Chapter XIII: Appendix (1)

EXTRACTS FROM PETER LANGTOFT’S CHRONICLE.

EDWARD THE FIRST’S WAR WITH SCOTLAND IN 1294.

[From a MS. in the Public Library of the University of Cambridge, Gg. I. 1, fol. 337, written early in the reign of Edw. II.--The Collations are from MS. Cotton. Julius, A. V. fol. 137, v^o. (_C._), of about the same age; and MSS. Reg. 20, A. II. fol. 123, r^o. (_R._ 1), and 20, A. XI. fol. 105, r^o. (_R._ 2), both of the fourteenth century.]

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Gales soit maldit de Deus e de Saint Symoun!
Car tuz jours ad esté pleins de tresoun.

Escoce soit maldit de la Mere Dé!
E parfount à diable Gales enfoundré!

VARIOUS READINGS.--The two first lines are wanting in C.--1.
_Dieu_, R. 1 and 2.--2. _plein_, R. 1 and 2.--3. _maudite_, C.

En l’un ne en li autre fust unkes verité.
Car si toust en Gales guere est comencé,
Et de Aquitaine le covenaunt taillé
Fu par le rai de Fraunce rumpu e refusé,
E Edward e Philippe comencent medlé,
Li fol rai de Escoce, Jon Baliol nomé, 10
Qe par le ray Edward al regne est aproché,
Par l’enticement de sun faus barné,
Encuntre sun homage e encuntre sa fealté,
Ad la court de Rome ad messagers maundé,
A Celestine la pape, ke al houre tint le sé,
Par suggestioun ad fausement demustré
Qe le regne d’Escoce ouf la dignité
Dait de li tenir par antiquité,
Et li rais Edward par poer e posté
Li fist fere homage encuntre volonté; 20

VARIOUS READINGS.--5. _ne l’autre fu_, C.--9. _Et Sir Eduuard_,
C. _comenscait_, R. 1.--10. _Bayllolf_, C. _Baylliolf_, R.
1. _Johan Baillol_, R. 2.--12. _Par le consail ... fol b._,
C.--15. _que cel h._, R. 2.--16. _ount ... moustré_, C. _ad ...
moustré_, R. 1 and 2.--19. _le rei_, R. 2.

E prie q’il seit assolz e devolupé
De la fay le ray, à ki il fu joré.
La pape Celestine, trop desayvisé,
Assolt le rai d’Escoce par lettre enbullé.
Si toust cum en Escoce [la] chose est nuncié,
Les barnez unt fest ad lour hounteté
Duze peres d’Escoce, et sunt counsaillé
Desheriter Edward de la souverainté.
Pour le graunt honur ke Edward le sené
Fist à Johan Bailloil, tele est la bounté 30
Dunt le rays Edward
Du ray Johan musard
est regwerdoné.
De Escoce sait cum pot,
Parfornir nus estoet
la geste avaunt parlé.

Quant Morgan est renduz, e Madok est pris,
Le ray revient à Loundres, par cunsail des amys.

VARIOUS READINGS.--22. _la fay ly roys_, R. 1.--23. _fu trop_,
R. 2.--25. _la chose_, C., R. 1.--27. _en Escoce_, C.--28.
_Sire Edward à la s._, R. 1.--30. _Bayllof_, C., R. 1.--32.
_mosard_, R. 1.--37. _Morgar_, R. 2.

Deus chardinals de Rome la pape i ad transmys,
Ke ouf le ray de Fraunce parleint à Parys; 40
Del amur entre eus la pape est entremys.
Les chardinals al rai ount dist lur avis;
Edward e Philippe ount durement requis
Reposer une pesce chascoun en son pais,
Issint qe bone gent de poer e de pris,
Qe ad nule parte se facent enemys;
Ou la pape meissme sait par là justis,
Ad parfere l’acorde de quant qe sait mespris.

Taunt cum les cardinales de la pes parlaint,
Les gens de Normendie suz Dover arivaint, 50
En la compaignie les Kauleys estaint.
En la vile de Dover sodainement entraint,
E parti du burge arder comensaynt;

VARIOUS READINGS.--40. _plaint_, R. 1.--41. _ad entremys_, R.
1. _s’est entremis_, R. 2.--42. _al rays_, C. _le reis_, R.
1.--43. _Sir Eduuard_, C. _E Edward_, R. 2.--45. _Issi ke_, C.,
R. 1. This line is omitted in R. 2.--47, 48. _soit_, R. 2.--50.
_suth Dover_, C.--51. _les Kalays_, C. _Calays_, R. 1 and 2.

