armoure / xlv / C / ¶ And of the Englysse partye the Duc of yorke / and therle of Suffolke and not twen∣ty personnes moo blessyd be god / the duc of Braban was taken a lyue / but
duc ofyork / Also the sone and heyr of the duc of norfolk / therle af Oxenford / therle of westmerlond / the sone and heyr of therle of northumberlond / the sonne and heyr of ther∣le of vrmond
Duke of yorke / the Erles of warwyck and of Salysbury / wherfor the kyng by thaduys of his counseylle sente for them to london / To whiche place the Duke ofyork cam the syx and twentyest day of
comenynge and treatyng vpon the tytle of the sayd duc of yorke / sodaynly fyll downe the crowne whiche henge thenne in the myddes of the sayd hows whiche is the fraytour of thabbay of westmynstre / whiche was taken
quene of Saba for to here and see yf It were soth / that men spekyn of the grete & noble wit and wisedome of king Salamon / & she fonde it soth that men had hyr tolde / Of
the costes of the see token gutlach & samye / & al his folk & hem presented to belyn / and belyn put hem in to pryson / How Belyn droof oute of this land kyng gutlach of den marke
xvij yere of hy regne / and lyeth at york / How lordes of the land after the deth of Cassibalan for en∣cheson that he had none heyr / made Andragen kyng / Ca / xxxvijAFter the deth of cassibalan
ne the speche of the women. & therfore they spoken to geder as scottes / and afterward thurgh changyng of hyr langages in al feaunce they were callyd tho scottes / and so. shullen that folk of that countrey for
/ THis kyng lucye had none heyr of his body bigotē that was afterward grete harme & sorow to the land / For after this kyng lucyes deth / none of the grete of the land wold suffre an o∣ther
this kyng Coyll dyed in the xere of his regne xiij / and lyeth at Colchestre entierd / Of kyng Constance that was a Romayne that was chosen kyng after the deth of Coill. for as moche that he had
mynde of hym a monument of stone / that myght endure to the worldes ende. And of this thyng they toste hir counceill / what ther of was best for to done. Tho spaste to the kyng the bisshop of
& for the loue of od suffre vs for to lyue / and haue mercy of cry∣sten peple / that euen in criste as ye done, whan kyng Arthur herde this sorowe, he had pyte of hem. and yaf hem
Auelon / the xxij yere of his regne after the Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist / v / C / & xlvj yere / How kynge Arthur delyuerd the realme to Constantyn the sone of Cador his neuew /
these wordes herd he lete assemble al the folk of the countrey and ordey ned all the power that he myght haue & wold haue gete the tou ne ofyork with strengthe / but the danoys come out anon
at his axyng. For the good Erle Cutert of lyndesey / & al the peple of northumberlond / & almoost al the grete of Englond helde with sweyne that was kyng of den mark / for as moche as they
he was moost kyndeste kynges blode of the reame / But harold sone of therle godewyn thurgh the strengthe of his fadre goode wyn and thurgh other grete lordes of the royāme that were of his kyn / & vnto
men of Englond▪ but a non after he was taken / & lad to york / & ther was drawe & hon ged for his felon /Of the redressyng that kyng edward made of his Iustys / & of his
/ men of armes & co∣me to Burbrudge / And whan sir Andrewe of herkela that was in the northcountrey thurgh ordynaunce of the kynge for to the coūtre of scotland / herd telle how that thomas of lācastre was
folk of one nacion / for one kynred had no more pite of that other than an hungary wolfe hath of a shepe / and it was no wonder / for the grete lordes of englond were not all of
/ sir hugh spen the fadre. aymer of valaūce erle of penbroke / sir edmōd of wo destoke erle of kent / Syr Iohan of Brytaygne Erle of Ryche∣mond / And Syr Robert of malmet thorppe Iustyce / and Syre