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RERUM  BRITANNICARUM  MEDII  iEVI 
SCRIPTORES, 


OB 


CHRONICLES  AND  MEMORIALS  OF  GREAT  BRITAIN 

AND  IRELAND 


DURING 


THE    MIDDLE    AGES. 


THE  CHRONICLES  AND  MEMORIALS 

OP 

GREAT    BRITAIN    AND    IRELAND 

DURING  THE  MIDDLE  AGES. 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY  OF  HER  MAJESTY'S  TREASURY,  UNDER  THE 
DIRECTION   OF    THE   MASTER   OF   THE   ROLLS. 


On  the  26th  of  January  1857,  the  Master  of  the  Rolls 
submitted  to  the  Treasury  a  proposal  for  the  publication 
of  materials  for  the  History  of  this  Country  from  the 
Invasion  of  the  Romans  to  the  Reign  of  Henry  VIII. 

The  Master  of  the  Rolls  suggested  that  these  materials 
should  be  selected  for  pubHcation  under  competent  editors 
without  reference  to  periodical  or  chronological  arrange- 
ment, without  mutilation  or  abridgment,  preference  being 
given,  in  the  first  instance,  to  such  materials  as  were  most 
scarce  and  valuable. 

He  proposed  that  each  chronicle  or  historical  document 
to  be  edited  should  be  treated  in  the  same  way  as  if  the 
editor  were  engaged  on  an  Editio  Princeps  ;  and  for  this 
purpose  the  most  correct  text  should  be  formed  from  an 
accurate  collation  of  the  best  MSS. 

To  render  the  work  more  generally  useful,  the  Master 
of  the  Rolls  suggested  that  the  editor  should  give  an 
account  of  the  MSS.  employed  by  him,  of  their  age  and 
their  peculiarities ;  that  he  should  add  to  the  work  a  brief 
account  of  the  life  and  times  of  the  author,  and  any 
remarks  necessary  to  explain  the  chronology  ;  but  no  other 
note  or  comment  was  to  be  allowed,  except  what  might  be 
necessary  to  establish  the  correctness  of  the  text. 


The  works  to  be  published  in  octavo,  separately,  as 
the}'  were  finished  ;  the  whole  responsibility  of  the  task 
resting  upon  the  editors,  who  were  to  be  chosen  by  the 
Master  of  the  Rolls  with  the  sanction  of  the  Treasury. 

The  Lords  of  Her  Majesty's  Treasury,  after  a  careful 
consideration  of  the  subject,  expressed  their  opinion  in  a 
Treasury  Minute,  dated  February  9,  1857,  that  the  plan 
recommended  by  the  Master  of  the  Rolls  "was  well 
calculated  for  the  accomplishment  of  this  important 
national  object,  in  an  effectual  and  satisfactory  manner, 
within  a  reasonable  time,  and  provided  proper  attention  be 
paid  to  economy,  in  making  the  detailed  arrangements, 
without  unnecessary  expense." 

They  expressed  their  approbation  of  the  proposal  that 
each  chronicle  and  historical  document  should  be  edited 
in  such  a  manner  as  to  represent  with  all  possible  correct- 
ness the  text  of  each  writer,  derived  from  a  collation  of  the 
best  MSS.,  and  that  no  notes  should  be  added,  except 
such  as  were  illustrative  of  the  various  readings.  They 
suggested,  however,  that  the  preface  to  each  work  should 
contain,  in  addition  to  the  particulars  proposed  by  the 
Master  of  the  Rolls,  a  biographical  account  of  the  author, 
so  far  as  authentic  materials  existed  for  that  purpose,  and 
an  estimate  of  his  historical  credibility  and  value. 

In  compliance  with  the  order  of  the  Treasury,  the 
Master  of  the  Rolls  has  selected  for  publication  for  the 
present  year  such  works  as  he  considered  best  calculated 
to  fill  up  the  chasms  existing  in  the  printed  materials  of 
English  history  ;  and  of  these  works  the  present  is  one. 

Rolls  House, 

December  1857. 


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THE 


CHRONICLE    OF    ENGLAND, 


JOHN    CAPGRAVE. 


EDITED 

BT 

THE  REV.  FRANCIS  CHARLES   HINGESTON,  R.A., 

OP    EXETER    COLLEGE,    OXFORD. 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY  OF  THE  LORDS  COMMISSIONERS  OF  HER  MAJESTY'S 
TREASURY,  UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF  THE  MASTER  OF  THE  ROLLS. 


LONDON: 
LONGMAN,  BROWN,  GREEN,  LONGMANS,  AND  ROBERTS. 

1858. 


JAN  1  2  1950 


CONTENTS. 


Introduction  : —  Page. 

Biographical  Notices  of  Capgrave             ,        ,        .  ix 

Catalogue  of  the  Works  of  Capgrave         '.         .        .  xiii 
Notices  of  the  Chronicle  of  England  and  the 

other  English  Works  of  Capgrave         .         .  xxi 

The  Chronicle  of  England  : — 

Dedication  ........ 

JEtas  Prima 

^tas  Secunda  .         .         .         .         .         .         .         .17 

JEtas  Tertia 27 

iEtas  Quarta 39 

-^tas  Quinta 49 

^tas  Sexta 59 

Appendices  to  the  Introduction  :  — 

I.  Notices  from  Bale  and  Leland        .         .           .321 
II.  Extracts    from    Kennet's  Parochial    An- 
tiquities          329 

III.  Of  Capgrave's  Life  of  S.  Katharine      .        .  335 

IV.  Fragment  of  a  Guide  to  the  Antiquities 

OF  THE  City  of  Rome 355 

V.  Notices  of  the  Austin  Friary,  at  Lynn     .         .  367 

Glossary 373 

General  Index 415 


a  3 


INTRODUCTION. 


15 
M 


a  \ 


INTllODUCTION. 


1.  John    Capgrave^  was  born,  as   he  himself  tells  ^'"gi'ap^i- 
ns,  at  Lynn  in  Norfolk,-  on  the  Twenty-first  of  April,  of  Cap- 
1393.^     Here  he  appears  to  have  spent  his  early  years  grave. 

in  diligent  study,  excelling  all  his  companions  in  his 
zeal  for  learning  and  in  the  great  proficiency  to  which 
he  attained. 

2.  At  an  early  age  he  was  sent  to  one  of  the 
English  Universities,  it  is  not  evident  to  which  in 
the  first  instance,  but  it  is  clear  that  at  a  later  period 
of  his  life  he  was  connected  with  both.  Leland  says 
that    he    was   educated   at    Cambridge,^   but    he    takes 


'  Capgrave.]  Caprave.  Vossius. 
— Capogrevus.  Leland. — "DeMo- 
numento-pileato,"  as  he  himself 
somewhat  curiously  Latinises  his 
name  in  the  Prologue  to  his  Expo- 
sition of  the  Creeds. 

■•^  at  Lrjrm  in  Norfolk.']  Not,  as 
some  of  our  authorities  say,  in 
Kent.  This  Capgrave  himself  tells 
us  at  the  end  of  the  Prologue  to 
his  Life  of  S.  Katharine  : — 


"If  ye  wil  -wete  what  that  I  am, 

My  cuntre  is  Northfolk,  of  the 
toun  of  Lynne." 

Tanner  alludes  to  this,  though 
he  retains  Leland's  statement.  His 
words  are: — "MS.  Gresham  168 
eum  apud  Linum,  in  Norfolcia, 
natum  fuisse  asserit." 

'  See  "  The  Chronicle  of  Eng- 
land ;"  page  259  of  the  preseut 
volume. 

'  Cuinbridye.']    Sec  Appendix  I. 


X  INTKODUCTIOX. 

Biographi-  care  to  tell  US  that  this  is  merely  a  conjectural 
of  Ca'p!'^*^^  statement.  It  would  certainly  seem  at  least  probable 
grave.  that  a  native  of  Lynn  would  be  sent  to  the  neigh- 
bom-ing  Univei'sity,  rather  than  to  the  more  distant 
Oxford,  especially  in  days  when  travelling  was  both 
exjjensive  and  difficult.  At  the  same  time  it  must  be 
admitted  that  all  our  authorities,  with  the  single 
exception  of  Leland,  agree  in  stating  that  he  belonged 
to  Oxford,  and  there  can  be  little  doubt  that  he 
took  the  Degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  at  that  Uni- 
versity. Pamphilus,^  in  his  "  Clu'onica  Ordinis  Fratram 
Eremitanim  Sancti  Augustini/'  includes  him  in  his 
List  of  "Viri  qui  in  publicis  Scholis  fimcti  sunt 
docendi  mimere."  His  notice  is  as  follows : — "  Joannes 
Capgrave,  Anglus,  Oxonii  publice  Divinas  Litteras 
docuit,  et  Vetus  et  Novum  Testamentum  interpretatus 
est."  On  the  whole  it  is  most  likely  that  he  was 
educated  at  Cambridge,  and  afterwards  migi-ated  to 
Oxford,  still  presei'ving,  however,  his  connexion  with 
the  former  Univereity. 

3.  In  his  twenty-fourth  year  he  entered  the  Priest- 
hood. He  mentions  incidentally  in  his  history  of  the 
reign  of  King  Heniy  the  Sixth  that  his  ordination 
took  place  between  fom-  or  five  yeai-s  before  the  birth 
of  that  monarch  in  1422.  On  the  latter  occasion,  he 
appeai-s  to  have  been  in  London  prosecuting  his  studies, 
for  he  tells  us  that  he  could  never  forget  the  great 
joy  wliicli  was  then  manifested  by  all  classes,  and  of 
wliich  he  was  a  witness.^ 

4.  It  is  probable  that  he  was  at    this  time    residing 


'  Pnmphiliis.}    See  fol.  139  of  the  i  esset     Londonise     nativitas     Eegis 

edition   of  his  vrorks  published   at  j  nostri,  vocem  Ecclesiarum,  et  strepi- 

Kome  in  the  year  1581.  '  turn  campananim,  quoniam  et  tunc 

-  See  his  Life  of  Henry  the  Sixth  \  studens    ibi  erani,  in   quarto  anno, 

of  England,  in  his   "  Liber  de  II-  j  vel  quinto,  ex  quo  ad  Sacerdotiuni 

liistribus  Henricis"  page  127.  "Au-  |  promotus  sum,  et  adhuc  a  memoria 

divi   enim,"   he    says,    "  cum   nota  I  non  rediit  jubilatio  ilia  populorum." 


INTRODUCTION. 


XI 


in  tlie  Friary  at  Lynn/  in  comparative  retirement,  antl  Biographi- 
de voting  his  days  to  the  compihition  of  the    numerous  ^jf  (^"^.'^^^ 
commentaries  on  Holy  Scriptui-e    and   historical    works  grave. 
which  have  rendered  his  memory  famous. 

5.  Shortly  after  he  had  taken  the  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Divinity,  he  was  chosen  to  be  Provincial  of  his 
Ordei-  in  England,  an  office  the  duties  of  which,  as 
those  of  our  authorities  who  mention  the  circumstance 
agree  in  stating,  he  discliarged  with  the  greatest  mo- 
deration and  discretion.  We  still  possess  one  impor- 
tant record  of  his  proceedings  in  this  capacity,  which 
has  been  preserved  in  Kennet's  Parochial  Antiquities 
and  in  the  Histor.   Antiq.  Oxon.  of  Anthony  a  Wood." 

6.  It  is  probable  that  dming  his  latter  years  he 
presided  over  the  Friary  at  Lynn,  of  which  he  was 
an  inmate  so  long.  We  have,  indeed,  no  direct  state- 
ment to  this  effect,  but  it  appears  from  a  document 
refeiTed  to  in  the  Note  to  §  5,  that  the  Provincial  of 
the  Order  of  Friars  Hermits  in  England  and  the  Prior 
of  the  Friary  at  Lynn  were  one  and  the  same  person 
at  a  time  when  it  is  most  likely  that  Capgrave  held 
the  fonner  office. 

7.  Capgrave  tells  us  but  little  of  himself;  the  few 
notices,  however,  which  are  scattered  through  his  ex- 
tant works  are  of  considerable  interest.  In  his  English 
Chronicle,  as  we  have  already  said,  he  mentions  the 
year  of  his  birth,  even  specifying  the  exact  day,  and 
this  is  the  only  reference  to  his  personal  history  which 
occurs  in  that  work.  In  his  "  Liber  de  Illustribus 
Henricis  "  are  several  allusions  of  this  description.  He 
tells    us    that    on    the   occasion  of  the    embarkation  of 


'  The  Friary  atLynn.'\  See  Ap- 
pendix V. 

^  See  Appendix  II.  to  the  present 
Introduction.  In  Appendix  V.  p. 
370,  note,  will  be  found  a  copy  of 


a  document  under  the  seal  of  the 
Provincial,  which  was  in  all  proba- 
bility executed  during  the  period  of 
Capgrave's  office. 


Xll 


INTRODUCTION. 


Biograplii-  the  Princess  Philippa,  the  only  daughter  of  King 
cal  Notices  Hemy  IV.,  (when  she  was  proceeding  to  the  Court  of 
grave.  Eric  of  Norway,  to  become  his  Queen,)  he  was  present 
when  the  vessel  sailed  from  the  quay  at  Lynn,  and 
saw  the  Princess.'  Again  he  mentions  his  personal 
acquaintance  with  William  Millington,  the  first  Provost 
of  King's  College,  Cambridge.^  His  allusion  to  the  time 
of  his  ordination  has  been  already  pointed  out.  He 
tells  us  also,  in  the  dedicatory  epistle  prefixed  to  his 
Commentary  on  "  The  Acts  of  the  A2:)0stles,"  that  on 
the  occasion  of  a  visit  to  Rome  he  was  taken  ill,  and 
detained  some  time  in  that  city  in  consequence.^  It 
Avas  then,  in  all  probability,  that  he  occupied  his  leisui'e 
hom's  in  compiling  the  Description  of  the  Antiquities 
of  Rome,  of  which  only  a  small  fragment  has  come 
down  to  us.  * 

8.  We  have  already  stated  that  the  writings  of 
Capgrave  are  very  numerous  ;  and  as  in  his  own  day 
they  obtained  for  him  the  proud  distinction  of  being 
esteemed  one  of  the  most  learned  men  of  the  time,  so 
now  the  few  of  them  which  remain  to  us  are  his 
greatest  and  most  endiu-ing  moniunent,  and  will  ever 
keep  alive  the  memory  of  his  fame,  as  they  amply  re- 
flect  his  character,    and  almost  render  unnecessary  the 


'  Unicam  filiam  hujus  excellentis- 
simi  Regis  ego  vidi  in  villa  de  Lenne, 
ubi  navem  intravit,  cum,  Angliam 
relinqiiens,  ad  conjugium  Regis  Nor- 

■wegise  festinavit Haec  est 

quidem  regalis  progenies,  quam  ego 
ocvdis  conspexi."  See  the  Liber  de 
Illustr if/IIS  Hniriris,  p.  109. 

-  "His  autcm  coUegiis  duos  prse- 
fecit  valentes  Praepositos,  quorum 
unum  novi,  IMagistrum  Willielmum 
]\Iilligton.  Ipse  enimCantahrij^iensi 
coUcgio  pracsidens,  iiiaturis  nioribus 
niultos  antecessores  suos  pricccllit." 
Ibid.  p.  133. 


'  Reminiscor,  sancte  Antistes, 
quanta  pia  visitatioiie  vestra  in  me 
miserum  peregrinum,  atque  Roma; 
infirmum,  dilectionis  exenia  tri- 
buistis,  et  nunc  a  solicitudine  officii 
mei  penitus  absolutus,  licet  tarde 
veniens,  munus  possibilitatis  mese 
vobis  decrevi  mittendum."  Sec  §  24. 
See  also  Appendix  III.  to  the  Intro- 
duction perfixed  to  the  Liber  de 
lUustribus  Hcnricis. 

'  See  Appendix  IV.  to  the  present 
Introduction. 


INTRODUCTION. 


XIU 


description  of  his  life  which  we  naturally  desire  to  Biographi- 
obtain,  but  search  for  in  vain  in  the  pages  of  his  con-  ^al  Notices 
temporaries.  grave. 

9.  The  following  Catalogue  of  the  works  of  Cap- 
grave  has  been  compiled  from  an  accurate  investigation 
of  the  existinsc  remains,  the  works  of  Bale,  Leland, 
and  others  ;  and  is  as  complete  in  its  details  as  it  is 
now  possible  to  make  it.  Nearly  all  were  written  in 
Latin.  The  few  which  were  written  in  English  are 
described  as  such  when  they  occur.  ^ 

10.  i.  A  Commentary    on    the    Book  of  Genesis,  in  Catalogue 
One  Book.      "  Arduum    namque  et    supra  vires  est." — w    i^    f 
The  only  MS.    known    to    be  extant  is    that  preserved  Capgrave. 
in  the  Library  of  Oriel  College,  Oxford,  and  which  was 
known   to  Pits  and  Tanner.      It  is  evidently  an  auto- 
graph.    At  the    end  is  the    following    note  : — "  Incepit 
Fi-ater   Johannes    Capgrave    hoc   opus    in    Translatione 
Sancti  Augustini  Doctoris,  qu?e  occurrit  mense  Octobris, 

anno  Domini  M.CCCCXXXVII.  ;  et  fecit  finem  ejus- 
dem  in  festo  Mathei,  Apostoli  et  Evangelist£e,  anno 
Domini  M.CCCCXXXVIIL"  On  the  flyleaf  is  the 
following  smgularly  interesting  inscription: — "  Cest  livre 
est  a  moy  Humfrey  due  de  Gloucestre,  du  don  de  Frere 
Johan  Capgrave,  quy  le  me  fist  presenter  a  mon  manoyr 
de  Pensherst  le  jour  de  I'an  M.CCCCXXXVIIL"- 


'  It  has  been  considered  better  to 
give  descriptive  Titles  in  English 
then  to  forge  Latin  Titles,  as  none 
which  are  original  have  come  down 
to  us.  Those  given  by  Bale,  Leland, 
and  others,  are  of  their  own  inven- 
tion, and  only  happen  to  be  in  Latin 
because  the  works  in  which  their 
notices  of  Capgrave  are  contained 
are  written  in  that  language. 

^  Tanner  mentions  that  this  MS. 
was  given  to  the  University  of  Ox- 
ford by  Humphrey  Duke  of  Glou- 
cester, and  cites  Registrum  F.  f  67  h. 
See  page  xiv,  §.  17.     In  Ilearne's 


edition  of  Leland's  Collectanea,  iv. 
15,  the  following  notice  of  this  work 
occurs  under  the  heading — In  Bih- 
lioth.  Augustiniensi  Cantuhr. : — Jo- 
annes Capgrave  forsan,  Augusti- 
niensis  Frater  et  Doctor  Theol.,  su- 
per Genesin  justum  Volumen,  ad 
Ilumfredum  Ducem  Glocestria.  Ar- 
duum namque  et  supra  vires.  Ley  land. 
"  Erat  hie  non  infeUciter  eruditus." 
A  full  account  of  this  interesting 
MS.,  and  the  Dedicatory  Letter  to 
the  Duke  of  Gloucester,  Avill  be 
found  in  the  Introduction  to  Cap- 
grave's  Liber  de  lUustribus  Hcnricis. 


XIV 


INTRODUCTION. 


Catalogue 
of  the 
Works  of 
Capgrave. 


11.  ii.  A  Commentaiy  on  the  Book  of  Exodus,  in 
One  Book.  "  Quia  historiam  quam  hie  prosequi."  The 
commencement  of  this  MS.  and  those  of  the  twelve 
following  are  given  from  Bale. 

12.  iii.  A  Commentary  on  Leviticus,  in  One  Book. 
"  Occultissimorum  mysteriorum  sunt." 

13.  iv.  A  Commentary  on  Numbers,  in  One  Book. 
"Ex  Nicolao  de  Lyra  super  Libro." 

14.  V.  A  Commentary  on  Deuteronomy,  in  One 
Book.     "  In  hoc  ultimo  Libro  Moysi,  qui." 

15.  vi.  A  Commentary  on  the  Book  of  Joshua,  in 
One  Book. 

16.  vii.  A  Commentary  on  the  Books  of  Judges 
and  Ruth,  in  Two  Books. 

]  7.  viii.  A  Commentary  on  the  Books  of  the  Kings, 
in  Four  Books.  "  Quod  in  Regnorum  Libris  jam."  Cap- 
gi'ave  liimself  refers  to  this  work  in  his  Liber  de  Illus- 
tribus  Hein"icis  : — "  Patet  hoc  in  Tertio  Regum,  quod 
et  manifestius  ibi  declaravi,  nunc  autem  solam  littera- 
lem  annotationem  tangens."  See  page  14.  ^  Pits  says 
that  it  was  dedicated  to  Lowe,  Bishop  of  S.  Asaph's. 

It  appears  from  the  Registers  of  the  University  of 
Oxford,  (to  which  Body  certain  of  Capgrave's  Works 
were  given  by  the  Duke  of  Gloucester,)  that  the 
Commentary  on  the  Books  of  the  Kings  were  presented 
to  Humphrey  Duke  of  Gloucester,  and  possibly  the 
Commentary  on  the  Fu"st  and  Third  Books  were  dedi- 
cated to  him.  The  document  alluded  to  is  as 
follows :  — 

"  Hsec  indentura  facta  Oxon.  vicesimo  quinto  die 
mensis  Februarii  anno  Domini  millesimo  CCCC.  quad- 
ragesimo    tertio,    et   regni    regis     Henrici    Sexti    post 


'  In  Hearne's  edition  of  Le  land's 
Collectanea,  iv.  15,  in  the  list  of 
books  "  ill  Biblioth.  Aiigustiniensi 
Cantabr."  this  work  is  mentioned:  — 
"  Corona   Joannis    Capgravi,   (duo 


justa  volumina,)  Fratris  Augustini- 
ensis,  de  Lino  Norvolgiae,  super 
Libros  Reguui.  "  Quod  in  Hegnorum 
Libris." 


INTRODUCTION.  XV 

Conquestum    vicesimo    secmido,   inter  serenissimum    et  Catalogue 
illustrissimum    Principem    et    Dominum    inclitissimura,  works  of 
Domiimiii     Hunfridum,     Regum      filium,     fratrem,     et  Capgrave. 
patrem,  Dueem  Gloucestrise,    Comitem   Pembrocliije,   et 
Magnum    Camerarium  Anglijie,  ex   una   parte,   ac  suam 
humillimam     et     perpetuam     oratricem      Universitatem 
Oxoniensem,  ex  altera  parte,  testatur,  Quod  dicta  Uni- 
versitas,    de     summa     et    magnificentissima    liberalitate 
prsedicti  inclitissimi  Principis,  centum  et  triginta  quin- 
que  volumina,    per    dilectos   et    speciales    nuncios   suos 
Magisti'um   Willielmum   Say   et  E-adulphum   Drew    ad 
ipsam   Universitatem   destinata  recepit ;   quorum    utique 
voluminum  nomina,   cum    initiis    secundorum    foliorum 
inferius  distribuuntur. 

V  ^  V  ^  'P  ^1? 

Item,  Capgi-ave  super  Regum  Primum  ...  2°  fo.  sint  viv. 

Item,  Capgrave  super  Regum  3 2°  fo.  fulgorem. 

Item,  Capgrave  super  Genesin 2°  fo.  arduum. 

Item,  Capgrave  super  Exodum  ...  2"  fo.  et  beatitudinem. 
*****  * 

In  quorum  omnium  iidem  et  testimonium  sigillum 
commune  Universitatis  prjedictis  prsesentibus  est  ap- 
pensum.  Dat.  Oxon.  in  Nostras  Congregationis  Domo, 
die  et    annis    supradictis."     See  Registrum   F.  f  67  h. 

18.  ix.  A  Commentary  on  the  Psalter,  in  One 
Book.     "  Beatus  vir  qui  non  abiit  in  consilio." 

19.  X.  A  Commentary  on  Ecclesiastes,  in  One 
Book.  • 

20.  xi.  A  Commentary  on  IsaiaL,  in  One   Book. 

21.  xii.  A  Commentary  on   Daniel,  in  One  Book. 

22.  xiii.  A  Commentary  on  the  Twelve  Minor 
Prophets,  in  Twelve  Books. 


•  Pamphilus  says, — "  lu  Ecclesiasticum,"  which   is  evidently  a  mistake 
for  "  Ecplesiastes." 


XVI 


IXTRODUCTIOX. 


Catalogue  23.  xiv.  A  Commentary  on  the  Epistles  of  S.  Paul, 
Works  of  i^  Fourteen  Books.  According  to  Bale,  this  work  was 
Capgi-ave.    dedicated  to  Humphrey,  Duke  of  Gloucester. 

24.  XV.  A  Commentary  on  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles, 
in  One  Book.  "  Reminiscor,  sancte  Antistes."  The 
only  MS.  of  this  work  known  to  be  extant  is  that 
preserved  in  the  Library  of  Balliol  College,  Oxford.  It 
is  dedicated  to  William  Gray,  Bishop  of  Ely,  a  great 
benefactor  to  Balliol  College,  to  which  society  it  was 
given  by  liim.     It  is  evidently  an  autograph.^ 

25.  xvi.  A  Commentary  on  the  Apocalypse,  in  One 
Book.  This  work  also  appears  to  have  been  dedicated 
to  Bishop  Gray. 

26.  xvii.  A  Maniial  of  Christian  Doctrine,  in  One 
Book.     "  Inter  cetera  otii  mei  secreta." 

27.  xviii.  On  the  Canonical  Epistles.    Seven    Book.s. 

28.  xix.  On  the  Creeds.  '•  Quoniam  Psalmographus 
ait  se."  A  MS.  of  this  work  (not  an  autograph,  but 
wi'itten  in  a  large  and  careful  hand,  and  con-ected  in 
many  places  in  the  Author's  o^\^l  handwriting,)  is  pre- 
served in  the  Library  of  Balliol  College,  Oxford.  It 
was  kno^vn  to  Pits  and  Tanner.  ThLs  MS.  vras  given 
to  Balliol  CoUege  by  Gray,  Bishop  of  Ely,  to  whom 
this  work  also  was  dedicated.  It  is  evidently  the  pre- 
sentation copy.  Another  MS.,  the  Author's  autograph, 
is  preserved  in  the  Library  of  All  Souls'  College,  Oxford, 
Niim.  xvii.  - 


'  The  Dedicatory  Epistle,  and  a 
full  account  of  this  MS.,  are  given  in 
the  Introduction  to  the  Liber  de  Illus- 
trihus  Henricis. 

-  Immediately  after  the  mention 
of  this  work  in  the  Catalogue  given 
by  Pits,  occurs  the  following,  en- 
tered as  a  separate  Avork:~''Epis- 
tolam  ad  Gulielmum  Episcopum 
Elienscm,  MS.  ibidem."  This  writer 
alludes,    probably,    to    the    Epistle 


Dedicatorj-  to  the  Exposition  of  the 
Creeds,  -which  is  addressed  to  Wil- 
liam Gray  ;  at  all  events,  there  is 
now  no  separate  MS.  in  the  Library 
of  Balliol  College  ansM-ering  to  the 
description  given  by  Pits. 

This  Epistle,  and  a  full  account  of 
the  MSS.,  will  be  found  in  the  In- 
troduction to  the  LiUr  de  lUuslriLus 
Henricis. 


INTRODUCTION. 


XVU 


29.  XX.  The  History  of  Illustrious  Men  bearing 
the  name  of  Henr3^  "  Henrico,  Dei  gratia  Regi  An- 
glise."  Two  MSS.  of  this  work  are  extant,  one  of  which 
is  preserved  in  the  Cottonian  Collection,  the  other  in 
the  Library  of  Corpus  Christi  College,  Cambridge.  It 
is  divided  into  three  Parts,  the  first  of  which  contains 
biographies  of  the  Emperoi's  Henry,  I.  to  VI.  inclusive  ; 
the  second,  of  the  Kings  of  England  called  Henry,  I. 
to  VI.  inclasive  ;  the  third  contains  brief  notices  of  the 
lives  of  twelve  illustrious  persons  ^  bearmg  the  same 
name.  See  the  Introduction  to  the  printed  edition  of 
this  work. 

30.  xxi.  Of  the  Followers  of  S.  Augustine,  -  in 
One  Book.     "Testatur  Grsecorum  ille  eloquentis."^ 

31.  xxii.  The  Sanctilogium,  commonly  called  "Nova 
Legenda  Anglias."     "  Sancti  patres  qui  priscLs  fuere."  ^ 

32.  xxiii.  On  the  Sentences  of  Peter  Lombard,  in 
Four  Books. 

xxiv.  Theological  Conclusions,  in  One  Book. 
XXV.    Against     Erroneous     Positions,     in     One 


Catalogue 
of  the 
AVorks  of 
Capgrave, 


oo. 

34. 

Book. 

35. 

36. 


xxvi.  Adch'esses   to   the  Clergy,  in  One    Book, 
xxvii.  Sermons  for  a  Year,  in  One  Book. 


'  Henry,  King  of  the  Dacians, 
(A.D.  1200);  Henry  I.,  King  of 
France ;  Henry,  Son  of  Kichard 
King  of  the  Romans;  Henry,  Count 
of  Champagne,  afterwards  King  of 
Jerusalem ;  Henry,  Archbishop  of 
Sens ;  Henry,  Duke  of  Lancaster ; 
Henry  Bohun,  Earl  of  Hereford ; 
Henry  de  Beaumont;  Henry  le 
Despenser,  Bishop  of  Norwich ; 
Henry  of  Huntingdon ;  Henry  of 
Ghent ;  Henry  de  Urimaria. 

2  See  §  .37. 

'  In  the  folio  edition  of  Bale's 
"  Scriptores,"  vol.  i.  p.  1C3,  under 
his  notice  of  Oliverius  Malmesburi- 
ensis,  the  following  allusion  to  this 


work  is  made  : — "  Eulogiima  His- 
toriarum,  quod  quidam  huic  Oliverio 
tribuunt,  editum  fuit  anno  Domini 
1361,  ab  alio  quodam  Malmesbu- 
riensi  monacho,  Eduuardi  Tertii, 
Anglormn  Regis,  tempore,  ut  habet 
Joannes  Capgrave,  in  Libro  suo 
de  Sequacibus  Augustini,  cap.  10." 
It  should  be  remembered  that  this  is 
one  of  the  Books  of  which  Bale 
possessed  a  MS.,  and  it  is  included 
in  the  list  of  those  which  he  lost  in 
his  tlight  from  Ireland.  See  page 
32.3,  note  (^). 

■•  See    the    Introduction    to    tiie 
Liber  (le  lUu^tiibus  Htnricis. 


XVlll 


INTRODUCTION. 


Catalogue 
of  the 
AYorks  of 
Capgrave. 


37.  xxvili.  Of  Illustiious  Men  of  the  Order  of 
S.  Augustine.  This  is  probably  either  a  continuation  of 
xxi,,  or  identical  with  it.  It  is  omitted  in  the  Catalogue 
of  Pamphilus. 


xxix.  The   Life    of  Humphrey  Duke    of  Glou- 

XXX.  Scholastic  Lectures,  in  One  Book. 

xxxi.     Ordinary    Disputations,    in    One    Book. 

xxxii.   Letters    to     Several     Persons,     in     One 


38. 
cester. 

39. 

40. 

41. 
Book. 

42.  xxxiii.  The  Life  of  Saint  Augustine.  This 
v/ork  is  mentioned  by  Leland,  who  adds: — "Ad  Joan- 
nem  Gauterofordiam,  Abbatem  Fani  Joannis,  quod 
Avonte  Mediterranese  celebre  est."  No  mention  is  made 
of  this  work  by  Bale,  Pits,  or  Pamj^hilus. 

43.  xxxiv.  The  Life  of  Saint  Gilbert  of  Sempring- 
ham.^  In  English.  The  only  MS,  of  tliis  work  which 
was  extant,  was  unfortmiately  consumed,  in  the  year 
1781,  by  the  disastrous  fire  in  which  so  many  MSS.  of 
the  Cottonian  Collection  were  mutilated  or  destroyed. 
All  that  we  now  know  of  its  contents  is  derived  from 
a  short  notice  in  MS.  Brit.  Mus.,  Harleian,  980,  page 
231,  a  volume  of  notes,  cliiefly  historical,  collected  by 
Thomas  Gybbons.  It  is  as  follows ; — "  Gilbert  (the 
sonn  of  a  Norman  knight  that  came  in  with  the  Con- 


'  Bale  has  an  allusion  to  this  MS. 
at  vol.  i.  page  225  of  the  "  Scrip- 
tores."  In  his  account  of  Gilbert 
of  Sempringham,  he  says  in  refe- 
rence to  the  founding  of  his  Or- 
der,— "  Gilbcrtinonun  Secta;,  quani 
ille  primus  inchoavit  anno  Domini 
1148,  ut  auctores  sunt  Scopus  et 
Capgravus."  Tanner  gives  the 
following  account  of  this  work: — 
''  Transtulit  [Johannes  Capgrave] 
in  sermonem  Anglicum  Vitam  S. 
Gilherti,  auctoris  Ordinis  Sem- 
pringham.    Dr.  ded.  Domino  Nic. 


Eesby,  Ordin.  Sempr.  Magistro. — 
'  Now  withinne  few  dayes  was  noti  - 
fied.'  IMS.  Norwic.  More,  XL. ; 
MS.  Cotton.  Vitellius,  D.  XV,  4." 
The  reference  to  the  More  MS.  is 
probably  a  mistake.  It  is  the  same 
as  that  of  the  Chronicle,  which  is 
preserved  in  the  Public  Library  at 
Cambridge,  while  that  of  the  Life  of 
S,  Gilbert  is  not. 

See  the  folio  edition  of  Bale's 
"  Scriptores,"  p.  172,  v/here  a  refer- 
ence is  made  to  Capgrave's  "  Life 
of  S.  Gilbert." 


INTEODUC'TION.  XIX 

querour,  and  of  the    Lady  of   Sempringhara,)  was  tlie  Catalogue 
first  founder  of  the  Gilbertines  of   the  Order  of   Seni-  ?f.^'\*^     „ 

.  .  f,  »*  orks  of 

pnngham.  He  bunded  nine  monasteries  of  women,  Capgrave. 
and  fower  of  chanons  reguler,  in  wliich  monastei-ies 
he  left,  at  tlie  time  of  his  death,  of  religious  women, 
1500,  and  of  men  700.  He  died  anno  1189,  and 
was  transhited  by  tlie  command  of  Innocent  III.,  anno 
1201.  Vide  Joh.  Capgrave,  in  Vita  Sti  Gilberti,  manu- 
script., ex  Museo  Roberti  Kemp,  Militis  de  GifRng." 

44.  XXXV.  The  Life  of  Saint  Katharine,  in  Tvri) 
Books.  In  English.  Three  MSS.  of  this  work  remain  in 
the  British  Museum,  and  one  in  the  Bodleian  Library.  ^ 

The  following  curious  reference  to  this  work  by  a 
contemporary  of  Capgrave,  is  extracted  from  the  pro- 
log-ue  to  the  Life  of  S.  Katharine,  by  Osbern  Boken- 
liam  : —  - 

"  Moreovyr,  alle  tho  that  redyn  or  here 
Slial  this  tretyhs,  as  lowly  as  I  kan, 

I  beseche  no  wyse  to  lokyn  here. 

That  I  slmld  telle  how  she  fyrst  beg\an 

To  be  Crystyne,  and  liowe  oon  clepyd  Adryan 

Hyi'  convertyd,  and  crystnyd  in  hyi*  j^outhe, 

For  that  mater  to  me  is  ful  unkouthe. 

But  who  so  lyste  knowleche  for  to  have, 

And  in  that  mater  envereyed  to  be 
My  fadrys  book,  Mastyr  Joon  Capgrave, 

Whych  that  but  newly  compylyd  he, 

Mote  he  seke,  and  he  there  shall  se, 
In  baladys  rymyd  fid  craftyly, 
Alle  that  for  igonorance  here  now  leve  I. 

But,  for  as  mych  as  that  book  is  rare, 

And  straunge  to  gete,  at  myn  estymacioun, 


'  The  Prologue  is  given  in  Ap- 
pendix III. 

-  See  MS.  Arundel,  Brit.  Mas.  327, 
fol.  118.    See  also  pp.   183,  184.  of 


the  edition  of  Bokenham's  "  Ly vj'S 
of  Seyntys,"  printed  for  the  IJox- 
burghe  Club  in  the  year  1835. 

b  2 


xxr 


INTRODUCTION. 


Catalogue 
of  the 
"Works  of 
Capgrave. 


Compendyously  of  al  I  wyl  declare 
No  more,  but  oonly  the  passyoun, 
Of  Kateryne  Howard  to  gostly  consolacyoun, 

And  to  coiiforte  eek  of  Denstoniie  Kateryne, 

If  grace  my  wyt  wyl  illumyne." 

45.  XXX vi.  The  Chronicle  of  England.  This  work 
forms  tiie  subject  of  the  present  volume.  It  is  not 
mentioned  by  Bale  or  Leland.  Pits  included  it  in  his 
Catalogue,  and  adds  : — "  MS.  Cantabrigiiie,  in  Collegio 
S.  Benedicti."  Two  MSS.  of  this  work  are  preserved 
at  Cambridge, — one,  the  Author's  autograph,  in  the 
Public  Library,  and  which  was  formerly  in  the  posses- 
sion of  More,  Bisliop  of  Norwich  ;  the  other  in  the 
Library  of  Corpus  Christi  College.  ^ 

46.  xxxvii.  Guide  to  the  Antiquities  and  Curiosi- 
ties of  Rome.  Of  thi.s  work  only  a  very  small  fragment 
remains,  a  copy  of  which  will  be  found  in  Appendix  IV. 
That  Capgrave  was  in  Rome  is  proved,  as  we  have 
ah'eady  mentioned,  by  his  own  statement  in  the  Dedi- 
catory Epistle  prefixed  to  his  Connnentary  on  the  Acts 
of  the  Apostles. - 

47.  Capgrave's  patron  and  chief  friend  was  Hum- 
phrey, Duke  of  Gloucester,  to  whom  he  dedicated 
many  of  his  works.  Others  were  dedicated  to  Lowe, 
Bishoj)  of  St.  Asaph,  and  to  Gray  of  Ely,  his  own 
diocesan  ;  and  his  two  historical  works  were  dedicated 
in  either  case  to  the  reioiiing  sovereign, — the  "  Henries" 
to  King  Henry  the  Sixth ;  the  English  Chronicle  to 
King  Edward  the  Fourth. 

48.  Little  can  be  gathered  from  Capgrave's  works 
which  will  enable  us  to  fix  the  times  at  wliich  they 
were     written.       The     Commentary    on    the    Book    of 


'  Corpus  Christi  College  is  also 
called  St.  Benet's,  from  its  connec- 
tion with  St.  Benet's  Church.  Pits 
does  not  appear  to  Lave  known  of 
the  second  MS.  Tanner  has  the 
following    notice    of  it.      In   MS. 


Norwic.  More  XL.  ita. — "  Abbre- 
viationes  Chronicorum  ab  orbe  con- 
dito  ad  A.D.  M.CCCCXVI.(Anglice) 
Lib.  I."     See  §  54. 

^  See  §  7. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXI 

Genesis  was  commenced  (as  we  have  already  noticed)' ^'oti'-'^'s  of 
in  the  year  1437,  and    finished  in  the  year    14.38.     It  of  Cap- 
is  only  natural  to    su})pose   that    tlie  Commentaries  on  gf"^"- 
the  Book  of  Exodus  and  the  Books  of  the  Kings  were 
written  at  a  later    period,  and  it    is    certain  that  they 
were  written  before  the  year  1443,  as  it  appears  from 
the    Registers  of  the  University  of   Oxford    that    they 
were    presented    by   the    Duke    of   Gloucester    to    the 
University    in    that    year.       The    "  Henries "    was,     of 
com'se,    written    in    the    reign     of   Henry    the     Sixth ; 
the    Chronicle  in    the  second  or    third  of   Edward    the 
Fourth,  and    in    all   probability    it  was    completed  just 
before  the  Author's  death. 

49.  John  Capgrave  died  at  Lynn,  the    place    of   his  His  ckath. 
birth,    on    the  twelfth    day    of  August    A.D.   1464,    at 

the  age  of  seventy  years.  There  is  no  ground  what- 
ever for  the  statement  of  Pamphilus  (who  is  followed 
by  Pits)  to  the  effect  that  he  lived  till  the  year  1484. 
Richard  the  Third  was  then  on  the  throne  ;  and  it  is 
clear  that  the  dedication  of  the  Chronicle  was  written 
just  after  the  accession  of  Edward  the  Foui-th,  and 
that  the  progress  of  the  work  was  abruptly  stopped, 
before  its  completion,  as  if  it  had  been  hurriedly  packed 
up  and  sent  to  the  King  on  the  approach  of  the 
Author's  last  illness. 

50.  Very  little    indeed  of   the  writings  of  Capgrave  Editions  of 

,  1  •    ^    1  o  ro  his  Works. 

has  ever  been  printed. 

51.  The  "Nova  Legenda  Anglia3 "  was  printed  in 
London  by  Wynkjai  de  Worde,  in  the  year  1516,  in 
black  letter,  copies  of  which  are  veiy  scarce.^ 

52.  In  1691,  Wharton  printed,  in  the  second 
volume  of  the  collection  of  Ecclesiastical  Documents 
known  as  the  "  Anglia  Sacra,"  the  short  but  interest- 
ing sketch  of  the  life  of  Henry  le  Spenser,  extracted 
from  the  Third  Part  of  the  "  De  nobilibus  Henricis." 


See  §  10.  I       ^  Several  single  lives  are  printed 

in  Bolland's  "  Acta  Sanctorum." 


Xxil  IKTEODUCTION. 

Editions  of      53.  A    mere    fragment  of  the    life    of    Henry,  Arcli- 

the  Works  (Je^con    of   Huntino'don,  derived  from  the  same  som-ce, 

of  Cap-  ,  .     . 

grave.         will  be  found   in  Tanner's    Bibliotheca    Britamiica,"   in 

a  note  under  the  notice  of  the  Archdeacon. 

54.    The    Chronicle    of    England,    which    constitutes 

tliis  volume,  appears  in  print   for  the  first  time  in  the 

present  edition. 

Notes  on         55^    ^\^q    Clu'onicler,  as    usual,  commences   with   the 

the  Lhro-     ^.  ,.  ,  ii. 

nicle  of      Creation,  and  gives   the  general    history    of  the  world, 

England,  gradually  narrowing  the  scope  of  his  work,  till  the 
accession  of  Henry  the  Third,  in  the  year  1216  ;  from 
tliis  period  he  confines  himself  almost  entirely  to  the 
history  of  England,  which  he  brings  down  to  the  year 
1117.  The  earlier  portions  of  the  Chronicle  are  very 
scanty,  consisting  of  brief  and  scattered  notices,  col- 
lected chiefly  from  tlie  Bible,  and  from  the  wiitings 
of  Isidore,  S.  Jerome,  Eusebius,  Methodius,  Hugo  de 
Sancto  Victore,  and  others,  whom  he  not  unfrequently 
refers  to  by  name.  Every  year  is  entered  in  a  series 
of  consecutive  colvimns,  and  in  his  Dedication  to  King 
Edward  the  Fourth,  he  olwerves  that  he  has  left  the 
"  vellum  bare  "  opposite  those  years  to  which  he  had  not 
assigned  notices  of  events,  in  case  any  one,  who  had 
access  to  more  books  of  reference  than  himself,  should 
desire  to  fill  them  up.  The  early  history  of  England 
appears  to  be  collected  in  a  great  measure  from  the 
English  Chronicle  of  Brute,  from  Higdcn,  and  his  contin- 
iiator,  the  Author  of  the  "  Vita  Kegis  Ricardi."  A  few 
notices  occur  here  and  there  which  seem  to  have  been 
borrowed  from  Walsingham.  He  quotes  Beda,  Giral- 
dus  Cambrensis,  and  some  other  of  his  authorities  by 
name.  His  accoimt  of  the  reigns  of  the  later  Kings 
is  very  full  and  valuable,  and  contains  many  original 
notices.  He  enters  minutely  into  the  events  connected 
with  Piers  Gaveston,  Sir  John  Oldcastle,  the  murder 
of  Richard  the  Second,  and  the  u'anpatioii  of  Henry 
the  Foui'th ;  and  gives  some  curious  notices  relating 
to  Lynn,  his  own  town,    of  little    more   than   local  in 


INTRODUCTION. 


XX  111 


terest.'      There  is  also  a  remarkable  description  of  the  Notices  of 
scene  at   the    death-bed    of  King    Henry   the  Fourth.-  tlje  Chro- 

o     ^  J  nicle  of 

His  early  chronology  is  confused  in  many  places  and  England, 
very  far  from  accurate :  from  the  beginning  of  the 
Christian  Era  to  the  early  part  of  the  tliirteenth  cen- 
tury, Kings,  Emperors,  and  Popes  are  often  erroneously 
represented  to  be  contemporaries.  His  English  chro- 
nology, however,  with  a  few  exceptions  which,  have 
been  carefully  noticed  wherever  they  occm",  is  on  the 
whole  precise  and  accurate.  It  is  evident,  as  v.^e  have 
noticed  elsewhere,  in  reference  to  the  period  of  the 
Author's  death,  that  this  Clironicle  was  never  finished ; 
it  ends  in  the  middle  of  a  column,  and  in  a  very 
abrupt  way.  Probably  he  was  prevented  by  death 
from  bringing  it  to  completion,  as  it  is  dechcated  to 
King  Edward  the  Fourth,  who  succeeded  to  the 
throne  but  a  short  time  before  the  year  in  wliich 
Capgrave  died.  This  is  the  more  to  be  regretted,  as 
we  lose  much  of  the  Author's  contemporary  history, 
w]iich  would  have  been  more  than  ordinarily  valuable 
from  the  pen  of  a  writer  of  so  much  learning  and  such 


'  See  page  2 76,  -wliere  there  is  a 
curious  account  of  the  capture  of 
some  Scotch  shipping  by  Lynn  fish- 
ermen, in  the  year  1400. 

Also  at  page  29:2,  mention  is  made 
of  the  IJoyal  Family  visiting  Lynn 
on  the  occasion  of  the  Princess  Phi- 
lippa's  departure  from  England  on 
her  marriage  with  Eric  IX.  of  Den- 
mark. In  his  Lihcr  de  Illustrihus 
Henricis  he  adds  (as  we  have  re- 
marked before)  to  a  similar  account, 
the  fact  of  his  having  been  present 
and  having  seen  the  Princess. 

See  also  page  316,  for  an  account 
of  some  children  having  been  stolen 
at  Lynn,  and  carried  to  London  by 
beggars,  where  they  aftcnvards  re- 
cognised their  parents,  whom  they 
accidentally  saw  in  the  street. 


-  See  page  302.  It  appears  that 
Dr.  John  Till,  his  Confessor,  ex- 
horted him,  when  he  was  dying,  to 
repent  specially  of  three  things: — 
First,  for  the  death  of  King  Ilichai'd ; 
secondly,  for  the  death  of  Arch- 
bishop Scrope  of  York  ;  and  lastly, 
for  his  usurpation  of  the  crown.  The 
King  replied  that  as  to  the  two  first 
points,  he  had  already  satisfied  his 
conscience,  having  written  on  the 
subject  to  the  Pope,  who  had  as- 
signed him  penance,  which  he  had 
fulfilled,  and  given  him  absolution  ; 
that  the  third  point  was  one  to 
wliich  he  could  set  no  remedy,  as 
his  children  after  him  would  not 
suffer  the  right  to  the  crown  to  be 
taken  away  from  them. 


XXIV  INTRODUCTIOK. 

Notices  of  careful    observation.      His    other    historical    work  "  De 
nkle^oT"    Ill^^stribus    Henricis"    will    be    found    to    supply    the 
England,     defect  to  a  certain  extent,  from  the  accidental  circum- 
stance    that    three    sovereions    bearino-    the    name    of 
Heniy  reigned  consecutively  at  tliis  period. 

56,  In  reviewing  the  contents  of  the  present 
Chronicle,  it  is  impossible  not  to  be  stnick  with  the 
singular  honesty  and  straightforwardness  of  character 
wliich  must  have  belonged  to  the  writer ;  and  the  con- 
spicuous care  and  accuracy  displayed  in  the  execution 
of  that  portion  of  his  task  in  which  he  was  not  com- 
pelled to  depend  wholly  on  the  often  conflicting  and 
doubtful  authority  of  others,  is  no  less  remarkable. 
As  a  zealous  and  hearty  Churchman,  he  was,  of  course, 
deeply  imbued  with  strong  religious  feelings ;  and  it 
is  only  when  he  chlates  iipon  the  shortcomings  of  the 
heretics  of  his  time,  that  he  condescends  to  the  use  of 
language  which  no  amount  of  delinquency  on  their 
part  could  justify.  His  strongest  abuse  is  reserved  for 
Sir  John  Oldcastle  and  John  Wiclifl:'.  At  the  same 
time  it  is  quite  clear  that  in  matters  of  church  govern- 
ment in  which  neither  were  any  heresies  involved,  nor 
any  Lollards  implicated,  he  was  very  for  from  holding 
extreme  views.  The  appeal  of  Robert  Grosteste,  Bishop 
of  Lincoln,  (whose  name  is  always  associated  with 
the  Enghsh  Reformation,  though  he  died  long  before 
the  gradual  spread  of  the  principles  which  he  main- 
tained had  resulted  in  that  great  Revolution  in  the 
Chm'ch,)  from  the  authority  of  the  Pope  "to  the  High 
King  of  Heaven,"  is  mentioned  without  a  syllable  of 
disapprobation ;  on  the  contrary,  the  next  sentence 
contains  a  statement  that  the  Pope  died  soon  after, 
and  a  hint  that  this  was  a  judgment  on  him  for  his 
obstinacy.  He  also  mentions  the  several  instances  of 
attempted  aggression  by  the  Pope  on  the  prerogative 
of  the  King,  and  the  liberties  of  English  subjects,  in 
the  true  spirit  of  an  Englishman  ;  and  it  is  impossible 
to    doubt  that  he  heartily  approved  of  the  false  claims 


INTRODUCTION.  XXV 

of  the  See  of  Rome  being  disputed,  although  he  does  Notices  of 
not  venture  to  say  so  in  as  many  words.  The  general  ^^||;]^|jf°* 
impression  left  on  the  mind,  after  a  careful  review  of  England, 
the  contents  of  the  Chronicle,  is  favourable  alike  to 
the  head  and  heart  of  the  writer,  and  calculated  to 
inspire  us  with  the  greatest  confidence  in  his  accu- 
racy and  credibility.  We  must  not,  however,  omit  to 
mention  one  particular  in  which  he  has  allowed  cir- 
cumstances to  warp  his  judgment,  and  tampered  with 
facts  ;  we  allude  to  that  servile  mode  of  addressing 
and  S])eaking  of  the  reigning  Sovereign  which  has  led 
him,  in  at  least  one  notable  instance,  to  be  guilty  of 
contradicting  himself  The  "  Liber  de  Illustribus  Hen- 
ricis,"  dedicated  to  King  Henry  the  Sixth,  contains  so 
glowing  an  account  of  the  virtues  of  Henry  the  Foui-tli 
as  to  leave  no  doubt  on  the  reader's  mind  that  the 
Author  acknowledged  his  right  to  the  crown,  or  at 
least  thought  proper,  at  that  time,  to  do  so  for  his 
royal  patron's  sake  ;  whereas,  in  the  Dedication  of  the 
l)resent  Chronicle  to  King  Edward  the  Fourth,  he  says  : 
"  He  that  entered  be  intrusion  was  Henry  the  Fourfce. 
He  that  entered  be  Goddis  provision  is  Edward  the 
Fourt.  The  similitude  of  the  reparacioune  is  ful  lich 
the  werk  of  the  transgression."  ^  This,  however,  is 
probably  the  only  instance  in  which  such  an  incon- 
sistency is  traceable,  and  its  existence  will  not  in- 
jm-e  the  credibility  of  the  Chronicler,  or  prejudice  the 
mind  against  him,  if  the  peculiar  circiimstanccs  of 
the  position  in  which  he  was  placed  be  taken  into 
consideration. 

57.  It    remains    to    give    a    short    account    of    the  Notices  of 
MSS.  which    have  been    used    in    the    present  Edition,  ^^l  ciuo-^ 
Two  MSS.    only    of   this  Chronicle    are    known    to    be  nicle. 
extant,  and  these  are  both  preserved  at  Cambridge. 

58.  The    MS.    in    the    Public    Library,-    which    has 
been  adopted  for  the  text,  is  by  far  the  better    of  the 


'  See  page  4.  |      =  US.  G.  g.  4.  12^ 


XXVI 


INTRODUCTION. 


Notices  of  two ;  indeed  there  is  every  reason  to  suppose  that  it 
the  Chi-o-  i'"*  ^^  autograph.^  We  have  arrived  at  this  conchision, 
nicle.  first,  because  the  style  of  the  writing  corresponds  very 
closely  with  that  of  those  MSS.  of  Capgrave  which 
are  known,  by  unmistakcable  evidence,  to  have  been 
written  by  his  own  hand  ;  -  and,  secondly,  because  the 
cui'ious  private  mark  of  the  author,  of  Avhicli  we  have 
given  a  fac-simile,^  occurs  in  it  so  frequently.  It  is  in 
medium  folio,  written  upon  vellum,  and  consisting  of 
204  pages.*  The  whole  of  the  MS.  has  been  carefully 
revised,  and  many  corrections,  and  alterations  made  in 
it,  in  most  instances  apparently  by  the  origiiuil  scribe.'"' 
Some  rough  notes,  merely  of  reference  to  the  facts 
contained  in  the  text,  have  been  added  in  the  margin .*" 
There  is  no  concluding  colophon ;  indeed,  as  we  have 
already  mentioned,  the  MS.  ends  very  abruptly  in  the 
middle  of  a  column,  and  was  evidently  left  by  its  Author 


'  This  ^IS.  originally  belonged  to 
Ep.  IMorc,  and  was  given  by  him  to 
the  Cambridge  Library.  lie  had 
been  bishop  of  Norwich  before  his 
translation  to  the  see  of  Ely,  and  on 
that  account  not  unlikely  to  have 
become  possessed  of  some  of  the 
■works  of  the  IMonk  of  Lynn. 

-  See  the  MS.  of  his  Commentary 
on  the  Book  of  Genesis,  preserved 
in  Oriel  College,  and,  especially,  that 
of  the  Liber  de  Illn.stii/jus  Hcnricis 
in  the  Corpus  Christi  Collection. 
Indeed,  a  comparison  of  all  the  extant 
IMSS.  leaves  no  room  for  doubt  as 
to  the  identity  of  the  author's  hand- 
writing, and  which  of  them  are 
autographs.  The  interesting  fac- 
simile given  in  the  present  volume 
leaves  no  room  for  description.  It 
represents  page  175  of  the  IMS.,  and 
of  the  present  ICdition  from  page  257, 
line  2  from  the  bottom, — "Navern," 
to  page  2G0,  line  6, — "  dyme."  It 
was  selected  chiefly  on  accoiint   of 


the  interesting  statement  it  contains 
of  the  date  of  the  Author's  birth. 

'  See  page  4. 

''  Each  page  is  divided  into  two 
columns:  there  are  forty- two  lines 
in  a  page. 

*  Of  these  the  more  important 
have  been  noticed  among  the  various 
readings. 

"  The  name  of  John  AVelshe  oc« 
curs  in  a  fly-leaf  at  the  end,  and  also 
that  of  John  Campynett. 

The  following  curious  verses,  Avrit- 
ten  on  one  of  the  blank  leaves  of 
vellum  at  the  end  of  this  MS.,  may 
be  interesting  s — 

"TUTA    PACrEllTAS. 

"  Ilighc  toAvers  by  strong  Avyndcs 
full  lowc  be  cast. 

Whan  the  loWe  cottages  stand  sure 
and  fast;, 

Therefore  with  surenes  yt  is  bet- 
ter in  povertie  t'abide, 

Thanne  hastily  to  be  riche  and 
sodeynly  to  slyde." 


Introduction. 


XXVll 


in  an  incomplete  state.     The  History  is  brouglit  down  Notices  of 

to  the    year  1417,    the  latest  fact    recorded    beino-    the  ^''^-'^f.^^-^^ 

the  Chro- 
assembling  of  the  Council  of  Basle.  nicle. 

59.  But  little  need  be  said  of  the  second  MS.  with 
which  the  autograph  MS.  has  been  collated  for  the 
present  Edition,  and  of  which  it  is  evidently  a  copy. 
That  this  is  the  case,  is  proved  by  the  fact  that  the 
peculiarities,  and  even  the  mere  mistakes  m  the  spell- 
ing of  proper  names,  have  been  to  a  great  extent 
servilely  imitated.^  It  is  preserved  in  the  Library  of 
Corpus  Clu'isti  College,  Cambridge.-  It  contains  196 
pages,  and  is  written  upon  paper  in  folio.  All  the 
dates  are  omitted  in  the  early  part.  The  Prologue 
also  is  wanting,  in  consequence  of  which  the  MS. 
has  not  been  generally  identified  as  Capgrave's  and  is 
stated  to  be  anonymous  in  Nasmith's  Catalogue  of  the 
Corpus  Christi  College  MSS.^ 


'  Some  of  the  corrections,  however, 
are  vahiablc,  though  many  are  com- 
paratively unimportant,  and  occur 
chiefly  in  the  spelling  of  the  words. 
The  autograph  MS.  contains  numer- 
ous traces  of  the  Latin  sources  from 
which  a  considerable  portion,  at 
least,  of  the  earlier  history  was  de- 
rived, Capgrave  having  left  the  pro- 
per names  in  not  a  few  instances  in 
the  particular  case  in  which  he  found 
them.  A  curious  instance  occurs 
at  page  28  : — "In  his  dales  began 
the  kyngdom  of  the  Argyves,  undir 
her  first  Kyng  Imacho,  whech  was 
the  father  of  Ysidis."  At  page  29 
we  find: — "  Foroneus,  the  son  of 
Ynachi."  At  page  113:— "The 
Cherch  of  Lateranensis."  These 
peculiarities  have  always  been  care- 
fully copied  by  the  writer  of  the 

MS.  ac.c. 

•^No.  CLXVII.,  formerly  2.  6. 
It  is  wi'itten  in  one  hand  throughout, 
probably  at  the  end  of  the  fifteenth 


or  the  beginning  of  the  sixteenth 
century. 

'  The  Editor  takes  this  oppor- 
tunity of  offering  his  grateful  thanks 
to  the  Rev.  John  Fenwick,  and  the 
Rev.  T.  B.  Y^^ilkinson,  Fellows  of 
Corpus  Christi  College,  Cambridge, 
for  the  facilities  of  access  to  the 
MSS.  iu  their  Library  afforded  to 
him  by  their  kindness ;  a  service 
Avhich,  in  consequence  of  the  pecu- 
liar conditions  contained  in  the  Will 
of  Archbishop  Parker,  the  Donor  of 
the  MSS.  in  question,  was  necessarily 
attended  with  much  inconvenience 
to  themselves. 

The  Editor  also  desires  to  offer 
his  best  thanks  to  the  Revei'end  the 
Master  of  Ealliol  College,  and  the 
Rev.W.  H.  Freniantle,  of  All  Souls' 
College,  for  their  kind  assistance 
in  enabling  him  to  obtain  access  to 
the  MSS.  of  the  works  of  Capgrave 
which  are  preserved  in  the  libraries 
of  their  respective  Colleges. 


xxvm 


INTRODUCTION. 


Life  of  S. 
Katharine 


Capgravc's  GO.  Of  Capgrave's  other  English  works  ^  only  one 
is  now  extant,  the  "  Life  of  S.  Katharine."  Of  this  at 
least  four  copies  have  been  preserved ;  three,  (as  Ave 
stated  in  the  Catalogue  of  his  Works,)  in  the  Arundel 
Collection  in  the  British  Museum,  and  one  among  the 
Rawlinson  MSS.  in  the  Bodleian  Library. 

61.  i.  MS.  Arundel,  20.  Paper,  -ito.  ff.  70.  Writ- 
ten in  the  fifteenth  century  by  R.  Englysh,  and 
originally  the  property  of  G.  Carew.  The  "  Life  of 
S.  Katharine  "  occupies  ff.  1-42,  inclusive.  It  consists  of 
five  Books,  the  first  of  which  begins  thus  :  — 

"  Sum  tyme  there  was  a  grete  Kyng  in  Grece, 
Off  Surry  and  Cypre  both  Lord  and  Syre." 

The  fifth  Book  ends  thus :  — 

"  And  specialle  suceur  ynn  this  perlous  pylgrymage, 
That  after  this  lyve  we  may  cum  to  thy  cage." 

This  MS.  is  imperfect.  It  wants  the  Pi-ologue  which 
occurs  at  the  beginning  of  the  other   three. 

62.  ii.  MS.  Arundel,  39 G.  Vellum  :  small  folio. 
ff.  130.  Written  in  the  middle  of  the  fifteenth  cen- 
tury, in  a  neat  and  good  hand.  It  appears  that  this 
MS.  formerly  belonged  to  Campseye  Priory  in  the 
County  of  Suffolk,  by  the  gift  of  Dame  Katharine 
Babyngton,  Sub-Prioress  of  that  House.  The  "  Life 
of  S.  Katharine"  occupies  ff.  1-117.  The  text  of  the 
Prologue  has  been  printed  from  this  MS.,  and  collated 
with  the  two  other  copies.- 

63.  iii.  MS.  Arundel,  168.  Paper  and  vellum 
mixed,  ff.  85.  This  MS.  was  also  written  in  the 
fifteenth  century.  Tlie  "  Legend  of  S.  Katharine,"  by 
Capgrave,  in  seven-line  stanzas,  occupies  ff.  15-65 
inclusive.  The  remaining  folios  contain  lives  of  S. 
Christina,  S.  Dorothy,  and  of   Cato,  the    authorship  of 


'  The  MSS.  of  the  Latin  works 
which  are  still  extant  are  described, 
and  their  rrologucs  printed,  in  the 


Appendices  to  tiie   Introduction  to 
the  "  J^ifjcr  dc  lUustrihus  Hcniicis" 
■  See  Appendix  III; 


INTRODUCTION. 


XXIX 


wliicli     Tanner     claims     for     Capgrave,     but 
sufficient  evidence.'' 

64.     iv.  MS.  RawL,    Poet.,    118.      Paper, 
It  was   probably  written    at    tlie    end  of   the  fifteenth 
centuiy.- 


Without  Capgravc's 
Life  of  S. 
Katharine. 

small   Svo. 


'  His  words  are  : — "  In  codcm 
codice  datur  Vita  S.  Christinap,  S. 
Dor.itheac,  et  Catonis,  Anglice  ;  et 
nihil  impedit,  credo,  quominus  Cap 
gravio  nostro  cam  acccptam  refera- 
nius." 

-  At  the  end  are  written  the  fol- 
lowing words  :  — "  Iste  libellus  con- 


stat Willielmo  Gybbe,  CapL-llano." 
This  IMS.  belonged  at  one  time  to 
Sir  Henry  Spelman,  who  has  written 
on  the  fly-leaf  at  the  beginning  a 
curious  introductory  notice,  which 
we  have  printed  in  the  Appendix. 
The  AIS.  also  bears  the  name  of 
Johannes  Kemp. 


ERRATA. 


In  page   119,  line  14,  for  "ouleful"  read  "  onleful." 
,,       „      170,  margin.  /('?•  "in  favour  of,"  read  "against.' 


THE   CHRONICLE   OE   ENGLAND. 


DEDICATION.' 


To   my   Sovei-eyn.    Lord,  Edward,   be    the   grace    of  Dedicatory 

Ed'siIg  to 

God  Kyng  of  Ynglond  and  of  Fraiins,  Lord  of  Yrland,    Edward 
a  pore  Frere  of  the  Heremites  of  Seynt  Austyn,  in  the       l^- 
Convent  of  Lenne,  sendith  prayer,  obediens,  subjeccion, 
and  al  that  evir,  be  ony  deute,  a  prest  schuld  offir  onto 
Lis  Kyng. 

It   is  somewhat   divulgid  in  this  lond,  that  I   have  Reasons 
aftir  my  possibilite  be  occupied  in  wry  ting,  specialy  to  the  Chro-^ 
gader    eld   exposiciones   upon    Scripture   into    o  collec-  °icle. 
cion  ;   and  thoo  that  were  disparplied  in  many  sundry 
bokis,  my  laboure  was  to  bringe  hem  into  o  body,  that 
thei   which    schal   com   aftir    schal   not   have    so    mech 
laboure  in  sekyng  of  her  processe.     Now  is  age  com, 
and  I  want  ny  al  that  schuld  longe  to  a  studier ;  yet 
it  plesed  me,  as  for  a  solace,  to  gader  a  schort  remem- 
brauns  of  elde  stories,  that  whanne  I  loke  upon  hem, 
and   have  a  schort  touch  of  the    writing,    I   can   sone 
dilate  the  circumstaiuises. 

This  werk  send  I  to  tow,  where  le  may  turne  and  Its  extent 
se  schortly  touchid  the  most  famous  thingis  that  have 
be  do  in  the  world  fro  his  beginnyng    onto   the  tere 
of  oure  Lord  Crist  a  M.CCCC.  and  XVII.     If  le  mer-  Chrono- 
veyle  whi  the  teres  be  set  oute  as  on,  too,  thre,  this  is  '^°^' 
the  cause :  For  the  elde  bokes  in  her  noumberes,  thout 
thei  were    mad   ful   treuly,   let  be    thei  viciat   be   the 
writeres.      Eke  the    Cronicles    of  Euseby,    Jerom,    and 
othir,    have    grete    dyversite   in   noumberis     of    teres. 
This   is   the  cause  whi   I  sette  my  noumbiris  o  rowe. 


'  This  Dedication  is  omitted  in  the  MS.  C.C.C. 


2  CAPGKAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 

Dedicatory  Also  if  te  merveile  that  in  thoo  teres  fro  Adam  to 
^^^  the  Flood  of  Noe  sumtyme  renne  a  himdred  tere,  or 
more,  where  the  noumbir  stant  bare,  and  no  writing 
thei'ein,  this  schal  be  myn  excuse;  for  soth,  I  coude 
non  fynde,  not  withstand  that  I  soute  with  grete  dili- 
gens.  If  othir  studious  men,  that  have  more  red  than 
I,  or  can  fynde  that  I  fond  not,  or  have  elde  bokes 
whech  make  more  expression  of  thoo  stories  that  fel 
fro  the  creacion  of  Adam  onto  the  general  Flod  than 
I  have,  the  velim  lith  bare,  save  the  noumbir,  redy  to 
receyve  that  thei  wille  set  in.  Whan  the  tyme  of  Crist 
is  come,  than  renne  to  noumberes  togidir ;  the  black 
servith  for  the  age  of  the  world,  the  rede  servith  for 
the  annotacion  of  Crist.  Ther  is  also  anothir  thing 
for  to  note,  that  the  teres  of  the  Juges  of  Israel  and 
of  the  Kingis  of  Juda,  and  of  the  Kingis  of  Perse,  on- 
to the  tyme  of  Grete  Alisaundre,  evir  that  tere  where 
the  Kinge  is  first  sette  is  the  last  tere  of  his  regne, 
for  swech  is  the  computacion  of  Ysidir,  and  fro  gret 
Alisaunder  forth  that  tere  whei'e  the  King  is  sette  first 
is  the  first  tere  of  his  regne.  For  the  newe  Croni- 
c\iles  use  that  forme.  These  reules  had  in  mynde,  the 
reder  schal  more  parfitely  undirstand  this  book. 

The  author      O  my  benigne   Lord,   receyve  this  bok,  thout  it  be 

wrbo*^k^t^o  s™pil '  ^^^  1^*  ^^^^  Gospel  com  in  mynde,  where  the 

the  King,    widow  ofi'ered  so  litil,  and  had  so  mech  thank. 

and  gives        Now  Will  I  make   ^ou  pryvy  what  maner  opinion   I 

him  many   j^ave  of   loure   persone  in    my  pryvy  meditaciones.     I 
counsels.  /         •       i-i     n      i  ^     f  j    j     ^ 

have  a  trost  m  God  that  toure  entre  Dnto  toure  heri- 
tage schal,  and  must  be,  fortunat,  for  many  causes. 
First,  for  te  entered  in  the  sexti  lere  of  Crist,  aftir 
that  a  M.CCCC.  were  complet.  This  noumbir  of  sex 
is  amongis  writeres  mech  comendid  for  that  same  per- 
feccion  that  longith  to  sex.  Whan  he  riseth  be  on, 
the  same  longith  to  him  whan  he  is  multiplied  be  ten. 
The  noumbir  of  sex  is  applied  to  a  sware  ston,  whech 
hath  sex  pleynes,  and  viii.  corneres.     Wherevyr  you  ley 


PEDICATION.  3 

him,    or    turne    him,    he   lith   ferme   and   stabille.     Ye  Dedicatory 
schal  undirstand  that  al  the   laboure    of   the  world   is       ^'^ 
figured   in    sex  dayes;    for  the   Sunday  betoknyth  the 
rest   that    schal    be    in    Hevene.     We    pray    God   that 
al  lour  laboure  in  this  world  may  rest  on   God,  wheeh 
joyned  be  the  corner  ston  Crist  the  to  walles  of  Jewes 
and  Hethen  into  o  Feith.     This  noumbir    eke    of  sex 
is  praysed   for  his   particuler  noumberes,  whech  be  on, 
too,  thre ;  and  these  be  cleped  cote,  for   in  her  revolv- 
ing thei  make  him  evyr  hool,  as  sex  sithe    on  is  sex ; 
threes  too  is  sex ;   twyes  thre  is  sex.     This  considera- 
cion   may    ye   have  in   this    arsmetrik.     Serve    o    God 
alle  the  dales  of  loure  lyve,  whech  dales,  as  is  seid,  be 
comprehended    in   the   noumbir  sex,  and    there   is    sex 
sithis  on.     Make  in  ioure  soule  to  ternaries,  on  in  feith 
anothir  in  love:   beleve  in  God — Fadir,  and  Son,  and 
Holy  Gost :  love  God  in  al  loure  hert,  al  toure  soule, 
and  al  loure  mynde.     Make  eke  thre  binaries.     As  for 
the  first,  think  that   le  be  mad   of  to    natures, — body 
and  soule.     Loke  that  loure  soule  have  evyr  the  sove- 
reynte,  and  that  the  bestial  mevyng  of  the  body  oppresse 
not  the  soule.     The   secunde  bynarie  is   to  think  that 
there  be  to  weyes  in  this  world,  on  to  lyf,  anothir  to 
deth.     That  wey  that  ledith  to   evyrlastyng  lyf,  thoui 
it  be  streite,  kepe  it.     Tho  men  that  renne    the  large 
weye    clepe  hem    ageyn    be    loure   power.      The   third 
bynarie   is   love    of   God,    and  love  of  toure  neyboure. 
For  evene  as  it  is  loure  deute  to  love  God  with  drede, 
so  is  it  loure  offise  for  to  se  that  men  love  lou  with 
drede.     The    Apostil,    whan    he    spekith    of   potestates, 
"  He   bereth   not    his    swerd,"    he    seith,     "  withouten 
cause." ^     The  Eomaynes  lawe  was,  "to  spare  hem  that 
asked  grace,  and  to  smyte  down  the  proude."^ 


'  Kom.  xiii.  4.  i      2  u  Parcere  subjectis  et   debellare 

I  superbos." — Virg.  ^n.  vi.  853. 
A   2 


4  DEDICATION. 

Dedicatory      Fertliermore  let  fynde  I  a  grete  conveniens  in  tonre 
Epistle.    |y^.j^  ^1^^^   ^^  ^g  cleped  Edward   the    Fourt.  He  that 

entered  be  intrusion  was  Herry  the  Fourte.  He  that 
entered  by  Goddis  provision  is  Edward  the  Fourt. 
The  similitude  of  the  reparacioune  is  ful  lich  the  werk 
of  the  transgression,  as  the  Cherch  singith  in  a  Preface, 
— "  Because  Adam  trespased  etyng  the  frute  of  a  tre, 
therfor  was  Crist  nayled  on  a  tre."  We  trew  loveres 
of  this  lond  desire  this  of  oure  Lord  God,  that  al  the 
erroure  whech  was  browte  in  be  Herry  the  Fourte 
may  be  redressed  be  Edward  the  Fourte.  This  is  the 
desire  of  many  good  men  here  in  erde,  and,  as  I 
suppose,  it  is  the  desire  of  the  everlasting  hillis  that 
dwelle  above.  God,  for  His  mercy,  fulfille  that  He 
hath  begunne ;  sende  oure  Kyng  Edward  good  lyf  and 
good  governauns  ;  and,  aftir  his  laboure,  good  reward 
in  the  blj'-g  of  Hevene.     Amen. 


^oure  Servaunt, 

Capgeave. 


'  This  curious  device,  evidently 
the  private  mark  of  the  Chronicler, 
occurs  also  at  the  end  of  his  Liber 
de  rilustrihus  Henricis,  JiIS.  C.C.C. 
It  is  not  found  in  the  copy  pre- 
sei-ved  in  the  British  Museum.  In 
the  present   MS.,   under  the   year 


1394,  •where  he  records  the  day 
of  his  birth,  and  in  one  or  two 
other  places,  -which  -will  be  referred 
to  -where  they  occur,  a  similar  de- 
vice is  found  in  the  margin.  It 
may  possibly  be  a  monogram  of  the 
initials,  J.  C. 


THE   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND, 


JOHN    CAPGRAVE.^ 


Anno  Mundi  1.^ — The  first  man  Adam  was  mad  on=B.c.  4004. 
a    Friday,    witlioute    modir,    withoute    fader,    in    tlie  *^'''*;''\1'°"  „ 

•^  and  fall  of 

feld    of    Damask ;    and   fro   that   place   led  into    Para-  man. 
dise,    to    dwell   tliere  :    after    dryvyn    oute    for    synne. 
Whanne  he  had  lyved  nyne  hundred  tere  and    XXX. 
he  deied,   byried   in    Hebron  :    his   lied    was   lift   with 
the  Flood,  and  leyd  in  Golgatha. 

Anno  2—11. 

Anno  12. — This  leve  Eve  bare  too  childirn  at  o 
birth,  the  man  hite  Cayn,  the  woman  Calmana,  of 
whech  to  come  Enok,  not  he  that  was  translate ;  and 
Yrad,  and  Mammael,  and  Mathusael,  and  Lamech, 
that  broute  in  first  bigamie  ;  and  he  killid  Cayn. 

Anno  13—29. 

Anno    30. — This    ^ere    Eve    brout    forth    Abel    and  I^irth  of 
Delbora  at  o  birth ;    and  it   is   seid  comounly  that  at  Delbora 
every  birth  she  bare  a   man    and  a   woman,  to  multi- 
plicacioun  of  the  world.     Abel  was  the  secunde  son  of  Death  of    . 
Adam,  a  keeper  of  scheep,  a  mayde,   a  martire,  killid  "    ^ ' 
of  his  brothu-  of  pure  envy,  because  our  Lord  schewid 


'  The  Text  is  derived  from  the 
MS.  in  the  Public  Library  at  Cam- 
bridge. This  has  been  collated  with 
that  preserved  in  the  Library  of 
Corpus  Christi  College  in  the  same 
University. 

'  In  the  MS.  C.C.C.  the  dates  are 


omitted  throughout,  with  a  few  ex- 
ceptions, which  will  be  mentioned 
when  they  occur. 

^  In  the  marginal  references  for 
the  years  Before  Christ,  the  chro- 
nology in  ordinary  use  has  been 
adopted. 


6 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF  ENGLAND. 


B.C.  3875. 


Of  the 
children 
of  Adam. 


Adam 
names  all 
creatures. 


Of  the 
birth  of 
Seth. 


toknes  of  love  to  liim  for  his  trewe  tithing.  His 
sepulture  is  not  spoke  of  ^  in  Scripture ;  but  this  is 
largely  divulgid  there,  that  His  blood  crieth  veniauns 
onto  God,  whech  veniauns  was  fulfilled  in  Cayn; 
for  aftir  that  God  had  undirtake  him  of  his  synne  he 
had  a  merk,  that  is  to  sey  a  grevous  seknes  in  his 
hed,  til  the  tyme  that  Lamech  killid  him. 

Anno  31 — 59. 

Anno  60. — We  rede  that  Adam  begat  of  his  wyf 
XXX.  sones  and  douteris ;  but  Moyses  expressed  not 
but  these  foure  and  Seth  :-  for  he  was  long  aftir  her 
tyme,  and  that  knowing  whech  he  had  was  be  special 
revelacioun  ;    so  that   many  thingis  were  hid  fro  him. 

Anno  61—99. 

Anno  Mundi  Centesimo. — We  rede  that  Adam  in 
his  first  beginning  named  alle  bestis  and  foules  upon 
erde,  and  that  same  name  that  thei  have  in  the 
Hebrew  tonge  he  gave  it  to  hem.  Eke  we  rede  that 
he  prophecied  both  of  the  Flood  that  schuld  destroys 
the  world,  and  eke  of  the  fire,  therefor  he  wrote 
these  prophecies  in  too  pileres,  on  of  brasse,  whech 
schuld  not  be  distroyed  with  watir,  a  nothir  of  tyl, 
whech  schuld  not  brenne  with  fyre. 

Anno  101—129. 

Anno  130. — Of  this  ^ere,  a  CXXX.,  be  dyvers  opi- 
niones  amongis  these  Croniculeris.  Moises  seith  that 
Adam  begat  Seth  whanne  he  was  of  age  a  C  wyn- 
teris.^  Alle  othir  Cronicles  sey  that  whanne  Seth  was 
bore  Adam  was  of  age  CO.  and  XXX.  The  cause  of 
this  d}^ersite  is  assigned  be  studious  men,  that  Moises 
counted  nowt  that  hundred  lere  in  whech  Adam  ded 
his  penauns.  For  in  this  secunde  hundred  lere  Adam 
ded  penauns  for  liis  sinne,  and  so  ded  Eve. 


>  spoke  of]  touchyd.     C.G.C. 

^  and  Seth.']  These  irords  are  in 
the  Margin  in  the  Publ.  Libr.  MS. 


They  form  part  of  the  text  in  MS. 

c.c.c. 

^a  C.  wynteris]  a  C.  wynteris  xxx, 
C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  7 

Anothir  cause  is  assined  of  writeris,  that  aftir  B.C.  3875. 
tyme  Cayn  had  killid  Abel  his  brothir,  thanne  Adani 
mad  a  vow  that  he  schuld  nevir  in  al  his  lif  comoun 
with  Eve ;  and  his  continens  kept  he  a  hundred  teres, 
whech  teres  be  not  a  noumbred  of  Moises.  So  aftir 
that  hundred  tere  of  continens,  be  an  aungel  he  was 
warned  that  he  schuld  use  the  werk  of  generacioun, 
to  plesauns  of  God  and  multiplicacion  of  frute. 

Anno  131—199. 

Anno  Mundi    CO. — Thow  it  be  soo   that  the    book  Of  the 
whech  is  clepid    "  The  Penauns  of  Adam," '   be  cleped  ^^'^"^"''fof 
Apocriphum,  whech  is  to  sey,  whanne  the  mater  is  in  his  sin. 
doute,    or  ellis   whan   men   knowe   not  who  mad    the 
book,   tet  in   veri   soth  we  rede  that  he  ded  penauns 
in    a   place   fast   be   Ebron;    for   there   is   tet   a  vale, 
clepid  "  The  Vale  of  Weping." 

Anno  201—229. 

Anno  230. — This  tere,  aftir  the  trewer  opinion,  was  B.C.  3874. 
Seth  born ;  whech  man  was  of  so  holy  lyf  that  his  gg^j^ 
childirn  were  cleped  "  The  Sones  of  God ;"  and  thei 
kepte  that  same  reule  onto  the  sevene  generacioun. 
In  othir  bokes,  that  be  not  of  so  grete  auctorite  as  is 
the  Scripture,  is  told  that  Adam  schuld  a  sent  Seth 
onto  the  gates  of  Paradyse  for  the  oyle  of  mercy, 
and  Michael  gave  him  this  answere, — That  he  must 
abyde  V.  thousand  and  to  hundred  tere,  and  thanne 
schuld  he  have  that  oyle. 

Anno  231—299. 

Anno  Mundi  CCC. — In  this  tyme  begunne  men  sore  Cain  builds 
to   multiplie.      And  Cayn,    at   thoo    daies,    because  he  ^^°^^- 


*  "  The  Penauns  of  Adam."'\  See  !  tentia  Adae  Apocriphus.' "  He  also 
page  16  of  the  "Codex  Pseudepi-  j  quotes  passages  from  the  writings 
graphus  VeterisTestamenti,"of  Job.  1  of  Syncellus,  and  Cedrenus,  and  an 
Albert.  Fabricius,  published  in  1713,  "Arabs  auctor  MS.,"  which  con- 
at  Hamburgh.  "  Gelasius  in  De-  tain  allusions  to  this  Apocryphal 
creto  : — 'Liber  qui  appellatur  pceui-  j  Book. 


8  CAPGEAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

B.C.  3874.  (3ed  mecli  wrong,  and  meynteyned  hem  that  ded 
wrong,    mad   a   cyte,    and    named   it    Euok    aftir   his 

His  de-  son.  This  Enok  was  fader  to  Yrad ;  and  Yrad  fader 
to  Mammael ;  Mammael  fader  to  Matusael ;  Matusael 
fader  to  Laniech ;  whech  Lamech  weddid  to  wyves. 
On  of  hem  hite  Ada,  the  othir  hite  Sella.  Ada  sche 
broute  forth  Jabel.  He  was  the  first  fynder  of  tentis, 
in  whech  schepherdis  restid  in  for  to  kepe  here 
scheep.  And  his  brothir,  be  the  same  woman,  hite 
Jubal :  he  was  fader  to  alle  hem  that  singe  in  the 
orgoun,  or  in  the  crowde.  Sella,  his  othir  wif,  sche 
broute  forth  Tubal-Cayn.  He  wroute  first  with  ham- 
bir  and  stith  in  alle  thoo  werkis  that  longyn  to  yrun 
or   bras. 

Jabel.  The  first  son,  Jabel,  departed  the   flokkis   of  scheep 

fro  the  flokkis  of  goot :  and  aftir  her  qualite,  tliei 
that  were  of  o  coloure  be  hem  selve,  and  thei  that 
were  of  too  or  dyvers  be  hem  selve  :  and  aftir  here 
age  teringis  be  hem  selve,  and  elder  be  hem  selve. 

Jubal.  Jubal,    his    brothir,    he   was    fynder    of   musik,    not 

of  the  very  instrumentis  whech  be  used  now,  for 
thei  were  founde  long  aftir ;  but  this  man  fond  cer- 
teyn  soundis  accordyng,  and  to  tliis  entent  that  the 
grete  laboure  in  schepkepyng  schuld  have  sum  solace 
of  musik.  And  that  this  craft  schuld  not  perch,  he 
ded  write  it  in  to  pileres,  on  of  marbil,  a  nothir  of 
tyl,  for  feer,  and  for  watir. 
Tubal-Cain.  The  othir  man,  Tubal-Cayn,  that  fond  first  smythis 
craft,  he  mad  first'  wepenes  of  batayle,  both  invasif, 
and  defensif;  and  he  began  first  graving  in  metallis, 
to  plesauns  of  the  sith.  And,  as  it  is  seid,  the  for- 
seid  Jubal  proporcioned  his  musik  aftir  the  sound  of 
Tubal  hamberes ;  for  he  ded  make  hem  of  dyvers 
proporciones,    sum   hevyere,    sum  liter,   aftir  his    delec- 


'Jirst.']  om.     C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  9 

tacion.  He  set  eke  on  fire  many  trees,  and  the  B.C.  3874. 
metalle  that  was  in  the  fire  be  hete  of  the  fire 
malt,  and  ran  in  certeyn  veynes  of  the  erde,  and 
took  thereof  certeyn  figures.  Upon  this  he  mad 
certeyn  moldes,  and  pored  the  metal  new  molten 
in  hem,  and  so  made  figures  aftir  his  fantasie.  The 
sistir  of  Tubal-Cayn,  cleped  Noema,  sclie  fond  first 
spinning,  karding,  and  weving,  and  swech  laboure  as 
longith   to  making  of  cloth. 

Anno  301—399. 

Anno  Mundi  CCCC. 

Anno  401—424, 

Anno  425. — This  tere,  whan  Seth  was  of  age  to  B.C.  3769. 
hundred  and  V.,  he  begat  a  son,  whech  he^  clepid  j^'^^g 
Enos.  This  Enos  is  noted  the  first  that  prayed  onto 
God,  for  Enos  in  oure  langage  soundith  "A  resonable 
man ;"  for  he  drove  oute,  be  reason,  that  God  was 
his  makere,  and  therefor  is  it  seid,  "he  was  first  that 
called  onto  God."-  Summe  men  suppose  that  he 
mad  certeyn  orisones  to  the  praysing  of  God.  But 
the  Hebrewis  sey  that  he  mad  certeyn  ymages  repre- 
senting God;  and  thoui  he^  erred  in  swech  liknesse, 
let  he  excited  many  hertes  to  the  knolwech  of  God, 
and  encres    of  devocioun. 

Anno  426—499. 

Anno    Mundi    D. — Men   that    be  studious  meve  this  Six  causes 
questiouu,    whi    men    at    that    tyme    lyved    so    longe.  levity  of" 
And    thei    asyne    many  resones.      On    is    the   godness  the  Antedi- 
and  the  clennes  of  complexion  whech  was   newe  gove  "^^^'^^* 
hem  be  God.      For  whanne  it  was  newly  take  it  had 
more   vertu   because    of   the    ^ivere.^     Anothir    cause 
is,  that   men  lyved  that  tyme  with   more   temperauns 
than  thei  do  now.     The   thirde  cause  ^  may  be  cleped 


>  he]  was.     C.C.C. 

2  Gen.  iv.  26. 

^  a7id  thou-y  he]  for  he.     C.C.C. 


«  yvere.]  ^eu.     C.C.C. 
'  The  thirde  cause]      The   third 
is  the  cause.     C.C.C. 


10  CAPGRAVE's  chronicle  of   ENGLAND. 

B.C.  3769.  the   goodues    of  thoo    metes   whech  thei   ete ;    for  thei 
ete  no  thing  but  swech  as  growith  frely  on  the   erde, 
neithir  flesch  ne  fisch ;    and  be  the  Flood,   whech  cam 
for    the    most    part    oute    of  the    salt    se,    cleped   the 
occean,    the  erde  was  so  ^  apeired  that  it  bar  nevir  so 
good  frutes    sithe.     The   fourte  is    of  the   grete    seiens 
whech  Adam  had,   and  whech  he  taute  his  issew:  for 
he  knew  the  vertue  of  herbis  and  sedis  bettir  thanne 
evir  ded   ony  erdeli   man,    save    Crist ;    and    he    knew 
the  privy  werking  of  hem   whech    were    most   able  to 
preserve  men  in    longe    lyf       The  V.  cause   is    of  the 
good  aspecte   of  steiTes,   that    was    over   hem    at    thoo 
dayes,  whech  aspecte  profiteth    mech   to  the  length  of 
lif  to    man    and  to   best ;    for  this  is   a   comoun    pro- 
verbe  at  the  philosopheris,  that  the  bodies  in  erd^  be 
mech  reuled  after  the  planetis  above.      The  sexte  cause 
is  of  Goddis  ordinacioun,    that    wold   tho  men    schuld 
lyve  so  longe  for  multiplicacioun   of  here  kynrod,   and 
eke  for  to  have  longe  experiens  of  certeyn  sciensis. 
Anno   501—599. 
Anno  Mundi  DC. 
Anno  601—624. 
B.C.  3679.       Anno  625. — In  this  tere  Enos,  whan  he  was  of  age 
Cain  n        ^  hundred  zere   and  nynty,  he  begat   a  son  whom  he 
cleped  Caynan;    whech    Cajnian   was     rich    in    posses- 
siones,  and  ful  sori  at  othir  mennes  tribulaciones,    and 
so  sondith  his  name  in  the  Hebrew   tong,  "  Lamenta- 
cion,"    or   "Possession."       Thus    may   men   se    that    at 
thoo    dayes    summe    were    richere    than    summe,    and 
redier  eke  to  geve  elmesse. 
Anno   626—699. 
Anno  Mundi  DCC. 
Anno  701—795. 
B.C.  3609.       Anno  796. — In  this    leve  Caynan,    whanne    he   was 
Mahaialeel.  of  ^o®  ^  hundred  ^ere    and   sevenety,   begat    Malaleel, 

»so.]om.     C.C.C.  I      Un  erd}  of  the  erth.     C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


11 


whos  name  is  as  mech  to  sei  as  "  a  praisere  of  God  ;"  B.C.  3609. 
for  he  had  litil  othir  delite  in  this  word^  but  in 
prayere  and  praising  of  God.  And  here  may  men 
note  that  the  kynrod  of  Cayn  were  evir  bisi  for  to 
make  armoure  and  wepin,  and  the  kinrod  of  Seth 
bysi  to  plese  and  praise  God.-' 

Anno  797—799. 

Anno  Mundi  DCCC. 

Anno  801—899. 

Anno  Mundi  DCCCC. 

Anno  901—929. 

Anno   930. — In    this    ^ere    deyed   Adam,    and    was  tB.c.  3074.] 
biried  in  Ebron,  whech  is^  a   cite  of  Jude,  and   sum-  Adam,  and 
tyme  it  was   eleped  Arbe.      The  geauntes  mad   it  vii  reparation 
zere   before    that  the  cite    clepid    Thanis    was   mad   in  children 
Egipte.   And   it    was    eleped   Arbe    for   the    birying    of^^^p^. 
foure   patriarkes,    Adam,  Abraham,   Ysaac,    and   Jacob. 
It   was    eleped    sumtyme  Mambre   aftir   the   name*  of 
Abraham  frend.     And  sumtyme  it  was  eleped  Cariath- 
Arbe, — "  The  cite  of  Arbe."     Metodius  seith  here  that 
the    same   tere   that    Adam  deyed   the  generaciones  of 
Seth  and  Cayn  were  departed  asundir ;    for  Seth   led 
his   generacion   onto  the    est    side    of  the   world,  onto 
a   grete    hille    that   was    rite    ny    onto    Paradise,    and 
there  he  dwellid.     Cayn  and  his  kynrod  dwelled  stille 
in  the  same  place  where  he  had  slayn  his  brothir,  and 
there   he   mad    a    cite,   whech    he    eleped    Effrem,   as 
Methodius  seith. 

Anno  931—959. 

Anno  960. — This    ^ere    Malaleel,  whanne   he  was   of  B.C.  3544. 
age    a   hundred    and  sexti    and  v.    2ere,    begat    Jareth.  ^^^\  ^^ 
And   Jareth  soundith  in  oure  tonge    "  Coming  down," 
and  "  Coumforting." 


»  wordi  world.     C.C.C. 
*  and  praise  God']    the  prays  of 
God.    C.C.C. 


3  w]  was.     C.C.C. 
•'  a/tir  the  name']  aftyr  the  tyme 
Mambrer  aftyr  the  name.     C.C.C. 


12  capgraye's  chronicle  of  englaxd. 

B.C.  3j44.       Se   now  that   the  generacion  of  Seth   Tt-as   disposed 
to  alle  vertues,  summe  to   pray,   sum  to  tithe,  summe 
to  offir,  summe,  as  this  man  was,  to  coumfort  hem  that 
were  in  seknes  and  distresse. 
Anno  961—999. 

Anno    Mundi    M. — In    this    first   thousand  ^ere   was 

this  world  occupied  with  these   sex  faderis  and    patri- 

arkes,  Adam,  Seth,  Enos,  Caynan,  Malaleel,  and  Jared. 

These    sex   and  her  childryn   cam  of  the  stok  of  Seth, 

for   the    kynrod    of  Cayn   was   more    multipied '    than 

this  kynrod.     So    semeth  it  that   the  world  liad  mech 

puple  at  that  same  tyme. 

Anno  1001—1099. 

Anno  Mundi  M.C. 

Anno  1101  —  1121. 

B.C.  3382.       Anno  1122. — This  tere  Jared,  whanne  he  was  of  age  a 

Eao'-h"       hundred  lere  sexti  and  too,  begat  Ennok.     This  Ennok 

is  the  sevene  person  fro    Adam,  and  zet  he  is  o  lyve, 

for  he  was  translate  be  God   onto  Paradise,  and  there 

he    is    with    Helie;  whech  too    shul  come,  and  preche 

ageyn  the  errouris  of  Antecrist,^  and  be  mad  martires. 

This  Ennok  mad  a  book  of  prophecie,  whech  the  lawe^ 

acoundith   among  bokis  that    be    clepid  Apocripha ;    of 

whech    I    have    mech    wondir,    for   in   the    Epistil    of 

Judas,    whech    is    incorporate    to    the    Bible,  the  same 

Apostil  makith   mynde  of   this  book,  and  seith    thus  : 

"Of   this    mater   prophecied  the   VII.    fro  Adam,    and 

thus*  he  seid, — Behold,  our  Lord  schal  come^  with  his 

Seyntis  mani  thousandis,  for  to  do  rithful  dome  to  alle 


1  multipied]  multiplied.     C.C.C.  MS.    in  the   Bodleian   by    Richard 

'  Antecrist.']    Thus  spelt  in  both  Laurence,    Archbishop    of    Cashel. 

MSS.                                                      1  Oxford,  J.  H.  Parker,  1838.     Also 

^  See  Concil.  (ed.  reg.)  x.  £:07.        j  Fabricii  Cod.  Pseudepigr.pp.  60-223. 

*  See    "  The   Book    of    Enoch,"  |  =  come.']    Added  in  the  margin  in 

ch.  ii  ;  translated  from  the  Ethiopic  I  a  later  hand.     In  the  text  of  C.C.C. 


CAPGKAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


13 


men,  and  to  undirtake  wikkid  men  of  here  evel  werkis  B.C.  3382, 
in  whecli  thei  ded  amys."^ 

Anno  1123—1141. 

Anno  1142. — This  tere  deied   Seth,  aftir  many  good  [B.C.  2982.] 
dedis.       The  days  of  his  lyf   were    nyne  hundred  and 
XII.^  ^ere. 

Anno  1143—1199. 

Anno  Mundi  M.CC. 

Anno  1201—1286. 

Anno  1287. — In  this  tere  Ennok,  whan  he  was  of  age  B.C.  3317. 

C.  sexti  iere^  and  V.,  beojat  Mathusalem,  of  whos  dayes  ^""^i^  "^ 

/  '    .  T-  •    '   1  •      1       1        Vw     Methuse- 

be  many  sundry  opmiones.     Jerom,  m   his  book  "  De  lah. 

Hebraicis  Questionibus,"  seith  thus  :^ — "  After  the  bysi 

computacion  of  the  Hebrewis,  this  Methusale  schuld  a^ 

leved  XIIII.  tere  after  the  Flood.     For  he  was  LXX. 

tere  of  age  or  he  begat  Lamech,  and  Lamech  was  of 

aire  a  hundred  IIII.  score  and  VIII.  or  he  begat  Noe. 

So  were   the  teres  of   Mathusale  on  to  the  tyme  tliat 

Noe  was  bore    CCC  LV.,  and  in  the    sex  hundred  tere 

of  Noe  was  the  Flod.     Be  this  computacioun  he  schuld 

a^  leved  XIIII.  ^ere   aftir   the    Flood.''     But  there   is 

erroure    in    the    noumbir ;    for   this   is  determyned    in 


•  S.  Jude,  14,  15. 

'  XII.~\  XXX.  CCC.  —  The 
XII.,  however,  is  written  upon  an 
erasure  in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 

^  of  age  C.  sexti  yere']  of  age 
sexti  3.ere.  CCC.  The  '  C  has 
been  added  above  the  line  in  the 
MS.  Pub.  Lib. 

*  S.  Hieronymi  Opera,  iii.  col.  313, 
C,  fol.  Verona,  1735.  The  original 
passage  is  as  follows  : — "  Famosa 
qusestio  et  disputatione  omnium  ec- 
clesiarum  ventilata,  quod,  juxta  dili- 
gentum  supputationem,  quatuor- 
decim  annos  post  Diluvium  Mathu- 
sala  vixises  referatur.  Etenim  quum 
esset  Mathusala    annorum   centum 


sexaginta  septem,  genuit  Lamech. 
Eursum  Lamech,  quum  esset  anno- 
rum centum  octoginta  octo,  genuit 
Noe.  Et  fiunt  simul  usque  ad  diem 
nativitatis  Noe  anni  vitse  Mathusalae 
trecenti  quinquaginta  quinque.  Sex- 
centesimo  autem  anno  vittE  Noe 
Diluvium  factum  est.  Ac  per  hoc, 
habita  supputatione  per  partes,  non- 
gentcsimo  quinquagesimo  quinto 
anno  Mathusalai  Diluvium  faisse 
convincitur.  Quum  autem  supra 
nongentis  sexaginta  novem  annis 
vixisse  sit  dictus  nuUi  dubium  est 
quatordecim  eum  annos  vixisse  post 
Diluvium." 

'  schuld  a]  shuld  have.   CCC. 


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CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


B.C.  3317. 


[B.C.  2864.1 
Death  of 
Enos. 


B.C.  3130. 
Birth  of 
Lamecb, 
the  father 
of  Noah. 


B.C.  3017. 
Transla- 
tion of 
Enoch. 


[B.C.  2769.] 
Death  of 
Cainan. 


certeyn,  that  he  deyid  the  same  tere  before  that  the 
Flood  was,' 

Anno  1288— 1299. 

Anno  Mundi  M.CCC. 

Anno  1301—1339. 

Anno  1340. — This  tare  deyid  Enos,  after  he  had  lyved 
nyne  Imndred  lere  and  V. 

Anno  1341—1399. 

Anno  Mundi  M.CCCC. 

Anno  1401—1453. 

Anno  1454. — This  tere  Mathusalem,  whan  he  was  of 
age  a  hundred  foure  score  and  VII.  lere,  begat  Lamech. 
And  here  is  for  to  note  that  there  were  too  men  of  this 
same  name,  Lamecb.  On  was  of  the  kynrod  of  Cayn, 
and  he  broute  in  first  bigamie  :  the  othir  was  of  the 
kynrod  of  Seth,  and  he  was  fader  to  Noe. 

Anno  1455 — 1496. 

Anno  1497. — This  tere  was  Ennok  translat  in  to 
Paradise,  in  what  maner  we  have  no  writyng ;  but 
who  he  schal  come  is  expressed  that  Helie  and^  he 
schal  come  in  saccis,  and  preche  at  Jerusalem,  and 
werk  many  wonderes,  and  be  martired  be  Antecrist.* 

Anno  1498—1499. 

Anno  Mundi  M.D. 

Anno  1501—1534. 

Anno  1535. — This  lere  deied  Caynan,  of  age  VIII. 
hundred  nynty  iere  and  V. 

Anno  1536—1599. 

Anno  Mundi  M.DC. 


'  before  that  the  Flood  was']  befor 
the  Flood  was.  C.C.C. 

^  Hclie  and.']  These  ■words  have 
heen  added  in  the  same  handwrit- 
ing, (but  afterwards,  and  probably 
on  revision.)  partly  in  the  margin 
and  partly  on  an  erasure.     In  the 


MS.  C.C.C.  they  form  part'of  the 
text. 

^  and  be  martired  be  Antecrist.'] 
Added  on  an  erasure,  but  forming 
part  of  the  text  in  C.C.C.  The 
word  Antichrist  is  written  with  an 
'  e  '  in  both  MSS. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


15 


Anno  1601— 1619.  B.C.aoir. 

Anno  1620— Moritur  Malaleel.^ 

Anno  1621—1639. 

Anno  1640. — In  this  tere,  as  Methodius  seith,  began  B.C.  2769. 
mech  sinne  growe  up  on  erde,  so  foule  and  soo  abho-  "f  q  a^'^^ 
minabe^  that  it  is  schame  to  say.     Thanne   went  the  and  "the 
Sones  of  God,   which  were  cleped  the  kynrod  of  Seth,  ^g^^of' 
and   comouned   with  the  Douteris  of  men,  whech  were  Men." 
Cayn  douteries  ;  and  thei  begotin    geauntis.     And  for 
this  and  mech  other  thing,  God  was  wroth  with  these 
sinneres,    and   purposed   for   to   venge  Him,    as  .  schal 
be  told  after. 

Anno  1641. 

Anno  1642.  + 

Anno  1643—1651. 

Anno  1652. h  This  ^ere^  Lamech,  whan  he  was  a  B.C.  2948. 

hundred  lere  of  age  IIII.  score  and  VIII.,  begat  Noe.  -^^l^  ° 
Noe  was  a  just  man  and  a  parfite,  the  ten  persone  fro 
Adam,  makere  of  the  schip,  and  deliverid  in  the 
same  fro  the  grefce  Flood.  This  man  was  the  first  that 
reysid  up  auter  aftir  the  Flood,  and  made  offering  to 
God.     He  lyved  nyne  himdred  lere  and  fourty. 

Anno  1653—1699. 

Anno  Mundi  M.DCC. 

Anno  1701—1799. 

Anno  Mundi  M.DCCC. 

Anno  1801—1899. 

Anno  Mundi  M.DCCCC. 

Anno  1901—1921. 


'  Moritur  Malaleel.']  Added  in  a 
later  hand  in  the  MS.  Puh.  Lib.,  but 
not  found  in  C.C.C. 

*  abhominabe.^  Thus  vrritten  in 
both  MSS. 

^  +  This  yere,  Sec]   It  should  be 


observed  that  a  similar  cross,  affixed 
to  the  year  1642  in  the  column  of 
dates,  is  intended  to  signify  that 
this  passage  should  be  transferred 
to  that  year. 


16 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


B.C.25S2.       Anno  1922. — This   ^ere   deied   Jareth.     His  age  was 
Death  of    ^yne   hundred  sexti  and  too  tere. 
Anno  1923—1999. 
Anno  Mundi  duo  M. 
Anno  2001—2099. 
Anno  Mundi  duo  M.C. 
Anno  2101—2141. 
B.C.  2469.       Anno  2142. — In  this  ^ere  was  Noe  Y.  hundred  ^ere  of 
Noah  builds  g^gg  .  g^j^j  than  began  he  for  to  gete  childirn,  as  it  schal 
be   touchid   aftirward.     And  in  this   same    iere  began 
he  to  make    his^  schip,  whech  was   of  grete   quantite, 
whan  alle  manere  beestis  and  foulis  were  in  the  same, 
of   summe    sevene    and    sevene,  of  summe  too  and  to, 
and   alle  here   mete    for  a  lere.     This  arck, — as  Hugo 
seith    De    Sancto   Victore,  that    mad    a    special    book 
therof, — was  in  length  half  a  mile  and  XL.  passes.^ 
Anno  2143—2199, 
Anno  Mundi  duo  M.CC. 
Anno  2201—2206. 
Anno  2207. — Moritur  Lamech.^ 
Anno  2208—2240. 


'  his}  that.  C.C.C. 

*  The  original  passage  is  as  fol- 
lows : — "  Ac  per  hoc  patet  quod 
hsec  area  in  longitudine  sua  habuit 
passus  quingentos  quadraginta  et 
stadia  quatuor,  id  est,  dimidium  mil- 
liare,  et  quadraginta  passus."  — Hu- 


gonis  de  Sancto  Victore  Opera,  vol. 
ii.,  fo.  139  E,  of  the  edition  printed 
at  Venice  in  1588. 

^  Moritur  Lamecli.']  Added  in  a 
later  hand  in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  but 
not  found  in  C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  17 


Secunda  Etab.^ 

B.C.  2349. 

Anno  2241. — In  this  lere    deved    Matlmsalo.      And  Death  of 

]\Iethuse- 

in  this  same  tere  was  the  Flood  that  ovyrflew  al  the  j^^,     rj,^Q 
world,  for    it  was    XV.    cubites  above  tlie  hiest  hillis.  deluge. 
This   Flood   in  party  cam  fro  the  grete   se  clepid  the 
occean,   and    in   parti    fro   the   grete   wateris   that   ar 

^^'''''^-  ,  B.C.  2348. 

In  this  same  tyme  the  childirn  of  Noe  took  wy  ves,  Of  the  de- 
and  entended  onto  generacion,  of  whos  issew  here  of^^g!;^*^ 
schal  be  a  declaracioun. 

Sem,   the    eldest  son,  he    begat    Arphaxat ;    and  of 

Cham    descendid-    Chus,     Japheth    he    was    fader    to 

Gomer,      So    of  these   thre    sones  grew  al   mankynde 

in  this  world,  and  be  what  order    here    sclml  le  have 

abreviacioun.  „i 

Shem. 

Of  Sem  come  V.  puples  in  special  of  whech  Elam 
was  first ;  and  of  him  were  cleped  the  puple  that 
dwelle  in  Perse,  ELamites.  The  secunde  hite  Assur  ; 
and  of  him  the  Assurianes  took  her  first  name. 
The  third  was  clepid  Arphaxat,  of  whom  come  tliei 
tiiat  dwell  in  Chalde.  The  fourt  hite  Ludi ;  and  of 
him  cam  a  puple  so  clepid  thanne.  The  V*'^  hite 
Aram ;  and  he  was  fader  to  that  puple  that  dwelle  in 
Surre.  The  hed  cite  is  clepid  Damask.  These  be  the^ 
childu'  of  Elam,  son  onto  Sem :  Us,  XJl,  Geter,  and 
Mer.  Us  inhabited  the  cuntre  cleped  Traconides,  of 
whech  cuntre  Job  was  a  dweller ;  for   his  book  begin- 


'  Secunda  Etas.']  om.  C.C.C. 

^  descejulid.']  Added  in  the  margin. 

I  I 


'  the.']  Added  in  a  latei-  liand. 


18 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


B.C.  2348.  nit  SO,— ''There  was  a  man  in  the  lond  of  Us.^'^     Of  Ul 

The  de-  . 

scendants    cam    thei    that  dwelle    in  Armenie.     Of  Gether  cam  a 

of  Noah,  puple  thei  clepid  Carmenes.  Of  Mer  cam  that  puple 
that  dwelle  in  Ynde.  This  is-  the  kinrod  of  Arphaxat: 
the  first  Heber,  of  him  com  the  puple  Hebrewis. 
Jectan,  Heber  son,  he  brout  forth  a  puple  after  his 
name,  dwelling  in  Ynde.  Sale,  he  was  son  to  Jectan, 
and  of  him  com  thei  that  be  clepid  Bactrianes.  These 
be  the  puples  that  com  of  the  stok  of  Sem,  and  thei 
inhabited  mech  of  the  est  side  of  the  world,  fro  the 
spring  of  the  sunne  on  to  hem  of  Fenice. 

Ham.  Cham    liad    IIII    childirn:    Chus,    of  him    cam    the 

Ethiopes ;  Mesram  of  him  com  thei  of  Egipte  ;  Futh, 
of  him  come  thei  of  Libi,  and  eke  the  Mauritanes, 
for  the  flood  that  rennith  by  hem  at  these  dales 
tliei  clepe  it  Futh  ;  Canaan,  of  him  come  thei  of 
AfFrik,  and  of  Phenice,  and  of  him  come  alle  the  ten 
puples  that  dwelled  in  the  lond  of  Canane. 

Japheth.  Japlieth,  he  had  VII  childyrn.  The  first  was  Co- 
mer ;  of  him  cam  the  Frensch  puple  :  Magog ;  of 
him  cam  thei  of  Scithia,  and  eke  the  Gothis  :  Medai  ;^ 
of  him  come  the  Medis :  lone,  of  him  come  the 
Greces,  for  here  see  is  let  clepid  Mare  lonicum. 
Tubal ;  of  him  come  the  Spaynardis.  They  were  sum- 
tyme  cleped  the  Hiberi ;  and  summe  men  sey,  of  him 
come  thei  of  Itayle :  Mosok,  he  was  fadir  to  the 
Capadoses,  for  ^et  is  there  a  cite  amongis  hem  wliech 
thei  clepe  Mosaca  ;  Tiras,  of  liim  come  the  puple  of 
Trace. 

Anno  22-12—2299. 
Anno  Mundi  iiM.CCC. 
Anno  2301—2380. 


•  Job,  i.  1. 

*  T/iis   w,  &c.]     A  stray  date- 


iiM.CCC. — is     introduced     in    this 
phicG  in  the  'MS.  C.C.C. 
^  Mcdai]   Media.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


10. 


Aiiuo  23S1. — Here  is  the  veri  successioun  of  faderes 
fro  Adam  on   to  Abraam  : 

Adam. 

Setb. 

Enos. 

Caynan. 

Malaleel. 

Jared. 

Enok. 

Matliusale. 

Lamech. 

Noe. 

Sem. 

Arpliaxat. 

Caynan. 

Sale. 

Heber. 

Pluilech. 

Ragau. 

Sarucli. 

Naclior. 

Thare.i 

Abraam. 
Anno  2382—2399. 
Anno  Mundi  iiM.CCCC. 
Anno  2401—2499. 
Anno  Mundi  duo  M.D. 
Anno  2501—2508. 

Anno  2509. — In  this  tere  Sala  begat  Heber ;  and 
of  this  Heber,  as  auctouris  sey,  cam  the  puple 
Hebrak,  for  Heber  was  neve  onto  Sem.  This  puple 
is  clepid  sumtyme  Israele,  of  Israel  that  was  son  on 
to  Isaac ;  his  othir  name  was  Jacob.  For  thei  sey 
that  he  was  named  be  the  aungeUe,  and  al  the  puple 


n.C.  2348. 
Genera- 
tions from 
Adam  to 
Abraham. 


B.C.  2281. 
Birth  of 
Eber. 


1  Tharc.l  om.  C.C.C. 


B  2 


20       CAPG rave's  chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 

B.C.  228L  ncamed  aftir  liim.    For  the  XII.  Kynrodis  cam  oute  of 

him.     Aftir,    wlianne   thei   were    departed   in   Roboam 

tyme,   thanne   thei   that  left    aboute    Jerusalem   were 

clepid  the  piiple  of  Juda,  and  the  othir  X.  tribus,  that 

dwelt  in  Samarie,  kept  stille  here  elde  name  Israele. 

Anno  2olO--2591. 

Anno  2592.— Moritur  Noe.^ 

Anno  2593—2599. 

Anno  Mimdi  duo  M.DC. 

Anno  2601—2632. 

B.C.  2247.       ^nno  2633.— This  ^er    Heber    begat   Phalegh  whan 

Peieg.°       he  was  of  age  a  hundred  ^ere  and  XXIIII. 

Building  of      In  this   tyme   was   the  Toure  of  Confusion  mad  l^e 

^'''"Jri""  III.  princes,  Nembrot,  Jectan,  and  Suffene.     This  Nem- 
01  Babel.  '  '  ^ 

brot,  whech  was  of  the  kynrod  of  Sem,  herd  sei  that 
thei  that  come  of  the  kynrod  of  Cham  schnl  first  regne 
amongis  the  puple.  For  Noe  aftir  the  Flood  begat  a 
son,  and  he  was  clepid  lonicus,  wdiech  prophecied 
swech  thingis.  For  this  cause  this  same  Nembrot  for- 
sook the  kynrod  of  Sem;  went  and  dwellid  among  the 
kynrod  of  Cham.  For  he  was  a  man  of  gret  stature, 
in  heith  of  X.  cubites ;  so  was  he  chose  Kyng  o^-yr 
the  kynrod  of  Cham.  And  sone  aftir  Jectan  was 
mad  Kyng  upon  the  kynrod  of  Sem.  Thanne  thei 
that  were  come  of  Japhet,  thei  chose  Suffene  to  here 
Kyng.  Thus  these  III.  princes  come  togidir  in  the 
feld  of  Senar,  and  there  thei  determined  to  make  a 
toure.  Thei  ded  bake  erde  onto  the  hardnes  of  ston, 
and  than  had  thei  tow  erde,  clepid  bitumen  ;  with 
these  too  thei  made  the  Toure  of  Confusion,  so  clejjid 
because  there  was  the  first  confusion  of  tongis. 

Anno  2634—2699. 

Anno  Mundi  duo  M.DCC. 


'  j\fur'itur  NoeJ]    Added  in  a  later  hand  in  the  ]MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  but  not 
found  in  C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  21 

Anno  2701—2762. 

Anno  2763. — Phalegh,  whan  he  was  a  hundred  iere  B.C.  2217. 

old  and  XXX.,  begat  Ragau.  j.^^ 

And   in    this    tyme    began    the    worchiphing    of  fals  introduc- 

ydolis,     and    in    this    manere.       There    were    certeyn  t'°°  "^ 
•^  '  _  _  _  •'      idolatry. 

strong  men  and  rich,  makeris  of  townes,  editieres  of 
oitees,  in  whos  name,  whan  thei  were  ded,  tlie  puple 
edilied  ymages  to  her  liknes,  that  thei  mite  have  sum 
solace  of  tho  similitudes.  But  whan  this  erroure  was 
broute  in  use,  than,  be  temptacioun  of  the  devel,  thei 
worchiped  hem  as  goddis,  and  beleved  that  thoo  men 
whech  were  worchiped  in  thoo  ymages  were  translate 
to  Hevene  as  goddis,  and  soo  spirites  ^ove  answere  in 
hem,  as  revelaciones,  whech  the  puple  supposed  thei 
com  fro  Hevene. 

The  Jewis  sey  that  Ismael  mad  first  swech  mau-  Opinion  of 
mentes  of  erde,  and  compelled  Isaac,  his  brothir,  to  "^  ^^  ' 
worchip  the  same.  The  hethen  men  sey  that  on  Pro- 
metheus he  mad  first  of  erde  ymages  of  men,  and  of 
him  cam  al  that  craft  of  maumentrie.  And  for  this 
cause  the  poetes  feyned  that  he  was  the  first  makere 
of  men;  for  he  mad  first  swech  similitudes. 

The  Grekis  sey  that  on  Cicrops  began  this  ydolatrie  of  the 
with  graving  ymages  in  olyve  tre;    and  Minerve   was    ^       ' 
the  first  that  he  mad,   whech  is   goddesse  of  cunnyng, 
for  in  hir  name  was  the  cite  of  Attenes  mad.     Summe 
sey  he  mad  first  Jupiter,  and  set  him  on  a  autere. 

But  the  treuhest  opinion   in   this  mattere   rehersith  of  Fabius 
Fulgens  in  his  Mithologiis.      He  seith :    "  There  was  a      °^ 
rich    man    in    Egipte,    whos    name    was     Syrophanes, 
whech  had  a  son  whom  he  loved  ovir  wel.      This  son 
deied  in  Xong   age ;    and,  whan   he    was   ded,  he   lete 
make  a  ymage  lich  him,  and  set  it  in  his '  hous,  that 


•  Ills.]    This  -word  has  been  added  I  in  a  later  hand,  but  it  forms  part  of 
in  the  margin  in  the  IMS.  Tub.  Lib.  |  the  text  in  C.C.C. 


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CArGRAViiS   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


13,0.2217.  he  mite  dayly  liave  a  iiewe  remeinbrauns.  And 
the  servauntis,  for  plesauus  of  her  maistir,  offered 
thereto  garlondis  and  lite.  And  whanne  ony  of  hem 
had  offended  grevously,  thei  fled  to  the  ymage,  and 
there  were  thei  saf  This  witnesseth  the  Poete,  where 
he  seith, — 

"  Primos  '  in  orbe  Decs  fecit  ine.sse  timor. "  - 

Thus  he  meneth, — "  The  first  goddis  that  were,  thei 
come  in  be  dreed.''  ^ 

Anno  2764—2799. 

Anno  Mundi  duo  M.DCCC. 

Anno  2801—2894. 

Anno  2895. — This  ^ere  was  Sarugh  bore,  the  son  of 
Ragiiu,  whan  Ragau  was  of  age  a  hundred  lere  and 
XXX. 

And  in  this  same  tere  began  the  kyngdam  of 
that   puple    whech    thei    clepe    Scitas.     This   was   the 


B.C.  2185. 
Birth  of 
Serug. 

Descrip- 
tion of 
Seytliia. 


'  Piinios.]  This  word  is  made  to 
agree  ■with  ' Deos '  [^instead  of  with 
'  timor '  in  both  MSS. 

^  See  p.  676  of  the  edition  of 
"  Titi  Petronii  Arbitri  Fragmenta, 
cm*.  Petro  Burmanno,  Trajecti  ad 
Ehenum,  apud  Guilielmum  Vande 
Water,  M.DCCIX."  —  See  also 
Stat.  Theb.  IIL  661. 

^  "  T/tere  ivas  a  rich  man  .  ...  he 
dreed."]  The  original  passage  is  as 
follows  : — "  Diophantus,  Lacedscmo- 
num  auctor,  libros  scripsit  Antiqui- 
tatum  XIV.  ia  quibus  ait,  Syro- 
phanem  JEgyptium,  familia  substan- 
tiaque  locupletem,  filimn  genuisse, 
quern  ....  ineffabili  ultra  quam 
paternitas  cxigebat,  aPectu  erga 
iilium  deditum.  Ipsa  dum  adversis 
fortunaj  incursibus  raperetur,  patri 
crudclc  geminse  orbitatis  dercliquit 


elogium.     Denique,  dolorls  angustia 

filii    sibi   simulacrnm    in 

asdibus   instituit Universa 

familia,  in  domini  adulatione,  aut 
coronas  plectere,  aut  flores  inferrc 
aut  odoramenta,  simulaci'o  succen- 
dere  consueverat.  Nonnulli  etiam 
servorum  cidpabiles,  domini  furiam 
evitantes,  ad  simulacrum  profugi, 
veniam  merebantur,  et  quasi  salutis 
certissimo  coUatori  florum  atquc 
thuris  ofiFerebant  munuscula,  timoris 
potius  effectu  quam  amoris  afifectu. 
Denique  hujus  rei  non  immemor 
Petronius  ait : — '  Primus  in  orbe 
Deos  fecit  timor  :'  " — Vide  pp.  28 
— 32  of  Muncker's  edition  of  the 
Mythology  of  Fabius  Fulgentius, 
published  at  Amsterdam,  by  Joan, 
a  Someren,  in  1581. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


23 


secund  regne,    for   the  first  was   of  Assiviis,      Tbanaiis  B.C.  2185. 
was  the  first  Kyng  of  that  lond,     Tliis  puple  spraug  of 
Magog,  whech  was  son    onto  Japhet.     It  was   a   grete 
lond  in  space.     On  the  est,  fro  Ynde,  and  on  the  north 
side  he  was  lyand  be  the  grete  fennes  that  ly  betwix 
the    flood  Danubie    and   the  Grete    Se,  onto  the  ende 
of  Germanie.     It  had  mech  voide  folk ;    therfor  were 
here  feldis  bareyn  for  the  most  part.     Siimme  of  hem 
were  tilmen ;  many  leved  be  hunting,  etyng  biod  and 
raw   flesch,  both  of  beest  and    of  man.     A  rich   lond 
men  sei   it   is — but    mech    thereof  is    inhabitable — for 
gold   and   gemmis   be   there   in   habundauns.      An^  for 
the  plente  of  grifes  men  dare  not  goo  theretoo.     These 
stones   be   there    in    habundauns, — smaragdis,   cristalis, 
and  cianeus.     He  hath  eke  real  flodis :    Ascore  is  on; 
anothir  hite  Fasiden ;  the  thirde  Araxen. 
Anno  2896—2899. 
Anno  Mundi  duo  M.DCCCC. 
Anno  2901—2999. 
Anno  Mundi  tria  M. 
Anno  3001—3033. 

Anno  3034. — In  this  ^ere   Sarugh,  whan  he  was  a  B.C.  2155. 
hundred  ^ere  old   and   XXXV.  begat  Naclior.  Nahor"^ 

And  in  that  same  tyme  began  the  kyngdam  of  Egipte.  Account  of 
This  lond    stant    in    the    south   side    of    the    world,-  ^om^oT^" 
where ^  regned  first  XV.  sovereynes  cleped  Dinastines,  Egypt, 
as  mech  to  sey  as  hie  potestates ;  the  first  of  hem  hite 
Nume.'*      Than  entered    that  lond    thei   of  Tebes,   tyi 
XXXVI.   dynasties  had   regned.      Thanne  regned  thei 
cleped    Diapolitani ;    XVIII.    of   hem ;    and    thei    were 
clepid^  Pharaones.     So  this  kyngdam   dured    onto  the 


'  An]  And.  C.C.C. 

*  world']  Added  in  the  margin. 

^  ivhere]   -wherein.     C.C.C.     TIic 
latter  part  of  the   word   has  been 


altered  by  erasure  in  the  MS.  Pub. 
Lib. 

'  Nume']    Numicus.  C.C.C. 

•'  DkipuUkmi  ....  clcpid.]  ora; 
C.C.C. 


24. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE    OF   ENGLAND. 


B.C.  2155.  tyme  of  Cainbises,  "wliech  wa.s  son  to  Cirus  king  of 
Pers.  The  fadir  of  this  Cirus  gave  his  son  the  kyng- 
dam  of  Assirie,  and  elepcd  him  Nabugodonosor,  whos 
prince  Oloferne  wan  Egipte.  And  aftir  that  tyme  had 
Egipt  his  owne  Kingis  onto  the  tyme  that  on  Ochus, 
cleped  Artaxerses,  Kyng  of  Perse,  put  out  Nectanab^, 
and  regned  there.  So  undir  iii.  Kinges  of  Perse  was 
it  governed  onto  the  tyme  of  Grete  Alisaundre.  Thus 
all  the  Kyugis  of  Egipt,  fro  the  first  to  the  last  Ali- 
saundre, were  CCCC.  and  IX.  Summe  of  hem  wei-e 
clepid  Dinastines,  summe  Pharaones, "  summe  Lagidi, 
summe  Tholomei. 

Anno  3035—3099. 

Anno  Mundi  tria  ^M.C. 

Anno   3101-3113. 

Anno  3114. — In  this  iere  Naclior,  whan  he  was  of 
age  seventy  and  nyne,  begat  a  son  cleped  Thare,  fader 
onto  Abraham. 
The  King-  In  his  tj'me  began  the  kyngdam  of  the  Assiriis 
AsTyria.  ^'^^'^  ^^^^  regne  of  Sciciniis.  The  kyngdam  of  the 
Assiriis^  was  in  the  este,  undir  a  Kyng  cleped  Belus 
Menpronides  or  Menprotides.  It  began  in  the  XXV. 
lere  of  Sarugh,  whech  was  eld-fader  to  Abraham, 
and  it  had  dominacion  ny  of  al  Asie,  save  Ynde.  For 
the  forseid  Belus  beganne  it,  and  Ninus  his  sone  he 
set  it  in  reule,  and  wan  many  londis  tlierto,  and  mad 
the  grete  cite  of  Nynive  aftir  his  name.  Of  this  Belus 
summe  sey  cam  al  this  ydolatrie.  For  his  son  ded 
make  an  ymage  representing  his  fader,  and  this  ydol 
was  moost^  general  amongis  naciones.  Therfor  had  he 
dyvers  names.  Summe  cleped  him  Bel ;  summe  Bel- 
zebul;  summe  Belphegor.  The  kyngdam  of  the  Sci- 
ciniis^ was  in  the   west,  in  Europe,   a   grete  parte  of 


B.C.  2126 
Birth  of 
Terah. 


'  summe  P/iaraoncs.]  oni.  C.C.C. 
-  and  the  regne  of  ,  .  .  Assiriis.l 
etn.  C.C  C. 


^  moost]  most.  C.C.C. 

*  Sclclniist'j    tSaciniia;    C.C.O. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  25 

Grecia,  fast  by  Archadie  :  this  lested  be  XXX.  Kyngis  B.C.  2126. 
tyme  onto  the  tyme  of  Zeucippe,  that  regned  in  the  j  ^^  l^'ng- 
XXV.  tere  of  Hely  the  preest.  Assyria. 

Anno  3115—3183. 

Anno  3184. — In  this  ^ere  Thare,  when  he  was  LXX.  B.C.  i99g. 
^ere  old/  begat  Abraham,  whech  is  clepid  fadir  of  ouie  Abraham 
ifeith ;  for,  whan  he  was  redi  to  offer  his  child  to  God, 
he  beleved   verili  that  God  schiild  reise  him  ageyn  to 
the  lif.      He   receyved   first  the   feitli  of  tlic   Trinite, 
where  he  sey  thre  ymages  and  worchipid  on. 

In   this  tyme  of  Thare,  Zorastes  lyved,  whech    was  Zoroaster 

fynder  of  wichcraft,  of  whom  writeth  Ensebius,-    that  introduces 
1  •         rr  /-ii  1      witchcraft. 

this  Zorastes  was  Cham,  whech  lyved  onto  the 
dayes  of  Nynus :  For  the  same  Nynus,  as  is  seid 
before,  mad  the  cite  of  Ninive  the  VII.  zere  of 
Abraham  age,  and  of  liis  regne  the  fourty  lere  and 
IX.  And  eke  that  Ninns  held  bataile  with  Cham, 
whech  was  cleped  Zoraste,  both  killid  him  and 
brent  his  bokes.  This  same  Zorastes,  desiring  for 
to  be  held  a  god,  gaf  al  his  entent  to  loke  npon 
sterres,  and  with  his  craft  he  mad  certeyn  sparkis 
fro  the  eyer  to  appere  up  on  him ;  and  this  mad 
simple  men  to  studye,  supposing  that  he  was  a  god. 
But,  at  the  last,  that  same  familiare  devel  whech  he 
haunted  moost^  with  swech  sparkis  set  him  on  fire. 
Aftir  his  detli  the  puple  mad  him  a  grave,  as  to  the 
frend  of  God,  with  a  chare  of  levene  and  thunder 
led  up  onto  Hevene.  Of  this  same  man  thus  writeth 
Seint  Augustin  in  the  XXI.  book,  "  De  Civitate  Dei :" — 


^  LXX.  xerc  oy]  of  age   LXX.  i  sterdam,     1558)    is    the    following 

yere.  C.CC.  j  simple    statement  :  —  Koto     NiVoj 

'  writeth  Huseblits.']     The  passage  ,  Zwj)oa,(TTfp    6  Mayos    BaKTpixv    ifia- 

alhided  to  is  among  the  lost  portions  1  aiKivcye. 

of  the   Chronicle  of  Eusebius.     At  |       *  moost'\  myche.  C.CC. 

page  89  of  Scaliger's  Edition  (Am-  - 


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CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


B.C.  1996.  '<  Zorastes,  whan  he  was  bore^  low  as  no  child  ded  but 

tion  of  *    ^^6,  and   this  lawhing^  was  no    tokne    of   good,   for   it 

witchcraft,  was  monstrows,  that  is  to  seyn,  ageyn  course  of  kynde. 

For,  thou    he  were   fynder   of   wichcraffc,    ^et   was   he 

killid  in  batayle  of  the  kyng  of  Assiry,  his  name  was 

Ninus."  2 

Anno  8185—3199. 
Anno  Mundi  tria  M.CC. 
Anno  3201—3283. 


'  luwhivg']  lawbnyng.    C.C.C. 

-  "  Zorastes  ....  Nimis."']  The 
original  passage  is  as  follows  : — 
"  Solum  quaiido  natus  est  ferunt 
risisse  Zoroastrem,  nee  ei  boni  ali- 
quid  monstrosus  risus  ille  protendit. 
Nam  magicarura  artium  fuisse  per- 


hibent  inventorem,  quae  quidem  ilH 
nee  ad  prajsentis  vita;  vanam  feh'ci- 
tatem  contra  suos  inimicos  prodesse 
potueruut.  A  Nino  quippe  rege 
Assyriorum  .  .  .  bello  superatus 
est."  S.  Aug.  de  Civ.  Dei,  lib. 
XXL  ch.  XIV. 


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27 


Etas  Tercia.' 


Aiino  3284. — This  lere  Abraliam,  whan  lie  was  a  B.C.  1896. 
hundred  lere  of  age,  begat  Ysaac  be  grete  miracle ;  ^^^^ 
for  his  wif  Sare  had  in  age  nynty  ^ere.  This  man 
is  the  XI.  fro  Noe,  XX.  fro  Adam ;  that  he  leved  hertly 
in  God,  and  receyved  the  Trinite  to  herboro^y :  with 
cure  Lord  God  oftin  he  spak.  He  was  blessid  be  the 
handis  of  Melcliisedech  a.fter  his  grete  victorie.  He 
begat  a  child  in  his  age,  whom  he  was  redi  to  sle,  and 
ofiir  to  the  plesauns  of  God,  had  he  not  be  lettid  be 
a  aungell.-  In  Chaldea  was  he  bore ;  in  Chanaan  a 
pilgrime  ful  rich  was  he,  and  plesaunt  to  God.  Whan 
he  had  lyved  a  hundred  lere  ^  and  sevenety  and  V. 
than  deyed  he,  and  byried  by  his  childirn  in  the  dobil 
grave  that  he  bout  of  Ephron  the  son  of  Etheus,^  fast 
by  the  cite  of  Cariatharbe,  that  is  to  sey,  Hebron. 

Anno  3285—3299. 

Anno   Mundi   tria  M.CCC. 

Anno  3301—3821. 

Anno  3322. — In  these  same  clayes  rcgned  Melchise-  MelcU- 
dech,  of  whom  we  fynde  many  divers  opiniones.  ®^"^*^^* 
Summe  sey  that  he  was  a  aungell;  sum  me  sey  that 
he  was  the  Holy  Goost ;  summe  sey  that  he  was  Sem, 
the  eldest  child  ^  of  Noe.  But  the  A^ery  treuth  of  him 
tellith  the  Apostil  in  the  Epistel  whech  he  wrote  to  the 
Hebrewis.  Thus  he  seith :  "  His  name  is  the  Kynge 
of  Justise,  and  than  is  he  clepid  Kynge  of  Salem,  that 


'  Etas  Tercki.']  oni.    C.C.C. 
*  a  aungell^  an  aiingel.    C.C.C. 
'  yere.l   Written  upon  an  erasure. 


'^Eilicus.']  Apparently  altered  from 
'Ethe.'— Etheut.  C.C.C. 
3  cMkq  sou.  'c.c.c. 


2S 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


B.C.  189G. 


B.C.  1837, 
Birth  of 
I'^sau  and 
Jacob. 


Kingdom 
of  the 
^Vrgives 
founded. 


is  to  sey,  King  of  Pes;  wdtliouten^  fadir,  withouten 
moder,  withouten  genelogie,  neither  having  beginning 
of  dayes  ne  ending,  likned  to  the  Son  of  God,  he 
dwelUth  a  prest  for  ever.''  -  The  Apostil  menith  not 
be  this  that  Melchisedech  had  no  fadir  ne  no  modir, 
but  that  Scriptur  spekith  not  of  hem  ;  and  for  he  was 
figure  of  Crist,  that  had  no  fadir  in  erde.^  But  sikir 
is  this,  that  he  was  Kyng  of  Salem,  not  of  Jerusalem, 
whech  was  sumtyme  cleped  Salem,  as  Josephus  seith,* 
but  of  Salera,^  in  the  lond  of  Canaan.  For  it  is  a 
town  fast  by  Scicopolin,  where  his  paleis  stood.  In 
Seynt  Jerom  tyme  men  mith*'  se  be  ruyne  of  the  wall 
who  grete  a  lord  he  was.' 

Anno    3323—3343. 

Anno  8344. — In  this  ^ere  Ysaac,  of  age  sexti  ^ere, 
begat  Esau  and  Jacob,  twynnes.  This  Ysaac  was  bore 
of  his  modir  Sare  in  the  cuntre  cleped  Geraris,  betwix 
Cades  and  Seir;  named  of  God  befor  liis  birth;  cir- 
cumcidid  in  the  VIII.  day,  and  offered  in  the  figure 
of  oure  Lord  Jhesus  Crist. 

In  his  dales  began  the  kyngdam  of  the  Argyves 
undir   her*^  first   Kyng  Ymacho,  whech  was    the   fader 


'  withouten']   Tvithought.     C.C.C 

'  Hebr.  vii.  2,  3. 

'  e;(/e]  erthe.    C.C.C. 

*  as  Josephus  scith.]  tv^a  6  ttjs 
2oAu/ua  ir(SA.6coj    u7ro5fx«Tai    /SaeriAeus 

avrhv  Mf\xi<Te5a<ris 2(5Ai;;io 

vcTTepov  (Ka.\effav  lepocroKvfia.  Vide 
Flavii  Joseph!  Antiquitatum  Judai- 
caruni,  lib.  i.  cap.  x. 

^  as  Josephus  ....  Salem.]  oni. 
C.C.C. 

"  mith']  might.    C.C.C. 

'  lord  he  teas.]  "  Salem  autem 
non,  ut  Josephus,  et  nostri  omnes 
arbitrantur  esse  Ilierusalem,  nomcn 
ex  Grxco  Ilebraicoque  compositum, 


quod  absurdum  esse  peregrinac  lin- 
guae mixtura  demonstrat  ;  sed  oppi* 
dum  juxta  Scithopolim,  quod  usque 
hodie  appellatur  Salem,  et  osten- 
ditur  ibi  palatium  IMelchisedec, 
ex  magnitudine  ruinarum  Tcteris 
operis  ostendens  magnificentiam." 
S.  Ilieronymi  Epistola  ad  ICva- 
grium,  col.  62,  C.  of  vol.  iii.  of  the 
Edition  of  S.  Jerome's  works,  pub- 
lished at  Pai'is  in  the  year  1602. 

"/(fr]  i.e.  'their.'  In  C.C.C. 
'  ther,'  in  this  and  in  almost  every 
instance  of  its  use  throughout  that 
MS. 


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29 


of  Ysidis,  and  he  regned  fifti  ^ere.  The  Secunde  Kyng  B.C.  189g. 
was  Phoroneiis,  wliecli  mad  the  lawes  to  the  Grelds, 
of  whech  lawes  aftir  schal  we  touche.  And  this 
kyngdam  dured  fyve  hundred  wynter  and  foure  and 
fourty  imdh'  XXIIII.  Kyngis,  onto  the  last  zere  of 
Delbora. 

Anno  3345—3399. 

Anno  Mundi  tria  M.CCCC. 

Anno  3401—3443. 

Anno  3444, — This    tere    Jacob,    whanne    he     was  B.C.  1745. 
nynety    ^ere   of  age    and    on,    begat    Joseph    of  fayr  Joseph. 
Rachel,  that  was  so  long  bareyn. 

And  in  this  tyme  Foroneus,^  the  secunde  Kyng  rhoroneus. 
amonges  the  Argyves,  the  son  of  Ynachi,  mad  notabel 
lawes.  He  was  the  first  tliat  mad  causes  to  be 
pleted  before  juges.  Thoo  places  in  whech  juges  - 
herd  causes  he  cleped  hem,  aftir  his  name,  "  forum  ;" 
that  is  to  sey,  "a  hopen  place,"  or  "  a 
About  this  tyme  eke  Joseph  was  sold 
brethern  into  the  lond  of  Egypt. 

Anno  3445—3490. 

Anno  3491. — This  ^ere  deyed  Jacob  brothir  onto  B.C.  I689. 
Esau,  and,  as  his  modir  tawt  him,  his  deceyvou]'e.  ^^^^^^  ^^ 
For  he  receyved  his  fader  blessing,  nowt  knowyn  to 
his  fader,  but  plesauns  onto  God.  This  Jacob  fadir 
was  onto  the  XII.  tribus  of  Israel.  He  sey  the 
ladder  that  touchid  Hevene,  and  aungellis  clymyng 
up  and  down,  and  oure  Lorde  lenyng  upon  the 
ladder.  He  deyed  in  Egipt,  of  age  a  hundred  lere 
fourti  and  sevene.  There  was  he  bawmed  with 
swete  gummes  ;    and  aftir,  be  Joseph  his  son,  broute 


market." 
his 


ue 


•  Foroneus."}  Partly  -written  on  an 
erasure.  The  erased  word  was  ori- 
ginally   written   Phoroncus.      The 


syllable    To'    is    also  set  in   the 
margin. 

*  Tlioo  places  in  ichcchjiigcs.']  ora. 

c.c.c. 


10 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 


B.C.  1635 
i:)eath  of 
•Joseph. 


Atlas, 


B.C.  1G89.  into  the  lond  of  Clianaau,  and  byried  where  Abra- 
ham,  aud  Sare,  and  Rebec  be  byryid. 

Anno  8492—3499. 

Anno  Mimdi  tria  M.D. 

Anno  8501—3554. 

Anno  3555. — Here  deyed  Joseph,  of  age  a  hundred 
^cre  and  ten.  He  was  byried  in  a  place  thei  clepe 
it  Bresith,  and  anoyntid  with  swete  gummys.  His 
bones,  as  his  comaundment  was,  were  translat  aftir 
be  Moises,  and  broute  into  the  Holi  Lond ;  and  in 
Josue  tyme  the  puple  byried  hem  in  Sichem.  Sone 
aftir  the  deth  of  Joseph  began  that  wretchid  bondage 
of  the  Hebrew  pnple  in  Egipt ;  and  that  bondage  lastid 
a  hundred  ^ere  and  fourty  and  foure. 

In  tliis  tyme  lyved  Athlaus,  that  fonde  astronomic. 
The  Mount  Athhius  stant  in  the  ocean  betond  AfFrik, 
whech  mount  took  his  name  of  this  King.  For  he 
was  mech  used  to  dwell  in  that  hi],  for  most  sikir 
consideracion  of  sterris. 

Anno  8556—3599. 

Anno  Mundi  tria  M.DC. 

Anno  3601—8609. 

Anno  8610. — In  this  lere  was  Moyses  bore,  the  son 
of  Ambry ;  whech  Ambri  was  the  son  of  Cath,  and 
Cath  the  son  of  Levy ;  whech  Levy  was  son  to  Jacob. 
So  was  Moises  the  VII.  man  fro  Abraham.  Aron 
was  his  brothir,  and  Mari  his  sister.  Moises  in  Egipt 
was  bore,  and  thre  monthis  hid,  thanne  put  in  a 
vessel  of  wykyris,  fillid  the  joyntis  with  tow  erde, 
cleped  bithumen,  and  so  put  in  watir.  So  was  he 
take  up  be  the  comaundment  of  Pharao  doutir,  and 
thus  norchid  onto  mannes  age.  Therfor  was  his 
name  Moyses,  that  is  to  sey,  "  Lift  up  fro  the  watir." 
Whanne  he  was  growe  to  mannes  age,  he  sey  on  of 
the  Egipcianes  do  wi'ong  to  on  of  the  Hebrewis ;  he 
halp  his  brothir,  and  killid  liim  of  Egipte.  Wherfore 
he    was    fayn   to   fie   into   the   lond   of    Madian,    and 


B.C.  1571. 

Birth  of 

Moses. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle  of   ENGLAND.  31 

there  dwelle  with  a  preest,   his^  name  Jethro.     There  B.C.  1571. 
he   kept   his    scliep,    and    weddid    on   of  his    dowteres, 
whos   name   was    Sephora,      There   appered   God  onto 
him  with  fire  in  a  busch.  and  the  busch  onbrent,  and 
mad  him  his  messager  to  the  Kyng  of  Egipte. 

Anno  8611—3659. 

Anno  3660. — In  this  same   tyme  were   letteris  and  Introduc- 
writyng  first  founde  :    For  the  letteris  of  the  Hebrew  ^ers  and 
tonge  were  first  founde  be  Moises.     And  the  letteris  of  writing, 
the  Chalde  tonge  were  founde  be  Abraham  :  For  thei 
aeorde  with  the  Hebrew  letteres  both  in  nowmbir  and 
in  sownd ;    but   in   the    maner   of  writing,    and   schap 
of  the  letteres,  thei  have  grete  dyversite.     The  letteris 
whech  the  Egipcianes  use  were  found  be  Ysis,    qween 
of  the  same  lond,  dowtir  onto  Ynachi,  King  of  Grece. 
The  Latj'n  letteris  a  woman  that  hite  Carmentis  brout 
first  into  Itayle.     Sche  was  cleped  Carmentis,  for  sche 
used  many  charmes. 

Anno  3661—3699. 

Anno  Mundi  tria  M.DC. 

Anno  3701—3728. 

Anno  3729. — In  this  ^ere  deyed  Moises,  and  no  B.C.  i45i. 
man  myte  fynde  his  grave ;  for,  be  the  comaundment  ^jQ^gg  ° 
of  God,  he  went  up  to  the  hil  of  Pliasga,  and  there 
our  Lord  schewid  him  all  the  lond  of  behest,  and 
saide  on  to  him,  "  Thou  schal  se  this  lond,  but  thou 
schal  not  enter  it."-  So  deied  he  there,  and  was  buried 
in  the  vale.  He  lyved  here  a  C.  lere  and  XX.  At 
his  detli  his  eyne  were  not  dym,  ne  no  toth  fall  fro 
his  heed. 

Anno  3730—3755. 


'  Ids']  added  above  the  line.  In 
C.C.C.  tlie  words  '  his  name '  are 
omitted. 


-  Deuteron.  xxxiv.    1-4. 


CAPGRAYES   CHEOXICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


B.C.  1443. 
Death  of 
Joshua, 


Death  of 
Othuiel. 


Pandlon 
reigns  at 
Athens. 

Cadmus  at 
Thebes. 


Anno  3756. — This  tere  deied  Josue,  the  son  of  Nun, 
servaunt  onto  Moises ;  born  in  Egipte  ;  aftir  the  deth 
of  his  maistir,  prince  of  the  pnple.  This  man  sent 
his  spies  into  the  cite  of  Jericho,  and  wan  it  with 
grete  miracle.  He  spak  with  God  seiand  swech 
wordes  on  to  liim  :  "  I  schal  preferr  the  this  day  be- 
for  al  the  puple,  and  make  the  leder  to  liem  alle."  ^ 
Tliis  man  led  the  puple  thorow  the  water  cleped 
Jordan  with  dry  feet.  Many  townes  destroyed  he  in 
the  cuntre  cleped  Galgalis,  whos  dwelleres  were  blas- 
phemeres  of  God.  At  his  comaundnient  the  sunne 
stood  stille  ageyn  the  cours  of  nature  til  lie  had 
vengid  him  on  Goddis  enimes.  He  disposed  and  dis- 
tribut  the  lond  of  behest  to  the  puple.  He  lyved  a 
hundred  ^ere  and  ten.  byried  in  Tannath-sare,  his 
owne  possession,  whech  is  in  the  Mount  of  Effraim. 

Anno  3757—3795. 

Anno  3796. — This  lere  deied  Othoniel,  the  first  Juge 
of  Israel.  For,  aftir  Josue  was  ded  the  puple  was  go- 
verned be  Juges  onto  the  tyme  of  Samuel.  This 
Othoniel  was  brothir  on  to  Caleph,  and  governed  the 
puple  fal  vertuously  XL.  tere,  distroj^ed  her  enimes, 
killed  the  Kyng  of  Surre,  his  name  was  Cusan- 
rasathaim. 

In  his  tyine  regned  at  Attenes  her  V.  Kyng ; 
summe  men  cleped  him  Pandion,  and  summe  Nep- 
tunus. 

And  in  the  cite  of  Tebes  regned  thanne  Cadmus. 
Eke  the  grete  musician  cleped  Linus  he  leved  in  thoo 
dayes. 

Anno  3797—3799. 

Anno  Mundi  tria  M.DCCC. 

Anno  3801—3865. 


'  Joshua,  iii.  7. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


Anno  3866. — In  this    ^ere  deied  Ayotli  the  secunde  B.C.  1.325, 
Juge    of  Israel,    the    son    of   Gera,    that   used   the   lift  ]?|^^j^  °^ 
hand   for   the   rite,    that   is   to    sey,    what   grete    dede 
of  armes   schuld   he    do,    he    ded  it  as  v/eel   with  the 
o   hand   as   with   the    othir.      He  killid  the  fat  Kyng 
Eglon,  and  delyvered  Israel    of  her  grete  enemy. 

In  his  tyme  regned  Hercules,  of  whos  strong  dedis  Hercules; 
is  grete  fame.  The  first  is,  that  he  destroied  III.  wilde  ^''  ^^^°"''* 
bestis  wliech  were  clepid  Arpie.  The  secunde,  that 
he  flay  a  leon.  qwik  oute  of  his  scyn.  The  third, 
that  he  mad  the  Centaures  for  to  fle.  Centaures  were 
monstres,  half  best,  half  man.  The  IIIL,  that  he  bare 
the  appeles  of  gold  fro  Athlantis  gardeyn,  where  a 
dragon  was  keper.  The  V.,  is  bynding  of  Cerberus 
the  hound  of  helle.  The  VI.,  ovircomyng  of  Diomede 
the  Kynge  of  Trace.  The  VII.,  killyng  of  the  grete 
serpent  cleped  Ydres.  The  VIII.,  destroying  of  that 
best  that  chaunged  himself  into  so  many  liknes,  his 
name  was  Thasis.  The  IX.,  is  the  gret  victorie  of 
the  beste  Achildes,  that  blewe  out  fyre  at  his  mowth. 
The  X.,  killing  of  Anthe,  the  geaunt  of  Libi.  The 
XL,  is  killing  of  the  grete  boor  in  Archady.  The  XII., 
bering  up  of  the  firmament,  whil  Athlas  rested. 

Anno  3867—3899. 

Anno  Mundi  tria  M.DCCCC. 

Anno  3';)01— 3915. 

Anno  3916. — This  ^ere  deied  Delbora,  a  woman  that,  B.C.  1285. 
be  the  auctorite  of  God,  governed  Israel  many  teres,  ^^^ath  of 
The  enemy  of  Israel  hite  Cisara,'  whecli  had  a  gret 
boost,  and  nyne  hundred  cartis  dith  with  hokis  of 
yrun,  that  oj)pressed  and  rent  al  that  cam  before 
hem.  This  woman,  with  a  prince  whech  hite  Barach, 
ovyicam  this   Sisara,^    and  pursuid    him    till   he   was 


>  d'sara—Sisara.'l    Thus  in  MS. 


84 


CAPGEAVES   CHEONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


B.C.  1285.  fayn  to  fle  to  a  womannes  house  that  hite  Jael. 
Sche  hid  him,  and  refrechid  him  with  milk,  and 
broute  Mm  to  rest,  and,  whan  he  slepe,  with  a  malle 
and  a  nayle  sche  smet  him  in  the  hed,  and  thus 
he  joyned  slep  and  deth  togidir. 
Anno  3917—3934. 

Apollo.  Anno  3935. — In  this   tyme    regned    AppoUo,   whech 

was  fynder  of  medicines,  and  eke  first  maker  of  the 
harp.  But  that  manere  of  mynstralsie  was  aftir  more 
plenteuously  conceyved  be  Mercurye,  as  Ysider  tellith 
in  the  third  book  ^  of  Ethimilogies,  ^  where  he  seith 
thus : — "  Whanne  Nylus,  the  grete  ryver,  had  ovir- 
flowe  the  cuntre,  and  aftir  descendid  into  his  custom- 
able mesure,  than  were  left  in  the  foldis  many  ded 
bestis,  whose  flesch  than  was  wasted  and  the  bones 
dryed.  Thanne  certeyn  cenewes,  fast  by  the  bones, 
and  dryed  with  the  sunne,  were  left,  and  whan  Mer- 
cury cam  forby  he  smet  thoo  stringis,  and  party  be 
the  bones,  party  be  the  leddir,  there  was  a  grete 
sound.  And  aftir  this  liknes  Mercuiy  ded  make  an 
instrument  whech  he  cleped  a  harp,  and  this  instru- 
ment took  he  to  on  hite  Orphe,  whech  was  ful  studious 
in  swech  thingis,  for  with  his  melodye,  as  the  poetis 
sey,  he  mad  tame  wilde  bestis,  and  stones  and  trees 
were  solaced  by  him."  ^ 
Anno  3936—3955. 


'  book']  bood.     MSS. 

2  Ethimilogies']   Ethimologies. 
C.C.C. 

^  "  Whanne  Ni/lus  .  .  .  by  him."] 
The  original  passage  is  as  follows : — 
"  Cum  regrediens  Nilus  in  suos 
meatus  varia  in  campis  reliquisset 
animalia,  relicta  etiam  testudo  est. 
Quae  cum  esset  putrefacta,  et  nervi 
ejus  remansissent  extenti  inter 
corium,  percussa  a  Mercurio  soni- 
tum  dedit,  ad  cujus  speciem  Mercu- 
rius  lyram  fecit,  et  Orpheo  tradidit, 


qui  erat  Lujus  rei  maxime  studiosus. 
Unde  et  sestimatur  eadem  arte  non 
feras  solum,  sed  et  saxa  atque  syl- 
vas  cantus  modulatione  applicuisse." 
Vide  lib.  III.,  cap.  XXI.  of  "Pra- 
clarissimum  Opus  Divi  Isidori.  .  .  . 
quod  Ethimologiarum  intitulatur." 
Jelian  Petit.,  Paris,  1509.  See  also 
col.  899,  21  of  the  "Auctores 
Latinae  Lingua; "  of  Gothefredus, 
published  at  Geneva  by  Joh.  Vig- 
non  in  the  seventeenth  century. 


CAPGKAVE'S   CHEONICLE   of   ENGLAND.  35 

Anno  3956. — In  this  tere  deied  Gedeon,  that  was  B.C.  1236. 
Juge  to  the  puple  of  Israel  fovirty  wyntyr.  This  man  ^^f^  °^ 
receyved  of  Good  a  mervelous  tokne.  For  first  was 
a  flees  of  wolle  wette,  and  al  the  erde  drye ;  than  was 
al  the  erde  wette,  and  the  flees  drie.  Aftir  this  tokne 
he  went  to  bataile  with  trumpis,  pottis,  lampis,  and 
fire ;  and  be  the  purvyauns  of  God,  had  the  victorie. 
He  was  juge  in  Israel  XL.   tere. 

Aftir  him/   Abimelech  III.  lere.      Under    him   was  Abimeiech 

a  parable   mad   that   the    trees    schuld    chese    hem    a  ^^  ™^*^^ 
^  Judge, 

kyng. 

Anno  3957—3980. 

Anno  3981. — This  lere    deied  Thola,   that   was    her  B.C.  1210. 
juge  III.  ^ere.     He  was  byried  in  Samir,  in  the  Mount  Tholah"^ 
of  Effraim. 

Anno  3982—3999. 

Anno  Mundi  quatuor  M. 

Anno  4001—4002. 

Anno  4003. — This  tyme  was  [deyed]  ^  Jayr  juge  of  B.C.  11 88. 
Israel  XXII.  tere.     This  man  was  a  Galadite,  whech  had  j^jj. 
XXX.  sones,  good  rideres,  specialy  on  asses  ;    and  thei 
were  princes  of  XXX.  citees  named  aftir  here  names. 

Anno  4004—4008. 

Anno  4009. — Jepte  moritur,  qui  rexit  VI.   annos.  ^ 

Anno  4010—4015. 

Anno  4016. — In  this  tyme  dyed^  Esebon   that^  was  B.C.  1175. 
Juge   in  Israel  sevene  lere.      Summe^   men   clepe   him  ^^^^  of 
Abessem.     He  had  XXX.  sones  and  XXX,  douteres. 


J  Aftir  kirn.'}  om.    C.C.C. 

*  deyed.']  Written  above  the  word 
"was"  in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  and  in 
a  later  hand. 

^  Jepte  ....  annos.'\  Added  in 
a  later  hand  in  MS,  Pub.  Lib.,  but 
not  found  in  C.C.C. 


*  tyme  dyed.']  om.  C.C.C.  In  the 
MS.  Pub.  Lib.  the  word  "  dyed  "  has 
been  added  above  the  line  in  a  later 
hand. 

^  that.l  Added  at  a  later  period 
in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.— om.  C.C.C. 

^  Summe.]  om,    C.C.C. 
C   2 


36 


CAPGRAYES   CHROXICLE   OF   EXGLAXD. 


B.C.  1175. 
Uape  of 
Helen, 


B.C.  1130. 
Death  of 
Abdon, 

rB.C.  1183.] 
Troy  taken, 

Time  reck- 
oned by 
Olympiads. 


B.C.  1117. 
Death  of 
Samson. 


AlbaLonga 
founded. 


+  In  this  same  tyrae  Alisaundre  of  Troye  raveshed 
fayre  Helene  out  of  Grece,  for  "whecli  dede  began  the 
sege  of  Troye.' 

Anno  4017—4031. 

Anno  4032.+ 

Anno  4033. 

Anno  4034. — In  this  tyme  was  [deyed]  "^  Abdon,  or 
elles  Lebdon,  a  Juge  in  Israel,  and  he  had  XL.  sones 
and   XXX.   douteres. 

In   his   tyme   was   Troye  distroyed. 

And  in  this  same  tyme  began  the  annotacion  of 
Olimpias,  as  we  rede, — '  Olimpiade  tercio,  vel  quarto,' — 
'  the  third  Olimpiade,  or  the  fourte.'  And  thus  it 
began : — The  Grekes,  whan  thei  had  the  victory  of  the 
Troianes,  thei  ordeyned  that  every  fift  zere  schuld 
have  exercise  of  al  manere  games  that  longyn  to  power 
or  switnesse,^  and  this  same  playes  were  begunne  in 
Macedonie,  where  the  hie  hille  Olimpe  stant,  of  whech 
camme  this  name,  for  there  abcute  was  the  play. 

Anno  4035—4043. 

Anno  4044. — This  lere  deied  Samson  with  deceyt 
of  a  woman ;  whech  was  the  Juge  of  Israel  XX.  lere. 
His  strength  passed  alle  men.  He  rent  a  leon.  He 
brak  the  bondis  that  he  was  bound  with.  The  gates 
of  a  town,  and  the  postis,  he  bare  hem  away.  And 
at  the  last,  be  storing  of  the  Holy  Goost,  he  pullid 
down  too  postis,  where  a  hous  felle,  and  oppressed  him 
and  mech  othir  puple. 

In  this  same  tjrme  Ascanius,  the  son  of  Eneas,  in 
the    third    zere    aftir    Troye  was   distroyed,    biggid    a- 


'  +  In  this  .  .  .  sege  of  Troye."] 
A  corresponding  cross,  opposite  the 
year  40.32  in  the  column  of  dates  in 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  indicates  that 
this  passage  should  be  transferred 
to  that  date. 


*  deyed.']  Added  above  the  line 
in  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  but  not  found  in 
C.C.C. 

'  switnesse]  swiftinesse.  C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  37 

town,    Alba/    wliecli  stod  upon  the  flood    which    had  B.C.  1117. 
the   same   name,    but    now    it    hite    Tibir,    and    that 
same  town  is  now  a  part  of  Rome. 

Anno  4045—4083. 

Anno  4084. —This  ^ere  deied  Hely,  the  preest  of  the  B.C.  inc. 
tabernacle  that  was  in  Silo,  undir  whom  Samuel  first  j^'^'^  ^° 
was  mad  a  ministir  of  the  same  tabernacle.  This 
Heli,  for  his  necligens,  that  he  corrected  not  his 
sonnes  of  her  insolens,  fel  down  fro  his  chayer  where 
he  sat  in  the  tabernacle,  and,  thus  punishid  with 
temporal  deth,  scaped,  as  we  suppose,  the  deth  that  is 
evirlasting.  In  the  tyme  of  this  same  Hely  was  the 
arke  of  God  take  be  the  Philisteis,  to  her  grete  con- 
fusion. For  whan  it  was  sette  in  her  temple  her 
god  Dagon  fel  down  and  was  al  to  broken.  The 
puple  eke  was  smet  with  grevous  sores,  as  the  first 
book  of  Kynges  makith    mynde.^ 

In  this   same  Hely  tyme,  Brute,  that  wa,s  of  Eneas,  Brute,  the 
Kyng,     cam    into     this    lond,    and    called    it    Britayn  ^f^^^V"^ 
aftir    his    name.       Whan    he    deyid    he    departed    his 
kyngdam  to  his  thre  sones.     The  first    hite    Loegrius  ;  His  triple 
and    to     him     he     gaf     the    load    fro     Dovyr    onto  ^;/,J°"  "^ 
Humbyr,      The    secund     son    hite     Albanactus ;     and 
to    him     gave    he    al    Scotlond    onto     Humbir.      The 
third   hite   Camber;    and   to    him  gave   he   alle  Walis. 
The   first   cuntre   was    called    in    thoo    dayes  Loegria.^ 
The  secunde  Albania.     The   third  Cambria. 

Anno  4085—4099. 

Anno  Mundi  iiiiM.C. 

Anno  4101—4123. 


'  Alba.l  Added  in  the  margin  in    !       '  Locgria.']    Written  upon  an  era- 


the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  but  forming  part 
cf  the  text  in  C.C.C. 
2  1  Sam.  V.  3,  et  seq. 


sure.     The  erased  word  was  appa- 
rently '  Cambria.' 


38  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

B.C.  1060.  Anno  412i.  —  This  tere  deyed  Samuel,  whech  go- 
Samuel^  verned  Israel  XXII.  lere,  or  that  tyme  that  Saul  was 
mad  Kyng,  and  after  that  tyme  lyved  Samuel  XVIII. 
tere.  This  Samuel  was  bore  in  Ramatha,  noumbird 
amongst  the  Nazareis,  of  whech  religion  Criste  was, 
and  eke  Jon  Baptiste.  His  modir  Anne  was  long 
bareyn,  and  whan  sche  had  a  child  sche  mad  that 
canticle,  '  Exultavit  cor  meum  in  Domino.'^  This 
Samuel  anoynted  too  Kyngis,  Saul  and  David,  and 
sette  hem  on  here  setes.  He  askid  leyn.  fro  Hevene, 
and  God  sent  it  him.  In  grete  age  he  deied,  byried 
in  Ramatha.  In  his  tyme  he  mad  certeyn  conventes 
of  religious  men,  whech  were  seyd  prophetes  ;  and  that 
prophecie  was  not  elles  but  songis  to  the  worchip  of 
God. 
Homer  flor.  In  this  tyme  lyved  the  grete  poete  Omere,  that  was 
at  the  batail  of  Troye,  and  the  first  writer  of  the 
same. 

Anno  4125—4163. 


'  1  Sam.  ii.  1. 


CAPGRAVE'S    chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  89 


Etas  Quarta.^ 

Anno  4164*. — Here  deieth  David,  the  son-  of  Jesse  B.C.  1015. 
He  was   born   of    the   tribe    of    Juda,    in   the    cite    of  j^jjj 
Bethlem  :     fayre  in    nature  ;    wise  in  prophecie  ;    both  David. 
Kyng   and   prophete.      Kyngis    he    ovyrcam  with   vic- 
torye :  Psalmes  he  sang  with  melodie  :  bestis  he  killid, 
and   Goly   the    grete    geaunt.        Evyr    he   dred   God. 
Cristis  nativite,  His  baptem,  His  passion,  resurreccion, 
ascension,  His  comyng  to  the  dome,  ful  openly  in   his 
Psalmes   he    teld.       His    fadirs    seheep    kepte    he   ful 
mekly.      Aftir   that    XL.    iere    was    Kyng;    first    VII. 
lere,    in    Hebron,     upon    the    tribe     of    Juda;      after 
XXXIII.,  in  Jerusalem,  upon  al  Israel.     In   grete  age 
he  deied,  byried  at  Bethlem,  whech  is  cleped  the  cite 
of  David. 

In  this  tyme  the  grete  cytie  Cartago  was  begunne  Carthage  is 
of  a  woman  thei  cleped  Dido,  VII.  ^ere  or  Rome  gf^"^^^*^  ^^ 
began.  ^ 

Undir  this  Kyng  David  prophecied  these  too  men, 
Nathan  and  Gad. 

Anno  4165—4199. 

Anno  Mundi  iiiiM.CC. 

Anno  4201—4203. 

Anno  4204. — This  tere    deied    Salamon   the   son   of  B.C.  975. 
David,    and    Bersabe   which    was    the   wyf    of    Ury.  solomon. 
First    was    he    cleped   Ydida,    and    thanne    Salamon. 
Twyes  was  he    anojmfced    king,  be   the   comaundment 
of    David,   be  Sadoch   the   prest ;    ones   at    the   welle 
whech    thei    caUe  Gion,    and    thanne    in    the  Temple 


'  Etas  Quarta.]  om.    C.C.C.  ]        -  son.]  om.    C.C.C. 


40 


CAPGEAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   EXGIAND. 


B.C.  975,    befor  al  the   puple.     He   asked   of  God   wisdam ;   and 

God    sent    it    him    so    plenteuously,    that     there    was 

never  befor  him   so  wis  a   man  in  Jerusalem,   for  he 

made   proverbis   and  songis    of  ful  marvelous  sentens. 

Building  of  He  mad  the  Temple  of  God,  and  arayed  it  v/ith  mech 
the  Temple    .  ,  „,.,,      /  „    '  .   -^  ■■  .    •    - 

atJeru-      richesse.     With  plesauns  oi  women  he  was    browt  mto 

salem.         ydolatrie ;    but   at   his  last  ende   he    repent    him,  and 

ded  penauns. 

Anno  4205—4220. 
Relioboam.  ^^no  4221.  —  Roboam,  son  to  Salamon,  he  regned 
aftir  his  fadir,  and  he  forsoke  the  councelle  of  elde' 
men,  and  was  counceled  be  Zong  puple  :  therefor  the 
ten  Tribus  forsoke  him,  an  there  left  with  him  but 
too.2 

Anno  4222,  4223. 

Anno  4224.  —  Here  deied  Abia,  of  v/hom  is  not 
mech  writyng,  but  that  he  regned  but  III.  lere^  save 
thei   sey  that  Maacha,  Absalon  doutir,  was  his  modir. 

Anno  4225—4264. 

Anno  4265. — Here  deied  Asa,  Kjmg  of  Juda,  that 
in  his  age  had  sore  feet,  whech  passioune  our  bokys 
sey  it  was  podegra,  and  that  seknes  thei  sey  cometli 
of  grete  plente  of  mete  and  mech  rest.  This  man 
lyved  rithfully,  and  distroyed  mech  abhominable 
lecchery  in  Jerusalem.  He  drow  his  modir  fro  cursed 
governauns,  for  sche  was  princesse  in  a  ful  abhomi- 
nable place,  which  they  cleped  '  Sacra  Priapi.'  It  is 
not  necessari  to  declare  what  it  was :  but  this  man  ^ 
distroyed  hous  and  auter,  ymage  and  al.  He  ovyr- 
cam  eke  ^aram,  Kyng  of  Ethiopa,  and  cam  into  his 
lond  with  grete  power. 

Anno  4266—4289. 


B.C.  095. 
Death  of 
Abijah. 


B.C.  914 
Death  of 
Asa. 


'  cidc]  old.    C.C.C. 

2  too]  too  tribes.    C.C.C. 


3  num.']  In  the  text  of  C.C.C. 
Added  above  the  line  in  the  MS. 
I'ub.  Lib. 


CAPGKAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


41 


Anno  4290. — Josaphat  deieth  here,  the  son  of  Asa,  B.C.  889. 
whech  reined  in  Jerusalem  XXV.  lere.     The  name  of  l^^'-^^^ "/" 

°  ,  '  .  .  Jenosaphat. 

his  moder  was  Azuba.  This  man  folowid  his  fader 
steppes  in  servise  of  God.  In  his  dayes  prophecied  Miracles  of 
Helie,  Helite,  and  Miche,  whos  comendacion  sumwhat  j^^-gj^^  ^^^ 
will  we  touch.  Helie  lyveth  tet  in  Paradise,  whom 
Anteerist  schal  martire  in  the  ende  of  the  world.  He 
reysed  fro  deth  a  man  thei  cleped  Jonas.  He  fasted 
XL.  dales  without  mete  or  drynk.  He  sperd  hevene 
fro  reyn  III.  tere  and  sex  monthis.  He  asked  fire  fro 
Hevene.  He  killed  Baal  prestis.  In  a  cart  al  fire 
was  he  bore  up  to  Paradise.  Helite,  whech  was  his 
disciple,  had  dobil  the  grace  whech  his  maystir  had. 
He  went  thorw  the  flood  with  drye  feet ;  he  lift  the 
ex,^  and  mad  it  flete  in  the  watir.  He  cured 
Naaman,  the  prince  of  Surre,  fro  seknesse  of  lepre. 
He  sinet  his  covetous  servaunt  with  the  same  sek- 
nes.     In  Samary  deid  he,   and  there  was  byried. 

Anno  4291—4297. 

Anno  4298. — This  ^ere  deied  Joram,  whech  regned  B.C.  sso. 
in  Jerusalem  VIII.  ^ere.  J^';^'^°^ 

Anno  4299. 

Anno  Mundi  iiiiM.CCO. 

Anno  4301.  —  And   this    lere   dyed^  Occhozie,  that  B.C.  8S4. 

1    ,      ,  7  ^  Death  of 

regned  but  o  ^ere.  Ahaziab. 

Anno  4302—430.5. 

Anno  4306. — And   this    ^ere   regned^  Athalia  VII.  B.C.  srs. 
lere  in  the  tyme  of  Joiada,  that  was  the  hy  prest.     For  Athaliah. 
the  seid  Athalia  had  killed  al  the  Kyngis  blod,  whech 
tyme  Jozabeth,  the  Kyngis  dowtir  Joram,  tok  Joas  the 
son  of  Occhozie,  and  hid    him   in  a  privy  hous  of  the 
Temple,  and  there  was  he  norchid  be   consent  of  this 


'  ex]  exe.    C.C.C. 

-  drjed.']  Added  above  the  line  in 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  but  omitted  in 
C.C.C. 


^  rcgncd.l  The  word  '  dyed '  is 
■written  above  the  line,  over  the 
word  'regned,'  in  the  MS.  Pub. 
Lib.,  but  not  in  C.C.C. 


42 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


B.C.  839. 
Death  of 
Joash. 


B.C.  878.  prest  Joiada.  This  Joiada  lyved  a  hundred  lere  and 
XX.  We  rede  that  no  prest  l3rved  so  long  aftir  the 
tyme  of  Moyses.  In  these  dayes  was  Elie  in  a  firy 
cart,  or  chare,  lift  up  to  Paradise,  and  in  his  goying 
he  threw  down  his  mantil  onto  Helise,  in  tokne  that 
the  dobil  spirite  scliidd  rest  upon  him. 
Anno  4307—4347. 

Anno  4348 — Here  deyeth  Joas,  tha  was  Kyng  in 
Jerusalem  XL.  lere.  The  name  of  his  modir  was 
Sebra :  sche  was  bore  in  Bersabe.  This  Kyng  wroute 
that  was  plesauns  to  God  ;  for  he  restored  the  temple, 
and  many  houses  that  longid  thereto.  For  fro  the 
tyme  that  he  was  mad  Kyng  onto  the  XXIII.  tere  of 
his  regne  the  prestes  spent  the  offering,  and  mad  no 
reparacion ;  and  therefor  the  Kyng  comaunded  that 
the  offering  schuld  be  put  in  a  comon  box,  and 
kept  to  restauracion  of  the  Temple. 
Anno  4349—4374. 

Anno  4375. — Here  deieth  Amasias,  that  regned  in 
Jerusalem  XXIX.  tere.  The  name  of  his  moder  Joa- 
den,  born  in  Jerusalem.  Whan  he  was  confermed  in 
his  regne  he  mad  dew  inquisicion  of  alle  hem  that 
were  consenting  to  his  fader  deth,  an,  whanne  he  had 
hem,  condempned  hem  to  the  deth,  but  here  issew  he 
harmed  not,  for  it  is  wrytyn  in  Moyses  lawe,  "The 
child  schal  not  bere  the  wikkidnes  of  the  fader,  ne 
the  fader  the  wikkidnes  of  the  child ;  but  every 
man  schal  be  ded  in  his  owne  sinne."^ 
Legislation  In  this  tyme  Ligurgus,  Kyng  of  Lacedomy,  mad 
Kus.^^"^"  certeyn  lawes,  and  mad  his  citeceynes  for  to  swere 
onto  him  that  thei  schuld  kepe  these  lawes  til  that 
lie  come  ageyn  fro  his  pilgrimage.  This  sworne  and 
ratified  be  seles^  he  went  into  the  ylde  of  Crete, 
and  there  dwelled,  and  died  in  exile. 


B.C.  810 
Death  of 
Amaziah 


gus, 


'  Deuteron.  xxiv.  16. 


'  selcs']  seeles.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  43 

In  these  dayes  a  man  that  Lite  Silvius  Adventinns,  "B.C.  8io. 
the  XIII.  Kyng  of  tliat  region  cleped  Latinorum,  ventinus. 
died,  and  was  byried  in  a  mount  that  stant  in 
Rome,  and  for  his  biryng  the  mount  hath  his  name, 
Mons  Ad  ventinus.  Whan  men  go  out  at  Seynt 
Paule  gate,  thei  go  under  it,  and  leve  it  on  the 
left  hand. 

Anno  4376—4399. 

Anno  Mundi  iiiiM.CCC. 

Anno  4401—4426. 

Anno  4427. — Here   deieth  Ozias,   that  was  Kyng  of  B.C.  758. 

Jerusalem  LII.   ^ere.     This  man  repayred  the  wallis  of  Uzzkh'^ 

Jerusalem  rownd  aboute.     And  in  liis  age,  in  a  grete 

fest  called   the  Purificacion,   he  presumed    to    do    upon 

him   the   prestis  stole,  and  for   sense  ^   the  auter ;  and 

anon  he  was  smet  with  the  sekness  of  lepre,  and,  be 

the  lawe,    departed   fro    the  puple  and   fro   the   gover- 

nauns,  and  dwelt  in  a  hous  separat  fro  men.     Joathan  jotham 

his  Sonne  he  dwelled  in  the  paleys,  and  governed  the  ^^P^^  *" 

JT       ./    J  o  reign. 

puple,   and  after  his  fader  deth  was  anoynted. 

Anno  4428—4442. 

Anno  4443. — Here   deieth   Joathan,  that   was  Kyng  B.C.  742. 
in   Jerusalem    XVI.   tere.  jotham. 

In  Ills  tyme  were  thoo  too  childirn  bore,  Remus  Birth  of 
and  Romulus,  beginners  of  Rome.  There  was  a  ^"^^^'^ 
mayden  in  Itaile,  consecrat  to  a  religion  thei  cleped 
Vestal,  whech  were  bownde  to  perpetuel  virginte. 
This  mayde  hite  Rea,  and  so  it  happed  that  sche 
was  with  childe  be  the  god  Mars,  as  sche  feyned. 
The  tyme  cam,  and  these  too  were  borne.  Sche 
was  byried  qwik,  and  the  childir  leyd  be  the  side 
of  Tibir,  that  bests  schuld  devoure  them.  Summe 
say  that  a  wolf  norched  them,  and  so  is-  peyntid  in 
Itaile  ;  summe  sey  that  a  schepherde,  whos   name  was 


^for  setise']  for  to  sense.    C.C.C.      |       ^  is']  it  is.    C.C.C. 


44.'  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

B.C.  742.     Fastulus,     fond    tliem,     and    bare    them     to    liis    wif 
Laurens,   which   woman    was    eleped  wolf  in  that  Ian- 
gage  for  hir  leccherie. 
Anno  44)44 — 4458. 
B.C.  727.        Anno  4459.  —  Achaz    deieth    here,   that    regned    in 
Ahaz,         Jerusalem   XYI.  lere.      This  man  was  of  wikkid    gou- 
vernauns,   for   he    forsook    God,    and    worcheped    mau- 
mentrie,    in  so  mech   that   he    offered   his  son   to    the 
maument,    whech    thei   clepe    Tophet,    in  the    Vale    of 
Eezin         Hennon,      Therfore  suffered  oure  Lord  God  Rasin,  the 
land  of       Kyng    of  Surre,    to    com    to    Jerusalem,    and    distroye 

Judah        ^]-,g  lond,  and  put  the  Kynej  undir  grete  tribute.     And 

tributary.  i      J      r       ^  p  i  • 

this  was  do  the  lourte  tere  oi  his  regne. 

Isaiah  Undir  this  King  prophecied  Ysaie,   in   Jerusalem,   a 

esies,  g^g^g  prophete  and    a   holy  martir.      For  he  tellith  in 

his  bok  the  misteriis  of  the  Cherch,  of  Cristis  Incarna- 

cion    and  Passion,    as    pleynly  as    though    he    had    be 

present.     He  sey    oure    Lord  sitte  in  a  hey   sete,  and 

Seraphin  herd  he  synge   with  a    clere   sound,  '  Sanctus, 

Sanctus,     Sanctus.'      His    lippes     were     purgid     with 

hevenly  fyre.      And  in  Jerusalem,  at  the  comaundment 

of  the  Kyng    Manasses,  was    his    body  cut    a    sundir 

with  a  sawe  of  tre. 

Anno  4460—4487. 

B.C.  693.         Anno    4488. — This  tere   deied   Ezechie,    that   reined 
Death  of      .  /  .  . 

liezekiah,   in  Jerusalem  XXIX.    lere ;     whech  plesid  God   in    his 

lyvyng.  He  repayred  the  Temple  and  the  vesseles 
that  longe  therto.  He  distroyed  the  serpent  of  bras 
that  Moyses  set  up  ;  for  the  puple  at  tho  dayes  for- 
soke  the  dew  servise  of  God,  and  honourid  that  same 
serpent.  The  sunne,  at  his  praj^er,  for  a  tokne  that 
he  schuld  have  lenger  lif,  went  bakward  in  his  horo- 
loge X.  lines,  that  is  to  sey,^  as  some  wene,  X.  houres. 
Fiftene  tere  be  the  graunt  of  God  were  lengthid  of  lif. 


that  is  to  ser/.}  C.C.C.     "  that  it  to  sey."— MS.  Pub.  Lib. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  45 

In    his    tyra,  as    in    Achaz,    propliecied   Ysaie,  whecli  B.C.  698. 
coumforted  the   Kyng  in  his   seknes,  and  gave    him  a 
playstir     of    figgis,     and     aftirward     told     him     that 
Senacherib,  Kyng   of  the  Assuriis,  in   no   wise  schuld 
noye  him.    For  in  a  nyte,  sodeynly,  God  smet  the  oost  Destmc- 
of  the    Assiriis,    that    in  the    morowning    tliere    wore  ^^"1°  .^.^°' 
found  dede  foure  score   thousand    and    fyve    thousand,  army. 
And  whan  the  Kyng  on  the  morow  say^  this  pestilens 
he  fled  into  Nynyve. 

Anno  4489—4499. 

Anno  Mundi  iiiiM.D. 

Anno  4501—4539. 

Anno  4540. —  Here  deyeth  Manasses,  that  regned  E.c  G43. 
in  Jerusalem  LII.  lere.  He  ded  mecli  evel  and  dis-  j^j^^n^gfej, 
plesauns  to  oure  Lord.  He  edified  auteres  on  to  fals 
goddis.  He  killid  prophetes  and  servauntes  of  God, 
that  the  stretes  of  Jerusalem  were  ful  of  blood.  And 
for  this  erroure  God  suffered  him  for  to  be  take,  and 
led  into  Babilonie;  and  aftir  grete  penauns  and 
weping  he  was  restored  to  his  regne,  and  with  grete 
devocion  araendid  his  defautes. 

In  his  tyme  lyved  Sibille,  that  was  cleped  Samia.  The  Sibyls. 
Auctoures  sey  here  that  there  were  ten  Sibilles.  On 
was  of  Perse :  The  secunde  of  Libie.  The  thirde  of 
Delphis,  where  AppoUo  is  worchiped,  whech  made  verse 
put  in  Omer  book.  The  fourt  was  cleped  Cimerea  ;- 
sche  dwelled  in  Itaile.  The  V.  was  Erithea,  that 
dwelled  in  Babilonie.  The  sext  was  Samia,  born  in  a 
ylde  of  the  same  name.  The  VII.  hite  Amalthea,  that 
mad  IX.  bookes  to  on  cleped  Tarquinius  Priscus,  in 
whech  bokes  were  wrytyn  the  lawes  of  Rome.  The 
VIII.  was  born  fast  be  Troye ;  sche  was  cleped 
Elesponcia.^    The  IX,  was  amongst  the  Frises.     The  X., 


'  say]  saw.    C.C.C.  I      '  scJie  was  cleped  Elesponcia.l  om. 

»  Cimerea']  Cumea.    C.C.C.  1  C.C.C. 


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CAPGRAVES    CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


B.C.  643. 


B.C.  640. 
Death  of 
Amon. 


Bizantium 
founded. 


B.C.  609. 
Death  of 
Josiah. 


B.C.  600. 
Jehoiakun. 

The  Baby- 
lonish cap- 
tivity. 

Zedekiah 
is  made 
King  of 
Judah. 


Jeremiah. 


most  famous,  was  at  Rome  called  Tiburtina,  for  sclie 
prophecied  mech  of  Crist. 

Anno  4541 — 4558. 

Anno  4554.  —  Anion  endith  here,  that  was  Kyng 
of  Jerusalem  XIII.  lere ;  and  he  folowid  his  fadir 
Mauasses  in  al  evil  and  al  onclennes  of  ydolatrie. 
Therefor  his  owne  servauntis  mordred  him  in  his 
owne  hous.  And  aftir  his  deth  the  puple  of  the 
lond  ros  and  killid  alle  thoo  traitoures. 

In  this  tyme  was  edified  a  cite  in  the  lond  of 
Trace,  whech  thei  cleped  Bizans  ;  and  aftirward  Grete 
Constantin  mad  it  more  and  called   it  Constantinople. 

Anno  4555 — 4575. 

Anno  4576. —  Josias  makith  an  ende  of  his  lif, 
whech  regned  in  Jerusalem  XXII.  lere.  This  man 
kept  the  weyes  of  David,  and  porged  the  lond  of  al 
ydolatrie.  But  in  hatayle  he  was  smet  with  a  arow, 
and  so  deied. 

Anno  4577—4586. 

Anno  4587. — Joachim,  whech  that  is  cleped  Jeconias, 
he  regned  in  Jerusalem  XI.  lere. 

This  same  man  was  led  be  Nabugodonosor  into 
Babiloni,  and  mani  prisoneres  with  him,  most  specialy 
the  best  of  the  lond,  as  Thobie  and  Mardoche,  with 
many  othir.  Than  the  Kyng  of  Babilon  sette  Sede- 
chie,  Kyng  at  Jerusalem,  to  goveme  the  puple,  and 
pay  tribute  terly ;  whech  Sedechi  rebelled  ageyn  the 
Kyng,  And  therefor  the  Kjoig  cam  ageyn  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  took  this  Kjoig,  put  out  his  eyne,  and  led 
him  into  Babilonie ;  and  thus  was  the  cite  and  the 
Temple  distroyed.  And  undir  this  Captivity  prophe- 
cied Jeremie,  Ezechiel,  and  Daniel,  of  whom  sumwhat 
will  we  write. 

Jeremie  was  a  prophete  and  a  preest,  bom  in  Ana- 
toth,  hallowid  in  his  modir  wombe.  He  began  to 
prophecie  whil  he  was  a  child.  The  ruine  of  the 
cite    he    morned  with    woful  songis,  foure  distincte    be 


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47 


the  A.  B.   C.       Nabugodonosor  drew  him  oute  of   the  B.C.  60o. 
lake,    and    sent   him  into  Egipt  with    othir  prisoneres, 
where,  for    his    prophecie,    his    owne    puple    killid  him 
with  stones,  in  a  town    thei    clepe  Tafnes,  and  byried 
in  the  same  place  where  Pharao  dwelled. 

Ezechiel  began  to  prophecye  in  the  XXX.  tere  ofEzekiei. 
his  age,  and  in  the  Y.  tere  of  her  captivite.  He  sey  a 
glorious  trone  in  the  firmament.  He  receyved  a 
book,  and  ete  it.  He  sey  many  sites,  in  whech  divers 
Kynges  and  puples  for  synne  schuld  be  distroyed.  He 
sey  eke  a  feld  ful  of  drye  bones;  and,  whil  he  pro- 
phecied  onto  hem,  the  senewis  and  veynes  of  flesch 
and  scyn  entered  onto  hem,  and  eke  the  spirit,  that 
thei  stood  upon  here  feet. 

Anno  4588—4599. 

Anno  Mundi  iiiiM.DC. 

Anno  4601—4653. 

Anno  4654. — Daniel,  the  son  of  Abda,  prophecied  Daniel, 
this  same  tyme,  born  in  Jude,  and  but  tong  led  into 
Babilonie:  a  raervelous  prophete.  For  the  dremes 
of  Nabugodonosor  in  the  grete  ymage  and  the  grete 
tre,  he  expouned.  And  of  the  foure  wyndis  fityng 
in  the  se,  he  mervelously  touchid  who  the  foure 
bestis  rising  with  these  foure  wyndis  foutyn  ecli 
with  othir.  A  elde  ^  Man  sei  he  sitting  in  majeste, 
and   aboute    Him^  a  thousand  thousand  of  ministres. 

Anno  4655—4680. 

Anno  4681. — Capti vitas  Jerusalem   solvitur.^  CaptivitV'^ 

Anno  4682—4689. 

Anno   4690. — Here  regneth  Darius  upon  the  Medes,  B.C.  521. 
and    Cirus   upon  the    Perses ;    in    whose  first   tere   the  Cyrus. 
Captivity  of  the  Jewis  was  relesid  be  the  same  Cirus 


>  elde]  old.    C.C.C. 

^  Him.]  Added  in  the  margin  in 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  but  in  the  text 
ofCC.C. 


^  Captivitas  .  .  .  solvitur.]  Ad- 
ded in  a  later  hand,  and  omitted 
in  C.C.C. 


48  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of  ENGLAND. 

B.C.  521.  whech  gave  Zorobabel,  and  Jesus,  the  Grete  Freest, 
and  Jeshua  ^^^^  ^^r  to  go  liom  to  Jerusalem,  and  to  edifye  it. 
have  per-    Summe  sev  that    it    was   in  the   first    lere    of    Cirus, 

mission  to  .  ^   .      ^  ill.. 

rebuild       summe    sey    m   the  third.     And   this  is  cause    of  the 
Jerusalem,  yariauns :     for   thei    had    leve    in    the    first,    but    thei 
were    not   redy  till  the  third  tere.      And  here  is  for 
to  noten   that  their    is    grete  variacion   amongst   auc- 
toures,  both  of  teres  and  of  Kyngis  names ;  for  many 
had     dyvers     names.       Eke     this    Darius    and    Cirus 
destroyed    Babilonie,   and    there    sesed    the    name    of 
that  regTie. 
Susanna.         In  this  same  tyme  fel  the  story  of  Susanne. 
The  Seven       And    in     this    same     tyme     lyved    thoo    VII.    first 
'  ^^^^'        Philosopheres  that  were  of  so  gTete  fame,  whos  names 
be  these  : — Thales,    Pitacus,    Solon,    Cylon,    Piriander,^ 
Cleobolus,  and  Bias. 
Anno   4691—4699. 
Anno  Mimdi  iiiiM.DCC. 
Anno  4701—4786. 


ririandcr]  Piriandus.    C.C.C. 


CAPGEAVJi's   CHRONICLE   OF    ENGLAND.  41) 


Etas  Quinta.^ 


Anno  4737. — Here  regned  Xerses,  tlie  V.  Kyng  of  B.C.  485. 
Perse,  and  lie  regned  there  XXIIII.  lore.  This  man  ^^^^^" 
was  so  leccherous  that  he  ded  crye  openly  what 
man  coude  bring  in  a  new  circumstauns  of  lecehery, 
he  schuld  have  a  grete  reward.  And  whanne  lie 
had  gadered  a  gret  ost  ageyn  the  Grekis,  on  seyde, — 
"  The  Grekis  schul  not  only  be  ovyrcome,  but  thei 
schal  be  pressed  down  with  swecli  a  multitude,"  Demo- 
ratus,  the  Philosofer,  answerd, — "  There  is  swech  a 
multitude  that  thei  may  not  be  governed,  and  there- 
for is  it  the  more  to  drede." 

In  this  tyme  lyved  these  two  poetes,  Sophocles  and  Sophocles. 
Euripides,   that  were  cleped  Tragedies.       Trajedi  is    as  Euripides. 
mech  to  sey  as  he  that  writith  eld  -  stories,  with  ditees 
hevy  and  sorowful. 

Anno  4738—4776. 

Anno  4777. — Here    regneth    Artharxerses,   the    VI.  B.C.  464. 

Kyng  in  Perse,  whech  is   cicpid  Nothus ;  XL.  ^ere  he  Lon^oinia-'^^ 

regned  there.      Under  whom  Esdras  repayred  the  lawe  i^us. 

that    was    brent ^    be    hem    of   Chalde,  whech    Esdras  Ezra  re- 

broute    in    new    maner    of   wrytino-    of    letteres*    that  ^\°^'^^  ^^^^ 

.  observance 

were    more    csy    lor    to    write,  and     more    esy  for   to  of  the  Law. 

pronounce,  and  therfor  was    he  called  a  swift  writere. 


'  Etas  Quinta.}  om.    C.C.C. 
"  eld}  old.    C.C.C. 
*  breiit.l    Inserted  ahove  the  line 
in  the  MS.  Tub.  Lih.,  but  forming 


part  of  the  text  in  C.C.C. 

''  o/letteres.]  Added  in  the  mar- 
gin of  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.— In  the 
text  of  C.C.C. 

D 


50 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


B.C.  424. 
Darius  IL 


Plato 


B.C.  464.     ^n(j  ii  is     not    grete   wondir,   thou   that    Esclras    mite 
with    his   rememberaims  write    bokes    new  ageyn,  for 
we   know   that  there  be   summe  men    that   can    hold 
in  here  remembrauns  mech  thing. 
Anno  4778—4795. 

Anno  4796. — In  this  lere  regneth  Darius,  the  VII. 
Kyng  in  Perse,  and  he  regned  XIX.  lere.  This 
man  was  son  of  Ydapsis,  and  on  of  the  VII. 
governoures  of  Perse,  whech  was  chosen  by  the 
nyhyng  of  a  hors.  Undir  him  was  tlie  problems 
purposid  of  the  strength  of  a  King,  a  woman,  wyn, 
and   treuth. 

In  this  tyme  was  Plato  disciple  to  Socrates,  in  whos 
bokes   was   founde   a  gret  part   of    that   Gospel,    "  In 
principio   erat   Verbum."^      Whan    he   was    take   with 
soudioures,    and    broute    to    Dionisie   the  tymunt,  he, 
seing   so    many    aboute   the    tiraunt,    seide   onto    him, 
"  What    hast    thou     do    that     thou     nedist    so     many 
men?"     This  Plato  mad  many  bokes,  and  named  hem 
aftir  his  maystires.     Themeus  is  on ;   Phedron  a  othir ; 
the  tliird,  Gorgialis ;    the   IIII.  Pitharas.     And  though 
men   feyne  mech   thing  of  his    deth,  he    was    hald   in 
so   gTet  reverens    that   thei   had   doute,  whan   he  was 
ded,    whethir   thei  schuld   a  noumbir  him   among   the 
hie  goddis  or  semigoddes. 
Anno  4797 — 4799. 
Anno  Mundi  iiiiM.DCCC. 
Anno  4801—4837. 
B.C.  3r)9.         Anno  4838. — Here  endith  -  Artarxerses,  whos   regne 
Artaxerxes  lested    XL.    lere.      Summe     sey   that   his    name    was 
^-  Assuerus,   to  whom  Ester   was   coupled. 

Diogenes         In   this  tyme   lyved   Diogenes,  that   seld  him   selve 
^'^^'  onto    bondage,    and   whan    his    maystere    that    boute 


'  S.  John  i.  1. 

2  endith.]    Written  upon  an  era- 
sure.     The    word    -was    originally 


'  regneth  ;'  and  '  deieth '  has  been 
■written  above  it  in  red  ink,  and 
afterwards  erased. 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  51 

him  profered '  to  ou  Veniedes  -  for  to  by  liim,  Yeniedes  B.C.  359. 
inquired  of  the  Philosophre  what  craft  he  ooude,  and 
he  answered  : — "  I  can,"  he  seith,  "  though  I  be  bond, 
be  a  governoure  onto  hem  that  stande  in  gret  fre- 
dam."  And  whan  Veniades  lierd  this  answere,  he 
merveiled  gretly,  and  seide,  "  I  make  the  lord  of  my 
childirn :  do  with  hem  at  thi  pleysauns."  Kyng 
Alisaundre  fond  him  sitting  in  a  tunne,  evyr  open 
to  the  sunne  ;  and  whan  Alisaundre  comaunde  him  to 
aske  what  he  wold,  he  prayed  him  for  to  remeve, 
and  stand  no    longer  in  his  lite. 

Anno  4839—4863. 

Anno    4864.  — Here    is    the    deth^    of   Artarxerses,  B.C.  338. 
whech    had  *    regned     XXVI.    tare ;    in    whech    tyme  Artaxerxes 
Demostenes   and  Aristotoles  floured  in  philosopliie.        lil- 

Of  Demostenes  rede  we  tliat,  whan  Alisaundre  cam  Demosthe- 
to  Attenes,  in  purpos  to  distroye  the  cite,  this  man 
was  sette  witlioute  the  gate,  because  he  had  be 
maistir  onto  the  Kyng.  This  undirstood  Alisaundre, 
and  at  the  first  site  swore  be  Ammon  the  god,  that 
what  so  evyr  he  desired,  it  schuld  not  be  had. 
Thanne  the  Philosophre  prayed  him,  be  the  vertu  of 
the  same  Amon,  that  lie  schul  never  leve  til  he  had 
distroyed  the  cite.  And  so  the  Kyng  turnyd  fro  his 
purpose,  seyng,  "  Evyr  is  wisdam  above  powere." 

Aristotel,  at  his  age  of  XVIII.  leve,  was  disciple  to  Aristotle. 
Plato ;    a   man    of  excellent  wit    and   grete    eloquens. 
He  wrote  alle  the  philosophi,  and  sette  it  in  dew  forme. 
Summe   men   seide  that  he  was    the    son    of  swech   a 


'  profered.']  C.C.C.  —  The  word 
is  "written  "pofered"  in  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib. 

2  Veniedes.']  The  name  of  Xeni- 
adcs  is  thus  written  in  this  .place  in 


both  MSS. ;  a  few  lines  below  it  is 
written  "  Veniades." 

'  dctli."]    Written  on  an  erasure. 

*  had.]  Added  above  the  line  in 
red  inlc. 

D    2 


52 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND, 


B.C.  3.3S. 


B.C.  S.36. 
Death  of 
Arses. 
Xenocra- 
tes. 


B.C.  SSL 
Death  of 
Darius  Co- 
domannus. 

B.C.  323. 
Death  of 
Alexander 
the  Great. 


spirit  wliedi  tliei  clepe  Incubu.s,  for  the  lithncs  of  his 
body,  an^  the  sotilte  of  his  witte. 

Anno  4865—4867. 

Anno  4868. —  Here  deyed-  Xerse.s,  that  wa.s  Kyng^ 
IITI.  tore.     He  had   an  othir  name,  Arsanins. 

In  this  tyme  was  ^enocrates  in  Attenis,  whos  chas- 
tite  is  mech  praised.  For  whan  a  faire  strympet  was 
liired  with  a  great  snmme,  that  sche  schuld  enclyne 
him  to  lecclierie,  boldly  sche  wente  to  bed,  and  lay  be 
him  al  n3'te :  and,  in  the  morowning,  whanne  thei  that 
hired  hire  asked  her  mony  ageyn,  sche  answerd  that 
hir  covinaunt  was  to  o\'ircom  a  man  and  not  a  blok. 

Anno  4869—4873. 

Anno  4874. — Here  deyed'*  Darins,  whech  was  ovyr^ 
com  of  Alisaundre. 

Anno  4875—4878. 

Anno  4879. — Here  de3'ed^  Grete  All.saundre,  that 
regned'^  XII.  ^ere ;  sex  lere  with  Darie,  and  sex  lere 
after  his  deth. 

And  here  leve  we  the  manere  of  conntyng  used 
befor,  where  we  sette  evyr  the  regncr  in  liis  last  lere; 
fro  this  tyme  forward  we  will  set  hem  in  her  first 
^ere.^ 


'  07i]  and.    C.C.C. 

-  dq/ed.]  Written  upon  an  era- 
sure. The  erased  ^vord  appears  in 
this,  and  the  two  following  cases,  to 
liave  been  '  regneth,'  as  in  previous 
instances  ;  lience  the  addition  of  the 
words  'that  wasKjng' — 'thatregned.' 

^  that  was  Ki/ny.']  Added  in  the 
margin. 

*  deyed.']  Written  upon  an  erasure 
instead  of  the  word  '  regneth.' 

^  deyed.']    On  an  erasure. 

^  ihat  rey.icd.]  Added  above  the 
line. 


