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¶Circa Annū dm̄. .M.CCCC.xxi.

¶Of kynge Henry the fyfte that was kynge Henryes sone.

ANd after the deth of kynge Hen¦ry the fourth regned kynge Hen¦ry his sone that was borne at Monmou¦the in wales that was a worthy kynge & a gracyous man and a grete conquerour ¶And in the fyrste yere of his regne for grete loue & goodnesse he sent to the fre∣res of Langley there as his fader had do burye kynge Rycharde the seconde & lete take his body out of the erthe ayen and dyd brynge it to westmynster in a ryall chare couered w^t blacke veluet & baners of dyuerse armes abowte & all the hors drawyng the chare were trapped in blac¦ke & beten with dyuerse armes / & many a torche brennȳge by all the waye 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he came to westmynster / & there he lett ma¦ke for hym a ryall & solempne enteremē¦te and buryed hym by quene Anne hys wyfe as his owne desyre was on ••••••ther syde of saynt Edwardes 〈…〉〈…〉 the abbaye of saynt Peters in westmin∣ster on whos soule god haue mer•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ¶And in this same yere were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of lollers taken and fals heretykes that had purposed thrughe fals ••••eason 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to haue slayne oure kynge and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 destroyed all the clergye of the reame and they myght haue had ther•• fals pur∣pose. But our lorde god wold not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / for in hast oure kynge had warnynge therof & of all their fals ordynaū 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wer¦kynge & came sodeynly with his power to saynt Iohn̄s w^t out smythfelde & and ne they toke a certayn of y^t lollers •• fals herytykes & brought the too the kynges presence / & there they tolde all the•• fals purpose and ordynaūce how they wolde haue do and wrought y•• they myght na¦ue regned and had theyr wyll and there they tolde whiche were theyr capytayns & gouernours & than the kynge cōmaū¦ded theym to the tour of London & th•• toke mo too theym both within y^• cyte & w^t out & sent them to Newgate & to bo∣the coūters & than they were brought in examycō•• before the clergye & the king{is} Iustices & there they were conuyeted for theyr fals heresye & dampned before the Iustice for theyr fals treason. And thys was theyr iugemē•• y^t they shold be draw¦en frome y^• tour of London to saynt Gy¦lys

felde and there to be hanged & brente on y^• galowes. Also there was taken syr Roger Acton knyght for heresye and el•••• for treason ayenst the kynge and the rea¦me / & he came afore y^• clergye & was cō¦uycte for his heresye & dampned before y^• Iustyce to be drawen frome the toure of London thrugh the cyte to laynt Gylys and to be hanged & brent. ¶And in the seconde yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyft he helde a counseyll of all the lord{is} of the reame at westmyster and there he put hym this demaūde and prayed and besought them of theyr goodnesse and of theyr gode coūseyll & gode wyll to shew hym as touchynge the tytle of the ryght that he had to Normandye Gascoyne & Guyhen the whiche the kynge of Fraū¦ce withelde wrongfully & vnryghtfully / the whiche his aūcestres before hym had by trewe tytle of conquest & ryght hery∣tage / the whiche Normandye Gascoyn & Guyhen the good kynge Edwarde of wyndesore & his aūcestres before hȳ had holden all theyr lyues tyme. And his lor¦des gaaf hym coūseyll to sende enbassa¦tours vnto the kynge of Fraunce & hys counseyll that he sholde gyue vp vnto hȳ his ryght herytage y^t is to saye Normā dye Gascoyne & Guyhen the which his predecessours had holden afore hym or els he wolde it wynne with strengthe of swerde in shorte tyme with the helpe of almyghty god. ¶And than y^• Dolphyn of Fraūce answered to our enbassatours and sayd in this maner that the kynge was ouer yonge & too tendre of aege for to make ony warre as ayenste hym and was not lyke yet to be a good warryour to do and make suche a conqueste there vpon hym. And somwhat in scorne and despyte he sente too hym a toune full of tenes balles bycause he wolde haue som¦what for to playe with all for hym and for his lordes / for y^t wolde become hym better than for to mayntene ony warre ¶And than anone oure lordes that we∣re enbassatours toke theyr leue and ca∣me in to Englonde ayen & tolde the kin¦ge & his counseyll of y^• vngoodly answe¦re that they had of the Dolphyn / and of the present y^• whiche he had sent too oure kynge. ¶And whan the kynge had her¦de theyr wordes and the answere of the Dolphyn he was