Ad maundez en Fraunce par commune assent
L’eveske de Seint Andreu, par ki procurement
Frere le rai de Fraunce, Charles nomément,
Pur fiz le ray d’Escoce ad fet aliement, 400
Dount marier sa fille, e après par serment
Fraunsays e les Escoce irraint uniement
En Engletere destrure de Twede jekes en Kent;
E ke le rai de Fraunce prendrait arivement
Qe l’houre q’il vousist, en Twede prestement,
Parunt Northumberlaund prendrait sodainement,
E peus la tere toute sanz desturbement;
Ne larrait home en vie, ne pere ne parent.
La faus purparlauns saunz espleit attent;
Le seneschall d’Escoce est venu bonement 410
Al rays sire Edward, auf quanke à li apent,
VARIOUS READINGS.--397. _maundé_, R. 1.--400. _Pur le fiz_,
C.--402. _les Escoz_, R. 1.--403. _En_, at the beginning
of this line, is omitted in C., and R. 1 and 2.--406.
_prendraynt_, C.--408. _ne frere_, R. 2.--410. _venu
fayntement_, C. _venuz b._, R. 1.
Countes e barouns e esveskes pleinement,
Sunt venuz à sa pes tut à sun talent.
Le ray Johan e sun fiz, saunz tere e tenement,
Sunt menez à Lundres à tenir jugement.
Ore ad li rays Edward Escoce enterement,
Cum Albanak l’avait al comencement.
Galays, Yrays,
Ad nos Englais
aident durement. 420
Dunt les Escoz
Ount par les noz
emprisounement;
Et cele tere
Par ceste gwere
est perdu finablement.
Les Galais sunt repairés,
E les Irrays retournez
al sigle e al vent.
VARIOUS READINGS.--413. _encountre lur talent_, C.--415.
_attender jugement_, C.--416. _le rei_, R. 2.--417. Omitted
in R. 2.--425. _par cel gwere_, R. 1.--426. _finablement_, C.
_finalment_, R. 1 and 2.--427. _Les Walays_, C. _qe sont_, R. 1.
Vous Englais i demorrez; 430
Devoutement prier devez
ke Dampne-Deu defent,
Aman recosilier,
E Mardocheum exiler
en regal parlement.
Edward, par my tuz vos reisuns,
Volez penser des arsouns
du temple Deu omnipotent,
Ad Exlysham, où cel hoste
De la croiz fesait roste, 440
figure de humaine salvement.
Herodes i fert, l’emphle mourt,
En ceste anguisse Rachel plourt;
Edward, or fa le vengement.
Tu averas jugé, jugez à dreit;
Soffrez qu’il pent ke pendre deit,
VARIOUS READINGS.--431. _Doucement_, C.--432. _Dampne Deu
omnipotent_, C.--434. _E Marche_, R. 2.--436. _vos respons_,
R. 2.--437. _Voilliez_, C.--438. _En temple_, R. 1.--439.
_Hexelesham_, C. _Exilsham_, R. 1.--440. _de la croice
fesaint_, C. _croice fesaunt_, R. 1.--442. _emphele_, R. 1.
_Herodes fert, l’enfant murt_, R. 2.--445. _avera_, R. 1.--446.
_suffrez pendre_, R. 2.
la ley le vol[t] certeinement.
La peine est dure e cruele,
Car ele est perpetuele,
à tuz qe jugent autrement. 450
Vos enemys ore chastiez,
K’il ne se movent altre fez,
en un novele torment.
Home dait mercy aver;
Mès à traitour ne dait valer,
ilokes la ley la suspent.
Pur amy ne pur dener
Ray ne dait esparnier,
k’il ne juge owelement.
Si li ray volt Dieu servir, 460
La lei le convient maintenir;
si noun, il pecche e mult mesprent.
Pur veir quant Johan Balliolle
Leissa sun livre e l’escole,
VARIOUS READINGS.--448. _molt cruele_, C.--453. _turnayment_,
R. 1. _un novel turnement_, R. 2.--456. _la lei les_, R.
2.--460. _Si li rays_, C.--463. _J. de Bailliole_, R. 1.--464.
