Here begynneth a shorte and abreue table on the Cronycles ...

¶How kyng Edwarde was crowned kyn¦ge of Scotlonde / and howe prynce Edwarde toke the kynge of Fraunce and syr Philyp hys yonger sone at the batayll of Peyters.

ANd in the .xxxi. yere of hys regne the .xiii. daye of Ianyuere the kynge beyn∣ge in the castell of Berwyk with a fewe men / but he hauynge· there faste by a greote hoost. The towne was yolden vnto hym without o∣ny maner defence or dyffyculte. Thā the kynge of Scotlond that is for to saye syr Iohn̄ Bay∣loll consyderynge howe that god dyde many meruaylles and gracyous thynges for kynge Edwarde att his owne wyll fro daye to daye / he toke & gaaf vp the reame of Scotlonde and the crowne of Scotlond at Rokesburgh in y^e kynges hondes of Englonde vnder hys patent letter there made. And anone after kynge Ed¦warde in presence of all the prelates and other worthy men & lordes that were there lette hym crowne kyng of Scotlond. And whan all thin¦ges were done and erdeyned in that countres at his wyll / he torned ayen into englonde with a greate worshyppe. ¶And whyle this vyage was in doynge in Scotlonde / syre Edwarde prynce of wales as a man enspyred ī god was in Guyhen in the cytee of Burdeux treatynge and spekyge of the chalenge and of the kyn∣ges ryght of Englonde that he hadde to the re∣ame of Fraūce / & that he wold be auēged wyth stronge honde / and to the prelateg peres and myght men of that countree consented welle to hym. Than syr Edwarde the prynce wyth a greate hooste gadred to hym the .vi. daye of Iuyll wente frome Burdeux goynge and tra∣ueylynge by many dyuerse countrees / and he tooke many prysoners moo than ·vi. thousan∣de mem of armes by the countree as he wente and tooke the towne of Remorantyne in Sa∣loygne and besyeged the castell .vi. dayes· And att the .vi. dayes ende they yolde the castell vn∣to hym / and there was taken the lorde of crow¦ne and syr Bursygaude and many other kny∣ghtes and men of armes moo than .lxxx. And fro thens by Toren and Peten fast by Chyne¦ney hys noble men that were with hym hadde a stonge batayll with Frensshmen / and an hun¦dred of theyr men of armes were slayne. And the erle of Daunce and the stewarde of / fraun¦ce were taken wyth an hondred men of armes In the whyche yere the .xix. daye of Septem∣bre faste by Pyeters the same prynce wyth a thousande and .ix. hondred men of armes and archers ordeyned a batayll to kynge Iohan of fraunce comynge tho the prynce warde wyth .vii. thousande chosen men of armes and mo∣che other people a greate nombre / of the why∣che were slayne the duke of Burbon and the duke of Athenes and many other noble men & ef the prynces men of armes a thousande and of other the trewe accompte and rekenynge .viii.C. And there the kynge of France was taken and syr Phylyp his yonger sone and ma¦ny dukes and noble men and worthy knygh¦tes

