[1] Now to follow, as in other kings I haue doone heretofore for learned men, these I find to haue flou|rished in this kings daies, Henrie de Henna a Car|melite frier, Goodwine the chantor of the church of Salisburie, Adam de Marisco or Mareis borne in Summersetshire an excellent diuine as he was re|puted in those daies, Gregorie Huntington a monke of Ramesey verie expert in the toongs; Seuall arch|bishop of Yorke a man singularlie learned and stout in defending the cause of his cleargie against the pope, Haimo de Feuersham, Peter Swanington, Helias Trickingham, Helias de Euesham, Ra|dulfe Bocking borne in Sussex, Alphred [...] surnamed Anglicus, Iames Cisterciensis, William of Ware, Robert Oxenford, Thomas Docking, Iohn surna|med Grammaticus, Robert Dodeford: but the more part of these are rather to be ascribed vnto the time of Henrie the third, the father of this king Edward, where these that follow are thought to flourish in the time of king Edwards reigne, after the deceasse of his father king Henrie, Thomas Spot a chronogra|pher, Peter de Ickeham a Kentishman borne as Bale thinketh, Iohn Beckton a doctor of both the lawes, William Hanaberge a Carmelite frier, pro|uinciall gouernour of his order heere in England; Robert Kilwarbie bishop of Canturburie, and after made a cardinall and bishop of Portua; Glbert sur|named Magnus, a moonke of the Cisteaux order; Helias Ros, Walter Recluse, Hugh le Euesham, Iohn Euersden a writer of annales, whome I haue partlie followed in this kings life; William Pag|ham, Henrie Esseborne, Iohn de Haida, Roger Ba|con a Franciscane frier, an excellent philosopher, and likewise a mathematician, Iohn Derlington a do|minike frier, Iohn Chelmeston, Thomas Borstale a Northfolke man borne, Gregorie Cairugent a moonke of Glocester a writer of annales, Gregorie de Bredlington, Thomas Bungey a frier minor borne in Northfolke, an excellent mathematician, prouinciall ruler of his order heere in England, he flourished in the daies of king Edward the first, al|though there were another of the same name that li|ued in the time of king Edward the third, Hugh de Manchester a Dominike frier, & prouinciall gouer|nour of his order héere in England, Richard Knap|well a Dominike frier, Iohn Peckham borne in the dioces of Chichester, a Franciscane frier, excellentlie learned, as by his workes it appeareth, he was ad|uanced by pope Honorius the third, to the archbi|shops sée of Canturburie; Thomas de Illey a Suf|folke man borne, and a white or Carmelite frier in the house of Gippeswich, Michaell surnamed Scot, but borne in the bishoprike of Durham (as Leland saith) an excellent physician, and likewise verie ex|pert in the mathematicals, Hugh de Newcastell a frier minor, professed in the same towne, Thomas Sutton a blacke frier, that is of the order of S. Do|minike, Iohn Read an historiographer, William de la Mare a frier minor, Thomas Wicke a chanon of Osney in Oxenford, Simon de Gaunt, William Hothun, prouinciall of the friers Dominiks in Eng|land, Iohn de Hide a moonke of Winchester, Robert Crouch, a cordelier, or a Franciscane frier, Richard Midleton a frier minor, Thomas Spirman a blacke frier, William Lidlington a doctor of diuinitie, and a Carmelite frier in Stanford, Iohn Fiberie or Be|uer, a moonke of Westminster, William Makeles|field borne in Cheshire, in a market towne, whereof he beareth the name, a blacke frier by profession, and an excellent philosopher.
Thus farre Edward the first, surnamed Longshanks.