<P_32>

<heading>

Etas Quarta (CMCAPCHR,32.3)

</heading>

Anno 4164 . (CMCAPCHR,32.5)

Here deieth Dauid , +te son of Jesse . (CMCAPCHR,32.6)

He was born of +te tribe of Juda in +te cite' of Bethlem , fayre in
nature , wise in prophecye , both kyng and prophete . (CMCAPCHR,32.7)

Kyngis he ouyrcam with uictorye ; (CMCAPCHR,32.8)

psalmes he sang with melodie ; (CMCAPCHR,32.9)

bestes he killid , and Goly the grete geaunt . (CMCAPCHR,32.10)

Euyr he dred God . (CMCAPCHR,32.11)

Cristis natiuite' , his baptem , his passion , resurreccion , ascencion
, his comyng to +te dome , ful openly in his psalmes he teld .
(CMCAPCHR,32.12)

His fadir scheep kepte he ful mekly ; (CMCAPCHR,32.13)

aftir +tat xl +gere was he kyng , first vii +gere in Hebron upon +te
tribe of Juda , aftir xxxiii in Jerusalem upon al Israel .
(CMCAPCHR,32.14)

In grete age he deied , byried at Bethlem , whech is cleped +te cite'
of Dauid . (CMCAPCHR,32.15)

In +tis tyme +te grete cyte' Cartago was begunne of a woman +tei cleped
Dido vii +gere or Rome began . (CMCAPCHR,32.16)

Vndir +tis Kyng Dauid prophecied +tese too men : Nathan and Gad .
(CMCAPCHR,32.17)

Anno Mundi . (CMCAPCHR,32.18)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,32.19)

This +gere deied Salamon , +te son of Dauid and Bersabe , whech was +te
wyf of Vry . (CMCAPCHR,32.20)

First was he cleped Ydida and +tan Salamon . (CMCAPCHR,32.21)

Twyes was he anoynted king , be +te comaundment of Dauid , be Sadoch
+te prest : ones at +te welle whech +tei calle Gion , and +tan in +te
Temple befor al +te puple . (CMCAPCHR,32.22)

He asked of God wisdam , (CMCAPCHR,32.23)

and God sent it him so plenteuously +tat +tere was <P_33> neuyr before
him so wis a man in Jerusalem ; (CMCAPCHR,33.24)

for he made prouerbis and songis of ful meruelous sentens .
(CMCAPCHR,33.25)

He mad +te Temple of God (CMCAPCHR,33.26)

and arayed it with mech ricchesse . (CMCAPCHR,33.27)

With plesauns of women he was browt into ydolatrie , (CMCAPCHR,33.28)

but at his last ende he repent him (CMCAPCHR,33.29)

and ded penauns . (CMCAPCHR,33.30)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,33.31)

Anno 4221 . (CMCAPCHR,33.32)

Roboam , son to Salamon , he regned aftir his fadir , (CMCAPCHR,33.33)

and he forsoke +te councell of elde men (CMCAPCHR,33.34)

and was counceled be +gong puple ; (CMCAPCHR,33.35)

+terfor +te ten tribus forsoke him (CMCAPCHR,33.36)

an +tere left with him but too . (CMCAPCHR,33.37)

Anno 4222-4224 . (CMCAPCHR,33.38)

Anno 4225 . (CMCAPCHR,33.39)

Here deied Abia , of whom is not mech writyng but +tat he regned but
iii +gere , saue +tei sey +tat Maacha , Absalon doutir , was his modir
. (CMCAPCHR,33.40)

Anno 4226-4264 . (CMCAPCHR,33.41)

Anno 4265 . (CMCAPCHR,33.42)

Here deied Asa , kyng of Juda , +tat in his age had sore feet , whech
passioun oure bokys sey it was podegra , (CMCAPCHR,33.43)

and +tat seknes +tei sey comth of grete plente' of mete and mech rest .
(CMCAPCHR,33.44)

This man lyued rithfully , (CMCAPCHR,33.45)

and distroyed mech abhominable lecchery in Jerusalem . (CMCAPCHR,33.46)

He drow his modir fro cursed gouernauns , (CMCAPCHR,33.47)

for sche was princesse in a ful abhominable place , whech +tei cleped
Sacra Priapi ; (CMCAPCHR,33.48)

it is not neccessari to declare what it was , (CMCAPCHR,33.49)

but +tis man distroyed hous and auter , ymage and al . (CMCAPCHR,33.50)

He ouyrcam eke Zaram , kyng of Ethiop , +tat cam into his lond with
grete power . (CMCAPCHR,33.51)

Anno 4266-4289 . (CMCAPCHR,33.52)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,33.53)

Josaphat deieth here , +te son of Asa , whech regned in Jerusalem xxv
+gere . (CMCAPCHR,33.54)

The name of his moder was Azuba . (CMCAPCHR,33.55)

This man folowid his fader steppes in seruise of God . (CMCAPCHR,33.56)

In his dayes prophecied Helie , Helize , and Miche , whos comendacioun
sumwhat wil we touch . (CMCAPCHR,33.57)

Helie lyueth +get in paradise , whom Antecrist schal martir in +te ende
of +te world . (CMCAPCHR,33.58)

He reysed fro deth a man +tei cleped Jonas . (CMCAPCHR,33.59)

He fasted xl daies withoute <P_34> mete or drynk . (CMCAPCHR,34.60)

He sperd heuene fro reyn iii +gere and sex monthis . (CMCAPCHR,34.61)

He asked fire fro heuene . (CMCAPCHR,34.62)

He killid Baal prestis . (CMCAPCHR,34.63)

In a cart al fire was he bore up to paradise . (CMCAPCHR,34.64)

Helize , whech was his disciple , had dobil +te grace whech his maystir
had . (CMCAPCHR,34.65)

He went +torw +te flood with drye feet ; (CMCAPCHR,34.66)

he lift +te ex (CMCAPCHR,34.67)

and mad it flete in +te watir . (CMCAPCHR,34.68)

He cured Naaman , +te prince of Surre' , fro seknesse of lepre .
(CMCAPCHR,34.69)

He smet his couetous seruaunt with +te same seknes . (CMCAPCHR,34.70)

In Samary deied he , (CMCAPCHR,34.71)

and +tere was he byried . (CMCAPCHR,34.72)

Anno 4291-4297 . (CMCAPCHR,34.73)

Anno 4298 . (CMCAPCHR,34.74)

This +gere deied Joram , whech regned in Jerusalem viii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,34.75)

Anno 4299 ; (CMCAPCHR,34.76)

Anno Mundi iiii Milia ccc . (CMCAPCHR,34.77)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,34.78)

And +tis +gere , Occhozie , +tat regned but o +gere . (CMCAPCHR,34.79)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,34.80)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,34.81)

And +tis +gere regned Athalia , vii +gere in +te tyme of Joiada , +tat
was +te hy prest . (CMCAPCHR,34.82)

For +te seid Athalia had killid al +te kyngis blod , whech tyme
Jozabeth , +te kyngis dowtir Joram , tok Joas the son of Occhozie and
hid him in a pryuy hous of the Temple , and +tere was he norchid be
consent of +tis prest Joiada . (CMCAPCHR,34.83)

This Joiada lyued a hundred +gere and xx ; (CMCAPCHR,34.84)

we rede +tat no prest lyued so long aftir +te tyme of Moyses .
(CMCAPCHR,34.85)

In these dayes was Helie in a firy cart or chare lift up to paradise ;
(CMCAPCHR,34.86)

and in his goyng he threw down his mantil onto Helise in tokne +tat the
dobil spirite schuld rest upon him . (CMCAPCHR,34.87)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,34.88)

Anno 4348 . (CMCAPCHR,34.89)

Here deyeth Joas , +tat was kyng in Jerusalem xl +gere ;
(CMCAPCHR,34.90)

the name of his modir was Sebra , (CMCAPCHR,34.91)

sche was bore in Bersabe . (CMCAPCHR,34.92)

This kyng wroute +tat was plesauns to God , (CMCAPCHR,34.93)

for he restored +te Temple and many houses +tat longid +terto ;
(CMCAPCHR,34.94)

for , fro +te tyme +tat he was mad kyng onto +te xxiii +gere of his
regne , the prestes spent +te offering (CMCAPCHR,34.95)

and mad no reparacion , (CMCAPCHR,34.96)

and +terfor the kyng comaundid +tat +te offering schuld be put in a
comoun box and kept to restauracion of +te Temple . (CMCAPCHR,34.97)

<P_35>

Anno 4349-4374 . (CMCAPCHR,35.99)

Anno 4375 . (CMCAPCHR,35.100)

Here deieth Amasias , +tat regned in Jerusalem xxix +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,35.101)

The name of his moder : Joaden , born in Jerusalem . (CMCAPCHR,35.102)

Whan he was confermed in his regne , he mad dew inquisicion of all hem
+tat were consenting to his fader deth , (CMCAPCHR,35.103)

an whan he had hem , condempned hem to +te deth ; (CMCAPCHR,35.104)

but her issew he harmed not , (CMCAPCHR,35.105)

for it is wrytyn in Moyses lawe , ' The child schal not bere +te
wikkidnes of +te fader , ne +te fader +te wikkidnes of +te child ,
(CMCAPCHR,35.106)

but euery man schal be ded in his owne sinne ' . (CMCAPCHR,35.107)

In +tis tyme Ligurgius , kyng of Lacedomy , mad certeyn lawes
(CMCAPCHR,35.108)

and mad his citeceynes for to swere onto him +tat +tei schuld kepe
+tese lawes til +tat he com ageyn fro his pilgrimage .
(CMCAPCHR,35.109)

This sworne and ratified be seles , he went into +te ylde of Crete ,
(CMCAPCHR,35.110)

and +tere dwelled , (CMCAPCHR,35.111)

and died in exile . (CMCAPCHR,35.112)

In +tese dayes a man +tat hite Siluius Aduentinus , +te xiii kyng of
+tat region cleped Latinorum , died , (CMCAPCHR,35.113)

and was byried in a mount +tat stant in Rome , (CMCAPCHR,35.114)

and for his biryng +te mount hath his name , Mons Aduentinus .
(CMCAPCHR,35.115)

Whan men go owt at Seynt Paule gate , +tei go vndir it ,
(CMCAPCHR,35.116)

and leue it on +te left hand . (CMCAPCHR,35.117)

Anno Mundi 4376-4426 . (CMCAPCHR,35.118)

Anno 4427 . (CMCAPCHR,35.119)

Here deieth Ozias , +tat was kyng of Jerusalem lii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,35.120)

This man repayred +te wallis of Jerusalem rownd aboute .
(CMCAPCHR,35.121)

And in his age , in a grete fest called +te Propiciacioun , he presumed
for to do upon him +te prestis stole , and for to sense +te auter .
(CMCAPCHR,35.122)

And anon he was smet with +te seknes of lepre , (CMCAPCHR,35.123)

and be +te lawe departed fro +te puple and fro +te gouernauns ,
(CMCAPCHR,35.124)

and dwelt in a hous separat fro men . (CMCAPCHR,35.125)

Joathan , his son , he dwelled in +te paleys (CMCAPCHR,35.126)

and gouerned +te puple , (CMCAPCHR,35.127)

and aftir his fadir deth was anoynted . (CMCAPCHR,35.128)

Anno 4428-4442 . (CMCAPCHR,35.129)

<P_36>

Anno 4443 . (CMCAPCHR,36.131)

Here deieth Joathan , +tat was kyng in Jerusalem xvi +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,36.132)

In his tyme were +too too childirn bore , Remus and Romulus ,
beginneris of Rome . (CMCAPCHR,36.133)

There was a mayden in Itaile consecrat to a religion +tei cleped Vescal
- whech were bownde to perpetuel virginite . (CMCAPCHR,36.134)

This mayde hite Rea , (CMCAPCHR,36.135)

and so it happed +tat sche was with childe be +te god Mars , as sche
feyned . (CMCAPCHR,36.136)

The tyme cam , (CMCAPCHR,36.137)

and +tese too were born - (CMCAPCHR,36.138)

sche was byried qwik , and +te childir leyd be +te side of Tibir , +tat
bestes schuld deuovr hem . (CMCAPCHR,36.139)

Summe sey +tat a wolf norched hem , (CMCAPCHR,36.140)

and so it is peyntid in Itaile ; (CMCAPCHR,36.141)

summe sey +tat a scheperde , whos name was Fastulus , fond hem and bare
hem hom to his wif Laurens , whech woman was cleped ' Wolf ' in +tat
langage for hir leccherie . (CMCAPCHR,36.142)

Anno 4444-4458 . (CMCAPCHR,36.143)

Anno 4459 . (CMCAPCHR,36.144)

Achaz deieth here , that regned in Jerusalem xvi +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,36.145)

This man was of wikkid gouernauns , (CMCAPCHR,36.146)

for he forsook God , (CMCAPCHR,36.147)

and worcheped maumentrie , in-so-mech +tat he offered his son to +te
mavment whech +tei clepe Tophet in +te vale of Hennon .
(CMCAPCHR,36.148)

Therfor suffered oure Lord God Rasin +te kyng of Surre' to com to
Jerusalem and distroye +te lond and put the kyng undir grete tribute ;
(CMCAPCHR,36.149)

and +tis was do +te fourte +gere of his regne . (CMCAPCHR,36.150)

Vndir +tis king prophecied Ysaie in Jerusalem , a grete prophete , and
a holy martir . (CMCAPCHR,36.151)

For he tellith in his bok +te misteriis of +te Cherch , of Cristis
incarnacion and passioun , as pleynly as +tou+g he had be present .
(CMCAPCHR,36.152)

He sey oure Lord sitte in a hey sete , (CMCAPCHR,36.153)

and seraphin herd he synge with a clere sound , ' Sanctus , Sanctus ,
Sanctus ' . (CMCAPCHR,36.154)

His lippis were porgid with heuenly fyre , (CMCAPCHR,36.155)

and in Jerusalem at +te comaundment of +te kyng , Manasses , was his
body cut asundir with a sawe of tre . (CMCAPCHR,36.156)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,36.157)

Anno 4488 . (CMCAPCHR,36.158)

This +gere deied Ezechie , +tat regned in Jerusalem xxix +gere , whech
plesid God in his lyuyng . (CMCAPCHR,36.159)

He repayred +te Temple and +te vesseles +tat longe +terto .
(CMCAPCHR,36.160)

He distroyed +te serpent of bras <P_37> +tat Moyses set up ,
(CMCAPCHR,37.161)

for +te puple at +to dayes forsoke +te dew seruise of God ,
(CMCAPCHR,37.162)

and honovrid +tat same serpent . (CMCAPCHR,37.163)

The sunne at his prayer , for a tokne +tat he schuld haue lenger lif ,
went bakward in his horologe x lines , +tat is to sey , sum men wene ,
x houres . (CMCAPCHR,37.164)

Fiftene +gere be +te graunt of God were lengthid of his lif .
(CMCAPCHR,37.165)

In his tyme , as in Achaz , prophecied Ysaie , whech coumforted +te
kyng in his seknes , and gaue him a playstir of figgis , and aftirward
told him +tat Senacherib , kyng of +te Assiriis , in no wise schulde
noye him . (CMCAPCHR,37.166)

For in a nyte sodeynly God smet +te oost of +te Assiriis , +tat in +te
morownyng +tere were founde dede foure score +tousand and fyue +tousand
; (CMCAPCHR,37.167)

and whan +te kyng on +te morow say +tis pestilens , he fled into Nynyue
. (CMCAPCHR,37.168)

Anno Mundi 4489-4539 . (CMCAPCHR,37.169)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,37.170)

Here deyeth Manasses , +tat regned in Jerusalem lii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,37.171)

He ded mech euel and displesauns to oure Lord : (CMCAPCHR,37.172)

he edified auteres onto fals goddis ; (CMCAPCHR,37.173)

he killid prophetes and seruauntes of God , +tat +te stretes of
Jerusalem were ful of blood . (CMCAPCHR,37.174)

And for +tis erroure God suffered him for to be take and led into
Babilonie , (CMCAPCHR,37.175)

and aftir grete penauns and weping , he was restored to his regne ,
(CMCAPCHR,37.176)

and with grete deuocioun amendid his defautes . (CMCAPCHR,37.177)

In +tis tyme lyued Sibille , +tat was cleped Samia . (CMCAPCHR,37.178)

Auctouris sey here +tat +tere were ten Sibilles : (CMCAPCHR,37.179)

on was of Perse ; the secunde of Libie ; +te +tirde of Delphis , where
Appollo is worchiped , whech made verse put in Omer book ;
(CMCAPCHR,37.180)

+te fourt was cleped Cimerea - (CMCAPCHR,37.181)

sche dwelled in Itaile ; (CMCAPCHR,37.182)

+te v was Erithea , +tat dwelled in Babilonie ; (CMCAPCHR,37.183)

+te sext was Samia , born in a ylde of +te same name ;
(CMCAPCHR,37.184)

+te vii hite Amalthea , that mad ix bookes to on cleped Tarquinius
Priscus , in whech bokes were wrytyn +te lawes of Rome ;
(CMCAPCHR,37.185)

+te viii was born fast be Troye - (CMCAPCHR,37.186)

sche was cleped Elesponcia ; (CMCAPCHR,37.187)

+te ix was amongis +te Frises ; (CMCAPCHR,37.188)

+te ten , most famous , was at Rome , called Tiburtina ,
(CMCAPCHR,37.189)

for sche prophecied mech of Crist . (CMCAPCHR,37.190)

Anno 4541-4553 . (CMCAPCHR,37.191)

<P_38>

Anno 4554 . (CMCAPCHR,38.193)

Amon endith here , +tat was kyng of Jerusalem xiii +gere ,
(CMCAPCHR,38.194)

and he folowid his fadir Manasses in al euel and al onclennes of
ydolatrie ; (CMCAPCHR,38.195)

+terfor his owne seruauntis mordred him in his owne hous .
(CMCAPCHR,38.196)

And aftir his deth +te puple of +te lond ros (CMCAPCHR,38.197)

and killid all +too traitoures . (CMCAPCHR,38.198)

In +tis tyme was edified a cite' in +te lond of Trace whech +tei cleped
Bizans ; (CMCAPCHR,38.199)

but aftirward Grete Constantin mad it more , (CMCAPCHR,38.200)

and called it Constantinople . (CMCAPCHR,38.201)

Anno 4555-4575 . (CMCAPCHR,38.202)

Anno 4576 . (CMCAPCHR,38.203)

Josias makith an ende of his lif , whech regned in Jerusalem xxii +gere
. (CMCAPCHR,38.204)

This man kept +te weyes of Dauid (CMCAPCHR,38.205)

and porged +te lond of al ydolatrie , (CMCAPCHR,38.206)

but in batayle he was smet with a arow (CMCAPCHR,38.207)

and so deied . (CMCAPCHR,38.208)

Anno 4577-4586 . (CMCAPCHR,38.209)

Anno 4587 . (CMCAPCHR,38.210)

Joachim , whech +tat is cleped Jeconias , he regned in Jerusalem xi
+gere . (CMCAPCHR,38.211)

This same man was led be Nabugodonosor into Babiloni , and mani
prisoneres with him , most specialy +te best of +te lond , as Thobie
and Mardoche , with many othir . (CMCAPCHR,38.212)

Than +te kyng of Babilon sette Sedechie kyng at Jerusalem to gouerne
+te puple and pay tribute +gerly , whech Sedechi rebelled ageyn +te
kyng . (CMCAPCHR,38.213)

And +terfor +te kyng cam ageyn to Jerusalem , (CMCAPCHR,38.214)

and took +tis kyng , (CMCAPCHR,38.215)

put oute his eyne , (CMCAPCHR,38.216)

and led him into Babilonie , (CMCAPCHR,38.217)

and +tus was +te cite' and +te Temple distroyed . (CMCAPCHR,38.218)

And vndir +tis Captiuite prophecied Jeremie , Ezechiel and Daniel , of
whom sumwhat wil we write : - (CMCAPCHR,38.219)

Jeremie was a prophete and a preest , born in Anatoth , halowid in his
modir wombe . (CMCAPCHR,38.220)

He began to prophecie whil he was a child . (CMCAPCHR,38.221)

The ruine of +te cite' he morned with woful songis , foure distincte be
+te ABC . (CMCAPCHR,38.222)

Nabugodonosor drew him oute of +te lake , (CMCAPCHR,38.223)

and sent him into Egipt with othir prisoneres , where for his prophecye
his owne puple killid him with stones in a town +tei clepe Tafnes , and
byried in +te same place , where Pharao dwelled . (CMCAPCHR,38.224)

Ezechiel began to prophecye in +te xxx +gere of his age and in <P_39>
+te v +gere of her Captiuite . (CMCAPCHR,39.225)

He sey a glorious trone in +te firmament . (CMCAPCHR,39.226)

He receyued a book (CMCAPCHR,39.227)

and ete it . (CMCAPCHR,39.228)

He sey many sites in whech diuers kyngis and puples for synne schuld be
distroyed . (CMCAPCHR,39.229)

He sei eke a feld ful of drye bones , (CMCAPCHR,39.230)

and whil he prophecied onto hem +te senewis and veynes , flesch and
scyn , entered onto hem , eke +te spirit , +tat +tei stood upon her
feet . (CMCAPCHR,39.231)

Daniel , +te son of Abda , prophecied +tis same tyme , born in Inde ,
and but +gong led into Babilonie , a meruelous prophete .
(CMCAPCHR,39.232)

For +te dremes of Nabugodonosor in +te grete ymage and +te grete tre he
expouned . (CMCAPCHR,39.233)

And of +te foure wyndis fityng in +te se he meruelously touchid , who
+te foure bestes rising with +tese foure wyndis foutyn ech with othir .
(CMCAPCHR,39.234)

A elde man sei he sitting in majeste , and aboute him a +tousand
+tousand of ministres . (CMCAPCHR,39.235)

Anno Mundi 4588-4689 . (CMCAPCHR,39.236)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,39.237)

Here regneth Darius upon +te Medes , and Cirus upon +te Perses , in
whos first +gere +te Captiuite of +te Jewis was relesid be +te same
Cirus , whech gaue Zorobabel and Jesu , +te grete preest , leue for to
go hom to Jerusalem and to edifye it . (CMCAPCHR,39.238)

Summe sey +tat it was in +te first +gere of Cirus , (CMCAPCHR,39.239)

sum sey in +te +tird , (CMCAPCHR,39.240)

and +tis is cause of +te variauns : (CMCAPCHR,39.241)

for +tei had leue in +te first , but +tei were not redy til +te +tird
+gere . (CMCAPCHR,39.242)

<paren>

And here is for to noten +tat +tere is grete variacioun amongis
auctouris both of +geres and of kyngis names , (CMCAPCHR,39.244)

for many had dyuers names . (CMCAPCHR,39.245)

</paren>

Eke +tis Darius and Cirus destroyed Babilonie , (CMCAPCHR,39.247)

and +tere sesed +te name of +tat regne . (CMCAPCHR,39.248)

In +tis same tyme fel +te story of Susanne . (CMCAPCHR,39.249)

And in +tis same tyme lyued +too vii first philisophres +tat were of so
grete fame , whos names be +tese : Thales , Pitacus , Solon , Cylon ,
Piriandus , Cleobolus , and Bias . (CMCAPCHR,39.250)

Anno Mundi 4691-4736 . (CMCAPCHR,39.251)

<heading>

Etas Quinta (CMCAPCHR,39.253)

</heading>

Anno 4737 . (CMCAPCHR,39.255)

Here regned Xerses , the v kyng of Perse , (CMCAPCHR,39.256)

and he regned +tere xxiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,39.257)

This man was so leccherous +tat he ded <P_40> crye openly , what man
coude bryng in a new circumstauns of lecchery , he schuld haue a grete
reward . (CMCAPCHR,40.258)

And whan he had gadered a gret ost ageyn +te Grekis , on seyde , ' The
Grekis schul not only be ouyrcome , (CMCAPCHR,40.259)

but +tei schal be pressed down with swech a multitude ' .
(CMCAPCHR,40.260)

Demoratus +te philisofer answerd , ' There is swech a multitude +tat
+tei may not be gouerned , (CMCAPCHR,40.261)

and +terfor is it +te more to drede ' . (CMCAPCHR,40.262)

In +tis tyme lyued +tese too poetes , Sophodes and Euripides , +tat
were cleped tragedies . (CMCAPCHR,40.263)

Trajedi is as mech to sey as he +tat writith eld stories with ditees
heuy and sorowful . (CMCAPCHR,40.264)

Anno 4738-4776 . (CMCAPCHR,40.265)

Anno 4777 . (CMCAPCHR,40.266)

Here regneth Artharxerses , +te vi kyng in Perse , whech is clepid
Nothus - xl +gere he regned +tere ; vndir whom Esdras repayred +te lawe
+tat was brent be hem of Chalde , whech Esdras broute in new maner of
wryting of letteres , +tat were more esy for to write and more esi for
to pronounce , and +terfor was he called a swift writer .
(CMCAPCHR,40.267)

And it is not grete wondir +tou +tat Esdras mite with his rememberauns
write bokes new ageyn , (CMCAPCHR,40.268)

for we know +tat +tere be summe men +tat can hold in her rememberauns
mech +ting . (CMCAPCHR,40.269)

Anno 4778-4797 . (CMCAPCHR,40.270)

Anno 4798 . (CMCAPCHR,40.271)

In +tis +gere regneth Darius , +te vii kyng in Perse ,
(CMCAPCHR,40.272)

and he regned xix +gere . (CMCAPCHR,40.273)

This man was son of Ydapsis , and on of +te vii gouernouris of Perse ,
whech was chosen be +te nyhyng of a hors . (CMCAPCHR,40.274)

Vndir him was +te probleme purposit of +te strength of a king , a woman
, wyn , and treuth . (CMCAPCHR,40.275)

In +tis tyme was Plato disciple to Socrates , in whos bokes was founde
a gret part of +tat gospel , ' In principio erat uerbum ' .
(CMCAPCHR,40.276)

Whan he was take with soudioures and broute to Dionisie +te Tyraunt ,
he , seing so many aboute +te tiraunt , seide onto him , <P_41> ' What
hast +tou do +tat +tou nedist so many men ? ' . (CMCAPCHR,41.277)

This Plato mad many bokes (CMCAPCHR,41.278)

and named hem aftir his maystires : (CMCAPCHR,41.279)

Thimeus is on ; Phedron a o+tir ; +te +tird , Gorgialis ; +te iiii ,
Pitharas . (CMCAPCHR,41.280)

And +tou+g men feyne mech +ting of his deth , he was hald in so gret
reuerens +tat +tei had doute , whan he was ded , whethir +tei schuld
anoumbir him among +te hie goddis or semigoddes . (CMCAPCHR,41.281)

Anno Mundi 4799-4837 . (CMCAPCHR,41.282)

Anno 4838 . (CMCAPCHR,41.283)

Here endith Artarxerses , whos regne lested xl +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,41.284)

Summe sey +tat his name was Assuerus , to whom Ester was coupled .
(CMCAPCHR,41.285)

In +tis tyme lyued Diogenes , +tat seld himselue onto bondage ,
(CMCAPCHR,41.286)

and whan his maistir , +tat boute him , profered him to on Veniedes for
to by him , Veniedes inqwired of +te philisophre what craft he coude ;
(CMCAPCHR,41.287)

and he answerd , ' I can ' , he seith , ' +tou+g I be bond , be a
gouernour onto hem +tat stande in gret fredam ' . (CMCAPCHR,41.288)

And whan Veniades herd +tis answere , he merueiled gretly ,
(CMCAPCHR,41.289)

and seide , ' I make the lord of my childirn - (CMCAPCHR,41.290)

do with hem at +ti plesauns ' . (CMCAPCHR,41.291)

Kyng Alisaundre fond him sitting in a tunne euyr open to +te sunne ,
(CMCAPCHR,41.292)

and whan Alisaundre comaunde him to aske what he wold , he prayed him
for to remeue and stand no lenger in his lite . (CMCAPCHR,41.293)

Anno 4839-4863 . (CMCAPCHR,41.294)

Anno 4864 . (CMCAPCHR,41.295)

Here is +te deth of Artarxerses , whech had regned xxvi +gere , in
whech tyme Demostenes and Aristotoles floured in philosophie .
(CMCAPCHR,41.296)

Of Demostenes rede we +tat whan Alisaundre cam to Attenes in purpos to
distroye +te cite' , +tis man was sette withoute +te gate because he
had be maistir onto +te kyng . (CMCAPCHR,41.297)

This vndirstood Alisaundre , (CMCAPCHR,41.298)

and at +te first site swore be Amon +te god +tat whatsoeuyr he desired
, it schuld not be had . (CMCAPCHR,41.299)

Than +te philisophre prayed him , be +te vertu of +te same Amon , +tat
he schul neuyr leue til he had distroyed +te cite' . (CMCAPCHR,41.300)

And so +te kyng turnyd fro his purpose , seyng , ' Euyr is wisdam aboue
power ' . (CMCAPCHR,41.301)

Aristotel , at his age of xviii +gere , was disciple to Plato , a man
of excellent wit and grete eloquens . (CMCAPCHR,41.302)

He wrote all +te philosophi <P_42> (CMCAPCHR,42.303)

and sette it in dew forme . (CMCAPCHR,42.304)

Summe men seide +tat he was +te son of swech a spirit whech +tei clepe
incubus for +te lithnes of his body an the sotilte of his witte .
(CMCAPCHR,42.305)

Anno 4865-4867 . (CMCAPCHR,42.306)

Anno 4868 . (CMCAPCHR,42.307)

Here deyed Xerses , +tat was kyng iiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,42.308)

He had anothir name , Arsanius . (CMCAPCHR,42.309)

In +tis tyme was Zenocrates in Attenis , whos chastite is mech praised
; (CMCAPCHR,42.310)

for whan a faire strumpet was hired with a gret summe +tat sche schuld
enclyne him to leccherie , boldly sche went to bed (CMCAPCHR,42.311)

and lay be him al nyte , (CMCAPCHR,42.312)

and in +te morowning , whan +tei +tat hired hir asked her mony ageyn ,
sche answerd +tat hir comnaunt was to ouircom a man and not a blok .
(CMCAPCHR,42.313)

Anno 4869-4873 . (CMCAPCHR,42.314)

Anno 4874 . (CMCAPCHR,42.315)

Here deyed Darius , whech was ouyrcom of Alisaundre . (CMCAPCHR,42.316)

Anno 4875-4878 . (CMCAPCHR,42.317)

Anno 4879 . (CMCAPCHR,42.318)

Here deyed Grete Alisaundre , +tat regned xii +gere , sex +gere with
Darie , and sex +gere aftir his deth . (CMCAPCHR,42.319)

<paren>

And here leue we +te maner of countyng vsed befor , where we sette euyr
the regner in his last +gere ; (CMCAPCHR,42.321)

fro +tis tyme forward we wil set hem in her first +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,42.322)

</paren>

In +te sexte +gere of Darie Alisaundre rejoysed +te kyngdam of Babilon
, +tat was +tan , as we seid before , deuolute to +te kyngdam of Perse
, and now to +te kyngdam of Macedonie . (CMCAPCHR,42.324)

Thus was Alisaundre brout to +tat empire , (CMCAPCHR,42.325)

and sette mech good reule in euery lond . (CMCAPCHR,42.326)

He visited +te Temple in Jerusalem (CMCAPCHR,42.327)

and relesed hem of her tribute euery vii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,42.328)

He deyed in Babilonie , poisoned with venim . (CMCAPCHR,42.329)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,42.330)

Here beginnith Ptholomeus for to regne , (CMCAPCHR,42.331)

and he was +te son of on Lagus , (CMCAPCHR,42.332)

and he regned xl +gere . (CMCAPCHR,42.333)

And here is for to note , whan Alisaundre deied , foure of his princes
occupied al his empire : this Ptholome , +te south , and dwelled in
Egipte ; Philippe , <P_43> Alisaundre brothir , he kept him in +te west
; Antigonus , +te north ; and Seleucus +te est . (CMCAPCHR,43.334)

But +tis Ptholomeus , whech was cleped Sother , he regned in Egipte ,
(CMCAPCHR,43.335)

and in his secund +gere began +te kyngdam of Asie . (CMCAPCHR,43.336)

First regned +tere Antigonus xviii +gere , (CMCAPCHR,43.337)

and +tan regned Demetrius xvii +gere , (CMCAPCHR,43.338)

and +tat same Demetrius resigned his rite onto Seleucus , kyng of
Surre' , (CMCAPCHR,43.339)

and so cesed +te kyngdam of Asie . (CMCAPCHR,43.340)

This same Seleucus mad iii grete cite'es : (CMCAPCHR,43.341)

on hite Antioche ; (CMCAPCHR,43.342)

+te othir hite Laodicia ; +te +tirde , Seleuce , aftir his name .
(CMCAPCHR,43.343)

Anno Mundi 4881-4918 . (CMCAPCHR,43.344)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,43.345)

Here beginnith +te regne of Ptholomeus Philadelphus , (CMCAPCHR,43.346)

and he regned xxxviii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,43.347)

Vndir +tis man +te lxx translatouris were in Egipte , (CMCAPCHR,43.348)

and +tei translat +te lawe of God owt of Hebrew into Grek tonge .
(CMCAPCHR,43.349)

For grete Alisaundre and his successouris studied gretly for to gader
many bokes into her tresoure , and specialy lawes and decres to
gouernauns of puple . (CMCAPCHR,43.350)

But +tis man was most desirous in +tis mater . (CMCAPCHR,43.351)

For he multiplied so bokes +tat +tere were founde in his librarie at
Alisaundre lxx +tousand bokes . (CMCAPCHR,43.352)

For he sent to Jerusalem onto Eleazar +te bischop for to haue +te Elde
Testament translate out of Hebrew into Greke tonge . (CMCAPCHR,43.353)

And +tis Eleazar sent him lxx wel lerned men , whech +te kyng put in
sundri houses , (CMCAPCHR,43.354)

and ech of hem translate be himselue . (CMCAPCHR,43.355)

And +tis miracle fel , +tat whan her translacion was broute togidir ,
+tere was no discrepauns in sentens ne variauns in wordes , be uertu ,
as we fynde , of +te Holy Goost . (CMCAPCHR,43.356)

Anno 4921-4955 . (CMCAPCHR,43.357)

Anno 4956 . (CMCAPCHR,43.358)

Here regneth Ptholomeus Euergetes , cleped so for he browt many ydoles
oute of Surre' and mad Egipte rich with hem , for +tei were of syluir
and gold . (CMCAPCHR,43.359)

In +tis mannes tyme lyued Jesus , filius Sirac , +tat mad a book of +te
Bible whech we clepe Ecclesiasticus , whech book , for +te similitude
of speche , summe men supposed it had be of Salamones makyng .
(CMCAPCHR,43.360)

It is clepid Ecclesiasticus , +tat is to sey ' Of +te Cherch ' , <P_44>
for +tere is mech +ting longing to +te obseruauns and prouidens of +te
Cherch . (CMCAPCHR,44.361)

Anno 4957-4981 . (CMCAPCHR,44.362)

Anno 4982 . (CMCAPCHR,44.363)

Ptholomeus Philopater , he regned vii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,44.364)

He had +tat name for he was fader of al wrecchidnes , (CMCAPCHR,44.365)

for he left al +te good occupacion of knythod (CMCAPCHR,44.366)

and vsed ydilnes , leccherie , insolens , manslawth - al nyte occupied
with leccherie , al day in glotonye . (CMCAPCHR,44.367)

He weddid his sistir , cleped Erudite ; (CMCAPCHR,44.368)

aftir he killid hir . (CMCAPCHR,44.369)

+Tan had he euyr chaunge of women . (CMCAPCHR,44.370)

And for +tis cursed lyf Antiochus Magnus tok him , (CMCAPCHR,44.371)

and killid him , (CMCAPCHR,44.372)

and all his strumpettis he hing hem on galowis . (CMCAPCHR,44.373)

Anno 4983-4988 . (CMCAPCHR,44.374)

Anno 4989 . (CMCAPCHR,44.375)

Ptholome , clepid Epiphanes , he regned in Alisaundre xxxiiii +gere ,
(CMCAPCHR,44.376)

and for he was but v +gere old whan he began to regne , +terfor +tei of
Alisaundre sent onto +te Romaynes for to help her +gong kyng ageyn +te
power of Grete Antiochus . (CMCAPCHR,44.377)

And +tan +te Romaynes sent too legatis onto +tis Antiochus , +tat he
schuld go oute of Egipte and do no harm to her frendis .
(CMCAPCHR,44.378)

And whan +tis child was growe onto age , he weddid +te doutir of +te
same Antiochus , whech hite Cleopatra . (CMCAPCHR,44.379)

In +tis same tyme lyued +te eloquent man whech hite Plauctus ,
(CMCAPCHR,44.380)

and for al his eloquens he was compelled for pouert for to dwelle with
a baxter and grinde his corn at a qwerne , (CMCAPCHR,44.381)

and whan he had leisere , +tan wold he write tales of ful grete sentens
. (CMCAPCHR,44.382)

Anno Mundi . (CMCAPCHR,44.383)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,44.384)

Ptholomeus Philometor regned in Egipt xxxv +gere . (CMCAPCHR,44.385)

And in his tyme lyued +tat conquerour at Rome whom +tei clepe Scipio
Affricanus . (CMCAPCHR,44.386)

He was cleped so for +te grete conquestes +tat he had on Cartage ,
whech cite' stant in Affrik . (CMCAPCHR,44.387)

It was he +tat counceled +te Senate +tat Cartage schuld not be
distroyed . (CMCAPCHR,44.388)

For whan <P_45> +te Romaynes left her werre with Cartage , +tan be
ydilnesse began mech debate in +te cite' , euele drautes in +te puple ,
comnauntes broken , opyn extorsion , pryuy theft ; +terfor wold +tis
man +tat Cartage schuld not be distroyed , +tat drede schuld oppresse
leccherie , and bisinesse schuld distroye auarice . (CMCAPCHR,45.389)

This man was byried in straunge lond , and this vers writin on his
graue , ' O onkynd cuntre' , my bones schal +tou not haue ' .
(CMCAPCHR,45.390)

In +tis tyme +te Romaynes conqwerd a grete part of Grece .
(CMCAPCHR,45.391)

And in +tis same tyme Judas Machabeus and his bretherin conqwered +te
lond of Jude , (CMCAPCHR,45.392)

killid her enmies , (CMCAPCHR,45.393)

purged +te Temple , (CMCAPCHR,45.394)

and had victorie of ful many tyrauntis . (CMCAPCHR,45.395)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,45.396)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,45.397)

Ptholome , cleped Euergetes +te Secunde , regned xxix +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,45.398)

Vndir his tyme deied +te noble poete Terrencius , +tat wrote so many
trajedies , whose graue was wrytin with +tese vers : - Natus in
excelsis tectis Cartagenis alte , Romanis ducibus bellica preda fui .
Descripsi mores hominum , iuuenumque senumque , Quid meretrix , quid
leno dolis , quid fingat auarus . Hec quoque qui legit , sic , puto ,
cautus erit . (CMCAPCHR,45.399)

Thus +tei mene in Englisch : - (CMCAPCHR,45.400)

Born in the toures hy in +te cite' of Cartage , To +te dukes of Rome
pray of bataile was I . (CMCAPCHR,45.401)

I haue descriued +te maneris of men both eld and +gong , What gile in
woman is , what feyning in couetise . (CMCAPCHR,45.402)

He +tat redith al +tis , +te betyr he may be war . (CMCAPCHR,45.403)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,45.404)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,45.405)

Ptholome , cleped Sother or ellis Phiscon , regned xvii +gere first .
(CMCAPCHR,45.406)

This man weddid his owne sistir , (CMCAPCHR,45.407)

and aftir , in +te <P_46> first day of +te wedding , he killid hir
child , whech was eyir of +te lond . (CMCAPCHR,46.408)

In +te xvii +gere of his regne his moder Cleopatra , be grete power ,
mad him to fle fro his lond and dwelle in +te ylde of Cipre .
(CMCAPCHR,46.409)

Whan he was +tere he killid anothir child of his , (CMCAPCHR,46.410)

and put it in a forser , (CMCAPCHR,46.411)

and sent it to his modir and his wif at her fest , +te same day +tat
+te qween was bore . (CMCAPCHR,46.412)

Anno Mundi . (CMCAPCHR,46.413)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,46.414)

Here +te Qween Cleopatra , aftir Ptholome was exiled , mad hir +gonger
son kyng , whech hite Ptholome Alisaun-are . (CMCAPCHR,46.415)

This man grew onto swech cruelnes +tat he killid his owne moder ;
(CMCAPCHR,46.416)

+terfor +te puple ros vpon him , (CMCAPCHR,46.417)

exiled him , (CMCAPCHR,46.418)

and called in his bro+tir oute of Cipre to regne ageyn .
(CMCAPCHR,46.419)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,46.420)

Anno 5113 . (CMCAPCHR,46.421)

Ptholome Sother , or ellis Phiscon , regneth ageyn viii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,46.422)

Anno 5114-5119 . (CMCAPCHR,46.423)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,46.424)

Here regneth Ptholome Dionisius x +gere . (CMCAPCHR,46.425)

Anno 5121-5129 . (CMCAPCHR,46.426)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,46.427)

Here regnith Cleopatra . (CMCAPCHR,46.428)

This woman was doutir onto +te forseid Dionisius . (CMCAPCHR,46.429)

And here is diuersite' in counting of +geres , (CMCAPCHR,46.430)

for sum sey +tat hir regne began here , (CMCAPCHR,46.431)

and summe sey +tat sche regned to +gere be hirselue , and +tanne vndir
Julius v +gere , and vndir Octauian xv +gere . (CMCAPCHR,46.432)

Anno 5131-5149 . (CMCAPCHR,46.433)

Anno . (CMCAPCHR,46.434)

Here goth +te regne of Egipt onto +te Romaynes ; (CMCAPCHR,46.435)

for Julius Cesar conquered Egipt (CMCAPCHR,46.436)

and put it vndir tribute . (CMCAPCHR,46.437)

And in +tis same tyme was +tis lond conquered be +te same Julius +torw
mediacioun of a lord +tei cleped Androche , whech was bro+tir to +te
kyng , (CMCAPCHR,46.438)

his name was Cassebelian . (CMCAPCHR,46.439)

Anno 5151-5156 . (CMCAPCHR,46.440)

Anno 5157 . (CMCAPCHR,46.441)

Octauian began to regne +te +gere of the world v <P_47> +tousand a
hundred and seuene and fifty ; (CMCAPCHR,47.442)

before the natiuite' of Criste he regned xlii +gere , and aftir +te
natiuite' of Criste , xiiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,47.443)

He was bor in Rome - (CMCAPCHR,47.444)

his fader hite Octauian , a senatoure ; (CMCAPCHR,47.445)

his moder was of +te kyn of Eneas , a Troian . (CMCAPCHR,47.446)

Cosyn he was onto Julius Cesar and be choys his son . (CMCAPCHR,47.447)

This man browt al +te empire into o monarchi . (CMCAPCHR,47.448)

And +get , as worthi as he was , he wanted not vices ;
(CMCAPCHR,47.449)

for he wold neuyr rest withoute grete noumbir of women and maydenes .
(CMCAPCHR,47.450)

The puple of Rome , for his grete beute' , prosperite' , and pees ,
wold worchip him as a god . (CMCAPCHR,47.451)

But he wold not receyue it , (CMCAPCHR,47.452)

but asked leiser to gyue hem a answere . (CMCAPCHR,47.453)

Than called he to him Sibille Tiburtine , (CMCAPCHR,47.454)

and rehersed onto hir +te desire of the Senate . (CMCAPCHR,47.455)

Sche asked +te space of thre dayes auisement , in whech sche and he and
many mo fasted and prayed , (CMCAPCHR,47.456)

and at +te thre dayes ende +tei sey heuene open and a grete brithnesse
schining upon hem ; (CMCAPCHR,47.457)

and +tanne sey +tei a faire ymage of a mayde upon a auter and a child
in hir armes . (CMCAPCHR,47.458)

And whan he merueled gretly , he herd a vois fro heuene crying in +tis
maner , ' This is +te auter of Goddis Son ' . (CMCAPCHR,47.459)

Than fell he down onto +te erde , (CMCAPCHR,47.460)

and reuerently worchipid +tat site . (CMCAPCHR,47.461)

The nexte day he went onto +te Capitol , (CMCAPCHR,47.462)

and told hem al +tis visioun , (CMCAPCHR,47.463)

and refused her profir . (CMCAPCHR,47.464)

This same vision was seyn in +te chambir of Octauian , whech is now a
cherch and a couent of Frere Menouris ; (CMCAPCHR,47.465)

it is cleped now Ara Celi . (CMCAPCHR,47.466)

Anno 5158-5198 . (CMCAPCHR,47.467)

<heading>

Etas VI (CMCAPCHR,47.469)

</heading>

Anno 5199 ; Cristi 1 . (CMCAPCHR,47.471)

This +gere was Crist oure Lord born of a mayde in Bethlem in +te nyte
before +te Sunday , (CMCAPCHR,47.472)

and as Bede seith in his cronicule , it was fro +te makyng of Adam onto
+te birth of Crist +geres v +tousand a hundred nynty and nyne , as it
is conteyned in +tese vers : - Vnum tolle datis ad milia quinque
ducentis , Nascente Domino tot Beda dat prothoplausto .
(CMCAPCHR,47.473)

<P_48>

This is +te sentens : (CMCAPCHR,48.475)

' Take on fro v +tousand and to hundred ; (CMCAPCHR,48.476)

so many +geres be fro Adam onto Crist ' . (CMCAPCHR,48.477)

Anno Mundi v Milia cc - Anno ; 2-11 . (CMCAPCHR,48.478)

Anno ; 12 . (CMCAPCHR,48.479)

This +gere was Crist founde in +te Temple amongis doctores .
(CMCAPCHR,48.480)

And Tiberius was mad emperour +te xiiii +gere of Crist ,
(CMCAPCHR,48.481)

and he regned xxiii +gere , xviii +gere before +te passion , and v
+gere aftir . (CMCAPCHR,48.482)

In +tis same tyme was Ouyde +te poete ded in exile . (CMCAPCHR,48.483)

And in +tis same tyme Pilate was mad president of Jude .
(CMCAPCHR,48.484)

Anno 5211-5217 ; 13-19 . (CMCAPCHR,48.485)

Anno 5218 ; . (CMCAPCHR,48.486)

In all +tese +geres tyl Crist was xxx +gere of age , +te gospell makith
no gret declaracion of his dedis , (CMCAPCHR,48.487)

but withoute ony doute he lyued a parfit lyf (CMCAPCHR,48.488)

and ded many miracles , +tou +tei be not wrytin in bokis .
(CMCAPCHR,48.489)

Anno 5219-5227 ; 21-29 . (CMCAPCHR,48.490)

Anno 5228 ; . (CMCAPCHR,48.491)

In +tis +gere was Crist oure Lord baptized , whan he was xxx +gere old
. (CMCAPCHR,48.492)

And in +tis same +gere he turned watir into wyn . (CMCAPCHR,48.493)

And in +tis same +gere he chase his xii apostoles , of whech Petir was
first , born in Bethsaida , bro+tir onto Andrew , whom Crist mad prince
to +te apostolis ; (CMCAPCHR,48.494)

sex and xxx +gere aftir +te passioun of Crist he was martired at Rome
vndir Nero . (CMCAPCHR,48.495)

Poule was not chose be Crist in his lyue , but aftir +te ascencioun
with gret lite and ferful wordes turned to +te feith , whech in honour
is sette next Petir for his general labour in preching , and eke for
+tei both were ded for Crist in o cite' and in o day .
(CMCAPCHR,48.496)

Andrew was brothir onto Petir , +tat was eke in Achay , and martired on
a crosse . (CMCAPCHR,48.497)

Jacobus , brothir to Jon Euangelist , +te son of Zebede and Salome ,
prechid in Spayne (CMCAPCHR,48.498)

and deied in Jerusalem . (CMCAPCHR,48.499)

Jon +te Euangelist , his bro+tir , was exiled to Pathmos , wher he mad
+te Apocalips , (CMCAPCHR,48.500)

but he deied in Ephese , no+ting founde in his graue but manna .
(CMCAPCHR,48.501)

Thomas was he +tat groped +te woundes of Crist ; (CMCAPCHR,48.502)

he was slayn with a spere in Ynde . (CMCAPCHR,48.503)

<P_49>

Philippe was eke of Bethsaide ; (CMCAPCHR,49.505)

in a cite' of Frise , cleped Ieraple , he was put on +te cros .
(CMCAPCHR,49.506)

Jacobus , +te son of Joseph , first bischop of Jerusalem , was +trowe
+tere fro +te pinacle of +te Temple and aftir smet with a fulleres bat
. (CMCAPCHR,49.507)

Bartholome' prechid in +te region of Armenie , (CMCAPCHR,49.508)

and +tere in Albanie , her grete cite' , he was both flayn and hedid .
(CMCAPCHR,49.509)

Mathew , apostel and euangelist , mad his euangelie in Rome ,
(CMCAPCHR,49.510)

aftir +tat prechid in Macedonie , (CMCAPCHR,49.511)

was slayn in Persida . (CMCAPCHR,49.512)

Simon , born in +te strete of Chana , prechid in Egipt , aftir bischop
of Jerusalem , and martired in +te same place . (CMCAPCHR,49.513)

Judas , whech is clepid Thadeus , was martired in Erico , a cite' of
Armeni . (CMCAPCHR,49.514)

Matheu was on of +te lxx disciples , and for Judas chosen .
(CMCAPCHR,49.515)

Anno ; 31-33 . (CMCAPCHR,49.516)

Anno 5231 ; 33 . (CMCAPCHR,49.517)

This +gere was Crist ded for sauacion of man ; (CMCAPCHR,49.518)

for Cristus seith +tat he was xxxiii +gere old whan he deied and as
mech more as was fro his birth onto Pase , (CMCAPCHR,49.519)

and be +tat counting he deied in +te xxxiiii +gere of his age .
(CMCAPCHR,49.520)

Anno 5232-5233 ; 34-35 . (CMCAPCHR,49.521)

Anno 5234 ; 36 . (CMCAPCHR,49.522)

Here seid Petir his first messe . (CMCAPCHR,49.523)

Anno 5235 ; 37 . (CMCAPCHR,49.524)

Anno 5236 ; 38 . (CMCAPCHR,49.525)

Here is Gayus emperour . (CMCAPCHR,49.526)

In +tis +gere Petir cam to Antioche , (CMCAPCHR,49.527)

and Matheu writith his godspel . (CMCAPCHR,49.528)

Anno ; 42-55 . (CMCAPCHR,49.529)

Here regneth Claudius , +tat +gaue bataile onto +tis lond ,
(CMCAPCHR,49.530)

and killid +te kyng , clepid Gwynderyn . (CMCAPCHR,49.531)

Than was Aruigarus , brothir to +te forseyd kyng , whech was acorded to
Claudius in +tis maner , +tat he schuld wedde +te emperoures doutir and
be kyng vndir Claudius ; and at her wedding the emperour ded make a
good town , (CMCAPCHR,49.532)

and called it aftir his name Kayerglau , +tat is to seyn +te cyte' of
Gloucestir . (CMCAPCHR,49.533)

This emperour Claudius was so obliuiows +tat , sone aftir he had killid
his wyf , he asked why sche cam not to soper . (CMCAPCHR,49.534)

<P_50>

In +tis same tyme was Linus pope , whech ordeyned +tat women schuld
with lynand cure her heer . (CMCAPCHR,50.536)

Anno 5254-5267 ; 56-69 . (CMCAPCHR,50.537)

Nero regned aftir +tis Claudius , of all men wrecchidhest , redy to al
maner vices , vndir whom Petir and Poule were martired , Petir in a
place cleped Vaticanus , in +te weye +tat is called Aurea , and Poule
in a strete called Hostiense , in a place +tat is cleped Aput Aquas
Saluias , ' At +te Scipping Wateres ' - (CMCAPCHR,50.538)

for Poules hed scippid thries aftir it was fro +te body , and at euery
scip +tere sprang a welle , +terfor is +tat place clepid soo .
(CMCAPCHR,50.539)

Anno 5268-5278 ; . (CMCAPCHR,50.540)

Vespasian regned aftir Gabba , whech regned but ix monthis .
(CMCAPCHR,50.541)

He was sent be Nero to Palestyn for to withstand +te rebellion of Jewis
, (CMCAPCHR,50.542)

and +tere +te knytis of +te hoost chose him to +te empire .
(CMCAPCHR,50.543)

But of homely kyn was he born , (CMCAPCHR,50.544)

but endewid he was with +te best maneres . (CMCAPCHR,50.545)

Summe sey +tat he was cured of a greuous sekenes of waspis in his nose
, and cured be sith of +te vernicle ; (CMCAPCHR,50.546)

and +tis cure excited him to venge Cristis deth . (CMCAPCHR,50.547)

He deied of +te flux of blood , (CMCAPCHR,50.548)

and whan deth cam he stood rite up (CMCAPCHR,50.549)

and seide , ' It semeth a kyng for to stand and dey ' .
(CMCAPCHR,50.550)

Anno 5279-5281 ; 81-83 . (CMCAPCHR,50.551)

Titus regned iii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,50.552)

This man with his fader destroyed Jerusalem , (CMCAPCHR,50.553)

and all +te precious +tingis +tat were +tere brout hem to Rome ,
(CMCAPCHR,50.554)

and sette hem in +te Temple of Pes . (CMCAPCHR,50.555)

He was swech a louer of vertue +tat he was cleped +te most delicious of
all men . (CMCAPCHR,50.556)

So liberal eke was he +tat no man went fro him withoute reward .
(CMCAPCHR,50.557)

In +tis tyme Cletus was pope xi +gere , whech cursed al +too +tat lette
ony pilgrime to go to Rome . (CMCAPCHR,50.558)

He deyed a martyr , and byried in Vaticano . (CMCAPCHR,50.559)

Anno 5282-5296 ; 84-98 . (CMCAPCHR,50.560)

Domician regned xv +gere . (CMCAPCHR,50.561)

This man was brothir onto Titus . (CMCAPCHR,50.562)

In his first +geres he was resonabely good ; and in his last +geres al
defiled wit+g vices , so fer-forth +tat al +te godnes of +te fader and
+te vertu of his brothir be his vices <P_51> was forgete .
(CMCAPCHR,51.563)

He killid many nobel senatoures , (CMCAPCHR,51.564)

and comaunded +tat euery man schuld clepe him god , and +tat his ymages
schuld not be mad but of gold or siluyr . (CMCAPCHR,51.565)

He put Jon the Euangelist in a boilyng tunne of oyle ,
(CMCAPCHR,51.566)

and +tanne exiled him . (CMCAPCHR,51.567)

In his tyme Seynt Denise was martired at Paris . (CMCAPCHR,51.568)

And in +te viii +gere of his regne was Clement mad pope of Rome , whech
astat he kept ix +gere , (CMCAPCHR,51.569)

for in +te tyme of Trajane his body was +trow into +te se , and aftir
broute to Rome . (CMCAPCHR,51.570)

Anno 5297 ; 99 . (CMCAPCHR,51.571)

Nerua was emperour but o +gere . (CMCAPCHR,51.572)

This man dampned al +tat Domician ordeyned , (CMCAPCHR,51.573)

and for +tat cause Seynt Jon Euangelist was delyueryd fro his exile
(CMCAPCHR,51.574)

and cam to Ephese . (CMCAPCHR,51.575)

Anno 5298-5316 ; . (CMCAPCHR,51.576)

Trajane regned in Rome xix +gere . (CMCAPCHR,51.577)

This man multiplied +tat empire gretly ; (CMCAPCHR,51.578)

for he conquered Asie , Babilonie , and mech of Ynde .
(CMCAPCHR,51.579)

This man killid ny +te +tird part of Cristen men , not be his owne
malice , but be stering of his councel . (CMCAPCHR,51.580)

Vndir him was martired Seint Ignace , bischop of Antioche , disciple to
Jon Euangelist . (CMCAPCHR,51.581)

This mannes hert , whan it was open , +tei founde +te name of Jesu
writin +tere with letteris of gold . (CMCAPCHR,51.582)

In +tis tyme was Eustace , his wif , and her issew , martired for Crist
. (CMCAPCHR,51.583)

And +tis tyme lyued Plutarc +te philisophre , maistir onto Trajan ,
+tat wrot onto him a book , where he counceled him +tat he schuld sese
fro +te persecucion of Cristen men ; (CMCAPCHR,51.584)

for , as he wrote , +tere coude be founde no defaute in hem but +tat
+tei worchiped no ydolis , and rysin erly in +te morowning , and songin
ympnis to on +tei cleped Crist - (CMCAPCHR,51.585)

and as it is seide , +te emperour fro +tat tyme was not so cruel .
(CMCAPCHR,51.586)

In his tyme was Simon Cleophas , bischop of Jerusalem , martired and
put on +te crosse . (CMCAPCHR,51.587)

And in +te first +gere of Trajane was Anaclete pope , a Grek of nacioun
, ix +gere . (CMCAPCHR,51.588)

He ordeyned +tat prestis schuld no berdis haue . (CMCAPCHR,51.589)

He is biried in Vaticano . (CMCAPCHR,51.590)