'  in  her  first  xere.]  The  date  of 
the  commencement  of  each  King's 
reign  is  set  in  the  MS.  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  account  of  it,  and  this 
order  has,  of  course,  been  observed 
in  the  present  edition.  The  dates 
of  the  several  years  comprehended 
under  each  reign  are  set  in  a  con- 
tinuous column  in  the  j\IS.,  without 
any  reference  to  the  text,  and  these 
have  been  grouped  together  as  in 
the  previous  part  of  the  Chronicle, 
so  as  to  occupy  the  smallest  possible 
space. 


CAPURAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  53 

In  the  sext  lere  of  Darie,  Alisaundre  rejo3^sed  tlie  B.C.  323. 
kyngdam  of  Babilon,  that  was  thanne,  as  we  seid 
before,  devolute  to  the  kyngdam  of  Perse,  and  now  to 
the  kyngdam  of  Macedonie.  Thus  was  Alisaundre 
brout  to  that  empire,  and  sette  mech  good  reule  in 
every  lond.  He  visited  the  Temple  in  Jei-usalem,  and 
relesed  hem  of  her  tribute  every  VII.  tere.  He  deyed 
in  Babilonie,  poisoned  with  venim. 

Anno  4880.  —  Here    begiunith     Ptholomeus    for    to  rtolemaus 

reme,  and  he  Avas  the  son  of  on  Lao-us,  and  he  re2;ned  '^,?^*''  ^^'"^ 
*      '  .  o      '  ,        o  01  Egypt. 

XL.  lere.  And  here  is  for  to  note, — Whan  Alisaundre 
deied,  foure  of  his  princes  occupied  al  his  empire. 
This  Ptholome  the  south,  and  dwelled  in  Egipte. 
Philippe,  Alisaundre  brothir,  he  kept  him  in  the 
west.  Antigonus  the  north,  and  Seleiicus  the  est. 
But  this  Ptholomeus,  whech  was  cleped  Sother,  he 
regued  in  Egipte.  And  in  his  secund  ^ere  began  the 
kyngdam'  of  Asie.  First  regned  there  Antigonus, 
XVIII.  tere ;  and  thanne  regned  Demetrius  XVII. 
iere,  and  that  same  Demetrius  resigned  his  rite  onto 
Seleucus,  king  of  Surre ;  and  so  cesed  the  kyngdam 
of  Asie.  This  same  Seleucus  mad  III.  grete  citees, 
on  hite  Antioch  ;  the  otliir  liite  Laodicia ;  the  third, 
Science,  after  his   name. 

Anno  4881—4899. 

Anno  Mundi  iiiiM.DCCCC. 

Anno  4901—4919. 

Anno  4920. — Here   beginnitli   the   regno  of  Ptholo-  B.C.  285. 
mens  Philadelphus,  and  he   regned  XXXVIII.  ^erc.        pSadeT-"' 

Undir    this   man    the     LXX.   translatouris   were    in  ptms. 
Egipte,    and    thei  translat  the  Lawe    of    God    out   oftuagint^" 
Hebrew  into  Grek  tonge.     For  Grete  Alisaundre  and  translation 
his    successoures    studied    gretly   for    to    gader   many 


'  the  hjiigdam]  C.C.C.     The  word  "the"  is   omitted  in  the  MS.   l\ib. 
Lib. 


54  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle  of   ENGLAND. 

B.C.  285.  bokes  into  her  tresoure,  and  specialy  lawes  and  decres 
to    governauns    of    puple.     But     this    man    was   most 
desirous  in    this   mater.     For    he   multiplied  so  bokes 
that   there  were   founde   in  his   librarie   at  Alisaundre 
LXX.  thousand    bokes.      For    he    sent   to  Jerusalem, 
onto  Eleazar,  the  bischop,  for  to  have  the  Elde^  Testa- 
ment   translate    out    of    Hebrew   into    Greke    tonge. 
And    this    Eleazar   sent    him    LXX.  wel    lerned    men, 
whech  the  Kyng  put  in  sundi'i  houses,  and  ech  of  hem 
translate   be    him   selve.      And    this  miracle   fel,  that, 
whan  her   translacion   was    broute   togidir,    there   was 
no    discrepauns    in    sentens,    ne    variauns    in   wordes, 
be  vertu,  as  wo  fynde,    of  the  Holy  Goost. 
Anno  4921—4955. 
B.C.  247.        A]mo  4956. — Here    regneth    Ptholomeus    Euergetes, 
Euer^tes^  cleped  so,  for  he  browt  many  ydoles  oute  of  Surre,  and 
mad    Egipte   rich  with   hem,  for    thei    were    of  sylvir 
and  gold. 
Jesus,  the        In  tliis    mannes  time  lyved   Jesus,  filius  Sirac,  that 
racL.  KiSid  a  book  of  the  Bible,  whech  we  clepe  "Ecclesias- 

ticus,"  whech  book,  for  the  similitude  of  speech,  summe 
men  supposed  it  had  be  of  Salamones  makyng.  It 
is  clepid  "  Ecclesiasticus,"  that  is  to  sey,  "  Of  the 
Church,"  for  there  is  mech  thing  longing  to  the 
observauns  and  providens  of  the  Cherch. 
Anno  4957—4981. 
B.C  222.         Anno  4982.— Ptholomeus  Philopater,- he  regned  VII. 

1  tolemjEus 

Phiiopator.  tere.  He  had  that  name  for  he  was  fader  of  al 
wrechchidnes  ;  for  he  left  al  the  good  occupacion  of 
knythod,  and  used  ydilnes,  leccherie,  insolens,  man- 
slauth ;  al  nyte  occupied  with  leccherie ;  al  day  in 
glotonye.  He  weddid  his  sistir,  cleped  Erudite :  aftir, 
he  killid  hir.      Than  had  he  ever    chaunge  of  women. 


FJdcl  olde.   C.C.C.  '     ■      I     '  ^li'^opatcr.j  Partly  written  upon 

an  erasure. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  00 

And  for    this    cursed  lyf  Autioclius    Magnus    tok  him  B.C.  222. 
and    killid    him ;    and   alle    his   strumpettis   he    hung 
hem  on  galowis. 

Anno  4983—4988. 

Anno  4989. — Ptholome  clepid  Epiphanes,  he  regned  B.C.  205. 
in  Alisaundre  XXXIIII.  ^ere ;  and,  for  he  was  but  Epiphanes. 
V.  lere  old  whanne  he  began  to  regne,  therfor  thei  of 
Alisaundre  sent  onto  the  Romaynes  for  to  help  here 
long  Kyng  ageyn  the  power  of  Grete  Antiochus. 
And  thanne  the  Romaynes  sent  two  legatis  onto  this 
Antiochus,  that  he  schuld  go  oute  of  Egipte,  and  do 
no  harm  to  here  frendis.  And  whan  this  child  was 
growe  onto  age,  he  weddid  the  doutir  of  the  same 
Antiochus,  wliech  hite  Cleopatra. 

In  this  same    tyme   lyved  the    eloquent  man  whech  piautus. 
hite  Plauctus  ;    and   for  al  his    eloquens,  he  was   com- 
pelled for  to  dwel  with  a  baxter,  and  grinde  his  corn 
at  a  querne  ;    and  whanne  he   had   leisere,  than  wold 
write  tales  of  ful  grete  sentens. 

Anno  4990--4999. 

Anno  Mundi  vM. 

Anno  5001—5022. 

Anno  5023.  —  Ptholoraeus    Philometer      regned      in  B.C.  I8I. 

E.      ,      xr-«7-A/-T7-  PtolomjBUS 

gipt   XXXV.  ^ere.  Philometor. 

And   in   his    tyme  lyved  that  conquerour  at  Rome,  Scipio 

whom    thei    clepe  Scipio   Affricanus.      He   was   cleped  -^^-^^'^canus. 

so   for   the    grete   conquestes  that  he  had  on  Cartage, 

whech  cite  stant  in  Affric.      It  was  he  that  counceled 

the  Senate,  that  Cartage  schuld  not  be  distroyed.     For 

whanne  the  Romaynes   left   werre  with  Cartage,  than 

be    ydilnesse    began    mech   debate   in    the    cite,  evele 

drantes  in  the  puple ;  covinauntes  broken,  opyn  extor- 

sion ;  privy    tlierft.^      Therefor    wold    this   man   that 

Cartage   schuld   not    be    distroyed,    that   drede    scliuld 


'  tha-fi']  theft.    C.C.Ci 


56  CAPGRAVE's   CHKONICLE   of    ENGLAND. 

B.C.  181.  oppresse  lecclierie  and  bisinesse  scliuld  distroye  avarice. 
This  man  was  byried  in  straunge  lond,  and  this  vers 
writin  on  his  grave  : — "  O  onkynd  cuntre,  my  bones 
sclial  thou  not  have/'  In  his  tyme  the  Romaynes 
conqwerd  a  grete  part  of  Grece. 

Judas  ^ii(j  JH  this    same  tyme  Judas    Machabeus   and  his 

'  bretherin    conqwercd    the    lond    of    Inde,    killid    here 
enimes,  pm-ged    the   Temple,    and   had   victorie    of  fid 
many  tyrauntis. 
Anno  5024—5057. 

B.C.  14G.        Anno  5058. — Ptholome    cleped     Euergetcs    the    Sc- 

Ptolem.Tus 

iMtcrg.  II.    cunde,  regned  aAIa.  lere. 

Death  of  Under  his  tyme  deied  the  noble  poete  Terrencius/ 
that  wrote  so  many  trajedies ;  whos  grave  was  wryten 
with  these  vers  : — 

"  Natus  in  excelsis  tectis  Cartagenis  alte, 
liomanis  ducibus  bellica  preda  fui. 
Descripsi  mores  hominum,  juvenumquc  senumque  ; 
Quid  meretrix,  quid  leno  dolis,  quid  fingat  avarus. 
Hec  quoque  qui  legit,  sic,  puto,  cautus  erit/' 
Thus  thei  mene  in  Engliscli : — 
"  Born    in   the    toures  hi  in  the  cite  of  Cartage, 
To  the  dukes  of  Rome  pray  of  bataile  was  I. 
I  have   descrived   the   maneris   of   men,  both  eld- 
and  ^ong; 
What  gile  in  woman  is,  what  feyning  in  covetise. 
He  that  redith  al  this,  the  betyr  he  may  bewar." 
Anno  5059—5085. 
B.C.  117.        Anno  5086. — Ptholome,  cleped  Sother,  or  ellis  Phis- 
Latiiyrus.    coii,  regned  XVII.   tere    first.      This   man  weddid   his 
owne  sistir,  and  aftir,  in  the  first  day  of  the  wedding, 
lie  killid  liir   child  whecli  was  eyir    of  the  lond.      In 
the   XVII.  lere  of  his   regne  his   moder  Cleopatra  be 
grete   power    mad  him  to  fie  fro  his  lond  and  dwelle 


'  Terreticiiix.']    Added  above  the  I  in  the   text   in   C.C.C, 
line  in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  but  found  I       -  eld]  old.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  57 

in  the  ylde  of  Cipre.       Whan  he   was  there   he  killid  B.C.  117. 
anothir  child  of  his,   and  put  it   in  a  forser,  and  scut 
it  to  his   modir    and   his    wif   at   here    fest    the    same 
day  that  the  qAveen  was  bore. 

Anno  50S7— 5099. 

Anno  Mundi  vM.C. 

Anno  5101,  5102. 

Anno  5103. — Here  the  qween  Cleopatra,  aftir  Ptho- l^C- ^°''- 

lome  was  exiled,  mad  her  ^onge  son  Kyng,  wheeli  hite  i>toi.  Lathy- 

Ptholome    Alisaundre.      This     man    erew    onto    swech  ™^-    . , 

°  rtol.  Alex- 

cruelnes     that    he    killid    his    owne    moder :     therfor  under. 

the   puple    ros   upon   him,  exiled    him,    and   called    in 

his   bi-othir   oute  of  Cipre    to  regne    ageyn. 


Ptholome   Sother,    or    ellis   Phiscon,    regneth    aneyn    B.C 


89. 
Phys- 


VIII.   ^ere.  con  re- 

Anno  5101—5119.  stored. 

Anno  5120. — Here  regncth    Ptholome  Dionisius,   X.    B.C.  so. 

Ptolemaeus 
y^^^'  Auletes. 

Anno  5121—5129. 

Anno  5130. — Here  regnith  Cleopatra.  This  woman  Cleopatra, 
was  doutir  onto  the  forseid  Dionisius.  And  here  is 
diversite  in  counting  of  teres.  For  sum  sey  that  hir 
regne  began  here,  and  summe  sey  that  sche  regned 
to  tere  be  hir  selve,  and  thanne  under  Julius,  V.  lere, 
and  under  Octavianus,  XV.   tere. 

Anno  5131—5139. 

Anno  5150. — Here    goth  the   regne   of    Egipt    onto    B.C.  46. 
the    Romaynes.      For    Julius    Cesar    conquered    Egipt,  ^'^5"^ 
and    put   it   undir  tribute.      And  in    this    same    tyme 
was   this   lond   conquered  be   the   same  Julius,   thorw 
mediacion  of  a  lord  thei  cleped  Androche,  whecli  was 
brothir  to  the  Kyng  :  his  name  was  Cassebelian. 

Anno  5151—5156. 

Anno  5157. — Octavian  began    to  regne  the   lere  of   B.C.  25. 
the    world   V.  ^  thousand   a  hundred    and   sevene   and  -^"S"stus. 


'  K]  Written  upon  an  crn-inrei 


58  capgrave's  chronicle  of  englakd. 

B.C.  25.  fifty.  Before  the  Nativite  of  Criste  he  regned  XII. 
^ere,  and  aftir  the  Nativite  of  Criste  XIIII.  ^ere. 
He  was  bore  in  Rome:  his  fader  hite  Octavian,  a 
senatoure.  His  moder  was  of  the  kyn  of  Eneas,  a 
Trojan.  Cosyn  he  was  onto  Julius  Cesar,  and,  be 
choys,  his  soij.  This  man  browt  al  the  empire 
into  o  monarch].  And  let,  as  worthi  as  he  Avas, 
he  wanted  not  vices :  for  he  wold  never  rest  with 
oute  grete  noumbir  of  women  and  uiaydenes.  The 
puple  of  Rome,  for  his  grete  beute,  prosperity, 
and  pees,  wold  worchip  him  as  a  god.  But  he  wold 
not  receyve  it,  but  asked  leiser  to  gyve  hem  a  an- 
swere.  Than  called  he  to  liim  sibill  Tiburtine,  and 
rehersed  onto  her  the  desire  of  the  Senate.  Sche 
asked  the  space  of  three  dayes  avisement,  in  whech 
sche,  and  he,  and  many  mo,  fasted  and  prayed.  And 
at  the  thre  dayes  ende,  they  sey  Hevene  open,  and  a 
grete  britlmesse  schining  upon  hem  :  and  thanne  sey 
thei  a  faire  ymage  of  a  mayde  upon  a  auter,  and  a 
child  in  hir  armes.  And  whan  he  merveled  gretly 
he  herd  a  vols  fro  Hevene  crying  in  this  manere, — 
"  This  is>.the  auter  of  Goddis  Son."  Than  felle  he  down 
onto  the  erde,  and  reverently  worchipid  that  site. 
The  next  day  he  went  onto  the  Capitol,  and  told 
hem  al  this  visione,  and  refused  her  profir.  This  same 
vision  was  seyn  in  the  chambir  of  Octavian,  whech  is 
now  a  Cherch  and  a  Covent  of  Freres  Menouris.  It  is 
cleped  now  "  Ara  Cell." 
Anno  5158-5198. 


CAPGKAVES  CHKONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


59 


Etas  VI.  ^ 

Anno  5199 — Cristi    1. — This     ^ere    was    Crist   oure   A.D.  i. 
Lord  born  of  a  mayde,  in  Betlileni,  in  the  nyte  before  chvist. 
the  Sunday.     And,   as    Bede  seitli-  in  his   Cronicle,   it 
was   fro    the    makyng    of    Adam    onto    the    birth    of 
Crist  teres  V.  thousand  a  hundred  nynty  and  nyne,  as 
it  is  conteyned  in  these  vers  : 

'  Ununi  tolle  datis  ad    milia   quinque  ducentis, 
Nascente  Domino  tot  Beda  dat  prothoi)lausto.' 

This  is  the  sentens : — '  Take  one  fro  V.  thousand 
and  to  hundred ;  So  many  teres  be  fro  Adam  onto 
Crist.^ 

Anno  Mundi  vM.CC.     2.'^ 

Anno  5201—5209.     8-11. 

Anno  5210.  12. —  This  tere  was  Crist  founde  in  the 
Temple  amongis   doctores. 

Anno  5211.'    13. 


>  Etas  F/.]    om.    C.C.C. 

'  as   Bcdc  seith,   &c.]      "  Anno 

XV.  imperii  Tiberii,  Dominus 
post  Baptismuni,  quod  prsedicavit 
Johannes,  mundo  regnum  Coelorum 
annuuciat,  peractis  a  principio 
mundi  secundum  Hebrseos  annis,  ut 
Easebius  in  Chronicis  suis  signat, 
quatuor  millibus,    adnotando    quod 

XVI.  Tiberii  anno  principium  fuerit 
LXXXI.  Jubelei,  secundum  He- 
brseos. Quare  autem  nostra  suppu- 
tatio  undevigenti  minus  ponendos 
sestimaYerit  annos,  facile  qui  supe- 


riora  libelli  hujus  Icgerit,  inveniet. 
Juxta  vero  chronica  eadem  quse 
Eusebius  de  vera  editionc,  ut  sibi 
videtur,  composuit,  anni  sunt 
vM.CCXXVni."  See  page  183 
of  the  edition  of  the  works  of  Beda, 
printed  at  Basle  in  1563. 

^  The  figures  in  the  second  co- 
lumn represent  the  years  after 
Christ,  and  are  distinguished  by  the 
use  of  red  ink  in  the  original  MS. 
See  the  explanation  of  this  given 
by  Capgrave  in  his  Dedication,  at 
page  2. 


60  CAPGEAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  14.        Anno  5212.     14 

Tiberius.  And  Tiberius  was  mad  emperoure  the  XIIII.  ^ere 
of  Crist,  and  he  regned  XXIII.  ^ere,  XVIII.  ^ere 
before  the  Passion,  and   V.    lere  aftir. 

Death  of  Jn  this  same  tyme  was  Ovyde  the  poete  ded  in 
exile. 

Pilate  Pro-      And  in  this  same  tyme  Pilate  was  made  President 

Jud^^.       of  Jude. 

Anno  5213—5217.     15-19. 

Anno  5218.  20, — In  all  these  ieres  tyl  Crist  was 
XXX.  zere  of  age  the  Gospelle  makith  no  grete  de- 
claracion  of  His  dedis ;  but,  with  oute  ony  doute,  He 
lyved  a  parfit  lyf,  and  ded  many  miracles,  thou  thei 
be  not  wrytin  in  bokis. 
Anno  5219—5227.  21-29. 
A.p.  30.       Anno    5228.      80. — In     this    ^ere    was    Crist    oure 

Christ.        Lord  baptized,  whanne  He  was   XXX.    lere  old.     And 

The  A  pes-  in   this  same  tere  He   turned  water   into  wj^n.    And 
■  in   this   seme   yere   He   chase   His   XII.  Apostoles,    of 

S.Peter,  whecli  Peter  was  first,  born  in  Bethsaida,  brothir  on 
to  Andrew,  whom  Crist  mad  prince  to  the  Apostolis, 
Sex   and   XXX.    ^ere   aftir  the   Passioune  of  Crist  he 

[8.  Paul.]  was  martired  at  Rome,  undir  Nero.  Poule  was  not 
chose  be  Crist  in  His  lyve  ;  but  aftir  the  Ascencioune, 
with  grete  lite  and  ferful  wordes  turned  to  the  Feith, 
whech  in  honoure  is  sette  next  Petir,  for  his  general 
laboure  in  preching,  and  eke  for  thei  both  were 
ded  for    Crist  in  o  cite,  and  in  o  day, 

S.  Andrew,  Andrew  was  brothir  onto  Petir,  that  was  eke  in 
Achay,  and  martired  on  a  crosse. 

S.  James         Jacobus,  brothir  to  Jon  Evangelist,  the   son   of  Ze- 

the  Great,  -j^gj^  ^^^  Salome,  prechid  in  Spayne^  and  deied  in 
Jerusalem, 

P.  John,  Jon  the  Evangelist,  his  brothir,  was  exiled  to  Path- 

"^'  mos,  wher  he   mad   the   Apocalips ;    but   he    deied  in 

Ephese  :  nothing  founde  in  his  grave  but  manna. 


capgrave'h  chronicle  of  p:ngland.  G1 

Thomas  was  he  that   groped  the  woundes   of  Crist.    A.D.  so. 
He  was  slayn  with  a  sper  in  Ynde.  ^-  '^^°"'^'- 

Philippe  was  eke  of  Betlisaide.  In  a  cite  of  Frise,  s.  Philip, 
cleped  Jeraple,  he  was  put  on  the  cross. 

Jacobus,  the  son  of  Joseph,  first  bischop  of  Jeru-  S.  James 
salem,  was  throwe  there  fro  the  pinacle  of  the  Temple,  ^^''^  ^^^^" 
and  aftir  smet  with  a  fulleres  bat. 

Bartholome  prechid  in  the  region   of  Armenie  ;  and  S.  Bartho. 
there  in  Albanie,    here   grete   cite,   he   was  both  flayn  °"^^^' 
and  hedid. 

Mathew,  Apostel  and  Evangelist,   mad  his  Evangele  S.Matthew, 
in  Rome ;  aftir  that  prechid  in  Macedonie  ;   was  slayn  '^' 
in   Persida. 

Simon,    born  in    the    strete  of    Ghana,    prechid    in  S.  Siuion, 
Egipt.     Aftir   bischop   of  Jerusalem,    and  martired    in 
the  same  place. 

Judas,  whecli  is  clepid  Thadeus,  was  martired  in  s.  Jude. 
Erico,    a  cite  of  Armeni. 

Matheu    was    on    of    the    LXX.    disciples,    and   for  S.Matthias. 
Judas  chosen. 

Anno  5229,  5230.     31,  32. 

Anno  5231.  33. — This  ^ere  was  Crist  ded  for  A.D.  33. 
Savacion'  of  man.     For   Cristus-  seith  that   He   was  ^/""''l'^^^'' 

01  Lnnst. 

XXXIII.  ^ere  old  whan  He  deied,  and  as  mecli  more 
as  was  fro  His  birth  onto  Pase  ;  and  be  that  count- 
ing He  deid   in  the  XXXIIII.  ^ere  of  His  age. 

Anno  5232,  5233.     34,  35. 

Anno  5231<.     30. — Here  seid  Petir   his   first  Messe. 

Anno  5235,     37. 

Anno  5236.     38. — Here  is  Gayus  emperoure.  ^-^^  ^8. 

Anno  5237.  39. — In  this  ^ere  Petir  cam  to  An-  '^'°"^* 
tioche ;   and  Matheu  writeth  his  Godspel. 

Anno  5238,  5239.     40,  41. 

Anno  5240.     42. — Here  regneth  Claudius,  that  tuve  A.D.  42. 

Claudius. 


'  savacion']  salvacion.    C.C.C.        |       »  Crisius}  Crist.   CC.C. 


WKp 


62 


CAPGRAVE'S  chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  42. 
His  war 
with  the 
Britons. 


Gloucester 
founded. 


Linus,  Bp. 
of  Rome. 


A.D.  55. 

Nero. 


A.D.  69. 

Galba. 
Vespasian. 


bataile  onto  tliis  lond,  and  killid  the  Kyng  clepid 
Gwindevyn.  Than  was  Arvigarus,  brothir  to  the  for- 
seyd  Kyng,  whech  was  acorded  to  Claudius  in  this 
manere,  that  he  schuld  wedde  the  emperoures  doutir, 
and  be  Kyng  undir  Claudius.  And  at  her  wedding 
the  emperoure  ded  make  a  good  town,  and  called  it, 
aftir  his  name,  Kayerglau,  that  is  to  seyn  the  cyte 
of  Gloucestu'.  This  emperoure^  Claudius  was  so  obli- 
vious that,  sone  aftir  he  had  killid  his  wyf,  he  asked 
why  sche  came  not  to  soper. 

In  this  same  tyme  was  Linus  Pope,  whech  ordeyned 
that  women  schuld  with  lynand  cure  her  heer. 
Anno  5241—5253.     43-55. 

Anno  5254.  56.^ — Nero  regned  aftir  this  Claudius, 
of  alle  men  wrecchidhest,  redy  to  alle  maner  vices ; 
undir  whom  Petir  and  Poule  were  martired  :  Petir 
in  a  place  cleped  Vaticanus,  in  the  weye  that  is  called 
Aurea ;  and  Poule  in  a  strete  called  Hostiense,  in 
a  place  that  is  cleped  "  Aput  Aquas  Saluias," — "  At 
the  Scipping  Waters."  For  Poule's  hed  scippid  thries 
aftir  it  was  fro  the  body,  and  at  every  scip  there 
sprang  a  welle  ;  therefor  is  that  place  clepid  soo. 
Anno  5255—5267.     57-69. 

Anno  5268.  70. — Vespasian  regned  aftir  Gabba, 
whech  regned  but  IX.  monthis.  He  was  sent  be  Nero 
to  Palestyn,  for  to  withstand  the  rebellion  of  Jewis, 
and  there  the  knytis  of  the  boost  chose  him  to  the 
empire.  But  of  homely  kyn  was  he  born ;  but  en- 
dewid  he  was  with  the  best  maneres.  Summe  sey 
that  he  was  cured  of  a  grevous  sekenes  of  waSpis  in 
his  nose  and  cured  be  sith  of  the  Yernicle.  And  this 
cure  excited  him  to  venge  Cristis  deth.     He   deied   of 


'  emperoure.']  C.C.C.  This  word 
is  written  "  empoure  "  in  the  MS., 
Fub.  Lib. 

-  56.]   This,  and  other  deviations 


from  the  received  chronology  which 
occur  in  the  text,  are  corrected  in 
the  marginal  references. 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


63 


the  flux  of  blood,  and  whan  deth    cam    he   stood   rite   A.D.  42, 
up,    and  seide,  "It  semeth    a    Kyng   for  to  stand  and 
dey." 

Anno  5269—5278.     71-80. 

Anno  5279.  81.— Titus  regned  III.  ^ere.  This  A.D.  79. 
man,  with  his  fader,  destroyed  Jerusalem,  and  all  '^"^* 
the  precious  thinges  that  were  there,  brout  hem  to 
Rome,  and  sette  hem  in  the  Temple  of  Pes.  He 
was  swech  a  lover  of  vertue,  that  he  was  cleped 
"  The  most  delicious  of  alle  men."  So  liberal  eke  was 
he,  that  no  man  went  fro  him  withoute  reward. 

In    this   tyme    Cletus  was  Pope^    XI.    tere,    whech  Cletus, Bp. 
cursed    al    thoo    that    lette    ony    pilgrime-   to   go    to 
Rome.     He  deyed  a  martyr,  and  byried  in  Vaticano. 

Anno  5280,  5281.     82,  83. 

Anno  5282.  84. — Domician  regned  XV.  lere.  This  A.D.  8i. 
man  was  brothir  onto  Titus.  In  his  first  leres  he  ■^o°""^°- 
was  resonabely  good.  And  in  his  last  teres  al  defiled 
wit2  \dces;  so  fer  forth  that  al  the  godnes  of  the 
fader  and  the  vertu  of  his  brothir  l)e  his  vice  was 
forgete.  He  killid  many  noble  senatoures,  and  com- 
aunded  that  every  man  schuld  clepe  him  God ;  and 
that  his  ymages  schuld  not  be  mad  but  of  gold  or 
silvyr.  He  put  Jon  the  Evangelist  in  a^  boilyng  tunne 
of  oyle,  and  thanne  exiled  him.  In  his  tyme  Seynt 
Denise  was  martired  at  Paris. 

And   in   the    VIII.  tere    of  his   reofne  was  Clement  Clement  L 
mad  Pope  of  Rome ;   whech  astat  he  kept   IX.  lere  ;  jj^^g 
for  in   the   tyme  of  Trajane  his  body   was   throw  in- 
to the'se,   and  aftir  broute  to  Rome. 

Anno  5283—5298.     85-98. 


'  Pope.]  In  this,  and  in  almost 
every  other  instance  of  its  use 
throughout  the  ]\IS.  Pub.  Lib.,  the 
word    "Pope"   has  been    carefully 


struck  out  with  a  pen. 

^  pilgrime']  pilgrimage.    C.C.C. 

^  Evangeliit  in  a.]    Added  in  the 
margin. 


Gi  CAPURAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAiXD. 

A.D.  9G.  Anno  5297.  99. — Nerva  was  emperoure  but  o  ^ere. 
This  man  dampned  al  that  Domician  ordeyned ;  and 
for  that  cause  Seynt  Jon  Evangehst  was  delyveryd 
fro  his  exile,  and  cam   to  Ephese. 

A.D.  9S.        Anno  5298.     100.— Trajane   I'egned   in    Rome   XIX. 

lajan.         ^^.g      rjijj-g    ^^^^   mutiplied   that  empire  gretly.      For 

he    conquered    Asie,    Babilonie,    and    mech    of  Ynde. 

This   man   killid   ny   the   third   part   of   Cristen   men, 

not  be  his  owne  malice,  but  be  stering   of  his  Coun- 

S.Tgt;atiu3.  eel.  Undir  him  was  martired  Seint  Ignace,  bischop 
of  Antioche,  disciple  of  Jon  Evangelist.  This  manne's 
hert,  whanne  it  was  oi)en,  thei  founde  the  name  of 
Jesu  writin  there  with  letteris  of  gold.  In  this 
tyme  was   Eustace,   his   wif,  and  here  issew   martii-ed 

riutarch.  for  Crist.  And  this  tyme  lyved  Plutarc  the  Philo- 
soplire,  maistir  onto  Ti'ajan,  that  wrot  onto  him  a 
book,  where  lie  counceled  him  that  he  schuld  sese  fro 
the  persecucion  of  Cristen  nien ;  for,  as  he  wrote, 
there  coude  be  founde  no  defaute  in  hem,  but  that 
thei  AV'orchiped  no  ydolis,  and  rysing  erly  in  the 
morowning  and  songing  ^  ympnis  to  On  thei  cleped 
Crist.  And,  as  it  is  seide,  the  emperoure  fro  that  tyme 
was  not  so  cruel.  In  his  tyme  was  Simon  Cleophas, 
bischop  of  Jerusalem,  martired,  and  put  on  the  crosse. 

Anaclctus,       And  in  the  first  ^ere  of  Trajane  was  Anaclete  Pope, 

Koiiie  ^  Grek  of  nacion,  IX.  leve.  He  ordeyned  that  prestis 
schuld  no  bcrdis  have.     He  is  buried  in  Vatieano. 

Evaristus,        The  X.  tere  of  Trajane  was  Evaristus  Pope,  a  Jew, 

Eome.  Tbore  in  Bethlem.  He  dyvyded  the  titeles  that  Cardi- 
nalis  have  ;  and  he  ordeyned  that  VII.  deknes  Schuld 
kepe  a  bischop  whan  he  prechid,  for  drede  of  ene- 
myes  of  the  Feith.  He  was  Pope  X  lere,  byried  in 
Vatieano. 

Anno  5299— 531G.     101-118. 


'  sotKjbiy]  songin.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  Go 

Anno  5317.  110. — Adrian  regned  XXL  zere.  Hga.D.  117, 
went  to  Jerusalem,  and  puncliid  there  the  Jewis  that  ^'^i"'^"- 
were  rehelles,  and  repaired  tlie  Tempull,'  put  oute 
Jewis  and  put  in  hethen  men,  and  sette  there  his 
ymage  as  a  god.  He  mad  eke  a  i:)recept,  thnt 
no  Jew  into  Jerusalem  schuld  entre ;  but  Cristen 
men  he  forbade  not  the  entre.  TJndir  him  was 
martired  the  holy  mayde  Sei-aphia,  that  cam  fro 
Antioche  and  dwelled  with  anothir  mayde  thei 
cleped  Sabine.  In  this  tyme  was  a  Philosophre 
cleped  Secundus,  that  kept  silens  al  his  lif,  and 
answered  evyr  be    writing. 

And     in     this     tyme     was    Alisaundre     Pope,    that  Alexander 
ordeyned  hali    water,    and    that    wyn    schuld    be    put  I:'    P'  ^^ 
in   the     chalis,     and    water    thereto.^      In    this     tyme 
lyved   on   A(iuila,    that  translate    the  Elde^  Testament 
out   of   Hebrew   into    Grek. 

In    the    X.   lere  of  Adrian  was    Sixte   the   first  mad  Sixtus  I, 
Pope.      He  ordeyned  that    '  Sanctus '  schuld   be   sunge  -^^'^^^ 
at  Sacri ;   and  no    man  schuld    handel    the    chales  but 
ministeris    of    the    auter.       He    was    hedid    withoute 
gate  *   that   is  cleped  Appia  and  biried  in  Vaticaiio. 

In  the  XIX.  ^ere   of  Adrian  was    Thelophorus  mad  Thelopho- 
Pope,    whech     was    first     a    ancoritc.       He     ordeyned  '""^'  ^'P' 
there    schul    no    man   say    masse    before    that   he    had 
seid    the   Ters,    that    is    to    sey,    "  Legem    pone."     He 
ordeyned   tho   III.    masses    on  Cristmas   morow.      He 
deied  a  raartir,  biried  in  Vaticann. 

Anno  5318—5337.     120-139. 


•  Tev.ipull.']  C.C.C.  The  first 
syllable  only  of  this  word  occurs 
in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 

-  And  in  this  ....  wate?-  there- 
to ]  The  M-hole  of  this  passage  is 
Avritten  in  the  margin  of  tiie  ]\rS. 


Pub.  Lib.  It  forms  part  of  the 
text  in  C.C.C. 

5£We]  old.    C.C.C. 

*  loithoutc  gate']  without  the  gate. 
C.C.C, 


E 


66 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1.37. 
Antoninus 
Pius. 


Galen, 


Hyginus, 
Pope. 


Pius  L, 
Pope. 


Anno  5338.  140.— Antoni  the  Meke  regnecl  XXIII. 
lere  with  his  sones.  He  was  cleped  so  for  he  mad 
many  men  of  pite  for  to  forgyve  here  det.  And  eke 
he  was  good  to  Cristen  men,  for  he  suffered  hem  to 
dwelle  in  pes  in  her  owne  places ;  not  for  to  by  ne 
seUe  with  no  othir  men. 

In  his  tyme  was  lyvyng  the  gret  leche,  cleped 
Galiene,  at  Kome,  that  had  first  studied  at  Alis- 
aundre  and  in  Rodis.  He  mad  many  bokis  of  this 
craft,  whos  names  be  these,  Almagest,  Prospectif, 
Centilogie,  and  othir.  Summe  sey  that  Ptolome 
Kyng  of  Egipt  mad  this  Almagest.^  Peraventure 
this  man  mored  it,  or  set  it  in  othir  forme.  And 
sum  sey  that  the  same  Galiene  hite  Ptholome.  He 
was  of  mene  stature,  white  of  coloure,  sone  wroth, 
litil  eter,    swete  of  onde,  his   clothing  white. 

In  the  VIII.  tere  of  Antoni  was  Pope  of  Rome 
Yginus,  born  in  Atenes.  He  ordeyned  that  every 
child  both  in  Baptem  and  Confirmacion  schuld  have 
Godfadir  and  Godmodyr.  He  was  biried  in  the 
Cherch  of  Seynt   Petir. 

And  aftir  him  was  Pius,  born  in  Itaile  ;  in  whos 
tyme  Hermes  wrot  a  book  that  Estern  day  schuld 
evyr  be  solempnyzed  on  a  Sunday  :  For  a  aungelle 
appered  to  the  same  Hermes,  and  comaunded  the 
same.  And  PoUicarpe,  that  was  disciple  to  Seyn 
John  Evangeliste,  cam  onto  Rome,  for  to  reforme  all 
the  bischoppis  of  Asie  to  the  same  reule.  For  thei 
alle,  onto  that  tyme,  were  used  in  the  ceremonie  of 
Jewis  for  to  hold  Pase  day  evere  in  the  myd 
monthe ;  that  is    to   sey,    the  XV.  day. 

Anno  5339—5360.     141-162. 


'  AImagest.'\  The  Almagest  of 
Claudius  Ptolemajus  Pelusiensis 
■was  printed  at  Venice  by  Pet. 
Liechtenstein,  in   1815.     There  is 


an  edition  "  Almagestum  Latina 
donalum  lingua  a  G.  Trapezuntio^ 
per  Luc.  Gauricum  recognitum." 
Vcn.  Luc.  Ant.  Junta,  1528. 


capgraye's  chronicle  of  England.  C7 

Anno  5361.     1G3. — Marcus  Antonin  the  trewe,  with  A.D.  ici. 
Lucye,  his  brother  Lucy,'  regned  XIX.  ^ere.     In  this  ^^f,^."' 
^ere  began  at  Rome  to  regne  to  emperoures.     This  man  plius. 
was  good  in  governauns,  and,  aftir  his  name,  trew  in 
his  dedis ;  but,  for  al  that,  was  there  grete  persecucion 
ageyn  Cristen  men  in  his  tyme.     And  in  these  dayes 
was  the  good  old  man  Pollicarp,  disciple   to  Jon  the 
Evangelist,  martii'ed   for   Crist,   and  XII.  worthi  men 
with  him,  of  the  cite  eleped  Pliiladelphia :  this  was  in 
Asia.     And  in  Frauns  was  killid  Seynt  Justus,  bischop 
of  Mamert,  and  Seynt  Forcius,  bischop  of  Lugdunensis, 
with   many   othir   martires. 

In   this   tyme   lyved    the   notable    writer   of  stories  Hegesippus 
of  the    Cherch,    whech   thei    eleped   Egecippus.       And  ^^''* 
in  this    tyme    leved     Praxede,    that,    with   hir    sistir 
Potencian,  byryed  many  a  martir. 

In  the  first  tere  of  this  Antonie  was  Pope  at  Rome  Anicetus, 
Anicetus.      He    mad    a    statute   in   the    Cherch,   that     P^' 
there    schuld    no    bischop    be    consecrate    but   of  III. 
bischoppes   at   the  leest.     He  was  biried  in  the  cymy- 
terj'-  of  Kalixt. 

And  in  the  X.  tere  of  this  Antonie  was  Sother  Pope.  Soter.Pope. 
He  ordeyned  that  there  schuld  no  nunne  handeled  the 
corporas,  ne  cast  none  encense  in  the  Cherch.  He 
ordeyned  eke  that  there  schuld  no  man  use  his  wif, 
but  if  thei  were  first  offered  be  here  frendis,  and 
blessid  be  the  prest.     He  was  byried  in  Vaticano. 

In  the  XIX.  lere  of  Antoni  was  Eleutheri  Pope,-  a  Eleutherus, 
Grek  of  nacion.     He  receyved  a  letter    fro  the  Kyng  ^^P^' 
of  Grete  Britayn,  eleped  Lucius,  that  he   schuld  send  He  sends 
summe   prestes   to   this   lond  to   baptize  him,  and  his  "I's^'on- 

•••  _         i  '  anes  to 

puple.     And  the  Pope  sent  hedir  Fugan  and  Damian,  Britain. 
whech  performed  this  dede.     Summe  Cronicles  sey  this 
was  in  lere  of  oure  Lord  165. 
Anno  5362—5379.     163-181. 


'  Lucyc,  his  hrother  Lucij.']    Thus  I  in  the  spelling,  in  both  MSS. 
■written,  and  with  the  same  vaWety  1       ''Pope.']    Pope  of  Rome.     Q.Q.C. 

E    2 


68 


CAPGRAVES    CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  193. 

3'ertinax. 


Septiraius 
Severus. 


Victor, 
Pope. 


A.D.  211. 
Caracalla. 


Anno  5380.  182.— Helms  Pertinax^  I'egned  XVIII. 
lere.  In  his  tyme  lyved  the  fourt  translatour  of  the 
Bibil,  cleped  Simachus.  And  Narcissus  was  bischop 
of  Jerusalem,  a  man  full  of  vertue.  Tertulian,  eke 
a  grete  writer,  was  that  tyme.  And  Origene  taute 
thanne  at  Alisaundre,  whos  wryting  passeth  al  othir. 
This  Helius  Pertinax  was  a  wel  agid  man,  rithful  in 
al  manere  thing ;  nevyr  took  he  giftes  of  man.  He 
regned  but  VI.  monthes,  and  al  the  othir  tyme  occu- 
pied Severus,  whech  was  a  man  evyr  reydy  to  batayl, 
weel  lerned  in  bokes,  and  liberal  in  giftis.  He  began 
the  V.  persecucion  ageyn  Cristen  men,  and  killid 
many  martires.  On  of  hem  was  called  Leontius,  fader 
onto  Origene  :  and  than  was  Origene  left  of  ^ong 
age,  with  liis  moder  and  VII.  bretheriu,  whech  with 
his  teching  of  gramer  susteyned  hem  alle.  Yreneus, 
a  grete  clerk,  bischop  of  Lugdune,  was  martired  that 
tyme. 

And  in  this  tyme  was  Victor  Pope  of  Rome.  Ho 
gadered  a  covmcille  in  Alisaundre,  that  stant  in 
Palestin,  and  there  he  mad  a  lawe,  that  Pase  day 
schuld  be  on  Sunday  evyr  betwix  the  XIIII.  day  of 
tlie  month  and  the  XXI.  He  ordeyncd  that  every 
man  that  wold  be  Cristen  mite  be  baptized  for  nede 
in  every  watir,  flood,  welle,  or  strem,  so  that  he  mad 
confession  of  the  Feith.  He  was  martired,  and  byried 
in  Vaticano. 

Anno  5381—5397.     183-199. 

Anno  5398.  200. — Antonius  Caracalla  regned  VII. 
iere.  He  was  clepid  Caracalla  for  a  certeyn  manere 
of  clothing:  that  he  was  first  finder.  This  man 
was   defiled  with  aUe    wikkidnes.     In   his   dayes-  was 


'  Helius  Pertinax.']  The  name  of 
the  Emperor  Commodus  is  here 
omitted,  and  his  date  assigned  to 
Pertinax.  This  causes  an  error 
in  the  dates  of  ten  years,  more  cr 
less,   -which    is    not    remedied    till 


the  reign  of  Theodosius  IMagnus, 
A.D.  379.  The  true  dates  will  be 
found  in  the  margin  throughout,  as 
there  is  not  unfrequently  an  error 
in  the  MS.  in  this  early  History. 
-  daijes']    time.    C.C.C. 


CAPGKAVE's    C'illlONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  69 

found  the  V.  trcauslacion  of  the  Elde  Lawe;    but  who  A.D.  211. 
mad  it  is  in   doute.     This  Antonie  was    so    leccherous 
that   he  weddid  his    owne  fader  wyf     He  hekl  batail 
ageyn    the    Perses,    and    there    he     deied,     biried    in 
Edissa. 

In  his    tyme   was   Zepherinus  Pope.      He   ordeyned  Zephyrinus, 
that    everi    Cristen    man  schuld    receyve    the    blessed    °^^" 
Sacrament  on  Pase  day. 

Amio  5399.     201. 

Anno  Mundi  vM.CCCC.     [Christi  202.] 

Anno  5401—5404.     203-206. 

Anno  5405.  207. —  Macrinus  regned  but  o  ^ere.  A.D.  217. 
Before  his  empire  he  was  a  prefecte  of  the  Court,  and  ^'^"^"^• 
for  envye  he  lost  his  heed. 

Anno  5406.  208. — Antonius  Aurelius  regned  IIII.  A.D.  218. 
^ere.  In  his  tyme  ros  the  heresie  of  Sabelly.  He  ^'^e^^^^"'- 
was  before  a  prest  of  a  temple  cleped  Eliogabelum. 
He  left  no  memorie  aftir  him,  but  evel  exaumple  of 
hordam,  leccherie,  and  sweche  stinking  synne.  Therfor 
the  knytes  risin  ageyn  him,  and  killid  him,  and  liis 
modir  eke. 

In  these  dayes  was  Kalixtus  Pope,  whech  mad  Calixtus  I., 
the  cherch  of  Oure  Lady  in  Transtibir,  where  the  °^^" 
Welles  runne  oyle  and  wyn  on  that  day  that  Crist  was 
bore.  He  ordeyned  eke  the  fastyng  on  the  Ymbir 
dayes.  He  mad  the  Cymyteri  Via  Appia,  undir  the 
Chirch  of  Sebastian,  and  there  was  he  biried  aftir 
his  martirdam. 

Anno  5407—5409.     209-211. 

Anno  5410.  212. — Alexander  Mammeas  regned  XIII.  A.D.  222, 
lere.  He  was  cleped  Mammeas,  for  it  was  his  modir  gg^erTs.^^ 
name.  This  man  governed  knythod  on  the  best  ma- 
nere,  and  lawe  he  norched  in  the  best  wise.  For  Vul- 
pinianus,  a  gret  maker  of  lawes,  was  gretly  norched 
be  him.  He  was  killid  in  Mens  at  a  grete  trouble 
and  rising  of  knytes. 

In    his    tyme  Origene   was  in  his   floures,  and  most  Origenflor; 


70  CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  222.  honourable  in  the  Cherch  in  sciens,  eloquens,  and 
witte ;  for  than  mad  he  bokes  of  grete  sentens.  For 
he  had,  beside  othir  writeres,  VII.  maydenes  and  VII. 
long  men,  that  wrytyn  dyvers  bokes,  which  he  en- 
dited  and  reported  on  to  hem,  and  that  of  dj^vers 
materes.  For,  as  Seynt  Jerom  seith,^  he  red  of  his 
making  sex  thousand  volumes,  beside  Episteles  and 
many  other  werlds.  Ther  went  a  proverb  of  him 
in  that  lond, — "His  doctrine  was  lich  his  lyf."  Upon 
bed  he  lay  nevyr ;  hosen  and  schon  wered  he  nowt ; 
he  ete  nevyr  fleseh,  ne  drank  nevyr  wyn.  With  his 
writyng  Mammea  the  emperoure  moder  was  Cristen ; 
and  sche  mad  hir  son  more  esy,  and  sesed  mech  his 
persecucion. 

Urban  In   this   tyme   was  Urbane   Pope  VIII.    ^ere.      He 

°^^'  converted  Valerian,  the  spouse  of  Cicile,   and  baptized 

him  and  his  brothir.  In  this  tyme  began  the  Cherch 
to  have  possession  of  lond  and  hous,  but  not  so 
largely  as  it  had  in  the  tyme  of  Silvester.  And  with 
this  possession  Urban  hered-  notaries  to  write  treuly 
the  lyf  of  martires. 

Anno  5411—5422.     213-224 

A.D.  235.        Anno  5423,     225. — Maximiane   regned   III.  tere,   a 

Maximinus.  grete  enimy  to  Cristen  men. 
Anno  5424,  5425.     22G,  227. 

.A.D.  239.        Anno  5426.     228. — Gordian   regned  VI.    ^ere,   that 

Gordian.  had  gTcte  victorie  up  the  Perses,  and^  in  his  comyng 
hom  was  slayn  be  treson. 


'  as  Scynt  Jerom  seith.'\      Cap-  j  testem  hujus  Serrabhis  quam  aucto- 

grave  is  mistaken  in  his  quotation;  rem    esse    mentitum."      S.   Hieron, 

S.  Jerome  contradicts  the  statement  1  ad    Theophilum,     adversus     Joan, 

contained  in  the  text.     His   words  |  Hierosol. 

are  : — "  Sex   millia  Origcnis  lomos  I  ^  herccQ  hjred,    C.C.C, 

non   poterat  quisquam   legere,  quos  '  and]    C.C.C.    Written  '  ad  '  in 

ille  non  scripsit  :    faciliusque  credo  I  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib, 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  71 

In  this  tyme  was  Poncian  Pope,  that  was  exiled  and  A.D.  239. 

11  , .  Pontianus, 

dyed  a  niartir.  ^one. 

And  than  was  Cyriacus  Pope,  but  for  he  resyne,  and  Cyriacus. 

went  with  XI.  thousand  maydnes,   he   is   not   put    in 

the  Cateloge  of  Popes. 

Next  him  was  Anteros  Pope  :  he  was  a  Grek.  Anterus, 

A  Pope. 

And  than   was   Fabian  Pope ;    and   he   was   chosen  Fabianus, 

be  a  wite  dowe  lityng  on  his  hed.     He  ordeyned  that  ■^°^^' 

every  zere,  on  Schere  or  Maunde  Thursday,  the  Pope 

schuld   consecrate   crisme.     He   dyvyded   Rome   on   to 

VII.  regiones,  and  to  every  region  prefered  he  a  decon 

to  write  treuly  the  lyf  of  holy  martires. 

Anno  5427—5431.     229-233. 

Anno  5432.  234.— Philippicus,  with  his  son  Philip,  A.D.  244. 
regned  VII.  tere.  This  was  the  first  Cristen  emperoure.  '  '^' 
And  in  the  first  tere  of  his  empire  was  evene  a  thou- 
sand tere  sith  the  cyte  of  Rome  was  begunne.  And 
for  this  cause  thei  of  Rome  mad  a  ful  grete  solempnite, 
whech  lested  III.  dayes  and  III.  nytes.  This  empe- 
roure was  baptized  of  Seynt  Pontian  in  the  cite  cleped 
Provynce.  And  both  the  fadere  and  the  son  were 
Idllid ;  the  fadir  at  Rome,  the  son  at  Veron.  This  son 
was  sobir '  of  chere,  that  there  mite  no  myrth  make 
him  lawh.-  These ^  too  emperoures  in  here  deth  be- 
qwathe  al  her  ricchesse  to  the  Cherch  and  Seynt  Sixte; 
for  whech  Seynt  Laurens  aftirwar  was,  in  the  tyme  of 
Decius,  put  to  the  deth. 

Anno  5433-5438.     235-240. 

Anno  5439.     241. — Decius  regned  II.  tere,  a  cursed  A.D.  249* 
veniabil  man  onto  Cristen  men.     For  undir  him  were  ■^^'^''^^• 
killid   80   many,   that   his   tyme   was   clepid   the   VII. 
Persecucion. 


'  was  sobir]  was  so  sober.   C.C.C.   i      ^  TJiese.']  C.C.C.  Written  "  Tlieso '' 
« lawh'}  lawgbe.   C.C.C,  1  in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 


CAI'GRAVES   CHRONICLE   OP   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  249. 
Cornelius, 
Pope. 


A.D.  25L 
Gallus  and 
Volusian. 
Cyprian 
flor. 

Lucius, 
Pope. 


A.D.  253. 
Valerian. 


A.D.  2G0. 
Gallieuus. 


In  Lis  t3^me  was  Cornelius  Pope.  He  lift  up 
the  bones  of  Petir  and  Paule  fro  the  place  cleped 
Catacumbis,  and  Seynt  Lucy,  a  ^yido^y.  receyved  the 
bones  of  Paule,  and  sette  hem  in  hir  possession  in  the 
strete  cleped  Hostiensis.  The  bonis  of  Petir  sette 
Cornely  in  Vatican,   that  was   sumtyme  Nero  paleys. 

Anno  5440.     2i2. 

Anno  5441.  243. — Gallus  and  Volucianus  regned  II. 
^ere,  and  of  her  tyme  is  litil  writing.  In  these  dayes 
lyved  that  famous  clerk  and  martir  cleped  Cipriane, 
whech  was  bischop  of  Cartage. 

And  in  this  tyme  was  Lucius  Pope.  He  ordeyned 
that  too  prestis  and  III.  deknes  schuld  evyr  be  present 
with  a  bischop.     He  deied  a  martir  undir  Valerian. 

Anno  5442.     244. 

Anno  5443.  245. — Valerian,  with  his  son  Galiene, 
regned  XV.  tere.  This  man  held  batajd  in  Jerusalem 
and  Mesopotamy  ageyn  Sapor,  Kyng  of  Pers ;  and 
that  same  Kjaig  Sapor  ovyrcam  him  to .  a  schameful 
service,  that,  as  long  as  the  Kyng  of  Pers  lyved,  he 
schuld  stand  on  his  bak,  and  Valerian  ly,  and  so  schuld 
he  take  his  hors.  This  man  spilt  mecli  Cristen  blod, 
for  undir  him  were  martired  Lucius  the  Pope,  and 
Cipriane  the  bischop. 

Galiene  in  his  beginning  was  just  and  good  to 
the  covinaunte  ;  aftir  that  fid  dissolute  in  many  vices. 
Therfor  God  suffered  him  to  be  killid  with  deceyte 
of  on  Aurely,  a  duke.  Undir  this  same  Valeriane 
were  martired  both  Sixte  and  Laurens  be  on  Decius 
that  was  no  emperoure,  but  a  meyhir,  and  therefor 
he  cleped  Decius  Minor.  It  is  seid  that  Seynt  Sixte 
went  fro  Pome  to  Sj^ayn,  and  thens  he  browt  to 
fayre  ^ong  men,  Laurens  and  Vincent,  cosynes  of 
blod  and  vertuous  of  manere.  These  brout  he  onto 
Eome.  Laurens  abod  stille  there  ;  Vincent  turned 
ageyn  to  Spayn,  and  was   martired  undir  Dioclccian. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of    ENGLAND.  73 

In    the   third    leve  of  Valerian   was    Stevene    Pope.  A.D.  260. 
He  ordeined  that  prestes  and  deknes  schuld  not  were  ^'1'^,.''^" 
here  vestmentis  but  in  the  Cherch.     He  was  killid  at 
Messe,  and  lith  befor  the  auter  in  the  Cherch  of  Seynt 
Sebastian. 

And  in  the   VI.  ^ere   of  Valerian  was  Sixtus  Pope,  ^^i'ftus  IL, 
He    ordeyned    that     Messe    schuld   be    said    upon    a 
auter.     He    was    martired  with    many  mo,  and   after 
him  III.  dales   was  Laurens  rosted  on  a  grate. 

And   in   the   X.   ^ere  of  this   Valerian  was  Dionise  Bionysius, 
Pope.      He   departed    the    cite    of    Rome   into    divers 
parches,    and    ordeyned    cherchis,  and    cymeteries,    and 
prestis  for   to  serve ;  made  lawe   eke  that  every  preste 
schuld  kepe  his  own  cure,  and  non  medel  with  othir. 

Anno  5444—5457.     246-259. 

Anno    5458.     260.— Claudius    reo-ned    to    tare,    and  ^.D.  268. 

.  /  Flavius 

mad    grete     conquest    upon    the    Go  this,    upon   Mace-  Claudius. 

donie,  and  a  cuntre  is  clepit  Illiricum:  and  whan  he 

had  ovyrcome  mecli  of  Almayn  he  deied,  thei  sei,   of 

pestilens,  "- 

In  his  tyme   was   Euticianus  Pope,  and  before  him  Felix  and 

Felix.     Felix   ordevned   that  Messes   schuld   bo   sone-e  ^"^J'chi- 

"'  .    .  .  anus, 

up  martires   graves.     Eutician   gadered   the   bodies    of  Popes, 
martires,    and    mad    auteres   upon    here    graves.        He 
was  biried  in  Kalixte  cymiteri. 

Anno  5459.     261. 

Anno  5460.  262. — Aurelianus  regned  V.  tere.  This  A.D.  270, 
man  mad  gret  persecucion  onto  Cristen  men,  and  ^^'^^^^• 
therfor  was  he  sraet  with  a  levene  and  thundir,  but  not 
ded.  This  man  was  the  first  that  arayed  his  diademe 
with  gold  and  gemmes.  He  walled  eke  the  cite  with 
strenger  walles.  A  cite  that  stant  in  Frauns,  whecli 
liite  sum  tyme  Genabun,  he  restored  it,  and  called  it, 
aftir  his  name,  Aurelianensis;  we  clepe  it  Orgliauns. 

Anno  5461—5464.     263-266. 

Anno   5465.     267.— Probus    regned    VI.    ^ere.      He  A.D.  276. 
ovyrcam   in  batayl   too  grete  kyngis. 


74 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle  of   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  276. 

Caius, 

Pope. 


The  Mani- 

chean 

Heresy, 


Plorianus. 


A.D.  282. 
Cams. 
Carinus. 
Numerian. 


A.D.  284. 
Dioclesian 
and  Maxi- 
minian. 


And  in  his  tyme  was  Gayus,  born  in  Dalmacie, 
cosyn  to  Dioclecian.  He  ordeyned  tiiat  the  Ordres 
schuld  be  thus  disposed  in  the  Cherch,  that  he  that 
schuld  be  mad  a  bischop  schuld  first  be  n  benet,  in 
whech  is  included  too  or  III.  offices;  and  than  a 
colet ;  and  than  subdiacone,  diacone,  and  prest.  He 
deied  martir,  byried  in  the  cymiteri  of  Kalixt.  He 
ordeyned  eke  that  in  every  grete  cyte  schuld  be  a 
bischop ;  and  that  alle  grete  causes  schuld  be  deter- 
mined at   Rome. 

In  this  tyme  began  the  heresy  of  Manichees. 

Ther  was  a  man  in  Perse,  that  hite  Manes,  scharp 
of  witte,  whech  ymaged^  a  fals  opinion  ageyn  the 
Feith.  He  put  too  Begynninges,  and  the  Feith  but  on. 
He  seid  the  devele  Avas  eterne,  as  God  is.  He  seid 
the  body  of  oure  Lord  Jesu  Crist  was  no  very  body ; 
and  mech  othir  thing.  His  disciples  that  he  gadered 
cleped  him  Manichene. 

Anno  5466—5470.     268-272. 

Anno  5471.  273.  —  Floriane  regned  II.  ^ere.  He 
deyed  ^^dth  cuttyng  of  his  veynes.  He  left  no  thing 
of  his  lyf  that  was  worthi  to  be  writin. 

Anno  5472.     274. 

Anno  5473.  275. —  Karus,  with  his  too  sones,  Karine 
and  Numerian,  regne  too  lere.  This  man  was  wikkid 
in  al  manere  thing;  therefor  he  was  dronchin  in  a 
smal  watir.  And  his  childern  sone  aftir  were  killid. 
In  his  tyme  were  martired  too  glorious  seyntis,  whech 
on  was  a  man,  Crisantus  ;  the  othir  a  woman,  Daria. 

Anno  5474.     276. 

Anno  5475.  277. — Dioclecian  and  Maximian  regned 
XX.  ^ere.  This  Dioclecian  was  but  of  pore  birth,  but 
a  grete  enimy  to  Cristen  Feith.  For  this  practik  he 
used  to  destruccion  of  the  Feith  that  alle  the  bokes 
he  mite  gete  that  spoke  of  Crist  he  brent  hem  with- 


'  ifinciged^  ymagined.    C;C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF  ENGLAND.  40 

oute  dispensacion.  And  tins  persecucion  lestid  X.  ^ere  A.D.  281. 
tliorw  oute  the  world.  This  was  the  first  einperoure 
tliat  wared  gemmes  in  his  clothing  and  in  his  hosen. 
For  alle  the  princes  before  him  were  content  to  were 
purpil  alone.  He  sent  Maximiane  into  Frawns  to 
fite  ageyn.  a  grete  puple  whech  disobeyed  the  lord- 
chi])  of  Rome.  And  in  that  same  jornay  was  Seynt 
Maurice  martired,  and  with  him  a  hool  legioune, 
whech  thei  cleped  Tbebees.  The  persecucion  of  Dio- 
clecian  in  the  Est,  and  Maximiane  in  the  West,  was 
of  swech  cruelte,  that  withinue  XXX.  dayes  XX. 
thousand  men  and  women  were  slayn  for  Crist ;  bokes 
brent,  cherches  distroyed,  prelatis  killid.  In  that  per- 
secucion were  slayn  Sebastian,  Gervase,  Prothase,  Gor- 
gony,  Quintine,  Grisogonus,  Cosmas,  Damiane,  Anastase, 
Agnes,  Agas,  Lucy,  Katerine.  And  in  Britayne  the 
more  part  of  ^  Cristen  men  were  ny  disti'oyed. 

In  this  tyme,  aftir  the  deth  of  Gayus,  was  Mar-  Marcelii- 
celline  mad  Pope ;  and  for  very  dred  he  obeyed  onto  °"^'  ^^' 
the  precept  of  Dioclecian,  worchipid  and  encensed  the 
ydoles.  But  aftir  that  he  ded  penauns,  and  in  the 
Councele  desired  that  thei  schuld  asine  him  more 
penauns.  And  thei  sayde,  "  Thi  maystir  Petir  denyed 
Crist,  and  so  ded  you.  Whech  of  the  Aposteles  was 
so  bold  for  to  gyve  him  penauns?  Therfor  do  thi  self 
what  thou  lest.  We  have  no  power  ovyr  the."  So 
he  comaunded  hem  that  aftir  his  deth  thei  schuld 
not  byry  him.  And  streite  he  went  to  Dioclecian, 
and  oflEered  him  self  for  a  Cristen  man,  and  lost 
his  hed :  XXX.  dayes  lay  his  body  onburied,  til 
Seynt  Petir  appered  to  Marcelle  the  pope,  and  bad 
him  bery  it  be  the  body  of  Seynt  Petir. 

Aftir  him  was  Marcelle  Pope  V.  lere.     He  ordeyned  Marcellus, 
XV.    Cardinales    in    Rome   for   to   baptize    men,    and    ^^'^^ 


'  part  of.'}    Added  above  the  line. 


'6 


CAPGRAVES    CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D,  284. 


Eusebius, 
Pope. 

Melchiades, 
Pope. 


A.D.  303. 
Galerius. 

Constant!  us 
Chlorus 
visits  Bri- 
tain and 
marries 
Helena. 

Death  of 
Constan- 
tius. 


Maxcntius. 


A.D.  30G. 
Constan- 
tine  the 
Great. 

His  con- 
version. 


byry  hem.  For  he  wold  not  ^  obey  Maximiane,  and 
thurifie,  he  sette  hira  in  a  cherch  whech  stant  in  a 
strete  cleped  Via  Lata,  and  mad  him  in  the  same 
cherch  for  to  kepe  bestes,  as  in  a  stabil  ;  and  there 
was  he  ded,  byried  hi  the  cymiteri  cleped  Priscille. 

Eusebius  cam  aftir  him,   a  Grek. 

And  than  Melchiades,  born  in  Affrik.  He  ordeyned 
tliat  no  Cristen  man  schuld  fast  neythir  Sunday,  ne 
Thiu'sday ;  for  tho  to  dayes  were  solemply  fasted 
among  the  hethen  men. 

Anno  5476—5494.     278-296. 

Anno  5495.  297. — Galerius  regned  too  tere  with 
Constantine  and  Lucinie.  This  Constantine  conquered 
al  Spayn ;  and  aftir  that  cam  into  Britayn,  and  com- 
pelled the  lond  to  pay  her  old  tribute  to  Rome : 
wedded  here  a  mayden  thei  cleped  Helej^n,  the  Kyng 
douter  of  Colchester  ;  and  of  this  woman  and  of  him 
cam  Grete  Constantine,  that  ded  mech  for  the  Cherch. 
Than  deid  this  Gonstantyn  in  Britayn,  and  was  byried 
at  York,  and  left  his  son,  Grete  Constantin,  the  em- 
pire of  Frauns  and  of  Spayn,  with  othir  cuntres. 

In  this  tyme  was  !Maxencius  chosen  emperoure  at 
Rome,  and  he  grew  to  swech  iusolens  and  cruelty 
that  -  the  puplc  of  Rome  sent  for  this  Constantine  ; 
and,  aftir  he  had  killid  Maxens,  thei  mad  him  em- 
peroure. 

Anno  5496.     298. 

Anno  5497.  299. — Constantine  the  Grete  regned 
XXXI.  ^ere.  He  was  fix-st  cruel  onto  Cristen  men  : 
aftir  was  he  sraet  with  the  seknes  of  leper,  and  so 
be  miracle  baptized,  and  cured  be  the  Pope  Silvestir. 
And  aftir  his  baptem  he  gaf  leve  to  alle  Cristen 
men    frely    to    bigge^    cherches,    and    openly    to    here 


'  not']  nat.   C.C.C. 

'  that.']    C.C.C.    Writtifn  '  tha'  in 


the  ?*[S.  Pub.  Lib. 
3  b„j,jc]  bj  Id;    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE    OF    ENGLAND. 


i( 


Allan 
heresy. 


Council  of 
Nice. 


Donatist 
heresy. 


Masses,  and   precliyngis    in    the    name    of    oure    Lord  a.D.  sog 
JesLi  Crist. 

In  his  dayes  began,  the  wikkid  heresy  of  Arry ; 
the  secte  is  clepid  Arrianes.  And  ageyn  that  he 
resy  were  gadered  in  Grece,  in  a  cite  cleped  Nicene, 
thre  hnndred  and  XVIII.  bischoppis  in  tlie  presens 
of  Constantine,  and  there  was  Seint  Nichohis  the 
bischop.  The  Donatistes  heresy  eke  began  in  this 
tyme,  be  on  thei  called  Donat.  The  Arrianes  said 
that  Crist  was  lesse  than  His  Fadir,  not  only  in 
His  Manhod,  as  we  sey,  but  in  His  Godhed,  as  we 
sey  not.  The  Donatistes  sey  that  the  trewe  Feith 
is  nowhere  but  witli  hem ;  and  thoo  that  schuld 
come  to  her  secte  must  be  rcbaptized.  This  Con- 
stantin  ded  make  the  Cherch  of  the  Salvatoure,  and 
the  Cherch  of  Petir  and  Poule,  and  the  Cherch  of 
Seynt  Laurens,  and  many  othir  werkis.  Summe  sey 
of  him  that  he  erred  fro  the  Feith  in  his  ende,  and 
was  rebaptized  of  on  Eusebie,  bischop  of  Nichomedi : 
but  this  opinion  is  not  trew;  for  it  Avas  his  son,  that 
hite  Constans.  For  Seynt  Gregorie,'  in  his  Register, 
and  Ambrose-  up  on  the  XIII.  Psalme,  and  Ysidre^ 
in  his  Cronicles,  sey  that  he  deied  a  holy  man.     And 


'  Scant  Gregorie.l  Vide  S.  Gre- 
•TOi'il  Kegistr.  Epist.  Lib.  IX.,  Epist. 
LX.  "  Constantinus,  plissimus  Im- 
perator,  etc." 

2  Ambrose.']  "  Cul  licet  baptisma- 
tis  gratia  in  ultlnils  constltuto  omnia 
peccata  climiserlt,  tamen  quod  pri- 
mus imperatorum  credidit,  et  post 
se  heredltatem  fidei  principibus 
dereliquit,  magnl  merit!  locum  re- 
perlt  cujus  temporibus  completum  est 
illud  propheticum  :  In  illo  die  erit 
quod  supra  frenum  equl  sanctum 
Domino  omnipotentl. — Zach,  xlv. 
20."   Vide.  S.  Ambr.  Opera.,  vol.  il., 


col.  1209  C— Benedict.  Ed.,  Paris. 
1G90. 

'  Ysidrc.']  Isidore  says  just  the 
contrary:  "Constantinus  autem  in 
extremo  -vita;  sure  ab  Eusebio  Ni- 
comediensi  Episcopo  baptizatus, 
in  Arnarum  dogma  convertltur. 
lieu ;  pro  dolor,  bono  usus  principio 
et  fine  malo."  The  "Nota  Doctoris 
GarciiE  de  Loaisa"  on  this  passage, 
given  in  the  Edition  of  Isidore's 
Works  published  at  Cologne  is  as 
follows  :  "Hanc  sententiam  docte 
refellit  Cedrenus  in  compendio  Hist, 
in  vita  Constantini." 


78 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  306. 


Sylvester, 
Pope. 


A.D.  337. 
Constan- 
tine,  Con- 
stantius, 
and  Con- 
stans. 


Success  of 
the  Arian 
heresy. 
S.  Athana- 
sius. 


the    Grekis    hold    of   him   a   solempne   fest    the    XXI. 
day   of  May. 

In  this  mannes  tyme  was  Silvestre  Pope  XXXI. 
lere  and  X.  monthes,  born  in  Rome.  He  mad  this 
grete  Councel  to  be  gadered  at  Nicene  of  CCC. 
bischoppes  and  XVIII.,  where  the  Cred  was  mad 
whech  we  sey  in  oure  Messe.  This  Pope  went  down 
into  the  erde  a  hundred  grecis  and  fifty,  and  bond 
a  dragon  that  had  shxyn  thousands  with  the  wynd  of 
his   mouth. 

Anno  5498,  5499.     300,301. 

Anno  Mundi  vM.vC.     Christi  302. 

Anno  5501—5527.     803-829. 

Anno  5528.  830.— Constantine,  this  mannes  son,. 
Avith  his  too  bretherin  Constant  and  Constancius, 
regned  XXIIII.  lere.  These  III.  were  sones  of  Grete 
Constantine.  First  regned  the  eldest  al  alone ;  and 
whanne  he  was  ded,  be  the  councelle  of  his  brothir 
Constans,  than  regned  the  same  Constauns,  and  was 
turned  be  a  fals  prest  to  the  heresie  of  the  Ai'ianes. 
He  pursewed  alle  the  Cristen  bischoppis  and  prestis 
thorow  the  world :  summe  he  exiled,  summe  he  put 
oute  here  rite  eyne,  and  namely  the  woi-thi  man  Atha- 
sius,^  whech  mad  "  Quicunque  vult, "  pursewed  so  fer- 
vently, that  he  durst  not  appere  openly  VII.  ^ere. 
And  al  this  persecucion  was  for  on  Arrian,  whech 
deyed  at  Constantinople  ful  schamefully.  For  as  he 
went  to  cherch,  with  his  clientis  and  mech  pride,  there 
fell  upon  liim  a  appetite  for  to  go  to  a  sege ;  and 
with  his  issew  went  alle  the  guttis  oute  of  liis 
wombe  down  in  to  the  gong.  And  this  was  kept  ful 
grete  councelle  fro  the  emperoure,  seyng  that  he  deyed 
in  a  cothe.  - 


'  Athasius.']    Written  thus  in  both 

MSS. 


cuihe']  coth.    CCC. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


79 


In  these   dayes  Lucius  was  Pope,   that  mad  a  lawe  A.D.  337. 
that  there  schuld  no  clerk  answere  to  no  cause  but  in  p^p^^  ' 
the    cherche.     In    his    dayes  lyved    these   men,    Atha- 
nasius,  Pafnucius,    Eusebius,    Nicholaus,  HiHarius,  Vic- 
torius,  Hillarion,  Epiphanius,  Johannes  Crisostomus. 

In   these    dayes   was    Liberi  Pope.     He   was   exiled  Liberius, 
be   the   emperoure,   and    on    Felix    chosen,    and    than 
Liberius    aofeyn :      and    so   becjan    a    scisme    in    the  Schism 

.     between 

Cherch.     For  VII.  leve  this  Liberius  kept  Seynt  Petir  Liberius 
Cherch  and  Seynt   Laurens   with   fors   of  amies.       So  a°<l  ^eiix. 
was   Felix — for  he   seid   that  the   emperoure   and  the 
Pope  were  heretikes — martired,  and  on  Eusebius  sperd 
in    a   litil   hous,    in    whech   he    deyd    for  hungir.       In 
this  tyme  was  Donat  the  grete  gramarion,   that  taute 
Seyn^  Jerom  Gramer.     And  the  grete  heremite  Antoni  s.  An- 
ly ved  in  this  tyme.     The  bones  eke  of  Seynt  Andrew  "^°°y- 
and    Luk    were    brout    to    Constantinople.       In    this 
tyme  Julianus  Apostate  was   mad  a   monk  :    For  this  Julian  the 
emperoure  Constans  killid  the  brothir  of  ^  Julian,  and  -^P^^^^*®- 
therefor  he   fledde ;    for  he  cam  of  the  imperial  blood. 
Grete  Constantine    brotliir    was   his    fader :    and    thus 
Julianus    walkid^    dyvers    provinces,  drawing    evir   to 
nigromanceres  and  wicchis,*  inquiring  diligently  if  evir 
he   schuld   be    emperoure.     And    at    the    last   he  mad 
feith   to  a   devel,   that   he   schuld  forsake  his  Cristen- 
dam ;   and    whan   he   had    do    this,  he   told  him  that 
with  in  a  fewe  dayes  he  schuld  regne  in  the  empire. 

Anno  5529—5551.     831-353. 

Anno  5552.     354^. — This  Julian  regned  too  lere  and  A.D.  36i. 

ten  monthis.      He  was  apostata,  as  is  seid  before,  and  J^'i^^is 

^  made  Em- 

weel  lerned  in  alle  the  seculere  sciens  ;  but  he  left  the  peror. 

study   of  Divinity,   and   entended   al  to   nigromancie, 


•  Sei/n']  Seynt.    CC.C. 

*  the  brothir  of.]     Added  in  the 
margin. 

3  walkid]  warked.   CC.C. 


■'  iviccliis.]  The  last  two  letters  are 
added  above  the  line.  'Whiches.' 
CC.C. 


80  CAPGRAYe's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  361.   and  familiar] te  of  spirites.     He   porsewed  Cristen  men 

ful    grevously,    piyved    hem    of    her    worchip  to    this 

entent,  for  to    bringe    hem    to   ydolatrie.       Undir   him 

were  many  martires,  specialy   Paule  and  Jon,   keperis 

Unsuccess-  °^  ^^^®  Chauuibir  of  Constantin  dowtir.     He  gave  leve 

fill  attempt  to  the  Jewis    to    bygge '    ageyn   the  Temple  at  Jeru- 

the  Temple  salein ;  but  the  erdequaves  -   come  so  often,  thei   were 

ofjenisa-   fayn  to  fle  fro  the  Temple  and  fro  the  cite.       As  he 

lem.  •  ^ 

went  to  fite  with  the  Perses,  whan  he  cam  to  Cesarie, 

that  stant  in  Capadoce,  he  thrett  Basile,  the  bischop, 

that  whan   he   cam   agyn  victoure,    he  schuld  distroy 

the     cite.        Upon    this    the    bischop    comaunded     the 

puple    to   pray    God    that    he    schuld   lette    the    cursed 

mannes  appetite;  and  withinne  a  fewe  dayes  a  knite, 

whech    hite    Mercuric,    that    Julius    had    martired   for 

Crist,  at   the    comaundyng  of  oure   Lady,  ros   oute  of 

his  grave,  and  with  his    spere  killid  this  Julian,    and 

in  his    deying  he    cried,  "  Thou  hast  ovir  come,  Thon 

Galile  :"  for  so  cleped  he  Crist,  and  no  othir  name. 

Anno  5553,  555-i.     855,  356. 

A.D.  .364.  Anno  5555.  357. — Joviniane  regned  but  o  ;ere. 
He  was  first  a  knyte  with  the  Kyng  of  Perse,  cleped 
Sapor ;  and,  whan  Julian  was  ded,  he  byried  him 
worchipfully ;  and  thanne  was  he  chosen  emperonre. 
Alle  the  biscoppis  that  were  exiled  in  Constans  tyme 
he  cleped  hem  hom  to  her  cherches  :  among  hem  was 
Athanase  clepid  hom  to  Alisaundre.  He  spered  the 
templis  of  ydolis,  and  opened  Cristen  Cherchis.  He 
was  ded  in  a  certeyn  hous,  that  was  new  Avaschid 
with  lym,  and  clos  fro  the  eyir,  strangillid  with  the 
hete. 

Damasus,        In  this  tyme  was  Damasus  Pope,  a  excellent  man  in 

°^^'         versifying.     He  ordeyned,  at  the  praier  of  Seint  Jerom, 

that  in  the  ende  of  every  Psalm  the  Cherch  schul  sey 


hiigcie']  byld.    C.C.C.  |       '  crdcquavcft]   erthquavcs.    C-C.C 


CAPGRAVE'S   CIIRONICLE   of   ENGLAND.  81 

*  Gloria  Patri.'     He  ordeyned  the  maner  of  singing  in  A.D.  3G4. 

tlie    qwere,  that  half  schuld  singe  on  the  o   side,    and 

half  on  tlie  othir.     In  this  tyme  was  Josaphat,  a  Kingis 

son,  mad  a  hermyte  be  the  exortacion  of  on  Barlaam. 

In  this  tyme  Seint  Ambrose,  bischop  of  Melan,  mad  S.  Ambrose 

many  ympnes,  whech    be    sunge    in   the    Cherch  ;    and    ^^' 

be  his  preehing  mani  of  Itaile  were  converted  to  Crist. 

In  this    tyme  lyved  Basilius,  bischop  of  Cesarea,    and 

his  brothir  Gregorius  Nazanzene,  Dedimus  of  Alisaiin- 

dre,  and  Jerom  at  Bethlem,  Seint  Martyn,  and  the  too 

Macharies,  Ysidre,  and  many  othir. 

Anno     5556.     358. — Valentinian,    with    his     brothir  ■^■^-  364. 

.  .  Valenti- 

Valent,  regned  XI.  tere.  He  dwelt  before  with  Juliane  ^lan^  j/m- 
the  emperom'e,  whom  Julian  put  in  choys  whethir  he  psi-orcfthe 
wold  forsake  his  knythod  or  his  Cristendam,  and  he 
forsok  his  knythod.  Therfor  oure  Lord  exalted  him 
onto  the  empire.  He  deied  of  the  flix  of  blood.  He 
was  trew  of  condicion,  fayre  of  visage,  sotille  of  witte, 
fayre-spokyn  ;  but  he  spak  but  seldam.  In  his  tyme 
was  Ambrose  mad  bischop  of  Melan,  that  wrot  many 
notabel  bokes  and  episteles. 

Anno  5557 — 5566.     359-368. 

Anno  5507.     369. — Valens,  with  Gracian  and  Valen- A.D.  3gi. 
tinian,  regned  IIII.  lere.     This  Valens  was  a   Arrian,  y^^-^  ^'f 
and  ded  mech  harm  onto  good  Cristen  men;  but  God  the  East, 
suffered  him  to   be    killid   in   a   batail   whech  he   had 
with  the  Gothis.     He  mad  a  lawe,  that  munkys  schuld 
fite   and  go  to   batayle,  or   ellis   men   schuld   compelle 
hem  with  battis. 

Anno  5568—5570.     370-372. 

Anno  5571.     373. — Gracian,  with  his  bretherin  Va-  A.D,  37.'5. 
len tinian  and  Theodosie,   regned  VI.  ^ere.     This   man  j^™'' of\>i(. 
was  trewe  in  his  feith,  and  devoute  onto  the  Cherch.  West. 
For  onto  his  tyme  the   heresi  of  Arrianes    was  gretly 
meynteyned  in  Itaile.      And  he  with  good  councel  de- 
stroyed  it   finaly,  and   broute  the  cuntre    to    the   rith 
byleve.     He  was   resonabily  wel   lettered ;   smal   eter ; 

F 


82 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  375. 


Siricius, 
Pope. 


Orosius. 


A.D.  379. 
Theodo- 
sius  IMag- 
nus,  Emp. 
of  the  East. 


Conversion 

of  S.  Au- 
ffustin. 


measured  in  drynk ;  schort  slepir ;  ovircomer  of  lustis ; 
fulfillid  with  vertues  at  the  best. 

In  this  tyme  was  Ciricus  Pope.  He  gadered  a  Coun- 
celle  at  Constantinople  of  CCC.  and  L.  biscoppis.  He 
condempned  the  heresi  of  Maniche,  and  exiled  hem, 
and  forbad  alle  Cristen  men  her  felauchip.  He  or- 
deyned  eke  that  non  of  hem  schuld  be  receyved  but 
to  evyrlesting  penauns.  In  this  tyme  Paula  and 
Eustochium  went  oute  of  Rome  to  Bethlem,  to  dwelle 
with  Seint  Jerom.  In  this  tyme  a  child  was  born  at 
Emaus  that  fro  the  nowil  upward  had  too  bodies  and 
too  hedis ;  and  whan  on  ete,  the  othir  slept  :  be  the 
nethir  part  he  had  but  to  hepis  and  to  leggis. 

Orosius  was  also  in  this  tyme,  that  was  messager 
betwix  Jerom  and  Augustin,  whech  mad  a  book  onto 
Seynt  Augustin:  it  is  clepid  "Ormesta  Mundi."  ^ 

Anno  5572—5576.     87^-378. 

Anno  5577.  379.  —  Theodosius  regned  XII.  lere. 
In  his  tyme  felle  a  grete  debate  betwix  Jewis  and 
hethen,  whech  sect^  was  of  most  perfeccioun;^  but  this 
man  mad  this  strif  to  cese,  for  he  distroyed  alle  the 
temples  of  ydolis,  and  put  the  Jewis  undir  tribute. 

In  this  tyme  was  Augustin  converted  fro  his  erroure 
onto  the  Feith  be  the  prayere  of  his  modir,  be  the 
preching  of  Seynt  Ambrose,  and  be  the  exortacion  of 
Simpliciane.  For,  as  it  may  be  gadered  of  Cronicles, 
he  was  bore  in  the  lere  of  oure  Lord  CCC.  and  LX., 
and  converted  in  the  ^ere^  CCC.  and  XC.  He  deied 
in  CCCC.  and  XXX.  He  mad  many  bokes ;  convjcte 
many  herisies.    For  his  grete  laboure  he  is  cleped  the 


'  See  page  61,  vol.  ix.  of 
"  Bibliotheca  Veterum  Patrum,  cura 
Andr.  Gallandii."     Venice,  1773. 

2  sect.']  '  Stat'  has  been  ex- 
puncted,  and  '  secte '  -written  over 
it  in  red.     Secte,  CCC. 


'  was  of  most  perfcccioun]  ■was 
most  of  perfeccione.  CCC  In  the 
MS.  Pub.  Lib.  the  word  'of  has 
been  added  above  the  line. 

^yere.l  CCC  The  word  is 
■written  "  ^e  "  in  the  MS.  Pub,  Lib. 


CAPGRAVE's    chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  88 

Floure  of  Doctouris.     This  Cristen  emperoure  that  we  A.D.  379. 
speke   of   ovyrcam  his  enimes   more  with   orison  than 
with  swerd.      He    deied    at    Melan,    and   is    byried    at 
Constantinople. 

In    this   tyme  was   Anastasius  Pope.      He  ordeyned  Anastasiuf, 
that   there  schuld    no  man    be    receyved  to    the  Holy    ^^^* 
Ordres  of  the  Cherch  but  he  had  his    membris   of  his 
body  hole.      He    ordejmed    eke   that  whan   the  Gospel 
is  red  every  man  schuld  stande. 

Anno  5578—5588.     380-390. 

Anno   5589.     391. — Arcadius    and    Honorius   regned  A.D.  395. 
XIII.  lere.     In  his  tyme  was  a  bischop  in  a  town  thei  ^^^"^^f !;, , 
cleped  Pire ;    his    name   was   Donate,    whech  kyllid  a  East. 
grete   dragoune  with  the   breth  of  his   mouth.      VIII. 
yoke  of   oxen  myte   scarsly  drawe    the  dragon  to    the 
place  there   he    schuld    be    brent.     In    this  same   tyme 
the   bodies    of  Abacuch   and   Miche    were    founde    and 
translat. 

In  these  dayes  sprong  tho  too  heresies,  the  Priscil-  Priscii- 
lianistes   and    Pelagianes.     The  first  saide    that    Criste  peiao-ian 
was  no  veri  man.     The  secunde  saide  than  ^  men  may  heresies 
of  her  owne  nature  do  good  dedis  withoute  mediacion 
of  the  grace   of   God.     These  heresies    were  beten  and 
knokked    be    the    myty   hambir  of    God,    whech    was 
called    Augustin,    that    thei   wasted    oute    of    mennes 
sovQes. 

In  these  dayes  Albericus,  Kyng  of  Gothis,  entered  Alaric 
Ytaile,  and  cam  to  Rome,  wastid  the  cite  with  swerd  Rome^'^^ 
and  fire,  ieving  first  this  precept  there  schuld  man 
do  no  harm  to  no  Cherch,  ne  to  no  persone  that  fled 
to  the  Cherch.  And  whanne  the  cite  brent,  thei  that 
were  not  of  Cristen  faith  blasphemed  Crist,  and  seide 
that  this  mischef  cam  upon  hem  because  thei  had  lefte 
the   servyse    of   her  olde  goddis,    and  were    turned  to 


1  than']   for  " that"      Thus  written  in  both  MSS. 

F   2 


8-i 


CAPGEAVES    CHRONICLE    OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  393. 


Innocent  I., 
Tope. 


Ilonoriiis, 
Emp.  of  the 
West. 

Council  at 
Carthage. 


S.  Cyril  of 
Alexan- 
dria. 

Death  of 
S.  Jerome. 


Zosimus, 
i'ope. 


Boniface  T., 
Pope. 


Celestinel. 
Pope. 


Crist.  And  this  blaspheniie  was  cause  that  Augustiii 
mad  that  solenip  book  wliech  is  cleped  "  De  Civitate 
Dei." 

In  these  dayes  was  Innocent  Pope,  whech  ordeyned 
that  men  schuld  fast  on  Satyrday,  for  that  day  lay 
Crist  in  the  sepulcre.  He  mad  a  constitucion  eke 
that  the  child  whech  was  born  of  a  Cristen  woman 
schuld  be  baptized.  Pelagius  seid  tlie  re  vers.  He 
ordeyned  eke  the  consecracion  of  oyle/  with  whech 
men  be  anoynted  at  hero  ende. 

Anno  5590—5599.     392-401. 

Anno  Mundi  5600.     [Christi  402.] 

Anno  5601.     403. 

Anno  5602.  404.  —  Honorius,  with  Theodosie  the 
Younger,  regned  XV.  2  ere. 

In  this  tyme  were  gadered  CCC.  bischoppis  and 
XIII.  at  Cartage  ageyn  the  heresi  of  Pelagius,  that 
deneyed  Cristis  grace. 

And  in  these  dayes  lyved  CiriUe,  bischop  of  Alis- 
aundre.  And  Seynt  Jerom  deyed  at  Bethlem  the 
Zere  of  his  age  foure  score  and  on ;  whos  soule  ap- 
pered  onto  Augustin,  at  Ypon,  with  grete  lite  and 
swete  savoure,  with  wordis  eke  of  comfort,  swecli  as 
Seint  Augustin  wold  nevir  write.  This  Honorius 
was  lich  his  fader  in  the  trewe  religion  of  Crist.  He 
deied  at   Rome,  biried  by  Seynt  Petir  Cherch. 

In  these  dayes  was  Zoiime  Pope,  a  Grek.  He  or- 
deyned that  no  bonde-man  schuld  be  mad  a  clerk,  and 
that  the  Pascale  schuld  be  blessed  at  Pase. 

Aftir  him  was  Boniface  Pope.  He  comaunded  that 
there  schuld  no  woman  wasch  the  corporas,  ne 
touclie   it. 

And  aftir  him  was  Celestinus  Primus.  He  ordeyned 
prestis   schuld    sei    "  Judica    me,    Deus,"   befor   Messe. 


•  ofoi/le.']    Added  above  the  line. 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  85 

He  sent  Seint  Patrik,  the  son  of  Concha,  whech   was  A.D.  393 

Seynt  Martin  sistir,  into   Erlond,  for  liere  eonvercion.  g^p^Trldf 

He  gadered  the  grete  Councelle  at  Ephese,  in  whech  was  into  Ire- 

condempned  Nestorius,  that  seide  there  be  to  persones 

T       1     T  r^  •   L  Council  of 

m  oure  Lord  Jesu   Crist.  Ephcsus. 

Anno  5603—5616.     405-418. 

Anno   5617.     419.— Theodosius  the  Secunde   regneil  A.D.  40S. 
XXVII.  lere,  with  Valentiniane  his  neve.     In  his  tyme  jurToi-r'^^'' 
the    devel   appered   in  Crete,   in  the  liknes  of    Moises,  I'J'np-  of  the 
promising  to  the  Jewis  that  he  schuld  lede  hem  ovir 
the  se  to  Jerusalem  with  drye  feet.     And  many  of  hem 
that   followed   him    he   killid ;    thei    that   scaped    were 
turned  to  Crist,  and  baptized.     In  this  same  tyme  was 
the  fest  of  the  bondis  of  Seynt  Petir^  begunne.     And 
Totila,  in  these  dayes  Kyng  of  Hungri,  cam  with  mech 
puple   to    distroye    the   empire   of   Kome ;    but   at   the 
prayer    of    Seint    Leon,   the    Pope,    he    left  his  purpos. 
The  VII.  sleperis,   that  had    slept   to    hundred   tere,  in 
this  emperoures   time  risen  in   testimoni  of  the  geiieral 
resurreccion,  whech  many  heretikes  that  tyme  denye:!. 

In  these  dayes  was  Sixtus  Pope.  He  was  the  III.  Sixtus  Tir., 
of  that  name.  He  bylid^  the  Cherch  of  Seynt  Maii  ^'°P^- 
Major.  Othir  men  write  that  on  Johannes  Patricias 
schul  a  mad  this  Cherch  in  tyme  of  Liberi  the  Pope. 
Perhap^  this  Pope  mored  it,  or  arayed  it,  as  he  ded 
many  othir.  He  is  biried  be  the  bodi  of  Seynt  Lau- 
rens, Via  Tiburtina. 

Aftir  him  was  Leon  Pope  XXL  ^ere.     He  held  the  Leo  the 
grete  Councelle  at  Calcidony  ageyn  Euticem  the  heretik.  pope.' 
It  happed  on  a  Pase  day  he  hoseled  a  certeyn  woman,  Council  of 
and  sche  kissid  his   hand,   aftir  whech  kissing  he  had  Chalcado.i. 
swech  temptacion,  that  for  vexacion  he  ded  smyte  of 
that  hand.     Thanne  was  there  mech   CTucchins:  in  the 


August  1.  I        3  Perhapl    Up  hap.    C.C.C. 

hylid]  hylyd.    C.C.C. 


86  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  408.  puple  whi  lie  sang  no  Messe.  Tho  was  he  fayn  to 
pray  oure  Lady  Mary  of  help ;  and  sche  appered  onto 
him,  and  restored  his  hand.  He  wrote  eke  a  Epistel  ^ 
ageyn  the  heretikes  Fabian  and  Euticen,  and  leid  the 
lettir  upon  Seint  Petir  auter,  praying  to  Seynt  Petir, 
that  if  ony  thing  were  wrong  writen,  Seint  Petir 
schuld  amend  it.  And  aftir  III.  dayes  he  found  it 
rased,  and  amended  aftir  the  plesauns  of  God.  He  is 
byried  in  Seynt  Petir  Cherch. 
Anno  5618—5643.     420-445. 

A.D.  450.        Anno  5644.     446. — Marcianus  and  Valentinus  regned 

Emp'^of'  ^^^-  }^^^-  ^^  ^^^  *y^®  ^^  Theodoricus  Kyng  of 
the  East.  Gothis  went  into  Spayn  with  a  great  boost,  and 
Kngtfthe  conquered  al  that  lond.  Aftir  that  he  killid  this  Mar- 
Ostrogoihs,  cian  at  Constantinople.  In  this  tyme  was  Seynt 
Spa^n!^'^^  Genofepha  at  Paris,  a  holy  woman,  whech  had  tliis 
special  grace,  that  whom  sche  anoynted  with  Holy 
Oyle  he  was  hoi. 

Anno  5645—5650.     447-452. 

A.D.  457.        Anno  5651.   453. — Leo  the  First  regned  XYII.  ^ere, 

Emp.ofthe  ^^   whech    tyme    mech    of  Egipte,    and    al   Alisaunder, 

East.  was  infecte  with  the  heresi  of  on  Dioscorus,  that  held 

this  opinion,  that  there  is  but  o  nature  in  Crist.     The 

Feith   is,  that  in   oure  Lord  Jesu  Crist  is    o   persone, 

and  too  natures.     With  this  same  heresi  was  this  em- 

peroure    infect;     and    with    othir,    insomech   that  alle 

the    y  mages   whech   mite    be    founde  at  Rome  of  ony 

Seyntis,  he  caried  them    to  Constantinople,  and   there 

he  brent  hem.     In  his  dayes   the  body  of  Helite  was 

translate  to   Alisaundre,  and    the  body  of   Mark  onto 

Venys.     And  in  these  dayes  lyved  Seint  Mamert,  that 

orde3nied  the  III.  daj^es  of  Rogacion  before  Ascencion. 


'  See  "  Leonis  Magni,    Romani     Pontificis,    Opera. "     col.    529.  B.- 
Paris,   1614. 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND,       87 

In  these  dales  lyved  on  Prosper,  notarie  onto  Leon,  A.D.  457. 
the   Pope  ;  a  holy  man,   that  mad  a  grete  book  of  the  ■"^^''^^P^^- 
Lif  Contemplatif.^ 

In   these    dayes    was    Hillari    Pope.      He    ordeyned  Hilary, 
there  schuld  no   biscop    asigne  his  successoure.      He  is    °P^" 
biried  be  Seint  Laurens. 

Aftir  him  was  Simplicius  Pope.     This  man  edified  *Simplicius, 
cherch    of  oure   Lady  and   Seint    Viviane,    and   there  -P°P^- 
lith  he,  with  IIII.  thousand  martires,  CCLXX.,  beside 
women  and  childirn. 

In  these  dayes  was  Arthure  Kyng  of  Bretayn,  that  Arthur, 
with  his  manhod  conqwered  Flaunderes,  Frauns,  Nor-  Bi-ftain  : 
wey,  and  Denmark ;  and,  aftir  he  was  gretely  wounded,  ^^'s  con- 
he  went  into  a  ykle  cleped  Avallone,  and  there  deyed.  death. 
The  olde   Britones  suppose  that   he  is  o  lyve. 

Anno  5652—5667.     454^-469. 

Anno  5668.     470.— Zenon  regned  XVII.   ^ere.     This  ^.D.  474. 
man    mad    many   lawes,    and    among   al   bysinesse    he  Emperor  of 
laboured  for  to  kille   Leon,  the  forseid  emperoure  son.  ^^'^  ^'^st. 
But  the  moder  hid  the  child,   and   presented  on   onto 
the  emperoure  that  was  lich  the  child.     And  he   ded 
him  make  a  clerk,    whech    lyved  so  onto  the  tyme  of 
Justin  the  emperoure.     In  that  tyme  was  founde^  the 
body  of  Seynt  Barnabe^  the  Apostel ;   and  with  him 
the   Gospel   of    Seint    Mathew,   writin   with   his   owne 
hond.     In    this   tyme   the    Kyng    of  Affric  was  mad  a 
Arriane ;    and    he    of    malice    exiled    CCC.    bischoppis, 
sperd   here    cherchis,    and    sent    hem    into    a   ylde    is 
cleped  Sardinia. 

In  this  tyme  was  Felix  Pope.      He  ordeyned  that,  Felix  II., 
whan  a   man  was  accused,  he    schuld  have   avysement  ^°P^' 
of  answere,  and  that  his  juges  schuld  not  be  suspecte. 


^  Lif  Contemplatif.~\  See  the 
Benedictine  Edition  of  the  works 
of  Prosper.      Paris,  17n. 


-  was  foiinde.']  Added  above  the 
line. 

^  Barnabe.']  Written  on  an  era- 
sure. 


88  CAPGEAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  491.       Anno  5669— ofiSl.     471-486. 

Arastasiiis,      Anno  5685.     487.— Anastasius   regned   XXYI.    lere. 

East.      '    III  ^is  tyme  Transmunde,  Kyng  of  Wandalis  sperd  alle 

the  cherchis  in  Afrik  that  were  not  consenting-  to  Ar- 

rius.     In  that  same  tyme  a  bischop  at  Cartage,  whos 

name  was  Olimpius,  in  a  bath,   as  he  blasphemed  the 

Blessed    Trinite,   for   he    vras    a  Arian,    sodeynly    with 

III.    firi    dartis    a   aungel    smet   him    to   the    deth.     A 

othir   bischop,  of  the   same   secte,   his  name  was  Bara- 

bas,  he  baptized  a  man  in  this  forme,   "  Barabas  bap- 

tizeth    the   be    the  Son,   in    the    name    of    the  Fadir, 

and  the   Holy    Gost."     Sodeynly  the    watyr  vanisched 

awey,  and  he  that  schuld  a  be  baptized  went  and  was 

baptized  as  the  forme   of  the   Sacrament  requirith. 

Gelasius,         In   these  dayes  was    Gelasiiis  Pope  VIII.  lere.     He 

Pope.  j^j^^  many  orisones,  and  tractes,  and  ynipnes,  and  mad 

that  comoxme  Preface, — '  Dignum  et  justum  est,  equum, 

et   sahitare.' 

Anastasius      Aftir  him  was  the  secund  Anastasius  Pope  II.  tere. 

II.,  Pope,    jjg  ordejmed   that   every   clerk    schuld    treuly   sey   his 

servyse,  and  not  leve  it  for  no  cause. 

Symma-  Aftir   him   was    Simachus    XV.    ^ere.     He    ordeyned 

chus,  Pcp3.  ^|jg  1  'Gloria  in  excelsis'  schuld  be  songe  at  Messe,  for 

he   mad   this   ympne,  save   the  beginning,   whech   was 

made  be  aungelle. 

Schism  In  his-   tyme    was     a    scisme    betwix    him    and    on 

Sy^mrar-      Laurens,    which     had    eleccion    of    man}'-.       Simachua 

chus  and     kept  the  paleys  Lateranensis,  and  Laurens  kept   Seynt 

aurcntius.  -^/^^^^   Major.       But   in    a    grete  Councelle  at  Ravenne, 

Svmma-     present  the  Kjmg    of   Itaile,  Theodorik,  Simachus  was 

chus  con-    eonfermed,  and    Laurens   rejecte.      But    aftir  ward    the 

Pone.  Pope  gave  him  a  bischoprich  whech  is  clepid  Micherius. 

Boethius          In  this  tyme  was  Boys  exiled   fro  Rome  to  Pavye, 
exiled. 


'  thc.'\  C.C.C— The  word  is  writ-  j       '  /»«]  this.    C.C.C. 
ten 'tha' in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.  1 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  89 

and  there  mad  he  is  bokes,  as  is  supposed;  for  this  is  A.D.  491. 
sikir,    there   is    he   byried.     In    this   tyme    was    Seynt 
Remigius. 

Anno  5686—5699.     488-501. 

Anno  Mundi  vM.viiC.      [Christi  502.] 

Anno  5701—5710.     503-512. 

Anno  5711.  513. — Justine  was  emperoure  IX.  tere.  AD.  .5is. 
He  was  ful  bisi  to  destroye  the  heresi  of  the  Arrianes.  Emo'of  the 
For  there  he  was  at  Constantinople ;  he  sperd  here  East. 
cherchis,  and  suffered  hem  not  to  teche.  Therfor 
was  the  King  of  Itaile  wroth,  and  wold  a  killid  the 
bischoppis  of  Itaile,  but  that  he  dred  indignaeion  of 
the  emperoure.  Therfor  he  sent  the  Pope  and  othir 
worthy  men  onto  Justine,  that  the  Arrianes  schuld 
be  restored  to  her  cherchis,  or  ellis  he  wohl  kille 
the  bischoppis  of  Itaile.  And  whil  thei  were  oute  he 
killid  Boys,  and  many  othir.  And  whan  the  Pope 
cam  hom  to  Itaile,  and  brout  the  Kyng  graunt  of 
his  wille,  ^et  he  put  the  Pope  in  prison,  where  he 
deyed,  and  wlthinne  a  little  tyme  aftir  that  the 
Kyng  deied  sodeynly,  whos  soule  a  holy  man  sey 
whan    it  was    put  in   a   boiling   pot   in    helle. 

In  this  tyme  was  Hormisda  Pope.    He  mad  a  grete  Ilormisdas, 
bem^   of   silvyr   before    Seynt    Petir,    whech    weyed    a  ^'^'P^* 
thousand  pound  and  XL. 

Aftir  him  was  Jon  Pope,  in  whos  tyme  Frauns  was  John  i., 
converted.       He     deied    at    Ravenne,    in    prison,    and  prfnce 
biried  is  at  Rome  in  Seint  Petir   Cherch.  becomes 

Aimo   5712—5719.      514-521.  Christian. 

Anno  5720.     522. — Justiniane  the  First,  he~  regned  A.D.  527. 
XXXVIII.    ^ere.      This   man  was    in    a   grete    erroure  Emp.lf  the 
whech  began  in  Antioche ;  but  he   was  converted,  and  East, 
reformed  to  the  Feith    by   Agapitus   the    Pope.     This 
emperoure  mad  many  lawes,  both  the  Digest  and  the 


'  bem}  heme.    C.C.C.  |        '  he.]    om.  C.C.C. 


90 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND, 


A.D.  527. 


Arator. 


Priscian. 
Cassiodo- 


The 
Church  of 

S.  Sophia 
built. 

Felix  IIL, 
Pope. 


Boniface 
n.,  Pope. 


Code,  whecli  are  the  Grounde  of  Cyvjde.^  He  had  a 
lord  undir  him,  that  kepte  his  batailes :  his  name  was 
Besibarius.^  He  ovircam  hem  of  Perse ;  and  mech  of 
Aftrik  he  put  imdir  tribute.  Than  cam  he  to  Rome, 
and  fond  it  besegid.  He  distroyed  the  sege,  and 
gat  him  mech  worchip,  for  he  took  the  Kyng  of 
Gothis,  and  led  him  to  Constantinople,  to  the  empe- 
roure. 

In  this  tyme  leved  a  Cristen  poet,  Arator  was  his 
name.  He  mad  a  solempne  werk  in  vers  upon  the 
book  whech  thei  clepe  "Actus  Apostolorum." ^ 

And  Precian,  the  gramarion,   was  in   this    tyme.* 

And  Cassiodorus,  a  senatoure  of  Ravenne,  was  at 
this  tyme,  first  a  senatoure,  and  thanne  a  monk ; 
whech  mad  a  nobel  werk  upon  the  Sauter,  folow- 
yng  mech  the  steppes  of  Seynt  Augustin.^  In  this 
tyme  Jewis  and  Sarasinos,  gadered  togidir  at  Cesare, 
in  Palestine,  killid  the  most  part  of  Cristen  men 
in  that  cyte.  And  whan  this  cam  to  the  emperoure 
knowlech,  he  vengid  here  blood  with  myty  powere. 
This  Justiniane  mad  a  mervelous  and  costful  temple 
in  Constantinople,  whech  was  cleped  Seint  Sophie, 
and    there    is   he   byried. 

In  his  tyme  was  Felix  the  IIII.  Pope  IIII.  tere. 
He  ordeyned  that  men  schuld  be  anoynted  with  holy 
oyle  or  thei  deye. 

Aftir  hira  was  Boniface  the  Secunde  II.  lere.  He 
ordeyned  that  clerkis  schuld  stand  be  hem  self, 
and  the  puple  be  hem  self  in  the  tyme  of  Dyvyne 
servyse. 


•  the  Grounde  of  Cyvyle.']    "  Cor- 
pus   Juris    Civilis." — Beck,     Lips. 
1836." 
■  ^  Besibarius]  Besiliarius.   C.C.C. 

'  See  "  Poetse  Christiani  Veteres." 
Aid.  Ed.  1501. 


*  For  the  works  of  Priscian  still 
extant,  see  the  edition  published  by 
Krehl.,  Lips.  1820. 

5  See  "  Magni  Aurel.  Cassiodori 
Opera;"  D.  Caret,  Rouen,  1679; 
reprinted  in  1729  at  Venice. 


CAPGRAVE'S    chronicle    of    ENGLAND.  91 

And     than   was    Jon    the    Secunde    Pope    II.     lere.  ^•^-  527. 
In  his  tyme  lyved  Maurus,   that  was  disciple  to  Seyn  pop^     "' 
Benet. 

And  aftir  him  was  the  first  Agapitus  I.  tere.  He  Agapetus 
ordeyned  that  men  schuld  go  on  procession  on  "'  ^^^' 
Sundayes. 

Thanne    was    Silvery    Pope  III.   lere.     And  for  he  Sylverius, 
cursed  a  byschop,    thei    clepid  Anthemius,  for  heresie, 
therefor    the    emperoure,    at  instans  of  his  wif,    exiled 
and  killid  him^  in  a  ylde  thei  clepe   Ponciane. 

And   than  was   Vigilius  Pope   XVII.  yere.     He    or-  Vigilius, 
deyned   that   auteres    schuld  stand  into    the  Est.       In    °^^' 
that  tyme  was  in  Cicile  a  clerk  thei  clepid  Theophilus, 
whech  denyed  Crist,  and  took  him  to  the  devel  body 
and  soule ;  but  aftir  he  was  take  to  mercy  be  media - 
cion  of  oure  Lady. 

And  in  these  dayes  was  Pelagius  Pope  IIII.  iere.  He  Pelagius, 
ordeyned  that  heretikes  and  scismatikes  schuld  have  °^^' 
no  privilege  of  the  Cherch,  but  thei  schuld  be  pun- 
chid  be  secular  power.  In  this  tyme  was  Seynt  Bran- 
dane  levyng  in  Scotland.  And  in  this  tyme  the  bones 
of  Seynt  Stevene  were  browt  to  Rome,  and  leide  be 
Laurens. 

Anno  5721—5757.     523-559. 

Anno  5758.     560.  —  Justiniane   the    Secimde   regned  ^-D- 565. 
XL    iere.       In   that    tyme    a   lord,    cleped   Narses,   for  Emp.  of  the 
fer  of   Sophie   the   emperesse,  fled  to   the   Longbardis,  ^^st 
whech  dwelled  not  thanne  in  Itaile,  brout  hem  with  fors 
into    Itaile.     Before   that   tyme    the   puple    of   Longo- 
bardis  dwelled  in    Panonie ;  and  this  same  Nai^ses  had 
dwelled  with  the   Kyng,  whech  hite  Aburre,   and  aftir 
that   with   his  successoure   Rotharie ;    and   there    mad 
thei  covenaunt  who  the  kiiigdam  of  Itaile  myte  come 
to    her    dominacion,    and     broute    fro    Justinian,    that 


'  him.']    Added  above  the  line. 


92  CAPGRAVE'S   CHEOXICLE   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  565.  dwelt  at  Constantinople.  And  thus,  be  mediacion  of 
Narses,  the  Longobardis  were  brout  into  Itaile,  and 
dwelle  there  onto  this  tyme.  And  so  aftir  Narses 
was  go  fro  Justiniane,  he  had  nevir  rest,  bvit  evir 
vexid  with  bataile. 

Jolin  III,  In  this  tyme  was  Jon  the  Third  Pope,  that  in 
his  dayes  was  a  grete  repayrer  of  eimiteries,  there 
martires  were  biried.  He  mad  in  Rome  a  Cherch  of 
Philip  and  Jacob ;  but  he  is  biried  at  Seint  Petir 
Cherch.  He  was  Pope  XII.  ^ere. 
Anno  5759 — 5768.     561-570. 

A.D.  578.        Anno  5769.    571. — Tiberius  the  Secund  regned  VII. 

Emp.  ofthe  ?^^"®'   a  Cristen  emperoure  ;   to  pore  men  a  veri  fader; 

East.  for  the  tresoure   of  his    paleis  he  departed  among  the 

pore.  And  whanne^  the  emperesse  undirtook  him- 
for  his  wasting  of  the  comoune  good,  he  wold  sey 
onto  hir, — "  Dame,  I  beleve  verili  if  we  be  bisi  for 
to  gete  us  tresoure  in  Hevene,  God  schal  send  us  suffi- 
ciens  in  erde."  Happid  aftir  that  he  went  by  on  of 
his  places,  and  sei  in  the  ground  a  tabel  of  marbil,  on 
whech  was  a  crosse.  He  comaunded  the  table  schuld 
be  remeved ;  for  it  was  not  goodly,  as  he  seyde, 
that  men  schuld  trede  on  the  crosse.  Whan  that 
was  cej'sid,  thei  fond  a  othir  lich  it,  and  than  the 
thirde,  and  undir  that  there  fond  thei  a  grete 
tresoure. 

Benedict!.,      In  his  tyme  was  Bendictus  the  First  Pope  IIII.  lere. 

I'ope.  jn    ];iis    tyme    the    Longobardis    conquerid    al    Itaile ; 

befor  thei  had  but  Melan,  and  the  cuntre  about :  and 
aftir  that  conquest  folowid  a  grete  hungir. 

Pelagius  Than  was  Pelagius  the  Secund  Pope  X.  ^ere.    In  his 

II.,  Pope.  ijYYie  felle  swech  reynes  that  the  watir  of  Tibir  ros 
as  hey  as  Rome  wallis,  drenchid  the  houses  :  dragones 
and  serpentis  cam  down  in  the  watir,  and  othir  bestes 


'  whannc.']    Added  in  the  margin.    |      '  him.']    Added  in  the  margin. 


CAPGRAVE'S    chronicle    of    ENGLAND.  93 

dede,  of  whech  was  swecli  a  st3'nk  that  it  caused  gret  A.D.  578. 
pestilens  in  Rome. 

Anno  5770—5775.     572-577. 

Anno  5776.      578.  —  Mauricius     regned    XX.    ^ere.  A.D.  582. 
He  kepto    the    trewe    Cristen    wey,    and    he  was    fulEmp.ofthe 
strong     and     wis    in    batayle.       He    ovyrcam     many  ^^^t- 
puples  in    batail,  the    Perses,  the  Armenes,  be  a  noble 
man  that  was  his  werrioure. 

In  his  dayes  was  Gregorie  mad   Pope,  and    he    con-  Gregory 
formed  that  eleccioune  with  his  imperial  letteris.  pope. 

In  the  thirtene  tere  of  Maurice,  Gregori  sent  Austin  S.  Augus- 
and  his  felaues  to  the  conversion  of  the  Saxones,  j^^^  ^° 
whech  were  newe  come  into  the  lond  be  strength,  land, 
and  had  dryvyn^  oute  be  strength  the  very  eyers 
into  Walls.  In  these  dayes  Gregorie,  bischop  of  An- 
tioche,  and  Thebea,  bischop  of  Jerusalem,  fond  the 
unsowid  cote  of  oure  Lord  Crist  in  Sephath,  a  litil 
fro  Jerusalem.  Than  fel  a  stauns  betwix  the  em- 
peroure  and  the  Pope  Gregori,  in  so  mech  that  the 
emperoure  seid  mech  evel  of  the  Pope,  and  seide 
he  schuld  be  ded.  And  thanne  was  seyn  oft  tyme  at 
Pome  a  man  goyng  in  a  monkis  habite,  with  a  nakid 
swerd  in  his  hand,  and  criying  loude  that  Maurice 
schal  be  ded  this  tere.  And  whan  the  emperoure 
herd  this  noyse,  he  repent  him  of  his  trespas,  and 
ded  penauns  and  prayed  oure  Lord  that  this  sentens 
schuld  be  chaunged  :  but  within  a  few  leves  on  Focas, 
a  knyte  of  his,  killid  him. 

Anno  5777—5595.     579-597. 

Anno  5796.     598.— Focas  regned  VIIL    ^ere.      This^-D-Coo. 
man  with    sedicious   knytis  was   sublimat    in    the    em- Emp.ofthe 
pire ;  and    he,    for    more    sikirnesse,  killid    the    empe-  ^^^*- 
roure,  and  many  of  his    lordis.       This    man    graunted  Consecra- 
Bonefas,    the    Pope,    leve    to     consecrate    the    temple  pantheoa 

at  Rome. 


'  dryvyji]  drevyn.    C.C.C. 


94<  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  602.  cleped  Pantheon  to  the  worchep  of  oure  Lady  and  Alle 
Seyntis. 

Sabinianus,  In  jjig  tyme  were  III.  Popes  :  Savinian,  he  ordeyned 
ringyng  of  bells  to  the  servise  of  God. 

Boniface  And    than    Bonefas    the    III.      He    ordeyned    white 

■'     ^^'  past  for  the  Sacrament. 

Boniface  And    then    Bonefas    the    IIII.     He    consecrate  Pan- 

"    ^P^'  theon,  and  ordeyned  the  Fest  of  Alle  Halow.^ 
Anno  5497—5799.     599-601. 
Anno  Mundi  vM.viiiC.     [Christi  602.] 
Anno  5801—5803.     603-605. 

A.D.  610.        Anno  5804.     606. — Eraclius,  with  his    son   Constan- 

Emp.  of  the  ^^^>  i"egned  XXXI.    lere.     The  third  tere  of  his  regne 

East.  Cosdre,    the  Kyng    of    Pers,   cam    to    Jerusalem,    and 

took  the  Patriarck  Zacari,  and  the  Holy  Crosse,  and 
ledde  hem  both  into  Perse.  And  in  the  XII.  tere 
of  this  Eraclius,  the  same  Eraclius  went  into  Pers, 
and  killid  the  Kyng  Cosdre,  and  brout  the  Holy 
Crosse  ageyu  to  Jerusalem. 

Mahomet.  In  this  tyme  began  that  cursed  Machomet,  the 
prophete  of  the  Sarasines.  He  was  a  wich,  and  he 
had  eke  the  falling  evele;  and  whan  he  fel  so,  he 
feyned  that  Gabriel  the  aungelle  appered  than  onto 
him,  and  for  the  clernesse  that  he  sey,  he  myte  not 
stand,  but  fel  do'v^Ti  as  ded.  He  began  first  with 
theft,  and  was  a  prince  of  theves.  Aftirward  he  wed- 
ded a  lady,  and  was  a  gret  lord.  His  book,  whech 
thei  clepe  Alcoran,  was  mad  be  the  councelle  of  a 
munk^  that  was  dampned  at  Kome  for  heresie,  and 
exiled  fro  the    cite.      His  name  was  Sergius. 

Feast  of  the      In  the    tyme  of  this  emperoure    was    ordeyned  that 

the^Cross!    ^^st,  whech  is   cleped    Exaltacion  of  the  Cros,^  whan 


'  November  1.  I   "of"  is  omitted  in  the  MS.  Pub, 

Lib. 


2  of  a  munk']    C.C.C.  The  word 


September  14. 


CAPGEAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


95 


the  emperoure  broute  liom  the  eros,  schuld  be  halowid  A.D.  6io. 

of^  the  puple. 

In  his  tyme  were  sevene  Popes.    The  first  hite  Deus  Deodatus, 

Dedit,    III.    lere.     He  Idssid    a   mysel,    and  sodeynly 

the  mysel  was  hoi. 

The  secund  was    Bone'fas  the   Fifte.      He  ordeyned  Boniface 

v.,  Pope, 
that   robberis  of  cherchis    schuld  be  cursed  openly. 

The  thirde  was   Honorius  Primus,  XIII.   lere.       He  Honorius 

•        I    PoDe 
ordeyned    that    every  Satirday  prestis  schuld   go  with   ''     ^  ' 

the  Letanie  to    Seint    Petir   Cherch.       This  man   mad 

the  Cherch  of  Seynt  Agnes,  and  there  he  lith. 

The     fourt,    Severinus,   o    lere.       He    was    a    grete  Severinus, 
gyver    of    elmesse.        He    is     biried     in    Seint     Petir 
Cherch. 

The  fifte  was-  Jon   the   Fourt,  II.  tere.      He   took  John  IV., 
grete  tresoure    oute   of  the    Cherch   for  redempcion    of 
Cristen  men,  whech  Saracines  had  take. 

The  sexte  was  Theodorus  the    First.  .  He  was  Pope  Theodore 
sex  lere.     He  mad  a  book  whech  is  cleped  "  Peniten-  ''    ^^'^' 
cial,"    where     confessoures    may    lerne    what     penauns 
thei  schal  gyve. 

The  VII.  Pope  hite  Martin  the  First.  He  began  Martin  I., 
in  the  last  2  ere  of  Eraclius,  and  kept  that  office 
VI.  lere.  A  swier  of  the  emperoure  had  in  co- 
maundment  to  kille  this  Pope  as  he  stod  at  Messe 
in  the  Cherch  of  Seint  Mari  Major;  but  oure  Lord 
mad  him  blynd,  that  he  myte  not  se  the  Pope. 
This  Pope  was  exiled,  for  he  condempned  Paule  the 
Patriarke  of  Constantinople  for  heresie. 

Anno  5805—58.34.     607-636. 

Anno  5835.      637.  — Constantin     the     Third,      with  A.D.  641. 
Yradone,  his   brothir,  regned  than  XXVII.  tere.     This  tine  in " 

Constantin    was  son  onto  Eraclius,    and  he    was  killid  ^"^P-^fthe 

East. 


'  schuld  be  halowid  o/I]    Written 
upon  an  erasure. 


^  ivas.'j  C.C.C.  This  word  is 
written  'wan'  by  mistake  in  the 
MS.  Pub.  Lib. 


96 


CAPGRAVES    CHRONICLE    OF    EXGLAXD. 


A.D.  641. 

Heresy  of 
Heraclius. 
The  Mono- 
thelites. 


Eugenius 
I.,  Pope. 

Vitalianus, 
Pope. 

Theodore 
of  Can- 
terbury. 
Adeodatus, 
Pope. 


Domnus  I. 
Poue. 


A.D.  668. 
Constan- 
tine  IV., 
Emp.  of  the 
East. 


in  Scicile  for  his  wikkid  lif.  Mecli  of  his  lordchip 
was  consumed  be  the  Sarasines,  for  he  was  not  the 
servaunt  of  God.  First  kiJlid  he  Martine  the  Pope ; 
and  thanne  cam  he  to  Rome,  and  spoiled  the  cite, 
and  al  the  precious  thingis  Avhech  he  fond  there  he 
bare  hem  into  Scicile.  Many  good  Cristen  prestis 
and  othir  he  flagellid  and  aftir  exiled,  for  thei  wold 
not  consent  to  his  heresie,  whech  thei  clepid  Mona- 
lechites ;  for  thei  held  that  there  was  but  o  nature 
in  Crist.  And  because  he  was  odious  to  hem  that 
dwelled  at  Constantinople,  therefor  he  took  his  jornay 
on  to  Itaile,  purposing  to  dryve  the  Longobardis  oute 
of  the  cuntre.  But  whan  he  cam  to  the  cuntre  cleped 
Benevent,  the  duke  of  that  cuntre,  Grimvaldus,  put 
liim  of  with  myty  powere,  and  hurt  mech  of  his 
hoost.  Than  went  he  to  Rome,  and  robbed  it  agejTi, 
and  fro  thens  into  Scicile,  where  his  owne  men  killid 
him  in  a  bath. 

In  these  dayes  was  Eugenius  Primus  Pope  III.  lere  ; 
a  holy  man,  beloved  of  alle  men. 

And  aftir  him  was  Vitalianus  XIIII.  lere.  He 
ordeined  song  and  orgones    in    the    Cherch. 

He  mad  on  Theodore,  that  was  a  Grek,  bischop  of 
Canterburi. 

Aftir  him  was  Deodatus  IIII.  lere.  He  was  of 
swech  gentilnesse,  that  no  n  an  asked  him  ony  peti- 
cion  and  went  awey  desolat.  In  his  tyme  was  the 
body  of  Seynt  Benet  translate  fro  the  Mount  of 
Cassine  on  to  the  monasteri  clepid  Floriacense. 

Than  was  Donus  Pope  IIII.  tere.  He  mad  the 
fayre  place  betwix  the  strete  and  the  dores  of  Se}^! 
Petir  Cherch ;  thei  clepe  that  place  now  "  Paradisus 
Sancti  Petri." 

Anno  5836—5861.     638-663. 

Anno  5862.  664.— Constantinus  IIII.  regned  XVII. 
lere.  In  his  tyme  the  sexte  Councelle  is  hold  at 
Constantinople    of  bischoppis   to   hundred    IIII.    score 


C'APGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  97 

and  VITI.  ageyu    Gregori    the    Patriark,  whecli  meyn-  a.D.  cgs. 

teyned  the    same    heresi    of   Crist    in  whech  his  fader  p-"^'''  9^^- 

and  ]iis  ayle  was  infecte.      An  ^  in  that  Councelle  was  held  at 

determined  that  in  the  persone  of  oure  Lord  Crist  be  ^"°'''*,^"- 

^  tinople. 

not  only  to  kyndis  but  to  wilHs.      This  emperoure,  of -j-j.^j^^  ^jjj^ 

good    providens,    took    trews    with     the    Arabes   that  tiie  Ara- 

dwelled    in    Damasc,    and    with    the    Bulgaris.       He  Bulgarians 

repay  red     many    cherches,   whecli    were    destroied    be 

heretikes. 

In    the    secunde     ^ere    of    liis   regne    was    Agaton  Agatho, 
Pope   II.    ^ere.     He   kissid  eke  a  misel,  and  mad  him  ^°P^- 
hool. 

Aftir  him  was  Leo  II.  Pope  X.  tere.      He  ordeyned  Leo  IL, 
that  the  prest    schuld    kis    the    pax,  and  thanne    send    ^^^' 
it  to  the  puple.      He  was  eloquent  both  in  the  Latyn 
tonge  and  in  the  Grek. 

Thanne    was     Benedictus    Secundus    Pope     I.    lere,  Benedictus 
whech  repaired  many  cherches.  ■^^•'  ^'^P*^- 

And  than  Johannes  Quintus  but   o  lere.  P°  ^     ' 

■  And  than  Zeno  not  fully  o  tere.  Couon, 

Aftir  him  was  Sergius  ny  X.  lere.  He  ordeyned  ^°v^; 
that  "  Agnus  Dei "  schuld  be  songen  thries  whil  the  pojfe.  ' 
preste  reseyved  the  Sacrament.  This  man,  be  a  special 
revelacion,  fond  in  the  sacrarie  of  Seynt  Petir  Cherch, 
in  a  desolat  place,  a  forser  of  silvir,  so  old  that  it 
loked  lich  no  silvir :  and  whan  he  had  ondo  it,  he 
fond  there  a  grete  porcion  of  oure  Lordis  Crosse, 
arayed  with  gemmis. 

Anno  5863—5878.     665-680. 

Anno  5879.     681. — Justinianus   Secundus  regned  X.  A.D.  685. 
lere.     He  took  trews  with  the   Sarasines   for  X.  iere,  ^"stmian 

/  ,  ,  ,  7        ^  IL,  Emp. 

both  be  lond  and  be  se.     This  man,  with  his  wisdam  oftheEast. 
and    largenesse    encresed  the    empire,  and  broute  it  to 


•  An'\  and.    C.C.C. 


98 


CAPGRAYES   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  G35.    mecli  worcliip.      He   mad    eke    many   lawes,  and    ded 
grete  reverens  to  the  Clierch.     And  in  X.*  tere  of  his 
empire  on    Leo  Patricius    ovyrcam  him  in    batail,  put 
oiite   his  eyne,  and  cut  of  his    nose,    and    exiled    him 
Leo,  onto  a  pLace  thei  clepe  Tersone.     And  in  this  Justiniane 

tyme  was  a  Rome^  a  Pope  thei  cleped  Leon,  wheoh  is 
not   put    in    the    Cathologe  of   Popes,    for    he  entired 
nowt  be  eleccion,  but  by  fors  of  seculere  hand. 
Anno  5880—5888.     682-690. 
A.D.  695.       Anno  5889.     691.  — Leo    tlie     Secund    regned    III 
Emp.  of  the  %Qve.     For  on  Tiberius  put  him  fro  the  empire,  cut  of 
East.  ]jjg   nose,    and    exiled    him    to    the    same    place   there 

Justinian  was. 


John  VL, 
Tope. 


A.D.  G98. 
Tibei'ius 
IIL,  Emp, 


And  in  the  first    2ere  was  Jon    the    Sexte   Pope    of 
Rome,  whech  was  a  martire,  and  biried  in  catacumbis. 
Anno  5890,  589L     692,  693. 

Anno  5592.     694;. — Tiberius  regned    VI L  tere.      In 
his  tyme  Justiniane  was    in    exile   in   Tersone,    as  we 
of  the  East.  seid.     He  noysed   himself    ojDenly   that^  he    schuld  be 
emperoure    ageyn.      Upon      these     wordis    the    puple 
there   ros    ageyn   him,    and,    for  love  of    Tiberi,    pur- 
posed for   to  kille  him.      And  whanne  he   had  aspied 
this,  he  fled   to  the  prince  of  Turkis,  and  weddid  his 
sistir ;    and   with   that   princes   socoure    he    conquered 
both  Leon   and  Tibery,    and   killid   hem,  and  recured 
Justinian    ageyn    the    empire.      Aftir    that    he    vengid    him    so 
theEmpire  '^^ttirly    on     his    enemies,    that    whan    any    drope    of 
flewme  felle  fro  liis   nose,   anon  he   comaunded   of  his 
enimes  on  schuld  be  slayn. 
JohnVn.,      In  these  dayes  was  Pope  Johannes  VII.  11.  ^ere,  a 
•l^op<?-  cunnyng   man  and   a   eloquent.      He  mad  a  oratori  in 

Seint  Petir    Church  of    Moises^   werk,    depeynted    in 
worchip  of  oui-e  Lady,  where  he  lith  byried. 


•  And  in  X.]      And   in   the  X. 

c.c.c. 

-  a  7?oMc]  at  Rome.  C.C.C. 


=  ihaq  C.C.C.    '  tha'  in  MS.  Tub. 
Lib. 

'  Moi.c.s.^     Tims  in  both  IMSS. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


99 


Aftir  him  was  on  Sisinius,   but  XX.  dales.  A'P'  9^^' 

And  than  was '  Constantine  VII,  -^ere.  Pope. 

Anno  5893— 5898.'    695-700.  Constan- 

Anno  5899.     701. — Justinian     the     Secund    regned  jugtinian^' 

now  ageyn  VI.  tere.     He  was  first  preved  of  his  em-  n. 

pire ;  and  now,  aftir  the  resumpcion,  he  regned  ageyn 

VI.  tere.  For  aftir  the  tyme  he  was  so  restored  he 
served  Crist  devoutly,  and  sent  aftir  Constantin  the 
Pope  to  Constantinople,  and  there  was  he  hoseled^ 
of    his    hand.       In  that  tyme   Constantine  was    Pope 

VII.  tere.  He  cursed  Philip  the  emperoure  for  the 
cause  that  he  distroyed  ymages. 

And  undir  this  Pope  too  Kyngis  of  Ynglond  went 
to  Rome,  and  were  mad  there  monkis;  and  this 
was  aftir  the  Brutes  blood  was  oute  of  the  lond,  for 
than  was  the  loud  divided  in  to  VII.  kyngdammes. 

And   ye    schal  undirstand  ^   that  this  division  began  The  Ilep- 
in  the  first  coming  of  Saxones,  wliech  was  in  the  tere  EnglMid. 
of  oure   Lord  455.     And    here    we    will    expresse   the  -^■^-  '^^^' 
VII.  regiones,    who^   thei  were   departed  in  this  lond. 

The    first    kyngdam   was    in  Kent,   where   the    first  Kent. 
Kyng  was  Hengist ;  the  secund,  Esk  ;  the  third,  Occa ; 
the    IIII.   Emericus  ;    the  V.  Ethelbert :    he   was  bap- 
tized be  Seint  Austin,  bischop  of  Cantirbiry. 

The    secund  e    kygndam    was    in    Southsex,     whech  Sussex. 


^  And  than  was.^  C.C.C.  —  And 
was.  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 

■'  hnselcd']  oseled.  C.C.C.  The  'h,' 
however,  ia  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.  ap- 
pears to  have  been  a  later  insertion. 

'  And  ye  schal  undirstand,  &c.]  Li 
the  margin,  opposite  the  beginning  of 
this  paragraph,  occurs  Capgrave's 
private  mai'k  :  see  page  4.  In  this 
instance  it  wants  the  lower  portion. 

^A.D.  455.]    The  leading  dates 


have  no  connection  with  English 
History  until  the  accession  of  Henry 
the  Third.  The  marginal  references 
for  the  dates  of  the  English  Kings 
or  events  before  the  year  121 G  have, 
accordingly,  been  placed  under  the 
name  by  way  of  distinguishing  thera 
from  those  which  form  the  regidar 
chronology  of  the  MS. 

^  who.']     Altered  above   the  line 
into  "  Whov  "  by  a  late  hand. 
G   2 


100 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  G98.  liatli  Kent  on  the  est  side  ;  on  the  south  side  the 
se  ;  on  the  west  Hamptschire,  on  the  north  Suthrey. 
Tlie  first  Kyng  was  Elle;  and  tlian  his  III.  sones. 
The  V.  was  Ethelwold;  and  he  was  converted  he 
Byryn,   bischop  of  Dorsete. 

Essex.  The  third  kyngdam  was  Estses  :   on  the  est  side  is 

tlie  se ;  on  the  west  side  the  cuntre  of  London ;  on 
the  south  side  Temse  ;  on  the  north  side  Suffolk.  The 
first  Kyng  was  Erkynwyn  ;  the  secunde,  Neda ;  the  III., 
Sibertus  ;  the  IIII.  Sebertus  ;'  the  V.  Sigbertus.  He 
was  convertid  be  Melite  bischop  of  London. 

East  An-         The  IIII.  kyngdam  was  Est  Ynglond,  that  is  to  sey, 

^  '^"  Norfolk   and  Suffolk.    On  the  est  side  and  north   side 

is  the  se  :  on  the  west  side  Cambrigschire,  and  Seint 
Edmund  Fosse.  The  first  Kyng  was  Offa  ;  the  secund, 
Titilmus  ;  the  III.,  Rodwaldus  ;  the  IIII.,  Erwaldus ; 
the  v.,  Sigebertus :  he  was  converted  be  Felice,  biscop 
of  Donwich. 

Wessex.  The    V.    regne   was    Westsex,    havyng    on  the    est 

side  Southsex ;  Temse  on  the  north  side  ;  in  the 
west  side  and  the  south  the  se  occean.  The  first 
Kyng  was  Kredicus  ;  the  secund,  Kynricus  ;  the  III., 
Cheulingus  ;  the  IIII.,  Chelricus  ;  the  V.,  Helwol- 
phus ;  the  VI.,  Kyngilis :  he  was  convertid  and  bap- 
tized be   Seint   Birine. 

Mercia.  The    sext    kyngdam     was    cleped    Merceorum,    the 

grettest  cuntre  of  alle.  On  the  west  side  was  the 
watir  thei  clepe  Dee,  that  rennyth  be  Leicester, 
and  the  flood  cleped  Sabrine,  that  rennith  be 
Schrouysbyry  onto  Bristow ;  on  the  south  side  the 
Temse  ;  on  the  north  side  the  watir  of  Humbir. 
The   first    Kyng  was    Aella  ;  the  II.,  Cuda ;    tlie  III., 


>  the  IIII.  Scbertus.']    C.C.C.     Omitted  in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 


CAPGHAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  101 

Tinla ;    the    IIIL,    Ceorlus ;    the    V.   Penda ;    he    was  A.D.  698. 
baptized  be  the  handis  of  Fynian,  biseop. 

The  VII.  kyngdam  ^7as  Northumbirland :  on  the  Northum- 
est  side  and  the  west  side  it  hath  the  se ;  on  the  ^"^' 
south  side,  the  flood  of  Humbir,  whech  goth  up  be 
the  herldam  of  Notingham  and  Derbi ;  on  the  north 
side  the  Scotisch  se.  The  first  Kyng  was  Ida ;  the 
secunde,  Aella ;  third  Athelford  ;  the  IV.,  Edwyne ; 
he  was  baptized  be  Pauline,  bischop  of  soric 

Anno  Mundi  vM.ixC.      [Christi  702.] 

Anno  5901—5901..     703-706. 

Anno  5905,     707. — Philip  the  Secunde  regned  but  oA.p.  7ii. 
tere  and  sex  monthis.     This  man  distroyed  in  cherchis  Enlpl'of  the 
alle   ymages    and   pictures ;    and    for    this    cause    tho  East. 
ymages    of    oure    Lady    that    Luce    depeynted,     the 
Romaynes   hid    hem    til    he    was   ded ;    and   for   that 
cause    Constantyn    the    Pope    cursed  him ;    and    so    he 
deied. 

Anno  5906.     708.— Anastasius  Secundus  regned  III.  ^•^- ^i?. 

o  ^     Anastasius 

tere.      He  took  the  forseid  Philip,   and   put   oute   his  li.,  Emp. 
eyne.     But  this   same  Anastasius  was  so  wikkid,  that  xheodoslfis 
the  puple  ros,  and  mad  a  new  emperoure,  was  cleped  ill.,  suc- 
Theodosius  Tercius  ;  and  thei  mad  Anastasius  a  prest.  t^^one 

In  this  tyme  was  Gregorius   Secundus  Pope.  Gregory 

And    in    these    dayes    began    Karolus    Magnus    his  charie-'^ 
gret  conquestis.  magne. 

Anno  5907,   5908.     709,  710. 

Anno  5909.     711.     Theodosius    Tercius    regned  butA.D.  7I6. 
0  tere ;  a  blessid  man  and  a   benigne  ;  but   on   Leon 
put  him  oute   with  fors ;    and  he   paciently  was   mad 
a  clerk,  and  continued  so  in  holy  lyf. 

Anno  5910.     712. — Leo  Tercius,     with     Constantjm  A.D.  7i8. 
his  son,  regned    XXV.    ^ere.       In  his  tyme   Sarasines  -k^^  ^^f'the 
come  to    Constantinople,  and  beseged  it  too  tere,  and  East. 
spoiled    it,    and    bare    awey   mech    richesse.      In    the 
same   tyme    Luidbrando,   Kyng  of    Lumbardis,   hering 
tliat    Sarasines    had    distroyed    Sardini,    where   Seynt 


102 


CAPGEAVES   CHEONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  718. 


Zachary, 
Pope. 


A.D.  741. 
Consfan- 
tine  v., 
Einp.  ofthe 
East, 


Council 
(against 
images)  at 
Constan- 
tinople. 


Augstin  ^  body  was  leid,  whan  it  was  broute  fro 
Ypone,  lie  sent  thidir  solempne  legates,  and  boute  - 
that  body  of  the  Sarasines,  and  thei  broute  it  to 
Gene,  where  the  Kyng  met  it  with  gret  reverens, 
and  led  it  on  to  Papie,  and  set  it  there  in  a  Cliereh 
of  Seint  Petir,  wliech  he  cleped  "  Celum  Aureum." 

In  this  tjane  was  Pope  Zacharie,  X.  lere.  He  mad 
pes  with  the  Longobardis.  And  the  bokes  of  Dialoges 
he  transalet^  fro  Grew  into  Latyn.  To  this  Pope 
cam  the  monkis  of  Cassinensis  with  on  Grete  Charlys, 
desiring  that  the  body  of  Seynt  Benet  schuld  come 
ageyn  to  her  Monasteri,  whech  the  monkis  Floria- 
censis  had,  as  thei  seide  nntrewly,  bore  fro  hem. 
The  Pope  graunted  her  entent ;  but  whan  thei  cam 
to  the  bodi,  thei  were  smet  with  blyndnes  and  fer, 
that  thei  failed  of  here  desire. 

Anno  5911—5934     713-786. 

Anno  5935.  737. — Constantinus  Quintus,  the  son 
of  the  seid  Leon,  regned  eke  XXV.  lere.  He  was  a 
folower  of  his  fader  steppes  alle  the  dayes  of  his 
lyf  He  studied  alle  in  wichcrafb,  in  nigromancie. 
He  was  occupied  in  leccherie  and  glotonie,  that  many 
men,  botli  in  the  clergy  and  in  the  lay  fe  be  him 
were  hurt  in  her  feith.  He  had  consenting  onto  him 
a  grete  fautoure  to  his  erroure,  on  Anastase,  fals 
Patriark  of  Constantinople. 

This  Constantin  did  clepe  a  gret  Councel  at  Con- 
stantinople, in  whech  he  comaunded  that  alle  the 
ymages  in  the  Cherch  schuld  be  pullid  down,  both  of 
Crist,  and  of  oure  Lady,  and  othir  Sayntes.  And  in 
this  mater  he  mad  as  gret  persecucion  as  evir  ded 
Dioclecian. 


'  Au(isttn']  Augustin.    C.C.C. 
-  bour.c.']    This  -word  lias  been  al- 
tered into  'boughto'  by  a  late  band. 
"  transakt']    translate.     C.C.C.— 


The  Vr'ord  was  originally  '  transalc  ' 
in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  the  final  't' 
having  been  added  above  the  line  at 
a  later  period. 


CArGRAVE'S   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  103 

In  this  tyme  was  Stephanus  11.  Pope,  whech,  foi-A.i).  74L 
the  grete  hate  and  pcrsecucion  of  Arstulf  Kyng  ofp^pg]*^"  "' 
Lumbardi,  fled  into  Frauns  and  there  he  anoynted 
Pipine  Kyng  of  Frauns.  ^  Thre  myle,  thei  sey,  the 
Kyng  went  on  fote,  and  led  the  Pope  bridil  the 
same  space,  til  he  had  broute  him  to  his  paleys.  This, 
Pope,  in  the  last  teve  of  his  ofiice,  translate  the  empire 
fro  the  Grelds  onto  the  Frensch  tong  onto  the  Grete 
Charlis. 

In  these  dayes  was  Paule  Pope.  He  ordeyned  that  Paul  I., 
in  Lenten  alle  the  Dyvyne  Service,  save  "  Comple-  °^'^' 
tori,"  schuld  be  seyd  befor  non.  He  translate  the 
body  of  Seynt  Pernel,  and  set  on  hir  grave  the  titil 
that  Seint  Petir  mad,—"  Of  golden  Pernel,  oure  best 
beloved  doutir,  this  is  the  memorial."  This  Pope, 
with  his  trosti  servauntis  nowt  many,  used-  for  to 
go  o  nites^  to  prisoneris,  and  bed-red  folk,  and  visite 
hem  with  elmesse.  He  deied  at  Seint  Paule,  and 
beried  at  Seint  Petir  Cherch. 

Anno  5936—5.959.     738-761. 

Anno  5960.     762.— Leo    the    IIII.   regned   V.   ^ere.  A.D.  77.^. 
He  was  a  passing  covetous  man ;    whatsover   he    sey,  j^mp  of  the 
he    desired    it.       So    happed    him    come    to    a    cherch,  East. 
where  he   sey  a   precious   crowne  ful   of  charbunculis. 
Pie    took    it    fro    the    cherch,    and    were    it    on    his 
hed ;     and    sone    aftir    he    caute    a    fevyr    and  deied 
thereof 

In  this  tyme  Constantinus  II.  was  Pope,  that  entered  Constan- 
the  office   with  grete  slaundre  ;   therefor   God  suffered  p"pp  '' 
othii-    men   to    put    oute   his   eyne,    and    eke    owt  of 
the  Cherch. 


^  and  there  .  .  .  Kijxg  of  Frauns,']   i       ^  nitesJ]   Altered  into 'nighies' bjf 
om.    C.C.C.  a  later  band. 

^  used.']    Added  above  tlio  line.        | 


101 


CAPGIUVES   CIIROXICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.T).  775.       Aftir  him  was  Steplianus  Pope.     He  called  a  Couii- 

\iL,  I'ope,  c^l  of  ^^  Itail  and  Fraunce,   in  wbech   he  dampned  al 

Council  at   that  the  othir  Pope  had  doc,  save  baptem  and  crisme  ; 

and    he    deposed    alle   thoo    j^ersones    that    took    ony 

orderes  of  him. 

Adrian!.,       Than  was   Adrianus  Primus  Pope  XXIII.    ^ere,    be 

whos  menes  and  prayeres  the  Grete  Cliarlis  besegid  the 

of*Charie-   I^o^nhardis    in    Papie,    -vvhere    he    took    Desideri,    the 

magne  in     Kyng,    and  the   qwen,    and   sent   hem   prisoneris    into 

^'  Frauns,    and   went    forth    to     Rome,   and   fulfillid    al 

thing    that    Pipine     his    fader  ^    had    tove    to     Seynt 

Petir.       He    mored  it    eke    with  his  owne  devocioune, 

living    to    the   Cherch   the    ducheries    of    Spolet    and 

Beneventane.     He  restored  the  Cherch  of  Seint  Anas- 

tace   at  "The  Skipping- Watiris," — so  be  thei  cleped, 

for    the    hed    of    Seint  Paule    skij^pit  -    thries   aftir   it 

was    of;     and    there    be    III.    wellis. .      In    the    same 

place    eke    is    the   chapel   that   is   cleped  '  Scala  Celi." 

He  repaired  eke  the  wallis  of  Rome, '^    and   mad  the 

dores   of  bras  at   Seynt  Peteres. 

Alcuinflor.      In   this    tyme   lyved   he   that  is   clepid   Albinus,    of 

Englisch    nacioune,    whecli    was   maister   onto    Charles 

in  al  these  seculer  sciens ;    and   he  broute   the   forme 

of  study  fro  Rome  onto  Parys. 

Anno  59G1  — 5964.     763-766. 

A.D.  802.       Anno  5965.     767. — Nicheforus    regned    in   Constan- 

Nicepho-     tinople    IX.    tere.       In   his    tyme   that  empire    wasted 
r  us,  Em  p.  ,  ,  a    /  ,       t       .t     ,    ,  ,-n       at-        -^ 

of  the  East,  ^-nd  went*  to  nowt.    In  that  tyme  was  stillc  Adrian 

Pope  at  Rome.     He  repaired  many  cherches  both  with- 

inne  the  walles,  and  eke  withoute. 


'  his  fader.']  Added  above  the 
line. 

*  Skipping  ....  skippit]  These 
Words  were  originally-nritten  'Scip- 
ping  '  and  '  Scippit,'  the  'b'  having 
been  in  both  cases  altered  into  a  'k.' 


'  Rome.']    Added  ill  the  margin^ 

^  went.]    Added  in  the  margin. 

^  stille     Adrian]     Adrian     stille. 

C.C.C.      The    word    "Adrian"    is 

added  in   the   margin   in   the   MS; 

Pub.  Lib. 


CAPGRAVe's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  105 

Anno  5966—5973.     7687-75. 

Anno  5974.     776. — Michael   regned  to    ^ere,    a   god  A-^^- oil- 
man, redy  for   to   releve  pore  men  ;^  for  alle  tho  that  ^^^^^'^^^qj. 
were  depauperat  and   spoiled  be   hLs  predecessoure,  he 
releved   with   his  owne   good,   and   alle  enmyes  of  the 
Feith  he  was  evyr  redy  to  distroye. 

Anno  5975.     777. 

Anno  5976.  778.— Karolis  the  First  regned  XIIII.  [A.D.800.J 
tere.  This  man  was  Kyng  of  Frauns  or  he  was  p^^^'p  ^f  ^ij'e 
emperoure ;  and,  be  the  instauns  of  Adriane  Pope,  West. 
he  was  cleped  into  Ytail,  and  besegid  the  Kyng  of 
Lumbardi,  took  him,  and  sent  him  into  Frauns,  as 
is  seid  before.  Charles  had  in  his  tyme  a  myty  - 
felawchip,  of  whech  Rowland  and  Olivere  were  cap- 
taynes,  for  thei  kyllid  many  Sarasines  in  Spayn ; 
but  at  the  last  thei  were  deceyved  be  fals  treson  of 
an  erle,  thei  clepid  him  Gaverion.  ^  This  Charlis,  as 
it  is  writin,  mad  a  brigg  ovyr  the  Rene,  —  summe 
men  sey  to, — and  that  was  at  Coleyn  :  now  is  non. 
He  had  a  berd,  as  thei  sey,  a  fote  long.  In  mete 
and  in  drink  he  was  ful  temperat.  His  sones  anon 
as  thei  were  of  age  were  lerned  to  ride,  and  to 
exercise  hemself  in  dedis  of  armes.  His  dowteres 
he  sette  ful  bisily  to  the  occupacion  of  wolle.  Whan 
he  cam  to  Rome  he  went  on  his  feet,  and  visit  al 
the  cherchis,  kissid  every  holy  auter,  and  every  relik. 
Thanne  visite  he  Jerusalem,  and  there  he  had  a  victories 
glorious  victorie  on  Cristis  enmies.     Than  cam  he  hom  "^  *^  ^™' 

1        /-i  •         1  1  peror  at 

be  Constantmople,  where  the  emperoure   wold  a   gove  Jerusalem. 
him  gold,  silvir,  and  precious  stones  ;    but   he   refused 
al,  and   desired  no  thing  but  relikes  of  Crist    and   of 
Seyntes.      Than   fasted  thei  that  were  with  him,    and 
prayed  God    that   this   donacion   schuld  be   acceptable 


redtj  .  .  .  pore  me?}.'}  om.  CCC;  I  into  '  myghty.' 

nujfi/.']   Altered  by  a  later  hand  I      '  Gai'erion]  Ganerlon.    C.C.C. 


106 


CArORAVES   CHPtOXICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


Leo  ni, 
Pope. 


A.D.  800.  to  His  Majeste.  There  the  emperoure  gave  him  a 
part  of  Jesu  crowne,  that  flowred  there  in  here  ^  site, 
and  a  nayle,  with  whech  oure  Lord  "was  najded  to 
the  tre ;  and  a  part  of  oure  Lordis  Cros-se ;  the  sudarie 
of  oure  Lord ;  the  smok  of  oure  Ladi ;  the  arme  of 
Seynt  Simeon.  Alle  these  relikes  broute-  he  to 
Aeon,  and  set  hem  there  in  a  Cherch  of  oure  Lady, 
whech  he   ded  make. 

In  this  tyme  deied  Adi'ian  the  Pope ;  and  Leon 
the  IIII.^  was. Pope  aftir  him  XX.  leve.  This  Pope,  as 
he  went  on  Ascencion  Even  with  the  Letaine  and 
procession,  sodeynly  com  his  enimes,  and  took  liim  be 
the  body,  led  hxim  to  a  phice  where  thei  put  onto 
his  eyne,  cut  oute  his  tunge  :  but  oure  blessed  Lord 
gaf  him  both  site  and  speche.  Tho  went  he  to 
Charles,  Kj-ng  of  Frauns,  and  compleyned  of  this 
wrong ;  and  he  receyved  him  with  grete  worchip,  took 
veniauns  on  his  enimes,  and  there  the  Pope  porged 
himself  of  certeyn  crimes  that  were  purposed  ageyn 
him. 

Anno  5977—5989.     779-791. 

Anno  5990.  792. — Lodwicus,  with  Lothari  his  son, 
regned  XXV.  lere.  Tliis  was  the  son  of  Gret  Charlis; 
and  he  had  to  bretherin  ;  on  that  was  regent  of  Teu- 
tonye,  a  othir  that  was  regent  of  Spayn.  He  had 
also  III.  sones,  Lothari,  Pipine,  and  Lodewik.  The 
first  mad  he  governoure  of  al  Itaile,  the  secund  Kyng 
of  Gyaue,  the  thirde  mad  he  Kyng  to  the  Bavaris  and 
the  Germanes.  In  this  tyme  the  legates  of  Michael, 
emperoure  of  Constantinople,  broute  onto'*  this  Lode- 


A.D.  SU. 
Louis  I., 
le  Dcbon- 
naire. 


'  l,crc'\  their.  C.C.C. 

-  Lroute.']  Altered  by  a  later  band 
into  '  broughte.' 

3  Leun  the  IIII.'\  So  in  both  JISS. 
for  "  Leo  the  Third."  Capgrave 
appears   to  have    included  among 


the  Popes  of  this  name  "  Leon, 
•which  is  not  put  in  the  Cathologe  of 
Popes."'     Vide  pago  98. 

■■  -to.l  Added  above  the  line  in  a 
later  hand. 


(JArGKAVE's   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  107 

wik  the  bokes  of  Seyn  Dyonise,  whecli  lie  took  with  A.D.  8i4. 
ful  grete  joye. 

In  tliis    tyme  was  Rabamis,  a  munk  of  Wiltens,  a  Eabamis 
grete  poete,  and  in  Divinity  ful  wel  lerned.     He  mad     ^"^'^^^' 
a  boke  to  the  same  Lodewik   "  Of  nature  of  al  thing," ' 
not  only  with  littoral    teching,   but  with    many  mysti 
exposiciones :    and  for   his  reward    Lodewik  mad   him 
bischop  of  Mense. 

In   this    tyme   was     Stephanus    Qaartus    Pope    III.  Stephen 
tere.      He    went    into    Franns    onto     the    emperoure      ''    ^^^'^' 
Lodewik,    and    there   was   he    receyved   ful  gloriously. 
And  be  the  ^yey  he  boute  many  prisoneris,  and  payed 
her  raunson. 

Aftir  him   was  Pascale   VII.    lere :    to  whom  Seiut  Paschal  I, 

.  '  .    Pope 

Cicile  appered,  and  bad  him  take  up  the  bodies  of  Ti- 

burce.    Valerian,   and    Urban,    and    biry   hem    in    hir 

Cherch.       This    man    repaired   the    Cherch    of    Seynt 

Praxede,  and  set  in  monkis  of  Grece,  and  biried  there 

iiM.  bodies   of  martires,  whech   he  gadered  in  dyvers 

places.     He  ded  eke  mecli  cost  in  Seynt  Sabyn  Cherch, 

for  that  was  his  titel  whan  he   was   Cardinal. 

Aftir  him  was  Eugenius  Secundus  III.  tere.  Eugenius 

And  than  Valentinus  XL.  dayes.  Valentine 

Anno  5991—5999.     793-801.  Pope. 

Anno  Mundi  viM.     [Christi  802.] 

Anno  6001—6014.     808-816. 

Anno  6015.      817.  —  Lotharius    Primus    regned    X.  ^I^-. ^-lo. 

^ere.     In  his   dayes   Sarasines   destroyed   the  Cherchis  Emp.  of    ' 

of  Petir  and  Paule,  and  ny  al  the  cuntro  aboute  Rome.  ^^^  West. 

Aftir   that,    as   thei   went   hom   to   Affrik,    fro   whens 

thei   cam,    thei   were   dronchin  in  the  depe  see.     Now 

began    the     eldest    of  these    thre    bretherin    to    take 


^"0/ 7iature  of  al  thing."'\"llx-  i   his    vror\iS,    "a    Jacobo     ramelio 
banus  Mauas  ds  Universo  5" — see  I   Collecta."  Cologne,  1G26. 


108  CAPGRAVe's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  840.  upon  him  to  regne  al  alone.  Upon  this  the  othir  to 
bretherin  rise  ageyn  liim  ;  and  there  was  swech  batail, 
and  swech  morder  of  men,  was  never  swech  in  al 
Frauns. 

Anno  6016—6024..     818-826. 
Louis  II.         Anno    6025.     827. — Aftir    this    the    same    Lothari, 
reigns  with  ■yy^^.h  his  son  Lodewik,  res^ned  V.  tere  ;  and  so  '  in  the 

his  father.       ^  .  /  . 

XV.  tere  of  his  regne  he  departed  his  lond  betwix 
his  sones,  and  took  a  monkis  habite,  and  deied  so,  and 
mad  a  holy  ende.  For  his  soiile,  whan  he  was  ded, 
was  gret  strif  betwix  angellis  and  develes,  whech  of 
hem   schnld  have   it,  in  so   mech  that  the  monkis  sey 

Transk-     ^^^^    ^^^^    ^®    puUid    too   and   fro ;    but    aftir  devoute 

tionofthe  prayer  of  hem  the  develes  fled,  and  anngelis  prevailed. 

Helena.  I"  the  IX.  tere  of  his  empire  the  body  of  Seynt 
Heleyn,  Constantin  modir,  was  translat  fro  Rome  into 
Frauns. 

Gregory         And  in  this  tyme  was  Gregorius  Quartus  Pope  XVI. 

IV.,  Pope.  2ere.  He  destroyed  the  Cherch  of  Seynt  Martin  in 
Montibus,    and    aftirward    mad   it   al   newe.     In    this 

The  Sara-  tyme  eke  was  a  gret   troubel   amongst   Cristen   men ; 

cens  ravage  f^j,  gvimme  men  of  wikkid   condicioune   went  oute  of 

1  uscan  y. 

Rome   onto   the    Soudan,  praying    him   that   he   wold 

come  thidir ;  and  he  cam  with  swech  a  multitude,  that 

the  cite  Leonyne  was  besegid,  and  take  ;  and  -  of  Seynt 

Petir  Cherch  tliei  mad  a  stabil,    alle  Tussie   eke  Avas 

clene  distroyed.     Thanne,  at  the  prayer   of  the   Pope, 

Marchio  Gy  with  the  Lurabardis,  and  Lodewik  with  the 

Frenschmen,  put   oute  the    Sarasines,  with   mech   hurt 

onto  Cristen  men, 

A.D.  855.        ^nno  6026—6029.     828-831. 

Louis  IL,        Anno  6030.     832.  —  Lodewik    the     Secunde    regned 
Emperor. 


'  rcgncd  V.  )erp ;  and  so.]    These  I  an  erasure,  and  partly  in  the  margin; 
■words  iiave   been  added,  partly  on  1      '  and.']  ora.    C.C.C. 


capgrave's  chronicle  of  encland.  100 

XXI.  tere.     In  his  tyme  tlie  bodies  of  Seyiit  Urbane  A.D.  855, 
and  Tiburee  were   translat,   and  broute  to  the  Cherch 
of  Seint  Germyn. 

In     tliis    tyme    the    Danes    ary ved    into    Ynglond,  The  Danes 
with    too    cursed    captaynes,     Hingwar    and     Hubba.  i:„o^iaiid. 
Thei  distroyed  the  cuntre,  and  killid  the  glorious  Kyng 
Edmund,  first  with  schot  of  arowis,  and  than  smet  of 
his  heed. 

In  this  tyme   was   Jon  clepid  the  Scot,  a  excellent  John 
man  in  study  of  Scripture.     He,  at  the  praier  of  this  Erj„ena 
Kyng,  translated  the  bokis  of  Seynt  Dionise   oute   of 
Grew    into    Latyn.      The    same    man,    aftir    that,    be 
his  malicious  disciples,   was   punchid  to  the  deth  with 
poyntelis. 

That  same  tyme  was  Sergius   Secundus  Pope.     His  Sergius  IT., 
name  was  before  Swynmouth  ;    therefore  was  ordeyned    ^^'^' 
a  statute  of  the  Cherch  that  fro  this  tyme  forward  the 
Pope  schuld  chese  him  a  new  name. 

In  this   tyme  the  VII.  regiones  of   Ynglond    sesed,  Dissolution 
and   the  lond  was  broute  into  o  monarchic,  and  that  Heptarchy 
was  the   ^ere  of  oure  Lord   D.CCC.  and  VIII.    Than  Egbert, 
began  Egbrite  for  to  regne,  and  he  regned  XXXVII.  |^°g.^«j[t^'^ 
^ere.  A.D.  823. 

And  in  the   ^ere   of  oure   Lord   D.CCC.    and  XLV.  Ethelwuif, 
regned  Adelwolf,  Egbrite  son.    In  the  XIX.  iere  of  his  ^'^'  ^^^ 
regne   went   he  to   Rome,  cause   of  devocion,  and  be- 
fore Leon  the  Pope  offered  that  tribute  whech  is  cleped 
'  Romescot/   of  every  hous   a   peny.     He   was   first   a  The  tribute 
munk  of  Wynchester;   and,  whan  his  fader  was  ded,     ^""^^<^*'*- 
the   Pope  dispensid   with   him,    and  made  him   wedde  Ethelwuif 
the    doutir  of   Charles,  whech  was  clepid  Calvus,  and  ™j^„"]^/  ^^% 
be   hir   had   he   IIII.   sones.     The  first   Ethelwold,  theChas.  the 
secunde   Ethebrite,    the   third    Ethel threde,    the  fourte    ^ 
Alurede. 

This  Pope   Leon   mad  for  hem  of  Napeles,  whanne  Leo  iv., 
thei  faute  in  the  se  ageyn  the  Sarasines,  this  orison, —    ^^^' 
"  Deus,  Cujus  dextera  beatum  Petrum  ambulantem,"  et 


110 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


The  Story 
of  Pope 
Joan. 


A.D.  836.  cetera.  And  aftir  tyme^  that  he  mad  the  wallis  of 
the  cite  Leonine,  thanne  mad  he  this  orison,  "  Deus, 
Qui  beato  Petro  coUatis  clavibus  regni  celestis." 

Aftir  this  Leon,  was  Pope  of  Rome  on  that  hite  Jon, 
of  Englisch  nacion,  as  sum  sey;  and  sum  sey  sche 
was  bore  in  Mens.  Pope  sche  was  III.  zere.  The 
process  is  told  thus ;  that  in  hir  tong  age  sche  went 
lich  a  man,  with  a  clerk,  to  Attenes,  and  there  sche 
lerned  tlie  liberal  sciens,  that  sche  had  there  no  felaw. 
Aftir  this  sche  cam  to  Rome,  and  red  there  solemply, 
and  was  there  in  swech  opinion  that  sche  had  grete 
maistires  to  hir  scoleres.  And  whan  the  Popes  sete 
was  vacaunt,  for  hir  cunnyng  and  hir  fame  thei  chose 
hir  Pope.  So  happed  him  that  led  hir  to  Attenes  be 
homely  with  hir  as  he  was  wone  to  be,  and  God  wold 
no  longer  suffir  that  erroure  to  be  secret :  so  fel  sche 
with  chiide,  and  sche  went  onknowyng-  hir  tyme  fro 
Seynt  Petirs  onto  Lateran,  Hir  cothis^  fel  upon 
hir  betwix  the  Collise  and  Seynt  Clement  Cherch, 
and  there  sche  deied,  and  there  was  byryed.  And  at 
this  tyme  the  Pope  goth  not  that  way. 

Aftir  hir  deth  was  Benedictus  Tercius  Pope  IIL  tere. 
He  jnad  the  gate  of  Rome  that  goth  to  Seynt  Paules, 
and  that  gate  eke  that  goth  to  Seynt  Laurens. 

Than  was  Mcholaus  Primus  Pope  IX.  lere.  Aftir 
Seynt  Gregory  there  was  no  swech  many  day.  In 
his  tyme  Seint  Cirille,  a  holy  man  amongst  the  puple 
of  Slavis  oute  of  the  se  broute  the  body  of  Seynt 
Clement  onto   Rome. 

Anno  6031—6050.     833-852. 

Anno  6051.  853. — Charles  the  Secund  regned  ny 
foure  lere.  He  went  to  Rome,  and,  with  favoure  of 
the   Pope,  and   giftis   that  he  gave  sundri  lordis,  was 


Benedict 
III.,  Pope. 


Nicholas  I., 
Pope. 


A.D.  875. 
Charles  IL, 
King  of 
France. 


'  aftir  ti/me]      after   that  tyme. 

c.c.c. 


-  onh)ioiri/)i(/']  unknowyng.  C.C.C. 
^  ootids']  cothys.   C.C.C. 


CAPGEAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  Ill 

mad  emperoure.  This  tiling  herd  his  brothir  Lodwik,  A.D.  875. 
and  reisid  a  gret  puple  ageyn  him,  and  faute  with 
him  ;  but  he  was  stille  emperoure.  This  man,  both  in 
Frauns  and  in  Itaile,  repaired  many  cliercliis.  In  his 
tyme  was  not  Flaundres'  so  rich,  ne  so  grete  named 
as  ifc  is  now,  for  it  had  no  othir  governouris  but  the 
Fosteres  of  the  Kyng  of  Frauns. 

In  these  dayes  was  Adrianus  Secundus  V.  lere.  To  Adrian  n.^ 
this  man  cam  Lotharie,  the  Kyng  of  Frauns,  whom  °^^' 
Nicholas  had  cursed  because  he  held  a  mannes  wif 
beside  his  qween,  desiring  of  him  absolucion.  And 
the  Pope  mad  him  and  othir  to  swere  on  the  Sacra- 
ment, whethir  he  was  gilty  or  nowt ;  and  thei  swore 
fals,  and  were  hoseled  upon  her  oth.  And  in  the 
same  leve,  as  is  seid,  alle  thei  deied. 

Than   was   Johannes    Oefcavus  X.    tere.     XJndir   him  JohnVllI, 
was    the    V.    Councelle    holdyn  at    Constantinoble    of  Council  at 
CCC.LXXX.  bischoppis,  where  Petir  Cardinal  was  Pre-  <^onstan- 
sident,  joyned   with    him    Paule,   bischop    of  Antioche, 
and  Eugeni,  bischop  of  Hostiensis. 

Anno  6052— 6054.     854-856. 

Anno  6055.     857. — Charles   the    Thirde,    whech    is  A.D.  sso. 
elepid  Grossus,  regned  XII.  tere.     In  his  dayes  was  a  n/'^Em- 
gret  hungir  thorw  oute  Ytaile.     This  man  had  Frauns  peror. 
and  Germaine  in  pees  ;  an^  in  the  secunde  tere  of  his 
empire  he  was  crowned  of  Jon  the  Pope. 

In  these  dayes  was  a  gret  conflicte    betwix  Frensch  War  with 

men  and  Normannes,  in  which  V.  thousand  Normannes       ""^"^'i 
'  mans  and 

were    slayn.      Than    the     Normannes,    with     help    of  Danes. 
Dannes,^   disfcroyed    Frauns    and   Lotharinge  with   fire 
and  yrun,  and  many  citees  thei  distroyed.      Than  was 


'  was  not  Fkmndn's']  was  Flaun-  I       ^  an']  and.    C.C.C. 
ders  not.    C.C.C.  I       ^  Danncs;']  Danes.    C.C.C. 


112  CAPGRAVE's    chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  880.  mad  pes  on  this  manere,  that  the  Kyiig  of  the 
Normamie  ^  schuld  be  baptized,  and  the  Kyng  of 
Frauns  schuld  be  his  Godfader ;  than  schuld  he  wedde 
the  Kyng  of  Frauns  doutir,  and  he  and  his  puple 
schuld  frely  rejoyce  alle  the  lond  of  the  othir  side  of 
Seyne. 

The  Dukes      The    first    duke    of    Normandie    was    Robert :    the 

°^  ^^^'  secund,  William :  the  third,  Richard  :  the  fourt, 
Richard :  the  fifte,  Robert  Guychardy :  the  sexte, 
William,  cleped  Notus. 

Martin  IL,       In   this   tyme  was   Pope  Martinus  Secundus   o  tere 

^'°P'-         and  V.  monthis. 

Adrian  HI.,      ^j^^|  ^j^^^^  Adrian  the  Thirde,  I.  tere. 

rope.  / 

Stephen  v.,      -^^^^  than  Stevene  the  V.,  VI.  ^ere. 

Pope.  j^ji(\    than  Formosus  V.  tere,  wliecli  was    disgraded 

rop™°^^^'  ^G  Jon  the  Pope  fro  all  the  ordres  of  the  Cherch  onto 

lay  astat ;    and  aftir   that  he  was   restored  by  Martin 

the    Pope  ;  of  whech    mater   was  grete   altercacion   in 

the  Cherch. 

Anno  6056—6066.    858-868. 
A.D.  887.        Anno  6067.     869.  —  Arnulphus  was  emperoure  XII. 
Arnuiphus,  ^^^.g       jjg    faute    agevn   the    Normaundes,    that    had 
Emperor.     7  °^     .       .  t       tn      n      • 

destroyed     Frauns,      Lotharmge,    and      Uardani,    and 

dwellid  there.  Aftir  that  he  fel  in  a  grete  seknes, 
that  there  myte  no  medycyne  help  him  ne  delyvir 
him  fro  the  multitude  of  lys  whech  fret  him  onto 
the  deth.  He  had  a  son  ;  but  he  cam  nevyr  onto 
the  crowne.  For  here  was  ende  of  that  empire  that 
longid  to  the  posterity  of  Charles. 

Boniface         In   this   tyme   were   at   Rome  these   Popes, —  Bone- 

VL,  Pope,  f^gius  the  Sexte  XV.  dayes. 

Stephen  Stephanus    the    Sexte   o    ^ere.       He    was    a   grete 

VI.,  Pope,  (^.^^j^^yg  i^Q  ^]jg  Pope  Formose. 

Ilomanus,        Than  was  Romanus  III.  monthes. 

Pope. 


'  the  Nurmaune'l  the  Normannes.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  113 

And  than  Theodorus  IX.  dayes.  A.D.  887, 

And  than  Johannes  Nonus  II.   leve.    He  was  frend  jj  ^^i>qZ^ 
to  Formose.  John  ix., 

Thanne  Benedictus  Quartus  thre  monthis.  Benedict 

And    than     Leo     Quintus    fourty     dayes.       For     on  l^--  Pope. 
Cristofer  deposed  him/  and  was  Pope  aftir  him.-  pope. " 

Cristofer  was  Pope  VII.  monthis,   and  he  was  eject  Christo- 
fro  the  Cherch,  and  mad  a  munk.  ^^'^''    °^^' 

Than  was  Sergius  the  Thirde  VII.  :;ere,  monthes  Sergius 
fonre.  In  his  tyme  the  Cherch  of  Lateranensis  fel  '  P^' 
down,  and  he  mad  it  newe.  This  Sergius  was  a 
dekne  undir  the  Pope  Formose  ;  and  the  Pope  For- 
mose put  him  oute  of  the  Cherche,  and  he  fled  into 
Frauns ;  but,  aftir,  lie  was  mad  Pope,  and  than  he 
comaunded  the  body  of  that  same  Formose  whech 
exiled  him  to  be  drawe  oute  of  the  grave,  and  arayed 
lich  a  liischop,  and  than  the  lied  smet  of,  and  the  body 
throw  into  Tibir.  But  fischereres  fond  the  body,  and 
brout  it  ageyn  to  Seint  Petir  Cherch  ;  and  thei  seid  cer- 
teyn  ymages  that  were  there  ded  woi'chip  to  the  body. 

In    this  tyme  regned    Alured  in  Ynglond,  the  fourt  Alfred  the 
son    of   Adelwold.       He   began    to   regn    in    the    tere  j^y>  87 1. 
of   our  Lord    DCCCLXXII.     This   man,   be  the    coun-  University 
celle    of    Seint    Ned,    mad    an    open    Scole   of  divers  J^^^^^^^J'^ 
sciens    at    Oxenford.       He    had  ^   many    batailes  with 
Danes ;     and,   aftir    many   conflictes    in   which  he    had 
the  wers,  at   the  last    he    ovircam    hem ;    and    be  his  Guthred, 
trety   Godrus,    here    Kyng,   was     baptized,    and    went  ?5"'S  of  tlie 
horn  with  his  puple.      XXVIII.  tere   he   regned,   and  baptized, 
deied  the  servaunt  of  God.  ^■^-  ^"^* 

Anno  6068—6078.     870-880. 

Anno  6079.     881.  —  Lodewik  the  Thirde  regned  VI.  a.d.  899. 
^ere.     At  this  tyme  the  empire  went  fro  Frauns  onto  -t""'^  ^^^•' 

/  ./  i  liUiperoi-. 


'  deposed  Idiii.']   Added  above  the 
line. 


-  and  was  Pope    aftir  him.']   om. 
C.C.C. 

2  had-]  mad.    C.C.C. 

II 


114 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle  of   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  899.  Ytaile,  aftir  the  prophecye  wliecli  was  among  the 
Romanes.  Thei  saide  because  the  Frenchmen  wold 
not  socoure  hem  ageyn  the  Lumbardis,  thei  schuld 
not  be  worthi  to  be  clepid  emperonres  of  Kome. 
And  fro  this  tyme  forward  summe  regned  in  Itaile, 
and  summe  in  Almayn,  til  the  tyme  of  Octo  the  First. 
This  Lodewik  mad  Berengarie,  that  regned  than  in 
Itaile,  for  to  fie  that  lond ;  and  whan  he  had  con- 
quered, as  he  supposed,  al  Itaile,  sodeynly  at  Verone 
his  enmyes  took  him,  put  oute  his  eyne,  and  sette 
Berengari  ageyn  in  his  dignite. 
Anastasius       In  this  tyme  was  Pope  Auastasius  Tercius  II.  iere. 

And  thanne  Lando  II.  monthis. 

And  than  Johannes  Decimus  XIII.  lere.  He  en- 
tered wrongfully  into  that  astate ;  therefor  knytis  of 
an  erle  thei  clepid  Gy,  tok  him,  put  him  in  prison, 
leyd  a  pelow   on  his  mouth,  and  so    strangild  him. 

Leo  the  Sext  was  aftir  him^  but  V.  monthis. 

Anno  6080—6083.     882-885. 

Anno  6084.  887. — Berengarius  Primus  regned  IIII. 
tere.  He  was  wise  in  dedis  of  armes,  and  had  many 
batailes  with  the  Romanes.  And  in  his  tyme  was 
the  Abbey  of  Cloyne  nobel}^  foundid  be  on  William 
that  was  the  first  prince  of  Burgundie. 

And  in  this  tyme  was  Stephanus  Septimus  Pope 
II.  tere. 

Anno  6085—6087.     888-890. 

Anno  6089.  891." — Conrardus,  a  Alemane,  regned 
VII.  tere :  but  he  is  not  a  noumbered  among  the 
emperoures,  because  he  regned  not  uY)on  Itaile  ; 
therefor  wanted  he  the   benediccion  imperial.      Whan 


IIL,  Pope. 
Lando, 
Pope. 
John  X., 
Pope, 


Leo  VI., 
Pope. 

A.D.  903. 
Berenger, 
Emperor. 


Steplien 
VIL,  Pope. 


A.D.  9n. 
Conrad  I. 


'  was  aftir  him]  was  Pope  after 
him.    C.C.C. 

2  891.]  The  cohimn  of  dates 
891-897,  and  also  898-905,  had 
been  originally  written,  by  mistake, 


991-997,  and  998-1005,  respec- 
tively. These  have  been  erased 
by  the  Scribe,  and  the  correct 
dates    supplied    in  the  margin. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle  of  ENGLAND.  115 

he  deyed,  ho    assigned  to  be  his  eyer  Henry,  the  son  A.D.  911. 

of  the  duke  of  Saxone. 

In  this  tyme  ^   was  Pope  Leon  the  VII.  thre    leve.  l-eo  Vli., 
And   thanne   Stevene   the  VIII.  othir  III.  lere.         Stephen 
Anno  6090—6095.     892-897.  VllL.Pope. 

Anno  6096.    898.^— Bereno-arius  tlie  Seeiinde  regned  ^-D- 9i4. 

Berenffer 

VIII.  ^ere    in  Itaile  ;   in   whech   tyme   the   Pope  was  u.,  Emp. 
Martinus  Tercius,  III.  yer.  MartinliL, 

.  .  Pope. 

And   aftir   him   Agapitus  VII.  ^ere.     In   this   tyme  Affapetus 
deied    Odo,    Abbot   of    Cloyne.      And    aftir    him    was  H-.  I'ope. 
abbot    there   Adamarius ;    and    aftir    him    Majolus,    f^g*^0(]o°of 
grete  beginner  of  religion.     Of  this    Ode  ^  have  I  sey  Ciuni. 
dy  vers    werkes.      On    upon    tlio    Sauter ;    and   a   gret 
book  of  Omelies.'* 

In  these  dayes  regned  in  Euglond  Edward  the   son  Edward  the 
onto  Alured.     His  othir  name  was  Senior.     He  n^ored  ^  jj^gQ^ 
his   kyngdarn    in    many  thingis ;    mad    newe    borowes ; 
thoo    that    were    falle   reysid   hem   ageyn.      He    con-  ^^'^  co"- 

quests 
qwered  the  Scottis,  the  Walsch  men  ;  the  kyngdammes 

of  Est  Ynglond,    of  Essex,  and  of  Merce,  he  took  fro 

the  Danis.      In  his   dayes  deied  a  nobil    lady   cleped  P*;^*'l°^ 

Ethelfled,  doutir    onto  Edred,  Kyiig   of  Merce.      Sche  [ A.D.922.1 

bilid^  many  townes,    Bronbury,    Tamworth,  Bronbrug- 

gen,    Stafford,   and    Warwick.      This    same    Kyng    is 

biried  at  Wynchester. 

Anno  6097—6103.     899-905. 

Anno  6104.    906.*^ — Henricus,  the  emperoure,  regned  A.D.  918, 
in   Almayn    XVIII.    ^ere ;    in   Alemane,   and     not    in  0^°^-^^^°^ 
Itaile  ;    therefor  is  not  he  acoimtid  among  the   empe- 
roures.      In  this  tyme  Spigrenus,   duke   of   Bem,  was 


'  In  this  tyme,  &c.]  Pope  John  XL 
is  passed  over  in  both  MSS. 

^  See  footnote  ('-),  page  114. 

3  Ode-]  Odo.    C.C.C. 

■*  See  the  "  Bibliotheca  Clunia- 
censis,"  of  Marriei-  and  Quercetanus ; 
col.  13—265.     Paris,  1G14. 


5  OiUd']  byldyd.  C.C.C. 
"  906.]  The  coliimu  of  dates 
906-922,  had  been  originally  written, 
by  mistake,  1006-1022.  These  have 
been  erased  by  the  Scribe,  and  the 
correct  dates  supplied  in  the  mar- 
gin, 

H   2 


116  capgrave's  chronicle  of  England. 

A.D.  918.  converted  to  the  Feitli,  and  lyved  aftir  that  a  ful 
blessed  lif.  Necenlau.?,  his  son,  folowid  his  fader 
steppes ;    and  for  envye  his  brothir   killid    him.     And 

Appear-      OCC  aftir    his    passioun    he  appered  to  Kyng   Herri, 

Tisioii  of     King  of  Danis,  and  told  him  that  he  schuld   deye   in 

Wenceslas.  the  same  manere  whecli  he  deyed ;  praying  him 
that,  in  the  hononre  of  Nyeenlaus,  he  schuld  make  a 
monasteri.  The  Kyng,  whan  he  was  awaldd,  called 
his  servauntis,  and  inqwired  what  this  Nyeenlaus 
was.  They  answerd  him, — A  prince  of  the  lond  of 
Bem,  wrongfully  slayn  be  his  brothir.  And  anon  he 
ded  mak  a  monasteri  of  the  Cistewis,  and  leide  the 
bod}^  there  nndir. 

JohnXlL,  This  ty me  was  Johannes  XII.  Pope  XII.  ^ere.  This 
man  had  a  fader  thei  cleped  Albert,  a  myty  man  of 
good.  He  cleped  the  men  that  myte  moost  doo  in  the 
eleccion,  gave  hem  grete  giftis,  and  mad  hem  for  to 
swere  that  whan  Agapitus  was  ded  thei  schuld  pro- 
mote his  son  Constantine  on  that  same  astat.  And 
so  was  he  Pope,  and  called  Johannes  XII.  He  was 
vicious  of  lyvyng,  a  hunter  outeragious,  a  lecclioure 
withonten^  schame.  For  he  held  women  openly,  and 
that  dyvers,  to  grete  slandir  of  the  Cherch.  For  this 
cause  many  of  the  Cardinales  writyn  onto  Octo, 
prince  of  the  Saxones,  that  he  schuld  come  and  help 
to  remove  this  erroure  and  this  vileny  of  the  Cherch. 
Anno  6105—6121.     907-923. 

Berenger        Anno  6122.    924. — Berengarius  Tercius  regned  VIII. 

"I-  ^ere. 

Benedict         In   his  tyme  was   Pope  Benedictus  Y.      He  entered 

'     P^*    into    that    astate   be    violens    of    the    Romanes ;    for 

Leon   was   chose   before    him ;  and  he   thus   broute  in 

Leo  VIII.,  be  violens.      But   the  emperoure   Octo   cam  to  Rome, 

°^^'         and   deposed   this   Benedicte,    and    sette   in   Leo,   that 

was  rithfully  chosen.      He   made   a   statute  ageyn  the 

'  wilhouten']  •without.     C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  117 

pride  of  Romanes,  that   there  schiild  no   Pope   be  in-  A.D.  918. 
tronized  withoute  consent  of  the  emperoure. 

In  this  tyme  regned  Athelstane,  the  son  of  Edward.  Atbelstan, 
He    fawte    ageyn  Anlaf,  Kyng  of   Erlond,   and   ageyn  ^^'** 

Constantyn  kyng  of  Scottis,  at  Banborow,  where, 
thorow  the  prayeres  of  Seynt  Ode,  a  swerd  fel  fro 
Hevene  into  his  schaberk.  He  maried  on  of  his  dou- 
teris  onto  tlie  emperoure  Octo ;  and  that  same  em- 
peroure  sent  him  the  swerd  whech  Constantino  fawt 
with:  in  the  liandelyng  thereof  was  closed  on  of  thoo 
IIII.^  nayles  that  were  in  Christis  handis  and  feet. 
He  sent  him  eke  the  spere  of  Constantyn,  the  hed 
thereof  was  in  Cristis  side ;  and  mech  more  othir 
thing.  In  his  tyme  was  Seynt  Birstane,  bischop  of 
Wynchester,  that  every  dey  sang  Messe  of  Requiem. 
And  on  a  tj'^me,  as  he  walkid  about  a  cymyteri 
scying  his  '  Dirige,'  and  endid  thus,  '  Requiescant  in 
pace,'  he  herde  out  of  the  erde  innoumbred  voyses  sey, 
'Amen.'     He  regned  XVI.  ^ere. 

Anno  6123—6129.     925-931. 

Anno  6130.      932. — Lotharius    the    Secunde    regne  ^  A.D.  945. 
to   tere.      In  his  tyme  the    sunne   appered  lich  blood ;    ^   '^^^^    ' 
and  withinne    few  daves    aftir    that    there    were    grete 
batayles,  and  many   men  dede. 

Anno  6131.     933. 

Anno  6132.      931<.  —  Berengary     the      Fourte,    with  A.D.  950. 
Albert  his  son,  regned  XI.  lere.     This  Berengari  was  ^^''^"S^^ 
comorows    to    the    puple,  and  he    tok    Lothari    wif, — 
sche    hite    Dalvida, — and    put    hir    in    prison.        But 
Octo    the    emperoure    cam    into    Ytaile,    and    tok    the 
woman    oute    of    prison,    and  weddid  hir,    put  Beren-  Otbo  the 
gari  fro  the  regne.      And  he  was  the  last  that  regned  ceives  the 
in  Ytaile,    born   of    that   cuntre.       Thanne    went  Octo  Imperial 
to   Rome,  and  receyved   the    imperial  crowne.  Rome.  ' 

In  these    dayes    regned    in    Ynglond,    Edmund,    the  Edmund  L, 
brothir    of    Athelstan,    IX.    ^ere.       He   begat    of    his  '^•^-  ^'^^' 


1  ////.]  IIL  CCd.  I        =  rcfjnc]  rcgued.    C.C.C. 


118 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  950.  qwene,  Elgive,  to  sones,  Edraunde  and  Edgare.  He 
recured  fro  the  Danes  V.  citees,  Lyncolnne,  and  Leice- 
tir,  Staunford,  Notingham,  and  Derby.  In  tho  dayes 
William  Longswerd,  duke  of  Normandie,  was  killid 
be  deceyte  of  Lodewik,  Kyng  of  Frauns.  Thanne 
the  cheveteynes  of  Normandie  tok  the  Kyng  of 
Frauns  in  Rome,  and  streited  him  so  there  tyl  he 
gi-aimted  that  Richard,  the  son  of  the  forsaid  Wil- 
iam,  schuld  frely  holde  al  Normandy.  And  fro  this 
tyme  forward  in  every  collocucion  of  the  Kyng  and 
the  duk,  it  schuld  be  lefFul  to  the  duke  to  be  girt 
with   his   swerd ;    and   the  Kyng  neythir   have   swerd 

Edmund      ne    knyf      This    Edmund  was     killid    at    a    feste    on 

[A.D.94G.]  Seyn    Austyn    day,^   of  a   man  that   he    sey  sitte   at 
mete.      The    Kyng   was   busy  to  pnlle    him    fro    the 
bord ;    and   the    othir,   in  his    pulling,  gorid  the   kyng, 
and    scaped  withoute  harm. 
Anno   6133—6142.     935-944 

A.D.  963.        Anno  6143.     945. — Octo  the  first  regned  XII.  ^ere. 

Otho  I.,      jjg  ^j^g    ^i^g   gj^.gj.    j.|j^|.    j^.QO'ned  both   in    Itaile  and    in 

the  Great,  .  _    * 

Emperor.    Alemayne.      For    fro    this    day^  forward    the    empire 

hath  be  among  the  Almanes.  This  Octo,  aftir  he 
had  regned  many  ^eres  in  Almayne,  the  Cardinales  of 
Rome  sent  for  him  for  the  insolens  of  Jon  the 
Pope,  and  he  rod  thithir  with  his  wyf  And  whan 
he  had  mad  pes  thorw  oute  al  Ytaile,  he  rod  ageyn 
into  Saxon,  and  there  he  begat  a  child  to  be  his 
successoure,  lich  him  both  in  condicion  and  in  name. 
Ofte  in  his  lyf  went  he  to  Rome,  and  hom  ageyn 
for  to  se  good  governauns  in  the  Cherch ;  and  in 
last^  ende  he  mad  a  real  monastery  at  Maydenborow, 
in  his  owne  cuntre,  and  there  is  he  biried. 
^TohnXlir.,  In  this  tyme  was  Johannes  Decimus  Tercius*  Pope, 
whech  was  exiled  be  Peter,  meyir  of  Rome.     First  was 


'  May  26. 

"  diiij.']    Added  above  the  lino, 

*  in  last']  in  his  last.     C.C.C. 


*  Decimus  Tercius.]  Erroneously 
Xlin.  in  CiC.C. 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  119 

lie  prisoned  in  the   Castel   of  Aimgel,  and  than   exiled  a.d.  903. 
into   Campanie.     But  aftir  X.  monthes,  be  the  help  of 
Octo,  emperoure,  he  cam  to  Rome,  and  took  veuiauns 
of  his   enmies,  and  dured  VIII.  ^ere. 

Aftir   him  was'  Benedictus   VI.  but   o  tere,  for   he  Eenedlct 

/        '  YI    Pope 

was   strangeled  in   the    Castel-  Aungel.  '' 

In   this   tyme  was    Edred    Kyng    in  ^  Ingland,  tlie  Edrcd, 
son   of  Adelstan,  brothir  to  the  forseid  Edmund.    He    "  ' 
regned  VIII.  ^ere. 

And  aftir  him  was  Edwyn.  He  was  crowned  of  Edwin, 
Odo,  archbischop  of  Cantirbiry,  at  Kingeston,  fast  be 
London ;  but  aftir,  whan  Dunstan  was  bischop,  the 
first  day  that  the  King  had  take  his  crowne,  fel  in 
ouleful  lecherie  beside  his  wyf:  and  whan  Dunstan 
undirtook  of  his  sinne,  he  exiled  Dunstane.  But  the 
King  was  deposed   within  V.  ^ere. 

Anno  6144)— 6154     9^^6—956. 

Anno  6155.     957.— Octo   the  Secund,  with  Octo  his  ^l^- 9*^- 
son,  regned  XX.  lere.     This  man,  as  he  pursewid  the  the  Bloody. 
Grekis   in   Calabir,    onwisely  lost  his  knytes ;   and   so 
he    fled    fro    her    handis.       Than   gadered    he   a  host,  Bencvcuto 
and    besegid    Benevent.       V/hanne    he    had    take  the '^  ^'^*"^°'^*^* 
cite,   he    took    the    bones    of  Seynt    Bartholome,  and 
broute   hem  to    Rome,  and  leyd  hem  there  in   a   ylde 
that   is    in  Tibir,   purposing    to    carry    hem    into   his 
cuntre.     But  he  deied  sone,  and  the  tresor  left  there. 
This  man  went  with  his  qween  onto  Rome,  and  there 
was  he  receyved  of  Benedict  the  VII.  with  mech  joye, 
and   crowned  with  his  qween.     Than  cam  agejni  him 
into  Calabir   many  naciones,  in  whech   batail    he   was  Otho 
fayn   to   fle,  and    seid    he    was    on    of  the  emperoure  ^^^'^P'^^' 
men.     And  whan  he  was   schippid,  the   schipmen  sup- 
posed verily  he  was  emperoure,  and  seide  in  Grew,  that 
thei  wold    lede    him    to  Constantinople   to  the   empe- 


'  A/(ii-  Jam  was,  &c.]  Domnus 
IL  is  omitted  here,  and  placed  later, 
after  Benedict  VI.,  in  both  5ISS. 


Castel']  Castel  of.   C.C:Ci 
m]  of.   C.CC: 


120 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


Domnus 
II.,  Pope. 
Boniface 
VIL.Fope 

Gilbert, 
Pope. 


Edgar, 
A.D.  959 


A.D.  973.  roiire.  This  undirstodc  lie,  and  seide  onto  lieni  that 
in  the  ilde  of  Scicile  he  had  gret  tresourc  hid  ;  pray- 
liem  thei  would  aryve  there,  and  thei  schuld  have 
part.  And  whan  thei  cam  to  the  brynk,  he  sey  a 
bischop  of  his  knowlech,  and  with  his  help  thus  ho 
scaped. 

In  this  tyrae  was  Donus  Pope  I.  lore. 

And  thanne^  Bonefacius  the  Sext^  III.  ^ere. 

And  than  Gilbert,  a  nigromancer,  that  deied  at 
Ivlesse,  for  he  was  dymembered  be  his  owne  comaund- 
ment,  for  his  sinne,  in  a  chapel  at  Seint  Cruce  ;  thei 
clepe  it  Jerusalem. 

In  these  daj^es    was  Edgare  Kyng  in  Inglond  VII. 

^ere.       He   cleped  Seynt  Dunstan   hom   oute  of  exile. 

Ho   mad   a  very  unite    of  all    the    VI I.  kyngdammes. 

He  was  cleped  Pesibel  Edgare.^    In  the  V.  tere  of  his 

regno  Ethelwold  bischop  of   Wynchester  put   chanones 

seculer,    and    othir     seculer,    oute    of   the    monasterie, 

and    set    in     munkis.        This     Edgare     founded    these 

Abeyes, — Glasconbury,  Abyngdon,  Borow,  Staunforth,* 

and  Thorney. 

Edward  the      Aftir   him  was  his    son    Kynsc,  whech   is  a   martir, 
Martyr  •/     o'  > 

A.D.  97,';.    killid  be  the  fraud  of  Alfrik,  his  stepmodir ;   but  aftir 

that    sche    ded     penauns.       Sche    translat    him    onto 

Schaftisbyry,  and  too  monasteries    of  women  ded  sche 

make :    on    at  Werv/elle,  where    sche   lith ;    a  othir   at 

Ambrisbury  fast  by  Salisbury. 

Anno  6156— 6174.     958-976. 

Anno  6175.  977. — Octo  the  Thirde  regned  XIX. 
2ere.  This  man  was  crowned  at  Rome  of  Gregori  the 
V.  He  browt  the  body  of  Pauline,  the  bischop,  to 
Rome.  He  besegid  on  Cresens,  that  mad  mech  debate 
in  Rome,  specialy  in  eleccion  of  the  Pope.  He  be- 
segid him,  as  we  saide,  took  him,  and  smet  of  his 
hed.       He  began    to  make  a  paleys,  and  the  Romanes 


A.D.  983. 

otho  in. 


'  And  thanve,  &c.]  Boniface  VII. 
■\vas  Pojje  before  Domnus  II. 

-  Se.rt.']   Tl'.is   mistake  for   "  Se- 


venth "  occnrs  in  both  MSS. 
3  Ethjarc]  Edgarie.    C.C.C. 
'  Stau7ifurtli'\  Stamford.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


121 


Gregory 
v.,  i'opc. 
John  XVII. 
Pope. 

Silvester 


letted  him ;    and    aftir    mecli    vexacioune    of    liem    lie  A.D  983. 
deied.     Thus  regned  these  III.  Octones,  ech  aftir  othir. 

And  aftir  here  deth  the  empire  went    no  lenger    he 
succession,    but    be    eleccion.       The    institucioune    was  election  to 
mad    thus,  that  VII.  persones    scliul    chese    the    empe-  *'ji^  Empire 
roure.     III.  Chaunceleris  :  Bischop  of  Mensis,  Chaunce-  death  of 
lere  of   Germani;  Bischop    of   Trevere,  Chauncelere    of      ° 
Frauns ;  Bischop  of  Coloyne,  Chaunceler  of  Ytaile :  the 
Markeys  of  Branburgensis,  Chambirleyn ;  the   Duke  of 
Ostrych,  Mtirchale;    the  Duke  of    Saxon,  .Berer  of  tlie 
Swerd ;  the  Kyng  of  Bern,  Butlere. 

In  this  tyme  ^  was  Grcgori  the  V.  Poi^e. 

And  thanne  Jon  the  XVII. 

And  than  Silvester  the  Secund,  that  was  a  nigro 
mancer,  ris  we  saide  before,  and  deied  at  Seint  Crucc.  "'  '^^^^' 
Ther  is  his  hert ;  his  bones  ly  at  Lataranensis.  His 
bones  clater,  as  thei  sei,  and  his  grave  swetith,  before 
the  deth  of  a  Pope.  In  this  tyme  ly  ved  Fulbert,  bischop 
of  Carnotensis,  that  mad  tlioo  Respones  of  oure  Lady, 
'  Stirps  Jesse '  et  •'  Soleni  Justicie,'  and  that  ympne, 
'  Chorus  nove  Jerusalem.' 

Anno  G176— GlOn.     978-995. 

Anno  619-t.     996.- Ilerry    the    First    regned    XII.  ^^^- 10^02. 
^ere.     He  is  clepid  I.,'-  for  he  was  first  of  the  empire,  [n.j.the 
The  othir  Herry  was    nevj'r  crowned  emperoure  ;    and  Lame, 
the  same   reule  is  undirstand  of  tlie  Conrardis.       This 
Herry  liad  a  wif  thei    cleped^  Chymegundis,  and  thei 
both  be  on  asent  kept  hem  virgines  al  her  lyf      Thei 
ly    both    byried    in    the    Cherch     cleped    Banbergense, 
doying    many   miracles.      He  was,    befor    the    empire, 
duke    of  Bern,  and    for    his    nianhod    thei    chose    him 
emperoure,  and    aftir    many  batailes    he  and  his  qwen 
chose  a  solitari  lif,  and  mad  a  blessed  eiide.'* 


'  In  this  Ujwe,  &c.]  John  XIV., 
John  XV.,  and  John  XVI.,  are 
omitted  here  in  both  MSS.  John 
XII.  and  John  XIV.  occur  later. 
There  is  an  evident  confusion  in  the 


arrangement    here,  and    in  that  of 
some  of  the  subsequent  Popes. 

-  /.]  Primus.    C.C.C. 

^  (hci  dejmi]  om.   C.C.C. 

'  cmh'.']  om.   C.C.C. 


122 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1002. 
John  XIL, 
Pope. 
John  XV., 
Pope. 
Robert, 
King  of 
France. 


In  this  tyme  was  Pope  Johannes    XII.,  V.  monthis. 

iVnd  thanne  Johannes  XIIII.,  V.  ^ere.  In  his  tyme 
was  Eobert  Kyng  of  Frauns,  whech  was  so  devout, 
that,  in  every  grete  feste  he  wold  be  in  summe 
monaster!  at  every  servise,^  and  stand  himselve  in  a 
cope  of  silk,  and  governe  the  qwer.  So  it  happed 
that  he  besegid  a  castel,  and  the  feste  of  Seynt  Aviane 
fel  in  the  same  tyme.  He  left  sege,  went  to  cherch, 
and,  as  he  laieled  at  'Agnus  Dei,'  at  Messe,  the  cas- 
telle  wallis  felle  down.  He  mad  that  Sequens,  "  Sancti 
Spiritus  assit  nobis  gratia." 

In  Ynglond  regned  this  tyme  Ethelthredus,  the 
brothir  of  Edward  niartir.  He  was  so  acomered  with 
Danes  that  he,-  be  the  councel  of  the  bischop  of  Caun- 
terbury,^  he-  acorded  with  them  to  pay  hem  terly  X. 
thousand  pound,  and  the  secund  tere  XVI.  thousand  ; 
and  so  thei  reised  him  to  XL.  thousand.  In  the 
mes  tue  XXIV.  tere   of  his   reo-ne    he    wedded   Emme,    cleped 

daughter  of  7  c  '■ 

theijukeof  "The    broche    of   Normandie,"  the   douter    of    Richard 

^°™j"Qy.^' the  Secund,  duke  of  the  same.      And  than  sodenly  lie 

sent    letteris   privy ly    that    alle    the    Danes    schuld    be 

killid  on  o  day.      But  it  availed  not;  for  on  the  nyte 

Exeter,       be  for  Seynt  Bryce  day*  the  Danes  destroyed  Excetre, 

^'^'j!ton,ana  Wilton,  Salesbury,  Norwich,  and  Thetforth.     And  sone 

sacked,       aftir  cam  Swayn    and  Anlaf,  to  whom  Utred,  duke  of 

A.D.  1003.  Northumbii-land,  and    alle    Lyndesey,    mad    subjeccion, 

and  Thet-   and    recey  ved   him    as    her    K}' ng.      Ethelthredus    fled 

^V^D  1004  ^^^^  Normandye.     Than   sent    many  of   the    lond  onto 

North-        him,  and    sed.   If  he  wold  be    more    gentil   onto    hem 

rava^lTd      ^^^^  ^^^  "^^s  before,  he   schuld    be  welkom.      So   cam 

A.D.  1013.  he,  and  distroyed  mech  of  Lyndisey,  but  he  caute  not 

flies'^into     Knowt   that    dwelt    there.     Than  mad  Swayn  a  grete 

Normandy,  comminacioii  to  the   town   of  Seynt  Edmund,  that  he 

schuld  distroye  it,     Ferthermore,  he  said  vilens  wordis 

ageyn    the  Seint;    and    sone    aftir,    in    the    town    of 


Ethch-ed 
the  Un- 
ready. 
A.D.  978. 