_sun liver à l’escol_, C.
desceu fut trop malement.
¶ For boule bred in his boke,
Whenne he tint that he toke
with the kinge-dome;
For he haves ovirhipped,
Hise typeth is typped, 470
hise tabard es tome.
He loghe wil him liked,
His paclir es thurck piked,
he wende e were liale;
Begkot an bride,
Rede him at ride
in the dismale.
Orgoyl en pays est urtille en herber,
Ke surcrest la rose e la boute arer;
Einsint est du Baliol, ke par li [li] .xii. per 480
Sunt chay aval pur lur vil mister,
VARIOUS READINGS.--466. _bredde_, R. 1. _his book_, R. 2.--467.
_Wen_, R. 1. _Whan ... took_, R. 2.--468. _kyngdome_, R. 1.
_kingdom_, R. 2.--469. _over-hippede_, R. 1. _has_, R. 2.--470.
_tipet_, C., R. 1 and 2. _typpede_, R. 1.--472-477. These six
lines are omitted in C., and R. 1 and 2.--478. _urtiz_, R.
2.--479. _suztret_, C. _reboute_, R. 2.--480. This line is
omitted in R. 1 and 2.--481. This line is omitted in C.
Perduz ait realme, e va sojorner
A la Tour de Loundres sur autri dener.
Li reis Sire Edward eces fet garder;
Li quens Jon de Gwarenne est chief justicer,
E Henri de Perci aid Galwei à gwier;
A Berwick-sur-Twede a la cheker,
Et Huge de Cressingham illokes est tresorer;
Et li Amundisham Walter est chanceler.
Li reis puis pes norir baunc i fet crier, 490
Et justis .v. le rei à guverner.
Viscuntes e baillifs sunt mis al mester
Des Engleis qe sevent e voleint dreit juger.
La garde est establi si bon e si enter,
Ne Flemyng ne Fraunceis de quer avera poer
Entrer en Escoce, si non pur marchaunder.
De tuz les mels vanez ke deivent demorer
VARIOUS READINGS.--484. _Escoce fet g._, C., R. 1. _Le rei ...
Escoce_, R. 2.--485. _quens de G. i est_, C. _q. Johan de G. i
est j._, R. 1.--487. _Twede assise est le escheker_, C. _assise
ad l’esc._, R. 1 and 2.--489. _Hamundesham_, C. _Aymundesham_,
R. 2.--490. _pur pes ... baunk_, C., R. 1 and 2.--491. _la lay
à g._, C., R. 1 and 2.--495. _dès ore n’avera_, C. _dès or
av._, R. 1.
Pris sunt les homages, li reis le[s] fist jurer,
Ke leals li seront par tere e par mer.
Ki comensaint la gwere e li consailler 500
Sunt maundés delà la Trent en sew à repoter,
Taunt cum en Gascoyne la gwer deit durer.
Issint deit li sires ses homes chacer.
Le eveske de Duram, ke mout fet à loer,
En conquerant la tere fu tuz jours li primer;
Ne fussent ses enprises e hardiment de quouer,
Choses or chyviaus serraint à comencer.
Les duze peres
S’en vount as freres
els confesser; 510
Le jugement
Ke les attent
purrount doter.
Kambynoy
Se tent tut coy,
VARIOUS READINGS.--498. _les fist_, C., R. 1. _pris unt_, R.
2.--501. _reposer_, C., R. 1. _delà Tr. en southe reposer_,
R. 2.--503. _li sire, ... chastier_, R. 2.--506. _quer_, R.
1.--507. _ore chevyes_, C., R. 1 and 2.--510. _pur els_, C., R.
2.--513. _il doter_, C.
ne volt aider.
La sorcerye
De Albanye
ne pout valer.
Andreu se dort, 520
Ou il est mort
al mouster.
L’Escos ke fra,
Quant il orra
le rei parler,
A seint Edmon,
Et de tresoun
apeler
Count e baroun,
Ke par arsoun 530
destruit l’a[u]ter?
