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¶How the enterdytynge was vndone in Englōde / and of the debate that was bytwene kynge Iohan and the barons of the reame.

AS kynge Iohan had done his homage to the Legate that shewed hym the po∣pes letter / that he sholde paye to Iulyan & yel∣ne ayen that was kynge Rychardes wyfe the thyrde parte of the londe of Englonde and of Irlonde that he had withholde syth that kyng Rycharde deyed. ¶Whan kynge Iohn̄ herde this / he was wonder wroth. For vtterly y^t en¦terdytynge myght not be vndone tyll y^t he had made gre•• and restytycyon to the forsayd Iu∣lyan / of that she asked. The Legate went then¦ne agayne to the pope after Crystmasse. And y^e kynge sente ouer see to Iulyan that was kyn¦ge Rychardes wyf for to haue a relate of that she axed of hym. ¶And so it befell that Iuly¦an deyed anone after Eester. And in so moche the kynge was quyte of that thynge that the ax¦ed. ¶But thenne at the feest of saynt Iohan that came nexte after / thorugh the popes com∣maundemente / the enterdytynge was fyrst re¦leasyd thrughout alle Englonde 〈…〉〈…〉 daye of Iulii. And .vii. yere was the londe ••¦terdyted. And on the mornynge m••n rough & sayd masse thorugh out all London and so ••••¦ter thorugh out all Englonde· ¶And the ne•••• yere after there began a grete debate bytwene kynge Iohan and the lordes of Englonde ••or by cause that he wolde not graunte the law•••• and holde / the whiche saynt Edwarde had or¦deyn••d / and had ben vsed & holden vnto that tyme that he had them broken. For he wolde holde noo lawe / but dyde all thynge that hym lyked / and dysheryted many men without con¦sente of lordes and perys of y^e londe. And wo•• dysheryte the good erle Radulf of Chestre for by cause that he vndertoke hym of hys wyc∣kednesse / & for by cause that he dyde so moche shame and vylany to god and to holy chyrche▪ And also for he helde and haunted hys owne brothers wyfe / and laye also by many wym∣men greate lordes doughters. For he spared no woman that hym lyked for to haue. wher∣fore all the lordes of the londe were wrothe / & toke the cyte of London. To cesse this debate the Archebysshop and lordes of the londe assen¦bled before the feest of saynt Iohn̄ Bap••yst in a medowe besyde the towne of Stanys / that

is called Romney mede. And the kynge made them there a chartre of fraunchyse / suche as they wolde axe / and in suche manere they we∣••e accorded / and that accordement lasted not full longe. For the kynge hymself soone after dyed ayenst the poyntes of the same chartre that he had made. wherfore the moost parte of the lordes of the londe assembled and began to warre vppon hym ayen / and brenned his tow¦nes / & robbed his folke / and dyde all the soro∣we that they myght / & made them as stronge as they myght with all the power they hadde / and thought to dryue hym oute of Englonde / and make Lowys the kyng{is} sone of Fraunce kynge of Englonde. ¶And kyng Iohn̄ sente tho ouer see and ordeyned so moche people of Normans / & of Pycardes / & of Flemynges / soo that the londe myghte not susteyne them / but with moche sorowe. ¶And amonge alle this people •• there was a man of Normandye that was called Fawkis of Brent / and thys Normā and his company spared nother chir∣ches ne houses of relygyon / but they brente & ••obbed it / and bare a way a••l that they myght take so that the londe was all destroyed / what one syde and other. ¶The barons & lordes of Englonge ordeyned amonge theym the beste spekers and wysest men / and sente them ouer the see to kynge Phylyp of Fraūce / and pray∣ed hym / that he wolde sende Lowys hys sone in to Englonde to be kynge of Englonde / and to receyue the crowne.