<P_52>

The x +gere of Trajane was Euaristus pope , a Jew , bore in Bethlem .
(CMCAPCHR,52.592)

He dyuyded +te titeles +tat cardinalis haue , (CMCAPCHR,52.593)

and he ordeyned +tat vii deknes schuld kepe a bischop whan he prechid ,
for drede of enmyes of +te feith . (CMCAPCHR,52.594)

He was pope x +gere , byried in Vaticano . (CMCAPCHR,52.595)

Anno 5317-5337 ; 119-139 . (CMCAPCHR,52.596)

Adriane regned xxi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,52.597)

He went to Jerusalem (CMCAPCHR,52.598)

and punchid +tere +te Jewis +tat were rebelle , (CMCAPCHR,52.599)

and repaired +te Temple , (CMCAPCHR,52.600)

put oute Jewis , (CMCAPCHR,52.601)

and put in hethen men , (CMCAPCHR,52.602)

and sette +tere his ymage as a god . (CMCAPCHR,52.603)

He mad eke a precept +tat no Jew into Jerusalem schuld entre ,
(CMCAPCHR,52.604)

but Cristen men he forbade not +te entre . (CMCAPCHR,52.605)

Vndir him was martired +te holy mayde Seraphia , +tat cam fro Antioche
and dwelled with ano+tir mayde +tei cleped Sabine . (CMCAPCHR,52.606)

In +tis tyme was a philisophre cleped Secundus , +tat kept silens al
his lif and answerd euyr be writing . (CMCAPCHR,52.607)

And in +tis time was Alisaundre pope , +tat ordeyned haliwatir , and
+tat wyn schuld be put in +te chalis and watir +terto .
(CMCAPCHR,52.608)

In +tis tyme lyued on Aquila , +tat translate +te Eld Testament out of
Hebrev into Grek . (CMCAPCHR,52.609)

In +te x +gere of Adrian was Sixte +te First mad pope .
(CMCAPCHR,52.610)

He ordeyned +tat Sanctus schuld be sunge at sacri , and no man schuld
handel +te chales but ministeris of +te auter . (CMCAPCHR,52.611)

He was hedid withoute gate +tat is cleped Appia , and biried in
Vaticano . (CMCAPCHR,52.612)

In +te xix +gere of Adrian was Thelophorus mad pope , whech was first a
ancorite . (CMCAPCHR,52.613)

He ordeyned +tere schul no man say masse before +tat he had seid +te
ters , +tat is to sey , ' Legem pone ' . (CMCAPCHR,52.614)

He ordeyned +to iii masses on Cristmas morow . (CMCAPCHR,52.615)

He deied a martir , biried in Vaticano . (CMCAPCHR,52.616)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,52.617)

Antoni +te Meke regned xxiii +gere with his sones ; (CMCAPCHR,52.618)

he was cleped so for he mad many men of pite' for to forgyve her det .
(CMCAPCHR,52.619)

And eke he was good to Cristen men , (CMCAPCHR,52.620)

for he suffered hem to dwelle in pes in her owne places , not for to by
ne selle with no o+tir men . (CMCAPCHR,52.621)

<P_53>

In +tis tyme was lyuyng +te gret leche cleped Galiene at Rome , +tat
had first studied at Alisaundre and in Rodis . (CMCAPCHR,53.623)

He mad many bokis of +tis craft , whos names be +tese : Almagest ,
Perspectif , Centilogie , and o+tir . (CMCAPCHR,53.624)

Summe sey +tat Ptholome , kyng of Egipt , mad +tis Almagest -
(CMCAPCHR,53.625)

perauenture +tis man mored it (CMCAPCHR,53.626)

or set it in o+tir forme ; (CMCAPCHR,53.627)

and sum sey +tat +te same Galiene hite Ptholome - he was of mene
stature , white of colour , sone wroth , litil eter , swete of onde ,
his clo+ting white . (CMCAPCHR,53.628)

In +te viii +gere of Antoni was pope of Rome Yginius , born in Atenes .
(CMCAPCHR,53.629)

He ordeyned +tat euery child , both-1 in baptem and confirmacion ,
schuld haue godfadir and godmodyr . (CMCAPCHR,53.630)

He was biried in +te cherch of Seynt Petir . (CMCAPCHR,53.631)

And aftir him was Pius , born in Itaile , in whos tyme Hermes wrote a
book +tat Estern-day schuld euyr be solempnyzed on a Sunday ,
(CMCAPCHR,53.632)

for a aungell appered to +te same Hermes (CMCAPCHR,53.633)

and comaunded +te same . (CMCAPCHR,53.634)

And Pollicarpe , +tat was disciple to Seyn Jon Euangeliste , cam onto
Rome for to reforme all +te bischoppis of Asie to +te same reule ;
(CMCAPCHR,53.635)

for +tei alle onto +tat tyme were vsed , in the cerymonie of Jewis ,
for to held Pase-day euir in +te myd monthe , +tat is to sey , +te xv
day . (CMCAPCHR,53.636)

Anno 5361-5379 ; 163-181 . (CMCAPCHR,53.637)

Marcus Antoni +te Trewe , with Lucye his brothir , regned xix +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,53.638)

In +tis +gere began at Rome to regne to emperoures . (CMCAPCHR,53.639)

This man was good in gouernauns and , aftir his name , trew in his
dedis , (CMCAPCHR,53.640)

but for al +tat was +tere grete persecucion ageyn Cristen men in his
tyme . (CMCAPCHR,53.641)

And in +tese dayes was +te good old man Pollicarp , disciple to Jon +te
Euangelist , martired for Crist , and xii worthi men with him of +te
cite' cleped Philadelphia - (CMCAPCHR,53.642)

+tis was in Asia . (CMCAPCHR,53.643)

And in Frauns was killid Seynt Justus , bischop of Mamert , and Seynt
Forcius , bischop of Lugdunense , with many o+tir martires .
(CMCAPCHR,53.644)

In +tis tyme lyued +te notable writer of stories of +te Cherch whech
+tei cleped Egecippus . (CMCAPCHR,53.645)

And in +tis <P_54> tyme leued Praxede , +tat with hir sistir Potencian
byryed many a martir . (CMCAPCHR,54.646)

In +te first +gere of +tis Antonie was pope at Rome Anicetus .
(CMCAPCHR,54.647)

He mad a statute in the Cherch +tat +tere schuld no bischop be
consecrate but of iii bischoppes at +te leest . (CMCAPCHR,54.648)

He was biried in the cymytery of Kalixt . (CMCAPCHR,54.649)

And in +te x +gere of +tis Antonie was Sother pope ; (CMCAPCHR,54.650)

he ordeyned +tat +tere schuld no nunne handel the corporas ne cast non
encense in +te cherch . (CMCAPCHR,54.651)

He ordeyned eke +tat +tere schuld no man use his wif but if +tei were
first offered be here frendis and blessed be +te prest .
(CMCAPCHR,54.652)

He was byried in Vaticano . (CMCAPCHR,54.653)

In +te xix +gere of Antoni was Eleutheri pope of Rome , a Grek of
nacioun . (CMCAPCHR,54.654)

He receyued a letter fro +te kyng of Grete Britayn , cleped Lucius ,
+tat he schuld sende summe prestes to +tis lond to baptize him and his
puple . (CMCAPCHR,54.655)

And +te pope sent hedir Fugan and Damian , whech performed +tis dede .
(CMCAPCHR,54.656)

Summe cronicles sey +tis was in +gere of oure Lord 165 .
(CMCAPCHR,54.657)

Anno ; 182-199 . (CMCAPCHR,54.658)

Helius Pertinax regned xviii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,54.659)

In his tyme lyued +te fourt translatour of the Bibil , cleped Simachus
. (CMCAPCHR,54.660)

And Narciscus was bischop of Jerusalem , a man ful of uertue .
(CMCAPCHR,54.661)

Terculian eke , a grete writer , was +tat tyme . (CMCAPCHR,54.662)

And Origene taute +tanne at Alisaundre , whos wryting passith al o+tir
. (CMCAPCHR,54.663)

This Helius Pertinax was a wel agid man ; rithful in al maner +ting ,
(CMCAPCHR,54.664)

neuyr took he giftes of man . (CMCAPCHR,54.665)

He regned but vi monthes , (CMCAPCHR,54.666)

and al +te o+tir tyme occupied Seuerus , whech was a man euyr redy to
batayl , weel lerned in bokes , and liberal in giftis .
(CMCAPCHR,54.667)

He began +te v persecucion ageyn Cristen men (CMCAPCHR,54.668)

and killid many martires : (CMCAPCHR,54.669)

on of hem was called Leoncius , fader onto Origene - (CMCAPCHR,54.670)

and +tan was Origene left of +gong age , with his moder and vii
bretherin , whech with his teching of gramer susteyned hem alle .
(CMCAPCHR,54.671)

Yreneus , a grete clerk , bischop of Lugdune , was martired +tat tyme .
(CMCAPCHR,54.672)

<P_55>

And in +tis tyme was Victor pope of Rome . (CMCAPCHR,55.674)

He gadered a councell in Alisaundre , +tat stant in Palestin ,
(CMCAPCHR,55.675)

and +tere he mad a lawe +tat Pase-day schuld be on Sunday euyr betwix
+te xiiii day of +te month and +te xxi . (CMCAPCHR,55.676)

He ordeyned +tat euery man +tat wold be Cristen mite be baptized , for
nede , in euery watir , flood , welle , or strem , so +tat he mad
confession of +te feith . (CMCAPCHR,55.677)

He was martired , and byried in Vaticano . (CMCAPCHR,55.678)

Anno Mundi ; . (CMCAPCHR,55.679)

Antonius Carcalla regned vii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,55.680)

He was clepid Carcalla for a certeyn maner of clo+ting +tat he was
first fynder . (CMCAPCHR,55.681)

This man was defiled with all wikkidnes . (CMCAPCHR,55.682)

In his dayes was found +te v translacion of +te Elde Lawe ,
(CMCAPCHR,55.683)

but who mad it is in doute . (CMCAPCHR,55.684)

This Antonie was so leccherous +tat he weddid his owne fader wyf .
(CMCAPCHR,55.685)

He held batail ageyn +te Perses , (CMCAPCHR,55.686)

and +tere he deied , biried in Edissa . (CMCAPCHR,55.687)

In his tyme was Zepherine pope . (CMCAPCHR,55.688)

He ordeyned +tat eueri Cristen man schuld receyue +te blessed sacrament
on Pase-day . (CMCAPCHR,55.689)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,55.690)

Matrinus regned but o +gere . (CMCAPCHR,55.691)

Befor his empire he was a prefecte of +te court , (CMCAPCHR,55.692)

and for envye he lost his heed . (CMCAPCHR,55.693)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,55.694)

Antonius Aurelius regned iiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,55.695)

In his tyme ros +te heresie of Sabelly . (CMCAPCHR,55.696)

He was before a prest of a temple cleped Eliogabelum .
(CMCAPCHR,55.697)

He left no memorie aftir him but euel exaumple of hordam , leccherie ,
and sweche stinking synne ; (CMCAPCHR,55.698)

therfor +te knytes risin ageyn him , (CMCAPCHR,55.699)

and killid him , and his modir eke . (CMCAPCHR,55.700)

In +tese dayes was Kalixtus pope , whech mad +te cherch of oure Lady in
Transtibir , where +te welles runne oyle and wyn on +tat day +tat Crist
was bore . (CMCAPCHR,55.701)

He ordeyned eke +te fastyng on +te Ymbirdayes . (CMCAPCHR,55.702)

He mad +te cymyteri Via Appia vndir +te chirch of Sebastian ,
(CMCAPCHR,55.703)

and +tere was he biried aftir his martirdam . (CMCAPCHR,55.704)

Anno ; 212-224 . (CMCAPCHR,55.705)

Alexander Mammeas regned xiii +gere ; (CMCAPCHR,55.706)

he was cleped Mammeas for it was his modir name . (CMCAPCHR,55.707)

This man gouerned knythod on +te best maner , (CMCAPCHR,55.708)

and lawe he norched in +te <P_56> best wise ; (CMCAPCHR,56.709)

for Vulpinianus , a gret maker of lawes , was gretly norchid be him .
(CMCAPCHR,56.710)

He was killid in Mens at a grete trouble and rising of knytes .
(CMCAPCHR,56.711)

In his tyme Origene was in his floures , and most honourable in +te
Cherch in sciens , eloquens , and witte ; (CMCAPCHR,56.712)

for +tan mad he bokes of grete sentens . (CMCAPCHR,56.713)

For he had , beside o+tir writeres , vii maydenes and vii +gong men
+tat wrytyn dyuers bokes whech he endited and reported onto hem , and
+tat of dyuers materes . (CMCAPCHR,56.714)

For as Seynt Jerom seith , he red of his making sex +tousand volumes ,
beside episteles and many o+tir werkis . (CMCAPCHR,56.715)

Ther went a prouerbe of him in +tat lond : ' His doctrine was lich his
lyf : (CMCAPCHR,56.716)

vpon bed he lay neuyr ; (CMCAPCHR,56.717)

hosen and schon wered he nowt ; (CMCAPCHR,56.718)

he ete neuyr flesch , (CMCAPCHR,56.719)

ne drank neuyr wyn ' . (CMCAPCHR,56.720)

With his writyng Mammea , +te emperour moder , was cristen ;
(CMCAPCHR,56.721)

and sche mad hir son more esy (CMCAPCHR,56.722)

and sesed mech his persecucion . (CMCAPCHR,56.723)

In +tis tyme was Urbane pope viii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,56.724)

He conuertid Valerian , +te spouse of Cicile , (CMCAPCHR,56.725)

and baptized him and his brothir . (CMCAPCHR,56.726)

In +tis tyme began the Cherch to haue possession of lond and hous , but
not so largely as it had in +te tyme of Siluestir . (CMCAPCHR,56.727)

And with +tis possession Vrban hered notaries to write treuly +te lyf
of martires . (CMCAPCHR,56.728)

Anno 5423-5425 ; 225-227 . (CMCAPCHR,56.729)

Maximiane regned iii +gere , a grete enmy to Cristen men .
(CMCAPCHR,56.730)

Anno 5426-5431 ; 228-233 . (CMCAPCHR,56.731)

Gordian regned vi +gere , that had grete victorie up +te Perses and in
his comyng hom was slayn be treson . (CMCAPCHR,56.732)

In +tis tyme was Poncian pope , +tat was exiled , and dyed a martir .
(CMCAPCHR,56.733)

And +tan was Cyriacus pope , (CMCAPCHR,56.734)

but , for he resyned and went with xi +tousand maydnes , he is not put
in +te cateloge of popes . (CMCAPCHR,56.735)

Next him was Anteros pope - (CMCAPCHR,56.736)

he was a Grek . (CMCAPCHR,56.737)

And +tan was Fabian pope , (CMCAPCHR,56.738)

and he was chosen be a wite dowe lityng on his hed . (CMCAPCHR,56.739)

He ordeyned +tat euery +gere on Schere or Maunde +Tursday +te pope
schuld consecrate crisme . (CMCAPCHR,56.740)

He dyuyded Rome onto vii regiones , (CMCAPCHR,56.741)

and to euery region preferred he a decun , to write treuly +te lyf of
holy martires . (CMCAPCHR,56.742)

<P_57>

Anno 5432-5438 ; . (CMCAPCHR,57.744)

Philippicus , with his son Philip , regned vii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,57.745)

This was +te first Cristen emperour . (CMCAPCHR,57.746)

And in +te first +gere of his empire was euene a +tousand +gere sith
+te cyte' of Rome was begunne . (CMCAPCHR,57.747)

And for +tis cause +tei of Rome mad a ful grete solempnite' , whech
lested iii dayes and iii nytes . (CMCAPCHR,57.748)

This emperour was baptized of Seynt Ponciaun in +te cite' cleped
Prouynce . (CMCAPCHR,57.749)

And both +te fader and +te son were killid , +te fadir at Rome , +te
son at Veron . (CMCAPCHR,57.750)

This son was so sobir of chere +tat +tere mite no myrth make him lawh .
(CMCAPCHR,57.751)

These too emperoures in her deth beqwathe al her ricchesse to +te
Cherch and Seynt Sixte ; for whech Seynt Laurens aftirward was , in +te
tyme of Decius , put to +te deth . (CMCAPCHR,57.752)

Anno ; 241-242 . (CMCAPCHR,57.753)

Decius regned ii +gere , a cursed venjabil man onto Cristen men ;
(CMCAPCHR,57.754)

for vndir him were killid so many +tat his tyme was clepid +te vii
persecucioun . (CMCAPCHR,57.755)

In his tyme was Cornelius pope . (CMCAPCHR,57.756)

He lifte up +te bones of Petir and Paule fro +te place cleped
catacumbis , (CMCAPCHR,57.757)

and Seynt Lucy , a widow , receyued +te bones of Paule
(CMCAPCHR,57.758)

and sette hem in hir possession in +te strete cleped Hostiense .
(CMCAPCHR,57.759)

The bonis of Petir sette Cornely in Vatican , +tat was sumtyme Nero
paleys . (CMCAPCHR,57.760)

Anno 5441-5442 ; 243-244 . (CMCAPCHR,57.761)

Gallus and Uolucianus regned ii +gere , (CMCAPCHR,57.762)

and of her tyme is litil writing . (CMCAPCHR,57.763)

In +tese dayes lyued +tat famous clerk and martir cleped Cipriane ,
whech was bischop of Cartage . (CMCAPCHR,57.764)

And in +tis tyme was Lucius pope . (CMCAPCHR,57.765)

He ordeyned +tat too prestis and iii deknes schuld euyr be present with
a bischop . (CMCAPCHR,57.766)

He deied a martir vndir Valerian . (CMCAPCHR,57.767)

Anno 5443-5457 ; 245-259 . (CMCAPCHR,57.768)

Valeriane , with his son Galiene , regned xv +gere . (CMCAPCHR,57.769)

This man held batayl in Jerusalem and Mesopotamy ageyn Sapor , kyng of
Pers , (CMCAPCHR,57.770)

and +tat same Kyng Sapor ouyrcam him to a schameful seruyse , +tat , as
long as +te kyng of Pers lyued , he schuld stand on his bak , and
Valerian ly , and so schuld <P_58> he take his hors . (CMCAPCHR,58.771)

This man spilt mech Cristen blod , (CMCAPCHR,58.772)

for vndir him were martired Lucius , +te pope , and Cipriane , +te
bischop . (CMCAPCHR,58.773)

Galiene in his beginning was just and good to +te comnaunte , aftir
+tat ful dissolute in many vices ; (CMCAPCHR,58.774)

therfor God suffered him to be killid with deceyte of on Aurely , a
duke . (CMCAPCHR,58.775)

Vndir +tis same Valeriane were martired both Sixte and Laurens be on
Decius , +tat was no emperour , but a meyhir , (CMCAPCHR,58.776)

and +terfor is he cleped Decius Minor . (CMCAPCHR,58.777)

It is seid +tat Seynt Sixte went fro Rome to Spayn and +tens he browt
to fayre +gong men , Laurens and Vincent , cosynes of blod , and
vertuous of maneris . (CMCAPCHR,58.778)

These too broute he onto Rome : (CMCAPCHR,58.779)

Laurens abod stille +tere , (CMCAPCHR,58.780)

Vincent turned ageyn to Spayn , (CMCAPCHR,58.781)

and was martired vndir Dioclecian . (CMCAPCHR,58.782)

In +te +tird +gere of Valerian was Steuene pope . (CMCAPCHR,58.783)

He ordeined +tat prestes and deknes schuld not were here vestimentis
but in +te cherch . (CMCAPCHR,58.784)

He was killid at messe (CMCAPCHR,58.785)

and lith befor +te auter in +te cherch of Seynt Sebastian .
(CMCAPCHR,58.786)

And in +te vi +gere of Valerian was Sixtus pope . (CMCAPCHR,58.787)

He ordeyned +tat messe schulde be said upon a auter . (CMCAPCHR,58.788)

He was martired with many mo , (CMCAPCHR,58.789)

and aftir him iii daies was Laurens rosted on a grate .
(CMCAPCHR,58.790)

And in +te x +gere of +tis Valeriane was Dionise pope .
(CMCAPCHR,58.791)

He departed +te cite' of Rome into diuerse parches , (CMCAPCHR,58.792)

and ordeyned cherchis and cymeteries and prestis for to serue ,
(CMCAPCHR,58.793)

made lawe eke +tat euery preste schuld kepe his owne cure , and non
medel with othir . (CMCAPCHR,58.794)

Anno 5458-5459 ; . (CMCAPCHR,58.795)

Claudius regned to +gere (CMCAPCHR,58.796)

and mad grete conquest upon +te Gothis , upon Macedonie , and a cuntre'
is clepit Illiricum ; (CMCAPCHR,58.797)

and whan he had ouyrcome mech of Almayn he deied , +tei sei , of
pestilens . (CMCAPCHR,58.798)

In his tyme was Euticianus pope , and before him Felix .
(CMCAPCHR,58.799)

Felix ordeyned +tat messes schuld be songe up martires graues .
(CMCAPCHR,58.800)

Eutician gadered +te bodies of martires , (CMCAPCHR,58.801)

and mad auteres upon her graues . (CMCAPCHR,58.802)

He was biried in Kalixte cymiteri . (CMCAPCHR,58.803)

Anno ; 262-266 . (CMCAPCHR,58.804)

Aurelianus regned v +gere . (CMCAPCHR,58.805)

This man <P_59> mad gret persecucion onto Cristen men ,
(CMCAPCHR,59.806)

and +terfor was he smet with a leuene and +tundir , but not ded .
(CMCAPCHR,59.807)

This man was +te first +tat arayed his diademe with gold and gemmes .
(CMCAPCHR,59.808)

He walled eke +te cite' with strenger walles . (CMCAPCHR,59.809)

A cite' +tat stant in Frauns , whech hite sumtyme Genabum , he restored
it , (CMCAPCHR,59.810)

and called it aftir his name Aurelianense - (CMCAPCHR,59.811)

we clepe it Orgliauns . (CMCAPCHR,59.812)

Anno ; 267-272 . (CMCAPCHR,59.813)

Probus regned vi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,59.814)

He ouyrcam in batayl too grete kyngis . (CMCAPCHR,59.815)

And in his tyme was Gayus pope , born in Dalmacie , cosyn to Dioclecian
. (CMCAPCHR,59.816)

He ordeyned +tat +te ordres schuld be +tus disposed in +te Cherch :
+tat he +tat schuld be mad a bischop schuld first be a benet , in whech
is included too or iii offices , and +tan a colet , and +tan subdiacone
, diacone , and prest . (CMCAPCHR,59.817)

He deied a martir , byried in +te cymiteri of Kalixt .
(CMCAPCHR,59.818)

He ordeyned eke +tat in euery grete cyte' schuld be a bischop , and
+tat alle grete causes schuld be determined at Rome . (CMCAPCHR,59.819)

In +tis tyme began +te heresy of Manichees . (CMCAPCHR,59.820)

Ther was a man in Perse +tat hite Manes , scharp of witte , whech
ymaged a fals opinion ageyn +te feith : (CMCAPCHR,59.821)

he put too begynningis (CMCAPCHR,59.822)

and +te feith but on ; (CMCAPCHR,59.823)

he seid +te deuele was eterne , as God is ; (CMCAPCHR,59.824)

he seide +te body of oure Lord Jesu Crist was no very body , and mech
o+tir +ting . (CMCAPCHR,59.825)

His disciples +tat he gadered cleped him Manicheus . (CMCAPCHR,59.826)

Anno 5471-5472 ; 273-274 . (CMCAPCHR,59.827)

Floriane regned ii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,59.828)

He deyed with cuttyng of his veynes . (CMCAPCHR,59.829)

He left no+ting of his lyf +tat was worthi to be writin .
(CMCAPCHR,59.830)

Anno 5473-5474 ; 275-276 . (CMCAPCHR,59.831)

Karus , with his too sones , Karine and Numerian , regned too +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,59.832)

This man was wikkid in al maner +ting ; (CMCAPCHR,59.833)

+terfor he was dronchin in a smal watir . (CMCAPCHR,59.834)

And his childirn sone aftir were killid . (CMCAPCHR,59.835)

In his tyme were martired too glorious seyntis , of whech on was a man
, Crisantus , +te o+tir a woman , (CMCAPCHR,59.836)

Daria was hyr name . (CMCAPCHR,59.837)

Anno 5475-5494 ; 277-296 . (CMCAPCHR,59.838)

Dioclecian and Maximian regned xx +gere . (CMCAPCHR,59.839)

This Dioclecian was but of pore birth , but a grete enmy <P_60> to
Cristen feith . (CMCAPCHR,60.840)

For +tis practik he vsed to destruccion of +te feith , +tat all +te
bokes he mite gete +tat spoke of Crist he brent hem withoute
dispensacion . (CMCAPCHR,60.841)

And +tis persecucion lestid x +gere +torwoute +te world .
(CMCAPCHR,60.842)

This was +te first emperour +tat wered gemmes in his clo+ting and in
his hosen ; (CMCAPCHR,60.843)

for all +te princes before him were content to were purpil alone .
(CMCAPCHR,60.844)

He sent Maximiane into Frauns to fite ageyn a grete puple whech
disobeyed +te lordchip of Rome . (CMCAPCHR,60.845)

And in +tat same jornay was Seynt Maurice martired , (CMCAPCHR,60.846)

and with him a hool legioun , whech +tei cleped Thebees .
(CMCAPCHR,60.847)

This persecucioun of Dioclecian in +te est and Maximiane in +te west
was of swech cruelte' +tat , withinne xxx dayes , xx +tousand men and
women were slayn for Crist , bokes brent , cherchis distroyed ,
prelatis killid . (CMCAPCHR,60.848)

In +tat persecucion were slayn Sebastian , Geruase , Prothase , Gorgony
, Quintine , Grisogonus , Cosmas , Damiane , Anastase , Agnes , Agas ,
Lucy , Katerine . (CMCAPCHR,60.849)

And in Britayne +te more part of Cristen men were ny distroyed .
(CMCAPCHR,60.850)

In +tis tyme , aftir +te deth of Gayus , was Marcelline mad pope ,
(CMCAPCHR,60.851)

and for very dred he obeyed onto +te precept of Diocleciane ,
(CMCAPCHR,60.852)

worchipid and encensed +te ydoles . (CMCAPCHR,60.853)

But aftir +tat he ded penauns , (CMCAPCHR,60.854)

and in +te councele desired +tat +tei schuld asine him more penauns .
(CMCAPCHR,60.855)

And +tei sayde , Thi maystir Petir denyed Crist , (CMCAPCHR,60.856)

and so ded +tou . (CMCAPCHR,60.857)

Whech of +te aposteles was so bold for to gyue him penauns ?
(CMCAPCHR,60.858)

Therfor do +tiself what +tou lest - (CMCAPCHR,60.859)

we haue no power ouyr +te . (CMCAPCHR,60.860)

So he comaunded hem +tat , aftir his deth , +tei schuld not byry him .
(CMCAPCHR,60.861)

And streite he went to Dioclecian , (CMCAPCHR,60.862)

and offered himself for a Cristen man , (CMCAPCHR,60.863)

and lost his hed ; (CMCAPCHR,60.864)

xxx dayes lay his body onbiried , til Seynt Petir appered to Marcelle ,
+te pope , and bad him bery it be +te body of Seynt Petir .
(CMCAPCHR,60.865)

Aftir him was Marcelle pope v +gere . (CMCAPCHR,60.866)

He ordeyned xv cardinales in Rome for to baptize men and byry hem .
(CMCAPCHR,60.867)

For he wold not obeye Maximiniane and thurifie , (CMCAPCHR,60.868)

he sette hym in a cherch wech stant in a strete cleped Via Lata ,
(CMCAPCHR,60.869)

and mad him in +te same cherch for <P_61> to kepe bestes as in a stabil
, (CMCAPCHR,61.870)

and +tere was he ded , byried in +te cymiteri cleped Priscille .
(CMCAPCHR,61.871)

Eusebius cam aftir him , a Grek ; (CMCAPCHR,61.872)

and +tan Melchiades , born in Affrik . (CMCAPCHR,61.873)

He ordeyned +tat no Cristen man schuld fast neythir Sunday ne +Tursday
, (CMCAPCHR,61.874)

for +to to dayes were solemply fastid among +te hethen men .
(CMCAPCHR,61.875)

Anno 5495-5496 ; 297-298 . (CMCAPCHR,61.876)

Galerius regned too +gere , with Constantine and Lucinie .
(CMCAPCHR,61.877)

This Constantine conquered al Spayn , (CMCAPCHR,61.878)

and aftir +tat cam into Britayn (CMCAPCHR,61.879)

and compelled +te lond to pay her old tribute to Rome ,
(CMCAPCHR,61.880)

wedded here a mayden +tei cleped Heleyn , +te kyngis doutir of
Colchester , (CMCAPCHR,61.881)

and of +tis woman and of him cam Grete Constantine , +tat ded mech for
+te Cherch . (CMCAPCHR,61.882)

Than deied +tis Constantyn in Britayn , (CMCAPCHR,61.883)

and was byried at +Gork , (CMCAPCHR,61.884)

and left his son , Grete Constantin , +te empire of Frauns and of Spayn
, with o+tir cuntre's . (CMCAPCHR,61.885)

In +tis tyme was Maxencius chosen emperour at Rome , (CMCAPCHR,61.886)

and he grew to swech insolens and cruelte' +tat +te puple of Rome sent
for +tis Constantine , (CMCAPCHR,61.887)

and aftir he had killid Maxensius +tei mad him emperour .
(CMCAPCHR,61.888)

Anno Mundi 5497-5527 ; Cristi 299-329 . (CMCAPCHR,61.889)

Constantine +te Grete regned xxxi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,61.890)

He was first cruel onto Cristen men , (CMCAPCHR,61.891)

aftir was he smet with +te seknes of leper , and so be miracle baptized
and cured be +te pope , Siluestir . (CMCAPCHR,61.892)

And aftir his baptem he gaf leue to alle Cristen men frely to bigge
cherches , and openly to here masses and prechyngis in +te name of oure
Lord Jesu Crist . (CMCAPCHR,61.893)

In his dayes began +te wikkid heresy of Arry - (CMCAPCHR,61.894)

+te secte is clepid Arrianes . (CMCAPCHR,61.895)

And ageyn +tat heresie were gadered in Grece , at a cite' cleped Nycene
, thre hundred and xviii bischoppis in +te presens of Constantine ,
(CMCAPCHR,61.896)

and +tere was Seint Nicholas +te bischop . (CMCAPCHR,61.897)

The Donatistes heresie eke began in +tis tyme , be on +tei called Donat
. (CMCAPCHR,61.898)

The Arrianes seid +tat Crist was lesse +tan his fadir , not only in his
manhod , as we sey , but in his godhed , as we sey not .
(CMCAPCHR,61.899)

<P_62>

The Donatistes sey +tat +te trewe feith is nowhere but with hem ,
(CMCAPCHR,62.901)

and +too +tat schuld come to her secte must be rebaptized .
(CMCAPCHR,62.902)

This Constantin ded make +te cherch of +te Saluatour , and +te cherch
of Petir and Poule , and +te cherch of Seynt Laurens , and many o+tir
werkis . (CMCAPCHR,62.903)

Summe sey of him +tat he erred fro +te feith in his ende and was
rebaptized of on Eusebie , bischop of Nichomedi , (CMCAPCHR,62.904)

but +tis opinion is not trew , (CMCAPCHR,62.905)

for it was his son , +tat hite Constans . (CMCAPCHR,62.906)

For Seynt Gregorie in his Register , and Ambrose Upon +te XIII Psalme ,
and Ysidre in his cronicles , sey +tat he deied a holy man ;
(CMCAPCHR,62.907)

and +te Grekis hold of him a solempne fest +te xxi day of May .
(CMCAPCHR,62.908)

In +tis mannes tyme was Siluestir pope xxxi +gere and x monthes , born
in Rome . (CMCAPCHR,62.909)

He mad +tis grete councel to be gadered at Nycene of ccc bischoppes and
xviii , where +te crede was mad whech we sey in oure messe .
(CMCAPCHR,62.910)

This pope went down into +te erde a hundred grecis and fifty ,
(CMCAPCHR,62.911)

and bond a dragon +tat had slayn +tousandis with +te wynd of his mouth
. (CMCAPCHR,62.912)

Anno 5528-5551 ; . (CMCAPCHR,62.913)

Constantine , +tis mannes son , with his too bretherin , Constant and
Constancius , regned xxiiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,62.914)

These iii were +te sones of Grete Constantine . (CMCAPCHR,62.915)

First regned +te eldest al alone , (CMCAPCHR,62.916)

and whan he was ded be +te councell of his bro+tir Constans , +tan
regned +te same Constauns , (CMCAPCHR,62.917)

and was turned be a fals prest to +te heresie of +te Arianes .
(CMCAPCHR,62.918)

He pursewid all +te Cristen bischoppis and prestis +torow +te world :
(CMCAPCHR,62.919)

summe he exiled , (CMCAPCHR,62.920)

summe he put oute here rite eyne , (CMCAPCHR,62.921)

and namely +te worthi man , Athanasius , whech mad Quicunque vult ,
pursewed so feruently +tat he durst not appere openly vii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,62.922)

And al +tis persecucion was for on Arrian , whech deyed at
Constantinople ful schamefully . (CMCAPCHR,62.923)

For as he went to cherch with his clientis and mech pride , +tere fell
upon him a appetite for to go to a sege ; (CMCAPCHR,62.924)

and with his issew went all +te guttis oute of his wombe down into +te
gong , (CMCAPCHR,62.925)

and +tis was kept ful grete councell fro +te emperour , seyng +tat he
deyed in a cothe . (CMCAPCHR,62.926)

In +tese dayes Lucius was pope , +tat mad a lawe +tat +tere schuld no
clerk answere to no cause but in +te Cherch . (CMCAPCHR,62.927)

In his dayes lyued <P_63> +tese men : Athanasius , Pafnucius , Eusebius
, Nicholaus , Hillarius , Victorius , Hillarion , Epiphanius , Johannes
Crisostomus . (CMCAPCHR,63.928)

In +tese dayes was Liberi pope . (CMCAPCHR,63.929)

He was exiled be +te emperoure , and on Felix chosen , and +tan
Liberius ageyn , (CMCAPCHR,63.930)

and so began a scisme in +te Cherch - (CMCAPCHR,63.931)

for vii +gere +tis Liberius kept Seynt Petir cherch and Seynt Laurens
with fors of armes . (CMCAPCHR,63.932)

So was Felix - for he seid +tat +te emperour and +te pope were
heretikes - martired , and on Eusebius sperd in a litil hous , in whech
he deyed for hungir . (CMCAPCHR,63.933)

In +tis tyme was Donate , +te grete gramarion , +tat taute Seyn Jerom
gramer . (CMCAPCHR,63.934)

And +te grete heremite Antoni lyued in +tis tyme . (CMCAPCHR,63.935)

The bones eke of Seynt Andrew and Luk were brout to Constantinople .
(CMCAPCHR,63.936)

In +tis tyme Julianus Apostata was mad a monk . (CMCAPCHR,63.937)

For +tis Emperour Constauns killid +te bro+tir of Julian ,
(CMCAPCHR,63.938)

and +terfor he fledde , (CMCAPCHR,63.939)

for he cam of +te imperial blood - (CMCAPCHR,63.940)

Grete Constantin bro+tir was his fader - (CMCAPCHR,63.941)

and +tus Juliane walkid dyuers prouinces , drawyng euir to
nigromanceres and wicchis , inquiring diligently if euir he schuld be
emperour . (CMCAPCHR,63.942)

And at +te last he mad feith to a deuel +tat he schuld forsake his
cristendam , (CMCAPCHR,63.943)

and whan he had do +tis he told him +tat within fewe dayes he schuld
regne in +te empire . (CMCAPCHR,63.944)

Anno 5552-5554 ; 354-356 . (CMCAPCHR,63.945)

This Julian regned too +gere and ten monthis . (CMCAPCHR,63.946)

He was Apostata , as is seid before , and weel lerned in all +te
seculer sciens , (CMCAPCHR,63.947)

but he lefte +te study of diuinite' (CMCAPCHR,63.948)

and entended al to nigromancie and familiarite' of spirites .
(CMCAPCHR,63.949)

He porsewid Cristen men ful greuously , (CMCAPCHR,63.950)

pryued hem of her worchip , to +tis entent , for to bringe hem to
ydolatrie . (CMCAPCHR,63.951)

Vndir him were many martires , specialy Paule and Jon , keperis of +te
chaumbir of Constantin dowtir . (CMCAPCHR,63.952)

He gaue leue to +te Jewis to bygge ageyn +te Temple at Jerusalem ,
(CMCAPCHR,63.953)

but +te erdeqwaues come so often +tei were fayn to fle fro +te Temple
and fro +te cite' . (CMCAPCHR,63.954)

As he went to fite with +te Perses , whan he cam to Cesarie , +tat
stant in Capadoce , he +trette Basile , +te bischop , +tat whan he cam
<P_64> ageyn victour , he schuld distroy +te cite' . (CMCAPCHR,64.955)

Vpon +tis +te bischop comaunded +te puple to prey God +tat he schuld
lette +te cursed mannes appetite , (CMCAPCHR,64.956)

and withinne fewe dayes a knite whech hite Mercurie , +tat Julianus had
martired for Crist , at +te comaundyng of oure Lady , ros oute of his
graue (CMCAPCHR,64.957)

and with his spere killid +tis Julian , (CMCAPCHR,64.958)

and in his deyng he cried , ' Tou hast ouyrcome , +tou Galile ! ' -
(CMCAPCHR,64.959)

for so cleped he Crist , and no o+tir name . (CMCAPCHR,64.960)

Anno 5555 ; 357 . (CMCAPCHR,64.961)

Jouiniane regned but o +gere . (CMCAPCHR,64.962)

He was first a knyte with +te kyng of Perse , cleped Sapor ,
(CMCAPCHR,64.963)

and whan Julian was ded he byried him worchipfully , (CMCAPCHR,64.964)

and +tan was he chosen emperour . (CMCAPCHR,64.965)

All +te biscoppis +tat were exiled in Constans tyme he cleped hem hom
to her cherchis ; (CMCAPCHR,64.966)

among hem was Athanase , clepid hom to Alisaundre . (CMCAPCHR,64.967)

He sperd +te templis of ydolis (CMCAPCHR,64.968)

and opened Cristen cherchis . (CMCAPCHR,64.969)

He was ded in a certeyn hous +tat was new waschid with lym and clos fro
+te eyir , strangillid with +te hete . (CMCAPCHR,64.970)

In +tis tyme was Damasus pope , a excellent man in uersifying .
(CMCAPCHR,64.971)

He ordeyned , at +te praier of Seint Jerom , +tat in +te ende of euery
psalme +te Cherch schul sey , ' Gloria Patri ' . (CMCAPCHR,64.972)

He ordeyned +te maner of singing in +te qwere , +tat half schuld singe
on +te o side , and half on +te othir . (CMCAPCHR,64.973)

In +tis tyme was Josaphat , a kingis son , mad a hermyte be +te
exortacion of on Barlaam . (CMCAPCHR,64.974)

In +tis tyme Seint Ambrose , bischop of Melan , mad many ympnes , whech
be sunge in +te Cherch , (CMCAPCHR,64.975)

and be his preching mani of Itaile were conuerted to Crist .
(CMCAPCHR,64.976)

In +tis tyme lyued Basilius , bischop of Cesarea , and his brothir
Grego Nazanzene , Dindimus of Alisaundre , and Jerom at Bethlem , Seint
Martyn , and +te too Macharies , Ysidre , and many othir .
(CMCAPCHR,64.977)

Anno 5556-5566 ; 358-368 . (CMCAPCHR,64.978)

Valentinian , with his bro+tir Valent , regned xi +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,64.979)

He dwelt before with Juliane +te emperour , whom Julian put in choys
whe+tir he wold forsake his knythod or his cristendam ,
(CMCAPCHR,64.980)

and he forsok his knythod . (CMCAPCHR,64.981)

Therfor oure Lord exalted him onto +te empire . (CMCAPCHR,64.982)

He deied of +te flix of blood . (CMCAPCHR,64.983)

He was <P_65> trew of condicion , fayre of visage , sotill of witte ,
fayre-spokyn , (CMCAPCHR,65.984)

but he spak but seldam . (CMCAPCHR,65.985)

In his tyme was Ambrose mad bischop of Melan , +tat wrot many notabel
bokes and episteles . (CMCAPCHR,65.986)

Anno ; 369-372 . (CMCAPCHR,65.987)

Valens , with Gracian and Ualentinian , regned iiii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,65.988)

This Valens was a Arrian , (CMCAPCHR,65.989)

and ded mech harm onto good Cristen men , (CMCAPCHR,65.990)

but God suffered him to be killid in a batail whech he had with +te
Gothis . (CMCAPCHR,65.991)

He mad a lawe +tat munkys schuld fite and go to batayle , or ellis men
schuld compelle hem with battis . (CMCAPCHR,65.992)

Anno 5571-5576 ; 373-378 . (CMCAPCHR,65.993)

Gracian , with his bretherin , Valentinian and Theodosie , regned vi
+gere . (CMCAPCHR,65.994)

This man was trewe in his feith and deuoute onto +te Cherch .
(CMCAPCHR,65.995)

For onto his tyme +te heresi of Arrianes was gretly meynteyned in
Itaile . (CMCAPCHR,65.996)

And he with good councel destroyed it finaly (CMCAPCHR,65.997)

and broute +te cuntre' to +te rith byleue . (CMCAPCHR,65.998)

He was resonabily wel lettered , smal eter , mesured in drynk , schort
slepir , ouircomer of lustis , fulfillid with vertues at +te best .
(CMCAPCHR,65.999)

In +tis tyme was Ciricus pope . (CMCAPCHR,65.1000)

He gadered a councell at Constantinople of ccc and l biscoppis .
(CMCAPCHR,65.1001)

He condempned +te heresi of Maniche , (CMCAPCHR,65.1002)

and exiled hem , (CMCAPCHR,65.1003)

and forbad all Cristen men her felauchip . (CMCAPCHR,65.1004)

He ordeyned eke +tat non of hem schuld be receyued but to euyrlesting
penauns . (CMCAPCHR,65.1005)

In +tis tyme Paula and Eustochium went oute of Rome to Bethlem to
dwelle with Seint Jerom . (CMCAPCHR,65.1006)

In +tis tyme a child was born at Emaus +tat fro +te nowil upward had
too bodies and too hedis , (CMCAPCHR,65.1007)

and whan on ete , +te othir slept ; (CMCAPCHR,65.1008)

be +te nethir part he had but to hepis and to leggis .
(CMCAPCHR,65.1009)

Orosius was also in +tis tyme , +tat was messagere betwix Jerom and
Augustin , whech mad a book onto Seynt Augustin - (CMCAPCHR,65.1010)

it is clepid Ormesta Mundi . (CMCAPCHR,65.1011)

Anno 5577-5588 ; . (CMCAPCHR,65.1012)

Theodosius regned xii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,65.1013)

In his tyme fell a grete debate betwix Jewis and hethen , whech secte
was of most perfeccioun , (CMCAPCHR,65.1014)

but +tis man mad +tis strif to cese , (CMCAPCHR,65.1015)

<P_66>

for he distroyed all +te temples of ydolis (CMCAPCHR,66.1017)

and put +te Jewis vndir tribute . (CMCAPCHR,66.1018)

In +tis tyme was Augustin conuerted fro his erroure onto +te feith be
+te prayer of his modir , be +te preching of Seynt Ambrose , and
exortacion of Simpliciane . (CMCAPCHR,66.1019)

For as it may be gadered of cronicles , he was bore in +te +gere of
oure Lord ccc and lx , (CMCAPCHR,66.1020)

and conuerted in +te +gere ccc and xc . (CMCAPCHR,66.1021)

He deied in cccc and xxx . (CMCAPCHR,66.1022)

He mad many bokes , (CMCAPCHR,66.1023)

conuicte many herisies ; (CMCAPCHR,66.1024)

for his grete labour is he cleped +te flour of doctouris .
(CMCAPCHR,66.1025)

This Cristen emperour +tat we speke of ouyrcam his enmies more with
orisen +tan with swerd . (CMCAPCHR,66.1026)

He deied at Melan , (CMCAPCHR,66.1027)

and is byried at Constantinople . (CMCAPCHR,66.1028)

In +tis tyme was Anastasius pope . (CMCAPCHR,66.1029)

He ordeyned +tat +tere schuld no man be receyued to +te holy ordres of
+te Cherch but he had his membris of his body hole . (CMCAPCHR,66.1030)

He ordeyned eke +tat whan +te Gospel is red , euery man schuld stande .
(CMCAPCHR,66.1031)

Anno Mundi ; . (CMCAPCHR,66.1032)

Archadius and Honorius regned xiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,66.1033)

In his tyme was a bischop in a town +tei cleped Pire , his name was
Donate , whech kyllid a grete dragoun with +te breth of his mouth ;
(CMCAPCHR,66.1034)

viii +gok of oxen myte scarsly drawe +te dragon to +te place +tere he
schuld be brent . (CMCAPCHR,66.1035)

In +tis same tyme +te bodies of Abacuch and Miche were founde and
translat . (CMCAPCHR,66.1036)

In +tese dayes sprong +to too heresies , +te Priscilianistes and
Pelagianes . (CMCAPCHR,66.1037)

The first saide +tat Criste was no veri man . (CMCAPCHR,66.1038)

The secunde saide +tat men may of her owne nature do good dedis ,
withoute mediacion of +te grace of God . (CMCAPCHR,66.1039)

These heresies were beten and knokked be +te myty hambir of God whech
was called Augustin , +tat +tei wasted oute of mennes soules .
(CMCAPCHR,66.1040)

In +tese dayes Albericus , kyng of Gothis , entered Ytaile
(CMCAPCHR,66.1041)

and cam to Rome , (CMCAPCHR,66.1042)

wastid +te cyte' with swerd and fire , +geuing first +tis precept :
+tere schuld man do no harm to no cherch ne to no persone +tat fled to
+te cherch . (CMCAPCHR,66.1043)

And whan +te cite' brent , +tei +tat were not of Cristen feith
blasphemed Crist , (CMCAPCHR,66.1044)

and seide +tat +tis mischef cam upon hem because +tei had lefte +te
seruyse of her olde goddis <P_67> and were turned to Crist ;
(CMCAPCHR,67.1045)

and +tis blasphemie was cause +tat Augustin mad +tat solemp book whech
is cleped De Ciuitate Dei . (CMCAPCHR,67.1046)

In +tese dayes was Innocent pope , whech ordeyned +tat men schuld fast
on Satyrday , (CMCAPCHR,67.1047)

for +tat day lay Crist in +te sepulcre . (CMCAPCHR,67.1048)

He mad a constitucion eke +tat +te child whech was born of a Cristen
woman schuld be baptized - (CMCAPCHR,67.1049)

Pelagius seid +te reuers . (CMCAPCHR,67.1050)

He ordeyned eke +te consecracion of +te oyle with whech men be anoynted
at her ende . (CMCAPCHR,67.1051)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,67.1052)

Honorius , with Theodosie +te +gonger , regned xv +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,67.1053)

In +tis tyme were gadered ccc bischoppis and xiii at Cartage ageyn +te
heresi of Pelagius , +tat deneyed Cristis grace . (CMCAPCHR,67.1054)

And in +tese dayes lyued Cirille , bischop of Alisaundre ;
(CMCAPCHR,67.1055)

and Seynt Jerom deyed at Bethlem +te +gere of his age foure score and
on , whos soule appered onto Augustin at Ypon with grete lite and swete
sauour , with wordis eke of coumfort , swech as Seint Augustin wold
neuir write . (CMCAPCHR,67.1056)

This Honorius was lich his fader in +te trewe religion of Crist .
(CMCAPCHR,67.1057)

He deied at Rome , biried by Seynt Petir cherch . (CMCAPCHR,67.1058)

In +tese dayes was Zozime pope , a Grek . (CMCAPCHR,67.1059)

He ordeyned +tat no bondeman schuld be mad a clerk , and +tat +te
pascale schuld be blessed at Pase . (CMCAPCHR,67.1060)

Aftir him was Bonefas pope . (CMCAPCHR,67.1061)

He comaunded +tat +tere schuld no woman wasch +te corporas ne touche it
. (CMCAPCHR,67.1062)

And aftir him was pope Celestinus I=us= . (CMCAPCHR,67.1063)

He ordeyned prestis schuld sei , ' Judica me , Deus ' , before messe .
(CMCAPCHR,67.1064)

He sent Seint Patrik , +te son of Concha , whech was Seynt Martin
sistir , into Erlond for her conuercion . (CMCAPCHR,67.1065)

He gadered +te grete councell at Ephese , in whech was condempned
Nestorius , +tat seide +tere be to persones in oure Lord Jesu Crist .
(CMCAPCHR,67.1066)

Anno 5617-5643 ; 419-445 . (CMCAPCHR,67.1067)

Theodosius +te Secunde regned <P_68> xxvii +gere with Valentiniane ,
his neue . (CMCAPCHR,68.1068)

In his tyme +te deuel appered in Crete in +te liknes of Moises ,
promising to +te Jewis +tat he schuld lede hem ouyr +te se to Jerusalem
with drye feet . (CMCAPCHR,68.1069)

And many of hem +tat folowed him he killid ; (CMCAPCHR,68.1070)

+tei +tat scaped were turned to Crist and baptized . (CMCAPCHR,68.1071)

In +tis same tyme was +te fest of +te bondis of Seynt Petir begunne .
(CMCAPCHR,68.1072)

And Totila in +tese dayes , kyng of Hungri , cam with mech puple to
distroye +te empire of Rome , (CMCAPCHR,68.1073)

but at +te prayer of Seint Leon , +te pope , he left his purpos .
(CMCAPCHR,68.1074)

The vii sleperis , +tat had slept to hundred +gere in +tis emperoures
time , risen in testimoni of +te general resurreccion , whech many
heretikes +tat tyme denyed . (CMCAPCHR,68.1075)

In +tese dayes was Sixtus pope - (CMCAPCHR,68.1076)

he was +te iii of +tat name . (CMCAPCHR,68.1077)

He bylid +te cherch of Seynt Mari Major . (CMCAPCHR,68.1078)

O+tir men write +tat on Johannes Patricius schul a mad +tis cherch in
tyme of Liberi +te pope . (CMCAPCHR,68.1079)

Vphap +tis pope mored it (CMCAPCHR,68.1080)

or arayed it , as he ded many o+tir . (CMCAPCHR,68.1081)

He is biried be +te bodi of Seynt Laurens , Via Tiburtina .
(CMCAPCHR,68.1082)

Aftir him was Leon pope xxi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,68.1083)

He held +te grete councell at Calcidony ageyn Euticen , +te heretik .
(CMCAPCHR,68.1084)

It happed on a Pase-day he hoselid a certeyn woman , and sche kissid
his hand , aftir whech kissing he had swech temptacion +tat for
vexacion he ded smyte of +tat hand . (CMCAPCHR,68.1085)

+Tan was +tere mech grucching in +te puple whi he sang no messe .
(CMCAPCHR,68.1086)

Tho was he fayn to pray oure Lady Mary of help , (CMCAPCHR,68.1087)

and sche appered onto him (CMCAPCHR,68.1088)

and restored his hand . (CMCAPCHR,68.1089)

He wrote eke a epistel ageyn +te heretikes , Fabian and Euticen ,
(CMCAPCHR,68.1090)

and leid +te lettir upon Seint Petir auter , prayng to Seynt Petir +tat
if ony+ting were wrong writin , Seint Petir schuld amend it ,
(CMCAPCHR,68.1091)

and aftir iii dayes he fond it rased and amendid aftir +te plesauns of
God . (CMCAPCHR,68.1092)

He is byried in Seynt Petir cherch . (CMCAPCHR,68.1093)

Anno ; 446-452 . (CMCAPCHR,68.1094)

Marcianus and Valentinus regned vii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,68.1095)

In his tyme on Theodoricus , kyng of Gothis , went into Spayn with a
gret hoost , (CMCAPCHR,68.1096)

and conqwered al +tat lond . (CMCAPCHR,68.1097)

Aftir +tat he killid +tis Marcian at Constantinople .
(CMCAPCHR,68.1098)

In +tis tyme was Seynt Genofepha at Paris , a holy woman , whech had
+tis special grace , +tat whom sche anoynted with holy oyle he was hol
. (CMCAPCHR,68.1099)

<P_69>

Anno 5651-5667 ; 453-469 . (CMCAPCHR,69.1101)

Leo +te First regned xvii +gere , in whech tyme mech of Egipte an al
Alisaunder was infecte with +te heresi of on Dioscorus , +tat held +tis
opinion , +tat +tere is but o nature in Crist - (CMCAPCHR,69.1102)

the feith is +tat in oure Lord Jesu Crist is o persone and too natures
; (CMCAPCHR,69.1103)

with +tis same heresie was +tis emperour infect , and with o+tir ,
in-so-mech +tat all +te ymages whech mite be founde at Rome of ony
seyntis he caried hem to Constantinople , (CMCAPCHR,69.1104)

and +tere he brent hem . (CMCAPCHR,69.1105)

In his dayes +te body of Helize was translate to Alisaundre , and +te
body of Mark onto Venys . (CMCAPCHR,69.1106)

And in +tese dayes lyued Seint Mamert , +tat ordeyned +te iii dayes of
Rogacion before Ascensioun . (CMCAPCHR,69.1107)

In +tese daies lyued on Prosper , notarie onto Leon +te pope , a holy
man , +tat mad a grete book of +te lif contemplatif .
(CMCAPCHR,69.1108)

In +tese dayes was Hillari pope . (CMCAPCHR,69.1109)

He ordeyned +tere schuld no biscop asigne his successour .
(CMCAPCHR,69.1110)

He is biried be Seint Laurens . (CMCAPCHR,69.1111)

Aftir him was Simplicius pope . (CMCAPCHR,69.1112)

This man edified a cherch of oure Lady and Seint Viuiane ,
(CMCAPCHR,69.1113)

and +tere lith he , with iiii +tousand martires cclxx , beside women
and childirn . (CMCAPCHR,69.1114)

In +tese dayes was Arthure kyng of Bretayn , +tat with his manhod
conqwered Flaunderes , Frauns , Norwey , and Denmark ,
(CMCAPCHR,69.1115)

and aftir he was gretely woundid he went into an ylde cleped Auallone ,
(CMCAPCHR,69.1116)

and +tere deyed . (CMCAPCHR,69.1117)

The olde Britones suppose +tat he is o-lyue . (CMCAPCHR,69.1118)

Anno 5668-5684 ; . (CMCAPCHR,69.1119)

Zenon regned xvii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,69.1120)

This man mad many lawes , (CMCAPCHR,69.1121)

and among al bysinesse he laboured for to kille Leon , +te forseid
emperour son . (CMCAPCHR,69.1122)

But +te moder hid +te child , (CMCAPCHR,69.1123)

and presented on vnto +te emperour +tat was lich +te child .
(CMCAPCHR,69.1124)

And he ded him make a clerk , whech lyued so onto +te tyme of Justine
+te emperour . (CMCAPCHR,69.1125)

In +tat tyme was founde +te body of Seynt Barnabe +te apostel , and
with him +te gospel of Seint Mathew writin with his owne hand .
(CMCAPCHR,69.1126)

In +tis tyme +te kyng of Affrik was mad a Arriane , (CMCAPCHR,69.1127)

and he of malice exiled ccc bischoppis , (CMCAPCHR,69.1128)

and sperd her cherchis , (CMCAPCHR,69.1129)

and sent hem into a ylde is cleped Sardinia . (CMCAPCHR,69.1130)

<P_70>

In +tis tyme was Felix pope . (CMCAPCHR,70.1132)

He ordeyned +tat , whan a man was accused , he schuld haue auysement of
answere , and +tat his juges schuld not be suspecte .
(CMCAPCHR,70.1133)

Anno Mundi ; 487-512 . (CMCAPCHR,70.1134)

Anastasius regned xxvi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,70.1135)

In his tyme Transamunde , kyng of Wandalis , sperd all +te cherchis in
Affrik +tat were not consenting to Arrius . (CMCAPCHR,70.1136)

In +tat same tyme a bischop at Cartage , whos name was Olimpius , in a
bath as he blasphemed +te blessed Trinite' , for he was a Ariane ,
sodeynly with iii firi dartis a aungel smet him to +te deth .
(CMCAPCHR,70.1137)

A othir bischop of +te same secte , his name was Barabas , he baptized
a man in +tis forme , (CMCAPCHR,70.1138)

' Barabas baptizeth +te be +te Son , in +te name of +te Fadir and +te
Holy Gost ' ; (CMCAPCHR,70.1139)

sodeynly +te watyr vanisched awey , (CMCAPCHR,70.1140)

and he +tat schuld a be baptized went (CMCAPCHR,70.1141)

and was baptized as +te forme of +te sacrament requirith .
(CMCAPCHR,70.1142)

In +tese dayes was Gelasius pope viii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,70.1143)

He mad many orisones , and tractes , and ympnes , (CMCAPCHR,70.1144)

and mad +tat comoun preface , Dignum et justum est equum et salutare .
(CMCAPCHR,70.1145)

Aftir him was +te secund Anastasius pope ii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,70.1146)