Plus loins ne pout,
Illokes l’estoet
ester cum ler;
E par agard
Li rais Edward
determiner.
VARIOUS READINGS.--520, 521. _Andreu est mort, ou il se dort_,
C.--528. _le appeller_, R. 2.--531. _destrut l’autr’er_, R. 1.
_l’auter_, R. 2.--536. _le rey_, R. 1 and 2.
And swa mai man kenne
The Scottes to renne,
and wer biginne. 540
Sum es left na thing
Boute his rivyn riveling,
to hippe thar-hinne.
Thair kinges scet of Scone
Es driven ovir doune,
to Londen i-led.
In toun herd I telle,
The baghel and the belle
ben filched and fled.
Deus! cum Merlins dist sovent veritez 550
En ses propheciez! si cum vous lisez,
Ore sunt le deus ewes en un arivez,
Ke par graunt mountaignes ount esté severez;
VARIOUS READINGS.--538. _men_, R. 2.--540. _werre_, C. _were_,
R. 1 and 2.--541. _somme_, C. _is lest_, R. 2.--542. _bot
his rough_, C. _bot his riven_, R. 1. _but the riven r._, R.
2.--543. _thar ynne_, C. _inne_, R. 1 and 2.--544. _sette_, C.
_thar king set ous Sc._, R. 1. _The kinges sete_, R. 2.--545.
_over done_, C., R. 1 and 2.--546. _i-ledde_, C., R. 1.--547.
_In toune_, C., R. 2.--548. _Thair b. and thair_, C.--549.
_fledde_, C. _fliched and fledde_, R. 1. _bien_, R. 2.--550.
_Ha Deus ke Merlyn_, C. _E! Deus com Merlyn_, R. 1. _A! Dieu
cum Merlin_, R. 2.--552. _les .ij._, C., R. 1.
Et un realme est fet [de] deus diverse regnez,
Ke solaint par deus rays estre governez.
Ore sunt les insulanes trestuz assemblez,
Et Albanye rejoynte à les regaltez,
Des quels li rais Edward est seignur clamez;
Cornewale e Galez sunt en ses poestez,
E Irlaunde la graunte à sez voluntez. 560
Reis n’i ad nent plus de tut les cuntrez
Fors li rais Edward k’ensi les ad visitez.
Arthur n’i avait unkes si plainement les fez.
Dès ore n’ait ke fere for porver ses alez,
Sur le ray de Fraunce conquer sez heritez,
E puis porter la croiz où Jhesu Crist fu nez.
Ses enemys,
Deu mercis!
sunt châtiez;
VARIOUS READINGS.--554. _Et une r. fet de diverse regnez_, C.
_E un r., de d._, R. 1 and 2.--561. _ad ne prince de tuz les_,
C. _a. n. p. de totes_, R. 1. _Rei n’i ad ne p._, R. 2.--562.
_fors le ray ... joustez_, C. _li ad justicez_, R. 1 and
2.--568. _Deus mercys_, C.
Trestuz sunt maz, 570
Et pris cum raz,
enlachés.
Il ad corouns
E combatons
bien assez,
Od deuz rays
Ad un fays,
et utraés;
Celi de sà
Ore aille de là, 580
od ses barnés.
Jon e Thomas
Li lerount pas
desaydés;
Cuthbert li vent,
Ke od li tent
en les medlez.
En Deu vous die,
Merlin de li
ad prophetez; 590
VARIOUS READINGS.--572. _enlacez_, C., R. 1 and 2.--573,
574. _coruz | Et combatuz_, C., R. 1. _coru | e cumbatu_, R.
2.--582. _Johan e Thomas_, R. 1 and 2.--587. _ses medlez_, C.
Trais regiouns
En ses baundouns
Serrount waynez;
Ne sait blemy
La prophecie
par pecchez;
Sire Deus omnipotent
Ad seint Edmound al parlement
li consaillé,
E sur li faus Phelippe de Fraunce, 600
Par ta vertu aver vengeaunce,
K’il jamès ne seit avaunce
pur sa pure fauseté.
