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for tJie founding nf a CtUtge- btr^ls Ccionf

l^^s

Peter Langtoft's
CHRONICLE,
(as illustrated and improv'd by RO
BERT OF BRUNNE) from
the Death of Cadwalader to the end
of K. Edward the First's Reign.

TRANSCRIB'D,
and now first publish'd, from a MS. in the
INNER-TEMPLE LIBRARY
By Thomas Hearne, M. A.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED,
Besides a Glossary and other curious Papers,
(1) A Roll conceming Glastonbury Abbey, being a Survey
of all tbe Estates belonging to that House at the Dissolu
tion, taken by King Hen. the Eighth's order and for his
use. (2) An Account of the Hospital of St. Mary Ma
gdalen near Scroby in Nottinghamshire, by John Slacke,
Master of that Hospital. (3) Two Tracts by an ano
nymous Author; the first uelating to Conquest in So
mersetshire, the second concerning Stone-henge.

In Two Volumes.

OXFORD,

Printed at the Theater, M.DCC.XXV.

Phnius in Prcefatione Natural.
Histor. ad Vespasianum Aur-
gustum.
Hes ardua, vetustis novita-
tem dare, novis auctoritatem,
obsoletis nitorem, obscuris lu
cem, fastiditis gratiam, dubiis
fiden^ o.mnibu« vero naturam,
& naturse suse omnia.

ili

THE CONTENTS.

I. The Publisher's Preface.

pag. IX.

II. De Petro Longatosta [lege Longatofta.'\ E Pitseo
de illustrib. Angliae Scriptoribus. xciv.
III. De eodem. E Lelandi Comm. de Scriptorib.
Brit. xcT.

IV. De eodem. E Bibliotheca Gesneri.

ibid.

Y. Concerning Peter de Langetoft. OutofBp. Nicol
son's Eng. Historical Library. xcti.

VI. Robert of Brunne's Prologue to his Chronicle. ibid.

VII. Extract of a Letter, relating to Robert of
Brunne and Peter de Langtoft, written
Vol. I. b from

IV THE CONTENTS.
fram London to the Publisher by the late learned
John Bridges, Esq. Nov. 28. 1723. CX
VIII. Robert of Brunne's Transition (caUed a Pro
logue by Mr. Bridges) from the first to the second
Part of his Chronicle. cv.
IX. The Proceedings of the Abbat and Convent of
Winchester against Joan of London, A. D. 1285.
From an old MS. Fragment of that Age, given to the
Publisher by Thomas Ward of Longbridge neat
Warwick, Esq. cvii.
X. A Letter concerning the reputed Nunnery at Lit-
tle-Gidding in Huntingtonshire. From a MS. lent
to the Publisher on July Q*^- 1724. by the foresaid
Thomas Ward, of Longbridge near Warwick,
Esq. CIX.
XI. A Copy ofthe printed Pamphlet about the reputed
Nunnery at Little-Gidding in Huntingtonshire. CXXT.

XII. Dr. Wallis's Account of some Passages of his
own Life. E Coll. MSS. Smithianis penes Editorem,
Vol. 22. p. 38. cxL.
XIII. An Extract ofa Letter from Dr. JohnWallistoDr.
John Fell, then Lord Bishop of Oxford, dated April
8. 1685. concerning the Report spread about of Dr.
Wallis's deciphering King Charles theJst's.Letters. E
Coll.

THE CONTENTS.
Coll. MSS. Smithianis penes Editorem, Vol. 22. p.
54. CLxx.

XIV. Inscriptiones singulares hactenus ineditae, Ha-
driano Beverlando coUectore. E Coll. nostris MSS.
Vol.75, p. I. CLxxii.

XV. Robert of Brunne's account of the raisinsr of
Stone-henge, from the French of Master Wace, who
followed Geffry of Monmouth. CLxxxviii.

XVI. An Account of St. Wenefride, from an old MS.
of the Book call'd jfcgftiljal or fegitial in the hands
of the above mentioned Thomas Ward, of Long-
bridge near Warwick, Esq. cxcvi.

XVII. Extract of a Letter, written to the Publisher
from Winchester July 4*''. 1724. by the Reverend
Mr. Richard Furney, relating to the Election of an
Abbess of Rumsey Nunnery in Hampshire, .Anno
D. 1333. which confirms what is asserted in Peter
Langtoft, that the said Nunnery was founded by K.
Edgar for an hundred Nunns. cci.

XVIII. Extract of another Letter, written to the Pub-
lisherfrom WinchesterAug. 15. 1724. by the said Mr.
Furney, relating to the Numberof the Nunns at Rum
sey some time before the Dissolution, and to a Note,
b 2 about

^i THE CONTENTS.
about our old Historians, in a MS. of Trivet at
Winchester. cem.

XIX. A Copy of Dr. Richardson's and Mr. Thoresby's
Letters about the Hospital of St. Mary Magdalen,
treated of by Mr. Slacke, in the Account mentioned
below. Num. xxiv. ccvi.

XX. Bishop Wren's Narrative, touching Prince
Charles's Judgment and Affection to the Religion of
the Church of England. Frora a MS. in the Ash
molean Museum. ccviii.

XXI. Extract of a Letter to the Publisher from Mr.
Graves of Mickleton in Gloucestershire, concerning
Campden in that County. With a remarkable
Passage, upon that occasion, out of an old anony
mous MS. Author (stiled John Bever by Dr. Powell)
in Trinity College Library Oxon. ccxni.
XXII. Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, (as illustrated and
improv'd by Robert of Brunne) from the Death of
Cadwalader to the End of K. Edward the First's
Reign. From a MS. in the Inner-Temple Library, i
XXIII. The Copy of a Roll concerning Gla
stonbury Abbey, being a Survey of all the
Estates belonging to that House at the Disso
lution, taken by King Hon. the Eighth's or
der

THE CONTENTS. vii
der and for his use. From a MS. in the Hands of a
Friend at Colchester. 343
XXIV. An Account of the Hospital of St. Mary
Magdalen near Scroby in Nottinghamshire, by John
Slacke, Master of that Hospital. From a MS. in tlie
Hands of Thomas Frewin, of Lincoln's-Inn, Esq. 389
XXV. A Discourse about some Roman Antiquities
discover'd near Conquest in Somersetshire, supposed
to be the Place where the Romans Conquest of Bri
tain was compleated. By an anonymous Author.
Transcrib'd from a MS. lent to the Publisher by
Mr. James West of Balliol-CoUege, A. D. 1722. 441
XXVI. A Discourse concerning Stone-Henge. From
another MS. lent to the Publisher by the same
Friend, Mr. James West, of Balliol-Coll. written in
the same hand, and by the same anonymous Author. 480
XXVII. Glossary. 518
XXVIII. Index, 690

bS THE

IX

THE PUBLISHER'S
PREFACE.
JLhe Robert of Gloucester, vietitioned in the
prirtted Life of St. Thomas Cantilupe, differ
ent from the Author ofthe Chronicle, and even from
the other Roberts of Gloucester spoke of in my Pre
face to that Chronicle. §. i. Yet he seems to have
been in the vigour of his Age at the time ofthe Chro
nicler^ s Death. A Mistake of Bishop Godwin's,^, ii.
No reason, from the time in which they Uved, to
take Robert of Gloucester the Historian atid Robert
of Gloucester the Secretary to be one and tlw same
person. The Historians informer Times were the
Religious, who often lost their first Sirnames, and,
upon compiling their famous Works, were sirnamed
anew from the Houses of which they were Mem
bers. §, III. Yet there were rather more that re
tained their first Sirnames, after they became noted
for their Writings. John Wethamstede of a greater
character than Matthew Paris. The Historical
Passages in Dr. Gascoigne' s Tlieological Dictionary
b 4; shoidd

THE PUBLISHER'S
should be published. §. iv. Among others that re-
tain'd their original Sirnames was Peter Langtoft,
who, besides his Translatioti into FrenchRhythms of
Bosenham or Boscam's Life of Thomas d, Becket,
compiled a Chronicle of England in French. §. v.
This Peter Langtoft seems to have died in the begin
ning of K, Edw. IP'^ Reign, and to have bee7t buried
at Bridlington zdthmuch such another Epitaph as that
to the memory o/'Robertus Scriba. §. vi. Were the
Obituaries, or Obit Books of Bridlington nozv remain
ing, it is probable something certain about his Death
might be learned from them. The Diligence of the
Monks in reg istring . Many old Chartularies still in
private hands, that ought to be search' d by men of a
true genius. The Chronicle of England written by
Thorn as Blount, Esq; § . v 1 1 , Notwithstanding the
French Tongue was so much in vogue in Peter Lang
toft's Time, yet there were multitudes besides that
despised it. The Normans not able utterly to extir
pate the Saxon Language, The ill Consequencefrom
the Endeavours that were us'd to thatpurpose. §.\iii.
Robert ofBritnne one of those that cultivated the En
glish Tongue, and he gained a great Reputation upon
that score. Tliis Robert of Brunne lived to a great
age, tho' the year in which he died doth not yet occur.
§ IX. Hewas not descentledfrom the Founder of St.
Mary Spittle extra Bishop's Gate. His Translation.
of Peter de Langtoft had it's intended Effect. Ma
ny Copies of it formerly, tho' it be now scarce. The

PREFACE. XI
The Stories in it us'd in old time instead of Ballads .
§. X. Robert of Brunne a Man of a facetious merry
Tetnper, yet loithout any Mlvture of Immorality.
The diligence of the Monks of Winchester in ob
structing the Design of Joan of London. A Passage
relating to the sedes stercoraria at Rome from an
anonymous AIS. Author. §. xi. 'Tis impossible to
give a particular Account of the Life of Robert qf
Brunne. There are Precedents, as well in ancient .
as later Times, to justify any one in leaving behind
him Memoirs of his oivn Life. Dr, Wallis left some
particulars of this nature. TheD'''K Memorandum at
the Beginning of a Book [in tlie Bodleian Library)
containing many Things that he deciphered. §, xii.
If Robert of Brunne had any Epitaph, it scents io
have been short, agreeable to those times, and to be
now irretrievable. §, xiii. Peter Langtoft's Origi
iial, as well as Robert of Brunne's English Work,
consists of two Parts, the first Part of which is
here omitted, as containing notiiing but Geffry of
Monmoutli. A Passage out of Rastall's Chronicle
about Stone-henge. §. xiv. The exactness made use
of in publishing this piece of ancient History. To
gratify some Readers, several Specimens of the
French are also made publick witli it. §, xv. And,
for further Satisfaction, the Conclusion of theFrench
MS. that belongs to the Heralds Office, is here in
serted in this Preface. §. xvi. Out of which MS,
fs here likewise published a Note concerning Hugo Car-

XII THE PUBLISHER'S
Cardinalis. Actor for auctor in many MSS, The
Author of liber festivalis or festialis. A Remark
relating to St. Wenefride. §. xvii. Many Things
in this Chronicle, that are different from what is re
lated by other Historians. §. xviii. Some of which
are here enumerated. §,xix. In lieu of the first Part
of Robert of Brunne, severed Things are here pu
blished of greater use and service. An account of
Mr, Andrew Paschal. A Note about Mr. John
Gibbon's MSS, Papers in tlie Heralds Office. A
slioi^ Account of Dr. Walter Charleton. An Inter
polation in Camden, which Mr. Webb did not disco
ver to be such. A Passage relating to Stone-henge
from Mr. Camden's MS. Supplement in tlie hands
of the publisher. §, xx, Stone-henge perhaps a Bri
tish Monument, notwitlistanding it might have been
a Roman Work. Mr.Camden's Approbation of, and
Assistance in. Dr. Holland's Additions, may justify
such as cite them for Mr. Camden's own. §, xxi.

The Robert of
Gloucester, men. §, I. fx0W^^^^^f UST after I had
tioned in the print- I^siTwha^K' »^.,ui;„i,„j ti i, i.
ed Life of St. ^^M^ P"^^''^^*^ Robert
Thomas Cantilupe, <;^^HB^fe> of Gloucester, I
different from the et MiMBsB^k -l j ^i -i r-
Author of the ^^B^Sl ^
Chronicle, and gMw^Ja^^ tune to see and
even from the -a ^ i i , i ,
other Roberts of Converse with a learned, modest and ho-
Gloucester spoke nest Friend of Hereford-shire, ( the same,
of in my Preface ^ j.i x i • i i • ii
to that Chronicle. ^ mean, that, besides his other great assist- anee

PREFACE. xni
ance" in the Work, drew up the Indexes to
the celebrated Dr. Hickes's Thesaurus Linguarum
Septentrionalium, and is so excellently well qua-
lify'd to compile the Antiquities of that Coun
ty ', about which he hath many curious Mate
rials) at which time he was pleased to lend rae
the Life 'of St Thomas Cantilupe Bishop of
Hereford, which tho' a printed Book, yet is
very rare and seldom to be seen, as many Books
of the same kind are also very scarce, and^
therefore, greedily and industriously pick'd up
by such curious Collectors as was the famous
Mr. Richard Smith, that writ about Christ's
Descent into Hell, and collected most of his
Rarities'* out of the Library of H. Dyson, a
person of a very strange, prying and inquisi
tive genius in the matter of Books, as may ap
pear from many Libraries, there being ' Books,
(chiefly in old English) almost in every Libra-

' See the General Preface
to Dr. Hickes's Thesaurus,
p. V. * Vide Praef. ad Leian-
di Coll. §.10. 3 Intit'led,
The Life and Gests of S.
Thomas Cantilupe Bishop of
Hereford and some time be.
fore L. Chancellor of Eng.
land. Extracted oui of the
authentique Records of his
Cwnonization as to the maine
part, Anonymus, Matt.
Paris, Capgrave, Harpsfeld,
and others. Collected by
R.S.S.J. At Gant, Print-

ed by Robert Wallcer, af
the Sign of the Annuncia.
tion of our B. Lady. 1674.
Svo. * See pag. 371, 372.
alias p, 401, 402. or the last
leaf saye one of his Auction
Catalogue, s So in a MS.
Note, written by my very
learned Friend Mr. Thomas
Baker, B. D. of St. John's-
Coll. in Cambr. at the be
ginning of my Copy of Mr.
Smith's Auction Catalogue,
which was given me by the
said Mr. Baker.

XIV THE PUBLISHER'S
ry, that have belong'd to him, with his nara©
upon them, I perus'd and read over this Life
of Cantilupe with some considerable pleasure
and attention, there being many things in it
handled in a true rational way, such as be
comes a Christian Historian. But the main
reason of my speaking of it now is, upon ac
count of the Author's mentioning' a Robert
of Gloucester, that was Secretary to the said
venerable and most holy Bishop at the time
of the Bishop's Death, and was afterwards
Chancellor of Hereford, At first one would
think, that this Robert of Gloucester (whom
the Writer of the Life met with in the very
Process of his Canonization) was the Au
thor of the Chronicle that bears his name,
but, upon a serious and deliberate consideration
of the matter, I conclude him to be a quite
different person, and even different also from
all the Roberts of Gloucester, that I have men
tioned in my Preface * to that Work, Neither
is it likely, that, had the Secretary been the
Author, he would have passed over in si
lence his holy Master's Life, and not brought
the thread of his History down to that Pe
riod, and given a very distinct and particular
Account of the Acts of so worthy, religious
and conscientious a Prelate, who equall'd in

' See this Life, pag. 195, Sjc, » §. xxiv. the

PREFACE. xr
the great Sanctity and Severity of his Life, and
in the exercise of all virtuous and religious
Duties, many of the most eminent of the pri
mitive Christians.
§. II. It must, indeed, be granted. Yet he seems to
that there was so little difference with vigo^ur oThi^Affe
respect to the time, in which these two at the time of the
Roberts (the Historian and the Secre- a Mistake of Bi-
tary) flourished, that the Secretary shop Godwin's.
seems to have been in his full vigour when the
other died, which was, as I take it', some lit
tle time after the YV^. year of K, Edward the
First's Reign, which could not, therefore, be
long before the Death of Bishop Cantilupe, who
was consecrated ^ in Christ Church Canterbury
anru) Christi, 1275. and of his Age about 56, and
was cut off by a Feaver 3, in the63<'. year of his
Age, at, or rather near to, a Place known by
the name of Monte Fiacone near Florence, on
the SS"", * of August, though his Festivity were
kept on the S"*. * of October. This I note the
rather, because, tho' Bishop Godwin * be right
with respect to the time of his Death, yet he is

' See my Preface to Rob. of
Gloucester's Chron. §.XVII.
* So the Life, Chap. XI. p.
120, 3 Ibid. Chap. XVII. p.
190. 4lbid. p. 195. sSoin
that most rare printed Book,
call'd the Missal of Hereford,

whereorf I have a Copy in Vel.
lum, in which also his Death
(called there depositio) is made
to happen on the 25th of Au.
gust, ortheday after St. Bar
tholomew's. * De Praesulib.
Angl. p, 557. mistaken

XVI THE PUBLISHER'S
mistaken in saying ', it was at Civita Vecchi, and
in his way to Rome, whereas it was really ^ in
his way from Rome (after he had happily gain
ed the Point he went thither for) and at the
Place I have assigned. Nor does MatthewWest-
minster ', notwithstanding what Godwin says *,
inform us, that his Death happened as he was
going to Rome ; which particular is so rauch
the raore worthy of notice, because it would
otherwise take away that part of the honour
which is due to the Bishop, for accomplishing a
noble Action in behalf of the Rights of the
Church of Hereford, against John Peckham
Archbishop of Canterbury, a business, I be
lieve, that no one could have carried with the
Pope, but one of Cantilupe's extraordinary
Piety, Sincerity, and Learning.
No reason, fromthe §. III. I am aware, that from what
lived, to take Ro- I have Said about the Age of the Hi-
bert of Gloucester storian and the Secretary, it will be
the Historian and . ., , .,
Robert of Glouce. inter r d by some, that they were one
stertheSecretaryto and the same person. But, unless I
be one and thesame "^
Person. The His- am mucli mistaken, they will be pre-
torians in former gg^tly satisfy'd to the Contrary, when
limes were IheRe. ¦' ...
ligious, who often they have impartially considered, that
lost their first Sir. ^^le original Simame ^ of the Histo-

' Ibid. ' Of which the
Author of his Life mentions
undenyable Proofs, pag. 195.
3 See his Chron. sub an. m.

ccLxxxvii. 4 P. 537. s See
my Preface to Rob. of Glouc.
§. xxir.

rtan

PREFACE.

xvn

rian is at present unknown to us, not- names, and, upon
withstanding I do not doubt but the mous'wo^rksrwere
Secretary might have his even from sirnamed anew
the time of his Infancy. The Writers avhich they were
of History in those times (to say no- Members.
thing of other Authors ) were the Religious, and
when they became famous that way, they often
lost their first Sirnames, and receiv'd new ones
frora the respective religious Houses of which
they were Members. Hence William of Malm
esbury' (whose true Sirname, it seems, was So
merset*) and Matthew of Westminster' (com
monly called* F/on7egM.y from the Title' of his
Work, ) to say nothing of GuUielmus Neubrigen
sis (whose true Sirname was Petyt ^) were thus
denominated from their Monasteries, after they
became eminent in History. So also Jolm
of Glastonbury was so named upon account
of the History or Chronicle of Glastonbury,

' Lelandus de Scripto rib, p.
195. Item Lelandi Coll. Vol.
II. p. 303. Pitseus de illustrib.
Anglise Scriptorib, p. 208.
Guil. Cavei Hist. Lit. p. 577.
Genev. 1720. * Pitseus ibid.
ThomiE Galei Prjef. ad XV,
Scriptores Oxoniae 1691. fol.
Henrici Whart oi Prjef. ad
Vol. II. Anglia: Sacrw, p. I.
Ger. J, Vossius de Historicis
Lat, p. 389. Lug. B. cia.
Dcx.wii, 3 Joannis Joscelini

Catalogus eorum, qui scripse.
runt historiam gentis Anglo.
rum, & ubi extant. Ad cal-
cem Roberti de Avesbury a
nobis editi, p. 292, Append.
ad GuH, Cavei Hist. Lit. p.
50. Ed. Gen. 4 Pitseus de
Scriptorib. p. 518. Vossius
de Hist. Lat. jp. 491. s I. e.
Flores Historiarum. ^ De
quo fusisstme ad initium edi ti
onis nostra; hujus Guilielmi,
quam videsis, of

xvm THE PUBLISHER'S
of which he was a Confrere and Monk ', as
himself hath assured us in the Prologue to that
usefull and excellent Work, which was never
yet printed, tho' some things have been ex
tracted from it by Mr. Dodsworth, and are
published in the beginning of the Monasticon
Anglieanum''. Now had Robert of Gloucester
the Secretary been as famous as Robert of
Gloucester the Historian, the better to distin
guish the one from the other, it would have
been proper, to have stiled the latter, Robert the
Monk of Gloucester, and the former barely Robert
of Gloucester, But as it happened, there was no
occasion for that nicety, since the Secretary,
(however, after his Master's Death, Chancel-
lour of Hereford, tho' the published Fasti ' do
not mention him as such) was not celebrated
upon account either of his writings, or any
other great Undertaking, that might render
his name famous to Posterity,
Yet there were ra- §. IV, But now tho' there were so
ther more that re. j.u i. i j. .ii. • • • i o •
tain'd thelrfirst Sir. niany that lost their original Sirnames

' Johannes abjectissimus
Sf humilimus ejusdem vene.
rabilis loci [monasterii scili.
cet Glastoniensis] indignus
confrater 8f monachus, id
quod de se ipso testatur no
ster Johannes, quemadmodum
e Codice coUigo eximio penes
nobilissimnmDominum, Caro.
lum Dominum Bruce, qui mihi

perquam benevole mutuo de.
dit. Et quidem jam alibi mo.
nui, Johannem hunc operis
esse auctorem. Vide Lelan
di Coll. Vol. VI, p, 97.
' Vol, I, p. 1, &c. 3 Vide
Fastos Ecclesiae Anglicanse
per Johannem Le Neve,
p. 116. ubide Roberto nostro
ne verbum, after

PREFACE.

XIX

after they became noted for their names, after they
..Tr .,• J. j-i Jl 1 became noted for
Writings, yet there were others, and their Writing*.
those too as famous, and as many, yea JohnWethamstede
AT- i i • 'J iU i. -xu "'" ^ greater cha.
more, that retain d them, notwith- racter than Mat.
standing the Characters they had esta- JJ*®^ f^^i^- '^^^
, -111 Historicalrassages
bushed for the Works compiled by in Dr. Gascoigne's
them. Matthew Paris was Author of Theological Dicti-
onary should be
a very noble History, in which he took published.
in what Roger Wendover had done before
him ', tho' others say 'tis all the genuine Work
of Matthew Paris*. Yet the great Abbey, of
which he was Monk, did not take away from
his primitive Sirname. Neither indeed did John
Whethamstede, or Wethamstede, alias Bostok ',
(stiled in Latin Joannes Frumentarius, or Joan
nes de loco Frumenti) loose his first Sirname, al
tho' he was even of greater note than Mat
thew Paris, as he was a great Writer*, and a
great Benefactor to the Abbey of St. Alban,

•Vide Guil. W^atsii Prsfa.
tionem ad Ed, suam Matthaei
Parisiensis ; uti etiam v. cl. Jo
annis Seldeni (nam is collegit
scripsitque, quamvisnon ob.
servarerit Antonius i Wood)
testimonia (cum notis) de eo.
dem Parisiensi ad initium Edi.
tionis Watsianae. 'Nicolson's
Engl. Historical Library, p,
62. Ed. fol. 3 Lelandi Coll.
Vol. VI. p. 278. "Baleus
de Scriptorib. Majoris Brit.
4to. fol. 200. b. Pitseus, p.
Vol. I.

631, JLelandi Coll. Vol. VL
p. 135, Acta Joannis Whe.
thamsted, Abbatis monasterii
S. Albani, per Joannem Ag-
mundishamensem, Monachum
S. Albani, per singulos annos
ipsius regiminis, MS. in Bibl.
Cott, Claud, D. I. 2. See
also another MS in the said
Cottonian Library (Otho B.
IV.) containing abundance of
curious Things relating to
Whethamstede, as they are
specified by my late very
c learned

XX THE PUBLISHER'S
of which he was at length Abbat, whereas Mat-^
thew Paris was only a Monk of it. But how
does it appear, that this Wethamstede was as
celebrated a Writer as Paris ? He is certainly
characteriz'd as such. His Works were of more
general learning, which shew him, therefore,
to have been a more general Scholar. He was
in great Reputation among all good and learn
ed men. He was honoured by Humphrey Duke
of Gloucester ', that religious, good and learn
ed Prince, whose Hand writing I us'd, when
ever I saw it in the Bodleian Library (where
it occurs several times) to shew a sort of par
ticular respect to, as some little Remains of a
truly great Man, one that was both a Scholar
himself and the chiefest Promoter of Learn
ing and Scholars at that time,, by condescend
ing to whose Death his Nephew K. Henry VI"'.
( otherwise generally esteemed for a gentle and
innocent Prince) drew on himself and this King
dom ( if the Observation of a very wise Histo
rian* may be regarded) the greatest joynt-
losse and dishonour, that ever it sustained since
the Norman Conquest; Nor do I take We
thamstede to have been a worse Historian than

learned Friend Dr. Thomas
Smith in pag. 70. of his Cata.
logue. ' Lelandus de Scripto
rib. Brit. p. 437, Baleus Ed.

'4to. fol. 200. b, Pitseus, p
630w * Sir Walter Raleigh's
Preface to his Hist, of the
World. Paris,

PREFACE. XXI
Paris, tho' he did not confine himself so closely
to the Affairs of this Kingdom. His Granary,
as it is a Proof of his extraordinary Diligence,
so 'tis, withall, an Instance (and that too a
very noble one) of his Abilities in History.
There are Remains of it in raany Places.
Some I have seen, and often consulted, former
ly in the Bodleian Library. The niost mate
rial Historical Passages, especially such as con"
cem our own Affairs, (particularly those de viris
illustribus, which Leland' admired) should be
extracted by those, that have the best oppor
tunity of doing it, and made publick, as should
likewise those in Dr. Gascoigne's Theological Dic
tionary in Lincoln-College Library (as was many
years ago noted by Dr. Gerard Langbaine*)
a Specimen of which I have lately given in the
Antiquities of Glastonbury', written by a very
worthy and pious Gentleman *, who had he
lived to improve the Book as he design'd, would
have inriched and adorned it with abundance
of other very curious Remarks and Observa
tions, such as Men of his genius are capable of
making, whenever they employ themselves up-

' Lelandus de Scriptorib. p.
437. * See a Letter of his to
Mr, Selden, that I have pub
lished in Leland's Coll. Vol.

V. p, 287. ^ Pag. 290. 4 Vide
Prsef. ad Hemingi Chartula-
rium Ecclesia; Wig. §. I,
C 2 OQ

xxu THE PUBLISHEE'S
on Subjects, to the Study of which they apre
naturally inclin'd.
Among others that § y. But 'twill be endless here to
retaiu'd their ori- ». i u
ginal Sirnames was multiply Instances of such as have re-
Peter Langtoft, ^^-^.jI |.|,gjj. Sirnames after their be-
^vllO u6SlU6S Ills
Translation into comiug noted AVriters, They will be
French Rhythms obvious enough to such as deal in
of Bosenham or ^ . ^ .
Boscam's Life of Antiquity. Waving, therefore, others, 1
Thomas a Becket, gl, all mention only one more, which in-
compiled a Cnro- _ •> _
nicle of England deed is more material than any other I
m ll rench. either have named or can name, and that
is Peter Langtoft, or Peter de Langtoft, the
Person that hath occasioned this present un
dertaking of mine. He was so called front
Langtoft in Yorkshire, and was not, as some
have thought ', a Frenchman by birth, not
withstanding his being so very well vers'd in
the French Language, that was in his time so
much in vogue both at Court and elsewhere,.
especially among Lawyers and great Scholars,
a thing which King James the I. look'd upon
as of no true Advantage io Britain *. It does
not appear to me, how he was originally edu
cated ; but without question, there was no
thing wanting, that might render him a com
pleat Scholar, as well as a Man of honesty and
good Morals. After he had obtained a good
' See the Appendix to this Preface, Num, I, ' See The
Royal Law by Richard Eburne, p. 40. fair

PREFACE. XXIH
fair Character, he became a Canon Regular '
ofthe Order of St- Austin at Bridlington, or
Brellington*, a Priory of Black Canons in York
shire, founded by Walter de Gant, (temp. Hen.
I.) and dedicated to S. Mary and S. Nicholas''
He was a person naturally addicted to History
and Poetry, and spent a good deal of his time
that way; insomuch that, besides his Transla
tion out of the Latin Tongue into French
Rhythms of Herebert Bosenham, Boscam, or
Hoscham's * Life of Thomas a Becket, he com-
pil'd in French a Chronicle of England', writ
ten in Rhythem, and is preserv'd still iu several
Libraries^ §. VI. The Author begins this Hi- ThisPeferLangtoft
i i iU /-» • • I /? /I -D ¦ seems to have died
Story at the very Origmal ofthe Bn- in the beginning of

tains, even as early as the Trojans, in
the same manner as many others do,
that have no better Vouchers than the
oldBrittish Historian (and I look upon
him as good* as those dark Times can

K,Edw,II*sReign, and to have heen
buried at Bridling.
ton withmuchsuch
another Epitaph as
that to the memory
of RobertusScriba.

" See the Appendix to this
Preface, Num. I. II. Ill,
^Lelandi Coll. Vol. IIL p,
363. 5 Lelandi Coll. Vol. I.p,
123. & Vol. IV.p. 35. Tanner's
Notitia Monastica, pag, 252,4
Nicolson's Eng.Hist, Library,
p, 112, 113, Fol. s See the Ap
pendix, Num.I.II.IlLIV.f-For
which reason Geffry of Mon.
mouth (who took from him)

hath been vindicated by many
great men, and among others,
that used to speak well of him,
was the learned Mr. Thomas
Thompson, Rector of Montgo
mery, in the Year 1628, as I
find by the following Particu.
lars, tbat I have entered at pag.
86. of Vol. 103. of my MSS.
Collections : "Mr. Brome [of
"Ewithington, near Hereford]
c 3 ' « hatJi

XXIV THE PUBLISHER'S
produce) from whom ' first Alfred of Beverley,
and afterwards Geffry of Monraouth (tho' Mr.
Dodwell was not sufficiently aware of this * )
took their Histories, He brings the Story-
down to the end of the Reign of K. Edward
the first after the Conquest; but carrying it no
lower, I take it for granted, that he died to
wards the beginning of the Reign of K. Ed
ward II. but in what Year, or in what Place, it
was that he finished his days, I cannot pre
tend to determine, unless I could meet with
some good Authority on which to ground an

" hath got GyraldusCambren-
" sis of Dr. Powell's Edition,
" with Ponticus Virunnius at

'' the beginning, at the end of
" wh'ichPonticus Virunnius is
"the following MS, Note :
'' Legi, nee video qua ratione improbetur hcec Iiistoria, ciim
" nit sapiat, quod non sit ^ probabite Sf possibite, non obstanti-
" businvidiosis illis pseudepigraphisprotatis ^ Poly dor Voirgilio
" S( Guitielmo Cambdeno, Viris alioquin apprime doctissimis :
" uti sentio Ego Dei servus hunulimus his in studiis d pueritia
" versatus, " Thomas T/iompson, Rector Eccl. parochialis de
" Montgomeria, 20°. Febr. 1 628°.
'' Immediately after which is a spare Leaf, on the back
" side of which is this MS. Note in another hand.
" The beginning ofthe Giralds family in Ireland, was from
" one Girald, which took to wife Nesta, Sister to Grt/ffin the
"prince, of whom he bcgaie a goodly faire progeny, from
" wliom descended Giraldus Cambrensis, Cambden : Britan :
" in Pemhroksh ; 652. P.
" Giraldus Cambrens : was Archdeacon of Brecknock : above
4.00 yeeres since. Cambden : in Brechnocksh : p. 627.
' Vide Prae,f, nostram ad Aluredum Bev, §, VII. * Ex-
^rcit. de .£tate Phalaridis, p. 25. Asser-

PREFACE. xxr
Assertion, lam, however, of opinion, that he
continued Canon of Bddlington till the time
of his Death, and that he was buried in the
Priory, with sorae short Epitaph upon him,
much such another as that to the memory of
Robertus Scriba, or Robert the Scribe ( so sirnamed
from the many great Works, that were writ-
i-en and compiled by him' ) who was the fourth
Prior of Bridlington, and, upon his Death, was
buried in the Cloyster just before the Chapter-
House Door with this Inscription, as we are
assured by Leland '^ who saw it, at the same
time that he curiously look'd over his Writings,
as they were then, preserved in the Priory Li
brary: Robertus Scriba^ quartus Prior; or, as
Leland ^ives it elsewhere ', ROBERTUS,
COGNOMENTO SCRIBA, QUARTUS
PRIOR. §. VIL It is not at all improbable, rietrorOWtBoo"kI
but, if there be any of the Obit Books of Bridlington now
„ , „„.,,, . remainingjitisprc-
of the Priory of Bridlington now in table something
being, upon a due Search, sorae note certain about his
might be found about the exact time, learned fromthem.
when Peter de Langtoft died. For the The diligence of
_^ , J. • J.I • T. • . . ^^^ Monks in re-
Monks were exact in their Registring gistring. Many
thinffs of this nature, as may appear e- "'"^ Chartularies
°  JTf jtill in private

f

Lelandus de Scriptorib.
p. 202. Pitseus, p, 242. * Coll.
Vol. IV. p. 35. Vide etiam Pit-

seum, p. 243. 'De Scripto
rib. Brit. p. 263.
c 4 ven

XXVI THE PUBLISHER'S
hands, that ought yen from the Obituaries, or Obit Books,
men of a true ge- ^^^^ I have seen, particularly one • that
nius. TheChroni- belong'd to Eovesham Abbey. Theyex-
cleofEnglandwrit- , , . ,,.,.,
ten by Thomas ceeded, IQ many respects, what hath
Blount, Esq;. been done since the Reformation, not
withstanding the strict Injunctions and Orders
for keeping trye and accurate Registers. Men
of distinction and character were then appointed
for looking after such things. They did not
commit such kind of business to an illitterate
common person, no more than they did the care
of their Chartularies, in many of which too
Notes raay be occasionally found, immediately
relating to the great and famous Men of those
Times, such as would be of very good use to
those that are concern'd about our ancient
Worthies. But what advantage then, it will
be ask'd, will this be of, if, after abundance of
time spent in searching, nothing of moment
should occur, directly belonging to the subject
which gave occasion to the Searches ? Or what
Compensation will be made for so much pains,
and the laying out so much time upon dry In
quiries ? In answer to which it must be noted,
that none but persons, naturally inclined to
these Studies, should be imploy'd in searching.

1 Cujus apographnm penes
se habet antiquarius amicissi-
mus doctisSimusq; Richardus

Graves, de Mickleton in agro
Gloucestriensij armiger.
who

PREFACE. xxvn
who if they do not meet with much about the
Lives and Deaths of eminent Men, besides
what is already known, will, nevertheless, find
a vast deal about our Monasteries and our an
cient History not yet divulged, which as it
will prove of unspeakable satisfaction fo them
selves (for no Study can be more pleasant to
Persons of a genius than that of our National
History and Antiquities ) so it cannot but be of
wonderful service to the Publick. The single
Chartulary of the Church of Worcester, that I
lately published, is an undenyable Proof of this.
And that there are many Chartularies, very
little known, in private hands, is, I think,
agreed araongst all. We only want the bene
fit of them, by having persons of a genius im
ploy'd to turn them to publick Use. Thomas
Blount, of Orleton in Herefordshire, Esq.; was
extremely curious this way, and in the year
1669, he met with a Chartulary of the Priory
of Leominster, in that County, with sorae other
choice Antiquities, in the hands of a Friend
of his '. I do not know, that there hath been
as yet any publick use made of this Chartula
ry, but, without doubt, Mr. Blount read it all
over, and extracted many things out of it, some
of which, perhaps, he might have in his Eye,
' In quod de seipso testaturl nium a Wood scriptis, quas in
in litteris quibusdam ad Anto- 1 Museo Ashraoliano, perlegi. (not

XXVUI THE PUBLISHERS
(not only in his Antiquities of Herefordshire, a
Book never yet printed ', but) in the Chronicle
of Eaglmd that he compiled, a Work in which,
I am informed, he inserted many Things about
our Religious Houses, and the Sacrilegious De-«
struction of them (what the Clergy and the
Poor ought to lament*) that was raade by K.
Henry VIII. of whom a very faithfull and ju
dicious Historian writes, among other remark
able Particulars, that if all the Pictures and
Patterns of a merciless Prince were lost in the
World, they might all again be painted to the
Life, out of the Story of this King'. But, it
seems, this Chronicle was never yet printed;
nor do I exactly know where it now is, tho'
some Extracts * from it were, a few years since,
in the Hands of a late ingenious Friend : of
which Extracts, as well as of raany other cu
rious Things, I should have had a free use,
had he lived longer, he being sollicitous for me
to go to his Seat, and to peruse whatever he had
concerning our History and Antiquities.
Notwitlistanding §. VHI. I have observ'd above, that
the French Tongue ,, ,^ , rr< u •
>vassomuchinvogw tn^ French Tongue was much in vogue
in Peter Langtoft's jn the time of Peter Langtoft. Yet
Time, yet there .•.,,,- ., • ,i
were multitudes be- notwithstanding this there were very

' Coll. nostr. MSS. Vol. 94.
p. 136. » Richard Eburne's
Royal Law, p. 44. ' Sir Wal

ter Raleigh's Preface to his Hi
story of the World. + Coll.
nostr,MSS.Vol.68.p.61. s§.V.
many

Mr'
PREFACE. XXIX
many exquisite Scholars, that had a sides that despised
•I , , . ., • ,. it. The Normans
particular regard to their own native n^t able utterly to
Tongue, and as for the inferior and extirpatetheSaxon
.,,. r> 1 1 Language. The ill
more illitterate sort of people', they Consequencefrom
wholly despised the French Language. theEndeavoursthat
. ., ¦^ ^ . - ¦ 1 "were us'd to that
And 'twas a piece of great wisdome purpose.
to do so. The introduction of the French
Tongue was of very great disadvantage. It
brought a disuse of the Scriptures, which hav
ing been translated into Saxon, were common
ly read among the Vulgar, as well as others,
(that did not understand the Originals,) 'till
after the Normans came among us, who did
all they could possibly to destroy every thing,
that look'd like Saxon ; and yet they were not
able to bring their ill design to perfection. The
Saxon Princes and great Men had granted abun
dance of Charters in their own Language. These
(notwithstanding some, tho' a very few, have
been suspected* ) were look'd upon as genuine
and authentick. Extraordinary care, therefore,
was to be us'd in preserving them. Great Immu
nities and Privileges depended thereupon. The
Monks knew this very well. They, tirerefore,
imploy'd all their Skill in securing them from
a People, that was as diligent' to destroy them,
as the Rebells of Somersetshire were in 1685'.
' Rob. of Gloucester's | Sacr. p. III. ' H.Whartoni
Chron,p.364. * Henr. Whar- Praef. ad Part I. Angl. fcacn
ioniPriEf.aiidPart, II.Angl. I p. XII. to

xxx THE PUBLISHER'S
to destroy very many ancient Writings, that
belong'd to the Church of Wells. This being
so, we raay fairly conclude, that the ignorance,
which appeared after the Conquest, was owing
to a Conflux of Forreigners, that were against
that very Language, in which were written
great Numbers of excellent Books, among
which were the Scriptures, that were after
wards very diligently kept from the knowledge
of the vulgar, and all others, that were not
acquainted with the Originals. This was of
dismal Consequence, as will be readily own'd
by those, that consider, that the Saxon Ver
sion of the Scriptures was excellent, and the
Words very significant, as will sufficiently ap
pear to such, as shall consult what MSS. are
remaining, relating to it, even to this day, or
if they do not have recourse to the MSS. (one
of which is the ancient Rushworth one in the
Bodleian Archives ) they may be fully satisfied
of the truth of it, from the Saxon Gospels,
first printed by Mr. Fox, and afterwards, more
correctly, by Dr. Marshall, to say nothing of
some other printed Books. John Wickliff and
others had weigh'd this matter well, and upon
that account partly they set upon another Ver
sion, agreeable to the Language in use in their
own Times, aud were very industrious in di
vulging it, which is the reason that we have so

PREFACE. xxm
so many MSS. of it at this time, in which ma
ny Words appear, that are originally Saxon,
and, therefore, it would be proper for any,
that shall read over one Version, to com
pare it with the other, by which they will the
more readily perceive and find out, the Alter
ations that have crept into the old Saxon
Tongue. §. IX. Among such as were concern'd Robert of Brunne
for cultivating the English Tongue, Ro- cuUivIted "the £!
bert of Brunne is deservedly to be rec- glish Tongue, and
, J , , . ,. .he gained a great
koned, he being the very person, to Reputation upon
whom we owe that Piece of obsolete thatscore.ThisRo-
T-, I- 1 .1 . • , Ll- 1 1 TT hertofBrunnelived
ILnglish, that IS now here published. He to a great age tho'
was well apprized of the Credit, that ^^^ y®*"^ i^ which
Peter Langtoft's Chronicle had obtain- yet occur.
ed: but then being written in French, it was far
from being of general use in England. Upon
which he was importuned to translate it into
English for the sake of such, as did not under
stand either Latin or French. I ia.y importuned,
because himself hath assured ' us, that he was
requested to do it. Nor is there any wonder,
that he should be pitched upon above any other,
since he had, many years before, obtained a
very great character for several Rhythmical
Translations that he made, one of which was
* See his Prologue de Historia Britannice, in the Appen.
dix to this Preface, Num, V.
Ro-

^xxii THE PUBLISHER'S
Robert Grosthead's ^anuel 50 ^tt^Z, begun
by him in the year 1303. 13. Edw. I. about
four years before he feasted (upon account of
some honour done him) and made Observa
tions at Cambridge '. An excellent Copy of
the said (i^anUCl T}t ^ZC^t, as translated by
Robert of Brunne, is in the Harleyan Libra
ry*, as there is another in the Bodleian', in
which are some other Things probably to be
ascribed to him. The true Sirname of this
great Man was Mannyng*, but being (as I
believe at present) born at Malton in York
shire, he was from thence frequently call'd Ro
bert of Malton *. He lived ' for some time in
the House of Sixhill, Sixill, Syxille or Sixle, a
Gilbertine Priory in Lincolnshire, founded by
one Greslei, or Grelle, in the time of King
John, and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Ma
ry^. Hence 'tis, that he afterwards express'd
himself so hearty a Friend * to the Gilbertine
or Sempringham Order. After he had left
Sixhill, he became a Canon of Brunne', or
' See below in this Chroni.Isary to that Work, p. 706.
cle, p. 337. * See my Preface j See the Appendix to thisPref.

to Rob, of Gloucester's Chron
§ XIII. ' Catal, MSS, in Bibl
Bodl. n. 2313, ¦» See the Ap
pendix to this Preface, Num
V, Also my Preface to Rob, of
Glouc. §, XXIV, and my Glos

Num. V. and my Glossary to
Rob. of Glouc, loc, cit, ^Ibid.
' Mon,Angl,Tom, II, p. 810.
Tanaer's Notitia Mon. p. 129.
'SeemyPref.toRob.ofGlouc,p. tx. 9 Vide Append,ad hanc Praef-
Num,

PREFACE. XXXIII
Bourne, a Priory of Black Canons in the same
County, founded by Baldwin de Wake (temp.
Hen. I.) and dedicated to the honour of St.
Peter', tho' others * say (and even Camden him
self seems to imply, tho' he does not directly
say, that it was dedicated) to the B. Virgin.
Here he lived a great many Years, continuing
there, unless I am mistaken, to the time of
his Death, It doth not yet appear to me in
what year he died ; but that he must have lived
to a great age, is clear frora the Notes him
self hath left us. He had been of Brunne Ab
bey fifteen Years*, when he began to translate
^anUCl "Hz ^ZC\\Z, and 'twas more than thirty
Years after that, before he finished hiS Task
about Peter Langtoft, according to this Me
morandum that is put in red Letters (but in the
same hand ) at the End of it.
Expliciunt gesta Britonum Sy Anglorum in lin
gua materna per Robertum Mannyng transum-
pta anno Christi miUesimo. CCC"". tricesimo
VIII. Idus Maij, littera dominicali D. Prima
IX. tempore Regis Edwardi ter cii d, conquestu.
XIo-

Num. V. item Praef, ad Rob.
Glouc. p, Lx.&Gloss. ad Rob.
Glouc. p- 706. ' Mon. An;'!.
Tom, II, p, 235, &c, LelamJ)
Coll, Vol. I. p. 96. ' Tan
ner's Notit, Mon, p. 119, 5 In

his Defence of himself against
Brook, p, 27. publish'd by
way of Appendix in gome
Copies of his Britannia in
4to, 1600, *Pa;f. ad. Rob.
de Glouc. p. LX.
§. X. Af-

XXXIV THE PUBLISHER'S
He was not descend. §, X. After he became famous for
edfromtheFound. . ii n j
er of St. Mary Spit- "IS Writings, he was generally called
tie extra Bishop's Robert of Bruune, which was partly
Gate. His Iransla. . .....
tion of Peter de occasioned also by his living so long in
f ^"/!fri5^'l'''t'''" that Priory; so that I should not think
tended Effect. Ma- •'
ny Copies of it for- that he was descended frora Walter
merly,tho'itbenow g^^^g ^^ Broune, who, with Roisia
scarce, ihe stories '
in it us'd in old time or Rosia his Wife, founded St. Marj
instead of Ballads, gpj^^j^ ^^^^^ Bishop's Gate for Canons
Regular or Black Canons ' an. 1197. an House
of such relief to the needy, that there were
found standing at the surrender thereof, nine.
score beds, well furnished for receipt of poor
people*; of which kind I raight (were it my
proper business now) give other instances in
those times, when Bishops also were Men of
diffusive Charity, insomuch that Richard Red
mans, first Bishop of St. Asaph, then of Exe
ter, and afterwards of Ely, where he died and
was buried A'. 1503. as he was a person of great
liberality and bounty, and of a virtuous and
godly life, so when * he travell'd through any
Towns where he stay'd but an hour, he caused a
Bell to be rung, that the poor and indigent
might come and partake of his Charity, which
he plentifully bestowed amongst them. Now

' Lelandi Coll, Vol, I. p.
36. Monast. Angl, Vol, II. p.
383. » Stow's Survey of Lon.
don, p. 86. b. 176. a. Ed.

1633. fol. 5 Godwin de Pris.
p. 331, 473, 662. Le Neve's
Fasti, p. 21, 70, 83. 4 Coll.
nostr. MSS. Vol. 80. p. 54. as

PREFACE. xxxv
as Robert of Brunne undertook the Trans
lation of Langtoft, not for Praise and Vain-
Glory, but with a design of doing good, so
what he proposed had it's intended Effect, He
adapted himself to the Capacity of the Vul
gar, and did not affect a high-flown Stile, nor
hard Words, such as were complained of in
the Stories of Erceldoun, of Kenddle, and of
Tristram', celebrated Rhythmical Books (but
* full of lyes ) in Robert of Brunne's time, tho'
little known since. Now as Robert of Brunne's
Translation was much cryed up, so there is no
doubt, but there were many Copies of it for
merly, notwithstanding it be so scarce since,
there being, at present, only two MSS. that
I know of, one in Vellum in the Library of the
Inner-Temple, the other (which is imper-

' See the Appendix to this
Pref, Num, V. 'And it was
to such Romantick Books,
that the Rhythmical Author
of the Lives of the Saints
(who, it may be, was Robert
of Brune) had regard in the
beginning of his Work, where
is this Passage, as I find it in

a very fine, but imperfect
MS. thereof (written, as I
take it, in Edward the III
time} that was lent me by my
very worthy Friend, Edward
Sheldon of Weston-house,
near to Long.Compton, in
Warwickshire, Esq;.

tlMel auU tne Ioue CriQenHotn, fut ie fo sere g boujt
tWitt) oure Home's i^eite MoUe, Ojat }e fpere liat\) g fougt.
^ett toilnej'e more e |>e>e of bataile of ktnaie,
Sinn of 6nE^t0 iattt, tf)at tnoc!)eI iio lefgnQis ;
2Df IKouIonD anH of Mtaett, anb <$? of aaRatetoe&e,
2Df aaHatDaeen ant ^titttsaa, yat ne fountitie jbere s tififf
^S)o fo louet^e> to iieie tales of futlje J^gne,
i^ere t)t mae b Jete tj^enc fat nga no Mpta,
Vol. r. d 21

xvxvi THE PUBLISHER'S
feet ' ) in Paper in that of Lambeth ^ The for
mer of these MSS, belong'd lately to William
Petyt, Esq;, who gave it to the Inner-Temple,
from whence I have had the Loan of it by
tbe Grant of that learned Society, at the I(.-
terest of my learned Friend, John Anstis, Esq;.
Garter-Principal King of Arms, who put it in
to the Hands of my late very worthy Friend
John Bridges, Esq;, frora whom I receiv'd it a

2Df poftolesanti marterefl, tjjatljatlii fingjttea taete,
ann fleDefaft toete in bataile, anti aetmeno^t for no fete.

'"The Chronicle" [of Pe
ter Langtoft in MS. in Lam.
beth Library] " is written at
'•^ olie time, oit the same
" Paper by two different
" hands. There is no modern

'^ mark of any Addition or
" Alterationto beseen thro-
'« out the whole MS, At
" the end indeed there is this
" remark added by a late
" hand :
" Note this Book imperfect. The French Copies of Lang.
"toft in the Cotton Library, and also in tlie Herald's
" Office end with the Reign of King Edward the first".

E litteris amici pereruditi Ed
vardi Burtbni, armigeri, datis
ad me Londini Mar. 5. 1724.
^ '' Robert Brunne was a
" Canon of the Abbey of
" Brunne or Bourn near
" Depyng in Lincolnshire —
" flourisli'd in the latter end
" of K. Ed. I. reign, and
" translated into English

" verse the History of Eng-
" land, writ in French by
" Peter de Longatofta, Ca-
" non of Bridlington,, a Spe-
" cimen of which you'l find in
"Stow's Hist. in^.D, 1279.
" wliere and in 1266, he is
" join'd in the margin with
" Peirce Longton or Long.
" rofe ; but his true Name
" Brunneta.s described thus :

Wttes of Hanetoft a C|)anonn
Sc^aben s ti^e !)oufe of ^itSIinetoune
2Dn lElomaunce al tfiie fiors Je toiote
M (OnalEQi fisnQes as toe toel toote &c.

This

PREFACE. XXXVII
little before his Death'. But tho' there were
many intire Copies of the Work formerly, yet
others were very iniperfect. For notwithstand
ing raost people then ( as well as they are now)
were very desirous of hearing the Acts of their
famous Ancestours related, yet much the great
er part vpere not of ability to get compleat
Copies of this Book, and for that reason were
contented with Transcripts of some particu
lar Stories out of it, which for recreation (a
thing aimed at by Robert of Brunne) they used
to recite, and very often to sing by way of
Ballads. Which method we ought not to won
der at, since our more ancient Ballads were no
thing but such Rhythmical Historical Accounts^
done by Persons of note for Learning, who
proposed Truth in their Relations; and such
Relations were stiled ailCieitt (©CffS, which
Word ^CfflS was opposed to the French KO"
ntanCC^ a Word it seems that was apply'd to
whatever History was corapiled in French
Rhythms. §. XI. Now from Robert of Brunne's Robert of Brunne a
calculating this Work for the Diver- ^:^'^:^^:^;Z

" This translation is yet ex-
" tant MSS, in Lambeth Li-
"brary n, 131. folio." 
E litteris tiri cujusdam pere.
ruditi ad amicum. ' See the

Appendix to thisPref. Num.
VI. 2Seepag.203.ofthisChro.
nicle. See also the Appen.
dix to this Preface, Num, VII.

d 2

tion

XXXVIII THE PUBLISHER'S
without any Mix- sion and Recreation of the respective
Thedufg^re'ofthe Readers, and such as met together
Monks of Winche- f^j. Mirth and Pleasure, we may easily
th"DesignVf"joan gather, that he hiraself was of a chear-
of London. A Pas. fyj^ pleasant humour, and that he was^
sage relating to the , , • . i i i.
sedes stercorariaa.t very blithe and merry whenever he
Rome from an ano. ^^^ g^ proper occasion; at all which
nymousMS. Author,. f , , , jj i- ir
times,, however, he behav a nimseli
without any imraoral or indecent Expressions.
He was naturally addicted to virtue, and
his being engaged in a religious course of
Life raade him have a stricter Guard upon
himself. But 'twill be objected, that in the
younger part of his Life, as hath been al
ready noted ', he was a Member of Sixille, a
House that consisted of Women * as well as
Men. Can we, therefore, think, that, since
he was of a jocular Temper, he could be whol
ly free from Vice ? or that he should not some
times express hiraself loosely to the Sisters of
that Place ? This Objection would have some
weight, had the Priory of Sixille been anyways
noted for Luxury or Lewdness; but whereas
every Member of it, both Men and Women,
were very chast, we ought, by no means, to
suppose, that Robert of Brunne behaved him
self otherwise than became a good Christian

' §. IX, »See pag. 243. of this Work. See also the
Appendix to this Work, Num. VI. dur-

PREFACE. XXXIX
during his Abode there. Had his Life been
4ullied during that time, he would have been
branded for it afterwards, and 'twould have
been impossible for hira to have obtained a Ca-
nonry at Brunne. Had the Friers and Nunns
of Sixille acted against the Rules of Chastity
and good Manners, they had Enemies enough
to have marked thera for it, not only in those
more early Times, but even of late, when some,
particularly a very fabulous Historian, have
spared no pains to rake up all the scandalous
Stories they could against Religion, tho' I
¦Ao not know, that they have particularly accused
the Priory of Sixille. 'Tis indeed no wonder,
that there should be always such fictitious Writ
ers, when they have some wicked Designs to
¦carry on. Malice hath always heen at the bot
tom, and tho' it hath oftentimes prevailed to
the utter ruin of whole Societies, yet it hath fre
quently likewise discovered it self so palpably, as
to baffle and quite overthrow such as have pro
moted it. 'Twas nothing else but the virtue of
the Monks of Winchester, and their Diligence
to secure their Reputation, that obstructed
the Designs of one Joan of Lpndon, in the
time of K. Edward I. She pretended to be a re
ligious Convert, and had obtain'd, at least got
forged, an Order from Rome and Canterbury,
to have a yearly Maintenance allow'd her, dur-
d 3 ing

XL THE PUBLISHER'S
ing life, in the Monastery of Winchester, claim
ing the sarae Pittance, viz, 8i. (or, as it should
be perhaps, 8 libs. ) a year pro alimentis, that eve
ry Monk had, a thing which so exasperated
the Monks, that they prosecuted her inHhe
Court of Arches, and I doubt not but they car
ried their Point, the matter being of pernicious
consequence, if they had acquiesced and per
mitted such an Innovation, I did not meet
with this Piece of History, 'till lately, when I
read over an old Parchraent Fragraent ', that
was given me by my ingenious Friend Tho
mas Ward, of Longbridge near Warwick,
Dsq;. The like Attempts were made, without
dispute, upon other Religious Houses, which>
I suppose, met with the like Success. Envy ac
companies Virtue, and, therefore, there will
never be wanting persons, that will he ready
to calumniate the most innocent. 'Tis what
is complain'd of among all Persuasions. Even
the Roman-Catholicks (who, to give them
their due, and to hint what hath been long
since observ'd, in the point and practice of Cha
rity, and in the provision for those that serve
at God's Altar, several of which are forced to
put their hands to many a servile labour and
Jiase Employment, have shew'd themselves raore
? See the Appendix to this Pref. Num. VIII. sound

PREFACE. XLI
«onnd and constant, more righteous and reli-
o-ious, more reasonable and conscionable than
some of us Protestants, that in profession and
knowledge go far before them ' ) assert, that
what many eminent Protestarits affirm of the
¦sedes Stercoraria, in the procession of a new Pope
to Lateran, is nic;T Fiction and Calumny. A
learned anonyraous Author, therefore, which
I have now before ms in MS. " but imperfect,
being lent rae by tlic just now mentioned inge
nious Mr. Ward, tells the Story thus ' '.-—When
the pope cometh to Laterane, he entreth into the ga
lerie or cloystcvofthe church, wher heisreceyved
ofthe canons ofthe same church in theyr halites ho-
nordblye wifh the crosse, wliych the prior of the ca
nons offreth to be kyssed of hym descendingefrom his
-fiorse, which he doth, the carclinall deacon takynge
it ofthe prior, and houldynge it to the pope's mouth
takynge of his crowne and kyssynge it. The crowne
is geven to ihe auditors to be houlden, and he tak-
' ynge his miter, is by the same prior and canons re-
ceyved and conducted unto a marble seat, standinge
without the principail gate at the left hand, which
seat is called (of the ceremonie there done) sterco-

' Rich. Eburne's Royal
Law, p. 44, 48, » Intit'led,
Tlie Ceremonyes of the holy
Church of Rome. It is in
4to, and consists of two Books,
the first booke whereof is of
the iliynges done only ut

Rome: the second of ihynges
doue, as occasion servelh, at
Rome or elsewhere. But there
is only one Chapter (and that
too imperfect) of the second
Book of thisMS,the rest being
wanting. 3 L. I. chap. 7.
d 4 raria.

XLII THE PUBLISHER'S
raria, the ster cor arie. for syttynge down in that
seat, and leanynge a little on one syde, so that he
may seme rather to lye than to syt, the cardinales
cometohym, andlyftynge hym up, say : suscitatde
pulvere egenum, & de stercore erigit paupe-
rem; he lifteth up the nedie from the dust,
and exalteth the poore frora the dunghill, that
he may syt amonge the princyes, and possesse
Ps, 112, nt the throne of glorie. TJien the Pope rysynge up,
principi- taketh out of thebosym of his chamberlayne so much
liumgio"' money, as he can grip {and yet ther is nether gould
enca , ^^^ sylvcr) § caststh it amonge the people sayinge :
it is a cer. argcutum & aurum non est mihi, quod autem
teynecoyne,neititerof habco hoc tibi do : I have nether sylver nor
*f gould, gould, yet such as I have I geve the, I know
what is usually said on this occasion; but I am
not concerned, at present, either way any far
ther, than to represent the Author's words, as
I have done, faithfully, and to leave thera to
the consideration of all such, as are willing,
and judge it very reasonable, to examin things
fairly, before they accuse any of notorious Im^
moralities, and among such I ara sure Robert
of Brunne will be look'd upon as a Man of
probity and virtue ; especially since the same
ingenuous persons (who are far from taking up
with Calumnies ) cannot be ignorant, what an a-
spersion some wicked men were pleased to cast
upon a very pious and devout Family at Little Gid,

PREFACE. XLIII
Gidding in Huntingtonshire, and to print a li
bellous Pamphlet upon the occasion, (on pur
pose to expose a most worthy and excellent
Design as superstitious and popish ) which was
extracted, in good measure, though with un
warrantable Alterations, from a Letter that is
now in MS. in the hands of the foresaid Mr.
Ward, from which I shall print it in the Appen
dix ' to this Preface, that it may be compared
with the printed Book, of which, because it is
now extremely scarce, I shall, at the same time,
give ' a new Impression (according to the for
mer, provided it may be call'd. Orthography)
from a Copy, the loan of which was obtain'd
for rae by my very learned and judicious Friend
Thomas Baker, B.D. of St. John's-College in
Cambridge, who, upon this occasion, was so
kind, among other particulars, to write to me
in this manner : If an account of that reputed Nun
nery []of Little Gidding] be what you want ; you
have the best and most authentic account, inBp. Wil
liams's Life ( then Bp. ofthe Diocese) by Bp. Hacket,
Par. 2d, pag, 50, 51, Sfc. Fol. Sg somewhat in Mr.
Oley's Preface to Mr. Herbert's Country Parson,
who was of the same College with Mr. Ferrer, viz,
Clare-Hall, where Mr. Nich. Ferrer wasfrst Fel
low-Commoner, and after Fellow, where he commenc't

' Num. IX. * See the Appendix to this Pref. Num. X.
Mr.

XLIV

'Tis impossible to
give a particular
Account of theLife
of Robert of Brun
ne. There are Pre
cedents, as well in
ancient as later
Timesjtojustifyany one in leating be
hind him Memoirs
ofhisownLife.Dr.

THE PUBLISHER'S
Mr. of Arts 1613. He was so great and so good a
man, thatthelate Bp. of Ely {Bp, Turner) had a de
sign to write his Life, but what Collections he had
made, or where log'd, 1 do not knew : His Library
was sold. §. XII. But I raust not pretend to en
ter into the minute Circumstances of
the Life of Robert of Brunne, who al
though he was so well known in his
own time, yet is now, as it were, quite
forgot, even among our best Antiqua
ries. Stow indeed hath quoted him ',
Ol ms own j-iue.jjr. . i i i j.
Wallis left some and given US a remarkable passage out
particular of this ofhim\ Otherwise I do not remem-
nature. TheDr's.
Memorandum at her, that he hath been cited by any
the Beginning of a ^^^ Writer. A thing much to be
Book (in the Bod- . , , • o i j
leian Library) con- wonder'd at, especially Since Selden
SSSdpWd! ^^« ^^^y diligent this way, and hath
given ' us a Passage out of the original Langtoft,
whom Brunne calls * his Master. And what is
still stranger is, that he should not have been
known to Leland, who had been at Bourne, and
had taken special notice of the Place ' for it's
pleasant Situation. But it seems this Author's
Works were not then at Bourne, having been
it may be, convey'd offin that time of Plunder,
otherwise Leland, without question, would have

' Annals pag. 196. Ed, fol,
" Ibid, p, 201. See also my
Preface to Rob. of Glouc. §

XIV. 3 Diss, upon Fleta, p.
548, 4 See pag, 206, 285k
J Lelandi Coll. V ol. IV- p, 31 .

j udged

PREFACE. 3CLr
judged them worthy his notice. Neither was
there then, when Leland was there, as I believe,
any Obit Book about the time when Robert of
Brunne died, at least if there were, 'tis probable
there was no note in it about his being a cele
brated Writer, which particular, however, the
Members of the Priory might have acquainted
Leland with, had they had any inclination to
gratify him, as I am apt to think they had not,
upon Account of the mischiefs they wisely fore
saw Henry VIII. ( from whom Leland had his
Commission) was apt to bring upon them. For
want, therefore, of particulars, we must not
think of writing a full account of Brunne's Life,
the only Memoirs about him being what he
hath given himself in his Prologue' to this work,
in his Transition * from the first Part thereof to
the second, and in what he writes ' in the Har
leyan MS. of 9^HmZ\ De PeCiie, which are in
deed but slender, and yet such as give us some
(and that no despicable) Ideaof him. I wish he
had been fuller of himself, as I do likewise la
ment, that some other of our ancient Worthies
bad not left us Memoirs of their Lives. But
this, it may he, was neglected-by them, as dis
agreeable to the Rules of Modesty, which, not-

, ? See the Appendix to this I Preface to Rob, of Glouc, §.
Pref. Num. V. fSee the Ap- XIIL
pendix, Num. VII. ' See my i withr

XLVI THE PUBLISHER'S
withstanding, was a false notion, especially i/
they took care to conceal what they comraitted
to writing of that kind 'till after their death,
and put it into the hands of some faithfull
Friends, that might make use of it in defence
of their posthumous Fame against malicious
Enemies. Some of the greatest Men did not
look upon it as immodest to do themselves this
piece of Justice, not excepting even that good
man venerable Bede. And Posterity hath imi
tated them. Thence Sir Thomas Bodley was
pleased also to leave behind him an Account
written by hiraself of his own Life '; and, to
narae no others, since his tirae the learned Dr.
John Wallis writ an Account of some Passages
of his own Life, by way of Letter to my late
learned. Friend Dr. Thomas Smith, from whose
Papers I shall publish it in the Appendix *, with
part of a Letter ' of the Dr's, to Bp. Fell con
cerning the Report of his deciphering King
Charles the First's Cabinet, in reference to
which I shall only here remark, thatthe Dr's.
original Book ( in his own hand ) is now in the

' Published first in 4to at
Oxford anno O. 1647. and
afterwards, at the Beginning
ofReliquim Bodleiana, atLon.
don in Svo. A.D. 1703.. This
Life was translated into La.
tin, and 'tis still preserved in

that Language both in the
Bodl. Library, and in the
learned Dr. Thomas Smith's
MSS. in my possession, Vol.
22. p. 60. * Num. XI.
3 Num. xn: Bod-

PREFACE.
Bodleian Library, with this Memorandum ( in
his own hand also) at the beginning of it :

XLVII

Hanc Epistolarum Collectionem, quas Ciphris
scriptas Ipse exposuerat, Celeberrima Biblio
theca Bodleiance in Illustrissima Academia
Oxoniensi dedit Johannes Wallis, ibidem Geo
metric Professor Savilianus. Reservatd sibi
in posterum potestate addendivel emendandi.
A Collection of several Letters and other Pa
pers, which were at several times intercepted,
written in Cipher, Deciphered by John Wallis,
Professor of Geometry in the University of
Oxford — Given to the Publick library there.
Anno Domini 1653.

Which Memorandum I the rather take notice
of, because the being acquainted with the li
berty, that Dr, Wallis reserved to himself, may
be of service to such, as are concerned to defend,
as well the Title of this Book in the printed
Catalogue ', as what hath been said of this MS.
by Henry Stubbe' and Anthony a Wood ', who
(as other honest men have done *) look'd upon

'Tom. L Parti, n. 3524.
*In pag. 7. of A severe en
quiry intothelate Oneirocri.
tica ; or an exact account of
the grammatical part of the
Controversie- between Mr.
Thorn. Hobbes and John

Wallis, D. D. Lond. 1657.
4to. 3 Ath. Oxon. Vol. IL
col. 415. See also pag, 61.
of the Life of Dr. John Bar-
wick in English, Lond. 1724.'
Svo. 4 See pag, 156. of aBook,
iiitit. The Civil Warres of
Great

XLVIII THE PUBLISHER'S
this business of deciphering as a base act. And
it may be the learned Dr. Smith would have
spared his note on the occasion, had he been
either aware of the beforesaid Memorandura,
or given any credit to what Anthony a Wood
had said ' of the Dr's. being able at any time to
make black white, and white black, for his own
ends, and of his having a ready knack of sophisti-^
cal evasion, a character which Anthony after
wards enlarged, notwithstanding it does not ap
pear in the late spurious Edition of his Athenee
Oxonienses, in which he is raade to have written
Things transacted after his Death.
If Robert of Brunne § XIII. But to return to Robert of
had any Epitaph, it . .
seems to have been Brunne, it IS Very well known, that
short, agreeable to Leland in his Travells raade it his bu-
those times, and to _
be nowirretrievable. siness, not only to seek out and inspect
MSS. but to view and consider ancient raonu-
mental Stones, in which he shew'd a great deal
of Judgment. For he did not think it worth
his while, to take notes of all Inscriptions and
Monuments that he happen'd to light upon,
but of such only that were to the memory of
persons of worth ; and among other Places that

Great Britain and Ireland.
Containing anExaet History
oftheir Occasion, Originall,
Progress, and Happy End.
By animpartiall Pen. Lond.
1661. fol. The Author sub.
scribes himself J, D, at the

End of his Dedication, To
the most noble CharlesDuke
of Richmond and Lenox,
&c. 'Vol. II. coll. SI 6. of
the genuine Edition of his
Athenee Oxon. he

PREFACE. XLIX
he nicely examined, was this of Brunne, tho*
his Notes upon that occasion do not now oc
cur, Tho' therefore I am of opinion, that Ro
bert of Brunne was buried in the Priory of
Brunne, and had some Epitaph over hira, yet
in what part it was, and what the Epitaph said
of hira, is now uncertain, unless the Stone
were still preserved, as I do not think that it
is, or unless such Papers as Mr. Leland's were
forthcoming to inforra us. If he had any Epi
taph, I do not at all doubt but it was short,
far from the modern way of writing Inscri
ptions. A good man deserves praise; and the
speaking often of such is of great use for pro
moting virtue. But then to represent ill raen
as good, is one effectual way to encourage
wickedness ; and yet this is what is now adays
too often practised. A lewd vicious wretch
shall have a fine Epitaph ( and too often an Ha
rangue frora the Pulpit) and be characteriz'd as
an exceeding good man, tho' at the same time,
perhaps, he did not deserve the least share of
so great an Encomium. Our Ancestors, no
question, had their Defects; but then they
were not guilty of such Extravagancies in their
Characters of the Dead. A plain Monument,
and a plain Inscriptionwas then common. Their
Names and Offices, \vith a cyjus anima propicie-
kir Deus, was then generally the Subject of
their

THE PUBLISHER'S
their Epitaphs; but should such a Conclusion
be made use of at this time, the Outcries
would be great, and nothing but Curses de
nounced: The Favourers thereof should be
called the worst of men, and be condemn'd as
injurious to the Dead, as if the Defunct need
ed either prayers or pity, notwithstanding, it
may be, none ever stood in greater need of
such mercifuU Offices. But what is this to
Brunne ? or what occasion was there to speak
of the custom of writing Epitaphs ? A Que
stion that may be soon resolved by those, that
will consider, that Brunne lived in an age,
when the custom of writing concise Epitaphs
was much practised, and that therefore, in all
probability, the Epitaph, if there were any at
all, upon him, did not deviate from the then
receiv'd custom, when even the Date of the
respective persons Deaths was frequently omit
ted, which is what might also be left out in
that of Brunne, This Brevity and Simplicity
is agreeable to Antiquity, tho' it must be grant
ed, that some of the short Roman Inscriptions
carry Tokens in them of their being spurious ;
and whether there be not such in (some, at
least, of) the Inscriptiones singulares inedita of
Hadrian Beverland, I shall leave to the Judg
ment of the Reader, after he hath perus'd them
in the Appendix '.
'Num.xm, §. XIV-

PREFACE. LI
§.XIV. Now since wehave no more Peter Langtoft's
. , L -r • c c n Original, aswell as
Memoirs, relating to the Lite ot Ro- Robert of Brunne's
bert of Brunne, I shall leave the far- EnglishWork con-
, J 11 *'**¦* °^ ^'^'^ Parts,
ther discussion of that Point, and Will the first Part of
confine my self to the Historical which is here omit.
•' tea, as containing
Workhehathleft behind him. This nothing but Geffry
consists of two Parts, as likewise does «'' Monmouth. A
Passage out ot Kas.
the French Original of Peter Lang- tail's Chronicle a.
toft. The first Part brings theHistory b""' Stonehenge.
down from the most early Times to the Death
of Cadwalader, the second from that Period
of time to the Death of K. Edward the First.
But then whereas both Parts in the French are
written in long Verse, and in one Column,
on the contrary the second Part only iu the
English Book is in long Verse, and in one Co
lumn, and the first Part is in short Verse, and
makes two Columns: which Remark, however,
is not so worthy of notice, as another, which
I must hy no means omit, and that is this. Pe
ter Langtoft himself had carefully read over
Geffry of Monraouth, and resolved to raake
hira his Standard for the first Part of his
Work; but then, instead of representing hira
intire, he abridg'd him, and left onl^ a Rhyth
mical Epitome of him ; which when Robert of
Brunne well perceiv'd, instead of following Pe
ter Langtoft in that point, he judged it raore
adviseable to represent Geffry at large, but
Vol. I, e not

Lii THE PUBLISHER'S
not according to the compendious Account in
Langtoft, but in the manner he found done in
French Rhythms to his hands by one Master
Wace (the same, as I take it, that others ' call
Wate) whose Translation being approved of,
Robert of Brunne thought it a piece of pru
dence to follow him, without regard to the
Original Latin of Geffry. The first Part, there^
fore, of Robert of Brunne is nothing but Gef
fry of Monmouth, and that too translated in
to English from a French Author ; but then
the second Part contains a Translation of Pe-t
ter Langtoft's second Part, yet with many In
sertions that do not appear in the Original,
After I had read over the whole Work, ( which,
take it all together, may be properly call'd Ro-r
ieri of Brunne's Chronicle, jj. Title I have call'd it
by lately ^) I concluded it to be a needless piece
of service to publish any of the first Part, (ex
cepting the Prologue ' to the whole Work, and
the Transition * frora the First to the second
Part thereof, in both which he speaks of him
self and the Work ) and all my Friends, that
I consulted upon the occasion, yeadily con-
Gurr'd with me. For which reason I have kept

' See Aaron Thompson's
J*reface to his Translation of
Geff, of Mon. pag, xxv. ^
fiz. in several Places of my

Ed. of Rob, of Glouc. ^See
my Appendix to this Preface,
Num. V. 4 See my Appon.^
dix, Num. VII, to.

PREFACE, LIII
to, and raade publick, the latter Part on!y, as
containing a great raany Things not common
ly known, such as all, that are curious in our
iSnglish History, will be glad to be acquainted
with, especially since Peter Langtoft, the ori
ginal Author, flourished in Edward the First's
time (whose Story he tells at large) and Robert
of Brunne, his Translator and Improver, was
not long after hira. But then, tho' the First
Part be deservedly pass'd over by me, yet the
Reader may meet with several Specimens of it,
if he be pleased to have recourse to my Glossa^
ry to Robert of Gloucester's Chronicle, and
another Specimen also I shall annex here in
the Appendix ', for the sake of those who shall
undertake to write about Stone-henge, which
our old English Historians unanimously affirm
to have been a British Work, which opinion
Rastall himself seems likewise to have espoused,
notwithstanding he did not readily agree with
those, that held them to be natural Stones,
His words * are worth reading, and therefore
I shall here transcribe them, as I found them
in the Copy of his Chronicle, that was lent
me by my Friend the ingenious Mr, John Mur
ray of London ; and indeed they 'are the ra
ther fit to be considered, because Camden ', as

Num, XIV, ^ In his Chron. C. ii. a. 3 Brit. p. 184.
eg I be

in Wiltshire, Ed. Lat, fol

1,1V THE PUBLISHER'S
I believe, had them in his view at the same
time that he was writing about their being
artificial, notwithstanding he hath not been
pleased to make any mention of his author.
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alfo tijeg be of one facgon anj bggnes faue onig tjjete Be. jj.
fottis I $ fo mofl Ig&Ig to Be calle antr mane in a moitie $ t|)at
men tljgnfte it a tjjgnu almofle SnpolTgble to cet fo mang a^tte
Songs otote of anng quarte ot ro&& tiiat l^oR) be fo lietti fa equalt
of Bgcnes 3 faSgon | a notfjec leafon t^eg leg t^at it is not toell
pofiTgBIe to i)aue fo mang cret ftonis to be all of one color 9 of
one ctegn ^toto ann in eueig place But tj^at fome Qone Siuin B?
motenaiEtei of colour in one place or anotljer or at tijje lest ijaue
fome Dagngs of otl;er colours in tl)em as ctete fionts of metBell
ann ot|)er otet Qonis commgnig ijaue | ^ut tliefe fionis at Qone>
i)enoe Be all of one cigt toitljout cfiaunce of colour ot bagne $ all of
one facgon tfjeifote mang ct^te togfemen fuppofe tjjem to Be tnane
of a mortei of flgnt ot ot|)ei ftongs.

§. XV.

PREFACE. LV
§.XV. InpuhlishingthisoldPieceof The exactness made
TT- , Tl • ) 1 i Jl use of in publishing
History, I have aim d at the same ac- this piece of ancient
curacy and exactness as I have done History. To gratify
someReaderSjseve-
in my other publick Works, and as ralSpecimens of the
in Robert of Gloucester, so also in J'^ench are also
. . made publick with
this Piece of Antiquity I have made it,
use of four Saxon Characters, viz, 3 or g, J? or
t(), p or tU( which, however, very rarely occurs)
and y or p, letters that are met with in most
MSS, of that age, as well as in those of the
times afterwards quite down to the Beginning
of printing, nay even to the Destruction of the
Religious Houses, which put a stop to many
laudable Employments, among which was also
the Elegancy of writing, (which was much en-
courag'd in Abbeys, ) and the profession of the
Saxon Tongue, which was kept up, with more
than ordinary diligence, in some of those
Houses of Religion, This exactness I have
always been cautious in, because 'tis what the
raost judicious Readers exspect, and where
they raeet with it, they never fail to set the
greater esteem upon the Writings that are so
set out. And because some curious persons
will be ready to inquire, what sort of French
it is, that Peter Langtoft made use of; part
ly to gratify them on that account, and partly
to illustrate some expressions of Rohert of
Brunne, I have given many Specimens of that
e 3 Lan-

LVI THE PUBLISHERS
Language in the Notes, that I have put at the
bottom of the page, in order to which I have
perus'd three French MSS. of Peter Langtoft,
that were sent me, after I had begun to print
this Translation of Robert of Brunne's, by that
most excellent and accomplished Herald, the
learned Mr. Anstis. One of these MSS. ( whieh
is the raost ancient) belongs to the College
of Arras, the Members whereof, as they are
Men of curious Learning, and ready to pro
mote Works of this kind, generously consent
ed, that I should have the loan of it, just in
the sarae manner as (a thing I have hinted
before ' ) the Members of the Inner-Temple
(who are equally ready to advance Underta
kings of this nature ) most willingly agreed, that
I should have the benefit of the MS. of Ro
bert of Brunne. This MS. ofthe Heralds Of
fice belong'd once to that truly great, good,
and generous man (a person of an unaffected
Plainness and primitive Spirit) Raphe Sheldon^
of Beoly in Worcestershire, Esq; as appears
frora this Note, written at tlie beginning of
it by the late industrious Antiquary Mr. Antho
ny a Wood, to whom Mr. Sheldon was a very
great and liberal Friend * :

'§. X. -^See Aihence Ox.
on. Vol, I, col, 364, 604. Vol.
II. col. 449, 866. One In
stance of the said Raphe Shel

don' s Affection for Mr.Wood
is this, that not long before he
died (as I am inform'd by an
excellentFriend^ he gaveMr.
Wood,,

PREFACE.

LVII

Giiien to the Heralds office at London by Raphe
Sheldon o/Beoly ira Worestersh. Esq; who
died 24 June 1684.
The other two French MSS. belong to Mr,
Anstis himself, and are both bound in one
and thesame Volume; but then whereas one
continues the Story to the Death of K. Edward
I. the other (which contains only the second
Part of Langtoft) ends before that Period at
these Words in pag. 287.
J&e fltanten fot to gyue }e fifte penie to J^e 6yne,
31ni)i0 toetre tocle to Igue, (t fabe ytt ofer Jinc.
§. XVI. Tho' the French Passages And,forfurtherSa-
, ,1 I ,. /. .1 If tisfactiou, thfe Con-
at the bottom of the page are suffi- clusionoftheFrench
cient for my purpose, yet, as a farther MS. that belongs to
c ^- r .• : .nl • ¦ u- J *••« Heralds Office
Satislaction to the inquisitive and cu- jg here inserted in
rious Reader, I shall here publish, in ^^^^ Preface.
this Preface, the Conclusion of the French Pe
ter de Langtoft, as 'tis express'd in the MS.
of the Heralds Office, especially since the last
Lines are the Scribe's own, which will, in sorae
measure, confirm what I have observ'd ' for
merly about Chaucer's Revocation of the Par-

Wood, by word of mOuth,
art hundred Pounds towards
printing his Athenee Oxonien.
sgs, which the Father (a per.
soli of great virtue and ho.
nour) of the present Edward

Sheldon, BSq;. confirm'd to
him (tho' not oblig'd) when
hfe came into possession ofthe
estate. • See my Appendix to
Rob. of Gloucester,- p, 601,
602, 603.

son s

Lvin THE PUBLISHER'S
son's Tale, and the sarae raight be withall con
firm'd from other MSS. where the like Addi
tions have been added by the Scribes or Libra
rians.
(ZBn Ian auaunt nome cum nou0 auouns oye,
le four fetyme ne 3[ule, put beit bous cettifye,
file noflre ffieis ffintoatn, fti aime nieu Benye,
a ffiurc fuj les saBlouns, alaunt bers aiBanye
ffin uettay ctcaunce, fon fede an finye.
OPainnenaunt apte fa mott eflait puplye,
Uranflatej cfl le tots, pat Batncj e clergye,
S fflaltiiam pres ne ILounn^es fa nemene aBBeye,
' aHuatte (i|3ays entetcs folempneint fetuye,
5Baunc5 iufl fut Bere, faun? auoyj efpajnye,
Paitifaunt a pouets, qe pu; cele aime ptye.
" ^rent ' 5 quatte ann?. bjjj, 5©ays. b. iours bous nie
Eegnayt ^ fu; (Sncletete pat ley eOaBlye,
ffit lefoun 9 nreit mayntint la monaic^ye.
S)e bicour 9 balue ne fen teplenye,
* Pete nul auoyt nount otoiej feygnorye.
ffin pjenc fon lycnacc ofe cfl s le cots fenelye
9 oaaeOmonCtet en toumBenemacBtebien polyr.
He piince, qi pu> nous fu; IPilate fu punye,
He Eeis Ste CEntoa^n lefceyue en fa meicye,
Eelefe al aime face nes forfet; en fa bye,
({£n lecal mandoun la mene a compayonye
®n fejuife ny an fors ioyc 9 melonye. St.

' gHatte mogs entets foIemp<
nement Cod. Anstisianus. '
Robert of Brunne (pag. 341.)
hath wrongly express'd this,
by telUng us that he reigned
only 24- yeais 8 months and 5
days. Our later Chronicles
»re more exact, which tell us,

thatK. Edward I. reigned 34.
years 7 months and 21, days.
For he began his reign Nor.
16. 1272. and died July 7.
1307. J Sut Cod, Anst.
? IPat nul auagt Cod. Anst.
5 fton cots pro le tors in Cod.
Anst.
€j

PREFACE. wt
Cy finia Petes fon Iiue> en jjohour,
®t 3(on qe Iefc;it paifet an fon laBou;,
ai tetme ne fa bie ©ieu luy face focouj,
Ct mette falme en repofe oue Seintj en notouj ,
3lon qe lefttit omte potte ne pieQce,
ILe blfteje ne atlynBtlete Site Kon qe fu fon meHie,
JLe ptia nel cfctiuet pat fa mayne neUte,
Z>ieus i mene lou; almes en la ioye celeKte.
§. XVII. And this is all I have to ^rltSeTub!
observe with respect to the French lished a Note con-
MSS. made use of by me in this Work, '^'Zlif.^ActorZl
unless it be, that at the end of that be- auctor in many
1 J iU TT IJ r\ai • -VT A MSS.TheAuthorof
longing to the Heralds Office is a Note, uf,er festivalis, or
written in an old hand, (but different festialis. A Re.
from that of the MS. ) concerning Hu- gt. Wenefride.
go Cardinalis, a Person of great Sanctity and
Learning, which I shall also take the liberty of
publishing here. " Tempore Regis H. tercij.
" Hiis temporibus floruit vita& sciencia D'^.Hu- Anno Do-
" so Cardinalis, fratrum Prsedicatorum ordinis, "ni""' m.
" qui doctor eximius doctrina sana & perlucida ne Hugone
. . CardinaU,
" totam Bibliam poslillavit, Concordanciarum qui concor-
, dancias B>-
" eciam Bibliae primus actor fuit, quera, propter biise com-
„ . , posuit
" Vitam bonam & scienciae famara, papa Inno-
" cencius Sancta Sabinae instituit Cardinalera,
"in quo statu licet esset de ordine fratrura
" Praedicatorum, omnibus tamen Religionibu»
''ac eciam secularibus placidus extitit." In
which

LX THE PUBLISHER'S
which Note actor is the same with auctor, and
Religionibus the sarae with Religiosis. The sarae
way of writing auctor I have very often seen in
old MSS. and so 'tis written in an excellent
MS. of the Book called jfeftlSjai or jfeflial,
lent me by my very kind Friend Thomas Ward,
of Longbridge, Esq;. At the top of the first
page of which MS, an old, but later, hand hath
written, C&fjS tJOfeC lf3 Calletl %^Z jFf ffldl Of
Cttglfflje ©ccmoneg. necelTati to fimple Cu
rates anH patiflje priefteSl. ])Zl. and at the bot
tom of thesame (first) page, in the same later
hand, is written, actor libri dicitur fuisse.
plommer. I cannot tell who is meant
by Plommer. Mr. Ward (and I ara not willing
to dissent frora so candid a Gentleman) conje
ctures him to have been Robertus Plimmodunen-
sis or Plymton, so sirnamed from Plympton in
Devonshire, of which he was a black Canon, and
is said • to have written Condones Dominicales.
But then I find by my late learned Friend Dr.
Thomas Smith's Catalogue, that the MS. in
the Cottonian Library " ascribes this Work to
John Mirkus a black Canon of Lulshul or Lille-
shull in Shropshire; and it raay be very truly.
This is certain, that there is but just room or
time, for Plyrapton's being the Author or Col-
¦Baleus, p. 379. Ed. fol. Pitseus, p. 409. * Claudius A, II. 1 .
lector.

