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.lxxvi. Chapiter.

¶ Howe the quene Isabell treated mariage of one of the doughters of therle of Henaulde for hir sonne Edwarde to haue to wife by thauice of her brother kyng Charles, & came to Englande with great power, and toke y^e kyng, and slewe his counsell for treason.

THere by aduise [thadvyse.] and good consyderacion Of the kyng of Fraunce, her brother dere, Quene Isabell [accorded, for] [accord with.] supportacion, Hir sonne should wed one of the doughters clere Of therle of Henauld, that fyue then were, Through whose succour she & hir sonne Edward Toke then the sea to Englande warde.

¶ Erle [The erle.] Edmond of Kent then with her came, Kyng Edwardes brother, & syr Aymer Valence Erle of Penbroke, whiche came with hir fro hame, And Mortymer the yonger in hir presence, Henauldes and Frenche, with great sufficience Of people stronge, at Orwell with her lande, Where lordes many her mette I vnderstande.

¶ To London then she & hir sonne tho [so.] wrote The councellours and traitours for to take, That ruled had in [mykell mysryote] [myschiefe and riote.] The kyng Edwarde, her lorde & also [als.] hir make, And in prieson to kepe theim for hir sake; Wherfore they voyded out of the citee then The quenes enemyes echone ay when & when.

¶ The kyng then fled into the West countree, She and the prince full sore hym then pursued, And at Bristowe she headed, as men might see, Syr Hugh Spenser the father that was renewed, And syr Hugh his sonne, that was transumed In hye estate, and erle had be [been.] create Of Wynchester, wher he stode all mate.

¶ Syr Hugh Spēser his sonne, at Herforde take, Was headed then, and vnto London sente, So was Edmond there headed for hyr sake, That was erle [the erle.] of Arondel there present, His hed smote of, for treason so was shent; [Fol. C.lxxv.] Theyr hedes set vp in dyuerse sere place, In recompence of all theyr great trespasse.

¶ And at London [they heded] [the hede of.] the chaunceler, With dyuers other whiche [the whiche.] they founde vntrewe, So dyd they also [als.] the kynges tresourer, And there set they a parlyament all [than all.] newe; But fyrste they put the kyng, as all men knewe, In Killyngworth, there to be holde in warde, To tyme they se howe lordes wolde awarde.

¶ At which parlyamēt. iii. bishoppes & erles thre, Thre barons also, & thre banarettes [banrets.] electe, To Kyllyngworth to ryde [w^t the cominalte,] [in comonte.] All homage leege, by parliament hole directe To surrender vp, without any reiecte; The which they dyd for his mysgouernaunce, With heuy chere and mournyng countenaunce.

¶ The kyng full sad, with wordes well auysed, Thanked them all, knowynge his hye trespasse, And that he was of rule not well prouysed, To the pleasure of God, whiles he had space, Ne cōmon wele to kepe in euery case; Ne to his wyfe had bene a trewe husbande, But falsly had her exyled oute of lande.

¶ Mekely he prayed the lordes at parlyament His sonne to admytte vnto the regyon, Syth he vnable was to the regyment, And foule had ruled the lande withoute reason, He them besought, for gylte of [his] caryon, His sonne were not refused, ne chastyzed, But set in rule, by councell well aduyzed.

¶ These lordes twelue, with heuy countenaunce, Reported vnto the quene, and lordes all, The sorowfull chere, and wordes w^t repentaunce Of kyng Edwarde, as then it was befall, His prayer meke, and his desyre fynall; Of whiche the lordes in y^t same parlyament, Reioysed were of his noble agrement [argument.] .