rome et
oy placte et costis pat vunethis ther were lestr alive
folke to burye him pat ivere dek honestly but yna
den grete diches et pitts pat were llondre brode
et depe et thor jime pei burieden et made tarenge of

the de de bodies.

theande bodies and anop renge of erthe abone hem and
pus were pep buriede ſnon of w itself but if it were the
fewere pat were grete men of estate And a star ak
p is mpe xxxvij. zeer of his reigne it was done him to
write it to vndirstonde of a tresonni pat was bigonne in
delen of ordynede forto delle pe twyn for agrete doine
of fflorens vnto kyngethil of affrinnæ poruz pe falf
nesse it pe ordenance of a knyft pat men tallide are
Geffrey of th arneye pe Whiche was wonder preney
Wyn pe kynget of affrinnæ And whiche kynget was warde her
de pis he tke wyp him pe nobles it pe gentiles it other
Worthi it orpede men of trines pat were pe present
Wyn him for pe solempnytee of pe hize feeste And wel
it w itselfe mth pe hafte pat he myfte it as pueche as he
myfte he wente him over pe see And pat same
pe kynget hylde his cristenesse at h anerynge it in
pe morowe aftir nevejereb day kyngetwarde was
in pe Castell of delen his men of trines pat
noiz of pe Akend wiste of it pilke falks conſpiratowr
et traitone are Geffrey of th arneye Sawe pat hy
myfte noiz hane hou purpoo of pe Castell pwenely
et ſwellinglye he come qine to delen it hylde pe twyn
With a agrete hooſt And w itselfe pe forſide Geffrey
Wyn hou men was comen june he payede pe doine
of pe ſende fflorens as turneamint was bithene hem
tog a Gene woy pat in pe tom it was kepe of pe Cast
ell it consentynge to pe same Geffrey in al his falſe
nesse it trethorne it bomiden pe Englishpe Fernandus
et mynſtris pat were in pe Castell pat pei myſter noiz
hepe hem self ne lette hem of hewe purpoo And
pue Wenynge auto hem pat pey hau den ſibery
nowe pep broken here wabbedesse opnulacque on
hize pat alle men myſte it here And now as full
ze here how pe falſe to daynom were disconyede for
pey comen june bi a preney postern one a litul
brigge of tree it whiche pei were comen june dotilly

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et prænely pe brigge was draken vp et bepte pat non of he
pat were Wip Jime myzte goun onte ne non come Jime
to hem And anon onre englisshe men wente onte at
pzevep solys et wyndolwege et onepe Walles of pe tomoyn
et of pe Castell and wente et fourten manly Wip pe freuiss
fliche men pat were Wip onte et hadden pe bettir of hem
the whiche whiue pey were occupiede bi hem selfe on,
here fide the byng pat was wip Jime petoim h alonge
Wip him starfely but xxx. men of arnes drewe
onte hiss alberde et Wip alonde vois cryede on high
a seyt Edwarde a seyt George A And wighte folke
herde pat thei come rempynge vto him et zafen there
to here enemyes so stronge asfante pat these were
moo pan. of men of arnes and manye and p layne
et manye fledden et so bi pe grace of god pe victoriye
fill vnto pe englisshe men Thine byng Edwarde
toke Wip him pis Geoffrey pat was flynde of pis
trechorye et also manye opn freuisshe prisoners et ut
jime a while aftir wente ajen mito Engelonde And
jnye same zeer et inpe zeer afore et also nipe zeer aftir
was so gzte a pestelence of men from pe est mito
pe West et namely porn vocationes pat he pat al and
pis day daie vp on pe pridde day aftir To pe wigh
the men pat pis depden in pis pestelence pat had
den but litul reſpite of h grange the Dope element
of hiss goodnes et grace zaf hem ful remission et for
zefuesſe of alle here Jynnes pat pe were Mireven
of and pis pestelence lastede in London ſiv angheſ
masse vnto Auguste neyt folownige almoast an hoo
le zeer And in these daies was Sep Wip onte svrolle
weſſe nige Wip onte ffreudessipe wilful penanție
et Dorthje Wip onte carſte et fleynge Wip onte refute
or so com Affor manye fledden ſvo place vnto pliue
bi carſe of pe pestelence but pey were enſecte et myſte
nozt ſtape pe Deth aftir pe pliſtive of flyne seyn whoo
pat fleey ſvo pe face of diuell he ſhal falde mito pe diſche

And he pat Wyndith him selfe on the grounde of pe diche he shal ben holde it teye de lyp a grene but whiche pis Westclene was cest de end it as god wolde vnmethes pe y. parte of pe puple was lefte altyve And me same zeer bigan aboute piny pat al pat eue were born aftir peat Westclene had den two chebetep in herte heedes duffe pannne pei hadden afore And how byng Edwarde had a grete bataille of pe Spaynard e mpe ove faste bi Wynchelfee and alio of manye opir pingee. Capo to. XXIX.

H. 22d in pe XXV. zeer of kynge Edwarde reigne. Abonte Seide Jhes tyde in Bernest in pe ove faste bi Wynchelfee. Bynyt Edwarde had a gret batall. Le Wyp men of Spayne. Wilfer pat herte shippes. 22avey styp chynede to gedres pat e pther pey uniste fighte or. Drenche. And so whiche talle ome worthi men of hernies oupe ove cwoftes faste bi Wynchelfee. 2 Kumpney were ganderede to gedre. 2 oure a tavey of shippes al ready to pe were pe englisshe men metten manly 2 stiffely. Wy pere enemyes comyng feroly atzen hem. And whiche pe Spaynille vesse lles. 22avey were to se de June al abonte there men myzte se a stronge batall on bopeides 2 longe Durynge. 3 In pe Whiche bataille ther were but seve pat forsten but pat pey were opitonly 2mt 2 foule 2 aftir pe bataille. There were. XXVII. 2 mpe of heres 2 take 2 ou the englisshe men hadden pe bette. And in pe myt zure followyng of his reigne pe XXVII. pe kynge poring hir comen forfete ordeyne 2 make his newe nolene ye. pat 2s forto Seye pe Peny. 2 pe Grote in value of III. 2 pe hal. Grote in value of II. 2. But it was of lesse wente yan pe oolde stlyinge was be. v. 3. m pe pomnde And in pe XXVII. 2 ner of his reigne was pe grete dertise of vetailles pe whiche were thept. pe dere corner. And in pe XXVII. zeer of his reigne in pe yplement helden it Westynustre aftir Estern. 2ire Henry eile of lantastre was made Duke of Lan.

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castre and in pis samezéer was so grete adrouyt pat fiv
pe moneth of yarthe vnto pemonthe of Jynt per fitt
nou reyne onpe erthe wherfore alle pe froytz seides and
her les for pe mooste partie were lost in defante wherof
come so grete disse of men et befas et alzo derthe of ve
tailles in Engelonde pat eue before was plentevouz
hast nede pat tyme to sebe his vetailles et refresshinge
of opir ointe yles et amtreis. A and me xxix zeer af
kyng Edwardes reigne it was acorded et gruitti de
and Akore bi tene pe kyng of affrima et pe kyng of En
gelonde pat lse shulde hæue dzeen alle his londes and
for deslipes pett longeden to pe Dnchie of Engene
of oolde tyme pe whiche hest ben wip dralle et Wrong
fully wyp holden et occupie de bi dyvers kynges of affrau
te before hane de to hane et to holde to kyng Edwarde
et to his Eprees et Successours foreinmore affrively pesibly
et migvode quête upon pib cœnamt pat pe kynge of
Engelond shulde leve of et release at int et Stayme
pat lse hest elayme de of pe kynge dome of affrima et
pe title pat hestowe pof upon whiche Epwche et cœnamit
it was dente vnto pe court of Rome on bope ad de
pat pe forseide cœnamit shulde be en bull de Baut
almynty god or dyynede bette for pe kynges worlshyp
of Engelonde fför wil at porn frende et Discrete of pe
frensthe men et what porne westynge of pe Dpope/
et of pe court of Rome pe forseide cœnamitzh weve
Disquiat et left of and in pe samezéer pe kyn reno
be de bi hys wyse et distrete concerne pe Stayul of pe
woln ointe of pflann dres nito Engelonde Witd
alle pe liberteys affranchised et free customes pat
longed pto et ordynede it m Engelonde in dyver
places pat is forw Dye et Naufryste cœnamitbury
of liches of Bristowe. lyncolne et halle wip al pe for
sade priegeb pat longen pto. A and pat pib ping/
shulde ben pus done pe kyng Akore him self pto
et Dprys Swardede hys dome wiy of manye grete

WITNESSES p[at]W[ERE]THERE TH[IE] PRESENT. And pe xxx
Z[EE]R of H[IS] R[EG]N[IE] AN[ON] A[S]TUR[ ]WHITSONDAY IM PE P[AT]
REMENT ORDEYNED ET WE[S]TINYRSTRE IT WAS TOLDE T
C[ERT]EFIEDE TO LYNG EDWARDP[AT]PHILIP P[AT]HILDE
PE KYNDOME OF AFFRANNT[CE] W[AS] DES[ T JOH[N] H[IS] S[ONE]
W[AS] T[RO]WNEDE LYNG T P[AT]P[IS] JOH[N] F[AD] ZOVE KAROTF
H[IS] S[ONE] PE D[IE]HIE OF C[Y]ENE OF PE WHITCHE P[M]IG,
LYNG EDWARDP[ER]H[IS] H[IS] H[ER]DE P[ER]OF H[IS] F[AD] G[RETE]
JUD[IGN]T[ION] V[NT]O H[M] T W[AS] W[OND]R I[RO]TH AN]
STR[ONG]ELY A[N]EV[DE] A D P[ER]F[ORE] ALLE PE P[ORTH]
W[IR]DE[S] P[AT]THERE W[ERE] ASSEMBL[ED]E AT P[AT]P[LE]MENT,
H[IS] C[LE]P[T]E P[RY]MS EDWARDP[IS] S[ONE] V[NT]O H[M] TO
WHOM PE D[IE]HIE OF C[Y]ENE BI R[UT] H[ER]ITAGE H[ULDE]
LON[GE] T[OO] T A[S]F]T H[IM] T[HER]E B[YS]D N[G]E H[M] T F[R]ONG,
P[M]IGE H[M] P[AT] H[IS] H[ULDE] ORDEYNED H[M] TO D[EF]ENDE T
V[EN]DE H[M] UP[ON] H[IS] E[N]EMY[S] T J[AN]F[E] T M[E]YUTEN[E]
H[IS] R[UT] A D[IS]T]UR[P]IS] LYNG EDWARDP[ER]P[RY]MS ED
WARD P[EN]TEN V[NT]O D[P]YERS P[LAT]OES IN C[N]GELONDE,
TO D[Y]N[TEB]S ON PILGRIMAGE F[ORT]O L[IG]NE PE M[ORE] G[T]
T H[L]PE OF G[OD] T OF H[IS] S[EV]IT[IS]. A D P[ER]F[ORE] F[AINDE
LAC] OF J[U]F[K] H[IS]N[E] AL P[M]IG W[AS] T[ED]Y TO P[AT] V[IA]GE,
AN] D[A]TATI[LLE T AL H[IS] T[ET]ENNE T P[OW]ER ASSEMBL[ED]E,
T H[IS] H[R]E Z[R]AVEY A[LS]O T[ED]Y H[IS] T[UBE] W[P] H[M] P[E] C[LE]F]O,
WARD P[L]IL P[E] C[LE]F]O S[ON]THF[ELL] P[E] C[LE]F]O S[AL]F[ON]T[MY
T P[E] C[LE]F]O C[N]YF[OR]DE T A F[M]EN]F] OF T[IR]NEB T A[S]M]E
M[Y] F[R]THERS IM PE Z[RAT]INYT[RE] OF ON]RE L[ADY] T AT P[D]LYN
M[ON]THE T[OKEN] H[RE] D[R]IPPED T B[RY]N F[ORT]O S[IT]YL]E AN]
W[H]N[E] H[IS] S[ONE] T W[AS] A[R]RYU[S]E IN C[Y]ENE H[IS] W[AS]
W[OR]SH[P]FULLY T[UBE] T R[EV]YN[ED]E OF P[E] M[O]OSTE N[OB]N[IL]
MEN T D[R]E[S] OF P[AT] C[N]ITR]E. A D AN[ON] A[S]TUR[
LYNG EDWARDP[AT]W[P] H[M] H[IS] T[IB] S[ONE] S[URE]
L[EO]N[EF]T] C[LE]F]O V[L]TRON T S[RE]T JOH[N] H[IS] G[R]OP C[LE]F]O,
OF R[ICH]E]M[ON]DE T H[ERRY] D[N]BE OF L[ANC]ASTRE W[P] M[A]
N]YE C[LE]F]T] D[R]E[S] T M[EN]F] OF T[IR]NEB T A[LS]O T[IB] O[F].
A[R]T]HER[S] T S[P]YL]E DEN T[O]WARD P[ER]F[RA]MNICE T R[F]ST]D H[M]
AW[H]IL]E AT T[HA]L[IE]S. A D A[S]TUR[ ]WHITWARDE LYNG EDWARDP[ER]

culte. A Thine pe byng of stotlonde pat is forw orye
sire Johi Vaillol considerynge how pat god di de
mange inveilles pinges i grations for lyng edwar
de at his oune will fro day to day he tuk e i zaff up
pe Rewne of stotlonde i pe croune of stotlonde/
at Bokeþvornghs into pe kynges hondes of Engelande
yndir his Patent freb per of y made And anon aft
kyng edwarde in presence of alle pe prelatis i opn
worthi men i Cordes pat there were lete croune/
Him kyng of ye Rewne of stotlonde A And whi ne
alle pinges were done i ordeynede in pilke cintrees
at his oune luste he turnede awayn into Engelande
Wip an hnge worsh up And whileb pat pis was a
doynge in stotlonde are edwarde Dryns of walis
as a man enspirede of god was in Guyen in pe cire
of vardeny tretinge i spek yngre of pe chalenginge
of pe lynges ryt of Engelande pat he had onto pe
Rekmne of ffrinæce i pat he wolde be avenged with/
stronge honde i Ak pe prelatis peris i myn men
of pe cintre consentide wel to him A Thine are
edwarde Dryns of walis wip agret hoo st y grade
rede to him pe y. day of july wente fro vardeny
gyngre i traneylinge by manye dimeres cintrees
and he toke manye presbiers be pe weye noo pan
yr. ch. men of armes bi pe cintre as he journeyed
i tube pe tony of remorantyn in stoligne i bisegred
pe Caste ll. y. dayed i at pe y. dayes ende pey jolden
pe Castell vuto him and there were takene pe lord
pe Cown i are Burfegant i manye op kynnis
and men of armes noo pan foure store A And
fro pennes bi tneyne i pre yn faste by chaneney
bis nobul men pat were Wip him hin denu astang
bataille wip peffreussthe men i an him dived men
of armes were Rewne And pe erle of Danne i pe
Styward e of ffrinæce weren takene Wip an him/
And men of armes in pe whiche zver pe yng day

of Septembris faltè bi Poyterb pe Jome Prynés Edwarde
Wip a d. ij. ix. I men of arnes et Arthens ordeynede a ba
taille to lyng Joh. of Sfraince comynge to pe Prynés
Warde Wip vii. us. chosen men of arnes et ope linge
puple a grete nombre of pe Whiche there were slayng
pe Duke of Burbon / pe Duke of Athens / manye op
nobil men / of pe prise men of arnes a ch. / of opir
astir pe trewe a comit / rebemûge. viij. A und pe lyng
Joh. of Sfraince there Wab talen / Oure W. Hilip his
zonder oone / manye Dukes / nobul nien / non
thi knygtis / men of arnes a bonté tivo as. / so
pe victorie fide there to Prynés Edwarde of Enge
londe / to his puple porw pe gree of god A und
manye of poo pat / were tube p. sonerw were oette
at / hère raimon / et upon hère tronpe / knytethode
were chargd / h. ad lene to guo / but Prynés Edwarde
tube Wip pe lyng of Sfrincc / W. Hilip his Sone
Wip al pe reverence pat / he myte / Mente eizeen
vinto Vinduex / Wip a gracioun victorye / the come
of pe prefomers pat / were tube / of pow pat were
slayne pe Day of Bataille was iii. us. / and. xl./