Des joevenes e des vels .xiii. homes tuaynt.
Quant vindrent à la cunte .x. pur un lessaint.
Li gardain du chastel e cels qe manaynt,
En meismes de la celle, ke bien se gwiaint,
Se pristrent à defense, e les escriaint;
Normaunz e Picards, ke forfet avaint,
Furent degagés; les chapels demorraint 60
Ouf le chef des uns, le[s] autres s’en alaint.
Un moygne i fu pur veir, à ki .xx. enclinaint,
E si les assoit, mot plus ne savaint.
Les cardinals après ad Paris repeiraint;
Ne sai leqel respouns du ray enportaint.
Noun pur ceo plusurs entre els disaint,
Qe toutes les parlaunces à drein descendaint,
Ke Edward e Philippe lur gent sustrarraint,

VARIOUS READINGS.--54. _i tuaynt_, C.--55. _.xx. pur un_, R.
1.--56. _del chastel et cel ke la m._, C.--57. _Et moynes
de la c._, C. _E moignes_, R. 1 and 2.--59. _Pikard_, C.
_forfez_, R. 1.--61. _Of les chefs_, C., R. 1 and 2.--62. _Un
moyne de la celle à ky_, C.--63. _Et cyl les ... sonaynt_, C.,
R. 1 and 2.--65. _Ne sai quels respouns_, C., R. 2. _Ne say
quel respons_, R. 1. _reportaient_, R. 2. 67. _Qe totes ...
descendraint_, R. 1.--68. _lur genz suthrayeraynt_, C., R. 2.
_gentz_, R. 1.

Issi qe genz par mer et par tere irraint
En soffraunce de pesse, ke amys purraint; 70
Parfournir l’acorde les Englais volaint,
Et les Alemaunz ad sei se assentiraint.

Taunt cum les cardinals se sunt entremis
De reformer la pes, e fere les rays amis,
Thomas de Turbevile, ke ad Rouns fu pris,
Taunt ad parlé al provost de Parys,
Ke fet l’ad soun homage, et hostages mys
Ses deuz fiz en garde, e seurement promis
Aler en Engletere espier le pais,
E dire al ray Edward k’il vent futifs, 80
Eschapé de prisoun par mi ses amys.
Le provost l’ad graunté, e fet en ses escris
Cent lievre de tere par autel devis;

VARIOUS READINGS.--69. _ou par tere_, R. 1. _Issint que gent_,
R. 2.--71. _le volaynt_, C. _la volaint_, R. 1.--72. _à ço se
as._, C. _Si les A. ... à ceo_, R. 1.--74. _De perfornir_, R.
1.--75. _Tourbevyle ... à Ryouns_, C. _à Riouns_, R. 1 and
2.--76. _en taunt ... of le p._, C. _En taunt_, R. 1.--77.
_hostage_, C., R. 2.--80. _al rays ... ke il vynt_, C.--81.
_Eschapa de p. par my ses enemys_, C. _enemys_, R. 1 and
2.--83. _liverez_, C. _liveres_, R. 2.

Et Thomas l’affiaunce sur les evangelis,
Ke tut Engletere e Walays e Marchis,
E du regne d’Escoce quanke sunt de pris,
Serrunt enclinaunz à Philippe fiz Lowis.

Escotez ore coment la grace Jhesu Crist
Li gentil rays Edward de la traisoun garnist. 90
Thomas en Engletere vint ad rais e dist,
Ke hors de la prisoun nutauntre issist,
E pur amur Sire Edward à tel peril se prist.
Curtaise assez li ray li countrefist;
Et Turbevile après de jour en jour enquist
L’estate de la tere, et sun aler purvist
De leu en leu enqueir de graunt e de petist,
Coment as Englais peut fere tel despit,
Ke li rais Edward sa tere perdisist.

VARIOUS READINGS.--86. _kant ke_, C.--87. _enclynaunt_, C.,
R. 1 and 2.--89. _Ly gentiz ray Ed._, C. _rei_, R. 2.--90.
_al ray_, C. _au rei_, R. 2.--91. _nuyt auntre issist_, C.
_nutaunte_, R. 2.--92. This line is omitted in C. _l’amur
Edward à tielle se p._, R. 1 and 2.--93. _Curtaisye ... li
rays_, C., R. 1. _Curtaisie_, R. 2.