He ordeyned +tat euery clerk schuld treuly sey his seruyse and not leue
it for no cause . (CMCAPCHR,70.1147)

Aftir him was Simacus pope xv +gere . (CMCAPCHR,70.1148)

He ordeyned +tat Gloria in Excelsis schuld be songe at messe ,
(CMCAPCHR,70.1149)

for he mad +tis ympne , saue +te beginning , whech was mad be a aungell
. (CMCAPCHR,70.1150)

In his tyme was a scisme betwix him and on Laurens , whech had eleccion
of many . (CMCAPCHR,70.1151)

Simachus kept +te paleys Lateranense , (CMCAPCHR,70.1152)

and Laurens kept Seynt Mari Major , (CMCAPCHR,70.1153)

but in a grete councell at Rauen , present +te kyng of Itaile ,
Theodorik , Simacus was confermed and Laurence rejecte .
(CMCAPCHR,70.1154)

But aftirward +te pope gaue him a bischoprich , whech is clepid
Micherius . (CMCAPCHR,70.1155)

In +tis tyme was Boys exiled fro Rome to Pauye , (CMCAPCHR,70.1156)

and +tere mad he his bokes , as is supposed , (CMCAPCHR,70.1157)

for +tis is sikir : (CMCAPCHR,70.1158)

+tere is he byried . (CMCAPCHR,70.1159)

In +tis tyme was Seynt Remigius . (CMCAPCHR,70.1160)

<P_71>

Anno 5711-5719 ; 513-521 . (CMCAPCHR,71.1162)

Justine was emperour ix +gere . (CMCAPCHR,71.1163)

He was ful bisi to destroye +te heresi of +te Arrianes ;
(CMCAPCHR,71.1164)

for +tere he was at Constantinople he sperd her cherchis
(CMCAPCHR,71.1165)

and suffered hem not to teche . (CMCAPCHR,71.1166)

Therfor was +te king of Itaile wroth , (CMCAPCHR,71.1167)

and wold a killid +te bischoppis of Itaile but +tat he dred indignacion
of the emperour . (CMCAPCHR,71.1168)

Therfor he sent +te pope and o+tir worthy men onto Justine , +tat +te
Arrianes schuld be restored to her cherchis , or ellis he wold kille
+te bischoppis of Ytaile . (CMCAPCHR,71.1169)

And whil +tei were oute he killid Boys and many o+tir .
(CMCAPCHR,71.1170)

And whan +te pope cam hom to Itaile and broute +te kyng graunt of his
will , +get he put +te pope in prison , where he deyed ,
(CMCAPCHR,71.1171)

and withinne a litil tyme aftir +tat +te king deied sodeynly , whos
soule a holy man sey whan it was put in a boiling pot in helle .
(CMCAPCHR,71.1172)

In +tis tyme was Hormisda pope . (CMCAPCHR,71.1173)

He mad a grete bem of siluyr before Seynt Petir whech weyed a +tousand
pound and xl . (CMCAPCHR,71.1174)

Aftir him was Jon pope , in whos tyme Frauns was conuerted .
(CMCAPCHR,71.1175)

He deied at Rauenne in prison , (CMCAPCHR,71.1176)

and biried is at Rome in Seint Petir cherch . (CMCAPCHR,71.1177)

Anno ; 522-559 . (CMCAPCHR,71.1178)

Justiniane +te First , he regned xxxviii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,71.1179)

This man was in a grete erroure , whech began in Antioche ,
(CMCAPCHR,71.1180)

but he was conuerted and reformed to +te feith by Agapitus +te pope .
(CMCAPCHR,71.1181)

This emperour mad many lawes , both +te digest and +te code , whech ar
+te grounde of Cyuyle . (CMCAPCHR,71.1182)

He had a lord vndir him +tat kepte his batailes , (CMCAPCHR,71.1183)

his name was Besibarius . (CMCAPCHR,71.1184)

He ouyrcam hem of Perse , (CMCAPCHR,71.1185)

and mech of Affrik he put vndir tribute . (CMCAPCHR,71.1186)

Than cam he to Rome (CMCAPCHR,71.1187)

and fond it besegid . (CMCAPCHR,71.1188)

He distroyed +te sege (CMCAPCHR,71.1189)

and gat him mech worchip , (CMCAPCHR,71.1190)

for he took +te kyng of Gothis (CMCAPCHR,71.1191)

and led him to Constantinople to +te emperour . (CMCAPCHR,71.1192)

In +tis tyme leued a Cristen poete , (CMCAPCHR,71.1193)

Orator was his name . (CMCAPCHR,71.1194)

He mad a solempne werk in vers upon +te book whech +tei clepe Actus
Apostolorum . (CMCAPCHR,71.1195)

And Precian , +te gramarion , was in +tis tyme . (CMCAPCHR,71.1196)

And Cassiodre , a senatoure of Rauen , was at +tis tyme , first a
senatoure and +tanne a monk , whech mad a nobel werk upon +te Sauter ,
folowyng mech +te steppes of Seynt Augustin . (CMCAPCHR,71.1197)

<P_72>

In +tis tyme Jewis and Sarasines gadered togidir at Cesare in Palestine
killid +te most part of Cristen men in +tat cyte' . (CMCAPCHR,72.1199)

And whan +tis cam to +te emperoures knowlech he vengid here blood with
myty power . (CMCAPCHR,72.1200)

This Justiniane mad a meruelous and a costful temple in Constantinople
, whech was cleped Seint Sophie , (CMCAPCHR,72.1201)

and +tere is he byried . (CMCAPCHR,72.1202)

In his tyme was Felix +te IIII pope iiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,72.1203)

He ordeyned +tat men schuld be anoynted with holy oyle or they deye .
(CMCAPCHR,72.1204)

Aftir him was Boneface +te Secunde ii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,72.1205)

He ordeyned +tat clerkis schuld stand be hemself , and +te puple be
hemself , in +te tyme of dyuyne seruyse . (CMCAPCHR,72.1206)

And +tan was Jon +te Secunde pope ii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,72.1207)

In his tyme lyued Maurus , +tat was disciple to Seyn Benet .
(CMCAPCHR,72.1208)

And aftir him was +te first Agapitus i +gere . (CMCAPCHR,72.1209)

He ordeyned +tat men schuld go on processioun on Sundayes .
(CMCAPCHR,72.1210)

Than was Siluery pope iii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,72.1211)

And for he cursed a byschop +tei clepid Anthemius for heresie , +terfor
+te emperour , at instans of his wif , exiled and killid him in a ylde
+tei clepe Ponciane . (CMCAPCHR,72.1212)

And +tan was Vigilius pope xvii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,72.1213)

He ordeyned +tat auteres schuld stand into +te est . (CMCAPCHR,72.1214)

In +tat tyme was in Cicile a clerk +tei clepid Theophilus , whech
denyed Crist and took him to +te deuel , body and soule ,
(CMCAPCHR,72.1215)

but aftir he was take to mercy be mediacion of oure Lady .
(CMCAPCHR,72.1216)

And in +tese dayes was Pelagius pope iiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,72.1217)

He ordeyned +tat heretikes and scismatikes schuld haue no priuilege of
+te Cherch , but +tei schuld be punchid be seculer power .
(CMCAPCHR,72.1218)

In +tis tyme was Seynt Brandane leuyng in Scotlond , (CMCAPCHR,72.1219)

and in +tis tyme +te bones of Seynt Steuene were browt to Rome and
leide be Laurens . (CMCAPCHR,72.1220)

Anno 5758-5768 ; . (CMCAPCHR,72.1221)

Justiniane +te Secunde regned xi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,72.1222)

In +tat tyme a lord clepid Narses , for fer of Sophie +te <P_73>
em-peresse , fled to +te Longbardis <paren> whech dwelled not +tan in
Itaile </paren> , (CMCAPCHR,73.1223)

brout hem with fors into Itaile . (CMCAPCHR,73.1224)

Before +tat tyme +te puple of Longobardis dwelled in Panonie ,
(CMCAPCHR,73.1225)

and +tis same Narses had dwelled with +te kyng , whech hite Aburre ,
and aftir +tat with his successour , Rotharie , (CMCAPCHR,73.1226)

and +tere mad +tei comnaunt who +te kingdam of Itaile myte come to her
dominacion and be broute fro Justinian , +tat dwelt at Constantinople ,
(CMCAPCHR,73.1227)

and +tus , be mediacion of Narses , +te Longobardis were brout into
Itaile , (CMCAPCHR,73.1228)

and dwelle +tere onto +tis tyme . (CMCAPCHR,73.1229)

And so aftir Narses was go fro Justiniane he had neuir rest , but euir
vexid with bataile . (CMCAPCHR,73.1230)

In his tyme was Jon +te +tird pope , +tat in his dayes was a grete
repayrer of cimiteries +tere martires were biried . (CMCAPCHR,73.1231)

He mad in Rome a cherch of Philip and Jacob , (CMCAPCHR,73.1232)

but he is biried at Seint Petir cherch . (CMCAPCHR,73.1233)

He was pope xii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,73.1234)

Anno 5769-5775 ; 571-577 . (CMCAPCHR,73.1235)

Tiberius +te Secund regned vii +gere , a Cristen emperour , to pore men
a veri fader , (CMCAPCHR,73.1236)

for +te tresoure of his paleis he departed among +te pore ;
(CMCAPCHR,73.1237)

and whan +te emperesse vndirtook him for his wasting of +te comoun good
, he wold sey onto hir , ' Dame , I beleue verili if we be bisi for to
gete us tresoure in heuene , God schal send us sufficiens in erde ' .
(CMCAPCHR,73.1238)

Happid aftir +tat he went by on of his places and sei in +te ground a
tabel of marbil , on whech was a crosse . (CMCAPCHR,73.1239)

He comaunded +te table schuld be remeued , (CMCAPCHR,73.1240)

for it was not goodly , as he seyde , +tat men schuld trede on +te
crosse . (CMCAPCHR,73.1241)

Whan +tat was reysid +tei fond a o+tir lich it , and +tan +te +tirde ,
(CMCAPCHR,73.1242)

and vndir +tat +tere fond +tei a grete tresoure . (CMCAPCHR,73.1243)

In his tyme was Benedictus +te First pope iiii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,73.1244)

In his tyme +te Longobardis conquerid al Itaile - (CMCAPCHR,73.1245)

befor +tei had but Melan and +te cuntre' aboute - (CMCAPCHR,73.1246)

and aftir +tat conquest folowid a gret hungir . (CMCAPCHR,73.1247)

Than was Pelagius +te Secund pope x +gere . (CMCAPCHR,73.1248)

In his tyme fell swech reynes +tat +te watir of Tibir rose as hey as
Rome wallis , (CMCAPCHR,73.1249)

drenchid +te houses ; (CMCAPCHR,73.1250)

dragones and serpentis cam down in +te <P_74> watir ,
(CMCAPCHR,74.1251)

and o+tir bestes dede , of whech was swech a stynk +tat it caused gret
pestilens in Rome . (CMCAPCHR,74.1252)

Anno 5776-5795 ; 578-597 . (CMCAPCHR,74.1253)

Mauricius regned xx +gere . (CMCAPCHR,74.1254)

He kepte +te trewe Cristen wey , (CMCAPCHR,74.1255)

and he was ful strong and wis in batayle . (CMCAPCHR,74.1256)

He ouyrcam many puples in batail , +te Perses , +te Armenes , be a
noble man +tat was his werriour . (CMCAPCHR,74.1257)

In his dayes was Gregorie mad pope , (CMCAPCHR,74.1258)

and he confermed +tat eleccioun with his imperial letteris .
(CMCAPCHR,74.1259)

In +te +tirtene +gere of Maurice Gregori sent Austin and his felaues to
+te conuercion of +te Saxones , whech were newe come into +te lond be
strength , and had dryuyn oute be strength +te very eyeris into Walis .
(CMCAPCHR,74.1260)

In +tese dayes Gregorie , bischop of Antioche , and Thebea , bischop of
Jerusalem , fond +te vnsowid cote of oure Lord Crist in Sephath , a
litil fro Jerusalem . (CMCAPCHR,74.1261)

Than fel a stauns betwix +te emperour and +te Pope Gregori , in-so-mech
+tat +te emperour seid mech euel of +te pope and seide he schud be ded
. (CMCAPCHR,74.1262)

And +tan was seyn oft-tyme at Rome a man goyng in a monkis habite ,
with a naked swerd in his hand , and criyng loude +tat Maurice schal be
ded +tis +gere . (CMCAPCHR,74.1263)

And whan +te emperour herd +tis noyse he repent him of his trespas ,
(CMCAPCHR,74.1264)

and ded penauns , (CMCAPCHR,74.1265)

and prayed oure Lord +tat +tis sentens schuld be chaunged ,
(CMCAPCHR,74.1266)

but within few +geres on Focas , a knyte of his , killid him .
(CMCAPCHR,74.1267)

Anno Mundi ; . (CMCAPCHR,74.1268)

Focas regned viii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,74.1269)

This man , with sedicious knytis , was sublimat in +te empire ,
(CMCAPCHR,74.1270)

and he , for more sikirnesse , killid +te emperour and many of his
lordis . (CMCAPCHR,74.1271)

This man graunted Bonefas +te pope leue to consecrate +te temple cleped
Pantheon to +te worchep of oure Lady and all seyntis .
(CMCAPCHR,74.1272)

In his tyme were iii popes : Sauinian - he ordeyned ringyng to +te
seruise of God ; and +tan Bonefas +te III - he ordeyned white past for
+te sacrament ; and +tan Bonefas +te IIII - he consecrate Pantheon ,
and ordeyned +te fest of All-halow . (CMCAPCHR,74.1273)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,74.1274)

Eraclius , with his son Constantin , <P_75> regned xxxi +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,75.1275)

The +tirde +gere of his regne Cosdre , the kyng of Perse , cam to
Jerusalem (CMCAPCHR,75.1276)

and took +te Patriark Zacari , and +te holy crosse , (CMCAPCHR,75.1277)

and ledde hem both into Perse . (CMCAPCHR,75.1278)

And in +te xii +gere of +tis Eraclius +te same Eraclius went into Pers
, (CMCAPCHR,75.1279)

and killid +te Kyng Cosdre , (CMCAPCHR,75.1280)

and brout +te holy crosse ageyn to Jerusalem . (CMCAPCHR,75.1281)

In +tis tyme began +tat cursed Machomet , +te prophete of +te Sarasines
. (CMCAPCHR,75.1282)

He was a wich , (CMCAPCHR,75.1283)

and he had eke +te falling euele , (CMCAPCHR,75.1284)

and whan he fel so , he feyned +tat Gabriel +te aungell appered +tan
onto him , and for +te clernesse +tat he sey he myte not stand , but
fel down as ded . (CMCAPCHR,75.1285)

He began first with +teft (CMCAPCHR,75.1286)

and was a prince of +teues . (CMCAPCHR,75.1287)

Aftirward he wedded a lady (CMCAPCHR,75.1288)

and was a gret lord . (CMCAPCHR,75.1289)

His book , whech +tei clepe Alcoran , was mad be +te councell of a munk
+tat was dampned at Rome for heresie and exiled fro +te cite' ,
(CMCAPCHR,75.1290)

his name was Sergius . (CMCAPCHR,75.1291)

In +te tyme of +tis emperour was ordeyned +tat fest whech is cleped
Exaltacion of +te Cros ; (CMCAPCHR,75.1292)

whan +te emperour broute hom +te cros , it schuld be halowid of +te
puple . (CMCAPCHR,75.1293)

In his time were seuene popes : - (CMCAPCHR,75.1294)

The first hite Deusdedit , (CMCAPCHR,75.1295)

iii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,75.1296)

He kissid a mysel , (CMCAPCHR,75.1297)

and sodeynly +te mysel was hol . (CMCAPCHR,75.1298)

The secund was Bonefas +te Fifte , (CMCAPCHR,75.1299)

v +gere . (CMCAPCHR,75.1300)

He ordeyned +tat robberis of cherchis schuld be cursed openly .
(CMCAPCHR,75.1301)

The +tirde was Honorius Primus , (CMCAPCHR,75.1302)

xiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,75.1303)

He ordeyned +tat euery Satirday prestis schuld go with +te letanie to
Seint Petir cherch . (CMCAPCHR,75.1304)

This man mad +te cherch of Seynt Agnes , (CMCAPCHR,75.1305)

and +tere he lith . (CMCAPCHR,75.1306)

The fourte , Seuerinus , o +gere - (CMCAPCHR,75.1307)

he was a grete gyuer of elmesse . (CMCAPCHR,75.1308)

He is biried in Seint Petir cherch . (CMCAPCHR,75.1309)

The fifte was Jon +te Fourt , (CMCAPCHR,75.1310)

ii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,75.1311)

He took grete tresoure oute of +te Cherch for redempcion of Cristen men
whech Sarasines had take . (CMCAPCHR,75.1312)

<P_76>

The sexte was Theodorus +te First - (CMCAPCHR,76.1314)

he was pope sex +gere . (CMCAPCHR,76.1315)

He mad a book whech is cleped Penitencial , where confessoures may
lerne what penauns +tei schal gyue . (CMCAPCHR,76.1316)

The vii pope hite Martin +te First . (CMCAPCHR,76.1317)

He began in +te last +gere of Eraclius , (CMCAPCHR,76.1318)

and kept +tat office vi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,76.1319)

A swier of +te emperoures had in comaundment to kille +tis pope as he
stod at messe in +te cherch of Seint Mari Major , (CMCAPCHR,76.1320)

but oure Lord mad him blynd , +tat he myte not se +te pope .
(CMCAPCHR,76.1321)

This pope was exiled (CMCAPCHR,76.1322)

for he condempned Paule , +te patriarke of Constantinople , for heresie
. (CMCAPCHR,76.1323)

Anno 5835-5861 ; 637-663 . (CMCAPCHR,76.1324)

Constantin +te +tird , with Yradone his bro+tir , regned +tan xxvii
+gere . (CMCAPCHR,76.1325)

This Constantin was son onto Eraclius , (CMCAPCHR,76.1326)

and he was killid in Scicile for his wikkid lif . (CMCAPCHR,76.1327)

Mech of his lordchip was consumed be +te Sarasines , (CMCAPCHR,76.1328)

for he was not +te seruaunt of God . (CMCAPCHR,76.1329)

First killid he Martine , +te pope , (CMCAPCHR,76.1330)

and +tan cam he to Rome , (CMCAPCHR,76.1331)

and spoiled +te cite' , (CMCAPCHR,76.1332)

and al +te precious +tingis whech he fond +tere he bare hem into
Scicile . (CMCAPCHR,76.1333)

Many good Cristen prestis and o+tir he flagellid and aftir exiled
(CMCAPCHR,76.1334)

for +tei wold not consent to his heresie , whech +tei clepid
Monalechites , (CMCAPCHR,76.1335)

for +tei held +tat +tere was but o nature in Crist . (CMCAPCHR,76.1336)

And because he was odious to hem +tat dwelled at Constantinople ,
+terfor he took his jornay onto Itaile , purposing to dryue +te
Longobardis oute of +te cuntre' . (CMCAPCHR,76.1337)

But whan he cam to +te cuntre' cleped Beneuent , +te duke of +tat
cuntre' , Grinnaldus , put him of with myty power , (CMCAPCHR,76.1338)

and hurt mech of his hoost . (CMCAPCHR,76.1339)

Than went he to Rome and robbid it ageyn , and fro +tens into Scicile ,
where his owne men killid him in a bath . (CMCAPCHR,76.1340)

In +tese dayes was Eugenius Primus pope iii +gere , a holy man ,
beloued of all men . (CMCAPCHR,76.1341)

And aftir him was Vitalianus xiiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,76.1342)

He ordeined song and orgones in +te Cherch . (CMCAPCHR,76.1343)

He mad on Theodre , +tat was a Grek , bischop of Cauntirbiri .
(CMCAPCHR,76.1344)

Aftir him was Deodatus iiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,76.1345)

He was of swech gentilnesse <P_77> +tat no man asked him ony peticion
and went awey desolat . (CMCAPCHR,77.1346)

In his tyme was +te body of Seynt Benet translate fro +te Mount of
Cassine onto +te monasteri clepid Floriacense . (CMCAPCHR,77.1347)

Than was Donus pope iiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,77.1348)

He mad +te fayre place betwix +te strete and +te dores of Seyn Petir
cherch - (CMCAPCHR,77.1349)

+tei clepe +tat place now Paradisus Sancti Petri . (CMCAPCHR,77.1350)

Anno 5862-5878 ; . (CMCAPCHR,77.1351)

Constantinus IIII regned xvii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,77.1352)

In his tyme +te sexte councell is hold at Constantinople of bischoppis
to hundred iiii score and viii ageyn Gregori , +te patriark , whech
meynteyned +te same heresi of Crist in whech his fader and his ayle was
infecte . (CMCAPCHR,77.1353)

An in +tat councell was determined +tat in +te persone of oure Lord
Crist be not only to kyndis , but to willis . (CMCAPCHR,77.1354)

This emperour of good prouidens took trews with +te Arabes +tat dwelled
in Damasc , and with +te Bulgaris . (CMCAPCHR,77.1355)

He repayred many cherches whech were distroied be heretikes .
(CMCAPCHR,77.1356)

In +te secunde +gere of his regne was Agaton pope ii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,77.1357)

He kissid eke a misel (CMCAPCHR,77.1358)

and mad him hool . (CMCAPCHR,77.1359)

Aftir him was Leo II=us= pope x +gere . (CMCAPCHR,77.1360)

He ordeyned +tat +te prest schuld kis +te pax and +tan send it to +te
puple . (CMCAPCHR,77.1361)

He was eloquent both in +te Latyn tonge and in +te Grek .
(CMCAPCHR,77.1362)

Thanne was Benedictus II=us= pope i +gere , whech repaired many
cherches . And +tan Johannes V=us= but o +gere . And +tan Zeno , not
fully o +gere . (CMCAPCHR,77.1363)

Aftir him was Sergius ny x +gere . (CMCAPCHR,77.1364)

He ordeyned +tat Agnus Dei schuld be songen thries whil +te preste
reseyued +te sacrament . (CMCAPCHR,77.1365)

This man , be a special reuelacioun , fond in +te sacrarie of Seynt
Petir cherch in a desolat place a forser of siluyr so old +tat it loked
lich no siluir , (CMCAPCHR,77.1366)

and whan he had ondo it he fond +tere a grete porcion of oure Lordis
crosse , arayed with gemmis . (CMCAPCHR,77.1367)

Anno 5879-5888 ; . (CMCAPCHR,77.1368)

Justinianus Secundus regned x +gere . (CMCAPCHR,77.1369)

He took trews with +te Sarasines for x +gere , both be lond <P_78> and
be se . (CMCAPCHR,78.1370)

This man with his wisdam and largenes encresed +te empire ,
(CMCAPCHR,78.1371)

and broute it to mech worchip . (CMCAPCHR,78.1372)

He mad eke many lawes (CMCAPCHR,78.1373)

and ded grete reuerens to +te Cherch . (CMCAPCHR,78.1374)

And in +te x +gere of +tis empire on Leo Patricius ouyrcam him in
batail , (CMCAPCHR,78.1375)

put oute his eyne , (CMCAPCHR,78.1376)

and cut of his nose , (CMCAPCHR,78.1377)

and exiled him onto a place +tei clepe Tersone . (CMCAPCHR,78.1378)

And in +tis Justiniane tyme was at Rome a pope +tei cleped Leon , whech
is not put in +te cathologe of popes , (CMCAPCHR,78.1379)

for he entired nowt be eleccion but by fors of seculer hand .
(CMCAPCHR,78.1380)

Anno 5889-5891 ; 691-693 . (CMCAPCHR,78.1381)

Leo +te Secund regned iii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,78.1382)

For on Tiberius put him fro +te empire , (CMCAPCHR,78.1383)

cut of his nose , (CMCAPCHR,78.1384)

and exiled him to +te same place +tere Justinian was .
(CMCAPCHR,78.1385)

And in +te first +gere was Jon +te Sexte pope of Rome , whech was a
martire , and biried in catacumbis . (CMCAPCHR,78.1386)

Anno 5892-5898 ; . (CMCAPCHR,78.1387)

Tiberius regned vii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,78.1388)

In his tyme Justiniane was in exile in Tersone , as we seid ;
(CMCAPCHR,78.1389)

he noysed himself openly +tat he schuld be emperour ageyn .
(CMCAPCHR,78.1390)

Vpon +tese wordis +te puple +tere ros ageyn him , (CMCAPCHR,78.1391)

and for loue of Tiberi purposed for to kille him . (CMCAPCHR,78.1392)

And when he had aspied +tis , he fled to +te prince of Turkis ,
(CMCAPCHR,78.1393)

and weddid his sistir , (CMCAPCHR,78.1394)

and with +tat princes socour he conquered both Leon and Tibery ,
(CMCAPCHR,78.1395)

and killid hem , (CMCAPCHR,78.1396)

and recured ageyn +te empire . (CMCAPCHR,78.1397)

Aftir +tat he venged him so vttirly on his enmies +tat , whan ony drope
of flewme fell fro his nose , anon he comaunded of his enmies on schuld
be slayn . (CMCAPCHR,78.1398)

In +tese dayes was pope Johannes VII ii +gere , a cunnyng man and a
eloquent . (CMCAPCHR,78.1399)

He mad a oratori in Seint Petir cherch , of Moises-werk depeynted , in
worchip of oure Lady , where he lith byried . (CMCAPCHR,78.1400)

Aftir him was on Sisinnius , but xx daies . (CMCAPCHR,78.1401)

And +tan was Constantine pope vii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,78.1402)

Anno Mundi ; . (CMCAPCHR,78.1403)

Justinian +te Secund regned now ageyn vi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,78.1404)

He was first pryuyd of his empire , (CMCAPCHR,78.1405)

and now , <P_79> aftir +te resumpcion , he regned ageyn vi +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,79.1406)

For aftir +te tyme he was so restored , he serued Criste deuoutly ,
(CMCAPCHR,79.1407)

and sent aftir Constantin +te pope to Constantinople ,
(CMCAPCHR,79.1408)

and +tere was he oseled of his hand . (CMCAPCHR,79.1409)

In +tat tyme Constantine was pope vii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,79.1410)

He cursed Philip +te emperour , for +te cause +tat he distroyed ymages
. (CMCAPCHR,79.1411)

And vndir +tis pope too kyngis of Ynglond went to Rome
(CMCAPCHR,79.1412)

and were mad +tere munkis ; (CMCAPCHR,79.1413)

and +tis was aftir +te Brutes blood was oute of +te lond ,
(CMCAPCHR,79.1414)

for +tan was +te lond diuided into vii kyngdammes . (CMCAPCHR,79.1415)

And +ge schal vndirstand +tat +tis diuision began in +te first coming
of Saxones , whech was in +te +gere of oure Lord 455 .
(CMCAPCHR,79.1416)

And here we will expresse +te vii regiones , who +tei were departed in
+tis lond : - (CMCAPCHR,79.1417)

The first kyngdam was in Kent , where +te first kyng was Hengist ; +te
secund , Esk ; +te +tird , Occa ; +te iiii , Emericus ; +te v ,
Ethelbert - (CMCAPCHR,79.1418)

he was baptized be Seint Austin , bischop of Cauntirbiry .
(CMCAPCHR,79.1419)

The secunde kyngdam was in Southsex , whech hath Kent on +te est side ;
on +te south side , +te se ; on +te west , Hamptschire ; on +te north ,
Suthrey . (CMCAPCHR,79.1420)

The first kyng was Elle , and +tan his iii sones ; (CMCAPCHR,79.1421)

+te v was Athelwold , (CMCAPCHR,79.1422)

and he was conuerted be Byryn , bischop of Dorsete . (CMCAPCHR,79.1423)

The +tird kyngdam was Estsex : (CMCAPCHR,79.1424)

on +te est side is +te se ; on +te west side , +te cuntre' of London ;
on +te south side , Temse ; on +te north side , Suffolk .
(CMCAPCHR,79.1425)

+Te first kyng was Erkynwyn ; +te secunde , Neda ; +te iii , Sibertus ;
+te iiii , Sebertus ; +te v , Sigbertus - (CMCAPCHR,79.1426)

he was conuerted be Melite , bischop of London . (CMCAPCHR,79.1427)

The iiii kyngdam was Est-Ynglond , +tat is to sey Norfolk and Suffolk ;
(CMCAPCHR,79.1428)

on +te est side and north side is +te se ; on +te west side ,
Cambrigschire and Seint Edmund Fosse . (CMCAPCHR,79.1429)

The first kyng was Offa ; +te secund , Titilinus ; +te iii , Rodwaldus
; +te iiii , Erwaldus ; +te v , Sigebertus - (CMCAPCHR,79.1430)

he was conuerted be Felice , biscop of Donwich . (CMCAPCHR,79.1431)

The v regne was Westsex , hauyng on +te est side Southsex , Temse on
+te north side , in +te west side and +te south +te se occean .
(CMCAPCHR,79.1432)

+Te <P_80> first kyng was Kredicus ; +te secund , Kynricus ; +te iii ,
Cheulingus ; +te iiii , Chelricus ; +te v , Helwolphus ; +te vi ,
Kyngilis - (CMCAPCHR,80.1433)

he was conuerted and baptized be Seint Birine . (CMCAPCHR,80.1434)

The sext kyngdam was cleped Merceorum , +te grettest cuntre' of all .
(CMCAPCHR,80.1435)

On +te west side was +te watir +tei clepe Dee , +tat rennyth be
Leicestir , and +te flood cleped Sabrine , +tat rennith be Schrouysbyry
onto Bristow ; on +te south side , +te Temse ; on +te north side , +te
watir of Humbir . (CMCAPCHR,80.1436)

+Te first kyng was Aella ; +te ii , Cuda ; +te iii , Tynla ; +te iiii ,
Ceorlus ; +te v , Penda - (CMCAPCHR,80.1437)

he was baptized be +te handis of Fynian , bischop . (CMCAPCHR,80.1438)

The vii kyngdam was Northumbirland ; (CMCAPCHR,80.1439)

on +te este side and +te west side it hath +te se ; on +te south side ,
+te flood of Humbir , whech goth up be +te herldam of Notingham and
Derbi ; on +te north side , +te Scotisch se . (CMCAPCHR,80.1440)

The first kyng was Ida ; +te secunde , Aella ; +te third , Athelford ;
+te iiii , Edwyne - (CMCAPCHR,80.1441)

he was baptized be Pauline , bischop of +Gork . (CMCAPCHR,80.1442)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,80.1443)

Philip +te Secunde regned but o +gere and sex monthis .
(CMCAPCHR,80.1444)

This man distroyed in cherchis all ymages and pictures ,
(CMCAPCHR,80.1445)

and for +tis cause +to ymages of oure Lady , +tat Luce depeyntid , +te
Romaynes hid hem til he was ded , (CMCAPCHR,80.1446)

and for +tat cause Constantyn +te pope cursed him , (CMCAPCHR,80.1447)

and so he deied . (CMCAPCHR,80.1448)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,80.1449)

Anastasius Secundus regned iii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,80.1450)

He took +te forseid Philip (CMCAPCHR,80.1451)

and put oute his eyne . (CMCAPCHR,80.1452)

But +tis same Anastasius was so wikkid +tat +te puple ros and mad a
newe emperour , was cleped Theodosius Tercius ; (CMCAPCHR,80.1453)

and +tei mad Anastacius a prest . (CMCAPCHR,80.1454)

In +tis tyme was Gregorius Secundus pope , (CMCAPCHR,80.1455)

and in +tese dayes began Karolus Magnus his gret conquestis .
(CMCAPCHR,80.1456)

Anno ; 711 . (CMCAPCHR,80.1457)

Theodosius Tercius regned but o +gere , a blessid man and a benigne ,
(CMCAPCHR,80.1458)

but on Leon put him oute with fors , (CMCAPCHR,80.1459)

and he paciently was mad a clerk (CMCAPCHR,80.1460)

and continued so in holy lyf . (CMCAPCHR,80.1461)

Anno ; 712-736 . (CMCAPCHR,80.1462)

Leo Tercius , with Constantyn <P_81> his son , regned xxv +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,81.1463)

In his tyme Sarasines come to Constantinople (CMCAPCHR,81.1464)

and beseged it too +gere , (CMCAPCHR,81.1465)

and spoiled it , (CMCAPCHR,81.1466)

and bar awey mech ricchesse . (CMCAPCHR,81.1467)

In the same tyme Luidbrande , kyng of Lumbardis , hering +tat Sarasines
had distroyed Sardini , where Seynt Augustin body was leid whan it was
broute fro Ypone , he sent +tidir solempne legates (CMCAPCHR,81.1468)

and boute +tat body of +te Sarasines , (CMCAPCHR,81.1469)

and +tei broute it to Gene , where +te kyng met it with gret reuerens ,
and led it onto Papie , and set it +tere in a cherch of Seint Petir ,
whech he cleped Celum Aureum . (CMCAPCHR,81.1470)

In +tis time was pope Zacharie x +gere . (CMCAPCHR,81.1471)

He mad pes with +te Longobardis , (CMCAPCHR,81.1472)

and +te bokes of Dialoges he translate fro Grew into Latyn .
(CMCAPCHR,81.1473)

To +tis pope cam +te monkis of Cassinense , with on Grete Charlys ,
desiring +tat +te body of Seynt Benet schuld come ageyn to her
monasteri , whech +te munkis Floriacense had as +tei seide vntreuly
bore fro hem . (CMCAPCHR,81.1474)

The pope graunted her entent , (CMCAPCHR,81.1475)

but whan +tei cam to +te bodi +tei were smet with blyndnes and fer ,
+tat +tei failed of here desire . (CMCAPCHR,81.1476)

Anno 5935-5959 ; 737-761 . (CMCAPCHR,81.1477)

Constantinus V=us= , +te son of +te seid Leon , regned eke xxv +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,81.1478)

He was a folower of his fader steppes all +te dayes of his lyf .
(CMCAPCHR,81.1479)

He studied all in wichcraft , in nigromancie . (CMCAPCHR,81.1480)

He was occupied in leccherie and glotonie , +tat many men , both in +te
clergy and in +te lay-fe , be him were hurt in her feith .
(CMCAPCHR,81.1481)

He had consenting onto him a grete fautour to his erroure , on Anastase
, fals patriark of Constantinople . (CMCAPCHR,81.1482)

This Constantin ded clepe a gret councel at Constantinople , in whech
he comaunded +tat all +te ymages in +te Cherch schuld be pullid down ,
both of Crist and of oure Lady and o+tir seyntes , (CMCAPCHR,81.1483)

and in +tis mater he mad as gret persecucion as euyr ded Dioclecian .
(CMCAPCHR,81.1484)

In +tis tyme was Stephanus II pope , whech for +te grete hate and
persecucion of Arstulf , kyng of Lumbardi , fled into Frauns ,
(CMCAPCHR,81.1485)

and +tere he anoynted Pipine kyng of Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,81.1486)

Thre myle +tei sey +te kyng went on fote , (CMCAPCHR,81.1487)

and led +te pope bridil +te same space , <P_82> til he had broute him
to his paleys . (CMCAPCHR,82.1488)

This pope , in the last +gere of his office , translate +te empire fro
+te Grekis onto +te Frensch , onto Grete Charlis . (CMCAPCHR,82.1489)

In +tese dayes was Paule pope . (CMCAPCHR,82.1490)

He ordeyned +tat in Lenton all +te dyuyne seruyse , saue completori ,
schuld be seyd befor non . (CMCAPCHR,82.1491)

He translate +te body of Seynt Pernel , (CMCAPCHR,82.1492)

and set on hir graue +te titil +tat Seint Petir mad ,
(CMCAPCHR,82.1493)

' Of golden Pernel , oure best-beloued doutir , +tis is +te memorial '
. (CMCAPCHR,82.1494)

This pope , with his trosti seruauntis nowt many , vsed for to go
o-nites to prisoneris and bedred folk , and uisite hem with elmesse .
(CMCAPCHR,82.1495)

He deied at Seint Paule and beried at Seint Petir cherch .
(CMCAPCHR,82.1496)

Anno ; 762-766 . (CMCAPCHR,82.1497)

Leo +te IIII regned v +gere . (CMCAPCHR,82.1498)

He was a passing couetous man ; (CMCAPCHR,82.1499)

whatsoeuyr he sey , he desired it . (CMCAPCHR,82.1500)

So happed him com to a cherch , where he sey a precious crowne ful of
charbunculis . (CMCAPCHR,82.1501)

He took it fro +te cherch (CMCAPCHR,82.1502)

and were it on his hed , (CMCAPCHR,82.1503)

and sone aftir he caute a feuyr (CMCAPCHR,82.1504)

and deied +terof . (CMCAPCHR,82.1505)

In +tis tyme Constantinus II=us= was pope , +tat entered +te office
with grete slaundre ; (CMCAPCHR,82.1506)

+terfor God suffered o+tir men to put oute his eyne , and eke owt of
+te Cherch . (CMCAPCHR,82.1507)

Aftir him was Stephanus III=us= pope . (CMCAPCHR,82.1508)

He called a councel of al Itail and Fraunce , in whech he dampned al
+tat +te o+tir pope had doo , saue baptem and crisme ,
(CMCAPCHR,82.1509)

and he deposed all +too persones +tat took ony orderes of him .
(CMCAPCHR,82.1510)

Than was Adrianus I=us= pope xxiii +gere , be whos menes and prayeris
+te Grete Charlis besegid +te Lumbardis in Papie , where he took
Desideri , +te kyng , and +te qwen , and sent hem prisoneris into
Frauns ; and went forth to Rome , and fulfillid al +ting +tat Pipine
his fader had goue to Seynt Petir . (CMCAPCHR,82.1511)

He mored it eke with his owne deuocioun , +giuing to +te Cherch +te
ducheries of Spolet and Beneuentane . (CMCAPCHR,82.1512)

He restored +te cherch of Seint Anastace at +te Scipping Wateris -
(CMCAPCHR,82.1513)

so be +tei cleped for +te hed of Seint Paule <P_83> scippit thries
aftir it was of , (CMCAPCHR,83.1514)

and +tere be iii wellis . (CMCAPCHR,83.1515)

In +te same place eke is +te chapel +tat is cleped Scala Celi .
(CMCAPCHR,83.1516)

He repaired eke +te walles of Rome (CMCAPCHR,83.1517)

and mad +te dores of bras at Seynt Peteres . (CMCAPCHR,83.1518)

In +tis tyme lyued he +tat is clepid Albinus , of Englisch nacioun ,
whech was maistir onto Charles in al +te seculer sciens ,
(CMCAPCHR,83.1519)

and he broute +te forme of study fro Rome onto Parys .
(CMCAPCHR,83.1520)

Anno 5965-5973 ; 767-775 . (CMCAPCHR,83.1521)

Nicheforus regned in Constantinople ix +gere . (CMCAPCHR,83.1522)

In his tyme +tat empire wastid (CMCAPCHR,83.1523)

and went to nowt . (CMCAPCHR,83.1524)

In +tat tyme was Adriane stille pope at Rome ; (CMCAPCHR,83.1525)

he repaired many cherches both withinne +te walles and eke withoute .
(CMCAPCHR,83.1526)

Anno 5974-5975 ; 776-777 . (CMCAPCHR,83.1527)

Michael regned to +gere , a god man , redy for to releue pore men ,
(CMCAPCHR,83.1528)

for all +to +tat were depauperat and spoiled be his predecessour he
releuid with his owne good , (CMCAPCHR,83.1529)

and all enmyes of +te feith he was euyr redy to distroye .
(CMCAPCHR,83.1530)

Anno 5976-5989 ; 778-791 . (CMCAPCHR,83.1531)

Karolus +te First regned xiiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,83.1532)

This man was kyng of Frauns or he was emperour , (CMCAPCHR,83.1533)

and be +te instauns of Adriane , pope , he was cleped into Ytail
(CMCAPCHR,83.1534)

and besegid +te kyng of Lumbardie , (CMCAPCHR,83.1535)

took him , (CMCAPCHR,83.1536)

and sent him into Frauns , as is seid before . (CMCAPCHR,83.1537)

Charles had in his tyme a myty felawchip , of whech Rouland and Olyuere
were captaynes , (CMCAPCHR,83.1538)

for +tei kyllid many Sarasines in Spayn , (CMCAPCHR,83.1539)

but at +te last +tei were deceyued be fals treson of an erle ,
(CMCAPCHR,83.1540)

+tei clepid him Ganerion . (CMCAPCHR,83.1541)

This Charlis , as is writin , mad a brigge ouyr +te Rene -
(CMCAPCHR,83.1542)

summe men sey to - (CMCAPCHR,83.1543)

and +tat was at Coleyn ; (CMCAPCHR,83.1544)

now is non . (CMCAPCHR,83.1545)

He had a berd , as +tei sey , a fote long ; (CMCAPCHR,83.1546)

in mete and in drink he was ful temporat . (CMCAPCHR,83.1547)

His sones , anon as +tei were of age , were lerned to ride and to
exercise hemself in dedis of armes . (CMCAPCHR,83.1548)

His dowteres he sette ful bisily to +te occupacion of wolle .
(CMCAPCHR,83.1549)

Whan he cam to Rome he went on his feet (CMCAPCHR,83.1550)

and visit al +te cherchis , (CMCAPCHR,83.1551)

kissid euery holi auter and euery relik . (CMCAPCHR,83.1552)

Than visite he Jerusalem , (CMCAPCHR,83.1553)

and +tere he had a glorious victorie on Cristis enmies .
(CMCAPCHR,83.1554)

+Tan cam he hom be Constantinople , where +te emperour wold a goue him
gold , siluir , and precious stones , (CMCAPCHR,83.1555)

but <P_84> he refused al , (CMCAPCHR,84.1556)

and desired no+ting but relikes of Crist and of seyntes .
(CMCAPCHR,84.1557)

Than fasted +tei +tat were with him , (CMCAPCHR,84.1558)

and prayed God +tat +tis donacioun schuld be acceptable to his mageste
. (CMCAPCHR,84.1559)

There +te emperoure gaue him a part of Jesu crowne , +tat flowred +tere
in here site , and a nayle , with whech oure Lord was nayled to +te tre
, and a part of oure Lordis crosse , +te sudarie of oure Lord , +te
smok of oure Ladi , +te arme of Seynt Simeon - (CMCAPCHR,84.1560)

all +tese relikes broute he to Acon , (CMCAPCHR,84.1561)

and set hem +tere in a cherch of oure Lady whech he ded make .
(CMCAPCHR,84.1562)

In +tis tyme deied Adrian , +te pope , (CMCAPCHR,84.1563)

and Leon +te IIII was pope aftir him xx +gere . (CMCAPCHR,84.1564)

This pope , as he went on Ascencion Euen with +te letanie and
procession , sodeynly com his enmies (CMCAPCHR,84.1565)

and took him be the body , (CMCAPCHR,84.1566)

led him to a place where +tei put oute his eyne , (CMCAPCHR,84.1567)

cut oute his tunge , (CMCAPCHR,84.1568)

but oure blessed Lord gaf him both site and speche . (CMCAPCHR,84.1569)

Tho went he to Charles , kyng of Frauns , (CMCAPCHR,84.1570)

and compleyned of +tis wrong , (CMCAPCHR,84.1571)

and he receyued him with grete worchip , (CMCAPCHR,84.1572)

took venjauns on his enmies , (CMCAPCHR,84.1573)

and +tere +te pope porged himself of certeyn crimes +tat were purposed
ageyn him . (CMCAPCHR,84.1574)

Anno Mundi ; 792-816 . (CMCAPCHR,84.1575)

Lodwicus , with Lothari his son , regned xxv +gere . (CMCAPCHR,84.1576)

This was +te son of Gret Charlis , (CMCAPCHR,84.1577)

and he had to bre+terin , on +tat was regent of Teutonye , a othir +tat
was regent of Spayn . (CMCAPCHR,84.1578)

He had also iii sones , Lothari , Pipine , and Lodewik .
(CMCAPCHR,84.1579)

The first mad he gouernour of al Itaile ; the secund , kyng of Gyane ;
(CMCAPCHR,84.1580)

+te +tirde mad he kyng to +te Bauaris and +te Germanes .
(CMCAPCHR,84.1581)

In +tis tyme +te legatis of Michael , emperour of Constantinople ,
broute onto +tis Lodewik +te bokes of Seyn Dyonise , whech he took with
ful grete joye . (CMCAPCHR,84.1582)

In +tis tyme was Rabanus , a munk of Wiltens , a grete poete , and in
diuinite ful wel lerned . (CMCAPCHR,84.1583)

He mad a book to +te same Lodewik Of Natures of al +Ting , not only
with litteral teching , but with many mysti exposiciones .
(CMCAPCHR,84.1584)

And for his reward Lodewik mad him bischop of Mense .
(CMCAPCHR,84.1585)

In +tis tyme was Stephanus IIII=us= pope iii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,84.1586)

He went into Frauns onto +te Emperour Lodewik , (CMCAPCHR,84.1587)

and +tere was he receyued <P_85> ful gloriously . (CMCAPCHR,85.1588)

And be +te weye he boute many prisoneris (CMCAPCHR,85.1589)

and payed her raunson . (CMCAPCHR,85.1590)

Aftir him was Pascale vii +gere , to whom Seint Cicile appered and bad
him take up +te bodies of Tiburce , Valerian , and Vrban , and biry hem
in hir cherch . (CMCAPCHR,85.1591)

This man repaired +te cherch of Seynt Praxede , (CMCAPCHR,85.1592)

and set in monkis of Grece , (CMCAPCHR,85.1593)

and biried +tere ii m bodies of martires whech he gadered in dyuers
places . (CMCAPCHR,85.1594)

He ded eke mech cost in Seynt Sabyn cherch , (CMCAPCHR,85.1595)

for +tat was his titel whan he was cardinal . (CMCAPCHR,85.1596)

Aftir him was Eugenius II=us= pope iii +gere , and +tan Valentinus , xl
dayes . (CMCAPCHR,85.1597)

Anno ; 817-826 . (CMCAPCHR,85.1598)

Lotharius Primus regned x +gere . (CMCAPCHR,85.1599)

In his dayes Sarasines destroyed +te cherchis of Petir and Paule and ny
al +te cuntre' aboute Rome . (CMCAPCHR,85.1600)

Aftir +tat , as +tei went hom to Affrik , fro whens +tei cam , +tei
were dronchin in +te depe see . (CMCAPCHR,85.1601)

Now began +te eldest of +tese thre bre+terin to take upon him to regne
al alone . (CMCAPCHR,85.1602)

Vpon +tis +te othir to bre+terin rise ageyn him , (CMCAPCHR,85.1603)

and +tere was swech batail and swech morder of men , was neuyr swech in
al Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,85.1604)

Anno ; 827-831 . (CMCAPCHR,85.1605)

Aftir +tis +te same Lothari , with his son Lodewik , regned v +ger ,
(CMCAPCHR,85.1606)

and so in +te xv +gere of his regne he departed his lond betwix his
sones , (CMCAPCHR,85.1607)

and took a munkis habite , (CMCAPCHR,85.1608)

and deied so , (CMCAPCHR,85.1609)

and mad a holy ende . (CMCAPCHR,85.1610)

For his soule whan he was ded was gret strif betwix angellis and
deueles whech of hem schuld haue it , in-so-mech +tat +te monkis sey
+te bodi be pullid too and fro , (CMCAPCHR,85.1611)

but aftir deuoute prayer of hem +te deueles fled (CMCAPCHR,85.1612)

and aungelis preuailed . (CMCAPCHR,85.1613)

In +te ix +gere of his empire +te body of Seynt Heleyn , Constantin
modir , was translate fro Rome into Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,85.1614)

And in +tis tyme was Gregorius IIII=us= pope xvi +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,85.1615)

He destroyed +te cherch of Seynt Martin in Montibus ,
(CMCAPCHR,85.1616)

and aftirward mad it al newe . (CMCAPCHR,85.1617)

In +tis tyme eke was a gret troubel amongis Cristen men ,
(CMCAPCHR,85.1618)

for summe men of wikkid condicioun went oute of Rome onto +te soudan ,
praying him +tat he wold come +tidir , (CMCAPCHR,85.1619)

and he cam <P_86> with swech a multitude +tat +te cite' Leonyne was
besegid and take , (CMCAPCHR,86.1620)

and of Seynt Petir cherch +tei mad a stabil ; (CMCAPCHR,86.1621)

all Tussie eke was clene distroyed . (CMCAPCHR,86.1622)

Than at +te prayer of +te pope , Marchio Gy with +te Lumbardis , and
Lodewic with +te Frenschmen , put oute +te Sarasines with mech hurt
onto Cristen men . (CMCAPCHR,86.1623)

Anno ; 832-852 . (CMCAPCHR,86.1624)

Lodewic +te Secunde regned xxi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,86.1625)

In his tyme +te bodies of Seynt Vrbane and Tiburce were translat and
broute to +te cherch of Seint Germyn . (CMCAPCHR,86.1626)

In +tis tyme +te Danes aryued into Ynglond with too cursed capteynes ,
Hingwar and Hubba . (CMCAPCHR,86.1627)

Thei distroyed +te cuntre' (CMCAPCHR,86.1628)

and killid +te glorious Kyng Edmund , first with schot of arowis ,
(CMCAPCHR,86.1629)

and +tan smet of his heed . (CMCAPCHR,86.1630)

In +tis tyme was Jon , clepid +te Scot , a excellent man in study of
scripture . (CMCAPCHR,86.1631)

He , at +te praier of +tis kyng , translated +te bokis of Seynt Dionise
oute of Grew into Latyn . (CMCAPCHR,86.1632)

The same man , aftir +tat , be his malicious disciples was punchid to
+te deth with poyntelis . (CMCAPCHR,86.1633)

That same tyme was Sergius II=us= pope . (CMCAPCHR,86.1634)

His name was before Swynmouth ; (CMCAPCHR,86.1635)

+terefor was ordeyned a statute of +te Cherch +tat fro +tis tyme
forward +te pope schuld chese him a new name . (CMCAPCHR,86.1636)

In +tis tyme +te vii regiones of Ynglond sesed , (CMCAPCHR,86.1637)

and +te lond was broute into o monarchie , (CMCAPCHR,86.1638)

and +tat was +te +gere of oure Lord dccc and viii . (CMCAPCHR,86.1639)

+Tan began Egbrite for to regne , (CMCAPCHR,86.1640)

and he regned xxxvii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,86.1641)

And in +te +gere of oure Lord dccc and xlv regned Adelwolf , Egbrite
son ; (CMCAPCHR,86.1642)

in +te xix +gere of his regne went he to Rome , cause of deuocion ,
(CMCAPCHR,86.1643)

and before Leon +te pope offered +tat tribute whech is cleped Rome-scot
, of euery hous a peny . (CMCAPCHR,86.1644)

He was first a munk of Wynchestir , (CMCAPCHR,86.1645)

and whan his fader was ded +te pope dispensid with him ,
(CMCAPCHR,86.1646)

and made him wedde +te doutir of Charles <paren> whech was clepid
Caluus </paren> , (CMCAPCHR,86.1647)

and be hir had he iiii sones : (CMCAPCHR,86.1648)

+te first , Ethelwold ; +te secund , Ethelbrite ; +te +tird ,
Ethelthrede ; +te fourte , Alurede . (CMCAPCHR,86.1649)

This Pope Leon mad for hem of Napeles - whan +tei faute in +te se ageyn
+te Sarasines - +tis orison , ' Deus , cuius dextera beatum <P_87>
Petrum ambulantem ' , et cetera . (CMCAPCHR,87.1650)

And aftir tyme +tat he made +te wallis of +te cite' Leonine , +tan made
he +tis orison , ' Deus , qui beato Petro collatis clauibus regni
celestis ' . (CMCAPCHR,87.1651)

Aftir +tis Leon , was pope of Rome on +tat hite Jon , of Englisch
nacion as sum sey , (CMCAPCHR,87.1652)

and sum sey sche was bore in Mens . (CMCAPCHR,87.1653)

Pope sche was iii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,87.1654)

The processe is told +tus , +tat in hir +gong age sche went lich a man
with a clerk to Attenes , (CMCAPCHR,87.1655)

and +tere sche lerned +te Liberal Sciens , +tat sche had +tere no felaw
. (CMCAPCHR,87.1656)

Aftir +tis sche cam to Rome (CMCAPCHR,87.1657)

and red +tere solemply , (CMCAPCHR,87.1658)

and was +tere in swech opinion +tat sche had grete maistires to hir
scoleres . (CMCAPCHR,87.1659)

And whan +te popes sete was vacaunt , for hir cunnyng and hir fame +tei
chose hir pope . (CMCAPCHR,87.1660)

So happed him +tat led hir to Attenes be homely with hir , as he was
wone to be , (CMCAPCHR,87.1661)

and God wold no lenger suffir +tat erroure to be secret ,
(CMCAPCHR,87.1662)

so fel sche with childe , (CMCAPCHR,87.1663)

and sche went onknowyng hir tyme fro Seynt Peteres onto Lateran .
(CMCAPCHR,87.1664)

Hir cothis fel upon hir betwix +te Collise and Seynt Clement cherch ,
(CMCAPCHR,87.1665)

and +tere sche deied , (CMCAPCHR,87.1666)

and +tere was byryed . (CMCAPCHR,87.1667)

And at +tis tyme +te pope goth not +tat way . (CMCAPCHR,87.1668)

Aftir hir deth was Benedictus III=us= pope iii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,87.1669)

He mad +te gate of Rome +tat goth to Seynt Paules , and +tat gate eke
+tat goth to Seynt Laurens . (CMCAPCHR,87.1670)

Than was Nicholaus Primus pope ix +gere . (CMCAPCHR,87.1671)

Aftir Seynt Gregory +tere was no swech many day . (CMCAPCHR,87.1672)

In his tyme Seint Cirille , a holy man amongis +te puple of Slauis ,
oute of +te se broute +te body of Seynt Clement onto Rome .
(CMCAPCHR,87.1673)

Anno ; 853-856 . (CMCAPCHR,87.1674)

Charlis +te Secund regned ny foure +gere . (CMCAPCHR,87.1675)

He went to Rome (CMCAPCHR,87.1676)

and , with fauour of the pope , and giftis +tat he gaue sundri lordis ,
was mad emperour . (CMCAPCHR,87.1677)

This +ting herd his bro+tir Lodwik , (CMCAPCHR,87.1678)

and reisid a gret puple ageyn him , (CMCAPCHR,87.1679)

and faute with him , (CMCAPCHR,87.1680)

but he was stille emperour . (CMCAPCHR,87.1681)

This man , both in Frauns and in Itaile , repayred many cherchis .
(CMCAPCHR,87.1682)

In his tyme was not Flaundres so rich ne so grate - named-1 as it is
now , (CMCAPCHR,87.1683)

for it had no o+tir gouernouris but +te fosteres of +te kyng of Frauns
. (CMCAPCHR,87.1684)

<P_88>

In +tese dayes was Adrianus II=us= v +gere . (CMCAPCHR,88.1686)

To +tis man cam Lotharie , +te kyng of Frauns <paren> whom Nicholas had
cursed , because he held a mannes wif beside his qween </paren>
desiring of him absolucion . (CMCAPCHR,88.1687)

And +te pope mad him and o+tir to swere on +te sacrament whe+tir he was
gilty or nowt , (CMCAPCHR,88.1688)

and +tei swore fals , (CMCAPCHR,88.1689)

and were hoseled upon her oth , (CMCAPCHR,88.1690)

and in +te same +gere , as is seid , alle +tei deied .
(CMCAPCHR,88.1691)

Than was Johannes VIII=us= x +gere . (CMCAPCHR,88.1692)

Vndir him was +te v councell holdyn at Constantinoble of ccclxxx
bischoppis , where Petir , cardinal , was president ,
(CMCAPCHR,88.1693)

joyned with him Paule , bischop of Antioche , and Eugeni , bischop of
Hostiense . (CMCAPCHR,88.1694)

Anno ; 857-868 . (CMCAPCHR,88.1695)

Charles +te +Tirde , whech is clepid Grossus , regned xii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,88.1696)

In his dayes was a gret hungir +torwoute Ytaile . (CMCAPCHR,88.1697)

This man had Frauns and Germanie in pees , (CMCAPCHR,88.1698)

an in +te secunde +gere of his empire he was crowned of Jon , +te pope
. (CMCAPCHR,88.1699)

In +tese dayes was a gret conflicte betwix Frenschmen and Normannes ,
in whech v +tousand Normannes were slayn . (CMCAPCHR,88.1700)

Than +te Normannes , with help of Danes , distroyed Frauns and
Lotharinge with fire and yrun , (CMCAPCHR,88.1701)

and many cite's +tei distroyed . (CMCAPCHR,88.1702)

Than was mad pes on +tis maner , +tat +te kyng of +te Normannes schuld
be baptized , (CMCAPCHR,88.1703)

and +te king of Frauns schuld be his godfader ; (CMCAPCHR,88.1704)

+tan schuld he wedde +te kyng of Frauns doutir ,

and he and his puple schuld frely rejoyse all +te londe of +te o+tir
side of Seyne . (CMCAPCHR,88.1706)

The first duke of Normandie was Robert ; +te secund , William ; +te
+tirde , Richard ; +te fourt , Richard ; +te fifte , Robert Guychardy ;
+te sexte , William , cleped Notus . (CMCAPCHR,88.1707)