A And mpe xxxii. zee of lyng Edwarde reigne
i. mpe. v. Day of ad. aij. Prynés Edwarde Wip lyng
Joh. of Sfrincc / W. Hilip his Sone / manye opeir
prefomers arnyede of graciounly in pe hanene
of P.lynmonthe / pe xxxii. Day of pe Same monye
a bonté preestir none pey comen to London / by
London Brugge / So weute forp to pe lynges De
leis at Westmyust / And there fil so gret pres of
puple a bonté him to be holde hem / se hem pat
Woudiv Wab of pat. rial. Sist. A. und vnmenthe. fiw
unw. ay vinto wone pey myste come to Westin. And
prie aftir Warde pe lyngis p. ainsom of Sfrincc. Was
trysted / Dette to prie aillions of Arnes of pe Whi
the two ffolde be payde for a noble A. und zee
n. bil und vistond pat a agilion. is a as. / astir.

Comme men his ransuon was Jette at/prece ay. Florens izal
is oon in effecte And pis stime zere Were made solempne
Justes in Smethefilde Bepnge there present pe lyng of
Engelonde it pe lyng of firannæ it pe lyng of stort
londe it many of nobul it worthi lor dis The xxxii.
zeer of lyng Edwardes reigne pe stame lyng at lby/
dessore as wel for lone as for his owne worship it al
so at pe re venæ of pe lyng of firannæ it of opir lor/
des pat were there at pat tyme the hilde alwondre
ry al it acostelike freste of deste Evorke passinge/
any pat it as holde eue afore The force pe lyng
of firannæ in owrynge seide pat lhe saly newe ne
bee de of ouche solempne fostas ne it alderes holden
we done wip tailles pat it for to mene wip onen
payment of golde or of silner And mepe xxxiii.
zeer of his reigne pe yxii but of nytt one John
Sirle of Richemounde lyng Edwardes done of Enge
londe Wed Dis Same Blamuchse Du beERRYES Don't
of lancastre olyn to pe stame John by Dispenſation
of pe Pope And mepe mene tyme were ordynes
Juste at London preve Dayes of pe Royall onnes pat
it for to deye the haire of London wip his xxxi.
And Durmen azen alle pat Wolde come juilfet al
me it stede pe lyng prively wip his iii. Sunne/ES
Warde/edoliff John it edunne it opir ixthrete/
Wurdes hilden pe filde wip worship And pio stame
zeer as it was tolde it ovide of ſiem pat/all it/ther
come oute blode of pe combe of thorn and antipine/
Sle of lancastre As freſſhe as pat Deuy pat/Esil
Done to derſe And imp at ſilence were lyd/ES jmen/
de chose his Republire it riu ſagayn at Westin
ſaſte bi pe ſhryne of/ovit/ES hird it anon aftayn
pe yxii day of octob he wente one pe de w alres
mallynge protestation putt he wold we ne he comen djen
into Engelonde til he ſi and ſfully endid pe Werre by
tiwen firannæ it Binn And so an pe xxxv zeer of lhe.

reigne jupe Wyntir tympe lyng. Edwarde was i traveillde
Jupe Been costio i Abonte ovent Hillarii tyde he departi
His hooft i wente to Burgoynewarde. Wist whom prie
mette pesibl ye Duke of. Burgoyne di houinge vuto pe
lyng. Edwarde. lyx. ar. floweys. pat he sfinde spare
His men i his puple. And pe lyng gruutid him his
re quest i he snellde there vinto pe ynn day of. Mar-
the. A The Whiche Day it come vnto pe lynges ere
put strainge penes were on pe ove vndir pe erle of
Seite. Poulte pe xu. Day of mareshe liginge awaite vp
on pe tonns of. Hasteinge. Pye. et opir places i villa.
God. on pe ove two fas had deu entinde las enemye s vnto
pe tonn of. Wynchel few. i stolwen alle poo pat wip stw
den hem i wip seide there comyng Wher fore Bynge.
Edwarde was grethly ame vide i wrathred. A And
prie he returmynge azeen to Marys Warde towam
id his hooft to distrope i steepe wip dyut i strengpe
of alberde alle hem pat he had sparted bisfyre hande
and pe yn. Day of aduile pe lyng. Edwarde come
to Marys. i there he departid his hooft. mix dyvers
batailles wip. etc. of knytes neve dubbid on
pe two side of him. And ire herry Duke of Lancif
tive vndir pees i tenke wente to pe zatis of pe eate.
Prystinge hem pat he wolde alide bataille ipe folde
vndir ochi a condicion pat if pe lyng of Cinde
Cinde were on come there as god for bede it. That
prie he sfinde nede chalange pe lyng some of
friuice. A And whiie he salwe pat he had but
a short i a foruful answere he come azeen and
wolde pe lyng i his Cinde. Wist he had herde.
And wist he pey seiden i prie forpuy pe newe
knytto wuy minuye opne. Wad lynge assante to pe
Al. i pe Disdivied chyngely pe sibbarbes of pe
Cite. And wist alle these prynge s were adoynte
pe englisshe men made hem redy to beou avenight
up on pe same Dispite pat was soo pat zeere at.

Wynchelseve i or deynede a zytve or myn owre snyppes
of mennes of London i of op a churhuitiz i ym or
of mien of armes i archers i weuten i distrowde/
hem and skyned pe see i mutely tokeu i hilden/
pe yle of ching wherfore pe ffreusthe men pat i
forto say pe abbot of chuyne pe erle of cankerwi/
de i are unfrigamt pat prie was stillbarde of/
ffruiice Wip meny opir men of pe same cintree/
bi common assent of pe Lorde kardel pate/poo was/
regent of affruiice pei fastid hem i weuten tope
kyng of Engelonde askynge i bischinge him of
swyde fast pees i en lastinge upon acerteyn condia/
vim pat was there shevide written I Dse Whi/
che Writinge Whiie pei fast swen tt plewed hem
neue a derle but siche it wolde be no better in tyme
of acorde i Dilibertacion pe ffreusthe men busily
i Wuy gret qnistance asked trews for hewe ove cos/
tes i pe lyng gruittid hem And in pe morowe
aftur pe utas of Wasthe pe lyng returned him
Wuy lis hoost to warde Orlandunce distaynge i
Wistange al pe cintre bi pe llbeye as pei weuten/
piderwarde A thyné tther fil upon hem suchle a
otwome i a tempest pat non of onre naconom for/
de ne Suny neue non suchle porn pe whistche pow/
seudes of onre men i of hewe forr in her jorncy
as it were porn venganunce so denly were slayn
i perswid whistche tempestes ful mothe zit ferde/
pe lyng i lis puple but not Wip stondinge zit/
pei weente forpe in hewe viage pat pey fast bixon
he wherfore a bonte pe feste of holly rode Day m/
ay dy faste bi Carnotori pe forseide Lijdis of affruiice
metynge there Wip pe byng Edwarde of Engelond/
comynge for a perible acorde i atynal upon certey/
condicionis i gruittis articularliche prindred and
written to gridere eulore to liste fil Discreely ma/
de i vuto bope kynge s pfistable i to hewe Kelyneb/

bothe wherou asseute of laweke pe regent of affraimæ
and of Peris of pe same Reime i written i made vn
durpe Date at Carnotu pe yo day of may pei offirde
i profited vnto pe lyng of Engelonde requirenye
bis grace in alle punges i written p at pe molde benys
ly and mitte hem i holde hem ferme i stabbile to hem i
to here heres for enmore pe aschese punges i articles

A whiue lyng Edward: ha as eyne hem he gruind
hem so put bope parties ssole de avoure onguddis
body i ou pe holly euüngeltes p at pe forsride wintemut
ssole de be stabbified i so pe acuurdeden gravacionely
wesefore pere were or deyndede i dressed ou eny side
two baronets, two knytes to ad mitte i resteyne/
the othres of ye lorde baronk regent of affraimæ i of
sire Edwarde pe firste sonne of lyng Edwarde of
Engelonde And prie pe x day of ay ay thesere was ou
den a solempne nisse el Wario, i aftir pridde ay
dus Dei was seide Wip Sond nobis pacem in prance
of pe forsride men put were there i ordeynede to ad
mitte i resteyne pe othis i of alle opir put myste be

A Thine ye same baronk of de Gis put honde up
on pe pientent puy goddis body i hio lift honde up
on pe onfjal i seide we. 22. and 22. Weryn on gud
des body i ou pe holly gospellis p at we syl trewe
ly i sted fastly holden to lwarde ve pe pees i pe acuord
nade bi tive ne poo two kynge s i in hoo mane to doo
pe contrarie i ad there atuonge alle his lords for
more lone i strengthe of witteness he delide i depar
tide pe reliques of pe Goune of Jhesu Christ to pe kny
tis of Engelonde And prie pei artiſtely to ben
her lene i in pe fday next pe same mather oth
in pence of pe forſide knyſtij and of all op worthi
men Wyrne Edwarde made at Louers And aftir
Warde bope kynge s i here oves i pe moost nobul
men of bope Reime b Wip June pe same zwi maden
pe same othi And for to strengpe all these forſide punges.

the lyng of Engeloude ayed pe grettest men of ffr anna
i he had his ayenge pat 16 forto Seyn-vi. Dubes. ymo.
eras. xy. Lorde s pat 10 to seyne baronii s and worthi kyn
tes. A And whanne pe place i pe tyme was affigued
in pe whiche bope kynge s wip here comenff fyn de w
me to gedere i al pe forser de pinges bituene hem 7 po
ben forto katefie i in a ke ferme i stabbte pue kynget
warde of Engeloude anon wente to wberde pe ove i at
hunflete he fighte to stile lyvinge to his houfus pat
were i left byynde him i bituse of his absence
was mothe he bimesse And a fur pe xux day of may
he come into Engeloude i wente vuto his D al his at
westen ou oveit Sinstones day A And pe pridde day
a fur he vesited yos i pe lyng of affirnce pat was
in pe tume of London i he Delived him freely from
al maner þonn sanff first pey were attwurd of pree
ayliounne of effloures for his raimon i kyngete
warde comofert him i tsered him in alle places ut
alle solaces i myrtheb pat longen to a lyng in his
goynge hombarde And pe ixd day of a nyke inpe fit
me zeev pe octune jofi byng of affirnce pat a fore him
de lay here m he ftaide wente him e ayeen into his eib
pe cmitre to trote of po pinge s i of op pat longeden
i filleu to pe gounnance of his reme A And a fur
warde per metten i come to the dritb at calles borthe
kynges wip bope here comenles aboute All abouten
tye i there were fhe wede pe condicionis i pepoites
wip onten any wyf lyng of bope fides gracionably
there acourde And pue thet was done i songe a
solempne masse i a fur pe pree Agnes dei up on
gud his body i also up on pe masse book bope kynge
i here oones i also pe grettest wodes of bope fer
meb pat were of there comenff pat were there pre
kent i noz t had y olbore bisfore pe forser de othe pat
pe i had y in de And þas tithde bituene hem thiy
bi hiz ten there to kepe i a ff opir wu annuiz pat ABere

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my robylyes

bitwene hem 3 ordeyned And in this same þeir men beſt
the 3 trees 3 houſinge 3 wyw so deyn tempeſtis 3 ſtronge
ſtetenughe were 3 pessid 3 alſo pe Deylet appere do
bodely in mannes liknesse to morche puple as per wentre
in divers places in pe cintre 3 ſtak to ſem. How pe
actour de 3 petersis was ſtably ſtand at pe plement at best
bitwene pe lyng edelwde of Engelonde 3 lyng 3 oſen of
ſſemce 3 of pe lorde pat were noſt Aworn were Aworn
at pat tyme 3 on pe Aſtenaon even a boute myd day was
pe ſeips of pe ſone tap 3 3. 33310

