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¶Of the greate wynde / and how prynce Edwarde tooke the lordshyp of Guyhē of his fader and wente theder·

ANd in the .xxxvii. yere of kyng Edwar∣de the .xv. daye of Ianyuer / that is too saye on saynt Maryes daye about euynsonge tyme there arose & come suche a wynde out of the southe wyth suche a fyersnes and strenthe that it brasted and blewe downe to the groun∣de hyghe houses and stronge buyldynges tou¦res chirches & steples and other strōge places and all other stronge werkes that stoden stylle were shaken ther with that they ben yet & shall euermore be the febler and weyker whyle they stande. And this wynde lasted without ony ces¦synge .vii. dayes contynually· And anone af∣ter there folowed suche waters in the hey ty∣me and in the haruest tyme that all felde wer∣kes were strongely lette and lefte vndoyn. ¶And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyhen & dyde to kynge Ed∣wyrde his fader homage and feaute therof / & wente ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wyf & chyldren. ¶And anone after kynge Edward made hys sone Lyonell duke of Clarence. and syr Edmonde his other sone / erle of Cambrid¦ge / & in the .xxxviii. yere of his regne it was or∣deyned in the parlement that men of lawe bo∣the of the chyrche and temporeslawe shold fro that tym for the plete in theyr moder tonge. ¶And in y^e same yere in to Englond thre kyn∣ges that ys to saye the kynge of Fraunce the kynge of Cypres and the kynge of Scotlonde by cause to vysyte and for to speke with y^e kyn¦ge of Englonde. And after that they had be he¦re longe tyme two of them went home in to the¦yr owne countres and kyngodms / but y^e kyn∣ge of Fraunce throughte greate sekenesse and malady that he had abode stylle in Englonde. And in the .xxxix. yere of his regne. was a strō∣ge & a grete froste & that lasted longe that is to saye fro Saynt Andrewes tyde to the .xiii. kal of Apryls / that the tylthe and sowynge of the erthe and other suche feld werkes and honde werkes were moche lette and lefte vndoyne for colde & hardnes of the erth. And at orray in Brytayn was ordeyned a grete dedely batayl¦le bytwene syre Iohn̄ of Mountforde duke of Brytayne and syr charles of Bloys / but vyc∣tory fell to the forsayd syr Iohn̄ thrughe helpe and socour of thenglysshmen. And there were taken many knyghtes & squyres & other men that vnnōbred / in y^e whiche batayll was slay¦ne Charles hymself with all y^t stode about hym & of Englysshmen were slayne but seuen. and in this yere deyed at sauoy Iohan the kynge of fraunce whos seruyce & exequyes kyng edwar¦de lete ordeyne & dyd in dyuers places worhyp∣fully to be done / and at Douer of worshypful men ordeyned hym worthely tho be ledde with his owne costes and expēces / & fro thens was brought to fraunce & buryed at saynt Denys. ¶In the .xl. yere of kyng Edwarde the vii. kal of Februer was borne Edwarde prynce Ed¦wards sone y^e whiche whan he was .vii. yere of-aege he deyed· And in the same yere it was or∣deyned y^t saynt Peters pens fro y^e tyme forthe sholde not be payed the whyche kyng yuo som∣tyme kynge of Englond of the countre of west saxen y^t began to regne y^e yere of our lord god .vi· hondred .lxxix. fyrst graunted to Rome for y^e scole of Englond therto be contynued. ¶And in thys same yere there fell a grete rayne in hey tyme y^t it wasted & dystroyed both corne & hey. And there was suche debate & fyghtinge of spa¦rowes by dyuerse places in these dayes y^t men founde innumerable dede in the feldes as they wente. And there fell also suche a pestylence y^t neuer seen suche in noo mannes dayes y^t than lyued / for men y^t wente to beded hole & in good poynt sodenly they dyed. ¶Also y^e tyme a syke¦nes that men calle the pockes slewe bothe mē & women thrugh theyr enfectinge. ¶And in the xli. yere of kynge Edward was borne at Bur∣deux Rycharde the seconde sone of prynce Ed¦warde of Englond / the whiche Rychard kyn¦ge Rycharde of Amorycan heueden at the foū•• stone after whom he was called Rychard. and this same Rycharde whan his fader was deed