In +tis tyme was pope Martinus II=us= o +gere and v month ; and +tan
Adrian +te +Tirde i +gere ; and +tan Steuene +te V vi +gere ; and +tan
Formosus v +gere , whech was disgraded be Jon +te pope fro all +te
ordres of +te Cherch onto lay astat , (CMCAPCHR,88.1708)

and aftir +tat he was restored be Martin +te pope , of whech mater was
grete altercacion in +te Cherch . (CMCAPCHR,88.1709)

<P_89>

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,89.1711)

Arnulphus was emperour xii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,89.1712)

He fawte ageyn +te Normanndes , +tat had destroyed Frauns , Lotharinge
, and Dardani , and dwellid +tere . (CMCAPCHR,89.1713)

Aftir +tat he fel in a grete seknes , +tat +tere myte no medycyne help
him , ne delyuer him fro +te multitude of lys whech fret him onto +te
deth . (CMCAPCHR,89.1714)

He had a son , (CMCAPCHR,89.1715)

but he cam neuyr onto +te crowne ; (CMCAPCHR,89.1716)

for here was ende of +tat empire +tat longid to +te posterite' of
Charles . (CMCAPCHR,89.1717)

In +tis tyme were at Rome +tese popes : (CMCAPCHR,89.1718)

Bonefacius +te Sexte , xv dayes ; Stephanus +te Sexte , o +gere -
(CMCAPCHR,89.1719)

he was a grete enmye to +te Pope Formose . (CMCAPCHR,89.1720)

Than was Romanus iii monthes ; and +tan Theodorus , ix dayes ; and +tan
Johannes IX=us= , ii +gere - he was frend to Formose ; +tan Benedictus
IIII=us= , thre monthis ; and +tan Leo V=us= , fourty dayes ,
(CMCAPCHR,89.1721)

for on Cristofer deposed him (CMCAPCHR,89.1722)

and was pope aftir him - (CMCAPCHR,89.1723)

Cristofer was pope vii monthis , (CMCAPCHR,89.1724)

and he was eject fro +te Cherch , and mad a munk . (CMCAPCHR,89.1725)

Than was Sergius +te +tirde vii +gere , monthes foure .
(CMCAPCHR,89.1726)

In his tyme +te cherch of Lateranense fel down , (CMCAPCHR,89.1727)

and he mad it newe . (CMCAPCHR,89.1728)

This Sergius was a dekne vndir +te Pope Formose , (CMCAPCHR,89.1729)

and +te Pope Formose put him oute of +te Cherch , (CMCAPCHR,89.1730)

and he fled into Frauns , (CMCAPCHR,89.1731)

but aftir , he was made pope ; (CMCAPCHR,89.1732)

and +tan he comaunded +te body of +tat same Formose whech exiled him to
be drawe out of +te graue and arayed lich a bischop , and +tan +te hed
smet of , and +te body +trow into Tibir . (CMCAPCHR,89.1733)

But fischeres fond +te body (CMCAPCHR,89.1734)

and brout it ageyn to Seint Petir cherch , (CMCAPCHR,89.1735)

and +tei seid certeyn ymages +tat were +tere ded worchip to +te body .
(CMCAPCHR,89.1736)

In +tis tyme regned Alured in Ynglond , +te fourt son of Adelwold .
(CMCAPCHR,89.1737)

He began to regne in +te +gere of oure Lord dccclxxii .
(CMCAPCHR,89.1738)

This man , be +te councell of Seint Ned , mad an open scole of diuers
sciens at Oxenford . (CMCAPCHR,89.1739)

He had many batailes with Danes , (CMCAPCHR,89.1740)

and aftir many conflictes , in whech he had +te wers , at +te last he
ouyrcam hem , (CMCAPCHR,89.1741)

and be his trety Godrus , her kyng , was baptized (CMCAPCHR,89.1742)

and went hom with his puple . (CMCAPCHR,89.1743)

XXVIII +gere he regned , (CMCAPCHR,89.1744)

and deied +te seruaunt of God . (CMCAPCHR,89.1745)

<P_90>

Anno ; 881-886 . (CMCAPCHR,90.1747)

Lodewik +te +Tirde regned vi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,90.1748)

At +tis tyme +te empire went fro Frauns onto Ytaile , aftir +te
prophecye whech was among +te Romanes : (CMCAPCHR,90.1749)

thei saide , because +te Frenchmen wold not socour hem ageyn +te
Lumbardis , +tei schuld not be worthi to be clepid emperoures of Rome .
(CMCAPCHR,90.1750)

And fro +tis tyme forward summe regned in Itaile , and summe in Almayn
, til +te tyme of Octo +te First . (CMCAPCHR,90.1751)

This Lodewik mad Berengarie , +tat regned +tan in Itaile , for to fle
+tat lond , (CMCAPCHR,90.1752)

and whan he had conquered , as he supposed , al Ytaile , sodeynly , at
Verone , his enmyes took him , (CMCAPCHR,90.1753)

put oute his eyne , (CMCAPCHR,90.1754)

and sette Berengari ageyn in his dignite' . (CMCAPCHR,90.1755)

In +tis tyme was pope Anastasius III=us= ii +gere ; and +tanne Lando ,
ii monthis ; and +tan Johannes X=us= , xiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,90.1756)

He entered wrongfully into +tat astate ; (CMCAPCHR,90.1757)

+terfor knytis of an erle +tei clepid Gy tok him , (CMCAPCHR,90.1758)

put him in prison , (CMCAPCHR,90.1759)

leyd a pelow on his mouth , (CMCAPCHR,90.1760)

and so strangild him . (CMCAPCHR,90.1761)

Leo +te Sext was aftir him but v monthis . (CMCAPCHR,90.1762)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,90.1763)

Berengarius Primus regned iiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,90.1764)

He was wise in dedis of armes , (CMCAPCHR,90.1765)

and had many batailes with +te Romanes . (CMCAPCHR,90.1766)

And in his tyme was +te abbey of Cloyne nobely foundid be on Wiliam ,
+tat was +te first prince of Burgundie . (CMCAPCHR,90.1767)

And in +tis tyme was Stephanus VII=us= pope ii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,90.1768)

Anno ; 891-897 . (CMCAPCHR,90.1769)

Conrardus , a Alemane , regned vii +gere , (CMCAPCHR,90.1770)

but he is not anoumbered among +te emperoures because he regned not
upon Itaile - (CMCAPCHR,90.1771)

+terfor wanted he +te benediccion imperial . (CMCAPCHR,90.1772)

Whan he deyed , he assigned to be his eyer Henry , +te son of +te duke
of Saxone . (CMCAPCHR,90.1773)

In +tis time was pope Leon +te VII thre +gere ; and +tan Steuene +te
VIII , o+tir iii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,90.1774)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,90.1775)

Berengary +te Secunde regned <P_91> viii +gere in Itaile , in whech
tyme +te pope was Martinus III=us= , iii +gere ; and aftir him Agapitus
, vii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,91.1776)

In +tis tyme deied Odo , abbot of Cloyne ; (CMCAPCHR,91.1777)

and aftir him was abbot +tere Adamarius ; and aftir him Majolus , a
grete beginner of religioun . (CMCAPCHR,91.1778)

Of +tis Ode haue I sey dyuers werkes , on upon +te Sauter , and a gret
book of omelies . (CMCAPCHR,91.1779)

In +tese dayes regned in Inglond Edward , +te son onto Alured ,
(CMCAPCHR,91.1780)

his o+tir name was Senior . (CMCAPCHR,91.1781)

He mored his kyngdam in many +tingis , (CMCAPCHR,91.1782)

mad newe borowes , (CMCAPCHR,91.1783)

+too +tat were falle reysid hem ageyn . (CMCAPCHR,91.1784)

He conqwered +te Scottis , +te Walschmen ; (CMCAPCHR,91.1785)

+te kyngdammes of Est-Ynglond , of Essex , and of Merce he took fro +te
Danis . (CMCAPCHR,91.1786)

In his dayes deied a nobil lady cleped Ethelfled , dowtir onto Edred ,
kyng of Merce ; (CMCAPCHR,91.1787)

sche bilid many townes : Bronbury , Tamworth , Bronbrigge , Stafford ,
and Warwik . (CMCAPCHR,91.1788)

This same kyng is biried at Wynchester . (CMCAPCHR,91.1789)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,91.1790)

Henrius +te emperour regned in Almayn xviii +gere - in Alemane , and
not in Itaile ; (CMCAPCHR,91.1791)

+terfor is not he acountid among +te emperoures . (CMCAPCHR,91.1792)

In +tis tyme Spigreuus , duke of Bem , was conuerted to +te feith ,
(CMCAPCHR,91.1793)

and lyued aftir +tat a ful blessed lif . (CMCAPCHR,91.1794)

Necenlaus , his son , folowid his fader steppes , (CMCAPCHR,91.1795)

and , for enuye , his bro+tir killid him . (CMCAPCHR,91.1796)

And ccc +ger aftir his passion he appered to Kyng Herri , king of Danis
, (CMCAPCHR,91.1797)

and told him +tat he schuld deye in +te same maner whech he deyed ,
praying him +tat in +te honour of Nycenlaus he schuld make a monasteri
. (CMCAPCHR,91.1798)

The kyng , whan he was awakid , called his seruauntis
(CMCAPCHR,91.1799)

and inqwired what +tis Nycenlaus was . (CMCAPCHR,91.1800)

Thei answerd him , ' A prince of +te lond of Bem , wrongfully slayn be
his bro+tir ' . (CMCAPCHR,91.1801)

And anon he ded make a monasteri of +te Cistewis , (CMCAPCHR,91.1802)

and leide +te body +tere . (CMCAPCHR,91.1803)

Vndir +tis tyme was Johannes XII pope xii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,91.1804)

This man had a fader +tei cleped Albert , a myty man of good .
(CMCAPCHR,91.1805)

He cleped +te men +tat myte moost doo in +te eleccion ,
(CMCAPCHR,91.1806)

gaue hem grete giftis , (CMCAPCHR,91.1807)

and mad hem for to swere +tat , whan Agapitus was ded , +tei schuld
<P_92> promote his son Constantine on +tat same astat .
(CMCAPCHR,92.1808)

And so was he pope , and called Johannes XII=us= . (CMCAPCHR,92.1809)

He was vicious of lyuyng , a hunter outeragious , a lecchour withouten
schame ; for he held women openly - and +tat dyuers - to grete slandir
of +te Cherch . (CMCAPCHR,92.1810)

For +tis cause many of +te cardinales writyn onto Octo , prince of +te
Saxones , +tat he schuld come and help to remeue +tis erroure and +tis
vileny of +te Cherch . (CMCAPCHR,92.1811)

Anno 6122-6129 ; 924-931 . (CMCAPCHR,92.1812)

Berengarius Tercius regned viii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,92.1813)

In his tyme was pope Benedictus V . (CMCAPCHR,92.1814)

He entered into +tat astate be violens of +te Romanes ,
(CMCAPCHR,92.1815)

for Leon was chose before him , and he +tus broute in be violens .
(CMCAPCHR,92.1816)

But +te Emperour Octo cam to Rome (CMCAPCHR,92.1817)

and deposed +tis Benedicte , (CMCAPCHR,92.1818)

and sette in Leo , +tat was rithfully chosen . (CMCAPCHR,92.1819)

He made a statute ageyn +te pride of Romanes +tat +tere schuld no pope
be intronized withoute consent of +te emperour . (CMCAPCHR,92.1820)

In +tis tyme regned Athelstane , +te son of Edward . (CMCAPCHR,92.1821)

He fawte ageyn Anlaf , kyng of Erlond , and ageyn Constantyn , kyng of
Scottis , at Banborow , where , +torow +te prayeres of Seynt Ode , a
swerd fel fro heuene into his schaberk . (CMCAPCHR,92.1822)

He maried on of his douteris onto +te Emperour Octo ,
(CMCAPCHR,92.1823)

and +tat same emperour sent him +te swerd whech Constantine fawt with -
(CMCAPCHR,92.1824)

in +te handelyng +terof was closed on of +too iiii nayles +tat were in
Cristis handis and feet . (CMCAPCHR,92.1825)

He sent him eke +te spere of Constantyn - +te hed +terof was in Cristis
side - and mech more o+tir +ting . (CMCAPCHR,92.1826)

In his tyme was Seynt Birstane bischop of Wynchestir , +tat euery day
sang messe or requiem . (CMCAPCHR,92.1827)

And on a tyme , as he walkid about a cymyteri seying his dirige , and
endid +tus , ' Requiescant in pace ' , he herde oute of +te erde
innoumbred voises sey , ' Amen ' . (CMCAPCHR,92.1828)

He regned xvi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,92.1829)

Anno ; 932-933 . (CMCAPCHR,92.1830)

Lotharius +te Secunde regned to +gere . (CMCAPCHR,92.1831)

In his tyme +te sunne appered lich blood , (CMCAPCHR,92.1832)

and withinne fewe dayes aftir +tat +tere were grete batayles and many
men dede . (CMCAPCHR,92.1833)

Anno 6132-6142 ; 934-944 . (CMCAPCHR,92.1834)

Berengary the Fourte , with Albert his son , regned xi +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,92.1835)

This Berengari was comorows to +te <P_93> puple , (CMCAPCHR,93.1836)

and he tok Lothari wif - (CMCAPCHR,93.1837)

sche hite Daluida - (CMCAPCHR,93.1838)

and put hir in prison . (CMCAPCHR,93.1839)

But Octo +te emperour cam into Ytaile (CMCAPCHR,93.1840)

and tok +te woman oute of prison (CMCAPCHR,93.1841)

and weddid hir , (CMCAPCHR,93.1842)

put Berengari fro +te regne , (CMCAPCHR,93.1843)

and he was +te last +tat regned in Ytaile born of +tat cuntre' .
(CMCAPCHR,93.1844)

Than went Octo to Rome (CMCAPCHR,93.1845)

and receyued +te imperial crowne . (CMCAPCHR,93.1846)

In +tese dayes regned in Ynglond Edmund , +te bro+tir of Athelstan , ix
+gere . (CMCAPCHR,93.1847)

He begat of his qwene , Elgiue , to sones , Edmunde and Edgare .
(CMCAPCHR,93.1848)

He recured fro +te Danes v cite'es : Lyncoln , and Leicetir , Staunford
, Notingham , and Derby . (CMCAPCHR,93.1849)

In +to dayes William Longswerd , duk of Normandie , was killid be
deceyte of Lodewik , kyng of Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,93.1850)

Thanne +te cheueteynes of Normandie tok +te kyng of Frauns in Rone
(CMCAPCHR,93.1851)

and streited him so +tere tyl he graunted +tat Richard , +te son of +te
forsaid Wiliam , schuld frely holde al Normandy . (CMCAPCHR,93.1852)

And fro +tis tyme forward , in euery collocucion of +te kyng and +te
duk , it schuld be lefful to +te duke to be girt with his swerd , and
+te king neythir-3 haue swerd ne knyf . (CMCAPCHR,93.1853)

This Edmund was killid at a feste on Seyn Austyn day of a man +tat he
sey sitte at mete . (CMCAPCHR,93.1854)

The kyng was bysy to pulle him fro +te bord , (CMCAPCHR,93.1855)

and +te o+tir , in his pulling , gorid +te kyng (CMCAPCHR,93.1856)

and scaped withoute harm . (CMCAPCHR,93.1857)

Anno 6143-6154 ; 945-956 . (CMCAPCHR,93.1858)

Octo +te First regned xii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,93.1859)

He was +te first +tat regned both in Itaile and in Alemayne ;
(CMCAPCHR,93.1860)

for fro +tis day forward +te empire hath be among +te Almanes .
(CMCAPCHR,93.1861)

This Octo , aftir he had regned many +geres in Almayne , +te cardinales
of Rome sent for him for +te insolens of Jon , +te pope ,
(CMCAPCHR,93.1862)

and he rod +tidir with his wyf , (CMCAPCHR,93.1863)

and whan he had mad pes +torwoute al Ytaile he rod ageyn into Saxon ,
(CMCAPCHR,93.1864)

and +tere he begat a child to be his successour , lich him both in
condicion and in name . (CMCAPCHR,93.1865)

Ofte in his lyf went he to Rome and hom ageyn for to se good gouernauns
in +te Cherch , (CMCAPCHR,93.1866)

and in his last ende he mad a real monastery at Maydenborow in his owne
cuntre' , (CMCAPCHR,93.1867)

and +tere is he biried . (CMCAPCHR,93.1868)

In +tis tyme was Johannes XIII=us= pope , whech was exiled be Petir ,
meyhir of Rome . (CMCAPCHR,93.1869)

First was he prisoned in +te Castel of Aungel , and +tan exiled into
Campanie ; (CMCAPCHR,93.1870)

but aftir x monthes , be +te help of Octo , emperour , he cam to Rome
(CMCAPCHR,93.1871)

and took venjauns of his enmies , (CMCAPCHR,93.1872)

and dured viii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,93.1873)

<P_94>

Aftir him was Benedictus VI but o +gere , (CMCAPCHR,94.1875)

for he was strangeled in +te Castel Aungel . (CMCAPCHR,94.1876)

In +tis tyme was Edred kyng in Ingland , +te son of Adelstan , bro+tir
to +te forseid Edmund . (CMCAPCHR,94.1877)

He regned viii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,94.1878)

And aftir him was Edwyn . (CMCAPCHR,94.1879)

He was crowned of Odo , archbischop of Cauntirbiry , at Kingeston ,
fast be London , (CMCAPCHR,94.1880)

but +te first day +tat +te king had take his crowne , fel in onleful
lecherie beside his wyf ; (CMCAPCHR,94.1881)

aftir , whan Dunstan was bischop , and whan Dunstan vndirtook him of
his sinne , he exiled Dunstane , (CMCAPCHR,94.1882)

but +te king was deposed within v +gere . (CMCAPCHR,94.1883)

Anno 6155-6174 ; 957-976 . (CMCAPCHR,94.1884)

Octo +te Secund , with Octo his son , regned xx +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,94.1885)

This man , as he pursewid +te Grekis in Calabir , onwisely lost his
knytes , (CMCAPCHR,94.1886)

and so he fled fro her handis . (CMCAPCHR,94.1887)

Than gadered he a host (CMCAPCHR,94.1888)

and besegid Benevent ; (CMCAPCHR,94.1889)

whan he had take +te cite' he took +te bones of Seynt Bartholome'
(CMCAPCHR,94.1890)

and broute hem to Rome , (CMCAPCHR,94.1891)

and leyd hem +tere in a ylde +tat is in Tibir , purposing to cary hem
into his cuntre' . (CMCAPCHR,94.1892)

But he deied sone , (CMCAPCHR,94.1893)

and +te tresor left +tere . (CMCAPCHR,94.1894)

This man went with his qwen onto Rome (CMCAPCHR,94.1895)

and +tere was he receyued of Benedict +te VII with mech joye , and
crowned with his qween . (CMCAPCHR,94.1896)

Than cam ageyn him into Calabir many naciones , in whech batail he was
fayn to fle , (CMCAPCHR,94.1897)

and seid he was on of +te emperores men , (CMCAPCHR,94.1898)

and whan he was schippid +te schipmen supposed verily he was emperour ,
(CMCAPCHR,94.1899)

and seide in Grew +tat +tei wold lede him to Constantinople to +te
emperour . (CMCAPCHR,94.1900)

This vndirstod he (CMCAPCHR,94.1901)

and seide onto hem +tat in +te ilde of Scicile he had gret tresoure hid
, prayng hem +tei wold aryue +tere and +tei schuld haue part ,
(CMCAPCHR,94.1902)

and whan +tei cam to +te brynk he sey a bischop of his knowlech ,
(CMCAPCHR,94.1903)

and with his helpe +tus he scaped . (CMCAPCHR,94.1904)

In +tis tyme was Donus pope i +gere ; and +tan Bonefacius +te Sexte ,
iii +gere ; and +tan Gilbert , a nygromancer , +tat deied at messe ,
(CMCAPCHR,94.1905)

for he was dymembered be his owne comaundment , for his sinne , in a
chapel at Seint Cruce , (CMCAPCHR,94.1906)

+tei clepe it Jerusalem . (CMCAPCHR,94.1907)

In +tese dayes was Edgare kyng in Inglond vii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,94.1908)

He cleped Seynt Dunstan hom oute of exile . (CMCAPCHR,94.1909)

He mad a very vnite of all +te <P_95> vii kyngdammes .
(CMCAPCHR,95.1910)

He was cleped pesibel Edgare . (CMCAPCHR,95.1911)

In +te v +gere of his regne , Ethelwold , bischop of Wynchestir , put
chanones seculer - and ouyr seculer - oute of +te monasterie ,
(CMCAPCHR,95.1912)

and set in munkis . (CMCAPCHR,95.1913)

This Edgare founded +tese abeyes : Glasconbyry , Abyngdon , Borow ,
Staunforth , and Thorney . (CMCAPCHR,95.1914)

Aftir him was his son kyng , whech is a martir , killid be +te fraude
of Alfrik , his stepmodir ; (CMCAPCHR,95.1915)

but aftir +tat sche ded penauns : (CMCAPCHR,95.1916)

sche translate him onto Schaftisbyry ; (CMCAPCHR,95.1917)

and too monasteries of women ded sche make , on at Werwell , where sche
lith , a o+tir at Ambrisbury , fast by Salisbury . (CMCAPCHR,95.1918)

Anno 6175-6193 ; 977-995 . (CMCAPCHR,95.1919)

Octo +te +Tirde regned xix +gere . (CMCAPCHR,95.1920)

This man was crowned at Rome of Gregori +te V . (CMCAPCHR,95.1921)

He browt +te body of Pauline , +te bischop , to Rome .
(CMCAPCHR,95.1922)

He beseged on Crescens , +tat mad mech debate in Rome , specialy in
elleccion of +te pope . (CMCAPCHR,95.1923)

He besegid him , as we saide , (CMCAPCHR,95.1924)

took him , (CMCAPCHR,95.1925)

and smet of his hed . (CMCAPCHR,95.1926)

He began to make a paleys , (CMCAPCHR,95.1927)

and +te Romanes letted him , (CMCAPCHR,95.1928)

and aftir mech vexacioun of hem he deied . (CMCAPCHR,95.1929)

Thus regned +tese iii Octones , ech aftir o+tir . (CMCAPCHR,95.1930)

And aftir her deth , +te empire went no lenger be succession , but be
eleccion . (CMCAPCHR,95.1931)

The institucioun was mad +tus , +tat vii persones schul chese +te
emperour : iii chaunceleris - bischop of Mense , chaunceler of Germani
; bischop of Treuer , chaunceler of Frauns ; bischop of Coloyne ,
chaunceler of Ytaile - the markeys of Branburgense , chambirleyn ; the
duke of Ostrych , marchale ; the duke of Saxon , berer of +te swerd ;
the kyng of Bem , butler . (CMCAPCHR,95.1932)

In +tis tyme was Gregori +te V pope ; and +tan Jon +te XVII ; and +tan
Siluestir +te Secund , +tat was a nygromancer , as we saide before ,
and deied at Seint Cruce : (CMCAPCHR,95.1933)

ther is his hert ; (CMCAPCHR,95.1934)

his bones ly at Lataranense . (CMCAPCHR,95.1935)

His bones clater , as +tei sei , (CMCAPCHR,95.1936)

and his graue swetith before +te deth of a pope . (CMCAPCHR,95.1937)

In +tis tyme lyued Fulbert , bischop of Carnotense , +tat mad +too
responses of oure Lady , Stirps Jesse and Solem justicie , and +tat
ympne , Chorus noue Jerusalem . (CMCAPCHR,95.1938)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,95.1939)

Herry +te First regned xii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,95.1940)

<P_96>

He is clepid ' I ' for he was first of +te empire - (CMCAPCHR,96.1942)

+te othir Herry was neuyr crowned emperoure , (CMCAPCHR,96.1943)

and +te same reule is vndirstand of +te Conrardis . (CMCAPCHR,96.1944)

This Herry had a wif +tei cleped Chymegundis , (CMCAPCHR,96.1945)

and +tei both be on asent kept hem virgines al her lyf ;
(CMCAPCHR,96.1946)

+tei ly both byried in +te cherch cleped Banburgense , doyng many
miracles . (CMCAPCHR,96.1947)

He was befor +te empire duke of Bem , (CMCAPCHR,96.1948)

and for his manhod +tei chose him emperoure , (CMCAPCHR,96.1949)

and aftir many batailes he and his qwen chose a solitari lif
(CMCAPCHR,96.1950)

and mad a blessed ende . (CMCAPCHR,96.1951)

In +tis tyme was pope Johannes XII v monthis ; and +tanne Johannes XIII
, v +gere . (CMCAPCHR,96.1952)

In his tyme was Robert kyng of Frauns , whech was so deuout +tat , in
euery grete feste , he wold be in summe monasteri at euery seruise and
stand himselue in a cope of silk and gouerne +te qwer .
(CMCAPCHR,96.1953)

So it happed +tat he besegid a castel , and +te feste of Seynt Aniane
fel in +te same tyme : (CMCAPCHR,96.1954)

he left sege , (CMCAPCHR,96.1955)

went to cherch , (CMCAPCHR,96.1956)

and as he kneled at Agnus Dei at messe +te castell wallis fell down .
(CMCAPCHR,96.1957)

He mad +tat sequens , Sancti Spiritus assit nobis gratia .
(CMCAPCHR,96.1958)

In Ynglond regned +tis tyme Ethelthredus , +te bro+tir of Edward Martir
. (CMCAPCHR,96.1959)

He was so acomered with Danes +tat he , be +te councel of +te bischop
of Cauntirbury , he acorded with hem to pay hem +gerly x +tousand pound
, and +te secund +gere xvi +tousaund , (CMCAPCHR,96.1960)

and so +tei reised him to xl +tousand . (CMCAPCHR,96.1961)

In +te xxiiii +gere of his regne he wedded Emme , cleped ' +Te broche
of Normandie ' , +te doutir of Richard +te Secund , duke of +te same .
(CMCAPCHR,96.1962)

And +tan sodeynly he sent letteris pryuyly +tat alle +te Danes schuld
be killid on o day , (CMCAPCHR,96.1963)

but it availed not , (CMCAPCHR,96.1964)

for on +te nyte befor Seynt Bryce day +te Danes destroyed Excetre ,
Wilton , Salesbury , Norwich , and Thetforth . (CMCAPCHR,96.1965)

And sone aftir cam Swayn and Anlaf , to whom Vtred , duke of
Northumbirland , and all Lyndesey mad subjeccion , and receyued him as
her kyng . (CMCAPCHR,96.1966)

Ethelthredus fled into Normandye . (CMCAPCHR,96.1967)

Than sent many of +te lond onto him (CMCAPCHR,96.1968)

and seid , if he wold be more gentil onto hem +tan he was before , he
schuld be welkom . (CMCAPCHR,96.1969)

So cam he (CMCAPCHR,96.1970)

and distroyed mech of Lyndisey , (CMCAPCHR,96.1971)

but he caute not Knowt , +tat dwelt +tere . (CMCAPCHR,96.1972)

Than mad Swayn a grete comminacion to +te town of Seynt <P_97> Edmund ,
+tat he schuld distroye it . (CMCAPCHR,97.1973)

Fer+termore he seid vilens wordis ageyn +te seint , (CMCAPCHR,97.1974)

and sone aftir , in +te town of Gaynysborow , Seint Edmund appered onto
him (CMCAPCHR,97.1975)

and killid him with a spere . (CMCAPCHR,97.1976)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,97.1977)

Imperium vacat ii annis . (CMCAPCHR,97.1978)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,97.1979)

Conrardus Primus regned xx +gere . (CMCAPCHR,97.1980)

He loued pes aboue al +ting , (CMCAPCHR,97.1981)

and +terfor he mad a lawe +tat , who +tat brekith pes betwix ony
princes , he schuld lese his hed . (CMCAPCHR,97.1982)

Than was a erle in his lond +tei clepid Lupold . (CMCAPCHR,97.1983)

He was accused to +te emperour +tat he had broke +tis statute , wherfor
he fled into wildirnesse , and lyued as a heremit with wif and childirn
- (CMCAPCHR,97.1984)

no man wist where he was . (CMCAPCHR,97.1985)

And happed aftirward +te kyng huntid in +te same forest ,
(CMCAPCHR,97.1986)

lost his meny ; (CMCAPCHR,97.1987)

nyte fell on , (CMCAPCHR,97.1988)

and for very nede was loggid with +tis heremite . (CMCAPCHR,97.1989)

And +tat same nyte +te cuntesse had childe , (CMCAPCHR,97.1990)

and a voys herd +te emperour +tat +tis same child schuld be his
successour . (CMCAPCHR,97.1991)

And +te emperour had scorne +tat so pore a child schul regne aftir him
, (CMCAPCHR,97.1992)

comaunded his seruauntis to bere +te child into +te wod , sle him , and
bring him +te hert . (CMCAPCHR,97.1993)

Thei +toute of pite' +tei myte not fulfille +tis ; (CMCAPCHR,97.1994)

+tei leide +te child in +te leuys (CMCAPCHR,97.1995)

and broute him +te hert of a hare . (CMCAPCHR,97.1996)

A duke +tei cleped Herry fond +te child , (CMCAPCHR,97.1997)

bare it to his hous , (CMCAPCHR,97.1998)

and because his wif was bareyn +tei feyned it was her .
(CMCAPCHR,97.1999)

Whan +te child was growe +te emperour dyned with +tis duke ,
(CMCAPCHR,97.2000)

+te child stood before him , (CMCAPCHR,97.2001)

and he gan remembre +te face of +tat child whech he comaunded to be
slayn , (CMCAPCHR,97.2002)

desired him of +te duk , (CMCAPCHR,97.2003)

led him forth , (CMCAPCHR,97.2004)

sent him to +te emperesse with swech a lettir , ' +Tat day +tat +ge
receyue +tis child , ordeyn for him +tat he be ded ' .
(CMCAPCHR,97.2005)

So happed +te child for to slepe in a prestes hous be +te weye ,
(CMCAPCHR,97.2006)

and +te prest red +te lettir , (CMCAPCHR,97.2007)

of pite' he raced +te clause (CMCAPCHR,97.2008)

and chaungid it into +tis sentens , (CMCAPCHR,97.2009)

' That day +ge receyue +tis child , in moost goodly hast wedde him to
oure doutir ' . (CMCAPCHR,97.2010)

Whan +te emperour cam hom and sey +tat Goddis ordinauns wold not be
broke , took it more at ese , specialy whan he knewe what man was his
fader . (CMCAPCHR,97.2011)

In +tese dayes of Herry and Conrard were at Rome +tus many popes :
Benedictus VIII , Johannes XX , Benedictus IX - (CMCAPCHR,97.2012)

in his tyme was mech scisme , (CMCAPCHR,97.2013)

and he appered to a holy man aftir his <P_98> deth in straunge liknesse
, (CMCAPCHR,98.2014)

his hed and his tayl lych a asse , al +te body lich a bere .
(CMCAPCHR,98.2015)

Than was Sergius IIII , a man of good conuersacion ; and +tan Gregorius
VI . (CMCAPCHR,98.2016)

In his tyme +te Cherch was spoiled , pilgrimes robbed , +te offeringis
of +te auter take with violens . (CMCAPCHR,98.2017)

First +tis man cursed hem +tat vsed +tese dedis . (CMCAPCHR,98.2018)

Aftir he distroyed hem with strong hand . (CMCAPCHR,98.2019)

Therfor , whan he schuld deye , +te cardinales saide he was not worthi
to be biried in Seynt Petir cherch , for +te habundauns of blood whech
he had spilt . (CMCAPCHR,98.2020)

And he answerd ful sobirly , ' Put my body whan I am ded upon a bere ,
(CMCAPCHR,98.2021)

and set it before Seint Petir dores , (CMCAPCHR,98.2022)

schette hem , (CMCAPCHR,98.2023)

and as +ge se , so do ' . (CMCAPCHR,98.2024)

Whan it was set +tere , sodeynly +tere cam a wind (CMCAPCHR,98.2025)

and brast +te dores ope with swech a violens +tat +tei stoyned on +te
wall , (CMCAPCHR,98.2026)

and +tan +tei biried him worchipfully . (CMCAPCHR,98.2027)

Than was Clement +te Secund ; and +tan Damasus +te Secund .
(CMCAPCHR,98.2028)

These to entered not wel , (CMCAPCHR,98.2029)

and +terfor +tei lyued not long , +te on but xix monthis , +te o+tir
xxiii daies . (CMCAPCHR,98.2030)

Than was Leo X=us= v +gere , a holy man ; than Victor II=us= -
(CMCAPCHR,98.2031)

he held a councel at Florens , where he deposed many bischopis for
symony and fornicacion . (CMCAPCHR,98.2032)

Than was Stephanus IX . (CMCAPCHR,98.2033)

In +tis tyme was kyng in Inglond Edmunde , cleped Yrunside .
(CMCAPCHR,98.2034)

He had many batayles , specialy with Knowt , (CMCAPCHR,98.2035)

and aftir many conflictes +tei wer acorded +tat +tei to schuld fite
alone , (CMCAPCHR,98.2036)

and in her strif Knowt aspied +te grete corage of Edmund ,
(CMCAPCHR,98.2037)

and seyd , ' Sese ! ' and +tan +tus , ' Bro+tir myn Edmund ' , he seith
, ' we wil no more fite ; (CMCAPCHR,98.2038)

lete us fro +tis tyme lyue as bre+terin . (CMCAPCHR,98.2039)

Half Denmark schal be +tin , (CMCAPCHR,98.2040)

half Inglond schall be myn ' . (CMCAPCHR,98.2041)

And +tus +tei left bataile , (CMCAPCHR,98.2042)

and kissid , and frendis for euyr . (CMCAPCHR,98.2043)

Alle +te puple +tat was +tere wept for joye . (CMCAPCHR,98.2044)

But sone aftir was he slayn be +te councel of Edrede , +te duke ,
(CMCAPCHR,98.2045)

for he mad his son for to hide him vndir a sege where +te king schuld
voide , (CMCAPCHR,98.2046)

and sodeynly with a scharp basulard he smet the kyng among +te boweles
(CMCAPCHR,98.2047)

and killid him . (CMCAPCHR,98.2048)

The duke cam to Knowt (CMCAPCHR,98.2049)

and seide on +tis wise , ' Heil , kyng alone ! ' (CMCAPCHR,98.2050)

And whan +te kyng had vndirstand +te maner of Edmundis deth , he seid
onto +te duke , ' And I schal sette +te hiest of ony lord in Ynglond '
. (CMCAPCHR,98.2051)

So he ded smyte of his hed (CMCAPCHR,98.2052)

and sette it on +te hiest tour in Londoun . (CMCAPCHR,98.2053)

This Edmund is biried at Glascunbury . (CMCAPCHR,98.2054)

<P_99>

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,99.2056)

The empire voyde iii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,99.2057)

Anno 6231-6247 ; . (CMCAPCHR,99.2058)

Herry +te Secund regned xvii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,99.2059)

In his tyme was founde at Rome a body of a geaunt , not roten ;
(CMCAPCHR,99.2060)

+te wownde +tat he deyed of was foure feet of length .
(CMCAPCHR,99.2061)

+Te bodi of him was as hy as ony wal ; (CMCAPCHR,99.2062)

a lanterne at his hed brennyng was founde , +tat myte not be qwenchid
with lycour ne with wynd , (CMCAPCHR,99.2063)

but anon as +tei had mad a hole , +tat +te eyre myte entre , +te lite
was oute . (CMCAPCHR,99.2064)

Thei sey Turnus killid +tis geaunt , (CMCAPCHR,99.2065)

for his epitafi was wretin +tus : - (CMCAPCHR,99.2066)

Filius Euandri Pallas , quem lancea Turni Militis occidit more quo ,
iacet hic . (CMCAPCHR,99.2067)

' The son of Euander , Pallas , whech +te spere of Turnus +te knyte
killid on his maner , here he lith . ' (CMCAPCHR,99.2068)

In +tis tyme was in Naples a ymage of marbil , with a sercle of bras ,
in whech was wrytyn +tus : - (CMCAPCHR,99.2069)

In +te kalendis of May , whan +te sunne schynyth in his uprysyng , I
schal haue a hed of gold . (CMCAPCHR,99.2070)

And , be wit of a Sarasine , +tei merked +te schadow of his hed ,
(CMCAPCHR,99.2071)

+te same houre diggid +tere , (CMCAPCHR,99.2072)

and founde mech gold . (CMCAPCHR,99.2073)

In +tis tyme was +tere grete scisme in +te Cherch of Frauns be on
Berengarie , +tat held +tis heresie , +tat +te sacrament of +te auter
is not very Cristis body and his blood , but figure of his body and his
blood . (CMCAPCHR,99.2074)

And agayn +tis heresy Nicholas , +te pope , gadered a hundred
bischoppis and xiii , (CMCAPCHR,99.2075)

and mad him to reuoke +tis heresie , (CMCAPCHR,99.2076)

and +tis reuocacion is put in +te book whech +tei clepe Decrees de
Consecratione , distinctio ii , ' Ego Berengarius ' .
(CMCAPCHR,99.2077)

In +tes dayes were +tese popes : (CMCAPCHR,99.2078)

Benedictus X=us= , x monthes ; and Nicholaus II=us= , ii +gere ; and
+tan Alexander II=us= , xi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,99.2079)

In +tis tyme regned in Ynglond Alured , +te first-begote son of
Ethelthrede . (CMCAPCHR,99.2080)

Than was a sly man duke of Kent , (CMCAPCHR,99.2081)

his name was Godwyn . (CMCAPCHR,99.2082)

He had a fayre doutir , (CMCAPCHR,99.2083)

+tei cleped hir Ydanie , (CMCAPCHR,99.2084)

and for he supposed +tat +tis king wold not wedde hir , he procured
sotily <P_100> +te deth of +tis man , +tat he mite wedde hir to Edward
, +te +gonger bro+tir , whech aftir him schuld be kyng .
(CMCAPCHR,100.2085)

Be +tis maner he deceyued +te puple : (CMCAPCHR,100.2086)

' This king ' , he seith , ' is a Norman o +te moderes side ,
(CMCAPCHR,100.2087)

and now hath he brout in Normannes with him to distroye this Englisch
puple ' . (CMCAPCHR,100.2088)

So , be his councell , +tei met +te Normannes at Gildeforth ,
(CMCAPCHR,100.2089)

and bonde hem , (CMCAPCHR,100.2090)

killid euyr ix (CMCAPCHR,100.2091)

and saued +te x . (CMCAPCHR,100.2092)

The kyng +tei took , (CMCAPCHR,100.2093)

+tut oute his eyne , (CMCAPCHR,100.2094)

and brout him to Hely , where he deied within few dayes .
(CMCAPCHR,100.2095)

Than cam Edward into +tis lond but with fewe persones ,
(CMCAPCHR,100.2096)

and was crowned at Wynchestir on Pas-day . (CMCAPCHR,100.2097)

In +te xi +gere of his regne deyed his modir , Emme , +te duke doutir
of Normandie . (CMCAPCHR,100.2098)

It is +te same Edward +tat lith at Westmester . (CMCAPCHR,100.2099)

Anno 6248-6296 ; . (CMCAPCHR,100.2100)

Herry +te +tird regned xlix +gere . (CMCAPCHR,100.2101)

In his tyme was mech hungir and pestilens ny +torwoute +te world .
(CMCAPCHR,100.2102)

In +tat tyme Hildebrande , a cardinal , whech was pope aftir , whil he
was a legate in Frauns , in a councell whech was gadered ageyn +te
simonianes , saide onto a bischop +tat entred be symonie +tat he schuld
sey , ' Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto ' .
(CMCAPCHR,100.2103)

He coude neuir sey ' Spiritui Sancto ' tyl he was deposed ,
(CMCAPCHR,100.2104)

and +tan he seid it . (CMCAPCHR,100.2105)

In his tyme were +tese popes : - Gregorius VII=us= -
(CMCAPCHR,100.2106)

he was a man of good conuersacion , (CMCAPCHR,100.2107)

and +get a fals meyhir of Rome +tei cleped Censius took him at messe on
Cristmesse morow (CMCAPCHR,100.2108)

and prisoned him . (CMCAPCHR,100.2109)

But +te Romanes distroyed +te prison (CMCAPCHR,100.2110)

and delyuered him . (CMCAPCHR,100.2111)

He cursed +te Emperour Herry for +te scisme he set in +te Cherch ,
(CMCAPCHR,100.2112)

and compelled him to com barefoot in frost and snow and aske his
absolucion . (CMCAPCHR,100.2113)

Aftir him was Victor III=us= o +gere ; and +tan Vrbanus II=us= , xi
+gere - (CMCAPCHR,100.2114)

in his dayes a duk +tei cleped Beamunde recured +te sepulcur of Crist .
(CMCAPCHR,100.2115)

He held a councell at Claremount in whech was ordeyned +tat mateyns and
houres of oure Lady schuld be seid euery day , and on Satirday hir hool
seruyse . (CMCAPCHR,100.2116)

This pope gadered a councel in Frauns , where many princes , +torw his
stering , went into +te Holi Lond , (CMCAPCHR,100.2117)

and be reuelacion +tei fond +tere Cristis spere ; (CMCAPCHR,100.2118)

and <P_101> +tere +tei conqwered Acon , Antioche , Tripolim , and ny al
+te lond , and Jerusalem . (CMCAPCHR,101.2119)

Aftir him was Paschasius xviii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,101.2120)

In +tis tyme entred Seynt Bernard +te order of Sistewys vndir +te Abbot
Steuene - (CMCAPCHR,101.2121)

he but xii +gere old . (CMCAPCHR,101.2122)

In +tis tyme eke began +te order of Premonstracense .
(CMCAPCHR,101.2123)

Than was Gelasius +te Secund pope o +gere ; and +tan Kalixtus II=us= v
+gere . (CMCAPCHR,101.2124)

In +tese dayes , +tat is to sey +te +gere of oure Lord mlxvi , William
Bastard , duke of Normandie , cam into Ynglond , (CMCAPCHR,101.2125)

and what rite he had for to regne , here I wil write onto +gou : -
(CMCAPCHR,101.2126)

Harald occupied +te crowne (CMCAPCHR,101.2127)

and had no rite +terto , (CMCAPCHR,101.2128)

for he was son onto +tat fals tretour Godwyn , whos doutir King Edward
weddid , (CMCAPCHR,101.2129)

+tei clepid hir Ydani , of whom is seid , ' As a +torn bringith forth a
rose , so sprang Ydani of Godwyn ' . (CMCAPCHR,101.2130)

This Godwyn killid Edward bro+tir , (CMCAPCHR,101.2131)

and was tretour to Edward . (CMCAPCHR,101.2132)

So happed it on a tyme he sat at mete with Kyng Edward ,
(CMCAPCHR,101.2133)

and +te kyng rehersid onto him his eld treson and +te suspecion +tat
men had to him of new treson . (CMCAPCHR,101.2134)

And +tan Godwyn took a pece of bred in his hand , (CMCAPCHR,101.2135)

and seid +tus , ' Mi souereyn lord , if euyr I ment treson onto +gou ,
I pray God +tat +tis o mussel strangil me ' . (CMCAPCHR,101.2136)

Thus he seid , (CMCAPCHR,101.2137)

and +tus it was . (CMCAPCHR,101.2138)

His son was Haraldus , whom Kyng Edward cleped before his deth ,
(CMCAPCHR,101.2139)

and sent him into Normandye , to Duk William , for to telle him +tat
+te kyng asined him his successour , both be testament , and eke as
nexte of kyn . (CMCAPCHR,101.2140)

And +tere +te same Harald swore to Duke William +tat he schuld be to
him trew ligeman , (CMCAPCHR,101.2141)

and ded or mad onto him homage . (CMCAPCHR,101.2142)

The same feith mad he to Kyng Edward , (CMCAPCHR,101.2143)

but whan Edward was ded he took upon him +te regalie ,
(CMCAPCHR,101.2144)

and was crowned kyng . (CMCAPCHR,101.2145)

Than went Duk William to Alisaunder , +te pope , (CMCAPCHR,101.2146)

and expressed onto him +te rite whech he had to +te crowne of Ynglond ,
(CMCAPCHR,101.2147)

and +te pope comaunded him on his blessing +tat he schuld porsewe his
rite . (CMCAPCHR,101.2148)

Tho cam he into Inglond , (CMCAPCHR,101.2149)

and <P_102> londid at Hastingis , (CMCAPCHR,102.2150)

and ageyn him was Harald with grete power . (CMCAPCHR,102.2151)

It is told +tat +tere were certeyn knytes xx on Wiliam side +tat swore
+tei schuld not leue til +tei broke +te hoost and cam to Haraldis
standard . (CMCAPCHR,102.2152)

And +tou+g it were hard for to do , +get it was doo .
(CMCAPCHR,102.2153)

So had William +te victori , (CMCAPCHR,102.2154)

and rod forth to London , (CMCAPCHR,102.2155)

and at Westminster was he crowned in Cristmesse of Aldred , bischop of
+Gork . (CMCAPCHR,102.2156)

This bataile was on Seynt Kalixte day , (CMCAPCHR,102.2157)

and in +te same feld where it was , he ded make a abbey -
(CMCAPCHR,102.2158)

it is clepid at +tis houre +te abbey of Batayle . (CMCAPCHR,102.2159)

The secund +gere of his regne William went into Normandy ,
(CMCAPCHR,102.2160)

and led with him +te bischop of Cauntirbyri , whos name was Stigand ,
and many o+tir lordis . (CMCAPCHR,102.2161)

He mad leftenaunt of +tis lond his owne bro+tir , bischop of Bathe ,
(CMCAPCHR,102.2162)

his name was Odo . (CMCAPCHR,102.2163)

And a litil before wyntir he cam ageyn with his wif , Maute ,
(CMCAPCHR,102.2164)

and in his comyng he distroyed Excetre , (CMCAPCHR,102.2165)

for +tei rebelled . (CMCAPCHR,102.2166)

Sone aftir was +te qwene crowned . (CMCAPCHR,102.2167)

And +tat +gere he founded +te castel of Nothingam and +te castel of
+Gork . (CMCAPCHR,102.2168)

In +te v +gere of William , Baldewyn , +te abbot of Bury , purchased of
Alisaundre , +te pope , +te rite to singe as a bischop ,
(CMCAPCHR,102.2169)

and +te pope gaue him a ryng and a superaltarie of porphiri-ston whech
he had halowid and blessid . (CMCAPCHR,102.2170)

In +tis kyngis dayes was held a councel at Wynchester , in +te presens
of to cardinales , where Stigandus , archbischop of Cauntirbury , was
deposed for iii causes : (CMCAPCHR,102.2171)

on was for he kepte +te chirch of Cauntirbury and +te cherch of
Wynchestir both in his handis dyuers +geres ; (CMCAPCHR,102.2172)

a othir cause , for , lyuyng his predecessour Robert , he vsurped his
office , in-so-mech +tat he used +te palle ; (CMCAPCHR,102.2173)

the +tirde cause , for +te palle +tat he took whan he was mad bischop
he took of Benedicte , whech was a antepope , and stood acursed .
(CMCAPCHR,102.2174)

Thus was he deposed and put in prison , (CMCAPCHR,102.2175)

and +tere he seide he had not a peny in +te world ; (CMCAPCHR,102.2176)

so was he susteyned at +te kyngis cost ful porely . (CMCAPCHR,102.2177)

But whan he was ded +tei fonde a keye aboute his nek +tat broute hem to
mech tresore hid . (CMCAPCHR,102.2178)

Aftir he was deposed , Lamfrank was bischop of Cauntirbury , a monk and
priour of Bek , born in Itaile , a gret clerk - (CMCAPCHR,102.2179)

and +tat is schewid in many +tinges , specialy in a book whech he mad
ageyn Berengary . (CMCAPCHR,102.2180)

And at +Gork +te kyng mad a bischop , (CMCAPCHR,102.2181)

+tei cleped him Thomas - (CMCAPCHR,102.2182)

he was born in Bayon . (CMCAPCHR,102.2183)

Ther was gret strif betwix Lamfrank and him for subjeccion ,
(CMCAPCHR,102.2184)

but at +te <P_103> last +tei were acorded +tat +te archbischop of +Gork
owith subjeccion to him of Cauntirbury . (CMCAPCHR,103.2185)

This Kyng William rod into Scotlond , (CMCAPCHR,103.2186)

and took homage +tere of Malcolyn , +te kyng . (CMCAPCHR,103.2187)

Whan he had regned xxii +gere he mad his testament ,
(CMCAPCHR,103.2188)

and beqwathe +te kyngdam of Ynglond to his son , clepid William Rede ;
and to Robert , clepid Curthose , +te duchi of Normandie ; and to Herri
, cleped Clerk , al his tresore ; (CMCAPCHR,103.2189)

and so he deied , (CMCAPCHR,103.2190)

and is biried at Kame . (CMCAPCHR,103.2191)

William +te Rede was crowned in +te +gere of oure Lord mlxxxvi ,
(CMCAPCHR,103.2192)

and streit he rod to Wynchestir to departe his faderes tresore .
(CMCAPCHR,103.2193)

Ther fond +tei lx +tousand pound , beside gret jewelis .
(CMCAPCHR,103.2194)

Robert herd sey +tat his fader was ded (CMCAPCHR,103.2195)

and cam into Inglond to chalenge +te crowne . (CMCAPCHR,103.2196)

He aryued at Hampton , (CMCAPCHR,103.2197)

and +tan William , his bro+tir , sent onto him swech letteres : +tat he
knew wel it was rite he schuld be kyng , and he kepte +te crowne to no
o+tir entent but to regne vndir him , knowyng wel +tat he was worthier
and elder ; (CMCAPCHR,103.2198)

and , if it plesed him +tat he myte regne +tus vndir him , he wold gyue
him euery +gere iii +tousand mark ; and who ouirlyued o+tir to haue al
. (CMCAPCHR,103.2199)

And so Duk Roberd went hom ageyn , bering rith nowt with him but fayre
promisses . (CMCAPCHR,103.2200)

In +te x +gere of +tis William was Ancelme mad bischop of Cauntirbury .
(CMCAPCHR,103.2201)

He was eke born in Ytaile , (CMCAPCHR,103.2202)

and lerned at Bek vndir Lamfrank . (CMCAPCHR,103.2203)

Betwix him and +te kyng fell gret distauns , (CMCAPCHR,103.2204)

for fro +te tyme +tat he was bischop myte he neuyr hold no sene , ne
vse no correccioun , (CMCAPCHR,103.2205)

for +te kyng reised so many tributes to make +te wallis of +te Tour of
London and +te grete Halle at Westminster , (CMCAPCHR,103.2206)

and eke +te kyngis meny vsed mech raueyn . (CMCAPCHR,103.2207)

In +tis tyme Herbert Losinga , sumtyme abbot of Ramsey , but +tanne
bischop of Thetforth , sowyd a gret seed of symonie in Ynglond ,
(CMCAPCHR,103.2208)

for he boute his benefice of +te Kyng William for a grete summe .
(CMCAPCHR,103.2209)

But whan his +gong dayes were go , he went to Rome ,
(CMCAPCHR,103.2210)

and get licens to remeue his sete to Norwich , where +tat he foundid a
worchipful monasteri of his owne gode , and a othir of +te order of
Cloyne at +Tetforth . (CMCAPCHR,103.2211)

He was wone to sey , ' I entred euel , (CMCAPCHR,103.2212)

but with +te grace of God I schal wel go owte ' . (CMCAPCHR,103.2213)

And +tat word of Jerom wold <P_104> he ofte reherse ,
(CMCAPCHR,104.2214)

' We erred whan we were +gong ; (CMCAPCHR,104.2215)

lete us amende it in oure age ' . (CMCAPCHR,104.2216)

This William mad Westminster Halle , (CMCAPCHR,104.2217)

and whan he sei it first , he seide it was not half mech inow .
(CMCAPCHR,104.2218)

In +te xiii +gere of his regne he deyed on +tis maner : -
(CMCAPCHR,104.2219)

He schuld hunte in +te Newe Forest (CMCAPCHR,104.2220)

and , in +te nyte before , he lay in a parsonage (CMCAPCHR,104.2221)

and +tere +tei assayed her arowes . (CMCAPCHR,104.2222)

The kyng had on in his hand , (CMCAPCHR,104.2223)

and +te parson stood before him with a newschaue crowne .
(CMCAPCHR,104.2224)

The kyng took a arow , (CMCAPCHR,104.2225)

and threw it at +te prestis crowne , (CMCAPCHR,104.2226)

and hurt him , (CMCAPCHR,104.2227)

and seid , ' This is a fayre site ' . (CMCAPCHR,104.2228)

On Water Tyrel stood beside , (CMCAPCHR,104.2229)

and asked +tat arow for his fe , (CMCAPCHR,104.2230)

and +te nexte day , as he wold a smet a hert , he smet +te kyng to +te
hert . (CMCAPCHR,104.2231)

Anno 6297-6311 ; . (CMCAPCHR,104.2232)

Herry +te Fourt regned xv +gere . (CMCAPCHR,104.2233)

He , anon as he was emperour , he took his fader (CMCAPCHR,104.2234)

and set him in prison til he deyed . (CMCAPCHR,104.2235)

In his tyme , whan Pascale +te pope was ded , +te Cherch chase on Jon ,
+te popes chaunceler , (CMCAPCHR,104.2236)

and clepid him Gelasius . (CMCAPCHR,104.2237)

The emperour was not consenting to +tat eleccion , (CMCAPCHR,104.2238)

and +terfor +te emperour , with his clientis , chase a Spaynard ,
(CMCAPCHR,104.2239)

his name was Burdine . (CMCAPCHR,104.2240)

Than deied Gelase , (CMCAPCHR,104.2241)

for he was pope but o +gere , (CMCAPCHR,104.2242)

and +te cardinales chose Kalixt +te Secund . (CMCAPCHR,104.2243)

He , with his councell , cursed Herry +te emperour ,
(CMCAPCHR,104.2244)

and +te Romanes took Burdine , (CMCAPCHR,104.2245)

and sette him on a asse , +te taile in his hand - (CMCAPCHR,104.2246)

so rode he before +te pope to Rome . (CMCAPCHR,104.2247)

In +tis tyme Kalixt mad +te bischop of Compostel a archbiscop , for
reuerens of Seyn Jame . (CMCAPCHR,104.2248)

This Herry , be +te rithful dome of God , deied withoute ony eyer , for
he was so cruel to his fadir . (CMCAPCHR,104.2249)

In +tese dayes regned in Inglond Herry +te First , whech was named
Herry Clerk , +te +tird son of William Bastard . (CMCAPCHR,104.2250)

Summe men writyn he began to regne in +te +gere of oure Lord a m and a
c . (CMCAPCHR,104.2251)

He was crowned at Londoun of Maurice , bischop of London .
(CMCAPCHR,104.2252)

Than weddid +te kyng Maute , doutir to +te kyng of Scottis , whech hite
Malcolyn . (CMCAPCHR,104.2253)

In his first +gere cam his bro+tir , Robert Curthose , with his wif ,
whech he had weddid in Scicile , for to chalenge +te crowne <P_105> of
Inglond , whech he preferred before +te crowne of Jerusalem .
(CMCAPCHR,105.2254)

For +tat was profered him , (CMCAPCHR,105.2255)

and he forsoke it ; (CMCAPCHR,105.2256)

+terfor had he neuyr prosperite' aftir +tat . (CMCAPCHR,105.2257)

In +te xix +gere of his regne was a grete bataile betwix him and +te
kyng of Frauns , Lodewik , where a knyte cleped William Crisping on +te
French side hitte Herry +te kyng on +te hed twyes , (CMCAPCHR,105.2258)

and because +te basnet was strong and inpenetrabel +te strok bent it to
+te kyng hed , +tat +te blood ran oute . (CMCAPCHR,105.2259)

The kyng smet him ageyn with swech corage +tat +tei fell to grownd ,
both hors and man . (CMCAPCHR,105.2260)

Sone aftir +tis bataile deied Maute , +te good qween , of whos curtesie
and humilite , scilens , and o+tir good maneris , +te Englisch poetes
at +to dayes mad ful notabel vers . (CMCAPCHR,105.2261)

In +te +gere of oure Lord a m cxx Kyng Herry cam hom ageyn into Inglond
, (CMCAPCHR,105.2262)

and in +te se too of +te kyngis sones , William and Richard , and +te
kyngis doutir , and his nece , and many worthi folk , chaumbirleynes
and butleres , and Richard , schreue of Chestir - all +tese were dronch
in o schip , in noumbir a cxl , non saued saue a boistous carl +tat was
among hem . (CMCAPCHR,105.2263)

Thei were grete slaundered in +te synne of sodomye .
(CMCAPCHR,105.2264)

The next day men fond on +te brynkis mech tresore , (CMCAPCHR,105.2265)

but body was non founde . (CMCAPCHR,105.2266)

Sone aftir +tis +te King Herri wedded a new wif , doutyr to +te duke of
Lotharinge - (CMCAPCHR,105.2267)

+te wedding was at Wyndesore - (CMCAPCHR,105.2268)

sche hite , as +tei sei , Adelida . (CMCAPCHR,105.2269)

Of hir beute' was mech spech and mech wryting . (CMCAPCHR,105.2270)

