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¶How kynge Rycharde came agayne from the holy londe and auenged hym of his enmyes

SO as this kynge Rycharde was in pryson the 〈…〉〈…〉 warred vpon hym 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in Norman¦dy / & Iohn his 〈…〉〈…〉 in Englonde. But the 〈…〉〈…〉 ••ons of Englonde 〈…〉〈…〉 all theyr power that 〈…〉〈…〉 toke the castell of 〈…〉〈…〉 stelles. And the forsa••d 〈…〉〈…〉 he had no myght ne 〈…〉〈…〉 ••ons of Englonde 〈…〉〈…〉 none went hȳ oue•• the 〈…〉〈…〉 of Fraunce. ¶And 〈…〉〈…〉 came out of person and 〈…〉〈…〉 and came in to 〈…〉〈…〉 Candelmast••in grete 〈…〉〈…〉 to Notyngham 〈…〉〈…〉 to 〈…〉〈…〉 comfyted he his brother 〈…〉〈…〉 that with hym helde 〈…〉〈…〉 vnto the ryte of 〈…〉〈…〉 he lete hym crowne 〈…〉〈…〉 And after he wente vnto 〈…〉〈…〉 to warre vpon the byng of 〈…〉〈…〉 the kynge of fraunce 〈…〉〈…〉 died knyght{is} towarde 〈…〉〈…〉 Rycharde mette 〈…〉〈…〉 haue reue hym batayll. But the 〈…〉〈…〉 of Fraunce fledde t••o and an hund••••d knyghtes of his were taken 〈…〉〈…〉 died stedes that were crapped 〈…〉〈…〉 ¶And anone after 〈…〉〈…〉 for to be••y••ge the castall 〈…〉〈…〉 And as he tode vppon a dare 〈…〉〈…〉 for to take 〈…〉〈…〉 vpon hym / that he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for noo manne of thynge /

¶He 〈…〉〈…〉 sharpely all his men for to assaylle the castell. See that the castell was taken or he deyed. And so manly his men dyde that all the peo¦ple that were in the castell were taken / and the kynge dyde with them what he wolde. And commaunded his men that they sholde brynge before hym the man that hym s•••• hurte & so wounded. And whan he came before the kyng / the kyn¦ge axed hym what was his name. And he sayd my name is Bertram Gurdon Wherfore sayd the kynge hast thou me slayne / syth I dyde the neuer none har∣me. Syre sayd he. Though ye dyde me neuer none harme / ye your self w^t your owne honde slewe my fader & my brod{er}. and therfore I haue quyte now your tra¦uaylle. Tho sayd kynge Rycharde. He y^• deyed vpon the crosse / to brynge man∣nes soule fro payne of helle / foryeue the my deth / & I also foryeue it the. Tho cō¦maunded he that noo man sholde hym mysdo. But for all the kyng{is} defendyn∣ge some of the kyng{is} men hym folowed & pryuely hym slewe. And the .vi•• daye after the kynge dyde shryue hym / & sore repentaunce hauynge of his mysdedes / and was houseled and enoynted. ¶And this kynge regned but .ix. yere and .xxx. wekes / & deyed & lyeth besyde his fader at Fontenerad.

HEnricus the fyfthe was Empe∣rour .viij. yere. This Henric{us} was sone to Frederyk / & he wedded Constan¦ce the kyng{is} doughter of Cecyle / & tho∣rugh the occasyon of her / he subdued all the kyngdom of Apulye / & he droue all the people out y^• enhabyte y^• londe. ¶Ce¦lestinus the thyrde was pope after Cle∣mens almoost thre yere. This man was crowned vpon Eisterdaye / & the daye so lowynge he crowned Henry the Emperour. And he made a ••alays at saynt Pe¦ters / & decesyd. ¶〈◊〉〈◊〉 the thyr¦de was pope after hym .viij. yere and .v. monethes. This man was well 〈◊〉〈◊〉. And he made a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of y^• 〈…〉〈…〉 of 〈…〉〈…〉 Apeculū 〈…〉〈…〉 This man 〈◊〉〈◊〉 y^• 〈…〉〈…〉 Ioachim / y^• whiche he made 〈…〉〈…〉 ster Pey•••• Lombarde / the maker of the Sentence. This tyme decessyd the Em∣perour Henry. And y^• prynces of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dyscorded / for s••me chose Otto / and some chose Phylyppe brother to Henry. Thenne Phylyppe was falsely slayne / & Otto was crowned of Innocenci{us} in Fraūce / the whiche anone faught with the Romayns / for they y••ue hym no de∣we honour. And for that cause / ayenst the popes wyll he toke the kyngdom of Apulye from Frederyk / wherfore the po¦pe cursyd hym. Thenne after the fourth yere of his regne / the prynces of Almay¦ne made Frederyk Emperour / and vyc∣toryously he subdued Otto. ¶Wyllyam of Parys this tyme began the ordre of the freres Austyn / the whiche ben called (fratres mendicantes) ¶Franciscus an Ytalyon a man of grete perfeccyon and an ensāmple to many a man / dyde ma∣ny a myracle this tyme. And he ordey∣ned the frere Minores. ¶And the .vi. ye∣re of pope Innocenci{us} the thyrde / the or∣dre of the frere Prechers beganne vnder Domynyk / but it myght not be confer∣med tyll the fyrst yere of Honorius.