THE .CXLIIII. CHAPITER
DAgobert{us} the seconde of that name, and sonne of Chylde∣bert before named / began his reygne ouer the Frenchmen, in the yere of grace .vii. hundred and .x / & the .xxiii. of Iue than kynge of westsaxons. The whyche was vnder the rule of Plectrude the wyfe of Pepyn than dede, and of Theodowald than may∣ster of the paleys. Thys Plectrude as before is shewed was stepmother to Charlys sonne of Pepyn and of Alpayde, wherfore she berynge ma∣lyce to the sayd Charlys, caused hym to be holden as prysoner wythin Co¦leyne, where he so as prysoner remay¦nynge / the foresayd Theoldowalde exercysed suche tyrannys, and putte vpon the people suche exaccyons, ye dyscensyon grewe bytwene hym and the lordes of Fraūce, so that dyuers cōflyctes and skyrmysshes were had amonge the nobles of Fraunce / for partyes were taken vpon eyther sy∣des, whereby the kynges partye at length was wekyd. And fynally the sayd Theoldowalde was depryued of hys rome / and one Rangafredus was made mayster of ye paleys. The whyche beynge Accompanyed with conuenyent strength / toke with hym the kynge, and cōueyed hym thorow the forest of Charbōnur, tyll he came vnto ye ryuer of Mense. In ye which passetyme the forenamed Charlys beynge, as aboue is sayde prysoner / by fauoure of hys kepars or other∣wyse, brake pryson and escapyd. And shortly after dyed the kynge / whan he hadde reygned or borne the name of a kynge as other of hys pro¦genytours hadde done, by ye terme of .xi. yeres / leuyng after hym nother chylde, as than knowynge, nor nere of a lye / whyche was cause of mysor∣der of the tytle of Fraunce, as after∣warde shall appere.