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. CC.xxvii. Chapiter.

¶ Howe the kyng was enoynted and crouned in England in the yere of Christe a thousande. CCCC. and. xxix. and of his reigne the. viii. yere: And afterwarde he was crouned in Fraunce the yere a thousand. CCCC. and. xxxi. and of his reigne the. x. yere: in whose presence the regent ceased of his office, for whiche he was wroth with the cardinall his vncle for asmuche as the kynge was there presente; therfore there shulde bee no regente.

THe kyng then in his. viii. yere in Englande, At Westmynster vpō saynt Leonardes daye, The Sondaye then, as I can vnderstande, And of Christ was then a thousande full I saye, Foure hundreth and. xx. and. ix. no naye, He crouned was with all solempnitee, By whole assent of lordes and commontee.

¶ Then of his reigne accompte the [in the.] . x. yere, To Fraunce he went, wher then at Saynt Denys, His fathers eme, the cardinall full clere, Hym crouned fayre, with bishoppes there full wise; The regent was there, with suche seruice As was due of reason [and] to hym appent, The duke of Burgoyne, also obedient.

¶ The duke also was there [there than.] of Britayne, The counte saynt Paule, and the duke Embarre [Enbaire.] , Therle of Foys, with other lordes of Guyan, The prouoste of Parys, with other great repaire [Of lordes, knightes, and many ladyes fayre,] The gouernours of all the great citees, And prelates fele [many.] , and barons for there fees.