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¶Prophecye of Merlyn of the kynge Henry the fyrste erpowned / that was kynge Iohans sone.

ANd of this Henry prophecyed Merlyn and sayd that a lamb•• sholde come out of Wynchestre in y^• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 re of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihe∣su Cryste .M.CC. and .xvi. with true lyppes & holynesse wryten in his herte•• And he sayd so the / for y^• good Henry the kynge was borne in Wynchestre in the yere abouesayd / & he spake good wordes & swete / & was an holy man & of good conseyence. And Merlyn sayd / that this Henry sholde make the fayrest place of the worlde / that in his tyme sholde not be fully ended / & he sayd soth. For he ma¦de the newe werke of y^• abbaye of saynt Peters chirche att Westmestre / that is fayrer of syght than ony other place y^• ony man knoweth thorugh out all ••y∣stendom. But kynge Henry deyed are that werke were fully at an ende & that was grete harme. ¶And yet sayd Mer∣lyn / that this lambe sholde haue peas the moost parte of his regne. And he say¦de full soth / for he was neuer noyed tho¦rugh warre / neyther dyseased in no ma∣nere wyse / tyll a lytell afore his dethe / & Merlyn sayd in his prophecye more / & in the regne & ende of the fursayd la•••• be / a wulf of a straunge londe shall do•• hym moche har•••••• tho••••gh his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 And that he sholde at y^• laste be mayste••

thorugh helpe of a reed foxe / that sholde come forth of the Northwest & sholde hȳ ouercome. And that he sholde dryue hȳ out of the water / & y^• prophecye full well was knowen. For within a lytell tyme or the kynge deyed Symonde of Moūt∣forde erle of Leycetre / that was borne in Fraūce / began ayenst hym stronge war∣re / thrugh whiche doynge / many a good bacheler destroyed was & deyed / & dyshe ryted. ¶And whan kynge Henry had the byctory at Eusham / & Symond the erle was slayne thorugh helpe & myght of Gilbert of Clare erle of Glocetre / y^t was in kepynge & warde of the forsayd Symonde / thrugh ordynaunce of kyng Henry / that wente ayen vnto the kynge with moche power. Wherfor the forsayd Symonde was destroyed / and that was grete harme to the comyns of Englon∣de / that soo good a man was slayne for the trouth / & deyed in charyte / & for the comyn profyte of the same folke / & ther¦fore almyghty god for hym hath syns shewed many a fayre myracle to dyuers men & wȳmen of the spkenesse & dysea∣se that they haue had for the loue of hym ¶And Merlyn also sayd in his prophe¦cye / that after that tyme / the lambe shol¦de lyue no whyle / & thenne his seed shol¦de be in straunge londe without ony pa∣sture / and he sayd soth / for kynge Henry lyued no whyle after y^• Symonde Moūt forde was slayne / that kynge Henry ne deyed anone after hym. And in the mea¦ne tyme syr Edwarde his sone / that was the best kynge of the worlde of honour / was tho in the holy londe / & gate there Acres. And in that coūtree he begate the¦re vpon dame Elenore his wyf Iohan of Acres his doughter / that afterwarde was countesse of Glocetre / & made su∣che a vyage in the holy londe / that alle the worlde spake of his knyghthode / & euery man dradde hym / hye & lowe tho∣rugh out alle crystendome / as the s••orye of hym telleth / as after warde ye shall here more openly. ¶And from the tyme that kyng Henry deyed / tyll that syr Ed¦warde was crowned kyng / all the grete lordes of Englond were as faderles chil¦dern withoute ony socoure / that theym myght mayntene & gouerne / and defen∣de ayenst theyr deedly enmyes.