In +te xxiiii +gere of Herry cam to +tis lond Jon Cremense , a cardinal
; (CMCAPCHR,105.2271)

at gret cost of bischopis and abbottes , in +te natiuite' of oure Lady
, he held a grete councell at Londoun , in whech was determined +tat
prestes schuld in no wise haue no wyues , (CMCAPCHR,105.2272)

but he was +tat same day detect +tat a strumpet was in his chaumbir .
(CMCAPCHR,105.2273)

In +tis Herry dayes was his dowtir , Maute , wedded to Herri , +te
emperour , whech Herri , as we seide , was +te fourt emperour +tat was
cleped Herry . (CMCAPCHR,105.2274)

Summe sey he deied befor +te secund wedding ; (CMCAPCHR,105.2275)

sum sey he was mad a munk at Chestir . (CMCAPCHR,105.2276)

But who it be of +tat , his wif , +te emperesse , cam into Ynglond to
hir fader , (CMCAPCHR,105.2277)

and broute with hir +te hand of Seynt Jame +te apostil not corrupt ,
and +te crowne imperial . (CMCAPCHR,105.2278)

And for joye of +tis hand +te kyng foundid a <P_106> nobil monasterie
of munkys at Redyngis . (CMCAPCHR,106.2279)

And sone aftir was +tis Maute , emperesse , weddid to Geffrey
Plauntgenet , erl of Angoye . (CMCAPCHR,106.2280)

Sone aftir +te kyng held a parlement at London , where he mad al his
lordis to swere +tat , aftir his deth , +tei schuld be trew lige to +te
emperesse his doutir , and to +te eyeris born of hir body . At whech
swering Steuene , erl of Boloyn , or of Blesens , as othir wryte , was
principal , and he mad +te forme and +te maner of swering .
(CMCAPCHR,106.2281)

In the xxvii +gere of +tis kyng he mad +te knytes +torw +te lond to cut
her heer , (CMCAPCHR,106.2282)

for +tei went with as long her as women . (CMCAPCHR,106.2283)

Sone aftir appered onto +tis kyng meruelous visiones .
(CMCAPCHR,106.2284)

First , he sey in his slep a gret multitude of plowmen , with swech
instrumentis as +tei use , com ageyn him , as +tou+g +tei wold kille
him . (CMCAPCHR,106.2285)

Than sey he a multitude of armed men with speres and dartis ageyn him .
(CMCAPCHR,106.2286)

In +te +tird vision com prelatis with her crosses and croses sore
+tretyng him . (CMCAPCHR,106.2287)

The kyng wook , (CMCAPCHR,106.2288)

ros , (CMCAPCHR,106.2289)

and took his swerd in his hand , wenyng al had be soth .
(CMCAPCHR,106.2290)

This same vision was schewid to a leche , (CMCAPCHR,106.2291)

+tei clepid him Grimbald , (CMCAPCHR,106.2292)

and he warned +te king , as Daniel ded Nabugodonosor , to redeme his
sinnes with elmesse . (CMCAPCHR,106.2293)

Sone aftir +tis he went into Normandy for to wite if his doutir were
with child , (CMCAPCHR,106.2294)

and , as he cam fro hunting , he desired gretly to ete a lamprey ,
(CMCAPCHR,106.2295)

for +tat mete loued he wel , (CMCAPCHR,106.2296)

and euyr it ded him harme . (CMCAPCHR,106.2297)

This mete caused him a feuyr , of whech he deied . (CMCAPCHR,106.2298)

He regned xxxv +gere . (CMCAPCHR,106.2299)

Anno 6312-6322 ; 1114-1124 . (CMCAPCHR,106.2300)

Lotharius +te Fourt regned xi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,106.2301)

In his tyme was gret hungir +torw Itaile . (CMCAPCHR,106.2302)

In +te beginnyng of his empire he gadered a grete host , with
archbischopis and bischopis , (CMCAPCHR,106.2303)

and set Pope Innocent +te Secunde in his sete at Lateranense ,
(CMCAPCHR,106.2304)

for on cleped +te son of Petir Leon had put +tis pope oute of Rome .
(CMCAPCHR,106.2305)

Thus was he broute ageyn be +te Emperour Lotharie , (CMCAPCHR,106.2306)

and +tere he crowned +te emperour . (CMCAPCHR,106.2307)

<paren>

This Innocent was pope xiii +gere , (CMCAPCHR,106.2309)

and before him was Honorius +te Secund v +gere . (CMCAPCHR,106.2310)

</paren>

This Lotharie rod with +te pope into Naples ageyn on Roger , +tat
vsurped to be lord of +tat lond . (CMCAPCHR,106.2312)

He mad him to fle oute of +te lond , (CMCAPCHR,106.2313)

and sette +tere a gouernour +tei cleped Raymund . (CMCAPCHR,106.2314)

<P_107>

In +tis tyme was at Paris a notable clerk +tei clepid Hugo de Sancto
Victore , of +te Chanones ordre . (CMCAPCHR,107.2316)

He mad many fructuous bokes , drawyn mech oute of Seynt Austen werkis .
(CMCAPCHR,107.2317)

Anno 6323-6337 ; 1125-1139 . (CMCAPCHR,107.2318)

Conrard +te Secund regned xv +gere . (CMCAPCHR,107.2319)

In his dayes deied a knyte , +tei clepid him Jon of +te Tymes , whech
lyued , as +tei sey , ccc +gere lxi , (CMCAPCHR,107.2320)

for he was a werriour in +te tyme of Gret Charles . (CMCAPCHR,107.2321)

This Conrard took +te caracte of +te cros of Seint Bernard hand for to
go to +te Holy Lond and fite ageyn +te enmies of Crist .
(CMCAPCHR,107.2322)

And in +tis pilgrimage he had many felawys , summe of Lotharinge ,
summe of Frauns , of Inglond , and of Flaundres - (CMCAPCHR,107.2323)

too hundred schippis were occupied with hem . (CMCAPCHR,107.2324)

Whan +tei cam in +te Holy Lond , +tere met +te kyng of Frauns with hem
. (CMCAPCHR,107.2325)

Ther had +tei many batailes , (CMCAPCHR,107.2326)

and wonne many townes , as +te cronicle makith mencioun .
(CMCAPCHR,107.2327)

And in +tis same tyme was Steuene kyng of Ynglond , neue to +te King
Herri , for he was his sisteris son . (CMCAPCHR,107.2328)

Anon as he herd sey +te king was ded , he cam into Ynglond
(CMCAPCHR,107.2329)

and chalenged +te crowne , notwithstandyng his oth +tat he had mad .
(CMCAPCHR,107.2330)

He was crowned of Wiliam , bischop of Cauntirbury , (CMCAPCHR,107.2331)

and had prosperite' in his first +geres , but in his last +geres mech
aduersite' . (CMCAPCHR,107.2332)

For he , trosting in his gret power , went ouyr into Frauns ,
(CMCAPCHR,107.2333)

for he purposed for to fite with Gefrey Plauntgenet , dreding +tat he
schuld begete ony child whech schuld forbarre him his rite .
(CMCAPCHR,107.2334)

This Gefrey was war of +tis , (CMCAPCHR,107.2335)

and with myty power mad resistens , (CMCAPCHR,107.2336)

and droue +te Kyng Steuene ageyn into Ynglond . (CMCAPCHR,107.2337)

And as summe men write , Herry +te Secund was bore +tat tyme .
(CMCAPCHR,107.2338)

So grew this child (CMCAPCHR,107.2339)

and was norchid til +te fifte +gere of Steuene . (CMCAPCHR,107.2340)

Than cam +te modir with hir child and with hir frendis - whech were
Robert , hir brothir , begoten of bast , +tan erl of Gloucetir , and
Ranulf , erl of Chestir , and many mo - (CMCAPCHR,107.2341)

and besegid Kyng Steuene in +te cyte' of Lyncoln . (CMCAPCHR,107.2342)

That day +tat +te kyng schuld fite he herd masse (CMCAPCHR,107.2343)

and offered a candel , whech brak on peces in +te offering .
(CMCAPCHR,107.2344)

And sone aftir +te eleuacion , the lyne brak , (CMCAPCHR,107.2345)

and +te pix fel on +te auter . (CMCAPCHR,107.2346)

These toknes men +toute were not gode . (CMCAPCHR,107.2347)

Thei faute +tat day , (CMCAPCHR,107.2348)

and +te kyng was take , and led onto Bristow , +tere +te emperesse was
, and kept in prison in +te castel many dayes . (CMCAPCHR,107.2349)

<P_108>

Many conflictes were betwix +te emperesse and +te kyng ,
(CMCAPCHR,108.2351)

but at +te last +tei were +tus acorded , be consent of al +te lond ,
+tat Kyng Steuene schuld haue +te regal possession whil he lyued ,
(CMCAPCHR,108.2352)

and aftir his deth Duk Herry schul entyr . (CMCAPCHR,108.2353)

This was promittet be all +te lordis , and a solempne charter mad
+teron . (CMCAPCHR,108.2354)

In +tis tyme were +tese popes : (CMCAPCHR,108.2355)

Celestinus II , v monthes ; (CMCAPCHR,108.2356)

Lucius II , xi monthis ; (CMCAPCHR,108.2357)

Eugenius III , viii +gere ; (CMCAPCHR,108.2358)

Anastasius IIII , o +gere . (CMCAPCHR,108.2359)

Than Adrianus II=us= , a Englischman , iiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,108.2360)

As +te fame seith , he was bore at Seint Albones , and natif to +te
same monasteri . (CMCAPCHR,108.2361)

He desired to be a munk +tere , (CMCAPCHR,108.2362)

and +tei refused him . (CMCAPCHR,108.2363)

So +te man gaf him to lerning , (CMCAPCHR,108.2364)

and first was mad a bischop , +tan a cardinal , and legate into a
nacion +tei clepe Wormancie , where he conuertid +te puple to God ,
(CMCAPCHR,108.2365)

and aftir was he mad pope . (CMCAPCHR,108.2366)

It was he +tat graunted Kyng Herri +te Secunde to go into Yrlond and
turne hem to +te feith , (CMCAPCHR,108.2367)

and to +tat entent he mad him lord of +te lond , on +tis condicion ,
+tat euery hous schuld paye +gerli a Petir-peny to Rome .
(CMCAPCHR,108.2368)

This pope eke graunted grete pryuylegis to +te hous of Seint Albones .
(CMCAPCHR,108.2369)

Steuene +te kyng deyed +te viii kalend of April , byried at Feuersam ,
whech hous he mad . (CMCAPCHR,108.2370)

Anno 6338-6374 ; . (CMCAPCHR,108.2371)

Frederik +te First regned xxxvii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,108.2372)

He was crowned in +te cherch of Seint Petir at Rome , a large man and
bold , faire of tunge . (CMCAPCHR,108.2373)

In his tyme a kyng of +te Sarasines tok +te cyte' cleped Edissa , whech
in +te first bok of Moises is clepid Arath . (CMCAPCHR,108.2374)

Alle +te Cristen men whech were +tere , he mad hem for to reneye her
feith or ellis to lese her hedis . (CMCAPCHR,108.2375)

This is +te same cite' in whech Abgarus was kyng , +tat sent lettir
onto oure Lord Criste +tat he schuld come to him for to cure him .
(CMCAPCHR,108.2376)

And oure Lord sent him answere +tat as now he myte not come ,
(CMCAPCHR,108.2377)

but aftir his deth he schuld send him on of his disciples ,
(CMCAPCHR,108.2378)

and he schulde cure him - (CMCAPCHR,108.2379)

and +tat was Thade . (CMCAPCHR,108.2380)

This kyng was not content with +tat epistil of Crist onto +te tyme +tat
Criste sent him his ymage , depeynted in a fayre lynand cloth .
(CMCAPCHR,108.2381)

In +tis tyme was +te sepulcre of our Lord take , and +te holy crosse ,
of +te soudan , and many o+tir Cristen places . (CMCAPCHR,108.2382)

<P_109>

In +tis tyme was Abbot Joachim in Calabir , +tat wrote many +tingis
vpon +te Apocalipse , (CMCAPCHR,109.2384)

but he erred in many +tingis , first in a mater concernyng +te holy
Trynyte , (CMCAPCHR,109.2385)

for +te Cherch hath determined his opinion fals in +te beginning of +te
Decretales , capitulo , Dampnamus . (CMCAPCHR,109.2386)

And Maystir Pers +te Lumbard , +tat mad +Te iiii Bokes of Sentens ,
aftir bischop of Paris , mad mech +ting ageyn +tis Abbot Joachim .
(CMCAPCHR,109.2387)

This same abbot mad also a o+tir book , De Seminibus Literarum , where
be gret craft he droue oute +te +gere in whech +te Day of Dome schuld
falle ; (CMCAPCHR,109.2388)

but he failed foule , (CMCAPCHR,109.2389)

and erred in his counting . (CMCAPCHR,109.2390)

In +tis tyme regned in Ynglond Herry +te Secunde , son to Gefrey
Plaungenet and Maute +te emperesse . (CMCAPCHR,109.2391)

Or +tat he regned , he weddid a woman +tat was qwen of Frauns ,
(CMCAPCHR,109.2392)

hir name was Helianore . (CMCAPCHR,109.2393)

There fel gret strif betwix +te kyng and hir , (CMCAPCHR,109.2394)

and +terfor +te qwen laboured to haue a dyuors betwix hir and hir
husband , pretendyng +tat sche was of his kyn , (CMCAPCHR,109.2395)

but hir principal cause was , as is seid , for sche desired gretly to
be wyf to +te duke of Normandy . (CMCAPCHR,109.2396)

But in dede +te dyuors was had , and +te mariage mad ,
(CMCAPCHR,109.2397)

and be hir he was a grete lord , (CMCAPCHR,109.2398)

for sche was douter and eyir to +te duke of Gyan . (CMCAPCHR,109.2399)

So was he +tan duk of Normandie , erl of Angoye and Cenoman , and duke
of Gyan . (CMCAPCHR,109.2400)

All +tese londes had he in possession whil Kyng Steuene lyued ,
(CMCAPCHR,109.2401)

and aftir his deth he cam into Ynglond (CMCAPCHR,109.2402)

and was crowned of Theobald , bischop +tan of Cauntirbury .
(CMCAPCHR,109.2403)

And here , as we fynde wrytyn , we wil declare his genelogie .
(CMCAPCHR,109.2404)

The fader of Gefrey Plauntgenet wedded a wyf only for beute' .
(CMCAPCHR,109.2405)

He wist not fro whens sche cam , ne of what kynrod sche was .
(CMCAPCHR,109.2406)

Seldom wold sche com to cherch , but neuyr abyde +te sacre .
(CMCAPCHR,109.2407)

And whan +tis was noted of hir husbond , he mad foure knytes on a day
to hold hir stille al +te masse , (CMCAPCHR,109.2408)

and so +tei ded , (CMCAPCHR,109.2409)

but a lytil before +te sacri , as +tei held hir be +te mantel , sche
fley fro hem oute at a wyndowe , (CMCAPCHR,109.2410)

and to childir +tat were on hir left hand sche bare with hir ,
(CMCAPCHR,109.2411)

o+tir to +tat were on +te rite hand sche left behynde hir .
(CMCAPCHR,109.2412)

Kyng Richard of Ynglond was wone to telle +tat it was no merueile
+tou+g +tei +tat cam of swech kynrod ech of hem was contrari to o+tir ,
(CMCAPCHR,109.2413)

for +tei cam fro +te deuel , (CMCAPCHR,109.2414)

and to +te deuel schul goo . (CMCAPCHR,109.2415)

It is eke reported +tat Seint Bernard schuld sey +te same of +tis King
Herry , noting <P_110> herby who +tat Gefrey , +tis mannes fader , ded
gelde Gerard , +te bischop Sagiense , and prophecying of +te grete
wrong +tat +tis man schuld do to Seynt Thomas . (CMCAPCHR,110.2416)

Fer+termore +tis Gefrey Plauntgenet warned Herry , his sone , +tat he
schuld in no wise wedde Helianore , +te qwen of Frauns ,
(CMCAPCHR,110.2417)

for he told him in very treuth +tat , whan he was steward of Frauns ,
and dwelled with +te kyng , he had comounde with +te same qwen
ofte-tyme . (CMCAPCHR,110.2418)

This Helianore had be Kyng Herry sex childirn , iii sones : Herry ,
Rychard , and Jon ; and iii douteris : Maut - sche was weddid to +te
duke of Saxone ; Helianore - and sche was weddid to +te kyng of Spayn ;
and Jone - sche was weddid to +te kyng of Scicile . (CMCAPCHR,110.2419)

In +te sext +gere of his regne , as he cam fro Tollouse , he maried his
son of seuene +gere old onto Margarete , thre +gere old doutir to +te
kyng of Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,110.2420)

In +te vii +gere of Herry deied Theobald , bischop of Cauntirbury ,
(CMCAPCHR,110.2421)

and Thomas , +te kyngis chaunceler , entred into +tat benefice .
(CMCAPCHR,110.2422)

Aftir +tat fel gret strif betwix him and +te kyng for liberte' of +te
Cherch , for whech first was +te bischop exiled and many wrongis do to
him and to his kyn . (CMCAPCHR,110.2423)

+Tan cam he hom ageyn (CMCAPCHR,110.2424)

and was killid , as all +te nacion knowith , (CMCAPCHR,110.2425)

and +tis was in +te +gere of oure Lord a m clxx : - (CMCAPCHR,110.2426)

Annus milenus centenus septuagenus Anglorum Primas corruit ense Thomas
. (CMCAPCHR,110.2427)

In +tese dayes was Arthures body founde in +te cherch+gerd at
Glaskinbury in a hol hok , a crosse of led leyd to a ston , and +te
letteres hid betwyx +te ston and +te led . (CMCAPCHR,110.2428)

This was +te wryting , as Giraldus seith , whech red it : -
(CMCAPCHR,110.2429)

Here lith +te nobil Kyng Arthure , with his secunde wyf , Veneraca , in
+te ylde cleped Auallone . (CMCAPCHR,110.2430)

His bones , whan +tei were founde , passed +te mesure of o+tir men .
(CMCAPCHR,110.2431)

In xxxi +gere of Herry cam into +tis lond Eraclius , patriark of
Jerusalem , with letteris of +te Pope Lucius , (CMCAPCHR,110.2432)

and prayed +te kyng to strength hem ageyn +te Sarasines .
(CMCAPCHR,110.2433)

He excused him be +te werre +tat he had with Frauns ;
(CMCAPCHR,110.2434)

with his good , he seid , he wold help , (CMCAPCHR,110.2435)

with his body he myte not . (CMCAPCHR,110.2436)

Than +te patriark seide , ' All +te partes of +te world send us mony ;
(CMCAPCHR,110.2437)

we seke a prince , and not mony ' . (CMCAPCHR,110.2438)

<P_111>

The kyng folowid him onto Douer , (CMCAPCHR,111.2440)

and plesed him with fayre wordis . (CMCAPCHR,111.2441)

But +te patriark seide onto him on +tis wise , ' Thou at +tis tyme
forsakest +te labour for +ti Lord . (CMCAPCHR,111.2442)

Before +tis tyme +tou hast regned in gret joye ; (CMCAPCHR,111.2443)

fro +tis tyme schal +tou regne in gret misery . (CMCAPCHR,111.2444)

To the kyng of Frauns hast +tou be fals , (CMCAPCHR,111.2445)

Seynt Thomas hast +tou killid , and now to forsake +te proteccion of
all Cristen men ' . (CMCAPCHR,111.2446)

And whan +te patriark aspied +tat +te kyng was wroth , for he wex pale
for angir , he bowed his hed and his nek , (CMCAPCHR,111.2447)

and seide , ' Do with me as +tou ded to Seynt Thomas .
(CMCAPCHR,111.2448)

I had as lef be killid of +te in Inglond as of a Sarasine in Surre' ,
(CMCAPCHR,111.2449)

for I holde +te wers +tan ony Sarasine ' . (CMCAPCHR,111.2450)

The kyng seide , ' And all my men had o body and o mouth ,
(CMCAPCHR,111.2451)

+tei durst not sey +tat +tou seist ' . (CMCAPCHR,111.2452)

And he answerd , ' Thei folow +te pray , and not +te man ' ;
(CMCAPCHR,111.2453)

and so +tei departed . (CMCAPCHR,111.2454)

Sone aftir , Crist appered in +te eyir , visibily hanging on +te crosse
, at Dunstable , fro mydday tyl euen , be whech signe was vndirstand
+tat oure Lord was wroth with +too men +tat wold not venge his cause .
(CMCAPCHR,111.2455)

In +tis tyme , +tat is to sey +te +gere of oure Lord 1172 , was +te
cherch of munkys in Norwich brent be +te malys of +te cite' , as men
sey , (CMCAPCHR,111.2456)

and +te cyte' +terfor lost grete pryuylegis . (CMCAPCHR,111.2457)

And +te nexte +gere folowand was Mary , +te sistir of Seynt Thomas ,
mad abbes of Berkyng . (CMCAPCHR,111.2458)

In +tis tyme were +tese popes : - (CMCAPCHR,111.2459)

Lucius III , foure +gere - (CMCAPCHR,111.2460)

in his tyme Maister Pers , called Commestor , mad +tat book +tat is
clepid Historia Scolastica , where +te bybil is abreggid , and many
o+tir stories put in +terto . (CMCAPCHR,111.2461)

Aftir him was Vrbanus Tercius o +gere , (CMCAPCHR,111.2462)

for whan he herd Jerusalem was take he deied for heuynesse .
(CMCAPCHR,111.2463)

And +tan was Gregorius VIII . (CMCAPCHR,111.2464)

He sent many bulles to Cristen princes to go to Jerusalem .
(CMCAPCHR,111.2465)

<P_112>

And +tan was Clement +te +Tirde . (CMCAPCHR,112.2467)

He mad +te cloystir at Seynt Laurens oute of +te Wallis ,
(CMCAPCHR,112.2468)

and the paleis Lateranense he mad newe . (CMCAPCHR,112.2469)

Anno 6375-6382 ; 1177-1184 . (CMCAPCHR,112.2470)

Herry +te V regned viii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,112.2471)

He was crowned in Rome , (CMCAPCHR,112.2472)

and +te same monthe went he into Naples for to conqwere it ,
(CMCAPCHR,112.2473)

and in +te fourt +gere of his regne he had conclusion of his conquest .
(CMCAPCHR,112.2474)

In +tis tyme was Celestinus III pope vi +gere . (CMCAPCHR,112.2475)

He corowned +tis Herry . (CMCAPCHR,112.2476)

And +tan was Innocencius III xxiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,112.2477)

He mad +te gret hospital in Rome of Seynt Spirit , (CMCAPCHR,112.2478)

and renewyd +te cherch of Seynt Sixte . (CMCAPCHR,112.2479)

He mad many decretales , many sermons , and a book whech is clepid Of
the Wrecchid Kynde of Man . (CMCAPCHR,112.2480)

In +tis tyme +te Frenschmen took Constantinople , (CMCAPCHR,112.2481)

and +te Venecianes holp hem gretly . (CMCAPCHR,112.2482)

The cuntre' merueiled gretly for +te strength of +te wallis and for +te
prophecye +tat was +terof , +tat it schuld neuyr be take but be an
aungell ; (CMCAPCHR,112.2483)

and happed so +tat +tei broke +te wal at a certeyn place where an
aungel was depeynted . (CMCAPCHR,112.2484)

In +tis tyme was Almaricus dampned , +tat held many straunge heresies
at Parise . (CMCAPCHR,112.2485)

Anno 6383-6386 ; 1185-1188 . (CMCAPCHR,112.2486)

Octo +te Fourte , of +te nacion of Saxones , regned iiii +gere ,
(CMCAPCHR,112.2487)

and he was corowned of Pope Innocent in Seint Petir cherch ;
(CMCAPCHR,112.2488)

but he was not gretly honoured , for his malicious condiciones .
(CMCAPCHR,112.2489)

He faute with +te Romanes , (CMCAPCHR,112.2490)

and went into Naples ageyn +te popes comaundment , (CMCAPCHR,112.2491)

and took awey +tat kyngdam fro Frederik , +tat was kyng of Scicile .
(CMCAPCHR,112.2492)

Therfor +te pope cursed him . (CMCAPCHR,112.2493)

And in +te fourt +gere of his regne was Frederik +te Secund chosen ,
(CMCAPCHR,112.2494)

and he rod into Almayn (CMCAPCHR,112.2495)

and ouyrcam +tis Octo . (CMCAPCHR,112.2496)

Anno ; 1189-1211 . (CMCAPCHR,112.2497)

Frederik +te Secunde was crowned of Honory , +te pope , in Seint Petir
cherch , (CMCAPCHR,112.2498)

and regned xxiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,112.2499)

This man fro his +gong age was be +te Cherch supported and broute to
+tis dignite' , (CMCAPCHR,112.2500)

and he , aftir his promocion , was ful <P_113> onkind onto +te Cherch ;
(CMCAPCHR,113.2501)

+terfor +te same pope +tat corowned him , considering his rebellioun ,
cursed him , (CMCAPCHR,113.2502)

and asoiled al his barones fro +tat feith whech +tei had mad to him .
(CMCAPCHR,113.2503)

In +tese dayes began +te too ordres of Prechoures and of Menowres .
(CMCAPCHR,113.2504)

The Prechoures order began Seynt Dominicus in Tholous , +te +gere of
oure Lord a m cciii . (CMCAPCHR,113.2505)

The order of Menoures began Seint Fraunceys fast be +te cite' of
Assise' , whech couent is clepid Seynt Mary of Aungeles , iii +gere
aftir Dominic . (CMCAPCHR,113.2506)

The o+tir too ordres , Heremites of Seint Austin , and heremites of +te
Mount Carmele , were longe befor , (CMCAPCHR,113.2507)

but +tei were not confermed of +te Cherch tyl Honorius was pope .
(CMCAPCHR,113.2508)

And in +te tyme of Innocent +tis same ordir of Seynt Austyn had a place
pryuyleged be +tat pope , or +te Prechoures were confermed .
(CMCAPCHR,113.2509)

The place is biggid in +te worchip of Seynt Antony in +te cuntre'
cleped Ardyngnete , whech stant in +te prouynce of Senys .
(CMCAPCHR,113.2510)

In +tese dayes deyed Kyng Herry +te Secunde , (CMCAPCHR,113.2511)

and whan he was ded , Richard , his bro+tir , was crowned of Baldewyn ,
bischop of Cauntirbyry , +te ix day of September , whech day is hald
suspect of supersticious men ; (CMCAPCHR,113.2512)

and onto +te Jewys it was not esy . (CMCAPCHR,113.2513)

For +tan dwelled +tei in +tis reme , (CMCAPCHR,113.2514)

and at +te kyngis coronacion +tei drew to London in hope for to haue
grace of +te kyng , +tat +tei schuld paye lesse tribute +tan +tei dede
before . (CMCAPCHR,113.2515)

The kyng comaunded +tat +tere schuld no Jew com in +te chirch in tyme
of his coronacion , ne in +te halle at tyme of mete .
(CMCAPCHR,113.2516)

Summe of hem were malapert , (CMCAPCHR,113.2517)

and entred into +te halle , (CMCAPCHR,113.2518)

and happed a man to smyte a Jew (CMCAPCHR,113.2519)

and seid onto him +tat he brak +te kyngis comaundement .
(CMCAPCHR,113.2520)

The puple +tat stod +tere , supposyng it was +te kyngis wil +tat +te
Jewis schuld be seruid soo , and with stonis and staffis soute +te
Jewis +torw London , (CMCAPCHR,113.2521)

beet hem , (CMCAPCHR,113.2522)

and robbed hem , (CMCAPCHR,113.2523)

and be +tis exaumple +tus were +tei serued +torwoute +te rem ,
(CMCAPCHR,113.2524)

and +tus voyded +tei +te rem . (CMCAPCHR,113.2525)

The kyng , for he purposed to go to +te Holy Lond , and must make
cheuesauns for mech mony , he sent aftir +te kyng of Scottis ,
(CMCAPCHR,113.2526)

and aftir he had do his homage he seld him +te castelles of Berwyk and
Rokisborow for ten +tousand mark . (CMCAPCHR,113.2527)

Than was +tere at Dorham <P_114> a bischop , a old man and rich :
(CMCAPCHR,114.2528)

to him seld +te kyng +te prouince of Dorham for his lyue for a gret
summe of good . (CMCAPCHR,114.2529)

And +tan wold +te kyng sumtyme in merth sei , ' I am a crafty werkman ,
(CMCAPCHR,114.2530)

for I can make of a elde bischop a +gong erl ' . (CMCAPCHR,114.2531)

In +te secund +gere of his regne Philip , +te kyng of Frauns , and he
took her jornay into +te Holy Lond , Richard be lond , and Philip be
+te se , where +te kyng of Frauns in face schewid himself a lomb , and
in werk a leon . (CMCAPCHR,114.2532)

Thei cam both onto +te yld of Scicile , and to +te cyte' of Messane ;
(CMCAPCHR,114.2533)

Philip lay in +te cyte' , and Richard in a hospital withoute .
(CMCAPCHR,114.2534)

On Cristmesse Day many of Richard men com into towne to bye vitaile ,
(CMCAPCHR,114.2535)

and +te Frenschmen , coupled with a nacion +tei clepe Griphones , bet
and killid many of Richard men . (CMCAPCHR,114.2536)

The same day Richard leid sege to +te cite' , (CMCAPCHR,114.2537)

and +tei sperd +te gates (CMCAPCHR,114.2538)

and kept +te wallis , (CMCAPCHR,114.2539)

but Richard power was so strong +tat +te kyng of Frauns asked him
forgifnesse , and profered grete amendis ; (CMCAPCHR,114.2540)

for he had a castel of tre , whech he cleped Mategrifon , to whech men
myte make no resistens , (CMCAPCHR,114.2541)

and with +tat same he took +te cyte' of Acon in +te Holy Lond -
(CMCAPCHR,114.2542)

summe men clepe it Acris . (CMCAPCHR,114.2543)

Fro Cicile , as +tei went in +te se , a grete wynd blew hem into Ciper
, where +tat schip +tat his modir was in and his wif was al broke ,
(CMCAPCHR,114.2544)

and +tei of +te cuntre' cam (CMCAPCHR,114.2545)

and spoiled it , (CMCAPCHR,114.2546)

and treted +te ladies onmanerly . (CMCAPCHR,114.2547)

Richard sent to +te kyng of +te ild +tat amendis schuld be mad ,
(CMCAPCHR,114.2548)

and he wold not , wherfor Richard pursewid him fro town to town til he
besegid him , (CMCAPCHR,114.2549)

and +te kyng graunted to make amendis on +tat condicion +tat Richard
schuld not put him in no fetteris of yrun . (CMCAPCHR,114.2550)

He graunted his peticion , (CMCAPCHR,114.2551)

but whan he had him , he put him in fetteris of syluyr .
(CMCAPCHR,114.2552)

So kepte he +te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,114.2553)

and disposed al +te ylde at his plesauns . (CMCAPCHR,114.2554)

In +te +gere of oure Lord m cxciii was +te cite' of Acris take -
(CMCAPCHR,114.2555)

sum men , as we seid , clepe it Acon , (CMCAPCHR,114.2556)

and in elde tyme was it cleped Tholomaide - at whech takyng +te duk of
Ostrich folowid +te Kyng Richard , desiring for to haue part both of
his worchip and eke of swech tresoure as schuld be take .
(CMCAPCHR,114.2557)

And who it happed , whe+tir be chaunce or elles of purpos , +te dukes
standard was trode vndirfote , whech vilony +te duke peisid ful heuyly
, (CMCAPCHR,114.2558)

and hom he went with his hoost , purposing in +tis mater to be venged .
(CMCAPCHR,114.2559)

<P_115>

The Kyng Richard had +tere all +te worchip , (CMCAPCHR,115.2561)

and +tei too , Philip and Richard , departed +te tresore of +te cite' ,
and eke +te prisoneres . (CMCAPCHR,115.2562)

Philip sold his prisoneres , (CMCAPCHR,115.2563)

Richard hing his . (CMCAPCHR,115.2564)

But as Kyng Richard cam homward , he was aspied be +te duke of Ostrich
men , (CMCAPCHR,115.2565)

and +te duke took him prisonere , (CMCAPCHR,115.2566)

and seld him to +te Emperour Frederik for a hundred +tousand marc and
xl +tousand . (CMCAPCHR,115.2567)

Too bischoppis were leyd for him in plegge , (CMCAPCHR,115.2568)

and he cam hom to purueye +tis mony , (CMCAPCHR,115.2569)

and , as it is seid , +te jewelis of cherchis were molten , chalis and
crosses , gold and siluyr on ymages feet , an al for to pay his raunson
. (CMCAPCHR,115.2570)

The pope cursed +tis duk of Ostriche , (CMCAPCHR,115.2571)

and he , aftir mech sorow and tribulacion , deied so acursed ,
(CMCAPCHR,115.2572)

but for al +tat +te mony was payed . (CMCAPCHR,115.2573)

Aftir +tis doo , Kyng Richard sat at mete at Westminster ,
(CMCAPCHR,115.2574)

and tydynggis cam onto him +tat Kyng Philip was entred into Normandie
to take +tat cuntre' fro him . (CMCAPCHR,115.2575)

Than saide +te kyng , ' Treuly and I schal neuyr turne my face fro him
ward onto +te tyme +tat I mete with him ' ; (CMCAPCHR,115.2576)

and anon he mad breke +te wal of +te hous +tat he sat in ,
(CMCAPCHR,115.2577)

and streyt went he to +te se . (CMCAPCHR,115.2578)

There faute he with the kyng (CMCAPCHR,115.2579)

and drof him oute of Normandie . (CMCAPCHR,115.2580)

Aftirward , at besegyng of a castell - +te name is castel of Chalomes -
he was hit with a arblast , of whech wounde he deyed ,
(CMCAPCHR,115.2581)

and in his testament he asigned his bro+tir son , whech hite Arthure ,
for to be kyng aftir him . (CMCAPCHR,115.2582)

For Jon , his bro+tir , was so fals onto him , and odious to +te puple
, +tat no man desired him . (CMCAPCHR,115.2583)

And because Jon soute occasiones for to kil +tis Arthure , +terfor +te
modir of Arthure , cleped Constauns , put hir son to dwelle with +te
kyng of Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,115.2584)

But Jon sowte him oute , (CMCAPCHR,115.2585)

and killid him , (CMCAPCHR,115.2586)

and took his sistir , Helianore , (CMCAPCHR,115.2587)

and put hir vndir +te kepyng of foure men , +tat +tere schuld no frute
growe of hir wombe . (CMCAPCHR,115.2588)

Than pursewed he a dyuors betwix him and his wif , whech was doutyr to
+te erle of Gloucetir , because +tei were cosynes in +te +tirde degre ,
(CMCAPCHR,115.2589)

and weddid a fayre lady , +tei clepid hir Blanc , doutyr to +te erle of
Engelysyn . (CMCAPCHR,115.2590)

Than felle in +tis lond a gret strif for eleccion of +te bischop of
Cauntyrbyry , (CMCAPCHR,115.2591)

for summe of +te munkes chose +te supprioure of +te same place ,
(CMCAPCHR,115.2592)

and summe chose +te bischop of Norwich aftir +te kyngis wil .
(CMCAPCHR,115.2593)

Whan +tese elecciones cam to +te pope , he anulled <P_116> +te eleccion
of +te bischop for insufficiens , and +te eleccion of +te supprioure
for +te kyng hated hym , (CMCAPCHR,116.2594)

and so he assyned hem to Bischop Maystir Steuene Langdon ;
(CMCAPCHR,116.2595)

and whan +te kyng herd +tat +te munkys consentid +terto , he banechid
hem all oute of +te monastery . (CMCAPCHR,116.2596)

For +tis inobediens , and many myscheuous dedis whech he ded , in
manslauth , gloteny , and lecchery , and specialy robbyng and spoilyng
of monasteries , +te pope cursed +te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,116.2597)

and assoiled all his lichmen fro his obeychauns ; (CMCAPCHR,116.2598)

the lond eke was enterdited ny seuene +gere . (CMCAPCHR,116.2599)

And +tan cam fro Rome a legate and Steuene Langdon ,
(CMCAPCHR,116.2600)

and aftir +te kyngis repentauns and promisses , he assoiled him
(CMCAPCHR,116.2601)

and losed +te enterdite . (CMCAPCHR,116.2602)

The ende of +tis kyng was lich his lif , (CMCAPCHR,116.2603)

for , as +tei sey , he deyed of poyson at Swyneshede .
(CMCAPCHR,116.2604)

He was caried fer+ter o-lyue , (CMCAPCHR,116.2605)

but +tere was he seruyd . (CMCAPCHR,116.2606)

In +to dayes was founde a bok in Spayn in a town +tei clepe it Tollete
. (CMCAPCHR,116.2607)

A Jewe brak a bank of ston for to make more space to his vine ,
(CMCAPCHR,116.2608)

and fond +tere a grete ston , in whech ston , whan it was broke , +tei
fond a book , with leues as +tik as a bord , whech was wrytyn with
Hebrew , Grew , and Latyn . (CMCAPCHR,116.2609)

As mech lettir was +terin as in a sauter . (CMCAPCHR,116.2610)

The general sentens of +te bok was of +te tripartite world +tat schuld
be fro Adam to Antecrist . (CMCAPCHR,116.2611)

There he expressed +te propirte of men : what dyuers condicion +tei
schuld haue +tat schuld leue in +te dyuers worldis .
(CMCAPCHR,116.2612)

The first begynnyng of +te +tirde world schuld be Crist ;
(CMCAPCHR,116.2613)

for it was wrytyn +tus , ' In +te +tird world schal +te Son of God be
bore of a mayde , Mari , and deye for +te helth of man ' .
(CMCAPCHR,116.2614)

And whan +te Jew herd +tis he was baptized , and all his hous .
(CMCAPCHR,116.2615)

Anno ; 1212-1215 . (CMCAPCHR,116.2616)

These iiii +gere be +te last +geres of +te regne of Kyng Jon .
(CMCAPCHR,116.2617)

And +ge schal vndirstand +tat fro +tis tyme forward oure annotacion
schal be aftir +te regne of +te kyngis of Ynglond , (CMCAPCHR,116.2618)

for +te empire in maner sesed here , and on +tis maner :
(CMCAPCHR,116.2619)

for aftir +tat tyme +tat Frederik was deposed , +te eleccion was
dyuyded , (CMCAPCHR,116.2620)

and +tis diuision lastid many +geres . (CMCAPCHR,116.2621)

Summe of hem chose <P_117> +te kyng of Castel , in Spayn ,
(CMCAPCHR,117.2622)

and summe chose +te erl of Cornwayle , Richard , bro+tir to +te kyng of
Ynglond , whech mad +te abbey of Hayles , (CMCAPCHR,117.2623)

and +tere is he byryed . (CMCAPCHR,117.2624)

Anno 6414-6468 ; . (CMCAPCHR,117.2625)

Herry +te +Tird , kyng of Ynglond , regned lv +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,117.2626)

Whan he was but ix +gere old he was crowned at Gloucetir be +te hand of
Guallo , a legat sent into +tis lond to make pees in +tis lond .
(CMCAPCHR,117.2627)

For Lodewik , +te kyngis son of Frauns , was com into +tis lond at
request of +te lordes in Kyng Jones tyme . (CMCAPCHR,117.2628)

And what titil he had to +te crowne +tei telle : (CMCAPCHR,117.2629)

for he weddid Arthure sistir , whech Arthure was very eyir .
(CMCAPCHR,117.2630)

This was +te cause whi Herry was crowned at Gloucetir , for +tei durst
not go to London for +te power of Lodewik . (CMCAPCHR,117.2631)

Eke in his crownyng +tei sette on his hed but a chapelet , +tat +tei
schuld do no prejudice to the cherch of Cauntirbyry , to whom longith
to crowne +te kyng . (CMCAPCHR,117.2632)

Than mad +tei crye +torw +te reme +tat no man in +tat month folowyng
schuld go oute at his dore , ne no woman , but +tei had a chapelet on
her hed . (CMCAPCHR,117.2633)

In +te secund +gere of +tis Herry , Lodewik cam fro London
(CMCAPCHR,117.2634)

and besegid +te cyte' of Lyncoln , (CMCAPCHR,117.2635)

for his councel gided him +tat he schuld haue +te principal townis in
possession , (CMCAPCHR,117.2636)

and +tan he schuld conqwere sone +te lond . (CMCAPCHR,117.2637)

So he cam on +te south side , and +te kyngis hoost on the north side ,
(CMCAPCHR,117.2638)

and because +tei had +te hill +tei put Lodewik to a gret rebuke ,
(CMCAPCHR,117.2639)

for he fled , (CMCAPCHR,117.2640)

and went onto London . (CMCAPCHR,117.2641)

Sone aftir +tat , be mediacion of +te legat Guallo , +te parties were
gadered in a wood fast be Kyngston upon Temse , (CMCAPCHR,117.2642)

and +tere was a trety of pes , (CMCAPCHR,117.2643)

and , aftir mech +ting rehersid , Lodewyk was bownde be his oth +tat
all +te londis whech +te kyng of Ynglond had sumtyme in his possession
, as Normandie , Gyan , and swech o+tir , schuld be restored ageyn to
Kyng Herry , and +tat he schuld labour to his fader +tat he schuld
consent +terto . (CMCAPCHR,117.2644)

Thus were +tei acorded , (CMCAPCHR,117.2645)

and Lodewyk went hom into Frauns - (CMCAPCHR,117.2646)

the cite' of London lent him v m pound to his costis .
(CMCAPCHR,117.2647)

In +tat same +gere was +te translacion of Seynt Swithine .
(CMCAPCHR,117.2648)

In +te +tird +gere of his regne he was crowned ageyn at Westmister of
Steuene Langdon , bischop of Cauntirbyry , for certeyn causes whech we
rehersed before ; (CMCAPCHR,117.2649)

and in +tat same +gere +te blake <P_118> munkys had her first chapetre
at Oxeforth for reformacion of +te ordyr . (CMCAPCHR,118.2650)

In his iiii +gere was +te new cherch at Westminster begunne ;
(CMCAPCHR,118.2651)

and in +tat same +gere was +te translacion of Seynt Thomas .
(CMCAPCHR,118.2652)

In his v +gere deyed Seint Dominic , (CMCAPCHR,118.2653)

and in +tat same +gere +te Frere Prechouris cam into Ynglond vndir
proteccion of +te bischop of Wynchestir , (CMCAPCHR,118.2654)

his name was Petrus de Rupibus . (CMCAPCHR,118.2655)

There cam of hem in noumbir xiii , with here priour , clepid Gilbertus
de Fraxineto . (CMCAPCHR,118.2656)

Her mansion was first at Oxenford in +te parch of Seynt Edward ;
(CMCAPCHR,118.2657)

sith were +tei remeued to +te place where they be now .
(CMCAPCHR,118.2658)

In +te sext +gere Steuene , bischop of Cauntirbiry , held a councel at
Osney , where a dekne was accused +tat , for loue he had to a +gong
woman , doutyr to a Jew , he suffered hem to circumcide him , and
reneyed Crist and his baptem , and took +te sacrament of +te auter and
broute it to +te Jewis , and for +tese enormes was he brent .
(CMCAPCHR,118.2659)

There was accused eke a carl +tat procured men to nayle him on a crosse
, (CMCAPCHR,118.2660)

for in his handis and feet were seyn +te woundes of +te nayles , and in
his side a wound eke , (CMCAPCHR,118.2661)

and in his fonnednesse he wold sey +tat he was so arayed for sauacion
of +te world . (CMCAPCHR,118.2662)

He was put in prison for euyr , and neuyr to haue o+tir repast but bred
and watir . (CMCAPCHR,118.2663)

In his vii +gere +te Pope Honorius sent down to +te kyng and +te
parlement +tat +tei schuld graunt him +tis liberte' in +te Cherch of
Ynglond , +tat he schuld gyue o benefice in euery cathedral cherch and
in euery monasteri +tat is wel endewid . (CMCAPCHR,118.2664)

It was answered in +tis maner , +tat +tis mater myte not be sped
withoute consent of +te patrones , and consent eke of +te general
councell - so was +te mater fayre put o-side . (CMCAPCHR,118.2665)

In +te x +gere of Herry deyed +te Pope Honorius , +tat was pope x +gere
and viii monthis . (CMCAPCHR,118.2666)

He mad grete reparacion in Rome , both in wallis and in cherchis .
(CMCAPCHR,118.2667)

And aftir him was Gregorius IX xiiii +gere ; (CMCAPCHR,118.2668)

with him dwelled a Frere Prechour cleped Raymund . (CMCAPCHR,118.2669)

He was penytauncer vndir +te pope , (CMCAPCHR,118.2670)

and be his comaundment +te frere gadered oute of many bokes +tat book
whech +tei clepe <P_119> Decretales , (CMCAPCHR,119.2671)

and +te pope wrot to all Doctoures of Lawe +tat +tei schuld in scole
vse +tis compilyng . (CMCAPCHR,119.2672)

In +te xi +gere of Herry deied Steuene Langdon , bischop of Cauntirbury
, +tat was a grete clerk in his dayes in making of many bokes ,
specialy upon scripture ; (CMCAPCHR,119.2673)

for his werk Upon +te XII Prophetys haue I seyn . (CMCAPCHR,119.2674)

In his xii +gere cam into Ynglond +te archbischop of Burdews , and many
of +te best of Gyan and of Normandie , desiring of +te kyng +tat he
schuld come into +tat cuntre' , and +tei wold help him with al her
power . (CMCAPCHR,119.2675)

But +tis mater was dilayed be on Fulco of Borow , a justice ,
(CMCAPCHR,119.2676)

and +tei went hom frustrat of her purpos . (CMCAPCHR,119.2677)

In +te xiii +gere of Herry fel a meruelous +ting at London ,
(CMCAPCHR,119.2678)

for euene as +te bischop was at masse at Seynt Poules +tere fell a
+tundir and a wedyr so dirk and so lowd +tat men supposid +te cherch
schuld falle . (CMCAPCHR,119.2679)

Alle +tat were +tere runne awey for fere ; (CMCAPCHR,119.2680)

with +te bischop at +te auter abod no man but a dekyn .
(CMCAPCHR,119.2681)

Ther was eke swech stynk +tat no man myte suffir it .
(CMCAPCHR,119.2682)

In +tat same +gere Richard , +te kyngis bro+tir , weddid +te Lady
Ysabelle , +tat was wyf to Gilbert , herl of Gloucestir .
(CMCAPCHR,119.2683)

That same Gilbert was ryth affectuous onto +te Heremites of Seynt
Austin , (CMCAPCHR,119.2684)

for , as it is seid , he was aqweyntid with Doctour Gilis in Frauns ,
(CMCAPCHR,119.2685)

and at his request Gylis was meued to make +tat bok Of Gouernauns of
Princes . (CMCAPCHR,119.2686)

But neuyr+telasse he entitiled it to Philip , dauphin of Frauns .
(CMCAPCHR,119.2687)

It is saide among us comounly +tat +tis Gilbert graunted onto Gylis
+tat he schuld make a hous of oure ordre in Ynglond ,
(CMCAPCHR,119.2688)

and because Gilbert deied or it was doo , Richard , his son , fulfillid
his fadir desire . (CMCAPCHR,119.2689)

For in +te +gere of oure Lord Alisaunder +te pope gaf us leue for to
edifie couentis in +tese places : Surek , Clayanger , Clare , and
Sidingborn , and o+tir ; (CMCAPCHR,119.2690)

but +tei tok no place but Clare and Wodous , which was +tan clepid Bica
or ellis Vilentynge . (CMCAPCHR,119.2691)

Than had +tis ordre leue for to entyr and bigge , (CMCAPCHR,119.2692)

but +tei biggid not gretly onto +te +gere of oure Lord 1248 .
(CMCAPCHR,119.2693)

In +te xvi +gere of Herry fell a new contrauersie at Cauntirbury ,
(CMCAPCHR,119.2694)

for summe chose +te priour of +te Trinite' cherch , (CMCAPCHR,119.2695)

and summe chose Maystir Jon Blundy . (CMCAPCHR,119.2696)

Whan +tis eleccion cam to +te pope he cassed it , (CMCAPCHR,119.2697)

and +tan +te priour of +te Trinite' resined his ryte ,
(CMCAPCHR,119.2698)

and +te <P_120> pope refused Maistir Jon Blundy because +te bischop of
Wynchester wrot onto +te emperour for his promocioun .
(CMCAPCHR,120.2699)

This cause was alleggid ageyn him , +tat he had too benefices with cure
of soule withoute leue of +te cort . (CMCAPCHR,120.2700)

Than were +te munkis at her lyberte' to haue a new eleccion ,
(CMCAPCHR,120.2701)

and +tei chose Maistir Edmund Abyngdon , a holy man , whech was +tan
tresorer of Salisbury . (CMCAPCHR,120.2702)

In +te xviii +gere of Herry deied Maistir Hewe Welle , bischop of
Lyncoln , (CMCAPCHR,120.2703)

and +tei chose to her bischop Maistir Robert Grostede , whech man we
clepe in scole ' Lyncolniense ' ; (CMCAPCHR,120.2704)

for he wrot mech +ting upon philosophye - (CMCAPCHR,120.2705)

he mad eke a noble book +te clepe his Dictes . (CMCAPCHR,120.2706)

In +tat same +gere King Herry weddid Helianore , doutir to +te erl of
Prouince . (CMCAPCHR,120.2707)

The wedding was in +te fest of Fabian and Sebastian at Westminster .
(CMCAPCHR,120.2708)

In +te same +gere +te Jewys of Norwych were conuicte before +te kyng
+tat +tei had stole a child , whos name was William , and +tei
circumcided him , and kept him in secrete place many dayes , and , as
it is comonly said , at Norwich +tei put him on a crosse , and so he
deyed . (CMCAPCHR,120.2709)

In +te xix +gere of +te kyng , at Wodstok , cam in a clerk , whech
feyned him a prophete , and sumtyme feyned him frentik , whech had upon
him to scharp knyues , with whech he had slayn +te kyng had not a holy
woman sent him warnyng . (CMCAPCHR,120.2710)

So was he taken and sent to Couentre , +tere drawen and hanged .
(CMCAPCHR,120.2711)

Men sey +tat he was sent be on William Marys , +tat was outelawed and
dwelled in a ylde betwix Cornwayle and Wales - (CMCAPCHR,120.2712)

+tei +tat dwelle +tere clepe it Lundy . (CMCAPCHR,120.2713)

In xxii +gere of Herry was Edward +te First born in +te feste of Seynt
Bothulp , (CMCAPCHR,120.2714)

and he was baptized of Otho , legat , and confermed be Seint Edmund ,
+tan bischop of Cauntirbury . (CMCAPCHR,120.2715)

The modir of +tis Edward was Helianore , as we seide doutir to Raymund
, erl of Prouynce , whech had a othir doutyr , cleped Margarete -
(CMCAPCHR,120.2716)

sche was maried to +te kyng of Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,120.2717)

In +tis same +gere Maystir Richard Maydeston , bischop of Hertforth ,
resigned his bischoprich , (CMCAPCHR,120.2718)

and took +te habite of Frere Menouris at Oxenforth .
(CMCAPCHR,120.2719)

And in +tis tyme was Hewe a cardinal of +te order of Prechoures ,
<P_121> +tat postiled al +te Bible . (CMCAPCHR,121.2720)

He was eke +te first begynner of +te concordauns , whech is a tabil
onto +te Bibil . (CMCAPCHR,121.2721)

In +te xxiiii +gere of +tis kyng +te legat Otho went oute of Ynglond ,
(CMCAPCHR,121.2722)

and +tou+g he went straunge weyes , +get was he aspied of +te
emperoures meny , take , and robbid of al +tat he had gote in Ynglond ,
and +terto put in prison . (CMCAPCHR,121.2723)

In +te xxvi +gere of Herry +te kyng gaf to Edward his son al +te
cuntre' of Gascon . (CMCAPCHR,121.2724)

And in +te same +gere deyed Celestin +te Fourte , (CMCAPCHR,121.2725)

and Innocent +te IIII was mad pope . (CMCAPCHR,121.2726)

This Innocent canonized Seynt Petir of Melan . (CMCAPCHR,121.2727)

In +te xxx +gere of his regne he let make a new mony of gold , whech we
clepe now a fer+ting of gold - (CMCAPCHR,121.2728)

+tan +tei clepid it a peny of gold , (CMCAPCHR,121.2729)

for +tis was +te cry +torw +te lond , +tat no man refuse a peny of gold
, but take it in stede of XXd . (CMCAPCHR,121.2730)

In +te xxxii +gere was merkyd with +te tokne of +te holy crosse for to
go to Jerusalem , (CMCAPCHR,121.2731)

for +te pope wrote down to all +te foure orderes +tat all +te
prechouris whech schuld sey sermones schuld excite +te puple onto +tis
holy viage . (CMCAPCHR,121.2732)

In +te next +gere was +te kyng of Frauns take prisoner be +te soudan
and raunsond to a horibil summe . (CMCAPCHR,121.2733)

For , aftir tyme he had wunne a grete cyte' , he was bold
(CMCAPCHR,121.2734)

and faute with +te soudan in +te feld ; (CMCAPCHR,121.2735)

heraudis seid +tat +te soudan had but litil pupil , (CMCAPCHR,121.2736)

but in +te myddis of +te batail come Sarasines innoumbirabel ,
(CMCAPCHR,121.2737)

and distroyed +te kyngis host , (CMCAPCHR,121.2738)

and took him prisoner . (CMCAPCHR,121.2739)

In +tis same time risin in Frauns many +tousand of carlis , pretending
all +tat +tei were schippardes . (CMCAPCHR,121.2740)

The leder of hem seid he had a reuelacion be oure Lord Jesu +tat swech
maner meny schuld haue victori of +te Sarasines and wyn +te Holy Lond .
(CMCAPCHR,121.2741)

The lordes were aferd of swech maner puple so sodeynly up ,
(CMCAPCHR,121.2742)

and , with +te power of hem +tat were redy to +te viage of Jerusalem ,
faute with hem , (CMCAPCHR,121.2743)

and distroyed hem , (CMCAPCHR,121.2744)

and whan her maistir was take he was aknowe +tat al his felauchip was
infect with heresie . (CMCAPCHR,121.2745)

In +te 35 +gere +te munkis of +te ordir of Sistewis entred her
monastery at Hayles , whech edified Richard , duk of Cornwaile ,
<P_122> +te kyngis bro+tir , and aftir chosen emperour .
(CMCAPCHR,122.2746)

They entred in +te assumpcioun of oure Lady . (CMCAPCHR,122.2747)

In +te xxxvi +gere of his regne deied Robert Grostede , born in Suffolk
, and bischop of Lincolne . (CMCAPCHR,122.2748)

He beqwathe al his bokes to +te Frere Menoures of Oxenforth .
(CMCAPCHR,122.2749)

He had be at Rome , (CMCAPCHR,122.2750)

and pleted for +te rite of +te Cherch of Ynglond vndir +te Pope
Innocent , (CMCAPCHR,122.2751)

for +tat same pope reised many new +tingis of +tis lond ,
(CMCAPCHR,122.2752)

and gaf +te benefices withoute consent of +te kyng or patrones or ony
o+tir , (CMCAPCHR,122.2753)

and +tis same Bischop Robert wrot and seid ageyn +te pope ,
(CMCAPCHR,122.2754)

and at Rome in his presens appeled fro him to +te hy Juge of heuene .
(CMCAPCHR,122.2755)

So cam he hom , (CMCAPCHR,122.2756)

and deied , (CMCAPCHR,122.2757)

and in his deth he appered to +te pope , (CMCAPCHR,122.2758)

and smet him on +te side with +te pike of his crosse-staf ,
(CMCAPCHR,122.2759)

and seid +tus , ' Rise , wrech , (CMCAPCHR,122.2760)

and com to +te dom ' . (CMCAPCHR,122.2761)

This wordis herd +te cubiculeres , (CMCAPCHR,122.2762)

and +te strok was seyn in his side , (CMCAPCHR,122.2763)

for he deyed anon aftir +tat . (CMCAPCHR,122.2764)

In +te xxxvii +gere he put fro his office Simund Mountforth ,
(CMCAPCHR,122.2765)

for he was seneschal of Burdews , (CMCAPCHR,122.2766)

and sent in his stede on Steuene Longspere . (CMCAPCHR,122.2767)

This Symund was eke erle of Leycetir , (CMCAPCHR,122.2768)

and whan he wist he schuld oute of his office , he dylyueryd to +te
Frenschmen thre good castelles , (CMCAPCHR,122.2769)

and he went (CMCAPCHR,122.2770)

and dwelled in Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,122.2771)

On of +te casteles hite Frunsak ; +te secund , Renauges ; +te +tird ,
Reglan . (CMCAPCHR,122.2772)

In +te xxxviii +gere went Edward into Spayn (CMCAPCHR,122.2773)

and browt hom Helianore , his wyf - (CMCAPCHR,122.2774)

sum sey sche was +te kyngis doutir of Castille , (CMCAPCHR,122.2775)

summe sey sche was his sistir . (CMCAPCHR,122.2776)

The kyng eke took Edward a chartor , seled with gold , in whech he
relesid al +te rite +tat he had to Gian and Gascon .
(CMCAPCHR,122.2777)

