londe of Scotlandthurgh consent & graunt of all the lordes of scotlād Ca.C.lxvjHIt was not longe after that Alisaunder kyng of Scot∣landnas dede And Dauid Erle of Huntyngdone thatwas the kynges brother of Scotland axed and clay∣medthe kyngdome of Scotland
of the longe way & also for lak of vitaill as theywente / In this yere Raynold pecok bisshopp of Chichestre was foū∣denan heretik and the iij. day of decembre was abiured at lamb∣hythein the presence of the erchebisshopp
therles of Penbroke &of wylshire / where therle of march had victorie Thenne the Quenewith tho lordes of the north after they had distressed & slayn the du∣keof york and his felawship come southward with a grete mul∣titude& puissaunce of
he destroied in a whi∣le alle the men of hys londe And at the last he became so wikked & so lecherous that he forsoke hys owne wyf. and vsed the synne of sodome Wherfore almighty god was wroth &
through strength̄ of the bretōs. & thurgh helpe of the erle of Corne∣waille & the erle of londō his bro∣ther. ād thurgh helpe of Gudyan kyng of Scotlād / & corband king of northwalys. & of Brytail king of southwalys:
king Constances sone & the sone of saint Eleyn / gouerned & ruled the lande. & was an Em{per}our of Rome Capitulo xlvij / AFter kȳg Cōstāce regned Constantine his sone ād the sone of seint Eleyne yt fonde the
Elle these wordes her∣de. he let assemble all the folk of ye cōtre: And ordeyned all ye power that he might haue· & wold haue gete the towne ofyork wyt strēg∣the / but the danoys camen owte anone ād
& him crownyd Rogier Erchebys∣shop ofyork in harmyng of tho∣mas erchebisshop of Cāterbury. wherfor the same Rogier was a∣cursed of the popeOf Kyng Henry that was sone of king Henrj the Empresses so∣ne: ād of the debate that was
of Scotland was dede. and Dauid erle of Huntȳgdone that was the kynges brother of Scot∣land axed and claymed the kȳg∣dome of Scotland: for encheson that he was rightful heyre of the lande of scotland: but many gre∣te lordes
sentence vndyr his bulles of lede vnto the Archi∣bisshop of Caunterbury / & to the erchbisshop ofyork / that if robert the brus of scotlād wolde not be iustifyed & make amendes vnto the kyng of englōd Edward hyr
folk of one nacyō / For o kynrede had no more pyte of that othyr· than an hungrie wolfe hath of a shepe. and it was no wonder / For the grete lordes of Englōd were nat all of o
gre∣te vengeaunce in Englōd. for en∣chesō of the forsaid thomas deth / ¶When the gentyll erle of hys li∣fe was passed the pryour and the monkes of Pounfrete geten the body of sir Thomas of the kyng. and they buryed
counceyll lete arere a talliage of all the goodes of En∣glōd / wherfore he was the richest kyng that euer was in England aftyr wylliam Bastard of Nor∣mandye that conquered englōd: And yet thurgh counceyl of hem hym semed that
so fayre an host: what of en¦glysshmen & of aliens ād of men of foot. the which̄ ordeyned hem for to fyght wt the scottes thurgh engyn of sir Henry Erle of Lan∣castre. & of sir Iohan Henaude: yt wolde
rere doos of ye erle of Lācastre for to haue foug∣ht with hym & with his folk if he had meved for to fyght with the scottes / ād in this maner he was deceyued & wist nothyng of thys
of this lād ouer the see. that is to saye. sir Alisaūdre neuill ye Erthe∣bisshop ofyork and sir Robert le¦veer markeys of Deuelyn & Erle of Orēford: & sir Mychel de la po∣le Erle of Sowthfolk & chaūche∣ler
of Salisbury maistir johā Walthā yt tyme was tresorer of Englond & went to sir Thomas Arundell erchebisshop ofyork & also chaū∣cheler of Englōd / & ther ye bisshop made his cōplaynt vnto ye chaū∣cheler vpon the peple
¶And in the vj / yere of king Hē∣ryes regne ye iiij. the Erle of mar∣re of Scotlād by saufconduyt ca∣me into englōd to chalēge sir Ed¦mond the Erle of Kēt of certay∣ne courses of werre on horsebak. and so
ma¦ny grete myracles for this worthi clerck Erchebisshop ofyork yt th{us} was don̄ vnto the deth And in ye vij. yere of kȳg Hēryes regne / da∣me Luce the dukes suster of My∣lane came into Englōd. & so at
And of worthy knightes of grete aliaūce of cotes armures a thowsād & v. hōdred. And of Englisshmē was dede yt day the good duke ofyork / & the Erle of Southfolk / & of alle othir of our