Lyng 3d Wart de mpe 33310 zere of hig reigne
A non aſtir Cristenmasse in pe ſay of Cominiſon of
Seite Pouse hilde his plement at Wefu in pelkhi
the was pinte forp 3 shrewed pe actour de 3 pe tretis pat
was ſtably ſtand 3 made bitwene eſes two kynge of
Engelonde 3 of ſſemæ pe Wyche actour de plesid moche
puple And perſore bi pe kynge comen menement tſere
were gaderid 3 comen to gedre in Wefu in churthe pe first
and thy of lent pat 38 to dene pe ſeainde bate of ſenct
pe for ſeide engliffte men 3 ſenſthe men where was
ſongen a solempne mesſe of pe trynte of pe Eche
ſifflop of Cinitbmy diſt Symoude 3 flepe 3 wu
Acten de Wab Doo pe lyng kynge pere Wip Wio
Jones 3 alſo Wyw pe kynge Jones of ſſemæ 3 opir
no bul 3 grete lorde s Wip Candelis ligh and aſſe 3 grost
forth alle pat were called 3 to pat were noſt 3 olwo
re a ſore lande Aworen pat same oth pat was 3 wu
ten upon goddiu body 3 upon pe mesſe book in pib
Wis 3 Wee. 22. And 22. onkeren upon holly god
bis body 3 on pe holly Cungetes ſte de fastely to holde
3 pepe towarde 3 pe pees 3 pe actour de made bitwene
the two kynge 3 nefermore forto Doo pe cintre
And Wuue pey ſtand pib 3 onere pey token ſire
Sarwes pat pe othis 3 were compenſid yme to pe
22otarie 3 And pib same zeer in pe Aſtenaon Even
a boute myd day was seyne pe Eclips of pe ſonne

["And there followed after Simeon a Sionist pat for defense of Kayne there was great Bareynesse of whom he is called a prelate of Jyn, a prelate of Jyn, and a Sangneyn Kayne at the close of the 16th century, and a Sangneyn Grosse who were there before him, and after him, and after him were there many of whom were there before him, and after him were there many of whom were there before

Wondir welcome ſi mothe y, voor shyped ſi asur put pey hys
ben here longe tyme / two of hem wente azen home to/
here omine aintre ſi Kyng domes but pe lyng of ſtrina
porn gret alnesse ſi maſadie put ſe hys lefte stille in/
Engelonde. And in pe xxxix zire of Kyng Edward,
regne was a strong and anſtige ſfroſt, put laſt de
longe tyme put is for to ſay free on the Andren tyde vn/
to pe xni kaf of Amrill put pe tilye ſi ſolennye of,
eithes ſi opir althe feelde worke, and de Wart des lker
moche ſe left vndo for twode ſi hardenesse of pe erpe/
And at Oirey in Wre tungne put tyme nus ord py-
ne de a gart, a dely but aill, fituene fire of,
uomit fortaile of Wre tungne, ſi on the dees of,
flors but pe victory ſil vnto pe forſene of on e of,
porn gelpes ſi so comr of pe engliffen men. And
there were y tube manne knyſt, ſi anyers ſi opre
men put wave y nombrid ſi pe Wicke Batne de
was ſlapn charles ſim ſelf, iuy all de pou pat, ſo/
den abonte him ſi of pe engliffen me pere were ſlau
but vii pfoones. And in pids zeer De De Saury,
Johu byt of, firmiſe Wg oſ ſerniſe, ſey ſiues pe
kyng Edwarde ſe of ord ſyne, ſi de m Druys pulaz
to be deu mor ſhipp. And so to Donere af wec
ſipful men ſe ord ſene de him to be led wie his on,
ne toſus ſi expeaſ, ſi firm pennes he was for m,
to firmiſe, ſi lypede at Dure Deuy, a ne v of zeer,
of Kyng Edwardes reigne, pre on, kaf of, frene,
was Horn Edwarde Preuon Edwardes ſame the
Wliſche Wliſc he was vn zeer oode, De De, and
m pe ſame zeer it, Wits ord ſyne de put De rene
pens fire put tyme for the ſhulde noſt, pe paye, pe
Wliſche Kyng, ſi, ſuntyne byng of, ſigueland,
of pe aintre of West Sa yones, put but an to reigne,
m pe zeer of onre Lorde vi. C. lyxix first, gruinate,
unto home for pe stole of Engelonde there to be/
conſtymede. And in pe ſame zeer there ſi de mo/

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chse Payne in høy tynne pat it was aftred i disfroide bot chse
coru i høy i pat tynne ther ikas suche a deb are i fight-
tinge of cyarowés bidiners places in thes dines
pat men foruiden unmessrable multitudes of hem
ded in feldes as pey wenten And also ther fild suche
apfelence pat nène non suche was seyn in men
nes tynne pat lyvip now for manye men pat wente
to hir e des des booke i in good poynt so devinely they
seyden And also in pat tynne there falle a fliknesse
pat nien talle pey ocbes pat flowe bope men i ke
men pornz hir e infectinge And nipe xli. zeer of byg-
wards reigne was bore at yur ducy. Richarde
pe seande yone of poryns Edikarde of Engelonde the
whiche Richarde byng richarde of Amoritum hende
at pe ffinston aftir whom he was cleped Richarde
And pis same Richarde when his father was ded i
byng Edwards also was trowmed byng of Englands
pe xli. zeer of his age pornz purt lyne i heritage and
also by comon affeint i desire of pe common alde of pe
kenne And a bonte pis tynne at byng Edwards
tomamisement of Engelonde whan alle pe Aistrellis
and twuond were zolden onto him pat were holden
infframme bi a frit companye assembled to his de
One Vertram clepken knyzt an orpid man i a good
Werrinor wente i purpòsed him to piatte ont piers
byng of Spayne onte of his byng dome wip helpe
of pe mooste partie of pe forfide frete companye and
trustinge also upon helpe i favour of pe poppe for
as mochse as it come to his eris pat pe onne piers
shulde lede i vse pe mooste worste i synfull live ont
A chse whiche piers byng of Spayne was y
Luyten wip Drede of pis tidinge flede into Galway
gne w poryns Edikarde for to hane dywyr i helpe
of hem and whyn he was ded onte of Spayne
Herry his crop pat was a bastarde bi affeint of pe
mooste partie of Spayne i pornz helpe of pat ferful

comp'tanye pat / spake of erst / was made / was made / was made
byng of / spayne / pe nombre of / pat / comp'tanye was
revenede / est / pe nombre of / pe / as / fighte / ien / pis
same zee / in pe monthe of / Juny / tis / come agrete / comp't
nye / zavey of / pe Danes / gronde / hem / to godre / in pe nor
the / se purpoinge / hem / to come / to / to re / to
est / to / also / for to / see / / wip / w hom / comynde / it
metten / inpe / see / cheryners / opir / orped / fistinge / men
of / pe / same / am tree / disparpled / hem / pey / asfamede
Wente / home / azen / nivo / here / olwe / cintre / but / a / a
ge / al opir / ther / was / abestons / astonge / vesse / of /
Here / navee / pat / was / o / s / a / le / of / pe / engliff / he / m
and / was / pesffid / dreyut / inpe / whiche / vesse / we
re / pe / Stward / op / worthi / gerte / men / of / Denmark
take / presyners / bye / byng / of / Engelande / his / comy
teille / y / p / sonede / the / whiche / lond / pe / daues / come
/ Don / ten / al / abonte / for to / hane / had / here / dwodes / pt
pe / h / as / lost / and / pey / uozt / wel / apel / de / ne / ple / sd / of
pe / anns / were / pat / pey / had / pey / turnyng / home / azen
leuynge / li / hynde / hem / in / here / june / pryneliche / y
Weiten / in / strowes / y / pon / wallis / ze / snil / daues / thys
Wane / pue / h / app / there / au / engliff / he / an
Wryte / azens / pe / daues / in / pis / ma / hne / w / bere / snil
Danes / fette / hre / daues / and / in / pis / tyne / w / w / w
byng / of / spayne / wip / opir / bynges / pat / is / for to / pey
pe / byng / of / raduerne / pe / byng / of / in / a / logre / be / yng / e
men / wenten / bi / tibene / preyeden / comy / e / und
helpe / of / are / e / bar / de / pe / d / p / us / of / Engelande /
por / whos / comy / e / w / he / as / vi / dis / fonge / her
articled / desires / pat / he / was / requirede / of / po / tivo / bynged / loth / he / as / to / asfamed / to / sy / h / to
contrarye / hem / and / also / nope / es / he / was / agast / left
it / snil / de / any / p / indice / azen / pe / d /ope / t / longe / he
turede / hem / or / he / w / olde / gru / e / cou / se / te / therto / til
he / had / bette / comy / e / di / se / ment / wy / good / De / lib / e
a / ony / of / byng / e / w / e / de / his / ff / der / w / wh /

pat he was euy Sap wintymelly vischinge of so many
nobil meny regnyres i spoken vnto i wip mulye
prayeres i dent i made bituene hem dyyns de
Wade sente vnto his ffudir bope by p[re]lymuge lires
i also bi confortable wconeymuge alle lyve justes
omnes i transed Wiy akk pe topir bynges Epistello and
lires for to hane comfor i helpe of pe Wronges nozt
oonly to pe byng of Sydyl i duo but also for suche
puiges pat myz te falle to op lynges also zif it nere
not pe Sone holpen i amend it poruz pe Sone i
hylve of kny therde to hem pat it i aske i desired

A The White hres while pe byng. Euliarde and
his wimnere h[ad it] seyn i vndirstonden he h[ad]
gret w[om]p affisom i h[em]nesse of hiche a bynges
f[ro]ylinge i robb ynge w[ip] moche vintale Thyn he
Seute dzen confortable lires to Preys Esikarde
His Sone i vnto pe opir forseide bynges And War
nede him for to arne i ordeyne him azen p[oo] myz
doers i to wip fornde hem bipe helpe of gyd pat
Weren Siche eneuyres vnto Bynges A And whi
piu nobil Preys h[ad] receyved thes lires him selfe
W[ip] pe topir bynges Bifore clepte al here w[om]ne
to gridre or p[at] he wold e undirtake pe q[u]areff he
bonde dore i knet pe byng of Sydylne pat he was de
fede W[ip] agret oth pat i s for to deye p[at] he f[ul]de
ene aftir mayntene pe right bilene i faith of holly
thirche i h[ol]ly thirche also W[ip] alle kure mynfruo
ruthro i liberteis to defeude from alle lyve eneuy
es i alle p[oo] pat i W[ee]s t[he]r azen bitt nurly to p[on]ys
s[se] i Disroubl[ie] A And alle pe vistres. liberteis
and p[ue]legis of h[ol]ly thirche entre se mayntene
i amen de i alle puiges pat i were W[or]ngelyfully by
no me W[ip] drawe i bore alkey bi him or by al of
bicause of him h[af]ely to restore e[en] i to Dryve i
p[ut]e out i Saraynd i alle opir my[s]bilenede p[uple]
clene on i of his byng some W[ip] al his strengpe i

poere et suffre ne admitte non onche fornon male pinge ne
tanse to swelle thee ynne And pat w itselfe he had take
a criste ne women to wisse he himselfe neue come in non opir
womandnes best ne non of ope mennes wiffes to deify/
le And alle theo forseide pinges twelvethiche forty be
pe contynne it fulfille al his liff tyne And pue he was
bomiden bi oth asore notariis in presenc et bitnesse of,
pe two bynges wip opir Dzyntes And pue pis gions
Dzynt Edwarde vond tobe pe cause it pe gnarel of,
pe lyng of Spayne pat was deposited et he bi lynte hi
Wip pe drakne of to restore him there into his lyng
Some et lere ordoyne et gradre to gedre forp wip in al pe
laste his ztynne wip men of armes to iberre et fiste
in pis forseide cause And in pis same tyne upon
pe sonde of pe zouttisse ove pelt manye mankin it sey
pree Dayes to gedres there were seen tibb Egls of the
Whiche pe tyme come oure of pe zoneth et pe topir oure
of pe north. Et tanelly et strongly pep forften to gedre
et ubrastele de gedre And pe oure thet firste ouer
tome pe north Egle et al to kente et tare him wip his
hele et his cloued pat he sinnde uort reste ne take noo
breathe And afarwarde pe zoneth Egle flye home to his
oue two stis. And anon afar there folowde et was
Spyne in pe morne et fore pe Imme lysinge pe laste Day
Ottobre Sanf oon menye furres gudered to gedre on,
An hepe pat/ fallen Som to pe erte kevinge by lynde
hem verr Genes in maine of listerninge whos almy,
neet et herte brente mennes cldpis et mennes here,
Wallbynge ou pe erte as it was seen et knowen of,
meny aman. And jit pille northen lluyde pat it is,
eue ieday et destenat to alle evill fio oure katlyes
even til pre Dayes aftir was lost moche goode wip
oure noinbre vnreconable et also mithes Dayes per
fist etommen audie listernynges pinnres onolby,
et hale pat it westde et distroyde men geestes
Houses and trees. Of pe bataille of Spayne bitne

fatte at pe tabelle he was strangeled i deide out pis victorpe ma
nye nobile i hardy men of Engelonde in Spayne por in the
flyt i of diers fiknessis to here dep A and in pis same
zeer in marche was seyne Stella comata bituene the
worth twofis i pe ikest in hooos beemes stretched towarde
ffraunce And inpe zeer next sevemge of kynget Edwardes
reigne xlii. m Aprilffire leonett kynget Edwardes so-
ne pat was Duke of Clarence wente towarde uilen
Wip achose meyne of gentiles of Engelonde for to be
de Galois Donke i hane hire to wife bi whom the shinde
hane halfe pe lorde shape of anilen And atwarde
pei were solempnely wedded i pe same Duke aboute
pe 22atinte of ome lady deide A and inpe same zeer
pe ffrensthe men broken pe pees i pe truse andinge on
pe kyngees gromnde of Engelonde in pe shire i antre
of Donتي ff token i hilden casteff i tomis i bere pe
inglifthe men ouhonde falsely i fortell pat pep were
tuse of brekynge of pe truse And in pis same zeer dep
de pe Duke of Lancastre i 16 burie de worfhipfully in
oide Ponley churche And inpe xlii. zeer of kynget
Edwardes teigne was pe gretest Westelens of men i
of frete besfus i also bigget fullinge of waters pat
fi ff pat tyne ther fill gret hyndrpuge i distroying
of ome in so moche pat pe nexte zeer aftir a buslye
whete was solde for. yl. d. i aboute pe laste ende of may
lying Edwarde hilde his plement ac Westin in pe whi-
che plement was tred i spoken of pe othe i of the
tuse pat was broken bituene hyn i pe kynget of ftraunce
i how be niyte gest upon his wrouge ben eneighd. A and
m pe same zeer in pe diffampasy of ome lady deide pe
Quene Philippe of Engelonde aful nobile i a good wo-
man and at Westin ful worfhipfully 16 binye de i
enterid And aboute and some pe Duke of Lancastre i
pe erle of bereforde whip a great companye of kynget
wenten inffraunce where pep fatte but a litul wor-
ship for there was an huge hooft of affrensthe men upon

