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.lviii. Chapiter.

¶ How Florēce, erle of Holād, & his persuers, boūd hym to bide the iudgement of the kyng Edward, if he should be kyng of Scotlād.

FLorence, therle of Holand, & his compeers, That claimed then the croune of Scotlād,

After the death of Margaret as pursuers [copersoners.] , Came to kyng [the kynge.] Edward, then of England, Requeryng hym in God his name all weldand, As he that was of Scotland souereigne lord, To trye the right and sette theim in accorde [concorde.] .

¶ For whiche he sette at Norham a parliament, After Easter then next folowyng, In the kirke of Norham to that entent That all Scottes, and other that were pursuyng, Might ther appere, their titles claymyng; At whiche parliament the pursuantes theim bond, At his decree and iudgement to [for to.] stond.

¶ By one letter with all their seales ensealed, Whiche doublid was, thei gaue vnto the kyng; The other part, for it should not be repeled, Thei kept with [anenst.] theim selfes alwaye [a]bydyng, [This was to Henry the fyfth.] [Which lettre Iohn Hardyng, maker of this boke, To kyng Hēry delyuered, y^t gaue hym, in recōpēce, The manoure of Gedyngtō w^t all y^e appurtenēce.] [

The Harleian and Schlen MSS. read,

Whiche lettre so the forseide Iohn Hardynge, Maker of this symple wretyn boke, To kynge Henry at Bois de Vyncent toke.

For whiche he graunte hym ther be his patent, The maner hoole than of Gedyngton, With thapourtenaunte and right that it appent, For euer to haue and holde for enherisoun, To hym his heirs and assignes, of the croun̄, Be the service of tuclue pens yerly, At the terme of seynt Mighell oonly.

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¶ For [The.] whiche manoure then the cardinall Of Wynchester vnto the quene disposid In hir dower, and fro hym toke it all, When that the kyng by death was deposid; Hym recompence he promised and composid, But nought he had; but might y^t prīce haue lyued, He durst full eiuill his excellence haue greued.

¶ An other letter, duble [doubled.] in like wyse, The saied heires deliuered to the kyng,

That [The.] other part as shuld of right suffice, Semblably [In like fourme.] with theim was remainyng, By whiche thei bound theim self by their sealyng Hym to delyuer the kyng his castels all, To kepe to tyme his iudgement were byfall [yfall.] .

¶ Of whiche iudgement, without possession Of castell strong throughout ther all the lande, He might not well dooen execucion, Wherfore the heires to hym so their theim bound; Whiche letter also Iohn Hardyng toke on hand, And did deliuer so then at Boys Vincent, For the saied reward together by one entent.