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.

Victor.

[ P] ¶Victor was nexte pope / he contynued the sentence agayns Henry the Emperour: but he was impoysoned by venym put in his chales / after that he had be pope one yere. [ P]

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But about this tyme a great plee and debate was / bytwene one Thomas Archebysshop of [ B] yorke / and Lamfranke archebysshop of Caūterbury / whether the archebysshop of yorke shulde be vnder the rule of the archebysshop of Caunterbury / whiche matter was appelled to Rome. And from thens sende downe to be determyned in Englande / where the Archebysshop of Caū∣terbury recouered and optayned / that the archebysshop of yorke shulde be sacred of the arche∣bysshop of Caunterbury / and make to hym othe with professyon of obedyence. ¶About the .x. yere of his raygne / Roger erle of Harforde / and Rafe erle of Northfolke and Suffolke / and one erle walreffe conspired agaynst the kyng but it was disclosyd. wherfore the erle of Harforde / and the erle of Northfolke fledde / and were outlaude / & the erle walreffe was behedyd. Also about the .xv. yere of his raygne / Robert Curteyse the kynges eldyst son / with the helpe of Philyppe the Frenche kynge / made warre agaynst his father and gaue hym a great batell in Normandye / where kynge wyllyam was sore hurte / and fayne to forsake the fylde. The cause of that batell / was sor that that kynge wyllyam wolde haued resumyd from his sonne Robert the Duchye of Normandye for his wyldnesse / which he before y^e tyme had gyuen to him. ¶This wyllyam made the newe forest in Hampshyre and therfore cast downe dyuers churches by the space of .xxx. myles. In his tyme he kept the englysshemen so lowe / that fewe of them bare any offyce of honour or rule / but somwhat he fauored the citye of London. Also he buylded two abbayes in Englande / that is to say the abbaye of Battell / where he wanne the fylde agaynst Harolde and the abbaye of Barmesey in Southwarke besyde London / and also he buylded .ii. other abbayes in Normandye. ¶Also in the .xix. yere of kynge wyllyam his raygne / the kyng beynge in Normandye / araysed a great trybute in Englande / & caused to be gathered of euery hyde of lande / whiche contayneth .xx. acres .vi. s. And soone after that enteryd Fraunce with a great armye / and brent a parte of the citye of Meaux / and many other cityes & townes: but as some wryters say in that hete by the lepe of a horse he toke suche a disease / that it was the cause of his dethe. And made his testament & gaue to wyllyam Rufus his seconde sonne / the kyngdome of Englande / and to Rober Courteyse his eldyst sonne the Duchye of Normandye. And to Henry his thyrde sonne he gaue his treasour / and warned wyllyam to be to his people louynge and lyberall: and Robert to be to his people sterne and sturdye. And dyed the .ix. day of Sep∣tember / the yere after y^e incarnacyon of Chryst .M.lxxxvii. after y^t he had be kyng of Englande. xx. yere. and duke of Normandye .lii. yeres / & was buryed in the citye of Cane in Normandye. [ B]

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