PREFACE. LIS!
lector. For the Author says himsel f in the Pro
logue or Preface, t|)f3 tCeatgS IS UtatUeil OUtC
of l0Sentia antCa, the Author whereof /aco6z<s
de Viragine or Voragine flourished • anno 1290.
and died circa an, 1300. and Robert Plympton
seems (from LeNeve's Fasti") to havebeen Arch
deacon of Totton an, 1310, STc, Mr, Ward's MS,
is in many respects different frora the printed
Book, spoken of by me in my Glossary * to Ro
bert of Gloucester, but then these Variations
chiefly relate to the Orthography, vv^hich is
much changed in the Print for more modern
Expressions, as less lyable to stop the Reader.
And yet there is one Omission I find in the
print, which I cannot forbear taking notice of
here, and that is the Account of St. Wenefride,
which is intirely left out in the print, and for
that reason I shall subjoyn it in my Appendix *,
as a Specimen of the MS. and that it may be the
better compared with the old Rhythmical Life
of this holy Virgin, printed at the End of the
''late Bp, Fleetwood's Book * about her from a
Copy that I transcribed and sent to his Lord
ship, at the same time that I sent him a Tran
script of Robertus Salopiensis's Life of her, when
I should likewise have communicated to him.

' Cavei Hist. Lit. p. 654. E.
dit. Genev. *Pag. 96. aPag.
7.19, *Num, XV. sintif.
The Life and Miracles of St.

Wenefrede, together wilh her
Litanies; with some Historical
Observations made thereon.
Lond, 1713. Svo, thi.«

LXII THE PUBLISHER'S
this Account in the Festival, had I then had
the command of the MS. tho' at the same time
I cannot forbear noting, that my sentiments are
widely different from the Bishop's with re
spect to this Virgin, For whereas the Bishop.
hath insinuated, that there never was any such
holy person, and that all which is reported of
her is fiction, on the contrary, I not only be
lieve, that there was such a virtuous, pious and
holy young woman, (nor can I imagine, that
she would have been inserted either in the Ca
lendar, or in the Offices of the Missal of He
reford, had the Compilers thought otherwise)
but that she perform'd raany uncoramon acts
of Devotion, which occasion'd many Specula
tions ; and tho' I ara far frora believing raany
Things alledg'd about her, yet I think, that
the very sarae Arguments that his Lordship
hath offer'd in this Affair (if they should be
judg'd valid, as I cannot think that they ever
will ) may as well serve to cut off abundance
of other holy persons that are celebrated in
History, whose Examples conduce much to the
advancement of Piety and good Works. Argu
ments drawn from Inconsistence in Chronolo
gy are but weak, since it appears, that the
Monks were generally but indifferent Chrono-
logers. Neither are negative Argunients of
any greater Force. Robertus Salopiensis was Prior of

PREFACE. Lxiii
of Shrewsbury, a man ofa devout life, and,with-
out doubt, followed other Writers notwith, ,
standing they be lost since ; and yet at the
same time it must not he questioned, but he
followed Tradition in several Things. Which
we need not wonder at, since the Brittish Hi
story, in very great measure, depended, in the
more early Times, upon Traditions delivered
from Father to Son; so that in this case it was
very difficult to adjust the exact years, such as
accurate Chronologers exspect. A thing that
will be readily allow'd by such as consider the
uncertainty of the ancient yenxi. Nor do I
see any thing incredible in what is said of a
Cripple's being restored to his limbs, that had
pray'd and watch'd all night at the shrine of
St. Wenefride, whatever the latitudinarians and
libertines of this Age may think. In old time
Vigils were strictly observ'd, and 'twas nbt
look'd upon as Superstition and Foppery to
continue in devotion all night, and to render
Thanks to Almighty God for Founders and Be
nefactors, and for the good Examples of pi
ous Persons. The Name of Vigils is still re
tain 'd, but the practice too much laid aside.
The Founders of, and Benefactors to. Churches
ar6(alass!) generally forgot, and little care
*s now adays taken about Thanksgivings for
them. §. XVIIL

Lxiv THE PUBLISHER'S
ManyThingsinthis §. XVIII. Such as are studious of
Chronicle, that are tt- , i » ±- -j.- 411 .tV,^
different fromwhat ^av History and Antiquities will the
is related by other more readily peruse this Chronicle, and
¦Fiistorifliiis* • consider the particulars with the great
er attention, when they shall understand, that
there are many Things in it, that are different
from what is related by other Historians. The
reader himself will be rauch more able to col
lect all these together, and afterwards to pass
a Judgment upon thera, than I ara. Nor in
deed is it properly ray business to point out
such Passages, ray immediate province, in Af
fairs of this kind, being to act the part of a
faithfull Editor, not that of an Annotator or
Commentator, And yet, for the sake of some,
that have occasionally consulted me about such
Passages, I shall here take notice of several of
thera, as I have observed a few at the bottom
of the Page of the Text, and will leave the rest
to those that shall take the opportunity of read
ing over and considering this obsolete Chroni
cle, which will be esteemed ( unless I ara very
much mistaken) as such another Curiosity as
that of Robert of Gloucester, to which as I add
ed a Glossary (that hath given great satisfac
tion, and been well receiv'd) so I have likewise
perforra'd the sarae piece of service for Peter
Langtoft, by which his Language (which is now
often very difficult and intricate, notwithstanding in

PREFACE. Lxv
in his own tirae it was the vulgar speech) will
be render'd the more intelligible.
§, XIX, In pag. 5. the Author tells Some of which are
us, that K. Ina had a son named Adel-
lus, and that he died before his Father, a parti
cular which I do not, at present, remeraber to
be mentioned by others. In pag. 8. he calls
Eadbald K. of Lyndesay, tho' he was really K.
of Mercia. He uses this stile, it may be, because
Lindsay in Lincolnshire was the chief part of his
Residence, and therefore afterwards' he makes
use ofthe word ILpnUCfay for Mercia, In p. 13.
he tells us, that Brightrick, K. of the Westsax-
ons, was buried at Tewksbury, whereas others
say it was at Wareham. In p, 17. he acquaints
us, that Wilaf, K. of Mercia, was slain by K.
Egbert at Doncaster, Others make hira only
vanquished, and observe that hewas afterwards
an obedient tributary Subject to Egbert, In p,
20. he notes, that K. Ethelwulph was buried at
Winchester, and this is what the generality of
Historians agree in, tho' Speed tells us % that
he was first buried at@tatntlO>C;> and afterwards
reraoved to Winchester, which seems very true,
since even Asser Menevensis, according to
Archbishop Parker's excellent Edition in Saxon
Characters, agrees in the very same thing, as

' Pag. 9. * Pag. 659^ may

Lxvi THE PUBLISHER'S
may be seen in ray Discourse' upon some Histo
rical Fragments ( lent me by Mr. Murray ) at the
end of Heming's Chartulary of the Church of
Worcester, to which I shall refer the Reader.
In p. 21. he tells us, that Eadbald was buried at
Shirburn; but then others tell us, that he was
afterwards removed to Salisbury, which was the
Roman Sorbiodunum : and whereas in p. 20. he
makes Ethelbert to be uncle to the said Edbald,
and brother of K. Ethelwulf, on the contrary
Ethelbert was really brother to K. Edbald, and
Ethelwulf the father of both. In the same page
Elfrith (or, as others, Ethelred) is made to he
son of K. Egbright, or Egbert, whereas he
was his grandson. In p. 22. he tells us, thatthe
town where S. Edrauud, King of the East- An
gles, vvas slain, was in old time called flDCCU.
Others say ipeffiefoune ', Cglefnene ', OEBlef^
ton *, iEglCftOUn ', Hoxtoun ', or l^OWlt^ In
p. 23. he says, thatK. Elfride, or Ethelred, was
buried at Driffeld (or Driffield iu Yorkshire)
whereas others say, he was interred at Win-
burn in Dorsetshire; but then he hath con
founded the said Elfride with Alkfryd, or A-

' P. 659. ' Mon. Angl.
T. I.p, 281. a, b. 'Mon.
Angl. T. I, p. 291. a. 4Le.
gend ofthe Saints (pr. by W,
deWordel495.)fol,cecxj[xix,

b, in tfje Igf of fagnt ®nmonn
6gn(s ann ma^tgr. s Lelandi
Coll, Vol.i. p, 219, * Ibid.
7 Mon. A, Tom, 1. p. 285.
b.

lured.

PREFACE, rxvii
lured, the most learned K. of Northumberland,
who was really buried at Driffield'; and 'tis with
no less errour, that he makes* that to belong
to K, Elfrid or Ethelred, with respect to his
spending his time, which belong'd really to Ml-
fred the Great. In p. 25, is something added
by Robert of Brunne himself about Hanelok
the Dane, which is not in the original Peter
Langtoft, nor our comraon Historians, but 'tis,
however. Very imperfect, occasioned, I sup
pose, for want of Vouchers, In p, 27. he makes
Edward the Elder have 14 children by two
Wives, Others say three Wives. His Notes
about these Wives are short but singular; yet
he did not know the Names of some of these
Daughters. In pag, 28. he makes K, Athel
stan cast his brother Edwin headlong into the
Thames, which is different from what is taught
us by other Historians, as may be seen in pag.
337. of the third Ed. of Speed. In p. 29, 30.
he tells us, that Charles, K. of France, married
Ilde or Edhild, sister of K. Athelstan, whereas,
according to others?, she was married to Hugh
Earl of Paris. Authors differ mightily about
the Names of Edward the Elder's Daughters
and their Marriages. From p. 29. we learn,
'CamdeniBrit. p 635,Ed, I sGuil, Malraesb. p. 28. &
4to. 1600, ^Vag, 23, 24. | Speed p, 338.
Vol. I. f that

Lxviii THE PUBLISHER'S
that Peter Langtoft cannot tell us, where K,
Athelstan was buried. Robert of Brunne says
at Hexham ; but others report it to be at Malms-
bury. The Saxon Chronicle tells us not. In
p. 33. he tells us, K. Edred was crowned at Lon
don. Others say at Kingston. In p. 34. he makes
Edwy brother to K, Edred, whereas he was his
nephew. In p. 35, he remarks, that EUmC? or
IRUtltfCp Nunnery in Hampshire was founded by
K, Edgar for an hundred Nunns. This was a
large number. And I began to suspect, that it
was a Mistake, especially when the Valuation at
the Dissolution did not, as I thought, answer
so many. But, upon my writing to my learned
Friend Mr. Richard Furney, I was soon con
vinced, that there could not be fewer than
are assigned in this Chronicle, from an Election
of an Abbess of this Place in the year 1333-,
being the seventh year of the Reign of K.
Edw. III. at which time there being very near
90 Nunns present, that gave their Votes, it
js an undenyable Proof of what is asserted by
the Historian. Mr. Furney extracted his Ac
count from an authentick Register, and I shall
beg leave to insert it at large from his Letter
in my Appendix'. There is no doubt but the
Provision was every way equal to the Num
ber, as well as to the Quality, of those that

' Num, XVI. were-

PREFACE. IXIX
were educated and lived here, notwithstand
ing the Valuation I have spoke of, tho' I be
lieve the Revenues, upon some Accidents or
other, had been rauch altered from what they
had been originally, as the Nuraber of the
Nunns was also very much decreased some
time before the Dissolution, as raay appear
from what ray before mentioned Friend Mr.
Furney hath observ'd in another ' Letter to
me, in which he hath been pleased likewise to
insert a Note, about our old Historians, frora
a valuable MS. of Trivet. There is now a fair
Church at Rumsey, being the remains of the
dissolved Nunnery \ In the same page( viz. 35. )
tho' the Author tells us that Edmund, Son of
K, Edgar, died at Peterburgh, yet he hath not
been pleased to inform us, where hewas buri
ed, which others assure us vi^as at Rumsey Nun
nery, that I have been speaking of. Whence
weread in the Saxon Chronicle ', Sn. nccccLXXi,
Hep pop'S-peptie Gatsmunt) sejjeliiij. 'j hif lie
IiS ast: Rumej^-ije. With which agrees Florence
of Worcester , ClitO Eadmundus, ( saith he ?, ) regis
Eadgariflius obiit, 8i in monasterio Rumesiae honori
fic^ est sepullus. Nor is there any variation in that
most excellent Copy of Florence that I have with

• See my Appendix to this
Preface, Num. XVII. 'See
Sir Thomas Herbert'sM emoirs.

p. 95. JP, 121, 4Pag. 358.
Kd, 4to. sub anno 971.
f 2 Dr.

LXX THE PUBLISHER'S
Dr, Langhaine's MSS, Notes. This Nunnery
had been founded but the year before by his
Father K. Edgar, and so this was one of the
first Bodies ofthe Royal Family with the Sepul
ture of which it vvas ever honoured. In p. 36.
he tells an odd miraculous Story of K. Edgar.
This K. Edgar died, according to our common
Chronicles (tho' there is a difference in some
Writers) in the year 975. Our Author informs
us, that twenty four years after his Death (which
must be A, D, 999, ) one Edward was Abbat of
Glastonbury, and that this Edward made a
Torabe for K, Edgar, but that the Tombe be
ing too little, the King's shanks were broke by
the direction of the Abbat, in order to fit the
Tombe for the Royal Reraains. Hereupon
Bloud and Water, it seeras, carae out of the
shanks, and the Abbat becarae blind. Which
being look'd upon as a Miracle, Bishop Os
wald (the same that became Bishop of Wor
cester A. D. 960. and being translated to the
Archbishoprick of York in 971. or 972. held
both 'till his Death in 992. ' ) ran and laid the
Bones in a rich Shrine; and that was (as our
Author asserts) in A.D. 973, (at which time
Sigegarus, and not Edward, whose Name I do

' Godwin de Prass, Part, I.
p. 504. & Part. II, p, 17.
Isaacson's Chron. Le Neve's

Fasti Ecclesiae Angl. p. 294,
306. not

PREFACE. Lxxi
not find in the List, was Abbat of this Mona
stery) which could not be, if the thing happen
ed, as our Author himself assures us it did,
twenty four years after the King's Decease.
But I think, after all, that the Story is to be
understood of Egelward, (abbat of Glastonbury)
it being reported trf hira. by John of Glaston
bury in his MS. Chronicle, and placed by him
under the year 1052. a little after which sa
crilegious act (for such the violence shew'd to
K. Edgar's Body was esteem'd ) the said abbat
( as we are assured by that Author ) died distract
ed. In p. 37. he tells us, that Edward .the
Martyr was buried in a Shrine at Westminster.
Others tell us, that he was first buried at War
ham, and afterwards reraoved to the Minster of
Shaftsbury; tho' the Saxon Chronicle and Flo
rence of Worcester say, that he was interr'd at
Warham, without addingany thing about his be
ing removed to Shaftsbury. Nor do they place
his Death under the year 976. as our Author
doth, but under 978. In p. 40. he makes Ed
mund Ironside to be Son of K. Ethelred by his
Queen Emma, whereas others make hira his
Son hy his first Wife Elgiva. In p. 43. he
speaks of Kurkille Earl of the Danes, where*
at the Bottom of the page, I have noted, that
he is commonly called Turkille. and indeed ij
is Turkille in the French MSS. In p. 44. he
f 3 makes

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makes Suane die at Gainesborough ; and so al
so some others: but then others relate, that
it was at Thetford. In p. 46. he speaks of K.
Eilred or Ethelred's falling sick at Euesham,
Vvhereas others say it was at Cosham. In p. 47.
he makes mention of the Tower of Northam
pton, (and -'tis tOUl' also in the French;) by
which word Tower I take it for granted, that
he means the Castle of Northampton, con
cerning which Leland writes thus ' : The Castel
stondith hard by the West Gate, and hath a large
Kepe. The Area of the Residew is very large, and
builexoarkes of Yerth bc made afore the Castelle Gate-
In p. 49. he tells us, that Edmund Ironside
had no other Child besides one Son, he raeans
Edward sirnaraed the outlaw; whereas 'tis well
known frora other Historians, that he had an
other Son (younger than Edward) called Ed
mund. Passing o\et what he says in p. 50. of
Harold Harefoot (the Son of K. Cnute) his,
being a Bastard (for the best Historians affirm
the same) I cannot but remark, that whereas
in p. 51. he makes the said Cnute to be bu
ried at Westminster, others assure us it was a^
Winchester. In the samq page {viz. 51,) he
says, that the Assembly or Meeting about Ha
rold Harefoot and Hardeknute was under (or
near) Southampton, Others tell us it was at
• Itin. Vol, 1. p. 6.
Ox-

PREFACE, txxin
Oxford. In p. 58. he tells us, that Earl God-
wyn's Wife, that was banished by the Earl her
Husband, was named Engle. Others call her
Gytha. In p. 73. he stiles William the Con
queror's Queen by the narae of Elianor, whom
others call Maud. In p. eod. he calls Harold
of Kent's Sons Edmund and Edwyn. Others
call them Edmund and Godwyn. In p. 83. he
calls that the third year of William the Con
queror's Reign, which was the thirteenth, and
that the fourth, which was the fourteenth. In
p. 105. he informs us, that Maud, K. Hen. the
First's Queen, was buried in a Tomb at St.
Paul's, and refers us to Westminster for her
Story. Others make no mention of her being
buried at St. Paul's, but tell us it was at West
minster, and so in particular the Register of
the Priory of the Blessed. Trinity (commonly
called Christ-Church) at London, as may be
seen from what I have published out of it in
my Ed. of GuUielmus Neubrigensis.^, where her
Epitaph also occur rs; which Epitaph, it may
be, our Author had in view, when he directed
us to Westminster for a particular Account .of
her, tho', I suppose, he had also some other
Record (that was rauch fuller) in his raiud,
that is since quite lost. In p. 127. he tells us,
that it was reported, that Maud the Emptess

' P. 702.
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was buried at Feversham ; but others more tru-,
ly observe, that it was at Bee in Normandy,
The Mistake arose from Maud the Wife of
K. Stephen's being buried there, and it was
K. Stephen's Queen ( and not the Empress Maud,
as our Author would insinuate) that built the
Offices of Feversham Abbey, which Perform
ance, perhaps, occasioned the Anthor of the
Prose Additions ' to Robert of Gloucester, ag
well as Henry Huntingdon % to ascribe the
Foundation of the whole Abbey to her, where
as it was really built by her Husband K. Ste
phen. In p. 128, he observes. That Thomas
a Becket's Father (Gilbert a Becket, Portgrave
of the City of London, then the highest Go-
vernour of the City ' ) was rich, being able to
spend 300 libs, that is, as I take it, per annum,
which, indeed, was a very great Sum for those
days. In p. 157, he quotes the Romance, and
the Romancer, of Rich, I. A Romance is a
Story or Tale. But I have said enough, relat
ing to the Romance of that King's Reign, in
my Preface * to Robert of Gloucester, whither
I shall, therefore, refer the Reader. In p, 205.
he^ells us, that K, Richard was wounded the

' F. 227. b. » P. 467. I nf S. Tliomas Archbishope of
' See pag. 137, 138, of a very Canterbury. Collonia. m,dc.
scarce Book, intit. TheLife xxxix. Svo, 4 Pag. LV.
or The Eccltsiasticall Historic 1 Sfc.

fourth

PREFACE. Lxxv
fourth day next before Palra-sunday, and died
nine days after. Others differ frora this. In
p. 206, 211. he calleth K. John's Wife (by
whora the King had two Sons, and two Daugh
ters) Elizabeth for Isabell, In p, 207, he calls
Arthur Earl of Britain's Sister Margaret, that
is call'd Elianor by others. Inp, 210. he speaks
of K. John's making the Walls, (or, as he ex
presses it, the 0rOUllUft)aUC ) of Berwick Castle
very thick ; a Thing which Fordun should have
spoke of in particular, had he thought fit to
have mentioned the Works of K. John distinct
ly. In p, 212, he makes K. John's Daughter
Isabell to have no Children, Others say she
had Children; and here, upon this occasion of
the mention of K, John, I cannot but take no
tice of a singular Remark of John Ross, who
in p. 199. of his Chronicle, that I published,
calls Richard K, of Almayn the Brother, instead
ofthe Son, of K. John. Inp, 217. he tells us,
that K. Hen, III, and his Retinue lodged in
the Priory of Lewes, immediately before the
Battle of Lewes, (for which Priory, I believe,
he had a particular regard) a Thing which tho'
noted by Stowe (who had perused Brunne and
other old MSS.) yet is passed over by many
other of our Historians. In p. 248. he says,
he thinks Q. Elianor, Wife of Edw. I. was bu
ried at Westminster, He might have been po
sitive.

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sitive, since 'tis certain she was buried there.
In p. 323. he tells us, that the Court of Rome
is not to be trusted, and so the French MSS*
too. This was a bold Stroke, and is what is
alluded to by Mr. Bridges about Pope Boniface
in the Fragment of his Letter, printed in. the
Appendix '. In p. 333. is mention made of
Eymer, or Aymer, of Valence, Earl of Pem
broke, a Man of great Valour, and very ser
viceable both to K. Edw. I. and K. Edw. II. and
had suitable Rewards from each. This is the
same Aymer de Valence, that, in the S"*- year
of K. Edw, II, (to note this by the way) ob
tained licence * to make a Castle of his House
at Bampton in Oxfordshire, a Thing which if
Dr. Plot had considered, he would not have
conjectur'd, (or rely'd, I believe, upon tradi
tion, which informs us, ) that it was bujlt by K,
John.
In lieu of the first §. XX. After I had, upon mature
rart of Robert of , , j ' ¦ i i -
Brunne, several deliberation, and with the Advice and
Things are here pu- Concurrence of learned Friends, rcr
bushed of greater
use and service. An solved to pass over the first Part of
Account of Mr.^An. Robert of Brunne, as being a Trans,
prew Faschal. AIM ote .' , °
sboutMr. JohnGib- latiou of a French Version of Geffry
the"'Sds^*Officl'' ^^ Monraouth (whose Story raay be
A short Account of best learned from the original Latin)

' Num. VI. ' Pat. 8 E. 2. p. 2. m, 22, Dugdale's Ba.
ironage, T. I. p. 777.
Ide.

PREFACE, Lxxvii
I determined with ray self, in lieu Dr- Walter Charle.
,1 n . Ul- 1- J.U- 1- toi*' -^^ Interpola-
thereof, to publish some things be- tio« in Camden,
sides, that would be of more benefit ^^ch Mr, Webb
J . . .1 T» J 11 did not discover to
and service to the Reader, and be, ^e such. A Passage
withall, less bulky, (for both the Parts, relating to Stone-
Tivith the Glossary, would have raade Camden's MS. Supl
IIIVoluraes.)Accordingly,therefore, Plen^ent in the
, . , , ', „ . , hands of the put
pesidesthe curiousReraains,thatareto bllsher,
be met with in the Appendix to this Preface, and
in the Glossary, I have published at the End of
Peter Langtoft these four Pieces following, viz.
tl.) TheCopy of a Roll concerning Glastonbury-dbbey,
Ibeing a Survey qf all the Estates belonging to that
House at the Dissolution, taken by the King's Order
and for his Vse, at the Dissolution. This Copy
was transcrib'd frora a noble and beautifull O-
riginal in the Hands of a Friend (personally
unknown to me) at Colchester, who was pleas
ed afterwards very kindly to present me with
the said Copy, and to express himself with ma
ny particular Marks of Affection and Esteem for
Vvhatever I undertake for the publick. (2. ) An
Account ofthe Hospital of St. Mary Magdalen
( near Bautre) in Nottinghamshire, by John Slacke,
Master of that Hospital. It was written at the
Comraand of the raost Reverend Father in
God Richard Neile, Lord Archbishop of York,
as appears from the Author's Letter (at the be
ginning of it) to the Archbishop. I tranaciib^d it

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it frora a MS. in the hands of a modest inge
nious Gentleraan, who is one of the subscribers
to what I publish. 'Tis a very faulty MS. But
it being the only one I know of, I could not
correct it otherwise than by conjecture. What
, Corrections and Notes I have made occur at
the bottom of the page. Only I must here
beg leave farther to note, that whereas in p.
394, 1. 19. it is 250, I. in the English, in the La
tin, imraediately following, it is (p. S95. 1. 26, )
at ]arge pro ducentis 8/; quadraginta libris; thatthe
Robert Archbp. of York, mentioned p. 398. 1.4,
was Robert Halgate or Holgate; that for Com.
mlssioner in p. 400. 1. 2. perhaps should be read
Commissioners ; and that in p. 405. 1. 2. may be
also read vacancy as well as vacante, tho' vacante he
nearest the MS. After I had proposed to prinj
this MS. I writ to my ingenious and worthy
Friend Mr. Thoresby of Leedes in Yorkshire,
in order to get some farther Information about
this Hospital, much about which time I also
writ to ray learned and accoraplished Friend
Dr. Richardson of North Bicrly near Bradford
in that County, that I might, if possible, get
some Intelligence about the nature of Earth-
. horns, mentioned in this Chronicle. But tho'
the Action, upon account of which these Earth-
. horns are spoke of, happened in that part of
England, and tho' the Dr. be a^erson ex
tremely

PREFACE. Lxxix
tremely curious in such Affairs, yet he was not
able to satisfy rae in that point, as I soon un
derstood by a Letter frora him, at which time
he was pleased likewise to acquaint me, that
Mr, Thoresby was incapable of writing himself
to me, he having been lately seized with a pal
sy, which had, in a great measure, deprived
him ofthe use of his right hand. Hereupon I
writ again to Dr, Richardson, with a ReqOest,
that he would, were it not too great trouble,
be pleased to give nie what light he could him
self in the Affair of the Hospital, Whereup
on, not long after, he obliged me, not only
with a Letter written by himself, but with orie
that^ he had receiv'd from Mr. Thoresby, who
had imploy'd a Friend to write for him; a Co
py of both which shall be subjoyn'd in the Ap
pendix '. (3.) Two Tracts written by an ano
nymous Author, and transcrib'd by me from
two MSS. (both written in the same hand) that
were lent me by Mr. West of Balliol-College,
an ingenious and curious Gentleman ( I have
mentioned formerly ') whom I have always
found very ready and willing to promote what
ever I undertake for the publick service and
benefit of Learning. The first of these Dis-

• Num. XVIII. ' See at
pag. '2,85. oi The History and
Antiquities of Glastonbury.

See also p. 682, 706, 739. of
my Glossary to Robert of
Gloucester. courses

ttxx THE PUBLISHER'S
courses is about some Roman Antiquities dis
cover'd near Conquest in Somersetshire, supposed
io be the place where the Romans Conquest
of Britain was compleated* The other is con
cerning Stone-Henge, and is intituled, by it's
Author, A fool's Bolt soon shott at Stonage. It is^
without doubt, the same Tract that is men
tioned in the following Passage of the Addi
tions to Bp, Gibson's English Ed. of Camden's
Britannia ' : " The opinions about Stonehenge
" may be reduc'd to these 7 heads; 1. That it
" is a work of the Phoenicians, as Mr. Sammes
'' in his Britannia conceits ; a conjecture that
" has met with so little approbation, that I
" shall not stay to confute it. 2, That it was a
'' Temple of the Dtuids long before the com-
." ing of the Romans; which Mr. John Au-
" brey, Fellow of the Royal Society, endea'
" vours to prove in his M^muscript Treatise,
" eatrA' A. Monumenta Britannica. 3. That it was
" ah old Triumphal British Monument, erected
" to Anafaith the Goddess of Victory, after a
" bloody battel won by the illustrious Stanings,
" and his Cangick Giants, from Divitiacus and
" his Belgae; and that the Captives and Spoils
" were sacrific'd to the said Idol in this Tem-
" pie. Anopinionadvanc'd(uponwhat grounds

' Col, 108. Ed. Lond. 1695. " I know

PREFACE. txxxi
'^ I know not) in an anonymous MS, writ about
'• the year 1666, and now in the hands of the
" Learned Mr. Andrew Pascal, Rector of Ched-
" zty near Bridgewater. 4. That it was a mo-
*' nument rais'd by the Britains in memory of
" Qwe&a Boadicia ; advanc'd by the Author of
*' Nero-Casar. 5. That it was a Temple built
" by the Romans to the God Ccelum, or Termi-
" nus, of the Tuscan order; is Mr. Jones's, in
'' his ingenious Conjecture upon this Subject.
'' 6, That it was the burial-place of Vtlter'PeU'
" dragon, Constantine, Ambrosius, and other Bri-
" tish Kings; or as others would have it, a mo"
" nument erected by Ambrosius in memory of
'' theBritains here slain. 7,That itwasaDfinish
" monument, erected either for a burial-place,
" a trophy for some victory, or a place; for the
" electiop and coronation of their Kings."
These two MSS. are also very faulty. Some of
the Errors I have corrected, as the Reader
vvill perceive as he goes aloiig. What Notes I
have added, I have distinguished from the Au
thor's own by the Letter H. I have, after my
u^ual custom, observed the Author's spelling,
which soraetimes is singular, as. indeed his Obr
servations, tho' learned, are likewise frequent-^
ly m.gtdar. Who the Author of these two Tracts
was is to rae very uncertain. 'Tis probable
that some light may be learned from Mr, Pa-
schal's

J.XXX1I THE PUBLISHER'S
schal's Papers (provided thev are still in being)
which after his Death (that happened, I think,
in 1696, when he was succeeded as Chancellor
of the Church of Well* bj Marshall Brydges,
A. M. being installed' on Nov. 23. that rear)
fell into the hands of the late Dr. Roger Maun
der, Master of Balliol-College. As for :\Ir. Pa
schal (to whom these Tracts belong'd) he was
(to observe this by the by) Fellow of Queen's
College in Cambridge, being admitted as such
a]i: 1652. thus: Andreas PascaU Middlesex: in
Artibus Bac : electus [^Socius Coll . Regin : J Jan:
18: admissus Jan: 19: 1652. This, the Read
er will observe, was in ill times, and therefore
Dir, Martin the ejected President or Master up
on his being restor'd in 1660 : oblig'd all the
Fellows that had broken Titles to a new ad
mission ; Andr : Pascall stands thus, Andreas
PascaU Londinensis in locum M". JoJiis Coldham
(who was an ejected Fellow, ) And after he and
the rest are nam'd, it is entred thus, Omnes
rite electi, jurati, 5c admissi, secundum Statuta Col-
legii, Aug: 23, 24, .y 25, 1660. And yet Mr.
Paschal did not immediately succeed Mr. Cold-
ham, but Mr. John Hore (as I think) the im
mediate Succ^sor. Dr. Martin was a Man of
very high Principles, and show'd it sufficiently
' LeXeve's Fasti, pag. 41. upon

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upon this occasion, in such a manner, as I care
not to describe. Mr. Paschal besides the De-
greeof IVlr.ofArts,tookthatofBac]! of Div. and
was presented to the Rectory of Chedzov above
mentioned by Francis Rolle, Esq;. He was af
terwards Prebendary, Canon, and (as hath been
already insinuated) Chancellor of Wells, but
publish'd nothing that I know of, but some few
Observations mention'd in the Transactions of
the Royal Society. He wrot a Book upon the
Revelations, but agreeing in his Notiops with
the late Prophetic (as he was commonly stiled )
Bishop of Worcester, he never printed it. I ne-
vef heardbutMr, Paschal was in himself a grave,
sober, learned, and religious Clergyman; but
by the Instigation of his Wife and Daughters,
he did some Things which were prejudicial to
his Successor at Chedzoy, and a Blemish to his
own Character. But to return, the late inge
nious Mr. John Bagford in his Catalogue (pre-
fix'd to the late English Translation of Cam
den's Britannia) of some Books and Treatises re
lating to tlie Antiquities of England, speaks of a
sJiort Treatise upon Stonehenge written by Mr John
Gibbons. MS. Mr. Gibbon's MSS, Papr-rs are
now in the Heralds Office; but ray Friend be
fore mentioned Mr, West, who, with the learn
ed Peter Le Neve, Esq;. Norroy K. of Arms,
hath turned them all over, assures me, that
Vol. I. g those

Lxxxiv THE PUBLISHER'S
those Papers chiefly relate to Heraldry, ei-"
cept some few concerning Judicial Astrology,
Impulses, Daemons, Sfc. and that there is no
thing among thera concerning Stone-henge, be
sides a leaf at the End of Dr. Charleton's printed
Book, which is indeed wrote by Mr. Gibbon,
but contains only extracts frora Charleton,
without any raention of it's heing Brittish.
This single leaf confirms Mr. Bagford's Asser
tion ; but then what is becorae of Mr. Gibbon's
Tract I cannot say. He was a raan of Huraour
and sorae Learning; but then there is raore
Learning in the two iraperfect Pieces I now
publish than, I think, he was master of. Who
ever the Author of them was, 'tis plain from
what he says " himself, that he was living in
the year 1670, He designed a Frontispiece
to his Discourse of Stone-henge, containing a
Draught of some, (as many as he thought ne
cessary) ofthe Stones: as also a Map of Wilt
shire. But both are wanting. Nor do I think,
that he ever, finished them, Tho' Dr. Charle
ton's opinion was exploded by raany, when his
Book first appeared, yet it was applauded by
divers very eminent Antiquaries, one of which
was Sir William Dugdale, and they did not
stick to affirm (what vex'd Mr. Webb, who

' See p. 409, 501, could

i>REFACE. LxxJiV
tdtild not forbear speaking very contemptuous
ly, as appears sufficiently frora his Book, not
only of Dr. Charleton, but even of that very
great raan Olaus Worraius,) that they verily be-
liev'd Dr. Charleton to be in the right in mak
ing it a Danish Work, arid since that time ma
ny others declare themselves to be of the sarae
mind, as others do (one of which is the Author
we publish) that it is Brittish, in which they are
confirm'd by the Very old Brittish .Writer in
Jesus-College Library. I care not (at present)
to interpose ray own opinion in this Affair, but
I shall beg leave to take notice, that whereas
all the three Pieces about Stone-henge, viz-.
Mr, Jones's, Dr. Charleton's, and Mr^ Webb's>
are very lately' reprinted together, it appears
to rae, that the Edition is by no means equal to
the first Edition of those three Pieces^ ( I mean
as they all three carae out separately*) and
that 'tis there ' falsly insinuated that Dr. Charle
ton died in one of those Islands, which are the Re
mains of our French Conquests. For tho' this
great man was unhappily reduced to Straits ia
the latter part of his Life, and found himself
therefore obliged to retire into the Isle of Jer-

'Lond. 1725, fol, ^ The
first, viz. Mr. Jones's, at
Lond. 1655. fol. The 2d.
Dr. Charleton's, at Lond.
1663, 4to. The 3d. Mr,

Webb*s, at Lond, 1665. fol.
3 F/z, at the beginning of the
Edition, in p, 5. ofthe Me
moirs relating lo the Life and
Writings of Inigo Jcn:s, Esq;.
g 2 sey,

Lxxxvi THE PUBLISHER'S
sey, yet he really died ( in a very indigent con
dition, d Anglia quam ingrata es bene de te meren-
tibus ! said some great Danish Lords to the fa
mous Mr. Oughtred') and was buried in Lon
don, as raay be learned frora the following
Passage, that was writ in a Letter * to me by
my late reverend and very learned Friend Dr.
Thoraas Smith, which will also correct what is
said iu the second (or spurious) Edition of
Athenee Oxonienses ' about the year in which
Dr. Charleton was born.  " As to what con-
" cernes Dr. Charleton, short Meraorials of whose
'' life, I beeleive, wil be written by sorae one
" or other of his surviving friends, I can onely
" tell you at present very briefely, that hee was
" the son of Walter Charleton, Doctor of Di-
" vinity, and borne at Shipton-Mallet in So-
" mersetshire on Candlemas day in the yeare
" 1620. as wee reckon, bred up in Magdalen
" Hall Oxon, under the care and tuition of Mr.
" afterwards Bp, Wilkins, created Dr, of Physic
" in 1642. as appears by the diploma, which
" hee formerly shewed race, and was together
" with Dr. afterwards Sir Edward Greaves, bro-
" ther of Mr. John Greaves, travelling Physi-
" cian to K. Charles I. frora that time forward.

' Coll. nostr. MSS.Vol,82.
p, 37, "¦ Dated at London 31
May 1707. ^Vol. II. coll,
1112. where we are told, that

Dr. ClinrltonwasbornatShep.
ton- Mallet on tlie second day of
Febr, 1619. " whilst

PREFACE. Lxxxvii
" whilst that excellent, but greatly unfortunate,
" Prince was able to keepe an army in the field :
" which particulars, with raany others, too long
" to bee here related, hee has told mee raore
" than once. Hee dyed the 24"". of April last '
" in the 87"". yeare of his age, and was buryed,
'' according to his earnest desire and express
" order, the Sunday next following, viz- 27 •
" very privately and obscurely in the Church-
"^yard of St. Paul's Covent-Garden". Instead
of saying raore of this learned Person at this
time, I will only insert what is spoke of him
in a 4*'', MS- that formerly belong'd to him
self, but was given by him, about a fortnight
before he died, (and not long after his Ono-
masticon Zoicon, of the folio Ed. with great
Iraproveraents by the Author's own hand, in
order to another Edition, which it very well
deserves, was sent to the University of Ox
ford, and put into the Bodlejan Library, to
which he had in his prosperity been a Bene
factor) to the said Dr. Thomas Smith, who
left it to rae with raany other MSS. at his
Death as a Legacy. Omnibus in confesso est,
hunc virum constantissime Regias partes calami-
tosissimis etiam temporibus tutatum fuisse: saepiiis
dicentem, Religioni, nisi salvd Rep. consult non
'Viz. in 1707.
g 3 posse;

txsxviii THE PUBLISHER'S
posse ; salvam autem Remp, servari non posse, nisi
Legitima successione servatd. There is one thing
which at this time it will be improper to pass
by, and fhat is, that whereas Mr. Webb hath
taken abundance of learned pains to refute Dr.
Charleton, I have often wondered, that, whilst
he was strivins: all he could ' to weaken that
Argument, to prove the Monument Danish,
which the Dr. drew frora an Inscription in odd
Characters, quoted bj' hira frora Caraden, and
supposed by hira to be Runick, Mr, Webb
(who otherwise very readily catcht at every
thing he could of that kind to expose the Dr, )
had not discovered, that the Words were not
really Mr, Camden's, but his Translator Dr.
Phileraon Holland's. The Words are these, as
I find thera in pag, 254, of the Translation ' :
I have heard that in the time of King Henrie the
Eighth, there was found neer e this place \_oi Stone
henge] a taile ofmettall, as it had beene tinne and
lead commixt, inscribed with many letters, but in
so strange a Character, that neither Sir Thomas E-
liot, nor master Lilye Schoole-Master of Pauls,
could read it, and therefore neglected it. Had it
beene preserved, somewhat happily inight have beene
discovered as concerning Stonehenge, which now
lieth obscured. Which Words are in no Latin

' SeeWebb's Vindication nf j Ifc. of the new Edition. * Of
Stone. Heng restored, p. 78, I the Ed. at Lond. 1637. Edi'

PREFACE. Lxxxix
Edition; nor is there any thing like them in
Mr. Camden's Latin Book (of the folio Ed.
1607.) as I have it corrected and improved
with his own hand, and for that reason both
this, as well as other Interpolations of Dr. Hol
land are deservedly put at the bottom of the
Page in the late Translation. And yet I can
not but acknowledge, that Mr. Camden does
spf!ak of an Inscription in his Supplement to the
Topographical Description of Britain, which I have
in MS.' in his own hand writing, where * I
meet with the following Things about Stone
henge that are not in the Britannia it self, "" As
" for Stone-heng uppon Sarisbury plaine, I can-
" not tell what to saye, I know oute of Vitru-
" vius that the ' auncient imitating the nature
"^ of heaven, did especially take pleasure in
'' round Temples; yeat considering the rudnes
" and deformity of this work, I cannot persuad
" my self, that it was in Claudius the Emperour's
" time, when Architecture was come to the
" topp of perfection. To think they were

' Inter Codd. Smithianos,
Num.VII. It is thus intit'led:
A Suptement of the Topogra-
phicall Description of Britain
published mdcx. Conteining
many specialiles which since
have i-iptervened concemingCre-
ations, Inscriptions and other
memorable matters in England,
Scotland, Ireland,and theYsles
udjaeent.Dedicated to tlurigtit

honorable Thomas Earle of
Arundell and Surrey Primier
Earle of England, LordHoiv.
ard, Fitz.Alan, Maltravers,
Mowbray, Segrave, Bruse and
Clun, Knight of the most no.
ble Order ofthe Garter, und of
his Majestie's most honorable
privie Councell, ' Pag, 55.
3 L, auncicnts.

g4 "brought

xc THE PUBLISHER'S
" brought hither oute of Ireland by Magick,
" were doting impiety, when the like stones,
" for greatness and graine, are found at Avely
" and elswher. If the smale Pyraraides about
" the raidle centure be just thirty, it raay aliud
" to the 30 encounters, that Vespasian, sent
" by Claudius, had with the Britains. If we
" have any hope of discovering the veritie here-
" in, the very centre is to be digged open, and
" the inscription to be looked with the letters
" down-ward. How so ever it seeraeth to con-
" cern Aurelius Ambrosius, when as the next
" town is denominated Arabresbury of him.
" And because it is situated in the midst as it
" were of the Isle from the East to the West,
" doubtless it was a place for convention uppon
" divers occasions. I doubt not but the Bri-
" taines and Hengest mett here for their confe-
" rence, and that it was called therupon Sten-
" Hengest ( as Rudborn testifieth. ) HowClau-
" dius remitted to the nobilitie of Britane the'
" confiscation of their goodes, and that ther-
" fore they erected an alter to him, and adored
" him as a God, and how select gentlemen
'*¦ wearing Crownes of Gold spent their private
" states, you maye reade in Tacitus and Aria-
" nus,and theBritans called it Chorea Gigantum,
" that is, the Temple of Giantes, you may
" read in the foresayd Rudborn, and how the
" place

PREFACE. XCI
" place was called MfSZn 'BpHflCtl, i- the ridge
" of Bath, I need not to reraeraber, neither
" how the stones of Mercolij were so disposed,
" that here was one stone, ther was an other,
" and the third placed upon them both. At a seiden de
IX 111 1 • ^"^ Syris.
'' word, I am persuaded that this were so
" placed by the first inhabitants of this ysle>
" when as Hector Boetius writeth that Mainus
" King ofthe Scotts did institut solemne ceremonies>
" and erecting huge stones in divers places circularly,
" the greatest ever toward the South, which sei'ved
. " in steed of an alter to "" sacri' beastes therupon.
" Thies stones are yeat extant called bythe common
" sort. The temples of the Gods. Any man that
" seeth them would mervaUe by whctt arte and what
" strength of men they were so reared. Thus farr
" Boetius. What other men can gather out ofthe
" word ycluis, which signifieth, in the Britain
" language, lame, I see not, albeit I know that
" the name of Claudius came originaly from
" lamnes. Not long since a hilloc was here dig-
" ged down, and in it was found a stagg's hedd,
" and under neth coales, which is a raanifest
" profe that it was a Land marck.
§. XXI. I have above declared, that Stone-henge per.
I have no mind at this time to inter- hapsaBritishMonu-ment, notwithstand-
pose my own Sentiments about Stone- ing it might have

L. these. *L. sacrifice. henge.

xcii THE PUBLISHER'S
?i^r®°, \. Roman henge, and yet whereas formerly I
Work. Mr. Cam. , * . , ^ /, , , , _ "^
den's Approbation have Signify d , that 'tis a Roman
of, and Assistance Work, I shall now so far gratify the
in, Dr. Holland's . ,
Additions, may jus- Reader's curiosity as to assure him,
tify such as cite them t^^t I still am inclin'd to think it so
for Mr, Camden's
own. much owing to the Romans, as to have
one or more of them for carrying on the Ar
chitecture, whilst, at the same time, it is pro
bable it was, as our anonymous Author stiles it,
a Brittish and no Roman Monument, or it may
be even the Britains themselves raised it accord
ing to the Rules of Architecture in which they
had been instructed by the Romans, both peo
ple being as it were now incorporated, and the
Britains being at length so rauch beloved by
the Romans, that the Romans were very will
ing to do all imaginable service to them, as
may appear frora the Assistance they receiv'd
frora the Romans even at that time when the
Romans were oblig'd to relinquish the Isle for
securing other Parts ofthe Empire. But I will
not, I must not exspatiate. And yet I cannot,
before I leave this Subject, but ingenuously
confess, that I my self, some years ago, fell *
into the sarae raistake with Mr. AV^ebb in tak
ing Dr. Philemon Holland's Interpolation for

' Ductor Hist. Vol. IT. p.
319, Discourse concerning
some Antiquities found in
Yorjc-shire, attheEnd of the

iirst Vol, of Leland's t in. p.
106. ^ See the said Discourse,
p, 106.
Mr.

PREFACE. XCIII
Mr. Camden's own Words. And indeed, up
on recollection, I think that they may still be
properly enough call'd Camden's, since he both
allow'd of that and other Additions of the Dr's.
and hath not any where, that I know of, dis-
claira'd thera, having, I suppose, help'd the Dr.
to many of them, and being willing enough,
that they should be quoted and look'd upon as
his own. And 'twas upon account of his ap
probation of what Dr. Holland did, that he
drew up the Suppl ment, with a design that it
should be taken into the second Edition, in
which nevertheless it was omitted, being not, it
may be, coraraunicated to hira. It is likely
Mr. Webb hiraself also considered this raatter,
which if so it will excuse hira also, as well as Dr.
Charleton and others, for ascribing any Inter
polation to Mr. Camden, and then it will cease
to be a wonder, that either he or any one else
should raention Mr. Camden's instead of Dr,
Holland's narae.
Oxford August 3.
1725.

THE

XCIV

THE PUBLISHER'S

APPENDIX

To his Preface.

Num. I. Vide Praef. §. v.
E Pitseo de illustrib. Anglise Scriptorib. p. 890.
in Appendice.

De Petro Longatosta.
^ ETRVS Longatosta, Galium fuisse
suspicantur nonnuUi, ego vero
ii^^ existimo natione Anglura, Fuit
ordinis S. Augustini Canonicus
regularis in coenobio Bridlindg-
tonensi Eboracensis agri, Vir cui pietas
& doctrina celebre nomen dederunt, Hu-
raaniores bene tenuit litteras, historiis le-
gendis & scribendis non mediocriter delecta- tus.

THE PUBLISHER'S APP. 8(c. xcv
tus, In.Galliis aliquando studuit, & linguam
Gallicam accurate calluit. Ex Hereberto Bos-
carao Latine scriptam transtulit in rithmos Gal-
licanos Vitam S. Thonue Cantuariensis, Librum unum.
Scripsit Anglici chronicon Anglia, Librum unum.
MS. in bibliotheca Baronis Luraleiani. Dehoc
auctore nihil prorsus aliud invenio 
This is all in Pitseus. He seeras to have in
tended raore by the Points, Longatosta, I sup
pose, is a Mistake in hira, as well as in Leland
and Gesner for Longatofta.
Nura. II. Vide Prsef. §. v.
E Lelandi Comm. de Scriptorib. Brit. p. 218.
 Petrus Longatosta, canonicus Augustini-
anus in coenobio Brillendunensi, hunc \_Hereberti
Bossanhamensis de vita Thomce Becketi~\ transtulit
in Galileos rhythmos libellum.
Nura, III, Vide Praef §, v.
E Bibliotheca Gesneri, Tiguri\b9i3. Fol.
Petrus Longatosta, Gallus, Canonicus Re
gularis ccenobii Bridlyngtonensis in Anglia, ex
latino serraone in raetra Gallica transtulit opus
Hereberti de Boshara de Vita Thomaj Cantuar
riensis Lib. I. Joannes Lelandus. Num.

XCVI THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
Nura. IV. Vide Prasf. §. v;
Bp. Nicolson's Engl. Historical Library, p. 79.
Ed, Fol.
 Peter^de Langetoft, who drew up an ^Epi
tome of our Chronicles of old French Rhiraes,
bestowes one whole Book upon Edward I,
Nura, V. Vide Praef, §, ix, xii, xiv,
Robert of Brunne's Prologue to his Chronicle.
Incipit Prologus de historia Britannia, transumpta
per Robertum in materna lingua.
^Ordynges, that be now here,
If je wille listene & lere
All {le story of Inglande,
Als Robert Mannyng wryten it fand,
& on Inglysch has it schewed,
Not for 1^6 lerid bot for Jje lewed.
For J)o f>at in J^is land wonn,
fat ]>e Latyn no Frankys conn.
For to haf solace & gameli
In felawschip wheiT Ipai sitt samen.
And it is wisdom forto wytten
]>e state of ]>e land, an haf it wrylen :
What manere of folk first it wan,
& of what kynde it first began.

' Bibl. Cott, Julius, A. 5.

And

TO HIS PREFACE, xcvii
And gude it is for many thynges,
For to here J^e dedis of kynges,
Whilk were foles & whilk were wyse,
& whilk of l^am couth mast quantyse ;
And whilk did wrong & whilk ryght,
& whilk mayntend pes & fyght.
Of Jjare dedes salle be my sawe,
In what tyme & of what lawe,
I salle 50W schewe fro gre to gre,
Sen ]ie tyme of sir Noe,
Fro Noe vnto Eneas,
& what betwix J^am was,
And fro Eneas tille Brutus tyme,
J)at kynde he telles in Jiis ryme.
Fro Brutus title Cadwaladres,
Jje last Bry ton J>at Jiis lande lees.
Alle Jjat kynde & alle the frute,
Jjat come of Brutus Jjat is ]je Brute ;
And Ipe ryght Brute is told nomore,
J>an the Brytons tyme wore.
After \>e Bretons ]>e Inglis camen,
J>e lordschip of J^is lande ]>ai namen ;
South & North, West & Est,
Jjat calle men now J^e Inglis gest.
When jjai first amang J'e Bretons,
Jjat now ere Inglis J^an were Saxons,
Saxons Inglis hight alle olicbe,
J'ai aryued vp at Sandwyche,

XCVIII THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
In ]>e kynge's tyme Vortogefne,
jjat Jje lande walde Jjam not werne.
]>a,t were maysters of alle ]>e tojjire,
Hengist he hight & Hors his brajjire.
fes were hede, als we fynde.
Where of is comen oure Inglis kynde.
A hundrethe & fifty jere J'ai com,
Or }?ai receyued Cristendoiii .
So lang wdned J^ai jjis lande in,
Or J'ai herde out of Saynt Austyn,
Amang J^e Bretons with mykelle wo,
In sclaundire, in threte & in thro.
fes Inglis dedes je may here,
As Pers telles alle ])e manere.
One mayster Wace fe Fraukes telles^
f e Brute alle fat f e Latyn spelles.
Fro Eneas tille Cadwaladre,
fis mayster Wace fer leues he.
And ryght as mayster Wace says,
I telle myn Inglis fe same ways.
For mayster Wace f e Latyn alle rymes,
fat Pers ouerhippis many tymes.
Mayster Wace f e Brute alle redes,
& Pers tellis alle fe Inglis dedes.
fer mayster Wace of fe Brute left,
Ryght begynnes Pers eft,
And tellis forth f e Inglis story,
& as he says, fan say I.

TO HIS PREFACE. xcix
Als fai haf wryteiT& sayd,
Haf I alle in myn Inglis layd,
In symple speche as I oouthe,
fat is lightest in manne's mouthe.
I mad noght for no disoiirs, '
Ne for no seggers no harpoursj
Bot for fe luf of symple raen"^
fat strange Inglis can not kerf.
For many it ere fat strange Inglis
In ryme wate neuer what it is.
And bot fai wist what it mente,
Ellis me thoght it were alle schente.
1 made it not forto be praysed,
Bot at fe lewed meirwere aysed.
If it were made in ryme couwee,
Or in strangere or enterlace,
fat rede Inglis it ere inowe,
fat oouthe not haf coppled a kowe,
fat outhere in couwee or in baston
Som suld Laf ben fordon,
So fat felo men fat it herde,
Suld not witte howe fat it ferde.
I see in song in sedgeyng tale
Of Erceldoun & of Kendale,
Non fara' says as fai fam wroght,
& in fer sayng it semes noght.'
f at may fou here in Sir Tristrem,
Ouer gestes it has festieem, ''
VoLL h Ouer

THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
Ouer all fat is or waSj
If meiTit sayd as made Thomas.
Bot I here it no man so say,
pat of sora copple sora is away".
So fare fayre saying here befornej
Is fare trauayle nere forlorne.
fai sayd it for pride & nobleye,
fat non were suylk as f ei,
And alle fat fai wild ouerwhere,
Alle fat ilk wille now forfare.
fai sayd in so quainte Inglis,
fat manyone wate not what it is,.
f erfore heuyed weie f e more
In strange ryme to traUayle sorie,
And my witte was oure thynne,
So strange speche to trauayle in,
And forsoth I couth nogiit
So strange Inglis as fai wroght,''
And men besoght me many a tyme.
To turne it bot in light ryme.
])ai sayd, if I in strange it tUrne^
To here it manyOn suld skurne.
For it ere names fuUe selcouthe,
fat ere not vsed now in raouthcit
And f erfore for f e comonalte,
fat bly theiy wild listen to mCy
On light lange I it bega'n,
For Inf of f e lewed mail ,

To

TO ttiS PREFACE. ci j
To telle fam fe chaunces bolde,
fat here before was don & tolde.
For fis niakyng I wille no mede,
Bot gude prayere, when je it rede^
f erfore, je lordes lewed,
For wham I haf fis Inglis schewed,
Prayes to God he gyf me grace,
I trauayled for jour solace.
Of Brunne I am, if arty me blame,
Robert Mannyng is my name.
Blissed be he of God of heuene^
fat me Robert with gude wille neuerie;
In fe thrid Edwarde's tyme was Ij
When I wrote alle fis story.
In fe hous of Sixille I was a throwe,
Danz Robert of Maltone fat je know
Did it wryte for felawes sake,
Wheii fai wild solace make.
Nura, VI. Vide Pr»f. §. x, xix.
Exttact of a Letter', relating to Rohert of Brunne
and Peter de Langtoft, zDrttten from London to
the Publisher by the late learned J»hn Bridges,
Esq,: Nov.SS. 1723.
— — This day, by Godfrey the Oxford
Carrier, there goes a Packett, directed to Will-
mott the Bookseller, in which there is the MS.
of Robert of Brunne. It belongs to the Inner
h 2 Temple

CII THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
Temple Library, being given, with other MSS.
to that Society by the last Will of William Petyt,
Esq;, late Keeper ofthe Records in the Tower
of London. And Mr. Anstis being one of his
Trustees, I have, by his means, procur'd it for
you, in order to be printed.
It seems to be a perfect MS. from the be
ginning to the End, and written about the same
time that the Author liv'd, viz. at the beginning
of Edw. 3"^'^ Reign, You'll find in it severall
Things worthy of Remark.
First, it appears, that he liv'd sometirae in
the Monastery of Slrill or Sixle in Lincolnshire,
a mixt Monastery of Nunns and Friers: And
that he calls himself Robert Manning oi Brunne,
now Bourne, a Town also in Lincolnshire, where
was a Monastery, He calls himself also Z^anz
Robert of J\Ialton.
2diy, The Prologues acquaint us^ that Pers
{or Peter) Ae Langtoft, Canon of Bridlington,
wrote the Original History in French Rhime.
One part whereof, viz. from Eneas to CadwalUi'
der, was taken from Geff'ry of Monmouth, and
abridg'd by the said Peter, but translated raore
at large into French by Mayster Wace, which
Mayster Wace is follow'd cheifly by the Trans
lator; but in the other part, viz. to the End
of Edw. I. he tells the Story according to Lang
toft. 3dly,

TO HIS PREFACE. cm
•^dlj. There is an exact account of his being
Author of this Translation by a Note at the End
of both the first and second Parts, together
with the Time when it was wrote.
4thiy. 'There are some particular Passages of
History found in the Translator, that are not
in the Original, viz. That King Jo/m died at
Hauhe (or Haugli) in Lincolnshire. That Wen-
tUian, the daughter of Lewellyn, being an In
fant about two years old when her Father was
beheaded, was profess'd and died a Nun in the
Convent at Seinpringham. And that Gladous,
her Couzin-German, daughter of D(tvid bro
ther of Lewellyn, died also a Nun in the Mona
stery of Sixle, both of them being in the Coun
ty o? Lincoln. You'll find also in most Passages
the Translator to be more copious and large
than his Original.
5thiy- In his Prologues he takes notice pf se-
verall sorts of Old English Verse, viz. Couwe,
Stranger, Enterlace, and Baston. The first of
n
which ( Couwe) he gives Instances of and Marks
in the Margin. He also mentions severaU
Tales of Erceldoun, Kendale and Tristrem, all
which were very well known in those Days,
But I find none of thera expounded in our Mo
dern Glossaries, which therefore, as well as o-
ther antient Terms and Words, will need an
Explanation. h3 6*iy

ciy THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
gtjiiy. fpijg Historian speaks very freely of th?
Vices ofthe Court of Rome, particularly Popp
Boniface. There is a MS. in French Metre of Peter dc
Langtoft in the Cotton Library, Julius A. In thq
first Page whereof are these Remarks in mo
dern Hands :
" Hanc P. Langtoft in Galli.cam prosara ver-
" tit Auctor Scalae Chronicfe. Leyland.
" Multa continet notabilia, quge apud vul-
" gatos Historicos haud facile invenies.
" T. G." (i. e, Thoraas Gale. )
" Aliud Exemplar extat in Collegio Heral-
" dorura  Extat Versio Anglicana in-
" Lambethana Bibl. T. G,".
In the Elenchus of the said Cotton Library
MS, 'tis rightly observ'd, that this Historian
is very prolix or spatious in the Life of Edw. I.
The second part of the Chronicle begins
with these £3ur Latin Verses ;
Incipiunt Gesta, qua sunt Angiis manifesta,
Beda pater prasta Petro, quod dicat honesta.
Lector narrabit id quod Scriptu,ra parabit.
Petrus dictabit quod sibi Beda dabit.
Atthe end of the Volume (after a Tale or
Roraance in French of five Leaves, which in
tervene) are three other Verses, which seera to
referr to the same Peter de Langtoft. "Artus

TO HIS PREFACE. cr
** Artus Scriptoris careant gravitate doloris.
" Sermo de Bruto ft sub dictamine tuto.
*' Culpa datur Petro deficient e Metro.
This Translation was taken at first for Robert
of Gloucester by the total Ignorance of the Own
ers. — It is very strange, that this Author has
never been taken notice of or quoted. In ray
Opinion, it far exceeds R, of Gloucester^ both
for the raatter and raanner of his Story. Nei
ther do I find any Account of him in E^and, or
the other Byographers. Bishop Nicolson says
little or nothing, —r-. — '.

Nura. VII. Vide Praef. §. x, xiv.
Robert of Brunne's Transition (called a Prologue by
Mr. Bridges) from the first to the spcond Pfirt of his
Chronicle,
Explicit historia Britannice, transposita in lin
guam maternam per Robertum. Jnpipiunt Gesta An-r
glorum secundum Petrfim de Langtoft^ trtfnspqsitif.
per eundem R. Mannyng^ [OW haf I told of fe Bretons,
Of kynges & som barons.
How f ei mayntend fis lond,
Sif en Brutus first it fond^
Unto Cadwaldre's tyme,
fer of Bretons leue we to ryme,
h4 ft

CVI THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
& now of Inglis wille we telle,
Sen f e Bretons here gan duelle,
fat (oke f e lond f orgh Gode's hesto,
fer tyme we kaile f e Inglis geste,
Alle is cald geste Inglis, ;,
fat on fis langage spoken is.
Frankis spech is cald Romance,
So sais clerkes & raen of France,
Pers of Langtoft, a chanon
Of f e hous of ' BrdlyngtoiT ,
On Frankis stile fie storie wrote
Of Inglis kynges, for him we wote
He wrote fer dedes as f ei wrouht,
After him in Inglis I it brouht.
Of his menyng I wote f e way,
Bot his faire spech I c"an not say,
I am not worf i open his boke.
For no konyng fer on to loke,
Bot forto schew his mykelle witte
Oii my spech, fat is bot skitte ;
How he vfas quaynt in spech & wys,
fat suilk a boke mad of pris,
& gadred fe stories alle tille one,
fat neuer ore was mad for none.
Whan he first bigan his werk.
He bisouht a holy clerk.
To gyue him grace weie to spede,
fal holy man hight S. Bede.
' Sic.

For

TO HIS PREFACE. cvii
For in his bakes mykelle he fond.
He mad fyue bokes of Inglond.
I salle praie him fat ilk wais,
Als he holy & curtais,
He gif me grace weie to say,
& rightly fis in ryme lay,
fis story fat is said of Pers,
fat alio be paiid fat it hers. Amen.

Num. VIIL Vide Prsf. §. xi.
The Proceedings of the Abbat and Convent of Witi'
Chester against Joan of London^ A. D. 1285.
Prom an old MS. Fragment of that Age^ given
to the Publisher by Thomas Ward, Esq;.
OflScialis curia Cantuariensis religiose viro
priori reverenter salutera in Christo IhesU. Sua
noverit religio, ubj abbas & conventus Win-
phester peticione monstrarunt, quod vos, prae-
tendentes a sede apostolica vobis esse coramis-
sura, ut in raonasterio suo de Winchester, Jo-
bannae de London, niulieri conversas, ad sui
sustentacioneraj suo perpetuo de tanto faceretis
annis singulis providere, quantnni unus de mo
nachis, ibideni existentibijs, pro suis alimentis
percipit, annuatim eidem Johannae, ' octo s .
sterlingorura, percipiendos per annum, quoad
' F. octo scilicet libras sterlingorum, peroipiendas. vixerit.

CVIII THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
vixerit, de monasterio Wynchester memoraio,
certis terris, pro eequalibus porcionibus, nomi
ne sustentacionis hujus religiosa;, ipsis ad hffic
nullatenus evocatis, nee de ipso mandato apo-
stolico, seu de provisione ipsa, per citacionis
seu denunciacionis modum, quicquam scienti-
bus, sed ignorantibus, immo nulla super facul-
tatibus dicti monasterii, seu super asstiraatione
vel valore exhibicionis seu sustentacionis cujus-
cunq; monachi domus ejusdem per annum, in-
quisicionepraeraissa, in ipsorum religiosorum, ac
suae domus, praej udicium non modicum & gra-
varaen, praesertira cunn in inraensuni apre alieno
fuerint ornati, non absq; juris ofi*ensa, inique
& teraere providistis, a qua vestrae provisionis
hujus sentencia, tanquara ab iniqiia, quam ci
to id ad notitiam eorundem pervenit, sedem
apostolicara, & pro tuitione sedem Cantuari-
ensem legitime, ut asserunt, applicuerunt. Qup-
re vobis inhibemus, & ceteris omnibus, qui
bus exigit inhiberi, ne, pendente in curia Can«
tuariensi hujus tuitionis appellatiopis negocio,
aliud hac occasione acceptetur seu acceptare fa
cialis, in partis paejudiciuni appellantis, qqo
minus liberam habeat proseputipneip ^ppellfi-
tionis suae, prout justura fuerit ' utriusq,-. Pj-
tetur eciara, seu citare faciatis peremptorie par-

• Sic cum duobus punctis sub «, perinde ac si utrisque Ugi
debeat. . '

tem

TO HIS PREFACE. cix>
tem appellatam, quod compareat coram nobis,
vel commissario nostro, in ecclesia beatae Ma-
rife de arcubus Londoniae, tercio die juridico
post Octavas Sanctae Trinitatis, factura & re-
ceptura super praemissis, quod postulaverit or
do juris, & pariter ad proeedendum in princi
pal!, si viderit expedire. De die vero receptio-
nis praesentium, & quod super praemissis feceri-
tis, nobis, vel commissario nostro, dictis die &
loco constare faciatis, per litteras vestras paten
tes harum seriem continentes. Dat; Londoniae
quarto Nonas Maii, anno Doraini M"?. CC.
octogesirao quinto.
Nura. IX. Vide Prajf. §. xi.
A Letter concerning the reputed Nunnery at Little-
Gidding in Huntingtonshire. From a MS. lent
to the Publisher on July 6*. 1 724. by Tlwmas
Ward, of Longbridge near Warwick, Esq;.
The Coppie pf ray Letter to Sr. Thoraas Hed
ley, Kt. Serjeant at Lawe, upon his Request
to certifie, as I found, concerninge the re
puted Nunnerie att Giddinge in Hunting
tonshire, Good Mr. Serjeant,
I cann give you but a short Relation of ray,
pot two howers, staye at the reputed (at least re-

tx THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
reported) Nunnery at Giddinge, and yet must
leave out three partes of our passages, as fitter
for Relation then a letter, I came thither af
ter terme, and found ^ a faire house fairelie
seated,, to which I passed througha faire grove>
and sweete walkes, letticed and gardened on
both sides, their livelihood. 500u, per annum
(as ray Lord Mountague tolde race,)
A man servant brought me into a faire
spacious Parlour, whether soone after came to
mee the olde Gentlewoman's second sonn, a
batchelor ofa plaine presence, but of able speech
and parts, whoe (after I had, aswell as in such
case I coulde, deprecated anye ill conceipt of
mee, for soe unusuall and bolde a visite ) en-
tertayned race very civilly, and with humility,
yet saide, I was the first that ever carae to
thera in that kinde, though not the first that
they had heard of, that deterrained to cottie.
After Deprecations and some ' Complements,
hee said, I shoulde see his mother, if I pleased,
I shewinge my desire, hee went upp into a
Chamber, and presently came his mother, (a
tall, straight, cleare coraplextioned, grave Ma
tron, of, 80. yeares of age) his eldest brother
raarried, (but wheather ' Widdowe or noe, I
asked not, ) a short, blacke coraplextioned raan,
his apparrell and hayre soe fashioned, as raade
' F. Widower. hira

TO HIS PREFACE. cxx
him shewe Preist like, and his sister married
to one Mr. Cooles, by whom shee hath. 14.
or. 15. Children, all which are in the bowse,
which I sawe not yet ; and of these, and two
or three mayde servants, the Familie consisted.
I saluted the mother, and daughter, not like
Nunne^, but as wee use to salute other wo
men ; and after wee were all sett circular wise,
and my Deprecations renewed to the other
three, I desired that, to their favour of enter-
tayninge of mee, they woulde add the givinge
of mee a free libertie to speake ' ingeniouslicj
what I conceived of any thinge I shoulde see
or have hearde of, without any distast to them.
Which beinge graunted,
I first tolde them what I had heard of the
Nunnes of Giddinge ; of two watchinge and
prayinge all night; oftheir Cannonicall howers;
oftheir crosses on the outside, and inside oftheir
Chappell ; of an Alter there richly decked with
plate, tapestry, and tapers; of their * Adora
tions, Iniculations at their entringe therein,
¦which I objected raight savour of Superstition
and Popery. 
Heere the younger sonne (the mouth for
them all) cut mee off, and to 'this last an-
sweared.

--¦''Sic. * F. Adorations, Genvjlections, and Genieulatiohs,
Nam »ic infra in libello impresso.
-<«.. First

CXII 'THE PUBLISHER S APPENDIX
First with a protestation, that hee did a,i
Verely beleeve the Pope to bee Antichrist, as
any Article of his faith. Where with I was sa-*
tisfied and silenced touchinge that pointe.
For the Nunnery, hee said, the names of
Nunnes was odious, but the truth ( fi'om whence
that untrue report might arise) was two of his
• Neeces, and lived one with thother. 32. yeares
virgins, and soe resolved to continue, as hee
hoped they woulde, the better to give them
selves to fastinge and praier, but had made no
vowes. For their Cannonicall howres, hee saide, they
usuallie praied. 6. tymes a daie, (as I remem
ber,) twice a daie publiquelie in the Chap
pell, and. 4. tymes more privatelie in their
howse ; in the Chappell after the Order ofthe
booke of Common-praier, in their house per-
ticular praiers for a private Family. I saide, if
they spent soe rauch tyme in prayinge, they
would leave little for preachinge, or for their
weekelie callings. For the one I vouched the
text, Hee that turneth awaye his eare from hear-"
inge the Lawe, his praier is abominable. For the
other, sixe dayes slialt thou Labour &c.
To the one hee answeared, that a Neighbour
Minister, of another Parish, came on Sunday
morninge, and preached in their Chappell, and

' F. N(eces had lived.
some

TO HIS PREFACE. cxni
some tymes they went to his Parish ; To the
other, that their callinge was to serve God,
which he tooke to bee the best.
I replyed, that for men in health, and of
active and able bodies, and parts, it were a
temptinge of God, to quitt our Callings, and
whoUie betake our selves to fastinge, praier,
and a Conteraplatinge lyfe, which by sorae is
thought to bee noe better, then a specious
kind of Idlenes, not to terrae it, as St. Augu
stine termes Morrall vertues without Christ,
Splendida peccata. Hee rejoyned, that they
found diverse perplexities, distractions, and al
most utter ruine in their callings, but if others
knewe, what comfort and content God had mi
nistred unto them, since their sequestration,
and with incredible iraproveraent to their live
lihood, it might incourage others to the like
course. I said, that such an ' Invitation might bee
of dangerous Consequence, and that yf any,
which were in good * Cause before, shoulde
thereby fall into povertie, fewe afterwards
woulde foUowe the example.
For their night watchinge, s at their risinge
at. 4, of the Clocke in the morninge, which
( I said ) was much for one of. 80. yeares, and
for Children; To the one hee saide, it was
' L, Imevation. * F. Case. ' L. and their. not

cxiY THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
not much, sithence they alwaie? went to bedd
at, 7, of the Clocke in the eveninge. For the
other hee confest, there^ * was every night two
(Alternatim) continued in tlieir devotions, that
* went to bedd untill the rest arose.
For th; Crossesj he made mee the usuall
Answeare, that they were not xishamed of that
badge of Christian profession, which the pro-
pugners of the faith bare in their banners, and
which wee in our Church disciplyne r'eteyne to
this daie.
For their Chappell, that it ¦was nowe neere
Chappell tyme, ( for eleaven is the howre in
the forenoone ) and that I might ( if I pleased)
accompany them thither, and soe satisfie my
selfe best of what I had heard concerning
that. T ' "
Which offer I willinglie enterfeyned. Meahe
tyme, I told them, that 1 perceived all was
not true, that I had heard of the place. For
I coulde see noe such inscription on the fron-
tespeeee of the howse, conteyninge an Invita
tion of s Itch as were willinge to learne of them,
or woulde teach thetti better, which was soihe
incouragement to tnee to come (as one desi
rous to learne, not to teach) knd might bee
some excuse of my Audacity, if they will be
pleased soe to accept it, ' '
' F. were. * F. went not to. But

To HIS PREFACE. cxv
But hee (barringe race frora further Complc-
tjhents) said, the ground of that Report hunge
Over my head> wee sittinge by the Chymney,
On the Chymney peeCe was a Manuscript Ta-
bletUre, which after I had read, I Craved leave
to hegg a Coppie thereof, soe that they woulde
not take mee for to bold a begger, which hee
forthwith tooke downcj and comraaunded to
bee presentlie transcribed, and given mee, I
offered the writer money for his deserved
paines, which was refused, and they conjured
liiee not to offer it the second tyrae, and there
upon raade it his suite to mee, not to offer any
thinge to any of that lioUse at my partinge,
or otherwise.
The Words of the protestation are as follow^
eth.
L II. S.
Hee that, by reproof e of '\ • Hee that, by a cheare-
our Ertors, or Remon- j full participation of that
strance of that which is > which is good, confirmes
perfeel, seelces to make ns . us in the same, is weU
belter, is welcome as an j come as a Christian frend,
Angeli qf God ; And

But

Jlee that any waie goeth
about to divert or disturhe
Vol. I. its

And hee t hat-faults us in
absence for that which
i ' isii

cxvi THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
us. in that which is, and ' is" in presence hee made
ought to bee, amongst a shewe to approve of^
Christians, is a burthen k. shal, bj/ a double guilt of
whilst hee states, and shall
beare his Judgment what
soever hee bee.

flattery and slaunder, via-'
late the hands of frend'
shipp and Christianitye.

Mary Farrer Widdowe, and mother of this Fa
milie, aged about. 80. yeares, that bidds a dewe
to all f eares, and hopes of this worlde, and de
sires to serve God.
To the matter of this Declaration, beinge
in such generall termes, I said, I thought it
without Exception, but praied leave to except
against a Circumstance, namely the Inscription,
beinge the proper Character of th6 Jesuites in
every booke and exhibite of theirs. Hee said,
it was that Auspicious name, •worthy to bee
the Alpha and Omega of all our doinges, and
wee are comraaunded to Write such thinges on the
posts of our houses, and upon our gates.
I toulde him, I was farr from exceptinge
against that sacred and savinge name of Jesus,
onlie I coulde have wished it written at length,
or anie other waies, to have differed from that
the Papists onlie use, and noe Protestants, and
that the text hee mentioned was in the oulde

Dele. Te

Tp HIS PREFACE. cxvii
Testament, where there was noe mention of
JesUs but of Jehova, to my remembrance; but
wee passed by this towards the Chappell, being
about two paces frora the howse, but staid a
jittle (as with a parenthesis) vvith a glasse of
sacke, suger-cake, and a fine napkin brought
by a. mannerlie maide, which refreshed my me
morie, to tell them what my Lord Bishopp of
Lincolne saide of them, wherein yet I brake noe
Lawes of humanitie, nor hospitalitie, though
spoken at the Table, For hee said nothinge
hut that they might, and were gladd to, heare,
beinge but the Relation of the grave and dis-
creete Answcares (as my Lord hiraselfe termed
them ) of the oulde Gentlewoman's to some of
his Lordshipp's expostulations to that part con
cerninge the younge deacon, which his Lord*
shipp had heard of to come from Cambridge,
to associate in their Chappel!, Hee {innuendo
ever the younger sonne,) whoe onlie was the
speaker, gaid, that hiraselfe was the younge
deacon intended, that hee is 43. yeares olde,
was fellowe of an howse in Cambridge, and
hath taken Orders of Deacon (to saie nothinge
of his havinge been at Rome) whereof I coulde
have excepted noe more against'him, then hee
might to mee. For havinge been so longe
in the labour of the Chappell, it is nowe high
tyme wee were at Church. i 2 At

f xvm THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
At the entringe whereof hee made a lowe
obeysance, fewe paces further a lower, comm-
iiige to the halfe-pace, which was at the East
end, where the Table stood, hee bowed to the
ground, if not prostrated hiraselfe, then went
upp into a faire large readinge place, a preach
inge place beinge ofthe same proporcion, rig'ht
over against it.
The Mother with all her trayne, which were
her daughter, and daughter's daughters, had
a faire Island seate. Hee placed mee above up
on the halfe-pace, with two faire longe Win-
dowe-Cushions of greene Velvett before mee.
Over against mee was there such another seate
soe suited, but noe body to sitt in it.
The daughter's. 4, • sonnes kneeled all the
while at the edge of the lialfe-pace, all in
blacke-gownes, and, as they went to Church,
in round Monmoth-Capps (as my man said,
for I looked not backe) the rest all in blacke,
save one ofthe daughters, whoe was irt a Fryer's
greene gowne.
Wee beinge thus placed, the Deacon (for
soe I must nowe call him) with a very lovvde
and distinct voice, began with the Letany, read
divers Praiers and Collects in the booke of
Common-praier, and Athanasius his Creede,
aud concluded with The peace of God, ^c.

All

TO HIS PREFACE, cxix
' All attended", the Mother, with all her
Company, attended my comrainge downe; but
her Sonne decon toulde her, I woulde staie a
while, to viewe the Chappell: see (with all
their Civill salutations towards mee, which I
retorned them a farr off, and durst come noe
neerer, least I shoulde have light upim one
of the virgins, not knowinge wheather they
woulde have taken a kisse in good part or noe)
they departed home, Nowe none but the dea
con and I left, I observed the Chappell in ge-
nerall to be fairelie and sweetelie adorned with
herbes and flowers, naturall in some part, and
artificiall upon every Pillar thereof a longe
both sides the Chappell, such as are in Cathe-
dralls, with Tapers (I meane, great Virgin
Waxe Candles) on every Pillar, The halfe-
pace, at the upper end (for there was noe other
division betwixt the body of the Chappell and
the East part) wag all covered with tapistry, and
upon that half-pace stood the Communion
Table, not Altarwise (as was reported) with
a rich Carpett hanginge very large upon the.
• halfe,and somme of plate, as a Callice and Can-
dlestickes with waxe Candells. By the preach
inge place stood the font, the legg, laver and
cover all of brasse cutt and carVed, the Cover
» r, delend, nisi malis, All ended. * F, halfe.pace, and
some plate.
i3 had

cxx THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
had a Crosse erected, the laver of the bignes
of a harbor's Basen; and this is all I had lea-
sure to observe in the Chappell, save that I
asked for the Organs, whiche he toulde mee
were not there, but that they had a paire in
their house. I asked alsoe, what use they made
of so many Tappers, Hee said, to give them
light, when they coulde not see without them.
Then havinge formerlie (as I said before) ob'
teyned leave, to saie what I listed, I asked
him, to whom hee made all those Gurtisies*
Hee saide, to God. I asked him, if the Pa
pists raake any other answeare for theire bow-
iilge to Images and Grucifexes, yet wee ac
compt them Idolaters for soe doinge. Hee
said, wee have noe such Warrant, for the one,
but for the other, wee have a precept to doe
all things with decencie and order, as hee tooke
this to bee, I demaiinded then, why hee used
not the same solempnitie in his service at his
howse, and wheather hee thought that Chap'
pell more holie then his howse. Hep said noe,
but that God was raore iraediatelie present,
whiles we were worshippinge hira in the Tem
ple, I replied, that God was as present at
Panic's Crosse as at Panic's Church, and at the
preachinge place at White hall and Spittle-Ser'
prions as elsewhere. For wheresoever two or
Ihfep aye gathered toge^ther in his name, God

TO HIS PREFACE. cxxc
is in the middest of them. And yet in those
places, noe not in the bodie of the Church,
though there bee sermon and praiers, we did
not use this threefold reverence, nor any lowe
bowinge, unlesse in the Chancell towards the
East, where an Altar, or sorae ' Crucifex, is*
Hee answeared race sorae thinge of the Trina-
ry nuraber of this their bowinge, which I did
not well understand, nor ^ wee heare. This,
as all other our discourse beinge ended with
mildenes and raoderation (on his part, at the
least) I said further, that since their devotions,
from which they woulde ^be loath to bee » de
livered or interrupted, (as in their said protesta
tion maie appeare, ) are more strict and regular,
and if in their Consciences they, were pers wad
ed, that all their Forraalities and Cereraonies
were but * Adiaphera (thinge indifferent) I then
thought, they were as wyse as Serpents in the
" Scripture, since in * coraplayninge soe with
Church Cereraonies, that they raight them
selves hould on their Course without exce_
ption, for in ^ this Comptenent though authori
tie woulde not except against thera, unlesse
for exceedinge the Cathedrall, wjioe raake hu*
one Reverence, whereas they make three. Hee

' Sic. ' F, well. ' F, di.
verted, * L, adiaphora (things
&c. i F. S. ripiure sen: e. ''
An, complying? ' Sic ha;c

concipiuntur. Conjeceram,
this, authoritie, though com.
petent, -would &c,
i 4 saide.

CXXII THE PUBLISHER S APPENDIX
, "saide, I spake like one that it seemed had had
experience in the Worlde. Beeinge nowe neere
twelve ofthe Clocke, wee ended our Discourse,
and I called for ray horses, hopinge there upon,
that hee woulde have invited race to staie dyn
ner, not for that I cared for his, or any raan's
meate ( for you had given mee a dynner in too
good a breakefast, ) but that I might have gayn-
¦ed more ' more" tynie to have seene and ob
served more of their fashions, and wheather
the Virgins, and younger sorte woulde have
mingled with us, with diverse other thinges,
which a dynner tyme would have ministred
matter for ; but in steede of makinge race staie,
hee alsoe helped race in callinge for ray horses,
accompanyinge race even unto ray stirropp,
and soe I not returninge into the howse, as
wee frends mett, soe wee parted.
Many more questions I thought on, when
it was too late, and yet, you see, I was not
idle for the shorte tynie I staide. I asked him
of their nionethelie receivinge the Sacraraent,
and wheather their servants, when they receive
ed, were attended by their Masters and Mi
stresses, and not suffered soe much as to-laye
or take awaie their owne trenchers, (as I had
heard;) whereat hee smiled, as at a frivilous
fable, and said, that the only difference from

Dele. othex

TO HIS PREFACE. cxxiii
other dales was, that the servants, the daie they
received, satt at the same Table with thera.
I heard alsoe, that they never rost any nieate,
onlie boile and bake, but not in paste, that
their servants maie not bee much hindered
from their devotions, and that they have but
one horse araongst thera all; but of those I
made noe mention.
They are extraordinary well reported of by
their neighbours, that they are very liberall to
the poore, at greate cost in preparinge of phi-
sick and Surgery for the si eke and sore, whom
they alsoe visitt often, arid some. 60. or. 80.
poore people they taske with Catechisticall
questions, which, when they ' come, cann make
noe Answeare there unto, they are rewarded
with money and dynner, by reason of which
Corody of meate and money, the poore* Ca
techumen learne their lessons well, and soe their
bodies and soules are well fedd.
I finde them full of humanitie, and libera
litie, and others speake as much of their Cha-
ritie, which I also verelie beleeve, and there
fore ara farr frora censuringe them, of whom I
think much better then of ray selfe.
My' apposinge sorae of their opinions and
practise (as you raaie see in this ray Relation,

'F. come, andean trtake .4nsj:eare thereunto, &c. 'L, Cate.
chumens. ' Sic.
where-

CXXIV THE PUBLISHER'S APP, STe,
wherein I maie have varied in sorae Circum
stances, but nothinge from the substance) was
onlie by waie of argument, and for myne owne
better Information,
I shall be gladd to observe, howe wyser men
will judge of them, or iraitate their Course of
lyfe. I intended not a third part of this, when I
begann, as you raaie see by my first lynes.
But one thinge drawinge on another, I have
flowe left out a little or nothinge to my re
membrance, savinge that I thought fitt in good
manners, upon my first affront, to make waie
for my welcome, and ad captandam benevolen-
iiam, which is not worth the repeatinge if I
ooulde, and I am some thinge better at actinge
such a part, then at relatinge it, though good
at neither.
After this longe and tedious Relation, I must
nowe raake but short thankes to you and ray
Ladie, for ray longe and kinde welcorae, where
in ray wyfe joyneth with race, prayinge my Re
membrance of my lovinge respects to our kinde
Neece, hopinge the good Schollers at West
minster are well, and soe I leave you all in the
grace of God, and ara The same
Your lovinge Frend

H,S.

