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

¶How kynge Edwarde made a duchye of the Erldome of Cornewayle and also of syxe other Erles that were newe ma∣de / and of the fyrste chalēge of y^e kyngdo¦dome of Fraunce.

IN the yere of our lorde a .M.CCC.xxx.vii. and of kynge edwarde .xii. in the mo¦neth of marche durynge the parlement at west¦mestre in lente tyme kynge Edwarde made of the erldome of Cornewayle a duchye and lete it calle the duchye of Cornewayle / the whiche ducye he gaaf vnto Edwarde hys fyrste sone with the erldom of Chestre. And also kyng Ed¦warde made att that same tyme syxe other er∣les / That is for to saye Syr Henry the erle of Lancastres sone erle of Leycetre / Wyllyam of Bughū erle of Northamptō / wyllyam of Mo¦untagu / erle of Salysbury / Hughe of Awdell erle of Gloucestre / Roberte of V••orde erle of Southfolke / And wyllyam of Clyton Erle of Huntyngeton. ¶And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlemente that no man sholde were noo clothe that was wrought out of Englond. as clothe of golde ne of sylke or veluet or damaske or satyne baud∣kyn ne none suche other ne none wylde ware ne furres of bynde y^t see. But suche as myght spende an hundred poūde of rente by yere. but this ordynaūce & statute was but of lytyl effect For yt was no thynge holden. ¶In the .xiii. ye¦re of his regne kynge Edwarde went ouer see into Braban with quene Phylyp his wyf the¦re beryng a chylde at And warpe there he dwel¦lyd more than a yere for to treate wyth the du∣ke

of Braban and other alyed vnto hym of the chalengynge of the kyngdome of Fraunce. to kynge Edwarde of Englond by ryght and by herytage after the deth of Karoll the grete kyn¦ge of Fraunce brother Gerymayne of que∣ne Isabell kynge Edwardes moder / the why∣che was holden and occupyed vnryghtfull by Phylyp of Valoys the ēmys of kynge Karoll / the wheche duke and all his in y^e forsayd thyn∣ges & all other longynge there to with alle hys men and goodes kynge Edwarde founde redy vnto hym and made & behyght hym suerte by good fayth & truste / and after that y^e kyng hath hym ayen into Englonde & lelft there the que∣ne styll be hynde hym in Braban. Than in y^e .xiiii. yere of his regne whan all y^e lordes of his reame & other that oughten to be at his parle∣ment were called & assembled togyder in y^e sa∣me parlemēt holden at London after the feest of saynt Hylarye / The kynges nedes were put forth & promothed as touchinge the kyngdom of Fraunce. For whiche nedes to be spedde the kynge axed the fyfte parte of alle the meuable goodes of Englonde & the wulles & the .ix. she∣ep of euery corne / And alle the lordes of euery towne where suche thynges sholde be taxed & gadryd sholde answere to the kynge therof / & had it and helde it at his owne lust & wyl wher¦fore yf I shold knowleche the very trouth / the ynner loue of the people was torned in to hate And the comyn prayers in to cursinge / for cau¦se that the comune people were soo strongely greued. ¶Also the for sayd Phylyp Valoys of Fraunce had gadred vnto hym a grete hoste & destroyed in hys partyes & kyngdome / many of the kynges frendes of Englonde wyth tow∣nes & castels many other of theyr lordhypoes and many harmes shamys & dystytes dyd vn¦to the quene / wher fore kyng Edwarde whan he herde thys tydynges strongely meued ther∣wythe and red. and sente dyuers letters ouer see to y^e quene & to other that were his frendes Glagynge them certefyenge them y^t he wolde be there hymself in all the haste that he mygh. ¶And anone after Ester whan he had sped of all thinges y^t hym neded to haue / he went ouer see ayen. Of whose cominge y^e quene & all hys frendes were wonder glad & made moche Ioy And all that were his enmyes and held ayenst hym made as moche sorow. ¶In the same ty∣me the kynge thrughe counseyll of hys trewe lyeges and counsell of hys lordes that there we represent wyth hym wryte the kynhe of Fraū¦ces name / and toke and medled the kynges ar¦mes of Fraunce quartred with tharmes of En¦glond and commaunded forth with hys coyen of golde vnder dyserypcyon and wrytynge of the name of englonde and of Fraunce be ma∣de beste that myght bee / and that is to saye the floreyne that was callyd the noble pryce of .vi shellynge .viii pens sterlynge / and the half no∣bell the value .iii· shellynge and .iiii. pens / and the far thynges the value of .xx. pens.