L’estate de tote part, tel cum entendist,
Of les cardinals par un de sons tramist 100
Al provost de Paris, ke joie assez en fist.
Li cleirs ke la lettre ad Turbevile escrit,
Ad plus privé le rais l’entente descoverist.
Li lers l’aparcust, ad fust tost se mist,
Un serjaunt as armes, ke plus près suist,
Le tierz jour après le Turbevile surprist.

Le traitour est pris, e à Lundres remené,
Ouf mult grant fausine ke sur lui fust trové.
Chose[s] que sunt dites, quels il ad graunté,
Par volunté le rai sunt mis desuz pié, 110
Jeskes seo sècle seit autrement turné.
Turbeville en curt cum traitur est jugé;
Par my la vile de Lundres primes fu trainé,

VARIOUS READINGS.--99. _Les estat de tote parz_, C. _L’estat
de totes partz_, R. 2.--102. _Li clerk_, C.--103. _le rei_, R.
2.--104. _Ly leers tost l’ap._, R. 1.--106. _Le tierce jour
après le traytour soupryst_, C.--109. _Choses_, C., R. 1 and
2.--110. _le rays_, C., R. 1. _mis suth pé_, R. 2.--111. _Jekes
à ço ... chaungé_, C., R. 1. _chaungé_, R. 2.--113. This line
is omitted in C.

E puis pendu cum lers, pur sa malfeté.
Pur nostre rais Edward mult ad Deus overé
Ore et autre fiez ad sa sauveté.

Quant de Turbeville fet est la vengaunce,
Les cardinales de Rome repeirez en Fraunce
Ont ouf le rei Phelippe sovent eu parlaunce,
Et sovent requis li rais des Alemaunce, 120
E par clers e leys ount fet demoustraunce
Ad gentil rais Edward, ke dure est les destaunce
Dunt li e Philippe sunt en descordaunce;
Par ount il unt fet une tele ordinaunce,
Ke li e les deus rais enverrount sanz tarjaunce
A Kaumbré clers e lays de grant conyssaunce,
Ad trere de la pees, e juger la grevance,

VARIOUS READINGS.--114. _E pendu ... malveté_, R. 1.
_maveisté_, R. 2.--115. _rei_, R. 2.--118. _repairent_,
C.--120. _ly ray_, C. _del Almaunz_, R. 1. _le rei_, R.
2.--122. _rey_, R. 1 and 2.--125. _Ke ly e ly altre env._, R. 1
and 2.--126. _à Kaumbray_, C. _Kambrai_, R. 1. _Kaunbrai_, R.
2.--127. _à treter_, C., R. 1 and 2.

E fere les amendes de la contrariaunce.
Ly rays Edward s’assent en bone affiaunce;
A Kaumbray ad maundé saunz nule delaiaunce 130
Eveskes e barouns de graunt apparaunce:
Les garde de tresoun Dieu par sa puissaunce!

Taunt cum cels seignurs sunt alez cel message,
Sire Edmund frere le rai de gentil corage,
Le counte de Nincole ouf toute sun menage,
Sir Willeam de Vescy, chivaler prus e sage,
Barouns e vavasours de gentil linnage,
Chivalers e serjaunce ouf lur cosynage,
Genz à pié saunz noumbre de more e de boscage,
E Galais qe sevent combatir par usage, 140
Sunt alez en Gascoyn, e entrés en passage,
Ouf .xxx. et .vi. baners de meillur escuage
Ke feust en Engletere, salve le vacellage

VARIOUS READINGS.--134. _le rays_, C. _ly roys_, R. 1.--135.
_Nicole of tote ses menages_, C.--139. _gent_, R. 2.--142. _Of
.xxvj. baneresce del m._, C. _Ouf .xx. et .vj._, R. 1. _od vint
e sis_, R. 2.--143. _vassellage_, R. 1 and 2.

De cels qe ore ne faillent ad lour seignurage.
Car cels qe sunt remis garder lur heritage.
Ad le rei requis e pris en sun veiage
Sur le ray d’Escoce e sur sun fals barnage,
Ke ad ray Edward dedient lur homage.
Le primer jour de Marce, en tot le graunt orage,
Vint le ray Edward à trop grant costage 150
A Novechastel-sur-Tyne, pur le graunt utrage
Ke les fels mastins ount bracé par folage.
Nostre rays Edward ait la male rage!
Et ne les prenge e tiènge si estrait en kage,
Ke rien lour demourge après sun taliage,
Fors soul les rivelins et la nue nage.