For he schewid +tere +tat Herry +te Secund had goue him +to londis ,
(CMCAPCHR,122.2778)

and Richard and Jon had confermed +tat gift , (CMCAPCHR,122.2779)

and al his rite he relesid at +tat mariage . (CMCAPCHR,122.2780)

In xxxix +gere was Seynt Clare canonized , whech was of +te ordir of
Seyn Fraunceys and Seynt Damian . (CMCAPCHR,122.2781)

And in +tat same +gere were biggid too couentis in Ynglond of Austines
, on at Ludlow , a othir at Leycetir . (CMCAPCHR,122.2782)

And in +te next +gere was a grete hungir . (CMCAPCHR,122.2783)

And +tat +gere was biggid +te couent of Schrouysbury , of +te same
ordir . (CMCAPCHR,122.2784)

In +te same tyme Seynt Austen appered onto Alisaundre +te <P_123> pope
with a grete hed and a lytil body ; (CMCAPCHR,123.2785)

and +te pope inqwired whi he appered soo . (CMCAPCHR,123.2786)

Augustin seid , for his succession were not called to dwelle in cite's
and townes , as were +te Prechoures and +te Menoures .
(CMCAPCHR,123.2787)

And anon +te pope mad a bulle , in whech we had leue to dwelle in
cite'es , and gyue ensaumple of good lyf . (CMCAPCHR,123.2788)

In xliiii +gere was a grete hungir , +tat men and bestis deied for
defaut of mete . (CMCAPCHR,123.2789)

In +te same +gere was a parlement hald at Oxenforth , where +te kyng
was swore +tat he schuld kepe +te statutes were mad +tere .
(CMCAPCHR,123.2790)

On was +tat he schuld exile all alienes , specialy his bre+terin on +te
modir side , and eke Richard , his bro+tir , whech was chose emperour -
no+ting with worchip , for he payed to +te electoures grete summes of
god for to haue her voyses . (CMCAPCHR,123.2791)

Ther were chose eke xxiiii lordis whech schuld gouerne +te kyngdam ,
(CMCAPCHR,123.2792)

and herto was +te kyng swore . (CMCAPCHR,123.2793)

In +tat same tyme +te munkis of Norwich chose to her bischop a man +tat
hite Simon , because he lent hem ccc mark , of whech eleccion were mad
+tese vers : - (CMCAPCHR,123.2794)

Trecente marce , Simon , si pontificent te , Per numisma teres , fit
Simon Simonis heres . (CMCAPCHR,123.2795)

This is +te Englisch : (CMCAPCHR,123.2796)

' Thre hundred mark , Simon , if +tei make +te bischop .
(CMCAPCHR,123.2797)

With mony +tou tredis +ti trace , (CMCAPCHR,123.2798)

so Simund Simon eyer he was ' . (CMCAPCHR,123.2799)

In +tis tyme were condempned be +te Pope Alisaundre too cursed bokes .
(CMCAPCHR,123.2800)

On seid +tat all religious men , +tou +tei preche +te word of God , if
it be soo +tat +tei be of swech order as begge , +tei schal neuyr be
saued . (CMCAPCHR,123.2801)

The o+tir seyde +tat +te gospel whech Crist prechid bryngith no man to
perfeccion , and +tat same gospel schuld be avoided in +te +gere of
oure Lord m cclx , and +tat same +gere schuld beginne +te doctrine of
Joachim , whech doctrine +te maker of +te book clepid +te Euyrlastyng
Gospell . (CMCAPCHR,123.2802)

In +te +gere of Herri 46 was conuencion mad betwix +te kyng of Frauns
and him +tat +te kyng of Frauns schuld haue Angoye , Rone , Cenomaine ,
and Picardie , so +tat +te same kyng of Frauns schuld pay xxv +tousand
marc be +gere , (CMCAPCHR,123.2803)

and many o+tir comnauntis were <P_124> betwix hem , so +te kyng of
Ynglond schuld do homage to +te kyng of Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,124.2804)

In +te xlvii +gere of Herry was +te general chapeter of +te Prechoures
ordre at London , with gret cost and gret solempnite' .
(CMCAPCHR,124.2805)

And in +tat same +gere +te grete debate betwix +te kyng and his barnes
was compromitted to +te dom of +te kyng of Frauns , +tat whatsoeuyr he
dempt , +tei schuld obserue . (CMCAPCHR,124.2806)

So mette +tei all at Amyas , (CMCAPCHR,124.2807)

and +tere +te kyng of Frauns gaue sentens directly ageyn +te barnes .
(CMCAPCHR,124.2808)

Than began mech werre and many batayles betwix +te kyng and +te barnes
. (CMCAPCHR,124.2809)

The first batail was at Northampton , where +te kyng beseged Simund
Mountforth and his felauchip , (CMCAPCHR,124.2810)

and +te kyng brak +te wallis , (CMCAPCHR,124.2811)

and entred upon hem , (CMCAPCHR,124.2812)

and +tere was take Simon Mountforth , +te +gonger son to +te forsaid
Symon , +tat was erle of Leycetir . (CMCAPCHR,124.2813)

Ther were take with him Baldewyn Wade , Raf Basset , Petir Mountforth ,
and ny a hundred knytes . (CMCAPCHR,124.2814)

In +te xlix +gere had +te kyng with +te lordes anothir batayle fast be
Lews . (CMCAPCHR,124.2815)

On +te kyngis party was Richard , emperour of Almayn , and Prince
Edward , (CMCAPCHR,124.2816)

but in +tat batail +te kyng was take , (CMCAPCHR,124.2817)

and Edward was plegge for his fader , (CMCAPCHR,124.2818)

and Richard , emperour , was take in a mylle , (CMCAPCHR,124.2819)

and led to +te Tour of London . (CMCAPCHR,124.2820)

Than had +tei +te +tird bataile , at Euesham ; (CMCAPCHR,124.2821)

+tere was Simon taken , and schamfully ded , (CMCAPCHR,124.2822)

for +tei smet of first his hed , and +tan his armes , and +tan leggis ,
(CMCAPCHR,124.2823)

and so lay +te body lich a stok . (CMCAPCHR,124.2824)

In +te l +gere of +tis kyng he besegid London , (CMCAPCHR,124.2825)

for +tei were with +te barnes ageyn +te king ; (CMCAPCHR,124.2826)

ther +te kyng tok +te principalis of London (CMCAPCHR,124.2827)

and sette hem in prison at Wyndesore . (CMCAPCHR,124.2828)

So +te cyte' was fayn to bye her liberte' of +te kyng for xx m marc ,
(CMCAPCHR,124.2829)

and +tan was Gilbert , erle of Gloucetir , acorded to +te kyng in +tis
maner , +tat +te erle schuld ask +te kyng forgeuenesse of all trespas ,
(CMCAPCHR,124.2830)

and so he ded ful mekly , (CMCAPCHR,124.2831)

and +te kyng took him to grace . (CMCAPCHR,124.2832)

Than was set a peyne , (CMCAPCHR,124.2833)

if euyr he trespased more he schuld pay to +te kyng x m marc .
(CMCAPCHR,124.2834)

In +te li +gere Octobon , a legate , cam into Ynglond
(CMCAPCHR,124.2835)

and mad ful good constituciones for pes of +te Cherch ,
(CMCAPCHR,124.2836)

and he confermed +te constitucion mad before be Otho .
(CMCAPCHR,124.2837)

In +tat +gere Edward was merkid with +te holy crosse for to go to Surry
with +te kyng of Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,124.2838)

<P_125>

In +tis same +gere deied Clemens IIII . (CMCAPCHR,125.2840)

He was first a weddid man , and a aduocat to +te kyng of Frauns ,
(CMCAPCHR,125.2841)

and aftir deth of his wif , for his sobirnesse and good lyuyng , +tei
chose him pope . (CMCAPCHR,125.2842)

It is seid of him +tat he wold neuyr graunt pluralite' of benefices .
(CMCAPCHR,125.2843)

In +te lii +gere of Kyng Herri Kyng Lodewik of Frauns went into +te
Holy Lond ; (CMCAPCHR,125.2844)

Prince Edward and Gilbert , erl of Gloucetir , folowid him .
(CMCAPCHR,125.2845)

Kyng Lodewik deyed +tere , (CMCAPCHR,125.2846)

and mad a ful holy ende . (CMCAPCHR,125.2847)

+Tan cam Charlys , his son , (CMCAPCHR,125.2848)

and continued +te deuocion of his fader . (CMCAPCHR,125.2849)

Ther faute +tei with +te Sarasines ; (CMCAPCHR,125.2850)

and +tat cuntre' is passing ful of drye sond , (CMCAPCHR,125.2851)

and +te Sarasines went up onto a hill (CMCAPCHR,125.2852)

and reised +te sond for to blynde +te Cristen men , (CMCAPCHR,125.2853)

but God of heuene sent his seruauntis swech a reyn +tat +te dust greued
hem not . (CMCAPCHR,125.2854)

Than tretid +te Sarasines with +te Cristen men , +tat +tere schuld be
pes betwix hem , upon certeyn condiciones : +tat all Cristen men whech
were prisoneres schuld frely go withoute raunson , and all Cristen
prestis or freris schuld frely go +torw +te lond , and preche +te
feithe , and baptize alle +tat wold receyue it ; eke +tat alle cherchis
whech were used with Cristen men and all monasteriis schuld be restored
to +te elde possessouris . (CMCAPCHR,125.2855)

In +te liii +gere of +tis kyng deied Herry , son to Richard , emperour
of Almayn . (CMCAPCHR,125.2856)

He deied at Viterb , (CMCAPCHR,125.2857)

but he was caried into Ynglond - (CMCAPCHR,125.2858)

his hert was biried at Westmister , and his body at Hayles .
(CMCAPCHR,125.2859)

In +tis same +gere the Prince Edward , with his naue , cam into +te
ilde of Cipir , (CMCAPCHR,125.2860)

and +tere was he weel receyued ; (CMCAPCHR,125.2861)

+tere he stored him with vitaile (CMCAPCHR,125.2862)

and went to Acon , where Cristen men were besegid of +te Sarasines -
(CMCAPCHR,125.2863)

+tei had grete coumfort of his comyng , (CMCAPCHR,125.2864)

for had he not come +te cyte' had be +goldyn . (CMCAPCHR,125.2865)

In +tis +gere was Gregori +te X chose pope . (CMCAPCHR,125.2866)

He was with Edward in his expedicioun , (CMCAPCHR,125.2867)

and +te cardinales gadered at Viterbe chose him pope .
(CMCAPCHR,125.2868)

He was pope iiii +gere . (CMCAPCHR,125.2869)

And in +tis +gere Richard , emperour of Almayn , deied in +tis maner .
(CMCAPCHR,125.2870)

He was let blede for +te agw whech he had , (CMCAPCHR,125.2871)

and +tat blodlast smet him in a paralise' , (CMCAPCHR,125.2872)

and aftir +tat he deyed , (CMCAPCHR,125.2873)

and lith at Hailes . (CMCAPCHR,125.2874)

<P_126>

In +te liiii +gere of Herry the soudon sent a sotil spie onto Edward
whil he was in Acon , pretending +tat +te soudon wold a slayn him for
fauour whech he schewid to Cristen men . (CMCAPCHR,126.2876)

So was he homly in Edward hous , (CMCAPCHR,126.2877)

and men begun to truste him . (CMCAPCHR,126.2878)

At +te last he said he wold telle +te prince a pryuy councell whech
schuld be to his auayle . (CMCAPCHR,126.2879)

Thei to went into a chambir al be her one , (CMCAPCHR,126.2880)

and +te Sarasine sperd +te dore , (CMCAPCHR,126.2881)

and +tan took oute a knyf alayed with venym , (CMCAPCHR,126.2882)

and smet +te prince twies . (CMCAPCHR,126.2883)

The prynce , so hurte , took +te knyf fro him , (CMCAPCHR,126.2884)

and anon mad a ende of him . (CMCAPCHR,126.2885)

Thei +tat stood withoute wondred of noyse , (CMCAPCHR,126.2886)

+tei broke up +te dore (CMCAPCHR,126.2887)

and founde +te prince bledyng , and +te Sarasin ded .
(CMCAPCHR,126.2888)

Than were lechis broute onto him , (CMCAPCHR,126.2889)

and , with myracle more +tan with nature , he was mad hool .
(CMCAPCHR,126.2890)

In +tat same +gere certeyn men of Norwich brent +te monastery and +te
place of munkis , with whech dede +te kyng was gretly offendid ,
(CMCAPCHR,126.2891)

for he kam to Norwich , (CMCAPCHR,126.2892)

and all +too malefactores were punchid with iii maner peynis ,
(CMCAPCHR,126.2893)

for +tei were first drawe , +tan hange , and last brent .
(CMCAPCHR,126.2894)

In +te lv +gere of his regne +tis kyng deied in +te fest of Seint
Edmund , archbischop - his age was lx and vi - and was byried at
Westmister , whech werk he reisid and biggid oute of +te grownd .
(CMCAPCHR,126.2895)

The lordes gadered hem togidir (CMCAPCHR,126.2896)

and swore +tei schuld be trewe ligemen onto Edward +te prince , whech
was +tan in Acon , sumtyme cleped Tholomayda . (CMCAPCHR,126.2897)

The principal stereris to +tis oth were Gilbert of Gloucetir , erl ,
and Jon , count of Warenne . (CMCAPCHR,126.2898)

Tho +tei mad a new seal to +te kyng , new officeres , and new justices
. (CMCAPCHR,126.2899)

Anno ; 1271-1272 . (CMCAPCHR,126.2900)

These to +gere ar betwix +te deth of Herry and +te coronacion of Edward
. (CMCAPCHR,126.2901)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,126.2902)

Edward +te First began to regne in +te +gere of oure Lord 1273 .
(CMCAPCHR,126.2903)

For anon as he had tidyndis of his fader deth he took his viage to Rome
. (CMCAPCHR,126.2904)

There was he weel receyued of +te pope . (CMCAPCHR,126.2905)

Than cam he down to Parys , (CMCAPCHR,126.2906)

an +tere mad his omage for +te londes whech he held of +te kyng of
Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,126.2907)

Fro +tens he went into Gyan ageyn a grete enmy of his ,
(CMCAPCHR,126.2908)

+tei cleped him +te <P_127> Gaske of Bierne . (CMCAPCHR,127.2909)

Edward folowid him at many a straunge passage . (CMCAPCHR,127.2910)

Than cam he hom (CMCAPCHR,127.2911)

and was coroned at Westmister of Robert , bischop of Cauntirbury ,
(CMCAPCHR,127.2912)

and with him was coroned Helianore , doutir to +te kyng of Spayn .
(CMCAPCHR,127.2913)

Than sent he v sundri lordis into Gian to fite with +tis Gascon of
Bierne , (CMCAPCHR,127.2914)

for he had accused the kyng of Ynglond befor +te kyng of Frauns of
treson . (CMCAPCHR,127.2915)

And +to v lordis profered for to fite with him +tat his accusacion was
fals ; (CMCAPCHR,127.2916)

and more , +tei profered +tat he schuld chese with whech of hem he wold
fite . (CMCAPCHR,127.2917)

Tho he forsok his apel (CMCAPCHR,127.2918)

and put him in +te disposicion of +te kyng of Frauns .
(CMCAPCHR,127.2919)

Than +te kyng gaue +tis dom , +tat +tis Gask schuld neuyr haue o fote
of lond in his possession til he was reconciled to +te kyng of Ynglond
, and in partie to stand to his justice . (CMCAPCHR,127.2920)

In +tat same tyme +te woundes +tat were hurt in Surre' broke oute ageyn
, of whech Edward was sore aferd , (CMCAPCHR,127.2921)

but with prayeris and medicines he was sone holpen .
(CMCAPCHR,127.2922)

In +te +tird +gere of his regne , ther was a gret erdqwaue at London ,
Cauntirbury , and Wynchestir , (CMCAPCHR,127.2923)

and dede +tere grete harm , (CMCAPCHR,127.2924)

and specialy , a gret cherch of Seynt Michael <paren> whech stood on a
hil fast by Glasconbury </paren> +te erdqwaue +trew it fer awey ,
(CMCAPCHR,127.2925)

and left +te ground pleyn . (CMCAPCHR,127.2926)

In +te same tyme were +te Jewis inhibite +tat +tei schul no more lende
no siluer to no Cristen man , (CMCAPCHR,127.2927)

for it was aspied +tat with her vsure +tei encresed hemselue to grete
ricchesse and mad many a Cristen man pore . (CMCAPCHR,127.2928)

Thei were also accused of clipping of mony , (CMCAPCHR,127.2929)

for +te kyngis coyne +torwoute +te lond weied lesse +tan it dede at his
makyng be +te +tird part , (CMCAPCHR,127.2930)

and +terfor +tere was in +tis mater streith inquisicion ,
(CMCAPCHR,127.2931)

and doutles +tei were founde gilty , and summe of +te goldsmythis .
(CMCAPCHR,127.2932)

And for +tis cause were hangid at London iii goldsmythes -
(CMCAPCHR,127.2933)

summe men +toute ouyr fewe , (CMCAPCHR,127.2934)

for many mo were gilty , (CMCAPCHR,127.2935)

but of +te Jewis were hanged cc and xiii . (CMCAPCHR,127.2936)

In +te same tyme was Innocent +te V pope but v monthis -
(CMCAPCHR,127.2937)

he was a Frere Prechour ; and +tan Adriane +te V , but o month and x
dayes - (CMCAPCHR,127.2938)

he was Octobone , +tat was in Ynglond to make pes <P_128> betwix +te
king and +te barnes ; (CMCAPCHR,128.2939)

than was Jon +te XXI viii monthis ; and +tan Nicholas +te Fourt iiii
+gere . (CMCAPCHR,128.2940)

In +te iiii +gere of Edward +tis kyng went into Walis ,
(CMCAPCHR,128.2941)

and +ter soute he aftir Leulyn +te prins , (CMCAPCHR,128.2942)

and , for hillis and wodis , he coude not cach him ,
(CMCAPCHR,128.2943)

and at +te last he smet down a gret wood (CMCAPCHR,128.2944)

and +tan caut him , (CMCAPCHR,128.2945)

and browt him to London . (CMCAPCHR,128.2946)

Aftir +tat +te kyng and he were +tus acorded , +tat Leulyne schuld be
clepid prince of Walis , (CMCAPCHR,128.2947)

and because a prince must haue summe lordis vndir his dominacioun , he
assined him v baronies , +tat schuld hald speciali of +te prince -
(CMCAPCHR,128.2948)

all o+tir baronies schuld hald of +te kyng . (CMCAPCHR,128.2949)

Eke +tei were acorded , +te king and +te Prince Leulyne , +tat +te
prince schuld haue Angliseye in ful possessioun , (CMCAPCHR,128.2950)

and at +te entre +terof he schuld paye to +te kyng v m marc , and euery
+gere aftir in +te fest of Seint Michael i m marc . (CMCAPCHR,128.2951)

Than weddid Leulyn +te doutir of Symund Mountforth , erle of Leicetir ,
and called euyr aftir +te prince of Wales . (CMCAPCHR,128.2952)

In +tis tyme William , bischop of Norwich , aftir tyme +tat he had
biggid +te cherch ageyn , desired +tat +te kyng schuld com to +te
dedicacion . (CMCAPCHR,128.2953)

The king cam , and +te qween , and many o+tir lordis and ladies ,
(CMCAPCHR,128.2954)

and +tere was gret solempnyte' . (CMCAPCHR,128.2955)

In +te v +gere Edward went into Frauns (CMCAPCHR,128.2956)

and took seson in his wyues heritage , (CMCAPCHR,128.2957)

for hir modir was cuntesse of Pounteys . (CMCAPCHR,128.2958)

+Tere entred he +tat same counte' , with al +te fauour +tat +te kyng of
Frauns myte do , and +tese lordchipis : Ageny , Lemouica , Petrigoricum
, Sanctone , and o+tir . (CMCAPCHR,128.2959)

In +tat +gere mad he chaunge of his coyne , (CMCAPCHR,128.2960)

and distroyed al +tat was clipped . (CMCAPCHR,128.2961)

He ded make fer+tingis and halfpenies , whech were not used before ;
(CMCAPCHR,128.2962)

and +tere was +te prophecye of Merlyn fulfillid , +tat seith , '
Dimidium rotundi erit ' , that is to sey , ' +Tere schal be half of +te
round ' . (CMCAPCHR,128.2963)

In +te ix +gere of Edward , Leulyne , prince of Walis , began to
rebelle , (CMCAPCHR,128.2964)

payed not his tribute , (CMCAPCHR,128.2965)

distroyed pore men . (CMCAPCHR,128.2966)

The kyng went into +te marches , and with him +te bischop of
Cauntirbury . (CMCAPCHR,128.2967)

<P_129>

Because Leulyne wold not come to +te kingis presens , +terfor +te kyng
sent +te bischop onto him , to trete him to pes . (CMCAPCHR,129.2969)

But he fond him ontretable , for whech cause +te bischop cursid him ,
(CMCAPCHR,129.2970)

and so +te kyng left +tat jornai for +tat tyme . (CMCAPCHR,129.2971)

In +te ten +gere of his regne he entyred into Snowdon ,
(CMCAPCHR,129.2972)

and whil +te kyng was +tere thei faute togidir , +te Englischmen and
+te Walchmen - (CMCAPCHR,129.2973)

mech harm was do on both sides . (CMCAPCHR,129.2974)

So happed Edmund Mortimer for to ransake +te ded bodies ,
(CMCAPCHR,129.2975)

and amongis dyuers hedis +tat were +tere he fond Leulyn hed , whech he
brout to +te kyng . (CMCAPCHR,129.2976)

+Te kyng sent it to London , (CMCAPCHR,129.2977)

and mad it be set on +te Tour . (CMCAPCHR,129.2978)

In +te nexte +gere folowand , +te kyng took Dauy , Leulyne bro+tir ,
(CMCAPCHR,129.2979)

and put him in prison ; (CMCAPCHR,129.2980)

+tan had he disposicion of al Wales at his plesauns .
(CMCAPCHR,129.2981)

Sone aftir he sette a parlement at Schrouisbury , (CMCAPCHR,129.2982)

and +tere was Dauy , Leulyne bro+tir , drawen , hangid , and quartered
, and his quarteres sent to dyuers places of Ynglond .
(CMCAPCHR,129.2983)

In +tis tyme was Martyn +te Fourt pope ; (CMCAPCHR,129.2984)

he was first a senatoure . (CMCAPCHR,129.2985)

And in his first +gere was take a fisch in +te se , lich a leon ;
(CMCAPCHR,129.2986)

it was broute to +te popes presens , (CMCAPCHR,129.2987)

and many a man went +tidir for to se it . (CMCAPCHR,129.2988)

He had row her , lych a leon , feet and tayl in +te same similitude ,
hed , eres , mouth , teeth , tunge , and all maner membris .
(CMCAPCHR,129.2989)

Thei seide +tat fischid him +tat in his takyng he mad a horibel and a
woful noyse . (CMCAPCHR,129.2990)

Sone aftir +tei +tat were dwelleres of Scicile risen ageyn +te
Frenschmen , whech had +te gouernauns +tere vndir Philip , kyng of
Frauns ; (CMCAPCHR,129.2991)

+tese same Scicilianes - summe men clepe hem Panormitanes - killid all
+te Frenschmen , and women of +te same cuntre' , whech had conceyued of
+te Frenschmen , (CMCAPCHR,129.2992)

+tei slitte her wombes (CMCAPCHR,129.2993)

and distroyed +te childyrn . (CMCAPCHR,129.2994)

In +te xv +gere of +tis kyng , aftir tyme +te kyng of Frauns was slayn
in batayle , whech he held ageyn Petir , kyng of Aragoyne ,
(CMCAPCHR,129.2995)

+tan +te kyngis son sent aftir Edward +tat he schuld come and helpe him
to venge his fader deth . (CMCAPCHR,129.2996)

The cause of +te strif betwix +tese to kyngis was +tat +te kyng of
Frauns chalenged seruyse and subjeccion of +tis kyng of Aragon ,
(CMCAPCHR,129.2997)

and he deneyed it , (CMCAPCHR,129.2998)

and saide <P_130> he aute non but to +te kyng of Spayn .
(CMCAPCHR,130.2999)

Thus is Edward forth in his viage - (CMCAPCHR,130.3000)

God spede him . (CMCAPCHR,130.3001)

In +tat same +gere a Frere Prechour , cleped Richard Cnapwelle , whas
cleped be +te archbischop for to answere to certeyn simpil opiniones
whech he held , (CMCAPCHR,130.3002)

and whan he cam to answere , he coude not redily defende his part ,
wherfor his articules were condempned . (CMCAPCHR,130.3003)

There was +te prouincial of +te ordre alegging for him her exempcion ,
who +tei were immediatly vndir +te pope , wherfor he appeled fro +te
bischop , (CMCAPCHR,130.3004)

but withinne few dayes +te mater was put to silens .
(CMCAPCHR,130.3005)

In +tese dayes were all +te Jewys of Ynglond , man , woman , and child
, arestid , and put in prison onto +te tyme +tei had payed +te kyng x m
libras . (CMCAPCHR,130.3006)

In +tis tyme was pope Nicholace , of +te Menoures ordre , iiii +gere .
(CMCAPCHR,130.3007)

He declared +te Frere Menoures reule at her instauns .
(CMCAPCHR,130.3008)

In +te xvi +gere of Edward was a grete feyer at Boston ,
(CMCAPCHR,130.3009)

and sodeynly +te feyer and +te town was set on fyre .
(CMCAPCHR,130.3010)

Men seide +tat malicious men ded it , to +tis entent , +tat whil men
were bysy to saue her housyng , theues schuld stele her good .
(CMCAPCHR,130.3011)

In +tis same tyme +te vniuersite of Oxforth chose a chauncelere ,
Maistir William Kyngeston . (CMCAPCHR,130.3012)

+Tei sent onto +te bischop of Lincoln for his confirmacion ;
(CMCAPCHR,130.3013)

+te bischop seide it was his deute to com himselue .
(CMCAPCHR,130.3014)

Thei answerd +tat +tis was her elde priuylege , (CMCAPCHR,130.3015)

and +tis wold +tei kepe . (CMCAPCHR,130.3016)

The bischop was inflexibil , (CMCAPCHR,130.3017)

and +tei were obdurat , (CMCAPCHR,130.3018)

and so of malice +tei left her redyng and her teching :
(CMCAPCHR,130.3019)

many scoleres went away ; (CMCAPCHR,130.3020)

+tei +tat abode were euel occupied . (CMCAPCHR,130.3021)

But at +te last +te bischop condescendid to her elde custome .
(CMCAPCHR,130.3022)

In +te xvii +gere , in +te nyte of Seint Margarete , was swech reyn ,
+tundir , and leuene , +tat it distroyed al +te corn ,
(CMCAPCHR,130.3023)

for a buschel of whete , +tat was beforn but at iii pens , was aftir
+tis tempest worth IIs. , (CMCAPCHR,130.3024)

and +tis same derth lastid ny xl +gere . (CMCAPCHR,130.3025)

In +tis +gere Dame Jone Acris , the kyngis doutir , born in Acon in +Te
Holy Lond , was weddid onto Gilbert , herl of Gloucetir , whech was a
ful holy woman , (CMCAPCHR,130.3026)

for sche was biried in +te Frere Austines at Clare ;
(CMCAPCHR,130.3027)

and aftir hir biriing lii +gere , at +te desire of <P_131> Dame Ysabel
of Borow , sche mad hir bare , (CMCAPCHR,131.3028)

and sche was found hol in all membris : (CMCAPCHR,131.3029)

hir tetis , whan +tei were pressid with handis , +te flesch ros up
ageyn ; (CMCAPCHR,131.3030)

hir eyeledes , left up , fel down ageyn . (CMCAPCHR,131.3031)

The clo+tis +tat were aboute hir , whech were dipped in wax and rosyn ,
+too were roten , (CMCAPCHR,131.3032)

but +te lynand cloth whech was next hir , +tat was dite with no craft ,
+tat was found clene and hool . (CMCAPCHR,131.3033)

In +te xx +gere of +tis kyng , be +te precept of Charles , bro+tir to
+te kyng of Frauns , +tei of Normandie kepte +te se ,
(CMCAPCHR,131.3034)

and no Englischman myte passe but +tei toke him , (CMCAPCHR,131.3035)

and whan +tei had take him +tei ledde him to +te se-bank on +te Frensch
side , (CMCAPCHR,131.3036)

and +tere +tei hing him . (CMCAPCHR,131.3037)

For +tat same Charlis had mad galowis at euery town on +te seside for
+te same venjauns . (CMCAPCHR,131.3038)

Than +tei of Ynglond ordeyned grete schippis too hundred and xx ,
(CMCAPCHR,131.3039)

and manly went into +te see , (CMCAPCHR,131.3040)

faut +tere with Normanndes , (CMCAPCHR,131.3041)

and took of hem to hundred - (CMCAPCHR,131.3042)

and xxviii schippis +tei bored and drenchid hem . (CMCAPCHR,131.3043)

In +te xxii +gere was Celestinus +te Fifte pope take fro his hous ,
(CMCAPCHR,131.3044)

for he was a ankir ; (CMCAPCHR,131.3045)

and whan he was pope he ordeyned a statute +tat euery pope myte resigne
if he wold , (CMCAPCHR,131.3046)

and anon as +te statute was mad he resined , (CMCAPCHR,131.3047)

and went ageyn to his elde lyf . (CMCAPCHR,131.3048)

Than must +tei chese a new pope , (CMCAPCHR,131.3049)

and for +tei myte not acorde , +tei compromitted to +tis man +tat was
pope +tat he schuld chese iiii cardinales whech he wold ;
(CMCAPCHR,131.3050)

and as +te foure chose , +tei all schuld assent . (CMCAPCHR,131.3051)

Tho named he a cardinal hite Benedicte and o+tir thre ,
(CMCAPCHR,131.3052)

and +te o+tir iii chose +tat Benedict , (CMCAPCHR,131.3053)

and he was cleped Bonefacius VIII . (CMCAPCHR,131.3054)

Al +tis mater was do be +tat Bonefacius for to make himselue pope .
(CMCAPCHR,131.3055)

For anon as he was entered , he annulled +tat statute +tat +te pope
schuld haue liberte' to resigne . (CMCAPCHR,131.3056)

Therfor , +tat man +tat he deceyued so for to be pope himselue , he
prophecied +tus of him , ' Thou hast entered as a fox ;
(CMCAPCHR,131.3057)

+tou hast lyued as a leon ; (CMCAPCHR,131.3058)

+tou schal deye as a dogge ' . (CMCAPCHR,131.3059)

His entering was sly , so sotily to promote him . (CMCAPCHR,131.3060)

His lif was cruel , (CMCAPCHR,131.3061)

for too cardinalis , +tat were of +te progenie of +te Columpnes , he
put fro her dignite' . (CMCAPCHR,131.3062)

And to +te kyng of Frauns he was grete enmye , (CMCAPCHR,131.3063)

for he wroute ageyn him al +tat he myte , in-so-mech <P_132> he wolde a
deposed him . (CMCAPCHR,132.3064)

Therfor , with power of +te kyng and of +te cardinales , +tei toke +tis
pope , (CMCAPCHR,132.3065)

and sette him on a hors withoute sadill , and +te tayl in his hand ,
(CMCAPCHR,132.3066)

and so +tei mad him ryde +torwoute Rome , (CMCAPCHR,132.3067)

and aftir +tei infamynde him for hungir . (CMCAPCHR,132.3068)

This same Boneface in his tyme mad +te sexte book of Decretales .
(CMCAPCHR,132.3069)

In +te xxiii +gere the marchaundis of +tis lond compleyned to +te kyng
+tat +te Normanntes spoiled hem , so +tat +tei myte kepe no market ,
wherfor +tei praied +te kyng of sum remedye , (CMCAPCHR,132.3070)

and +te kyng anon sent Ser Herry Lacy , +tan erl of Lyncoln ,
enbassiatour onto +te kyng of Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,132.3071)

There was he long taried , (CMCAPCHR,132.3072)

and whilis he was +tere too hundred schippis oute of Normandye sailed
into Burdews , (CMCAPCHR,132.3073)

and ded al +te harm +tei myte do onto Englichmen . (CMCAPCHR,132.3074)

Ther were +tei laden , (CMCAPCHR,132.3075)

and com hom ageyn ; (CMCAPCHR,132.3076)

in her comyng sexti Englisch schippis met with hem ,
(CMCAPCHR,132.3077)

and took schip , good , and man , saue +tei +tat scaped in botys ,
(CMCAPCHR,132.3078)

and brout it into Ynglond . (CMCAPCHR,132.3079)

Thei of Frauns were astoyned and wroth with +tis dede ,
(CMCAPCHR,132.3080)

and mad her kyng to write into Ynglond to oure kyng , +tat he schulde
se +tese schippis and +te godes be dylyuered onto +te owneris .
(CMCAPCHR,132.3081)

The Kyng Edward wrot ageyn +tat his court was his owne ,
(CMCAPCHR,132.3082)

and +terfor he wold +te marchaundis of Frauns schuld com into Ynglond
and make her compleynt , and here what schuld be aleggid ageyn of
marchaundes here ; (CMCAPCHR,132.3083)

and +te king schuld se justise schuld be had on both partyes .
(CMCAPCHR,132.3084)

This answere plesed not +te French kyng , (CMCAPCHR,132.3085)

and +terfor he ded make somounis in a cyte' of Gyan +tat +te kyng of
Ynglond schuld apere before +te kyng of Frauns at Paris , upon a gret
peyne . (CMCAPCHR,132.3086)

The kyng of Ynglond cam not , (CMCAPCHR,132.3087)

and +terfor +te Frenchmen ridyn into Gian , (CMCAPCHR,132.3088)

and occupied mech of +te kyngis londis . (CMCAPCHR,132.3089)

That tyme was in +tat cuntre' Edmund , +te erle of Cornwaile , to whom
Edward wrote , for he was his bro+tir , +tat he schuld asaye to trete
+te kyng of Frauns to a resonabil mene . (CMCAPCHR,132.3090)

He coud not spede +tat mater , (CMCAPCHR,132.3091)

and as he was homward +te to qweenes sent aftir him , purposing to
fynde menys of pes . (CMCAPCHR,132.3092)

These too qweenes - on was +te wif to +te kyng of Frauns , +te o+tir
was to his fader , and now weddid to +tis Edmund . (CMCAPCHR,132.3093)

But to +to comnauntis +tat were <P_133> mad betwix Edmund and +te
qweenes +te kyng of Frauns wold not consent ; wherfor Edward , with his
naue , sailed streit into Geround , and +tere took he Borow , Bloys ,
Burdeus , and Bayon . (CMCAPCHR,133.3094)

+Te cuntre' was glad of his comyng ; (CMCAPCHR,133.3095)

+te capitanes were sent into Ynglond . (CMCAPCHR,133.3096)

In +te xxiiii +gere of his regne had Edward grete conflicte with +te
Scottis , (CMCAPCHR,133.3097)

for Jon , her kyng , wrote onto Edward +tat he awte him no subjeccion ,
(CMCAPCHR,133.3098)

but he was annexed and swore to the kyng of Frauns .
(CMCAPCHR,133.3099)

The kyng gadered his men , (CMCAPCHR,133.3100)

and first he took Berwik fro +te Scottis . (CMCAPCHR,133.3101)

Than had +tei a batail at Dunbarr , where +te kyng took of +te Scottis
part iii erles and vi barnes , and sent hem into Ynglond .
(CMCAPCHR,133.3102)

Than took he many casteles and strengthis so fer-forth +tat +te kyng of
Scottis was compelled to excuse him +tat his rebellion was be councell
of his barnes , in whech letter he mad a newe obejauns to +te kyng ,
(CMCAPCHR,133.3103)

and all +te barnes of +te lond wrote a lettir of +te same sentens .
(CMCAPCHR,133.3104)

Than sent Edward a lettir onto +te kyng of Frauns , in whech he desired
+tat all Englischmen whech were prisoneres in Frauns schuld be
dylyuered , and +te Frenschmen +tat were prisoneres in Inglond schuld
go hom to Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,133.3105)

The kyng of Frauns wrot ageyn +tat he wold graunt it , with +tat
condicioun , +tat Jon , kyng of Scottis , schuld be on of hem +tat
schuld be delyuered . (CMCAPCHR,133.3106)

To +tat peticioun +tis was +te answere , +tat he longed not to +te kyng
of Frauns , ne he was not takyn as a prisoner of Frauns , but as a
rebelle to +te kyng of Ynglond . (CMCAPCHR,133.3107)

In +te 26 +gere +te Kyng Edward weddid Margarete , +te sistir of +te
kyng of Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,133.3108)

And in +tat same tyme Pope Boneface wrote onto +te Kyng Edward of +te
kyngdam of Scotlond , exhorting him +tat he schuld cese of his werre ,
for it longid immediatly to +te Cherch of Rome , in whech lettir swech
suasiones were made : +tat in +te letteris of Herri , Edward fader ,
was conteyned +tat Alisaunder , kyng of Scottis , ded neuyr no seruise
to Kyng Herry of dewte' , but of curtesi and of benyuolens ;
(CMCAPCHR,133.3109)

eke , whan +tat same Alexander went to +te coronacion of Herri , it was
for gentilnes , and not of dewte' . (CMCAPCHR,133.3110)

<P_134>

So +te pope concluded +tat he regned neuyr but be strength and violens
ouyr +te kyng of Scotlond . (CMCAPCHR,134.3112)

Edward wrot ageyn , (CMCAPCHR,134.3113)

and prayed him +tat his holy faderhod schuld not beleue ouyr-sone swech
feyned suggestiones (CMCAPCHR,134.3114)

<paren> for in treuth all +te kyngis of Ynglond , fro +te tyme of
Arthure , whech was a Britoun , had dominacioun ouyr +te kyngdam of
Scotlond </paren> , where he rehersed be rowe +te rite of Edgare , of
Edward +te Martir , of Edmund Yrunside , William Conqwerour , Richard ,
and many mo . (CMCAPCHR,134.3115)

The barnes eke of +te lond writin letteris of the same sentens ,
(CMCAPCHR,134.3116)

and moreouyr +tei saide who +tei were swore with body and good to stand
be +te kyng in his rite , whech oth +tei wold not breke .
(CMCAPCHR,134.3117)

In +tis same tyme +te kyng of Frauns appeled fro +te pope onto a
general councell , puttyng upon +te pope +tat he was both a heretik and
a scismatik . (CMCAPCHR,134.3118)

In +te xxviii +gere was a Frere Prechour chose pope ,
(CMCAPCHR,134.3119)

and leuyd but o +gere . (CMCAPCHR,134.3120)

Of him mad a writer too vers : - (CMCAPCHR,134.3121)

Oro , nomen habe : ' Benedic ' , ' Benefac ' , ' Benedicte ' ; Aut rem
peruerte : ' Malefac ' , ' Maledic ' , ' Maledicte ' .
(CMCAPCHR,134.3122)

Thus is it in Englisch : - (CMCAPCHR,134.3123)

I pray +te , haue +tis name : ' Sey-wel ' , ' Do-wel ' , and ' Be-good
' ; (CMCAPCHR,134.3124)

Or ellis turne +ti fame : ' Sey-euel ' , ' Do-euele ' , '
Be-cursed-and-wood ' . (CMCAPCHR,134.3125)

In +te xxxii +gere +tere was a man +tei cleped Wyliam Waleys , +tat was
in Scotlond , and reisid +te puple , and mad al +te cuntre' rebel to
Edward +te kyng . (CMCAPCHR,134.3126)

But he was take and broute onto London , hanged and draw and qwartered
, his hed sette on London Brigge , his body dyuyded in iiii quarteres
and sent to foure townes of Scotland . (CMCAPCHR,134.3127)

In +tis tyme , aftir Benedicte , was Clemens V=us= pope .
(CMCAPCHR,134.3128)

He was before archbischop of Bordews . (CMCAPCHR,134.3129)

Moost besynesse he had to gader ricchesse , and make casteles and
strengthis . (CMCAPCHR,134.3130)

He mad +te vii book <P_135> of Decretales , (CMCAPCHR,135.3131)

but +tei were not publisced til +te tyme of Jon +te XXII .
(CMCAPCHR,135.3132)

This Clement translate +te courte fro Rome to Auinioun .
(CMCAPCHR,135.3133)

In +te xxxiiii +gere was a man in Scotlond +tei cleped Robert Brusse .
(CMCAPCHR,135.3134)

He took upon him to be king of +te lond , (CMCAPCHR,135.3135)

and went to +te abbey of Scone for to be crowned . (CMCAPCHR,135.3136)

Than +te cuntesse of Bowan stal fro hir lord all his grete hors ,
(CMCAPCHR,135.3137)

and with swech men as sche trostid cam to +tat same abbey ,
(CMCAPCHR,135.3138)

and +tere sche sette +te crowne upon Robard hed . (CMCAPCHR,135.3139)

Sche was take aftir of Englischmen , and presentid to +te Kyng Edward .
(CMCAPCHR,135.3140)

He comaunded sche schuld not be ded , but +tat +tere schuld be mad a
hous al of tymbir upon +te wallis of Berwyk , (CMCAPCHR,135.3141)

and +tere schuld sche be tyl sche deyed . (CMCAPCHR,135.3142)

Aftir +tis +te kyng dubbid his son knyte , and many o+tir +gong men
with him , (CMCAPCHR,135.3143)

and sent hem to Scotlond , (CMCAPCHR,135.3144)

and aftir hem folowid Aymer of Valens , +te erl of Penbrok , Robert
Giffard , Herry Percy , and many o+tir , (CMCAPCHR,135.3145)

and +tei mad +tat same Robert Brusse to fle into +te fer+test yle of
Scotlond . (CMCAPCHR,135.3146)

In +te xxxv +gere of his regne he deied , in +te translacion of Seynt
Thomas , (CMCAPCHR,135.3147)

and biried is at Westminster . (CMCAPCHR,135.3148)

Anno ; . (CMCAPCHR,135.3149)

Edward +te Secund regned xix +gere . (CMCAPCHR,135.3150)

He was crowned at Westminster +te sext kalend of March , and his wif
Ysabel , +te kingis doutyr of Frauns , be +te bischop of Wynchestir ,
whech had special commission of +te bischop of Cauntirbury for he was
not in +tis lond . (CMCAPCHR,135.3151)

In the same tyme was grete tretyng betwix +te lordis for pes of +te
lond and for on Petir Gauerston , whech was exiled fro +te lond in his
fader tyme , (CMCAPCHR,135.3152)

and +tis Edward had clepid him hom ageyn - (CMCAPCHR,135.3153)

+terfor +te barnes +toute to lette +te kyngis coronacioun .
(CMCAPCHR,135.3154)

This aspied , +te kyng hite hem in good feith +tat at +te next
parlement he schuld fulfil here desire . (CMCAPCHR,135.3155)

Aftir +te coronacion of +te kyng is wont +tat certeyn officeres schul
bere certeyn relikes of Seynt Edward befor him into +te paleys ,
(CMCAPCHR,135.3156)

and he tok hem to o+tir men , +tat is to seye , +te chalis of Seynt
Edward , +te crosse , +te sceptir , +te spores , and swech o+tir ,
(CMCAPCHR,135.3157)

and +te corowne of Seynt Edward bare <P_136> +tat same Petir befor +te
kyng , of whech +ting ros grete indignacion , both in +te lordes and in
+te clergy . (CMCAPCHR,136.3158)

Not long aftir +tis +te same Petir mad a gret torneament fast by
Wallingford , where he had gadered many justeres alienes ,
(CMCAPCHR,136.3159)

and +tei bore down in justis many Englischmen , +tat is to sey Thomas ,
erl of Lancastir , Humfrey of Herforth , Eymer of Penbrok , Johan
Warenne , and many othir , for whech +te had gret indignacion .
(CMCAPCHR,136.3160)

In +tis same +gere Gilbert , erl of Gloucetir , wedded +te erle doutir
of Wolinster , in Erland . (CMCAPCHR,136.3161)

In +te same tyme , +te secund +gere of Edward , +te lordes ,
considering +tat +tere was no+ting do but aftir councel of +tis Petir ,
and he gadered mech ricchesse and euyr sent it ouyr +te se , +tei cam
to +te kyng desiryng +tat +te gouernauns of +te reme schuld be directid
aftir +te councel of his barnes . (CMCAPCHR,136.3162)

The kyng mad difficulte' , supposing euyr +tat +tei wold purpose sum
articule ageyn Petir , whech he loued . (CMCAPCHR,136.3163)

Vpon +tis was sette a parlement at London , +tat all men schuld come
+tedir whech were wone of dewte' to be at +te parlement , where was
grete instauns mad to +te kyng +tat he schuld suffir +te barnes to
purpos certeyn articules , whech schuld be worchip to God , an profit
to +te reme . (CMCAPCHR,136.3164)

The kyng graunted his consent , (CMCAPCHR,136.3165)

and swore whateuyr +tei ordeyned he schuld consent and conferme .
(CMCAPCHR,136.3166)

Than +te barones gadered onto here councell certeyn bischoppis , to
make her party more strong . (CMCAPCHR,136.3167)

In +te +tird +gere of his regne he held ano+tir parlement at London ,
aftir +te tyme he had mad +tat oth to +te barnes ; (CMCAPCHR,136.3168)

+tan he renewid +te same oth befor all +te lordes . (CMCAPCHR,136.3169)

And +tan +te bischop of Cauntyrbury , Maistir Robert Wynchilseye , with
all his suffraganes , cursed all hem +tat schuld lette +te entent of
+te barones . (CMCAPCHR,136.3170)

Than in +te cherch of Seynt Poule at London , in +te presens of +te
kyng and lordes and comownes , were red certeyn articles , among whech
was red +te Grete Charter , and o+tir +tingis , and +tat he schuld
conferme +tat his fader comaunded , for to put alienes fro his court ,
and <P_137> +tat all +ting +tat schuld be do schuld be aftir +te
councel of +te barnes , ne he schuld not begynne no werre withoute +te
same councell , and eke +tat he schuld exile +te forseid Petir into
Erlond . (CMCAPCHR,137.3171)

Aftir +te parlement +te kyng was very sory for +te exile of Petir ,
(CMCAPCHR,137.3172)

and comoned with his Pryuy Councell what remedy myte be had in +tis
mater . (CMCAPCHR,137.3173)

They avised him +tat he schuld wedde +te sister of +te erl of
Gloucestir , +tat be swech mene he myte purchace +te loue of many
lordes . (CMCAPCHR,137.3174)

Than +te kyng sent for him into Erlond , (CMCAPCHR,137.3175)

and maried him onto +tis woman . (CMCAPCHR,137.3176)

Than was Petir prouder +tan before . (CMCAPCHR,137.3177)

He gadered gret good , (CMCAPCHR,137.3178)

and sent it to marchaundis handis . (CMCAPCHR,137.3179)

The kyng wex so pore +tat he had not to fynde his houshold .
(CMCAPCHR,137.3180)

The qween eke wrote to hir fader , kyng of Frauns , (CMCAPCHR,137.3181)

compleyned of grete pouerte . (CMCAPCHR,137.3182)

So +te kyng , compellid on o party be nede , on +te o+tir party be
instauns of +te lordes , compelled +tis Petir for to swere +tat he
schuld in hast go oute of +te lond , and neuyr his lyue dwelle in no
soile longing to +te kyng of Ynglond , and if he ded +te contrari he
schuld lese his hed . (CMCAPCHR,137.3183)

He went oute of +tis lond into Frauns , where +te kyng of Frauns
comaunded al his officeres +tat if +tei mite take him , +tei schuld
kepe him in hold , +tat he com no more in Ynglond . (CMCAPCHR,137.3184)

Fro +tens +tan went he into Flaundres ; (CMCAPCHR,137.3185)

+tere was he not welkom . (CMCAPCHR,137.3186)

Mani places soute he , (CMCAPCHR,137.3187)

but at +te last he cam ageyn to Ynglond . (CMCAPCHR,137.3188)

And whan +te king sey him , all othis and comnauntes were forgoten ,
(CMCAPCHR,137.3189)

and he was welkom . (CMCAPCHR,137.3190)

In +tis same +gere were brent at Parys be +te jugement of Philip , kyng
of Frauns , liiii men of +te ordir of Templaries , (CMCAPCHR,137.3191)

for +tat same +gere were +tei condempned in +te councel at Vyenne .
(CMCAPCHR,137.3192)

For +tis kyng of Frauns purposed to make on of his bre+terin kyng of
Jerusalem , (CMCAPCHR,137.3193)

and +terfor , as it is seid , he procured +te distruccion of Templaries
, +tat her godis schuld be goue to +te same kingdam .
(CMCAPCHR,137.3194)

It was deposed ageyn hem , +tat whan on schuld be receyued onto +tat
ordir , +tei schuld go all to a pryuy place , and he schuld be al naked
, and +tan on of +te felawis schuld rise and kisse him behinde ; and
+tan schuld +tei clothe him , and gird him with a girdill of canvace .
(CMCAPCHR,137.3195)

Than schuld Crist crucified be broute before <P_138> him ,
(CMCAPCHR,138.3196)

and it schuld be seid onto him +tat Crist is no god , but a fals
prophete , whech deceyued +te world , killid of Jewis for his fals
lyuyng . (CMCAPCHR,138.3197)

Than schuld +tei +trow down +te crosse , and trede it vndirfote , and
+tries spitte +teron . (CMCAPCHR,138.3198)

Than schuld +tei schewe him a hed of a ydol , to whech +tei ded euery
day ful grete honour . (CMCAPCHR,138.3199)

Thei were eke infecte gretly with +te vice of sodomye .
(CMCAPCHR,138.3200)

In +te v +gere of Edward , whan Petir was come ageyn , +te qween and
all +te lordes were gretly meuyd , specialy Thomas of Lancastir whech
was son to Edmund , +te son of +te first Edward , and be succession and
heritage he cam to possession of v erldammes : Lancastir , and Leycetir
, and Ferreres ; (CMCAPCHR,138.3201)

+tan , aftir decese of Herry Lacy , erl of Lyncoln and Salesbury , be
mariage of his doutir he entered into +to to erldames .
(CMCAPCHR,138.3202)

And whan +tis Herry schuld dye , he cleped Thomas to him ,
(CMCAPCHR,138.3203)

and comaund him to stand with the rite of +te reme , and +tat he schuld
be gouerned be +te councel of Gy , erl of Warwik . (CMCAPCHR,138.3204)

Aftir his deth Thomas , at +te prayer of +te lordes , wrote to +te kyng
+tat +tis Petir schuld be avoyded , (CMCAPCHR,138.3205)

and rode to +te kyng , whech was +tan at Newcastell .
(CMCAPCHR,138.3206)

Whan +te kyng herd sey +tat +te lordes com with swech strength he fled
onto Tynmouth , (CMCAPCHR,138.3207)

and be +te se led Petir to +te castell of Scarborow ,
(CMCAPCHR,138.3208)

and +tere left him , comaunding +te cuntre' +tat +tei stuf +te castel
with vitail and with men . (CMCAPCHR,138.3209)

But , schort to seye , +te lordes took +tis man , (CMCAPCHR,138.3210)

and he preyed hem of no grace but on , +tat he myte speke with +te kyng
or he deied . (CMCAPCHR,138.3211)

Thei wold a loggid him in a town fast by Warwic +tei clepe Dodington ,
(CMCAPCHR,138.3212)

but +te erl of Warwik cam with strength (CMCAPCHR,138.3213)

and led him to his castel . (CMCAPCHR,138.3214)

And whan +tei were in grete doute what +tei schuld do with him -
whe+tir +tei schuld lede him to +te kyng or not - a grete-wittid man
sayd +tus , ' Many day haue +ge huntid , and failed of +goure game ;
(CMCAPCHR,138.3215)

now haue +ge caute +goure prai . (CMCAPCHR,138.3216)

If he scape +goure handis , +ge gete him not litely ' .
(CMCAPCHR,138.3217)

Sone was he led oute , and his hed smet of ; (CMCAPCHR,138.3218)

he called Gy of Warwik no o+tir name but +te Blak Dog of Arderne ,
(CMCAPCHR,138.3219)

and in Gyis lordchip his hed was bityn fro +te body .
(CMCAPCHR,138.3220)

The careyn was buried amongis +te Prechouris of Oxenforth ;
(CMCAPCHR,138.3221)

his tresore and alle his jeweles +tei sent to +te kyng .
(CMCAPCHR,138.3222)

<P_139>

This same +gere Isabell +te qween broute forth Edward +te +Tirde .
(CMCAPCHR,139.3224)

Many Frensch lordis , +tat were aboute hir , wold a clepid him Philippe
, aftir +te kyng of Frauns ; (CMCAPCHR,139.3225)

+te Englisch lordes wold haue him Edward . (CMCAPCHR,139.3226)

The kyng had so grete joye of +tis child new born +tat his heuynesse
for Petir cesed sone . (CMCAPCHR,139.3227)

In +te vi +gere of his regne were many fals tongis with +te kyng :
(CMCAPCHR,139.3228)

+tei seid it was derogacioun to swech a state +tat he schuld rite nowt
do withoute councell ; (CMCAPCHR,139.3229)

and so with swech suggestions +tei encresed grete rancour betwix +te
kyng and +te lordes . (CMCAPCHR,139.3230)

Than was +tere gadered a parlement at London , in whech +te kyng mad a
gret compleynt ageyn +te barones +tat at Newcastell , in despite of him
, come +tedir armed , and who +tei pursewid Petir his frend , and
+terto killid him . (CMCAPCHR,139.3231)

The barnes answered ageyn +tat +tei ded +tat dede to Goddis worchip ,
(CMCAPCHR,139.3232)

for +tei killid non but a fals traitour banysched fro Ynglond and fro
Frauns , (CMCAPCHR,139.3233)

and +tei had spent her good and her labour to profite of +te rem ;
(CMCAPCHR,139.3234)

' and +te kyng dryuyth oure materis withoute ony effect .
(CMCAPCHR,139.3235)

But +tese +tingis purposed we wil se amendid , (CMCAPCHR,139.3236)

or ellis we wil lyue and dey in +te mater ' . (CMCAPCHR,139.3237)

Than +te qween , with certeyn prelatis , treted betwix +te kyng and hem
, +tat +tei schuld in Westminster Halle ask +te king forgifnesse of all
her surfetis , and +te kyng schuld take hem to grace and graunt all her
peticiones +tat were resonable , and neuyr venge +te deth of Petir
Gauerstoun . (CMCAPCHR,139.3238)

In +te vii +gere deied Pope Clement , +tat was sumtyme bischop of
Burdews ; (CMCAPCHR,139.3239)

too +gere was +te sete voyd , (CMCAPCHR,139.3240)

and +tan was chose Johannes XXII . (CMCAPCHR,139.3241)

The same +gere cam +te kyng to Seynt Albones , (CMCAPCHR,139.3242)

and +tere he offered a cros , with grete relikes , (CMCAPCHR,139.3243)

and gaf hem a hundred mark to makyng of her cherch , and +te profite of
a maner tyl it was mad . (CMCAPCHR,139.3244)

The Munday aftir Palme Sunday he tok his jornay to Hely ,
(CMCAPCHR,139.3245)

and +tere was he al +te Pase-tyme . (CMCAPCHR,139.3246)

As he loked aboute on dyuers <P_140> +tingis he fond +tere wrytyng +tat
+te body of Seynt Albon schuld be +tere . (CMCAPCHR,140.3247)

He clepid +te bischop onto him , (CMCAPCHR,140.3248)

and seide he wold wete in certeyn where Seynt Albon was , ' for +tei of
Seynt Albone sey +tei haue him , (CMCAPCHR,140.3249)

and here at Hely +tei sey +tei haue him . (CMCAPCHR,140.3250)

Therfor we wil se +te toumbe withinne , what relik is here of him ' .
(CMCAPCHR,140.3251)

Whan it was ondo , +tei founde a grete tabard of wrecchid cloth , and
al ful of fresch blood , as +tou+g it had be +te same day spilt .
(CMCAPCHR,140.3252)

+Tan vndirstod +tei wel , +tat same habite had Albone of his maistir ,
Amphibalus , whan he went to +te Juge . (CMCAPCHR,140.3253)

Than sayde +te king , ' Now knowe we to what +ting we schal do worchip
: to +te body at Seynt Albones , and to +te cloth at Hely ' .
(CMCAPCHR,140.3254)

Fro +tens he went to Lyncoln , and +tan to +Gork , and forth to Berwik
- (CMCAPCHR,140.3255)

ther was +te batayl of Stryuelyn , where Englischmen were put to grete
rebuk vndir Robert Brus , +te kyng of Scottis . (CMCAPCHR,140.3256)

Ther were ded and take on +te Englisch part of lordes , barnes , and
knytes , cliiii . (CMCAPCHR,140.3257)

This +gere deied Philip , +te kyng of Frauns ; (CMCAPCHR,140.3258)

and Lodewik , his son , regned for him . (CMCAPCHR,140.3259)

In +te viii +gere of +te kyng was a parlement at London , where was a
gret ordinauns to chepe vitaile , (CMCAPCHR,140.3260)

and it auayled not . (CMCAPCHR,140.3261)

