The chronicle of Iohn Hardyng. Containing an account of public transactions from the earliest period of English history to the beginning of the reign of King Edward the Fourth. Together with the continuation by Richard Grafton, to the thirty fourth year of King Henry the Eighth. The former part collated with two manuscripts of the author's own time; the last, with Grafton's duplicate edition. To which are added a biographical and literary preface, and an index, by Henry Ellis.

The. C.xxii. Chapiter.

¶ Homage of Scotlande dooen to kynge Willyam conquerour at Birmithi

in Scotland; and also howe the kyng of Fraunce scorned the kyng Wyllyam, & he quit it hym after.

THen rode the kyng into Scotlād anone [so anoone.] , And brent the land vnto Abirnythy, Where kynge Malcolyne submitt[ed] hym with great mone, And homage leege hym did full humbly, [Homage of the Neottes.] And amended there all his iniury. Then went he furth to Duram wher he offred, And to the churche he gaue great good vncoffred.

¶ He thē his lawe and peace alwaye proclaymed, Officers made in euery shire about, And so held on to London vnreclaymed, Wher his iustice he sett y^e land throughout, The kyng of Fraunce thus scorned hym out of doubt; That kyng Wyllyam in Gesine [Geysian.] had lyen long, And tyme hym [it.] wer been kyrked [churched.] with good songe.

¶ When he this hard, to Fraunce he went anone, There to bee kirked [churched.] he offrid his candill bright, A thousand townes he brent as he did gone. At theim he prayed the kyng of Fraunce to light His candill then, if that he goodly might; Whiche at his kirkehale [churchale.] and puryficacion To Mars he thought y^t tyme [to] make his oblaciō.

¶ Edwyn [therle proclamed of Leicester,] [the erle of Leicestre proclaymed.] After decesse of Algary [Algare.] his father dere, And erle Morcare [Morgare.] his brother that after [after claymed.] Dyed bothe twoo, Lucy their suster clere Of Leicester then and Lyncolne bothe in fere The coūtesse was, whome [whame.] kyng William maried To Iue Tailboys erle of Angeou magnified.

¶ To [The.] kyng Wylliam then came full glad again, [Fol. C.xxx.] At Wynchester he held his parliament, Wher he then slewe for wrath and greate disdain The duke Waldiue, that no harme to hym ment, But onely for he counselled and consent

To erle Edgar to gette his heritage Of England whole, and made to hym homage,

¶ Who duke was then of Northumberland, And erle create was also [eke.] of Huntyngton, By chronicles olde as menne can vnderstand, Entitled whole [as of all] [als and of.] Northampton, Beheded [was at Wynchester towne,] [he wase be fals ymagynacion.] Whose hedde together grewe to the necke again, Buried at Crowland for sainct the soth to sain.

¶ The kyng then made, as I vnderstand [can vnderstonde.] , The bishop then of Duresme that Walter hight Erle proclamed of Northumberland, Whom at Catteshede [Gateshede.] y^e countre [people.] slewe doune right. The kyng then made a lord that Awbryke hight Erle of y^t countre [londe.] , y^t durst not Scottes withstande, Wherfore he gaue Robert Mowbray that lande,

¶ And made hym erle of [than of.] Northumberland. The kyng then sent vnto euery shire Iustices [Iustice.] to sitte throughout all the land, Of all lordshipis and knightes fees enquere, What temporales [he] had to knowe he had desire, And what perteined vnto his royall croune, And what the churche had of deuocion.

¶ Vnto his soonne, eldest then generate, All Normandy he gaue in heritage, And England whole to Wyllyam nominate, His second soonne gaue with all [th]auauntage; And to Henry his third soonne young [of age,] [and sage. edit. alt. In yonge age. MS.] Therldome gaue then of Gloucester sea, With [the] honour of slede [Shelde.] for euer in certente.

¶ He dyed the yere a thousand four score and ten, And of his reigne twenty yere and four tho, At Cane [Caen.] buried, in thabbey that hight then Sainct Stephēs abbey by Cane [Caen.] that stādeth so. His doughter Ade [Ede.] afore had maried tho

Vnto therle Stephē of Bloyes, a prince of might, Of warres wyse and a full manly knight.