Ethelred 
marries  the 


'  scrvise.']   Added  ia  the  margin. 
2  //c]   This  word  is  thus  repeated 
in  both  MSS, 


'  of  Caiintcrbtmj.']    Added  in  the 
margin  on  revision, 
*  November  1 2, 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  123 

Gaynysborow,    Seint    Edmund    appcred  onto    liim,  and  A.D.  1002. 
killid  him  with  a  spere.  ^^^0^°^ 

Anno  6195—6199.     997-1001.  a.d.  1314. 

Anno  Mimdi  viM.CC.     [Christi  1002.] 

Anno  6201—6206.     1003-1008. 

Anno  6207.  [1009.] — Imperium  vacat  II.  annis.^ 

Anno  6208.     1010.— Conrardus  Primus  ^  regned  XX.  A.D.  1024. 
iere.      He  loved  pes  above  al  thing ;    and  therefor  he  [n.],  the 
mad  a  lawe,  that  Vvdio    that    brekith    pes    betwix   ony  ^aluiuc. 
princes,  he  schuld  lese  his  hed. 

Than  was  a  erle  in  his  lond  thai  clepid  Lupoid.  Story  of 
He  was  accused  to  the  emperoure  tliat  he  had  broke  Leopold. 
this  statute.  Wherfor  he  fled  into  a  wildirnesse,  and 
lyved  as  a  licremit  with  wif  and  childirn.  No  man 
wist  where  he  was.  And  happed  aftirward  the  Kyng 
huntid  in  the  same  forest,  lost  his  meny ;  nyte  felle 
on,  and  for  very  nede  was  loggid  with  this  heremite. 
And  that  same  nyte  the  cuntesse  had  childe  ;  and  a 
voys  herd  the  emperoure  that  this  same  child  schuld 
be  his  successoure.  And  the  emperoure  had  scorne 
that  so  pore  a  child  scliul  regne  aftir  him,  comaunded 
his  servauntes  to  bere  the  child  into  the  wod,  sle  him, 
and  bring  him  the  liert.  Thei  thoute  of  pite  thei 
myte  not  fulfille  this :  thei  leide  the  child  in  the 
Icvys,  and  broute  him  the  hert  of  a  hare.  A  duke 
thei  cleped  Herri  fond  the  child,  bare  it  to  his  hous, 
and,  because  his  wif  Avas  bareyn,  thei  feyned  it  was 
her.  Whan  the  child  was  growe,  the  emperoure 
dyned  v/ith  this  duke.  The  child  stood  before  him, 
and  he  gan  remembre  the  face  of  that  child  whech 
he  comaunded  to  be  slayn,  desired  him  of  the  Duk, 
led  him  forth,  sent  him  to  the  emperesse  with  swech 
a  lettir,  "  That  day  that  ye  receyve  this  child,  ordeyn 
for  him  that  he  be  ded."  So  happed  the  child  for  to 
slepe  in  a  prestes  hous  be  the  weye,  and  the  prest  red 
tlie  lettir :  of  pite  he  rased  the  clause,  and  chaunged 


'  Impevhtm  vacat  II,  annis.']  om.    I        -  Conrardus    rrinius.']    See  page 
C.C.C.  I   121,  sub  Anuo  Mimdi  6194,  line  4. 


12^ 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1024 
iStory  of 
Count 
Leopold. 


Benedict 

VIIL, 

Pope. 

John  XX., 

Pope. 

Benedict 

IX.,  Pope. 


Pergius 
IV.,  Pope. 

Gregory 
VI.,  Pope. 


Clement 
II.,  Pope. 
Damasus 
II.,  Pope. 


Leo  IX., 
Pope. 
A'ictor  II., 
Pope. 
Council  at 
Florence. 
Stephen 
IX.,  Pope. 


it  into  tliis  sentens,  "  That  day  le  receyve  tins  cliilcl, 
in  moost  goodly  liast  wedde  him  to  oure  doutir." 
Whan  the  emperoure  cam  hom,  and  sey  that  Goddis 
ordinauns  wold  not  be  broke,  he  took  it  more  at  ese ; 
specialy  whan  he  knewe  what  man  was  his  fader. 

In  these  dayes  of  Herry  and  Conrard  were  at  Kome 
thus  man}^  Popes, — Benedictus  VIII.,  Johannes  XX., 
Benedictus  IX.  In  his  tyme  was  mech  scisrae.  And 
he  appered  to  a  holy  man  aftir  his  detli  in  straunge 
liknesse,  his  hcd  and  his  tayl  lych  a  asse,  al  the  body 
lieli  a  bere. 

Than  was  Sergius  IIII.,  a  man  of  good  conversa- 
cion. 

And  tlian  Gregorius  VI.  In  his  tj-me  the  Cherch 
was  spoiled,  pilgrimes  robbed,  the  offerings  of  the 
auteres  take  with  violens.  First  this  man  cursed  hem 
that  used  these  dedis.  Aftir,  he  distroyed  hem  with 
strong  hand.  Therfor  whan  he  schuld  deye,  the  Car- 
dinales  saide  he  was  not  worthi  to  be  biried  in  Seynt 
Petir  Cherch,  for  the  habundauus  of  blood  whecli  he 
had  spilt.  And  he  answerd  ful  sobirly,  "  Put  my  body, 
whan  I  am  ded,  upon  a  bere,  and  set  it  before  Seint 
Petir  dore,  shette  hem,  and  as  ze  se,  so  do."  Whan 
it  was  set  there  sodeynly  there  cam  a  wind,  and  brast 
the  dores  ope  with  swech  a  violens  that  thei  stoyned 
on  the  walle,  and  than  thei  biried  him  worchipfully. 

Than  was  Clement  the  Secund. 

And  thanne  Damasus  the  Secund.  These  to  entered 
not  wel,  and  therefor  thei  lyved  not  long;  the  on 
but  XIX.  monthis,  the  othir  XXIII.  dales. 

Than  was  Leo  Decimus '   V.   2ere,  a  holy  man. 

Than  Victor  Secundus.  He  held  a  Councel  at 
Florens,  where  he  deposed  many  bischopis  for  symouy 
and  fornicacion. 

Thau  was  Stephanus  IX. 

In  this  tyme  was  Kyng  in  Inglond  Edmunde,  cleped 
Yrunside.       He     had    many    batayles,     specialy    Avitli 


'  Dccii:tiis.'\  A  mistake  for  "  Nonus."   It  occurs  in  l)Oth  MSSi 


capgrave's  chronicle  or  England.  125 

Knovvt.    And,   aftir  many  conflictes,  tliei  were  acorded  A.D.  1024. 

that  tliei  to  schuld  fite  alone ;  and  in   her  strif  Knowt  J''<^i"i|"<l 

aspied  the  grete  courage  of  Edmund,  and  seyed,  "  Sese."  A.D.  101c. 

And   than  thus,  "  Brothir   myne,    Edmund,"    he    seith,  ^) /|^"  ^'* 

"  we  wil  no  more   flte  ;  letc  u.s  fro  this  tyme   lyve  as 

Lrethirin.     Half  Denmark  schal  be  tliin  ;   half  Inglond 

schalle   be    myn."      And     thus    tliei    left   bataile,    and  Canute  and 

kissid,    and   frendis    for    evyr.      AUe    the    puiile   that  l^^'""i|d 

.  "^  f.  •  T         1  reconciled, 

was  there  wept  for  joye.     But  sone  aftir  was  he  slayn  Death  of 

be  the   councel  of  Edrede,   the   duke ;  for    he  mad  his  r>dmund. 

son   for   to    hide    him   undir    a    sege,  where    the    King 

schuld  voide,  and  sodeynly  with  a  scharp  basulard  he 

smet  the   Kyng   among   the   boweles,   and   killid    him. 

The   duke    cam   to   Knowt,    and    seide   on    this   wise, 

'  Heil  Kyng  alone.'     And  whan  the  Kynge  had  undir-  Canute  is 

stand    the    manere    of   Edmundis    deth,    he    seid    onto  ^'^  1017. 

the  duke,   '  And  I  sclial  sette  the  hiest  of  ony  lord  in 

Inglond.'      So  he  ded  smite    of   his   hed,  and  sette  it  Edric  is 

on  the  hiest  toure  in  London.     This  Edmund  is  biried  ^  ^'°' 

at  Glascunbury. 

Anno  6209— G227.     1011-1029. 

Anno  6228— G230.     1030-1032.— The   empire    voyde 
III.  ^ere. 

Anno  6231.     1038. — Herry  the  Secund  regned  XVII."a.d.  10.39. 
iere.     In  his  tyme  was  founde  at  Rome  a  body  of  a  Ymi  th 
geaunt  not  roten.     The  wownde  that  he  deyed  of  was  Black. 
four6   feet   of  length.     The   body   of  him   was   as   hy 
as    ony    wal.      A   lanterne    at   his    hed  brennyng    was 
founde    that   myte   not    be    qwenchid  with    lycoure    ne 
with  wynd :   but  anon  as  tliei  had    mad  a   hole    that 
the   eyre   myte   entre,   the   lite   was   oute.       Tliei    sey 
Turnus  killid    this  geaunt:    for  his  epitafi  was   wretin 
thus : — 

"  Filius  Evandri  Pallas,  quem  lancea  Turni 
Militis  occidit  more  suo,^  jacet  hie." 

J  more  suo.']    A  mistake  for  "  mole  sua  "  according  to  Martinus  Polonus, 
■who  quotes  these  lines  iu  his  Chronicle. 


126 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1039, 
LcOTnd. 


Berenwr. 


Benedict 
X.,  Pope. 

Nicholas 
IL,  Pope. 
Alexander 
II.,  Pope. 
Alfred,  son 
of  Ethel- 
rod,is  killed 
by  Godwin, 
Duke  of 
Kent. 
A.D.  1036. 


"  The  son  of  Evander,  Pallas,  wliecli  tlie  spere  of 
Turnus  the  knyte  killid  on  his  manere,  here  he  lith." 

In  this  tyme  was  in  Naples  a  ymage  of  marbil,  with 
a  sercle  of  bras ;  in  whech  was  wrytyn  thus, — "  In 
the  Kalendis  of  May,  whan  the  sun  schynyth  in  his 
uprysyng,  I  schal  have  a  hed  of  gold."  -  And  be  wit 
of  a  Sarasine  thei  merked  the  schadow  of  his  hed  the 
same  houre,  diggid  there,  end  founde  mech  gold. 

In  this  tyme  was  there  grete  scisme  in  the  Cherch 
of  Frauns  be  on  Berengarie,  that  held  this  heresie, 
that  the  Sacrament  of  the  Auter  is  not  very  Cristis 
body  and  His  blood,  but  figure  of  His  body  and  His 
blood.  And  agayn  this  heres}'-  Nicholas  the  Pope 
gadered  a  hundred  bischoppis  and  XIII.,  and  mad  him 
to  revoke  this  heresie  ;  and  this  revocacion  is  put  in' 
the  book  whech  thei  clepe  'Decrees,  De  Con./  Di.- II. 
"  Ego  Berengarius." 

In  these  dayes  were  these  Popes : — Benedictus  Deci- 
mus,  X.  monthes. 

And  Nicholaus  Secundus,  II.  reve. 

And  than  Alexandre  Secundus,  XI.  lere.  In  tliis 
tyme  regned  in  Ynglond  Alured  the  first  begote  son 
of  Ethelthrede.  Than  was  a  sly  man  duke  of  Kent; 
his  name  was  Godwin.  He  had  a  ftxyre  doutir;  thei 
cleped  hir  Ydanie  :  and,  for  he  supposed  that  this  Kyng 
wold  not  wedde  hir,  he  procured  sotil}''  the  detli  of 
this  man,  that  he  mite  weddc  hir  to  Edward,  the 
^onger  brothir,  whech  aftir  him  schuld  be  Kyng.  Be 
this  manere  he  deceyved  the  puple.  "  This  King,"  he 
seith,  "  is  a  Norman  o  the  moderes  side ;  and  now  hath 
he  broute  in  Normannes  with  him,  to  distroye  this 
Englisch  puple."  So  be  his  councelle  thei  met  the  Nor- 
mannes at  Gildeforth,  and  bonde  hem,  killid  evyr  IX., 


'  in.']     C.C.C.     Omitted  hy  mis- 
take in  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 

-  Di.']    om,  C.C.C. — See  Mansi's 


"  Conciliorum  Nova  Colleclio,"  pub- 
lished at  Venice  in  1774,  vol.  xix., 
col.  900,  A. 


CAPGRAYE'S  chronicle  of  ENGLAND.  J  27 

and  saved  the  X.     The  Kyng  thei  took,  put  oute  his  A.D.  1039. 
eyne,  and  brout  him  to  Hely,  where  he  deied  within 
few  dayes. 

Than    cam    Edward   into   this   lond,    but   with   few  Edward  tlie 
persones,   and  was    crowned  •  at    Wynchester    on    Pas  ci^wned"" 
Day.^     In  the  XI.  tere  of  his  regne  deyed  his  modir  A.D.  1042. 
Emrae,    the    duke    doutir    of  Normandie,      It   is    the 
same  Edward  that  lith  at  "Westmester.^ 

Anno  6232—6247.     1034-1049. 

Anno  6248.    1050.— Kerry  the  Third  regned  XLIX.  {^-^^  loso. 

T       1  •  1     1  •  T  -1  Henry  in. 

tere.     In  his  tyrae  was  mech  hungir  and  pestilens,  ny  [iv.],Em- 
thorow   oute   the   world.     In  that   tyme   Hildebrande,  P^'"''- 
a    cardinal,   whech   was    Pope   affcir,   whil    he   was    a  jp^'^of'^' 
legate   in   Frauns,  in  a  CounceUe  whech  was  gadered  iiiidebrand 
ageyn     the    Simonianes,    saide    onto     a    bischop    that        »a.nce. 
entred  be  Symonie,  that  he  schuld  sey  "  Gloria  Patri, 
et   Filio,    et   Spiritui    Sancto."      He    coude   nevir    sey 
''Spiritui  Sancto/'  tyl   he  was   deposed;  and  than  he 
seid  it. 

In  his  tyme  were  these  Popes  :  — Gregorius  Septimus.  G  rcgory 
He  was  a  man  of  good  conversacion  ;   and  let  a  false  debrand, 
meyhir   of    Rome,   thei    cleped   Censius,    took  him   at  ^'"P^- 
Messe  on  Cristmesse  morow,   and  prisoned  him.     But 
the  Romanes  distroyed  the  prison,  and  delyvered  him. 
He  cursed  the  emperoure  Herry  for  the  scisme  he  set 
in   the    Cherch,    and   compelled   him   to   com    bare   in 
frost  and  snow,  and  ask  his  absolucion. 

Aftir  him  was  Victor  Tercius  o  tere.  Victor  in., 

And    than    Urbanus   Secundus    XI.    lere.      In    his    °^'^' 
dsijes   a    duk    then    cleped     Beamunde     recured     the  pope.      * 
sepulcur  of  Crist.     He  held  a  Councelle  at  Claremount,  Council  at 
in   whech   was    ordeyned    that   Mateynes   and  Houres  Clermont, 
of  oure  Lady  schuld  be  seid  every  day ;  and  on  Satir- 
day  liir  hool  servyse. 


Easter  Day  fell  on  April  II  in    |    ^  Wcstmesterl  "Westminster.  C.C.C. 
the  year  1042. 


128 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  105G.  This  Pope  gadered  a  Couucel  in  Fraims,  where 
First  ciu-  many  princes  thorw  his  stering  went  into  the  Holy 
A.U.  1095.  Loud ;'     and    be    revelacion    thei    fond   there     Cristis 

spere  ;  and  there    thei  conqwered    Aeon,   Antiocl),   Tri- 

polim,    and    ny    al    the    lond,    and  Jerusalem. 
Paschal  IL,      Aftir  him  was  Paschasius  XVIII.  tere. 
S^Bevnard       ^^^    ^^^'^^  tyme    entred    Seynt    Bernard    the  order  of 

the    Sistewys,  undir  the  abbot  Stevene  ;    he  but  XII. 

tere  old.     In  this    tyme  eke  began  the  Order  of  Pre- 

monstracenses. 
Gelasius  Than  was  Gelasius  the  Secund  Pope  o  2ere. 

CaiixtusIL,      And  than  Kalixtus  Secundus  V.  tere. 
Tope.  In    these    dayes,    that    is    to    sey,    the    ^ere    of   our 

Noimandy  ^^^^'^^  M.LXVI.*  William  Bastard,  duke  of  Normandie, 
invades  cam  iuto  Yugloud.  And  what  rite  he  had  for  to 
a"i)Tog6  ^^^o'ne  here  I  wil  write  onto  ton.  Harald  occupied 
Claim  of  the  crowue,  and  had  no  rite  thereto,  for  he  was  son 
William  to  ^     ^1^^^   f  1     tretour  Godwyn,  whos    doutir    King  Ed- 

the  CroAvn.  ,  ,  .         .        -^         .  .  . 

ward  weddid ;  thei  clepid  hir  Ydani,  of  whom  is  seid, 

"  As  a  thorn  bringith  forth  a  rose,  so  sprang  Ydani  of 
Godwyn.  "  This  Godwin  killid  Edward  brothir,  and 
was  tretoure  to  Edward.  So  happed  it  on  a  tyme 
he  sat  at  mete  with  Kyng  Edward,  and  the  Kyng 
rehersed  onto  him  his  eld  treson,  and  the  suspecion 
that  men  had  to  him  of  new  treson.  And  than  God- 
wyn took  a  pece  of  bred  in  his  hand,  and  seid  thus, 
"  Mi  Sovereyn  Lord,  if  evyr  I  ment  treson  onto  tou, 
I  pray  God  that  this  o  mussel-  strangil  me."  Thus 
he  seid,  and  thus  it  Avas.  His  son  was  Haraldus, 
Edward  the  whom  Kyng  Edward  cleped  before  his  deth,  and  sent 

Confessor  |^jj^-^  ^j^^,^  Normaudye  to  duk  William,  for  to  telle 
leaves  the  "^      .  ,  .  ^ 

kiupdom  him  that  the  Kyng  asined  him  his  successoure,  both 
to  William,  j-^g   testament,  and  eke  as   nexte    of  kyn.     And  there 


'  Into  the  Holy  Land.']  Written 
in  the  margin  in  a  later  hand. 
In   the   MS.   C.C.C.    these    words 


are  inserted  after   "  and  bo  revela- 
cion." 

^musse^  mussell.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  129 

the    same    Harald    swore    to    duke    William    that    he  a.D.  io56. 
schuld  be  to  him  trew  ligeman,  and  ded  or  mad  onto 
him   homage.     The  same   feitli   mad  he   to  Kyng   Ed- 
ward.     But    whan    Edward  was    ded,    he    took    upon  Harold 
him  the  regalie,  and  was  crowned  Kyng.     Than  went  tf/ro^el  ^ 
duke  William  to  Alisaunder,    the  Pope,  and  expressed  William 
onto    him    the    rite    whech   he  had  to   the   crowne    of  Alexander 
Ynglond  :    and  the  Pope  comaunded  him  on  his   bless-  IL,  at 
ing,    that   he    seliuld    porsewe    his    rite.     Tho    cam  he    °'^^' 
into  Inglond,  and  londid  at  Hastingis ;  and  ageyn  him 
was  Harald,  with  grete  powere.     It  is  told  that  there  Battle  of 
were  certeyn  knytes  XX.  on  Wiliam  side,    that  swore    '^^  ^°^^* 
thei  schuld  not  leve  til  thei  broke  the  hoost,  and  cam 
to  Hai'aldis  standard.     And  thoui  it  were  hard  for  to 
do,  tet  it  was  doo.      So  had  William  the  victori,  and 
rod    forth    to    London,    and    at    Westminster    was    he 
crowned    in    Cristmesse    of   Aldred    bischop    of    ^ork. 
This  bataile  was  on  Seynt  Kalixte  day.'     And  in    the  Battle 
same  feld  where  it  was  he  ded  make  a  abbey  ;    it    is 
clepid  at  this  houre,  "The  Abbey  of  Batayle." 

The  secunde  leve   of  his   resrne   William   went  into  William 
Normandy,  and  led  with  him  the  bischop  of  Cauntir-  f['ori^"ndv 
byri,  whos  name  was  Stigand,  and  many   othir  lordis.  A.D.  iog7. 
He    mad    Leftenaunt    of    this    lond   his    own    brothir  O^io  has 

clitir'^G  01 

bischop  of  Bathe  ;   his  name  was  Odo.     And  a  litil  be-  the  king- 
fore  wynter  he  cam    ageyn  with  his  wif   Maute  ;  and  ^o™- 
in  his  comyng  he  distroyed  Excetre,  for  thei  rebelled. 

Sone  afitir  was  the  qwene  crowned.  And  that  tere  Tl.e  Queen 
he  founded  the  castel  of  Nottingham,  and  the  castel  a  D.Toes. 
of  ^ork. 

In  the  V.  ^ere  of  William,  Baldewyn,  the  abbot  of  ^-I^-iO'O- 
Byry,  purchased  of  Alisaundre  the  Pope  to  singe  as  a 
bischop  ;  and  the  Pope  gave  him  a  ryng  and  a  super- 
altarie    of   porphiri  ston,  wliech   he    had  hallo  wid    and 
blessid. 


October  14. 


130  CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1070.      In  this  Kyngis  dayes  was   hald  a  Councel  at  Wyu- 

Winches-    ^hester     in     the     presens     of    to     Cardinales,    where 

ter.  Stigandus,  Archbischop  of    Cauntirbury,  was    deposed 

deposed/^   for  III.   causes.     On    was,  for    he    kept    the    chirch    of 

Cauntirbury  and    the    cherch  of  Wynchester   both    in 

his    handis    of    dyvers     teres.       A     othir    cause,    for, 

lyvyng    his     predecessoure    Robert,     he    usurped     his 

office,  in  so  mech  that  he  used  the  palle.      The  thirde 

cause,  for  the   paUe   that   he   took  whan  he  was   mad 

bischop,  he  took  of  Benedicte,  whech  was  a  antepope, 

and  stood  acursed.      Thus  was  he  deposed,  and  put  in 

prison,  and  there   he   seide   he  had  not  a  peny  in  the 

world :   so  was   he   susteyned   at   the  Kyngis  cost   ful 

porely.     But,   whan   he    was   ded,    thei   fonde   a    keye 

aboute  his  nek  that  broute  hem  to  mech  tresor  hid. 

Lanfranc         Aftir  he  was  deposed,  Lamfrank  was  bischop  of  Caun- 

is  made       tirbury,  a  monk   and  prioure    of   Bek,  born  in  Itaile  ; 

bishop  in    a  gret  clerk ;    and  that    is    schewid    in    many    thingis, 

his  room,     gpg^ialy  in    a   book   whech   he   mad    ageyn  Berengary. 

Thomas  of  And    at   ^ork    the  Kyng    mad    a    bischop,   thei  cleped 

made'Abp.  ^^^^  Thomas  :  he  was  born  in  Bayou.     Ther  was  gret 

of  York,      strif  betwix    Lamfrank  and    him   for   subjeccion ;    but 

for^the^'"'^  at    the    last    thei    were  acorded  that  the   Archbischop 

primacy,      of  ^ork  owith  subjeccion  to  him  at  Can  tirbury. 

Malcolm  of     This   Kyng    William   rod  into    Scotlond,    and    took 

Scotland     homage  there  of  Malcolyn  the   Kyng.      "Whan  he  had 

mage  to      regned    XXII.   lere,    he  mad   his   testament,  and    be- 

William  I.  q-^athe    the  kyngdam    of  Ynglond    to    his    son    clepid 

William   Rede ;    and   to    Robert,    clepid   Curthose,  the 

duchi    of    Normandie  ;     and    to    Herri,    cleped   Clerk, 

Death  of     al    his    tresore :    and   so    he    deied    and    is   biried    at 

William  I.    -rr 

Kame. 

William  u.      WilHam  the  Rede  was  crowned  in  the  ^ere  of  cure 

A.D.1087.  Lqj.^  M.LXXXYI.,    and  streit  he  rod  to  Wynchester, 

to    departe    his    faderes   tresore.     Ther   fond   thei  LX. 

Robert        thousand   pound,   beside    gret    iewellis,      Robert   herd 

challenges  ,  .      p    i  i    i  i  •    l       t      i       ^ 

the  Crown,  sey  that  his  fader  was  ded,  and  cam  into   Inglond   to 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  J  31 

clialenge  the  crowne.     He    aryved    at    Hampton ;    and  A.D.  io70. 

tbanne    William     his    brothir    sent    onto     him    swech  Conference 

at  llamp- 

letteres, — That  he  knew  wel  it  was  rite  he  schuld  be  ton. 
Kyng,  and  he  kept  the  crowne  to  no  othir  entent 
but  to  regne  nndir  him,  knowyng  wel  that  he  was 
worthier  and  elder ;  and,  if  it  plesed  him,  that  he 
myte  regne  thus  undir  him,  he  wold  gyve  him  every 
lere  III.  thousand  mark,  and  who  overlyved  othir  to 
have  al.  And  so  duk  Robert  went  horn  ageyn, 
bering  rith  nowt  with  him  but  fayre  promisses. 

In   the    X.    tere    of   this    William    was    Ancel    mad  Anselm 
bischop  of  Cauntirbury.      He  was  eke  bom  at  Ytaile,  "gho^of^" 
and  lerned   at    Bek   under    Lamfrank.      Betwix    him  Canterbury^ 
and    the  Kyng   felle    gret    distauns,  for    fro    the  tyme    '   "  ^^°" 
that    he    was  Kyng  myte    he   nevir    hold  no   sene  ne 
use  no  correccioune  ;  for  the  Kyng  reised  so  many  tri- 
butes   to   make    the    wallis    of  the    Toure    of   London, 
and    the    grete    Halle    at   Westminster,    and    eke    the 
Kyngis  meny  used  mech  raveyn.       In  this  tyme  Her- 
bert   Losinga,  sumtyme   abbot  of   Ramsey,  but  thanne 
bischop  of  Thetforth,    sowyd    a   gret  seed  of  Symonie 
in  Ynglond,    for    he    boute    his    benefice    of  the  Kyng 
William    for    a    grete    sunime.       But   whan    his    tona:  The  See  of 
dayes  were  go,    he   went  to  Rome,  and   gat   licens   to  removed  to 
remeve   his   sete   to   Norwich,  where   that   he   foundid  Norwich, 
a  worchipful  monasteri  of  his  owne  gode  at  Norwich,^ 
and  a  othir  of  the  Order  of  Clyone  at  Thetforth.     He 
was  wone  ^  to  sey,  "  I  entred  evel ;  but  with  the  grace 
of  God    I    schal   wel   go    owte."     And    that    word    of 
Jerom    wold   he    ofte   reherse,    "  We   erred   whan  we  ^ 
were  tong :  lete  us  amende  it  in  oure  age."  * 


'  at  JVorwick.']     Apparently    ex- 
puncted  in  the  MS.     Om.  C.C.C. 
2  wone']  won.    C.C.C. 
5  we.]  C.C.C.     Omitted  in  MS, 


*  "  We  erred  .  .  .  age."]  "  Erra- 
vimu5  juvenes;  cmentJemur  senes." 
S.  Hieron.  contra  iiuffinum.  Vol.  ii. 
col.  539.— Venice,  1735, 

I  2 


132 


CAPGRAYES   CHEONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1092. 
Westmin- 
ster Ilall 
built, 

A.D.  1097. 
Death  of 
William  II. 
A.D.  1100. 


A.D.  HOG, 
Henry  IV". 
[  v.],  Em- 
peror. 


Gelasius 
II.,  Pope. 


Calixtns 
II.,  Pope. 


Henry  I. 
of  England, 
A.D. 1100. 


This  William  mad^  Westminster  Halle:  and,  whan 
he  sei  it  first,  he  seide  it  was  not  half  mecli  inow. 

In  the  XIII.  lere  of  his  regne  he  deyed  on  this 
manere.  He  schuld  hunte  in  the  Newe  Forest :  and, 
in  the  nyte  before,  he  lay  in  a  Personage,  and  there 
thei  assayed  her  arowes.  The  Kyng  had  on  in  his 
hand,  and  the  Person  stood  befoi'e  him  with  a  new 
schave  crowne.  The  Kyng  took  a  arow,  and  threw  it 
at  the  prestis  crowne,  and  hurt  him,  and  seid,  '•  Tliis 
is  a  fayre  site."  On  Water  Tyrel  stood  beside,  and 
asked  that  arow  for  his  fe:  and  the  nexte  day,  as  he 
wold  a  smet  a  hert,  he  smet  the  Kyng  to  the  hert. 

Anno  6249—6296.     1051-1098. 

Anno  6297.  1099.— Kerry  the  Fourt  regned  XV. 
tere.  He  anon  as  he  was  emperoure,  he  took  his 
fader,  and  set  him  in  prison  til  he  deyed. 

In  his  tyme,  when  Pascale  the  Pope  was  ded,  the 
Cherch  chese  on  Jon,  the  Pope's  Chauncelere,  and 
clepid  him  Gelasius.-  The  emperoure  was  not  consent- 
ing to  that  eleccion  ;  and  therefor  the  emperoure  with 
his  clientis  chase  a  Spaynard  :  his  name  was  Burdine. 

Than  deied  Gelase,  for  he  was  Pope  but  o  tere  ; 
and  the  cardinales  chose  Kalixt^  the  Secund.  He, 
with  his  counceUe,  cursed  Herry  the  emperoure;  and 
the  Romanes  took  Burdine,  and  sette  him  on  a  asse, 
the  taile  in  his  hand :  so  rode  he  before  the  Pope  to 
Rome,  In  this  tyme  Kalixt  mad  the  bischop  of  Com- 
postel  a  archbischop  for  reverens  of  Seyn  Jame.  This 
Herri,  be  the  rithful  dome  of  God,  deied  withoute 
ony  eyer;  for  he  was  so  cruel  to  his  fadir. 

In  these  daj^es  regned  in  Inglond  Herry  the  First, 
vvhech  was  named  Herry  Clerk,  the  third  son  of 
William  Bastard.      Summe   men  writyn   he    began   to 


'  This  William  mad,  &c.]  This 
appears  to  have  been  originally 
■written  "He  mad,  &c."  'This' has 
been   added    in    the    margin,    and 


'  William'  -written  on  an  erasure. 

^  Gelasius — Kalixt.']  This  is  mere 
repetition  from  page  128. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of  ENGLAND,  133 

regne   in  the  lere  of  oure  Lord  a    M.   and  a  C.     He-^-.D.  iioo. 
was    crowned    at    Londonne    of    Maurice,    biscliop    of 
London.       Than   weddid  the    Kyng  Maute,  doutir   to  Henry 
the    Kyng    of  Scottis,    whech    hite    Malcolym.     In   his  MauT^ 
first    lere  cam  his   brothir   Robert    Curthose,  with   his  daughter  of 
wif,   whech  he  had  weddid   in  Scicile,  for  to  chalenge  Scotland, 
the  crowne  of  Inglond,  whech  he  preferred  before  the  i^obert 

rt^turns 

crowne  of  Jerusalem  ;  for  that  was  profered  him,  and  fVom  the 
he  forsoke  it ;  therefor  had  he  nevir  prosperite  aftir  Crusades. 
that. 

In  the  XIX.    ^ere   of  his  reo-ne  was  a  srete   bataile  War  with 

IT'') 

betwix  him  and  the  Kyng  of  Frauns,  Lodewik,  where  ^^\|  7u8 
a  knyte  cleped  William  Crisping,  on  the  French  side, 
hitte  Herry  the  kyng  on  the  hed  twyes;  and  because 
tlie  basnet  was  strong  and  inpenetrabel,  the  strok 
bent  it  to  the  Kyng  hed,  that  the  blood  ran  oute. 
The  Kyng  smet  him  ageyn  with  swech  corage,  that 
thei  felie  to  grownd  both   hors  and  man. 

Sone  aftir  this  bataile  deied  Maute,  the  good  qween,  Death  ot 
of  whos  curtesie,  and  humilite,  scilens,  and  othir  good  Q"^*^!^ 
maneris,  the   Englisch    poetes    at    tho   dayes    mad   fulA.D.  1117. 
notabel  vers. 

In  the  zere  of    oure   Lord    a   M.CXX.   Kyng  Herry  Henry  re- 
cam  hom    ageyn  into   Inglond.     And  in  the  se  too   of  ^j!j"j^^[j^ 
the  Kyngis  sones,  William  and  Richard,  and  the  Kyngis  A.D.  1120. 
doutir,  and  his  nece,  and  many  worthi  folk,  chaumbir- 
le^^nes,   and  butleres,  and  Richard,  schreve  of  Chester, 
alle  these  were  dronch  in  o  schip,  in  noumbir  a  CXL., 
non  saved   save  a  boistoys  carl  that  was  among  hem. 
Tliei  were  grete  slaundered  in  the  synne  of  Sodomye. 
The  next  day  men  fond  on  the  brynkis  mech  tresore, 
but  body  was  non  found e. 

Sone  aftir  this  the  King  Herri  wedded  a  new  wif,  He  marries 
doutyr  to  the  duke  of  Lotharinge  :  the  wedding  was  L^^^ya^^n^' 
at  Wyndesore.  Sche  hite,  as  thei  sei,  Adelida.  Of  A.D.  112L 
hir  beute  was  mech  spech  and  mech  wryting. 

In  the  XXIV.  ^ere  of  Herri  cam  to  this  lond  Jon  A.D.  1123. 
Cremensis,    a    cardinal,   at    gret  cost  of   bischopis   and 


134 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND, 


Maud,  the 
King's 
daughter, 
marries 
Hen.  IV. 
[V.]  of 


A.D.  1123.  abbottis.     In  the   Nativity  of   oure   Lady  ^  be   held   a 

London,      grete  Councelle  at  Londonne,  in  whech  was  determined 

A.D.  1125.  ^iiat  prestes  schuld  in  no  wise  bave  no  wy ves :  but  be 

was  tbat  same  day  detect   tbat  a  strumpet  was  in   bis 

cbaunbir. 

In  tbis  Herry  dayes  was  bis  dowtir  Maute  wedded 

to  Herri   tbe    emperoure,    wbecb   Herri,    as    we    seide, 

was    tbe    fourt    emperoure    tbat   was    cleped     Herri. 

Summe  sey  be  deied  befor  tbe  secnnd  ^  wedding.     Suine 

a!ix  11 1^0   sey  be    was   mad  ^    a  munk  at  Cbestir.      But  wbo  it 

be  of  tbat,  bis  wif  tbe   emperesse    cam  into   Ynglond 

to  bir  fader,  and  broute  witb  bir  tbe  band  of  Seynt 

Jame  tbe  Apostil,  not  corrupt,  and  tbe  crowne  imperiab 

And  for  joye  of  tbis  band  tbe  kyng  foimdid   a  nobil 

monasterie  of  munkys   at  Redynge. 

A.D.  1127.       And    sone    aftir  was    this    Maute  emperesse    weddid 

ries  Geoffry  to  Geffrey  Plauntgenet,  erle  of  Angoye. 

of  Anjou.         Sone  aftir,  tbe  Kyng  held  a   Parlement  at   London, 

cT,?L?°^''^^  where   be   mad   al   bis   lordis   to    swere   tbat  aftir  bis 

detb    tbei  schuld  be    trew   lige    to    tbe   emperesse,    bir 

doutir,  and  to  tbe  eyeres  born  of  bir  body.     At  wbecb 

swering  Stevene  erl  of  Boloyn,  or  of  Blesens,  as  othir 

wryte,  was  principal ;  and  he  mad  tbe  forme  and  the 

manere  of  swering. 

In  the  XXVII.  ^ere  of  tbis  Kyng  he  mad  the 
knytes  throw  the  lond  to  cut  here  beer ;  for  tbei 
went  witb  as  long  beer  as  women.  Sone  aftir  ap- 
pered  onto  this  Kyng  mervelous  visiones.  First, 
he  sey  in  bis  slep  a  gTet  multitude  of  plowmen,  witb 
swecb  instrumentis  as  tbei  use,  com  ageyn  him  as 
10U2  tbei  wold  kiUe  him.  Than  sey  he  a  multitude 
of  armed  men,  witb  speres  and  dartis  ageyn  him. 
In  tbe  third  vision  cam  prelatis,  with  here  crosses  and 


swear 
fealty  to 
Maud. 


A.D.  1126. 


^  September  8. 

-  secund.']    Added  in  the  margin. 
In  the  text  of  C.C.C. 


^  lie    teas   mad.l     Added   in    the 
margin.     In  the  text  of  C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE'S   CHEONICLE   of  ENGLAND.  135 

croses,'  sore^  thretyng  him.    The  Kyng  wook,  ros,  and  A.D.  1126. 
took  his  swerd  in  his  hand,   wenyng  al  had  be   soth. 
This   same  vision  was   schewid  to  a  lech ;    thei   clepid 
him    Grimbald ;   and    he    warned  the   King,    as  Daniel 
ded  Nabugodonosor,  to  redeme  his  sinnes  with  elmesse. 

Sone  aftir  this  he  went  into  Normandy,  for  to  wite  ^  Hemy 
if    his    doutir   were   with    child.     And  as  he    cam    fro  Normandy, 
hunting,  he  desired  gretly  to  ete  a  lamprey;   for  that  A.D.  1133. 
mete  loved    he  wel,  and  evir  it  ded  him  harme.     This  Death  of 
mete    caused    him   a  fevyr,    of  whech    he   deied.     He  ^^'^''y  ^' 
regned  XXXV.  lere. 

Anno  6298—6311.     1100-1113. 

Anno  6312.    1114.— Lotharius  the  Fourt  regned  Xl.f  ^-.^i^s. 

®  ,  Lothaire 

tere.     In  his    tyrae  was  gret  hungir  thorw  Itaile.  iv.,  Emp. 

In  the  beginning  of  his  empire  he  gadered  a  grete  Honorius 
host  with  Archbischopis    and   bischopis,    and    set  Pope     ''    °^^' 
Innocent  the  Secunde  in  his  sete  at  Lateranensi ;    for  Innocent 
on  cleped  the  son  of  Petir  Leon  had  put  this  Pope  oute     '    °^  ' 
of  Rome.     Thus  was  he  broute  ageyn  be  the  emperoure 
Lotharie,  and   there  he  crowned  the  emperoure.     This 
Innocent  was   Pope  XIII.  lere  ;    and   before  him  was 
Honorius  the  Secund  V.  tere.     This  Lotharie  rod  with  The  Empe- 
the    Pope    into  Naples    ageyn    on  Roger,  that  usurped  rebellion 
to  be  lord  of  that  lond.     He  mad    him  to  fle  oute  of  i^  Naples. 
the  lond,  and  set  there  a  governoure  thei  cleped  Ray- 
mund.     In    this    tyme  was    at    Paris    a    notable    clerk 
thei   clepid   Hugo  De  Sancto  Victore,  of  the  Chanones 
Ordre.     He  mad  many  fructuous  bokes,  drawyng  mech 
oute  of  Seynt  Austen  werkis. 

Anno  6313—6322.     1115-1124. 

Anno  6323.    1125.— Conrard  the  Secund  regned  XV.  A.D.  ii38. 
lere.     In    his    dayes    deied  a    knyte,  thei    clepid    him 
Jon   of  the    Tymes,  whech    lyved,  as    thei   sey,  CCC. 
tare  LXI. ;    for   he    was    a  werrioure    in  the  tyme    of 


•  Groses']  croyses.    C.C.C.  j       '  wife']  -vfete.    C.C.C. 

2  sore]  for.    C.C.C.  | 


136  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1138.  Gret  Charles.     This    Conrard   took  the  caracte    of  the 

Cros  of   Seint  Bernard  hand,  for   to    go    to    the  Holy 

Lond,  and   fite    ageyn   the    enimes    of  Crist.     And  in 

this  pilgrimage  he  had  many  felawys,  summe  of  Lotha- 

ringe,  summe  of  Frauns,  of  Inglond,  and  of  Flaundres; 

too  hundred  schippis  were  occupied  with  hem.     Whan 

thei  cam  in    the    Holy  Lond,  there    met    the  Kyng  of 

Frauns  with  hem.     Ther  had    thei  many  batailes,  and 

wonne    many    townes,   as    the    Cronicle    makith    men- 

cioune. 

Stephen,  And  in  this  same  tyme  was  Stevene  Kyng  of  Yng- 

Engtand,     land,  neve    to    the  King  Herri,  for  he  was  his  sisteris 

A.D.  1135.  son.     Anon    as    he    herd    sey    the    king    was    ded,    ho 

cam    into    Ynglond    and    chalenged    the    crowne,    not- 

withstandyng    his    oth    that    he    had    mad.       He    was 

crowned  of  Wiliam,  bischop    of    Caimtirbury,  and  had 

prosperity  in  his  first  leres,  but  in  his  last  teres  mech 

adversite.     For    he,  trosting    in  his  gret  powere,  went 

ovyr  into    Frauns,  for     he    purposed    for    to    fite  with 

Gefrey    Plauntgenet,    dreding    that    he    schuld    begete 

cny  cliild,  whech  schuld    forban-e    him    his    rite.     This 

Gefrey    was    war    of  this,    and  with    as    myty  powere 

mad    resistans,    and    drove    the    Kyng    Stevene   ageyn 

into  Ynglond.     And,  as   summe  men   write,  Herri  the 

Secund  was  bore  that  tyme.     So  grew  this   child,  and 

was  norchid  til  the  fifte  tere  of  Stevene. 

Jfaud  and        Than    cam    the    modir  with    hir  child,  and  with  hir 

Gloucester  fi'^ndis,  whech  were  Robert  hir  brothir,  begoten  of  bast, 

come  to       than  erl  of  Gloucetir,  and  Ranulf,  erl    of   Chestir,  and 

A.u".  n.39.  ii^^^y  11^0;  ^^d    besegid     Kjmg   Stevene  in  the  cyte  of 

Stephen      Lyncoln.     That  day  that  the  Kyng  schuld  fite,  he  herd 

L^nc^irf  ^*  Masse,  and  ofiered  a  candel,  whech  brak  on  peces  in  the 

captured,     offering.     And  sone    aftir   the  elevacion  the  Ij'iie  brak, 

priso^d  at  ^^^    ^^®    P^-^    ^^^    ^^    ^^^®    auter.      These    toknes    men 

Jiristoi,       thoute  were   not    gode.     Thei  faute    that  dav,  and  the 

Kyng    was     take,    and    led    onto    Bristow, — there    the 

emperesse   was,  —  and    kept    in    prison    in    the    castel 

many  dayes. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


137 


Many  conflictes  were  betwix  the  emperesse  and  the  A.D.  ii4i. 
Kyncj :  but  at  the  last  thei  were  thus  acorded,  be  }^'^^^'y  ^^' 
consent  of  al  the  lend,  that  Kyng  Stevene  schuld  have  heir  to  \h.e 
the  regal  possession  whil  he  lyved,  and  aftir  his  deth  ^^'^"^{,,■,3 
duke  Herry  schul  entyr.  This  was  permitted  be  alle 
the  lordis,  and  a  solempne  charter  mad  thereon. 

In  this  tyme  were  these  Popes: —  Popes: - 

Celestinus  II.,  V.  monthes.  Celestlnell. 

Lucius  11. ,  XI.    monthis.  Lucius  IL, 

Eugenius  III,  VIII.  ^ere.  JSr''"' 

Anastasius  IIII.,  o  tere.  Anastasius 

Than  Adrianus  Secundus^  a  Engiischman,  IIII.  AdiiauIV^ 
tere.  As  the  fame  seith,  he  was  bore  at  Seint  Al- 
bones,  and  natif  to  the  same  Monasteri.  He  desired 
to  be  a  munk  there,  and  thei  refused  him.  So  the 
man  gaf  him  to  lerning,  and  first  was  mad  a  bischop, 
than  a  cardinal,  and  legate  into  a  nacion  thei  clepe 
Wormancie,  where  he  converted  the  puple  to  God,  and 
aftir  was  he  mad  Pope. 

It   was    he  that   graunted    Kyng  Herri  the  Secunde  Pope 
to  go  in  to  Yrlond,  and  turn  hem  to   the    Feith  ;    and  permits 
to  that   entent  he  mad  him  lord  of  the    lond  on   this  Henry  ir. 
condicion,  that    every    hous    schuld    pay  terli    a    Petir  Ireland.  "^^ 
peny  to    Rome.     This  Pope  eke  gi-aunted   grete  privi-  '^'^•^-  ^^"'"'^• 
legis  to  the  hous   of  Seint  Albones. 

Stevene  the  Kyng  dyed  the  VIII.  Kalend  of  April/ Death  of 
byried   at  Feversham,  whech  hous   he  mad.  '^^  ^^' 

Anno  G324— 6337.     1126-1139. 

Anno    6338.      11-iO.  —  Frederik    the      First    regned  A.D.  1152. 
XXXVII.  ^ere.       He  was   crowned  in   the    Cherch  ofB^rt^;j33^- 
Seint   Petir  at   Rome  a  large    man  and    bold,  faire   of 
tunge. 

In  his  tyme  a  Kyng  of  the    Sarasines  tok  the   cyte  The  Sara- 
cleped   Edissa,    whech    in    the    first    bok    of     Moises  ^(iessa. 
is  clepid    Arath.       Alle  the    Cristen  men    whech   were 


'  Adrianus  SccuriJus.^  This  mis- 
take for  ''  Adrianus  Quartus  "  occurs 
in  both  MISS. 


-  March  25. — According  to  Henry 
of  Huntingdon,  Brompton,  and 
Dieceto,  on  October  25. 


138 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1152. 


Legend  of 
Abgarus 
and  the 
letter  of 
Christ. 


Abbot 
Joachim. 


Henry  IT., 

King  of 
England, 
A.D.  1154 

Queen 
Eleanor. 


there  he  made  hem  for  to  reneye  here  Feith,  or  ellis 
to  lese  here  hedis.  This  is  the  same  cite  in  whech 
Abgarus  was  Kyng,  that  sent  letter  onto  oure  Lord 
Criste,  that  He  schuld  come  to  him,  for  to  cure  him. 
And  oure  Lord  sent  him  answere,  that  as  now  He  myte 
not  come,  but  aftir  His  deth  He  schuld  send  him  on 
of  His  disciples,  and  he  schulde  cure  him.  And  that 
was  Thade.  This  Kyng  was  not  content  with  that 
epistil  of  Crist,  onto  the  tyme  that  Crist  sent  him 
his  ymage  depej'nted  in  a  fay  re  Ijniand  cloth.  In 
this  tyme  was  the  sepulcre  of  oure  Lord  take,  and 
the  holy  Crosse,  of  the  Soudan,  and  many  othir 
Cristen  places. 

In  this  tyme  was  abbot  Joachim^  in  Calabir, 
that  wrote  many  thingis  upon  the  Apocalipse  ;  but 
he  erred  in  many  thingis ;  first  in  a  mater  con- 
cernyng  the  Holy  Trynyte.  For  the  Cherch  hath 
determined  his  opinion  fals,  in  the  beginning  of  the 
Decretales  Ca.  Dampnamus ;  and  Mayster  Pers,  the 
Lumbard,  that  mad  the  IIII.  bokes  of  Sentens,  aftir 
bischop  of  Paris,  mad  mech  thing  ageyn  this  abbot 
Joachim.  This  same  abbot  mad  also  a  othir  book 
"De  Seminibus  Literarum/'  where  be  gret  craft  he 
drove  oute  the  tear  in  wliech  the  day  of  dome  schuld 
falle.  But  he  failed  foule,  and  erred  in  his  counting. 
In  this  tyme  regned  in  Ynglond  Herry  the  Secunde, 
son  to  Gefrey  Plaungenet  and  Maute  the  emperesse. 
Or  that  he  regned  he  weddid  a  woman  that  was 
qwen  of  Frauns,  hir  name  was  Helianore.  There  fel 
gret  strif  betwix  the  Kyng  of  Fraunce"  and  hir, 
and  therefor  the  qwen  labom'ed  to  have  a  divors 
betwix  hir  and  hir  husband,  pretendyng  that  sche 
was  of  his  kyn ;  but  hir  principal  cause  was  as  is 
seid,  for  sche  desired  gretly  to  be  wyf  to  the  Duke 
of   Normandy.      But  in  dede  the  divors  was  had,  and 


'  Joachim.']  The  "works  of  Joa- 
chim were  published  in  1516-19,  at 
Venice,  by  Lazar.  de  Soardis,  and 


Simon  de  Lucre. 

-  of    Fraunce.']     Added    in    the 
margin.    In  the  text  of  C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES    CHRONICLE    OF    ENGLAND. 


139 


the    manage   mad;    and    be   hir    he  was  a  grete  lord,  A.D.  1154. 

for  sche  was  doutir    and    eyir    to    the    duke  of   Gyan. 

So  was  he    than  duk    of    Normandie,   erl    of   Angoye 

and  Cenoman,  and  duke  of    Gyan.     Alle  these  londes 

had  he  in    possession    whil  Kyng  Stevene  ly  ved ;  and, 

aftir    his     deth,    he      cam     into     Ynglond,    and    was  Coronation 

crowned  of  Theobald,  bischop  than  of  Cauntirbury. 

And  here,  as  we  fynde  wrytyn,  we  will  declare  His  de- 
his  genelogie.  ^  The  fader  of  Gefrey^  Plauntgenet 
wedded  a  wyf  only  for  beute.  He  wist  not  fro 
whens  sche  cam,  ne  of  what  kynrod  sche  was. 
Seldom  wold  sche  com  to  cherch,  but  nevyr  abyde 
the  Sacre.  And  whan  this  was  noted  of  hir  hus- 
bond,  he  mad  foure  knytes  on  a  day  to  hold  hir 
stille  at  the  Masse ;  and  so  they  ded :  but  a  lytil 
befor  the  Sacri,  as  thei  held  hir  be  the  mantal,  sche 
fley  fro  hem  oute  at  a  wyndowe,  and  to  childir 
that  were  on  hir  left  hand  sche  bare  with  hir  ;  othir 
to  that  were  on  the  rite  hand  she  left  behynde  hir. 
Kyng  Richard  of  Ynglond  was  one^  to  telle  that 
it  was  no  merveile  thout  thei  that  cam  of  swech 
kjmrod  ech  of  hem  was  contrari  to  othir,  for  thei 
cam  fro  the  Devel,  and  to  the  Devel  schul  goo.  It 
is  eke  reported  that  Seint  Bernard  schuld  sey  the 
same  of  this  King  Herry,  noting  her  by  who  that 
Gefrey,  this  mans  fader,  ded  gelde  Gerard,  the  bischop 
Sagiensis,  and  prophecying  of  the  grete  wrong  that 
this  man  schuld  do  to  Seynt  Thomas.^  Ferthermore, 
this  Gefrey  Plauntgenet  warned  Herry  his  sone  that 
he  schuld  in  no  wise  wedde  Helianore  the  qwen  of 
Frauns,    for   he    told   him    in   very   treuth    that   whan 


'  his  genelogie-l  Added  in  the 
margin,  apparently  on  revision. 

2  The  fader  of  Gefrey,  &c.]  Here 
in  the  margin  have  heen  written  at  a 
later  period,  the  words  "  De  Galfrido 
Plantagenet." 

^  one']  wone.    C.C.C.    The  word 


has  originally  been  '  wone  '  in  the 
MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  but  the  first  letter 
has  been  erased. 

*  Seynt  Thomas.l  These  words 
have  been  struck  out  with  a  pen  in 
the  MS.  C.C.C,  and  the  words  "  a 
knave  "  written  above. 


140  capgrave's  chronicle  of  exglaxd. 

A.D.  1154.  lie   was   Steward    of    Frauns,   and   dwelled   witli    tli9 

Kyng,    he    had  comounde   with    the    same    qwen    oft9 

His  chil-     tyme.       This     Helianore    had    be    Kyng    Herry    sex 

o^^^^       childirn, — III.    sones,    Herry,    Ry chard,    and   Jon,    and 

Eleanor.      III.    douteris ;    Maut,    sche   was   weddid   to    the    duke 

of  Saxone  ;    Helianore,   and   sche    was   weddid    to   the 

Kyng  of  Spayn  ;    and  Jone,   sche  was  weddid   to    the 

Kyng  of  Scicile. 

Marriage         In    the    sext    lere    of    his    regne,    as    he    cam   fro 

Henry°wkh  Tollouse,    he    maried   his  son    of  seven    ^ere    old    onto 

Margaret     Margarete,    thre    tere    old,    doutir    to    the    Kyng    of 
of  France,    -n  '^ 

A.D.  1159.  Frauns. 

Death  of  In  the  VII.   tere  of  Herry  deied  Theobald  bischop 

A  iT  ne'o  ^^    Cauntirbury  ;     and    Thomas,    the    Kyngis    Cliaun- 

Becket  is     celcre,    entred     into     that    benefice.      Aftir     that    fel 

ofCaatei^   gret  strif    betwix   him    and  the    Kyng   for   liberty  of 

fcury,  the   Cherch ;    for  whech  first  was    the   bischop    exiled, 

■ .  ■        ■  and    many    wrongis     do    to     him     and    to    his    kyn, 

murder  of  Thanne  cam  he    horn    ageyn,    and   was    killid,    as   alle 

Becket,       ^j^g    nacion    knowith  ;    and    this    was    in   the    tere   of 
A.D. 11/0.  '  / 

oure   Lord    a  M.CLaa, — 

'  Annus  milenus  centenus  septuagenus 

Angiorum  Primas  corruit  ense  Thomas/^ 

King  Ar-         In   these    dayes   was  Arthures  body   founde   in   the 

found  aT  ^  ^licrch    terd    at  Glaskinbury-    in    a   hoi  hok,  a  crosse 

Glaston-     of  jg^    ley  (J    to   a    ston,  and    the    letteris    hid  betwyx 
turv»  . 

the    ston    and    the    led.      This    was   the    wryting,    as 

Giraldus  seith,  whech   red   it  :^ — "  Here  lith  the   nobil 


'  and  Thomas corruil  ensc  Thomas.']   In  the  MS.  C.C.C.  the 

■whole  of  this  passage  lias  been  carefully  erased  -with  a  pen.  In  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib.,  the  words  "  De  Sancto  Thoma,  martire,"  written  in  the  margin 
in  an  old  hand,  but  not  in  the  same  hand  as  the  text,  have  been  struck 
out  in  the  same  manner.  These  lines  occur  in  the  following  form  in 
Hoveden's  "  Annales  ;" 

"  Annus   millenus,    centenus,  septuagenus, 

Primus    erat  Primas   quo  ruit  ense   Thomas." 

(See  Savile's  Script,  post  Bedam,  page  522.) 
'  at  Glaskinbury.']    Added  above    the  line.     In  the  text  of  C.C.C. 
3  whtch  red  i7.]    "  Quam  nos  quoque  vidimus."    Girald.  Cambr. 


CAPGRAVES    CHRONICLE    OF    ENGLAND. 


141 


Kyng    Artliure,    with    his    secunde    wyf,    Veneraca,    in  A.D.  1170. 
the    ykle    cleped   Avallone."  ^     His    bones,  whan    thei 
were  founde,  passed  the  mesure   of  othir  men. 

In    XXXI.     ^ere    of    Herry    cam     into     this     lond  Eraclius. 
Eraclius,   Patriai-k  of  Jerusalem,    with    leiteris   of  the  ^y't^'^rch 

'    ,  '  of  Jerusa- 

Pope  Lucius,   and  prayed  the   Kyng  to   strength    hem  lem,  visits 

ageyn   the    Sarasines.     He  excused   him    be  the   werre  2°d^ii84 

that   he    had    with  Frauns.     With    his   good,    he    seid, 

he    wold    help  ;    with    his   body   he    myte    not.     Than 

the    Patriark    seide,     "  Alle  the    partes    of    the   world 

send   us   money ;    we  seke  a  prince,  and  not  money." 

The   Kyng  folowid  him    onto   Dover,  and    plesed   him 

with  fayre  wordis.     But  the  Patriark  seide    onto    him 

on  this    wise,     "  Thou     at    this     tyme     forsakest     the 

laboure    for   thi    Lord,       Before    this    tyme   thou   hast 

regned   in   gret  joye  :    fro  this  tyme  schal  thou  regne 

in   gret   misery.     To   the    Kyng   of    Frauns  hast   thou 

be   fals.     Seynt  Thomas^   hast   thou   killid  ;    and  now 

to  forsake  the  proteccion  of  alle  Cristen  men  I"      But 

whan  the  Patriarch  aspied   that  the  Kyng  was  wroth, 

for  he  wex  pale  for  angir,   he  bowed  his  hed  and  his 

nek,  and   seide,   "  Do  with  me,  as  thou  ded  to  Seynt 

Thomas.^     I    had   as   lef  be  killid  of  the   in  Inglond, 

as    of    a    Sarasine    in    Surre ;    for    I    hold    the    wers 

than  ony  Sarasine."     The  Kyng  seide,    "  And  alle  my 

men   had   o    body   and   o   mouth,    thei    durst    not    sey 

that  thou  seist."     And  he   answerd,    "  Thei   folow   the 

pray,    and   not   the   man :"   and   so    thei    departed. 

Sone  aftir  Crist  appered  in  the  eyir,  visibly  hanging  Legend. 
on   the    Crosse,  a,t  Dunstable,  fro  myd  day   tyl   even  : 
whech    signe    was    undirstand,    that    oure    Lord    was 
wroth  with   thoo  men  that  wold  not  venge  His  cause. 


'  Here  lith,  &c.]  "Hie  jacct  se- 
pultus  inclytus  Kex  Arthurus  cum 
Wennevereia  uxore  sua  secunda  ia 
insula  Avalonia."  See  Girald.  Cambr. 
"  De  Instructione  rrincipum."  Svo. 
Lond.,  1846. 


-  Sc!/nt  Thomas.'}  These  words 
have  been  struck  out  with  a  pea  in 
the  MS.  C.C.C.,  and  the  words  '  a 
knave  '  written  over  them. 


142 


CAPGHAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


that 


the    lere   of  oure 


TheChurdi      ^^    ^^^^^    tjme,    tliat    IS    to    sey,    tJie    li 

at  Norwich  Lord  1172,    was   the    Cherch    of  munkys   in   Norwich 

"™*'         brent  be  the  malys  of  the  cite,  as  men  sey,  and  the 

cyte    therefor    lost    grete    privyleges.       And   the   next 

^ere   folowand   was  Mary  the  sistir  of  Seynt  Thomas  ^ 

mad  abbes  of  Berkyng. 

In  this  tyme  were  these  Popes  :^ — Lucius  1 11.,^  foure 

lere.     In  his  tyme  Maister  Pers,  called  Comestor,  mad 

that  book  that  is  clepid  "  Ilistoria  Scolastica,"  where  the 

Bybil  is  abreggid,  and  many  othir  stories  put  in  therto. 

Aftir  him  was    Urbanus  Tercius   o  lere  ;    for  whan 


Lucius  ni.. 
Pope. 


Urban  HI., 


Pope. 


Gregory 

vni., 

Pope. 
Clement 


he  herd  Jerusalem  was  take,  he   deied  for  hevynesse. 

And  than  was  Gregorius  YIII.  He  sent  many 
bulles  to  Cristen  princes  to  go  to  Jerusalem. 

And  than  was  Clement  the  Thirde.  He  mad  the 
III.,  Pope,  cloystir  at  Seynt  Laurens  oute  of  the  wallis ;  and 
the  Paleis   Lateranensis  he  mad  newe. 

Anno  6339—6374.     1141-1176. 

A.D.  1190.      Anno  6375.     1177.— Herry  the  V.  regned  VIII.  tere. 
Henry  V.,  .  ' 

[VI.]  Em-      He    was   crowned   in    Rome,    and   the  same  monthe 

peror.  went  he  into  Naples,  for  to  conqwere  it :  and  in  the 
fourt  lere  of  his  regno  he  had  conclusion  of  his  conquest. 

Ceiestine         In   this   tyme    was   Celestinus    III.    Pope  VI.    ^ere, 

in.,  Pope,  jjg  corowned  this  Herry. 

Innocent         And  than    was**  Innocencius    III.,   XXIII   lere.     He 

*'    °^^'  mad  the  gret    hospital  in  Rome   of  Seynt  Spirit,  and 

renewyed  the  Cherch  of  Seynte  Sixte.     He  mad  many 

Decretales,  many  sermones,  and  a  book  whech  is  clepid 

"  Of  the  wrecchid  kynde  of  man."  ^    In  this  tyme  the 


'  Seynt  Thomas.']  Struck  out 
with  a  pen  in  C.C.C. 

^  these  Popes.]  Alexander  III., 
Pope  from  A.D.  1161  —  1180,  is 
here  omitted  in  both  MSS. 

^  Lucius  III.']  The  word  '  Papa' 
is  written  in  the  margin  by  the 
original  Scribe  opposite  the  name 
of  this  and  the  five  succeeding 
Popes. 


"*  And  than  was,  &c.]  The  word 
Papa  is  written  in  the  margin  in  the 
same  hand  as  the  text. 

'  "  Of  the  wrecchid  kynde  of  man."] 
"  De  contemptu  mundi,  sive  de  Mi- 
seria  humana;  conditionis,  Libri 
tres."  See  page  421  oi.  vol.  i.  of 
the  works  of  Pope  Innoceu  t  III. — 
fol.  Cologne,  1575. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


143. 


Frenschmen    took  Constantinople,  and  the   Venecianes  A.D.  ii90. 
holp  hem  gretly.     The  cuntre  merveiled  gretly  for  the  ?'^'^^^'^*^^ 
strength   of   the    wallis,    and    for    the    prophecye    that  stantinople. 
was    thereof,    that    it   schuld   nevyr   be    take    but    be 
an  aungelle  :    and  happed    so  that  thei  broke  the  wal 
at    a    certeyn    place,   where  an  aungel  was   depeynted. 
In  this  tyme  was  Almaricus  dampned,  that  held  many 
straunge  heresies  at  Parise. 

Anno  6376—6382.     1178-1184. 

Anno  6383.  1185.^— Octo  the  Fourte,  of  the  nacion  A.D.  1208. 
of  Saxones,  regned  IIII.  lere.  And  he  was  corowned  of  Emperor.' 
Pope  Innocent  in  Seint  Petir  Cherch.  But  he  was 
not  gretly  honoured  for  his  malicious  condiciones.  He 
faute  with  the  Romanes,  and  went  into  Naples 
ageyn  the  Popes  comaundment,  and  took  awey  that 
kyngdam  fro  Frederik  that  was  Kyng  of  Scicile. 
Therfor  the  Pope  cursed  him.  And  in  the  fourt  lere 
of  his  regne  was  Frederik  the  Secund  chosen ;  and 
he  rod  into  Almayn,  and  ovyrcam  this  Octo. 

Anno  6384—6386.     1186-1188. 

Anno  6387.      1189.  —  Frederik     the     Secunde    was  A.D.  1212. 
crowned  of  Honory,  the  Pope,   in  Seint  Petir  Cherch,  ^  ^^^^ 
and  regned  XXIII.  tere.    This  man,  fro  his  Zong  age  was  peror. 
be  the  Cherch  supported,    and  broute  to  this  dignite  ; 
and    he,     aftir    his    promocion,    was    ful    onkind     onto 
the  Cherch;  therefor  the  same  Pope  that  corowned  him, 
considering   his   rebellioune,    cursed    him,    and  asoiled^ 
al  his  barones  fro  that  feith  whech  thei  had   mad   to 
him. 

In    these    dayes  ^  began    the    too    Ordres    of   Prech-  Institution 
oures  and  of  Menoures.     The  Prechoures    Order  began  grmat^ion 

Seynt    Dominicus   in   Tholous   the    leve   of  oure   Lord  of  certain 

religious 
Orders  : 


U185.]  The  Chronicler  here 
loses  ten  years  in  his  calculation  of 
dates,  by  neglecting  to  account  for 
the  Interregnum  of  Philip  of  Suabia. 

*  asoiled'}  assoyled.    C.C.C. 


^  In  these  dayes,  &c.]  Here  is 
written  in  the  margin,  in  an  old 
hand,  "  De  institutione  Fratrum 
Predicatorum  et  Minorum  in  tem- 
pore Honorii  II.,  Papae." 


141  CAPGKAVE's    CHEONICLE    of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1212.  a   M.CCIIL      The   Order     of    Menoures    began    Seint 

Minorites'  Fraunceys  fast  be   the  cite  of  Assise,  whech  covent  is 

Augusti-     clepid  Seynt  Mary  of  Aungeles,  III.  iear  aftir  Dominic. 

ir.elites.       ^^^^  othir  too  Ordres  Heremites  of  Seint  Austin,  and 

Heremites  of  the    Mount  Carraele,   were   longe  befor ; 

but  thei  were  not  confermed  of  the  Cherch  tyl  Hono- 

rius  was   Pope.     And   in   the   tyme   of    Innocent   this 

same  Ordir  of  Seynt  Austj'^n  had  a  place  pryvyleged 

be  that  Pope  or  the  Prechoures  were  confermed.^    The 

place  is  biggid    in   the  worchip    of  Seynt   Antony,    in 

the    cuntre     cleped     Ardyngnete,    whech   stant    in   the 

provynce  of  Senys. 

Death  of         In  these  dayes  deyed  Kyng  Herry  the  Secunde  ;  and 

Eno-iand*^  whan  he  was  ded,  Richard,  his    brothir^  was    crowned 

A.D.  1189.  of  Baldewyn   bischop    of  Cauntirbyry,    the   IX.  day  of 

ofEich-      September,  whech  day  is  hald  suspect  of  supersticious 

"'d  I-         men,  and  onto  the   Jewys  it  was  not  esy.      For    than 

dwelled   thei    in  this  reme ;    and  at  the   Kyngis  coro- 

nacion   thei    drew   to    London,    in    hope    for   to    have 

grace  of  the  Kyng,  that  thei  schuld  pay  lesse  tribute 

than    thei    ded    before.       The    Kyng    comaunded    that 

there    schuld   no    Jew    com    in    the    Cherch   in     tyme 

of  his    coronacion,   ne   in  the   Halle  at  tyme   of  mete. 

Summe    of   them  were  malapert,   and    entred  into   the 

Halle  ;    and  happed  a  man  to   smite   a  Jew,   and  seid 

on  to  him  that  he  brak   the    Kyngis    comaundement. 

Great         The    puple    that    stod    there,    supposyng    it   was    the 

.Tews  in       Kyngis   wil  that  the  Jewis  schuld  be  served  soo,  and 

London.      ^vitli  stonis  and  staffis  soute  the  Jewis  thorw  London, 

beet  hem,   and  robbed  hem,  and  be  this  examnple  thus 

were  they  served  thorw  oute  the  rem,  and  thus  voided 

they  the  rem. 

3l:chard  "jhe  Kyng,  for  he  purposed  to  go  to  the  Holy  Lond, 

money  for   and   must  make   chevesauns  for  mech  money,    he    sent 
tlieCrusade. 

'  were  confermed.']    Added  in  the  [       ^  his  brothir.}    om.    C.C.C. 
margin  probably  on  revision.  1 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  14-5 

aftir  tlie    Kyng    of    Scottis,    and,  aftir    lie    liaJ   do    his  A.D.  1189.. 
homage,    lie    seld   him    the    Castelles    of   Berwyk    and  on^ox!^'*^^ 
Rokisborow    for   ten    thousand    mark.       Thanne    was  burgii  and 
tliere  at  Dorham  a  bischop,  a  old  man  and  rich:  to  him  sowTothe 
seld  the    Kyng  tlie  Province  of  Dorham,  for  his  lyve,  King  of 
for  a  gret  summe   of  good.    And  than  wold  the  Kyng 
sumtyme  iu  merth  sei, — "  I  am  a  crafty  workman  ;   for 
I  can  make  of  a  elde  bischop  a  tong  erl." ' 

In    the   secund   tere    of  his  regne   Philip,  the   Kyng  Hiehard 
of  Frauns,    and  he  took    here  jornay   into   the    Holy  ^f  France  * 
Lond  ;  Kichard  be  lond,  and  Philip   be   the   se  ;   where  pi'oceed  to 
the   Kyng   of  Frauns   in  face  schewid  himself  a  lomb,  j^and. 
and   in    work   a   leon.     Then    cam    both   into  the  yld  ^-^^  ^^^O- 
of  Scicile,  and  to  the   cyte  of  Messane.      Philip  lay  in 
the    cyte,    and    Richard   in    a    hospital    withoute.     On  Troubles 
Cristmesse     day    many    of    Richard     men     com    into  ?Q.^i.ig^oj|s' 
towne    to   buy    vitaile,  and    the    Frenschmen,    coupled  at  Messina. 
with  a   nacion    thei    clepe    Griphones,    bet   and    killid 
many  of  Richard  men.      The   same  day  Richard   leid 
sege  to  the  cite,  and   thei   sperd   the  gates,  and  kept 
the  wallis ;   but  Richard  power  was  so  strong  that  the 
Kyng  of  Frauns    asked    him    forgifnesse,  and  profered 
gret  amendis ;    for  he    had    a    castel  of  tre,  whecli  he 
cleped  Mategrifon,  to  whech   men  myte    make    no  re- 
sistens.      And    with    that    same    he    took    the    cyte  of 
Aeon,  in  the  Holy  Lond :  summe  men  clepe  it  Acris. 

Fro    Cicile    as    thei    went    in   the  se,  a  grete  wynd  Richard 
blew  hem  into  Ciper,  where  that  schip  that  his  modir  Qy°prus,^ 
was   in,  and    his    wif,  was  al  broke;    and  thei  of   the -A..D.  ii9i. 
cuntre  cam,  and  spoiled  it,  and  treted   the   ladies  on- 
manerly.      Richard  sent  to    the  Kyng  of   the  ild,  that  where  he 
amendis  schuld  be  mad ;    and  he  wold    not.      Wherfor  jsaac,  King 
Richard  pursewid    him    fro    town  to  town,    til   he   be-pf^'^*^ 

island. 


'  cr/.]    This  word  was  emitted  in  I  has  been  inserted  abovj  the  line  in 
the  text  of  the  MS.  C.C.C,  but  it  |  a  late  hand. 

K 


146 


CAPGEAYES   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1I9L  segid  him;  and  the  Kyng  graimted  to  make  araendis 
o  that  condicion,  tliat  Richard  schuld  not  put  liini  in 
no  fetteiis  of  yi'un.  He  graunted  his  peticion ;  but 
whan  he  had  him,  he  put  him  in  fetteiis  of  sylvyr. 
So  kept  he  the  Kyng,  and  disposed  al  the  ykle  at 
his   pleasuns. 

Taking  of      In   the   lere    of  oure    Lord  ^    M.CXCIII.    was    the 

AD^'ii93  ^^^®  ^^  Aeris  take.'^  Sum  men,  as  we  seid,  clepe 
it  Aeon ;  and  in  elde  ^  tyme  was  it  cleped  Tlio- 
lomaide.  At  whech  takyng  the  duk  of  Ostrich 
folowid  the  Kyng  Eichard,  desiring  for  to  have  part 
both  of  his  worchip,  and  eke  of  swech  tresoure  as 
schuld  be  take.  And  who  it  happed,  whetliir  be 
chaunce,  or  elles  of  purpos,  the  dukes  standard  was 
trod  undir  fote :  whech  vilony  the  duke  peisid  ful 
hevyly  ;  and  hom  he  went  with  his  boost,  purposing  in 
this  matere  to  be  vengid.  The  Kyng  Richard  had  there 
alle  the  worchip.  And  thei  too,  Philip  and  Richard, 
departed  the  tresore  of  the  cite,  and  eke  the  prisoneres. 
Philip    sold  his   prisoneres  :  Richard  hung  his. 

But  as  Kyng  Richard  cam  homward,  he  was 
aspied  be  the  duke  of  Ostrich  men,  and  the  duke 
took  him  prisouere,   and   seld   him   to   the   emperoure 

A.l).'u92.  Frederik^  for  a  hundred  thousand  marc  and  XL. 
thousand.  Too  bischoppis  were  leyd  for  him  in 
pleggis/  and  he  cam  hom  to  purveye  this  mony ; 
and,  as  is  seid,  the  jewelis  of  cherchis  were  molten, 
chalis  and  crosses,  gold  and  silver  on  ymages  feet, 
an^  all  for  to  pay  his  raunson.  The  Pope  cursed  this 
Duke  of  Ostriche ;  and  he,  aftir  mech  sorow  and 
tribulacion,  deied  so  acursed.  But,  for  al  that,  the 
mony  was  payed. 


Richard  is 
betrayed 
by  the 
Duke  of 
Austria 


1  Lord.}  C.C.C— This  word  is 
omitted  by  mistake  in  the  MS.  Pub. 
Lib. 

^/«/,c>.]  C.C.C— Written  'tale' 
by  mistake  in  the  !MS.  Pub.  Lib. 

3  ddc}  old-    C.C.C. 


■•  Frederik.']  This  mistake  occurs 
in  both  MSS.  Frederic  Barbarossa 
died  in  1190,  when  he  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Henry  VL 

^  in  plcgtjis]  to  plcge.    C.C.C. 

«  an]  and.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  147 

Afbir  this   doo  Kyng  Richard  sat  at  mete  at  West- A.D.  1194. 

minster,    and    tydyngges    cam    onto    liim    tliat    Kyng  ^^^  j^|^ J,^"° 

Pliilip    was    entred    into    Normandie,    to    take    that  Riciuu-d. 

cuntre  fro  him.      Then  saide  the  Kynnf,   "  Treuly  and  ^^  P^'^- 

ceeds  to 
I  schal  nevyr  tiirno  my  face  fro   him  ward  onto   tlie  Normandy 

tynie    that   I   mete    with   him."     And    anon   he   mad  jf'''{"p,. 

breke  the  wal  of  the  hous  that  he  sat  in,  and  streyt  and  defeats 

went  to  the  se.      There  faute  he  with  the  Kyng,  and  ^™* 

drof  liim  out  of  Normandie. 

Aftirward,  at  besegyng   of  a   castelle,  (the   name  is  Richard  is 
Castel  of    Chalomes,)    he   was   hit   with   a    arblast,  of  ^^gig^J^^*^ 
whech   wounde  he  deyed.      And   in   his  testament   he  the  Castle 
asigned  his  brothir  son,  whech  hite  Arthure,  for  to  be  chabrol. 
Kyng  aftir  him.    For  Jon,  his  brothir,  was  so  fals  on- ^-l^- n^g, 
to  him,  and  odious  to  the  puple,  that  no  man  desired  ceeds  to  the 
him.      And   because    Jon    soute    occasiones   for   to   kil  throne, 
this  Arthure,  therefor   the    moder   of    Arthure,    cleped 
Constauns,  put  hir    son    to  dwelle  with    the  Kyng  of 
Frauns.     But    Jon    sowte    him    oute,    and   killid  him.  Murder  of 
and  took   his    sistir    Helianore,  and  put  hir  undir  the  ^^dm  • 
kepyng  of  foure  men,  that  there  sclmld  no  frute  growe  [a.u.  1202.] 
of  hir  wombe. 

Than  pursewed  he  a  dy vors  betwix  him  and  his  wif,  John  di- 
whech  was   doutyr  to    the  erle    of    Glouceter,  because  ^°fg^^   '^ 
thei  were  cosynes  in  the  thirde  degre ;  and  weddid  a  A.D.  1200. 
fayre   hxdy,  thei   clepid   hir   Blanc,    doutyr   to  the  erle 
of  Engelysyn. 

Than  felle  in  this  lond  a  gret  strif  for  eleccion  of  Dispute  as 
tlie  bischop  of  Cauntyrbyry.  For  summe  of  the  JfoQ^Jothe' 
munkes  chose  the  sup-prioure  of  the  same  place,  andSeeofCan- 
summe  chose  the  bischop  of  Norwich,  aftir  the  j\|d"Y205. 
Kyngis    wil. 

Whan     these     elecciones     cam     to     the     Pope,    he  Stephen 
anulled    the    eleccion    of   the   bischop    for   insufficiens,  a,l"fn°e(j 
and    the    eleccion    of   tlie    sup-prionre,    for    the    Kyng  by  Tope  Li- 
hated    liym ;     and    so    he    as.syned    hem    to    bischop  ""'^'^"^ 
Maister    Stevene    Langdon.     And    whannc    the    Kyng 

K  2 


148  capgrave's  chronicle  of  exglaxd. 

A.D.  1205.  jierd  that  the   munkys  cousentid  thereto,  he   banechid 

hem  alle  oute  of  the  monasteiy. 
England  For   this   inobediens,    and    many    myschevous    dedis 

imdeTan     whech    he    ded    in    manslauth,    gloteny,    and    lecchery, 
interdict,     and  specialy  robbyng  and  spoilyng  of  monasteries,  the 

Pope  cursed  the  Kjaig,  and  assoiled  alle  his  lich^  men 

fro  his   obediauns.       The    lond  eke  was    enterdited  ny 

sevene  ^ere. 

The  King        And    than    cam    fro    Rome    a    legate    and    Stevene 

iiy  Pan-      Langdon ;    and  aftir  the  Kyngis    repentauns    and  pro- 

dulph.         misses,  he  assoiled  him,  and    losed  the   enterdite. 

A  D   1''13  ... 

Death  of         The  ende  of   the  Kyng  was  licli  his  lif,  for,  as  thei 

J°^"-  ^      sey,    he    deyed  of   poyson    at    SAvyneshede.      He    was 

'   '   "    '  caried  forther  o  lyve,  but  there  was  he  servyd. 

Legend.  In   tlio    dayes  was    founde    a    bok    in    Spayn    in    a 

towTi   thei    clepe  it  Tollete.      A  Jewe  brak  a  bank  of 

ston,  for  to  make    more    .space    to    his  vine,  and    fond 

there  a  grete  ston,  in  whech  ston,  whan  it  was  broke, 

thei  fond  a  book  with  leves  as  thik  as  a  bord,  whech 

was  wryt}^  with  Hebrew  and  Latyn.     As  mech  lettir 

was  therein  as  in  a  Sauter.      The    general    sentens  of 

the  bok  was    of  the    tripartite    world    that    schuld    be 

fro  Adam  to  Antecrist.^      There  he  expressed  the  pro- 

perte  of  men,  what  dyvers  condicion  thei  schuld  have 

that    schuld    leve    in    the    dyvers   worldis.      The   first 

begynyng  of  the  thirde  world  schuld  be  Crist,     For  it 

was  wi'ytj'n  thus : — "In  the  third  world  schal  the  Son 

of   God  be  bore  of  a  mayde    Mari,  and  deye  for    the 

helth  of  man."     And  whan  the  Jew  herd  this  he  was 

baptized,  and  all  his  house. 

Anno  6388—6399.     1190-1201. 

Anno  Mundi  viM.CCCC.     [Christi]  1202. 

Amio  6401—61.09.     1203-1211. 


>  /.t//]  lege.    C.C.C.  I       =  Antccrist.']        The   word   is   so 

written  in  both  MSS. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


149 


,    Anno  6410—6413.     1212-1215.— These    IIII.   ^eres  A.D.  1216. 
be  the  last  teres  ^  of  the  regne  of  Kyng  Jon.     And  ye  ^^^^^'jj*'^ 
schal    undirstand^    that    fro    this    tyme    forward    oure  tatlon  of 
annotacion^  schal  be  aftir  the  regne  of   the  Kyngis  of^||,^^    ^°" 
Ynglond  :    for    the  empire,  in  maner,  sesed  here ;    and 
on  this  maner.    For  aftir  that  tyme  that  Frederik  was 
deposed,  the    eleccion  was    dyvyded,  and   this  division 
lastid  many  teres.     Smnme  of  hem  chose  the  Kyng  of 
Castel,  in  Spayn  :    and  summe    chose  the  erl  of  Corn- 
wayle,    Eichard,    brothir    to    the    Kyng    of   Ynglond, 
whech    mad  the  Abbey  of    Hayles,    and   there    is    he 
byryed. 

Anno    6414—6468.      1216-1270.— Herry  the  Third,  Henry  m. 
Kyng  of  Ynglond,  regned  LV.  ^ere.    Wlian  he  was  but  ^^'/(Jf^;^ '^ 
IX.  ^ere  old  he  was  crowned  at  Glouceter  be  the  hand  cester. 
of  Guallo,  a  legat,  sent  into  this  lond  to  make  pees  in 
this  lond.*      For  Lodewik,  the  Kyngis  son  of  Frauns, 
was   com    into  this  lond    at    request    of   the   lordes  in 
Kyng  Jones   tyme.      And   what    titil    he    had    to    the 
crowne    thei    telle :     for    he    weddid    Arthure     sistir, 
whech  Arthure    was  very  eyir.      This   was    the    cause 
whi  Herri  was    crowned  at  Glouceter ;    for  thei  durst 
not  go  to  London,  for  the  powere  of   Lodewik.      Eke 
in  his  crownyng  thei  sette  on  his  lied  but  a  chapelet, 
that  thei    schuld    do    no    prejudise    to    the    Cherch    of 
Cantirbyry,  to    whom    longith    to    crowne    the  Kyng. 
Than  mad  thei  crj^e  thorw  the   reme,  that  no  man  in 
that  month  folowyng  schuld   go    oute    at  his  dore,  ne 
no  woman,  but  thei  had  a  chapelet  on  her  hed. 


'  be  the  last  xeres.]  om.     C.C.C. 

-  And  ye  schal  undirstand.']  om. 
C.C.C. 

'  Oure  annotacion,  &c.]  From 
this  point  the  chronological  arrange- 
ment is  no  longer  confused,  and 
false  dates  are  comparatively  fevr 
and  unimportant.  The  extreme 
years  of  the  several  columns  of  dates 


are  now  grouped  at  the  beginning, 
instead  of  at  the  end,  of  each  King's 
reign.  The  confused  blending  of 
foreign  -with  English  history  had 
rendered  such  an  arrangement  im- 
possible till  this  change  in  the 
"  annotacion  "  occurred. 

*  to  make  pecs  in  this  land.']   om^ 
C.C.C. 


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CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


A.T>.  1217.  In  the  second  tere  of  this  Heny,  Lodewik  cam  fro 
besLn-e^"'^  ^  London,  and  besegid  the  cy te  of  Lyncoln,  for  his 
Lincoln.  Councel  gidcd  him  that  he  schuld  have  the  principal 
townis  and  possession  ;  and  than  he  schuld  conqwere 
sone  the  lend.  So  he  cam  on  the  soutli  side ;  and 
They  are  the  Kyngis  hoost  on  the  north  side.  And  because 
the  Kiu"-'s  thei  had  the  hille,  thei  put  Lodewik  to  a  gret  rebuke, 
army.  fQj-  Jjq  Qq([  rj^^j  went  oiito  Loiidon. 
Peace  is  Sone  aftir  that,  be  mediacion  of  the  legat  Guallo,  the 

Kiu<^sU)n-  Pf^rties  were  gadered  in  a  wood  fast  be  Kyngston 
upon-  upon  Temse,  and  there  Avas  a  trety  of  pes.  And,  aftir 
mech  thing  rehersid,  Lodewyk  was  bownde  be  his  oth 
that  alle  the  londis  whech  the  Kyng  of  Ynglond  had 
sumtymme  in  his  possession,  as  Normandie,  G3^an,  and 
swech  othir,  schuld  be  restored  ageyn  to  Kyng  Herry, 
and  that  he  schuld  laboure  to  hir^  fader  that  lie  schuld 
consent  thereto.  Thus  were  thei  acorded  ;  and  Lode- 
wyk went  hom  into  Frauns.  The  cite  of  London 
lent  him  vM.  pound  to  his  costis.  In  that  same  tere 
was  the  translacion  of  Seynt  Swithine.^ 
A.D.  1218.  In  the  third  tere  of  his  regno  he  was  crowned 
a"-£dn^  '^  ^gsyn  at  Westminster  of  Stevene  Langdon,  bischop  of 
Cauntirbyry,  for  'certyn  causes  whech  we  rehersed 
before.  And  in  that  same  tere  the  Blake  Munkys 
had  her  fii'st  Chaptre  at  Oxeforth  for  reformacion  of 
the  Ordyr. 

In  his  IIII.  ^ere  was  the  new  Clierch  at  West- 
ster^Abb"  ^^i^^^^^r  bcgunne.  And  in  that  same  tere  was  the 
rebuilt.       translacion  of  Seynt  Thomas.^ 

A.D.  1220.      In  his  V.  tere  deyed    Seint    Dominic.     And  in  that 

Preachers   «ame  tere  the  Frere  Prechouris  cam  into  Ynglond,  undir 

come  info    proteccion  of  the  bischop  of  Wynchester,  his  name  was 

Petrus  de    Rupibus.      There    cam    of   hem  in  noumbir 

XIII.,  with    here    ])rioure,  clepid  Gilbertus    de    Fraxi- 

neto.      Here    mansion  was    first   at    Oxenford,  in    the 


TiOius  re 
turns  to 
Prance. 


agam 
crowned 
at  West- 
minster. 


A.D.  1219 
Westmin 


/(/;•]     his. 
July  15. 


c.c.c. 


July  7, 


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151 


parish  of   Seynt  Edward  :  sitli  were    tliei    remeved  to  A.D.  1220. 
the  place  where  thei  be  now. 

In    the   sext    tere    Stevene   bischop    of   Cauntirbiry  A.D.  1221, 
held  a  Councel  at  Osney,  where  a  dekne  was  accused,  ton^iioids  a' 
that   for    love  he  had  to  a  Zong  woman,  doutyr  to   a  Council  at 
Jew,  he  suffered  him    to    circuncide  him,  and  reneyed  Abbey. 
Crist  and  his  baptem,  and   took  the  Sacrament  of  the 
Auter,    and   broute    it    to    the   Jewis ;    and   for   these 
enormes  was  he  brent.     There  was  accused  eke  a  carl 
that  procured   men   to   nayle  him  on  a  crosse ;    for  in 
handis  and  feet  were  seyn  the  woundes  of  the  nayles, 
and  in  his  side  a  wound  eke  ;    and  in  his  fonnednesse 
he  wold   sey  that   he  was   so    arayed   for   savacion   of 
the  world.     He  was  put  in  prison  for  evyr,  and  nevyr 
to  have  othir  repast  but  bread  and  watir. 

In   his   VII.    tere  the  Pope  Honorius  sent  down   to  A.D.  1222. 
the  Kyng  and  the  Parlement,  that  thei  schuld  graunt  ni'^chims 
him  this   liberte   in  the    Cherch    of   Ynglond,  that  he  Church 
schuld  gyve  o  benefice  in  every  cathedral  cherch,  and  faEn^j^^ifd 
in  every  monasteri  that  is  wel  endewid.     It   was  an- 
swered  in   this   maner,  that  this  mater    myte   not  be 
sped   withoute   consent    of  the   patrones,   and   consent 
eke  of  the  General  Councelle.     So  was  the  mater  fayre 
put  o  side. 

In  the  X.  ^ere^  of  Herry  deyed  the  Pope  Honorius,  A.D.  1225. 
that  was  Pope  X.  ^ere  and  VII.  monthis.     He  mad  grete  Honorius 
reperacion  in  Rome,  both  in  wallis  and  in  cherchis.      ni. 

And  aftir  him-  was  Gregorius  IX,,  XIIII.  ^ere.  Gregory 
With  him  dwelled  a  Frere  Prechoure  cleped  Ray-  ^^'  ^'°P^' 
mund.  He  was  Penytauncere  undir  the  Pope ;  and 
be  his  comaundmeut  the  frere  gadered  oute  of  many 
bokes  that  book  whech  thei  clepe  '  Decretales/'^  And 
the  Pope  wrot  to  alle  Doctoures  of  Lawe,  that  thei 
schuld  in  Scole  use   this  compilyng. 


'  In  the  X.  }erc,  &c.]  The  word 
•Papa'  occurs  in  the  margin  in  the 
■\Tritinff  of  the  original  Scribe. 


*  And  aftir  him,  &c.]    '  Papa '  in 
the  margin, 
"  Decretales.']   In  the  margin. 


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CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 


A 
G 

storm  at 
London. 


A.D.  1226.  lu  the  XL  ^ere  of  Heny  deied  Stevene  Langdon, 
Steplu-n  bischop  of  Cauiitirbuiy,  that  was  a  grete  clerk  in 
Langton.     j^jg    dayes    in   making   of  many    bokes,    specialy   upon 

Scripture.      For  his    werk  upon   the   XII.    Prophetys^ 

have  I  seyn. 
A.D.  1227.      In   his  XII.  lere   cam  into  Ynglond  the   archbishop 

The  Gas-  7  °  '■ 

cons  invite  of  Burdcws,  and  many  of  the  best  of  Gyan    and  Ncn- 

K.  Henry    mandie,  desiring    of   the  Kyng    tljat    he   schuld   come 
'  into    that   cuntre,    and    thei    wokl    help    him    with    al 
her    power.      But     this    mater    was     dilayed    be     on 
Fulco   of  Borow,   a  justice ;  and  thei  went  horn  frus- 
trate of  her   purpos. 
.D.  1228.      In  the  XIII.   lere  of  Herry   fel   a   raervelous  thing 
at  London.     For  evene  as  the  bischop  was  at  Masse  at 
Seynt    Poules   there  felle   a   thundir,  and   a  wed}^'   so 
dirk    and    so    lowd,   that   men    suj^posed   the    Cherch 
should    falle.       Alle    that   Avere  there  runne   awey    for 
fere :  with  the  bischop   at  the  auter  abod  no  man  but 
a   dekyn.     Ther  was    eke  swech  stynk,  no  man  myte 
suffir  it. 
Earl  iiich-       In    that    saine   tere    Richard,    the    Kyngis    brothir, 
the  widow   wcddid    the    lady   Ysabelle,    that   Avas  wyf   to  Gilbert 
of  the  Earl  Herl   of    Gloucester.      That    same    Gilbert    was    ryth 
ter.  affectuous    onto  the  Heremites  of  Seynt  Austin ;    for, 

as  it  is  seid,  he  was  aqweyntid  with  Doctour  Gilis 
in  Frauns ;  and  at  his  request  Gylis  was  meved  to 
make  that  bok  of  Governauns  of  Princes.  But  never 
the  lasse  he  entitelid  it  to  Philip,  dauphin  of  Frauns. 
It  is  saide  among  us  comounly,  that  this  Gilbert 
graunted  on  to  Gylis  that  he  schuld  make  a  Hous  of 
oure  Ordre  in  Ynglond.  And  because  Gilbert  deied  or 
it   was   doo,  Richard  his  son  fulfiUid  his  fader  desire ; 


'  upon  the  XII.  Prophehjs.']  MS. 
Oriel  Coll.  Oxon.  LIIL  ff.  88—218. 
]MS.  Trin.  Coll.  Oxon.  LXVL 
There  are  also  MSS.  in  the  Public 


Library  at  Cambridge,  and  in  the  Li- 
brary of  Corpus  Chi'isti  College  in 
the  same  University,  Num.  XXXL 


CAPGRAVE'S    chronicle   of    ENGLAND. 


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for,  in  the  terc  of  oure  Lord  1230,  Alisaunder  the  A.D.  1228. 
Pope  gaf  us  leve  for  to  edifie  coventis  in  these 
pLiees,  Surek,  Clayanger,  Clare,  and  Sidingborn,  and 
othir :  but  there  tok  no  place  but  Clare  and  Wo- 
dous,  which  was  than  clepid  Bica,  or  ellis  Vilen- 
t3nige.  Than  had  this  Ordre  leve  for  to  entyr,  and 
bigge.  But  thei  biggid  not  gretly  onto  the  ^ere  of 
oure  Lord  1248. 

In    the    XVI.     ^ere    of    Herry    felle    a    new   con-  A.D.  1231. 
traversie     at     Cauntirbury  :     for    summe     chose      the  P't^e^suc^.^ 
prioure     of    the    Trinite    Cherch,    and    summe     chose  cession  to 
Maystir  ^     Jon    Blundy.     Whan    this    eleccion    cam  to  Qy^'J^. " 
the    I^ope,    he    cassed    it ;     and    than    the    prioure    of  bury, 
the  Trinite   resined   his   ryte ;   and   the   Pope    refused 
Maister    Jon    Blundy,   because    the   bischop   of  Wyn- 
chester    wrot    onto     the     emperoure     for    his    promo- 
cioune.      This    cause   was    alleggid    ageyn    him,   that 
he   had   too   benefices,   with    cure    of    soule,    withoute 
leve    of   the    Cort.      Than    were    the   munkis    at   her  Election  of 
lyberte    to   have    a    new    eleccion  ;     and    thei    chose  ^i™^" qq 
Maistir   Edmund   Abyngdon,    a  holy  man,  whech  was 
thanne  tresorer  of  Salisbury. 

In  the   XVIII.  ^ere  of  Herry  deied  Maistir  Hewe-  A.D.  1233. 
weUe,  bischop  of   Lyncolnne.      And  thei  chose  to  her  Q°os*Jeste 
bischop     Maister     Robert    Grostede,    whech    man     we  niade  Bp. 
clepe    in    Scole    "  Lincolnensis."      For   he    wrot   inecli  °     '"^"  °" 
thing   upon  Philosophy e ;    he  mad  eke    a    noble    book 
thei  clepe  his   Dictes.-^ 


*  Mayster."]  This  ■word  is  repeated 
in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  and  -written 
"  Maister "  in  the  second  instance. 
It    is    not    repeated    in    the    MS. 

c.c.c. 

-  his  Dictcs.}  There  is  a  MS. 
of  this  work  at  Corpus  Christi  Col- 
lege, Cambridge,  Num.  CCLVII. 
There  are  also  several  MSS.  in  the 


College  Libraries  at  Oxford  :  Mer- 
ton,  X.  2  ;  Oriel,  xx.  1 ;  Magd.  xcviii. 
1,  and  ccii.  2.  Capgrave  tells  us 
that  Grosteste  bequeathed  all  his 
books  to  the  Minorites  of  Oxford  ; 
indeed,  no  less  than  seventy-six 
MSS.  of  his  works  are  preserved 
in  the  College  Libraries  there. 
See  page  15G,  sub  A.D.  1251. 


154  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

Henry  jj^  i\^r^^^  gr^^g    ^qj.q    King  HeiTj  weddid    Helianore, 

Eleanor  of  douter   to  tlie  erl  of  Province.      The  wedding  was  in 
r?*^^^-,?.^!^'n  tlie  fest  of  Fabian  and  Sebastian,*  at  Westminster. 

[A.D.  1230.]  ' 

The  Jews        In    tlie    Same    tere    the    Jewys    of  Norwych    were 
accused  of  convicte  before  the  Kyng,  that  thei  had  stole  a  child, 

murder  at  /     °  ,       ,     .       .  -i    i    i  • 

Norwich,    wlios  name  was   William  ;    and    thei    circumcided  Jam, 

and   kept    him   in   secrete   place    many  dayes,  and,  as 
it  is    comonly  said  at    Norwich,    thei    put    him    on   a 
crosse,  and  so  he  deyed. 
A.D.  1234.      In  the   XIX.  lere    of  the  Kyng,  at    Wodstok,  cam 
a  madman  ^^  ^  clerk,  wliech    fsyned   him   a  prophete^    and   sum- 
to  kill  the   tyme  feyned    him    frentik,    whech    had    upon    him   to 
^°^'         scharp  knyves,    with   whech  he   had  slayn   the  Kyng, 
had  not  a  holy  woman  sent   him    warnyng.      So  was 
he  taken    and   sent    to    Coventre,    there    drawen    and 
hanged.     Men   sey   that  he    was  sent   be  on    William 
Marys    that    was    outelawed,    and   dwelled    in  a  ylde 
betwix     Corn  way  le    and    Wales.       Thei    that     dwelle 
there  clepe  it  Lundy. 
A.D.  12.37.      In    XXII.    ^ere    of  Herry   was    Edward    the    First 
ward  born,  ^om  in  the  feste  of  Seynt  Bothulp.^     And  he  was  bap- 
tized of  Otho,  legat,  and  conformed  be  Seint  Edmund, 
then  bischop  of  Cauntirbury.      The  modir  of  this  Ed- 
ward was  Helianore,  as  we  seide,  doutir  to  Raymund, 
erl    of  Provynce,    whech   had    a   othir    doutyr   cleped 
Margarete  ;  sclie  was  maried  to  the  Kyng  of  Frauns. 
The  Bishop      In     this   same    tere    Maystir    Richard     Maydeston, 
resi<n[shTs  bi''^chop    of    Hertforth,    resigned    his    bischoprich,    and 
see.  took  the  habite  of  Frere  Menouris,  at  Oxcnforth. 

And  in  this  tyme  was  Hewe,^  a  cardinal  of  the 
Order  of  Prechoures,  that  postiled  al  the  Bible.  Pie 
was  eke  the  first  begynner  of  the  Concordauns,  whech 
is  a  tabil  onto  the  Bibil. 


'  January  20.  I  See  his  works,  published  at  Venice, 

-June  17.  fol.,  1588. 

^  Hewe.']  HugodeSancto  Victore. 


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In  the  XXIIIL    ^erc  of  this  Kyng    the  legat  Otho  A.D.  1239. 
went  oute  of  Ynglond ;    and,  thou^    he  went  jtraungc  Legate, 
weyes,    let    was  he    aspied    of   the    emperourc    meny,  leaves 
take,  and  robbid  of  al  that  he  had  gote  in  Yyglond ;      *" 
and  thereto^  put  in  prison.  ^■'D.  1241. 

In  the  XXVI.  ^ere  of  Herry  the  Kyng  gaf  to  Ed-  gjves^hc 
ward  his  son    al  the  cuntre  of  Gascon.  Gascon 

And  in  the  same    tere  deyed  Celestin   the  Fourte  ;  pi-ince 
and  Innocent  the  IIII.  was  mad  Pope.     This  Innocent  Edward. 
canonized  Seynt  Petir  of  Melan.  iv.,  I'ope. 

In  the  XXX.  tere  of  his  regne  he  let  make  a  new  A.D.  1245. 
money    of  gold,    whech    we    clepe    now    a  ferthing  of^io^ofQcw 
gold  :    than    thei    cleped    it  a  peny  of   gold  ;  for    this  coinage. 
was    the    cry    thorw    the    lond,  that  no  man  refuse  a 
jieny  of  gold,  but  take  it  in  stede  of  XXd. 

In  the    XXXII.   ^ere    Herry  was  merkyd  with    the  A.D.  1247. 
tokne    of   the    Holy  Crosse,    for    to  go    to  Jerusalem,  ^gg^^f^g 
For   the  Pope  wrote  down   to  alle  tlie  foure    Orderes  the  Cross, 
that  alle    the    prechouris  whech    scliuld    sey  sermones 
schuld  excite  the  puple  onto  this  holy  viage. 

In    the   next  lere    was  the    Kyng  of  Frauns    take  A.D.  1248. 

isonere    be   the  Soudan,  and  raunsond    to   a  horibil  Kin„.  pf  ' 
sum  me.     For  aftir   tyme  he  had  wunne  a  grete  cyte,  ^>ance, 
he    was    bold,     and    faute   with     the    Soudan   in   the  soner  by 
feld.     Heraudis   seid   that    the    Soudan   had    but   litil  tbe  Sultan, 
pupil ;  but  in  the  myddis  of  the  batail  come  Sarasines 
innoumbirabel,    and    distroyed    the    Kjoigis   host,    and 
took  him  prisonere. 

In  this  same  time"  risin  in  Frauns  many  thousand  A.D.  1251. 
of  carlis,  pretending   alle    that  tliei   were    schippardes.  g^e^herd 
The    leder   of    hem   seid    he    had   a  revelacion  be  oure  in  Trance. 
Lord     Jesus,    that     swech     maner   ineny    schuld    have 
victori  of  the    Sarasines,  and    wynn   the    Holy  Lond. 


pr 


'  thereto^  other  to.    C.C.C. 
■■^  time.l    This  woi'd  has  been  in- 
serted  above   the  line   by  a  later 


hand  in  tlie  SIS.  Pub.  Lib.— tymc; 
C.C.C. 


15G 


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A.D.  125L 


A.D.  1250. 
The  Cis- 
tercians. 


A.D.  1251, 
Death  of 
Robert 
Grosteste. 


A.D.  1252 

Simon  de 
Moutfort 
recalled 
from  Bor- 
deaux. 


The  lordes  were  aferd  of  swech  maner  puple  so 
sodeynly  up,  and  with  the  powere  of  hem  that  were 
redy  to  the  viage  of  Jerusalem  faute  with  hem,  and 
distroyed  hem.  And,  whan  her  maistir  was  take,  he 
was  a  knowe  tliat  al  his  felauchip  was  infect  with 
heresie. 

In  the  So  leve  the  miinlds  of  the  Ordir  of  Sistewis 
entred  here  monastery  at  Hayles,  whech  edified  Ri- 
chard, duk  of  Cornwaile,  the  Kyngis  brothir,  and 
aftir  chosen  emperoure.  Thei  entred  in  the  Assump- 
cion  of  oure  Lady.^ 

In  the  XXXVI.  tere  of  hir-  regne  deied  Robert 
Grostede,  born  in  Suffolk,  and  bischop  of  Lincolne. 
He  beqwathe  al  his  bokes  to  the  Frere  Menouris  of 
Oxenforth.  He  had  be  at  Rome,  and  pleted  for  the 
rite  of  the  Cherch  of  Ynglond  undir  the  Pope  Inno- 
cent. For  that  same  Pope  ^  reised  many  new  thingis 
of  this  lond,  and  gaf  the  benefices  withoute  consent 
of  the  Kyng,  or  patrones,  or  ony  othir.  And  this  same 
bischop  Robert  wrot  and  seid  ageyn  the  Pope ;  and  at 
Rome,  in  his  presens,  appeled  fro  him  to  the  hy 
KingC*  of  Hevene.  So  cam  he  hom,  and  deicd.  And 
in  his  deth  he  appered  to  the  Pope,  and  smet  him 
on  the  side  with  the  pike  of  his  crosse  staf,  and  seid 
thus :  "  Rise,  "v\Tech,  and  come  to  the  dom."  This 
Avordis  herd  tlie  cubiculeris,  and  the  strok  was  seyn 
in  his  side,  for  he  deyed  anon  aftir  that. 

In  the  XXXVII.  tere  he  put  fro  his  oflice  Simund 
Mountforth,  for  he  was  seneschal  of  Burdews ;  and 
sent  in  his    stede    on   Stevene    Longspere.  ^      This  Sy- 


'  August  15. 

=   hir-\   his.  C.C.C. 

'  P<)pe.'\  Added  above  the  line 
in  a  later  hand  in  the  MS.  Pub. 
Lib.,  but  forming  part  Of  the  text 
in  C.C.C. 


*  Kiiige.']  C.C.C— Written '  Inge,' 
by  mistake,  in  the  ^IS.  Pub.  Lib. 

^  Longapcre.']  This  word  was  ori- 
ginally written  '  Lonspere.'  The 
'n'  has  been  altered  into  a  'd,' 
and  the  mark  of  contraction  added, 
at  tk  later  period. 


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mund  was    eke    erle  of  Leyceter,    and    wlian    he  wist  A.D.  1252. 
he    schuld    oiite    of  his    office,    he    delyveryd    to    the 
Frenschmen    thre    good    castelles,    and    he    went   and 
dwelled  in  Franns.       On  of  the  casteles  hite  Frunsak, 
the  secunde  Revanges,  the  third  Reglan. 

In  the  XXXVIII.  ^ere    went  Edward    into    Spayn,  a.D.  1253. 
and    browt    horn    Helianore   his  wyf      Sum    sey  sche  p^j^"ard 
was  the    Kyngis  doutir    of  Castille  ;    siimme  sey  sche  marries 
was  his  sistir.      The  Kynge  eke  took  Edward  a  char-  ca's^iir  ^ 
tor  seled  with  gold,  in    whech  he    relesed  al    the  rite 
that  he  had  to    Gyan    and    Gascon.     For  he    schewid 
there    that     Ilerry    the     Secund    had    gove    him    tho 
londis,  and  Richard  and  Jon  had  confirmed  that  gift, 
and  al  his  rite  he  relesid  at  that  mariage. 

In  XXXIX.  was  Seynt  Clare  canonized,  whech  was  A.D.  1254. 
of  the   Ordir  of  Seyn  Fraunceys   and  Seynt  Damian.  ^uOt  at'^ 

And  in   thab  same   tere    were    bio-oid   too    coventis   in  Ludlow 
7  ®®  1  -I-  . 

Ynglond   of    Austines :  ^    on   at    Ludlow,    a    othir    at  ceste^^" 
Leyceter. 

And  in  the  next  lere  was  a  grete  Imngir.  And  A.D.  1255. 
that  ^ere  was  biggid  the  Co  vent  of  Schrouysbury  ofgg^^j,^Lj^ 
the  same  Ordir.  England. 

In    the    same    tyme    Seynt    Austen     appered    onto  Legend  of 
Alisaundre-  the   Pope  with    a   grete   hed  and   a   lytil  ^-  Augus- 
body ;   and   the   Pope^   inquired   whi   he   appered   soo.  Orders 
Augustine*  seid,  for  his   succession  were  not  called  to  permitted 
dwelle   in    cites   and    townes,  as  were    the  Prechoures  in  towns. 
and    the    Menoures.      And    anon     the    Pope    mad    a 
bulla,   in   which   we  had  leve  to  dwelle  in  citees,  and 
gyve  ensaumple  of  good  lyf. 


'  of  Au!iiines.'\  Added  in  the 
margin. 

-  AUsaundic.']  The  word  '  Papa ' 
is  written  in  the  margin  by  the 
original  Scribe. 

^Pope.}     C.C.C— lu    the    MS. 


Pub.  Lib.,  there  are  only  the  letters 
'  Po,'  written  upon  an  erasure. 

*  Augustine.^  C.C.C.—In  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib., '  Augus,'  written  upon  an 
erasure.  Both  in  this  case  and  tlie 
previous  one  there  was  not  room  to 
write  the  entire  word. 


158 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1259. 
Great 
scarcity. 
The  Pro- 
visious  of 
Oxford. 


Blniony  at 
Norwich. 


Alexander 
IV.  con- 
demns cer- 
tain here- 
tical writ- 
in'rs. 


In  XLIIII.  tere  was  a  grete  hungir,  that  men  and 
bestis  deied  for  defaut  of  mete. 

In  the  same  tere  was  a  Parlement  hald  at  Oxen- 
forth,  where  the  Kyng  was  swore  that  he  schiild  kepe 
the  statutes  Avere  mad  there.  On  was  that  he  schuld 
exile  alle  alienes,  specialy  his  bretherin  on  the  modir 
side,  and  eke  Richard  his  brothir,  whech  was  chose 
emperoure,  no  thing  with  worchip,  for  lie  payed  to 
the  electoure  grete  smnmes  of  god  ^  for  to  have  her 
voyses.  Ther  were  chose  eke  XXIIII.  lordis,  whech 
schuld  governe  the  kyngdam,  and  herto  was  the 
Kyng  swore. 

In  that  same  tyme  the  monkis  of  Norwich  chose  to 
her  bischop  a  man  that  hite  Simon,  because  he 
lent  hem  CCC.  mai-k ;  of  whech  eleccion  were  mad 
these  vers  : — - 

"Trecente  marce,  Simon,  si  pontificent  te, 
Per  nnmisma  teres,  fit  Simon  Simonis  heres." 

This  is  the  Engliscli : — 

"Thre    hundred    mark,   Simon,    if    thei    make     the 
bischop. 
With   mony    thou    tredis    tin     trace,    so     Simond 
Simon  eyer  he  was.' 

In  this  tyme  were  condempned  be  the  Pope 
Alisaundre  too  cursed  bokes.  On  seid  that  all  reli- 
gious men,  thou  thei  preche  the  Word  of  God,  if  it 
be  soo  that  thei  be  of  swech  Order  as  begge,  thei 
shal  nevyr  be  saved.  The  othir  seyde  that  the 
Gospel  whech  Crist  prechid  bryngith  no  man  to 
perfeccion  ;  and  tliat  same  Gospel  schuld  be  a  voided 
in  the  lere  of  oure  Lord  M.CCLX.,  and  that  same 
tere  schuld  boginne  the  doctrine  of  Joachim,  whech 
doctrine  the  makere  of  the  book  clepid  "  The  ever- 
lasting Gospelle." 


'yoiq  good.    CCC. 


CAPGEAVE'S   chronicle  of   ENGLAND.  159 

In    the    lere   of    Henry    4G    was    convencion    mad  A.D.  i26i. 
betwix  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  and  him,  that  the   Kyng  between 
of  Frauns  schuld  have  Angoye,  Rone,  Cenomaine,  and  t'>e  Kings 
Picardie ;    so   that   the   same   Kyng   of  Frauns   schuld  andFiVnce. 
pay  XXV.  thousand  marc   be    tere  ;    and   many   othir 
covenauntes     were     betwix     hem,    so     the    Kyng    of 
Ynfflond  schuld  do  homao;e  to  the  Kyng  of  Frauns. 

r^         •    A.D.  12G2 

In  the  XLVII  leve  of  Herry  was  the  General  Chapi- chapter  of 
ter  of  the  Prechoures  Ordre  at  London,  with  gret  cost  ^^le  Friars 

J.  FGtlCliGrs 

and  gret  solempnite.  at  London. 

And   in   that    same   tere    the    gretc   debate    betwix  The  King 
the    Kyng   and   his   barnes  was   compromitted   to  the  appeal  to 
dom    of   the   Kyng    of    Frauns,   that    whatsoevyr    he  the  King 
dempt,    they    schuld   observe.      So    mette   thei  alle  at  [a.d.  12(33.] 
Amyas ;   and  there  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  gave  sentens  j^^i^^^  ^^ 
directly  B,geyn  the  barnes. 

Than   began   mech    werre   and    many   batayles,    be-  Civil  war 

twix    the  Kyng  and  the  barnes.     The  first  batail  was '"^"Sland. 
•^    »  _  Eattle  of 

at  Northampton,  where  the  Kyng  beseged  Simund  North- 
Mountforth  and  his  felauchip.  And  the  Kyng  brak  ^"^P^""" 
the  wallis,  and  entred  upon  hem.  And  there  were 
take  Simon  Mountforth,^  the  tonger  son  to  the  forsaid 
Symon,  that  was  erle  of  Leycester.  Tlier  were  take 
with  him  Baldewyn  Wake,  Raf  Basset,  Petir  Mount- 
forth,  and  ny  a  hundred  knytes. 

In  the  XLIX.  ^ere  had  the  Kyng,  with  the   lordes,  A.D.  12G4. 
anothir  batayle,  fast   be  Lews.     On   the  Kinesis  partv  J^"^*^  °^ 
was     Richard,    emperoure    of    Almayn,     and     Prince 
Edward.      But   in   that    batail   the    Kyng   was    take ;  Henry  is 

and  Edward   was   plegge  for   his   fader  :   and  Richard  *''^l^^" 

^     *'=>  '  prisoner. 

emperoure  was  take  in  a  mylle,  and  led  to  the  Toure 
of  London. 

Than  had  thei  the  third  batail  at  Evesham.     There  Battle  of 
was  Simon  taken,  and   schamfully  ded ;   for  thei  smet    ^^^  ^^^' 


Simon  Mountfvrth.']     The  MSS.  C.C.C.  here  adds  the  words,—"  and 
his  felawschip." 


160  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  12G4.  of  first  his  hed  ;   and  than  his  arraes,  and  than  leggis: 

Simon  de    ^^^^  SO  lay  tlie  body  lich  a  stok. 

Moutfort.        ju  ^i^Q  L_  ^QYQ  of  this  Kyng  he  besegid  London  ;  for 

A.D.  1265.  ^i^g-  ^QYQ  yjr'i^ii  the  barnes  ageyn  the  Kino-.     Ther  the 

biege  of  ... 

London.      Kyng  tok  the  principalis  of  London,  and  sette  liem  in 

prison  at  Wyndesore.     So    the    cyte  was  fayn   to    bye 

here    liberte  of  the    Kyng  for   xxM.    marc.     And  than 

was  Gilbert,  erle  of  Glouceter,  acordid  to  tlie  Kyng  in 

this  maner,    that   the    erle    schuld    ask   the  Kyng  for- 

gevenesse  of  alle  trespas.    And  so  he    tied  ful   mekly ; 

and  the  Kyng  took  him  to  grace.     Thanne  was  set  a 

peyne,  if  evyr  he  trespased  more,  he  schuld  pay  to  the 

Kyng  xM.  marc. 

A.D.  12C6.      In   the  LL   tere    Octobon,  a  legate,   cam  into   Yng- 

loud,    and    mad    ful   good    Constituciones   for     pes    of 

the  Cherch ;  and  he  confermed  the  Constitucion  mad 

before  be   Otho. 

Prince  j^  ^hat  ^ere    Edward   was    merkid   with    the    Holy 

assumes      Crosse  for  to  go  to  Surry  with  the  Kyng   of   Frauns. 

the  Cross.        j^^   ^j^j^^   siime   ^ere   deied   Clemens   IIII.      He   was 

Pope  Cle-   fii'st   a    weddid   man,    and    a   advocat  to  the  Kyng  of 

ment  IV.    Frauns  ;  and,  aftir    deth    of  his  wif,  for   his  sobirnesse 

and  good   lyvyng  thei  chose  him  Pope.     It    is  seid  of 

him  that  he  wold  nevir  graunt  pluralite  of  benefices. 

A.D.  1267.      In  the  LII.  lere  of  Kyng  Herri,  Kyng  Lodewik  of 

of  France'  Frauiis    Went    into    the   Holy   Lond.     Prince    Edward 

proceeds     and    Gilbert,    erl    of   Glouceter,    folowid    him,     Kyng 

Crusade.     Lodewik    deyed    there,    and    mad   a   full    holy   ende. 

Than  cam  Charlys  his  son,  and  continued  the  devocion 

of  his    fader.      Ther    faute    thei    with    the    Sarasines. 

And  that  cuntre  is  passing  ful  of  drye  sond  ;  and  the 

Saracenes  went  up  onto  a  hille,'  and  reised   the  sond, 

for  to  blynde  the  Cristen   men.     But  God  of  Hevene 

sent  his  servauntes  swech  a  reyn,  that  the  dust  greved 


'  a  hiUe']  a  dry  hille.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  IGl 

hem  not.  Than  treted  the  Sarasincs  with  the  Cristen  A.D.  12G7. 
men,  that  there  schuld  be  pes  betwix  hem  upon 
certeyn  condiciones,  tliat  alle  Cristen  men  whech 
were  prisoneres  schukl  frely  go  withoute  raunson  ; 
and  alle  Cristen  prestis,  or  freris,  schuld  frely  go 
thorw  the  lond,  and  preche  the  feithe,  and  baptize  alle 
tliat  would  receyve  it.  Eke  that  alle  cherchis  whech 
were  used  with  Cristen  men,  and  alle  monasteriis, 
schuld  be  restored  to  the  elde  possessuris. 

In   the    LIII.    ^ere    of  this  Kyng   deied    Herry  son  A.D.  12gs. 
to    Richard    emperoure     of    Alymayn.       He    deied    at  of  Uic^king 
Viterb ;    but    lie    was    caried    into  Ynglond :     his    herfftheUo- 
was  biried  at  Westminster,  and    his  body  at  Hayles.     killed  at 

In  this  same  leve  the  Prince  Edward,  with  his  nave,  X^l^'!*?-,  -i 

^  .     .  lA.D.  12/l.J 

cam  into  the  ilde  of  Cipir,  and  there  was  he  weel 
receyved :  there  he  stored  him  with  vitaile ;  and 
went  to  Aeon,  where  Cristen  were  besegid  of  the 
Sarasines.  Thei  had  grete  coumfort  of  his  comyng ;  for 
had  he  not  come,  the  cyte  had  be  toldyn. 

In  this  tere  was  Gregory  X.  chose  ^  Pope.     He  was  Gregory 
with  Edward  in  his  expedicionne  ;  and  the  Cardinales "  '' 
gadered    at  Viterbe    chose   him  Pope.      He   was    Pope 
nil.  ^ere. 

And  in  this  tere  Richard  emperoure  of  Almayn  deied  Death  of 
in  this  maner.-     He  was  let    blede  for  the  agu  whech  ^in^of'^^hg 
he    had ;    and    that    blod    last    smet    him    in   paralise,  Romans, 
and  aftir  that  he  deyed,    and    lith   at    Hailes. 

In  the  LIIII.  tere  of  Herry,  the  Soudon  sent  a  sotil  A.D.  1269. 
spie  onto    Edward  while    he  was  in   Aeon,  pretending  ^"^^^^^^  ^° 
that  the  Soudon  wold  a  slayn  him  for  favoure  which  Prince 
he    schewid    to    Cristen    men.     So    was   he   homly  in  .^^  ^cre 
Edward  ho  us,  and  men    begun  to  trust    him.     At  the  t^-D.  1271.] 
last  he  said    he  wold  telle  the    Prince   a   pryvy  coun- 
celle  whech    schuld    be    to    his    availe.     Thei   to    went 


chose.']  om.  C.C.C.  I       -  maner.']    Written  upon  an  era- 

!  sure. 

L 


162  capgrave's  chroniclk  oi^  England. 

A.D.  12G9.  into  a  cli-ambir  al  be  her  one,    and  the  Sarasine  sperd 
the    dore,    and    than    took    oute    a    knyf  ahvyed  with 
venym,  and    smet    the  Prince  twies.     The  Prince,    so 
hurte,    took    the    knyf   fro   him,   and    anon    mad   an 
ende  of    him.       Thei     that    stood    withoute   wondred 
of  noyse.    Thei    broke    up   the   dore,    and  founde  the 
Prince  bledying,  and  the   Sarasine  ded.     Thanne  were 
lechis  broute  onto  him ;  and,  with  myracle  more  than 
with  nature,  he  was  mad   hool. 
Monastery       In    that    same    leve  certeyn  men  of  Norwich  brent 
Norwich,     the  monastery  and  the   phxce  of  munkis  ;    with  whech 
dede   the  Kyng   was    gretly   ofFendid.       For    he    kam 
to    Norwich,    and  alle  thoo  malefactores  were  punchid 
v.dfch  III.    maner  peynis ;   for    thei    were   first    drawe, 
than   hange,  and  last  brent, 
A.D.  1271.      In   the    LV.  ^ere  of   his    regne,   this    Kyng    deied, 
Hem-y  dies,  i^   the   fest  of    Seint  Edmund,    Arclibishop,^ — his   age 
was  LX.    and  VI., — and     was     byried     at    Westmin- 
ster ;    whech  werk    he    reisid,   and  biggid  oute  of  the 
ground. 
The  Barons      Tlie    lordes    gadered    hem   togidir,    and    swore    thei 
feahy  to      schuld   be    trewe    lige  men    onto    Edward  the  Prince, 
Prince        whech     was    than    in    Aeon,    sumtynie    clcped   Tholo- 
^^'^        mayda.     The  principal  stereris   to   this   oth   was   Sere 
Gilbert,  of   Glouceter    erl,    and    Jon,    count    of  War- 
enne.     Tho   thei  mad  a   new   seal  to  the  Kyng,  new 
oificeres,  and  new  justises. 

Anno  6469,  6470.     127],  1272.— These   to  ^ere    are 
betwix  the  deth  of  Henry  and  coronation  of  Edward. 
Anno  6471—6499.     1273-1301. 
Anno  Mundi  viM.D.  [Christi    1302.] 
A.D.  1272.      Anno  6501—6505.      1303-1307.— Edward  the  First 
Edward  I.   jjggr^Q  2  ^q  regne  in  the  teve  of  oure  Lord  1273. 


Noveniljer  IG.  I      "  Edward    the    First   he(ja)i] 

Edwardus  beoran.  C.C.C. 


OAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  IG'3 

For  anon    as    he    liad    tidyndis '  of  liis    fader    dctb,  ^-^^  1272, 
he    took    liis    viage    to    Rome.      Tliere    Vv'a.s    he    weel  returns 
receyved  of  the  Pope.-     Than  cam  he  down  to  Parys,  t^'^ough 
and  there    mad    hLs    homage  ^  for  the  londes  wliech  he  I'aiis. 
held  of  the  Kyng  of  Fraiins.  lie  pro- 

Fro   thens  he  went  into  Gyan    ageyn  a  grete  enmy  QuJnne" 
of  his,  thei  cleped  him  the  Gaske  of  Bierne.     Edward  against 

p  1        .  1    1  •  ,  ,  Gaston  de 

lolowi'i  him  at  many  a  straung3  passage.  Beam 

Than  cam  lie  hom,  and  was  coroned,  at  Westmisfcer,  ^  ^  1074. 
of  Robert,  bischop  of  Cauntirbury  :    and  with  him  was  Edward 
corowned"*  Helianore  doutir  to  the  Kyng  of  Spayn.       nor  are 

Than  sent  he  V.  sundri  lordis  into  Gian,  to  fite''  with  crowned, 
this  Gascon  of  Bierne  :   for  he  had  accused   the   Kyng 
of  Ynglond  befor  the  Kyng   of  Frauns  of  treson.   And  Expedition 
tho  Y.  lordis  profered  for    to    fite  ^  with  him  that   his  i!;,'°,^^'"" 
accusacion  was  fols.      And  more,  thei  profered  that  he 
shiild    chese    with  wliech    of  hern  he  wold    fite.^      Tho 
he  forsok  his  apel,  and  put    him  in  the  disposicion    of 
the  Kyng  of  Frauns.     Tha.n  the  Kyng  gave  this  dom, 
that    this    Gask    schuld    nevyr    have    o    fote*"    of   lond 
in  his  possession  til  he  was  reconciled  to  the  Kyng  of 
Ynglond,  and  in  partie  to    stand  to  his  justise. 

In  that  same    tyme    the  woundes  that  were  hurt  in  Illness  of 
Surre    broke    oute    ageyn,  of   whech  Edward  was  sore 
afeixl ;  but  with   prayeris   and    medicines    he  was  sone 
holpen. 

In    the    third    tere    of    his   regne   there  was  a  gret  ^•^-  ^274. 
erdqwave    at    London,    Cauntirbury,  and   Wynchester,  quake  in 

the  South 
of  England, 


'  liJi/ndis']  tydyngis.    C.C.C. 

'^  of  the  Pope]  of  the  Pope  Hon- 
orius.— C.C.C.  In  the  MS.  Pub. 
Lib.  the  word  "  Ilonorius "  has 
been  written  iu  the  margin  oppo- 
site this  line,  but  in  a  later  hand 
than  the  text. 

^  Jiomai/e.]  Origiually  written 
"  0)nago,"  but  altered  ia  a  compara- 


tively late  hand  into  '  homage,' 
above  the  line. 

*  corowned.']  Altered  by  a  later 
hand,  by  the  insertion  of  an  '  r '  into 
'  crorowned.' 

^ fite.']  Thus  written  originally 
in  both  ilSS.  In  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 
the  word  has  been  altered  into  fi^te, 

^ofute]  nofote.  C.C.C. 

L    2 


16-1. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1274.  and  other  place,^  and  dede  there  grete  harm;  and 
specialy  a  gret  cherch  of  Seynt  Michael,  whech  stood 
on  a  hil  fast  by  Glasconbury,  the  erdqwave  threw  it 
fer  awey,  and  left  the  ground  pleyn. 

Penal  mea-       jj;^  i\^q  game  tyme  were  the  Jewis  inhibite,  that  tliei 

against  the  scliul  no  more  lende  no  silver  to  no  Cristen  man  :  for 

Jews.  -J.  ^y^Q  aspied  that  with  her  usure  thei  encresed  hem- 
selve  to  grete  richesse,  and  made  many  a  Cristen  man 
pore.  Thei  were  also  accused  of  clipping  of  money  :  for 
the  Kyngis  coyne  thorw  oute  the  lond  weied  lesse 
than  it  dede  at  his  makyng  be  the  third  part ;  and 
therefor  there  Avas  in  this  matere  streith  inquisicion, 
and  doutles  thei  were  founde  gilty,  and  summe  of  the 
goldsmythis.  And  for  this  cause  were  hangid  at  Lon- 
don III.  goldsmythes :  summe  men  thoute  -  ovyr  fewe, 
for  many  mo  were  gilty  :  but  of  the  Jewis  were  liauged 
CC.  and  XIII. 

In  the  same  tyme  was  Innocent  the  V.  Pope  but 
V.  monthis  :  he  was  a  Frere  Prechoure. 

And  thanne  Adrian  the  V,  but  o  month  and  X. 
dayes.  He  was  Octobone,  that  was  in  Ynglond  to 
make  pes  betwix  the  King  and  the  barnes.^ 

JohnXXL,      Than  was  Jon  the  XXL,  VIII.  monthis. 

Nicholas  -^.nd  than  Nicholas  the  Fourt,*  IIII.  lere. 

III., Pope.        jii  tiie  IIII.   tere  of  Edward,  this  Kyne:  went  into 

A.D.  1275.  .  /  r  . 

Edward       Walis  ;  and  there  sought  "^  he  aftir  Levlyne  ^  the  Prins  : 

t^}^P         and  for  hillis  and  wodis  he  coude  not  ca,cli  him  ;  and 
Wales.  1       1  1  T 

at  the  last  he  smet  down  a  gret  wood,  and  than  caut 

him,  and  browt  him  to  London. 


Innocent 
v.,  Pope. 

Adrian  V, 
Pope. 


'  and  oilier  place.']  Om.  C.C.C. 
Inserted  in  the  margin  in  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib.,  but  in  a  late  hand. 

-  thoute.']  Altered  by  a  late  hand 
into  'thoughte'  in  the  MS.  Pub. 
Lib. 

'  barnes.]  This  word  has  been 
altered  into  "  barones,"  by  a  late 
hand. 


*  Nicholas  the  Fourt.]  Thus  in  both 
]\ISS — It  should  be  Nicholas  the 
Third  according  to  the  usual  ar- 
rangement. See  page  167,  under 
the  year  1286. 

'  sought.]  Written  upon  an  era- 
sure, apparently  by  the  same  hand 
that  altered  the  word  "  barnes." 

"  Lcvhjne]  Lewlyne.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  IGo 

Aftir    than^    the  Kyng    and    he  were    thus    acorded,  A.D.  1276. 
that  Levlyne  schuld  be  clepid    Prince    of  Walls  ;    and  j^  ^^^y{J^ 
because    a    Prince  must  have  summe    lordis    undir    his "  rnnce  of 
dominacioune,  he  assined  him  V.  baronies,  tliat  schuld 
hald  speciali  of   the  Prince  :  alle  othir  baronies  schuld 
hald  of  the  Kyng.      Eke  thei  were  acorded,  the  Kyng 
and  Prince  Levlyne,  that    the  Prince  schuld  have  An- 
gliseye  in   ful   possessioune  ;  and,  at  the  entre  thereof, 
he    schuld   paye   to    the    Kyng    vM.  marc,   and   every 
lere  aftir,  in  the  fest  of  Seint  Michael,  iM.  marc. 

Than  weddid  Levlyne  the  doutir  of  Sj'mund  Mount-  His  mar- 
forth,  eric  of  Leicetir,  and  called  evyr  aftir  the  Prince  ^''^^^' 
of  Wales. 

In  this  tyme  William,  bischop  of  Norwich,  aftir  tyme  Edwnrd 
that  he  had  biggid  the  Cherch  ageyn,  desired  that  the  Jo^^J.^.'^ 
Kyng  schuld   com    to    the  dedicacion.      The  King  cam  tion  of 
and    the    qween,   and    many    othir    lordis    and    ladies,  church  at 
and  there  was  gret  solempnyte.  Norwich. 

In    the  V.    zeve    Edward  went    in   to    Frauns,  and  A.D.  127g. 
took  seson  in  his  wy  ves  heritage :     for  hir  moder  was  „oL^Tnto 
Cuntesse    of  Pounteys.      There    entred   he    that   same  France, 
counte,  with    al  the  favoure  "that  the  Kyng  of  Frauns 
myte  do,  and  these  lordchipis,  Ageny,  Lemonica,  Petri- 
goricum,  Sanctone,  and  othir. 

In  that    ^ere    mad   he  chaunge    of    his    coyne,  and  Farthings 
distroyed    al    that    was    clipped.       He    ded    make  fer- p"^^^^'^' 
thyngis    and    halfpenies,  whech  were  not  used  before  :  coined. 
and  there  was  the    prophecye  of   Merlyn  fulfillid,  that 
seith,  "Dimidium  rotundi  erit ;'"  that  is  to  sey,  "There 
shal  be  half  of  the  round.'' 

In  the  IX.  ^ere  of  Edward,  Levlyne,  Prince  of  A.D.  128O. 
Walls,  began  to  rebelle,  payed  not  his  tribute,  dis-  o/Llewd- 
troyed  pore  men.     The    Kyng   went  into  the  Marches,  lyn. 


'  than]  that.     C.C.C.     The  last  |  the  IIS.  Tub.  Lib.,  and  has  appa- 
letter  is  written  upon  an  erasure  in  I  rentlj'  been  an  '  n.' 


166  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.l).  1220.  and  with  Lira  the  bischop  of  Cauntirbmy.  Because 
Levlyne  wold  not  come  to  the  Kingis  preseus,  therefor 
the  Kyng  sent  the  bischop  onto  him,  to  trete  him 
to  pes.  But  he  fond  liim  ontretable ;  for  whech  cause 
the  bischop  cursid  him :  and  so '  the  Kyng  left  that 
j<»rnai  for  that  tyme. 

The  King       In  the  ten    lere  of  his   regne  he    entyr  into  Snow- 

v/^ilr      ^^^^^ '"  ^^^  ^^^^^-^  *^^®  ^^y^S  '^^^  there,  thei  faute  togidir, 

tlie  Englischmen  and  the  Walchmen.     Mech  harm  was 

do    on    both    sides.       So    happed    Edmund    Mortimere 

for    to    ransake    the    ded    bodies,  and    amongst    dyvers 

Death  of     hedis  that  were  there,  he    fond  Levlyn  hed,  whech  he 

Llewellyn.  1^^,^^^^   ^^    ^^^^    ^jng.      The    Kyng  sent   it  to    London, 

and  mad  it  be  set  on  the  Toure. 
A.D.  1282,  In  the  next  tere  folowand,  the  Kyng  took  Davy, 
i)rothe'r  Levlyne  brothir,  and  put  him  in  prison.  Than  had  he 
is  taken  disposicion  of  al  Wales  at  his  plesauns.  Sone  aftir 
aud^s  exe-  ^^®  sette  a  Parlement  at  Schrouisbury ;  and  there  was 
cuted  at  Davy,  Levlyne  brothir,  drawen,  hangid,  and  quar- 
bury.    '      tered,    and    his    quarteres    sent    to    dyvers    places    of 

Yngiond. 

iMartinlV.,      In  this  tyme  was  Martyn  the  Fourt  Pope.    He  was 

Pope.  gj.g^    r^^    senatoure.       And  in   his    first  tere  was  take  a 

fisch    in    the    se,    lich    a    leon:^    it  was    broute  to  the 

Pope's    presens ;    and  many  a    man  went    thidir    for  to 

se  it.     He  had  row  here  iycli  a  leon ;  feet  and  tayl  in 

the    same   similitude ;    hed,  eres,    mouth,    teeth,    tunge, 

and  alle  maner  membris.      Thei   seide  that  fischid  him 

that  in  his  takyng  he  mad  a  horibel  and  woful  noyse. 

The  Sici-         Sone    aftir    thei  that  vv' ere  dwelleres  of  Scicile    risen 

Hans  rebel  ao'evn    the    Frenschmen,    whech    had     the    o'overnauns 

a.i?"iin*^t  trip      <~>   v  -"  o 

French.  there  undir  Philip  Kyng  of  Frauns.  These  same  Scici- 
lianes, — summe    men    clepe   hem   Panormitanes, — kiUid 


Vo Irej h    t\air       I  C  ■    u.  "v-v-v  a\^  C 

so.]  om.  C.C.C.  I  don.    C.C.C. 

■  inlo   Siioicclvii}  into  the   Snow-    |       ^  Icon'}  lyon.     C.C.C. 


capgrave's  chronicle  of  England.  167 

alle  the  Frenschnien ;    and  women  of  the   same  cmitre,  A.D.  i282. 
whech  had  conceyved  of  the  Frenschnien,  thei  slitte  her 
wombes,  and  distroyed  the  chiklyrn. 

In  the  XV.  ^ere  of  this  Kyng,  aftir  tyme  the  Kyng  A.D.  i28g. 
of  Frauns  was  slayn  in  batayle,  whech  he    held  ageyn  j^jj^„  ^f 
Petir    King  of   Aragoyne,    than    the    Kyngis    son    sent  Frauce. 
aftir  Edward,  that  he    schuld    come    and    helpe  him  to 
venge  his    fader    deth.      The  cause  of  the  strif  betwix 
these   to    Kyngis  was,  that  the    Kyng   of  Frauns  cha- 
lenged  servyse  and  subjeccion  of  this  Kyng  of  Aragon ; 
and  he  deneyed  it,  and  saide   he    ante   not  but  to  the 
Kyng  of  Spayn. 

Thus   is    Edward    forth     in     his   viage :    God    spede  Edward 

1  .  assumes 

^l"n-  the  Cross. 

In  that  same  ^ere,  a  Frere  Prechoure,  cleped  Richard  A  Friar  is 
Crapwelle,  was  cleped  be  the  archbischop  for  to  answere  heresy, 
to  certeyn  simpil  opiniones  whech  he  held ;  and  whan 
he  cam  to  answere,  he  coude  not  redily  defende  his 
part.  Wherefor  his  articles  were  condempned.  There 
was  the  Provincial  of  the  Ordre  alegging  for  him 
here  exempcion,  who  thei  were  immediatly  undir  the 
Pope  :  wherfore  he  appeled  fro  the  bischop  ;  but  with- 
imie  few  dayes  the  mater  was  put  to  silens. 

In    these   dayes  were   alle    the    Jewys    of  Ynglond,  Oppres- 
man,    woman,   and   child,    arested,    and   put    in   prison,  the  Jews. 
onto  the  tyme  thei  had  payed  the  Kyng  xM.  libras. 

In  this  tyme  ^  was  Pope,  Nicholacc,  of  the  Menoures  Nicolas 
Ordre,  IIII.  ^ere.      He    declared    the    Frere    Menoures  ^^•' ^'"'i"'- 
reule  at  her  instamis. 

In    the    XVI.  tere    of   Kyng    Edward    was   a   grete  A.D,  1287. 
feyer  at  Boston :  and  sodeynly  the  feyer  and  the  town  ^J^S^^  ^^^ 
was  set  on  fyre.      Men   seide   that   malicious   men  ded 
it    to    this  entent,  that,  whil    men  were    bysy  to    save 
her  housyng,  theves  schuld  stele  her  good. 


'  In  tills  ttjmc,  &c.]  Ilonorius  the  {   year  1285  to   1233,  is  hero  passed 
Fourth,  v/ho  was    Pope    from    the  I   over  in  both  MSS. 


168 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1287.      In.tliis  same  tyme  the  Umversite  of  Oxforth  cliose  a 

between      Cliauncclere,   Maister  William    Kyngeston.       Thei    sent 

the  Uni-      oii^  the  bischop  of   Lincoln    for   his    confirmacion :    the 

Oxford  and  hiscliop  seide  it  was  his  -  deiite  to  com  himselve.     Thei 

the  Bp.  of  answerd    that    this    was    her    elde    privylege ;    and  this 

wold  thei  kepe.      The  bischop  was    infiexibil,  and  thei 

were  obdurat.     And  so  of  malice  thei  left  her  redyng, 

and    here    teching.     Many    scoleres    went    away ;    thei 

that  abode  were    evel    occupied.       But  at    the  last    the 

bischop  condescended  to  her  elde  custome. 

A.D.  1288.      Ill  the  XVII.  ^ere,  in  the  nyte  of  Seint  Margarete,^ 

stoim  *^  ^^^  ^'^"''^'^  swech  reyn,  thundir,  and  levene,  that  it  distroyed 

al  the  corn ;  for  a    buschel    of   whete,  that  Avas  beforn 

but    at  III.  pens,  Avas  aftir    this    tempest   worth    ii  s. : 

and  this  same  derth  lastid  ni  XL.  lere. 

In    this    tere    dame    Jone  Acris,  the    Kyngis  doutir, 

born  in  Aeon,  in    the    Holy    Lond,  was    weddid    onto 

belt,  Earl    Gilbert,  herl  of  Glouceter  ;  whech  was  a  ful  holy  woman. 

ofGlou-      jpqj.    ^^YiQ  was    biried    in    the  Frere  Austines,  at  Clare, 

cester.  _   __  _  ' 

and  aftir  hir  biriing    LII.  lere,  at    the  desire   of  dame 

Ysabel  of  Borow,   sche    mad    hir    bare,  and    sche    was'* 

found  hoi  in    alle    membris  ;    her  tetis,  whan  thei  were 

pressid  with  handis,  the  flesch  ros  up  ageyn  ;  hir  eyeledes, 

left  up,  fel  down  ageyn.''     The  clothis  that  were  aboute 

hir,  whech  were  dipped    in    wax  and  rosyn,  thoo  were 

roten  ;  but  the  lynand  cloth  whech  was  next  hir,  tliat 

was    dite    with    no    craft,    that    was    found    clene    and 

hool. 

At).  1291.      In  the  XX.    ;ere  of    this    Kyng,    be    the  precept  of 

The  Nor-  .    ^  *'    o'  x  i 

mans  pos-   Charles,  brothir  to  the  Kyng   of   Frauns,  thei  of  Nor- 
sess  the  sea,  jjjg^j^^ jg  kept  the  se,  and  no   Englischman  myte  passe, 


Joan  of 
Acre  mar 
ries  Gil 


'  on-]  onte.    C.C.C. 

'  /((•«.]  om.    C.C.C. 

3  July  20. 

*  and  sche  was.l  These  ^Tords  afe 


written  upon  an  erasure  in  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib. 

'  her  ei/ekdes  ,   ,  ,  ,    ciigeijv.']  om. 

C.C.C: 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


1G9 


but    thel  toke  him.      And  whan    they  had    take    him,  A.i\  1291 
thei  ledde  him  to    the  se    bank  on    the    Frensch    side, 
and  there  thei  hung  him.     For  tliat  same  Oharlis  had 
mad    galowis    at  every    town    on    the    se  side   for  tlie 
same  veniauns. 

Than  thei  of   Ynglond  ordeyned   grete    schippis    too  A.D.  1292. 
hundred  and  XX.,    and  manly  went  into  the  see,  faut  l^f!^.^^*^ 
there  with  Normaundes,  and  took  of  hem    to  hundred  by  the 
and  XXVIII.  schii^pis.     Thei  bored '  and  dronchid  hem.  ^"Siisl.. 

In  the  XXII.-  ^ere    was  Celestinus  the  Fifte,  Pope,  A.u.  129.3. 
take  fro  his   hous,  for  he  was  a  ankir.    And   whan  he  y^  ^^p^"^ 
was  Pope  he  ordeyned  a  statute,  that  every  Pope  myte 
resign e    if  he    wold  :     and    anon    as    the    statute    was 
mad,  he   i^esincd,  and  went   ageyn   to  his   eldc  lyf.        llis  i-csig- 

Than  must  thei  chese  a  new  Pope ;  and,  for  thei 
raj'te  not  acorde,  thei  compromitted  to  this  man  that  Boniface 
was  Pope,  that  he  schuld  chese  I  III.  cardinales,  chosen  in 
whecli  he  wold ;  and  as  the  foure  chose,  tliei  alle  ^is  room, 
sclmld  assent.  Tho  named  he  a  cardinal,  lute  Bene- 
dicte,  and  othir  thre :  and  the  othir  thre  chose  that 
Benedict ;  and  he  was  cleped  Bonefacius  VIII.  All 
this  mater  was  do  be  that  Bonefacius  for  to  make 
himselve  Pope.  For  anon  as  he  was  entered,  he 
annulled  that  statute,  that  the  Pope  schuld  have 
liberte  to  resigne.  Therfor  that  man  that  he  de- 
ceyved  so,  for  to  be  Pope  himselve,  he  prophecied 
thus  of  him  : — "  Thou  hast  entered  as  a  fox  ;  thou 
hast  lyved  as  a  leon  ;  thou  schal  deye  as  a  dogge." 
His  entering  was  sly,  so  sotily  to  promote  him. 
His  lif  was  cruel ;  for  too  cardinalis,  tliat  were  of  the 
progenie  of  the  Columpnes,  he  put  fi-o  her  dignite. 
And  to  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  he  was  grete  enmye,  for 


'  bored'}  bored  them.   C.C.C. 
-  In  the  XXII.,  &c.]    The   -n-ord 
"Tapa'  is  ^vritten  in  the  margin, 


apparently  by  the  original  Scribe, 
and  it  has  been  struck  out  by  a  late 
hand. 


170  CAPGRAVE's   CHKONICLE   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1293.  lie  wroute   ageyn   liim   al    that  he   myte,   in   so  mech 

he    wold   a   deposed    him.      Tlierfor    with    power    of 

the  Kyng  and  of  the  cardinales,    thei  toke  tliis  Pope, 

and  sette   him    on    a    hors    withoute    sadille,    and    the 

tayl    in  his   hand :  and    so  thei  mad  hym    ryde  thorw 

oute    Rome  ;    and,  aftir,  thei  infamy de  liim  for  hungir. 

This    same  Boniface  in  his  tyme  mad  the  Sexte  Book 

of  Decretales. 

A.D.  1294.      In  the    XXIII.   ^ere  the  marchanndis    of   this   lond 

send'^'^*^^     coinpleyiied  to  the  Kyng  that  the  Normauntcs  spoiled 

bassadors    hem,  SO  that  tliei  myte  kepe  no  market.    Wherfor  thei 

^f  Pjf^jj'J"^  praied    the    Kyng   of    sum    remedye :    and    the    Kyng 

anon  sent  Ser  ^   Herry  Lacy,  than  erl  of  Lyncolu,  em- 

bassiatoure    onto    the    Kyng    of  Frauns.      There  was 

he  long  taried,  and,  whilis  he  was  there,  too    hundred 

schippis     oute   of    Nonnaundye    sailed    into    Burdews, 

and  ded  all    the    harm    thei    myte    do    onto    Englisch 

Capture  of  men.     Ther  were  thei  laden,  and  com  hom  ageyn.     In 

ship.  ^^^^'  comyng  sexti  Englisch  shippis  met  with  hem,  and 

took  schip,  good,    and    man,    save  thei  that  scaped  in 

botys,    and    brout    it    into  Ynglond.      Thei  of   Frauns 

were  astojaied    and    wroth    with    this  dede,  and    mad 

her  Kyng  to  write   into  Ynglond  to  oure    Kyng,  that 

he  schulde  se    these    schippis  and  the    godes  be    dyly- 

vered    onto    the    owneris.      The   Kyng    Edward   wrot 

ageyn,    that    his  Court    was    his    owne,    and    therefor 

he  wold  that    the  marchanndis    of   Frauns  schuld  com 

into    Yngloi\d,  and    make    here    compleynt,    and    here 

what   schuld   be    aleggid  ageyn   of  merchaundis   here ; 

and  the  Kyng  schuld  se  justise  schuld  be  had  on  both 

partyes. 

Philip  IV.       This    answere   plesed    not    the    Frensch    Kyng,    and 

summons      iiriiii  ••  ±  £■    r^ 

Kin"-  Ed-    tiicrior  he  ded  make  somonoums  m    a    cyte    oi    Gyan, 

ward  to       that     the    Kyng    of    Ynglond     scliuld     appere     before 

appear  at 

Paris. 


'  Sa-']  for.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's    chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  171 

the  Kjnig  of  Frauns  at  Paris  upon  a  gret  peyuc.  A.D.  1294. 
Tlie  Kyng  of  Yngiond  cam  not  ;  and  therefor  the 
Frenchmen  ridyn  into  Gian,  and  occupied  mech  of 
the  Kyngis  lond.  That  tyme  was  in  that  cuutrc 
Edmund,  the  erle  of  Cornwaile,  to  whom  Edward 
wrote,  for  he  was  his  brothir,  that  he  scliuld  asay  to 
trete  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  to  a  resonabil  mene.  Ho 
coud  no  spede  that  matere ;  and,  as  he  was  homward, 
the  to  qweenes  sent  aftir  him,  purposing  to  f3mde 
menys  of  pes.  These  too  qweenes,  on  was  the  wif  to 
the  Kyng  of  Frauns  ;  the  othir  was  to  his  fader,  and 
now  weddid  to  this  Ethnund.  But  to  tho  covinauntis 
that  were  mad  betwix  Edmund  and  the  qweenes,  the 
Kyng  of  Frauns  wold  not  consent. 

Wherfor    Edward,  with    his  nave,  sailed    streit    into  The  En- 
Geround,  and  there  took    he    Borow,    Bloys,   Burdens,  ^^'^]\  ''^^^ 
and    Bayon.     The    cuntre  was    glad    of    his    comyng : 
the  capitanes  were  sent  in  to  Yngiond. 

In  the  XXIV.  lere  of  his  reo-ne  had   Edward  arete  A.D.  1295. 

AV-  'tl 

conflicte  with  tho  Scottis ;    for  Jon,  here  Kyng,  wrote  Scotland  ^ 

onto    Edward    tliat    he  av/te    him    no    subjeccion,  but 

he    was    annexed    and  swore  to  the    Kyng  of    Frauns. 

The  Kyng  gadcred    his    men  ;  and    first  he    took  Ber-  T"'^'".^  0^ 
•1      r-         1        r<  •  Berwick. 

wik  fro  the  Scottis. 

Than    had    thei     a    batail    at    Dunbair,    where    the  Tbe  Scots 
Kyng    took    of   the  Scottis    part    III.    erles    and    VI.  ^,^^^^{.^i 
barnes,  and   sent  hem  in  to  Yngiond.  Dunbar. 

Than  took    he    many  casteles  and    strengthis,  so  fer 
forth    that    the    Kyng    of   Scottis    was     compelled    to 
excuse  him  that  his    rebellion  was    be  councelle  of  his 
barnes ;  in    whech    letter    he    mad  a  new    obeiauns  to  Balliol 
the  Kyng,    and    alle  the    barnes  of  the  lond    wrote  a  ^""■^°^^^'^- 
lettir  of  the  same  sentens. 

Than     sent    Edward    a    lettir    onto    the    Kyng    ofNegotia- 
Frauns,    in    whech    he    desired    that    alle  Englischmen  FrancT^^ 
whech  were  prisoneres  in  Frauns  scliuld  be  dylyvered, 
and  the  Frenschmen    that  were    prisoneres  in    Inglond 


172  CAPGEAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1295.  sclmld  go  horn  to  Frauns.  The  Kyng  of  Frauns 
wrot  ageyn,  that  he  wold  graunt  it  with  that  con- 
dicioune,  that  Jon  Kyng  of  Scottis  schuld  be  on  of 
hem  that  schuld  be  delyvered.  To  that  peticion  this 
was  the  answere,  that  he  longed  not  to  the  Kyng  of 
Frauns,  ne  he  was  not  takj'n  as  a  prisonere  of  Frauns, 
but  as  a  rebelle  to  the  Kyng  of  Yuglond. 
Marriage  ^^  ^^^*^  -^  jere,  the  Kyng  Edward  weddid  Margarete, 
ofEdward.  the  sistir  of  the  Kyng  of   Frauns. 

A.D.  1297.      And    in  that  same  tyme  Pope    Boneface  wi'ote  onto 

terfe^res'     ^^^®  ^J^g    Edward,  of   the   kyngdam  of  Scotlond,  ex- 

on  behalf    lioi'ting    him   that  he    schuld  cese   of  his  werre,  for  it 

■  longid  immediatly  to  the    Cherch   of   Rome  ;  in  whech 

letter  swech  suasiones    were    mad,    that  in  the  letteris 

of   Herri,  Edward  ftider,  was  conteyned  that    Alisaun- 

der,  Kyng  of    Scottis,  did  nevyr  no    servise   to  Kyng 

Hen-i    of   dewti,    but    of   curtesi    and    of    benyvolens. 

Eke,   whan    that  same  Alexander  went  to   the  corona- 

ciouiie     of    Herri,    it    was    for   gentilnes,    and    not   of 

dewte.     So   the    Pope    concluded  that  he  regned  nevyr 

but     be     strength     and    violens     over    the    Kyng     of 

Scotland. 

The  Kino-        Edward  wrot  ageyn,  and    prayed  him  that  his  Holy 

asserts  his   Fatherhod  schuld    not  beleve    ovyr  sone  swech  feyned 

suggestiones  :  for  in  treuth  alle  the  Kyngis  of  Ynglond, 

fro  the  tyme  of  Arthure,  whech  was    a    Britoune,  had 

dominacioune   ovyr   the  kyngdam  of  Scotlond :    where 

he  rehersed    be  rowe    the    rite  of   Edgare,  of   Edward 

the    Martir,    of   Edmund  Yrunside,  William  Conqwer- 

oure,  Richard,  and  many  mo.      The  barnes  eke  of  the 

lond  writin  letteris    of  the    same  sentens  :    and,  more- 

ovir,  thei  saide  who  thei    were    swore    with  body  and 

good  to    stand    be    the   Kyng   in  his  rite ;    whech  oth 

thei  wold  not  breke. 

Phiiip  IV.       In  this  same  tyme  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  appeled  fro 

iw^^*  ^  ^  ^'^^®   Pope  onto  a  General  Councelle,  puttyng  upon  tlie 

Pope,  tbat  he  was  both  a  heretik  and  a  scisjnntik. 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


1 


to 


In  the  XXVIII.  levQ^  was  a  J^'rere   Prechouro  cIio.^^g  a.D.  1293. 
Pope,  and   levyd    but    o    lere.     Of  him  mad  a  writer  3^/nt'fi'ft 

f  '  J  7  XL,  I'ope. 

too   vers  : —  [A.U.  i;;o:).j 

"  Oro,  nomen  habe, — Benedic,  Benefjxc,  Benedice : 
Aut  rem  perverte, — Muleftic,  Maledic,  Maledicc." 

Thus  is  it  in  Englisch, — 

"I  pray  ye  have    this   name,  — Say   wel,    Do  wel, 
and  Be  good  ; 
Or  ellis  turn   tlii    fame,    Say  evel,   Do  evele,  Be 
cursed  and  wood." 
In  tlie  XXXII.  tere    there  was    a    man    thei  clejjcd  A.i).  lio.-!. 
Wiliam  Waleys,  that  was    in  Scothmd,  and  reised  the  S-wSL 
puple,  and  mad    al    the    cuntre    rebel    to   Edward  the  ia^twrnr  cu^^inst 
Kyng.     But    lie  was    take    and    broute    onto    London,  !!^iish^Kinn-, 
hanged,  and    draw,  and    quartered  ;    his    hed  sette    on 
London  brigge  ;    his  body  dyvyded  in  III  I.  quarteres, 
and  sent  to  foure  townes  of  Scotland. 

In  this  tyme,-  aftir  Benedict,  was  Clemens  Quintus  Clement 
Pope.      He  was  before  arclibischop  of  Bordews.     Moost  ^■'  ^^^^^' 
besynesse  he  had  to  gader  riehesse,  and  make  casteles 
and  strengthis.     He  mad  the  VII.  Book  of   Decretal ;  „,    ,,     , 

'  The  Papal 

but  thei  were  not  publisced   til   the   tyme  of  Jon  the  See  re- 
XXII.      This   Clement  translate   the  Courte  fro  Rome  "^"^-'^  ^° 

Avignon, 

to  Avinionne.  [a.d.  1305.] 

In  the  XXXIIII.  ^ere  was  a  man  of  Scotlond  thei  a.d.  1305. 
cleped  Robert  Brusse.     He  took  upon  him  to  be  Kino-  i|o^"»'t 
of  the    lond,  and  went  to  the  Abbey  of  Scone  for  to  crowned 
be  crowned.      Than  the    Cuntesse    of  Bowan    stal    fro  ^*  "-^one. 
hir  lord    alle  his    grete  hors,  and,  with  swech    men  as 
sche  trostid,  cam  to  that  same  Abbey,  and  there   sche 
sette  the  crowne    upon   Robardis  lied.     Sche  was  take 


'  In  the  XXVIII.  xerc,  &c.]  In 
tlie  margin,  opposite  this  sentence 
is  the  word  '  Papa,'  written  appa- 


rently by   the   same   hand    as    the 
texl. 

'  III  this  tyme.']  The  word  "  Papa  " 
is  Avritten  in  the  maro-in. 


174 


CAPGIlAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1305. 


Aymer  de 

Valonce 
drives 
Bruce  into 
the  Isles. 


A.D.  1307. 
Death  of 
Edward  I. 

Edv/ard  II. 
The  King 
is  crowned 
at  West- 
minster. 


Troubles 
on  the 
recall  of 
I'icrs 
Gaveston. 


aftii"  of  Englischmen,  and  prescntid  to  the  Kyng 
Edward.  He  comaundcd  sclie  scliuld  not  he  ded,  but 
tliat  there  schukl  be  mad  a  hous  al  of  tyrabir  upon 
the  Avallis  of  Berwyk,  and  tliere  schuld  sche  be  tyl 
sche  deyed. 

Aftir  tliis  the  Kyng  dubbid  his  son  knyte,  and 
many  other  ^ong  men  with  him,  and  sent  hem  to 
Scotlond.  And  aftir  hem  folowid  Aymere  of  Valens, 
the  erl  of  Pembrok,  Robert  Giffard,  Herry  Percy, 
and  many  otliir ;  and  thei  mad  that  same  Robert 
Brusse  to  fle  into  the  ferthest  yle  of  Scotlond. 

In  the  XXXV.  lere  of  his  regne  he  deied,  in  the 
Translacion  of  Seynt  Thomas,^  and  biried  is  at  West- 
minster. 

Anno  G506-  6524.  1308-1 -320.— Edward  the  Secund 
regned  XIX;  ^ere.  He  was  crowned  at  Westminster 
tlie  sext  kalend  of  March,-  and  his  wif  Ysabel,  the 
Kingis  doutyr  of  Frauns,  be  the  bischop  of  Wyn- 
chester,  vvdiech  had  special  commission  of  the  bischop 
of  Cauntirbury  :   for  he  was  not  in  this  lond. 

In  the  same  tyme  was  grcte  tretyng  betwix  the- 
lordis  for  pes  of  the  lond,  and  for  on  Petir  G aversion, 
Vvdiech  was  exiled  fro  the  lond  in  his  fader  tyme  ;  and 
this  Edward  had  clepid  him  horn  ageyn  :  tlierefor  the 
barnes  thoute  to  lette  the  Kjaigis  coronacioune.  This 
aspied,  the  Kyng  lute  hem  in  good  feith,  that  at  the 
next  Parlement  he  schuld  fallil  here  desire.  Aftir 
the  coronacion,  the  King  is  wont  that  certeyn  officeres 
schul  bere  certeyn  relikes  of  Seynt  Edward  befor 
him  into  the  Paleys ;  and  he  took  hem  to  othir 
men,  that  is  to  seye,  the  chalis  of  Seynt  Edward, 
the  crosse,  the  sceptre,  the  spores,  and  swech  othir ; 
and   the   corowne   of  Seynt   Edward   bare   that    same 


1  Scyiit  Tho,r.ns.-\     These  words    I  in  C.C.C. 
have  been  struck    out   with  a  pen    |       -  Feliruary  24. 


CAPGKAVE'S   chronicle   of  ENGLAND.  175 

Petir  befor  the  Kyng ;  of  wliecli  thing  ros  grete  A.D.  1307. 
indignacion,  Loth  in  tlie  loiclis  and  in  the  clergy. 
Not  long  aftir  this  the  same  Petir  mad  a  gret  tornea- 
ment  fast  by  Wallingford,  where  he  had  gadered 
many  justeres  alienes  ;  and  thei  bore  down  in  justis 
many  Englishmen,  that  is  to  sey,  Thomas,  erl  of 
Laneastir,  Humfrey  of  Herforth,  Eymer  of  Perabrok, 
Johan  Warenne,  and  many  othir ;  for  wliech  he  had 
gret  indignacion.  In  this  same  ^ere,  Gilbert,  erl  of 
Glouceter,  Avedded  the  erle  doutir  of  Wolinster  in 
Erland. 

In  the  same  tyme,  the  secvmd  ^ere  of  Edward,  the  A.D.  1.308. 
lordes,  — considering  that    there  was    no    thin";    do    but  ^^  "'^fV^''^' 
aftir    councel    of   this    Petir,    and    he    gadered    mech  summoned 
richesse,  and  evir   sent   it   ovyr   the   se, — thei  cam   to  ^av"s*ou 
the    Kyng,     desiryng    that     the    gouvernauns    of   the 
reme    schuld    bo    directed    aftir    the     covmcel    of    his 
barnes.       The     Kyng    mad    difficulte,    supposing    evir 
that    thei    wold    purpose    sum    articule    ageyn    Petir, 
whech  he  loved.      Upon    this    was   sette  a   Parlement 
at   London,  that  alle  men  schuld   come   thedir,  wliech 
where  wone  of  dewte  to  be  at  the  Parlement.'    Where 
was  grete  instauns    mad    to   the  Kyng  that  he  schuld 
suffir   the  bafnes    to    purpos    certeyn    articules    whech 
schuld    be   worchip   to  God,  an  -   profit   to   the   reme. 
The  Kyng  graunted  his  consent,  and  swore,  what  evir 
thei     ordeyned,     he     schuld     consent     and    conferme. 
Than  the  barones  gadered  onto   here  councell   certeyn 
bischoppis,  to  make  here  party  more  strong. 

In    the    third    ^ere   of    his    regne    he    held    anothir  A.D.  1309. 
Parlement    at    London,    aftir    the    tyme    that    he    had  ^  seco°<i 

,  ''  .  Parliament 

mad   that    oth    to    the    barnes ':    tlian   he    renewid   the  is  held  at 
same    oth    befor    alle    the    lordes.      And   tlianne   the  ^^^^°^' 


'  at  Londtm ParJcmcnt.'l   I       -  a«]  and.    C.C.C. 

oni.    C.C.C.  I 


17G  CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1339,  Ijiscliop  of  Canntyrbuiy,  Maister  Robert   Wyncliilseye, 

with  alle  Lis  suffraganes,  cursed  alle  liem   that  sclmld 

lette  the  entent   of  the  bavones.     Than   in  the  Chereh 

of    Seynt    Poule   at    London,    in    the    presens   of  the 

Kyng,  and  lordes,    and    coniownes,    were   red    certeyn 

l\ragna        articles,  among  whecli  was  red  the  Grete  Chartere,  and 

confirmed    othir  thingis ;    and  that    he    schuld    confenne    that   his 

fader  coraaunded,  for  to  put  aliens  fro  his  Court,  and 

that   alle    tiling   that    schuld    be    do    schuld    be    aftir 

the    councel    of    the    barnes ;    ne    he    schuld     not  bc- 

gynne    no    werre    withoute    the   same    councelle ;    and 

eke,    that    he    schuld    exile     the    forseid    Petir    into 

Gnveston     Erlond.      Aftir   the    Parlcment    the    Kyng    was    ^'ery 

demn'd      ^^^y   ^'^^'   ^^^^   exile   of    Petir,    and    comoned   with    his 

to  exile.      Privy   Councelle   what   remedy   myte    be   had  in   this 

mater.       Thei    avised   him   that   he   schuld   wedde    the 

sister   of  the   erl   of  Gloucester,   that   bo   svrecli   mene 

he   rayte   purchace   the    love    of  many    lordes.      Than 

the    Kyng    sent    for    him    in    to    Erlond,    and    maried 

He  marries  iji,j^    qu    to    this   woman.      Than   was    Petir    prouder 

de  cTare.     thanne    before,    gadercd    gret    good,    and    sent    it   to 

marchaundes    handis.      The   Kyng   wex    so    pore,    that 

he  had  not  to  fynde   his    houshold.      The    qween   eke 

wrote    to   hir   fader,    Kyng    of  Frauns,    compleyned   of 

grete   poverte.      So    the  Kyng,    compelled    on    o    party 

be  nede,  on  the  othir  party  be  instauns  of  the  lordes, 

compelled   this    Petir   for    to    swere   that   he  schuld  in 

hast  go   oute  of  the   lond,   and    nevir   his   live    dwelle 

in  no  soile  longing  to   the   Kyng  of  Ynglond  ;  and,  if 

he    ded   the    contrari,    he    schuld    lese    bis    hcd.     He 

1  ^  ^^  .  ^    went    oute     of    this    lond     into     Frauns,    where    the 

driven  into  .  ^ ' 

France,       Kyng    of  Frauns    comaunded   al   his    officeres   that,    if 

returns'to    ^^^^^   Toiite   take   him,    thei    schuld    keep    him    in   hold, 

England,     that  he  schuld   com  no    more  in  Ynglond.     Fro  thens 

than   went    he     into     Flaundres ;    there    was    he    not 

welkom.      Mani  places  soute    he ;    but,  at  the  last,   he 

cam    ageyn    to    Ynglond.      And   whan     the    King   sey 


capgrave's  chronicle  of  ]:ngland.  177 

him,   alle    othis    and    covenauutes  were   forgoten,   and  A.D.  1309. 
lie  was  welkom. 

In    this    same    ^ere    were    brent    at    Par3^s,    be    the  Fifty -four 
jugement   of  Philip,    Kyng   of  Frauns,    LIIII.   men    of  are  bumed 
the    Ordir    of    Templaiies  :    for    that  same    tere   were  ^^  ^=''■'^■ 
thei    condempned  in  the  Councel  at  Vienne.     For  this 
Kyng     of     Frauns     purposed     to    make     on     of    his 
bretherin^    King  of  Jerusalem  ;    and   therefor,  as  it   is 
seid,    he    procured  the  distruccion   of  Templaries,   that 
thoo  godis  schuld  be  gove  to  the  same  kingdam. 

It  was  deposed  ageyn  hem,  that  whan  on  schuld  Charges 
be  receyved  onto  that  Ordir,  thei  schuld  go  alle  the  Order, 
to  a  pryvy  place,  and  he  schuld  be  al  naked  ; 
and  than  on  of  the  felawis  schuld  rise  and  kisse 
him  behinde.  And  thanne  schuld  thei  clothe  him,- 
and  gird  him  with  a  girdill  of  cambace.  Than 
soliuld  Crist  Crucified  be  broute  before  him,  and  it 
schuld  be  seid  onto  him  that  Crist  is  no  God,  but 
a  fals  prophet,  Whech  deceyved  the  world,  killid  of 
Jewis  for  His  fals  lyvyng.  Than  schould  thei  throw 
down  the  crosse,  and  trede  it  uudir  fote,  and  thries 
spitte  thereon.  Than  schuld  thei  schewe  him  a  hed 
of  a  ydol,  to  whech  they  ded  every  day  ful  grete 
honoure.  Thei  were  eke  infect  gretly  with  the  vice 
of  Sodomye. 

In   the  V.  lere   of    Edward,  whan   Petir  was    come  A.D.  1311. 
ageyn,    the    qween    and    alle    the    lordis    were    gretly  Earl'of^ 
meved ;    specialy  Thomas    of  Lancaster,  whech  v/as  son  Lancaster 
to  Edmund,  the  son  of  the  First  Edward,  and  be  sue-  tte  banish- 
cession    and    heritage    he     cam     to     possession    of    V.  ^'^°*  ^^ 
erldainmes : — Lancaster,    and    Leyceter,    and    Ferreris ; 
than,  aftir  decese  of  Herry  Lacy,  erl  of  LincoLnne  and 
Salisbury ;  be    mariage  of  his    doutir,  he    entered    into 


^  hrelheriii.~\    C.C.C.  —  This  word]       "And   thanne   schuld    thai    clothe 
is   written    "bethirin"   in   the  MS.  I  him.'\  oni.    C.C.C. 
Tub.  Lib.  I 

M 


178 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND, 


Gavcston 
takes  re- 
fuge in 
Scai'bo- 
rough 
Castle,  but 


A.D.  isiLtho  to  erldames.  And  wluxn  this  Heny  scliiild  dye, 
he  cleped  Thomas  to  him,  and  comaund  him  to  stand  ^ 
with  the  rite  of  the  reme,  and  that  he  schuld  be 
governed  be  the  councel  of  Gy,  erl  of  Warwik. 

The  Barons      Aftir  his  deth,  Thomas,  at  the  prayer  of  the    lordes, 

Kiu"-  to'     wrote  to  the  Kyng  that  this  Petir  schuld  be  a  voyded  ; 

Newcastle,  and  rode  to  the  Kyng,  whech  was  thanne  at  Nev/  Cas- 
telle.  Whan  the  Kyng  had  sey  that  the  lordes  com 
with  swech  strength,  he  fled  onto  Tynmouth,  and  be 
the  se  led  Petir  to  the  Castelle  of  Scarborow,  and  there 
left  him,  comaunding  the  cimtre  that  thei  stuf  the 
Castel  with  vitail  and  with  men.     But,  schort  to  seye, 

is  captured,  the  lordes  took  this  man,^  and  he^  prayed  hem  of  no 
grace  but  on,  that  he  liiyte  speke  with  the  Kyng  or 
he  deied.  Thei  wold  a  loggid  him  in  a  toAvn  fast  by 
Warv/ic  thei  clepe  Dodington,  but  the  eii  of  Warwik 
cam  with  strength,  and  led  him  to  his  Castel.  And 
whan  thei  were  in  grete  doute  what  thei  schuld  do 
with  him,  whether  thei  schuld  lede  him  to  the  Kyng 
or  not,  a  grete  wittid  man  sayd  thus  : — "  Many  day 
have  ye  huntid,  and  failed  of  youre  game :  now  have 
ye  caute  your  prai.  If  he  scape  youre  handis  ye  gete 
him  not  litely."  Sone  was  he  led  oute,  and  his  hed 
smet  of.  He  called  Gy  of  Warwik  no  othir  name 
but  '•'  The  Black  Dog  of  Arderne ;"  and  in  Gyis  lord- 
chip  his  hed  was  bityn  fro  the  body.  The  careyn 
was  buried  amongst  the  Prechouris  of  Oxenforth  ;  his 
tresore  and  alle  his  jeweles  thei  sent  to  the  Kyng. 

This  same  tere  Isabelle,  the  qween,  broute  forth 
Edward  the  Thirde.  Many  Freiisch  lordis,  that  were 
aboute  hir,  wold  a  clepid  him  Philippe,  aftir  the  Kyng 


Death  of 
Gavcston. 


Birth  of 
Edv.'ard 

in. 


'  him  to  stand.']  These  words 
have  been  added  in  the  mai'gin  in 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  apparently  by 
the  original  Scribe,  on  revision. 


-  t]ds  mail]  him.    C.C.C. 

^  man,  and  lie]  Not  in  C.C.C. 
Added  in  the  margin  of  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib. 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  179 

of     Fraims  :     the    Engliscli     lordes     Avoid     have     hhn  A.D.  13  ii. 
Edward.      The  Kyng  had  so  grete   joye    of  this    child 
new  born,  that  his  hevinesse  for  Petir  cesed  sone. 

In  the  VI.  tere  of  liis  regne  were  many  ^ah  tongis  A.I).  1312. 
with  the  Kyng.     Thei  seid  it  was  derogacion  to  swech  nament 
a    state  that    he  schuld    rite   nowt  do    withoute    conn-  assembles 
celle ;    and  so,   with    swech   suggestiones,  thei   encresed 
grete  ranconre  bctwix  the  Kyng  and  the  lordes. 

Than  was  there  gadered  a  Parlenient  at  London,  in  The  King 
whech    the    Kyng   mad   a   gret    compleynt   ageyn   tlie  ^'-^j"!?^ 
barones,  that  at  New  Castelle  in  despite  of   him  come  barons, 
thedir  armed,  and  who   thei    pursewid    Petir  his  frend, 
and  thereto  killid  him.      The    barnes    answered  ageyn, 
that    thei   ded   that    dede    to  Goddis  worchip,  for    thei 
killid    non    but    a    fals    tretoure,  banished  fro  Ynglond 
and  fro  Frauns ;    and  thei    had    spent    here    good    and 
here    laboure    to    profite  of    the    rem,   "  and  the  Kyng 
dryvyth  om-e  materes  withoute    ony  effect.      But  these 
thingis   purposed  we  wil   se    amendid,  or    ellis  we  will 
lyve  and  dey  in  the  matere." 

Than  the  qween,  with  certeyn  prelatis,  treted  betwix  The  King 
the   Kyng    and  hem,  that  thei    schuld    in  Westminster  ^amn^'^are 
Halle    ask    the   King  forgifiiesse    of   alle    here  furfetis,  reconciled, 
and  the  Kyng  schuld  take  hem   to   grace,    and   graunt 
alle    her    peticiones    that    were    resoiiable,    and    nevir 
venge  the  deth  of  Petir  Gavestoune. 

In    the    VII.^    ^ere    deied    Pope    Clement   that   was  A.D.  I3i3. 
sumtyme  bischop    of  Burdews.      Too  tere  was  the  sete  p^p^  ^ 
voyd  ;  and  thanne  was  chose  Johannes  XXII.  Clement  V. 

The  same  ^ere  cam  the  Kyng  to  Seint  Albones,  and  The  King 
there  he  offered   a    crosse,  Avith    p-rete    relikes,  and  a'afl'^'!^,, 

°  _  >='      a,.  Albans 

hem  a  hundred  mark  to    makyng    of  her  Cherch,  and  and  Ely. 

the  profit  of  a   manere  tyl   it   was   mad.      The  Mun- 


> /n  the   VII.,  &c.]      The  Avord  'Papa'    is  written  in  the  margin  in 
the  same  hand  as  the  text. 

M   2 


180 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1313, 


ITe  pro- 
ceeds into 
IScotland, 
and  is  de- 
feated at 
Stirling, 

Death  of 
Philip  IV. 
Accession 
of  Louis  X. 

A.D.  1314. 
Parliament 
meets  iu 
London. 
The  tariff 
owered. 


(lay  aftir  Palme  Sunday^  he  tok  Lis  jornay  to  Hely, 
and  there  was  he  al  the  Pase  tjniie.  As  he  loked 
aboute  on  dyyers  thingis,  he  fond  there  wiytyng,  that 
tlie  body  of  Seynt  Albon  schnld  be  there.  He  clepid 
the  bischop  onto  him,  and  seide  he  "wold  wete  in~ 
certeyn  where  Seynt  Albon  was ;  for  thei  of  Seynt 
Albone  sey  thei  have  him;  and  here  at  Hely  thei  sey 
thei  have  him.  Therfor  we  wil  se  the  toumbe  with- 
inne,  what  relik  is  here  of  him."  Whan  it  was 
ondo,  thei  fonnde  a  grete  tabard  of  wrecchid  cloth, 
and  al  ful  of  fresch  blood,  as  though  it  had  be 
the  same  day  spilt.^  Thanne  luidirstod  thei  wel  that 
same  liabite  had  Albone  of  his  maistir  Amphibalus 
whan  he  went  to  the  juge.  Than  sayde  the  King : — 
"Now  knowe  we  to  what  thing  we  schal  doworchip; 
to  the  body  at  Seynt  Albones,  and  to  the  cloth  at 
Hely." 

Fro  thens  he  went  to  Lyncolnne,  and  than  to 
York,  and  forth  to  Berwik.  Ther  was  the  batayl 
of  Stryvelyn,  where  Englischmen*  were  put  to  grete 
rebuk  nndir  Robert  Brus,  the  Kyng  of  Scottis.  Ther 
wer  ded  and  take  on  the  Englisch  part,  of  lordes, 
barnes,  and  knytes,  CLIIII. 

This  lere  deied  Philip  the  Kyng  of  Frauns ;  and 
Lodewik  his  son  regned  for  him. 

In  the  VIII.  ^ere  of  the  Kyng  was  a  Parlement  at 
London,  where  was  a  gret  ordinauns  to  chepe  vitaile, 
and  it  avayled  not.  It  was  ordeyned  that  a  oxe  fed 
with  gresse  schnld  be  seld  for  XV Is. ;  a  fatte  oxe 
for  XXIIII5. ;  a  fatte  cow  for  XIIs.  ;  ^  a  good 
sv/yn,  to  ^ere  old,  for  XLd. ;  a  shep  withouten  woUe 
for   Xlllld. ;    a    lat    schep    with   woUe    XXd.  ;     a    fixt 


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CAPGRAVE'S  chronicle  of  ENGLAND.      IS  I 

goos,  Ilob ;   a  capon,  lid.;   a  lienne,   Id.;   IIII.  dowes,  A.D.  1314. 
Id.      And  if  ony    man    seld  ony  otliir  pris,  the    vitail 
be  forfete  to  the   Kyng. 

That  same  tere  fel  swech  a  derth  that  vitaile  coude  ^^'^'^t 

/  scjircity 

not    be  founde.      So  that    statute  was  abrogat,  and  no  iu  England, 
lenger  kept. 

Eke  that  same  tere  the  Kmg  of  Scottys   entered  at  '^'^'^  Scots 

T7-     Ti  1  linn  ,  i      "-VT-     1  ravage  the 

Kaiiile,  and  wasted  alle  the  cuntre  onto   York.  north. 

And,    aftir    that,    the    Kyng    Robert    Brus    sent    his  K  J  ward 

I3rucG 
brothir     Edward    into     Erland,    to     occnpie     alle     the  invades 

londes  there  that  lono-id  to  the  crowne  of  Yno-lond.       Ireland. 

In    this    tere    were    swech    reynes    in    liervest    that  The  crops 
baxteres    dryed    here    corn  in    ovenes    or    thei    myte  ti!o,.,,^*'|,y 
grynde    it ;    and    the    bred   that  was  mad    thereof  had  heavy 
no    vertu  ;  for  as  sone  as    men  had  ete    thei  hungered 
ageyn :    wherof  fel   mecli  mischef       Summe    deied    for 
Imngir ;    thei    that    were    put    oute    of  lioushold    Avent 
into    the    cimtre,    and    robbid    pore    men.       So    mecli 
hungir  grew  in  the  lond,  that  foure  peniworth  of  bred 
was  not  sufficient  to  feed  a  man  o  day. 

In   this    tere,    aftir   the  deth  of  Clement  the    Pope,  John 
the   sete   was  voyde   to  tere,  and  than  thei  chose  Jon  p^     ' 
the  XXII.,    whech   was    before  bischop    of  Avynioune. 
This   man  was   ful    gracious   to    alle  men,  and  specialy 
to   the    Order    of  the    Heremites    of  Seynt    Augustin. 
For  by  his  auctorite   the  Kyng  of  Beni  broute  in  the  The  King 
same   Heremites    to    dweUe    at    Pavye  with   the   Cha- j;™'^^^"^^ 
nones,    and  there  to  kepe  the  o  side  of  the  qwer,  and  Austin 
the  Chanones  the  othir.  Pavia. 

In   the    IX.    ^ere  of  his  regne    Kyng  Edward   held  A.D.isig. 

his  Estern  at    Claringdoune ;    where  a    woman    cam  in  '^'^le  King 

at  Clarcn- 
rydyng  as  joguloure,  and  leyd  a  lettyr  on  the  Kyngif^  don. 

bord.      The  sentens  was,  that  the  Kyng    norchid  hem, 

and    avaunsed    that    nevyr  were    in    werre    ne    in  dis- 

tresse  for  profite  of  the  lond ;  and  thei  that  had  spent 

her  good,    and    bled   her   blod,  wer   in   no    reputacioii, 

ne   had    no    reward.      The    woman    was    pursewid  and 


182  CAPGRAVE's   CimONICLE   OF   EXGLANb. 

A.D.  1315.  taken,  compelled    eke    to    telle   be  wlios   cotincelle  sclie 
clecl    this    decle ;  and    sclie    accused    a    certeyn    knytc, 
whecli  cam  to  the  Kyng   and  avowid  every  word ;  for 
whech  constauns    he    was    gretly    alowed,  and    wel   re- 
war  did. 
Rising  in         111    this    same    tere    thei    in    the    north    risin    ageyii 
l^n-ainst  tic  ^^^®    Scottis ;    for   the  Kyng,    ne    the  lordis,  liolpe  hem 
Scots.         nowt ;  and  whan  thei  were  gadered,  for  lak  of  vitaile, 
thei   robbed     the    cuntre,    and   took    awey    ox,    schep, 
corn,  mony.     And  this  robry  continued  ny  foure  ^ere. 
The  Pope         In     that    same    tyme,     at    prayere     of    the    Kyng, 
to  re-es"ta-^  com    iiito     Yngloud     to    legatis ;     on     Gaucelme,     the 
blish  peace.  Pope's   chauncelere,    and    Lucas    de   Flisco,    to   reforme 
pees    betwix    Ynglond   and    Scotlond,    with    bulles    of 
Jon    the     XXII.,     in    whecli    he    cursed    the    Kyng  of 
Scottis  foi'  brekyng  of  his  treuth,  whech  he   had  mad 
to  the  Englisch  Kyng.     The  othir  cause  of  her  comjdng 
was    to    sette  pes    betwix    the  Kyng    and  Thomas    eii 
of  Lancastir. 
The  legates      And,    as    the    iiianer   of  Romanes  is,  thei  ride  with 
conduct      grete   solempnite   into  the  North  cuntre,    for   to   make 
Beaumont   Lodewik    Beaumont    bischop    of    Dorham,     ageyn    the 

to  Durham  glgccion    of  the    munkis,    whech    had    chose    a    othir. 

to  make 

him  bishop.  And    though     thei     were    warned     that     thei     schuld 

not  com  there,  yet  thei  ride  till  thei  come  ny  at 
AtDarliug-  Dcrlyngtoii,  and  sodeynly  oute  of  a  vale,  ^  rise  a 
ton  they  °  „^,^^^  p^^p|g^  Capteynes  Gilbert,  of  Mydilton,  and  Walter 
prised  by  Selby  ;  thei  leid  hand  upon  hem,  and  robbed  hem  of 
^/'^j^.^*^   al  her  tresoure :  and  Lodewik,  whech  thei  entended  to 

Myddleton 

and  Walter  make  bischop,  thei  led  to  a   town  thei  clepe  Morpath, 

Beaif'^^f  compellyng    him  to  a    grete    raunson.      In  that    affray 

is  taken      eke  was   take  Herry  Beamount,  with  al  his  hors    and 

pusoner.     tresoure,  and  led  to  the  Castel  of   Mithforth,  wlier  he 

vv^as  kept,  tyl    he  had  payed  a  grete  summc  of   mony. 


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The  cardyjiales  tiu-ned  ageyn  to  York,  and  v/lian  tliei  A.D.  1315. 
were  come  tliidir,  tliei  cursed  alle  tlioo  robberis  with 
horible  senteiis,  and  sent  the  copies  thorw  the  rewnie. 
So  were  thei  restored  to  the  most  part  of  here  losse, 
but  not  to  alle.  Than  com  thei  to  London,  and  there 
asked  thei  of  the  clergy e  VII Id.  of  the  mark.  Thei 
were  answerd  that  thei  gave  hem  no  councelle  for 
to  go  so  ferr  north ;  but  Illld.  of  the  mark,  whech 
was  graunted  before,  that  had  thei. 

In   the    X.    lere,  the    Kyng^  held-    a    Councelle    at  A.D.  13 ic. 
London  of  the  harm  whech  the   Kyng  of   Scottis  had  tiie\!'naof 
do  to    him  :    at  whech  councelle  Thomas    of   Lancaster  of  Lancas- 
cam    not ;    wherfor    he    was    named   tretoure    in    the 
Kyngis    lious.       Than    mad  the  cardinales  pees  betwix 
the  Kyng  and  Thomas ;  but  it  lestid  not  longe. 

Sone  aftir  this  was  a  knyte  taken  at  Pounfrecte,  and  Discovery 

presented  to  the  erl  Thomas,  with  letteris  fro  the  Kynu;  °^.^  ^^^' 
■I  _  J    tn  spiracy 

on  to  the  Kyng  of  Scottis,  both    the  grete   targe  and  against  the 
the   privy   sel,    that   the    Kyng    of  Scottis    schuld   be  Lancaster 
sum  trayn  kille  this  Thomas,  as  he  wold  do  })lesauns  to 
the  Kyng  of  Ynglond,  whech  laiyte  the  erle  did  hange 
and  drawe,  because  he  was  of  his  houshold  before. 

In  this  same  lere  Gilbert  of  Mydilton  was  take 
be  a  trayne,  layd  in  yrunnes,  and  led  to  Londonne, 
and  there  hanged  and  drawen,  in  the  site  of  the 
cardinales  whech  he    had   robbed. 

In   this   same   ^ere  Pope  Jon   puplisclied   that  book  Acts  of 
whech  thei  clepe   "  The  Clementins,"  mad  be  Clement,  l"^?^'^''^''' 
his  predecessoure.     He  confermed  eke  the  fest  of  Crist, 
whech    is    cleped    "  Corporis   Cristi,"    whech    fest   was 
mad  before  be  the  Pope  Urbane. 

In  this  same  lere  the  Kyng  held   his  Cristmasse  at  The  Court 

AVestminster,  vdiere   cam    but    few    lordis,  for    the    de-  ^^^^/^^^t^- 
'  ^  '  ininsfcr 

bate  that  was  betwix  hem  and  the  Kyng.  but  thinly 

attended. 

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18-i  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   op   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  L316.       Tlier    was  grcte  compleint   of  Scottis  ;    for    tbei  bad 

i  he  Scots    clistroyed  the  cuntre  onto  York  on  o  side,  and  onto  Lan- 

ravage  the  ^  , 

northern      caster  on  the  othir  side.     Wherfor  the  to  legatis,  with 

counties,      othir  bischoppis,  prayed  the  Kyng  that  certeyn  article.s, 

whech  the    barnes    desired,   sclmld    be    graunted ;    and 

thanne  schnld  the    Kyng    be    the    more    strong    ageyn 

tlie  Scottis.     The    Kyng    graunted  that   on  Seynt  Jon 

Baptiste  day  ^  next    folowand,  at    Leyceter,  schuld  this 

mater    be   conduded.      The    legatis    took    her    leve,    as 

though    thei     had    sped    a    grete    matere,    and     turned 

ageyn  to  tlie  court ;   but  the  Kingis  graunt  was  but  a 

fraude. 

The  King         The    same    tere,    at    Myhihnesse,    ther    was  a  Parle- 

York,where  ™Gnt    at    London,     where    was    graimted    that    every 

his  army  is  good  town  of  Ynglond  schukl  sende  the  Kyng  certeyn 

men    to    fite    with    the    Scottis  ; — London,    iiC.    armed 

men  ;    Cauntirbury,  XL. ;  and  so  forth  :  but  whan  this 

boost  cam    to    York,    for    certeyn    debate    betwix  hem 

self,  the  boost  was  departed,  and  every  man  cam  bom. 

Death  of  In    that    same    lere    Edward    Brusse,    brothir  to  the 

Edward       Kyng     of    Scottis,    wliech    was    sent    into    Yrland,    to 
Jiruce.  .  .  . 

occupie  the  Englisch  lordschippis  there,  and  he  himself 

had    crowned    him    Kyng    of  his  owne    auctorite,    was 

slayn  be  the  Kyngis  frendis  that  were  in  Yrland. 

A.D.  1317.       In    the    XL    ^ere    of  bis  regne    he    held    bis    Crist- 

meets^ar"    masse  at  Bevirle    with  many    lordes    and  prelatis,  and 

Beverly.      there  was    mad  a    provision  who    this  lond    schuld    be 

defensed  ageyn  the  cruelte  of  Scottis. 

Berwick  is        In    the    same  tyme    a    cursed    man,    cleped  Petir    of 

^h^'s^'^f  *°  Spalding,  whech  was  keper  of   Berwyk,  seld  the  same 

town  onto  the  Scottis,    and  lete  hem    entyr  and  kepe 

it :  whech  matere  grevyd  the  Kyng  sore. 

Siege  of  And   thanne   he    gaclered  a   gret    boost,  and    besegid 

Berwick.      Eerwik.     And  whil  he  was  at  the  sege,  XX.  thousand 


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of  the  Scottis  come  in  be  anotbir  weye,  }mr|)Osing  A.D.  1317. 
to  take  the  qwen,  wliech  lay  in  that  cuntre.  But 
sche  was  warned,  and  fled  to  more  siker  place.  The 
Kyng  lay  stille  at  the  sege  ;  and  happed  for '  to 
sey  a  word,  whech  was  confusion  of  that  jornay. 
"  Treuly,"  he  seide,  "  whan  we  have  wonne  this 
town,  we  will  inake  Ser  Hewe  Spensere  keeper  of 
the  Castelle,  and  Roger  Tamary  captayn  of  the 
town." 

But   whanne    Ser   Thomas    of  Lancaster    herd   this,  Withdraw- 
he    withdrow    him    with    al    his    power  ;    wherfor   thei  j!,^"j  l^^'^ 
cleped    him   there    openly    tretoure.      For    sekirly    and  Lancaster. 
he  had  abedyn,  as  thei  sey,  the  town  had  be  wonne. 

In  this  same  tyme  thei    of  York  gadered    X.  thou-  The  Scots 
sand    men    for    to    fite    with    the    Scottis,    whech    lay  yorUshire- 
thanne  be  the  flood    cleped    Swale,  and    there  had  the  "}*?n  at  the 
Scottis  victory.     In  that  batail  were  killid  many  men, 
among    Avhech    were    many    prestis    and    religious  men, 
as  was    seid.      This    cam    to  the    Kyngis    ere ;    and  he 
left  the  sege  of   Berwik,    purposing    to  mete    with  the 
Scottis  homward :  but    he  failed,  for  thei  Avent  anothir 
weye,     levyng    cursed    toknes    of    cruelnesse    in    every 
towne,  manslawth,  brennyng,  and  robbing. 

So  was  the  Kyng  fayn  to  take  trews  with  them  for  A  truce  is 
to  tere ;    and    thei    were    glad ;  for    thei    were    rich  be  f^y.  ^^Q 
robbmg,  and  wery  of  bataile.  years. 

In    that    same    ^ere    was    grete    moreyn    of   bestis.  Murrain 
whech   began  in  Estsex,  and  aftii'   it    spred  thorw  the  ^.™*j"° 
lond.      It  regned  most    in    oxen  ;    and  whan  the  bestes 
were  ded,  dogges  wold  not  ete  of  the  flesch. 

In  the  XII  tere  cam  a  iong  man  to  Oxenforth,  and  A.D.  1318. 
/_  70  '  j^  Preten- 

there    he   prechid    openly    that    he    was    son  to    Kyng  der  at  Ox- 
Edward  the    First,    and    very  eyre    of  Ynglond.      Ekefoi'^- 
he  noysed   that   this    Edward  the  Secimd  was  not  the 


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A.D.  1318.  Kyngis    soil;    but    a    carter    cliilJ    sotily  ^    broute    into 
He  is  ex-     the  qween.      The  Meyhir  of  Oxenforth  took  this  man, 

Northamp-  ^^^^^  ^^^^^   ^^^^^^  ^°    ^^^®  I^y^g;    ^.hat  lay  tlianiie  at  Nor- 
ton, hampton,     whei'e   he   was     hangged     and    drawe    and 

qwartered. 
The  Scots        In    this    same    ^ere    Scottis    come    evene    to    York 
ravage        walles,    brent    the    subarbes,  and    took   prisonere    Sere 
Yorkshire.  Joii  Bretayne,  erl   of  E.ichmmid,  notwithstandyng   the 
trews  that  was  take. 

And  in  this  same  tere  tlie  Mysseles  thorow  oute 
Ci'istendam  were  sLaundered  that  thei  had  mad  cove- 
naiint  with  Sarasines  for  to  poison  alle  Cristen  men, 
to  put  veiiym  in  wellis,  and  alle  maner  vesseles  that 
long  to  mannes  use ;  of  whech  malice  mony  of  hem 
were  convicte,  and  brent,  and  many  Jewes  that  gave 
hem  coimcel  and  coumfort. 
A.D.  1319.  In  the  XIII.  ^ere  of  Edward  feUe  a  grete  distauns 
amoiv'-^ccr-  betv/ix  many  lordis  :  and  this  was  the  cause.  There 
tain  barons  -wras  a  kiiyte  thei  cleped  Ser  William  Brews,  a  gret 
wastoure  of  good,  whech  had  a  baronye  in  the  March 
of  Wales  ;  thei  clepe  it  Go  were  Londis.  He  seld  this 
baronie  to  dyvers  lordis,  and  took  his  mony.  First  to 
Humfrey  Bown,  erl  of  Herford ;  next  seld  he  the 
same  to  to  lordes,  both  hite  Roger  and  eke  Morti- 
mere :  the  on  was  uncle  on  the  othir  cosin.-  Thaime 
was  there  anothir  lord  thei  cleped  ^  Sere  Jon 
Mounbray.  He  had  weddid  the  doutyr  of  this  William 
Brev/s,  whech  was  sole  eyir  onto  him :  wherfor  he 
chalenged  this  lond  be  heritage.  Last  of  alle,  and 
werst,  Hugo*  Spenser  the  younger,  he  desired  these 
londes,  and  boute  hem ;  and,  because  he  v/as  the 
Kyngis  chambirleyn,  that    sale  was   moost   alowed  and 


Marches 
of  Wales. 


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^  thei    cleped']     thei   cleiJcd  him. 
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187 


approved ;  in  so  mech  that  he  entered  the  londis. 
this  dede  the  othir   lordes  had  ffret  indio-nacion. 


At  A.D.  1319. 


-^  ^^^  larity  of 
erle,  of    Hereforth,    whech    v/as    the    first    biere,    com-  ilugli  le 

pleyned  onto  Thomas  of  Lancastir ;    and  thei   gadered  the^King's 

many   barones    to    lyve    and    deye    on    thoo    tretoures  f^ivorite. 

that     were     about    the    Kyng,    specialy    on     the     too 

Spenseris,  the    fjidir    and  the    son,  for    thei    reviled  the 

Kyng    as  tliei  Avokl ;    and  there  was    no    barn    ne    bi- 

schop    schuld    stand  in  the    Kyngis    grace,  but    if  thei 

wolde.       So    Thomas    of   Lancastir    gadered  tlio  barnes  The  barons 

togidir    at    Schirborne,  and  there  were    thei    swore    to  ^ssan^'e 
,  .  ,      .  ^t  Micr- 

pursewe  this  conclusioune,  come  hem  lyf,  or  come  hem  borne,  but 

deth.      But  aftirward  alle  went  bak,  and  ;oId  hem  to  ,^"^.*"  ^*^*^'^ 

'   _  7  their  pur- 

the    Kyng,    save    Thomas    of    Lancastir    and    Hinnfrey  pose. 

Bown :    alle  the    othir    bariies    consented  v/el  that  cer- 

teyn  articles  schuld  be  mad,  and  pursewid  to  be  had ; 

but  thei  felle  sone  fro  her  purpos. 

In    this    tyme    Avas    a  knyte    in    Norfolk  thei  cleped  Sir  Robert 
Robert    Walkflire.      He,    with    certeyn    malefactoures,  JSif^g^g'^ 
cam  to  Scynt  Albones,  and   robbed    the    Abl^ot    cham-  S.Albans, 
bir,    and    kei)t    it    as    his    in.       He  hatid    the    Abbot, 
for'  he  had  deposed    the    prioure  of  Bynham,   and  put 
him  in  prison  for  evel  governauns,  and  wasting  of  the 
godes  of  the  Monastery. 

In  the  same  tyme  the  barnes  were  gadered  at  Seyiit  The  barons 
Albones  :   and  fro  tliens  thoi  sent  onto  the  Kvnir  these  f ^"l^"*!  ^^^ 

.  ./o  banishment 

V.  bischoppis,  London,    Salisbury,   Hely,   and  Herforth,  of  the  De- 
and  Chichester,  desyi'ing  of  the  Kyng  that  Hugo  Spen-  ®P^^^<^^'^- 
ser  the  elder,  and  Hew  the  younger,'-  schuld  be  banchid 
the  rewme,  as  tretoures ;  and  that  al  this  rysing  of  the 
barnes   schuld    be   pardoned,    because    thei    ded    it    for 
the  comon  profite.     The  Kyng  answered  that  these  too 


'  for.-]  C.C.C— "  fo  "  in  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib. 

^  and  Hew  the  ijonngcr.']  The  last 
two  words  are  -written  on  an  erasure. 


