MarginaliaPietie to parents, rewarded of godEdward as he had alwayes before been a louing and naturall child to his father, whom he had deliuered out of prison and captiuitie: and afterward hearing both together of the death of his sonne, and of his father, wept and lamented much more for his father, then for his sonne, saying to the French kyng (whiche asked the cause therof) that the losse of hys childe was but light, for children might after encrease and be multiplied, but the losse of his parent was greater, whiche could not be recouered: Robert Auesbury. MarginaliaEx chron. Rob. Auesburiensis.So almighty god for the same his pietie to hys father shewed, rewarded hym agayne with great successe, felicitie, and long reigne. MarginaliaA miracle of God in preseruyng K. EdwardIn so much, that he beyng young as he was playing at Chesse with a certein souldier of his, sodenly hauyng no occasion geuen: rose vp and went his way, who was not so soone voyded the place, but incontinent fell downe a mighty stone frō the vawte aboue directly vpon the place where he sat, hable to haue quashed him in peeces, if he had taried neuer so litle more. In the preseruation of whom, as I see the present hand and mighty prouidence of the liuyng God: so in the kynges order agayne, I note a faulte or errour worthy of reprehension: MarginaliaFalse worship reprehended.
God geueth the benefit and a dōbe blocke hath the thanks.For that he receauyng such a lyuely benefite at the hand of the lyuing Lord, going therfore on pilgrimage to Walsyngham, gaue thankes not onely to our Lady, but rather to a roten block. Ibidē. Of þ^e gentle nature of this couragious prince, sufficiēt profe is geuen by this one exaumple: that what tyme he being in his desport of haukyng, chaunced sharply to rebuke þ^e negligence of one of his gentilmen, for what fault I can not tell about his hauke: the gentilman beyng on the other side of the riuer, hearyng his manassyng wordes was glad, as he sayd, that the riuer was betwene them. With this aunswere þ^e couragious bloud of this prince beyng moued, vppon presente heate he leaped strait into þ^e floode, both of a swift streame and of a daungerous deepenes, and no lesse hard in gettyng out. Notwithstandyng either forgettyng his owne lyfe, or neglectyng the daunger present, but hauyng a good horse, ventreth hys own death, to haue the death of his man. At length with much difficultie recoueryng the bancke, with his sword drawen persueth his prouoker. Who hauing not so good an horse, and seyng him selfe in daunger of takyng, reyneth his horse: and returnyng backe bare head vnto the prince, submitteth hys necke vnder his hande to strike. MarginaliaExample of princely clemencie to be learned of kings & princes.
Ex chroni. Nic. Triuet. & R. Auesb.The prince, whose feruent stomacke the water of the whole riuer could not quenche, a litle submission of hys man did so extinct that the quarell fell, his anger ceased, and his sword put vp, without any stroke geuen. And so bothe returned to their game, good frendes agayne. Auesb. Nich. Triuet.

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MarginaliaWales subdued.In the first begynning of his reygne, this kyng had much a do in Walles, where he had diuers cōflictes with the Welshmen: whom at last he subdued and cut down their woodes, suppressed rebellions, and vanquishyng their kynges Lewline and his brother, MarginaliaThe kings sonne fyrst prince of Wales.ordayned his eldest sonne Edwarde, borne in the same countrey to be prince of Wales. This Lewline captaine of þ^e Welshmē here mētioned, rebellyng against kyng Edward: asked coūsel by way of cōiuratiō, what euent should come vpō his attempt. To whom it was told, that he should go forward boldly: for doubtles, he should ride through Chepeside at London, with a crowne on his head. Whiche so came to passe. For he beyng slayne, his head was caryed through Chepe, with a crown of siluer to Lōdon bridge: MarginaliaVayne prophesies not to be soght to.whereby men may learne not to seke nor sticke to these vayne prophesies: Whiche though they fal true, yet are but the traynes of the deuill to deceaue men.