wonder sore agreued & ryght euyll apayed towarde the Frenssh¦men & towarde the kynge and the Dol∣phyn / & thought to auenge hym on them as sone as god wolde sende hym gace & myght / and anone lete make tenes ••al∣les for the Dolphyn in all the hast that myght be / and they were greate gon sto¦nes for the Dolphyn to playe with all / And than anone the kynge sent for all his lordes and helde a greate counseyll at westmynster and tolde vnto them the an swere y^• they had of y^• Dosphyn and of his worthy present y^t he sent to hym and to his lordes to playe with all. And ther the kynge and his lordes were accorded that they shold be redy in armes w^t ther power in y^• best araye y^t myght be done / and gete men of armes & archers y^t my∣ght be goten & all other stuff that longed to warre and to be redy w^t all theyr rete¦nue to mete at Southampon by Lam∣masse next folowyng without ony delay. wherfore the kynge ordeyned his nauye of shyppes with all maner stuffe & vyta¦yll that longed to suche a wartyoure of all maner ordeynaunce in the hauen of Southampton in to the nombre of. CC C. and .xx. saylles. And than felle ther a greate dysease and a foule mychef / for there were thre lordes whiche y^• the kyng trusted moche on / & thrugh fals couetyse they had purposed and ymagyned y^• kȳ¦ges dethe & thought to haue slayne him & all his bretherne or he had taken y^• see the whiche thre lordes were named th••••s¦lir Rychard erle of Cambrydg b••det to y^• duke of yorke / y^e seconde was the lorde Scrop tresourer of Englonde / the thyr¦de was syr Thomas Gray knyghte of

the North countree. And these thre lor∣des afore sayd for lucre of money hadde made a promesse vnto the Frensshe men for to haue slayne kynge Henry the fyft & all his brethern by a fals trayne soda¦ynly or they hadde be ware. But god al¦myghty helde his holy honde ouer them and saued them frome these peryllous menye. And for too haue done this they receyued of the Frensshmen a Myllyon of golde / and y^t was there openly know¦en / and for theyr fals treason they were all thre Iuged vnto the dethe / and this was the Iugement y^• they sholde be lad¦de thrugh Hampton & withoute North gate there to be heded / & thus they ended theyr lyues for theyr false couetyse and treason / And anone as this was done y^• kynge and all his menye made them re¦dy and went to shyppes & saylled forthe with .xv. hondred shxppes and aryued w^t in Seyn at Kydecause vpon our ladyes euen the Assumpcyon in Normandye w^t all his ordynaunce. And soo wente hym forth to Harflet & he besyeged the towne all abowte by londe and elre by water & sent to the Capytayne of the towne and charged hym to delyuer the towne. And the Capytayne sayd that he wolde dely¦uer hym none / ne none he wold hym yel∣de / but badde hym do his best. And than our kynge layd his ordynaunce vnto y^• towne / that is for to saye Gonnes En∣gynnes & trypgettes & shotten & caste at the walles & eke vnto the towne / & caste downe bothe towres and towne and layd theym vnto the erthe / and there he played at the tentes with his harde gon∣stones. ¶And they that were within the towne whan they sholde playe theyr son¦ge was well awaye & alas y^t euer suche tenes balles were made / & cursyd all tho y^• warre began & y^• tyme y^t euer they we¦re borne. ¶And on the morne the kynge dyd crye at euery gate of the towne that euery man sholde be redy on the morne¦erly to make assaute vnto y^• towne. And Wyllyam Boucher & Iohn Graunte with .xii. other burgeys worthy men ca∣me to the kynge & be sought hym of his ryall pryncehode & power to with draw his malyce & destruccyon y^t he dyd to thē & besought hym of .viii. dayes of respyte & trewes yf ony rescowe myght come to theym / & els to yelde vp y^• towne vnto hȳ with all theyr goodes / & shan the kyng senf forth y^• Capytayne & kept y^• reme∣naūt styll w^t hym & the lorde Gauco••••e y^t was Capytayne or y^• towne went forth to Royn in all y^e haste vnto the Dolphȳ for helpe & socour but there was none n•• no man of rescowe / for y^• Dolphyn wol¦de not abyde. And thus this Cap••tayne come ayen vnto the kynge and yelded vp the towne and delyuered hrm the keyes and hadde hym go & putte out all y^• fren¦sshmen both men women and chyldren & stuff his towne of Harflet with En∣glysshe people. And than the kynge sent into Englonde and dyd crye in euery go de towne of Englonde that what 〈◊〉〈◊〉 man wolde come thyder and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hym there in that towne he sholde haue house and housholde to hym and to hys heyres for euer more. And so th••de•••••• many dyuerse marchauntes and ••••••••men and enhabyte theym there to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the towne and were welcome. ¶And whan the kynge sawe y^• this towne was well stuffed bothe of vytayls & of men this worthy prynce toke his leue & went to Lalays warde by londe / & the frenssh men herde of his comynge they thought for to haue stopped hym his were that he sholde not passe that waye and in all the hast that they myghte b••al••en all the brydges where that as ony passage was for hors and man in soo moche that the remyghte noo man passe ouere the Ry¦uers nothere on horse ne foote but yf he sholde haue be drenchyd / And therfore oure kynge w^t all his people wente and sough this way fer vp to parys warde & there was all the ryall power of Fraū¦ce