Challhul vrigge i anop hóste of Englisshie men faste bipe
same brigge pat / Couge tyme iad flyne there i manye
Worthi men / grete of pe Englisshie men ordreyned / zaff
comnille forto fytte i zeve butaille to pe ffreuffthe men.
Buit pe forsende wurdé8 wold nozt consente perto ne taffen
te forno mané ping.
A Thine anon afar it happened pat
pe Erle of Warlind come piderwardé forto wberre and
Whiue pe ffreuffthe men gerde of his comynge or pat he
tome fully vnto Conde per leste here tentir i panylonis
Wip alle here vetrailled i fledden i wenten at ey puly
and whiue pe erle was come to Conde wip his men he wus
te m al faste towarde wormanlie i diftroyed pe le of
and pozit dynt of alverde i poru fire but allas m
his retorninge to Engelonde warde tzeen at / Caleid
he was trike wip Silnesse of Pdestelnd and deide nozt
lenynge bi hynde him aftir his James To nob il akynt
i ov vepes of armed.
A In whiche tyme reigned i
Werrié pilke orpi d kuyt / ire Johi hawkwode pat
was an Englisshie man borü hanyuge wip him i at
his govunance pilke wifre compante pat it a fore
i neupned / pe Whiche so tymie tzeus holly thirthe
and anop tymie tzeus londis wberede i ordreyned
grete catalles / and there m at am tree he Sidema
nye mines / esus pingres i at boute pe twnfion of sinde
Doule lyng / O Warde Whiue he had endd i done
pe entyage i pe eyegnes wip grete wusti i 11 alteres
alouë i pe Schulz i burvinge of Queue Philippe
his wyt / Re ges his plement at Westin.
A In pe
Whiche plement was axid of pe Clergne apree zerres
Dyme pat i s forto sey as free Dyme tu be paied, pree
zeer D mynge / but pe alergie putte it of / Wolc,
not grunite i vnto Efte next comynge i püe sey
granted wel pat i pree zeer by artepu terms pat
Dyme Mulde be payed i also of pe lay sef was apree
zern. xo. I gruind vnto pe lyng.
A lowe are lobt
Anolles wip opur certepu londé8 weute oüe pe sef into

nem em pe abbey of seinte victor taster bi martell of pe Whiche
Abbey he was comtyne abbot him selfe. A And in bo
pe places putt he was buried inne ther ben thewes many
grete myrakels et bronsþ poriz pe grace of god to indnye
amaines helspe et pe hono et worshipe of almytha god
A star Whom followed next et was made Pope Givgorge/
Cardenal debene put before was clept Piers Eger as
in pi same zeer pe cire of lymage rebellid et fanzt azen
Drynus Edwarde as op cirees in Guyen Side for grete
tuyis costes et raimsonno pat pe were putte inne et seet
bi Drynus Edwarde pe Whiche thchem were muptustable
et to chartabul. A Wher before pe fillen fro him et turned
unto pe lyng of affince et Whiche Drynus Edwarde
Aubiz pis he was sone et chansid et greved et in turning
homwarde azeen into Engelonde wip fore okympylles
et fiztinge affantez forz ten wip hem et tobe pe forside
Cire et destroyed it almoost to pe grounde et sfolke alle
pat were founden in pe cire And pue for to eye pe wight
for dyuers fabnesse et maladies pat he lias et als for/
defante et lab of money pat he myste nozt tarie upon
bis euemped he hred him azeen into Engelonde A And
aboute pe bigynnynge of jamiue he come into Eide/
Lude wip his Wiff et hio meyne levinge bylnde him
in Gastvigne pe Duke of Lantastre etIRE Johi erle of
Chambrigge wip opir Worth et orped me in of Armes
Jure xly zaer of lyng Edwardes reighe at pe ord
Naince et sendynge of him The lyng of Nahanne w/
me to him to Tarying Don to trete wip him of arieyn
puiged to chynge his Were in wormundie Where
lyng Edwarde had left arieyn seeges in hio stede
til he come azeen but lyng Edwarde myste not spade
of pat he axed him. A And so pe lyng af 22thue
Wip grist worshipe et grete jist tobe hio leve et wente
Home azeen And aboute pe bigynnynge of charche wthi
pe element at Westen was bigonne pe lyng axid af
clergie a subfide of L ay. Li pe Whiche by it godde at

fflenmynge Æt pe englisshe men, as pe victorie ët token, xxxo
chippes y chardis, wych oalt, sleynge ët drenchinge alle
pe men pat were thefer jnue vnweitinge to pe englisshe
men pat pey were of pat amtre. A And redely mo
che harne had falle therof ne had pees pe sonne ben
made bitnene hem And in pis same zeer peffrensche
men biseged pe toin of Rochel, wherfore pe erle of
wenbrok was sente into Gústongne, wip el grete wim
panye of men of armes forto distrope pe seede pe wsh/
che erle ët his men passe den pe ove to wimen sauf vuto
pe hanene of Rochel. And his che pey were there at
pe hanene monpe or pat pe myzte entree safely come
upon hem astronge nature of Spayne pe wlichche on/
tome pwo englisshe men in moche blemsfinge bur-
tinge ët sleynge of manye p soones for as mochse as pe
glisshe men were not pannen redy forto fiste/ne
were of hem. A And in pis cunyge vpon of the
Spaynarde8 alle pe englisshe men eyther pey were
taken or styn ët of hem were wouidid vnto the
dep ët alle here chippes y brent. And there pey token
pe cele of Wenbrok wip an linge tresour of pe kyn
me of Engelande ët manye of nobul men and pue
on ond somer eren pe wlichche is softe chibredes day
they ledde pe englisshe forth wip hem into Spayne,
and of pis mystiseff wele noo greet, Wondir for pis
ere we had aful yul lyne re ët an opyn lechomre ët
also in a certeyn plement he stode ët was ajenus the
trtez ëfffrenchisbe of holly chirche A And also he
conceited pe lyng pat the ffilde eye more of men
of holly chirche pue of opir p soones of pe lay ffeve/
and for pe lyng ët op of his conceited acaptid ët token
rather peul oppimonie ët cansed ajenus men of holly
chirche pue he di. de forto dessende ët mynuten pe rist/
of holly chirche it was seene manye tynes aftir pomz
labblyng of fortune ët grace ffor pey had not ne bere a
wey so grete victorie ne ponner ajenus here enemved. Ab/

per Die before A And myis same zere the lyng Edwar
De wip Agret Hooft Entird pe eue to remene pe sege of
Korkeff But pe Wynde was even contrarie vnto him
nozt Louge tynne to goo ferre fro pe Conde Wherfore he a
Bood of certeyne tynne up on pe drie woskes Ab single aft
Agood Wynde for hem that tome it nozt And so at pe last
He was pennes wip his men to Conde Wande Azeen that is
non ao he was at pe Conde pe Wynde Biganne to turne
that was in ethopre wosf panne he was before now
pe Die of luncastive wip Agrete Hooft wente into Fflam
Dred that was id by Darys poru Burgoyne Cap of xxxv
Non aftir me de Cony-jeer of lyng Edwarde
Verdine pe Die of luncastive wip Agret Hooft
Wente into Fflam Dred that was id by Darys poru
Burgoyne that poru that Fflam was til he came to Burdeny
Wyvouten all manne wip stond yngne of pe Fflam was
men that he did hem by that hirme that he was that
Kunnomed manye woskes that tommor that many men and
Aftir lete hem gone freely A Also pe same zere lyng
Edward seue certeyn embassaytor to pe Dope may
inge him put that fflamde leene of that medle in his court
of pe kynnes that referencioone of Bnfacio in Engelonde
And put pe put were choose to kifflyones sev that dient
freely that wip ful rist myst of op that hirne that he was
of her etropolances that eres kifflyones as he were
Woned to be of all de tynne of pepe poynty of op/tom
chung pe lyng of Engelonde that his kelbne A And
Whe ne pey had his self were of pe Dope the Dope
endyned hem put pey single certe file him that he see
lettres of pe lynges well that of his kelbne or put pey
Destyned ouzt of pe for seide articles And in pio sitne
zeer Die of John pe Erche kifflyop of zuer John kifflyop
of fly. William kifflyop of Mora est of u welles se d
foloweden that were made kifflyones bi auctore of the
Dope may. Aley wemple to pe Erche kifflyop prime of
Zorl Thomas of Adam kifflyop of fly that is Beriy

Wakefilde to pe Bischopriche of Woreastre, ju pe which ey
me it was ordreynede in pe Plement pat ake catthe
Drat churtheb ssnulde joye it hane here elenom boole
it pat pe kyng fro pat tyne astur Warde ssnulde nont
Write azenb hem pat were it chosen but rather helpe
hem bi his lives to here confermation it pio statute was
kepte it side mothe profist it goode it impis plamente
was geraintd to pe kyng it dyne of pe clergye and
also a xor of lay fee it hyné pe zeer next astur of
kyng it Matrieles reigne pe xlix. zeer it pe v. day of
Juyn Dei de aist William Witkisse Erchebisschop
of Crantikyne Wherfore pe aynkes of pe same chur-
th e asked it Desyden a curdral of Engelonde to be
Erchebisschop it fore pe kyng it was agreed it had y-
mente it purpofid to hane exiled pe aynkes of the-
same fons it so pei fpendid mothe goode or pey impste
hane pe kynges grace it zeen it his alone but it wold se
nozt pe kyng consente ne gerainte to here elenom
of pe curdral ne pe Dope also ne pe curduals

Aud it bonte pe bigynnyng of August it was
trend it spoken at Brugge of certyne payntes it erte-
tes haligyuge bituene pe Dope it pe kyng of Guge-
londe it pio tretis lastid almodst tivo zeer And at pe
lafte they were acordid bi tibne hem pat pe Dope
fio pat tyne forpe ssnulde not yse ne de le ikp pe fef-
nationb of bnfices in Engelonde And itso pat pe byg-
shulde nozt gerainte ne lette noo bnfices bi his witt pt/
is cledid. Quare impedit but as touching pe elenom
Abone soide thet was uopng touchid ne doo it pat/
was Wytid it putte upon certyn olerkes pe which he
rathere it supposede to beu avaninsid it provinotid to uis-
shoprichis ikp pat pey defired it conbytid bipe court
of Wome pñe by any elenomis. It hyns same zeer p/
comen abonte aulde linasse it metten to gridere at Vin-
the manye nobul it worthi men of Dope Reuime to
treten of pees bituene poo tivo kyngdomes it pio tretis

the grete wronges i yvel governance that was done bihere
and bihere wonne in pe Reime The whiche Dame Alis
Piers per Kyng had holde longe tyme to his femeau Nother
sore it was lesse Wondir pons pe freelte of pe Wom
mannes exatinge and fire feruige consentid to fire lewid
nesse iypylt comynge
A The whiche Dame Alis and
also pe lorde Latyne i also onyche pat ferid pe Kyng
to yvel governacion azen his pfizte i pe Reime also
Alse pe commone of pe Reime desire den asfard pat
pey fynde be done at wey i m here stedes Wisse men
and worthi pat alere trewe i wel assaped i proued
and also of good governacion fynde be pinte in her
stedes So pynse ther was oon amonges pe commone pt
was alvise knyft i t trewe i also en elqueut man
W hos nature was of Piers delamare And p[ie]s stame
Piers was chosen to be spekere for pe commone in pe
plement A And for bitche pat y[os] Piers to de i
publifh[aid pe] troupe i refuerid menye wronges al
zens pe forsde Dame Alis i opir tertyn p[ro]ceedes
of pe Kynges comacion as he was Gode Bihe comono
And also he trufid moche forto be supported i melyn
tenede impis materie bi helype i finuour of pe P[er]p[er]
And anon as pe P[er]p[er]s ibus des at pe infamante
i requeſt of pe forſende Dame Alis th[us] P[ier]s de la
matre was ynged to p[et]neu preſon in pe adſtect
of Notyng him in pe W[is]cho adſtect he was two/
zeer A And pe v[iz] bafh of p[er]p[er]t lattinge pat same
plement De]de P[er]p[er]s E[pi]wardes Kyng Ed]wardes
firſte done pat i]s for to ſeyne upon trypunte lipiday
in pe worſh[ip of] whiche feste he was Wont emy z[ar]
Where pat ene he were in pe worlde to make i hol
de pe moſte ſolennunte pat he myſte who he nature
And fortune i of knyſtheode but if it was ben of
anopir E[ct]our alle men gotſte C[risten i] B[ethen] W[is]
le he lyne de i was in good p[oynt] W[on]drid mochse and
S[red] him W[on]di] fore W[is]h[]e body i]s worſh[ip]fully

340.

buryed at churche in Countyry.
A
And in this
the men and ye erlies tenanntiz of Warlowe, Arisen mali-
tionlys azens pe Abbot and pe Coment of Cynessin,
there tenanntiz and distrowed feffely pe Abbot and pe
tom and Womind and Beten here men and sfolwen of hem
menye vou and also pei wenten to here maners and
placed and deo mo thes harme and broken dom here/
parke and here close and brenten and sfolwen here beest
and chasd hem alwey Also pey broken here ffisthepon-
des heedes and leten oute pe wath of here pondest stell
is and ynere and to kenu pe ffisthe and bere it wip hem
and pue pey didem hem al pe harme pat pey myzte
A
J. toforforp pat pey had be distrowed petyelly
pat abbey wip alle there memberd and pe apportenam-
des but if pe lyng pe sonne had holpen it and taken
heede pty And pue pe lyng fente his liues to pe erle of,
warelowe thairtynte him and to mannduge him pat
he Silde stynte redresse and almen de pe enyl dovers
and brekeris of his pees and so bi memberd of wordes and of
opere ffrendes of bope fines pees and goode attorde was
made bitnene hem
A
And for pu gurlinge as it
was feide pe lyng wold not be donned at pat tyne
bi his wordes pat there were in pe plement but he
tyke and made his some pe dube of tanastare his gornuo
and also of pe kelme thes wliche Dub stode so stalle gow-
none til tyne pat heede of this same zeer aftir tun/
delmasse or pe plement was done pe lyng asked a
Subsidye of pe clergie and also of pe lay ffe and it was
grumtid him pat in forto say pat he Silde harme
of eny pfoone of pe lay fee boys of man and of ikoman
pat passid xiii. zeer of age. in. D. outake poere/
veggers pat were knollen opinly pat were ne dy/
poere veggers
A
And also pat heffolde fane of
eny man of felly churche pat was bifixed or pnomed
Xy. and of alle opir pat were noht pnomed. in. D.
dute take pe fone ordins of pe effireb veggers

Et und pis saine zeer aftir uighselmesse, Richard Vrys
Eduardis sone was made Brynys of Iles to Wilsom
pe Lyng zuffe alvo pe Duchie of Cornellike, Ily the
Erle dome of Oestrie, and Boute pis tyne pe dardenakf
of Engelande pe fourpe dy before, atry astring daley
day after mete so Deely was trulike, and smyte Wip a pal
fye, and wiste hys pereche, and upon atry astring depues day
the deid. Of pe deth of Lyng, Edwarde, and How he Johyn
ayonelvorte knytt was hongid, and drawe for his false
truelni, Cap. &c. XXXIX.