and men of armes aboute two .M. and so the vyctory fell there the prynce / and to the pe¦ple of Englonde by the grace of god. And ma∣ny that were taken prysoners were sette at the¦yr raunson and vpon theyr trouthe and kny∣ghthode were charged and hadde leue to goo. But the prynce tooke wyth hym the kynge of Fraunce and Philyp his sone with alle the re∣uerence that he myghte & wente ayen to Bur∣deux wyth a gloryous vyctory / the somme of the men that there were taken prysoners and of theym that were slayne the daye of batayll .iiii.M.iiii.C.xl. and in the .xxxii. yere of kyn∣ge Edwarde the .v. daye of Maye prynce Ed∣warde with kynge Iohn̄ of Fraunce and Phi¦lyp hys sone & many other worthy prysoners arryued gracyously in the hauen of plūmouth And the .xxiiii. daye of the same moneth abou∣te thre after none they came to London by Lō¦don brydge and so wente forthe to the kynges palays atte westmynstre / and there came soo grete a multytude & presse of peple abowte the¦ym to beholde and se that wonder and ryall sy∣ghte that vnnethes fro maddaye tylle nyghte myghte they not come to westmyster. And the kynges raunson of Fraunce was taxed and sette to thre myllyons of scutes / of whom two sholde be worthe a nobell. And ye shall vnder¦stande that a myllyon is a thousande thousan∣de / and after some mennys raunson was set∣te att thre thousande thousaynde floreyns and all is one effecte· And this same yere were ma¦de Iust{is} solempne in Smytfende beynge pre∣sent the kynge of Englonde / the kyng of Fra∣unce / and the kynge of Scotlonde / and many other worthy and noble lordes. ¶The .xxxiii. yere of his regne the same kynge Edwarde at wynsore as well for loue of knyght hode as for his ownne worshyppe and att reuerence of the kynge of fraunce and other lordes that were there att that tyme / he held a wonder ryal and costly feest of saynt George passynge ony that euer was holden afore. wherfore the kynge of fraunce in scornynge sayd that he saw neuer ne herde suche a solempne festes ne ryaltes hol¦den ne done wyth taylles wythoute payenge of golde or syluer. ¶And in the .xxxiii. yere of hys regne the .xiiii. kalendas of Iulii. Syre Io¦han erle of Rychmonde kynge Edwardes so¦ne wedded dame blaunche duke Henryes dou¦ghter of Lancastre cosyn to the same Iohan by dyspencyon of the pope. And in the meane tyme were ordeyned Iustes atte London thre dayes of roga••yons / that is for too saye. The Mayer of London wyth his .xxiiii. aldermen ayenst alle that wolde come / in whoos name and stede the kynge pryuely wyth his foure so¦nes Edwarde / Lyonell / Iohan and Edmon∣de and other .xix. greate lordes helden the felde. with worshyppe. ¶And this same yere as it was tolde and sayd of theym that sawe it the¦re come blood out of y^e combe of Thomas som¦tyme erle of Lancastre as fresshe as that daye that he was done to dethe. ¶And in the same yere kynge Edwade chose this sepulture and hys lyggynge att westmestre faste by the shry∣ne of saȳt Edwarde. and anone after the xxvi. daye of Octobere. he wente ouer see to Calays makynge protestacōn that he wolde neuer ••••¦me ayen into Englonde tyll he had in endes the warre bytwene fraūce and hym ¶And soo in the .xxvi. yere of hys regne in the wynter co∣me kyng Edward was & trauaylled in the Ry¦ne costes. And aboute saynt Hyllarye tyde he departes his host and went to Burgon war∣de / wyth whom than met peasybly the duke of Bourgon. behyghtynge him .lxx. thousande flo¦reyns that he sholde spare hys men and h••s pe¦ple / & the kynge grauntyd att his requeste. And dwelled vnto the .xvii. daye of Marche y^t whi¦che tyme come to kynge Edwardes eere that strōge theues were on the see vnder the erle of saynt Poule the .xv. daye of Marche ••yggyn∣ge a wayte vpon the townes of Rastynge Rye and other places & vyllages on the see cost had¦den entred as enmyes in to the towne of wyn∣chelle / and slewe all that euer withstode them and with sayd theyr comynge. wherfore y kyn¦ge was gretly meued and wratthed and he tor∣ned ayen so warde Parys. and cōmaūded his hoste to dystroye and sle all with strench of swer¦de that he had before honde spared. And y^e .iii. daye of Apryl the kyng come to Parys & there departed his host in dyuers batayls with .iiii.C. knyghtes newe dubbyd on that one syde of hym. And syr Henry duke of Lancastre vnder peas & trewes went vnto the yates of the cyte proferynge to them y^t wolde abyde a batayll in the felde vnder suche condicyon y^t yf the kynge of Englonde were ouer comen there / as god forbyd it sholde / y^t than he sholde neued chalen¦ge the kyngdom of fraunce. And there he had

