[1] [2] The yoong queene Philip was brought to bed at Woodstoke the 15 day of Iune of hir first sonne,The Blacke prince borne. the which at the fontstone was named Edward, and in processe of time came to great proofe of famous chi|ualrie, as in this booke shall more plainelie appeare. He was commonlie named when he came to ripe yeares prince Edward, & also surnamed the Blacke prince. The sixtéenth day of Iulie chanced a great eclipse of the sunne, Croxden. An eclipse. and for the space of two moneths before, and three moneths after, there fell exceeding great raine, so that through the great intemperancie of weather, corne could not ripen, by reason whereof, in manie places they began not haruest till Michael|mas,A late haruest & in some places they inned not their wheat till Alhallontide, nor their pease till saint Andrews tide.