And anon aftir in pe, ly, zeer of Lyng, Edwarde
reigne in pe bigyinnage of Octob, Dope, Grego
re, pe xi. Brouste, and remeued wy, him his court
from anyon to Wome, and pe xii. day of Aprill, Johyn,
and monstvorte knytt, at London, was honged, and dra
We, pue he was bisford, and aftir his body quartered
and sente to my chief tombs of Engelande, and his
hree sette upon London, vrygyre, ffyr pis saine Johyn,
was ful vintrelke, to pe Lyng, and to al pe Reime, and ful
wne touns, and vintresul, ffyr he toke often tynes grete
somes of money, of pe Lyng, and his compound, for
men of armes, was aged, pat he slulde hane played him
and toke it vnto his owne vse. And pue he dreding
pat, at pe laste he slulde be slent, and altusid for pe sa
me armes, flode, pely vnto pe Lyng, of armance and
was, as worn, vnto him, and vcome his man, and bisfite,
pe Lyng, of armance to bruge, adrete, and opely
ne in confusion, and distroying, of Engelande, but
vrestful, god to Wilsom, now, pere vete, is vnkuolwe suffird
him first to be slent, and spilt or pat, he slulde so trecho
rouslly, and falsely his liege lord, pe Lyng, of Engeland,
and his puple, and his Reime, and pe whiche gromde pe
saine Johyn, was gore, so wikkend, by porn, and taille,
distroye, or bryng his airisid purpood, aboute, and
the, and freste, of saine Gregoire, pe next seikinge, Lyng,
and Wurde zuff, to Kechterde, and vndreux, his Epis pat,

to saye at wynchelsee. Rye. Hestyngc. Portismonpe
Hamptan. Stormore. I Graneshynde. I Diden mothe
Harme. Wenten homc azem. And in pich same zcer
ther was aplement. Holdeu at Westun. I at pate p
lement. Was ordyned pat erpy man. Womau alnd
childe pate. Weren at pe age of yuill zeev. I a bone po
ruy oure alpe kevime pore fuld I op thulde pape to pe
tallage. III. D. I Wiserfore p come aftar warde moche
mysteyf. I moche disse se to aue pe Wnomondre of the
Kelme. And mpe fourpe zcer of Lyng. Rich andes reig
ne the comons trisen vp in dyers purties of the
Kelme. I Diden mothe harme The whiche pop called
pe linslinge tyme. And pey of bent. I of Essej maden
hem tivo theneuterns to rule. I givime pat wunpe
nye of keut. I of Essey p at twou men called yacks fra
we I pe top men called Watte Tilere. And pey comey
I assembled hem upon blake hetf in kent. A And
on pe Orpys xpi Day I aftur pey comen dom vito
Southwerke I broken vp pe Pseuy House p at 18 to
Wite pe Lynges Ventes. I pe chytchessy I Swelyed
oute alle pe prisoners I so pe same day pey comen ino
Londou. I there pey robbed pe puple. I stouen alle A
liens pat/pey myjte fynde wip June pe Cate I aboute
pe Cate I dispoiled atle gere goods I maden htnos/
thurof. And on pe effro Day next aftur pate Was on pe
morne they wouen vito pe Tour of Londou. I the
Lyng Beynge thef June. I They fetten oute of pe
tour pe Treche biff hop of Timtirbiny Sure cslno/
de Sud biny I be Robert Halio Hospitaler I done
I myself of oute yonge Bous I amhiteffere pate
Was confess our to Lyng Racherde I bronzt hem vito
pe Tome hif I there pey flyten of gere leemed
I comen azem vito Wouen I stouen moche puple
of men of slange I of op worthi men in dyers par
ties of pe. Cate And prie pey metten vito pe Sudou
pooce of eastcastre bizoude vinte charpe at pe strong

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pat was full of peasey and there pey devoured in distroy
all the good is that pey myste fynde there is bare it
al they is brent up pe place. A And pue as far as pat pey
Wente to seynt Johys Wip onte Smethe filde in distroy
ed the good is there is brent up pat ons et pue pey
Wente to we sin et so onto seynt martrynes pey grant
et made him goon onte of pe myntly Marie alle pat were
Wip June for any manne of girth et pue pey comen vuw
pe Temple et to alle opie junes of comen et Dispoied
hem et vobled hem of here goodes et also pey turen
Here booke of laie et pue pey comen thyn to londoy
et brak up pe preston of new gate et droff ont alle pe
p soners felons et op And also onte of bope comen
alle pe puple pat were thet June et distroyed alle the
booke pat liere in pe comen on A And pue pey
contenued forth bope Saturday et Sunday untu
pe a one day next folowinge in hal here manne and
Wicke nesse And pue upon pe a one day bynge
Rycharde Wip his for des pat weren Wip him pat
tyme et pe a day of london William Walckow the
pat was pat tyme come Wip his al Swimen and
Wip pe comen of pe acte et comen into Southey
were to here et to knowe pe enten aon of thes rebel
les et mysgoverned puple A And pue pue jacks stand
the man of an oth in pe felde pat alle pe puple of a
corde fyn de come nere et here his clamours et his ay
et his will Thine pe lord is et pe a day et pe al derren
Nay pe common alce of pe acte of london highte
and in action of his comen se et fulfesnesse et of his
foulke psumption And a non William Walckor
the pat tyme beynge a day Drolle ont his swere de
et now jacks stralle et a non put there he smote
of his seed et sette it upon his spere flect et sult akas
born porning london et pue sette upon london vrag
de A And pue a non alle thes Ksered et mysgovn
ned men were voide et tlene vanified abit had

nozt bon pey And pue pe lyng of his grete goodnesse
et bi prayer of his lordis made there. by. knyngis of
gode et worthi men of pe care of London pat is to fly
william Walworthe pat that tyme was ajapyre et
folow jacks stralky. et pe seance de pfoone was 22 tho
lav Kreembe/ The. in. Joha p. filipot. The un. 22 yo
tho las Twy forde The v. Kydett. Laninde. The vp.
Kobert. G. ay twyn And pue pe lyng luy his lordes
et his knynges returnde ajeen vnto pe Tour of London
et there he restid him til his puple were better sefis/
et sette in restre et in pees And pue bi procreste of tyme
as pey myz we gete et take thes re bellis et K. seros pey
hongen hem upon pe next gallo wes in euy lorde بش
pe porn oure pe Reime of. Engelonde by. xl. et by.
xxx. by. x. et by. xy. ene as pey myzte be geten and
falle in any parties of pe Reime. A And in pe. 20.
zeer of lyng. Richardevs reigne was a grete erthe qua
ke et pat was done generally one al pe worlde pe wele
uesday astur wif it vnday in pe zeer of pe yncitanda/
on of oure Corde jolin aryst a. as. ccc. int. et. xy. Whereof
alle pe puple weren fore agast et a dred single tyme
astur for pe vengante et grete sive pat oure lorde good
sme wele et side And in pe vp. zeer of lyng Richardes
reigne Sire Berry Spensire Viscount of 22 or 1/2 chche/
Wenthe Wuy a Grandrexe ouer pe see in to pe comte of
fist und is et there pey hadde pe tonn of Erland anying.
et pe tonn of Vr. Borin. Dunbarke et new port et pere
et there pey hadde et ffryste. li. shippe s Wuy pelage for
to hane come into Engelonde Wuy thes shippe s And
these goodes. A And pue pe Viscount of 22 worthliche
et his connence lete brene thes shippe s Wuy alle
pe pere ge in pe same hamanet in to harde affeves.
And at Dunbarke was done an het battelle. Bitwe
ne pe ffler mynges et pe Engelisse men. And at pat
Valantke was stayn a grete miniatu de of these fflern/
mynges. And pue wente pe Viscount Wuy his retenecke.

onto pre and biseged it a longe tymme but it mynte
noutyt begeten it so he lefte pat sege and come azeene
into Engeloude for dure Englishtye mene were foule
distroyed and midnye deideu upon pe slixe and in
pis same zeer come Quene Anne into Engeloude
forto be spon sed vnto Lyng richarde and hir effader
was Empour of Almaine and byng of Beeme and
Wip hir come pe Dus of Tussly and hir vncle and
midnye op worthi worded and knygtis of hir Qutre
of Beeme and of opir duchesse to doo hir rene-
rence and worthyn And ove veulve alworthi knygt
of pe Cartier and opir knyges and knuyverd pat we-
ren pe Lynges en bassettonys bronson hir into
Engeloude and so forth to London And pize the
papule of pe cite patys to say pe dyce and pe alder
men and alle pe cymons riden of zens hir to hol
tomei hir and eyd men in gode arraye and eyd anst
Wip hev eynustale eu pe beste manere metten eu
hire ou peDLake forth in bent and so bronzte hir
vnto London pomез pe cite and so forth vnto Westen
into pe Lynges Palais And there fthe was spon-
sed vnto Lyng richarde wel and worthely in pe al-
ley of Westen And also there fthe was avellmed
Quene of Engeloude and alle hir ffrendis pat eu
men eyd haw and grete zistis and weren wel and che-
rede and refressthe a longe tymme as pey alder in here
And in pis same zeer was abataille digne hir June
pe Lynges Palais at Westen for certeyn povitred
of tresoun by twene thesey Aysen knygt diffen
Damit and Carton connyer appellannt but pis
pe roth Aysen one come pis Carton and midde him
to hild chifl wip June pe listo And pize anon hys
pis Carton dispoled of his harneys and draike ou-
te of pe listo and so forth to Tiborne and there he was
bongd for his fullfeneo And in pe vny jor
of Lyng richardes reigne the Edwarde of Langelive

iſ Distribution p[at]t pe Scotis ſi ad ſone vito pe Engliſthe
men nipe y[arches] And p[ie] pe St[oth] come Dom vito
pe Kyng forto entete U[sp] him i[] M[ay] his for Des for truſe
as for Certeyn z[er]s And so Kyng C[he]rde i[] his com[
tert]t gru[n]t And him truſe for C[erte]n z[er]es vito ſiere as/
Bynge And p[ie] Kyng C[he]rde tur[n]ed him Home
A[zeen] vito Engelond And W[il]ſie he ha[] come vito
z[or]k there he abode i[] reſt And him p[er] And one Joh[en]
Ho[land] pe erle of Kentis Brothir Solb[] pe erſi[] ſone
of St[afford]e i[] his E[re] U[sp] and Ag[her] in pe C[ate] of z[or]k
A W[il]ſer before pe Kyng his as one tim[ev]nd i[] g[iv]ed And
an[on] reme[vid] ſi[] pen[es] i[] come vito London i[] the
My[re] i[] pe Ald[u]nen i[] pe Com[on]i[]s U[sp] al pe ſolemp[
inte p[at] p[ey] myſte ſone R[den] the[n]s pe Kyng i[] br[ou]t
him triall y[or]p[er] pe C[ate] i[] so forſt vito U[ke]ſt[ui] vito
his obne p[ale]s And in pe W[er] of Kyng C[he]rde
reigne i[] he h[il]de a p[lement] at U[ke]ſt[ui] i[] there he ma[d]
t[uo] Duk[es] i[] a[]r[que]s i[] v. erſi[] the ſurſte p[at] was
made Duke was his pe Kynges U[ncle] pe Ed[u]n[de] of
Ling[ee] erle of Cam[br]ide i[] him in[de] Duke of z[or]k
A And his opir U[ncle] pe Thom[es] of W[od]es[toke] p[at]
was erle of Vokyngh[im] him made Duke of Elync[he]
and pe ke[vi]ne p[at] was erle of Oyenk[erd] him made
[ar]que[s] of Den[el]on And H[er]y of Volingb[ry]k pe
Duk[es] ſone of Lan[caſte] him he made erle of D[er]ky
And pe Ed[u] p[ar]de pe Duk[es] ſone of z[or]k him he ma[d]
erle of R[ot]elonde And pe Joh[en] Holonde p[at] was pe/
erli[]o Grop[ir] of bent him he made erle of H[ui]ntyng[
Don] i[] pe Thom[us] M[om]bray him he made erle of R[ie]
tu[n]g[hi]n] i[] erle a[]rch[al] of Engelond And pe ung
Re[l] of Poole B[ny]t he in[de] erle of South Folke A[
ch]tun[eler] of Engelond A And p[ie] pe erle of pe
[ar]che at p[at] ſam[ie] p[lement] hol[den] at U[ke]ſt[ui] a[
m]on[ge] all pe for[des] i[] com[on]s was proclame[de]
erle of pe [ar]che i[] ſi[re] of Peran[ut] to pe com[ne]
of Engelonde aftir Kyng C[he]rde pe Whiſche erle of

the churche wente oone pe vre nit vlonde vnto his londe
Shippes i Londes ffor pe Erle of pe churche is erle of wistre
in Yelonde bi rizt lyne i Heritage And et a Christe of
his he lay pelt tyme And there come upon him a
crete nmlatnde inушſementis of Wilde truffe men
him for to take i Diftine And he tyme ferſely oure of
his Christe wip his pimple i many fanzt wip hem i
there he was here al to pents i Sride on Whos ſoule/
god hane meye Ame. A And in pe x. zeer of. Lynd.
Rich ardes teigne pe erle of. Arndel ubeente vnto the
see wip a chrete rane of. Shippes endarne d wip meny
men of trines i goode archires And wshne ppy comen
in to pe Brode ſive pey metten wip pe Hoole fſtete pat
c women wip wyne from Rochel i it was enempes goo/
Des And there oure rance ſette upon him i toke ſe
delle i bronzt hem vnto Dimer portis i Hanenes i in
Engelonde i ſome pe bronzt to londou. And thereze
myste hane had a tonne of Rochel wyne of pe brest
for XX. of sterlinge i so we had chrete thepe of Ibyne
poruz oure pe Rewine at pat tyme paubed de god all
mysty. A