of theym but short & scornfull answere & came & tolde it to the kynge & his lordes what he had herde & what they sayd / And then̄e went forth the newe kynghtes with many other makyng assawte to the cyte & they dystroyed the subbar¦bes of the cyty. And whyle al these thynges we¦re doynge the Englysshmen made them redy for to be auenged vpon the shame and dyspyte that was done y^e yere at wynshelse and ordey∣ned a nauye of .lxxx· shyppes of men of Lon∣don and of other marchauntes & .xiii. thousan¦de men of armes and archers and went & ser∣ched and skūmed the see and manly token and helde the yle of Caux. wherfore the Frensshmen that is for to say the abbot of Cluyn the erle of Tankeruyll & bursygaude y^t tho was stewar∣de of Fraunce wyth many other men of the sa¦me coūtre by y^e comune assent of y^e lorde Char¦les y^t th•• was regned of Fraunce they hastyd them & went to the kyng of Englond askynge & besechynge hym stedfaste peas & euerlastyn¦ge vpon certayne condycōnes y^t there were she¦wed wryten / The whiche whan y^e kyng & hys coūseyll had seen it / it pleased hym neuer a dea¦le. but syth it wolde be none other wyse y^e tyme of better accorde & delyberacyon / y^e Frensshe∣men besely & with grete in staūce asked trewes for the see costes. and the kyng graūtyd them. ¶And in the morow after the vtas of Pasche the kynge torned hym wyth his host to warde Orlyaūce destroyenge & wastynge all y^e coūtre by the way. And as they went theder ward the¦re felle vpon theym seche a storme & tempest y^t none of our nacyon neuer herde ne sawe none suche. thrugh the whyche thousandes of ouer men & thryr horses in theyr Iourney as it we∣re thrugh vengeaunce sodeynly were slayne & perysshed. the whiche tempest{is} were full grete yet fered not y^e kyng ne moche of his peple but they wente forth in theyr vyage y^t they had be¦gōne / wherfore about y^e feest of Phylyp & Ia∣cob in May fast by in Carnocū the for sayd lor¦des of Fraūce metynge there with the kyng of Engelonde apsyble accorde & a fynall vpon certayne condyons & graūts artycularly ga∣dred wryten togyder euermore for to laste dys∣certly made & to both the kynges proffytable & to both theyr reames of one assente of Charles the regner & gouernour of Fraūce & of Parys of the same reame wryten & made vnder dare of carnocū the .xv. daye of May. they offred & {pro}ffred to y^e kyng of Englōd requyring his gra¦ce in all thynges wryten y^t he wolde benyngl•• admyt them & holde thē ••erme & stable to thē & to theyr heyres for euermore thens for the / the whiche thyng{is} & artycles whan kyng Edwar∣de had seen thē he graūtyd them so y^t both par∣tyes sholde be sworne on goddes body / & on the Euangelyst y^t the for sayd couenaunt sholde be stablysshe & so they accorded graciously Ther¦fore were ordeyned and dressed on euery syde two barons two baronettes and two kyngh∣tes to admitte and receyue that othes of y^e lord Charles regēt of Fraūce & of syr Eeward the fyrste sone and heryre of kynges Edwarde of Englonde. And the .x· daye of May there was songen a solempne masse at Parys. and after the Agnus dei sayd with dona nobys pace•• in presence of y^e for sayd men y^t were ordeyned to Admitte & receyue the othes & of all other y^t there myght be. Soo Charles layd hys ryght. honde on the patent with goddes bodye & hys left honde on the myssall & sayd we. N. sweren on goddes body & the holy gospels y^t we shall trewly & stedfastly hold toward vs y^e peas & y^e accorde made bytwene the two kynges / and •• all hys lordes for more loue and strenth of wyt¦nesse he deased and departed the relyques of y^e crowne of Cryst to the knyghtes of Englond & they token curtously theyr leue / & the fryday nexte the same othe in presence of the forsayde knyghtes & of other worthy mē prynce edwar∣de made att Louers. Afterwarde both kynges & theyr sones & the moost noble men of both re∣ames. within the same yere made y^e same othe & for to strength all these thyng{is} afore sayd the kynge of Englond axyd y^e gretest men of fraun¦ce. & had his askynge that is to saye .vi. dukes .viii. erles & .xii. lordes all noble barons & good knyghtes And whan y^e place & tyme was assyg¦ned in whiche both kynges with theyr counsell sholde come to gyders. al y^e forsayd thynges by¦twene theym spoken for to retefye & make fer∣me and stable / the kyng of Englond anone wē¦te toward the see & at Hountflet began to saylle leuynge to hys hostes that were lefte behynde hym by cause of his absence made moche heuy¦nes and after the .xix. day of Maye he came in to Englond & went to his palays att westmyn¦stre of saynt Dunstons daye & the thyrde daye after he vysyted Iohan Kynge of / fraunce that was in the tour of London and delyuerd hym

frely from all maner of pryson / sauf fyrst they were accorded of thre myllyons of floreyns for his raunsōme / and the kynge comfortyd hym & cheryd hym in all places wyth all solace and myrthes that longen to a kynge in his goynge home warde. ¶And the .ix. daye of Iulii in the same yere this same Iohan kynge of / fraunce that afore laye here in hostage wente home ay∣en / in too his owne londe to treate of tho thyn∣ges and other that londe and fallen to the go∣uernaunce of his reame. ¶And afterwarde mette and came togyder att Calays bothe two kynges with bothe theyr counseyll aboute all Halowen tyde. And there were shewed the con¦dicyons and the poyntes of the peas and of the accorde of bothe sydes wrytten / and there with out ony with sayenge of bothe sydes gracyous∣ly they were accorded And there was done and songen a solempne masse and after the thyrde Agnus dei / vpon goddes body and also vppon the masse boke bothe the kynges & theyr sones and the grettest lordes of bothe reames and of theyr counseyll that there were presente & had not sworne before the forsayde othe that they had made and tytled bytwene theym they be∣hyghten to kepe / and alle other couenauntes that there bytwene them ordeyned· ¶And in thys same yere men beestes trees and houses wyth sodayne tempeste and stronge lyghtnyn∣ge were perysshed / and the deuyll apperyd bo∣dely mannes lyknes to moche people as they wente in dyuers places in the countrees / and spake to theym in that lyknes.