La  the  margin,  opposite  this  sen- 
tence, is  Capgrave's  private  niarkj 
see  p.  4. 


188  CAPGRAVe's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

AD.  1319.  Spenseris  had  offered  hemself  often- tyme  to  answere 
takes  their  ^^  liere  accuseris,  and  to  make  amendis  to  ony  forfet 
part.  that    myte    be    seid    ageyn  hem ;    and  it  was  no  lawe 

that     men    schuld    be    condempned    withoute    answere. 
Ferthirmore,    on    of    hem    was    ovyr    the    se,    on    the 
Kyngis    message ;    the    othir  was    in    the    see,    for    the 
The  harons  defens    of  the  V.  portes.       Whan  the    barnes    had  this 
London  but  ^nswere,  thei  cam  down    to    Londomie  with  her  boost, 
the  King     ^nd  occvipied  the  subarbes  of  the  cite.     But,  be  media- 
cion  of  the  qween  and  prelates,  the  Kyng  was  induced 
to    condescend  to    her    peticiones.      And    so,  in    West- 
minster Halle,  Hew  the  elder,  be  the  cry  of  Humfrey 
Bown,  was  proclaimed  a  tretoure. 
The  Queen      In   the   Same    tere    fel  a   case,  whech  was    cause    of 
adiiiissbn    J^^^ch    angir.      The    qween    went     on     pilgrimage     to 
at  Leeds      Cauntirbyry,    purposing    be    the    wey    to  rest    in    the 
Castelle  of   Ledis,  whech  Castelle   the  Kyng  had  gove, 
in  excliaunge    for    othir    londis,  to  a  knyte  thei  cleped 
Bartholomew    Batilesmere,  whil    he    was    the    K;yTigis 
steward  ;  where  his  wif  was  and  his  childyrn,    and  alle 
his^  tresore,  for    he  was  with    the    barnes  in  her  bysi- 
nesse.      The    qwenes    purvyouris  cam  thedir ;    but  thei 
myte    not    entre.       So    thei    herborowed    hir    in    othir 
place  ;  there  myte  sche  no  logging  have. 
The  King        The  qween,  whan  sche  cam  hom,  compleyned  to  the 
himself  on  ^y^o  j  ^^^  ^^^  with  a  gi'etc  multitude  of  puple,  specialy 
the  Castel-  of   Londonne,  rod  thidir.       He    asked  entre ;    and  thei 
spoils  the    denyed  it.     At  the  last  thei  Zolde  for  defaut  of  vitaile : 
Castle.        Thomas    Colpepir,    keper    of   the    Castelle,    was    hang 
and    drawe.  ^      The    othir    men    that    were  there  were 
slayn  in  dyvers  maner.      The  women  were  sent  to  the 
Toure  of  London.      The  tresoure  went  to  the    Kyngis 
houshold. 


'  chihhjrn,    Unci    alle    ///*.]    cm,     |       '  Jratve.^    Added  in  the  margin. 
C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  189 

In    this    same  tyme    HeAve    Spensir   the  yonger  cam  A.D.  1319. 
onto    tlie    Kyng,     be    whos    councelle    tlie    Kyng    sent  dt^niands" 
writtis    to    alle    the    schryves    in    ynglond,    that    thei  soldiers 
schuld    ordeyne    him    sufficient    puple    to    fite  with  the  shires. 
barnes  whecli  conspired  agepi  him. 

In  the  XIIII.  tere  of  this  Kyng  he  gadered  a  greto  A.D.  1.320. 
hoost,  purposing  to    be  vengid    on    the    barnes.       That  coiTccls"" 
herd  the    too  Mortimeres,  and    come    and  told  hem  to  an  army 
the    KjTig :    but  thei    fel    not    in    swech    grace  as  thei  '\)%.Q^g 
supposed  ;    for  the  Kjaig    comaunded  hem  to   the  Tour 
tyl  the  tyme  he    schuld  be    avysed  what  he    schuld  do 
with  hem.      Than    took  the  Kyng  Sere  Hewe  Handle 
the    elder,  and    Sere    Mauris    Berkle,  and   sent  hem  to 
the  Castelle  of  Walyngforth.       Othir  lordis  he  cacchid, 
or  caute,  with   fayrc  Avordes,  and  sent   hem    to  dyvers 
holdis. 

This  herd   the    erl    of   Herforth,  and  with  his  hoost  The  Earl 
rood    into    Glouceterschure.^       Than    Thomas    Lancastir  jg^  comes" 
and    he    gadered    a    gi'ete    hoost,    and    cam    to   Burton  *»  '"ft-t 
up    o    Trent.      The    Kyng  wold    a    go    ovyr  the   watir  compelled 
there;    but     thei     letted    him.       Fro     thens    thei    fled  ^  retreat, 
the    Kyng,    seyng   his   grete    powere,  tyl   thei   cam   at 
Borouhbrigge. 

And    there    met    thei    a   grete  strength    comyng    fro  The  barons 
the    North     ageyn    hem  ;    the    keper    of    York,    Sere  feated'at 
Symund    Warde,    and    keper    of    Karlhille,    Sere    An-  Borough- 
drew    Herkle.       There     was     Humfrey     Bown    slayn ;   ^^  ^'^' 
as  he  rod  ovyr  the  brigge,   on    was    beneth,    and    with 
a  spere    gored  him.      Ther  was    Sere  Thomas  of   Lan- 
castir take,  and  Ser  Roger  Clifforth,  Ser  Jon  Mounbray, 
Sere  Waryn    of  the    Ylde,  and    many  mo,  and    broute 
to    the    Kyngis   presens    at    Pountfreite,  where  he  was 


'  Gluuccicrschtire.']     Gioucestershyr.    C.C.C. 


190  CAPGRAYE'S   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1320,  witli  the  too  Spenseres.  The  third  day  aftir  sat  upon 
hem  these  lordes,  Hewe  Spenser,  erl  of  Wynchester ; 
Aymere,  erl  of  Pcnbrok ;  John  Wareyn,  erl  of  Suth- 
reye ;  Edmund,  erl  of  Arundelle ;  whei*e  Thomas  was 
juged  to  tlrawying,  hangmg,  an^  hedyng.  But  the 
Kyng,  of  special  grace,  dispensid  with  him  of  the  too 
first  pejaies. 
The  Earl  There  wer  slayn  eke  that  tyine  Waryn  of  the  Ylde, 
of  Lancas-  ThoHias  Maudut,  Herry  Bradborne,  William  Williamson, 

ter  and  .    .  '  •/  '     ^  ' 

others  arc    William  Cheny ;  these  were    ded    with   Thomas.     Aftir 

if*^?^f^^,^*  that  were  slayn  Roger  Clifforth,  Jon  Mounbray,  Goselyne 

of  Muylla,  Herry  Tyes,  Bartholome  Batlismere. 
The  King        Than    was    the    Kyng    ful    glad  of  this  chauns,  and 
Scotfaml     g^'^tlered     a    grete    boost,    for    to    goo    into    Scotlond : 
without       but    whan    he    cam    into    that    loud,    the    Scottis    fled 
success.       qjiIq  wodes,  and  marices,  and  othir  straunge  place.     So 
fond    he  there  no    resistens,  ne  no  vitaile  ;    wherfor  he 
ca.m    ageyn   into    this   lond,     and    many   of  his   puple 
deyed  for  hungir. 
rwu^  V         ^^  ^^"'^  ^^^'^  deyed  Philip  Kyng  of  Fraunce. 
A.D.  1321.      I^  ^^^^  ^^'  }^-^  '^^^  tsike   a   man   of  the   houshold 
Execution   of  Thomas    Lancastir,  whech  was   grete    of  his    coun- 
the  Earl  of  celle.     Anon  he  was  condempned  to  be  drawe,  hangen, 

Lancaster's  oj^('[    qwartcred.       Thei    that    were    about    the    Kvno' 

adherents.  .       .  •/    o 

prayed  that    he    myte    have  his  lif ;    and  the  Kyng  in 

gTct  angir    said  onto    hem,    "  Fals    and  fikil  flatereres ; 

for    the   lyf  of  a   fals   knave  le   make    gret    instauns, 

but  for  Thomas  of    Lancastir,  my  cousyn,  whech  myte 

have   had   lyf,    and   gove   us   good    councelle,  wold    te 

nevyr  speke   word."      And  anon  he  comaunded  execu- 

.  ^    cion  to  be  do  on  this  man. 

is  sum-  "        In  this  same  tyme   cam  embassiatouris  fro  the  King 

moned  to    ^^  Frauns   cytynq:  the  Kyng  of  Ynglond  to  come  and 
do  homage  J  J    q  j    a  o 


'  an}    and.    C.C.C. 


CAPGEAVE's   chronicle  of   ENGLAND.  191 

do  homage  to  the  ncAV  Kyng  Charles  for  the  londis  ofA.D.  1320. 
Gian.  The  einbassiatoures  iii  this  mater  were  the  ^^  ^jj^jg jy^ 
lord  Beoville  and  Ser  Andrew  of  Florens  ;  and,  though 
thei  were  coiuiceled  be  Hewe  Spenser,  and  Robert 
Baldok,  Chauncelere,  that  thei  schuld  not  notifie  this  to 
the  Kyng,  tet  this  knyte,  Andrew  Florens,  because  he 
was  a  notarie,  he  mad  upon  this  a  open  instrument. 

In   this    same    ^ere   the    Kyng    of  Scottis  sent    em-  The  Pope 
bassiatouris    to     the     Court     of    Rome,    for    to    have  refuses  to 

release  the 


reles  of  the  cui-s  and   tlie   enterditing  whech  thei  were  Scots  from 

the  i 
diet. 


Mle  in  for  contumaeye   ageyn  the  Pope  and  rebellyon  ^^^"^  "^^^'^'' 


ageyii  the  Kyng  of  Ynglond.  And  there  were  thei  so 
answerd  but  be  a  simpil  clerk  of  Ynglond,  that  thei 
sped  not  in  her  matere. 

In   this   same    tere   on   Andrew  Hercle,  whech  took  Rebellion 
Thomas    of  Lancastir,    and    broute   him   to  the  Kyng,  ^nj'.^^ 
and  whom    the  Kyng  had   rewarded   gretly,    and   mad  Harela. 
erl     of     Carlyle,     ros     ageyn    the     Spenseres.        And 
whanne    lie    say    it    myte    not    availe,    thei    were    so 
wallid    -with    the    Kyngis    grace,    he    rebelled    ojienly, 
and  di'ow  to  the  Scottis,  and  favoured  her   part  ageyn 
the  Kyng.      Thanne  was  there   a    nobil  knyte  in  that 
cuntre,  cleped    Sir   Anthony  Lucy.      He,  supposing   to 
stand    the    bettir    in    the    Kynigis    grace,    sodeynly    fel 
upon  this  tyraunt  at  Karlhil,    took   him,    put    him   in 
yrunnes,  and  brout  him  to  London   to    the  Kyng,  and  lie  is  exe- 
there  was  he  schamefully  deposed  of  alle  worchip,  and  ^^'^^  ^" 
deed  as  a  tretoure. 

In  this  same  tere  Robert  Brus,  the  Kyng  of  Scottis,  A  thirteen 
wrote  to  the  Kyng    of  Ynglond,  that  trews   schuld  he  ^^jt^^g*^!  T^ 
had  betwix   both  londis  for   XIII.  tere  ;  and  this  was  land, 
grauntid. 

In    the  XVII.  ^ere  of  his    regne   he  held    a    Parle-  A.D.  1323. 
ment    at  London,  for   to    wete   if  he    schuld    go    into  meetrat^° 
Frauns   to    do    homage,  or   nowt.     And   this   v/as    the  T-iondon. 
decre  of  the  Parlement,  that  the  King   schuld   not  go,  refuses  to 
but  he  schuld  send  solempne   embassiatoures   to   iirove  8°  ^° 

^  France. 


192  CArCiRAYE's   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1323.  if  he   myte    be   excused   so,   or  elles  for  to  dilaj^e   the 

matere  til  he  myte  come. 
Parliament  In  this  same  Parlement  was  offered  a  peticion  botli 
pay  the  ^°  ^^^^  clergy  and  to  the  lay  fe,  for  the  rauson  of  Ser 
ransom  Jon  of  Bretayn,  erl  of  Richmund.  And  this  was  the 
the  Earl  of  ^i^swere, — "That  for  the  Kyng  or  the  qween  in  swech 
liiclnuond.  maner   men   schuld   be  leyd  to  a  certeyn  contribucion, 

bnt  for  no  othir." 

The  Bishop      In    this    Parlement    was    arested    Adam,    bischop    of 

i°s^acc'ifcii'^  Herforth,  of  treson  :    and   he  stood    and  seid  he  schuld 

of  treason,  not    answere    in    this    maner    but    to    the    bischop    of 

to'theAbp^  Cauntirbyri,  whech  was  his  juge  jnnnediatly  undir  the 

ofCantir-   Pope.     At  this  word   alle    the    bischoppcs  rise  up,  and 

chalenged    him    as    a   membir    of  the  Chcrch  ;    and   so 

was  he  comittid  to  the  keping  of  the  bischop  of  Caun- 

tirbury    tyl    the    tyme    that    he    schuld     answere     to 

thoo    objecciones    that   schuld    be    aleggid    ageyn    him. 

Not  many  days  aftir  he  was  cyted  to  come  before  the 

JLiges.     Ther  went  with  him  the  erchbischop  and  othir 

ten   bischoppis,    with    the    Crosse  of  Cauntyrbur}^,  and 

there  thei  cursed    aUe  thoo  that    schuld    ley  ony  hand 

in  violens  of  this  Adam,  bischop.     This  say  the  Kyng, 

and    mad    a    qwest    for    to    be    assigned :     and    thei, 

dredying    more    the    Kyng    than     God,     endited     the 

He  is  con-  bischop  of  alle  thoo  poyntes  in  whech  he  was  accused, 

and^de-'      ^^^>  ''^'^  '^^^^  ^^^^^^  Supposed,  not  gilty.       This  plesid  the 

prived  of    Kyng  wel,  and  he  comaunded  alle   his   temporal   good 

^  ^  '*■'"■  to   be  achetid  ;    his  body  was  kept  undir  tuycioune  of 

the  bischop  of  Cauntirbiry. 
Amhassa-        In    this    same    Parlement    were    chose    too    embas- 
dors  are      siatorcs,  Edmunde    of   Wodstok,    brothir  to  the  Kyno- 

sent  to  the  .  .  ./     o' 

French       and  eke    erle    of   Kent,    and  with  him    the  bischop    of 

Court  to      Dorham,  to  go  into  Frauns,    for   to  excuse    the    Kyng 
excuse  t'.;e  '  t>  '       ^  jo 

King  from  that  he    cam    not    to    make    his    homage.     There  were 

n"a"c  '"'    ^^^^^  receyved  worchipfvilly ;    but    thei    sped    not,  for   a 

certeyn     off  ens    whech    a    knyte    of   Ynglond    had    do 

ageyn  the  plesauns  of  the  King  of  Frauns, — thei  clcped 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  193 

liini    Rof   Basset.      The    eii    Edmund  wold    lie    scliiild  a.D.  1323. 

be    puncliid    aftir    the    lawes    of   Frauns  :    the    bischop 

wold   not   consent    thereto.        So    sent    thei    horn    to 

the    King    Edward    to    wite    his    wille.      And  he   sent 

letteris,  that  al    that    evir    the    knyte    had    do  Avas  do 

in   the   Kyngis   rite  :  wherfore  he  alowed  all  that  was 

doo. 

In   these    dayes    Roger    Mortimer    the    younger    gaf  Mortimer 
swecli  a  di-ynk  to    the   keperis    of  the  Toure,  that   he  escapes 

''  i  _  from  tlie 

scaped  oute  of  alle  the  wardes,    and   met  with  a  boot  Tower 
at    his    consent ;    and,    aftir,    in    a    schip,    seiled    into  ^^    ranee. 
Frauns,     where     he     had    frendis,    and    leved    merily. 
Roger,  his  mikil,  deid  there  in  piison. 

Many    embassiatouris    were     sent     into    Fi'auns     to  Ambassa- 
procure    pees ;   but    it    availed    not.      Than    were    the  ^  °^^  ^^^^ 
Frenschmen    in   this    lond    had    in  gret    despite :    thei  France  lo 
that  dwelled  with  the  qween   fled   into    Frauns.       The  peace,  but 
lyflode    of  the    qween    was    take    fro    hir :    thei    sent  without 

succoss 

hir  fro  the  Kyngis  coferes  what  thei  wold. 

In  that  same  tyme  were  sent  to  the  King  of  Frauns  A  second 
these  III.    embassiatoures,   the   bischop    of  Wynchestir,  ^'"  ^^^^'' 
bischop    of  Norwich,    and   the    erle    of  Richemund,  to 
trete  of  pes. 

Than  thei  that  were  aboute  the  Kyng  seyde  that  it  Tlie  Queen 

was  convenient  that    the    qween    schuld    go,    supposing  ""jj^^^^at'e 

that  the  mater  schuld  spede  the  betir,     Sche  graunted  with  the 

to    this   jornay    ful    mekly ;    and    thei    of  the    Kyngis  xi-rance 

councel  sent  hir  to  Frauns  ful  porely,  but  with  o  barne, 

Ser  Jon  Krownwelle,^  and  IIII.  knytis.     With  the  me-  The  Kins 

diacion  of  the  qween  thus  were  thei  accorded,  that  the  ;';^ns/^'''s 
•^  his  rrench 

Kyng  Edward  schuld  gyve  Edward  his  son  the  duchy  possessions 
of  Gian,  and  the   erldom    of  Pounte.      And  upon   this  ^  ,^""f*^ 
sent    the    Kyng    his    patent  letteris,  that,   if  the  Kyng 
wold  com,    or  sende,  thei   schuld  com  saf,  and  goo,  to 


'  KrowniveUe'\  Kromwell.     C.C.C. 


194  capgrave's  chronicle  of  England. 

A.D.  1323.  performe   this   mater   and  mech  othir  thing.      And   in 
tliis    mater    were    had  many  councellis,  that  the  Kyng 
.schuld  go.      But  the  too  Spenseres  letted  that,  for  thei 
durst    not  go   to    Frauns,  for  her   enmies   there ;    and 
thei  durst  not  abide  in  Ynglond,  in  ^  the  Kyngis  absens, 
for  here  enemes  here.      But    thei    counceled    the    Kyng 
that  the  K3rngis  son  schuld  goo  ;    and  that  same  comi- 
cel  turned  otherwise   than   thei  supposed.      Than   mad 
the  Kyng  a  chartor   to  the  Prince,    and  enfessed^  him 
in  the  londes  of  Normannie  and  Gian,    to    him  and  to 
his  eyres.     But  if  it  happed  him  to  deye  or  his   fader, 
the  londes  schuld  returne  to   his   fader.      And    eke   he 
The  Prince  '^^ote,  that  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  schuld  not  marie  him, 
does  ho-     ne    assigne   him   no   tutom*e.      So  went  he  forth   with 
Kii^o-  of      certej^n  lordes,  and  mad  homage  to  his  uncle,  King  of 
rrance.       Frauns,  and  then  entered  his  londis. 
A.D.  1324.      In  the  XVIII.  tere  of  his  regne  Kyng  Edward  sent 
refus^To^'^  into    Frauns   to  the   qween  and   the   prince,  that   thei 
return  to     scliuld    com   hom.     They  sent  hom  many  of  her  hous- 
°  ^^  '     hold,    but    thei    abode    stille.     For    the    qween    wold 
not    com   hom,    as   was   seid,    but   sche   myte    bringge 
with  hire  alle  thoo  that  were  banchid  oute  of  Ynglond, 
and  specialy  Sere  Koger  Mortimere.      Than  the  Kyng, 
be    the    councelle    of  these    too    Spenseres,  mad  cry  in 
Londonne    that    the    qween    and    hir   sone,  as   rebelles, 
schuld  be  banchid.      And  tlianne^  procured  he  privily, 
be  letteris  writin  to  Ser  Jon  of  Bretayn,  erl  of  Riche- 
mmid,  that  the  qween  and  the  prince  schuld  be  slayn. 
refuge  mth  ^^^  ^^^^^    treson  was  bewreyed  ;    and  the    qween,   with 
t'i^  Count    the  prince,    fled  onto  the   erle   of  Hennow,    and  there 
auit.  was  sche  reverently  receyved  and  worchipfully. 

Prince  Ed-      In   that   same   tyme,  be   procuracion    of  the  qween, 
ries  Phi-^'  ^^^^  made    a    mariage  betwix    Edward  the  Prince  and 
lippa  of      Philip  doutir  to  the  erl  of  Hennow. 
Hainauit. 


>  in']  for,   C.C.C.  1        =  thannc.']    om.    C.C.C. 

-  enfesscd]  enfeffed.    C.C.C.  | 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND,  195 

Sone  aftir  the  qween  cam  into  Ynglond,  with  power  A.D.  1324. 
of   hir     son    Edward,    XIIII.    ^ere    old,    and    Edward  jf/^^^^f^'' 
Wodstok  erl    of  Kent,  and  brothir  to  the    Kyng,   and  England, 
many    moo.      Sche  londed  in  the    havene    of    Herwich.  aud  is 
And  anon  there  drow  onto   hir  the  erl  Marchale, — for  Jo'"^^^  H 

.       many  01 
sche  londed  on  his  ground, — and  the  erl  of  Leycetir,  with  the  barons. 

many  barones  and  knytes.     There  met  hir  eke  certeyn 

bischoppis,  Lincoln,  Herforth,  Dorham,  and  Hely.     And  She 

William,  bischop  of  Cauntirbmy  sent  hir  grete  tresoui-e.  ^jlj^^gt^ 

The    Kyng    was    at    London    whan    sche    entred,    and  London. 

axed    of    the   cyte   help    for   to  make    resistens   ageyn 

the   qween.     Thei    answerd   that   the    qween    and    the 

prince    schuld    be    receyved    as    good    zelatores    of   the 

rem.      Othir,    that    were    proved    tretoures,  schuld  not 

be  receyved    there.       And  as  for  hem  of  the  cite,  thei 

wold    kepe    her    old    privylege,    that  thei  schuld  go  no 

ferther  to  lite,  hut  that    thei  myte  com  hom  the  same 

day. 

This   herd    the    Kyng,    and   stuffid    the   Toure   with  The  King 
vitaile  and  armoure,  and  set  there  his  yonger  son,  Jon  ^^^^^  tiie' 
Eltham,    and   his    nece,    weddid    to    Hew  Spenser    the  charge  of 
yonger.      And    he     rod    onto    the     West    partyes,    to  EUham. 
reyse    puple    ageyn    the     qween.       He    ded    crye    in 
London,  that    alle    men    schuld    rise,    and  distroye    the 
qweenes  power  ;  but  thei  schuld  save  the  lyves  of  hir 
and    hir    son,  and    his    brothir    Edmund :    and  he  that 
bringeth   the   lied    of   Koger  Mortimere   to    the    Kyng 
schal    have    a    thousand    pound.       On    the    qween   side 
was  cried, — "  No  man  take  the  valew  of  III.  d.  but  if 
he  pay,  up  peyn  of  losing  of  a  fynger ;    ne    the  valew 
of  VL  d.  up  peyn  of  lesing  of  his  hand  ;  ne  the  valew 
of  XII.   d'.   up   peyn  of  his  lied.     And  who  bryng  the 
lied    of    Hew    Spenser    the    yonger    schuld    have    II. 
thousand  pound." 

Thus  fled  the  Kyng  first  to  Gloucester,  and  than  to  T'le  King 
Strogoil.      He    sent    Hugo    Spenser,  the  fader,  to  kepe  Wales.  ^ 
the  town  and  the   castel  of  Bristow ;    and   the   Kjaig, 

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196  CAPGRAYE'.S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1324.  with  Hugo  Spenser  the  yonger,  and  on  Robert  Baldok, 

entered  the  see.    The  qween,  with  hir  hoost,  folowid  evir. 

Murder  of       And    thei    of   London   in    this  tyine  kihid  hem  that 

StapeUon^   Were   not   favorable   to   the   qween.      First   a   citeeeyn 

Bishop  of    thei  cleped  Jon  Marchale,  and  thanne  Maystir  Watere 

[A.i)?i327.]  Stapilton,  bischop  of  Excetir  ;    for  he  was    noted  for  a 

grete  enmye  ageyn  the  libertes  of  London.     The  qween 

jornayed  forth  to  Glouceter,  be  Berkle,  and  there  sche 

restored  the   castelle    to    Ser  Thomas  Berkle,  that  was 

eir  ;    whech  Sir  He  we  Spenser  the  yonger  had  wrong- 

The  Queen  fiilly  kept  fro  hun.     Than    cam  the  qween   to  Bristow, 

BrTs^or      "^^    besegid    it ;    and    it    was    sone    yolden    onto   hir. 

Execution   And    in   the   next    day  was    Hewe   Spenser   the    elder 

of  the  elder  ,.,.,.  ,  ,  •, 

De  Spen-  hangid  in  his  owne  cote  armoure  upon  the  comown 
ser.  galowis  for  thevys. 

A.D.  1325.  In  the  XIX.  2ere  were  mad  open  cryes  thorwoute 
■^j.^pJgJ""Hhe  reme  that  the  Kyng  schuld  com  hom,  and  take 
conditions   the    reule    of   his    puple,  on    that   condicioune,  that  he 

"ig-  gci^y]  J  )je  reuled  by  his  owne  lawes. 
A.D.  132G.      But  because    he  wold    not    come,  therefor  the  lordes 
On  Ins  re-  ^f  ^|^g    j^j^^    ^^^^^  ^  Councel  at  Herforth  in  Walls,  in 

sistancc,  ' 

I'rince        whech    Edward,    duk    of    Gyan,    was   mad    keper     of 
made'        Ynglond  be  her  comoun  asent.    The  bischop  of  Norwich 
"  Keeper  of  Chauiicellor  was  mad  there,  and  the  bischop  of  Wyn- 
"  °      '     Chester  Tresorer. 

The  Queen      111    this    mene    tyme     sent    the    qween   into    Wales 

Wales  and  ^^^'^^   ^^"^  ^^  Lancastir,  and    William    lord    Souch,  and 

carries  the  Maistir    Kesoii    Upliowel,    into    Wales ;    for    thei    had 

prisoner  to  l^^i^^i^    there,    and    were    weel    beloved ;    where,    with 

Kenil-         helpe    of   Walsch    men,    thei  took  the  Kyng,    and    Ser 

Hewe    Spenser    the    yonger,    and    Robert   Baldoc,   and 

Simon    Redjmg,    wit^  ^    othir    mo.^     This   jornay    was 

on  Seynt  Edmund    day,  the  archbischop.  ^     The    Kyng 


1  u'iV)]  with.    C.C.C.  I       'ifovemher  16. 

2  1110^  moo.  C.C.C.  I 


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was    broute   onto    Kenel worth,    where   he    lay  al    that  A.D.  1326. 
wynter.     The    othir    thre  were  browt  onto  the  qween ; 
and  thei  that  took  hem   were   treuly   payed    too  thou- 
sand pound.     Hevve    the  Spenser  was  drawen   at  Her-  The 
forth,  and  than  hanged  of  a  galow  that  was  fifty  fote  ^""gp^^. 
in  heith.      In    his    cote    annoure    was   writin, — "  Quid  ser  is  exe- 
gloriaris  in  malicia,  qui  potens  es  in  iniquitate  V    Simon  Hereford. 
Keding  was  hangid  on  the  same  trees   ten  fete  lowere. 
Robert    Baldok    was    sent    to    London,    and    there,  in 
grete    despite    and    miserie,   deyed    in    Newgate.      The 
qween   held    a    real  -    Cristmasse  aftir   at   Walingford ; 
and  there  were  these    prelatis,  archbischop  of   Cauntir- 
buri  and    of  York  ;    bischop  of   Wynchester,  tresorere ; 
bischop  of  Norwich,  Chauncelere;  mtli  othir, — bischop 
of  Lyncolnne,  Hely,  Coventre,  and  Herforth. 

Sone  aftir    the    feest    thei    went    to  Londonne ;    and  A.D.  1327. 

there    be^unne    a    Parlement    the    next    day    aftir    the  I'^^^'l'^'^ient 

&_  "^  meets  in 

Ephi2:>hanie,^  where   was  concluded    be    alle  the  lordes,  London: 

that  the  Kjnig    was    insufficient    to  governe  the  puple.  ^gposed^ 

Wherfor  thei  chose  the  Prince  to    be    Kyng,   and    pro-  and  the 

clamed    it    openly  in    the    Halle   of  Westminster  ;    and  chosen  in 

alle    the    puple    consented    therto.       Whan   the    qween  l^is  room. 

lierd    of    this,    sche    semed    as     sche    schuld    dey    for 

sorrow ;  and    than    Edward,  hir    son,  mad  his  avow  to  The  Prince 

God  that  he  schuld  nevir  talce   the   crowne   with   oute  if'^^'^^  *^® 

Crown, 
his    fader  consent. 

Than,    be   the    decre    of    the    Parlement,    thei    sent  A  depu- 
te  the    Kyng    II.    bischoppis,    II.    herlis,     II.    abbotes,  ^n^^j^j^^ 
IIII.     barones,     and    of  every    scliire    of    Ynglond  III.  King  to  an^ 
knytes,    with    burgeis    of    othir   townes,    to   notifie    to  decision.  '^ 
the    Kyng  the    sentens    of    the    Parlement ;    who    that 
he    was    deposed,  and   his  son  Edward   chosen.     Whan 
the  Kyng    herd    this  he  wept   ful  sore  that  his  gover- 
nauns    had    be    Swech    that    his    puple  disobeyed  him : 


'  of]  on.  C.C.C.  I      'January  7. 

-  real]  ryall.     C.C.C.  | 


198  CAPGEAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.I).  1327.  but   yet    he    tbankid    God  specialy  that  thei  chose  his 
son  for  to  be  her  Kyng. 

Anno  6524—6574     1327-1376.— Edward  the  Thnxle 

regned  L.  tere. 

Edward  In    his    first    tere    he    wrote    lettyres    to    alle    the 

crowned      schiris   in  Ynglond,   that    his    fader    had   resigned,    and 

at  West-     he  was  chose  bi  the  comenaunte  ■■  of  .the    reme  for  to 

A.I).  1327.  be  Kyng.     He  was  crowned  in  the  Convercion  of  Seynt 

Paule,^  at  Westminster  be  the  handis  of  Waltere,  bischop 

of   Cauntirbury.      In   that  same  tyme  was  assigned  to 

the   qween,    his    modir,  a    dowarye,  that  men   had   no 

mende  of  swech  assignament.      For  the  Kyng  had  ful 

scarcely  the  third  part  of  his  lyflod. 

Distur-.  ii^   ^^hat    same    tere    the    dwelleres    of    Bury    risen 

btlllCCS  tit 

Bury.  ageyn  the  monkys,  and  in  the  myd  day  broke  the 
gates,  robbed  the  place  of  joweles,'''  vestimentis,  bokes, 
and  special!  of  dedis  of  maneres  and  of  londes,  Thei 
wold  rith  nowt  restore  ageyn  onto  the  tyme  that 
the  Abbot  had  graunted  onto  hem  here  peticiones, 
whecli  were  ful  onresonable. 

Bistur-  In   this   same   ^ere   thei  of  Seynt  Albones   rysyn  in 

S.  Albans,  ^be  Same  maner  ageyn  the  Monastery. 

Edward  II.      That  tyme  the  old  Edward  was  led  privyli  to  many 

IS  impn-     places  :    but   at    the   last   was  he  broute  to  the  Castel 

soned  in        ^ 

Berkeley  of  Berkley.  And  there  Ser  Thomas  Berkley  had  the 
^^^  ^'  kepyng  of  him  o  month,  and  treted  him  ful  worchip- 
fully ;  and  Ser  Jon  Mauntravers  had  the  keping  of 
him  the  othir  month,  and  treted  him  ful  ongentyly. 
The  qween  sent  him  plesaunt  giites,  and  clothis  ful 
precious ;  but  sche  wold  not  se  him.  Sche  pretendid 
that  the  lordis  wold  not  suffir  hir.  The  old  Edward 
had  every  month  to  his  expensis  a  hundred  mark. 

In  this  same  lere  was  this  old  Edward  slayn  with  a 
hoot    spete*  put   into  his   body,    whech  coude    not    be 


'  cofflojfnoife]  comemuaute.  C.C.C.  I       ^joiveks']   jewelis.    C.C.C. 

^  January  24.  I       *  hoot  spcte]   bote  spite.    C.C.C. 


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aspied  whan  he  Wcas  decl ;   for  thei  put  a  home  in  his  A.D.  1327. 
tewhel,   and    the   spete '    thorw    the   horn,    that    there  ^ered  bT' 
schuld  no  brennyng  appere  outeward.     This  was  be  the  Sir  John 
ordenauns,   as  was  seid,  of  Ser  Jon   Mauntreveres  and 
Thomas   Gurnay,  whech   leyd   a   grete    dore  upon  him 
whil  thei  ded  this  work.      And    whan   this    dede    was 
doo,  thei  fled  both  into  straunge  cuntre.     But  Thomas 
Guniay,  thre  tere  aftir  that,  was  take  in  Marcyle,  and 
sent  into   Ynglond  ;    but   thei   that    broute   him    kilhd 
him  in   the  se   for  dreed,  that  he   schuld   not   accuse  ^ 
persones  of  hier  degre. 

In  the  secunde  tere,  Simon,  Archbishop  of  Cauntir-  A.D.  1328. 
bury,   held  a  gTete   Councel    at   Londomie  ;  where  was  jg  1^^°^^°^ 


ordeyned     that     Good    Friday     and    Sorilemasse    day  London  by 
schuld  be  holy  fro  al  maner  servyle  werkis.       In  that  of  Canter- 
same    councel    thei  cursed    alle    tho    men    that    killid  ^'"T- 
Maistir   Walter  Stapilton,    bischop  of   Excetir,  or    leid 
ony  handis  of  violens  upon  him.     In  that  same  Coun- 
cel was    ordeyned  that  the  Concepcion    of   oure  Ladi'^ 
schuld  be  a  solempne  fest. 

That  same    tyme  Kyng  Edward  went  in  to  Frauns  The  King 

to  make  his  homage  to    the  Kyng  of    Frauns  for    the  ^?^^  "^^? 
'^  .'     o  1  ranee  to 

ducliy  of  Gian  and  the  erldam  of  Pounte.  He  left  do  liomage 
Edmimd  his  brothir,  erle  of  Cornwaile,  keper  of  the  sesskJns^"'"" 
lond  for  the  mene  tyme. 

Whan    he  was    come  hom   he    held  a   Parlement  at  Tarliament 
Salesbury,  where  he  mad  thre  erles,  —Ser  Jon  Eltham,  buix'^^" 
his    yonger    brothir,    erl     of   Cornwayle ;     Ser     Koger 
Mortimere,  erl  of  March  ;  and  anothir,  erl  of  Ormund. 

In  the  third  ^ere  was  a   Parlement  at  Wynchester  ;  A.D.  1329. 
where,    be    procuracion    of   the    qween,    Roger    Morti-  I'^rMment 
mere   was  mad    erl  of  Kent.     The  Kyngis  uncle.  Sere  Chester. 
Edmund    Woodstok,  was  hedid    there  for  certeyn  con- 


'  spcte']    spite.    C.C.C. 

-  for   drccd,    (hat    he   schuld    not 


accuse]    for  drede  that   he    should 
accuse.  C.C.C. 
'  December  8. 


200  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1329.  fessiones  of  himself,    and  certeyn   letteris    found    wyth 

of  Sir"  '*^°  hi^^^,    in    whech    thingis,    as    summe    sayde,    was    con- 

iMmund      teyned    no    treson,    ne    no    cause    for    whech    a    man 

stock.         schuld    deye.     But  this  was    feyned  on  him, — that  he, 

and  othir    moo,  had  conspired  to    rere    the  elde  Kyng 

Edward  to  his  dignite  ;  and  that  was  fals.    Othir  men 

were    accused    of    the    same,    and    thei    M'ere    put    in 

dyvers  prisonis  undir  pleggis.      Thus  was  the    erl   ded 

for  hem  alle.     And  he  was  the  lasse    complcyned  ;  for 

his  meny  were  of   evel  governauns,    speciali  in  taking 

of  vitail,  and  not  paying. 

A.D.  1330.      Ill    the  IIII.  zere  was  a  Parlement  at  Notyngham  ; 

tit  Nottino--  where    Roger    Mortimere    was    take    be    nyte    in    the 

ham.  (|ween  chambir  behmde  a  corteyn.     It  is  seid  comounly 

that    tliere    is    a  weye    fro    the    hous    of   Lenton    onto 

the  castel   of  Notyngham,  undir  the  gToimd  :  and  this 

wey  cam    thei  in  that  took  him,  of  whech  the  princi- 

pales  were  too  Ufforthis.     The    qween    was    loggid   in 

the    castelle,    and   this    Mortimere    next  hire,    and    the 

Kyng    forth  in  tlie    court.      The    keyes    were    in    the 

keping    of   Mortimere.      So    these    knytes,    whan    thei 

were  com  into  the    castelle,   thei  cleped  up   the   Kyng, 

and  told  him  who    Mortimere    had   ymaged    liis    deth, 

that   he  myte  be  Kyng :    thei    told    him  eke  who    he 

mysused  his    moder  the    qween,    and    then    thei  broke 

up    the    dore,  and    fond    him    behinde   the  curteyn,  as 

Mortimer    "^®  saide,  and  sent  him    to  London,  and  there  was  he 

is  executed,  ded. 

Tiie  These    causes    were    alleggid    ageyn   him.      That  he 

aSns?       ^^^    S^^^y    ^^    ^^^^  Edwardes  deth.     The    secund,    that 
him.  Kyng  Edward  that  now  is,  was  not  sped  ne  worchipid 

at  the  batayl  of  Stanpark  ;  but  he  gaf  favoure  to  the 
Scottis,  and  not  to  the  Kyng.  The  thirde  cause,  that 
he  recevyed  of  the  Scottis,  that  tyme,  XX.  thousand 
pound,  and  procured  a  wrecchid  marriage  betwix 
the  Kyngis  son  of  Scotlond  and  tlie  Kyngis  sistir 
of  Ynglond.      The    fourte,  that  he    had    consumed    the 


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Kyngis  tresoure,    and  tlie    qweenis  liflod,    and  the  tre-  A.U.  1330. 

soure    that    Ser    Hew^e    Spenser    left,    so    that    he  was 

rich,  and  othir    pore.     The    V.  cause,  that  he  had  alle 

the   Avardes,    alle  the  manages  ;    and,  last  of  alle,  that 

he  was    ovyr    homeli    with    the    qween. 

In  this  same  tere  was  the  Prince  Edward  born  the  ?"'''l,°^, 
7  the  Black 

XVII.  kalend  of  June.^  rriuce. 

In    the    V.     tere    of   Edward    cam    into    Ynglond    aA.D.  I33i. 
man    thei    cleped    Edward    de    Baliol,     pretending     to  jj^j^g]^'^ 
have  rite  to  the  crowne  of  Scotlond.     And    anon  drow  claims  the 
onto    him    Herry    Vermount,    David,    erl    of   Asseles,  g^otYa"^ 
Gilbert  Umfrevile,  Riclmrd  Talbot,  and  many ;  for  thei 
had    rite    to    grete    possessiones    in    Scotlond,    ethir  be 
hem    self,    or     be     her    wyves.     These     alle     cam    to 
the  Kyng,    and    asked   leve   to  enter    Scotlond,    goyng 
thorw.   his  lond.       The  Kyng    wold  gyve  hem  no  leve, 
because     David,     Kyng     of    Scottis,    had     weddid    his 
sistir.       Than   gote     thei    schi|)pis,    and    took     the     se 
aboute  the  feste  of  Seynt  Laurens,^  and  londed  fast  by 
the  Abbey    Downfermelyn,  where    thei    fond  grete  re- 
sistens  of  Scottis  ;  but  a  few  of  oure  archeres  occupied 
the  Scottis,  til  oure  armed  men  were  londed. 

Sone  aftir  was  there  a  grete  bataile  in  a  place    thei  He  defeats 
clepe  Gledesmore,  where  too  thousand  Englischmen  liad  army" 
victorie  ovir  XL.  thousand  Scottis.     Alle  men  seide  it 
was    Goddis    liande,    and  not    mannes    hand.     For    the 
Scottis   were    so    many,    and    Englisch    so    fewe,    that 
ech   of  hem  bar  down  othir. 

In  the  sexte  tere  of  the  Kyng,  Edward  Baliol  con- A.D.  1332. 
tinned    his  werres  with  the  Scottes,  and,  aboute  myd-  ^g^ermincs 
somer,    many    worchipful    men    of    this    lond    drow    to  to  aid 
him,  to  help    him  of  her    own    fre    wille,    and    at  her    ^  '^ " 


1  the  XVILhahndofJiine.']  It 
should  have  been,  "  on  the  XVIIth 
of  the  kalends  of  July,"  i.e.,  the 
lath  of   June,  on  which   day  the 


Black  Prince  was  born.   The  seven- 
teenth  of   the  kalends   of    June  is 
equivalent  to  the  IGth  of  May. 
-  August  1 0. 


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A.D.  1332.  owne  cost.  The  Kyng,  conseyvyng  weel  that  the 
Scottis  were  evir  ontrewe  and  ful  of  treson,  and  thei 
toke  nevyr  no  treus  but  to  make  liem  strong  ageyn 
us ;  consideryng  eke  who  that  the  mariage  and  alle  the 
pees  was  mad  be  Ser  Roger  Mortimere,  him  being 
undir  yong  age ; — alle  this  considered,  he  gadered  a 
grete  power  ^  for  to  go  onto  Scotland. 

A.D.  1333.      In  the  VII.  iere  the  King  went  to  Berwyk,  and  the 

BerwfcT/^^  hoost  al  on  fote,  where  he  fond  many  Scottis  that 
come  to  remeve  the  sege  of  Berwik.  For  these  forseyd 
lordis,  aftir  thei  had  crowned  Edward  Baliol  at  Scone, 

and  defeats  thei  cam  streith  and  besegid  this  Berwik.  There  had 
the  Kyng  grete  victorie,  and  the  Scottis  grete  velonye : 
for  thei  fled  alle,  and  the  King  pui'sewid  hem  more 
than  V.  myle.  VIII.  erles  were  dede  of  the  Scottis  ; 
a  thousand  and  III.  hundred  of  horsmen ;  and  of 
fote-men  XXXV.  thousand.  The  ledere  of  the  Scottis 
at  that  tyme  was  William  Keth.  In  this  batayle^ 
wonne  the  archeres  of  Ynglond  a  perpetual  laude. 

The  Queen      In   this    same    tyme    lay   the     Qween   at    Banborow. 

t*rou^h  Certeyn  Scottis  were  sent  to  besege  that  town ;  but 
whan  thei  herd  that  Berwik  was  take,  thei  fled  anon. 
Than  mad  the  Kyng  this  same  Edward  Baliol  cap- 
teyn  of  Berwik,  and  keper  of  Scotlond ;  and  he  cam 
ageyn  to  Ynglond,  and  visited  many  pylgrimages. 
The  same  tyme  the  prelatis  of  Scotlond  fled  into 
Frauns,  and  summe  to  Rome,  complejaiyng  of  this 
infer  tune,  sekyng  socoure  and  help,  but  thei  founde 
non. 

A.D.  1334.      In   the   VIII.    tere    the    King    held  a  Parlement  at 

Tt xiil-r"*- York :  and  there  he  sent  for  the  Kyng  of  Scottis;  and 
he  excused  him,  that  he  myte  not  come :  for  the 
Scottis    had    leyn    certeyn    awayte    upon    liim    to    his 


Baliol  is 
restored. 


^  power"]   hoost,    C.C.C. 
2  In   tins   bntarjlc,   &c.]      In    the 
margin,   opposite  these  words,   oc- 


curs  Capgrave's    private    mark   in 
red  ink.     See  page  4. 


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grete  hurt  if  he  come.  He  sent  thiclir  his  embassa-  A.D.  1334. 
toui'is,  Ser  Herri  Beamnount,  and  Ser  William  Momit- 
agew,  with  othir  barones.  But  in  that  same  ^ere,  at 
the  fest  of  Gervase  and  Prothase,-  the  same  Kyng  of 
Scottis  mad  his  homage  onto  the  Kyng  of  Ynglond 
at  Newcastelle  up  o  Tyne. 

In  that  same  lere  was  a  Parlement  at  London,  but  The  King 
for  because  ^  tydyngis  cam  that  the  Scottis  were  re-  1? ^^.^^® j 
belle,  and  had  take  Sere  Richard  Talbot  and  VI. 
knytis,  the  Kyng,  with  his  power,  mad  him  redy 
to  go  to  Scotlond.  And  to  that  entent  the  clergy 
and  the  puple  graunted  him  a  grete  summe  of  good. 
Thus  went  he  to  Scotlond,  and  abood  there  til  wyntir 
tyme,  that  he  myte  go  on  the  hys,^  and  thamie 
distroyed  the  lond  even  onto  Galowey.  There  dely- 
vered  he  Ser  Herry  Beaumount,  that  was  besegid  in 
a  castel. 

This    lere   were    so   ffrete   wateres,    that  thei   broke  Great  In- 

•       m  11-1  •  undation  in 

down  walles  m  Temse  and  othir  places,  ovircured  the  London. 
londis,  and  kyllid  many  bestes. 

This    leve    deied    Jon,    the    XXII. '^    Pope  of    that  I^eath  of 

^,  1        •     1       i      A     •    •  JohnXXn. 

name,  and  was  byried  at  Avinion. 

And    aftir  him  was    mad    Pope    an    abbot    of    the  Benedict 
Sistewes,  and  cleped  Benedictus  XII.     He   mad  many        '    ^P*^' 
Constituciones    to    religious    men ;    for    the    Chanones 
clepe  here  Constituciones  at  this   day  "  Benedictines."  ^ 

In    the    IX.    lere   the    Kyng    held    his    Cristmasse  A.D.  1335. 
at  Rokesborow,  with  grete  noumbyr   of  Englischmen  ;  ^adT^ith 
and    that     same    tyme    was   trews   take   with   Scottis  the  Scots, 


'  June  19. 

-  for  because']    for  cause.    C.C.C. 

^rajs}    yse.    C.C.C. 

*  Jon  the  XXII.,  &c.]  The  M-ord 
*  Papa '  is  -n'ritten  in  the  margin,  evi- 
dently by  the  same  hand  as  the  text. 


*  "  Benedictines.'"']  "  Benedic- 
tina,  sive  Constitutiones  Benedict  i 
Duodecimi  I'apac,  ad  Monachos 
Nigros,  &c."  Egidius  de  Qourmont; 
Paris,  1517. 


20Ji 


CAPGRAVES   CHROXICLE   OF  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1335  tyl   tlie   fest  of  Seynt  Jon    Baptiste.'      And   than  was 
railiament  hald    a    Parlement  at   York    upon    the    same    matere  ; 
and    it    was    concluded    that    the  King    schuld  jorna}' 
into    Scotlond ;     and     so    he     ded :     but    the     Scottis 
feyned  that  thei    wold   have  pees.     And  aftirward  the 
erl  of  Asseles  cam    and    asked   for  hem  pees ;    but  the 
othir  lordis  wold    not    come.     For   whech    cause,  aftir- 
ward,   was    take    the    lord   Morif  at    Edenborow,    and 
browt  to  the  Kingis  prison. 
Ransom  of       111  that  same  tyme,  Ser  Eichard  Talbot,   whech   Avas 
Sir  Richard  Iq]^q   prisonere    in    Scotland,    for  iiM.    mark    was    de- 

lyvered. 
A.D.  1336.      In    the   X.    ^ere,    the    Kyng,    aftir   the    deth    of  his 

Prince        brothir,  Jon  Eltham,  whech  was  erl  of  Corwayle,-  mad 

Edward  is  .  . 

made  Duke  Edward,     his    sone,     duke    of   Cornwaile     and    erl    of 

Chestir.     And    in    that    same    tyme  he    mad  sex  erles, 

Herry  of  Lancastir  the  yonger,  erl  of  Derby  ;  William 

Mountagew,    erl   of   Salesbury  ;    and  Hewe  Awdle,  erl 

of  Glouceter ;  William  Clynton,  erl  of  Huntyngdonne  ; 

Robert    Ufford,    erl    of   Suffolk ;  and    the    sext  is    not 

now  in  mende. 

Walling-         This     ^ere     deyed    Richard    Walingforth,    abbot    of 

tronomer!^'  Seynfc  Albones,  a  studious  man  in  astronomic.     Be  his 

avis  was  mad  that  grete  horologe  that  standeth  there, 

with  many  mervelous  mevynges  of  astronomj^e. 

The  use  of      This  lere    was    mad    a  statute,    that  no  man  schuld 

foreign       were    no     precious    cloth    but    swech     as     is    wove    in 

bidden  by    Yuglond,    except    the    Kyng,    the     qween,     and    here 

statute.        childyrn ;  and   no    man    were    no''    precious  furre    but 

swech    as    is    in    Ynglond,  *   but  if  he  myte    si:)end    a 

hundred  pound. 


of  Corn 
wall. 


'  June  24. 

-  Corwuylc~\    Cornwayle.    C.C.C. 

^  710.']    om.  C.C.C. 


^  hut  sicecli  as  ix  in  Ynyhnd.']    ora. 
C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  205 

In    this    same    tyine '     was    at    a    litil    town    clepid  A.D.  1336. 
Berwik,  V.    mile  fro    Walsyngham,    on  the  west    syde,  y^^Jt"^ 
a  woman  thei  cleped  Jewet  Metles,  so  cleped  for  sche  Meatless. 
ete  no  mete,  but  receyved  the  Sacrament  on  the  Sun- 
day, and  thereby  lyved  al  the  weke.       Prestes    asayed 
that  sche    schuld    receyve  a    hoost  not    consecrat ;    but 
sche  knewe  it.     Sche  was  examined  be  the  officeres  of 
the  Cherch,  and  no    defaute  fond  thei    in  hir  feith,  lie 
no  synne  in  hir  conversacion. 

In  the  XI.  tere  of  his  regne  Southampton  was  A.D.  1337. 
brent  be  the  galeyes  of  the  Kyng  of  Frauns.  And  ton  jg  burnt 
the    same    Kynff    of    Frauns    occupied    mech    lond     in  ^y  the 

.  French. 

Gyan,  that  longid  to    the  Kyng  of  Ynglond.    Wherfor  xhe  Kin"- 
the  Kyng;  Edward    wrote    onto  him    letteris    of     m-ete  ^^'^^'^^  .^'^' 

11  »      1         1  1  dress  in 

jiumihtie  ;    but    he    sped    not.      And    whan    that    was  vain, 
aspied,  he  gadered    power  this  same  Edward,  and  cast 
him  verili  to  chalenge  the  crowne  of  Fi-auns. 

And  upon  that  purpos  he  held  a  Parlemcnt  at  Parliament 
Notingham,  where  was  grauiite  a  XV.  of  the  puple,  ^am^*^"'^" 
the  X.  peny  of  the  borowis.  And  in  this  Parlement 
was  ordeyned  that  alle  the  cloth-makeris  of  Flaun- 
dres  that  wold  dwelle  in  Ynglond  schuld  be  welkom. 
For  III.  tere  before  that  was  forbode  the  passage  of 
wollis,  because  the  pride  of  Flemingis  schuld  be  re- 
pressid,  that  set  more  prys  be  wolle-sakkes  than  he 
Englischmen. 

In  the    XII.    tere    of  his  regne    were    here  to    car-  ■^■^-  }:^^^- 
dinales    sent    to    reforme    pees    betwix    the  Kynges    of  duims  the 
Ynglond  and    Frauns.     And    whan  it    was  aspied  that  I'l'^'nch 

r  p  1  1        1         , 1         T7-  <>    T-i  Crown  in 

thci    were    more    lavourable    to    the    Kyng    oi    1^  rauns  the  right  of 
than  to  the  Kyng  of  Ynglond,  the  archbishop  roos  up,  '"*  "-other. 
and  declared    that    thei  were  not    sufficient    reformeres 
whech  held  with    the  party. 


fyme.']     Added  above    the  line.  I  in   the   margin,   occurs   Capgrave's 
Immediately  opposite  this  passage,  (  private  mark  in  red  ink.  Seepage  4. 


206  CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1338.  Tlianne  rose  the  noyse  tliorw  the  lond  that  the 
of  Edward  ^^yi^g  ^^^^  rite  to  the  crowne  of  Fraim.s  be  his 
lU-  modir.     For   Seynt    Lodewik   was   the   rithfulle    Kyiig 

and    eyir     of    Frauns.       He    had    a    son    thei    clepid 
Philippe ;    and   that    Philip    begat    anothir,  thei  cleped 
him    Philip     the     Faire  :      whech     Philip     had    IIII. 
childyi-n,  Ysabelle,  moder    to  Kyng  Edward ;    sche  was 
eldest.     The    secunde    was    Lodewik ;    he    was    Kyng 
aftir  his  fader.     The  third  Avas  Philip.    And  he  had  to 
dowteres ;    on    was  weddid    to    the    erl    of  Flaunderes, 
the    othir  to    the    Delfyn  of   Vienne,    and    both    deied 
withoute     issew.       Thus   deied     this     Philip    withoute 
issew,  whech   regned    in   Frauns    aftir    Lodewik.     This 
same  Lodewyk   had   to   wyves,    on  was  dowtir  to  the 
duke    of   Borgayn ;    sche    had    no    cliild :     anothir   was 
dowtir  to  the    Kyng  of  Hungarie,  of  whom  cam  Jon, 
cleped     Posthumus.       Than   was    this     the     ordi'e     of 
Kyngis.      First    regned    Lodewik,  the    eldest  son ;  and 
aftir  him    Jon    Posthumus    was    treted    as    Kjnig.     He 
deied  withoute    issew.      Than    regned    Philip    the    Se- 
cund  brothir,  whech  had  to  douteris,  as  we  saide  ;  and 
neythir  of   hem  had  issew.     He  ded,  the  third  brothir 
regned,     cleped     Charles ;     and,     because     he     had     no 
child,    he    mad    a    statute    that    no    woman    schuld    be 
eyir  of  Frauns,  to  forbarre  the  rite  of  Kyng  Edward, 
his  sistiris  son. 
The  King       In   this    same     tere,    in    the    Translacion    of    Seynt 
FianVr      Thomas,^  the  Kyng   went  ovir  the  se,    and  the  qween 
and  invades  o;rete  with    childe,  for  to  trete  with  the  Duke  of  Bra- 
'^°''^"       ban,  and  othir    lordis,  to  help  him  in  his  rite  that  he 
had   to    Frauns.      He    londid   in   the   port   thei    clepe 
Swyn,  where   thei  of   Flaundi-es   com    onto    liym,    and 
profered   alle   her   good    servyse.     Fro  thens   he   went 
into  Braban,  where  the  duke  of  Braban,  his  cosin,  met 


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207 


him  with  gret  solempnite.  And  whan  the  duke  of  A.D.  133S. 
Bavare  herd  sey  he  was  come,  he  cam  nyhei',  so  that 
thei  met  fast  by  Coleyn.  Ther  was  gret  wondir  of 
the  emperom-e  ijien  why  the  Kyng  of  Ynglond  kissid 
not  his  feet;  and  it  was  answerd  be  Englischmen  that 
her  Kyng  was  anoynted,  and  had  power  ovyr  hf  and 
membris  ;  therefor  he  sehuld  not  do  so  mech  subjec- 
cioune  as  he  that  is  not  anoynted.  Eke,  for  he  is  a  ^ 
insuhme,  therefor  he  doth  no  subjeccion  onto  -  no  man. 

In  this  same    tere  the  qween  htid  chikl  at  Anwerp,  Pi'ince 
whom  thei  cleped  Leonelle.  ,  toj.u_ 

In  tliat    same  ^  tere    welowes   bore    roses,    rede    and 
frech  ;  and  that  was  in  Januarie. 

In  the  XIII.  tere  of   this  Kyng,  tlie  Kyng  left  the  A.D.  1339. 
qween    at  Anwerp    with  the  houshokl,  and  he  pry vyly  igtu,.ns^°o 
cam  to    Londonne,  and  fond    in    the  Toure    III.  of  his  London, 
childyrn  and  III,  servauntis  with  hem.     The  Constable 
of   the    Toure    was   that    tyme    Matheus   de    la    Bech. 
Anon   the    Kyng  sent   aftir   the  Chauncelere  and  Tre- 
sorere,    and   Justises    many,    and    set     hem  in    prison. 
Thanne  held  he  a  Parlement  at  London,  and  sette  the  rarliament 
puple  at  swecli  a  tribute  whech  men  had  not  herd  of  ^^  London : 

r    r  a  severe 

For  men    payed   him   the  V.  part  of  her    goodes,  and  tribute  is 
alle  the  wolles  he  took  onto  him.  ''^^^^'^• 

In   this    same   tyme   the    cyte    of  Bordews  was  be- The  King 
segid   be  the    power    of  the    Kyng    of   Framis.      Thei  llJ^^^g^ 
withinne  sette  ope  the   gates,  and  sette  on  the  towres  Bordeaux, 
the  Kyngis  amies  of  Framis,     That  aspied  the  Frensch- 
men ;  and,  wenyng  that   the    c}"te    had  be   taken,  com 
unairaed,  withoute  reule,  for   to    bribe  that  thei  myte. 
Sere    Olyvere    of   Yngham   was   keper   of  the    cite  at 
that  tyme ;  and,  whan    he  sey  that   thei  were  com  in, 


1  is  a.J   Written  upon  an  erasure. 

2  onto.}    Written    upon  an    era- 
sure. 


'  In  tliat  same,  &c.]  In  the  mar- 
gin, opposite  this  sentence,  occurs 
Capgrave's  private  mark.    See  p,  4, 


208  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 

A,D.  1339.  fel  upon  hem,  and  killid  grete  noumbir.  Befor  this 
dede  the  Kyng  had  behote  hem  to  com  and  remeve 
the  sege  ;  but  whan  he  had  letteris  of  this  jornay,  lie 
sent  hem  letteris  of  gret  plesauns  and.gret  behestes. 

Jolin  of  In  the    same  lere    the    qween  had    child  at    Gaunt ; 

atShenrtl^eiclepedhim  Jon. 

A.D.  1340.      In  the  XIIII.    lere,  whan    the    Kyng  purposed  liim 

TheFrench  ^^^^     Frauns,    com    tvdino-is    of   the    conspiracioune   of 
send  a  i  •    i 

large  fleet    Frauns  and  Nonnannye,    that  thei  had    gadered  ageyn 

against  the  \^yjj^    ^qq    ]) kindred    schippis,    and    many    galeies,    with 

XXV.  thousand  of  chose  men.     Alle  thei  had  mad  her 

oth  to  take  Edward   the    Kyng,  and    presente    him  to 

the  Kyng  of  Frauns,    eydir    lyvyng  or  ded.     And  alle 

these  abydyn    in    the  havene  of   Slus.     And  thow  the 

Kyng  had   redy  to    hundred  scliippis,  yet  sent  he    Ser 

Water  Bui-wage,  bischop  of   Lincolnne,    into    the  South 

cuntre  to  gete  him  mo.     And  the  King  went    to  Yer- 

moth,  and  there  mette  his  nave.      Ser  Robert  Morley, 

he  gadered  the  schippes    of  the  North,    and    met  with 

Great         the  Kyng  in  the  se.      There  was    gi-et  batayle    betwix 

naval  vie-    ^]^q  ^q  navees  ;  but  by  the  help  of  God,  the  Enwlisch- 

tory  at  '  J  i  '  o 

siuys :        men    had    the    victory.      For  whanne  the    Frenschmen 

f^k  ^^t"°     ^^^^  ^^^^    »^^^    hva-i    of    arow^es,    many   were    ded,    and 

hundred      many  scippid    into   the    se.     There  deied  on  that   side 

^^\ps^       XXX.  thousand  men.    Whan  this  jornay  was  don,  there 

durst  no  man  telle  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  tydyngis,  save 

a  sage  ^  fool  stood  in  his  presens  on  o  day,  and  seid  to 

the  King, — "  The  Frensch  men,  thei  be  hardi ;  and  the 

Englisch  men  be  but    cowardis."     The  Kyng  inqwired 

whi  he    seide    so.     "  For  soth,"  he    seith,  "  for    at    the 

last    jornay    the     Englischmen     stood    stille    in    here 

schippis,    and     durst    not    scip    into    the     se,    as     the 

Frenschmen  ded."     Be  this  word  the  Kyng  undirstood 

that  his  puple  was  put  to  rebuk.     In  this  conflict  oure 


'  sage}    sayge.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle  of   ENGLAND.  209 

Kyng '  took  too   hundred  scliippis  ;  and  in  o  scliip  of  A.D.  1340. 
the  Normannes  tliei  fuunde  XL.  ded  bodies. 

Than  the  Kjnig,  with    the  duke  of  Braban,  and  the  The  King 
eii  of  Hennow,    with    the  strength    of   the    puple  -    of  j-j.ance.and 
Bruges,  Gaunt,    and  Ypres,    entered    into    Frauns,   antl  besieges 
besegid  the  cite  whech  thei  clepe  Torneacensis.     Whille 
he  lay  at  the  sege  the  erl  of  Hennow,  and  Ser  "Walter 
Mawny,    and     Ser    Reynald    Cobham,    took    nio     than 
CCC.  townes  in  Frauns,    grete  and  smale,  and    spoiled 
hem.     The  Kyiig  of  Frauns  lay  but  fast  by,  and  durst 
not  stere  a  foot,  thow  that  he  had  redy  a  grete  boost. 
But  he    sent   too    cardinales  for   to   have  a   trews,  for  A  truce  is 
the  cause  that  his  puj^le    deyed  for  hungir  and  thirst ; 
whech  trews  the  Kyng  of  Ynglond  accepted  with  the 
better    wil,    because    inony    cam    not    redily    oute    of 
Ynglond,  as  was  promised. 

In  the  XV.  tere  the  Pope  put  alle  Flaundres  undir  A.D.  1341. 
interdict,   for    because    thei    obeyed    not    the    King    of     ^^  p"P^_ 
Frauns.      And  thei    answerd  that  thei  knew  weel  that  ders  under 
the  Kyng  of  Frauns  occupied  the  Crowne  onrithfully  ;  ^J^.^ 
therefor  thei  wold    not    obe3'e    him.      Than  were    sent 
too  cardinales  ;    and  trews  was    take    for  III.  lere,  tyl 
it  myte  be  discussed  wheythir  Edward  had  rite  to  the 
corowne  of  Frauns  or  nowt. 

In  this  same  tere  the  qween  had  child  in  the  Toure  Birth  of  the 
of  London,  a  dowtir  thei  cleped  Blaunch.     Sche  deyed  ^f"^!*^ 
sone,  and  is  byried  at  Westminster. 

In  the  XVI.  iere  the  emperoure  revoked  the  letteris  ^-D.  1342. 
that  he  had  mad,  and  turned  to  the  part  of  the  Kyng 
of  Fraims. 

And    in    that    same    tere  the  Kyng  went   into   Litil  The  King 
Brityn,  for  to    help  Jon    Mountforth,  Avhecli    was  very  ^j°,^'^^,'^j^  . 
eyir    thereof,  ageyn  Charles    de    Bloys ;    and   there   he 


'  oure  Kyngi  the  Kyng.    C.C.C.  l       -puple.}     Written  upon  an  era- 

I   sure. 

O 


210 


CAPGRAVE'S  chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 


'  provi- 
sions '  to 
foreign 
clergy,  in- 
truding 


A.D.  1342.  wan  many  castelles  and  strengtliis.      Aftir   lie    besegicl 

the  town  of  Vanes,  and  wan  it,  and  kept  it. 

A.D.  1343.      In  the  XVII.  ^ere  deied  Benedictus  XII.  ^ 

Clement  And  Clemens  VI.  was    Pope   aftir  him :   whech  was 

VI   Pope 

*'        ■  before  archbischop  of  Eone. 

He  grants        This    Pope   gave     the   benefices   of  Ynglond   to   the 

cardinales    that   were   vacaunt,"-  and   mad  newe  tytiles* 

thereto.^      That    herd    the    Kyag,    and   withstood     it, 

and    forbad,  in    pejoie    of  prisonment,  no    man    bryng 

them  into    no  swech  provysiones   into    his  lond.      And  upon   this 

ben'efices.    ^^  Wrote    a   solempne    letter    onto    the    Pope    that  he 

The  King    schuld   not   interrupt    the    privilege    of    this    lond,    ne 

claims,  '     privB  hem  of  her  rite  that  were  patrones    of  cherches : 

For    whanne    a    aliene    hath    care    of     a    puple    that 

knowith  not  her  tonge,  the  goodes    of  the  Cherch  are 

trewly  gadered,  but   the  teching    of   sovde   is    not  had. 

Eke   he  wrote    that    it  was    perel  onto   the   rem,  that 

swech  men  schuld  be  promoted  here  that  were  enmyes 

to  the  lond,  whech  schuld  knowe  al  the  couDcel  of  the 

lond,    to    confusion    of  the    same.     And    the  clerkys  of 

this  lond,  that  were  of  gret  letterure  and  of  blessed  lyf, 

schuld   be    rejecte,    and   alienes   accepted :    this  schuld 

growe  to  gret  mischef  of  the  lond ;  for  few  men  schuld 

have  appetite  for  to  lerne.    Many  othir  suasiones  were 

in  that  lettere  ageyn  thoo  provisiones. 

Death  of         jj^  i\^[^    same  tere  deied    Herry  Burwayche,  bischop 

of  Lincoln,  of    Lyiicolnne.     And    whan    he    was    ded,  he    appered 

onto  on  of  his  swyeres,^  with  a  bow,  arowes,  and  horn, 

in    a    schort    grene    cote,    and    seid    onto    him,    "Thou 

knowist  wel  whamie   I    mad    this    paik  I   took    many 

pore  mennes    londes,  and   closed   hem   in.      Therfor  go 

I  here,  and  kepe  this  park  with  ful  mechil  peyne.      I 


1  Benedictus  XII.']  The  word 
'  Papa '  is  here  written  in  the  mar- 
gin, apparently  in  the  same  hand  as 
the  text. 


-  tltat  were  vacaunt.']    om.  C.C.C. 
3  thereto']  there.    C.C.C. 
*  swyeres]    squeres.    C.C.C. 


CAPGKAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND,  211 

pray  the  go  to  my  bretherin  chanones  of  Lincolnne,  A.D.  1.343. 
and  pray  hem  that  thei  restore  the  pore  men  to  here 
lond,  breke  down  the  heggis,  make  pleyn  the  dykes, 
and  than  schal  I  have  rest."  Thanne,  be  the  comoime 
assent  of  the  Chapetere  of  Lyncohme,  thei  sent  a 
chanon,  cleped  William  Bachelere,  and  he  fulfillid  alle 
^his  restoryng. 

In    the    XVIII.    ^ere    the     Kyng     sent     Herri     of  A.D.  1344. 
Lancaster,  erl  of  Derby,  with  Hewe  Spenser,  and  Raf  ^";t''f.  "*^' 

'  .  .  .  .      gotiations 

Stafford,  and  the  biscliop  of  Excetir,  with  many  othir,  for  peace 

for  to  trete  with  the  Pope    for    the    rite    that    he  had  p'^^°J^  ^^'^ 

to  the  crowne  of  Framis, — not  as  to  a  juge,  but  as  to 

a  comiceloiu'e.     And  because  the  Pope  was   a  Frensch- 

man,  thei  found  but  litil  coumfort  there. 

This    tere    was  William    Bateman    mad    bischop    of 
Norwich,  whech  was  the  Popes  auditoure  before. 

This  tere   the  Kyng    renewed   the    Rormd    Tabil   at  ^i"g 

7  .  Arthur's 

Wyndesore,  which  was    first   mad    be    Arthure.      That  Round 
aspied,  the    Kyng    of   Fraims    mad    a    round    tabil   in  Table. 
Frauns,    to    di-awe    the    knjrtehod   of   Almayn    fro   the 
Kyng  of  Ynglond. 

This    iere    Herry    of  Lancaster,    in    the    cuntre    of  Successes 
Gyan,    took    a    strong    cyte    thei    clepe   Brigerak,    and  ^'^    "^'^'^^' 
othir  strengthis  and  townes,  in  noumbyr  LVI. 

In   the    XIX.  ^ere    the    Kyng   entered  the  se  ;    and  A.D.  134.5. 
no    man  wist  whidir    he  wold.      Whan  he  was   in  the  ^„^:^^  "^^ 
se,  a    Frensch   knite    thei    cleped    N.  Harecort,   whech  invades 
was  exiled  oute  of  Fraims,  mad  the  Kyng  for  to  lond  He  lands  at 
on  the  south  side    of  Normannie,  at  a  port  thei    clepe  ^^  Hogue, 
Hogges.        There     took     he    Cane,    and     many    othir  and  ad- 
townes,  and   had   grete    richesse    there.      And  because  '^a^ces  in- 
Kyng  Philip  had  brok  alle    the    briggis    that  led   into 
Frauns,  the  Kyng  cam   to  Picardie,  and    distroyed  the 
cuntre ;    and  than  went  thei  ovir   the  watu*  of  Sejme ; 
and    there    the   erl   of   Norhampton    killid  V.  hundred 
men  that  letted  him  to  make  the  brigge  ageyn.     Than 
went  thei  ovir   the  watir    of  Summe,  and  fond  a  pas- 

o  2 


212  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1345.  sage  that  was    nevir  foimde  before.     There    killid   thei 

to  thousand  men  that  wold  lette  here  passage. 

A.D.1346.      In  the  XX.  tere  the  Lord  Spencer  tok  the  town  of 

Crecy  '^       Crotey,  where  were    killid  IIII.  hundred    armed    men. 

Than  cam  Philip  the  King  of  Framis,  and  kept  batail 

at    Cressi    with    the    Kyng    of   Ynglond,    whech    is    in 

The  King   Pountney.     There  fawte  thei  the  XXVI.  day  of  August,. 

glorious      where  the  King    of   Fraims  was    fayn    to    fle,  and  the 

victory.       King    of    Bern,    and    the    King    of   Majoricarum ;    and 

the  duk  of  Lotharinge  was  ded   there  ;    too  bischoppis, 

VIII.    erles,    too    thousand     knytes     and    mech    othir 

puple,    eythir   slayn    or    put    to    flite.      In    this    same 

bataile   the    Kyng    of    Frauns   was    wounded    in    the 

throte,    and    in    the    thi,   and    twies    onhoisid    be    the 

KjTig  of  Ynglond  :    for  had  he  not  fled  on  swift  hors, 

He  invests  he  had  be  take  there.      Fro  thens  Kyng  Edward  rood 

^^^^'        onto     Kaleys   the    IX.  day   aftir    the    batail,    and   be- 

segid  that  town ;    for  it  was  a  cursed  place,  and  cruel 

onto    Englischmen.      This     sege   lastid    a    lere.      The 

Kino*    of    Fi'auns   cam  thedir,  for  to  dissolve  the  seg-e  : 

but    schamfully  he    fled    with    his    puple,  and    left    his 

tentis  and  his  vitaile  behinde. 

Tlie  Scots        In    the    same    lere,  the    XIII.  day    of  Octobir,    was 

Enfriand,     ^   grete    bataile    betwix    Englischmen    and    Scottis    at 

but  are  de-  Dorham,    whech    be    the    counceUe    of    the    Kyng    of 

King '        Frauns  was  procured  :  for  he  supposed,  whil  the  Kyng 

David  n.    ^yg^g    j^^.    Caleys,    the    Scottis    sclmld    have    but    lytvl 

IS  taken.  n  c  imi  i 

resistens,  for  wantyng  of   puple.       There  was  take  the 

Kyng    of  Scottis ;     and    William    Duglas,    and    many 

othir  lordis,  slayn.      Thei    that    had  this  victorye  were 

Ser  Wylliam  La  Souch,   archbischop  of  York,  with  his 

clergie,    Ser    Gilbert     Umfrevyle,    Herry    Percy,    Eaf 

f^^  J.J      „  Nevyle,  "William  Dayncourt,  and  Herry  Scroop. 

Biois  is  In  that    same  zere    the    Lord  Dagworth,  with  foure 

sonerin"'   ^core  armed  men,  an^  a   hundred   archeres,  held  batail 

Britanny. ^^ 

'  ««]   and.   C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  213 

with  Charles  de  Bloys,  whech    pretended    to    be    duke  A.D.  i346. 
of  Bretayn ;  and  there  had  the  victor!  ovjn.-  V.  hundred 
armed  men,  and  VIII.  thousand  arbasteleres. 

In    the    XXI.    ^ere,    whan    Kyng    Philip    of   Fraims  A.D.  1347. 
was  fled  thus  cowardly  fro  the  sege  of  Caleys,  thei  of^^Q^j^-g^^ 
the    same    town    offered    the    town    to    Kyng    Edward 
withoute    any  pojoitment.      And   he    lay    in    the  town 
a  month,    considering    the    strong    disposicion    thereof 
Thamie,  at  instauns  of  tlie  Pope,  was  take    trews    be- 
twix  the  two    Kyngis  for  a  lere.      Aboute  the  fest  of  tIk-  King 
Seynt  Michael,  ^  the    Kyng   took    the    se  into  Ynglond  JJ^^^^;";;^^;^*'^ 
and    there    had    he     grete     tempest,    and     mervelous 
wyndes ;    and  thanne  lie  mad    swech    a    compleynt    on 
to    oure    Lady,    and   seide,    "  O   blessed    Mayde,    what 
menyth  al  this?      Evyr,  whan  I  go  to  Frauns,  I  have 
faja^e    weddir ;    and    whanne    I    turne    to  Ynglond  iii- 
toUerable  tempestes.'' 

In  the  XXII.  lere  were    grete   reynes,  whech  dured  A.T).  1343. 
fro  the  Nativite  of  Seynt  Jon  Baptist^  onto  Cristmasse.    ^^^  ^'^"' 
And  aftir  that  reyne  there  folowid  a  grete  pestilens,  Pestilence 
specialy    in    the    Est    side    of   the    world    amongst    the 
Sarasines.       So    many    deied,     that    there    left    scarsly 
among  hem  the    X.    man,    or    the    X.    woman.       Thei, 
seyng    this  veniauns    amongst  hem,  purposed  veryly  to 
be  Cristen.      But    whan    thei   wist   that   the    pestilens 
was    among    the    Cristen    men,  than    her    good  purpos 
sesed. 

In  the  XXIII.  ^ere  was  the  Grete  Pestilens  of  puple.  A.D.  1349. 
First    it    began    in     the    north    cuntre ;    than    in    the  pestilence 
south  ;    and  so  forth  thorw  oute  the    reme.     Aftir   this  ravages 
pestilens  folowed  a  moreyn  of  bestis,  whech  had  nevir      ° 
be  se}ai.      For,    as    it  was    supposed,  there    left  not  in 
Inglond  the  ten  part  of  the  puple.      Than  cesed  lordes 
rentis,  prestis   tithes.     Because  there  were  so  fewe  tyl- 


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A.D,  1349.  ijaen,  the  erde  lay  imtillid.      So   mecli   misery    was   in 
the   lond,    that   the   prosperite  whech   was    before  was 
nevir  recured. 
Almericof       In  this  same  lere  was  a  knyte  of  Frauns,  thei  cleped 
renders    "  Greoffrey  Charneys.       He  mad  a  comenaunt  ^    with    the 
Calais  to      Capteyn  of   Caleys,  that    Caleys    schuld   be    dely\eryd 
'  onto  him  for    a    certeyn    summe    of  mony.     The    Cap- 
teyn, whech  was  a  Januensis,  had  take  a  grete  pait  of 
this    summe.       Whan    the    Kyng    knew    this    treson, 
privily  he  went  thidir.     The  French  knyte  sent  to  the 
Capteyn,  to  have  entre    into    the    Castel :    he  was  late 
lie  is  SUV-   in,    and  the  biigge  of  tymbyr  was    drawe.     And   anon 
the  King     ^^i®  Kyug   gaf  hem    a  saute,  and  took  the  knyte,  and 
andexe-,     alle  the  felauchii),  hung  the  Januensis,  and  mad  a  new 

cuted.  ^      ,  1'  t.  > 

Capteyn. 

A.D.  1350.      In   the    XXIV.  tere    the    Kyng   had    a  gret  bataile 

ish  FieeT    with  the  Spaynardis  in  the  se,  a  lytyl   fro  Wynchilis- 

defcatcd      ygy   jn  whecli   batayle    there   scaped    but   fewe  of  the 

near  Win-  .  .       . 

Chelsea.       Spaynardis :    XXX.   grete   schippis    were    take    of  her 

part. 
A.D.  1351.      In    the   XXV,  ^ere    William   Edyngton,    bischop    of 
tion  of  new  Wynchester,    whech    loved    bettir    the    Kyngis    profite 
corns.         than  the  puples,  mad  the  Kyng  to  make  a  new  coyne, 

grotes,  pens  of  too,    and  pens ;  distroying  alle  the  elde 

steiiynges,  whech  were  of  gretter  white,^    quantite  for 

quantyte. 
A.D.  1352.      In  the  XXVI.  ^ ere  deied   Pope  Clement,  in  the  fest 
Clement,     of  Seyiit  Nicholas.^ 
Innocent.         And   in    his    stede'^    was    chose    Stevene,  bischop  of 

■'    °P^"  Hostiensis,  and  cleped  Innocent  the  Sext, 
The  see  of       In    that    same    ^ere    Haymo   at   the    Heth   resyned 
Kochestcr.  ^j^g    bischopiick   of    Rouchester   frely;    and   the    Pope 


'  comenavnt]    covenaunt.    C.C.C. 

^  white]   wi)t.    C.C.C. 

^  December  6, 

■•  in  his  sledc.']     The  word '  Papa ' 


is  here  ■written  in  the  margin,  ap- 
parently by  the  same  hand  as  the 
text. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle  of  ENGLAND.  215 

gaf  it    to  Maystir   Jon    Schepey,  prioure  of  the  same  A.D.  1352. 
place. 

In   that   same   tyme   was   gret  derth     of  yrun,  led,  Scarcity  of 
and  bras,  and  othir  metalle.  "^^  ^  ^' 

And  that  tyme  the  duk  of  Seland  weddid  duke 
Herry  dontyr,  of  Lancastir. 

In  tho  same  dayes  Ser  Raf  Bentle,  keper  of  Britayn,  TheFrcnch 
in  the  Vigil  of  the  Assumpciomie  of  om-e  Lady,^  ^'^^^^^  at  Mauron. 
with  the  Marchale  of  Frauns,  ftist  be  Mauron,  be- 
twix  Reymes  and  Plumerel ;  where  were  killid  on  the 
Frensch  side  XIII.  lord.is,  of  knytes  a^CL.  ;  swieres  a 
hundred  ;  of  comoun  puple  withoute  noumbir.  There 
were  take  IX.  lordes,  and  of  knytes  and  swieres  a 
hundred  and  XL. 

In  the  XXVII.   tere   was  there  swecli  a  droute   inA.D.  ]353. 
the  lond,  that  fro  the  month  of  March  on   to  July  fel  ^g^nh  in 
not   a   drope    of    reyn   on    the    ground ;    and    for    that  England, 
cause  the  gres  and  the  corn  was  evene  dreid  up.       So 
Ynglond,  that  was  wone  to  fede  othir  londis,  was  fayn. 
to  be  fed  with  othir  londis. 

The  same  ^ere  Herry,  erl  of  Derby,  was  made  duke 
of  Lancaster.  And  that  same  tyme  Raf  Stafford  was 
mad  erl  of  Stafford. 

In  the  XXVIII.  ^ere  was  mad  acord  be  the  Kyngis  A.D.  1354. 

of   Frauns    and    Ynsflond,    and    confermed    with    othis,  ^'^^g^^^ia- 
°        .  .  tions  for 

but  not   with  seles,  undir   this  forme, — That  the  Kyng  peace. 

of  Ynglond  schuld  have   pesibyly  al   his  londes  whecli 

the  Kyng  of  Frauns   had  unritefully  occupied :  but  he 

must   first   renounce   alle   the    rite   and    the    chaleno-e 

whech  he  mad  to  the    crowne  of  Frauns.      Upon  this 

were    sent     solempne    embassiatouris    of    the    Kyngis 

party  of  Ynglond     to     the    Court    of    Rome, — Herry, 

duk    of  Lanca^tii',  Richard,  erl   of   Arundel ;    William, 

biscop   of  Norwich,  and  Gy  Brian,  knyte.     But  whan 


August  Hi 


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A.D.  L3M. 
The  King 
ravages 
Fi'ancc, 
but  returns 
to  oppose 
llie  Scots, 
who  liad 
taken  Ber- 
wick. 

Disorders 
at  Oxford : 
the  citizens 
are  laid 
under  an 
interdict. 


A.D.  13.55, 
])eathof 
Philip  VI. 
Accession 
of  John 
the  Good. 


The  Kinf 

invades 

France. 


tliei  come  thidir,  with  fraude  of  the  courtesanes, 
whech  were  comensalis  with  the  Pope,  thei  were  ilhided. 
Anon  as  the  Kyng  herd  this,  he  went  into  Frauns, 
and  began  to  distroye  the  cuntre.  Tlian  cam  tiding 
that  Scottis  had  take  Berwik  ;  and  he  cam  horn  ageyn, 
and  wan  it. 

In  this  tyme  the  dwelleres  of  Oxenforth  gadered  the 
cuntre,  and  spoiled  summe  scoleres  ;  summe  fled, 
summe  were  slayn :  but  alle  wer  thei  robbid  and 
dryve  fro  the  town.  Thamie  was  the  town  put  undir 
interdict  for  a*,  tyme,  tyl  a  tretys  was  mad  thus, — 
That  thei  whech  caused  the  discord  schuld  be  bound 
in  gTevous  pejmes  that  thei  schuld  no  more  do  so ;  and 
eke  that  the  Chauncelere  schuld  have  al  the  gover- 
nauns  and  alle  the  correccion. 

In  XXIX.  ^ere  deied  Philip  the  Kyng  of  Frauns. 
And  aftir  him  Jon,  his  son,  Avas  Kyng,  whech  was 
aftir  prisonere  in  Yngiond.  Anon  as  he  was  crowned 
he  gaf  Charles,  liis  eldest  son,  the  duchie  of  Gyan  : 
for  whech  cause  Kyng  Edward  was  wroth,  and  gaf 
the  same  duchie  to  Edward  the  Prince,  as  liis  riteful 
heritage.  And  he  anon  gadered  a  host,  at  the  Nati\'ite 
of  oure  Lady  ^  sayled  into  Gian,  where  he  -  took  many 
townes.  Alle  that  were  rebel  ageyn  liim  he  prisoned 
or  killid :  and  there  abod  he  al  that  wyntir.  The 
Kyng,  his  fader,  had  letteres  into  Yngiond,  that  Jon, 
Kyng  of  Frauns,  had  gadered  a  gi'et  host  at  Seyn 
Omeres,  to  fite  with  Edward  Kyng  of  Yngiond.  And 
anon  the  Kyng  went  to  Caleys,  and  with  him  his 
too  sones,  Leonelle  and  Jon,  and  Heny,  didi  of  Lan- 
canstir,  with  these  erles,  Norhampton,  March,  and 
StaSbrd.  Tliis  aspied,  the  KjTig  of  Frauns  distroyed 
alle  the  vitale  of  the  cuntre,  and  pryvyly  fled  awey. 
So  K}Tig  Edward  cam  ageyn  to  Calej^s. 


September  8. 


-  u-hcrc  he.'}    These  words  are  re- 
peated in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  2l7 

This  same    Zere    Scottis    took    the    town  of   Berwik,  AD.  1,35:). 
but  not  the  castelle.  take'ikr- 

And   in    this    same    tere    was  graiinted  be   the  Par-  wick, 
lement  to  the  Kyiig,  of  every  sak  of  wolle  Ls.  for  VI.  i^^i 

tere    aftir.  Thomas 

And    this    2ere    the    qween    had    a  son  at  Wodstok ;  ^^^  ^y^'^^i. 
thei  cleped  him  Thomas.  stock. 

In  the  XXX.  ^ere  of  Edward,  the  Scottis  were  fayn  a.d.  135G. 
for  to  delyvir  the  town  of  Berwik  frely.  ximiders 

And  the  same  tyme  Edward  Baylol,  Kyng  of  Scottis,  tothcKiug. 

resyned    alle   the   rite    of    the    crowne    of    Scotland    to  Baliol 

Kyng  Edward,  at  Rokisborow,  be   his  patent  letteris.     Crotvn  to 

In    the    same   tere  Prince  Edward  rod  oute  of   Bur-  l'^*iward 
7  .       IIL  at 

dews    be    the    cuntres    of    Agenes,    Peregor,    Lymozm,  iioxburgh. 

Bery,  and    Soloigne :    alle    that    evir    mad    resistens   to  Success  of 

him    he    took   or   killid ;    and  thei    that   receyved   him  i"!;„(,e'i,^^ 

he   suffered  hem  lyve   undir  tribute.     So  be  the  weye  France. 

he  tok  mony  Frensch  lordes,  and  many  armed   men. 

At  the  last  ende  of  that  ^ere  he  met  with  the  King  Battle  of 
of  Frauns   fast   be    Peytris.      The  Prince   had    in    his 
felauchip  not  passid  IIII.  thousand ;  and  the  Kyng    of 
Frauns  had  IIII.  batayles.     But,  for  al  that,  the  Frensch  King  John 
fled,  the  Kyng  was  take,  and  Plulippe  his  yonger  son,  g^,,  ^^'j, 
James  Borbon,  and  XI.    erles,    the  bischo])    Senonensis,  taken  cap- 
with  othir  lordis    and    knytes    to    the  noumbyr  of  too 
thousand.      There    were    killid  too   dukes,  XIX.  lordes, 
and    fyve    thousand    of    men    of    armes,    beside    othir 
puple.     The  Prynce   rood   streit    to   Burdews  with   his 
noble  pray. 

In    the  XXXI.    of    Kyng    Edward,  the    Prince    cam  A.D.  13.57. 
into  Ynglond  aboute    the  feest  of  Pentecost,'  brynging  pi-'inceTe- 
Avith  him  Jon  the  Kyng    of   Frauns,    and    many    othir  turns  to 
prisoneris.      Whan     he     cam     to     London    there     was  y.[^^  ],is 
60    mech    prees    of   puple,    that,  whan    he    was    at    the  prisoners. 


'  Whit  Sunday  fell  on  May  28  in  the  year  1357. 


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A.D.  1357.  bregge  at  n3aie  befor  non,  it  was  on  aftir  noon  or  he 
myte  come  to  Westminster. 

Three  Car-      ^^   ^^^^    same     tere    were    sent   to    Cardinales   into 

nais  visit  Ynglond,  to  reforme  pes  betwix  the  to  Kingis.  The 
third  cardinal  cam  only  to  visit  and  to  se  the  Kyng  of 
Frauns.     And  alle  these  III.  abydyn  here  ny  to  iere. 

David  n.         In  this  same  lere  was  David  Kyng  of  Scottis  dely- 

of  Scotland  yeryd    oute    of  prison ;    for    he    had    be    kept    in    the 
IS  ransomed         "^  ,  ^  _  ^ 

from  prison.  Castelle    of   Odiham    XL    lere.      His    raunson    was    a 

hundred  thousand  marc. 

A.D.  1358.      In  the    XXXII.    lere    felle    a   gret    strif   betwix   on 

Dispute      Armacan    and    the    IIII.  Orderes    of   Freres.     For   the 
Detween 

the  Arch-   same    Armachan,    archbischop    of   Yrland,    accused   the 

Armifo-h     HH-  Oi'dcres   before    the     Pope,    that   thei   lyved    not 

and  the       aftir  the  writing  of  her    reule.     He    wold    eke    a   dis- 

troyed    here    pryvyleges ;    but    he    prevailed    not.       In 

Oxenforth    he    held    straimge    opiniones,    whech   Wiclef 

meyntened    aftirward   more   venomously.     But  at   that 

tyme   was  a   Frere  Augustin ;    thei  clepid  him  Gefirey 

Hardeby,  aftirward  Provincial,    and  Confessome  to  the 

Prince,  whech    mad   ageyn   his  opinion  a  notable  book 

we  clejDe  "  De  Evangelica  Yita."  ^ 

John  Lisle,      In  tliis  ^ere  frere  Jon  Lyle,    of  the  Dominic  Order, 

a  Domini-   j^g^(j    g^    orete   compleynt    of   the    lady    Wake    and   hir 

can,  com-  °  .  . 

plams  to      councelle,  of  many    wrongis    do    to    liim,    and    to    his 

the  r^^re^-^  Cherch  of  Hely.^      And  upon  this  the  Pope  wrote   to 

sion  of       the  bischop    of   Lincohine  and  othir  prelatis,  comaund- 

ing    hem   that   thei    schuld    cm\se    alle   hem    that    do 

wrongis ;    and    thoo    that    were    ded,    and  gilty  in  this 

matere,  to  digge  hem   oute   of  her  graves,   and  throwe 

hem  out  of  saunctuarie.     Mech  manslauth  felle  in  this 


the  lady 
Wake. 


'  "  De  Evangelica  Vita"'}  Tan- 
ner in  his  "  Bibliotheca  Britannica," 
mentions  two  such  works  of  Geof- 
frey Hardeby  : — "  De  perfcctione 
evangelicse  paupertatis,"  contra  Ar- 


machanum,  lib.  ii. ;    Scripsit   etiam 
contra  eundem  "  De  vita  evangelica," 
a  copy  of  which  occurs  in  MS.  Bodl. 
Digby.  113.— fol.  1-117. 
^ofHelt/.']    Added  in  the  margin. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of  ENGLAND.  219 

matere ;  for  tliei  that  broute  the  bulles  were  killid  for  a.D.  1358. 

the  most  part.  ,  ^ 

A.D.  1359. 

In  the  XXXIII.  tere  Jon  Gaunt,  erl  of  Richemund,  John  of 

the   son    of  Kyno-  Edward,  weddid  dam  Bkxunche,  the  Ciaunt 

•^    o  '      _  '  marries  the 

doutir  of  the  duk  of  Lancastir ;    be    whech  mariage  he  daughter  of 
was  aftir  mad  duke  of  Lancastir.  Lancaster" 

In   this   same  tyme   J  on,  Kyng  of  Frauns,  prisonere  King  John 
at  London,  profered  to  Kyng  Edward  alle    thoo  londis  °f^!^s  P^^* 
that    Edward   had    ovirrydyn    before,    that   is    to    sey,  to  the 
Flamidrys,    Pycardye,    Gyan,    and    othir    londis.      For  ^"^^^^^  ^^\ 
whech    graunt    Kyng    Edward    sent  into    Frauns ;    and  refuse  to 
the  Councelle  of  Frauns  wold  not  consent  theretoo.        sanction 

this  step. 

Than    was    the  Kyng    gretly  mevyd,    and    rood  into  rpj^^  j^j^^^ 
Frauns,  with   the    Prince,    the    duk    of  Lancastir,    and  invades 
many  othir  lordes  :  he  had  in  his  nave  to  lede  him  to 
Caleys  XL  hundred  schippis.     The   IIII.  day  of   Octo- 
ber,   he    entered    into    Frauns ;    and    on    Seynt    Lucye 
day  ^  he   cam   into  Bui'genye.     There    mette  with   him 
the  duk   of    Burgeyn  and    profered  him  VI I.   hundred 
thousand^  floreins,  undir  tliis  condicion,  that  he  schuld 
do  no  hurt  onto   liis    cuntre.     Thanne   the  Kyng  went  lie  lays 
and   remeved    to     Reymes,     and    dwelled    there    onto  !J?se  to 

•^  '  liheims. 

Seynt  Gregory  day,^ 

In   this  same   tyme    thei   of   Normannye   londed   at  The  Nor- 
Wyiichilsey,    and    robbed     the    town,     and    led    awey  HI!!"  Win- 
many  women.     The  cuntre  ryse  to  her  defense,  but   al  clielsea. 
for  nowt ;  for  thei  were  go  or  thei  cam. 

In    this    2  ere    blod    ran    owt    of    the    toumbe    of 
Thomas  duk  of  Lancastir  at  Pounfreit. 

And  in  the  same    2ere  the  Kyng   began   the    newe  William  of 
editiyng    of    Wyndesore,    and    mad    Maystir   William  ^^y^^J?J;f™ 
Wikham  survioure  of  the  some  werk ;  whech  was  aftii-  tends  the 
bischop   of  Wynchester.  Windsor. 


'December  13.  1  V  has  been  altered  upon  an  era- 

-  VII.  hundred  thousand.'\     The      sure. 

I       » March  12. 


220  CAPGRAVe's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1360       In    the  XXXIV.    tere    the    Kyno-   Edward    remeved 

The  King  /  "^    ^ 

lays  siege    ^o    the    heycr    cuntre    of  Frauns,    and    cam    down    to 

to  Pans.  Paris.  There  brent  he  the  subarbes  of  the  cite  be  the 
corage  of  IIII.  hundred  knytes,  whech  were  newly 
mad.  And  in  the  same  tyme  thei  of  Ynglond  gadered 
a  gret  nave  IIII.  score  schippis,  in  whech  were  XIIII. 

TheFreuch  ^^lio^^sand    men.     Thei    sailed,    and    took    the    ylde    of 

trctit  for 

peace.  Cans.  And  thanne  cam '  the  Abbot  of  Cloyne,  and 
the  erl  Tankervyle,  whech  was  Steward  of  Frauns, 
and  Bursigalde,  Constabil  -  of  the  same,  and  otlm-  lordis 
many,  onto  Kyng  Edward,  and  offered  onto  him  a 
certeyn  tretis,  and  a  forme  of  pes ;  whech  wrytyng  dis- 
plesid  gretly  the  Kyng ;  and  he  forbad  hem  his  presens 
onto  the  tyme  thei  had  mad  anothir  forme.  Than 
cam  thei  aftir  to  the  King,  and  broute  him  writing 
sumwhat  aftir  his  plesauns.  This  was  the  manere  of 
the  oth  that  thei  swore : — "  We  Charles,  governour  of 
Frauns,  the  first  begotin  son ''  of  John,  Kyng  of  Frauns, 
upon  the  Holy  Sacrament  swere  here,  and  on  the 
Holy  Gospelle,  that  we  schal  kepe  pees  and  concord 
whech  is  mad  betwix  the  Kyngis,  and  make  no 
contradiccion  ageyn  it."  The  same  oth  made  the  Prince 
Edward,  and  the  to  Kyngis,  and  alle  the  lordes  on 
both  parties.  And  for  more  sikernesse,  the  Kyng  of 
Ynglond  took  pleggis,  V.  dukes,  VII.  erles,  IX.  lordes, 
and  many  honourabil  knytes. 
King  John  go  was  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  delyvered,  and  his 
raunson  set  at  III.  milliones  of  florenes,  of  whech  too 
schuld  weye  a  nobil. 
A.D.  1361.  In  the  XXXV.  ^ere,  in  the  Parlement  at  West- 
ment  meets  minster,    before    the   Englisch    lordis    and    the    Frensch 

at  West-     ^yg^g    ^]-^jg  Rcord  purposed  and  gi'aunted ;    and   alle    thei 
minster  and  ^       '^  ^ 

agrees  to       — __ 

Ihe  treaty.        ^  Ami  thanne  cam.']   Written  upon 

an  erasure.    In  the  margin  are  the 

words  "  Than  were  sent." 

-  Constabil.]     Written    upon   an 

erasure.     In  the  margin  has  been 


written,  in  the  same  hand  as  the 
last  marginal  note,  the  word '  Cons- 
table.' 

'  begotin  son.]    Written  upon  an 
erasure. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


221 


that   Imd  not    swore    mad    her    othis   tliere    before  the  A.D.  I36i. 
Archbischop  at  Messe. 

This    lere  was    Ser    Jon    Gaunt,  erl    of  Richemund,  Richmond 
mad  duk  of  Lancastir   be    the    rite    of   his  wif,    wliech  's  made 
was  doutii'  to  good  Herry  of  Lancastir  late  ded.  Lancaster. 

In    this    tere    Prince    Edward    weddid     Jone,     the  The  Black 
cuntesse    of    Kent,    whech    was    before    departed    fro  i^»'ince 
the  erl  of  Salesbury,  and  weddid  aftir  to  Ser  Thomas  joan  of 
Holland,  knyte.  f^""^- 

This  ^ere  was  grete  pestilens,  speciali  of  men.  Grea?res 

And  this  same  tjane  felle  many  merveyles  in  dy  vers  tilence. 
londes.  At  Bologne,  on  Corporis '  Cristi  day  ^  appei-ed  Legends. 
a  blody  crosse  in  the  eyr,  fro  morow  til  it  was  noon ; 
and  thanne  it  fel  into  the  se.  Anon  aftir,  wolvys 
cam  oute  of  wodis,  and  devoiu-ed  many  men.  In 
Burgundy  was  a  reyn  alle  of  blood.  Both  in  Ynglond 
and  in  Frauns  appered  too  castellis  in  certeyn  forestis, 
and  in  desert  places,  out  of  whech  castellis  went  too 
lioostis  ;  on  white,  the  othir  blak  ;  and  sumtyme  the 
white  had  the  victorie,  whan  thei  faute,  and  sumtyme 
the  blak  had  the  victorie  :  and  sodeynly  the  castelle 
and  the  lioostis  vanysched  and  were  not  seyn. 

In  the  XXXVI.  ^ere  blew  the    grete  wynd    oute    of  A.D.  13G2. 
the    southwest    fro    evensong    til    mydnyte,  that   blewe  hurricane, 
down  many  a  hous;    of  whech  wynd   these  vers    were 
mad  :  — 

'•'  C.ter  erant  mille  decies  [sex]  unus  et  ille 
Luce  tua  Maure  vehemens  fuit  impetus  aure." 

This  is  the  Englisch : — 

"  A  thousand  III.  hundred  sexti  and  too, 
Was  Maurus  wynd  wliech  blew  soo." 
This  ^ere  a-  pound  of  wax^  was  worth    XVIII.  d'. 


'  Corporis'^    Corpus.    C.C.C. 
^  Corporis  Christi  day.']   A  move- 
able   feast :     the    Thursday   after 


Trinity  Sunday.     In  the  year  1361 
this  Feast  was  kept  on  May  27. 
'  wax.  ]    Added  above  the  line. 


222 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  13G2.      In  this   same  tere,  on    Seynt    Bris    Day  ^  the    Kjmg 

hoids^hi^"   was  fifti   wynteres   old.     Theifor    the  Kyng   mad    this 

jubilee.       lere  his  jubile, — losed  prisoneris,^  fofgaf  alle  forfetis. 

Pleading  And  tliis    lere  was   ordeyned  that   alle  plees   at  the 

at  the  bar    j^aj-re  scliiild   be  in    Eno;lisch   tunge,    and    in   no    othii- 
to  be  in  <=>  ^  ' 

English.       timge.^ 

And    this  tere   was  Leonel  mad   Duke    of  Clarens, 
and  Edmund  his  brothir  erl  of  Cambrig. 
A  check  is       It   was    ordeyned    eke    in    the    Parlement    that    the 
veyance."  '  Kji^o  schiild  have  III.  tere    folowand   of  a  sak  wolle 
XXVI.  s.  VIII.  d. :    and    that    purvioures   schuld   take 
no  vitale  but  thei  payed  therefor.    And  eke  that  there 
schuld  no  men  have   swech   purvioures   but  the  Kjaig, 
and  the  qween,  and  dukes. 
Death  of  In-      This  lere  Pope  Innocent  deied. 

Urban  V '       And^   aftir    him    succedid    Urbanus    Quintus,    whech 
Pope.  mad   a    Constitucion  ageyn  pluralites.      But    it  availed 

but  litil ;   for    clerkis    plesed    so   lordes,  that   the  Con- 
stitucion was  not  admitted. 
A.D  1363.      i^   the    XXXVII.  tere,    in    the    month    of  October, 

Parliament  -r/   ■,  t        t  f 

meets  in      the    Kyng   held    a    Parlement   at    London,    fro   whech 

London:     ^^^^    ^^  Taaii  of  powere    absent   him.      There  was  for- 

certain  ap-  -i 

parel  and    bode    that    sylvyr    and    gold    schuld    not    be    used    in 

forbidden    kiiyves,  uc    girdelis,  ne    brochis,  ne    ringes,  ne  no  othir 
to  the  lower  ornamentis,   but    in    swech    persones    that    myte    spend 
X.hbi.  be  tere  :  and  eke  that  no  man  schuld  were  peloure 
or  precious  cloth,  but  he   myte    spend   be    ^ere  a  hun- 
dred pound.      It  was    ordeyned    eke  that  the  comoime 
puple  schuld  not  use  no  precious  mete  ne  di-ink. 
of  France^       ^^  ^^^^'^  same  tyme  thre  Kingis  came  into  this  lond, 
Cyprus,and  to  SO    oui'e  Kyng,    The  Kyng  of   Frauns,  the  Kyng  of 

Scotland 

visit  King 

Edward. — - — — — : 


'  November  13. 

^  priso)icris.'\     Written  upon  an 
erasure. 

3  atid  in  no  othir  tunge.']  om.C.C.C. 


*  Innocent  deied.  Ajid.'\  Partly 
written  upon  an  erasure.  The  word 
'Papa'  is  written  in  the  margin, 
apparently  by  the  same  hand. 


CAPGRAVE'S  chronicle   of  ENGLAND.  223 

Cipir,  tlie    Kyng    of   Scottis.      And  whan  tliei  had  be  A.D.  1363. 
receyved  worchipfully,  too  Kyngis  turned    horn  agejoi  : 
the    third,   that    is    to    sey,  of    Frauns,  felle    seek,  and  'King  John 
deyed  at  London,  in  Saveye,  in   the   next  lere ;    whos  gavoy. 
exequies    Kyng     Edward    ded    holde     worchipfully    in 
dyvers  places.      His    body  was    caried,  at    the    Kyngis 
cost,  onto    Dover,  and   than  the  Frenschmen    led   him, 
and  byried  him  at  Seint  Denys. 

This  tere   a  quarter  whete  was  sold  for  XV.  3. 

In  the  XXXVIII.  tere    Charles    de  Bloys  cam  with  A.D.  i364. 

7  .  ''  Battle  of 

a  gret  boost  into  Bretayn,  to  fite  with  Jon  Mountforth,  Auray. 

duk  of  Bretayn ;    for    this    same  pretendid  to  be  duke  ^['^''^?^  °^ 

of  the  same.      And  there  was  the    same  Charles  slayn,  slain. 

and    many    of   his    men,  in    noumbir    a    thousand    and 

fyve  hundred.     Off  Jon  side  deyed  but  VII.  men. 

In  this  same  ^ere  the  Lumbardes  accused  her  felawes,  Certain 
that  thei  had  deceyved  the  King    in  certyn  merchaun-  ^o'^^^_''<^s 
disc.'      Than  were    thei    put    in     the    Tour,    onto    the  prisoned  in 
tyme   that    thei     content    the     Kyng    even    aftir    his  ^^^  ^°^^^- 
pleasauns. 

In  this  lere,  in  the  pleyn  of  Turkye,  was  a  grevous  Great  vic- 
batayle,  on  Alhalow  Day,^  betwix  Cristen  men  and  the^Tm-ks. 
Paynymes ;  where,  be  the  grace  of  God,  Cristen  men 
had  the  victory.  On  the  Christen  side  were  slayn 
Jon,  Kyng  of  Hungarie ;  Seward,  Kyng  of  Gorganye  ; 
and  the  Maistir  of  the  Hospital  in  the  ylde  of  Rodis: 
and  of  the  puple  V.  thousand  to  Inmdred  and  X.  On 
the  othir  side  were  killid  fourty  thousand  of  myty 
men,  and  of  othir  comowneris  without  noumbyr.  The 
princes  of  that  side  were  these  :  The  Soudan  of  Babi- 
lony ;  the  Kyng  of  Turkye  ;  the  Kyng  of  Baldak ;  the 
Kyng  Belmarjm ;  the  Kyng  of  Tartare  ;  the  Kyng  of 
Lettow ;  of  whech  III.  were  slayn. 


'  merckaundise.']  Written  upon  an  I      -  November  1. 
erasure.  I 


221  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND, 

A.D.  13Gj.      In  the  ^ere  of  Edward  XXXIX.  was   born  Edward, 
Edwani      the  first  begote  child  of  Prince  Edward.    And  whan  he 

Son  of  the  was  VII.  tere  old  he  deyed. 

Black  ' 

Prince.  ^^^    '^^^   same^    ^ere   the    grete    cyte    of    Alisaundi*e 

The  King    -^yas    take  be    tlie  Kyng    of  Cipir.      Eut    for  thei    that 

takes  Alex-  tok  it  Were    Cristen    men    and    fewe,    thei    robbed    the 

audria.        cyte,  and    fled  with    the    godes,    or    the    Soudam    cam 

with  his  strength.      This    same    Kyng  of  Cipre  was  in 

Yngloud  before  this  jornay,  and  had  of  Kyng  Edward 

men,  schipjus,  and  mony. 

A.D.  13GG-      jj^  |^]^g  XL.  lere  was  born    a  child  to  Prins  Edward 

Birth  of  / 

Bichard  IL  at  Burdews,  whom  the  Kyng   cleped    Majoricarum  left 

at  Bor-       £j.Q  ^jjg  funt,  an  cleped  be  his    name  Richard. 

deaux.  '  >- 

Tiic  Eng-        In  tlio  same  dales  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  wrote  letteris 

runFrance.  ^i^to    the    Kyng  of   Ynglond,  that  he  schuld  help  him 

ageyn  the  grete    cumpanye  of   Englisch  that  ovyrrydin 

Frauns.      The    Kyng    wrot  onto    hem,  that  thei  schuld 

leve    her    lidyng,    and  go    fro  Frauns.      Thei    answerd 

that   the   londis  whech    thei   had    gote   thei   wold    not 

forsake ;    and  eke,  as    thei  longed    not  to    the    crowne 

of  Ynglond,  thei   were    not    bounde    to    his    comaund- 

ment.      Whan  the  Kyng  had  letteres  of  this  rebellion, 

he  proclamed    a   viage    into    Frauns ;    gadered    a    gret 

puple,  and  purposed  for  to  venge  him   patently,  as  the 

answere    was    divulged.       This    aspied     the    Kyng    of 

Frauns,    and    prayed    the    Ky^lg    that    he    schuld    not 

perform  his  jornay.       For    he    was    aferd,  if  the  Kyng 

cam    on    the    o    side,  and  the    cumpany  on    the    othir 

side,  that    it    schuld    be    destruccion    of   his    kyngdam. 

Whan   Kyng   Edward    herd   the    letteris,  he    swore  be 

the    Blessed    Mayden    Marie, — "Though    thei    ovyrryde 

alle  the  regne  of  Framis,  the  Kyng   schal   nevyr   have 

rcterthe     ^^^^P   ^^  ^^^" 

Cruel  is  In    that    same    tyme    Bertran    Claykyn,    and    Hew 

from  Cas-    Calvyiie,    that   were    lederes    of    this     cumpany,    left 

tile.  

'  same.'\  Written  upon  an  erasure. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of    ENGLAND.  225 

Frauns,    at    reverens    of    the    Kyng,    and    went    into  A.D.  13gg. 

S[)ayii(  with  grete  puple    ni    to  LX.  thousand,  at  com- 

auudment  of   the  Pope,  ageyn  Peter,  Kyng    of   Spayn, 

to  priv^e  him  of  his  lordchip.      Whan  Kyng  Petii*  herd 

of  her    comyng,    he    fled    into    Gascoyne    onto    Prynce 

Edward,  that  lie  myte  recure  his  regne  be  his  favoure. 

In  the  .same  tyme    thei    of   Spayn    chose    hem  a  newe 

Kyng,  that  was    brothir    to    the    forseid    Petir,    and    a 

bastard. 

In   the  XLI.  ^ere  was  a  grevous    bataile    in    Spayn  A.D.  13G7. 

betwix    the     Prince     Edward     and    Herry    the   wrono-  ^J^.^  "^'-'^'^ 

•^  o  in  nee 

Kyng    of     Spayn,    where    the    Englischmen    had    the  espouses 
bettir.     This  batail  was  by  the  town  and  the  watir  of  ljJ,*^^J"JJ^jg 
Natar.     The  Kyng  of   Spayn   lied,  for   he    myte    not '  the  rival 
susteyne  the    tempest    of  arowes.      VII.  thousand  men  xajfr^. 
of   Ins  were    slayn    there,  and    many  mo    dronchin    in 
the    watyr.       There  were    take    the    erl    of   Dene,  and 
Bertram  Cleykyn,  that  was    his    principal    counceloure. 
Aftir  this  victorie  the  Kyng  Petir  was  restored  to  his 
dignite,    and    the    Prince    returned    into    Gyan,      This 
Kyng,  aftir  the  Prince  was    go,  be    fals  deceyt    of   his 
enmyes,  was    killid    at    his    mete.       The  Prince  eke  in 
that  viage  was  poysoned,  for    aftir    that  tyme    he    had 
nevyr  helth  of  body. 

In  the  XLII.  ^ere,  in  the  month  of  March,  there  A.D.  13C8. 
appered  betwix  the  north  and  the  west  a  sterre  thei  j^;e*'"onw' 
clepe  comata,  directing  his  hemes  rite  onto  Frauns.        appears. 

And  in  the    same  ^ere,  in  the  month  of  April,  Sere  The  Duke 
Leonel,  duk    of   Clarens,  with    a    chose  felauchip,  took  marries 
his  jornay    onto    Melan,  for    to    have    the  duke  doutir  Vidanteof 
to  his  wif,  and  half   the    lyflod  of  that  duchy.      Aftir 
the     tyme    he    had    weddid    that    lady    he    lyved    not  ^le  <^i«;s 
longe,  but    deied    in    that  cuntre    aboute    the  Nativite  buried  at 
of  oure  Lady.-     His  body  was  byi-ied  at  Pavy,  fast  by  I'l^^'^- 


'  nof]  note.    C.C.C.  |      ^  Sc-ptLanber  3. 


22G  CAPGRAYE's  chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 

A.T).  1368.  the    toumbe    of  Seyn  Austin ;    his  hert  was  broute  to 

the  Freres  of  Chare,  and  biried,  or  kept  in  leed. 
Troubles         jj^   i\^[^    ^gj.g  ^}-^q     Frenschmen  broke  the   pees,  and, 
m  I  ranee.         .     .  , .         /        tt-         •        i       i         •         -n  t  i 

ovirridin    the     Kyngis     londes    in     roimte,    distroyed 

castellis  and  townes,  and  took  many  prisoneris ;  putting 
al  the  cause  upon  the  Englischmen. 
AD  13G9.      In  the  XLIII.  tere  the  Kyng  hekl    a    Parlement  at 

The  King     _^^  .  ,      /  i        i  •      i 

resumes  Westminster,  where  was  purposed  what  is  best  to  doo 
l^rJ^^^  f^  ^g^y^  the  rebellion  of  Frauns,  notwithstandyng  her 
Frauc'e."  ^^Tyting  and  her  othis.  Tlier  it  was  concluded  that 
the  Kyng  schuld  chaleng  his  rite  ageyn.  Upon  tliis 
purpos^  he  sent  his  son  Jon,  duk  of  Lancastir,  and 
Humfrey  Bown,  erl  of  Herforth,  into  Frauns,  for  to 
cleyme  his  rite.  And  whil  tliei  taried  at  Chalkhul, 
abydyng  the  resistens  of  the  Frensch  part,  there  cam 
oute  of  Ynglond  the  erl  of  Warwik,  Ser  Thomas 
Belchaump,  whech  had  evyr  grete  worchip  in  batayle. 
The  FreiLschmen,  that  had  sette  the  day  of  batayle, 
whan  thei  sey  that  navy  in  the  se,  wenyng  that  the 
Kyng  of  Ynglond  had  come,  thei  fled,  levyng  mech 
of  here  stuf  behynde   hem. 

In  this  same  tyme  was  Ser-  Herry  Spenser  a  grete 
werriom-e  in  Ytaile,  or  the  tyme  that  he  was  pro- 
moted :  and  Ser  Jon  Haukwood,  a  mervelous  man  of 
amies,  whech  led  in  Itale  a  grete  cumpany  clepit 
"  The  White  Felauchip."  His  dechs  wold  ask  a  special 
tretys. 
A.D.  1370.  In  the  XLIIII.  ^ere  the  Kyng  borowed  gret  good 
of  dyvers  astatis,  pretending  th.at  it  schidd  be  spent 
in  profite  of  the  reme :  but  it  was  spent  al  othir 
wyse. 
A  great  ^^    the    fest    of  Seint  Jon    Baptist  ^    the  Kyng    sa- 

army  sent  ^  j    &     &  *^ 

into  France  dered   a   lioost    of   the   best  men  that    mite    be    chose, 
John^         ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^^^   ^^^^°    Frauns.      Amongst  hem    was   the 

Kuollvs. 

'  pitrpos.'\   om.    C.C.C.  I      ^  June  24. 

o  Ser.-]    om.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE'S  chronicle  of  ENGLAND,  227 

lord  Graunson  and  the  lord  Fitz waiter,  with  othir  A.D.  isro, 
yonger  lordis.  And  Ser  Robert  KnolKs,  as  a  elde 
werroui'e,  was  assigned  be  the  Kyng  for  to  be  her 
capteyn.  Wlianne  thei  cam  into  Frauns,  as  long  as 
thei  were  governed  be  Knollis  thei  had  no  rebuke. 
Than  was  amongst  hem  a  knyte  thei  clepid  Ser  Jon 
Monstreworth ;  and  he  seid  onto  the  lordis,  that  it 
was  schame  onto  hem  that  thei  schuld  be  governed 
nndir  swech  a  elde  tlieef.  Thus  were  thei  disparplied 
into  dyvers  cumpanies,  and  Ser  Robert,  with  his 
mene,  went  into  Britayn,  to  a  castel  of  his  owne. 
The  lordis,  thus  departed,  were  take  summe,  and 
summe  slayn,  be  the  Frensch  party ;  and  Ser  Jon 
Monstreworth  fled  into  Ynglond,  and  accused  Ser 
Robert  Knollis  of  treson :  for  whech  cause  Ser  Robert 
dui'st  not  se  the  Kyng,  tyl  he  sent  him  mecli  tresoure; 
and  than  he  cam  to  his  excuse.  The  forseid  Mon- 
streworth aftir  that  fled,  and    held  with   the    Kyng  of 

Frauns.  t\   *i,   x- 

Death  of 

In  this  tere  deyed   Pope  Urban.  Urban  V. 

And  for  him  was  chose  Gregorius  XI.  Gregory 

In    this    ^ere    many    cytees    in    Gyan    fel    fro    the !. . '' 
obediens    of  Prince    Edward,    and   held  with    Frauns,^  and  other 
for   grevous    exacciones    that    were    leyde    upon    hem ;  g^f ^^ 
and    specialy  the    cite    Lemovicensis ;    whech    cyte    the  revolt  from 
Prince  distroyed    onto   the  ground.      Aftir    that,^    with  *^'^  ^'"°'=''- 
his    wif   and    Richard    his    son,  the    Prince    cam    into  compelled 
Ynglond,    and   resined   al    Gyan    and    Gascon   into  his  *»  submit, 
faderis    hand,   levying    in     that    same    cuntre     his    too  returns  to 
bretherin,  Jon,  duke  of  Lancastir,  and  Edmund,  erl  of^^Sland, 
Cambrigge. 

In  the  XLV.  tere  the  clergi  and  the  puple  lent  on-  A.D.  I37i. 
to  the  Kyng  fifty  thousand  pound,  whech  was  graunted  arrhcOTiy 

taxed. 


'  ivilh  Frauns.']     Added   in   the  I      ■  fliat.]    om.    C.C.C. 
margin.  | 

p  2 


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CAPGRAYES   CIIIIOXICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1371. 


The  Clergy 
are  ex- 
cluded 
from  all 
civil  offices. 


The  Pope 
in  vain  tries 
to  make 
peace. 

A.D.  1372. 
Parliament 
at  Win- 
chester. 


Naval  vic- 
tory over 
the  Flem- 
ings. 


Siege  of 
llochelle. 


Defeat  at 

Hochelle. 


for  a  subsidy,  and  late  payed  agejii.  And  to  paj-e 
this  summe  the  annual  prestis  were  compelled,  and 
pore  benefices,  that  uevir    payed  before. 

In  this  ^ere  lordes  asked  that  the  bischoppis  schuld 
be  remeved  fro  the  offises,  Chauncelere,  Tresorer^  and 
Privy  Sel ;  and  that  temporal  lordes  schuld  have  tho 
offises.  And  so  was  it  fulfillid  in  dede  ;  and  alle 
this  wa.s  don  for  hate  of  the  clergie. 

In  tills  same  2  ere  cam  solempne  messageris  fro 
the  Pope,  to  trete  pes  betwix  the  to  Kingis ;  but  it 
availed  not.^ 

In  the  XLVI.  tere,  the  Kyng  held  a  Parlement  at 
Winchestir,  to  wliech  Parlement  were  somound  foure 
bischoppis  and  fom-e  abbotis,  and  no  mo.  And  this 
cause  was  pretendid,  that  the  citeceynes  of  London, 
and  of  Norwich,  and  othir  cytes,  had  conspired  ageyn 
the  Kyng. 

In  this  lere  the  duke  of  Lancastir  and  his  brothir 
Edmund  cam  oute  of  Gyan,  with  the  too  douteris 
of  the  King  of  Spayn.  The  duke  of  Lancastir 
weddid  the  elder ;  sclie  hite  Constauns :  and  Edmund 
^veddid  the  yonger ;  sclie  hite  Ysabel. 

In  this  lere  was  a  batail  betwix  Englischmen  and 
Flemingis  in  the  se ;  where  the  Englischmen  killid 
many  Flemingis,  and  took  XXV.  schippis  ladeu  with 
bay  salt. 

In  that  lere  was  Rochel  besegid  with  Frensch- 
men.  And  the  Kyng  sent  thidir^  the  erl  of  Pen- 
bi-ok,  Ser  Jon  Hastingis,  for  to  remeve  the  sege.  And 
sodeynly,  in  the  port  of  Rochel,  met  with  him  a  gi-ete 
nave  of  Spaynardes,  distroyed  the  Englisch  blod, 
brent  alle  the  schippis,  and  led  the  forsaid  lord  into 
Spayn,   and    XX.    thousand    marks,    whech   the    Kyng 


'  not}    nat.    C.C.C. 


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had  talc    liim    to    his   viage.       This    infortime   fel    onto  A.D.  1372. 

him  on  Missomer  Even/  whech  is    the    feest  of  Seynt 

Andre,  as  summe  suppose  ;    for  he  was    a    gret    enmie 

onto  the  Cherch  of  Hely. 

In   the    XLVII.  tere,    the    duk    of   Lancastir   witli  A.D.  1373. 

strong    hand    rood    into    Frauns,    and,    be    Paris,    onto  "^3^5  ^^"^^ 
°,  .  .  ofLancas- 

Burgoin,  and  took  tributes  of  cites,  as  he  went,  evene  ter  in 
aftir  his  pleasauns.  Thei  offered  him  good  for  dreed.  ''"'^°^^* 
Than  went  he  be  the  hilHs  of  Alverne,  (not  Malverne,) 
where  many  of  his  deied  for  hungir  :  so  was  lie  com- 
pelled to  turne  ageyn  to  Bordeus.  Ther  was  prefixed 
a  bataile  betwix  him  and  the  duke  of  Angoye,  but 
it  turned  to  a  treus  til  the  XX.  day  of  May :  the  day 
of  batail  was    sette    first    the    X.  day    of   April. 

The  same    tere   the  Kyng  wrote    to    the  Pope,  that  The  King 
the  elecciones  of  cathedral  cherchis  scliuld  be  kept  aftir  p.^'^'j^  ^^^° 
the  eld  custom    of  the  lond.      And    in    the    Parlement  claims. 
holden  aftirward  at  London,  it  was   ordeyned  that  the 
cathedral   cherchis-    schuld    have     here    dew    eleccion  ; 
and  that  the  King    schuld    not    write    the    contrari    to 
the  Pope,  but  promote  the  same  eleccion. 

In   the   XLVIII.    ^ere,  Ser   Jon  Duk    of    Lancastir  A.D.  1374. 
cam    oute    of    Gyan  into  Ynglond.     And  aftir  he  was  ^j,g  \"  "j." 
go,  alle  the  cuntre  turned  Frensch,  save  Burdews  and  of  Laucas- 
Bayon. 

In    this    same    ^ere    was    a   grete    trete   at    Bruges  Truce  be- 
betwix  the  Councel  of  the    two  remes,    for  to  make  a  J"  *j*^"  ^''?^' 

'  land  and 

fj'-nal  pes.  For  this  cause  ^  was  sent  Jon,  duke  of  Lan-  Franco, 
castir,  William  Mountagew,  erl  of  Salisbury,  Regnald 
Cobham,  and  many  othir.  For  the  Frensch  side  was 
the  Duke  of  Angoy,  with  many  othir  lordes.  Ther 
were  eke  of  the  clergi  of  Ynglond,  Simon  Sudbyry, 
with  many  otliu-  prelatis.     This  trety  lasted  ny  to  tere. 


June  23.     S.  Andrew's  day  is 
Nov.  30. 

2  cherchis.']    Added  in  the  margin 


at  a  later  period. 

'  cause.']    Added  in  the  margin. 


2'SO 


CAPGRAVEa   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1374.  not  "withoute   grete    expenses,    and   no   pes    had.     For 
al  that  same  tyme  the  Frenschmen  purveyed  hem  for 
to   fite   with     Englischmen.      So   was   there     gi'aunted 
trews  for  o  2  ere. 
A.D.  137j.      In   the   XLIX.    tere,  Sere   Jon   Moimtforth,  duk    of 
?fMont-''''  Bretayn,  rod  with  the  Kyngis  son,  Edmund,  erl  of  Cam- 
fort  into      hrigge,  and  the  erles  of  March,  Warwic,  and  StafForth, 
"  '^'^'^^^'       and  the    lord    Spenser :      all  these  went  into    Bretayn. 
Anon  as  thei  were  come,  the  castelle  of  Seint  Mathew,^ 
the  castelle    of   Orcey,  and  the  castelle  of  Brest,  were 
tolde  onto    hem ;    and  than  besegid    thei  the   town   of 
Kemple,  where  were^  alle  the  worthi  men  of  the  lond. 
And   that   had   thei   take,  had  not   lettyng  be  with    a 
messager  that   cam  fro  Ynglond,  with  the  Kyngis  let- 
teris,  that  thei   schuld    leve    the    sege,   and   com   hom 
ageyn. 

In  this  tyme  was  take  ^  the  ylde  of  Constantyn,  with 
the  castel  of  Seynt  Savyom-e,*  be  a  swyere  thei 
clepid  Thomas  Kaiing-ton/  whom  Ser  Jon  Anysle, 
knyte,*"  apeched  aftir  of  treson,  and  faut  with  liim,  and 
killid  him. 
A.i).  137G,  In  the  fifti  ^ere  of  Edward,  whech  was  the  lere  of 
in  London.  '^^^^'^  Lorde  1876,  was  gadered  a  gi-et  Parlement  at 
London,  in  whech  was  asked  a  gi'et  summe  of  mony 
to  the  Kyng.  And  it  was  answerd  be  Petir  de  la  Mar, 
knyte,  and  Speker  of  the  Parlement,  that  the  K3aig 
nedeth  not  for  to  have  the  godes  of  the  pore  men,  if 
he  were  wysely  and  treuly  gided.  And  if  it  were  so 
that  the  Kjoig  had  so  gret  nede/  he  offered,  be  asent 
of  the  Comownes,  that  thei  wold  largely  help  him,  up 
condicion    that   certeyn    officeres    schuld   bo    remeved ; 


'  of  Seitit   Mathcw,']      Written 
upon  an  erasure. 

where  were.']     Written  upon  an 
erasure. 

^  was  la/ie.]  Added  in  the  margin. 


*  ivlth  .  *  .  .  .    Scynt   Savyowe.l 

om.  c.ac. 

*  Karington']  Kyryngtou.  C.C.C. 
^  hnijlc.\    om.    C.C.C. 

'  ncdc.  ]   Added  in  the  margin. 


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that  Is  to  sey, — the  Chambiiieyn,  whech  was  the  lord  A.D.  1376. 
Latymer,  and   many   othir ;    and   new   men    were^  as- 
signed in  her  place.      But  this  Statute   lest   not  fully 
III.  monthis.     The  Commaunte  asked  eke,  that  Dame  Alice 
Alis   Pereres   schuld  be   remeved   oute   of    the    Kyngis    ^^^''^^'^' 
hous,  as  a  woman  malepert,  and  entermenting  in  every 
mater.       This    woman    would    sumtyme    sitte    be    the 
Juges  on  the  bench,  and  sumtyme  be  the  Doctouris  in 
the   Consistory,  and    plete  Avith    the  treuth,   and  ageyn 
the   treuth,    be    the   Kyngis   auctorite  ;    whech    tui-ned 
gretly    onto    his   vileny   and    slaunder.      And    be    the 
instauns   of  this   woman   was   this   Petir   De   la   Mai-e 
condempned   to   perpetuel    prison   at   Notingham ;    but 
witliin  too  iere  aftir  he  was  delyveryd. 

In    the    tyme   of  this   Parlement    deyed    the    noble  Death  of 
Prince   Edward,   on  the  Trinite  Sunday,  the  VIII.  day  !l^  ^'^^^ 
of  June.     His  deth  bare  awey  al  the  sikirnes  of  this 
lond. 

In    this   Parlement,    Richard,    son    onto   the   forseid  Richard 
Prince,  was   mad  erl  of  Chestir,    and    sone   aftir   that,    ^^  ^°°' 
duke    of    Cornwayle ;    and    not    long    aftir    Prince   of 
Wales. 

In  tliis  tyme  on  Jon  Wiclef,  Maystir  of  Oxenforth,  John 
held  many  straunge  opiniones : — That  the  Cherch  of^^°^^^* 
Rome  is  not  lied  of  alle  Cherchis.  That  Petir  had  no 
more  auctorite  thanne  the  othir  Aposteles ;  ne  the  Pope 
no  more  power  than  anothir  pi-est.  And  that  temporal 
lordes  may  take  awey  the  godes  fro  the  Cherch,  whan 
the  persones  trespasin.  And  that  no  reules  mad  be 
Augustin,  Benet,  and  Framiceys,  adde  no  more  i:)er- 
feccion  over  the  Gospel  than  doth  lym-whiting  onto 
a  wal.  And  that  bischoppis  schuld  have  no  prisones ; 
and    many    othir   thingis.      Upon    these    materes    the 


•  ti'erc]   om.  C.C.C. 


232 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1377 
Death  of 
Edward 
IIL 


A.D.  137C.  Poi^c  sent  a  bulle  to  the  arbischop'  of  Cavmtirbiny 
and  of  London,-  that  thei  schuld  areste  the  same 
Wiclef,  and  make  him  to  abjure  these  seid  opiniones. 
And  so  he  ded,  in  the  presens  of  the  duk  of  Lancastir  : 
but  aftirward  he  erred  in  these,  and  in  mo.  The 
same  tyme  thei  of  London  wokl  a  killid  the  forseid 
duk,  had  thei  not  be  lettid  be  her  bischop. 

In  the  on  and  fifty  iere  of  his  regne,  he  deyed  at 
Schene,  and  is  biried  at  London  ;^  whech  lere  is  a 
counted  onto  Richardis  tyme,  and  not  to  his.  This 
King  Edward  was  gracious  and  fortunat  in  pes ; 
devout  onto  the  Cherch ;  fortunat  in  batayle ;  nevir 
steyned,  save  that  in  his  age  he  was  gi*etly  hxngaged 
with  lecchery. 

Anno    6575—6596.      1377-1398.  — Li    the    ^ere    of 

Grace  a  1377,  Richard  of  Burdews,  the  son  of  Edward 

the    Prince,  was    crowned  at  London,    the  sextene  day 

of  Jule,  bi  the  handis  of  Simon  SutbjTy,  archbiscop  of 

Cauntirbury;  the  ^ere  of  his  age  XL     The  lirst  thingis 

lie   ded    he  mad   pees  betwix  his  uncle,  Jon  of  Gaunt, 

and  the  Cyte  of  London.     In  the  day  of  his  coronacion 

he    mad    IIII.     newe    erles, — Thomas    Wodstock,    the 

yongest    son    of     Kyng    Edward,    erl    of    Bokyngam ; 

Richard     of    Angolisme,    erl    of     Huntydon ;     Thomas 

Moubray,   erl  of  Notingam  ;   Heny  Percy,  of  Northum- 

berlond."* 

TheFrench      In-  this    same    tere    tlie    Frenschmen  took  the    Ilde 

Sr^''  of  Man,   al   save  the    Castel,    whech    Ser    Hew    Tyi-el 

Man.  manfully  defended  :  ^    but    thei    of  the   ylde  were   fayn 


Accession 
of  Richard 
IL 


'  arhischop.']  This  word  was 
originally  written  bischop,  and  the 
abbreviation  '  ar  '  added  above  tlic 
line.— "Archbishop."    C.C.C. 

'^  and  of  Londun']  and  Bishop  of 
London.    C.C.C. 

^  London.']    Above  this  word  is  a 


mark  referring  to  the  word  'West- 
minster,' w^rittcn  in  the  margin  in 
a  later  hand. 

*  of  Northnmhcrlond']        Earl    of 
Northuuiberlond.     C.C.C. 

^defended]    kept.    C.C.C. 


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233 


to  gyve  the  Frenschmen  a  M.  marc,  that    thei    schuld  A.l).  1377. 
not  brenn   her  houses. 

In  the  same  Zere  thei  londed  in  Southsex,  fast  by 
a  town  cleped  Rotyngdene  ;  and  ageyn  hem  went  the 
Priour  of  Lews :  and  there  was  he  take ;  nnd  with 
him  to  knytes,  Ser  Jon  Fallisle,  and  Sir  Thomas 
Cheyne,  and  a  swyere,  Jon  Brokas. 

In   the   secund   tere    of   Rychard   deied    Gregori    the  A.D.  1378. 
XL' 

And  for  him  was  chose  Urbane  tlie  VI.,  whech  L'rban  VL, 
was  before  bischop  of  Bare.-  And  ageyn  him^  ros 
the  Cardinal  Jubanensis,  that  procured  certeyn  cardi- 
nales  to  chese  him,  notwithstanding  that  he  and  al 
his  party  had  mad  lier  obediens  to  this  Urbane  be- 
fore. This  cardinal  cleped  him  selve  Clement,  whech 
fled  oute  of  Rome  with  his  clientis. 

In    this    ^ei-e    the    King    of    Navern    lete    to    Kj'ug  Cher- 
Richard  Cherborow,  in  Normandie,   for  a  certeyn   pen-   "^!^j^\'p  ^^ 
sion,   to   be   paid  every  lere,  that  he  schuld  have   esy  the  King. 
lond3mg  into  the  ground  of  Frauns. 

In    this    iere    the    Kyng    of   Frauns    asked    of    hem  Cliarlcs  V. 
that    dwelle    in    Litil    Bretayn    here    castellis    and    her  °he  ike-^ 
strengthis  ;   and   thei  that   were    his"*  rebelles  he  killid  tons, 
vilensly.     This   was   the  cause    that    thei  of   the    lond 
desired    gretly   that   Ser    Jon    Mountforth    schuld   com 
hom  ageyn,  as  very  eyer. 

In    the    third    lere    of    Richard,    Ser    Hew   Calvirle  A.D.  1379, 
and  Ser  Thomas  Percy  were   mad  amirelis  of  the  se ; 
and   thei    tok    many  schippes,    and   caused  gret   plente 
of  alle  maner  marchaundise  in  this  lond. 


'  Greyori  the  Xl."]  Written  upon 
an  erasure.  The  word  '  Papa '  is 
written  in  the  margin,  evidently  in 
the  same  hand  as  the  text. 

•' narc^    Bar.     C.C.C. 


5  him.]  C.C.C.  Added  by  a  late 
hand  above  the  line  in  the  MS. 
Tub.  Lib. 

*  /lis.']  Added  in  the  margin  by 
a  late,  hand; 


234  CAPGRAVE'S  chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 

A.D,  1379.  In  this  tyme  tlie  biscliop  Cassilensis,  a  Eriscliman, 
notLfies'to  ^^^  ^®^^  ^^'^  ^^^®  Pope  to  the  Kyng,  cloying  him  to 
Richard  wete^  that  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  was  acursed,  because 
French  ^^®  ^^^  ^rye  thorw  the  lond  that  there  schuld  no 
King  is       man  in  Frauns  do  obediens  to  Pope  Urbane  up  pejme 

excommu-    ,     .  r.o   i  •     i      i 

nicate.  lesmg  01 "  his  hed. 

General  In  this  tere  was   hold  a   Parlament,   where  was  or- 

thrnobief  <ieyned    that    for    this    tyme    the    Comones   schuld    be 

and  clergy,  spared,    and   rich    men  schuld   pay    a    subsidie    to   the 

Kyng :  every  duk  X.  marc ;  every  archbishop  X.  marc ; 

every  erl  VI.  marc ;  and  every  bischop,  and  every  abbot 

mitred,  VI.    marc ;   notwithstanding    that    every   abbot 

mitred   and   polled    schuld    pay  for    every  moulds   hed 

XLd.     There  was  no  religious  man,  ne  woman,  justise, 

scln-eve,    knyt,    swyere,     person,    vicarie,     simpil   prest, 

that  scaped  this   tax ;  but   ech  of   hem  j)ayed  aftir  his 

degi'ee. 

A  ship  of        In  this  same  tyme  the  fals    Flemyngis  took  a  barge 

captured     of  Fowey,  wliech  is  in  Cornwayle ;  and   the   men  that 

by  the        were    within    schip,  tliei    killid,    save    o    boy,  that  fled 

to  on    of  the    Flemysch    shippis,    and    liid  him  in    the 

liori'ok.^     The  Flemingis  com  into  Ynglond  for  to  selle 

the  merchaundise  whech  tliei  had   take :    the  boy  herd 

Englischmen  speke,  and  cried  for   help.      Anon,  as    he 

was  pulled   up,    he  told  whou*  thei  took  the  schip  be 

treson,    pretending    that    thei    were    oure   frendis,    and 

thus   killed   alle   the    men,    save    him.       So   were    the 

Flemyngis  take,  and  sent  to  dyvers  prisones. 

Dispute  at       In    tliis    same     ^ere    Edmund     Brounfeld,     munk    of 

Edm  nd     -^^^T'  entered   the    place    of  Bury,    be   the  Popes  gift, 

took   upon   him   to    be    abbot  of  the  place.      Wherfor 

the  Kyng  put  him  in   the    Toure  of  London,  and  alle 


'  wete}   know.    C.C.C. 

^  lesing  of]  oflesing.  C.C.C. 

^horroiq  hurrok.    CC.C. 


"•  wJiou.']  This  word  was  ori- 
ginally written  '  who,'  the  '  u,'  hav- 
ing been  added  above  the  line  at  a 
later  period. 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


235 


tho  monkes    that  favoured   him.       But   at    the  last  he  A.D.  i379. 

was  delivered  ^  on  that    condiccion,  that  he  schuld   not 

come  at  Bury,  ne  he  schuld  not  passe  the  se.     But  he 

brok  his  otli,  went  to    Rome,  and    there  was   he    mad 

lyster  of  the  Paleis,  and  comensale  with  the  Pope,         j^y>  1380. 

In  the  IIII.  tere  of  Richard    the    eyer    of  the  em-  The  Emp., 

peroure  Constantinopolitan,  and  the  Patriark,  com,  a.nd  gi-^h  of 

mad  her  obediens    to    Urban    the    Sexte,  of  whom  he  Constanti- 
nople sub- 
was  crowned.  mittothe 

In    that    same    tyme    was    betwix    the    bischop    of^'op^- 

Norwich,  Herry  Spenser,  and  Thomas  de  la  Mar,  abbot  tetween 

of  Seynt    Albonne,    a   ple,'^   in    whech   pie   the    abbot  the  Bp.  of 

opteyned  that  there  schuld  no  prioure  longing  to  Seynt  ^^^  ^^q 

Albonne,  in   the    dyosise  of  Norwich,  be  compelled  for  Abbot  of 
+  1  +1        1  +      +1       TT-  S.Albans, 

to  gadere  the  dymes  to  the  King. 

In  this   tere  Ser  Thomas  Wodstok,  liei'l  of  Bokyng-  The  Eng- 
ham,  the  Kyngis  unkil,   Hugo  Caverle,  Robert  Knollis,  the\iortlfof 
Thomas  Percy,  William  Wyndesore,  proved  knytes,  tok  France. 
the  se,  to  help  Ser   Jon  Mountforth,  duke  of  Bretayn. 
Thei  myte  not   lond  there,  for  the  multitude  of  galeies, 
whech    the    King  of  Frauns   had    hired.      Therfor  thei 
turned    ageyn    to    Caleis,    and    riden    be    lond    thorw 
Fraims,   where  thei    brent    and    killid,   with    outeony 
resistens. 

In  that  same  tyme  deyed  the  Kyng  of  Frauns,  and  Death  of 
beqwath    the    crowne    to    his    yonger    brothir,    duk  of  *^*^^^'^'-'^  ^' 
Burgon :    for   whech    cause   the    elder   brothir,  duke  of 
Angoye,    reysid    batayle   ageyn   his   brothir,^   profitable 
to  hem  that   were  in  Britayn.     But  yet,  be  favom-e  of  Accession 
the  lordis,  this     yonger   brothir   was    crowned,  a   child  ^^^^^^'^'^^ 
but  X.  tere   old.     In   liis  beg5rnyiig  was   grete  trouble 
in   the  lond,   for    grevoUs    taxes    that  were   reysid   of 


*  delivered.']   Written  on  an  era- 
sure. 

a  pic,"]  Added  abote  the  line  by 
a  later  hand. 


'brothir.]  C.C.C.  The  word  is 
written  by  mistake  '  bothir  '  in  the 
MS.  Pub.  Lib. 


236  capgrave's  chronicle  of  England, 

A.D.  1380.  the   puple.      The    lordis   were     fayn   to    fie;     and   eke 

the    Januensis   were    killyd,   where   thei   myte    be  get.' 

For    thoo    XXV.  galeies    receyved    every    day    sevene 

hundred    and    fifty   pound.      And   this   payment  lastid 

fro    the     beginning     of    May     onto     the     last    end     of 

August.     Thus  was  the   mony  of  the  regne  consumed. 

rarliament      In   this    lere,    at   the  fest  of  Seynt   Martyn,-    was  a 

ainptoQ. "    Parlement  at  Norhampton,  where  was  reysid  a  grevous 

taske,^    wliecli    mad    mecli    troubyl    in    this    lond :    for 

every  religious    man,   and    every  religious    woman    was 

compelled    for    to    pay    a    nobil.      And  seculere  prestis 

payed  as  mech.     Eke  every  man  and  woman  that  were 

Aveddid  payed  XI  Id.  for  her  hed. 

^rP;.i^®^*      In  the  V.  tere  of  Richard,  Jon  Wiclef  resumed  the 
Wiclif.  /    .    , 

eld  dampned  opinion  of  Berengari,  that  seide, — Affcir  the 

consecracion    of  Cristis   body   bred  remayned  as    it  was 

before.     Mani  foul  errouris  multipled  Wiclef  more  than 

Berengari : — That   Ciist  was    there,  as    he    is    in    othir 

places,    but    sumwhat    more    specialy ;    That   this   bred 

was  no  bettir  than  othir  bred,  save  only  for  the  prestis 

blessing  ;  and,  if  Cristis  bodi  was  there,  it  was  possible 

to    a  man  for   breke  Cristis   nek.     He   seid  eke  it  was 

lasse  *  synne  to  worchip  a  tode  than  the  Sacrament ;  for 

the  tode  hath  lyf,  and  the  Sacrament  non. 

Expedition       In  this  ^ere  Edmund  Langle,  erl  of  Cambriggis,  and 

tuffal  °^'    nn'^il   to    the    King,    with    William    Beucham,    Mathew 

Gurnay,  and   many  othir  expert    in  bataile,  went    into 

Portingale,    to  help  the  Kyng  ageyn    the  hethen  Spay- 

nardis.     And  aftir  thei   had  dwelled  there  too  tere  the 

Spaynardis  were  weri  of  hem,  and  were  acorded  to  the 

Kyng  of  Portingale  ;    and  thei  of  Portingale  were  eke 

wery   of  hem    for  lyveling   and  oppression.     Thus  cam 

the  erl  hom    onto  Ynglond,  with  his   wyf,  the   yonger 


^  ffef\   gote.    C.C.C.  I       '  taslii'-]  tax.  C.C.G. 

2  November  11.  i       *  hu.sc]    lesse,  C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  237 

doiiter  of  Kyng  Philip'   Kyng  of  Castile  in  Spayn.    And  a.U.  i^8i. 
a  son  of  his  first-begotten  in  Ynglond  was  weddid  there 
to  the  Kyngis  doutir  of  Portingale. 

In  this  tere,  in  the  month  of  May,  the  Comones  Bejrinning 
risen  ageyn  the  Kyng  and  the  lordes ;  and  in  her  "jen/on'^of 
wodnes  thei  kyllid  the  bischop  of  Cauntirbiry,  Simon  Wat  Tj  ler. 
Sudbury,  Chauncelere,  and  Ser  Robert  Hales,  Ti'esorere, 
whech  was  prioure  of  Seynt  Jones.  Her  duke  was 
Wat  Tyler,  a  proude  knave  and  malapert.  Anothir 
capteyn  was  there  fast  be  Bury,  thei  cleped  Jon  Wraw, 
a  preest.  He  heded  the  abbot  of  Bury ;  and,  fast  be 
Bury,  he  killid  the  principal  justise,  Jon  Caundisch. 
There  was  with  him  anothir  malefactoure,  Robert 
Westbrom,  whech  named  him  self  Kyng.  There  sinet 
thei  of  the  prioris  heed,  with  othir  munkis,  and  secu- 
leris.  Fast  be  Norwich  rose  anothir  Avi'ech,  cleped 
Jek  Lister.  He  smet  of  the  lied  of  that  nobyl  knyte, 
Sere  Robert  Salle.  At  Hely  thei  killid  a  man  of  Cort, 
thei  clepid  Edmund  Galon.  For  her  entent  was  to 
kille  alle  the  men  that  lerned  ony  lawe ;  and  in  hate 
of  hem  thei  brent  here  place  at  London,  clepid  Temple 
Barre  ;  eke  the  duke  of  Lancastir  place,  clepid  Savey : 
and  the  Hous  of  Seynt  Jones,  at  Clerken-Welle  thei 
lete  brenne  vii  dayes.  At  Seynt  Albones  mad  thei 
gret  destructioune  in  housing,  brenning  dedis  and  char- 
toris  ;  alle  clausures  of  wodis  thei  distroyed ;  bokis, 
and  rolles  of  cortis,  and  obligaciones,  thei  rent  and  brent. 
But,  sone  aftir,  this  sedicious  man,  Wat-  Tilere,  was 
killid  at  London  be  the  liandis  of  William  Walworth, 
Meire  of  London.  Thanne  was  Jon  ^  Straw  taken ;  and 
befor  his  deth  he  mad  this  confession  openly: — "Whan 
we  were  on  the  Blak-Heth,  and  sent  aftir   the  Kyng, 


^  FhiUp.']      This    is    a    mistake,  i  King,  under  the  year  1386.— Peter. 

Pedro  IV.  was  King  of  Castile  from  C.C.C. 

133C.  to  13S7.     Tlie   error   is  cor-  -  Wat]    What.     C.C.C. 

reeled  in   a  later  mention   of   this  !  '  Jonl   Jac.    C.C.C. 


238 


CAPGRAVE'S  chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 


Anne  of 
Bohemia. 


A.D.  1381.  if  lie  had  come  onto  us,  we  scliuld  a  killid  alle 
the  lordes  and  gentihnen  that  cam  wdth  him,  and 
led  him  with  iis,  to  make  the  puple  to  suppose  that 
he  were  auctoure  of  oure  rising :  aftu-  that,  to  sle 
tlie  Kyng ;  and  than  ech  of  us  scliuld  have  the  reule 
in  djrvers  places  of  Yngiond,  and  make  lawes  aftir 
oiu-e  ov/ne  fantasies."' 

In  this  same   iere   cam   into  Yngiond  the  Kyng  of 
Bem  sistu',  Anne,  for  to  be  marled  to  the  King. 
A.i).  1382.      jj-^  i]^Q  -sexte  tere  of  Richard  was  the  mariaffe  per- 
the  King,    formed  with  gret  solempnite  and  justis  of  pes. 
Death  of         And  in    the    same    tere    Edmund    Mortimer,    erl   of 
o/Maich    -'''^^^'c^'  deied   in  Yrland,   whan  he  had  caused   in   that 

lond  grete^  pes. 
Execution       In  that  same  tyme^  Jon  Wi'aw,  prest,  leder  of  riseres 
of  Wraw.    j,^  Mildvale^  was  hang   and  di'av/e  by  auctorite  of  the 
Parlement  at  London. 

In   the   XII.   day  of  June,  in  the  XI.  houre,  was  a 
grete  erdqwave^  in  Yngiond. 

In    this    lere  Urbane    the    Pope    ordeyned,  tliat  the 
Vigile  of  Nativite  of  oure  Lady'^  schuld  be  fastid. 
A.D.  1383,      In  the  sevenet  ^  ^ere,  in  the  month  of  March,  in  the 
Despcnser  Parlement.  at    London,   Ser    Herry  Spenser,  bischop  of 
France  and  Norwich  was   marked^  with   the  Cros    ageyn   the  scis- 
liauders.    ^-^j, tikes  of  Frauns   and  of  Flandres,  -with  gi-ete  aucto- 
rite of  Urbane  the    Sexte.    And  aboute  myd    May  he 
went   "into    Flaundres   with   myty   hand,    and   with   a 
saute    he    took    Gravening;    and,    aftir    that,  Dunkirk, 


Earth- 
quake. 


^fantasies.']   fantasy.   C.C.C. 

^  grete']    full  grete.    C.C.C, 

^  tyme.  ]  Added  ahove  the  line  in 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.  In  the  text 
of  C.C.C. 

^  at  Mildvale.']    om.    C.C.C. 

*  (jrete  crdqwave.']  Written  upon 
an  erasure. 

"  September  7. 


""  sevenef]    VIL    C.C.C, 

*  marked']  morkyn.  C.C.C.  This 
word  appears  to  have  been  orignally 
written  'marky,'  in  the  MS.  Pub. 
Lib. ;  but  the  second  and  third 
letters  have  been  altered  upon  an 
erasure,  and  the  'd'  added  by  a 
later  hand. 


CAPGEAVE'S  chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 


239 


Neuport,  and  many  otliii'.  And  in  VIII. ^  Kalende  of  A.D.  1383. 
Juli  ^  he  fanglite  ^  with  XXX,  thousand  scismatikes  ;  he 
having  but  V.  tliousand :  where  he  killid  sevene  thou- 
sand of  Frenschmen,  Fleminges,  and  Britones ;  and  of 
his  hooste  were  ded  but  sevene.'*  Than  beseged  he 
the  town  of  Ypris ;  and  there  was  he  deceyved  and 
rebuked  be  the  covetise  of  too  knytes,  Ser  William 
Elman,  and  Ser  Thomas  Tryvet. 

In  this  tyme  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  besegid  the  town  Successes 
of  Burburgh,  in  whecli  were  that  tyme  the  lord  Be-  ^  u 
mound,  Thomas  Trivet,  William  Elman,  and  William 
Faringdoune,  knytes ;  and  aftir  many  sawtes,  whech 
availed  not,^  the  Kyng  profered  hem  this  issew,  that 
thei,  with  here  servauntis  and  her  hors,  and  swech 
tresore  as  thei  wold  cary  oute  of  the  town,  schuld  passe 
frely,  up  condiccion,  that  thei  schuld  streight"  go  to 
Ynglond  :  and  to  this  profir  thei  obeyid,  and  cam  hom 
to  Yngland.  In  the  same  forme  the  Kyng  of  Frauns 
acordid  with  the  bischop ;  and  he  cam  hom  fro  Gra- 
venyng :  but  first  he  distroyed  the  town. 

In  this  same  tyme   was   ordeyned   by  the  Kyng    of  TheEng- 
Frauns  a  grete   navy,  to  lette  hem  that   were  sent   be  stroy*thcir 
the    Kyng  ofYnglond  to  help  the  bischop    of  Norv/ich.  fleet. 
And  thei  of  Dertemouthe  ^  and  Portesmouthe  distroyed 
alle  that  boost,  save   IX.    men.      Than   the  vjmtage  of 
Ynglond   took     a    othir    felaucliip,    where    thei   had    a 
thousand  tunne  wyn  and  Y.  hundred. 

In   the    YIII.    ^ere  of  Richard,    the    duke    of   Lan-  ^■^-  1384. 
castir     sailed    into     Frauns,    and   there   mad   a   trews  France, 
betwix  both  londis  for  half  a  lere. 


•  171  VIIL]   In  the  VIH.    C.C.C. 

2  June  24. 

^fauglite.']  This  word  was  ori- 
ginally written  'faute,'  the  letters 
'gh'  having  been  added  above  the 
line  by  a  later  hand. 


*  sevene']    sevetfe  men.    C.C.C. 

=  «o<]    nat.    C.C.C. 

"  slreight.']    Altered  upon  an  era- 
sure. 

'  Dertemouthe']       Dortesmouth, 
C.C.C. 


240 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


iva- 
sioii  of 
ycotland, 


Legend. 


A.D.  138-t.  And  in  the  same  2cre,  befor  Lenton,  the  s<ame  duke, 
fuUnva-*^'  "^^i^l^  Thomas,  erl  of  Bokyngam,  his  broth ir,  and  with 
a  gret  noumbyr,  went  into  Seotlond.  That  aspied  of 
Scottis,  thei  fled  ovir  the  se,  and  summe  hid  hem  in 
forestis.  So  the  Englisch  liost  was  fayn  to  com  liom 
ageyn,  compelled  for  cold  and  hungir. 

In  this  lere,  in  the  XX.  day  of  August,  in  the  fest 
of  Seynt  Oswyn,  the  Kyng  being  ^  at  Newcastelle  upon 
Tyne,  a  wright'  hew  on  a  tre,  whech  schuld  long  to  a 
schip  ;  and  at  every  strook  he  smet  ran  oute  blood,  as 
it  had  be  of  a  beste.  He  bethought^  him  of  the  fest- 
ful  day,  and  left  his  werk.  His  felaw  stood  beside, 
having  no  reverens  to  this  myi'acle,  took  the  ax*  and 
smet,  and  anon  blod  ran  owte.  lie  fel  for  fere,  and 
cryed  mercy.  And  al  the  town  merveylid,  and  gaf 
worchip  to  God.  The  tre  was  bore  to  Tynmouth,  in 
token  of^  this  myi'acle. 
A.D.  1385.  In  the  IX.  2ere  of  this  Kyng,  John  AV^iclef,  the 
Wiclif"  orgon  of  the  devel,  the  enmy  of  the  Cherch,  the  con- 
fusion of  men,  the  ydol  of  heresie,  the  meroure*'  of 
ypocrisie,  the  norischer^  of  scisme,  be  the  rithful  dome^ 
of  God,  was  smet  with  a  horibil  paralsie  tliorw  oute 
his  body.  And  this  veniauns  fell  upon  him  on  Seynt 
Thomas  day  ^  in  Cristmasse  ;  but  he  deyed  not  til 
Seynt  Silvestir  day.^'*  And  worthily  was  he  smet  on 
Sejait  Thomas  day,  ageyn  whom  he  had  gretely 
offiendid,    letting   men    of  that   pilgrimage ;    and    conve- 


'  being.']  Added  above  the  line  ia 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.  It  is  not  found 
in  C.C.C. 

2  ivriyht.']  Written  in  a  later  hand 
upon  an  erasure. 

=•  bethought.  ]  So  also  in  C.C.C. 
This  was  originally  written  "bethou" 
in  the  IMS.  Pub.  Lib.  The  last  three 
letters  have  been  added  at  a  later 
period. 

*  ax.]  Written  in  a  later  hand 
upon  an  erasure. 


*  in  token  of]  in  worschjp  and 
token  of.    C.C.C. 

*  of  lercsic,  the  mcroun:]  om. 
C.C.C. 

'  norischer.]  Originally  written 
*  norcher,'  but  alter^'d  by  a  later 
hand. 

8  dome]  hand.  C.C.C. 

°  December  29. 

'"  December  31. 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


24;1 


niently  cleied  he  in  Silvestir  fest,  ageyn  whom    he    had  A.D.  1385. 
veneniously  berkid  for  dotacion  of  the  Church. 

Ill  this  tere  Poj^e  Urbane  degraded  these  cardinales  : —  Troubles 
Ser  Adam  Eston/  monk  of  Norwich,  of  the  title  of^"^'^'^'' 
Saint  Cecile  ;  and  the  cardinal  of  Venice,-  cardinal  of 
Jene,^  whech  were  worchipful  men,  and  Professors  of 
Divinity.  Othir  III.  cardinales  were  men  of  gret'* 
birth  and  good  condiccion.  The  VII.  was  cardinal 
Reatinensis,  a  .Doctoure  of  Law,  on  whom''  the  Pope 
put  defaute  of  al  the  conspuucion  that  he  sclmld 
I'avour  the  Kyng  of  Gicile  ageyn  the  Pope.  For  the 
Pope  had  promised  many  thingis  to  this  King,  and 
nothing  fulfillid.  But  aftir  this  the  Kyng  besegid 
the  Pope  in  a  town  thei  clepe  Lucery,^  where  the 
Pojie  WHS  compelled  to  make  pes  with  him.  And  so 
with  grete  difficulte  he  fled. 

In   this    same     2ere    fell   a  contraversie    betwix   the  Contention 
Kyng   and   the    duke    of    Lancastir,    in    so    mech    that  ^1^,  j^jj/g 
suranie  of    the    Kyngis   hous    had    conspired  the   dukes  and  the 
detli.      That    aspied,    the    duke    vitailed   the    castel    of  Lancaster, 
Pountfract,    and    kept   him    there  ;    but   aftirward,^    be 
mene    of    the    Kingis    modir,  there  was    procured    pes 
betwix  hem. 

In   this   same  lere,   at   the   feste  of  Seynt   Martyn,^  Higher 
was   a   Parlement  at   London,   where   Ser    Robert   Ver,  conferred 
erl  of  Oxforth,  was  mad  markeis  of  Duljni,  in  Erlond ;  on  the  Earl 
and   Thomas    Wodstok,    erl    of    Bokyngham,    was    mad  ^nd  other 
duke  of  Gloucester  ;   his  brothir  Edmund,  eil  of  Cam-  Teers. 
brigge,  was  mad    duke  of  York ;  Michael  at  the   Pool, 
than  Chauncelere,  was  mad  erl  of  Suffolk,  and  graunted 
of  the  Kyngis  cophir  terly  a  thousand  mark.*^ 


'  Eston.']  om.     C.C.C. 

-  cardinal  of  Venice  ]   om.  C.C.C. 

^Je«e]  Gene.    C.C.C. 

^  (jret]  good.     C.C.C. 

^  on  n-liom'\    of  whom.    C.C.C. 


"  Lucery']     Luccry  or    Lucerne, 
C.C.C. 
'  aftirwarcTi  sone  after.  C.C.C. 
*  November  11, 
9  viarh']  pownd,    C.C.C, 


242  CAPGRAYE's   CnEONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  138G.      In    the   ten   ^ere,   the    Kyng  of  Armeny  cam    onto 
of  Armenia  Ynglond  to  trete  of  pes  betwix  Frauns  and  Ynglond ; 
visits  En-    but  it  avayled   neythir  parfcye,  for  al  the  avail  turned 
onto   him   self      For,    beside   a   thousand   pound     that 
the    ^yng    gave    him    in    a   smal    schip    of    gold,    he 
mad  him  letteris  patent  to  receyve  every  tere  a  tliou- 
sand  mai-k.     He  was  put  oute  of  his  lond,  as  he  seide, 
be  the  Saraslnes ;   and,  undir  that   pretens,  he  gadered 
mech  good  of  Kingis  ^  and  lordis. 
The  Duke       Jn  this  same    zere  the    duke  of  Lancastir  took   his 
ter  g-oes  to  viage    into   Spayn,    to    chalenge   his    rite    tliat   longid 
Spain.        Qj^^Q   jjjj^    because    of    his   wif  Constaims,    whech  was 
elder  dowtir   and   eyii*   to   the    King  of  Spayn,  Petir. 
And,   because   that    the    Spaynardis    were    scismatikes, 
the  Pope   Urban   graunted   every   man   in   tha,t   viage 
l^lener  remission  of  synne  that  wold  go  with  the  duke, 
or  gyve  ony  good   to   his   viage.     As  he  went   towai'd 
Spayn,  he   took  the  castel  of  Brest,  in   Breta3me,  and 
delyveryd  it  fro  the  malice  of  Frenschmen,  whech  had 
layd  there  a  sege.     Fro  thens   he  sayled  into   the  port 
of  Groyne.     Of  this  viage  we  wil  sey  more  affcir. 
Eebeiiion         In   this   Same    tere   the   duke    of  Ostrich,    enmy   to 
m  Austria.  ^|^q   Pope    Urbane,    troubled    wrongfully   the    pilgrimes 
that  went   to   Rome,    constrejTied    hem    to   pay    grete 
tribute,  to  this  entent,  that  men   schuld  not   desire   to 
go  to   Rome.     And,    for   his   puple   ros   ageyn   him   in 
this  cause,  allegging  that  it  was   gret  hurt  onto  hem, 
he   gadered  a  strength,  and   killid  many  of  hem.     But 
•thei  left  not  -  lier  rebellion ;   for  thei   risen  ageyn,  and 
killid   the    duke,  and    many    othir^  lordis. 
TheErcnch      'j'j^j^  ^^j-g  come    tydannes   tliat  the    Kyng  of  Frauns 
Calais.        wold   besege    Caleys.     Wherfor  the    King    sent    thidir 
Herry  Percy  the  yonger,  whom  the  Scottis  clepid  Herry 


•  he  seiile  .  .  .  Kliuji^.']    Yt'ritten  j       "  not]  nat.    C.C.C. 
on  an  erasure.  !       ^  olliir.'}  ora.   C.C.C. 


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213 


Hatspore.    Anon  as  he  cam  thklir,  he  had  a  gret  jornay  A.D.  1386. 
upon  the  Picardis,  and  bront  fro  hem  a  gret  pray.     So 
was  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  pnrpos  lettid  for  that  tyme. 

In    these  dayes'    was    it   noysed    that    the   Kyng    of  TlieFrench 
Frauns    was    comyng   to    distroye  Ynglond,-  with   XV.  juvajg"  ^'^ 
dukes,   XXVI.    erlis,    C.    knytes,    a   cM.   men,    schippis  Kngiand. 
a  M.CC.^     He  lay  at  Slus*  fro  the  Kalendis  of  August'"' 
to   the  Vigile  of  AUe    Seyntis,''   and   nevir   had  wynd. 
Than  had  he  wynd  tyl    he    was    in  tlie  myd  se  ;    and 
thoo  turned  it  contrari,  and  bralc  many  of  his  schippis 
or    thei    cam    to    londe.     Thus    was    he    frustraf    and 
Ynglond  delj^veret    fro    daunger.^      In   this    mene  tyni 
thei  of   Londonne    were    so^    aferd   as    thou    Frauns"' 
liad   be   at   her  Avallis :    thei    broke    down   the   houses 
that   were  ny   the  wallis,   and  sette  up  gunnes ;  ^ '  and 
mech  aray  thei  made  ;  and    al  for  nought.'- 

In  tliis  ty[me]  '^  Michael  at  the  Pool  ■**  was  accused  Michael 
be   the    Parlement    of    certeyn    poyntis    of  ti'eson,    and  ^ccus  d  f 
deposed  fro  his  office  of  Chaunceler :  but  it  plesed  not  treason, 
the  Kyng ;  for  he  restored  him    aftir  that  to  the  same 
office.     An  than  conspired  this  Mychael  the  deth  of  the 
duke    of   Glouceter,  and    of    othir   lordis,  whech  schuld 
a  deied  at  a  sopere  in  London,  had  not  thei  be  warned 
be   Richard  Exston,  than  mehir  of  London. 

In  the  elevene  tere  of  Richard,  the  erl  of  Arundel,  A.D.  1387. 
Richard,  and  the  erl  of  Notingham,  Thomas,  went  to  tory^over" 

the  French, 


'  these    dai/es']    the    same    tyme. 

c.c.c. 

-  lo  distroye  Ynglund']  to  distroye 
all  Ynglond.    C.C.C. 

^aM.CC.-]  aCC.    CC.C. 

*  Slus.']  The  first  two  letters 
have  been  erased  and  altered  iu  a 
later  hand. 

^  August  1. 

«  October  31. 

''frustrate  frustrat  of  his  entend. 

c.dc. 


*  daunger']  grete  drede.    C.C.C. 

"so.]   om.    C.C.C. 

'"  Frauns']  the  King  of  Frauns. 
C.C.C. 

^^  gunnes.']  The  's'  has  been 
added  upon  an  erasure. 

'-  nought.]  Written  upon  an  era- 
sure. 

'^  ti/lmc].  ]  The  word  is  left  un- 
finislicd  at  the  ead  of  a  line. — 
tyme.    C.C.C. 

'*  at  the  Pool]  de  la  Pol.    C.C.C. 

Q  3 


2ii  CAPGRAA-E's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1387.  tijg  gg^  f^^^.  Iq  j,g]^g  ^^^^Q  ^]^g  tlieve.s.  And  in  the  Yigil^ 
of  the  Annuncacion  of  oure  Lady  thei  had  a  grete  jomay 
with  a  nave  -  of  Fren.schmen,  Flemyngi.s,  Noi-mannes, 
and  Spaj'nardis.  The  victorie  felle  on  oure  side  ;  for, 
in  that  viage,  thei  took  a  hundred  sehippi.s,  in  whech 
thei  had  nyneteen  thousand  tuimes  of  wyn.  Than 
remeved  thei  the  sege  of  Brest,  that  was  newly  layd ; 
and  there  took  thei  too  castellis  of  tymbyr,  whech 
the  Frenschmen  had  reysid  to  destruceion  of  Breste. 
The  on  thei  brent ;  the  otliir  left  thei  in  the  castelle 
with  the  Englisch  dwelleris.^  This  gi'ete  viage  was 
not  comendid  in  the  Kyngis  hous ;  for  tlie  duk  of 
Ei-lond,  Eobei't  Ver  ;  and  the  erl  of  Suffolk,  Michael 
de  la  Pool ;  and  Simon  Bin-le,  and  Richard  StiuTy, 
enformed  the  Kpig  that  it  was  grete  wrong  to  rolibe 
so  good  marchauntis. 
Disputes  jj-^  ^Yx^^  tyme  a  Frere  Carmelite,*  cleped  Mayster  T)ys, 

Church.  whech  went  with  the  duke  of  Lancastir  into  Spajni 
for  reverens  of  his  lord,  j)i*ocured  gret  graces  of  the 
Cort  ;^  amongst  whech  graces  he  had  powere  for  to 
recey%'e  men  that  thei  schuld  be  chapulepiis  of  the 
Pope,  with  alle  the  libertes  that  long  thereto.  Many 
men  boute  these  graces,  and  mysused  hem.  Amongst 
Avhech  was  a  Frere  Augustjii,  thei  clepid  Petir  Pattes- 
hul ;  for,  aftir  he  had  that  liberte,  he  felle  in  the 
secte  of  Wiclefistis,  and  grew  to  so  gret  malice,  that 
he  sette  letteris  on  Poules  dore  slaundering  his  Order 
and  his  bretherin  on  the  moost  malicious  wise.*'  At 
this  matere  the  liodid  men  had  grete  joy.  Hodid 
men  were  cleped  thamie  thoo  Lolardis,  that  wold 
nevir  avale  here  hood  in  presens  of  the  Sacrament,  of 


'  March  24.                                       >  portion  of  this  -word,  "  Carrae,"  is 

2  nave']  navy.    C.C.C.  found  in  the  ^MS.  Pub.  Lib. 

^  Englisch  dweUeris^Y.ngMschmen  ^  Cortl   Court.    C.C.C. 

that  dwellid  there.    C.C.C.                    j  «  wise'}    manner.    C.C.C. 
*  Carmelite.]      C.C.C.      Only    a   1; 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle  of   ENGLAND.  245 

whech  at  tliat  tyme  these  were  the  principales ; —  A.D  L387 
William  Nevyle,  Lodewic  Clifforth,  Jon  Clambowh, 
Richard  StiuTy,  Thomas  Latymer,  and,  werst  of  alle,' 
Jon  Moimtagu ;  for  he  reseyved  the  Sacrament  in  the 
cherch,  and  fro  his  mouth  ^  voyded  it  to  his  hand, 
bare  it  hom,  and  ete  it  with  his  oystres.  Summe 
write  that  Laurens  de  Sancto  Martino  ded  this  ded. 
And  of  J.  Mountagu  thei  sei  he  was  a  gret  distroyer 
of  y mages. 

In  this  lere  Robert  Ver,  whom  the  Kyng  had  mad  Miscon- 
duke  of   Erland,  ros    in   so    grete    pride  of  hei-t,    that,  pg  yg^e. 
ageyn   the    lawe    of  God,    he   refused   his  wif,   a   fayre 
woman,    and  good,    and  eke  born    of  grete  blood  ;   for  ■ 
Kyng    Edward    dowtir  Avas    hir   modyr.       The    woman 
whech  he  weddid  aftir  this  rejeccion  cam  oute  of  Bem, 
a  sadelere  doutir  ;  hir  name  was  Lancecrone.    The  Kyng 
gaf  favoure  to  this  matere  ;  but  the  lordes  were  Avroth 
Avith  it,  specialy  the  duke    of   Gloucester,  uncle  to  the 
forseid  Ysabel,  that  thoute  sumtyme  to  set  remedy  in 
this  mater.     This    was    not    onknowe    to    Robert  Ver ; 
and  therfore  be  sotil  ymaginacion  he  thoute  for  distroye 
the    duk    of    Glouceter.     Now   was    Pase    day  •"'   go,  at 
whech  tyme   this    duke  Robert  had  behestid  he  scliuld 
a  be    in    Erland.      For  Avhech    cause,    that*  the    lordes 
among     hem    schuld   not   gruch,    the    Kyng    led    him  The  King 
into    Wales,    fere    fro     his     enmyes,    whech    were     the  ij-,g  cause. 
duke    of    Glouceter,    the    erles    of   Arundel,    WarAvyc, 
Derby,  and    Bokyngham,^    and  othir ;    for    these    were 
the  lordis  that  the  Kyng  hated    moost,  at  the  instiga- 
cion  of  Michael  at  the  Pool,^    Robert  Tresilian,  justise, 
Alisaundi'e  Nevyle,  bischop  of  York,    and  othir  many/ 


^  went  of  alle.'l  cm.    C.C.C. 
■fro  his  mouth.']  om.     C-C.C. 
'  Easier  day  fell  on  April  7  in  the 
year  1387. 
*  thaf]  and  that.    C.C.C. 


5  5y/,///?5f/(«m]Notyngham.  C.C.C. 
« (U  the  Poul]  de  la  Pole.    C.C.C. 
'  and  othir  mamj]      this    Robert 
Ver,  and  othir  many.    C.C.C* 


246 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   EXGLAND. 


A.D.  138'/.  Tims  the  Kyng  taricd  with  tho  duke^   and  Michael  in 

Walls,  tyl,  as    he    snpposed,    the  lordes    conjecture  was 

sesed;    and    than    cam    he    with  him^  onto    the    Castel 

of    Notyngham.      Thider   cleped    he    to    councel    alls 

swech    men   whecli  were   not  weel  wyllid  to  the  duke 

of  Glouceter  and  his  felaucliip. 

A.D.  1388.      In  the  XII.  ^ere  the  Kyng,  abyding  at  Notyngham, 

claims  to"    wrot  to   the    scryves  ^    of  Ynglond,  that  no  knytes   ne 

choose        bm'geys  schuld  be  sent  onto  the  Parlement  but  swech 

andlsur-     ^^^  the  Kyng  wold  chese.      And   to   this    peticion    was 

gesses,  but  answerd"*    scharply'^    that    the   usage   had  be    that  the 

by  the        comones  schuld  chese  the  knj^tes  and  these  ^  burgeises  ; 

Commons.  Q^y^^  ^^y^^j^  j^  ^^s  ful  hard  to  put  hem  fro  her  liberte. 

The  King        Than    were  these  justises    cleped   before   the    Kyng : 

cm^r'     I^obert  Tresilian,  principal  justise,  and  Robert  Belknap, 

Judges,  to  cheef  for    the  bench,  with  his  felawes, '  Jon  of^    Holt, 

the  Com-    ^^oger  Fulthorp,  William  of  Borow,  knytis  and  justises. 

mission  of  These   AV^ere    charged    befor   the    Kyng   upon   her   feith 

^  and    ligauns,  to    answere    to    swech    poyntis    as    schuld 

Tiie  Judges  be   layde    before    hem.      The   first    was, — If    it    were 

pronounce   deroffacioune   to   the    regalie,    that   the   duke  of  Glou- 

it  illegal.  °        .  .       «  •  1 

cetir,  with  his  felaucliip,  schuld  purchace  a  commis- 
sion of  the  Kyng  ageyn  the  Kyngis  wil,  as  it  was 
seid,  to  make  inquisicioune  upon  the  defautes  of 
Michael  de  la  Pool.''  Thei  ansAvered  alle,  that  it  Avas 
derogacioune  to  the  regalie.  The  secund  point  was, — 
What  thei  Avere  worthi  that  purchased  swech  a  com- 
mission. Thei  answered, — Thei  were  Avorthi  to  lese 
here    hedis,  but    if  the    King    Avoid    gyA'e    hem    grace. 


'  (he  Kyng  taried  uifh  the  dultc] 
the  duke  taried  with  the  Kyng. 
C.C.C. 

-  cam  he  with  him']  cam  he  home 
with  him.    C.C.C. 

'  scri/vcs']  schrj-ves.    C.C.C. 

*  answeril.']     This  word  is  written 


on  an  erasure    in    the  MS.  Pub. 
Lib. 

'  scharph/]  full  scharply.    C.C.C. 

"  these']  the.    C.C.C. 

'  trith  hia  J'dawes.]    om.     C.C.C. 

^of.]    om.    C.C.C. 

"  de  la  Fool]  de  la  Tole.    C.C.C. 


C'APGRAVES   CIirwONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


21.7 


Tlie  third  was  answered, — That  alio  thei  that  stored  the  A.D.  lass. 
Kyng  to  that  conclusion  wore  worthi  that  same  peyne. 
Many  otiiir  articles  were  purposed  there,  upon  Ayheeh 
the  duke  of  Glouceter,  raid  othir  lordis  Avere  endited. 
And  the  forseid  justises  seled  al  this  with  her  seles ; 
and  Jon  Lokton,  serjaunt ;  Alexaunder  of  York,  Ro- 
bert of '  Dulyn,  Archbischoppis  ;  -  bischop  of  Dorham  ; 
bLschop  of  Chestir ;  Robert  Ver,  duke  of  Erlond  ;  Michael 
de  la  Pool,^  erl  of  Suffolk ;  Jon  Ripon,  clerk ;  Jon 
Blake,  s^vyere.  And  aftir  this  endyment*  tlie  Kyng 
sent  unto  the  most  powere  of  the  lond,  that  thei 
schuld  streno'th  him  in  his  rio-ht.  '^ 

The    tydingis    of  this    endytment  cam  to  the  know-  Opposition 
lech    of   the    duke    of  Glouceter  ;  and  ho  clepid  to  him  ^l'''f  ^'*"'^'^ 

'  .  ^  of  (jrlouCCS- 

the    bischo})  of  London,    and    many    othir    lordes,    and  ter. 

there,    befor    the    bischop,     he    swore    on     the     Holy 

Gospel,  that  it  was  nevyr   his   purpos,    ne  his  "wil,    for 

to    piu-pos   no    thing    ageyn   the   welfare  of  the    Kyng, 

save  that  he    coude    not    loke    meryly  on  the  duke   of 

Yrland,  whech  had  so  horribyly  disparaged  a  lady  that 

was  ny  cosyn  to  the  Kyng  and  to  liim. 

And  whan   the   bischop  had   mad  this  report  to  the  The  Bishop 

King,  and  his    hert,  in    manor,  was  stored  °  to  benovo-  reproves 

lens  to  his  uncil,  and    the    othir    lordis,   Michael  de    la  l^e  la  Pole 

I^cforc  tli6 
Pool,^    that    stod    beside,    dreding    that,    if    the    duke  King. 

were   reconciled    onto  the    Kyng,    it    wold    bring   him 

onto   gi-oto    schame,    anon    he    began   to    reprove    the 

grete  rebellion  of  the  dvike,  and  the  sotil  ymaginaciones 

ageyn   the     Kyngis    servauntis.     To    him    the   bischop 


*  0/.]  om.   C.C.C. 

*  Archbi!tchoppis~\         Arclibisliop. 
C.C.C. 

'  dehi  7W]  de  la  Pole.    C.C.C. 

*  cndi/nicnt]    endytment.    C.C.C. 

^  strcnrjlh  him  in  his  rightJ]    Tlie.sc 
•ffords  have    been   added  upon   an 


erasure,  and  arc  apparently  -written 
in  a  later  hand. 

"  in  iiiaiicr,  tvassieredl  was  stered, 
ia  manner.  C.C.C.  The  v,ord 
"  stered  "  has  been  added  above  the 
lime  in  the  MS,  Pub.  Lib. 


248 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of  ENGLAND. 


The  Duke 
of  GlouceS' 
ter  fakes 
up  arms. 


The  Duke 
of  Ireland 
gathers 
forces  in 
the  North. 


A.D.  1383.  answerd  : — "  Hold  tlil  pees,  tbou  Michael.  It  becometli 
the  rite  evel  to  sey  swech  wordis ;  thou  that  art 
dampned  for  tin  falshed/  booth  be  the  lordes  and  be  the 
Parlement."  At  this  word  the  Kyng  wa.s  so  wroth, 
that  he  comaunded  the  bischop  to  voyd  fro  his  preseus. 

The  bischop  told  alle  this  to  tlie  duke  of  Glou- 
ceter,  and  he  told  it  to  his  felawes ;  and  sone  thei  alle 
were  gadered  with  lier  powere  in  a  wood  fast  by 
London,  cleped  Harnasey." 

Whanne  the  Kyng  wyst  that  thei  were  there,  he 
di'ed  mech  that  gaderyng,  and  with  his  Councel  took 
avLsament  what  niyte  best  be  do  in  this  mater. 
Than  sent  he  the  duke  of  Erlond  into  Lancastir 
schere,^  and  Chestir  schere,'  to  gadir  him  puple,  with 
whecli  puple  he  myte^  make  resistens  ageyn  these 
lordes.  That  cam  onto  the  lordis  eres ;  and  thei, 
with  anothir  puple,  rood  up  to  Oxenforth.  There  met 
thei  with  this  duke  of  Erlond,  and  in  fay  re  maner 
turned  al  the  puple  home  ageyn  to  her  cuntre. 
Robert  Ver  fled  anon  as  he  saw  these  lordes.  This 
puple,  or  thei  went,  submitted  hem  to  the  duke  of 
Gloucetir,  and  delyveryd  him  King  Richard  baner, 
Avhech  Robert  Ver  broute  hem. 

Than  cam  these  V.  lordis  with  lier  host  '^  to  Lon- 
donne,  and  leid  hem  aboute  London,  lich  as  schuld 
besege  it.  The  Kyng  lay  thann  in  the  Tom-e.  And 
thei  of  London  sent  the  keyis  of  the  cite  to  these 
lordes,  seyiug  that  thei  were  wolkom. 

Than  sent  the  Kyng  for  hem  into  the  Toure,  that 
thei    schuld    come    and    telle    the    cause    why  thei  had 


He  is  de- 
feated in 
Oxford- 
shire. 


The  Duke 
of  Glouces- 
ter marches 
upon  Lon- 
don, 


He  confers 
■Nvith  the 
King  in  the 
Tower. 


\faLsI,cd]  falshod.    C.C.C. 

'-'  Haniasct/.']  This  Avord  is  -writ- 
ten upon  an  erasure  in  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib.  In  C.C.C.  the  reading 
is   "  Haryngey  Park." 

^  scltere'l    schyr.    CC.C. 

^  and  Chestir  schere.'}  om.    C.C.C. 


*  vi>/(c.'}  Tills  word  has  been  al- 
tered, by  the  insertion  above  the  line 
of  the  letters  '  gh,'  into  '  myghtCi' 
but  eridently  by  a  comparatively 
late  hand. 

"  uit/i  her  l.ost.^    om.    C.C.C. 


CAI'GRAVE's   CIIHONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  249 

rered  swech  a  powere.  The  duke  of  Gloucetir  had  the  ^■^-  1388. 
wordis  : — "  Sovereign  Lord,  ye  schal  undirstand  that 
we  be,  and  schul  be,  onto  you  as  trew  ligemen  as 
ony  be  in  youre  lond.  But  the  cause  of  oure  coninio- 
cyon  is,  that  certeyn  malefactoris,  whech  be  evyr  hid 
undir  your  proteccioune,  be  not  correct  aftir  the 
desire  of  youre  Lordis   and  youre  Comounes." 

Than  the  Kj'ng  graunted  hem  to  set  a  Parlenient,  Parliament 
in  whech  alio  these  thingis  schuld  be  correcte.  Whanne  j^oned' 
this  was  graunted,  Michael  de  la  Pool '  took  a  scliip 
in  Hiimbir,  and  sailed  into  Frauns,  and  there  he 
deyed.  Robert  Ver  sailed  into  Midelborow,  and  cam 
nevir  horn,,  Alexaundir  Ncvylo  deied  at  Dunbar,  in 
Scotlond. 

At   the  Parlement    these    men    were   condempned  to  Someofilic 
dyvers     prisones  :  —  Simon     Burle,     William     Hehnan,  otiip°.s '^re 

Nicholas  Dagworth,  Jon  Golofir,   knytis    of  the  Kingis  condemned 

*  .  to  impii- 

hous  :  Jon  Clifforth,  prest ;  Nicholas  Slake,  clerk,  were  sonment. 

condempned  to    the   Castelle  of  Notingam.      Jon  Beu- 

champ,  steward  of  the  Kingis    hous ;    Thomas   Tryvet, 

Jon    Salesbury,    knytis ;    Jon    Lincolnne,     clerk,    were 

assined    to    Dovyr.      James    Beverlcs,-    knytc,    Richard 

Mutforth,  clerk,  onto  Bristow. 

Alle  these  folowing  Avere  swore  that  thei  schuld  not  Others  are 

com  in  the  Kingis  hous  tyl  thci  had  leve  be  the  Par- ^^  approach 

lement, — Jon  Fordham,  bischop  of  Coram  ;  frere  Thomas  the  King. 

Russoc,    of    the    Dominices,    bischop    of    Chestir,     and 

Confessoure  to  the    Kyng ;    the    Lordis    Soucli,    Lovel, 

Burnel,  Beuchamp,  Camuse,  and  Cliftorth.^     And  these 

ladies, — the    lady    Moyne,    the     lady    Pownynges,    the 

lady  Molenys. 


'  <le  la  Poo}]  de  Li  Pole.    C.C.C. 
-  Ucocrkf:']  Beverle.    C.C.C. 
^  The  Lordis  Soucit,  Lovel,  Bur- 
itel,  Beuchamp,    Cummc,  and   Clif- 


forth'] These  Lordis, — Lord  Souch, 
Lord  Lovel,  Lord  Biirnell,  Lord 
Beanchanip,  Lord  Camuse,  and  Lord 
Clifforth.    C.C.C. 


250 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1.188. 
The  Bishop 
of  Chester 
is  exiled 
into  Ire- 
land. 


The  King 
renews  his 
oath. 


Naval  suc- 
cesses of 
the  Earl  of 
Arundel. 


Parliament 
at  Cain- 
bridge ; 

at  -vvhieh 
certain 
Statutes 
are  ap- 
pointed. 


This  Thomas  Russok  was  sent  to  no  prison,  but 
cleped  before  the  juges,  and  condempned  gilty  to 
these  evel  lederis  of  the  Kyng  in  his  yong  age  ;  and. 
because  he  was  a  bischop,  and  men  had  not  herd  that 
ony  bischop  schuld  be  in  prison,  therfor  the  Court 
voyded,  and  he  sood  stille  at  the  barre.  Sone  aftir 
cam  a  knyte,  and  bad  the  bischop  go  to  his  in.  For 
aftir  that  he  was  exiled  into  Yrlond. 

In  this  Parlement  the  lordes  desired  of  the  Kyng 
to  make  his  sacramental  oth  byfore  the  puple,  be 
cause  the  oth  whech  he  had  mad  before  was  in  his 
childhod.  And  so  ded  the  Kyng,  and  all  the  lordis 
and  states  of  the  Parlement  mad  here  new  othis  to  be 
trewe  ligemen  to  her  Kyng. 

Aftir  the  feste  of  Pentecost,'  the  erl  of  Arundel, 
Richard,  was  mad  amyrel  of  the  se ;  and  IIII.  score 
schippis  of  oure  enmyes  he  took,  or  brent ;  and  fewe 
men  were  left  o  lyve  that  were  in  hem.  Thanne 
took  he  these  yles,  Bas,^  Us,^  Re,^  Lemustre,^  Rochel,^ 
Olin,  and  Olorum,^  where  the  lawes  of  the  se  were 
mad. 

Aftir  the  fest  of  Nativite  of  oure  Lady  ^  was  a 
Parlement  at  Cambrigge,  in  whech  Parlement  were 
mad  many  ^  statutes, — Of  servauntis  heres  ;  ^'^  Of  open 
beggeris,  that  thei  schuld  not  begge,  but  in  the  townes 
where  thei  dwelle ;  Of  bering  of  arm  oure,  not  with- 
outen  grete  cause  ;  Of  playes  unlawful, ''  that  non 
schuld   be   used  but  schotyng  :    and  the   stapil   schuld 


'  Whit  Sunday  fell  on  May  1?  in 
the  year  1388. 

■■=l/a.s]  theyleofBas.   C.C.C. 

=  Z:Zs]  theyleofUs.    C.C.C. 

^7?c'.]  om.    C.C.C. 

^  Lcmustrc']  the  yle  of  Lc  Mus- 
tre.    C.C.C. 

^  liochd.^    om.    C.C.C, 


'  Olin,  and  Oloi'Um']  the  yleS 
Olin  and  Olorum.    CC.a 

^  September  8. 

^  imtmj  ]  om,   C.C.C. 

>»  Aem]  hyr.    C.C.C. 

"  unlawful.^  This  word  has  been 
added  above  the  line,  and  in  a  later 
hand. 


CAPGRAVE'S   CIIllONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  251 

be  remeved  fro  Mydilborow  to  Ccaleys  :  and  that  no  A.D.  lass. 
prest  schuld  piircliace  no  benefice  at  Rome  withoute 
leve  of  the  Kyng.^  In  this  tyme  Ser  Thomas  Tryvet 
in  the  Kyngis  presens,  betwix  Bernwelle  and  Cam- 
brigge,  Avith  a  falle  fro  liis  hors,  brake  his  bowelis 
and  deyid. 

In  the  XIII.  lere  of  this  King,  the  Kyng  sodeynly  A.D.  1389. 
cleped    his     houshold    togidu',    and.    inqwired    of    hem  ^.^[j^^^  ^"| 
what  age  he  was  of     And  sum  saide  XX. ;  sum  saide  liberties  of 
XXII.     Than  saide  the  Kyng:— "Sith    I   am  of  suffi- ^^^' ^''™^'- 
cient  age,  it  is  not  wel  that  my  condicioune  schuld  be 
worse  than  othir  that  dwelle  in  my  lond.      I  am,  as^ 
te  sey,  of  sufficient  age  to  governe  my  lordis,  and  my 
puple.     Before    this    tyme    I   liave   lyved  uudir   gover- 
naunce  :  now  will  I  take  the  governauns  upon  me." 

And   anon  he  comaunded  the  chauncelere  to  resigne  Hq  makes 
the    sel.      And    forth    anon    he    took   the    sel    to    Sere  William  of 
William    Wikkam,    bischop    of   Wynchester ;    and    mad  his  Chan- 
alle  newe  officeres.     The    duke    of  Glouceter,  and   the  celior. 
erl    of  Warwyk    he    remeved    fro   his    Councelle,    and 
pulled  in  othir  that  plesed  bettir  his  yze. 

In  this  same  tyme  flatereris  ^  that   were  aboute   the  Tiie  Duke 

King  told  the  Kyng  that  the  duke    of  Glouceter    had  «f  G^^^f'^f" 
°  1  1  .  tens  falsely 

gadered  a    gi"et    boost    to    destruccioune    of  the  Kyng,  accused  to 

and  his  frendis.      The    Kyng   sent  aftir  the  duke,  and  ^^^^  ^^'"S- 

there    was   provyd    fals   al   that   evir  was  seyd.     And 

whan    the    duke    began   to    declare    his    innocens,    to 

confusion  and  schame  of  hem  that  stood  in  the  Kyngis 

presens,  the  Kyng   prayed    the    duke,  for   al   the  love 

that  was  betAvix  hem,  that  he  schuld  hold  his  pes. 

In  this  same  ^ere,  at  the  fest  of  Seynt  Jon  Baptiste,^  a  three 

was  take    a   trews  betwix  Frauns   and  Ynglond  ;    and  y^^^^'  ti"»ce 

both  Kyngis  swore  that  it  schuld  be  kept  III.  tere.      -with 

Trance. 


'  and  the  stapil of  the 

Kyny.']    om.   C.C.C. 
2  as.]   om.    C.C.C. 


^fatcrcris']  flatcris.    C.C.C. 
*  June  24. 


252  CAPGEAVe's   CPIRONICLE   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1389.      In  this  tyme  were  many  miracules  do  at  Hely,  and 
at  Ely  and  Bridlington ;    and    fast    by    Wymundam,    at    a    crosse 
elsewhere,   whecli  tliei  clepe  Westwade. 
Death  of         This    ^ere    deyed    Mychael     at    the     Pool/     in    the 

Michael  do      ^e  of  Paris. 

la  role.  *' 

The  roue        And    tliis    same    lere    Urbane,    the    Pope,    ordeyned 

alters  the     that    the    Jubile    schuld    be    broutc    fro  L.  zere    onto 

calculation   vwttt        n-      n  •   l- 

of  the  year  ^-^^^111.,   aftn"  Cristis  age. 

of  Jubilee.       In    this    tyme    tlie    disciples   of  Wiclef    grew    in    so 

ers  of         grete    erroure,  that  her  prestis   took    npon  hem    for  to 

Wiclif        sacre    prestis.       Thei    saide    that    every    prest    hath    as 

grete    powere  as  the   Pope.     Alle~    this    erroin'e    began 

first  in  the  diocyse  of  Salesbury.     Thei  prechid  openly 

ageyn    pilgrimage,    and    specialy    Walsingam,    and    the 

rode  of  Northdore.''     The  bischoppis  of  this  lond  saide 

right    nowt    to    this    mater,    but    kepte   hem    in    here 

houses,    and    opened   no    mouth    to    berk    ageyn    these 

Death  of     erroneous  doffffis. 

ban.^    ^"        I^  ^l^i'^  }^^^  deyid  Pope  Urbane. 

Boniface'         And  aftir  him  was  intronized  Bonifacius  the  IX. 

lieturn  of*        I^^  the  beginning  of   Novembir,  this  tere,    Ser    Jon, 

the  Duke     Duke  of   Lancafitir,    that  had    be  in  Gyan    and  Spayn 
ofLaacas-    ,-r-,  ,  ,      »  "^  ^^ 

ter.  ill-    ^ere,    cam    horn,    saved    iro    many    pereles.      jor 

many  of  his  men  in  Spayn,  for    hup.gir,  and  cold,  and 

poverte,  fled    fro    him    onto   the  Frensch  party,  whech 

were  hired  into  Spayn,  to  help  his  enmy  the  Kyng  of 

Castille.      And  the    Frensch  men  receyved  hem  as  her 

bretherin,    and    refreschid    Iiem    in    al    goodly   maner. 

The     duke,    whan     he    had    aspied    the    miseri    of    his 

boost,   with    wejiyng    teres    he    cried    to  God,    praying 

Him  of  His  coumfort.     And  oure  Lord,  That  nevir  for- 

sakith^  hem    that  be  desolat,  sent  him    redy  coumfort. 

For  his  adversarie,  the  Kyng  of  Castile,  towchid  only 


'  at  the  PW]  at  the  Pole.    C.C.C.  I      ^  Northdvrc']  Nordor. 

2  .-l/Zc]  and.    C.C.C.  1      'forsahltiq  fbrsokc.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


2o3 


be    oure    Lord,    sent    onto    him    enibassiatonris    for    to  A  D.  1389. 

trete  for  ^   pes.     Than  were  thei  thus  acordid,  that  tlie 

son  of  the  Kyng  of   Castile  schuld   wedde   the  doutir 

of  the    duke   and    dame    Custauns,  ^    whech  Cunstauns 

was  doutir  to  King  Petir  of  Spayn.     And  the  childirn 

of  hem  II.  schuld  be   eyeres    of   Spayn.    And  if  there 

come   no   frute  of  hem   too,  than    schuld   the  heritage 

remayne  to   the    duke  son  of  York,    whech   duke  was 

brothir  to    the    duke    of    Lancastir,    and   had^    weddid 

the  yonger  doutir  of  that  same  *  Petir,  Kyng  of  Spayne. 

These    covenauntis  were    confermed  with  writing,    and 

a  grete  summe  of  gold    geven  ^  to  the    dujce,  and   let- 

teris  mad  for  to    receyve,    his    lyve    and   his    duchesse 

lyve,  eviry  -tere,  xM.  pound. 

In   this   same    tere,    Jon    Hasting,  erl   of   Penbrok,  Accidental 
in   justing  in  the    presens  of  the  Kyng,  was  wounded  ^^.1  of 
to  the  deth.      He    that  smet   him    hite  Ser  Jon    Seint  l'e°^ti'oke. 
Jon.     It  was  seid  of  that  kynrod,  that    fro  that  tyme 
of  Eymere    of  Valauns,    whech    was  on    of  the  juges 
that  sat    on   the    deth    of  Thomas  of  Lancaster,    onto 
this    Jon,  that   there  was   nevir    erl    of  Penbrok   that 
saw  his  fader. 

And  this  same    leve  was    Thomas    of   Lancastir    ca-  Canonlza- 
nonized :    for    it  was    seid    comounly    that    he    schuld  Thomas 
nevir  be  canonzied  onto  the  tyme  that  alle   the  juges  Earl  of 
that  sat  upon  him    were  ded,  and  al  her  issew. 

In  the  XIIII.  ^ere°  Bonifacius  the  IX.  ordeyned  that  A.D,  i390. 
the  fest  of  the  Visitacioune  of  oure    Lady''  schuld  be 
saide  of  alle  Cristen  men. 


•/<"••]    om.    C.C.C. 

-  Custauns]  Constauns.    C.C.C. 

^had.-]    om.    C.C.C. 

^  same.']    om.    C.C.C. 

^  </ew?i]  gove.  C.C.C.  This  word 
has  apparently  also  been  "  gove  "  in 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.  The  second  let- 
ter, in  the  latter  MS.,  has  been 
altered  by  an  erasure,  and  the  con- 


traction for  '  n '  at  the  end  of  the 
■word  has  been  evidently  added  at  a 
later  period. 

«  )t>rc]  -^ere  of  Richard.  C.C.C. 
The  words  "  the  XIIII.  ^ere  "  are 
written  on  an  erasure  in  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib.,  the  last  word  having  been 
added  above  the  line. 

■  July  2. 


'254 


CAPGBAVES   CITRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


Death  of 
Sii-  Rob. 
de  Vere. 


A.D.  1390.      In    this    ^ere    fel    gret    distaims    betwix    the    Kyng 

hotwceir      ^^^^  ^^^^  ^^*^®  ^^    London  ;    for  tliei    wokl  not  lend  liim 

the  King     a  thousand  pound.     And  tlie  K^nig  prived  hem  of  her 

citizens  of  lihertes,  and  ordeyned  that  thei  schuld  no  nieyliir  have, 

London.      jj^t    a   wardeyne,   whech    was    first    Edmund    Dalyng- 

bi'ig ;    and    aftir    him,    Baklewyn    Radyngton.  ^     Than 

payed  thei  grete  good  to  have  her  liberte  ageyn. 

