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.

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¶ Howe kynge Wyllyam of Scotlande wente into Normandye, with kyng Henry of Englande the seconde, as his liegeman.

THis kyng Wyllyam then rode with hoste full stronge, [Subieccion of y^e Scottes.] The Northrē lād he brent & sore distroyed, [By East and West of both merches of Englande,] [By Weste and Este of both marches endelonge.] The lorde Vesty with it was anoyed, The lorde Vnfreuyle [Vmfrevile.] with syckenesse so [sore.] accloyed, With power great at Aluwike [Alnewik.] with hym faught, Wher he was takē in batayll sore and caught.

¶ Whō to the kyng to Londō then thei brought Vnto kyng Henry with great honoure. Then had the kyng tydynges he liked nought: His sonne Henry by kyng Lewys socoure

Besieged Roan with hoste [great and] [and grete.] rygoure; For when [whiche.] the kyng to Normandy then went, The kyng Wyllyam with hym his labour spent.

¶ And Dauid also [als.] his brother with [at.] al his might, That erle was then create of Huntyngdon, And Robert Ferers erle of Leycester so hight, And Roger Clare, with theim of great renoume, Of Gloucester [that] erle was in possession, With other lordes, and the siege sone remeued, And his cytee of Roan full well rescued.

¶ The siege and saute perdoned and forgeuen, At the prayer of kyng Lewys of Fraunce, Within fewe yeres in peace and rest to liuen, He crowned his sonne without [withoutyn.] distaunce Kyng of Englande, and gaue hym gouernaunce; And at the feast of his coronacion He sewed afore hym for his consolacion.