Robert de Ros de Werke des Englais s’en fuist,
E ouf les genz d’Escoce à la gwere se mist.
Li rais Sire Edward sun chastel seisist,

VARIOUS READINGS.--146. _en son menage_, R. 1.--147. _et sun
fol barnage_, C.--148. _ke al rays_, C.--150. _ly rois_,
R. 1.--151. _Newechaustel_, R. 1.--152. _ke les fols_, C.
_bracez_, R. 1.--153. _rays Sir Eduuard_, C.--154. _Si il ne
les_, R. 1. _S’il ne les_, R. 2.--156. _rivelinges_, C. _à la
nue n._, R. 1.--158. _od le rei se mist_, R. 2.--159. _le rei_,
R. 2.

La feste de pasche y tint, après s’en partist 160
Devers Berwike-sur-Twede, e la vile assist.
Le people maluré al primour surprist
Deus navez des Englais, e tuer le fist.
Li rays Edward l’oit dire, les portes assailist;
Les fossés passait li Englais sanz respit.
Le vendredi de pasche ad truele conquist
La vile de Berwike; li Englais lo occist
Quatre mile de Escoce, e autres plus perdist.
Chivaler un saunz plus Sire Edward i perdist,
Richard de Cornewalle, un Fleming li ferist 170
Hors de [la] sale rouge d’u[n] quarel qu’il tendist.
Tost fu la sale pris, le fu en fist tut quist.
Li gardein du chasteil quant la force vist,
Le chastel saunz assalt al rais Edward rendist.

VARIOUS READINGS.--160. _de la paske_, C. _departist_, R.
1.--161. _Vers B._, R. 1.--163. _les fist_, C.--165. _les
Englais_, C.--166. _al releve conquyst_, C. _al revele_, R. 1.
_au relevée_, R. 2.--167. _i occyst_, C. _Les Englais oc._, R.
2.--168. _e ankes plus_, C., R. 1 and 2.--171. _du sale_, C.
_de la sale_, R. 1 and 2. _d’un_, R. 2.

Willeam de Douglasse dedens esteit elist,
E Ricard Fresel, pur fere al ray despit;
Le ray les ad prisoune, merci Jhesu Crist!

Li quens de la Merche, Patrik li renomé,
Ad la pes le rays se rendist de gré;
Gilbert de Umfravile avaunt fust demoré 180
Ouf le rais Edward, à ki il fu joré;
Sire Robert de Brus of toute sa mesné
Vers le rais Edward tint tuz jours sa fealté,
Encuntre les Escotes amurs li ad mustré.
Quant Berwike fu pris, [de]denz estait trové
Or e argent saunz noumbre, des altres metals plenté,
E toute la nobley ke apendait à cité.
Ly Bailloill ad perdu li issu e l’entré
De la plus noble vile qe fust en sa poesté.
Le rais Edward la tent conquis par l’espé, 190

VARIOUS READINGS.--176. _Richard Fres’_, C. _Simoun Fresel_,
R. 1. _Simon Fresele_, R. 2.--177. _prisouns_, C., R. 1 and
2. _merciez_, R. 2.--179. _le rei_.--181. _al rays_, C. _od
le rei_, R. 2.--183. _vers le roy_, R. 1 and 2.--185. _dedenz
estayt_, C., R. 1 and 2.--186. _or, argent assez, des_,
C.--187. _la noblye_, C.--188. _Balliolf_, C.

La fet environner de fossé large e lé,
En restrovant l’Escote k’ad de li chaunté,
E par mokerie en Englais rymaié.
Piket hym and diket him,
On scorne saiden he,
hu best hit mai be.
He pikes and he dikes,
On lengthe alle him likes,
als by mowe best y-se.
Scatered heir the Scotes, 200
Hodred in the hottes,
never thai ne the:
Ritht if y rede,
Thay toumble in Twede
that woned bi the se.