Habt pe v lorde hisen at Battestore Vrystyn

And in pe xi. zeer of. lyng. Richardes teigne. pe
y. lorde arisen at Battestore Vrystre in pe Dis/
tinaction of reuerends pat. weren pat tyme in alle the
Rewine the firſe of. pons v. londis. was pe thorues of
wo destowe pe lynges vntele i Dub of Gonceſtire and
ſe founde was pe Richard erle of Arndede. And pe
prinde was pe Richard erle of Warlik. The fourye
pe Berry Wolmabrook erle of Derby. And pe fifty.
was pe twins ojoumbray erle of Rottinghii. And
theys. y. lorde drawe pe myſcheſ i myſgouernnæ
i pe falſenes of pe lynges comend i af yuik goner
nauimæ. A Wherfore pe pat weren pat tyme theſe
of pe lynges comend flode. oure of pich londe oure
pe ove pat iB to ſoy pe all ſanndie Wenyke pe Erche.

bisth op of zorb and þe Roberte levour archens of Sene
lyn and pe Erle of Orenford and þe unchel de la Pole
erle of Southfoll and chuncler of Engelonde and thes
lordes wenten o're pe Ie t' comen uene dreen for pe
pey denen. And pue thes forserde lorde abone
ferde maden uplement at Westin t' there pey token
þe Robert tresely an pe juste t' be zuchol grembe
kuyt of Oyteseyn of London and þe John Salisbury
kuyt of pe Kynges household and vske Regentunt of
armes and manye moe of op chiple were takene and jug-
gid vnto pe deth bi pe comitele of thes v lordeis m
here plement at Westin for treson pat pey putte up
on hem to be drawe fro pe dome of London pom
pe Ote t' so forth to Tyborne t' there to ben hongid
and there jactis to be chitte t' put þey were firmed t
Den dep. And aftir pat imps same plement at
Westin was þe Symounde veule pat was akuyt
of pe earie and þe John Veuthampe kuyt pat
was Stalwart of pe Kynges Household and þe James
Verners were for jugbid vnto pe deth And pue
pey were fasse on foute vnto pe dome gide t' there
were here heedes sinyten of and manye op moe by
thes. 2. lordeis and in pib same forserde plemente
t' inre ay zeer of lyng and chardes teigne he lere de
t' order ne agenel justis pat is called atournement
of lordeis. Knytis t' Sijnyers t' pib justis t' turnemert
was holden at London in Smeths feede for alle ma-
ne of stringers of what londe or antre pat ene
pey were and vnto poo justis they were right
welcomt and to hem t' to alle op was holden oppen
house holde t' giret ffeestis t' als giret zifis were
nere to alle maner of stringers and pey on pe ling
side were all of dofne here awtio. armour,ffel
deg Bores, trippine t' al were lighite Bertis wic
crowne abonde here necbes t' chaynes of golde
hattingte ther op on t' pe croune hauinge lome

by fore pe hertis brest pe wiche hevet was byng richar
des lynerdy pat he zaf to londes i Ladies knytis
i squyers for to knowe his housethelde from opn
pynple And at pe fieste in comynge to here Justis
xxiii. Ladles ladsen these. londes of pe Gau
the Wip cheynes of golde i alle in pe same suite of
hertis as to for seide from pe tume vp on hore bai
pormy pe eate of london into Smeth feelde there pe
justis Mulde bee holde And pis freeste i justis was
holden genial to alle poo pat holde comen of ilfeset
lond or na atom pat erne pey were And pis was hol
den Durnige. xxiiij. Sayers of pe bynges elyne coste

A and thys. londed to auilwere alle male
of pynple pat holde tume pider And pider tume pe
fere of seynt ponne of affirme i manye op worth
knyttes Wip hyn of dynerd parties ful wel & relyd
And onte of holonde i hende ane tume pe lond & ostw
vaine pat was pe Duées sone of holonde i manye
op worth knyttes Wip hyn of holonde ful wel array
D And wiche pis freeste i justis was eund pe
byng richarde picked pere straimyng i 3 of hem
manye grete zires i panns pey toben i fere lene of
pe byng i of opre londes i Ladres i Westen heme
aizeen into here onyne amoure Wip grete lome third
mothe pynke And ipe xiiij. zees of byng Actler
des tengine thes Way a bataille sone mye byngred
p alers at Westin bituelle a Snyee of wadne i
was in pe bynges hens i auoipr Quyvor patine
talle i of n Maltriste for poyntes of dresen pat pis
Quyvor of wadne putte vp on Walffe but thes
Mature was oncomine i zolde vinta his a dafarye

A and anon he was Arpoike of his armour
i drawn onte of pe Dalles vinta dyborne i efer
he was honged for his falsenes And pe xiiij. zees
of lond richarde s engine he of Gau des
of lankustre wente one pe one into S. dyne forw

chalamige his 1737t pat he had bi his wifc 1737t tithe
vnto pe evolbne of Spayne wip a grete host of men
of armes & archers. A And also he had wip him
pe Duchesse his wiff & his pree Donzres one pe see
wip him into Spayne & there pey were a grante
wshile And at pe laste pe lyng of Spayne Bignu
to trote wip pe Duke of Lancaſtre & pey were acour
ſid to gedere poruiz here bope twinceles in poma
ne wife pat pe lynge of Spayne ſhulde Wed de
pe Dukes Donze of Lancaſtre pat uab pe right there
to Spayne And also pe ſhulde zere vnto pe Duke
of Lancaſtre golde & oilne pat were caſt into grete
weggeb and manye asin jewellio its mothe au
viij. Chatrietta uptyt carye. C And euyt zeer aſtur
Sumpunte peliff of pe Duke of Lancaſtre of pe Di
chesse his wiff. X. as. mark of golde pe wſiche gol
de they of Spayne ſhulde auenture & Brynge zeerly
vnto Bayouin to pe Dukes aſſigakes by suretyma
de And also pe Duke of Lancaſtre matre de anop
of his Donzres vnto pe lyng of portyngale pe
S ame tymc And wchne of he had done pns he towne
home azeen into Engelonde & pe goode land hy his wiff
also but manye alworthi man in patt vidge de de
upou pe ſſſay. A And mepe xv. zeer of lyng Richar
des reigne he bilde his caſtmaſſe in pe manne of
Wodeſtowe & there pe Erle of Penbivok azong Lorde
& attending of age Wolde lerne to juste wip the wyzt
pat men called pe Johu Soit Johu & pey ki dem
to gridre in pe 20 kylb. of Wodeſtowe and there pns
Worthi. erle of Penbivok wuab slayne wip pe towr
Bnytwa ſpere of he caſt it from him wshite pat
pey had towpced & pns pe goode erle made there
his end. And perſore pe lyng & pe Anene under
mothe ſorouſe for his deſſ. A And mepe xv. zere
of lyng Richaide wighte Johu ſeende beynge
panne ayair of Woudon & Johu Walworthi & Henry

bronzte pe lyngt et pe Quene vito westen mito hio pda
leis And pue on pe morue astur pe ojapr et pe cherref
fes et pe aldurmen of London come vito pe lynge
in hio palleis at Westen And present d'ini wip tilo
vasenes of silue et gilt feff of cwyned gold the
Smr. of xx. af. et pyinge hir of hio hie merty and
lordefflype et specal grace pait pey myzte hane hio
gode lome et leve et liberteris et ffruichisey libe as pey
hac hane hag bisfore tymes And bi hio livres paten/
tis et here chartre confrained.
And pue pe Quene
et opre worthi lorde s et ladies felle on knees et bosomt
pe lyng of grace to conforme pe Chantre And pue
pe lyng tobe vy pe Quene et Grimit d hirre at hirre
as lynge And pue pei talle pried pe lyngt et pe Que-
ne et wenten hore ajeen to London And in pe yd
jeer of lyng Richarde s reigne vertyne lorde of
rotlonde comen in to Engelande to gete Morshep,
as bi seet of armes et thero mere pe pfoomes pe erle,
of onare et chalantinge ye erle in art al of Engeland
to jaste wip hini certeyn poyntes on hors lak with
stame opreys And so pey riden to griden as two Mor-
thi knyghts et pey riden certeyn cires but nozr the-
ful chalantinge pait pe Scottisfhe erle made for he
was ceste gore hors et miti et two of hio rubbes byw
ben wip pait feff et so he was born oure of Omethesel
home in to hio jime.
And wip jime alqul tyme
astur he was catried hom warden in a ltere And at
vorl thore he deide And he William Dareff knyght
et too op vanerett of rotlonde was made anopre
chalantinge wip pe Dierw contrieney knygt et pe lyngs
batere of engelande of certeyn twurfe vy on hors
lak in pe samre fvelde And ibiue pey hag inden cer-
tyne twurfe hit et he say he myzte nonz t hane the
bectur et zaf it onye et wolde nomore of hio chalantinge
but turned hio hors et rode home vito hio jime

A And pue vou cullborne sipnyer of rotlonde cha

langtes þe 22e olhans arke knyt of arteyn owtres
hit wip stortpe operres on hors sak / pei 11den to gede
re / v. wirob bit / at reny twiro pe drotte wits aft a
Donn bope hors / man And pue owt englisshe lordeb
panked be yod hadden pe fuelde. A And mpe xvis.
zver of lyng Rethanbes reigne deide pe guode gracionis
Qenene Alme pat was wiff to lyng Reth anbe m pe place
of Shene m pe sffne of oðstirfey up on wbit some day
And pue was sfe dwont vnto London / so to Westen / 2
there was entered / Burped wortfely biside seita
of Ardebes fheyne on wboe son le almyfty god hine
merry / pite Almeu. B our lyng Reth and sponised Da
me Jgubel pe kygges doust of affemnæ m pe twom of
Taleis / pue dwont lyne mto Gigelond / lete crolly
ne lere Qenene m Westen / tap cc. xlya.

22d mpe xxz jver of lyng RethauDES reigne he
Alwente one pe sive to Cyleis Wip Dukes. Erle
et Baronio / m almye op Wortshi knyt, and
Snyer in guode airay / also common purple in guod
airay chse / also longed to suchse anobul knyt / Wor-
th Drynæ of his nobly / of his olbne psvone to
Done him revenue / of seruance, as olbith to be do-
ne vnto here lede lorde. A And so my;ty a byngy
/ Empour in his olbne Rellme / to a bi de / je cayne
there pat Wortsh / gracionu dady pat shulde benu his
Niff / azong treature of x. jver of age. Daine Jstabel
pe kygges Doust of Affemnæ / many op Wortsh. Lor
des of grete netine bope Baronib / knytis wip nuo
che op purple pat twen vnto pe twom of Gruenemyng
And tilo Dukes of affemnæ the two lles pe Duke
of Burgoyne / pe topie was pe Duke of Barre pat
Nolde god no further lesse pue pey h and plegges for
hem. A And pue lyng RethauDe Delinere de tilo
plegges for him to gvo sainff / twne sainff wighte
plegges Were his tilo vuthe pe Duke of Glovacewe
/ pe Duke of zorb / pey tilo Dukes Wenten ove pe

WATUR of Granemynge, et alden pe as for plegges onto pe
trine pat pe marriage et pe fuste was endid et pue tyes two
Dukes of finne comen vnto Granemynge WATUR
And so onie to enter vnto puy puy pus worshypfull lad ay
Dame J sabelk pat us pe bynge & donyt of ffinance et
Wuy hire wome many alworthi lorde et al so Ladie v
and knytes et As payers in pe bestre ay puy mynte ke

A And there pey metten wuy oure englifh the meyne
At Daleis pe Wifliche Welcomede hire et hire meyne wuy
pe mooste Honour et revenue pat mynte ke et plus stree
was bronzt into Daleis tony And there she was ret
seyned wuy al pe solempinte et Ikerffuy paut mynte ke
Done vnto Siche Alady And pue pey bronzt hir vnto
Lyng Restard et pe bynge to be hir et Welcomede hir
et alle hir faire meyne et made there al pe solempm/
te pat mynte be made et done. A And pue afturke
De pe Lyng et his conucek as ded of pe affrenshe men
and Lorde Whethur all pe comeninty et forward
way pe ampoſation pat were or deyued et made upon
Doyt ytes fthuse be trewely kept et hold by tyme he
et pey sey den zey et there pey Askeuen et tober hir char
or vy so akob et maden lyve othe wel et trewely it to
hold em all e nature povinb et comeninty wuy oure
ny counter Dicnon or De lay in any mite lyve And
pue was Same J sabel y bronzt vnto Synt 22 cho
ay churche in Daleis et there she was worthely Wed
S. D wuy pe mooste Colwimpunte pat any bynge or
Quene myrche Jane wuy Or the Biffhothes et Biffhoped
And N. V. allempintres of Holly churche. A And
viue puy were bronzt Home vnto pe ostell et sitte to
mure And there pey were seru de wuy al nature of de
ace of alle trak mete et Suyne plenruously
to alle nature of ouerungers et two alle op et noo are
tue I barne & pat affwre but alle were we come
far as we were giute halv et tentus sitte upon the
Gruene wuy once pe ostell to resſyne alle nature of

puple et euy offiare to vesseyue hem alce et pue pio worthi
marriage was done solempfully enid wip all halve
A And wisse pat pio was done the tiyo Dubeo of'
primæ wip here puple toben here leene ofpe byng et
pe Quene et wenten azeen to Grenenynys watir oure
Lorde's bronzten hem there et there thes Lorde token
lene of euy the op et so poy departid et enre Lorde is to
men azen vuto Talons et pe affreuffe Lorde wenten
one pe watir et so home into affrannæ azeen And it
non aftir pe byng made him redy wip pe Quene and
asde his Lorde's et ladiés et alle ope puple wip hem and
comm one pe Quene into Engelondæ et so forpe to London

A And pe uytir et offerreffes et alle pe altonnen
et worthi commoners et tiden ezen hem vuto Blanche
hepe in bent And there poy metten wip pe byng and
pe Quene et welcome de hem et pitt m好 deerry and
euy mitu in his debpige of his crest et here mynstra
les to fore hem et so poy brought hem to Sante Geor pol
Barre inSWesthwerk et there poy toben here lene and
pe byng et pe Quene tiden to keningtome And prie
pe puple of Londe turned home azen et in turnyse
azen to London broghe there kens so now the prie s/
Bope on hir et on foot pat there were double upon the
Brigge up pfoones of hens et of Pomerens et est Lede in
on Wysse soules god hane nac Amen.
A And prie
aftir Wisse ve Quene was brought onto the tonne of'
London et there she was al nytt and ene more
she was brought porie pe cité of Aion drie bys.
And there was a whole de Quene et Engelondæ et A
prie she was brought azen vuto pe koges palle et
et there was holden an open et a final fiesh bit free/
Coronation for alle iname of pnye pat pider was
tome And puy coronacion was done onpe Londe day
afte pe feste of Seinte Climent in e2 day of Christ
Richarde's regime A And prie pe wiv Day of August
next solonvinge by evill exsultation et false crime

q

1360.