It was ordeyned +tat a oxe fed with gresse schuld be seld for XVIs. , a
fatte oxe for XXIIIIs. , a fatte cow for XIIs. , a good swyn , to +gere
old , for XLd. , a schep withouten wolle , XIIIId. , a fat schep with
wolle , XXd. , a fat goos , IId.=obolo= , a capon , IId. , a henne ,
Id. , iiii dowes , Id. ; (CMCAPCHR,140.3262)

and if ony man seld for ony o+tir pris , +te vitail be forfete to +te
kyng . (CMCAPCHR,140.3263)

That same +gere fel swech a derth +tat vitaile coude not be founde .
(CMCAPCHR,140.3264)

So +tat statute was abrogat , and no lenger kept . (CMCAPCHR,140.3265)

Eke +tat same +gere +te king of Scottys entered at Karlile ,
(CMCAPCHR,140.3266)

and wasted all +te cuntre' onto +Gork . (CMCAPCHR,140.3267)

And aftir +tat +te kyng , Robert Brus , sent his bro+tir Edward into
Erland to occupie all +te londes +tere +tat longin to the crowne of
Ynglond . (CMCAPCHR,140.3268)

<P_141>

In +tis +gere were swech reynes in heruest +tat baxsteres dryed her
corn in ouenes or +tei myte grynde it , (CMCAPCHR,141.3270)

and +te bred +tat was mad +terof had no vertu , (CMCAPCHR,141.3271)

for as sone as men had ete +tei hungered ageyn , wherof fel mech
mischef . (CMCAPCHR,141.3272)

Summe deied for hungir ; (CMCAPCHR,141.3273)

+tei +tat were put oute of houshold went into +te cuntre'
(CMCAPCHR,141.3274)

and robbid pore men . (CMCAPCHR,141.3275)

So mech hungir grew in +te lond +tat foure peniworth of bred was not
sufficient to fede a man o day . (CMCAPCHR,141.3276)

In +tis +gere , aftir +te deth of Clement +te pope , +te sete was voyde
to +gere , (CMCAPCHR,141.3277)

and +tan +tei chose Jon +te XXII , whech was before bischop of Auynioun
. (CMCAPCHR,141.3278)

This man was ful gracious to all men , and specialy to +te order of +te
Heremites of Seynt Augustin . (CMCAPCHR,141.3279)

For by his auctorite +te kyng of Bem broute in +te same Heremites to
dwelle at Pauye with +te Chanones , and +tere to kepe +te o side of +te
qwer , and +te Chanones +te o+tir . (CMCAPCHR,141.3280)

In +te ix +gere of his regne Kyng Edward held his Estern at Claringdoun
, where a woman cam in rydyng as a jogulour , and leyd a lettyr on +te
kyngis bord . (CMCAPCHR,141.3281)

The sentens was +tat +te kyng norchid hem and avaunsed +tat neuyr were
in werre ne in distresse for profite of +te lond , (CMCAPCHR,141.3282)

and +tei +tat had spent her good , and bled her blod , wer in no
reputacion , (CMCAPCHR,141.3283)

ne had no reward . (CMCAPCHR,141.3284)

The woman was pursewid and taken , compelled eke to telle be whos
councell sche ded +tis dede , (CMCAPCHR,141.3285)

and sche accused a certeyn knyte , whech cam to +te kyng and avowid
euery word , for whech constauns he was gretly alowed and wel rewardid
. (CMCAPCHR,141.3286)

In +tis same +gere +tei in +te north risin ageyn +te Scottis ,
(CMCAPCHR,141.3287)

for +te kyng ne +te lordis holpe hem nowt , (CMCAPCHR,141.3288)

and whan +tei were gadered , for lak of vitaile +tei robbed +te cuntre'
, (CMCAPCHR,141.3289)

and took awey ox , schep , corn , mony , (CMCAPCHR,141.3290)

and +tis robry continued ny foure +gere . (CMCAPCHR,141.3291)

In +tat same tyme , at prayer of +te kyng , com into Ynglond to legatis
, on Gauceline , +te popes chaunceler , and Lucas de Flisco , to
reforme pees betwix Ynglond and Scotlond , with bulles of Jon +te XXII
, in whech he cursed +te kyng of Scottis for brekyng of his treuth ,
whech he had mad to +te Englisch kyng . (CMCAPCHR,141.3292)

The o+tir cause <P_142> of her comyng was to sette pes betwix +te kyng
and Thomas , erl of Lancastir . (CMCAPCHR,142.3293)

And as +te maner of Romanes is , +tei ryde with grete solempnite' into
+te north cuntre' , for to make Lodewik Beamount bischop of Dorham
ageyn +te eleccioun of +te munkis , whech had chose a othir .
(CMCAPCHR,142.3294)

And +tou+g +tei were warned +tat +tei schuld not com +tere , +get +tei
ride til +tei come ny at Derlyngton , (CMCAPCHR,142.3295)

and sodeynly oute of a vale rise a gret puple , capteynes Gilbert of
Mydilton and Walter Selby ; (CMCAPCHR,142.3296)

+tei leid hand upon hem , (CMCAPCHR,142.3297)

and robbed hem of al her tresoure , (CMCAPCHR,142.3298)

and Lodewik , whech +tei entended to make bischop , +tei led to a town
+tei clepe Morpath , compellyng him to a grete raunson .
(CMCAPCHR,142.3299)

In +tat affray eke was take Herry Beamount , with al his hors and
tresoure , and led to +te castell of Mithforth , wher he was kept tyl
he had payed a grete summe of mony . (CMCAPCHR,142.3300)

The cardynales turned ageyn to +Gork , (CMCAPCHR,142.3301)

and whan +tei were come +tidir , thei cursed all +too robberis with
horible sentens , (CMCAPCHR,142.3302)

and sent +te copies +torw +te rewme . (CMCAPCHR,142.3303)

So were +tei restored to +te most part of her losse , but not to all .
(CMCAPCHR,142.3304)

Than come +tei to London , (CMCAPCHR,142.3305)

and +tere asked +tei of +te clergye VIIId. of +te mark ;
(CMCAPCHR,142.3306)

+tei were answerd +tat +tei gaue hem no councell for to go so ferr
north , (CMCAPCHR,142.3307)

but IIIId. of +te mark , whech was graunted before , +tat had +tei .
(CMCAPCHR,142.3308)

In +te x +gere +te kyng held a councell at London of +te harm whech +te
kyng of Scottis had do to him , at whech councell Thomas of Lancastir
cam not , wherfor he was named tretour in +te kyngis hous .
(CMCAPCHR,142.3309)

Than mad +te cardinales pees betwix +te king and Thomas ,
(CMCAPCHR,142.3310)

but it lestid not longe . (CMCAPCHR,142.3311)

Sone aftir +tis was a knyte taken at Poumfrecte , and presented to +te
Erle Thomas , with letteris fro +te kyng onto +te kyng of Scottis
both-2 of +te grete targe and +te pryuy sel , +tat +te king of Scottis
schuld be sum trayn kille +tis Thomas , as he wold do plesauns to +te
kyng of Ynglond , whech knyte +te erle ded hange and drawe , because he
was of his houshold before . (CMCAPCHR,142.3312)

In +tis same +gere Gilbert of Mydilton was take be a trayne , layd in
yrunnes , and led to Londoun , and +tere hanged and drawen in +te site
of +te cardinales whech he had robbed . (CMCAPCHR,142.3313)

<P_143>

In +tis same +gere Pope Jon puplischid +tat book whech +tei clepe +te
Clementins , mad be Clement , his predecessour . (CMCAPCHR,143.3315)

He confermed eke +te fest of Crist , whech is cleped Corporis Cristi ,
whech fest was mad before be +te Pope Vrbane . (CMCAPCHR,143.3316)

In +tis same +gere +te kyng held his Cristmasse at Westminster , where
cam but fewe lordis , for +te debate +tat was betwix hem and +te kyng .
(CMCAPCHR,143.3317)

Ther was a grete compleint of Scottis , (CMCAPCHR,143.3318)

for +tei had distroyed +te cuntre' onto +Gork on +te o side , and onto
Lancastir on +te o+tir side , wherfor +te to legatis , with o+tir
bischoppis , prayed +te kyng +tat certeyn articles whech +te barnes
desired schuld be graunted , and +tan schuld +te kyng be +te more
strong ageyn +te Scottis . (CMCAPCHR,143.3319)

The kyng graunted +tat on Seynt Jon Baptiste day next folowand , at
Leycetir , schuld +tis mater be concluded . (CMCAPCHR,143.3320)

The legatis took her leue , as +tou+g +tei had sped a grete mater ,
(CMCAPCHR,143.3321)

and turned ageyn to +te court , (CMCAPCHR,143.3322)

but +te kyngis graunt was but a fraude . (CMCAPCHR,143.3323)

The same +gere , at Myhilmesse , ther was a parlement at London , where
was graunted +tat euery good town of Ynglond schuld sende +te kyng
certeyn men to fite with +te Scottis - London , ii c armed men ,
Cauntirbury , xl , and so forth - (CMCAPCHR,143.3324)

but whan +tis hoost cam to +Gork , for certeyn debate betwix hemself ,
+te hoost was departed , (CMCAPCHR,143.3325)

and euery man cam hom . (CMCAPCHR,143.3326)

In +tat same +gere Edward Brusse , bro+tir to +te kyng of Scottis ,
whech was sent into Yrland to occupie +te Englisch lordschippis +tere -
and he himself had crowned him kyng , of his owne auctorite - was slayn
be +te kyngis frendis +tat were in Yrland . (CMCAPCHR,143.3327)

In +te xi +gere of his regne he held his Cristmasse at Beuirle with
many lordes and prelatis , (CMCAPCHR,143.3328)

and +tere was mad a prouision who +tis lond schuld be defensed ageyn
+te cruelte' of Scottis . (CMCAPCHR,143.3329)

In +te same tyme a cursed man , cleped Petir of Spalding , whech was
keper of Berwyk , seld +te same town onto +te Scottis ,
(CMCAPCHR,143.3330)

and lete hem entyr and kepe it , whech mater greuyd +te kyng sore .
(CMCAPCHR,143.3331)

And +tanne he gadered a gret hoost , (CMCAPCHR,143.3332)

and beseged Berwik , (CMCAPCHR,143.3333)

and whil he <P_144> was at +te sege , xx +tousand of +te Scottis come
in be ano+tir weye , purposing to take +te qwen , whech lay in +tat
cuntre' . (CMCAPCHR,144.3334)

But sche was warned , (CMCAPCHR,144.3335)

and fled to more sikir place . (CMCAPCHR,144.3336)

The king lay stille at +te sege , (CMCAPCHR,144.3337)

and happed for to sey a word whech was confusion of +tat jornay :
(CMCAPCHR,144.3338)

' Treuly ' , he seide , ' whan we haue wonne +tis town , we wil make
Ser Hewe Spenser keper of +te castell , and Roger Tamary capteyn of +te
town ' . (CMCAPCHR,144.3339)

But whan Ser Thomas of Lancastir herd +tis , he withdrow him with al
his power , wherfor +tei cleped him +tere openly tretour .
(CMCAPCHR,144.3340)

For sekirly , and he had abedyn , as +tei sey , +te town had be wonne .
(CMCAPCHR,144.3341)

In +tis same tyme +tei of +Gork gadered x +tousand men for to fite with
+te Scottis , whech lay +tanne be +te flood cleped Swale ,
(CMCAPCHR,144.3342)

and +tere had +te Scottis victory . (CMCAPCHR,144.3343)

In that batail were killid many men , among whech were many prestis and
religious men , as was seid . (CMCAPCHR,144.3344)

This cam to +te kyngis ere , (CMCAPCHR,144.3345)

and he left +te sege of Berwik , purposing to mete with +te Scottis
homward , (CMCAPCHR,144.3346)

but he failed , (CMCAPCHR,144.3347)

for +tei went ano+tir weye , leuyng cursed toknes of cruelnesse in
euery town , manslawth , brennyng , and robbing . (CMCAPCHR,144.3348)

So was +te kyng fayn to take trews with hem for too +gere ,
(CMCAPCHR,144.3349)

and +tei were glad , (CMCAPCHR,144.3350)

for +tei were rich be robbing , and wery of bataile .
(CMCAPCHR,144.3351)

In +tat same +gere was grete moreyn of bestis , whech began in Estsex ,
(CMCAPCHR,144.3352)

and aftir it spred +torw +te lond , (CMCAPCHR,144.3353)

it regned most in oxen , (CMCAPCHR,144.3354)

and whan +te bestes were dede dogges wold not ete of +te flesch .
(CMCAPCHR,144.3355)

In +te xii +gere cam a +gong man to Oxenforth , (CMCAPCHR,144.3356)

and +tere he prechid openly +tat he was son to Kyng Edward +te First ,
and very eyre of Ynglond ; (CMCAPCHR,144.3357)

eke he noysed +tat +tis Edward +te Secund was not +te kyngis son , but
a carter child , sotily broute in to +te qween . (CMCAPCHR,144.3358)

The meyhir of Oxenforth took +tis man (CMCAPCHR,144.3359)

and sent him to +te kyng , +tat lay +tan at Norhampton , where he was
hangged , and drawe , and qwartered . (CMCAPCHR,144.3360)

In +tis same +gere Scottis come euene to +Gork walles ,
(CMCAPCHR,144.3361)

brent +te subarbes , (CMCAPCHR,144.3362)

and took prisoner Ser Jon Bretayn , erl of Richemund , notwithstandyng
+te trews +tat was take . (CMCAPCHR,144.3363)

<P_145>

And in +tis same +gere +te mysseles +torowoute Cristendam were
slaundered , +tat +tei had mad comnaunt with Sarasines for to poison
all Cristen men , to put venym in wellis , and all maner vesseles +tat
long to mannes use , of whech malice many of hem were conuicte , and
brent , and many Jewis , +tat gaue hem councel and coumfort .
(CMCAPCHR,145.3365)

In +te xiii +gere of Edward fell a grete distauns betwix many lordis ,
(CMCAPCHR,145.3366)

and +tis was +te cause . (CMCAPCHR,145.3367)

There was a knyte +tei cleped Ser William Brews , a gret wastour of
good , whech had a baronye in +te march of Wales , (CMCAPCHR,145.3368)

+tei clepe it Gower Londis . (CMCAPCHR,145.3369)

He seld +tis baronie to dyuers lordis , (CMCAPCHR,145.3370)

and took his mony : (CMCAPCHR,145.3371)

first , to Humfrey Bown , erl of Herford ; (CMCAPCHR,145.3372)

next , seld he +te same to to lordes , both hite Roger , and eke
Mortimer - (CMCAPCHR,145.3373)

+te on was vncle an +te o+tir cosin ; (CMCAPCHR,145.3374)

than was +tere ano+tir lord , (CMCAPCHR,145.3375)

+tei cleped him Ser Jon Mounbray - (CMCAPCHR,145.3376)

he had weddid +te doutyr of +tis William Brews , whech was sole eyir
onto him , wherfor he chalenged +tis lond be heritage ;
(CMCAPCHR,145.3377)

last of all , and werst , Hugo Spenser +te +gonger , he desired +tese
londes , (CMCAPCHR,145.3378)

and boute hem , (CMCAPCHR,145.3379)

and because he was +te kyngis chambirleyn , +tat sale was moost alowed
and appreued , in-so-mech +tat he entered +te londis .
(CMCAPCHR,145.3380)

At +tis dede +te o+tir lordes had gret indignacion :
(CMCAPCHR,145.3381)

+te erle of Herforth , whech was +te first biere , compleyned onto
Thomas of Lancastir , (CMCAPCHR,145.3382)

and +tei gadered many barones to lyue and deye on +too tretoures +tat
were about +te kyng , specialy on +te too Spenseris , +te fadir and +te
son , (CMCAPCHR,145.3383)

for +tei reuled +te kyng as +tei wold , (CMCAPCHR,145.3384)

and +tere was no barn ne bischop schuld stand in +te kyngis grace but
if +tei wolde . (CMCAPCHR,145.3385)

So Thomas of Lancastir gadered +te barnes togidir at Schirborne ,
(CMCAPCHR,145.3386)

and +tere were +tei swore to pursewe +tis conclusioun , come hem lyf ,
or come hem deth . (CMCAPCHR,145.3387)

But aftirward alle went bak (CMCAPCHR,145.3388)

and +gold hem to +te kyng , saue Thomas of Lancastir and Hunfrey Boun ;
(CMCAPCHR,145.3389)

alle +te o+tir barnes consented wel +tat certeyn articules schuld be
mad , and pursewid to be had , (CMCAPCHR,145.3390)

but +tei fell sone fro her purpos . (CMCAPCHR,145.3391)

In +tis tyme was a knyte in Norfolk +tei cleped Robert Walkfare ;
(CMCAPCHR,145.3392)

he , with certeyn malefactoures , cam to Seynt Albones ,
(CMCAPCHR,145.3393)

and robbed +te abbot chambir , (CMCAPCHR,145.3394)

and kept it as his in . (CMCAPCHR,145.3395)

He hatid +te abbot <P_146> (CMCAPCHR,146.3396)

for he had deposed +te priour of Bynham and put him in prison for euel
gouernauns and wasting of +te godes of +te monastery .
(CMCAPCHR,146.3397)

In +te same tyme +te barnes were gadered at Seynt Albones ,
(CMCAPCHR,146.3398)

and fro +tens +tei sent onto +te kyng +tese v bischoppis , London ,
Salisbury , Hely , and Herforth , and Chichestir , desiryng of +te kyng
+tat Hugo Spenser +te elder and Hew +te +gonger schuld be banchid +te
rewme as tretoures , and +tat al +tis rysing of +te barnes schuld be
pardoned , because +tei ded it for +te comon profite .
(CMCAPCHR,146.3399)

The kyng answered +tat +tese too Spenseris had offered hemself
oftentyme to answere to her accuseris , and to make amendis to ony
forfet +tat myte be seid ageyn hem , (CMCAPCHR,146.3400)

and it was no lawe +tat men schuld be condempned withoute answere .
(CMCAPCHR,146.3401)

Fer+termore , on of hem was ouyr +te se on +te kyngis message ,
(CMCAPCHR,146.3402)

+te o+tir was in +te see for defens of +te v portes .
(CMCAPCHR,146.3403)

Whan +te barnes had +tis answere , +tei cam down to Londoun with her
hoost , (CMCAPCHR,146.3404)

and occupied +te subarbes of +te cite' . (CMCAPCHR,146.3405)

But , be mediacion of +te qween and prelates , +te kyng was induced to
condescend to her peticiones . (CMCAPCHR,146.3406)

And so in Westmistir Halle Hewe +te elder , be +te crye of Humfrey Bown
, was proclamed a tretour . (CMCAPCHR,146.3407)

In +te same +gere fel a case whech was cause of mech angir .
(CMCAPCHR,146.3408)

The qween went on pilgrimage to Cauntirbyry , purposing be +te weye to
rest in +te castell of Ledis - whech castell +te kyng had goue in
eschaunge for o+tir londis to a knyte +tei cleped Bartholomew
Batilesmere , whil he was +te kyngis steward - where his wif was , and
his childyrn , and all his tresore , (CMCAPCHR,146.3409)

for he was with +te barnes in her bysinesse . (CMCAPCHR,146.3410)

The qwenes puruyouris cam +tedir , (CMCAPCHR,146.3411)

but +tei myte not entre . (CMCAPCHR,146.3412)

So +tei herborowid hir in o+tir place ; (CMCAPCHR,146.3413)

+tere myte sche no logging haue . (CMCAPCHR,146.3414)

The qween , whan sche cam hom , compleyned to +te kyng ,
(CMCAPCHR,146.3415)

and he with a grete multitude of puple , specialy of Londoun , rod
+tidir . (CMCAPCHR,146.3416)

He asked entre' , (CMCAPCHR,146.3417)

and +tei denyed it . (CMCAPCHR,146.3418)

At +te last +tei +golde for defaut of vitaile . (CMCAPCHR,146.3419)

Thomas Colpepir , keper of +te castell , was hange and drawe .
(CMCAPCHR,146.3420)

The o+tir men +tat were +tere were slayn in dyuers maner .
(CMCAPCHR,146.3421)

The women were sent to +te Toure of London . (CMCAPCHR,146.3422)

The tresoure went to +te kyngis houshold . (CMCAPCHR,146.3423)

<P_147>

In +tis same tyme Hewe Spenser the +gonger cam onto +te kyng , be whos
councell +te kyng sent writtis to all +te schryues in Ynglond , +tat
+tei schuld ordeyne him sufficient puple to fite with +te barnes ,
whech conspired ageyn him . (CMCAPCHR,147.3425)

In +te xiiii +gere of +tis kyng he gadered a grete hoost , purposing to
be vengid on +te barnes . (CMCAPCHR,147.3426)

That herd +te too Mortimeres , (CMCAPCHR,147.3427)

and come (CMCAPCHR,147.3428)

and +gold hem to +te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,147.3429)

but +tei fel not in swech grace as +tei supposed , (CMCAPCHR,147.3430)

for +te kyng comaunded hem to +te Tour tyl +te tyme he schuld be auysed
what he schuld do with hem . (CMCAPCHR,147.3431)

Than took +te kyng Ser Hewe Haudle' +te elder , and Ser Mauris Berkle'
, (CMCAPCHR,147.3432)

and sent hem to +te castell of Walyngforth . (CMCAPCHR,147.3433)

O+tir lordis he cacchid or caute with fayre wordes ,
(CMCAPCHR,147.3434)

and sent hem to dyuers holdis . (CMCAPCHR,147.3435)

This herd +te erl of Herforth , (CMCAPCHR,147.3436)

and with his hoost rood into Gloucetirschire . (CMCAPCHR,147.3437)

Than Thomas Lancastir and he gadered a grete hoost ,
(CMCAPCHR,147.3438)

and cam to Burton upo Trent . (CMCAPCHR,147.3439)

The kyng wold a go ouyr +te watir +tere , (CMCAPCHR,147.3440)

but +tei letted him . (CMCAPCHR,147.3441)

Fro +tens +tei fled +te kyng , seyng his grete power , tyl +tei cam at
Borouhbrigge , (CMCAPCHR,147.3442)

and +tere mette +tei a grete strength comyng fro +te north ageyn hem :
+te keper of +Gork , Ser Symund Warde , and keper of Karlhill , Sere
Andrew Herkle' . (CMCAPCHR,147.3443)

There was Humfrey Bown slayn : (CMCAPCHR,147.3444)

as he rod ouyr +te brigge , on was beneth , (CMCAPCHR,147.3445)

and with a spere gored him . (CMCAPCHR,147.3446)

Ther was Ser Thomas of Lancastir take , and Ser Roger Clifforth , Ser
Jon Mounbray , Ser Waryn of +te Ylde , and many mo , and broute to +te
kyngis presens at Pountfreite , where he was with +te too Spenceres .
(CMCAPCHR,147.3447)

The +tird day aftir sat upon hem +tese lordes , Hewe Spenser , erl of
Wynchestir , Aymer , erl of Penbrok , John Wareyn , erl of Suthreye ,
Edmund , erl of Arundell , where Thomas was juged to drawyng , hanging
, an hedyng . (CMCAPCHR,147.3448)

But +te kyng , of special grace , dispensid with him of +te too first
peynes . (CMCAPCHR,147.3449)

There wer slayn eke +tat tyme Waryn of +te Ylde , Thomas Maudut , Herry
Bradborne , William Williamson , William Cheny - (CMCAPCHR,147.3450)

+tese were ded with Thomas . (CMCAPCHR,147.3451)

Aftir +tat were slayn Roger Clifforth , Jon Mounbray , Goselyne of
Muylla , Herry Tyes , Bartholome' Batlismere . (CMCAPCHR,147.3452)

Than was +te kyng ful glad of +tis chauns , (CMCAPCHR,147.3453)

and gadered a grete <P_148> hoost for to goo into Scotlond ,
(CMCAPCHR,148.3454)

but whan he cam into +tat lond +te Scottis fled onto wodes and marices
and o+tir straunge places ; (CMCAPCHR,148.3455)

so fonde he +tere no resisters ne no vitaile , wherfor he cam ageyn
into +tis lond , and many of his puple deyed for hungir .
(CMCAPCHR,148.3456)

In +tis +gere deyed Philip , kyng of Fravnce . (CMCAPCHR,148.3457)

In +te xv +gere was take a man of +te houshold of Thomas Lancastir ,
whech was grete of his councell . (CMCAPCHR,148.3458)

Anon he was condempned to be drawe , hangen , and qwartered .
(CMCAPCHR,148.3459)

Thei +tat were aboute +te kyng prayed +tat he myte haue his lif ,
(CMCAPCHR,148.3460)

and +te kyng , in gret angir , said onto hem , ' Fals and fikil
flatereres , for +te lyf of a fals knaue +ge make grete instauns ,
(CMCAPCHR,148.3461)

but for Thomas of Lancastir , my cosyn , whech myte ha had lif and goue
us good councell , wold +ge neuyr speke word ' . (CMCAPCHR,148.3462)

And anon he comaunded execucion to be do on +tis man .
(CMCAPCHR,148.3463)

In +tis same tyme cam embassiatouris fro +te king of Frauns , cytyng
+te kyng of Ynglond to come and do homage to +te new Kyng Charles for
+te londis of Gian . (CMCAPCHR,148.3464)

The embassiatoures in +tis mater were +te Lord Beouille and Ser Andrew
of Florens , (CMCAPCHR,148.3465)

and +tou+g +tei were counceled be Hewe Spenser and Robert Baldok ,
chaunceler , +tat +tei schuld not notifie +tis to +te kyng , +get +tis
knyte Andrew Florens , because he was a notarie , he made upon this a
open instrument . (CMCAPCHR,148.3466)

In +tis same +gere +te kyng of Scottis sent embassiatouris to +te court
of Rome , for to haue reles of +te curs and +te enterditing whech +tei
were falle in for contumacye ageyn +te pope and rebellyon ageyn +te
kyng of Ynglond . (CMCAPCHR,148.3467)

And +tere were +tei so answerd but be a simpil clerk of Ynglond , +tat
+tei sped not in her mater . (CMCAPCHR,148.3468)

In +tis same +gere on Andrew Hercle , whech took Thomas of Lancastir
and broute him to +te kyng , and whom +te kyng had rewarded gretly and
mad erl of Carlyle , ros ageyn +te Spenseres , (CMCAPCHR,148.3469)

and whanne he say it myte not avayle , +tei were so wallid with +te
kyngis grace , he rebelled openly , and drow to +te Scottis , and
<P_149> fauoured her part ageyn +te kyng . (CMCAPCHR,149.3470)

Than was +tere a nobil knyte in +tat cuntre' , cleped Ser Antony Lucy .
(CMCAPCHR,149.3471)

He , supposing to stande +te bettir in +te kyngis grace , sodeynly fel
upon +tis tyraunt at Karlhil , (CMCAPCHR,149.3472)

took him , (CMCAPCHR,149.3473)

put him in yrunnes , (CMCAPCHR,149.3474)

and brout him to London to +te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,149.3475)

and +tere was he schamefully deposed of all worchip , and deed as a
tretour . (CMCAPCHR,149.3476)

In +tis same +gere Robert Brus , +te kyng of Scottis , wrote to +te
kyng of Ynglond +tat trews schuld be had betwix both londis for xiii
+gere , (CMCAPCHR,149.3477)

and +tis was grauntid . (CMCAPCHR,149.3478)

In +te xvii +gere of his regne he held a parlement at London , for to
wete if he schuld go into Frauns to do homage or nowt .
(CMCAPCHR,149.3479)

And +tis was +te decre of +te parlement , +tat +te king schuld not go ,
but he schuld send solempne embassiatouris to proue if he myte be
excused so , or ellis for to dilaye +te mater til he myte come .
(CMCAPCHR,149.3480)

In +tis same parlement was offered a peticion , both to +te clergy ,
and to +te lay-fe , for +te raunson of Ser Jon of Bretayn , erl of
Richmund . (CMCAPCHR,149.3481)

And +tis was +te answere , +tat for +te kyng or +te qween in swech
maner men schuld be leyd to a certeyn contribucion , but for no o+tir .
(CMCAPCHR,149.3482)

In +tis parlement was arested Adam , bischop of Herforth , of treson ,
(CMCAPCHR,149.3483)

and he stood (CMCAPCHR,149.3484)

and seid he schuld not answere in +tis maner but to +te bischop of
Cauntirbyri , whech was his juge immediatly vndir +te pope .
(CMCAPCHR,149.3485)

At +tis word alle +te bischoppes rise up , (CMCAPCHR,149.3486)

and chalenged him as a membir of +te Cherch , (CMCAPCHR,149.3487)

and so was he comittid to +te keping of +te bischop of Cauntirbury tyl
+te tyme +tat he schuld answere to +too objecciones +tat schuld be
aleggid ageyn him . (CMCAPCHR,149.3488)

Not many dayes aftir , he was cyted to come before +te juges .
(CMCAPCHR,149.3489)

Ther went with him +te erchbischop , and o+tir ten bischoppis , with
+te crosse of Cauntyrbury , (CMCAPCHR,149.3490)

and +tere +tei cursed all +too +tat schuld ley ony hand in violens of
+tis Adam , bischop . (CMCAPCHR,149.3491)

This say +te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,149.3492)

and mad a qwest for to be assigned , (CMCAPCHR,149.3493)

and +tei , dredyng more +te kyng +tan God , endited +te bischop of all
+too poyntes in whech he was accused , and , as sad men supposed , not
gilty . (CMCAPCHR,149.3494)

This plesid <P_150> +te kyng wel , (CMCAPCHR,150.3495)

and comavnded all his temporal good to be achetid ; (CMCAPCHR,150.3496)

his body was kept vndir tuycioun of +te bischop of Cauntirbiry .
(CMCAPCHR,150.3497)

In +tis same parlement were chose too enbassiatoures , Edmunde of
Wodstok , bro+tir to +te kyng , and eke erl of Kent , and with him +te
bischop of Dorham , to go into Frauns for to excuse +te kyng +tat he
cam not to make his homage . (CMCAPCHR,150.3498)

There were +tei receyued worchipfully , (CMCAPCHR,150.3499)

but +tei sped not for a certeyn offens whech a knyte of Ynglond had do
ageyn +te plesauns of +te king of Frauns - (CMCAPCHR,150.3500)

+tei cleped him Raf Basset . (CMCAPCHR,150.3501)

The Erl Edmund wold he schuld be punchid aftir +te lawes of Frauns ;
(CMCAPCHR,150.3502)

+te bischop wold not consent +terto . (CMCAPCHR,150.3503)

So sent +tei hom to +te King Edward to wite his will ,
(CMCAPCHR,150.3504)

and he sent letteris +tat al +tat euyr +te knyte had do was do in +te
kyngis rite , wherfor he alowed al +tat was doo . (CMCAPCHR,150.3505)

In +tese dayes Roger Mortimer +te +gonger gaf swech a drynk to +te
keperis of +te Tour +tat he scaped oute of all +te wardes ,
(CMCAPCHR,150.3506)

and met with a boot at his consent , (CMCAPCHR,150.3507)

and aftir in a schip seiled into Frauns , where he had frendis
(CMCAPCHR,150.3508)

and leued merily . (CMCAPCHR,150.3509)

Roger , his vncil , deied +tere in prison . (CMCAPCHR,150.3510)

Many enbassiatouris were sent into Frauns to procure pees ,
(CMCAPCHR,150.3511)

but it availed not . (CMCAPCHR,150.3512)

Than were +te Frenschmen in +tis lond had in gret despite ;
(CMCAPCHR,150.3513)

+tei +tat dwelled with +te qween fled into Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,150.3514)

The lyflode of +te qween was take fro hir ; (CMCAPCHR,150.3515)

+tei sent hir fro +te kyngis coferes what +tei wold .
(CMCAPCHR,150.3516)

In +tat same tyme were sent to +te king of Frauns +tese iii
enbassiatouris , +te bischop of Wynchestir , bischop of Norwich , and
+te erle of Richemund , to trete of pes . (CMCAPCHR,150.3517)

Than +tei +tat were aboute +te kyng seyde +tat it was conuenient +tat
+te qween schuld go , supposing +tat +te mater schuld spede +te betir .
(CMCAPCHR,150.3518)

Sche graunted to +tis jornay ful mekly , (CMCAPCHR,150.3519)

and +tei of +te kyngis councel sent hir to Frauns ful porely , but with
o barne , Ser Jon Krownwell , and iiii knytis . (CMCAPCHR,150.3520)

With +te mediacion of +te qween +tus were +tei acorded , +tat +te Kyng
Edward schuld gyue Edward , his sone , +te duchy of Gian and +te erldam
of Pounte ; (CMCAPCHR,150.3521)

and upon +tis sent +te kyng his patent letteris , +tat , if +te kyng
wold com or sende , +tei schuld com saf , and goo , to performe +tis
mater , and mech o+tir +ting . (CMCAPCHR,150.3522)

<P_151>

And in +tis mater were had many councellis +tat +te king schuld go ,
(CMCAPCHR,151.3524)

but +te too Spenseres lettet +tat , (CMCAPCHR,151.3525)

for +tei durst not go to Frauns for her enmies +tere ,
(CMCAPCHR,151.3526)

and +tei durst not abide in Ynglond in +te kyngis absens for her enmies
here . (CMCAPCHR,151.3527)

But +tei counceled +te kyng +tat +te kingis son schuld goo ,
(CMCAPCHR,151.3528)

and +tat same councel turned o+tirwise +tan +tei supposed .
(CMCAPCHR,151.3529)

Than mad +te kyng a chartor to +te prince , (CMCAPCHR,151.3530)

and enfeffed him in +te londes of Normannie and Gian , to him and to
his eyres . (CMCAPCHR,151.3531)

But if it happed him to deye or his fader , +te londes schuld returne
to his fader . (CMCAPCHR,151.3532)

And eke he wrote +tat +te kyng of Frauns schuld not marie him , ne
assigne him no tutour . (CMCAPCHR,151.3533)

So went he forth with certeyn lordes (CMCAPCHR,151.3534)

and mad homage to his vncle , king of Frauns , (CMCAPCHR,151.3535)

and +tan entered his londis . (CMCAPCHR,151.3536)

In +te xviii +gere of his regne Kyng Edward sent into Frauns to +te
qween and +te prince +tat +tei schuld com hom . (CMCAPCHR,151.3537)

Thei sent hom many of her houshold , (CMCAPCHR,151.3538)

but +tei abode stille . (CMCAPCHR,151.3539)

For +te qween wold not com hom , as was seid , but sche myte bringge
with hire all +too +tat were banchid oute of Ynglond , and specialy Ser
Roger Mortimer . (CMCAPCHR,151.3540)

Than +te kyng , be +te councell of +tese too Spenseres , mad crye in
Londoun +tat +te qween and hir sone , as rebelles , schuld be banchid .
(CMCAPCHR,151.3541)

And +tan procured he priuily be letteris writin to Ser Jon of Bretayn ,
erl of Richemund , +tat +te qween and +te prince schuld be slayn ,
(CMCAPCHR,151.3542)

but +tis treson was bewreyed , (CMCAPCHR,151.3543)

and +te qween with +te prince fled onto +te erle of Hennow ,
(CMCAPCHR,151.3544)

and +tere was sche reuerently receyued , and worchipfully .
(CMCAPCHR,151.3545)

In +tat same tyme , be procuracion of +te qween , was mad a mariage
betwix Edward +te prince and Philip , doutir to +te erl of Hennow .
(CMCAPCHR,151.3546)

Sone aftir , +te qween cam into Ynglond with power of hir son Edward ,
xiiii +ger old , and Edmund Wodstok , erl of Kent , and bro+tir to +te
kyng , and many moo . (CMCAPCHR,151.3547)

Sche londed in +te hauene of Herwich , (CMCAPCHR,151.3548)

and anon +tere drow onto hir +te Erl Marchale , for sche londid on his
ground , and +te erl of Leycetir , with many barones and knytes .
(CMCAPCHR,151.3549)

There met hir eke certeyn bischoppis , Lincoln , Herforth , Dorham ,
and Hely . (CMCAPCHR,151.3550)

And William , bischop of Cauntirbury , sent hir grete tresoure .
(CMCAPCHR,151.3551)

<P_152>

The kyng was at London whan sche entred , (CMCAPCHR,152.3553)

and axed of +te cyte' help for to make resistens ageyn +te qween .
(CMCAPCHR,152.3554)

Thei answerd +tat +te qween and +te prince schuld be receyued as good
zelatoris of +te rem . (CMCAPCHR,152.3555)

O+tir , +tat were proued tretoures , schuld not be receyued +tere .
(CMCAPCHR,152.3556)

And as for hem of +te cite' , +tei wold kepe her old pryuylege +tat
+tei schuld go no fer+ter to fite but +tat +tei myte com hom +te same
day . (CMCAPCHR,152.3557)

This herd +te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,152.3558)

and stuffid +te Tour with vitaile and armour , (CMCAPCHR,152.3559)

and set +tere his +gonger son , Jon Eltham , and his nece , weddid to
Hew Spenser +te +gonger . (CMCAPCHR,152.3560)

And he rod onto +te west partyes to reyse puple ageyn +te qween .
(CMCAPCHR,152.3561)

He ded crye in London +tat all men schuld rise and distroye +te qweenes
power , (CMCAPCHR,152.3562)

but +tei schuld saue +te lyues of hir and hir son and his bro+tir
Edmund , (CMCAPCHR,152.3563)

' and he +tat bringith +te hed of Roger Mortimer to +te kyng schal haue
a +tousand pound ' . (CMCAPCHR,152.3564)

On +te qween side was cried , ' No man take +te valew of IIId. but if
he pay , up peyn of lesing of a fynger , ne +te valew of VI d. , up
peyn of lesing of his hand , ne +te valew of XII d. , up peyn of his
hed . (CMCAPCHR,152.3565)

And who bryng +te hed of Hew Spenser +te +gonger ' schuld haue ii
+tousand pound . (CMCAPCHR,152.3566)

Thus fled +te kyng , first to Gloucestir , and +tan to Strogoil .
(CMCAPCHR,152.3567)

He sent Hugo Spenser +te fader to kepe the town and +te castel of
Bristow , (CMCAPCHR,152.3568)

and +te kyng , with Hugo Spenser +te +gonger , and on Robert Baldok ,
entered +te see . (CMCAPCHR,152.3569)

The qween with hir hoost folowid euyr . (CMCAPCHR,152.3570)

And +tei of London in +tis tyme killid hem +tat were not fauorable to
+te qween : first , a citeceyn +tei cleped Jon Marchale , and +tan
Maystir Water Stapilton , bischop of Excetir , for he was noted for a
grete enmye ageyn +te liberte's of London . (CMCAPCHR,152.3571)

The qween jornayed forth to Gloucetir be Berkle' , (CMCAPCHR,152.3572)

and +tere sche restored +te castell to Ser Thomas Berkle' , +tat was
eir - whech Ser Hewe Spenser +te +gonger had wrongfully kept fro him .
(CMCAPCHR,152.3573)

Than cam +te qween to Bristow , (CMCAPCHR,152.3574)

and besegid it , (CMCAPCHR,152.3575)

and it was sone +goldyn onto hir , (CMCAPCHR,152.3576)

and in +te next day was Hewe Spenser +te elder hangid , in his owne
cotearmour , upon +te comown galowis for theuys . (CMCAPCHR,152.3577)

In +te xix +gere were mad open cryes +torwoute +te reme +tat +te kyng
schuld com hom and take +te reule of his puple , on +tat <P_153>
condicioun , +tat he schuld be reuled be his owne lawes .
(CMCAPCHR,153.3578)

But because he wold not come , +terfor +te lordes of +te lond mad a
councel at Herforth in Walis , in whech Edward , duk of Gyan , was mad
keper of Ynglond be her comoun asent ; (CMCAPCHR,153.3579)

+te bischop of Norwich chaunceler was mad +tere , and +te bischop of
Wynchestir tresorer . (CMCAPCHR,153.3580)

In +tis mene tyme sent +te qween into Wales Herri , erl of Lancastir ,
and William , Lord Souch , and Maistir Reson Vphowel - for +tei had
londis +tere , and were weel beloued - where , with helpe of Walschmen
, +tei took +te kyng , and Ser Hewe Spenser +te +gonger , and Robert
Baldoc , and Simon Redyng , wit+g o+tir mo . (CMCAPCHR,153.3581)

+Tis jornay was on Seynt Edmund day +te archbischop .
(CMCAPCHR,153.3582)

The king was broute onto Kenelworth , where he lay al +tat wyntir .
(CMCAPCHR,153.3583)

The o+tir thre were browt onto +te qween , (CMCAPCHR,153.3584)

and +tei +tat took hem were treuly payed too +tousand pound .
(CMCAPCHR,153.3585)

Hewe +te Spenser was drawen at Herforth , and +tan hanged of a galow
+tat was fifty fote in heith . (CMCAPCHR,153.3586)

In his cote-armour was writin , 'Quid gloriaris in malicia , qui potens
es in iniquitate ? ' . (CMCAPCHR,153.3587)

Simon Reding was hangin on +te same trees ten fete lower .
(CMCAPCHR,153.3588)

Robert Baldok was sent to London , (CMCAPCHR,153.3589)

and +tere , in grete despite and miserie , deyed in Newgate .
(CMCAPCHR,153.3590)

The qween held a real Cristmasse aftir at Walingford ,
(CMCAPCHR,153.3591)

and +tere were +tese prelatis , archbischop of Cauntirburi , and of
+Gork , bischop of Wynchestir , tresorer , bischop of Norwich ,
chaunceler , with o+tir , bischop of Lyncoln , Hely , Couentre , and
Herforth . (CMCAPCHR,153.3592)

Sone aftir +te feest +tei went to Londoun , (CMCAPCHR,153.3593)

and +tere begunne a parlement +te next day aftir +te ephiphanie , where
was concluded be all +te lordes +tat +te kyng was insufficient to
gouerne +te puple , wherfor +tei chose +te prince for to be kyng , and
proclamed it openly in +te Halle at Westmister , and all +te puple
consented +terto . (CMCAPCHR,153.3594)

Whan +te qween herd of +tis , sche semed as sche schuld dey for sorow ,
(CMCAPCHR,153.3595)

and +tan Edward hir son mad his avow to God +tat he schuld neuir take
+te crowne withoute his fader consent . (CMCAPCHR,153.3596)

<P_154>

Than , be +te decre' of +te parlement , +tei sent to +te kyng ii
bischoppis , ii herlis , to abbotes , iiii barones , and of euery
schire of Ynglond iii knytes , with burgeis of o+tir townes , to
notifie to +te kyng the sentens of +te parlement , who +tat he was
deposed , and his son Edward chosen . (CMCAPCHR,154.3598)

Whan +te kyng herd +tis he wept ful sore +tat his gouernauns had be
swech +tat his puple disobeyed him (CMCAPCHR,154.3599)

but +get he +tankid God specialy +tat +tei chose his son for to be her
kyng . (CMCAPCHR,154.3600)

Anno 6525-6574 ; 1327-1376 . (CMCAPCHR,154.3601)

Edward +te +Tirde regned l +gere . (CMCAPCHR,154.3602)

In his first +gere he wrote letterys to all +te schiris in Ynglond +tat
his fader had resigned , and he was chose bi +te comenaunte of +te reme
for to be kyng . (CMCAPCHR,154.3603)

He was crowned in +te conuercion of Seynt Paule at Westmister be +te
handis of Walter , bischop of Cauntirbury . (CMCAPCHR,154.3604)

In +tat same tyme was assigned to +te qween , his modir , a dowarye ,
+tat men had no mende of swech asignament . (CMCAPCHR,154.3605)

For +te kyng had ful scarcely +te +tird part of his lyflod .
(CMCAPCHR,154.3606)

In +tat same +gere +te dwelleres of Bury risen ageyn +te monkys ,
(CMCAPCHR,154.3607)

and in +te mydday broke +te gates , (CMCAPCHR,154.3608)

robbed +te place of joweles , vestimentis , bokes , and speciali of
dedis of maneres and of londes ; (CMCAPCHR,154.3609)

+tei wold rith nowt restore ageyn onto +te tyme +tat +te abbot had
graunted onto hem her peticiones , whech were ful onresonable .
(CMCAPCHR,154.3610)

In +te same +gere +tei of Seynt Albones rysyn in +te same maner ageyn
+te monastery . (CMCAPCHR,154.3611)

That tyme +te old Edward was led pryuyli to many places ,
(CMCAPCHR,154.3612)

but at +te last was he broute to +te castel of Berkley ,
(CMCAPCHR,154.3613)

and +tere Ser Thomas Berkley had +te kepyng of him o month
(CMCAPCHR,154.3614)

and treted him ful worchipfully , (CMCAPCHR,154.3615)

and Ser Jon Mauntrauers had +te keping of him +te o+tir month
(CMCAPCHR,154.3616)

and treted him ful ongentyly . (CMCAPCHR,154.3617)

The qween sent him plesaunt giftes and clo+tis ful precious ,
(CMCAPCHR,154.3618)

but sche wold not se him . (CMCAPCHR,154.3619)

Sche pretendid +tat +te lordis wold not suffir hir .
(CMCAPCHR,154.3620)

The old Edward had euery month to his expensis a hundred marc .
(CMCAPCHR,154.3621)

In +tis same +gere was +tis old Edward slayn with a hoot spete put into
his body , whech coude not be aspied whan he was ded ,
(CMCAPCHR,154.3622)

for +tei put a horn in his tewhel and +te spete +torw +te horn , +tat
<P_155> +tere schuld no brennyng appere outeward . (CMCAPCHR,155.3623)

This was be +te ordenauns , as was seid , of Ser Jon Mauntrauers and
Thomas Gurnay , whech leyd a gret dore upon him whil +tei ded +tis werk
. (CMCAPCHR,155.3624)

And whan +tis dede was doo +tei fled both into straunge cuntre' ,
(CMCAPCHR,155.3625)

but Thomas Gurnay , thre +gere aftir +tat , was take in Marcyle and
sent into Ynglond , (CMCAPCHR,155.3626)

but +tei +tat broute him killid him in +te se for dreed , +tat he
schuld not accuse persones of hier degre' . (CMCAPCHR,155.3627)

In +te secunde +gere Simon , archbischop of Cauntirbury , held a grete
councel at Londoun , where was ordeyned +tat Good Friday and
Soule-masse Day schuld be holy fro al maner seruyle werkis .
(CMCAPCHR,155.3628)

In +tat same councel +tei cursed all +to men +tat killid Maistir Walter
Stapilton , bischop of Excetir , or leid ony handis of violens upon him
. (CMCAPCHR,155.3629)

In +tat same councel was ordeyned +tat +te concepcion of oure Ladi
schuld be a solempne fest . (CMCAPCHR,155.3630)

That same tyme Kyng Edward went into Frauns to make his homage to +te
kyng of Frauns for +te duchy of Gian and +te erldam of Pounte .
(CMCAPCHR,155.3631)

He left Edmund his bro+tir , erle of Cornwaile , keper of +te lond for
+te mene tyme . (CMCAPCHR,155.3632)

Whan he was come hom he held a parlement at Salesbury , where he mad
iii erles : (CMCAPCHR,155.3633)

Ser Jon Eltham , his +gonger bro+tir , erl of Cornwayle ; Ser Roger
Mortimer , erl of March ; and ano+tir , erl of Ormund .
(CMCAPCHR,155.3634)

In +te +tird +gere was a parlement at Wynchestir , where , be
procuracion of +te qween , Roger Mortimer was mad erl of Kent .
(CMCAPCHR,155.3635)

The kyngis vncle , Ser Edmund Woodstok , was hedid +tere for certeyn
confessiones of himself and certeyn letteris found wyth him , in whech
+tingis , as summe sayde , was conteyned no treson ne no cause for
whech a man schuld deye . (CMCAPCHR,155.3636)

But +tis was feyned on him : that he and o+tir moo had conspired to
rere +te elde Kyng Edward to his dignite' - (CMCAPCHR,155.3637)

and +tat was fals . (CMCAPCHR,155.3638)

Othir men were accused of +te same , (CMCAPCHR,155.3639)

and +tei were put in dyuers prisonis vndir pleggis .
(CMCAPCHR,155.3640)

Thus was +te erl ded for hem all , (CMCAPCHR,155.3641)

and he was +te lasse compleyned , (CMCAPCHR,155.3642)

for his meny were of euel gouernauns , speciali in taking of vitail and
not paying . (CMCAPCHR,155.3643)

<P_156>

In +te iiii +gere was a parlement at Notyngham , where Roger Mortimer
was take be nyte in +te qween chambir behinde a corteyn .
(CMCAPCHR,156.3645)

It is seid comounly +tat +ter is a weye fro +te hous of Lenton onto +te
castel of Notyngham vndir +te ground , (CMCAPCHR,156.3646)

and +tis wey cam +tei in +tat took him , of whech +te principales were
too Vfforthis . (CMCAPCHR,156.3647)

The qween was logged in +te castell , and +tis Mortimer next hir , and
+te kyng forth in +te court . (CMCAPCHR,156.3648)

The keyes were in +te keping of Mortimer . (CMCAPCHR,156.3649)

So +tese knytes , whan +tei were com into +te castell , +tei cleped up
+te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,156.3650)

and told him who Mortimer had ymaged his deth , +tat he myte be kyng ;
(CMCAPCHR,156.3651)

+tei told him eke who he mysused his moder +te qween ,
(CMCAPCHR,156.3652)

and +tan +tei broke up +te dore (CMCAPCHR,156.3653)

and fond him behinde +te curteyn , as we saide , (CMCAPCHR,156.3654)

and sent him to London , (CMCAPCHR,156.3655)

and +tere was he ded . (CMCAPCHR,156.3656)

These causes were alleggid ageyn him : that he was gilty of old
Edwardes deth ; (CMCAPCHR,156.3657)

the secund , +tat Kyng Edward +tat now is was not sped ne worchipid at
+te batayl of Stanpark , (CMCAPCHR,156.3658)

but he gaf fauour to +te Scottis and not to +te kyng ;
(CMCAPCHR,156.3659)

the +tirde cause , +tat he receyued of +te Scottis +tat tyme xx
+tousand pound , and procured a wrecchid mariage betwix +te kyngis son
of Scotlond and +te kingis sistir of Ynglond ; (CMCAPCHR,156.3660)

the fourte , +tat he had consumed +te kyngis tresoure and +te qwenis
liflod and +te tresoure +tat Ser Hewe Spenser left , so +tat he was
rich and o+tir pore ; (CMCAPCHR,156.3661)

the v cause , +tat he had all +te wardes , all +te mariages ;
(CMCAPCHR,156.3662)

and last of all , +tat he was ouyr homeli with +te qween .
(CMCAPCHR,156.3663)

In +tis same +gere was +te Prince Edward born , +te xvii kalend of June
. (CMCAPCHR,156.3664)

In +te v +gere of Edward cam into Ynglond a man +tei cleped Edward de
Baliol , pretending to haue rite to +te crowne of Scotlond .
(CMCAPCHR,156.3665)

And anon drowe onto him Herry Bemount , Dauid , erl of Asseles ,
Gilbert Vmfreuile , Richard Talbot , and many mor , (CMCAPCHR,156.3666)

for +tei had rite to grete possessiones in Scotlond , eydir be hemself
, or be her wyues . (CMCAPCHR,156.3667)

These all cam to +te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,156.3668)

and asked leue to enter Scotlond , goyng +torw his lond .
(CMCAPCHR,156.3669)

The king wold gyue hem no leue , because Dauid , kyng of Scottis , had
weddid his sistir . (CMCAPCHR,156.3670)

<P_157>

Than gote +tei schippis (CMCAPCHR,157.3672)

and took +te see aboute +te feste of Seynt Laurens ,
(CMCAPCHR,157.3673)

and londed fast by +te Abbey Downfermelyn , where +tei fond grete
resistens of Scottis , (CMCAPCHR,157.3674)

but a fewe of oure archeres occupied +te Scottis til oure armed men
were londed . (CMCAPCHR,157.3675)

Sone aftir was +tere a grete bataile in a place +tei clepe Gledesmore ,
where too +tousand Englischmen had victorie ouyr xl +tousand Scottis .
(CMCAPCHR,157.3676)

All men seide it was Goddis hande , and not mannes hand ;
(CMCAPCHR,157.3677)

for +te Scottis were so many - and Englisch so fewe - +tat ech of hem
bar down o+tir . (CMCAPCHR,157.3678)

In +te sexte +gere of +te kyng , Edward Baliol continued his werres
with +te Scottes , (CMCAPCHR,157.3679)

and aboute mydsomyr many worchipful men of +tis lond drow to him to
help him , of her owne fre will , and at her owne cost .
(CMCAPCHR,157.3680)

The kyng , conseyuyng weel +tat +te Scottis were euyr ontrewe , and ful
of treson , and +tei toke neuyr no treus but to make hem strong ageyn
us , consideryng eke who +tat +te mariage and all +te pees was mad be
Ser Roger Mortimer , him being vndir +gong age - all +tis considered ,
he gadered a grete power for to go onto Scotlond . (CMCAPCHR,157.3681)

In +te vii +gere +te king went to Berwyk , and +te hoost al on fote ,
where he fond many Scottis +tat come to remeue +te sege of Berwik ,
(CMCAPCHR,157.3682)

for +tese forseyd lordis , aftir +tei had crowned Edward Baliol at
Scone , +tei cam streith (CMCAPCHR,157.3683)

and besegid +tis Berwik . (CMCAPCHR,157.3684)

There had +te kyng grete victorie , and +te Scottis grete vilonye ;
(CMCAPCHR,157.3685)

for +tei fled all , (CMCAPCHR,157.3686)

and +te king pursewid hem more +tan v myle - (CMCAPCHR,157.3687)

viii erles were dede of +te Scottis , a +tousand and iii hundred of
horsmen , and of fotemen xxxv +tousand . (CMCAPCHR,157.3688)

The leder of +te Scottis at +tat tyme was William Kech .
(CMCAPCHR,157.3689)

In +tis batayle wonne +te archeres of Ynglond a perpetuel laude .
(CMCAPCHR,157.3690)

In +tis same tyme lay +te qween at Banborow . (CMCAPCHR,157.3691)

Certeyn Scottis were sent to besege +tat town , (CMCAPCHR,157.3692)

but whan +tei herd +tat Berwik was take +tei fled anon .
(CMCAPCHR,157.3693)

Than mad +te kyng +tis same Edward Baliol capteyn of Berwik and keper
of Scotlond , (CMCAPCHR,157.3694)

and he cam ageyn to Ynglond (CMCAPCHR,157.3695)

and visited <P_158> many pylgrimages . (CMCAPCHR,158.3696)

The same tyme +te prelatis of Scotlond fled into Frauns , and summe to
Rome , compleynyng of +tis infortune , sekyng socour and help ,
(CMCAPCHR,158.3697)

but +tei founde non . (CMCAPCHR,158.3698)

In +te viii +gere +te king held a parlement at +Gork ,
(CMCAPCHR,158.3699)

and +tere he sent for +te kyng of Scottis , (CMCAPCHR,158.3700)

and he excused him +tat he myte not come for +te Scottis had leyd
certeyn awayte upon him to his grete hurt if he come .
(CMCAPCHR,158.3701)

He sent +tidir his enbassatouris , Ser Herry Beamount and Ser William
Mountagew , with o+tir barones . (CMCAPCHR,158.3702)

But in +tat same +gere , at +te fest of Geruase and Prothase , +te same
kyng of Scottis mad his homage onto +te kyng of Ynglond at Newcastell
upo Tyne . (CMCAPCHR,158.3703)

In +tat same +gere was a parlement at London , (CMCAPCHR,158.3704)

but for because tydyngis cam +tat +te Scottis were rebelle , and had
take Ser Richard Talbot and vi knytis , +te kyng with his power mad him
redy to go to Scotlond . (CMCAPCHR,158.3705)

And to +tat entent +te clergy and +te puple graunted him a grete summe
of good . (CMCAPCHR,158.3706)

Thus went he to Scotlond , (CMCAPCHR,158.3707)

and abood +tere til wyntir-tyme , +tat he myte go on +te hys ,
(CMCAPCHR,158.3708)

and +tan distroyed he +te lond euene onto Galowey . (CMCAPCHR,158.3709)

There delyuered he Ser Herry Beamount , +tat was besegid in a castel .
(CMCAPCHR,158.3710)

This +gere were so grete wateres +tat +tei broke down walles in Temse
and o+tir places , ouyrcured +te londis , and kyllid many bestes .
(CMCAPCHR,158.3711)

This +gere deied Jon , +te xxii pope of +tat name , (CMCAPCHR,158.3712)

and was byried at Avinion , (CMCAPCHR,158.3713)

and aftir him was mad pope an abbot of +te Sistewes , and cleped
Benedictus XII . (CMCAPCHR,158.3714)

He mad many constituciones to religious men , (CMCAPCHR,158.3715)

for +te Chanones clepe here constituciones at +tis day Benedictines .
(CMCAPCHR,158.3716)

In +te ix +gere +te kyng held his Cristmasse at Rokesborow , with grete
noumbyr of Englischmen , (CMCAPCHR,158.3717)

and +tat same tyme was trews take with Scottis tyl +te fest of Seynt
Jon Baptiste . (CMCAPCHR,158.3718)