VARIOUS READINGS.--191. This line is omitted in C.--192.
_reprovant_, C., R. 1 and 2.--193. _rymeyé_, C., R. 1 and
2.--194. _Pykit_, C. _Pikit ... dikit_, R. 2.--195. _scoren
sayd_, C. _in scoren_, R. 1. _in scorn_, R. 2.--196. _best
may_, C. Where this line is given in place of line 199, which
is omitted. It is the same in R. 1 and 2.--197. _He dikes,
he pikes_, C., R. 1 and 2.--198. _On lenche als hym_, C. _On
leghe als hym_, R. 1. _als_, R. 2.--200. _Skaterd he the_, C.
_Scatird er_, R. 1. _are the Scottis_, R. 2.--201. _Hoderd in
thar_, C. _Hodird in thaire_, R. 1. _Hodered in their_, R.
2.--202. _nevere_, R. 2.--203. _ȝif_, R. 2.--204. _tumbed_, C.,
R. 2. _toumbe_, R. 1.--205. _be_, R. 2.

Taunt cum Sire Edward ouf cuntes e barouns
Fist Berwiche enclore de fossez envirrouns,
Issuz sunt d’Escoce trais countes, par nouns
De Mar, de Ros, de Montesce, [of] .xl. mile felouns;
Estaint en la rute alaunt en tapisouns, 210
Tyndale unt destruite en cendres e carbouns,
La vile de Corbridge e deuz religiouns
De Exillesham e Lanercost en unt destruite par arcouns,
Du people du pais ount fet occisiouns,
Enporté les biens, en chacé les chanouns.
Après la ravine cum foles e bricouns
Sunt alez de Dunbar à lur confusiouns.
Le chastel unt pris, estendent pavillouns,
Ad Counte de la Marche esteint les mesouns.

VARIOUS READINGS.--209. _De Mare, de Rosse, de Menethet, of
.xl._, C. _De Ros, Assetle, de Menetz_, R. 1. _De Ros, Ascetel,
de Menetest_, R. 2.--210. _alaunz_, C.--211. _En passan unt
d._, R. 1. _En passaunt_, R. 2.--213. _De Hexhilesham et
Lanercost ennentiz par arsouns_, C. _De Exilsham e Lanertoft
enenty_, R. 1. _De Exilham ... anenti_, R. 2.--215. _Emportez_,
R. 1. _emportez ... enchacez_, R. 2.--216. _ravye cum fols_,
C.--217. _à Dunbar_, C., R. 1 and 2.--218. _estendi_, R.
1.--219. _al counte_, C.

Le rais Edward l’oit dire, fet fere les somouns 220
Dunbar pur recovre, e prendre les larouns,
Ke de seint eglise unt fet destrucciouns.
Poy avaunt cel houre parmis les regiouns
Revint le cardinal de Kaumbrai ouf respouns,
E du ray de Fraunce, cum après orrums;
Sire Amy de Sauvaye, quens de graunt renouns,
Vint en la compagnie, e Otes de Graunt-souns.
Cil vint hors de Cypre e ses compaignouns,
Ke quant Acres fu pris, la mer as [a]virrouns
En passaunt eschapaint, sanz autres acheisouns. 230
Avaunt vus ai cunté quels mals e quels tresouns
Sunt fet à seinte eglise à tort e saunz reisouns;
E oy avez sovent en les sainz sermouns
Ke Deus est dreitureles en tuz sels werdouns:

VARIOUS READINGS.--220. This line is omitted in C. _Le rei_,
R. 2.--225. _en orroums_, R. 2.--226. _Sir Emery de Sauvay_,
C.--227. _Othes_, R. 1. _Sire Otes_, R. 2.--228. _de ses_, R. 1
and 2.--229. _avyrouns_, C., R. 1 and 2.--232. _Sont feez_, R.
1. _fez_, R. 2.--234. This line is omitted in R. 2.

Ore oiez de Dunbar où saunz evasaiouns
Les enemys Deus sunt pris en faude cum motouns.

An le meis de May, le mardi primer,
Ad Berwike-sur-Twede ouf le ray parler,
Coment les foles felouns, ke feseint arder
Exillisham e Lanercost, n’esparnaynt muster, 240
Pris avaint Dunbar, chastel sur la mer,
Ouf li quens Patrik tint sa mulier.
Li rais Sire Edward par taunt i fist maunder
Le counte de Garenne ouf tute sun poer,
Le counte de Warwik e Huge le [De]spencer,
Barouns e vavasours, chivaler, esquier;
Sorrais e Norrais i alaint de bon quer;
Assez de gent à pié i menent al mester,
E venent à Dunbar li chastel asseger.

