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.xciiii. Chapiter.

¶ Howe the duke of Herford and the duke of Northfolke wer exiled out of England.

ANd in the yere. M. and thre hundred clere, Foure score and therwithall eightene, And of his reigne the twenty & twoo yere, The duke Henry of Herford, as was seen, At Couentree in barres armed clene, Again the duke of Northforke for treson, Whiche bothe the kyng exiled fro his region.

¶ The duke Henry exiled was [was also. edit. alt.] for ten yere, The other was also for terme of life, That died duke, at Venys leide on bere, But duke Henry exiled was beliue [full rife.] , [Like as the chronicle can openly discriue,] For ten yere whole for to abide in Fraunce, And to auoyde the realme without [with. edit. alt.] variaunce,

¶ Vpon the pain of decollacion; And hiyng [hedyng.] sone before sainct Edwardes daye, In Octobre, [called] the translacion; Vpon whiche daye he shipid fourth his waye, At Calice londed and so rode on [furth.] [alwaye] Vnto Paris, wher he was faire recepte With lordes many and worship[ful]ly was mette.

¶ In Lenton next, duke Iohn his father dyed, [Fol. C.xcv.] Of Lancaster, of weakenes and of age, Entombed faire at sainct Poules buryed, His heire in Fraunce should haue his heritage: In Maye then next the kyng, with baronage, To Ireland went with hoste and greate power, The wild Irishe to wynne and to conquere.

¶ For then Roger therle of Marche was slain, With wild Irishe in bushment for hym laye, His soonnes then full young [were bothe] [that were but.] twein,

In ward were take vnto the kyng that daye, And then the kyng made full fell araye, In euery shire blanke charters to bee sealid, [Blanche chartres.] For cause his actes should not bee repeiled.

[In] the yere of Christ a. M. was then clere, [Kyng Richard his voiage into Irelād.] Three C. also [als.] foure score and eke ninetene, And of his reigne the twoo [thre.] & twenty yere, Begynnyng at Midsomer, then as I meane, [Whiche afterward turned hym to mikell tene;] He was then landed [londe.] in Ireland with his hoste Of chiualrie and power with the moste.