The summarie of English chronicles (lately collected and published) nowe abridged and continued tyl this present moneth of Marche, in the yere of our Lord God. 1566. By J.S.

King Richard the first called Cueur delion.

Anno regni. ••.

[date 1189] RIcharde the firste of that* 1.1 name, for his valiantnesse surnamed Cueurdelion, be¦yng the second son of Hen¦ry the seconde, was crow∣ned King of England. He began his reigne the .vi. daye of Iuly, in the yere of our Lord .1189. and he deceased, the yere of our Lord 1199. the vi. day of Aprill: so that he reigned .ix. yeres and .ix. monethes.

THe fyrste yere of his reigne, the ci∣tisens of London obteined two of∣ficers to guide their Citie, which were called Bayliffes, whose names shal fo∣lowe here vnder.

Anno regni. ••.

Baylyffes.

• [date 1189] Henry Cornhyll
• Richard Reine••y

IN this yere y^e Iewes were very brag here in this realm, for that their num¦ber* 1.2 was so great. But the commō peo∣ple, especially about London, fel vpon them, and despoyled them without pi∣tie or mercy, they so hated thē for theyr vsury, and other euill conditions.

THis yere the king set at libertie E∣lianor* 1.3 his mother, which lōg before at the cōmaundement of his father her husband, had ben kept close prisoner. But after her enlargement, the realme

was much gouerned by her.

KIng Richard gaue ouer the Castel∣les of Bar wike and Rokesburge to the Scottishe Kinge, for the summe of x. •• .li. He also solde to the bishop of Durham his own prouince, for a great piece of money, and created him erle of the same. Wherfore the king saide after in game: I am a wonderous craftsman, I haue made a newe earle of an olde bishoppe.

He gaue his brother Iohn many dig¦nities, as the prouinces of Notinghā, De••o••shyre and Cornwall, and crea∣ted him earle of Lancaster.

Anno reg. 2▪

Batliffes

• [date 1190] Iohn Herlyon
• Roger Duke.

IN this yeare kyng Richarde betooke the guiding of this land to the bishop of Ely then beyng Chancelour of En∣gland, and sayled into Normandy: and when he had appoynted good gouer∣noures ouer that countrey, he went to mete the frenche kinge: and hauynge made sure league one with an other, went eyther of them onward of theyr iorney toward Ierusalem.

Thys time the Iewes in diuers* 1.4 places of this Realme, as at Lincolne Stamforde, and Lynne, were robbed

and spoyled. And at Yorke to the num∣ber of four hundred▪ & more, had the••r maister vaines cut, & so bled to death.

Anno reg. 3.

Baylyffes.

• [date 1191] William Hauer shall
• John Bukmotte

KIng Richard in his iourney to wae¦des Ierusalem, subdued the Erle of* 1.5 Cipres, and then ioyning his puisance with the Frenche kinges in Asia, con∣quered Acon, wher ther grew betwen king Richard and Philip the Frenche kinge a greuous displeasure. Iohn the brother of king Richard toke on him the kingdome of Englande in his bro∣thers absence.

King Richard restored to the Chri∣stians the citie of Ioppa, and in many battels put the Turke to gret sorow.

Anno. 4.

Bailiffes

• Nicolas Duke
• Peter Newlay

[date 1192] King Richard exchanged Cypres, with Guye▪ of Lesyngham for the king¦dom of Ierusalem, Wherfore the king of England a long time after was cal∣led king of Ierusalem.

An. reg. 5.

* 1.6

King Richarde hauinge knowledge that Philip of Fraunce inuaded Nor∣mandy,

and that Iohn his brother had made himselfe king of England, made peace with the Turkes for .iii.▪ yeares, and with a small company returnyng* 1.7 home ward by Thrace, was taken pri∣soner by the Duke of Ostriches men, and brought to Henry the Emperour, and there kept in streite prison, a yere and .v. monethes. Where it is sayd that he slewe a Lyon, and toke out his hert.

Anno reg. 6.