VARIOUS READINGS.--236. _Deu_, C., R. 1 and 2.--237. _En le
mays de May_, C., R. 1 and 2.--238. _oyst le ray_, C. _oit_,
R. 2.--240. _Hexlesham_, C. _Exilsham e Lanertoft_, R. 1.
_Exilham_, R. 2.--245. _le Despenser_, C. _W. Sire Hughe le
Despenser_, R. 1. _e_ is also omitted in R. 2.--247. _Surays
et Norays_, C. _Sorais e Norais il a._, R. 1. _Surrais_, R.
2.--248. _de genz ... et menent_, C. _gentz ... il m._, R. 1.

Se atirent al saut, ne volent demorer. 250
Les foles felouns dedenz espairent ayde aver;
Se sotillent coment les Englais enginner.
Sire Richard Syward, ke solait demorer
Ouf nostre rays Edward ad robe e à dener,
Maundent par descayt ouf nos Englais treiter;
Si les vent, e dist, ke mult tres volenter
Les fra le chastel rendre, si il volent graunter
Treis jours de respit, ke il puissent consailler
Li ray de Ballioll, e lur estate maunder.
E si il cel houre ne venge le sege remover, 260
Le chastel renderunt sanz plus par là targer.
Hostage par taunt i mette, e fet nuncier
Al hoste de Escoce en meisme la maner,
Cum vus orrez après, le fet recorder.

VARIOUS READINGS.--250. _al assaut ... esparnyer_, C.--254.
_rei_, R. 2.--255. _à nos_, C.--256. _Cyl les vynt_, C.--259.
_Le rays de Bayllof et lur maunder_, C.--260. _E si cel h._, R.
1 and 2.

Li messager s’en va, e tost aprochait
Al ray Johan e al hoste ke ouf li estait,
Lur dist cum li Siward enfourmez l’avait.
“Sire rais, vos barouns demourent en dure plait
En la chastel de Dunbar, en chaunce les chascait;
Car quant li rais Edward lur estre là saveit, 270
Parti de sun hoste illeukes maunder fesait.
Li Englais quant là vint le chastel assegait.
Sire Richard Siward, ke tuz les conussait,
Issist du chastel e taunt bien parlait,
Qe treve pur treis jours li Englais li otrait.
Pour quai la compaignie, ke illoek par vus alait,
Ad vus cum à seignur aler me commandait,
E dire veraiment ke home ne set ne vait
Dunt vus les porrez vendre, si non par descait,

VARIOUS READINGS.--266. _Al ray Jon Bayllof là ou il estayt_,
C.--267. _enfourmé_, R. 1.--268. _dur esplayt_, C., R. 1. _sire
rei_, R. 2.--269. _en chauns_, C.--272. _quant vynt_, C.--274.
_taunt cum il porrait_, C. _taunt beel parlait_, R. 1.--275.
_Pur trewe de .iij. ... grauntait_, C.--276. _par quai_,
C.--279. Omitted in R. 2.

Dedenz le terme de treve ke l’Englais nus grauntait. 280
A demayn cele hour k’em manghehust e bait,
Alez de ceste part hastivement l’andrait;
Les nos du chastel vous verrunt par agait;
Istrunt sur li Englais ke lour venir ne creit;
Happés-les entre vous, si tenés-les si estreit,
Ke mès en champ ne venent fere à les voz surfait.
Vous ne avez autre vaie qe valer vous dait.
Ore armez-vous, si aloums, nul alme ne se trait
Qe nos enemis quant serrunt pris merci nul en ayt.
Ferrez du braund; 290
Northumberlaund
le vostre ert de drait;
Tote Engletere
Par ceste guere
volez qe perdu sait:
Unkes Albanie
Par coup d’espeie

VARIOUS READINGS.--280. All which follows, to line 354, is
omitted in R. 1.--281. _k’em mangeust_, C.--284. _sur les_,
C.--286. _pur fere les voz_, C.--288. _ne se retrayt_, C.--289.
_qe serrunt ... n’eit_, R. 2.--295. _voyliez_, C.

fist si bon esplait.”
On grene,
That kindrede kene 300
gaderid als gait;
Y wene
On sum it is sene,
ware the bit bait.

