as it was in dede, to sonder Peter Gaueston from his cōpany: and seyng no other remedy: but nedes muste yelde and graunt his consent, agreed that the sayde Gaueston should be banished into Ireland. And so þ^e parlamēt breakyng vp, the Lordes returned to their owne, well appeased: although of þ^e other articles they could not spede, yet that they had driuen Peter Gaueston out of the realme, at this time, it did suffice thē. MarginaliaPeter Gauestō.This Peter Gaueston was a certaine gentlemans sonne of Wascome: whom being young, kyng Edward the first (for the good seruice, his father had done him in his warres) receaued to hys court: and placed him with his sonne Edward now reignyng, Who, in processe of tyme growyng vp with him, incēsed & prouoked him to much outrage & wātones. By whose occasion first he begā in his fathers dayes, to breake the parke of Walter bishop of Chester, then chauncelour of England, and after executor to the kyng. For the which so doyng, the kyng (as is partly touched before) imprisoned his sonne, and condemned this Peter to perpetuall banishment. Notwithstandyng the yong kyng, after the deathof his father (as ye haue heard) sent for this Gaueston agayne. And with all, so persecuted this foresaid bishop, that he clapt hym in the tower, and seised vpon all his goods. Moreouer, caused most straite inquisitiō to be made vpon him for guiding his office, wherin if the least crime might haue been foūd, it would haue cost him his life. And thus much of Peter Gauestō, & of hys origene. Now to þ^e matter. MarginaliaThe vnordinate affection of the kyng to Peter Gaueston.The kyng thus separated frō his olde compere (that is from the company of Peter Gaueston, now exiled into Ireland) cōtinued in great morning and pensiuenes, seakyng by all meanes possible, how to call him home agayne, and conferryng with such as were about him vpon the same. Who did insinuate to the king, that for so much as the Earle of Glocester was a man well loued and fauoured in all the realme, if a mariage might be wrought betwixt his sister & Peter Gaueston: It might be a means þ^t both for him to obtain more frēdship & for the king to haue his desire. To make short, Peter Gaueston in all hast was sent for, and the mariage though þ^e kings procuring, proceded betwene the earles sister, & the foresayd Peter, albeit sore agaynst the earles minde. MarginaliaThe pride of Peter Gauestō.Gaueston thus restored and dignified, was so surpressed in pride and exaltation, more then euer before: that he disayned and derided all other, whose rule and power more and more encreased. In so much, that he hauyng the guiding of all the kyngs iewels and treasure, MarginaliaPeter Gaueston spoyleth the kings treasureconueyed out of the kyngs iewell house at Westminster a table and a payer of tressels of gold, vnto certain marchaundes beyond the sea, with other iewels mo to his behoffe: to the great impouerishyng both of the kyng and queene, & of the land. And ouer all that, brought þ^e kyng (by meane of his wanton conditions) to manifold vices, as aduoutry, and other such lyke. Wherfore, the Lordes seyng the mischiefe that dayly encreased by occasion of this vnhappy man: tooke their counsaile together at Lincolne, and their concluded to voyde hym agayne out of England, so that shortly after he was exiled agayn: and went into Flaunders: MarginaliaThe queene complaineth to the French K. her brother of Pet. Gaueston.for in Fraunce or in his own coūtrey he durst not appeare, for feare of Philip the Frēch kyng, to whom the quene of England his daughter had sent ouer great complaintes, of the sayd Gaueston: who had so enpouerished her and þ^e whole court, that she had not where with to maintaine her state. Vpon which complaint, the French king through all his dominions layd straite watche to apprehend the sayd Gaueston: MarginaliaGaueston againe excluded out of the land.but he not vnwarned therof, secretly costed into Flaunders, frō whēce it was not long, but he was fet agayn by þ^e kyng, as in further processe foloweth: so much was the kynges hart infatuated by this wicked person.

MarginaliaThe crowched Friers.About this yeare, or the next before came in first the crowched friers. And also began first the knightes of the order of S. Ihon Baptist, other wise called the knyghtesMarginaliaThe knightes of S. Iohn called the knightes of Rodes.of Rodes: for that they, by manly knyghthoode put out the Turkes from the Isle of Rodes.

