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¶How ydeyne that was Lewelyns dough¦ter of walys / prynce Aymer / that was ye erles brother of Moūforde were taken in the see.
THe fyrste afterwarde ye kynge Edwar¦de was crowned Lewelyn prynce of wales sent in to Faraunce to the erle Moūfor∣de / that thorough coūseyl of his frendes / ye erle sholde wedde his doughter. And the erle tho a¦uysed hym vpō this thynge / and sent vnto Le∣welyn and sayd. that he wolde sende after hys doughter. & so he sent Aymer his broder after the damoysell. & Lewelyn arayed shyphes for his doughter and for Syre Aymer. and for her faare company that sholde goo with her. And this Lewelyn dyd grete wronge. for it was co¦uenaūted that he sholde yeue hys doughter to no manere man / without counsell & consente of kyng Edwarde. And so it befell that a Bur¦geys of Brystow came in the see with wyne la¦den. and mette them & toke them with myght and power. And anone the Burgeys sent the¦ym to the kyng. And whan Lewely herde this tydynges he was very wroth / and also sorow¦full· and gan to warre vpon kynge Edwarde and dyde moche harme vnto Englysshmen / and bete downe ye kynges castels / and began for to destroye kynge Edwardes londe. And whā tydynges cam vnto ye kyng of this thyng he wente in to walys and so moche he dyde tho¦rough goddes grace and his grete power that he drofe Lewelyn vnto grete myschyef / that he fledde all maner of strength & came & yelded hym vnto kyng Edwarde. & yaue hym .l. mar¦ke of syluer to haue peas. And toke the damoy¦sell & all his herytage. & made an oblygacōn to kynge Edwarde to come to his parlyamente two tymes of the yere And in the seconde yere after that kynge Edwarde was crowned / he helde a generall parleamente att westmestre / & there he made the statutes for defaute of lawe by the comune assent of all his baronage / and at Ester nexte sewenge / the kynge sente by his letter vnto Lewelyn prynce of wales that he sholde come to his parlemēt for his londe / and for hys holdynge in wales / as the strenthe of his letter oblygatory wytnessyd. Tho Lewe¦lyn had scorne and dyspyte of the kynges com∣maundement / And for pure wrache ayen be∣gan warre vpon kyng Edwarde. and destroy∣ed his londe. And tho whan kynge Edwarde herd of these tydynges / he wexed wonder wro¦the vnto Lewelyn & in hast assembled his peo¦ple / & went hym to warde wales. And warred so vpon Lewelyn the prynce / tyll that he brou∣ghte hym in moche sorowe & dysease. And Le¦welyn sawe that is defence myghte hym not auaylle / and came ayen / and yelded hym to ye kynges grace / & cryed hym mercye. and longe tyme kneled before the kynges fote. The kyn∣ge had of hym pyte / & cōmaunded hym for to aryse. And for his mekenes foryaue hym hys wrathe / and to hym sayd / that yf he trespassed to hym a nother tyme that he wolde dystroye hym for euermore. ¶Dauid that was Lewe¦lyns brother that same tyme dwelled with kyn¦ge Edwarde / and was a felle man and a sub∣tyll and enuyous and also ferre castynge / and moche treason thoughte· and euermore made good semblame / and semyd soo true that noo man myght perceyue his falsnes.