assembled and redy to gyue hym ba∣tayll and for to dystroye all his people / But almyghty god was his guyde and saued hym and all his menye & defen∣ded hym of his enmyes power & purpo¦se thanked be god y^• saued soo his owne knyghte & kynge in his ryghtfull tytle / ¶ And than our kynge beholdynge and seynge the grete multytude & nombre of his enmyes to withstande his waye & gy¦ue hym batayll / than the kynge with a meke herte & a good spyryte lyfte vp his hondes to almyghty god and besoughte hym of his helpe and socoure and that daye to saue his trewe seruauntes And than our kynge gadred all his lordes & other people aboute & bad them all to be of gode chere / for they sholde haue a fay¦re daye & a gracyous vyctorye & the bet∣ter of all theyr enemyes / & prayed them all to make thē redy vnto y^• batayll. for he wolde rather be deed y^t daye in y^• felde. than to be takē of his enmyes for he wol¦de neuer put the reame of Englonde to raūsome for his persone. ¶And the duke of yorke fell on his knes & besought the kynge of a bone that he wolde graunte hym that daye y^• auaūtwarde in his ba¦tayll / & the kynge graūted hym his as∣kynge & sayd / gramercy cosyn of yorke & prayed hym too make hym redy. And than he bad euery man to ordeyne hym a stake of tree & sharpe both endes y^• the stake myght be pyght in y^e erthe a slope that theyr enemyes sholde not ouercome theym on horsbacke for y^t was ther fals purpose & arayed them for too ouer ryde our menye sodaynly at the fyrst comyn¦ge on of them at y^• fyrst brunte. And all the nyght before y^• batayll. the Frensshe men made many greate fyers & moche reuell with howtyng & showtynge & pla¦yd our kynge & his lordes at y^• dyse / and an archer alwaye for a blanke of theyre moneye / for they wende that all had ben theyrs / the morne arose the daye ganne sprynge / And the kynge by goode auyse lete araye his batayll and his wynges & charged euery man to kepe them hole to gyder & prayed them all to be of goode chere. And whan they were redy he asked what tyme of the day it was & they sayd pryme. Than sayd our kynge nowe it is good tyme for all Englonde prayed for vs / & therfore be of good chere & lete vs go to out Iourney. And thanne he sayd with••an hygh voys in the name of almy¦ghty god & saynt George auaūte Ba∣ner & saynt George this daye thyn hel∣pe. ¶And than this Frensshemen came pryckynge downe as they wolde haue o¦uer ryden all onre menye / but god & our archers made them ryght sone too stom∣ble / for our archers shote neuer arowe a∣mysse but it perysshed & brought vnto y^• grounde bothe hors & man / for they sho¦te that daye for a wager / And our stakes made theym toppe ouer terue eche one o¦uer other that they laye on hepes twoo speres lenthe of hyghte / And oure kyn∣ge with his menye and with his men of armes and archers that sthacked on thē soo thycke with arowes & layd on with staues and oure kynge with his hondes foughte manly that daye. And thus god almyghty & saynt George brought our enmyes to groūde & gaf vs that day the vyctory. There were slayne of Frenssh¦men y^• daye in the felde of Agyngcourt mo than .xi. thousande w^t out prysoners y^• were taken / & there were nombred y^• daye of Frensshmen in y^e felde mo than syx score thousāde. but god y^• day faught for vs / And after came there tydynges to oure kynge that there was a newe ba¦taylle of Frensshmen ordeyned redy for to stele on hym on came towardes hym ¶And anone oure kynge lette crye that euery man sholde doo sle his prysoners that he hadde taken / and anone to ma∣ke theym ayen redy for to fyghte wyth the Frensshe men / And whan thei sawe that oure men kylled downe theyr pry∣soneres thanne they dyde wythdrawe /