IVfadness  of      This  lere  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  fel  in  a  frenesi ;  and 

France.*'     ^^^^  cause    was,  as    it  is    saide,  for  an    ontrewe    bataile 

whech    he    rered    ageyn    the    duke    of    Bretayn.     And 

alle  his  lyf,  a,s  long  as  the  wedir  was  bote,  his  seknes 

cesed   nevyi- :    in   wynter,    and   in   cold,  it   gi-eved  not 

mech. 

In   this   same    tere    deyed    Eobert   Ver   in    Lovayn, 
sumtyme  duke  of  Erlond,  now  desolat  and  pore. 

And  in  this  tere,  Ser  Adam,  munk  of  Norwich,  and 
cardinal,  that  wa.s  deposed  be  Urbane  the  Pope,  now 
was  restored  be  Bonifas,  his  successoure.  It  is  seid 
comounly  that  this  Urbane  was  a  very  tiraunt ;  and 
this  cardinal  lettid  him  mech  of  his  wrong  desire  ; 
and  for  this  cause,  and  non  othir,  he  dej^osed  this 
Adam,  and  put  him  in  piison  ;  for  this  was  his  open 
confession,  whan  he  schuld  deye.  At  instamis  of  this 
cardinal  Adam,  the  Pope  Bonifas^  mad  a  declaracion 
upon  the  plenar  remission  that  is  graunted  men  be 
certeyn  indulgens,  that  this  remission  is  not  verily 
had,  though  a  man  be  schrjrv^e,  in  many  pereles,  til  his 
last  ende  at  his  deth. 
Expedition  In  this  tere  Ser  Herry,  erl  of  Derby,  sailed  into 
?f  ^j^*^^       Prus,  where,  with  help    of  the  Marchale  of   Prus,  and 

I'jUVl  of  '  ^      , 

Derby  into  of  a  Kyng  that  hite  Witot,  he  ovyrcam  the  Kyng  of 
Lettow,  and  mad  him  for  to  fle.  Thre  of  his  dukes 
he  took,  and  fom-e  dukes  he  killid,  with  many  lordes 
and  knytis,  and  swieris  mo  than  thre  hundred. 


Prussia. 


'  Ttaihjncjtonl  Dadyngton.   C.C.C.  |      "  Bonifas.']    om,    C.C.C. 


CAPCiRAYE's   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  255 

In  this    terc    the  Kyno-    of    Frauns  sent    worchii)ful  A.D.  uoo. 

7  "^     ~  ^         Arrann'c- 

men  into  Ynglond  to  have  a  perpetual  pes;    and  that  ^^.i^ts  made 
it  schukl  be  tlie  more  ferme  and  stahil,  it  was  desired  for  renew- 
that    the  Kyngis    schukl    speke    togider    in    sinn    place  tiuce  with 
ny  he  Caleys.      This  was  graunted,  and  therefor   King  I'^nce. 
Eichard  sent  to  alle  the   abbeyes  of   this  lond  to  pur- 
vey him  grete    hors,    and   to  lend   him    mony,  to    tliis 
jornay.     Thei   that  were    messageris   saide  it  was  con- 
venient   that    religious    men,    with    her    goodis,    schuld 
help  to  swecli  tretis  of  pes.     The  hors  that  were  asked 
of  abeyes  schuld    be    in    pris    XX  libr.     The  lone  was 
asked  no  lesse  than  ^  L.   maik. 

In  tljese  dayes  was    proclamacion,  be  consent  of  the  The  King 
Kyng,  that  everi  benefised    man  that  was  in  the  Cort  g^jg^'^  ^° ' 
of   Rome    schuld    be    at   hom    in    the    fest     of   Seynt  ficed  clergy 
Nicholace.2     This   cry  stoyned    gretly    the    Court,    andg^^^^^^J 
caused    that    the    Pope    sent    an    abbot    to    the    Kyng  Rome, 
brynging   swech    message.     First,    he    commendid    the  The  Pope's 
Kyng  of  his  feith  ^  and  treutli,  that  he  held  evir  with  ^^^'JJgf  ^^ 
the  Cherch  ageyn   the  Antipope,  whecli  Antipope  was 
gretly    suppoi'ted   be    the    Kyngis    of    Frauns    and    of 
Spayne.      Than    saide    he,    that    the    Pope    merveyled 
mech*  of  certeyn  statutes  whech  were  mad  in  this  lond 
ageyn    the    liberte    of   the    Cherch  ;  and  for    the  Pope 
supposed  that  it  was  not    the  Kyngis  wil,  therefor  he 
sent  his    messagere  to  stere  the  Kyng  that  swech  sta- 
tutes schuld  be  abrogat  whech  be  ageyn  the  liberte  of 
Holy   Cherch,  specially    these   two,    "  Quare  impedit," 
and    "  Fremunire  facias."     Also,  he  notified  onto  the 
Kyng  that  the  Antipope    and  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  be 
thus    accordid,    that    the    seid    Kyng  of  Frauns,    with 
lielp    of  the    duke    of   Burgony,    and    othir,    schul    set 


'  The  lone    was    ashed    vo    lesse  j       -  Decemher  6. 
titan]    The  lone  that  was  asked  was  ^  of  Ids  fcitli]  oi  iiiiih.   C.C.C. 

no  lesse  than.    C.C.C.  I       *  mechi  sor.    C.C.C. 


256. 


CAPGRAYES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1390,  the  Aiitipope  in  the  sete  at  Rome  ;  and  the  same 
Antipope  schal  make  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  emperoure  ; 
and  othir  dukes  he  schal  endewe  ^  in  the  loidchippis 
of  Itaile.  Also,  he  enformed  the  King  what  perel 
schuld  falle  if  the  Antipope  and  the  Kpig-  were  thus 
acorded,  and  the  K3aig  of  Fravms  emperoure, — he 
schuld  be  that  wey  chalenge  the  dominion  of  Ynglond. 
Tlierfor  the  Pope  counceleth  the  King,  that  lie  schal 
make  no  pes  with  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  but  on  this 
condicion,  tliat  the  King  of  Frauns  schal  ftivoure  the 
opinion  of  the  trewe  Pope,  and  suffir  non  of  his  puple 
to  fite  ageyn  him.  These  and  many  othir  thingis 
were  put  in  delay  til  the  next  Parlement,  whech  was 
at  Halowmesse.^  And  as  for  promociones  of  hem  that 
dwelled  at  Rome,  it  wold  not  be  graunted ;  bub,  for 
favoure  of  the  Pope,  thei  graunted  him  his  provysiones 
til  the  nexte  Parlement.  Othir  materes  were  put  in 
avisament. 
A.D.  1391.  In  the  XV.  ^ere  of  this  Kyng,  the  duke  of  Lan- 
^  *'"1^'^?  1    castir   sailed   into    Frauns,  to    trete  with    tlie    Kino-  of 

concluded  _  ® 

withFrance  Frauns  of  this  final  pes.  And  he  and  the  bischop  of 
year^"'^  Dorham  were  led  fro  Caleys  onto  the  cite  Ambia- 
nensis  with  a  thousand  hors  of  Englischmen,  at  the 
costis  of  the  Kyng  of  Framis.  Whan  the  treti  was 
do  thei  cam  hom  ageyn,  and  browt  with  hem  treus 
for  o  ^ere,  that  in  this  tyme  men  myte  be  avysed 
whethir  it  was  more  neccesary  to  have  werr  or  pes. 
And  for  this  mater  was  gadered  a  Councel  at  Staun- 
forth,  where  was  no  more  do,  but  that  thei  consented 
to  this  truse. 

In    this  lere    was  the  duke  of  Glouceter   sent    into 
Erlond,  for  reformacion  of  the  cuntre,  of  whech  cuntre 


The  truce 
ratified  at 
Stamford. 


The  Duke 
of  Glou- 
cester is 
sent  into 
Ireland. 


'  he  sclidl  endeive,  &c.]  he  schal 
male  gret  lordes,  and  endewe,  &c. 
C.C.C. 


-  and  the  Kyng.']    om.    C.C.C. 
^  November  1. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  2o7 

the    King  had  mad  him  duke.      And   anon  as  ho    was  a.D.  1391. 
absent,  his  enmyes    in  the    Kyngis    hoiis  cried    on  the 
Kyng    to    clepe    him    ageyn.      It    was    perel,    as    thei 
seide,  ^  for  making  of  rebelles  in  that  wilde  lond. 

In  the  XVI.  tere  of  this  Kyng  was  a  Parleraent  at  A.D.  1392. 
Wynchester,  sone  aftir  Cristmasse,  where  was  graunted  ^^  win-' 
Ji  gret  summe  of  good  for    the  expensis  of   the    dukes  Chester. 
Lancaster  and  Glouceter,  that  schuld  go  into  Frauns. 

In  that  same    ^ere  tlie  Kyng  of   Frauns  dauused  in  The  King 
his    halle    with    IIII.    knites,    and    was    arayed    licli  a  narrowly 
wodwous,  having  a    streyt  cote,    dippid    in  rosyn    and  t^s^apes 
pich.     And    sodeynly,    with    touching    of   a    torch,  the  to  deatli. 
cote  was  on  fire,  and  he    had    brent,    had    not  a  lady 
rysen,    and    pulled    him    oute    of  the    dauns.      It    was 
seide  that    this    was    the    j-maginacion    of   liis    brothir, 
w^hecli  desired  to  be  Kyng. 

In    this    ^ere   the     Bank    and    the   Cliauncelry    was  The  citi- 

translat  fro   London  to    York  ;    summe    sayd  for    hate  London  are 

that  lordes  had    to  London  ;    summe    said  for    favoure  deprived  of 

of  York,  for    the    archbischop  of   that    se    was  Chaun-  ^^^^  y^^^^ 

celere.     But  this,  novelte  lastid  not  longe,  for  it  went  only  for  a 
T-        ,  short  time, 

sone  to  London  ageyn. 

In  this  same  tere  Ser    Alfrede  Ver~  was  mad  erl  of  Sir  Aubrey 
Oxenfortli.  ^'"^'''■ 

In  this    tere  Ser    William  Scrop    boute  the    ylde  ofSirWil- 
Eubony,    with  the  crowne,   of  Ser  William  Mountagw,  blJ^^thT^^ 
erl  of  Salesbury :    for    he  that  is  lord  of  this  yle  may  lordship  of 
were  a    crowne.     This  yle  stant    betwix  Ynglond  and  J^Jan.'' 
Yrlond.      Tlie  name  is  now  the  He  of  Man. 

In  this  ^ere  the  town  of   Cherborgh  ^    turned  ageyn  Loss  of 
to  the  Kyng  of   Navern  ;    for    it  *  was    laid  to    wedde  ^^^erbourg. 
for  certeyn  teris  to  Kyng  Richard  for  iiM.  pound. 


'  as  thei  seide,']  as  thei  seide,  that 
he  schuld  go.     C.C.C. 

■-  Ser  Alfreik    Ver]    Ser   Albred 


Ver.    C.C.C. 

3  Cherlorcjli']  Cherhorovr.    C.C.C. 
Vw'O  M-heeh.    C.C.C. 
R 


258 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1393. 
Tlie  Duke 
of  Lanca.s- 
ter  accuses 
the  Earl  of 
Arundel  of 
rebellion. 


A  four 
years'  truce 
•vvith 
l*rance. 


Death  of 
tlie  Duchess 
of  Lancas- 
ter; 

Mary- 
Countess 
of  Derby ; 
Queen 
Anne,  of 
Bohemia, 
and  Isabel 
Duchess  of 
York. 
Death  of 
Sir  John 
Ilakewood. 
Irish  set- 
tlers iu 
England 
required  to 
return  to 
their  own 
land. 


In  the  XVII,  lere,  ^  in  the  Octave  of  Se3'nt  Hil- 
lari,-  was  a  Parlement  at  London,  where  fel  a  gret 
strif  betwix  the  duke  of  Lancastir  and  tlie  erl  of 
Ai'undel.  He  bare  the  erl  on  hand  that  he  ros  with 
a  gret  meny  ageyn  the  pes  in  Chestir  schere,  in  his 
castel  cleped  Holt,  to  meynten  also  certeyn  rebelles. 
The  erl  said  "  Nay "  herto.  And  so  be  ^  menes  was 
had  pes. 

Abonte  the  fest  of  Seynt  Jon  Baptiste  ■*  the  same  ^ 
duke  of  Lancastir  cam  ageyn  fro  Frauns,  bringing 
with  him  trews  for  fom"e  tere,  and  consent  of  the 
Frensch  Kyng,  that  alle  Scottis,  where  evyr  ^  thei 
dwelt,  schuld  be  brovvt  onto  the  obediens  of  the 
King  of  Ynglond,  as  thei  owe  ^  of  rite. 

In  the  same  tyme  that  the  duke  was  in  Frauns, 
deyed  his  wif  dam  Constauns,  doutir  to  Petir,  Kyng 
of  Spayn,  a  woman  ful  blessed  and  devoute.** 

Soon  aftir  deied  Mari,  cuntesse  of  Derby. 

And  sone  aftir  that  deied  qwen  Anne,  buried  at 
Westminster. 

Eke  this  tere  ^  deyed  d.ame  "^  Ysabelle,  duchesse  of 
York,  doutir  to    Kyng  Petir  of  Spayn. 

And  Ser  Jon  Hakwod,  ^^  the  nobil  knyte,  moost 
named  in  manliod  and  werre. 

In  the  month  of  Auguste  was  it  proclamed  thorow- 
oute  Ynglond,  that  alle  Erischmen  be  at  horn,  in  her 
owne  lond,  in  the  fest  of  Nativite  of  oure  Lady,'-  in 
peyne  of  lesing  of  her'^  hed.     It  was  proved  be  expe- 


»  yere']  yeve  of  Richard.  C.C.C. 

2  January  20. 

'  And  so  he,  &c.]  Aftir  niech  strif 
•wer  found  menes  of  pes.    C.C.C. 

"  June  24. 

^  same.]   om.    C.C.C. 

"  u-hcre  cvi/r^  where  so  evj  r. 
C.C.C 

'  one']  aw)te.    C.C.C. 


*  and  devoud'l  and  full  devoute. 
C.C.C. 

"  this  xere}  in  the  same  )cre. 
C.C.C. 

^odamc.']    om.    C.C.C. 

1'  Hakwod']  Ilaukwod.   C.C.C. 

'-  September  8. 

'^  of  lesing  of  her.']  These  words 
are  written  en  an  erasure  iu  the 
MS.  Pub.  Lib. 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle  of   ENGLAND.  259 

rieiis  that  there  were  com  to  Ynglond  so  many  Erisch-  A.D.  1393. 
men  that  tlie  Erisch  cuntre,  whech  longeth  to  the 
King  of  Ynglond,  was  so  voyded  fro  liis  dwelleris 
that  the  wilde  Erisch  were  com  in,  and  had  domina- 
nacioiine  of  al  that  cunti-e.  And,  more  ovyr,  it  was 
noted,  that  in  Kyng  Edward  tyme  the  Thirde,  whan 
he  had  set  there  his  bank,  his  juges,  and  his  chekyr, 
he  received  eviry  tere  xxxM.  pound :  and  now  the 
Kyng  Richard  was  fayn  to  paye  terly  to  defens  of 
the  same  cuntre  xxxM.  mark. 

In  this  tere,  ^  in  the  XXI.  day  of  Aprile,  was  that  Birth  of 
Erere  bore  whech  mad  these  Amiotaciones.  Capgrave. 

And    in   the   same    tere    Kyng    Richard   went    into  The  King 
Erland,  with  the    duke  of  Glouceter,  and  erles  March,  ?°^,^  ^"/^, 

,  '  Ireland  at 

Notingham,  and  Ruthland.     Many  of  the  Erisch  lordis  Lady  Day. 

wold  ha  ^  lettid  his  comyng  ;  but  her  power  was  ovyr 

weyk.     Ther  was   he  fro    the    Nativite  of  oure  Lady^ 

onto    Esterne.^     And    in    that    tyme    were    sent    onto 

liim,    be    the    clergi    of  this    lond,    the    archbishop    of 

York  and  the  bischop  of  London,  praying  liim  that  he 

wold    come    horn    ageyn    to    oppresse    the    malice    of 

LoUardis.      For   thei    laboured  sore    to   take  away  alle 

the  possessiones  of   the    Cherch,    and  aftir    to    distroye 

alle    the    lawes    that    were    mad    to     favoure    of    the 

Cherch.     Whan  the  Kyng   herd  this,  he  hastid  liim  in 

al  goodly  maner  to  com  hom  ageyn. 

In   the  XVIII.  tere    the    Kyng  held    his    Parlement  A.D.  1394. 

at    Dulyn,^    and    thidir    com    alle   the  lordes  that  had  h^/^j'jr'*^ 

mad  subjeccion  onto  him,  Dublin, 


'  In  this  yere,  &c.]  Here,  in  the 
margin,  again  occurs  the  private 
mark  of  the  Author  of  the  present 
Chronicle,  of  which  we  have  given 
a  facsimile  at  the  end  of  the  Dedi- 
cation, page  4.     In  this,  however. 


and  some  other  instances,  it  wants 
the  lower  part. 

2  ivold  ha']  would  a.    C.C.C. 

^  September  8. 

^Easter  Day  fell  on  ^\pnl  19  in 
the  year  1394. 

=  Buli/n']  Dublyn.    C.C.C. 
R   2 


260  capgrave's  chronicle  of  England. 

A.D.  L'594.      And  in  that    same    tyme,    Edmund,    duke  of   York, 
of  York"^     Kepcr    of  Ynglond,    liekl  a    Parlement    at    London ;  to 
iiolds  a       whech     Parlement     cam     tlie    duke    of     Gloucetir    fro 
in  London.  Yrlond,  expressing  the    Kyngis    costis  in  Yrlond :    and 
his  legacion  was  so  acceptaLil,  that  the  clergy  gTaunted 
him  a  dyme,  and  the  lay  fe  '  a  fiftene. 
The  Lol-         In  this  tyme    the  Lolardis    set   up  scrowis  at  West- 
lards,  minster  and  at    Ponies,  witli    abhominable  accusaciones 
of   hem  tliat    long    to  the    Cherch,  whech    sounded    in 
destmccioune  of  the  Sacramentis,  and  of  statutes  of  the 
Cherch.  ^     The    meyteyneris    of  the  puple  that  were  so 
infect  were  these  : — Richard  Stony,  Lodewik  Clifforth, 
Thomas    Latymer,  Jon    Mountagw.  ^      Thei  were  prin- 
cipal   instructouris    of  heretikes.     The  Kyng,  whan    he 
had  conceyved  the  malice  of  these  men,  he  cleped  hem 
to    his    presens,    and    snybbed    hem ;    forbad  liem    eke 
thei  schuld  no  more  meynten    no    swecli    materes.     Of 
Richard  Story  he    took  a    hooth  ;  *    for  he  swore  on  a 
book    that  ^  he  schuld    nevyi'    meynten    no    swech  opi- 
niones.     And  aftir  this  hooth''  the  Kyng  saide, — "And 
1  swere    here    onto  the,  If  evyr  thou  breke  tliin  ooth, 
thou  schal    deye  a    foul    cleth."     Thei    that    were  gilty 
in  this  mater  withdrow  gretly  her  oterauns  of  malys. 
Legend.  In    this    tere    a    ymage   upon    a    crosse    appered    in 
the     eyir     above    the     stepil     cleped    Laudunensis,    in 
Frauns.     And  this  apparicion  lastid  half  a  lioure,  that 
alle  men  mite  se  it. 
Troubles         And    in    the    same    tere,    a   hethen    prince,    cleped 
Morettus,  with  his  cursed  puple,  III.  hundred  thousand 
and    L.  thousand,    faut    ageyn    the    Maistir    of   Rodis  ; 
and,  thorw  the  myte  of  oure  Lord,  he  lost  of  his  puple 


1  Imj  /e]  lay  fee.    C.C.C. 

2  whech    sounded the 

Cherch.-]    cm.    C.C.C. 

"  Mountagu^']  Mountagew.    C.C.C. 


*  hooth]  oth.    C.C.C. 
^  on  a  hook  that]  on  a  booke  an 
oth  that.    C.C.C. 

«  hcoth]  both.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  2G1 

a    liundred    thousand.       Than    a.sayed    he    to    flte    iu  A.D.  1.394. 
schippis ;    and  there    eke  was    lie  put  to  grete    rebuke. 
And    in    the    same    tyme    the    emperoure    of    Constan- 
tinople killid  a  gret    part    of  his  host,  ^yhech    had  be- 
segid  the  same  cyte. 

In    this    ^ere,    William,    bischop'    of     Cauntirbmy,  Grievous 
havyng  no  consideracion  what  cost  the   cherchis  in  his  taxation  of 

the  clcr*^v 

province    had    bore,  paying^    a    subsidi    to    the    Kyng  "^ 

eviry  ^ere,  yet^  gat  he    buUes   fro    the    Court  to  have 

mid.  of  the  pound,  both  of   exempt  and  not  exempt. 

Many  that  loved  pes  payed.       And    summe  inad  ajieel 

in  this  matere.     But  the  ende  of  al  this  strif  was,  the 

deth  of  William,  whech  folowed  sone. 

In    this    ^ere,    in    the    month    of    Novembir,    K}^iig  The  body 

Richard  sent  aftir  the  body  of  Robert  Ver,  and  beried  ^e  Vct"  is 

it  at  Coin.     And  there  was  he,  and  the  archbischop  of  ^"i"'"!  at 
„  .  ,  "■         Cologne. 

Cauntirbury. 

In  the  XIX.  lere,  the  duke  of  Lancastir,  whom  the  Recall  of 
Kyng  had  mad  duke    of  Gyan,  cam  hom  to  Ynglond,  of  Lancas- 
compelled  be   the    King,  no    consideracion   had    at  the  tcr. 
costis    whech    he    mad    there    to    gete    him    pees    and 
frendcliip.     He  cam  hom  at  tlie  fest  of  Cristis  Nativito, 
onto   the  King  haldyng  that  fest  at  Langle.       He  was 
receyved    in    chere    outeward,  as    a   frend ;    but  not  in 
hert,  as  he    supposed.      Wherfor    he    took  leve    of   the  Cat'icrine 
Kyng,    and     rood     onto     Lyncolnne,     where    Katerine 
Swynforth    dM^elled    that    tyme.       And    sone    aftir    he 
weddid    the    same  woman,  ageyn  the  opinion  of  many 
men.     Of  this  woman  cam  many  childirn,  whech  were 
aftir  legitimat ;  so  semeth  it  that  thei  were  bore  befor 
this  mariage. 

In  this  tere   the  Pope  wrote    speciali    to    the    Kyng  The  Tope 
for  these  Lolardis,  tretouris    to  God  and  to  the  Kyng.  jj^f /q^ 

punish  the 

Lollards. 


»  i/«,-/;o/)]  archbishop.    C.C.C.        ]      '//('<]  )it.   C.C.C. 
-  poyivg.^    onii    C.C.C. 


262  CArGRAVE's   CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1395,  In  his  letteris    he  prayed  the  Kyng  that  he   schuld  he 

redy  to  pimche  al  thoo  whom    the    bischoppis  declared 

for   heretikes.       Othir    bulHs    sent   he,    in   whech    was 

conteyned  that    alle   maner    religious    men    that  dwelt 

fro  her  Ordir,  undu"    pretens    of   swech    graces   as  thei 

clepe  Capellains  honoris,  that  thei  schuld  be  compelled 

to  kepe  her  religion.     Tliis  plesed  wel  the  HIT.  Ordi-es 

of   Mendinaimtis ;    for  thei    pulled   hom    many  a   man 

that  was  oP  ful  evel  reule.- 

Conference      In  this  tyme  the  Kyngis  of  Frauns  and  of  Yno-lond 
between  .    .  •/    o  & 

tlie  Kings    niette    togidir    fast    by  Caleys,  and  there    piccliid  here 

^'^h'f^^^^*^  teutis.     And,  before  ony  trety,  both  Kyngis  Avere  swore 

'  for    hem    and    alle    her    frendis  that  VIII.  dayes  befor 

this  trety,  and  VIII.  dayes  aftir,  there  schuld  no  man 

o  neithir  side  harme  othii"  be  no  manere,  ne  no  weye. 

The  truce        In  the  XVI.  day  of  Octobir  the  Kyng    of  Yuglond 
^    ■  rood  fro  Caleys  onto  Gynes,^   and  with  him  the  duke 
of   Barry,    that    was    sent    to    Kaleys    to    receive    the 
Kingis  otli. 

In  the  morow  the  Kyngis  met  in  the  feld.  And 
these  Frensch  lordes  rood  with  the  Kyng  of  Ynglond, 
the  duke  of  Barry,  the  duke  of  Burgonie,  the  duke 
of  Aui'ialensis,  the  duke  of  Borboune,  the  erl  Sancer, 
Vicount  de  Meleyn,  the  bisehop  of  Velanienssis,* 
and  the  lord  Bussi.  And  on  the  othir  part,  with 
the  Kjaig  of  Frauns,  rood  the  duke  of  Lancastir, 
the  duke  of  Gloucetir,  the  erl  of  Derby,  erl  of 
Euthland,  erl  of  Notingham,  and  erl  of  Northumbir- 
lond.  In  this  feld  these  to  Kjiigis  had  her  trety  ;  and 
in  that  place  wliere  thei  tretid  thei  were  acorded  that 
a  chapel  schuld  be  mad  at  the  costis  of  hem  both,  and 
it   schidd  be  clepid  Nostre  Domine   de   Pace.      In  the 


*  rcule}  rculcd.    C.C.C.  I      *  Velanlenssis']  Eeianiensis.  C.C.C. 


CAPGllAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  263 

fe.st  of  Simund  and  Jude  ^  tliei  were  .swore  to  kepc  cer-  A.1).  1334. 
teyii  articulles  wliecli  were  purposed  and  wrytin. 

And    aftir    that    the    Kyng    of    Yngland    praid    the  Eichard 
King    of    Fraims    to    dyner    the    next  ^-    day.      Heli^v  ^^i^f^^^^f^j^, 
nore,  the    doutir    to    the    King    of   Frauns,  was  browt  ter  of  the 
to    Kyng    Richard    tent,  and    there    hir  fadir  gave  hir  j^ance 
to    the     same     Kyng.       He    thankid    hir     fadir,     and 
kissid  the  mayde,  and    comendid    hir    to    the  ducliesses 
of  Lancastir  and  Gloucetir,  and  cuntesses  of  Huntyng- 
don    and    StafForth,    and    othir    ladies,    for   to    lede  liir 
to    Kaleys.      Sche  was    fill    scarsly  V.III.   tere    of  age, 
but    sche    broute    oute    of   Frauns    XII.    chares    fill    of 
ladies  and  domicelles.     Thus  went  the  Kyngis  to  mete. 
The  Kyng  of   Fraims    sat    on  the  rite  hand ;    and  alle 
the  corses    of  mete  were    servid    aftir    tlie  gise   of  his' 
cuntre,    al    in  o    disch.       The    Kyng    of   Ynglond    was 
served    in    many    dischis,    aftir    his    use.      Aftir    mete 
the  Kyng  of   Ynglond  led  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  on  his 
weye,   kissid    him,  and  toke    leve.^      In  this  receyving 
Richard  spent  iiiC.M.  mark.* 

This    ^ere  deyed  Maistir  William  Courtne.  Thomas  _ 

And    in    his    stede    Thomas  Arundel  was    biscliop    ofmadcAbp. 
Cauntirbury.  f  Cauter- 

In   the    XX.  lere   of   Richard  was    a    Parlement    at^j^ 
London,    where    the    duke    of    Lancastir    purchased    a  Legitimiza- 
legittimacion  for  the  childyrn  that    he    had    begoten  of  ^'j^^^j^^j^ '^^ 
dame    Katerine    Swynfortli.      And    in    this    Parlement  the  Duke  of 
Ser   Thomas    Beuforth,  on    of   thoo    childini,  was    mad    ^^^^^  *^^* 
erl  of  Somirsete. 

In  this  same  tyme,  the    Kyng,   ageyn  alle  the  othis  The  exiled 

that  he  had    mad,   cleped    ageyn  oute    of   Yrlond    thoo  J"<^gf  ^  are 
.  •  1        1  recalled  by 

Justises  whech  were  exiled  be  the  Parlement,  and  be  his  the  lung. 
consent. 


'  October  28.  I       ^  take  kve]  tolie  his  leve.   GC.C. 

'  the  ncxf]  in  the  next.  C.C.C.  I      *  In  this  .  .  .  v.ar//.]    om.  C;C.C- 


261  CAPGRAVES   CHllONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  139C.      In  this    tyme    eke    risen    tydingis  in    this    lond  that 
that  the      ^^^^  -^^3^8'  ^'^''^^    chose    emperoure,   for  whech    cause    tlie 

King  was    Kynff  mad  nio    ffaderino-is    and    mo  taliaffes   than  evir 

elected  to  &  o  & 

be  Empe-    ^1©    ded    before.      There    was    no     cyte,     no    town,    no 

ror.  prelate,  lord,  knyte,  or  marchannt,  but  thei  mote  lende 

the  Kyng  mony. 

Arrest  of        In  tliis  same  tere,  whan  men  supposed  alle  pes  and 

the  Duke  of  j.gg^    to    be    had,  sodeynly    the    Kynjr    brak    oute  with 
(jilouccstcr  «/      */  «/     o 

'  privy  malice,  whech    he    had    long   born,  and    ded    his 

officeres    arestin    at    Plasche,    in    Essex,'  his    uncil    the 

duke    of    Gloucetir,    and    streite    sent    him    to    Caleys. 

The  erl  of  Warwik,  the  same  day  that  he  had  dyned 
and  the  with  the  Kyng,  and  the  Kyng  liad  hite  him  his 
Earls  of  "good  Lordchip,"  was  arestid  and  put  in  prison.  The 
''  erl  of  Arundel  was  arested  and  sent  to  the  Ilde  of 
and  Arim-  Wite.  And,  that  there  schuld  be  no  grucching  in 
d^l-  the    pu2)]e    for    this    maner    doying,    he    ded    proclame 

thorow  the   rem,  that    it  was   not    for    eld    treson,  but 

for  newe. 

And  sone  aftir,  at  Notingham,  alle  these  lordes  were 

endited. 

The  names        These  were    tlie    lordis    assined    be    the    Kyno;,    that 
of  their  111  1  •  1  1-4     1  CI 

accusers,     schuld    accuse    hem     m     the     next    Parlement :  —  feer 

Edward,  erl  of  Ruthland ;    Ser  Thomas    Mounbray,  erl 

Marchale  ;    Ser  Thomas  Holland,  erl  of  Kent ;  Ser  Jon 

Holland,    erl    of  Huntingdon ;     Ser    Thomas    Beuforth, 

erl  of  Somirsete ;    Ser    Jon    Mountagew,  erl    of   Sales- 

buiy ;     Thomas,     lord     Spenser,    and    William    Scrop, 

Chaumbyrleyn. 

The  King        In    this    tyme   the    Kyng,    because    he    dred    conspi- 

dailgeT'^^  racion    of  puple,   sent   into    Chestirschire    for   bare  tores 

and  riseris,  that  thei  schuld  com  and  have  tlie  kepying 

of  his^  body. 


Un  Esscv.-]    0111.    C.C.C.  I       = /(«]  the  Kyngcs.    C.C.C; 


CArCRAVE'S   CIIRONICLK   OF   ENGLAND.  265 

At    the    Ncitivite    of  oure    Lady'  was    a    Parlement  A.l).  i.iOG. 

at    London,    and    thidir    cam    many    lordis    with    gret  j^  Loudon. 

aray.       In    that    Pai'lement    the    grettest  spekeris  were  Cancelling 

thrc  proud-  coveytous  men, — Jon  Bussy,  William  Bagot,  pardons 

and  Thomas    Grene.       These    thre    with    grete    clamour  gi''inted  m 

°  the  matter 

cried    that    swecli    chartouris    of   pardon    whech    were  of  the  com- 

graunted  before  schuld  be  revoced.     And  to  this  mater  ™'^^J^°"  °^ 

both  the  clergy  and  the    lay  fe^    consented,  havyng  no 

consideracion     whi     it     was     don.        The     archbischop 

Thomas   took   leve   to    be    absent    o    day,  praying  the 

Kyng  that  there  schuld    no  thing  be    concluded  in  his 

absens.     And  notwithstancUng  that  the  Kyng  hite  him  Banish- 

this,  he  was  exiled  the  next  day  that,  up  peyn  of  liis  j^^    ^^ 

lied,    he    schuld    not    abide    in    the    lond    longer    than  Canter- 

VIII.  welds.      And  in  this    mene   tyme  the  King  sent 

privily    to    the    Court,  that    Roger    Walden,    Treserere, 

schuld  obteyne  the  benefice.      But  within  a  litil  tyme 

he  was  accused  of  certeyn  crym,  and  refused. 

In  the  day  of  Seint    Mathew  *  was  Richard  Arundel  The  Earl 

condempned   to  be    ded   as   a   tretoure,  save  the  Kyng  ig^ilii^a'^ed 

pardoned    him    of   alle    othir    circumstauns,  save  lesing 

of  his  hed.      He  myte  not  be   excused  be  his  chartour 

that  was   graunted  him.      AVhan   he    cam   to  the  place 

there  he  schuld  deye  he    chaunged   no  chere,  but  took 

the    swerd    fro    him    that    schuld    smyte,  and  felt  if  it 

were    scharp,    and    seyde,    "It  is  scharp  inow ;    do    tin 

dede.^     I  forgive  the  my  detli."     With  o  strok  his  hed 

went  of.      And  a  Frere  Augustin,'"'   cleped    Fekenham,'' 

bare  it  Iiom  in  his  lap.     His  othir  bretherin  bare  horn 

the  body  onto  the  Covent. 


'  September  8. 
-  proud.']    om.    C.C.C. 
3  layfe']  lay  fee.   C.C.C. 
*  Septemlicr  21. 


Ulo  ihi  dcdc.']     om.     C.C.C. 
"  Augustin]  Austin.    C.C  C. 
'  Fc/;ciihaiii.']    The  MS.    C.C.C. 
here  adds: — "Alajstcr  of  Uivinite.'' 


266  CAPGEAVE's   chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1396.      Aftir  his  detli  the  King  was  tormented  with  dredful 

of  the         dremes,  that  he    myte  not  slepe.      Eke  he  thoute  evyr 

King.         that  a  schadow  of  a  man  walldd    before   him.      More 

ovyr  this  grevid   him,  that  the    comomi    piiple    talked 

that   he    was    a    martir,    and   that   his  hed   was  growe 

ageiyTi  to  his   bodi.     For  these  causes,  in    the    tent  day 

aftir  his  sepulture,  at  the  X.  lioure  at  even,  the  Kyng 

sent  certeyn  dukes  and  erles  to  delve  up  the  body,  and 

make  a  frere  for  to  go  betwix  the  hed   and  the  body. 

And  with  this  dede  the    Kyng   was    more  qwiet.     But 

for    al    this,    he   comaunded   the  wax  aboute  his  grave 

and   clothis   and  othir  aray  to   be  take    away,  and   to 

leve  the  grave  desolate. 

Arrest  and      Aftyr    his    deth   was   the    erl    of    Warmk    arested. 

E^arfof  *  *^ '^^^    gwamie    thei  inqwii^ed^    of    him  what    was    his 

"Warwick,   entent  for  to   gadere    so    mecli   puple  to  ride  with  the 

duke    of  Gloucetir,  the   man,  seing   who    Arundel  was 

ded,  and  b.e    endited  of  treson,  was   a  knowe,   as  thei 

seid.      For  whech    confession    the    King  gave   him    lif, 

and  exiled  him  to  prison  in  the  Ylde  of  Man. 

The  Duke       Aftir     this,    because    men     thoute    it   was    not    the 

ter  secretly  Kjiigi^    worchip    that     his     uncil    schuld     be     slayn 

murdered    openly,  for    favourc    of  the    puple,  whech   loved    him ; 

for  this   cause   the    Kyng    comaunded    the     erl    Mar- 

chale   that   he   schuld   be   privyly   slayn.      So   be   that 

mannes  servaimtis   he  Avas   slayn  at    Caleys,    oppressed 

betwix     to    fedii"   bedis.       Than    mad    the      King    to 

crye,    that    this   Parlement    schuld   be  jomed   tyl  aftir 

Cristmasse,    and  tlianne-    ended  at  Schrouesbury. 

A.D.  1397.      In   the  XXI.  lere   of  Richard,  in    that   same  Parle- 

The  Kincf  ' 

obtains       meiit,  the  Kyng  procm-ed  ful  sotilly  that,  be  the  consent 
certain       ^£  ^^le  the  statis  of  the  Parlement,  that  the  praiere  of 

privileges  .  ,  ^ 

of  the  Tar-  ccrteyn  peticiones  whech  were  poiTect  in  the  Parlement, 

liament. 


'  (Jici  iriqwircd.']  These  ■words 
have  been  added  in  the  margin  of 
the  IMS.  Pub.  Lib.     They  form  part 


of  the  text  of  C.C.C. 
2  thainie.']    om.     C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  267 

mite  be  determined  be  certeyn  pcrsoiics,  VII.   or  VIII.  ^•^^-  1397. 

aftir  the  Parlement  was  do. 

This   graunted,   the  Kyng   put    in   his    stile   "  Prince  He  makes 

of  Chestir."     And  thanne  mad  he  certeyn  didces ; — the  orch°s"e/ 

erl   of  Derby,    duk   of  Herforth ;    erl    Marchale,    duke  a  Princi- 

of '  Norfolk ;    erl  Rutland,   duke    of  Albemarle  ;    erl  of  gi-ants 

Kent,^  duke    of  Suthrey  ;    erl  of  Huntino-don,   duke   of  h'gher 

Excetir ;     the    cuntesse    of    Norfolk,    duchesse    of    the  several  of 

same  ;^    the  erl    of  Somirsete,    markeis    of  Northfolk ;  ^'^'^  Nobles. 

the   lord   Spenser,    erl    of    Gloucetir ;    tlie   lord  Nevile, 

erl     of     Westmorlond ;      Ser     William     Scrop,    erl     of 

Wiltschere ;    Ser   Thomas  Percy,    erl  of  Wicetir.      And 

to  these    lordes    gave    he    mech    of    the    lifiod  of  the 

duke  of  Gloucetir,  erl  of  Warwik,  and  erl  of  Arundel. 

He  purchased  eke    bullis    of  the    Poiie,    whech    con-  "^''^  Asj^ 
.  ^  oftnisPar- 

fermed  al    that  was    do    in   the  Parlement ;    and  gTete  liamcnt  are 

censuris    were   there    ageyn     alle    that    schidd     breke  ^<^"^''™c(i 
hem.  Pope. 

In    this     tere     the     Kyng     exiled     the     duke     of  Exile  of 
Norfolk,  and    set    grete   peynes,    that   no    man   schuld  of  Norfolk. 
pray    for    him.       And    this    was    do    that    same     day 
twelvemonth,  in  Avhecli  first   day  tlie  duke  of  Gloucetir 
was  suffocat   at  Caleys. 

In   this    tere    the    Kyng    translate  Jon,    bischop   of  Changes  iu 
Lincolnne,^    onto    tlie     cherch  of    Chestir.       And    the  ^^f^'j;;'^'^^ 
Cherch  of   Lincolnne   gave  he   to   Ilerry   Beuforth,    on  Chester, 
of  the    childirn  of    the   duke  of  Lancastir    and    Kate- 
rine    Swynforth.      Jon,  that  was  bischop  of  Lincolnne, 
wold  not   admit    this    translacion,   but  went    to    Caun- 
tirbyiy,    to    Crist    Cherch,    and    there    deied    amongst 
tlie  munkis. 


of.]    om.    C.C.C.  I       *  of  Lincolnne.}  These  \rords  have 


-  du/ic  of  Albemarle ;  erl  of  Kenf.~\ 
om.    C.C.C. 

^  the  cuntesse  ,  i  .  .  samci]  om. 
C.C.C. 


been  added  in  the  margin  in  the 
MS.  Pub.  Lib.  They  form  part  of 
the  text  of  C.C.C. 


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CAPGRAVES  CimONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


A.U.  1398.       In    tliis     tyme    cam    a    messanorer     fro     the     Pope, 

1  he  Pops        T-),  IT")  1    •        T  k  •  •  r 

appeals  iin-  -t  etrus  de  bosco,    bisciiop  Aquitensis,  lor    to    pray  the 


the  writ 
"  QuciJ-e 
inqicdit." 


Discovery 
of  great 
treasure 
at  Home. 


A.D.  1398. 


successfully  Kincj    that    lie    schuld    suffir    his    liffe     men    to   have 

against  .   .  p      i         -r>  i         n 

provisiones  of  the  Popes  hand,  and  to  distroye  that 
writ,  "  Quore  impedit."  But  because  the  patrones 
wold  not  consent  thereto,  therefor  the  King  honoured 
him  Avith   grete  giftis,   and  sent  him  horn  agejTi. 

In  this  tyme  was  founde  a  grete  summe  of  mony  at 
Rome  in  a  rotin  wal,  whech  was  the  tresoure  of 
Helyn,  Constantyn  modir ;  for  in  the  serkil  was  writin 
hir  name.  And  eviry  pes  thereof  was  worth  XXS. 
With  this  mony  the  Pope  ded  renews  the  capitol, 
and  ^  the  Castell  Aungel.  - 

In    the  XXII.  tere,    in  the    fest  of    Circumcision,^  a 
of  a  river    depe    watir    in    Bedforthschire,     that    rennyth    betwix 
in  Bedford-  Snelleston  and   Harleswoode,  sodeynly  stood  stille,  and 
departed  him  onto    othir    place ;    and    the    lyver,    that 
was  wete  before,  stood  drye    thre  myle  o  length,  that 
men    myte    go    ovyr.      This    merveyle    betokned,    men 
seide,  gret  dyvysion  that  schuld  falle  in  the  puple.* 
Roger  In  that  tyme    Roger  Mortimere,    erl  of    March,  was 

slain '^^  deceyved  be  the  Erischmen,  and  slayn.  Whan  the 
the  Irish.  Kyng  kncw  it,  he  purposed  for  to  venge  his  deth,  and 
goes  into^  make  a  jornay  into  Yrlond.  Upon  whech  he  pur- 
Ireland,       veyed  mech  thing  of  his  ligis,  and  payed  rite  not ;    so 

that  ny  alle  men  hated  him. 
A.D.  1399.      In  this  tyme  deied  Jon,  duke  of  Lancastir,  and  was 
the'^D  1^^     l^yi'ied    at    Seyn    Poules,    in    London.     Aftir    his  deth, 
ofLancas-  the  Kyng,  that  had  exiled  Herry,  his  son,  for  X.  tere, 
^'^''  now    he     exiled     him    for    evyr ;     forbedyng     alle    his 

receyvouris  that  thei  schal  gader  no  mony  to  profite 
of  here    lord,    notwithstanding    he    had   graunted    hem 


'  the  capitol,  and.']    om.    C.C.C. 
-  Castell  A  laif/d}  Castellc  of  Aun- 
gel.   C.C.C. 


■'  January  1 . 
■*  This  merveyle 
C.C.C. 


ptiple.']    oni. 


•CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF    ENGLAND. 


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patentis     befor,     that    thei    scliuld     gader     a    certeyn  a.D.  l^og. 
smiime  for  her    lordis    redempcion,    that   he    mite  v/ith 
his  good  purchase  the  Kyiigis  grace. 

In  this    same  tyme    the    Kyng    borowid    more    good  The  King 
of  dyvers  men,  and  bond  him  be  patent  letteris  to  pay  ^^^^'^\^^ 
hem  at  certeyn  dayes  ;  whech  he  nevyr  payed.      Than  money 
sent  he  to    alle  the    schreves,    that    thei    schuld    make  people. 
the  puple  to  swere    newly  ageyn,  that  thei    schuld  Le 
trewe  to  the  Kyng.     And  tho  men  that  were  counted 
rich  were    bore    on    hand    that   thei    had    consented  to 
the  tretouris  that    were    ded ;    and  so    were  thei    com- 
pelled to  pay    grete    summes.      Every  person,  of   what 
degre  he  was,  if   thei    were  accused  thei  had  seid  ony 
word  in  derogacion  of  the  Kyng,  there  was  no  mercy, 
but  payment  or    prison.     And    this    mad  the    puple  to 
Iiate  the  Kyng,  and  caused  gret  murmour  in  the  puple. 

About  the  fest    of   Pentecost '    the  Kyng    went  into  Tlie  King 
Yrland,    with    his    Chestirveris,  -    and  with    the    dukes  la^d, 
Awlmarre    and  Excetir,  the  eyeris  ^    eke  *  of  Gloucetir 
and    Herforth,    certeyn    bischoppis,    and    the    abbot    of 
Westminster,    that  he    myte  make  a    Parlement    whan 
he  wold. 

In  this  tyme,  whil  he    was  in    Yrlond,    the  duke  of  The  young 
Lancaster,    Herry,    beryng     hevyly    his    exile,  and    eke  j^  ",i'caster 
privacion  of  his  heritao;e  ;    and    considering   who    evel-  returns  to 
beloved  the    Kyng  was  of  his  lychmen,    thinking  that    "°  "^"^  * 
now  was    tyme  for    to    entir,    cam    into    the    se,    with 
Thomas,  bischop  of  Cauntyrbury,  and  the  son  and  eyer 
of  the  erl  of   Herforth,  whech    had  with    him    at  that 
tyme  but  XV.    speres.     Thus    Heny  kept    him  in    tlie 
se,  appering  now  in  o  cost,  now  in  a  otliir,  lokyng  evir 


'  Pentecost']  C.C.C.  The  word 
is  •written  '  Pentcost '  in  MS.  Pub. 
Lib. — Whit- Sunday  fell  on  May  26 
in  the  year  1398. 


'  Chcstirt'eris] 
C.C.C. 

^  llie  eyeris]  and  eyres. 
'  chc.]    cm.    C.C.C. 


Chestirreves. 
C.C.C. 


27.0 


CAPGEAVES  CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D,  1399.  if   ony    resisteiis   scliulJ    be    mad   to    let    him    of    liis 

lonclino"- 

The  Duke       Whanne    Ser    Edmimd,    duke    of  York,    herd   these 

holds  a*^      tydingis,  that  duke    Herry  was  in  the  se  ;    because  he 

council  on  was  the  Kyiigis  uncil,  and  eke    keper  of  the    rem    in 

51S  matter.  ^-^^^  Kyngis   absens,  he    cleped  onto    him  Ser  Edmmid 

Stafford,  bischop  of  Chestir,  and  Chauncelere  ^  at  that 

tyme  ;    and  the  Tresoi-ere,  William  Scrop,  erl  of  Wilt- 

sehere  ;  and    these   knytes  of  the    Kyngis    Councel : — 

Jon  Bussy,    William    Bagot,    Thomas  Grene,    and   Jon 

Russel.      They  thus    gadered,  he   asked  councelle  what 

was  best  to  do  in  this  mater,  and  what  resistens  mite 

be  had  ageyn  duke  Herry.      They  seyde  it    was    best 

go     to  .  Seynt    Albonis,     and    gader    the    cunti-e,     and 

with    that    strength    mete    with    the    duke.      But    her 

councel  was    nowt,  for  whan    the  puple    was   gadered, 

thei  seide  tliei  knew  nowt  of  duke  Herry  but  as  of  a 

good  lord  and  a  trewe,  and  a  man  whecli  had  suffered 

mech    wrong  ;    wherfore    thei    wold   not    let   him     to 

come,  and  receyve   his  dew   heritage.     Than    the    Tre- 

sorere  and  these  IIII.    knytes  lefte  the  duke  of  York, 

and  fled  to  tlie  Castelle  of  Bristow. 

The  Duke       And  the  duke  of   Lancastir  londid  at  Ravenesporne, 

vJCndT'  ^^^^  ^'y  Grymisby,  in  the  Translacion  of  Seynt  Martyn,  ^ 

at  liaven-    no  man  makyng  resistens.      To  him    cam  anon  Herry, 

uTh         ®^"^  of  Nortliumbirlond,  and  Herry  Percy,  his  son,  and 

joined  by    Raf   Nevile,    erl    of   Westmorland ;    and    so    many    mo 

Nobles,       that  witliin  fewe    dayes    the    noumbir    of  fytyng    men 

cam    onto     LX.     thousand.        Than   was    her    comon 

marches      councel  at  the  first  to    destroye  Kyng    Richardis    evel 

upon  Eris-  CoTincel.     So  Cam  thei  to  Bristow,  and  took  ^  alle  that 

takes  it.      were  there,    and  smet  *  of   here    hedis,    save  ^  William 


'  Cliauncdcrc.']  This  word  is 
•written  on  an  erasure  in  the  MS. 
Tub.  Lib. 

-  July  4. 


3  too/;.]    om.    C.C.C. 

*  and smet^  they  smet.     C.C.C. 

'  save']  save  of.  C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


271 


returns  iu 


Bagot,  for  er    the!  cam  he  was  fled  to  Chestir,  and  so  A.D,  1399. 
sailed  '  into  Erland. 

Whan  Kyng  Richard  herd  in  Erlond  of  the    coming  The  Kin^ 
of  Herry,    anon    he    took   the    se^    with    the    dukes  of  haste" 
Awmarle,  Excetir,  and    Sotheray,  and  bischoppis    Lon- 
don, Lincolnne,    and    Carlil,  that  he    schnkl    mete    the 
duke  with  strong  hand  or  he  had  gadered  ony  power. 
Whan  he  was    com  to    Ynglond,  and    herd  telle    what 
power  duke  Herry  had  with  him,  and  uudirstood  who 
many  hevy  hertis  he  -  had  in  the  puple,  he  left  ^  alle  his 
puple,  "^  and    soute    pryvy   places,    where  he   myte  best 
dwelle.     For  the  duke  of    Lancastir  evyr  folowid  him. 
At  the  last  he  was  founde  in  the  Castelle  of  Conweye ; 
and  there  desired  he   to    speke  with  Thomas  Arundel, 
bischop^  of  Cauntirbiri,  and  the  erl  of  Northurabirland. 
To  hem    seid  he, — That    he  wold    resigne    his    regaly,  but  is 
and  alle  that    long    thereto,    save    the    carectis    of   his  resi^n^he 
soule  ;  so  that  his  lif  schuld  be  graunted  him,  and  suf-  crown, 
ficient  liflod  to  him  and  VIII.  persones.     Thei  graunted 
his  peticiomie,  and  broute  him  forth    to  the    Castel    of 
Flynt,  where  the  duke  and  he  had  but  a  smal  talkyng ; 
and  than  rydyn  to  the  Castelle  of  Chestir. 

In  the  XX.  day  of  August,  the  XLVII.  ^  fro  the  tyme  He  gives 
that   the  duke   entered   into    Ynglond,    the  Kyng    laid  up"to^the 
him  to  the  duke  ;  and  alle  his  tresore,  his  ornamentis,  '^^aka  of 
his  hors,  cam  to  the  dukes  hand.     The  lordis  and  alle 
the    host   that    cam   with   the  Kyng,    were  robbid   be 
Northmen  and  Walschmen,  withoute  mercy.     Fro  that 
place  was  the  Kyng  led  to  London,  to  the  Toure, 

And   in    this    tyme  were    sent  writtis    thorow    oute  Parliament 
the  lond,  that  the  Parlement  schuld  be  at   London  at  London. 


oblio'ed  to 


1  sailed.']    ora.    C.C.C. 

2  Ae]  himself.     C.C.C, 
^heleft.-]    C.C.C— In    the    IMS. 

Pub.  Lib.  the  -word  "he"  has  been 
omitted  by  mistake. 


*  alle  his  jyuple]  as  hys  retemew. 
C.C.C. 

^  bischopl   archbischop.      C.C.C. 

«  the  XLVIL]  the  XLVIL  day. 
C.C.C, 


272 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1390.  Myliilmesse,  to  wliech  Parlement  alle  men  were  cited 
whecli  of  custom  schuld  be  there.  And  these  writtis 
were  sent  undir  the  name  of  Kyng  Richard. 
The  King  Whan  this  tyme  was  come,  evene  on  Mihehnesse 
resigns  the  day,  the  Kyng  in  tlie  Toure,  with  good  wil,  as  it 
crown.  semed,  and  mery  chere,  red  the  Act  of  his  Cessacion 
before  these  lordis  and  other  men  present : — Arch- 
bischop  of  Cauntirbuiy,  Thomas  Arundel ;  ^  tlie  othir 
of  York,  -  Richard  Scrop  ;  ^  Jon,  bischop  of  Heifortli ; 
Herry,  duke  of  Lancastir ;  Heny,  erl  of  Koithumbir- 
Land ;  Raf,  erl  of  Westmorland ;  Hew,  lord  Burnel ; 
Thomas,  lord  Berkle  ;  Abbot  of  Westminster ;  Prioure 
of  Caimtirbyry ;  lordis  Ros,  Wilbey,  and  Bergeveny  ; 
William  Thirnyng  and  Jon  Markam,  justises  ;  Tho- 
mas Stoke  and  Jon  Burbage,  Doctouris  of  Canon  ; 
Thomas  Erpyngham  and  Thomas  Grey,  knites ;  Wil- 
liam Ferby  and  Dionyse  Lopham,  notaries.  Before 
alle  these  red  he  his  resignacion,  and  assoyled  alle  bis 
ligemen  fro  the  treuth  of  the  oth  whech  thei  had  mad 
to  him.  And  this  renunciacion  ■*  was  oi)enly  red  in 
Westminster  Halle  ;  and  every  state  singulerly  in- 
qwyred,  who  thei  likid  this.  And  thei  saide  alle  thei 
consented  thertoo. 

Anno  G597— 6599.  1399-1401. 
Anno  Mundi  viM.DC.  [Christi  1402.] 
Henry  IV.  Anno  6601— 6G10.  1403-1412.  —  In  tlie  ^ere  of 
oure  Lord  1399,  in  the  fest  of  Se3Tit  Jerom,  ^  aftir 
this  renunciacion,  the^  Kyngis  sete  tho  voyde,  the 
forseid  Herry  duke  of  Lancastir  ros  in  the  Parle- 
ment,     and     stood     up,  ^     that     men    myte     se     him. 


'  Archbischop  of  Caunthhury, 
Thomas  Arundcll  Thomas  Arundel, 
Archbischop  of  Caunterbury.  C.C.C. 

2  the  othir  of  York.l     om.    C.C.C. 

'  Bicliard  Scrap']  Richard  Scrop, 
Archbischop  of  tork.    C.C.C. 


*  reminciacion']  resignacion.  C.C.C. 

^  September  30. 

"  the]  on  the,    C.C.C. 

'  cmd  stood  up.]     om.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle  of   ENGLAND.  273 

blessed   him   with   the  merk  of  the  Crosse,    and    saide  A.D.  1.399. 
swech  wordes : — 

"  In  Dei  Nomine,  Amen. — I,    Herry    Lancastir,    cha-  The  Duke 
lenge    the     Cro>vn,    with    al    the    membris    that    long  °gj.  ctX^s" 
thereto,    as    for    descensus    of  the    real    blod    of    Kyng  the  throne. 
Herry,  be  whech    rite    God  hath    graunted    me    for    to 
entir  with  help  of  my  kynred."  . 

And   whan    alle    the    states    of    the    Parlement    had  acknow- 
consented   to  his    chaleng,  the   archbishop    of    Cauntir-  l^^'^sed 

P  ^  .        _  King  by 

biry  took  him  be  the  rite  hand,  and  sette  him  in  the  the  Abp. 
Kyngis  se.'  ofGmtei- 

''     o  _  bury. 

Than    was    it    proclamed,    that   a   newe    Parlement  Prociama- 

schuld  begynne  the   next   Munday  aftir ;    and  on  Seint '^'^'^  °^  ^'^'^ 

assenibun"" 

Edward  day  -  folowing  schuld   the  King  be  corowned ;  of  Pariia-° 
and  this^  was  fulfilled  in   dede.  "^®'^** 

This    Herry    had    that   tyme    sex    childyrn    be    dam  Tlie  Kiag's 
Mary,  doutir  to   the  erl  of  Herforth.     The    eldest  son  children. 
hite    Heny ;    the    secunde,    Thomas ;    the    thirde,    Jon ; 
the  fourte,  Humfrey :    to  douteris  had  he  eke  ;    one  of 
hem  was  weddid  into  Denemarc. 

Thus  was  he  crowned  on  Seynt  Edward  day,  and  His  coro- 
anoynted  with  that  holy  oyle  that  was  take  to  Seynt  "^t'o"- 
Tliomas  of  Caimtirbury  by  oure  Lady  ;  and  he  left  it  in 
Frarms.  This  oyle  was  closed  in  a  egel*  of  gold,  and 
that  egil  ^  put  in  a  crowet  of  ston ;  and  be  revelacion 
Herry,  the  first  duke  of  Lancastir,  fond  it,  and  brout 
it  hom  to  Ynglond,  and  gave  it  to  the  Prince  Edward, 
to  this  effect,  that,  aftir  his  faderes  deces,^  he  schuld 
be  anoynted  with  the  same.  And  aftir  the  Prince's 
deth  it  was  left  in  the  Kyngis  tresory ;  and  nevir 
man  tok  kep   thereto  til,  a  litil  before   that  tlie  King 


•  «e]  sette.    C.C.C. 

2  Scint  Edward  daij.']  That  is,  the 
Translation  of  S.  Edward  the  Con- 
fessor, October  13. 


^  and  this]  and  all  this,    C.C.C. 
*  egel-egil}  egyl-egyll.    C.C.C. 
'  deces]  death.    C.C.C. 


274 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1399,  exiled    the    bishop    Thomas,  this  relik  was    found,    and 

certeyn  Avriting    thereon,    as    Thomas  of   Cauntirbmy  ^ 

left  it.      Than   was   Kyng  Eichard    glad,    and    desired 

of  the  bischop  to  be  anoynted  new ;  but  he  wold  not. 

But  for  al  that  the  Kyng  bare  it  with  him  into  Yrland  ; 

and,    whanne    he  was    take    in    his    coming    ageyn,  he 

dylyvered  it  to  Thomas  Arundel.     And  soo  was  Heriy 

crowned^  with  the  same. 

The  King's      In    tliis    Parlement    the  Kyng,  with    consent  of  alle 

Princrof  '^  ^^^^    Hous,  ^    mad  liis    son  Herri ''  Prince  of  Walls  and 

Wales,  &c.  duke  of   Corwaile,    and  eke^    erl   of   Chestir,  and  aftir 

that  duke  of  Gian. 
The  Isle  of      In   that    Parlement   the    Kyng   gave   to   the   erl   of 
granted  to   Northumbirlond  the  Yle  of  Man,  with  this  addicion, — 
the  Earl  of  that  he   scliidd   bere  before  the  Kyng  the    same  swerd 
beriand:      with  whecli  he  cam  to  Inglond. 

He  gave  eke  to    the  erl  of  Westmorland  the  erldam 
of  Richmund. 

And  ageyn  him  that  appeled,  and  accused  the  duke 

Those  who  of  Gloucetir,  this  sentens  was  pronounsed: — "The  lordis 

demnedthe  °^  ^^^^^  present  Parlement  decerne  and   deme.  That  the 

Duke  of      duke  Awmarle  and  °  duke  of  Suthrey,  and  eke  of  Ex- 

are"de-^*^^'  cetir,  schul  lese    her   names,  her  honoure,  and  her  dig- 

priyed  of    nite.     And  the  markeis  of  Dorcete,  and  the  erl  of  Glou- 

titles.  °    ^  cetir,  schul  lese  the  same  for  hem  and  her  eyeris.    And 

alle  the  castelle  and  maneris  whech  were  the  dukes  of 

Gloucetir,    thei    schul    lese    withoute    ony    grace.      And 

alle    the  godes    that  thei   had  sith   that   tyme   that  he 

was   arested,    thei    schuld    forgo.      Tho    that    thei    had 


and  Rich' 
niond  to 
the  Earl 
of  West- 
moreland. 


•  of  Cauntirbury.']  These  words 
have  been  added  in  the  margin  in 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.  They  are  found 
in  the  text  of  C.C.C. 

^  irns  Herry  crowned]  was  King 
LTerry  anoynted.    C.C.C. 

^  Hous-]   Lords.    C.C.C. 


*  mad  Ids  son  Her?-!.  ]  These  words 
have  been  added  in  the  margin  in 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.  They  are  in  the 
text  of  C.C.C. 

'  and  eke.]    om.   C.C.C. 

"  diihe  Awmarle  and.]  om.  C.C.C, 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  275 

befor    that    tyme,    tliei   schuld    have   stille :    but    thei  A.D.  L399. 
scliuld  gyve  no  lyveries,    as  othir  lorclis    doo.      Aiid  if 
evyr  it  may  be   knowe    that  thei  make   ony  gadering 
in   coumfort    of  Kichard,    sumtyme    Kyng,  thei   to   be 
pmichid  as  tretouris. 

In  the  secund  ^ere  of  this  Kyng  the  erlis  of  Kent,  A.D.  1400. 
Salesluiry,    and  Huntingdon,  onkende    onto    the    Kyng,  ofXe^Earis 
risin  ageyn  hem.      Unkynde  were  thei,  for   the  puple  of  Kent, 
wokl  have  hem  ded,  and  the  Kyng  spared  hem.     These  and^ihmt'- 
men,   thus    gadered,    purposed    to    falle    on    the   Kyng  ingdon. 
sodeynly   at    Wyndesore,    undir   the   coloure    of  mum- 
meris  in  Cristmasse   tyme.     The  Kyng  was  warned  of  The  King 
this,  and  fled  to    London.     These  men  knew  not  that,  ^^   ^  ' 
but  cam  to  Wyndesore  with  IIII.  hundi'ed  armed  men, 
pui-posing  to  kille  the    King  and  his  progenie,  and  re- 
store   Richard    ageyn    onto    the    crowne.      Whan    thei 
cam  to  Wjmdesore,    and  thus  were  deceyved,   thei  fled 
to  a    town  where    the    qween   lay,    fast  by   Eadyngis,^ 
and    there,    before    the    qwenes    houshold,     he    blessed  anci  the 
him  this  erl  of  Kent.     "0  Benedicite," -  he  seide,^  "who  Kerit,\av- 
may  this  bee  that  Herri  of  Lancastir  fled  fro  my  pre-  iQg  ^^e- 
sens,  he  that    is  so    worthi    man  *  of  arraes.      Therfor,  ex-Qucen 

frendis,  know  this,   that   Herri  of  Lancastir  hath  take  7^*^^  ^^^^"^ 

hopes 

the   Tom'e   at    London,    and   oure  very  Kyng  Richard 
hath    brokyn    prison,    and     hath^    gadered    a    hundred 
thousand  fytyng  men."     So  gladed  he  the  qween  with 
lyes,  and  rod    forth    to  Walyngforth,    and  fro  Waling- 
forth    to    Abyngdon ;  warnyng    alle    men  be  the  weye  proceeds  to 
that  thei    schuld    make    hem    redy    to  help    Kyng    Ri-      '"^ 
chard.      Thus   cam    he    to    Cicetir   late   at   even.     The  He  is  op- 
men    of   the    town    had    suspecion   to    hem    that    her  Cirences- 
ter. 


»  liadymiis']  Eadyng.    C.C.C. 

-  "  O  Benedicite  "]  and  said  '  0 
Benedicite.'    C.C.C. 

^  he  seideJ]  These  words  have  been 
added    in   the  margin  in  the  MS. 


Pub.   Lib.      They    are  .omitted   in 
C.C.C. 

■■  worthi    man~\     manly     a    man. 
C.C.C. 

'■hath.']    cm.    C.C.C. 

S    2 


276 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1400.  tydngis  were  lyes,  (as  it  was  in  clede,)  risen,  and  kept 

the   entres  of  the   innes,  that   non  of  hem   mite   passe. 

There  faute  thei   in  the   town    fro     midnyte    onto  IX. 

of   clok    in    the    morow.  i      But    the    town    drow   hem 

Death  of     oute  of  tlie  Abbey,  and   smet  ^  of  many  of  her    hedis. 

Salisbury    ^^^^  ®^^  ^^   Salesbury  was   ded  there  ;    and  worth  i,   for 

he  was  a  gret  favorere  of  the   Lollardis,    a  despiser  of 

sacramentis,    for   he   wold   not   be    confessed   when   he 

schuld  deie. 

The  Earl         The    erl  of  Huntingdon   herd  of  this,  and  fled    into 

tinedon'is    ■^^®^-     -^^  ^  often  as   he  assaied  to    take    the  se,  so 

beheaded    often  W'as  he  bore  of  with  the  wynde.     Than  was  he 

*^^  ^'    take    be    the    comones,    and   led   to    Chelmisforth,    and 

than    to    Plasche,    and    his    lied    smet    of  in    the    same 

place  where  he  arestid  the  duke  of  Gloucetir. 

The  Earl         In  the  same  tyme  Ser   Thomas  Si:»encer,   whech  was 

ter  is°b(>^^'  cl^ped  erle  of  Gloucetir,  was  take  and  hedded  at  Bris- 

headcd  at    tow  ;  and  many  othir  wer  so  ded  be  the  comownes. 

7^  ^.^  '  c         This    cam    to    Kyng    Richardis    ere  in    the  castel  of 

Death  of  _  ./     o 

liichard  11.  Pounfreit,  ^  and,  as  *  sum  men  sey,  he  peyned  ^  him- 
self, and  deyed  for  hungir.  Summe  othir  seide  that 
he  was  kept  fro  mete  and  drink  whil  a  knyte  rode  to 
London  and  cam  ageyn.  His  body  aftir  his  deth 
was  caried  to  London,  and  at  Seynt  Paules  had  his 
"  Dyrige "  and  his  Masse,  the  Kyng  there  present. 
Than  was  the  body  sent  fro  London  onto  Langle,  to 
be  beried  among  the  Frere  Prechouris.  At  the  b3n:'iyng 
was  the  bischop  of  Chestir,  the  abbot  of  Seynt  Al- 
bones,  and  the  abbot  of  Waltham,  and  fewe  othir. 
Capture  of  In  that  same  tere  the  schippis  of  Lennes,  ^  wliech 
shfppino-     fischid  at  Aberden,  took   certeyn    schippis  of   Scotlond, 


•  morow'\  morninge,    C.C.C. 
^  smet']  smite.    C.C.C. 

=  PounfreiQ  Pounfracte.     C.C.C. 

*  as.']    This  -word  has  been  added 


above  the  line  in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 
It  is  in  the  text  of  C.C.C. 

''peyned]  payned.    C.C.C. 

*  Leymes]  Lynne.  C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


277 


with  her  amyrel,  Ser  Robert  Logon,  knyte,  and  broute  A.D.  i400. 
hem  to  Lennes. '  filhem""n. 

In    this    tere    began   the    rebellion    of  Walls    ageyn  The  Welsh 
the  Kyng,  undir  a   capteyn  cleped   Howeyn   Glendore  ;  q^.'^^  under 
whech  Howeyn  was  first  a  prentise  at  Cort,  and  than  Glyndwr, 
a  swyere  of  tlie  Kingis  hous.     But  for    a  discord  that 
fel    betwix   hini.    and    Ser    Reynald    Grey    Riffyn    for 
certeyn  lond,  first    he  faute  with    the  tenaiintis  of  the 
same    lord  :    and,  because  the  Kyng   piu-sewid  him  for 
brekyng    of  the    pes,  he    fled  into    Walls.     And    whan    . 
the^  Kyng  folowid  him  thidir,  he  fled  into    the    hillis 
of  Snowdon ;  and  the  Kyngis  laboure  was  fi-ustrate. 

In  this  same  tere  cam  the  Emperoure  of  Constanti-  Tlie  Em- 
nople    into    Inglond,    for   to    have    sum  socoure    f^geyn^f^'j^gj^^^j. 
the  Turkis.      The  Kyng    Hem  met    him  on    the  Blak  nople  visits 
Heth,  on  Seint  Thomas  Day  the  Apostil,^  and  led  him  '"S^u  • 
to     London ;    and    there    had    he    good    hostel    at    the 
Kyngis  cost ;  and  aftir  went  he  ageyn  with  large  giftis.* 

In  the  third  tere  of  this  Herry  was  a  Parlement  at  A.D.  uoi. 
London,    wher    was    mad    a    statute    ageyn    Lollardis,  ^^J^i^^^ tim 
that  where    evyr    thei    were    founde  preching  her    evel  Lollards, 
doctrine,    thei    scludd    be    take,    and    presentid    to    the 
bischop ;    and    if    thei    me3''nten    here     opiniones,    thei 
schuld  be  committed  to  seculere  hand,  and  thei  schuld 
brenne  hem  and  her  bokes.     This  statute  was  practized  y^J,t|.e"^ 
in  a  prest,  that  sone  aftir  was  brent  at  Smythfeld.        turnt  at 

In  this  tere  the  Kyng  of   Lettow  killid  Bassan,  the  i)efeat  of ' 

son  of  the   gret  Soudan  Baltazar    Dan.      And    because  Bajazet  L 

.  .  .    .  at  tlie 

he    had  so    grete  victori,    ageyn    the    opinion  of  many  battle  of 

men,    therfore     he    was    cristened,     and    LX.    thousand  Anjora. 

with    him    of  his    secte.     This  herd    the    emperoure  of 

Constantinople,    that    was    yet    in    Ynglond,    and  with 

mery  hert  he  went  horn  ageyn. 


'  to  Lcnncs]  homtoLynn.  C.C.C. 
•-//V.]    C.C.C— The    MS.    Pub. 
Lib.  has  "  thei." 


^  December  21. 

■•  large    giftis'\    grete   gyftis   and 
large.    C.C.C. 


278 


CAPGEAVES   CHROXICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1401. 
Queen  Isa- 
bella is  sent 
back  to 
France. 
Owen 
Glyndwr 
ravages  the 
border. 
Conspiracy 
against  the 
King  fnis- 
trated. 

Appear- 
ance of  a 
comet. 


Rumours  of 
Richard  11. 
being  alive. 


The  con- 
spirators 
are  con- 
victed of 
treason, 
and  put  to 
death. 


In  this  ^ere  qween  Ysabelle  was  sent  hom  ^  onto 
liir  fader    into    Frauns,  not  fully  XII.  tere  of  age. 

In  this  same  tere,  Howeyn  Glendore^  ded  niech 
harm  upon  the  borderes  of  Ynglond. 

And  in  the  same  tyme  was  layd  in  the  Kyngis 
bed  a  hirun  with  thre  brauncliis  mad  so  schaip  that 
where  evjr  the  Kyng  had  tmned  him,  it  schnld  sle 
1dm.  But,  as  God  wold,  it  was  aspied ;  and  so  he 
scaped  that  perel. 

In  this  same  lere  of  this  man  appered  a  sterre, 
whech  thei  clepe  comata,  betwix  the  west  and  the 
north,  in  the  monthe  of  March,  with  a  hie  bem, 
whech  bem  bowed  into  the  north.  It  betokened,  as 
men  seid,  the  blod  that  schuld  be  spilt  at  Schrouisbyry. 

Aboute  the  fest  of  Pentecost,^  that  same  lere,  certeyn 
men  whech  had  conspired  the  Kyngis  deth  noised  in 
the  puple  that  Kyng  Kichard  was  o  lyve,  and  schuld 
sone  come  and  reward  hem  gretly  that  held  with  his 
part.  Bvit  this  langage  sesid  mech  afbir  tyme  that  a 
prest,  on  of  the  first  noyseres,  was  take  at  Ware. 
This  prest  had  mad  a  rolle  aftir  his  owne  conseite, 
and  writen  in  certeyn  mennes  names,  whech  he  knew 
nevyr ;  making  the  puple  believe  that  alle  these  wold 
rise  to  help  Kyng  Richard.  And  whan  the  men  were 
broute  before,*  and  he  knew  not  many  of  hem,  and 
officeres  inquired  whi  he  was  so  bold  for  to  bille ;  ^ 
he  answered,  because  thei  were  mad  rich  be  King 
Richard,  he  supposed  verily  thei  schuld  meyteyne  his 
cause.  The  prest  for  his  labom-e  was  hang^  and 
drawe.  So  was  a  chanon  priom-e  o  ^  Lawne,  whech 
mite    ha   lyved^  but   for   his    tunge.     So  were  cei-teyn 


'  horn']  hom  ageyne.    C.C.C. 

^  Hou-eyn  Glendore]  Hewen  Glen- 
dor.    C.C.C. 

^  Whit  Sunday  fell  on  May  22  in 
in  the  year  1401. 


*  before']  before  hyme.    C.C.C. 
=  to  bilk']  to  byll  hem.    C.C.C. 
<=  hamj]  hangyn.    C.C.C. 
'  o]  of.    C.C.C. 
^hahjved]    a  lyved.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHEONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


270 


religious    men,     and    specialy    of   the    Meuouris    order;  A.D.  i-ioi. 
endited  of  treson  and  hanged. 

In   this   same   tyme    Howeyn  Glendor,  with  a  mid-  Glyndwr 
titude     of    Walschmen,     entered      into      Herfoi-thscire,  nj^eford- 
kyllyng   and   brenyng,    as   he    was    used.      And   ageyn  shire, 
him   rod    Edmund    Mortimere,    with   alle    the   strength 
of  the    cuntre :     but    be    treson    Edmmid    was    take,  and  defeats, 
and    his     part    ovirthrowe.      And    aftir     the     batayle  prisoner 
fill   schamefully   the   Walsch   women   cutte    of  memies  ^ir  Ed- 
membris,  and  put  hem  in  her  mouthis,  that  Avere  ded  ;^  Mortimer. 
and  many  othir^  inconvenientis  ded  thei  that  tyme. 

In   this    tere    the  Kingis  doutir    was  led  to  Coleyn,  Marriage 
and  there  ^  the  emperom*e   son  weddid  hir.  theEug's^' 

Sone    aftir    Assurapcion  of    oure    Lady,^   the    Kyng  daughter. 

rod    into     Walls,    for    to    venge    him    on    his    eiiyme  Henry  en- 

.  .  ters  Wales 

Glendor ;    and    there,    for   diversite    of    reyn,  and    cold  but  is  un- ' 

and   snow,    his   host   was   ny   lost.      In    the    vigile    of  ®'^^^^^^^"'' 

Nativite  of  oure  Lady,^  the  Kyng  had  piccliid  his  tent 

in    a    fayre    pleyiie ;    there  ^   blew   sodeynly    so    mecli 

wynd,    and   so   impetuous,  with   a   gret  reyn,  that   the 

Kyngis  tent  was  felled,''  and  a  spere  cast  so  violently, 

that,  and   the  King  had  not  be  armed,  he  had  be  ded 

of  the   strok.     There  were  many   supposed^   that   this 

was  ^  do  be  nigTomancy,  and  be  ^^  compelljTig  of  spirites. 

In   this   tyme   deyed    Ser  Edmund  Langle,  and  was  Death  of 

byried  at  Langle,  be  his   wif,  doutir  onto    Kyng  Petii-  m^n^ " 


of  Spayn. 


Langley. 


'  And  aftir  ....  dcd.'\  Opposite 
this  passage  the  word  '  ffy '  is  written 
in  the  margin  in  red,  in  an  old  hand, 
apparently  that  of  the  writer  of  the 
MS. 

»ot!ur-]  mo.     C.C.C. 

^  doutir  ....  there.']  These 
■words  are  written  on  an  erasure  in 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 

*  August  15. 


^  September  7. 

"  there]  but  there.     C.C.C. 

'  was  felled.]  These  words  have 
been  written  in  the  margin  in  the 
MS.  Pub.  Lib.  They  form  part  of 
the  text  of  C.C.C. 

*  maiii/  supposed]  many  men  sup- 
posed.   C.C.C. 

'■>  was.]  om.    C.C.C. 

'"be]  om.    C.C.C; 


280 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1401 
Battle  of 
Homildon 
Hill. 

Defeat  of 
the  Scots. 
The  Lol- 
lards pro- 
mulgate 
their  opi- 
nions. 


A.D.  1J02. 
The  Par- 
liament 
assembles, 
and  levies 
taxes. 
The  year 
of  Scotch 
invasion 
doubtful. 
Marriage 
of  the  King 
to  Joan  of 
Navarre. 


In  this  tere  was  a  gret  batail  at  Hunieldon '  Hill, 
betwix  Engiischmeii  and  Scottis,  wlier  the  eii  Duglas 
was  capteyn,  and  wounded  there,  and  taken;  and  of 
lordis  and  knytes  foure  score  taken   and  slayn. 

In  that  same  tyine  the  Lolardis  set  np  scliamful 
conclusiones : — That  the  VII.  Sacraments  are  ded  toknes 
in  that  forme  whech  the  Chercli  useth.  That  may- 
denliod  and  prestod  be  not  appreved  of  God,  but  the 
state  of  wedlok  is  the  most  periit  degre.  Ne  there 
schal  no  man  ne  woman  be  saved  but  if  he  be 
weddid,  or  ellis  be  in  wil  to  be  weddid ;  for  thei 
distroye  the  holy  sed,  of  whech  schuld  grow  the  secund 
Trinite.  Item,  If  a  man  and  a  woman  desire  to  be 
weddid,  that  desire  is  veii  matrimonie.  The  Chercli 
is  the  sinagcoof  of  Sathanas.  The  Sacrament  of  the 
auter  is  the  toure  of  Anticrist.  Item,  Childu-n  nede 
not  be  baptized.^  These  conclusiones,  and  many  mo, 
Lodewik  Clifford  broute  to  the  archbischop ;  whech 
saide  that  he  had  susteyned  these  of  simpilnesse,  and 
not  of  malice.  He  brout  him  also  names  of  certeyn 
men  whech  susteyned  the  same  conclusiones. 

In  the  fourt  lere  of  this  King  was  Parlement  at 
London,  to  no  othir  entent^  but  for*  to  have  silvir 
both  of  the  clergi  and  eke  of  the  lay  fe.^ 

In  that  same  tyme  the  Scottis,  supposing  that  alle 
the  lordis  had  be  into  Walls  with  the  Kyng,  come  in- 
to Ynglond,^  as  is  seid  before;  for^  sum  sey  it  was 
this  tere. 

In  this  same  ^ere  the  embassiatom-ls  come  oute  of 
Bretayn,  and   broute   horn   the    new  qwen  onto  Wyn- 


'  Humeldon]  HumeldoM-n.    C.C.C. 

"  Item  ....  baptizcdJ]  Item  ; 
that  childerne  newly  bor  ned  no 
baptem.    C.C.C. 

3  entenf]  C.C.C.  In  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib.  one  half  of  the  word,  '  en,' 
is  written  at  the  end  of  a  line,  and 


the  Scribe  has  forgotten  to  write  the 
remainder. 

*for.-]  om.    C.C.C. 

5  %/e]  lay  fee.    C.C.C. 

«  Ymjhnd^  this  lond.    C.C.C. 

'for.']    om.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES  CHEONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


281 


Chester,    whidir  tlic   Kyng    rod   with  lordis  and  hidies.  A.D.  I40i'. 

And  there    was  the    mariage    mad    the    VII.    day    of 

Februari :  and   in    the    XXVI.    day    of    the   same    was 

sche  corowned   at    London.      Sche    was   before    weddid 

to    Ser   Jon    Mountforth,   duke    of  Bretayn,    be   Avhom 

sche  bare  childirn. 

In    this    tyme    cam    oute    a    bulle    fro    the    Court,  Unpopular 

whech   revokid  alle   the    o-races   that   had  be    graunted  measures 

"  t'  _    of  the  i  ope. 

many    teres    before ;     of    whech '    ros     mech    slaundir 

and   obliqui  ageyn   the  Chercli;   for  thei    seidc  pleynly 

that  it  was  no  more  trost    to    the  Pope  writing  than 

to  a  dogge  tail ;  ^  for  as    of te  as  he  wold  gader  mony, 

so    oftyn   wold    he    anullen    eld  ^    graces,    and    graunt 

newe. 

In  this  somyr,  eke,*  fast  by  the  townes  of  Bed-  Legend, 
forth  and  Bikilhswade,  ^  appered  certeyn  men  of  dy vers 
colouris,  renning  oute  of  wodes,  and  fytyng  horibily. 
This  was  seyne  on  morownyngis  and  at  mydday :  and 
whan  men  folowid  to  loke  what  it  was,  thei  coude 
se  rite  nawt. 

In  that    same   tyme   Ser   Herry   Percy    the   yonger  Rebellion 

befjan  to  rebelle  affeyn    the    Kint;.     And  to  him  drew  ?;    • 
o  to  .7  &  Tercies. 

Ser  Thomas  Percy,  erl  of  Wyscetir,  imkylP  onto  the 
same  Herry.  This  man  had  the  Prince  in  governauns, 
whech  sodeynly  lefte  the  Princes  hous,  and  drow  to 
bis  neve .  And,  that  her  rebellion  schuld  be  more 
excusabil,  thei  writyn  to  the  cuntre  aboute,  that 
thei  wold  not  withdi'awe  here  legauns  fro  the  Kinff. 
But  the  cause  whi  thei  strengthid  hem  thus,  for 
thei  wold  go  to  the  King  for  to  enforme  him  that 
bettir   governauns    schuld    be    had   in   the    rem ;    and 


'  o/Wtcc/i]  of  whecli  bull.    C.C.C. 
"^  to  a  dogge.  tail}  to  a  dogge's  tail 
■waggyng.    C.C.C. 
cW]  old.    C.C.C. 
ckc]  even.    C.C.C. 
Bi/iilliswatk'] Bikiltiswade.  C.C.C. 


"  mfij/Il]  C.C.C— The  word  in 
the  i\IS.  Tub.  Lib.  appears  to  be 
"  uncik,"  which  is  an  obvious  error 
of  the  Scribe.  The  MS.  C.C.C.  ha 
"  and  unkyU." 


282  CAPGEAVE's   chronicle   of  ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1402.  thei  durst  not  go  witlioute  strong  hand.  For,  as  thei 
seid,  the  taskes  that  were  gadered  of  the  pupel,  to  here 
grete  hiu-t,  were  spent  neythir  to  worchip  of  God,  ne 
profite  of  the  lond.  Whan  the  Kyng  had  this  rela- 
cion,  he  wrote  and  seide  he  had  ful  grete  wondir 
tliat  thei  wold  noyse  him  so  ;  for  he  knew  no  cause 
why  but  that  thei  mite  come  to  his  presens  as  safly 
as  evyr  thei  ded.  Eke  he  wrote  that  mech  of  the 
good  that  was   gadered,  was   sent   to   here   handis  for 

They  join   tuycion    of    the    Marches.       But    al   tliis    meved    hem 

OwGn 

Giyndwr.    nowt ;   for   with    her    hoost  thei  remeved    streith   onto 
Schreuisbury,     abyding    there    the    help    of    Howeyn 
Glendor  oute  of  Wales, 
has^ens"^        Whan   the    Kyng  undii'stod   her  malys,    in    al    haste 
against        he    thoute    to    mete    with    hem     er     thei     Aver    fully 
gadered.     For  the  erl   of  Northumbirlond  was  not  tet 
come    onto  hem.     Thei   that   were    with    Herri    Percy 
noysed  thoi'w  the  cuntre  that  the   Kyng  Richard  was 
tet    o   lyve,   and  amongst  hem  ;    and  for   his   rite   thei 
were   thus   gaderid.     The  Kyng  rod   to    Schrouysbury, 
where  this  Herry  Percy  had  besegid  the   town.       But 
whan   he    sey  the    Kyngis  standard,  he  left    the  sege, 
and   turned   sodenly   ageyn  the    Kyng.     In    the   ost  of 
Herry    Percy    were,    as    is    wiytyn,    XIIII.   thousand 
men.     The   Kyng,  whan  he   sey   the   feld  so   disposed, 
seide  -onto    his   men  wordis  of  gret  coumfort,  and  mad 
hem   liardi   in   his   quarel.     Than    sent    the    Kyng   the 
abbot  of  Schrouisbury,  with  the  privy  sel,  onto  Herry 
Percy,  desiring  that  he  schuld  com  and  ask  grace,  and 
spare  that  there  be  no  blod  spilt.     Herri  was  sumwhat 
meved    with  this    message,  and    sent    to    the   King  his 
imkil,  Thomas  Percy.    And   whan  the  King,  wiil  grete 
meknesse   had   promised   the    forseid    Herri    his    good 
lordchip,    this   Thomas    told    his    neve    al   the    revers. 
Thanne    the    Kyng    comaunded    thei   schuld  bring  him 
his  swerd,  in  whech  he   trostid  mech.     And  thei  seide 
it   was   left   in   a   toun   be    side,    whech    thei    cleped 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OP   ENGLAND. 


28; 


Berwik.     Whan    tlie    Kyng    herd    "Berwik,"    he    was  A.D.  U02. 

gretly  astoyned,  and  seide, — "  Forsoth  it  hath  he  oftyn 

told    me    that    in    Bevwik    I    schuld    be    in  gret  perel. 

But  fite  mote  we  nede."    So  faute  thei  to  gxete  harm  of 

this  nacion.     And  Heri'i   Percy,    aftir    the    propirte    of 

his  name/  percid,  or  presed,  in  so  fer  that  he  was  ded, 

and  no  man  wist  of  whom.     Thei  fled    that  myte   fle.  They  are 

The  erl  of  Duglas   was   take   there  :    the  erl    of  Wis-  '^'^f*^^*^*^ 

o  '     _  near 

setir,  cause    of   al    the    sorow  ;    Ser    Richard  Yernon ;  ~  Hhrews- 

the    barne    of   Kynderton,   and    many    othir.      On  that    ^"^' 

side    v/ere    ded    the    most    part  of   knytes  and  swieres 

of    Chestirschire    onto     the    noumbir     of    to    hundi-ed ; 

and    mech    of   the    puple    of   whech    we    have  now  no 

noumbir.     This  batail  was  on  a  Satirday,    in  the  vigil 

of  Mari    Magdelen.^ 

The  next  Munday  folov/and  were  heded  at  Schrouis-  The  Earl 
bury  the  erl  of  Wissetu-,  the    barn   of   Kyndirton,  and  °^^.  an*d^^^' 
Ser  Richard  Vernon.     And    sone    aftir  the  erl  of  Nor-  others  are 
thumbirland  cam  with  myty  hand  to    help    Heny   his 
son,  havyng  no  knowyng^  of  his  deth.     Ther  met  with 
him    the   ei'l   of    Westmorland    and    Robert    Watirton. 
and   mad    him  timi  ageyn,  and  took  a   castelle  of  his, 
and  kept  it. 

Whan  the  Kyng  had  mad  al  pes  at  Schrouesbury,  The  King 
he  rod  strey te  to  York,  and,  be  letteris,  sent  aftir  the  P^^j^^^*^^  *'^ 
erl,  in  whech  he  hite  him  he  mite  and  schuld  com 
harmles.  He  cam  to  the  Kyng  with  fewe  men  the 
next  day  aftk  Seynt  Lam-ens.^  He  was  not  gretly 
rebuked,  but  assigned  to  certeyn  places  of  liis  as  for  a 
tymc. 

Fro    the    North   the    King    proposed    to    ride    into  He  pur- 
Walis ;    but  his  letting  was,  that  he  failed  mony :  and  enter  '^ 

Wales. 


'  nume.'\  C.C.C.  This  word  has 
been  added  above  the  line  in  the 
MS.  Pub.  Lib.  It  forms  part  of  the 
text  in  C.C.C. 


^  the  erl ... .  Vernon.']  oni.  C.C.C. 
3  July  21. 

■'  hnowyng']  knowlech.    C.C.C. 
^  Auffust  11. 


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CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D. 1402, 


A.D.  1403, 
The  Bre- 
tons bum 
Plymouth. 


The  En- 
glish take 
speedy  re- 
venge. 


Story  of 
some  pil- 
grims. 


therfor  certeyn  knytes  counceled  the  Kyng  that  the 
bischoppis  whech  were  aboute  him  schuld  be  piyved  of 
hors,  and  harneys,  and  tresoure  ;  and  this  schuld  be 
gove  to  hem  that  laboured  with  the  Kjoig.  This  herd 
the  biscliop^  of  Cauntirbmy,  and  seide, — "  Trewly  there 
is  no  knyte  with  the  Kyng  that  beginne  ones  ^  for  to 
spoile  ony  brothir  of  myn,  but  he  schal  for  his 
spoilyng^  have  as  good  knokkis  as  evyr  had^  Eiigliscli- 
man." 

In  the  fifte  ^ere  of  this  Kyng,  the  Frenschmen, 
with  the  Britons,''  come  to  the  town  of  Plummouthe, 
l)rent  it,  and  robbed  it.  The  capteyn  of  hem  was  a 
Briton ;  thei  called  him  Lord  of  Castel.  And  whan 
thei  cam  hom  to  Britayn,^  a  elde  man  of  the  same 
lond  met  with  hem,  and  seyde  onto  hem,  "  Be  ware 
of  the  tayle.  Trost  A^erily  the  Englischmen  wil  not 
leve  this  mater  thus."  And  sone  aftir  Bretayn  re- 
pented here  dede.  For  a  worthie  sweire,  cleped  William 
Wilforth,  gadered  a  navy,  and  went  into  Bretayn, 
and  took  there  XL.  schippis,  grete  and  smale,  where  thei 
fond  yrun,  oyle,  talow,  and  a  thousand  tunnes  of  wyn 
de  Kochel.  The  good  thei  took ;  the  schippis  brent 
thei.  Than  londed  thei  at  Pennarch,  and  brent  sex 
myle  aboute ;  and  Seint  Mathew  town,  and  IIL  myle 
aboute.^ 

In  these  dayes  certeyn  pilgrymes  of  Ynglond  cam 
fro  ^  Jerusalem,  but  erred  ®  in  her  wey,  and  lay  ui  a 
forest,  be  nyte,  above  in  trees,  for  fer  of  bestis.     In  the 


'  bischop]  archbishop.    C.C.C. 

''  ones']  onys.    C.C.C. 

^  for  his  spoiJyng.']    om.    C.C.C. 

^  had']  had  ony.     C.C.C. 

'  Britons — Britayn.]  In  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib.  an  '  e '  is  written  above  the 
line,  over  the  letter  '  i,'  the  latter  not 
being  erased. 


'^  and  Seint  Mathew  i  .  .  .aboute.] 
om.    C.C.C. 

'  cam  fro.]  These  words  are 
■written  on  an  erasure  in  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib. 

*  Jerusalem,  but  erred.]  These 
words  have  been  added  in  the  mar- 
gin in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.  They 
are  in  the  text  of  C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


285 


morow   tliei   cam   to   a   liermites  hous,  whecli  man  re-  A.D.  1403. 
freccliicl   hem,    and   bad   hem   thank   God  not  only  for 
tlnei  had  scaped  the   perel   of  bestis,  but  for  thei  were 
were  not  at  horn  at  the  bataile  of  Schrouisbuiy,  whech 
schuld  falle  in  hast,  as  he  saide. 

Aftir  the  Octave  of  Ephiphanie  ^  was  a  Parlement  at  Restoration 
London,  and  there  was  the  erl  of  Northnmbirlond  ^l  ^}j^  ^f^'^ 
restored  to  his  londis.  umberland. 

Ther  eke  was  gramited  swech  a  task   as   had  nevyi'  Heavy 
be    herd,    upon    condicion  that   there  should  no  memo-  ^^^^^  "^^" 

'        i  _  posed  on 

rial  wryting  be  left  of  it.  the  people. 

In  this  same  tyme  the  Frenschmen  cam  to  the  Ylde  TheFrench 
of  Wite,  askyng  tribute  of  the  dwelleres  to   the  suste-  JS°J,.'' 
nauns  of  qwen  Ysabelle.     And  thei  of  Wyte  answered  auce  for 
that  Kyng  Richard  was  ded,    and  the    qwen    pesabely  isabeUe 
sent  hom  ;  wherfor  thei  wold  non  pay  :  if  thei  cam  for 
to  fite,  thei  schuld    be  welkom,  and   thei    schuld   gyve 
hem  leve  to  entyr  the  lond,  and  ^  rest  hem  III.  dayes 
befor   the    batayle.       The    Frenschmen    herd    this    an- 
swere,  and  sayled  fro  that  cuntre. 

In  that  ^ere,  a  Bryton,  cleped  Lord  of  Castel,  londed  TheFrench 
at  Dortmouth  with  grete  iiride :    and  of  hem  of  whom  ^t^ackDart- 

.  .  ,  mouth,  and 

he  had  ful  gret  indignacion,  that   is  to    sey,    the  rural  are  re- 

puple,  was  he  slayn.     In   that  jornay,  whech  was   the  P^^'^^*^- 

XV.    day    of    April,    were    takyn    thre    lordis,     XX^'. 

knytes.^ 

In    this    ^ere    was    the    translacion    of  Seynt    Jon,  of  s.  John 

prioure  of  Bridlyngton.*  of  Brid- 

•i  »/     o  lin"ton. 

In  this  tyme  the    cuntesse   of  Oxenforth,  the  moder  rpj°  p 

of  Robert  Ver,    whech    was   exiled,   and  ded  in  Lovan,  tess  of 

made  hir  servauntis  to  noyse  in  the  cuntre  that  Kyng  ^^^^j^*^  ^ 

Richard  ly ved,  and  schuld  sone  come   with  myty  hand  report  tiiat 

Richard  IL 
is  alive. 


'  Ephiphanie']  Epiphanie.   C.C.C. 
■January  13. 

entyr  .  ,  .  .  and.']    om.     C.C.C. 


^  XX"   knyles]    and    X.  knytes. 
C.C.C. 
*  May  11. 


286 


CAPGRAVES   CIIROKICLE   OF  ENGLAND, 


A.D.  1403.  for  to  regne  age}'!!.  Eke  sclie  ded  n!ake  liertis  of 
silvjT,  and  gave  he!i!  aboute,  and  di'ow  many  hertis 
to  hir  conclusion.^  Many  me!i  were  illuded  to  these 
tydjmgis,    specialy    the    abbot    of    Colchestu',    and    the 

She  is  taken  abbot    of   Seynt    Osithes,      Tlie    cuntesse    was    put    in 

prisoned,  prison,  and  alle  her  godes  acheted.  The  clerk  that 
W!'ot  these  billis^  was^  hanged  and  ckawen, 

TheE:irlof      Aftir,  in  the  fest  of  Seynt   Jon  Baptist,^  the  erl    of 

Northnm-     ^_  i  •  i        n  ,       -n         n     •  i 

beriand  JNorthu!nbirland  cam  to  rounire!t,  to  the  Kyng,  witJi 
?H^  ?'^  alle  his  alye.  And  there  was  qwenchid  mech  suspe- 
CliiFord  are  cioune ;  for  men  dempt  thei  wold  be  riseris  ageyi! 
the  Kyng.  And  with  him  cam  Ser  William  ClifForth, 
knyte,  with  whom  the  Kyng  was  offendid,  because 
he  had  kept  Berwik  ageyn  the  Kyngis  plesam!s. 
But  he  pm-chased  the  Kyngis  g!-ace  because  lie  browt 
with  him  on  Serle,  that  was  privy  with  Kyng  Richard, 
Whan  that  Serle  was  com,  al  men  desired  to  knowe 
discovery  ^^^  what  maner  the  duke  of  Gloucetir  was  ded.  He 
of  the  plot,  confessed  verily  al  the  maner,  and  seid  he  was  worbhi 
to  dey,  for  he  was  on  of  the  principal  tormentoiuis  of 
the  duke  of  Gloucetir,  And  whcan  men  inqwyred 
of  liim,  why  he  noysed  in  the  puple  that  K3rng 
Richard  was  ly\'and,  he  seide  he  ded  it  in  despite  of 
King  Herry,  for  to  di'awe  memies  hertis  fro  him.  He 
seide  eke  that,  whan  he  was  in  the  Kyngis  house  of 
Framis,^  fid  wel  at  ese,  and  herd  seid  that  Kyno- 
Richard  lyved  in  Scotlond,  he  went  thicUr  to  prove 
the  treuth,  and  fond  veryly  it  was  not  soth.  Than 
came  he  onto  Berwik,  onto  William  Clifford,  for  to 
seke    socoure ;    and    thus    was    he    led   to    the  Kyng, 


reconciled 
to  the 
Kins:. 


Trial  of 
Serle 


'  Eke  sche  .  .  ,  .  conclusioti.'] 
om.    C.C.C, 

'  bms-]  bylles,    C.C.C, 

^  u-as.']  This  word  has  heen  added 
ahove  the  line  in  the  MS.  I'ub.  Lib. 
It  occurs  in  the  text  of  C.C.C. 


■*  June  24, 

=  of  Frauns.']  These  -words  have 
been  added  in  the  margin  in  the 
MS.  Tub.  Lib.  They  form  part  of 
the  text  of  C.CC. 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle  of  ENGLAND.  287 

Than  was  he  coiidempned  to  be  drawe  thorow  oute  the  A.D.  1403. 
good  townes  of  Ynglond,  and  aftir   to   be  hangen   and 
quartered  at  London. 

In  this    lere  was  a   gret  Parlement    at  Coventre,  in  rarliament 
whech  the  Kyng   asked  a  grete   summe    of  the  puple.  ^ssembie  at 
And  the  Speker  of  the  Parlement  answered  that  swech 
summes    myte   not   be  rered  so  ofte  in  the  puple,  but 
if  the  Cherch  shuld  be  put  fro  her  temporaltes.     This  Dispute  be- 
answere  was  gov  be  Ser  Jon  Chene,  knyte,  Speker  of  g^g^^^y® 
tlie  Pai'lement.      And  no   wondir  tliough  he  was  enray  and  the 
to    the    Cherch ;    for    he    had    befor  take   the   Ordir   of  canter- 
subdiacoune,    and   withoute    dispensacioune    aspn-ed   to  ^'^^'y- 
the  order  of  wedlak,  and  eke    the  degree   of   knythod. 
The    archbischop    ros,    and    seide, — "  Now    se    I    weel 
whidir    thi     malice     walkith.       Thou     renegate,     and 
apostata  ^    of  thyn    Ordyr,    woldist    put   the  Cherch   al 
imcUrfote.      But    whil    this    lied    stant   on    this    body, 
thou    schal    nevyi"    have    thi     entent.       Remembir    the 
wel    that    at    eviry  task,    the    Cherch    have    payed    as 
mech  as  the  lay  fe.     And  alle  yoiu-  bisinesse  is  for  to 
gadere    to    make  your    selve  rich.      But  know  this  for 
a  treuth, — that  lond   schal    nevir  endui'e    in    prosperite 
that    despiseth    Holy    Cherch.''       And    than     ros  ^    the  The  King 
archbischop,  and  ^  kneled  before  the  Kyng,  and  prayed  fj^g'^^/Jj^. 
him  he  wold    remembir  him  of  the  oth    that    he  mad  bishop, 
in  his  coronacion,   that  he  schuld  meynten  the  Cherch, 
and   alle    the    ministeres    thereof,    in   al    her   libertees. 
Than  the  Kyng  commaunded  the    ai'chbischop  to  take 
his  sete,  behesting  him  that  he  schuld  leve  the  Cherch 
in  as  good  astate  as  he  fond  it.      Than  said  the  arcli-  ^^'^  re- 
bischop  to  the  knytes  : — "  Ye    have    stered  the    Kyng  the 
to    enchete    alle  the    temporaltes  that  longpig  to   the  Ki^ig^its. 
Frensch   monkis  in  al   the  lond ;   and  though  the   va- 


'  and  apostata^    and  thou  postata.  I      ^  than  ros.']  cm.    C.C.C. 
C.C.C.  I      ^aml.]  cm.    C.C.C. 


288  CxVPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1403.  lew    of  hem    com    to    many  thousandis,   the    Kyng    is 

not    amendid    thereby    half   a   mark  be  tere :     For  ye 

amongst    you   liave    it,    and    dispende    it    youre     ple- 

sauns.      And    moreovyi',    I    sey    you,   myn     lied    schal 

rather     bo  we     onto    the     swerd,     than     Holy     Cherch 

sehuld  lese    ony  part    of  his^    rite."      Thus   sesed    the 

fals  chalenge  of  the  enmyes  to  the  Cherch. 

Many  per-       In  the  same  Parlement,  the  archbischop,  as  he  went 

to  do  re-     i^^  ^^^^    strete,    happed   to    mete    the    prest  beryng    the 

^^^'tT^  *°   Sacrament  to  a  seke  man ;  for  there  was  grete  pestilens 

in  the  town  at  that  tyme.     The  archbischop  and  othir 

many  ded  reverens    to  the   Sacrament,  as   it-  was    her 

deute.     Many    of  the    puple    in    the   strete   turned  her 

bakkes,  and    avaled  not  her   liodes,  ne   ded    no    nianer 

reverens.     This    "was  told  onto  the  Kyng,  and   he    ded 

in  this  mater  dew  correccion,  for  many  of  hem  were  of 

his  hous. 

undatiou         ^^^  ^^^^^    teve,  the  se  ros    so  liye    betwix  Caleys  and 

of  the  sea    Kent    that    it    drenchid    many    townys    in    Kent    and 

of  Kent.      Flaundris,  Hollond,  and  Selond. 

Death  of         This  tere    deyed  William  Wikam,   bischop  of   Wyn- 

Wiiiiam  of  chestir,  that  foundid  to  nobil  Collegis,  on  at  Wynches- 
Wykehani.  r^         n      -i 

tir,  a  othir  at  Oxeniorth. 

Death  of         And  in  the   first   day  of   Octobir   deyed  Pope   Boni- 
Boniface      f^^^  ^he   IX. 

Innocent         -^^^  "^  ^^^^  stede  was  chosen  the  bischop  of  Bononie, 

VII.,  Tope,  cleped  Innocent  the  VII. 

A.D.  1404.      In  the  sext  tere  of  this  Kyng,  in  the  fest  of  Cristis 

The  reia-    Nativite,   ceiieyn  men  let  make   keyis   of  many  dores 
tions  of  the  "^  ''  *'  • 

F.arl  of       in    the   castelle   of   W3nidesore.     There   entered  thei  be 

oaprfrom   ^^y^®'  ^^^^  ^'^'^^^  ^^^^  eyi'es  of  March,  and   led  hem  owte. 

Windsor,     Summe  sey  her    purpos  was  to    lede  hem    into  Wales, 

that,  be  the  power  of  Glendor,  thei  myte  rejoyse  the 


'  A/.s.]    So  written  in  both  MSS.  :  )      "  (7.]  om.    C.C.C. 
it  is  probably  a  mistake  for  "  hir." 


CAPGKAVE'S  chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  289 

crowne,  as  the  rite  eyeres  of  Yngiond.     But  tlio'i  were  A.D.  1404 
purse  wed,    and   summe    were    slayn,    and    sumnie    fled,  gjj^niv 
The  smyth  that  mad  the  keyes  lost  his  hed.  captured. 

In  this  lere,  Thomas  Momibray,  erl  Marchale,  Conspiracy 
cam  onto  Maistir  Eichard  Scrop,  arbischop '  of  ^^  ^o Jj'^!!.'^. 
York,  and  mad  confederacion  that  thei  schukl  help  luim  and 
to  amende  the  insolens  in  the  reme.  Eke  Thomas 
lord  Bardolf  went  onto  the  erl  of  Northumbirlond  for 
the  same  cause.  Thei  cleped  onto  hem  the  cite 
of  York,  and  mech  of  the  cuntre,  and  set  up  certejai 
articles  in  cherch  dores,  expressing  what  was  her  en- 
tent.  First,  thei  desired  that  the  puple  of  the  reme 
schuld  have  fre  elleccion  of  knytes  of  the  Parlement, 
aftir  the  eld  forme.  The  secunde,  that  there  schuld  be 
a  remedie  ageyns  fixls  suggestiones,  by  whech  many 
men  were  disherid  of  her  londis.  The  thirde,  that  there 
schuld  be  ordeyned  a  remedye  ageyn  these  grevous 
taskes,  and  ageyn  the  grete  extorciones,  and  eke  op- 
pressing of  marchauntis.  Whanne  the  puple  had  red 
these  articules,  thei  drow  fast  onto  the  bischop. 

This   herd,    the    erl    of   Yv  estmorland, — that   was    at  They  are 
that  tyme  with  lord  Jon,  the  Kingis  third  son,  in  the  byfhe^^ 
cuntre  fast  by, — gadered   a  grete   felauchip,    entendyng  treachery 
for  to  distroye  the  arbischoppis  ^    powere.      But   whan  ^f  west" 
he  aspied    the    archbischoppis  party  strenger  than    his,  moreland. 
he  sent  onto  him,    and   inqwyred  wliy  this  puple  was 
gadered.       And  the    archbischop    answered    ageyii,    for 
non    othir    entent,    but    for    thei    wold    purpos    certeyn 
materes    to    the    Kyng,    to    whom    thei    durst    not    go 
withoute  grete  puple.     Tho    sent  he  him  the    articules 
before    rehersid.      And  whan  the    Kingis  son    and    tlie 
erl   had   red   hem,  thai  praised  hem,  and  desired  tliat 


'  arhischop—ctrhischappis.']  This 
■word  has  been  originally  written 
"bishop,"    the    abbreviation    "ar" 


having    been    inserted   at    a    later 
period.  In  the  j\rS.  C.C.C.  the  word 
'  archbishop  '  is  written  in  full. 
T 


290 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D,  1404.  tliei  sclml  com  speke  togidir  Avitli  fewer  folk.  The 
arclibischop  cam  onto  hem,  and  there  had  the  erl  of 
Westmoreland  these  wordis  :  — "  Ser  Bischop,  it  is  best, 
sithe  yom'e  desire  and  oure  is  al  on,  that  the  puple 
undirstande  it, '  that  thei  nede  not  tlras  to  laboui-e. 
Wherfor  we  desire  that  sum  special  man  schal  be  sent, 
in  youre  name,  to  comaunde  eviry  man  go  hom  to 
his  laboiure,  save  thei  that  schul  wayte  upon  you." 
This  was  do  in  dede ;  and  as  the  bischoppis  ^  men 
voided,  the  othir  pai-ty  encresed.  The  good  prest, 
bischop^  of  York,  undirstod  nevir  the  deceyte  onto 
the  tyme  that  the  seid  erle  arested  him.  And  the 
erl  Marchale  was  arested  eke  in  the  same  place,  and 
behote  hem  thei  schuld  be  saved  harmles :  but  tliis 
behest  was  not  kept. 

Of  this  fals  behest  not  kept  j^rophecied  Bridlington,* 
undir  these  vers  :  '^ — 

"  Pacem  tractabunt,  set  fraudem  subter  arabunt : 
Pro  nulla  marca  salvabitur  ille  *"  lerarcha."  ^ 

This  is  the  sentens : — 

"Pes    schul    thei    tretyn, 
Gile  under  that  schul  thei  betyn : 
For  no  maner  mark 
Schal  be  saved  that  blessed  lerark." 
The  King        Jn  this  same   tyme  was  the  Kyng  in  the  March  of 

returns 

from  Wales.  Walis,  with  many  thousand,  for  to  fite  with  Glendor. 
But  whan  he  herd  of  this  mater  anon  he  cam  to 
York,  and  thei  of  the  cite  com  oute  witli  ropes  aboute 
her  nek,  barefoot,  crying  "  Mercy," 


'  (7]  This  word  has  been  added 
above  the  line  in  MS.  Pub.  Lib.  It 
occurs  in  the  text  of  C.C.C. 

*  dischoppi.'i']  archbisliopes.  C.C.C. 

^  bischop']  archbishope.    C.C.C. 

'•  Bridluiijlon']  Jon  Bridlington. 
C.C.C. 


'"  vers]  verses.    C.C.C. 

<■'  ilk.]  In  both  MSS.  Ipse.  MS. 
Digby. 

'  "  Pacem Jerarcha."] 

See  MS.  Bodl.  Digby,  108.  The 
former  line  occurs  in  page  11,  and 
the  latter  in  page  C. 


CAPGRAVE'S   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  291 

On    the   Monexlay  in  Pentecost- vveke/  whil  tlie  arcli-  A.D.  1404. 
Lischop  of   Cauntii'buii  was  at    dyner   with  the  Kyng,  ^^^^     of^' 
and  long  taried  in  talkyng,  ^  the  erl   of   Arundel,    and  York  and 
Ser   Thomas  Beuforth,  and    William   Gascoyne,  justise,  yottiaK-  ^ 
he    a    commission    condempned    the    bischop^    and    the  liam  are  be- 
erl''  to  the  deth.       And,  that   there    schuld   no    prayer 
be   mad    for    hem,   led    anon    foi-th    into   the   feld,    and 
there   were   her   hedis    smet    of.     In   the    place   where 
the  bischop  deied  were  many  myracles,   and  mech  pil- 
grimage, tyl  the  tyme  that  the  Kyng  forbade  it  up^ 
peyne  of  deth. 

The    Kyng    aitir    that    tyme    lost    the    beute    of  his  Sickness  of 
face.    For,  as  the  comoune  opinion  went,  fro  that  tyme  ^  ^^  """^^' 
onto   his  deth    he  was  a  lepir,  and    evyr  fowlere^  and 
fowlere.     For    in    his  deth,    as    thei    recorded   that   sey 
him,  he  was  so  contracte,  that  his   body  was  scarse  a 
cubite  of  length. 

Whan  the  Archbiscliop   of  Cauntirbury   herd  of  this  TheArch- 
dede,  he  took  swecli  hevynesse  that  he  fel  in  a  tercian,  J'^^ns^to'^^' 
that  continued  many  dayes,  and  therfor  in  al  hast  he  London, 
was  caried  hom. 

Aftir    this,    whan    the    Kyng    had    punchid  the   cyte  The  King 

of  York  to  the   utterest,  he  rod   for  to  pursewe  the  erl  P^^'^'^'^f  ^"^^ 

Larl  or 

of  Northumbirlond  and  Ser  Thomas  Bardolf    And  thei  Nortlmm- 
fled   to'    Berwik,    and   aftirward   into    Scotlond.     The ''''■^^°'^- 
Kyng  pursewid  hem,  and  took  Berwik  fro  the  keperis, 
and  many  othir  casteles  that  longid  to  the  erle. 

Aftir,  he  went   into  Wales,  and  there  lost  he  al  his  Unsuccess- 

,   ,  ful  expedi" 

laboure.  tion  into 

Wales. 


'  May  19. — Whit  Sunday  fell  on 
May  18  in  the  year  1404. 

^  in   talhyiujl    in     her     talkyng. 

c.c.c. 

8  hischop']    archbiscliop.    C.C.C. 
"  the  e;7]   the    crle    Marchale. 
C.C.C. 

*  up.'\    This  -word  h.is  been  added 


above  the  line  in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib 
It  is  in  the  text  of  C.C.C. 

'^  fowlcrc.']  This  word  is  written 
on  an  erasure  in  the  MS.  Tub.  Lib. 

"  to.']  Tliis  word  has  been  added 
above  the  line  in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 
In  tlie  text  of  C.C.C. 

T    2 


292 


CAPGKAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1404. 
The  King 
attempts 
to  raise 
money. 


Eric  IX. 
of  Den- 
mark mar- 
ries lll(! 
King's 
(lau"bter. 


TlioFrench 


Tlio  called  he  a  Coimcel  at  Wycetir,  to  se  what 
purvyamL'3  myte  be  mad  for  mony  to  the  Kyng.  And 
the  archbischop  of  Cauntii-biiy  asked  in  this  matere 
deliberacioune ;  for  the  lond  was  so  pillid,  tliat  eviry 
man  was  wery. 

In  this  lere  were  sent  embassiatouris  fro  the  Kyng 
of  Denmark  for  to  have  the  Kjoigis  doutir  Philip  to 
be  joyned  in  wedlok  to  her  Kyng.  The  Kyng  ^  broute 
hir  to  Lemie,  for  to  take  schip  there.  And  in  that 
towne  he  lay  nyne  dales,  the  too  qwenes,  thre  sones 
of  the  Kyng,  Herri,  Thomas  and  Umfrey ;  and  many 
otliir  lordes  and  ladies. 

In  this  tyme  a  hundred  schippis  and  XL.  sailed 
.send  aid  to  q^^j^q  ^f  jTyauns   into  Wales,  for  to  help  Howen  Glen- 

Glyndwr.  .  .  ^_, 

dor.      Tliei    cam    into    Mylforth    Have.-      Bub    al    her 

hors  were  ded  or  thei  cam  there,  for  defaute  of  frescli 

watir.      Eke    the    lord    Berkle    and    Herry    Pay    brent 

XV.  of  hem  in    the   same    Havene.     And  at    a   nothir 

jornay    the    lord    Berkle,    and    Ser  Thomas  Swynborn, 

and    Herry    Pay    took    XIIII.    schippis    of  hem,     in 

whecli   thei  took   the   Steward  of  I'rauns,   with    othir 

VII.  capteynes. 

Tlie  Abbot      In    this    same    tyme    a    strong    theef  and    loksmyth, 

of  Ramsay  -^yj^r^n.  he  was    luged  to  the    detli  be  William    Cokavn, 
and  others  "^    °  •'     • 

are  falsely  he  seide    he    schuld    availe    the  Kyng   mech  god  if  he 

mj'te   lyve    a   day   or   too.     Tlian  appeled   he    certeyn 

worthi  men,  and  specialy   abbotes,   of  treson  ;  amongst 

Failure  of  whech  the  abbot  of  Ramsey  was  principal.     A  certeyn 

the  plot.      clay  was  set    at  Huntyngdon,  where  thei   appered  alle. 

But    first    cam'^    in    the    abbot    of    Ramsey,    and   befor 

him  on   of  his   monkis,    he    folowyng    as    a    secundary. 

The  juge  saide  to    the    thef,  "What  man   is  this?"  of 


accused  of 

favoring 

Glyndwr, 


'  The  Kyng-]  They.    C.C.C. 

Ham]  havene.    C.C.C. 
^ first  cam.]     These    Tvords    are 


partly  -written  upon  an  erasure  in 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


293 


the  monk  that  went  first.  The  thef  saicle, — "  This  is  A.D.  i404. 
the  abbot  of  Ramsey  :  ful  often  hath  he  sent  me  with 
gold  into  Wales,  to  meynten  that  tretonre  Glendorc 
in  his  rebellion  ageyn  the  King."  Tho  seid  the  jnge 
onto  him  that  thei  schuld  lede  him  to  his  deth  as  a 
fals  thef,  and  a  fals  accusere.  Thus  was  the  atbot 
excused,  and  many  othir  worthi  men  at '  the  noumbir 
of  fifty. 

This    tere   the    erl    of  Arundel  weddid   the    Kyno-is  ^^''^^'^s^ , 

,.^-n.,.,  .  "^    ^      of  the  Earl 

doutir  of  Portmgale  with  grete   solempmte.  of  Arundel. 

In  the  A''II.  ^ere  of  this  Kyng  deied  on  Roger  Wal-  ^l^-  i-i»5. 
den,  evir  infortunat.     For  fro  grete   poverte   Kyng  Ri-  the  Arch- 
chard    mad    him    first    tresorere,  and  than    bischop'  of  J'^'^^'^p^^ 
Cauntirburi,    lyvyng    Tliomas    Arundel  ;    and    fro    that 
honoure    was    he    put ;    and    than    was    he    bischop    of 
London  ;  and  put  fro  that  within  o  tere.  The  Pope 

In    this    tyme  ^    the    Pope    cursed    openly    alle    thoo  tijogg  ^y]^^ 
that  consented  to    the  deth    of   Richard    Scrop,  ^    arch-  condemned 
bischop  of  York.  of  York. 

In  this  tere  eke  ^    was    the    puple   gretly  ^    oppresid  Grievous 
with   taskes,  and    knites    mete,  and    niech  othir    thing,  tjj^,'  nQonin. 
Eke  prestis  animeleris  payed    nobles  to  the   King,  and 
alle  religious,  if  thei  had  swech  amiuelles. 

In    this    ^ere    the    Scottis    Icdde    the    Kyngis  son  of  James  of 
Scotlond    into    Frauns   to    lerne   that  tonge,    and   eke  ^'^"^'""^ 

.  °  captured  on 

cm'tesie.     And    men    of   Cley,  ni    Northfolk,    took    the  his  way  to 

schip    in    whech    was    this    child,  with   a   bischop,  and  ■'^'■^"^^• 

the  erl  of   Orkene}^,  and   led   hem  to    London   to   the 

Kyng. 

In  this  ^ere  deied  Innocent  tho  VII.     And  the  car-  Death  of 

dinales    swore    solempne    othis,    if    ony    of    hem    were  ^""^"^"t 


'  a<.]    This -word  is  written  on  an 
erasure  in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 
-  biahop']  archbishop.    C.C.C. 
'  this     ii/mi:^      this     same    time. 

c.c.e. 


*  of  litchard  Scrop}  of  Majster 
Eichard  Scrop.    C.C.C. 
«e^e.]    om.    C.C.C. 
"  grcfly-}  full  gretly.    C.C.C^; 


294 


CArOEAVES   CHKONICLE   OF   EXGLAXD. 


A.D.  1405.  clioseii,    he    scliuld  frely    resine    his    dignite    upon    this 

condicion,  that  the  Antipope  schuld  resigne  ;  aud  than, 

be  the  auctorite    of  both   colleges,  swech  on   schuld  be 

chose  be  whom  unite  schuld  be  had  in  the  Cherch. 

Gregory         Than,  in  the  XXX.  day'  of  Novembii-,    thei  chosen 

■'   "P^'  on  cleped  Aungel :  and  him  named  thei  Gregorius  XII., 

and    mad    him    for    swere,    and    write    that    he    schiild 

hepe  this  ordinauns. 

Death  of         lu    this    2ere    eke  -    deied    Herri  Spencer,   bischop  of 

Bishop  of '  Norwich ;    and    in   his    place    was    chose     Alisaundre  ^ 

Norwich.     Totyng-ton,  prioure  of  the  same   place. 

A.D.  1406.      In  the  VIII.  ^ere  of  this  Kyng,  the  Pope  Gregoiy, 

at  Kome.     "wdian   he  Avas  lydy  *   to  ride  onto   the    cite,  there   the 

unite  schuld  be  had ;  sodeynly,  be  stering  of  the  devele, 

the  Kyng  of  Naples  cam,  and  leid  sege  at  Semt  Lavi- 

rens    Gate.      The  Pope,    with    the  cardinales,  fled   into 

Castelle    Aungel,    and    prayed    Paule    of    the    Urcines, 

that  he  schuld  help  in  this   nede.     Than  was  there  on 

Nicholas  of  the  Columpnes,  be  whos  consent  the  Kyng 

of  Naples    brak    the    wal,    and    entered    the   cite.    And 

than  this    Paule  of  the   Urcines    faute    with    his    host, 

and  of  hem  killid^  and  took  into  VII.  thousand.    Tho*^ 

fled    the  Kpig    into  Naples.     And    be    this   mene  was 

the  unite  of  the  Cherch  lettid. 

Death  of         jji  this  2 ere,  at  the  fest  of  the  ^  Assumpcion  of  oure 

Knoiljs.      L^dy,^  deied    Ser  Eobert    Knollis,  whecli  man  was  fid 

victorious    in     many    batailes,    and    gretly    famed    in 

Frauns,    and^    Spaj'ii,     and   Bretayn,    and   many  othir 


>  XXX.  del!/.']  The  v.-ord  "day" 
s  -written  above  the  line  in  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib.  It  forms  part  of  the  text 
in  C.C.C. 

2  eke.']    om.    C.C.C. 

^  Aliscnindre.']    om.    C.C.C. 

'  rijdy']  redy.    C.C.C. 

'  kilUd.']    This  uord  is  -written  a 


second  time,  e-vidently  by  mistake, 
in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,—"  killid  of 
hem  killid  and  took  ;"' — but  it  is  not 
repeated  in  C.C.C. 

«  Tho']  Than.    C.C.C. 

'  the  fest  of  the.']    om.    C.C  C. 

^  August  1 5. 

"and.]   om.    C.C.C. 


CArGlUVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


2i)o 


cuntrces.      He  mad  eke  ^   the  biigge  ovyr  the  watir  of  A.D.  1406. 
Medewey,  ^  fast  by  Rouchestir,  and  ded  gret  cost  at  the 
Carmelites  of  Londomae,  where  he  is  biried ;   and  mad 
a  Colege  at  Pountfract. 

In  this  lere  the  Prince  leide  a  sege  to  the  castelle 
of  Abrust  within  Wales,  and  streytid  hem  so  that 
were  in  the  castel,  that  thei  promised  him  to  lelde 
the  castel  at  a  certeyn  day.  But  it  avayled  not ; 
for  Glendor  cam,  and  put  new  men  in  the  Castelle, 
and  avoided  al  hem  that  consented  be  ony  menis 
onto^  the   Prince. 

In  the  IX.  ^ere  of  this  Kyng  was    a   gret   wyntir,  A.D.  iio7. 

that    dured    both    Decembir,     Januari,    Februari,    and  bie  severity 

March,  that  the  most  part  of  smale  birdis  were  ded.     ^^^'^P 

•         1       -n.     1  weather. 

And     that    same    tere,    m   the  Parlement    tyme    at  rpj^  -^  ^.j 

London,  the   erl  of  Northumbirlond    and    Ser    Thomas  of  Nor- 
Bardolf  "^  cam  oute  of  Scotlond  ageyn  to  Ynglond ;  and  ja'nd^talies 
whan  thei  cam  ny  the  town  of  Thrisk  there  met  thei  up  arms, 
the    schryre  of  Evirwik,    Ser    Thomas    Rokby,    Alex- 
ander^ Lownde,  Petir   de   la   Hay,  and  Robert  Helys, 
with   many   othir.      There   faute   thei  ;    and   the   erles  but  is  dc- 
side  had  the  betir  part   first ;    but    finaly   the    erl  was  sir^^ho^ 
killid,  and  the  lord  hurt,  and  aftir  ded ;  and  her  hedis  mas  Roke- 
aftir  that  born  aboute  London.       The  bischop  of  Ban-  ■^* 
gor  was  take  there  ;  but,  because  he   was  not   armed, 
he  had  liis  lyf. 

Than   was   there    mech    accusacion  in  the  North  of  The  King 
hem  that    favoured  these    lordis ;  for    whech   cause   the  North  and 
Kyng  rod    to    York,    and    ded  gret    execucion    in    this  quells  the 
mater,    both   in   mennis    deth,    and   enchetyng    of  her 
godis. 


>e^'c.]   om.    C.C.C. 

2  Medeicei/']   IMydweye.    C.C.C. 

'  onto']  to.    C.C.C. 


'  Bardolf]  Bardalf.    C.C.C. 
^  Alexander']^     and    Alexaunder; 
C.C.C. 


296 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1407.      In  this   ^ere,   the    nest  ^  day   aftir    Man    Magdalen,^ 

London'**   was  a  gret  Councel  at  London  of  alle  prelatis,   exempt 

Allegiance  and    not    exempt,    for    to  withdrawe    her    obediens    fro 

draw'nftom  ^^^'^  Pope  Gregori,  for   he  wold   not   kepe  his    promisse 

Gregory     and  his    oth.     And    upon    this    thei    stered    the    Kyng 

to  write  letteris  to  the   Pope,  that    he  schuld  kepe  his 

promisse.^     A  cardinod    of   Bordews  eke    cam  into  this 

lond,    to    excite    tlie  Kyng    and  the    prelatis,  that  thei 

schuld    withdrawe    her    obediens  fro    the  Pope,  whech 

was  perjure.      And    to    this    conclusioune  consentid  the 

King  of    Framis,    writyng    to    princes    and   lordis,  that 

thei  schuld  help  to  this  unite.    For  it  was  scliame,  he 

seid,    to    the  Cristen  Feith,  *    that    for    the  pride  of  to 

prestis    so    mech    blod    schuld    be    spilt.  ^     It    was    eke 

determined,  as  he  wrote,  be  the  Universites  of   Parise, 

Bononie,    Aurelianensis,    Aoimte,  Pesidane,    and   Tholo- 

sane,    that    no    Kyng,    ne    prince,    myte    obeye   ony   of 

these  too,    but  if  he    were    a   fautoure    of  scisme    and 

of  heresie.      Sextene    cardinales    eke  were   fled  fro    the 

Popes,  and  held  the  same  opinion. 

The  Bp.  of      Upon  this,  sone  aftir  the  Ephiphanie,^  was  ^  gadered 

andothers  ^    Coimcel    at     Paules,    at     London,    and    there     were 

jircsentto   chosen  certeyn  prelatis,    for^  to    go   to   the   Coimcel   of 

of  Pisa. '     Pise,    of   whech    Maystir     Robert^    Alum,    bischop    of 

Salisbuiy,  was   principal. 
A.D.  1409.      Ill  the  XI.  ^ere  of  this  Kyng  began  the  CounceUe  of 
Council  of  Pise.       For  ther  were  the  Cardinales  of  both  coUegis, 

Pisa. 


>  nest]  next.    C.C.C. 

2  July  23. 

^  his  promisse']  his  promisse  and 
his  oth.    C.C.C. 

■■  Feith.]  This  -word  has  been  in- 
serted in  the  margin  in  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib.  It  forms  part  of  the  text 
of  C.C.C. 

*  so   mech   blod   scftuld    be  spilt] 


schuld  be  spilt  so  mech  blood. 
C.C.C. 

"  Ephiphanic]  Epiphanie.  C.C.C. 
— January  6. 

'  u-as.]  This  iivord  has  been  in- 
serted in  the  margin  in  the  ISIS.  Pub. 
Lib.,  but  found  in  the  text  of  C.C;C. 

^for.]  om.    C.C.C. 

">  Robert.]  om^    C.C.C. 


CAPGEAVES   CHEONICLE    OF   ENGLAND. 


297 


both  of  Gregori  and  Benedict,  and  a  gret  nomnbyr  of  A.D.  mo9. 
l)relatis,   alle   sette   on   this   holy  conclusion   to  reforme 
unite  in   Holy  Cherch. 

Aftir  thei  had  cleped  the  Holy  Goost,  tbei  consentid  Alexander 
alle,  and  chosen  o'  person,  whech  thei  clepid  Alisaunder    '' 
the   Fift.     Gregorie   and    Benet   were    not    there ;     but 
grucchid  ful  sore  ageyn   this~  eleccion. 

This  Alisaundi-e   graunted   to   tlie  Prioui'Z    of   Seynt  The  Pope 
Bartholome  in  Smythfeld  plener  remission  ^  in  the  first  certain 

day  of  his  creacion  to  alle  tlioo  that  visited  this  i)lace  *  privileges 

.  .  to  S.  Bar- 

on Maunde  Thiu-sday,  Good  Friday,  Satirday  folio  wand,  tholomew's, 

and  the^  Anniinciacionne  of  oiu-e  Lady.  Smithfield. 

In  this  iere  was  a  Parlement  at  London  in  tyme  A  smith  is 
of  Lenton,  where  a  smyth  was  appecliid  for  heresie.  London. 
He  held  this  conclusion,  that  the  Sacrament  of  the 
Auter  is  not  Cristes  Body,  but  a  thing  withoute  soule, 
wers  than  a  tode,  or  a  ereyne,  whech  have  lyf  And 
whan  he  wold  not  renouns  his  opinion,  he  was  take  to 
the  seculere  hand,  for  to  be  spered  in  a  tunne  '^  in  Smyth- 
feld, and  to  be  brent.  The  Prince  Herry  had  pite''  on 
the  man,  and  counceled  him  to  forsake  this  fals  opinion ; 
but  he  wold  not.  Wherfor  he  was  put  in  the  tunnc  ;  ^ 
and  whan  the  fer  ^  brent,  he  cried  horribly.  The  Prince 
comaunded  to  withdrawe  the  fire,  cam  to  hini,^"  and 
behite  him"  grete  :'-  but  it  wold  not  be.  Wherfor  he 
suffered  him  to  be  brent  into  asches. 


'  o]  00.   CC.C. 

2  this^  the.    CC.C. 

^ plener  remission.~\  These  words 
are  transposed  in  the  MS.  C.C.C., 
and  inserted  after  the  -word  'cre- 
acion.' 

*  j)lace.']  This  word  has  been  added 
above  the  line  in  the  IMS.  Pub.  Lib , 
but  it  forms  part  of  the  text  in 
C.C.C. 


'  ami  the']  and  in  the.    C.C.C. 
"  tunne']  toune.    C.C.C. 
'  rite]  peti.    C.C.C. 
"  tunnc]  toun.    C.C.C. 
"fer]  fyf.    C.C.C. 
'»  to  him.]  om.    C.C.C. 
"  him.]  om.    C.C.C. 
'^  grete]    grete    thyngs    to    him, 
C.C.C. 


298 


CAPGEAVES   CHRONICLE   OF    ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1409 
Destruc- 
tion of 
S.  Omer. 


John 

XXIIL, 

Pope. 

A.D.  1410. 
Conversion 
of  the  King 
of  Poland 
to  Chris- 
tianity. 


Sir  John 
Prender- 
gast. 


In  this  ^ero  eke  was  brent  the  town  of  Seynt  Omeris, 
with  the  Abbey.  For  the  Dul^e  of  Burgoyn  had  leyd 
there  alle  his  apparament,  with  whech  he  thoute  to 
besege  Caleys ;  amongis  whech  was  a  horribile  ordi- 
nauns, — ismale  barellis  lilt  ful  of  serpentis  and  venemous 
bestes,  whech  he  thoute  for  to  throw  into  Caleys  be 
engynes,  that,  whan  the  barrelles  broke;  the  corupt 
venym  schuld  infecte  hem  of  the  town.  Alle  this  gere 
was  brent  ^  be  a  %ong  man  that  bewreyid  it  to  the 
soudyoures  of  Caleys ;  and  thei  gave  him  grete  good 
to  sette  this  town  o  fire. 

Alisaimdir,  the  Pope  new  chose,  deied  in  tlie  Councelle 
of  Pise. 

And  aftir  him  was  chose  Balthasar,  bischop  of  Bon- 
ony,  with  consent  of  alle  tlie  Cardinales. 

In  the  XII.  tere  of  this  Kyng,  the  Kyng  of  Crakow, 
touchid  with  the  Holy  Gosfc,  was  baptized  in  the 
name  of  the  Trinite.  Alle  thei  that  were  Sarasines 
laboured  eythir  to  pervei-te  him,  or  elles  to  distroye 
him ;  therfor  he  disposed  him  to  gete  help  of  Cristen 
men,  and  supposed  that  the  heres  of  Pruse  schuld 
best  help.  Thei,  seing  tliat  his  frendis  were  turned 
fro  him,  set  upon  him^  on  the  othir  side,  only  to 
distroye  him.  Behold  what  zelatouris  thei  were  of 
oure  Feitli !  Her  religion  was  ordeyned  to  defende  the 
Feith ;  and  now  covetise  stereth  hem  to  distroye  it. 
The  Kyng  that  was  newly  Cristis  child  thoute  it  was 
best  first  to  fite  ageyn  these  religious  renegatis.  He 
faute  with  hem,  and  put  hem  to  flite,  and^  conqwered 
al  the  cuntre,  sufiering  hem  to  use  her  eld*  lawes  and 
customes. 

In  this  tyme  Jon  Prendirgest,  knyte,  and  William 
Longe,  kepte  the  se  so  weel,  that  no  Englischman  had 


'  hrcnf.']  Inserted  in  the  margin 
in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  but  found  in 
the  text  of  C.C.C. 


^  set  upon  film.']  cm.    C.C.Cj 
3«nrf.]  om.    C.C.C. 
*  eld}  old.    C.C.a 


CAPGrwVVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


29i) 


harm.  But  many  of  the  Kyngis  hous  had  envye  with  A.D.  i4io. 
him,  that  he  was  compelled  to  take  Westminster ;  and 
there  so  streytid,  that  he  dwelled  in  the  porch  of  the 
Cherch  both  nyte  and  day,  William  Longe  kept  stille 
the  se,  onto  the '  Channceler  sent  for  him,  and  hite 
him  he  schuld  no  harm  have;  but  whan"  he  had  him^ 
he  sent  him  to  the  Toure.  Dispute 

In  this  ^ere  the  archbishop  of  Cantirbury  wold  ^j^^'^f" 
visite  the  Universite  of  Oxenforth ;  but  thei  wold  not  and  the 
ol^ey  it.  ^J^'nT'f 

•^  .  of  Oxford. 

In  this  ^ere  began  a  gret  debate  betwix  the  duke  pigp^je 

of  Burgundy  ^  and  the  duke  Aurelianensis,  for  because  between 

that    the   first    had    killid    the    fader    of    the    secmide.  ^f  Bur-'^ 

With  the  duke  Aurelianensis  was  the  Kyno-  of  Naverne^  gundy  and 

.  .  Orleans 

and  Aragone,   dukes  of    Berry  and  Britanny,  with*"  al 

Gascon  and  Gyan,  ^  the  ei'les  of  Huys  ®  and  Armanak, 

with  many  othir.     With  the  duke  of  Burgeyn  ^  was  the 

Kyng  of  Frauns ;    and   for  he   sey  his  party  was  not 

strong,  he  sent  embassatouris  to  the  Kyng  of  Ynglond, 

that  he  schuld   help,   promitting   him  his  doutir  to  be 

weddid    to    the  Prince,    and^*'    mecli    gold    and    tresore 

with  hire.      This  ^^  Kyng    of   Ynglond    gave    hem    this 

answore  :  ^- — He  thoute    the    titil    of    this    bataile    not 

leful,    because    tlie   yong  man  was  stered   of  natiu'e  to 

venge  his  fader  deth  ;    and  it  was  a  febil  cause  to  fite 

in   swech    degre    there   morder   schuld   be   meynteyned. 

Wherfor  he  counceled  thei  schuld  '^  plese  the  yong  man 


'  onto  the']  onto  the  tyme  that 
the.    C.C.C. 

-  tfkan.]  This  word  is  written  in 
the  margin  of  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib. 

'  and  kite  ....  had  him.']  om. 
C.C.C. 

■*  Bunjiincli/]  Burgoyne.    C.C.C. 

^  of  Navernc]  These  words  are 
■written  in  the  margin  of  the  IMS. 
Pub.  Lib.,  but  form  part  of  the  text 
of  C.C.C. 


"  with]  and,    C.C.C, 

•  Gascon  ....  Gyaiu]  These 
words  are  transposed  in  C.C.C. 

"  Huys]  Hews.    C.C.C. 

°  Burgeyn']  Burgoyne.    C.C  C. 

'''and.]  om.    C.C.C, 

"  This]  The.    C.C.C, 

'-'  ansicore]  answer.    C.C.C. 

"  he  counceled  thei  schuld]  thei 
counceled  that  thei  schuld.    C.C.C; 


300  CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND. 

A.D.  1410.  with  swete   letteris   and   fayre  behestis,   and  oflfer  onto 

him    amendment    aftir    her    power.       If    he    wold    not 

be   plesed    so,    withdrawe  hem    onto   more   sikir   place, 

where  he  might  not  noye  hem.      And   if  thei    ded    al 

this,  and  offered  these  leful  menes,  and  it  availed  not, 

than  had  the  Kyng  of  Ynglond  sum  coloure  for  to  fite, 

and  to  help  his  frendis. 

Henry  And  sone  aftir  the  Kyng  sent  this  meny  to  him,  with 

cmS  t^'   lorclis,  the  erl  of  Armidel ;  the  erl    of  Kym  ;  the    lord 

the  Dulic  of  Cobham,  Sir  Jon  Oldcastel ;  with  many  men '  of  armes 

n'oi"!  y-  ^^^^  archeris.     Thei  were  receyved  by  the  duke  of  Bur- 

gundi  ful  worcliipfully,  and  waged  sufficiently. 

They  arc         g^^^    whan   thei   had   taried    longe    in   Parys,    vitaile 

victorious  •    T        n        t 

at  St. Cloud,  began  to  wax  dere,  and  specialy  flesch.     Wherfor  thei 

seid   thei  wold  go  gete  sum  vitaile  among  her  enmies. 

This  duke  Aurelianensis  lay  in  a  strong  place  fast   be 

a    town    thei    clepe    Seynclo.       This    perceyved    oure 

Englischmen,    and   wold   ha   take    the    town ;    but  the 

brigge   was   broken.      Tlier    bikird    thei ;    and    on   the 

Frensch    side,    whech    was    with    duke    Aurelianensis, 

many  were  dronchin,  and  killid  a  M.CCC.     Many  were 

taken,   and   brovite  to   Paris;    and   there  began   a   strif 

betwix   hem    of   Paris    and    Englischmen ;    for   thei    of 

Paris  Avoid  have  hem  ded,   as  tretouris ;    and  the  otliir 

parti     had    graunted     hem    lyf,    so    that    thei     payed 

ramison.     Than  thei   of  Paris  payed   her  ramison,  and 

than  killid  hem. 

A.D.  1411.      In  the  XIII.  tere  of  this  King,  this  duke  Aurelian- 

of  Orleans^  ensis  seing  this  fray^  mad  be  Englischmen  had  astoyned 

negotiates    al  his  liost,  Wrot  oiito   the  Kyng  of  Ynglond,  both  he 

■with  tlie  11.      c        T       •       ii  • 

Kino-  of      f^J^d  his  Irendis,  m  this  manere  : — 

England.         "Jon,    the    SOU   of    the   Kyng   of    Frauns,    duke   of 

His  letter.    Biturie   and  Alverne. 


^  imunj   mai]    many   other  men.]       ^  seing  this  frat/']    perceyvyng  this 
C:C.e.  I  grete  affray.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAYE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND  301 

"  Chai'lis,  duke  Aurelianensis  and  Valeiis,  Blesens,  and  A.D.  I4ii. 
Bellemount,  and   lord   Concionat. 

"  Jon,  duke  Burbon,  eii  of  Claremount  and  of 
Forestis,    lord  of  Belleiocy. 

"  Jon  erle  Alenconye,  Armenak  and  de  Pertica  and 
Filgeriarum.' 

"  We  notifie  to  alle  men,  tliat  we  send  oure  special 
legates  to  trete  and  to  acord  with  that  worchipfulle 
Prince  Herry,  be  the  grace  of  God  King  of  Ynglond, 
and  with  alle  his  sones,  of  the  restitucion,  and  the 
real  induccioune  of  the  duchy  of  Gian,  whech  longith 
to  him  of  heritage,  as  it  is  seide :  whech  restitucion 
schal  be  mad  be  us." 

Whan  this  procuracie  was  come  to  the  Kyng,  these  Articles 
articules  were  offered  of   the    lordis  :—  ^S^iZdsJ 

"  First,  That  her  bodies  and  her  goodes  scliuld  be 
redy  to  his  servyes. 

"  Secunde,  That  her  chyldyrn  schuld  be  maried  be 
his    disposicioune. 

"  The  Third,  That  her  castellis,  townes,  and  tresoris^ 
schuld  be   his. 

"  The  Fourt,  That  alle  her  frendys  in  the  clergy 
or  the  lay   fe  scluil  be  his  frendis. 

"  The  Fift,  That  alle  the  londis  in  Gyan  and  Gascon, 
that  long  to  him  be  heritage,  schul  be  delyvired 
him,  and  eke  tlioo  that  thei  have  in  jiossession,  and 
more  ovyr  tho  that  be  in  othir  handis  thei  schul  lielp 
to  gete  hem." 

These  be  the  Articules  whech  thei  profered. 

These  articules  folowand  desired  thei  of  the  Kyng  : —  They  seek 

"  That    the   Kyng    and    his  successouris    schul    help  onhe'Sg 
the  duke  Aurelianensis  ageyn  tlie  duke  of  Burgeyn.       of  England. 

"  The  Secund,  That  thei  schuld  recure  alle  the 
harmes  whech  were  do  to  hem    be   the  same  duke. 


'  Filgeriarum']  Filgenarum.  C.C.C. 


302  CAPGRAVE'S  chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 

A.D.  I4U.      "  The  Thirde,    Of  restitucion  to  her  frendis  and  her 
servaiintis. 

"  The  Fourt,  That  lie    schal  gyve  assistens  that  pes 

may  be  betwix   the  remes,  Yiiglond  and  Frauns." 

Henry  Sone  aftir,  in  the  fest  of  Assumpcion  of  oure  Lady,^ 

Duke  of     sent  the    Kyng  -    his    son    Thomas,    duke    of    Clarens, 

Orleans,      j^^^j    Edward,  duke    of  York,    Thomas,    erl    of  Dorcet, 

with     mech    strength     onto     the    duke    Aurelianensis 

ageyn  the  duke  of  Burgundye  ;    and  let  was  not  the 

erl  of  Arundel    and    his    retenew    com    horn.     And  of 

this  sodeyn   chaunge  men  had  mech  merveylc,   that  in 

so  schort  tyme  the  Kyng  schuld  favoure  to  contraries. 

Thei  that  were  sent  londyd  in  Normandye  ;  and  there 

abiden  long  tyme.      For    the    duke  Aurelianensis   cam 

not,    as    covenaunt  was.     Wheifor  thei    brent    townes, 

and  took    castelles,  and   ded    mech   harm.       Sone  aftir 

thei  cam,    and    spak    togidir,   the    duke  Aurelianensis 

and  Clarensis  ;  and,  be  her  councelle,  the  Englisch  host 

went  into   Gian,   and  dwelt  there  all  the  wyntir. 

A.D.  1412.      In  the  XIIII.  ^ere,  this  Kyng  deied,  the  XX.  day 

King  of  March,  whan  he  had  regned  XIII.   ^ere  and  a  half 

Henry  IV.  ^t  his  deth,  as  was  reported  of  ful  sad   men,  certeyn 

lordes    stered   his   confessoure,   frere   Jon    Tille,^    Doc- 

toure    of    Divinite,    that   he    schuld    induce   the    Kyng 

to    repent   him,    and   do   penauns,     in   special    for   thre 

thingis.     On,    for    the    deth    on*    Kyng    Richard.     The 

othi]-,   for    the    deth    of    the    archbishop     Scrop,      The 

third,     for    the    wrong    titil     of    the     crowne.        And 

his    answere   was   this  : — "  For   the    to  ^   first   poyntis, 

I    wrote     onto    the    Pope     the    veri     treuth      of     my 

consciens ;    and   he   sent   me   a   bulle,    with   absolucion, 

and   penauns   assigned,  whech   I   have   fulfilled.^     And 


•  August  1 5. 

-  the  Kyng.']  These  words  are 
-written  in  the  margin  in  the  MS. 
Pub.  Lib.,  hut  they  form  part  of  the 
text  in  C.C.C. 


=  Tille]  Tin.    C.C.C. 
<  on-]  of.    C.C.C. 
'-  to.]  Om.    C.C.C. 
"fiilfillid]  do.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


303 


as   for  the   third   poynt,    it    is  hard    to    sette    remedy ;  A.D.  ui2, 
for  my    childirn  will    i)ot     suffir    that   the   regalie    go 
oute   of  oure   lynage." 

In  the  tere  of  the  world  G611/  and  of  oure  Lord  A.D.  1413. 
Jesu    1413,    was     Herry   the    V.    corowned    at   West- ^l"™"'"'"" 

,  "^  ,  .  of  Henry  V. 

minster  on  Passion  Sunday.^  And  aftir  his  corona- 
cion  he  was  evene  turned  onto  anothir  man,  and 
alle  Ids  mociones  inclined  to  vertu. 

Anno  G612.     1414. — In    the    ^ere  folowand  he  held  A.D.  u  14. 
a  Par  lenient  at  London ;  in  whech  Parliment  he  asked  at^Wcst^"* 
no  subsidy  of  no  man.      And  that  was  grete  pleasauns  minster. 
to  the  puple :  for   there   was  no  Parlement  many  day 
but  sum  subsidie   was  graunted. 

In   this    same   lere   a    grete   part   of  Norwich   was  Great  fire 
brent,  and  a  fayre  convent  of  the  Prechouris  Ordir.       at  Nor- 

Eke  in    this   tere,    Thomas,    duke    of   Clarens,    cam  Return  of 
hom   fro  Gian.      And  the  King   held  a  solempne  tere-  ^^f  ^^"'^'^  °^ 
ment   for   his   fader   at   Cauntirbury. 

In  a  Councelle  at  London  this  tere  was  ordeyned  Festival  of 
that  the  festes  of  Seynfc  George^  and  Seynt  I>unstan ^  ^^^^ 5)u°n-^^ 
schuld   be  dobbil   festes.  stan. 

Alexaiuidir,    biscliop    of    Norwich    deied     this     tere.  Death  of 
And  aftir   him   was   Maistir  Richard  Courtnei   bishop  ;  S  n^?"*^ 
a   ful   able  man   to  that   degre.  -wich. 

In  this   same  tyme,  the  Lollardis,  that  condempned  The  Lol- 
the   preching   of    the    Prophetis,    the    Gospel,^   and  tlie  supported 
Aposteles,  set  uj)  billis  °  on  the  chercli  dores,  in  whech  ^y  '^^^' 
billis  ^  was   conteyned,    that  a  liundred   thousand  were  castle, 
redy  for  to   rise,   and    destroye    alle   hem    that  wold 
not   consent  to  her    secte    and    her    opiniones.      Thei 


'  the  yereofthe  world  6G11.]  The 
column  of  dates  is  not  continued 
after  the  reign  of  Henry  IV.,  the 
history  of  the  five  remaining  years 
having  their  own  dates  assigned  to 
each  year  separately. 

^  Passion    Sundcii/.~]      Commonly 


called  Palm  Sunday.     This  day  fell 
on  April  16  in  the  year  1413. 

3  April  23. 

''  September  7. 

5  the  Gospel^  of  the  Gospel.  C.C.C. 

« /;////.v]  buUis.    C.C.C. 


S04 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1414.  trosted    mecli    on  the    witte    and    on    the    2:)0\ver   of  a 
certeyn   knyie  tliei    clei)ed   Ser   Jon    Oldcastelle.       He 
was    cleped     Cobham,   for    he     had    Aveddid   a   woman 
ny    of  the    lordis    kyn.      A   strong   man   in   bataile   he 
was,  but  a   grete   lieretik,    and   a   gret    enmye   to    the 
Cherch.      For    his    cause    the     archbishop     gadered    a 
Councel    at  London;      for  he    sent    oute    prestis  for   to 
preche,    whech    were    not    admitted  be    non  Ordinaiie  ; 
and   he    was    present    at    her  sermones  ;    and  alle    tliei 
that   seide    ageyn   his    prestis   was    he    redy   to   smite 
with  his  swerd. 
Oldcastleis      For    these     causes    and   many  mo/    because   he    was 
to  appear    ^    knytc    of    the     Kyngis    houshold,"    the    archbischop 
before  the    compleyned    of  him  to  the   Kyng.     Aftir  mech  laboure 
bisliop.        ^o    his    amendement,    the    Kyng    wrot    to     the    arch- 
bischop,  that  lie    schukl    somoune    him    to    appere    and 
answere.       The   knyte   lay   that    time    in   his    castelle, 
cleped    Coulyng.      The     niessager   that   was    sent   was 
warned  that  he  schuld  not  entir  his  castelle  but  if  he 
had  leve.      Than   enter  onto  the  castelle   on  Jon  But- 
lere,  tliat  was  Uscher  of  the  Kyngis  Chambir  ;  and  he 
asked  the  knite  whethir  the  somnoure  schuld  come  to 
him,   or   he  schuld    sende  him  the  lettere.     The  knyte 
refused   both.      Than   was    the    somownes  sent   on   the 
Monasteri  dores    in   Rouchestir,  but  III.  mile  fro  him. 
And  at  day^  assined  the  archbischop,  in  the  castelle  of 
Ledis,  cursed  him  for^  contumacie,  and  grete  fautoure 
of  heretikes. 
lie  appears      Aftir   this,    Oil   a    Satirday,  aftyr  ^  the  fest   of  Seint 
Bishop  at    Matheu,    Apostil    and   Evangelist,  the  Archbischop    sat 
S.  Paul's. 


'  wo.]  Oder.    C.C.C. 
2  houslwlcf]  house.    C.C.C. 
'  at  dan']  at  a  day.    C.C.C. 
"  cur.icd  lam  for]  denownsed  him 
acursed  for.    C.C.C. 

^a  Salinlai/,  aftijr,  &c.]    S.  Mat- 


thew's Day  is  September  21.  It 
appears  that  tliis  synod  began  to  sit 
on  November  20,  and  sat  till  De- 
cember 4.  Capgrave  does  not  say, 
"  the  Saturday  after  the  Feast  of 
S.  Matthew." 


CAPGRAVK's   CimONICLE   OF   ENGLAND.  305 

in    Paiiles    Chapetir    Hous ;    and    with    him    Heny    of  A.l).  uu. 
Wyndiestir,   and  Richaixl  of  London,    bischoppis.     And 
Ser  Roberb    Merle, — at  couiaundment    of  tlie    Kyng, — 
than    Keper   of  the    Towre,    broute    this    knyte    Old- 
castelle  onto  the    presens    of  these   bischoppis. 

There  the  bischop  rehersed  that  for  contmnacie  he  Thcacca- 
stood  acursed :  and  if  he  wold  mekely  submitte  him  ^'^*'"''' 
to  the  Cherch,  he  wold  asoile  him.  Oldcastel  stood,  an.-l  the 
and  wold  non  aske ; '  bnt  took  out  of  his  bosom  a 
bille-  endented ;  and  whan  he  had  red  it,  took  it  to 
the  bischoppis.  Than  seid  the  archbischo)"*, — "  Lo,  Ser 
Jon,  here  be  many  good  thingis  in  your  bille :  but 
ye  must  answere  to  othir  thingis  that  be  put  on 
you,  touching  the  Sacrament  of  the  Auter,  and  the 
powere  of  the  Cherch,  and  mech  othir  thing."  He 
seide  to  this,  that  he  wold  gyve  no  othir  answere 
than  was  writin  in  his  bille.  Thanne  the  arch- 
bischop  took  him  certeyn  Articules  in  a  bille,  to 
whecli  he  assigned  him  that  he  schuld  answere  on 
the^  Moneday  folowand.  And  whan''  the  day  was 
come,  the  archbischop  inqwired  of  him,  if  he  wold  bo 
assoiled  aftir  the  forme  of  the  Cherch.  He  seid, — nay  ; 
he  loked  aftir  no  absolucion  but  of  God.  And  of  the 
Sacrament  of  the  Auter  he  seid  thus  : — "  Evene  as  Crist 
whil  He  went  here  was  God  and  Man  ;  the  Manhod 
mite  men  se,  but  not  the  Godhed  ;  so  in  this  Sacra- 
ment is  Cristis  bodi  and  bred :  the  bred  may  men 
se,  but  not  Cristis  bodi."  He  seid  more, — "That  the 
determinacion  of  the    Cherch    and    the  Doctouris,  that 


'  wold  non  aske']  wold  not  aske  it. 
C.C.C.  The  -word  "it"  has  evi- 
dently been  inserted  above  the  line 
in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  and  aftcr- 
■wards  erased. 

■-'  blllf]  bulle.    C.C.C. 

'  the.']    Added  above   the   line  in 


MS.  Pub.  Lib.,  but  forming  part  of 
the  text  in  C.C.C. 

''  ?/'Artn.]  This  word  has  been 
added  in  the  margin  in  the  MS. 
Pub;  Lib.,  but  it  forms  part  of  the 
text  of  C.C.C. 


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306 


CAPGEAVE's  chronicle  of  ENGLAND. 


A.D.  1414,  sei  the  revers,  ar  pleynly  ageyn  Holy  Scripture."     For 
the  Sacrament  of  Penauns,  lie  seide/ — "  That  what  man 
is  in  grevous  synne,  and  coude  not  rise  fro  his  synne, 
it  is    ful    necessarie    that   he    have    a   wise    preest   to 
telle   him   the  maner  of  his  amendment.      But   that  a 
man   schuld    be    schrive   to   his   propir   prest,    or   to    a 
othir   preest,  it    is    no    nede ;     for   contricion   withoute 
confessioune    pui'gith    al    synne."       For   worchipyng    of 
the  Crosse,  he  seide  : — "  That  Body  That  hing  on  the 
Crosse     schuld    be    worchipid,    and    nothing   but    He." 
And    whan    thei    asked    him,    what   worchip    he   wold 
do   to    the    ymage    on   the    Crosse,    he    seide   he  wold 
wipe    it,   and   kepe    it    clene.      Than    thei    asked    him 
what    he    seid  of  the    Pope.     He   seid,   "The   Pope   is 
Antecrist ;  ^  bischoppis  be   his   membris   and   freres   be 
his  tayl." 
Okicastle  is      The    archbischop    sey  no   othir    amendment    in   this 
dcraned  as  ^^^'  condempned    him   for  a  heretik,  and  left  him  to 
a  heretic,     the    seculere    hand.      And    than^    went    he*     to    the 
prisoneT     ^^T^S'    ^^^  ^^^^  ^^^^  ^^  ^^^®  processe,  praying  the  Kyng 
to     graunt     him     lif    XL.    dayes,     that    he    mite    do 
but  soon     penauns.      But    this   indulgens   turned   onto   gret  mis- 
effects  his    ciief ;  for  within  thoo  XL.  dayes  he  brak   oute  of  the 
escape.  .  *:  . 

Toure,  and  sent  letteris  onto  his  secte. 

For  al  that  tyme  fro  his  evasion  about  Myhilmesse 
onto  the  Ephiphanie^  he  mad  him  strong  to  distroye 
the  Kyng  and  many  othir.  And  thei  that  were 
gadered  to  go  with  him,  if  thei  mad  question  to  what 
entent  thei  schuld  rise,  this  answere  had  thei : — "  It 
skil  you  not,  so  ye  have  good  wagis,  and  treuly 
payed."     The   King  kept   Cristmasse  at   Eltham ;   and 


He  con- 
spires to 
kill  the 
King, 


'  he  seide']  he  seide  thus.    C.C.C. 

*  Antecrist.']    This  word    is  thus 
■written  in  both  MSS. 
3  than.]  om.    C.C.C. 


*he.']  om.    C.C.C. 
5  Epliiplianie]  Epiphanie.    C.C.C. 
— January  G. 


capgrave's  chronicle  of  England.         307 

Cobliam,   with  his   retenew,  liad  thoute    to  fulfille   his  A.D.  14U. 
entent. 

The  Kyng  was  warned  of  this  mater  be  certeyn  but  is  foiled 
men  that  lied  consciens,  and  were  of  comicel  with  t(.j,,pt_'  " 
Cobham ;  and  sodejaily  the  Kyng  remeved  onto 
Westminster.  The  Lolardis  were  warned  that  thei 
schuld  gader  in  Seint  Gilis  feld ;  for  there  schuld 
come  to  hem,  oute  of  London,  L.  thousand,  as  was 
behite  hem.  But  the  King  was  ware  of  al  this, 
and  comaunded  London  Gatis  to  be  sperd  and  kept. 
He  sent  owte  eke  men  of  amies  be  dyvers  weyes, 
whecli  aj^posed  hem  that  cam  rennyng  in  hast, 
whedir  thei  schukl  ?  And  thei  seide,  "  To  Cobham." 
Thus  were  take  and  slayn  thousandis.  The  Kyng 
was  in  the  feld  soiie  aftir  mydnyte.  This  aspied 
Cobham :  he  fled ;  and  many  with  him.  Many  of 
his  were  take,  and  hang,  and  drawe,  and  brent. 
On  was  there  of  Dunstable,  a  special  scolere  of  this 
secte,  thei  cleped  him  William  Morle.  Oldcastelle  had 
behote  him  that  he  schuld  be  a  knyte.  And  in 
prove  of  that  beheste  thei  fond  with  him  too  stedis, 
and  gilt   sporis  in  his  bosoum. 

In   this    iere    the    Kyng     foundid    thre    houses    of  The  Kyng 
religion,  fast   be  his  place  whecli  thei  clepe  Schene, —  [hreere- 
on    of   the    monkis    of    Chartir-hous ;    anotliir    cleped  Hgious 
Celestines.     Thei  kepe^  Seint  Benet  reule  ad  literam,    °"^^^' 
as  thei   sey  :  thei   are   constreyned  for  to   be  recluses 
for  evyr.     The  thirde   is   of  Seynt   Biide  Ordir ;    thei 
have   Seynt  Austyn  reule  ;   with  certeyn  additamentis. 
And   thei    clepe   it  now  the  reule   of  oure  ^   Savioure, 
Thei    have   no     thing    propir,    peny,    ne    halfpeny,   ne 
touche     no    rnony.       The    noumbir    of  hem    is,    sistires 
LX.,    prestis  XIIL,    dekcnes  IIIL,  lewed    men    VIII., 
whecli    acordith    to    the   noumbir    of    XIIL  Aposteles, 


'  Ar;)e]  kept.    C.C.C.  |      -  owe.']    Seynt.    C.C.C. 

U   2 


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A. 1).  1-114.  and  LXXII.  discipiiles.  Thei  were  no  lynand,  but 
wolland.  Thei  have  o  cliercli :  the  women  above  ; 
the  men  be  the  ground.  Aftir  her  profession  no  man 
may  license  hem  but  the  Pope.  This  religion  must 
have  sufficient  dotacion.  Before  the  fest  of  Al  Seintis' 
thei  must  count  that  thei  have  sufficiently  for  the 
nest^  tere  ;  and  al  tlie  remanent  thei  schal  gyve  in 
elmesse.  On  of  the  XIII.  prestis  schul  thei  chese  to 
her  confessoure,  and  to  him  schal  thei  alle  obeye. 
Ne  seculer  man  ne  woman  schal  entyr  tlie  nunnea 
cleystir.^ 

A.D.  141.5.      In    the    third    Zere    of    this     Kyng     were     chosen 

ci/ofCon-  worchipful   men  to  go  to  the  Councelle  at  Constauns ; 

stance  held,  these  bischoppis,  —  Salesburi,  Herforth,  and  Batlie, 
the  abbot  of  Westminster,  and  the  prioure  of  Wircetir, 
with  othir  clerkis.  With  hem  eke  went  the  erl  of 
Warwik.  Tlier  v/ere  gadered  the  Collegis  of  Gregori 
and  Petir  de  Luna.  Gregori  resined  his  rite  up  con- 
dicion  Petir  schuld  do  the  same.  He  was  in 
Aragony.  Jon,  that  was  at  Rome  mad,  was  loth  to 
resine ;  but  be  the  emperoure  he  was  induct  that 
he  schuld  do  it.  Mech  joye  was  mad,  every  man 
supposing  that  this  mater  schuld  have  good  ende. 

But  this  Jon,  be  nyte,  fled  with  the  duke  of  Ostrich  * 
into  a  cite  of  his,  and  sent  letteris  to  the  emperoure, 
he  fled  for  no  othir  ^  cause  but  for  the  eyer  at  Con- 
staunce  was  not  heilsome"  to  him.  And  whan  he  was 
sent  for  to  com  to  the  Councel,  he  disgised  him,  and 
fled  with  the  duke.  That  sey  the  emperoure,  and  rood 
into    Ostrich,    and    took    the    duke    with    him     eke. 


Resigna- 
tion of  the 
rival 
Ponies. 


John 
XXIII. 

long 
resists. 


'  November  1 . 
"  nesfr\  next.    C.C.C. 
3  clci/slir']  cloyster.   C.C.C. 
^  of  Osfiic/i.~\     These  words  have 
been   added   in   the  margin   in  the 


MS.  Pub.  Lib.    They  are  part  of  the 
text  of  C.C.C. 

'^  no  olhir~\  non  othir.    C.C.C. 

"  heilsume'}  holsom.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE's   chronicle   of   ENGLAND.  309 

Jon  was'  broute  to  the  Councelle  in  the  same  aray  A.D.  ui5. 
thei  toke  liim,  in  schort  clothis,  lich  a  Mahxndiyn. 
There  was  he  robbed  of  mech  <^ood  whech  lie  had 
gadered.  This  was  noysed  in  Ynglond,  and  a  gret 
suinme  of  money  whech  was  gadered  for  him  in  a 
hucch  at  Ponies  was  take  oute,  and  spent  in  bettir 
use. 

In    this    tyme,  aftir    many    tretis    betwix    this    lond  'fie  King 
and    Frauns,    and     nothing     that    thei    profered    was  youtliamp- 
acording  to  reson,  the  Kyng  mad  redy  l.'is   schippis   at  |on  to 
Southampton  to  spede  him  to  his  conquest.  France. 

And    there    were    thre    notabille    men  that  had  con-  Conspiracy 
spired  his  deth.      On    was    Herry  Scrop,  on  whom  the  i^l^^^^ 
Kyng    trostid    moost,  and    be    whos  councelle  al    thing- 
was  doo.     Sobir  was  the  man  in  word  and  chere  ;  and 
undir  that  ypocrisie  had  he  a  ful  venemous  hert.      He 
had    a    felawe    consentyng    onto    him,    Bichard,    erl    of 
Cambrig,    and    Thomas    Grey,    a    laiyte    of   the  North.  The  con- 
But  ere  ^  thei  broute  aboute  her  conclusion,   thei  were  ^re  ^c" 
detecte,  condempned  be  her  peres,  and  ded.  headed. 

In    this    tyme    the    Lolardis    risin    ageyn,    wenyng  Tlie  Lol- 
verily    that    eithir    the    Kyng    was  ded,  or  sailed  ovyr  „,Jder^oki- 
the  se.     Thei  coumforted  hem  ech  to  othir,  and  seide, —  castle. 
"  Now    is    the    prince    of   prestis    goo    and    our    uttir 
enmy."    Her  leder,  whech  had  hid  him  longe  tyme  fast 
by  Malverne,  ros   fro    his  den,  and  sent  letteris  to  the 
lord  Bergeveni    that    he    wold    be    wrechid    first    upon 
him.     And    he,    as    a    wise    man,  sent  aftir  his  frendis 
and  his  tenaimtis,  and^  mad  a  host  of  a  sex  thousand 
men.    That  aspied  Oldcastelle  and    fled ;  no  man  coude 
caccli  him.      Ther   took    he   a  preest  of  the  secte,  and 
othir    servauntis    of    his,    whom     the    lord    Bergeveni 
streyted   so,  that   thei    told    wher   Oldcastelle  was  hid. 


'  and  . 

.  luni 

che. 

Jon 

ivas]  1 

-  rrc']  or 

'.  ac.c.  -^ 

and  .  .  . 

.  him. 

Eke 

Jon 

was. 

'  ami'] 

om.    C.C:C. 

C.C.C. 

1 

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CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


The  King 
lands  in 
the  Pays 
(111  Caux, 


besieges 
and  takes 
Harfleur. 


A.]).  1415.  There  fuimde  tliei  his  armoiirej  and  his  mony.  Thei 
fond  there '  a  banere  costfully  dejieynted  with  ■^  a  Host 
and  a  chalis.  Thei  fond  eke  baneris  depeyiited  with^ 
Crist  fu]  of  woimdis,  the  spere,  and  the  nayles.  Al 
these  thingis  wer  mad  for  to  make  simpil  folk  to  sup- 
pose that  he  was  a  trew  zelator  of  the  Feith. 

The  Kyng,  with  his  nave,  took  the  se,  and  londid 
at  Kidkaus,  with  a  thousand  scliijipis  and  five  huntbed. 
He  entered  the  lond  on  a  AVednesday,  Mdiech  was  the 
vigil  of  Assumpcioune  of  oure  Lady  ;■*  and  on  the  Satir- 
day  affcir''  lie  leyde  sege  to  the  town  of  Hareflw,  he  be 
lond,  the  schippis  be  tlie  watir.  And  this  sege  lested 
til  the  Sundy  befor  Myhilmesse.^  In  the  Tewisday 
befor  that  Sunday,^  the  lordes  that  Avere  keperes  of 
the  town,  sent  oute  a  man  onto  the  duke  of  Clarense, 
praying  him  cnterly  that  tliei  myte  trete  with  the 
Kyng,  and  that  he  schuld®  make  his  gunneres  to  sese, 
for  it  was  to  liem  intollerabil.  The  names  of  liem 
were  these : — the  lord  Gauncoi-t,  the  lord  Stutevyle, 
the  lord  Botevyle,^  and  the  lord  Clare.  The  duke  of 
Clarens  spak  for  hem  to  the  Kyng ;  and  the  Kyng 
sent  to  hem  the  erle  of  Dorset  and  Ser  Thomas 
Erpingham,  to  knowe  her  desire.  Thei  prayed  the 
Kyng  mekely  that  he  schuld  ses  of  his  schot  onto 
Simday ;  and  if'°  the  Kyng  of  Frauns  cam  not  be 
that  tyme,  thei  schuld  delyver  him  the  town.  Thei 
profered  him  eke  that  if  he  wold  gyve  hem  leve  and 
save-conduct  to  ride  to  the  Kyng  of  Fraims,  thei 
schuld  ley  pleggis  XXI I.  knytes  with  the  best   of  the 


'  Thei  fond  there']  There  found 
thei.    C.C.C. 

-  with.'}  Added  in  the  margin  in 
the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.  It  is  found  in 
the  text  of  C.C.C. 

^  a  Host  ....  depcijnled  ic'tth.~\ 
cm.    C.C.C. 

<  August  14, 


*  oftir']  folo-v^yng.    C.C;C. 
"  September  22. 
'  Septembei'  17. 

"  trctc   with  .  ,  .  .  he     schnhl.'j 
om.   C.C.C. 

9  the  lord  BotevyJe.']  om.  C.C.C. 
'"//:]  om.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


311 


town.  So  the  lord  Hakevile  and  XII.  personcs  had  A.D.  1415. 
leve  to  ride  thorw  the  host.  And  on  the  Wednesday,^ 
erly,  cam  oute  of  the  to^Yn  the  lordes,  XXII.  Itnytes, 
Swires,  and  burgeys  of  the  town.^  And  ageyn  hem 
the  Kyng  sent  a  solempne  procession  of  prelatis  and 
prestis,  and  the  Sacrament ;  and  aftir  folowand  lordis, 
knytes,  and  the  puple.  Whan  thei  had  mad  a 
solempne  oth,  thei  went  to  mote  into  the  Kyngis 
tent,  but  thei  sey  not  the  Kyng.  Aftir  mete  thei 
were  comaunded  for  to  go  with  certeyn  lordes  that 
schuld  kepe  hem.  On  the  Sunday  com  the  messageres 
age}^!  withoute  ony  help  of  Kyng  or  of  Daufyn. 
Therfor  thei  that  wore  in  the  town  submitted  hem 
onto  tlie  Kyng  ;  and  thei  that  were  witli  the  Kyng, 
sent  be  the  Frensch  Kyng  to  keping  of  the  town, 
remayned  as  prisoneres. 

The  Kyng  mad  capteyn  of  the  town  ]iis  uncle,  Ser  Thomas 
Thomas,^  erle  of  Dorset.     In  this  sege  many  men  deied  js'made 
of  cold   in   nytes,    and   frute    etyng ;    eke    of  stynk  of  Governor 
careynes.      He   deied   there,  Maistir  Richard  Courtney, 
bischop  of  Norwich  ;  in  whos  place  the  monkes  chosen  theBp-  of 
Jon  Wakeryng.      Ther    deyed    Mychael    at    the   Pool.*  Norwich, 
The    duke  of    Clarensis,  the    erle    of    March,  the    crle  ^e  i^  poie. 
Arundel,  and  the  erle  Marchale,  took  gret  seknes  there. 

The  Kyng,  aftir  this  ^  conquest,  piu-posed  to  go  to  The  King 
Caleys,  with  foot-men  for  the  most  part.  For  al  his  ^^^/^'>^'"" 
hoost  was  not  acoundid  passing  VIII.  thousand ;  so 
many  were  left  seek  at  Harflew.  Merveile  it  was 
that  he  Avith  so  fewe  durst  go  thorv/  alle  the  thik 
wodis  in  that  cuntre.  For  the  Frensch  parti  in  al 
this  tyme  had  mad  an  hoost  of  an  hundred  thousand 
and  forty  thousand.     Vitailes  were  kept    fro  hem,  that 


'  September  13. 

?  siuires,  and  burgeys  of  the 
towri]  and  the  best  of  the  town. 
C.C.O. 


5  hU  uncle,  Ser  Thomas]  Sir  Tho« 
mas  his  uncle.    C.C.C. 

<  at  the  Pool}  de  la  Pol.    CaC; 
'-  thi'i]  the.    C.C.C. 


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CAPGRAVES  CHRONICLE  OF  ENGLAND. 


Battle  of 
Agincourt 


A.D.  1-115.  XVIII.  dayes  tliei  had  \valnotes    for    bred;    and   flcch 
had  thei  sum  :    but  her  drynk  was  watir. 

So  in  the  XXIIII.  day  of  OctoMr  the  hostis  met 
not  a  myle  asundir.  The  Kyng  conmforted  gretly  his 
men,  tliat  thei  schuld  trost  in  God,  for  her  cause 
was  rithfuh  The  Frensch  part  stod  on  the  hille,  and 
we  in  the  vale.  Betwix  hem  was  a  lond  new  heried, 
where  was  evel  fotyng.  Schort  for  to  sey,  the  feld  fel 
onto  the  Kyng,  and  the  Frenscli  party  lost  it,  for  al 
her  noumbyr  and  her  pride.  Ther  were  ded  the  duke 
of  Lauson,  the  duke  of  Braban,  the  duke  of  Baver, 
V.  eiies,  the  Constable  eke  of  Frauns,  and  a  hundred 
lordes ;  knytes,  and  swiris,  IIII.  thousand,  sexti,  and 
IX.  :  the  comon  puple  was  not  noumbered.  These 
were  take,'— the  duke  of  Aurelianensis,  the  duke  of 
Burbon,  the  erles  of  Ew  and  Vendone,  Arthure,  the 
duke's  brothir  of  Bretayn,  whech  cleymeth  to  be  erl  of 
Richemund,  and  a  knyte  thei  cleped  Brucegald,  Mar- 
chale  of  Frauns,  and  othir  were  take  there,  of  cote 
armoure,  into  a  VII  hundred.  On  ourc  side  were  ded 
Edward,  duke  of  York,  the  erle  of  Suthfolk,  IIII. 
knytes,  a  swiere,  Davy  Gamme ;  of  the  comones 
XXVIII.  In  the  tyme  of  the  bataile  tlie  brigauntis 
of  the  Frenscli  side  took  the  Kyngis  cariage,  and 
led  it  awey,  in  whech  thei  fonde  the  Kyngis  crowne. 
Thei  mad  tlie  bellis  to  rynge  and  men  for  to  sing, — 
"  Te  Deum  laudamus,"  telling  verily  that  the  Kyng 
was  ded.  But  within  a  fewe  houres  aftir  her  joye 
was  chaunged.  The  Kyng  rood  to  Caleis,  and  ovir 
the  se  to  Dover,  and  in  the  XXIII.  day  of  Novembir 
cam  to  -  London,  and  there  was  ^  recey  ved  in  the  best 
maner. 


'  These  were  tahe.']  These  words 
have  been  transposed,  and  occur 
after  the  v.  ord  '  Eurbon,'  in  the  MS. 
C.C.C. 


^  Calcis    ....    cam    /o.]       om. 
C.C.C. 

'  and  there  was']  -where  he  -v^^a.^. 

C.C.C; 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


313 


Anno  6614  1416.— In  bis  IIII.  ^ere  was  a  gret  A.D.  hig. 
batail  betwix  the  erl  of  Dorcet  and  the  erl  of  Anne- ^j|j|: J.^"'"' °^ 
nak,'  in  whech  batayle  there  perchid  many  on  both  invades 
sides ;  for  this  Armenak  felle  npon  hem  soy  den  ly, 
and  thei  were  not  avised.  In  the  tyme  of  the  batail 
al  her  cariagc  was  stole  be  the  Frenschmen.  So  mote^ 
tliei  nedis  go  hom  on  fote.  Thei  laboured  al  the 
Thursday ;  and  on  Friday  in  the  niorownyng  thei 
sey  the  Frenschmen  on  the  hillis  comyng  downward. 
Than  sent  to  the  erl  of  Dorcet  this  message  the  erl 
Armenak,  —  "Now  art  thou  so  streytid,  that  the  se  is 
on  thin  o  side,  and  we  on  the  othir.  Therfor,  be  my 
councelle,  teld  the ;  for  ellis  schalt  thou  deye." .  The 
erl  of  Dorcet  sent  this  answere  ageyn, — "  It  was  nevyr 
the  manor  of  Englischmen  to  lelde  hem,  whan  tliei 
niyte  fite.  And  thout  the  Englisch  host  had  no  mo 
men  but^  XV.  hundred,  let  had  thei  bettir''  of  XV. 
thousand,  God  and  good  prayeris  hem  helpyng." 

In  this  tyme  w^as  it  defendid  that  galey  halfpenies 
schuld  not  used ;  for  thre  of  hem  were  ful  scarsly 
worth  a  peny. 

In   this  2erc,    in    the    sevene    day  of   May,    cam  the  The  Empc- 
emperoure    Sigemund   to    London,    and    was    loggid    in  ni,\p'(|fs^' 
the   Kyngis    paleys  at  Westminster  ;    the    Kyng  lay  at  received 
Lamb-hithe.     The   emperoure  offered  a  j^mage  of  Seint ' 
George    at   Wyndesore,   mad    of  pure   gold.      Ther,^    on 
Seynt  Georges  day,  was  he  mad  brothir  of  Icnites*'  of 
the  gaiiere  ;    and    there '    receyved  the    Kyngis    ly veri, 
whech  he  wered  on  solempne  daies  al  his  lyve. 

At  the  fest  of  Ascencion  ^  cam  tlie  duke  of  Holland,  The  Duke 
with  gret    aray  of   schippis  and  vitaile,  to    speke  with  visits"  eut- 
land. 


'  Dorcet .  .  ,  Armcna/t']  Armenak 
....  Dorcet.    C.C.C. 

-  mote']  must.    C.C.C. 

^  thoitx  the  Eiifjiisch  host  had  no 
mo  men  but']  thou^  the  Englischmen 
had  no  mo  but.    C.C.C. 


^  hctth]    the  bettir.    C.C.Ci 
^  Thcr]  And  there.    C.C.C. 
^ofknitcs.]  om.    C.C.C. 
'  there.]  om.    C.C.C. 
"  This  feast  fell  on  May  £8  in  the 
year  1416. 


81i 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


Violent 
thunder 
storms. 

The  Duke 


A.D.  uiG.  the  emperoure  and  the  Kyng.'  His  doiifch-^  was  wed- 
did  to  the  ^onger  son  of  the  Kjaig  of  Fraims,  whech 
was  nov/  eyei-  aftir  the  Daufyn  was  ded. 

In  the  XVIII.  kalend  of  Julii  ^  were  the  moost  hor- 
ribil  thunderes  and  Ktynnyngis  tliat  evyr  ony  man 
herd. 

Al   this    somyr    men   supposed    that   the    emperoure 

relSvef"^  schuld  a    sette    pes    betwix  Ingiond  and  Frauns.      But 

llarilcur.     the  Frenscli  Kj^rg  and  his  Councelle  was    evyr  founde 

dobil.      For   Avhil  this   trety  was  in  hand  tlie  Frensch- 

men    had    gadered    a     gret    navy,    with    karikis    and 

galeyes,     for    to    take    Harflew.     And  for  that  cause  * 

the  Kyng  sent  his  brothir,  Jon,  duke  of  Bedford,  with 

certeyn  men    of   Ser    Herry   Percy,    whech    Hcrry    the 

Kyng    had    boute  ^   oute    of  prison    fro    Scotlond ;    and 

witli   this  help    thei    took   and  distroj^ed  the  most  part 

of  that  navy. 

TheEmpc-      Sone  aftu'  that*^   the  emperoure   went  oute  of  Yng- 

ror  leaves   \qyi(\    and  in    his    coyno-  he    mad    his  servauntis  for  to 

England.  .  to   ^     o       ^ 

throv/e  bilhs  be  the  wey,    in  whech  was  writyn  swecli 
sentens  : — 

"Farev/el,  with   glorious  victoiy, 

Blessid  Ingiond,  ful  of  melod}^. 

Thoii  may  be  cleped  of  Angel  nature ; 

Tliou  servist  God  so  with ''  bysy  cure. 

We  leve  with  the  this  praising, 

Whech  we    schul    evir  sey  and  sing." 

Many  convenciones  were  mad  betwix  the  empe- 
roure and  the  Kyng,  and  al  lier  succession  dyvyded 
in  XII.  Articles,  whech  were  ageyn  the  ordi- 
namis  of   oure  Book ;    for  we    think  that    it    myte    be 


'  and  (he  Kyny.']    cm.  C.C.C. 
-  His  doutir']      And  the   Duke's 
doutir.    C.C.C." 
^  June  14. 


\/of  that  cause']  therfbre.  C.C.C. 

•'  boHtc]  bou)t.     C.C.C. 

«  that']  this.    C.C.C. 

'  so  tvith]  with  so.    C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVE  H  CHRONICLE  OF   ENGLAND. 


31i 


clepeJ  ritther  "  Abbreviacion '  of  Cronicles,"  than  a 
book. 

The  Kyng,  that  men  schuld  knowe  wel  that  he  was 
redy  to  have  pes  with  the  Kyng  of  Frauns/  saylid 
ovyr  the  so  with  the  emperoure  to  Caleys.  There 
aspied  the  emperoure  that  tlie  proferes  on  the 
French  side  were  but  fraude  and  sotilte ;  therfor  he 
left   hem   as   thei  were. 

Than  mad  the  Kyng  a  unyte  betwix  the  duke  of 
Burgayn  and  the  emperoure.  ^  Tlie  cause  of  her  de- 
bate was  this.  The  duke  of  Burgayne  long  before, 
the  same  tyme  his  fadir  Philip  lyvand,  was  take 
prisoner  be  the  Tiirkes,  and  the  emperoure  boute 
him  ageyn  for  a  grete  summe ;  whech  summe  he 
swore  treuly  to  pay  to  the  emperoure,  whech  was 
than  but  Kyng  of  Hungari.  In  this  mater  the  Kyng 
mad  the  duke  to  take  dayes,  and  be  bound ;  and 
fortliwith  the  duke  ded  homage  to  the  emperoure. 
The  emperom-e  fro  Caleys  went  to  Dordraute,  and 
with  him  wenf*  the  duke  of  Gloucetir  and  othir,^ 
where  thei  took  leve  of  the  emperoure,  and  cam  horn 
ageyn. 


A.D.  141G. 


The  Kyng 
accom- 
panies the 
Emperor 
as  far  as 
Calais. 


lie  effects 
a  recon- 
ciliation 
between 
the  latter 
and  the 
Duke  of 
Burgundy. 


'  In  the  margin,  opposite  the 
words  "  Abbreviacion  of  Cronicles," 
occurs  Capgrave's  private  mark,  cor- 
responding nearly  with  the  device  of 
which  a  facsimile  has  been  given  at 
the  end  of  the  dedication"  at  page  4, 
but  wanting  the  lower  part,  as  does 
also  that  in  the  margin  opposite  the 
date  of  his  birth,  and  one  or  two 
other  instances.  This  curious  mark, 
sometimes  with,  sometimes  without 
the  lower  member,  occurs  also  in 
different  portions  of  the  other  extant 
works  of  Capgrave  generally  used 
it  would  seem  to  distingush  events 
relating  to  the  Autlioi''s  personal 
history,  or  remarks  and  statements 
resting  only  on  his  own  authority  : 


e.g.  in  the  "Liber  super  Actus 
Apostolorum,"  and  the  "  Liber  de 
Symboli?,"  both  of  which  are  pre- 
served in  the  Library  of  Balliol 
College,  Oxford.  See  the  list  of  the 
works  of  Capgrave  given  in  the 
Inti'oduction. 

-  with  the  Kyng  of  Franns.'\  onij 
C.C.C. 

'  the  duke  of  Bargmja  and  the 
cmpcrowi'l  the  emperoure  and  the 
duke  of  Burgayn.    C.C.C. 

*  ivent.]  om.    C.C.C. 

^  and  othir.']  These  Ivords  hare 
been  added  above  the  line  in  the 
MS.  Pub.  Lib.  They  form  part  of 
the  text  of  C.C.C. 


316 


CAPGRAVe'S   chronicle  of   ENGLAND. 


One  Wol 
man,  a 
Lollard, 
put  to 
death  in 
London. 
Thomas 
Beaufort 


A.D.  1416.  In  this  tyme  on  Benedict  Wolleman,  a  citeceyn  of 
London,  a  gret  Lollard,  whecli  had  set  up  billes  of 
grete  errouris,  was  takyn,  hanged,  and  drawe,  on 
Myhilmesse  day. 

Aftir   that,    in   the    Parlement    whech    was    hold    at 
London    on    Seint    Luce    day,'    Thomas    Beuforth,'^  erle 

made  duke  of  Dorcete,  "\vas   mad  duke   of  Exetir. 

Death  of         This    tere    deied    the     Kyng    of    Aragoyne,    Avhecli 

the  King  of -^yr^g  a  cTct  letter  of  the  union  of  Holy  Chercli,  meyn- 
Arra^on  %j  '  ^ 

teynyng  the  Antepope,  ^  Petir  de  Luna.     And  notwitli- 

standing  the  emperoure  in  his  owne  persone  ex- 
horted him  to  this  unite,  and  he  hite  the  empe- 
roure that  he  schuld  with  drawe  his  obediens  fro  that 
same  Petir,  al  availed  not ;  for  he  deied  sone  aftir ; 
and  his  sone  meyteyned'*  the  same  erroure.  Eke  that 
same  Petir,  obdurat  in  malice,  charged  alle  liis  cardi- 
nales  that  aftir  his  deth  thei  schuld  chese  a  newe 
Pope  of  here  owne  college. 
Children  111  the  Same  lere  III.  boggeres  stole  III.  childyr 
be°n-ffars^t  ^^  Leiine,  ^  and  of  on  thei  put  oute  his  eyne,  the 
Ljnn.  othii*^  thei  broke  his  bak,  and  the  thirde^  tliei  cut  of 
his^  handis  and  his^  feet,  that  men  schuld  of  pite 
gyve  hem  good.  Long  aftir,  the  fadir  of  on  of  hem, 
whech  was  a  marchaund,  cam  to  London,  and  the 
child  knew  him,  and  cryed  loude,  "This  is  my  fadir." 
The  fadir  tok  his  child  fro  the  beggeris,  and  mad 
hem  to  be  arested.  The  childirn  told  alie  the  pro- 
cesse,  and  the  beggeris  were  hangen,    ful"   wel  worthy. 


'  December  13. 
2  Bcufortli]  Beforthe.    C.C.C. 
'  An(epope.~\  Thus  written  in  both 
MSS. 

'  meytnjiic<r\  meyntcyncd.    C.C.C. 

*  lA'nm'~\  Lcnn.    C.C.C. 

"  the  othir]  of  the  othir.    C.C.C. 


'  and  the  thirde']  and  of  the  third. 
C.C.C. 

^hi's.']  om.    C.C.C. 

"/«/.]  This  word  has  been  added 
above  the  line  in  the  M8.  Pub.  Lib., 
but  it  forms  part  of  the  text  in 
C.C.C. 


CAPGRAVES   CHRONICLE   OF   ENGLAND. 


317 


111   tlie   V.  ^ere  of  this  Kyng  lie  held  his  Cristmasse  A.D.  14 17, 
at    Kenelworth,  where   was  leyd  gret  avayte, '   on  the  a^"jX/ti^e 
Kyiio-   to    his    destruccion   be    a   swiere    of    that    Old-  King  at 
castelle :    and   in   every   in    of  Seint  Albone,    in   Red-  y^.^yl]^ 
ing,    and   in  ~  Norhampton,    were    founde  billes    of  gret 
malyce  ageyn   God   and  ^   the    Kyiig, 

In  this  tyme  was  the  Councelle  gadered  at  Council  of 
Basili ;  *  where  was  determined  in  her  first  Act,  That 
he  that  were  chose  in  that  Councel  sclmld  be  preferred 
for  Fadir  of  alle  the  Cherch.  Ferthermore,  That  of 
every  nacion  scliuld  be  chosen  sex  prelatis,  wliech 
sclmld  be  in  the  Conclave  with  the  cardinales,  and 
have  voys  in  the   same  eleccion.  ^ 


Basle. 


'  avaj/te"]  a  great  way^t.     C.C.C. 
«  /«.]  cm.    C.C.C. 
*  and']  and  ngaync.    C.C.C. 
<  i?rt.v///]     Busjle.     C.C.G 
°  The   date,   "Anno    1418,"    has 
been  written  iu  the  niargio  at  the 


end  of  the  MS.,  but  in  a  later 
writing  than  that  of  the  text  of  the 
Chronicle.  The  MS.  ends  thus 
abruptly  in  the  middle  of  a  column. 
See  the  account  of  this  MS.  given  in 
Introduction. 


APPENDICES  TO  THE  INTRODUCTION. 


APPENDIX  I. 

NOTICES  OF  THE  LIFE  AND  WRITINGS 
OF  CAPGRAVE, 

IROM 

BALE,  LELAND,  AND  OTHERS. 


The  accounts  of  Capgrave  given  by  Bale  and  Leland 
are  tlie  most  full  and  satisfactory  wliicli  we  possess. 
Short  notices  of  his  Life  and  Writings  occur  in 
the  Biographical  Works  of  Pits/  Pamphilus,  -  Yos- 
sius, "     Phil.    Labbe,  *    Elssius,  ^     Eisengrein,  ^    Thomas 


'  See  page  G71  of  the  Eelatiou. 
Histor.  Angi.  ;  Paris,  IGIO.  Pits 
has  copied  and  added  nothing  to 
Bale's  account.  He  has  horrowed 
from  Pamphih.i3  the  erroneous  state- 
ment that  Capgrave  died  in  the 
year  1484,  improving  upon  the 
blunder  by  adding  "  Ricardo  Tertio, 
Usnrpatore,  per  summum  scelus 
Auglia;  regnum  invadente. 

'-  See  fol.  82  b.  of  the  "  Chronica 
Ordinis  Fratrum  Eremitarum  Sancti 
Augustini,  Fratre  Josepho  Pam- 
philo,  Episcopo  Signino,  Auctore; 
lloma;  1581."  Pits  borrowed  from 
Pamphilus,  and  there  is  nothing 
in  his  account  which  is  not  to  be 
found  in  that  given  by  Bale. 

'  A  very  brief  notice.  See 
Lib.  iii.  page  569,  of  "  Gcr.  Joan 
Vossii  Ue  Historicis  Latinis  Libri 


tres,"  published  in  1627.  This  wri- 
ter spells  the  name  "  Caprave  ;"  but 
adds, — "vel  Capgrave." 

*  "  Joannes  Capgravius,  Anglus, 
de  illustribus  viris  Augustiniorum 
dicitur  scripsisse,  teste  Joanne 
Pitseo,  ad  annum  1484."  See  the 
"  Bibliotheca  Bibliothecarum"  of 
Phil.  Labbe. 

^  See  page  336  of  the  "Encomias- 
ticon  Augustinianum,"  published  at 
Brussels  in  IC'54.  This  account  docs 
not  diSer  materially  from  those  of 
Bale  and  Pits.  He  calls  Capgrave 
"  B."  i,  e.  "  Beatus,"  in  allusion  to 
the  wish  of  Henry  VH.  that  he 
should  be  canonized.  He  saj's  also 
that  he  was  "  S.  T.  D.  Oxoniensis," 
and  "  Alter  Lyra  nuncupatus." 

"  Joannes  Capgrave,  Anglus,  Ordi- 
nis Fratrum  Eremitarum  S.  Angus- 

X  2 


^^^ 


APrENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTIOX. 


Gratian/  Anton.  Gandolf,-  and  also  in  tlie  Preftice  to 
the  Second  Volume  of  Wharton's  "  Angiia  Sacra,"'' 
Anthony  a  Wood's  "  Hist.  Anti^i.  Oxon.,"-*  the  '•  Biblio- 


tini,  Sacrse  Pagince  Doctor,  vir  eru- 
ditione  et  eloquentia  clarus,  Poeta 
gravis,  Theologiis  profundus,  nee  uUi 
Sacraruni  literal  umscientiasecundus. 
Quatuor  Libros  Sententianun  Loin- 
hardi  exposuit.  Utrumque  fere  Tes- 
tamentum  Commentariis  illustravit 
doctissiiiiis.  Vitas  pritterea  Sancto- 
rum Angiia;  elegantissiniis  volunii- 
nibus  absolvit."  See  "  Catalogus 
'J'estium  Veritatis.  Guilielmo  Ey- 
sengrein  de  Xemeto  Spirensi  Au- 
thore.  A.D.  1505."  Sec  also  p.  418 
of  the  Edition  by  Frisius  of  the 
Eibliotheca  of  Gesneriis. 

'  In  the  "  Anastasis  Augustiniana 
in  qua  Scriptores  Ordinis  Eremi- 
taruni  S.  Augustini  :  Opera  Ildi. 
Patris  F.  Thomoe  Gratiani.  ejusdem 
Ordinis  in  Provincia  Colonitnsi 
Prion's  Provincialis,"  published  at 
Antwerp  in  1613,  there  is  (at  page 
108,)  a  short  notice  of  Capgrave  and 
a  list  of  his  works.  This  account 
docs  not  differ  materially  from 
those  which  have  been  already- 
given.  He  mentions  specially  the 
place  of  Capgrave's  burial  :  — ■ 
"  Linnae  tandem,  Nordovolgisc  op- 
pido,  decessit,  die  12  Augusti, 
anno  Salutis  Humanoe  146-4,  et  ibi- 
dem in  templo  nostro  est  sepultus." 
Leland  and  Bale  merely  state  that 
he  was  buried  "  inter  Augustini- 
anos."  It  most  not,  however,  be 
forgotten  that  Bale  mentions  the 
place  of  Capgrave's  burial  in  the 
first  4to.  Edition  of  his  book,  even 
specifying  the  particular  part  of  the 
church,  viz.,  the  choir.  He  omits 
this  in  his  last  Edition  without 
assigning  any  reason  for  his  doing'so. 


-  See  page  203  of  "  Dissertatio 
Historica  de  Duccntis  Ccleberrimis 
Aiigustinianis  Scriptoribus,  Auctore 
Antonio  Gandolfo."  Kome  1704. 
This  account  corre.'ponds  more  or 
less  -with  that  uf  Bale.  He  says 
that  Capgrave  w  as  "  Cantuaricnsis 
Monasterii  filius  ;  anno  1423,  S.  T. 
Doctor  Cantabrigiensis  creatiis." 
He  makes  mention  of  his  having 
been  Provincial  of  the  Province  of 
England  in  the  year  1453,  and  also 
in  1445.  In  reference  to  his  per- 
sonal character,  we  have  the  fol- 
lowing:— "  Eisdem  ingenii  dotibus 
adjunxit  candcrem  siiigularem, 
mansuetudinem,  beniguitatem,  afFa- 
bilitateni,  aniuii  moderationeni,  pru- 
dentiam,  dexteritatem,  ac  vitic 
integritatcm." 

3  Published  in  1091.  See  the 
Preface,  page  xix.  H3  gives  an 
account  of  the  contents  of  the  MS. 
Cotton.  Tib.  A.,  viii.;  and  con- 
cludes as  follows  :^ 

"  Opus  integrum,  epistola  prce- 
missa  admodum  prolixa,  Henrico 
Vr,  Angliffi  Kegi,  dicatur.  In  ejus- 
dem vita  Johannes  dicit  se  illo  anno 
quo  natus  est  iste,  ("viz.  1422,) 
quartum  vel  quintum  sacerdotii  sui 
annum  cgisse,  et  apud  Londinura 
studiis  tunc  incubuisse.  Obiit  apud 
Lynnam  in  Norfolcia,  1464,  12 
Augusti,  authore  Baleo,  anno  1484 
juxta  Pitsium.  Mihi  potior  est  Balei 
authoritas.  Multa  alia  Capgravius 
scripsit,  a  Baleo  recensita.  Ex  his 
opus  praicipuum  de  Vitis  Sanctorum 
Angiia;,  titulo  '  Legenda;  Xovde 
Sanctorum  Angliac,'  tacito  Authoris 
nomine,  prodiit  Loudinl  1510." 

*  See  Lib.  i.,  page  U8. 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


323 


theca   Augustiniana/' '    and    the    Chronicles    of    Holin- 

yhed.^ 
I.     From  the  "  Scriptores  Illustres  "  of  Bale.^ 
"Joannes      Capgrave,      in     Cantionnn^      comitatu 

natus,^  et  Augustinianorum  omnium  doctissimus,  quam- 


'  The  list  of  the  Works  of  Cap- 
grave  given  in  the  "  Bibliotheca " 
cliffers  in  no  material  respect  from 
that  of  Bale.  The  -writer  mentions, 
however,  the  existence  of  a  MS.  of 
the  "  Nova  Legenda  Anglisc  "  in  the 
Cottonian  Collection,  -which  was 
unfortunately  burnt  to  a  crust  in 
the  fire. 