Num.

Num. X. Vide Praef. §. xi.
Ji Copy of the printed Pamphlet about the reputed,
Nunnery at Little-Gidding in Huntingtonshire.
THE
ARMINIAN NUNNERY: OR,
A BRIEFE DESCRIPTION AND
Relation of the late erected JVIonasticaU Place,
called the Arminian Nunnery at little
GiDOiNG in Huntington-Shire,
Humbly recommended to the wise consideration of this
present Parliament.
¦yhe Foundation is by a Company of Fabraks
 ^ at Gidding.

Printed for Thomas Underhill; mdcxli.

THE

ARMINIAN NUNNERY :

A BRIEFE DESCRIPTION
and Relation of the late erected JVIonasticaU
Place, called the Arminian Nunnery at
little Gidding in Huntington-Suire.
The Foundation is by a Company of Farrars at
GIDDING.
HERE stands a faire Ho vse.
well scituated with a fine Grove
and sweet Walks, Letticed and
Gardined on both sides ; their
livelihood or Revenew about 500. 1. per Annum.
One of my Lord JVIountagues Mansion-Houses
being within two or three miles off called Hem-
mington House not farre from Oundle.
* A Gentleman comraing to visit the said •Pas- *•
House, was first brought to " faire spacious Par-

' Tlie Pages in the Margin answer the former Impression,
Sic. lour.

CXXVIII THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
lour, where soone after appeared the old Gen*
tlewomans second sonne, a fiatchelour of a
plain presence, but pregnant of speech and
parts, unto whom when I had deprecated and
excused my selfe for so sudden and bold a visit,
he entertained me with seeming civilitie and
humilitie. After deprecations and sorae corapleraents
past betwixt us, he said I should see his Mo*
ther if I pleased, and I shewing ray desire, hee
went up into a Chamber, and presently re
turned with his Mother, (a tall ancient Gen-
tleworaan about SO, yeares of age ) shee being
Matron ofthe House, his elder Brother a Priest
like man in habit and haire. Now he had a
Sister raarried in the House to one Mr. Cooles,
who had 14, or 15. Children in the House, and
of these with a man-servant and 2. or 3. maid
servants the Family then consisted.
I -was permitted to salute the Mother and
Daughters, as we use to salute other women:
and after we were all sitten Circular, I had
leave to speake ingenuously of what I had heard
and did or might conceive of their House. I
first told him what I had heard of the J<Punns at
Gidding; of two watching and praying all night;
oftheir CanonicaU houres; oftheir Crosses on the
outside and inside of the C^appeZZ; of an .^Ztor
richly decked with Tapestry, Plate and Tapers; of

TO His PREFACE. cxxix
of their Adorations, genuflections, ajid genicula-
tions, which I told them plainly might strong
ly savour of Superstition and Popery.
Now you raust understand that the younger
Brother who first came unto rae is a jolly pra-
graaticall and Priest-like fellow, and is the mouth
for all the rest, and he began to cut me off, and
answered with a serious protestation (though
not so properly ) that he did as verily * beleeve • pag. §
the Pope to be Antichrist, as any Article of his
Faith, which I noted and gave the hearing :
and therein if he spake frora his heart, he rauch
differed from the opinons of Priest Shelford,
Priest Squire, Dr. Draffig, the red Dragon of
Arminians, and other eminent Arminians.
He denied the place to be a JVuhnery, and
that none of his Neeces were Nunnes: but hee
confessed that two of his J^ieces had lived the
one thirtie, the other thirty and two yeares
Virgins, and so resolved to continue (as he hop
ed they would) to give themselves to JFasting
and Prayers; but had made no Vowes,
For their CanonicaU hours, he said they usually
prayed ^. times a day, viz. 2. times a day pu
bl ikly in the Chappel, and 4. times a day more
privatly in the//o«se; in ihe^Chappel after the
Order ofthe Booke of Common Prayer, at both
times chanting out aloud the Letany ; and in their
//oMse particular private Prayers for a Familie. And

exxx THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX '
And hee being asked, if they spent so rauch
tirae in Praying, they would leave little for
Preaching, or for their weekly calling for which
the Text is pregnant : He tliat turneth away his
eares, from hearing tlie Law, his pi^ayer is abomi^
nable: Pro. 18. and 19. And the fourth Cora-
manderaent. Six dayes shalt thou labour, ^c. Un^.
to which this Priest-like pregnant Prolocutor
answered but slubbringly. That soraetiraes a
neighbour Parson would corae and preach in
their Chappell ; and to the other. That their
Ccilling (forsooth ) was to serve God, which he
tooke to be best : Oh the stupid and blind de
votion of these people, for Men and Women
in health of able and active bodies and parts
to have no particular Callings, or to quit their
Callings, and betake themselves to I wot not
* Pag. 4. what new forme of Fasting andi Prayer, and * a
contemplative idle life; a lip-labour devotion,
and a will- worship, Eccl. 4. ^ 17. which by
the word of God is no better than a specioug
kind of idleness, a,%^t. Augustine tex^ne^ them
to be but splendida peccata : as if diligence in
our particular lawfuU callings were no part of
our service to God,
And doubtlesse such a Monastick Innovation
ina settled Church-governraent, is of danger
ous consequence in many respects.

For

TO HIS PREFACE. cxxxi
For their night-watching and rising at 4. ofthe
Clock in the moming (which was much for the
Matron of 80, yeares of age, and for her
Grand-children) the Priestlike Prolocutor did
not want a premeditated excusive Justifica
tion: But how neere it complieth with the su
perstitious Nunneries in Popish places beyond
the Seas, I and others that have travelled and
seene them may plainely perceive and notifie;
especially considering hee could not bnt con
fesse there were every night two (alternatim)
continued in their Devotions untill the rest
rose. For their divers Crosses, the ' Prolocuter made
me this answere ; That they were not ashamed
ofthe badge of Christian profession, which the
first Propugnators of Faith bore in their Ban
ners, and which are in our Church Discipline
retained unto this day.
How confused and absurd this Crosse An
swere was, let every Christian man judge.
On the Chiraney-peice where wee sate, there
was a Manuscript Tableture with this Inscrip
tion following, whereof I desired, and had a
Coppy ti'anscribed.

' Sic.

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' Pag. S.

He that by rcprofe of
our errors or remem-
branpe of that whichis
mpre perfect seekes to
make us better is wel
come and an Angel of
God.
He that any way goes a-
bout to divert or disturb
us in that which is and
ought to bee amongst
Christians though it be
not usuall with the
World, is a burthen
whiles he stayes and
shall beare his judge
ment whosoever he be.

!Hee that by a cheerc;
full participation of tbat
which is good confirms
us in the same, is wel
come as a Christian
Friend.
But /Hee that faults us in ah*
sence for tbat which in
presence hee made shew
to approve of, shall by
a double guilt of flattery
*:^\ and slander violate the
bonds of Friendship anc^
Christianity.

Mary Ferrar Widdow, Mother and Matron
of this Familie; aged about 80. yeares^ that
bids adue to all ftarts and hopes of this worlds
and desires to serve God.
The Letters of the top of which Inscription
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TO HIS PREFACE. cxxxiii
ry Booke and Exhibite of theirs. And the lines
ofthe Inscription, how full of nonsence, justi
fication and ostentation of superstitious devo
tion, besides their Creation of ^ngeZs of Gon;
Let every understanding Christian Reader or
hearer hereof judge.
The Prolocutor in justification of the Je
suitical forme of Letters which I excepted
against: he said it was the auspicious narae
worthy to be the Alpha and Omega of all our
Actions, and wee are comraanded to write such
tilings upon the posts of our House?, and upon our
Gates: Whereas indeed the Text which hee
aimed at is in the Old Testament and not in
the New, where there is no * mention of Jesus * Pag. e,
but Jehovah : And the words are most plainly,
JVIoses Precept of the Law of God, q,nd not of
the Name, &c. Deut. 6. &;c.
Therfore this his Apologeticall answere yv&s,
nothing but ignorant Eloquence, or eloquent
Ignorance ; most grossly and absurdly applyed,
This Prolocutor confessed hiraselfe to bee
about 42. yeares old, was a fellow in a House
in Cambridge (he naraed not what House) and
that he had taken Orders of a Deacon (but he
said nothing of his having beene at Rome, as i^
is well knowne he hath beene. )
Now I was invited by this Deacon to goe
with him into the Chappell to their devotion*
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at the entrance whereof this Priestlike deft Dea
con raade a low obeysance, a few paces farther
lower, and coraming to the half-pace which is
at the East end where the aUered Table stood,
hee bowed and prostrated hiraselfe to the
ground; then he went up into a faire large
reading place ( having placed mee above with
a faire large Window Cushion of green Velvet
before rae : ) The Mother Matron with all her
Traine, which were her Daughters and Daugh
ters Daughters, who with foure Sonnes kneeled
all the while on the bodie of the halfe pace, all
being in black gownes, and as they came ta
Church in round Monraouth Capps, all I say in
blacke, save one ofthe Daughters who was in a,
Friers grey gowne.
We being all placed before the Deacon (for
now so we raust call hira) with a very loud and
shrill voyce began and trolled out the Letanie,
and read divers other Prayers and Collects in
the Book of Common Prayer and Athanasius his
Creed ; and concluded with the forme of words,
of, The Peace of God, &c.
Their Service ended, the Mother ¦with all
*Pag.7- her .Company attending my comming downe;
but I durst not come very neere lest I might
happily have light upon one of the Virgins
lippes, not knowing whether they would have
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TO HIS PREFACE. cxxxv
their civill salutations towards mee, which I
returned them a far off, they departed frora
the Chappell hoine.
Now the Deacon and 1 left, I observed the
Chappell in generall to bee faifely and spe
ciously adorned with herbes and flowers natur
all and artificiall, and upon every pillar along
on both sides the Chappell ( such as are in Ca
thedrall Churches, ) Tapers; I meane, great Vir-
gin-waxe-Candles on every Pillar: The halfe-
pace at the upper end ( for there was no other
division betwixt the body of the Chappell and
the East end) was all covered with Tapestry
and upon that halfe-pace stood the Altar-like
Table, with a rich Carpet hanging very large on
the halfe-pace, and some Plate, as a Challice,
and Candlesticks with waxe-Candles ill thera:
By the preaching-place stood the Font, a Leg-
laver and cover all of Brasse cut and carved
with Iraagery worke, the Laver of the bignesse
ofa Barbers Bason, and the Cover had a Crosse
erected on it. And this is all I had leisure to
observe in the Chappell.
Then I made bolde in temperate termes to
aske the Deacon what use they made of so ma
ny Tapers on the Table, and in the Chappell ;
he answered (forsooth) to give them light,
when they could not see without them. And
having formerly as I said before obtained lea;ve
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to say what I listed, I asked him to whom he
made all these Courtesies, bowings and prostra
tions, he said to God; 1 told him the Papists
make no other answere for their bowing to
Images and Crucifixes, yet we account them
Idolaters for so doing, as j ustly wee may : Hee
•P»g, 8, said wee * have no such warrant for the one;
but for the other we had a precept (forsooth)
to doe aU things with decencie and order, as he
tooke this to be. I demanded then why hee
used not the sarae soleranitie in his house, and
whether he thought the Chappell more holy
then his House, he said no, but that God was
more imniediately present in the Chappell then
in the House, whilst we were worshipping him,
I replied that God was as present aiPaulesCrosse,
as in Paules Church, at the Preaching-place at
White hall and the Spittle-Sermons, as in other
Churches and Chappels. For wher-esoever two
or three, Sfc. and in those fore-named places, no
not in the bodie of any Churches, though there
be Sermons . and Prayer»j there, we do not use
this threefold reverence, or bowing, or pro
strating, no nor the Papists themselves, unlesse
in the Chancell towards the East, wherein an
Altar or sorae Crucifix is; He answered me
somewhat confusedly, for this their trinary
number of bowing which I did not well under'
stand, nor well conceive what he meant. It

TO HIS PREFACE. cxxxvu
It seemes moreover that at their monthly
receiving the Sacraraent (which this defendant
Deacon performeth and consecrateth the bread
and wine) their servants when they received,
were attended by their Master and Mistris, ^nd
not suffered to lay or take away their owne
trenchers as it is reported.
They also take upon them to be Phisitians
andChirurgions inministring Physicke and Chi-
rurgery for the sick and sore, and pretend to
be very charitable to the poore; but as it is
verily thought in a meritorious way.
They also take upon thera to be Catechisers
and to task many poore people with Catechi
sticall questions; Which when they corae and
can make answere thereunto, they are re
warded with money and their dinners, * and • Pag, 9,
so they pretend they feed the poores bodies
and soules. But their Catechisme or Catechi
sticall questions ( some say ) are strange ones and
• for different from our Orthodox Catechismes.
* Your raay take notice that since the obser
vation of the preraisses, th' old Matron of the
place is dead.
And now beloved and Christian Reader, you
have had an ingenuous Relation of this late
erected reUgious House for the service of God
(as the Founders would have it terraed and
• Sic, * Sic.
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cxxxvm THE PUBLISHERS APPENDIX
held. ) But certes we may wonder at nothing
more " that in a settled Church-government our
Bishops who are accounted Governours of the
Church will permit any such erection or Founda
tion, so neerly complying with Popery, and that
by a fond and fantasticall Family of Farrars, the
principail Preist a poly-pragmaticall Fellow, hav
ing beene at Rome, and there (as it is credibly
reported) he was conformable to all the abo
minable Ceremonies and Services of the Church
of Rome. Now forsooth, in outward shew,
hee would pretend that hee and the rest dis
claime the Pope and Poperie, but by and by
you shall see him and his Companions crouch
ing, cringing, and prostrating to the ground
to the Altar-like poore Communion-Table, or
the rich gilded candlesticks, and waxe Tapers
and other knacks thereon standing; And for
another shew that they would not bee account
ed Popish, they have gotten the Book of JVlar-
tyrs in the Chappell-, but few or none are suffer
ed to read there, but onely it is there (I say)
kept for a shew ; and besides their lip-labour
of trolling out the Letanie foure times a day,
they have promiscuous private Prayers all the
night long by nightly tumes, just like as the
English Minnes at Saint Omers and other Po
pish places: which private Prayers are (as it
•Sic. seemes )

TO HIS PREFACE. cxxxix
seemes) taken out of/o/m Cozens his Cozening De-
votions, (as they are rightly discovered to be * Pag. lo.
by Orthodox men) and extracted out of divers
Popish Prayer- Bookes. This Fryer-like Familie,
and as they are not unfitly termed Arminian
Nunnery have divers other Commick and Mim-
mick actions of will-worship to the great dis
honour of Almighty God, who will be served
in spirit and truth, and he will once say unto
them as hee did by the Prophet Isaiah, to the
superstitious and ceremonious Jewes, Who hath
required this at your hands ? &c.
Snrely we may marvel that the present Pri- w.Omt.
mate of aU England andMetropolitane being the
principal Governour ofthe Church, under his sa
cred Majestie, and as hee professeth such an
Anti-Papist and enemy to superstition and Ido
latry, should permit this Innovation, and con
nive at such canting betwixt the barke and the
tree in matter of Religion : But by what hath
beene related of these Peoples practises, we see
that position made good. That Arminianisme is
a bridge to Popery, the bridge was ' not not
onely raade (a great part of the Clergie of this
Land being downright^r7Jima«s)but some have
past over it; witnesse Preist Slielfo7^d, Preist Co
zens, and this Familie in this Booke treated
on with divers others, and had not God of his

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great mercy undermin'd the chiefe Arches of
that bridge, causing them to fall in the River
of confusion, wee have cause to think that the
greater part of this Land would also have fol-
lovred the rest ; but now God hath hindred it,
not only by breaking the bridge in the just
downfall of many of the chiefe of the Arminian
Faction, but also by setting up that strong,
high, and thick wall of the late Parlamentary-
nationall Protestation; for which (as also for
all his mercies at all times, especially for this
years wonders) his name be for ever praised
(say I ) and let all Protestants say. Amen.
FINIS.
" Num. XI. Vide Pr«f. §. xu.
Dr. Wcdlis's Account of some Passages of his own
Life. E. Coll. Smithianis penes Editorem. Vol.
a.2, p. 38.
' For the Reverend and Learned, Thomas
Smith, D"". in Divinity, late Fellow of
Magdalen College in Oxford".
JSr. In compliilnce with what you have oft desired
of me, I send you these Memorials of my Lifc.
' This Superscription is ] hand of his amanuensis, only
"irrltten by Dr. Wallis's own 1 here »nd there Dr .Wallis hath
hand; but the Letter iiof the 1 corrected ithimself.
My

TO HIS PREFACE. cxti
My Father was John Wattis; a grave and Re
verend Divine : Son of Roberi and Ellen Wallis,
of Thingdon (or, as it is usually pronounced,
Fyenden) in the County of Northampton: Born
in January 1567, and there baptised the IS***, of
that Month. He was educated in Trinity Col
lege in Cambridge : where he took the De
grees of Batchelor and Master of Arts : and
(about the same tirae) entred into Holy Or
ders ; in the Reign of Qyeen Elizabeth.
Toward the end of Qa. Elizabeth's Reign ; he
was made Minister of Ashford; a great Market-
Town in Kent. Where he continued the re
mainder of his Life, in great esteem and repu
tation, not only in that Town and Parish, but
with the Clergy, Gentry and Nobility round
about. He was a Pious, Prudent, Learned and Ortho
dox Divine; an Eminent and Diligent Preacher *
and with his prudent carriage, kept that great
Town in very good Order ; and promoted Piety
to a great Degree.
Beside his constant preaching twice on the
Lord's-day, and other occasional Sermons, and
his Catechising and otherwise Ipstructing the
younger sort; he did (with some ofthe most
eminent Neighbour-Ministers) maintain a Week
day Lecture, on Saturday, their Mai-ket-day.
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rous auditory of others) by very many of the
Neighbour-Ministers, the Justices of the Peace,
and others of the Gentry. Who (after Sermon)
did use to dine at an Ordinary, and there con
fer (as there was occasion) about such affairs as
might concern the welfare and good Govern
ment of that town and the parts adjacent,
wherein they were respectively concerned.
He died at Ashf ord, Novemb. 30, and was there
buried Decemb. 3. 1622. much lamented; and
left behind him a good memory, which is not
yet extinguished.
My Mother was Joanna, Daughter of Henry
anA. Sarah Chapman, then of Godmersham in'the
County of Kent; who afterward reraoved to
Ashf ord; and hved (both of them) with my fa
ther and mother, during my father's life ; and
with my mother, afterwards, to a great age
and with great esteem, which Sarah was Daugh
ter and Heiress of Drew Sanders, an eminent
Merchant in London.
My Mother was born in March, and baptised
Marcii 15. 1581, She ¦was married to my Fa
ther (after the death of his former Wife)
March 12. 1612. By whom he had (beside ray
self) two Daughters ( Sarah and Ellen) who were
elder than I ; and two Sons [Henry and WUliam)
who were younger than I.

TO HIS PREFACE. cxtiii
I was born at Ashf ord ( as I find among other
of my Father's Memorials (Novemb. 23. 1616,
and baptised Decemb, 1 . then following.
My Father dying while I was a child; I was
beholden to the Piety, Care and Kindness of
ray Mother for my Education. Who, after
my Father's death, continued a Widdow, for
the good of her Children, (tho' otherwise, she
had fair opportunities of marrying well, if she
had been so disposed:) she continued for the
most part, ( after my Father's death ) to live in
Ashford, in a house which she there purchased
after my Father's death ; but soraetimes with
one or other of her two daughters then mar
ried, and, at last, with my brother Henry, who
was then a Li"oen-Draper in Ashford ; where
she died, Sept. 26. 1643. Leaving her children
all surviving and in good circumstances, and
the youngest of us about 21 years of age.
In the year 1625 (the first year of K. Charles
the first) there happened a great Plague at Lon
don, and raany other places of the Kingdome,
and (particularly) at Ashford, which caused
many of the Inhabitants to remove thence to
Neighbour Parishes for safety. *
I had, til then, been educated at Ashford; in
learning English and soraewhat of Latin. But,
upon this occasion, was sent to School to Ten-
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where, at a place called Ley-green (within that
Parish) lived Mr. Finch, a worthy Gentleman,
of a good Estate ; who having divers children
of his own, entertained a School-Master in his
Family, Mr. James Alovat, a Scotchman, who
was a very good School-Master, and kept a pri
vate School for the Instruction of all the Chil
dren of that Gentleman, and of divers others
who lodged in the Neighbor-hood,
His Scholar I continued for divers years ;
and was by him well grounded in the Techni
cal part of Grammar ; so as to understand the
Rules, and the grounds and reasons of such
Rules; with the use of them in such Authors
as are usually read in Gramraar Schools, For
it was always ray affectation even from a child,
in all pieces of Learning or Knowledge, not
merely to learn by rote, which is soon forgot
ten, but to know the grounds or reasons of
what I learn ; to inform ray Judgement, as well
as furnish my Memory ; and thereby, make a
better Irapression on both.
In the year 1630, that Gentleman's eldest
Son being designed for the University (and the
others, otherwise) that School broke up. I
might then perhaps have gone to the Univer
sity, as well as some who did; (being not in
ferior to them in Learning) but I was thought
too young. M,

TO HIS PREFACE. cxlv
My School-Master (who had a great kindness
for me) soon after travailed, as Tutor to an
other Gentleman ; and would have had me
travailed with him, ( into France, Italy, and other
places ; ) but my Mother was loth to send me
abroad. At Christmass 1630, I was sent to School to
JVIr. J\Iartin Holbech, at Felsted in Essex ; who
was reputed (as indeed he was) a very good
School-Master. He there taught a Free School,
of the Foundation of the Earl of Warwick,
whose Seat at Leez was within that Parish.
At this School, though in a Countrey Village,
he had at that time above an hundred or six
score Scholars ; most of them Strangers, sent
thither from other places, upon reputation of
the School ; from whence many good Scholars
yrere sent yearly to the University.
Mr. Holbech was very kind to me ; and used
to say, I came to him the best grounded of
any Scholar that he received from another
School. I continued his Scholar for two years; and
was by that time pretty well acquainted with
the Latin and Greek tongues, having read di
vers Authors therein (such as at Schools are
wont to be read ) and was pretty accurate in the
Grammars of both ; and in such other Learn
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cxLvi THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
as vvel qualified for the University as most that
come thither. I had been used in both the
Schools, to speak Latin; which raade that Lan
guage pretty farailiar to rae ; which I found
io be of great advantage afterward.
I learn'd there somewhat of Hebrew also. So
much at least, as to be able ( with my Grammar
and Dictionary) to proceed further withoiit
a Teacher : which I did afterwards prosecute
to a good Degree of accuracy, as to the Grawx-
mar of it; ( for this I was wont to be very care
ful of, in all Languages that I meddled with ;)
and in a few years, had read over all the He
brew Bible, and much of it more than once.
And I was there taught soraewhat of Logick;
as a preparation to a further study of it in the
University. While I continued a Scholar there, at Christ-
mass 1631, (a season of the year when Boys
use to have a vacancy frora School, ) I was, for
about a fortnight, at horae with my Mother
at Ashford. I there found that a younger Bro
ther of mine (in Order to a Trade) had, for
about 3 Monthsj been learning (as they call'd
it) to Write and Cipher, or Cast account, (and he
was a good proficient for that time,) When
I had been there a few days; I was inquisitive
to know what it was, they so called. And (to
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TO HIS PREFACE, cxlvii
the Remainder of my stay there before I re-
turn'd to School ) shew rae what he had heen
Learning in those 3 Months. Which was (be
sides the writing a fair hand) the Practical
part of Common Arithmetick in Numeration, Ad
dition, Substraction, Multiplication, Division, The
Rule of Three (Direct and Inverse,) the Rule of
FeUowship (with and witlwut, Time) the Rule of
False-Position, Rules of Practise and Reduction of
Coins, and some other little things. Which
when he had shewed me by steps, in the same
method that he had learned them ; and I had
wrought over all the Examples which he before
had done in his book; I found no difficulty to
understand it, and I was very well pleased with
it; and thought it ten days or a fortnight
well spent. This was my first insight to Ma-
thematicks; and all the Teaching I had.
This suiting ray huraor so well; I did ,,'^^
thenceforth prosecute it, (at School and in the
University, not as a forraal Study, but as a
pleasing Diversion, at spare hours; as books
of ^Arithmetick, or others Mathematical fel occa
sionally in my way. For I had none to direct
me, what books to read, or what to seek, or
in what Method to proceed. For Mathema-
ticks, (at that tirae, with us ) were scarce look
ed upon as Academical Studies, but rather Me
chanical; as the business of Traders, Merchants,
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Seamen, Carpenters, Surveyors of Lands, or the
like; and perhaps sorae Almanack-makers in Lon
don, And amongst more thari Two hundred
Students (at that time) in our College, I do
not. know of any Two (perhaps not any) who
had more of Mathematicks than I, (if so much )
which was then but little ; And but very few,
in that whole University. For the Study of
Mathematicks \f as at that time more cultivated
in London than in the Universities. At this
time also I learned tbe rudiraents of Musick
»^ and of the French Tongue.
About Christmas \.&3%. I was sent to the Uni
versity of Cambridge ; and was there adraitted
in Emanuel College, under the Tuition of Mr.
Anthony Burgess; a pious, learned and able
Scholar, a good Disputant, a good Tutor, an
erainent Preacher, a sound and orthodox Di
vine; and (after he had left the College) I
was under the Tuition of Mr. Thomas Horton,
and lastly of Mr, Benjamin Whiclicot; all able
Scholars, knd Eminent Divines, Mr. Burgess
was afterwards Minister of Sutton-Coldfield in
Warwickshire; D^ Horton was afterwards fa
ster of Qjueen'sColle gein Cambrige, and Dr. Which-
cott, Provost, of King's College there; and all
of them in their time, eminent Preachers in
London.
When

To ttiS PREFACE. cxtix
When I was corae to fhe University; I fouhd
it was no disadvantage to have stay'd a year
or more at School longer perhaps than I need
ed to have done. I found that, beside the
improvement of what skill 1 had in Latin,
Greek and Hebrew Languages (which I pursued
with diligence) and other Philologick studies,
my first business was to be the study of Lo
gick. In this, I soon became Master of a Syllogism, \
as to it's true structure, and the Reason of it's
Consequences, however Cryptically proposed :
so as not easily to be imposed on by Fallacies
or false Syllogisms, when I was to Answer or
Defend : and to manage an Argument with
good Advantage, when I was to Argue or Op
pose ; and to Distinguish ambiguous Words or
Sentences, as there was occasion; and was able
to hold pace with those who were some years
ray Seniors ; and had obtain'd the reputation
of a good Disputant. And indeed I had the
good hap all along (both at School and in the
University) to be reputed (if not equal) not
much inferior, to those ofthe best of my rank.
/^ Froni Logick, I proceeded to ^thicks, Phy-
sicks and Metaphysicks, ( consulting the School-' ^
men on such points) according to the Methods
of Philosophy, then in fashion in that Univer^
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CL THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
And I took into it the Speculative part of
Physick and Anatomy; as parts of Natural Phi
losophy; And as Dr. Glisson, ( then Publick Pro
fessor of Physick in that University) hath since
told me, I was the first of his Sons, who ( in a
publick Disputation) maintain'd the Circula
tion of the Bloud, (which was then a new Do
ctrine, ) tho' I had no Design of Practising Pft«/-
sick. And I had then imbib'd the Principles of
what they now call the New Philosophy.
For I made no Scruple in diverting (from
the comraon road of Studies then in fashion)
to any part of useful Learning, Presuraing,
' that Knowledge is no Burthen ; and, if of any
part thereof I should afterwards have no occa
sion to make use, it would at least do me no
hurt; And, what of it I might or might not"
have occasion for, I could not then foresee.
On the same account, I diverted also to A-
stronomy and Geography (as parts of Natural Phi
losophy) and to other parts of Mathematicks ;
¦^ though, at that time, they were scarce looked
upon, with us, as Academical Studies then in
fashipn. As to Divinity, (on which I had an eye from
the first, ) I had the happiness of a strict and
Religious Education, all along frora a Child.
Whereby I was not only preserved frora vicious
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TO HIS PREFACE, cia
cises; but was early instructed in the Prin
ciples of Religion, and ' Catachetical Divinity,
and the frequent Reading of Scripture, and
other good Books, and diligent attendance on
Sermons. (And whatever other Studies I fol
lowed, I was careful not to neglect this.) And
becarae timely acquainted with Systematick and
Polemick Theology. And I had the repute of a
good Proficient therein.
Soon after my admittance into Emanuel Col
lege, I was chosen into the Foundation, as Scho
lar of the House. And so continued during
ray stay in that College, But I was not in ca
pacity of being Fellow there, by reason of a Pro
viso in the College Statutes; not perraitting raore
than one Fellow, of one and the sarae County,
at the sarae time. So that, there being alrea
dy a Fellow of the County of Kent, (Mr. Wellar)
who continued there, 'til long after I had left
the College, there was no room for me (being
of the same County ) to be Fellow there. O-
therwise I was well esteem'd, and well beloved
in the College, and had certainly been chosen
Fellow if I had been Jn a capacity for it : and
loth they were that I should go away.
And, (as I aftervvards understood) Dr. Olds-
worth then Master ofthe College (who had a
kindness for me) had been consulting with them
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about founding a new Fellowship on my account
rather than I should leave thera. But, the tiraes
becoming troublesome, left no room for such
thoughts, I was afterwards Fellow of Queens
College in Cambridge for a short tirae, but soon
quitted it upon my Marriage, on March 4.
1644, 5,
In Hilary Term 1636, 7, I took the Degree of
Batchelor of Arts ; and in 1640, the Degree of
Master of Arts, and then left Emanuel College;
and the same year I entred into Holy Orders,
ordained by Bishop Curie, then Bishop of Win
chester. I then lived a Chaplain for about a year, in
the house of S". Richard Darley, (an antient
worthy Knight, ) at Buttercramb in Yorkshire;
and then, for two years raore, with the Lady
Vere, (the Widdow of the Lord Horatio Vere, )
partly in London, and partly at Castle-Hedingham
in Essex, the antient seat of the Earls of Ox
ford. In the year 1644, I was one of the Secreta
ries to the Assembly of Divines at Westminster.
Not frora the first sitting of that Assembly; but
some time after, and thenceforth during their
sitting. Wherein I do own ray self to have re
ceived much advantage by the Conversation
and the learned Debates of so many Grave, Re
verend and Learned Divines, on all points of
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Divinity, while they were compiling the Con
fession of Faith, and the Larger and lesser Cate
chism. The Occasion of ihat Assembly, was this; The
Parliament which then was, (or the prevailing
part of them,) were ingaged in a War with the
King: Occasioned, PartZ?/, frora divers innova
tions in Ceremonies and Super-Conformity, intro
duced and strictly urged within ten or twelve
years then last past, tending (as was appre
hended) to a nearer compliance with Popery;
of which, divers of the Bishops then in power
were presumed the Authors and Fomentors ;
Together with the imposing of Bishops (there
long disused) and the Common-Prayer Book on
the Scots, which rauch inragcd that Nation,
Partly by several Incroachments on Liberty and
Property (as was apprehended) by several Me
thods practised for raising of Money on the Sub
ject, without the consent of Parliament, with other
Grievances, of which there were great Complaints,
and the long intermission of Parliaments. Part
ly, by divers Severities of the Star-Chamber and
High-Commission Coiirt, (against persons other
wise Conformable) for not complying therein.
The Issue of which War, proved very different
from what was said to be at first intended. As
is usual in such cases; the power of the sword
frequently passing from hand to hand, and those
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who begin a War, not being able to foresee
where it will end.
The Parliament thus engaged, had (amongst
other things) a great displeasure against the
Order of Bishops; (or rather, not so much against
the Order, as the Men, and against the Order
for their sakes,) and had resolved upon the
Abolition of Episcopacy as it then stood ; before
they were agreed what to put instead of it-
And did then convene this Assembly, to con
sult of some other Form to be suggested to the
ParUament, to be by thera set up, if they liked
it; or, so far as they should like it.
The Divines of this Assembly were, for the
Generality of thera. Conformable, Episcopal Men;
and had generally the reputation of Pious, Or
thodox and Religious Protestants; and (excepting
the seaven Independents, or, as they were called.
Dissenting Bretheren,) I do not know of any Non-
Conformist araong thera ( as to the legal Conformi
ty then required,) raany of thera were professed
ly Episcopal; and (I think) all of thera so far
Episcopal as to account a well-regulated Episco
pacy to be at least allowable, if not desireable,
and advisable; yet so as . they thought the pre
sent Constitution capable of Reformation for the
better. When I name the Divines of this Assembly, I
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the' they were permitted to be present there,
and did interpose in the Debates as they saw
occasion; yet were no Members of that Assepi-
bly, nor did Vote with them; but acted ' se-
paratly, in the behalf of the Church of Scotland,
and were zealous enough for the Scotch Presby
tery; but could never prevail with the Assembly
to declare for it.
On the other hand, the ' Independants were
against a\V united Church Government of more
than one single Congregation; holding that
each sia^e Congregation, voluntarily agreeing to
make themselves a Church, and chuse their own
OflScers, were of themselves ' Independant, and
not accountable to any other Ecclesiastical Go
vernment ; but only to the Civil Magistrate, as
to the Publick Peace, Admitting indeed, that
Messengers from several Churches might raeet
to consult in Common, as there might be oc
casion ; but without any Authoritative Juris
diction, Against these, the rest of the Assembly was
Unanimous ( and the Scotch Commissioners with
thera,) That it was lawful by the word of God,
for divers particular Congregations (besides the
inspection of their own Pastor and other Officers)
to be united under the sarae Common Govem
ment. And such Communities to be further sub-
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ordinate to Provincial and National Assemblies,
(which is equally consistent with Episcopal and
Presbyterian Principles. ) But, whether with or
without a Bishop or standing President over
such Assemblies, was not determined or de
bated by them.
When any such Point chanced to be sug
gested, the Common Answer was; That this
Point was not before them; but was precluded
by the Ordinance by which they sate; which
did first Declare the Abolition of Episcopacy
(not refer it to their Deliberation;) and they
only to suggest to the Parliaraent, soraewhat
in the roora of that so Abolished.
And this is a true Account of that Assembly as
to this Point. (And when as they were called
Presbyterians ; it was not in the sense of Anti-
JEpiscopal, but ^ Anti-Independants.) which I have
the more largely insisted on, because there are
not many now living, who can give a better ac
count of that Assembly than I can.
To this raay be objected. Their agreeraent
to the Covenant, (which was before Iwas araongst
thera.) But this, if rightly understood, raakes
nothing against what I have said.
The Covenant as it came frora Scotland, and
was sent frora the Parliametit to the Assembly,
seera'd directly against all .Episcopacy, and for

' Sic.

setting

TO HIS PREFACE. clvh
setting up the Scotch Presbytery just as araong
them. But the Assembly could not be brought
to assent to it in those terms. Being so worded
as. To Preserve the Go\erament of the Church
of Scotland; and, to Reform that of England;
and so to Reduce it to the nearest Uniformity.
But, before the Assembly could agree to it; it
was thus raollified. To Preserve that of S.cotland
( not absolutely, but) against the common Enemy,
And to Reform that of England (not, so as it is
in Scotland, but) according to the word of God,
and ihe example of the best reformed Churches; And
lO endeavor the nearest Cniformity ) which raight
be as well by Reforming that of Scotland, as
that of England, or of both,)
And whereas the Covenant, as first brought
to thera, was against Popery, Prelacie, Heresie>
Schism, Prophaness, &c. They would by no means
be persuaded to admit the word Prelacy, as thus
standing absolute. For though they thought
the English Epicopacy, as it then stood, capable
of Reformation, for the better in divers things ;
yet to Engage indefinitely against all Prelacy
they would not agree.
After many days debate on this Point (as I
understood frora those who were then present)
sorae of the Parliaraent (who then pressed it)
suggested this Expedient; that hy Prelacy, they
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or Superiority, but only the present Episcopa
cy, as it now stood in England, consisting of
Arch-Bishops, Bishops and their several Courts,
and subordinate Officers, &e. And that if any
considerable alteration were made in any part
of this whole frame, it was an Abolition of the
present Prelacy, and as much as was here in
tended in these words ; and that no raore was
intended but a Reforraation of the present Epi
scopacy in England, And in pursuance of this,
it was agreed to be Expressed with this Inter'
pretation. Prelacy ; that is. Church Govemment by
Arch-Bishops, Bishops, their Chancellors and Com
missaries, Deans, Deans and Chapters, Arch-Dea
cons, and all other Ecclesiastical Officers depending
on that Hierarchy. And with this Interpreta
tion at length it passed. And the Scotch Com^
missioners, in behalf of their Church, agreed to
those Amendments.
I know sorae have been apt to put another
sense upon that Interpretation ; but this was
the true intendraent of the Assembly, and upon
this occasion.
During my attendance on the Assembly; I
was a Minister in London; first in Fan-church
street; and afterwards inlron-mongerLane; where
I so continued till ray Remove to Oxford.
About the beginning of our Civil Wars, in
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TO HIS PREFACE. clix
( one evening as we were sitting down to Sup
per at the Lady Vere's in London, with whom I
then dwelt, ) shewed me an intercepted Letter
written in Cipher. He shewed it me as a Curio
sity (and it was indeed the first thing I had
ever seen written in Cipher.) And asked me be
tween jeast and earnest, whether I could make
any thing of it. And he was surprised when I
said (upon the first view ) perhaps I might, if
it proved no more but a. new Alphabet.
It was about ten a clock when we rose from
Supper. I then withdrew to my chamber to
consider of it. And by the number of different
Characters therein, (not above 22 or 23:) I
judged that it could not be more than anew
Alphabet, and in about 2 hours time (before I
went to bed ) I had deciphered it ; and I sent
a Copy of it (so deciphered) the next morning
to him frora whora I had it. And this was my
first attempt at Deciphering.
This unexpected success, on an easy Cipher,
was then looked upon as a great matter; and I
was somewhile after pressed to attempt one of
another Nature ; which was a Letter of Mr. Se
cretary Windebank, then in France, to his Son in
England, in a Cipher hard enough, and not un
becoming a Secretary of State. It was in Nu
meral Figures, extending in number to above
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intermixed. But not so hard as many that I
have since met with. I was backward at first
to attempt it, and after I had spent some time
upon it, threw it by as desperate : But, after
some raonths, resumed it again, and had the
good hap to master it.
Being encouraged by this success, beyond
expectation; I afterwards ventured on many
others (some of more, some of less difficulty)
and scarce missed of any, that I undertook, for
many years, during our civil Wars, and after
wards. But of late years, the French Methods of
Cipher are grown so intricate beyond what it
was wont to be, that I have failed of raany;
tho' I have raaster'd divers of them. Of such
deciphered Letters, there be copies of divers
remaining in the Archives ofthe Bodley an Library
in Oxford; and raany raore in ray own Custody,
and with the Secretaries of State.
On March 4, 1644, 5, I married Susanna
daughter pf John and Rachel Glyde of Northjam
in Sussex; born there about the end of Janua
ry 1621, 2. and baptised Feb, 3. following. By
whom I have (beside other children who died
young) a Son and two Daughters now sur
viving; Jo/m born Z)ec, 26. 1650. Annehorn Ju?ie
4. 1656, and Elizabeth horn Sept. 23. 1658.
My Son John, sometime of Trinity College in
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don. Barrister at Law, Feb. I. 1681, 2. raarried
Elizabeth daughter of John and Mary Harris of
Soundels by Nettlebed in the County of Oxford;
and afterwards Heiress to her Brother Taverner
Hannis, to a fair estate, at Soundels, She died
Aug, 8, 1693, leaving three children now sur-
\ivfng, John, Mary and Elizabeth,
My Daughter Anne raarried Dec. 23. 1675, to
John Blencow, son of Thomas and Maty Blencow
of an ancient family at Marston St. Laurence, in
Northamptonshire, then Barrister at Law, now
one of the Barons of the Exchequer, by whom
she hath seaven children, all now surviving,
John, Mary, Anne, Thomas, William, Elizabeth,
and Susanna.
My Daughter Elizabeth, married Feb. 21,
1 681,2, to William Benson son of George and Ma
ry Benson of Towcester in Northamptonshire ; and
is now a Widdow. He died Nov, 5. 1698,
leaving no child surviving.
My Wife died at Oxford Mar. 17, 1686, 7.
after we had been married raore than 42 years.
About the year 1645, while 1 lived in Lon-
don (at a time, when, by our Civil Wars, Aca-
deraical Studies were much interrupted in both
our Universities: ) besides the Conversation of
divers, erainent Divines, as to matters Theolo
gical; I had the opportunity of being acquaint
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Natural Philosophy, ahd other parts of Hu
mane Learning; And particularly of what hath
been called the New Philosophy or Experimental
Philosophy. We did by agreeraent, divers of us, meet
weekly in London on a certain day, to treat and
discourse of such affairs. Of which number
were Dr. John Wilkins (afterwards Bp. of Chester)
Dr. Jonathan Goddard, Dr. George Ent, Dr. Glisson,
Dr. Merr,et, ( Drs. in Physick, ) Mr. Samuel Foster
then Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College,
Mr. Theodore Hank ( a German of the Palatinate^
and then Resident in London, who, I think,
gave the first occasion, and first suggested those
meetings) and many qjthers.
These meetings we held soraetiraes at Dr.
Goddard's lodgings in Woodstreet (or sorae con
venient place near) on occasion of his keeping
an Operator in his house, for grinding Glasses
for Telescopes and Microscopes; and soraetirae
at a convenient place in Cheap-side; soraetirae
at GreshamCollege or sorae place near adjoyning.
Our business was (precluding matters of
Theology and State Affairs) to discourse and
consider of Philosophical Enquiries, and such as
related thereunto; as Physick, Anatomy, Geo
metry, Astronomy, Navigation, Staticks, Magne-
ticks, Chymicks, Mechanicks, and Natural Experi
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cultivated, at home and abroad. We there
discoursed of the Circulation of the Bloud, the
Valves in the Veins, the Vence Lactece, the Lym-
phatick Vessels, the Copernican Hypothesis, the Na^
ture of Comets, and New stars, the Satellites of Ju
piter, the Oval Shape ( as it then appeared ) of Sa
turn, the spots in the Sun, and it's Turning on it's
own Axis, the Inequalities and Selenography of the
Moon, the several Phases of Venus and Mercury,
the Improvement of Telescopes, and grinding of
Glasses for that purpo'e, the Weight of Air, the
Possibility or Impossibility' of Vacuities, and Na^
lure's Abhorrence thereof, the Torricellian Experi
ment in Quicksilver, the Descent of heavy Bodies,
and the degrees of Acceleration therein ,• and divers
other things of like nature. Some of which
were then but New Discoveries, and others not
so generally known and irabraced, as now they
are, with other things appertaining to what
hath been called The New Philosophy; which,
from the tinaes of Galileo at Florence, and Sr.
Francis Bacon (Lord Verulam) in England, hath
been rauch cultivatjed in Italy, France, Ger
many, and other Parts abroad, as well as with
us in England.
About the year 1648, 1649, some of our com
pany being reraoved to Oxford ( first Dr. Wilkins,
then I, and soon after Dr. Goddard) our cora-
pany divided. Those in London continued to
meet there as before (and we with them, when
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clxiv the PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
we had occasion to be there ; ) and those of us
at Oxford; with Dr. Ward (since Bp. of Salis
bury) Dr. Ralph Bathurst (now President of Ti'i-
nity CoUege in Oxford) Dr. Petty, (since Sr. Wil
liam Petty) Dr. Willis ( then an erainent Physici
an in Oxford) and divers others, continued such
meetings in Oxford; and brought those Studies
into fashion there ; raeeting first at Dr. Pettie's
Lodgings, ( in an Apothecarie's house ) because
of the convenience of inspecting Drugs, and the
like, as there was occasion; And after his re
move to Ireland, ( tho' not so constantly) at the
Lodgings of Dr. Wilkins, then Warden of Wad
ham Coll. And after his removal to Trinity Col
lege in Cambridge, at the Lodgings of the Honor
able Mr. Eobert Boyle, then resident for divers
years in Oxford.
Those meetings in London continued, and
(after the King's Return in 1660) were in
creased with the accession of divers worthy and
Honorable Persons; and were afterwards in
corporated by the name of the Royal Society, &c.
and so continue to this day.
In the year 1649 I reraoved to Oxford, being
then Publick Professor of Geometry, of the Foun
dation of *SV. Henry Savile, And Mathematicks
which had before been a pleasing Diversion,
was now to be ray serious Study. And (herein
as in other Studies) I made it my business to
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examine things to the bottom ; and reduce ef
fects to their first principles and original causes.
Thereby tbe better to understand the true
ground of what hath been delivered to us frora
the Antients, and to make further improve
ments of it. What proficiency I raade therein, ""
I leave to the Judgraent of those who have
thought it worth their while to peruse what I
have published therein frora time to tirae; and
the favourable opinion of those skilled therein,
at horae and abroad.
In the year 1653 I was persuaded to publish
a Grammar of the English Tongue; chiefly to gra
tify strangers, who wei'e willing to learn it (be
cause of many desirable things published in our
Language) but complained of it's difficulty for
want of a Gramraar, suited to the propriety
and true Genius of the Language.
To this I prefixed a Treatise of Speech («?<?
loquela) wherein I have Philosophically consi
dered the Formation of all Sounds used in Ar
ticulate Speech, (as well of our own, as of any
other Language that I know;) By what Or
gans, and in what Position each sound was
formed; with the nice distinctions of each,
(which in sorae letters of the sarae Organ, is
very subtil : ) so that, by such Organs, in such
Position, the Breath issuing from the Lungs,
will form such Sounds, whether the Person do
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cLxvi THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
or do not hear himself speak. Which was, I
think, a new attempt, not before undertaken
by any (that I know of) before that time. For
tho' it were observed, that some letters were
Labials, some Dentals, sorae Palatines, and some
Gutturals; and some Gramraarianshave in some
few shewed a different Formation ' in some few"
of the same Organ ; yet it is but of very few
they have so done; and very imperfectly; None
(that I know of) had before attempted it, as
to all ; whatever may have been done since in
pursuance of what I had then taught.
In pursuance of this, I thought it very possi
ble to teach a Deaf person to speak, by direct
ing hira, so to apply the Organs of Speech,
as' the sound of each letter required, (which
children learn by iraitation and raanifold at
tempts, rather than by art : ) And in the year
1660 being importuned by some friends of his,
I undertook so to teach Mr. Daniel Whalley of
Northampton, who had been Deaf and Dumb
from a Child. I began the work in 1661, and
in little more than a year's time, Ihad taught
him to pronounce distinctly any words, so as
I directed hira, (even the most difficult of the
Polish Language, which a Polish Lord then in
Oxford could propose to hira, by way of trial,
of those five or six select hard words, which
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TO HIS PREFACE. clxvii
they use to propose to others, as not to be pro
nounced by any but theraselves: ) and in good
raeasure to understand a Language and express
his own raind in writing; And he had' in that
time read over to me distinctly (the whole or
greatest part of) the English Bible; and did
pretty well understand ( at least) the Historical
part of it.
In the year 1662, I did the like for Mr. A-
lexander Popham (son of the Lady Wharton, by
her forraer husband Admiral Popham ;) with
like success. On whora Z)r. William Holder had
before atterapted it, but gave it over.
I know that both of these (who I think
are yet living) were apt to forget (after their
parting frora rae) rauch of that nicety (which
before they had) in the distinct pronouncing
some Letters, (which they would recover, when
I had occasionally been with them to set them
right ; ) wanting the help of their Ear to direct
their speaking, as that of the Eye directs the
hand in writing. For which reason a raan who
writes a good hand, would soon forget so to
do, if grown blind. And therefore, one who
thus learns to speak, will ( for the continuance
and improvement of it) need sofnebody conti
nually with hira, who may prompt him, when
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CLxviii THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
I have, since that tirae (upon the same ac
count) taught divers Persons (and some of them
very considerable) to speak plain and distinctlj^,
who did before hesitate and stutter very much;
and others, to pronounce such words or let
ters, as before they thought impossible for them
to do: by teaching them how to rectify such
mistakes in the formation, as by some natural
impediment, or acquired Custome, they had
been subject to.
About February 1657, 8, ( upon the death of
Dr. Gerard Langbain, Provost of Queen's College in
Cxford, a very worthy person ) I was chosen Cu
stos Archivorum in this University; to keep and
to inspect their Records, Charters, and other
Muniments. And was thereby engaged in the
Study of our Charters, Rights and Privileges :
which I did with great diligence. And in pur
suance thereof, I was concerned from tirae to
time in defending their just Rights and Privi
leges, in such Law-Suits, as did arise, of the
University with the City of Oxford, the Station
ers of London, and others. Wherein I found
that some little knowledge, which I had before
acquired, by occasional inpection (amongst
other Studies ) into our Books of Law, was of
great use unto rae; and of which I was here
by ingaged irito a further Study, especially as
to those Cases, wherein the University was
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TO HIS PREFACE, clxix
concerned. And I think it will be acknow
ledged, that I have therein done the Univer
sity considerable services. I am sure it hath
been my endeavour so to do, when I have been
eraployed by thera.
It hath been ray Lot to live in a tirae, where
in have been raany and great Changes and
Alterations. It hath been ray endeavour all
along, to act by raoderate Principles, between
the Extreraities on either hand, in a raoderate
corapliance with the Powers in being, in those
places, where it hath been my Lot to live,
without the fierce and violent animosities usual
in such Cases, against all, that did not act just
as I did, knowing that there were many wor
thy Persons engaged on either side. And will
ing whatever side was upmost, to promote (as
I was able) any good design for the true Interest
of Religion, of Learning, and the publick
good; and ready so to do good Offices, as there
was Opportunity ; And, if things could not be
just, as I could wish, to make the best of what
is: And hereby, (thro' God's gracious Provi
dence) have been able to live easy, and useful,
though not Great.
Thus in Corapliance with your repeated de
sires, I have given you a short account of divers
passages of my life, 'till I have now come to
more than fourscore years of age. How well
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I have acquitted ray self in each, is for others
rather to say, than for
Your friend and servant
Oxford January
29, 1696,7. John Wallis.

Nura, XII. Vide Prsef. §. xn.
An Extract of a Letter from Dr. John Wallis lo D^.
John Fell, then Lord Bishop of Oxford, dated
April 8, 1685. concerning the Report spread about
of -D'". JVallis^s deciphering King Charles the /«''».
Letters. E. Coll. MSS. Smithianis penes Edito
rem, Fol. 22. p. 54:.
My Lord,
I understand there have of late been cora-
plaints raade of race, that I deciphered the late
King's letters, meaning those taken in the late
King's cabinet at Nase-by fight, and after print
ed. As to this without saying any thing, whe
ther it bee now proper to repeat what was
done above forty yeares ago; the thing is quite
otherwise. Of those letters and papers, (what
ever they were ) I never saw any one of them,
but in print: nor did those papers, as I have
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TO HIS PREFACE. clxxi
by race, or any body else : being taken in words
at length, j ust as they were printed : save
that sorae of thera were, I know not by
whora, translated out of French into English.
'Tis true, that afterwards sorae other letters of
other persons, which had been occasionally
intercepted, were brought to ray hands : some
of which I did decipher, and sorae of them I
did not think fit to do, to the displeasing of
sorae, who were then great men. And I ma
naged ray selfe in that whole busines by such
measures, as your Lordship, I think, would not
bee displeased with, I did his Majesty, who
then was, (K. Charles the first) and his friends
raany good offices, as I had opportunity, both
before and after the King's death: and ven
tured farther to do thera service, than perhaps
sorae of those, who now complaine of mee,
would have had the courage to do, had they
been in ray circumstances. And I did to his
late Majesty, K. Charles the second, many good
services, both before and since his restau ration :
¦ which hiraselfe has been pleased divers tiraes-
to profess to me with great kindnes. And if
either ray Lord Chancellour Clarendon, or
Mr, Secretary Nicolas, or his late Majesty, were
now alive, they would give race a very different
character frora what, it seeras, sorae others
have done. And I thinke his Majesty, thatnow

cLxxii THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
now is, knowes somewhat of it, and some other
persons of honour yet alive. &c,
I ara. My Lord, Your very humble servant
John Wallis.
Transcribed (saith Dr. Smith) fromthe copy,
which Dr. Wallis lent mee at Oxford 6 August
1698. \ Tho. Smith.
In the Oxford Catalogue of MSS. (saith Dr.
Smith also) in hyperoo Bodleiano, it is said there
pag, [170, nura. 3524,34.] that Dr. Wallis decy-
phered several of King Charles I. Letters, and that
they are in the book of Cyphers, which he gave to
the Vniversity Library, (in the year 1653.) which
is a great and scandalous slander.
Num. XIII. Vide Praef, §, xm.
Inscriptiones singulares hactenus inedita:, Hadria-
No Beverlando coUectore, Ad fidem Co-
dicis MS, viri magna: apud omnes litteratos au
ctoritatis Henrici Aldrichii, non ita pri-
dem Mdis Christi Decani. Mecum vero (de
more suo) perquam humaniter communicavit vir
pereruditus{sodalis noster h paucis jucundissimus,
nam mihi cum eo amicitia conjunctissimafuit) CA
RO-

TO HIS PREFACE. clxxiii
ROLVS BRENT, A.M, ^ Mdis Christi
Alumnus, funere immaturo (id quod viris littera-
tis, quibuscum habuit consuetudinem, maxima fuit
acerbitati) nuper prareptus . EColl. nostris MSS.
Vol, 75. p. 1, In via Tiburtina,
CHIAE TI CLAU-
DIVS BITHUS
b. m. TRIBVIT
Hoc MERVERAT.
C, MUSIO QVIR.
ASCLAE H. B. M, F.
LOCVS SACER
AD PERPETUAM AURELII
MEMORIAMINSTAURATUS.

OLLAE QVI
ETI MYRTALE
SABINAE ET
POMPONIAE FESTAE UXORIB
S. TARQVITIUS
ASPER JET

clxxiv the PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
ET TARQVITIAE FILIAE
INNOCENTISS. VIX. AN. IIII
M. X. D. IX. FECIT PATER
INFELIX ET SIBI NEMO NOS
INGVIETET. HAVE ET VALE
QVISQVIS ES,
D. M.
Cvi PLACET PL A
CEAT NOBIS NON
CVM HIC COMMODI
TAS NULLA SIT
HABITANDI Salonae,
METRIVS PIVS
DIVES JAM HEBES
DECREPITUS ET MEN
Die ANS LVCE CARENS
ATRIBVS LIBERTIS ET DVA
bus LIBERTABVS EXPVLSVS
SITI PERI,
SACRVM MIHIMET CONSTI-
TUI HIC HUMATUS SVM,
CINERA ET OSSA RENUO.
IN HOC UT QVIESCAM NOLO
SOBOLEM NEGO PRiyO
POSTEROS OMNES. ME

to his preface. clxxv

ME Legito ET SE : : :
VIX AN. CXXV. M: III
ET NEMINI
POSTERI.

AURELIO HERA
CLIDjE AGITATORI
FACtlONIS VENETAE
ET L. DOCTORI FAC
TIONIS SS PRASINAE
FECIT VLPIUS APO
LAUSTIANUS TATULAE
B. M,

TYRO APOL
LONIO INSTAU
RATORI MOENIUM
NOSTRORVM ET
TARSIAE SANCTISS.
VIRGINI EJUS FILIJE
UNIVERSUS POPVLVS
MITILENORVM
AB NIMIO AMORE
AETERNUM DECVS
AD MEMORIAIVI.

dIs

CLXxvi. THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX

 ¦ -V
 >
dIs man
dIs MAN
PONTIUS
ETC. PONT
MAXIMUS
PONTIANUS
ETC, PONT.
FIERI iUSS.
PAULINUS
V  ^
I )
CORNELIO
SYLLAE
IMPERATORI
FORTUNATO
MARTI
SANCTO
SACRVM.
SUM CASTJE CINERVM
LAPIS PVELLJE CVSTOS
ME RELEGENS PIVS
VIATOR HVIVS SI
TIBI FVISSET VIRTVS
COGNITA LACRIMU
LIS RIGARES EYOO DI
AE CIPARAE
TO HIS PREFACE. clxxvii
L. DAPHNUS '
RYODAN FECIT SIBI
ET CHRISOGONI
PIISSIMO FRATRI
ET SPVRIAE VERNAE
DULCISSIMAE
FOEMINAE.

dIs OMNIB. COL
Q. GRISIDIO Q. F.
SABINIANO FISTULA
RIO CANTORI IMAGINA
RIO AGRIMESTR
VIX AN XLIH M. X,
D, in.
CUJUS INGENII NEMO
C TIPHERNIUS C. F
SACERDOS

LICINIO
PRISCO
FL, AMYNTAE
QVM EX FIDE
EADEM MENS VITA
ET TUMULVS FVIT.

M.

CLXXVIII THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
M. ANTONII
TRIB MILIT LEG
II ADIUT TRIB
PIM FIDEL XVIR
STITIT JUD - - - -
SIBI ET SUEIS.

dIs mani
qvisqvis es
salvus sis ma
CEDO. SVM TiRIUS
MACEDO DICITO
MEIS ME MORTUUM
ESSE.

dIs manib
hic sita svm varios avium
perfringere cantus
docta avis e sicvlo pr^
da petita sinu
nuper hervm studiis
fessvm cvrisq levabam
nunc manes blandis
mulceo rapta bonis.

TO HIS PREFACE. clxxji
D . M.
L. CATOR,IUSiP..F. I' '•:
FAB. HIC SEPVLTUS EST
HIC.^LOGVS PATET
INFRAvP. XX-. -
ET MEDIA;A-FOSINERO VERSVS XXV.
HUNG LOCVM MQNIMEN
TUMQVE DO LEGO.

L. CORNELIVS
HERMES SiBI
ET SUIS LIBER
TIS LIBERTABVS
QVE ' LORVM

M. AURELIUS
AUG. LIB. SALVIUS
ET POSTUMIA
MARINA UXOR
SIBI VIVO
FECERE. i

>(

'L. EORVM.

Vol. I,

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CLXxx THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
D M
M. MARCELLVS
ET M ALEXIS
UTERQ ALTER
HOC SARCOPHAGO
SITI SVNT.
PARVULUS HIC SITUS EST
VIXIT TRES USQ PER ANNOS
INQVE NOVEM MENSES INVALI
DOSQVE DIES
NOMINE (iRVSOLOSVS
AMABILIS UTQVE ERAT INFANS
FLEBILIS ET MISERE RAPTUS
AD INFERIAS
SATVRNINUS FILIO VETIA
LATEMA DELI
CATO SVO P.

TO HIS PREFACE. clxxxi
D M
L. PISANDER L. F, AGRORVM PO '13
TENS PARENTIBVS CLODIO ET MAJESTAE
QUI INIMICORVM MANU ULLO PACTO PERIERE NON
POTERANT CAPTO CONSILIO SVO ET LANIPPE
MERETRICIS, VENENO VULVAE LANIPPAE IMPOSITO
IN CONCVBITUS PRIMORDIO PERIERVNT. NAM RA
BIEM LIVOR DEVOVIT.

D M
A QVINTILIA
NO DISPENSA
TORI EGREGIO
ARISTIDES QVINTI
LIANO PATRONO
SVO EX MERITO,

D. M.
MAVORTIO VICTORI S;
ET DIIS OMNIB.
OB P. R. DEVOTIONEM
SINGULIS ANNIS RENOVANDAM
IN PARTHICAM EXPEDITIONEM

SI QVIS HANC ARAM L^SERIT
NUMINA OMNIUM DIVORVIVI
ET GENIUM P. R, IRATUM HABEAT
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CLXXXII THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX

A CAVLIO SILV ANO
A CALVIUS RESTITUTUS
FILIO PIISSIMO
VIX ANN X MENS VI
DIS
Manib. S.

DIIS
MANIBVS
M. POSTUM ET.
HELIOD. VIVUS
POSUIT SIBI ET
TORANIAE SPEI
CONIUGI SANCTIS
SIMiE

D. O. M.
CALPURNIUS DEUM MATRI
SACERDOS FAMILIiE
SU^ POSTREMUS.

D.

TO HIS PREFACE. clxxxiii
D. M.
L. CORNELIUS
HERMES SIBI
ET SUIS LIBERTIS
LIBERTABVSQVE
EORVM.

dIs man
locvs l m catti0rv\
sex f. et terentiae mf.
serae et titiae l. f.
posthumae et m. catt.
L. F.

IN FRONT, p. XXXXV
IN agh. p. xxxv.

D -O^ M

P, JULIO
P. F. FESTO
P, JULIVS FESTUS
DAT DONUM LIBENS AGRVM
ET PVTEUM MACERIA CLVSVM
NEPOTI CARISS
EX TESTAMENTO

ns De

¦'nL::._.

eLxxxiv THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
De Sarcophago turpibus figuris ornato.
Turpia tot tumulo defixit crimina Balbus
Post Superos spurco Tartara more premens.
Pro facinus ! finita nihil modo vita retraxit
Luxuriam ad manes moecha sepulchra gerunt.
Romae in columna,
LYMPHAE MATRI S.
SI HUMANO INGENIO PERPETUO
VIATORIBVS PARARI VINA POTUISSENT
NON AMOENUM QUEM CERNIS AQVARVM
FONTEM C, LEPIDUS
MAGNA IMPENSA
ADDUXISSET POTA FELIX,

IMP. L. SEPTIMIUS SEVERVS
PERTINAX AUG PONT. MAX.
COS. VII, D, O, M. SALVTARI
ID. APR.
JUNONIQ REGIN.ai
COLVMNAM EREXIT.

'HEL-

TO HIS PREFACE. clxxx
^HELPES dICTA FVI SICVLAE REGIONIS
ALVMNA
QUAM PROCUL A PATRIA CONJUGIS
EGIT AMOR
ORTICIBUS SACRIS JAM NUNC PEREGRI
NA QUIESCO
JUDICIS AETERNI TESTIFICATA
THRONUM
NE QVA MANUS BVSTVM VIOLET: NISI
FORTE JUGAUS
HjEC ITERVM CVPIAT JUNGERE MEMBRA SUIS
lux MEA NON CLAUSA EST TALI: NAM MORTE
REVELER
ET SOCIOS VITAE NECTET UTERQVE CINIS.
Dubiae fidei.
Romae prope templura D. Andrae.
TERTIAE AEMILIAE
DIV. MAG. SCIPIONIS AFR.
CONLIBERTiE ET UXORIS GRATISS.
QYM VIXIT ANN
XLui. M. II. D. xvn.

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cixxxvi THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
Extra Portam Portuensem.
ASAPHAT lUDAEUS TARS
ORIUNDUS OB GRANDEM NUMMUM
E PATRIA PULSVS ROMAE QVIESCO.
POSTEROS VETO NE QVIS SEPVLCHRVM
INGREDIATUR GVOUSQVE RESVRGAM.
fidei suspectas.

Dubiae fidei.
PRIAPO INDULGENTISS
CRESCENTIA'- '• '
BENEMERENTI' ''^

Viterbii.
COLLATINUS tarqvinius
DULCISSIIVIiE ET INCOMPARABILI CONIUGI
LVCRETIAE
PVDICITIjE decori et muliervm
GLORliE QViE VIX ANN, XXII.
M. V. D. XVI PROH DOLOR
QVANTUM FVIT CARISSIMA.

adulterinum.

VA.

TO HIS PREFACE. clxxxvii
VALERIA- - -
HIC SITA  VIX
AN, XIX VIRGINJTAS - -
FVIT GRAVIS : SIT NUNC
EI TERRA LEVIS, :
& hoc fictitium. ¦

dIs man
tu qvicvnqve'- -
titulvm nOstrv
releges rogo
per svperos si
AD INFERNAS
PARTES RECEPTA
RIS NE VELIS
TRIBVS SEPVLCHRIS
MOLESTARI.

lACET HIC PICUS
MIRANDULA
Cffitera NOSCUNT ET TAGES
ET GANGES FORSAN ET
ANTIPODES

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CLXXXVIII THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
H ADRIANUS. BEVERLANDUS.
HIC. SVM. UBI. TU. QVL
HAEC. LEGIS, ESSE. NOLLES.
RIDES.
NON. RIDEBIS. CREDE. MIHL
EADEM. DECRETA, SVBITURUS,
Sibi vivo.
P.

Nura, XIV. Vide Praf. §. xiv.

Robert of Brunne's account ofthe raising of Stone
henge, from the French of Master Wace, who
followed Geffry of Monmouth.
neparavit ^ Fro fijjen [For A;] to London he [^Aurelius Ambrosius^
[Ambro

sius] Loft-
ioniatn.

Venit ad
fVynto-
niam.

went,
]?e toun he fond paired & schent,
Kirkes, houses beten doun.
To J»e kyng Jiei mentj^am of ]>e toun,
Jat many of ]je best burgeis,
Were fled & ilk man gede his weis.
He bigged it eft Jat are was playn,
Clerkes burgeis did com agayn,
& gaf ilkon agayn Jer estre.
Sijen he turned to Wynchestre,
Bigged kirkes & houses .J>ere,
Als he had don els where.

f Sijeo

TO HIS PREFACE.

C LXXXIX

1 Sijen he jede to Salebiri,
& to Je abbey of Ambisbiri,
& to Jat stede he toke his way,
Jer Hengist did Je Bretons deie.
Jare biriels he Jouht to honoure
With som Jing Jat ay m^ght doure,
& frithe Jat stede Jer Jei lay,
Jat myht last tille domesday.
He did masons deuyse & cast,
What werk mot langest last.
With Je kyng a clerke was Jore,
His name was SirTremore,
Was archbisshop of Kerlioun.
He did Je kyng in reson,
" If he wild mak a werk of f3^iie,
" Send gour sond to seke Merly ne,
" Mak Jis werk may no man,
" Gif suilk conseile as he can.
" He can jow telle what salle betide,
" Afterhim I rede jour werk abide.
" Je kyng said it salle so be,
" Mykille I desire Merlyn to se.
" Of his wisdom wild I here,
" He sais selcouthes many manere.
At a welle fer in Wales,
Baynes it hight bi olde tales,
Je messager Jer Merlyn fond,
Come speke with king he sent his spnd.

Locus ttii
magnates
fuerunt «o
eisi.

CoRsilittm Tremoriiepiscopi.

Rex misit
pro Merit-
no.

II Whan

cxc THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
f Whan he come be fore Je kyng,
Joye.he fljade for his comyng,
& honourd him for he was wyse,
& chejisid-ouer alle ojer of prise.
He pr£vid bim with fulle louand speche.
What suldwbe tide he wild him teche.
Responiio ' " Sir. kyng", said Merlyn, " certis nay,
JHerlini <id
regem. " To ppyn my mouthe I dar ne may.
" Bot if it be a behouely Jing at nede,
" Jat were warnyng or tokyn of dred,
" & jit with grete lounes of hert,
" Jat pride tourn. noght ouer theurt,
" For if I spak« Jrow pryde or bost,
" Or for scorn 3c gayn my gost :
" Jat ilk gost that in me wons,
" Jat alle me kennys, & alle me mons,
" Owt of my mouthe it wild him draw,
" Off my conyng reue me my saw,
" Jat no more myght I speke with mouthe,
" Jan a nojer Jat noght ne couthe,
" Jerfor of suilk priuete
" Jink not Jer on, lat it be.
" Jink on Jat whi Jou me souhtes,,
" Bring Jat tille end whi Jou me brouhtes,
" If Jou wille mak a werk stedfast,
" Jat faire wille euermore to last,
" Send for Je stones Jer Jei stand,
" Jat Je Geautz brouht tille Ireland. " Round»

TO HIS PREFACE.

cxc I

" Rounde about ere Jei set,
" Out of Aufrik were Jei fet.
" Ilkon on oJer is set vpright,
" No man in erth has now Jat myght,
" For to tak donn o stone, "^
" Ne set Jam eft es Jer none.
Jan said Je kyng, & on him louh,
" It were Jan grete ferly how,
" Jat Jo stones Jat Jou of sais,
•' Ere so heuy and of suilk pais,
*' Jat non has force ne fosoun,
" To remoue Jam vp ne doun,
" & ere so fer ouer Je see ;
" Who myght Jam Jan bring to me ?
*#*## an said Merlyn to Je kyng,
# P # " Quayntise ouercomes alle Jing.
##### " Strength is gode vnto trauaile,
" Jer no strength may sleght wille vaile.
" Sleght & conyng dos many a char,
" Begynnes Jing Jat strength ne dar.
" With sleght may Jou Je stones wynne,
" & in Bretayn set Jam in,
" Jer Jou ne salle with strength
" Remoue Jam a stone length.
" Tn Aufrik were Jei compast & wrouht,
" Geantz tille Ireland fro Jijen Jam brouht,
" & set Jam one a hille fulle hii
" With engyns fulle quayntly. " First

Prudencia
.&uperat onl
ine robur.

CXCII

THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX

Ecce ie
Ston-
henges, 8f
virtute eo-

" First whan Jei were compast newe,
*' Jei did grete gode to Jo Jam knewe.
" Jo Jat were seke & lauht scathes,
" Wesch Je stones did it in bathes.
" Jat felt Jam greued of grete Jinges,
" Bathed Jam of Je self wasshynges,
" & heled weie of Jer pyne,
" Had Jei non oJer medicyne.
I Whan Je kyng herd of Jer vertu,
Jat Jei mot falle Je folk to pm.
He had longyng for Jam to go.
& of Jat wille were ojermo,
Je stones to Bretayn forto bring,
Jat Merlyn mad of sermonyng.
Jei ches Uter Je kynge's bro Jer,
Je kyng offred him self Je tojer.
Of folk Jei led fiften Jousand,
Agayn Je Iris forto stand.
With Jam went danz Merlyn,
For Je stones to mak engyn.
f Whan Uter with his folk was gare,
Jei went to schip ouer Je se to fare,
& aryued vp bi Jat coste,
Je Iris kyng gadred his oste.
Agayn Je Bretons Jei ' tom gerne,
Je lond if Jei myght Jam werne.
Jis Irisch kyng Jat regned Jare,
His name was sir Guillomare.

' Pro, com.

Whan

TO HIS PREFACE.

CXCIIl

Whan he wist whi Jei kam,
So fer viage for Je stones nam,
Ouer Je see tille an oJer lond,
For Jei ne stones hender fond,
& said Jo stones Jei salle haf here,
Jei salle bie Jam first fulle dere.
If we may salle not spede,
Jo stones out of our lond to lede.
He scorned & said, it salle be nouht,
Jei salle faile Jat Jei haf souht.
So long he manaced & Jrette,
At Je last togider Jei mette.
At Jer metyng was no lite,
Jat Jei gon togidere smyte.
Fulle weie fauht boje parties,
Bot Je Bretons wan Je pris,
Je Iris couth not so weie feiht,
tie of armore had Jei no sleiht,
Ne were Jer of so weie bone,
Jerfor the Iris fled fulle sone.
Fro stede to stede Jei fled to skulk.
One hij hilles to hide & hulk.
Whan Je Bretons had don Jat chace,
& rested Jam along space,
Merlyn had Jam alle at ones
To Je hille to se Je stones,
Killomare hight Jat hille,
Jore Je geantz brouht Jam tille.

Qualiter
Sritones
per Merli-
num aspor
taverunt lapidss de
Ibcrnia ad
Britaniam.

cxciv THE PUBLISHE'R'S APPENDIX
1 JisrBretons rengedsftbout Je feld,
Je karole of the stones behel&,
Many tyme gede Jam a.bout,
Biheld within biheld without.
Alle Jei said so said Je kyng,
Jei sauh neuer so selc'oilth Jing,
Ho* Jei were raised Jei had wondere,
& how Jei siild be brottht o sondere.
With.jat'worde Jei Jam rescued,
Jei ne wist how Jei suld'remued.
Merlyn said,"*" Now makes assay,
' "; To putte Jis stones do\in if je may.
" '.& with force fond Jam to bere,
' " Jer.force is mykille Je lesse wille dere,
Je oste at ons to Je hille went,
& ilk man toke Jat he mot hent,
Ropes to drawe, trees to put,
Jei schoued, Jei Jrist, Jei stode o strut,
One ilka side behynd beforn,
& alle for nouht Jer trauaile lorn.
Whan alle Je had put & Jrist,
& ilk man don Jat him list,
& left Jer puttyng manyon,
¦ git stired Jei not Je lest ston.
Merlyn wist it suld not vaile
Strength of body ne trauaile.
He bad Jam alle draw Jam o dreih,
Jiorgh strength ne com ge Ja& neigh.

TO HIS PREFACE. cxcv
A litille he stode, sijen him bi went,
He spak, bot non wist what he ment.
Jei sauh his lippes stir vp & doun,
Bot non herd his quirisoun.
Whan he had gon alle aboute
Within Je karole & withoute,
& said his quirisons,
Agayn he cald Je Bretons,
& said, " Now may ge lightly bere
" Jise stones to schip, withouten dere.
" Go now alle & spedis gow,
" For ge salle welde Jam weie inouh.
Als Merlyn Jam tauht & said,
Into schippes Jam lightly laid.
Jan had Jei won Jei fer had souht,
To Je playn of Salesbiri Jam brouht,
Of Amnesbiri beside Je abbay,
& was at Je Whitsonenday,
Je kyng did mak somons
Of bisshopes, erles & barons,
& oJer folk of noble geste,
& did him croune at Jat feste.
Jre dales sat Je feste of fode.
One Je lerth day gaf he giftes gode, ,
Kroces tp clerkes of pris.
To Saynt Sampson & Saynt Pubris.
Seynt Dubris he gaf Kerlion,
jork be gaf to Saynt Sampsnn-
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CXCVI THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
Jis gaf he at his crounment,
& many mo bi comon assent.
Bi for Je lordes, Jat com Jider,
Merlyn set Je stones togider.
Als Jei were ore in Jat certayn,
Stand Jei now vpon Je playn.
Within Je compas of Je stones
Er biried alle Je lordes bones,
Jat Hengist at Je parlement slouh,
Here beforn ge herd weie how.

Num. XV Vide Praef. §. xvii.
An Account of St. Wenefride, from an old MS. of
the Book call'd jfe0tital or jfegitial, in the hands
of Thomas Ward, of Longbridge near Warwick,
Esq;. De Sancta Wenefreda xirgine.
VXOODE men & women, suche a day ge schalle haue sent
Wenefredus day, Je whiche day is nott ordeynyd by holy
churche lo be halowed, but Jerre as men han deuocyon to
Jis holy madon. Wherefore ye Jat han deuocioli to Jis
holy seant, cummythe Jat day to churche to worschipGod,
& Jis holy maydon & martir. Jen how sche suiTered martir.
dome ge schalle here. For Jowg sum knowen hit, get sum
knowon hit nott, & also Jowg a goode tale be twyus tolde,
hit is but Je better for to lorne and to vndurstoude. Jerre
was in her tyme an holy armet was called Bennowe, Je
whiche com to a goode monnus hose, Jat was called Thow-
nythe, and was sent Wenefredus fadur, & was a ryche
mon of londus & rentus, & prayd Jis Thewnythe to gyff
hym a place of erJe, vppon the whiche he mygthe bylde a
churche,

TO HIS PREFACE, cxcvii
churche, to serue God in, and to preche Goddus wOrde to
Je pepulle. Jen was Jis Thewnythe glad of his askyng, &
ordeynyd hym a place nyg to his owne howse, Jat he mygte
so cum to Goddus seruice. Jus Je meyne tyme whille the
churche was in byldynge, ofte he preched Goddus worde to
Je pepulle, and Wenefrede com Jydur with her fader to here
hit. And when sche harde hym speke of Je grete mede & joy,
Jat madones schuld haue in Heyuon, passyng oJer oorderes,
Jen had sche so grett deuocyon in his sayinge, Jat a non sche
made a woye, Jat sche wolde neuer haue parte of mon, but a
byde euer in her madon hode, whille Jat sche lyffed. Jen on
a Sonday, when Jis churche was made and bylde, Thewnythe,
with alle his mene, gude to Je churche, but Wenefrede bode
at home, for a seknus Jat greuyd her Joo, Jat sche mygte
nott goo with hem to churche, Jen as sche sott at home her
selfe, Jer com a kyngus sonne, was called Cradoke, to haue
layen by Jis madon. But when he spake to hur of doyng
of Je synne, sche said, sche wolde go in to hur chambur,
& make her more honeste Jen sche was, & cum a gayne
to hym a non. and when sche cum to her chawmbur by an
vtter durre, sche ran towarde churche as faste as sche
mygte, hopyng to haue soeur Jerre. but when Cradok syg
hur ren towarde churche, he ron aftur, and ouer toke her,
& sayde, but sche wolde assent to his wylle, he wolde a non
smyte of hur hed, Jen kueled Wenefrede downe & saide,
" I haue leuer Jat Jou do me to dethe, Jen defowle my
" body, Jat I liave made a woo to kepe in maydon hedi?,
" whille Jat I lyue, o my lorde Jhesu Criste." Jen Cra
dok owte with his t. ferde, and at on stroke he smotte of
her hed, & for hit was downe the hylle to Je churche, Je
hed stynte neuer tumbuUynge, tylle hit com Jydur in to Je
sygte of alle Jat were Jerre. Wherforemen weren so afrygte,
Jat Jey madon suche a nowse, Jat Bennowe had grett mer.
wayle what hit mygte be, & com to hem to wytte what was
Je cause of Jat noyse. Jen when he syg the hed, he toke hit
vppe, and cussed hit ofte tymes sore wepyng, and bare hit
vp to the body, byholldyng on Cradoke how he wyped his
swerd on Je gras, Jat was alle blody of the stroke. Jen
•aid Bennow to hymj " Jou wykked mon & an sely, aske
o 2 '' merer

cxcviii THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
" mercy of God for Jis orribulle dede, and gett God wull«
" haue mercy on Je ; & yf Jow wylt nott, I pray God Jat
" he send vegance on Je ". & a nou rygte in sygte of Jis
alle pepulle, and for he wolde not crye mercy in sygte of
alle pepulle, a nOn he felle downe to Je erJe, & Jer with
the erJe oponyd & suowlowyd hym down, body and sowle
rn to Helle. Jen toke Bennow Je hed, and sett hit agayn*
to Je body, & helled hit with her mantelle, & gude to his
masse, and when he had songon and preched Je pepulle, &
tolde myche of Jis madon, he sayde, Gqd wold nott that sche
schulde so be ded gett. For he had ordeynyd myche pe.
puUe to be holpon by hur. Wherfore he badyche mon pray
to God, to reyse hur a gayne to lyue, and so God dyd ; &
when Jey commyn to hur, sche salt vppe, and with her
honde sche wypid of her face Je doste Jat was Jer on, &
spake to hem as holle and sownde as sche was by fore. Jen
God schewned Jerre Jree grett myraculis. On was when
Je erJe swoloyd hym bodily, Jat had slayne hur. A no.
Jer was, for Jer as Je hed a bod, a non spronge a fayre
welle Jerre as non seen be fore. Je Jride was, when sche Jat
was slayne sche rose a gayne to lyue. Je IIII''*' was, Jat euer
aftur whille sche lyffed, Jer was a wliite circle a bowte her
nekke Jer as Je stroke was lyke a white Jrede. Wherfore
Jer as sche was called be fore Brewa, fro Jat day forthe
men called hur Wenefrede, Jat is in Englysche, a white
Jrede. Jen syg Wenefrede Je grett myracuUe Jat God
wrowgte in hur, and toke hit hygly to herte, and gaff hur
euer aftur to holy lyifynge, and nygte and day was besy to
serue God, as Bennow thawgte hur. Jen when sche was
perfytt in alle doyngus, Bennow gude to a noJer place Jer
as weron inne mony holy virgynnus, and when he com Jy.
dur schee lyffyd so perfettly in alle Jyngus, Jat alle tokon en.
sampuUe of hur, & for Jat ylke white cerue was an euydent
tokon of her martirdome, Jerfore alle men and ' womon
haddon grett deuocion in.her wordus, and in alle her do-
yngus, so Jat mony lafton Je worldis ocupacion, and weron
fayne to comme and dwelle in her companye. So when
«che had lyflyd Jerre mony eyrus, sche was warned by God,
'Sic, Jat

TO HIS PREFACE. cxcix
Jat her dethe day was nygte, Wherfore sche made hur re.
dy,' & when sche had Je sacramentis of holy churche, Jon, in
sygte of halle her systeren, scho gaff vpp Je goste to Jhesu
Criste, Jat sche louyd with alle her herte, and byrryed in
the churche gorde Jer mony oJer seyntis weron byrryed in
by fore. Now how the holy sent com in to Je abbey of
Schrowysbury, ge schalle here. When Jey abbey of Scro wys.
bury was newe made, Je monkus of Je place madon ofte gret
mone, for Jey haddon no sent with hem to be her patrone,
and beyrer of her preyers to God, as oJer abbeus of Je eun.
trey hoddon. Wherfore Je abbot of Jat howse, for he had
herde by fore of sent Wenefrede, he made his prior to go in
to Waylys, and seche were Jat sche was byrryed. So
wente Jis prior foithe, and, by the grace of God and reue.
lacion of Je holy madon, he com to Je place where sche
laye, and so with strenje of lordschip, and oJer helpe Jat
he hadde, he browgte her bow nus in to sent Gylus churche
at Scrowesbury townus ende, and Jerre abode to a certen
day, in Je whiche sche schulde be translated, & with ho
nour and worschip be browgte in to Je abbey. Jen when Jis
day com, gret multitude of pepulle com Jyder in party for
a gret miraculle, Jat was done in that churche, of a cheld*
Jat was heyled of grett sekenes, and also to do worschip to
J7at holy madon, and so Jen the abbot of Je place and Je con-
uent, with mony oJer men of holy churche, browgtan hur
in to Je abbey, and setton her Jere as sche is nowe, where
God in schorte tyme aftur wrowgte Jrytty grett myracuU
Jat byn wrytton, with owte oJer mony Jat byn not writton,
bothe of Jose Jat sche dyd in her lyue, and oJer mo mony
Jat byn wrowgte at her walle. Jen to sterre yowre deuocyon
Je more to Jis sent, now I wuUe telle yow a myracuUe Jat
was done to a mon of Erkalle towne, Jat was called Adam,
Jis mon was greuesly payned with Je fallyng euelle, and
bothe his hondus weron turned ageynward, and layen flatt
to his armes, so Jat Je armys weron stompus and noe
armes. He had also suche a greuance in * his on legge,
Jat he mygte nott goo but with myche peynance. So Jii
Adam, with Jese grett greuus, with myche penance he
comme to Je schryne of sent Wenefrede, & was Jerre in his
prayers alle a nygte. But an Je morowe, what for wach-
o 3 ched.

cc THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
ched, what for wery, he felle on slepe, and when he woke he
feld hym selfe hoole in alle his lymmys, & syg his hondus
streygte enon owte, and stirryd his fyngurs alle at his lyk.
ynge, and sayed whedur he myggte goo, and gude forthe
wythe owton greue, and felde welle Jat he was hoole of Je
fallyng euelle. Wherfore with hyg voyce he Jonked God &
Jis holy madon, and was fayne of his heyle, Jat he made a
woo, Jat he wolde neuer goo from hur, but by a seruand in
Jat churche alle his lyue aftur, and so he was. Jus, gode
men & women, ge han ensampuUe to do worschip to Jis
holy maydon and martir, and Jawg ge by now hooly in
body fulle belt, mony of yow byn seke in sowle ; wherfore
ye han Je more nede to seche hur to haue heyle in sowle
Jen in body. For ofte tymes God sendus sekenes in body
fo heie to Je sowle. but sekenes of sowle ys here dethe, but
sche be Je soner heylyd. Wherfore prayth too hur to gete
yow heie bothe in body and in sowle, so Jat ye cum to hym
Jat is heyle to alle sowlus, Jat is, Jhesu Criste God son of
heyuon. Jlyud miraculum. In the towne of Schrowysbury
setan III* men to gednr, and as Jey seton talkyng, an at.
turcoppe cum owte of Je wowg, and bote hem by the nek.
kus alle Jre, & Jowg hit greuyd hem at Jat tyme but ly-
tulle, sone aftur it roncoled & so swalle her Jrotus, & forset
her breythe, Jat II. of hem weron deed, and Je Jrydde was
so nyg deed, Jat he made his testament, & made hym redy
in alle wyse, for he hoped nowgte but only dethe. Jen as
he lay in his turment, he Jowgt on sent Wenefrede and of
her myraculus, & so as he mygte he bad his modur go Jyder,
& offur a candulle to Je schryne, & brynge hym of Je water
bather bones were wasschonyn, and so sche dyd. & when he
hadjiis water, he made whasseche his sore Jer with, & when
he had done so, he felde Jat he amended, & Jen he made a
wooe to seute Wenefrede, Jat giff he mygte haue lyffe &
heie, he wolde make an ymage of syluer & offur to her. Jus
he mended yche day aftur oJer, tylle he was alle hoole, &
Jen he made an ymage of syluer as he be hette, & gude Jy
der, & offeryd hit to Je schryne, & be cum her seruant
euer whille he lyffyd aftur. jiliud miraculum. Also to a day
of her translacion Jer cum owte of Wayles knygtus, tk,
mony men with hem, to sethe solempnite & Je maner Jer of, &

TO HIS PREFACE. cci
& so ill her company com a gret mon, Jat was dowmbe, &
mygte no Jynge speke, but alle by signes. So when Jey
common in to Je churche, sodenly Jis dowmbe mon felle
doune to Je grownde, & felle on slepe. Jen as he lay sent
Wenefrede com to hym, and bad hym drynke watur Jat her
bonus were wasschon yn, & he schuld be hoole of his speche,
& of ojereuel Jat he had. Jen a non he woke, and bad giff
hym holy watur. Jen haddon his felowus gret wondur, Jat
Jey hardon hym speke, & asked hym what watur he wolde
haue. Jen sayd he, Je watur Jat sent Wenefredus bonus
weron waschon yn; & when he had dronkon of Jat wafer, he
was hoole as any fysche, & a non he gude in to Je quere, &
by Je couent he tolde oponly Jat he com Jydur for no oJer
Jyng, but only to se Je doyng of Je solempnite. but now for
sche hathe, of her gret curtesy, geffen me my speche, and
heled mein my body also, Jerfore I wulle be her pylgryme
whille Jat I lyue, & so he was euer aftur.