Al dit le messager la route de rascaylle
Arenger se comence al foer de bataille.
Sir Richard Siward, qe dona ceste counsaille,
Vent à nos Englais, dis[t], “Si Dieu me vaille!
Jeo voy gent venir de mult grant apparaille,
Cum batailler vousissent, saunz numbre de pittaille. 310
Je vois, si vous [loez], feir .i. desturbaille,
Ke plus [près] ne venent.” Les nos dient, “nun kaille,”
E pernent li Siward, ke plus avaunt n’i aille;

VARIOUS READINGS.--299. _on the g._, R. 2.--300. _kynered_,
C. _kinred_, R. 2.--301. _als the gait_, R. 2.--303. _summe
it es_, C. _summe is it_, R. 2.--304. _whar_, C. _whare_, R.
2.--305. _al route_, C.--308. _et dist si_, C.--309. _genz_,
C.--311. _vus loez fere .i. d._, C.--312. _plus près_, R. 2.
_noun kaylle_, C., R. 2.

Establient gardayns al porte e al muraille;
Umfray de Boune le jovene tent le garde en baille,
Ke aide du chastel lur rergarde ne assaille;
E mountent les destrers, les brouchent al mountaille,
Ke plus tost peust coure avaunt li altre saille.
L’Escote les vait venir, la cowe les turne cum quaille,
En enfuaunt se vole al vent cum fet la paille. 320
Les Englais après les chacent cum owaille,
Cum feust quant veit le lowe venir de boscaille.
Li surquider Escote quide ke countrevaille
Le duk sire Corynée, qe conquist Cornwaille.
De taunt des genz as armes mult ai grant mervaille
Ke nes un de tuz al fet vaut un maille,
Fors Patrick de Graham, ke demourt e daille
Del espé furbie, mes tuez est saunz faille.
Dis mil .l. et .iiij. sunt tuez al travaille;

VARIOUS READINGS.--316. _lur’ ne regard ne_, C. _rereward_,
R. 2.--320. _S’en vole_, C.--322. _Ke fuist_, C.--323.
_surquiders_, C.--325. _De taunz de gens armez_, C., R. 2.

Trestuz sunt d’Escoce, le noumbre ai par taille. 330
Cels furent les cheitifs [qe] demaglaynt le aumaille
Par mi Northumberlaund, as chiens lessaint le[n]traille;
Escomegez estaint al livre e kaundaille,
Pur ceo ke saint eglise, ne prestre, ne clerjaille,
Nent plus esparnent ke four ou toraille.
Pecché les ad chacé à tele arivaille,
Ke perduz unt al champ le chief oufveke l’oraille.
The fote folke
Puth the Scotes in the polke,
and nakned their nages: 340
By waie
Herd i never saie
of prestre pages,
To pike
The robes of the riche

VARIOUS READINGS.--331. _les cheftayns ke demaglerent_, C. _qe
de._, R. 2.--332. _l’entraylle_, C., R. 2.--337. _les chefs
of le oraylle_, C.--338. _fotfolk_, R. 2.--339. _That the_,
R. 2.--340. _nackened thair nages_, C. _nakid their nages_,
R. 2.--341. _By wai | her I nevere sai | of prestere p._, R.
2.--343. _prester_, C.--345. _rike_, C., R. 2.

that in the felde felle.
Thai token ath tulke;
The roglre raggi sculke
rug ham in helle!

De bataille ne puingce feust unkes recordez, 350
Ke taunt de genz si tost estaient outraiez,
N’ensint saunz defence lez renes rethornez.
Corfs ayent les cors, les almes les malfez
De trestuz k’esint gweres ount gwiez!
Car de cele part fut unkes une fez,
Deinz vile ne dehors, un bon fet esprovez,
Mès for gopiller e robber les vilez,
Arder seint eglise, tuer les ordinez,
Cil Dieu sait loé k’ad Dunbar l’ad vengez!
Les countes qe avaint fet les malvestez, 360
Si toust cum savoint e furent avisez

VARIOUS READINGS.--346. For this line and the three following,
R. 2 has--_And in the dik souue | Thou wiffin | Scot of
Abrenityn, | cloutid is thi houue_.--348. _roghe raggy sculke_,
C.--351. _Ke taunz_, C.--352. _Ne issynt_, C.--353. _seient
sauvez_, R. 2.--354. _ke issint_, C.