2  See  page  662  h.  20. —  "John 
Capgrave,  borne  in  Kent,  an  Au- 
gustine Frier,  proceeded  Doctor  of 
Divinitie  in  Oxenford,  was  admitted 
Provinciall  of  his  Order,  and 
pi'ooved  (without  controversie)  the 
best  learned  of  anie  of  that  order 
of  Friers  here  in  England,  as  John 
Hale  afBrmeth.  He  wrote  manie 
notable  volumes,  and  finallie  de- 
parted this  life  at  Lin  in  Nor- 
Ifolke,  the  twelfth  of  August,  in 
the  yere  1461,  which  was  in  the 
fourth  yeare  of  King  Edward  the 
Fourth." 

'  See  the  folio  edition  of  Bale's 
"  Scriptores  Majoris  Britannia;," 
page  582.  This  has  been  collated 
with  the  original  4to  edition,  Ips- 
wich, 1548,  Avhich  contains  a  few 
variations  of  more  or  less  interest 
and  value. 

At  page  160  of  this  same  Edition 
he  gives  a  list  of  his  lost  books, — 
"Veterum  et  Recentiorum  quorum- 
dam  Librorum  Catalogum,  in  tuam 
ac  Sociorum  gratiam,  Gesnere  vir 
optime,  his  addidi ;  quos  pulcher- 
rime  scriptos,  et  non  typis  excusos, 
quod  sciam,  Papistarum  violentiis 
coactus,  in  hoc  altero  meo  exiho,  in 
Hybernia  rcliqui,  ut  ex  eorum  titulis 


scires  qui  et  quales  sint,  ac  mihl 
condoleres  corum  jacturam  et  interi- 
tum,  nisi  Deus  illos  servaverit: — 

"  Chronica  et  Historicc  Brylun- 
n icorurn  Scriplorum." 

Among  these  are  mentioned: — 

"Joannes  Capgravus  De  Nobilibus 
Henricis. 

"  Idem  De  Sequacibus  Divi  Au- 
gustini. 

"  Catalogus  Sanctorum  Anglic, 
eodem  Authore." 

The  first  of  these  MSS.  is  un- 
doubtedly the  same  as  that  now 
preserved  in  the  Library  of  Corpus 
Christi  College,  Cambridge,  as  that 
MS.  contains  Bale's  handwriting.  Ha 
not  unfi'cquently  quotes  the  "  Nova 
Legenda  Anglioc,"  and  once  the  "  De 
Sequacibus  Divi  Augustini." 

Local  circumstances  were  likely 
to  make  Bale  interested  in  Capgrave. 
He  was  a  native  of  Suffolk,  and 
educated  by  the  Carmelites  at  Nor- 
wich. His  own  account  of  himself 
(see  page  702  of  vol.  i.  of  the  folio 
edition  of  his  Scriptores.)  is  as  fol- 
lows:— 

"  Joannes  Baleus,  patria  Sudovol- 
gius,  in  Covi  pago,  tribus  a  Sutholdio 
milliariis,  quinque  a  Dunvico,  par- 
entibus  Honrieo  et  Margarita  natus, 
....  duodecim  annorum  puer  in 
Carmelitani  monachatus  barathruni 
in  urbe  Nordovicensi,  trudebar,  ut  a 
Christi  professione  ad  montem  in 
otio  contemplandum  demigrarem." 

*  Cantioruni]  Cantia;.  4to.  Ed.— ^ 
This  is  a  mistake.  See  Introduction, 

§1- 

'  7iatns']  oriundlis.  4to.  Ed, 


32^ 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


primum  esset  indagatricis  rationis  capax,  pro  vitee 
SU8B  methodo  eorimi  Fratriim  institiitiiin  assumpsit.' 

"  Is  vero,  vel  ab  ipsa  pueritia,  libris,  perinde  ac  concha 
suis  scopulis,  adhcerens,^  ita  sensim^  Uteris  profecit,  ut, 
post  adeptum  Oxonii  Doctoratiim/  Provincialis  sme 
Familife  Gubeniator^   efficeretm*. 

"  Pliilosoplius  enim  ac  Theologiis  ilia  a^tate  ^  prreci- 
puus  erat ;  ingenio  etiam '  atqiie  eloquio  summo  clams. 
Scripturas  Divinas  unice  amabat,  sopliistarum  somniis 
parum  aiit  nihil  tribuens,  qiuun  sciret  ex  illis  non  alia 


'  e< . . .  assianpsit']  Cantuarisp,  pro 
vitsc  SUED  methodo,  Eremitaiiim  Divi 
Augustini  institutum  elegit.  4to.  Ed. 

^  Is  .  .  .  adhcercns]  Apud  hos 
succedentibus  annis.     4to.  Ed. 

^  sensim.']  oni.  4to.  Ed. 

■*  Oxonii  Doctor  at  urn.']  And  of 
Cambridge  also.     Tanner  says: — 

"  Doctor  ....  Cantabrigiensis  ; 
oppositionum  enim  siiarum  meminit 
in  Principio,  ante  Tractatum  DeVita 
S.  Giiberti.,  MS.  Cotton.  Viteilius, 
D.  XV.  4.  It  appears  that  tliis  MS. 
was  unhappily  distroyed  by  the  fire, 
in  which  so  many  MSS.  of  the  Cot- 
tonian  Collection  perished;  a  brief 
note  of  its  contents,  however,  has 
fortunately  been  preserved  in  the 
British  JIuseum ;  MS.  Harleian  No. 
980,  p.  231.  See  §  43.  It  appears, 
moreover,  from  the  same  SIS.,  that 
he  preached  certain  sermons  at 
Cambridge  in  the  year  1422,  from 
one  of  which  the  following  extract 
is  therein  given  ; — 

"  The  religious  which  lived  under 
the  rules  of  St.  Augustin,  were  in 
number  12. 

"The  first,  of  Hermites,  made  by 
St.  Aug.  before  his  being  Bishop  of 
Hippo. 

'•  The  second,  of  Cannons  Scculcr; 
^hen  he  vras  Bishop. 

"The  third,  Canons  Reguler, 
■which  were  began  by  him;  but  a 


distinction  hath  been  made  since  by 
others,  (as  by  St.  EufFus,)  and  so 
the  monks  of  Charterhouse  cr.nie 
out  of  the  Black  Order. 

"  The  4th,  the  Dominicans,  begun 
Anno  1216. 

"  The  .5,  Knights  of  St.  John's  of 
Jerusalem. 

"  The  6,  Ileres  of  Pruce,  the  same 
with  St.  John,  but  that  they  of  St. 
John  have  black  mantles  with  a 
cross,  and  they  of  Pruce,  white  with 
a  cross. 

"  The  7,  the  Gilbertines  of  Sem- 
pringham  order. 

"  The  8,  Premonstratenses,  begon 
in  France  by  Norbertus,  anno  1 100. 

"  The  9,  the  Friers  of  the  Cross  ; 
ther  foundat.  incertan. 

"  The  10,  the  order  of  St.  Bridget. 

"The  11,  the  Canons  of  St. 
Victor  in  Paris. 

"  The  1 2,  an  order  only  in  Norff., 
which  had  4  houses  ;  one  of  them  is 
fain  into  the  King's  hand,  and  he 
gave  it  to  Walsingham,  hite  Peter* 
ston. 

"  Job.  Capgrave,  in  vli.  sermon  at 
Cambridg,  ann.  1422  ;  et  ex  museo 
supra-dicto"  \_i.c.  Robcrti  Kemp, 
Jililitis  de  Giffing.] 

^  Guhanator']   Rector.    4to.  Ed. 

"  iUa  atdte]  tetate  sua.  4 to.  E<1. 

'  etiani.1  ova.  4to.  Ed. 


APPENDICES   TO   THE    INTPvODUCTION. 


325 


generari  quam  rabiosas  lites,  et  inutilium  reruin  qu?es- 
tiones. 

"  Adversus '  Prselatorum  petulantias  ^  atque  impias 
tyrannides^  detonare  solitus  fuit/  dicens  quod  im- 
modice  siias  dilataverint  fimbrias/  laudem  aucupantes" 
apud  imperitam  multitudinem.  Item'  quod  iion  Pas- 
tores,  sed  mercenarii,  lupis  exposuerint  oves,  lac  et 
lanam  quserentes,  non  aninias.  Hos  patriiB  pra^dones 
appellavit  ac  malos  operarios,^  ut  quibus  Veritas  fuit 
oneri,  jus  contemptui,  crudelitas  delectationi. 

"  Ilium  ergo  ^  prse  aliis  multis  ^'^  elegit  piissimus  ejus 
temporis  Princeps,  Hunfridus,"  Glocestrige  Dux,'-  illus- 
trissimi  '^  Henrici  Quinti,  Anglorum  '^  Regis,  Frater,  ut 
sibi  interdum  esset  '^  a  conscienticie  coUoquiis  ;  '^  ita  ut, 
(pioties  de  animge  cura  sapientissimus  Dynastes  cogita- 
ret,  (frequentissime  autem  cogitabat,)  toties  literatissimi 
Capgi'avi  prudeiitissimo  consilio  uteretur.  Poito  nuUus 
fuit  ex  Augustinianis  Scriptoribus,  quos  nostra  produxit 
Britannia,  cum  illo  imquam  per  omnia  conferendus.'^ 

"  Sunt  lia^c  plane  illustria  ejus  doctrinre  testimonia, 
inter  alia  rnulta  quae  in  pidclierrimis  voluminibus  ipse 
oi'bi  scripta  reliquit.  Piimitus  in  gi-atiam  sui  Mgecenatis 
Hunfridi  edidit : — '^ 

Commentarios  in  Genesim.  Lib.  1.  Arduum  namque 
et  supra  vires  est. 


'  Advemus']     In.  4to.  Ed. 

-  petulantias']  siiperbiam,  4to.  Ed. 

'  atque  impias  tyrannides\  ac 
tyranniden.     4to.  Ed. 

*  detonare  solitus  fuif]  pluries 
declamare  solebat.    4to.  Ed. 

^  dicens  quod  ....  fimhrius'] 
tit  quod  nimium  dilatarent  fiinbrias. 
4to.  Ed. 

®  aucupantes~\  afFectantes.  4to. 
Ed. 

'  Iteiti]  et.  4to.  Ed. 

^  ac   malos  operarios.'\     om.  4to. 

Ed. 

"  eryol  igitur.  4to.  Ed. 


'"  niullis]  om.  4to.  Ed. 
"  Hunfridus']      Vmfridus. 


4to, 


Ed. 


'■-  Dux']  Dux  prsedictus.  4to.  Ed. 

"  illustrissimi .]  om.  4to.  Ed. 

"  Anglorum.]  om.  4to.  Ed. 

'^  ut  sibi  interdum  essct]  ut  ei 
adesset.  4to.  Ed. 

'"  coUoquiis]  secretis.  4to.  Ed. 

''  Ita  ut  .  .  .  conferendus.]  om. 
4to.  F^. 

"*  sunt  licec  ....  edidit]  In 
cujns  favorem  quam  multa  reliquit 
et  eadem  magna  sua;  doctrine  vo- 
lumina.     Et  inprimis. — 4to.  Ed. 


326 


APPENDICES   TO    THE   INTRODUCTION. 


Super  Exodum.  Lib.  1.  Quia  historiam  quam  hie 
prosequi. 

Super  Leviticuni.  Lib.  1.  Occultissimoruni  iiiyste- 
riorum  sunt. 

Super  Numeros.  Lib.  1.  Ex  Nicolao  de  Lyra  super 
libro. 

Super  Beuteroiiomium.  Lib.  L  In  hoc  ultimo  libro 
Moysi,  qui. 

In  historian!  Josuse.     Lib.  1. 

In  Judices  et  Ruth.     Lib.  2.  ^ 

In  Volumina  Regum.  Lib.  4-.  Quod  in  Regnorum 
libris  jam. 

In  Psalterium.  Lib.  1.  Beatus  vir  qui  non  abiit 
in  consilio. 

In  Ecclesiasten.     Lib.  1.' 

In  Esaiam  Prophetam.     Lib.   1. 

In  Danielem  quoque.     Lib.   1. 

In  12  Prophetas.     Lib.  12. 

Super  Quatuor  Evangelia.     Lib.  4. 

Super  Epistolas  Pauli.  Lib.  14.  Domino  suo  hono- 
rabili  Hunfrido. 

In  Acta  Apostolorum.  Lib.  1.  Reminiscor,  Sancte 
Antistes,  quanto. 

In  Apocalypsin  Joannis.  Lib.  1.  Venerabili  Domino 
suo  in  Christo. 

Manipulum  Doctrina3  Christianse.  Lib.  1.  Inter 
Cetera  otii  mei  secreta.' 

In  Epistolas  Canonicas.     Lib.  7.' 

De  Fidei  Symbolis.  Lib,  3.  Quoniam  Psalmogra- 
phus  ait  se.^ 

De  Nobilibus  Henricis.  Lib.  3.  Henrico,  Dei  gratia, 
Regi  Anglise.^ 

De  Sequacibus  Augustini.  Lib.  1.  Testatur  Grse- 
corum  ille  eloquentis.^ 


'  This  -yfork  is  not  mentioned  in 
the  4to.  Ed.  A  few  minor  verbal 
differences  'oetween  the  two  editions, 


occurring  in  this  catalogue  of  the 
works  of  Capgrave,  have  not  been 
recorded. 


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Cataloguin  Sanctorum  Anglia?.  Lib.  1.  Sancti  fratres 
qui  i^riscis  fuere. 

Super  Sententias.     Lib.  4. 

Determinationes  Theologies.     Lib.  1, 

Ordinarias  Disputationes.     Lib  1.^ 

Ad  positiones  erroneas.     Lib.  1. 

Orationes  ad  Clerum.     Lib.   1. 

Sermones  per  annum.     Lib.  1. 

De  illustribus  viris  August.      Lib  1} 

Vitam  Hunfrid.   Ducis.     Lib.  1} 

Lecturas  Scliolasticas.     Lib.   1. 

Epistolas  ad  di versos.     Lib.   1. 

Atque  alia  plura  scripsit.^ 

Majorem  Bibliorum  partem  commentariis  magnis 
illustrasse  a  suis  dicitur.^  Quod  vero  superstitiones 
interdum  foverit  sui  temporis  infelicitati  tribuendum 
est."* 

"  Lynme  tandem,  Nordovolglse  Oppido/"'  vita  decessit, 
12  die  Augusti,  anno  Salutis  Humanas  1464  ;  et  ibidem 
inter  Augustinianos*'  sepultus  fuit  sub  Edvuardp  Quarto."^ 


IL  From  Leland's  Commentaries. 

Jolianties  CapOgrevus,  inter  Augustinianos  ttoXAouv 
avTu^iog  ocWmv,  a  me  Doctorum  auribus  commenda- 
bitur.  Ls  vero  vel  ab  ipsa  pueritia  libris,  perinde  ac 
concha  suis  scopulis,  adhfesit.  Granta,  foecmida  erudi- 
torum  parens,  quae  ilium,  ut  ego  conjectura  colligo, 
juvenem  docuit,  idem  testabitur.  Nee  deerit  Huiifre- 
dits  Claudianus,    vir    regii    generis,  cujiLS    in  hac    parte 


'  This  -work    is    not    mentioned  i        '  Nordovolyicc  oppido.']    om.    4tbt 
in  the  4to.  Ed.  Ed. 


^  scripsit']  om.    4to.  Ed. 

'  commentariis dicitur.'\ 

commentasse  perhibetur.  4to.  Ed. 

*  cnQ  esse  censeo,    4tOi  Ed. 


"  inter  Augustinianos.']  in  chofo 
sui  Cccnobii.     4to.  Ed. 

^ fuit Quarto]    Edwardo 

Quarto  super  Anglos  regnante.  4to; 
Ed. 


328  APPENDICES  TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 

clarum  meliercule  testimonium  habebitur.  Nam  bonus 
Princeps,  quoties  de  animre  cui-a  cogitabat,  (frequen- 
tissime  autem  cogitabat,)  toties  literatissimi  Capogrevi 
prudentissimo  consilio  utebatur. 

"  Porro  adest  uni versus  Augustinianoi'um  cliorus, 
testis  multo  locupletissimus,  qui  ilium,  excellent!  eru- 
ditionis  nomine,  Gubernatorem  Provincialem  consti- 
tuerunt. 

"  Sunt  liiec  plane  illustria  ejus  doctrinre  testimonia  ; 
obscura  tamen,  si  cum  pulcheiTimis  monimentis,  qua3 
ille  orbi  scripta  reliquit,  conferantur.  Quare  inscrip- 
tiones  ejus  operum  mox  subjiciam.  [The  catalogue 
given  here  is  scantier  than  those  of  Bale  and  Pits, 
with  which  it  corresponds  more  or  less.] 

"  Sis  ipse,  Lector,  si  quando  luec  opera  ad  tuas 
manus  pervenerint,  CapogTevise  censor  eruditii^nis.  Ego 
interea  loci  quod  sentio  libere  dicam  ;  hoc  est,  me 
nullum  ex  Augustinianis  Scriptoribus,  (pios  nostra 
produxit  Britannia,  hactenus  legisse,  quem  merito  i)er 
omnia  cum  illo  conferam. 

"  Obiit  Lini,  populosa  Nordovolgije  civitate,  duo- 
decimo die  Augusti,  anno  Domini  14;64?;  et  ibidem  inter 
Aug-ustinianos  sepultus  est."  ^ 


See  Leland's  "  Commentarii  de   l  This  short  nccouiu  of  our  hisorian 


Scriptoribus  Britannicis,"  published 
at  Oxford  in  1709.    pp.  453,  454. 


is  quoted  at  k'ligth  by  Tanner  in  his 
"  Bibliotheca  Britannica." 


APPENDIX  II. 


EXTRACTS    FROM    KENNET'S    PAROCHIAL 
ANTIQUITIES.! 


"Anno  MCCCCLVI.;  3i,  35,  Hen.  VI." 

"  The  Convent  of  Aiigustin  Friars,  built  near  the 
present  site  of  Wadliani  College,  in  Oxford,  had  been 
founded  by  the  liberality  and  interest  of  Sir  John 
Handlo,  of  Borstall,  who  had  bequeathed  his  body  to 
be  bvu'ied  in  that  place,  and  was  reputed  their  Foun- 
der. Upon  which  title,  Edmund  Rede,  Esquire,  tlie 
present  lord  of  Borstall,  proving  his  lineal  descent 
from  the  said  Sir  John  Handlo,  was  accepted  as  their 
Founder  and  Patron,  and  so  recognised  by  John 
Stokton,  Prior,  and  the  Brethren  of  that  Convent, 
with  the  consent  of  John  Capgrave,  Provincial  of 
their  Order,  in  tliis  memorable  form  : — 

" '  Universis  Clu-isti  Fidelibus,  ad  quos  prgesens  scrip- 
turn  indentatum  pervenerit,-  Frater  Johannes  Stokton,^ 


'  The  text  is  from  Dr.  Bandinel's 
Edition,  vol.  ii.,pp.  399-401.  This 
has  been  collated  with  the  copy 
preserved  by  Anthony  a  Wood,  in 
his  "  Hist.  Antiq.  Oxon. ;"  Lib.  i. 
p.  118.     See§.'^. 


'  ad  quos  .  .  .  pervenerit.^  Smiply 
"  &c."  in  Wood. 

'  Stohtnii'\  Stocton.  Wood. 


830 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


Prior  Conventiis  Oxon.  Ordinis  Fratrum  Hereinitaniin 
Sancti  Augustini,  cum  unanimi  consensu  et  voluntate 
omnium  et  singulorum  Fratrum  dicti  Conventus,  rever- 
entias  debitas,  et  fidem  indubitatam  adliibere  ad  ea 
qua3  scribimus  temporibus  debitis  permansura. 

" '  Notum  sit  vestris  Reverentiis  quod  Dominus  excel- 
lentissimus  Henricus  Tertius,  ob  salutem  animre  suae, 
et  ad  instantiam  inclyti  Militis  sui,  Domini  Johannis 
Handlo,^  de  Borstall,  Militis,  perquisivit  quasdam  par- 
cellas  terrse  de  diversis  personis,  in  subin-bio  Oxon.,  ex 
opposito  PortjB  quae  vulgariter  dicitur  '  Smytliys-Yate,'" 
sicut  patet  in  carta  ^  plenius  inde  confecta.  Quas  par- 
cellas  terras  dedit  idem  Rex,*  ad  instantiam  dicti  Militis, 
Fratribus  Heremitis  Ordinis  Sancti  Augustini  imper- 
petuum,  et  eorum  successoribus,  ad  construendam  ibi- 
dem ecclesiam,  et  ceteras  domos  et  officinas  ad  utili- 
autem  dictorum  Fratrum. 

" '  Hanc  autem  voluntatem  Domini  nostri  Regis,  ad 
instantiam  dicti  Militis,  Dominus  Papa,  Gregorius 
Decimus,  .suis  bullis  gratiosis  confirmavit  et  ratificavit. 

"  '  Post  mortem  vero  supradicti  Domini  Regis,  idem 
Johannes  Handlo^  ad  constructionem  dicti  ecclesiaj  et 
Domus^  plurima  bona  contulit  ;  et,  sicut  ex  antiquis 
annalibus  intelleximus,  morte  prpeventus  est  antequam 
dicta  ecclesia  et  domus  ad  plenum  ?sdificat?e  sunt. ' 
Volens  tamen  ostendere  ad  quem  locum  anima  sua 
magis  aff ectuose  ^  inclinabatur  dum  in  corpore  tenere- 
tur,  corpus  suum  illic  sepeliri  jussit^  ubi  anima  tanto 
studio  teneretur. 


'  Hanrllo]  llandlow.  Wood. 

'^  Swi/thys-Yate]  Smithys-gatc. 
Wood. 

'  in  carta']  in  charta  diversomm. 
Wood. 

*  Rex']  Dominus  l\ex.  Wood. 

5  HamHo]  Ilandlow.     Wood. 


"  Domus]  Domoruni.     Wood. 

'  adijicata:  sunt]     scdificaretur. 
Wood. 

**  affi'ctuosc]    efFectuose.     Wood. 

^jussit.]  This  is  the  reading  of 
Wood,  and  evidently  the  corrcet 
one.     Kennet  has  "pofsit." 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


831 


"  '  Hunc  igitur  inclytum  Militem,  post  Dominum 
Regem,  in  primum  et  pr?ecipuum  Fimdatorem  susce- 
pimus/  et  suscipienduin  restiraavimus,^  maxime  cum 
in  omnibus  fundationibu.s  Conventuum  hoc  semper 
cautum  est,  ut  nullus  Patroims  audeat  animo  temerario 
aliquid  donare  patribus  sine    liccntia  Domini  Regis. 

"'Nunc  autem,  cum^  qufpstio  vcrtitur  de  successione 
hujus  prcenobilis  Militis,  quidam  reverendus  armiger, 
Edmundus  Rede,  partim  evidentiis  nostris,  partim  suis, 
erudita  ex  pia  calumnia  sibi  vendicat  jus  dicti  Militis, 
tanquam  jure  liaereditario  ex  ipso  descendens.  Ex  dicto 
enim  Milite  descendit  unus  filius,  Dominus  Riciiardus 
Handlo,  '^  Miles ;  ex  quo  descendit  linealiter  una  filia, 
dicta  Elizabetlia  de  la  Pole,  et  ex  dicta  Elizabetlia 
descendit  altera  generosa  femina,  vocata  Katerina 
James  ;  ex  Katerina  James  descendit  Christina  Rede, 
mater  dicti  Edmundi.  Hoc  jure  descensus  natiu-alis^ 
possidet^  dictus  Edmundus  multas  terras  et  posses- 
siones  s^epedicti''  Domini  Johannis  Handlo,  Militis  ;  et 
non  solum  terras,  sed  libertates  regias,  jure  hreredi- 
tario  Domino  Johanni  concessas. 

"  '  Et  hoc  jure  dicti  ^  Prior  et  Conventus,  conside- 
rantes  veram  propaginem  successionis,  libero  et  maturo 
animo  ipsum  venerabilem  Armigerum  Edmundum,  et 
ha^redes  suos,  in  Fundatorem  dictse  Domus  suscepi- 
mus''  ac  admisimus,  ex  jm'e  sibi  adquisito  ex  pi'sefato 
lineali  descensu.  Et  ad  preces  eoruni  venerabilis  Ma- 
gister  Johannes  Capgrave,  Prior  Provincialis,  summo 
studio  incitatus  est  ut  Imic  receptioni  et  recognitioni 
dicti  Fundatoris  nostri  praesens  esset,  et  ad  perpetuam 
rei  memoriam  suis  Uteris  testificaret,  ne  filii  sine  patris 


'  suscepimus']  semper  suscipimus. 
Wood. 

-  ccstimavimus']       aestimanius. 
Wood. 

^  cum]  quoniam.     Wood. 

■•  Ilaiiillo^  Ilandlow.     Wood. 


*  naturalis.']     om.  Wood. 

°  possklet^  possedit.     Wood. 

'  sa-pedicti]  supradictl.     Wood. 

"  dicti']  dictus.     Wood. 

'  suscepimus']  suscipimus.   Wood. 


332 


APPENDICES  TO  THE   INTRODUCTION. 


consensu  aliquid  novum  conderent,  nee  labor  filiorum 
sine  patris  consensu  frustraretur. 

"  'Acta  sunt  hcec  in  ecclesia  nostra  Oxon.,  vicesinio 
primo  die  mensis  Aprilis,^  anno  Domini  millesimo  quad- 
ringentesimo  quinquagesimo  sexto,  quo  die  prfBsen- 
tialiter,  et  cum  solemni  processione,  dictus  Edmundus 
in  Fimdatorem  snsceptus  est,  prsesentibus  clero  et  po- 
pulo,-  midtis    et  venerabilibus  personis, — 

'  Roberto,  Priore  Sanctre  Frideswidse  Oxon. 

'  Rieliardo,  Magistro  Sancti  Johannis^  extra  Portem 
Orieutalem. 

'  Magistro  ThomaChaundeler,^  Gardiano  Novi  Colleo-ii.^ 

'  Magistro  Johanne  Grather,  "l  Procuratoribus  Univer- 

'  Magistro  Johanne  Aber,^      J    sitatis  Oxon. 

'  Roberto  Atte-Wode,  Majore  Villfe  Oxon. 

'  Ricardo    Spragett.^ 

'  Jolianne  Clarke.'^ 

'  Johanne  Lowe.'^*^ 

"Ex  Chartul.  de  Borstal!.     MS.  j.  136." 


'  mensis  Aprilis^  Aprilis.    AYood. 
-  elero  et  populu']    clcri  et  populi. 
Wood. 

'  Sancti  JoJiaimis^  Hospitaiis  S. 
Johannis.    Wood. 

*  Chaundcler']  Chaundler.   Wood. 

'  Magistro  ....  Novi  CoUegii.'] 
Thomas  Chaundler,  M.A.,  S.T.B., 
was  originally  warden  of  Winchester 
College.  He  was  elected  to  the 
wardenship  of  New  College,  Oxford, 
in  the  latter  end  of  February  or  in 
the  beginning  of  March,  14.52-3. 
He  held  this  office  till  the  year 
1475,  when   he  was  succeeded  by 


AYalter  Hyll,  See  Hardy's  Edition 
of  Le  Neve,  iii.  554. 

"  Grather']  Brether.  Wood.  So 
also  Le  Neve. 

'  Aber]  Abdy.  Wood.  So  also 
Le  Neve. 

*  Spragett']  Spragott.     Wood. 

9  Clarhe]  Clerke.     Wood. 

'"In  Le  Neve's  "Fasti  Ecclesiae 
Anglicanaj,"  the  names  of  the  two 
Proctors  for  the  year  1456  arc 
given  somewhat  differently  ; — Bre- 
ther and  Abdy,  as  in  Wood,  but  Ko- 
bert  Abdy.  The  former  was  of  All 
Souls',  the  latter  of  Balliol  College. 
See  Hardy's  Edition,  iii.  483. 


APPENDICES   TO   TTIE   TNTRODUCTTON.  833 


The  following  document,  extracted  from  the  same 
MS.  as  the  preceding,  is  not  given  by  Anthony  a, 
Wood.     Kennet  proceeds  as  follows : — 

"  On  the  same  day  the  said  Prior  and  Convent 
granted  to  the  said  Edmund  Eede,  and  to  William, 
Ids  eldest  son,  some  chambers  within  their  house,  and 
some  part  of  their  garden,  for  lodging  and  other  accom- 
modation whenever  they  should  visit  the  said  Convent, 
or  reside  in  Oxford : — 

" '  Sciant  praBsentcs  et  futuri  quod  nos,  Johannes 
Stokton,  Prior  Conventus  Ordinis  Fratrmn  Heremitarum 
Sancti  Augustini,  et  ejusdem  loci  Conventus  unanimi 
consensu,  assensu,  vohnitate,  et  licentia  Fratris  Ma- 
gistri  Johannis  CapgTave,  nostri  Provincialis,  dedimus, 
concossimus,  et  hac  pr?esenti  charta  nostra  confirmavimus 
Edmundo  Rede  de  Borstall  in  Com.  Bucks,  Armigero, 
et  Fundatori  nostro,  ac  Willielmo,  filio  suo  primo- 
genito,  quasdam  cameras  nostras  in  nostra  Domo 
desuper  cedificatas,  qua)  jacent  in  longitudine  inter 
ecclesiam  nostram  ex  parte  australi,  et  I'efectorium  nos- 
trum ex  parte  boreali,  cum  quadam  parcella  terr^e 
nostra)  jacentis  in  gardino  nostro,  qui  se  extendit 
a  vico  qui  ducit  ad  Beaumond  in  longitudine  ad  prse- 
dictas  cameras  quinquaginta  pedes,  et  in  latitudine 
viginti-quatuor  pedes,  cum  libero  introitu  et  exitu 
tempojibus  congruis  prrefato  Edmundo,  et  Willielmo, 
ad  terminum  vitre  eormn,  seu  eorum  alterius  chutius 
viventis  de  capitalibus  dominis  foedi  illius  per  servitia 
inde  debita  et  de  jure  consueta. 

" '  In  cujus  rei  testimonium,  huic  prsesenti  charta) 
nostrre  indentatre  tam  sigillum  nostrum  commune, 
quam  sigillum  nostri  Provincialis  pr^edicti  prresentibus 
est  appensum, — 

"  '  His  testibus  venei-abilibus  viris  : — Georgio  Nevyll, 
tunc  Cancellario  Universitatis   Oxon.  ;  Johanne,  Abbate 


334)  APPENDICES   TO  THE   INTRODUCTION. 

de  Oseney ;  KoLerto,  Pi-iore  Sanctis  Frideswj'^diB,  &c. 
Dat.  in  Doino  nostra  Capitulari,  vicesimo  prinio  die 
mensis  Aprilis,  &c.' 

''Ex  Cliartul.  de  Borstall.    MS.  f.  137." 


APPENDIX   IIT. 


OF     CAPGRAVE'S     METRICAL     LIFE 

OF 

SAINT     KATHARINE. 

INTRODUCTION    BY   SIR    HENRY    SPELMAN* 

Sir  H.  Spelman  to  the  Reder. 

"  A  Prieste,  which  this  Author,  Jo.  Capgrave,  nameth 
Arreck,  having  hearde  imicli  of  St.  Katherin,  bestowed 
18  yeares  to  search  out  her  life,  and  for  that  purpose 
spent  12  of  them  in  Grece.  At  last,  by  direction  of 
a  vision,  in  the  dayes  of  Peter,  K.  of  Cyprus,  and 
Pope  Urban  the  5,  he  digged  up  in  Cyprus  an  old 
booke  of  the  very  matter  Aviitten  by  Athenasius  hir 
tutor,  bishop  of  Alexandria  (but  whither  he  that  made 
the  Creede,  or  not,  the  Author  doubtethe),  and  hidden 
there  100  yeares  before  by  Amylon  Fitz-Amarack. 

"  Then  did  this  Arreck  compile  her  story  into 
Latyn,  saith  this  Author, — 

'  For  out  of  Greek  he  hath  et  first  runge 
This  holy  lyfe  into  the  Latyn  tounge.' 


*  This    Introduction     is   written  1  Rawlinson     MS.,    ■which     formerly 
upon  one  of  the  fly-leaves  of  the  1  belonged  to  Sir  Henry  Spelman. 


836  APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 

"  And  tlien  also  did  he  make  it  into  Englislie  verse  ; 
but  leaving  it  unperfeeted,  and  in  obscure  rude 
English,  Capgrave  not  only  enlarged  yt,  but  refyned 
it  to  the  phrase  of  his  tyme,  as  liimselfe  testifyethe, 
speaking  of  the  Priest  to  St.  Katherin  : — 

'He  made  thy  life  in  Enghsh  tounge  full  wel, 
But  3^et  he  deied  or  he  had  fully  doo, 
And  that  he  made  it  is  ful  harde  therto, 
Right  for  strangnesse  of  liis  dark  langviage ; 
He  is  now  dead ;  thou  hast  give  hira  his  wage. 
Now  wil  I,  Lady,  more  openly  make  thy  life, 
Out  of  his  worke  yf  thou  wilt  helpe  therto.' 

"This  Prieste,  as  Capgrave  also  sheweth,  died  at 
Lynn,  many  yeares  before  his  tyme,  where  Capgrave 
was   a  Regidar,  for  he  saithe  in  his  prologue :  — 

'  If  ye  wil  weet  what  that  I  am, 

My  cuntry  is  Norfolk,  of  the  to^vne  of  Lynn  ; 
Out  of  the  woi-ld  to  my  profit  I  cam 

Onto  the  brotherhood  wliich  I  am  in. 

God  send  me  grace  never  for  to  blynn 
To  follow  the  steps  of  my  ftithers  before. 
Which  to  the  rules  of  Austen  were  swore.'  " 


APPENDICES  TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


337 


THE  PROLOGUE/ 


A '  Jliesu  Christe,  ^  CroAViie  of  maj/clenes  ^  alle, 
A  Maydc  bare  The,  a  Mayde  ^ave  The  sook  ;  ^ 

Amonge^  the  lylyes''  that  may  not  fade  ne  falle, 
Thou  ledest^  these  folk  ryght,^  so  seythe  the   Book.' 
With  al"^  her  hert"  evere '-  on  The  thei  look, '^ 

Her  '*  love,  her  plesaiins,  ^'^'  so  sore  is  on  The  sette,'" 

To  serve  the  Lord  and  folowe/^  thei   can  not  lette.^^ 


Prologue  to 
tho  Life  of 
S.  Katha- 
rine. 


*  The  text  is  taken  from  the  MS. 
Brit.  Mus.,  Arundel  390,  and  it  has 
been  carefully  collated  -with  MS. 
Arundel  1G8,  and  MS.  Bodley,  Raw- 
linson,  Poet.  110. 

'  ^.]  om.    MS.  Rawl. 

2  Christe.']  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  Cryst 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  Mai/denes']  Maydyns.  Ar.  1  ( 
Maydenys.   MS.  Rawl. 

*  sook]  soke.  Ar.  168,  and  MS. 
Rawl. 

■'  Amoiige.l    So   also    Ar.    108 
Amongi.  MS.  Rawl. 

•^  lijli/es}  lylies.  Ar.  1 08  ;  lilies, 
MS.  Rawl. 

'  ledest]  ledyste.  Ar.  108  ;  ledyst, 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  ryght]  rith.  Ar.  1 08  ;  ry th 
]\IS.  Rawl. 


"  seytlie  the  Booh']  scith  this  Boke. 
Ar.  168;  seyth  owre  Boke.  MS. 
Rawl. 

"•«/]  alle.  Ar.  108;  all.  MS. 
Rawl. 

"/i(?/t.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.; 
herte.   Ar.  108. 

'- eiwe]  ever.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

"  look}  loke.  Ar.  108  ;  MS.  Rawl. 

"/<«•.]  So  also  Ar.  108;  here. 
MS.  Rawl. 

^^ plesauns/]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.; 
plesaunce.   Ar.  108. 

"=sc»e]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.; 
sett.   Ar.  168. 

'\foIoire.]  So  also  Ar.  108  ;  folow. 
MS."  Raw! 

'^  lette.l;  So  also  in  MS.  Rawl.  ; 
Ictt.    Ar.  168. 

Y    2 


338 


APPENDICES  TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


the  Life  of 
S.  Katha- 
rine. 


Prologue  to  Riglit '  tlius  be  ordre  -  we  wene  Thou  ledest  ^  the  daunce, 
Thy  Moder*  folweth^  the  nexte,*"  as  resoun^  is, 
And  after  other  *^  thei  go  ryght*^  as  her  chaunce 
Is  shape  ^'^  to  hem  of  joye''  that  may  not  mys, 
But  next  that  Lady,  above  alle  other  ^  in  bl3's,^- 
Folweth ' '  this  mayde  whiche  ^'*  we  clepe  Kataryne,  '^ 
Thus  wene  we,  Lord,'*"  because  that  Thou  and  Thyne  ^^ 

Have  ^ove  to  hir  of  grace  so  greet  '**  plente 

That  alle  Thy  pryvileges '"  whiche*^  been-^  in  other 
founde 
Are  sette'--  in  hir,*''  as  in  Sovereyn  of  heygh  degree,-^ 
For  in  alle  these  rychely  dooth  -^  she  abounde.  *" 
Looke-^  alle  these  Seyntes^^  that^''  in'^*^  this  world  so 
rounde  ^^ 


^  liiyht']  Rith.  Ar.  168;  Eyth. 
MS.  Raw). 

'^  ordre]  order.  Ar.  108  ;  ordyr. 
MS.  Rawl. 

s  ledest]  ledist.  Ar.  168  ;  ledyst. 
MS.  Rawl. 

*  Moder.]  So  also  MS,  Rawl. ; 
Modir.  Ar.  168. 

^fulweth]  folowith.  Ar.  168  ; 
folowyth.   IMS.  Raw]. 

•"•  nexte]  next.  Ar.  168;  MS.  Rawl. 

'' resoun]  reson.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

*  other.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  othir. 
MS.  Rawl. 

^  go  ryght]  goo  rith.  Ar.  168; 
MS.  Rawl. 

'"  shape.]  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  schap. 
MS.  Rawl. 

^^ jo'je-]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.; 
joy.    Ar.  168. 

'•-  bhjs.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.  ; 
blisse.    Ar.  168. 

^^  Folweth]  Foloweth.  Ar.  168.; 
Tolowyth.    IMS.  Rawl. 

'*  whiche]  which.  Ar.  168 ;  wcche. 
MS.  Rawl. 

'^  Katurifiie]  So  also  Ar.  168; 
Kateryne.  IMS.  Rawl. 

'"  icene  we  Lord.]  So  also  MS. 
Rawl. ;  wene,  Lord.   Ar.  1 63. 


'■  Thync]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.  ; 
Thynne.   Ar.  168. 

18  greet]  gvete.    MS.  Rawl. 

'"  Thy  jyryvileges]  the  privileges. 
Ar.  168;  MS.  Rawl. 

-"  whiche.]  So  also  Ar.  1 68 ;  weche. 
MS.  Rawl. 

-'  hecii]  beth.  Ar.  168;  be.  MS. 
Rawl. 

--are  seile]  are  set.  Ar.  108;  ar 
sett.  MS.  Rawl. 

"  hir.]  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  hyr. 
MS.  Rawl. 

-*  Sovereyn  of  heygh  degree]  Sove- 
reyne  hye  degree.  Ar.  168;  but  de- 
gre  in  IMS.  Rawl. 

^5  rychely  dooth]  richly  doth.  Ar. 
168  ;  rychely  doth.   MS.  Rawl. 

-^  abounde.]  So  also  Ar.  168; 
habound.  MS.  Rawl. 

-'' Looke]  Loke.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

"'  these  Seyntes]  thies  Seints.  Ar. 
168;  these  Seyntis.    MS.  Rawl. 

-"  that.]  Added  above  the  line 
in  MS.  Rawl. 

s»  in.]  So  ako  Ar.  168  ;  on.  MS. 
Rawl. 

^'  rounde]  So  also  Ar.  1 68  ;  round. 
MS.  Rawl. 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


33D 


Leved  ^  here  sumtyine,  and,  in  some  spyce  or  kynde, 
Here  vei-tues  slial-  we  in  tliis^  same  mayde  fynde. 

Thou  lave  to  Jolm./  Lord,  the  greet  Evangelist,  ^ 
Thyn  owyn  ^  presens  whan  he  hens  shuld  weende  ;  ^ 

That  same  presens  ryght  evene*^  as  thou  lyst" 
Thou  gave'"  this  mayde  at  hir  lyves  eende.'^ 
A  welle  of  oyle '-  eke  thou  wulde'^  hir  sende, 

Oute  '■*  of  hir  grave,  as  had  Seynt  Nicholas,'^ 

And  for  liir  clennesse  Thou  gi-aunted  hir'*"  that  graas,''' 

Whiche'*'  Seynt'"  Paule  had  ;  mylk  ryght  at-"  his  throte 
Ran  oute  with  l:)lood""  men  seyne,  in  tookenyng-- 

That  martirdam-^  and  maydenhod  ryght  in  on''*  cote 
AVere    medeled    togedyr,-"    thou     douter     onto     the 

Kyngr' 
So  had  thou  fully  alle  these  hooly  thyng.^' 


Prologue  to 
the  Life  of 
S.  Katha- 
rine. 


'  Levcd']  Levyd.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
RaAvl. 

-  shal.]  So  also  IMS.  Kawl. ; 
shalle.  Ar.  168  , 

^  this.'\  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  that. 
MS.  Rawl. 

*  John.']  So  also  Ar.  168;  Jon. 
MS.  Rawl. 

*  greet  EvcnigcUst]  gretc  Evange- 
liste.    Ar.  168;  MS.  Rawl. 

^  Thyn  owpi]  Thin  own.  Ar.  168; 
Thyn  owne.  MS.  RaAvl. 

'' icccnde}  wencle.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

"  ri/f/ht  cvene']  ritli  eveyn.  Ar. 
168;  rithe  evene.    IMS.  Rawl. 

"  li/st]  lyste.  Ar.  168;  IMS.  Rawl. 

'"  gave]  ;ave.    IMS.  Rawl. 

"  Ii/vcs  eendc]  iyvys  ende.  Ar. 
163;  MS.  Kawl. 

'-  V7/Ie.]  So  also  ]MS.  Rawl.;  oile. 
Ar.  168. 

'="  icidde.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  wold 
ells.    Rawl. 

'*  Oute]  So  also  Ar.  168;  Out. 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  Sei/nt  Nicholas]  Scint  Xicholcs. 


Ar.  168;  Seynt  Nycholas.  MS. 
Rawl. 

'"  /(//-.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  here. 
MS.  Rawl. 

^'' graas.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.; 
grace.   Ar.  168. 

'^  Whiche.]  So  also  Ar.  168; 
Wheche.    MS.  Rawl, 

'"  Seijnt.]  So  also  in  MS.  Rawl; 
Selnt.   Ar.  168. 

'"  iiigUi  rijglit  at]  mylk  at.  Ar. 
168;  mylke  ryth  at.   MS.  Rawl. 

21  blood]  bloode.   MS.  Rawl. 

'^'' tookcnijng]  tokynyng.  Ar.  1G8; 
tokenynge.    MS.  Rawl. 

-^  martirdam.]  So  also  Ar.  168; 
martyrdam.     MS.  Rawl. 

"'  viaydenhod  rgght  ill  on]  maydyn- 
ode  rithe  in  o.  Ar.  168;  mnydcn- 
hode  ryth  iu  o.    MS.  Rawl. 

-'  medeled  togedi/r]  mcdelyd  to- 
gcdir.  Ar.  168;  n^edelede  togydyr. 
MS.  Rawl. 

-"  Kgng.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  Kynge. 
]MS.  Rawl. 

-'  alle  these  hooly  thyiig]  as  thies 
holy  thing.  Ar.  168;  as  these  holy 
thingis.  MS.  Ra^Vl. 


uo 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


Prologue  to  To  araye  tlii  grave  His  aungelles^  eke  GocP  sent, 

S.Wtha^     ^yS^i^  ^^  He  dede  for  iSeynt^  Clement, 
rine. 

And  as  Seynt*  Margarete  had  hir  petycj^on,  ^ 

At  liir*^  laste  eende/  graunted  of  God  Almyglit,*^ 
What  maner  man  or  woman  that  wyth  devocyon" 
ii-sketh^"  a  bone  of  hir,  he  hath  it  ryght^^ 
As  he  wyl  ^-  have,  if  he  aske  but  ryght ;  ^^ 
For  ellys  fayleth  '^  he,  it  is  not  to  his  behove : 
The  same  gTace  hast  thou  of  God  thi  Love 

Purchased'*  Lady  on  to  tlii  lovers'^  alle, 
Therefore  wil  I  the  serve  so  as  I  kan,''' 

And  make  thi  lyef,  that  more  openly'^  it  sh_alle 
Be  knowe  '^  aboute  ^^  of  woman  and  of  man. 
There  was  a  preest,  flessh  he  Avas  ful'"  wan, 

For  grete  labour  he  had  in  his  iyve'-^ 

To  seke  thi  lyef  yeerys  tlu-ettene  and  fyve.^^ 


'  His  aauyelles]  His  aungels.  Ar, 
168;  here  aungellj'S.    MS.  Rawl. 

"-  Gof/.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  Godd. 
MS.  Rawl. 

^  JRi/yht  as  lie  dede  for  Sc>/)it] 
Ilithe  as  dide  suratyme  for  Seint. 
Ar.  168;  ryth  as  He  dyd  sumtyme 
for  Seynt.   MS.  Rawl. 

■'  Se>/nl.^  So  also  MS.  Rawl.; 
Seint.  Ar.  168. 

*  petijcyon.']  So  also  MS.  Rawl. ; 
peticion.    Ay.  168. 

«  hir']  here.  MS.  Rawl. 

~  ecnde']  ende^  Ar.  168.;  ]\IS. 
Rawl. 

«  God  Ahni/(jld]  Godd  Almyth. 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  wr/th  dcvoci/on.]  So  also  MS. 
Rawl.;  with  devocion.  Ar.  168. 

'» Ashclh.}  So  also  Ar.  1 68 ; 
Askyth.   MS.  Rawl. 

"  ri,'(jlif']  rightc.  Ar.  16S;  ryth. 
MS.  Rawl. 

'-  irrjl.']  So  also  MS.  Rawl. ; 
wille.    Ar.  168. 


13  cUi/s  fayleth.']  So  also  MS. 
Rawl.;  ellis  faileth.  Ar.  168. 

'»  Purchased]  Purchasyd.  MS. 
Rawl. 

'^  hvci-s]  loveris.    IMS.  Rawl. 

'"  Therefore  iril  I  the  serve  so 
as  I  han]  Therefore  Aville  I  serve 
the  as  I  can.  Ar.  168;  Therfor  wyl 
I  the  serve  so  as  I  can.  MS.  Rawl. 

"  li/fe,  that  more  openhj]  lyfe  mor 
that  oi)enly.  Ar.  168;  lyffe  that 
more  openly.  LIS.  Rawl. 

"*/«(OM-e]  know.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

^^  ahoule.]  So  also  Ar.  168; 
abowte.   MS.  Rawl. 

-"  preest,  flessh  heivasftd]  preste 
of  flesch  he  was  fullc.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

"■'  hire.]  So  also  IMS.  Rawl.) 
Ar.  168. 

'--  Ii/ef  yecnjs  ihrcllcv.e  aiidfi/ve] 
lyvc  thirtcn  ycres  and  fyfc.  Ar. 
168;  lifi'e  jerys  thyrtenc  and  fyvc. 
MS.  Rawl. 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTPvODUCTION. 


34^1 


Yet,'  at  tlic  laste,  he  fooude'-  it,  to  his  grete'^  joye, 
Fer  up  in  Grece,  heiyed  in  the  ground,* — 

A¥a,s  never  knyght^  in  Rome  ne  eke  in  Troye 

More  °  glad  of  swerd, '  or  basenet  bryght  and  round, ' 
Than  was  this  preest, ''  whan  he  ha.d  it  found  ;^° 

He  blysshed  it^'  ofte,  and  seyde  al  hys '-  labour 

Was  tmiied  to  solace,  joye,^^  and  sokour. 

He  made  '*  this  lyf  en  Englyssli  tunge  ful  weel,'^ 
But  yet  he  deyed  ere  ^'^  he  had  fully  doo,'^ 

Thi  })assyon,'^  Lady,  and  al  that  sliarpc  ^'-^  wheel -'^ 
He  leftc  -'  behynde  ;  it  is  jet  not  doo  too  f'~ 
And  that  he  made  it  is  fid  hard  alsoo.--' 

Right  for  to  straungenesse -*  of  his  dyrke-^  langage  ;— 

He  is  noAV  ded,  thou  hast  yove*^  hym  his  wage. 


rrolopueto 
the  i^ifu  of 
y.  Katha- 
rine. 


'  Yet]  Yit.  Ar.  1G8;  )et.  MS. 
Eawl. 

-  foomk'']  fondc.  Ar.  168;  fond. 
MS.  Eawl. 

'^  grete.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  grct. 
]\IS.  Kawl. 

*  groiuul']  grounde.  Ar.  1G8  ; 
grownde.    MS.  Eawl. 

*  never  fiin/ght]  never  no  knyth. 
Ar.  168;  nevyr  no  knytli.  MS. 
Eawl. 

"  3fvre.]  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  Mor. 
MS.  Eawl. 

'  sircrd.]  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  swcrde. 
MS.  Eawl. 

**  basenet  bryght  and  round']  bas- 
net brith  or  rounde.  Ar.  168 ; 
bnsnett  bryght  and  roAvnde.  MS. 
Eawl. 

^freest']  prcst.  Ar.  168;  preestc. 
MS.  Eawl. 

^^  found]  founde.  Ar.  168;  foAvndc. 
MS.  Eawl, 

"  bli/sshcd  il]  blissid  the.  Ar. 
168  ;  blyssid  the  MS.  Eawl. 

'-'  sei/de  (il  fii/s]  said  alle  his.  Ar. 
168;  seyd  all  hys.  MS.  Eawl. 

^^jo'/e.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  to  joy. 
MS.  Eawl. 

"  made]  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  mad. 
MS.  Eawl. 


'^  l/tis  Jijf  en  Enghjssh  lunge  ful 
wecl]  thi  liflFe  in  Englisch  tunge 
fiille  Avelle.  Ar.  168  ;  thi  liflF  in 
Englysch  tunge  ful  well.  MS.  Eawl. 

'"  ere.]   So  also  Ar.  1 68. 

"  Butyethedeged  ere  lie  had  fully 
dou]  But  yit  he  deied  or  he  had 
fully  do.  Ar.  168;  But  )et  he  deycd 
or  he  had  fully  doo.   SIS.  Eawl. 

^^  passyon.]  So  also  MS.  Eawl.; 
]ia.'rsion.   Ar.  168. 

^^  sliarpc]  So  also  Ar.  168; 
scharp.   MS.  Eawl. 

•-'"  icheel]  Avheele.  Ar.l68;whcle. 
MS.  Eawl. 

-■  lefte.]  So  also  MS.  Eawl.;  leff. 
Ar.  168. 

-'-  yet  not  doo  too]  yit  for  to  do. 
Ar.  168;  )et  for  to  do.  MS.  Eawl. 

-■-  Till  ....  doo  too.]  These  two 
lines  had  been  omitted  in  the  MS. 
Eawl.,  and  were  added  afterwards 
in  the  margin. 

-'ahoo]  there  to.  Ar.  168;  thertoo. 
I\rS.  Eawl. 

■-'  Right  f,r  to  xtrauiigeiicsse.] 
So  also  Ar.  1 68  ;  Ey th  for  straunge- 
ncss.   MS.  Eawl. 

-"  dyrkc]  derk.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Eawl. 

-« goue]  iove.    MS.  Eawl. 


842 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTIOK^. 


Prologue  to  Now  wiU  I.  Lady,  more  opynly '  make  tlii  lyf- 
Oute^  of  his  werke/  if  thou  wilt^  help  thertoo; 


S.  Katha- 
rine. 


It  shal  be  knowe  of  man  of  mayde,  of  wyf,'' 

What    thou    hast  suffi-ed,  and    eke    what  thou   hast' 

doo  ; 
Prey  God,^  oure  Lord,  He  wyl  it  may  be  soo ;  ^ 
Enspyre  ^"^  oure  wyttis  "    wyth  His  prevy  gi-ace, 
To  preyse'-    Hym  and  the  that  we  may  have  space. 

This  preest  '^  of  wliom  ^^  I  spak  not  longe  ere 

In  liis  Prolog  telletli  al  '^  his  desyre,^*^ 
How  that  he ''  travayled  many  a  lond  to  lere 

The     berthe,'^     the    contre/'"^     the    langage     of    this 
martire ; — ^^ 

Ho'^  was  hir  moder*-  and  eke  hoo^'  was  hir  syrc. -^ 
Aboute  tliis  mater  he  laboured  yerys  eightene*'' 
Wyth  preyerys,-^  fastynge,  cookP'  and  mekel*^^  teene. 


^  opynhi']  openly.  Ar.  168;  iMS. 
Ra^n-l. 

-////]  liffe.  Ar.  168;  lyffe.  MS. 
Rawl. 

'  Oule.']  So  also  Ar.  1  G8  ;  Owt 
^ilS.  Eav-1. 

'  his  wcr/ic.']  So  aljo  Ar.  168  ;  hys 
■wcrk.    IMS.  Rawl. 

«  wilQ  So  also  Ar.168  ;  wylt.  IMS. 
Rawl. 

'  It  shdl  be  knowc,  etc.']  It  shalle 
know  of  man,  mayde,  and  ■wiff. 
Ar.  168  ;  It  shall  be  know  of  m.m, 
mayde,  and  of  -wyfiFrf.   IMS.  Rawl. 

'  liast  suffred  .  .  .  hasf]  haste 
suffered  ....  haste.  Ar.  1 68  ;  hast 
suffredc  .  .  .  hast.   MS.  Rawl. 

"  God.']  So  also  Ar.  168;  Godd. 
JIS.  Rav.-]. 

"  Fret/  God,  oure  Lord,  etc.]  Pray 
God,  oure  Lord,  He  -wille  the  dore 
undoo.    Ar.168;   JIS.  Rawl. 

^'^  En.spi/rc.]  So  also  .\r.  168  ;  En- 
spire.    MS.  Rawl. 

"  ici/tlii:]  wittes.  Ar.  168  ;  Avvttvs. 
MS.  Rawl. 

^'- pret/se.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.; 
preise.   Ar.  168. 

"preest]  prieste.  Ar.  168;  precste. 
MS.  Rawl. 


'^  wlwin.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  qwonie. 
MS. 

'^  Proloj  fcllct.'i  al]  Prologe  tellith 
al.  Ar.  168;  Prologe  tellcth  all. 
ISIS.  Rawl. 

'"  dcsi/re.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl. ; 
desire.  Ar.  168. 

'■  How  that  he]  Who  he.  Ar.  168  ; 
Who  that  he.   IMS.  Rawl. 

^^bcrthe]  hyrth.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
I   Rawl. 

^^  contrc]  cuntre.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

-"  martire.]  So  also  Ar.  1 68  ; 
martere.   IMS.  Rawl. 

-^  Ho.]  So  alsoAr,  168;  Who. 
MS.  Rawl. 

--'  moder.]  So  also  ^IS.  Rawl. ; 
niodir.   Ar.  168. 

-^  ]ioo.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  who. 
MS.  Rawl, 

-'  sijre.]  So  also  ^MS.  Rawl.  ; 
sere.   Ar.  168. 

"5  yerys  eightciie.]  So  also  Ar. 
168  ;  ;erjs  eytene.  MS.  Rawl. 

-"  tryth  preyerys]  with  prayer.  At. 
168;    MS.  Rawl. 

-'•  coohl]  cold.  Ar.  168  ;  MS.  Rawl. 

-'  mekef]  mychil.  Ar.168  jmckyll; 
MS.  Rawl. 


APPENDICES  TO   THE  INTRODUC'TIOX. 


*>  1  •? 


So  at  the  laste  hackle'   he  a  revelacyon,- 
Al  mysti  and  deerk,  hyd  under  ^  cloude  ; 

He  thoute  he  saugh  tho  in  a  vysyon* 

A  persone  honest-clothed^  in  a''  precyons  shroude 
Wiche''   evere  cryed  on  the  preest  fuP   loude  : — 

"Behold,"  he  seyth,^    "thou  man,  what"*   that  I  am, 

What  thing  I  shewe  and  eke  why^'    I  cam." 


I'rologuc  to 
tlie  Life  of 
S.  Katha- 
rine. 


For  in  his  hand  he  hekl  a  book'-    ful  eelde,'^ 
With  bredys  rotyn,  leves  dusty  and  rent,'^ 

And  evere  he  cryed  upon  the  preest: — "Behelde,'^ 
Here  is  tliin  hibour,"'  here  is  al"  thin  entent,'^ 
I  wot '"ful  weel-"  what  thou  hast  sought^'  and  ment 

Ope  thi  mouth,    this  book-'^    muste  thou  ete,'"^* 

But  if  thou  doo  thi  wil  shalt  thou  not""*   Sfete." 


>  hadilv']  had.  Ar.  1G8  ;  MS.  Ka^l. 

^  revclacyoii']  revclacion.  Ar.  168  ; 
rovelacyoun.    MS.  Rawl. 

'  Al  mi/sli  and  deer/i,  lit/d  under'^ 
AUe  mysty  and  dcrk  hyde  al  under. 
Ar.  168  ;  MS.  Rawl. 

'  lie  (haute  .  .  .  a  vijsijoit^  He 
thoughte  he  sey  thoo  in  his  avysion. 
Ar.  168;    iSIS.  Kawl. 

'  lioHfst-ckithed.']  So  also  IMS. 
Rawl. ;   honcstcclothid.    Ar.  108. 

"  rt.]  om.   :MS.  Raw). 

'  ^Yichc]  "Which.  Ar.  1C8; 
Whech.    JiIS.  Rawl. 

*  on  the  prccsf.  fuJ.'\  So  also  MS. 
Rawl. ;  upon  the  prcste  full.  Ar.  168. 

'  "  Behold,''  he  sr;/th.]  So  also  MS. 
Rawl. ;  "Beholde,"  he  scith.  Ar.  168. 

'»  what.']  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  qwat. 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  wht/.] 
MS.  Rawl. 

'-  booh.'] 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  eelde]  eld.  Ar.  1G8  ;  clde.  MS. 
Rawl. 


So  also  Ar.  168  ;  qwhy. 
So  also  Ar.  1G8  ;   bok. 


"  l>icdi/.<<  loti/ii,  Icvcs  , . .  renf]  bredis 
roten,  levys  .  .  .  rente.  Ar.  168. 
The  ]\IS.  Rawl.  is  as  the  text,  but  it 
has  "  levys." 

'■'preest: — "  Behcldc"]  preste  : — 
"  beholde."  Ar.  168  ;  ISIS.  Rawl. 

'"  thinlabciir]  thi  laboure.  Ar.lG8; 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  al]  alle.  Ar.  168;  all.  MS.  Rawl. 

'^  ciiicnt.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  en- 
tente.   MS.  Rawl. 

''■'wot.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  wote. 
MS.  Rawl. 

•-'»/«/  weel]  full  we'e.  Ar.  168; 
ful  welle.   JIS.  Rawl. 

-'  ha.st  soiKjht]  haste  soute.  Ar. 
168;  hnst  sowte.    IMS.  Rawl. 

-"-'  meiit.]  So  also  ^MS.  Rawl. ; 
niente.   Ar.  168. 

-"  book.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl. ;  bokc. 
Ar.  168. 

='  etc.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.  ;  eke. 
Ar.  168.  "eke"  is  evidently  merely 
a  blunder  of  the  seribe. 

-^  tcil  shalt  thou  vvt]  wille  shall 
thou  no;t.  Ar.  168  ;  wyll  schall  thou 
not.   IMS.  Rawl. 


Ji4 


APPENDICES  TO   THE   IXTPvODUCTION. 


Prologueto"A  mei'cy,  Lord,"  seyde^    this  preest-  to  liym, 


the  Life  of 
S.  Katha- 
rine. 


"  Spare  me  nou,^  hoii'*   slmLP  I  tliis  book°  etc  ? 
The  rotyii^   bredes,^   the*^    leves'°    derke  and  dym/^ 

I  may  in  no  wyse  ^^  into  my  mouth  ^^  hem  gete  ; 

My  mouth  is  smal/'^  and  eke  thei  be  so  grete, 
Thei  wiP^  breke  my  chaneles^*'  and  my  throte  ; 
This  mete  to  me  is  lykely  ^^  to  doo  ^^  noe  note." 

Thes  seyde  ^^  he  : — "  Thou  muste  nedes  -^  ete  this  book,-^ 
Thou  shalt  ellis  ^'-  repente :    ope  thi  mouth  wyde  ; 

Receyve  it  boldely, — it  hath  no  clospe  ne  hook, — ~^ 
Lete  it  go  down,  and  m  thi  woombe  -^  it  hyde ; 
It  shal  '^'^  not  greve  the  neyther  ^'^  in  bak  ne  seyde ; 

In  thi  mouthe  bytter,  in  thi  woombe  it  wil  be  sweet  f^ 

So  was  it  somtyme"^  to  Ezechiel  the  prophet."  ~^ 


1  sajde']  seid.  Ar.  1G8  ;  scyd.  IMS. 
Eawl. 

-  prccsQ  preeste.  Ar.  1G8  ;  MS. 
Eawl. 

^  nou,']  So  also  Ar.  168 ;  now. 
MS.  Kawl. 

■•  Jiou']  who.  Ar.  168  ;  MS.  Rawl. 

^  shidfl']  schuldc.   MS.  Eawl. 

°  l>oo/t.]  So  also  MS.  Kawl. ;  bolic. 
Ar.  1G8. 

•  roti/ii']  roten.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Eawl. 

^  bredes.']  So  alsoAr.  168  jbredys. 
MS.  Kawl. 

"the']  thies.  Ar,  IGS;  these.  MS. 
Kawl. 

'°  levcs.'j  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  levys. 
IMS.  Kawl. 

"  der/ie  and  clym']  derkand  dynie. 
MS.  Kawl. 

'-  M'^«'.]  So  also  in  MS.  Kawl. ; 
■Wise.   Ar.  168. 

'^  mouth.']  So  also  in  IMS.  \\7\.\\\. ; 
hiouthe.   Ar.  168. 

".«?««/]  snmle.  Ar.  168  ;  small. 
IMS.  Kawl. 

•^  wil]  willc.  Ar.  108  ;  ^^yll.  IMS. 
Kawl. 


^''' chanehs]  ehenles.  Ar.  108; 
chanlcs.   MS.  Kawl. 

^Uyhchi]  likely.  7Vr.  168;  lykly. 
MS.  Kawl. 

'•^  doo]  do.  Ar.  168;  MS.  Kawl. 

'»  Thcs  seyde]  This  sayde.  Ar. 
168;    Thys  seyd.   MS.  Eawl. 

""nodes]  nedc.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Kawl. 

-'  booh.]  So  also  MS.  Kawl.  ; 
booke.   Ar.  168. 

"  sludtcUis]  shalle  elles.  Ar.  168  ; 
schalt  cllys.  MS.  Kawl. 

-Uiook.]  So  also  MS.  Kawl.; 
hokc.    Ar.  168. 

='  icoombc]  worabe.  Ar.  168;  IMS. 
Kawl. 

-Kshd]  shalle.  Ar.  168;  schal. 
MS.  Kawl. 

-"  najthcr.]  So  also  MS,  Kawl. ; 
neither.    Ar.  168. 

"'•sweet]  swete.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Kawl. 

-^  somtyme']  sunityme.  Ar.  168  ; 
sume  tynie.   MvS.  Kawl. 

'^  to  Ezeclnd  the  prophet']  to  the 
Ezechiel  the  iirophcte.  Ar.  I68j 
to  Ezcchyell,  etc.   MS.  Kawl. 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


Si 


oto 


The  precst '  tlio  took  it  in  liis  -  inoiitli  auoon  ;  ^ 
It  semed  sweet  ryglit"*  as  it  liony  were; 

The  other  ^  man  is  passed  and  igoon,° 

The  preest  is  stoyned''  as  tho\i  he  turned  were 
Newe  joye,  new  thought,  had  he  thann  and  there. 

He  awook,^  and  was  ful  glad  and  blythc,'' 

Of"  his"  dreem  he  blyssed^^  God  ofte  sythe. 


I'rologue  to 
tlie  Life  of 
y.  Katlia- 
I'ine. 


After  this  not  longe,  depe  in  a  feekl  '^ 

Tchad  with  Houres  and   heerbes,'^  grete  and  snialc,'^ 
He  dalf,  and  fond  tliis  book,'^'  wliiche  he  behekl 

Before  in  sk^p,  ryght^^  as  I  tokl  my  tale. 

There  had  he  salve  to  alle  his  bytter  bale  ; 
It  was  layd  there  be  a  knyght'^  that  men  calle 
Amylyon  Fitz  Amarak,  of  Crysten  kn^^ghtes  alle 


'  precxt]  prcstc.  Ar.  168  :  precstc. 
IMS.  liawl. 

-  took  it  in  Ids']  tooke  it  into  liis. 
Ar.  168  ;  toke  it  into  liys.  MS. 
Eawl. 

^  anoon'}  anon.  Ar.  1G8;  MS. 
Eawl. 

*  rij(jhq  rith.  Ar.  168;  rytli.  MS. 
Ivawl. 

^  other.']  So  also  MS.  Kawl. ; 
otliir.    Ar.  168. 

"  iyooii]  igon.  Ar.  168  ;  MS. 
Rawl. 

'  The  preest  is  stot/na!.']  So  also 
MS.  Eawl.)  The  prest  is  stonnccl. 
Ar.  168. 

^  uwook]  aMokc.  Ar.  IGS;  MS. 
llawl. 

^ful  ijJad  and  liu/lltc.'}  So  also 
MS.  Kav.l.  ;  fullo  gUulc  and  blillic. 
Ar.  168; 


1"  Of  his  drccm,  i^c]  This  line, 
and  the  forty-two  which  immediately 
follow,  are  written  in  another  and 
smaller  hand  in  the  MS.  Kawl.  The 
remainder  of  the  Prologne  is  in  the 
same  hand  as  the  beginning. 

"  hi.s]  this.  Ar.  168  j  MS.  Eawl. 

^■^  bli/sscd]  blisscd.  Ar.  168; 
blyssyd.    MS.  llawl. 

'^/ccld]  fdd.  Ar.  168  ;  fekle.  IMS. 
I»awl. 

" /(ce;Z/e,s]  hcrbes.  Ar.  168; 
hcrbys.   IMS.  Eawl. 

'=  .swrt/c]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.  ; 
smai.   Ar.  168. 

^''  fond  this  book']  fonde  this  boke; 
Ar.  168  ;  fond  this  bokc.  IMS.  Eawl. 

"  xJcp.rijght]  slepe,  rith.  Ar.  168  ; 
.slepc,  rygth.   MS.  Eawl. 

"*  Inii/ijht]  knythis.  Ar.  163;  knyte 
IMS.  Eawl. 


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APPENDICES   TO   THE   INtilOt>UCT10N. 


rrolooueto  Most  devoute  as  onto  this  mayde 

the  Life  of  -^ 


S.  Katha- 
rine. 


He  fonde  it  among  old  tresour  in  Cypre  ^  lond, 
In  Kyng  Petiy's-  tyme,  as  the  Cronycle  sayde 

Of  that  same  Cypre  where  he  his  ^  book  foond  ; 

And  in  Pope  Orban'*  tj^me,  I  undirstond, 
The  F}^te  of  Rome,  fel  al^  this  matere, 
Wiche  ye  have  herd,  and  3'et  ye  shal  °  more  clere  : 

There  was  a  clerke  with  this  same  Kataryne, 
Whos  name  we  clepe  in  Latyn  Athanas  ; 

He  taughte  hir  the  reules  as  he  coude  dyvyne, 
Of  God,  of  Hevene/  of  joye,  and  of  gras,^ 
And  she  hj^m  also,  for  be  hir  he  was 

I  turned  onto  Cryst,^  and  onto  oure  Feyth  :'" 

He  was  hir  ledere,  as  the  story  seyth." 

He  wrote  the  lyf  eke  of  this  same  mayde ; 
He  was  with  hir  at  hir  laste  cnde  ; 

He  sau  hir  martird,''  as  hym  self  sayde, 
He  nnist  nede  hir  lyf  have  in  ineende  ;  '^ 
He  was  a  servant'*  onto  hir  ryght  keende  :^^ 


'  old  tresour  in  Cypre']  elde  tre- 
soure  in  Cypir.  Ar.  168  ;  old  trcsore 
in  Cipii-e.    ]\IS.  RaAvl. 

-  Petrj/'sl  Petir's.  Ar.  1 08 ;  Petri's. 
MS.  Kawl. 

^  Ci/pre  .  .  .  ///.v]  Cipro  .  .  .  this. 
Ar.  168;   MS.  Itawl. 

*  Orbdii]  i;rban.  Ar.  IGS;  ]\IS. 
Bawl. 

^«/]  alle.  Ar.  168  ;  all.  IMS. 
Enwl. 

"  and  yet  yc  shal']  and  yit  shalle. 
Ar.  168  ;  and  ;et  xc  schall.  IMS. 
Eawl. 

'Hevene]  Ilcvyn.  Ar.  It8  ;  IMS. 
Rawl. 

"  gra.s]  grace.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Eawl. 


'  Cryst]  Cristc.    Ar.  168;    Crist. 
IMS.  Eawl. 

'\fcyfli]   hhh.   Ar.  168  ;    feytlie. 
IMS.  Eawl. 

^^  .seyth]  scilh.    Ar.   168;    scythe. 
IMS.  liawL 

^'- martird]    martyred.    Ar.    163; 

niartyryd.    IMS.  Rawl. 

j        '■■'  must  nede  .  . .  ineende]  mote  nedc 

i   have  hir  lifFe  in  mynde.   Ar.  168  ; 

I  mote  node  have  here  lyfe  in  mynde 

IMS.  Eawl. 

^*  servant]    scrvauntc.     Ar.  168; 
scrvaunt.    MS.  Eawl. 

"  ryght  keende]   ritli  kynde.    Ar. 
168;    ryth  kynde.    MS.  Eawl. 


APPENDICES   TO    THE   INTRODUCTION. 


3i7 


What  shuld  I  lengere  in  this  preysyng  taiy  ? — 
He  was  hir  chauuceler  and  hir  secretary.' 

He  gate  hir  niaystrys  thui-gh  oute  the  partes  ~ 
Of  alle  gret^  Grece,  hir  fader}' 's  empyre,* 

To  leerne  hir  be  rowe^  alle  the  vii  artes, 
This  same  man  payed  hem  alle  her  hyre  f 
He  was  as  in  that  court  fully  Lord  and  Syre 

He  knewe  hir  kyn  and  hir  counseF  also, 

Hir  fadir,  hir  niodir,'^  and  alle^  the  lyne  therto. 

Hir  holy  lyf '*^  he  knew,  her  conversatyon  ; 
Alle  hir  holy  customes  whil  she  leved"  here; 

He  stood  by '-  liir  in  hir  grete  passyon  ; 

He  saugh  the  aungelles  hough  '^  thei  hir  body  bere^ 
Fer  up  onto  '■*  Synay,  and  leyde  it  down  there  ; 

He  saugh  the  vengaunce  ^^  eke,  houoh  "^  it  was  take 

On  many  a  thousende,"  for  hir  dethe's  ^^  sake. 


Piolo<2rueto 
the  Life  of 
S.  Katha- 
rine. 


'  sccretari/.']  So  also  IMS.  IJawl. ; 
secretarie.   Ar.  1G8. 

-  maijstnjs  .  .  .  partus']  maisteris 
thorow  oute  the  parties.  Ar.  168; 
iiiaisterys  thorw  OM't  the  partes.  MS. 
Rawl. 

3(/;W]  grete.  Ar.  168;  MS.  Rawl. 

*  cmpi/re.']  So  also  ]\IS.  Rawl.  ; 
empire.  Ar.  168. 

■■  leerne  hir  be  rowe']  lerne  her  be 
row.  Ar.  1G8  ;  krne  here  be  rowe. 
MS.  Rawl. 

*  hyre.']  So  also  MS.  Rawl.  ;  hire. 
Ar.  168. 

''counsel']  counselle.  Ar.  168; 
counsell.  MS.  Rawl. 

*  moder]  modir.  Ar.  168;  modyr. 
MS.  Rawl. 

»  die']  al.  Ar.  168  ;  all.  MS.  Rawl. 


'"  ////]  liffe.  Ar.  168  ;  life.  MS. 
Rawl. 

"  Icvcd]  levyd.  Ar.  168;  ISIS. 
Rawl. 

^'- stood  hi/]  stode  be.  Ar.  168; 
MS.  Rawl.  " 

'^  siiuyh  the  aungelles,  hough]  saw 
the  aungels,  who.  Ar.  168  ;  say  the 
awngelis,  how.    MS.  Rawl. 

"  onto]  into.  Ar.  168  ;  MS.  Rawl. 

'^  satigh  the  vengaunce]  saw  the 
veniaunce.    Ar.  168 ;    MS.  Rawl. 

^'^  hough]  who.  Ar.  168;  how. 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  tlwusende]  thousand.  Ar.  168  ; 
MS.  Rawl. 

'^dethe's]  deth.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 


U8 


APPENDICES  TO  THE  INTRODUCTION. 


S.  Katha- 
rine, 


Prologue  to  He  saugli  eke  Maxcence,  lioiigh'  he  was  slayn, 

the  Life  of        -r>,  ,    (.  .         „  .  „ 

Jjropped  h'o  a  brigge-  clown  in  a  rever, 

Dej^ed  so  fnl  sodeynly  in  a  bitter  payn,^ 

Forth  was  he  drawe  into  helle  feer :  ^ 

Aungelles  bar  *^  hir  ;  the  develle ''  bar  his  beer. 

Behokl  tlie  sondry  reward  of  vertn  and  of  synne  ;- 

On  is  in  lievenej  the  tother*^  is  lielle  withinne. 

Longe  after  the  deth  of  this  Maxcencius," — 
Bysshop '°  in  Alysaimdre,   Katarine's  cyte,^' 

Was  this  same  man,  tliis  Atlianasius, 

In  whiche  he  suffred  ful  meche  '^  adversyte. 
I  wot  ^^  not  verily  yet  '*  if  it  were  he 

That  made  the  Salme  wiche^^  we  clepe  the  Crede, 

Wiche  we  at  Prime  often-tyme  ^^  synge  and  rede. 

He  deyed  ^^  evene  there,  an  holy  confessour, 

And  after  liis  deth  myglit'^  nnnethe  be  knowe 
The  lyf/^  the  lernyng  of  this  swete  flour 


'  scnigJi  che  j\T(i.rcc)tce,  hougli]  saw 
eke  Maxiense,  who.  Ar.  1G8;  sey 
eke  Maxense.    MS.  Eawl. 

2  hrigge']  bregge.  Ar.  168  ;  MS. 
Rawk 

3  revi'vl  ry ver.  Ar.  1 08  ;  revere. 
MS.  Kaw). 

'  Deycil .  .  .  payn']  Died  full  so- 
clenli  in  fulle  bitter  payne.  Ar.  1G8  ; 
Deyd  so  ful  sodeynly  in  fiil  byttyr 
payn.    MS.  Eawl. 

Vee/-]  fiere.  Ar.  1G8;  foere.  MS. 
Rawl. 

"  Aungelles  bar]  Aungels.  Ar.  1G8  ; 
Aungellys  bar.   IMS.  Rawl. 

'  dcvelk']  devels.  Ar.  1G8;  develys. 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  iother']  the  othir.  Ar.  108;  the 
other.   MS.  Rawl. 

"  Ma.rcencius']  Maxience.  Ar. 
108;    Maxencyus.  SrS.  Rawl. 


^'' Bi/ssliop']  Bysehope.  Ar.  1G8; 
Byschop.    MS.  Rawl. 

"  ci/tc]  cite.  Ar.  168  ;  cete.  MS. 
Rawl. 

'-/«/  mcckc.']  So  also  MS.  Rawl. ; 
fullmyche.    Ar.  168. 

'■''  wot.']  So  also  MS.  Rawl.  ;  wote. 
Ar.  168. 

"yc^]  )it.  Ar.  168;  om.  MS. 
Rawi. 

'^  Salme  wicJie]  Psalme  which. 
Ar.  168  ;   Psalme  qwech.  MS.  Rawl, 

'°  Wiche  ,  ,  ,  ofttn-lyme']  Which 
,  ,  .  of  tyme.  Ar.  108  ;  Wech  .... 
oft-tyme.   MS.  Rawl. 

'"  dei/cd']   died.    Ar. 
MS.  Rawl. 

"*  nv/ghf]    myth.   Ar. 
Rawl. 

'»////]    liffe.     Ar.    108 
MS.  Rawl. 


103 


168 


;    deyd. 
;    MS. 

iyvyng 


APPENDICES  TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


849 


And  martjT^r^  Katarine,  of  hey-  ne  of  lowe, 
Til  oon^  Arrek  decle  it  new  i-sowe, 

For  out  of  Greu^  lie  liatli  it  first  runge 

This  lioly  lyf^  into  Latyn  tunge 


Prolo;:;ueto 
the  Life  of 
S.  Katha- 
rine, 


This  clerk  herd  spekjni  ofte-tymes  of  this  mayde, 
Both  of  hir  lyf  and  of  hir  eende,° 

Hough''  she,  for  love,  hir  lyf^  had  thus  layde 

Of  ouro  Lord  Cryst  hir  goostily''  spouse  keende  ;'*' 
This  made  hym  seker^'  into  that  lond  to  weende  ^- 

To  know  of  this  bothe  the  sprynge  and  the  welle, 

If  ony  man  knowe  ^^  it  ony  pleynere  telle. 

Twelve  yeer  ''^  in  that  lond  he  dwelled,  and  more 
To  knowe  lier  langage  what  it  might  mene, 

Til  he  of  her'''  usage  had  fully  the  lore, 
Wytli  ful  moche  "*  stodye,  tary,  and  tene ; 
Ful '''  longe  it  was  er  he  myglit  it  sene. 

The  lyf'^  that  Athanas  made  of  this  mayde; 

But  at  tlie  last  he  cam,'^  as  it  is  sayde, 


'  martyr.']  So  also  MS.  Kawl.; 
martir.  Ar.  168. 

2%]  bye.  Ar.  1G8;  hy.  MS. 
Rawl. 

3  Til  0011.1  Till  on.  Ar.  1C8; 
Tyl  on.    MS.  Rawl. 

*  Greu']  Grew.  Ar.  1G8;  MS. 
Rawl. 

•'/.V/]  liffe.  Ar.  168;  lyff.  MS. 
Rawl. 

°  lyf  ....  eendf.']  liffe  and  also 
of  hir  ende.  Ar.  168;  lyffe,  and 
also  of  here  heende.  MS.  Rawl. 

''Hough']  Who.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

8/y/]liff.  Ar.  168;  lyife.  MS. 
Rawl. 

"  liir  goostili/.]  our  gostely.  Ar. 
168;  cure  gostly.  MS.  Rawl. 


^*> /u'cndc]  kende.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

"  sekcr]  sikir.  Ar.  168  ;  sekcre. 
MS.  Rawl. 

'-'  u'cenile]  wende.  Ar.  168.  MS. 
Rawl. 

"  ^«omt]  know.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

"  Twelve  i/eer]  Twelf  ^ere.  Ar. 
168  ;    Twelve  -^ere.   MS.  Rawl. 

'*  her.]  here.  Ar.  168;  MS.  Rawl. 

"■'/«/  moche]  fuUe  niuche.  Ar. 
168;  fulmoch.   MS.  Rawl. 

''Ful.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.; 
FuUe.    Ar.  168. 

'^h/f]  liffe.  Ar.  168;  lyff.  MS. 
Rawl. 

'"  last  he  cam.]  So  also  MS.  RiiwI. ; 
laste  he  came.  Ar.  168. 


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APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


ATLffe'of  ^^^^^"*^  as  he  fonde'  it  from  mynde  al  and  deed,^ 
S.  Katha-        For  lieretj'kes^  that  were  tho^  in  that  londe 
^'^^^'  Hadden'^  Lrentthe  bookys,  bothe  the  leef  and  the  breed, ^ 

As  many  as  thei  sought^  and  that  tyme  fonde. 
But,  blyssed«  l)e  God,"  of  that'**  hey  sonde," 
This  book  founde''  thei  nought'^  in  no  maner  wyse:^* 
God  wolde  not'""  that  the  noble'^  servyse^' 

Of  His  oune'^  mayde  slmld  be  thus  foryete.'^ 
An  hundyr  yeer-"  after-'  it  was  and  more 

That  this  Arrek  this  newe  werk  had  gete 

Fro  the  tyme  of  Athanas,  for  so  moclie*-  before 
Was  he  hens  passed-^  and  ded  and  foilore,^' 

As  fro  every  tunge  bothe  his  book-^  and  he, 

Of  every  man  and  woman  in  that  cuntre  ; 


^fomle.']  So  also  MS.  Eawl.; 
foiinde.  Ar.  168. 

2  deed}  ded.  Ar.  168;  MS.  Raw). 

^  hereti/kes']  eritykes.  Ar.  168; 
heretykys.  MS.  llawl. 

<  tho.l  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  thoo. 
MS.  Rawl. 

^Hodden.}  Had.  Ar.  168  ;  MS. 
Rawl, 

°  hoo/ti/x  .  .  .  breed']  bokis  both 
the  leff  and  the  brede.  Ar.  168; 
MS.  Eawl. 

''sought.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  soute 
MS.  Rawl. 

^  blysscd]  blissid.  Ar,  168;  blys- 
syd.  MS.  Rawl. 

»  God.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  Godd. 
MS.  Rawl. 

^'' that.]. So  also  Ar.  168;  hys. 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  het/  .sonde]  hy  sonde.  Ar.  168; 
bye  sonde.  MS.  Rawl. 

"^  book  found]  boke  fonde.  Ar. 
168;  bokefounde.  MS.  Rawl. 

^'nought]  noght.  Ar.  168;  not. 
MS.  Rawl. 


'^  u-t/.w.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl;  wise. 
Ar.  168. 

'^  not.]  So  also  MS.  Raw!.;  noght. 
Ar.  168. 

'"  noble]  So  also  Ar.  168;  nobyll. 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  sen->/.se.]  So  also  IMS.  Rawl. ; 
service.  Ar.  168. 

'^0(/«('.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  owne. 
MS.  Raul. 

''^/on/cte.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  for- 
)ete.  M.S.  Rawl. 

-"  hundyr  yeer]  hundred  yere.  Ar. 
168  ;  hundred  iere.  MS.  Rawl. 

•■"  after.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  aftyr. 
MS.  Rawl. 

■-'-  moclte.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  meche. 
MS.  Rawl. 

-^passed.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  pased. 
MS.  Rawl. 

-'  lore.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl;  lor. 
Ar.  168. 

"y>o  every  tunge  bothe  his  book] 
from  every  tonge  bothe  his  boke. 
Ar.  168  ;  from  every  tunge  both  hys 
boke.  MS.  Rawl. 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


351 


And  be  tliis  preest'  was  it  onto  Englishmen - 
Isoug-lit^  and  founde  and  brouQ-lit  onto^  londe, 

Hid  al  in  counseylle"^  among  nyne  or  ten, 

It  cam  but  seeldom  onto  ony  mannes  honde/' 
Eke  whan''  it  kam  it  was  not  nndirstonde, 

Because,  as  I  seyde,  ryght*^  for  the  derk  kxnge;''* 

Thus  was  thy  lyf,"'  hid}',  kepte  in  cage.'^ 


Prologue  to 
the  Life  of 
S.  Kalha- 
line. 


Neverthekxsse  he  did  moche  thing'-  thertoo, 
This  noble  preest,'^  this  very  good  man : 

He  hath  led  us  the  weye,'^  and  the  dore''^  ondoo. 
That  meclie  '^  the  beter  '^  we  may  and  we  can 
Folwe  the  steppys  ;  '*  for,  thou  ^^  he  sore  ran, 

We  may  hym  overtake  wyth^"  help  and  grace,"' 

Whiclie  that  this  lady  shal^^  us  purchace."^ 


'  be  this  preext^  bi  this  precste. 
Ar.  168;  be  this  preste.  MS.  Rawl. 

-  onto  Englisliinen.']  So  also  ISIS, 
llawl. ;  into  Enghschnien.  Ar.  1G8. 

^  sought.^  So  also  Ar.  1C8;  soute. 
MS.  Rawl. 

■*  o/i/o]  luito.  Ar.  1G8;  MS.  Rawl. 

^  ///(/  al  ill  couiisci/lle']  Myde  alle 
in  counseille.  Ar.  103;  llyd  in  alle 
counsoylle.  MS.  Rawl. 

"  seldom  .  .  .  Iiiindc']  seldom  unto 
ony  mans  hande.  Ar.  168;  seldom 
onto  any  mannes  honde.  ]\IS.  RaMl. 

'  u-hii)i.'\  So  also  Ar.  168;  qwan. 
MS.  Rawl. 

**  sci/de  ri/ght^  said  riglite.  Ar. 
168;  sayd  ryght.  MS.  Rawl. 

"  hinge']  langage.  Ar.  1 68 ;  MS. 
Rawl. 

'Uhj  h/f]  thi  liff.  Ar.  168;  thy 
Jyffe.  MS.'  Rawl. 

"  kepte  in  c(ige'\  kept  alle  in  cage. 
Ar.  168;  kept  all  in  cage.  MS. 
Rawl. 

^-  Never thelassc  .  .  thing']  Never- 
thelesse  he  dide  miche  thinge.  Ar. 


168  ;  Nt'vyrthelasss  ho  did  mych 
thynge.  MS.  Rawl. 

^^  pnesf]  preste.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

"  led  the  wei/e]  lede  the  way.  Ar. 
168  ;  led  be  the  wey.  MS.  Rawl. 

'^  </o?r.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  doore 
MS.  Rawl. 

'^  mcche.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.  ; 
myche.  Ar.  168. 

^' hefer.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  bottyr. 
MS.  Rawl. 

'**  Folwe  the  stepp]/s]  i'olow  the 
steppes.  Ar.  168  ;  Folow  hys  step- 
pes. MS.  Rawl. 

'V'"*  thou]  for  thouti.  Ar.  168; 
thowte.  MS.  Rawl. 

■'"  iri/lh]  with.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

-^  grace.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  whh 
grace.  MS.  Rawl. 

■■' shal]  shalle.  Ar.  168  ;  schalle. 
MS.  Rawl. 

"^^  pure  ha  re.]  So  also  Ar.  168; 
purchassc.  MS.  Rawl. 


352 


APPENDICES  TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


I'rologueto  He  i.s  noiio'li  ^  dec],  tliis  o-ood^  man,  this  preest,^ 

the  Lile  ot         ^^       ^       °^,  '  ^  \  ^ 

S.  Katha-        He  deyed*  at  Lynne,  many  yeer     agoo  ; 

nne.  j£e  is  iiy  fro  meende  wytli  more  and  wyth  leest  ;^ 

Yet^  in  liis  deying**  and  in  his  grete''  woo 

This  lady,  as  thei  seye,  appered  hym  ontoo  ;'^ 

She  bad  liym  be  glad  in  most  goodly  wyse  ;^^ 

She  wolde  reward   hym,  she  seyde,'~  his  servyse.''^ 

Of  the  West''*  Ciintre  it  semeth  that  he  was. 
Be  his  maner  of  sjieche,  and  be  his  style.'^ 

He  was  somtyme^"  persone  of  Seyiit'^  Pancras, 
In  the  cyte  "^  of  London,  a  ful  grete  while.'^ 
He  is  now  above  us  ful-''  many  myle.-' 

He  be  a  mene  to  Kataryne-^  for  us, 

And  she-^  for  us  onto-*  oure  Lord  Jesus, 


>  noygli]  now.  Ar.l68;  MS.Eawl. 

■good.']  So  also  Ar.  168;  goode. 
MS.  Eawl. 

3  prcest]  presto.  Ar.  1 C8  ;  MS. 
Eawl. 

^  deyed]  died.  Ar.  168;  deyid. 
MS.  Rawl. 

*  3/ecr.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  %ere. 
MS.  Rawl. 

"  ni/  .  .  .  .  lecst]  nye  fro  myiide 
with  more  and  with  leste.  Ar.  168  ; 
ny  from  mynde  with  more  and  with 
leeste.   MS.  Rawl. 

'  Yet.]  So  also  Ar.  1G8;  ^et. 
MS.  Rawl. 

'  dcijimj.]  So  also  TiIS.  Rawl ; 
diyng.  Ar.  168. 

^. his  grete]  So  also  Ar.  168;  hys 
grett.  MS.  Rawl. 

'"  sei/e,  appered  hym  ontoo.]  sey, 
apered  him  unto.  Ar.  168  ;  sey, 
appered  hym  unto.  MS.  Rawl. 

"  liym wyse.]     hym     be 

glade  in  moste  godely  wise.  Ar. 
168  ;  hym  be  gladde  in  most 
goodely  wyse.   MS.  Rawl. 

^'- scyde]  said.  Ar.  168;  sayd. 
]\rS.  Rawl, 


^^  scrvyse]  service.  Ar.  168; 
servyce.  MS.  Rawl. 

'*  West.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl; 
Weste.  Ar.  168. 

^^  maner  of  ...  .  style]  maner 
speche,  and  bi  his  stile.  Ar.  168; 
maner  speche,  and  be  hys  style. 
MS.  Rawl. 

^'^  soiutyme]  sumtyme.  Ar.  168; 
MS.  Rawl. 

^'  Seynt]  Seint.  Ar.  168;  Sent. 
MS.  Rawl 

'«  cyte']  cite.  Ar.  168  ;  cete.  ]\rS. 
Rawl 

^^  ful  grete  while]  fulle  grete  wile. 
Ar.  168  ;  full  grete  whyle.  MS. 
Rawl. 

-"ful]  So  also  MS.  Rawl; 
fulle.  Ar.  168. 

■^  myle.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  a 
myle.  MS.  Rawl. 

'^'-  Kataryne.]  So  also  Ar.  168; 
Kateryne.  MS.  Rawl. 

"^  she.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  sche. 
MS.  Rawl. 

-'•  us  onto]  us  alle  unto,  Ar.  168; 
us  alle  onto.  MS.  R.iwl. 


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353 


After  ^  liym  next  ^  I  take  upon  me 

To  translate  tlii;s  story  and  set  it  more  pleyne; 
Trostyng  on  other  men,  that  here  eharyte  ^ 

Slial  helpe  me  in  this  cas*  to  wryte^  and  to  seyn. 

God°  sende  me  part'  of  that  Hevenly  reyn^ 
That  Apollo''  bar  aboute '^  and  eke  Seynt  ^^  Poule. 
It  maket  ^*  vertu  to  growe  in  mannys  ^^  soule. 

If  ye  wil  wete  '^  what  that  I  am, 

Myn  ^^  cuntre  is  Northfolk,  of  the  tonne  ^"  of  Lynne  : 
Oute  ^'  of  the  world,  to  my  profite,  I  cam 

Onto  '^  the  brotherhode  ^^  wiche  -°  I  am  inne. 

God^'  yave^'-  me  grace  nevere  for  to  blynne 
To  folwe^^  the  steppes  of  my  faderes*^  before, 
Wiche  ^'^  to  the  reule^"  of  Austyn-'  were  swore. 


Prologue  to 
the  Life  of 
S.  Katha- 
rine, 


'  Aftei:'\  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  Aftjr. 
MS.  Kawl. 

*  hym  7iext']  him  nexte.  Ar. 
168;  Lyme  nexte.    MS.  Rawl. 

^  Trostyng  ....  eharyte.']       So 
also  MS.   Rawl.;   Tristynge    . 
charite.   Ar.  168. 

'  cas.]  So  also  Ar.  1G8  ;  C! 
MS.  Rawl. 

'  shitl  ....  rvryte']  shalle  .  . 
wrigh.  Ar.  168  ;  schall  .  .  . 
wryght.     MS.  Eawl. 

«  God.-]  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  Godd 
MS.  Eawl. 

'  part.']  So  also  MS.  Eawl. ; 
parte.   Ar.  168. 

"  reyn]  reyne.  Ar.l68;  MS.Eawl. 

°  Apollo']  [A polios].  So  also 
MS.  Eawl.  ;  Appollo.  Ar.  168. 

'"  aioute.]  So  also  Ar.  168; 
abowte.  MS.  Eawl. 

^^  SeTjnf]  Seint.  Ar.  168;  Sent. 
MS.  Eawl. 

^- muhet]  makith.  Ar.  168; 
inaketh.    MS.  Eawl. 

^'^  mannys]  man's.  Ar.  168; 
mannes.    MS.  Eawl. 

"  If  ye  will  wete]  tif  ye  wille 
wit.  Ar.  168  ;  If  %e  wyll  wete. 
MS.  Eawl. 


'=  w?/«]  my.  Ar.  168;  MS, 
Eawl. 

'"  Northfolk,  of  tJie  toune.]  So  also 
Ar.  168;  Northfolke  of  the  town. 
MS.  Eawl. 

"  Oute.]  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  Owt. 
MS.  Eawl. 

'^onto.]  So  also  MS.  Eawl.; 
unto.    Ar.  168. 

'"  brotherhode]  So  also  Ar.  1 68  ; 
brotherhod.   MS.  Eawl. 

2"  tviche]  which.  Ar.  168;  whceh. 
MS.  Eawl. 

-'  God.]  So  also  Ar.  168  ;  Godd. 
MS.  Eawl. 

-- yave]  gife.  Ar.  168;  ycve. 
MS,  Eawl. 

■^fohce]  folow.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Eawl. 

-\fcideres]  fadirs.  Ar.  168; 
faders.   MS.  Eawl. 

■^  Wiche]  Whiche.  Ar.  168  ; 
Wheche.   MS.  Eawl. 

-"  reule.]  So  also  Ar.  1 68 ;  rewle, 
MS.  Eawl. 

■' Austyn]  Austeyn.  Ar.  168; 
Austen.  MS.  Eawl. 

z  2 


354 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


S.  Katha- 
rine. 


Prologue  to  Tims  endeth  ^  tlie  Proloo-^  off  this  liolv'^  mayde. 

the  Life  of        ^^    ^    ,i     ,  .  -    .  ^       ,  ,1" 

o  Tr_..  Ye*  tiiat  reed''  it,  pray  for  liem  alle 

That  to  this  werk  eitlier  travayled  or  payde," 

That  from  here  synnes  with  grace  thei  may  falle  ; 

To  be  redy  to  God ''  whan  that  He  wil  calle  ;  ^ 

With  Hem  ^  in  Hevene  to  dry  nice  ^^  and  to  dyne, 

Tlmrgh  the  preyer^'  of  this  Mayde   Kataryne.'-' 


'  endetli]  endith.  Ar.  1G8  ; 
endyth.   ]\IS.  llawl. 

■  Pi-(>loij.'\  So  also  Ar.  168;  Pro- 
loge.   MS.  llawl. 

3  holy.']  So  also  IMS.  Rawl.  ; 
holi.  Ar.  1C8. 

••  Ye.']  So  also  Ar,  168  ;  ^e. 
MS.  Kawl. 

-reed]  rede.  Ar.  108;  MS. 
Ka%vl. 

^ payde.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl.; 
paied.   Ar.  168. 

'  God.]  So  also  Ar.  168;  Godd. 
MS.  RaATl, 


*  u-lt,tn  that  He  wil  calle]  when 
He  wille  calle.  Ar.  1G8  ;  Avhan 
He  wyll  calle.   MS.  llawl. 

"Hem]  Hym.  Ar.  168;  MS. 
Rawl. 

'»  drynlu-.]  So  also  MS.  Rawl. ; 
drink.    Ar.   IGS. 

"  Tliurgh  the  preycr]  Thorough 
the  prayer.  Ar.  168;  Thorow  the 
prayere.   !MS.  Rawl. 

^■Kataryne.]  So  also  Ar.  168; 
Katervne.   MS.  Rawl. 


ATPENDIX  IV. 
A    FRAGMENT 

OF 

CAPGRAVE'S   "GUIDE    TO   THE   ANTIQUITIES 
OF  ROME." 


This  curious  fragment  lia;  been  bound  up  as  fly- 
leaves with  the  two  MSS.  of  Cajjgrave'y  Connnentary 
on  the  Ci-eeds.  The  leaves  thus  singularly  preserved 
are  only  four  in  number,  the  first  eight  pages  being 
in  the  All  Souls'  MS.  (which  is  Capgrave's  autograjth 
copy),  the  remainder  in  the  Balliol  MS.  Though  they 
are  now  (as  we  have  called  them)  "  fly-leaves,"  it  is 
(][uite  clear  that  the}^  have  been  glued  down  to  the 
boards  by  way  of  lining,  and  have  been  afterwards 
removed.  In  consequence  of  this  some  of  the  words 
have  been  a  little  mutilated. 

There  can  l)e  no  doubt  that  these  remains  consti- 
tute a  part  of  an  original  work  by  John  Ca})grave. 
It  is  true  that  no  notice  of  his  having  ever  written 
anything  of   tlie  kind  occurs   in  the  lists  of   his  works 


356  APPENDICES   TO   THE   INlTvODUCTlON. 

which  have  come  down  to  us ;  but  these,  though  veiy 
copious,  are  confessedly  imperfect,  and  in  ahnost  every 
instance  end  with  the  words  "  Atque  alia  plura  scripsit," 
or  words  of  the  same  import.  On  the  other  hand, 
as  we  find  from  the  Epistle  Dedicatory  prefixed  to 
his  Commentary  on  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles,  that  he 
spent  some  time  in  Rome,  and  that  he  was  in  bad 
health  while  he  was  there,  we  are  not  exceeding  the 
limits  of  probaliility  in  suggesting  that  some  of  this 
time  was  spent  in  pre})ai'ing  an  account  of  the  anti- 
quities and  cuiiosities  around  him. 

Again,  the  handwriting  is  identical  with  that  of  the 
English  Chronicle  and  the  other  works  of  Capgrave  of 
Avhich  we  possess  the  aiitographs.  It  is,  indeed,  less 
regular,  but  this,  if  it  proved  anything,  would  seem 
to  indicate  that  tliese  fragments  were  only  first  and 
rough  copies,  the  probability  of  which  the  universal 
carelessness  of  the  spelling,  and  the  incompleteness  of 
many  of  the  sentences,  certainly  seem  to  strengthen. 

Again,  it  is  impossible  to  read  these  fragments  after 
having  read  the  English  Chronicle,  without  perceiving 
the  great  similarity  of  style  and  expression  which 
exists  between  them,  and  wliich  would  of  itself  be 
ahnost  sufiicient  to  decide  the  question.  ^ 

These  facts  justify,  in  our  opinion,  the  inference  we 
have  drawn,  that  the  following  i-eniains  form  part  of 
a  lost  work  by  the  Author  of  the  present  Chronicle. 


*  Especially  compai'e  the  account 
given  in  these  fragments  of  the 
manner  in  which  Athens  ■was  saved 
from  being  destroyed  by  Alexander 


the  Great,  with  the  relation  of  the 
same  story  in  the  Chronicle  of 
England.     See  page  51. 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTKODL'CTIOX.  'So'7 


A     FRAGMENT,    etc. 


....  for  the  stones  were  sawen  in  divers  formes,  Fragments 
and  couched    in  the  walle    with  cynient,    as  men    may  ^^  i^ome 
iit  se  in  divers  cherches  in  Rome.  l)y  John 

Bot    this    werke    of   this    place,    and    many    mo,    is    ^^^  ^^  ' 
distroyed,    eitlier   be   conqueste    of  the    cite,  or    els    l)e 
charmge  onto  the  better  use. 

Within  this  tome  was  a  temple,  whiche  thai  say  as 
of  richesse  was  worthe  the  thirde  parts  of  the  Avorldc, 
of  golde,  silver,  perle,  and  precious  stonys  ;  in  wliiche 
Virgille  made  a  mervelous  crafte,  that  of  every  region 
of  the  world  stode  an  ymage,  and  alle  of  tre  and  in 
his  hande  a  litille  belle.  As  ofte  as  any  of  these 
regiones  was  in  purpos  to  rebelle  agayne  the  grete 
mageste  of  Rome,  anone  this  ymage  that  was  assigTied 
to  that  region  shulde  knylle  his  belle.  Thanne  was 
there  in  the  myddes  of  the  house,  alle  above,  a  knyt 
made  of  bras  and  a  hors  of  the  same  metalle,  whiche, 
evenen  anonone  as  thus  belle  was  ronge,  turned  hym 
with  a  spere  to  that  coste  of  the  erde  where  thees 
puple  dwelt  that  purposed  thus  to  rebelle.  Thus  as- 
pied  of  the  prestes,  whiche  be  certeyne  companyes 
were  assigned  to  wetch  and  wayte  on  this  ordi- 
nauns,    anone    alle    the    knyghode  of  Rome,    writh  he 


S58 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTKODUCTluN. 


Fragments 
of  a  Guide 
to  Home, 
liy  John 
Capgrave. 


legions,  made  hem  redi  to  ride  and  redresse  thus  reljel- 
lion ;  the  image  turned  his  back  to  the  grete  god 
Jubiter,  that  stode  in  the  myddes. 

They  enquired  of  Virgile  who  longe  this  werke 
schulde  endure,  and  he  answerde, — "Till  a  may[de] 
bare  a  childe."  Wherfore  thai  concluded  that  it  shuld 
stand  ever.  In  the  Nativite  of  Ciiste,  thai  say,  alle 
this  brake,  and  many  other  thinges  in  the  cyte,  to 
shew  that  the  Lorde  of  alle  lordes  shuld  come. 

Men  may  have  mervelle  that  Virgille  shuld  have 
sweche  knowinge  of  the  mysteries  of  our  Feith.  And 
I  answere  therto  that  the  Holy  Host  putte  His  tiftes 
not  oidy  in  gode  men  of  trew  beleve,  bot  eke  in  other, 
as  it  is  saide  of  Cayphas  prephicied  of  Cristes  deth. 

The  Evangelist  seith  eke  of  him  this: — "These 
wordes  sey  he  not  of  hymselff,  bot  because  he  was 
bisshop  for  that  ^ere,  therfore  he  prephicied."  ^ 

Neverthelasse,  in  Virgille  bokes  be  fonde  open  tes- 
timonies of  giftes,  suche  as  it  is  conteyned  in  a  laten 
boke,  that  a  woman  called  Proba-  gadered  out  of  Vir- 
gil's vers.  The  III.  vers  folowing  compled  she  oute 
of  the  friste  Boke  Eneydos,  and  VII.  Boke  : — ^ 


"  VirginLs  hos  habitumque  gerens,  mirabile 
Nee  generis  nostri  nee  sanguinis  edunt. 
Seraque  terrilici  cecinerunt  omina  vates." 


dictu. 


'  S.  John,  xi.  ,57. 

-'  Proba  Valeria  I'alconia.  See 
"  Excerptum  e  Maronis  carminibus 
ad  testimonium  Veteris  Novique 
Testamenti  opusculum,  cum  Pra^fat. 
Julii  Ivoscii  Ilortani."  8vo.  Cologne, 
1601. 

^  tlte  J'rinte  13ukc  Eiuydus,  and 
VII.  Boke.']  This  is  not  strictly 
the  fact.  The  first  of  the  three  lines 
is  partly  from  JEn.  I.,  line  31."i. 

"  Virginis  os  habitumque  gerens, 
et  tirpinis  afma." 


It  -vvill  be  seen  that  the  end  of  the 
line  does  not  carrespond  with  that 
given  in  the  text.  Of  the  two  other 
lines,  the  former  is  line  45  of  E'clog. 
VIII.,  but  imperfectly  quoted.  The 
original  is  as  follows:  — 

"  Xec  generis  nostri  jmeruni,  nee 
sanguinis,  edunt." 

The  latter  is  from  ^ICneid  \'.,  line 
524,  and  is  (juoted  correctly. 


APPENDrCES   TO   THE    INTllUDUCTlOX. 


359 


These  verss  meiie  thus  in  oure  toiigo  a  sup})Ose  : —     Fragments 
"  A  woman  beringe  a  virginalle  mouth  and  a  virginalle  to  iiome, 

habite,  mervel  be  to  sey,  '*y  -^"l"^ 

Neyther    of   oure    kinrede,  ne  of   oure    l)l(^de,  hath  a 

bore  a  childe. 
The    late    cominsx  of   this    dredfuUe    Lorde    son^e  the 

former  prophete." 

This  same  Capitol  had  many  templis  and  housis 
hanging  upon  him,  as  it  is  sene.  For  in  the  hoytli 
was  above  temple  contrite  to  Jubiter  and  Juno  ;  a 
litille  benethe,  another  tempil,  cleped  Vestalle,  in  Avhiche 
may  dens  dwelt  in  clennesse  in  chastite,  as  I  declared 
before.  In  another  temple,  that  was  sumtyme  named 
of  the  lady  Rese,  was  a  solempnc  chaier,  in  whiclie 
the  principalle  bysshop  of  alle  thir  tem])elis,  the  day 
of  his  entre,  shulde  be  intronyzid,  in  Avhich  chayre 
thai  sette  Julius  Cesar  whan  he  Avas  frist  receved,  and 
that  was  the  VI.  day  of  March.  Allc  this,  as  it 
semyth,  was  on  the  este  side  of  the  CapitoUe.  And 
on  the  Aveste  side,  to  the  mercats  side,  Avas  temple 
dedicate  to  MynerA^e  ;  and  faste  Ijy  a  tome  in  Avhiche 
thai  killed  the  noble  man  after  rehcrsed,  Avhicli  hight 
Jidius   Cesar. 

Alle  the  jjlaccs  ar  ny  chauiiged  or  distroyed  be 
divers  men  of  other  londes  that  have  Avoinie  I\ome 
vi'ten  tyme. 

And  for  the  Romaynes  seye  that  thay  seide  nevyr 
Avell,  never  stode  in  i)rosperite  sith  Cristendome  came  ; 
therfore  Avill  I  shew  hem  that  other  nationes  con- 
(juered  hem  longe  before  Christe  Avas  incarnate.  The 
Chronicles  of  Grete  Bretayne  lye  now  nexte  hand, 
Avhiche  is  cleped  Englond ;  therl'ore  oute  of  tho  Aville 
I  take  my  testimoiiye.  ' 


'  See  Geoff.  Monni.  Bk.  iii. 
eh.  8,  9.  lie  does  not,  however, 
enter  minutely  into  the  details  here 


given.     Ciipgrave  does  not  allude  to 
the  matter  in  his  own  Chronicle. 


360  APPENDICES   TO  THE   IXTKOBUCTION. 

Fragments       Beliiius    and    Breniiis    were    to  kinges   of  this  londe, 

to  Rome  ^  I'eigmuge  togeder  in  that  same  tynie  that    Hester    was 

by  John      wedded    to  Assure.      These  to   brethren  wonne  a  grete 

apgrave.    p^^^^^  ^f   Rome,    but    principalle    was    Brennis,    wliiche 

made  the  cytes  in  Lumbardy,  both  Mylane  and  Pavye. 

And  afterwarde  these  to  bretherine  held  a  gTete  batayle 

with    the    Romaynes    at  a  flode  of  this  side    of   Rome 

called    Albula,    where    the    Romaynes    fled,    and    tliay 

folowed,  and    toke    alle    this    cyte    save    this    Capitole, 

whiche  had  be  take  had  not  gander,  with  crie,  awaked 

the  kepers. 

Of  this  story  not  ojily  oure  Chronicles  bere  witnes, 
but  tlie  Chronicles  of  Itaile,  tliat  Godfray  of  Viterbe, 
in  his  boke  whiclie  he  clepith  Pantheon  ;'  and  so  as 
Pompeius  in  his  boke  eke  used,  bisshop  of  Goay  in 
his  boke  of  Cln-onicles;  also  Seynt  Ambrose,-  Bisshop 
of  Melane,  in  his  boke  called  Ej^istolarum,  seith  onto 
Rome  that  thai  were  more  bounded  to  do  worschip 
unto  her  ges  than  to  here  goddes,  for  the  gander 
was  waking  and  wai-ned  hem  whan  her  goddis  slepte. 
And  in  verri  sothe,  Avhanne  this  Brennis  had  receved 
a  grete  summe  of  golde  and  was  goe,  the  fomied 
peple,  defouled  in  erroure,  make  a  gander  of  white 
marbiUe,  and  dede  to  it  worschip  as  to  God.  The  lied 
of  it  is  broke,  bot  the  body  lyeth  lit  hole  at  a  chirche 
doiTe,  which  thai  clepe  Sanctus  Nicholaus  in  Carcere. 


'  See  Pistorii  Hcriptol'es  Genuanici,      disset.     En  qiiales  tcmphi   Romaua 
\.  199-201.  i  pra-sules    habcnt !      Ubi  tmic  erat 


-  "  Nam  de  Senonibus  quid  loquar, 
quos,  Capitolii  secreta  penetrantes, 
Romana;  reliquia;  non  tulissent,  nisi 
eos    pavido   anser   strepitu    provi* 


Jupiter  ?  An  in  anscre  loqueba- 
tur  ?"  See  Divi  Ambrosii  Epist. 
Lib.  V.  Ep.  xxxi. 


ArrENDlCES   To   THE   INTHOBUCTION.  361 


OF  THE  TO  HORS  OF  MARBILLE,  AND  TO 
NAKED  MEN  CALLED  THE  CABALLIS. 

Capitulum  xit. 

Of   tlie  Caballis  be  many  stiaunge  tales.      Sum  sey  Fragments 

tliay    were  o-eamites  ;    smn  sey    thai  were  philosophers.  °  ^.^^^^ 
J  »  _  '  -J  J^  i  to  liome, 

To  gi'ete  horsis  tlier  be,  aiid  to  naked  men,  and  stand-  by  John 
inge  be  hem  on   the   other  side  of  the  strete    sitteth  a    ^PSrave. 
woman,  wonde  alle  aboute  with  a  serpent,  and  a  faire 
couch  of  purphir  stonde  before  hir. 

This  is  the  treuthe  of  this  mater,  as  Chronicles  telle. 
In  the  tyme  of  Tyberus,  other  emperoure  come  to 
Rome  and  naked  men  and  philosophers,  bot  yonge  of 
age,  on  of  hem  hight  Pratellus ;  the  other  higlit 
Sibia.  These  men  were  brought  onto  the  emperoure, 
for  the  peple  dempt  be  here  stramige  arai  that  thay 
knewe  straunge  thinges.  The  emperoure  enquired  of 
hem  what  was  cause  of  hir  comynge,  and  why  thay 
wente  naked.  Thay  answerde  that  as  the  schappe 
of  hir  body  was  open  to  alle  men  because  of  hir 
nakedness,  so  alle  the  pryvy  of  the  worlde  thinges 
were  open  unto  her  knowinge.  "  Calle  you  your 
councelle  into  the  pryvy  chambir,"  (this  seide  thei  onto 
the  emperoure,)  "and  comond  unto  hem  what  mater 
thou  wilt  }is  pryvyly  as  thou  can  and  we  shalle  telle 
the  afterwarde  what  was  saide  fro  the  moste  onto 
the  leste.^"    The  emperoure  assayed  that  thai  saide,  and 


'  tlie  Ic'sle.']     These   arc  the  last  I  the  All  Souls'  MS.     The  remainder 
words  of  the   portion  preserved  in  I  is  from  the  Baliiol  MS. 


362  APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTIIODUCTIOJS^ 

iVag^ients  lie  fouiide    alle   thinge   sotlie  that  was  promised.     Tlio 

to  Konie,     liiglit    lie    lieiii    grete    richesse,    and    had    hem    in    full 

by  Jolin      grete  richesse,    and   reverence  :    and    thai    refused    alle, 

and    desn-ed    of  hym    no    other    thinge    hot    that    this 

memorialle  shuld  be  made  in  her  name. 

Or  we  i)rocede  here  ferther  in  oure  mater  we 
wille  satystie  the  resones  of  men  that  willc  aske  in 
what  wyse  these  men  niyght  have  his  pryvy  con- 
nynge :  and  we  answer  therto  that  thai  had  this 
conning,  as  is  suppose,  for  innocens.  For  thai  that 
walked  so  naked  had  litille  appetite  unto  worldly 
godc,  and  were  full  vertuous  eke  in  tlier  manners 
vv'herfore  oure  Lorde  liste  to  rewarde  hym  with  sum 
specialle  ?ift. 

I  suppose  eke  that  thai  were  of  a  nacione  whiche 
be  cleped  CJymnosopists,^  of  whom  we  rede,  in  the 
gestis  of  Grete  Alisaunder,  that  after  he  lierde  the 
same  of  hem,  he  wolde  algate  of  hem  whom  he 
founde  alle  naked,  man  and  woman,  dvvellinge  in 
caves  in  the  erde,  ever  preysinge  God,  ever  doing 
wronge,  lyvynge  withouten  striffe,  withouten  debate. 
Here  lyvynge  plesed  this  Kiiige  so  welle  that  he 
comaunded  hem  to  aske  of  hem  what  thay  wolde 
have,  and  he  shulde  graunte  hem.  They  prayed  hem 
to  leve  hem  immortalite.  And  he  answerde, —  that 
thinge  whiche  he  had  not  hymselve,  nor  might  have, 
who  shalle  he  ^yve  it  unto  other  men  ?  Tho  thay 
undyrtoke  of  his  i)ride,  nionslaught,  ovyrridinge  of 
the  cuntre  and  meche  other  thiuge ;  and  he  passed 
from  hem  gretly  meved  of  hire  innocent  lyvynge. 
Alle  thus  sey  we  for  to  preve,  be  likenes,  that 
these  to  men  were  off  this  nacione. 

Therfore  stode  thei  naked  for  thay  knew  n)aiiy 
pj-yvy    thinges.    as    itf  a    niiin    se    an    other    naked    he 


^  Gymtwaopivts']    Gnjntsopists.    MS; 


APPENDICES   TO   THE    INTKODUCTION.  3 Go 

shalle    have    mo    sekernes    of    hyin    tlianne    iff    he    se  riagments 

hym  yclad.     That  thei   hahle  ui)   her   handes    and    lier ''^?.^""^''' 

.11,,,.  to  IJome, 

amies,    it   betokenyth  that  thei    coude   telle    of  thinges  by  John 

whiche    shulle   falle   afterward.  Capgrave. 

The  grete  liors  that  trede  so  sore  upoiie  the  ^erde 
betokenyth  the  princes  and  potestates  that  have  gover- 
vernanns  of  this  worlde,  over  whome  stode  these  naked, 
more  for  to  sigiiifie  that  wisdome  is  more  of  honourc 
thanne  power. 

For  in  Kinge  Alisaunder  liff  is  a  story  fulle  juste 
to  thus  purpos,  whiche  tellith  that  the  kinge  was  in 
wille  for  to  distroye  a  cyte,  a  man  and  woman, 
walle  and  hous,  —  the  cyte  hight  Attenes.  And 
whanne  he  was  come  thidere  with  alle  his  hoste,  he 
founde  sittinge  in  the  sunne  and  elde  philiphosere, 
called  a  Maximenes,  whiche  had  sumtyine  be  his 
master.  The  Kinge  supposed  as  it  was  that  the  cyte 
had  sent  hym  for  to  gete  grace  of  the  Kinge  ;  and 
anone  as  he  say  hym,  with  a  grete  ire  and  a  grete 
othe  he  seide  these  wordis,  —  "Be  the  hye  Providens 
of  God  above,  whatsoevyr  thow  aske  of  me  this  day 
it  slialle  not  be  had."  And  the  ]>hilosophire  answerde 
hjm  and  saide,  — "  Now  l»e  that  same  Pi'ovidens 
Avhiche  thou  haste  name,  I  chai'ge  the  that  thou 
lette  not  tylle  this  cyte  be  distroid."  "  0,"  quoth 
Alisaundere,  "  ever  is  the  meystiris  above  his  disci])le." 
Tho  was  the    cyte '    and  the  Kiuges   ii-e  softed. 

These  to  naked  men,  whos  memorialle  we  have 
now  in  hande  to  descryve,  they  pro])hicied  of  the 
Chirche,  and  eke  of  the  baptym  :  and,  therfore,  in 
testimonie  of  this  profecie,  there  sitteth  a  woman 
woinide  with  a  serpent  on  a  grete  vesselle  byfore 
hire  of  a  porphyr  stone.  This  woman  wounde  with 
a   serpent    betokeneth   the    soules   whiche    were    in    the 


' ///e  cytf.'\     A  wor<I — probably  "saved" — is  evidently  omitted  here. 


164 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTPvODUCTION. 


Fiag-ments  tlevels   dauiigere  with   erroure   in  liei'  feith  and  cursed 

of  a  Guide  ^ustoines  in  liii-  maneris. 

to  Kome, 

by  John  The   faire   vesselle  of  purphor  stone  betokenyth  the 

Capgrave.  ])j^p^ij^-ie  {^  whiche  the  shulde  be  wasshed  fro  alle  tlie 
grete  perellis.  This  same  exposiosioune  is  touched  in 
the  Cronicles  of  Rome,  and  not  newly  feyned  be  us. 


OF  THE  HORS  OF  BRAS,  AND  THE  RIDER, 
THAT  STANT  AT  LATERNE. 

XIIII. 

Now  of  the  hors  that  stant  at  Laterne,  and  of 
the  after  ^  that  is  upon  hym  shal  be  om-e  processe. 
For  sum  men  say  that  it  was  made  in  worschip  of 
Grete  Constantine,  but  it  is  not  so.  Frist  will  I 
declare  onto  you  the  shappe  of  the  yinage  and  aftere 
telle  the  story,  what  he  was,  and  why  was  he  sette 
there. 

Of  grete  hors  of  brasse  is  there  of  fulle  faire  shappe 
wliiche  v/as  sumtyme  gilte,  and  a  man  eke  of  the 
same  metalle  sittinge  on  his  bak,  withouten  sadelle ; 
a  ringe  boundyn  undir  the  1ioj"S  fote,  and  a  birde 
sittinge  on  the  hors  hede. 

This  ymage  was  sette  there  for  his  cause.  In  that 
tyme  that  Consules  governed  Rome,  befelle  that  a 
Kinge  came  oute  of  the  este,  with  a  grete  strength 
of  men,  and  beseged  Rome  ; — in  the  tyme  of  Consules, 
seide  I,  for  Rome  was  first  governed  by  Kynges,    and 


'  after.']  There  is  evidently  a 
blunder  here.  The  -word  is  clearly 
"  after,"  and  corresponds  in  the  form 
of  the  letters  with  the  same  word 


which  occurs  a  few  lines  below.  It 
would  seem  to  be  a  mistake  for 
"  rider." 


APPENDICES  TO   THE   INTRODUCTION.  365 

tlianne  be  to  Consules  wliiclie  were  chosen  every  ^ere  ;  Fragments 
and  tlianne  be  emperoure,  of   wliiche  Julius  Cesar  was  "^  i^o,"^  " 
the    first.     So,    as    I    seide,    in    that    same    tynie    that  by  John 
Counselours  governed  the  cyte, — in  whos  tyme  specially  '^^S^^^^- 
finde  I  not, — came  these  Kinges  and  beseged  Rome. 

The  cyte  was  gretly  frayde  of  this  Kinge,  and  coude 
not  fynde  a  meyne  whow  thay  slmlde  a  voyde  hym. 
Than  was  there  in  Rome  a  man  of  grete  strength, — 
sum  bokes  sey  that  he  was  a  knight,  sum  a  swyer,  and 
sum  that  he  was  bot  of  the  low  degre  in  the  peple, 
whiche  is  to  say,  in  her  langage,  "  Rusticus," — in  oure, 
"  a  chorle." 

A  bolde  man  he  was,  strong  and  wise. 

Happed  hym  to  be  in  the  Capitole  where  the  states 
and  thee  peple  treted  what  cheyvysaunce  thai  myght 
make  to  voide  this  grete  daunger.  He  stode  up  amonge 
hem  and  saide  : — "  What  wolde  he  teve  a  man  that 
shulde  delyver  you  from  this  distresse?" 

The  Senade  answerde, — "  Lete  that  man  apere,  and 
aske  what  he  wille,  and  he  shalle  have  it." 

"  I  wille,"  seide  this  man,  "  take  this  ornay  ^  ujDon 
me,  so  that  ye  graunte  me  XXX.  sextaries  of  golde, 
and  eke  make  a  memorialle  in  myne  name,  hors  and 
man  liche  as  I  wille  ride  alle :  alle  this  made  shalle 
be  of  bras,  and  gilte  above  oiu'e  beste  wise." 

The  Senate  graunted  hym  to  fullfille  alle  his    desire. 

Than  seide  he  onto  hem  : — "At  mydnyght  loke  ye 
ther  be  redy  alle  in  dykis  and  cavernes  in  the 
grounde,  and  in  the  arches  withinne  the  walles,  and 
whatsoever  I  bid  you  do,  loke  ye  fullfille  it."  They 
consented  to  all  that  was  seide. 

At  mydnyght  this  man  lepe  upon  a  grete  hors  and 
a  stronge,  and  rode  forth  into  the  feld  with  a  sithe  in 
his  bak,  as  thout  he  wolde  goe  to  niowe.     Wlianne  he 


'  ornay.']     This  is  a  mistake  for  "jornay."    See  the  Glossai-y   at  the 
end  of  this  volume. 


866  APPENDICES   TO   THE  INTRODUCTIOX. 

rragments  Come  in  the  lioste  he  hoved  and  tailed  tille  the  Kinsre 

to  Rome"  ^  ^^'"^^  slepte  his  slepe  and  rost  and  wente  onto  a  tre  to 

by  John      a  voide  the  berdone  of  his  wombe.      Certene  knyghtes 

.apgia\e.    ^^^  swyres   that   were   kepers  for  the    body   fro  fey  re 

and  sey  this  man  thus  arayed    liche    a   cliarle,    riding 

withoiite    a   sadille,    supposed  not  he  had  be    of  Rome, 

bot  rather  prive  laboni'er  of  lier  ouyne  party,  and  this 

thei  cried  onto  hym, — "  Be  ware,  carle,  what  thou  do  ; 

come    not    so    nye    the    Kinge.     Thou    shal    be  hanged 

and Cetera  desunt. 


APPENDIX   V. 


NOTICES  OF  THE  AUSTIN  FRIARY  AT  LYNN. 


The  house  of  the  Austin  Friars  at  Lynn/  of  which  History  of 
Capgrave  was  long    an   inmate,   stood  in  the  northern  pi-iary  at 
part  of  the   town  in  Hogman's  Lane,  otherwise  called  Lynn. 
Hopman's  Way.      Capgrave    himself  gives    us    its    his- 


'  See  Tanner's  "Notitia  Monas- 
tica  "  (Nasmith's  Edition) : — "  Nor- 
folk, XLI.  6.  Austin  Friers,  Lynne. 
Here  was  in  this  town  a  House  of 
Austin  Friers,  in  the  reign  of  K. 
Edward  I.  which  was  granted,  36, 
Hen.  VI.  to  John  Eyer.  It  was 
valued  hut  at  l/.  4*.  6d.  per  ann." 

In  "  Dugdale's  Monasticon,"  (vol. 
vi.  p.  1594  ;  London,  1830,)  is  the 
following  notice  of  this  House: — 

"The  Augustine  Friars  settled 
here  in  the  beginning  of  Edward 
the  First's  reign,  as  appears  by  a 
writ  '  Ad  quod  damnum '  for  a 
messuage  in  Lynne,  granted  to 
them  by  Margaret  de  Southmere, 
Inquis.  22,  Ed.  I.  n.   112. 

"This  Monastery  stood  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  town,  in  Hog- 


man's Lane,  alias  Ilopman's  Way. 
Besides  ofher  grants  they  had,  6. 
Kich.  II.,  a  Patent  for  an  aqueduct 
to  be  made  by  them  from  Gay- 
woode,  In  the  7th  Henry  IV. 
they  had  a  Patent  to  enlarge  their 
manse,  and  1  Hen.  V.  a  Patent  for 
certain  messuages  granted  to  them. 
This  house  was  surrendered  to  the 
King  by  the  Prior  and  four 
brethren,   30th    Sept.    1539.    30th 

Hen.  VIII.  to  John  Eyre 

The  buildings  of  this  Convent  were 
sufficiently  extensive  in  1498  to 
receive  King  Henry  Vllth,  his 
Queen,  his  ]Mother,  the  Prince  of 
Wales,  and  a  numerous  retinue 
during  their  visit  to  Lynne.  The 
site  is  now  in  possession  of  various 
owners." 

A  A 


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APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


History  of  toiy.  It  was  founded,  lie  says,  in  the  twenty -third 
Triary  at°  y®^^  ^^  ^^®  reign  of  King  Edward  the  First ;  at  least, 
Lynn.  the  monks  then  took  possession  of  their  new  abode, 
the  first  grants  of  land  having,  of  course,  been  made, 
and  the  erection  of  the  buildings  commenced,  at  a  pe- 
riod somewhat  earlier.  The  original  site  was  given  by 
Margaret  de  Suthmere,  a  widow,  in  the  twenty-tliird 
year  of  Edward  the  First ;  it  was  one  hundred  feet  in 
length,  but  only  twenty -four  feet  in  breadth.  Not 
long  after,  however,  tliis  inconveniently  narrow  piece  of 
land  was  considerably  increased  by  the  gifts  of  Humfrey 
de  Wykyn,'  Robert    de  Wykyn,^  Thomas  de  Lexham,^ 


'  Humfrey  de  Wykyn.'\  See 
Calendar.  Inquis.  ad  quod  dam- 
num, 3  Ed.  III.  Num.  36,  page  290, 
"  Humfredus  de  Wykene  pro  Priore 
de  Lenne  Episcopi. 

"  De  una  placea  terrse  ibidem, 
manso  Fratrum  Sancti  Augustini 
contigua,  continente  154  pedes  in 
longitudine  et  48  in  latitudine." 

2  Robert  de  Wykyn.']  See  Ca- 
lendar Inquis.  ad  quod  damnum, 
12  Ed.  III.  Num.  4,  page  303. 

"  Robertus  de  Wykyn. 

"  Dedit  Priori  de  Lenn  Episcopi 
unum  messuagium  cum  pertinenti- 
bus  ad  elargationem  mansi  sui." 

^  The  following  list  of  Benefac- 
tions is  taken  from  Tanner's  Notit. 
Monast.,  -verified  by  reference  to 
the  "  Calendarium  Inquisitionum 
post  mortem  sive  Escsetarum," 
published  by  the  Record  Com- 
mission in  1808,  and  the  "Calen- 
darium Eotulorum  Patentiiim," 
published  in    1802. 

These  notices  (though,  indeed, 
they  do  not  bear  immediately  on 
Capgrave's  private  history)  are 
valuable  as    illustrating    and   com- 


pleting the  account  he  himself 
gives  us  of  the  House  over  ■which 
he  presided,  and  of  which  he  was 
so  distinguished  an  ornament. 

"Escset.  Norf.,  22  Ed.  I.  n.,  112. 
pro  mess,  in  Lenne,  ex  dono 
Marg.  de  Suthmere.  [See  Rec. 
Com.  Ed.,  vol.  i.  page  122.]  Pat. 
23  Ed.  I.  12.  [See  Rec.  Com.  Ed. 
page  57,  ?>.]" 

"Esciet.,  in  Norf.  33  Ed.  I.,  n. 
110;  pro  mess,  in  Lenn  ex  dono 
Thomas  de  Lexham.  Pat.  34  Ed.  I. 
M.  [31.]  [See  page  666  of  Rec. 
Com.  Ed.  In  the  Calend.  Inquis. 
post  mortem,  i.  200,  is  the  follow- 
ing:— 

"  Thomas  de  Lexham  pro  priore 
Sancti  Augustini  de  Lenn.  Lenn 
unum  messuagium  cum  pertinen- 
tibus.]  " 

"  Escset.  Norf.,  1  Ed.  II.,  n.  82. 
Pat.  4  Ed.  II.  p.  2.  m.  14.— pro 
manso  elargando.  [See  page  72, 
b.  of  Cal.  Rot.  Pat.— Blomefield,  in 
his  History  of  Norfolk,  refers  this 
Pat.  to  the  grant  of  Thomas  de 
Lexham,] 

"Pat.  3  Ed.  m.,  p.  [1]  M.  (26  vel) 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


369 


and    other    benefactors.^     Although    at    the  Dissolution  History  of 
this  Monastery  was  valued  at  only  1  /.  4s.  6d.  per   an-  j>ia^"at° 

Lynn. 


27.  ['Pro  Fratribus  S.  Augus- 
tini  de  Lenne  Episcopi.'  —  Rec. 
Com.  Ed.] 

"Pat.  12  Ed.  III.,  p.  3.  M.  [15.] 
['  Pro  Fratribus  S.  Augustini  de 
Yarmouth  et  de  Lynn.'  —  Rec. 
Com.  Ed.] 

"Pat.  38  Ed.  IIL,  p.  1.  M.  16 
(vel  17).  ['Pro  Priore  S.  Augus- 
tini de  Lenne.' — Rec.  Com.  Ed.] 

"Pat.  6  Rio.  XL,  p.  2.  M.  23. 
de  aqueductu  faciendo  a  Gaywood. 

"  Pat.  7  Hen.  IV.,  p.  2.  M.  36. 
['to  enlarge  their  manse.' — Blome- 
field.] 

"Pat.  1  Hen.  V.,  p.  1.  M.  17. 
['  Pro  Fratribus  S.  Augustini  de 
Lenne  Episcopi.' — Rec.  Com.  Ed.] 

"  In  volumine  cartarum  mea- 
rum  originalium,  notato  Preston, 
n.  18,  Cartani  Thomae  Episc.  Nor- 
"vric.  conced.  tenementum  in  Lenn 
Priori  et  Fratribus  Heremitis  Ord. 
S.  Augustini,  dat.  1364.  Ibid.  n. 
124.  Licentiam  R.  Ed.  IIL  anno  38. 
quod  Thomas  Drewe,  &c.,  dare 
possint  quinque  messuagia  contigua, 
pro  manso  Fratrum  istorum  elar- 
gando."  This  charter  is  given  at 
full  in  the  following  note,  extracted 
from  Blomefield's  History. 

'  The  following  interesting  re- 
cords ai'e  extracted  from  Blome- 
field's History  of  Norfolk  :— 
"  Licence  was  granted  by  King 
Edward  III.  to  Thomas  Drew, 
William  Bittering,  John  de  Con- 
teshale,  and  John  Drew,  of  Lenn- 
Bishop,  that  they  might  give  and 
assign  five  messuages  in  Lenn,  ad- 
joining to  the  manse  of  the  Prior 
and  Brethren  and  Hermits  of  the 


Order  of  St.  Augustine  of  Lenne, 
to  the  said  Prior,  etc.,  for  the  en- 
largement of  their  manse,  on  con- 
dition that  the  Reverend  Father, 
Thomas,  Bp.  of  Norwich,  of  whom 
the  said  messuages  are  held,  (as 
appears  from  the  Inquisition  of 
William  de  Middleton,  late  Eschae- 
tor  of  Norfolk,)  will  grant  licence 
to  the  said  Prior,  etc.  And  the 
said  King  gave  license  to  Robert 
de  Cokesford,  Agnes  his  wife,  and 
to  Rich,  de  Honton  and  Alice  his 
wife,  that  they  may  give  one  mes- 
suage in  Lynn,  (not  held  of  us,  as 
appears  by  the  Inquisition  of  Roger 
de  AVolfreton,  Eschcetor  of  Nor- 
folk,) to  the  Bishop  and  his  suc- 
cessors, on  the  same  condition  of 
granting  licence  to  the  Prior,  etc. ; 
of  receiving  the  aforesaid  five 
messuages  of  Thomas  Drew,  etc. 
Teste  Rege.  Dated  at  Westmin- 
ster, the  6th  day  of  May,  in  the 
38th  Edward  III. 

"  Trin.  Term.,  38  of  Edw.  IIL 
Rotul.  336,  in  dorso. 

"  Sciant  p'sentes  et  futuri  quod 
nos  Tho.,  p'missione  divina,  N.  Ep. 
de  consensu  capit.  nri.  N.  conces- 
simus  et  conf  Priori  et  Frat.  Here- 
mitarum  de  Ordine  S.  Aug.  ville 
nre.  Lenne,  quod  ten.  cum  p'tin. 
ubi  eccl'ia  cum  manso  eorum 
scituat.  in  villa  nra.  p'dca  qd. 
totaliter  est  de  foedo  nro.  p'ut 
jacet  i't  tenem.  qd.  quond.  fuit 
Tho.  de  Rigges  et  commun.  fletam. 
E  prate  Austr.  e  diet.  frat.  ib.  et 
ten.  Margar.  Folkard  et  Margerise 
sororis  ej.  et  ten.  qd.  a  Joh'is 
Costyn,  et  ten.  Ric.  de  Dokkyng 
A  A  2 


370 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


History  of  num,    it    must    have    been    of   considerable    importance 

Friarj-  at    ^^    Capgrave's    time,  and  it  is  evident  from    tlie    gi'eat 

Lynn.         number  of  rare  and  valuable  works    refeiTcd  to  in  the 

present    Chronicle    alone    that    the  Library  must    have 


ex  Austr.  et  commun.  viam  vocat. 
Hopeman's  gate,  ex  ag.  cuj.  caput 
oriental,  abut.  sup.  ten.  Hamonis 
Cokysford,  et  ten.  Ada  de  Eg- 
gemer,  et  caput  occidentali  super 
commun.  viam  quae  ducit  de  Gres- 
market  usque  ad  Eccl.  S.  Nich. 
diet,  ville,  hab.  et  tenend.  p'dict. 
Prior,  et  frat.  et  success,  de  nobis 
et  success,  n'rs  p.  servitium  dim. 
libre  pip's  ballivo  nost.  et  success. 
nost.  de  ville  annuat.  in  p'petuum. 
Dat  28  Julii,  1364.  Consecr. 
nre.  9°.— 38  Ed.  III." 

The  following  document  refers 
to  the  year  1461,  that  is  to  say,  the 
third  year  before  the  death  of  Cap- 
grave.  It  is  copied  from  Blome- 
field's  History  of  Norfolk,  iv.  6 1 6 : — 

"  Usee  indentura,  facta  1 2  die 
mensis  Junii,  An.  Dni.  1461,  int. 
Priorem  Conventus  Lenne,  ord. 
Fratrum  Heremitar.  Sci.  Augusti. 
et  totum  Conventum,  ex  una  parte; 
et  Aliciam,  relictam  Rici.  Cosyn  ac 
Will.  Pilton,  executores  dicti  Rici. 
ex  parte  altera,—  testat.  qd.  cum 
p'dci  Alicia  et  Will,  concesserent 
eisdem  Fratribus  totum  proventum 
de  quibusdam  tenementis,  quorum 
numerus  et  scitus  express!  sunt  in 
quad,  carta  amicis  d'cor.  Fratrum 
inde  confecta. 

"Xos  d'cus  Prior  et  Convent., 
partim  obligati  tali  dono,  et  partim 
condcscentes  illor.  voto,  concessi- 
mus  pro  nobis  et  success,  nostrls 
Missam  de  Benedicto  Nomine  Jesu 
celebrandam  omni  sexta  feria,  nisi 
quando  impedimentum  nobis   acci- 


dent; tunc  earn  differemus  Missam 
usque  in  crastinum:  tota  autem  vita 
dicta;  Alicia;  erit  Missa  ilia  cum 
nota,  et  post  decessum  ejus  sine 
nota,  quam  sic  servar.  pcrpetuis 
temporibus  p'mittimus.  Insuper 
concedimur  quod  obitus  ejusd. 
Rici.  tenebitur  in  eccles.  nostra 
Dominica  in  albis,  cum  exequiis 
in  Sabbato  an.  illam  Dominicam ; 
atque  p.  majore  securitate,  et  ut 
hsec  cautius  observetur,  annota- 
bimus  hanc  concessionem  nostram 
in  Kalendariis  nostris  ad  futuror. 
memoriam.  Insuper  qd.  calix  iu- 
scriptis  nominibus  dictor.  Rici.  et 
Alicia;  assignabitur  dicto  Altari  de 
Nomine  Jesu  in  p'petuum  princi- 
palit.,  qd.  ef,  si  necesse  fuerit,  ad 

alia  altaria  desei-viet quor. 

omn et   robur   huic    parti 

penes  nos  remanenti  sigilla  dictor. 
Alicia;  et  Will,  appendeut  et  alteri 
parti  penes  ipsos  nianeni.  Sigill. 
Venerabilis  Prioris  Provincial.,  et 
sigill.  commune  dicti  Conv.  append. 
Esch.  n.  112.''  It  appears  from 
this  document  that  Capgrave  was 
the  Prior  of  the  Convent.  The 
Prior  and  the  Provincial  are  evi- 
dently spoken  of  as  one  person. 

Blomefield  quotes  from  Holins- 
hed's  Chronicle  p.  584,  and  from 
Bale,  558,  a  statement  to  the  effect 
that  "  in  the  reign  of  Henry  V. 
William  Wellys  or  Wallys  was 
a  monk  here,  a  learned  man  and 
general  of  his  Order  :  he  died  in 
1421,  having  written  ipany  books." 
Ilolinshed's    notices  of  AVallys    is 


APPENDICES   TO   THE   INTRODUCTION. 


;7l 


been  of  considerable    extent.'      It  appears,  however,  to  History  of 
have    fallen  off,  both  in   the    number    of    its    inmates,  friary  at 
and  in  importance,  shortly  before  the  Dissolution.     On  Lynn, 
the  thirtieth  of  September,   1539,  when   it  was  surren- 
dered to  the  King,  it  consisted  of  a  Prior  and  only  four 
Brethren ;    whereas  we   learn   from    our   historian  that 
in    his    day  it    afforded  a  home  to  no  less  than  thirty 
Priests,    beside    Deacons,  Sub-Deacons,  and  Novices   to 
the  number  of  sixteen.^ 

King  Hemy  the  Sixth,  in  the  twenty-fourth 
year  of  his  reign,  visited  Lynn,  and  took  the  House 
of  Austin  Friars  there  under  his  especial  protection, 
promising  them,  as  Capgrave  relates  with  no  small 
exultation,  that  he  and  his  successors  on  the  throne 
of  England  would  be  its  founders  and  patrons,  not  in 
name  only,  but  in  reality.'' 


as  follows : — "  William  Walleis,  a 
Black  Friar  iu  Lin,  and  Provin- 
ciall  of  his  order  here  ia  England, 
made  a  booke  of  Moralizations 
upon  Ovid's  Melamorphoseis,  com- 
parable to  Postil's  upon  iEsop's 
Fables."  It  ■\vill  be  observed  that 
Capgrave  succeeded  Wallys  in  the 
office  of  Froviucial  of  their  Order. 

'  A  glance  at  the  notes  of  refer- 
ence in  the  present  volume  will 
suffice  to  prove  this.  It  will  be 
seen  that  in  the  course  of  a  very 
few  pages  he  makes  quotations 
from  Eusebius,  S.  Jerome,  Hugo 
de  Sancto  Victore,  Fulgentius,  S. 
Augustiue,  Josephus,  Isidore,  Bede, 
and  many  others. 


-  See  Job.  Gapgr.  Liber  De  Illus- 
tribus  Hear  ids,  page  139. 

'^  Ibid.  Page  137.  "Hie  rex  de- 
votissimus,  in  XXIV.  anno  regni 
sui,  in  ilia  solemni  peregrinatione 
qua  Sanctorum  memorias  visitavit, 
locum  Fratrum  Ileremitarum  Sancti 
Augustini,  in  villa  de  Lenne,  in 
suum  accepit  favorem,  promittens 
sacerdotibus  suis  ibidem  manentibus, 
vivo  vocis  oraculo,  quod  amodo 
locus  ille  sibi,  et  successoribus  suis 
de  corpore  suo  legitime  procreandis, 
immediate  pertineret.  Ipse  quoque 
et  successores  sui,  ut  prsemittitur, 
fundator  sive  fundatores  non  solum 
nomine  essent  sed  rei  veritate.  Acta 
sunt  autem  hajc  in  Ad  Vincula 
Sancti  Petri,  sub  anno  Domini 
M.CCCCXLVI." 


GLOSSARY. 


A   GLOSSARY 


OBSCURE  OR  OBSOLETE  WORDS  AND  PHRASES. 


INTRODUCTORY  REMARKS. 

The  object  of  the  present  Glossary  is  twofold, — 
first,  to  enable  those  who  read  the  Chronicle/  which  it 
is  designed  to  illustrate,  to  ascertain  at  once,  without 
being  compelled  to  refer  to  rare  and  scattered  Works, 
the  meaning  of  every  vague  expression  and  obscure  or 
obsolete  word  ;  secondly,  to  afford  to  the  philological 
student,  in  a  concise  and  convenient  form,  such  infor- 
mation as  he  may  need  to  enable  him  to  study  the 
Author's  style,  and  the  dialectic  peculiarities  which 
characterise  his  Work. 

As  we  have  seen,  Capgrave  was  a  native  of  Norfolk, 
a  fact  which  would  naturally  lead  us  to  expect  that 
his  style  would  not  be  altogether  free  from  the  pecu- 
liarities of  diction  which  prevail  in  East  Anglia,  even 


'  The  Books  -which  have  been 
chiefly  used  in  the  preparation  of 
the  present  Glossary  are  Nares' 
Glossary,  Skinner's  Etymologicon, 
Richardson's  English  Dictionary, 
"Way's  Edition  of  the  "  Promptorium 


Parvulonun,"  Forby's  Vocabulary 
of  East  Anglia,  and  the  Glossary 
of  Junius,  Occasional  reference 
has  also  been  made  to  Halliwell's 
Dictionary. 


376  INTRODUCTORY   REMARKS. 

those  of  later  times.  And  this  we  find  to  be  the  case, 
as  a  comparison  of  the  present  Work  with  the  useful 
Vocabulary  of  Mr.  Forby'  abundantly  proves.  It  is 
considered  that  a  very  brief  sketch  of  these  pecu- 
liarities, founded  on  Mr.  Forby's  valuable  Introduction, 
and  illustrated,  whenever  necessary,  by  examples  from 
the  present  Chronicle,  would  be  serviceable  to  the 
philological  reader.^ 

OF  VOWELS. 

I.   The  Vowel  A. 

1.  The  short  a  is  commonly  changed  into  the  short 
€.  "  In  and  about  the  town  of  Lynn,  for  instance,  it 
seems  as  if  the  short  a  were  in  all  cases  to  be  rejected, 
and  short  e  accepted  in  its  stead."  ^  Capgrave  is  not 
free  from  this  peculiarity  of  the  tongue  of  his  native 
town.  Wex  for  wax,  (one  of  the  examples  given  by 
Forby)  is  found  in  his  writings  ;  gres  for  grass;  fer 
for  far  ;  vjetch  for  watch ;  ex  for  axe,  &c. 

2.  The  short  a  is  also  not  unfrequently  changed  into 
the  short  i.  Capgrave,  indeed,  does  not  "  say  Jinuary 
for  January,  and  kin  for  can;"  but  we  find  king  for 
hang. 

3.  When  the  a  would  be  short  if  it  were  not 
leng-thened  by  the  e  final  mute,  it  is  continually  made 
short  by  the  omission  of  the  latter, —  as  spak  for  spahe; 
cam  for  came. 


'  "  The  Vocabulary  of  East  An-   I  of  them  are  not  "  obscure."  and  few 
glia ;  an  attempt  to  record  the  vulgar  '  of    them   are   "  obsolete."      They 


tongue  of  the  Twin  Sister  Counties 
of  Norfolk  and  Suffolk,  as  it  existed 
in  the  last  twenty  years  of  the 
Eighteenth  Century,  and  still  ex- 
ists." By  the  Rev.  Robert  Forby. 
2  vols.  8vo.  London,  1830. 

2  The  -words  which  are  quoted  as 
examples  in  the  present  Introduction 
•will  be  found  in  the  Glossary.    Most 


are,  however,  necessarily  introduced 
there  as  illustrations  of  the  language 
of  Capgrave's  Chronicle,  and  it  was 
thought  desirable  that  the  reader 
should  be  enabled  to  find  them,  by 
the  references  to  the  pages,  as  in 
the  case  of  the  other  words. 

^  See  Forby,  i.  84. 


INTRODUCTORY  REMARKS.  377 

4.  A  followed  by  n  often  takes  the  sound  of  o  short 
— as  lond  for  land  ;  monslaught  for  manslaughter. 

5.  The   long    a    is    often    shortened, — as    scarsly   for 
scarcely. 

6.  It   is  also  lengthened  by  doubling, — as  graas  for 
grace. 


II.   The  Vowel  E. 

1.  The  short  e  is  in  many  words  sounded  as  short 
a, — as  marchaund  for  merchant  ;  whan  for  when ; 
than  for  then;  malt  for  melted. 

2.  The  short  e  sometimes  becomes  short  i, — as  yit 
for  yet. 

3.  E  long  is  sometimes  changed  into  i  or  y, — as 
cyTYient    for    cement;    sikir    for    secure;    distroye   for 

III.  The  Vowel  I. 

The  short  -i  has  sometimes  the  power  of  short  e, — 
as  ded  for  did ;  prevy  for  privy ;  rever  for  river ; 
geven  for  given  ;  Letanie  for  Litany ;  bregge  for  brigg, 
i.e.    bridge;   meroure  for  mirror. 

IV.  The  Vowel  0. 

1.  The  long  o  often  becomes  shortened, — as  hoi  for 
whole  ;  ston  for  stone. 

2.  The  short  o  becomes  short  tt, — as  funt  for  font ; 
furfetis  for  forfeits ;  irun  for  M'ori. 

3.  0  has  sometimes  the  sound  of  long  e, — as  meve 
for  move;  preve  for  prove. 

4.  0  long  has  sometimes  the  sound  of  oo, — as  goo 
for  go ;  soo  for  so ;  rood  for  rode ;  hoost  for  host ; 
strook  for  stroke;  inoost  for  most;   booth  for  6c>i(/i. 


378 


INTRODUCTORY   REMARKS. 


V.    The  Vowel  U. 

1.  Short  u  is  continually  changed  into  short  o, — as 
sondry  for  sundry;  ^oorge  for  'purge;  contre  for 
cuntre  (i.  e.,  country) ;  onnianerly  for  unmannerly. 
In  Norfolk,  even  infipossihle  and  irregular  are  ow- 
possihle  and  onregular.  Unpossible  is  certainly  old 
English.^ 

2.  The  u  is  sometimes  merely  tm-ned  into  open  a, — 
as  hrast  for  burst. 

3.  The  short  u  is  sometimes  changed  into  short  e, — 
as  renne  for  7'un. 

4.  The  short  u  is  convertible  into  short  i  or  y, — as 
king  for  hung  ;  fiix  for  yZuic ;  hyried  for  buried. 


OF   DIPHTHONGS. 

I.  ^i. 

uli  followed  by  -)'  is  frequently  soimded  as  if  there 
were  no  i, — as  chare  for  chair. 

II.  Ea. 

1.  J('ct  is  sometimes  sounded  like  short  a, — as  brak 
for  break. 

2.  It  has  the  sound  of  long  e  in  some  cases  in  which 
it  ought  not  to  have  it,  —  as  deed  for  dead;  leed  for 
lead;  beer  for  bear. 

3.  Also  not  unfrequently  the  sound  of  short  e, — as 
este  for  east;  bet  for  beat;  pes  for  peace;  grettest  for 
greatest;   berd  for  beard. 


'  "  The  short  ?/,  forming  -with  n 
a  negative  particle  at  the  begin- 
ning of  compound  words,  is  in- 
variably    pronounced    on."       See 


Forby,  i.  91.  Numerous  instances 
of  this  peculiarity  occur  in  the  pre- 
sent volume  and  are  given  in  the 
Glossary. 


INTEODUCTORY  REMARKS.  379 

III.  Ee. 

1.  Ee  is  sometimes  pronounced  as  long  a, — as  say 
for  see. 

2.  Sometimes  as  short  e, — as  ges  for  geese;  schep 
for  sheep. 

IV.  El. 

Ei  has  sometimes  the  sound  of  ai,  or  open  a, — as 
thai  for  thei,  i.  e.  they. 

V.     le. 

le  has  the  sound  of  short  i,  or  short  e, — as  feld 
for  field.  "  Chaucer  has  felde,  a  step  to  fild,  our 
word."  ^  Capgrave  uses  lith  for  lieth ;  prest  for 
priest,  &c. 

VI.     Oa. 

Oa  is  often  changed  into  o  short, — as  rost  for  roast; 
cost  for  coast ;   oth  for   oath. 

VII.     Oo. 

1.  Oo  has  the  sound  of  long  o  in  many  words, — as 
hode  for  hood  ;  sone  for  soon ;  gode  for  good ;  Rode 
for  Rood. 

2.  Also  of  short  o,  —  as  toth  for  tooi/i ;  oion  for 
noon;   wodis  for  tvoods. 

VIII.     Om. 

1.  Oi6  is  sometimes  reduced  to  short  u, — as  shidd, 
for  shoidd. 

2.  For  such  words  as  tough  and  rough,  tow  and  row 
are  commonly  used  in  Norfolk,  and  are  so  spelt  in 
the  present  Chronicle. 

3.  Ovb  generally  retains  its  natural  pronunciation  in 
words  in  which  it  is  commonly  sounded  like  an, — as 
broute  for  brought  ;  noivt  for  naught  ;  sowte  for  sought; 
thoute  for  thought.^ 

4.  Foonde  is  also  used  for  found. 

5.  And  bond  for  bound. 

»  See  Forby,  i.  97. 


880 


INTRODUCTORY   REMARKS. 


OF  IRREGULAR  USES  OF  CONSONANTS.   . 

F  for  V. 

This  peculiarity  is  not  unfrequently  found, — as  gaf 
for  gave  ;  forgifnesse  for  forgiveness ;  drof  for  drove  ; 
invasif  for  invasive  ;   natif  for  native. 

W  and   V  commutable. 
An  example  of  this  change  is   the  use   of   doive  for 
dove. 

OF  CORRUPTIONS.  1 

1.  To  some  ^yords  a  whole  syllable  is  added^  as 
fisclierer  for  fisher. 

2.  In  some  the  first  syllable  is  changed, — as  infor- 
tune  for  misfortune  ;  inohediens  for  disobedience. 

3.  In  some  necessary  letters  are  omitted, — as  Chris- 
ten for  Christian;  chekyr  for  exchequer;  postata  for 
apostate ;  prentise  for  apprentice ;  gan  for  began ; 
noye  for  annoy  ;  jorn  for  adjourn  ;  long  for  belong ; 
prison  for  imprison ;  prive  for  deprive. 

4.  Portingale  for  Portugal  is  probably  the  only  word 
in  the  catalogue  of  miscellaneous  words,  given  by  Forby, 
at  page  117,  which  is  used  by  Capgrave. 

GRAMMATICAL  PECULIARITIES. 

1.  The  Definite  Article  ^  is  continually  omitted, 
especially  after  prepositions  signifying  motion  to  or 
from,  and  before  nouns  which  are  the  names  of  fami- 
liar thinffs. 


"  A  title  under  -which  we  must 
be  content  to  class  many  perversions 
and  distortions  of  legitimate  words  ; 
not  mere  peculiarities  of  pronuncia- 
tion, changes  of  the  organic  powers 


of  letters,  or  of  the  form  of  syllables, 
but  more  or  less  of  the  structure  of 
words."     Forby,  i.  109. 
*  Forby,  i.  122. 


INTRODUCTORY   REMARKS.  381 

2.  Nouns  Substantive}  —  "In  a  very  considerable 
variety  of  instances/'  says  Forby,  "  we  use  the  same 
form  to  express  both  numbers;"  e.g.  "Swine  is  pretty 
generally  so  used,  .  .  .  which  is  essentially  a  plural 
word,  of  which  soiu  is  the  singular."  An  example  of 
this  use  will  be  found  at  page  180  of  the  present 
volume. 

3.  Nouns  Adjective.- — Sometimes  er  is  changed  into 
em, — as  Esterne  for  Easter. 

Adjectives  are  often  used  for  the  adverbs  formed 
from  them, — as  ful  for  fully ;  treiu  for  truly. 

"  Duplications  and  re-duplications  ...  of  compara- 
tives and  superlatives,"  are  often  used  ;  utterest  is  sub- 
stituted for  uttermost  in  the  present  volume,  and  is 
evidently  formed  in  the  same  way  as  lesserer,  lesserest, 
the  example  given  by  Forby. 

4.  Pronouns. — The  personal  pronoun  is  occasionally 
used  before  a  verb,  even  when  a  noun  precedes, — as 
"  the  Kyng  .  .  .  he,  &c." 

5.  Verbs. ^ — After  a  lengthy  essay  on  the  irregidari- 
ties  of  English  verbs,  Forby  gives  a  list  of  certain 
verbs  in  which  the  East  Anglians  make  "  an  imperfect 
attempt  at  perfect  regularity."  Among  these  is  the 
word  catched  from  catch.  Capgrave  uses  this  provin- 
cialism, and  then  proceeds  to  correct  himself  as  fol- 
lows: — "catched  or  caute.'"^ 

"  Of  verbs  in  ow  or  owe  some  very  few  are  regular, 
— as  flow,  flowed,  floived,  but  the  greater  number  fol- 
low the  analogy  of  know,  knew,  known."  Capgrave 
has  ovyrflew  for  overflowed. 

"  Some  verbs  which  have  a  long  i  in  the  present  .  . 
assume  a  short  one  in  the  perfect,"  as  risen  for  rise; 
or  a  short  e,  as  s^net  for  smite. 


'Forby,  i.  124,  I       '  Ibid.,  141. 

2  Ibid.,  132.  I      <  See  the  Glossary. 


382  INTRODUCTORY   REMARKS. 

The  word  give  is  very  irregular :  gaf  and  gove,  or 
gov,  are  frequently  used. 

6.  Participles} — The  final  ''  g  "  is  often  mute, — as 
songen  for  singing. 

The  Saxon  termination  of  the  participle,  and  for  ing 
is  frequently  retained, — as  seiand  for  saying;  foloiv- 
and  for  following. 

In  participles  passive  ending  in  d,  t  is  sometimes 
substituted  for  that  letter, — as  jilt  for  filled. 

7.  Prepositions.^ — 

On  is  sometimes  used  for  of. 

Onto  is  often  substituted  for  upon,  when  it  signifies 
motion  towards. 

8.  Negatives.^ — In  some  few  instances  the  word  not* 
is  repeated  without  destroying  the  negation. 

Examples  of  distinct  words  peculiar  to  East  Anglia 
are  not  very  frequently  met  with  in  the  present 
Chronicle,  and  are,  in  the  few  cases  of  their  occur- 
rence, noticed    in   their  proper  places  in  the  Glossary. 


'  Forby,  i.l52.  I       ^  Ihid.,  156. 

-  Ibid.,  153.  I      *  See  the  Glossary. 


A   GLOSSARY, 


A. 


(1)  A  contraction  of  the  vcrl) 
"  liavc,"  still  used  in  East  An- 
glia.     Fori)}/. 

"  That  Adam  schuld  a  s;.iit   Sftli."    7.— 
"  Sfhuld  a  loved."  13  ; 

in    which     instance    the    later 
MS.  C.C.C.  has  "shuia  hai-er 

(2)  This  letter  is  sometimes  used 
instead  of  "  0  "  before  a  word 
as  the  sign  of  the  vocative  case, 
as  at  337: — 

"-'1  Jliesu  Christc,  (.'rowuc  of  may  denes 
alle." 

(3)  Also  in  one  case  api^arently 
for  the  personal  pronoun  I. 

"  These  verss  iiieue  thus  iii  oui'O  toiigo,  a 
suppose."    350. 

Abkdvx.     Abode  ;  remained. 

"  Aud  ho  had  ahcdyn."    ISo. 

Abidex.    Abode. 

"And  there  [thei]  ahkh-n  long  tymc."  302. 
AuOD.     Abode.    1-2. 
AuROOAT.      Abroj>;ated  ;    repealed. 

"  That  statute  was  ubrojat,  and  uo  longer 
kept."    ISl. 

AciiETiD.     Escheated. 

"  And  comaundod  alle  his  temporal  good 
to  bo  achetid."    192. 


AcoMKR,  AcoMURE,     To  cncumber; 
to  harrass. 

"  Ho  was  so  acomered  with  Danes."     122. 

Ac'ORi).     Agreement. 

"  In  this    soro   was   mad  acnrd  be   the 
Kyngls  of  Frauns  and  Ynglond."    215. 

AcoRi).     To  grant. 

"  Whech  was  a.-orded  to  Claudius  in  this 
manore."    C2. 

AcouxD.     To  account  ;  to  reckon  ; 
to  immljcr. 

"  AVhooh  the  Ldwe  acoundith  among  bokis 
that  l.;c  tlepid  Apocripha."    12. 

AuDiTAMKXT.     An  addition. 

"Thei   have    Seynt   Au.styu    rculo,  with 
certeyn  additaiucniis,"    307. 

Aeerd.     Afraid. 

"  The  Lordes  were  afcrd  of  swceh  manor 
])uplo."    15t). 

Still  used  in  Norfolk,  and  else- 
where. See  Forby's  "  Vocabu- 
lary," ii.  4. 

Aefectuous.     Well  affected  ;  kind. 

"  That  same  GiUjort  was  ryth  offectuous 
onto  the  Hcreuiites  of  Soynt  Austin,"    1C2. 

Afiter.     After.    129. 

Aetir.      Afterwards.    230. 

A(iKVX.     Against  ;  towards.    233. 

Aknowe.     Privy  to.    2cc. 

Alav.     To  mix  ;  to  steej>  in. 
"A  knyf  a/«i/crf  with  vcnym."    1C2. 
13   B 


384 


GLOSSARY. 


Algate,      At    all    events  ;    in    all   I 
manner  of  way^f. 

"  Ho  woldo  ahjats    of    hem  whom   he    1 
fouiulo  alle  naked."    3(J2.  I 

Almyght.     Almighty.     310. 
Aloave.     To  approve. 

"He  was  grelly  aJowed  and  wcl  re- 
wardid."    182. 

Alve.     Kindred. 

"  The  erl  of  Korihmnbirland  earn  to 
I'ouiifreit,  to  the  Kyng,  with  allc  his 
alje."    280. 

Amikel.    An  admiral.    233. 
Amongis.  Amidst ;  among.  2.  Writ- 
ten also  Amoxge  and  Amoxgi. 
Ax.     And.    22k 
Axn.     If. 

"  For  sekii-ly  and  he  had  abedyu."    185. 

AxKiu.     Anchoret  ;  a  hermit. 

AxxuAL  Phest,  Prest  Axxuelle, 
AxxuELLERE,  A  priest  whose 
duty  it  was  to  sing  the  anniversary 
masses  for  the  dead.     22s.  293. 

Axon  as.     As  soon  as. 

"  His  sones,  auoji,  as  thci  wore  of  age, 
were  lerned  to  ride."    105. 

AxswoRE.     Answer  [C.C.C.]   2ou. 
AxuLLEX.     To  annul.   281. 
Apeche.     To  impeach. 

"  Apeched  aftir  of  treson."    230. 
Apeired.     Impaired  ;    injured. 

"  The  erde  w.as  so  apcivcd  that  it  bar 
never  so  Rood  frnit  sithe."    10. 

Apostata.  An  apostate.  2S7.  Tlie 
MS.  C.C.C.  has  ''postatar  See 
Prextise.  Poticary  is  used  in 
Norfolk  lor  Apothecary. 

Apparamext.     Preparations. 

"  All  his  upparament  with  wlieeli  ho 
thoiite  to  besege  Caleys."    2'J8. 

Appee.     To  accuse. 

"Than  appclcd  he  eevtovii  woithi  men 
.  ,   .  of treson."    202. 


Appose.     To  a.sk  questions. 

"  Wheeh  apposed  hem  that  cam  rennynir 
in  hast,  whedir  thei  sehuld."    3U7. 

Apprene.     To  approve.    28O. 

Aruastelere.      An   arblastere ;    a 

crossbow-man.     213. 
Arblast.     a  crossbow.  147. 
AiiESTix.     To  arrest. 

'■  And  dedhis  officercs  fo'cx/fji  .  .  .  his 
inicil."    2(31. 

Arsmetrik.     Arithmetic.     3. 
Ask.     To  demand  ;  to  require. 

"  His  dcdis  woldwsA:  a  speeialtretys."  22G. 

AsoiEE.      To    absolve  ;    to    release 
from. 

"  And  asoiled  al  his  Ixironcs  fro  that  feith 
wheeh  thei  had  mad  to  him."    113. 

AspiE.     To  espie  ;  to  notice. 

"  Wnicfh  coude  not  be  aspicd  whan  he 
was  ded."    199. 

Assay.     To  try  ;  to  prove. 

"  Thei  assayed  her  arowes."    132. 
AsTAT.     Estate  ;  state  ;  position. 

"Pope  of  Rome;  wheeh  astat  he  kept 
IX.  >ere."    C3. 

AsToYXED.     Astonied  ;    astounded. 

"  Thei  of  I'rauns  were  ustuijned  and 
wroth  with  this  dede."    170. 

Ai'TE.     Owed. 

"  The  Kyng  of  Frauns  chalenged  servyso 
and  siibjeeeion  of  this  Kyng  of  Aragon  ; 
and  he  dencyed  it,  and  saide  he  ante  not  bnt 
to  the  Kyng  of  Spayn,"  1G7.  "John  [Bal- 
lidl]  wrote  onto  Edwai'd  th:it  he  atvtc  him 
no  .snbjeeeion."    171. 

AvAiLE.     Advantage  ;  profit. 

"  He  said  lie  wold  telh;  the  Prince  a  pryvy 
conncelle  wheeh  sehuld  be  to  his  availe." 
IGl. 

AVAILE.      To  profit. 

"He  sehuld  crcfi (7 ('  the  Kyng  mceh  god." 
292. 

ArxER.     An  altar.     4.3. 
AvAEE.     To  let  down. 

"  Many  of  the  pui>le  .  .  .  ravi/cj  not  lier 
hodcs."    288. 


GLOSSARY. 


385 


Ayauxce.    To  advance  ;  to  clovate. 

"  The  Kyng  uoi'cliid  hem,  and  avaunced, 
tliat  iicvyr  wcro  in  worro  .  .  .  for  prolitc 
of  the  lond."    181. 

AVAYTK.       Wait. 

"  Whore  was  loyd  grct  ovayic  on  tho 
Kyng  to  his  dostrueeion,"    317. 

Ayis.     Advice. 

"  Bo  his  avis  was  mad  that  gvote  horo- 
loge."'   201'. 

AviSAMENT. 

(1)  Advice;  counsel. 

"And  .  .  .  iook  avisament  \\\\n.i  myi(i 
best  be  do  in  tliis  matter."    2tS. 

(2)  Deliberation. 

"Othir  matorcs  were  put  in  avisament." 
256. 

Ayised.     Advised  ;  Y'arned. 

"  Per  tills  Arnienak  fclle  upon  hem 
sodeyuly,  and  thoi  were  not  a  vised."    313. 

Ayle.     a  p;randfatlicr. 

"  His  fader  and  liis  aijh'."   00. 

AxKD.     Asked.  19j. 


B. 


Bale.     Damage. 

"  There  had  he  salve  to  alle  his  byttrr 
bale."    3i5. 

Bancii.     To  banish.   is7. 
Barktores.     Strife-makers. 

"  Baretores  and  riseris  tliat  thei  sehuld 
com  and  have  the  kepying  of  his  body." 
2G1. 

Barxe.     a  baron,    iso. 

Basxet,  Basexet.     a  light  helmet 
or  casque.    341. 

"  Because  tho  lasncf  was  strong  and 
inpenetrabol,  the  strolc  bent  it  to  tho  Kyng 
hed."    133. 

Bast.     Bastardly. 

"  Begoten  of  bust."    136. 


Basilaro.  Tlie  baselard  was  a 
kind  of  long  dagger,  -which  was 
suspended  to  the  girdle,  and  worn 
not  only  by  armed  knights,  but 
by  civilians  and  even  priests. 
See  "  Promptorium  Parvulo- 
rum,"  p.  25,  note, 

"  With   a  scharp  hasulard  he  sniet  tlie 
Kyng."    125. 

Bat. 

(1)  A  Idow. 

"  Compelle  hem  with  Lattis."    81. 

(2)  A  club  ;  a  cudgel. 

"  A  fullcres  hat."    Gl. 

Batayle. 

(1)  A  battle.   217. 

(2)  A  battalion.  217. 
Bawhe.     To  embalm. 

"  Baivmed  with  swetc  gummes."    29. 

Baxter.  A  baker.  55.  Still  used 
in  the  North. 

Be. 

(1)  By. 

"  Be  his  malicious  disciples."    109. 

(2)  Been. 

•    "  lie  tliat  sehuld  a  he  baptized."    88. 

Beex.     Are;  have  been. 

"  AUc  Thy  pryvilegcs   whichc    been   in 
other  founde."    338. 

Beer.     A  bier.    3'i8. 

BEcaxxER.     A  founder  ;   one   who 
establishes.       Analogous    to    tlie 
use  of  "  finder  "  for    "  inventor. 
"  A  grete  beijinner  of  religion."    115. 

Begote.     Begotten. 

"  The  first  berjote  son."    126. 

Begotix.     Begat. 

"  Tliey  bcgottiii  gcauulis."    15. 

Behest.     A  promise. 

"  The  lond  of  behest."    31. 

Behest.     To  promise. 

"  Duke  Robert   had    behestid  he  sehuld 
a  be  in  Erland."    245. 

BB   2 


38G 


GLOSSARY. 


Beiiete. 

(1)  To  promise. 

(2)  To  command. 

"  The  Kynu;  had  hehote  horn  to  com  and 
Irenieve  the  scpc."  2((8. 
Beh.     a  beam  ;    the  beam  or  tail 
of  a  comet. 

"A  sterrc,  whcch  thei  clcpc  coinata, 
.  .  .  with  a  hie  hem,  whcch  hem  bowed 
into  the  north."    27S. 

Benkt.  One  of  tlie  four  lesser 
Orders  of  Ministers  in  the 
Cliurch  of  Rome. 

"  lie  ordcyucd  ....  that  he  that 
schuld  l)e  mad  a  biscliop  schnld  l^i-st  be  a 
benet.    71. 

"  The  functions  of  the  [Benet] 
extended  to  the  expulsion  of  evil 
spirits  by  the  imposition  of  hands 
upon  persons  possessed,  recently 
baptized,  and  catechumens.  The 
ceremony  was  ahvays  accom- 
panied by  aspersion,  and  the 
name  Benett  Avas  doubtless  taken 
from  the  aqua  henedicta,  eau 
benite,  or  perhaps  from  the  vessel 
called  in  French  beniticr,  which 
contained  the  holy  Avater." 
See  "  Promptorium  Parvulorum," 
i.30,  7iote. 

Bequatiie.     Berpieathed.   i,jo. 

Berd.     a  beard.    i03. 

Bere.     a  bear.  121. 

Bere.     a  bier.    121. 

Berk.     To  bark.    2ti. 

Bet.     Beat.  115. 

Betyx.  To  prepare.  {Znl  ])ers. 
plur.) 

"  Pes  sohul  thci  tretyn, 
Gilc  under  tliat  sclud  tliei  hetun."    290. 

The  Avords  tretyn  and  betyn  are 
respectively  translations  from 
Bridlington  of  '■'■  tnutahura''''  and 
"  suhter  arabirnt." 


Bewrey.     To  betray  ;  but  not  ne- 
cessarily  in  a  bad  sense.    2:1s. 
BiERE.     A  buyer,  a  purchaser.    is7. 
Big.     To  build.  30. 
Biker.     To  quarrel  ;  to  fight.    300. 
BiLEVE.     Belief. 

"  The  rith  hylevc"    81. 

BiEEE.     To    inscribe    names    in    a 

roll,  or  list. 

"  Tills  prest  had  made  a  rollc  after  his 
owne  conseite,  and  written  in  certi  yn 
mennes  names,  \^hecli  he  l;new  ncvyr  .... 
Tlic  olficeres  inquired  whi  he  was  so  Ijt  LI 
ioYiohiUc   [liem.    C.C.C.]"    278. 

BrxARV.     A  double  resolve. 

■'  JIake  eke  thre  hinarics."    3. 

See  Ternary. 

BisciiOP.  This  word  is  used  as  an 
eciuivalcnt  for  High  Priest,  at 
p.  .54. 

"  He  [Ptolemy  Philadelphus]  sent  to 
Jerusalem  onto  Eleazer,  the  hischop." 

At  p.  359  it  is  used  for  a 
heathen  priest  : — • 

"  In  another  temi)le was    a 

solempne  ehaier,  in  whiche  the  principnlle 
bi/.islwp  of  alle  thir  temiielis  .  .  .  shulde 
be  intronyzid." 

Bisi,  Byse.     Btisy.    13. 

Bloi).     Blood  ;  kindred. 

"  The  Englisch  hlocl."    228. 

Blyssii.     To  bless.    311. 
BoiSTOYS.    Boisterous  ;  impetuous  ; 
rude. 

"  A  huistoys  carl."    133. 

BoxD.     Bound. 

"  This  Pope  boiiil  a  dr.agon."  73. 

BoxE.     A  boon.     3 to.     See  Rvoirr. 


Boot. 

A  boat.  iM. 

Booth. 

Both.  21S. 

Bore. 

Born.    c. 

Bore. 

Borne  ;   endured. 

2G1 

BoT.       But.    3G2. 


GLOSSAllY. 


387 


BouxDYX.     Bound.     3tvt. 
BouxDED.     Boundcn.  soo. 
Bout.     Bought.   27. 
Bowk.     To  curve  ;  to  bend. 

■'  A  liic  bcm  [of  a  comet],  whech  bcni 
hiii'C'd  into  tliu  north."    278. 

Bu.VK.     Broke.  loO. 

Brast.     The  past  tense  of  "  burst." 

"  And  brnst  tlu;  clorcs  ope."    121'. 

Bredys.    Boards.    3i;5. 
Brexxk.  To  burn.     c. 
BREXXYX(i.     Burning.     iSo. 
Brigauxtis.     Brigands  ;    irregular 
troops. 

"  The  briyannfis  of  the  Frciiscli  side." 
.312. 

BuKic;.  A  bridge.  211.  This  word 
is  still  used  in  Norfolk.  >Scc  For- 
by's  "  Vocabulary,"  ii.  39.  Also 
spelt  Bregge.  21s. 

BmriixEssE.     Brightness.  58. 

Brociie.  An  ornament  (in  a  me- 
taphorical sense). 

"  He  [Ethch'cd  the  Unready]  wedded 
Emme,  cleped  The  Bruchc  of  Normandie." 
122. 

Brol'te.     Brought.  210. 
Bryxk.     The  shore. 

"  The  ildc  of  Sricile  ....  thci  would 
argue  there.  .  .  .  And  w  h;ni  thei  cam  to 
tlie  hrynl."    120. 

Byleve.     Sec  BiLEVE. 
Bye  ID.     Builded. 

"  He  hulkl  the  eherch  of  Se.vnt  Mari 
Major."    So. 

Byriei).     Buried.  30. 

Byi!Y.  To  Iniiy.  75.  This  Avord 
is  also  spelt  "  bcry  "  lour  lines 
lower  in  the  same  page. 


c. 


Cacciiid.     Caught. 

"  Othir  lordis  he  cacchiil,  or  caute."    ISO. 

A  provincialism  conunon  in 
Norfolk.  That  Cai)grave  should 
use  it,  as  it  were  inadvertently, 
and  then  add  an  explanation 
in  correct  English,  is  exceeding 
curious. 

C.vriE.     In  cage, — concealed.     351. 
Camuace.    Canvas. 

"  A  girdell  of  cranbacc."    177. 

Caraote. 

(1)  The  sign;  the  emblem. 
"This  Conrard  took  the  saractc  of   the 

cross  of  Seint  Bernard  hand."    13G. 

(2)  The  character  imprinted  by 
some  of  the  Hacraments,  e.g., 
by  baptism  and  confirmation. 

"  lie  wold  rcsipnc  his  regaly,  and  alio 
that  long  thereto,  save  the  carcctis  of  his 
soule."    271. 

See  S.  Tho.  Aq.  3.  qq.  62,  63. 
Careyx.     Carrion;  a  corpse. 

"The  carei/ii  was  buried  amongst  tho 
Prechouris  of  Oxoriforth."    178. 

Carl.    A  cliurl;  a  clown.  133. 
Cart.     A  car;   a  chariot. 

"  Cisara,  whceh  had  ....  nyne  hundred 
caftis  dith  with  hokis."    33. 

Cass.     To    quash;     to    make    null 
and  void. 

"  Whan  this  eleccion  cam  to  the  Pope 
he  c((ssc(!  it."    153. 

Cast.     To  meditate. 

"  He  gadered  power  ....  and  cast 
him  verili  to  challenge  the  crownc  of 
Prauns."    205. 

Cause.     Because;  for  the  sake. 

"  '\Ycnt  he  to  Home,  catise  of  dcrocioni'' 
109. 


388 


GLOSSARY. 


Cause.     Fault;  l^lame. 

"Putting  all  the  cause  upon  the  En- 
glischmcn."    22G. 

Cexeaves.     Sine-\vs.  34. 

Ceyse.     To  make  to  cease;  to  re- 
move. 

"  Whaii  that  was  cc!/si(f,  thci  fond  a  other 
lich  it,  and  then  the  third."   02. 

CiiALES.     A  clialice.  C5. 

Cii.VNELES,   read  Ciialeles.     The 
throat.     8it. 

CiiAruLEYNE,     A  cha})hiin.     2i-t. 

Chare.     A  carriage;  a  chariot.  263. 

Chase.     Chose,  go. 

CuEKYK.    An  exchequer.  259. 

Chepe.        To    make      clienp;      to 
cheapen. 

"  VvTiere  was  a  cret  ovdinauns  to  cJicpc 
vitaile,  and  it  avaylcd  not."    180. 

Chercii.     The  Church;   a  church. 
Used  also  in  a  particular  sense. 

"  He  (Pope  Christopher)  was  eject  fro 
the  CJicrch,  and  mad  a  munk."    113. 

CiiERE.      Countenance  ;    l)earing  ; 

spirits. 

"AVhan  he  cam  to  the  plaec  there  he 
schuld  dye,  he  chaungcd  no  clicre."    SC-j. 

ChESE.      Chose.    132. 

Chese.     To  choose. 

At  p.  132  will  be  found  the 
forms  "  chese  "  and  "  chase  "  for 
the  past  tense  of  this  verb. 

CHESTivERis.[Chestirrcves,  C.C.C.] 
Men  of  Chester.     2G9. 

"  Cum  suis  Cestrensibus." — 
Walsiiighani,  oo3.   47. 

Chevesauns.     Provision. 

The   Kyng,   for  ....  he  must   make 
cJicvcsattns  for  mcch  money."    111. 


ClIEVETEYNE.       A  cllicftaiu. 

"  The  chevetcyncs  of  Normaiidie."    118. 

Chose.     Chosen;  picked. 

"  Chose  men."    208. 

CnosEX.     Chose. 

"  Thei  .  .  .  cJioscn  o  ])orion."    207. 
Choys.     Adoption, 

"  Be  cJwys  his  Son."     58. 

CiRCUJiciDE.     To   cut   around ;   to 

pare  ;  to  circumcise.  28. 
CiTEE,  Cite.  A  city.  25. 
Clal'sure.     An  enclosure. 

"  Alle  clausurcs  of  woodis,"    237. 
Clepe.  To  call ;  to  invoke. 

"Aftir  thci  had  clepid  the  Holy  Goost." 
207. 

Cleystir.      a  cloister.     \_Cloi/stcr, 

C.C.C]    308. 

Clos.     Close,  so. 

Close.     To  enclose;  to  shut  up  in. 

"  In  the  handelyng  thereof  was  cJoxc.l 
on  of  thoo  nil.  naylcs  that  were  in  Christiii 
hands  and  feet."    117. 

Ceosi'e.     a  clasp.  311. 
Coi.ET.     An  acolyte. 

"  Schuld   first    be   a   benct,   and  then  a 

cuJd." 

The  acolyte  Avas  the  highest 
of  the  four  inferior  orders  in  the 
Church  of  Eome.  See  Benet. 
See  also  "  Proni})toriuin  Parvulo- 
rum,"  i.  88,  note. 
CoLLOCUTiox.  Conversation;  in- 
terview,    lis. 

C(^:mata.     a  comet.  27s, 
CoMEXAPXTE.       The  conuiion  jieo- 
ple  ;  the  people  at  large. 

"  He  was  chose  l-.y  the  cnmcnatinfc  of 
the  reme  for  to  be  Kynir."    108. 

CoM.AtAVXTE.     The  commons. 

"  The  Commaunte  asked  eke,  that  Dame 
Alis  Perercs,"  &c.    231. 


GLOSSARY. 


389 


Com:mkxsal.     a  companion  a(   the 
same  tal)lo. 

"  CommcHsaJis  with  the  Pope."    2G. 

CoMMixAciox.     Threatening. 

"  Than  mad  S\\'ayn  a  Rrcto  comminacion 
to  the  town  of  Soj'ut  Edimmd.      122. 

CoMOUOAVS.  Cumbrous  ;  trouljle- 
sonto  ;  oppressive. 

"This  Bcrciigari  was  comovows  to  tlio 
puple."    117. 

CoMOUX.  To  have  intercourse 
Avitli.     7. 

Co:\iow\KPw     A  connnoner.     2:23. 

Cosrn.EYXEi).  Regretted;  lamented. 

"And  lie  was  tho  lasso  coiiiplci/itcd  tor 
liis  mony  were  of  cvel  govornavnis."    200. 

CoMPLEi).      Complied.    358. 

CoMiMtOMiT.  To  su])mit  a  thing  to 
any  one  v/ith  a  view  to  arl>itrii- 
tion. 

"  Tlic  iirot  debate  bctwix  the  Kyiig  and 
his  barnes  was  compromUlcd  to  the  doni 
of  the  Kyng  of  Frauns."    159. 

CoxcLUSiox.     Way  of  thinking. 

"And  drow  many  hcrts  to  hirconclusiun." 
23G. 

CoxDiTiox.     Disposition;  temper. 

"  Trow  of  condicion."    81. 

CoxJECTUUE.     A  eoiispiracy. 

"The  Kyng  tarried  with  tlic  dnke 

tyl,  as  he  supposed,  the  lordes  conjecture 
was  sesed."    21G. 

CoxsECitATE.     Consecrated.  201. 

CoxsENT.  Agreement;  pre-arrangc- 
mcnt. 

"Ro'fer  Mortimer  4  .  .  .  scaped  oute 
of  alle  tlic  wardes,  and  met  with  a  boot  at 
his  consent."    193. 

CoxsPiKACiouxE.      A      conspiring 

together. 

"  The  conspifacioiiiie  of  Frauns  and 
Normannye."    208. 

Coxru.vcTE.     Contracted.    201. 


CoxTKiTE.     Consecraled. 

A  "  temple  cuuiri/e  to  .Jubilcr  and  .Juno." 
359. 

CoNVExiEXS.  7\]i[)ropriateness  ; 
aptness. 

"  }rt  fyndc  I  a  gretc  conveniens  iu  ^ourc 
tytil."     1.. 

CoKowx.     To  crown.     273. 

CoP.POHAS.  A  small  cloth  used 
for  covering  the  eh'ments  in  the 
celebration  of  the  IMass. 

"  No  nunne  handeled  the  corporas."    G7. 

CoKHECTE.   Corrected;  rectified.  219. 

Corse.     A  course.    203. 

CoPtT.     A  court. 

"  Bokis  and  rolles  of  cortis,  and  obli- 
gaeioncs,  thei  brent."    237. 

CoJiTEYX.     A  curtain.    200. 
Cost.     A  coast.    209- 
CosTFUL.     A  costly.    90. 
Cote. 

"  Martirdani  and  maydenhod  ryght  in  on 

cnte 
"  Were  medcled  togcdyr."    339. 

Cote.    A  numerical  term  (qtiofus). 

"  This  noumbir  eke  of  sex  is  praysed  for 
his  particulcr  nouniberes,  whech  bo  on, 
too,  thre;  and  these  be  cleped  cote,  for  in 
her  revolving  thei  make  him  cvyr  hool,  as 
sex  sithe  on  is  sex  ;  threes  too  is  sex  ;  twyes 
thre  is  sex."    3. 

CoTiiE,  CoTiiis.  Faintness;  pains 
of  travail. 

"Ilir  cothis  felnponhir."    110. 

To  "  cothe "  is  still  used  for 
to  "  faint  "  in  Norfolk  ;  and 
"  cothish"  and  "  cothy,"  foi* 
"  faint,"  "  sickly,"  arc  of  mo- 
dern and  frequent  use.  See 
Forby's  "  Vocaliulary,"  ii.  78^ 
79. 
Couch.     To  embed; 

"  Couched  in  the  walk  with  cymcnt."  357* 


390 


GLOSSARY. 


CouD.     Coukl;    ■was    capable     of; 
knew. 

"Vciiifdes  inquired  of  the    riiilosoplire 
wliat  craft  he  couil."    51. 

Cou.MKOKT.     Comfort;  .su]>port. 

"  Ony  gatlerinc;  in    roumfort  of  Ridiard, 
sumtynie  K.vntr."    27o. 

CoL'XCELMC.     Secret;    private. 

"Tliis  was   kept  ful  grcte   cvvuccUc  fro 
the  enipcrourc."    78. 

CoviCNT.     A  convent.     157. 

CoA'ETISE.       CoVCtOUSneSS.      20S. 

CitAiTE.     A  device. 

"  Virgille  made  a  incrvclous  cnif/c."    3D7. 

Cui.STEXDA.Ai.     Christianity. 

"  He  mad  faith  to  a  devel,  that  he  schidd 
forsake  his  Cristcmlapi."    79. 

Tliis  word  is   used  in  Shakes- 

pere  for  "  a  Christian  name." 

CuosE.     A  croxier. 

"  The  crosses  and  croscs.''    135. 

Cr.owET.     A  cruel  ;  a  small  vessel 
for  the  chrism. 

"  A  crowc-t  of  stone."    273. 
CUUELXESSE.       Cl'Uelt}-.       1S5. 

CriucuLEU.    A  chamberlain. 

"  This  wordis  herd  tlic  cuhivider'ts."    150. 

Cuke.     To  cover;  to  dress. 

"  "Women  scliuld  with  lynand  vurc  her 
liecr."    62. 

See  OviK(  IKE,  and  Rectke. 
Cl'.stomahle.     Custoinaiy. 

"  AA'lianne  Njlus,  the  grete  ryver,  had 
ovirflowe  tlic  cuntro,  and  aftir  dcscendid 
into  lii.5  cuxtomablc  niesure."    3t. 

CvTE.  115.     Sec  Cite. 


D. 

Dale.  Past  tense  of  (/t/fc;  dug.  3io. 
Da:mi'xe.     To  condemn. 

"This  man    tliinipticd   al  tliat   Domic  ian 
ordcyned."    64. 

Dami'XEI).     Condemned;  accursed. 

"  Tlieeld  (/(n»j5)!Cf/ opinion  of  15'jrengari." 
23(). 

Decekxe.     To  decide;  to  decree. 

'■  The  Lordis   of  this   ju'esent   r.arlemcn. 
dcccnic  and  dcme."    271, 

Dei). 

(1)  Did. 

"  Evir  it  (U(l  liim  harmc."'    135. 

(2)  Dead. 

"  The  crl  of  Saleshury  was  (led  there."  276. 

(.3)  Caused. 

"And  del  his  olFiecres  arestin  at  I'hisehe, 
in  Essex,  his  unci!."    201. 

Dedicate.     Dedicated.   359. 

Deeaite. 

(1)  Defect;  failing. 

"There  conde  be  founde  no   dcfautc   in 
hem."    01. 

(2)  Blame. 

"  On  wliom  tlic  Pope  jiut  dcfautc  of  al  tlie 
conspiracion."    241. 

Defexd.     To  prohil)it. 

"  It  was  dffcndid  that  galey  halfpennies 
.schvild  not  be  used."    313. 

See  XoT. 
Deeexse.     To  defend. 

"  Who  this  lond  schnld  be  definscd  apeyn 
tliecvnelt-of  Seoltis."    \H. 

Dekoieep.     Befouledd  ;    tainte. 

"  Drfanlcd  in   crrcure."    3. 

Deeectatiox".     Delight;  pleasure. 

"  After  his  delectation."    8. 

Dei.ivv.     Tlie  Dau])liin. 

"  The  Jklfi/n  of  Vicnne."    200. 

De:\ie.      To    judge.  271. 

De^ipt.     Judged;  decided. 

"  And  w  Intsoevyr  he  dempf,  they  sehidd 
observe."    159. 


GLOSSARY. 


391 


Dkpakt. 

(1)  To    iscparato  ;    to  divide;    to 

distribute. 

"  Jabcl  departed  the  flokkis  of  sdiccp  fro 
tlio  nokkis  of  f,'oot."  8. — "  Tlie  trcsourc  of 
his  iialcis  lie  departed  among  the  pore."  02. 

(2)  To  separate   {neutr.) 

"And  so  i\K\  departed,"  (i.f.  si'i)aratwl). 

in. 

(3).  To  divorce 

"Jono,  Cuutosse  of  Kent,  whcch  was 
h'Aorc  departed  fro  tlie  Erl  of  Salcsbury." 
221. 

DErAvrKHAT.     Impoverislied. 

"AlU-  the  that  wvyc  dcpanpcraf  .  .  .  by 
his  prciU'ccsKourc,  Ik-  rclcvi-d  with  his  owiic 
;iood."    10"). 

Dki'KYnt.     To  paint. 

"  Tho  ymascs  of  ourc  Lady  that  Luco 
depc'jnted."    101. 

DePvK.     Dark.    350. 
DicuoGATiox.       A    degradation  ;     a 
tliin.ii;  derogatory  to. 

"  Thci  scid  it  w.as  dero(jaeio:i  to  swcch  a 
state."    179. 

Descensus.      Descent.      A   purely 
Latin  word. 

"As  for  descensus  of  th?  real  blod  of  Kin;; 
Hcvry."    27:5. 

Descryve.     To  describe,    gg;?. 

Devolcte.     Devolved. 

"  The  kyivjdam  of  Baliilon  ....  dcvolutc 
to  the  kyngdam  of  rerse."    53. 

DiACONE.     A  deacon.    71. 

DiAl'OLITAXI. 

"Thau  rcgncd  thei  clepod  Diapolifaiii." 
23. 

DiLAYE.     To   delay  ;    to    postpone. 

192. 
DiXASTIXES. 

"  Sovcrcynos  clopid  Diuastiiies."    23. 

DiSGKABE.     To  degrade.     112. 

DiSHEKiD.     Disinherited. 

"  Many  men  were  disJierid  of  her  londs." 


Disi'Ain'LiEi).    Dispersed.  45. 

"  Exposiciones  upon  Scripture  ....  dis- 
parplied  in  many  sundry  bokis."    1. 

Disi'EXD.     To  expend  lavishly  ;  to 
scjuander. 

"  Ye  amongst  you  liave  It,  and  dispcndc  it 
yonre  pleasure."    288. 

DisTLESAUXS.     Displeasure,   io. 
Disi'osiciox.        Arrangement      I'or 
defence;  situation. 

"  lie  lay  in  the  town  a  month,  considering 
the  strong  dlsposicion  thereof."    213. 

DisTAiNs.     Disngreenicnt. 

"Betwix   him  and   the   kyng   fello  gret 
distauns."    131. 

DisTixcTi:.     With    a    nuinber   pre- 
fixed to  it, — "divided  into." 

"  ^Voeful  songis,  fovrc-distincic  be   tho 
A.  B.C."    47. 

DisTKOYE.     To    destroy.  122. 
DiTli,  DiGiiT.     Adorned;  well  fur- 
nished.   ;!.l. 
DiviL(iE.     To  promulgate. 

"  It  is  somewhat  divutgid  in  this  lond."  1. — 
"  As  tho  answer  was  dividycd."    221. 

Do. 

(1)  To  cause. 

"And  ded\\\s  ofliccres  are.stin his 

uneil."    201. 

(2)  Done;  over. 

"  Aftir  the  Parlcment  was  do."    26*. 

(3)  To  put  ;  to  place. 

"  To  do  upon  him  the  prestis  stole."     13. 

DoiUE.  Deceitful;  double-faced.  311. 
D(»rE. 

(1)  Decision  ;  opinion. 

"  Conijiromitted  to  the  dom  of  the  Kyng 
of  Frauns."    159. 

(2)  Judgment  ;         vengeance  ; 
punishment. 

"  Be  the  rithful  dome  of  Ciod."    240.—"  To 
do  rithful  dome  to  alle."     l2. 

DoJiiCEEEE.     A  domestic;  a  female 
servant. 

"  Sche  broute  oute  of  Fraiuis  XIL  ejiarcs 
ful  of  ladies  and  dumiceUes''    2G3. 


892 


GLOSSAllY. 


DoMixACiOUXE.       Ivule  ;     empire  ; 

sAvay.     iCD. 
DoTACiox.     Endowment. 

"  Silvcstir  fcst,  agcyn  whom  he  had  veno- 
mously bcrkid  for  dotacion  of  the  Church." 
211. — "  This  rolifrion  mus.t  have  sulBcieut 
dotacion."    308. 

DouTEK.     A  dauglitor,  6, 
Do  WE.     A  dove. 

"  A  wite  doicc  lityng  on  his  hcd."    71. 
DiJ.vxTEs.      Murmurings  ;     discon- 
tented complainings, 

"  Than,  be  ydilnessc,  began  mech  debate 
in  the  cite;  cvilc  drantcs  in  the  puplc; 
covinauntes  broken,  opyn  extorsion  ;  privy 
therft."    55. 

This  would  seem  to  be  a 
l)urely  East  Anglian  word  ; 
they  use  "  drnnt  "  of  a  drawling, 
mumbling,  tone  of  speaking  or 
reading. 
DiiAWE.     Drawcn. 

"The  prest  was  hang  and  draiir."    278. 

Dkench. 

(1)  To  drown.     74. 

(2)  To    overAvhclm  with  water  ; 
to  sink. 

"  It  drenchid  many  to\\nys  in  Kent,"  &c. 
2B8. 

"  And  took  of  hem  to  hundred  and  xxviii. 
Bchippes,  Thci  bored  and  dmichid  hem." 
16y. 

DiuvE  OUT.     To  work  out;  to  dis- 
cover by  study. 

"He  drove  otifc  the  -.car  in  whech  the 
day  of  dome  schuld  fade."    138. 

Drop.     Drove.  147. 
Droxciiix.     DroAvncd. 

" So  was  dronchin  in  a  smal  walir."    74. 

This     word    is     also    written 

DROXCII.    133. 

Drow.     Di-ew.     191. 

Dryve.     To  manage;  to  arrange. 

The  Kyng  di'i/ryth  our  mntcrcs  Withoute 
ony  cfTcct."    179. 


Dryxe.     Driven.  210. 

DuciiERY.     A  duchy;    a  dukedom. 
"The  dticJierics  of  Spolet  and  Bencven- 
tane."    104. 

DuivE.     A  leader;  a  ringleader. 

"  Iler  duke  wa«  Wat  Tyler."     237. 

Dure.     To  endure  ;  to  last. 

"This  kyngdam  dared  onto  the  tyme  of 
Cambises."    23. 

Dymember.     To  dismember.     120. 
Dymes.     Tithes;  tenths. 

"  To  gader  th?  dymcs  to  the  King."    235. 

Dyrke.     Dark.    351. 


E. 


Ediey.     To  erect  ;    to  build. 

"  This  man  edified  a  cherch  of  cure  Lady 
and  Seint  Vivianc."    87. 

Edieiyxg,  Newe-edifiyxg.    Build- 
ing, Rebuilding. 

"  The  Kyng  began  the  newc-cdifii/Uff  of 
■\V.yndesore."    219. 

Eexde.     End.    349. 
Egil.     An  eagle.  273. 
Eject.     Ejected  ;  deprived. 

"  He  (Pope  Christopher)  was  eject  fro 
the  Cherch,  and  mad  a  munk."    113. 

Eke.     Also.  i. 

EuDE.     Also  written  Old. 

"  JEldc  stories."    1. 

Eld-fader.     Grandfather. 

"  Sarugh  .  .  .  f-Wr/cK/er  to  Abraham."    24. 
ElMESSE.      Alms.  10. 

Embassiatour.  An  ambassador.  lOO- 
ExcEXSE.     Incense.  67. 
ExcEXSE.     To  cense.  75. 
ExciiETE.     To  escheat. 