And forgiere wrathe i malice that he had of oolde tyme
vinto his uncle pe goode Duke of Gloucestre i to pe
erle of Arundell i to pe erle of ibarelyk Thine pe kyng
bi his enyl comtide laste mpe evenmge on pe sevne
onpe same day abone seide made him redy wyp his
stengye i roode vnto Essex vnto pe tomo of, cestelins/
forde i so come to plasshry sodenly there put pe the
nys of, wo de stoke pe goode duke of Gloucestre laye i
pe goode Duke pat pomte non eviſt come vnto the
kyng Anon i pue pe kynge restide pe goode Duke li
oelſe his oſyne body i pue he was laſd adorin vnto
pe watr i Anon puite into aſſuppe i Anon had vn
to Caleriv i bronſt mto pe Capteyne's ware to be
kepte in hoolde bi pe kynge s comandement of eu
gelonde. A And pat tyme pe erle marchal of Ginge
londe was Capteyne of Caleriv i Anon aſtar was ſen
te a commandement of pe kynge i bi his falſe com
erel i commandid pe Capteyne to puite pib goode
Duke vnto pe derſh And Anon poo men pat hadde pib
duke ni kepinge token here comtide hou pat pey
Wo de puite him vnto pe derſh And thes were here
poyntementi pat pey ſhulde come up on him Whi
he was ni bedde i aſſepe upon aſſethirbed and Anon
pey comiden him foote i ſonde i chard pe him to lye
ſulle. A And whi ne pey had done pib pey when tilo
ſimale to tol ayles i met den on hem tilo viſe knottis
i pue ciaſten pe tol ayles abont pe Dukes neſſe
i pue pey token pe aſſethirbed pat lay vndr him
i caſte it a bone him i pue pey dro wken here tolwap
les eche weyes i obne layen upon pe aſſethirbed pat
lay upon him vnto pe tyme pat he was deſ bicau
ſe pat he ſhulde make uo noyſe i pib per ſtrange/
leden pib worthi Duke vnto pe derſh on whoſ ſonle
god i ane pite i niye A men. A And whi ne pe kyng
had aresad pib worthy Duke giu oſyne uncle and
ſente him vnto Caleriv he come again to London m/

grete hestre wip allon dir grete pniple and as soone as
he was come he sente for pe erle of armindefft for pe
gode erle of warikul anon as pey were come he
arestand hem bope his oine selfe he Johnn ovesin
he Johnn chynnee knytes he arestand hem in pe stime
mane til he made his plement and anon pey were put
into hoolde but pe erle of armindeffente at large
unto pe plement tyme for he fond of sufficamt oure
tee to alide pe lawe and alle mane of answere of the
poynten pat pe lynge his conneide wolde pinte vp
on him And inpe xxijeece of lyng richarde s
reigne he ordained him aplemente at westin the
which he was clesped pe grete plement pi of plement
was made for to yngge thised pree worthi lordes and
opir moo as hem list at pat tyme And for pat yng
gement pe lyng lete make in al pe haft a longe it
large hyns of tymbre pe which he was fellyde an hal
le and benede wip tilles it was open al abonted on
bope sides and also at pe endes pat alle mane of men myt
te se pornz oure thisre pe done was holden vp on this
for seide fordep in jugement zive at piu for seide plement

A and forto come to piu plemente pe lyng sente
oute his Wiztesb onto eneyth lorde varion knyzt and
squeyer in eny ffeure pornz oure Engelonde pat eny
lond of holde gudere and brynge his reteneuy of pniple ut
him in as thisre tyme as he myste in pe beste arraye
pat se edide grete in maytenyngc in strengpungd af
pe lyng azens hem petit were his enemys pat piu
myste be done in tilke pe haft come to him inpeyne
of dethe and also brynde richarde him selfe sente into
the estreffire vnto pe chometeys of pitt aintre and
pey gudere de and bromste agetel an huge unlcitade
of pniple bope knytes in sqnyers in pacapally of pe ze
maniere of thisreffire pe which zemen and archers
pe lyng toke in to his oine come to zaf hem honde
of conde and also goode wages to be kepers of hiss oine

hody bope be myzte ſt be day abone Alle of pfoones i moost
lonede i best tunste pe whiche Toone aftirly arde turned
pe lyng to grete loffe sffame lyndryngte i his yttirly
vill do yngde i distinccion as ze ſſul there soone aftirwarde.
A And pat/tyme come pe Berry erle of Derby iut
agrete meyne of men of armes ſt of archers ſt pe erle
of Potelonde come Wip a stronge polver of ynple bope
of men of armes ſt of archers and pe erle of Kent w
me ſt bronzte agrete polver of men of armes i archers
the erle as archet come mpe stime maide Thee lorde/
Spenser i mpe stime maide also Thee erle of Northunn
blonde i be herry Perteve his sone i thes thomu purp
pe erla groſt i alle thes worthi lorde s bronzyen
Wip hew aftirre meyne i a stronge polver i che ma
in his best array. A And pe Dule of lanastre i
pe Dule of zork wemen i pe stime maide Wip men
of armes i archers ſu following pe lyngde And fire/
William slope tresorer of Engelande come mpe
stime maide And pirs i mpe array wemen alle thes/
worthi men of pirs lond vnto onere lyng i alle
the s ynple wemen to lond iu do day iu so mothe
pat i e my sterte i latne i lond i al so i mpe Subt
de were ſul of hewe regde i or ynple abonde
lond iu e wepe and thes puple bronzte pe lyng
to Westi i Warten gome izen to here longyngte
bope hors i man. A And pire i upe e day
pe xne dew of ſeptembre pe plenent i bytanne
he Resi i pe Wab thes was claud pe grete plenent
i upon pe day next following pe erle of arm
Sef was bronzt iuto pe plenent stronge alle pe
lond i pitt weas on deite mattheus dey pe apposul
i emangeſt And there he iu to for judgment vnto pe
Deth i mpe hale pat i was made i mpe pales i at
West i pis was his judgment pat he ſſulde/
goy iu foote Wip hew hends lond iu hynde
him from pe place pat he was for judgment iune/

it so forth with porns pe cte of londou vnto pe tonre huff
and there his heed to be smitten of it so it was done
mnde in pe same plate. A And vp of pe grete
lordes pat satte upon his judgment liden With his
hui vnto pe same plate there he was done vnto pe
seth forto se pat exancion were done aftir hede do
me t bi pe bynges eutamidement t wip hem venge
on foothe men of armes t archers agrete multitud
alle of chesure men in strengthnige of pe lorde
pat bronzten piz erle vnty his deth for pe dresdeu
pat pe erle shulde hane ben resmedo t tube from he
wshue pey comen to londou but he passed forth with
onte pe cte of londou vnto his deth t there he toke
it full patiently on whos sonle god hane meue ame

A And prié come pefferes of Augustines t to be vp
pe body t pe heed of piz gode Erle t bære it høme vi
to here hons t burpe de him in høre Quere Au d on pe
morollie aftir as our richarde erle of warrellike
bronfte in pe plement there as pe erle of armideff
was for jugnd and pey jaff pe erle of warrellike pe
same judgment pat pe for sende erle fyalde of armi
deff but pe lorde h and compassioun of him bituse
he was of more age t relative him vnto pe tueff pre
son t puite him mye 9 le of min. ad prie w monie
day next t aftir pe Dri. col houf of Kent t he joh. they
nee knyt were bronzt mito pe plement into pe slane
haule t there pey were jugnd to be houge d Drewe/
but porn pe prayer t justifie of alle pe le des pait
judgement was for zeuen hem t relative dy prentauff
person. A And piz same tyne was pich d'r. Wils/
tyngton a ayr of londou t joh. Wodderob t william
as lay Sheriff of londou t pey ordpyed. at eny zate
t in eny ward stronge watche of men of armes t of
archers t prynapally at eny zate of le ude Durynke
piz stine plement Au d pe bynges midle t piz plement
y Dubes t a marcher t in his trues t pe firste of hem.

His honde And forth wap rist there present he exilid
pe Duk of Herford for the time of x zeer i pe Duk of
Worth full for enmore And also five thonio of din
deck Erche biffhop of Crumbray was exiled put sat
tre tyne for ene i Depostid of his se for malice of pe
kyng And anoy thes worthi words were william
Did i diffendid pe kynges Reime A And pue thes
cordis gutte hem shippes at Dyvers hauenes i Wen
ten one pe ove into Dyvers Londis euyche his Waye
And pe Duk of worthfull wente into ventyse i there
he Dryde on Whos soule god hane mertye amen.
And pue lyng Richard made his Roghe Walden
a Clirke of his Erche biffhop of Crumbray And
in pe XXII zeer of lyng Richardes reigne pornz false
concient i ymengendion of wneytous men pait
were a bontie him were made i ordeynede blinck chare
tres i made hem to be feelid of alle manne Riche men
pornz onte pe Reime of Engeonde in so moche pat pay
tunpelled Dyvers puple w sette lere feelid two i pio
was done for agret euetyse. A Wherfore alle godde
Hertis of pe Reime were klene turnede alway fiord him
Whiche W as lyng Richard as Louge as lynede aftir
i pat w as vittely distraction i ende pat w as so lize
i excellent akying pornz eunetise i falo comynille
Allas for pite pat suche anobul byng myst noze se
And pue lyng Richard made his lyng done i his Real
Londe to ferme into fome p soones pe Whiche Weren
thes. He William O trope erle of Willesire i Tre forward
of Engeonde i pe John vussile i Henry Grenie i
sire POSA yagot buytes Whiche pat turinde hem to
mo the myscheef i deth wap jnue alitul posile aftir
as jee sffal fynde Wreten ier aftir A And pue lyng
Richard made a grant ordenance i wente him onye
pe ove into Jronde i many grete words wap him wit
grete hooftis to stregpe his lyng i as men of armes
Archero i moche gret fauff i rist godde ordenance i as

Byng Richarde was come vnto Westin, et preple of London
raine pedir et Wolde lytne done moche hirme et stathe
in here Wydnesse ne had pe mynyr et pe Aldermen and
op worthi men desid hem wip fyre Wordes et sotur
ne de hem home tzaen vnto London And there was
o're Johu Olabe Deen of pe Lynges Chapel of Westin
take et Brouyt vnto London et putte in p'sony in land
gate.
A And o're Johu vagot Withe tFFE m. J. L.
B Brouyt to London et putte in preveu in Religione
there to be kepte et a bide his rufybere And soone
aftir pe Dub of Harford de Brouyt Byng Richard de on
to London prenely and putte him in pe tour of
londou virg. o're Bypinge as a preseone And
piue come pe lorde's of pe Reime wip al hore amm
keille vnto pe tourre to Lyng Richard et sydou vi
to him of his mysdominacion et extort ionn pat
he had done in it de et ordonne de w oppresse al pe
common preple et also to al pe Reime.
A Wherfore
alle pe common preple of his Reime Wolde pat he
shulde be deposed of his lyngdome et so he was de
posèd at pat tyme in pe tourre of London bi alle
pe lorde's hynceille et bi common assent of al the
Reime And pannu he was putte from pe tourre
vnto pe castell of lorde's in kent et there he was
kept althile And piue was he had from pennes
vnto pe castell of Vomfrieke in pe worthi amaine
to be kepte in p'soun et soone aftir that pe hemade
bis ende.
A And piue Wolne Byng Richard de was
deposed et had resulted of his lyndome et his qvill
ne et was faste kepte in Wolde. Piue alle pe lorde's
of pe Reime wip pe common assent et by von at
corde chosen pio worthi Wride sive Herr y Wolnig
bake erle of Derb. Duke of Harford. Et Duke af
fancastre be that tyne et heritage et also for his
myt fail main hooke pat pe preple funde in him
bisfore alle op pey chosen him et made him lyngde

and pe erles heede of, salisboury a manye op moo et there pey
putte pe quarters in sakes et there heedes upon poolis don
on hye et so they were bronzt poruz pe eite of londòn vn
to londòn vrigge et there there heedes were sette upon hye

A And there quarters were sente to op groode towne
i eures et sette up there et at Oxenforde were take blonّe
knyst et Venet Cely knyzt et Thomb Wynterfelle Syny
er et thres were Bheedeid et quarterede et pe knytvs hee
des were sette upon poolis et bronzt to londòn et sette
upon londòn vrigge et pe quarters sente forpe to op
places et towne And in pe same zeer at Pretall yelle
in a mille in Essex there are Johi holonde pe Duke
of Excestre was taken Wip pe comon of pe cantre
and pey bronzt hyn fro pe ille anto plashte w pe
gane place there lyng richarde had arefst iure
Thomd of Wode destke pe Duke of Gloucestre i ryt pe
in pe same place they smeten of pe Duke of Excestre
heede et bronzt it to londòn upon a poole et it was
sette upon londòn vrigge. A And in pe same zeer
at Bristolle was take pe lorde Openser pat lyng
richarde had made erle of Gloucestre et pe comon of
pe ton of Bristolle tobe hyn et bronzt hyn to the
n arbet place of pe ton et there pey smeten of his
heede et senpe it to londòn et it was de tte on londòn
brigge And mye same zeer was iure Bernard Bro
keys knyzt tule et arefst et putte mpe tour of lon
don et se Johi shelley knyzt et se iure Johi andely
et se willn sfore by P soin of lyng richard w
pey were arefst et putte in pe tour of londòn

