Prolicionycion [sic]

¶ Capitulum Tercium

IN this yere / xliiij / of the kynge was a greete pestylence / and a greete moreyn of Beestes / And there fylle soo gre∣te waters that it caused greete destruction of Corne / in soo moche that the nexte yere folowyng a busshel of whete was worth thre schyllyngys & foure pens / In the laste day of may was holden a parlemente at Westmynstre for the brekynge of the pees of the Frensshmen / and how the wronges myght be redressyd and auē¦gyd / In this sayd yere in thassumpcion of oure lady deyde que∣ne phil̄yp / and is buryed at westmynstre / ¶ At mydsomer this same yere the duc of lancastre and the Erle of Herford with a grete companye of men of warre wente ouer see toward Fraū¦ce / & on Chalkhylle bytwene saynt Omers & guynes was an hu∣ge hooste of frensshmen / & the hoost of englysshe men fast by the same / whiche hadde long leyn there / & dyuerse Englysshe men yaf counseyll for to fyght with the frensshmen / but the lordes & capi¦tayns wold not / Anone after it happed that therle of warwyck

come thyderward / And whanne the Frensshemen h••••de of his co∣mynge er he cam fully to londe th••y lefte theyr tentes and pauy∣lons with all theyr vytayl / and fledde theyr weye / And whan therle was londed he hasted toward normandy / And in his co∣myng ageyne toward Caleys he deyde on the Pestyl••nce / In this yere at mydsomer was made an hooste / and Syre Ro∣bert knollys was made gouernour / And whanne they cam in to Fraunce / as longe as they helde hem to geder / the Frensshmen durst not come neygh them / But atte last for enuye and couety¦se that was among them they discorded and sundryd them in to dyuerse companyes / whiche couraged the Frensshmen / in soo moche that they cam frely on our Englysshmen / and for the most parte toke and slewe hem / ¶ In the same yere Pope vrban cam fro Rome to Auynyon / purposynge to haue made a fynal pees bytwene Englond and Fraunce / But er he beganne his traytye he deyde / Somme saye he was poysoned / ¶ After vrban / the enleuenthe Gregory was pope eyght yere / This pope was callyd to fore Petrus de bello forte / he was deken Cardynol and deyde in Rome in goddes pees / ¶ After hym folowed grete trybulacion in the chirche whiche god sh••wyd by ••eu••la∣cion to saynt Brygytte for the synnes of men of the chirche / In the same yere Prynce Edward beynge at Burdeux by tha∣uys of his counseyl byganne to sette Inp••sicions and taxes vp on the duchye of Guyan / wherfore the Cyte of lymoge reb••llyd & fought ageynst hym / & other moo also and t••rned from hym to the Frensshe kynge / wherfore he toke and destroyed that Cyte And slough al that was therynne / ¶Sone after Prynce Ed∣ward cam in to Englonde leuynge behynde hym in Gascoyne the duck of lancastre / and Syre Edmond Erle of Cambrydge with other worthy men of armes / ¶ In the parlement at Westmynstre was graunted to the kynge a subsydye of fyfty thousand pound to be payd of the laye fee / And thenne in hate∣red of men of the chirche / the lordes putte oute of offyce the chaū¦celer / the Tresorer / and the pryue Seal / and in theyr stede were putte seculer men / ¶ In the eyght and fourtyest yere of the Regne of kynge Edward the duk of lancastre / and the Erle of Cambrydge the kynges sones cam oute of guyan in to englond and were maryed to two susters / doughters & heyres of kynge peter of spayne / ¶That same yere Frensshe men be ye∣ged Rochel ¶Wherfore ••••e Erle of Penbroke was sente in to

Gascoyn with a greete company of men of armes / And er they couthe entre in the hauen of Rochel ther cam vppon hem a stron∣ge nauye of spayne / whiche scomfyted the Englysshe men / and toke the Erle with grete tresour and many other noble men / Thenne the kynge with a grete hoost entryd the see to haue reuē∣ged the siege of Rochel / but the wynde wold not serue hym / wherfore he taryed longe at the see Cost / abydynge after a good wynde / but it cam not / and soo he retourned home ageyne / Thenne the duc of lancastre with a grete hoost wente in to Flaū¦dees / and passyd thurgh pycardye to parys / and soo thurgh alle Fraunce / till he cam to burdeux withoute ony resystence / Aboute this tyme wenzelaus sone of charles kyng of Boheme his fader yet lyuyng was electe and chosen to be Emperour / he beyng a childe / of whiche empyre he toke none heede / ne rought not / Wherfore after he had regned four and twenty yere / and af¦ter many warnynges he was deposed / his lecherous lyf defoul••d hys noble wytte / and his ende was withoute worshippe / For he was neuer crowned with a dyademe /

In this yere were sent fro the pore two bisshops / one of rauēne & one of carpentras for to treate bytwene two kynges of fraūce & of englond / & day was holden at Brugys in flaūdres / & ther we¦re for the kyng of englond the duc of lancastre / the bisshop of lon¦don / and many other / And for the Frensshe kynge the Duc of Burgoyne / his broder the bisshop of Amyens / and many other but they concluded no thyng /