And +tan was held a parlement at +Gork upon +te same mater ,
(CMCAPCHR,158.3719)

and it was concluded +tat +te king schuld jornay into Scotlond ,
(CMCAPCHR,158.3720)

and so he ded , (CMCAPCHR,158.3721)

but +te Scottis feyned +tat +tei wold haue pees . (CMCAPCHR,158.3722)

And aftirward +te erle of <P_159> Asseles cam (CMCAPCHR,159.3723)

and asked for hem pees , (CMCAPCHR,159.3724)

but +te o+tir lordis wold not come ; for whech cause , aftirward , was
take +te Lord Moris at Edenborow and browt to +te kingis prison .
(CMCAPCHR,159.3725)

In +tat same tyme Ser Richard Talbot , whech was take prisoner in
Scotlond , for ii m mark was delyuered . (CMCAPCHR,159.3726)

In +te x +gere +te kyng , aftir +te deth of his bro+tir , Jon Eltham ,
whech was erl of Cornwayle , mad Edward his sone duke of Cornwaile and
erl of Chestir . (CMCAPCHR,159.3727)

And in +tat same tyme he mad sex erles : Herry of Lancastir +te +gonger
, erl of Derby ; William Mountagew , erl of Salesbury ; and Hewe Awdle
, erl of Gloucetir ; William Clynton , erl of Huntyndoun ; Robert
Vfford , erl of Suffolk ; (CMCAPCHR,159.3728)

and +te sext is not now in mende . (CMCAPCHR,159.3729)

This +gere deyed Richard Walingforth , abbot of Seynt Albones , a
studious man in astronomie . (CMCAPCHR,159.3730)

Be his avis was mad +tat grete horologe , +tat standith +tere , with
many meruelous meuyngis of astronomye . (CMCAPCHR,159.3731)

This +gere was mad a statute +tat no man schuld were no precious cloth
but swech as is woue in Ynglond except +te kyng , +te qween , and her
childyrn , and no man were no precious furre but swech as is in Ynglond
but if he myte spend a hundred pound . (CMCAPCHR,159.3732)

In +tis same tyme was at a litil town cleped Berwik , v myle fro
Walsyngham on +te west syde , a woman +tei cleped Jewet Metles , so
cleped for sche ete no mete , (CMCAPCHR,159.3733)

but receyued +te sacrament on +te Sunday , (CMCAPCHR,159.3734)

and +terby lyued al +te weke . (CMCAPCHR,159.3735)

Prestes asayed +tat sche schuld receyue a hoost not consecrat ,
(CMCAPCHR,159.3736)

but sche knewe it . (CMCAPCHR,159.3737)

Sche was examined be +te officeres of +te Cherch (CMCAPCHR,159.3738)

and no defaute fond +tei in hir feith , ne no synne in hir conuersacion
. (CMCAPCHR,159.3739)

In +te xi +gere of his regne Southamptoun was brent be +te galeyes of
+te kyng of Frauns , (CMCAPCHR,159.3740)

and +te same kyng of Frauns occupied mech lond in Gyan , +tat longid to
+te kyng of Ynglond , wherfor the Kyng Edward wrote onto him letteris
of grete humilite' , (CMCAPCHR,159.3741)

but he sped not . (CMCAPCHR,159.3742)

And whan +tat was aspied , he gadered power , <P_160> +tis same Edward
, (CMCAPCHR,160.3743)

and cast him verili to chalenge +te crowne of Franus .
(CMCAPCHR,160.3744)

<P_209>

In +te xxi +gere of Richard , in +tat same parlement +te kyng procured
ful sotilly +tat , be +te consent of all +te statis of +te parlement ,
+tat +te power of certeyn peticiones , whech were porrect in +te
parlement , mite be determined be certeyn persones vii or viii aftir
+te parlement was do . (CMCAPCHR,209.3746)

This graunted , +te kyng put in his stile ' Prince of Chestir ' ,
(CMCAPCHR,209.3747)

and +tan mad he certeyn dukes : +te erl of Derby , duke of Herforth ;
Erl Marchale , duke of Norfolk ; Erl Rutland , duke of Albemarle ; erl
of Kent , duke of Suthrey ; erl of Huntingdon , duke of Excetir ; +te
cuntesse of Norfolk , duchesse of +te same ; +te erl of Somirsete ,
markeis of Northfolk ; +te Lord Spencer , erl of Gloucetir ; +te Lord
Neuile , erl of Westmorlond ; Ser William Scrop , erl of Wiltschere ;
Ser Thomas Percy , erl of Wicestir ; (CMCAPCHR,209.3748)

and to +tese lordes gaue he mech of +te liflod of +te duke of Gloucetir
, erl of Warwik , and erl of Arundel . (CMCAPCHR,209.3749)

He purchased eke bullis of +te pope , whech confermed al +tat was
<P_210> do in +te parlement , (CMCAPCHR,210.3750)

and grete censuris were +tere ageyn all +tat schuld breke hem .
(CMCAPCHR,210.3751)

In +tis +gere +te kyng exiled +te duke of Norfolk , (CMCAPCHR,210.3752)

and set grete peynes +tat no man schuld pray for him .
(CMCAPCHR,210.3753)

And +tis was do +tat same day tweluemonth in whech first day +te duke
of Gloucetir was suffocat at Caleys . (CMCAPCHR,210.3754)

In +tis +gere +te kyng translate Jon , bischop of Lincoln , onto +te
cherch of Chestir , (CMCAPCHR,210.3755)

and +te cherch of Lincoln gaue he to Herry Beuforth , on of +te
childirn of +te duke of Lancastir and Katerine Swynforth .
(CMCAPCHR,210.3756)

Jon , +tat was bischop of Lincoln , wold not admitte +tis translacion ,
(CMCAPCHR,210.3757)

but went to Cauntirbyry , to Crist Cherch , (CMCAPCHR,210.3758)

and +tere deied amongis +te munkis . (CMCAPCHR,210.3759)

In +tis tyme cam a messanger fro +te pope , Petrus de Bosco , Bischop
Aquitense , for to pray +te king +tat he schuld suffir his ligemen to
haue prouisiones of +te popes hand , and to distroye +tat writ Quare
impedit . (CMCAPCHR,210.3760)

But because +te patrones wold not consent +terto , +terfor +te king
honoured him with grete giftis , (CMCAPCHR,210.3761)

and sent him hom ageyn . (CMCAPCHR,210.3762)

In +tis tyme was founde a gret summe of mony at Rome in a rotin wal ,
whech was +te tresoure of Heleyn , Constantyn modir ,
(CMCAPCHR,210.3763)

for in +te serkil was writin hir name , (CMCAPCHR,210.3764)

and euery pes +terof was worth XXs . (CMCAPCHR,210.3765)

With +tis mony +te pope ded renewe +te Capitol and +te Castell Aungel .
(CMCAPCHR,210.3766)

In +te xxii +gere , in +te fest of circumcision , a depe watir in
Bedforthschire , +tat rennyth betwix Snelleston and Harleswode ,
sodeynly stood stille , (CMCAPCHR,210.3767)

and departed him into o+tir place , (CMCAPCHR,210.3768)

and +te ryuer +tat was wete before stood drye iii myle o length , +tat
men myte go ouyr . (CMCAPCHR,210.3769)

This merueyle betokned , men seide , gret dyuysion +tat schuld falle in
+te puple . (CMCAPCHR,210.3770)

In +tat tyme Roger Mortimer , erl of March , was deceyued be +te
Erischmen and slayn . (CMCAPCHR,210.3771)

Whan +te kyng knew it , he purposed <P_211> for to venge his deth and
make a jornay into Yrlond , upon whech he purueyed mech +ting of his
ligis , and payed rite not , so +tat ny all men hated him .
(CMCAPCHR,211.3772)

In +tis tyme deied Jon , duke of Lancastir , (CMCAPCHR,211.3773)

and was byried at Seyn Paules , in London . (CMCAPCHR,211.3774)

Aftir his deth +te kyng , +tat had exiled Herry , his son , for x +gere
, now he exiled him for euyr , forbedyng all his receyuoures +tat +tei
schul gader no mony to profite of her lord , notwithstanding he had
graunted hem patentis befor , +tat +tei schuld gader a certeyn summe
for her lordis redempcion , +tat he mite with his good purchace +te
kyngis grace . (CMCAPCHR,211.3775)

In +tis same tyme +te kyng borowid more good of dyuers men ,
(CMCAPCHR,211.3776)

and bond him be patent letteris to pay hem at certeyn dayes , whech he
neuyr payed . (CMCAPCHR,211.3777)

Than sent he to all +te schreues +tat +tei schuld make +te puple to
swere newly ageyn +tat +tei schuld be trewe to +te kyng .
(CMCAPCHR,211.3778)

And +to men +tat were counted rich were bore on hande +tat +tei had
consented to +te tretoures +tat were ded , (CMCAPCHR,211.3779)

and so were +tei compelled to pay grete summes . (CMCAPCHR,211.3780)

Euery persone , of what degre` he was , if +tei were accused +tat +tei
had seid ony word in derogacion of +te kyng , +tere was no mercy but
payment or prison . (CMCAPCHR,211.3781)

And +tis mad +te puple to hate +te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,211.3782)

and caused gret murmour in the puple . (CMCAPCHR,211.3783)

Aboute +te fest of Pentcost +te kyng went into Yrland , with his
Chestirreres , and with +te Dukes Awlmarre and Excetir , +te eyeres eke
of Gloucetir and Herforth , certeyn bischoppis , and +te abbot of
Westminster , +tat he myte make a parlement whan he wold .
(CMCAPCHR,211.3784)

In +tis tyme , whil he was in Yrlond , +te duke of Lancastir , Herry ,
beryng heuyly his exile and eke priuacioun of his heritage , and
considering who euel-beloued +te kyng was of his lychmen , +tinking
+tat now was tyme for to entir , cam into +te se with Thomas , bischop
of Cauntyrbury , and +te son and eyer of +te erl of Herforth , whech
had with him at +tat tyme but xv speres . (CMCAPCHR,211.3785)

Thus Herry kept <P_212> him in +te se , appering now in o cost , now in
a othir , lokyng euyr if ony resistens schuld be mad to lette him of
his londing . (CMCAPCHR,212.3786)

Whan Ser Edmund , duke of +Gork , herd +tese tydyngis +tat Duke Herri
was in +te se , because he was +te kyngis vncil , and eke keper of +te
rem in +te kyngis absens , he cleped onto him Ser Edmund Stafford ,
bischop of Chestir , and chaunceler at +tat tyme , and +te tresorer ,
William Scrop , erl of Wiltschere , and +tese knytes of +te kyngis
councel , Jon Bussy , William Bagot , Thomas Grene , and Jon Russel .
(CMCAPCHR,212.3787)

They +tus gadered he asked councell what was best to do in +tis mater ,
and what resistens mite be had ageyn Duke Herry . (CMCAPCHR,212.3788)

They seyde it was best to go to Seynt Albonis , and gader +te cuntre` ,
and with +tat strength mete with +te duke . (CMCAPCHR,212.3789)

But her councel was nowt , (CMCAPCHR,212.3790)

for , whan +te puple was gadered , +tei seide +tei knew nowt of Duke
Herry but as of a good lord and a trewe , and a man whech had suffered
mech wrong , wherfor +tei wold not let him to come and receyue his dew
heritage . (CMCAPCHR,212.3791)

Than +te tresorer and +tese iiii knytes lefte +te duke of +Gork ,
(CMCAPCHR,212.3792)

and fled to +te castell of Bristow . (CMCAPCHR,212.3793)

And +te duke of Lancastir londid at Rauenesporne , fast be Grymisby ,
in +te translacion of Seynt Martyn , no man makyng resistens .
(CMCAPCHR,212.3794)

To him cam anon Herry , erl of Northhumbirlond , and Herry Percy , his
son , and Raf Neuyle , erl of Westmorland , and so many mo +tat within
fewe dayes +te noumbir of fytyng men cam onto lx +tousand .
(CMCAPCHR,212.3795)

Than was her comon councel at +te first to destroye Kyng Richardis euel
councel . (CMCAPCHR,212.3796)

So cam +tei to Bristow , (CMCAPCHR,212.3797)

and took alle +tat were +tere , (CMCAPCHR,212.3798)

and smet of her hedis , saue William Bagot , (CMCAPCHR,212.3799)

for , er +tei cam , he was fled to Chestir (CMCAPCHR,212.3800)

and so sailed into Erland . (CMCAPCHR,212.3801)

Whan Kyng Richard herd in Erlond of +te coming of Herry , anon he took
+te se with +te dukes of Awmarle , Excetir , and Sotherey , and
Bischoppis London , Lincoln , and Carlil , +tat he schuld mete <P_213>
+te duke with strong hand or he had gadered ony power .
(CMCAPCHR,213.3802)

Whan he was com to Ynglond , and herd telle what power Duke Herry had
with him , and vndirstood who many heuy hertis he had in +te puple , he
left all his puple (CMCAPCHR,213.3803)

and soute pryuy places , where he myte best dwelle ,
(CMCAPCHR,213.3804)

for +te duke of Lancastir euyr folowid him . (CMCAPCHR,213.3805)

At +te last he was founde in +te castell of Conweye ,
(CMCAPCHR,213.3806)

and +tere desired he to speke with Thomas Arundel , bischop of
Cauntirbiri , and +te erl of Northumbirland . (CMCAPCHR,213.3807)

To hem seid he +tat he wold resigne his regaly , and all +tat longe
+terto , saue +te carectis of his soule , so +tat his lif schuld be
graunted him , and sufficient liflod to him and viii persones .
(CMCAPCHR,213.3808)

Thei graunted his peticioun , (CMCAPCHR,213.3809)

and broute him forth to +te castel of Flynt , where +te duk and he had
but a smal talkyng , (CMCAPCHR,213.3810)

and +tan rydyn to +te castell of Chestir . (CMCAPCHR,213.3811)

In +te xx day of August , +te xlvii fro +te tyme +tat +te duke entered
into Ynglond , +te kyng +gald him to +te duke , (CMCAPCHR,213.3812)

and all his tresore , his ornamentis , and his hors cam to +te dukes
hand . (CMCAPCHR,213.3813)

The lordis and all +te host +tat cam with +te king were robbid be
northen men and Walschmen withoute mercy . (CMCAPCHR,213.3814)

Fro +tat place was +te king led to London to +te Tour .
(CMCAPCHR,213.3815)

And in +tis tyme were sent writtis +torowoute +te lond +tat +te
parlement schuld be at London at Myhilmesse , to whech parlement all
men were cited whech of custome schuld be +tere , (CMCAPCHR,213.3816)

and +tese writtis were sent vndir +te name of Kyng Richard .
(CMCAPCHR,213.3817)

Whan +tis tyme was come , euene on Mihelmesse Day , +te kyng in +te
Tour , with good wil , as it semed , and mery chere , red +te act of
his cessacion before +tese lordis and o+tir men present : arsbischop of
Cauntirbury , Thomas Arundel ; +te o+tir , of +Gork , Richard Scrop ;
Jon , bischop of Herforth ; Herry , duke of Lancastir ; Herry , erl of
Northumbirland ; Raf , erl of Westmorland ; Hew , Lord Burnel ; Thomas
, Lord Berkle` ; abbot of Westminster ; priour of Cauntirbyry ; Lordis
Ros , Wilbey , and Bergeueny ; William +Tirnyng , and Jon <P_214>
Markam , justises ; Thomas Stoke , and Jon Burbage , Doctoures of Canon
; Thomas Erpyngham , and Thomas Grey , knites ; William Ferby , and
Dyonise Lopham , notaries - (CMCAPCHR,214.3818)

before all +tese red he his resignacion (CMCAPCHR,214.3819)

and assoyled all his ligemen fro +te treuth and +te oth whech +tei had
mad to him . (CMCAPCHR,214.3820)

And +tis renunciacion was openly red in Westminster Halle ,
(CMCAPCHR,214.3821)

and euery state singulerly inqwyred who +tei likid +tis ,
(CMCAPCHR,214.3822)

and +tei saide all +tei consented +tertoo . (CMCAPCHR,214.3823)

Anno ; 1399-1412 . (CMCAPCHR,214.3824)

In +te +gere of oure Lord 1399 , in +te fest of Seyn Jerom , aftir +tis
renunciacion , +te kyngis sete +to voyde , +te forseid Herry , duke of
Lancastir , ros in +te parlement (CMCAPCHR,214.3825)

and stood up +tat men myte se him , (CMCAPCHR,214.3826)

blessed him with +te merk of +te crosse , (CMCAPCHR,214.3827)

and saide swech wordes : - (CMCAPCHR,214.3828)

In Dei nomine , Amen . I , Herry Lancastir , chalenge +te corown with
al +te membris +tat long +terto as for descense of +te real blod of
Kyng Herry , be whech rite God hath graunted me for to entir with help
of my kynred . (CMCAPCHR,214.3829)

And whan all +te states of +te parlement had consented to his chaleng ,
+te arschbischop of Cauntirbiry took him be +te rite hand ,
(CMCAPCHR,214.3830)

and sette him in +te kyngis se . (CMCAPCHR,214.3831)

Than was it proclamed +tat a new parlement schuld begynne +te next
Munday aftir , and on Seint Edward day folowing schuld +te king be
corowned , (CMCAPCHR,214.3832)

and +tis was fulfillid in dede . (CMCAPCHR,214.3833)

This Herry had +tat tyme sex childyrn be Dam Mary , doutir to +te erl
of Herforth : (CMCAPCHR,214.3834)

+te eldest son hite Herry ; +te secunde , Thomas ; +te +tirde , Jon ;
+te fourte , Humfrey ; (CMCAPCHR,214.3835)

to douteris had he eke - (CMCAPCHR,214.3836)

on of hem was weddid into Denemarc . (CMCAPCHR,214.3837)

Thus was he crowned on Seynt Edward day and anoynted with +tat holy
oyle +tat was take to Seynt Thomas of Cauntirbury be oure Lady ,
(CMCAPCHR,214.3838)

and he left it in Frauns . (CMCAPCHR,214.3839)

This oyle was closed in a egel of gold and +tat egil put in a crowet of
ston , (CMCAPCHR,214.3840)

and be reuelacion Herry , +te first duke of Lancastir fond it ,
(CMCAPCHR,214.3841)

and brout it hom to Ynglond , (CMCAPCHR,214.3842)

<P_215>

and gaue it to +te Prince Edward , to +tis effect , +tat aftir his
faderes deces he schuld be anoynted with +te same . (CMCAPCHR,215.3844)

And aftir +te princes deth it was left in +te kyngis tresory ,
(CMCAPCHR,215.3845)

and neuyr man tok kep +terto til , a litil before +tat +te king exiled
+te Bischop Thomas , +tis relik was found , and certeyn writing +teron
, as Thomas of Cauntirbury left it . (CMCAPCHR,215.3846)

Than was Kyng Richard glad , (CMCAPCHR,215.3847)

and desired of +te bischop to be anoynted new , (CMCAPCHR,215.3848)

but he wold not . (CMCAPCHR,215.3849)

But for al +tat +te kyng bare it with him into Yrland ,
(CMCAPCHR,215.3850)

and whan he was take in his coming ageyn , he dylyuered it to Tomas
Arundel , (CMCAPCHR,215.3851)

and soo was Herry crowned with +te same . (CMCAPCHR,215.3852)

In +tis parlement +te kyng , with consent of alle +te hous , mad his
son Herri prince of Walis and duke of Cornwaile , and eke erl of
Chestir , and aftir +tat duke of Gian . (CMCAPCHR,215.3853)

In +tat parlement +te kyng gaue to +te erl of Northumbirlond +te Yle of
Man , with +tis addicion , +tat he schuld bere before +te kyng +te same
swerd with whech he cam into Inglond . (CMCAPCHR,215.3854)

He gaue eke to +te erl of Westmorland +te erldam of Richmund .
(CMCAPCHR,215.3855)

And ageyn hem +tat appeled and accused +te duke of Gloucetir +tis
sentens was pronounsed : - (CMCAPCHR,215.3856)

The lordis of +tis present parlement decerne and deme +tat +te Duke
Awmarle , and duke of Suthrey , and eke of Excetir , schul lese her
names , her honour , and her dignite` , and +te markeis of Dorcete and
+te erle of Gloucetir schul lese +te same for hem and her eyeris .
(CMCAPCHR,215.3857)

And all +te castell and maneris , whech were +te dukes of Gloucetir ,
+tei schul lese withoute ony grace , (CMCAPCHR,215.3858)

and all +te godes +tat +tei had sith +tat tyme +tat he was arested +tei
schuld forgo . (CMCAPCHR,215.3859)

Tho +tat +tei had befor +tat tyme +tei schuld haue stille ,
(CMCAPCHR,215.3860)

but +tei schuld gyue no lyueries , as o+tir lordis doo .
(CMCAPCHR,215.3861)

And if euyr it may be knowe +tat +tei make ony gadering in coumfort of
Richard , sumtyme kyng , +tei to be punchid as tretoures .
(CMCAPCHR,215.3862)

<P_216>

In +te secund +gere of +tis kyng +te erlis of Kent , Salesbury , and
Huntingdon , onkende onto +te kyng , risin ageyn him -
(CMCAPCHR,216.3864)

vnkynde were +tei , for +te puple wold haue hem ded , and +te king
spared hem . (CMCAPCHR,216.3865)

These men , +tus gadered , purposed to falle on +te kyng sodeynly at
Wyndesore vndir +te colour of mummeres in Cristmasse tyme .
(CMCAPCHR,216.3866)

The kyng was warned of +tis , (CMCAPCHR,216.3867)

and fled to London . (CMCAPCHR,216.3868)

These men knew not +tat , (CMCAPCHR,216.3869)

but cam to Wyndesore with iiii hundred armed men , purposing to kille
+te king and his progenie , and restore Richard ageyn onto +te crowne .
(CMCAPCHR,216.3870)

Whan +tei cam to Windesore , and +tus were deceyued , +tei fled to a
town where +te qween lay , fast by Radyngis , (CMCAPCHR,216.3871)

and +tere before +te qwenes houshold he blessed him , +tis erl of Kent
. (CMCAPCHR,216.3872)

' O benedicite ' , he seide , who may +tis bee , +tat Herry of
Lancastir fled fro my presens , he +tat is so wor+ti man of armes ?
(CMCAPCHR,216.3873)

Therfor , frendis , know +tis , +tat Herry of Lancastir hath take +te
Tour at London , and oure very kyng , Richard , hath brokyn prison ,
and hath gadered a hundred +tousand fytyng men . (CMCAPCHR,216.3874)

So gladed he +te qween with lyes , (CMCAPCHR,216.3875)

and rod forth to Walyngforth , and fro Walingforth to Abyngdon ,
warnyng all men be +te weye +tat +tei schuld make hem redy to help Kyng
Richard . (CMCAPCHR,216.3876)

Thus cam he to Cicetir late at euen . (CMCAPCHR,216.3877)

The men of +te town had suspecion to hem , +tat her tydyngis were lyes
<paren> as it was in dede </paren> , (CMCAPCHR,216.3878)

risen , (CMCAPCHR,216.3879)

and kept +te entre`s of +te innes , +tat non of hem mite passe .
(CMCAPCHR,216.3880)

There faute +tei in +te town fro midnyte onto ix of clok in +te morow .
(CMCAPCHR,216.3881)

But +te town drow hem oute of the abbey (CMCAPCHR,216.3882)

and smet of many of her hedis . (CMCAPCHR,216.3883)

The erl of Salesbury was ded +tere , and worthi , (CMCAPCHR,216.3884)

for he was a gret fauorer of Lollardis , a despiser of sacramentis ,
(CMCAPCHR,216.3885)

for he wold not be confessed whan he schuld deie . (CMCAPCHR,216.3886)

The erl of Huntingdon herd of +tis , (CMCAPCHR,216.3887)

and fled into Esex , (CMCAPCHR,216.3888)

and as often as he assaied to take +te se , so often was he bore of
with +te wynde . (CMCAPCHR,216.3889)

Than was he take be +te comones , and led to <P_217> Chelmisforth , and
+tan to Plasche` , and his hed smet of in +te same place where he
arestid +te duke of Gloucetir . (CMCAPCHR,217.3890)

In +te same tyme Ser Thomas Spencer , whech was cleped erle of
Gloucetir , was take and heded at Bristow , (CMCAPCHR,217.3891)

and many o+tir were so ded be +te comownes . (CMCAPCHR,217.3892)

This cam to Kyng Richardis ere in +te castel of Poumfreit ,
(CMCAPCHR,217.3893)

and as sum men sey , he peyned himself (CMCAPCHR,217.3894)

and deyed for hungir . (CMCAPCHR,217.3895)

Summe othir seide +tat he was kept fro mete and drink whil a knyte rode
to London and cam ageyn . (CMCAPCHR,217.3896)

His body aftir his deth was caried to London , (CMCAPCHR,217.3897)

and at Seynt Paules had his dyrige and his masse , +te kyng +tere
present . (CMCAPCHR,217.3898)

Than was +te body sent fro London onto Langle` , for to be beried among
+te Frere Prechoures . (CMCAPCHR,217.3899)

At +te byriyng was +te bischop of Chestir , +te abbot of Seynt Albones
, and +te abbot of Waltham , and fewe othir . (CMCAPCHR,217.3900)

In +tat same +gere +te schippis of Lenne , whech fischid at Aberden ,
took certeyn schippis of Scotlond , with her amyrel , Ser Robert Logon
, knyte , (CMCAPCHR,217.3901)

and broute hem home to Lenne . (CMCAPCHR,217.3902)

In +tis +gere began +te rebellion of Walis ageyn +te kyng , vndir a
capteyn cleped Howeyn Glendor , whech Howeyn was first a prentise of
cort , and +tan a swyere in +te kingis hous , (CMCAPCHR,217.3903)

but for a discord +tat fel betwix him and Ser Reynald Grey Riffyn for
certeyn lond , first he faut with +te tenauntis of +te same lord ,
(CMCAPCHR,217.3904)

and because +te kyng pursewid him for brekyng of +te pes , he fled into
Walis , (CMCAPCHR,217.3905)

and whan +te kyng folowid him +tidir , he fled into te hillis of
Snowdon , (CMCAPCHR,217.3906)

and +te kyngis labour was frustrate . (CMCAPCHR,217.3907)

In +tis same +gere cam +te emperour of Constantinople into Inglond for
to haue sum socour ageyn +te Turkis . (CMCAPCHR,217.3908)

The Kyng Herry met him on +te Blakeheth on Seint Thomas day +te apostil
, (CMCAPCHR,217.3909)

and led him to London , (CMCAPCHR,217.3910)

and +tere had he good hostel at +te kyngis cost , (CMCAPCHR,217.3911)

and aftir went he ageyn with large giftis . (CMCAPCHR,217.3912)

<P_238>

6612 ; 1414 . (CMCAPCHR,238.3914)

In +te +gere folowand he held a parlement at London , in whech
parlement he asked no subsidy of no man , (CMCAPCHR,238.3915)

and +tat was grete plesauns to +te puple ; (CMCAPCHR,238.3916)

for +tere was no parlement many day but sum subsidie was graunted .
(CMCAPCHR,238.3917)

In +tis same +gere a grete part of Norwich was brent , and a fayre
couent of +te Prechoures ordir . (CMCAPCHR,238.3918)

Eke in +tis +gere Thomas , duke of Clarens , cam hom fro Gian ,
(CMCAPCHR,238.3919)

and +te king held a solempne terment for his fader at Cauntirbury .
(CMCAPCHR,238.3920)

In a councell at London +tis +gere was ordeyned +tat +te festes of
Seynt George and Seynt Dunstan schuld be dobbil festes .
(CMCAPCHR,238.3921)

<P_239>

Alexaundir , bischop of Norwich , deied +tis +gere ,
(CMCAPCHR,239.3923)

and aftir him was Maistir Richard Courtnei bischop , a ful able man to
+tat degre` . (CMCAPCHR,239.3924)

In +tis same tyme +te Lollardis , +tat condempned +te teching of +te
prophetis , +te gospel , and +te aposteles , set up billis on +te
cherch-dores , in whech billes was conteyned +tat a hundred +tousand
were redy for to rise and distroye all hem +tat wold not consent to her
secte and her opiniones . (CMCAPCHR,239.3925)

Thei trosted mech on +te witte and on +te power of a certeyn knyte +tei
cleped Ser Jon Oldcastell . (CMCAPCHR,239.3926)

He was cleped Cobbam , for he had weddid a woman ny of +tat lordis kyn
. (CMCAPCHR,239.3927)

A strong man in bataile he was , but a grete heretik , and a gret enmye
to +te Cherch . (CMCAPCHR,239.3928)

For his cause +te archbischop gadered a councel at London ,
(CMCAPCHR,239.3929)

for he sent oute prestis for to preche whech were not admitted be non
ordinarie , (CMCAPCHR,239.3930)

and he was present at her sermones , (CMCAPCHR,239.3931)

and alle +tei +tat seide ageyn his prestis was he redy to smite with
his swerd . (CMCAPCHR,239.3932)

For +tese causes and many mo , because he was a knyte of +te kyngis
houshold , +te arcbischop compleyned of him to +te kyng .
(CMCAPCHR,239.3933)

Aftir mech labour to his amendement , +te kyng wrot to +te archbischop
+tat he schuld somoun him to appere and answere . (CMCAPCHR,239.3934)

The knyte lay +tat tyme in his castell , cleped Coulyng .
(CMCAPCHR,239.3935)

The messager +tat was sent was warned +tat he schuld not entir his
castell but if he had leue . (CMCAPCHR,239.3936)

Than entered onto +te castell on Jon Butler , +tat was vscher of +te
kyngis chambir , (CMCAPCHR,239.3937)

and he asked +te knite whe+tir +te somnour schuld come to him or he
schuld sende him +te lettir . (CMCAPCHR,239.3938)

The knyte refused both . (CMCAPCHR,239.3939)

Than was +te somownes set on +te monasteri dores in Rouchestir ,
<P_240> but iii mile fro him . (CMCAPCHR,240.3940)

And at a day assined +te archbischop in +te castell of Ledis cursed him
for contumacie and grete fautour of heretikes . (CMCAPCHR,240.3941)

Aftir +tis , on a Satirday , aftyr +te fest of Seint Matheu apostil and
euangelist , +te archbischop sat in Paules chapeterhous , And with him
Herry of Wynchestir and Richard of London bischoppis ,
(CMCAPCHR,240.3942)

and Ser Robert Morle` at comaundment of +te kyng <paren> +tan keper of
+te Towre </paren> broute +tis knyte Oldcastell onto +te presens of
+tese bischoppis . (CMCAPCHR,240.3943)

There +te bischop rehersed +tat for contumacie he stood acursed , and
if he wold mekely submitte him to +te Cherch he wold asoile him .
(CMCAPCHR,240.3944)

Oldcastel stood (CMCAPCHR,240.3945)

and wold not aske it , (CMCAPCHR,240.3946)

but took oute of his bosom a bille endented , (CMCAPCHR,240.3947)

and whan he had red it , took it to +te bischoppis .
(CMCAPCHR,240.3948)

Than seid +te archbischop . Lo , Ser Jon , here be many good +tingis in
+goure bille , (CMCAPCHR,240.3949)

but +ge must answere to o+tir +tingis +tat be put on +gou , touching
+te sacrament of +te auter , and +te power of +te Cherch , and mech
o+tir +ting . (CMCAPCHR,240.3950)

He seide to +tis +tat he wold gyue no o+tir answere +tan was writin in
his bille . (CMCAPCHR,240.3951)

Than +te archbischop took him certeyn articules in a bille , to whech
he assigned him +tat he schuld answere on +te Moneday folowand .
(CMCAPCHR,240.3952)

And whan +te day was come , +te archbischop inqwired of him if he wold
be assoiled aftir +te forme of +te Cherch . (CMCAPCHR,240.3953)

He seid ' Nay ' ; he loked aftir no absolucion but of God .
(CMCAPCHR,240.3954)

And of +te sacrament of +te auter he seid +tus : - (CMCAPCHR,240.3955)

Euene as Crist , whil he went here , was God and man - +te manhod mite
men se , but not +te godhed - so in +tis sacrament is Cristis bodi and
bred - (CMCAPCHR,240.3956)

+te bred may men se , but not Cristis body . (CMCAPCHR,240.3957)

He seid more , +tat ' +te determinacion of +te Cherch and +te doctoures
, +tat sei +te reuers , ar pleynly ageyn Holy Scripture ' .
(CMCAPCHR,240.3958)

<P_241>

For +te sacrament of penauns he seide +tat what man +tat is in greuous
synne and coude not rise fro his synne , ' it is ful necessarie +tat he
haue a wise preest to telle him +te maner of his amendment , but +tat a
man schuld be schriue to his propir prest , or to a othir preest , it
is no nede , for contricion withoute confessioun purgith al synne ' .
(CMCAPCHR,241.3960)

For worchipyng of +te crosse he seide +tat body +tat hing on +te crosse
schuld be worchipid , and no+ting but he . (CMCAPCHR,241.3961)

And whan +tei asked him what worchip he wold do to +te ymage on +te
crosse , he seide he wold wipe it , and kepe it clene .
(CMCAPCHR,241.3962)

Than +tei asked him what he seid of +te pope . (CMCAPCHR,241.3963)

He seid ' +te pope is Antecrist ; (CMCAPCHR,241.3964)

bischoppis be his membris , (CMCAPCHR,241.3965)

and freris be his tayl . ' (CMCAPCHR,241.3966)

The archbishop sey no o+tir amendment in +tis man , (CMCAPCHR,241.3967)

condempned him for a heretik , (CMCAPCHR,241.3968)

and left him to seculer hand . (CMCAPCHR,241.3969)

And +tan went he to +te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,241.3970)

and told him al +te processe , praying +te kyng to graunt him lif xl
dayes , +tat he mite do penauns . (CMCAPCHR,241.3971)

But +tis indulgens turned onto gret mischef , (CMCAPCHR,241.3972)

for within +too xl dayes he brak oute of +te Tour , (CMCAPCHR,241.3973)

and sent letteris onto his secte . (CMCAPCHR,241.3974)

For al +tat tyme , fro his euasion about Myhilmesse onto +te ephiphanie
, he mad him strong to distroye +te kyng and many o+tir .
(CMCAPCHR,241.3975)

And +tei +tat were gadered to go with him , if +tei mad question to
what entent +tei schuld rise , +tis answere had +tei :
(CMCAPCHR,241.3976)

' It skil +gou not , so +ge haue good wagis and treuly payed ' .
(CMCAPCHR,241.3977)

The king kept Cristmasse at Eltham , (CMCAPCHR,241.3978)

and Cobbam , with his retenew , had +toute to fulfille his entent .
(CMCAPCHR,241.3979)

The kyng was warned of +tis mater be certeyn men +tat had consciens and
were of councel with Cobbam , (CMCAPCHR,241.3980)

and sodeynly +te kyng remeued onto Westminster . (CMCAPCHR,241.3981)

The Lolardis were warned +tat +tei schuld gader in Seint Gilis Feld ,
(CMCAPCHR,241.3982)

for +tere schuld come to hem oute of London l +tousand , as was behite
hem . (CMCAPCHR,241.3983)

But +te king was war of al +tis , (CMCAPCHR,241.3984)

and comaunded London gates to be sperd and kept . (CMCAPCHR,241.3985)

He sent owte eke men of armes be dyuers weyes , whech apposed hem +tat
cam rennyng in hast whedir +tei schuld , (CMCAPCHR,241.3986)

and +tei seide to Cobham . (CMCAPCHR,241.3987)

Thus were take and slayn +tousandis . (CMCAPCHR,241.3988)

The kyng was in +te feld sone aftir mydnyte . (CMCAPCHR,241.3989)

This aspied Cobbam ; (CMCAPCHR,241.3990)

he fled , and many with him . (CMCAPCHR,241.3991)

<P_242>

Many of his were take , and hang and drawe and brent .
(CMCAPCHR,242.3993)

On was +tere of Dunstable , a special scoler of +tis secte ,
(CMCAPCHR,242.3994)

+tei cleped him William Morle` . (CMCAPCHR,242.3995)

Oldcastell had behote him +tat he schuld be a knyte ;
(CMCAPCHR,242.3996)

and , in proue of +tat beheste , +tei fond with him too stedis , and
gilt sporis in his bosum . (CMCAPCHR,242.3997)

In +tis +gere +te kyng foundid thre houses of religion fast be his
place , whech +tei clepe Schene : on , of +te monkis of Charterhous ;
anothir , cleped Celestines : (CMCAPCHR,242.3998)

thei kepe Seint Benet reule ad litteram , as +tei sey -
(CMCAPCHR,242.3999)

thei are constreyned for to be recluses for euyr . (CMCAPCHR,242.4000)

The +tird is of Seynt Bride ordir : (CMCAPCHR,242.4001)

+tei haue Seynt Austyn reule , with certeyn additamentis ,
(CMCAPCHR,242.4002)

and +tei clepe it now ' the reule of oure Sauiour ' .
(CMCAPCHR,242.4003)

Thei haue no+ting , propir peny ne halfpeny , (CMCAPCHR,242.4004)

ne touche no mony . (CMCAPCHR,242.4005)

The noumbir of hem is sistiris lx , prestis xiii , dekenes iiii , lewed
men viii ; whech acordith to +te noumbir of xiii aposteles and lxxii
discipules . (CMCAPCHR,242.4006)

Thei were no lynand , but wolland . (CMCAPCHR,242.4007)

Thei haue o cherch , +te women aboue , +te men be +te ground .
(CMCAPCHR,242.4008)

Aftir her profession no man may license hem but +te pope .
(CMCAPCHR,242.4009)

This religion must haue sufficient dotacion . (CMCAPCHR,242.4010)

Before +te fest of Al Seintis +tei must counte +tat +tei haue
sufficiently for +te nest +gere , (CMCAPCHR,242.4011)

and al +te remanent +tei schul gyue in elmesse . (CMCAPCHR,242.4012)

On of +te xiii prestis schal +tei chese to her confessour ,
(CMCAPCHR,242.4013)

and to him schal +tei alle obeye . (CMCAPCHR,242.4014)

No seculer man ne woman schal entyr +te nunnes cloystir .
(CMCAPCHR,242.4015)

6613 ; 1415 . (CMCAPCHR,242.4016)

In +te +tird +gere of +tis kyng were chosen worchipful men to go to +te
councell at Constauns : +tese bischoppis , Salesburi , Herforth , and
Bathe , +te abbot of Westminster , and +te priour of Wircetir , with
othir clerkis ; (CMCAPCHR,242.4017)

with hem eke went +te erle of Warwik . (CMCAPCHR,242.4018)

Ther were gadered +te collegis of Gregori and Petir de Luna .
(CMCAPCHR,242.4019)

Gregori resined his rite up condicion Petir schuld do +te same .
(CMCAPCHR,242.4020)

He was in Aragony . (CMCAPCHR,242.4021)

Jon , +tat was at Rome mad , was loth to resine , (CMCAPCHR,242.4022)

but be +te emperour he was induct +tat he schuld do it .
(CMCAPCHR,242.4023)

Mech joye was mad , euery man supposing +tat +tis mater schuld haue
good ende . (CMCAPCHR,242.4024)

But +tis Jon be nyte fled with +te duke of Ostrich <P_243> into a cite`
of his , (CMCAPCHR,243.4025)

and sent letteris to +te emperour +tat he fled for no o+tir cause but
for +te eyer at Constance was not heilsom to him . (CMCAPCHR,243.4026)

And whan he was sent for , to com to +te councel , he disgised him ,
(CMCAPCHR,243.4027)

and fled with +te duke . (CMCAPCHR,243.4028)

That sey +te emperour , (CMCAPCHR,243.4029)

and rood into Ostrich , (CMCAPCHR,243.4030)

and took +te duke and him eke . (CMCAPCHR,243.4031)

Jon was broute to +te councell in +te same aray +tei toke him in ,
schort clo+tis , lich a malandryn . (CMCAPCHR,243.4032)

There was he robbed of mech good whech he had gadered .
(CMCAPCHR,243.4033)

This was noysed in Ynglond , (CMCAPCHR,243.4034)

and a gret summe of mony , whech was gadered for him in a hucch at
Poules , was take oute and spent in bettir vse . (CMCAPCHR,243.4035)

In +tis tyme , aftir many tretis betwix +tis lond and Frauns , and
no+ting +tat +tei profered was acording to reson , +te kyng mad redy
his schippis at Southampton to spede him to his conquest .
(CMCAPCHR,243.4036)

And +tere were thre notabill men +tat had conspired his deth .
(CMCAPCHR,243.4037)

On was Herry Scrop , on whom +te kyng trostid moost , and be whos
councell al +ting was doo . (CMCAPCHR,243.4038)

Sobir was +te man in word and chere , (CMCAPCHR,243.4039)

and vndir +tat ypocrisie had he a ful venemous hert .
(CMCAPCHR,243.4040)

He had a felawe consentyng onto him , Richard , erl of Cambrig , and
Thomas Grey , a knyte of +te north . (CMCAPCHR,243.4041)

But er +tei broute aboute her conclusion +tei were detecte , condempned
be her peres , and ded . (CMCAPCHR,243.4042)

In +tis tyme +te Lolardis risin ageyn . (CMCAPCHR,243.4043)

Wenyng verily +tat eithir +te kyng was ded or sailed ouyr +te se , thei
coumforted hem ech to o+tir , (CMCAPCHR,243.4044)

and seide , ' Now is +te prince of prestis goo , and oure vttir enmy '
. (CMCAPCHR,243.4045)

Her leder , whech had hid him longe tyme fast by Maluerne , ros fro his
den , (CMCAPCHR,243.4046)

and sent letteris to +te Lord Bergeueni +tat he wold be wrechid first
upon him . (CMCAPCHR,243.4047)

And he , as a wise man , sent aftir his frendis and his tenauntis
(CMCAPCHR,243.4048)

and mad a host of a sex +tousand men . (CMCAPCHR,243.4049)

That aspied Oldcastell (CMCAPCHR,243.4050)

and fled - (CMCAPCHR,243.4051)

no man coude cacch him . (CMCAPCHR,243.4052)

Ther took he a preest of +te secte and o+tir seruauntis of his , whom
+te Lord Bergeueni streytid so +tat +tei told wher Oldcastell was hid .
(CMCAPCHR,243.4053)

+Tere founde +tei his armour and his mony . (CMCAPCHR,243.4054)

Thei fond +tere <P_244> a baner , costfully depeynted with a host and a
chalis . (CMCAPCHR,244.4055)

They fond eke baneres depeynted with Crist ful of woundis , +te spere
and +te nayles . (CMCAPCHR,244.4056)

Al +tese +tingis were mad for to make simpil folk to suppose +tat he
was a trew zelator of +te feith . (CMCAPCHR,244.4057)

The kyng with his nauy took +te se , (CMCAPCHR,244.4058)

and londid at Kidkaus , with a +tousand schippis and fyue hundred .
(CMCAPCHR,244.4059)

He entered +te lond on a Wednesday , whech was +te vigil of assumpcioun
of oure Lady , (CMCAPCHR,244.4060)

and on +te Satirday aftir he leyde sege to +te town of Hareflw , he be
lond , +te schippis be +te watir . (CMCAPCHR,244.4061)

And +tis sege lested til +te Sunday befor Myhilmesse .
(CMCAPCHR,244.4062)

In +te Tewisday befor +tat Sunday +te lordes +tat were keperes of +te
town sent oute a man onto +te duke of Clarense , praying him enterly
+tat +tei myte trete with +te kyng , and +tat he schuld make gunneres
to sese , for it was to hem intollerabil . (CMCAPCHR,244.4063)

The names of hem were +tese : +te Lord Gaucort , +te Lord Stuteuyle ,
+te Lord Boteuyle , and +te Lord Clere . (CMCAPCHR,244.4064)

The duke of Clarens spak for hem to +te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,244.4065)

and +te kyng sent to hem +te erle of Dorset and Ser Thomas Erpingham to
knowe her desire . (CMCAPCHR,244.4066)

Thei prayed +te kyng mekely +tat he schuld ses of his schot onto Sunday
, (CMCAPCHR,244.4067)

and if +te kyng of Frauns cam not be +tat tyme , +tei schuld delyuer
him +te town . (CMCAPCHR,244.4068)

Thei profered him eke +tat , if he wold gyue hem leue and saue-conduct
to ride to +te king of Frauns , +tei schuld ley plegges xxii knytes
with +te best of +te town . (CMCAPCHR,244.4069)

So +te Lord Hakevile and xii persones had leue to ride +torw +te host .
(CMCAPCHR,244.4070)

And on +te Wednesday , erly , cam oute of +te town +te lordes , xxii
knytes , swieres , and burgeys of +te town . (CMCAPCHR,244.4071)

And ageyn hem +te kyng sent a solempne procession of prelatis and
prestis and +te sacrament , and aftir folowand lordis , knytes , and
+te puple . (CMCAPCHR,244.4072)

Whan +tei had mad a solempne oth , +tei went to mete into +te kyngis
tent , (CMCAPCHR,244.4073)

but +tei sey not +te kyng . (CMCAPCHR,244.4074)

Aftir mete +tei were comaunded for to go with certeyn lordes +tat
schuld kepe hem . (CMCAPCHR,244.4075)

On +te Sunday <P_245> com +te messageres ageyn withoute ony help of
kyng or of daufyn . (CMCAPCHR,245.4076)

Therfor +tei +tat were in +te town submitted hem onto +te kyng ,
(CMCAPCHR,245.4077)

and +tei +tat were with +te kyng , sent be +te Frensch kyng to keping
of +te town , remayned as prisoneres . (CMCAPCHR,245.4078)

The kyng mad capteyn of +te town his vncle , Ser Thomas , erle of
Dorset . (CMCAPCHR,245.4079)

In +tis sege many men deied of cold in nytes , and frute etyng , eke of
stynk of careynes . (CMCAPCHR,245.4080)

He deied +tere , Maistir Richard Courtney , bischop of Norwich , in
whos place +te monkes chosen Jon Wakeryng . (CMCAPCHR,245.4081)

Ther deyed eke Mychael at +te Pool . (CMCAPCHR,245.4082)

The duke of Clarense , +te erle of March , +te Erle Arundel , and +te
Erle Marchale took gret seknes +tere . (CMCAPCHR,245.4083)

The kyng , aftir +tis conquest , purposed to go to Caleys , with
footmen for +te most part ; (CMCAPCHR,245.4084)

for al his hoost was not acoundid passing viii +tousand , so many were
left seek at Harflew . (CMCAPCHR,245.4085)

Merueile it was +tat he , with so fewe , durst go +torw all +te +tik
wodis in +tat cuntre` . (CMCAPCHR,245.4086)

For +te Frensch parti in al +tis tyme had mad an hoost of a hundred
+tousand and fourty +tousand . (CMCAPCHR,245.4087)

Vitailes were kept fro hem , +tat xviii dayes +tei had walnotes for
bred , (CMCAPCHR,245.4088)

and flech had +tei sum , (CMCAPCHR,245.4089)

but her drynk was watir . (CMCAPCHR,245.4090)

So in +te xxiiii day of Octobir +te hostis met not a myle asundir .
(CMCAPCHR,245.4091)

The kyng coumforted gretly his men +tat +tei schuld trost in God ,
(CMCAPCHR,245.4092)

for her cause was rithful . (CMCAPCHR,245.4093)

The Frensch part stod on +te hill , and we in +te vale .
(CMCAPCHR,245.4094)

Betwix hem was a lond new heried , where was euel fotyng .
(CMCAPCHR,245.4095)

Schort for to sey , +te feld fel onto +te kyng , (CMCAPCHR,245.4096)

and +te French party lost it , for al her noumbyr and her pride .
(CMCAPCHR,245.4097)

Ther were ded +te duke of Lanson , +te duke of Braban , +te duke of
Bauer , v erles , +te constable eke of Frauns , and a hundred lordes ,
knites and swieris iiii +tousand sexti and ix - (CMCAPCHR,245.4098)

+te comon puple was not noumbered . (CMCAPCHR,245.4099)

These were take : +te duke of Aurelianense , +te <P_246> duke of Burbon
, +te erles of Ew , and Vendone , Arthure , +te dukis bro+tir of
Bretayn , whech cleymeth to be erle of Richemund , and a knyte +tei
cleped Brucegald , marchale of Frauns , (CMCAPCHR,246.4100)

and o+tir were take +tere of cote-armour into a vii hundred .
(CMCAPCHR,246.4101)

On oure side were ded Edward , duke of +Gork , +te erle of Suthfolk ,
iiii knytes , a swiere , Dauy Gamme , of +te comones xxviii .
(CMCAPCHR,246.4102)

In +te tyme of +te bataile +te brigauntis of +te Frensch side took +te
kyngis cariage and led it awey , in whech +tei fonde +te kyngis crowne
; (CMCAPCHR,246.4103)

+tei mad +te bellis to rynge and men for to synge Te Deum laudamus ,
telling verily +tat +te kyng was ded . (CMCAPCHR,246.4104)

But within fewe houres aftir , her joye was chaunged .
(CMCAPCHR,246.4105)

The king rood to Caleis and ouyr +te se to Douer , (CMCAPCHR,246.4106)

and in +te xxiii day of Nouembir cam to London , (CMCAPCHR,246.4107)

and +tere was receyued in +te best maner . (CMCAPCHR,246.4108)

6614 ; 1416 . (CMCAPCHR,246.4109)

In his iiii +gere was a gret batail betwix +te erl of Dorcet and +te
erle of Armenak , in whech batayle +tere perchid many on both sides ;
(CMCAPCHR,246.4110)

for +tis Armenak fell upon hem sodeynly . (CMCAPCHR,246.4111)

and +tei were not auised . (CMCAPCHR,246.4112)

In +te tyme of +te bataile al her cariage was stole be +te Frenschmen ;
(CMCAPCHR,246.4113)

so mote +tei nedis go hom on fote . (CMCAPCHR,246.4114)

Thei laboured al +te +Tursday , (CMCAPCHR,246.4115)

and on Friday , in +te morownyng , +tei sey +te Frenschmen on +te
hillis comyng downward . (CMCAPCHR,246.4116)

Than sent to +te erl of Dorcet +tis message +te Erl Armenak :
(CMCAPCHR,246.4117)

' Now art +tou so streytid +tat +te se is on +tin o side and we on +te
o+tir . (CMCAPCHR,246.4118)

Therfor , be my councell , +geld +te , (CMCAPCHR,246.4119)

for ellis schalt +tou deye ' . (CMCAPCHR,246.4120)

The erl of Dorcet sent +tis answere ageyn : (CMCAPCHR,246.4121)

' It was neuyr +te maner of Englischmen to +gelde hem whan +tei myte
fite ' . (CMCAPCHR,246.4122)

So faute +tei , (CMCAPCHR,246.4123)

and +tou+g +te Englisch host had no mo men but xv hundred , +get
<P_247> had +tei +te bettir of xv +tousand , God and good prayeris hem
helpyng . (CMCAPCHR,247.4124)

In +tis tyme was it defendid +tat galey-halfpenies schuld not be used ,
(CMCAPCHR,247.4125)

for iii of hem were ful scarsly worth a peny . (CMCAPCHR,247.4126)

In +tis +gere , in +te seuene day of May , cam +te Emperor Sigemund to
London , (CMCAPCHR,247.4127)

and was loggid in +te kyngis paleys at Westminster -
(CMCAPCHR,247.4128)

the kyng lay at Lambhithe . (CMCAPCHR,247.4129)

The emperour offered a ymage of Seynt George at Wyndesore , mad of
+ture gold . (CMCAPCHR,247.4130)

There , on Seynt Georges day , was he mad bro+tir of knites of +te
garter , (CMCAPCHR,247.4131)

and +tere receyued +te kingis lyueri , whech he wered on solempne daies
al his lyue . (CMCAPCHR,247.4132)

At +te fest of Ascencion cam +te duke of Holland , with gret aray of
schippis and vitaile , to speke with +te emperour and +te kyng .
(CMCAPCHR,247.4133)

His doutir was weddid to +te +gonger son of +te kyng of Frauns , whech
was now eyer aftir +te daufyn was ded . (CMCAPCHR,247.4134)

In +te xviii kalend of Julii were +te moost horribil +tunderes and
litynnyngis +tat euyr ony man herd . (CMCAPCHR,247.4135)

Al +tis somyr men supposed +tat +te emperour schuld a sette pes betwix
Inglond and Frauns , (CMCAPCHR,247.4136)

but +te Frensch kyng and his councell was euyr founde dobil ;
(CMCAPCHR,247.4137)

for , whil +tis trety was in hand , +te Frenschmen had gadered a gret
nauy , with karikis and galeyes , for to take Harflew .
(CMCAPCHR,247.4138)

And for +tat cause +te kyng sent his bro+tir , Jon , duke of Bedford ,
with certeyn men of Ser Herry Percy , whech Herry +te kyng had boute
oute of prison fro Scotlond , (CMCAPCHR,247.4139)

and with +tis help +tei took and distroyed +te most part of +tat nauy .
(CMCAPCHR,247.4140)

Sone aftir +tat +te emperour went oute of Ynglond , (CMCAPCHR,247.4141)

and in his <P_248> goyng he mad his seruauntis for to +trowe billis be
+te wey , in whech was writyn swech sentens : - (CMCAPCHR,248.4142)

Farewel , with glorious victory , Blessid Inglond ful of melody . Thou
may be cleped of angel nature , (CMCAPCHR,248.4143)

Thou seruist God so with bysy cure . (CMCAPCHR,248.4144)

We leue with +te +tis praising , Whech we schul euir sey and sing .
(CMCAPCHR,248.4145)

Many conuenciones were mad betwix +te emperour and +te kyng , and al
her succession dyuyded in xii articles , whech were ageyn +te ordinauns
of oure book , (CMCAPCHR,248.4146)

for we +tink +tat it myte be cleped rather <font> Abbreuiacion of
Cronicles </font> +tan a book . (CMCAPCHR,248.4147)

The kyng , +tat men schuld knowe wel +tat he was redy to haue pes with
+te kyng of Frauns , saylid ouyr +te se with +te emperour to Caleys .
(CMCAPCHR,248.4148)

There aspied +te emperour +tat +te proferes on +te French side were but
fraude and sotilte` ; (CMCAPCHR,248.4149)

+terfor he left hem as +tei were . (CMCAPCHR,248.4150)

Than mad +te kyng a vnyte` betwix +te duke of Burgayn and +te emperour
. (CMCAPCHR,248.4151)

The cause of her debate was +tis . (CMCAPCHR,248.4152)

The duke of Borgayn , long before +te same tyme , his fadir Philip
lyuand , was take prisoner be +te Turkes , (CMCAPCHR,248.4153)

and +te emperour boute him ageyn for a grete summe , whech summe he
swore treuly to pay to +te emperour , whech was +tan but kyng of
Hungari . (CMCAPCHR,248.4154)

In +tis mater +te kyng mad +te duke to take dayes and be bound ,
(CMCAPCHR,248.4155)

and forthwith +te duke ded homage to +te emperour . (CMCAPCHR,248.4156)

The emperour fro Caleys went to Dordraute , and with him went +te duke
of Gloucetir and o+tir , where +tei took leue of +te emperour and cam
hom ageyn . (CMCAPCHR,248.4157)

In +tis tyme on Benedict Wolleman , a citeceyn of London , a gret
Lollard , whech had set up billes of grete erroure , was takyn , hanged
, and drawe on Myhilmasse Day . (CMCAPCHR,248.4158)

Aftir +tat , in +te parlement , whech was hold at London , on <P_249>
Seint Luce day , Thomas Beuforth , erle of Dorcete , was mad duke of
Exetir . (CMCAPCHR,249.4159)

This +gere deied +te kyng of Aragoyne , whech was a gret letter of +te
vnion of Holy Cherch , meyntenyng +te antepope , Petir de Luna .
(CMCAPCHR,249.4160)

And notwithstanding +te emperour in his owne persone exhorted him to
+tis vnite` , and he hite +te emperour +tat he schuld withdrawe his
obediens fro +tat same Petir , al availed not , (CMCAPCHR,249.4161)

for he deied sone aftir , (CMCAPCHR,249.4162)

and his sone meynteyned +te same erroure . (CMCAPCHR,249.4163)

Eke +tat same Petir , obdurat in malice , charged all his cardinales
+tat aftir his deth thei schuld chese a newe pope of her owne college .
(CMCAPCHR,249.4164)

In +te same +gere iii beggeres stole iii childyr at Lenne ,
(CMCAPCHR,249.4165)

and of on +tei put oute his eyne , (CMCAPCHR,249.4166)

+te o+tir +tei broke his bak , (CMCAPCHR,249.4167)

and +te +tirde +tei cut of his handis and his feet , +tat men schul of
pite` gyue hem good . (CMCAPCHR,249.4168)

Long aftir , +te fadir of on of hem , whech was a marchaund , cam to
London , (CMCAPCHR,249.4169)

and +te child knew him , (CMCAPCHR,249.4170)

and cryed loude , ' This is my fader ' . (CMCAPCHR,249.4171)

The fadir tok his child fro +te beggeres , (CMCAPCHR,249.4172)

and mad hem to be arested . (CMCAPCHR,249.4173)

The childirn told all +te processe , (CMCAPCHR,249.4174)

and +te beggeris were hangen , ful wel worthy . (CMCAPCHR,249.4175)