"  Ye  have  stcred  the  Kyng  to  enchete 
alio  the  temporaltcs  that  longyng  to  the 
Frensch  monkis."    287. 

ExDiTE.     To  indict.     217. 


GLOSSARY. 


oJo 


ExDYTMKNT.     All  indictment.    217. 
Enfeff,  Enfess.       To  cnfcof;    to 
give  possession. 

"  The  Kj'ng  .  .  .  cnfessed  {.enfcjjhil ,  C.C.C] 
him  in  the  londes  of  Normannic  and  Giaii." 

Enorme.     An  enormity. 

"  For  these  cnormcs  was  ho  brent.    151. 

Extend. 

(1)  To  attend.  79. 

(2)  To  intend. 

"  J'hifauhjng    for    to    ilistroyo    the    Ar- 
bischoppis  power."    289. 

ExTEiiDlTE.     An  interdict. 

"  Than  cam  fro  Rome  a  legato  .  .  .  and 
loscd  the  cntcrditc."    MS. 

Enteulv.     Entirely.   310. 
ExTERMEXTixt!.     Meddling  ;  inter- 
fering. 

"A  woman  malcpcrt,  and  cntcniicnting 
in  every  matter."    231. 

EriTAFi.     An  ciiitapli.    125. 

Ekde.     The  earth,  e. 

EuuELi.     Earthly.  10. 

EuDEQUAVE.    An  earthquake,  loa. 

EiiKVX.     A  spider.  2y7. 

Est.     East.  23. 

EsTE.     East.    359. 

Est.     Easy;  kind;  indulgent.    70. 

Eterxe.     Eternal.    71. 

EvAsiox.     Escape.  30G. 

EvEXEX  AxoxoxE.     Ever  and  anon. 

357. 
Ex.     An  axe.  41. 

Express.     To  mention. 

"  3IoytjCS  expressed  .  .  .  these  foure."  0. 

Eyeu.  An  heir  ;  an  heiress.  209. 
The  Avord  "  air "  is  also  some- 
times spelt  in  this  Avay. 

EvxE.     Eyes.  101. 


F. 

Eadeu.     a  father.   5. 

Fail.     To  fail  short  in;  to  want. 

"Ilis  letting  was  that  he  failed  mony. 
283. 

Far  FORTH,   Fer    forth.     In  ad- 
vance ;  exceedingly. 

"  So  fcr  forth  that  al  the  j^odncs  of  the 
fader  ....  be  his  vice  was  forgete."    03. 

Fast  ue.     Very  near. 

"  Fast  be  Ebron."    7. 

Fautoure.      An   abettor  ;    a  sup- 
porter. 102. 

Fe,  Fee.     A  reward.     Also  a  pro- 
perty. 

"  On  Water  Tyrel  ....  asked  tliat  arow 
for  liis/e."    132. 

Feeauciih'.    Fellowship  ;  company. 


Fel.vwys.      Fellov/s  ;    companions. 

130. 

Feld.     a  field  ;  a  territory,  in  the 
sense  of  the  Latin  "  ager." 

"  In  the  fc/d  of  Damask,"  i.e.,  "  in  asrro 
Damasecno."    5. 

Fer. 

(1)  Far.  Ku. 

(2)  Fire.  297. 

Fer  Fokth.  Sec  Far  forth. 
Ferthyxc.  a  farthing.  105. 
Festfue.     Festal. 

"  lie  bethouslit  liim  of  the  feslfal  day, 
and  left  his  werk."    210. 

Feyei!.     a  fair. 

"  a  great  ferjer  at  Boston  ;  and  sodeynly 
the  feyer,  and  the  town  was  set  on  fyre/' 
1G7. 

Filt.     Filled.   2S8. 


394; 


GLOSSARY. 


FisciiERER.     A  fif^lierman.  113. 

It  secins  that  in  Norfolk,  even 
in  the  present  day,  this  curious 
reduplication  is  common  in  com- 
l)aratives  ;  c-f)-,  lor  Less  or 
Lesser,  Ave  rre([nently  hear  " /^5- 
sercr^'' 

Fi.A(;ell.     To  scourge  ;   to  beat. 

"Many  good  Cri^ten  prcstis  ....  he 
flurjcUkl,  and  aftir  cxih.'d."    9G. 

Fi.AY.v.     Flayed,  ci. 
Fi.ETE.     To  float.  41. 
Flewme.     Phlegm.  <js. 

FeIX.       a  flux.     81. 

F'looi).     a  river,  is. 

P^EOKENEs.  Florins.  220.  This  coin 
■was  originally  -worth  three  shil- 
lings and  fourpcnce.    See  NoniE. 

Flour.     To  flourish. 

"  AristotolcsT^oifrrt/  in  philosopliio."     51. 

Feoures.  Ixcinitation;  the  zenith 
of  fame. 

"In  this  time  Oiigrnc  was  in  Lis 
flourcs.^'    t)0. 

FoEOWAXI).       Following.     112. 

FOEAVETH.       FolloAVeth.      3.3S. 

FOLWE.       To  follow.       351. 

Foxi).    Found.    113. 
FooxDE.      Found.    3U. 
For.     ]>ecause. 

"  JV))- ho  rosyuc."    71. 

FoRHARRE.  To  pi-cvcnt  ;  to  take 
away  Irom  ;  to  bar. 

"lie  purposed  for  to  fitc  witli  Gofn-y 
Plauntgonot,  drcding  tliat  he  schuld  bcgeto 
ony  child,  whech  schiild  fnyhnyre  Iihn  liis 
rite."    13G. 

FoRi'.ODE.     Forbidden.     205,  222. 
FoRBV.     Past;  near. 

"AVliau  Merctiry  cam  forby."    31. 


FoRGETE.     Forgotten.     C3.  349. 
FoRGiFXESSE.     Forgivcness,  113. 
FoRSER.  A  box;   a  chest;   a  casket. 

"  X  forscr  of  silver."    07. 

FosTERES.      Nourishers  ;    rearers  ; 

educators,  iii. 
FouRTY.      Forty,  223. 
FoiTYx.     Fighting.    47. 
Fray.     An  affray.  [C.C.C.]     coo. 
FiiERE.     A  friar  ;  a  brother.  1. 
Frist.     First.  338. 
Fro.     From.     103. 
FRUcxrous,     Fruitful;    profitable. 

"  He  mad  many  fr net uons  bokes."    135. 
Fee.     Quite;  entirely. 

This  Avord  is  used  continually 
as  an  intensitive  : — 

"  The  King  had  fif!  scarcely  the  thirde 
part  of  his  lyllod."    lys. 

Fereetis.       Forfeits;  penalties  in- 
curred. 179. 

This  Avord  is  still  comuioiily 
used  in  Norfolk  and  Suffolk.  See 
Forby's  "  yocaf)ulary,"  p.  119. 
-SV^  also  INIoor's  "  Suffolk  Words 
and  Phrases,"  p.  133. 

Fyxde.     To  supply  Avith  provisions. 

"Ilelind  not  to /y»(/f  Iiis  lio-ishold."  170. 

Fyxdee.     An  inventor. 

"The  first/i^»(/f)' of  tents."    S. 


G. 


Gader.     To  gather.    1. 
Gaderixg.     a  levy  ;   a  collection. 

"  Mo  rjathringif!  and  mo  tallages."     201. 

Gaf.     Gave.     70. 


OLOSSAKY. 


395 


rT.vLKV-ir.vi.Fi'KxxiKS.  Tliose  wove 
Ibreign  coins,  not  of  equiil  value 
"with  English  halfpennies,  and  on 
that  account  pi-ohil)itc(l,  in  the 
year  1416,  by  King  Henry  the 
Fifth. 

"  It  was  dolVuiUd  that  Gidi'iz-hiil/jtciinU'S 
Sfluild  not  be  used  ;  fcir  thrc  of  hem  wore  I'lil 
Mcarsly  worth  a  peny."    31.'5. 

See  KoUs  of  Parliament,  iii.498; 
iv.  69,  2-55. 

Gax.     Began.    123. 

GicxKLCXiiK.     Cleneaiogy  ;    descent. 

"  Jlelchiscvli'fh  ....  withoiiteii  f:idir, 
withoillc'ii  uio.l,';-,  withouti'U  fj:-ucUit/'c ." 
23. 

CIetk.     Gotten.     Zo'). 

GicvKX.     Given.    2>5. 

In  this  place  the  MS.  C.C.C. 
reads  "  gore.'" 

GisK.     Guise  ;  manner. 

"  The  corses  of  mete  were  .s:'rviJ  atiir 
the  giso  of  his  cuutre."    2G3. 

Gladk.     To  niake  glad. 

"  So  (/laded  he  the  queen  with  lyes."  275. 
Gi.OTONYK.     Gluttony,   51. 
Go,     Gone, 

"  Now  was  Pase  Day  f/o."    215. 

GoDSPEL.     Gospel,  ci. 

GoE,     Gone.   sco. 

Goxo.     A  Jakes,    vs. 

Good,     liiches  ;  wealth  ;  goods, 

"  With  his  good,  he  scide,  ho  wold  help  ; 
with  his  body  ho  myte  not."    1 11. 

GOOSTILV,     Ghostly;  s])iritual, 
"  Hir  goostily  spouse."    319. 

GoKE,     To  stab, 

"The  othir,  in  his  puUinfr,  gorkl  the 
Kyng."    J18, 


(iovK.     (xiven.   o. 

See  also  p.  287,  where  this 
word  is  written  "gov"  exactly 
as  it  is  now  pronounced  in  some 
of  the  provinces. 

GovEux.vrxs.  Government  ;  rule.  t. 

Gkauxt,     To  consent. 

"^\\c  g  vaunt  ad  tothisjormy  ful  mcldy." 
lUJ. 

Gkece.     a  step. 

"  A  hundred  grec'is  and  fifty."    78. 
Gi!Es.      Grass  ;   herbage,  215. 

GuETE.     Numerous  ;   a  great  num- 
ber of. 

"  To  purvey  hlni  g;\'!e  liirs."     255. 

GuETTEST.     Greatest,  2:^5. 
GiiEW,     Greek, 

'■  The  bokes  of  Dialofres  he  [Pope  ZacharyJ 
transalct  fro  Gvciu  into  Latyn."    IdJ. 

GPiiEVE.     To  inllict  l)odily    pain. 
"  It  shal  not  grcve  the    ncyther  in  Ijak 
ne  seydc."    313. 

GiiiFE.     A  griffin. 

"An  for  the  plente  of  grifcf:  men  dare 
not  goo  theretoo."    23. 

Grope.     To  feel  ;  to  investigate, 

"  Thomas  .  .  .  groped  the  woundcs  of 
Crist."    Gl. 

GiiowE,     Grown, 

"  His  hcd  was  gi-owe  ageyn  to  his  bodi." 
2GG. 

Giiucciiixo,     Complaining  ;  grum- 
bling. 

"  Thanne  was  there  medi  grucchiiig  in  the 
puple."    85. 

Gpac'H.     To   complain  ;    to   grum- 

l>le.    2-15. 
GwAXXE.    [QwANXE,]    When,  20c, 


396 


GLOSSARY. 


H. 


Ha.     Have. 

"  AVold  Jul  ia,  C.C.C]  Icltid  his  pomyng." 
259. 

IIald.     To  hold. 

"  The  Kyng  hcddynfj  that  fcst  at  Laiialo." 
2G1. 

Hald.     Held.  114. 
Hali.     Holy. 

"  Hali  water."     Gj. 

IIalp.     Helped,     so. 
Hamukk.     a  hammer,  s. 

Hakd.    To  hear  07i  hand  ;  to  charge 
■with;  to  make  to  believe. 

"  'B-dhare  the  erl  on  hand  tliat  lie  ros  with 
a  gret  mcny."  258.—"  The  men  that  were 
pounted  rich  were  lore  on  hand  that  thel 
had  consented."    209. 

Handelyxg.     a  handle, 

"  The  swerd  whech  Constantino  fawt  witli : 
in  the  handelyng  thereof  was  closed  on  of 
thoo  IIII.  naylcs  that  were  in  Cliristis 
handis  and  feet."    117. 

Hang.     Hung. 

"  TIio  prest  was  hang."    278. 

HArri:.     To  happen. 

"The  Kyng  ....  happed  for  to  soy  a 
word."    185. 

Have.    A  haven. 

"  Mylfortli  Have."    [Havene,  C.C.C]  292. 

Have  ix.      To  be  inlru.'sted  v.ith  ; 
to  have  committed  to  one. 

"  a  swior  of  Ihc  oniperouro  had  in  co- 
nianndment  to  kille  this  Toi  e."    95. 

He.     Ye.     scs. 
Hed.     To  behead. 

"AYas  both  flayn  and  hedid."    CI. 

Hedyxg.     Beheading.  190. 
Hegg.     a  hedge.  211. 
Heilsome.     AYholesome.  308. 
He.v.    Them.  i. 
IlErK.     The  hip. 

"  To  hepls  and  to  leggis."    82. 


HEnnortOW.     Toliarbour;  to  enter- 
tain. 

"  Abraliam  ....  rcccyvcd  llie  Trinit<!  to 
herlorow."    27. 

Heue,  Her. 

(1)  Their. 

"  Of  here  cvel  werkis."    13. 

(2)  Hair. 

"  Thci  went  with  as  lonir  heer  as  wouicu." 

Hekemit.     a  hermit.  123. 
Hekiei).     Harrowed. 

"  A  lend  new  heried."    312. 

Here.     An  earl,  235. 
Hert.     The  heart. 

"  She  ded  make  herlix  of  silvyr."     2Sfi. 

Hertey,     Heartily;  sincerely,  27. 

Herto.     Thereto.  15s. 

Hey,     High,  41. 

Heyer.     Higher.  220. 

HiXG,     Hung.     30(5. 

Hire.     Her,  191. 

His,     This,     305. 

HlTE. 

(1)  To  tell;   topromi.se. 

"Notwithstanding  that  the  Kyng  hiie 
him  this."    2G5. 

(2)  Called;  named.    5. 
Ahvays  so    .spelt  in  the  Chro- 
nicle; (in  the  Fragment  contained 
in  Appendix  IV,,  "  hight.") 

HoDiu.     Hooded, 

"Jlodid  men  were  cleped  thannc  tlioo 
Lolardis  that  wold  nevir  avale  licrc  hood 
in  presens  of  the  Sacrament."    2-14. 

IIoK.     An  oak  tree,   no.    See  HoL. 
HoKis.     Hooks,    33. 
Hoe,     Whole, 

"  In  these  daycs  was  Arthnres  body  founde 
...  in  a, hoi  hok."    110. 

HoEPE.     Helped,  i82. 

HoxEST  Clothed.     Well   cloihed, 

343. 


CiLOSSAllY. 


J97 


IIOOST.       A  host.    221. 
lioOT.      Hot.   19S. 

Horologe.   A  dial;  a  clock.    11,201. 

HoRROK,  IIlrrok.     The    liokl   of 

a  ship. 

"  O  boy,  tliat  fled  to  on  of  the  Plemysdi 
schijjpis,  and  hid  liini  in  the  horrok." 
ihtirrolc,  C.C.C]    234. 

See  Miss  A.  Gurney's  Addi- 
tions to  Forby, — Tiiukuuck. 

HoSEL.      To  receive  the  Eucharist. 

"  Were  hoseled  upon  her  oth."    111. 
IIOSEX.      Stockings.  70. 
Hostel.     Entertainment. 

"  There  had  ho  good  Iwsfil  at  the  Kynjds 
cost."    277. 

The  substantive  "  liostel "  is 
still  in  ordinary  use  at  Cainbridoe, 
e.ff.  "  The  Bishop's  Hostel "  in 
connexion  Avith  Trinity  College. 

HousixG.     Houses. 

"  Thei  mad  jrrct  destructiounc  in  housing, 
brcnning  dedis,"  &e.   237. 

HorsYN<,t.     Tents,  sheds,  &c.    in  a 
fair. 

"  Whil  men  were  bysy  to  save  her  lionsijng, 
thevcs  schuld  stele  her  good."    1G7. 

Hoved.     To  hover  around. 

"  lie  Itovcd  and  taricd."    3CG. 

Huccir.     A  coffer  ;  a  chest. 

"  A  gret  sunmie  of  money,  whech  was 
gadercd  for  him  in  a  lincch  at  Poules."    809. 

IlrxDYR.     Hundred.     330. 

HuxGiR.     Famine  ;  scarcity. 

"A  gret /(HH^r/)'  thorw  outc  Ytailc."    112. 

Hys,     See  Yse. 


I. 

ICLAD.       Clad.    315.  303. 

Idol.     The  representation  of. 

"The  ydnl  of  hercsie,"  [applied  to  Wiilif.] 
210. 

Igoox,  Igox.     Gone.  31j. 

Ild.     An  island,  us. 

Illude.     To  frustrate;  to  deceive. 

"  With  fraudc  of  the  covn'tesanes thei 

were  ilhidcd."    210. 

Image.     To  imagine  ;  to  feign. 

"  YinuQcd  a  fals  opinion  ageyn  the  Fcith." 
71. 

The    MS.  C.C.C.   lias    "  yma- 
gined  "  in  this  passage. 

IxcoxvENiEXTis.   Improper  actions. 

279. 

IxDUCCiouxE.     The  act  of  putting 
in  possession. 

"  The  restitution  and  the  re.il  iiuliiccioune 
of  the  duchy  of  Gian."    301. 

IxDUCT.     Induced. 

"Be  the  omperoure  ho  was  induct  that 
he  schuld  do  it."    308. 

IxFAjivDE.     Famished. 

"And,  aftir,  thei  infamyde  him  for  hun- 
gir."    170. 

IxFECT.     Infected. 

"  With  this    same  heresi    was   this   em- 
peioure  infect."    86. 

IXFORTUXATE.     Unfortunate.     293. 
IxFORTUXE.    Misfortune.    202. 
IxiiABiTAiJLE.  Uninhabitable.   23. 
Ixxoumbirabel.    Innumerable.  155. 
IxxouMiiRED.     Unnumbered.    117. 
IxouEDiExs,     Disobedience.  \V6. 
Ixow.     Enougli.    132. 
IxsOLExs.     Disaffection. 

"To  amende  tlie  insolens  in  llie  rcrae." 
289. 


398 


GLOSSARY. 


ISOWE.     To  issue  ;  to  piiMisli.    349. 
IxsT-vrxs.     Pressing;     attempts  to 
influence. 

'■  Where  was  grete  instaiuis  mad  to 
the  Kyiig  that  he  schuld  sudir,"  &p. 
173. 

Insulaxe.     InsuliU-  ;  of  an  island. 
"  Eke,  for  he  is  a  insulniie,  th(>refor   lie 
doth  no  subjcccion  lo  no  man.    207. 

IxTHOXYZE.    To  entlirone.  ;wa. 

IxVASiF.     Offensive. 

"  AV'cpcncs  of  batnylc,  both  iiiva':''/  !m(\. 
dofeiisif."    8. 

Iiax.     Iron;  the  sword, 

'"The   JCormaiiacs di-.tro.v('il    Pranns 

and  Lotharingc  with  lire  and  yrini."    111. 

ISOUGIIT.       Sougllt.      351. 

IssEW.     An  alternative. 

"  Aftir  iiianv  sawtes  whcch  availed  not, 
the  Kyng  profercd  lieni  this  isscw."    239. 

Iturxed.  Turned.  31G. 


Jaxuexsls.     a  Genoese. 

"  The  Capteyn. . .  .was  a  Janr.ensis."  211. 
JoRX.     To  adjourn. 

"  Parlement  scliuld  be  joriud  lyl  afth- 
Cristmasse."    200. 

JoRXAY.     An  undertaking;  a  day's 
work. 

"The  Kyng Iiappcd  for  to  sey  a  word 

whccli  was  confusion  of  i\\sX  jornay."    18j. 

Ji'GE.     To  judge;  to  condemn. 

"  Thomas  was  jugcd  to  drawing,  hanging, 
and  hedyng."    190. 

Just.     A  joust;  a  tournament. 

"  Thei  bore  down  in  jiistis  many  English- 
men." 175.— "With  grot  solenipnite  and 
justis  of  pes."    238. 

Just.     To  joust. 

"  In  jtisting  in  the  presens  of  the  Kyng." 
253. 
JuSTER.     One  wlio  jousts  or  tilts. 

"  He  had  gadcred  many  jiisteres  alicnes." 
175. 


K. 


Kaimkis.  a  vessel  of  a  peculiar  kind, 

''  Kariliis  and  iialeycs."    314. 
Kei',     Attention;  care. 

"  And  nevir  man  tok /ir^j  thereto."    273. 
Keexde,     Kind,  31G. 
Kexxets.     Hounds, 
KxiTEs-MKTE,  Providing  for  kniglits, 

2J3. 

KxowE.    Known.    310. 

"  And  if  ever  it  may  be  Luoive  tliat,"  &.C, 
273. 

Kxowixc.     Knowledge. 

"  That  liinwing  which  lie  had."    C. 

KxvLi.E.     To   knell;  to  toll  a  bell, 

357. 
KvxROD,  Kindred,    10. 
Used  also  for  "  Tribes." 

"The  XII.  Kyitrodis  cam  onte  of  liini." 


L. 


Laxgacje,  To  language  ;  to  en- 
tangle. See  liichardson's  "  Dic- 
tionary," 

"  He  was  grctly  langagcd  with  Icel.ery." 
232. 

Laxge,     Tongue;  language,     351. 
Largexes.se,       Liberality  ;     g-cne- 

rosity,    97. 
Lass,     Less,    [Lesse,  C.CC]     239. 
Lawhixg,      Laughing,     26. 
Lay  fe  or  Lay  fee.     The  laity, 

"Both  in  the  clergy  and  in  the  lay  fe." 
102. 

Leccixoure.     a  lewd  person,     iic. 
Leche.     a  physician. 

"  The  grete  Icchc,  depcd  Calienc."    6G. 

Leddir,     Leather.    34. 


GLOSSARV. 


399 


Lkder,     An  advisor. 

"  Tliose  evil  Icderls  of  the  Kyiig."    2J0. 

Lekhn'k.    To  teach.  317. 

Lkf.     "Williiijfjly  ;  lief. 

"  I  liad  as  /(/  be  killid  of  tlic  in  Tngloiul, 
as  of  a  Sarasine  in  Sui-rc."    lil . 

Lkffi'l,  Lkfi'l.     Lawful.    118,299. 

Le(;ttimat.     Made   legitimate  ;  le- 
•ilfiiiuzed.     201. 

LK(iiTTnr.vcio\.      A  le^n-itimizalioii. 

Lkxger.     Longer.     121. 
Lextex.     Lenten-tinie  ;  Lent. 

"  He  ordcyucd  that  in  Lent  en."    103. 

Leox.     a  lion.     ICG. 
Leimc.     Leaped,    sgs. 
Lei:e.     To  learn.    312. 
Leuxed.     Tanglit.    105. 
Lese.     To  lose. 

"  Up  poyn  of  h'siiif/  of  a  finucr."    105. 

Lest.     Lasted,     231. 

Let,      To   hinder.     121. 

Letaxie.     a  litany.  05. 

LiCTE    MAKE.       Caused    to    make  ; 

had  made,   21. 
Lettekure.     Literature  ;  learning. 

"The  clerkys  of  this  lond  that  were  of 
gret  lettentrc."    210. 

Lettyxg.     a  hindrance.     231. 
Leve.     To  live.     27. 
Levene.    Lightning,      73. 
Lewed.       Untaught  ;     unlettered  ; 
lay. 

"  Leived  men,"  i.e.  Laymen.    307. 

Lift,  Left,     Lifted. 

"  His  bed  was  lift  with  the  flood."    5.— 
"Left  fro  the  funt."    224. 

Lift.     Left. 

"  Tliat  UFed  the  lift  linnd  for  the  rite." 
33. 


LiOAUXs.     Allegiance.     2tc. 

Lite.     Light;    candles. 

"  The    sorvauntis    .  .  .    oflV'red    thereto 
sarlondis  and  lite."  22. 

LiTii,     Lieth,  3. 

LiTirxES.     Slimness  ;  agility. 

"  For   the  Vdlaic^,   of  his   hoJy,  an   the 
sotiltc  of  his  witte."    ol. 

Live.  Life.   "  O  lyve"  is  equivaU'iit 
to    "on  life,"   i.e.  alirc.    12. 

L()(;(;.  To  lodge.  123. 

L():\ir..  A  lauib.    115. 

Loxi).  Land.   1. 

Loxi).  To  land. 

"  Tliei  that  were  sent  luudyd  in  Xoriuan- 
dyc."    302. 

Loxo.     To  belong;  to  belong  to.  no. 

Loxiivx.     Belonging;  belong  to. 
"  Tliat  lonr)>jn  to  yrun."    S. 

L(>\\'.     Laughed. 

"Zorastes    ,  .  .  hnc  as  no   ehild  drd  but 
he."    20. 

Lyaxd.     Lying, 

"  Lijand  be  the  grete  fennes."    23. 

Lyoiimex.     Liegemen. 

"  Considering  who  cvel-beloved  the  Kyng 
was  of  liis  li/chmen."    269. 

Lyfeode.     The    means    of  living  ; 
livelihood. 

"  Tlie  hjjlvde  of  tlic  queen  was  talce  fro 
liir."    193. 

Lyxaoe,     a  lineage.     303. 
Lyxaxd.     Linen.     C2. 
Lyst.    Wilt, 

"  As  thou  lyst."   339. 

Lysteu, 

"  There  was  lie  mad  lysier  of  the  Paleis, 
and  eommcnsale  with  the  Pope."    235. 

Lyvaxd.     Living.     286. 
Lyve.     See  Live. 

C  C 


400 


GLOSSAKY. 


M. 

Mau.     Made.  5. 

Malandryn.       "  Lepreux  ;    voleur 

arabe  au  temps    des    Croisades  ; 

brigands  en  France  sons  Jean  et 

Charles  V."   See  Boiste's  Frenoli 

Dictionary. 

"  In  scliort  clothifl  licli  a  3Ialandryn," 
309. 

[A  Merry-Andrew  ?] 

Malepert.      Presumptuous  ;     im- 
pudent.    231. 

MxVLLE.     A  liamnier  ;  a  mallet,  si. 

Malt.     Melted. 

"  The  motalle  .  .  .  malt."   9. 

Manhod.     Manliness. 

"  Moost   named   in  manliod  and  wcrrc." 
258. 

Manst.a"\vtit.  Manslaughter,  isn. 
Marcitaundise.  Merchandise.  233. 
M.VRiCE.     A  marsh. 

"  Wodes,  and  marices,  and  olliir  stranngo 
place."    190. 

Markets.     A  marquis.  211. 
Maujiext.     An  idol.  21. 

This  word   is  derived  from  jMci- 
homet. 
Maumentrie.     Idolatry.  21. 
Mechil.     Much.  210. 
Medeled.     Joined;    mingled.     330. 

See  Cote. 
Meende.     Mind.  sir.. 
Mene.     a  mediator. 

"  He  be  a  mene  to  Kataryno  for  iis."    352. 

Meny.     a  retinue  ;  a  band  of  fol- 
lowers. 

"  The  King'  huntid  in  the  sanio   forest ; 
lost  his  meiiJj."    123. 

Meroat.     a   market.  359. 
Meroure.     a  mirror. 

"  The  vici'om-c  of  ypocrisie  "  [applied  to 
WiclifJ.    210. 

Mervelous.     Marvelous.    131. 


Merveyle.     a  marvel.    221. 

Messager.     a  messenger.    228, 230. 

Messe.  The  Mass.     221. 

Meve.  To  move.  219.  Still  used 
in  Norfolk.  See  Forby's  "  Voca- 
bulary,"  p.  213. 

Mevyng, 

(1)  A  moving  ;  a  contrivance. 

"  That  grete  horologe;  that  standeth  there 
[at  S.  Alban's],  with  many  mervelous  me- 
vynges  of  astronomye."    201. 

(2)  A  moving;  an  influence. 

"  The  bestial  mevyng  of  the  body."    3. 

Meyhir,  Mehir.     a  mayor. 

"  Decius,  that  was  no  emperouro,  but  a 
mcyhiv,  and  therefor  ho  cleped  Deeius 
Minor."  72.—"  Richard  Exston,  tlien  mehir 
of  London."    213. 

Meyne.     Manner  ;  Avay.     3G5. 

Meystir.     a  master.     3C3. 

Meyteyner.     a  supporter. 

"  The  meyteyneris  of  the  pnple  that 
were  so  infect."    2G0. 

Miciie,  Mech.  Much  ;  also — great, 
large. 

"  This  Vv'illiam  mad  "Westminster  Ilalle  ; 
and,  when  he  see  it  first,  he  seidc  it  was  not 
half  »ieo7(.  inow."    132. 

MiXDE.     Remembrance 

"  Makith  minde  of  his  book."    12. 
MiTII.      Might.     28. 

The  MS.  C.C.C.  has  this  later 
form. 
MoDiR.     A  mother.    5. 
MoxY.     Many.    217. 
Moo,  Mo.     More.  195,  223. 

MoOST.       Most.     245. 

MoRDER.     Murder,   los. 
More. 

(1)  To  enlarge  ;  to  increase,   cc. 

(2)  Greater  ;  larger. 

"  Greto  Constantin  mad  it  [Constanti- 
nople]   more."    4(5. 

(3)  Greater;  higher. 

"  Wyth  ivore  and  wyth  leest,"  i.e.,  "  richer 
and  poorer."    353. 


GLOSSAnY. 


401 


MoREYX.     A  murrain. 

"  Gi'ctc  moi'cyn  of  bostis."    185. 

MoKKYN.     Marked. 

"  Morhjn  with  the  Oros."    238,  note. 
Tliis  is  the  reading  in  the  MS. 
C.C.C.    for  marhjd  in  the    MS. 
Pub.  Lib. 
MoROWNiNG.     Morning.    52. 
Mote.     Must.    2G4. 
Mummer.     A  masker. 

"  Ilwmncris  in  Cristmasso  tyme."    275. 

Mussel.     A  morsel  of  bread.     128. 
Myddes.     The  midst.     357. 
Myhilmesse.     Michaehnas.     30G. 
Mys.     To  miscarry. 

"  Joj-e  that  may  not  myss"    338. 

Mysel.     a  leper. 

"  He  kissed  a  mysc-l,  and  sodcynly  tlio 
mysel  was  liol."    03. 

Mysti.  Mysterious  ;  dark;  learned. 

"  Many  mysti  exposiciones."    107. 

N. 

Named.  Made  mention  of ;  dis- 
tinguished. 

"  Scr    Jon  Hakwod,  ....  moost  named 
in  manhod  and  werre."    258. 

Natif.     Native.   i37. 
Nave.     A  navy. 

"The  Kyng  went  to  Yerraoth,  ajid  thcr 
niottc  his  nave."    203. 

Ne.     Nor  ;  not.   lo. 
Nest.     Next.     296. 
Neve,     Grandson. 

"  Hebcr  was  neve  onto  Som."    19. 

Niv-WE.     Newly  ;  recently.     9. 

Nigromancer.  a  necromancer.  120. 
It  will  be  seen  that  this  word  is 
supposed  to  be  derived  from 
niger,   and   not  from   v=xgov. 

NiGROMANCY.     Nccromancy.     79. 


NomL,  A  coin,  the  value  of  whicli 
was  six  shillings  and  eightpence, 
or  two  florins. 

"  Floroncs,   of  wlioch  too  schukl  weyc  a 
nobil."    220. 

See  Florenes. 
Nox.     None.   73. 
Nox.    Noon.    218. 
NoRCii.     To  nourish  ;  lo  nurse. 
"Korchid  onto  manncs  age."    30. 

NoRisciiER.     A  fosterer. 

"The  noriscUev  of  scisme"    [applied  to 
Wic-lif.]    240. 

Not.     Naught. 

"And  payed  rite  not."    2G8. 

Not.  This  word  is  not  un- 
frequently  used  redundantly, 
strengthening  the  negation,  as 
in  the  Greek  language,  instead 
of  cancelling    it. 

"  It  was  dcfcndid  that  galey -halfpennies 
schuld  not  be  used."    313. 

See  Defend.     See  also  p.  222. 
lines  22,  29. 
Not    avithstaxd.      Notwithstand- 
ing. 2. 

Notk.     Good  ;  profit. 

"This  mete  to  mo  is  lykely  to  doo  noo 
note,"  34-1'. 

No  TiiixG.    In  no  resj^ect;  not  at  all. 

"Richard,  [King  of  the  Romans,]  his 
brother,  whech  was  chose  empcrourc, 
no  thing  with  worchip."    158. 

NoAViL.     The  navel.   82. 

NOWT,     NOUTHE. 

(1)  Naught  ;    nothing,    lot. 

(2)  Not. 

"  If  he  schnld  go  into  Franns  to  do 
homage,  or  nowt."    191. 

NovE.     To  annoy.     300. 
NoYsE.     A  rumour  ;    a  report. 

"  Than  rose  the  noyse  thorw  the  lond 
that  tlic  Kyng"  &c.    20G. 

Ny.    Nigh;   nearly.    159. 
c  c  2 


402 


GLOSSARY. 


o. 


o. 


(1)  One. 

"  Jcwts  ami  IIcLhou  into  u  Feith."    3. 

(2)  On. 

"He  is  olyve,"  {i.v. alive).    12. 

Obeiauns.     Obeisance  ;  homage. 

"  IIo  [Baliol]  mad  a  new  ohciauns  to  the 
Kyns."    1/1. 
OxiiKENT.      Not  l)urned.     si. 
0.\i5L'KiKi>.     Unl»ui'ied.   tj. 
Onde.     Breadi. 

"  Swcto  of  onde."    C3. 

One  [altered  by  erasure  from 
"\vone"in  the  MS.  Pub.  Lib.] 
Wont;    accustomed. 

"King  llicliarcl  ....  was  one  to  toll 
that  it  was  no  moi'voilc."  [If  ouf,— C.C.O.] 
139. 

OxE.      Alone;  by  one's  self. 

"Thci  to  went  into  a  chambir  al  be  her 
one."    1C2. 

Ones,    [Oxys,  C.C.C]     Once.   281. 
Ongentily.    lloughly;  harshly,  los. 
OxiiousiD.     Unhorsed.     212. 
OxKEXD,  Onkind.  Unkind.     275, 113. 
OxKNOAVYXG.      Unknowing   [as  in 

the  MS.  C.C.C]  110. 
Onknowe.     Unknown.  143. 
OxLEFUL.     Unlawful. 

"Fcl  in  onle/ul  Iccheric  beside  his  wyf." 
119. 

By  a  mistake  of  an  7i  for  a  ?< 
this  Avord  is  printed  ouleful  in 
the  text. 

OxMANXEULY.     Rudely. 

"Thei  of  the  cuntre  cam,  .  .  .  and  tretcd 
the  l&Aieionmannerljj''    145. 

OxRESOXABLE.     Unreasonable.  i98. 

Onritiifueey.  Wrongfully  ;  with- 
out right. 

"The  Kyng  of  Frauns  occupied  the 
Crowne  onrithfidhj,"    209. 


OxTo.     Unlo.  1. 

OxTijETAUEE.    Intractable,  igj. 

OxTUEWE.     Untrue;  unjust. 

"An  ojj/rcM'c  bataile."    25 1. 
OxwiSEEY.     Unwisely.  119. 

Ony.     Any.  so. 

Oi'E.     Open. 

"  And  brast  the  doves  ope."    121. 

Oi'i'UEsSE.     To  repress,  sso. 
On.     Ere;  before.  13. 
Ordexauxs. 

(1)  Arrangement;  contrivance. 

"This  was  bo  the  nrJenauns  ...  of  Sev 
Jon  iMauntrcvores  and  Thomas  Cnrnay, 
whech  l.ayd  a  gi'eto  dorc  upon  him  [Ed- 
Mard  IE],  whil  thei  ded  this  work."    I'ji*. 

(2)  A  i)ieco  of  machinery.  357. 
Ordixacioux.     Ordaining. 

"  The  sexto  cause  is  of  Goddis  ordi- 
iiaeioitn."    10. 

Orisox.     a  prayer.  109. 

Oterauxs.      Utterance  ;    open  de- 
claration. 

"Thei  ....  withdrow  gvctly  her  olc- 
rattns  of  malys."    200. 

Otii.     An   oath.    250.     Also     r-pelt 

HoOTir.     2G0. 
OUEEFI'E.       See   OxEEFUE. 

OuTERAGious.     P]xcessive;     outra- 
gious. 

"A  hunter  mdcragious."    IIG. 

OVERLYVE.     To  outlive.    131. 

OviRCURE.      To  overflow;  to  over- 
run. 

"  Grete  wateres  ....  ovircxired  the 
londis."    203. 

OvYR,  Over.     Too;  very. 

"  Her  power  was  ovyr  weyk."    259. 
OvYRFLEW.      Overflowed. 

"The  flood  that  ovyrjltiv  al  the  world." 
17. 


GLOSSARY. 


403 


Paualsik.     a  palsy.     240. 
Pakch.     a  parish. 

"He  tlcpai'tod  the  cite  of  Roiuo  into 
divers  'paixhes,  and  ordcyucd  chcrcliis,  and 
cynictcrics,  and  pre:stis  for  to  serve."    7.'5. 

PAiiFiTK.     Perfect.      15. 

Still  used  in  Norfolk.  See 
Forbj's  "  Vocabulary,"    ii.  243. 

Paktik. 

(1)  Part. 

"  In  partic  to  stand  to  liis  justisc."   1C3. — 
"  Rod  onto  the  west  partycs."    105. 

(2)  Part.        "In    party,"   i.e.,   in 

l)art ;  partly.    17. 

Pahk,  Pase  Day.     Easier  Day.     01. 
Pass.  To  surpass,   cs. 
Pass.     A  pace  ;  a  step. 

"  In  length  half  a  \v.\h\  and  'SAj.pass(s.'' 
10. 

Passid.     Exceeding. 

"The  Prince  had  in  his  fclauchip  not 
not  passid  WW.  thousand."    217. 

Passing!.     Excessively. 

"  lie  was  a  i^assiivj  covetous  man."  103. 

Passioun.     Sickness  ;  disease. 

"Asa  .  .  .  in  his  age  had  sore  feet  wlicch 
2MSsiinm,"  &c.    40. 

P.\sT.  Paste;  the  material  em- 
])loyed  in  making  the  Avafer  used 
in  the  Mass. 

"  lie  ordcyncd  wliite  past  for  the  Sacra- 
ment."   91. 

Patextly.     Openly. 

"  And  i)\irpo?cd  for  to  venge  him  pa- 
imthjr    i-n. 


Pax.  A  small  ornamental  box 
called  the  "  pax-brede,"  or  "  pax- 
borde,"  given  during  the  cele- 
bration of  tlie  Mass  to  the  faith- 
ful that  they  may  kiss  it.  See 
"  Promptorium  Parvulorum,"  p. 
388,  note. 

"  He  ordeyned  that  the  prcst  should  kiss 
thejM.r,  and  thannc  send  It  to  the  pui)le." 
97. 

Peeu.     An  equal  ;  a  peer. 

"  Tlici  were  .  .  .  condemned  bo  her 
lucres."    30'.>. 

Peise.  To  oppress  ;  to  Aveigh 
doAvn  ;  to  weigh. 

"  Whoch  vilony  tlic  duke  pcisid  ful 
hcvyly."    1  Ifi. 

Pelotke.     Garments  made  of  fur. 

"  Pchmrc  or  jirccious  dotli."    222. 

Pens.     Pence.     211. 

Pexs  of  Two.     Twopence. 

"  Grotc^,  pens  of  t ICO,  and  pens."    214. 
Penytauxceke.     a  Penitentiary. 

"  Rayninnd  ....  was  I'ciiytaiinccro 
undir  the  Pope."    150. 

Pekciie. 

(1)  To  pierce. 

"And  Herri  Percy,  aftir  the  propirtc  of 
his  name,  pen-hid,  or  prcsed,  in  so  fer  that 
lie  was  ded."    283. 

(2)  To  perish. 

"  That  this  craft  should  not  jxriv/i."    8. 
Peiuliu:.     Perjured.     290. 
Peksox.     The   parson  of  a  })arisli. 

132. 

Personage.    A  parsonage.    132. 
Pes,  Pees.    Peace.    21s. 
Pesihyey.     Peacdably.     21D. 
Pill.     To  spoil. 

"  The  loud  was  so  piUcd."    292. 

Plegge.     Pledged.    i59; 
Plener.     Plenary. 

"I'lcncv  remission  of  syune."    2i2i 


404 


GLOSSARY. 


Plenteuously.     Perfectly;  fully. 

"More  plenteuously  conccyved  be  Mcr- 
ciirye."    34. 

Plesauns.    Pleasure ;    delight.  8. 
Plete.     To  jDleatl. 

"  He  was  the  first  that  mad  causes  to  be 
pleted  before  juges."    29. 

Pleyn.     Clear  ;  smooth. 

"The  erdqwavc  threw  it  fcr  awcy,  and 
eft  the  ground  pleyn."    Iftl. 

PODEGRA.      The  gout.   40. 
Point.     An  histance. 

"  Accused  certoyu  poynds  of  treson." 
24S. 

Polled.     Having    the    hair    cut  ; 
wearing  the  tonsure. 

"  Every  abbot  mitred  and  polled."    23 i. 

PoRGE.     To  purge.  i06. 

Porrect.     Promulgated ;  tendered. 

"  Certeyn  peticioncs  whech  were  porrect 
in  the  Parlemcut."    26G. 

PoRSEWE.     To  pursue,  so. 
PossiBiLiTE.    Power;  capability. 

"  After  my  piossihUiie''    I. 

PosTiL.     To  comment  briefly. 

"Hewe  [de  Sancto  Victore],  that  postilcd 
althe  Bible."    15i. 

PoTESTAT.     A  chief  magistrate.    3. 
PouLES.     Paul's  ;  St.  Paul's,     200. 

Power. 

(1)  A  great  number.  145.  Still 
used  in  Norfolk.  See  For  by 's 
"  Vocabulary,"  ii.  260. 

(2)  Influence. 

"  A  rarlcinent  .  .  .  fro  whcch  mite  no 
man  oipoKcr  absent  him."    222. 

PoYNT.     See  Point. 
Poyntel.     a  style  for  v.'riting. 

"Jon  clcpid  the  Scot be  his  ma- 
licious discijjles  was  punehid  to  the  dcth 
with  poyntelis."    109. 

Potntment.     An    appointment  ;    a 
condition. 

"  Thei  .  .  .  oiTered  tlic  town  to  Kyng 
Edward  withoutc  any  pvyntment,"    213. 


Practik.     a  practice.  74. 
Pray.     To  invite. 

"  The  Kyng  of  Yngland  prakl  the  King 
of  Trauns  to  dyner  tlie  next  day."    203. 

Prees.     a  press;  a  crowd.    217. 
Prefer. 

(1)  To  appoint  ;  to  assign. 

(2)  To  set  over  in  preference  to 
others. 

"  I  schall  pre/err  the  tins  day  befor  al 
the  puple,  and  make  the  Icder  to  hem  alle." 
32. 

Prefix.     To  appoint. 

"  There  was  prefixed  a  bataile  betwix 
him  and  the  duke  of  Angoye."    229. 

Prentise.     An  apprentice.     277. 
Prefiiecy.     To    prophecy.    35s. 
Pre.st.   a  priest.  71. 
Preve.     To  deprive.     99. 

Preve.      To    prove.     302. 

This      pronunciation     is     still 
sometimes  used  in  East  Anglia. 
Principal.  A  chief  man;  ahead. 

"  The  principalis  of  London."    IGO. 

Prison.     To  imprison. 

"First  was  he  prisoned  in  tlic  Caitcl  of 
Aungcl."    119. 

Prive.     To  deprive.     210 
Priye.     Private. 

"  Uot  rather  privc  labourer  of  her  ouyno 
party."    308. 

Processe.     Eehition;  story. 

"  In  sekyng  of  her  processe."    1. 

Procuracie. 

"  Whan  tliis  procuracie  was  come  to  the 
Kyng.    301. 

Procuracion.     a  procuring. 

"  Be  procuracion  of  tlic  quecu  was  made 
a  mariagc  betwix,"  &c.    191. 

PnoMiT.     To  promise.     209. 

Profir.     Of  one's  own. 

"  Thei  have  no  thing  propir,  peny,  ne 
halfpeny,  ne  touchc  no  auony.    307. 


GLOSSARY. 


405 


PKOVlDlCXt), 

"  The  obsci'vauus  and  jirovidcns  of  the 
Cherch."    541. 

Pkovysiones. 

"  For  favourc  of  tlic  Pope  thoi  gramitocl 
hira  his  provi/sioncs  til  the  ncxte  Parle- 
nient."    2o6. 

Pkyve.  281.     See  PiavK. 
Pirvvv. 

(1)  SeciX't;  unseen. 

(2)  Acquainted  with. 

"  Now  will  I  make  you  pryvy  what 
manner  oiiinion  I  have  of  '■ourc  pcrsoue 
in  my  'pryvy  mcditacioues."    2. 

Pull   iiom.      To     pull    honic;    (o 
bring  into  order. 

"  Thci  jjidlcd  lioui  many  a  man  that 
was  of  full  cvcl  rule.    202. 

Punch. 

(1)  To  punish. 

"  Adrian Avont  to  Jerusalem,  and 

punchid    there   the   Jewis    that   were  re- 
belles."    C5. 

(2)  To    .stab    with    a   dagger   or 
small  pointed  instrument.   See 

POYNTEL. 

PuPLE.     People.    17. 
Purpose. 

(1)  To  propo.se. 

"  Many  other  articles  were  purposed 
there."    2t7. 

(2)  To   meditate   a  journey  ;    to 

propose  to  go. 

"  The  Kyng  purposed  him  into  Fi-auns." 
208. 

PuRSEAV.     To  strive  to  obtain. 

'■  Than  pursewcd  he  a  dyvors  bctwis  him 
and  his  wif."    147. 

PuiiVEYE.     To  provide;  to  o'otain. 

"  He  [the  King]  cam  hom  to  purvcyc  this 
mony."  11!).—"  The  Frcnschmcn  purveyed 
liem  for  to  lite  with  Enf^lischmcn."    230. 


PUUVYAUXS,    PUKVEYA U:\CE. 

(1)  Foresight;  providence. 
"  Be  i\\Q.  pxtrvyaiins  of  God."    35. 

(2)  Provision.     232. 
PuRVYouu.     One  who    purveys  or 

provides  ;  a  purveyor. 

"  The  queues  pttrryouris."    1S8. 


Q- 


QuANTiTE.     Capaclly. 

"  His  Kchii)  [the  arkj  \\'lieeh  was  of  gretc 
qiiantitc."    10. 

QuEx.     A  queen,  lot. 

QuER,  QuERE.  The  choir;  [quire]. 

122. 

QUOME.       Whom.    343,  Moi'e  ("). 

QWAT.      What.     313,  twte  ('«). 

QwEKNE,      A    hand-mill. 

"  To  dwcl  with  a  baxtcr,  and  grind  his 
corn  at  a  qivernc."    55. 

Qwest.     An  inquiry. 

"The  Kyng  ....  mad  a  qwcst  for  to  be 
assigned."    192. 

QWIIY.      Why.    34.3,  nolc  ("). 

QwiK.     Alive  ;  living.     33. 


R. 


Ra:^e.     To  erase,  so. 
Raveyn.     Theft,  plunder. 

"The  Kyngis  meny  used  mecli  raveyiK" 
131. 

Real,  Ryall.     Royal. 

"  Tlie  Queen  held  a  real  Christmasse  at 
Walingford."    197. 

Rebel.     Rebellious. 

"Alio  that  were  i-efjel  agayn  him  he  pri- 
soned or  killid."    210. 

Recure.     To  recover.  127,  214. 

"He  ....  killed  hem,  a,nd  recured ascyii 
the  emi)irc."    98. 


1.06 


GLOSSARY. 


IvEioKJiE.     To  renew;  to  restore. 

"  To  cartlinalcs  sent  to  rcformc  pecs  be 
twis  the  Kyngcs."    205. 

Ekgalie.      Koyalty  ;  kingly   office. 

129. 

IiKGXE.     Akinp;(loni;    a  dynasty. 
"This  was  the  sccimd  rc^/nc."    25. 
So  also   "  Ivegner,"   the  reigning 
,  Sovereign.    52. 

Rejecte.     Rejected,     ss. 

IxEJOYCE.     To  enjoy. 

"  That  he  schukl  frcly  rcjtiycc  alle  the 
loud  of  the  othir  side  of  Sevne."    112. 

IvELESE.     To    relinquish.     (A    law 
term.) 

"  lie   rcJescd  al  the  rite  that   he  had  to 
Gyan  and  Gascon."    157. 

Kemaxext.     Ivemnant  ;  remainder. 
"  Al  the  rcnlancnt   Ihoi  schal  gyve  in 
elmesse."    308. 

Hem  EVE.     To  remove.     219. 
Also,  (of  a  siege,)  to  raise. 

"To  rcmcve  the  scgc  of  Berwick."    202. 

Rexegate.     a  renegade.     298. 

Rexeye.      To  renounce  ;  to  deny. 

"  For  to  rcKojc  here  feith."    138. 

Rexxe.     To  run.  007. 
Reue.     To  raise. 

"  Why  thei  had  rcrcd  swech  a  power." 
219. 

Resi'OXE.     a  response. 

"  Thoo  rcsponcs  of  oure  Lidy."    121. 

Resvxe.     Resigned. 

"  But  for  he  rcsijnc  and  went,"  &e.    71. 

Revek.     a  river.     348. 
Revoce.     To  revoke.     2<:5. 
Rewme,  Remk.     The  realm.     is7. 
RiSEX.     Arose. 

"In  this  tynie  eke  risen  tydingis."    201. 

RiSEK.     A  rebel  ;  insurgent. 

"  JollWraw,  prcst,  Icdcr  of  i-is:rcs."  238. 
RiTlI.      Right.      81. 


RlTHFULLY.       Rightly.     40. 

Rode.    The  Rood.     A  representa- 
tion of  the  Crucifixion. 

"  Thei  prcchid  openly  ag'  yn  pilgrimage, 
and  specially  Walsingani,  and  ihv  J^vdc  of 
Xortlidore."    252. 

R()X(;e.     Rung.     m7. 
Rooi>.     Rode.    219. 
RosT.     Rose.     ;j<i'i. 
RosT.     To  roast.    73. 
RoAV.     Rough. 

"  He  had  7'ow  h'.rc  lych  a  leon."    IGG. 
RowE.     Order. 

"  He  reli'Tsed  bo  i-uwe."    172. 

Ry(;ht. 

(1)  Even;  like. 

"  Jli/gJtt  as  he  dede  for  Seynt  Clenient." 
310. 

(2)  Surely;  certainly. 

"  AVhat  nianer  man  or  woman  .... 

Askctli  a  bone  of  her  he  hath  It  ryffhf."  oil. 

RvvEi.iXG.     Violent  conduct. 

"  Thei  of  Portiu;.'aIe  were  eke  wery  of 
lieni  for  vi/vdinj  and  oppression."    336. 


s. 


Saccis     (ix).    [Sack.]      In  coarse 
garments. 

"  Ilelie  and  he  schal  come  in  saccis."  14. 

The     coarse     upper     garment 
worn    by    the    Sac    Friars    v,'as 
called  "  Saccus." 
Sackahie.      The     sacrarium;     the 
holy  place. 

"  In    tho      Sarraric      of     Seynt      Tctir 
Chcrch."    97. 

Sacue.     To  consecrate  ;  to  ordain. 

"  The  disciides  of  Wiclif  .   .   .  took  upon 
hem  for  to  sacrc  prestis."    252. 

Sacri.     The  Consecration. 

"  He    ordeyned   that   '  Saiictus '   schtdd 
be   .sungc   at  S<tcri."     139. 

Also  Spelt  Sackk. 


GLOSSARY. 


407 


Sautk.     An  assiiult.  zu. 
Saavtkk.     The  Pssaltcr.    90. 
Say.     Saw.     191. 
Scape.     To  escape,     us. 
ScHAr.KKK.     A  scabbard. 

"  A  swcril  fcl  fro  IIcvcik;  into  lii:i  sclia- 
hcrk."  117. 

SciiAVK.     Sliaven,     132. 
Sciiox,  SrioxK.     Shoes. 

"  Ilos'.ii  ami  Srhon."    70. 

SciiKP.     A  sheep,    isn. 

SciiKKi:.        Shere     'J'lmrsflay;     the 

Thursday  Itel'ore  Easier  Da}'. 
"  Schcrc  or  JIauiidc  Thursday."    71. 
SciiPtEA'K.       A    slieriiF.    133. 

Also  -written  Sciihyvk. 

SciiKYVK.      Shriven  ;  absolved.    251. 
ScoLKRE.     A  disciple. 

"  A  special  ncclcre  of  this  socle."    307. 

ScuoAV.     A  scroll  ;  a  roll,    -y,-!. 
Seek.     Sick.    223. 
Seeji.     To  beseem. 

"  It  sccmcth  a  KiiiR  for  to  stand  and 
die."    03. 

Sege.     a  scat  ;  a  jakes.     7s. 

Seiaxi).     Saying.  32. 

Sekikly.     Surely  ;  certainly.     is5. 

Selu.      Sold.   14,-. 

Sexe.     See.     siy. 

Si:xE.     A  Synod. 

"  Bctwix  liini  [Al)p.  Lanfranc]  and  tlic 
Kyng  ft'llo  grot  di>'tauns,  lor  fro  tlic  tynic 
that  he  was  Kyn^  inytc  he  novir  hold  no 
scne,  nc  use  no  corrccciouno."    131. 

Sextexs.     Import  ;  meaning. 

"  The  general  scntcns  of  the  bok."    1  IS. 

Sepultl'ke.  a  place  of  burying,    c. 
Sekkil.     a  circle.     2S8. 
Sese.     To  make  to  cease. 

"  Schc  mad  liir  son  more  esy,  and  scscd 
nicch  his  persccucion.    70. 

IScc  Cevse. 


Sesox.     Seizin  ;    occupation  ;    pos- 
session. 

"  Edward  ....  took  scson  in  his  wyvcs 
lieritaKo."    105. 

vSette.     To    iix  ;  to  determine. 

"  The  Frcnsclniicn    that   liad    sittc    the 
driy  of  balayle."    220. 

Skx.      Six.     2. 
Sext.     Sixth.  20i. 
Sexti.     Sixty.    2. 
Sey.     Saw.  89. 
Seyd.     Called. 

"  'Were  scyd  prophetes."    3.S. 
SeYXE.       Saw.      339. 
SlIETTE,       To    shut.     121. 

SiKEKXES.SE.     Security.  93. 
SiKiii,  Sekeu. 

(1)  Secure  ;  safe  ;   certain  ;    un- 

disturbed. 

"  But  sildr  is  this,  that,  &e."  2S. 
"  Used  to  dwell  in  that  bil,  for  most  silcir 
consideration  of  slerris."    30. 

(2)  Ecsolved;  determined. 

"  This  made  hym  sekcr  into  that  lond  to 
wccnde."    319. 

SiMPiEXESSE.      Sim})l  icily.     2so. 

SiXET.     Marked. 

"  He  sinct   his    covetous  servauut  with 
the  same  seknes."    11. 

SixciULEULY.     Severally. 

"  Every  state  [estate]  si»r/uh'r!y  inqwyred 
who  thei  likid  this."    272. 

SlTIt.      Sight. 

'■  To  ple^auns  of  the  sUh:'    S. 
SiTlIE. 

(1)  Times. 

"  Sex  sithc  on  is  sex."    3. 

(2)  Since,  lo. 

Skil.     To    make    a    ditrerence    to  ; 
to   signify   to. 

"  It  shil  you  not,  so  ye  have  good  wairis." 
300. 


408 


GLOSSARY. 


Slaundee.     Scandal. 

" Constautine  II.  Mas  Pope,  that  entered 
the  office  with  gi-ete  slaundre,"    103. 

Sle.     To   slay.     278. 
Smet,  Smetek. 

(1)  Smitten.    4g. 

(2)  Smote,  ss. 
Smok.     a  woman's  shift. 

"The  smoh  of  oure  Ladi."    lOG. 
SxvB.     To  snub  ;    to  cut  a  person 
short . 

"  The  Kyng  clcpcd  hem  to  his  preseus, 
and  snyhbed  hem."    260, 

SOFTED.       Softened.      363. 

So  FEE  FOETH.  To  sucli  an  extent. 

"  So  fer  forth  that  al  the  godnes  of 
the  fader  ...  be  his  vice  was  forgete." 
63. 

SoLEMPLY.     Solemnly;   devoutly. 
"  Schc    cam   to  Rome,  and    red    there 
solemphj."    110. 

SoMxouRE.    A    summoncr.    301. 

SoMOXOUXis.     Summons.  170. 

SoxD.     Sand.    161. 

SoxDRY.      Sundry;  different. 

"The  sondrij  reward   of   vertu    and  of 
synne."    3^18. 
SOXGE.       Sung.    359. 

SoxE.      Soon.   C6. 
SOXGEX.       Sung.    97. 

SoXGiXG.      Singing. 

"  Songing  ympnii  to  On  thci  clcped 
Ciist."    61. 

SOO.       So.     IM. 

Sore.  Very  ;  exceedingly.  Still 
used  in  this  sense  in  East  An- 
glia.    {Forby.)    7. 

SoTH.     True. 

"  Wenyng  al  had  be  soth."  135. — "  It 
was  not  soth."    286. 

SouDAX.     A    sultan.     277. 
SouDYOURE,     A  soldier.    29s, 


SouxD.     To    signify. 

"  Enos  .  .  .  sot'.ndith  'A  resonable  man.'  " 
9. 

SOAVTE.       Sought.       117. 

Spak.     Sjiake.  si. 
Special    (ix).     In  chief. 

"  Of  Sem  come  V.  puples  in  special,  of 
wliech  Elam  was  first."    17. 

Sped.     To    dispatch    speedily  ;    to 
sjieed. 

"  As  though  thei  had  sped  a  grctc  ma- 
tcre.    184. 

Spere.     To  shut  ;    to  close. 

"  He  sperd  Hevcne  fro  rcyu."  -11.— 
"  Thei  sperd  the  gates."    115. 

Spete,  Spite.     A  spit.     i9S. 
Spoke.     Spoken,  e. 
Spore.     A  spur. 

"  The  chalis  of  Seynt  Edward,  tlic 
crosse,  the  sceji're,  the  spores,  and  swech 
other."    174. 

vSprixg.     Rising. 

"  The  spring  of  the  smine."    IS. 

Sprixg.      To    spread    abroad ;     to 

prevail. 

"  In  tliese  days  sprang  the  too  heresies, 
the  Priscillianistes  and  Pelagianes."  63. 

The  Avord  "  Sjiringe "  is  still 
used  in  Norfolk  in  the  active 
sense, — "  ^o  spread"  "  to  sprin- 
kle:' See  Forby's  "  Vocabulary," 
ii.  321. 

Sproxg.     Si3rung.     S3. 

Spyce.     Sort;  Avise. 

"  In  some  spyce,"  i.e.,  "  in  some  sort."  339. 

Stal.     Stole. 

"  Than  the  Cuntcssc  of  Bowan  stal 
fro  hir  lord  alle  his  grete  hors."    173. 

Staxt.     Stand  ;  stands. 

"This  lend  stant  in  the  south  side  of 
the  world."    23. 


GLOSSARY. 


409 


Stauns.     a  distance;  a  cliffercncc. 

"There  fol   a  stauns  bctwix  the   empc- 
lovirc  and.  the  Pope."    93. 

Stede.    a   horse  ;   a  stcod.    307. 
Stere.     To  incite. 

"  Thci  that  sfered  the  Kyug  to  that  c  on 
elusion."    217. 

Steker.      An  inciter  ;      one    who 
stirs  a  person  up  to  any  act. 

"  The  principal  stcrcris  to  this  oth."   1G2. 

Stering.     Inspiration;  stirring  up. 

"  Throw  his  stering."    128. 

Stitii.       a     Uacksmith's      anvil. 

This  word  is  generally  written 

"  Stithy,"  but  the  form  "  Stitli," 

according  to  Forby,  is  still  used 

in  East  Anglia. 

Stode.     Stood  ;  continued.    339. 

Ston.     a  stono.  2. 

Stoyne. 

(1)  To  dash  Avith  a  loud  noise. 

"  And  brast  the  dorcs  with  swecli  a  violcns 
that  thci  stoyncd  on  the  wallc."    121'. 

(2)  To  astonish. 

"This  cry  s^o^/^i^rf  grctly  the  Court."'  255. 

STKAXoiLr.iD.     Suffocated. 

"  Stranc/iUid  with  the  hete."    80. 

Streite.     [Strait.]     Narrow.  3. 
Streite,    Streitii.      Straightway. 

202. 

Strexger.    Stronger.    289. 
Strength. 

(1)  Forces. 

"  Tho  ci-l  of  Warwik  cam  with  stvciiyth." 
178. 

(2)  A  stronghold. 

"  Blany  castclcs  and  strcngthis."    171. 
Strexgtii.      To     strengthen  ;     to 
confirm. 

"  That  thci   shuld  slrcigth   him  in  his 
right."    2t7. 

Strook.     a  stroke.     210. 
Studier.     a  student.  1. 


SuASioxES.     Persuasions. 

"  111  whcch  letter  swceeli  suasions  were 
inad."    172. 

SiJiJARBEs.     Suburbs,    isc. 

SuBDiACONE.    A  subdeacon.    71. 

Subeimat.     Elevated;  raised. 

"  Was  suhlimat  in  tlie  empire."    93. 

SuDARiE.     A  handkerchief;   a  nap- 
kin. 

"The  sudaric  of  cure  Lord."    106. 

SuFFiCiENS.      Sufficient;  enough, 

"God  sehal  sonde  us  sujftcicns  on  crde." 
93. 

SuFFOCAT.     Suffocated.    207. 
SuRViouRE.     An  overseer   of   any 

Avork  ;  a  surveyor.    219. 
SusPECTE.     Suspected. 

"  His  juges  schuld  not  be  stispecta."    87. 

SwARE.     Square.    2. 
SwECii.      Such.    81. 
SwERD.      A  sword.     117. 
SwiTNESSE.       Swiftness.     30.      The 
MS.  C.C.C.  has  Sioiftinesse, 

Swore.     Sworn. 

"  All  these  folowing  were  swore."   219. 

Swore.     Sworne.     353. 
Savyere.     An  esquire.     230. 
Swj'K.     A  pig.     Used  in  the  sin- 
gular. 

"  A  good  sw'jn,  to  ^erc  old,  for  \\d\"    ISO. 


T. 


Tabel.     a  tablet, 

"  He  .  .  .  .  sei  ill  the  ground  a  tabci  of 
marbil,  &c."    92. 

Take,     To  give  ;    to  deliver  unto. 
Tarticiple  "  take  "  for  "  taken." 

"  Whanne  it  was  newly  tal^e  it  had  more 
rertu  because  of  the  tivere."  9. — "  Tlien 
the  archbischop  took  him  ccrtcyn  arti- 
culcs."    305. 


410 


GLOSSARY. 


Takk.  Taken  (in  the  ordinary 
sense).    214. 

TaLIAGE.       a  tax.        264. 

Targk.  The  h'.rge  royal  .';eal,  with 
the  shield  of  arms  upon  it. 

"  The  grctc  targe  ami  the  privy  scl."    1S3. 

Taky.     Delay. 

"  "With  fill  uioche  stodyc,  tarjj,  and  tcnc." 
349. 

Tayi.k.  a  reckoning  ;  a  day  of 
reckoning. 

"'Be  ware  of  the  taiflc.  T]-ost  vprily  the 
Englischuicn  wil  not  levc  this  mater  thus.'  " 
2S4. 

Tkene.     SorroAV. 

"  AVith  proycrys,  f.istyr.ge,  cookl  and 
mekel  tccnc."    342. 

"  AVith  fill  nioel)c  stodye,  tary,  and 
tone.    349. 

Teremext.  a  funeral ;  an  inter- 
ment. 

"  The  King  h(dd  a  solcmpne  ici'cinoU 
for  his  fader  at  Cauntirbury."   003. 

Ternary.     A  triple  resolution. 

"  Make  in  %oure  soule  to  ternaries."    3. 

See  Binary. 

Tkwiiel.  The  "inleslinum  rec- 
tum "  or  "  straight  gut."  See 
Skinner's  "  Etymologicon."  It  is 
used  iu  the  present  text,  (page 
199,)  in  the  account  of  the  murder 
of  King  Edward  II.  It  is  stated 
in  Ilalliwell's  "Dictionary"  that 
this  word  is  still  commonly  used 
of  a  horse  in  Norfolk . 

There.     Where. 

"  AVlian  he  cam  to  the  plaec  there  he 
schuld  deye.''    205. 

Tiio,  Tiioo. 

(1)  Those. 

"  IVioo  that  seliuld  conic  to  their  seete.' 
77. 

(2)  Then. 

"And  thou  turned  it  contrari."    213. 


Thorow,  Tiiorw.     Through.  7s. 
TiiouTE.     Thought.    215- 
Thou  J.     Though,  loo. 
Threes.     Thrice. 

"  Threes  too  is  sex."    3. 

Thrett.     To  threaten,  so. 
Threttene.     Thirteen.    310. 
TiiL'RGH.     Through.  317. 
TiiuiUFiE.     To  Ijurn  incen.>e.  7g. 
Thus.     Tliis.   357. 

TiL^iAX.     An  agricultural  labourer. 

23,  21 1. 
To.     Of. 

"  The  men  of  the  town  had  suspicion  to 
hem."    275. 

To.     Two.    22s. 
Tome.     A  tomb.    359. 

ToN(;.     A  tongue;   a  nation. 

'•  This  Pope  translate  t'.ie  empire  fro  the 
Grekis  onto  the  Frenseh  tong."    103. 

TooKENYNG.     Token;  signification. 

3;.9. 
ToTii.     A  tooth.  3'i. 

Touch.      A    ha^ly    inspection  ;    a 
passing  glance. 

"A  sdiort  toueh  of  the  writing."    1. 

Touch.     To  notice  ;  to  make  men- 
tion of. 

"Asitsehalbc  ^)H'7//(/ aflirward."    10. 
Tow.       Tough.     20. 

Trace.     A  path. 

"  Thou  tredis  the  trace."    ijS. 
Tragedie,  TnA,Ti:i)i.     A  tragedian. 

"  Sophocles  and  Euripides,  that  were 
deped  trayeif'es.  Trnjedi  is  as  mecli  to 
sey  as  he  thnt  writith  eld  stories,  with  dittecs 
lievy  and  sorowful."    49. 

Traxsaeet,  Translated. 

"  The  hckes  of  Dialoges  lie  [Pope  Za- 
chary]  tramaht  fro  Grew  into  Latyii."  192. 

Translate.     TransLated. 

"  This  I'ope  traiistafc  the  Empire  fro 
the  Grokis    onto  the  Freiiseli   tong."    10). 


OLOSSArvY. 


4U 


TuAXSLAT.         Translated.      (Pass. 
Part) 


"His  bancs were  traiislat 

be  Jlcises."    ao. 

TiiAYN.     A  stratagem, 

"Tliiit  the  Kyng-  of  ScoUis  sdiuld  be 
traijii  kiUe  this  Thomas."    183. 

Ti:k.      \¥oo(1;   tiinl)Or. 

"He  had  a  castcl  of  ire,  whc.h  he  ^'U'pcd 
Matcgrilbii."    1  Ij. 

TuKTOin:.     A  trailor.  27 j, 

TuKLTir.      True  ai'.d  i'aiiliful  oli.'Cr- 
vance. 

"  The  trcuth  of  the  oth.''    272. 
Tiiour.LE.     Di.^tnvbanec  ;  Gull)reak. 

"  He  was  kilUd  ia  Mens  :it  a  gretc 
i rouble  and  rising  of  kiiytcs."'    CD. 

TuvciOUXE.      Keeping  ;    guardian- 
ship. 

"His  body  was  kept  imdir  iuyciovve  of 
the  bischop  of  Caiintiibiry."  192.—"  Tor 
iv.ycion  of  the  ]\Iarehcs."    "'ii. 


u. 


Undirtakk.    To  conviet  ;  to    eon- 
vince  ;   to  rebuke. 

"  To  undh'talce  wikkid  men  of  here  cvel 
wcrkis."    13. 

Unnetiie.      Scarcely. 

"And  after  his  deth  myght  winetheho.  knowe, 
The  lyf,  the  lernyng  of  this  swcto  flour."  348- 

Up.     Upon. 

"  Gordian  .  .  .  had  grote  victoric  vp  the 
Perses."    TO. 

Utterest.     Uttermost. 

"  To  the  utterest."  134. 
This  form  is  still  used  in 
Norfolk.  "They  say,  utter, 
utterer,  utterest;  little,  les- 
Bcrer,  lesserest."  See  Forby'.-i 
Introduction. 


V. 


VARiArxs.      A     variation;     a    dif- 
ference.  48. 
VKi.nr.     Vellum. 

"Tlic  velim  liUi  liarc."    2. 

Vkloxve.     See  ^"II,()XV. 
Vkxemou.slv.    N'iolently;  Avith  ran- 
cour.  211. 
Vexgi:.     To  revenge.    13. 
Vhxiabil.     Revengeful. 

"A   eursed   veiUabll    man    onto   Cilstcu 
men."    71. 

Vkxialxs.     Vengeance.     213. 
Vi:xvji.     Poi.son. 

"  a  knyf  alayed  with  venijm."    1G2. 

A'kuxxcli:.     The  picture  of  the  face 

of   Christ,  ])reservcd  in  vS.  Peter's 

at  Home,  ■which  (according  to  the 

legend)    was     miraculously    im- 

})rinted  on  the  handkerchief  given 

to  our  Lord  by  S.  Veronica,  at 

the  time  of  Ills  crucifixion. 

"  Vespasian  ....  cured  be   sith   of  the 
Vcniide."    62. 

This  Avord  is  also  spelt  A^'ekoxy. 
ViAGE.     A  voyage;  also  a  journey 

by  land.  221. 
ViCARiE.     A  vicar.  234. 

ViLEXs.     Villainous. 

"  He    said    vilens    wordis      ageyn     the 
Seint."    122. 

Vilensly.     Ignoiuiniously.    233. 

ViLOXY. 

(1)  Wickedness;    offensive   con- 
duct. 

"  Whech    vilony   the    duke    poised    ful 
lievyly."    146. 

(2)  Disgrace. 

"  There  had  tlic  Kynp  grete  victorie,  and 
the  Scottis  grete  veJonye."    202. 


412 


GLOSSARY. 


Void. 

(1)  To  put  out  of  the   Avay;  to 
remove. 

"The  othir  seyde  tliat  the  Gospel  whech 
Crist  prechid  ....  schuld  bo  a  voided 
in  the  >ore  of  oiirc  Lord  M.CCLX.,  and 
that  same  -.ere  schuld  bcginne  the  doc- 
trine of  Joachim."    158. 

(2)  To  depart. 

"  To  voyd  fro  his  prcscns."    248. 


w. 

"Wage.     To  pay  •wages. 

"  Waged  sufficiently."    300. 

Wage.     Reward;  wages.   311. 
Walk.     To  move  ;  to  tend. 

"  No'.v    se    I   wecl    whidir     tlii    malice 
wallcith.    2S7. 

Walnote.  a  walnut,    ;u2. 
Wallid.    Protected;  hedged  round. 

"So  u-aUid  with  the  Kyneis  j^-acc."    191. 

Wax.     Won;  gained. 

'■'  Oloforne  wan  Egypt."    24. 

Wak.     Ware,  aware. 

'■  Gefrcy  was  icar  of  this."    130. 

Watir.     a  river. 

"  The  u-ath'  of  Sej-nc."    211. 

Wedde.     a  pledge. 

"It  was  laid  to  tvedde  for  cortyn  )cris." 
257. 

WeEL.      Wei.    16L 

Weende.     To  wend;  to  go. 

"  Whan  he  hens  sludd  xveende."    330. 
Wene.      To  suppose  ;  to  think. 

"  Wenijing  al  had  be  soth."    135. 

Went.     Dwelled  ;  lived. 

" Crist,  whil  lie  icent  here-"    305. 

Wered.     Wore.    70. 
Werk.     Work.    135,  2 to. 


Werre.     War.  isi. 
Werroure.     Warrior.  227. 
Wetch.     To  watch.     357. 
Wex.     To  become  ;  to  gro'.v.  141. 
Where  that.     Whereat. 

"  He  ....  gat  licens  to  remove  his  sote 
to  Norwich,  where  that  lie  fouiidid  a  wor- 
chipful  nonasteri."    131. 

WiiiDiR.     Whither.  287. 
White,  Wi^t.     Weight. 

"  The  elde  sterlynges,  whcch  were  of 
gretter  tvhite."  [_wi}t,  C.C.C]    2U. 

Who.     IIovv'.  14. 

WlIOU.       How.      234. 

WiCH.    A  wizard. 

"Mahomet  .  .  .  was  a  tiv>7(."    94. 

Wist.     Knew. 

"  No  man  wist  whore  he  was."    123. 

AYite.       To   ascertain  ;    to  know. 

"  He  went  into  Normandy,  for  to  tvite  if 
his  doutir  were  with  child."    135. 

WiTiiDROW.     Withdrew.  iS5,  200. 
Withoutex.     Without.   28. 

WiTl.       With.    196.282. 
WODIS.       Woods.    221. 

Wodxes.     Madness. 

"In  her  tood^ies  thci  kyllid  the  bischop 
of  Cauntirbiry,"  &c.    237. 

WoDAVOUS.      A   Avild   man   of  the 
Avoods. 

"  Arayed  lich  a  ^vodlvo^ls."    257. 

Wold.     Would;  was  Avilling.     in. 
WoLKOM.     Welcome,     248. 
WoLLAXD.  Woollen.     308. 
WoJii5E.     The  boAvels;  the  l)ellj. 

"Out  of  his  woiHii?."    78.    314. 

WoNE.     Wont;  accustomed.     i3i. 
Wood.     Mad. 

"  Be  cin-sed  and  wood."    173. 

WoRCiiiP.     Kcverence;  honour.  90. 


GLOSSARY. 


413 


WoKDis.     The  words  ;  the  talking 
part, 

"  Tlic  duke  of  Gloucetir  had  the  wordis." 
249. 

Wreck.  A  miserable  fellow;  a  rebel. 

"  Fast  bo   Norwich   rose  anothir  wrech, 
cleped  Jek  Lister."    237. 

Wreck.     To  be  avenged. 

"  And  sent  letteris  .  .  .  tliat  he  wold  be 
tvrecliid  first  upon  him."    309. 

Wretin.    Written.   125. 
Wright.      A    workman. 

"A   ivrlgld  hew  on  a  tre,  whcoh  schuld 
long  to  a  schip."    240. 

Wykyr.     Wickerwork. 

"  In  a  vessel  of  wylcyris."    30. 

Wtntd.     Breath. 

"  The  ivynd  of  his  mouth."    73. 

Wyntir.     Wintry,  stormy  weathei'. 
Like  the  Latin  Jneins.     295. 


Y. 

Ydol.     See  Idol. 

YCLA1>.       See    ICLAD. 

Yld.     See  Ild. 
Ymage.     See  Image. 
Ymbir-dayes.     Ember-days.  69. 
Ympnis.     Hymns.    C4. 
YovE.     Given,     sii. 
Yrun.      See  Irun. 

YSE.       Ice.      203. 


Z. 


Zelator.     a  defender. 

"  Good  zelatores  of  the  rem."  195.  "  Bc- 
Iwld  what  zclatouris  thei  were  of  cure 
Peith."    29S. 


V 


tALD.     Yielded. 

"  The  Kin^  "ycdd  hhn  to  the  duke."    271. 

^AVE.     Gave.     337. 
^E.     Ye;  thou.    124. 
^ELDE.     To  yield. 

"  They  promised  him  to  XeJde  the  castel." 
295. 

^ERD.     A  yard. 

"The  church  -•.erd  at   Gkiskinbury." 
140. 

tERiNGis.     Yearlings,  s. 
tERE.     A  year.  1. 

^ET.       Yet.      302. 
2IFT.       A  gift.     52. 
IIFTES.       Gifts.       358. 

JIVING.    Giving.    104. 

lOLD.     Yielded. 

"  "^old  hem  to  the  Kyng."    1S7. 
lOLDYN.     Yielded  ;  given  up. 

"  The  cyte  had  be  }oldyn."    101. 
lONG.      Young.     131. 

^ouZ.     Though.   134. 

tovE.     Gave  ;  had  given,    loi. 

^ow.     You. 


GENERAL   INDEX. 


D  D 


I  N  I)  E  X. 


Aaron,  30. 
Abda,  47. 

Abdon,  Judge  of  Israel,  36. 
Abdy,  John  [Robert,  according  to  Le  Neve], 
Junior  Proctor  of  Oxford,  (A.D.  1456), 
332,  and  notes. 
Abel,  birth  of,  5;  death  of,  ih. 
Aberdeen,  ships  of  Lynn  fishing  at,  take 

certain  Scotch  ships,  276. 
Aberystwith  [Abrust  in  MS.],  (co,  Cardi- 
gan),  siege   of,   29r);  Glendwr  relieves 
the  castle,  ib. 
Abgarus,   Legend   of,   and  the  Epistle  of 

Christ,  138. 
Abijam,  King  of  Judah,  40. 
Abimelech,  Judge  of  Israel,  35. 
Abingdon   Abbey    is    founded    by    King 

Edgar,  120. 
Abingdon,  the  Earl  of  Kent  tries  to  raise 
the  townsmen  of,  in  favour  of  Richard  II., 
275. 
Abraham,  Generations  from  Adam  to,  19; 
birth  of,    25;  begets  Isaac,  27;  his  life 
and  death,  ib. 
Absalom,  son  of  David,  40. 
Absolution,    Sir    John    Oldcastle's    tenet 

respecting,  305. 
Abyngton,  Edmund  of,  chosen  Archbishop 
of  Canterbury,  1 53 ;  confirms  Edward  I., 
154. 


Achaia,  S.  Andrew  martyred  in,  60. 
Acre  taken  in  the  first  Crusade,  128  ;  taking 
of,  by  Richard  I.,  146  ;    quarrel  between 
Richard  I.   and  the  Uuke  of  Austria  at, 
ib.  ;    relieved  by  Prince  Edward,   161  ; 
attempt  to   murder   Prince  Edward  at, 
ib.  ;    anciently    called    Ptolemais,    1 62 ; 
Prince  Edward  elected  King  while  at, 
ib. ;    Joan,  daughter  of  Edward  I.,  born 
at,  168. 
Acts    of   the   Apostles,    Capgrave's   com- 
mentary on,    xii,   xvi,     315    7wte,    326, 
356. 
Adah,  8. 

Adam,  2,  4,  12,  18;  creation  of,  5;  pen- 
ance of,  7  and  note  ;  death  of,  1 1 ;  buried 
in  Hebron,  ib.,  5. 
Adam  de  Orleton,  Bishop  of  Hereford, 
and  the  Barons  at  S.  Albans  demand  the 
banishment  of  the  Despensers,  187  ;  ap- 
peals to  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury 
against  a  charge  of  treason,  192  ;  is  con- 
demned and  deprived  of  his  liberty,  ib.  ; 
supports  Queen  Isabella  against  the  King, 
195  ;  keeps  Christmas  with  Queen  Isa- 
bella at  Wallingford,  197. 

Adam  Eston,  monk  of  Norwich  and 
Cardinal,  deposed  by  Pope  Urban  VI.  ; 
restored  by  Pope  Boniface,  IX.,  254  ; 
persuades  Boniface  IX.  to  define  the 
remission  conveyed  by  indulgences,  ib. 

D  D   2 


418 


INDEX. 


Adaniar,  Abbot  of  Cluni,  1 1 5. 

Addresses  to    the  Clergy,   by    Capgrave, 

xvii. 
Adelaide     [Dalvida   iu    MS.],   widow    of 

Lotliaire,  imprisoned  by  Berenger  IV., 

117  ;   but  released  by  Otho  the  Great, 

who  marries  her,  ih. 
Adelais,  of    Louvain,   marries   Henry   I., 

13.3. 
Adeodatus,  Pope,  96. 
Adrian,  Emperor,  Co. 
Adrian  I.,  Tope,  104. 
Adrian  IT.,  Pope,  111. 
Adrian  III.,  Pope,  112. 
Adrian  IV.,  Pope,  137  ;  permits  Henry  II. 

to  invade  Ireland,  ///. 
Adrian  V.,  Pope,  see  Ottobone. 
iEneas,  3G  ;  Augustus  descended  from,  58. 
jEneid  of  Virgil  quoted,  358,  and  note. 
iEtas  prima,   1 ;   secunda,  17  ;   tertia,  27  ; 

quarta,  39;  quinta,  49  ;  sexta,  59. 
^Ethiopians,     descendants     of    Ham,  18; 

Zerah,  King  of,  40. 
Africans,  descended  from  Canaan,  18. 
Agace,  S.,  martyred,  75. 
Agapetus  I.,  Pope,  91. 
Agapetus  II.,  Pope,  115. 
Agatho,  Pope,  97. 
Agen  (on  the  Garone),  217. 
Agincourt,  the  battle  of,  312. 
Agnes,  S.,  martyred,  75;   the  Church  of, 

95  ;    Pope    Honorius    I.   buried  in  the 

Church  of,  ib. 
Ahashuerus,  50,  360. 
Ahaz,  King  of  Judah,  44. 
Ahaziah,  King  of  Judah,  41. 
Alaric  plunders  Rome,  83. 
Alba  Longa,  37. 
Alban,  S.,  the  Protomartyr,  180. 
Albanactus,  son  of  Brute,  37. 
Albania,  an  early  division  of  Britain,  37. 
Albanopolis,  S.  Bartholomew  martyred  in, 

61. 
Albans,  S.,  Pope  Adrian  IV.  born  at,  137  ; 

Edward  II.  visits,  179  ;  investigation  by 

him  of  the  relics  of  S.  Alban  at  Ely,  and 

at,  180  ;  pillaged  by  Sir  Kobert  Walkfare, 

1 87 ;  the  Barons  assemble  at,  and  demand 


the  banl.shment  of  tlie  Despensers,  ih.  ; 
disturbances  at,  193  ;  Richard  Walling- 
ford,  the  astronomer.  Abbot  of,  dies,  204  ; 
dispute  between  Henry  Spenser,  Bishop 
of  Norwich,  and  the  Abbot  of,  235  ; 
troubles  (in  "Wat  Tyler's  rebellion)  at, 
237  ;  Edmund,  Duke  of  York,  proposes 
to  gather  the  people  against  IIenr}% 
Duke  of  Lancaster,  at,  270 ;  John  de  la 
^foote,  Abbot  of,  present  at  the  burial  of 
Richai'd  II.,  276;  the  adherents  of  Old- 
castle  set  up  seditious  bills  at,  317. 

Albemarle,  Duke  of,  the  Earl  of  Rutland 
is  made,  by  Richard  11.,  267 ;  accompanies 
Richard  II.  into  Ireland,  269  ;  returns 
with  him  to  oppose  Henry  of  Lancaster, 
271 ;  is  deprived  of  his  title  on  the  acces- 
sion of  Henry  IV.,  274. 

Albei't,  (father  of  Pope  John  XII.,)  pro- 
cures the  election  of  his  son  by  bribery, 
116. 

Albula,  the  river,  [the  Tiber,]  360. 

Alcuin,  104. 

Alcoran,  origin  of,  94. 

Aldred,  Archbishop  of  York,  crowns  Wil- 
liam I.  at  AVestminster,  129. 

Alen9on,  John,  Count  of,  see  John,  Count 
of  Alen(;on. 

Alexander  [Paris]  ravishes  Helen,  36. 

Alexander  de  Neville,  Archbishop  of  York, 
see  Neville. 

Alexander  Totington,  Bishop  of  Norwich, 
see  Totington. 

Alexander  the  Great,  his  interview  with 
Diogenes  the  Cynic,  51  ;  with  Demos- 
thenes, ih.  ;  he  overcomes  Darius  Codo- 
mannus,  52  ;  notices  of  his  reign,  53, 
362,  363  ;  his  death,  53  ;  mention  of  his 
library,  54. 

Alexander  Severus.  69 ;  his  death  at 
Ments,  ih. 

Alexander  I.,  Bishop  of  Rome,  65. 

Alexander  II.,  Pope,  126  ;  is  appealed  to 
by  William  the  Norman  to  support  his 
claim  to  the  throne  of  England,  129; 
grants  certain  privileges  to  the  Abbot  of 
S.  Edmund's  Bury,  ih. 


INDEX. 


419 


Alexander  IV.,  I'ope,  permits  the  Hermits 
of  8.  Austin  to  build  in  ICngland,  1 5.3  ; 
condemns  certain  heretical  -writings, 
especially  those  of  the  Abbot  Joachim, 
158. 

Alexander  V.,  Pope,  297  ;  elected  by  the 
Council  of  Pisa,  ib. ;  grants  certain 
privileges  to  tlie  Priory  of  S.  Bartholo- 
mew's, Smithfield,  ib.  ;  dies  at  the  Coun- 
cil of  Pisa,  298. 

Alexandria,  great  library  at,  54  ;  Origen 
teaches  at,  G8  ;  the  Cypriots  take,  224  ; 
Athanasius  Bishop  of,  3.35. 

Alfred  the  Great,  fourth  son  of  Ethelwulf, 
109,  113;  he  founds  the  University  of 
Oxford,  113. 

Alfred,  son  of  Ethehcd,  is  killed  by  Godwin, 
Duke  of  Kent,  126. 

All-hallows,  Feast  of,  ordained,  94. 

All  Souls'  College,  Oxford,  references  to 
i\IS8.  in  the  library  of,  xvi.,  355. 

Alluni,  or  Hallum,  Robert,  Bishop  of  Salis- 
bury, elected  to  go  to  the  Council  of 
Pisa,  296;  is  sent  as  a  delegate  to  the 
Council  of  Constance,  308. 

Almagest,  The,  6G,  (tnd  note. 

^Vlmaric  condemned  for  heresy  at  Paris, 
143. 

Almayn  [Germany],  victories  of  Flavius 
Claudius  in,  73. 

Almeric  of  Pavia  betrays  Paris,  214;  is 
surprised  by  Edward  III.,  and  executed, 
ib. 

Alphonso  TIL,  of  Castile,  see  Castile. 

Alphonso  IX.,  of  Castile,  see  Castile. 

Alphonso  v.,  King  of  Aragon,  sec  Aragon. 

Altar,  Sacrament  of,  see  Eucharist. 

Anialthca,  the  Sibyl,  45. 

Amaziah,  King  of  Judah,  42. 

Ambrose,  S.,  quotation  from,  in  reference 
to  Constantine  the  Great,  77,  (ind  note; 
his  fame,  81;  made  bishop  of  ililan,  ib., 
S.  Augustine  converted  by  the  preacli- 

-  ing  of,  82 ;  quotation  from  his  Epistles, 
360. 

Amesbury  by  Salisbury,  monastery  founded 
at,  by  Elfrida,  stepmother  to  Edward  the 
Martyr,  120, 


Amiens,  Council  at,  Louis  IX.  decides  for 
King  Henry  III.  against  the  Baron.s,  159; 
a  truce  between  England  and  Prance 
concluded  ai,  256. 

Anion,  King  of  Judah,  46. 

Amphibalus,  S.,  180. 

Amri,  30. 

Amurath  I.,  Ottoman  Emperor,  223. 

Amylon  L'itzamarack,  Legend  of,  335,  345. 

Anacletus,  Bishop  of  Rome,  G4. 

"  Anastasis  Augustiniana,"  of  Thomas 
Gratian,  reference  to,  322,  and  note. 

Anastasius,  pseudo-patriarch  of  Constan- 
tinople, encourages  Constantine  Y.  in 
his  persecution  of  the  orthodox,  102. 

Anastasius  I.,  Emperor,  88. 

Anastasius  II.,  Emperor,  101. 

Anastasius  I.,  Pope,  82. 

Anastasius  II.,  Pope,  88. 

Anastasius  III.,  Pope,  1 14. 

Anastasius  IV.,  Pope,  137. 

Anastatia,  S.,  martyred,  75, 

Anathoth,  Jeremiah  born  in,  46. 

Andrew,  S.,  the  Apostle,  60 ;  translation 
to  Constantinople,  79. 

Angelo,  Castle,  renewed  by  Pope  Boniface 
IX.,  268. 

"Anglia  Sacra,"  reference  to  \Yharton's, 
xxi,  322,  and  note. 

"  Anglia;  Sanctorum  Catalogus,"  by  Cap- 
grave,  reference  to,  xvii,  xxi,  322,  note 
(■•),  323,  note  (^'),  327. 

Angouleme,  Isabella  of,  [Blanch  of  Engel- 
syn  in  MS.]  is  married  to  King  John, 
147  ;  Guischard  of,  is  made  Earl  of  Hun- 
tingdon by  Richard  II.,  232. 

Anicetus,  Pope,  67. 

Anjora,  the  battle  of,  defeat  of  Bajazet  I. 
at,  277. 

Anjou  and  other  lands  ceded  ))y  Henry  IIL 
to  Prance,  150. 

Anjou,  Louis,  Duke  of,  resists  John  of 
Gaunt,  229  ;  is  on  the  French  side  at  the 
treaty  of  Bruges,  ib.;  tries  to  obtain  the 
Kingdom  of  France  on  the  death  of 
Charles  V.,  235. 


420 


INDEX. 


Anlaf  of  Ireland,  defeated  by   Atlielstan, 

117. 
Anlaf,  King  of  Norway,  ravages  England, 

122. 
Andrew,  Sir,  of  Florence,  a  notary,  191. 
Anne,   sister    of   Wenceslas   of  Bohemia, 

marries  Richard  II.,   238 ;  dies,  and  is 

buried  at  "Westminster,  258. 
Annesley,  Sir  John,  230. 
"  Annueleris,  prestis,"   pay  nobles  to  the 

King,  293. 
Anselm  made  Archbishop  of  Canterbury, 

131. 
Anteros,  Pope,  71. 
Anthemius,  91. 
Anthony,  Duke  of  Brabant,  is  killed  at  the 

battle  of  Agincourt,  312. 
Anthony,  S.,  the  Hermit,  79. 
Antichrist,  reference  to  the  coming  of,  12, 

14,21. 

Antigonus,  King  of  Asia,  53. 

Antioch,  53;  S.  Ignatius  martyred  at,  64  ; 
heresy  at,  89  ;  taken  in  the  first  Cru- 
sade, 128. 

Antioch,  Gregory,  Bishop  of,  93. 

Antioch,  Paul,  Bishop  of.  111, 

Antiochus  the  Great,  55. 

Antiquities  of  Rome,  fragment  of  Cap- 
grave's  Guide  to,  xx,  355-366. 

Antoninus  Philosophus,  67. 

Antoninus  Pius,  66. 

Antonius  Aurelius  [Elagabalus],  69. 

Antwerp,  Prince  Lionel,  son  of  Edward 
III,  is  born  at,  207. 

Aosta,  the  University  of,  consulted  by 
Henry  IV.  respecting  ecclesiastical  unity, 
296. 

Apocalypse,  Capgrave's  Chronicle  on,  xvi, 
826. 

Apocryphal  Books:  the  book  of  Enoch,  12. 

Apollo,  34  ;  worshipped  at  Delphi,  45. 

Apparel  and  food  regulated  by  Statute 
(37  Edw.  III.),    222. 

Aqua;  Saluise,  the  place  of  S.  Paul's 
martyrdom,  62. 

Aquila,  65. 


Aquitaine,  given  by  Louis  I.  to  Pepin,  106; 
brought  by  Queen  Eleanor  to  Henry  II., 
139  ;  restored  to  Henry  III.  by  Louis 
Vni.,  150  ;  the  men  of,  send  to  invite 
Henry  III.,  by  the  Bishop  of  Bordeaux, 
152  ;  Avith  Gaseony,  is  conferred,  in  all 
its  rights,  on  Edward  I.,  157 ;  Prince 
Edward  does  homage  to  Charles  IV.  of 
France  for,  194;  also  after  his  accession, 
199;  is  encroached  upon  by  Philip  VI., 
205  ;  successes  of  Henry  of  Lancaster  in, 
211;  John  II.  of  France  gives  the  Duchy 
of,  to  his  son  Charles,  216  ;  Edward  III. 
gives  it  to  the  Black  Prince,  ib.;  Kmg 
John  II.  offers  to  restore  it  toEdwai'd  III., 
219  ;  Limoges,  and  other  cities  in,  revolt 
from  the  Black  Prince,  227  ;  promised 
to  be  restored  to  Henry  IV.,  300  ;'  the 
English  winter  in,  302  ;  leave,  303. 

Arabians,  Constantine  IV.  makes  a  truce 
with  the  Bulgarians,  and  the,  97. 

"  Ara  Coeli,"  a  church  at  Rome  so  called, 
and  why,  58. 

Aragon,  Alphonso  V.,  King  of,  who  had 
supported  Peter  de  Luna,  the  Antipopc, 
dies,  316. 

,  Ferdinand  I.,  King  of,  supports  the 

house  of  Orleans  against  that  of  Bur- 
gundy, 299. 

• ,  Pedro  III.,  King  of,  refuses  to  pay 

subjection  to  Philip  III.  of  France, 
167. 

Aram,  son  of  Shem,  17. 

Arator,  the  poet,  90. 

Araxes,  the  river,  23. 

Arbiter,  T.  Petronius,  quotation  from,  22, 
and  note. 

Arcadia,  25. 

Arcadius,  Emperor,  83. 

Arderne,  the  Black  Dog  of,  a  name  given 
to  Guy  of  Warwick,  178. 

Argives,  Kingdom  of,  28,  29. 

Arian  heresy,  77;  success  of,  under  Con- 
stans,  78;  suppressed  by  Gratian,  81. 

Aristotle,  51. 

Arius,  death  of,  78. 

Armachanus,  see  Armagh* 


INDEX. 


421 


Armagh,  Ilicliard  Fitz-Ralph,  Archbishop 
of,  disputes  between  the  Austin  Friars 
and,  218. 

Armaguacs,  the  faction  of  the,  its  origin 
in  France,  290. 

Armegnac,  the  Count  of,  his  battle  with  the 
Earl  of  Dorset,  313. 

Armenia,  Livo  V.,  the  King  of,  visits 
King  Richard  II.,  and  obtains  many 
presents   from  him,  242. 

Armenia,  S.  Bartliolomew  preaches  in,  Gl  ; 
S.  Jude  martyred  in,  ib.  ;  conquests  of 
Mauricius  in,  'J3. 

Arnnlphus,  Emperor.  112. 

Arphaxad,  son  of  Shcm,  17  ;  his  descen- 
dants, ilj.,  19. 

Arrek,  a  priest  named  ;  legend  of  his  find- 
ing the  life  of  S.  Katharine,  33.5,  349 ; 
•writes  her  life  in  English  verse,  336  ; 
dies  at  Lynn,  336,  3.52  ;  is  said  to  have 
been  priest  of  S.  Pancras,  352. 

Arses,  52. 

Artaxerxes  Longimanus,  49. 

Artaxerxes  II.,  50. 

Artaxerxes  III.,  51. 

Arthur  of  Britanny,  (who  claimed  the  Earl- 
dom of  Richmond,)  is  taken  at  Agin- 
court,  312. 

Arthur,  King  of  Britain,  his  conquests  and 
death,  87  ;  the  body  of,  found  at  Glas- 
tonbury, 140  ;  his  dominion  over  Scot- 
land pleaded  by  Edward  I.  against  Pope 
Boniface  VIII.,  in  the  matter  of  homage, 
172;  his  Round  Table  restored  at  "Wind- 
sor by  King  Edward  III.,  211. 

Arthur,  Prince,  heir  of  Richard  I.,  is  slain 
by  order  of  John,  147;  Louis  VIIL, 
of  France,  claims  the  English  Ci'own, 
having  married  the  sister  of,  140. 

Articles  proposed  by  the  Orleanists  to 
Henry  IV.,  301. 

Arundel,  Edmund,  Earl  of,  see  Edmund. 

,  Richard,  Earl  of,  see  Ricliard. 

,  Thomas,  Earl  of,  ace  Thonuis. 

Arundel,  Thomas,  Archbishop  of  York, 
prays  Richard  II.  to  return  to  England 
from  Ireland,  and  to  suppress  the 
Lollards,  259;  is    made  Archbi.shop  of 


Canterbury,  263  ;  is  exiled  by  Ri- 
chard II.,  265  ;  returns  to  England  with 
Henry  Duke  of  Lancaster,  269;  Ri- 
chard  II.  consents  to  resign  the  crown 
in  the  presence  of,  271;  is  present  at 
his  formal  resignation  in  Westminster 
Hall,  272  ;  acknowledges  Henry  of 
Lancaster  as  King,  273;  is  entrusted 
by  Richard  II.  with  the  holy  oil 
given  (according  to  the  legend)  to 
Thomas  Becket  by  the  Blessed  Virgin, 
274;  anoints  Henry  IV.  with  the  same, 
ib.;  dispute  in  the  Parliament  at  Cov- 
entry between  the  Speaker  (Sir  John 
Cheney)  and,  287;  dispute  between  the 
University  of  Oxford  and,  299  ;  dines 
with  Henry  IV.,  291;  his  sickness,  z'i. ; 
takes  part  in  the  council  at  AVorcester 
in  which  Henry  IV.  attempts  to  raise 
money,  292. 

Arvigarus,  marries  the  daughter  of  Clau- 
dius Csesar,  62. 

Asa,  King  of  Judah,  40. 

Asaph,  S.,  John  Lowe,  Bishop  of.  Cap- 
grave  dedicates  some  of  his  works  to, 
xiv,  XX. 

Ascanius,  36. 

Asia,  24. 

Asshur,  son  of  Shem,  17. 

Assyria,  Kingdom  of,  24. 

Assyrians,  name  of,  derived  from  Asshur, 
the  son  of  Shem,  17;  first  Kingdom  of, 
23 ;  host  of,  under  Senuacharib,  de- 
stroyed, 45. 

Astolphus,  King  of  the  Lombards,  drives 
Pope  Stephen  II.  into  France,  103. 

Athaliah,  Queen,  41. 

Athanasius,  Legend  of  the  Life  of  S.  Katha- 
rine written  by  one,  335 ;  her  confessor, 
336. 

Athanasius,  S.,  78,  79  ;  recalled  from  exile 
by  Jovian,  80. 

Athelstan,  (son  of  Edward  the  Elder,)  117; 
his  victories  over  Anlaf  of  Ireland  and 
Coustantiue  of  Scotland,  ib.,  marriage  of 
his  daughter  to  Otho  the  Great,  ib. 


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INDEX. 


Alliens,  so  named  after  Minerva,  21 ;  Pope 
Hyginus  born  in,  66  ;  Pope  Joan  said  to 
nave  studied  at,  110. 

Atliol,  David,  Earl  of,  joins  Edward  Baliol, 
201;  attends  the  Parliament  at  York, 
204. 

Atlas,  30. 

Atwood,  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Oxford, 
(A.D.  1456),  332. 

Audley,  Hugh,  189;  is  made  Earl  of  Glou- 
cester, 204. 

Augustin,  S.,  monks  of  1 ;  the  Friars  Her- 
mits instituted,  144;  the  Hermits  patro- 
nised by  Gilbert,  Earl  of  Gloucester,  152, 
allowed  to  build  Houses  of  their  Order  in 
England,  ib.;  build  convents  at  various 
places,  153;themonks  of,  allowed  to  dwell 
in  cities,  85,  157;  patronized  by  Pope 
John  XXII.,  and  are  allowed  by  his  in- 
tervention to  settle  in  Bohemia,  181 ;  Cap- 
grave's  list  of  "  the  religious  which  lived 
under  the  rules  of  St.  Augustin,"  324, 
note  (*);  convent  of  Augustin  Friars  at 
Oxford,  329;  deed  relating  to  the  Foun- 
ders of  their  House,  extracted  from  the 
chartulury  of  Borstall,  329-334;  notices 
of  the  Austin  Friary  at  Lynn,  367-371. 

S.,  De  Civ.   Dei,  quoted,  25,  26,  and 

note. 

S.,  his  conversion,   82 ;  his  opposition 

to  the  Priscillianists  and  Pelagians,  83 ; 
his  reasons  for  writing  the  "  De  Civitate 
Dei,"  84;  the  relics  of  translated  to 
Pavia  by  Luitprand,  102;  legend  of  his 
appeai'ance  to  Pope  Alexander  IV.,  157. 

"  Augustini,  De  Sequacibus  Divi,"  by  Cap- 
grave,  reference  to,  xvii,  323,  note  (^); 
326. 

"  Augustini,  De  illustribus  viris,"  by  Cap- 
grave,  xviii,  327. 

"  Augustini,  Chronica  Fratrum  Ereniita- 
rum  Sancti,"  of  Pamphilus,  x,  321,  and 
note. 

"  Augustinianis,  De  ducentis  Scriptoribus," 
of  Ant.  Gandolphus,  reference  to,  322, 
and  note. 

"  Augustinianum  Enconiiasticon,"  of  J'^ls- 
sius,  reference  to  the,  321,  and  note. 

Augustin,  S.,  Capgrave's  Life  of,  xviii. 


Augustine,  S.,  sent  into  England  by  Gregory 
the  Great,  93  ;  baptizes  Ethelbert,  99. 

Augustus  Ca;sar,  57,  58. 

Aungel,  see  Corrario  (Angelo). 

Auray,  the  battle  of,  Charles  de  Blois 
defeated  at,  223  ;  De  Montfort  takes  the 
Castle  of,  230. 

Aurelian,  Emperor,  73. 

Aurelianensis,  the  University,  see  Or- 
leans. 

Aureolus  slays  Gallienus  at  Milan,  72. 

Austria,  the  Duke  of,  (the  Marshall,)  one  of 
the  seven  Electors  of  the  Emperor  after 
the  death  of  Otho  111.,  121. 

Austria,  Leopold,  Duke  of,  offended  at 
the  siege  of  Acre,  146 ;  takes  Richard 
I.  prisoner,  and  betrays  him  to  the 
Emperor  Henry  VI.,  ib. 

Austria,  Leopold  III.,  Duke  of,  oppresses 
the  pilgrims  passing  through  his  country, 
242 ;  and  so  stirs  up  a  rebellion  among 
his  subjects,  if>. 

Austria,  Pope  John  XXIII.  flies  into,  308. 

Auvergne,  John,  Duke  of,  and  others, 
negotiate  Avith  Henry  IV.  in  behalf  of 
the  house  of  Orleans,  300. 

Auvergne,  229. 

Avalon,  King  Arthur  dies  in  the  Isle  of,  87. 

Avignon,  the  Papal  See  removed  to,  173; 
Pope  John  XXII.  formerly  Bishop  of, 
181 ;  dies,  and  is  buried  at,  203. 

Ayreminne,  William  dc,  Bishop  of  Nor- 
wich, is  made  Chancellor,  1G9  ;  keeps 
Christmas  with  Queen  Isabella  at  AVal- 
lingford,  197. 

Azuba,  41, 


B. 


Babel,  tower  of,  built,  20. 

Babylon,  INIanasseh  led  captive  to,  45  ;  the 
Erythrsen  Sibyl  dwelt  at,  ib.  ;  Daniel 
led  captive  to,  47  ;  Alexander  the  Great 
dies  at,  53;  destruction  of,  48. 

Babylonish  Captivity,  the,  46  ;  end  of,  47. 


INDEX. 


423 


Babyngton,  Katharine,  Sub-Prioress  of 
Campseye  rriory,  Suffolk,  xxviii. 

Bachelor,  William,  Canon  of  Lincoln,  is 
sent  to  restore  to  the  spoiled  the  goods  of 
■which  Henry  Burghurst  had  deprived 
them,  211. 

Bactrians,  descended  from  Salah,  18  ;  Zor- 
oaster King  of,  25,  note. 

Baddlesmere,  Bartholomew,  Lord  of  Leeds 
Castle,  Kent,  188  ;  the  wife  and  daugh- 
ters of,  committed  to  the  Tower  of  Lon- 
don, ib.;  taken  at  Borough  Bridge  and 
executed,  190. 

Bagot,  Sir  William,  one  of  the  chief  speak- 
ers in  Parliament  in  behalf  of  cancelling 
all  pardons  granted  in  the  matter  of  the 
Conimission  of  ]\egency,  26.5  ;  is  sum- 
moned by  Edmund,  Duke  of  Yoi'k,  to  at- 
tend a  council  on  the  landing  of  Henry, 
Duke  of  Lancaster,  270  ;  leaves  him  and 
flies  to  Bristol,  ib.  ;  escapes  to  Chester, 
271. 

Bajazet,  defeated,  277. 

Baldock,  Robert  de,  counsels  Edward  II. 
not  to  do  homage  to  Charles  V.,  191  ; 
accompanies  Edward  II.  in  his  flight 
before  the  Queen,  196  ;  is  taken  by  the 
Queen,  ib.  ;  is  sent  to  London,  and  dies 
in  Newgate,  197. 

Baldok,  Walter  de,  Prior  of  Lesnes,  hanged, 
278. 

Baldwin,  Abbot  of  Bury  St.  Edmund's, 
purchases  certain  privileges  of  Pope 
Alexander  IL,  129. 

Baldwin,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  crowns 
Bicbard  I.,  144. 

Bale,  the  Works  of,  321 ;  extract  from,  323, 
327. 

Baliol,  John,  refuses  to  acknowledge  Ed- 
ward L,  171  ;  is  defeated  at  Dunbar,  ib. ; 
surrenders  to  Edward  l.,ib.  ;  's  claimed 
in  the  exchange  of  prisoners  by  Philip 
IV.  of  France,  172. 

Baliol,  Edward,  claims  the  crown  of  Scot- 
land, 201;  is  assisted  by  certain  English 
Lords,  ib.  ;  defeats  the  Scots,  ib. ;  obtains 
the    assistance   of   Edwai'd  III.,    ib,;  is 


crowned  at  Scone,  202  ;  is  established  in 

the  kingdom  afier  the  siege  of  Berwick, 

ib.;  is  unable  to  attend  the   Parliament 

at  York,  for  fear  of  the  Scots  lying  in 

■wait,  ib.;  does  homage  to  Edward  III. 

at     Newcastle-on-Tyne,     203  ;    I'esigns 

Scotland  to  Edward  III.  at  Boxburgh, 

217. 
Balliol  College,  Oxford,  MSS.  at,  xvi,  355. 
Baltazar,  Dan,  277. 
Balthasar,  Cossa,  Bishop  of  Bologna,  elected 

Pope  John  XXII.,  298. 
Bamborough,  Athelstan  defeats  Constantine 

of  Scotland  at,  117. 
Bangor,  Bishops  of,  sec  Bifort  (Lev.' is  or 

Llewelyn). 
Bar,  pleading  at,  to  be  in  thcEnglish  tongue, 

222. 
Barabbas,  story  of  the  baptism  of  one,  by 

an  Arian  Bishop,  88. 
Barak,  overcomes  Sisera,  33. 
Bardolf,  Thomas  Lord,  his  conspiracy,  289; 

retreats  into  Scotland,  291;  is  defeated 

and  slain,   295. 
Bari,  Bartholomew  Prignano,  Archbishop 

of,  chosen  Pope  (Urban  VI.),  233. 
Barking,  Mary,  the  sister  of  Archbishop 

Becket,  is  made  Abbess  of,  142. 
Barlaani,  81. 

Barnabas,  S.,  finding  of  the  body  of,  87. 
Barnwell,  Sir  Thomas  Trivet  is  accidentally 

killed  between  Cambridge  and,  251. 
BartholomcAv,  S.,the  Apostle,  61  ;  relics  of, 

translated  to  Rome  by  Otho  IL,  119. 
Bas,  I.  de,  is  taken  by  Richard,  Earl   of 

Arundel,  250. 
Basil,  S.,  Bishop  of  Csesarea,  81. 
Basle,  the  Council  of,  317. 
Bassan,  sec  Bajazet. 
Basset,  Ralph,  and  nearly  a  hundred  knights, 

taken  at  Northampton,  159  ;  offends  the 

King  of  France,  193. 
Bateman,  William,  is  elected  Bishop  of  Nor- 
wich, 211. 
Ba'th  and  Wells,  Bishop  of ;  see  Bubwith, 

Nicolas. 


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INDEX. 


Batlislieha,  the  mother  of  Soloman,  39. 

Battle  Abbey,  built  by  William  the  Con- 
queror, 129. 

Bavaria  and  Germany,  given  by  Louis  I., 
to  his  son  Louis,  106. 

Bavaria,  Louis  IIL,  Duke  of,  meets  Edward 
IIL  at  Cologne,  207  ;  afterwards  as  Em- 
peror deserts  Edward  III.  and  joins  him- 
self to  Philip  VI.,  209. 

,  Ernest,  Duke  of,   at  the    battle    of 

Agincourt,  312. 

Bayeux,  Odo,  Bishop  of,  brother  of  the 
Conqueror,  129. 

,  Thomas    of,    made   Archbishop   of 

York,  130;  his  contention  for  supremacy 
with  Archbishop  Lanfranc,  ih. 

Bayonne,  after  the  departure  of  John  of 
Gaunt,  remains  faithful  to  Edward  III. 
229. 

Beatrice,  natural  daughter  of  John  I.,  King 
of  Portugal,  the  marriage  of,  237. 

Beauchamp,  John,  an  adherent  of  Richard 
II.,  is  imprisoned  at  Dover,  249. 

,  Thomas,   Earl   of  Warwick,  enters 

France  with  Edward  III.,  226;  accom- 
panies John  de  Montfort  into  France, 
230;  opposes  Robert  de  Vcre,  245;  is 
removed  from  his  Council  by  Richard 
II.,  251 ;  is  arrested  by  order  of  Richard 
II.,  264  ;  is  arrested  and  exiled  to  the 
Isleof  ]Man,  266. 

,  William,  see  Bergavenny. 

Beaufort,  Thomas,  takes  part  in  the  exe- 
cution of  Archbishop  Scrope,  291;  Earl 
of  Dorset,  and  made  Governor  of  Har- 
fleur,  311  ;  is  created  Duke  of  Exeter, 
316. 

,  Henry,  is  made  Bishop  of  Lincoln, 

267 ;  returns  from  Ireland  with  Ri- 
chard IT.,  on  the  landing  of  Henry 
Duke  of  Lancaster,  271  ;  is  translated 
to  Winchester,  and  is  present  at  the 
condemnation  of  Sir  John  Oldcastle,  305. 

» ,  Sir    John,  [Thomas   in   the  MS.], 

son  of  John,  Duke  of  Lancaster,  by 
Katharine  Swinford,  is  legitimized 
and  made  Earl  of  Somerset,  263  ;  one 


of  the  accusers  of  the  Duke  of  Glou- 
cester and  the  Earls  of  Arundel  and 
Warwick,  264  ;  is  made  Marquis  of 
Dorset,  [Norfolk  in  the  MSS.,]  267. 

Beaumont,  Henry,  sent  by  Edward  Baliol 
to  the  Parliament  at  York,  203;  be- 
sieged in  a  Castle  at  Galloway,  and 
delivered  by  Edward  III.,  ib. 

,    Louis    de,    the    Legates    of   Jo!:n 

XXII,  conduct  to  Durham,  to  make  him 
Bishop,  182;  taken  prisoner  by  Gilbert 
de  IMyddleton,  ib. ;  is  sent  with  Edmund 
of  Woodstock  and  others  to  the  French 
Court,  to  excuse  Edward  II.  from  doing 
homage,  192  ;  meets  Queen  Isabella  at 
Harwich,  195. 

Beaumont,  John,  is  besieged  by  the  French 
in  Burburgh,  239. 

Palace,  Oxford,  333. 

Bee,  Lanfranc,  Prior  of,  130;  and  tutor  of 
Anselm  there,  131. 

Becket,  Thomas,  Archbishop  of  Canter- 
bury, his  wrongs  prophesied  by  S. 
Bernard,  139;  exile  and  murder  of,  140; 
translation  of,  by  Henry  III.,  150; 
legend  of  the  oil  given  to  him  by  the 
Blessed  Virgin,  273. 

Bede,  quotations  from,  59,  and  note. 

Bedford,  John,  Duke  of,  sec  John  of 
Lancaster. 

Bedford,  strange  occurrence  near,  281. 

Bedfordshire,  drying  up  of  a  river  in,  268. 

Beech,  Mathev/  de  la,  207. 

Beersheba,  Zibiah  born  at,  42. 

Belinus,  360. 

Belknap,  Robert,  one  of  the  Judges  ap- 
pointed by  Richard  II.,  to  consider  the 
Commission  of  Regency,  246. 

Belus,  24;  names  of,  ib. 

Benedict  I.,  Pope,  92. 

Benedict  II.,  Pope,  97. 

Benedict  IIL,  Pope,  110. 

Benedict  IV.,  Pope,  113. 

Benedict  V.,  Pope,  116. 

Benedict  VL,  Pope,  119. 

Benedict  VIL,  Pope,  120  [Boniface  in  the 
MS.];  he  receives  Otho  II.  and  his 
Queen  at  Rome,  119. 


Index. 


425 


Benedict  VIII.,  Tope,  124. 

Benedict  IX.,  Tope,  124. 

Benedict  X.,  Tope,  126. 

Benedict  XI.,  Pope,  17.3;  punning  verses 
on  his  name,  and  a  translation,  ib. 

Benedict  XII.,  Pope,  203,  and  note;  dies, 
210;  letter  of  Edward  III.  against  his 
unjust  claims  to  churcli  patronage  in 
England,  ih. 

Benedict  XIII.,  Pope,  unpopularity  of  his 
measures,  281;  deposed  by  the  Council 
of  Pisa,  297;  resigns  the  Papacy,  308. 

Benet,  S.,  translation  of,  96  ;  dispute  in 
the  time  of  Pope  Zaehary  as  to  the  relics 
of,  102. 

Benevento  and  Spoleto,the  Duchies  of,  given 
by  Charlemagne  to  the  Church,  104. 

Benevento,  is  beseiged  by  Otho  II.,  119. 

Bently,  Sir  Ralph,  defeats  the  French  at 
Mauron,  215. 

Beoville,  the  lord,  191. 

Bcrenger,  King  of  Italy,  driven  out  by 
Louis  III.,  114;  restored  to  his  kingdom, 
ib.;  Emperor,  ib. 

Berengerll.,  Emperor,  115. 

Berenger  III.,  Emperor,  1 1 6. 

Berenger  IV.,  Emperor,  117. 

Berenger,  heresies  of,  126;  he  abjures  his 
opinions  at  the  Council  of  Tours,  under 
Pope  Nicholas  II.,  ib. 

Bergavenny,  William  Beauchamp  de,  ac- 
companies Edward,  Earl  of  Cambridge, 
into  Portugal,  236 ;  is  present  at  the 
Tower  at  the  resignation  of  Richard  II., 
272;  Sir  John  Oldcastle  pursued  by  him, 
309,  310. 

Bergerac,  Henry  of  Lancaster  takes,  211. 

Berkeley,  Sir  Maurice,  imprisoned  by 
Edward  IL  in  Wallingford  Castle,  189. 

,  Sir  Thomas,  is  reinstated  in  Glou- 
cester Castle  by  Queen  Isabella,  196; 
has  the  keeping  of  Edward  II,,  198. 

,    Thomas    Lord,   is    present    in   the 

Tower  at  the  resignation  of  Richard  II., 
272  ;  burns  a  portion  of  the  French 
fleet  in  Milford  Haven,  292. 

Berkeley  Castle,  Edward  II.  is  confined  in, 
198. 


Bernard,  S.,  128. 

Berri,  Edward  the  Black  Prince  penetrates 
as  far  as,  217. 

,    John,  Duke  of,    is    present  at  the 

renewal  of  the  truce  of  Guines,  262; 
embraces  the  cause  of  the  Duke  of  Or- 
leans, 299. 

Bertrand  de  Guesclin  [Bertram  Claykin], 
225. 

Berwick,  Edward  II.  proceeds  to,  180;  it  is 
betrayed  by  Peter  of  Spalding  to  the 
Scots,  184;  is  besieged  by  Edward  II., 
ib.;  the  King  offends  Thomas,  Earl  of 
Lancaster,  who  withdraws  from  the 
siege  of,  185;  Edward  11.  leaves  the 
siege  of,  and  follows  the  Scots,  who  had 
defeated  the  English  at  the  River  Swale, 
ib. ;  besieged  and  taken  by  Edward  III., 
202;  given  by  him  to  Edward  Baliol,  ib.; 
taken  by  the  Scots,  217;  surrenders  to 
Edward  III.,  ib.;  held  by  Sir  AVilliam 
Clifford  against  Henry  IV.,  286  ;  Henry 
IV.  seizes  it,  291. 

Castle,  sold  to  the  King  of  Scotland 

by  Richard  L,  145. 

Berwick,  near  Shrewsbury  Henry  IV., 
remark  concerning,  283. 

,  five  miles  from  Walsingham,  story 

of  Jewet  Meatless  of,  205. 

Bethlehem,  David  buried  at,  39 ;  Christ 
born  at,  59  ;  Pope  Evaristus  born  at,  64. 

Bethsaida,  61. 

Beuforth,  see  Beauford. 

Beverley,  Edward  II.  holds  a  Parliament 
against  the  Scots  at,  1 84. 

Beverley,  Sir  James,  an  adherent  of  Richard 
II.,  is  imprisoned  at  Bristol,  249. 

Bias,  48. 

Bica,  sec  Woodhouse. 

Bifort,  Lewis  (or  Llewelyn),  Bishop  elect  of 
Bangor,  captured  at  Thrisk,  295. 

Biggleswade,  strange  occurrence  near,  281. 

Binham,  'Walter,  the  Prior  of,  deposed  by 
the  Abbot  of  S.  Albans,  187. 

Birinus,  S.,  Bishop  of  Dorchester,  neaf 
Oxford,  100;  baptizes  Ethehvold,  King 
of  Sussex,  ib.,  and  Cynegils,  King  of 
Wesscx,  100. 


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INDEX. 


Bizantium,  fouuded,  4G. 

Blacklieatli,  the  rebels,  under  Wat  Tyler, 
congregate  on,  237. 

,  Ileni  y  IV.  meets   ^lanuel,  Emperor 

of  Constantinople,  there,  277. 

Blake,  John,  affixes  his  seal  to  the  judg- 
ment against  the  legality  of  the  Commis- 
sion of  Regency,  247. 

Blanch,  daughter  of  Henry  IV,,  273  ;  her 
marriage  at  Cologne,  279. 

Blanch,  the  Princess,  bora  in  London,  209. 

Blanch,  daughter  of  Henry,  Duke  of  Lan- 
caster, is  married  to  John  of  Gaunt,  219. 

Blois,  171  ;  Charles  de,  see  Charles. 

Blundy,  John,  chosen  Archbishop  of  Can- 
terburj^  but  refused  by  the  Pope,  153. 

Bodleian  Library,  the,  MSS.  in,  xix, 
xxviii,  xxix. 

Boetliius,  exiled,  88  ;  his  death,  89. 

Bohemia,  Anne  of,  marries  Richard  II., 
238. 

,  John  King  of,  admits  the  Hermits 

of  S.  Austin  into  his  kingdom,  181 ;  flies 
at  the  battle  of  Crecy,  212. 

,  Spitigneus,  Duke  of,  115;  the  King 

of,  (the  Butler,)  one  of  the  seven  Elec- 
tors of  the  I^mperor  after  the  death  of 
OthoIII.,  121. 

,  Henry  II.,  Emperor,  originally  Duke 

of,  121. 

Bohemond  I.  (of  Antioch),  Prince  of  Ta- 
rento,  his  successes  in  the  Holy  Land, 
127. 

Bokenham,  Osbcrn,  see  Osbem  Bokenham. 

Bokingham,  John  de.  Bishop  of  Lincoln, 
translated  to  Chichester  [MS.  Chester, 
Le  Neve,  Lichfield],  ■which  he  refuses, 
and  retires  to  Canterbury,  267. 

Bolland's  Acta  Sanctorum,  xxi,  note  (-'). 

Bologna,  the  University  of,  Henry  IV.  ad- 
dresses on  ecclesiastical  unity,  296. 

,    Balthasar,    Cossa,    Bishop    of,    see 

Balthasar,  Cossa. 

Bologne,  meteor  at,  221. 

Boniface  I.,  Pope,  84. 

Boniface  IF.,  Pope,  90. 

Boniface  III.,  Pope,  94. 

BonifUce  IV.,  Pope,  94. 


Boniface  V.,  Pope,  95. 

Boniface  VI.,  Pope,  112. 

Boniface  VII.,  Pope,  120,  and  note. 

Boniface  VIII.,  Pope,  169;  his  device  to 
secure  election,  ib.-,  cruel  treatment  of, 
170;  he  interferes  -with  Edward  I.  on 
behalf  of  Scotland,  172. 

Boniface  IX.,  Pope,  252  ;  ordains  that  the 
Visitation  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  should 
be  kept  by  all  men,  253  ;  tries  to  effect 
the  repeal  of  the  Qiiare  impedit,  and  the 
Pr(em>i>iirc  facias,  255;  writes  a  special 
letter  to  Richard  II.,  begging  him  to  pu- 
nish the  Lollards,  261 ;  confirms  the  acts 
of  the  Parliament  held  at  Shrewsbury, 
267;  sends  Peter  de  Bosco  to  England,  to 
endeavour  to  abolish  the  Mrit  "  Qitare 
impedit"  268 ;  discovers  in  a  wall  at 
Rome  the  treasure  of  the  Empress  He- 
lena, ib. ;  restores  with  this  sum  the 
Capitol  and  Castle  Angelo,  ib.;  his  death, 
288. 

Bordeaux,  the  Archbishop  of,  Gerald  dc 
INIalmort,  sent  by  the  Gascons  to  invite 
King  Henry,  152  ;  Simon  de  ^lont- 
fort.  Seneschal  of,  deprived  by  Henry 
III.,  156;  Stephen  Longspcre  (in  his 
room)  is  made  Seneschal  of,  ib. ;  the  Nor- 
mans  (in  1294)  plunder  English  mer- 
chants at,  170  ;  taken  by  Edward  I., 
171  ;  Betrand  de  Goth,  Archbishop  of, 
made  Pope  (Clement  V.),  173;  Philip 
VI.  besieges,  207  ;  Edward  the  Black 
Prince  at,  217;  he  takes  John  II.,  his 
prisoner,  to,  ib. ;  Richard  II.  born  at, 
224  ;  John  of  Gaunt  penetrates  to,  229, 
on  the  departure  of  John  of  Gaunt, 
remains  faithful  to  Edward  III.,  ib. 

Boroughbridge,  battle  of,  189. 

Borstal),  extract  from  the  Chartulary  of, 
329. 

Bosco,  Peter  de,  sent  by  Boniface  IX.  to 
endeavour  to  abolish  the  writ  "  Quare 
impedit,"  but  is  unsuccessful,  268. 

Boston,  great  fire  at,  167. 

Botevyle,  the  Lord,  present  at  the  siege  of 
Hai-fleur,  310. 

Boucicaut,  see  ]\Ieingre,  Jean  le. 


INDEX, 


427 


Bourbon,  Janus  of,  taken  prisoner  with 
John  II.  of  France,  by  Edward  the 
Black  Prince,  217. 

,  John,  Duke  of,  wc  John,    Duke   of 

Bourbon, 

,  Louis  de,  Count  de  Vendome,  taken 

prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Agincourt,  312, 

Brabant,  Anthony,  Duke  of,  killed  at  the 
battle  of  Agincourt,  312. 

• ,  John  III.,  Duke  of,  receives  Edward 

III.  on   his  invading  France,   206  ;  ac- 
companies him  on  his  invasion,  209. 

,  the  Marquis  of  (the  Chamberlain), 

one  of  tlie  seven  Electors  of  the  Emperor 
after  the  death  of  Otho  III.,  121. 

Bradburn,  Henry,  executed,  190. 

liraisse,  William  de,  18G. 

Brandan,  S.,  of  Scotland,  91. 

Braybroke,  Robert  de,  Bishop  of  London, 
the  Duke  of  Gloucester  protests  his  in- 
nocence of  treason  before,  247 ;  he  re- 
bukes Michael  de  la  I'ole  before  Bichard 
II.,  ib. ;  prays  the  King  to  return  from 
Ireland,  ami  repress  the  Lollards,  259; 
returns  with  Richard  II.  out  of  Ireland, 
on  the  landing  of  Henry,  Duke  of  Lan- 
caster, 271. 

Breaute,  Faulkes  de,  prevents  Henry  III. 
from  accepting  the  invitation  of  the 
Gascons  by  the  Archbishop  of  Bor- 
deaux, 152. 

Brennus,  GO. 

Brest,  taken  by  John,  Duke  of  Lancaster, 
242  ;  relieved  by  Richard,  Earl  of 
Arundel,  and  Thomas,  Earl  of  Not- 
tingham, 244. 

Brether,  John,  (A.D.  1456,)  senior  Proctor 
of  the  University  of  Oxford,  332,  note. 

Bretons,  the,  are  oppressed  by  Charles  V., 
233 ;  desire  the  return  of  De  Mont- 
fort,  ib.;  bum  Plymouth,  284. 

Brian,  Sir  Guy,  is  sent  to  France  to  nego- 
tiate for  peace  with  Philip  VI.,  215. 

Bridlington,  legend  of  miracles  at,  252. 

,  John,  his  prophecies,  290. 

,  John,  Prior  of,  liis  translation,  285. 

Bristol,  committed  to  the  charge  of  Sir 
Hugh  de   Spenser,   195  ;    besieged   by 


Queen  Isabella,  196  ;  Sir  James  Be- 
verley, and  other  adherents  of  Richard 
II.,  are  imprisoned  at,  249  ;  "William 
Scrope,  Earl  of  Wiltshire,  Sir  John 
Bushey,  Sir  William  Bagot,  Sir  Thomas 
Greene,  and  Sir  John  Russel,  leave 
Edmund,  Duke  of  York,  on  the  landing 
of  Henry,  Duke  of  Lancaster,  and  fly 
to,  270  ;  Henry  Duke  of  Lancaster 
takes,  ib. 

Britain,  division  of,  by  Brute,  37  ;  great 
persecution  of  the  Christians  in,  75, 

Britanny,  Edward  III.  invades,  to  help 
John  de  Montfort,  209  ;  claimed  by 
Charles  de  Blois,  213  ;  obtained  by 
John  de  Montfort  after  the  battle  of 
Auray,  223  ;  invaded  by  the  English, 
284. 

British  Museum,  MSS.  in,  xviii,  xix, 
xxviii. 

Bromfield,  Edmund,  appointed  by  the 
Pope  Abbot  of  Bury,  is  deposed  by 
the  King,  234 ;  is  imprisoned  in  the 
Tower,  ib. ;  escapes  to  Rome,  235  ;  is 
slain  in  Wat  Tyler's  rebellion,  237. 

Brookes,  John,  assists  the  Abbot  of  Lewes 
in  driving  the  French  from  the  Sussex 
coast,  233. 

Bruce,  Edward,  occupies  Ireland,  181  ;  dies, 
184. 

Bruce,  Robert,  is  crowned  at  Scone,  173; 
is  driven  by  Aymer  de  Valence  into 
the  Isles,  174  ;  sends  Edward  Bruce  into 
Ireland,  181. 

Brucegald,  see  Meingre,  Jean  le,  surnamed 
Boucicaut, 

Bruges,  contributes  men  to  the  invading 
army  of  Edward  III.,  209 ;  treaty  between 
France  and  England  ratified  at,  229. 

Brute,  the  first  King  of  Britain,  37;  his 
triple  division  of  Britain,  ib. 

Bubwith,  Nicolas,  Bishop  of  Bath  and 
Wells,  chosen  to  go  to  the  Council  of 
Constance,  308. 

Buckingham,  Thomas  of  Woodstock,  Earl 
of,  see  Thomas. 

Bulgarians,  Constantlne  IV.  makes  a  truce 
with  the,  97. 


428 


INDEX. 


Burbache,  John,  Doctor  of  Canon  La-n-, 
is  present  in  the  Tower  at  the  resig- 
nation of  Richard  II.,  272. 

Burhurgh,  the  French  take,  239. 

Burgh,  Isibel  de,  16S. 

,  William    de,    one    of    the    Judges 

appointed  by  Eichard  II.  to  consider 
the  Commission  of  Kegency,  24G  ;  is 
condemned  to  imprisonment,  249. 

Burghill,  John,  Bishop  of  Lichfield,  present 
at  the  burial  of  Eichard  II.,  27G. 

Burghurst,  Heniy  de.  Bishop  of  Lincoln, 
see  Lincoln. 

Burgundy,  229  ;  Edward  III.,  invading 
France,  enters,  219;  legend  of  a  shower 
of  blood  in,  221. 

,  the  Duke  of,  Louis  X.   marries  the 

daughter  of,  206. 

,  Philip  I.,  Duke  of,  bribes  Edward 

III.  to  do  no  damage  to  his  country, 
219. 

,  Philip  II.,  Duke  of,  is  present  at  the 

renewal  of  the  truce  at  Guines,  2G2. 

,  John,  Duke  of,  disputes  between  him 

and  the  Duke  of  Orleans,  299 ;  his  adhe- 
rents, ib. ;  reconciled  with  the  Emperor 
Sigismund,  315. 

Burley,  Sir  Simon,  opposes  the  Earls  of 
Arundel  and  Nottingham,  244. 

Burnel,  Hugh,  Lord,  is  present  in  the 
Tower  at  the  resignation  of  Eichard  II., 
272. 

,    is    forbidden    to    have    intercourse 

with  Richard  IL,  249. 

Bursigalde,  see  Meingre,  Jean  le,  sur- 
named  Boucicaut. 

Burton  upon-Trent,  Thomas,  Earl  of  Lan- 
caster marches  against  Edward  II.  as 
far  as,  189. 

Bury  St.  Edmund's,  disturbances  at,  198  ; 
disputes  at,  234  ;  rebellion  of  John 
Wraw  against  Eichard  II.  at,  237. 

Butlere,  John,  usher  of  the  King's 
Chamber,  his  conference  with  Sir  John 
Oldcastle,  304. 


c. 


"  Caballis"  at  Rome,  story  of  the,  3G1. 

Cadmus,  King  of  Thebes,  32. 

Caen,  William  I.,  buried  at,  130 ;  taken  by 
Edward  III.,  211. 

Caesarea  in  Cappadocia,  80. 

Cain,  birth  of,  5 ;  his  kindred,  12,  1.5. 

Cainan,  birth  of,  10  ;  derivation  of  the 
name,  ib.;  the  third  from  Adam,  12,  19  ; 
his  death,  14. 

Caius,  Pope,  74. 

Calabria,  Wars  of  Otho  IL  in,  119;  his 
escape  into  Sicily  from,  120. 

Calais,  invested  by  Edward  III.  after  the 
battle  of  Crecy,  212;  surrender  of,  213; 
Edward  III.  remains  for  one  month  in, 
ib.;  betrayed  by  Almeric  of  Pavia,  214; 
the  Earl  of  Buckingham  after  endea- 
vouring to  aid  John  de  Montfort,  in  Bri- 
tanny,  returns  to,  235;  is  threatened  by 
the  French,  242  ;  the  Staple  removed  from 
Middleburgh  to,  251  ;  conference  be- 
tween Richard  II.  and  Charles  IV.  near, 
2G2;  Thomas  Duke  of  Gloucester  is  ar- 
rested at  Plesshy  by  command  of  Richard 
11.,  and  sent  to,  264;  he  is  put  to  death 
by  order  of  the  Earl  Marshal  (Thomas 
Earl  of  Nottingham)  at,  266;  intended 
assault  of,  by  John,  Duke  of  Burgundy, 
298;  Henry  V.  marches  towards,  311; 
visited  by  Henry  V.  and  the  Emperor 
Sigismund,  315. 

Caleb,  32. 

Caligula,  Emperor,  61. 

Calixtus,  Cemetery  of,  67  ;  Popes  buried  in, 
— Anicetus,  67;  Eutychianus,  73;  Caius, 
74. 

Calixtus  I.,  Pope,  69. 

Calixtus  I[.,  Pope,  128,  132. 

Calmana,  birth  of,  5. 

Calverley,  Sir  Hugh,  goes  into  Spain 
against  Pedro  IV.  (Peter  the  Cruel),  225 ; 
is  made  Admiral  of  the  Sea,  with  Thomas 
Percy,  223;  accompanies  the  Earl  of 
Buckingham  into  Britanny,  235. 

Camber,  son  of  Brute,  37. 


INDEX. 


429 


Cambria,  37. 

Cambridge,  Eicharcl,  Earl  of,  sec  Eichard, 
Earl  of  Cambridge. 

Cambridge,  John  Capgrave  educated  at,  ix. ; 
King's  College  in,  xii.  ;  the  Public 
Libruiy  at,  MSS.  in,  xx,  xxv. 

. ,  Prince  Edmund,    (son    of   Edward 

III.,)  is  made  Earl  of,  222;  goes  -with  an 
army  into  Portugal  to  help  King  Ferdi- 
nand against  the  Spaniards,  236  ;  is 
made  Duke  of  York,  241;  is  Regent  of 
the  kingdom  at  the  time  of  the  landing 
of  Henry  of  Lancaster,  270;  holds  a 
council  on  this  matter,  lb.;  is  deserted 
by  William  Scrope,  Earl  of  Wiltshire, 
and  the  others  il). 

,  in  a  Parliament  at,  certain  Statutes 
relating  to  beggars,  servants,  the  bear- 
ing of  arms,  &c.  are  appointed,  250;  Sir 
Thomas  Trivet  falls  from  his  horse  and 
is  killed  between  Barnwell  and,  251. 

Cambyses,  conquers  Egypt,  24. 

Camoys,  Lord,  is  forbidden  to  approach 
Richard  II.,  249. 

Campseye  Prioi-y,  Suffolk,  xxviii. 

Campynett,  John,  name  on  the  flyleaf  of 
the  English  Chronicle,  MS.  Pub.  Lib., 
Cantab.,  xxvi,  note  ("). 

Cana  of  Galilee,  61. 

Canaan,  sou  of  Ham,  18,  19. 

Canterbury,  Theodore  made  Archbishop 
of,  by  Pope  Vitalianus,  96. 

Cantei'bury,  Archbishop  of: — 
Anselm,  see  Anselm. 
Baldwin,  see  Baldwin. 
Courtenay,  William,  see  Courtenay. 
Dunstan,  see  Dunstan. 
Edmund,  see  Abyngton,  Edmund  of. 
Islip,  Simon,  see  Islip,  Simon. 
Lanfranc,  see  Lanfranc. 
Mepham,  Simon  de,  see  Mepham,  Simon 

de. 
Odo,  see  Odo. 

Peckham,  John,  see  Peckham. 
Reynolds,  Walter,  see  Reynolds,  Walter. 
Stigand,  see  Stigand. 
Theobald,  see  Theobald. 


Canterbury,  Archbishops  of—ront. : 
Theodore,  see  Theodore. 
Walden,  Roger,  see  Walden,  Roger. 
Winchelsey,    Robert,     sea   Winchelsey, 
Robert. 

Canterbury,  King  Henry  IV.  buried  at, 
303 ;  disputes  as  to  the  election  to  the 
See  of,  147;  Reginald,  Sub-Prior  of, 
is  elected  Archbishop,  but  his  election  is 
annulled  by  Pope  Innocent  III.,  ib.; 
disputes  as  to  the  succession  to  the  See 
of,  153  ;  a  severe  earthquake  felt  at,  163; 
contributes  forty  soldiers  to  Edward  IL 
against  the  Scots,  184;  John  deBoking- 
ham.  Bishop  of  Lincoln,  being  trans- 
lated to  Chichester,  [Le  Neve,  Lichfield,] 
against  his  will,  goes  to,  and  dies  there, 
267. 

,   Thomas,   Prior  of,   see  Chillenden, 

Thomas. 

Canute,  124;  his  wars  with  Edmund  Iron- 
side, 125;  their  reconciliation,  ib. 

Capgrave,  John,  (the  Author  of  the  present 
Chronicle,)  private  mark  of,  4,  7iote ; 
date  of  his  birth,  259,  see  also  the  fac- 
simile ;  Biographical  Notices  of,  ix- 
xiii. ;  catalogue  of  the  works  of,  xiii- 
xxi ;  death  of,  xxii,  327,  328  ;  Editions 
of  the  works  of,  xxi,  xxii ;  Notices  of 
the  Chronicle  of  England  by,  xxii- 
xxvii. ;  notices  of  the  other  English 
works  of,  xxviii,  xxix  ;  life  of,  by  Bale, 
323-327  ;  life  of,  by  Leland,  327,  328  ; 
acts  as  Provincial  at  Oxford,  329. 

Cappadocians,  descended  from  Meshech,  18. 

Caracalla,  68. 

Cardinals,  titles  given  to,  64, 

Carew,  G.,  once  possessor  of  MS.  Arundel, 
20,  (Brit.  Mus.),  xxviii. 

Carington,  Thomas,  takes  the  Castle  of  S. 
Sauveur  in  Coutances,  230. 

Carinus,  Emperor,  (with  Cams  and  Nume- 
rian,)  74. 

Carlisle,  attacked  by  the  Scots,  181;  Sir 
Andrew  Harcla,  Warden  of,  at  the  battle 
of  Boroughbridge,  189. 

Carmania  [Kirman],  17. 

Carmentis,  31. 


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INDEX. 


Carthage,  founded,  39  ;  taken  by  Scipio 
Africanus,  55. 

,  S.  Cyprian,  Bishop  of,  72. 

,  Council  of,  against  Pelagius,  84. 

Carus,  Carinus,  and  Kunierian,  Emperors, 
74. 

Cashel,  the  Archbishop  of,  is  sent  by 
Urban  VI.  to  notifj^  to  Eichard  II.  the 
excommunication  of  the  King  of  France 
234. 

Cassibelaunus,  57. 

Cassiodorus,  90. 

Castel,  the  Lord  of,  invades  England,  284 ; 
is  killed  at  Dartmouth,  285. 

Castile,  Alphonso  III.  of,  marries  Eleanor, 
daughter  of  Henry  II.,  of  T]ngland,  140. 

,  Alphonso  IX.  of,  gives  his  daughter 

Eleanor  to  Prince  Edward,  who  receives 
the  right  to  Aquitaine  and  Gascony,  157. 

,  Pedro  IV.  of,  is  banished,  but  is  re- 
stored by  the  Black  Prince,  225.  See 
Pedro  IV. 

Cato,  Life  of,  reference  to  the,  xxviii, 
xxix,  note  ('). 

Cavendish,  John,  is  slain  by  John  Wraw, 
at  Bury  S.  Edmund's,  237. 

Ceawlin,  King  of  Wessex,  100. 

Cecilia,  S.,  70  ;  vision  of,  to  Pope  Paschal 
I.,  107. 

Cecrops,  21. 

Cedreniis,  7,  note. 

Celestine  L,  Pope,  84. 

Celestine  IL,  Pope,  137. 

Celestine  IIL,  Pope,  142. 

Celestine  IV.,  Pope  155. 

Celestine  v..  Pope,  169  ;  he  resigns  imme- 
diately after  his  election,  ib. 

Ceolric,  King  of  Wessex,  lOO. 

Ceolwulf,  King  of  "Wessex,  1 00. 

Ceorl,  King  of  Mercia,  101. 

Cerdic,  King  of  Wessex,  1 00 . 

Chaldaa,  Abraham  born  in,  27. 

Chaldeans,  descendants  of  Arphaxad,  1 7. 

Chalkhill,  near  Calais,  226. 

Chalus  Chabrol,  the  castle  of.  King  Richard 
I.  is  slain  ■while  besieging,  147. 

Chancellors  (three),  appointed  to  assist  in 
choosing  the  Emperor  after  the  death  of 
OthoIII.,  121. 


Charlemagne,  101;  conquests  of,  in  Lom- 
bardy,  104;  his  kindness  to  the  Church, 
ib.;  he  is  made  Emperor,  105;  his  vic- 
tories in  Spain,  and  at  Jerusalem,  105, 
106;  he  visits  Pome,  and  redresses  the 
wrongs  of  Pope  Leo  III.,  106. 

Charles  II.  (the  Bald),  Emperor,  110;  his 
daughter  is  married  to  Ethelwulf  of 
England,  109. 

Charles  III.,  Emperor,  111. 

Charles  IV.,  of  France,  summons  Edward 
II.  to  do  homage  for  Aquitaine,  190; 
Prince  Edward  does  homage  to,  for  Nor- 
mandy and  Aquitaine,  194;  makes  a 
statute  that  no  woman  should  succeed  to 
the  throne  of  France,  206. 

Charles  v.,  of  France,  (when  Regent,)  makes 
a  truce  with  Edward  III.,  220;  quarrels 
■with  Edward  IIL,  on  the  question  of  the 
incursions  made  by  some  Englishmen, 
224  ;  oppresses  the  Bretons,  233 ;  is 
excommunicated  by  Urban  VI.,  who  no- 
tifies the  event  to  Richard  XL,  234 ;  dies, 
235. 

Charles  VI.,  of  France,  accession  of, 
235;  drives  Sir  Thomas  Trivet  and  his 
companions  out  of  France,  and  makes 
an  agreement  with  Bishop  Henry  De- 
spenser,  239;  sends  a  fleet  against  the 
English,  which  is  destroyed,  ib  ;  threat- 
ens Calais,  242  ;  purposes  to  invade  Eng- 
land, 243 ;  concludes  a  three  years'  truce 
(in  1388)  with  Richard  IL,  251;  is 
afflicted  with  madness,  254;  sends  am- 
bassadors to  renew  the  truce,  255;  ar- 
ranges a  truce  for  one  year  with  John 
Duke  of  Lancaster,  and  Walter  Skirlawe, 
Bishop  of  Durham,  256 ;  narrowly  es- 
capes being  burnt  to  death,  257;  agrees 
to  a  four  years'  truce,  and  acknowledges 
the  rights  of  the  English  King  over  Scot- 
land, 258;  holds  a  conference  at  Guines, 
near  Calais,  with  Richard  IL,  262 ;  re- 
news the  truce,  ib. ;  gives  his  daughter  to 
Richard  IL,  263. 

Charles  IL,  King  of  Navarre,  cedes  Cher- 
bourg to  the  English,  233. 


INDEX. 


431 


Charles  III.,  of  Navarre,  the  town  of 
Cherbourg  returns  to  the  allegiance  of, 
257;  sides  with  the  Duke  of  Orleans,  299. 

Charles  de  Blois,  Edward  III.  supports 
John  de  Montfort  against,  209;  he  is 
defeated,  213;  is  slain  at  the  battle  of 
Auray,  223. 

Charles,  Duke  of  Orleans,  his  letter  to 
Henry  IV.,  300. 

Charney,  Geoffrey  de,  persuades  Almeric 
of  Pavia  to  betray  Calais  to  him,  214. 

Chaundler,  Thomas,  Warden  of  New  Col- 
lege, Oxford,  332. 

Chelmsford,  the  Earl  of  Huntingdon  passes 
through,  on  his  way  to  execution,  276. 

Cheney,  Sir  William,  executed,  190. 

Cheney,  Sir  John,  Speaker  of  the  Parlia- 
ment, dispute  between  him  and  the 
Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  2S7. 

Cheney,  Sir  Thomas,  assists  the  Abbot  of 
Lewes  in  driving  the  French  from  the 
Sussex  coast,  233. 

Cherbourg  (in  Normandy),  ceded  to  the 
English  by  Charles  II.,  of  Navarre,  233  ; 
loss  of,  257. 

Cheshire,  the  men  of,  chiefly  concerned  in 
the  battle  of  Shrewsbury,  283. 

Chester,  Bishop  of,  sec  Burghill,  John, 
Bishop  of  Lichfield. 

Chester,  Earl  of,  Henry  V.  (when  Prince) 
created,  274. 

,  Ranulf,  Earl  of,  see  Ranulf. 

,  Richard  of  Bordeaux  (II.  of  Eng- 
land), made  Earl  of,  231. 

Chester,  Richard,  Sheriff  of,  drowned  with 
the  soqs  of  Henry  I.,  133  ;  Henry  V., 
the  Emperor,  said  to  have  been  a  monk 
at,  134  ;  Richard  II.  forms  his  body- 
guard from  malcontents  in  the  county  of, 
204  ;  the  county  of,  created  by  Richard 
II.  into  a  principality,  267  ;  Richard  II. 
at  the  Castle  of,  271. 

Chichester,  Bishops  of,  see  Langton,  John 
de ;  Rushbroke,  Thomas. 

Chich,  S.  Osith  of,  co.  Essex,  the  Prior  of, 
involved  in  a  conspiracy  against  Henry 
IV.,  286. 


Chillenden,  Thomas,  Prior  of  Canterbury, 
present  at  the  abdication  of  Richard  II., 
272. 

Chosroes,  King  of  Persia,  94. 

Christ,  called  a  Nazarene,  38 ;  prophecied 
of  by  David,  39 ;  by  Isaiah,  44  ;  by  the 
Sibyl  Tiburtina,  46;  the  Nativity  of,  59; 
found  among  the  Doctors,  ib. ;  the  Bap- 
tism of,  60  ;  He  chooses  His  Apostles,  ib. ; 
the  Crucifixion  of,  61 ;  the  age  of,  ib. 

Christian  Era,  date  of  the,  59,  and  note. 

Christina,  S.,  Life  of,  reference  to  the, 
xxviii,  xxix,  tiote  ('). 

Christmas  mumming,  275. 

Christopher,  Pope,  113. 

Chronicle  of  England,  the,  by  Capgrave, 
XX. ;  Notices  of,  xxii-xxv. ;  Notices  of 
the  MSS.  of,  xxv-xxvii. 

Chrysogonus,  S.,  martyred,  75. 

Chrysostom,  S.  John,  79. 

Chusan-rishathaim,  overcome  by  0thniel,32. 

Cimmerian  Sibyl,  the,  45. 

Cirencester,  the  conspirators  against 
Henry  IV.  proceed  thither,  275. 

Cistercians,  the,  150 ;  James  Fournier  [Pope 
Benedict  XH.,]   an  Abbot  of,  203. 

Clambouch,  John,  a  Lollard,  245. 

Clare,  Margaret  de,  see  Margaret  de  Clare. 

Clare,  the  Duke  of,  his  sickness  at  Har- 
fleur,  311. 

Clare,  S.,  canonized,  157. 

Clarence,  Prince  Lionel  is  made  Duke  of, 
222.     See  Lionel,  Prince. 

,  Thomas  Duke  of,  see  Thomas,  Duke 

of  Clarence. 

Clarendon,  Edward  II.  spends  his  Easter 
(A.D.  1315)  at,  181. 

Clarke,  John,  332. 

Claudius,  Emperor,  61  ;  he  founds  Glou- 
cester, and  gives  his  daughter  to  Arvi- 
ragus,  62. 

Clement  I.,  Bishop  of  Rome,  63. 

Clement  II.,   Pope,  124. 

Clement  IIL,  Pope,  142. 

Clement  IV.,  Pope,  his  death,  160. 

Clement  V.,  Pope,  173;  translates  the 
Papal  See  to  Avignon,  ib. ;  originally 
[Bertrand  de  Goth],  Archbishop  of 
Bordeaux,  ib.;  dies,  179. 

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INDEX. 


Clement  VI.,  Pope,  210  ;  futile  negotiations 
for  peace  before,  211;  he  arranges  a  truce 
between  Edward  III.  and  Philip  VI., 
after  the  surrender  of  Calais,  213;  dies, 
214, 

Clement  VII.,  Antipope,  Robert  de  Geneve, 
233,  255,  256. 

Clement,  S.,  the  body  of,  translated  to  Rome 
110. 

Cleobulus,  48. 

Cleopatra,  55;  she  drives  Ptolemaeus  Lathy- 
rus  into  exile  in  Cyprus,  56 ;  makes 
Ptolemaeus  Alexander,  King,  57;  be- 
comes Queen,  ib. 

Clergy,  the,  are  excluded  from  all  civil 
offices,  228. 

Clergy,  Addresses  to  the,  by  Capgrave, 
xvii.,  327. 

Clerkenwell,  St.  John's  at,  set  on  fire  by  the 
rebels  (in  1381),  237. 

Clermont  (in  Auvergne),  Council  at,  under 
Urban  II.,  127. 

Cletus,  Bishop  of  Rome,  63. 

Cley,  (co.  Norfolk),  the  men  of,  capture 
James  I.,  King  of  Scotland,  293. 

Cleyhanger,  the  Austin  Friars  are  per- 
mitted to  build  at,  153. 

Clifford,  Sir  William,  is  reconciled  to 
Henry  IV,  286. 

Clifford  (Richard),  Bishop  of  London,  pre- 
sent at  the  condemnation  of  Sir  John 
Oldcastle,  305. 

,  Sir  Louis  de,  245,  260  ;  he  brings 

the  conclusions  of  the  Lollards  to  the 
Bishop,  280. 

,  John,  priest,  an  adherent  of  Richard 

II.,  is  imprisoned,  249. 

,  Roger  de,  taken  prisoner  at  Borough- 
bridge,  189  ;  executed,  190. 

: ,  Roger  de,  is  forbidden  to  approach 

Richard  11.,  249. 

Clinton,  "William,  is  made  Earl  of  Hun- 
tingdon, 204. 

Cluni,  founded  by  William  of  Burgundy,  in 
the  time  of  Berenger  I.,  114;  death  of 

•  S.  Odo,  Abbot  of,  115;  Adamar,  and 
Majolus,  Abbots  of,  ib. ;  Androin  de  la 
Roche,  Abbot  of,  and  others,  sue  for 
peace  before  Edward  III.,  220. 


Cobham,  Sir  John  Olicastle,  Lord,  is  sent 
into  France,  by  Henry  IV.,  300 ;  is 
summoned  to  appear  before  the  Bishops, 
304;  his  accusation  and  defence,  304, 
305  ;  he  escapes  from  the  Tower,  306  ; 
he  conspires  to  kill  Henry  V.,  ib.  ;  his 
insurrection,  309,  310;  one  of  his  es- 
quires plots  against  Henry  V.,  317. 

Cobham,  Reginald  de,  and  Sir  Walter 
Manny,  take  many  towns  in  France,  209 ; 
sent  to  Bruges  with  John  of  Gaunt  to 
ratify  a  treaty  of  peace,  229. 

Coinage,  changes  in  the  (temp.  Hen.  III.), 
155;  (temp.  Ed.  L),  165;  (temp.  Ed. 
m.),  214;  (temp.  Hen.  V.),  313. 

Cokayne,  William,  292. 

Colchester,  Constantius  at,  76. 

,   Geoffrey,    Abbot    of,    see    Storey, 

Geoffrey. 

,  William  de,  Abbot  of  West- 
minster, accompanies  Richard  II.  into 
Ireland,  269  ;  is  sent  as  a  delegate  to  the 
Council  of  Constance,  308. 

Cologne,  bridge  over  the  Rhine  at,  built 
by  Charlemagne,  105  ;  Archbishop  of. 
Chancellor  of  Italy,  for  the  election  of  the 
Emperor,  after  the  death  of  Otho  III., 
121  ;  Louis  III.,  Duke  of  Bavaria, 
meets  Edward  IH.  at,  207  ;  Richard  11. 
buries  Robert  de  Vere  at,  261 ;  the 
Princess  Blanch  married  at,  279. 

Colonna,  Nicolas,  294. 

Comestor,  Peter,  of  Troyes,  142. 

Comet  appears,  225,  278. 

Compostello,  the  Bishop  of,  made  an  Arch- 
bishop by  Pope  Calixtus  II.,  132. 

Concha,  mother  of  St.  Patrick,  85. 

Conon,  Pope,  97. 

Conrad  I.,  Emperor,  114. 

Conrad  II.,  (the  Salique,)  Emperor,  123. 

Conrad  IH.,  [II.],  135  ;  his  expedition  to 

the  Holy  Land,  136. 
Constance,  daughter  of  Peter  the  Cruel  of 

Castile,  marries    John  of  Gaunt,   228, 

253;  dies,  258. 


INDEX. 


433 


Constance,  the  Council  of,  308. 

Constantine  (Pope  John  XII.),  116. 

the  Great,  46,  76,  77,  78. 

Constantine,  Constantius,  and  Constans, 
Emperors,  78. 

Constantine,  son  of  Leo  III.,  Emperor,  101. 

,  son  of  Herachus,  94. 

Constantine  I.,  Pope  99. 

Constantine  II.,  Pope,  103. 

Constantine  III.,  Emperor,  95. 

Constantine  IV.,  Emperor,  96. 

Constantine  V.,  Emperor,  102  ;  he  holds 
a  Council  at  Constantinople  against 
images,  ib. 

Constantine  III.  of  Scotland  defeated  by 
Athelstan,  at  Bamborough,  117. 

Constantinople,  46 ;  First  Council  of,  82  ; 
Theodosius  Magnus  buried  at,  83;  Sixth 
General  Council  at,  96,  97  ;  Council 
against  images,  (A.D.  754,)  102  ;  Eighth 
General  Council  at  111  ;  taken  by  the 
French,  143;  John  PaljEoIogus  Em- 
peror of,  and  the  Patriarch  of,  do  homage 
to  Urban  VI.,  235. 

,  Manuel  II.,  Emperor  of,  see  Manuel. 

Constantius  Chlorus,  76  ;  his  marriage  with 
Helena,  ib.  ;  he  is  buried  at  York,  ib. 

Conway  Castle,  Richard  11.  at,  271. 

Cornelius,  Pope,  72. 

Cornwall,  John,  Earl  of,  see  Eltham,  John 
of 

,  Richard,  Earl  of,  see  Richard,  Earl 

of  Cornwall. 

,  Piers  Gaveston,  Earl  of,  see  Gaves- 

ston,  Piers. 

,  Richard  of  Bordeaux  (IT.  of  England) 

is  made  Duke  of,  231. 

,  Duke  of,  Henry  V.    (when   Prince) 

created,  274. 

,  Fowey  in,  the  Flemings  take  a  vessel 

belonging  to,  234  ;  Lundy  Island,  be- 
tween the  coasts  of  Wales  and,  154. 

Corpus  Christ!  College,  Cambridge,  MSS. 
at,  XX,  xxvii. 

Corrario,  Angelo,  aferwards  Pope  Gre- 
gory Xn.,  see  Gregory  XII. 

Cosmus  and  Damian,  (SS.),  martyred,  75. 


Cossa,  Balthasar,  see  Balthasar. 
Council  of  London,  296. 

Courtenay,  Richard,  Bishop  of  Norwich, 
his  accession  to  the  Diocese,  303  ;  his 
death,  311. 

Courtenay,  William,  Bishop  of  London  and 
Simon  Sudbury,  Archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury, are  commanded  by  the  Pope  to 
arrest  and  try  Wiclif,  232  ;  [translated  to 
Canterbury]  grievously  taxes  the  Clergy, 
261;  is  present  at  the  burial  of  Robert 
de  Vere  at  Cologne,  ib. ;  dies,  261,  263. 

Coutances,  S.  Sauveur  in,  taken  by  Thomas 
Karington,  230. 

Coventry,  a  maniac  tries  to  kill  Henry  III. 
at  Woodstock,  and  is  executed  at,  154  ; 
Parliament  at,  287  ;  the  pestilence  there, 
288 ;  Roger  de  Northburgh,  Bp.  of,  see 
Northburgh. 

Crakow,  the  King  of,  see  Jagellon. 

Crapwell,  Richard,  accused  of  heresy,  167. 

Crecy,  battle  of,  212. 

Credda,  King  of  Mercia  [Cuda],  100. 

Creeds,  a  Commentary  on,  xvi.,  326. 

Cremond,  John,  Cardinal  of,  holds  a  coun- 
cil in  London,  133. 

Crete,  Lycurgus  dies  in,  42  ;  Legend  of 
certain  Jews  deceived  by  the  devil  in 
the  Ukeness  of  Moses,  in,  85. 

Crisping,  William,  133. 

Cromwell,  Sir  John,  and  four  Knights,  ac- 
company Queen  Isabella  to  France,  193. 

,  John  de,  accompanies  Isabella,  Queen 

of  Edward  II.,  into  France,  193. 

Cross,  the  Feast  of  the  Exaltation  of,  insti- 
tuted, 94. 

Crotoi,  le,  taken,  212. 

Crusade,  the  First,  128;  Richard  I.  raises 
money  for  the,  144. 

Cuda,  see  Credda. 

Culpepper,  Thomas,  Castellan  of  Leeds 
Castle,  Kent,  refuses  admission  to  Queen 
Isabella,  188;  is  executed,  >b, 

CumiEan  Sibyl,  the,  45,  note. 

Cunegund,  S.,  wife  of  Henry  II.,  Emperor, 
121. 

Cush,  son  of  Ham,  18. 

Cylon,  48. 

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INDEX. 


Cynegils,  King  of  "Wessex,  100 ;  baptized 
by  S.  Birinus,  ib. 

Cynric,  King  of  Wessex,  100. 

Cyprian,  S.,  72. 

Cyprus,  Ptolemy  Lathy i-us  exiled  in,  57  ; 
his  recall  from,  ib. ;  Richard  I.  lands 
in,  and  takes  Isaac,  the  King,  prisoner 
145  ;  Prince  Edward,  going  to  the  Cru- 
sade is  -well  received  in,  161  ;  Peter  I., 
King  of,  visits  Edward  III.,  222  ;  takes 
Alexandria,  224. 

Cyprus,  Peter,  King  of,  .335. 

Cyriacus,  Pope,  71. 

Cyril,  S.,  of  Alexandria,  84. 

Cyrophanes  introduces  idolatry,  21. 

Cyrus,  the  Elder,  father  of  Cambyses,  24, 
47. 

D. 

DadingtoD,   Baldwin,    second   "  Warden  " 

of  London,  254. 
Dagon,  destruction  of,  37. 
Dagworth,   Sir   Nicholas,   an  adherent  of 

Richard  II.,  is  imprisoned,  249. 
—. — ,  Thomas  de,  defeats  Charles  de  Blois, 

212. 
Dalingbridge,    Edmund,    first  "  Warden  " 

of  London,  254. 
Dalmatia,  Pope  Caius  born  in,  74. 
Damascus,  5,  17. 
Damasus  I.,  Pope,  80. 
Damasus  II.,  Pope,  124. 
Damian  and  Cosmus,  (SS.),  martyred,  75. 
Damianus  and  Fugatius  send  into  Britain 

by  Pope  Eleutherus,  67. 
Danes,  the,  invade  England,  109  ;  with  the 

Normans  ravage  France  in  the  time  of 

Charles  le  Gros,  111  ;  ravage  England 

and  destroy  many  cities  in  the  time  of 

Ethelred  the  Unready,  from  whom  they 

extort  mucli  money,  122. 
Daniel  prophecies,  46  ;  notices  of,  47. 
Daniel,  Capgrave's   Commentary  on,  xiv,, 

326. 
Danube,  the,  23. 
Darius  L,  47,  48. 
Darius  IL,  50. 


Darius  Codomannus,  52. 

Darlington,  Louis  Beaumont  and  the  Le- 
gates surprised  at,  182. 

,  assaulted  by  the  French,  285  ;   the 

Lord  of  Castel  slain  there,  ib. 

,  the  men  of  Portsmouth  and,  destroy 

the  fleet  sent  by  Charles  VI.,  239. 

David,  the  city  of,  39. 

David  anointed  by  Samuel,  38;  his  life,  39  ; 
his  death,  ib. 

David,  brother  of  Llewellyn,  is  executed  at 
Shrewsbury,  166. 

David  II.,  of  Scotland,  marries  Joan, 
daughter  of  Edwai'd  IL,  201 ;  is  defeated 
by  Edward  Baliol,  ib. ;  invades  England, 
and  is  taken  prisoner  at  Nevill's  Cross, 
212  ;  is  ransomed  from  prison,  218  ; 
visits  Edward  III.,  223. 

Deborah,  Judge  of  Israel,  33. 

Decius,  Emperor,  71. 

Deincourt,  William,  accompanies  William 
la  Zouche  against  the  Scots,  212. 

Delbora,  birth  of,  5. 

Delphian  Sibyl,  the,  45. 

Demeratus,  49. 

Demetrius  Soter,  King  of  Syria,  53. 

Demosthenes,  51. 

Denia,  the  Count  of,  is  taken  at  the  Battle 
of  Najara,  225. 

Denis,  S.,  King  John  II.  of  France  is 
buried  at,  223. 

Denmark,  conquered  by  King  Arthur,  87. 

,  Eric,  King  of,  see  Eric  IX. 

Deodatus,  Pope,  95. 

Derby,  Earl  of,  Henry,  Earl  of  Lancaster, 
is  made,  204.  See  Henry,  Earl  of  Lan- 
caster. 

,  IMary,  Countess  of,  dies,  258. 

,     recovered    from     the    Danes     by 

Edmund  I.,  1 1 8. 

Despenser,  Hugh  le,  the  elder,  ofTence 
given  by  Edward  II.  (at  the  siege  of 
Berwick)  to  Thomas,  Earl  of  Lancaster, 
in  reference  to,  185  ;  unlawfully  obtains 
possession  of  some  lands  in  the  marches 
of  Wales,  186  ;  great  unpopularity  of, 
187  ;  the  Barons  assembled  at  Sher- 
borne endeavour  to  punish,  ib.  ;   at  St. 


INDEX. 


435 


Albans  demand  the  banishment  of,  ih. ; 
Edward  11.  takes  the  part   of,   188;  is 
proclaimed  a  traitor  by  Humphrey,  Earl 
of  Hereford,  ib.  ;  after  the  battle  of  Bo- 
roughbridge,  sits  in  judgment  ou  Thomas, 
Earl  of  Lancaster,    190 ;    Sir   Andrew 
Harcla,  Earl  of  Carlisle,  opposes  himself 
to,  191 ;  prevents  Edward  II.  from  going 
into  France,  194  ;  advises  PMward  II.  to 
proclaim  the  Queen  and  the  Princes  to  be 
traitors,  ib.  ;  on  Edward's  flight  is  sent 
to  take  charge  of  Bristol,  195  ;  is  taken 
prisoner  there  by  the  Queen  and  hanged, 
196. 
Despenser,    Hugh    le,    the    younger,   the 
Barons  demand  the  banishment  of,  187  ; 
advises  Edward  II.  to  demand  soldiers 
from  the  shires,  189  ;  prevents  the  King 
from  going  to  France,  194  ;  advises  the 
King  to  proclaim  the  Queen  and  Prince 
traitors,    ib.  ;      marries     the    niece    of 
Edward  H.,  195  ;  the  Queen  offers  two 
thousand  pounds  for  the  head   of,   ib.  ; 
enters  the  sea  with  the  King,   196;  is 
executed  at  Hereford,  ib. 
,  Hugh  le,  and  others,  sent  to  nego- 
tiate peace  with  France  before  Clement 
VI.,  211;  takes  Le  Crotoi,  212. 
,  Henry  le,  Bishop    of  Norwich,  dis- 
tinguished as  a  warrior  in  Italy,    226  ; 
dispute  between  the  Abbot  of  St.  Albans, 
and  235  ;  invades  Flanders  and  France, 
238  ;  lays  siege  to  Ypres,  239  ;  returns 
to  England,  ib. 

,  Thomas  le,  one  of  the  accusers  of 

Thomas,  Duke  of  Gloucester,   and  the 

Earls  of  Arundel  and  Warwick,  264 ;  is 

made  Earl  of  Gloucester,  267. 

Deuteronomy,  Capgrave's  Commentary  on, 

xiv.,  326. 
Dido  founds  Carthage,  39. 
Dioclesian  and  Maximinian,  Emperors,  74. 
Diogenes,    the   cynic,   50 ;    his   interview 
with  Xeniades,  51  ;  and  with  Alexander 
the  Great,  51. 
Dionysius,  Pope,  73. 

Diophantus,   founder  of   the  Lacedaemo- 
nians, 22,  note. 


Dioscoros,  heresy  of,  86. 

Disputations,  Ordinary,  by  Capgrave,  xviii, 

327. 
Dominic,    S.,   founder   of  the   Preachers, 
143;  his  death,  150;  the  Preachers  of, 
come  into  England  and  settle  at  Oxford, 
ib. 
Domitian,  63. 
Domnus  I.,  Pope,  96. 

Domnus  II., Pope,  119,  note;  \20, and  note. 
Donatist  Heresy,  the,  77. 
Donatus,  S.,  Bp.,  83. 
Donatus,  the  grammarian,  79. 
Dorchester,  Oxon.,  Bishop  of,  see  Birinus. 
Dordrante,  see  Dort. 
Dorothy,  S.  Life  of,  reference  to  the,  xxviii, 

xxix,  note  ('). 
Doi'set,   the  Earl  of,    his  expedition   into 
France,  313.    See  Beaufort,  Thomas. 

,  the  INIarquis  of,  see  Beaufort,  John. 

Dort,  visited  by  the  Emperor  Sigismund, 

315. 
Douglas,   Earl  of,  taken   prisoner  at   the 
battle  of  Humildon  Hill,  280  ;  taken  pri- 
soner at  Shrewsbury,  283. 
Dover,  37,  223  ;  Sir  Thomas  Trivet,  and 
other  adherents  of  Richard  11.  are  im- 
prisoned at,  249. 
Drew,  Ralph,  see  Say,  William. 
Dublin,  Richard  II.  holds  a  Parliament  at, 
259. 

,  Robert  de  Vere,  Earl  of  Oxford,  is 

made  Marquis  of,  241. 
Dunbar  (in  Scotland),  Alexander  Neville, 

Archbishop  of  York  dies  at,  249. 
Dunfermlyn,    the    supporters    of  Edward 

Baliol  land  at,  201. 
Dunkerque,    is  taken   by  Henry  le   Des- 
penser, Bishop  of  Norwich,  238. 
Dunstable,    legend  of    a  miraculous  ap- 
pearance at,  in  the  time  of  Henry  II., 
141. 

,   William  Morley,    of,   see   Morley, 

William. 
Dunstan,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  119  ; 
his  exile  by  Edwin,   ib.  ;  his  recall  by 
Edgar,  120. 
Dunwich,  Felix,  Bp.  of,  100. 


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INDEX. 


Durham,  the  province  of,  sold  to  Hugh 
Pudsey,  Bishop  of,  by  Richard  L,  145  ; 
Louis  Beaumont  led  to,  by  the  Legates  of 
Pope  John  XXII,  as  Bishop,  182  ;  the 
Scots  defeated  at  Nevill's  Cross,  near, 
212. 

Dynasties  of  Egypt,  24. 

Dys,  "Walter,  244. 


E. 


Earthquakes,  163,  238. 

East  Anglia,  kingdom  of,  110  ;  Kings  of, 
ib.  ;  the  Danes  expelled  from,  by  Ed- 
ward the  Elder,  115. 

Ebbe,  S.,  [called  S.  Edward  in  the  MS.,] 
Church  of,  Oxford,  151  ;  settling  of  the 
Dominican  Friars  in  the  parish  of,  1 50. 

Eber,  grandson  of  Arphaxad,  18,  19  ;  his 
descendants,  18,  20  ;  begets  Peleg,  20. 

Ecclesiastes,  Capgrave's  Commentary  on, 
XV,  and  note,  326. 

Ecclesiasticus,  the  book  of,  54. 

Edessa,  Caracalla  buried  at,  69 ;  taken 
by  the  Saracens,  137. 

Edgar,  called  "the  Pacific,"  120;  he 
recalls  Dunstan,  ib.  ;  and  founds  many 
Abbeys,  ib.  ;  Edward  I.  claims  homage 
for  the  King  of  Scotland  through, 
172. 

Edgitha  [Ydanie  in  the  MS.],  the  daughter 
of  Godwin  of  Kent,  is  married  to  Edward 
the  Confessor,  126  ;  her  praises,  128. 

Edinburgh,  the  Lord  Moray  is  taken  at,  204. 

Edington,  William,  Bishop  of  Winchester, 
persuades  Edward  III.  to  make  a  change 
in  the  coinage,  214. 

Edmund  I.,  117  ;  his  conquests  and  death, 
118. 

Edmund  Ironside,  124  ;  his  wars  with 
Canute,  125  ;  his  death,  ib. 

Fitz-Alan,     Earl     of    Arundel,     is 

appointed  to  judge  Thomas  of  Lan- 
caster, 190. 

,  King  of  East  Anglia,  put  to  death 

by  the  Danes,   109. 


Edmund,  of  Langley,  see  Cambridge. 

of  Woodstock,   son   of    Edward  I., 

177  ;  sent  to  France,  192  ;  is  executed 
at  Winchester,  200. 

,  Prince    (son  of    Edward    III.),   is 

made  Earl  of  Cambridge,  222  ;  is  made 
Duke  of  York,  241  ;  is  appointed  heir  of 
Castile  in  case  of  failure  of  issue  from 
Henry  .  HI.,  of  Castile,  252  ;  death  of 
Isabella,  wife  of,  258 ;  holds  a  Parlia- 
ment in  London,  which  votes  the  ex- 
penses of  Richard  II.,  on  application  of 
the  Duke  of  Gloucester,  in  Ireland,  260  ; 
is  Regent  of  the  Kingdom  at  the  time  of 
the  landing  of  Henry  of  Lancaster,  270  ; 
is  deserted  by  William  Scrope,  Earl  of 
Wiltshire,  and  some  others,  ib. 

Edred,  son  of  Athelstan  [of  Edward  I.], 
119. 

Edric  procures  the  death  of  Edmund 
Ironside,  125  ;  he  is  slain  by  order  of 
Canute,  ib.  ;  Edward  I.  claims  homage 
for  the  King  of  Scotland  through, 
172. 

Edward  I.,  King  of  England,  bom,  154  ; 
baptized  by  the  Legate  Otho,  ib. ;  and 
confirmed  by  Edmund,  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury,  ib. ;  receives  the  Gascon 
towns  from  his  father,  155  ;  marries 
Eleanor  of  Castile,  157  ;  fights  for  his 
father  at  Lewes,  159  ;  is  made  a  hostage 
for  his  father,  ib. ;  defeats  Simon  de  ^lont- 
fort  at  Evesham,  ib. ;  assumes  the  Cross, 
1 60 ;  and  accompanies  Louis  IX.  on  the 
Crusade,  ib.  ;  arrives  at  Cyprus,  161 ; 
proceeds  thence  to  Acre,  and  relieves 
the  Christians  who  were  besieged  there, 
ib. ;  narrowly  escapes  being  murdered  by 
treachery  at  Acre,  ib. ;  overpowers  and 
kills  the  traitor,  1 62 ;  receives  the  homage 
of  the  Barons  on  his  father's  death,  ib.; 
succeeds  to  the  throne,  ib.;  returns 
through  Rome  and  Paris  to  England, 
163;  enters  Aquitaine  against  Gaston  de 
Beam,  ib.;  is  crowned  with  his  wife  at 
Westminster,  ib. ;  suffers  from  the  effects 
of  wounds  received  in  the  Holy  Land,  ib. ; 
takes  penal  measures  against   the  Jews 


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437 


for  clipping  the  King's  coin,  164 ; 
invades  Wales,  and  takes  Llewellyn 
prisoner,  ib. ;  releases  him,  and  gives  him 
the  title  of  "  the  Prince  of  Wales,"  165; 
attends  in  person  on  the  consecration 
of  the  new  church  at  Norwich,  ib.; 
goes  into  France  to  establish  his  title  to 
his  possessions  there,  ib.;  destroys  the 
clipped  coin,  and  causes  farthings  and 
halfpence  to  be  coined,  ib. ;  invades 
Wales  without  success,  ib.;  invades 
Wales  again  in  the  following  year,  166; 
sends  the  head  of  Llewellyn  to  London, 
ib  ;  takes  David,  the  brother  of  Llewellyn, 
ib. ;  is  invited  by  Philip  IV.  of  France  to 
avenge  his  father's  death  on  Pedro  III., 
King  of  Arragon,  167;  assumes  the 
Cross,  ib. ;  oppi'esses  the  Jews,  ib.;  sends 
ambassadors  to  the  King  of  France  on 
the  complaints  of  the  merchants  against 
the  Normans,  170;  is  summoned  to 
appear  before  Philip  IV.,  in  Paris,- 
ib.;  but  proceeds  to  France,  and  takes 
Bordeaux,  171;  receives  a  letter  from 
John  Baliol  of  Scotland  refusing  ho- 
mage, ib.;  takes  Berwick,  ib.;  defeats  the 
Scots  at  Dunbar,  ib. ;  and  reduces  Baliol 
to  submission,  ib. ;  enters  into  negotiations 
■with  France  for  an  exchange  of  pri- 
soners, ib.  ;  refuses  to  give  up  Baliol,  172; 
marries  Margaret,  sister  of  Philip  IV., 
ib.  ;  receives  a  letter  from  Pope  Boni- 
fice  VIII.,  on  behalf  of  the  claims  of 
Scotland,  ib. ,  and  rejects  the  Pope's  in- 
terference, ib.;  suppresses  the  rebellion 
of  Sir  William  Wallace,  173;  confines 
(at  Berwick)  the  Countess  of  Hereford 
for  the  part  she  took  in  the  coronation  of 
Bruce,  1 74  ;  knights  the  Prince  Edward, 
ib.  ;  dies,  ib. 
Edward  II.,  King  of  England,  Tvithhis  wife 
Isabella,  daughter  of  Philip  IV,  is 
crowned,  174  ;  incurs  the  indignation  of 
the  Lords  and  Clergy  on  account  of  Piers 
Gaveston,  ib.;  is  compelled  by  the  Par- 
liament to  consent  to  the  wishes  of  his 
Barons,  175;  holds  a  second  Parliament, 
ib. ;  in  which  Magna  Charta  is  confirmed, 


and  Gaveston  condemned  to  exile,  17C; 
contrives  the  marriage  of  Gaveston  with 
Margaret  de  Clare,  ib. ;  compelled  by  the 
Barons,  exiles  Gaveston,  but  soon  restores 
him,  ib.  ;  Thomas,  Earl  of  Lancaster, 
follows  the  King  to  Newcastle  on  this 
matter,  178  ;  the  King  disputes  with 
his  Parliament,  but  is  at  last  reconciled, 
to  the  Barons,  179  ;  visits  S.  Alban's 
Abbey,  ib.;  proceeds  to  Ely,  180;  and 
inspects  the  relics  preserved  there,  ib.; 
visits  Lincoln,  York,  and  Berwick,  and  is 
defeated  at  Stirling,  ib. ;  reduces  the  price 
of  food,  ib. ;  spends  Easter  at  Clarendon, 
181 ;  holds  a  Council  at  London,  183;  is 
reconciled  to  the  Eai'l  of  Lancaster  for  a 
short  time,  ib.;  holds  his  Christmas  at 
Westminster,  ib. ;  deceives  the  Legates  as 
to  his  consent  to  the  wishes  of  the  Barons 
184;  proceeds  with  an  army  to  York,  ib.; 
holds  a  Parliament  at  Beverly,  ib. ;  lays 
siege  to  Berwick,  ib. ;  vainly  follows  the 
Scots,  and  concludes  a  truce  with  them 
for  two  years,  185;  visits  Northampton 
186;  defends  Hugh  Despenser  against 
the  Barons,  187, 188 ;  yields  to  the  Barons 
•who  had  besieged  London,  188  ;  revenges 
himself  on  the  castellan  of  Leeds  Castle, 
ib. ;  demands  soldiers  from  the  shires, 
189  ;  collects  an  army  against  the  Barons, 
and  defeats  them  at  Boroughbridge,  ib. ; 
invades  Scotland,  but  without  success, 
190 ;  is  sumraonedto  do  homage  to  Charles 
IV.,  ib. ;  concludes  a  thirteen  years'  truce 
with  Bruce,  191;  refuses  to  obey  the 
summons  of  the  French  King,  ib. ;  de- 
prives the  Bishop  of  Hereford  of  his 
temporal  goods,  192  ;  sends  ambassadors 
to  the  French  Court,  192,  193  ;  transfers 
his  French  possessions  to  Prince  Edward, 
193;  who  does  homage  to  the  King  of 
F'-ance,  194;  the  King  flies  from  Lon- 
don into  Wales,  195;  refuses  to  accept 
the  conditions  of  the  Barons,  196;  is 
taken  prisoner,  and  carried  to  Kenil- 
worth,  196,  197;  is  deposed,  197;  is 
informed  by  a  deputation  of  the  Barons 
of  his  deposition,  ib.;  is  imprisoned  in 


438 


INDEX. 


Berkeley  Castle,  198  ;  is  murdered  by  Sir 
John  Maltravers,  199. 
Edward  III.,  King  of  England,  born,  178  ; 
receives  some  of  the  English  possessions 
in  France  from  his  father,  193;  does 
homage  for  them  to  the  King  of  France, 
194;  marries  Philippa  of  Hainault,  il/.; 
accompanies  the  Queen,  his  mother,  in 
her  invasion  of  England,  195;  is  made 
"  Keeper  of  England,"  196  ;  is  chosen 
King,  197;  refuses  the  Crown  without 
his  father's  consent,  ib.;  is  crowned,  198  ; 
goes  into  France  to  do  homage  for  liis 
possessions,  ih.  ;  holds  a  Parliament,  in 
iBfcich  John  of  Eltham,  and  others,  are 
made  earls,  199  ;  holds  a  Parliament  at 
Winchester,  ib.;  and  at  Nottingham,  200; 
refuses  to  assist  the  friends  of  Baliol,  201 ; 
but  at  last  determines  to  aid  him,  ib. ; 
besieges  Berwick,  and  defeats  the  Scots, 
202  ;  makes  Baliol  captain  of  Berwick,  i6; 
holds  a  Parliament  at  York,  ib. ;  receives 
the  homage  of  Baliol  at  Newcastle,  203; 
invades  Scotland,  ib.;  makes  a  truce  with 
the  Scots,  ib.;  holds  a  Parliament  at  York, 
204  ;  gives  the  duchy  of  Cornwall  to 
the  Black  Prince,  i6. ;  gives  higher  titles 
to  six  lords,  ib.;  seeks  redress  from  the 
French  for  the  burning  of  Southampton, 
205;  holds  a  Parliament  at  Nottingham, 
ib. ;  claims  the  French  Crown  in  right  of 
his  mother,  ib. ;  his  genealogy,  206  ;  he 
lands  in  Flandersand  invades  France,  ib.; 
returns  to  London,  207  ;  holds  a  Parlia- 
ment and  levies  tribute,  ib. ;  besieges 
Bordeaux,  ib.  ;  defeats  the  French  fleet 
at  Sluys,  208  ;  invades  France,  and  be- 
sieges Tournay,  209 ;  concludes  a  truce, 
ib.;  invades  Britanny,  ib.;  resists  the 
ambitious  claims  of  Pope  Clement  VI., 
210;  in  vain  negotiates  for  peace,  211;  es- 
tablishes a  "  Kound  Table  "  at  "Windsor, 
ib. ;  again  invades  France,  and  takes 
Caen,  ib. ;  wins  the  battle  of  Crecy,  and 
invests  Calais,  212;  takes  Calais,  and 
returns  to  England,  213;  surprises  Al- 
raeric  of  Pavia,  who  had  betrayed  Calais 
214;  defeats  the  Spanish  fleet  off  Win- 


clielsea,  ib. ;  changes  the  coinage,  ib.  ; 
makes  negotiations  with  the  French  for 
peace,  215;  ravages  France,  and  goes 
against  the  Scots,  who  had  taken  Ber- 
wick, 216  ;  again  invades  France,  ib.  ; 
retakes  Berwick,  217  ;  receives  from 
Baliol  the  resignation  of  the  Scotch 
Crown,  i7». ;  keeps  John,  King  of  France,  a 
prisoner  in  London,  ib. ;  invades  France, 
219  ;  besieges  Rheims,  ib. ;  appoints  Wil- 
liam of  Wykeham  to  superintend  the 
works  at  Windsor,  ib. ;  lays  siege  to 
Paris,  220 ;  releases  King  John,  ib.  ; 
attains  his  fiftieth  year,  222 ;  puts  a 
check  on  purveyance,  ib. ;  holds  a  Par- 
liament at  London,  wherein  certain  ap- 
parel and  food  is  forbidden  to  certain 
persons,  ib.;  entertains  the  Kings  of 
France,  Cyprus,  and  Scotland,  ib.  ;  has 
a  dispute  with  the  King  of  France  about 
some  Englishmen  who  had  overrun  the 
country,  224  ;  resumes  the  title  of  "  King 
of  France,"  226;  borrows  largely  of  his 
subjects,  ib.;  sends  Sir  John  KnoUys 
with  an  army  into  France,  ib.;  levies 
heavy  taxes,  227;  holds  a  Parliament 
at  Winchester,  228;  sends  Sir  John  Has- 
tings to  besiege  Rochelle,  ib. ;  resists  the 
aggressions  of  the  Pope,  229;  makes 
peace  with  France  at  Bruges,  ib. ;  holds  a 
Parliament  at  London,  230  ;  yields  to  the 
influence  of  Alice  Ferrers,  231 ;  dies,  232. 

Edward  IV.,  King  of  England,  Dedication 
of  the  Chronicle  to,  1  ;  compared  with 
Henry  IV.,  4;  Capgrave  dedicates"  The 
Chronicle  of  England  "  to,  xx. 

Edward  Plantagenet,  Earl  of  Rutland, 
is  present  at  the  conference  between 
Richard  II.  and  Charles  VI.  at  G  nines, 
262;  one  of  the  accusers  of  Thomas,  Duke 
of  Gloucester,  and  the  Earls  of  Arundel 
and  AVarwick,  264 ;  is  made  Duke  of 
Albermarle,  267  ;  accompanies  Richard 
II.  into  Ireland,  2C9 ;  returns  from 
Ireland  with  Richard  II.  on  the  land- 
ing of  Henry,  Duke  of  Lancaster,  271; 
[Duke  of  York],  is  dispatched  into 
France,  302;  is  killed  at  Agincourt,  312' 


INDEX. 


Edward  the  Black  Prince,  is  born,  201  ;  is 
made  Duke  of  Cornwall,  and  Earl  of 
Chester,  204  ;  successes  of,  in  France, 
217  ;  defeats  the  French  at  Poitiers,  ib.  ; 
takes  King  John  II.  prisoner,  ib. ;  carries 
him  to  Bordeaux,  and  thence  to  England, 
ib.  ;  invades  France  with  his  father,  219; 
marries  Joan  of  Kent,  widow  of  Sir 
Thomas  Holland,  and  divorced  from 
William,  Earl  of  Salisbm-y,  221 ;  assists 
Pedro  IV.  of  Castile,  225  ;  defeats  Henry 
II.  (the  Bastard)  at  Najara,  ib.  ;  attempt 
made  in  Castile  to  poison,  ib. ;  Limoges 
and  other  cities  revolt  from,  227  ;  he  re- 
turns to  England,  ib. ;  returns  to  En- 
gland, after  the  revolt  of  Limoges,  227  ; 
marries  Isabel,  daughter  of  Peter  (the 
Cruel)  of  Castile,  228  ;  invades  France 
with  John  de  Montfort,  230;  dies,  231. 

Edward,  son  of  the  Black  Prince,  is  horn, 
224  ;  dies,  ib. 

Edward  the  Confessor,  127  ;  relics  of,  car- 
ried before  the  King  at  his  coronation, 
174. 

Edward  the  Elder,  son  of  Alfred  the  Great, 
115  ;  his  conquests,  ib. 

Edward  the  Martyr,  120;  is  stabbed  by 
order  of  his  step-mother  (and  buried 
at  Wareham),  ib. ;  his  remains  are 
translated  by  her  to  Shaftesbury,  ib.  ; 
Edward  I.  claims  homage  from  the  King 
of  Scotland  through,  172. 

Edwin,  King  of  Northumbria,  101. 

Edwin,  son  of  Edmund  I.,  119. 

Egbert,  "  King  of  the  English,"  109. 

Eglon,  King  of  Moab,  33. 

Egypt,  Kingdom  of,  described,  23  ;  con- 
quered by  Holofernes,  24  ;  the  Kings  of, 
ib. 

Egyptians,  descended  from  Misraim,  18  ; 
idolatry  introduced  by,  21. 

Ehud,  Judge  of  Israel,  33. 

Eisengrein,  Biographical  Works  of,  321, 
and  note. 

Elagabalus,  69. 

Elam,  son  of  Shem,  17  ;  his  descendants,  ib. 


Elamites,  the,  17. 

Eleanor,  daughter  of  Henry  II.,  marries 
Alphonso  III.,  King  of  Spain,  I-IO. 

of  Castile,  Queen  of  Edward  I.,  157. 

of  Provence,  Queen  of  Henry  III., 

154. 

,  Queen,  divorced  from  Louis  VII., 

138  ;  marries  Henry  II.  of  England,  ib. ; 
her  bad  character,  139  ;  her  children  by 
Henry  IL,  140. 

,  sister   of   Prince    Arthur,   kept    in 

close  confinement  by  John,  147. 

Eleazar,  the  High  Priest  in  the  time  of 
Ptolemy  Philadelphus,  54. 

Eleutherius,  Pope,  67. 

Elgiva,  Queen  of  Edmund  I.,  118. 

Eli,  the  High  Priest,  25  ;  his  death,  37. 

Elias,  the  coming  of,  12,  14. 

Elijah,  41  ;  his  translation,  42. 

Elisha,  41  ;  he  receives  the  mantle  of 
Elijah,  42  ;  translation  of  his  relics  to 
Alexandria,  86. 

Ella,  King  of  Mercia,  100. 

,  King  of  Northumbria,  101. 

,  King  of  Sussex,  100. 

Elman,  William,  besieged  in  Burburgh  by 
Charles  VL,  239. 

Elssius,  Biographical  Works  of,  321,  and 
note. 

Eltham,  Heniy  V.  keeps  his  Christmas 
there,  306. 

,  John  of,  second  son  of  Edward  II. 

is  left  in  charge  of  the  Tower,  195  ; 
[called  Edmund  in  the  MS.,]  is  left  in 
charge  of  the  realm  in  the  absence  of 
Edward  HI.,  199  ;  is  made  Earl  of  Corn- 
wall, 199  ;  dies,  204. 

Ely,  death  of  Alfred  son  of  Ethelred  the 
Unready  at,  127 ;  Edward  II.  inspects 
the  relics  of  S.  Alban  at,  180;  John  Lisle, 
a  Dominican  Friar  at,  complains  of  "  the 
Lady  of  Wake,"  218  ;  the  misfortunes  of 
John,  Earl  of  Pembroke,  attributed  to 
his  hostility  to  the  church  of,  229;  legend 
of  miracles  at,  252. 

Ely,  Bishops  of,  —  see  Grey,  William  ; 
Hothum,  John  de. 


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INDEX. 


Emma,    "  the    troche    of    Normandie," 

marries  Ethelred  the  Unready,  122;  her 

death,  127. 
Emmaus,  lusus  naturae  at,  82. 
Empire,  end   of  the,   and  change   in   the 

arrangement  of  the  Chronicle,  149. 
Empire,  the,  mode  of  election  to,  after  the 

death  of  Otho  III.,  121. 
Englysh,    R.,    MS.  Arundel,    20,     (Brit. 

Mus.)  written  by,  xxviii. 
Enoch,  son  of  Cain,  ,5,  8. 
Enoch,  the  town  called,  built  by  Cain,  8. 
Enoch,  son  of  Jared,  19;  birth  of,  12;  the 

Apocryphal  book  of,  ib. ;  he  begets  Me- 
thuselah, 13;  his  translation,  14. 
Enos,  birth  of,  9,  12;    death  of,   14;  the 

second  from  Adam,  18. 
Eorpwald,  King  of  East  Anglia,  100. 
Ephesus,  S.  John  dies  at,  60 ;   the  third 

General  Council  held  at,  85. 
Ephraim,  built  by  Cain,  11. 
Ephraim,  Mount,  32,  35. 
Epiphanius,  79. 
Epistles,  on  the  Canonical,  by  Capgravc, 

xvi.,  326. 
Eraclius,  Patriarch    of   Jerusalem,    visits 

England,   141  ;  endeavours  to  persuade 

Henry  II.  to  go  to  the  Holy  Land,  ib.  ; 

their  altercation  at  Dover,  ib. 
Eric  IX.,  King  of  Denmark  and  Sweden, 

marries  Philippa,  daughter  of  Henry  IV., 

ffing  of  England,  292. 
Erkenwin,  King  of  Essex,  100. 
Ermenric,  King  of  Kent,  99. 
Erpingham,  Sir  Thomas  de,  present  at  the 

abdication  of  Richard  II.,  272 ;  present 

at  the  siege  of  Harfleur,  310. 
Erroneous   Positions,   against,    Capgrave's 

work  called,  xvii.,  327. 
Erythraean  Sibyl,  the,  45. 
Esan,  birth  of,  28. 
Esc,  King  of  Kent,  99. 
Essex,  great  murrain  among  the  cattle  in, 

185. 
Essex,  Kingdom  of,  100  ;  Kings    of,  ib.  ; 

the  Danes  expelled  from  by  Edward  the 

Elder,  115. 


Esther,  50,  360. 

Eston,  Sir  Adam,  see  Adam  de  Eston. 
Ethelbald,  eldest  son  of  Ethelwulf,  109. 
Ethelbert,  King  of  Kent,   baptized  by  S. 

Augustine,  99. 

,  second  son  of  Ethelwulf,  109. 

Ethelfleda,  death  of,  115. 
Ethelred,  the  Unready,  122. 

,  third  son  of  Ethelwulf,  109. 

Ethelwald,  King  of  Northumbria,  101. 
Ethelwold,  King  of  Sussex,  converted  by 

S.  Birinus,  100. 
Ethelwulf  succeeds  Egbert,   109  ;  his  pil- 
grimage to  Rome,  ib. ;   he  grants  the  tax 

called  "  Romescot "    to  Pope  Leo  IV., 

ib. ;  he  marries  the  daughter  of  Charles 

the  Bald,  ib. 
Eu,  Charles,  Count  of,  taken  prisoner  at 

Agincourt,  312. 
Eubony,  see  Man,  Isle  of. 
Eucharist,    differences  on  the  doctrine  of 

the,  297  ;  Sir  John  Oldcastle's  opinions 

respecting,  305. 
Eugenius  I.,  Pope,  96. 
Eugenius  II.,  Pope  107. 
Eugenius  III.,  Pope,  137. 
Euripides,  49. 
Eusebius,  Chronicle  of,  1  ;  quotation  from 

25,  and  note  ;  his  time,  79. 

,  Pope,  76. 

Eustace,  and  his  family  are  martyred,  64. 

Eustochium,  S.,  82. 

Eutycianus,  Pope,  73. 

Evaristus,  Bishop  of  Rome,  64. 

Eve,  5. 

Evesham,  battle  of,  159. 

Exeter,   destroyed   by   the  Danes    in    the 

time  of   Ethelred   the    Unready,    122  ; 

punished  for  rebellion  by  William  the 

Conqueror,  129. 
,     Thomas,    Duke   of,    see  Beaufort, 

Thomas. 
,  Bishops  of,  see  Grandison,  John  de  ; 

Neville,  George  ;     Stafford,   Edmund  ; 

Stapelton,  Walter  de. 


INDEX. 


441 


Exodus,  Capgrave's  Commentary  on,  xiv, 
XV,  326. 

Exton,  Richard,  Mayor  of  London,  warns 
Thomas,  Duke  of  Gloucester,  of  the 
treachery  of  Michael  de  la  Pole,  243. 

Ezekiel,  prophecies,  46  ;  notices  of,  47. 

Ezra,  49. 


F. 


Fabian,  Pope,  7 1 . 

Eabian,  Leo  the  Great  -writes  against  the 

heresy  of  Eutices  and,  86. 
Fabricii,  Codex  Pseudepigraphus,  reference 

to,  7,  note. 
Falvesley,  John,  assists  the  Abbot  of  Lewes 

in  driving  the  French  from  the  Sussex 

coast,  233. 
Faringdon,    S     William,  besieged  in  Bur- 
burgh  by  Charles  VL,  239. 
Faulkes  de  Breaute,  see  Breaute. 
Faustulus,  discovers  Romulus  and  Remus, 

44. 
Fekenham,  an  Austin  Friar,  takes  up  the 

head  of  Richard,  Earl  of  Arundel,  and 

buries  it  in  the  convent  of  that  Order  in 

London, 265. 
Felix,  Antipope,  79  ;  his  death,  ib. 
Felix,  Bishop  of  Dunwich,  converts  Eorp- 

wald,  King  of  East  Anglia,  100. 
Felix  L,  Pope,  73. 
Felix  II.,  Pope,  87. 
Felix  m..  Pope,  90. 
Ferdinand  I.,  King  of  Aragon,  embraces 

the  cause  of  the  Duke  of  Orleans,  299; 

his  death,  316. 
Feriby,  William  de,  a  notary,  is  present 

in    the   Tower    at    the    resignation    of 

Richard  II.,  272. 
Feversham,  liing  Stephen  dies  at,  137. 
Finan   (Bishop   of   Lindisfarne),   baptizes 

Penda,  King  of  Mercia,  101. 
Fires,  great,  at  Boston,  167;  at  Norwich, 

303. 
Fitz-Alan,  Thomas,  Earl  of  Arundel ;  see 

Thomas  Fitz-Alan. 