them and brake theyr batayll & all their araye. And thus our kynge as a worthy conquerour had that daye the vyctory in the felde of Agyngcourte in Pycardye / And than our kynge reforned ayen ther that the batayll was for to see what peo¦ple were slayne of Englysshmen / and if ony were hurte that they myghte be hol¦pen. And there were dede in the felde the duke of Barrye y^• duke of Alaūsome y^• duke of Braban y^•erle of Nauerne chy ef Censtable of Fraūce / & .viii. erles & y^e Archebysshop of Saūce / & of gode barōs an hondred and moo / & of worthy kny∣tes of greate alyaūce of cote armures a thousande & .v. hondred. And so of En∣glysshmen was deed that daye the good duke of yorke and the erle of Southfol¦ke / and of all other Englysshmen there were not deed passȳge .xxvi. bodyes thā¦ked be god. And this batayll was on a frydaye whiche was saynt Cryspyne & Cryspynyanes daye in the monethe of Octobre / and anone the kynge commaū¦ded to bury them and the duke of yorke to be caryed forth with hym and the erle of Southfolke. And there were prysone¦res the duke of Orlyaūce y^• duke of Bur¦bon the erle of Vendome the erle of ewe the erle of Rychemonde & syre Bursy∣gaūt Marchall of Fraūce & many other worthy lordes were taken there in thys batayll of Agyngcourt & were brought vnto the towne of Calays & so ouer the see with y^e kynge into Englonde & lan∣ded at Douer in Kent with all his pry∣soners in saufte thanked be god almy∣ghty / and so came to Caunterbury and offred at saynt Thomas shryne & so he rode forth thrugh y^• countre of Kent the next waye vnto Eltham & there he rest¦ted tyll that he wolde come to London. And than y^• mayer of London & the al¦dermen shreues / with all the worthy co∣muners and craftes came to the blacke hethe well and worthely arayed / for too welcome our kynge with dyuerse melo∣dyes / & thanked almyghty god of hys gracyous vyctory y^• he shewed for hym / And so the kynge & his prysoners passed forth by theym tyll he came to saynt tho¦mas waterynge / & there met with hym all relygyous men with processyon and welcomed hym & so y^• kynge came rydin¦ge w^t his prysoners thrugh y^• cyte of Lō¦don where y^• them was shewed many a fayre fyght at all y^• conduytes & at the crosse in chepe as in heuenly araye of an¦gelles ar chaūgelles patrya••kes prophe¦tes & virgynes w^t dyuerse melodyes sen∣synge & syngynge to welcome y^• kyng & all y^e conduytes rennynge w^t wyne & the kynge passed forth to saynt Poules and there met w^t hym .xiiii. bysshops all ••e∣uessed & mytred with sensers to welcome the kyng / & there they songe for his gra¦cyous vyctory Te deum laudamus. And there the kynge offred & toke his hors & rode to westmynster & than the mayer to¦ke his leue of the kynge and rode home ayen. ¶And in the thyrde yere of kynge Henryes regne y^• fyfth come the Empe∣roure of Almayne kynge of Rome and of Hungrye in to Englonde & so to the cyte of London. And the mayer & the al¦dermen with y^• shreues & worthy craftes of London by the kynges cōmaudement met with hym on the blacke heth in the best araye that they coude on 〈◊〉〈◊〉. And there they welcomed hym and brou¦ght hym vnto London with moche ho∣noure & greate reuerence. And at saynt. Thomas waterynge there met w^t hym the kynge with all his lordes in gode a∣raye. And there was a worthy metynge bytwene the Emperoure and kynge Hē¦ry the fyfth & there they kyssed togyder. & enb••aced eche other / and than y^• kyng toke the Emperoure by the honde & soo they came rydyng thrugh y^• cyte of Lō¦dō vnto saynt Poules & ther they alygh¦ted and offred and alle the bysshoppes stode reuesshed with sensers in theyr ••on¦des sensynge to theym. And than they

toke theyr horses and rode vnto westmȳ¦ster. And y^• kynge lodged the Emperour in his owne palays and there he rested hym a greate whiche & all at the kyng{is} coste. ¶And soone after came y^• duke of Hollonde in to Englonde to come and se there the Emperoure and to speke with hym and with our kynge Henry of En¦glonde. and he was worthyly receyued & lodged in the bysshops Inne of Ely & all at the kynges coste. ¶And whan y^• Em¦perour hadde well rested hym and seen the londe in dyuerse partyes and knewe the commodytees than by processe of ty∣me he toke his leue of the kynge / but or he yode he was made knyght of the gar¦ter and receyued and wered the lyueray And than he thanked the kynge and all his lordes. And than the kynge & he wen¦te ouer the see vnto Calays and aboden there longe tyme to haue an answere of the Frensshe kynge / and at the laste it ca¦me and pleased hym ryghte noughte / & so the Emperoure toke his leue of y^• kin¦ge and passed forth in goodes name. and our kynge came ouer ayen in to Englō¦de in all the hast that he myghte and y^• was on saynt Lucas euen y^• he came to Lambythe / and on y^• mondaye nexte he came in to the parleament at westmyn∣ster. ¶And in this same yere was a gre¦te derth of corn in Englonde / but than∣ked be god it lasted not longe.