Num. XVL Vide Prsf, §, xix.
Extract of a Letttr, written to the Publisher from
Winchester July ith. 1724. by the Reverend Mr.
Richard Furney, relating to the Election of an
Abbess of Rumsey Nunnery in Hampshire Anno
D. 1333. which confirms what is asserted in
this Chronicle, that the said Nunnery was found
ed by K. Edgar for an hundred Nunns.
Dear Sir^
Upon receiving your's, I look'd into the
Regi.ster of John Stratford, some tirae Bishop
of Winton, afterwards Archbishop of Canter
bury, and therein, fol. 83. found the following
particulars, which relate to what you mention-
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ed, viz. That Sibil Carbonel the Abbess dying
on June 1, 1333. Joane Icche was elected
June 25, following, there being at the tirae of
the Election Agnes de Stanlegh Priorissa, Jo
hanna Gervays Sub-Priorissa, Alicia de Roppe-
leigh Sacrista, Johanna Icche Celerariar, (tbe
sarae that was elected Abbess, ) Oliva Beaufou
PrsBcentrix, Agnes de Broraore, Cecilia de
Blontesdone, Ela Croupes, Elena Baa, Alicia
de Roucestr, Agatha de Wynton, Katerina de
Gryrastede, Beatrix Beaufou, Amicia Bluet,
Marg, per rae, Agnes Beaufou, Alicia de Wal
tham, Sarra Okly, Alicia Brembelsshete, Mar-
gar. deTydeleshide, Lucia Gower, Matild de
Grirastede, Margir. Deneys, Margar. Poyntz,
Araicia Malure, Johanna de Farnlington, Arai-
cia de Forstebury, Johanna de Corapton, Ali
cia Levynton, Katerina Joevene, Johanna
Poyntz, Johanna Beaufou, Agatha Bekks,
Johanna Payn, Beatrix Neyvill, Isabel de Ha-
raeldone, Marger, filia Warini, Araicia de Wyn-
hale, Eugenia Chartes, Marg, Cracy, Margar.
Warblynton, Alicia de Groveneye, Katerina
de Aysshelonde, Margar. de Buctesthorn, Isol
da Roches, Matild, Trenchard, Agnes de Wyn
ton, Johanna de Roppelye, Agnes Warara, Ha-
wysia Luffegrave, Dionisia GolafFre, Alie. de
Wynton, Isabella de Staunford, Maria de Rop
pelye, Alicia de Thuddene, Marg. Forest, Eli
zabeth

TO HIS PREFACE. cciii
zabeth Syfrewast, Johanna de Sparkeford,
Marg. Pauncefpt, Marg. Atte Rye, Johanna
Bpyton, Johanna Purie,J_sabella Fraunceys, Ju
liana de Romeseye, Cristna Okhara, Eva Doi-
gnel, Matild de Roppelye, Eliz. Silvayn, Cri
stina Brikevill, Muriele Cotel, Katerina de
Donton, Margar. de Weston, Elianora Rude,
Cristina Brorahara, Katerina Warham, Johan.
na de Totteford, Johanna Carbonel, Alicia
Carbonel, Johanna de Enedford, Editha Ey
mer, Alie. de Aune, Constancia Wauncy, Jo
hanna de Tystede, Johanna de Winterbourne,
Katerina Warham, Alie. de Cicestr. Petronilla
de Wendles worth, Margar. Fokeram, Isabell
Walraund, sorores : Mag. Ricardus de Chadd
Canonicus & Praebendar. Eccles. Conventual.
Mag. Robertus de Stratford Canonicus & Prae
bendar. Eccles. Conventual, de Romsey per
Procurator, elegunt Abbatissam, ^ ^
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Num. XVII. Vide Pr^f. §. xix.
Extract of another Letter, written to tke Publisher
from Winchester Aug. 15. 1724. hy the said Mr.
Fur-

cciv THE PUBLISHERS APPENDIX
Furney, relating to the Number of the Nunns at
Rumsey some time before the Dissolution, and to
a NotCf about our old Historians, in a MS. of Tri
vet at Winchester.

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Concerning Rumsey I learn, that the num
ber of the Nuns was very rauch decreased be
fore the dissolution. For Elizabeth Ryprose
being elected Abbess 16 Dec. 1523. but 23
Nuns are raentioned. The same Eliz. Ryprose
was Abbess in 1534. when the true yearly va
lue of the Nunnery is said to be 3951. 12s. Id.
The following particulars, tho they tell no
more than what you know already, yet as they
are taken out of a valuable MS. of Nich. Tri
vet's Chronicle, wrote on paper, now remain
ing in the library of the Dean and Chapter of
Winchester, I thought, you would give them
the reading.
" Historiam de origine & gestis Britonum
" primus ex Gwallico serraone in Latinum tra-
" duxit Galfridus Monothraotensis, desinens in
" Athelstanum.
" Res Gwallicas excepit ab eo Galfrido Mo-
" uomethensi Karadocus Lancarvensis. " An-

TO HIS PREFACE, ccv
" Anglorura res gestas ab eorura primo ad-
" ventu in Britanniam Beda scripsit ad sua
" usq; tempora,
" Willielmus Malraisburiensis Bedara exci-
" piens & succincte coUigens usq; ad regera
" Egbritura, qui, varia sorte profligatis regu-
" lis, insulae paene totius nactus est monarchi-
" am. Inde pleno cursu tempora lucide des-
" cribit usq; ad finem Henrici primi.
" Nicolaus Trivettus, Malraisburiensem ex-
" cipiens , incipit a Stephano, & desinit in mor-
" tera Edwardi prirai.
" Ab hoc qui filura Historias recto traraite
" deinceps deducerent, non sunt reperti, sed
" pleriq; suo quisq; studio particularia dele-
" git sibi persequenda, principiura finemq;. pro
" arbitrio statuens.
" Edmerus sobria sermonis festivitate a Re-
" ge Edgaro usq; ad WiUielraura priraura ra-
" ptim tempora perstrinxit, & inde licentius
" evagatus usq; ad obitura Radulphi Archie-
" piscopi diffusara & necessariara historiara stu-
" diosus exhibuit,
" Ita praeterraissis a terapore Bedae ducentis
" & viginti tribus annis, teraporum cursus clau-
" dicavit.
" Henricus Hontendonensis archidiaconus.
" Galterus Oxnefor densis.
" Alfridus Beverlacensis thesaurarius.
" Wil-

CCVI THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
" Willielmus Rivalensis.
" Giraldus Cambrensis Res HiberniaJ.
" Joannes Sarisburiensis.
" Florentius Wigornensis Monachus.
" Thomas Walsyngham ab irruptione Nor-
" mannorum usq; ad principium regni Henrici
6''. cui opus dedicavit.
" Secuti sunt qui omnium ante se scribentium
" particulas in unura corpus conflarent, ut sunt
" hi: " Ranulphus Cestrensis scripsit varii generis
" variaruraq; gentium historiam, orsus a mun-
" di origine, earn texens usq; ad Henricum
" quartum, quam PoUchronica voluit appellari.
No other particulars are mentioned in this
note, which seems to have been written at the
same time, that the Index to the MS. was,
much later than the MS. which seems to have
been written about the tirae of the Authour.
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Num, XVIII. VidePi-ffif. §, xx.
A Copy of Dr. Richardson's and Mr. Thoresby' s Let
ters about the Hospital of Si. Mary Magdalen near
Bawtre. For Mr. Thomas Hearne in Edmund-HaU
Oxford. Dear

TO HIS PREFACE. ccvii
Dear Sir,
I received your second letter, which I cora
raunicated to a neighbouring gentleman, who
iraraediatly wrote to a friend at Bawtree, to
raake inquiry after St. Mary's Hospitall. I re
ceived an answer, but no satisfactory one. I
alsoe at the sarae tirae wrote to Mr. Thoresby.
He sent rae word, that he hoped shortly to give
rae sorae satisfaction about it, through the rae-
.diation of a new Curate, that was come to
Leedes and born at Bawtree, The inclosed I
received yesterday, which I beleive wil, in a
great measure, answer what you desire, I can
not get the least information about the Earth-
Horns, If in this or any other respect I caa
be serviceable to you, freely comraand
Your friend and servant
Ric; Richardson,
North Bierley
Feb. Sth. 1724,
Fox Dr. Richardson at North Bierley near
Bradford These.
Honoured Sir,
Just now I receiv'd this Account from the
Vicar concerning the Hosp. of St. Ma, Mag.
near Bautre. That the Chappel, Hospital and
Alms

CCVIII THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
Alms House are all in good repair, that the an
nual pensions are 121, 6 s. 8 d. The present Ma
ster ofthe Ho,spitaI is Mr. Benjamin Day, Vicar
of Mattersey, who succeeded Dr. Samuel Crow-
brow Arch-Deacon of Nottingham ; whose Pre
decessor was John Lake, D.D. Vicar of Leedes,
and afterwards Bishop of Chichester, This
Reverend Prelat's Predecessor was one Walter
Barnard, who enjoy'd it during the Usurpa
tion of O. Cromwell, and preach'd a Lecture
on the first Thursday in the Month, in stead of
the Morning Prayers on Wednesdays and Fri
days, which had before, and have since been
duely used. His Predecessor was John Slacks
raentioned in the Letter of Mr. Hearne, to
whora pray present ray service, I not being
able to write to him my self, who am his and

Leedes Feb. 2.
1724.

Your humble servant
Ralph Thoresby.

Nura. XIX, See the Glossary to this Work,
voc. tone*
Ex MS. Dugd, (in Museo Ashraoliano) E 2,
sub finera.
A Transcript of a certain Narrative, written by the
late Bp. of Ely {Dr. Matthew Wren) with his own
Hand,

TO HIS PREFACE. ccix
Hand, of that remarkable Conference, which, after
his Retum from Spain with Prince Charles (Anno
1623.) he had with Dr. Neale, then Bp, of Dur
ham, Dr. Andrews Bp. of Winchester, and Dr.
Laud Bp. of St. David's, touching the said Prince :
whereat something Prophetical was then said by that
Reverend Bp. of Winchester.
After our Return frora Spain, My Lord of
Winchester (araong other great expressions of
his Respects to rae) made me promise to him,
that, upon all occasions of my coming to Lon
don, (for I abode still at Cambridge) I would
lodge with him. To which end, he caused three
Rooms near the Garden to be fitted and reserved
for me : And twice or thrice I had lodged
there. And at another time coming suddenly to Lon
don and late, I lodged at my Sister's in Fri
day-Street, and the next Day (being Friday)
I went to Winchester-House to Dinner, and
craved his Lordship's pardon, that I lodged not
there ; because that my businesse was to treat
with some Countrey Gentlemen, who lay in
Holburne, whom I should not meet with but in
the Evening and Morning, when it would not
be safe for me to pass theBridge ortheThames:
And so after Dinner I took ray Leave of hira,
hoping to return for Cambridge on Munday, But

ccx THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
But on Saturnday gomg to do my Duty to
My Lords of Durham and St, Davids, and tell
ing them of my sudden Return, they would
needs over-rule me, and raade rae promise
thera, tho' I had taken leave of My Lord of
Winchester, yet to raeet them next Day at
White-Hall at My Lord's Charaber at Dinner :
I did so, and there we sat after Dinner above an
Hour. And then I shewing thera, that on
the raorrow ray Business would be dispatched,
and I would be gone on Tuesday, I took leave
again of thera all. But on Munday morne by
break of the Day (before they used to be Stirr
ing in Friday-Street) there was a great knock
ing at the Door where I lay; And at last an
Apprentice (who lay in the Shop) carae up to
my Bed-Side, and told me, there was a Mes
senger from Winchester-House to speak with
rae : The Businesse was to let me know, that
My Lord, when he carae from Court last Night,
had given his Steward charge to order it so,
that I raight be spoken with, and be required
as frora hira without faile, to dine with him on
Munday; but to be at Winchester-House by
Ten of the Clock, which I wondered the more
at ; his Lp. not using to come from his Study
till near Twelve. My business would hardly
permit this; yet because of his Lordship's im
portunity, I got up presently, and into Hol
burne

to HIS PREFACE. ccxi
ijurne I went, and there raade such Dispatch,
that soon after Ten of the Clock I took a Boat;
and went to Winchester-House, where I found
the Steward at the Water-gate waiting to let rae
in the nearest way, who telling rae, that iny
Lord had called twice to know if I were corae ;
I asked where his Lordship v^^as ? He answered,
In his great Gallery, ( a place where I knew his
Lp. scarce came once in a Year. ) And thither
I going, the Door was lockt; but upon my lift
ing the Latch, My Lord of St, David's opened
the Door, and letting me in, lock'd it again, »
There I found none, but those three Lords,
who causing rae to sit down by them. My Lord
of Durham began to me. " Doctor, Your
" Lord here will have it so, I that am the un-
" fittest Person, must be the Speaker : But thus /
" it is : After you left us Yesterday at White-
" Hall, we entring into farther Discourse of
" those things, which we foresee and conceive
" will 'ere long corae to pass, resolved again to
" speak to you before you went hence.
" We raust know of you, what your Thoughts
" are concerning your Master the Prince. You
" have now been his Servant above two Years,
"and you were with him in Spain; We know
" he respects you well; and we know you are
" no Fool, but can observe how things are like
" to go. What things my Lord >" (quoth I. )
Vol, L p '' lij

ecxn THE PUBLISHER'S APPEN13IX
*' In brief," sayd he, " how the Prince's Heart
" stands to fhe Church of England, that whei»
" God brings him to the Crowne, vve may knovr
" what to hope for.
My Reply was to this eflfect ; That however
I was the most unfit of any to give my Opinion
herein, attending but Two Months in the Year,
and thea at a great Distance, only in the Clo-
»et, and at Meals ; yet seeing they so pressed
me, I would speak my Mind freely r So I sayd^
" I know My Master's Learning is not equal to
*' his Father's J Yet I know his Judgment io
" be very right: And as for his AflTections in
'' these particulars^ which Your Lordships have
^* pointed at,^ for upholding the Doctrine and
" Discipline, and the right Estate ofthe Church,
*' I have more confidence of him, than of hi*
V Father, in whom they say ( better than I can )
" is so much inconstancy in some particular
" cases.
Hereupon My Lords of Durham and St, Da
vid's began to argue it with me, and required
me to let them know, upon what ground I came
to think thus of the Prince : I gave them my
reasons at large, and after many replying^
(above an Hour together) then My Lord of
Winchester (who had said nothing all the while}
hespake me in these Words; « WeU

TO HIS PREFACE. ccxiii
" Well Doctor, God send you may be a
" true Prophet concerning your Master's Incli-
**¦ nations in these particulars, which we are
" glad to hear from you : I am sure I shall be
" a true Prophet ; I shall be in my Grave and
" so shall you. My Lord of Durham, but Mj
'' Lord of St. David*3, and you. Doctor, will
" live to see that Day that your Master will b^
" put to it, upon his Head and his Crown, with*
" out he will forsake the Support ofthe Churchy
Of this Prediction raade by that Holy Father,
I have now no Witness, but mine own Con
science, and the Eternal God, who knows I lie
not ; no body else being present when this was
spoken, but those three Lords.

Nura. XX. See the Glossary to this Work,
voc. J^anipeiiene.
Extract ofa Letter to the Publisher from Mr. Graves
of Mickleton in Gloucestershire ^ concerning Camp
den in that County. With a remarkable Passage
upon that occasion, out of an old anonymous MS.
Author (stiled John Bever hy Dr, Powell) in Tri.
nity College Library Oxon, .
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P S As

ctxit THE PUBLtSHER'S APPENDIX
As to the Etyraology and Scituation of
Carapden, as you relate it from Dr. Skinner's
Etymologicon; I very readily agree with him,
but never saw the Book; and consulting with
Ant, a Wood, and finding a good Character of
the Author, I think to gett it,
I have formerly observ'd, that John Bever,
or Castorius, call's it Campodunum; whieh Ter
mination made me believe it to be a Roman
Town; for we meet in Antoninus''s Itinerary
with those of Cambodunum, MargidiJdnum, Camu-
iodunum, Mitridurium, Sorviodunum, and Mart-
dutmni; in all which Dr,. Gale make's the Termi"
nation, clunum, to answer to, collis, in the La
tine ; and so likewise the Scituation of those
Towns he observe's to be on Hills ; and indeed
our Campden is ever reckon'd araong the
Towns on the Cotswold Hills, but at the sarae
tirae is scituated in a deep Valley, or Den, oa
those Hills.
E'er, as you come to it on the l^orth side,
on the Road from Warwick, and Strafford,
th-rough Mickleton; you goe up hill almost all
the way for the 2. last MUes, that is, from Mic
kleton; and yet you see little or nothing ofthe
Town, but the Church, and some Remains of
the Great House, till you come within a Land's
length of the Town ; and then you fall down,
As it were, unexpectedly into it: But, as

TO HIS PREFACE. ccxy
as you . approach it on the South side, on the
Road from London and Oxford, you come
down a Hill for above a Mile to it, and have a
full view of the whole Town, which lye's in
length East and West, all along the Bottom ;
but in breadth North and South, on a declining
Bank; and the Church, and these Remains of
the Great House, stand on a rising ground above
the rest.
Lying in this VaUey it is encorapa^sed on 3,,
.»ides, that is. North, West, and South, by the
Cotswold HiUs; but lye's open on the East side
to the Morning Sun, which raake's the Scitua
tion both pleasant and healthfuU ; and over
look's a pleasant Vale, lying considerably be
low it; which run's through sorae Parts of
Worcestershire, Warwickshire, and Oxford
shire, to the Borders of Northamptonshire.
Dr, Powel, in his Notes on the History of
Wales, pag, 11, 12, ha's translated the whole
Passage out of Bever, and it seera's by his Ac
count, that the Place was then ( above a Thou
sand years agoe) of considerable Note, and
large Extent ; for, upon a threatning Message
frora the Britains, the great King Ina of the
West Saxons suramoned all the other Saxon
Kings to repair, thither ; where old King Sibert
of the East Saxons making a Speech to them,
?.nd, among other things, recommending t©
p 3 then?

ccxvi THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
them the choosing a Head to lead them, they
paade Choiceof King Ina; who received Hom
age of thera there, and advancing his Standard^
inarched forward against the Britains,
Probably it might be then the chief Resi^
dence of the West Saxon Kings, at least of this
Ina ; however it must be necessarily furnished
with stately Houses, fitt to give Reception to
the Persons of all the Saxon Kings of the He-r
ptarchy, with their Courtiers and Attendants,
which must be very numerous : besides,, there
seemed to have been a great Army along with
them, which waited the Result of their Con
sultations. I know not, what should induce the Dr. to
call the Place Mount Campeden; unless there
was sorae word in the original Latine, besides
that of Campodunum, that answer'd to that of.
Mount; for, if it was barely that and no raore, I
think it should havebeen rendered, according to
Dr. Gale, t/ie Camp on the Mount, or ffill. But
I want very rauch to see the original Latine ;
and accordingly, when I was at London last
year, went to the Cptton Library to peruse that
Copy of Bever, which is said to be there,
Vitell E. XVII, 4, I saw the MS, indeed, bnt
there is not the least raention of that Passage in
the Book; which Mr. Casley and I, both of us,
thoroughly examined; that I concluded^ it was not

TO HIS PREFACE. ccxvii
not Bever's Chronicle, but some other Anony
mous Writer.
The printed Catalogue of MSS. mention's
one Copy of this Authour in Trinity Colledge
Library Oxon, and another in Sr. Siraonds
D' Ewes Library, which are all I meet with.
I don't find any Authour ha's follow'd Bever,
in calling it Campodunum, but Langhorn in his
Chron. Reg. Angl. who both in the Epistle Dedi
catory, pag. 5. and also the Book it self, pag.
250. write's it Campodunum: But all Authour s
and Records, that I have seen, generally spell
it with a (p.) which agree's with Dr. Skinner'*
Etymology. I have not mett with any mention of the
Place, after that Account of Bever's, 'till the
Time of Willianx the Conquerour, when ia
Domesday-bbok it is written Campedene, fol,
166. b. In the next King's Reign, A.D, 1093.
in the Charter of Will. Rufus, confirming the
Grant of Hugh Earl of Chester, ( to whom the
Conquerour had given Campden,) ofthe Titles
of that Manor, (among others,) to the Church
of St. Werburge's in Chester, it is called Camper
dena; Mon. Angl. vol. I. pag. 201. a. lin. 46.
And so, through all the King's Reigns, quite
down to this present time, it ha's constantly
been written with a (p.) but differently spell'd,
as Qampedena,'Caiimpedena, Compedena, and some-
p 4 times.

crxviii THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
times, Campendena ; as particularly in a Charter
of Hugh de Gundeville, who lived in the Reign
of K. Henr. 2. to the Abbey of Evesham ; which
is in a Register of Charters of that Abbey in
the Cotton Library, Vespas. B, 24. fol. 44. a.
which, because it make's rauch for the Antiqui
ty of the Markett here, I have added at length,
viz. " Notura sit presentibus, et futures, quod
" ego Hugo de Gundevilla concessi omnibus
" hominibus Abbatis de Evesham liberam
" potestatem et quietam eundi, et emendi,
" et vendendi, in foro raeo de Campendena ;
" et prohibeo, ne aliquis Balivorura meo-
" rum petat ab aliquo suorum Teloniunj,
•' vel aliam cpnsuetudinein ; vel aliquam ve-
" xationera eis faciat in foro raeo, vel in
" via; nee aliam consuetudinem ab eis exi-
" gat, quam niei faciunt in foro 4^bbatis.
" Testibus, (inter alios,) Osmundo de Cam-
" pendena, Everardo de Carapendeua."
And in another Charter in the sarae Register,
fol. 42. a.
" Sciant, &c. quod ego Rogerus Dei gratia
"Abbas de Evesham, et ejusdem loci Con-
" ventus, concessimus, &c. Johanni GrenCj
" et Alitie uxori ejus, filie Evgrardi de Cam-
"¦' peqdena, i&c. Testibus, ( inter alios, ) WiUb

TO HIS PREFACE. ccxiij
f* filio Everardi- de Campendena, Everardo
" et Augustine fratrib us ejus, &c.
Dr. Gale in his Commentaries on Antoninus's
Itinerary, on the word Camboduriuin, sale's. An-
tonini codices aliquot MSS. legunt Campodunura,
quemadmodum &; Beda; alii Carapodonura ef
Campadunura : So that there seera's to have
been a Place of the sarae Narae with that of
Bever's, in the time of the Romans, in the
North of England; and I think our Carapden
likely enough to have born the sarae Narae^
(Campodunum,) as long agoe, in the South of
England, Verstegan, (Antw. 1605. 4'°) pag, 287.
agree's with Dr. Skinner in his deriving it
frora the A. S, Camp, and Den ; but fan-
cie's it to have been some Place appointed
for Champions, Combat-fighters, or raen of
Arras, to encounter each other, &c.
I don't know, whether you have Sr, Rob, At^
Jiins; but he sales, pag. 309. a. That it is so
called from a Camp, near that Place, where a
Battle had been forraerly fought; and pag.
322. a. That a great Battle was fpught between
the Mercians, and West-Saxons, in the Ham-
Jett of Barrington, about a Mile from the Town
of Campden: The Camp of the Mercians was
pt Willersey, the Camp of the West-Saxons on
Meen-

ccxx THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
Meen-Hill, in the Parish of Quintone, and Mic
kleton, (SfC, ) A Bridge in Barrington retain's
the name of Battle-Bridge, Barrington, an^
tiently Burington, is likewise so called from
being the Burying place ofthe Slain,
I could never meet with an Account of this
Battle in any Authour. What Authority Sr.
Robert had for it, I know not: but, no doubt,
euch a Battle was fought there, both from the
constant Tradition of the Inhabitants, and the
Place still retaining the Name of Battle-Bridge ;
though at present there is scarce left one Stone
upon another, and it is onely a shallow Ford
through a little Brook.
There are two such C>amps, as he mention's,
bn Willersey-Hill, ( about a Mile from Camp
den,) and Mecn-Hill, but I should rather think,
that of the West-Saxons to have been on Wil
lersey-Hill, and the Mercians on Meen-Hill;
for the formef lye's in the South West, and the
latter in the North East, in respect of each
other; they are both of a square fbrra, and
large extent, with deep double Trenches.
I never saw it written, or called, Barrington,
but always Barrington; and in Antient Records
it is, Berintone, Beritone, Buritone, &c. It if
contiguous to the rest of the Town, and the
very Church it self stands in that, which is call-
<»d BerringtoH, which confixm's its being the
Ba*

TO HIS PREFACE. ccxxi,.
"^urying-placeof the Slain; Battle-Bridge is in
deed in the District of Berrington, but above.
half a Mile from the Town.
There is another Tradition, very current
among the Country People, that it was for-.
merly A Camp of the Danes; and so took it's
Name from Camp, and Dane; but I take the
Name to be antienter, then the Time of the
Danes being here: However, I find, some in
print have mention'd it ; particularly Ogilby in
his Survey of the Roads of England, Edition
in S'"- pag. 159, who sale's. The Town is of
great Antiquity, the Danes being supposed to
have their Camp near it, and thence it's Name
seera's to bederiv'd; but I don't know, whe
ther there be any raore Grounds for this, then
that, of it's being formerly called. Little Lon
don, which is also very common in the Mouths
of the People.
I am sure, I have now sufficientlj tired you;.
but the great Love I have for the Place, where
I had a good Part of my Education, raake's rae
dwell the longer upon the Subject; and have
nothing more to add, but my most kind Love
and Respects, from.Dear Sir,
Mickleton, Easter ,, ^.,,,,.1.1,0
,, , ^ .,, , Your most obliged humble Servant,
Munday, 29th. of March, ^ '
A. D. 1725. Richard Graves. Vpon

«cxxH THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
Vpon occasion of this Letter from Mr, Graves, I
desired a worthy Friend to consult the Harleyan^
MS, of Bever, which accordingly he very readUy did,
( bythe Favour ofthe RK Hon''''', the Earlof Oxford,)
and from his Answer I understand, that the Passage,
referr'd to by Dr. Powell, is also wanting there; but
then I find, that' tis in the MS. of Trinity-College Li
brary in this Vniversity ( the same that I have cited
in my Glossary ^) from which I shall here publish
it at large, as 'tis inserted in my MSS. CoUections %
at the same time advertising, that this Trinity-Col
lege MS, is a Collection by an anonymous Writer
(whom, liowever. Dr. Powell, to whom it belong'd^
ventures to stile Bever) and that 'tis not tlie true
genuine Bever, such as may be met with ( as far as
1 can, at present, understand) in the Cottonian and
Harleyan MSS.
Quoniam ex scriptura eoramendabili felicis
Bedae presbiteri raodernorura traditur raerao-
rja, per quot regna, quibus, quotq; regibus
olira Britannia subjacebat, id in hoc opuscule
redigere non decuit, quod tantus pater suo
carmine singulis patefecit. Verum quia felix
Beda praelibatus anno nati Salvatoris ex virgine
pccxxxji. ex hac vita transisse fertur, ex tunc
regum gesta regniq; fortuita futurorum tradere
ipemoriis studentera racio suadebat. Inspectis
I  „
• Pag. 699. ' Vol, 107, p. 82. igitur

TO HIS PREFACE. eexxm
igitur cronicarum collectis, ac de gestis Anglo
rum libellis, actus veritati Concordes Auctor
hujus operis tenore praesentis paginae copulavifr.
Ut itaq; ex certo principio praesens narracio fi
nem debitum per ordinem sorciatur, prodesse
creditur ab ejus incipere progenie, qui Brito
num rex ultimus reliquit Britanniara alienis.
Anno siquidem graciae dccxxv. ante decessum
Bedae septimo, luorius & Henyhinus, filii filiae
regis quondam Cadwalladri, de Hibernia ve-
nientes, duobus Walliae regibus opera praestan-
tibus, totam Cestriee provinciara vastaverunt.
Venientes quoq; in rure Danorura, quod ex eo
Anglice noraen accepit Campedene, Latine
campus Danorura, regibus Anglorum manda-
runt legates, ut Britanniam sibi restituerent, a
qua suos patres & parentes injustis incursibus
expulerunt, Addentes mandando, quod nisi in
fra quindenara regionera redderent, ulterius vi
tae spacium non haberent. Inclitus ergo West-
sexiae Ine rex, filius Kenredi regis, omnibus
Anglorum regibus hoc mandatum innotuit, qui
mox armata manu in monte de Campedene ve-
iierunt, quibus rex eciara Estsexiae Sibertus ait,
" Aniraadvertaraus, karissirai, qua|es suraus, &
" quales qui contra nos veniunt. Vere Britones
" sunt, quorum patres & parentes, patres no-
" stri a suishereditariis expulerunt. Nunc siqui-
" dem veniunt dejure, pugnando calumpniare " quod

tcxxiv THE PUBLISHER'S APPENDIX
" quodasuisnostrijuribusabstulere. Faciamud
" ergo sicut ceteras faciunt regiones. Eligamus
" nobis capud, qui nos ducat, dirigat & guber-
" net; cui nos oranes, tanquam membra, sicut
*' domino, tam pacis quam guerrae temporibus,
"' inclinemus, quoniam sine capite non speratur
" victoria reputari. Nonne anno secundo post
" Britonum dispersionemi Saxenicum super po-
" pulum, multo nunc nobis forciorem, infra
" scptenniura quindecies applicuerunt, regna
" reguraspoliarunt, populuratrucidarunt, & re-
''' vertentes nostros vix vivos lacerates vulneri-
*' bus reliquerunt?" Reges siquidem Anglorum
omnes, hoc contenti consilio, strenuissiraum
ttiilite'm Ine, WestsexiaJ regera, in caput & do
minum regum Anglorum unaniraitet eligerunt,
anno Doraini DCtxxxix. Qui regum acceptis
homagiis, Vexillura regni erexit, ac excercitum
luorii & Henyhini ita debactavit, quod in Wal
liam, relictis tentoriis, f ugier unt. Optenta itaq ;
victoria, rex Ine, cum Anglorum regibus, (prae-
ter Sibertura regera Estsexiae, qui, causa sene-
ctutis & irapotenciae, ad suara ' rediens regio
nera) apud Southampton se divertit, ubi suus
cognatus Adelardus occurrens nunciavit, quod
luorius & Henyhinus exercitum novum con-
gregarunt, ut Anglorum populum iterum * de*

» F, rediit, ' F, debellarent. bel-

to His PREFACE. atxxt
bellar'unt. Rex namq; Ine, miles validissimus,
illuc progredi non tardavit, Snaudonem obse-
dit, Hibernes & Britones ad naves fugere com-
pulit, & totam sibi Walliam subjugavit. Fe
stum vero Sancti David rex Ine tenere volens^,
cum suis regibus & Walliae magnatibus apud
Bangor accessit^ ubi die septimo post festum
proclamare fecit, quod omnes reges ad suas
redire[nt3 regiones, moraturi donee mandatum
haberent, ut iterum convenirent, Regibus ita
que repatriatis. Rex Ine cum Adelardo suo co
gnate, & tota Regia familia, suam civitatera
Mamecestriam petivit, Ethelburgara suam re
ginam, suumq; filium Adellum ibidem invenit,
cum quibus vix tribus mensibus repausavit. A-
dellus quoq;, filius regis unicus, pra&sentera vi-
tara terminavit eo tempore, dolorem patri non
modicum propinando. Adelardus interea, Wal
liam cupiens circuire, tres exploratores obviam
habuit, quibus captis & scrutatis, concepit, quod
luorius & Henyhinus venturi sunt Angliam cum
tanta populi multitudine, quod omnes Anglo
rum reges eorum viribus resistere non valebant.
Adelardus igitur ad regem Anglorum Ine re
diens, eidem retulit quod audivit. , Rex autem
Ine, suis statim regibus exspressa causa, manda
vit, quod indilate venirent Cestriae, in equis &
armis parati contra suos hostes, suas defendere
regiones. Reges namq; mandatum hujusmodi pari-

CCXXVI TllE PUBLISHERS APPEND. &:d
pariter acceptantes, Cestriae convenerunt, Ve-*
xillum regium sectautes, percussoq; bello cum
Britonibus, in fugam converterunt adversaries^
qui infra sequens biennium Angliam sepcies in-
vadebant, civitates & villas spoliabant, & cum
spoliis repedabant. Interea rex Ine optenta
victoria remeavit, & annis triginta sex super
regno Westsexije peractis, Adelardo cognato-
suo regnum suum legavit.

vet^visa^''

THE

PETER langtoft's
CHRONICLE.

JN Saynt Bede bokes writen er stories olde.
Sex hundreth & four score & nien jere mo er
tolde
Sen ]>at Jhesu Criste of Mary was born,
& ])e kyng Cadwaladre Jjis lond had alle lorn.
For Englis & Sessons he went to lesse Bretayn,
To speke with his cosyne, liis narae was kyng Alayn.
& fro Jjien he went vnto ])e courte of Rome,
For to tak his penance & of his synnes dome.
Whan he was asoyled of ]>e pape Sergie,
Ije died & was biried in Rome solemplie.
In J)e jere after nou]jer lesse ne more
Kom his & his kosyn Ini & luore,
In schip out of Irelond, in Wales gan Jjei vpryue,
Jjorgh out Chestreschire werre gan ])ei dryue.
Had fei no styntyng, bot J>orgh alle Jiei ran,
Unto Wynchestre, alle jie loud ])ei wan.
Vol, I, B In

2 De bello sub Campdene,
^^iSxt I^ Westsex was Jjan a kyng, ' his was Sir Ine.
Whan he wist of Jje Bretons, of werre ne wild he fine.-
Messengers he sent Jjorghout Inglond
Unto Jje Inglis kynges, fiat bad it in J>er bond,
& teld how Jje Bretons, men of mykelle myght,
}je lond wild wynne ageyn J)orh force & fyght.
Hastisly ilkone \e kynges com fulle suythe,
Bolde men & stoute, J^er hardinesse to kijje.
In a grete Daneis felde Jier Jiei saraned alle,
\at euer sijjen hiderward Kampedenemen kalle.
Of all jjo Inglis kynges, Jjat Jjan comen wore,
Sigbert, kyng of Estsex, in eide was he raore.
He bigan to speke tille alle Je cbiualrie :
" We be comen alle of kynde bf Germenie,
" jat chaced has \ie. Bretons here of Jer kythe.
" Now ere Jei comen to clayme it, & mykelle force Jjam witb.
" Oijer biboues vs defend it, or jelde vp our " rigb.
" I rede we chese a hede, Jat vs to werre kan dight,
" & to Jjat ilk hede I rede we vs bynde.
" For werre withouten hede is not weie, we fynde,
Je barons jede to conseile, & teld it siJen on hie,
Ine kyng ^ kyng" of Westsex was a knyght wor}?ie,
Forto gye vs alle, Jat now er comen here.
Ine toke Je feaute, displayed bis banere^
& went to Je bataile in a fulle faire grene,
fiat is vnder Karapedene, a medew I wene.
luor & Ini were disconfite Jat day,
Je Iris & ]?e Wals with Jjam fled away.
' Pro, his name was. ^ L, rights 3 Redundat. Alle

De bello sub Campdene.

Alle were Jei nere slayn, & Jo Jat Jer left
Fled vnto Wales vnto Jer schippes eft.
Whan Jise Bretons tuo were fled out of Jis lond,
Ine toke bis feaute of alle Jat ' lond helde.
At the fiftend day Jei saraned at Soutbaraptone,
"V^fB joy alle at ons Jei went tille Snawdone
On luor & Ini, Jat tapised by Jat side,
To purueie Jam a gkulkyng, on Je Englis eft to ride,
Bot Ine bad Je Inglis euerilkon at wille,
Bot Segbert of Estsex at home left stille.
He was of grete eide, & myght not trauaile,
Bot luor & Ini Je Englis gan Jam assaile,
Je Englis were bolde, & drofe Jam to Je sand.
Jc fled out of Wales away tillel reland.
JL HE Englis " kynges turned, Jjei mot do nomore,
Bot soiorned Jam a while in rest a Bangore,

luor & Ini
fugiunt.

' L. helde lond. ^ See pag.
12, 13, o/ a mpst rare Book, be.
ing Mr. Thomas Ellis's imper.
feet Edition (with great Im
provements) of Dr. Powell's
History, to which is prejix'd
Sir John Prise's Description
of Wales. Oxon, 1653, 4to.
I call it imperfect, because it
was never near compleated by
Mr. Ellis, as will appear from
the following Remark, which I
have written at the beginning
of my Copy that I happen'd to
purchase in the Year 1722,
" The folloteing Description of

" Wales teas published by Mr.
" Thomas Ellis, ' A. M. and
" Fellow of Jesus Coll. Oxon.
'' but 'tis much altered, from
" the Edition . which . Dr.
" Powell set out, with the His-
" tory of Cambria, now call.
" ed Wales, atJLond, in 1584.
" 4to. The said Mr. Thomas
" Ellis was a learned Man, and
" a very great Antiquary, lie
" began also to reprint the
" said History of Cambria,
" which was grozcn (and is
" now) very scarce. In order to
" ti'hich that great Antiquary,
B 2 " Rob.

Ine Rex Weslsex.

Jat ilk a kyng of rea me suld mak hira alle redie.
At Jie Paske after J^e kyng Ine ' gart * trie,
Home forto wend to childe & to wife,
To visitte J>er londes, to solace Jier life.
Ine kyng of Westsex for bis ^ wife sent
Vnto * Malracestre, Je quene tille him went.

" Rob. Vaughan of Hcngwort
" in Merionethshire, Esq. {zoho
" was divertedby other Business
" from publishing this Work, as
" he otherwise designed) com-
" municated to him his Correc.
^' tions and Additions. But Mr.
" Ellis Jinding, that a paul.
" try, illitterate Author, called
" Percie Enderbie, had been be.
'^ fore hand ivith him, and some
t' way or other had got Mr.
" Vaughan's Notes also, and
" was so bold, as, without Mr.
" Vaughan's leave, toprintthem
" in his Book (which is but a
" poor thing) in Folio call'd,
" Cambria Triumphans : or, an-
" cient and modern British and
" Welsh Histories, he laid by his
" Design, and so no more was
"printed than 128. Pages, all
" which are here. After he had
" desisted (for zehich all curious
" and learned Men were very
" sorry, he being so very capa.
" ble of doing great Matters)
" the Copies, all but a very few,
" were sold for wast Paper.
" upon which account the Book is

" now a wonderfull Rarity, and
" highly valuable. Dr.Powell's'
" Additions are marked thus
" ^* ^'^"'^ Vaughan's thus f.
" This Book belong'd to the
" Revd. Mr. Josiah PuUen,
" M. A. and Vice.Principal of
<¦<¦ Magd. Hall Oxon." What I
have here observ'd about Mr,
Ellis S( Percie Enderbie is con
firm'd by Mr. Wood, Ath. Oxon-
Vol, II. col. 248, 249. But the
chief reason ofmyreferringhere
to Mr. Ellis''s imperfect Ed. of
Dr. Powell's Hist, of Cambria
is uponaccount ofa Passage thdH
is there published, {as 'tis also in
Dr. Powell's own genuine Ed,)
out of John Castoreus or Bever,
which will very much illustrate
this Place of Langtoft..
' F. gan. Quod si gart reti.
neas, turn idem erit quod pre
pared. * F. crie, 3 Ethel
burga, + Id est, Manchester, in
agro Lancastrensi, quod Ma.
mecestre appellat Hovedenus,
Mamerce aster Florentius, Ma.
nije-ceajteji Chron, Sax. Fu.
tilem autem eorum conjecturam esse

Ine Rex Westsex.

Ine Je kyng had a sonne, his name Adellus.
Dede bim toke & he died, als it salle do vs.
Sorow & site he made, Jer was non oJer rede,
For his sonne & heyre, Jat so sone was dede.

esse arbitror, nee ulla confuta-
tione egere, qui vocem Manu
ge cea]fceji [in Chronico Saxo.
nico) non de unica duntaxat
urbe, sed de multis civitatibus
esse intelligendam putant. Sed
en tibi ipsa verba e Chronico,
sub anno dccccxxiii. ubi de
Edmundo Seniore agens, docu.
it, ipsum eodem illo anno, mox
post cestatem, ad Thaelwiele
[i. e. Thelwel, sive Thelwall,
viculum ad ripamjluminis Mer
sey in agro Cestrensi, notante
cl. Gib sono, p. 45. Explicat. No.
minum Locor, in Chr. Sax.^ cum
exercitu prof ectum,primum jus.
sisseeam urbem construi, Sfjir.
mari, prtssidioque muniri ; de.
inde jussisse etiam alium exer.
citum, dum ibi commoraretur,
de Merciorum terra, adire Ma-
nigeceaster in Norihymbria, ac
eam resarcire, prcesidioque mu.
nire. Heji on j^yj'j'um jeajie.
fop Eabpeajift cynmj mib
ryjibe on ujan hsjipfC to
Doelpasle. "j het gepyjican j;a
bujih. "j jepttan. "j gemannian.
Anb het o^jie fyjib eac oj
Myjicna Jeobe. ]7a hpile J^e he
Jaeji jset jeyajian Manije-
ceafteji on NojiS-hymbjian.

¦j hie jebetan "j jemannian.
Pro on upan hiejipjt, autum.
nali tempore habet Florentius
Wigorniensis. Sic enim ille sub
A.D. 920. fquo anno, non, ut
Chr. Sax. 923. rem gestam
fuisse retulit.) Autumnali tem
pore rexinvictissimus Eadwardus
adTealweale profectus est, ibid.
emque urbem construxit, & ad
ejus presidium quosque fortissi-
mos de exercitu suo reliquit. Mi.
sit etiam in Northimbriam Mer
ciorum exercitum, ut urbem Ma-
merceastrara restaurarent, & in
ea fortes milites collocarent. Ne.
que hac in re quid discrepat ex.
emplar praistantissimum editio.
nisFlorentiiWigorniensisin4to. Londini 1592. quod, doctissimi
Langbainii notis quamplurimis
MSS .{maximaex parte e duobus
Mariani Scoti, e quo pleraq; sua
surripuit Florentius, sicut in
Lelando nostro. Col. Vol. III.
p. 277. monui, Codicibus exi.
mils, calamo exaratis, petitis)
adornatum, e Museo Arthuri
Charletti, nuper defuncti, rede-
mi, idem nimirum illud exem.
plar, quod ad pag.^12. editionis
nostrcB vitce JElfredi Magni
Spelmannianos commemoravi.
b3 Ins

6

Adelardus cepit regni gubernacula.

Ine per-
rexit Ro
mam, &
ibi sepultus
est.

Ine was kyng of Westsex sex & Jritty jere,
Fulle weie he jemed Je lond fro wo & fro wehere,
luor & Ini ost did he Jam chace.
In his tyme to rise bad Jei neuer grace.
Tuenty grete batailes Ine ouerkam,
Jie quene withouten childe non heyre of hir nam.
Ine went to Rome als in pilgremage,
Adelard bis cosyn he gaf his heritage.
The pape him asoyled in treuth stedfast.
Whan be had don bis penance, he jald to God Je gaste.

j^DELARD of Westsex was kyng of Je empire.
Of Noreis & Surreis, guyour of ilk schire.
He ne sufl'red neuere wrath to be aboue
Bituex kyng baron, Jat ne he mad ay loue.
Alle Jie Bretons be ouercome, J^at wild him assaile,
& in bis Jirtende jere force gan hira faile.
Tille Uttred his kosyn, a stifle knyght in stoure,
He gaf his kyngdom, & died in langoure.
He ligges at Bathe, for Jider was he born.
Jie holy man Saynt Bede died a jere beforn.
? Henry of Huntyngton sen Jjat day & J^at jere
To write Inglis gestes fond he non his pere.
A bissbop of Lincolne, Alisandre he bight,
Praied bim to write Jje gestes Jat were right.
Jerfor Jis Henry is cald a compiloure,
. He Y, rote Je Englis gestes whilom of honoure,
andro ep - 5 j,yg ^,rote to Je bisshop Henry Jje same,
toiniae, jjg gjjjg^ j,[s jgnd bight Bretayn, Jat now has ober name,

Kcce de
Henrico
Kuntvnic-

tone.

tyng-

Inglond

Quinque piaga.

Inglond now is cald, for Inglis men we fynd
l^e folk Jat is Jerin, it is of diuers kynd.
He sais Jiis lond bas sufl'red so many tyrae wo,
Fiue sorowes he writes withouten oJer mo,
Jo ilk fiue sorowes he calles fine woundes,
Jat ere not jit haled, ne salle be many stoundes,
Nojeles Je clerk Merlyn sais certeyn.
That Bretons at Je last salle haf Jis lond agayn.
Whan Cadwaldre salle ealle with hira Je kyng Konan,
What tyme it salle falle, jit wote no raan.
Now of fiue sorowes, Jat jit not endid are,
Henry in bis writyng telles what Jei ware.
JL HE first of J)ise fiue was Jorgh Romeyns,
That wan it of Casbalan in to Jer demeyns.
Grete treuage Jei toke of Jis lond here.
Jire Jousand pounde of gold to paye ilk a jere,
& four hundred jere lastid Jat ilk wo,
Jei mad Je lond fulle pouere, j^e folk ded Jjei sio,
5 Je toJer sorow of Jis lond mykelle gan it greue,
Jje Scottes & Je Peihtes togider gan Jei cheue.
To waste alle Northumberland, Je godes away \ei ledde,
Jjat men with Je bestes in feldes Jei Jam fedde.
f The Jrid sorow of Jis lond com Jiorgh Je Sessons,
]jat ten sijes aryued vppon Jie Bretons,
& sijjen were chaced ageyn aw with maistrie,
& eft aryued on Jjam bere Jorgh quantise of spie.
At Jie last Jei chaced out Je Bretons so clene,
Away vnto Wales Jer kynd is I wene.
b4 ];e

Quinqueplagarum terrae pri
ma piaga
fuit.

Secunda
piaga.

Tercia pia-
ga.

8 Rex Uttredus.
])e Englis of Jis lond Je lordschip J^ei toke,
& haf it jit in Jer bond, Je Bretons forsoke.
Ouarta f Je ferthe sorow of bis lond com borgh Je Danes,
piaga, ' JO*
Je folk of thp North slouh, destroied Jer wanes.
Sijeu wan Jei alle Je South, maistrie Jiei schewed,
& laid Jer Dangilde on lered & lewed,
& left Je Inglis Je lond on a forward dere.
To pay ilk a hede a peny to Jjara bi jere.
Quinta f fhe fift soTOW ber after com, whan William conqueroure,
piaga. Jat aryued on Jiis lond, Harald he slouh in stoure,
& barons oJer inouh, Jat died in Je feld,
Je lond lese \e armes, changed is J^e scbeld.
SiJen be & his baf had Je lond in heritage,
Jiat Je Inglis haf so lad, Jjat J^ei lyue in seruage,
He sette Je Inglis to be Jjralle, Jat or was so fre.
He Jat bigan it alle iu Je geste may je se.

ifenricus i"xENRY of Huntyngtou testimons Jis title.
dicit. Jie kyngdom of Westsex, be sais, it was not litelle.
Whan Adelard died Jerfro, & Uttred Jerto went.
uttredi 5 Uttred in bis first jere messengers be sent
rcg.-javit. For kynges Sm barons vntdle his parlement.
In stede Jer he it sette, Jei wist what it ment.
Bot Eadbald it withsaid, kyng of Lyndesay,
He was of Je Bretons kynde, he stode of him non eye,
Uttred wrathed him Jerfore, & ran on him fulle tite,
& tuys Jorgh batale in felde was Eadbald disconfite.
jtt wild he not be war Jer bi, so proude he was in herte,
Ti'ie le was wonded Je Jirid tyme, & died also smerte. Biried

Sibriht. Kynewolf.

Sibriht
regnavit.

Biried be is at Repyndon, & in J^e kirke he lis.
He Jat wille not howe in skille, I hold him vnwis.
Many tymes on Uttred Bretons bataile souht :
Uttred was so valiant, be gaf of Jam right nouht.
He regned fiftene jere, & died alle to rathe.
He ligges biried als a kyng in the toun of Bathe.
After uttred regned Sibriht, bis kosyn,
He luffed weie Je Bretons, J^at com tille ille fyn.
He bare bim so tille bis barons, Jat noijer jong ne olde
Wald vnto bim bowe, ne blijeli of him bolde.
What did Je barons alle witb Jis fole Sibriht ?
Chaced bim fro his rearae, & chese a noJer knyght,
Kynewolf, of Jc kynred of Adelarde's blode,
A while lufed Je Inglis, & weie witb Jiam stode.
Sibriht Jat schrew as a lordan gan lusk,
A suynhird smote be to dede vnder a thorn busk.
JVYNEWOLF toke Jje kyngdom (for better mot not falle) Rex Kyn«-
& siJen toke Je feaute of Jje kynges alle,
As his anpestres had it befor hand,
Bot of Kent & Lyndesay & Northumberland.
Jise Jre kynges geynsaid it hym,
& Kynwolf to Jo Jre bare him so brym.
So wis he was in dede, of body so valiant,
Witb dynt of suerd & drede be mad Jjam recreant.
Kyng was Kynwolf sex & tuenty jere,
He was neqer wedded, to woman's daungere.

Kynewolf
coepit re-
gnare.

wolf.

No

10 Britlrik Rex.
No childe had he neuer, his heritage myght to wende,
Bot weltb inou to welde, vntille his lyue's ende.
At Wynchestre he lis, Jider men hira bare.
Fulle frely he lyued here, his soule with God it fare.
Rex Brit- WhAN Je kyng Kynwolf bad don his endyng,
' Brittrk his kosyn Jei lift bim to kyng,
Offa, kyng of Lyndsay, a faire doubter bad,
Brittrik hir wedded, & quene home hir lad.
Whan he had regned foure jere, one ryiied vpon his right,
A duke of Danmark, Kebribt he hight.
Biitrik had a stiward, bis name was Herman:
Kebribt he kept at Humber, & on bim he ran.
Hard was Je bataile, als Jei togider stynt
Herman was Jer slayn, Jje duke gaf j^e dynt,
Ageyn to Danmark Kebriht gan schake,
Jat Je kyng * Kebriht ne myght him ouertake.
He mot not venge Herman of Kebriht Jat him slouh.
He did his ost turne agayn, & had sorow inouh.
In bis elleuent jere com folk, Jat misleued,
Aryued on Brhtrik, & sore Jei hira greued.
Jjore Brittrik bare him so in J^at ilk bataile,
Jie dede jede Danes to, Jie Noreis gan him vaile,
Edburgh bight Je quene, Jat I ore of ment,
Scho purueied a poyson to Je kyng sonne of Kent.
Hatred before was, S, Bede herd I say,
Biten Je kyng of Kent, & Je kyng of Lyndsay,

L. Brittrik, » F. Brittrik, lEil-

Brittrik Rex.

n

\ ' Eilred of Lyndesay alle Kent he wasted,
fe kyng after, I say, to hate often he tasted
Jie was of Lyndesay, als I ore told.
Scho ^purueid Jat poyson Jorgh hatered of old.

Malim, Eilred (vel, at alii
Cantii regem vocant, Alric) of
Kent alle Lyndesay he wast
ed. * The Author hath here
an eye upon the History of Ead-
burg, (or, ns he just above turites
ker, Edburgh) King Brictrick's
2ueen, who was Daughter of
Ofa, K. of Mercia ; but, as hs
hath represented it, it is very
obscure and imperfect ; and
ivhereas he tells us, that Bri.
ctrick vias buried at Tewksbury,
others assure us, that it was at
Warharfie, Whence the Saxon
Annals, An. dcclxxxiv.
Heji Cyneheajib op-jloh Cy-
nepulj: cyninj, "j he J^aeji pe-
aji^ op-plegen, "j LXxxiv,
monna mib him. Anb ];a on-
fenj Byjihtjiic Pej-C-Seaxna
jiice]'. "j he jiicj-obe xti. jeaji,
anb hij- pasbejien-cyn ge^ to
Cejibice. The story of Eudburg
is given at large hy several
Writers. She was a most beau
tifull Lady, and had gained the
Affections of the King her Hus
band [a good natured mild
Prince) so much, that he was
governed and directed more by
her, than was consistent with
his Royal Dignity. She was of

a very haughty, proud temper,
and could not brook, that the
King should have any favourites,
but such as she approved of. So
that if she saw, or knew of, any,
that, without her special con.
sent and approbation, were
countenanced, and particularly
respected by him, she contrived
methods to make such away.
There happened to be a very
delicate, fine young Gentleman
(Son, it seems, as Langtoft in-
forms us, to the King of Kent)
that the King shew'd a more
than ordinary kindness to, both
¦upon account of his exquisite
beauty, and the excellency of his
understanding. The youth ivas
perfectly innocent, and the King
(notwithstanding an Usurper, as
heingnotof the rightline [SeeDr.
Brady's History of the Succes
sion, p. 359.1) °f '00 virtuous a
nature to cause any just grounds
of suspicion, that there wqs
any immorality in the case.
The Queen, however, thought
otherwise. She look'd upon the
youth as the King's minion, and
her jealousy wrought her to such
a pitch of madness, that she pre.
par'd a potion for him (an or
dinary

12

Brittrik Rex.

dinary practise wiih her, when
she had a mind to vent her
spleen) that prov'd fatal not
only to the [lovely youth, but
even to the King himself, who
had the misfortune (tho' quite
contrary to her design) to tast
first ofthe cup. This raised the
indignation of the King's Sub
jects to such a degree, that she
was forced, for security, to fly
beyond Sea, and the West- Sax
ons thereupon resolv'd, that, for
ihe future, no Queen should sit
on the throne with the King,
nor be stil'd his Queen, but only
the King's wife. Butthiscustom
heing look'd upon us barbarous
and very dishonourable, it was
soon after broke by King Ethel-
wolf [father to Mlfred the
Great) notwithstanding in the
times of some of his successors
there was often a respect had
unto it, as I have shew'd in my
Notes upon Sir John Spelman's
Life of K. Mlfred, p. 24. to
which place I shall refer the
Reader, and, upon ihis occa.
sion, will enly heg leave to in
sert, what is said about King
Brlctrick in the prose additions
to the MS. of Rohert of Glou.
eester, that belongs to the He.
raids Office. Ai'ter h\m [Kyne-
wulfe'] Brightrik regned. xvi,
yere, more studious a boute
pees thanne , bataille. This
toke to wyfe Edburge, kyng

OfTes doughter of Merchene-
riche. Whiche Edburge stu-
ried her lorde a yenst gilt-
lese men, notwithstandyng
that him self was meoke and
benynge. And yf shene my^ht
nat come to here purpose by
counseille to ouercome thoo
that here liked by werre, sheo
dude hem be slayne by poy-
.son. This was preued in a
yonglyng of the kynges
whiche he muche loued,
which heo with her poysen
sloughe. And after that the
kyng deyde Jiorgh a drenche,
whiche vnwytyng the quene
he dranke, of hure makyng.
and whenne the tythinge
here of was sprong oute,
thulke wikked quene by the
comminalte was driue oute
of the countre, and a statute
i made a mong the West-
Saxones, that no queue af-
terwarde shulde sitte by the
kynge atte mete, ne be clepud
quene, for the malice of Ed
burge forsaiden. And sheo Jen
wendyng to kyng
Charles the gret Charles
of Fraunce, bi the grete.
happe on a tyme,
as she was essheked of him,
whether sheo hadde lyuer
haue him, than his sone that
stode ther by, into hou.sbond,
sheo chees his sone. Thenne
Charles, of he answere a-
meved.

Brittrik Rex.

13

Brittrik hir lord, Jat scho nouht wiste,
Unwarned drank Jerof a drauht als him liste.
He lyued bot a moneth, Jer of gan be die.
At Teukesbiri in toumbe his body did lie.

meved, saide thus. Yf thow
haddest chose me, thow shuld-
est haue hadde my sone ; but
for thow castest me a way,
and chese my sone, nother
him ne me shalt Jiow haue.
And then he putte her in a
abbey, where she was wor-
shipfulliche I founde. but af
ter sheo was founde gylty in
lecherie, wherefore she was
putte oute ther of. Kyng
Bryghtryc had take these to
wyue as for the mightyest
kynge's doughter of En-
glisshemen, that thourgh the
affinite of hure he myghte
haue his regne atte his wille,
and putte of his Enmys the
lightloker, and a gaste the
rebelle to him. By the helpe
of this kyng OiFe he droff in
io Fraunce Egbright, of the
kynge's kynrede alone a lyf,
and whiche he most dradde to
be a yenst hym and contrarie
io his profytes. For this
Brightric, and other kynges

fram Ine to him, were oute
of the right lyne of kynges,
as of Certikes kyn. Whanne
Egbright thus was exiled,
to Brightric a newe gre
uance yut sprong. For a
folke of hethen Danes, y vsed
to lyue by see robbery, pryuy.
lich in iii. shippes shende the
pes of Westsex. Whiche ship
pes aspied the plenteuous-
nesse of the londe and the ver
tues of the men ther inne
dwellyng, and they thenne
wendyng home a ye, brought
more . peple, and assaide io
stroye the contre, so that they
toke the kyngus toune that
was neighe and robbed hit.
but anon, for drede of the
peple rennyng therto, they
flow to her shippus, lesyng
her praye^ And whenne
Brigheric [s«c] was dede, as
aboue ie saide, by poyson
happeliche I dronke, atte
Warham his bod^ was take
to buriels.

Si-

l^ Egbriht Rex. Bernmolf Rexi
Egbriht Sibriht, jat I of told, jat Je lond had lorn^
Jat a suynhird slouh vnder a busk of thorn.
Had a kosyn, hight Egbriht, whilom exiled was
Jorh Je kyng Brihtrik, I ne wote for what trispas.
Jis ilk Egbriht was norised at Paris
In Charleraayn courte, sire of Saynt Dinys.
' Ailrik was his fader, a duke of faire fame.
Lord of Wicombe, of Redynges, & of Tame.
His moder was Sibriht sister, Jat was a fole kyng,
Jiat Brittrik was dede him com" tijing.
He toke leue at Charles^ & com tille Jis lond,
Among bis riche kynde gode frendes he fond.
What Jorgh lowe of lond, & olde aunceslrie,
Wan he Je regne of Westsex alle pleynerlie.
Whan be pleynere seysyn in Jat his eara had lorn,
Jat his fiue ancestres bad bolden beforn,
Jorgbout \e South to Jie North he had for grete nyth.
If any Breton were fonden holdand lond or lyth,
De Berne- Jat he suld voide Je lond, if be bis life wild saue.
¦wolf rege. Many fled to Lynday, socour forto haue.
To Je kyng Bernewolf, Jiat was Breton,
& he withsaid bis feaute, Jat be suld haf don.
Bituex J^ise tuo kynges a werre bigan,
Slayn was Bernewolf, & with him many man.
Under Elendoune \e bataile was smyten.
Men syng in Jat cuntre (fele jit it wilen)
' Male, Nam pater Egberti fuit Alcmundus sive Ealmundus,
Vide Sax, Chron. p, 76. " Elen-

Bernissolf Rex. Egbriht Rex.

15

" Elendoune, Elendoune, Ji lond is fulle rede
" Of Jie blode of Bernewolf, Jjer he toke his dede.
After Jat bataile Egbriht, Jus herd I say,
Seised Kent & Estsex, Southsex & Surray,
& alle \ie grete lond, fro Douer to Grymsby.
Wilaf, Bernewolf sonne, Jerwith bad envy.
He wild baf venged his fadere, if he had baued myght.
Bot be fond no force agayn Je kyng Egbriht.
If he wild ouht haue, after ' after" bis fader decesse,
Nedly hira bihoued com tille Egbriht pes.
At \e last he com, & mad Je kyng homage,
Egbriht for bis curteisie gaf him his heritage.
f Egbriht of alle Je lond bad Je regante.
Fro Douere vnto Tuede, alle was bis fee.
Wilaf with bim be led, Wales forto se.
Bangore with force, Jiei toke Jat cite,
Tbe Walsch men it sauh, it mot no better be,
Jei com befor Egbriht, & mad him feaute,
II Sone after Je wyntere, whan Jie somer bigan,
Je kyng & his meyne went to burgh Konan.
It was on Witsonday, in tyme of slepyng,
Kom messengers of Je North, & teld Egbriht J)e kyng,
Jjorgb Fritbbald a lord of Je Nortbende,
& said, " Sir Egbriht, our chefe kyng to tille lende,
" Suffre not Sir Frethebald long to lede Jis pyne,
" His folk beside Tuede es slayn & kast Jer ine,
" He is now in poynt his regne forto tyne,
" Jorgh Jam of Danmark Jis lond wille Jei wyne,
' Dele,

De homa
gio Walliae,

Konynges-
burghe.

De Frethe-
baldo.

&

16 Egbriht Rex.
" & if Jei Sir Frethebald haf now ouer comen,
" Jje to Jere remenant of Jie North son salle Jiei nomen.
Bellum a- " Sir, for bis bie feste, & for be Trinite,
pud Kar- ' r 5 r J
ham, &rex " Suffre VS uoubt to lesc, for defeaute of be.
fugam cepit. VV HAT did kyng Egbriht ? Withouten any somons,
& withouten askyng of Erles or barons,
He hied hini Jider suylh, &, whan he com to Tuede,
He sauh suylk oste of paiens, Jjat alle he was in drede,
Neuerjeles at Karham was the bataile gyuen,
Jie kyng was narow holden, his folk alle to dryuen.
Tuo dukes & tuo bisshopes for euer toke Jer leue,
Je kyng was alle affraied, Jier dede gan bim greue.
Ipe kynge's folk was litelle, it bad no dure.
On the nyght be fled away, J)at non suld him se.
Myght he neuer noure fynd a restyng place.
Right vnto Donkastre J^e Danes gan him chace.
Whan be wend haf passed Jjo Jiat gan hira dryue,
Jan were aryued in Humber Jritty schippes & fyue.
Ilkone with folk inouh, redy to bataile.
" God wate," said Je kyng, " now comes me trauaile.
De Dar- 5 Dardan hight Je cheftayn of Jat company,
dano filio p -r\ ¦ -rv
regis Da- . Sadok Sonne of Danmark kyng Danesry.
ciae, Jer pauillons had j^ei sette beside J)e water of Done,
Egbriht gadred partie, & jared hira fulle sone.
Listen now, how Jhesu Criste, for his mykelle mercy,
Agayn Je fais paiens Je Cristen stode he by.

Sibriht

Egbriht Rex.
oIBRIHT duke of Brailes, Egbriht sister sonne.
He com his eam to socour fro fer Jer be gan wonne.
Syward Je gode wesfreis, Edald Je vavasoure,
Wilaf kyng of Mcrce, be com to Jat stoure.
Harald of Donsmore his lord Jider led
Berald of Je Marche, of strength non he dred.
Haldayn of Donkastre was chosen Jat ilk day,
To bere Je kynge's banere ageyn Je paien lay,
Bot Hakon, Hernebald sonne, of best he bare Je voice,
In stede of kynge's banere be did bim bere Jie croice,
In wirschlp of Jhesu, & of his passion,
Je paiens were so ferd, ]>e'\. myght baf no foyson.
I Je ferj day of Septembre, in Jje ' heuest tide,
At Donkastre mot men se manyon to batale ride.
Jiat to Je kyng Egbriht alle were J^ei gyuen,
For Jer heritage J7er to die or lyuen,
Jei hewe on Je paiens, as men of wille gode.
]>e paiens ageyn Jam fulle stifely Jei stode.
Jei fauht alle Jat day, ne left Jei not Je nyght,
Wilaf Je kyng of ' Merte was slayn in that fight,
& Berald of Je Marche, & Je duke Uttre
Lord of Cirencestre, Jat nyght slayn was he. ¦
Alle Jat nyght Je kynge's folk fulle ille were Jei led.
Many on was slayn, & wonded bard biste^.
Right in Je mornyng in alderraost nede
Com Je kynge's sonnes tuo, als Criste wild it rede,
Out of Gerrainie with folk inouh of myght,
Adelwolf & Ethelbert, knyghtes boJe fulle wyght.

17

De militia
Anglorura,& nomini-
bus eorum.

IIII". die
Septembris
fuit bellum
apud Don
kastre inter
regem "Eg
briht &
Danos.

Vol. I.

'Sic, 'Sic. 3X,Merce,
c

Was

18 Egbriht Rex.
Was neuer in alle his lyue Jer fadere ore so glad,
Als whan he sauli his sons tuo, ]je paiens force to sprad.
Adelwolf his fader saued at Jat ilk iorne,
& Ethelbert in the felde his fader lete he se,
How Dardan for his lance doun to Je erth went,
& smote his hede of, his fader to present.
f Harald of Donesraore vppon Done him mette
Vibrand, Dardane's brojer, witb suerd so him grette,
Jat Jjorghout his armes Wibrand alle to hewe,
Sone with Je Danes gamned Jam no glewe.
J)at perceyued Haldayn, J'ai bare ]ie croice on hie.
Sex & Jritty paiens enbussed priuelie.
He tok bis suerd in hand, Je croyce lete he falle,
& medeled hira in Je pres, among Je barons alle.
Ecce de Before Je kyng & his sons he rincthed Jam J^e way,
Haldayn, Many wer Je paiens Jat Haldayn did slouh Jat day.
Tit'cruceni Bituex vudcrou & iiocn was J»e feld alle wonnen.
proTcxiiio, Yqx alle Jat wild abide were ouer riden & ronnen.
Jje kyng with Jje maistrie went in to ]>e toun,
Je pri^ he had wonnen, in vertew of Crisfe's passioun.
f Whan he bad done Jiere alle Jat he suld do,
He went vijto Wynchestre^. his conseile gaf him so.
Unto ]7e somerestide Jer gan he lende,
Fyue & Jritty batailes had he brouht tiUe ende.
He felt him heuy & ferly seke, his body wex alle seere.
His childre he wild auance, tille he o lyue were.
Tille Adelwolf gaf he Westsex, hede of alle Jie thede,.
Lordschip ouer alle fe londes bituex Douer & Tuede.

Ethel-

Adelwolf Rex,
fetiielbert held Estsex, Southsex & Kent,
For homage & feaute tille Adelwolf it went.
Whan Egbriht had feffed bis sons in londes seere,
Now in his last ende of fyue & Jritty jere,
At Wynchestre he died^ & Jer his body is laid:
Was neuer Je-lond so jemed, Je folk so Jan said.
Fyue childir he had, knyghtes douhty of handes,
& alle were Jei kynges in diuers landes.
Adelwolf of Westsex, after his ftidere dede,
At Chestre sette bis parlement, his tenantz Jerto bede.
He sent for alle Je kynges, fro Berwik vnto Kent,
& Jei with fuUe gode wille alle vnto him went,
& mad tille him feaute, withouten any chest,
& cleymed him for Jer chefe of West & of Est,
Of North & of South in lengtli & in brede,-
Fro Kent vntille Berwik, als lastes alle Jat thede.
f He was first of Inglond, Jat gaf God his tijie',
Of Isshue of bestes, of londes or of lije.

19

' He was also so great a
Friend to the University of
Oxford, that he had thoughts
of rebuilding it, after it had
been destroyed by barbarous
Enemies. Whence 'tis that
some Historians say, that he
was the Founder of that Uni.
versity, whichjhowever, is more
truly asserted of his Son K.Al.
fred, who certainly did raise it
up again after the Destruction
brought upon it by the Danes.

Adelwolf
rex.

Among others that ascribe this
Act to K. JEthelwolf is John
Rastell, orRastall,in hisChro-
nicle,awonderftdl scarceprint.
ed Book, lent me by my very
worthy Friend, the ingenious
Mr. John Murray of London.
H Ethelwolphus (says Ra
stell) son to Egbert began his
reyn ouer the westsaxons the
yere of cryst. viii. c, xxxii, |
some say that this Ethelwold
[/. Ethelwolf] foundyd furst
C 2 the

Primus rex,
qui dedit
decimas ec
clesias in
Anglia.

20 Eadbaldus Rex. Ethelbertus Rex.
SiJen he went to Rome, as man of holy wille.
His sonne & he alle Jat jere with J^e pape duelled stille.
Jje toJer jere next, after bis duellyng,
He went bome bi France, & spak with Je kyng,
J^e kyng him his doubter, hir name was Juwet,
Fulle weie on Sir Adelwolf was Jat maiden sett.
He brouht hir Inglond, & siJen lyued tuo jere.
He lies at Wynchestre beside an autere.
Jire Jousand marke he gaf with testament fulle right
To Petir & Paule of Rome, to susteyn Jer light.
Edhaidus -tiFTER Adelwolf, bis sonne hight Edbalde,
rex fatuus. „ i i /- 1 i i i i
lo jere & a halt pe regne gan he halde.
Of bim in holy kirke men said euelle sawe.
His stepmoder Juwet he weddid agayn Jie lawe.
Of bis body was no force,, non for him wild mufne^
Bot Jus I fo in my boke, he lies at Schirburne.
Anno Do- Je date of Criste to neuen Jjus fele were gon,
mini, ' d
ccccLxi", Auht hundreth euen, & sexti & on,
Ethelbertus xxFTER Edbalde com Ethelbert his eam,
rex, Adel Wolfe's brojer, of Egbrilite's team.
He did him coroune kyng, he was a noble man,
& in bis first jere paiens on bim ran

the vnyuersyte of Oxenford.
Where the .word furst is to be
understood of ihe first found
ing zY after it had been destroy.
ed, not that there had been

no University here before.
See my Preface to Thomas
Sproi's Chronicle, §. 15.
' Repone, dccc.lxi°.

Right

rex.

Elfridus Rex. 31
Right at Wynchestre, ageyn Jam gan be stand,
Je kyng jjam bataile, & did Jpam fle Je land.
In werryng & in wo he regned fyue jere.
Men biried him at Scbireburn, Edbald fulle nere.
be date of Jhesu Criste was written in bis lyue, Anno
' • •' ' Domini,
Auht hundreth wynter sexti & fyue. Dcccmo. LX,VO.

After Ethelbert com Elfrith his brojer, Elfridus
Jat was Egbrihte's sonne, & jit Jer was a noJer.
Elfride Jorgh heritage toke him Je coroune,
& gaf Alfride bis brojer Surray to warisoune.
Tille Elfride oure kyng com tijinges starke,
Jat fyue kynges & fyue erles wer comen of Danraarke,
Jat wild on bim renne, & reue bim Je coroune,
With alle Jer grete folk, Jei lay in Aluertoune.
Je kyng & his brojier, Jat bight Alfrede,
Gadred folk togider^ als men Jat had nede,
& cora to Je bataile wiih fulle egre herte.
Je Danes stode Jam ageyn with bataile fulle smerte.
In Je passion tyme was Je first bataile,
Nene was Jat ilk jere, grete was Jer trauaile.
Jje toJer jere, Je Jrid day after Halwetburs tide,
J)e Danes, Jiorgh Gode^s grace, were on J« wers side.
For slayn were Jei alle, erle & baron-
Jie kyng did mak at jork a faire procession,
& J^anked Jhesij Criste with berte fulle mylde,
Jat ageyn Je paiens his lond myght schilde.

c 3 Elfride

22 S. Edmundus Rex.

De Sancto JijLFRIDE had a kosyn, Jat kyng was of scbelde,
Edmundo
martire, & Northfolk & Southfolk of Elfride be helde,
de morte
ejus per to- Jjat was Saynt Edmunde, j^e croune Jat tyrae bare.
A duke of Dapraark, his name was Inguare,
Ubbe an erle of Huneis with Jat Inguar kam,
Uppon Saynt Edmunde Northfolk he nam.
Edmunde sent bis messengers, of pes Jam bisouht.
Inguar sent bode, ageyn, Jat pes wild he nouht,
Bot if he jald bim J^e lond, Jan he suld haf pes.
J)at wild not Saynt Edmunde, Jie bataile he dies.
He atired him to bataile with folk Jat he had.
Bot Jis cursed Danes sb grete oste ay lad,
Jiat Edmunde was taken, and slayn at Je last,
Fulle fer fro j^p^body lay was Jehede kast.
Jie body son Jei fondo, Je hade was in doute.
Up & doune in Jie fejde Jei souht it aboute,
Ecce mira- To haf knowyng J^erof, alle Jei were in were,
culum de
capite San- Tille Jie hede bim self said, here, here, here.
cti Edmun- .^
di. per J)ei fond Je hede is now a faire chapelle,
Oxen hate Je toun, Jer Je body felle.
Jier where he was schotte a noJer chapelle standes,
& somwhat of Jiat tre, Jei bond vntille his handes,
fe tone is fro Je to Jer moten a grete myle.
So fer bare a woulfe Je hede, & kept it a grete while^
Unto Je hede said, here, als I befor said.
Fro Jie woulf Jjei it toke, vnto Je body it laid.
Men sais, Jer he Ugges Je flesch samen jede,
Bot Jie token of Jie wonde als a rede threde.

Now

Elfridus Rex.
Now lies he in schryne in golde Jat is rede,
Seuen jere was he kyng J^at tyme Jat he vvas dede.
J.N Jie jere after, right in Je tyrae of May,
Oseth, Je Danes kyng, com Inglond to affray.
He aryued at Berwik, in Je water of Tuede.
Priue help of Je Scottes he had at his nede,
& com fast toward Je South, grete powere he led.
Elfride & bis brojere out of jork fled.
Jjei praied God specially, Jat he wild Jam saue,
• & ageyn Je Danes help inouh to haue.
At Je poynt of Je bataile, displayed bis banere,
Jje kyng jede to Je kirke, -bis messe forto bere.
Bot Alfride his brojer jede to Je bataile.
He was ouer hardy, Je Danes he gan assaile.
Discorafite was Alfride within a litelle throwe.
J^e kyng herd Jat telle, Jat his side jede lowe.
He dight him to Je bataile, his folk to socoure,
God did faire miracle for Elfride Jat houre.
For non of Je Danes askaped with Je life.
Bot Je Scottes kyng, Jat mayntend Jat strife,
Opon Elfride ran, als tray toure inferd.
Elfride he wonded with dynt of a suerd.
Sex jere was he kyng, with werre weldid Je scheld.
Fulle gode was bis endyng, he ligges at iDrlffeld.
1 Jjof alle Jat he werred in wo & in strife,
J»e foure & tuenty houres he spended in holy life.
Je ferst. viii. houres in praier alderbest,
Je toJer. viii- houres iu slepe & in rest.
c 4

23

Oseth, rex
Daciae, ar
ripuit por
tum in Ber
wik super
regem El-
fridura^

h

"* Alfridus Rex.
Jje Jrid, viii, houres he studied, how he myght
Mayntene Je lond with lawe, bis folk bald to right,
Haluendele his godes he gaf to Gode's werkes,
Sustened abbeis, norised pouer clerkes,
Did reise vp kirkes, Jat were fallen doun,
& alle Jat him serued he brouht to warisoiin.
Anno. D- te jere of Criste's birth was aulit hundreth euen.

ccc°.

LXXI". & Jus many mo, sexty & elleuen.
.^IlLFRIDE his brojer, a gode clerk was he one,
Of body so douhty in Inglond was none.
He resceyued Je coroune, after his broJier dede,
Strong were Je batailes Je Danes on him bede.
Tuo & tuenty batailes he wanne Je first jere,
Je Danes so many tymes aryued on hira here.
De Rollo Jat he so many slouh a duke had envie,
ptizato,cui & cft aryucd on Jis lond with fulle grete nanie.
nomen erat „ ,, , . i • i , ^ ,i i , .
Robertu-s liollo was his name, a knyght tulle douhty,
quisivit to- Jiat Alfride wend weie, baf lorn Je seignory.
manniam. Whan Jei com to bataile, ilk oJer gan askie,
Alfride vnto Rollo sone gan hira alie.
So many douhty dyntes was bituex Jam tueye,
Weie Jiei did togidere, better raay no man seye.
God, Jorgh his grace, Jat day so weie sped,
Jiat Rollo asked Cristendom at Je kyng Alfred.
Jorgh Jat Cristendom, Jo, Jat were so wroje,
At haly kirke's fayth alle on were boJe.
Rollo was kald Roberd, whan be was baptized,
Jogli Jje kyng Alfride, als he had deuised.

Now

Alfridus Rex. 25
Now is Roberd Cristen, he dightes his nauie,
& ferde ouer Je see, & conquerd Normundie.
Duke Jan was he cald, Jorgh conquest of bond,
Alfrid he left stille here in Inglond.
I jit a noJer Danes kyng in Je Norji gan aryue. De Gun-
tero patre
Alfrid it herd, Jidere gan he dryue. Hanelok,
sicut dicit
Hanelok fader he was, Gunter was his narae. Petrus.
He brent citees & tounes, ouer alle did be schame.
Saynt Cutberte's clerkes. Jo Danes Jei died,
. Je toke Je holy bones, about Jei Jam led.
Seuen jere Jorgh Je land wer Jei born aboute.
It comforted Je kyng mykelle, whan he was in doute.
S Whan Alfrid & Gunter had werred long in ille,
Jorgh Je grace of God, Gunter turned bis wille.
Cristend wild be be, Je kyng of fonte him lift,
& Jritty of bis knyghtes turnes, Jorgh Gode's gift.
Jio Jat first were foos, & com of paien lay,
Of Cristen men haf los, & so Jei wend away.
II Bot I haf grete ferly, Jat I fynd no man, De Hanc-
fat has writen in story, how Hanelok Jis lond wan.
Noijer Gildas, no Bede, no Henry of Huntynton,
No William of Malmesbiri, ne Pers of Bridlynton,
Writes not in Jier bokes of no kyng Atbelwold,
Ne Goldeburgh his douhtere, ne Hanelol^not of told,
Whilk tyme Jie were kynges, long or now late
jjei mak no menyng whan, no in what date,
Bot Jat Jiise lowed men vpon Inglish tellis,
Right story can me not ken, Jie certeynte what spellis.

Men

lok.

26 Edwardus primus Rex,
Men sais in Lyncoln castelle ligges jit a stone,
Jjat Hanelok kast weie forbi euer ilkone.
& jit Je chapelle standes, }?er he weddid bis wife,
Goldeburgh Je kynge's doubter, Jat saw is jit rife,
& of Gryme a fissbere, raen redes jit in ryrae,
J'ai he bigged Gryraesby Gryme Jat ilk tyme.
Of alle stories of honoure, Jat I haf Jorgh souht,
I fynd, Jjat no compiloure of bim tellis oubt.
Sen I fynd non redy, Jat tellis of Hanelok kynde,
Turne we to jjat story, Jat we writen fynde.
De comiti- JjON after com an erle, Alfden Iiigbt Jat hundc,
bas Daciae. Aryued vp with Inguar, Jat slouh S. Edmunde.
Upon Je kyng Alfrid werre son began,
Bot Jorjh Je gode Northeren slayn wer ilkaman,
Sex & fifty batailes Alfrid ouercara,
After nyen & tuenty jere Je dede him hijien nam,
& sex monethes mo, Jius Jje story said.
At Wynchestre in toumbe in Je abbay is he laid.
J^e date J)at certeyn es in boke writen bere,
NouJ^er more no lesse, Jan nien hundreth jere.
Edwardus AfTER bis Alfride kom Edward be olde,
lex. ' '
Faire man he was & va is, stal worth & bolde.
At London, at Saynt Poule's, toke he Je croune,
& purueied his parlement of erle & baroune.
He seid vnto ]:am alle, Jat purueied suld it be,
Jat in alle Jie lond suld be no kyng bot he.