Al burk de Seint Edmond le jour est establie,
Sunt venuz les eveskes, ouf la compaignie
De lais e clers, ad quels li ray prie
Des biens de seint eglise ayde e curtaysie,
Einsint cum els pramistrent auntane en l’abie
VARIOUS READINGS.--597. _Sire Deu_, R. 1 and 2.--599.
_consaillez_, R. 1 and 2.--602. This line is omitted in C.,
and R. 1 and 2.--603. _Ly grantez_, R. 1 and 2.--604. _jour
establye_, C., R. 1 and 2.--606. _Des ercedenes et clers ... li
rays_, C., R. 1. _Des ercediakenes_, R. 2.
De Westmoster, par quai li rais de ceo s’affye
En socour de sa guere, ke n’est pas finie. 610
Countes e barouns à la chivalerie
Pur eus e pur le people grauntent en aie
[Le disime dener, et pur la marchaundye]
Le setim par my aide sa tresorie.
E li erceveske, ke tent la primacie
Deu sé de Canturbirs, sur respouns estudie,
E par deus eveskes al ray signefie
L’estat de seint eglise, ke mult est empoverie.
Le erceveske après al rais va e die,
“Sire, pur Deu! là sus ne te greves mie, 620
Pur tut seint eglise [je te certefye,
Desuz Deus en terre est nul alme en vye
Ke ad sur saint eglise] por ne mestrie,
For la pape de Rome, qe tent la vicarie
VARIOUS READINGS.--610. This line is omitted in R. 1 and
2.--611. _e la chiv._, C., R. 2. _ly grant en aye_, R. 1.--612.
The following line is not found in the Cambridge MS.--613.
_parmye à sa tresorye_, C., R. 1 and 2.--616. _sur respouns
estodye_, C., R. 1 and 2.--617. _al reis_, R. 1.--619. _al
ray_, C.--620. _eglise je te certefye_, C.--622. _Qe south
Dieu_, R. 2.--623. _poesté et mestrye_, C.
Qe seint Pere li apostoille avoit en baillie.
La pape est nostre chef, il nous garde e guye,
E estatute ad fet qe durement nous lie,
Sur privaciune de rent e de prelacie,
Ke disme, ne .v.time, ne moité, ne partie
A tei ne à nul autre nul de nous otrie 630
Saunz sun maundement en avowerie,
Sur le sollempnement escomege e maldie
Trestuz le fiz de mere qe par seignurie
Aserveint seint eglise, ke Deus aide en fraunchie.”
“Sire cler,” dit li rais, “tu as parlé folie;
Promis est dette due, si fay ne seit oublie;
Mès ke joe te vais de boule saysie
Einsint tuz li autre, par le fiz Marie!
Ne puriez de ceste ayde estre desublie.”
VARIOUS READINGS.--627. _Estatute ad_, C.--629. _vintime_,
C., R. 1 and 2.--630. _à ly altre_, C., R. 1.--632. _Sur co_,
C., R. 1.--633. _les fiz_, C., R. 1.--634. _Deus ad f._, C.
_ad enf._, R. 1 and 2.--635. _Sire clers_, R. 1 and 2.--636.
_promesse_, R. 1 and 2.--637. _jeo te vaise de la bulle s._,
R. 1. _jeo vei de la bulle s._, R. 2.--638. _Ansint tuz les
altres_, C.--639. _ne purrai_, R. 2.
“Sire,” dit le erceveske, “mout trevolunter 640
Ad tei cum al seignur volums tuz aider
Par geongé de la pape, si tu le volez maunder
Par un de tes clers ouf nostre messager,
Ke toun estate e nostre li purroit cunter;
E sur ceo qe la pape nous fra remaunder,
Volum solum nos aises curtaisement ayder.”
“Sire clers,” redit li rais, “jeo n’ai pas mester
De ceo qe tu me dais la pape consailler;
Mès si tu vols respit en ceo kas aver,
Fa quant tu vodras tes clers assembler, 650
Enparlés du promesse, e tretez ent du quer;
Après la Seint Hillari venez à Westmouster,
E fras la respouns sanz plus à parler.”
