ter Gaueston out of the Realme, at this tyme, it did suffice them.

MarginaliaPeter Gaueston.This Peter Gauestō was a certaine Gentlemās sonne of Wascome: whom beyng young, kyng Edward the first (for þ^e good seruice, his father had done hym in his warres) receaued to his Court: and placed hym with his sonne Edward now reignyng, Who, in processe of tyme growyng vp with him, incensed and prouoked hym to much outrage and wantonnes. By whose occasiō first he began in his fathers dayes, to breake the parke of Walter Bishop of Chester, thē 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 young kyng, after the death of his father (as ye haue heard) sent for this Gaueston agayne. And with all, so persecuted this foresayd Byshop, that he clapt him in the Tower, and seised vpon all his goodes. Moreouer, caused most straite inquisition to be made vpon hym for guidyng his office, wherein if the least crime might haue been founde, it would haue cost hym his lyfe. And thus much of Peter Gaueston, and of his origine. Now to the matter. MarginaliaThe vnordinate affection of the kyng to Peter Gaueston.The kyng thus separated from his old compere (that is from the company of Peter Gaueston, now exiled into Ireland) cōtinued in great mournyng and pensiuenes, sekyng by all meanes possible, how to call him home agayne, & conferryng with such as were about hym vpon the same. Who did insinuate to the kyng, that for somuch as the Earle of Glocester was a man well loued and fauored in all the Realme, if a mariage might be wrought betwixt his sister and Peter Gaueston: It might be a meane both for him to obtaine more frendshyp and for the kyng to haue his desire. To make short, Peter Gaueston in all hast was sent for, & the mariage though the kyngs procuryng, proceded betwen the Earles sister, and the foresayd Peter, albeit sore agaynst the Earles mynde. MarginaliaThe pride of Peter Gaueston.Gaueston thus restored and dignified, was so surpressed in pride and exaltation, more then euer before: that he disdayned and derided all other, whose rule and power more and more encreased. In somuch, that he hauing the guidyng of all the kynges iewels and treasure, MarginaliaPeter Gaueston spoyleth the kinges treasureconueyed out of the kynges iewell house at Westminster a table and a payer of tressels of gold, vnto certaine marchaūdes 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 the kyng (by meane of his wanton conditions) to manifold vices, as aduoutry, and such other like. Wherfore, the Lordes seyng the mischief that dayly encreased by occasion of this vnhappy mā: tooke their coūsaile together at Lyncolne, & there concluded to voyde him agayne out of England, so that shortly after he was exiled agayne: and went into Flaunders: MarginaliaThe queene complayneth to the French king her father of Peter Gaueston.for in Fraunce or in his owne countrey he durst not appeare, for feare of Philip the French king, to whom the Queene of Englād his daughter had sent ouer great complaintes, of the sayd Gaueston: who had so impouerished her and the whole Court, that shee had not wherewith to maintayne her state. Vpō which complaint, the French kyng through all his dominiōs layd straite watch to apprehend the sayd Gaueston: MarginaliaGaueston againe excluded out of the land.but he not vnwarned therof, secretly costed into Flaūders, frō whence it was not long, but he was fet agayne by the kyng, as in further processe followeth: so much was the kyngs 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 knightesMarginaliaThe knightes of S. Iohn called the knightes of Rodes.of Rhodes: for that they, by manly knighthode put out the Turkes from the Isle of Rhodes.

In the history of kyng Edward this kyngs father before precedent, mentiō 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 kyng: who as he caused to be burned in the Citie of Paris this yeare. liiij. Tēplaries, with the great maister of the same order: so by his procuremēt the foresaid pope Clement called a Councell at Vienna, MarginaliaThe order of the Templaries put downe.where the whole order and sect of Templaries beiyng condemned, was shortly after by the consent of all Christen kynges deposed all in one day. After whom, the French kyng thought to make his sonne kyng of Ierusalem, and to conuert to him all the landes of the said templaries: but Clemēt the Pope would thereto not agree, transferryng all their landes to the order of hospitulers, for the great summe of money geuen for the same. MarginaliaThe horrible sect of the Templaries.The cause why these impious Templares were put downe was so abhominable and filthy, that for the reuerēce of chast eares it were better not told if it be true that some write.