Je

Edtmrdus primus Rex. 87
Jie smale kynges of Jie lond all were ])ei comen,
Of Scotland, of Wales, of Kombirlond, Jei nomen
Inglis & Danes, & Je gode Norreis,
Duke, erle & baron, & oJer knyghtes curteis,
J)ei said in Jat parlement, Jorgh conseile of alle,
Jiat Edward felle best be chefe, oJer suld non falle.
JN OW is Edward chosen kyng at Jer parlement,
& Je lordschip of Je lond alle tille him went.
Fourtene childre he gate opon tuo wifes,
Sex sonnes & auht douhtres, Jo were faire lyues.
Athelstan, Edwyn, Edgar, Edmond, Edred, Edwy:
Hilde was bis doubter, was kald Hilden lady,
Elfled & saynt Eadburgb Jat lyued holy life,
Je ferth Octouian Mary Jat Emperoure's wife.
Jei passed of Jis world, whan Jei were right jonge.
What Jer names were I kan telle no tonge.
f In Edwarde's tend jere aryued vp in Kent
Jre kynges & sex dukes, Jat out of Danmark went.
In to Lyndsay brouht Jei him tiyng,
& purueied oste & dight bim als a douhty kyng.
At Teteford in Northfolk bis baner was displaied,
Jie J>re kynges were slayn, Je toJer were affraied,
)5at Jei went to Jer schippes, so hard he setje his chace,
Edward had Je maistri, & Janked God his grace.
He com neuer to bataile, Jjat he ne had Je maistrie.
Foure & tuenty jere was he kyng, & Jorgh uo folie
Neuer in his lyue a fote of lond he les.
IScotland & Cumberland & Wales he had in pes, Corn*

28

Athelstanus Rex,

Adelsfa-
nils rex.

De Tributo
Walliae,

Cornwalle, Lyndsay & Kent, Dorsette & Surreie.
He ligges at Wynchestre, Je soth it is to seie.
Je date of God nien hundreth, & four & tuenti mo,
Whan dede his lyfe sundred, Je folk for him was wo.
-A.FTER Edward Je olde regned Athelstan,
Jat was his eldest sonne, & a noble man.
Je baronage & Je clerjie were somond to Kyngeston,
Jer wes bis fest bolden, & gyuen him Je croune.
\e next jere Jere after his coronment,
Jc Walsh men, Jat luf no pes, on him ran & brent,
Bot Athelstan Je maistrie wan, & did Jiam mercie crie,
& alle Northwales he set to treuage hie.
Tuenti pounde of gold be jere, Jre hundreth of siluer clere,
& Jer to fyue hundreth kie ilk jere to his lardere.
Siluer for Southwales not a ferjing noke
OJer treuage he sette, a Jousand kie he toke.
f Je ferth jere of Je regne Ovvald a werreoure,

Isti sunt qui
moverunt
guerram
theistanum Constantyn of Scotland kyng was & traitoure,
regem.

Ouwer kyng of Wentland, Jese Jjre with Jer powere
Werred on Athelstan with oste fulle austere.
Bot Athelstan, Jorgh Gode's grace, so with Jam fore,
Jei were fayn to ask pes, &J'eaute Jei bim snore.
Jie tend jere of his regne sen he was crouned kyng,
Of Edwyn his brojer bifelle suilk a Jyng,
At London in his courte with wiknes men bim fond,
Athelstan did bim bynd both fote & bond,
& kast bim in tille Temse, whan it was most brym,
To chastise alle oJer he tok vengeance on him.

At

Athelstanus Rex.

29

At myn vnderstandyng he wild tak no mede
Jjat was ateynt of wikkednes, his brojer to dede jede,
1 Constantyn of Scotlond, Jat I are of spak,
Brak his feaute sone, of treson it is lak,
& alle folk of Danmark with Constantyn held,
& slouh our Inglish men, wasted toun & feld:
Athelstan herd say, be went to Beuerlay,
& praied to Je bisshop Jon in fertre J^er he lay,
Jat he wild bede his bone, vntille Je Trinite,
& he suld gyue his kiike franchise & fe,
To haf & to bolde als he was kyng leale.
Of him haf Jei chartre seled with bis seale.
Sijjen be went to Durham, & gaf Saynt Cutbert
Londes & lijes, with chartir aperte.
Je bissbop of his gift holdes his fe,
SiJen he went to bataile, Constantyn to fle.
Constantyn he reymed, & did vnto stresse,
& wan Je lond ilk dele, & wasted alle Cathenesse,
& bis son jolden vnto his ostage.
SiJen be turned to London, & his baronage.
Athelstan in Scotland a selcouth ded be one.
He smote depe at Donbarre, an eine in \e stone,
xxT Je feste of our lady Je Assumpcion,
Went Je kyng fro London toward Abindon,
Jider out of France fro Charles kyng of fame
. ' Com Je of Boloyn, Adulphus was his name,

De falsitate
regis Sco
torum.

Misio rex
Karolus re
gi Athel-
stano pro
sorore sua
Hilda, lege
per totura-

' Princeps hujus legationis
fuit Adulphus, filius Balde.
wini Comitis Flandricc, ex

filia regis Edwardi Ethel.
switha Guil. Malmsb. de gestis
regum Anglorum, p. 28.

m

Athelstanus Redf.

&j7e duke of Burgoyn, Edmunde sonne, Reynerie^
jje brouht kyng Athelston preisent withouten pere,
Fro Charles kyng sanz faile tbei brouht a gonfay'noiUH
fat Saynt Morice in bataile befor ])e legioun,
& scharp lance Jat thrilled Ihesu side ;
& a suerd of gold, in Je hilte did men hide
Tuo of Jo nayles, Jat war jjorh Ihesu fete
Tached on Je croyce, Je blode Jei out lete,
& som of Je thornes Jat don were on his heued,
& a fair pece Jat of Je croyce leUed,
l^at Saynt Heleyn sonne at Je bataile wan
Of Je Soudan of Askalone, bis name was Madan.
I Jjan blewe Jje trumpes fulle loud & fulle schille,
]>e kyng com in to Je halle, Jat hardy was of wille.
fan spak Reyner, Edmunde sonne, (for he was messengere)
*' Athelstan, my lord Je gretes, Charles Jat has no pere.
" He sendes Je Jis present, & sais, he wille him bynde
" To Je Jorh Ilde Ji sistere, & tille alle Ji kynde*
Befor Je messengers was J^e maiden brouht.
Of body so gentille was non in erth wrouht.
No non so faire of fade, of spech so lufly,
Scho granted befor Jam alle to Charles hir body^
& so did Je kyng, & alle Je baronage.
Mykelle was f e richesse, Jei purueied hir passage,
& led hir vnto France, spoused forto he,
Itemm de Athelstan leues stille^ & passed not Je se.
In Je jere after Jat Ilde wedded was,
Constantyn of Scotlond did jit more trispas^

perjura-
lio

tione regis
Scottorum,& de bello
Dacorum,

He

Athelstanus Rex. ^^
He brouht Je kyng Anlaf aryued vp in Humbere,
Seuen hundreth schippes & fiftene, so fele were Je numbere.
Athelstan herd say of Jer mykelle oste.
He «& Edmunde his brojer dight Jam to Jat coste.
At Brnnesburgh on Humber fei gan Jam assaile,
Fro morn vnto euen lastell Jat bataile.
At Je last to Jer schippes Je kyng gan Jiam chace,
Alle away Jei fled, Jat was of Gode's grace.
Bot Je most partie algate was slayn,
Jat with life fled I trowe Jei were fulle fayn.
1 Whan \e kyng Anlaf sauh his folk lorn,
He fled vnto Danmark Jer pere he was borUi
At fe Pask after be ryued in Je South,
At a hauen of Sandwich, in Je portis mouth.
Whan he was aryued, Je folk was affray,
& com unto Wynchestre Jer Je kyng lay.
He brouht with him a deuelle, a hogge Geant,
Weie b;if je herd telle, be hight Colibrant.
Anlaf sent messengers vnto Athelstan,
& bad him jeld Je lond, or fynd a noJer man
To fight with Colibrant, Jat was his champion ;
Who felle to baf Je lond, on Jam it suld be don.
Athelstan tok a day, a parlement did make,
If any ageyn Colibrant Je bataile durst take.
He fond no man Jat durst, for non had myght.
With Colibrant alone in bataile to fight.
Jan praied Athelstan to Criste & sore wepe,
& Gbd sent him tokenyng on nyght als he slepe, Jir«

^^ Edmundus Rex.
Jat he suld fynd a palmere orly at morn.
At Je South jate, alone as be was born,
& if be wild praie bim, for Jhesu Criste's loue,
Ecce de He wHd do f e bataile, & Jei suld be aboue.
bello inter
Guydonem Jat wHs Guy of Werwik, as Je boke sais.
& Coiu^^ ]?er be slouh Colibrant with bache Daneis.
"^'^ ' Anlaf turned agayn, I trowe bim was wo,
He & alle his to schippe gan Jei^o,
God delyuerde Athelstan of many hard affaies,
Sextene jere was be kyng & seuentene dales,
SiJen at Gloucestre dede euelle bim toke.
Bot quik he out went, so sais my boke.
Pers can not say where he lies,
Bot as I herd telle I say myn auys.
De fine Men say he was fonden in Je North cuntre
regis. At Hexham now late, I wene soth it be.
Anno fe date whan he died of God men tellis by
Dccccmo- Nien hundreth wynter & fulle fourty.
XL" .
Edmundus -txFTER Athelstan fe kyng was Edmunde his brofer,
Rex fe northren did bim desceit, & ches fam a noJer.
One Anlaf Jei ches, & crouned bim for kyng.
Alle fe North ende was in bis kepyng,
& alle fe South ende tille Edmunde fei droub.
Upon fe fills Norreis Edmunde wan inouh.
Fyue cites he wan, fat fei held for fers,
fat whilom was ancestres, fro heires vnto heires,

rLycoln

Edredus Rex,

33

Lycoln & Derby, & ' Southampton,
Leycestre & Stamford, f ise fyue wan Edraon,
& yit f e kyng Anlaf so hard gan he chace,
fat be asked Cristendom opon Gode's grace.
Bofe he & Reynald was Guthefride's sonne,
He exilde fam out of fe North, fer fei wild wonne.
& gaf to Malcolme, kyng of Scotlande,
fat he suld be bim leale, bi se & bi lande.

X HE fifte jere of his regne be went to Canterbiri,
fe feste of S. Austine, to bold it fulle myri.
A thefe of his courte was outlawed late,
f e kyng knew bim fulle weie, he mette hira in f e gate.
Whilom be serued in his panterie,
& was outlawed for a felonie.
f e kyng tok fis pantelere, & strangled him right fore,
& be wonded f e kyng dedely fulle sore.
Seuen jere was be kyng, & seuen monethis mo.
At Gloucestre is he laid, f e pantelere did him sio.
f e date was nien hundreth fourfty & seuen.
fis was fe selcouthest cas, fat haf herd neuen.
HiDRED after Edmunde had fe coroune, «
Vpon f e Pask day, at London toune,
Sifen of all his barons he tok feaute,
Bot fe Northeren raen held bim no leaute.

Demirabili
morte regis.

Anno Domini,
Dccccnio,
XLVII.

Edredus
rex, frater
Edmuudl.

• Snotingaham (vel Notinge-
ham) aliis. Neque aliter qui.
dem tam apud^ Florentium
Vol, I,

quam 8f Chron. Saxon.StuWori
pro Stamford habet Speedus,
seats atque auctores txett.
D Eylrike

34 Edredus Rex, Edwy Rex.
Eylrike of Danmark for kyng fei him ches,
& forsoke Edrede, fer were fei les,
Edrede with powere vntille fe North went,
Alle fe toun of Ripon he wasted & brent.
Northumberland was in affray for Edred comyng,
fei did doun Eylrik Je Danes kyng,
& went out of f e lond with his rascaile,
Was he not so hardy at stand to bataile.
Alle fo Norreis, fat had bien so fikelle.
Pes forto haue fei glosed him fnlle mykelle,
fer londes & fer rentes were at his wille.
He gaf S. Cutbert ferof, jit fei hold it stille.
Alle fe regne holy was fat tyme in bis band,
& erles & barons fat wer in fe land,
So weie were fei chastised, alle cora tille his grith,
fat f e pes of f e lond f e sikered him alle with.
Auht jere was he kyng, bis dales alle filled.
At Wynchestre he lies, so himself willed.
Anno f e date nien hundreth fifty & fyue,
Dccccm'. Whan fat kyng Edred passed of fis lyue.

LV°.

Edgarus A FTER Sir Edred was his brofer Edwy,
rex homo
sanctus, pa- jjg resccyued fe croune of fe seignory.
ter 33>nctl
Edwardi go foole a man of his life non was seene,
martyris, f e bie men of fe lond conseild fam bituene.
To do doun Edwy at a parlement,
& tille his brofer Edgare gyf f e tenement.

S. Don-

Edgarus Rex, 31)
S. Donstan fe bisshop was at his ' coronment,
& of alle his ancestres was neuer better kyng.
He was bofe gode & wys in alle his dedis,
& right vnderstandyng, to help at alle nedisj
Mikille he wirscbiped God, & serued our Lady,
f e abbey of Rumeye he feffed richely,
Witb rentes fulle gode & kirkes of pris,
He did fer in of Nunnes a hundreth ladies.
f Edgare forto fle lichery of lyfe,
His barons gaf bim conseile for to take a wyfe
Elfled fe faire, fe duke's douhter Ormere.
He gate of hir S. Edward, fat is Je martere.
Dame Elfled died sone, jit wild he luf mare,
He tok bittere Estrild, duke's doubter Orgare.
Of hir lord Edgar had scho sonnes tueye,
Edmunde, fat in bis tende jere at Peterburgb gan deie,
Eylred was the jongest, & Estrild fulle dere.
Wo was in his tyrae, as je may after here.
Edgar fer fader bad alle Ingland,
He went to Kerlion, f e Walsch men be band
With homage & feaute, in right & in lawe. Omnes isti
Kymak kyng of Scotland, he com for fyne awe, homaginum
& Malcolme of Combirland was at his wille, garo,
Maccura kyng of fe lies, Dufnald fitz Omere,
Sifreth & Huwalle, Jacob & Juthille,
He did fam mak feaute, als right was & skille.
Sifen he went aboute, kirkes vp to raise,
Abbayes forto help, were fallen in miseyse,
' F. coronyng,
» 2 He

36 Edwardus Rex <Sf martir ,^
He gaf to Crouland, in f e Abbot tyme Gounterey
fre myle of seignorie, about bis autere,
Aiihten jere Edgar regned kyng & sire,
He lie*!- in tombe iu f e abbey of Glastenbirev
racuto Sm' ^^ Edgar fe kyng fus fond I writen,
cti Edgari. pg^g telles. Je same f ing, at his boke may je wileir.
Sen four & tuenti jere, fat be in erth was laid.
An abbot of Glastebiri, Edward his name is said^
He did mak a toumbe, Edgar in to lay,.
Bot it was ouer litelle, in alle maner way.
fei brak in tuo his schankes, to mak fe toumbe mete,
f e blode was bofe warme & fresh, fat of f e schankes lete,
f e abbot wex alle blynd, fat did his bones brekc
fe bisshop Owald herd of fat miracle speke,.
Renst at at fe toumbe, he tok vp fe bones.
In a fertre fam laid a riche for fe nones.
Anno fe date was nien hundreth sexti & f rittene>
Exxiii", He was a holy man f orgh miracle was sene,
De Sancto xaFTER Edgare was Edward his sonne,
Edwardo
martire. Regnand in alle f e lond, als his fader was Wonne,
S, Dunstan corouned him bifor fe baronage
& ofer bisshopes inouh, fulle jonje he was of age,
A gode raan be was, & stalworth knyght als stele.
In Ingland neuer before was kyng lufed so weie,
Ne of fe folk strange non honourd so mykelle;
f e right lawes did he loke for fais men & fikelle.

Bofe

Eilredus Rex,

37

Bof e riche & pouere he jeraed in euenhede,
Non suld do ofer wrong for couetise no drede,
Estrild his stepraoder scho f ouht on felonie.
Tille wikked raen scho spak, Edward to aspie,
fei did als scho fam bad, & wrouht fam seluen wouh.
At Koruesgate f orgh desceit Edward kyng fei slouh.
fre jere was be kyng, fe story fus rae said,
His body at Westraynstere in fertre is it laid,
fe date was nien hundreth sexti & sextene,
fat was alle forwondred, for his dede com tene,
IJnTO Kyngeston f e first wouke of May
Com S, Dunstan, opon a Sonenday,
& of alle fe lond erle & baroun.
To Eilred, Edgar sonne, bitaubt bim fe coroun,
S, Dunstane hette hira weie, in sorow his life to lede,
In alle his life ilk dele, of suerd he mot bim drede,
S. Dunstan tille bim spak wrothfiille wordes of eye.
How fei of bis mouth brak, listen, I salle jow seye.
" Eilred," said Dunstan, " fi brofer Edward was slayn
" forgh Ji moder Estrid, fer of scho was fulle fayn.
" For slaubter of fi brofer has fou fe coroune,
" Weie weld it salle fou neuer, fou has it forb tresoune.
" fof alle Edgar fe gate, Estrild f i moder ware,
^' To fe reame bas fou no right, bot forgh slaubter care.
*' For f e luf of fe f i brofer did scho sio,
" ferfor fou & fine salle weld it with wo,
*' & sone after f i daies fe reame salle men se
" Gouerned forgh aliens kynde, & euermore fro fe.
D 3 S Whan

Ecce de
morte ejus
anno.DCCCC^O
LXXVIO.

Ecce ea
quae Sanc
tus Dun-
stanus pro-
misit Re
gi Eilredo.
Eilredus
coronatmest.

38

Eilredus Rex.

I Whan Dunstan bad thus said, bifor alle fat were fore,
& taken had his leue of barons lesse & raore,
Eilred fe jongc kyng toward London jede,
A rede cloude in fe skie about Ingland gan sprede,
So raykelle blode it rayned, fe erth wex alle rede,
fe folk was affaied, & alle heuy als lede.
Ecc- pri- f fe tofer jere next of his coronraent,
mum tor-
mentum. fe Daucs vp aryued, Souhamptone fei brent,
& robbed Cornwaile, f e folk were alle anoyed,
fat with Nor wais Kerlion was destroied.
fei cora to London, & brent f e cite,
Eilred & f e barons, fat were of bis meyne.
With fe erle of Herford held contek & fight,
fat fer heritage defend fei pe raygbt.
Als alle fis sorow & wo was in f e gynnyng,
Died S, Dunstan, raen herd fc angels syng.

Eccesecun-
d nm tor-
meptum.

tJuSTYN & Godemunde, of Danraark dukes riche,
Aryued in Southfolk & brent Ipsewiche,
Men & women slouh, & robbed forgh f e lond,
Tille fei com to Mideweie, cuntre non fei fond,
Witb fe erle of Kent fei countred at Medeweie,
f e maistrie of bim fei wan, fei did his folk alle deie.
fe lerid & fe lewid, fat wonned in fe South,
Sauh werre on ilk a side, fei wer in fe woulfe's mouth.
Ten pounde of gold bi jere for fe pes fei gaf
To Justy & Gudmund, fei tok alle riffe & raf.
To schip fei turned & went, & charged fam fulle weie,
Aryued ia Danmark with robberie ilk a dele.

I^

Eilredus Rex, 39
Xn to Wales fat coste went Eilred pitously, Tercium
For to gadre him oste, if be mot haf maistrie.
In fat ilk tyme, as he to Wales went,
Tuo outlandes kynges on Jis lond bauens hent.
Anlaf of Norway, of Danraark kyng Suane,
Aryued in Jis lond, to many wer Jei bane.
fer ostes bof e at ons vnto London nam,
fei toun was warned weie, & wist fat fei cam.
Folk inouh redy was gadred, to fe cite
fei went egrely, & did f o kynges fle.
Fro London fei were dryuen, & com to Southampton.
Man & beste fei slouh, destroied Je cuntre doun.
Eilred myght nouht to stand fam ageyn.
For pes be fam bisouht, to gyf fam a certeyn.
6amma. f Fyue fousaud pound of siluer fe Danes kyng toke. Quartum
_ 111 tormentum.
f e went to fer schippes, & to Danmark scnoke.
& many of fo Danes priuely were left,
& busked Westward, forto robbe eft,
Wilton had fei taken, Southampton also,
Cornwaile & Wales bouwed fam vnto,
fe cuntre of Dorseth, lond & tenement,
Alle bad fei wasted, fro Seuerne vnto Kent.
Eilred on a stound Je told of fat wo,
§umma. Four & tuenti fousaud ponde be gaf away to go,
To baf pes in his lyue, f e lond no more schende.
fe Danes tok fe siluer, to Danmark gan wende.
D 4 Four '

*^ Eilredus Rex.
Jb OUR & tuenti wynter lasted fis sorow,
If he had pes at euen, he bad non at morow.
For so hette S, Dunstan, he suld alle his lyue
With werre his lond welde, & with his suerd stryae.
Now has Eilred nede of help & socoure,
For boldenes he wild bim bynd to som herde in bourc,
Fulle so firendes he had, & fele foos inowe.
Unto f e duke of Normundie be went for to wouwe.
He wedded f e duke's douhter, faire Emme f e blaanche,
fre bouwes of fam spronge, f e ton es holy braunche,
De filiis Edmunde Irenside was eldest of bo bre,
Eil edi re- '^ ^ '
gis. ¦ fe to high Edward, fe f rid Alfrid hight he,
f ' forgh of Sir Richard, duke of Normundie,
Eilred jede forgh his lond, priuely to spie
Euerilkon fe Danes, & smertly bounde
Or smyte of fer hedes, ay as men fam founde,
fus had Eilred fe lond at his wille,
Bot f e duke died sone, & fat felle him fulle,
fan was Eilred socoure sone away went.
Tif ing com to Danmark, fat he f e Danes scbent.
Suane f e Danes kyng f erwith bad enuy.
To aryue on Hingland be dight bis nauy.
Whan he was aryued, be sent fulle baldely
Messengers to Eilred, als tille his enmy.
fis was his message, his Danes wild he venge
Ageyn him in bataile, to renne & to renge,
Eilred our kyng his help had he lorn
Of fe duke of Normundie, fat dede was beforn.
' Id est, through aid of, Suane

Eilredus Rex, '4?1
Suane, fe Danes kyng, was of so grete strength,
fat he destroied fis lond in brede & in length.
Fyue wynter holy lasted fat werre,
fat neuef~Eilred our kyng durst negh bim nerre.
Noifer bi Norf no bi South com him neuer help.
Wo was alle his comforth, of sorow niot he jelp.
f ritty fousaud pounde vnto Suane he sent,
Pes to haf his lyue, & fei to Danmark went,
JN OW is kyng Suane went tille bis cuntre,
Eilred sent for Edrik to be his owen priue.
So fais a traytour in erth was non as he.
Of Lincolne he gaf him fat cuntre schire.
f e duke said vnto Je kyng, " Sir, I salle jow say,
" For to saue jour lond weie, a fulle siker way.
" Do mak fre hundreth schippes opon fe sees koste,
" To kepe fam of Norweie & fe Danes oste.
" & if f e folk f erin be trewe vnto f e,
" Doute f e of non enmys, fat comes vp on fe.
f fe sent to seke many a schip wright
To fe toun of Sandwiche, f e nauie forto dight.
Whan Edrik it wist, fat fe schippes wer redy.
He sent to Norweie his lettres priuely.
Unto fe kyng Anlaf, tille Inglond to com.
Anlaf & Sir Thurkille aryued vp in fei nom.
Anlaf & Thurkille aryued vp in Kent,
Alle about fei robhed, & tok fat fei mot hent.
f e folk of f e cuntre io fis conseile fei ches>
To gyf fam four hundreth pounde, forto lyue in pes.

*^ Eilredus Rex,
f e Danes tok fat siluer, & turned eft ageyn,
& voided fe cuntre, fe folk was fulle feyn.
5 Bot in f e jere after, obowen Grimsby
Eft fei gan aryue forgh sonde priuely,
forgh fais Edrike, fat fam f ider basted.
Lincolne & Lyndeseie fei stroied & wasted,
Fais Edrike went, pes with fam to make.
Fourti fousand pounde he did fam take,
fat non in alle fe cuntre more suld be piled,
Bot euer was Eilred fouly begiled.
S Whan fe kyng wende, haf jies in bis lyue,
Suane of Danmark at Sandwyche gan aryue,
& brouht bider with him his sonne, fat hight Knoute,
fe folk vntille Humber to Suane gan fei loute.
Alle was forgh Edrik, fat mykelle was to blame.
He was fe kynge's conseiloure, & did him mykelle scharae,
.A-NE erle in f e North, Uctred men kalde,
He com vnto Gaynesburgh, of Suane forto balde,
Forto lyue in pes, & werre forto fle,
He com vnto Suane, & mad him feaute.
Of the North Suane had a partie, fe South he desired,
Ostes tille him bis sonne fast fei atired.
Knoute went to fe North, Suane in to fe South,
fan was Eilred in fe wolfe's mouth.
Suane toward Oxenford went fulle smertly,
& in fat ilk toun did he krie a krie, .
fat alle fat him serued, & of his meyne ware,
Man, woman & «hilde, suld fei alle forfare. Kastel^

Eilredus Rex,

43

Kastels suld fei hete doun, kirkes suld Jei brenne,
Bofe citez & tounes, fat fei mot se or ken,
¦Of fe toun of Wynehestre feaute had be at wille,
Sifen he went to London, fat hated he fulle ille.
fe bode com to fe kyng, fat soiorned fer in,
fat fe kyng Suane fe toun wild be wyn.
A Danes erle, ' with fe Kurkille he hight,
He halp our kyng defend fe toun at bis myght.
Kyng Suane gaf assaut, fe walles to assaile,
Mykelle folk he les, & tynt his trauaile.
Four & tuenti fousand in Temse alle at ones
Wer dronkled of Danes, f e Deuelle haf fer bones*
J5UANE turned fro London, alle forgh felonie,
& went to Wallyngford, to mak his maistrie.
Sifen he jede to Bathe, & sette fe toun on fire.
Achelmare tille him felle, an Erie of Deuenschire.
Achelmare with feaute to Suane he him bonde,
Fro Wellis vnto London alle felle to his honde.
Suane toward Denmark sped hira fulle fast,
& ostage of London be bad at f e last.
Ilk cried oiTof er, now is Suane kyng
Ouer alle Inglond, & Eilred has no f ing.
S Eilred is so reymed of his tresorie,
His wife & his childre he sent to Normundie.
fe bissbop of Londone he bight Sir Alphanie
Led Edward & Alfride, & Emme fat was ladie.

Eilredui
trausfreta-vit versus
NormaDr
niam.

' Vnlgo vocant Turkillum,

In

^'^ Eilredus Rex,
JLN f e wynter after Eilred went ouer f e se
Unto ' Nomundie, with his wife to be.
Whan f e duke herd say, fat Eilred fider cam,
With niykelle nobley ageyn Eilred be nam.
Resceyued hira curtasly, & said, " lefe & dere,
" My lond is at f i wille, tille f e socoure is here."
Anno te ^ate a bousand was, & mo bi fourty Tere,
Domini, MO, ' ' .> o »
xi.°. fat Eilred & his childre soiorned with duke Richere,
II Now comes Suane eft ageyn with Criste's malison,
f e lond leid to tallage so mykelle on ilk a toun,
fat noifer erle no baron of alle fer heritage
Myght not lyue fer on, to gif fer tallage.
Treuage als he asked of S. Edmunde f ing,
f e corsaynt & f e kirke he thrette for to brennyng,
& bot be had his askyng, f e lond he suld destroye.
To Gaynesburgh he kald f e barons forto noye.
He said befor fam alle, of S, Edmunde's lond
He wild haf treuage, or brenne alle fat be fond.
f Alle was weie, tille euen after fe soupere
He jede about, & plaied with f o fat were bim nere.
He sauh out of fe firmament an armed knyght com doun,
fat was S. Edmunde, cruelle als a leon,
Suerd girded & lance in hand, fan gan Suane to crie,
Non sauh bot he one, he said, " now salle I die,
" Help knyghtes, if je raay, I may no ferrer go.
«' I se Edmunde with me wrofe, I wote he wille rae sio,
De morte With fat word he felle doun dede as any stone,
Life & saule to Helle, & flesh, blode & bone, ^^^
" Sic,
Now

Eilredus Rex,

45

JN OW is Suane dede, & wonnes with Sathanas,
f e Danes ches Knoute to kyng of Danmark fat he was,
& Inglond he seised for bis fader conquest,
Grete tallage laid he feron bi Esten & bi West.
f e folk wild not suffre to be treuwageres,
Bot sent after Eilred bi certeyn messengeres,
& praied hira to com home, fe croune jeme & take,
fe lordschip of Knoute kyng wild fei alle forsake.
? Eilred sent tille Inglond Sir Edward his sonne
With his letter sealed, & fanke wild he fam conne,
& blifely tille Inglond wild he com agayn.
If he raygbt on fam troste, fat fei were certayn.
AUe f e comons of f e lond with letter fam bond,
& ilkon sette his seale f erto with his own bond,
fat if he wild com ageyn, fe lond forto were,
Neuer raore to Danes kyng faif e suld fei bere.
Whan he wist fer wille, he hied bider suythe,
fei resceyued him fulle faire, & were of him blythe.
With him alle, fei said, fei wild lyue & deie
Alle holy f e lond, bot fei of LyndSeie
Eilred fer lege lord him fei alle forsoke,
& fer hede kyng Knout fei Jan toke.
JN OW rises Eilred, & gadres oste stark, *
& chaces kyng Knoute in tille Danmark.
Whan fe Danes were out, fat tirabred bim his tene,
Lyndeseie he destroied quite alle bidene.
It was fam self to wite, fei lete of him so lite.
e wrong was alle fairs, f e kyng did bot right,
f Whan

Eilredn*
fugavit Knoutum
regem, &
iterum re
gnum cepit

*^ Eilredus Aex, Edm, Irenside Rex>
5 Whan f e kyng wende, fat pes suld forf e go,
fe fais Erie Edrik bigan eft a wo,
Tuo old gentille men Edrik did forfare,
f e ton hight Sigiferd, fe tofer Sir Morgare,
For couetise of fer londes, & seignorie fat fei helde,
& for fei were a partie smyten in to eide.
f e fais Edrik did lede Sigiferde's wife
Unto Malracestre, hir name was Aldife.
Edmunde Irenside, Eilrede's sonne,
fat euer in fls lond stille wild he wonne.
Of fis ilk treson he herd oft speke,
& of fais Edrik fayn wild he him wreke.
He toke Sigiferde's wife, withouten bis fader leuff,
& wedded hir at f e kirke, Edrik forto greue.
Whan he had hir wedded, he went also quik,
& oute of alle f o londes be kast f e erle Edrik,
Of alle fat tenement, fat bofe f e brethres ware,
De Edmnn- fat longed to Sigiferd, & to Sir Morkare.
do Irenside. ,N OW is Eilred our kyng fallen in sekenes.
He lies at Euesham, his abbay it es.
His eldest sonne Edmunde knyghtes gode be sekes.
Fro Douere vnto Wales fe folk tille him mekes.
& fe erle Edrik he gadred mykelle pride,
Knyghtes & serganz oiTLyndesay side.
Forto sio Edmunde forgh tricherie,
Bot Edmunde es weie warned of bis felonie.
Edmunde bi messengers fe erle he diffies,
Edrik in tille Danmark to Knoute sent spies.

Fort*

Eilredus Rex. Edm. Irenside Rex,

4f

For to com tille Inglond sone suld be assay,
Aryued fat he ware of jole f e tuelft day,
Knoute bi bis sonde Edrik ageyn grette.
To aryue he suld fonde Je day fat be him sette,
V^'OMEN is Knoute to cuntre, to ride be him hastis,
Man & woman to sio, he robbes & wastis.
A gode erle of Warwik was don to f e suerd,
forgh fat fais Edrik, als he did Sigiferd,
Eilred was led to London, & seke gan fer lie,
Edmunde praied him of help priuely bi spie.
Londreies inow com tille Edmunde,
& wastid alle & brent Leicestre alle doun.
Bot f e fais Edrik did his quaintise,
fat Edmund witb Knoute mette in non wyse.
f Knoute & Edrik fei seised forgh tresone
Bokyngham & Bedford, fe toun of Huntyngtone,
Lincolne & Notyngham, fe toure of Northampton.
Sifen went to Donkastre & vntille Aluerton,
& alle Northumberland it was at fer wille.
' Edmunde & f eerie Uctred fat tyme held fam stille.
To London vnto Eilred hasted fei fer weie,
, For bodword men broub, fe kyng siild sone deie.
Whan Edrik wist Edmond to London was gone,
His londes & his rentes he seised eft ilkone,
Eilred at London endid his life,
Auht & Jritty wynter he regned with strife.
fat tyme he died in peyn & in wo,
fe date was a fousand & sextene mo.

De tradi-
tione Edi'ilc.

Mortuus est
Eilredus
rex anno
Domini
millessimo, xvi°.

Now

48 Enoutus Rex, Edm, Irenside Rex.
r^^D^is Now is Eilred biried, fat mykelle wo bade,
factiM est jjg clergie & f e baronage saraned at a reade,
giisB. ^ f.Q^ Iq Southampton, & corouned Sir Knoute.
fe burgeis of London were wrofe & stoute,
& said fei suld fond to felle Knoute's pride.
Edmundus fei corouncd for enuy Edmunde Irenside.
Irenside co
ronatus a- ferof were fei paied alle f e North cuntre,
pud Lon
done. f e com alle to London to mak him feaute.
Knoute gadred him an oste, on Edmunde he ran,
& Edmunde on him ageyn, as a douhty man,
& trauaiied sore Knoute, neuer he blanne,
Whan wend baf left, Edmunde biganne.
Tuo jere fei werred with many trauailes,
In f o tuo jeres were sex grete batailes.
In the sex batailes was many a raan slayn.
At fe last fei acorded, fe lond was fulle fayn.
Edraunde of f e lond had fe.baluendele,
He regned bot tuo jere, no more his tyrae felle.
Mortuus est He lies at Glastenbire toumbed, as 1 wene,
Irenside f e date of Criste d. fousand & mo bi aubtene.

Anno. M'
xvm'

TV^HAN God had don his wille of Edraunde Irenside,^
Knoute vnto London com witb grete pride.
He asked f e barons in fat parlement,
If be schewed a fing, oferwaies be ment :
If Edmunde fe kyng, whan to acorde went.
If he saued to his heyers oifer lond or tenement.
Ilkon said, fat Edmunde fe kyng
Spak no word fer' of, at fer sauhtillyng.
Whar-

Knoutus ReXi 49
Wharfor fe barons" granted him ilkone,
Knoute to be corouned, & haf it alone.
W HAN Knoute had resceyued bofe Je seignories,
He parted f e lond in foure parties. Knoutus
Alle fe West cuntre him seluen he held, pCT"toVum.
Fais Edrik gaf he Lyndeseie of Lyncolne fe scheld.
Vnto f e erle Thurkille he gaf Estangle,
Northfolk & Southfolk, ficacie men langle.
To f e erle Uctred Northumberland be toke,
fe pes to mayntene f e snore alle on f e boke.
? fan tok kyng Knoute alle his homages,
fat cleymed to hold of him fer heritages,
Edmunde bad a sonne, & childre no mo.
forgh Edrike's conseile Knoute did him sio,
& tok quene Erarae & wedded bir to wife,
forgh Edrike's conseile, scho scorted bis life.
I Knoute on a day bi his wife satte.
Of Edrike's treson soho warned hira of fat.
" Listen me, lord Knoute, if it be f i wille,
" How he betraied my lord, & my sonne fulle ille.
" Whilom Eilred my lord be him bitraist to jow,
" & my sonne Edmunde forgh treson he sloub,
" & if he regne long he salle haf fe same,
"' He was neuer with no man, fat he ne did him schame.
f f e kyng one ori fe morn went to London,
His joIe forto hold was bis encheson.
Knoute f oubt on fat tale, fat bis wife him told,
& sifen ateyncd Edrik forgh treson of old.
Vol. I. E fe

^0 Knoutus Rex.
f e fer f e day of fe fest, no lenger it was,
Edrik was hanged otTf e toure, for bis trispasv
fan said fe quene, " fat Edrik fe Giloure
" Had not fully dome, fat felle to traytoure.
" Traytours with runties suld men first drawe,
" ja dame," said fe kyng, ." bot be salle baf fe law,
" fat bis body salle hang in colde & in bote,
" Schame tille alle his kynd, fat it sees & wote.
Knoutus J^NOUTE of his body gate sonnes fre,
divisit re
gnum iiiiis Tuo bi tuo wifes, fe f rid in jolifte,
luis, Bi fe first had he Suane, he was eldest brof e^
Bi Erarae, fe second wife, Hardeknoute anofer,
Harald be had geten on bis playeng,
Knoute lufed bim best, he was his derlyng,
Olaf in Norweie regned fulle stoute,
& bare him ouer strange to fe kyng Knoute.
Knoute com with bis kythe, fat kant was & kene,
& chaced him out of Norweie quyte & clene.
fan was be kyng of Danmark, Inglond & Norweie,
Danmark was bis heritage, he conqdered f e tofer tut^.
Malcolme, fe Scottis kyng, fat tyme died he,
Matbitbade his brofer resceyued fe regante.
Knoute as for his chefe he tok his homage.
Of f e kyngdom of Inglond he had f e heritage.
Knoute vnderstode weie, he mot not long lyue,
His sonnes in his lyue his londes wild be gyue.
Suane gaf he Norweie, (Olaf be chaced oute)
Danmark his heritage he gaf tille Hardeknoute.
He

Haraldus Rex,

bl

He assigned Harald to Inglond, to had it in fee.
fus he gaf his. londis tille his sonnes fre,
Seuentene jere was he kyng forgh conquest & desceit,
At Westraynstere he ligges in a toumbe purtreit.
A thousand was fe date & sex & Jritty,
Whan Knoute kyng died, so sais fe story.
JO.ARALD was curteys & strong, of body auenant,
To be fer kyng & hede fe lond was weie Ogrant.
Hardknoute of Danmark payd not withalle,
fat he suld bere fe, coroune, for he was born thralle,
He gadred of Danes folk right inouh,
& did him toward fe se, & tille fis lond droub.
Whan be was aryued, he sent to Harald, i
& said, fat a bastard no kyngdom suld bald,
Bot if fat be it wan with suerd or with lance
Of tirant or of Sarazin, forgh douhtynes of chance;
& if he wille fe lond jeld, & to f e pes chese.
For he is my brofer, he salle not alle lose ;
& if he wille forgh bataile, fer to wille I stand,
& bataile bituene vs wille not be semand.
Harald was fulle, a lone day he toke.
To bere what f e barons fam bofe wild loke.
f Vnder Soutbaraptone was Jer assemble.
Of Harald & Hardknoute, what suld bituex fam be.
For fei were brefer, fe luf was raore sene,
fe barons portiond fe lond euen fam bituene,
Harald tille his parte suld haf alle f c Northendp,
& alle f e Suuthside tille Harknout s^ild wende.
E 2

Anno. M'.
xxxv^^

Haraldus
rex.

Parliamen
tum suum
est.

T«.

53 Hardknoute Rex Sf Haraldus Rex.
To fat ilk lokyng bofe fei consent,
In luf fei departed, Hardknout home went.
J.N fat tyrae, fat Harald & Hardknout held partie.
Died fe duke Roberd, fat regned in Normundie.
William was his heire, resceyued fe heritage,
fat we kalle fe bastard, fat sette vs in seruage.
Richard was Roberd fader, fe duke fat died beforn,
Erarae fe quene his douhter, of fe whilk was bom
Alfred & Edward, Hardknoute fe frid,
fe tuo first of Eilred, of Knoute Hardknoute tid.
Alfred & Edward, fam of Eilred kam,
Wer witb duke Roberd, now ere fei with William.
f o childre tok to rede, to com vnto fis lond,
To speke with fer moder, at Wynchester fei hir fond.
Alfrede was eldest, non mot bis wille with bald.
To London he wild alle gate, to speke with kyng Harald.
De obceca- Godwyn, an erle of Kent, met with Alfred,
fredi fratris Him & alle his feres vntille prison fam led.
& morte ' Of som smote of fer bedes, of som put out fer ijene,

ejus.

Sex hundreth at Gildford did Godwyn sio & pyne.
Alfred he was led to fe abbay of Elyng,
Bifor Godwyn himseluen fei did his ijene out fring.
Ht, lyued bot fre daies, & jald to God fe gaste,
fe bode com to his moder, scho did Edward in haste
Wende to Normundie, for drede of Alfred pyne.
To William, hir brofer sonne, was Edwarde's kosyne.
Edward told William of Alfred alle fe case,
& praied him of help, for he dred harder pase,

&

Haraldus Rex.

53

& if he myght conquere Inglond, fat was his speyre,
Edward slkerd hira weie, to mak Williara his heyre,
& bond him with skrite, his seale byngand ferbi,
& William hette hira weie, to help hira sikeily,
Now duelles Harald Je kyng araong his baronage,
Tille Emme, Hardknoute's raoder, be did a grete outrage,
His brofer a foule despite, bim self vileyn skandre.
He chaced hir out of fe lond, & scho went vnto Flandres.
Unto fe erle Baldwyn, for scho was of bis kynde.
He resceyued bir fulle faire inouh, he did hir fynde
To brige in to Danmark, fer Hardknout was kyng.
Of Inglond & of Flandres brouht men bim tifing,
How kyng Harald chaced his moder of lond.
What skille he had & whi Herdknout jerned to fond.
Now ' Hardwnont toward Flandres dightes him day bi day.
fat tyme at Westmynstir Harald sore seke lay,
Died & was fer laid, als ray boke rae told.
Fyue jere was be kyng, & sex & fifty old.
fe date of Criste fan was a fousand & fourti,
Harald for his trespas jit felle a vilany.
JN OW is kyng Harald dede, fat whilom was so stoute,
f e barons sent Flandres vnto Hardeknout^,
& praied him com to lond, fe coroune if he wild take,
If be wild vnderstond, non ofer kyng wild fei make.

De ingrai i ¦
tudine &
malicia Haraldi.

Mortuus est
Haraldus, Harde-knoutus ob-
tinuit re
gnum anno
•IM" L.
vi°.

' Sie, ^ h. M°. XL".
e3

Whan

^'* Hardeknoutus Rex.
Whan he wist fer wille, he hasted him fider suife.
fei gaf bim fe coroune, & were of him fulle blije.
He studied, how he myght venge his moder despite.
He did Harald body do drawe vp also tite,
& Jorgh Je podels it droub, Jat foule were & deppest,
& sifen in to Temse his body did he kest.
fat fischid in Temse on f e nyght, whan fei fer nettes vp wond,
f e body of Harald in a nette fei fond.
fei durst it not forth schewe, for fe kyng wer fei ferd.
Som frendes he bad, fat biried it in kirke jerd,
JlxARDEKNOUT did charge fe lond in suilk treuwage,
fat noifer erle no barone myght lyue for tallage-
So fat alle fe comonalte bad bim ageyn herte,
fat were to him so fre, forf ouht it sore & smerte.
Hardknoute wex fulle wroth toward Godwyn of Kent
For his brofer Alfred, fat be slouh & scbent,
& to fe bisshop Aifrik, fat was his conseilere.
fei dred fe kyng folle sore, for he was fulle austere.
fe erle bad frendes^ to acorde fei gaf bim fe weie,
f e erle was fulle quaynte, did mak a riche galeie
With fourscore armed knyghtes, in suilk apparaille dight,
fat so riche armes was neuer sene with sight.
& ilk knyght bare oii his arme, be redy acounte.
Also mykelle brent gold, as sextene vnce amounte.
Withouten alle fis a hundreth knyghtes he toke.
Befor f e kyng & f e barons he snore on f e boke,
fat neuer Alfred bis brofer forgh hira was dede,
No blynfeld no slayn, bpt f orgli Haralde's rede. fei

Hardeknoutus Rex.

35

fei said he did inouh, fe erle alle vplift,
fe kyng forgaf his wrafe, resceyued his gift,
II In Saynt Edwarde's life it sais, be was forsuorn.
Bifor Edward himself he strangled & was lorn,
& I salle telle fat tale, or I ferrer go.
How falsnes brewes bale with bim, and many mo.
In S, Edward tyme f e erle suld witb bim ete,
A seruitour fer was, Jat serued at Je mete.
He storabled at a chance, & felle on his kne,
Jorgh Je toJer schank he ros, & serued in his degre,
" A ha!" said Je erle, " bad fat schank ne bien,
" fou had liggen fer stille, fe risen suld non haf sene,
" God wote, said Je king, so is it witb me nouh,
" & I bad ray brofer Alfred, fat fou slouh,
" fof I had storabled forgh myn vnmayn,
" He suld haf bien my Schank, &; reised me agayn.
" fan hopes fou," said f e erle, " fat for me was he dede.
" I praye God if it wer so I strangle of fis brede.
& putte a morsolie in his raouth with Jat ilk worde,
Bifor Je kyng & fam alle he strangled at fe borde.
fe kyng biheld him a stound, & sauh no repentance,
He bad drawe away fat bound, God bas taken vengeance.
VV HAN Harknout & f e erle wer at an assent,
forgh alle bis lond fe kyng his sonde sent,
Forto reise f e treuage, fat on f e lond was sette,
Pader & Tiiurston to fat office were fette.
fe folk of Wircestre ageyn f e treuage spak,
Bituex fam & fe messengers brof efuUe wordes brak.
E 4 Padci

Narratio
de vita
Sancti Ed
wardi, de
comitefiod- wino quali
ter strangu-
latus fuit
propter fal
sum jura-
mentum.

^ Hardeknoutus Rex.
Pader & Thurston fer hedes fer fei left.
fe kyng ' Burd send ofer to ask treuage eft.
¦fe kyng sone herd say, his messengers were slayn,
Toward Wircestre he com with myght & mayn,
& coraanded all fo, fat euer lufed him weie,
Alle Wirecestreschire sjjare it neuer a dele,
Noifer inan no beste, no manere no no toun.
fe cite of Wircestre fei brent euen doun.
Alle fei wasted quitely, & slouh f e folk fulle jeme,
Bot f o fat fled with fer godes to f e * ilde of Seuerne,
& fat wer in f e ilde duelled fer for drede,
Untille fe kyng turned, & bis wrath ouer jede.
Hic venit \ Right als Hardekuout had left alle bat folie,
Edwardus " '^ '
ad curiam Com Edward, Eilred sonne, out of Normundie,
Hard- ' _ ' '
knouti, & Haideknoute's brofer on bis moder side.
Right heyre of fe lond, forgh grace fat may betide,
Edward was welcom tille Hardeknoute fe kyng.
He bad bis wille suld be, als his in alle fing.
Here now of Hardeknoute, bow be endid his life,
Tille a duke of Danes be gaf his douhter to wife.
f e bridale was bolden at Je maner of Lambithe.
After racte in Je haule Je kyng mad alle blithe.
In alle bis joy makyng, among Jam ilkone.
He felle dede doun colde as any stone.
fei bare him to Wynchester, & biried him fore.
Tuo jere & a half he regned, & no more.

' Alii Thurum vocant. Vide
Flor, Wig. pag. 403, ed, 4to.
» Civium vero multitudo in
quandani modjcam insulam, in

medio Sabrinae fluminis sitam,
quae Beuerege nuncupatur,
confagerant : S^c, Flor. Wig. A

Stmctus Edwardus Bex.

57

A fousand was fe date, & tuo & fourty.
I trowe it was for vengeance, he died so sodenly.
Alle f e baronage at Pask afterward.
Com to Wynchester to coroune kyng Edward,
Als be fat bad gode right vnto f e regalte.
In Inglond was non so right heyre as he.
Whan be bad regned fyue, & weie was aboue,
Suane f e kyng of Danmark sent to bim for loue,
& praied him for his nauy to help him with surara,
Bataile was gyuen in fe se, ageyn fe kyng Magnum,
fat was kyng of Norweie, with wrong gan hira trauaile.
Edward sent him fifty schippes, to help at his bataile.
For alle f e help fat he had, Magnus on him so ran,
& chaced away Suane, & Danraark on bim wan.
Bot fis ilk Magnus lyued fer no longe.
Eft Suane, fe Danes kyng, fis lond did vnderfonge,
& eft vntille Edward Suane sent ageyn,
& praied him bituex fam f e pes wer certeyn.
Edward bim granted, opon suilk a wise,
fat neuer fe Dangilde for ne non of bise,
Suld be chaleuged for raan of Danes lond,
& Suane, kyng of Danraark, to fat conant hira bond.
fus was fe pes granted with skrite on bofe sides,
& fe Danes glide forgyuen, fat neuer eft bitides.
XN fis Edwarde's tyme a riche erle fan was,
fat hight Godwyn of Kent, f red him ore in pas.

CoronaciaSancti Ed.
wardi.

De comite
Godwino& Haraldo
filio ejus.

He

^S Sanctus Edwardus Rex.
He had a sonne Harald, heyre of bis tenement,
Engle his wife he drofe away, & held in peyrment.
Egyne, fat was an abbes, out of hir hous bad
Maugre hire wille in hordom bis life with hir lad.
Ageyn tbe kyng Edward, & of bis to wynne,
Godwyn fe Erie to werre wild bigynne,
Harald & Lofwyn, f ise were his sonnes tueye,
Douhty knyghtes fei were, after salle we seye.
Godwyn sent for frendes, knyghtes he had inowe,
' fe kyng was at Gloucestre, & f iderward J^ei drowe.
Whan Edward perceyued, his berte was in stu'die.
How fat werre bigan on him so sodanly.
fe kyng jared his folk, on baste alle fat be myght,
f e erle in bis askyng bad no maner right.
Wherfor fe erle of Ba did Gowyn understand.
To leue alle his werre, & take f elawe of land,
"At London at fe benke schewe fer fin askyng,
" Alle fat lawe wille, fou wynnes it of f e kyng.

X HE kyng com to London, with lawe to mote in benke.
Men sauh on fe kynge's side fer was no gile, no wrcnke;
& for he had fe treuth, oii bis side were fe mo,
& Godwyn perceyued weie, ou bis side were bot fo.
ferfor Godwyn & his fro London went away,
He stode vntille no more, defaute he mad Jat day.
ferfor was f e dome gyuen forgh f e Justise,
To exile fe erle Godwyn, his spnnes & alle hiise, Godwyn

Sanctus Edwardus Rex. 59
Godwyn went to Flandres, vnto Je crie Baldwyn.
At Bristow in tille Ireland schipped Harald & Lofwyn.
1 Whan Je erle was exiled, his sonnes tille Irland ouer, Wiiieimns,
• T» ^°^ Nor-
William fc Norraant aryued vp at Douer, manniai.ve-
, nit in An-
In luf & in pes to speke with Sir Edward. giiam .id
Sanctum
He bad bien in bis courte, whan his happe was more bard, Ednardmn
, , . , , Regem.
He resceyued him with joy, & with herte fulle glad.
To se felond about fe duke with him he lad.
Whan he bad soiorned long, & was in wille to go,
Gode giftes be him gaf, or fat he went him fro.
So fat alle of his were paied of fer parte.
With joy alle ageyn Jei went to Normundie.
i Thus Harald & Lofwyn, Jat out of lond were dryuen.
With grete oste of Ireland at Chestre vp aryuen.
Dorseth & Soraerseth Jei robbed & did wo.
Of knyghtes & serganz Jei slouh Jritty & tuo.
Whan Jei bad so robbed, Jat Jam f ouht inouh,
fei went ageyn to schip, & saile vp droub.
Toward f e South side turned fei far flete,
far fader & fei o chance togider gan mete,
Godwyn & his sonnes at Sandwych hauen hent,
Lettres tille his frendes for help about sent,
Of socour & conseile bisouht fam pitously.
Of many bad be grante, to ask for him mercy,
1 Whan fe kyng wist, fat fei had taken land,
For f o barons be sent fat were his weie willand.
& for fe longe duellyng of barons in f e way,
Godwyn, fat non wist, aryued in Surray, fe

6^ Sanctus Edwardus Rex.
J>e kyng also suife ta bataile mad him jare.
Godwyn he diffied, & alle fat witb him ware.
Grete wer f o parties, fat ferd in to fe felde.
Eldolf, bisshop of Bath, f e pes mayntend & helde.
Eldolfj fe gode bissbop, com with bis clergie,
& said to kyng Edward, " Sire, we fe mercy crie
" For fe erle Godwyn, fat wille jeld hira to f e.
*' His sonnes er at fi wille, & alle fat with fam be.
f e barons said, " for fare sake, for fara fan praye we,
«' fare trespas we vndertake opon alle our fee.
& f e erle com bim self, mercy forto craue,
f e kyng, for his curteysie, granted fam pes to haue,
& gaf him ageyn bofe rent & lond,
Harald & Lofwyn to f e pes fam bond.
Bot Suane, fare brofer, fat died in Lumbardie,
For he slouh his cosyn, he fled forgh felonie.
He went to fe holy lond, to do ferfor jienanccj
& died fer for colde in Lumbardie o chance.
De Regina X HE kyng Wedded a wife, fat Godwyn doubter was.
Scho soiorned at Romeneie, for bir fader trespas.
fe erle bisouh fe kyng, to take bir bome ageyn.
fe kyng granted fat fing, to mak pes alle pleyn.
f e erle vnto f e kyng bare him sifen so weie,
& his sonnes bofe tille him war trost als stele,
Sitben in alle bis courte were non so weie him with,
fei halp him at fare myght to maynten jies & grith.

On

Sanctus Edwardus Rex.
On f e Wissonday at Burgh in Lyndeseie
Com bode to f e kyng, & fus gan fei seie,
fat f e duke Siward ' had taken in his balie
Machog, fe Scottes kyng, fat wild, forgh traitourie,
Haf traised Edward fe kyng, fat in fe North was rife.
ferfor Machog les fe reame & his life.
He gaf it to Malcolme, fat was of Cumberland..
forgh gift of Edward he seised it in his hand.
Malcolme mad homage tille Edward our kyng,
fat be & alle his age of Ingland suld hold fat fing,
G-RIFFYN, kyng of Wales, fat ilk self jere
Was proued traitoure fais, & fat bouht he fulle dere,
Opon fe tuelft euen Griffyn his hede les,
To Gloucester was it brouht befor f e kyng at des,
Edward had a kosyn in preson at Hungarie,
Edmunde, his brofer sonne, was fer forgh tricherie.
fe kyng sent to frendes for him alle aboute.
For praier at f e last fe childe was laten oute.
Home vnto Inglond f e childe tille Edward cam,
& for fat childe's luf foigeten was Williara.
foubt be not of fe trouth, fat be to William plight,
For to mak him fais heyre, if he fe lond haf myght.
Neuerfeles to William he jeld hira weie his bone,
Of fis no raore to speke, fe childe died right sone.
Algar, an erle of * Kent, fat tyme exiled was;
My boke sais with wrong, he did no trespas.

61

GrilTyims
de Wallia
bellum mo
vit contra
Edwaidum' Regem,

' Vide Johan. Forduni Sco. I hewas earl of Chester. Seep.
tichron.j). 396. ^ Others say, \ m. of Mr. Thomas EUis's Ed, of

63

Sanctus Edwardus Rex.

He went in to Wales to Griff'yn, Griffyn sonne,
fect'us'est ^^^^ *"° * ^^"^ ^'® Walsch men er wonne.
dux turma- I Wbau Edward hard say, he saraned alle his oste.
rum apud
Walliam. Harald, Godwyn sonne, led fam bi fat cOste.
At Herford in Wales f e ostes fer mette,
& dight oTTbofe parties in batailes to sette.
Harald & his Inglis biheld fe erle Algare,
fam forf ouhf fulle sore, fat he suld fore misfare.
fis wald fe Inglis conseile, if fei raot Algare saue.
For hira fei suld biseke, fe kynge's pes to haue,
f e Inglis com to f e kyng, fer be was in place,
& specially Harald, be bad f e kynge's grace.
OiTfe erle Algare had fe kyng mercie,
& forgaf Sir GriflFyn also for curteisie.

W HAN fat kyng Edward wend to lyue in pes,
Griffyn, kyng of Wales, eft he mad a res.
He cora vnto Herford, & slouh f e bisshop Ligere,
Spared noifer preste no clerk, to dede alle jede in fere.
Kirkes & houses brent, nouht fan wild be spare.
fer fe Inglis had bigged, he mad it wast & bare.
I Malcolme of Scotland kyng jit ou Inglond ran,
fe kyng had him auanced, he was an vnkynd man.
Northumberland he brent, & wasted fat he fond.
Kirkes non wild be spare of S. Cutberte's lond.
f e bissbop sent to f e kyng, for socour hira bisouht.
Whan Malcolme herd it say, no more skaf e he wrouht.

De rege
Scotorum.

of part of Dr. Powell's History
ofWales. But it should be rather,

earl of Mercia. See Dugdale's
Baronage, Tom, I. p. lOi 1If«s

Sanctus Edwardus Rex. 63
5 fe kyng did samen his men, to abate Gritfyn's pride,
& Harald fam bitaubt ageyn f e Walsch to ride,
" Do bim vnto f e suerd, withouten jugement,
" If je may Griffyn take bityme at auy went,
Harald went to Wales, his was fulle fre,
& whan be com fer, Griffyn was passed fe se
Unto Irland, fan cpmandid Harald
f o londes to destroie, fat Griff'yn fer gan haid.
His tounes forto brenne, fe houses doun to breke,
& destroie fat kynde, fat ouht to him couth speke.
f Harald fe Walscbmen did fam ilkon suere,
fat to kyng Edward faythe fei suld alle bere.
Sifen to Rotland be went, & exiled Griflyn fore,
Hira & alle his heyres for fat tyrae euer more.
? Griffyn com ageyn, whan Harald home was went,
fe folk priuely of Wales mad fer a parlement.
fei said, fat Sir Grifl!"yn with right he was outlawed,
& Edward of Inglond had fam so gate awed,
fei said, " we wille no more, his vengeance is jit hote.
fei toke fer Sir Griffyn, & of his hede fei smote,
& sent it kyng Edward, & presented him with fat
Right at Glastenbiri, at his mete fore he sat.
Griffyn had tuo brefer, Bleoth & Rutbe Walan.
fo tuo were with fe kyng, whan he on Griff'yn kan. d f t "-
ferfor vnto fara tuo he gaf Griffyn's feez, amui'l"!^'
For South Wales holy fei mad fe kyn^ feautez, Harald

6* Sanctus Edwardus Rex.
Harald fo Wales went, vnto • Portastiche,
Wrigbtes he did make, haules & chanibres richC;,
Whan Harald or f e kyng wild com fider eftsons
In f e tyme of gese, to tak fam venysons.
Karaduk, Griffyn sonne, he fordid fo wones.
He cora fider on nyght, f e wrigbtes slouh at ones,
& alle fat he mot gete, he robbed & reft,
De contu- Peny no penyworth, no fing he no left.
melia Don- » t3
itani, filii In fat ilk tyme, fat fis was beten doun,
Agilet. Harald tille his fader went to Southampton.
For Dunstan, Agilet sonne, wild greue Sir Godwyn,
For Gospatrik was slayn, fei blamed him fer in.
My boke tellis nay, Godwyn did him no dere.
It sais fe quene Egyn, fe blame suld scho bere.
Scho did sio Gospatrik, withouten any skille,
Tostus of Cumbirland retted Godwyn fer tille.]
Tostus of Cumbirland he was chefe Justise,
Ageyn f e erle Godwyn be gert sette assise.
Gospatrike's dede on Godwyn wild be venge,
Harald souht Tostus, to leue fat ilk chalenge.
He praied him for luf, in pes lat hira be stille,
& kisse & be gode frende in luf & in a wille.
Tostus wild not leue, bot held on his manace,
& Harald tened withalle, of lond he did hira chaee.

Vulgo, Port Skeweth, Por-
tascith autem ^ Florentio, sub
A. D. 1065. Neque discre

pantia ulla in eximio nostro
Florentii - Codice Langbai-
niano, Tostus

Sanctus Edwardum Rex.

65

X OSTUS ouer fe se Went to S; Omere,
His wife & his meyne, & duelled fer fat jere
Witb f eerie Baldwyn, fe wynter alle plenere.
His londes he were gyuen to Morkar fitz Richere.
fe gode kyng Edward to London turnes he,
fe feste of jole to bold, with grete solempnite.
At Saynt Petir mynstete^ fat be did sette & wirke.
On Saynt Steuen day be did halow fat kirke.
f e kyng fro day to day he heuyed more & more,
Nerhand his endyng, sekenes greued him sore,
f e barons before bim kald, & said vnto fam alle,
" Tille Harald, Godwyn sonne, fe regne wille best falle.
Me meruailes of my boke, I trowe, he wrote not right,
fat he forgate Wiliam of forward fat he him hight.
Neuerles fe forward held what so was in his fouht,'
I wote weie Criste it wild, fat Edwarde's wille wer wrouhtj
Who so lokes his life/ & redis his vision j
What vengeance ordeynd was on Inglond to be don
Of princes of fe lond/ it sais of fam fis sawe,
fat fei dred no fing Gody no jemed euenhed df lawCj
Bot felawes vnto fefes, to robbours of ilk cuntre,
far wilkednes was fulfilled, venged behoued it be.
Prelates ne no prestesj non of fam lyued weie,
fe did not Godde's bestes, bot brak fara ilk a'dele*
Licheros lif fei led, & fouht it in far breste,
Holynes did away, of f e kirke gaf fei leste.
-Edward God bisouht, fat it suld be forgyuen,
& amendid with penance, & ferof clene he scryuea
Vol.1. t. Of

te Tosto
de Cumber
land,

De visidne
& morte
Sancti Ed
wardi.

^^ Haraldus Rex.
Of fat fat fei bad don, & fat fat suld betide
To warne fam ferfro, & fle it on ilk side.
Bot fis was ansuere ageyn, " a day fer in salle falle,
" fare wiknes is fulfilled, fer in ere waxen ' hard.
" God bas sette fat jere, a day fer in salle falle,
" fe Inglis salle go to suerd, to pyne far soules alle.
" Dede & fire salle fede fe scbeperdes & fare schepe.
fis vision is jit to drede, fink & gif Gode k^e.
f I trowe it is ouergone forgh William conqueroure.
He cora & slouh ilkone fo wikked men in stoure,
& sette vs in seruage, of fredom felle f e floure.
f e Inglis .forgh taliage lyue jit in sorow fulle soure.
Now is Edward dede, f e soner for f o affrayes.
fre & tuenti jere, sex monef es & seuenten dayes
He regned in fis lond, ffedate of God fan wex
A fousand, I' fond, sexti jere & sex.
Haraldus AfTER Saynt Edward^ Harald kyng fei ches.
Rex. forgh conseile of fam alle/ & he fe scheld les
Right & in lawe, fe barons held him trewe.
Neqerles his falshed brouht vs sorowe alle newe.
Tostus, fat was exiled forgh Harald ore I told,
He com out of Flandres, brouht an oste fulle bold*
Fro Sandwich to Lincolne Tostus ran,
Tresore alle & bestes he robbed ilk a man.
fat herd Harald, fulle kene he was & kof,
With folk out of fe South towardfe North drof.

' Deest forsan alle. ¦ Tostus

Haraldus Rex.

m

Tostus herd it say, fe best wild he do,
To Malcolme, fe Scottis kyng, Tostus alied to.
Tostus tok his leue, aryued in Norweie,
& bow fegatiien jede lithe I salle jow seie.
In Norweie was a kyng, my boke tellis sua,
Saynt Onlaf brofer, Harald Heriiegra,
He aryued in Tyne, bot sone be went ageyn,
& smote iu tille Humber, bis flete alle pleyn
In an arme of Ouse vnder Ricalle lay.
On Saynt Mathew euen, on a Wednesday.
jiiDWYN & Morkare, tuo lordes Kuraberland,
To Harald .& Tostus fei gaf bataile on band.
Harald of Norweie bad folk rigbtinpuh,
A hundreth & fifty f e tofer side alle slouh.
Harald & Tostus vndir Ricalle so sped,
A hundreth & fifty to jbrk ostage fei led.
Nouht fien fulle fer to fam com a tifing,
fat Harald was comand, neuly was mad tyng.
Of fat ilk tifing Tostus was affiaied,
& Harald Heruegra, Itrow, was noi Jiiig 'paied,
forgh a mede fei passed vnto Staunford brigge,
far loges & fare tentis vp fei gan bigge.
I Whan Harald fider cam, & sauh alle far manere,
Tille fam smertly he nam, displaied his banere.
In fe morning it was, be mette with his enmys,
& alle f e day fei fauht, at eueii he had fe pris,
Harald & Tostus bofe to dede jede,
forgh Harald fe jong kyng, of wham I salle rede.

Haraldos-
rex devicit ^
bellum, oc
cidit ' Ha-
raldum Tos-
tum apud
Staynt'ord.
brigge.

'¦ Sic,

p 2

Listen

^ Haraldus Red;.
Listen & I salle rede, why fe misauentoure
On Harald side gan sprede, forgh William conqueroure,
X HE duke .of Normundie, William is his name,
Wolnotb, Haralde's brofer, he had in prison at Kame,
& his neuow Hakon in prison was him with,
I ne wote for what roson so fer out of fer khb,
Harald wbaa he was jonge, he went vnto France,
f e cuntre forto se, & for to here of chance.
Alle his mishappyng felle, he com in to Pountif,
To Richere fat was erle, men told it fulle rif.
fis lord of Pountif Richer le fitz Izoun
He tok fis ilk Harald, & did him in presoun.
f e bode of bim song kam to fe duke of Normundie,
fi duke went to Pountif, & toke him with maistrie,
& brouht Harald home, & said, forgh curteisie,
" Harald haf now fin eysc, in alle my seignorie.
Now has Harald his eyse at reson in alle fing,
f e meyne in alle fing plesed him next f e kyng.
Nota de f William & Harald went fam forto ' paly,
s'iore, &'de Talcs togidcr f Cl tald, ilk on a gode palfray.
^^f«s?°' Whan fei had Weie riden, fat fam fought right lang,
fei lighted & abiden biside a water stank,
" Harald, " said AVilliam, " listen to my resoun,
" What right fat I haue of Ingtond fe coroun
" After Edwarde's dede, if it so betide,
" Tbat God baf ordeynd so I after him abide.
« Whan fat we were Edward fe king & I,
" He was in my fader courte exiled, I ne wote whi,
' Pro, play, " Oat

Haraldus Rex. ^
'"^ Out of Inglond, fan snore he to me, ,_
" If he f e coroun mot wynn^, bis heyre suld I be..
" ferof he mad rae skrite, his hote to mak kale,
*' & for to sikere his dede, set fer to his seale,
" Harald whan fou ses tyme, do fi help ferto,
" I salle delyuer ' f brofer, & f i neuow also,
" & Marie my douhter to wife I wille fe gyue,
" A man I salle f e make, richely forto lyue,
" Or ray chefe Justise, f e lawes to mend & right.
" f i sistere I salle gyue a rich prince of myght,
II " Sire," said Harald, '^ I salle, if fat I may,
" Help fefe coroun to bald, & euer I se fat day.
" My brofer delyuer fou me, my neuow fou me grante,
" & hold f i certeynte, & salle hold couehante."
fe presons forth were fette tille Harald or he foore.
To hold fat he bad hette, on f e boke he snore.
Now gos be home Harald, & has ouercomen bis tene,
f e ofe fat he suld hold, it is forgeten clefle,
jliDWARD is dede, alias ! messengers ouerwent
To William. Harald was, forgh comon assent, '
'¦' Was" corouned nobly, & for kyng fei hira helde, >
Bot f e duke of Norraupdie to William felle f e sphelde..
S fe duke wrote to fe kyng, in luf withouten loth,
Bisout him ouer alle fing, fat he wild hold his otb,
& jeld him fe coroun of Inglond ilkadel^, \
Or Marie to warisoun wed hir, & joy it weie ; ,
& if he wild not so, he suld maii him oknowen,
He suld Wynne it for do in right as for bis owen,
• ' Pro, yu * Redundat, f 3 Har^d

70

Haraldus Rex.

Harald wrote ageyn, & said he neuer foubt,
Marie to wedde certeyn, fe lond bight hira nouht.
& if he wild it wynue witb dynt, als duke bardie,
He suld fynd f erinne kypg Harald redie.
Ecce mira. f jit is ' Halald, I say, regnand in raygbt & mayn,
fe kyng of Norway in bataile has he slayn.
f e duke forgeten is he of fing, fat Harald hette.
Now is he in fe see with saile on mast vpsette.
Toward fis lond fei droub, to auenture his chance.
With Normandes inouh. of Flandres & of France.
He had redy sailyng, fat to fe lond bim ledde,
& at his riuyng fe lond non him forbedde.
His folk went vpto lond, him seinen was fe last^
To bank ouer f e sond, plankes fei ouer kast.
Als William fer on suld go, he storabled at a naylc,
Into fe waise f arii fro be torabled top ouer tajle.
His knyghtis vp hira lyft, & did hira eft atire,
William was oglyft, his iielm was fulle of myre,
WilUam was not paied, fat falle mad hira ofright.
He stode alle dismaied, fan said tille him a knyght,
" Discomfort no fing f e, so faire happe neuer fou fond,
" Stoupe & fou may st;, fi helm has wonne lond.
" fat fe lond is fin, f i helra schewes it f e,
" Forsuorn is Haraldyn, be salle no dure.

Bellum in
ter Haral-
dum &
V^^il lelmum
Conques to-
rem.

TV^HAN William alle was dight & to fe boun
Redy with hini to fight, he forid Harald fulle sone.

Sio,

He

Haraldus Rex.

71

He fond fulle weie & sone, fat Harald nouht ne slepe.
To proue with dede to done fulle wakand on him lepe.
To bataile haf Jei raynt Harald & Williara,
Bot non stode Harald dynt, fat bifor hira kam,
fe roubt of fare rascaile he did it rere & ryme,
Normai^z & Flemmyng taile be kutted many tyme,
T9 while -fat he was fresch fei fond bim fulle austere,
fei felt of bis pruesse, als knyght did his deuere.
For he w«s ouer prest, & egre to assaile.
He wild haf no .rest, tille be myght trauaile.
Alias ! for ' for" SirHarald, for bim was mikelle reuth,
Fulle weie his awen suld bald, if he had kept his treuth.
Bot fat he was forsuorn, mishappyng ferfor he fond,
Suld be neuer els baf lorn for William no lond,
Ne bien in fat bondage, fat brouht was ouer f e se.
Now ere fei in seruage fulle fele fat or was fre.
Our fredom fat day for euer toke fe leue,
Vox Harald, it went away, his falshed clid vs greue.
He was so fe;- in .presse, so. fele wer him about,
Him befor alle fei ches, Jat be suld not skape out.
Normanz & Burgolons, with lance, suerd & mace.
Bare Sir Harald doun, alias ! he had no grace.
So douhty knyght of dede was non of noifer sides,
fore,to;dede he jede, als man forsuorn betides.
Nien monethes beforn kept Harald f e regalle
Bot fat be was forsuorn, ferfor be lost alle.
Out of f e stoure fat stode tuo men askaped ware
Of Sir Haralde's hlode, Eadwyn & Morkare!

Haraldus
occisus est.
regnavitnovem
menses &
tres dies.

Redundat, F 4

fei

73 Haraldus Rex.
fei toke fe quene Edith, for doute of treson.
Was kyng Edwarde's wif, l«d hir to Kelion,
Weie was scho fer, to hold priue soiorne,
Eadwyn & Morkare to London gan fei turne,
Vnto f e Londreis fei told, fat fei had fonden an hayre,
Was Edraund kosyn f e kyng, fe Londreis wer in speyr,
Him for far kyng vplift, his name was kald Edgar.
For Williara fei were oglift, & said, 'f Jxit we ne dar.
*' For slayn is kyng Harald, & in lond may non be,
" Bot of William bald for homage & feaute.
Morkar recleyraed es, as es f e faukon fre,
& Eadwyn cora to pes, he raot no better se.
fe burgeis of London fa? conseile wild it nouht.
To gif Edgar fe coroun, fat for heyr fei brouht.
Williara f e Conquerour to London has be foubt,
fer fe bataile was stoure an abbay wild he haf wrouht.
fer be & Harald mette, fer standes fe kirke.
For blode fat fer was gette, to praie fei suld not irke.
To London com William, his jole feste to bold,
His barons with bim nam, knyghtes fat wer bold.
Wardeyns of tour & toun, & ofer fat ne wold
fer landes les alle doun, for tynt wer fei told.
To Frankis & Normanz, for far grete laboure,
To Fleraraynges & Pikardos, fat wer whh bim in stoure,
He gaf londes bityrae, of whilk fer successoure
Hold jit fe seysync, with fulle grete.hononre.
lui r grace Williara fond, his chance fulle weie hira Satte,
] e reame of Inglond so graciously he gatte.

fp

Willelmus Congutestor Rex. 73
fe archbisshop Stigand, of Inglond primate,
fat tyme was suspended, fe pape reft him fe state,
& abbot & prioure, men of Religion,
& ofer men of honour, archdecane & person,
Wer priued of far office, of woulfes had renoun,
For lichorie fat vice wer many als don doun.
fe archbisshope of jork coni with deuocioun,
forgh William praiere, com to London toun,
Bifor fe barons brouht, he gaf William fe coroun.
To chalange was he nouht, Sir Stigand was don doun.
Whan William was cornned kyng so solemply,
& had taken homage of barons bi & bi,
Jie turned ouer f e se vnto Normundi,
Dam ' Helienore quene was sche, scho bare hira company,
Whan be had duelled fore at Pask he cora ageyn,
& dara Helianore with many knyght & sueyn.
To London alle fei went f e courte holy alle pleyn.
For fe archbisshop fei sent, messengers jede tueyn.
Elred fe archbisshop of jork had f e se,
fe kyng him bisouht, als clerk of dign^e,
To coroune Helianore, fat biseke I fe. EWianora
regina " co?
f e bissbop corouned hir fore, bifor fat faire semble, r^wt* est.
Whaq f e folk had bien at f e coronment ilk dele,
Bofe f e kyng & f e quene f e barons paied weie.
f e kyng & fe clergie ordeynd fat ilk seele, "
f e pes to jeme & gyue with lawes trewe als stele*
Edmunde & ? Edwyn, Harald -sonnes of Kent,
Alle Somersetschire fei wasted & brent,.
" ' ' ' ' "  t.jt f
? Matildin appellant alii. « L. co;onat^. 3 Godwyn ulHf: Si?

74 Willelmus Vonqucesttrr Rex,
Sir Adinoth fei sloub, & alle fat fei mot hent.
Whan fei had fraub inouh, ageyn tille Ireland went.
fe erle Robert Comyn, Je West had to welde,
fat non vnto William for no fing suld fam jelde.
Mnitffi ad- \Y HAN fat kvug Williara fo tif inges herd say,
versitates. ' . j j o
To fe toun of Durham fulle fast he tokefe way.
fe bissb6p to bim said, ' & told to him fulle titCj
fat fe Norreis purueied, to do him a despite.
For fat ilk tale, fat' fe 'bissbop told,
fe Komyn bad Jiis bale, bis lif was lightly sold.
fe lond of S, Cutbcrt<he did serch fat nyght,
William alle apert his oste redy he dyght.
At fat fei mot fynd, to suerd alie fei jede,
& or Roberd wist, or fouht on suilk a dede,
Ore was bis houS on fire, fer Sir Robert lay,
& brent Raberd to dede, bi fat it was day.
Now is fe'Komyn dede, bis baires has alle lorn,
Ecce Da- William fam it forbeflfe, fat held his londes beforn.
nacbi. ^ OW William bas -soiorned j & slayn alle bis enmys,
& to f e South is turned, ,als kyng fat wan fe pris.
Tif ynges cora hira fulle stoute, fat a grete oste & stark.
With Harald & wit*h Knoute, fe kyng sonnes of Danmark,
Were aryued in Humbere, & an erle Turkille,
With folk withouten nombere, fe Norreis felle fara tille.

' Vide Dugdalii Baronag.
Torn. I. p. 54, Lelandi CoU.
vol. II. p. 380, aliosque etiam . .

Historicos nostros, qui secus
atque noster rem narrarunt.
Co-

' Willelmus CkmquiBstGr Rex, 75
Comen is f e erle Edgar with alle fo of his kynde.
Sir Wolnotb' he iifar, fo with fat be mot fynde.
Marlesnayn Turkille sonne, & Suane a douhty knyght,
Of Scotland Gospatrik, with fam at alle his myght.
f e Normans in f e South wer in so grete affray,
Of kastels & of touns fei com out alle day.
To jork ran ilk a man, to rescet in fat toun,
fat no Danes man f e walles to breke doun.
Sir William Malet was wardeyn of fe cuntres,
Sibrigh f e Gaunt was set with him to kepe f e fees.
f ise tuo brouht tiyng, fe wer comen bi fat coste,
ferfor William fe kyng did turne ageyn bis oste,
& suore a grete ofbe, fat be suld neuer spare
Noifer lefe no lotbe northeren, what so fei ware.
f William turned ageyn, & held fat be had suorn,
Alle mad be wasteyn, pastur, medow & korn,
& slouh bofe fader & sonne, woraen lete fei gon,
Hors & hondes fei ete, vnnefis skaped non.
Whan fe Danes herd, fat William held his oth,
fat he witb fe Norreis so ferd, spared lefe no loth,
Fulle quaintly fei sent to William messengers,
Of pes fei mad present, to turne ilkon fer pers
Ageyn to Danmark go with bis wille & his leue,
fat he suld no mo sio, ne fei suld bim not greue. ' Ecce Da-

uacbi.

JN OWduellis Wilham eft, fulle bare mas many wone,
Of gode men er non left, bot slayn er ilkone.
Clerkes vnnefis fei lete, to kirke o lyue to go.
Horses & hondes fei ete for hunger & for wo. Grete

76

Willelmus Conqucestor Rex.

Grete synne did William, fat suilk wo did wirke,
So grete vengeance he nam of men of holy kirke,
fat not did no wem, tille him ne no trespas,
Fro jork vnto Durhem no wonyng stede was.
' Nien jere, sais my buke, lasted so grete sorowe,
fe bisshop clerkes tuke, far lyues forto borowe.
Seynt Cutberte's bones of fertre loke fei out.
With fam fei fled at ons in sere stedes about,
fat vengeance burd be don, als tellis S. Edward,
He sauh in a vision, fat vengeance suld falle hard
pe Rcii- Of prestes & of clerkes, of princes of f e lond,
Cuthberti, Of God ne of his werkes fei dred not fat fei fond.

Sege at
TiTofke,

' Id quod etiam notat Jo.
annes Rastellus, sive Rastal-
lus, in Chronico suo, supra a
me commemorato, libro sane
rarissimo, mihi vero (pro
more suo) perquam humani.
ter mutuo dato ab amicissimo
nostro Murraio, cujus cum
alibi, turn jam supra etiam
mentionem feci. Sic autem
Rastellus : f Also about the.
iii, yere of his [Wyllyam
Conquerour' s^ rayne | Har-
rolde & Cauntus {Sic'] sonnes
to Suanus kyng of Denmarke
enteryd into the North coun.
trey | and with the helpe of
"spine of the people of the

contrey and of some of the
cytezyns of yorke enteryd the ,
citye I and slewe mo than.
iii. M. Normans. But sone
after kyng Wyllyam chasyd
them out | and droue them
to theyr schyppes and toke
suche displeasurp with the
inhabytans pf that prouynce |
that he distroyed the lande
from yorke to Durham | that.
ix, yere after it lay vnlaboryd
and vntylled | and the peo
ple there were kept so harde
by the warre of the kynge |
& in suche famyne that they
ete rattes | cattes | dogges j
and other vermvne.

Saynt

Willelmus Conqutestor Rex. 77
J3AYNT Cutberte's clerkes in hidnes euer jede,
At Geruans ' set fer merkes, a hous fe gan vpspede.
jit Ndrtherraore fei jed vntille Bethlyngton,
At Togballe was fe frid, & fer restid fam doun;
Jje ferth was holy Eland, fer f e se it withdrouh,
fei jede on fe sand, to fat Ilde weie inouh.
Whan fei wer ferinne, of non had fei doute,
f e flode bigan to gynne, & klosed it aboute.
Sifen dred fei no fing, of fefe ne of feloun
fat were with fe kyng, Norman no Burgoloun.
f e kirke of Geruans fat ilk tyme was brent,
Durham f e sarae sans, alle to fire went.
f e croice & f e rode, right as Criste vs bouht,
Tille askes alle it jode, f e fire spared nouht.
fe Normans did it alle in f e guyse of itheft,
f e godes ferof stal, no fing fei ne left.
S Whan William vnderstode, how his men ferd with alle>
Of holy kirke fe gode his serganz robbed & stal,
He comandid alle bis, to raende fat trespas,
In alle raaner wise, as it ore feffed was,
& oil f e same asise serued & alowed
Of alle fe franchise, fat it are was dowed.
Bot of fat wikkednes, fat men suld haf wroken.
Was noifer more no lesse of ber pdhance spoken.
'^ r i- f ReliquiiB
be bisshop brouh the bones ageyn vnto be se, Sancti
'^ '^ ¦ ° ' r > Cuthberti
Tille Durhame's wones, fer fei were wont to be. ad Durham
ubi prius in
— "^  —  feretro re-
conduntur.