ORegorius the .ix. was pope after Honorius / this man canonysed many sayntes / & defended myghtely the chirche ayenst Frederyk / therfore he to∣ke many prelates & two Cardynalles / the whiche wente to coūseyll ayenst hym This pope was segyd in the cyte of Ro¦me by the Emperour / & he sawe the Ro¦mayns were corrupte by the moneye of the Emperour. Thenne he toke in his honde the heedes of the appostles Peter & Poule / & went with processyon fro the chirche of saynt Iohan Latranence / to saynt Peters chirche. ¶And so he gate the hert{is} of the Romayns / & the Empe¦rour went fayr awaye fro y^• cyte. This pope made frere Ianond to compyle the fyue bolres of Decretales / of many py∣stles & decrees. And after with many try¦bulacyons of this tyraunt & other / he de¦cessyd and wente to heuen. ¶Celestinus the fourth was pope after Gregori{us} al∣moost a moneth / & he was in his lyfe & in his connynge laudable. And he was an olde man & a feble & decessyd / & the∣re was no pope after hym almoost a .xij. month. ¶Innocenci{us} the fourth was po¦pe after hym almoost .xi. yere & .vi. mo∣nethes / this man canonysed many sayn¦tes / & Frederyk the Emperour he depo∣syd & cursyd as enmye vnto god in the thyrde yere that he was made pope / & he was holpe by the Ianuenc{is}. ¶Thenne was Henry the sixt chosen & Wyllyam / by the popes commaundement ayenst Frederyk that one after an other / but chey preuayled not to ouercome his tyrā¦ny / for he was ouermyghty / ne these we∣re not crowned / for they dece••••yd anone.

¶Thomas de Aquine an holy doctour Albertus magnus the bysshop of Ratis∣ponens. Eustacius. Bonauenture a de∣uoute doctour were this tyme / the whi∣che destroyed moche heresye enfected by the Emperour. ¶Alexander was pope after Innocencius .viij. yere / & lytell of hym is wryten. ¶Vrban{us} was after hȳ thre yere & thre monethes / this man dro ue awaye the hoste of the Sarrasyns by men marked with the crosse / the whiche Maufred had sente ayenst the chirche / And the pope toke the kyngdom of Ce∣cyle to the kynges brother of Fraunce / that he sholde fyght with Maufrede / & thenne he decessyd. And Maufrede after lost his lyf & his kyngdom by Karolus. ¶Alphonsus the kynge of Castell Ry∣chardes brother to the kynge of Englon¦de erle of Cornewayle / were chosen Em¦perours after the longe vacacyon of the Empyre / for y^e chesers of the Emperour were dyuyded in sondre / & there was gre¦te stryfe many yere. At the laste decessyd Rycharde / & Alphonsus came amye afo¦re Gregori{us} the .ix. by the sygne of peas / & vtterly renounced all his tytle of the Empyre / and he had ony / for he was a very wytty man / & a noble astronomer / and his tables ben very famous the whi¦che he made / for they be compendyous. ¶Clemens the fourth was pope after Vrban{us} .iij. yere & .ix. monethes / this Cle¦mens was an holy man / & sayd thrugh the spyryte of prophecy / that the enmyes of the chirche sholde perysshe as the smo¦ke. And it is to be byleued / y^• god sessyd the trybulacyons of the chirche thorugh his merytes. This man afore had a wyf and childern / and whan he was preest / & after bysshop / he was sente in to Eng¦lond Legate / and he no thynge knowyn¦ge was chosen pope / and after decessyd bledssydly for his vertuous lyuynge / ¶Gregori{us} the .x. was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 after hym foure yere / after he was made 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for the desyre that he had to the holy londe. the whiche he entended to vysyte perso∣nally / at Lodun̄ in Fraūce he made a so∣lempne counseyll / in the whiche the coū∣seyll of the Grekes & the Tartars were & there the Grek{is} promysed to be refout med by the vnyte of the chirche. And the Tartars were but a lytell afore bapty∣sed / & promysed the same. And there we¦re gadred .vi. C. bysshops & .M. prelates / & therfore a certayne man sayd Grego∣rius gadred togrder all kynde of people And there was decreed that all persans & vycaryes sholde be called preest. & no prelates / & that no man sholde assygne his tythes to what chirche he wolde as they dyde afore. But they sholde be pay¦de to his moder chirche. And he damp∣ned the pluralyte of benefyces & deyed a blessyd man. ¶Innocenci{us} the .v. was after hym .v. monethes / & lytell he dyde ¶Adrian{us} was after hym 00 moneth & dyde lesse. ¶Iohs the .xxi. was after hȳ viij. monethes / & he was in dyuers scyen¦ces a famous man / but in maners a fole & decessyd anone. ¶Nicholaus the thyr∣de was pope after Iohn 00 yere. This man was in his dayes in buyldyng a no¦ble man. & well gouerned the cyte all his dayes. & y^• seconde yere he decessyd. ¶Ra¦dulph{us} was Emperour .xviij. yere this man was erle of Hanebrugh a wyse mā in armes / noble & victoryous & was cho¦sen at Basyle. And he toke the crosse on hȳ for the holy londe. Thimperya•• bles¦synge he had not / but y^e pope alowed the eleceyon / for fauour of the holy londe.