A And pue pide come pe lynges justic of satte
upon hem in pe tour et there pey were alle Samp
ned to pe deth et pe Dome was ziffe anto se Ver-
narde Brokeye pat he hulde goon on foote from
pe tour poruz londòn anto tyborne et there to
be hanged et aftir his heede to be smyt en of and
he Johi shelley knyzt et se Johi in andelyn

And anon pe walsshe men fledden in ty pe yonntay
nes and there myste pe lyng doo hem non Har
me m no mae wfe but often pe walsshe men
tyken pe lynges churiste t eny day flytoge de
his pynple. Vut Elytyn t his ien pe moost
parte estrapiden hurnelvod for pe lyng ne non
of his meyne uyste nozt come to finn in nooma
ner wfe for pe yonntaynes t so lyngerry eu
me into Engelande azewn for le singe of his pynple
t pyn the spedde nozt there And in piu frame zver
ther Was gract orarserte of whete m Engelande
for a quart of whete was et. XXI. d. t pne pe
was by archaidise sente one pe sive mew Spind
for whete t pwe and anon pey had laad t freyte
whippes t nolwe t comen gome azewn in ty Fuge/
londe m Sanftve blessid begod of alle his zustos

A and in pe fourpe zver of lyng herryes reing
ne fther was a sterre 3 ceyne mpe afirmament
pat fthe Wed him selfe, porm onte al pe worlde
for dyners tobenes prat fkind de be falle soone
aftr pe wliche sterre was name de t tillde by
Clergie. Stella comata. And upo my drie wyngde
hynes day nozt folowinge m pe ome zver was pe
bataille of Shrovisbury t pider come pe herry
Percy pe ertes some of northmblonde wip agen
te milлатide of men of arnes t archers t zaff
a bataille ino lyng herry pe fourpe porn pe
false comændt t wicded reede of one Thome
Percy his vucle erle of worcestre. A and at pat
bataille was oire herry Percy stayne t pe moost
partye of his meyne m pe felde t pe thomz der
ty tube t bepte m hoolde tilo dayes taff pe lyng
and sette reste amonge his pynle ou bope dyes
And pne pe thomz herry was jangd to be ded
pat ib to wite Draine honged t his hede fine
ten of for his falſe tresoun at Shrovisbenty t

Atque et a consilia feste forhire et alle mane of men
pat/pider wolde come. And in pise same zeer same
blanchele pe alde/daunt of lyng herry pe fompe/
was /fente one pe see wip pe erle of Somersette hire
vncle et my maistre Richard Clifford pire Biffhop of
Worcester et wip many of lordez et worthi knytes and
ladies et worthi quayers as longed to duchess worthi
lady et puy comen alle vnto collame. And pire co
me pider pe dukes done of yarre wip afaire meyne
and resseyned piz worthy lade et there pe viffhop of
Worcester Wedded et sated hem to gedres as holly
there feste Wolde And pire there was pue de ayp al feste
et grete justis in pe reverence et Worffip of hem et to
alle pe puple pat/pider come And lyhne pis mary
age et pis feste was done The eile et pe viffhop wip
alle here meyne token here lene of lorde et land es
et wemen home aizen into engelonde in Sanfer pat/
bed be god. And in ree ffiste zer of lyng herryes
reigne pe lorde Thomas Kyng Berne done pe fompe
Wente one pe daie pe erle of don/et manye opin lor/
dis et kyntes et men of armes et areles agrede mey
ne to thafuse pe rebellis pet/afome had done muche
hame to one English men et atremindez et vnto
manye tonnes et Poortes in Engelonde upon pe se
cofsted And pe lorde Thomas pe lynges done come
into fflanndw to fore a tonn pat/et called Scluse
al anonges pe chappes of Dyners nations pat/
were there and at ftaurde riden there wip here ship
piz amonges hem et wenten on lende et sported hem
there two dayed et wemen aize vnto here chappes
and toben aize en pe bode fve. And there puy met/
ten wip pire curtes of Germany Weven fande wip
Dyners at rehyns dafed et worthi mannered et there puy
fomten to gedres longe tyne brat/pe English the men
had den pe victorie et hrouzten pe curtes vnto pe
tambur before Wyne chelsee et pere puy tantid thesef

godes And oon of thes carikes was suddenly there
q brente ò pue pe lordes ò here puple turned hym
Home azeen ò wente noob further at pat/tyme And
in pat same zeer Seerle zoman of lyng Christardis
Roo bis come into Engelonde vonte of Scotlonde and
sede vinto Dyvers puple pat lyng Christard was
at lyve in Scotlonde ò so moche puple bilereide in
his word ò Wyserfore mochv of pe puple of thes
Reime weren in grete errone ò grutelinge azono
pe lyng poru informacion of le fangd pat pis
verle had ò made for moche puple frustide ò bilde
uede in his seynige. And at pe laste pis seerle
was taken in pe wortshuntre ò bi laste jugd to
be Draipe porin euy cee ò goode vornys tomo
in Engelonde ò pis he was ferne de at pe laste for
he was broust to London vnto Gildelalle before
pe justic ò there he was jugd forto be brouste
vnto pe tonre of London ò there to be leide on an
Herdele ò pue to be Draue poru pe cee of London
to ty borme ò there liged ò pue quartred ò lis
rio hende smeten of ò serte upon London rigge
and lis quarte to be sente to sone goode toms
of Engelonde ò there serte up ò pis endd Seerle
for his false tresen ò dissete. And in ye vayer
of lyng Herries reigne the erle of Marre of Scot
londe bi ganff condite come into Engelonde forto
chalamge fire diminde pe erle of Kent of arty
tours of Werne ou hors lak ò pis chalamge was
accepte ò gruntes ò ye place taken in Smethefelde
at London. And pis erle of Marre pe sivre come
proudely into pe feeld ò his chalamge asbest
And anon come jime pe erle of Kent ò roode
vnto pe sivre ò manfully pey lyden to gedere
Wuy Sharpe spere Dyvers wjnes but pe erle of
Kent ò had pe feelde ò quitte him moche worshyp ò
panbe of alle maie of men for his manful deses

And in pe vijzeer of lyng Herrys reigne pe fompe
sive chardre Groye Greche Bisshop of zork et pe Lor
de monkryt erle Marchal of Engelonde guered
vnto hem astronge meyne in pe Northcintre tzens
kyng Cherry et prije pe lynge Herrynge llerof in al pe
Faste patc he myzte come wip hir polper Northwar
de mette wip hem at zork. A And there were thos
two Cordis taken et bronzt vnto pe lyng et anon
pe juges weren sette et thes two Cordis bronzt for
pe and there pei were Stumpnede vnto pe Deth pat
Boye Sore free des Mulde be smeten of et there they
maden here ende on whos Sondes yd hane pite
et mercy Auen. And whihe pis was done pe lyng
come azeen to London et there he restred hyn And
Anon god aft his grete goodnesse Wronzte et sffelwed
mynde grete myracylls for pis worthi clerk Erche
Bisshop of zork pat et pis was done vnto pe Deth

A And in pe vijzeer of lyng Herrys reigne
dame hio/pe Dules sister of delfiie come vnto
Engelonde et so vnto London et there she was Ued
des vnto sive Edmonde Holonde erle of kente
in pe Drypoury of Seide in try Oneys in Solwylber
be wip moche So lempunte et grete Worstip et the
kyng was there him self et zaff hire at pe chirche
Dore and whihe pey were Ued.Sid et massé was Done
pe kyng his olne psoone bronzt et lad de puv wor
bryfide lady vnto pe vissjoppy's place of wynchest'
And there was a wondre greteffesry holden to at-
maie puple pat comeu pider. A And in pis fa
me zor vire Robertynnles knyzt pe worthi Cherry
ourDEde at his place in Northfolk and fiv penu
he was bronzt to London vy ou hir forre were wip
mo che torcely lizt et so he was bronzt to pe Whihe
fueris in fletefrete et there was done et made for
him a So lempne feste et a rial terement for thoo
pat thider wolde come bope poore et there he

lithe Burysted Gistame Comistaunte his Wiff in pe Body of
pe Christe on Whos Conne God same Pione in my Ay Amen.

A And also mye same zeer of mine owne Christen Wiff
in Christenl of pe tour of London was Drepunt at London
Vrigge as he come from Westnepustre to Wartrespe
tourne in a Barke as at porne lewdenesse And impe same
zeer same Prolinne pe zongere Donst of Kyng Cherry
pe fonepe as lasde one pe See as are Licharde pe/
Sukes Bupir of zorke as Wey are Edmond de Courtney
Biffop of North Wiche as Wey in mye op of lordas kny
tes Quinper lades as gentil Wamen pat ptyne do
to onche a worthi lynges Donstir as come in to Dene
marke yuto a tourne pat men callide Elvinge born

A And pidir come pe lyng of Senemarke Wych
his lordes as resseynede pich worthi lade for his Wiff
and welcome dees worthi lordes as De hem mochse
renence as grete Worslip And piche pey were Bronzte
yuto a tour pat men callid London in Senemarke
And there as pich lade Wed as Carde yuto pe
lyng of Senemarke Wey in the oblempintive and
there was the awne de Quene of Senemarke were
Wey as Obethes as there was made a halle festre as
Wiche pich freste as Maryage was done as endid thers
lordes as lades to ben here leve of lyng as of Quene
and comen Rome a joven into Singelond in Sanctve
Blessid de yshen A And impe vyn zeer of lyng Cher
nus veigne aser was a man pat was callid the
Was the clerk as he apelid a knyzt pat men callide
sire 20 ayal Soudon as of the vinn as the same pey lke
as chyned forw faste yuto pe Deth as pich as he
pe Suy as pe tyned as place asigne de as lymytred to be
done as endid in Senethes felde at pe Whiche Staye
pore two pfoone wemen in to pe faste as fozzen so
the upste to gedins but at pe faste pe knyzt olle
come pe alde as made him as de him dreamt af
his fulpe pechement pat as de zpon him And

piue was pe clerg Dispylede of his armo et drawe
oute of pe ffeide to Tyborne et there he was fangd
and pe knyzt/tule to grace et was a goodeman. A as
in his same zcer Oureerry erle of Northumblonde
and pe lorde Vardolf wane erte of Scotlonde in pre
redise et Distraction of Byng/erry Wherfore they
of pe North anoure arfen epon hem et funzt With/
hem et ſeomfited hem et tuchen hem/ et sineten of her
heved et quartered fire bodies et ſente pe hede of
pe erle et a quart of pe lorde Vardolfe to London/
et there pey were ſette ey ou pe Bridye for falls treson
pat/pey had purpofide azee pe byng/ And mpe
ly/ zcer of Byng/erryes reigne was are Engand
of Holunde erle of Kent made anerak of Engeland
fure to bepe pe re And piue he wente tope Oer with
manye haff Nippes pat/Were ful wel arraye de
et appelle de et entirnde/ Wey manye arrayde mid of
arneb et archeſers of gude diſſence of where in pe
Bynges name of Engeland/ And ſu he found it/
pe like mpe woft of Vretingne mpe Jle of Fryck
Wey alle his principle et he be ſeend pe Oufsteck et ſtand
it/ but/pey Wey stode him Wey gret diffence et starng
pe/ And anon pe erle lete ſette his ordinamenc
and it pe leynde of a Gonne come et quarke et and
ſmote pe gude erle of Kent mpe heedy et there he
caute he deth Womnde but/zit/pey keſte nonz/tuk
pey had gete pe Oufsteck et al pat/Was there yne/
And there peb gude erle de de on Wysen ſon de gve
hane mercy Amen. And piue his meppe come hu
me azen into Engelande Wey pe erſh body et was
Buryed eamonde his anniversariu of Woreſhelle
A And in pe ſame zcer Wais a gree/ffryst in An
Gelonde pat/urede. Ao. Woke/ And in pe. A. zcer/
of Byng/erryes reigne pe ſurpe Wane pe Zeremp/
chaff of Hendande Wey oppe meppe in to Engeland
to ovke anitro et to ſette him worſhip in ſedes of/

of ye hendeſes in to pe ſelde and to him come a quoy
er of Gastoune ſt proudeſy ſt manfully ſe quitte
him azen ſis aſuſarpe ſt there ſe ſaſ pe bettir
And aſon pe lyng Subſid him knyſt And pe viij
Day ther come ſime two men of arines of pe ſe
nandeſ in to pe ſeelde ſt to ſem come two ſolliſ/
ones of calen pat were brethren ſt were nullde
pe Vormiſes ſt wel ſt mely ſey quitte him azen
Here aſuſarieſ ſt ſe aſ Den pe bettir in pe ſeelde
ſus end ſe thes ch alangés Wip into the Worſhup

A
And pue pe lyng at pe reuence of pe straui
ers maſ a grete ſiveſte ſt aſ tiche zifer ſt pue
pey taſe here ſene ſt wente home into here obſne
intire And in pe xi. zeer of lyng Herres reigne
pe ſonpe there was a grete betaille done in some
the ſelde bitwene two ſquyers pat/men aſſe de
Clouſeſt ſe he was pe appellauſt Arthour was
pe Daffe ſanit ſt wel ſt manfully pey ſonſten to
ge ſe ſe longe tyne and pe lyng for ſere manful
neſſy ſt of his grace to the here quarrel into his
honours ſt made ſem to gue oſte of pe ſeelde at
ones ſt ſo they were deped of houſe vattailte and
pe lyng aſ ſem grace
A and in pe xiij. ſur
of lyng Herres reigne pe ſonpe pe y of dye ſquy
er of Walles pat waſ reßett a inſeſe a chypore
of a wayne of Clendore pat diſe moche diſtine
tion to pe puple in Walles waſ taken a bronſte
to London a there ſe come before pe justices and
was Dampneſ for his treson a pue he was pey
de upon an Herdeſt ſt so drawe ſon into ſylour
ne pyng pe oſte of London a there he was henged
and late Don azeen a his hede ſinſten of a his
so dy quartered a ſente vnto ſonre goe to townes
of Enſe Conde a his hede ſette ap on London ving
te A and in pe xiiij. zeer of lyng Herres reigne
pe ſonpe deſe ſone a blu ſeuſonpe ye orle of