' Vids Sim, Dunelm, p. 199. & Leland, Coll, Vol, II, p, 380,
Wil-

•8 Willelmus Gonqucestor Rest.
VV ILLIAM the Coiiquerbur changis his wikked wille.
Out of his first errour, repentis of his ille, '
& of his crueltes he gynnes fortcf assuage,
& gaf ageyn fo fees, of whilk he toke * ostages.
Gospatrik com tille hand, & left of bis manage,
& William Comberland gaf him in heritage.
Gospatrik jed alle forgh, bis dedis forto praise,
f e kastelle of Bamborgh f e walles he did vpreise.
Malcolrae, fe Scottes kyng, f erwith bad envie,
fat Gospatrik of suilk fing bare his state so hie,
Dight bim tq Combirland, destroied about aywhare,
Ilkon he slouh at hand, fer godes away bare.
Many witb bim he ledji & did fam in seruage.
In Scottland was alle spred mykelle of fat lynage.
? On fis Gospatrik Williara gan afiie.
He dight also quik, & went Normundie.
Malcolme in Kuraberland dos fat he may tille ille,
Gospatrik bis willand lates hira haf his wille.
fre fousand pounde Malcolrae sent tille Gosjpatrik tresorie.
To William comyng fat went siild suffre his folie.
Litelle wend Williara of his trecherie,
A raessage tille him nam vnto Normundie,
Teld William eueridele of Malcolme robberie,
For sil nere fat he toke suffred fe folk to die,
Gospatrik did not weie, mayntend his partie.
WUliam also suife dight bim tille his nauie.
' F. ostage.
Wil-

WUlelnms Gonquastor' Rex,

William has hauen nomen, & is at Southampton
fo fat witb him er komen, erle knyght & baron,
Went tille Comherland fulle suife opon haste,
fe cuntre fat fei fand alle was wilde & waste.
Malcolme fled beforn in mountayns & in playn,
He wend for neuer more William suld cora agayn.
No more did Gospatrik, fat did him fat disceit^
Bot comen is Wdliam quik, & sekes fam fulle streit.
Bi a side of Scotland Malcolme flics fer in,
Bot Williara Malcolme fand in fe toun of Abrenetbyn.
fer is Malcolme "taken, & jolden to preson.
Siluer was not forsaken was giffen for bis raunson.
To take he bed inouh, for at his wille he was.
Williara to do bis prowe, forgaf alle bis trespas,.
Malcolme with skrite him bond, his heires of his Ifnagfe
To hold of Ingland for feaute & homage,
5 W^ban fe pes was siker, f e kyng turned fulle suife,
Gospatrik fat suffreil biker, be reft bofe lond & life.
Cumberland hiin reft, his ofer londes als,
fe lif ouer raykelle him left, for be was traitour fak.
Sifen to Durham went, fer he destroied fe see.
f e bisshop he bisouht, S. Cutlierte's bones tp see,
fe bissbop opned f e schryne, tlie bones fei vp raised.
fe kyng wepte with his ine, that sigfit mykelle he praised,
& siluer grete plente opon the altere laid,
fer franchise gaf fam fre, fe whilk fat,fei of said.
f e kastelle did he wirke of his tresore alle,
& S, Cutberte's kirke closed with a ffallc. Sifen

Willclinia
applicuitapud Ham-
ptoniaiB.

80 Willelmus Gonqucestor Rea^.
Sifen he had fam turne to jork, & fer abide.
For fer he wild soiorne alle fe Whitsons tide.
I At jork did be crie, his pes suld holden be,
fat non did felonie bi land no bi se,
Sifen he jede to London, fat ciie set io grith,
& to fe lawe alle bondon ilk man in his kith,
Chefe justise he satte, fe sothe to atrie.
For lefe no loth to lette fe right lawe to guye,
fe wronges to amend, & maynten fe right,
Ageyn fe fais defend, forgh dome of Justise sight.
De tribus X HAT tyme fat I of say of William f e kyng,
monachis t i -i
de Lynd- f rc moukcs of Lyndsay jede to seke wonyng.
say, fe first dan Aldwyn, fe tofer Elwyn hight he,
fe frid hight Reynfride, fus told my boke to me.
Hughe Ie fitz Galdre, of jork he was Schirue,
He resceyued alle fre, & beberd fam bileue.
After fer soiornyng, whan fat fei suld wende.
He praied fam of alle fing, as gentille men & bende,
To haf saf condite, vnto fe New Kastelle*
& Hugh did as be hight, led fam sanely welle.
Fro f e New Kastelle vnto Geruans fei jede,
fer duelled fei non seel, to Durham gan fam spede.
jBdificave- 5 Whan fei to Durham com to fe bisshop Waltere,
runt eccle- _ , _
siam & fer fei bigan a home of religiouse manere,
claustrumiieDurham, A ckfster fei bigan, f e bisshop fo fat wrought,
Hired ilk a man, & alle paied & bought.
Or it wer alle ent f e werke fat fei did^wuke,
fei ordeynd a couent, (o ministre in fat kirke.

« Help

Willelmus Normannus Bastard.

81

" Help Lady," said Waltere, " of fe fan is fis house
" fat are was prouendere, now is religiouse.
To jorke fe com ajeyn, & wrouht fer worschiply
Cloistre wilh couent pleyn a kirk of our Lady.
f Whan it was wrouht tille ende, fe monkes alle fre
To Whitby gan wende, fat standis on fe see,
fer wirke fei wild an abbeye weie to preise
In wirschip of Saynt Hilde, a kirke fei did vp reise,
fus wrouht f ise monke fre, f orh f e holy goste,
Abbayes in sere cuntre, fat wikked men did waste,
& many a gode man to holy lif did calle,
fat forgh f e lawe paien raen left & lete doun falle.
At London is Williara, at Lundreis takes leue,
To Je parlement be nam at Paris to Lowis cheue.
f e duze pers of France were fat tyrae at Parys,
To William felle far chance, he mad conquest of pris,
fetoun wan of Terwenne, the castelle of Malbis,
His amicestrie whilom when left it forgh foils.
Whan Williara witb fe lawe had seisen pleynerly,
Sifen be gan bim drawe toward Normundy,
fe lond to visite, & to comfort his frendes.
He restid bot a lite, a sonde f e Inglis him sendes.
fe erle of Surrey sent Hacon Henry sonne.
He to William went, & praied hira jit eftsonne
To cora tille Inglond, or els alle he lesis,
Ageyn hira wille raen stond, & partie tille him chesis.
f Williara was in wehere, whan he herd fat tifing,
In his aubtend jere, als he regned kyng,
Vol. I. G At

.Sdificatur
abbatiabeatae Ma-
riiE apud
Eboracum. jEdificave-
runt clau
strum de
Whiteby^.

Rex venit
ad parlia
mentum a-
pud Parys.

^3 Willelmus Normannus Bastard.
At Wyncehestte he held bis parlement ilk jere,
& fer men him teld, Whb was his aduerstire,
Of Northfolk fe erle * Roger, men said of biha treson.
For praier or for pere fei did him in prison.
Unto fe Marche gan long an erle, Wolnot he bight,
fe kyng with mykelle wrijng did bim sio fat kiiygbt.
Abowen Wynchestere was schewed tille alle fat fer ware,
To leWed inen & lerid, to kirke as fei him bare.
Miracle faire & myrifei, whan fei laid him in pitte.
William of MdlHiefebirie witnesse it in his writte.
OlTHEN in his frid jere he tellis fer of a bhande.
Of Durham bisshop Waltere was smyten forgh with a lance,
Quomodo Jn Gatesheued it was, & bo bat suld be scbent,
Episcopus 7 11
¦°*erf™'"* fo did fat trepas, Sir Liolfe's kynde of Kent,
«»*• f e erle Liolf was slayn, for fe bisshop dede.
My boke sais certayn, fal be gaf neiler fat rede.
ferfor kyng William did flerae alle fat kynde,
jjar landes fro fam nam, fat raen not knowe & fynde.
oITHEN in his ferfe jere he went tille Aluerton,
No man wend in erfe drede of no felon.

*JIis name was Ralph. But
his Confederate, the Earl of
Hereford's Name was Roger.
See Dugdale's Baronage,
p. 67, 68, This Affair is thus
touch'd upon by John Rastall,
in his most rare Chronicle :

1 About the. x, yere of his
raygne | Roger erle of' Har-
forde I and Rafe erle of North.
folke Jjedde | and were out-
laude I & the erle walreffe wai^
behedyd,
Oa

Willelmus Normannus Bastard.

83

On warned him of a fing, fat Malcolme with poysoun,
Schuld begile fe kyng, with som fat lufed tresoun.
William sent his sond his eldest sonne Roberd,
If he mot vnderstond, ot any suilk of herd.
Roberd about did spie, if Malcolme wild baf wrouht.
Bot alle it was a lie, fat fing was neuer fouht.
In bis auhtend jere fat William was regnand,
Extendours bc seite forto extend fe land,
Erldam & baronie how mykelle felle to fe schelde,
Knyght & sergeancie als how mykelle fei helde.
How raykelle lond & rent holy kirke had to a prowe,
Alle fei did extend to witte fe verrey valowe,
& Williara wist of alle, what it suld araounte.
Of lordyng & of thralle fe estente forgh acounte.
I Roberd Courthose his sonne he gaf all Normundie,
To hold, as it w.as wonne, als heyre of ancestrie.
Williara passid f e se, fer of be raad f e skrite.
Of France io hold fat fe of ofer tenement alle quite.
f His ofer sonne Williara Inglond assigned be,
& alle fat of hira cara with chartre mad be fre.
His sonne Henry was sire of Wales witb chartre streite,
Of alle Loncastre schire vntille Bromsthueite,
H Ade bis doubter dere, be lufed hir als his life,
fe erle of Plesance Steuene weddid bir to^wife,
& kyng Steuen on hir gate, fat withouten reson
Of fis lond bad fe state, & conquered fe coroun.
I His doubter Custance was wedded to Bretayn,
With Wilham's ordenancs, vnto fe erle Alayn.

Extendere
fecit ter
ram, & di
visit terras
filiis suis.

G 2

Tuo

84

Willelmus Normannus Bastard,

Tup jere & a half he duelled in Normundie,
& in fatlond self at Kame gan he die.
Sepultus est At Sayut Steuen's kirke fei laid hira with honoure,
in Kame
Anno Himself did it wirke, be was far ' fondoure,
Domini.
M° Lxxx. Tuenty jere bad be fe land & nien raonetb streite,
VIII", fe date was a fousand & fourscore & auhte.

' This king, in remembrance
of the great Victory he had ob.
tain'd over Harold (by which
he got Possession of Englarid)
founded the great Abbey of
Battel in Sussex. But then that,
for which I am chiefly obliged
to make ihis Note, is, his
founding the Cluniack Abbe§
of Bermondsey in Surrey, if we
may give any credit to John
Rastall's Chronicle, which is a
most rare Book (as I have be.
fore noted) and was written by
a learned Man (tho' a Printer,
for Printers then were Men of
Learning) who had married E.
lizabeth, the Sister of Sir Tho.
mas More, which was of no
small Advantcige to him in the
History of our English Affairs.
The Words in Rastall are
these. 1 This wyllyam made the
newe forest in Hampshyre and
therfore cast downe dyuers
churches by the space of, xxx,,
myles. Iu his tyme he kept
the.^ englysshemen so lowe |
that fewe of them bare any
olfyce of honour or rule |

but somwhat he fauored the
citye of London. Also he
buylded two abbayes in En
glande I that is to say tbe
abbaye of Battell j where he
wanne the fylde agaynst Ha-
rolde and the abbay of Ear-
meseye in Southwarke besycte
London | and also he buyld
ed. ii. other abbayes in Nor-
m'andye. Which Words will
give some Confirmation to what
is asserted by those, ihat tell
us, that William the Conqueror
built many abbyes of the order
of Cluny, in relation to whith
there is this Note in a MS. in the
Bodleian Library, as is observ'd
by the learned Dr. Tanner. A
Note (saith the Dr. Pref, to his
Not. Mon.^. 42,) annexed to an
old MS. book of Ecclesiastical
Constitutions in the Bodleian
Library [Inter MSS. Junian.
l'il.]desires us to note the slyght
of the Pope, that when he had
causyd the Deuke of Norman
dy to Conquer England; under
pretence of penance causyd
him to give muche Lands to
Abbyes,

Willelmus Rufus Rex.
X. HE conquerour is laid at Kame dede in graue,
f e Courthose befor said Normundie salle haue.
To William fe rede kyng is gyuen fe coroun.
At Westraynstere tok he ryng in fe abbay of Loudoun.
Whan he had alle plenerly seisy n of fe lond,
fe barons & fe clergy ageyns him he fond.
fis was fare comon sawe in burgh & cite,
" fe Courthose with f e lawe suld fare lord be.
" He is brofer eldest, fe coroun salle be bere.
" He is of body best, fe rearae forto were.
What did fe grete lordynges, erles & barounes ?
Kastels & ofer f inges seised, maners & tounes.
fe kyng bad fulle grete fouht, his reame ageyn bim ros,
Frendes fast be souht, to venge him on bis fos.
fis sorow & fis drede lastid bim fre jere.
Of pes ne myght he spede, bot euer in fer dangere.
His frendes gan him rede, to go to fe kyng of France, '
To conseile bim in Jis nede, to abate Jat distance.
For fis kyng William dight bim vnto schip,
His frendis with him nam vnto kyng Philip,
I Vnto kyng Philip be schewed ilka dele.
How bis barons gan kip ageyn bim did not weie,

85

WillelmusRufus coro
natus est
apud West
monasterium,

Abbyes, and that Deuke dyd
bylde many of the Order of
Cluny, because Pope Gregory
VI. was a monk of Cluny. Tho'
I cannot find (continues the Dr.)
that ever he founded any of this
Order, yet he built and endowed
the great Abbies of Battel Com,

Suss, and Selby in Com. Ebor,
and the Priory of Ilitchinbroke
in Com. Hunt, and the Alien.
Priories of Frampton in Com.
Dors. Paunsfeld in Cova.Essex,
Derehirst in Com. Gloc. Ando.
ver in Com. Hants, and Stanyng
in Com. Suss.
G 3 " ferfor

86 Willelmus Rufus Rex.
'^ ferfor I am comen, to wite at jow our heued,
" fe londes fat we baf nomen, to whora fe salle be leued ;
" & at jour jugement I will stand & do,
*' With fi fat it be ent fe strif bituen vs tuo.
Philip said blifely, & sent his messengers
Tille Inglond to f e clergy, erles, barons fer pers,
& askid if fei wild stand to fer lokyng,
fe duke Roberd fulfilled, so did William fe kyng.
f e barons wrote ageyn, at his demyng fei ches,
fei held his dome certeyn, for he was prince of pes.
Philip was fulle wis, with scrite be bond fam bofe.
He said fan bis avis, " kisse & be not wrofe.
At Jre first fei kiste, as frendes felle to be.
" Of jour fader biqueste, dome fan salle je se.
Doun fei sat ori benke, araong fe duze pers.
Pbilip gan bim " thnke, & said on fis maners.
Ecce dis- I " William fe Conquerour bis ancestres & he
est coram " Held witb grete honour Normundie in fe
inter Wil- " Of alle kynges of France, & so did he of me,
Rufum & " For alle ofer distance, with homage & feaute.
fratrem e- *' AUe Inglond he wan forgh his vassalage,
NormaB-™ " & Harald kyng ouer ran, fat did William outrage.
•' ferto had he no right, no non of his linage,
" fat William wan with myght is told non heritage,
" We se alle day in place fing fal a man wynnes,
*' It is told purchace, wbedir he it bold or tuynnes.
** & fat comes of grace or of conquest bigynnes,
*' He may, tille he bas space, gif it withouten synnes.
' Sic. " Heri-

Willelmus Rvfus Rex,

m

" Heritage fat lyues & leues to f e eldest sonne,
*' Purchaced fing men gynes, woman weddyng to qione,
'• Or tille a raan is strange for bis seruise oftsone.
*' Heritage salle men not change on purchace wise to wone.
" Roberd, forgh our assent, fe heritage to fe lies,
" & fou, William, salle hent fe purchace at our avis.
" fus jour fader jow sette, als man of lawe was wis,
" His dede ne wille we lette, be fe raartir Saynt Denys.
f Whan Roberd sauh & wist, bow f e conseile jede,
To f e holy land him list, & fider gan hira spede.
Whan he cora at Marsille, & ouer fe se suld wend,
Pbilip sauh bis wille, & after bim gan send.
fe bode was sent to rafe, fe messenger cora ouersone.
For soth it was gret skathe, his passage was fordone.
J. HE rede kyng William felle a faire chance.
To Saynt Poule's he cara, withouten greuance.
For erles & barons bi sond he for sent,
& alle at his soraons to parlement went.
He schewed on & ofer, fat bated was fe strife
Bituex hira & Roberd, & were in luf of life,
With chartre wcle wreten & selid certeyn,
& weie it was to witen no chalange ageyn,
Wherfor he fara bight, if fei to luf wild drawe,
fe coronne at his myght to maynten with lawe,
& fat be so suld fe barons had affiance,
His kastels fei him jolde, witb alle fe purtenange.
In fe jere folowand, at fe spmere's tide,
Roberd com to fis land, at Douer gan vp ride.
G 4 Whan

RobertusCourthose
applicuit in
Anjriiamcum amore,
& venit
fratri suo
WUlelmo.

88 Willelmus Rufus Rex,
Whan herd say witb luf, tille him be sped,
& with grete noblay tille London him led.
Witb in fo auht daies com AViUiam Jis tifing,
fe North bad fele affraies, forgh fe Scottis kyng,
fe cuntre gan assaile, fe folk forto schende,
Roberd gaf him consaite, fider samen to wende.
With fider fei ferd William & Roberd.
Malcolme, whan be it herd, fled for ferd,
& William toke bim fere, bis folk slouh ilk man,
& als fei were fleand vnto Loutbian,
So ferd tbei hira found, fei obliged fara to gyue,
Fourti fousand pound, at his pes to lyne.
Opon fat be suore, to hold of bim bis fe,
& or William fore, tok homage & feaute.
To London William turnes, & bad alle bis wille,
& Malcolme soiornes in Scotland witb ille.
Whan be was at London, a haule ' he did vp wright.
First foubt & founden, for chambre was it right.

' Concerning which I find
a very remarkable Passage in
Rastall's Chronicle, together
with a Note about the first
coming ofthe Cistercian Monks
into England, zehich others
refer to the Reign of King
Hen. I. The Book being, as I
have before noted, extremely
scarce, Ishall givethe Passage
at large from Mr. Murray's
Copy. I Th^. iiii. yere of his
layne a great wynde was in

London | that blewe downe.
y, c. howses and the rofe of
Bowe churche | & dyd great
hurte in wynchester and in
dyuers other places. In this
tyme also the welchemen re-
bellyd | but they were sub
dued & theyr duke or kyng
called Ryse was slayne
which was accompted the
last kynge of wales. After
that Malcolyn kyng of Scot.
tes rebellyd and came into Eng-

Willelmus Rufus Rex,
JxOBERD leue bas taken, & went to Norraundie,
To Wales is Williara schaken, estres to spie.
It felle in tyme of f e jere, at Saynt Brice feste,
fat he had regned bere nyen jere at f e meste,

89

Robertus
applicuitin Nor-
maniam.

Englande with
The kyng of his retenewe |
Scottes slayn. whom e one Ro
bert erle of
Northumberlande inconter-
yd I & there the kyng Mal
colyn was slayne | and by
the ayde of kyng wyllyam
Edgare his son was made
kynge of Scotlande, H A-
bout this tyme the order of
Cysteaux was fyrst brought
into Englande I by one wa
ter Espeke that founded the
fyrst Abbey of that Religyon
at Ryuall. H This kynge
wyllyam was a very couetous
man | a proude & wylfuU )
and pylled bothe the spery-
tualte & temperalte | with
sellynge of Bysshoprykes |
Abbeys | & benefyces | and
leuyenge vnresonable taxes &
trybutes on the temperalte |
specially by the onely coun
sell of one Ranulphe hys pro
curatour. whiche ryches the
kynge dyd spende vpon the
Towre of London | & some
say vpon the makynge of
westmyster halle : but yf that
sayenge be trewe of westmy.
ster halle | it must be some
olde halle there | & nat the

newe halle that is nowe. For
the armes that appere in the
halle that nowe is aswell in
the stone worke as in the
tymber worke | be the armes
whiche kyng Rycharde the
second gaue \ which be, iii,
Lyons with the flour delyce
quarterly | & the whyte hart
for his badge. For there Mas
neuer kyng of Englande that
bare the armes of Fraunce |
whiche be the flour delyce |
before kyng Edwarde the
thyrde | for in his tyme the
armes of Fraunce was fyrst
ioyned to the armes of Eng
lande. wherfore it shuld sema
euydently that westmys.ter
halle that is nowe | was nat
bylde in the tyme of kynge
wyllyam Rufus | except it
were onely the foundacyon
therofj^or els it was the
halle in westmyster aboue,.
the steyres | which is nowe
called the whyte halle. Stowe
tells us (in his Survey of Lon.
don, p. 521. Ed, fol, 1633,)
that this Hall was repaired by
K. Rich. II. zehich will recon
cile what is observ'd by Rastall
about ihe Arms.
Ros

90 Willelmus Rvfus Rex,
Ros in Northumberland suilk a sorow hard,
' Malcolcolme jede robband, & bis sonne Edward,
fat herd an erle Roberd, he jired bim to bataile
With Malcolme & Edward, be gan fam assaile.
fat bataile was bard, fo men bas no frith,
Slayn was fat coward, & bis sonne hira with.
I fe folk tbat ascaped on Malcolme side.
To Scotland fam raped, & pupllsed it fulle wide.
f i mad parlement, & toke Jam to rede,
Malcolme to God was went, & Edward his sonne dede,
& corouned Dufnald, Sir Malcolme brofer.
His sonnes fei ne wald, f e ton no fe tofer.
Decontn- f Of Malcome fat man left tuo sonnes ware,
toiTim, & fe ton bight Dunkan, fe tofer Edgare.
de dominio „ , , , . i j i . i .
& potestate Duukau sauh his eam had his heritage,
fer he wist bote of beam, he went fat viage
To William fe rede kyng, fer he was in Wales.
What tid of fat fing, he told him allefe tales.
^' Myn heritage I craue of fe, fat is my heued.
'^ Help me it to haue, fat Dufnald bas me reued.
With scrite vnto William Sir Dunkan him bond,
& to fe heirs fat of bim cain, for fe coroune of Scotlond.
Inglis & Normans fe kyng did somoune.
To wend with Sir Dunkan, & do Dufnald doune,
& seise Dunkan fer in, als heyr of heritage.
To hold &alle bis kyn of Inglond for homage.
Whan corouned was Dunkan, & fe fest ent,
Inglis & Norraan to kyng William went.

' Sic.

Tin?.

Willelmus Rifus Rex,

91

Dufnald, fat is put oute, alle about wendes
In fele stedes aboute, & gadres bis frendes,
& conseiled with fam fis cas, fat alle suld fei go,
& spie where fe kyng was, Dunkan if he mot slo,
Slayn baf fei Dunkan, & eft corouned Dufnald,
Of kyng William wild fei no more bald,
1 fe kyng was in affray, he might not tent ferto
With Rdberd f e Moubray, his coroune he wild for do.
Roberd wild haf reft William alle his right,
f e coroune his kosyn left, & gif it hira forgh raygbt.
Williara is war of fis, forgh for Roberd be f retis,
& takes hira raaugre bis, his kastelle doun betis.
Better were Roberd, in pes baf bolden bim stille,
fan layn in prison sperd, & at his fomen wille.
In Wyndesouere is he leued, sorow fan is bis pyne,
fat bc wis ouer bis heued, fe chip falles in bis ine.
f fe next jere fer bi William to Wales went,
f e Walsch men did foli, his lond robbed & brent.
ferfor William ne wold vnnefis leue on o lyue,
fat bofe jong & old alle jede to fe kryue.
Neuer bifor in Wales was don so gret« greue,
Bi dounes & bi dales, far folk at suilk miscbeue.
Sen fis greuance hard, fe slaubter & fe drede,
Fiille sone afterward f e kyng to jork jede.
fider cora Edgar, was Malcolrae scftine,
& Sir Dunkan brofer, Jat slayn was Jorgh tresonne,
& schewed to Williara, fat heyre he was of kynde.
Of Malcolme he kam, righter salle non fynde. " Wher-

Contnmeiia
orta est in
ter Regem
& Rober
tum Mou
bray.

92

Willelmus Rufus Rex.

" Wherfor I jow biseke, help me fe lond to haue,
" & I with wille fulle meke jour seruise salle I saue.
William vnderstode, fat be said reson,
& was next of blode, & Dufnald did treson.
He dight an oste fulle stoute with Edgar forto leue,
Dufnald to dryue oute, or bis bede bim reue.
Eustace of Ferers fat oste suld guye.
Of Scotland fei bim brouht, Dufdald forto spie, ,
& seised Edgar in alle, as right was ferto.
To William for f e regalle be did fat he suld do.
Edgar & bis peres fe chaced day bi day,
Of Scotland fei him brouht for euer, & drof away.
Edgar was Malde's brofer, men kald f e gode quene,
jit sais on & ofer, so gode has here non bene.
De Ingrati- 'V^HAN Williara bad his wille of Scotland & of Wales,
tudine Wil
lelmi. To riche men was he grille, of pouer held no tales.
Clerkes of holy kirke he chargis greuosly,
fei were bisie & irke on fer rentes to lyue by.
Of alle his wikked werkes fese me fouht fe meste,
fat seuenten kirkes he mad tille his ' foreste,

' This was the new Forest near
Winchester, which was really
made by his Father King Wil.
liam the Conqueror, who de.
stroyed many Churches for it,
and his Son. William Rufus zeas
only an Improver of it, by en.
larging it, in which he com.

mitted also much Sacrilege. But
then others (and even Peter of
Langtoft and Robert of Brunne
themselves seem to have been
of the same opinion') tell us,
that this was not the New Fo
rest near Winchester, but the
New Forest of Windsor, «-
mong

Willelmus Rufus Rex.

93

fat neuer ere non was sen fe Cristendam.
He did grete trespas of holy kirke so nara.
Weie tuelue jere kept he fis lond,
& how be died here selcouthly I fond.
& if je wille lithe, I salle telle it jow,
His dede cora hira suythe raeruellosly, se how.
vl N a Thurday at nyght at euen he jede to reste,
To hunte fer he had tight in his new foreste.
On slepe sone he felle, fe sueuen bifor hira ran,
Hira foubt in bis chapelle he was withouten man,
Ne non he sauh no herd, & he biheld aboute,
fe dures were so sperd, he myght in no stede oute.
So grete hunger hira cara, & mete had be none,
Ne he ne wist to wham, fat be mot mak his mone.

De morte
WillelmiRnfi, & de'
visione ante
mortem.

mong which is John Rastall,
zoho writes thus : This kynge
wyllyam as is sayd & wryt-
ten of hym | had great plea
sure in huntynge | in so moche
that he pulled downe & di
stroyed dyuers houses of re
ligyon to inlarge the newe
forest of wyndesore for wylde
dere : but a knyght of his
named water Tyrell by the
glaunsyng of his arowe vpon
a braunche whan he shot at
an harte in the sayd forest |
smote the kyng & .wounded
hym to dethe wherof shortely
• h'e dyed. The fyrst day of
August fhe yere of Chryst.

M,C, without any yssue of
his body. And he rayned. xii.
yere, xi. monethes and. xii.
dayes | and is buryed at
westmyster. In which Passage
this is also remarkable, that
he makes William Rufus to be
buried atWestminster, as does
also the Chronicle I now pub.
lish, whereas it is well known,
from our other Historians,
that he was buried at Winches.
ter. And indeed it is Win
chester in the French Original
of Peter Langtoft. Le cors
a Wyncestre fet leuesque por
ter, et mettre le en toumbe, al
monster seint Peer, His

94 Willelmus Rufus Rex.
His hunger was so grete, he wend haf waxen wode,
Opon f e rode be schete, & ete it als it stode.
Whan he bad elen fat, jit him hungred eft,
fe Mariole fer scho sat, of bir no fing he left.
Whan be was turned, & went out of fat affray.
For a bisshop be sent at morn whan it was day.
Sir Ode of Wynchestere, so fat bissbop hight.
He told hira of alle f e estere, fat hira mette fat nyght.
fe bissbop gan it rede, " God is fe turned gryra,
" Oufer in word or dede has fou greued him.
" ferfor alle fat fou may to penance take fou space,
" f au neuer on Friday to wod fou go to chace.
" fe riuer salle fou forsake on Friday ilka dele.
" fat penance I fe take. Sir kyng, fou kepe it weie.
Sir Ode f e bisshop es with leue went him fro,
f e kyng herd his messe, to gamen fan wild he go.
His penance was forgeten, be asked for his arcbere,
Walter Tirelle was baten, raaister of fat mister.
To triste was he sette, forto waite f e chance.
With a herde fei mette, a herte ferof gan lance.
Walter was redi, he wend haf schoten f e herte,
fe kyng stode ouer nehi, f e stroke he lauht so smerte.
fus died William fe kyng, oiTfis ilk manere.
Sir Ode herd fat tifing, fulle mournand was his chere.
At Westrainslrc is he laid, at Saynt Petir kirke,
In a tourabe purtraid, fe bisshop did it wirke.
fe date a fousand was, & a hundreth mo,
Forgif bim bis trespas, Jhesu, fat lete fe slo.

fat

Henr, primus, filius Will, Bastardi,

95

J? AT tyme in Scotland was a mayden jeng,
As I red biforhand, Malcolme douhter fe kyng,
Malde bight fat mayden, many of hir spak.
Fair scho was, fei saiden, & gode withouten lak.
A doughter had Saynt Margrete, fat in Scotland lis.
Of fat doubter sute com Malde, fat was of pris,
& Dunkan & Edgar, fat I red biforn,
Malde's brefer fei war, of Margrete doubler born.
After WilUam men cald fe rede kyng,
Henry fe coroun nam, his brofer fat was jing.
fe bissbop Maurice Henry corouned be,
fat tyrae he did fe office, of London kept fe se.
Roberd fe Courthose to fe holy lond was went,
A Breton (dayet bis ' bis" nose) for Roberd fider sent.
A Breton sent fat sond, be did for treson,
& Roberd com to lond, withouten ofer reson,
fat did Roberd trauaile for nouht, be was a file.
Nof eles fe erle of Cornwaile kept his wife fat while,
Charles douhter scho lord of Cezile,
Dame Edith bright as glas ; Roberd foubt no gile,
Bot cora on gode manere tille his brofer Henry.
He wife fat soiorned here, be led to Normundie.
1 Henry wedded dame Molde, fat kyng was & sire.
Saynt Anselme men tolde corouned hira & hire.
fe coroun^ng of Henry, & of Malde fat may,
At London was solemply on S. Martyn's day.

De Matil
da bona
Regina.

De Henri
co primo.

' F, delend.

The

96

DefalsUate
episcopi Dunelmen-

De tradi-
tione Epi-
sci'pi.

Henricus primus Rex,
JL HE bisshop of Durbara, ' Kandolf he hight,
Of falsbede to raak a gleara, f e wrong vnto fe right.
For he & ofer fele sent vnto Roberd,
fat stound suld he not spele, sen he fat tiyng herd.
Roberd purueid hira stille, & com whan he wdd.
" fe folk is alle in wille, fe lond fe to jeld.
forgh messengers fais Roberd gadred oste.
Henry was warned als, & did kepe f e coste.
To fe fiue portes be sent, & bet fam in couenant,
fat aliens suld non bent hauen of Norraant.
fer sikernes was fast of f e fiue portes, & f e kyng
Henry dight him on baste to fe toun of Hastyng.
A kastelle did. vp sette, his oste longe fer lay.
fei wend Roberde's flette suld baf comen bi fat way,
I fe bisshop fouht treson, for warned was Henry.
He went to Southampton, with bim alle his clergy.
f e maistres of f e portes for gyfles tille bim toke,
fe kyng & bis force for Roberd fei forsoke.
.A hundreth schippes & fiftene went to Normundie,
To help & to mayntene fe duke Roberde's partie,
Roberd mad him alle preste, f e wynde gan him dryue.
fe first day of herueste at Portesmouth gan be ryue.
Toward Wynchestre fam dight, his folk forto eyse.
In token fat be bad myght, a kastelle he did reyse.
To erles & barons lettres he sent aboute.
For riche rewardons to Roberd gan loute,
Fulle fele suilk be fond, fat with Roberd held.
Of Inglis of fis lond agayn Henry bare scheld.

¦ L. Randolf,

Roberd

Henricus primus Rex,

97

JtVOBERD bi his letter his brofer gan diffie,
Him foubt his partie better, of him to haf maistrie.
Bot gode Anselme, fat kept of Canterbirie f e see.
Before fe barons lept, kried, pes per charite,
forgh conseile of Anselme, fat wild fe comon prowe,
Ilk auailed his belme, & to conseile drowe,
f e parties were fulle stark, neuerlesse forgh praiere,
Henry fre fousand mark gaf to Roberd bi jere.
fus gate was fat werre pesed, withouten lore,
fat noifer partie com nerre, I blisse Anselme ferfpre.
In couenant of pes, men may weie wilen,
Bituex fara nof eles a skrite enselid & writen.
f Als Anselme f e strif gan pes, of fe duke & fe kyng,
Com Roberd de Beleyse, forgh his ouerwenyng,
& passed hider ouer fe se, & in to Wales went,
He gadred grete mayne of alle fat he mot hent,
f e Frankis tille him felle, & alle fe Walsch fulle fikelle,
f e kastelle Arondelle he seised, & als of Tikelle,
Cites, burgbes & tounes ageyn kyng Henry
At Burgh in Scbrobscbire to werre mad bim redy.
Alle Scbobscbire held with Roberd de Beleyse,
Henry lift vp scbeld, his kastels did he sayse,
fe walles did doun felle, fe tours hette he doun.
In f ritty daies to telle, Roberd was tak'en in toun,
Witbin dayes f ritty taken he was forgh spie,
& led to kyng Henry, don bad be felonie,
& his brofer Arnald, (for with Roberd he fore,)
As for traytours bald fe lond bofe forsuore.
Vol. I, H Now

De Ro
berto Courthose
duce Nor
mannia,

De pace
facta per
Ansel-
mum, archi
episcopum Cantuarie.

98 Henricus primtes Rex.
JN OW is Henry venged df his traytours,
& lord of mykeflle fing, & riche man of tresours.
Maid fe gode quene gaf him in conseile.
To luf his folk bituene, & leue alle his tirpeile,
Bere him tille his barons, fat held of him fer fees,
& to lordes of tounes, tille burgeis of Citees.
forgh counseilc of dame Malde, a kynde woman & trewe^^
fer ore was hatred aide, now gynnes luf alle newe.
Now luf fei fulle wele f e barons & fe kyng,
f e kyng dos ilk a dele in skille alle fer biddyng.
Ecce de f Bot Henry fink it stark, fat he is charged so.
To gyue fre fousand mark, & bonden be ferto.
forgh conseile of his barons, he sent to duke Roberdk
What was his respons writen, I ne sauh no herd.
Tuo gentille men of blode, fe best of Normundie,
Henry gaf gyftes gode, to hold on his partie.
Whan Henry wist fer wille, bi messengers priue.
An oste he purueid stille, & passed ouer fe se.
He fouht to compas ille fe same tille him did he.
Now salle Roberd fulfille, fat he tok in his cuntre.
5 Whan Henry was ryued fer, fer he wild ame,
forgh power did he dryue Roberd out of Kame,
Bayone rent & fe sone had be lorn,
f e best of fat cuntre tille fe kyng wer suorn.
Roberd fele sifes at fat comyng les
Bofe londes & lifes, or he mot haf fe pes.
If he ne were forgh help of William de Martayii,
i& Roberd de Beleyse halp him with myght & mayn. fise

Henricus primus Rex, 99
fise tuo went to France, & fonden at Parys,
Als it was far gode chance. Sir Philip sonne LowyS.
For Roberd fei bisouht of socour & mercie,
Sir Lowys failed nouht, his help was bim redie.
Lowys wrote bis letter vnto fe kyng Henry,
fat fei acorded better, for bis luf specially.
fe bisshop of Parys fe pes fan forraed be,
" If fei at bis auys bofe wild paied be,
" Roberd salle cleyme all quite to Henry bifor vs here,
" fre fousand mark be skrite fe Henry gaf bi jere,
" fat Roberd, ne non of bise, salle ask Henry fe kyng
" fis dette on non wise, peny no ferf ing.
W HAN fis barette was ent, f e bissbop tok bis leue, Recessit de
. Nonnan-
& Henry home went, to no mo wild be greue. nia.
fe londes wild be nouht jeld, fat be of Roberd wan,
Bot baf fam he wilde, & hold for any man.
Sen fat Henry was gone, Roberd went lo France
To Sir Lowys on one, & told bim fat greuance :
& Sir Lowys f erfore bad him tille Ingland go,
To praye Henry restore fo tounes he tok him fro.
Roberd tille Ingland kara, & bisouht fe kyng
fo fees he fro bim nam, restore ageyn fat fing.
Henry ansuerd nay, ferto were bim lotlie.
& Roberd went ' awith, with William ^vas he wrotlie.
Whan be saub, fat Roberd for wroth turned so sone,
& no fing ansuerd, bot to wend was alle bone,
Henry mad him jare, & after hitn fulle suife
To Normundie to fare, & se what be wild kife,
' F. away, ii 2 &

100

Henricus primUs Re.t>

IterUm re
versus est
in Nor-
manniam.

Dicta An
selmi pro
clero.

De cap-
clone Roberti Courthose
fratris Hen-
rici, & de
fine ejus
dem Ro
bert' vide
yer totum.

& duelled fer a jere biside Roberd his broJer>
Jat noifer werre wo did fe ton to fe tofer.
I In alle fis ilk chek of Roberd & Henry,
Bituex fam wex contek, fe kyng & fe clergy,
f e kyng in fe courte of fe lay fe clerkes wild justise
Saynt Anselm said hira nay, he wild on no wise.
fe kyng on gan bald, lo haf fam at his dome.
S. Anselm ferfor appeld vnto fe courte of Rome.
I Whan he bad sped his nedis, & fro fe courte coraen,
f e kyng for ofer dedis to Norraundie was nomen.
Anselm duelled nonht, bot sone ouer f e se
To fe kyng tif ing brouht, what ferof suld be.
f e bissbop schewed bim skille, fat be mayntend f e ille,
fe kyng consented fer tille, & gaf Anselm his wille.
forgh Anselm maytenyng was fe contek ent.
He lok leue at fe kyng, & borne to Inglond went.
fe kyng bis retenanz alle tille him be droub
Of Inglis & Normanz, & gadred folk inouh.
Whan be had samned his oste of folk fer & nere,
He scged bi fat coste f e kastelle of Tenkere.
Whilom Wiliam Mortayn ferof lord was,
fe Courthose is vnfayn, bim fenk it a trespas.
ferfor fe duke him dight, as man of grete value,
Roberd Beleyse with myght, fe sege fei wend remue.
fe Mortayn befor spoken, witb his nevow Reynere,
fe sege Je wend baf broken, fei com witb fer powere,
I fe kyng sauh fat fei kam, his trompes did he blowe.
To fe bataile be nam, Roberd side jede lowe.

Roberd

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101

Roberd side jede doun, for he bitrayed was.
His owen raen did treson, fe kyng him tok, alias !
Now taken is Roberd, & brouht vnto prison.
At Corue bis kastelle sperd depe in a dongeon,
William fe Mortayn be skapes wilh no gile,
Fettered he is certayn Roberd of Slotenile.
&• Sir Williara Crispyn witb fe duke was led,
Togider prisoned in jeres & dayes fara fed
fe kyng fara fer in mete & cloth inouh,
fat neuer fei were o twynne, vntille ded fam slouh.
Often I baf herd told of fis duke Roberd,
So gode knyght no so bold was non in alle fe werld,
Ajeyn fe Sarazins in bataile forto go,
Now be ligges in pynes, sorow wille him slo.
Why felle bim suilk chance, & fis ilk raishap ?
For of Gode's ordinance be forsoke fe schap,
Gode's grace be forsoke for jernyng of fis lond.
Vengeance ferfor he tok at bis endyng he fond.

A-T ' Coue is Roberd dede, fe raaner of bis endyng
My boke it rae forbede to telle ferof no fing.

Kcce, heu.'
dicta God-
fridi de Bo-
lyon de Ro
berto Cour
those,

' L. Corue. Others say Caer-
4iffin South. Wales. See what is
said about his death in p. 426,
443.of Rob. of Glouc. Towhich
may be here added, that as neii.
ther Robert of Gloucester, nor
the Chronicle of Peter Lantoft
ifhat I now publish) say, that

Robert Duke qf Normandy's
Eyes were pulled out, so neither
does John Rastall say any thing
of that matter, as well knozeing
(and Sir Tho. More too had told
him the truth of that part of
our History) that the Story was
not vouch'd by such Historians,
H 3 at

103

Henricus primus Rex,

us came nearest to Duke Ro.
bert's time. But I shall put
down the Words of Rastall at
large, because they will give
^some light to the Reader as he
is perusing this work of Peter
Langtoft. 1 In the seconde
yere of his ^Hen. the First's']
reygne Robert Courteyse his
brother duke of Normandye )
whiche had ben longe tyme oc-
cupyed in warre agaynst Chrys-
tes enemyes hauynge worde of
the dethe of his brother wyl
lyam Rufus 1 and that his
brother henry had takyn vp
on hym to be kynge of Eng
lande I made preparacyon in
Normandye and came ouer
.into Englande with a great
boost to chalenge the crowne.
But by mediacyon of the
lordes | it was agreed that
Robert shulde haue euery
yere durynge his life, iii, M.
markes \ as was promysed
hym before by kynge wyl
lyam his brother. And who
so euer lyued longest to be
others heyre. And sone after
tbat I this Robert departed
agayne into Normandye.
This Robert by his man-
hode I dyd many notable
actes I and spiecially at the
wymynge of the citye of A-
•'on vpon the myscreantes &
' and was chosyn
rusalem [' whiche

he refused to take vpon him.
In this tyme began great
warre in Normandye be.
twene kyng Henry & kynge
Philyp of Fraunce | but kyng
Philyp sone after dyed, t
About the. iiii. yere of this
kyng 1 Robert Curteyge came
. into England agayne | io
his brother henry whiche
made hym great chere that
before that Robert departed |
he released to his brother the
forenamed trybute of. iii, M,
markes | & departed agayne
into Normandye. After this
a great varyaunce fell be.
twene this Robert and his
lordes in Normandye that
they sent vnto kyng henry his
brotlier wyllynge for to come
into Normandye | &they wolde
delyuer hym the contrey.
And also by the intyssement
of yll tale tellers | a great va.
ryaunce fell betwene
kynge henry & his battel in
brother Robert | Norman-
that the kynge dye,
with a great armye
sayled into Normandye | &
with the helpe of the lordes
there | chased his brother R<J.
bert from place to place | and
wanne from hym Roan |
Cane | Faloys | and all the
good townes & many castels.
But at the last this Robert
gaue battell to kynge hen.

Henricus primus Rex.

103

A hardy knyght was he, ouer all bare fe pris.
At Jerusalem Cite, opon Gode's enmys.
Godferay Bolion said, that many man it herd,
** More my triste is laid oh fe duke Roberd,
" & I had grete nede ageyn fe Sarazines to go,
*' & better suld he spede fan a hundreth mo.
" Take him fe kepyng fe coroun of Jerusalem,
" For seke is the kyng, of him is no bote of heem.
? f e frid day of Aduent, bifor Criste's messe,
f e kyng a sekues hent, fe dede him tok alle fresse.
fe folk of fat Cite to God mad orisoun,
At fe temple dominae with gode deuocioun.
Who fan were worf i f e coroune forto haue,
Ageyn fe paemy fe Cristendam to saue,
Godfrey & Roberd, & lered men & lewed,
& God fer praieres herd, & to fam alle schewed.
A brightnesse com fro heuen, & on Roberd light,
fre tymes alle euen, fat alle saub it with sight.
fris fat alle raot se fe light oiT Roberd toke,
Yngracious raan was he, fris he it forsoke.
f orgli cgnsejle of som of hise, refused he fat present,
fei said, on ofer wise he salle haf auancement.

Ecce qno-
¦nodo Ro
bertus de-
spexit gra-
ciam & e-
lectionem Dei.

duke Ro
bert taken
prisoner.

ry I in the whiche
battell this Ro.

bert was takyn
and sent ouer
into Englande |
and kept iu prison in the ca.
steli of CardifFe in walys |
by the space of. xxviii, yere

where he after dyed without
yssue of his body | and was
buryed at Gloucester, And
when this Robert was tak.
yn I the kynge Henry seasyd
alle Normandye into his
owne handes.

H 4

Godfrey

lot Henricus primus Rex.
Godfrey was oglift, to Roberd spak fulle tite,
" Withouten any essoyne, vengeance salle falle fc not lite.
" Forsakes fou Gode's gyft, fou dos him grete despite.
fus sayd Godfrey of Bolyon, bis hert was fulle of site.
Forsoth vengeance be fond, of Criste fe grace he les.
For couetise of fis lond, bis miscbene he ches.
Of Roberd is no speyre to mak of parlement.
His brojer Henry is heyre of alle his tenement,
Of alle Normundie, withouten geynsayng,
Als heyr of ancestrie, Henry seysed fat fing.

oONE fan was it told vnto fe kyng of France,
fat Roberd lif was sold forgh treson & mischance.
Whan Lowys herd fat sawe, fat Roberd was so dede,
Ageyn right & lawe, tille Henry be misbede.
For traytours of men Inglis to Lowys fam bond,
fei bight bim forto wisse, bow he mot baf fis lond.
He trowed to fer conseile, at Douere he gan vp ryue.
It liad bien wroferheile, if be ne had went belyue.
fe kynge's kosyn Tbebauf, & Randolf Gobion,
To gj'f Lowys assaut, samned at Cbilyngton.
Of Wales fei had inowe, fat Sir Lowys gan chace,
& of bis men fam slo we, to rest fei bad no space.
Vnto f e se side chaced fei Sir Lowys,
He durst not abide, no turne Thebaid bis vis.
To schip ilkon fei went, fnlle on lond leued.
Mot fei Lowys bent, he suld baf lorn his heued.
Whan

Henricus primus Rex. 105
W HAN Henry herd telle fis of fat gode cbeuysance, De Matild
filia Hen-
Of ' of" fe tofer Inglis, fat conseild Lowys of France, rici regii.
fat suld baf bien his owen, & mad fe chance ouer grim,
& fei wer fulle weie knowen, fat wild haf tresond him.
How Gobion was certeyn, Thebaut his neuow stoute,
Turned Lowys ageyn, of lond fei chaced him oute,
Sifen with grete nobley, & with mykelle honoure,
Henry toke his way toward fe Eraperoure,
To fe Emperour of Almayn his doubter to gyue.
Malde hight fat mayden, a fayrer mot non lyue.
fat mayden moder bight Maid f e gode quene,
Lady to maynten right sen sbo was has non bene.
Now has kyng Henry, forgh fis weddyng,
Grete power & party ageyns a lordyng.
H Now Henry kyng leue nam at fe Emperour Henry,
& his sonne William, & went to Normundy.
He gaf William his sonne with skrite & ' i" seele fulle fre
To hold, als it was wonne, alle Norraundie in fe.
To Thebaud of Plesance left with him of his meyne,
& Vntille Inglond eft he turned ouer f e se.
Xn his seuentend jere fat he regned kyng, P^ ^^^^
Malde fe quene his pere in God scho did endyng, ReglLa'
At London at Saynt Poule's in toumbe is scho laid,
Criste fan haf hir soule meusk of hir men said.
If any man wille witen, & se of hir storie,
At Westmynster written er fei redilie.

i>on9e.

' Dele. * Sic. Sed f. delend, est.

I Now

106 Henricus primus Rex.
I Now es fe kyng sory, hir dede dos him fulle gram.
He gos lo Normundy to his sonne William.
Tuo jere he wonnes, & faire courte fer held,
Untille bofe his sonnes fer moder dede he teld.
& in f e frid jere fe kyng to Inglond went.
His sonnes & fer powere a uofer tide fei hent,
fei toke a nofer tide, alias ! it was ouer hard,
& dronkled bi fe se side bofe WiUiam & Richard.
Tuo erles & fer w|yues with fam dronkled were,
& many ofer lyues in f e se left fere.
William Bigot fer felle, Roberd Maudut fat hight,
,& Sir Geffrey Ridelle, & Otbes fat was bis knyght.
fise men were of Gode, fat dronkled alle in fere.
To lyue non ne jode, but on was marinere.
f e bodies with fer godes wer costen vp on f e sond.
After an ebbe of fe flode, euer ilkon fei fond.
Tuo sonnes were our kyng born, fat his heires suld be,
& bofe ere fei lorn, for soth fat is pite.
X O lond com f e kyng, after fat passage.
With many grete lordyng of his baronage.
Godefrey of Louayn, fe duke fat was douhty,
Bi messengers tuayn sent to kyng Henry,
For his douhter Adelayn, fat wele was fan of age.
Sir Henry mad fe fyne, & mad fe mariage.
fe may withouten vice, his weddyng was wele dight,
& Malde f e Emperice is heyre of Henry right.
Matild im- ' \^ Empetour Henry, fat Maid has tb wyuB,
\t^!^ Scho had no child him by Maid in alle his lyue.

fan

Henricus primus Rex.

107

fan died f e Emperour, Henry for Maid sent
As Emperice with honour. Maid tille Inglond went.
Henry was alle glad of his douhter comyng,
Noubt long sifen scho had praier tor weddyng.
f e gode erle of Aniowe of Maid herd be say
Fulle richely to trowe, tille tok bis way.
He ryued vp at Douere, & dight him eft alle bone,
Whan alle were wele ouere, to London cora he sone.
f e erle so wele sped tille our kyng Henry ,
fat bis sonne suld wed, & Maid was alle redy.
fe Eraperice was dight, as lady felle to be.
With bir went raany a knyght tille Aniowe fat cuntre.
fe erle fis lady gent gaf Henry ' his sonne,
Alle bis tenement, fat his eldres was wonne.

' The Author here (as he
does also in many other Places)
strangely differethfrom other
Historians, in making Maud
the Empress to be married to
Henry Son of the Earl of An.
jou, when she was really mar.
ried (after the Death of the
Emperour Henry IV. who was
her first husband) to Geffrey
Plantagenet Earl of Anjou,
son of Foulk King of Jeru.
salem. Hence John RastaU
(in his most scarce Chronicle)
writes thus : IT About the, xxi.
yere [o/ Hen. I.) there was a
great counsell called in Lon
don I for the correccyon of the
vicyous lyuynge of preestes

to be done by the kynges
ofiycers, Sone after this
Henry the Emperour dyed |
& Maude the empresse came
io her father kynge henry |
whiche caused Dauyd the kynge
of Scotlande and the more
parte of the lOrdes of Englande
to do othe and fealte to the
Empresse | and to kepe the
lande io her if the kynge dyed '
without isslie male,
f Also about the, xxviii.
yere | one Geffrey Plantage.
net erle of Angeo maryed ih%,
sayd Maude and after by hey
had issue Henry | whiche
henry after fkynge Steuyn
was kynge of Englande,
Whan

lOS Henricus primus Rex.
Whan fe fader had ent alle at bis auys,
To fe holy lond he went, & died oii Gode's enmys.
XXeNRY his sonne & Molde, fat held fe seignorie,
A sonne fei bad fulle bolde, & bis name Henrie.
Sifen had fei a nofer, fat fei cald William,
fat was Henry brofer, bofe of Maid cara.
Hir fader Je kyng loued f o childre so,
fat he wild for no Jing Je sight of Jara forgo,
PE kyng went at the last vnto Norraundie,
& praied bis doubter fast, to bere him companie ;
& bir sonnes boJe, Henry & William,
fei were hira nere bofe, gladly with bim fei nam.
Henry regned bere f ritty jere & fiue,
& fre monefes sere, in fis feble lyue.
fe dede euele him toke, he died at bis day,
f e body did fei loke, fat long abouen erfe lay.
On bere lay kyng Henry, on bere bijond f e se,
fat non wist certeynly, who bis heyr suld be.
Of Maid som bad f e speyre, f e erle wif of Aniowe,
Hir sone Henry & heyre of him was maste to trowe.
So long be lay oTi bere, for doute of his lynage,
Tille men f e soth mot here, who suld baf fe heritages
Els I ne wote for wham, bis biriyng suld men scbonne,
Henrici** '^''^^ Steuen of Plesance cam, fat was his sister sonne.
primi per Steucu com for f e nons, fis lond to haf he foubt.
totum. I J t r
After were Henry bones to Redynge's abbay brouht.

His

Stephanus Re. v. 109
His bones did he lay in a toumbe of honour,
It was bis owen abbay, ferof be was ' foundour.
Henry is at his reste, bis soule at Criste's wille, DeHemico
comite Ka-
& Steuen wille do bis beste, in Inglond leues he stille. degavie,
Thebaud, Steuen brofer, as erle in his cuntre,
Of o side ne of ofer no fing deles he.
Henry of Aniowe takes conseile at frendes,
Wilh Malde, fat is so trowe, to Saynt Denys he wendes,
& his sonne Henry, fat men helde of grete pris,
fei gaf him Normundie bifor fc kyng Lowys,
& tille his heyres for ay, to hold of fe kyng of France.
And on fe tofer day men teld bira of a chance,
fat Gerard of Peilers fe erle Marcbis bad fet,
Aniowe witb fer souders was alle biseged & set.
Whan Henry herd telle, he tok leue at Lowys,
Bot Maid scbo gan duelle at f e castelle Sir Arays,
fat was duke of Gaynes, Henry cosyn forgh right.
To suffre Henry paynes be belle bira alle his myght.
Also fe duke Henry with his fadere jede.
With help of Normundie, f e belter raot he spede.

' ? This kynge henry the
fyrst I buylded the Abbey of
Redynge | & released the En.
glysshemen the Dane gelt.
Also this kynge henry beynge
in Normandye in the xxxv.
yere of his reyne | the se
conde day of December in

the yere of Chryst. M. Cxxxv,
dyed. Some say he dyed of a_
surfet I and some wryters say
that it was by a fall of a
horse | and his body was
brought into Englande | and
is buryed in the Abbay of Re.
dynge. J. Rastall in his Chr. Bot

110 Stephanus Rex.
Bot William, Henry brofer, died, & fan was wo,
f e werre with alle fe tofer lasted fiue jere & mo.
In alle fis ilk tirpeile wex Steuen a fulle wise man,
forgh quaintise & conseile f e coroune of Inglond wan,
fe date of Jhesu pundred, fat men tellis bi,
A fousand & a liundred & sex & f ritti.
De corona- f^N Saynt Steuen day, withouten any conquest,
phani. jje barons on gode aray at London raad fei feste,
forgh conseile of ilkon, fai gaf Steuen f e coroun,
Heyre was be non, no fertille had resoun.
fe Emperice sonne Henry he had right fertille,
Bot right jede fer forby, fe barons did no skille.
De jura- f Bot sen his corounyng tille Oxenford he fore,
mento Re
gis- & fer Steuen f e kyng bifor f e clergie suore,
fat if a bisshopriche vacant wer fe se,
fe kyng, no non of his, suld chalange fat of fe.
With wrong no with right, of non fat fro him cara.
So help him God alle myght, & fat halidam.
f A nofer oth not lefte, f e clergie did him karke,
fat wodes ne foreste, withouten palaised parke,
f e comon folk suld queme on & ofer in fere,
f e kyng no man suld deme in courte for wilde dere.
Clerk ne lewed man for no wilde beste.
For comon f e folk it wan wod open & forest.
II f e frid poynt fei wild, to suere he was dryuen,
fat f e Danegelde for euer suld be forgyuen,
& of ' of ilk a hide tuo schillynges fat he toke
Suld neuer eft betide, he suore fat on fe boke.

Stephanus Rex. HI

Ne costom no seruise of fing fat he forgaf,
fat noifer he no hise suld chalange rif no raf.
Of som poyntes he spak, & suore vnto f e clergie.
fat ilk jere be it brak fe kyng in som partie.

W HAN wrathed Steuen with Dauid of Scotland,
fat wild not tille bim cheuen, no bowe vnto his hand.
Dauid vnto Maid had mad his homage,
Steuen was in defaut, to Dauid did outrage.
Bot Henry Dauid sonne, fat his heyr suld be,
Contek for to scbonne, to Steuen mad feaute.
Steuen saub his skille, fat Henry did resoun.
With alle fat longed fer tille be gaf him Huntyngtoun.
Henry of Huntyngton he wrote fe gestes olde,
& sais in his serraon fat newe ere now tolde.
A bisshop of Lyncoln, Alisaundre bc hight,
fat non suld be forholn, he praied him if he raygbt.
In Alisaundre tyrae kam, & Henrie's fe compilour
Ros fe ordre of Sempyngham forgh Gilbert f e confessour,
Saynt Margrete story sais Dauid of hir kam,
Of Dauid kyng Henry, of Henry com William,
Of William Alisandre, & Alisandre of him,
fat wedded kyng Edward sislir, fat was fe Scottis grim-
f is is fe Genelogie fro S. Margarete fe quene
Of kynges bi & bi in kynde fat has bene.
Now of Steuen to speke turne we eft ageyn.
Our tale wille wc no breke, bot telle forth fe certeyn.

At

112 Stephanus Rex,
At Pask in London f e kyng his feste held,
Witb erle «& baron, with knyght fat was of scheld.
Was non fat fider jode, fat bolden was of pris,
fat be ne bad gyftes gode of Steuen fat was wys.
After fis fest praised Steuen witb alle bis here,
fe caslellis he seised, fat he hat neuer ere.
& Baudewyn of Beduere be fleraed fro toun & felde,
A kestelle witb powere ageyn fe kyng held,
f e kastelle tille him toke, Baudwyn bad it lorn.
Here bow fe kyng forsoke bis oth fat he had suorn.
Perjuratus f In Huiityngtoiischire fe kyng in fat forest
est Rex. A raonetb lay, to spire for wod & wilde beste.
Forsters did somoun, enquered vp & doun,
Whilk men of toun bad taken his venysouii,
& who fat was gilly forgh f e foresters sawe,
Mercied was fulle hi, & don ' & fulle grete awe.
fus be brak his avowe, fat he to God bad suorn,
For a buske or a bowe fat he forgaf beforn.
OPON fis ilk syn to Normundie he went.
f o serganz be fond f erin, he exiled fam & scbent,
fat bad kept fe land forgh Maid fe Emperice,
fat were hir wele willand were putt out of olEce.
Sifen he went fo Fraunce, & com vnto Parys,
& fer acordance bituex him & X^owys,
& gaf it Eustace bis sonne alle Norraundie in fe,
To hold, as it was wonne, of Lowys for feaute.
fe kyng for his seruise conferraed his gyft,
& on fis ilk wise Eustace to duke was lift.
' F. in fulle. ? >C

Stephanus Rex,

113

? fe frid jere of his regne he com to Ingland,
Bedford he beseged, & wan it to bis band.
Sifen dight him to Scotland, & raykelle folk him wit,
& slouh alle fat he fand for luf of kyng Dauid.
For he mot neuer drawe Dauid tille homage.
Dauid did bot lawe. Maid had his seruage.
Tille Maid with alle his myght for lefe or for loth.
For scho was heyre forgh right, to hir he held his otb.
He sauh he myght not spede, & Dauid com no nerre,
To Wales suife he jede, and on fam gan werre.
OTEUEN stoutly deles, in stedes for he kennes,
fat ageyn bim holdes kasteles on fam rafely rennes.
In Herford fulle stoutely his gannok bas vp set.
With Roberd fitz Henry Steuen so with bim met,
fat Bristow kastelle & toun, wbedir he wild or non,
& slede with alle fe honour, & ofer sex ilkon,
Carro, Lodelow toun, Schrobesbiri & Warwik,
Dunford & Maltone, Steuen wan fam ilk a stik,
& f o fat fe casteles kept, in penance fei soiorned,
fat eft not on bim lept, to Wynchestre he tourned.
At Wynchestre he spires, his frendes drawes tille him.
For folk of fele scbires agen him turnes grim.
5 Whan Dauid of Scotland herd f e soth sawe,
fat Steuen was duelland in fe South grete f rawe,
fe folk ferly mykelle ageyn him fei ros,
& Dauid berte gan tikelle, fat him wex fele fos,
Fulle son at Rokesburghe his parlement he helde,
fe ' solk did somon forgh of tuenty wynter eide.

De obsidio
ne Bedfor-
dias, &cap-
cione ejus
dem.

Misit Gan
nok in Her-
fordia.

De Rege
Scottorum.

Vol. I,

' L. folk.

&

1 1* Stephanus Rex.
& gaf fam sonde at wille in Inglond forto fare,
Man & beste to spille, non ne suld fei spare.
Southward f e Scottis hasted, bifor fam bare alle doun,
Alle fe cuntre wasted vnto Aluertoun.
Whan f e kyng Dauid Aluerton had sene,
& wend wele at his grith alle Inglond had bene,
fe Norreis so fam defendid ageyn fo fat he brouht,
Whan Dauid alle had spendid, of fam wan be nouht.
Liste how Dauid les his spente & his trauaile,
& whUk oil him gan pres, to renne ou bis rascaile.
X HE archbisshop Thurstan, a gode clerk wele in age.
Herd f e Scottis com ilkan of Dauid baronage,
Forto destroie Inglond, & set it in seruage,
Thurstan sent his sond, tille a bissb sauuage,
Rauf of Orkeney, noble of lynage,
fat he suld tak fei wey, opon bis kostage,
& do fe Scottis deie, & fer pride asuage.
Whan Rauf herd bim so seie, he dight bim to fat rage.'
S fise were f o fat nam, als in f e geste it sais,
Of Almarle erle William, & Walter de Gounteis ;
Roberd de Brus fer cam, & Gilbert de la Say,
& his sonne Adam, & Roger de Moubray.
Walter Spek was in fat stoure, gode knight at alle nedes,
fe boke tellis grete honoure of his doubty dedes,
Of monkes & chanones be did mak abbeis,
Wis man in fe lawe knyght gode & curteis.
William Peuerelle com als, he was of fe West,
Ageyn fe Scottis fais, a gode man with fe best. ¦ fise

Stephanus Rex.

115

fise were f e barons, fat com of f e North ende,
fat Rauf raad somons ageyn Dauid to wende.
fise men lift fer standard, fat stoute was & grim,
Ageyn Dauid wandelard, & disconfite him.
oAID Rauf tille ilkon, or fei ta bataile went,
" Of fe bisshop Thurston haf I comandment,
" fe clerkes forto tech, for fe londe's nede,
•' f e lewed also to preche, & comforte fam to dede,
I " je wite wele a remenant, & forsoth je kenne,
" fat Inglis & Normant be now ons men.
" jour ancestres conquered all France quitely,
" Were fei neuer ferde of Frankis men hardy.
" Pople with alle fe reccheSse, & akres, als fei wonnen,
" forgh fer douhtinesse, fe lond forgh fei ronnen.
" Sifen wan fei Inglond, fat is so plentynous,
" & now er fise bot mansbond, rascaile of refous.
*' On jour fadres fink, fat were staworth in stoure.
" For fise ne salle je blenk, bot bold vp fer honoure.
" Go we with gode wille, & here I jow assoyle,
" Of alle jour synnes ille granted of f e apostoyle,
" fat.je haf said or fouht, or don fat is schryuen,
" In Criste, fat vs alle bouht, he it jow forgyuen.
" ferto my benyson tille alle fat go'blifelys,
" In fe name of fe fadere & fe sonne & sprit sancti,
XXaUID of Scotland hasted to fe bataile,
Walter Spek ros on hand, f e folk to forrae & taile.
' I g He

Do Radul
pho de
Orkneye,
qui ductor
fuit de
bello. Hii
sunt qui
fuerunt in
proelio.

1 1 S Stephanus Rex'.
He bad, fat non alone breke out of fe rengailer,
William of Almarle acordes to fat consaile.
To whde fat fise men bold with fer folk gan daile.
Sir Robert de Brus f e old to Dauid gan trauaile.
Here now of f e Brus, how he Dauid gan saile,
With word fat was Irus, if it mot out auaile.
II " Dauid ray lordyng, land I hold of fe,
" & als of Steuen kyng, for hamage & feaute.
" Leue alle fis foly, fat fou here bigynnes,
" fin heyres salle it by, & fou no f yng wynnes.
De consilio *' & loke, fat f OU uot Icse of lond fis ilk day,
Brus. " fe best I rede fou chese, f i lif saue if fou may.
" For Inglis & Normant er stalworth men in stoure,
" It is folk valiant, ouer alle fei bere fe floure.
" For neuer mot fou fynde Inglis kyng giloure.
" To fe & to fi kynde haf fei don honoure,
" Londes haf fei gyuen to fin ancessoure.
" If trespas be misdryuen, & do fin owen socoure,
" & I wille mak amendes, tak a day of loue.
*' If fou ne wille, fou spendes, & we salle be aboue.
" fou may haf f i wille, if fou to loue chese,
" & if fou turne tille ille, non wote who salle lese.
" Wherfor, my lord Dauid, do bi gode conseile,
" Tak JOW pes & grith, & late be fis tirpeile,
" & late not now be spoken of fe mishap.
" For eft it wille be wroken with a hardere klap.

Dauid

Stephanus Rex, ^^^
XiAVID listend Roberd, to pes fulle ech to drawe,
Bot on fer was ansuerd, & sturbled alle fer sawe,
William bis neuen, a man of proude wille,
& said, " Roberd f e bru, traytour hold f e stille.
Roberd said him nay, traytour was be non,
" Dauid haf gode day, myn homage now is gon.
He smote his hors with spors, & fleih fro fat rascaile,
& comandid his trompors, to blow vnto bataile.
? Rauf of Orkeney cried, " Inglis g<j now go,
*' & do fise Scottis deie, fei waken vs euer wo.
f e Normans were alle glad, forgh schet fam als f e ro.
fe Inglis did as he bad, bifor fam stode bot fo.
Almerle his banere sprad, & ofer barons rao,
Mikelle blod fei schad of folk fat fei gon slo.
Dauid away fled, fat bigan alle fat fro,
Here bow a squier sped, sen Dauid fled fara fro.
f A hede fat was of srayten, fat fis squier fond,
Pr^ue, fat non suld witen, in an orfreis it wond,
^ seite it on a spere, in an orfreis vnbiwened,
&! said, " lo ! here I bere Dauid kyng heued,
" fis is fe hede fat was of Dauid fe Scottis kyng.
f e Scottis said, ^' alias ! fis is a grete encumberyng.
fe Scottis fat stode fer fro, & f e hede biheld,
Fulle wightly gan fei go, flehand out of fe feld.
Wolgryn & Dufnald for euer raore fei left.
Of knyght no squiejr bald on lyue non fei left.
fe Scottis whan fei cam, bestes ouer alle fei toke,
Hors & nete alle samen bifor fpr oste fei schoke.
I 3 fei

118 Stephanus Rex,
fei did it for a wile, forgh & forgh toun.
To put bestes in perile, our folk to bere doun.
Our men herd it say, fei were warned beforn.
In ilk strete & way fei ordeynd an erfe horn.
Whan f e com fam blewe, f e bestes ageyn fled,
fe Scottis men doun thewe, for roryng wer fei dred,
f e bestis forgh fam jede, & ouer fer rascaile ran,
fe Inglis after with dede, & slouh fam ilk a man.
fis was at Kouton more, fat fe erfe homes blewe.
fer fe Scottis raisfore, men telle fe tale jit newe.
Sir Henry, Dauid sonne, f e romance sais so fere,
His dedis were more to mone, fan sex f e best fer ^ere.
Our barons had fe pris, witb fam held fe right,
f e Scottis side doun lis, fei f anked God all raygbt.
De capci- I fe moneth of heruest ^as Dauid disconfite,
one David)
& de Eus- f e next jole alle preste Steuen dight him fulle tite,
tathio Alio _
Stephani. & tille Scotloud Went, & tok he kyng Dauid,
& tille Inglond him sent, bis sonne Henry him wit,
I A sonne had Steuen f e kyng, Eustace was his name,
In armes gode gynnyng, of pruesse had he fame,
Lowys doubter of France Eustace tok to wife,
Steuen for fat chance was more stouter in strife.
Alisander, fat was bisshop of Lyncoln schire,
I ne woite for what trespas, f e kyng tille him had ire.
Sleford & Neuwerk fe kyng reft bim fo tueyn.
At Wynchestere forgh conseile he had fam bofe ageyn,
imm-i'triv ' ^^* '"^ tyme so felle Maid fe Eraperice com to lond,
T'ir " J"^ castelle of Arondelle open ageyn hir fond.

Whan

Stephanus Rex, 119
Whan Steuen vnderstode Maid was in Arondelle,
With mykelle folk & gode ' bigeged fat kastelle.
Maid fouht of fis stoure, scbo bif ouht hir straite,
& douted dishonoure, fat raot com forgh disceite.
Scbo did bir to Bristow, & duellid ofer half jere,
& fider fro Anjowe com hire a messengere,
& told to Maid here, fat scho fulle wele trod,
r lord lay on bere, his soule bitaken God,
' & Henry hire sonne had fe heritage.
To hold as it was wonne, don was his homage.
Maid in Bristow lettres fast sendes,
Bi messengers trowe, forto procore frendes, Misit baro»
To burgeis & citez (fe wardeyns alle scho freistes,) auxiUo.
& to lordes of feez, fat scho on treistes.
Of help scho fam bisouht, in right & leaute,
fat fei failed hir nouht, for heyre f e wist hir be.
f e barons said, scho had right in hire askyng.
Son was f e contek schad bituex fam & f e kyng.
Ilkon on his side to bataile purueid him,
fat power had to bide most was stoute & grim.
S Sir William of Almarle wex a stoute sire,
He jerned to haue alle Lyncolnschire,
Ageyn Gilbert fe Gaunt reised his banere.
Gilbert was valiaunt, ageyn him fulle austere.
Gilbert had f e erledam fat tyme of heritage,
Bituex him & William was don many outrage.
Of Gilbert first to telle, to William did he \youh,
He did brenne Hei welle, & William brofer slouh.
' Sic.
i4 fc

120 Stephanus Rex.
fe castelle of Bitham to Gilbert jolden was.
It longed to Williara, fat tyme felle him fat cas.
Vt ILLIAM of Almarle fat tyme Northward rode,
f e ca-stelle of Hund manby he cast doun alle o brode.
Sir Eustace le fitz Jon at fat dede was.
More him, fan ilkon, fe wited fat trespas.
Who so was wrofe, or ofer, biforn, for any chance,
His enray f e tofere toke fan bis vengeance.
fo fat lufed werryng raad parties ay bituen,
Som held with Steuen f c kyng, & som with|MaId fe quene.
For erles & barons, fat were of Malde's kynde,
Souht citez & touns, fe kyng if fei mot fynde.
Hir frendes fulle fast waited aboute & woke,
& Maid at fe last kyng Steuen scho toke,
& led him to Bristow, & did bim fer in hold.
In prison, I trowe, forgh fe quene Mold.
' fan f e riche & pouere, & alle comonly,
^ For Berwik to Douere held bir for lady.
I Whan f e lond gan hir loute, & alle was at hir wille,
fan bare scho fair ouer stoute, & wild vnto no skille.
For or fat jere was gon, scho bare bir so stoute,
fat fe Lundreis ilkon of London drof hir oute.
Maid forgh fe Lundreis fro London is hatched.
With hors & herncis Bristow has scho latched.

' Des riches & des pouers I leimperice dame rescen de
de communalte Eft Malde | gre. Gall. ' F. fro. What

Stephanus Rex. 121
What for ire & tene, & alle in euelle wille,
Scho stokked kyng Steuen, & fer did scho ille,
j\ OW turnes eft Mold to Wyncester fulle stoute, De Matil
de impera-
& Steuen out of fat hold quaintly skaped oute, trice.
Roberd went hir with, Malde's half brofer,
& f e kyng Dauid of Scotland was f e tofer.
At Wynchester gan scho duelle, biseged f e castelle :
fe Londreis herd it telle, & jared fam fulle welle,
With gode aparaile of alle fat fei mot gete,
f e sege fei gan assaile, & tok bir at f e mete.
Roberd fer was taken in to f e Londreis hand,
Bot Dauid was wele waken, be fled fast to Scotland,
Alle forgh Chestreschire, he fled to Loutbian.
A preste was with hire, fat Maid fro fam wan.
Maid & Roberd Louelle tille Oxenford fei fled,
& seised fe castelle, & Steuen fast him sped,
& gadred bim an oste, & went vnto Wilton,
& did reise in fat coste a stalworth donjon.
Maid wist fat fulle wele, hir barons fider sent,
)& Steuen left ilka dele, & to Northampton went,
Williara Marschalle o chance was taken at fat turne :
He gaf for his delyuerance f e castelle of Schirburne.
Folk bijond fe se, fat were of Steuen's kynde,
Tille him cora grete plente, & ofer fat fei mot fynde.
Steuen with his power tille Oxenford gan schake.
His sege he sej; plener, f e castelle forto take.
fe Emperice it held, was it f e wynter tide,
fe snowe lay in f e feld, f e water frese biside, fe

123 Stephanus Rex.
f e lady had defaute bofe of mete & drynk,
& scho dred fer assaute, hunger was at f e brynk,
Scho asked hir conseile, what was fer of to rede.
" Steuen wille vs traueile, & faraen vs to dede.
Non ne couth ne wild conseile on no partie.
Bo fe castelle to jeld, & ask f e kyng mercie.
fat ne wild scho nouht, hir herte was so stoute.
Bot heie now how scho wrouht, & how scho passed oute.
5 A fulle selcouth rede tok at hir owen berte,
Scho left for life no dede, ne colde fat was so smerte.
Sone after mydnyght, fat crowe suld f e cok.
In fe snowe for syght scbo jede out in hir sraok,
Ouere fe water of Temse, fat frosen was iys,
Withouten kirtelle or kemse, saue kouerchef alle bare vis.
To Walyngford scho wan, & fer scho left a while,
f e way scho jed & ran, on length it is ten mile,
& Steuen fe castelle wan of fam euer ilkon.
fei gelded it ilk man, ' wham dam Maid was gon.
Xn fis tyme had Steuen regned auht jere in alle,
Lered & lewed wefe euen, & pere & paringalle ;
So fat knyght & squiere, if \e\ powere mot make.
Of holy kyrkc pleynere tok fat fei mot take.
fe pape fan herd f e pleynt, he sent bider a legale.
At London fei wer atteynt, deere was mad for fate,
jif any lewed raan laid hand opon clerk,
Or witb ille on ran, fat of corun had merk,
He suld not escape, forgh bissbop granted fre,
Of non bot of f e pape myght he assoyled be,
' F. whan. ' f e

Stephanus Rex. ^^

fe kyng it was herd, & chastised his meyne,
& ofer afterward left of fer nycete,
X HER after half a jere fe clergie had gode pes,
fat noifer wo no werre non on fam gan pres.
Bot Geffrey of Maundeuile f e kyng Steuen him reft
His baronie, fat while robberie with Job was left.
f e abbay of Raraeseie bi nyght be robbed it,
f e tresore bare aweie with hand fei myght on hit.
Abbote & priour & monke fei did out chace.
Of holy kirke a toure to theft fei mad it place,
Roberd f e Marmion f e same wayes did he, DeRohertoMarmvon,
He robbed forgh treson f e kirke of Couentre.
Here now of feir schame, what chance bifelle.
f e story sais f e same, soth as f e gospelle.
f Roberd f e Marmyon he lepe vp on his stede,
forgh Couentre fat toun vnto fe kirke be jede.
He comandid his men, to dryue out f e couent,
f e godes him biken, fat fei mot tak or hent.
Whan fei had inouh, als raykelle as fei mot lede
fat fei of herneis droub, to go Jei gan fam spede.
He turned his bridelle wif querle, be wend away haf gone,
f e dede him smote to fe herte, word spak he neuer none.
S Geffrey of Maundeuile to fele wrouh he wouh, De g.
Maunde-
fe deuelle jald him his while, with an arowe on him slouh. "i'^-
fe gode bisshop of Chestre cursed fis ilk Geffray,
His lif out of fis estre in cursyng went away.
Arnulf his sonne was taken als thefe, & brouht in bond,
Befor fe kyng forsaken, & exiled out of fis lond. fe

124 Stephanus Rex.
f e marschalle of fam alle, Helys of Saynt Omere,
To ded fan gon he falle doun of his destrere.
f e maistir of fer pedaile, fat kirkes brak & brent,
& abbeis gan assaile, monkes sloub & scbent.
Was born in Pikardie, & bis name Reyuere,
In suilk felonie gadred grete auere.
He had what he wild, & was of wendyng jare,
& bad a schipe wele filled, ouer fe flode to fare.
fer in was wif & childe, & tresore wikly wonnen.
So com a tempest wilde, his schip had alle ouer ronnen,
f e maryner was ogast, fat schip fat wild not go,
Lotes did fei kast, for whora fei had fat wo,
f e lote felle on Reyuere, & on his wif also,
fris kast at tyraes sere, selle it on fara tuo.
pE schip man wist wele, fe tempest fat fara sraote,
For fara cora ilk a dele, he did fan tak a bote,
& did fam alle f erin, Reyner & his gode,
& whan fei were o tuyn, fer schip ferd on fe flode.
Reyner & bis wif doun tille belle fei sank.
For his wikked lif fe Deuelle gald him fat fank.
Xn bis tende jere a hatrex wex alle hote,^
fe kyng fulle austere ageyn Sir Hugh Bigote.
f e kyng did not wele, with f e wrong he wrouht ;
Amendes be mad som dele, bot of fe most right nought,
, f Rauf fe erle of Chestre, & fe kyng were wroth,
In his elleuend jere, fe wend haf acorded both

In

Stephanus Renf. 125
In alle maner of fing, fat Rauf felt him filed,
Bot here now how f e kyng Rauf f e erle begiled :
Unto Northampton Rauf to courte kam,
f e kyng, forgh treson, Rauf fer he nam, '
& held bim tUle be jald of Lyncolne f e castelle,
& plenerly baf he wald fe rentis fat ferto felle.
I f e tuelft jere of bis regne at jole he held bis feste
At Lyncolne, as in signe, fat it was his conqueste.
Sone after fat feste, fat he fer seysen tok,
f e courte, moste & leste, tille Arundelle fei schoke.
fat fe kyng was gone, Rauf herd sone say.
To Lyncoln forth on one Rauf fan tok bis way,
& reised a raangnel, to kast vnto f e toure,
f e burgeis were fulle felle, fei jald him bard stoure.
f e Gyour of bis oste at fat saut was slayn,
& Rauf, for alle his boste, fulle fast fled agayn.
X HE jere next on hand jede f e kyng of France Ecce kou-
To fe holy land, with his purueiance. masnatum
f e emperour with f o kynges went withouten grace,
f o & ofer lordynges mad f e grete manace,
Upon Gode's enmys forto tak vengeance,
fei saub fe payens of pris of so grete purueiance,
fe Cristen turned for drede withouten dynt of lance,
Bot here how f e poraile spede, God gaf fam fair chance.
f f e poraile fat went fider, fat had no spendyng,
fei suore fer oth togider, to lette for no fing,
To wend vnto Spayn, & tuo Citez fei wan.
fe Sarazins was fer wayn, & slouh fam ilk a man. fei

& fuga eo
rum.

126 Stephanus Rex*
fei jede fro lond to lond, & non ageyn fam stode.
f e better grace fei fond, fe ferrer fat fei jode.
Hidere com fat tif and fille ofer lordes manymo,
How raykelle grace Jei fand, fat durst f e Sarazins slo.
fe lordes mot baf schame, whan fei herd it telle,
fat dred for Gode's name, at home fei jede to Helle.

De morte XN his scxtend jere Steuen fat f e lond auht,
Matildis _ _ /-, ,
Imperatri- Maid scho died here, hir soule to God betauht.
eis, & de
forma scri- & hir sonne Henry to lond was be comen,
pti inter
Stephanum f e barons & f e clergy tille him alle f e nomen,
cum filium & with fe kyng Steuen fei held parlement,
Imperatri* ¦
•eis. fat Henry & he euen acorded or fei werit.
With skrite was set f e pes, & ordeynd forgh baroun,
fat Steuen tille his diges of Inglond suld bere coroun,
& his gyft certeyn be holden stabilly.
To Normundie ageyn suld turne fe duke Henry,
& Ingland alle holy after Steuen fe kyng
Suld turne to f e same Henry, withouten geynsaiyng.
& if fat Henry die, or Steuen mak his deses,
Henry heyr we seie salle haf fe lond in pes,
Coroun forto bere, as heyr & eldest sonne,
His heritage to were in right, als it was wonne,
So fat Steuen fe kyng, no non of his heyres.
For heritage no fing salle chalange fcr.feires.
fis dede was enseled bitaubt fam of S, Poule's,
fat wrong were not deled for drede of lif & soules.

Now

Henricus secundus Rex.
JN ow wendes duke Henry vrito Normundie,
Seysine has plenerly of alle his cheualrie,
& Steuen leues here, Inglond is his balie.
After in his frid jere Steuen fulle seke gan lie,
& in fat grete languour endid he his life,
Ninetene jere fe honour he kept in werre & strife,
At Fenersham he lis, at a heuen in Kent,
In an abbey of pris be founded with lond & rent.
& Maid fe Emperice fer fan is scho laid,
fat serued fer oflice to me, so fei said.
fe date a fousand right a hundreth ' & fifty,
fat Steuen to dede was dight, now comes fe secunde Henry.
^ OW is Steuen dede, & lies at Feuersbam,
fe barons fair red, & after Henry nara.
To London fei him brouht with grete solempnite,
fe popille him bisouht Jer kyng forto be.
fe day of Saynt Liger ' was Henry corouned kyng,
Thebaid of Canterber gaf hira f e coroune & fe ryng.
fis Henry was Maid sonne, f e erle wif of Aniowe.
fe Eraperice was wonne, & right heyre forto trowe.
For Henry doubter scbo was, & bis heyre forgh sight.
Now comes hir sonne in pas, Henry bir heyr forgh right.

m

Anno.
M". C°, E",

Hcnricns
secundus factus est
rex. ,

' Obiit re vera Stephanus rex
Oct. 25. 1 154. Ipsius autem re.
ginaMatildis defuncta est Maii
3°. 1152, apurfllediiingham ni.
mirum sive Hengham, vulgo
Heningham, elegans olim ca.

strum (notante Camdeno) Sf
Oxonios Comitum antiquam
habitationem, in agro Essexi.
ensi. * Oct. 2. Sed de tem.
pore Coronationis variant hi.
storici. Henry

128

Henricus secundus Rex,

Henry has four sonnes, & doubters bas he tuo.
As f e story mones, fese ere f e names of fo :
Henry & Richard, erle Geffrey & ' Jone,
* Ilkon afterward was kyng, & quene ' bot on.
Geffrey was no raore, bot erle of Bretayn :
& darae Helianore scho we quen of Spayn.
Dame * Jon was jongest, & lady of Cezile.
fer fader kyng richest lyuand in alle his while.
f fis ilk Henry is told Henry f e scecunde,
So riche a prince in wold in fis lond sifen non funde
Aniowe & Norraundie alle holy he held.
Of Gascoyne f e seignorie bowed vnlo his scheld.
Ilk a knyght & squiere, clerkes were to bira suorn.
fan was his Cbancelere Thomos of London born:
Saynt Thoma fader I fynd bight Thomas Beket,
In London of noble kynd, & maste of alle was let.
A riche man he was, mot spend fre hundreth pound :
Ersdeken his sonne Thomas of Canterbiri fat stound.
In alle manere cause be sought f e right in skille,
To gile no to fraude wild be neuer tille.

' John. ' Perperam. Nam
tres duntaxat reges erant, Gal.
fridus vero Britannice tantum.
modo Comes sive Dux, id quod
mox ipse notat Auctor, qui pro.
inde forsitan voluit, comitem
Mc loci pro regulo accipi. haud
enim aliud alibi etiam valet,
sicut ex Hemingo nostro colligi
potest. 3 Quin 8f hic etiam
auctor secus atque alii, qui do.

cent, tam Johannam quam S(
Elianoram reginamfuisse. Ad.
eo ut pro eorum sententia mox
/n/Va quene of Cezile |jro lady
of Cezile sit reponendum. id
quod etiam liquet ex Petri de
Langtoft Codicibus Gallicis, in
quibus, Alyenore sa fylle fu
Rayne de Espayne, Rayne de
Secylle Johane la fylle darayne.
•4 Joane. fe

Henricus secundus Rex.