“Sire,” dist le erceveske, “pur Deu e Seint Richer!
Volez si e là tes gens comander,
VARIOUS READINGS.--642. _congé_, C., R. 1.--644. _porrount
moustrer_, C., R. 1 and 2.--645. _Et soulom ço ke_, C.--646.
_Voloums souloum_, C. _Volums nus de nostre aider e prester_,
R. 1 and 2.--651. _Perfournir la pr. ... enparler_, C.--653.
_fetez, ... en parler_, R. 1 and 2.--655. _Voylliez_, C.
Ke sunt tes ministres ad .xii. dener,
Ke nous ne nos tenaunz facent molester,
Ne nos temperaltez ouf les lays taxer.”
“Sire,” respount li rays, “ceo n’estut doter;
Car ben ne mal ne frunt ad nule de ton poer. 660
Noun pur ceo, bel sire, jeo prie e requer,
Par my ta deocise comandez prier
Pur moy e pur le[s] menz, e Deu mercier,
Ke largement pur nous fet ad cea en arer.”
Le erceveske otrie, e fet sun dever.
Poi avaunt cel houre revint le tresorer
Water de Langetoune, ke fu passé la mer
Ouf le cardinale de la pes treter.
Respouns qu’els i port ne pot nule home saver,
Fors cels du consaille qe ne l’osent reveler. 670
Messagers après vindrent nuncier
Al rays Sire Edward forme de amourer
VARIOUS READINGS.--657. _ne facent_, C.--659. _ço dist le
rais_, C.--661. _li rays li prie_, C.--663. _les mens_, R.
2.--664. _fet sla_, C. _fet ad ça_, R. 1. _fet de scea_, R.
2.--665. _l’ottrye, e fet_, R. 1 and 2.--668. _les chardinals_, C.
Contek de Gascoyne, e fet acorder
Li ouf le Rey Phellipp sanz plus guerrer,
Si cum les cardinals ount fet ordiner.
Li Rays Edward par taunt ad fet retorner
Water de Langetoun, e Hugue le Despenser,
E Jon de Beruik, clerk avertik ber.
Counduire les face Dieus, e bien remener!
Les barouns d’Escoce à cel parlement 680
Ne fu resoun rendu, ne doné jugement,
Ly rais est si corteis, de si pitouse talent,
E de si graunt merci, jeo crei certeinement
Ke sa misericorde serra sauvement
A cels ke ount la mort deservi plainement,
E des fez attainz felonousement.
La grant pité du quer q’il ad eu sovent
Des felons de Gales, en parlent tote gent,
VARIOUS READINGS.--672. _de amourer_, C. _de amurer_, R. 1.
_au rei ... de amourer_, R. 2.--673. _du contek du ... fere_,
C., R. 1. _du c. ... fere_, R. 2.--674. _guerrayer_, C., R. 1.
_guerreier_, R. 2.--678. _anerty_, C. _Johan de Berwike ...
avertiz_, R. 1. _Johan ... clerk e averti_, R. 2.--680. _Des
barouns_, C.--681. _renduz_, C.--686. _de fez_, C.
Quan[t] plus ad eu affer pur son avancement,
Meuz li ount la gwere, e fet desturbement, 690
Dunt ses alez aillours laisser li covient.
Apres le Seint Hillori, quant le rays quidait
Parlement à Loundres, cum ordinez aveit,
Noveles li vindrent par cil ke les estayt
Venuz de Kaumbray, e li nunciait
Ke la parlance de pez se fist pur nul esplait.
Par quey le rais Edward demourt e se purvait
Par mer e par tere ke trahi ne sait;
En Westmouster de ses gens equait
Treter de sour quel ayde la clergie li frait. 700
Ly Sire de Canturbir sur ceo se tint etrahit,
Pur luy e sa paroche à Seint Thomas vouait
Ke nul de sa eglise taillé plus ne serrait,
VARIOUS READINGS.--691. _ses alers_, R. 1.--693. _tenir à L._,
C.--694. _lors estait_, C., R. 1 and 2.--697. _le rei_, R.
