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.lxvii. Chapiter.

¶ How Peirs of Gauerstone, erle of Cornwaile, was exyled.

ANd in the yere a thousand. iii. C. and fyue, He exyled out Peyrs Gauerston [Causton.] of Cornewayle That earle was then, for treason knowen ryue, And in the yere after [without any] [withoutyn.] fayle, Earle Robert Bruis of Carrike ganne assayle Earle Iohn Comen [Comyn.] of Bongham [Bougham.] , at Dunfryse, And slewe hym there, in feueryere whē it [did] fryse:

¶ Bycause he wolde not to hym there assent, To be crowned then kynge of Scotlande, And forthe he fled, [to se] [to witte.] who wolde consent, And many one drewe to hym in that lande, Became his men, and made syker bonde; To whome Walter Wareyne, the yonger sonne, Of therle of Surrey, y^t then dyd wonne,

¶ With the lorde Vesty [Vesey.] , that had his syster wed, That fro her went vnto this Robert Bruys, Eyther of other were fayne, for they were fled

Out of Englande, their liuyng had such guris [use.] [For their ryotous lyuyng, and male auentures; Thus went they aboute, harkening euery where Who were foes, and who their frendes were.] [

Women noone spured they were so lecherouse, Which caused theym to spede as they deserued, The rewarde of synne is shame and sorowe obserued.

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¶ All Scotland through this Robert wēt about On fote to spye who wolde with hym holde, And who wolde not he warred them all oute, [Fol. C.lxviii.] And kylled [slewe.] them downe in places manifolde, [And muche harme dyd, in chronycle as is tolde;] And with hym [was] alwaye Walter Wareyne, That w^t hym went through mountaynes [woode] and playne.

¶ On nightes they lay in woodes & in moūtaine, At morowe on theyr foes came downe and [to.] kyll On day [daies.] they were thousādes, at euen but twayne; There knewe no moo at euē where they drewe tyl, So were they euer at nyght of lodgyng [longynge.] wyll, For drede of guyle and of greate traytourye, They lodged them on nyghtes full priuely.

¶ But on the feaste of the Annuncyacion Of our lady, saynt Mary the virgyne, Robert Bruys, with greate supportacyon, Was crowned at Skone, as he coulde ymagyne, To whom great folke with good wyl did enclyne, Full glad of his welfare, & [his] coronacyon, With greate hoste came to Perch w^t prosperacion.