129

fe Ersebissbop fat was fat tyme died he,
fe Erresdeken Thomas was sacred in his se.
Wele mayntend he holy kirk, & alle f e dignite.
With fe lawe to wirke mayntend f e ordine.
If any raan mad pleynt of clerk for hastiuenesse,
Or if fei were atteynt in ofer wikkednesse,
Thomas suffred nouht ' deke to be alle scbent,
Ne to fe lay courte be brouht to tak fer jugement,
Bot tille holy kirke, of whom he bare f e merke,
& at fat lawe to wirke, if he were ordeynd clerke.
fe k^ng for fat cheson wrathed with Thomas.
Here now f e reson, whi fat wreth first was.
Clerkes often tide mlsdo blithely,
For deynoushede & pride, & for fer state is by :
fei passe mesure & right, forto haf fer wille,
& whan fei ere in roygbt, wille fei kepe no skille.
For fei wille vnderfong a fulle gre emprise,
& susteyn it with wrong, with sleiht & quaintise.
f o fat felt fam greued, of fer wikked dedis,
To lordes, fat fei to cbeued, pleyned fei most nedis.
fat suilk was not lees, it com to f e kynge's ere,
He coraanded his pes to lered and lewed fat were.
& if a clerke men founde in his lond fat reft,
fbrgh slaubter or wounde, or forgh ofer theft,
Men suld schewe his guilte in fe courte of lay,
& fer be saued or splite, bot Thomas said him nay.
Thoraas said fe kyng, fat othe suld be wele loke,
fat he suore atfe gynnyng, whan be fe coroune toke.

Sanctus Thomas
factus est
archiepis- copus Can-
luar.

Ecce con
troversia orta est in
ter regem
& clerum.

Ecce de
clero per
totum.

Vol. I.

' L. clerke.'

f orgk

130

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" forgh God I Jie forbede to chalange any clerke
" In lay courte for non nede, of holy kirke has merke;
" Ne fe franchise fordo, fat it ouh to balde,
" Bot tille fat courte com to, of whilk he is membre caldc.
? fis was at Clarendoun, fat Thomas gaf respouns,
& sifen to Nartbamptonn Thomas com eft sons,
Delyuer his clerkes fro dome, bot no grantise was.
Wherfor to f e courte of Rome fan kalled S. Thoracis.
Thoraas toke f e way, & passed ouer f e se,
fe kyng Henry herd say, his messenger sent he.
'  hop Rogere of jork fan kept f e se,
 his powere corouned forto be,
 oy nt also witb wrong, fei mad alle mirie.
Tille Thomas felle it to Je kirk of Canterbirie."
Whan Thomas it wist, be did mak a cursyng,
Roger be cursed first, fat corouned Je jong kyng,
& alle Jat wer him with, orin bis courte wer sene,
Saue fe kyng had grith, his childre & fe quene.
To Thomas fe kyng bisouht, fe bishop to assoile,
Bot Thomas wild noub, bot forgh grace of fe apost oiie.

' Torn off. But the sense,
notwithstanding, is plain, es
pecially if the passage be com
pared with the French, which
is thus : Ceo fu a Claringdoun,
ou Thomas ad parlez, Et a
Norhampton vint il altre feez,
Delluerer ses clers, mes rien
luy fu grantez. A la courte de
Rome ad Thomas appellez.
Thomas deuers la courte va la

mere passer, Et le Reis Henry
fet maintenaunt maunder. Ler.
ceuesqe de Euerwik son noun -
fu Roger, Et son fiz Henry le ¦
fist corouner, Et oyndre en
Reis, le regne pur [the word
pur is wanting in Mr. Anstis's
Copies'^ gouerner. Toit fist a
Thomas, ke. fust outre mere.
Kar pur veir a luy appent cel
mester, Wher-

Henricus secundus Rex.

131

Wherfor fekyng wex wroth, & Thomas did exile,
His kynred lefe & loth he did fleme & reuile,
f f e kyng suld haf no plight, fat Thomas so was dede,
He said bot tille a knyght, fat Thomas him misbede ;
& if be had bad men, as he wend, of renoun,
fei suld baf venged bim of suilk a clergioun.
Foure kyngtes it herd withouten any more,
To Canterbiri fei ferd, & sloub. Thomas right fore'.
I Who so wille wit fis chance his lif & his languour ;
& bow fekyng of France did bim grete honour ;
& how fepape sent his bulle with a legate ;
& bow, or be went, be sercbed alle fe state;
& how at Pountney fe angelle to bim said ;
& how alle his kynde exile was on Jam laid ;

De morte
Sancti
Thomte,

' In the Cathedral Church at
St. Rennet's Altar^ as even
Rastall takes notice, in his
most wonderfull rare Chroni-
cle, lent me by the curious and
ingenious Mr. John Murray.
f Also (faith he) for dyuers
actes that the kynge procured
to be made agayne the lybertes
saynt tho- "^ ^he churche. There
mas of fell a great debate
Gaunter- betwene hym and
buryslayne. Thomas then Arche-
byshop of Canterbury | thatthe
byshoppe fled vnto Rome. But
after whanThomas came agayne
to Gaunterbury. iiii, of the

kynges knyghtes because the
kyng beyng in Normandye
I they harde the kyng say these
wordes [ if he had any men
about hym | he had ben a veng.
ed vpon that traytour longe or
that tyme. Therfore these
knyghtes came fro the kynge
beynge in Normandye ] and
slewe this Thomas in the cathe
drall church in Canterbury at
saynt Benet^s auter : whiche
Thomas is nowe by the churche
canonysed for a holy saynt | &
dyuers myracles auctorysed by
the churche that god hathe
shewed for hym.
Kg &

132

Henricus secundus Rex.

Dc falsi^
tate Scot
torum,

Captus est
rex Scot
torum,

& how feapostoile laid on fam grete payn,
Or he wilde fam assoile, fat bad Thomas slayn j
& how for holy kirke be suffred passion,
& bow God dos wirke in scbrine fer he is doo ;
Open his boke & se, for fer in ere fei writen,
Meruailes grete plente, fat fele of vs ne witen,
X^OMEN is tifing, f e bishop slayne is Ik-,
& f e jonge kyng is went oner f e se,
Of Alnaarle erle William witb f e kyng was Jen,
Tuo castels he nam open f e Frankis mpn .
Of Almarle in fe castelle fre lordes be toke,
Of messengers fulle suellehe sent bider to loke
Untille Inglond, of Flandres men fulle ille,
In warde or in bond in prison leue fei stille.
I fe fader kyng Henry in herte had be payn,
& anguised greuosly, fat Thomas was so slayn,
WilUam f e Scottis kyng therfor was fulle blithp,
fat Henry had ille Hkyng, werre on him gan he kilhtv
Burgh bis way* beforn he sescd fat kastelle,
Mulgard forgh him was lorn, Prudbow saued welle.
His wsay left he nouht, tille he com tille Alnwik,
fer was he taken, & brouht io Richemunde also quik..
Richard fe Moruile knyght of gode renoun,
Richard Com^n fat while with bira cora to fe toun.
fe Northren so wele stode in treuth to fe kyng Hciiry.-
faf gyftes be gaf fam gode, & fat was largely.
So fat alle fe tofer com vntille his grith
Of lordes on & ofer, & fayn to hold him with.

Contek

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133

Contek in conntes alle was peysed wele,
Baret of baron feez forgyuen ilkadele.
fan was Inglond in pes & charite,
& alle in Henry gracious kyng & fre.
In his nientend jere of his regalte,
Henry bis sonne his pere was jit ouerfe se.
fe kyng sister of France Henry allied hira to,
Here of a desceyuance fei conseild hira to do.
fe erle Philip of Flandres gaf hira in conseile,
& Thebaid of Plesence egged to fat tirpeile,
Ageyn his fader to rise, fer he had no right ;
f e kyng of France & hise hight hira alle his myght.

De consilio
& falsi'.ate
Franco
rum.

W HAN fe fader wist Je sonne wild werre on hira, De remota
I blame him not if him list turne ageyn fulle gtim. per Henri-
For fani of Scotland he sent Williara & Dauid his brof er,
Tille blifely fei went, & with fam many ofer.
f e erle of Leycestre f e osle alle did he guye,
Of werre he was fer maistre, dight fam to Normundie.
1 Whan fei were vp aryucd^ fei fond Jer far chance :
fat reame was biseged with f e power of France,
Henry chaced his sonne forgh force fro toun to touiij
fe kyng of France eftsonne left tent & pauilloun.
Philip of Flandres fleih & turned sonne fe bak,
& Thebaid nouht ne deib, schame of fara taen spak.
Fro toun to toun of reme f e Frankis did fci fle,
Ouertok il to jeme, & saued fat cite,-
K 3 Our

^3* Henricus secundus Rex,
Our Inglis duelled fer, vnto fe pes were pleyn,
f o fat fer were beforn. wUd no more com ageyn.

Reversi XN fe moneth of May our Inglis of was jare,
Angliam, Vpon fe first day tille Inglond forto fare,
Fulle sone f e jong kyng witb gode man fat wer gayn
Purueid his wendyng, & Richard fitz Alayn,
fe duke of Peiters, & fe erle of Bretayn,
fise & ofer pers to sauhtillyng did fer paya.
fise o"n knees gan falle bifore fe kyngis face,
For luf fei praied him alle to grante fe kyng his grace,
" jour wrath him forgyue, f e trespas to amend,
" In pes witb jow fo lyue, & at jour conseil descend,
fe sonne cam also suife, & cried bis fader mercy.
f e kyng ferof was blif e, forgaf bim gentilly ;
& be with scrite & otb mad obligacion,
fat for leue no loth, forgh conseile of treson,
Suld werre on him begynne, bi water ne bi lond,
Ne his pes breke no luynne, f e sonne fertille bim bond.
In alle fis sauhtillyng bituex f e fader & f e sonne
Com f e Scottis kyng, & asked Henry a bone
Of grantise of grace, to baf his seignorie.
Bifor alle in fat place be gaf it bim blifely.
fan wer boJe f e kynges brouht alle tille euen,
& pesed in alle f inges, f anked be God of heuen.

fan

Henricus secundus Rex,
J?AN said Sir Henry, nedes burd bim wende
To France & Ntwrmundic, to witte a certeyn ende.
At Parys wild he be, at fer parlement,
fer wille waid he se, to wliat fei wild consent.
At fe duzepers fe sothe wild be wile,
& on what maners, & wbarto be suld lite,
& wbedir fei wild to werre, or fei wild nouht.
Or alle in luf iperre fat fing fat fei had wrouht,
f He sauh wele bi signe, he droub fast tille dde,
Long myght he not regne, ne oil bis lif helde.
Wherfor Henry said be wild, or he went,
fat fe sumrae wer laid of his testament.
Liste & I salle rede fe parcelles what amountes.
If any man in dede wiile keste in a countes.
oEX fousand marke tille Acres did bc fend,
Ageyn his comyng fider«, bi marcbandz so he wend.
Fifty fousand marcs bad he lent abbeis,
fat wer in pouerte, vp fam forto reise,
Alle Jat was gyuen, & befor band lent,
Jat was not in cofre, whan be raad testament.
Of Jat fat was in cofre, & in his cofines,
He mad his testament, als did oJer pilgrimcs.
f To Waltham jede Je kyng, his testament to make,
& Jus quathe he his Jing, for bis soule saKe.
II To temples in Acres be quath fiue fousand marke,
& fiue thousand to fe hospitale, for fei were in karke.
f To f e folk fat duelled, Acres forto fcnde,
Ofer fiue fousand marke he gaf fam to spende.
K 4 I Tille

135

De testa-
mento Her -
ricisecundi, facto apud
Waltham,
per totum.

136 Henricus secundus Rest.
I Tille ofer houses ef fe cuntre fiue fousand marke bc gaf,
Tille heferaites & tille seke men, & ofer of suilk raf.
f Tille monkes & to Chanons, fat were in Inglond,
Fiue fousand marke resceyued fei of his hoiid.
f To f o of fat religion, fat werie in Normundie,
Fiue fousand mark vnto fer tresorie.
f & to meselle houses of fat same lond,
Jre fousand mark vnto fer spense he fond.
f To ladies of habile, Vilers & Mortayn,
He gaf tuo hundreth mark, I trowe fei were fayn.
f To f o religiouses fat wiere in Gascoyne,
He gaf a Jousand mark, withouten essoyne.
f To Jam of Founz Eberard, Jer his body lis,'
He gaf tuo Jousand mark, fo ladies of pris.
H To f e ladies of Bretayn, men calle Seynt Suplice,
He gaf a hundreth mark, to mend fer office.'
f To fe houses of Chartres tuo fousand mark bi counte,
& fre fousand mark to fe order of Grant raounte.
f To f e ordre of Cisteaus he gaf tqo fousand mark,
fe ordre of Clony a fousand, to lay vp in arke,
f fe ordre of Premonslere tuo hundreth mark fei bad.
To Je ladies of Markayne a bundreb mark fei lad.
f To Je bouses of Arroys, fat ere bijond fe se,
Tuo hundreth. mark forgh testament gaf be.
? To women of Inglond, of gentille lynage,
A hundeith mark of gold, to Jer mariage,
I To gentille, & tille of eh-, fat were in Norraundie,
X hundreth nyirk of gold fei bad to fer pattie.

To

Henricus secundus Rex.

1S7

? To gentille women of Aniowe, of non auancmicnt,
A hundreth mark of gold vnto fam was sent.
Withouten fis testament fat be did writen,
&fe grete tresore tille Acres was witen,
& fat be lent religiouse to bring fam aboue,
Fourty fousand mark he gaf for Gode loue.
W HAN f e kyng Henry had mad his t:estament,5
He dight his oste redy, & io Parys went.
Fro , . erwent to Douere fat best wer worf i
With  went fei ouer, atired richeli.
fa  nd f e folk in Parys, fat fei wele herd,
With so fayre folk of pris neuer to prince ferd.
Of f e kyng of France he asked amendment,
fe duzepers for chance fei ros with on assent,
& in fer conseile kaste fer chance on ilk side,
fei acordid at fe laste, fat pes mot best betide.
Whan pes was set certeyn bituex f o kynges tueyd,
)& Normundie forgh seyen, tille Inglond he tok f e weye.
Xn f e jere afterward at midsoraet men teld,
fekyng in Oxenford his parlement held.
Bi his writte he sent after kyng WiUiam :
William dight bim & went, tille Oxenford h* cam,

' Kaunt le Rey Henry ad
fet son testament, Al parle
ment de Fraunce son chemyn
pnprent. Touz les melz va-
nez [sive yauez] de Doner a
DervTfint Sunt oue [sive ouf]

le Rey alez, atyrez richementw
Dount par my Parys est dist
communement, Ke vnkes vi
rent Reis oue si [sive ouf ly]
heie gent, Petri nostri ex.
emplaria Gallica.

138

Statutnm
factum in
ter Angli
am & Sco
ciam per
assensum.

Henricus secundus Rex.
& suore to kyng Henry f e next Assumpcion,
fat was of our Lady, suld com to jork bis toun,
& bring fider his clergie of Scotlond fe barons.
He did so certeynlie fe day of his somons.
fer fei mad ilkon homage & feaute,
Not to f e fader alle on, bot tille his heir suld be,
& obliged fara with scritte, byngand ilk a seale,
fat fer dede was perfite, & his horaage leale.
& f e kirke of Scotland tp Canterbirie ore se
Obliged fam & band, as to fer priraalte;
& if f e Scottis kyng raistake in any braide
I Of treson in any f yng, ageyn Henry forsaid,
Tbe barons & f e clergie in on wer alle schryuen,
Vnto kyng Henrie ageyn Williara suld be gyuen.
& if it so betide, fat any thefe or feloun
Fle fro Inglond side to Scotlond regioun,
Bot be mak fam to wite, whi fat he is comen,
fat fe courte may hira quite o chance if he be noraen.
If he be els funden, for thefe tald & hpnt,
Tille Inglond brouht alle bunden, & fer baf jugeraent.
f Als if it so be, of Scotlond skape a thefe,
& tille Inglond fle, als a felon grcfe,
Bot if he to fer baylifes mak his sikernesse,
fat fei wille hira raaynpis, if he wer cald to stresse,
If he folowand were souht for fat felonie,
Ageynto Scotland be brouht, & fer hapged Jiic.

Whaa

Henricus secundus Rex,
Whan fis fing was grant, Henry dred disceite,
He wild, fat bis conant were holden stable & streite,
He sesed fiue castels, & held fam in bis wage,
Foure erles & sextene kynghtes ferfor in bis ostage,
Ilkon of fe knyghtes had a barony,
fei & alle fer rightes were don in his mercy.
1 Whan Henry for his owen bad holden fat seignorie,
& fe dede was knowen f orgbout Albanie,
f e castels & ostagers he. jald forgh curteysie,
& ' with" William witb chartre bond bim tille Henrie,
fat he & his heires, & alle fer progenie
Of Scotlond, suld hbld of Henry certeynlie
& of alle his heires, & com to fer crie.
& homage & feaute to raak fara redie.
Whan fis was set & stabled, & pes cried on hii,
Henry fe jong kyng jede to Normundie,
& died * fer fat jere, & biried solemplie.

139

' Abesse malim. Nam exem.
plaria Gallica, par chartre en
sele leReydescoz selye,2.e.^er
chartam sigillatamRex ScocicB
seipsum obligavit. ' His death
was much lamented by his Fa.
ther, notwithstanding he had
been a disobedient Son ; which
disobedience arose (in a great
measure)out of discontent, that
his Father had abandon'd his
[young Henry' s'] Mother, [Q.
Eleanor,) and given himself up
intirely (as it were) to the Will

of the fine young Wench Ro.
samond, a thing that struqk al
so very much upon the young.
King's Brothers, Richard and
John. For zohich reason it is,
that we havethisPassage inRa-
stall's Chronicle : This kyng»
henry let crowne henry hig
eldyst Sonne kynge of Eng
lande I and went hym selfe
' into Normandye | but his
son henry dyed before his fai^
ther I and therfore he is nat
accounted in the nombre of-
kynges

"0 Henricus secundus Rex.
Whan fis jong kyng was dede & laid in graue,
Fro Jerusalem com tiyng, fat help burd it haue.
VV HAT tyme in Jerusalem ' wad dede a douhty kyng,
(Was blode non of his teme, bot a raayden jing)
Dc Balde- Baldcwyu fe raeselle, his name so bight,
Vpino Icpro-
so, & Wil- Noble kyng & lele, & wele jemed bis right,
lelmo Ac-
quitaniiE, ' Neucr in bis lyue he lese a fote of lond,
pro auxilio
in Artgii- The Sarazins gan bim dryue, fei were him euer fleand.
am veni-
«Hte, For foule meselrie he comoud with no man,
Sarazin wilh maistrie neuer nouht of hira wan.
Wilh bim was a knyght, & vnder him chefetayn,
& name couth of raygbt, William of Aquilayn.
Whan Badwyn was dede, be weddid f e mayden jing,
f orgli f e Cristen rede WilUam was chosen kyng.
For fis bold Baldewyu Cristen men gan morne,
Gode hap had fe Sarazin ageyn on vs to turne.
fe Sarazins oiTvs cam, our Cristen foue gan felle,
So fat kyng William no langere fer durst duelle.
Bode com to fis lond, for lielp & socour,
Kyng Henry he fond, & schewed hira alle his stour,
How fe fais soudan destroied alle fe lond,
Slouh ilk Cristen raan, or els in prison bond,

kynges of Englande. Thi«
Henry his son and his. ii.
bretherne | John | & Ry.
charde | made warre agaynst
theyr father. Some say the
cause of the warre Was be

cause the kynge imprisoned
Elynor his wyfe | whiche
was kept in prison tyll the.
kynge dyed | and he kept the
wcnche Rosamonde,
. ' Pro, was. " Jer-

Henricus secundus Rex. HI,
" ferfore I pray to jow, haste fat je wer comen,
" Bi fis is Acres now biseged, or alle nomen,
\ Whan fe kyng it herd, he wept with his ine, Rex laeri.
matus est,
fe Cristen so misferd, fe Sarazins did so pyne.
He said, " My sonne, myn heyre, fat was corouned late,
" Of his lif was my speyre, he myght haf taken fe gate.
" Bot now is he dede, myn heyre fat bare coroune,
" ferfor I kan no rede, I doute me of tresoune.
" For if I were of lond, fe werre suld sone bigynne,
" Aliens suld sone fond, our heritage to wynne,
" Richard my sonne is knyght, with me wild he go,
" Sone suld we lese our right, if we were fer fer fro.
" Fayn I wild purueie for Acres, fat cite
" Ordeyned wer som weie, how it mot saued be,
William tok his leue at our kyng Henry,
Giftes wele to leue he had richely.
He went to fe kyng of France, & schewed bim his resons^
forgh fer ordenance fer duzepers gaf respons.
Bifor Sir William fe duzepers gaf ansuere,
" It er bot tuo kyngdams on fis half Grece to were.
" France & Inglond fise tuo regions, Responsio
Francorum
" & er in diuerse lond, & in sere bandons : WiUeimo
AquitanisB
" Henry in Inglond wonnes, & has tresore inoub, pertotiuo
" Richard & Jon his sonnes fulle felle, & wille non bouh.
" & if fat je were gone, & we went with jow,
"fat Richard & Jon wille waken vn mykelle wouh.
" Bot whan kyng Henry & bis sonnes wille go,
" We salle be redy, forto wend witii fo, William

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4

William went ageyri' vnto Jerusalera,
Of fise kynges tueyn was jit no bote o beame.
XXENRY for his trespas did fulle grete honour
To fe martir Saynt Thomas, for mercy & socour.
Sex jere sifen lyued be in wo & sorow soure.
He went ouer fe se, & lay in grete langoure.
In grete sekenesse & hard be lay in Norraundie :
Tille hira cora his sonne Richard, forsoth, fulle kyndelie,
& wlian Henry suld diie'Richard forgh blissyng bond,
He suld his cheualrie vse in feholy lond,
" I salle leue fe inouh for to do with alie,
" Fader," he said, " for jow certes fider I salle.
Whan be had regned bere, & felt of fele assaies,
' Foure & tuenty jere sex monethes & tuelf dayes,
Mortnnsest No more of bim to seie, be died sone afterward,
Henricus
secundus, Hc ligges in an abbeie, raen calle be Founz Everard,
Anno Do- "^ J r
mini. M». c. A f ousaud & a hundred fe dete fourscore & nyne.
So many jers it pundred, whan be passed fis pyne.
In a monetb rairie, Septerabre fe gynnyng,
Baudwyn of Canterbirie cora to coroune f e kyng.
Richard at Loudoun, opon a Sonenday,
Corpnacip At Westraynstre tok fe coroun, of jork bishop Geffray
card? apid Was scut after fat tyde, hira felle to be fe tofer,

Londo-
D'am,

Opon fe fadere side be was Richarde's brofer.

' Lege, Foure & thritty cSfc.
Nam, Apres. xxx, iiii. annz.
vi. mays, xii. jours Du regalte
ReyHenrycessaynt see labours.

II gist al Fount Ebrard en
labbeye de sorours in MSS.
Gallicis. Richard

Ricardus Rex. 1*3
Richard his pallion bi raessengere did com,
& his confirmacion fro fe courte of Rome.
I Comen er to kyng Richard bofe erle & baroun,
fat bad fe lond in ward forgh out f e regioun,
Knyghtes & burgeis, serganz als was resoun,
Homage to raak alle weis fat felle.; vnto fe coroun.
fe pes did he crie, & purueid warnisoun,
fe Sarazins forgh raaistrie haf won Acres toun.
Inglis & Norraantj knyghtes for rewardoun.
With Richard ere in conant ageyn Sarazins feloun.
His fader left hira inoub, peny es grete foysoun,
f fat he fe way not widrouh opon his benisoun.
fe kyng of France was we/it to Saynt Denys to bolde
His priue parlement, & fer one bim it tolde, Eccede
fat Richard priuely his purueiyance did gynne regis' Fm'*-

Opon f e paemy, fe lond Surrie to wynne.
To Paris turned fe kyng, for J>at ilk sawe,
& fer a samenyng his barons fider gan drawe.
He bisouh in fam alle, to conseil at fat nede,
What help mot best falle, for f e Sarazins drede,
& teld fam an outrage, fat Richard fe kyng,
Wille stele fis viage, withouten ray wityng,
Loke how kyng Philip said vncurteisly,
Dayet haf his lip, & bis nose f erby,
Forto fat parlement com Richard raessengefs,
fat to Philip wer sent, & to f e duzepers,
f e naraes of fara fat cam was f e erle of Peiters,
Of Almarle erle William, & an erle Rogers,

ciae.

Lucas

144

Ricardus Rex.

Nuncium Ricardi
editum in
Curia regis
Franciae,

Lucas de Lucie, & Roberd de Coynguers,
fise grete Philip of France, & alle his conseilers,
X HE erle of Almarle said, " Richard our Inglis kyng
" His luf is tille jow laid, & luf is bis gretyng,
" fat je wille tak to hette, f e grete noyse & crie
" Fro Acres fat comes so smerte, lorn is so doelfuUie.
" Our Cristen men ere lorn, fe Sarazins alle aboue,
" ferfor Richard beforn praies jow for loue,
" For him fat on fe croice died for mankynde,
" Bes bofe at a voice, in one jour wille be my nde,
" To help fe Cristen men, fat Jhesu Criste bouht,
" Ageyn fe oste paen, fat bim lufed neucr nouht.
'¦ Richard him atires, his willo ferto is fest,
*' So mykelle he fider desires, fat he may haf no rest.
" If je of him haf help, & be for jow socour,
" Alle fis wprld salle jelp of jour grete honour,
t Whan fe duzepers herd fe bodword of Richard
To Philip, fei ansuerd, " his sond je salle reward,
*' He bedes jow luf inoub, je Jank him of bis sond.
•' So noble bot on of jow is nou, be water no land.
" Richer kyng is non in fis world bot je,
*' No valianter of hon in Cristendara als he.
" Large er fo londes, fat hia eldres wonnen,
*' fe dedes of fer hondes forgh reames er ronnen.
" Siluer he has inouh, his fader has bim fonden
" Knyghtes to do bis proub, with skrite tille him er bonden.
*' To whom Acres salle be jolden also tite,
" His felauschip to fle, to God je do despite, Pilip'

Jiicardus Rex.
XlLIP sent agoyn to Richard curtc}ly
Bode.bi fo certeyn, said often grant .mercy,
& fanked bim bis gode wille, & bis noble sond,
& be wild fulfille, & at bis myght suld fond,
& sent Richard to say, fe next Marche folowand
He suld take fat way, if wynde wild witb bim stand.
At Marsile to aryue, if be of lif had space,
& if fe wynde wild dryue, forgh myght & Gode's grace.
He praied Richard fe kyng, & alle his men of Gode,
To leue for no preching, fat way fat Jei ne jode,
1 Whan Richard bad conceyued, Jat Philip Jerto stode.
His raobles on siluer reised forgh Inglond alle his gode,
Rentes & som feez be comandid to selle,
fat burgh no Citez of tallage suld non telle,
fe tende suld be noubt, no Je tuende non make,
fe bisshop of Durham bouht Saberg, with fe wapentake.
f e bissbop of Wynchestre at fe kyng be bouht
Two maners tille his estre, & Richard wisly wrouht.
For be wele vnderstode of tallage was grete drede,
It suld neuer do gode, ne fer withalle suld spede.
Naraely to f e holy lond, fider he fouht to go.
In tallage non he bond, ne robbed ne did wo.
He sent to f e Scottis kyng, fat he suld com & do,
& mak pes for fat fing, fat be was balden to.
f fe raonetb of Nonembre, after Albalwcraesse,
fat wele is to reraerabre, cora kyng Williara alle fresse,
Batand to Canterbiri, & fer jald bim bis fee.
Kyng Richard our sire homage & feaute

145
Responsio
regis Fran-
corum.

Vendldit
mobilia &
maneria.

De homa
gio & obli-
gacione
r.'gis Scot
torum.

Vol. I.

•Sic, X4

He

^'^^ Ricardus Rex.
He mad for alle f o landes, fat be of Inglond held,
& tille fe pes he standes, fat bowes tille his scbeld,
jit of penyes rounde to Richard gan he hede
Sexti fousand pounde, to raende his raisdede.
& Richard on fis wise forgaf it Williara so.
To saue fat seruise, fat Malcolrae was wone to do
Unto fe Inglis kynges, as right was & skille,
& do alle f e comynges, whan bodword com fam tUle,
To London forto com, whan parlement suld be,
Als custom was wonne, & tak fer his liuere,
& Richard als quik jald to kyng William
Rokesburgb & Berwik, fat be in bis hand nam.
Williara tok bis leue, his way to Scotland ches,
Wele mot William cheue, & alle fat lufes pes.

terrae.

stabiiivit J\.YNG Richard jit duellis, & purueis him to fare,
j usf itiarios
& custodes & mykelle fing sellis, siluer forto jare.

Wardans sette be stable, trewe raen at bis raygbt,
fat neuer lufed fable, bot raayntend pes & right.
Sire Huge of Durham, bissbop & man worf i :
An ofer Sir William, bisshop of Ely.
fise suld kepe fe lond, & fe dignites,
Justises tille fara be bond, to kepe f e lawes & feez ;
Huge Bardolf fulle fers, Williara Marschalle his pere,
Geffrey le fitz Pers, William dela Bruere :
fi.se were mayntenours, to sustene f e coroun,
& rigl.lfulle gouernours fe folk in feld & toun.
S Now I as he brought to stalle, bis lond stabled redy,
& now with his folk alle, he wendis to Normundy, &

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& fer he purueis him tille Acres & Sully.
On Gode's enmys grim he gadres gode party.
In f e cite of Rouban his jole feste he held
With many douhty raan, & knyghtes gode of scbeld.

Applicuit
in Nor-
inaoniam^

PE Monenday fat felle to be next after f e tuelft day,
fe kyng of France & be, at fe riuer of S. Ryraay,
Held a parlement, gode sikernes to make,
fat bofe with on assent f e way suld vndertake.
Ilkon sikered ofer wilh scrite & seale f erby,
Togidere suore fam brefer, wherfor f e clergy
Gaf a grete cursyng ou whilk of fam so brak,
Bigan a wikked fing, fat euelle bituex fam spak.
1 Now is Philip certeyn, be gos to S, Deny,
& Richard turnes ageyn, to dight his nauy.
He serches ilk coste of alle bis seignorie,
f e Guyours of his oste, fise wer withouten lie :
fe Ersebissbop of Anxus, danz Guard of renoun,
With anofer bissbop, Bernard of Bayoun,
& Richard de Cameuile, & Roberd du Sabloun,
& Williara de Fortiz was lord of Oleroun,
fise gouerne fer nauie, now ere fei in fe se,
Toward f e paemie, fider fei jerned to be.
Richard said fam his wille, " mariners if je moun,
" Ary ues in to Marsille, with Gode's benisoun.
fis was fe first woke of fe passion,
As I on on boke gan loke, f e oste clerke & baron
Wer sailand in fe se toward Marsille fat toun.
Help fam feir fei wild be Criste & Say Simioun,
1.2

Modo pa-
raverunt se
ad terram
sanctam.

fei

^48 Ricardus Rex,
fei had in fer route a hundreth schippes & im,
Bot God fei had no doute, ne no defaute of men.

Ecce mira
culum &
de maris

yjN f e fifte day changed fer wynde,
perkuio. ^^ J'^™ I'^ right way, to wend fe wer blynde.
fe right se of Bretayn, fer out were fei went,
In to f e se of Spayn w^er dryuen in a torment
Among f e Sarazins, bot God, fat grace fam lent,
Saued fam alle f o tymes fro fer encumberment.
Ten schippes Mer dryuen, forgh ille auisement,
forgh a tempest ryuen, fe schipraen held fam scbent.
On fer was on depe kroken & alle fo rent,
fe nien God gan kepe, fat grace he fam sent.
Eft God fei bisouht, to saue fam in fat cas,
Sanely to hauen be brouht, for luf of S. Thomas,
fat fiar holy kirke suffred martirdara,
& God for fara gan wirke, ber how a voice cara.
A schip fer was of London, richely atired,
A hundreth fer in fondon, to serue God desired,
Biside fam on fer schip com a bissbop doun,
f e mast in hand gan kip, with croice & pallioun,
& a kyng fe sibi, of gold scbone his coroun,
A nofer bissbop fara bi, f e first said bis sermoun.
fan said f e Ersbisshop to Londreis wordes suete,
" I am Thomas jour hope, to whora je crie & grete,
" Martir of Canterbire, jour bale salle I bete.
" Seynt Edraunde fe martire his help I jow bete,
" fe bissbop S, Nicholas, wbos help is ay redie
" To schipraen in alle cas, whan fei on him crie,

f'We

Ricardus Rex, '^^
" We fre haf fe ward of God & our ladie,
" f e schippes of kyng Richard to kepe & jow fam bie.
After fis biheste, fat Thomas to fam said,
Sone alle fe tempest in a throwe was laid.
fise nine schippes gan ride fer wyld wynd fam driue,
fei ne wist to what side, ne what hauen in to riue.
A.T Leons sur le Rone was Philip & Richard, De Johan
na, sorore
fei spak & mad fer mone, what hauen fe mot toward. sua.
In alle f e cuntre forgh so grete folk mot men se,
fat nouf er cite ne burgh raygbt fei in herberd be.
Philip toward Gene his oste did alle go,
& Richard oste bidene at Marsille left alle f o.
f To raete on a while fe trompes blowe alle clere,
Batand fro Cezile com him a raessengere.
Fro fe quene dara Jone, his awen sister dere,
Bifor fara euerilkone he told kyng Richere,
Dede is kyng William, fat regned in Cezile,
fat Jone fe lady nara, he lyued bot a while.
fat erle is of Tancre, Geffrey a doubty knyght,
& valiant raan of dede, & to f e coroun has right,
He regnes after hira, & late had fe coroune.
To Jone be is fulle grira, & haldes bir in prisoune.
Herfor kyng Richard wratbes him & sais,
" Dight vs fider ward our busses & galais,
" Mi sister I wille out wyn or I ferrer go.
" Bot he bigyn Cezile he turnes fro,
" & bot he wille with pes acorde in reson,
" It salle rewe him fat res, fat he to Jone has done^
I. .5 f e

150

Ricardus ttex.

M°. C',
LXXXX".

Hic venit
OctobonusCardinalis
ad Regem
Ricard lun.

f e date was a fousand a hundreth & ninetie,'
fat R. was sailand toward paeraie.
I fe seuent day of heruest, in fat ilk jerc,
fat I rak^nd last, writen abouen here,
fat Richard turned to Gene, & whan he com to lond^
Pbilip was mykelle to mene, R, seke hira fond.
Bot raykelle he comfortid him, & sifen tok bis leue,
Toward Cezile fulle grira, fe kyng be fouht to greue.
f Whan his flete was alle at Tibre euerilkone,
f e pape a cardinalle sent Sir Octobone.
What Richard spak, & he conseile is & was.
To me it is priue, I saub it in no pas.
fer duellid R. schip fre daies to gesse,
Bi fat was kyng Philep risen of his sekenesse,
& was in Cezile ariued at Mescbyne,
& after in a while com R. euen as lyne,
fe day of f e croice, in f e heruest tide.
Right als Gode's voice bad ordeynd him to ride.
Were f o schippes nine, fat R. wend baf lorn.
In fe hauen of Mescbyne ariued litille beforn.
It was a Gode's grace, f at fat ilk nauie
Ariued in fat place, fer Richard suld lie.

Misit nun
cium ad
Tancredumllegem.

X HRE days in fat cite duellid kyng Richard,
To f e kyng of Tancre he sent his letter hard.
" To deliuer bis sister Jon out of his prison
" Men raad tille bira grete raone, it was without reson.
" Bot he deliuer bir rae witb luf, at my praiere,
" fat tyme salle he se, scho salle be bouht folle dere.

I fis

Ricardus Rex. 1^1
5 fis kyng of Tancrede be was a wys knyght,
He sauh it was to drede, & he did not alle right.
He sauh Richard an ired, & bis mykelle myght,
His folk armed & tired, & ay redy to fight.
He sent his sister Jone with mykelle honeste.
With his barons ilkone, to Mischines fat cite„
Pbilip was curteise, ageyn dame Jone he jede,
Tille hir brofer paleise with grete bontiur did lede.
JVN ilde was fer biside, fat a Sarazin held,
Trouage be gaf bi tide to Cristen men, fei teld.
Alias ! said Richard, fat euer it suld so be,
fe Cristen forgh forward suld grant a Sarazin fre.
A water fat closed it in, fat flura was de la fare,
f e wonnyng of fe Sarazin, fat ilde bight Labaraare.
Kyng ' Richad it wan, fe tille his sister it gaf,
f e Sarazins ilk man be slouh alle rif & raf.
f An ofer ilde biside, men cald it Griffonie,
Richard fat ilk tide, he did fam alle out flie.
fe wonnyng of fat ilde Richard gon fam reue,
Was non of fam so wilde, fat lenger durst fer leue.
5 Whan f e folk fis herd, f e burgeis of Mcscbyn,
fer jates ageyn him sperd, & wild not lat him in.
Wherfor f e contek on fis maner it cam,
& for fei did fat chek, an oth be suore tcf gram,
Bot f e kyng wilde raende fat fei did bira fere,
A fing he suld sende, to do als lawe it were :
Fulfille f e testaraent of kyng Williara fat was,
fat tille his sister ment for dowerie fat trespas,
' Sic. I, 4 &

152 Ricardus Rex,
& hot he jald it alle, fat is writen fer in,
De fictione ^j^fj lyf gjg j g^jjg ^^^1^ ^g„g f^^^j j^j^ to ^y^,
regis Phi- ' '
iippi. 5 Whan fe kyng of France herd f o tif inges,
fat so grete distance was bituex f o kynges,
Constil gan be take, fat be suld be partie,
A gode acord to make, forsof e fulle fayntlie.
De humiii- Nof elcs f e kyng of Tancrede did fulle curteisly,
pientia re- To kyng R. he jcdc, & said he Was redy,
Sredi. fe testaraent to fulfille of kyng William,
& fat his raen fulle ille vnskilfuliy nara,
" Alle fat was reson, I wille araend it wele,
" & tille f i sister haf don plenerly ilka dele,
" Alle fat me felle to do of William's ' testamet,
" Witnes I tak hir to bir seluen in present,
" Hir seluen dame Jone acorded with his sawe,
" Of fe testaraent alone he has don alle fe law,
" Alle fat felle to me, bot jit I ask a nofer,
" fat fallis vnto fe kyng Richard my brofer,
" Of my lordes witeword, witnes fer of haf I.
" Of gold fer is a borde, & tretels fer bi,
" Of siluer ofer vesselle gilte fulle richeli ;
" & jit a nofer jowelle fairer & worf i,
" A pauillon of honour, with riche atisferaent,
" To serue an Eraperour at a parleraent,
" fus quath my lorde f e, fat tyme he suld die,
" fe soth forto say, & witnes wille not lie.
¦ L. testament.

" Dame,

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15S

" DaME," said Tancred, " of trestels & borde
" Fulfille I salle in dede fe kynge's witworde,
Fourti fousand vnces of gold he bede f e kyng,
& R, tok fe pundes, withouten raore sayng,
" Bot fis," bc said, " I saue, fat Arthure my cosyn
*' Tancred doubter salle haue, & alle fat now is fin.
Of Bretayn Arthure is als erle of heritage,
& be granted to fis, conferraed fat mariage.
I Als fise tuo kynge wore about fis forward.
At Mescbyne rigb fore fe kynge's moder Richard
Ariued at fat riuale, brouht hira busses f ritti
Charged with vitaile, with gode raen & doubti.
Of Flandres f e erle Philip, a lorde of honour.
Of Helianore schip be was hir gouernour.
Elianore brouht fer a fair maiden jing,
f e kynge's douhter of Nauere, to R, fe kyng.
Hir name was Berengere, faire woman of age,
Was fer non bir pere of no heiere parage.
In Cipre of fat may was raad f e mariage
At kyng R. pay, forgh conseile of baronage.
Whan fei were trouth plight, & purueied fe sposagc,
Helianore forth hir dight to Rouhan hir menage,
Bileft darae Berengere at Richarde's costage.
Darae Jone kept bir dere, fei lyued als bifde in cage.

Hic venit
mater regii
R. ad eum.

W HAN pes was aUe certeyn of Richard & Tancrede
To fe cite of Kateyn in pilgrimage fei jede.

Ricardus &
TancredusperegriiiaU
sunt ad san
ctam Aga-
tiiam virgi-
To "^"'-

154 Ricardus Rex,
To fe fertre of Saynt Agate Richard made offeryng,
& praied bir of grace- to duelle fat with fe kyng.
Alle fre dayes tide Richard mad soioure,
fe barons bi fat side did hira grete honoure.
Whan Richard suld wend, be tok leue at Tancrez,
Tancrez was fulle hend, couueied him tuo journez,
Gaf him four schippes grete, & were of way beforn,
f e tuo charged with whete, f e tofer with ofer corn,
& fiue ofer galeis with alle fer apparaile,
Richard was curteis, fanked his trauaile,
& Richard at fat turne gaf hira a faire Juelle,
f e gode suerd Caliburne, fat Arthur luffed so welle.
H fan said Sir Tancrede vnto Richard our kyng,
" God, fat saues at nede bofe fe olde & jing,
" Kepe f e fro raiscbance, & fro fe fais enrays,
" fat er with Pbilip of France, euer ageyn f i vis.
" Bi Hugh of Burgoyn he sent a letter vnto me,
" fat I suld, or fou went, be bitraied forgh f e,
" & if werre or wo had risen vs bituen,
" f e & fine to 8lo with me he suld haue bien.
" fe soth fan schewes it, fat ray sawe is trewe,
" Sir haf here fis writ, & schewe him alle newe.
" If he it geynsay, I wille proue it on him.
S Tancred went his way, & Richard wex fulle brim.
R, tok his leue, Sir Roger turned & went,
Deaiterca- ^ ^' S^" ^™ greue, to Philip f e letter sent.
Ricardum ^ l'^ naulc com oh a stounde, to Mescbyns fat cife,
*um''per" Bifom him he founde his sister & his meyne.

totum.

R.

Ricardus Rex, 155
I. with Philip dele wild he nouht.
?bilip bote on his lyppe, & perceyued R, fouht.
Whi fat it ment, Philip gan aspie :
I wiles to R. sent, how long he wild fer lie,
fe what tyme he had tight forward his nauie,
Jis sege to sette & dight, to help fe Cristen crie ?
I. ansuerd fer tille, & said, " it is foly,
' To schewe counseil & skille, fat not is to affie,
' & f hit fer owen writte fer dede dos certifie,
' Me fink in myn inwitte it semed traytorie.
'an spak Philip ogrefe said, " I wote what fis menes,
' fat was a fais brefe, & forged wele, it semes,
' For my sister Aleyse, fat is now forsaken,
' For on of mor ricbenesse of Nauer fou has taken.
'' It salle not so Richard, I wille fe gif a gyue,
¦' fou salle hold forward, if fou wost fat I lyue.
VVhAN Richard vnderstode, fat kyng Philip had
suorne,
Bifor f e clergie he stode, & proued it on f e morne,
[jat his fader Henry fat ilk Aleyse had knowen,
A childe scho him by, fat he held for bis owen.

' Respouns del Rey de
raunce qaunt Richard ad
^e, Al matyn ly proue de.
lunt la clergye, Qe le Reis
in pere, duk de Normendye,
. neyt conou Aleys, qaunt
uait en bayllye, Et fylle

engendrait, k£ mort est &
seuelye. La leye de seyncte
eglyse trop serrayt blemye.
Et Richard & Aleys de dam.
pne dieu maldye, Si en ma-
ryage Richard par la se lye,
Codices Gallici. A

156 Ricardus Rex,
A mayden childe it was, & now dede is it,
" fis wer agrete trespas, agayn myn owen inwitte^,
" So febli forto wirke, for drede of Gode's awe,
" I Richard baf maugre, & I Aleyse take,
" Whan my fader & she suilk samenyng gan make.
i. fan said kyng Philip tille alle f o of France,
" Of gile fis is a trip of Richard desceyuance,
" Gisors my gode cite, with alle fe purueiance,
" Richard I gaf it fre, to mak fis aliance
" Of bira & bir Jo tuo, fat er now in distance.
•' Ten fousand mark & mo, fat now er in balance,
" & I betraised of alle, bi God, fat alle may auance,
" I salle bring bim to stalle, bot he mak me acquitance.
JN OW," said kyng R. " f e manace late alle be.
Concordat! *' I""^ ^^'^ ^''^ reward of Gisors fi cite;
barone" " l'" tJ^^sore ilk a dele, fat fou rae bitaubt.
" For rae salle haf wele alle fat fou euer auht,
f e barons suffred noubt f e kynges to be wroth.
Luf & pes fei souht, fat fei acorded both.
Richard jald bim his right, his tresore & his toun,
forgh witnes & sight, of clerk, erle & baroun,
His sistir forto marie, where God wild loke,
To raak certeyn partie, R. a quitance toke.
After fe acord sone, Philip dight bira forward.
To boote mad him bone, & toke leue at Richard.
fe wynde was in his saile, tille Acres gan bim driue,
Bot litille was his trauaile, tille R. gan ariue.
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157

Whan Pbilip tille Acres cam, litelle was his dede^
fe Romance sais grete skam, who so fat pas wille rede.
fe Romancer it sais, R. did raak a pele,
On kastelle wise alle wais, wrouht of Ire fulle welle,
Ageyns holy kirke tille Aleyse forto drawe.
In schip be did it lede, to reise vp bi f e walle,
&, if bira stode nede, to couere bim witb alle.
He reised it at Meschines, of werre tifing be herd,
Forfe ilde of Sarazins fer jates ageyn him sperd.
fe Romance of Richard sais, he wan fe toun.
His pele fro fat forward he cald it mate Griffoun.
Tancred be was wys, he did R. wille,
To Philip turned bis vys, so fat be held hira stille.
JN OW is Philip on flete, kyng R. jit duellis,
Hes pele fat he vpsette eft ageyn il fellis.
For wrath first of Tancrede R. vp it reised,
If he bad turned to nede, bis folk forto baf eised.
Bot whan fei were raad frendes, forgh sight baroun,
Tancred to hira sendes, praied bim take it doun j
fat no man for envie eft ageyn bim held,
Ne forgh non ofer barie to do bim reise bis schelde.
f Now purneies hira Richard ilk a day alle preste,
Tille he be forward, he raay baf no reste.
Acres fan is his triste, opon f e Sarazin feehdes,
To venge Jhesu Criste f iderward he wendes.
f e kynge's sister Jone, & dame Berenger,
f orraast of ilkone, next fam his Chanceler.

De navibus
periclitan-tlbus in
mari versus
Cipriam,
& Cancel-
larius sub-
mersus est.

Roger

158 Ricardus Rex.
Roger Mankael fe Cbancelere so bight
His tide felle not wele, a tempest on bim light.
His schip was dounborn, his self gan fer deye,
fe kynge's seale was lorn, with ofer busses tueye.
Dame Jone fe fre to Jhesu scho bisouht.
In Cipres scho raot be to hauen sauely brouht.
f e raayden Berenger scho was alle ofright,
fat nouf er fer no nere f e kyng scbo saub no sight,
Tuo busses wer forfaren, fat in fe terapest brak,
f e godes attached waren to f e kyng of Cipres Isaac.
fat fat askeped fat drede, & to Cipres wan,
De navi- Isaac did fara lede, to prison ilk a raan,
H Whan kyng R. herd of fat miscbuos tide,
& bow bis schippis misferd, be turned vnto fat tide ;
Tille Isaac lettres sent bi Roberd of Thornhara,
Sir Steuen wilh bim went, a nofer knyght William,
" Praie bira for God aboue, als I am his pilgrirae,
" jeld it me witb loue, fat he holdes of myne.
" My godes fat he bas fare, my men deliuere of bond,
«' & destorbe not our fare, we salle to fe holy lond ;
" & if he wille noubt deliuer rae ray fing,
" Fulle dere it salle be bouht, hi Jhesu heuen kyng.
e messengers kamen tofe kyng ysaak.
ysaak tille alle samen, fis ansuere he spak.
" Messengers, wherto chalange je my fing,
" & what baf I to do with Inglis tay led kyng ?
" f e godes fat be fonden on my londe o chance,
" Tille him I am not bonden to mak deliuerance.

It

Ricardus Rex. 1^^
" It is my profit, to myn I wille fam bolde,
fei went ageyn fulle tile, to kyng R, alle tolde.
W HAN kyng R, herde say ysaak respons,
" Turne we fiderward, & delyuer our prisons,
" & so it may betide, fei salle dere able
" My fat fei hide, my raen in prison lie.
Now he changes his weie, tille -Acres may he noubt,
Many ferfore gon deie, I schrowe Isaak so wrouht.
It was Isaak to wite, tille Acres he com no nerre,
f e skaf e. on bira gan bite, fat R. turned Je werre.
I Whan Isaak bad tijand Eraperour of Griffons,
fat R. drow to land with hira alle bis barons,
He did gadre an oste of Cipre & Griffonie,
& cora vnto fat coste, to waite Richard nadie.
R, was perceyued, fei were renged redle,
& how fer pencels weyued, son be raad a crie :
'^ Arrae we vs I rede, & go we hardilie, OTeclprii.
" & we salle mak fam schede, & sondre a partie.
He was first fat stirte to lond out of fe boote.
Armed & suerd girte, bot an axe be smote.
Witb fat axe he hewe, f e Griffons mad hira weie.
Many to dede he threwe, & to grounde doun leie.
His raaryners gan vp riue about in stedes seere,
f e Griffons fei gan driue bifor fam alle plenere.
fe kyng Isaak fleih, his men had no foysouj
At fat tyme he ne deih, his partie jede doun.
R. cried on hie, " Londreis folowes rae,
" Loke je be me nehi, fuUe gode giftes jete je. " Take

160 Ricardus Rex,
" Take we fis Emperour, fat getis fise Griffons,
" Falle salle fis honour for hold of our prisons.
Isaak had a spie, fat warned bim ay beforn,
To tak fe mountayn hie, & bide fer tille fe morn.
f Whan fe euen cara, R, dred tresoun,
Agen to fe water be nam, did set bis pauilloun,
f e godes, fat fara gan falle geten at fat iorne,
Felawes were fei alle, als forthely as be,
ysaak sauh his vow ' tille & S. Symeoun,
What falle fer of or bow fe morn be suld com doun,
Wilh schelde & lance in hand to saue his regioun.
To mak fe Inglis fleand, fat bad robbed bis toun.
If he of bis mot take oufer erle or baroun,
His prison suld he wake, fat wer deppest donjoun.
For patriarke no pape, for bulle ne pardoun,
ferof suld he not scape, withouten grete ransoun.
In tentis R. rested alle fat ilk nyght.
His men wer wele gested wilh brede, wyne & light.
Mane venit {jj^ ijg ^j^j.^ heros, & weut to Lvmosoun,
ad civita- j ¦ * .< ¦»
tem Lymo- ^ gj^g large in clos, fe folk were fled fe toun.
Griffons fei it held, fei wer scaped away,
Vitaile inouh at weld, fei fond of corn & hay.
Isaac did it store, to hold for tuo jere.
Ariued wer fer bifore dame Jone & Berengere.

' F. tille Criste & Syme- I vowe a dieu & Seint Simouns,
pun, Nam, Isaqe ad fet son I Gallice. I fat

Isaac Im-
peratoris>

Ricardus Res^. 161
S fat tuo barges mot lede, of fat ware did he fille.
Tille his sifen he jede, & warned fam fulle stille
In f e mornyng to rise, f e tyme at f e day slerne
fe Emperour & hise to seke fei suld alle jerne.
His barons euerilkone be fat tyme wer dight,
fe kyng formast to gone, fe way he led fam rights
Was non in lente ne toun behind hira durst be,
Bot Bernard of Bayoun, fat was kepand fe se»
f R, rode stilly neiband f e Emperour, Oe fuga
He gaf a bold crie, whan he bigan his stour,
f e tentes doun he hew, Isaac to reuile,
& for non him knew, askaped be fat while,
' Bare in serke & breke Isaac away fled.
It was not told a leke, fat non of his fien led,
R, alle ouer ran, & toke alle fat he fond,
A faire fing fer he wan, f e baner of f e lond.
Som of fam were gode, to R. gaf bataile,
Bot alle to dede jode, & lost alle fer trauaile.
Taken were a partie, bot maste of fam were slayn,
Als man fat wan maistrie R, turned agayn.
To Lymoson fam led, bis fest he did fer crie,
Berenger wild he wed, & fer soiorne & lie.
* fe frid day of fe fest. Sir Bernard of Bayoun,
Newed eft fer geste, f e quene he gaf f e coroun.

' En chejnyse, en brayse
fuaunt eschapait, Ses chi.
.uals, ses armes al Rey Ri
chard leissait Gallice. ^ Le

terce jour de la feste le Rey
comaundait, Qe Bernard de
Bayoun la dame -corowiayt
GaU.

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162 Ricardus Rex.,
Eceetotre, X O fat spllpmpnite coin lordes of renoun,
ges & duces ' -»."¦'
venerunt f at wcddyng forfo SC, for grete affectiouH.
ad nupcias . _ i ' i ^ 'y.>.
Regis fti- Of Jerusalem cuntre f e gode kyng Guypiin,
Gaufrey his brofer was he, 5? Aunfrey of Turoun ;
Reymoun of Antioche, of Triple f e erle Bumoun,
Frere ' Ruffyn Delmount, & fe duke Leoun.
fise mad R, homage douhleli, kneland doun.
Ageyn fe Sarazin lynage, fat leUes on Mahpun,
Alle fei same fis same, fat jafe fei were & bouu
To die in Jhesu name with gode deuocioun,
fat for vs suffred schame^ & died forgh pasMpun,
" We trowe it is our frame, his resurrectipun.
R. said his skille, " lordynges, fis is respun,
" Bituex vs if je wille raak obligacioun, , ,
*' fat I be jour aller brofer, & je in my bandoun,
" fat non faile ofer, ne consent to resoun, >
fei granted alle ferto,.kyijg, erlp & farpun,,
& who fat wille not so, gaf. him fer malisoun.
Divisit tur- .ALSO suif c R. has arraes did crie,
doni. & his oste did parte to f o fat couth it guye.
f e noble kyng Guyon tok of his cheualrie
Ofer lordqs of renoun, assigned fain fer partie.
Whan Isaac herd seie, what help R. was comen,
& how to stop his weie parties had fei noraen.
Of his men most worf i, at fam conseile gan take,
fe best he mot go bi, a cord witb R. make.
' Ruffyn dez mounz Gall.

fo

Ricardus Rex, 1^3
fo messengers camen, fe conseil fat he ches
Bifor R. alle samen, & enformed his pes.
" jour wille wille he alle do, & be at jour mercy."
R. ansuerd ferto, " I grante it blifely.
I fan com f e Emperour bifore k;yng Richard Imperator
" fat I did dishdnour, Sir, haf it to no reward. h^'iiiiando
*' fe dede fat I did ille, my foly it was, ba,
" I praye f e with gode wille, forgyue me fat 'trespas.
" f i man wille I be bi water & bi land,
" fis reame to hold of fe, & bowe vnto fi hand.
" f o men, fat I did take to prisPn f e tofer morn,
" Amendes I wille inake, & bring fam f e biforn.
" fi godes fe biken, or fe valow verray,
*' fat fi dronkled men tynt fe tofer day.
" & with fe wille I go als felawes in ferd,
*' A hundreth knyghtes mo, armed & gird with suerd.
" & four hundreth to bote, squieres of gode aray,
" & fiue hundreth o fote, to whilk I salle pay
*' Ilk day fer wages io f o ilk plenere,
*' Knyght, squier & pages, f e termes of tuo jere.
" ¦ My douhter & myn heyre to loke hir I fe grante,
" fat fou be in speyre I salle hold conante.
J\,I CHARD curteise was, fat sauh bede suilk loue;,
Forgaf alle fe trespas, wirschipid himself aboue.
Tent & pauillon tille Isaac did he signe,
Wirschipped him at reson, right as himself was digne.
' Ma fylle eyr d6 mes te. I comcoe[«'oeceo]couenaunf te
res te doray a garder, Taunt ' aueray fet enteer Codd. GaU
M 2 I Whan

164

Ricardus Rex.

t Whan fe day was ent, to rest raen wer alle laid,
Isaac gan repent,, fat be to R, said.
Fulle stille away be went, fat was a tbeues braid ;
A messenger he sent fat fus to R. said :
I " Isaac wille not grante, to oblige him to fe,
" No to be f i tenante his body bonden be,
" Ne to suilk seruage bis heyrs disherite,
" Ne jeld at terme & stage rent mykelle no litei
" O denel," said f e king, " fis is a foltid man,
" Whan be withtrechettyng bi nyght away so ran,
" fei red bira alle a mysse, fat conseil gaf ferto.
" Wenes he our men Inglisse for to trecther so ?

De man
sione per
totum.

Ricardus
circuit ter
ram, & ce
pit Niclioci
&, filiam
Iiaac

JN OW gos kyng R, his purueiance to make,
How & whideir ward he hoped Isaac take.
To f o lordes fat camen, als Bumund & Sir Guye,.
& f e tofer alle samen, he toke galeis tuenty,
& busses fat were gode o hundreth of fe mostf.
To fare opon f e flode, to waite wele bi fat coste.
I Eft bi Cipres side Isaac to aspie.
If he toke any tide out of lond to flie.
R. south fe lond with gode folk & hardie,
fe tounes fat fei fond fei felle to his mercie.
' Roberd of Thornhara bare him nobilly,
Bi fe se side he nara, & wan it per raaistrie.
fan turned he to f e kyng after bis conquest,
fei raad fan a saraenyng, to go toward f e West.
; ' Robert de Turnham se . maryne ad conqnys netie-
mene noblement, Latere souz | mGvACodd. Gallic^.

fe

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165

\e cite of Nichoci fei wan, & were fer in,
& a nofer ferbi, a toun men calle Cberin.
Doun of the kastelle mole Isaac douhter cam,
& felle R, to fotegretand, fat doole him nam,
*' Lord kyng," scho said, " on me fou haf mercie,
& R, hand to laid lift hir curteisMe,
& sent hir tille his wife, & tille bis sister Jone,
& fer scbo led hir life with fo ladies ilkone,
f e castels & f e godes tonnes stored wele,
Vitaile vnto fer fode R, toke ilk dele.
• Sir Guy & Bumund fei com as fei jede,
f e ne tynd ne fond, ne were at no dede.
Roberd bisouht f e kyng, to turne toward Bufnet,
& fer ouer alle fing his sege fer to set,
" In alle Griffonie ne es so strong a toure,
" & fat je wille fer lie, it is to jour honoure.
R. also suif e to Bufnet he jede,
His maistrie gan he kye, engynes dight to dede.
Whan fei were alle dight, stalworf ely & fast
Bofe day & nyght vnto f e toure he kast.

X O while fat kyng R. was kastand to f e toure,
Statin his stiward spak to f e Eraperoure,
Als his mete he sat, & was his seruitoure,
" Forto' amend jour stat I wille conseiloure.

Nota de
Statino se
nescallo
cousiliando Imperato
rem, & ecce
Imperator
amputavit
nasum

' Guyoun & Reymound re-
uenent unement, Pur coe
[sive ceoJ qil ne ount con-

. , . J . JT suum cum
quis tere ne tenement in the cultello.
French, tho' in one of Mr. An
stis' sCopies ne QVLiAis wanting.
M 3 Sir

166 Ricardus Rex.
" Sir kyng Isakin I am f i vauasoure,
*' My nara is Statin, I wille be no traitoure.
" I haf kept f i lande, I se fat dishonoure
" Is now fe nerhand, forgh fis conquerour,
" ' fat an Inglis kyng^ a wys werreour.
*' Loke fou lese no fing for f i fole erroure,
" Ne felond be not lorn, fat fin ancessoure
*' So wele kept biforn, als noble gouernoure.
" Go & raak his pes, or he do f e more stoure,
" & fou to f i deses may haf f e frute & floure.
fan said Isaac tille him, " ert fou his mayntenour ?
Fulle brof ely & brim be kept vp a trencheour,
& kast it at Statin, did him aschamfuUe schoure.
His nese & his ine he carfe at misauentoure.
STATIN vp he stirte, biip fouht ferof grete schame,
*' Sir fou has me hirte, ferfor fou ert to blame.
Als so suife he jede vnto kyng Richard,
& schewed him all fat dede of Isaac fe coward.
<' Sir be my socoure, & venge myn outrage.
R, did him honoure, & hemad bim homage.
Statin wele fan lete, he jalde him alle f e honour
Of Baaf & Bufnet, *fat he of Is Diendamour.

' Deest es, (?, e. is. J Nam in
^odicibus Gallicis, Qe R?is
est des Englays, e sage gwe.
reyour. ' /. e. Diendamour,
that he had of Isaack. But it
should ber ather readjCundaxe'

and Diendamour. For the
French Copies have, Baffe &
Buffenet, Candare & Den-
damour, Et totes les citez
dount Isake fu gwyour, Castels

Ricardus Rex. 167
Castels & citez fat he he of Isaac held.
Baronies & feez, he jald him ilk a scheld.
f e grete lordes Inglis, fat fe werre had gonnen,
Wer fulle glad of fis, Cipres so sone was wonnen.
x5e side of S, Andrew was an Abbay,
Cape f e name men knew, & fer in herd fei say,
fat kyng Isaac was priuely bid fer in, Captus est
To R. so bei spak, he went him out to wynne. •!"» am
' *^ •> abbatia,ubi
Isaac tifing herd, R. com him to seke, absconditm
Ageyn R, he ferd, to fote he felle fulle meke,
& said, " Sir raercy, my life fou saue it me,
" Do not fat vilany, fettred fat I be.
" In prison fou rae do, bot nouht in bondes bynde,
" I pray jow it be so, for schame of my kynde.
Said R. " fou salle haue at fin owen deuys,,
" fi life I salle fe saue," Isaac he did vp rise.
" O dele," said f e kyng, " fis is a fole Briton,
" He spak no maner fing, for regne to gif rannson,
" Ne no fing him bisouht, he was of kynge's blode,
" Bot for prison bisouht, als fole fat couth no gode.
" Now er his anens wrouht, of siluere wele ouer gilt,
" Dayet fat ferof roubt, his was alle fegilt.
Taken is he to loke to Berenger & Jone,
& fei him vndirtoke fo ladies euer ilkone*
' To Statin gaf R. fe cite in kepyng,
& bad him be stiward, als ore was with f e kyng.
' Et le Rey Richard ad I schal de C'ypre lagarde des
mayntenaunt donez Al sene- j citez, Partaunt com il estait
u 4 is

168 Ricardus Rex.
For Isaac did bim schame, bis lord suld be,
fei caled hira fis toname, Statin f e nasee.
Cipriacon- J^ OW is Ciprcs lorn fro Isaac & hise,
quaesta est
per Regem & to R. suoru for his valiautisc,
Ricardum. ., . ¦
f e raene folk (coraonly fulle gode men & wise)
Com to his mercy, doand bim seruise,
fat hies woule & wyne, & sellis with conant.
" Do com," said Statyn, " burgeis &raercbant,
" & knyght & squiere, & raak fara jour tenant,
" Cilez & tounes sere, hosbond &sergant,
" & tak of fam homage, as custom is & haunt.
" To do fat ilk seruage," fe folk said, " we graunt,
" & ferto half our fing, for to haf f o lawes,
" fat Samuel fegode kyng gaf bi olde da\ves,
" & sikred it with skrite, byngand set bis seale ;
& R. gaf it so quite, fat fei suld him be leale,
J^ OW bas kyng R. of Cipres f e seignorie,
What witb nesshe & hard wonne f e raaistrie;
To Statin f e nasee did he grete curteisie,
Alle Cipres gaf him fre ageyn his vilanie.
With a suerd to bolde, of R, heyres alle
Inglis kynges tolde, to whom f e chefe salle falle.
Statin f e reame nam, in fat ilk conaunt,
fat Roberd of Thornhara, if f e kyng wild him graunt,

si vilement maygnez, Statyn
le^nase des ore est surnomez
in theFrench, unless it be that

in one of Mr, Anstis's Copies
ihis verse, Statyn le nase des
ore est surnomez, is wanting. With

Ricardus Rex. 16^
With him forto duelle, to maynten fe pes,
f e foles forto felle, fat rise wild in res.
IN OW leues Roberd with Statin nasee,
Tille tifing be more herd, or pes better be,
Witb fe kynge's leue f e lond to justise.
His enmys to greue, fat ageyn him wild rise.
His wille has R, sped in Cipres fer & nere,
& Isaac forth is led with Jone & Berengere
At Triple to sojourne, & fer fei mad a crie,
Tille Acres forto turne alle holy fer nauie.
Bibynd left non of hise, bot alle with hira fei nam,
Bot he fat was justise, Roberd of Thornhara.
Now er alle on flote, God gif fam grace to spede,
With doubty fo to note, whan fei com to dede. Ecce de

navi in
mari

Al csnto
T none f e tofer day fei sauh fer in f e se
A grete busse & gay, fulle hie of saile was he.
f e weder was fulle soft, f e wynde held fam stille,
fe saile was hie o loft, fei had no wynde at wille.
In Pbilip nauie of France a pencelle fei put oute.
His armes on a lance ouer alle fe schip aboute.
So mykelle was fat barge, it myght not lightly saile,
& so heuy of charge, & f e wynde gan faile.,
To wite what fei were went a marinere,
Respons fei gaf bira fere, " fei were men of mistere,
" Fro Antioche were went vnto kyng Philip,
" & for vs has he sent, & bis is fis schip.
'~Sk. Said

no Ricardus Rex,
Said fe kyng R. " Sir prince if fou be, .
" Bi tyme turne to me ward, for I wille speke with f e.
fe prince com fulle sone, Sir Richard did he calle,
" Do dight & mak jow bone, fe schip ere Sirazins alle,
" Tille Acres fei fam rape, venom for our men lede,
*' & if fei vs ascape, fe Cristen may fam dede.
Ecce dicit fan cried Richard on hie, " now batale vs belyue,
Rex. " forgh help of our ladie, fat schip salle alle to ryue,
' Ilk raan fat may wynne tok to his palrtie,
To set chalange fer inne salle no man be hardie.
f e kynge's owen Galeicj be cald it Trencthemere,
fat was first on weie, & com fe. schip fulle nere.
Ofer were fer inowe, fat fer after droub,
Bot he com with a suo we, fat fe schip to rdf.
f e schip cast trokes out, f e galeie to fam drovib,
fe kyng stode fulle stout, & many of fam slouh.
Wilde fire fei kast, f e ky'ng to confound^
His schipraen were fulle wrask, els bad he gon fo ground.
f e kyng abaist him noubt, bot Stalworthly fauht,
Alle to dede he brouht, fat his Galeie otier rauht.
f e galeie far f orght schete, & f e kyng was gode,
f e schip fat was so grete, it dronkled in f e flode.
fei teld fiueten hundred Sarazins, fat drienkled were,
Fourti & sex wer sundred, & alle f o were saued f ere^
f e summe couth no man telle of gold fat was fer in
& ofer riches to selle> bot alle mot fei not wyn.

' Et ait [sive eyt] chescuh
la gwayne [vel son wayne]

saunz altre chAtrti^ex Codices
Gallici. fe

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171

f e venom alle fei hent, in fe se cast it away,
f e folk it mot haf schent, fat about Acres lay.
Armour fei had plente, & god besquite to mete.
It sanke son in fe se, half myght fei not gete.
' Richard bade, " hale vp hie jour sailes, fer God vs lede,
« Our men at Acres lie, of help fei haf grete nede.
fe date was a fousand, a hundreth nienti & one.
Fro Cipres he was sailand, a toun he wan Aeon.
1 Als grace of God wild be, fe wynde gan him dryue,
f e euen of f e Trinite vnder Acres R, gan aryue,
Dame Jone & Berengere bifor him fond he eft :
Isaac f e Emperere at Triples was left,
f e folk of Griffonie, whan R, was gone.
To Statin had envie, a monk fei ches ilkone,
fat Isaac cosyn was, & corouned bun for kyng.
fei did a foule trespas, it was vnsemly fing.
Statin wild fei greue, mispaied was Roberd,
He said, " fei salle miscbeue," whan he fat tifing herd.
Night & day fei woke, Roberd & Statyn,
forgh force f e monke fei toke, & brouht him to Cheryn*
jit he skaped out, f e monke of prisoun,
* fei cried, " has armes ahout Roberd fro toun to toun.
f e folk whan fei were comen to Statyn & Roberd,
Eft f e monke fei nomen, at Cheryn fei him sperd,
Opon f e frid day f e folk he did somoune,
Lered men & lay, fre & bond of toune.

Ricardus
applicuit ad portum
de Acres.

' Le Rey Richard les sy.
gles comaunde eschaucer, Et
haster vers Akres, les Cri.
itiens eyder, Gallice, * On

hors de la prisone noctauntre
est passe, Statyn & Robert
af armes ount crye, Gallice. A

1*^^ Ricardus Rex.
A quest fan wild he take of fe rabnke fat bare fe coroune,
His abite he gan forsake, his ordre lele alle doune,
& jit a nofer sawe of behoues be spoken,
Ageyn fe comon lawe, fe prison bas he broken.
Soiri chesons fei cast, & sora for bira said,
Bot here now at f e last, what dorae was on bim laid.
Dc mona- |5AID Sir Roberd, " monk fou was whilom,
clio rege
snspenso. <« por wirschip of fe werld forsoke fou alle & sora.
" To God fou raad a vow in fi professioun.
" His traitour ert fou now, fou did hira a tresoun.
" For fe worlde's blisse fou left fin habite,
" & now fou wost for wisse of bofe ert fou quite.
" We toke f e als robboure in fis ilk cuntre,
" fou reftfe kyng bis honour, fat felle not vnto fe,
" To Cheryn fat ilk toun, fider was fou led,
" & fer fou brak prisoun, & away fou fled,
" Eft we did fe take, in prison we fe bond,
'' fat lawe I salle f e raake, fat is Richard lond.
" Gal wes do je reise, & byng fis cheitefe.
" Better him wer with eise in clostre haf led his life,
" fe seruise of his song recorded & lered,
" fan chalange with wrong fat kyng R. conquered,
" & f i messe songen, & serued God alle myght,
" fan to be hongen in f i frendis sight,
J^ OW of fis olde monk & fis new kyng,
fat was not worth a fonk, don has his endyng.

>

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173

fe folk was alle pesed, to Statyn wild fei cheue.
Of Statyn fat was sesed Roberd toke his leue
With ricchesse inoub, fat be to Acres led,
& teld kyng R, how of alle fat he had sped,
" f e folk of Griffonie a monk fei chese io kyng,
" Sib Isaak a partie had mad a chalangyng.
" In Cipres wer fei comen, fer maistrie gan fei kife,
" & we ageyn fam nomen, & tok him als suife.
" To Cheryn we him led, & fer he brak prisoun,
*' Eft we toke him fled, brouht him ageyn to toun,
" fe courte opon hira sat, fe quest filed hira & schent,
" For trespas of fat, he toke jugement,
" Alias J for vilenie," said R. fe kyng,
" fat a kyng suld so die, hanged for no fing \
" Roberd fou ert to blame, fou did ageyn resoun,
" Certes fou has don schame tille alle fat bere coroun,
" Sir," said Roberd, " fer of is not to speke;
" Late alle fis be sperd, on Gode's enmys f e wreke,
" Sifen Philip hider cam, be gaf neuer non assaut :
" It wer mykelle scham to raak suilk a defaut,
" A partie has fou sped, fanked be God alle raygbt ;
" jit salle fou raak fara dred, or cora a fourtenyght
" Do reise vp fin engyns, &.wyn of fara fise dikes.
" I trowe fe Sarazins our corayng raislikes, ,-i ..u„..
JxICHARD als suife did reise his engyns,
f e Inglis wer fan Wife, Norraans & Peteuyns.
In bargeis & galeis he set mylnes to go,
f e sailes, as men sais, som were blak & bio.

Kicardus
paravit se
ad castel-
lum.

Som

174 Ricardus Rex.
Som were rede & grene, f e wynde about fam blewe,
A selly sight to sene, fire f e saUes f rewe.
f e stones were of Rynes, f e noyse dredfuUe & grete,
It affraied fe Sarazins, as leuen f e fire out schete*
fe noyse was vnride, it lasted alle dayj
Fro morn tille euentide, fer of had many affray.
To while fei had wondryng, of fis fat fei ne knew
Stode R. our kyng, fe chyne in tuo he hew,
& sesid fe Sarazin dikes, maugre fam euerilkon.
Now f e Sarazins mislikes,' to Mahoun mad fei mone.
Our Cristen wer fulle fayn, fe sauh R. ferin,
fe dikes wer all drawen with iren chynes frin.
f " Certes," said fe Soudan, fat was in Acres toure,
" fis is a kyng a man, fis is a werreoure,
'• Me fink els a wonder, bot he salle dogrete wo,
" He salle sched vs o sonder, fro Acres salle we go,
" If he forth haf grace, as he now bigynnes,
'i' Hif en salle he vs chace, & alle fis lond he Wynnes.
lamcnta- J The bissbop of Petouse.com to kyng Richard,
IIO i3.Ct3i eld,
Regem pro ii gir ouer raeruailouse our duellyng here is hard ;
fame Chri- / a »
stianorum ii gi, here bifom of men haf we told
per episco
pum. ct Fourti fousand lorn for hungre & cold.
" fe hungre was so grete, & fe cold so stark,
" fat a quarter whete was at tuenty mark.
*' For ten mark men sold a litille bulchyn,
" Litille lesse men told a bouke of a motoun.
" Men gaf fiueten schillynges for a goos or a heen,
" For fe grete lordynges bouht to seke men.

"An

Ricardus Rex, 17S
*' An ay bi it selue for fiue schillynges was bouht,
" A pere for penyes , tuelue, or fei had it nouht.
** fe comon of f e oste bouht fam hors flesch,
*' Or>mules or assis joste, or haf bien mete lesse.
*' Many grete mishappes, many hard trauaile,
'* Haf coraen vs hard clappes, whan, fei gan vs assaile.
" He told to fe kyng many hard chance,
*' fat tellis here no fing, bot alle in f e romance.
II He tellis in f e romance, sen Acres wonnen was, Ecce p
How God gaf him faire chance at f e hataile of Cayfas. cardi.
S Sifen at Nazareth, at fe Assorapcion messe,
At Assur he did to deth f e Sarazins more & lesse.
I Sifen at Japbet was slayn fanuelle his stede,
f e romance tellis grete pas fer of his douhty dede.
Bot f e bisshop sais vnto kyng Richard,
How fam felle ofer wais so many woes & hard.
" Bot," Sir, " we here wele telle, je ere so trew a kyng,
' " Our folk fat here duelle, jerne jpur comyng.
** Ouer alle now is said, his comyng fank we God,
" Our hope is on him laid, & fulle wele is it trod,
•* fat je salle wele spede, to schorten our soiorne,
" & mend our grete nede, to ioy fat it raot torne.
" jour wille is euer so gode, & jour treuth so treist,
" jour.douhtynesse of blode fe Sarazins salle freist.
" Now, Jhesu, for fat crdice, fou f oled on passioun,
" Here our sinfuUe voice, & grant jow wynne fe toun.

Whan

1''6 Ricardus Rex,
tVhAN kyng R, herd, fe Cristen had suilk pyn,
Fulle soft he him ansuerd, wepand witb his ine,
*' To Criste for me biseke, fat be gyue me fat grace,
" f e Cristendom to eke, fe Sarazins to chace,
R. also suife did set bis pauilloun,
His maistrie sone gan kife, he dight him to fe toun.
Now erefe dikes wonnen opon Gode's enmys,
& sautes bas bigonnen, forgh whilk he getis pris.
So did kyng Philip with sautes on fara gan pres,
Bot for a forgetilschip R, & he bofe les.
Philip left his engynes withouten kepyng a nyght,
fat perceyued fe Sarazines, witb fire brent fara' doun right.
For be cora on fe morne, assaut be wild haf gyuen.
His Engyns fond be lorne, brent & tille askes dryuen,
R, said his avis, blamed hira for fat dede,
A werreour fat were wys, desceyt suld euer drede,
Wele more oh f e nyght, fan opon f e day,
In mirke withouten sight wille enmys raak affray,
R, lent hira of hise, Acres for to assaile ;
Philip withouten faynlise did alle his trauaile.
f e to kyng & f e tofer assailed it so bard,
fat fe Soudan brofer cried pes opon forward.
Alle fei went to bere, what f e Soudan wild say :
f e folk com alle in fere with f o kynges tueye.
5 fis was f e Sarazins sawe, " fe toun jeld jow we wille,
" If je grant vs f e lawe, I salle say jow fe skille.
" Late vs alle out com, fis is f e first we chese.
" fat non be slayn ne nom, ne life no lymme lese; &

Ricardus Rex.

m

" & if fat we^wille take a baron of jour oste,
*' & Cristen kyng liim make, to regne bi fis coste,
*' Him fan wille we say, who is moste valiant,
" If je consent fat way, fe marchis of Mounfraunt.
XvICHARD was hastif, & ansuerd fat stund,
'^' Certes fou lies cbcitif, & as a stinkand hund,
" Here ere a fousand mo more worf i haf pris,
*' fan he fou tellis fro, fat ilk traitoure marcbis,
" It salle auaile him nouht, fat be jour Soudan sent.
" I se fat he has bouht f e lond wilh bis present,
" & fis lond is oure, & our right wonyng,
" For oure ancessoure hereof was he kyng,
" & je ere our enmys, fe Cristendam to spille,
" & now is fe marchis turned to jour wille.
" I rede out of fis oste f e marchis go his gate,
" Bi God fat myght has moste, he may go to late,
" ff he forgh traytorie salle be at jour deuys,
" I salle do him Iiang hie, or drawe with runcys,
oAID fe kyng of France, " R. whi art fou wroth,
" What is jour distance, fat he is f e so loth ?
•' & he is gentille knyght, of kynge's blode comen,
" If he with vnright ouht of fin haf noraen,
" He salle at f i wille mak alle fin amendes,
" & late alle be stille, fat fou him defendes.
f Saitl f e kyng R. " Sir, at jour honoure,
" In fat ilk forward he jelde me m^ tresoure,

De pace
tractata secundum formam in
ter Reges &
Saracenos,

Vol. I.

"fat

l'?8 Ricardus Rex.
" fat my fadere Henry gaf to f e Holy lond,
" He toke it wikkedly out of fe Hospitelers bond,
" Fourti fousand pounde, & if. he jelde it me,
" We salle fare & founde als frendes falle fo be.
Sir Pbilip stille be stode, worde ne spak he more,
In fat same way fei gode, right als it was ore.
Richard asked f o landes, fat f e Cristen wan
Out of fe Sarazins handes, & chaced fe Soudan.
f e Sarazins wild not jelde so mony londes sere,
Ne f e kynge's ne wilde acorde in ofer raanere.
fjFT tille our Inglis raen was schewed a mervaile grete,
A darte was schot to fern, bot non wist who it schete.
In f e schaft was purtreit, forgh f e holy goste trowe f ,
'Scce ralia^ Jn nomine patris, it said, Sf Jilii Sf spiritus sancti.
pulum. Was neuer Cristen raan coufe perceyue f e certeyn,
Ne wist what tyrae no whan it passed out eft ageyn.
It cora fro fat tureile, fat R. had doun smyten,
Alle f e Sarazins conseile in fe schaft was writen,
& alle fer ordinance, kyng R, it wiste,
tt was a fulle faire chance schewed forgh Jhesu Criste,
R, mad f ankyng to Jhesu for fat sond,
& for fat schewyng to wirschip him suld he fond.
X O Philip & Richard fe Sarazins said fei wild,
In^ gode forward, fe toun to fara jeld.

' A Phelipp & Richard les | Sarecyns yolainf: Souent la
cite

Ricardus Rex,

179

Of Jerusalem fe land fei said he suld it haue,
ferto tuenti fousand of Cristen men to saue.
fei treistid not fer tille, bot fei did it in dede,
fe kynge's with gode wille vnto assaut jede.
R. bad minoures, fat rayned vndere f e walle,
A pece with a grete cours at ons felle doun alle.-
f e Frankis bare fam stoute, f e rayned bofe & cast
Vnto a toure Maudut, & wan it at f e last.
fe Sarazins som fei slouh, & som for drede fied,
At fat tyme wele inouh fe Frankis manly sped.
f e Inglis at fer triste bifor fam bare alle doun,
& R. als bim liste f e way bad redy roun.
Now bas R, entre, & Acres taken es,
f e Sarazins com fulle fre, & offred bim grete riches.
V NTO Philip of France fe Frankis mad a crie,
" f i worschip to auance com in als kyng bardie.
" Com in as lord of fe, for hedeles ere fei bopped
" & slayn alle may fou se, fat f i way slopped :
& now is Acres taken forgh R, f e conquerour.
His banere held fara waken was put of o toure.
Kyng Pbilip did also, his baner was forth laid,
& righ it felle ferto, for no raan bira withsaid,
1 ' f e erle of Ostrece cam, & put his banere out,
& R, asked forgh wham fe erle bare bi*m so stouf.