& kyng Edwarde also / he was crowned kyng of Englonde the .xi. yere of his aege thrugh ry¦ghte lyne and herytage / & also by the com••ne assent and desyre of y^e comynalte of the reame. ¶Aboute this tyme at kyng Edwardes com∣maundement of Englond whan all the castels & townes were yolden to hym that longe were holden in / fraunce by a grete company assem∣bled togyder syr Bartram Claykyn a noble knyght and a good warryour wente and pur∣posed hym to put out Pers kynge of Spayne out of his kyngdome with helpe of the mooste partye of the forsayd grete company trustynge also vpon helpe and fauour of the pope for as moche as it come to his eeres that y^e same pers sholde lede & vse a synfull lyf / the whiche Pers smyten wyth drede of this tydynge fledde into Gascoyne to prynce Edwarde for to haue so∣coure of hym. And whan he was fledde out of Spayne Henry his broder that was bastarde by assent of the moost party of Spayne & thru∣ghe helpe of y^e ferefull company that I spake of fyrst was crowned kyng of Spayne. & y^e nom∣bre of that same cōpany was rekened & sette at the nombre of .xl.M. fytynge men. ¶This sa∣me yere in the moneth of Iune there come a gre¦te cōpany & a nauye of y^e Danes gadred them togyder in the Northe see purposynge them to come into Englonde to reue and to robbe and also to sle with whom they countred & mette in the see. maryners and other gode fytynge men o•• the countre & dysperpled theym. And they a¦shamyd went home ayen into theyr owne coū∣tre / but amonge y^e other there was a boystous vessell and a stronge of theyr nauye that was ouer saylled by the Englysshmen & was perys¦shed & drenched In the whiche the Stewarde & other worthy and greate men of Denmarke were taken prysoners / & the kynge of Englon∣de & his coūseyll prysoned them. the whiche lor¦des the Danes afterwarde sought them all a∣bout for to haue hadde them ayen wyth. theyr goodes y^t they had lost / & they not well apayed ne pleased of y^e answer that they had / & they tor¦ned homwardes ayen leuynge behynde thē in there Innes preuely writen in scrowes and on walles. yet shall Danes wast the wanes Then¦ne happed there an Englysshe wryter & wrote ayenst the Duke in this manere (here shall Da∣nes fette theyr banys) ¶And in this time pers the kynge of Spayne with other kynges that is to saye. the kynge of Nauerne and the kynge of Malogre beynge meanes wenten bytwene and prayed counseyll and helpe of syr Edwar¦de the prynce whos counseyll whan he had vn¦derstandynge theyr artycles and desyre that he was requyred of tho kynges / lothe he was and ashamed to saye nay and contrary to them. But netheles he was a gast lest it shold be ony preiudyce ayenst the pope and longe tyme tary¦ed them or that he wolde graunte or consente therto tyll he had better counseyl rauysemente with good delyberacyon of kyng Edward his fader. But whan they were with hym euery day & contynually besechynge of many noble men requyred & spoken to / & with many pray∣ers sente & made bytwene them. thā prynce ed∣ward sente to his fader both by cōplaynyng let¦ters & also by confortable conteynyng al theyr suggestyons & causes wyth all y^e other kynges epystles & letters for to haue cōforte & helpe of the wronges not only done to the kyng Spay¦ne. but also for suche thynges as myght falle to other kynges. Also yf it were not y^e soner holpē and amended thrugh the done & helpe of kny∣ghthode to thē that it asked & desyred. ¶The whiche letter whan the kynge & hys counseyll had seen suche a kynge spoylynge & robbynge with moche merueyll. And sente ayen comfor¦table letters to prynce Edwarde hys sone & to that other kynges & warned them for to arme them & ordeyne theym ayenst that misdoer and to withstande them by the helpe of god that we¦re suche enmies to kynges. whā this noble prȳ¦ce had receyued this letters / hym self with that other kynges before sayd all there counseyl cal¦led togider or that he wolde vndertake the qua¦rell he bounde & knytte sore y^e kynge that was deposed with a grete oth / that is to saye that he sholde euer after mayntene the ryght byleue & faythe of holy chyrche / and also wyth all theyr mynysters ryghtes & libertees to defende from all theyr enmyes & all euylles. And al that were there ayenst bytterly to punysshe & destroble & al y^e ryght{is} lybertes preuyleges of holy chirche encrease & mayntene / & amende alle thynges y^t were wronfully taken withdrawen and borē a waye by hym or by ony other by cause of hym hastely to restore ayen & to dryue and put oute sarasyns & all other mysbyleued people out of his kyngdom wyth all his strenth & his power and suffre ne admitte none suche for no mane¦re

thynge ne cause to dwelle therin / And that whan he had taken a crysten woman he sholde neuer come in to none other womans bedde / ne none other mannes wyfe to defoyle. ¶All thyse for sayd thynges trewly for to kepe con∣tynue and fulfyll as alle hys lyfe tyme he was douuden by othe afore notaryes in presence & wytnesse of tho kynges wyth other prynces. ¶And than that gracyous prynce Edwarde vndertoke the cause & the quarell of the kyng that was deposed and behyghte hym with the grace of almyghty god to restore hym ayen to his kyngdom / & lette ordeyne & gadre togyder forth with in alle haste his nauye with men of armes for to warre and fyght in his for sayde cause. ¶And in this same yere vpon the sande of the Scottes see y^t many a man sawe it thre dayes togyder there were seen two Egles / of the whiche y^e one come out of the southe & that other out of the north & cruelly & strongly they fought togyder & wrastled togyder / & the south elge fyrst ouercome y^e north Egle & all to rente hym with his bylle & his clawes y^t he shold not reste ne take no byrthe & the south Egle fleyth home to his owne costes· ¶And anone after there folowed & was seen in the morne after y^e sonne rysynge & after in the last daye of Octo∣bre sauynge one many sterres gaddred togyder on an hepe felle downe to the erthe leuynge by¦hynde them fyre bemes in maner of lyghtnyn¦ge / was flammes brent & cōsumed mens clo¦thes & mens heer wallyng on y^e erth as it was sene & knowē of many a man. ¶And yet y^t nor¦thern wynde y^t is redy & destymate to alle ylle fro saynt Katherynes eue tyll thre dayes after loste grete good without nobre. ¶And in this same dayes ther fell & also come such lyghtnyn¦ge thondre snowe & hayll that it wasted and de¦stoyed men bestetes howses and trees.