Fitz-Walter,  Walter,  accompanies  Sir  John 
Knollys  into  France,  227. 

Fitz-William,  William,  executed,  190. 

Flanders,  conquered  by  Arthur,  87;  its 
condition  in  the  time  of  Charles  the 
Bald,  111;  Piers  Gaveston  exiled  into, 
176;  Clothmakers  of,  suffered  to  dwell 
in  England,  205  ;  Edward  III.,  invading 
France,  is  favourably  I'eceived  in,  206  ; 
placed  under  an  interdict  by  Pope  Bene- 
dict XII.,  209  ;  King  John  II.  offers 
to  restore  it,  to  Edward  III.,  219. 

Flavins  Claudius,  73. 

Flemings,  the  wool  trade  with  the,  settled 
at  the  Parliament  at  Nottingham,  205 ; 
defeated  by  the  English  in  a  naval 
battle,  228  ;  capture  a  barge  of  Fowey, 
in  Cornwall,  234 ;  are  taken  and  im- 
prisoned, ib. 

Flint  Castle,  Richard  II.  at,  271. 

Flisco,  Lucas  de,  182. 

Flood  of  Noah,  the,  2,  15,  16,  17. 

Florence,  Council  of,  under  Leo  IX.,  124. 

,  Sir  Andrew  of,  see  Andrew. 

Florianus,  Emperor,  74. 

Food  and  apparel,  regulated  by  Statute 
(37  Edw.  III.),  222. 

Fordham,  John  de.  Bishop  of  Durham,  is 
forbidden  to  have  intercoui'se  with 
Richard  II.,  249. 

Formosus,  Pope,  112;  Pope  Stephen  VI. 
the  enemy  of,  ib.  ;  Pope  John  IX.  the 
the  friend  of,  when  degraded  by  Pope 
John  VIII.,  113;  his  bones  exhumed 
and  thrown  into  the  sea  by  Pope  Ser- 
gius  III.,  ib. ;  they  are  found  by  fishers 
and  buried  in  St.  Peter's,  ib. 

Fournier,  James,  [Benedict  XII.,]  see 
Cistercians. 

Fowey,  in  Cornwall,  the  Flemings  take  a 
vessel  belonging  to,  234. 

France,  1 ;  peopled  by  the  sons  of  Gomer, 
18;  Maximinian's  persecutions  in,  75; 
conquered  by  Arthur,  King  of  Britain, 
87;  wars  of  the  Emperor  Arnulph  in, 
112  ;  the  Empire  removed  in  the  time  of 
Louis  III.  to  Italy  from,  113,  114;  nego- 


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INDEX. 


tiations  between  Edward  I.  and  Philip, 
liJng  of,  for  exchange  of  prisoners,  171; 
Piers  Gaveston  exiled  to,  176;  Roger 
Mortimer  flies  to  France,  193;  conti- 
nual attempts  to  restore  peace  -n-ith,  //'. ; 
Queen  Isabella  undertakes  to  negotiate 
■with  the  King  of,  ib.;  Philip  VI.,  King 
of,  offends  Edward  III.,  205;  Edward 
III.  claims  the  Crown  of,  in  the  right 
of  his  mother,  ib.;  and  invades,  206  ; 
the  Kegency  of,  refuse  to  sanction  the 
cession  of  Aquitaine,  &c.,  proposed  by 
John  II.,  219  ;  invaded  by  Edward  III., 
ib.  ;  overnm  by  the  English,  224  ; 
Edward  III.  proposes  to  enter,  and  stop 
these  irregularities,  but  is  prevented  by 
Charles  V.,  ib.  ;  Edward  III.  resumes  the 
title  of  King  of  France,  226  ;  the  Eng- 
lish under  Thomas  of  Woodstock,  Earl 
of  Buckingham,  ravage  the  north  of, 
2-35 ;  Henry  le  Despenser,  Bishop  of 
Norwich,  invades  Flanders  and,  238;  in- 
vaded by  Henry  V.,  309. 

Francis,  S.,  of  Assisi,  founder  of  the  Mi- 
norites, 144. 

Frederic  I.,  Barbarossa,  Emperor,  137; 
146,  note. 

Frederic  II.,  King  of  Sicily,  oppressed  by 
Otho  IV.,  143;  is  chosen  Emperor  in 
his  room,  and  crowned  by  Pope  Hono- 
rius  in.,  0). ;  is  afterwards  excommu- 
nicated, ib.  ;  and  deposed,  149. 

French,  the,  burn  Plymouth,  284. 

Friars  Preachers,  instituted  by  S.  Dominic 
at  Toulouse,  143. 

Frideswide's,  S.,  at  Oxford,  Robert,  Prior 
of,  332,  333. 

Fugatius  and  Damianus,  sent  into  Britain 
by  Pope  Eleutherus,  67. 

Fulbert,  S.,  121. 

Fulgentius,  Fabius,  his  account  of  the 
origin  of  idolatry,  21,  22. 

Fulihorpe,  Robert,  one  of  the  Judges  ap- 
pointed by  Richard  II.  to  consider  the 
Commission  of  Regency,  246. 


G. 

Gad,  the  prophet,  39. 

Galba,  62. 

Galen,  66;  his  works,  ib.,  and  note. 

Gaierius,  Emperor,  76. 

Gallandius,  reference  to  the  "  Bibliotheca 
Veterum  Patruui,"  of  Gallandius,  82, 
note. 

Galley-halfpence,  withdrawn  from  circu- 
lation, 313. 

Gallienus,  Emperor,  72. 

Galloway,  Edward  III.  ravages  Scotland 
as  far  as,  203. 

Gallus  and  Volusian,  Emperors,  72. 

Galon,  Edmund,  a  rebel,  237. 

Gamrae,  David,  killed  at  Agincourt,  312. 

Gandolphus,  Biographical  Works  of,  322, 
and  note. 

Gascoigne,  William,  Chief  Justice,  takes 
part  in  the  execution  of  Archbishop 
Scrope,  291. 

Gascon  towns  given  by  Henry  IIL  to  the 
Prince  Edward,  155. 

Gascony  conferred  in  all  its  rights  on  the 
Prince  Edward,  157  ;  promise  of  its  res- 
toration to  Henry  IV.,  300. 

Gaston  de  Beam,  Edward  I.  proceeds 
against,  163. 

Gauncort,  the  Lord,  present  at  the  siege  of 
Harfleur,  310. 

Gaunt,  John  of,  (son  of  Edward  III.,)  is 
born,  208  ;  accompanies  his  father  in  the 
expedition  against  John  II.  of  France, 
216  ;  Earl  of  Richmond,  219  ;  marries 
Blanche,  daughter  of  the  Duke  of  Lan- 
caster, ib. ;  thereby  inherits  the  Duchy 
of  Lancaster,  ib. ;  enters  on  this  Duchy, 
221  ;  is  sent  by  Edward  III.  into  France 
to  claim  the  Crown,  226  ;  is  left  in 
Aquitaine  by  the  Black  Prince  after 
the  revolt  of  Limoges,  227  ;  marries 
Constance,  daughter  of  Peter  the  Cruel 
of  Castile,  228  ;  invades  France,  229  ; 
returns  to  England,  ib. ;  sent  to  Bruges 
to  ratify  a  treaty  between  England  and 
France,  ib. ;  compels  Wiclif  to  abjure 
his    opinions,    232 ;    is    reconciled    by 


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Richard  11.  to  the  citizens  of  London,  ib.; 
makes  a  truce  with  France,  239  ;  invades 
Scotland  unsuccessfully  with  Thomas, 
liis  brother,  Earl  of  Buckingham,  240 ; 
quarrels  with  Richard  II.,  but  is  shortly- 
after  reconciled  to  him,  241  ;  invades 
Spain,  242 ;  takes  Brest,  ib.  ;  returns 
from  Spain,  252  ;  goes  into  France  and 
concludes  a  truce  for  one  year,  256  ;  his 
expenses  granted  by  the  Parliament  at 
Winchester,  257  ;  accuses  Richard,  Earl 
of  Arundel,  of  rebellion,  258  ;  returns 
from  France,  having  obtained  a  four 
years'  truce,  ib.  ,  death  of  Constance, 
wife  of,  lb.;  is  recalled  from  Aquitaine, 
261  ;  goes  to  Katherine  Swinford,  at 
Lincoln,  ib.;  is  present  at  the  renewal 
of  the  truce  at  Calais,  262  ;  his  children 
by  Katharine  Swinford  are  legitimized 
263  ;  Henry  Beaufort,  son  of,  267  ;  he 
dies,  and  is  buried  at  S.  Paul's,  268. 

Gaveston,  Piers,  troubles  on  the  I'ecall  of, 
174  ;  he  gives  discontent  by  the  privi- 
leges conferred  on  him  by  Edward  II., 
ib.;  introduces  foreign  tilters  at  "Walling- 
ford,  175;  a  Parliament  is  summoned 
against  him,  ib.;  at  a  second  Parliament 
he  is  exiled,  176  ;  he  marries  Margaret 
de  Clare,  ib  ;  Thomas,  Earl  of  Lancaster, 
demands  the  punishment  of,  177  ;  he 
goes  with  the  King  to  Newcastle,  178  ; 
thence  to  Scarborough,  where  he  hides 
himself,  ib. ;  but  is  taken  and  executed,  ib. 

Gelasius  I.  Pope,  88,  reference  to  a  decree 
of,  7,  7iote. 

Golasius  IL,  Pope,  128,  132. 

Genabum  (Orleans),  73. 

Genesis,  Capgrave's  Commentary  on,  xiii, 
and  note;  xv.,  325. 

Genevieve,  S.,  of  Paris,  86. 

Genoa,  the  Cardinal  of,  deposed  by  Pope 
Urban  VI.,  241. 

Geoffrey  Plantagenet,  Earl  of  Anjou,  mar- 
ries the  Empress  Maud,  134  ;  is  un- 
successfully attacked  by  Stephen,  136  ; 
father  of  Henry  IL,  38. 

Gera,  father  of  Ehud,  33. 

Germany,  23. 


Gervais  andProthis  martyred  at  Milan,  75. 

Gether,  son  of  Shem,  17. 

Ghent,  John  of  Gaunt  born  at,  208;  sol- 
diers of,  accompany  Edward  III.  in  his 
invasion  of  France,  209. 

Gideon,  Judge  of  Israel,  35. 

Giffard,  Robert,  goes  with  Aymer  de 
Valence  against  Bruce,  174. 

Gihon,  Solomon  anointed  at,  39. 

Gilbert  de  Fraxineto,  first  Prior  of  the  Do- 
minicans at  Oxford,  150. 

Earl    of  Gloucester,  patronises   the 

Hermits  of  S.  Austin,  152;  is  reconciled 
to  Henry  HI.,  after  the  siege  of  London, 
160;  marries  Joan  of  Acre,  168;  accom- 
panies Prince  Edward  and  Louis  IX.  to 
the  Holy  Land,  ib. ;  swears  allegiance 
to  the  absent  Prince  Edward  on  the 
death  of  Henry  HI.,  162. 

,  Pope,  120. 

Gilbert  of  Sempringham,  S.,  Life  of,  by 
Capgrave,  xviii,  and  note. 

Giles,  Doctor,  at  the  request  of  Gilbert, 
Earl  of  Gloucester,  writes  a  book  on 
"the  Governauns  of  Princes,"  152. 

Gilgal,  32. 

Giraldus  Cambrensis,  a  quotation  from 
his"De  Instructione  Principum,"  140, 
141,  and  note. 

Girard  II.,  Bishop  of  Suz,  139. 

Gladsmuir,  Baliol  defeats  the  Scotch  army 
at,  201. 

Glastonbury  Abbey,  founded  by  Edgar, 
120;  Edmund  Ironside  buried  at,  125; 
the  body  of  King  Arthur  found  at,  140; 
St.  Michael's  Church,  near  Glastonbury, 
thrown  down  by  an  earthquake,  164. 

Glendwr,  Owen,  his  origin,  277  ;  he  rebels 
against  Henry  IV.,  ib.  ;  ravages  the 
Marches  of  England,  278  ;  ravages  Here- 
fordshire ;  defeats  Sir  Edmund  ]\[orti- 
mer,  279;  relieves  the  Castle  of  Aberyst- 
T.'ith,  295;  assistance  is  sent  to  him  from 
France,  292 ;  Henry  IV.  prepares  to  attack 
him,  290. 

Gloucester  founded  by  Claudius  Caesar,  62; 
Henry  III.  crowned  by  Walo  at,  149; 
Edward  II.  flies  to,  before  Queen  Isabella, 
195. 


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INDEX. 


Gloucester,  Earldom  of,  conferred  on  Hugh 
Audley,  204. 

,  Gilbert,  Earl  of,  see  Gilbert. 

,  Humphrey,  Duke  of,  see  Humphrey. 

,  Richard,  Earl  of,  see  Richard. 

. ,  Robert,  Earl  of,  see  Robert. 

,   Thomas,   Earl   of,    see    Despenser, 


Thomas  le. 
— ,    Thomas, 

Prince. 
— ,  William, 


Duke    of,    see    Thomas, 


the  Earl  of.  King  John 
divorces  Hawise,  daughter  of,  147. 

Godwin,  Earl  of  Kent,  slays  Alfred,  son  of 
Ethelred  the  Unready,  126  ;  his  trea- 
cherous conduct  and  death,  128. 

Golgatha,  5. 

Golofin,  Sir  John,  an  adherent  of  Richard  H. 
is  imprisoned,  249. 

Gomer,  son  of  Japheth,  18. 

Gordian,  70. 

Gorgonius,  S.,  martyred,  75. 

Gospels,  Commentary  on  the,  by  Capgrave, 
326. 

Goths,  descended  from  Magog,  18. 

"  Gower  lands,"  in  Wales,  disputes  about, 
186, 187. 

Grandison,  John  de,  Bishop  of  Exeter, 
and  others,  are  sent  by  Edward  III.  to 
treat  with  the  Pope  as  to  the  right  to  the 
crown  of  France,  211. 

Grandison,  Otho  de,  accompanies  Sir  John 
Knollys  into  France,  227. 

Grather,  see  Brether. 

Gratian,  Emperor,  81. 

Gratian,  Biographical  Works  of,  322,  a7id 
note. 

Gravelines  is  taken  by  Henry  le  Despenser, 
Bishop  of  Norwich,  238  ;  by  whom  it  is 
destroyed,  239. 

Gravesend,  Richard  de.  Bishop  of  London, 
and  the  Barons  at  St.  Albans,  demand 
the  banishment  of  the  Despensers,  187. 

Gray,  William,  Bishop  of  Ely,  xvi,  xx. 

Greene,  Sir  Thomas,  one  of  the  chief 
speakers  in  Parliament  on  behalf  of  can- 
celling all  pardons  granted  in  the  matter 
of  the  Commission  of  Regency,  265  ; 
attends  a  council    called   by  Edmund, 


Duke  of  York,  on  the  landing  of  Henry, 
Duke  of  Lancaster,  270  ;  flies  to  Bristol, 
lb. 

Greeks,  descended  from  Javan,  18. 

Gregory  the  Great,  Pope,  93;  sends  S. 
Augustine  into  England,  ib. 

Gregory  II.,  Pope,  101. 

Gregory  IV.,  Pope,  108. 

Gregory  V.,  Pope,  121  ;  Otho  III.  crowned 
at  Rome  by,  120. 

Gregory  VL,  Pope,  124. 

Gregory  VII.  (Hildebrand),  Pope,  127. 

Gregory  VIIL,  Pope,  142. 

Gregory  IX.,  Pope,  151. 

Gregory  X.,  Pope,  accompanies  Prince 
Edward  on  the  Crusade,  161;  confirms 
the  foundation  of  the  Austin  Priory  at 
Oxford,  330. 

Gregory  XL,  Pope,  227  ;  vainly  endea- 
vours to  make  peace  between  England 
and  France,  228  ;  Edward  III.  resists  the 
claims  of,  229  ;  issues  a  bull  against  the 
teaching  of  Wiclif,  231  ;  dies,  233. 

Gregory  XII.,  Pope,  elected,  294 ;  his 
subsequent  misfortunes,  ib.;  Henry  IV. 
renounces  his  allegiance  to  him,  296  ; 
he  is  deposed  by  the  Council  of  Pisa, 
297,  308. 

Gregory,  S.,  the  writings  of,  quotation  from, 
in  reference  to  Constantine  the  Great,  77, 
and  note. 

Gregory  Nazianzen,  S.,  81. 

Grey,  Sir  Reginald,  de  Ruthyn,  his  dis- 
pute with  Owen  Glendwr,  277. 

,  Sir  Thomas,  present  at  the  abdication 

of  Richard  11. ,  272;  conspires  against 
Henry  V.,  309. 

Griffons,  the,  oppose  Richard  I.  at  Messina, 
and  are  defeated  by  him,  145. 

Grimbald  interprets  the  vision  of  Henry  I., 

135. 
Grimsby,   Henry   of   Lancaster    lands   at 

Ravenspur,  near,  270. 
Grosteste,  Robert,  Bishop  of  Lincoln,  his 

writings,  153,  and  note ;  he  goes  to  Rome 

to  oppose  the  aggressions  of  the  Pope, 

156;  his  death,  ib. 
Gualo,  see  Walo. 


INDEX. 


445 


Guesclin,  Bertrand  de,  is  taken  prisoner  at 
the  battle  of  Najara,  225. 

Guines,  Eicliard  II.  and  Charles  VI. 
meet  at,  262. 

Guildford,  massacre  of  certain  Normans 
at,  by  the  counsel  of  Godwin,  Earl 
of  Kent,  126. 

Gurney,  Thomas,  assists  in  the  murder 
of  Edward  11.,  199  ;  is  taken  at  Mar- 
seilles, and  put  to  death  on  the  voyage 
home,  ib. 

Gurney,  Matthew,  accompanies  the  Earl 
of  Cambridge  into  Portugal,  236. 

Guthred,  King  of  the  Danes,  baptized,  113. 

Guyenne,  the  Duchy  of,  promise  of  its 
restoration  to  Henry  IV.,  300. 

,  Duke  of,  Henry  V.  created,  274. 

,    the    English    winter     there,    302 ; 

return  home,  303. 

Gwendevyn,  62. 

Gybbe,  William,  a  Chaplain,  formerly  pos- 
sessor of  MSS.  Bodl.  Eawlinson,  Poet., 
118;  xxix,  note. 

Gybbons,  Thomas,  a  collector  of  historical 
notes,  xviii. 

Gynewell,  John,  Bishop  of  Lincoln,  is 
commanded  by  the  Pope  to  avenge  the 
wrongs  of  the  Dominican  Friars,  218. 


H. 

Habakkuk,  relics  of,  discovered  and  trans- 
lated, 83. 
Hainault,'William  IH.  of.  Count  of  Holland, 

Queen  Isabella  takes  refuge  with,  194  ; 

assists  Edward  III.  in  the   invasion   of 

France,  209. 
,  Philippa  of,   is  married  to  Edward 

III.,  194. 
Hakeville,  the  Lord,  present  at  the  siege  of 

Harfleur,  311. 
Hakewood,  Sir  John,  achievements  in  Italy 

of,  226  ;  dies,  258. 


Hales,  Sir  Robert,  the  King's  Treasurer,  is 
killed  in  Wat  Tyler's  rebellion,  237. 

Hallum,  Robert,  Bishop  of  Salisbury,  see 
AUum,  Robert. 

Ham,  the  Sons  of,  18  ;  supposed  by  Euse- 
bius  to  have  been  the  same  as  Zoroaster, 
25. 

Handlo,  Sir  John,  of  Borstall,  329. 

,  Sir  Richard,  331. 

Hannah,  mother  of  Samuel,  38. 

Harcla,  Sir  Andrew,  meets  the  Earl  of 
Lancaster  at  Boroughbridge,  189  ;  rebels 
in  favour  of  the  Scots,  and  is  executed  at 
London,  191. 

Harcourt,  [Geoffrey  d',]  advises  Edward 
III.  to  land  at  La  Hogue,  211. 

Ilardeby,  Geoffrey,  writes  against  the  Arch- 
bishop of  Armagh,  218. 

Harfleur,  Henry  V.  besieges,  310;  surren- 
der of,  311;  attempt  to  recover  it  by  the 
French,  314. 

Harnasey,  see  Haringay. 

Harold  usurps  the  crown,  128  ;  his  trea- 
chery to  William  of  Normandy,  129  ;  his 
death  at  the  battle  of  Hastings,  ib. 

Haringay  Park,  near  Highgate,  248,  and 
note. 

Harwich,  Queen  Isabella  lands  near,  195. 

Hastings,  John,  Earl  of  Pembroke,  is  de- 
feated at  Rochelle,  228;  is  accidentally 
killed,  253. 

Hastings,  William  the  Conqueror  lands  at, 
and  defeats  Harold,  129. 

Hawise,  daughter  of  the  Earl  of  Gloucester, 
is  divorced  by  King  John,  147. 

Hay,  Peter  de  la,  defeats  the  insurgents 
near  Thirsk,  295. 

Hayles,  Cistercian  Abbey  at,  founded  by 
Richard,  King  of  the  Romans,  156  ; 
Henry  his  son  buried  at,  161. 

Haymo  de  Hythe,  Bishop  of  Rochester, 
see  Hythe,  Haymo  de. 

Hebrews,  the,  descended  from  Eber,  18, 
19. 

Hebron,  Adam's  penance  at,  7;  David 
reigns  at,  39. 

Hegesippus,  67. 


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INDEX. 


Helena,  Constantius  marries,  76;  transla- 
tion of  the  Empress  Helena  from  Eome 
into  France,  108;  discovery  at  Rome  by 
Boniface  X.  of  treasure  attributed  to, 
268.    . 

Helen,  rape  of,  36. 

Hellespontian  Sybil,  the,  45. 

Helman,  Sir  William,  an  adherent  of  Rich- 
ard II.,  is  imprisoned,  249. 

Helys,  Robert,  defeats  the  insurgents  near 
Thirsk,  295. 

Ilengist,  99. 

Hennow,  see  Hainault. 

"  Henricis,  De  Illustribus,"  of  Capgravc, 
reference  to  the,  4,  note;  referred  to,  x, 
and  note,  xi;  xvii,  and  note ;  xxi,  326. 

Henry  T.,  Emperor,  115. 

Henry  II.,  Emperor  (the  Lame),  121. 

Henry  III.,  Emperor  (the  Black),  125. 

Henry  IV.,  Emperor,  127. 

Henry  V.,  Emperor,  132  ;  cursed  by  Pope 
Calixtus  H.,  ib. ;  marries  Maud,  daughter 
of  Henry  I.  of  England,  134. 

Henry  VI.,  Emperor,  142;  crowned  by 
Pope  Celestine  III.,  ih. 

Henry  I.,  King  of  England,  (called  Beau- 
clerc,)  132  ;  his  accession,  ib.  ;  he  is 
crowned  by  Maurice,  Bishop  of  London, 
133  ;  marries  the  daughter  of  Malcolm 
of  Scotland,  ib.  ;  his  brother,  Robert 
Curthose,  claims  the  crovn,  ib.;  he  in- 
vades France,  ib.  ;  his  children  are 
drowned  on  his  return,  ib. ;  he  marries 
Adelais  of  Louvain,  ib. ;  he  marries  his 
daughter  to  the  Emperor,  Henry  V.  of 
Germany,  134  ;  requires  the  nobles  to 
swear  fealty  to  her  at  London,  ib. ;  re- 
quires all  knights  to  cut  their  hair,  ib. ; 
is  visited  witli  strange  visions,  ib. ;  goes 
into  Normandy  to  his  daughter,  135;  his 
death,  ib. 

Henry  H.,  King  of  England,  (son  of 
Geoffrey  Plantagenet  and  the  Empress 
Maud),  is  born,  136;  is  brought  to 
England  with  his  mother  by  the  Earl  of 
Gloucester,  ib.  ;  is  acknowledged  by 
Stephen  as  the  rightful  heir,  137  ;  marries 
Queen  Eleanor,  138;   is  crowned,  139; 


the  story  of  his  descent,  ib. ;  his  children 
by  Queen  Eleanor,  140;  by  permission  of 
Pope  Adrian  IV.,  he  invades  Ireland, 
137;  he  marries  his  son  Henry  to  Mar- 
garet of  France,  ib.;  his  quarrel  with 
Becket,  140;  he  is  visited  by  Eraclius, 
Patriarch  of  Jerusalem,  whom  he  refuses 
to  accompany  to  the  Holy  Land,  141; 
altercation  between  him  and  the  Patri- 
arch at  Dover,  ib.;  his  death,  144. 

Henry  III.,  Iving  of  England;  is  crowned 
in  his  tenth  year,  at  Gloucester,  149  ;  is 
opposed  by  Louis  of  France,  ib.;  who 
beseiges  Lincoln,  but  is  repulsed  by  the 
King's  troops,  150  ;  makes  peace  at  King- 
ston-upon-Thames,  ib. ;  is  crowned  the 
second  time,  at  "Westminster,  ib. ;  re- 
builds Westminster  AI)bey  ib.;  resists  the 
claim  of  Pope  Houorius  III.  to  church 
patronage  in  England,  151  ;  is  invited 
into  France  by  the  Gascons,  152; 
sanctions  the  marriage  of  Isabella,  widow 
of  the  Earl  of  Gloucester,  with  Richard, 
his  brother,  ib  ;  marries  Eleanor  of 
Provence,  1 54 ;  hears  the  trial  of  certain 
Jews  for  an  outrage  at  Norwich,  ib. ; 
narrowly  escapes  being  killed  by  a 
madman  at  Woodstock,  ib.;  gives  the 
Gascon  towns  to  the  Prince  Edward, 
155  ;  introduces  a  new-  coinage,  ib.; 
assumes  the  Cross,  ib. ;  recalls  Simon  de 
Montfort  from  Bordeaux,  156;  consents 
to  the  Provisions  of  Oxford,  158  ;  malies 
a  convention  with  Louis  IX.  of  France, 
159  ;  appeals  to  Louis  IX.  against  the 
Barons,  ib.;  besieges  Simon  de  Montfort 
at  Northampton,  ib.;  gives  battle  to  the 
Barons  at  Lewes,  and  is  taken  prisoner,  zi.; 
defeats  Simon  de  Montfort  at  Evesham, 
ib.;  and  lays  siege  to  London,  160  ;  is 
reconciled  to  Gilbert  Earl  of  Clare,  ib.; 
dies,  and  is  buried  at  Westminster,  162  ; 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  Austin  Priory 
at  Oxford,  330. 

Henry  IV.,  King  of  England,  (see  Henry, 
Duke  of  Lancaster,)  succeeds  to  the 
throne,  272  ;  is  crowned,  273;  his  issue, 
ib. ;  makes  his  son  Henry  Prince  of  Wales, 


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Duke  of  Cornwall,  and  Earl  of  Chester, 
274;  gives  the  Isle  of  Man  to  the  Earl  of 
Northumberland,  ib.;  gives  the  earldom 
of  llichmond  to  the  Earl  of  Westmore- 
land, ib. ;  deprives  of  their  higher  titles 
those  who  had  condemned  the  Duke  of 
Gloucester,  ib. ;  conspiracy  of  the  Earls 
of  Kent,    Salisbury,   and    Huntingdon, 
against,  275 ;   rebellion  of  Owen  Glen- 
dwr    against,  277  ;     is  visited  by  Ma- 
nuel II.,  Palajologus,  Emperor  of  Con- 
stantinople, ib. ;    attempt  to  assassinate 
him,    278 ;    marriage    of  his    daughter, 
the    Princess     Blanch,    279 ;     marches 
into   Wales  without  success,  ib ;    levies 
heavy  taxes,  280  ;  marries  Joan  of  Na- 
varre,   ib.  ;  at    Winchester,    281;     the 
Percies  rebel   against,    ib.;   he  hastens 
against  them,   282  ;    and  defeats   them 
near  Shrewsbury,  283  ;  proceeds  to  York, 
ib. ;  proposes  to  enter  Wales,  but  wants 
money,    ib. ;  imposes  heavy  taxes  on  the 
people,   285;  is   reconciled  to   the  Earl 
of    Northumberland    and   Sir    William 
Clifford,  286  ;  Serle,  a    conspirator,    is 
brought  before  him,  and  afterwards  exe- 
cuted, ib. ;  at  a  Parliament  at  Coventry, 
he  asks  for  a  great  sum  of  money,  287; 
the  Speaker  proposes  to  rob  the  Church, 
but  the  King  yields  to  the  Archbishop 
of  Canterbury,  ib.;  returns  from  Wales, 
290 ;    proceeds  to  York,  ib.  ;    his  sick- 
ness, 291  ;  pursues  the  Earl  of  North- 
imiberland  to  Berwick,   ib. ;  his  unsuc- 
cessful expedition  into  Wales,  ib.  ;  sum- 
mons  a  meeting  at  Worcester,  and  en- 
deavours to  raise  money,  292;   marries 
his  daughter,  Philippa,  to  Eric  of  Den- 
mark, ib. ;  heavily  taxes  the  people,  293; 
visits  the  North,  and  quells  a  rebellion 
there,    295 ;    withdraws    his   allegiance 
from  Pope   Gregory  VII.,   296;    is  ap- 
pealed to  by  the  Dukes  of  Orleans  and 
Burgundy,  299 ;   embraces   the   side   of 
the   latter  and   sends   succours   to  him, 
300 ;    the   Duke   of  Orleans   negotiates 
with,  ib.  ;  and  his  Lords  propose  certain 


conditions  to,  301  ;   they  seek  the  alli- 
ance of,  ib.  ;  he   joins  the  party  of  the 
Duke  of  Orleans,  302 ;  his  death,  and  the 
circumstances    attending    it,   ib. ;    he  is 
buried  at  Canterbury,  303. 
Henry  V.,  King  of  P^ngland,  son  of  Mary, 
daughter  of  the  Earl  of  Hereford,  273; 
is  made  Prince  of  Wales,  Duke  of  Corn- 
wall,  Earl    of  Chester,   and    Duke    of 
Aquitaine,   274;  besieges  the  Castle  of 
Aberystwith  in  Wales,  295;  is  repulsed 
by  Owen  Glendwr,  ib. ;  is  present  at  the 
execution  of  a  smith  for  heresy  in  Lon- 
don, 297;  succeeds  to  the  throne,  303; 
his    dealings  with  Sir  John   Oldcastle, 
304,  305,  306  ;  keeps  Christmas  at  El- 
tham,  306 ;  his  death  is  planned  by  Old- 
castle, but  he  escapes,  ib. ;  founds  three 
religious  houses,  307 ;  sails  from  South- 
ampton to  invade  France,  309;  conspi- 
racy against,   ib. ;  lands  in   the   Pay  du 
Caux,  310;  besieges  and  takes  Ilarfleui-, 
ib. ;  makes  Sir  Thomas  Beaufort  gover- 
nor of  Harfleur,  311;  marches  on  Calais, 
ib.;  wins  the  battle  of  Agincourt,  312; 
returns  to    England,    ib. ;    receives    the 
Emperor    Sigismund    at     Westminster, 
313;  sends  John,   Duke   of  Bedford,  to 
relieve  Harfleur,  314;    his  negotiations 
with  the  Emperor  Sigismund,  ib. ;  accom- 
panies him  as  far  as  Calais  on  his  return, 
315;  effects  a  reconciliation  between  the 
Emperor  and  the  Duke  of  Burgundy,  ib. ; 
conspiracy  against   him    at  Kenilworth, 
317. 
Henry  VI.,  King  of  England,  x.,  and  note  ; 
the     "  Liber    de  Illustribus    Henricis " 
dedicated  to,  xvii,  xx. ;  he  visits  Lynn, 
371. 
Henry  Plantagenet   [Earl  of  Derby],  op- 
poses De  Vere,  245  ;  sails  into  Prussia, 
254:   is  made  Duke  of  Hereford,  267; 
[Duke  of  Lancaster],  exiled  by  Richard 
II.,  268;  returns  to  England,  269;  lands 
at  Ravenspur,  270;  marches  upon  Bristol 
and  takes   it,    ib.;    follows   Richard   to 
Conway,  271  ;  compels  him  to  resign  the 
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crown,  ib. ;  takes  him  to  the  Tower,  ib. ; 
is  present  at  his  resignation  of  the  crown, 
272.     See  Henry  IV.,  King  of  England. 

Henry  Plantagenet,  Earl  of  Lancaster,  has 
charge  of  Edward  II.  at  Kenilworth,  196  ; 
is  made  Earl  of  Derby,  204;  is  sent  to 
negotiate  for  peace  before  Clement  VI. 
at  Avignon,  211;  takes  Bergerac  and 
many  other  towns  in  Aquitaine,  ib. ;  his 
daughter  marries  the  Duke  of  Zealand, 
215;  he  is  made  Duke  of  Lancaster,  ib.  ; 
is  sent  to  negotiate  for  peace  with  the 
King  of  France,  ib. ;  accompanies  Ed- 
ward III.  in  the  expedition  against  John 
II.  of  France,  216  ;  John  of  Gaunt  mar- 
ries Blanche,  the  daughter  of,  219  ;  ac- 
companies Edward  III.  in  the  invasion  of 
France,  ib. 

Henry  II.  (the  Bastard),  King  of  Castile, 
is  defeated  by  the  Black  Prince  at  Najara, 
225. 

Henry  III.,  son  of  John  I.,  King  of  Castile, 
marries  Katherine,  daughter  of  John, 
Duke  of  Lancaster,  and  Constance, 
daughter  of  Pedro  the  Cruel,  253. 

Henry,  son  of  Henry  II.,  140;  marries 
Margaret  of  France,  ib. 

Henry,  Prince,  afterwards  Henry  V., 
created  Pi-ince  of  Wales,  &c.,  274;  his 
visit  to  Lynn,  292. 

Henry,  son  of  Ilichard,  King  of  the  Ro- 
mans, is  killed  at  Viterbo,  161. 

Henry,  Archdeacon  of  Huntingdon,  refer- 
ence to  Capgrave's  Life  of,  xxii, 

Henry  le  Despenser,  Bishop  of  Norwich, 
reference  to  Capgrave's  Life  of,  xxi. 

Heraclius,  Emperor,  94. 

Hercules,  his  labours,  33. 

Heredia,  Jean  Fernandes  de.  Master  of  the 
Knights  of  Rhodes,  defeats  Morettus, 
260. 

Hereford,  Bishops  of,  see  Mascall,  Robert; 
Orleton,  Adam  de  ;  Trefuant,  John. 

,    the    Countess   of  (Bohun),  crowns 

Bruce  at  Scone,  173. 

,  Henry,  Earl  of  Derby  is  made  Duke 

of,  267. 


Hereford,  Humphrey,  Earl  of,  see  Humphrey, 

Earl  of  Hereford. 
,  Prince  Edward  is  proclaimed  "Keeper 

of  England  "  at,  196  ;  Hugh  le  Despenser 

(the  younger)  is  executed  at,  197. 
Herefordshire  ravaged  by  Owen  Glendwr, 

279. 
Hermas  Pastor,  66. 
Heptarchy,   the ;    names    of   the    various 

States  and  their  successive  Kings,    99 ; 

dissolution  of,  109  ;  the  seven  kingdoms 

united  under  Edgar,  120. 
Hezekiah,  King  of  Judah,  44,  45. 
Hieropolis  in  Phrygia,  61. 
Hilarion,  S.,  79. 
Hilary,  Pope,  87. 
Hilary,  S.,  79. 
Hildebrand,  (Gregory  VII.,)  proceedings  of, 

against  simony  in  France  while  he  was 

a  Cardinal,  127. 
Hinguar  and  Hubba  invade  England,  and 

put  Edmund,  King  of  East  Anglia,  to 

death,  109. 
Hinnom,  the  Valley  of,  44. 
Hogman's  Lane,  in  Lynn,  367. 
Holinshed,   the    Chronicles   of,  323,    and 

note. 
Holland,    John,  Earl  of  Huntingdon,  see 

John  Holland. 
Holland,  Sir  Thomas,  husband  of  Joan  of 

Kent,  221. 
Holland,    William    III.,    Count     of,     see 

Hainault. 
,  William  VI.,  Count  of,  visits  Eng- 
land, 314. 
Holofernes,  24. 
Holt,   Castle   of,    in   Cheshire,  belongs  to 

the  Earl  of  Arundel,  258. 
,  John  of,  one  of  the  Judges  appointed 

by  Richard  II.  to  consider  the  Commis- 
sion of  Regency,  246, 
Homer,  38;  he  records  the  verses  of  the 

Delphian  Sibyl,  45. 
Homildon  Hill,  see  Humeldon  Hill. 
Honorius,  Emperor,  83,  84;  his  death,  84. 
Honorius  I.,  Pope,  95. 
Honorius  II.,  Pope,  135. 


INDEX. 


449 


Honorius  III.,  Pope,  confirms  the  Orders 
of  Hermits  of  S.  Austin,  144;  claims 
Church  patronage  in  England,  151;  his 
death,  ib. 

Honorius  IV.,  Pope,  167,  note. 

Hopman's  Way,  in  Lynn,  367. 

Hormisdas,  Pope,  89. 

Hospitallers,  the  Master  of  the  Knights,  in 
Rhodes,  slain  in  a  battle  with  Turks,  223. 

Host,  the  consecrated,  want  of  reverence 
towards,  288. 

Hothum,  John  de.  Bishop  of  Ely,  and  the 
Barons  at  S.  Albans,  demand  the  banish- 
ment of  the  Despensers,  187;  he  meets 
Queen  Isabella  at  Harwich,  195;  keeps 
Christmas  with  the  Queen  at  Walling- 
ford,  197. 

Hotspur,  see  Percy,  Henry  [the  younger]. 

Hoveden's  Annals,  reference  to,  140,  note. 

Howen  Glendor,    see  Glendwr. 

Howell,  Keson  ap,  196. 

Hubba,  see  Hinguar. 

Hul,  son  of  Shem,  17  ;  his  descendants 
dwell  in  Armenia,  ib. 

Humber,  the  river,  37. 

Humeldon  Hill,  the  battle  of,  280. 

Humphrey,  Duke  of  Gloucester,  son  of 
Henry  IV.,  273;  his  visit  to  Lynn, 
292 ;  accompanies  the  Emperor  Sigis- 
mund,  315;  mention  of,  xiii  ;  his  gift  of 
certain  books  to  the  University  of  Ox- 
ford, xiv,  XV.;  the  Life  of,  by  Capgrave, 
xviii.,  327  ;  Capgrave  dedicates  many  of 
his  works  to,  xx. 

Humphrey  de  Bohun,  Earl  of  Hereford, 
"  borne  down "  by  foreign  tilters  at 
Wallingford,  175;  purchases  the  "  Gower 
Lands  "  of  Sir  William  Bruce,  186  ;  sells 
the  same  to  Roger  Mortimer,  Earl  of 
March,  ib.  ;  appeals  against  Sir  Hugh 
le  Despenser,  who  had  taken  these  lands, 
to  Thomas,  Earl  of  Lancaster,  187  ; 
meets  the  Barons  assembled  at  Sher- 
borne on  this  matter,  ib.  ;  publicly  in 
Westminster  Hall  proclaims  Hugh  le 
Despenser  to  be  a  traitor,  188;  is  slain 
at  the  battle  of  Boroughbridge,  189. 


Humphrey  de  Bohum,  Earl  of  Hereford 
and  others,  are  sent  by  Edward  HI 
into  France  to  claim  the  Crown,  226. 

Hungary,  Charobert,  King  of,  Louis  X. 
marries  the  daughter  of,  206. 

Huntingdon,  292. 

,   Earl   of,  William  Clinton  is  made, 

204. 

,    Guischard   of  Angouleme   is  made 

by  Richard  II.  Earl  of,  232. 

,  John    Holland,    Earl  of,   see    John 

Holland. 

Hurlstone,  William,  Abbot  of  Waltham, 
present  at  the  burial  of  Richard  II., 
276. 

Hays,  the  Earl  of,  embraces  the  cause  of 
the  Orleanists,   299. 

Hyginus,  Pope,  66, 

Hystaspes,  Darius  son  of,  50. 

Hythe,  Ilaymo  de,  [ "  Haymo  at  the 
Ileth,"]  resigns  the  bishopric  of  Ro- 
chester, 214. 


Iberi,  or  Spaniards,  18. 

Ibzan,  Judge  of  Israel,  35. 

Ida,  King  of  North umbria,  101. 

Idolatry,  introduction  of,  21 ;  by  Belus,  24. 

Ignatius,  S.,  martyrdom  of,  64, 

Illyricum,  victories  of  Flavins  Claudius  in, 
73. 

Images,  origin  of,  21  ;  opinion  of  Fabius 
Fulgentius  about,  ib. 

Imachus,  first  King  of  Argos,  28. 

India,  peopled  by  the  sons  of  Mash,  18; 
and  by  the  sons  of  Joktan,  ib. ;  the 
eastern  boundary  of  Scythia,  23 ;  con- 
quered by  Judas  Maccabeus  and  his 
brethren,  56 ;  S.  Thomas  martyred  in, 
61  ;  conquests  of  Trajan  in,  64. 

Ingham,  Oliver  de,  is  besieged  by  the 
French  in  Bordeaux,  207. 

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INDEX. 


Innocent  I.,  Pope,  84. 

Innocent  II.,  Pope,  135. 

Innocent  III.,  Pope,  142;  his  works  at 
Rome,  and  his  -writings,  ih.  ;  places 
England  under  an  interdict  in  the  time 
of  King  John,  148. 

Innocent  IV.,  155;  is  opposed  in  his 
aggressions  by  Grosteste,  Bishop  of  Lin- 
coln, 156  ;  legend  of  his  death,  ib. 

Innocent  V.,  Pope,  164. 

Innocent  VI.,  Pope,  214;  dies,  222. 

Innocent  VII.,  Pope,  his  election,  288  ;  dies 
293. 

Interdict,  for  seven  years,  in  the  reign  of 
John,  148. 

Inundations,  great,  203,  288. 

lonicum  Mare,  derivation  of  the  name  of, 
18. 

lonicus,  son  of  Noah,  20. 

Irad,  5,  8. 

Ireland,  1 ;  mission  of  S.  Patrick  into,  85  ; 
Henry  II.  is  permitted  by  Pope  Adrian 
IV.  to  invade  and  take  possession  of,  137; 
Edward  Bruce  invades,  181  ;  Robert  de 
Vere  is  made  Duke  of,  244 ;  Thomas 
Duke  of  Gloucester  is  made  Duke  of, 
256  ;  is  sent  thither  by  Richard  II.,  ib.; 
settlers  from,  in  England,  required 
(A.D.  1393)  to  return  to  their  own  land, 
258  ;  poverty  of,  259  ;  Richard  II.  goes 
into,  ib.  ;  Roger  Mortimer,  Earl  of 
March,  is  slain  in,  268  ;  Richard  II. 
anxious  to  avenge  tliis  murder,  goes 
into,  ib.  ;  in  the  following  year  again 
goes  into,  269  ;  Richard  II.  returns  from, 
to  opposcj  Henry  Duke  of  Lancaster, 
271. 

Irenajus,  S.,  68. 

Irish,  under  Anlaf,  defeated  by  Athelstan, 
117. 

Isaac,  compelled  by  Ishmael  to  commit 
idolatry,  21  ;  birth  of,  27. 

Isaac,  King  of  Cyprus,  taken  prisoner  by 
Richard  I.,  145. 

Isabella,  daughter  of  Pedro  the  Cruel,  of 
Castile,  marries  Edmund,  Earl  of  Cam- 
bridge, 228  ;  dies,  258. 


Isabella,  daughter  of  Philip  IV.  of  France, 
206  ;  Queen  of  Edward  II.,  174  ;  is  re- 
fused admittance  at  Leeds  Castle,  Kent, 
188 ;  undertakes  to  mediate  with  the 
French  King,  193  ;  refuses  to  return 
to  England,  194  ;  takes  refuge  with 
William  of  Hainault,  ib. ;  marries  Prince 
Edward  to  Philippa  of  Hainault,  ib.  ; 
invades  England,  195  ;  and  marches  on 
London,  ib.  ;  pursues  the  King  into  the 
West,  ih.  ;  takes  Bristol,  196  ;  enters 
Wales,  and  carries  the  King  a  prisoner 
to  Kenilworth,  ib.  ;  her  intrigue  with 
Roger  Mortimer,  200. 

Isabella  [MS.  Eleanor],  daughter  of  Charles 
VI.,  is  espoused  to  Richard  II.,  263  ;  is 
sent  home  into  France,  278  ;  the  French 
demand  a  tribute  for  her,  2S5. 

Isaiah,  44,  45. 

Isaiah,  Capgrave's  Commentary  on,  xv., 
326. 

Isidore,  81  ;  chronology  of,  2  ;  extracts 
from  the  works  of,  34,  and  note  ;  77,  and 
itotc. 

Isis,  28. 

Islip,  Simon,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury, 
the  English  and  French  lords  take  their 
oaths  to  the  treaty  for  the  release  of 
John  II.,  before,  220. 

Ismael,  introducer  of  idolatry,  21. 

Israel  {i.e.  the  Ten  Tribes),  20. 

,  people  of,  19. 

,  son  of  Isaac,  19. 

Italians  (according  to  some),  descended 
from  Tubal,  18. 

Italy,  ravaged  by  Alaric,  83  ;  given  by 
Louis  I.  to  Lothaire,  1 06  ;  great  famine 
in,  in  the  time  of  Charles  le  Gros,  111. 


Jabel,  8. 

Jacob,  son  of  Isaac,  19  ;  his  death,  29. 

Jacqueline,     Countess    of    Holland,    and 

widow  of  the  Dauphin  John  of  France, 

314. 


INDEX. 


451 


Jael,-vrife  of  Heber  the  Kenite,  34. 

Jagellon,  King  of  Poland,  [afterwards 
Ladislas  IV.,]  his  conversion  to  Chris- 
tianity, 298. 

Jair,  Judge  of  Israel,  35. 

James  the  Great,  S.,  60. 

James  the  Less,  S.,  61 . 

James  I.,  King  of  Scotland,  taken  prisoner 
on  his  way  into  France,  293. 

James,  Katharine,  descended  from  the 
Handles  of  Borstall,  331. 

Japheth,  17;  his  sons,  18. 

Jared,  birth  of,  11;  derivation  of  name,  ib.; 
the  fifth  from  Adam,  12,  191  ;  begets 
Enoch,  ib. 

Javan,  son  of  Japheth,  18. 

Javan  [Sufifene],  son  of  Japheth,  20. 

Jayme  II.,  King  of  Majorca,  flies  at  Crecy, 
212. 

Jean  (surnamed  Sans  Peur),  Duke  of  Bur- 
gundy, 298  ;  his  intended  assault  upon 
Calais,  ho-w  defeated,  ib. 

Jehoaddan,  mother  of  Amaziah,  42. 

Jehoiakim,  King  of  Judah,  46. 

Jehoida,  the  High  Priest,  41 ;  his  long  life, 
42. 

Jehosaphat,  King  of  Judah,  reign  of,  41. 

Jehoshabeth,  daughter  of  Joram,  41. 

Jepthah,  Judge  of  Israel,  35. 

Jeremiah,  prophecies  of,  46;  his  death,  47. 

Jericho,  taking  of,  32. 

Jerome,    S.,   Chronicle  of,    1 ;    quotations 

;  from  his  works,  28,  70,  131  ;  mentioned, 
81;  taught  grammar  by  Donatus,  79; 
his  death  and  age,  84;  his  appearance 
in  a  vision  to  S.  Augustin,  ib. 

Jerusalem,  the  capital  of  the  Two  Tribes, 
19;  not  the  Salem  over  which  Melchi- 
sedec  reigned,  28;  David  crowned  at,  39; 
S.  James  is  martyred  at,  60;  S.  James, 
first  Bishop  of,  61;  S.  Simon,  Bishop  of, 
and  martyred  in,  ib. ;  destruction  of,  by 
Titus,  63  ;  devastated  by  Adrian,  65; 
victories  of  Charlemagne  at,  105;  cap- 
ture of  in  the  First  Crusade,  128  ;  story 
of  pilgrims  on  their  way  home  from,  284. 

Jeshua,  the  High  Priest,  48. 

Jesse,  the  father  of  David,  39. 


Jesus,  the  son  of  Sirach,  54. 

Jewet  Meatless,  see  Meatless. 

Jews,  great  massacre  of,  in  London  on  the 
coronation  of  Richard!.,  144;  they  are 
accused  of  outrages  at  Norwich,  154; 
accused  of  clipping  money,  164;  penal 
measures  against,  ib.;  great  oppression 
of,  in  1282,  and  extortion  of  money  from 
167;  accused  of  assisting  certain  lepers 
in  poisoning  wells,  are  burnt,  186. 

Joachim,  the  Abbot,  condemned  for  heresy, 
138  ;  his  book  called  "  The  Everlasting 
Gospel,"  condemned  by  Pope  Alexander 
IV.,  158. 

Joan,  daughter  of  Henry  II.,  marries  the 
King  of  Sicily,  140. 

Joan  of  Acre,  daughter  of  Edward  I.,  mar- 
ries Gilbert,  Earl  of  Gloucester,  168;  is 
buried  at  Clare,  ib. ;  is  found  perfect  fifty- 
two  years  after  her  burial  by  Isabel  de 
Burgh,  ib. 

Joan  of  Kent  marries  the  Black  Prince 
221. 

Joan,  Pope,  the  story  of,  110. 

Joan  of  Navarre,  Henry  IV.  marries  her 
at  Winchester,  280  ;  her  visit  to  Lynn, 
292. 

Joash,  King  of  Judah,  41;  saved  by  Jeho- 
shabeth, ib, ;  his  reign,  42. 

Job,  a  dweller  in  the  Land  of  Uz,  1 7. 

John  I.,  Pope,  89. 

John  II.,^Pope,  91. 

John  III.,  Pope,  92. 

John  IV.,  Pope,  95. 

John  v..  Pope,  97. 

John  VI.,  Pope,  98. 

John  VIL,  Pope,  98. 

John  VIII.,  Pope,  111  ;  Formosus,  after- 
wards Pope,  degraded  by,  112. 

John  IX.,  Pope,  113. 

John  X.,  Pope,  114. 

John  XL,  Pope,  115,  note. 

John  XIL,  Pope,  116,  122. 

John  XIII.,  Pope,  118;  his  imprisonment 
and  exile,  119;  he  is  restored  by  Otho 
the  Great,  ib. 

John  XIV.,  Pope,  121,  note. 

John  XV,,  Pope,  121,  note ;  122. 


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INDEX. 


John  XVI.,  Pope,  121,  note. 

John  XVn.,  Pope,  121. 

John  XIX.,  Pope,  124. 

John  XXI.  [or  XX.],  Pope,  164. 

John  XXII.,  Pope,  173,  179,  181  ;  endea- 
vours to  establish  peace  between  Bruce 
and  Edward  11.,  182  ;  excommunicates 
Bruce,  and  lays  the  kingdom  under  an 
interdict,  ib.  ;  acts  of,  183  ;  refuses  to 
release  the  Scots  from  the  interdict,  191  ; 
dies,  and  is  buried  at  Avignon,  203. 

John  XXIII.,  Pope,  his  election,  298  ; 
deposed  from  the  papacy  by  the  Council 
of  Constance,  308,  309. 

John  Baptist,  S.,  called  a  Nazarene,  38. 

John,  called  Posthumous,  King  of  France, 
206. 

John  (called  Sans-terre),  King  of  England, 
born,  140  ;  succeeds  his  brother  Kichard, 
147;  contrives  the  death  of  Prince  Ar- 
thur, and  keeps  his  sister  Eleanor  in 
close  confinement,  ib.;  divorces  Hawise 
of  Gloucester,  and  marries  Isabella 
[Blanch]  of  Angouleme,  ib.;  persecutes 
the  monks  of  Canterbury  for  accepting 
Stephen  Langton  as  Archbishop,  147, 
148  ;  is  excommunicated  by  Innocent 
m.,  and  the  land  placed  under  an  inter- 
dict, 148;  is  received  to  favour  by  the 
Legate  Pandulph,  ib, ;  dies  at  Swineshead, 
ib. 

John,  Count  of  Alen9on,  his  *ietter  to 
Henry  IV.,  300. 

John,  Duke  of  Bourbon,  his  letter  to 
Henry  IV.,  301. 

John,  Duke  of  Bourges  and  Auvergne 
son  of  Charles  VI.,  King  of  France,  his 
letter  to  Henry  IV.,  300. 

John,  Duke  of  Britanny,  embraces  the 
cause  of  the  Duke  of  Orleans,  299. 

John  II.  (Duke  of  Normandy,  son  of 
Philip  VI.),  King  of  France,  216  ;  makes 
his  son,  Charles,  Duke  of  Aquitaine,  ib.; 
flies  before  Edward  III.,  ib. ;  gathers  an 
army  at  S.  Omer  to  fight  with  Ed- 
ward III.,  ib. ;  is  defeated  and  taken  pri- 
soner by  the  Black  Prince  at  Poitiers, 
216  ;  is  carried  to  Bourdeaux,  and  thence 


to  London,  ib. ;  offers  to  restore  Flanders, 
Picardy,  and  Aquitaine  to  Edward  III., 
219;  is  ransomed,  220;  visits  Edward 
III.,  222  ;  dies  in  the  Savoy,  223. 

John  I.,  King  of  Castile,  makes  peace  with 
the  Duke  of  Lancaster,  252. 

John  Holland,  Earl  of  Huntingdon,  one  of 
the  accusers  of  the  Duke  of  Gloucester, 
and  the  Earls  of  Arundel  and  Warwick, 
264 ;  is  made  by  Richard  II.  Duke  of 
Exeter,  267  ;  accompanies  Richard  II. 
into  Ireland,  269 ;  returns  with  him  on 
the  landing  of  the  Duke  of  Lancaster, 
271;  conspires  against  Henry  IV.,  275  ; 
is  beheaded  at  Plesshy,  276. 

John  Montacute,  Earl  of  'Salisbury,  see 
Montacute,  John. 

John,  King  of  Portugal,  his  daughter  mar- 
ried to  the  Earl  of  Arundel,  293. 

John  of  Gaunt,  see  Gaunt,  John  of. 

John  of  Lancaster,  Duke  of  Bedford,  third 
son  of  Henry  IV.,  273;  takes  part  in 
frustrating  the  conspiracy  against  his 
father,  289;  is  sent  into  France,  314. 

John  of  the  Times,  135. 

John,  Prior  of  Bridlington,  his  translation, 
285. 

John,  Prior  of  S.  Bartholomew,  Smithfield, 
privileges  granted  to  him  and  his  succes- 
sors, 297. 

John  the  Divine,  S.,  Evangelist,  60 ;  exiled 
by  Domitian,  63  ;  his  return  to  Ephesus, 
64. 

Joktan,  son  of  Eber,  18;  Prince  of  the 
children  of  Shem,  20;  assists  in  building 
the  Tower  of  Babel,  ib. 

Jonan,  Emperor,  80. 

Jonas,  raised  by  Elijah,  41. 

Joram,  King  of  Judah,  41. 

Jordan,  the  river,  32. 

Josaphat  converted  by  Barlaam,  81. 

Joseph,  birth  of,  29  ;  his  death,  30. 

Josephus,  quotation  from,  28. 

Joshua,  32. 

Joshua,  Capgrave's  Commentary  on,  xvi., 
326. 

Josiah,  King  of  Judah,  46. 

Jothan,  King  of  Judah,  43. 


INDEX. 


453 


Jubal,  8. 

Jubanensis,  see  Clement  VII. 

Judah,  faithful  to  Rehoboam,  20 ;  David  of 

the  tribe  cf,  39. 
Judas  Iscariot,  S.  Matthias  chosen  for,  Gl. 
Judas  Maccabeus,  56. 
Jude,  S.,  the  Apostle,  61  ;    reference  to 

Epistle  of,  12. 
Judges  of  Israel:— Othniel,  32  ;  Ehud,  33  ; 

Deborah,  ib. ;  Gideon,  35  ;  Abimelech, 

ib. ;  Tholah,  ib.  ;  Jair,  ib. ;    Ibzan,  ib. ; 

Abdon,  36 ;  Samson,  ib. 
Judges,  Capgrave's  Commentary  on,  xvi., 

326. 
Judges,  the,  exiled  in  the  matter  of   the 

Commission  of   Regency,  are  re-called 

from  Ireland  by  Richard  II.,  263. 
Julian  the  Apostate,  79,  80. 
Julius  Caesar,  57  ;  his  conquests  in  Britain, 

ib. 
Julius  I.  [Lucius],  Pope,  79. 
Jupiter,  his  image,  21. 
Justin  I.,  Emperor,  89. 
Justin  II.,  Emperor,  91. 
Justinian  I.,  Emperor,  89  ;  his  legal  works, 

89,  90  ;  his  -wars,  90. 
Justinian  II.,  Emperor,  97  ;  his  exile,  98; 

he  recovers  the  empire,  ib,  ;  and  reigns 

well,  99. 
Justus,  martyred,  67. 


K. 

Katharine  (daughter  of  John,  Duke  of 
Lancaster,  and  Constance  of  Castile), 
marries  Henry  III.,  King  of  Castile,  253. 

Katharine  Swinford,  see  Swinford,  Katha- 
rine. 

Katharine,  S.,  martyred,  75  ;  Capgrave's 
Life  of,  xix,  xxviii,  xxix.,  335 ;  the 
Prologue  to,  337-354  ;  Osbern  Boken- 
ham's  Life  of,  xix,  and  note. 

Keith,  William,  leader  of  the  Scotch  at  the 
siege  of  Berwick,  202. 

Kempe,  Sir  Robert,  of  Giffing,  xix. 


Kenilworth,  Edward  II.   kept  a   prisoner 

at,    196  ;  conspiracy  against  Henry  V. 

at,  317. 
Kent,  Godwin,  Earl  of,  see  Godwin. 

,  Thomas,  Earl  of,  sec  Thomas. 

,  high  tide  on  the  coast  of,  288. 

,  Joan  of,  marries  the  Black  Prince, 

221. 

,  Kingdom  of,  99  ;  Kings  of,  ib. 

,  Roger  Mortimer  is  made    Earl   of, 

199.     ^ee  March,  Roger,  Earl  of. 
Kidcaus,  310. 
Kirjath-Arba,  11. 
Kinderton,  the  Baron  of,  taken  prisoner  at 

the  battle  of  Shrewsbury,  283 ;  beheaded 

ib. 
Kings,    Capgrave's  Commentary  on,  xiv, 

and  note;  xv.,  326. 
Kingston,  William,  Chancellor  of  the  Uni- 
versity  of    Oxford,    dispute   as   to  the 

election  of,  1 68. 
Kingston-upon-Thames,    Odo,  Archbishop 

of  Canterbury,  crowns  Edwin  at,  119; 

peace  is  made  between  Henry  III.  and 

Louis  Vin.  at,  150. 
Kirman,  see  Carmania 
Knollys,  Sir  John,  is  sent  to  invade  France, 

226  ;  the   lords   quarrel   with,   227 ;    is 

accused  of  treason,  ib. 
,   Sir  Robert,  accompanies   the  Earl 

of  Buckingham  into  Britanny,  235 ;  dies, 

294. 
Kohath,  son  of  Levi,  30. 
Kyme,  the  Earl  of,   sent   into  France  by 

Henry  IV.,  300. 


L. 

Labbe,  Biographical  Works  of,  321,  and 
note. 

Lacedaimonia,  42. 

Lacy,  Henry,  Earl  of  Lincoln,  commends 
Thomas  of  Lancaster  to  Guy  of  War- 
wick, 178. 

Lagus,  title  of  Egyptian  Kings,  24. 


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INDEX. 


La  Ilogue,  Edward  III.,  invades  France, 
and  lands  at,  211. 

Lamech,  5,  8;  two  men  of  the  name,  14. 

Lamech  (the  father  of  Noah),  10;  birth  of, 
13,  14;  he  begets  Noah,  15. 

La  Jlote,  I.,  taken  by  the  Earl  of  Arundel, 
250. 

Lancaster,  Henry,  Duke  of,  sec  Henrj-, 
Duke  of  Lancaster. 

,  Henry,  Earl   of,  see  Henry,  Earl  of 

Lancaster. 

,  John  of,  see  John  of  Lancaster. 

,  Thomas,  Earl  of,  see  Thomas,  Earl 

of  Lancaster. 

,  John  of  Gaunt  marries  Blanche  of, 

and   inherits   the   Duchy  of,    219;    en- 
ters upon  the  inheritance,  221. 

Lancecrone,  a  Bohemian  ■woman,  married 
by  Robert  de  Vere,  245. 

Lando,  Pope,  114. 

Lanfranc,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  130; 
his  successful  struggle  "with  the  Arch- 
bishop of  York  for  the  primacy,  ib. 

Langley,  Eichard  H.  keeps  Christmas  at, 
261. 

,  Edmund  of,  see  Cambridge,  Edmund, 

Earl  of. 

Friers,    Eichard  II.     buried    there, 

276. 

Langobards,  the,  brought  into  Italy  by 
Narses,  91,  92;  Pope  Zachary  makes 
peace  with,  102. 

Langton,  John  de,  Bishop  of  Chichester, 
and  the  Barons  at  S.  Albans,  demand 
the  banishment  of  the  Despensers,  187. 

,  Stephen,  elected  Archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury, 147  ;  returns  from  Rome,  with 
Pandulph,  at  the  close  of  the  Inter- 
dict, 148  ;  crowns  Henry  II.  at  Canter- 
bury for  the  second  time,  1 50 ;  tries  a 
deacon,  at  a  council  held  at  Oseney 
Abbey,  Oxford,   151;  dies,  152. 

Laodicea,  53. 

Laon,  legend  of  miraculous  appearance  in 
the  sky  over  the  spire  at,  260. 

Larentia,  wife  of  Faustulus,  44. 


Lateran,  the  palace  of  the,  rebuilt  by  Pope 

Clement  III.,  142. 
Latimer,  the  Lord  Chamberlain,   Peter  de 

la  Mar  demands  the  removal  of,  231. 

,  Thomas,  a  Lollard,  245,  260. 

Laurence   de    Sancto   Martino,  a  Lollard, 

245. 
Laurence,  reference  to  the  edition  of  "  The 

Book  of  Enoch,"  by  Bp.,  12,  note. 
Laurence,  S.,  martyrdom  of,  73. 
Lausanne,  the  Duke  of,  killed  at  the  battle 

of  Agincourt,  312. 
Lawne,  the  priory  of,  see  Lesnes. 
Leeds  Castle,  in  Kent,  Queen  Isabella  is  re- 
fused admission  to,  188  ;  is  besieged  and 

taken  by  Edward  II.,  t/>.;  mentioned,  304. 
Leicester,   recovered  from   the   Danes   by 

Edmund  I.,  118  ;  Austin  Friars  build  a 

convent  at,  157. 
,  Edward  II.  promises  the  legates  that 

he  will  grant  the  Barons  their  demand 

at,  184. 
,     Simon,     Earl    of,    *ee    Montfort, 

Simon  de. 
Leland,  extract  from  the  Commentaries  of, 

327. 
Lenne,  see  Lynn, 

Lenton,  the  Priory  of,  co.  Nottingham,  200. 
Leo  the  Great,  Pope,  85  ;  the  invasion  of 

Totila  averted  by  his  prayer,  ib.  ;    he 

holds  the  Council  of  Chalcedon  against 

Entices,  lb. 
Leo  II.,  Pope,  97. 
Leo  III.,  Pope,  106. 
Leo  IV.,  Pope,  109. 
Leo  v.,  Pope,  113. 
Leo  VI.,  Pope,  114. 
Leo  VII.,  Pope,  115. 
Leo  VIII. ,  Pope  116. 
Leo  IX.,  Pope,  124,  and  note. 
Leo,  a  false  Pope,  98. 
Leo  I.,  Emperor,  86. 
Leo  UI.,  Emperor,  101. 
Leo  IV.,  Emperor,  103. 
Leontius,  Emperor,  98. 
Leontius,  father  of  Origen,  68. 
Leopold,  Count,  story  of,  and  Conrad  the 
Salique,  123. 


INDEX. 


455 


Lepers,  certain,  and  Jews,  accused  of  poi- 
soning wells,  are  burnt,  186. 

Lesnes,  the  Prior  of,  see  Baldok,  "Walter  de. 

Letters,  introduction  of,  31. 

Letters  to  several  persons,  by  Capgrave 
xviii.,  327. 

Levi,  30. 

Leviticus,  Capgrave's  Commentary  on,  xiv, 
326. 

Lewes,  battle  of,  1 59  ;  the  Prior  of,  endea- 
vours to  drive  away  the  French  in- 
vaders, 233  ;  is  taken  prisoner,  ib. 

Liberius,  Pope,  79  ;  schism  between  Li- 
berius  and  Felix,  ib. 

Limoges,  the  Black  Prince  at,  217  ;  suc- 
cesses of  the  Black  Prince  at,  22  7. 

Lincoln,  recovered  from  the  Danes  by  Ed- 
mund L,  118  ;  besieged  by  Louis  VIII. 
in  the  time  of  Henry  III,  150;  Ed- 
ward II.  visits,  180  ;  the  Duke  of  Lan- 
caster marries  Katharine  Swinford  at, 
261. 

,  John,  an  adherent  of  Richard  II.,  is 

imprisoned  at  Dover,  249. 

,  Henry  Lacy,  Earl    of,    see    Lacy, 

Henry. 

,    Henry   de    Burghurst,    Bishop    of, 

supports  Queen  Isabella  against  the 
King,  195  ;  keeps  Christmas  with  her 
at  Wallingford,  197;  dies,  210;  story  of 
his  appearance  after  death,  ib. 

,  Oliver    Sutton,    Bishop  of,   dispute 

between  the  University  of  Oxford  and, 
168. 

,  John  de  Bokingham,  Bishop  of,  see 

Bokingham. 

■ ,  John  Burghill,  see  Burghill. 

,  Robert  Grosteste,  see  Grosteste,  Ro- 
bert. 

,  John  Gynewell,  see  Gj'newell,  John. 

,  Hugh  Wells,  see  Wells,  Hugh. 

Lindisfarne,  Finan,  Bishop  of,  see  Finan. 

Linus,  Bishop  of  Rome,  62. 

,  the  musician,  32. 

Lionel,  Prince,  son  of  Edward  III.,  is 
born  at  Antwerp,  207  ;  accompanies  his 
father  against  John  11.  of  France,  216  ; 
is  made  Duke  of  Clarence,  222  ;  mar- 


ries Violante  of  IMilan,  dies,  and  is 
buried  at  Pavia,  225. 

L'Isle,  Warinc  de,  189. 

Lisle,  John,  a  Dominican  friar  at  Ely, 
complains  to  the  Pope  [Innocent  VI.] 
against  the  oppression  of  the  Lady  of 
Wake,  218. 

Lithuanians,  Henry,  Earl  of  Derby,  enters 
Prussia,  and  defeats,  254. 

Litster,  John,  raises  a  rebellion  near  Nor- 
wich against  Richard  IL,  237. 

Llewellyn  of  Wales,  Edward  I.  makes  war 
against,  164  ;  he  is  styled  "Prince  of 
Wales,"  165;  marries  the  daughter  of 
Simon  de  Montfort,  ib. ;  refuses  to  pay 
tribute  and  rebels,  ib. ;  is  driven  by  the 
King  into  Snowdon,  166  ;  where  he  is 
defeated  and  slain,  ib. ;  David,  brother  of, 
is  executed  at  Shrewsbury,  166. 

Loegria,  one  of  the  early  divisions  of  Eng- 
land, 37. 

Loegrius,  son  of  Brute,  37. 

Logan,  Sir  Robert,  Admiral  of  the  Scotch 
fleet,  taken  prisoner  and  brought  to 
Lynn,  277. 

Lokton,  John,  and  others,  affix  their  seal 
for  the  judgment  against  the  legality 
of  the  Commission  of  Regency,  247. 

Lollards,  affix  scrolls  to  the  doors  of 
S.  Paul's,  260;  statutes  against  them 
enacted,  277;  their  conclusions,  280; 
their  proceedings,  303,  304,307,  309. 

Lombard,  Peter,  writes  against  the  Abbot 
Joachim,  138;  Capgrave  on  the  sen- 
tences of,  xvii.,  327. 

Lombards,  certain,  are  imprisoned  in  the 
Tower  by  Edward  I.,  for  false  dealing, 
223. 

London,  besieged  by  Henry  III.,  in  the  war 
with  the  Barons,  160;  a  severe  earth- 
quake felt  at,  163;  many  Jews  hung  (for 
clipping  coin)  at,  164;  contribute  two 
hundred  soldiers  to  Edward  II.  against 
the  Scots,  184;  besieged  by  the  Barons 
on  the  King's  refusing  to  give  up  the 
Despensers,  188;  great  inundation  at, 
203  ;  Edward  HI.  returns  from  Antwerp 


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INDEX. 


to,  and  imprisons  tlie  Chancellor,  Robert 
Stratford,  Bishop  of  Chichester,  and 
others,  207  ;  the  citizens  of,  accused  of 
conspiring  against  Edward  III.,  228  ; 
great  panic  at,  when  Charles  VI.  threat- 
ens to  invade  England,  243;  Richard  IL 
disputes  with  the  citizens  of,  254  ;  takes 
away  their  Mayor,  and  appoints  a  "War- 
den of,  ib. ;  the  citizens  of,  are  deprived 
of  their  charters,  257  ;  Richard  II.  im- 
prisoned in  the  Tower  of,  271;  resigns 
his  crown  in  the  Tower  of,  272  ;  Council 
at,  296,  303;  S.  Giles'  Fields  in,  the 
Lollards  assemble  there,  307. 

London,  the  Carmelites  of,  295. 

,  the    Priory     of    S.     Bartholomew, 

Sraithfield,  privileges  granted  to  it  by 
Pope  Alexander  V.,  297. 

London,  Bishops  of  : — 

Robert   de  Braybroke,   see  Braybroke, 

Robert  de. 
Richard  Clifford,  see  Clifford,  Richard. 
AVilliam     Courtenay,     see     Courtenay, 

William. 
Richard  de  Gravesend,   sec   Gravesend, 

Richard  de. 
Maurice,  see  IMaurice. 
Mellitus,  see  Mellitus. 

Long,  William,  his  successes  at  sea,  298  ; 
imprisoned  in  the  Tower,  299. 

Lopham,  Dionysius,  a  notary,  is  present  in 
the  Tower  at  the  resignation  of  Richard 
IL, 272. 

Lorraine,  Ralph,  Duke  of,  flies  at  the 
battle  of  Crecy,  212. 

Losinga,  Herbert,  Bishop  of  Norwich, 
removes  the  See  from  Thetford  to  Nor- 
-wich,  131 ;  his  simony  and  penitence,  ib. 

Lothaire  I.,  Emperor,  106,  107  ;  disputes 
between  him  and  his  brethren,  107, 
108  ;  he  reigns  conjointly  with  Louis 
n.,  his  son,  108  ;  legend  of  his  death, 
ib. 

Lothaire  IL,  Emperor,  117. 

Lothaire  IV.,  Emperor,  135. 

Louis  L,  le  Debonnaire,  106 ;  his  patron- 
age of  Rabanus  ilaurus,  107 ;  he  is 
visited  by  Pope  Stephen  IV.,  ib. 


Louis  II.,  reigns  with  his  father,  108  ; 
translates  the  bodies  of  SS.  Urban  and 
Tiburtius  to  S.  Germains,  109. 

Louis  ni..  Emperor,  113. 

Louis  VI.,  King  of  France,  Henry  I. 
■wages  war  with,   133. 

Louis  VIII.,  claims  the  Crown  of  Eng- 
land, 149  ;  his  claims  explained,  ib,  ; 
lays  siege  to  Lincoln,  and  is  repulsed 
by  the  King's  troops,  150  ;  makes 
peace  with  Henry  HI.,  and  returns  to 
France,  ib. 

Louis  IX.,  King  of  France,  taken  prisoner, 
by  the  Sultan,  155  ;  decides  against 
the  Barons  in  favour  of  Henry  Hi., 
159  ;  proceeds  on  the  Crusade  with 
Prince  Edward,  160  ;  and  dies  there, 
ib.;  his  genealogy,  206. 

Louis  X.,  King  of  France,  180  ;  his 
wives  and  children,  206. 

Louis,  Duke  of  Orleans,  son  of  Charles  V. 
King  of  France,  is  present  at  the  re- 
newal of  the  truce  at  Guines,  262  ;  dis- 
putes between  him  and  the  Duke  of 
Burgundy,  299. 

Louvain,  Robert  de  Vere  dies  at,  254. 

Lovel,  John,  Lord,  is  forbidden  to  approach 
Richard  II.,  249. 

Lowe,  Bishop  of  S.  Asaph,  xiv,  xx. 

Lowe,  John,  332, 

Lownde,  Alexander,  defeats  the  insurgents 
near  Thirsk,  295. 

Lucerne,  Pope  Urban  VI.  is  besieged  iu 
241. 

Lucerj',  see  Lucerne. 

Lucius  Aurelius  Verus,  Emperor,  67. 

Lucius,  King  of  Britain,  sends  for  mis- 
sionaries to  Pope  Eleutherus,  67. 

Lucius  I.,  Pope,  72. 

Lucius  II.,  Pope,  137. 

Lucius  HI.,  Pope,  142  ;  sends  letters  to 
Henry  I.  by  Eraclius,  Patriarch  of 
Jerusalem,  exhorting  him  to  go  to  the 
Holy  Land,  141. 

Lucy,  S.,  virgin  and  martyr,  75. 

Lucy,  S.,  widow,  72. 


INDEX. 


457 


Lucy,  Anthony  de,  seizes  Sir  Andrwe 
Harcla  at  Carlisle,  and  brings  him  to 
London  to  the  King,  191. 

Lud,  son  of  Shem,  17. 

Ludlow^,  Austin  Friars  build  a  convent 
at,  157. 

Luitprand,  King  of  the  Lombards,  rescues 
the  body  of  S.  Aiigustin  from  the 
Saracens,  101. 

Luke,  S.,  translation  of,  79. 

Luna,  Peter  de,  supported  by  Ferdinand  I., 
King  of  Aragon,  316  ;  his  wicked  con- 
duct, ib, 

Luna,  Peter  de,  see  Benedict  XIII. 

Lundy  Island,  (between  Cornwall  and 
Wales,)  seized  by  William  IMarsh,  154. 

Lybian  Sibyl,  the,  45. 

Lybians,  descendants  of  Phut,  18. 

Lycurgus,  42. 

Lynn,  John  Capgrave  born  at,  ix.,  353  ; 
resides  at  the  Austin  Friary  at,  xi. ;  is 
present  when  the  Princess  Philippa  sails 
from,  xii,  and  note  ;  dies  at,  xxi.,  327, 
328;  Arrek,  priest  of  S.  Pancras,  dies 
at,  336;  Convent  of,  1;  367-371;  the 
ships  of,  take  some  Scotch  shipping, 
276,  277;  Henry  IV.  remaibs  nine  days 
there,  292  ;  the  Princess  Philippa  em- 
barks from,  ib. ;  some  children  of,  stolen 
by  beggars,  are  carried  to  London,  316. 

Lyons,  Forcius,  Bishop  of,  martyred,  67. 


M. 


Maachah,  40. 

Macarius,  S.,  81. 

Macedonia,  36  ;  S.   Matthew   preaches   in, 

61  ;  victories  of  Flavins  Claudius  in,  73. 
Macrinus,  69. 
Madai,  son  of  Ham,  18. 
Magdeburgh,    Otho   the    Great    builds    a 

monastery  at,  118. 


Magna  Charta,  is  confirmed,  176. 

Magog,  son  of  Japheth,  18  ;  father  of  the 
Scythians,  23. 

Mahalaleel,  birth  of,  10;  the  fourth  from 
Adam,  12,  19  ;  his  death,  15. 

Mahomet,  94. 

Maidstone,  Kichard,  Bishop  of  Hereford, 
resigns  his  see,  154. 

Majolus,  Abbot  of  Cluni,  115. 

Majorca,  Jayme  II.,  King  of,  see  Jayme. 

,  the  King  of,  sec  Pedro  IV.,  King  of 

Aragon. 

Malcolm  HI.  of  Scotland,  does  homage  to 
William  1.,  130. 

Malmort,  Gerald  de.  Archbishop  of  Bor- 
deaux, see  Bordeaux. 

Maltravers,  Sir  John,  has  the  keeping 
(alternately  with  Sir  Thomas  Berkelej') 
of  Edward  II.,  198  ;  murders  the  deposed 
King,  199. 

Malverne,  Sir  John  Oldcastle  concealed 
near,  309. 

Mama,  mother  of  Alexander  Severus,  con- 
verted by  the  preaching  of  Origen,  70. 

Mamert,  S.,  Bp.,  86. 

Mammael,  see  Mehujael. 

Mammeas  [Alexander  Severus],  69. 

Mamre,  11. 

Man,  the  Isle  of,  invaded  by  the  French, 
232  ;  the  lordship  of,  is  sold  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam Scrope  by  William  Earl  of  SaUs- 
bury,  257  ;  Thomas  Beauchamp,  Earl 
of  Warwick,  is  exiled  by  Richard  II  to, 
266  ;  granted  to  the  Earl  of  Northum- 
berland, 274. 

IManasseh,  King  of  Judah,  45. 

Manichaean  heresy,  the,  74  ;  condemned  at 
Constantinople,  82. 

Manny,  Sir  Walter,  successes  of,  during 
the  siege  of  Tournay,  209. 

Manual  of  Christian  Doctrine,  by  Cap- 
grave,  xvi.,  326. 

Manuel  II.,  Emperor  of  Constantinople, 
asks  help  from  Henry  IV.  against  the 
Turks,  277  ;  visits  England,  ib.;  returns 
home,  ib. 


458 


INDEX. 


Mar,  Peter  de  la,  (the  Speaker),  remonstrates 
with  Edward  III.  on  the  oppressive 
taxation,  230  ;  imprisoned  at  Notting- 
ham, by  the  suggestion  of  Alice  Ferrers, 
hut  shortly  after  released,  231. 

,  Thomas  de  la,  Abbot  of  S.  Albans,  his 

dispute  with  Despensei',  Bishop  of  Nor- 
wich, 235. 

Mai'cellinus,  Pope,  75  ;  legend  of  his  death 
and  burial,  ib. 

Marcellus,  Pope,  75. 

March,  Roger  Mortimer  is  made  Earl  of, 
199  ;  yields  to  Edward  II.,  and  is  com- 
mitted to  the  Tower,  189  ;  escapes  to 
Prance,  193  ;  continues  there  with 
Queen  Isabella,  194  ;  Edward  II.  offers 
one  thousand  pounds  for  the  head  of,  195 ; 
he  is  made  Earl  of  Kent,  199  ;  detection 
of  his  intrigues  with  the  Queen,  200  ; 
he  is  executed,  ib. ;  the  charges  against 
him,  ib. 

,  Roger  Mortimer,  Earl  of,  accom- 
panies Edward  III.  against  John  II.  of 
France,  216. 

,  Roger  Mortimer,   Earl  of,  is  slain 

by  the  Irish,  268. 

— — ,  Edmund  Mortimer,  Earl  of,  accom- 
panies John  de  Montfort  in  the  invasion 
of  France,  230 ;  his  death  in  Ireland, 
238. 

,  Edmund  Mortimer,  Earl  of,  his  sick- 
ness at  Harfleur,  311. 

Marcian,  Emperor,  86  ;  his  death  at  Con- 
stantinople, ib. 

Margaret  de  Clare  marries  Piers  Gaveston, 
176. 

Margaret,  sister  of  Philip  IV.  of  France, 
marries  Edward  I.,  172. 

of  France,  daughter  of  Louis  VII., 

marries    Prince     Henry    of    England, 
140. 

daughter    of    Raymond,    Count    of 

Provence,  marries  the  King  of  France, 
154. 

Mark,  S.,  translation  of  to  Venice,  86. 
Markham,  John,  Justice,  is  present  in  the 

Tower  at  the  resignation  of  Richard  II., 

272. 


Mars,  father  of  Romulus,  43, 

Marseilles,  Thomas  Gumey,  one  of  the 
murderers  of  Edward  II.,  is  taken  pri- 
soner at,  199. 

Marsh,  William,  who  had  seized  Lundy 
Island,  supposed  to  have  been  the 
maniac  who  attempted  to  kill  Henry 
III.  at  Woodstock,  154. 

Marshal  of  England,  see  ^loubray,  Thomas. 

Marshall,  John,  a  citizen  of  London,  is 
executed,  196. 

Martin,  S.,  81. 

ilartin  I.,  Pope,  95. 

Martin  II.  Pope,  112;  Formosus,  (after- 
wards Pope,)  who  had  been  degraded 
by  Pope  John  VIII.,  restored  by,  ib. 

Martin  III.,  Pope,  115. 

Martin  IV.,  Pope,  166. 

Mary,  sister  of  Archbishop  Becket,  is 
made  Abbess  of  Barking,  142. 

]\Iary,  wife  of  King  Henry  IV.,  daughter 
of  Humphry  de  Bohun,  Earl  of  Here- 
ford, 273. 

Mascall,  Robert,  Bishop  of  Hereford,  a 
delegate  to  the  Council  of  Constance, 
308. 

]\Iash,  sec  ]\Ier. 

Mategrifon,  a  wooden  fort,  employed  by 
Richard  I.  in  Sicily,  and  at  the  siege 
of  Acre,  145. 

Matilda  [Maud],  wife  of  William  I.,  129; 
her  coronation,  ib, 

Matthew,  S.,  the  Evangelist,  61. 

Matthew,  Castle  of  S.,  in  Britanny,  is  taken 
by  John  de  Montfort,  230. 

Matthias,  S.,  the  Apostle,  61. 

Maud,  daughter  of  Malcolm  III.  of  Scot- 
land, marries  Henry  I.,  133;  her  death, 
ib. 

Maud,  daughter  of  Henry  I.,  marries  the 
Emperor  Henry  V.,  134  ;  marries, 
secondly,  Geoffrey  Plantagenet,  Earl  of 
Anjou,  ib.  ;  the  nobles  swear  fealty  to, 
ib. ;  she  invades  England  with  Robert 
of  Gloucester,  136;  and  follows  Stephen 
till  he  acknowledges  her  son's  right  to 
the  throne,  137. 


INDEX. 


459 


Maud,  daughter  of  Henry  II.,  marries 
(Henry)  the  Duke  of  Saxony,  140. 

Maudit,  Sir  Thomas,  executed,  190. 

Maur,  disciple  of  St.  Benet,  91. 

Maurice,  martyrdom  of,  75. 

Maurice,  Bishop  of  London,  crowns  Henry 
I.,  133. 

Mauricius,  Emperor,  93. 

Mauritanians,  descendants  of  Phut,  18. 

Mauron,  the  French  are  defeated  at,  215. 

Maurus,  the  wind  called,  221  ;  verses  on 
the  great  storm,  ib. 

Maxentius,  Emperor,  7G. 

Maximinian  and  Dioclesian,  Emperors,  74. 

Maximinus,  70. 

Mazaca  (Mosaca),  a  river  (and  town)  in 
Cappadocia,  80. 

Meatless,  Jewet,  story  of,  205. 

Medes,  descendants  of  Madai,  18. 

Mediterranean,  or  Great  Soa,  23. 

Medway,  the  river,  a  bridge  over,  built 
by  Sir  Robert  Knollys,  295. 

Mehujael  [Mammael],  5,  8. 

Meingre,  Jean  le,  I.,  220. 

Meingre,  Jean  le,  surnamed  Boucicaut, 
taken  prisoner  at  Agincourt,  312. 

ilelchiades.  Pope,  76. 

IMelchisedec,  27  ;  his  palace,  28,  and  note. 

Mellitus,  Bishop  of  London,  100. 

Mellon,  William  de.  Archbishop  of  York, 
keeps  Christmas  with  Queen  Isabella  at 
Wallingford,  197. 

^Meleyn,  the  Viscount,  262. 

Melun,  William  de.  Archbishop  of  Sens, 
is  taken  prisoner  at  Poitiers,  217. 

Ments,  Archbishop  of,  Chancellor  of  Ger- 
many, on  the  election  of  the  Emperor 
after  the  death  of  Otho  IIL,  121. 

Mepham,  Simon  de.  Archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury, holds  a  Council  in  London,  199. 

Mer  [Mash],  son  of  Sheni,  17. 

Mercia,  Kingdom  of,  100 ;  Kings  of,  ib.; 
the  Danes  expelled  from  by  Edward 
the  Elder,  115. 

Mercury,  34. 

Merewell,  Henry  de,  Bishop  of  Winchester, 
crowns  Edward  II.,  174. 

Merlin,  165. 


Meshech,  son  of  Ham,  18. 

Slesopotamia,  Valerian's  unsuccessfid  war 
in,  72. 

Messina,  the  Griffons  oppose  liiehard  I. 
at,  145. 

Methodius,  reference  to,  11,  15. 

Methusael,  5,  8. 

]\Iethuselah,  19  ;  birth  of,  13  ;  his  time 
a  disputed  point,  ib.  ;  reference  to  S. 
Jerome's  works,  ib.  and  note ;  begets 
Lameeh,  14;  his  death,  17. 

Micah,  41  ;  his  relics  discovered  and  trans- 
lated, 83. 

Michael,  Emperor,  105 ;  he  sends  the 
books  of  S.  Denis  to  Louis  I.,  lOG. 

Middleburgh  (in  Zealand),  Kobcrt  de  Vere, 
takes  I'efuge  at,  249  ;  the  staple  is  re- 
moved to  Calais  from,  251. 

Milan,  Peter  of,  canonized  by  Celestine  IV., 
155. 

,  Violante  of,  marries  Prince  Lionel, 

225. 

,  built  by  Brennus,  3G0 ;  Theodosius 

Magnus  dies  at,  83. 

Mildvale,  John  Wraw,  a  priest,  leads  the 
rebels  at,  238. 

Milford  Haven,  French  ships  arrive  there, 
292. 

^Millington,  V/illiam,  the  first  Provost  of 
King's  College,  Cambridge,  xii. 

Minerva,  worship  of,  introJaced  by  Ce- 
crops,  21. 

Minorites,  the,  instituted  by  S.  Francis  of 
Assisi,  144;  their  Rule  dt-fmed  by  Pope 
Nicholas  IV.  167;  certain  of  their  Order 
are  hanged  on  a  charge  of  treason,  279. 

Misraim,  son  of  ILim,  18. 

Mitford  castle,  Louis  Beaumont  imprisoned 
in,  182. 

Mohun,  Lady,  [Moyne,]  is  forbidden  to  see 
Richard  11.,  24'J. 

Molenys,  Lady,  see  Molines. 

Molines,  the  Lady,  is  forbidden  to  see 
Richard  II.,  249. 

Monothelite  heresy,  the,  9G  ;  condemned 
in  the  Sixth  General  Council  at  Con- 
stantinople, 97. 


460 


INDEX. 


Montacute,  Sir  William,  sent  by  EdNvard 
Baliol  to  the  Parliament  at  York,  203 ; 
is  made  Earl  of  Salisbury,  204. 

Montacute,  William,  I^arl  of  Salisbury, 
sells  the  lordship  of  the  Isle  of  Man  to 
Sir  William  Scrope,  257. 

Montacute,  John,  Earl  of  Salisbury,  a  Lol- 
lard, 245,  260  ;  his  impious  act,  245  ; 
one  of  the  accusers  of  the  Duke  of 
Gloucester,  and  the  Earis  of  Warwick 
and  Arundel,  264  ;  conspires  against 
Henry  IV.,  275  ;  his  death  and  character, 
276. 

Monte  Casino,  the  relics  of  S.  Benet  trans- 
lated from,  to  Fleurj',  96 ;  dispute  con- 
cerning his  relics  between  the  monks  of 
Fleury  and,  102. 

Montford,  John  de,  Duke  of  Britanny,  the 
widow  of,  married  to  Henry  IV.,  King  of 
England,  281. 

Montfort,  John  de,  Edward  III.  assists  him 
against  Charles  de  Blois,  209  ;  he  defeats 
Charles  de  Blois  at  the  battle  of  Auray, 
223 ;  is  firmly  established  as  Duke  of 
Britanny,  ib.  ;  invades  France  with 
success,  but  is  recalled  to  England,  230  ; 
is  assisted  by  the  Earl  of  Buckingham, 
235. 

,  Peter  de,  and  others,  taken  at  North- 
ampton, 159. 

,  Simon  de.  Earl  of  Leicester,  is  de- 
prived of  the  office  of  Seneschal  of  Bor- 
deaux, 156  ;  delivers  up  three  Castles  to 
the  French,  157  ;  at  the  beginning  of  the 
civil  war,  is  besieged  by  King  Henry 
III.  in  Northampton,  159  ,•  his  son  is 
taken  prisoner,  ib. ;  he  defeats  the  King 
at  the  battle  of  Lewes,  and  takes  him 
prisoner,  ib. ;  is  defeated  by  the  King 
at  Evesham,  and  slain,  ib.  ;  the  daughter 
of,  marries  Llewellyn,  165. 

,  Simon  de,  a  younger  son  of  the  Earl 

of  Leicester,  is  taken  at  Northampton, 
159. 

Monstreworth,  Sir  John,  is  in  France  with 
Sir  Robert  KnoUys,  227. 

More,  John,  Bishop  of  Norwich,  xx. 

ilorettus,  his  battle  with  the  Knights  of 
Rhodes,  260. 


Morley,  Sir  Robert,  Keeper  of  the  Tower, 
present  at  the  condemnation  of  Sir  John 
Oldcastle,  305. 
Morley,  William,  of    Dunstable,    a   chief 
follower  of  Sir  John  Oldcastle,  307. 

Slortevallis,  Roger  de,  Bishop  of  Salis- 
bury, and  the  Barons,  at  St.  Albans, 
demand  the  banishment  of  the  Des- 
pensers,  187. 

^lortimer,  Edmund,  defeated  and  taken 
prisoner  by  Owen  Glendwr,  279. 

Mortimer,  Earl  of  ilarch,  his  sons  escape 
from  Windsor,  288. 

ilortimer,  Edmund,  finds  the  head  of 
Llewellyn,  156. 

Mortimer,  Roger,  see  March. 

Moses,  5  ;  his  birth,  30  ;  notices  of  his  life, 
30,  31  ;  his  death,  31. 

Mowbray,  Sir  John,  claims  the  lands  of  Sir 
William  Bruce,  in  Wales,  186  ;  is  taken 
prisoner  at  Boroughbridge,  189  ;  is  exe- 
cuted, 190. 

ilowbray,  Thomas,  Earl  ilarshal  of  Eng- 
land, is  made  by  Richard  II.  Earl  of 
Nottingham,  232  ;  his  attempted  reform 
of  the  affairs  of  the  realm,  289 ;  arrested, 
290  ;  executed,  291. 

Muilla,  Jocelyn  de,  190. 

Slumming  at  Christmas,  275. 

Murrain  among  cattle,  185. 

!Music,  invention  of,  34. 

^lutford,  Richard,  an  adherent  of  Richard 
II.,  is  imprisoned  at  Bristol,  249. 

Myddleton,  Gilbert  de,  takes  Louis  Beau- 
mont prisoner  at  Darlington,  182  ;  for 
which  he  is  shortly  after  hung  in 
London,  183. 

^.lylforth  Have,  see  Milford  Haven. 

Mythology  of  Fulgentius,  reference  to, 
21  ;  quoted,  22,  and  note. 


N. 

Naaman,  the  Syrian,  41. 
Nabugodonosor,  name  given  to  the  elder 
Cyrus,  24. 


INDEX. 


461 


Nahor,  19;  birtli  of,  23;  he  begets  Terab, 
24. 

Najara,  the  Black  Prince  defeats  Henry 
(the  Bastard)  II.,  of  Castile,  at,  225. 

Naples,  Pope  Leo  IV.  composes  an  orison 
for  those  of,  fighting  against  the  Sara- 
cens, 109 ;  the  Emperor  Lothaire  IV. 
quells  a  rebellion  at,  135  ;  expedition  of 
the  Emperor  Henry  V.  against,  142. 

Narcissus,  Bishop  of  Jerusalem,  68. 

Narses,  91,  92. 

Nathan,  the  Prophet,  39. 

Navarre,  Charles  II.,  King  of,  cedes  Cher- 
bourg to  the  English,  233. 

,  Charles  III.,  King  of,  see  Charles  HI., 

King  of  France. 

Nazarenes,  38. 

Nebuchadnezzar  carries  Judah  into  cap- 
tivity, 46. 

Nectanebo,  King  of  Egypt,  defeated  by 
Darius  Ochus,  24. 

Neot,  S.,  recommends  Alfred  the  Great 
to  found  the  University  of  Oxford,  113. 

Neptune,  32. 

Nero,  62. 

Nerva,  64. 

Nestorius  is  condemned  for  heresy  at 
Ephesus,  85. 

Neville,  Alexander  de.  Archbishop  of  York, 
incites  Kichard  II.  against  the  Earls  of 
Arundel,  Warwick,  Derby,  and  Notting- 
ham, 245;  affixes  his  seal  to  the  judg- 
ment against  the  legality  of  the  Cora- 
mission  of  Regency,  247;  dies  at  Dunbar, 
in  Scotland,  249. 

Neville,  Ealph,  (first  Earl  of  Westmore- 
land,) is  made  Earl  of  Westmoreland  by 
Richard  II.,  267  ;  joins  Henry  of  Lancas- 
ter, 270;  is  present  in  the  Tower  at  the 
resignation  of  Richard  II.,  272  ;  created 
Earl  of  Richmond,  274  ;  drives  the  Earl 
of  Northumberland  northwards,  283 ; 
defeats  the  conspiracy  against  Henry  IV., 
289,  290. 

Neville,  George,  Bishop  of  Exeter,  Chan- 
cellor of  the  University  of  Oxford,  333. 

Neville,  William,  a  Lollard,  245. 

New  College,  Oxford,  Thomas  Chaundler, 
Warden  of,  332. 


Newcastle-on-Tync,  Edward  Baliol  does 
homage  to  Edward  HI.  at,  203;  legend 
of  a  shipwright  striking  blood  out  of  a 
beam  at,  240. 

Newgate,  Robert  Baldock  dies  in,  197. 

Nicheforus,  Emperor,  104. 

Nicholas  I.,  Popa,  110  ;  curses  Lothaire  of 
France  for  adultery,  111. 

Nicholas  II.,  Pope,  126. 

Nicholas  III.,  Pope,  164,  and  note. 

Nicholas  IV.,  Pope,  167. 

Nice,  Council  of,  77  ;  Council  at,  against 
the  Iconoclasts,  104. 

Nicolas,  79. 

Nieuport,  in  Flanders,  is  taken  by  Henry 
le  Despenser,  Bishop  of  Norwich,  239. 

Nile,  the  river,  34, 

Nimrod  builds  the  Tower  of  Babel,  20  ;  his 
history,  ib. 

Nineveh,  24  ;  flight  of  Sennacherib  to,  45. 

Ninus,  24  ;  Zoroaster  conquered  by,  25, 
26,  and  note. 

Noah,  flood  of,  2,  15,  16,  17  ;  birth  of,  13, 
15  ;  he  makes  the  ark,  15,  16,  and  note  ; 
his  descendants,  17, 18, 19  ;  his  death,  20. 

Noema,  9. 

Nordore,  the  Rood  of,  Wiclifites  preach 
against  the  pilgrimage  to,  252. 

Norfolk,  the  county  of,  Capgrave  says  that 
he  is  a  native  of,  353. 

Normandy,  Ethelred  the  Unready  flies  into, 
122  ;  William  of,  conquers  England,  129  ; 
goes  with  Archbishop  Stigand  into,  ib. ; 
Henry  I.  visits  his  daughter,  and  dies  in, 
135  ;  Ricliard  I.  invades,  and  is  driven 
out  of,  by  Philip  II.,  147  ;  restored  with 
Aquitaine  to  Henry  III.  by  Louis  VIII., 
150 ;  Prince  Edward  does  homage  to 
Charles  IV.  of  France  for,  194  ;  also 
after  his  accession,  199. 

Normans,  the,  and  Danes  ravage  France  in 
the  reign  of  Charles  le  Gros,  111;  peace 
is  restored  between  the  French  and  the, 
112  ;  catalogue  of  the  Dukes  of,  ib.  ; 
wars  of  Arnulph,  the  Emperor,  with,  ib.; 
massacre  of,  at  Guildford  by  the  counsel 
of  Godwin,  Earl  of  Kent,  126  ;  they  in- 


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INDEX. 


Tite  Henry  III.  iato  Gascony,  152  ;  keep 
possession  of  the  sea  (in  1291,)  168  ; 
but  are  defeated  by  the  English,  1 G9 ;  En- 
glish merchants  complain  of  the  ravages 
of,  170;  they  pillage  Winchelsea,  219. 

Northampton,  Simon  Montfort  besieged  by 
Henry  III.  in,  159  ;  Parliament  held  by 
Ilichard  II.  at  (the  poll  tax  imposed), 
23G ;  insurrectionery  writings  against 
Henry  V.  discovered  there,  317. 

,  William  de  Bohun,  Earl  of  Here- 
ford, is  made  Earl  of,  [in  the  list 
of  six  creations  of  Earls  at  this  time, 
Capgrave  omits  the  Earl  of  Northamp- 
ton, and  says,  "the  sext  is  not  now  in 
mende,"]  204. 

,  Henry,  Earl  of,  see  Percy,  Henry. 

Northburgh,  Roger  de,  Bishop  of  Coven- 
try, keeps  Christmas  with  Queen  Isabella 
at  Wallingford,  197. 

Nortliumbria,  ravaged  by  Sweyn  and  Anlaf, 
122. 

,  Kingdom  of,  101  ;  Kings  of,  ib. 

Norway,  conquered  by  King  Arthur,  87. 

Norwich,  Bishops  of : — 

,  William   de   Ayreminne,  see  Ayre- 

minne,  William  de. 

,    William     Bateman,    see     Bateman, 

William. 

,  Richard   Courtcnay,  see  Courtenay, 

Richard. 

,  Henry  le  Despencer,  see  Despencer, 

Henry  le. 

,  Herbert  Losinga,  see  Losinga,  Herbert. 

,  Joliu  Saimond,  see  Salmond,  John. 

. ,  Alexander  Totington,  see  Totington, 

Alexander. 

,  John  Wakering,  see  Wakering,  John. 

Norwich,  destroyed  by  the  Danes  in  the 
time  of  Ethelred  the  Unready,  122 ; 
the  church  at,  burnt  by  the  citizens, 
142  ;  the  Jews  are  convicted  of  commit- 
ting outrages  at,  154  ;  Monastery  burnt 
at,  1C2  ;  the  citizens  of,  accused  of  con- 
spiracy against  Edward  III.,  228  ;  Pope 
Urban  VI.  deposes  Sir  Adam  Eston, 
Cardinal  of  S.  Cecilia,  and  monk  of,  241  ; 
is  burnt,  303. 


Norwich,  see  of,  removed  from  Thetford  by 
Herbert  Losinga,  131  ;  John  de  Gray, 
Bishop  of,  elected  Archbishop  of  Canter- 
bury, 147  ;  his  election  annulled,  ib. 

Nothus,  49. 

Nottingham,  recovered  from  the  Danes  by 
Edmund  I.,  1 18 ;  Edward  III.  holds  a  Par- 
liament at,  200  ;  the  intrigue  of  Mortimer 
with  Queen  Isabella  is  detected  at,  ib.  ; 
Edward  III.  holds  a  parliament  at,  in 
which  leave  is  granted  to  Flemish  cloth- 
workers  to  settle  in  England,  205;  Rich- 
ard II.  claims  to  choose  the  knights  and 
burgesses  in  letters  from,  246. 

,   Thomas    Mowbray    is     made     by 

Richard  II.  Earl  of,  232.    Sec  Mowbray. 

Castle,    founded    by  the  Conqueror, 

129  ;  Sir  Simon  Burley  and  other 
adherents  of  Richard  II.  imprisoned  in, 
249  ;  Thomas,  Duke  of  Gloucester,  and 
the  Earls  of  Arundel  and  Warwick,  are 
indicted  at,  204  ;  Peter  de  la  Mar  im- 
prisoned in,  231. 

Numbers,  Capgrave's  Commentai*y  on,xiv., 
326. 

Numerian,  74. 

Nun,  the  father  of  Joshua,  32. 

o. 

Ochus,  Darius,  24. 

Octa,  King  of  Kent,  99. 

Octavianus,  see  Augustus. 

Odiham,  David  II.  of  Scotland,  imprisoned 
in  the  Castle  of,  218. 

Odo,  S.,  Abbot  of  Cluni,  death  of,  115. 

Odo,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  crowns 
Edwin,   119. 

Odo,  BishopofBayeux,  brother  of  William 
the  Conqueror,  has  charge  of  the  King- 
dom in  William's  absence,  129. 

Offa,  King  of  East  Anglia,  100. 

Oil,  the  holy,  given  to  Thomas  Becket, 
273. 

Oldcastle,  Sir  John,  see  Cobham,  Lord. 

Oleron,  taken  by  the  Earl  of  Arundel,  250. 

Olimpius,  an  Arian  Bp.,  death  of,  88. 

Olone,  I.  d',  taken  by  the  Earl  of  Arun- 
del, 250. 


INDEX. 


40.S 


Olympiads,  time  reckoned  by,  3G. 

Olympic  Games,  3G. 

Olympus,  Mount,  3G. 

Omer,  S.,  John  1 1,  of  France  collects  an 
army  at,  against  Edward  III.,  210. 

Oriel  College,  Oxford,  MS.  at,  xvi. 

Origen,  fame  and  writings  of,  GS ;  his 
kindness  to  his  mother  and  brothers, 
if>. ;  his  great  celebrity,  CO  ;  his  works, 
70;  quotation  from  S.Jerome  respect- 
ing him,  il). 

Orkney,  the  Earl  of,  captured,  203, 

Orleans,  Duke  of,  see  Louis,  Duke  of 
Orleans. 

,  Charles,  Duke  of,  see  Charles,  Duke 

of. 

,   (Genabum),   rebuilt    by    Aurelian, 

73. 

,  the  University  of,  Henry  IV.  writes 

to,  I'cspecting  unity  in  the  Church,  291. 

Orleton,  Adam  de.  Bishop  of  Hereford, 
see  Adam  de  Ork-ton. 

Orosius,  his  works,  82,  and  note. 

Orpheus,  story  of,  34. 

Orsini,  Paul,  294. 

Osbern  Bokenham,  quotation  from  his  Life 
of  S.  Katherine,  xix. 

Ossney  Abbey,  Oxford,  a  Council  held  by 
Archbishop  Langton  at,  151  ;  John, 
Abbot  of,  333. 

Ostia,  Eugenius,  Bishop  of,  111;  Stephen 
Aubert,  Cardinal  Bishop  of,  is  made 
Pope  (Innocent  VI.),  214. 

Othniel,  Judge  of  Israel,  32. 

Otho  I.,  Emperor,  117  ;  he  is  invited  by 
the  Cardinals  to  punish  John  XI  f., 
116;  he  deposes  Benedict  V.,  and  or- 
dains that  no  Pope  should  be  elected 
without  the  consent  of  the  Emperor, 
117  ;  he  marries  the  daughter  of  Athel- 
stan,  ib.  ;  he  is  made  Emperor,  and 
reigns  in  Germany,  118. 

Otho  II.,  the  Bloody,  Emperor,  119  ;  his 
escape  from  Calabria,  119,  120. 

Otho  III.,  Emperor,  120;  his  death,  121. 

Otho  IV.,  Emperor,  143  ;  his  oppression  of 
Frederic  of  Sicily,  who  overcomes  him 
and  is  chosen  Emperor,  ti. 


Otho,  the  legate,  baptizes  Edward  I.,  154  ; 
is  robbed  and  imprisoned  ou  his  leaving 
England,  15.5. 

Ottobon,  the  legate,  confirms  the  consti- 
tutions of  Otho,  1  GO  ;  chosen  Pope  as 
Adrian  IV.,  164. 

Ovid,  GO. 

O.vford,  John  Capgrave  at,  x,  cuid  note; 
John  Capgrave,  Doctor  of  Divinity  of, 
X ;  extract  from  the  registers  of  the 
University  of,  xiii,  note  ('■'),  xiv  ;  Al- 
fred the  Great  founds  the  University  of, 
113;  the  Black  Friars  hold  their  first 
chapter  at,  150;  the  Dominican  Friars 
settle  in  the  parish  of  S.  Edward  [S. 
Ebbe],  il).;  a  deacon  tried  by  Archbishop 
Langton,  for  Jewish  errors,  151  ;  liichard 
Maidstone,  Bishop  of  Hereford,  resigns 
his  see,  and  joins  the  Minorites  at,  1 54  ; 
Bishop  Grosteste  bequeaths  all  his  books 
to  the  I\Iinorites  at,  153,  note,  156  ;  the 
Provisions  of,  158;  dispute  between  the 
Bishop  of  Lincoln  and  the  University  of, 
1 G8  ;  a  Pretender  claims  to  be  the  son 
of  Edward  I.  at,  185  ;  he  is  taken  and 
sent  to  Northampton  by  the  Mayor  of, 
187  ;  Disturbances  at,  21G  ;  the  citizens 
of,  are  laid  under  an  interdict,  ib  ;  in- 
troduction of  novel  doctrines  at,  (Wiclif), 
218  ;  John  Wiclif  teaches  at,  231  ; 
Kobert  de  Vere  is  defeated  by  the  Duke 
of  Gloucester's  men  near,  248  ;  New 
College,  foimded  by  William  of  Wyke- 
hani,  288 ;  the  University  of,  refuses  to 
admit  Thomas  Arundel,  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury,  to  visit,  299 ;  Wadham 
College  in,  329;  the  Austin  Friary 
at,  founded  by  Sir  John  Ilandlo,  ih. ; 
Thomas  Chaundler,  Vice-Chancellor  of, 
332  ;  Proctors  of,  ib.  ;  Mayor  of  the  City 
of,  ib. 

,  Earl  of,  see  Vere,  Robert  de. 


P. 

Pafnucius,  79. 

Pallas,  son  of  Evander,  legend  of  the  dis- 
covery of  the  body  of,  1 25 

G  G 


4G4 


INBEX. 


Pampliilus,  Biographical  Works  of,  321 ,  and 

note, 
Pandion,  King  of  Athens,  32. 
Pandulpli  releases  England  from  the  seven 

years'  interdict,  14S. 
Panormitanes,  or  Sicilians,  165. 
Pantheon,  consecration  of  the,  94. 
Paris,  the  University  of,  Henry  IV.  ■writes 
to,  to  promote  unity  in  the  Church,  296. 
Paris,  visited  by  Edward  I.  on  his  return 
from  the  Holy  Land,  163  ;  fifty- four  of 
the   Knights   Templars    are    burned  to 
death  by  Philip  IV.   at,  177  ;  besieged 
by  Edward  IH.,  220. 
Paschal  I.,  Pope,  107. 
Paschal  11.,  Pope,  128. 
Patmos,  S.  John  exiled  to,  60. 
Patrick,  S.,  mission  of  into  Ireland,  85. 
Patteshul,  Peter,  a  Lollard,  244. 
Paul!,  Pope,  103. 

Paul,  S.,  the  Epistles  of,  Capgrave's  Com- 
mentaries on,  xvi.,  326. 
Paul's,  S.,  London,  the  Lollards  affix  bills 

to  the  doors  of,  260. 
Paul,  S.,  the  Apostle,  60  ;  martyrdom  of, 

62  ;  translation  of  the  relics  of,  72. 
Paul,    Patriarch   of    Constantinople,    con- 
demned for  heresy  by  Pope  Martin  I.,  95. 
Paul  and  John,  (SS.),  martyrs,  80. 
Paula,  S.,  82. 
Paulinus,   Archbishop    of  York,  baptizes 

Eadwin  of  Northumbria,  101. 
Pavia,    built  by  Brennus,  364  ;    Boethius 
exiled  to,  88  ;  hermits  of  S.  Austin  al- 
lowed to  settle  at,   181  ;  Prince  Lionel 
buried  at,  225. 

,  Alnieric  of,  see  Almeric  of  Pavia. 

Pay  dn  Caux,  Henry  V.  lands  there,  310. 
Pay,  Henry,  burns  a  portion  of  the  French 

fleet,  292. 
Peckliam,   John,    Archbishop   of  Canter- 
bury, accompanies  Edward    I.  into  the 
Marches  of  Wales,  166. 
Pedro  III.,  of  Aragon,  see  Aragon. 
Pedro  IV.,  of  Aragon,  is  sponsor  to  Pich- 

ard  IL,   224. 
Pedro  the  Cruel,  flies  into  Gascony  to  ask 
the  aid  of  the  Black  Prince  as^ainst  Ber- 


traad  de  Gucsclln  and  others,  225;  is 
poisoned,  ib. ;  Constance,  daughter  of, 
marries  John  of  Gaunt,  22  S;  Isabel, 
daughter  of,  marries  Edmund,  Earl  of 
Cambridge,  ib. 

Pelagian  Heresy,  83. 

Pelagius  I.,  Pope,  91. 

Pelagius  II.,  Pope,  92. 

Peleg,  19,  20;  begets  Ecu,  21. 

Pembroke,  Ayracr,  Earl  of,  see  Aymor  de 
Valence. 

,  John  Hastings,  Earl  of,  see  Hastings, 

John. 

Penance,  Sir  John  Oldcastle's  views  re- 
specting, 306. 

Penda,  King  of  INIercia,  baptized  by 
Finan,  Bp.,  101. 

Pcnnarch,  in  Brittany,  pillaged  by  the 
English,  284. 

Penshurst,  the  Manor  of,  xiii. 

Pepin,  King  of  the  Franks,  anointed  by 
Pope  Stephen  L,  103. 

Percy,  Henry,  is  made  by  Richard  II.  Earl 
of  Northumberland,  232  ;  is  present  at 
the  treaty  made  by  Pichard  IL  and 
Charles  VI.  at  Guines,  262  ;  rejoins 
Henry  of  Lancaster,  270  ;  has  a  grant  of 
the  Isle  of  Man,  274. 

Percy,  Thomas,  is  (with  Hugh  Calveley) 
made  Admiral  of  the  sea,  233 ;  accom- 
panies the  Earl  of  Buckingham  into 
Brittany,  235 ;  is  made  Earl  of  Woi'- 
cester,  267  ;  is  present  in  the  Tower  at 
the  abdication  of  Richard  IL,  272;  is 
restored  to  his  estates,  285;  reconciled  to 
Henry  IV.,  286;  his  conspiracy  against 
Heury  IV.,  289;  retreats  into  Scotland, 
29 1 ;  returns  from  Scotland,  and  is  killed 
near  Thirsk,  295. 

Percy,  Henry  (the  younger),  Hotspur,  (Earl 
of  Northumberland,)  242  ;  relieves  Ca- 
lais, 243  ;  joins  Henry  of  Lancaster,  270; 
rebels  against  Henry  IV.,  281  ;  defeated 
at  Shrewsbury,  282,  283;  repulsed  by  the 
Earl  of  Westmorland,  283;  engaged  in 
an  expedition  into  France,  314. 


INDEX. 


465 


Percy,  Thomas,  Eai-1  of  Worcester,  rchels 
ngainst  Henry  IV.,  281  ;  defeated  at 
Shrewsbury,  282,  283  ;  belieaded,  283. 

Percy,  Henry  de,  accompanies  Aymer  de 
Valence  against  Bruce,  174. 

Pcriander,  48. 

Perigneux  (in  Guienne),  217. 

Pernel,  S.,  103. 

Perrers,  Alice,  her  baneful  influence  with 
Edward  HI.,  231  ;  she  obtains  the  im- 
prisonment of  Peter  de  la  jMar,  ib. 

Persia,  Elamitcs  dwelt  in,  17 ;  Kings  of, 
conquer  Egypt,  24  ;  S.  Matthew  mar- 
tyred in,  CI  ;  victories  of  Gordiaa  in, 
70  ;  of  Mauriciiis,  93. 

Persian  Sibyl,  the,  45. 

Pertinax,  68. 

Pestilence,  213. 

Peterborough,  Abbey  at,  founded  by 
Edgar,  120. 

Peter  Comestor  of  Troyes,  142. 

Peter  de  la  Mar  imprisoned  by  the  sug- 
gestion  of  Alice  Perrers  at,  23 1 . 

Peter  des  Roches,  Bishop  of  Winchester, 
brings  the  Friars  Preachers  into  Eng- 
land, 1.50. 

Peter,  King  of  Cyprus,  335. 

Peter  Leon,  [Anacletus],  Antipope  in 
the  time  of  Innocent  II.,  135. 

Peter's,  S.,  at  Pome,  Pope  Ilyginus  buried 
in,  66  ;  kept  by  Pope  Liberius  against 
the  Antipope,  Felix,  79 ;  Leo  the 
Great  buried  in,  86  ;  Pope  John  I., 
89  ;  John  III.,  93  ;  Severinus,  95  ; 
John  VII.,  98  ;  Paul  L,  103  ;  Formosus, 
113;  Gregory  VI.,  after  a  miracle,  124. 

Peter,  S.,  the  Apostle,  60,  61 ;  martyr- 
dom of,  62  i  translation  of  the  relics 
of,  72. 

Pharaohs,  Kings  of  Egypt,  23,  24. 

Phasis,  the  river,  23. 

Philip,  brother  of  Alexander  the  Great, 
53. 

Philip  I.,  Emperor,  71. 

Philip  IL,  Emperor,  101. 

Philip  L,  of  France,  accompanies  King 
Richard  I.  to  the  Holy  Land,  145. 


Philip  III.,  of  France,  all  tlie  soldiers  of, 
in  Sicily,  put  to  death,  166;  lie  is 
slain  in  a  battle  with  Pedro  III.  of 
Aragon,  1C7  ;  his  genealogy,  206. 

Philip  IV.,  of  France,  Edward  I.  com- 
plains to,  of  the  Normans,  who  had 
spoiled  some  English  nierclumts,  170; 
quarrels  with  Edward  I.,  and  summons 
him  to  appear  at  Paris,  ib. ;  refuses  to 
make  peace,  171  ;  Margaret,  sister  of, 
marries  Edward  I.,  172  ;  opposes  Pope 
Boniface  as  a  heretic  and  schismatic, 
ib. ;  the  French  Lords  desire  the  young 
son  to  Edward  II.  to  be  Called  after  him, 
178  ;  he  dies,  180  ;  his  genealogy,  206. 

Philip  v.,  King  of  France,  206;  death  of, 
190. 

Philip  VI.,  King  of  France,  offends  Ed- 
ward HI.,  205  ;  lays  siege  to  Bordeaux, 
207  ;  informed  by  "  a  sage  fool "  of  the 
defeat  of  his  fleet  at  Sluys,  208;  after 
the  siege  of  Tournay  obtains  a  truce, 
209  ;  imitates  King  Edward  HI.  in  esta- 
blishing a  "Round  Table"  for  the 
Knights,  211  ;  is  defeated  by  Edward 
HI.  at  Crecy,  212 ;  narrowly  escapes 
being  taken  prisoner,  ib. ;  obtains  a  truce, 
213;  futile  attempt  of  Edward  HI.  to 
establish  peace  with,  215  ;  death  of,  216, 

Philip,  son  of  Philip  IV.,  his  children, 
206. 

Philip,  S.,  the  Apostle,  61, 

Philip,  Prince,  of  France,  and  his  father, 
John  IL,  are  taken  by  the  Black  Prince 
at  Poitiers,  and  carried  to  London,  217. 

Pliilippa,  daughter  of  King  Henry  IV., 
273 ;  marries  Eric  IX.,  King  of  Den- 
mark, 273,292. 

Philippa,  wife  of  Robert  de  Vere,  is  di- 
vorced by  him,  245. 

Phocas,  Emperor,  93. 

Phoenicia,  18. 

Phoroneus,  second  King  of  Argos,  29. 

Phrygia,  S.  Philip  martyred  in,  61. 

Phrygian  Sibyl,  the,  45. 

Phut,  son  of  Ham,  18. 

G  G  2 


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INDEX. 


Picai-d)-,  EdMaid  III.,  ravages,  211  ; 
King  John  II.  offers  to  restore  to 
Edward  III.,  219. 

Piers  Gaveston,  see  Gaveston. 

rilate,  Pontius,  CO. 

Pisa,  tlie  Council  of,  29  G. 

the     University     of,    consulted    by 

Henry  IV.  respecting  ecclesiastical 
unity,  29G. 

PIsgah,  ]\Ioses  dies  on,  31. 

I'its,  Biographical  Works  of,  321,  <iml  note. 

Pittacus,  48. 

Pius  I.,  Pope,  6G. 

Plato,  50  ;    his  writings,  ib. 

Plautus,  55. 

Plesshy,  ia  Essex,  Thomas,  Duke  of 
Gloucester,  is  arrested  at,  by  the  com- 
mand of  Ptichard  II.,  2G4  ;  the  Earl  of 
Huntingdon  beheaded  there,  276. 

Ploermel,  215. 

Plutarch,  Ci. 

Plymouth,  burnt  by  the  French,  2S4. 

Pole,  Elizabeth  dc  la,  descended  from  the 
Handlosof  Borstal  1,331. 

Pole,  Michael  de  la,  is  made  Earl  of 
Suffolk,  241  ;  an  annual  income  of 
one  thousand  marks  is  g'ranted  to,  ib. ; 
is  accused  of  treason,  243  ;  tries  to 
make  Richard  II.  dissatisfied  with  the 
Earls  of  Arundel  and  Nottingham, 
244  ;  incites  the  King  against  the 
Earls  of  Arundel,  Warwick,  Derby, 
and  Nottingham,  245  ;  accompanies 
Richard  II.  and  Robert  de  Vere  into 
Wales,  246  ;  affixes  his  seal  to  tlie 
judgment  against  the  legality  of  the 
Commission  of  Regency,  247  ;  is  openly 
rebuked  by  Robert  de  Braybroke, 
Bishop  of  London,  ib.  ;  flies  to  France, 
249  ;  dies  in  Paris,  252. 

Pole,  IMichael  de  la,  his  death  at  Ilarfleur, 
311. 

Pole,  Michael  de  la.  Earl  of  Suffolk,  killed 
at  Agincourt,  312. 

Polycarp,  comes  to  Rome,  6G ;  is  mar- 
tyred, 67. 

Pompeius,  reference  to  the  Chronicle  of, 
360. 


Pontefract,  a  Knight  living  at,  v.ho  was 
bearing  letters  from  Edward  H.  to 
the  King  of  Scotland,  against  the  life 
of  Thomas  Earl  of  Lancaster,  183  ; 
the  prisoners  taken  at  the  battle  of 
Boroughbridge  are  brought  before  the 
King  at,  189  ;  blood  runs  out  of  the 
tomb  of  Thomas,  Eai-1  of  Lancaster  at, 
219  ;  John,  Duke  of  Lancaster,  quar- 
rels with  Richard  IL,  and  victuals  the 
castle  of,  241  ;  Henry  IV.  is  reconciled 
to  the  Earl  of  Northumberland  and 
Sir  William  Clifford  at,  286. 

Pontia  (Ponza),  Pope  Silverius  exiled 
and  killed  in  the  island  called,  91. 

Pontianus,  Pope,  71  ;  bajitizes  Philip 
the  Emperor,  ih. 

Portsmouth,  the  men  of  Dartmouth  and, 
destroy  the  fleet  sent  by  Charles  VI., 
239. 

Portugal,  Beatrice  of,  see  Beatrice. 

,  John,  King  of,  see  John,  King  of 

Portugal. 

,  expedition  of  Edward  of  Laugley, 

Fail  of  Cambridge,  into,   23G. 

Potentiana,  S.,  martyred,  67. 

Poynings,Lady,  is  forbidden  to  see  Richard 
IL,  249. 

Praxedes,  S.,  martyred,  67. 

Preachers,  General  Chapter  of  the  Friars, 
in  London,  in  the  time  of  Henry  III., 
1 59. 

Prendergast  (Sir  John),  his  successes  at 
sea,  298  ;  takes  refuge  at  Westminster, /i. 

I'restbury,  Thomas  de,  Abbot  of  Shrews- 
bury, negociates  before  the  battle  of 
Shrewsbury,  282. 

Priscian,  the  Grammarian,  90,  and  note. 

Priscillian's  Cemetery,  Pope  Marcellus 
buried  in,  76. 

Priscillianist  heresy,  83. 

Probus,  73. 

Prometheus,  21. 

Prophets,  the  Twelve  Minor,  Cnpgrave's 
Commentaries  on,  xv.,  32G. 

Prosper,  87,  and  note. 


IKDEX. 


-i07 


Provciice,  Eleanor  of,  Queen  of  Henry 
III.,  151. 

liaymond,  Count  of,  1.54. 

the  city  of,  71. 

Provincial  of  ihe  Hermits  of  ICnglancI,  John 
Capgrave  chosen  to  be,  xi. 

Psalter,  Capgrave's  Commentary  on  the, 
XV.,  32G. 

Ptolemacus  Alexander,  57. 

Ptolemtcus  Auletes,  57. 

I'toleraajus  Epiphancs,  55. 

Ptolcmoeus  Euergctes,  54. 

Ptolemajus  Euergetes  II.,  56. 

Ptolemasus  Lathyrus,  56;  liis  exile,  57. 

Ptolema;us  Philadelphus,  53,  54. 

Ptolemajus  Philometer,  55. 

Ptolema;us  Philopator,  £4. 

Ptolemocus  Physcon,  57. 

Ptolemycns  Soter,  53. 

Ptolemais,  old  name  of  Acre,  1G2. 

Ptolemies,  the,  24. 

Pudsey,  Hugh,  Bishop  of  Durham,  .sec 
Durham. 

Purveyance,  a  check  is  put  on,  by  Ed- 
ward III.,  222. 


Q. 


Quimper,    in    IJritanny,    besieged   by  De 

Montfort,  230. 
Quintin,  S.,  martyred,  75. 


R. 

Pabanus  Maurus,  107. 
liadyngis,  sec  Heading. 
Pains,  heavy,  181,  213. 
Kamathaim-zophim,  Samuel  born  at,  38. 
Pamsey,  the  Abbot   of,  falsely  accused  of 

treason,  292. 
Ilanulf,  Earl  of  Chester,  assists  Pobert  of 

Gloucester  and  JIaude  against  Stephen, 

136. 
Eavenna,   Council  at,    88;  death  of  Pope 

John  I.  at,  89. 


Pavenspur,  Henry  of  Lancaster  lands  at, 

270. 
Raymond   compiles  the  book  of  Decretals 

for  Pope  Gregory  IX.,  151. 
Raymond,   Count   of  Provence,   father  of 

Queen  Eleanor,  154. 
He,  I.  de,   is   taken   by  Richard,  Earl   of 

Arundel,  250. 
Reading  Abbey  founded  by  Henry  I.,  134. 
Reading,   conspirators  against  Henry  IV. 

proceed   thither,    275  ;    insurrectionary 

■writings  against  Henry  V.  found  tliere, 

317. 
Reading,  Simon,  is  executed  at  Hereford, 

197. 
Reati,  the  Cardinal  of,  deposed   by  Pope 

Urban  VI.,  241. 
Rede,  Christina,  mother  of  Edmund  Rede, 

331. 
Rede,  Edmund,  heir  of  Sir  John  Ilandlo, 

of  Borstal],  329,  et  seq. 
Redwalk,  King  of  East  Anglia,  lOO. 
Regency,  Commission  of,  246. 
Rehoboam,   division  of  the  twelve  Tribes 

under,  20;  he  succeeds  his  father,  40. 
Rennes,  in  Britanny,  215. 
Remigius,  S.,  89. 
Remus.  43. 

Reu,  19;  birth  of  21;  he  begets  Serug,  22. 
Reynolds,  Walter,    (MS.  William,)  Arch- 
bishop of  Canterbury,  sends  treasure  to 

Queen   Isabella,    195;  keeps   Christmas 

with   the   Queen   at  Wallingford,    197; 

crowns  [MS.  Walter,']  Edward  III.  198. 
Rezin,  King  of  Syria,  44. 
Rhea,  mother  of  Romulus,  43. 
Eheims,  Edward  III.  lays  siege  to,  219. 
Rhine,    Charlemagne   builds  a   bridge   at 

Cologne  over,  105. 
Rhodes,  the  Knights  Hospitallers  at,  223; 

troubles  at,  260. 
Rich,  Edmund,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury, 

sec  Abyngton,  Edmund. 
Richard  Clifford,   Bishop  of  London,  sec 

Clifford,  Richard. 
Richard  Fitz-Alan,  Earl  of  Arundel,  is  setit 

to  France  to  negotiate  for  peace,  215  ; 


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INDEX. 


gains  a  great  naval  -victory  over  the 
French,  243 ;  is  opposed  by  ^Michael  de 
la  Pole,  de  Vere  (Duke  of  Ireland),  and 
others,  244 ;  opposes  Robert  de  Vere, 
245 ;  is  made  Admiral  of  the  sea,  and 
takes  many  French  islands,  250 ;  is 
accused  by  John,  Duke  of  Lancaster,  of 
treason,  258 ;  is  arrested  by  order  of 
llichard  II.,  and  imprisoued  in  the  Isle 
of  Wight,  264;  is  executed,  265 ;  his 
head  is  taken  away  by  an  Augustine 
Friar  (Fekenham),  and  he  is  buried 
in  their  convent,  ih.  ;  remorse  of  the 
King  for  the  death  of,  266 ;  his  body 
is  exhumed  to  satisfy  the  King's  super- 
stitious dread,  ib. 

Kichard  Plantagenet,  Earl  of  Cambridge, 
conspires  against  Henry  V.,  309. 

Ivicliard  Plantagenet,  Earl  of  CornAvall,  and 
King  of  the  Romans,  brother  of  Henry 
HI.,  149;  marries  the  widow  of  the  Earl 
of  Gloucester,  152  ;  is  condemned  to 
exile,  at  Oxford,  158;  is  taken  prisoner 
at  the  Battle  of  Lewes,  159;  dies,  161. 

Kichard,  Earl  of  Gloucester,  on  his  father's 
death,  confirms  his  permission  to  the 
Hermits  of  S.  Austin,  to  build  in  Eng- 
land, 152. 

llichard  I.,  the  Fearless,  Duke  of  Nor- 
mandy, 112. 

Richard  II.,  the  Good,  Duke  of  Normandy, 
112. 

Richard  I.,  King  of  England,  (called  Cceur 
de  Lion,)  born,  140;  is  crowned,  144; 
great  massacre  of  Jews  in  London  at  his 
coronation,  ib. ;  he  raises  money  for  the 
Crusades,  ib.-,  sells  Berwick  and  Rox- 
burgh to  the  King  of  Scotland,  145 ;  pro- 
ceeds with  Philip  I.  of  France  into  the 
Holy  Land,  ib. ;  is  opposed  by  the  Grif- 
fons at  INIessina,  but  conquei'S  them,  ib. ; 
and  proceeds  to  Cyprus,  ib.\  dethrones 
King  Isaac,  ib.;  and  imprisons  him,  146; 
takes  Acre,  ib.  ;  offends  the  Duke  of 
Austria,  and  is  afterwards  betrayed  by 
him  to  the  Emperor  Henry  VI.,  14G,  and 
note;  is  liberated,  147;  proceeds  to  Nor- 
mandy against  King  Philip,  and  defeats 


him,  ib. ;  is  slain  at  the  Castle  of  Chalus 
Chabrol,  ib. ;  appoints  his  nephew.  Prince 
Arthur,  to  be  his  successor,  ib. 
Richard  II.,  King  of  England,  (son  of  the 
Black  Prince,)  born  at  Bordeaux,  224; 
comes  to  England  with  his  father,  227; 
is  made  Earl  of  Chester  and  Duke  of 
Cornwall,  231 ;  succeeds  to  the  throne, 
232  ;  is  crowned,  ib.;  reconciles  John  of 
Gaunt  and  the  citizens  of  London,  ib. ; 
creates  four  earls,  ib. ;  C^harles  the  Bad, 
King  of  Navarre,  gives  up  Cherboui'g 
to,  233  ;  is  informed  by  Pope  Urban 
VI.  of  the  exconmiunication  of  Charles 
V.  of  France,  234 ;  obtains  the  grant  of 
a  capitation  tax  from  the  Parliament,  ib.; 
ejects  Edmund  Bromfield,  the  Pope's 
nominee,  from  Bury  8.  Edmunds,  ib. ; 
obtains  from  the  Parliament  (at  North- 
ampton) the  grant  of  a  poll-tax,  236  ; 
rebellion  of  Wat  Tj  Icr  against,  237 ; 
marries  Anne  of  Bohemia,  238  ;  at 
Newcastle  (legend  of  the  shipwright 
striking  blood  out  of  a  tree),  240  ;  con- 
tention between  the  Duke  of  Lancaster 
and,  241  ;  is  reconciled  to  the  Duke  of 
Lancaster,  ib ;  confers  higher  titles  on 
the  Earl  of  Oxford  and  other  Peers,  ib.  ; 
is  visited  by  the  King  of  Armenia,  whom 
he  largely  assists,  242  ;  sends  Henry 
Percy  (Hotspur)  against  Charles  VI.  of 
France,  ib.  ;  is  offended  at  the  degi'ada- 
tion  of  the  Earl  of  Suffolk  (IMichael  de  la 
Pole),  and  restores  to  him  the  Chancel- 
lorship, 243 ;  is  persuaded  by  De  la 
Pole  and  De  Vere  that  the  victory  of 
Richard,  Earl  of  Arundel,  over  the  French 
at  Sluys  was  an  imjust  aggression,  244  ; 
supports  De  Vere  in  his  misconduct  to 
his  wife,  245  ;  takes  him  into  Wales,  ib.  ; 
and  to  Nottingham  Castle,  246  ;  claims 
to  choose  the  knights  of  the  shires  and 
the  burgesses,  but  is  opposed  by  the 
Commons,  ib.;  summons  certain  Judges 
to  consider  the  Commission  of  Regency, 
ib.;  is  confirmed  in  his  authority  by  them 
247  ;  is  opposed  by  the  Duke  of  Glou- 
cester,   ib ;    orders  from    his    presence 


INDEX. 


i'oO 


Eobevt  dc  Braybrokc,  Bishcp  of  London, 
who  had  reproved  De  la  Pole  before  him, 
248  ;  the  Duke  of  Gloucester  takes  up 
arras  against,  ib ;  is  supported  by  De  Vero, 
who  is  defeated  in  Oxfordshire,  ib. ;  is 
besieged  in  London  by  the  Duke  of  Glou- 
cester, ib. ;  confers  with  him  in  the  Tower, 
ib.;  summons    a    Parliament,   in    which 
some  of  the  Judges,  and  others,  are  con- 
demned to  imprisonment,  249  ;   renews 
his  oath,  and  receives  the  oath  of  allegi- 
ance from  his  Lords,  250  ;  holds  a  Parlia- 
ment at   Cambridge,   in   which   certain 
Statutes  are  made  as  to  the  bearing  of 
arms,  beggars,  sports,  &c.,  ib. ;  claims  the 
liberties    of   the   throne,    251  ;    makes 
William   of  Wykeham   his  Chancellor, 
ib. ;    the    Duke    of   Gloucester,    being 
falsely    accused,    is  reconciled    to,    ib.  ; 
concludes    a    three    years'    truce    with 
Charles  VL  of  France,  ib. ;  the  Earl  of 
I'embrokc  is  killed  while  jousting  before, 
253  ;    disputes  between   the  citizens  of 
of  London  and,    254;   makes  arrange- 
ments   for    renewing    the    truce    with 
Trance,  255  ;  recalls  English  beneficed 
clergy   from   the  Court   of  Eome,   ib. ; 
receives  a  message  from  Boniface  IX. 
in  reference  to  the  Antipopc   [Clement 
YII.,]  the  "  Qnare  impcdit,"  "  Prcenm- 
nirc  facias"   &c.  ib.  ;   temporarily   de- 
prives the  citizens  of  London  of  their 
charters,   257  ;   makes   Sir   Aubrey  de 
Vere  Earl  of  Oxford,    ib. ;    loses  Cher- 
bourg, ib. ;  concludes  a  four  years'  truce 
with  France,  258  ;  requires  Irish  settlers 
in  England  to  return  to  their  own  land, 
ib. ;  the  poverty   of  his    Exchequer    in 
Ireland,  259 ;  visits  Ireland,  and   holds 
his  Parliament  at  Dublin,  ib.,  represses 
the  Lollards,  260  ;  buries   the   body  of 
De  Vere   at  Cologne,  261  ;   recalls  the 
Duke  of  Lancaster  from  Aquitaine,  ib.; 
is  required  by  Boniface  IX.  to  punish  the 
the  Lollards,  ib.;  holds  a  conference  with 
Charles  VL  of  France  at  Calais,    262  ; 
renews  the  truce,  ib. ;  espouses  the  French 
King's  daughter,  Isabella  [Eleanor,  IMS.]. 


26.3  ;  recalls  the  exiled  Judges  from  Ire- 
land, ib. ;  rumour   of  his  having   been 
chosen  Emperor,  and  consequent  grievous 
taxation,  264;  arrests  the  Duke  of  Glou- 
cester, and  the  Earls  of  Warwick  and 
Arundel,  ib. ;  assigns  to  be  their  accusers 
Edward,  Earl  of  llutland,  and  others,  ib. ; 
anticipates  danger,  ib. ;   holds  a  Parlia- 
ment at  London  in  which  are  cancelled  all 
the  pardons  granted  in  the  matter  of  the 
Commission  ofPcgency,  265;  obtains  the 
exile  of  Thomas  Arundel,  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury,  ib.;  endeavours  to  obtain  the 
election  of  Roger  Walden  to  the  primacy, 
ib. ;   beheads  the  Earl  of  Arundel,  ib,  ; 
his  remorse  after  this  deed,  266  ;  exiles 
the  Earl  of  Warwick,  ib.;  commands  the 
Earl  of  Gloucester  to  be  secretly  mur- 
dered at  Calais,  ib.;  prnrcgues  Parliament 
till  after  Christmas,  ib.;  in  a  Parliament 
at  Shrewsbury  obtains  certain  privileges, 
ib.;  erects  the  county  of  Chester  into  a 
principality,  and  grants  high.er  titles  to 
several  nobles,  267  ;  obtains  the  Pope's 
sanction  for  all  these   proceedings,  ib.\ 
exiles  the  Duke  of  Norfolk,  ib. ;  trans- 
lates John  deBokingham,  Bishop  of  Lin- 
coln to  Chester,  and  gives  Lincoln  to  Sir 
Henry  Beaufort,  ib.;  receives  the  Pope's 
ambassadors  honourably,  but  is  obliged 
to  dismiss  them  with  their  purpose  un- 
effeeted,    268  ;     goes    into    Ireland    to 
avenge  the  death  of  Roger  Mortimer,  ib.  ; 
condemns  Henry,  Duke  of  Lancaster,  to 
perpetual  exile,  ib.  ;  extorts  large  sums  of 
money  from  the  people,  269  ;  visits  Ire- 
land, ib. ;  hearing  of  the  landing  of  the 
Duke  of  Lancaster,  returns  in  haste  to 
England,  271 ;  is  compelled  to  resign  the 
crown,  ib.;  gives  himself  up  to  the  Duke 
of  Lancaster,  ib.;  fonnally  resigns   his 
crown  in  Westminster    Hall,  272  ;    the 
Earls   of   Kent,    Salisbury,    and    Hun- 
tingdon conspire   for  his  restoration  to 
the  crown,  275;  dies  in  Pomfret  Castle, 
276;  conflicting  accounts  of  his   death, 
ib.  ;  his  funeral  obsequies,  ib.  ;  is  falsely 
reported    to    be   alive,  278,  282,   285  j 


470 


INDEX. 


Henry  IV.  vindicates  himself  respecting 
the  death  of,  302. 

liichard,  Prince,  son  of  Henry  I.,  is 
drowned,  133. 

Ivichard,  Sheriff  of  Chester,  drowned  with 
the  sons  of  Henry  I.,  133. 

liichard,  jMaster  of  8.  John's  without  the 
Eastern  Gate,  at  Oxford,  332. 

Richmond,  Arthur,  a  claimant  of  the 
Earldom  of  Richmond,  taken  pris  oner 
at  the  Battle  of  Agincourt,  312. 

Richmond,  John  de  Dreux,  Earl  of,  taken 
by  the  Scots  at  York,  18G;  money  for  his 
ransom  refused  by  Parliament,  192  ;  sent 
to  treat  for  peace,  into  France,  193;  is 
instructed  to  contrive  the  death  of  Queen 
Isabella  and  Prince  Edward,  194. 

,  John   of  Gaunt,  Earl  of,  219.    Sec 

Gaunt,  John  of. 

,  Earl  of,  Ralph  Neville,  Earl  of  "West- 
morland created,  274. 

Ripon,  John,  affixes  his  seal  to  the  judg- 
ment against  the  legality  of  the  Commis- 
sion of  Regency,  247. 

Robert  Curthose  made  Duke  of  Normandy, 
130  ;  challenges  the  crown  on  his 
father's  death,  ib-  ;  meets  'Williaui  Ru- 
fits  at  Hampton,  131  ;  discards  the 
crown  of  Jerusalem,  and  returns  from 
the  Crusades,  133. 

Robert,  Earl  of  Gloucester,  assists  his  sister, 
the  Empress  Maud,  in  her  struggle 
■with  Stephen,  136. 

Robert,  first  Duke  of  Normandy,  112. 

Robert  le  Diable,  Duke  of  Normandy,  1 12. 

Robert  11.,  of  France,  his  great  piety, 
122. 

Robert,  Archbishop  of  Dublin,  affixes  his 
seal  to  the  judgment  against  the  legality 
of  the  Commission  of  Regency,  247. 

Robert,  Prior  of  S.  Frideswide,  Oxford, 
332. 

Rochelle,  I.  de,  taken  by  the  Earl  of 
Arundel,  250. 

. ,  siege  of,  228;    vaia  attempt  of  the 

Earl  of  Pembroke  to  I'elieVe,  i'j. 


Rochester,  a  bridge  ni'ar,  built  by  Sir  Ro- 
bert Knollys,  29.5 ;  the  citation  of  Sir 
John  Oldcastle  affixed  there,  304. 

,  Bishop  of  : — Haymo  de  Hythe,  see 

Hythe,  Haymo  de. 

Rokeby,  Sir  Thomas,  defeats  the  insur- 
gents near  Thirsk,  293. 

Romans,  the,  help  Ptolemy  Epiphanes 
agaiust  Antiochus  the  Great,  55  ;  they 
are  successful  in  Greece,  56. 

,  Richard,  King  of  the,  see  Richard 

Plantagenet,  Earl  of  Cornwall. 

Romanus,  Pope,  112. 

Rome,  Alba  Longa,  part  of,  37  ;  Mount 
Aventlne  in,  if>.  ;  St.  Paul's  Gate  in, 
ib.  ;  Romulus  founder  of,  ib.  ;  Au- 
gustus born  at,  58  ;  St.  Matthew  Avrites 
his  Gospel  in,  61  ;  great  inundation 
at,  93  ;  visited  by  Edward  I.  on  his 
return  from  the  Holy  Land,  163  ;  the 
Scotch  prelates  fly  to,  complaining  of 
Edward  Ballol,  202  ;  Richard  If.  re- 
calls Euplish  beneficed  clergy  from  the 
Court  of,  255  ;  Boniface  IX.  discovers 
the  treasure  of  the  Empress  Helena  at, 
268  ;  with  it  lie  restores  the  Capitol 
and  the  Castle  Angelo  in,  ib. 

"  Rome,  Guide  to  the  Antiquiticsof,"Frag- 
irent  of  John  Capgrave's,  xii,  xx.,  355. 

Romulus,  43. 

Roos,  William  de,  of  Hamlake,  is  present  in 
the  Tower  at  the  resignation  of  Richard 
II.,  272. 

Rotenstein,  Conrad  Zoluer  de,  Grand- 
master of  the  Knights  of  the  Teutonic 
Order,  assists  Henry,  Earl  of  Derby, 
against  Skirgelon,  King  of  Lithuania, 
254. 

Rottlngton,  in  Sussex,  the  French  land  near, 
but  are  repulsed  by  the  Abbot  of  Lewes, 
233. 

Rouen,  Peter  Roger,  Archbishop  of 
Rouen,  is  elected  Pope  [Clement  VI.], 
210. 

Rowland  and  Oliver,  Captains  of  Charle- 
magne in  Spain,  105. 


INDEX. 


471 


Iloxbiivgh,  Castle  of,  sold  to  tlie  King  of 
Scotland  by  Kicliard  I.,  145  ;  Edward 
III.  spends  Christmas  at,  203  ;  and 
makes  a  truce  -with  the  Scots,  ih.  ; 
Edward  IJaliol  resigns  Scotland  to 
Edward  III.  at,  217. 

Ixushbroke,  Tlioinas,  Bishop  of  Chichester, 
[Chester,  MS.,]  is  forbidden  to  liave  in- 
tercourse with  Kithard  H.,  2 19  ;  is 
exiled  into  Ireland,  250. 

liussell.  Sir  John,  attends  a  Council  sum- 
moned by  Edmund,  Duke  of  York,  on 
the  lauding  of  Henry,  Duke  of  Lan- 
caster, 270  ;  flies  to  Uristol,  ib. 

liuth,  Capgrave's  Commentary  on,  xiv., 
32G. 

llutland,  Earl  of,  sec  Arundel. 


s. 


S.  Albans,  sec  Albans,  S. 

S.  Cloud,  the  French  defeated  at,  300. 

S.  Dunstan,  the  festival  of,  declared  to  be  a 

double,  303. 
S.  George,  the  festival  of,  declared  to  be  a 

double,  303. 
S.  John's,  Clcrkenwell,  set  on  fire  by  the 

rebels  (in  1331),  237. 
S.  Matthew,  the  Abbey  of,  near  Bilgt  in 

Brittany,  ravaged  by  the  English,  284. 
S.  Omcrs  destroyed,  2 OS. 
S.  Osith  of  Chich,  .vce  Chich. 
Sabtdlian  heresy,  69. 
Sabina,  martyrdom  of,  65. 
Subinianus,  Pope,  94. 
Saint  Edmunds  Bury,  threatened  by  Sweyn, 

122. 
Salah,  18,  19. 
Salisbury,   Bishop  of; — Kobort  Alum,  see 

Alum,  Robert. 
Salisbuiy,  destroyed  by  the  Danes,  in  the  time 

of  Ethelred  the  Unready,  122  ;  Edmund 

of  Abyngton,    Treasurer   of,    is   chosen 

Archbishop  of  Canterbury,    153;  Earl- 


dom of,  devolves  on  Thomas  of  Lancaster 
on  the  death  of  Henry  Lacy  177;  Edward 
III.  holds  a  Parliament  at,  199;  the  doc- 
trines of  Wiclif  spread  in  the  diocese  of, 
252. 

Salisbury,  John  iMontacute,  Earl  of,  .see 
Montacute,  John. 

Earl   of.    Sir   "William  Moutacute  is 

made,  204;  Joan  of  Kent  divorced  from, 
marries  Edward  the  Black  Prince,  221; 
is  sent  to  Bruges  to  ratify  a  treaty  of 
peace  between  England  and  France,  2:'9. 

,  Sir  John,  an  adherent  of  llichard 

II.,  is  imprisoned  at  Dover,  249. 

Salle,  Sir  Bobert,  is  killed  in  Wat  Tyler's 
Rebellion,  237. 

Salmond,  John,  Bishop  of  Norwich,  is  sent 
into  France  by  Edward  II.  to  treat  with 
Charles  IV.,  193. 

Salome,  60. 

Samaria,  20  ;  Elisha  dies  at,  41. 

Saniia,  one  of  the  ten  Sibyls,  45. 

Samson,  Judge  of  Israel,  3G. 

Samuel,  37  ;  death  of,  38. 

Sancerre,  Louis  de,  jNIarshall  of  France,  is 
present  at  the  making  of  the  treaty  at 
Guines,  262. 

Sanctilogium,  the,  sec  .^nglioc  Nova 
Legonda. 

Sapor  I.,  defeats  Valerian,  72. 

Sapor  II.,  Jovian,  a  knight  with,  SO. 

Saracens,  the,  ravage  Tuscany,  but  are  de- 
feated by  the  Lombards  and  the  French 
108  i  take  Edessa,  137  ;  great  pestilence 
among,  213. 

Savoy,  the,  John  II.  of  France,  dies  in,  223) 
set  on  fire  by  the  rebels  (in  1381),  237. 

Saxons,  the,  invade  Britain,  99. 

Saxony,  the  Duke  of,  (bearer  of  the  sword,) 
one  of  the  seven  Electors  of  the  Emperor 
after  the  death  of  Otho  III.,  121. 

Say,  William,  and  Ralph  Drew,  entrusted 
with  the  delivery  of  the  gift  of  books 
sent  to  the  University  of  O.xford  by 
Humphrey,  Duke  of  Gloucester,  xv. 

Scarcity  in  England,  157,  158,  181,  215. 

Scholastic  Lectures,  by  Capgrave,  xviii., 
?27. 


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INDEX. 


Scin  (or  Sheen),  sec  Sheen. 

Scipio  Africanus,  55;  he  conquers  Car- 
thage, ib. ;  his  death  in  exile,  56. 

Scone,  Robert  Bruce  crowned  at,  173  ; 
Edvrard  Bahol  is  crov,-ncd  at,  202. 

Scotland,  James  I.,  King   of,  see  James  I. 

given  by  Brute  to  Albanatus,  37  ;  in- 
vaded by  Edward  I.,  1 7 1  ;  Robert  Bruce, 
King  of,  174;  placed  under  an  interdict 
by  John  XXII.,  182;  invaded  unsuccess- 
fully by  Edward  II.,  190  ;  Edward  II. 
makes  a  truce  of  thirteen  years  with, 
191  ;  Edward  III.  invades,  203  ;  resigned 
by  Edward  Baliol  to  Edward  III.  at  Rox- 
burgh, 217  ;  the  Duke  of  Lancaster  un- 
successfully invades,  240. 

Scots,  under  Constantine  III.,  defeated  at 
Bamborough  by  Athelstan,  117  ;  under 
John  Baliol,  defeated  by  Edward  I.  at 
Dunbar,  171  ;  ravage  the  noith  (in 
1314),  181  ;  the  northern  counties  rise 
to  defend  themselves  against  the,  (A.  D. 
1315),  182  ;  in  the  year  after,  ravage  the 
northern  counties,  as  far  as  to  York  and 
Lancaster,  184  ;  defeat  the  Yorkshire - 
men  at  the  river  Swale,  185  ;  the  English 
conclude  a  truce  with  the,  ib.  ;  penetrate 
to  York,  and  take  prisoner  John  Earl  of 
Richmond,  ISO  ;  John  XXII.  refuses  to 
release  from  the  interdict,  191  ;  Edward 
III.  makes  a  truce  with,  at  Roxburgh, 
203  ;  invade  England,  and  are  defeated 
(at  Xevill's  Cross),  212  ;  take  Bei-wick, 
217  ;  ai'e  defeated,  ib.;  invade  England, 
280. 

Scotus,  John,  109. 

Scrope,  Henry,  conspires  againr-t  Henry  V., 
309. 

Scrope,  Richard,  Archbishop  of  York 
present  at  the  resignation  of  the  crown 
by  Richard  II.,  272 ;  his  conspiracy, 
289  ;  his  conference  with  Ralph  Neville, 
Earl  of  Westmoreland,  ib.,  290;  be- 
headed, 291  ;  pilgrimages  to  the  place  of 
his  execution  forbidden,  ib. ;  the  Pope 
cursed  those  who  assented  to  his  death, 
293;  Henry  IV.  vindicates  himself  re- 
specting his  death,  302. 


Scrope,  SirWiiiian),  Chamberlain  to  Richard 
II.,  buys  the  lordship  of  the  Isle  of  Man 
of  William  Montacute,  Earl  of  Salisbury-, 
257;  is  one  of  the  accusers  of  the  JJtike 
of  Gloucester,  and  the  Earis  of  Arundel 
and  Warwick,  264  ;  is  made  (by  Rich- 
ard II.)  Earl  of  Wiltshire,  207  ;  is  sum- 
moned by  Edmund,  Duke  of  York,  to  a 
council,  on  the  landing  of  Henry,  Duke 
of  Lancaster,  270  ;  flies  to  Bristol,  ib. 

Scythia,  description  of,  22,  23. 

Scythians,  descended  from  Magog,  18. 

Scythopolis,  palace  of  Melchisedec  at,  28, 
and  note. 

Sebastian,  martyi'ed,  75. 

Sebastian,  (S.),  Church  of.  Pope  Stephen  I. 
buried  in,  73. 

Sebert,  King  of  Essex,  converted  by  Melli- 
tus,  first  Bishop  of  London,  100. 

Secundus,  the  silent  Philosopher,  05. 

Seine,  the,  Philip  XL  breaks  down  the 
bridges  on,  and  Edward  III.  ravages  the 
country  alojig,  211. 

Selby,  Walter,  takes  Louis  Beaumont  pri- 
soner at  Darlington,  182. 

Seleucia,  built  by  Seleucus,  53. 

Seleucus  I.,  53. 

Sennacherib,  the  host  of,  destroyed,  45. 

Soptimius  Severus,  08. 

Septuagint,  Translation,  the,  53. 

Serapia,  martyrdom  of,  65. 

Sergius  I.,  Pope,  97. 

Sergius  II.,  Pope,  109. 

Sergius  lU.,  Pope,  113. 

Sergius  IV.,  Pope,  124. 

Sergius,  a  monk,  the  Koran  attributed 
to,  94. 

Serle,  an  adherent  of  Richard  II.,  his 
history,  286. 

Sermons  for  a  Year,  by  Capgrave,  xvii., 
327. 

Serug,  19;  birth  of;  he  begets  Xahor,  23. 

Seth,  birth  of,  6,  7;  his  descendants,  12, 
15;  his  death,  13;  the  first  from  Adam, 
18. 

Seven  Sleepers,  the,  85. 

Severinus,  Pope,  95. 


INDEX. 


-i73 


.Sliaftesbury,  the  remains  of  Edward  the 
Martyr  translated  to,  120. 

vShamir,  Tholah  buried  in,  35. 

Shetn,  17;  his  children,  ib.;  his  descent, 
19. 

Shenc  (now  Kichmond),  Edward  III.  dies 
at,  232. 

Shene  (or  Scin),  founded  by  Henry  V., 
307. 

Skepey,  John  dc,  eleeted  Bishop  of  Ho- 
Chester  on  the  resignation  of  Ilaymo  de 
Ilythe,  215. 

Shepherds,  rising  of,  in  France,  155. 

Sherborne,  thj  Barons  assemble  against 
Sir  Hugh  Ic  Despencer  at,  187. 

Shrewsbury,  Austin  Eriars  build  a  convent 
at,  157;  David,  brother  of  Llewellyn, 
executed  at,  IGG;  Parliament  at,  26(5; 
Boniface  IX.  confirms  th.e  acts  of  this 
Parliament,  267;  bloodshed  apprehended 
at,  278. 

• ,  the  Abbot  of,   see  Preslbury,  Thomas 

dc. 

■ ,  tlie  battle  of,  282,  28.'3. 

Sibyls,  the,  45. 

Sicilians,  the,  rebel  against  the  French, 
166. 

Sigeberht  I.,  King  of  Essex,  100. 

Sigeberht  II.,  King  of  Essex,  100 

Sigeberht,  King  of  East  Anglia,  100. 

Sigismund,  the  Emperor,  visits  London,  31 3 ; 
made  Knight  of  the  Garter,  ib.;  his 
offerings  at  Windsor,  ib.;  verses  dis- 
tributed by  him  when  he  leaves  Eng- 
land, 314;  his  negotiations  with  Henry 
v.,  ib.  ;  reconciled  with  the  Duke  of 
Bui'gundy,  315. 

Silvius  Aventinus,  43, 

Simon,  de  Mepham,  Arclibishop  of  Canter- 
bury, holds  a  Council  in  London,  199. 

Simon  Walton,  Bishop  of  Norwich,  his 
Simony,  A'erses  on,  and  translation,  158. 

Simon,  Cleophas,  Bishop  of  Jerusalem, 
martyred,  64. 

Simon,  S..  the  Apost'e,  61. 

Simplicius,  Pope,  87. 

Siricius,  Pope,  82. 


Sisera,  conquered  by  Deborah,  33. 

Sisinnius,  Pope,  99. 

Sittingborne,  the  Hermits  of  S.  Austin  per- 
mitted to  build  at,  153. 

Sixtus  I.,  Bishop  of  Rome,  OS. 

Si.xtus  II.,  Pope,  72,  73;  his  marlyrdom, 
73. 

Skirgelon,  King  of  Lithuania,  acc  Wi- 
toldc. 

Skirlawe,  "Walter,  Bishop  of  Durham,  ac- 
companies John,  Duke  of  Lancaster,  to 
France,  and  arranges  the  truce  at  Amiens, 
256. 

Slake,  Nicholas,  is  imprisoned,  as  an  ad- 
herent of  Richard  II.,  249. 

Sledda,  King  of  Essex,  100. 

Sluys,  Edward  HI,  wins  a  great  naval 
victory  over  the  French  at,  208 ;  Charles 
VI.  prepares  a  vast  fleet  for  the  invasion 
of  England,  and  lays  at,  243. 

Smithfield,  execution  of  a  priest  there, 
277  ;  executions  at,  for  heresy,  297. 

Smith's-gate,  at  O.sford,  330. 

Snowdon,  Llewellyn  defeated  by  Edward  I. 
in,  166  ;  Owen  Glendwr  retreats  thither, 
277. 

Socrates,  50. 

Sologne,  217. 

Solomon,  39  ;  the  temple  of,  40. 

Solon,  48. 

Some,  Edwai'd  III.  crosses  the,  and  pro-' 
ceeds  to  Crecy,  211. 

Sons  of  God,  and  daughters  of  men,  15. 

Sophia,  S.,  Church  of,  at  Constantinople, 
90  ;  Justinian  I.  buried  in,  ib. 

Sophocles,  49. 

Soter,  53. 

Soter,  Pope,  67. 

Southampton,  is  burnt  by  the  French,  205  ; 
the  navy  prepared  there,  309. 

Spain,  S.  James  preaches  in,  60 ;  John, 
Duke  of  Lancaster  goes  into,  242;  he 
returns  from,  252;  account  of  his  pro- 
ceedings in,  253. 

Spaniards,  descended  from  Tubal,  18;  the 
fleet  of,  defeated  at  Winchelsea,  214. 


47i 


INDEX. 


Spi'lnian,  Sir  Henry,  Introduction  to  Cap- 
grave's  Life  of  S.  Katharine  by,  335. 

Spitigncus,  Duke  of  Bohemia,  113. 

8poleto  and  Bencvento,  the  Duchies  of, 
given  by  Charlemagne  to  the  Church, 
104. 

Spragett,  Kichard,  332. 

Stafford,  Edmund,  Bishop  of  Exeter  and 
Chancellor,  [called  by  mistake  in  the 
MS.  "  of  Chester,"]  holds  a  council  -with 
the  Duke  of  York  on  the  landing  of 
Henry  of  Lancaster,  270. 

Stafford,  founded  by  Ethelfleda,  11.5. 

Stafford,  Kalph,  sent  to  negotiate  for  peace 
before  the  Pope  (Clement  VI.  at  Avig- 
non), 211  ;  is  made  Earl  of  Stafford, 
215;  accompanies  Edward  III.  against 
John  II.  of  Erance,  21 G;  accompanies 
John  de  jNIontfort  into  Erance,  230. 

Stamford,  recovered  from  the  Danes  by 
Edmund  I.,  118;  abbey  founded  by 
Edgar  at,  120  ;  the  truce  made  at  Amiens 
\vith  Charles  VI.  is  ratified  at,  256. 

Stapelton,  Walter  de,  Bishop  of  Exeter, 
is  executed,  19G;  at  a  Council  held  in 
London  by  Simon,  Archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury, all  concerned  in  his  murder  are 
cursed,  199. 

Statins,  quotation  from,  22,  iiolc. 

Stephen  [Aubertl,  Bishop  of  Ostia,  is 
chosen  Pope   (Innocent  VI.),  214. 

Stephen  I.,  Pope,  73. 

Stephen  II.,  Pope.  103. 

Stephen  III.,  Pope,  104. 

Stephen  IV.,  Pope,  107. 

Stephen  V.,  Pope,  112. 

Stephen  VI.,  Pope,  112. 

Stephen  VII.,  Pope,  114. 

Stephen  VIII.,  Pope,  1 1 5. 

Stephen  IX.,  Pope,  124. 

Stephen,  S.,  translation  of,  91. 

Stephen,  King  of  England,  before  his  ac- 
cession swears  fealty  to  the  Empress 
Maud,  134;  but  takes  the  crown  on  the 
death  of  Henry  I.,  136  ;  goes  into  France 
against  Geoffrey  Plantagenct,  but  is  un- 
successful, ib. ;  is  besieged  at  Lincoln  by 
Ivobert   of   Gloucester,   taken,   and   im 


prisoned  at  Bristol,  ih.  ;  acknowledges, 
after  many  conflicts,  that  Henry  was  the 
rightful  heir,  137  ;  dies  at  Feversham,  ib. 

Stigand,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  accom- 
panies William  I.  into  Normandy,  129  ; 
charges  brought  against  him  at  the 
Council  at  Winchester,  130;  his  deposi- 
tion, ib. 

Stirling,  Edward  II.  is  defeated  at,  by 
Ilobert  Bruce,  180. 

Stockton,  John,  Prior  of  the  Austin  Priory 
at  Oxford,  329,  333. 

Stoke  [Stowe,  in  Rotul.  Parliam.],  Thomas, 
Doctor  of  Canon  Law,  is  present  in  the 
Tower  at  the  resignation  of  Kichard  II., 
272. 

Storey,  Geoffrey,  Abbot  of  Colchester,  in- 
volved in  a  conspiracy  against  Henry 
IV.,  286. 

Storey,  Richard,  endeavours  to  prejudice 
Richard  II.  against  the  Earls  of  Arundel 
and  Xottingham,  244;  embraces  the  doc- 
trines of  AViclif,  24.5,  260. 

Storms,  152,  16S,  221,  314. 

Stratfoi-d,  John  de,  Bishop  of  Winches- 
ter, sent  by  Edward  II.  to  treat  with 
Charles  IV.,  193;  is  made  Treasurer  of 
England,  19G;  keeps  Christmas  with 
Queen  Isabella  at  Wallingford,  197. 

Straw,  John,  one  of  the  rebels  executed  in 
Wat  Tyler's  rebellion,  237. 

Strighul,  Edward  II.  flies  from  Gloucester 
to,  195. 

Stuteville,  the  Lord,  present  at  the  siege  of 
Harfleur,  310. 

Sudbury,  Simon  of.  Archbishop  of  Canter- 
burj',  at  the  treaty  of  peace  at  Bruges, 
229  ;  is  commanded  by  the  Pope  to 
arrest  and  try  Wiclif,  232  ;  crowns 
Richard  II.,  ib.  ;  is  killed  in  Wat  Ty- 
ler's rebellion,  237. 

Suffene,  see  Javan. 

Suffolk,  Bishop  Grosteste  born  in,  156. 

-,  Earl  of,  Robert  Ufford  made,  204. 

,  Michael,  Earl  of,  see  Pole. 

Surrey,  Thomas  Holland,  Duke  of,  sen- 
tence pronounced  against  him,  274. 


INDEX. 


47a 


Surrey,  John,  Earl  of  Warrenne  and,  see 
Warenne. 

Susanna,  the  Story  of,  48. 

Sussex,  Kingdom  o.'',  99  ;  Kings  of,  ih. 

Sussex,  the  French  land  on  the  coast  of,  :233. 

Suthmcre,  Margeret  de,  a  great  benefa-.'tor 
of  the  Austin  Friars  at  Lynn,  SGS. 

Swale,  the  Scots  defeat  the  Yorkshire  men 
at  the  river,  18.j. 

Sweyn,  King  of  Uemnark,  ravages  Eng- 
land, 122;  his  death,  12:5. 

Swin,  in  Flanders,  20G. 

Swinburn,  Sir  Thomas,  destroys  certain 
French  ships,  2'J2. 

Swineshend,  King  John  dies  at,  148. 

Swinford,  Katharine,  concubine  of,  aftjr- 
■Nvards  married  to  John,  Duke  of  Lan- 
caster, 201  ;  legitimizalionof  the  children 
of,  2G3. 

Swithun,  S.,  translation  of,  150. 

Sylverius,  Pope,  91. 

Sylvester,  Pope,  78  ;  present  at  the  Coun- 
cil of  Nice,  77,  78;  legend  concerning, 
78. 

Sylvester  II.,  Pope,  121. 

Symmachus,  C8. 

Symmachus,  Pope,  88  ;  schism  letween,  and 
Laurentius,  ib. 

Syncellus,  7,  7iole. 

Syrians,  descended  from  Aram,  son  of 
Shem,  17. 

Syria,  Ilezin,  King  of,  44  ;  the  Kingdom 
of,  53. 


T. 


Talbot,  Sir  Pichard,  joins  Edward  Balliol, 
201  ;  is  taken  prisoner,  with  six  other 
knights,  by  the  Scots,  203  ;  is  ran- 
somed, 204. 

Tamarj-,  Roger,  185. 

Tamworih,  founded  by  Ethelfleda,  115. 

Tarquinius  Priseus,  visit  of  the  Sibyl  to, 
4.5, 


Tartary,  the  King  of,  223. 

Templars,  the  Knights,  fifiy-four  of, 
burned  to  death  by  Philip  IV.  at  Paris, 
177  ;  charges  brought  against  the  Order 
of,  ib. 

Temple,  the,  at  Jerusalem,  restored  by 
Cyrus,  48  ;  purified  by  Judas  IMacca- 
bscus,  56  ;  the  vessels  o.*',  carried  to 
Home  by  Titus,  03  ;  unsuccessful  at- 
tempt of  Julian  to  rebuild,  80. 

Temple  Par,  London,  set  on  fire  by  the 
rebels  (in  1381),  237. 

Terah,  19  ;  son  of  Nahor,  24  ;  begets 
Abraham,  25. 

Terence,  55  ;  his  epitaph  and  its  transla- 
tion, lb. 

TertuUian,  68. 

Thaddxus,  6 1 ;  sent  by  CiiniST  to  Ab- 
garus,  King  of  Edessa,  138. 

Thales,  48. 

Thames,  great  overflowing  of  the,  at  Lon- 
don, 205. 

Theban  Legion,  the,  75. 

Thebes  in  Pceotia,  32. 

Thebes  in  Egypt,  23. 

Thelophorus,  Bishop  of  Rome,  65. 

Theobald,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury, 
crowns  Henry  II.,  139;  death  of,  140. 

Theodore  of  Canterbury,  96. 

Theodore  I.,  Pope,  95. 

Theodore  IL.  Pope,  113. 

Theodoric,  King  of  the  Ostrogoths,  con- 
quers Spain,  86. 

Theodosius  Junior,  Emperor,  85. 

Theodosius  Magnus,  Emperor,  82. 

Theodosius  III.,  Emperor,  101. 

Theological  Conclusions,  by  Capgrave, 
xvii.,  327. 

Theophiius  of  Sicily,  91. 

Thetford,  destroyed  by  the  Danes  in  the 
time  of  Ethelred  the  Unready,  122;  the 
see  of,  removed  to  Norwich  by  Herbert 
Losinga,  131. 

Thirning,  William,  Justice,  is  present  in 
the  Tower  at  the  abdication  of  Richard 
II.,  272. 

Thirsk,  the  insurgents  defeated  near,  295. 


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INDEX. 


Tholah,  Judge  of  Israel,  35. 

Thomas  (Uiike  of  Clarence),  son  of  Henry 
IV.,  273  ;  his  visit  to  Lynn,  292 ;  des- 
patched into  France,  302  ;  returns  to 
England,  303  ;  is  present  at  the  siege  of 
llarfleur,  310. 

Thomas  Fitz-Alan,  Earl  of  Arundel,  takes 
part  in  the  death  of  Archbishop  Scrope, 
291;  marries  the  natural  daughter  of 
the  King  of  Portugal,  293;  is  sent  by 
Henry  IV.  to  aid  the  Duke  of  Burgundy, 
300;  his  sickness  at  llarfleur,  31  0. 

Thomas  Holland,  Earl  of  Kent,  one  of  the 
accusers  of  Thomas,  Duke  of  Gloucester, 
and  the  Earls  of  Arundel  and  "\A'arwick, 
2G4  ;  is  made  Duke  of  Surrey,  2G7  ; 
returns  with  llichard  II.  from  Ireland, 
on  the  landing  of  Henry,  Duke  of  Lan- 
caster, 271  ;  conspires  against  Henry  IV., 
275. 

Thomas,  Earl  of  Lancaster,  "borne  down" 
by  the  foreign  tilters  of  Piers  Gaveston 
at  Wallingford,  175  ;  demands  the  banish- 
ment of  Gaveston,  177;  becomes  Earl 
of  Leicester,  Ferrers,  Lincoln,  and  Salis- 
bury, ib. ;  is  bid  .len  by  Henry  Lacy, 
Earl  of  Lincoln,  to  follow  the  advice 
of  Guy,  Earl  of  V/arwick,  178  ;  follows 
Edward  II.  to  Newcastle,  and  demands 
the  exile  of  Gaveston,  ib.  ;  besieges 
him  in  Scarborough,  and  delivers  him 
up  to  death,  ib. ;  Pope  John  XXII.  tries 
to  reconcile  Edward  II.  and,  182  ;  the 
power  of,  broken,  183 ;  discovery  of  a 
conspiracy  against,  ib.;  he  withdraws 
offended  from  the  siege  of  Berwick, 
185;  is  stirred  up  against  Hugh  le  De- 
spenser  by  Humphrey,  Earl  of  Hereford, 
187  ;  assembles  the  Barons  at  Sherborne, 
and  appeals  against  him  to  King  Ed- 
Avard  II.,  ib. ;  retreats  before  the  royal 
army,  189;  is  taken  prisoner  at  Bo- 
roughbridge,  ib. ;  and  executed  at  Pon- 
tefract,  190;  execution  of  one  of  the 
household  of,  ib. ;  blood  runs  out  of  his 
tomb,  219  ;  he  is  canonized,  253. 

Thomas  Mowbray,  Earl  of  Xottingham, 
Earl   Marshall,   and   Richard,   Earl   of 


Arundel,  gain  a  naval  victory  over  the 
French,  244  ;  opposes  Robert  de  Vere, 
245,  note;  is  pi'esent  at  the  renewal  of 
the  truce  at  Guhies,  near  Calais,  262 
is  arrested  at  Plesshy  by  order  of 
Richard  II.,  264  ;  is  sent  to  Calais,  ib.  ; 
is  one  of  the  accusers  of  the  Duke  of 
Gloucester,  and  the  Earls  of  Arundel 
and  Warwick,  ib.  ;  is  commanded  to 
mui'der  Thomas,  Duke  of  Gloucsster,  at 
Calais,  2GG  ;  is  made  Duke  of  K'orfolk, 
267  ;  is  banished  by  Richard  II.,  ib. 

Thomas,  Prince,  (son  of  Edward  III.,) 
horn  at  Woodstock,  217  ;  is  made  Earl 
of  Buckingham  by  Richard  II.,  232  ;  is 
sent  to  the  aid  of  John  de  Montfort, 
into  Britanny,  235  ;  ravages  the  north 
of  France,  ib.  ;  invades  Scotland  unsuc- 
cessfully, with  his  brother,  John,  Duke 
of  Lancaster,  240  ;  is  made  Duke  of 
Gloucester,  241  ;  Michael  de  la  Pole 
conspires  the  death  of,  243  ;  determines 
to  punish  the  profligate  Robert  de  Vere, 
245  ;  opposes  Richard  II.  and  the  influ- 
ence of  De  Vere,  247  ;  protests  his  in- 
nocence of  treason  before  Robert  de 
Braybroke,  Bishop  of  London,  ib. ; 
takes  up  arms  against  the  King,  248  ; 
defeats  Robert  de  Vere,  and  marches 
upon  London,  ib.  ;  confers  with  the 
King  in  the  Tower,  ib.  ;  obtains  from 
him  promises  of  redress,  249 ;  Richard  II. 
removes  him  from  his  council,  251  ;  he  is 
falsely  accused  to  the  King,  ib,  ;  is  sent 
into  Ireland,  having  been  first  made 
Duke  of  Ireland,  256  ;  the  expenses  at- 
tending his  going  to  France  are  voted  by 
the  Parliament  at  Westminster,  257  ;  his 
message  to  the  Parliament  convened  at 
London  by  Edmund,  Duke  of  York, 
260  ;  is  present  at  the  renewal  of  the 
truce  at  Guines,  near  Calais,  262  ;  is  se- 
cretly murdered  at  Calais,  266  ;  sentence 
is  pronounced  against  the  accusers  of, 
274. 

Thomas,  S.,  the  Apostle,  61. 

Thrace,  Bizantium  in,  46. 

Thracians,  descended  from  Tiras,  18, 


INDEX. 


477 


Tiber,  the  river,  3G  ;  Ivomulus  and  Remus 
exposed  beside,  43 ;  great  overflowing 
of,  92. 

Ti1)erius,  GO. 

Tiberius  II.,  Emperor,  92. 

Tiberius  III.,  Emperor,  98. 

Tiburtina,  the  Sibyl,  40,  58. 

Tiburtius,  Valerian,  and  Urban,  bones  of, 
translated  to  the  Church  of  S.  Ceeilia 
at  Rome,  107. 

Tide,  high,  near  Calais,  288. 

Timnath-sercs,  32. 

Tiras,  son  of  Ham,  18. 

Titus,  63. 

Tobias,  4G. 

Toledo,  legend  of  a  Jew  finding  a  book 
relating  to  Curist  at  Toleda,  148. 

Tophet,  44. 

Totila,  King  of  the  Ostrogoths,  threatens 
Rome,  85. 

Totingfon,  Alexander,  Bishop  of  Norwich, 
294;  his  death,  303. 

Toulouse,  Henry  II.  at,  140. 

Toulouse,  the  University  of,  consulted  by 
Henry  IV.  respecting  ecclesiastical 
unity,  296. 

Tournay,  Edv/ard  HI.  besieges,  209. 

Trachonitis,  17. 

Trajan,  G4. 

Trefuant  or  Trevenant,  (John),  Bishop  of 
Hereford,  present  at  the  abdication  of 
Richard  II.,  272. 

Tresilian,  Sir  Robert,  incites  Richard  II. 
against  the  Earls  of  Arundel,  AVarwick, 
Derby,  and  Nottingham,  245;  is  ap- 
pointed by  Richard  II.  to  be  one  of 
the  Judges  to  consider  the  Commission  of 
Regency,  24G. 

Trevenant,  John,  Bishop  of  Hereford,  sec 
Trefuant, 

Treves,  Archbisliop  of,  Chancellor  of 
France  for  the  election  of  the  Emperor 
after  the  death  of  Otho  III.,  121. 

Tribes,  the  Twelve,  descended  from  Eber, 
20. 

Tripoli,  taken  in  the  first  Crusade,  128. 

Trivet,  Sir  Thomas,  betrays  Henry  le  De- 
spenser,  Bishop  of  Norwich,  at  Ypres, 


239  ;  is  besieged  by  Charles  VI.  in  Bur- 
burgh,  lb.  ;  is  imprisoned  at  Dover,  249  ; 
falls  from  his  horse  near  Cambridge,  and 
dies,  251. 

Troy,  taking  of,  3G. 

Tubal-Cain,  8,  9, 

Turks,  great  victory  of  the  Christians  over 
(in  13G4),  223. 

Tyes,  Henry,  executed,  190. 

Tyler,  Wat,  see  Wat  Tyler. 

Tynmouth,  240. 

Tyrel,  Hugh,  defends  the  Castle  of  the 
Isle  of  Man  against  the  French,  232. 

Tyrel,  Walter,  accidentally  kills  William 
Rufus  in  the  New  Forest,  132. 

Ty  tillus,  King-  of  East  Anglia,  100. 


u. 


Unity  in  the  Church,  efforts  for  its  pro- 
motion by  Henry  IV.,  296. 

Urban  I.,  Pope,  70. 

Urban  II.,  Pope,  127. 

Urban  III.,  Pope,  142. 

Urban  V.,  Pope,  222,  335  ;  dies,  227. 

Urban  VI.,  Pope  (formerly  Archbishop 
of  Bari),  233  ;  excommunicates  Charles 
v.,  234  ;  tries  to  force  Edmund  Brom- 
field  on  the  monks  of  Bury,  as  Abbot, 
ib. ;  receives  the  homage  of  the  Emperor 
of  Constantinople,  John  Palaologus,  235; 
ordains  a  fast  on  the  vigil  of  the  na- 
tivity of  the  Blessed  Virgin,  238  ;  gives 
authority  to  Henry  Despencer,  Bishop 
of  Norwich,  to  invade  France  and  Flan- 
ders, ib. ;  degrades  Sir  Adam  Eston, 
Cardinal  of  S.  Cecilia,  a  monk  of  Nor- 
wich, and  six  other  cardinals,  241  ; 
grants  plenary  remission  to  all  who 
accompany  John,  Duke  of  Lancaster, 
into  Spain,  242  ;  quarrels  with  Austria, 
ib.;  dies,  252, 


478 


IXDEX. 


Uriab,  Bathslieba  wife  of,  39. 

Ushant,  the  island  of,  is  takea  by  Richard, 

Earl  of  Arundel,  250. 
Uz,  son  of  Elani  [Aram],  17. 
Uz,  land  of,  17. 
Uzziah,  King  of  JiiJah,  43. 


V. 


Valence,  Aymer  de,  Eurl  of  Peinbrolie, 
drives  Bruce  into  the  Isles,  174  ;  is 
"  borne  down "  by  the  foreign  tilters 
introduced  by  Gavcston  at  Wallingford, 
17r>;  is  appointed  to  judge  Thomas  of 
Lancaster  and  others,  190  ;  allusion  to, 
253. 

Valens,  Emperor,  81. 

Valentine,  Pop?,   107. 

Valentinian,  Emperor  of  the  East,  85. 

Emperor  of  the  West,  81. 

Valentlnus,  Emperor,  8G. 

Valerian,  Emperor,   72. 

Valerian,  husband  of  S.  Cecilia,  70  ;  trans- 
lation of  his  relics  to  the  church  of  S. 
Cecilia,  107. 

Vandals,  the,  oppress  the  African  Church, 
88. 

Vannes,  in  Britanny,  taken  by  Edward 
in.,  210. 

Vatican,  the,  S.  Peter  martyred  in,  62  ; 
Popes  buried  in :  —  Cletus,  63  ;  Ana- 
cletus,  04  ;  Evaristus,  ib.  ;  Sixtus  I., 
65  ;  Thelophorus,  ib. ;  Soter,  67  ;  Victor 
I.,  68  ;  Marcellinus,  75  ;  translation  of 
the  relics  of  S.  Peter  to  the,  72. 

Vendome,  Louis  de  Bourbon,  Count  de, 
taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Agin- 
court,  312. 

Venetians,  the,  assist  the  French  against 
Constantinople,  143. 

Venice,  the  Cardinal  of,  deposed  by  Pope 
Urban  III.,  241. 

Vei-e,  Sir  Aubrey  de,  is  made  Earl  of  Ox- 
ford, 257. 


Vere,  Robert  de,  Earl  of  Oxford,  is  made 
]\Iarquis  of  Dublin,  241  ;  Duke  of  Ire- 
land, 244 :  persuades  Richard  II.  that 
the  victory  of  Richard  llirl  of  Arundel 
over  the  French  was  unjust,  244  ;  shame- 
fully divorces  his  wife,  245;  Richard  II. 
espouses  his  cause,  ib.  ;  and  takes  him 
into  Wales,  ib. ;  thence  to  Nottingham, 
240  ;  he  affixes  his  seal  to  the  judgment 
against  the  legality  of  the  Commission 
of  Regency,  247  ;  gathers  forces  in  the 
north,  248;  is  defeated  in  Oxfordshire, 
ib.  ;  flies  to  jNIiddleburgh  (in  Zealand), 
249;  dies  at  Louvain,  2o4 ;  is  buried 
at  Cologne  by  Richard  11.,  261  ;  his 
mother  reports  that  Richard  II.  is  still 
alive,  235. 

Vernon,  Sir  Richard,  is  taken  prisoner  at 
Shrewsbury,  283  ;  is  beheaded,  ib. 

Verona,  the  eyes  of  Louis  III.  put  out  at, 
and  Berenger,  -whom  he  had  deposed, 
restored,  114. 

Vespasian,  62,  63. 

Via  Appia,  the  cemetery  made  by  Pope 
Calixtus  in  the,  69. 

Via  Aurea,  S.  Peter  martyred  in  the,  02. 

Victor  I.,  Pope,  6*. 

Victor  II.,  Pope,  124. 

Victor  III.,  Pope,  127. 

Victore,  Hugo  de  Sancto,  flourishes  at 
Paris,  135  ;  reference  to  his  works,  10, 
(ui:l  note,  154,  and  note. 

Vigilius,  Pope,  91. 

Vilenfynge,  sec  Woodhouse. 

Vincula,  Feast  of  S.  Peter  ad,  instituted,  85. 

Violante  of  ?ililan.  Prince  Lionel,  Duke  of 
Clarence,  marries,  225. 

A'irgil,  357. 

Vitalianus,  Pope,  93. 

Viterbo,  Henry,  son  of  Richard,  King  of  the 
Romans,  is  killed  at,  161  ;  Gregory  X. 
elected  Pope  at,  161. 

Viterbo,  Godfrey  of,  reference  to  the  Pan- 
theon of,  360. 

Volucian  and  Gallus,  Emperors,  72. 

Vossius,  Biographical  works  of,  32 1  ^  and 
note. 


INDEX. 


479 


w. 

Wadham  College,  Oxford,  built  on  the  site 
of  the  Austin  Friary,  329. 

"Wake,  Baldwin,  taken  at  the  siege  of 
Northampton,   159. 

,  the  Lady  of,  see  Ely. 

Wakering,  John,  Bishop  of  Norwich,  his 
election,  311. 

Wales,  given  by  Brute  to  Camber,  37; 
conquered  by  Edward  the  Elder,  115; 
Edward  I.  invades,  164;  drives  Llewellyn 
into  Anglesey,  with  the  title  of  Prince  of, 
1 65 ;  and,  on  his  death,  takes  possession 
of,  166;  disputes  among  certain  Barons 
in  the  Marches  of,  186;  Richard  of  Bor- 
deaux (II.  of  England)  is  made  Prince 
of,  231;  Richard  11.  accompanies  Robert 
de  Vere  in  his  flight  into,  245  ;  Henry 
IV.  purposes  to  march  into,  283  ;  Henry 
IV.'s  expeditions  into,  290,  291. 

Walden,  Roger,  is  appointed  to  succeed 
Thomas  Arundel  in  the  See  of  Canter- 
bury, but  is  shortly  after  rejected,  265; 
his  death,  293. 

Walkfare,  Sir  Robert,  pillages  S.  Alban's, 
187. 

Wallace,  rebellion  of  William,  173;  his 
execution,  ib.    See  Errata. 

Wallingford,  Piers  Gaveston  introduces 
foreign  tilters  at,  175;  Sir  Maurice  Ber- 
keley and  others  imprisoned  in  the  Castle 
of,  189;  Queen  Isabella  holds  her  Christ- 
mas at,  197;  conspirators  against  Henry 
IV.  proceed  thither,  275. 

Wallingford,  Richard,  the  astronomer  of  S. 
Albans,  dies,  204. 

Wallis,  William,  a  monk  of  Lynn,  and 
Provincial,  370,  371,  note. 

Walo,  the  Legate,  crowns  Henry  III.  at 
Gloucester,  149;  mediates  between  Henry 
IIL  and  Louis  VHL,  150. 

Walsingham,  the  Wiclifites  preach  against 
the  pilgrimages  to,  252. 

Walter,  Reynolds,  Archbishop  of  Canter- 
bury, crowns  Edward  III.,  198.  See 
Reynolds. 

Waltham,  the  Abbot  of,  see  Hurlstone, 
William. 


Walworth,   AVilliam,    Mayor   of    London, 

kills  Wat  Tyler,  237. 
Ward,  Sir  Simon,  meets  the  Earl  of  Lan- 
caster at  Boroughbridge,  189. 
Ware,  a  priest  apprehended  at,  278. 
Warrenne  and  Surrey,  John  Plantagenet, 
Earl,   swears   allegiance    to  the    absent 
Prince  Edward,  on  the  death  of  Henry 
III.,     162;    is   "borne   down"  by   the 
foreign  tilters  introduced  by  Piers  Ga- 
veston at  Wallingford,  175. 
Warwick,  founded  by  Ethelfleda,  115. 

,  Guy,  Earl  of,  178. 

,  Thomas,   Earl   of,  see    Beauchamp, 

Thomas. 

•,    Richard    Beauchamp,   Earl    of,    a 

delegate  to  the  Council  of  Constantinople, 
308. 
Waterton,   Robert,   assists  to  repulse   the 

Earl  of  Northumberland,  283. 
Wat  Tyler,  rebellion  of,  237;  he  is  killed 
by  William  Walworth,  Mayor  of  Lon- 
don, 237. 
Weather,    remarkable  inclemency  of  the, 

295. 
Welshe,  John,  name  on  the  fly-leaf  of  the 
MS.  of  "  The  Chronicle  of  England  "  in 
the  Public  Library  of  Cambridge,  xxvi, 
note  (°). 
Wells,    Hugh,    [Hewewelle,]    Bishop  of 

Lincoln,  death  of,  153. 
Wenceslas,  116. 
Wennever,  wife  of  King  Arthur,  buried  at 

Glastonbury,  141. 
Wessex,  kingdom  of,  100;  Kings  of,  ib. 
Westbroom,  Robert,  a  rebel,  237. 
Westminster,  the  Sanctuary  at,  298. 

,  abbot    of,    William    de  Colchester, 

accompanies  Richard  H.  into  Ireland 
269;  is  present  in  the  Tower  at  the 
resignation  of  Richard  II.,  272;  is  sent 
as  a  delegate  to  the  Council  of  Con- 
stance, 308. 
Westminster,  Edward  the  Confessor  buried 
at,  127;  the  new  church  at,  begun  by 
Henry  III.,  1 50,  1 62 ;  Henry  IH.  marries 
Eleanor  of  Provence,  at,  154  ;  Henry  IH. 
buried  in  the  church  of,  1 62 ;  the  heart 
H  H 


480 


INDEX. 


of  Henry,  son  of  Richard,  King  of  the 
Romans,  preserved  at,  161;  the  Princess 
Blanche,  daughter    of  Edward   III.,  is 
turied  at,  209  ;  the  Parliament  meeting 
at,    ratifies  the  treaty  between  Edward 
III.  and  the  French,  220  ;  Queen  Anne 
of  Bohemia,  is  buried  at,  258. 
Westminster  Hall  built  by  William  Rufus, 
132;  Richard  II.  reads  his   resignation 
in,  272. 
Westmoreland,  see  Neville,  Ralph. 
Westwade,  legend  of  miracles  performed 

at  the  cross  at,  252. 
Wharton,  see  "  Anglia  Sacra." 
Wibba  [Tinla],  King  of  Mercia,  101. 
Wiclif  preaches  at  Oxford,  231  ;  his  tenets, 
ib. ;  is  made  to  abjure  them  before  the 
Duke   of  Lancaster,    ib. ;    revives     the 
errors  of  Berenger,  236  ;  dies,  240  ;  the 
followers  of,  multiply,  252. 
Wight,  Isle  of,  Richard,  Earl  of  Arundel, 
is  arrested  by  command  of  Richard  II., 
and  imprisoned  in  the,  264;  the  French 
land  there,  285;  their  reception,  ib. 
Wilbey,  see  Willoughby. 
Wiltshire,  William,  Earl  of,  see  Scrope. 
Wilforth,  William,  invades  Britanny,  284. 
William  I.,  Duke  of  Normandy,  112. 
WiUiam,    Prince,    son    of    Henry    I.,    is 
drowned  on  his  return  from  France,  133. 
William,  de  Corbolio,  Archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury, crowns  Stephen,  136. 
William^  a  child  called,  murdered  by  the 

Jews  at  Norwich,  154, 
William  the  Conqueror,  (H.  of  Normandy ; 
I.  of  England,  called  the  Bastard,)  112; 
his  claim  to  the  English  crown,  128  ;  ap- 
peals to  Pope  Alexander  II.  against 
Harold,  who  had  seized  the  throne,  129  s 
invades  England,  lands  at  Hastings,  and 
defeats  Harold  there,  ib. ;  is  crowned  at 
Westminster,  ib. ;  founds  Battle  Abbey. 
ib. ;  returns  to  Normandy,  ib. ;  makes 
Thomas  of  Bayeux  Archbishop  of  York 
130;  enters  Scotland,  and  receives  ho- 
mage from  Malcolm  III.,  ib. ;  dies,  and 
is  buried  at  Caen,  ib. ;  Edward  I.  claims 
the  homage  of  the  King  of  Scotland 
through,  172. 


William  II.,  King  of  England  (called 
Rufus)  ;  his  coronation,  130  ;  he  confers 
at  Hampton  with  Robert  of  Normandy, 
his  elder  brother,  as  to  the  succession, 
131  ;  deceives  him  by  false  promises,  ib. ; 
quarrels  with  Anselm,  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury,  ib.  ;  builds  Westminster 
Hall,  132  ;  is  shot  by  Walter  Tyrrel  in 
the  New  Forest,  ib. 

William  VI.,  Count  of  Holland,  visits 
England,  314. 

William  de  Middelton,  Bishop  of  Nor- 
wich, invites  Edward  I.  to  the  consecra- 
tion of  the  new  church,  165. 

William  of  Wykeham,  see  Wykeham, 
William  of. 

Willoughby,  William,  Lord,  of  Eresby, 
present  at  the  abdication  of  Richard  II., 
272. 

Wilton  destroyed  by  the  Danes  in  the  time 
of  Ethelred  the  Unready,  122. 

Winchelsea,  the  Spanish  fleet  is  defeated  at, 
214;  the  Normans  pillage,  219. 

Winchelsey,  Robert,  Archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury, curses  aU  who  uphold  Gaveston 
against  the  Barons,  175,  176. 

Winchester,  Edward  the  Elder,  buried  at, 
115;  Edward  the  Confessor  is  crowned 
at,  127  ;  Council  at,  in  which  Arch- 
bishop Stigand  is  deposed,  130  ;  a  se- 
vere earthquake  felt  at,  163  ;  Ed- 
ward III.  holds  a  Parliament  at,  199  ; 
Edmund  of  Woodstock  is  executed  at, 
200  ;  in  a  Parliament  at,  (A.D.  1391,) 
the  expenses  of  John,  Duke  of  Lan- 
caster, and  Tliomas,  Duke  of  Gloucester, 
are  voted,  257  ;  King  Henry  IV.  married 
there,  280. 

,  Hugh,  Earl  of,  see  Despenser,  Hugh 

le. 

• ,     Henry  Beaufort,  Bishop   of.     See 

Beaufort,  Henry. 

,  Henry     de    Merewell,   Bishop    of, 

crowns  Edward  II.,  174. 

,  William  Edington,    Bishop  of,  see 

Edington,  William;    Peter   des  Roches, 
see  Peter  des  Roches. 
Winchester,  College,  founded  by  William 
of  Wykeham,  288. 


INDEX. 


481 


Windsor,  the  ringleaders  of  the  rebellion, 
are  imprisoned  by  Henry  III.  at,  after 
the  siege  of  London,  160;  King  Arthur's 
Bound  Table  restored  by  King  Edward 
III.  at,  211  ;  William  of  Wykeham  is 
appointed  to  superintend  the  works  at, 
219  ;  attempt  to  kill  Henry  IV.  at,  275. 

,     William     de,     assists     John     de 

Monfort,  235. 

Witolde,  conquers  Skirgelon,  King  of  Li- 
thuania, and  takes  his  kingdom,  254. 

Wolleman,  Benedict,  a  Lollard,  hanged  at 
London,  316. 

Wood,  Anthony  a,  322,  and  note. 

Woodhouse,  [Bica;  Vilentynge,]  in  Shrop- 
shire, one  of  the  earliest  Convents  of  the 
Austin  Friars  at,  1 53. 

Woodstock,  a  madman  attempts  to  kill 
Henry  IH.  at,  154;  Prince  Thomas  of, 
is  born  at,  217. 

,  Edmund   of.  Earl  of  Kent,  sent  by 

Edward  II.  as  an  ambassador  into 
France,  192  ;  accompanies  Queen  Isabella 
into  England,  195. 

Worcester,  Earl  of,  see  Percy,  Thomas. 

,  a  Council  summoned  there  by  Henry 

IV.,  293  ;  its  deliberations,  ib. 

,  Prior  of,  a  delegate  to  the  Council 

of  Constance,  308. 

Wraw,  John,  the  rebellion  of,  at  Bury  S. 
Edmunds,  237  ;  is  executed,  238. 

Wykeham,  William  of.  Bishop  of  Winches- 
ter, is  appointed  to  superintend  the  works 
at  Windsor,  219  ;  is  made  Chancellor  by 
Richard  II.,  251  ;  his  foundations  at 
Winchester  and  Oxford,  288  ;  his  death, 
ib. 

Wykyn,  Humphrey  de,  a  benefactor  of  the 
Austin  Friars  at  Lynn,  368. 

Wykyn,  Robert  de,  a  benefactor  of  the 
Austin  Friars,  368. 

Wynkyn   de   Worde   prints    the     "  Nova 

Legenda  AngUse,"  xxi. 
Wymondham,  legend  of  miracles  performed 

at,  252. 
Wytot,  see  Witolde. 


X. 

Xeniades,  51,  and  note, 
Xenocrates,  chastity  of,  52. 
Xerxes,  49. 


York,  castle  at,  founded  by  the  Conqueror, 
129  ;  Edward  II.  visits,  180  ;  the  Scots 
penetrate  as  far  as,  181  ;  again  penetrate 
to,  and  take  John,  Earl  of  Richmond, 
prisoner,  186  ;  Sir  Simon  Ward,  warden 
of,  189  ;  Edward  III.  holds  a  parliament 
at,  202,  204  ;  the  Bank,  &c.  transferred 
temporarily  by  Richard  II.  from  London 
to,  257  ;  Henry  IV.  proceeds  thither, 
283  ;  Henry  IV.  marches  thither,  290  ; 
the  citizens  submit  to  him,  ib. ;  Henry 
IV.  visits,  295. 

York,  Archbishops  of : — 

,  Aldred,  see  Aldred. 

,  Alexander    Neville,     see     Neville, 

Alexander. 

,  Paulinus,  see  Paulinus. 

,  Richard  Scrope,  see  Scrope,  Richard. 

,  William  la    Zouche,     see     Zouche, 

William  la. 

York,  Edmund,  Duke  of,  see  Cambridge, 
Prince  Edmund. 

,  Edward,  Duke  of,  «ee  Edward,  Earl  of 

Rutland,  302. 

Ypres,  soldiers  of,  join  the  invading  army 
of  Edward  IH.,  209  ;  is  besieged  by 
Henry  le  Despenser,  Bishop  of  Norwich, 
239. 


Zacharius,  Patriarch  of  Jerusalem,  94. 

Zachary,  Pope,  102. 

Zadok,  anoints  Solomon,  39. 

Zebedee,  60. 

Zedekiah,  King  of  Judah,  46. 


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INDEX. 


Zeno,  Emperor,  87. 

Zepherinus,  Pope,  69. 

Zerah,  King  of  Ethiopia,  40. 

Zerubbabel,  48. 

Zibiah,  mother  of  Joash,  42. 

Zillah,  8. 

Zipporah,  31. 


Zoroaster   introduces   ■witchcraft,  25 ;    his 

origin,  ib. 
Zosimus,  Pope,  84. 
Zouche,  William  la,  accompanies  Isabella, 

Queen  of  Edward  II.,  into  Wales,  196. 
Zouche,  William  la.  Archbishop  of  York, 

defeats  David  II.  of  Scotland,  212. 


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