Acres ci-
vitas capta
est per Ri
cardum,

cite rendre & bien promet-
taynt, Ke la seinte tere Je
rusalem rendraynt, Et vint
mille Cristiens qen prisoun
auaint, Ne Phelipp ne Ri

chard de ceo se atfyaynt, Mes
de jour en altre al assalt a-
laynt, in Codd. Gallicis:
' Le duk de Austrice i
veent, & banere desplye. Gall.
N ? quin

180 Ricardus Rex,
Kyng R. f orght hatie after f e Erie sent,
& asked, " of what seignorie holdes fou lond & renti
" fat fou bas put out here f i baner for maistrie,
" Among kynges baneres, withouten auowrie ?
ISIR, said fe duke, " I am now coraen here,
" fise Sarazins to rebuke, & slo at ray powere.
" My lond I hold with right, at no raan's dome,
" Bot of God alle mygh, & Saynt Petir of Rorae,
" ' If fou to non fat lyues," said R. " fou chene ne bowe,
*' f i lond raen salle gife tille one fat raay it vowe,
Grete scathe afterward in a litille f rawe
Com tille kyng R. for fat envios sawe,
De obsidi- J^ OW haf fc Cristen won Acres fat was lorn,
one castri
Pilgrim, & f e Sarazlus ouer ron witb force & doun born.
de remoci-
one Phi- f e f(dk was mykelle & strong, of mete fei had grete nede,

lippi.

fam burd departe fer f rong, fat lond mot fam not fede.
fei parted f e oste in tuo, forgh comon acordance.
R. wille was so, so was Philip of France.
A castelle was fer biside fro Acres a jorne,
Grete scaf e it did bi tide to f e Cristen in f e cuntre.
f e castelle hight Pilgrym, of alle it bare f e flour i
f e Sarazins kept it fat tym for fer chefe warinstour.

quin <Sf d uk etiam infra in MSS.
Gallicis. Adeo ut apud inter.
pretem nostrum idem valeat
erle quod duk, id quod paullo
post elHtn liquet, ubi duke

plane habet.
' Sire duke, dist le Reis,
par le fiz Marie, Si tu nas
seygnour, ta tere ert altrye,
GalUee. fat

Ricardus Rex, 181
fat castelle was fulle strong, & ille for to wynne,
fe Sarazins kept it long, fei wer inow fer in.
Philip went bim f idere, fat castelle to conquere,
fe Frankis alle togider did nouh whan fei cora fere.
I Richard oste forth ran, & grace bifor bim fond,
Aubt jornes be wan with in fe Sarazins lond,
Philip fat fer lay to spede had he no grace.
It was not worf e an ay, his dede no his manace.
R. herd it say, he dred an oste raot skip
Behind, & stop his way bituex hira & Philip,
" & if f e Soudan ros opon Pbilip of France,
" & I wer fan in clos withouten cheuisance,
" So raygbt it in a while f e gode torn tille ille,
" A raan salle ay drede gile, f e gode is not at wille.
R, his oste did turne, tresore he bad inouh,
Nouht wild be soiorne, to Philip fast he drouh.
1 Whan kyng Pbilip hard, fat R. was coraand.
How faire hap with him ferd, so fer wan in f e land,
fat R. turned ageyn, bis marschalle teld him why;
& said Philip, " certeyn our dede is not worf i.
" Our dede has bene noubt sen we hider camen,
" To turne haf I fouht tille Acres alle samen.
" If R. hider com, wynne it bifor vs alle,
*' fat we fis sege nom, schame it wille v& falle.
" fan salle men doute vs lesse, men se we do no dede,
" f e Sarazins our pruesse not so mykelle wille drede.

n3 Now

1 82 Ricardus Rex.
JN ow is fe oste Frankis tille Acres alle went,
& coraen ere fe Inglis witb pauilloUn & tent,
& loged fam right wele ouer alle fer fam fink,
Inouh fei had catele, & plente mete & drynk.
Whan ferbad alle eten, & watches mad alle preste.
To gete fat fei had geten, R, jede to reste.
Ecce de- f Orely on f e morn his messe be jede to here,
precacio rr tl /• j
Ricardi per To Jhesu of Mary born fis was bis prayere:
" Lord Jbesu," be said, " als so verrayly
" As ray luf is on fe laid, & oii fi moder Marf,
" Help me to venge f i dede of fis Sarazins kynd,
" fat gaf conseile & rede, f e to bete & bynd,
*' & namly on fat blode, fat com of fais Pilate,
" fat wist sakles fou stode, whan he on fi dome sate.
" Jhesu for fin honour, if it be f i wille,
" I ask fe now socoure, my jernyng to fulfille,
ficu Rr KlCH ARD at Godesbord his messe bad & his rightes,
cardus. Here now swilk a word he spak to his knyghtes :
" Of fis kyng Philip haf we no maner of help,
" Togidir I rede we kip, fat raen of vs jelp.
" I vowe to Saynt Michael, & tille halwes fat are,
" fat for wo ne wele hif en ne salle I fare,
" Ne tille Acres go, tille fe castelle be taken,
" fat Pbilip went fro, for vs has it forsaken,
" For his awen defaut with vs he has envie,
" Go we to f e assaut fat God vs alle condie.
De capci- ^ jjg jites Were fulle wide bat closed f e castelle about,
one castri ' f i ^
per Ricar- ,, & Jepc On ilk a side, with bankis hie without.

Waft

Ricardus Rex. 183
Was fer non enlre, fat fo f e castelle gan ligge,
Bot a streite kauce, at f e end a drauht brigge,
With grete duble cheynes drauben ouer f e gate,
& fyfti armed sueynes porters at fat jate.
With slenges & magueies fei kast to kyng Richard,
Our Cristen bi parcelles kasted ageynward.
' Ten sergeanz of f e best his targe gan him bere,
fat egre wer & prest to couere him & to were.
Himself as a Geant fe cheynes in tuo hew,
f e targe was his warant, fat non tille hira threw.
Right vnto f e jate with f e targe fei jede,
Figbtand on a gate, vndir bira fe sloub his stede.
fer for ne wild he sesse, alone in lo f e castele
forgh fara alle wild presse, oii fote fauht be fulle wele. De probi-
tate ejus,
f & whan he was tvithinne, & fauht as a wilde leon, quando
pugnavit
He fondred f e Sarazins otuynne, & fauht as a dragon. per se in
Withoute f e Cristen gan crie, " alias ! R, is taken,
fo Normans were sorie, of contenance gan blaken.
To slo doun & to stroye, neuer wild fei stint,
fei left for dede no noye, ne for no wounde no dynt.
fat in went alle fer pres, maugre f e Sarazins alle,
& fond R, on des figbtand, & wonne f e halle.
No body bot he alone vnto fe Cristen cara,
& slayn he had ilkone, f c lordes bot fre he nam.
With fo fre o lyue his messengers went,
Tille Acres gan fei dryue, to Philip mad present,
' Dis seriauntz des plus unt le cors le Reis sa targe
feres, e de melz vanez, Deua- ount portez, Codd, Gallici.
N 4 Now

cas tro.

18* Ricardus Rex.
JN OW is grele honour coraen to Inglis men
forgh R. fe conquerour, his douhtynes we ken,
Kyng Phjlip of France fulle gretely is he noyed,
fat R, had suilk chance, fe castelle had destroyed.
forgh spie fe Soudan wist, fat Philip was no payed.
No gamen him ne list, bot held him alle dismayed.
To Pbilip a letter he sent fe Soudan Saladyn,
A nofer to R. went, fat brouht a Sarazyn,
fus fan gan he seye, als it wer for fer prowe,
Unto f e kynges tueye, " f e Soudan gretes jow,
*' & sais for seuen jere God fan werp fe trewe,
" If jour God be so clere, & of so grete vertewe,
" As je preche oft tide, for sothe je schew & seie,
*' We Sarazins on our side be fat tyme salle purueie,
*' fat fis lond salle be jours, & we bicome Cristen,
*' Withouten mo stours or blode spillyng of men,
" & haf alle fat %e wan witlionten gansaying.
ferto ansuer gan Philip fe kyngj
& said, " fer men bedis skille, skille men oub to take.
*' f 0 fat wille not fat tille, skille salle fam forsake.

cc

A.LLAS!" said Richard, " fat euer it suld be couth,
" Or spoken efterward said of Cristen mouthy
" fat for a Sarazins sawe, contreued of fais quayntise,
" A Cristen man suld him withdrawe fro Jhesu Criste seruise,
" Alle ere we hider coraen, Jhesu Criste to serue,
" fc way for him we nomen, for him to lyue & sterue,
" His childre ere we alle, of God our fader biforn,
" fis lond suld io vs falle, fer our fader was born, " Jbesu

Ricardus Re3S.

185

*' Jhesu was born here, & alle our first lynage,
*' We ere his childre dere, we clayrae fis our heritage,
*' fat fise paen hondes our ancestre haf reft,
*' & forgh hard woundes of fara salle reyme it eft.
" Bot if fei wille with pes fis lond jeld vs alle quite,
" fei salle fan haf reles, of fayth gode respite.
" If fei at no certeyn wille jcld it vs witb pes,
" We salle wynne it ageyn, fat fei bifor vs les.
" ' fat dos not his deuere with dede no with rede,
" Hastely fis jere falle him fe ferynges dede.
JrHILIP vnderstode, R. wild not consent,
fat ilk conant forth jode, fat f e Soudan sent.
Philip held him stille, & bigan to smyle,
Men sais fat coraes of ille, & f inkyng sora gile,
Nof eles day & ofer he purueied priuely.
Of mast, saile, & rofer he dight bis schip redy.
1 Oft he sent for leue vnto kyng R,
Sekenes gan him so greue, fat he mot wende bomward.
He was in poynt to jelde f e gaste, & sone to die.
For euel he ne myght him welde, in bed behoued bira lie, '" paravit,
' Sen ofer wais ne myght vaile, fan said R. for wo,
'* Philip now wille me faile, & alle gale wend me fro.
" Conant holdes he non, fat be to Jbesu bight,
" With body & soule alon to venge hifti at bis myght,
" Sen Jhesu he wille not venge, ne bold his vowe no fing,
" He salle him chalenge fe day of his endyng.

Philippui
licentia pe
tita a Ri
cardo ad
Franciam

' Ke son deuer ne face,
pur quay la croice perist, [sive

prist, [Hastiement luy prenge
la male mort subit, Codd, Gall. "If

i86 Ricardus Rex,
" If he wille go or duelle, as he wille I wille wele,
*' f e despite, fat is to telle, to God is don ilk dele.
t Fulle oft biforhand bituex fam was distance,
For wynnyng of f e land, fat R. wan forgh chance.
Haluendele asked Philip, as for first conant,
& for felawschip of Cipres conquerand.
Of fat Philip of France, for be suld haf grantise.
Mad R, a quite clamance fro him & alle bise,
& neuer forgh no destresse suld clayme fer of no right.
Philip with grete mekenesse his trouth ferto .plight,
Gascoyn & Normundie suld jeme at his powere,
Withouten vilanie, tille his comyng were nere.
X HILIP tok his leue, withouten more essoyne
His suld alle to cheue, tille Sir Hugh of Burgoyne.
Alle fe Frankis oste Sir Hugh bad in kepyng,
Now sailes fro fat coste, home wendes Philip f e kyng.
In f e se sailand he lendes toward Lumbardie,
' fe erle of Ostrice wendes wilh him companie.
R. stille he leues, f e lond he wild more se,
^ Saladyn he reues fe flora of * Cisare.
At fat ilk flora Richard gaf bataile,
Greuance had he sora, here now of his trauaile.
In Antioche, in Acres, in alle fo ilk cuntres.
He set wardeyns watres, to kepe alle f e entres.
Sifen toward Cayfas displaied his banere,
& euer bis nauie was in f e se biside not fere.
' Le duk de Austrice Codd. I rye, MSS, Gall, tam hic quam
Gallici. * Cesaree, sive Cesa- V S; infra. Richard

Ricardus Rex, 187
Richard ' his his spie on Soudan Saladyn, fd^S
Som said he suld lie at f e toun of Joppyn. Cisarie,
To Joppyn whan he cam, fe Soudan was not fere,
fe flora fe Soudan nam, R, forto affere.
Saladyn priuely was bussed beside f e flora,
& spied strete & stie what R, suld com,
fat he suld not pas, ne * mo man of his oste,
fe water stopped was, fer passage suld be moste.
^ Saladyn did stoppe fe dikes ?kank & bro,
fat non suld ouer hoppe, ne man ne hors suld go
forgh fat enbussement, fat was so priuely,
R. suld be schent, if fat way he cora by.
JtvICHARD fast him drouh toward Cisare,
To witte where or how f e best passage mot be.
Whan R, fider cam, he sauh fer was tre gettCj
Passage non he nam, f e fortbes wer withsette.
R. beheld aboute, of gile be drede hira neid.
Of Sarazins a grete route, (fe lond was vmbeleid,)
& alle fat suerd mot bere, or ofer wapen weld.
Were sette R. to dere, enbussed forgh fefeld.
He said, " Jhesu mercy, & f i moder dere,
" Wherfore we com & why, now we fynd fam here.
Whan he sauh he ne raygbt passe on non Wise,
In fre parties to fight his oste be did deuise.

'F. has, »F, no. Nam
Codices Gallici, De Richard
ny passe, ne nul de sa partye.

3 Saladyn les hoers de flum
ad saisy* Gallice. 4 F. bank. Sir

188 Ricardus Rede,
De Jacobo JjlR James ' of Auenu he bad fe first eschele,
Was non of his vertu in armes did so wele,
Gentille of norture, & noble of lynage,
Was non fat bare armure, fat did suilk vassalage.
Of werre & of bataile he was fulle auise,
fer wisdom suld auaile was non so trewe als he.
Pere had be non in fe lond fer he was born,
He praied f e kyng on one he mot be first biforn,
& he gaf hira fe vara ward, fe Sarazins oste to cleue,
& he at kyng R. for euer fan toke his leue.
f e kyng withoute essoyn suld be in fe midde,
* & f e erle of Burgoyn he suld haf f e f ridde.
Witb were fe templers, & fer fraternite,
Fais in alle maners, so tellis f e stori me.
De turmis On f e tofer side f e of f e Sarazin,
In fe vamward suld ride fe Soudan Saladyn,
Paien most worfi of alle fe lond of his kj^n,
So told me fe stori fat I fond writen in.
In f e secund f urbe was maister Coradyn
Lord of Damas, his fader was Safadyn.
» Soudan so curteys neuer drank no wyne,
f e same f e Romans sais fat is of Richardyn.

Saladini,

' Ih the MS. ofthe Heralds
Office 'tis de Aucunes, in one
of Mr. Anstis's Ae Aucune, but
in the other de Auenues, Yet
below both of Mr. Anstis^ s Co
pies Aaoe Auenues. * Al duk
de Burgoyne la terce est co

maunde, Et al mestre du
Temple oue [sive ou, vel ouf}.
sa fraternete, MSS. Gallici.
' Soldan plus curteys ne
goustait vnkes vyn. De la
terce eschele mestre fu Mel-
chyn, Seygnour de Bandas, e
Melchi-

Ricardus Rex. 189
f & ouer f e frid pas was maister Sir Melchyn,
Lord of Baudas, & Sir Matifasyn,
Lord of Galile, & fe stede fat Chayn,
& Sire of fat cuntre, fer Abel was slayn.
I ' James of Auenue, be was verray pilgryn.
He gan first remue fe croice mad on his bryn.
On fer first eschel he smot in fulle hastif,
& forgh fara ilka del, als grehound or mastif,
Tuys withouten encumbre, with suerd in his hand,
He slouh withouten numbre, bifor him mot non stand.
Biside com a Sarazins, bituex him & a bank.
Sir Kalaphes Duryns, he smote of James schank.
I fan spak James, " f o a kosyn help Richard,
" Fulle fer ert fou me fro, kast f e now to me ward.
" f i sister sonne am I, fou eam & I cosyn.
•' * f i fader kyng Henry in f e castelle Constantyn
*' My raoder fan gate he opon dame Auelyn.
*• Countas of Marche was scbe, & or I jit do my fyn
" My dede salle I venge on Kalaphes Duryn.
" With a gode suerd of lorenge he sraote forgh fe Sarazin,
James lese fer his band, & died in fat pyn, De morte
On" f e morn men bim fand, & f e frere Baudwyn,

Jacobi.

Welchifasyn, [sive Wetipha.
sin] Seygnour de Galyle & del
leu on Cayn Tua son frere
Abel par [vel on] feloun en.
gyn Codd. MSS. Gallici.
' Sire Jaqes de Aucunes,
[sive Auenues] verray pelryn,
Se seygne de la croice & prent
son chemyn [sive chymyn vel

chimyn] MSS. Gall. » Le
Rey Henry ton pere en cha.
stel Const&ntyn Engendra
ma mere sur dame Auelyn,
Countesse de la Marche, pur
Dieu & Seint Martyn Venez
venger ma morte sur ceo Sa-
racyn, Codd. Gallici.

190 Ricardus Rex,
A frere of fehospitalle, fe erle's sonne Paulyn,
Was lord of Morian alle & of Mount ' Modyn.
W HAN R. herd say, fat Jaraes was slayn.
He wend for dole to dey, he cora as a wode man,
' & Saladyn sauh him cam, fer of fulle wele he lefe,
Ageyn R. be nam, togider gan fei mete,
A kyng & a Soudan of alle f e world f e beste.
R. tille him ran, a stroke on him he fest,
He smote him in f e helm, bakward he bare his stroupe.
f e body be did ouerv/belm, his hede touched f e croupe,
He felle doun with f e dynt, bot son he ros vp light,
Herneys nouht ne tynt, bot eft oiTbors fulle wight.
De insuita- R- at fat tume fe flora he wan fulle wele,
RicardT"& For Saraziu ne wild he skurne fat were of his eschele.
Fourti fousand paien, what drenkled & what slayn,
& a fousand Cristen, so was fe tale certeyn.
For soth fe frid eschele fulle bard was bisted,
f e templers ilk a dele failed & fien fled.
f e ' erle'' bakward was born, & alle f e Frankis men
Fulle nere bad fei bien lorn, bot fei cried, help Crislen.
fe erle bigan to crie, " turne and help vs Richard,
" Or els salle we die, fat ere in fis rere ward,
• Moryn Codd. Gall. ' I Richard, ia sunt encountrez,
Qaunt Saladyn ly vait de Gallice, J Duk de Burgoyne
bone volentez Aproche al Rey I Codd, Gall.

'Sir,

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191

I (e

oIR," said kyng Guyon, " turne ageyn, I rede,
" Frankis & Burgoillon, els alle gos to dede.
*' fe Soudan Saladyn has fam nere conquered,
" fe templers magre myn, fais fei er & ferd.
" If fei had standen nere, f e myght haf wonnen pris,
" Non dos fer deuere, bot Raynald fe marchis.
Said fe kyng R. "if f e duke be taken,
" It salle be fam hard, bot fei haf him forsaken,
f e flora sone he left, ageyn toke his gate,
f e duke fro fara he reft, welnere he cora to late.
' fe duke at fat bataile lost sex & f ritty knyghtes,
fre hundreth of pedaile, a hundreth sergeanz at rightes.
fe duke alle fese les, & f o fat were olyue,
R. for alle fe pres sauely did fara vp ryue.
At fat tyme R. fere many a man slouh he,
f e kyng sonne of Dare he sraote in tuo his the.
f e Soudan Saladyn he was fulle vnfayn.
He fled witb raykelle pyn vnto f e mountayn.
R, has f e pris at fe flora of Cisare,
f e Sarazin force doun his, Jbesu we fank fe.

' De Jerusalem le Rey
Guyoun gentyls Dist al Key-
Richard, Sire tournez le vys,
Le duk e sa eschele sunt ia
taunt supris, Le Soldan Sa.
ladyn apoy [sive ad poy, vel a
poy] les ad conquys, Codd.
GaU. ' Le duk pardist cel

houre chiualers trent & sys,
Treis centz de petayle, seri
auntz cent e dys, Et de cel
eschele, qauntz qe sount re.
mys, Fet le Rey passer le
flum a [vel ad] lour amys,
Codd. Gall.

' f i?6

192

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piSE Sarazins were so fesid, fat fled was Saladyn,
& Cisare has he sesid, Japbt & Joppyn,
Cades & Ascalon, alle has kyng Richard :
Under him kyng Guyon had fam alle in ward.
f e duke was in a cas, bis wondes wer so grym,
fat his leche was in ille hope of him,
& R. was fulle dred, f e leche mot him not saue."
Tille Acres fei him led, better bele to haue.
In fer way ilk dele fei fond voide als hethe,
f e toun of Mount Carmele, f e toun of Nazarethj
f e strong castelle Pilryn, fat first wonnen was,
Alle tok Ricardyn, Caloyn & Kayfas.
Ilkon fise fei seised, torae alle fei fond,
Seke were fer heised, heled fam of wound.
Saidanus ' fe Soudau to R. sent, to speke togider in glath,
ctarep"^ For fcpcs it ment, & of no maner wrath.
""' Ne no fing suld it greue vnto f e Cristienle,
f e barons said bi leue, welcom mot he be.
Saladyn come fider fat day fat he sette,
f e barons wer togider, f e kynge & fam he grette.
f " Sir," said Saladyn, " f i God has grete powere,
" Er alle fise Cristen fin, fat fou kepes bere ?
" fise Inglis," said R. " in ray kepyng fei are,
" fe Frankis haf ofer ward, wif fe erle of Burgoyn fei fare.

* Richard Reis Englays
ad saisye Cesaree, Joppen e
Scalon, Cades & Japhe, Et
al Bey Guyoun la garde ad
done. Le duk de Burgoyne

est si male mene. Qe ly Si.
rogene del duk est desperee,
Et le Rey Richard mout [she
mult] desconforte,M5S'.<?«^.

Bot

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193

«* Bot fei be of f i faith, els do fei wrong,
*' fei stand alle to gode graith, whan fou ert fam among,
" & fou ert comen fro feme, & riche kyng is of fe,
" If fou pes wille jerne, for f e & f i meyne,
" & trewe for seuen jere, I consent fertille,
" If fou bas fat manere, to do euenhede & skille.
" Certes Saladyn, « said fe kyng Richere,
•* To mak partie ageyn myn jit ha fou gode powere,
" & for fe pps to seke has fou no myst ere,
f fertille to mak me meke, ray herte to jit in wehere.
•' fou has power inouh, wherto askes fou pes ?
'.' & my wille wille not bouh, to grante fat fou ches.
" If fou f e lond wille jeld, ferof is to speke^
*' & sifen if fou wild f i lay forsake & breke,
" & take our bapteme of funte, as childre jing,
" I salle gyue f e a rearae, & do fe coroun kyng.
oIR," said Saladyn, " fank I auh jow conne,
" fat fou me prefers of fin, & has non enchesonne.
" If I myght fe paemie justise fam ilkone,
" & non bad seignorie bot I my self alone,
" fan I trow my fouht myght acord to fin,
f Bot now dar I npuht. * My brofer Safadyn

Responsio Ricardi,

taldanm
4>zit,

' Sire, dist Saladyn, gre
te dey sauer, Ke tu saunz
desert me vols honourer,
Gallice. ' Mon frere Saf.
fadyn teent son regne entere,
yoi, I.

Ses fiz sunt grantez sey.
gnours, ne volent lesser Tere
ne tenement, pur nuly prech.

Gall,

*'Il

194 Ricardus Rex.
" Is riche of tenement, his sonnes strong & stith,
•' fer wille wille not be went, ne lete fer lond ne lith.
" Wild fe bicom Cristen, fulle eth I were to drawe,
" Bot I dar not for fara alle one to leue otir lawe.
JLVlCHARD said, " per fay, go now & Consede fe,
" & bi fe frid day, fat salle haf certeynte.
" Bi fan I salle fe say, bow fat it salle go,
" Of pes to haf f e way, or werre, on of fe tuo.
Listen now a gile of Sir Safadyn,
Contreued a wikked wile oii his brofer Saladyn.
f Now wendes Saladyn fer bis oste gan lie,
His ' hofer Safadyn his comyng did spie.
He gent to kyng R, a stede for curteisie.
On of f e best reward, fat was in paemie :
Bad bim bi fat jere token, ware him for tricherie;
Said, " Saladyn was fnlle foen, on him may non affie,
" He sais behind f i bak, in strange companie,
" Wordes fat er to lak, he dar f e wele diffie,
" If be & fou alone myght jow togider alie,
" He myght withouten raone of f e wynne f e maistrie ;
* " &, Sir, if fou be suilk, gils men of fe crie,
" Rebuke him for fat ilk of fat auauntrie,
" If I may be auaile of hors or armurie,
" Forsoth I salle not fade, to mende fi partie;
Bot or fat day felle to stand, fat fer acorde suld be,
Had R. herd tifand out Normundie,
' Sic. * Si tu soys taunt crye, Rebukez le bien de sa
TailhtiLt, com le mounde te sur quiderye, Codd. Gallici. Ife,

Ricardus Rex,

m

i " fe folk out of France to Normundie were comen,
" To R. desceyuance his londes haf fei nomen.
" Bot he com right son, Normundie to fende,
" His right bes noubt doun soner fan any wend.
' Wherfore to som of his he schewed fam f e skille.
To treus on alle wise him burd grant fertille.
U NDER fe mount Thabor, in a faire medue,
Bofe fe parties wer fore to conseile for fe treue "
* " Sir," said Saladyn, " is it f i wille to say,
" fis day is myn & fin, chese fou now what way.
For Safadyn's sawe R. had enuie,
Wherfore a gode f rawe be stod in a studie,
fat sawe fat he fer said, so wele it was of leten,
In boke it was vp laid, jit is it not forgeten.
R, fis ansuerd to Salad yu for treu,
For f o men fat it herd wrote vs fat word alle new.
X REUS fou askes a f rowe, for tuo jere or fre,
" fo men, fat fe knowe, say fou skornes me,
" f e folk of paiemie f e word fer of fer gos,
" Of alle fat seignorie f orgbout fin is fe los ;
" In arraes is fer none, fat to f i renoun reches,
" Wherfor fou bas gone, & of f i pruesse preches,'

De pace
tractata &
ordinataper Ricar
dum &
Saladinum:

' Le Rey Richard as vns
la chos ceftifye, Et a parler
de trewe al Soldan plus se
plye, MSS, Gall. * Est Sa-

hadyn renuz en amour saunz
boydie, Et prye al Rey Ri
chard, que son plaisir ly dye.
Codices Gall,

o2

"fat

19^ Ricardus Rex.
" fat if fou me mot mete bi our seluen tua,
" My lif I suld forlete, or ray hede for go.
*' & if fou wille it proue, fat fou ert so worfi,
*' A stede tille our beboue here is on alle redi.
*' Now for f i grete valow, I ask fe a bone,
*' fat or we grante.trew, fight we als so sqne^
" fan on non ofer side body so bolde to be,
•' On fote ne hors ride, to socour me no fe.
*' & whilk of vs is doun, & mad is recreant,
*' Cleyme & accioun he lese, & f e; rcmanant
*' Of fat ilk land, fat Cristen euer auht,
*' fat fei held in fer hand of God fat fam it tauht.
S fan said Saladyn, " if fou fynd any man,
*' Cristen or Sarazin, ' fat what tyme or whan,
" I mad auancement with fe alone to fight,
" Bot I to bataile went for my reame's right,
*' Here I salle fe gyue alle myn heritage,
*• & als along as I lyue to be in fin ostage.
S fe maister of f e Temple com procurand fe pes,
" No more of fis to demple, tak fat fat je first ches.
Saladyn for alle hise hette to hold conaunt,
Seuen jere at his deuise, & R. fer to graunt,
fat ilk a Cristen man suld hold & haue certeyn
Alle fat he fer wan, & no fing jeld ageyn.
' Id est, that knows or can tell what, ^c.

Now

Ricardus Rex,
Now is it in forward alle pesed & wele ent,
Now turne kyng R. tille Acres is he went.
After kyng Guyon & for his sonne he sent.
Of Antioche Reymon hira also he ment,
Aunfrey of Turoyn he was fer present,
Of Triple erle Bumoun fulle suife fider glent.
Sir ' Ruffyn brofer Leoun, alle fise held parlement.
Kyng R. his resoun said fam, " how he was schent,
*' Philip did him tresoun, destroied his tenement.
" For to stanch his foysoun homward haf I ment.
*' Normundie alle doun, mykelle fer of is brent
*' & slayn blak & broun of alle fat he mot hent.
*' I wille of fat feloun tak vengement,
" fat fo fordos my coroun, if grace be to me lent.
I " Wherfor je lordynges, je ere rae lefe & dere,
*' I take in jour kepynges fe londes fat we wonne here.
- ^'-fe freres of fe hospital, & fe teraple also,
*' Biseke fam I salle, fat fei help jow ferto.
*' Now haf I don & said, & tauht jow fat I may,
" My hope is oiTjow laid, lordynges haf gode day,
A HE prince of Antioche, & f e kyng Guyon,
Bumunde erle of Triple, & Aunfrey of Turoun,
fise had in fer ward cite, kastelle & toun,
fat fe kyng R. wan of Sarazin feloun,
& Isaac fe Emperour takes his liuerisoun.
With freres mad soioure in temple dominoun.

197

Rex dijit
baronibus
suis & pe-
ciit licen
ciam ab eis,
& iter ar
ripuit ver
sus An
gliam.

• So 'tis also in one of Mr. i other, as also in that of the
Anstis's Copies. But in iht \ Heralds Office, 'tis Rupyn.
o 3 His

198

Ricardus Rex.

His douhter with f e quene was for hir warisoiiD,
& so felle it to bene, hir fader lese fe coroun,
& as R. bome went toward fis regioun,
Or he were taken or hent, or boldert in prisoun,
He gaf his sistere fat while vnto f e erle Reymoun
Lord of Saynt Gile, aman of grete renoun.
' I fond in my boke, what skille ne for whi,
fat he his folk forsoke, & jede so priueli.
* Aufrice to aspie bim were better haf left,
fer in forgh felonie was he rtibbed & reft.
Taken with enmys & bolden in prisouu,
I kan not say fe pris was gyuen for bis ransoun.
In prison was be bonden, as fe Romance sais.
In cheynes & lede wonden, fat heuy was of peis.
A nofer pyne lie bad, if il may be trod,
Witb ' iren nayles sad, it sais, his fete was schod.

' Forte, I ne fond. * Po
tius, Austrice, tum MSS, Gall,
i Without all doubt King Ri.
chard was used terj/ roughly,
and not agreeable to his Royal
Dignity, after he zuas impri.
soned. 'Tis for that very rea
son, that some Historians tell
US (notwithstanding it be not
mentioned in this Chronicle)
that a Lyon was brought to him
when he was confined in pri.
son, wiih an intent to have (by
that means) destroyed him. But
instead of that, he kill'd the
Lyon (to the great contusion

and astonishment of his- ene
mies) by thrusting his arm into
his mouth, and thereby bruis
ing him so at the heart, thai he
died. John Rastall is one qf
those, that speaks of this memo.
rable Action, taking notice, at
the same time, of the causes of
his heing set upon, and of the
vast sum of money that was de
manded and paid for his ran-
som. At the same time he like
wise observes, that, according
to- some, he was called Cure
de Lyon from this Heroical
Exjdoit, but, according to o-
tha-s,

Ricardus Rex.

19§

thers, (who take no notice of this
Affair) from his invincible Cou-
rage. Rastall himself seems to
think, this Denomination was oc
casion'd by his killing the Lyon ;
and for that reason, as I take it,
it is, that the wooden Cut, which
he hath given us qf K, Richard,
represents him with the Lyon be.
tween his Legs, and thrusting his
right Arm down his Throat.
'Tis probable he had seen old
Pictures that confirm'd this Re.
presentation. 'Tis also likely,
that his Brother-in-law Sit-
Thomas More (from whom he
had receiv'd so much assistance
in his Historical Enquiries)
approved of it. Indeed I have
not yei seen (that I remember)
any other old Figure, (besides
this in Rastall) in which K,
Richard is drawn after this
manner. And yet I cannot but
think, that he was sirnamed
Cure de Lyon from some par
ticular Action, rather than from
his Courage in general, it being
usual with our Ancestors to give
Sirnamesfiomparticular remark
able Accidents, such as distin.
guished them in a peculiar man.
ner from other eminent persons.
And as Richard I. had got a
very great name for his overcom
ing the Lyon (as well as he had
for abundance of other very un.
common Instances of Courage)
so others also strived to follow

his Steps, and were forward to
encounter Lyons, and were will
ing to have themselves pictured
as engaging with them. And,
for better remembrance of such
Adventures, they were often
painted in old Halls, just as were
also the Encounters that Gentle.
men of Activity in Feats qf
Arms had with any strange
Knights, such as those of the
Blesells, hinted at by Leland,
Itin. Vol. VIL p. 61. Such Pi-
ctures Were look'd upon very
justly as great Ornaments to
Halls, and 'tis pity more care
hath not been taken to preserve
them. Sometimes there were
figures in our old Wainscotts
that had Allusion to Heroical
Actions, and these, therefore,
ought also to be regarded by
curious Persons, who may even
from thence he capable of illu
strating some Particulars in our
History. I have seen curious
Works of this nature in some
old Houses in Oxford, Tliey
were much in vogue in 3, Eli-
zabeth's time,, as they had been
also in the Reign of her Father
K. Henry VII Ith. when Cabi
nets were, withall, finely adorn'd
with Pictures of Antiquity,
as may appear as well frcm
other instances, as from that
which hud heen Leland's Cabi
net in the Bodleian Library.
But instead of exspatiating, I
o 4 shall

200

Ricardus Rex.

kjngerycharde takyn -
prisoner.

shall give Rastall's own
words, as I fmd them in the
Copy of his Chronicle that was
lent me by my kind Friend
Mr. Murray.  This kynge
Rycharde perceyued that the
Chrysten people decresyd in
the holy lande j aswell by in.
fyrmytes as lacke of vytell |
toke a truce for. iii. yere and
returned whomewarde | and
sent the quene his wyfe by
the see ] and he sayled with a
small company into llistra &
there landed | where he was
takyn prisoner by the duke
of Ostreche and by him put
•in prison | and brought to
Henry Emperour of Almayne
, I whiche put hyn* in stronge
prison | and after Raunsomed
hym at c. M.- li. whiehe duke
of Ostryche was affterwarde
therfore accursed of the pope
for the wronge done to kynge
Rycharde. f Also for the payment of
this sayd Raunsome | after-
warde the woll of all the
whyte monkes and chanons
in Englande was solde | and
rynges \ iewels of prelates
and vessels and chalyces of
all the churches thorowe the
lande | and dyuers and many
'Shrynes scraped and spoyled
of theyr golde and syluer.

Dyuers causes there were as
wryters rehersfe | that the
Emperour sholde owe grudge
to kynge Richarde | one was
because kynge Rycharde had
promysed to the Emperour
an ayde for the wynnynge of
the kyngdome of Cicyle |
whiche the Emperour claym.
ed as his inheritance | whiche
promyse kynge Rycharde as
he sayd brake. Another
cause was for that the kyng
Rycharde toke from a knyght
of the duke of Ostryche the
dukes banner and trode it
vnder his fete in dispyte of
the duke and of the Empe.
rour his lorde | & therfore
the duke & the Emperour
were gladde to do kynge Ry-
charde displeasure.
1 It is sayd that a Lyon
Was put to kyrige Rycharde
beynge in prison to haue d6-
uoured hym | and when the
Lyon was gapynge | he ptit
his Arme in his mouthe and
pulled the lyon by the harte
so hard | that he slewe the
lyon. Atid therfore sottie say
he is called Rycharde Cure
de lyon [ but s6me say he is
called Cur6 de lyon because
of his boldenesse and hardy
stomake.

ferfor

Ricardus Rex.

SOI

ferfor f e pape of Rome cursed fam wroferheile,
Alle fat did fat dome, or ferto gaf conseile.
His moder dame Alienore, & fe barons of fis land.
For him trauaiied sore, & brouht him out of band.
W HAN he of bond was brouht for raunson fat was riche^
His moder so bisouht, he aryued at Sandwiche.
To Canterbire fulle euen he souht to haf his bote,
Miles he jede seuen to Saynt Thoraas on fote.
Wilh fulle riche offeryng he wirschipped S. Thomas.
His praier did him bryng out of his hard cas,
fanked God & him so wele for him had schaped,
fat of his anguys grim so lightly was escaped.
X O while fat R, was bijond fe se in hold,
Jon did him trespas, his rentes tok & sold,
His castels sesed & brak, higan a grete distance,
& neuer no word spak of R, deliuerance.
Bot als a kyng of lond Jon bare bim fulle stoute,
ferfor R, wele fond with dome to chace him oute,
& deme him als a nofer, for his vnkynd folie.
To kyng R. bis brofer Jon mercy gan crie,
fer moder fam bisouht, for to be ^t one.
Of trespas fat he bad wrouht R, forgaf it Jon
& said, " f i misdede be in f i mynsyng,
" Euer raore to drede, eft to do suilk fing,
" & I wille neuer more on f i trespas fenk,
" If fou repent fe sore, fat fou did suilk a blenk.

Dummodo
Rex R. in
carceratus fuit ultra
mare, Jo
hannes fra
ter ejus
commisit* multis in-
juriis con
tra eum.

'Sic.

Ri.

20S Ricardus Rex.
t>e parlia^ JxiCHARD to Loudcn wcndes, to hold parlement,
Londonias. For his barons sendes, & fei alle to bim went.
At Westminster ilkone parlement fei held,
To fam he mad his mone, Sc fus to fam teld.
f " Lordynges of my chance wele je auh to wite,
" & fat fe kyng of France wille me disherite.
" For fat I was bistad bijond fe se in hold,
" ferfor Philip is glad, & beres him fulle bold.
*' My castels he takes, & seises my citei,
" Destruction he makes of rentes & feez.
*' Wherfore barons dere, sais rae a gode certeyn,
" & bow & what manere my lond to gete ageyn.
Ecce comes 5 fan spak fe erle Rogere, as a man fulle wys,
&'brevUer " Eries with far powere, barons fat er of pris,
" Knyghtes gode & wight, sergeanz alle in ferd,
" fise salle alie be dight, & help fe with fer suerd,
" Bisshopes & persons, burgeis of citez,
" & rich merchandes eftsons salle help with fer ' mone.
" Abbay & priorie, & ofer religions,
" For vs salle pray & crie in fer afflictions.
" Better is holy bede of man fat right lyues.
" & standes vs in more stede, fan alle fe gode he gyues.
f f e comen wele was paied of fat conseilyng,
fat it were not delaied so was R. fe kyng.
JN OW wille kyng R. alle his lond extende,
Merschalle & stiward ferfor about dos sende,
^ homage & feaute he askes & releue,
f e barons er fulle fre, to do as to fer chefe.
' F. mones, NoW

fe»poadit.

Ricardus Rex.

SOS

Now has fe kyng wele sped, & coraen ageyn to London,
& penies with him led, & spendyng has he fondon.
His barons alle aboute fast tille him drowe.
With hors & armes stoute, fer com tille bim inowe.
R. wendes to schip, he wille no lenger duelle,
f e boste of kyng Philip fayn fan wild he felle.
Ariued is R. at Depe in Normundie,
He lay fer half a jere, estres to aspie.
& whan he sauh he myght, on bis folk affie,
' His werre oirdeynd & dight to fo fat coufe fam guye.
To Gascoyne fat he were fulle shiertly he gan hie,
Cursels a castelle fere he wan with maistrie.
f e sergeanz fat it held wer in poynt to die,
To prison fei fam jeld, bot mercy gan fei crie.
jit he tok a pray, forgh quayntise & spie,
Burrez he wan fat day, bofe hous & seignorie,
Atfe dangu fat nyght be tok his herbegerie.
To Cursels Philip had tight with alle his companie,
He ne wist it jolden was, tille he com so nehi.
Whan he wist, he fled fat pas, to Gisors tok f e stie.
R. perceyued fis, fat Philip to Gisors fled,
He coraanded his Inglis, fat after fast fei sped.
fei com Philip so nere, fat he cried, " tak fe kyng,'*
Bot non so hardi were, to smyte him for no fing.
Me fouht kyng Philip inouh was disconfite.
Whan he & alle his trip for noubt fled so tite.

Transfreti'
iit versus
Normanni-
am & Gas-
Coniam con
tra Regera
Francia;, &
cepit Bur
rez & Gi«
sors.

' Sa gwere fet ordiner, les
dutres establye, Deuers A.

quytaygne sa banere desplye,
MSS. GaU.

'Pa-

3204 kicardiis Reit*
* Pauillon & tent Philip bibynd him left;
To R. was it sent, no fing ferof reft.
For mykelle lete fei ligge, ferof mad fei no forctj
Philip vjito fe brigge fei chaced him of Gisors.
On f e brigge were alle f c vamward & fe rere.
Under fara f e brigge gan falle doun in to f e riuere.
Philip & his meyne in f e water lay,
Schame him was to fle, & so him com fat day.
Markade A. Knyght a bourdour kyng R, hade,
dixit deri-
sionem regi A douhty man in stoure, his narae was Markade,
Franciae. He sauh kyng Philip als he lay in fe water,
" Sir kyng rise v.p & skip, for fou has wette fi hater.
" fou fissbes not worfe a leke, rise & go f i ways,
" For fou bas wette f i breke, schent is f i hernays.
f e brigge was brode & long, bofe of tre & stones,
Wban so mykelle f rong was fer on at ones.
Sex hundreth mot raen se, so fele fallen fer were^
Of whilk frilly & fre did fer endyng fere.
R, coraanded alle gate, fat Pbilip suld men saue,
For no fing suld fei late, bot help fat lif mot haue.
Of Mount Morice Maihi a baron rcnome,
Sir Alayn of Russie, Sir Fouke de Geffre,

' Tent e pauyllioun, ke
Phelipp werpist, Sunt al Rey
Richard tote saunz countre.
dit. Phelipp oue [sive ouf]
ses Fraunceys al aler se prist,
Ricliard oue [sive oufj ses
Englays chacaunt [«zt)e chas.
chaunt, vel chasaunt] les suist

Al pount de Gysors, qe nest
pas petit. En la rere garde
nes vn Fraunceys remist.
Molt fu le pople grant, qaunt
le pount chaist, Le Reis ea.
la Ryuere entre les altres
gist, MSS. Gall. fise

Ricardus Rex,

SOS

fise grete were alle taken, & fer knyghtes fam hi,
Makade held fam waken, & tok of fam tuenti.
f e prisons he had in ward, for he was gode & trewe i
Now turnes kyng R. to se his lond Anjowe.
Sen fis ilk tyme bifore or afterward,
I knowe no more fo ryme of dedes of kyng R.
Who so wille his dedes alle fe soth se,
f e roraance fat raen redes fer is the propirte.
fis fat I haf said it is Pers sawe,
Als he in romance laid, fer after gan I drawe.

J. HE ferth day formest next Palmesonenday,
fe tyme, as I gest, R. jede to play
forgh a cuntre, men calle it liymosin,
f e castelle manaced he fat Philip had fer in.
R. com ouer nere, f e castelle to aspie,
fat sauh an alblastere, a quarelle lete he flie,
& smote him in f e schank, for fat stroke, alias !
It bigan to rank, fe querelle envenomed was.
Sifen oiT fe nyent day died kyng Richard,
He ligges at an abbay raen callie Founz Ebrard.
He regned nien jere, & sex monethes mo,
Maugre fe alblastere, fat fus R. gan slo.
I wene it hate Chahalouns, or it hate Mallard,
Oufer f e castelle or fe toun, fer smyten was R.
A thousand & a hundred fe date nienti & nien,
fat R. fro vs sundred, dede he was with pine-

De morte
Ricardiper ball-
sterium.

XC*. IX*.

Now

206 Johannes Rex,
JN ow is. kyng R, dede, & laid in stone,
Non heire was afterward, bot his brofer Jon.
His brofer erle Geffrey right heire felle to be,
(Bot after R, day Jon tok fe dignite
Or Arthure his ' sonne,) if he had had his lif.
Bot Jon was f e enchesonne, & moued fer a strif.
Tifing bere we say, fat Jon wille wedded be,
f e erle of Aquiley his doubter takes he,
Elizabeth fe gent, fair lady was sche,
Tuo sons of fer descent, tuo doubters ladies fre.
Johannes J_ HE Ersbisshop Hubert of Canterhire f e se
Rex coro
natus est *Com with gode hert, to do fe solerapnite.
per Huber-
tum Archi- At Westmynstcr, forgh assent of erle & baroun,
episcopum Cantuariae. * To fat I ore ment Hubert gaf fe coroun,
& enoynted he was als kyng forgh resoun.
Jon did ay trespas, men fond in him enchesoun.
He lyued in wo & strife, & in tribulacioun.
He was of licherous life, forgh what his nacioun
Partie ageyn him ches, & wild haf born him doun.
Normundie he les at his confusioun,
In f e courte of France he was cald a feloun
For Arthure dede fat chance, his brofer sonne Geffroun,
Erie was of Bretayn, fat to fis lond had right
For to haf bien cheftayn. If Jon his dede bad dight
My maister nouht he wrote, to write be me forbede.
Nofeles wele I wote, sifen fe child was dede,

' /(/ est, Geffrey's. * A
Johon le fiz Richard ad done
la coroun, Enoynt est en Reis

oue [sive ouf] grant deuo- Jon

cioun, MSS. Gall.

Johannes Rex, 207
Jon had right fertille, fe lond to haf in ward.
fat Arthur suld bi skille haf bien heyre next Richard :
Arthure sister jing for dole fat maiden suete
For sorow scho mad endyng, hir name was Margarete.
W OW f e bode is gon to France, Arthiire is dede,
& somond haf fei Jon, to Philip courte him dede.
To tak his Jugement of fat ' felonse.
His dede to him fei ment, Arthur's f e Bretaynie.
Jon dred fat wendyng, to France wild he nouht,
Wherfor Philip fe kyng oii londes souht,
Tolouse & Tolousan seised & Normundie,
forgh slauhter of fat man Jon les fat seignorie.
What dos fe kyng of France ? atires him gode nauie
Tille Inglond, ochance io wynne it with maistrie.
He wend haf wonne fis lond as he did Tolousan,
fe cuntre sone he fond in his herd redy ran.
fe Walsch & ofer inow, witb fam of Peuenese,
f e Frankis raen fei slow, Philip was fayn to fle.
JN OW is PhiUp fled, here wan he bote lite,
& Jon Northward him sped, his lond for to visite.
Unto Scotlond he sent after kyng William,
To Lincoln William went, & Jon ageyn him cam,
Withoute fe toun a myle, & in fe wyhtertide,
f e day of Saynt Cecile fer parties gan abide.
Horaage he did him suere, & feaute in fere,
fat faith he suld him bere, at alle his powere.

' L, felonie.

Boke

308 Johannes Rex,
Boke fer was non fette, ne non fer after fore,
Hubert his croice doun sette, & William feron suore.
fis is f e same Hubert, fat fe saw of nam,
fat trrnslate S, Gilbert ui fe hous of Sempyngham.

Be morte JN OW Hubert IS dede our Sire, & to God is gon,
Hubert!, & ' *
eiectione f e Priourc of Canterbire sendes to kyng Jon,
conventus,& minaci- Bisouht him of Icuc, to mak eleccion,
one Regis
apud con- To chcsc fc suld cheuc aman of gode renoun.
ventum &. ,.,i hit,
archiepi- Jon wrote to f e couent, bisouht fam alle holyche,
fat fei wille make present to fe bisshop of Norwyche.
Of som he had grantise his wille forto do,
& som said of erwise, fat it suld not be so.
Alle f e priour side fe suppriour fei ches,
Ofer for enuie & pride fe voice of many he les.
fe priour said, " fis day fe suppriour chese we,
fe tofer side said, *• nay, f e kynge's praier salle be.
With him of Norwiche grete partie gan bald,
Wherfor bofe holyche to Rome fe parties cald.
Monkes fourtene with him of Norwyche held,
In a voice alle bidene vnto f e kyng fe teld,
& suore him in leaute, how so euer bitid,
Norwyche he suld be Ersbisshop sacrid.
fise monkes stoute & stark, to spede wele fei wend,
fe kyng fre hundreth mark gaf fam forto spend.

Now

Johannes Rex, 209
^ O W er fei alle on gate, vnto f e courts fei cam,
Eleccion forgh bate it falles to no fram.
To f e pape of Rome fei mostred fer resoun,
fe pape at his dorae fer elites quassed doun.
Eft he bad fam chese a man of gode renoun,
Or fei suld fer voice lese of alle fer eleccioun.
Now is fer voice alle laid to Norwyche partie,
Bifor fe pape fei said, Norwyche is most worf ie.
fe pape wild not consent, he quassed fer elite.
fe monkes alle were schent, suspended fam als tile.
fe pape fei felle biforn, mercy gan bim crie.
Unto fe kyng fe suorn, to maynten bis partie.
fe pape fam assoled, & set fara vp at des,
So fei were conseiled, of Langton Stieuen fei ches.
fise monkes were dismaied for Steuen of Langton,
f e pape fer of was paied, raad f e confirmacion.
Maister Steuen of Langtone Ersebissbop salle be,
f e kyng casten doun. who was wroth bot be ?
VVHAN fe kyng vnderstod, fat bis clerk was forsaken,
For soth fan was he wode, & maister Steuen taken.
be clereie of bat schire so euelle he bam led,
V ^ r 1-7 j,^ feritate
fe monkes of Canterbire fro fer cloisterefara fled, Johannis.
& gaf it to Brabans f e cloister in kepyng,
forgh conseil of Satbans wrouht fer Jon f e kyng,
fe pape sauh out of cours fe wikkednes of Jon,
Hira & his faulours be cursed euerilkon,
& enterdited fis lond, fat raesse was non said,
A ded man if men fond, in kirke jerd was non laid.
Vol. I. p He

310

Johannes Rex,

De Anglia
intcrdicta & Rege ex
communicato.

Dc Rege
Scottorum.

De contn
meiia regis
& baro-

He was a fole of lif, & vsed lichorie,
Both raayden & wif alle wild he ligge bie.
What did f e baronage & burgeis of Cite ?
Distroied & did outrage of castelle, toun & fe.
About fei gan him chace, & hunted him als hayre.
Long had he no space to duelle no wele fare.
Many men of his kynde saub him so abaued.
For him fei fauht with mynde, & oft so was he saued.
jfxLS fis wo was lastand in cursyng perdouse,
Kyng William of Scotland did his douhter spouse
To fe erle of Boloyn, & whan Jon it wist,
Withouten any essoyn, North alle gate hira list.
Son he wan Berwik, a castelle he fouht to reise.
He cast f e groundwalle f ik, his folk he f ouh fer eise.
William he fouht to greue, for fat grete despite,
fat he withouten leue, his douhter gaf marite.
Edenburgh & Rokesburgh vp fat he asked quite,
& his sonne Alisandere for ostage jeld bim tite.
Bot f e kyng William alle fis ageynsaid.
In conaunt fat fei nara with pes alle was it laid.
f Of William has Jon f e pris, toward f e South he drouh,
& rennes on his enmys, & dos fam schame inouh,
& his enmys on him, & destroyed alle his fez,
Ilk one tille ofer were grim forgh tounes and citez.
So fat holy kirke, & alle fe ord Inez,
& bisshop wo he wike, & clerkes of dignitez :
{:ei rene fam prouendes, forgh power fat fei haue,
& no man fam defendes, no wille fara help no saue.

I Of

Johannes Rex, 21 1
S Oft was fe pleynt mad vnto f e pape.
fe manfesours ateynt, & cursed ouer f e nape.
f e pape of fer erroure had fulle grete pite.
He sent to fer socoure tuo legates ouer f e se.
At Douere fei gan ariue, Pandolf & Durand,
To London gan fei driue, fe barons fer fei fand,
forgh Pandolf prechyng fer werre was brouht tille ende.
f e barons & f e kyng were mad felauhes & frendes,
Asoiled & alle on euen, bot f e kyng an oth suore.
He suld him venge on Steuen, whider so euer he fore,
& of f o fourtene monkes, where men moi fam finde.
Be beten alle foukes or in prison fam hinde,
IE Pandolf & Durand did com forth f e Ersbisshop, p^ ^^
& f e monkes forf fei fand, Jon said, fei suld hedeles hop. ^^^ legatoi,
Pandolf proued f e kyng, in bis disputeson,
He mayntend wrongfuUe fing, & wild to no reson.
He piroued f orh wisdam in ilk manere cas,
fat fe kyng misnara, & did grete trespas.
Alle gate fe kyng he pesed, so fat f e werre was ent,
& ilk a clerke sesed ageyn to haf his rent.
Pandolf tok his leue, & to Rome went,
I trow on him gan cleue raany riche present.
Now is Pandolf gone, & Steuen Ersbisshop es,
Assoiles kyng Jone of alle bis wikkednes.
Jon has sonnes tuo bi Elizabeth fe quene, ^ ., .
' ^ ,' De filiis 4
& tuo doubters also, fairere were non sene. fiUabus
' Regis.
Henry was eldest, heyre of alle bis fing,
& Richard jongest, of Almayn chosen kyng,
p 2 Isa-

S13

Johannes Rex,

Isabelle fair as floure, fat neuer childe had,
Frederik fe Eraperour Emperice horae hir lad.
f e erle of Leycestre fe tofer weddid bere,
& Jon regned in fis estre kyng auhten jere.
At fe abbay of Suynesheued fer he drank poyson.
At ' Hauhe his lif he leued, so say raen of fat toun,
M*. ccmoj ^ bousand & tuo hundred be dale was & sextene,
' XIIII". ' '
His tyme was alle forwondred, & endid alle with tene.

De morte
Johannis.

Henricus
tercius coronatus
est.

xjlT * Westraynstere euen es Jon laid solempnely,
fe Ersbisshop Steuen corouned his sonne Henry,
A gode man alle his lyiie, of pouer men had mercie,
Clerkes fat wild fryue, aiianped fam ricbelie :

' What he says here about
King John's dying at Haughe
(which is in Calceworth hun
dred in Lincolnshire) is very
remarkable, and contrary to
other Historians, who make
him die in the castle of New.
ark. But it seems Robert of.
Brunne (for 'tis not in the
French) had it fromtradition,
the people of Haughe talking
frequently of it in his time.
'It should be rather Worcester,
as it is in otherHistorians, and
indeed in the French Peter de
Langtoft. En labbeye de
Swynheued home lenpusonay t,
Il gist a Wircestre, il memes le
volait. Ore est le Rey Jon
mort, e senelye Lerceuesqe
Esteuen ad coroune Henry.,

Prpdhome fu touz jours, des
pouers aueyt mercy, Plus ama
seinte Egleyse qe nul Rey
deuaunt ly. Clers kechaunter-
ent bien sunt tost enricliy.
Eglyses & prouandes ne sunt
esparny, Ke Clerk de la cha
pele nait porcioun par my,
in the MS. ofthe Heralds Of.
Jice. But in one of Mr. Anstis's
Copies we have, home lem poy
sonayt, Egista Wyrcestre, and
a little after,T^\\i.'S, amaseyntEg.
lises, and after that, Eglises
ne prouandres. Which va.
riations are not of so much
consequence as those in the
other of Mr. Anstis's Copies,
where the wholepassage is read
thus : AI Abbaye de la S wyne-
heued home lenponsonait, II

3 L. xvi°.

gist

Henricus tertius Rex.

213

Kirkes wild he dele prouendis fat wer worf ie,
To clerkes of his chapele, fat wele couf syng & hie.
XXENRY kyng our prince at Westmynster kirke
f e erlys douhter of Prouince, f e fairest may o lif,
Hir name is Helianore, of ' gentille norture,
Bijond f e se fat wore was non suilk creature.
In Inglond is sche corouned fat lady gent,
Tuo sonnes, tuo douhteres fre Jbesus has fam lent,
Edward & Edmunde, knyght gode in stoure,
Of Laicestre a stounde was Edraunde erle & floure.
Vnto fe Scottis kyng was married Margarete,
Of Bretayn Beatrice jing f e erle had fat mayden suete.
Faire is f e werk & bie in London at Westmynster kirke,
fat fe kyng Henrie of bis tresore did wirke.
Grace God gaf bim here, fis lond to kepe long space.
Sex & ^ fifty jere withouten werre in grace ;
Bot sone afterward failed bim powere,
Bot bis sonne Edward was his conseilere.
Our quene fat was fen dame Helianore his wife,
f e gode erle of Warenne ' Sir Hugh was fan olife,

gist a Wilecester, il meme le
volait. Anno Domini M. cc. xvi.
Ore est le Ray Joh mort,
et en senely Lerceueske E.
steuene ad corounet Henri.
Prodhome fust tuz jeurs, de
pouers auait mercy, Plus
ama seint eglise ke nul Rays
deuaunt ly. Deus en sa cha.
pele fu noblement seruy, Par

chapelayns et clers de la re-
uestery. Clers ke chauntent
ben sunt tost en richi. Egli-
ses et prouendes ne sunt pas
esparny, Ke clerk de la cha
pele nad porcioun par my.
' De gentyl parente MSS,
Gall. 2 Rectius, fourty, cum
Codd. Gall. i Sire Huge
lespenser MSS. Gall.
p 3 Sir

214 Henricus tertius Rex.
Sir William of Valence, Sir Roger Mortimere*,
Jon Mauncelle fe clerke, & an erle Richere,
& ofer knyghtes inowe of bi jond fe se.
To fe kyng drowe, auanced wild fei be.
Edward sufl'red wele, his fadere haf his wille,
fe barons neuer a dele said fe kyng did ille.
Aliens to auaunce oufer in lond or rent.
To mak disturbaunce fei held a parlement.
Of f e aliens ilk taile fe lond voided clere.
Of f e kyng & his consaile fei sent a messengere.
fe ' kyng sent fam ageyn, his barons alle fei grette,
-At Oxenford certeyn fe day of parlement sette.
.A.T fis parlement rested fat distaunce.
For fer was it ent, aliens io auaunce.
fe kynge's state here paires, forgh conseil of baroun,.
To him & his heyres grete dislieriteson.
Of wardes & relefe fat barons of bim held,
fer ne was ore of chefe, tille bim no fing suld jeld j
& ofer fat held of fam, fer fe kyng felle be partie,
Nouht of fat suld claym of all fat seignorie.
Tille ilk a lordyng suld ward & relefe falle,
Bot tille fe kyng no fing, be was forbarred alle.
fc kyng perceyued noubt of fat ilk desceit,
f e chartre was forth brouht with wittnes enseled streit.

' Le Reis les respount, [vel,
Le Rays pur respouns] jour
les fet doner, Tut drait [vel,

droyt] a Oxenforde la parle
menter, [vel, a Oxenford v tout"
parlementer,] MSS, Gall.
'Ne

Henricus tertius Rex,

315

' Ne no men fat were strange in courte suld haf no myght,
Ne office to do no chance withouten f c comon sight.
fis fei did him suere, als he was kyng & knyght,
fat oth suld he were, & maynten wcle fat right.

1 HE kyng was holden hard, forgh fat he had suorn,
His frendes afterward, f o fat were next born,
f e cora to him & said, " Sir, we se fin ille,
" f i lordschip is doun laid, & led at ofer wille,
" We se fis ilk erroure nouht fou vnderstode.
" It is a dishonoure to f e & to fi blode,
" fou has so bonden fe, fei lede fe ilk a dele,
" At fer wille salle fou be, Sir, we se it wele,
" Calle ageyn fin oth, drede fou no manace,
" Nouf er of lefe ne loth, f i lordschip to purchace,
" fou may fulle lightly haf absolutioun,
" For it was a gilery, fou knew not fer tresoun.
" fou has frendis inowe in Inglond & in France,
" If fou turne to fe rowe, fei salle drede fe chance.
S. fe kyng listned f e sawe, at fat consail wild do,
f e barons had grete awe, wban fei wist he wild so.

' Et qe nul estraunge en
court eyt pussaunce, Ne qe
le Rey saunz els de tere nul
auaunce, Ne mette en baylle
saunz lour ordinaunce, in the
French MS. of the Heralds
Office. Andso also in one of
Mr. Anstis's Copies,unless it be
that it hath eyfor eyt ; but in

the other of his Copies the pas.
sage is read thus: Ke nul
alyens en curt eust pussaunce.
Si noun par assent de commun
volyaunce, Et ke la Rays
apres de terres nul auaunce.
Si Englays ne sait et de la
nessaunce. » Dele,

Barones
miserunt pro Sy-
mone de «
de" monte
forti.

p 4

fei

21 6 Henricus tertius Rex,
fei tok & sent fer sond after Sir Symoun.
fe Mountfort out of lond was, whan fis was don.
A message fei him sent, fe Mountfort son home cam,
fe barons with on assent to Sir Symon fei nam.
fei teld hira f e processe of alle fer comon sawe,
& be as fole alle fresse fulle eth fer to io drawe.
Withouten his conseile, or f e kynge's wittyng.
To maynten fer tirpeile be suore ageyn f e kyng,
f e statute for to bold in werre & in pes,
f e poyntes fat fei him told, ferfor his life he les.
Hardely dar I say he did a perte folie,
Als wys men fis way, here ferst f e tofer partie.
De guerra J5IR Symou was hastif, his sonnes & f e barons
inter regem ¦,..-, .r . i i •
Sc barones Sone fei reiscd strif, brent f e kynge s tounes,
& de
Mounfort. & his castels tok, held fam in fer bandoun.
On his londes fei schok, & robbed vp & doun,
f o fat fer purueiance of Oxenford not held.
With scheld & with lance fend him in fefeld.
In alle fis barette fe kyng & Sir Symon
Tille a lokyng fam sette, of fe prince suld it be don.
An oth suore fei fare, to stand to f e ordinance,
Ouer f e se to fare bifor Philip of France,
At his dome suld it be, withoute refusyng.
fer for went ouer fe se Sir Henry our kyng,
fe quene wild not duelle, to fe kyng gan bir hic,
fus my boke gan telle, scho tok grete vilanie
Of fe Londreis alle, wban scho of London went.
Whi fat it suld falle I ne wote what it ment ;

Bot

Henricus tertius Rex, 217
Bot whan f e kyng of France had knowen certeynly,
fat fe purueiance disherite kyng Henry,
He quassed it ilk dele forgh jugement.
fe kyng was paied wele, & home to Inglond went.
Whan Sir Symon wist, fe dome ageyn fam gon,
His felonie forth thrist, samned his men ilkon,
Displaied his banere, lift vp his dragoun,
Sone salle je bere fe folie of Symoun.
A. HE erle did mak a chare at London forgh gilery, De beiio
apud
Himself fer in suld fare, & seke be wend to ly. Leans,
Sexti fousand of London armed men fulle stoute
To fe chare were fondon, to kepe it wele for doute.
fer f e bataile suld be, to Leans fai gan fam alie,
fe kyng & his meyne were in fe priorie.
Symoun cora to fe feld, & put vp his banere,
f e kyng schewed forth his scbeld, bis dragon fulle austere.
fe kyng said on hie, " Symon ieo vous defie ;
Edward was hardie, fe Londres gan he ascrie.
He sraote in alle f e route, & sesid hira f e chare,
Disconfited alle aboute f e Londreis fat fer ware.
Edward wend wele baf fonden f e erle fer in,
Disceyued ilk a dele, be went & raygbt not wyn,
Towhille Sir Edward was aboute f e chare to take,
f e kynge's side, alias ! Syraoun did doun schake.
Unto fe kynge's partie Edward turned tite,
fan bad fe erle fe maistrie, f e kyng was disconfite.
f e soth to say & chese, f e chare's gilerie
Did Sir Edward lese fat day fe. maistrie. fe

218

Henricus tertius ReX,

Rex Al-
manniae captus est,
' multi alii,

Theba-
tell at
Lewyj.

fe ' fourtend day of May fe batail of Leans was
A fousand & tuo hundreth sexti & foure in pas.
5 f e kyng of Almayn was taken to prisoun,
Of Scotlond Jon Comyn was left in a donjoun.
f e erle of Warenne, I wote, he scaped ouer f e se,
& Sir Hugh Bigote als with fe erle fled he.
Many faire ladie lese hir lord fat day,
& many gode bodie slayn at Leans lay.
fe numbre non wrote, for telle fam mot no man,
Bot he fat alle wote, & alle fing ses & can,
Edward, fat was jing, with his owen rede,
For his fader f e kyng himself to prison bede.
For fe kyng of Almayn his neuow was ostage,
In prison nere a jere was Edward in cage.

' Others say the \%th, of
May. See Stowe's Annals,
pag. 194, Ed. fol. But not so
rightly, as I take it. See Dug.
dale's Baronage, Tome I.
p. 408. Rastall says in his
Chronicle, that it was fought
the 23(/. of May. — ^And than
(says he) the barons with a
great multytude of the cilye of
London { and with a great
boost of other people came
agayiist the kynge — betwene
whome the. xxiii. day of May
was fought a maruelous cruell
battell at Le wys | and the Lon.
doners that gaue the fyrst as.
gent I by reason of the sharpe
shot of Arowes & strokes gyuen

by them of the kynges partes
began to drawe backe.
But the borons incurrag-
ed theyr men in suche .wyse
that they nat onely set vpon
them with fresshe men | but
incurraged so them that gaue
backe | that they tumed a.
gayne & fought so fersly that
the kynges parte gaue backe |
& the kyng lost the fylde.
where the kyng hym selfe
& the kyng of Romayns &
Edwarde the kynges son
were takyn prisoners & many
other mo | and. xx, M, men
slayne for this battell conty-
nued the more part of the
day. * Prcefige, Sf. Aboute

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219

Aboute with Sir Symoun f e kyng went fat jere.
Cite, castelle & toun alle was in f e erle's dangere.
It was on a day Edward fouht a wile.
He said, he wild asay fer hors alle in a mile.
He asayed fam bi & bi, & retreied fam ilkone,
& stoned fam alle wery, standand stille as stone.
A suyft stede fer was a lady fider sent,
Edward knowe his pas, f e last of alle him hent,
Asaied him vp & doun, suyftest he was of alle.
fat kept hira in prisoun, Edward did him calle,
" Maister haf gode day, soiorne wille no more,
" I salle jit, if I may my soiorne, trauaile sore.
f e stede he had asaied, & knew fat be was gode.
In to f e watere he straied, & passed wele fat flode.
5 Whan Edward was ouere graciously & wele.
He hoped haf recouere at Wigemore castele.,
Edward is wisely of prison scaped oute,
Felaus he fond redy, & mad his partie stoute.
f e erle's sonnes wer hauteyn, did many folie dede,
fat teld a knyght certeyn to f e erle als fei bofe jede<
JL HE erle jede on a day, to play him with a knyghty.
& asked him on bis play, " what haf I be sight ?
f e knyght ansuerd & said, " in jow a faute men fynde,
" & is an ille vpbraid, fat je ere nere blynde.
f e erle said, " nay perde, I may se right wele,
fe knyght said, " Sir nay, je vnncf is any dele.
" For fou has ille sonnes, foles & vnwise,
" fer dedes fou not mones, ne nouht wille fam chastise.

Edwardus
evasit da
earcereHerfordiae; Et de eva •
sione ejus.

Ecce dis-
tum militii
ad comitem
de filiis.

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220 Henricus tertius Rex.
" I rede fou gyue gode tent, & chastise fara sone,
" For fam je may be scbent, for vengeance is granted bone.
f e erle ansuerd noubt, he lete fat word ouer go,
.No fing fer on he foubt, tille vengeance felle on fo,
Euer were his sonnes hauteyn, & bold for fer partie,
Bofe to knyght & sueyn did fei vilanie.
For lefe ne for loth, folle wild fei not spare,
Wherfor wex with fara wroth Sir Gilbert of Clare.
Sir Gilbert herd say of fer dedes ille,
Of non fe had ay to stynt ne bold fam stille.
fer of Edward herd say, fat Gilberd turned his wille.
To Gilbert tok his way, his luf to tak & tille.
Sone fei were at one, with wille at on assent
His luf fro Munfort gon Helle Symon for schent.
Treuth togidere fei plight Edward & Gilbert,
Ageyn Symon to fight, for oubt fat raot be herd.
De filiis Mercy suld non haue Syraon no his sonnes,
stuititia eo- No rauusou suld fara saue for doute of drede eftsones,
totum. Schent is ilk baroun, now Gilbert turnes grira,
f e Mountfort Sir Syraoun raost affied on him.
" Alias ! Sir Gilbert fou turned fin oth,
" At Stryuelyn men it herd, how God fer for was wroth.
X HE erle sonnes vp & doun of parties mad fei bost,
Towhils at Nortbamptoun fise kynges gadred ost.
Symon sonnes it left, to Killyngworth fei went,
& fer f e soiorned eft, fer rioterie fam schent.
Suilk ribaudie fei led, fei gaf no tale of wham,
Towhils Sir Edward had seisid alle Euesham. ffe

lege.

Henricus tertius Rex. 221
? f e fift day it was after Lammesse tide, De beiiode
o ' • . 1 T-1 1 • • 1 Euesham
& writen is in fat pas, at Euesham gan fei ride. per totum
In f e alder next fat f e bataile was of Leans,
f e gynnyng of heruest, as f e story scheawes,
Com Symon to feld, & fat was maugre his.
Or euer be lift bis scbeld, his wist it jed amys.
He was on his stede, displaied his banere.
He sauh fat treson jede, doun went his powere.
He sauh Sir Edward ride, batailed him ageyn,
Gloucestre fe tofer side, fan wist fe erle certeyn,
His side suld doun falle, tille his he said sone':
" God baf our sanies alle, our dayes ere alle done,
Edward first in rode, & perced alle f e pres.
f o fat bira abode fer lyues alle fei les.
He mad his fader quite of prison fer he lay,
Delinerd bim als tite with dynt of suerd fat day.
Hard was fat bataile, & ouer grele f e folie,
So scharply gan fai assaile, so mykille folk gan die.
Stoutly was fat stoure, long lastand fat fight,
f e day lost bis coloure, & mirk was as fe nyght,
fe lif of many man fat ilk day was lorn,
fo fat it first bigan wrotberhaile wer fei born,
J^ OW is fe bataile smyten. Sir Symon is fer slayn.
His sonnes, als je witen, died on fat playn.
His merabres of fei schare, & bare fara to present
Sir Hugh Despenser, fare als he to dede went.
Sir Rauf fe gode Basset did fer bis endyng,
Sir Pers of Mountfort fet his dede at fat saraenyng. Sir

222 Henricus tertius Rex.
Sir Guy Baliol died fore a jong knyght & hard^^
He was pleyned more fan ofer tuenty.
fise & many mo died in fat stoure,
fe kyng may sauely go, & maynten his honour.
Pris fan has fe sonne, f e fadere maistrie,
fer went Northampton, so wild kyng Henrie.
J\.T f e parlement was flemed barons fele,
f e countas of Leicestre, hir sonnes wild no man spele.
De parlia- Ofer lordes inowe of erles & barouns,
mento apud . .
Northam. To f 6 wod som drowc, & sora left in prisouns.
ptoniam. To say longly or schorte, alle armes bare.
' Almerik or Mountfort depriued was fare,
& fe tresorie, fat he had in kepyng,
& gaf fat ilk bailie lor f e Mortimere sonne jing.
DeOctobo- 5 A legate Ottobon fe pape hider sent,
BO legato. To mak f e barons on forgh his precbement.
f e quene cora out of France, & with hir alle fo,
fat for f e purueiance were esild to go,
Saue Jon fe Maunselie, he died bijond fe se,
Als chance for him felle, f e tofer welcom be.
A". i«". f A thousand & tuo hundred, & sex & sexti,
txTi". fat fat er fled & sundred f o rise ageyn Henri.
For after f e takyng of Kilyngworth castelle,
f e fleraed ageyn f e kyng ros eft fulle rebelle.

' Emerike de Mountfort
sloqes fu pryucz Delatresorye,
dount fust eslallez En leglyse

Seint Pere, de Euerwik nomez,
Als fiz le Mortymer le Rey lad
donez, MSS. Gall. For

Henricus tertius Rex, ^g^
For fe men fat were fled disherited of fer londes,
To purches fam fei sped, now ilk of fam so fondes.
Robert of Ferers he robbed bofe & slouh
Bi nyght in stede sers, & tille his felawes drouh.
Of fam was fer non fat lufed kyng Henry,
To Chestrefeld ilkon f e com vngratiously.
fe kyng did fam spie with gode men of renoun,
Com oiTf am priuelie, assailed fam in f e toun.
fe barons fauht ageyn, fei wist of no socoure.
Many of fam wer slayn, & som passed at honour.
fat was f e gode Deyuile, he did wele his deuere,
fat stoure he held a while, & passed quite & clere.
1 In f e monyng eft bigan a new stoure,
Robert Ferers fer left, Baudewyn f e vauasoure
Lord of Chestrefeld, fise myght not lightly fle.
fer side alle doun held, taken were fer meyne.
Robert Wollerton, I trowe for som trespas,
He had grete renoun, on Kene hanged he was.
1 fis douhty Deyuile his name was Sir Jon,
Of Axbolm to fe He he scaped himself alon.
For to robbe & reue, fer he held his haunt.
He wild spare ne leue burgeis no merchaunt.
& whan he dred him ouht, for ouercomyng of mo
Toward f e South he souht, als he were non of fo,
Bot as a passand man, felawes foi^o seke,
So often away he wan, & vmwhde cheke bi cheke.
fus did fe Deyuile more fan haf a jere,
& gadred hira fat while inouh of powere.
f Whan

g24 Henricus tertius Rex.
I Whan fei Wer inowe, on whilk fei mot afie,
De rapaci- To Lyncoln fei drowe, & fer fei suld relie.
tate Judais
mi apud fe tuelft day of Aprile, whan fer powere was grete,
Lincol. on 1 • 1
niam. & wcut alle at o wile, in to JLiyncoln fei schete.
f orghout f e Juery fei robbed fam & slouh,
fe cofres with tresory fe braken & fe awey drouh.
f e chartres & f e scris fat noied Cristen men,
fat lay for vsure in pris elleuen als for ten.
Were casten in fire & brent in podels vilaynly.
Of Jues slayn & schent a hundred & sexty.
f Whan Sir Edward herd, fat fei had Lyncoln taken,
& fe Juerie misferd, fer tresorie ouerschaken.
He sped him fider in haste, with hilled bors of pris,
He com & fond alle waste, away were f o enmys,
fei went to fe ilde of Hely vnto Sir Hugh Pecche,
fei manned fam so boldely, on fam had non entre,
Edward lete not wele, fat he with fam not mette.
To Kilyngworth castele he went, f e sege to sette.
Fro Midsomeretide to fe Apostle S. Thomas
fe fled raayntend fer side, .f e castelle holden was.
For alle fat fider went, Sir Edward & ilkon,
Untille fe pape sent his legate Ottobon,
Whan fis legate was comen, of som he was bisouht,
In forward out fei nomen, els wild fei nouht.
Sir Henry of Hastyng he jald it bi his wille,
Ouer alle maner fing life & lymmes haf stille,
& alle fer tresorie, fat ferin was fonden,
Withouten yilenie vnto fe pes bonden.

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Henricus tertius Rex. 225
fis legate Ottobone mad a cursyng hard
Of fam euerilkone, fat brak fat afterward ;
& som of fer heyres so hard charged wore,
& jit many it peyres, & som has sailed sore.
I fan went fis Ottobone f orghout fe cuntre,
& quainted him with ilkone, lewed & ordine,
& many of fam wer mendid of folies forgh his dome,
& he fe better spendid als he went to Rome.
oIR Edward vnto f e ilde he went of Hely,
With many man fulle wilde to bataile redy,
Edward alle aboute he spied in to ride.
With in had fei no doute, defendid on ilk side.
So ageyn Edward fei held it half a jere,
fei sauh fe sege so hard, fei sent a raessengere,
fei ilde forto jelde at his owen biddyng,
If be fam saqe wilde ageyn Henry our kyng.
Edward was curteys, & man fulle of mercy.
With hors & herneys he went to kyng Henry.
S Right in alle fis fare wex an euel chek,
Ageyn Gilbert of Clare f e kyng was in contek.
Sir Edward was witnes, whi f e wrath suld be,
Bot jit to me it es forsoth als priuete,
f e raen fat were in fe ilde of fis contek herd,
fe conseiled fam a while, & sifen to London ferd
To Gilbert of Clare, & mayntend bis powere.
With him bileft fei fare a quarter of a jere.
Men in hert it kast, fat were of gode avis.
It myght not long last suilk werre & partis,
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226 ' Henricus tertius Rex.'
f e partis conseile hent, messengers fei ches.
Unto f e kyng fei sent, for a finalle pes.
At f e last right nede, pesed behoued it be.
So fat ilk man jede with pes to bis cuntre.
xLDWARD als so quik toward f e North him sped,
f e castelle of AInewik he tok, & with him led
f e gode lord Vesey, fat was so trew a knyght.
To kepe fat seignory he tok tille on fat myght.
Sir Edward com to London, fer was his fader Henry.
OiTknes he felle to grqunde, & praied for the Vesey,
fe kyng was fulle curteis, forgaf him ilk a dele,
f e lord pf I^Uyngworth als fat tyme sped welp.
His body did f e saue withouten prisoun.
His londes forto haue, he gaf fe kyng raunson.
f Right als fis werre was ent, & f e Ipnd in state,
f e pape his bulle sent hider vnto fe legate,
& coraanded him to preche forgh alle fe lond,
f e Sarazins dP grete wreche, f e Cristen for to schond.
Unto f e kyng of France was sent an ofer legate,
fat teld him of fat chance, whan Lowys herd pf fat,
Himself fe first was croised on his flessh.
Forto wend fat pas, his wille was euer fresch.
Sir Henry of fis lond was f ^t ilk wille.
His sonne fer to him bond, his fader mpt leue stille.
Sir Edward toke f e croice, for his fader to go,
Jhesu fou grant him voice, to venge him on f i fo.
Anno M', A fousand tuo hundred mo, & sexti & ten,
Lxx». Sir Edward forfp go he ge^dres him douhty men, The

Henricus tertius Rex. 227
J. HE next Letenes tide Sir Lowys went his way.
No langere wild he bide, for fing fat men mot say.
With erles & barouns, with knyghtes gode of plight,
Als suilk prince of renoun felle to haf forgh rio-bt.
He hied him fulle jare toward f e Grekis se,
fank God his gode fare, whan he schipped suld be,
Withouten any hime f e wynde gan him driue
Untille fe lond of ' time, & fer he gan vp ariue.
f e Sarazins to destroie fulle nobilly he gan,
f e Cristendara mot it noie fe dede of suilk a man.
" Long dured he nouht, sifen he comen was,
Bot fat God wille haf wrouht els his dede, alias !
JL HE next heruest folowand Edward was fulle jare,
Bi Rome he went fat land, witb f e pape spak he fare.
Sifen in Cezile alle f e wyntere be lay, Ker ^„^_
f e somer cora in a while, & he went on his way, t'er'ram^'^ "^
In f e se sailand to ' time,' & whan he cora to lond
Tifing com him vntime. Sir Lowys dede he fond.
fer duelled he no more, tille Acres went our kyng,
fe Cristen fat fer wore wer fayn of his comyng.
Grete folk of Frisland, fat to Acres were coraen,
Tille him fei were willand, for lord fei alle him nomen.
f e oste was sprede fulle wide, about Acres fat lay,
Alle paemie fat tide was in grete aflray.

sanclaai.

' Sic MS. Rectius, Tune, (i.e.
Tunes, sive Thounes, ut in
Codd. Gall.) * Mout fu grant
damage, qe viuer ne poayt,
Mort le prist, alias ! sa vie

terminayt, MSS. GaU. ' Sio
etiam S[ hoc loco MS. nostr.
Angl. at Tune potius legend.
Nam. Tunes sive Tounes in
Codd. Gall.
q2 Of

S28 Henricus tertius Rex.

i=>

'»

Of raen of armes bold fe numbre fei ame
A thousand & tuo hundred told of Cristen men bi name
' f e lond fei suld haf wonne forgh powere fat fei had
Bot if treson had gonne, & forgh disceit bien lad.
Mykelle was f e drede forgh out paemie,
fat Cristendam at nede mot haf suilk cheualrie.
f e Soudan was in wehere f e Cristen had suilk oste,
Sir Edwarde's powere ouer alle he dred moste,
ferfor day & nyght he was in grete studie,
OiT what manere he myght Edward slo forgh spie.
De haut \_ HER CS a stede of wynne, fei calle it haut assise,
assise,'locu5 nobilitatis jvien norisc childre fer inne, on merveilous wise,
inter Sara-
cenos, ubi Euer in ioy & blisse, in alle fat fei may do,
custodiun- ¦* ' .
tur pueri bei wene it salle neuer raisse, ne ofer dede cora to.
cum gaudio, '
necmetuunt Tjgi faire right als dos foles, fei do as raen fam say,
mortem,sed '
a;stimant be cbildir of f 0 scolcs, fei fink to lyue ay.
semper vi
dere. f e Soudan of f o in clof es of gold him clad,
Tille Edward suld he go, & do as f e Soudan bad.
A letter fis fole tok, bad him for nessh or hard
feron suld no mairioke, bot only Sir Edward.
Envenomed knyfe he bare also priuely,
fat non fer of were ware, who so stod him by,
Bi fam self alone in chambir suld fei be.
So bad f e Soudone schewe hira his priuete.

' La tere fu lour wayne i fust la meschaunce, qe les
par poer saunz desceit, Ne | encombrayt, Gallice. ^ Sic. " &

Henricus tertius Rex. 229
" & whan fou sees leysere, fat he ne perceyue f i witte,
" With f e knyf him ' to with f e knyfe him to smite.
I Comen is f e Sarazin to speke with Sir Edward,
Clad in clofes fyn, himself is a mosard.
He said he wild speke with f e kyng priuely, jjg ^j^^
Conseile non to breke, no telle it alle on hy. Edwardi
Sir Edward granted wele, tille his chambre him brouht,
Of treson neuer a dele, no fing fer on he fouht.
f e letter in his hand laid, enselid & in silke bounde,
fe envenomed knyfe out braid, & gaf Edward a wounde.
To, I wene, he lauht, als his Roraance sais,
A trestille Edward rauht, fat heuy was of pais,
f e Sarazin so he sraote in f e bede with fat treste,
fat brayn,& blode alle hote & ijen alle out gan bresf.
^ OW for Edward woundes f e Cristen ere sori,
fat with in fo stoundes ere chances fallen selli.
His surgien him tolde, if he suld him saue,
& his lif bolde, reste behoued him haue.
fat was a mischance, fat fer hede doun lay,
& fe kyng of France died fat ofer day.
A nofer jit more stark, f e pape fat tyme was dede,
& f e patriark f e legate liggis in lede,
fe kyng of Nauer bight his help to Sir Edward,
In Cecile f e dede him dight, alsfhe was fiderward,
* To God his fader foundes mad his testament,
Sir Edward of his woundes was in grete tourment.

* Sic cum spatio. quodnam
veroverbum desitvernaculum,

e Gallicis non colligo. * Sire
Edward par ses playes est en
grant

230

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Anno. M».
cc™".
txxn*.

De morte
Henrici fiegis tertiii

Anno.
M°. cc°.
I.XXIII°,

After fe Martynraesse fat he died^ere.
He regned more ne lesse fan sex & fifty jere.
At Westraynstere he lis toumbed richely.
In a marble bis of him is mad story.
Sen fat he was dede God has schewed his life.
Edward with his rede in his lyue tok a wife,
fe kynge's douhter of Spayn da Helianore fulle jing.
Of hir fairhede was fayn Edward our jong kyng.
In Acres of hir is born a mayden childe dame Jone,
Was non fairer biforn of Inglis als scho one.
A fousand & tuo hundred f e date sexti & tuelue
Sir Edward help is sundred, o lyue is bot him selue.
f fe day of Saynt Edmound, fat martir ' is & kyng,
Sir Henry at Londoun in God mad his endyng.
fat tyme his sonne Edward was in paeraie,
His chance felle fer so hard, fat home behoued him hie.
For alle his help was dede, als I said beforn,
fis lond behoued haf hede, his heritage in born.
f e date of Criste pundred, fes fele jeres to mene
A fousand & tuo hundred sexti & fourtene.

grant torment, Le Rey Henry
son pere ad fet soun testament.
Apres le seint Martyn kaunt
Maladye luy prent, L, &, vi,
annz fu Reis enterement, II
gist a Wemonstere en toumbe
[vel en toumbez] richement,
Sachez ke dieu [vel deus] pur
ly ouer apertement, MSS,
Gall. ' This is the Wth. of Nov.

but then others (among whom
is Rastall )observe, thathedied
on the day of Saint Edmund
archbishop of Canterbury,
which is the 16th. qf that
Month, and this Hook upon as
the truest account, notwith-
standing the for mer is foil oxeed
[through mistake) by Dr.
Brady, contrary to his own
Author Matthew Paris.
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