The pastyme of people The cronycles of dyuers realmys and most specyally of the realme of Englond breuely co[m]pylyd [and] empryntyd in chepesyde at the sygne of the mearemayd next to pollys gate. Cum priuilegio.

Celestyne. Bonyface.

[ P] ¶Celestyne hylde the see nexte .vi. monethes.

¶Bonyface hylde the see nexte .viii. yere / he caused Celestyne to resygne his company to hym by fraude / and after lyued lyke a lyon and dyed lyke a dodge. [ P]

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[ B] ¶Sone after this kynge Edwarde returned into Englande / where many complayntes were made to hym of his offycers / as of Mayres / Sheryffes / baylyffes / exchetours / and dyuers other / wherfore he ordayned his Iustyce to make inquisicyons therof:* 1.1 whiche after was called Trol∣baston / where by forfeytours & fynes / the kynge recouered innumerable treasour agaynst suche offenders and fylled his cofers agayne. Neuerthe•••••••••• / this kynge dyd great good within the realme of Englande / for those offenders were well chastyced and were moche more meker and better / and the pore cōmons lyued in moche more rest and peace.* 1.2

¶Also about this tyme syr Edwarde the kynges eldest sonne / by the wanton counsell of Piers Ganeston brake the bysshop of Chesters parke / and ryottuously distroyed his game / wherfore the kynge imprysoned his sonne and other that were with hym / and after banysshed the sayde Piers out of Englande.

¶Also about the .xxxiii. yere of kynge Edwarde / walys the Scotte was taken and brought to London / & drawne / hanged / & quartred / and anone after that the bysshoppe of saynt Andrewes / Robert le Bruse / syr Symon Frysell erle of Dumber / / syr Iohn̄ Cambres erle of Atlas / and syr Iohn̄ Comyn / with many other came to westmyster by theyr voluntarye wylles / & were sworne to be trewe to kynge Edwarde / and to kepe Scotlande to his vse. But sone after that / Robert le Bruse contrarye to his othe / gate a dispensacyon for his othe of pope Clement the .v. and toke vpon hym to be kynge of Scotlande / & slewe syr Iohn̄ Comyn / and his brother that counselled hym to the contrarye. And sone after kynge Edwarde came into Scotlande agayne with a stronge power / and Robert le Bruse met hym with a great nombre / at a playne nyghe saynt Iohans towne / where there was fought a cruell battell / but the Scott{is} were discomfyt / and .vii. thousande Scottes there slayne / & there were dyuers bysshoppes and abbottes taken / & dyuers other temporall lordes.* 1.3 And Robert le Bruse fled vnto the kynge of Norwey / and kynge Ed∣warde sent the bysshoppes and Abbottes that were taken in the fylde to the pope / and sent the temperall lordes and other of the Scottes that were takyn vnto London / where they were put to dethe.

¶Also in the .xxxv. yere of kyng Edwarde as he returned towarde Englāde / he fell sycke / wher∣fore he sware his lordes to be trewe to Edwarde his eldyst son. And also charded his sayd son vpon his blessynge / that he shulde neuer suffer Piers of Ganeston to returne into Englande / & sware his lordes to stycke to the same / and the kynges son and they all graunted therto / and in y^e vii. day of Iulii / in the yere of Chryst .M.CCC.vii. he dyed and is buryed at westmyster. [ B]

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Notes

• * 1.1

  Trolbas¦ton.
• * 1.2

  the kyng impryso∣ned Ed∣warde his eldist son.
• * 1.3

  batell in scotlāde.