2.--698. _Par tere et par mer_, C. _mer ne par t._, R. 2.--699.
_en vait_, C., R. 1 and 2. _E à W._, R. 1.--700. _Treter sur
quele aide_, C., R. 1.--702. _et pur sa p._, C.
Ne mis en servage taunt cum il viverait,
Saunz maundement la pape, ke governer le deit.
Li sire de Nichole ataunt se [a]cordait;
Oliver li eveske, ke flecher ne solait.
Li rais vers la clergie par taunt se corucait,
E hors de sa pese juguer la comaundait.
Mès meintenaunt après cele fet repellait. 710
Co feceint les eveskes ki volunté chascait
Aider à lur seignur dunt recoverir soun drait,
A seinte eglise defendre de hounte e de fourfait.
L’elyt de Everwyke, ke pes desirrait,
Dit ke volunters pur quanke li tuchait,
Dount saint eglise defendre le quint dener mettrait.
Des Escoz chaitifs nule aime i parlait:
Demorez sunt suz garde en autel plait,
Cum avaunt estaient, Dunbar les achascait.
VARIOUS READINGS.--705. _les dait_, C., R. 1.--713. _Et
sainte_, C., R. 1. _surfait_, R. 1.--718. _sunt uncore suz g.
en a. esplait_, C. _sont en garde mult à lour deshait_, R. 1.
_tut à lour desheit_, R. 2.--719. This line ends in C., and R.
1 and 2, with the words _escotez ke ço dayt_, and the English
lines following are omitted.
For thar wer thai bal brend, 720
He kauged ham thidre kend,
aut dreved to dote.
For Scottes at Dunbar
Haved at thayre gau char
schame of thar note.
Wer never dogges there
Hurled out of herre
fro coylthe ne cotte.
TRANSLATION.--May Wales be accursed of God and of St. Simon!--for
it has always been full of treason.
May Scotland be accursed of the mother of God!--and may Wales
be sunk down deep to the devil!--In neither of them was there
ever truth.--For as soon as war was commenced in Wales,--and
the covenant which had been cut out in Aquitaine--was broken
and refused by the King of France,--and Edward and Philip
began hostilities,--the foolish King of Scotland, named John
Baliol,--who was brought to the kingdom by King Edward,--by
the seductions of his false baronage,--against his homage and
against his fealty,--sent messengers to the court of Rome--to
pope Celestin, who at the time held the see,--by a trick falsely
showed--that the kingdom of Scotland with the dignity--ought
to hold of him by testimony of ancient times,--and that King
Edward by force and might--made him do homage against his
will;--and prays that he may be absolved and delivered--from
his faith to the king, to whom he was sworn.--Pope Celestin,
too unadvised,--absolves the King of Scotland by his bull.--As
soon as the thing is announced in Scotland,--the barons have
made to their disgrace--twelve peers of Scotland, and have taken
counsel--to disinherit Edward of the sovereignty.--For the great
honour which Edward the prudent--did to John Baliol, such is the
goodness--with which King Edward--by King John the sleeveless--is
rewarded.--With Scotland let it be as it may,--it is needful for
us to complete--the history before mentioned.
When Morgan has submitted, and Madoc is taken,--the king
returns to London by the advice of his friends.--Two cardinals
of Rome the pope has sent there,--who had talked with the King
of France at Paris;--the pope has interfered to establish love
between them.--The cardinals have stated their object to the
king;--pressingly they have requested Edward and Philip--to
remain in peace each in his country,--like good people of power
and value,--who on no side make themselves enemies;--or that the
pope himself should be their judge,--to effect the reconciliation
wherever might be the trespass.