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MarginaliaEdward. 1. prince of Wales born in Karnarnan.About this tyme was a great earthquake, and such a rotte, that consumed a great multitude of shepe, in the land, through the occasion as they say, of one scabbed shepe that came out of Spaine. The kyng returnyng from Wales to England, ordered certeine new lawesMarginaliaAn 1274
Punishment for bakers and milners.
The statute for Mortmayne fyrst enacted.for the wealth of the realme. Among many other thys was one: that authoritie was geuen to all Maiors, baliffes, and other officers, to see execution and punishment of bakers makyng bread vnder þ^e siese, with pillery. Of Milners stealing corne with the tumbrell. &c. And within ij. yeares after, the statute of Mortmaine was first enacted, which is to meane that no man should geue vnto the churche any landes or rentes, without a speciall lycence of the kyng.

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Marginalia1276.
Blacke Friers by Ludgate builded
Bosten belmished with fyre
The great conduit in cheape.About whiche tyme also, beyng the vij. yeare of hys reigne. CCXC. vij. Iewes for money clippyng were put to execution. In which same yere began first the foundation of þ^e black friers by Ludgate. And the town of Bostē was greatly wasted the same yere w^t fire. The halfe peny & farthings, began first to be coyned the selfe time, whiche was the viij. yeare of his reigne. The great conduict in Chepe began the fourth yeare after to be made. an. 1284. MarginaliaWestminster church finishedAnd the yeare next folowyng the new worke of the church of Westminster (begon, as is afore premonished in þ^e third yeare of Henry. iij.) was finished, which was lxvi. yeres in edifiyng. MarginaliaThe Iewes banished the realmeThe Iewes wer vtterly banished this realme of England the same tyme, for which þ^e commons gaue to the kyng a fiftene. an. 1291.

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After that the countrey of Wales, was brought in a ful order & quiet, by the hewyng downe of their woodes, and casting down their old holdes, and building of new, which all was brought to a perfect end, about the xxiiij. yeare of this kynges reigne: then ensued an other broyle as great or greater with Scotland:  

to the great disquiet of the kyng and the realme of Englād, many yeares after. This trouble first began, by the death of Alexander kyng of Scottes, who dyed without issue left alyue behynd him. Although Fabiane in the vij. booke of his Chronicle affirmeth, that he left iij. daughters, the eldest maried to syr Ihon Baliol: the second to Robert Bruze, the third to one Hastynges. MarginaliaA place in Fabian corrected.But this in Fabiane, is to be corrected as whiche neither standeth with it selfe, & is clearely reuinced by the witnes and history of Robert Auesbury, and also of Gisburne.

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For fyrst, if king Alexander had left his eldest daughter maryed to syr Iohn Bailol, then what controuersie might ryse among the Lordes about succession, needing so diligent and anxious decising by the king of Englād. Secondly, what clayme or title could the king of Norway haue to the crowne of Scotland, which was one of the chalengers, clayming the sayd crowne in the behalf of Margaret the Neece of the foresayd king Alexander her grandfather, if the eldest daughter of the father had bene left alyue? MarginaliaEx Roberto Auesbury, & Gualtero Gisburnensi.Thirdly, what can be more playne, whē by the affirmance of the foresayd story it is testified, that king Alexander had two wyues. Of the second wherof he had no issue. Of the first he had two children: Alexander which dyed before his father, and Margaret maried to the king of Norway, whiche dyed also before her father, of whō came Margaret the Neece of Alexander, & daughter of the king of Norway afore mencioned. And she also dyed in the iourny betwene Norway and Scotland, the fourth yeare after the decease of her graundfather. Wherefore, as thys matter standeth most cleare, so let vs now returning from whence we digressed, prosecute the rest that foloweth. MarginaliaLacke of succession, what disturbance it worketh in a realme.After that Alexander thus as is sayde, departed without issue, and also Margaret hys Neece in Norway was deceased: þ^e matter came in a great doubt among the nobles of Scotland (especially xij. by name) to whom the ryght of the crowne shoulde next pertayne. After much variance among parties, at length the election and determination of the matter was committed to the iudgement of king Edwarde of Englande: MarginaliaThe kyng of England proued by old recordes, chief head and soueraigne of Scotland.who after sufficient proofe made to the Scots and firme euidence, brought out of all the auncient histories both of England and Scotland, testifying from time to tyme that he was chiefe head & soueraygne of the realme

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