prisonme hervente thennes to danoisfede and desegid the Emp
esse that was thame at Gruenfonde. And the Rige enduende
from ancholemesse to sent andrenne tyde. And the Empesse
lere clatches que thame in l'hithe ayen clorthe for euchefome
there the Wolbe nought bene knownen for in the same tyme
there wles mitche suolbe and so the estupnd a lbatie by
Chamys fiome him thuse were his enemis and his tenses
the limes Wolbe hars besegid lne bet he had semuche to
done with the Erle Vaudolf of Clonfave and with Hughe
Byzote that strongly the barrod oppou him in my place
that he no lhithe chylfere for to tene him. And the Erle
of Clonfave helped him with his polfer. Of his

hemp the fcomade that was the Empesse fome in l'hithe
teme sent Thomas of Samitump and his comandelery of Empfonde
and aftw this the limes wente to Wilton and Wolbe
hatne made a castell there bet than come to him
the Erle of Clonfave with a strong polfer and
almost had taks the limes bot yere the limes estupnd with
muches neme. And William aratzelle then llas taks for
the goode castell of Shuretome that he had taks. And
Chome this llas doun the Erle Vobert and aft the limes
enemis wente to ffaryngord and by game fio to make
thow a strong castell but the limes with a strong polfer
there him themes in that same yere. The Erle Vaudolf
of Clonfave llas accordie with the limes and come into his
Comte atte his comandeneit and the Erle llende to hatne
faiflythe come but the limes anon lete taks him and pitte
him into prisomme and muste neme for no thing come entre
thosof tothe that he had yelde vpe to the limes the castell
of Aitchott the which he had taks fiome the limes with
fivengith in the y's yare of his reigne of limes Attoven and
Taufde the Erle of Angome yaf vpe to hemp the Emp
pesse fome aft ricemandie in the yere nezte fcomer clorthe
the Erle Canfido. And hemp his fome trin eneond
trumpd ayene to Angome and thuse he went made

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thry ben of him and tolbe the Abbot aft that the Eming
Saide and prered his Abbot for to affille him for he was
the Eming Suthe a Whatfsale that aft Eustonde
thylde to glad therof and Jefuifte Et han Avento the
monke into a Hardom and fomide a fivte tode therm
and tode his vpper and pittte him into a cupper and
prered the tode thynge the with a S to the many tynes
tilt the venuond come oure into the Cupper and thynne
tooke the cuppe and filled hit with good eate and
brought it by for the Eming and buelimg Saide. Ne
as he Whatfsale for ne w daies of yous hys ne
donke ye of Suthe a cuppe Et Bottymue monke
of the Eming and the monke dranke a gyete dyight
and tooke the Eming the cuppe And the Eming aft
dranke a gyete dyight and sette dome the empe
the monke onou right oure into the ffermorie
and there deide onou upon whoos fonle god hame
nede. Amen And e monkes finythe for his
fonle fpealiche and ftille white the Abbey foute
the Eming rose upon fult eent at epr and to
mainid to remebe the table and and afer the
monke and men tode him that he was done for
his wome witto brooke m ſonidre Et homne the
Eming hevde this tythmg he commande for to tuffe
but aft it wate for noughte for his kely byerame p
to stvelle for the drynke that he dranke that he
sende Witthym n drues the mozelle after sent
lutes same And this Eming John had favorethil
sone of his body byyoten that is to saye hemy
his fan that witto Eming aftelward and Vichyde
that witto Sire of Eorne Wale And Isabelle
that witto Empie of Rome And Alainore that was
qurone of Scotlande. And this Eming John blome
he had wengide yn þere b monythes and b daies

He deede in the castell of Melboucke and his body was
somped att Comestive Golles to my aion into
Framme and of the Comeninche of Emg. Polles thre
and aftir this Emg. Palm reigned hem his
Fome and toto Comme at Chonceste Chome
and toto u. pere olde ou senite Simonande
Ene and Inde of Silvato the Legate thynny comille
of att the grete Lores that hilde with Emg. John
His Padre that is to saye the Fole Randolf of Theft
William Fole Miftast William Frieof. Doubteth
William the Tene Fole ofFFerers Seyle de agetile
Bajome and att etze grete Lores of Emfonde
hilde with Loby the Emg. his Fome of Ffiamme and
ouw aftir Chome Emg. hemy Wate Commys Albathe
the Legate helde his comille at Bristowe att euent
ftinne Seyle and then there y. Byffhopes of Emfonde
and of Wales and of the plates of holy Theffe
a grete nombre and Fites and Barons and many
Emg. tis of Emfonde. And aft that there at that
comille fiove Fante to hemy the Emg. that was
Emg. John his Fome. And ouw aftir the Legate Sut
Sut. Calles fee suchs Fome that their helde with
the Barons of Emfonde. And aft that the that
holpne. or yaf comill to meve euer ayens the
Nelbe Emg. hemy he accounys hem. And in the
beynner he put the Emg. Fome of Ffiamme
Lolles and Netholeffe the Fime Lolles Wolte not
stare fee to thewre for att that bot doute onwand
toothe the aftett of Hesthamstedt and eke the aftett
of Hestford. And Fome that same aftairbarde
the Barons did so manye heme thynge the att
Emfonde and principally the fiofthnou. Att
there come with Lolles. Whereto the grete Loz
dos and aft the nomme people of Emfonde lete him
affomble for to Syppe Lobs and his company out

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regne. And in the same time was sent Thomas of
Cambridge translate the above a few lines into some
and after it was ordered by all the lords of England
that all the persons thus chosen out of England and
come now more there. And the first took the name of
the castles into his hands that King John had
fallen had done and taken to aliens for to pay that
he had left them. For the purpose of some
people left there some castles of Axedville which
he had of the English yachts John and he held that
castles among his friends and his allies and some
fosterers. And the English come there also a great
power and better than the castles And the earth by this
of Cambridge maistie Steeble of CaustonBYTHE same
Company of English come to the English to help
and from the English come to the castles of our
lady the Queen. And then was the castles home
and taken and the English left alone it is true that there
in the castles there were some for to hold the castles
there is for to save my life. And then was there also
fosterers among them was formed in a Church of England
and then he was there also in England with his wife
and there than among them his old wife. Emeline
And while that English king was confused and
that he was present of Englishmen was confused and
fled by this of Cambridge. And this English
lady went out of the city of York where he was
there among the English and he told the King and so
he came into England a few days after and in
the moone after sent him to her and so did many
of the English with him. Emeline and there