Edwarde the fyrst.
[ B] EDwarde the fyrst of that name / and sonne to Henry the thyrde / after he harde of the deth of his father came from the holy lande / and was crowned kynge at westmyster the .xix. day of Auguste / the yere of christ M.CC.lxxiii. at whiche tyme Alexander kyng of Scott{is} was present and dyd homage to kynge Edwarde.* 1.1 In the seconde yere of this kynges reyne / the kynge went into wales / and there subdued Lewellyn prynce of wales / whiche after ye rebelled and was subdued agayne / & payde to the kyng a fyne of .l.M. markes. Also in the .iii. yere of this kynges reyne / were made the statutes called westmyster primer. where ben contayned goodly statutes / fyrst howe clerkes in∣dyted of Felonye shalbe delyuered to the ordynaryes / & of Assise / of plees of lande / of Arteyntes and many other goodly statutes.
¶In the .vi. yere of this kynge / the Chauncery / cōmyn place / and Escheker / were remoued to Glocester / where dyuers statutes were made / but the courtes contynued there but for one terme / and about this tyme there was a parlyament at London for reformacyon of the kynges coyne / whiche was clypped and wasshed by the Iewes / and almost .iii.C. Iewes were cast therfore / & about the same tyme began the foundacyon of the house of the freres prechours at Ludgate. ¶In the .x. yere of this kynge / Lewellyn prince of wales rebelled agayne / and the kynge sent thyther therles of Northumberlande and Surrey with many other knyghtes / but Dauyd bro∣ther to Lewellyn with a great power met with them nere to a place called Hauardyne / where be∣twene them was a great battell / where the welchemen had the victorye / and the erles fled & many of the englysshemen slayne & taken.* 1.2 But the next yere after ye kyng sent thyther a more power to besege ye castell of Snowden / but many of thenglysshemen were drowned beynge vpon a brydge made of barges and plankes / but after that they pursued ••o the welchemen / that Lewellyn and Dauyd his brother fledde / but after Lewellyn was takyn by syr Edmonde Mortymer / whiche smote of his heed and sent it to the kynge / and after by dome of all the lordes / he and his heyres were disinheryte for euer. And after that Dauyd his brother was taken / and after drawne / han∣ged / and quarterde. And after the kynge set walys in an order / and ordayned shyres and She∣ryffes and other offycers as be in Englande.
¶Also in the .xiii. yere of this kynge / the kynge seasyd the lybertes of London into his handes because the Mayre toke brybes of the bakers / and suffred them to sell brede vnder the syse.* 1.3 ¶Also in the same yere in the contrey called ye Sweterers / a woman was delyuerde of a chylde / whiche from the nauyll vpwarde was .ii. complete bodyes. s. two hedes and foure armes and .ii. bodyes / & downewarde but .ii. legges / which with theyr armes beclyppe eche others body. And another woman bare a chylde / whiche had a face lyke to a man / and all the body lyke a lyon / with tayle and other fetures therto. Also about this tyme the marchantes straūgers / whiche longe be∣fore were wont to be lodged with englysshe hoostes whiche vttred theyr ware / had gote them howses for the stowage of theyr wares / and solde by theyr owne weyghtes / to the disceyte of the people whiche were founde therwith / and taken and sent to the Towre of London and sore pri∣soned / and theyr weyghtes brent / and payde therfore great fynes to the kynge. [ B]