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

¶How kynge Edwarde of his greate gra¦ce delyuered ayen the Scottes oute of pryson that were cheyftayns of that londe and they drewe them to the Frensshemen thrugh coun∣seyll of Wyllyam waleys.

AS kynge Edwarde had made tho an ende of y^e werre. and taken the chey••••e∣yns of Scotlonde. tho came syr Iohan Baylol and yelded hym vnto kynge Edwarde & put hym in his grace and he was ledde to London and whan kyng Edwarde was come thether they were brough before hym / And the kynge axed howe they wolde make amendes of the trespaas and losse that they had doon to hym and they put theym in his mercy. Lordynges sayde the kynge I wyll not of your londes ne your goodes / but I wyll that ye make to me an othe vpō goddys body to be true to me and neuer after this tyme ayenst me bere armys▪ And all they consentyd to the kynges wyl and swore vpon goddys body. That is to saye syr Iohn̄ of Comyn. the erle of Scra••hron / the er¦le of Carryk / and also foure bysshops vnder∣toke for all the clergye and so the kynge dely∣uered thē / and yaue them sauf conduyce to go in to ther owne londe. And it was not longe af¦terwarde that they ne aryse ayenst kynge Ed∣warde / for cause that they wyst well that kyn¦ge Edwardes folke was take / in Gascoyne / as before is sayd But syr Iohn̄ Bayloll kynge of Scotlonde wyste well. that his londe sholde haue sorowe and shame / for theyr falsnesse· And in hast wēte hym ouer the see to his owne

londes and there he helde hym and came neuer ayen wherfore the Scottes chose vnto theyr kynge wyllyam waleys / a rybaude & an har∣lot comen vp of nought / and moche harme dy¦de to Englysshmen and kyng Edwarde thou¦ghte how he myght haue delyueraunce of his peple that were take in Gascoyne. And ī hast wente hym ouer the see in to Flaunders for to werre vpon the kyng of Fraūce. And the erle of Flaunders receyued hym wyth moche ho∣nour and grayntyd hym all his londys at hys owne wyll. And whan the kynge of Fraunce herde telle the kyng of Englonde was aryued in Flaundres and came wyth a greate power hym for to dystroye. He prayed hym of trewes for two yere / so that the Englysshe marchaun∣tes & also Frenche myght saufly go and come in bothe sydes. The kynge Edwarde graūted ••••. so that he muste haue his men out of pryson that were in Gascoyne & the kynge of Fraun¦ce anone graunted and so they were delyuerd. ¶And in y^e same tyme the Scottes sente by y^e bysshop of saynt andrewes in to Fraūce to the kynge & to syr Charles his brother. y^e syr Char¦les sholde come wyth hys power and they of Scotlōde wolde come with theyr power / and so they sholde go in to Englonde / that loude to dystroye from Scotlonde vnto they came to ••ente. & the Scottes trustyd moche vpon the Frēsshmen but of y^e thyng they had no maner graūt & neuertheles y^e Scottes beg to robbe & kylle in Northūberlond / & dyd moche harme.