Of his Wife and Children.

HE marryed Eleanor, the second of the five Daughters of Raymond Earle of Provence, who lived his Wife thirty seven yeares, his Widow nineteene, dy∣ed a Nun at Aimesbury, and was buryed in her Monastery. By her, he had sixe Sonnes, and three Daughters: of his Sonnes, the foure youngest dyed young, and were buryed, three of them at Westminster, and the fourth in the New Temple by Fleetstreet. His eldest Sonne Edward, surnamed Longshanke, of his tall and slender body, succeeded him in the kingdome. His second Sonne Edmund, surnamed Crouch-backe, of bowing in his backe, (as some say) but more likely of wearing the signe of the Crosse, (anciently called a Crouch) upon his backe, which was usually worne of such as had vowed voyages to Hierusalem, as he had done. He was invested Titular King of Sicilie and Apulia, and created Earle of Lancaster; on whose person originally the great contention of Lancaster and Yorke was Founded. He had two Wives, the first was Avelin. Daughter and Heire of William Earle of Albemarle, by whom he left no issue. The second was Queene Blanch, Daughter of Robert Earle of Artois, (Brother of Saint Lewis King of France) Widow of Henry of Champaigne King of Navarre: by her he had issue three Sonnes, and one Daughter. His eldest Sonne Thomas, who after his Father was Earle of Lanca∣ster, and having marryed Alice, Daughter and Heire of Henry Lacie Earle of Lin∣colne, was beheaded at Pomfret without issue. His second sonne Henry Lord of Monmouth, who after his Brothers death was Earle of Lancaster, and Father of Henry the first Duke of Lancaster: his third Sonne Iohn; who dyed unmarryed. His Daughter Mary marryed to Henry Lord Percy, Mother of Henry the first Earle of Northumberland. This Edmund dyed at Bay in Gascoyne, in the yeare 1296. when he had lived fifty yeares, whose body halfe a yeare after his death was brought over into England and entombed at Westminster. Of King Henries three Daugh∣ter, the eldest Margaret was marryed to Alexander the third, King of Scotland, by whom she had issue, two Sonnes, Alexander and David; who dyed both before their Father, without issue, and one Daughter Margar•t Queene of Norway, Wife of King Erike, and Mother of Margaret the Heire of Scotland and Norway, that dyed un∣marryed. The second Daughter of King Henry was Beatrice, borne at Burdeaux, marryed to Iohn the first Duke of Britaine, and had issue by him, Arthur Duke of Britaine, Iohn Earle of Richmont, Peter; and Blanch marryed to Philip Sonne of Robert Earle of Artois, Eleanor a Nunne at Aimesbury, and Mary marryed to Guy Earle of S. Paul• she deceased in Britaine, and was buryed at London, in the Quire of the Gray Fryers within Newgate. The third Daughter of King Henry, named Katherine, dyed young, and lies buryed at Westminster, in the space betweene the Chappels of King Edward and Saint Benet.