he
first, brother of William Rufus, at Westminster, who after reigning
xxxv years, was buried at Redyng. In the year Mcxxxv, the coronation
of king Stephen at Westminster, he in the xix^{th} year of his reign
was buried at Feversham. In the year one thousand cliiij, the
coronation of the emperor Henry the second at Westminster, and in the
xxxv^{th} year of his reign, his burial at Fontevrault. In the year
one thousand clxiiij, was the translation of saint Edward king and
confessor, at Westminster, on the third of the Ides of October, by the
blessed Thomas archbishop of Canterbury. In the year one thousand
clxxxix, the coronation of king Richard at Westminster, who when he
had reigned xj^{en} years, was buried at Fontevrault. In the year one
thousand clxxxxix, the coronation of king John at Westminster; and in
the xviij^{th} year of his government he is buried at Wygorn. In the
year one thousand ccxvj, the coronation of Henry, son of king John at
Gloucester; who in the fourth year following was again crowned at
Westminster; in the lvij^{th} of his reign is interred at the same
place. In the year one thousand cclxxiiij, the xiiij. kl. of
September, the coronation of Edward the first after the Conquest, at
Westminster, who in the xxxv^{th} year of his reign is buried at the
same place. In the year one thousand cccvij, the x kl. of March, the
coronation of Edward the second at Westminster; who in the xx^{th}
year of his reign is buried at Gloucester. In the year one thousand
cccxxvj, is crowned Edward the third, the flower of the Christian
knighthood, at Westminster, in the xiiij^{th} year of his age. In the
year one thousand cccxlvj, on the third day of September, the same
[Sidenote: Edward the third subjugated to his dominion the city of
Caleys.]
lord king Edward began to besiege the town of Caleys with the castle,
and continued his siege until the third day of August, the succeeding
year, on which day he subjugated the said town with the castle to his
dominion. In the year one thousand cccxl, the viij kl. of July, the
illustrious king of England Edward the third conquered the French at
le Sclus in a naval engagement. In the year one thousand cccxlvj the
vij^{th} kl. of October, the French are vanquished by the English at
Cressy, and the king of Bohemia is punished. In the same year, the
xvj^{th} kl. of November, the Scots are overcome by the English at
[Sidenote: David king of Scotland is taken.]
Durham, and David king
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