ANd in the fourth•• yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyfth he held his parlemente at westmynster in y^• be∣gȳnynge of Octobre & last to y^• puryfy∣cacyon of our lady than nexe after. And there was graūted vnto hym to maynte¦ne his warres both of spyrytualtee & of tēporalte an hole taxe & a dyeme. & than anone y^• kynge prayed all his lordes too make them redy to strength hym in hys ryght. And anone he lete make a newe retenue and charged all his men to be re¦dy at Hampton in wytson weke thanne next after with out ony delaye. And the¦re the kynge made the duke of Bedford protectoure and defender of his reame of Englonde in his absence & charged hȳ to kepe his lawes and mayntene bothe spyrytuall and temporall. And whan y^• kynge had thus do & sette all thynge in his kynde. On saynt Markes daye he to¦ke his hors at westmynster & came rydȳ¦ge to Poules & there he offred & toke his leue / and so rode forthe thrugh the cyte takynge his leue of all maner of people as well pore as ryche praynge theym all in generall to praye for hym. And so he rode forth too saynt Georges & there of fred & toke his leue of y^• mayer chargin¦ge hym to kepe well his chambre. And so he rode forth to Hampton and ther abo¦de tyll his retenue were redy & comen for there was all his nauye & shyppes with his ordynaunce gadred togyder and well stuffed as longed to suche a ryall kyuge with all manere of vytayls for suche a ryall people as well for hors as for man as longed for suche a warryoure / y^t is to saye gōnes trypgytes engynes sowes bas¦tyles brydges of lether scalynge laddres malles & spades shoueles pyckes paueys bowes & arowes bowe strynges & ton∣nes chestes & pypes full of arowes as ne¦ded for suche a worthy warryour that no thynge was to seche whan tyme come / thyder came to hym shyppes laden with gōnes & gōpoudre. And whan this was redy & his retenue come the kynge & all his lordes with all his ryall hoost wente to shyp & toke y^• see & sayled in to Nor∣mandye & londed at Touke vpon Lam¦masse daye than next after / & there he ma¦de .xlviii. knyghtes at his londynge. and thanne the kynge herynge of many ene¦myes vppon the see / that is for to saye. ix. greate Carackes hulkes Galays & shyppes y^• were comynge to dystroye his nauye. And anone he commaunded the / erle of Marche to be chyef chyeftayne & many other worthy lordes with hym &

with men of armes & archers to go to y^• se that none enmyes defouled his nauye¦ne entred his londe in no partye for to dy¦stroble his vyagene his Iourney. And anone the erle toke his menye & went to shyp & scommed the see & kept the see cos¦tes y^• no manere of enmyes durste rowte vpon the see / and anone the kynge sente his heraudes vnto y^• Capytayn of Tou¦ke and charged hym for to delyuer him his castell and his towne and els he wol¦de neyther leue man ne chylde alyue. & anone the Capytuyne and foure othere burgeses of the towne broughte the ke∣yes to the kynge and besoughte hym of grace / And y^• kynge delyuerd the keyes to syr Iohn̄ Kykelay and made hym ca¦pytayne & cōmaūded hym for to put out all Frensshmen both of y^e castell and of y^• towne / And there besyde was y^• castell of Louers and thyder the kynge sente y^• erle Marchall with a fayre menye and assauted the towne / and anone it was yolden to the erle and broughte hym the keyes / and he broughte them to the kyn¦ge and the kynge toke them to hym ayē and made hym Capytayne of the castell of Louers & of all y^• longed therto / and charged hym to delyuer out all the Fren¦sshmen. And thanne the kynge helde for the his waye too Cane y^• was a stronge towne & a fayre & a ryall castell therin / & anone he sent his Heraudes to the Ca¦pytayne & charged hym to delyuer y^• tow¦ne & his castell or els he wolde gete thē with strength of honde. And they answe¦red & sayd y^t he toke them none too kepe ne none they wolde delyuere vnto hym / And so anone he layde his syege vnto y^• towne and layd gonnes on euery syde / and betetowne bothe walles and toures and slewe moche people in theyr houses and also in stretes. And the good duke of Clarence layde downe the walles on his syde vnto the bare grounde / And so with in a whyle the kynge by his counseylle assauted the towne all about. And ano∣ne the duke of Clarence was entred into the towne and slewe downe ryght tyll he come too the kynge and spared nothere man ne chylde / and euere they cryed a Clarence a Clarence and saynt George And there was deed on the walles on y^• kynges syde a worthy man y^• was called Sprynges y^• whiche the kynge cōmaun¦ded to be buryed in the abbaye of Cane¦fast by wyllyam conqueroure / on whos soule god haue mercy Amen. And than the kynge came into the towne with his broder y^• duke of Clarēce & many ot••er worthy lordes with moche solemp•••••••••• myrthe. And thanne the kynge com••••••••••∣ded the Capytayne for to delyuere 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his castell / and he besought the kynge to gyue hym .xiiii daye of respytey•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cowe wolde come / & yf none wolde come to delyuer hym the keyes and the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at his cōmaundemente. And vn••er this composycyon was the towne