In the history of king Edwarde this kinges father before predecent, mention was made of pope Clement the fift, who succeeded after Benedict: MarginaliaTemplaries burned in Paris, to the number of 54.also of puttyng downe of the templaries, which in this yeare happened by the meanes of the French king: who as he caused to be burned in the city of Paris this yeare. liiij. Templaries, with the great maister of the same order: so by hys procurement the foresayd pope Clement called a councell at Vienna, MarginaliaThe order of the templaries put downe.wher the whole order and sect of templaries being condemned, was shortly after by the consent of all Christen kinges deposed all in one day. After whō, the French king thought to make his sonne king of Ierusalem, and to conuert to him all the landes of the said templaries: but Clement the Pope would therto not agree, transferring all their landes to the order of hospytulers, for the great sūme of money geuen for the same. MarginaliaThe horrible secte of the templaries.The cause why these impious templares wer put down was so abhominable & filthy, þ^t for the reuerence of chaste eares it were better not tolde if it be true þ^t some write.

In the same councell also was decreed by the said Clement, that all religious orders exempted, should be subiect vnder the common lawes as other were. MarginaliaCistercian monkes for money redeme their exemptiōs of the pope.But the Cistercian moonkes with money and great giftes, redeemed their priuilegies and exemption of the pope, and so had them graunted. Rob. Auesb. These Cistercians sped better herein, then did the Minorites or Franciscans in their sute. Of the which Franciscans, when certaine of them had offered vnto the sayd Pope Clement fortye thousand florences of golde, beside other siluer, that the pope woulde dispence with them to haue landes and possessions against their rule: the pope asked them where was that money. They answered, in the marchant mēs handes. MarginaliaThe Frier minorites deceiued of pope Clement.So the space of three dayes beyng geuen them to bring forth these marchantes: the pope absolued the marchantes of their bond made to the friars, and commaunded all that money to be employed & reuerted to his vse. Declaring to the friars, that he woulde not infringe or violate the rule of S. Francis latelye canonised: neither ought he to do it for any money. And thus the beggerly rich friars lost both their money and their indulgence. Ex eodem autore.MarginaliaEx chron R. Auesb.

MarginaliaOne thiefe beguileth an other. Pope Clement excōmunicateth the Venecians for making a duke.Concerning this pope Clement the fift, Sabellicus writeth that he excommunicated the Venecians, for adying and preferring of Azoda, vnto the estate of Ferrary: and wrote his letters throughout all Europe, condempning them as enemies of the church, and geuing their goods as a lawfull pray vnto all men, which caused them to sustaine great harme. But Francis Dandulus a noble man of Venice, being Embassadour from the Venecians to the sayd Clement, for the obtayning of their absolution and safegard of their citye and countrye, and for the pacifieng of the popes furye towarde them: MarginaliaThe pryde and tiranny of pope Clement, v.
Frauncis Danadulus humbleth himself for his coūtrey
Out of Sabellic, and is alleaged in the boke named the image of tiranny.was fayne so to humble himselfe before thys proud tyrannicall prelate, that he suffered a chayne of yron to be tyed about his necke, and he to lie down flat before his table, and so to catch the bones and fragments that fel from his table, as it had been a dog, tyll the popes furye was toward thē aswaged: So that after that, he in reproch, (because he so humbled himself for the behalf and helping of his country) was of sonne called a dog. MarginaliaThe pietie of Dandalus to hys countrey.
Piety thānkfully rewarded.But the citie of Venice shewed themselues not vnkynde againe to Dandulus for his gentle good wyll declared to hys country. For as hee had abased hym selfe before to the vile and ignominious condition of a dog for hys countreys sake: so they extolled him w^t as much glory gaine being returned home, decking & adournyng hym after the best aray, with the chiefe princely ornaments of the citie, to make him amendes for his former reproche receaued. Sabelli. Ennead. 9. lib. 7.

Concerning the constitutions of this pope Clement,