In the same Coūcell also was decreed by the sayd Clement, that all religious orders exempted, should be subiect vnder the common lawes as other were. MarginaliaCistercian monkes for money redeme their exemptions of the pope.But the Cistercian Monkes with money and great giftes, redemed their priuilegies and exemption of the pope, and so had them graunted. Tho. Walf. These Cistercians sped better herein, then did þ^e Minorites or Frāciscans in their sute. Of the which Franciscans, whē certaine of them had offered vnto the sayd Pope Clement xl. thousand florences of gold, beside other siluer, that the Pope would dispence with them to haue landes & possessions agaynst their rule: the Pope asked thē where was that money. They answered, in the marchaunt mens handes. MarginaliaThe Frier minorites deceiued of pope Clement.So the space of three dayes beyng geuē them to bryng forth these marchantes: the pope absolued the marchantes of their bond made to the friers, and commaunded all that money to be employed and reuerted to his vse. Declaryng to the friers, that he would not infrynge or violate the rule of S. Frauncis lately canonised: neither ought he to do it for any money. And thus the beggerly rich friers lost both their money & their indulgence. Ex eodem autore.MarginaliaEx chrō Tho. Wals.

MarginaliaOne thiefe beguileth an other. Concernyng this pope Clement the v. Sabellicus writeth that he excommunicated the Veneciās, for ayding and preferryng of Azoda, vnto the estate of Ferrary: and wrote his letters throughout all Europe, MarginaliaPope Clement excommunicateth the Venecians for making a duke.condemnyng them as enemyes of the Church, and geuyng their goodes as a lawfull pray vnto all men, which caused them to sustaine great harme. But Francis Dandulus a noble man of Venice, beyng Embassadour from the Venecians to the sayd Clement, for the obtayning of their absolution and safegard of their City and countrey, and for the pacifieng of the Popes fury toward them: MarginaliaThe pride & tiranny of Pope Clement, 5.
Frauncis Danadulus humbleth himselfe for his coūtrey
Out of Sabellic, and is alleaged in the booke named the image of tyranny.was fayne so to humble hymselfe before this proud tyrannicall Prelate, that he suffered a chayne of yron to be tyed about his necke, and he to lye downe flat before his table, and so to catch the bones and fragments that fell from his table, as it had bene a dog, till the Popes fury was toward them asswaged: So that after that, he in reproch, (because he so humbled hymselfe for the behalfe and helpyng of his coūtry) was of some called a dog. MarginaliaThe pietie of Dādalus to his coūtrey.
Piety thankfully rewarded.But the Citie of Venice shewed themselues not vnkynd agayne to Dandulus for his gentle good will declared to his country. For as he had abased himselfe before to the vyle and ignominious condition of a dog for hys coūtreys sake: so they extolled him with as much glory agayn beyng returned home, deckyng & adournyng him after the best aray, with the chief princely ornamentes of the Citie, to make him amendes for his former reproch receaued. Sabel. Ennead. 9. lib. 7.

Concernyng the constitutions of this Pope Clement, and of his decretals and Clementines: and how Henricus the Emperour in his dayes was poysoned in receauyng of the Sacrament, ye haue heard before. MarginaliaRob. Winchelsey returned home from banishment.About this time Robert Winchelsey Archbyshop of Caunterbury (whom this kynges father had banished before) was released and returned home from Rome.

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The counting of the yeare was in the olde time frō Michaelmas to the same day agayne.These thynges thus declared, let vs procede (by the Lordes grace) to the next yeare, which is of the Lord. 1311. & the fift yeare of this kinges raigne. In the which yeare, comptyng the yeare from Michaelmasse, to the same feast agayne, as then the vsage of the Realme was: Peter Gaueston, who had wandered the countreys about & could finde no safe restyng place (notwithstandyng he was vtterly banished, vpon forfeityng life and goodes out of the realme, yet trustyng vpon the kynges fauour, and the good will of the Earle of Glouceter, whose sister he had maryed) secretly returnyng into England with a certaine company of straūgers: presented himselfe to the kynges sight. At the beholdyng of whom, the kyng for ioy ran to him, and embracynge him, did not onely retaine hym: but also for his sake vndyd all such actes as had bene in the Parliament before, enacted.MarginaliaEx chron. Tho. Wals.The Queene and the whole Court seyng this doting of the kyng, made an heauy Christēmas. After this returne of Gaueston was noysed among the commons, the Peeres and Nobles of the Realme were not a litle styrred, castyng with themselues, what way were best to take. If he were suffred still they saw not onely themselues reiected, but also that the Queene could not enioy the loue of the kyng, neither could there be any quietnes in the Realme. Agayne, to styre vp warre in the land, it were not the best: to vexe or disquiet the kyng, also they were afrayd. But for asmuch as they could not abyde, all the nobilitie so to be thrust and out vilepended for the loue of one straunger, and also the realme so to be spoyled and impouerished by the same: This way they tooke, that Thomas Earle of Lancaster, should be elected among them the chieftayne and chief doer in that busines: to whom all other Earles and Barons, and Prelats also did concordly condescend and consent, except onely Walter Byshop of Couentry, whom Robert the Archbishop