[date 1194] Bailiffes

• William Fitz Isabell
• William Fitz Arnold

Iohn the kinges brother by the set∣tyng on of the Frenche king made gret warre within the land, & toke by stren¦gthe the castelles of Windsore, of No∣tinghā, & others. And the French king made strong warre in Normandy.

[date 1195] Anno. reg. 7.

Bailiffes.

• Robert Beysaui
• Io••e le Iosue

Hubert bishop of Salisbury was by king Richard sēt into Englād to haue the guiding thereof, and also to treate with the lords & cōmons for the kings deliuerance. The sayd Hubert was by the monkes of Christes church in Can¦torbury chosen archbishop.

Anno. reg. 8▪

[date 1196] Bailiffes

• Gerrad de Anteloche
• Robert Durant

THis yere king Richarde was deli∣uered* 1.8 out of prison for the summe of one. C. M. pounds of sterlinge money, for paiment of which ransom al y^t wol of white monkes & chanons was sold and rings & crosses of prelates, with vessels & chalices of al churches thrugh the land, and .xvii. shrines wer ap••d and spoyled of the golde and siluer. &c.

King Richard beyng thus deliuered shortly after landed at Sandwich, & so came to London: where when he had a∣rested him: with a certayne number of knightes: he rode to Notingham, and wan the castel: & after that the castel of Tikhill, he deposed his brother Iohn,* 1.9 & crouned him selfe agayn king of En∣gland in the citie of Winchester, & then he called a parliament, where he called agayn into his handes all such thinges as he hadde eyther geuen or sold by pa∣tentes, or otherwise: wy which meanes he gathered a summe of money and sai∣led into Fraunce, wher shortly a peace was concluded betwene the two kings for one yere. Then Iohn which had ta∣ken part against his brother, made mea¦nes to Elianor his mother, by whose mediation he was reconsiled.

In this tyme one William with the* 1.10 longe bearde, moued the common peo∣ple to se••e libertie and fredome, & not to be subiect to the riche and mightye. By which meanes he drew to him ma∣ny great companies, and with all his power defended theyr cause against the riche. The king beyng warned of thys tumult, commanded him to cease from those attemptes. But the people s••il fo∣lowed him as thei before had done: and he made to them certayn orations open¦ly, taking for his Theme this sentence Haurietis aquas in gaudio de fonti∣bus Saluatoris, Which is to saye: Ye shall drawe in ioye, waters forth of the welles of your Sauior. And to this he added: I am (sayd he) the sauiour of pore men: ye be pore, and haue assaied longe the harde handes of the rich men. Now drawe ye therfore holsome water forth of my welles, and that with ioye. For the time of your visitation is com••n. This William was taken in Bowe churche in Cheape, but not withoute shedding of bloud for he was forced by fyre & smoke to forsake the church. And he with .ix. of his adherēts wer hanged.

[date 1197] Anno reg. 9

Bailiffes.

• Roger Blunt
• Nicholas Ducket

This yere the warre was renued be∣twene King Richard of England, and Philip of France, in whiche eyther of them ••ped diuersly.

An. reg. 10

bailiffes.

• [date 1198] Constantine Fitz Arnold
• Robert le Beau.

King Richard of England be••••eged the castell of Galiarde, and was woun¦ded* 1.11 with a quarell that was shot from the wall, and therof died the .vi. day of Apryll, in the yere of our Lorde. 1199. when he had reigned .ix. yeres, and .ix. monethes. His bodye was buried at Founteuerard, his bowels at Carlile, his hart at Roan.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The fyrste batliffes in London.
• * 1.2

  Iewe ••slain in england.
• * 1.3

  Elianor re¦leased oute of prison.
• * 1.4

  Iewes in England robbed. and many slewe them selues.
• * 1.5

  King Ri∣chard went to Ierusalé and his bro¦ther rebel∣led.
• * 1.6

  Bailiffes.

  • Roger Duke
  • [date 1193] Richard Fitz Alyn
• * 1.7

  King Ri∣chard takē prisoner.
• * 1.8

  Great ran∣sume payde for the king.
• * 1.9

  Richard a∣gayn cron∣ned at Win¦chester.
• * 1.10

  William with the long beard
• * 1.11

  Kinge Ri∣chard woū¦ded to deathe.