and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 castell of Bayous with other towne•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tresses and vyllages in to the nomb•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xiiii. vpon the hylle before the castell 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Cane our kynge pyght all his tentes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 semed a towne as moche as the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by that tyme came tydynges that non•• rescowe wolde come there. And so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xiiii. dayes ende the Capytayne of y^• ca∣stell came out and delyuered the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the castell to oure kynge / & Bayous and the other .xiiii. townes were delyuered vn¦to hym also / & anone the kynge delyue∣red the keyes to the duke of Clarence & made hym Capytayne bothe of the tow¦ne and also of y^e castell / and made hym Capytayne of Bayours & of all the o∣ther townes also / And soo he entred the towne & y^• castell & there he helde saynt Georges feeste / and there he made .xv. knyght{is} of y^• bathe ther was syr Lowys Robert Salyn Chaynye Mougomerye & many other worthy men and y^• kynge commaūded them for to put out all the Frensshmen and women / and no man so hardy to defoule no woman ne take

no maner of good awaye frame theym but lette them passe in peas on payne of dethe. And there passed out of the towne in one daye mo than .xv. hondred womē And than the kynge lete stuffe the tow∣ne and castell with Englysshe men and ordeyned there two Capytayns that one for the towne and an other for y^e castell and charged them vpon theyr lyues too kepe well the towne and the castell. And or that oure kynge wente thens he gate Valeys Newelyn and layde a syege too Chyrburgh / and y^• seyge layde y^• duke of Gloucestre with a stronge power and a myghty / and by processe of tyme & ma∣de the a Capytayne of the same towne / ¶ And this same tyme the good erle of Warwyk layde a syege vnto Dounfrō¦te and gate if and put therin a Captay¦ne. And for to speke more of the erle of Marche that the kynge ordeyned tho for to scomme the se•• & to kepe the costes of Englonde for all maner of enemyes / y^e wynde arose vppon them that they wen¦de all to haue ben loste / but thrughe the grace of almyghty god & goode gouer∣naūce they rodden afore the yle of wyght all that storme. And there was loste two Carackes & two Balyngers with mar∣chaūdyse & other grete goodes & all y^e pe¦ple y^t were within theym / and an othere Caracke droke vp before Hampton and threwe his maste ouer the walles of the towne / and this was on saynt Bartho∣lomeus daye. And whan all this storme was cessed this worthy erle of Marche toke his shyppes with his menye & went to the see and londed in Normandye at Hogges and soo roden forth towardes y^• kynge / and euer as he came the Frenssh men fledde / And there came to them an¦thony pygge and folowed the hoost all the waye tyll they came to a grete water and there they dradde to haue be dren∣ched for the water closed them so y^• they myghte no where gete out. But atte the laste god almyghty & this pygge brou∣ght theym all sante onte / and there they caughte them a gyde y^• knewe all y^• coū¦tre about & he broughte them thrughe a quyckesande and so into an yle / & they toke many prysoners by the waye to war¦de the kynge in theyr Iourney / & so they camen vnto Cane. And there the kynge welcomed hym & toke his Iourney atte Argentun & anone tho it was yolden to the kynge and they had theyr lyues and wente theyr waye. And than our kynge remeued vnto a stronge towne that tho was called Cese / and there was alfayre mynster & they yelde it vp anone vnto y^• kynge. And than the kynge wente from thens to alaunsome & wan the towne & the brydge / and the kynge sente y^• erle of Warwyk to a towne that was called Be¦lesme with a grete & stronge power and anone they yelde it & put them all to the kynges grace & in his mercy / & soo dyde mauy stronge townes & castels that were in tho parties. And from thens they wen¦te to Veruyll in Perche. & anone it was yolden vnto the kynge bothe the towne and the castell and bodyes and goodes to the kynges good grace. and soo the kyn¦ge gate & conquered all the townes & ca¦stelles pyles strengthes and abbays vnto the cyte of rone. ¶And in y^• fyfth yere of kynge Henryes regne y^• fyfth / syr Iohn̄ Oldcastell y^• was the lorde cobham was arested for heresye and broughte vnto y^• Toure of london / & anone after he bra¦ke the Tour and went in to wales and there he kepte hym longe tyme. And at the laste the lorde powys toke hym / but he stode at grete defence longe tyme and was sore woūded or he wolde be takē & so the lorde Powys men broughte hym oute of Wales vnto London agayne in a whyrlcole and so he was broughte to Westmynster and ther••was examy∣ned of certayne poyntes that were put vpon hym / & he sayde not naye & soo he was conuycte of the clargye for his here¦sye / and dampned before the Iustyces vn¦too

