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

¶How Pandulf delyuered a clerke that had falsyd & counterfetyd the kyng{is} mo∣neye before the kynge hymself.

ANd anone tho commaunded the kyn∣ge the Syrefs & Baylyfs of Northam¦pton / that were in the kynges presence / y^t they sholde brynge forth all y^e prysoners / that they myght be done to deth before Pandulf / for by cause the kynge wened that they wolde haue gaynsayd theyr dedes / for cause of the deth all thynge that they hadde spoken afore ¶Whan the prysoners were come before the kynge the kynge commaunded some to be hanged / and some to be drawen and some to drawe out the¦yr eyen out of theyr heed. And amonge alle o∣ther / there was a clerke that had falsyd y^e kyn¦ges moneye. And the kynge cōmaunded that he shoyde be hanged and drawed· And whan Pandulf herde this commaundemente of the kynge / he sterte hym vp ryght quyckly / & ano∣ne axed a boke and a candell / and wolde haue cursyd the kynge / & all theym that wolde sette vpon y^e clerke ony honde. And Pandulf hym self wente for to seke a crosse. And the kynge fo¦lowed hym / & delyuered hym the clerke by the hōde that he sholde doo with hym what he wol¦de. And thus was the clerke delyuered & went thens. ¶And Pandulf and Duraunt his fe¦lowe went fro the kyng / & came agayne to the pope of Rome. And tolde hym that kynge Io¦han wolde not amended be. But euer abode so acrcusyd ¶And neuertheles the pope graū¦ted that yere thorughout alle Englonde that preestes myght synge masse in couenable chyr¦ches / and consecrate our lordes body •• & gyue it to syke men whiche were lykely to passe out of this worlde. And also that men myght crys∣ten chyldern ouer all the londe. ¶And whan the pope wyst and sawe that the kynge wolde not be vnder the rule of hooly chyrche for noo maner thynge. The pope then̄e sent to the kyn¦ge of Fraūce in remysseon of his synnes / that he sholde take with hym alle the power that he myght / & go in to Englond for to destroye the kynge Iohan ¶Whan these tydyges came to kynge Iohan / thenne was he sore anoyed & sore dradde lest he sholde lese his reame & hym self be done to the deth. ¶Thenne sente he to the pope messengers & sayd. He wolde be Iusti¦fyed / & come to amendemente in all thynges / and wolde make satysfaccyon to all maner of men after the popes ordynaunce. ¶Then̄e sente the pope ayen in to Englonde Pandulf and other messenger / and came to Caunter∣bury to the kynge & there abode· And the .viii. daye of May / the kynge made anothe•• for to stande to the popes ordynaunce / before Pan∣dulf y^e Legate in all maner of thynges in why¦che he was accursyd. And that he sholde make full restytucyon to all mē of holy chyrche & of relygyon / and of the goodes that he had taken of them ayenst theyr wyll And all the grete lor¦des of Englonde swore vpon the boke and by

theyr holydom / that yf y^e kynge wolde not hol¦de his othe / they sayd y^e they wolde by strength make hym holde it. ¶Thenne put the kymge hym to the courte of Rome / and thenne gaaf he vp the reame of Englonde and of Irlonde for hym and for his heyers for euer more that sholde come after hym / soo that kynge Iohan and his heyers sholde take the two reames of the popes hondes And sholde euery yere paye ferme vnto the courte of Rome a thousande marke of syluer. And tho toke y^e kyng y^e crow¦ne of hys heed & sete it vpon his knees And the¦se wordes sayd he in herynge of all y^e grete lor¦des of Englonde. Here Iresygne vp the crow¦ne & the reame of Englonde in to the pope In¦nocencius hondes the thyrde / & put me hooly in his mercy and in his ordynaunce. ¶Tho receyued Pandulf the crowne of kynge Iohn̄ and kept it ••yue dayes as fore seasynge / takyn¦ge of two realmes / of Englonde & of Irlonde. And cōfermed all maner thyng{is} by his Char∣tre that foloweth afer.