De la desconfiture sur lur parentez,
As Englais quant repairent le chastel ount liverez,
E saunz condiciouns els memes obligez
Al ray Sire Edward, dunt fere ses voluntez.
Li rais lendemayn i vint à ses barnez,
Le[s] prisouns ke sunt pris li unt presentez,
Treis countes, treis barouns, treis banerés nomez,
E saunz eus .xxviij. chivalers adubbez,
Ouf .v. vinz gentilles homes ke illeukes sunt trovez; 370
Deus clers e deus Pikards par entre sunt numbrez.
A la Tour de Loundres les countes sunt maundez.
Les uns de[s] baro[uns] les sunt associez;
A diverse chasteles les autres ad envoiez,
Par deus e deus ensemble une hakenai muntez,
Les uns en charrettes enfirgez les peez;
En tel pleit de carole lour jue est terminez!
Par my Engletere en toutes les countrez,

VARIOUS READINGS.--362. _de lur_, R. 1.--365. _Al reis_, R.
1.--366. _e ses b._, R. 1.--367. _les prisouns ... li sunt p._,
C., R. 1 and 2.--373. _Les uns des barons_, R. 1 and 2.--375.
_sur hakenays_, R. 1.--378. This line is omitted in C.

De lur surquideri ert tuz jours parlés
Taunt cum le siècle dure, lour fet les ad mokés. 380
For S[c]ottes
Telle I for sottes,
and wirches unwarre;
Unsele
Dintes to dele
thaim drohg to Dunbarre.

Des ore est tens à dire du compassement
Les .xii. peres d’Escoce, qe quidaint seurement
Engletere destrure, bien vous dirrai coment.
Quant le ray de Fraunce, après le dayllement 390
De cele mariage dunt fu parlé sovent,
Volait tenir Gascoyn par abatement;
E le rays Edward illok maunda sa gent,
E partie par gwere de su Frauncays reprent;
Li rai Johan d’Escoce, par l’enticement

VARIOUS READINGS.--380. _fet ad mokez_, R. 2.--381. _For
Scottes_, C., R. 1. _For the Scottis_, R. 2.--383. _And
wrecches unwar_, C. _wreches_, R. 1. _wecchis unwar_, R.
2.--386. _tham drohu to Dunbar_, C. _droght_, R. 1. _drouh
to Dunbar_, R. 2.--390. _le dallyement_, C. _daliement_, R.
1.--394. _guere sur Fr._, C. _sur Français_, R. 1 and 2.

De countes e barouns, de clers ensement,
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.

Robert de Ros of Wark fled from the English,--and entered into
the war with the people of Scotland.--The King Sir Edward seized
his castle,--held the festival of Easter there, and afterwards
went--towards Berwick-on-Tweed, and besieged the town.--The
ill-fated people at first surprised--two ships of English, and
put them to death.--King Edward heard of it, and attacked the
gates;--the English passed the ditches without respite.--On
Easter Friday in the afternoon he conquered--the town of Berwick;
the English slew there--four thousand Scotchmen, and many others
perished.--Sir Edward lost there one knight and no more,--Richard
de Cornwall [was he], a Fleming struck him--with an arrow which
he shot out of the red hall.--Soon was the hall taken, the
fire cleared the way.--The keeper of the castle when he saw
the necessity,--delivered the castle to King Edward before it
was assaulted.--William Douglas was chosen in it,--and Richard
Fraser, to do injury to the king;--the king has them prisoners.
Jesus Christ be thanked!

The Earl of the March, the famous Patrick,--of his own free
will came in to the king’s peace;--Gilbert de Umfraville before
remained--with King Edward, to whom he was sworn;--Sir Robert
de Bruce with all his household--holds always his fealty to
King Edward,--and has shown him love in his wars against the
Scots.--When Berwick was taken, there was found within it--gold
and silver without measure, and plenty of the other metals,--and
all the nobility which belonged to a city.--The Baliol has
lost the issue and entry--of the noblest town that was in his
power.--King Edward holds it conquered by the sword,--causes
it to be surrounded with a ditch large and broad,--in reproof
of the Scot who had sung of him,--and made rhymes in English
for mockery.--Let him pike and let him dike,--they said in
scorn,--how it may best be.--He pikes and he dikes,--in
length as he likes,--as they may best see.--Scattered are the
Scots,--huddled in their huts,--they never thrive:--Right if I
read,--they tumble in Tweed--who dwelt by the sea.