the dethe for treaosn. And tha•••• he was ladde to the Toure ayen / and there he was layde on an hurdell and drawen thrugh the cyte too saynt Gyles felde & there was made a newe payre of galo∣••es and a stronge chayne and a coler of yren for hym and there he was hanged and brente on the galowes and all for his lewdenesse and his fals opynyons. /

ANd in the .vi. yere of kynge Hen¦ryes y^• fyfth. he sent his vncle sir Thomas Beauforde duke of Excester with a fayre menye of men of armes & archers beforethe cyte of Rone and the∣re dyspleyed his baner & sent herodes vn¦to the towne and badde them yelde that cyte vnto our kynge theyr lyege lorde•• & they sayde he toke them none to kepe ne none he sholde haue there but yf it were dere boughte & meued with theyr hondes for other answere wolde they none giue but gonnes. And there the duke toke go¦de auysemente of the grounde all about And anone there yssued out of the cyte a grette menye of men of armes bothe on horsback and on fote and anone our me¦nye met with them & ouerthrewe a grete hepe of them & there were taken & slay∣ne. xxx. persones of full ryght good men¦nes bodyes & the remenaunt fledde ayen in too the towne / & the duke wente vnto Pountlarge vntoo the kynge. and tolde hym all howe that he hadde spedde and howe that he lyked the grounde / ¶And anone as the duke was gone they cate downe all the subarbes aboute the Cy∣tee vntoo the harde grounde. for by cau∣se the kynge sholde there noo refresshyn¦ge haue at his comynge. And vpon the frydaye before lammasdaye than nexte folowynge / o••re kynge with his hooste came before Roone / and anone he sette his syege rounde aboute that Cyte / and anone he lete laye his ordynaunce vnto the towne. And the kynge w^t his lordes were lodged within t••e Chartre house and grete strengthe al oute theym and y^• was in the Eest party of the Cyte and than the duke of Cla••ence lodged hym with al his strengthe and power atte the Weste ende in a waste ••bba••e before the po••te Chanx. And the ••uke of E••cester with his menye in the Northe syde befo¦re the porte Beauuesy••. And bytwen•• y^• duke of Clarence and t••e duke of Er••e¦stre was the Erle Mar••hal lodged with moche people and a strange power befo¦re the castell gate. And thanne the erle of Ormonde with the ••nde Haryngton and alsoo the Lorde T••lb••t with the••re Retenue and compa••tye ne••te hym / And thanne syr Iohan Cornewayle w^t many other noble kyng••tes and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of name with all theyr ••tenue laye with the noble duke of Clare••ce. And than•••• frome the duke of Erce••••••r towardes y^• kynge were lodged the lorde Roos and the lorde Wylleby with the Lorde Phe∣hewe and syr Wyllyam ••orter knyghte w^t ther reter••••e before the porte of saynt Hyllary. And than was ••he erle of Mo∣tayne with his reter••••e lo••ged in the ••••baye of saynt Katherynes And the erle of Salesbury with his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 saye o•• that other syde of saynt Katherynes & syr Iohan Gray knyghte was lodged atte the abbaye that is called mounte du saynt Mychell. And ••yre Phylip Leche. knyghte the kynges tresou••er was lod∣ged bytwene the water of Sern and the abbaye and kepte the warde vnder the hylle / And the baron of Caro•••• was lodged vnder the water syde for too ke∣pe the passage / And Ieny•••• the squyre laye nexte hym on the water syde / and these two squyres kepte manly the wa∣ter of Seyn and fought with ther enmy¦es oft tymes. And on y^• other syde of▪ Se¦yn laye the erle of Hontyngdon & may∣ster Neuyll the erles sone of westmer••on¦de / and syre Gylbert Vmfreuyll erle of

Keme / and syr Rycharde erle of Arun∣dell & the lorde Feryers with theyr rete∣nue before porte du Poūte / & eche of the¦se lordes had stronge ordynaūce / and y^• kynge dyd make at Poūtlarge ouer the water of Seyn a stronge and a myghty chayn of Iron & put it thrugh grete pyl{is} fast pyght in the grounde & y^t went ouer y^• Ryuer of Seyn that no vessell myght passe that in no kynde. And about that chayn y^• kynge lete make a brydge ouer the water of Seyn that man & hors and all other caryage myght go too and fro at all tymes whan nede were. And than came the erle of warwyk and had goten Doūfronte vnto kynge Henry of En∣glonde. And anone the kynge sente the erle of warwyk to Cawdebeke for to be seyge it And whan he came before the towne he sent his heraudes vnto the Ca¦pytayne and hadde hym yelde vp y^• tow¦ne vpon payne of dethe and anone he la¦yde his seyge. and y^• Capytayn besought the erle that he myght come vnto his pre¦sence and it pleased hym and speke with hym and so the good erle graūted hym for to come. And than he came out and four other burgeys came with hym and entreated so with this erle that this sa∣me towne was vnder composycyon too be done as the Cyte of Rone dyd / and y^• erle graunted and consented therto vp∣pon this condycyon that the kynges na∣nye of Englonde with his ordynaunce / myght passe vp by the theym in saufte with out ony maner of lette or dysturbaunce. and to his composycyon they set to theyr seales. And the shyppes passed vp by thē in saufte and came before the Cyte of Rone in to an hondred shyppes & there they caste theyr ankers / and thanne this Cyte was besyeged bothe by londe and by water. And whan all this was done and the shyppes comen vp thanne came the erle of warwyk ayen to the kynge & lodged