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

¶How kynge Edwarde was seased in alle the londe of Scotlonde through cōsente and graunte of all the lordes of Scotlonde·

IT was not longe after that Alexandre kynge of Scotlonde was dede / and Da∣uyd the erle of Huntyngdon that was the kyn¦ges brother of Scotlonde axed & claymed the kyngdom of Scotlond after his brother was deed for cause y^t he was ryghtfull heyre / But many grete lordes sayd nay. Wherfore greate debate arose bytwene theym & there frēdes for asmoche as they wolde not consente to hys co∣ronacyon / and the meane tyme the forsayd Da¦uyd deyed / & so it befell that y^e sayd Dauyd had thre doughters y^t worthyly were maryed / the fyrst doughter was maryed to Bayloll / the se¦conde to Brus / and the thyrde to Hastynges. The forsayd Bayloll & Brus chalenged y^e lon∣de of Scotlonde / & greate debate & stryf arose bytwene them by cause eche of them wolde ha∣ue be kynge· And whan the lordes of Scotlon¦de saw the debate bytwene them / came to kyn¦ge Edwarde of Englonde. & seased hym in all the londe of Scotlond as chyef lord. & whā the kyng was seased of y^e forsayd lordes y^e forsayd Baylol Brus & Hastinges came to the kynges courte axyd of the kyng whyche of them shold be kynge of Scotlonde And kyng Edwarde y^e full gentyll & true / lete enquyre by the Crony∣cles of Scotlonde / and of the gretest lordes of Scotlonde / whiche of them was of the eldest blood. And it was foūde that Baylol / was the eldest. And that y^e kyng of Scotlond sholde hol¦de of the kynge of Englonde / & do hym frauce and homage. And after this was done Baylol went in to Scotlōde / and there was crowyed kynge of Scotlonde. ¶And y^e same tyme was vpon the see grete warre bytwene the Englys¦shemen and the Normans But vpō a tyme the Normans arryued all at Douer. and ther they martred an holy mā that was called Thomas of Douer / And afterwarde were the Normās slayne. that there escaped not one of thē ¶And so afterwarde kynge Edwarde sholde lete the duchye of Gascoyne thrugh kynge phylyp of Fraūce thrugh his fals castynge of the Douse¦pers of the londe / wherfore syr Edmond that was kynge Edwardes brother yaue vp his do¦mage vnto the kynge of Fraūce. ¶And in the

tyme the clerkes of Englond graunted to kyn¦ge Edwarde half ••eale of holy chirche goodes in helpynge to recouer his londe agayne in gas¦coyne. And the kyng sent thether a noble com¦pany of hys bachelers. And hymself wolde ha∣ue gone to Portelmouth / but he was let thru∣ghe one maddok of walys y^t had seased the cas∣tell of Swandon in to his honde & for that cau¦se the kynge torned to walys at Cristmasse / & by cause that the noble lord{is} of Englond y^t we¦re sent in to Gascoyne had no comforth of the¦re lorde the kynge they were take of syr Char∣lys of Fraūce / y^t is to say / syr Iohn̄ of brytay∣ne / syr Robert Tiptot / syr Raufe Tanny / syr Hugh Bardolfe / and syr Adam of Cretynge / And yet att the assensyon was Maddok take in walys & a nother that was called Morgan And they were sent to the tour of London and there they were byheded.