Whilst the cardinals were talking of the peace,--the people
of Normandy came to Dover,--along with them were those of
Calais.--They entered suddenly into the town of Dover,--and
began to burn a part of the town;--of young and old they killed
thirteen men.--When they came to the reckoning, they left ten
for one.--The keeper of the castle and those who remained,--and
the monks of the cell, who bare themselves well,--took to their
defence and cried out upon them;--Normans and Picards who had
put themselves in debt,--were let out of pledge; the hats
remained--with the heads of some, the others went away.--There
was a monk in truth, to whom twenty bowed down,--and he absolved
them all, they knew not a word more.--The cardinals afterwards
repaired to Paris;--I do not know what answer they carried from
the king.--Nevertheless divers among them said,--that all the
conversations would come to this at last,--that Edward and Philip
should withdraw their people,--so that people should go by sea
and by land,--in sufferance of peace, as friends could;--the
English would perform the agreement,--if the Germans would agree
with them.
Whilst the cardinals are interfering--to re-establish the peace,
and to make the kings friends,--Thomas de Turbevile, who was
taken at Rion,--has talked so much to the Provost of Paris,--that
he has done his homage to him, and given as hostages--his two
sons in keeping, and solemnly promised--to go to England to
spy the country,--and to say to King Edward that he came a
fugitive--escaped from prison among his enemies.--The Provost
agreed to it, and put in his writing--a hundred pounds of land
on such a devise;--and Thomas pledges on the Gospels,--that all
England, and Wales and the Marches,--and all who are of value in
the kingdom of Scotland,--shall bow to Philip the son of Louis.
Hear now how the grace of Jesus Christ--warned the gentle King
Edward of the treason.--Thomas came to England and said to the
king,--that he had escaped out of prison by night,--and that he
had run so great a risk out of love to Sir Edward.--The king
showed him in return courtesy enough;--and afterwards Turbeville
inquired day by day--the state of the land, and provided for his
going--from place to place to seek of great and of little,--how
he could do such injury to the English,--that King Edward
should lose his land.--The condition of every part, as he
understood it,--he sent over with the cardinals by one of his
own servants--to the Provost of Paris, who made joy enough about
it.--The clerk who wrote the letter for Turbeville,--made known
its contents to the king’s most secret counsellor.--The thief
got to know this, and immediately took to flight;--a serjeant at
arms, who followed him very closely,--surprised Turbeville the
third day after.
The traitor is taken, and brought to London,--with very great
wickedness which was found upon him.--The things which are
aforesaid, which he had agreed to do,--by the king’s will are put
under foot,--until the world is otherwise turned.--Turbeville is
judged in the court as a traitor;--he was first drawn through
the town of London,--and then hanged like a thief, for his
malpractices.--For our King Edward God has interfered much--now
and at other times for his safety.
When vengeance is done upon Turbeville,--the cardinals of Rome,
who had repaired to France--have had frequent conversation with
King Philip,--and have often besought the King of Germany,--and
have demonstrated by clerks and laymen--to the gentle King
Edward, that the variance is hard--about which he and King Philip
are at discord;--whereby they have so ordained the matter,--that
he and the two kings shall send without delay--to Cambrai clerks
and laymen of great knowledge,--to treat of the peace, and to
judge the grievances,--and to make the amends for the war.--King
Edward agrees to it with good faith;--to Cambrai he has sent
without any delay--bishops and barons of great account.--May God
by his power guard them from treason!
While these lords are gone upon this message,--Sir Edward the
brother of the King of gentle spirit,--the Earl of Lincoln with
all his retainers,--Sir William de Vescy, a good and prudent
knight,--barons and vavasors of gentle lineage,--knights
and sergeants with their cousinage,--footmen without number
from moor and wood,--and Welshmen who know how to fight from
frequent practice,--are gone into Gascony, and entered on the
passage,--with thirty-six banners of the best escuage--that
was in England, except the vassalage--of those who now
perform their seignorage.--For those who are left to guard
their inheritance,--the king has required and taken into
his expedition--against the King of Scotland and his false
baronage,--who have withdrawn their homage from King Edward.--The
first day of March, in all the great storm,--comes King Edward
with very great purveyance,--to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for the
great outrage--which the wicked dogs have effected in their
folly.--May our King Edward suffer the “male rage,”--if he does
not take them and hold them so fast in cage,--that nothing shall
remain after his taillage,--except only their rivelings and their
bare backsides.