hym bytwene y^• abbaye of saynt Katherynes and the kynge tyll that the abbaye entreated and so was yolden vn¦to the kynge. And thanne he remeued hym thens and lodgyd hym before the porte Martenuylie / and tho was the erle of Salesbury commaunded by the kyn∣ge for to make hym redy for to ryde but there came hasty tydynges & made hym to abyde / And soo he reformed ayen & lodged hym besyde the goode Erle of Huntyngdon tyll that the syege was en¦ded. ¶And thenne came the good duke of Gloucestre the kynges brother from the syege of Chyrbourghe the whyche he hadde wonne and goten and stuffed it agayne vnto the kynges behoue and profyte vnto the crowne of Englonde / And whan he was comen to the kyng be¦fore Rone he lodged with grete ordynaū¦ce before y^• porte saynt Hyllary more ne∣rer y^• towne & his enmyes than ony other laye by .xl. roddes of lenth w^t in shot of quarell. & with hym laye y^• erle of South¦folke & y^e lorde of Bergeyency w^t all his retenue & stronge ordynaūce & manly & proudly faughte euery daye with theyr enemyes euer whan they yssued out of y^e cyte. ¶And thanne came the pryoure of Kylmayne of Irlonde ouer y^• see too the kynge with a fayre meny of men of ar¦mes of theyr owne coūtre gyse y^• somme of .xvi hondred goode mennys bodyes / & the kynge welcomed them & made them good chere. ¶And than came tydynges vnto the kynge that the kynge of Fraū¦••e and y^• Dolphyn with y^e duke of Bur¦goyne wolde come downe & rescowe the cyte of Rone w^t a stronge power of all manere of nacyons and breke the syege And casteth hym to entre on the northe syde of the hoste by cause that ther was the beste entrynge and mooste playne & thrrfore y^• kynge assygned y^• pryour of Kylmayne w^t his power & lodged hym on the north syde of the hoost for to stop¦pe theyr passage / & was by the foreste of Lyons / & of this ordynaunce they wer••¦full

gladde and so they went forth in all hast & kept y^• grounde and y^• place that the kynge & his coūseyll had assygned / & they quyte theym as good warryours vnto theyr kynge. ¶Nowe wyll I telle you whiche were y^• chyef Capatayns & gouernours of y^• cyte of Rone. Mon syr Guy Botyler was chyef Capytayn bo¦the of y^e cyte and of the castell. And Mon syre Termygan he was Capytayne of porte Canx. Mon syre de la Roche he was Capytayne of the Dysners. Mon Syre Anthony he was Lyuetenaunt to Mon syr Guy Botylere / Henry Chant fyen he was the Capytayne of the porte de la Pounte. Iohan Mantreuas was Capytayne of the porte de la Castelle / Mon syr de Preanx he was Capytayne of the porte of saynt Hyllary / The bas¦tarde of Tyne he was Capytayne of the porte Martenyulle / And graunt Iakes a worthy warryoure he was Capytay∣ne of all men of warre and he was go∣uernoure outwarde bothe on horsbacke and on foot of all men of armes / whan they yssued oute of the cyte of all y^• por∣tes thanne he arayed them as they shold encountre with our menye. And eche of the Capytayns ladde fyue thousande / men of armes & some moo. And at the fyrste comynge of our kynge there were nombred by Heroudes in to thre hondred thousande of men & women & chyldren what yonge & olde / & amonge all these was many a manfull man of his hon∣des and so they preued them whan they yssued out of the cyte both on horsback & on foot / for they came neuer at one ga¦te allone / but at thre or foure gates & at euery gate two or thre thousand of gode mennys bodyes armed & manfully en∣coūtred w^t our Englysshmen & moch pe¦ple slayne dyuerse tymes with gonnes quarelles and other ordynaūce. And this syege dured .xx. wekes / and euer they of the towne trusted too haue be rescowed but there came none / so at the laste they kept the towne so longe that there deyed many a thousandes w^t in the towne for defaute of mete of men & chyldren / for they hadde eten theyr horses dogges and cattes that were in the towne / And oftē tymes the men of armes drofe out y^• po¦re people out at the gates of y^• towne for spendynge of ••ytaylles / and anone our Englysshmen drofe theym in to y^• tow∣ne ayen. Soo at the laste y^• Capytayne of the towne sawe the myschyef and y^• they were notte rescowed and also the scarsyte of vytayll and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 y^• people deyed so for defaute of mete euery daye many thousandes & also sawe yonge 〈◊〉〈◊〉 lye and souke theyr moders pap•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 were deed. Than anone they sent 〈◊〉〈◊〉 kynge besechynge hym of his 〈…〉〈…〉 mercye and broughte the keyes 〈…〉〈…〉 ne vnto the kynge and delyu•••••• y^• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 en to hym and all the soudyours 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the towne with ther horses and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and the comunes of the towne for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 de and dwelle styll in the towne ye 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to paye to hym & to his success•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all manere customes and 〈…〉〈…〉 katerenmes. And than the kyn•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in to the towne and rested hy•• in y^• ca∣stell tyll the towne was sette ••n rule and in gouernaunce.