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+Project Gutenberg's A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483, by Anonymous
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+Title: A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483
+ Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time
+ Printed from MSS. in the British Museum
+
+Author: Anonymous
+
+Release Date: October 26, 2008 [EBook #27027]
+
+Language: English
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHRONICLE--LONDON, 1089-1483 ***
+
+
+
+
+Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Linda Cantoni, and the
+Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
+
+
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+
+
+
+[Transcriber's Notes:
+
+_About this book._ Although the title indicates that the Chronicle
+begins in 1089, it actually begins in 1189 with the reign of Richard
+I, and ends in 1483 with the death of Edward IV. It is based on two
+manuscripts, now in the British Library, written by anonymous scribes
+in the 15th Century. It recounts events not only in the City of
+London--such as the elections of Mayors and Sheriffs--but also in the
+British Isles and France, covering battles, coronations, births and
+deaths of prominent people, tempests, earthquakes, plagues, and other
+noteworthy occurrences.
+
+The Chronicle was first published in 1827, in a limited edition of 250
+copies, with copious notes and an extensive section of illustrative
+documents. Although the editors of the 1827 edition are not named, the
+British Library catalogue identifies them as Sir Nicholas Harris
+Nicolas, G.C.M.G., and Edward Tyrrell (whose signature appears at the
+end of the dedication).
+
+This e-book was prepared from a 1995 reprint of the 1827 edition,
+published by Llanerch Publishers, and from images of the 1827 edition
+at the Internet Archive, www.archive.org.
+
+_Orthography._ The Chronicle section is written in 15th-Century
+English. The original spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and
+hyphenation have been preserved in this e-book.
+
+Numbers and dates in lowercase Roman numerals often end in a "j,"
+signifying "i."
+
+Superscripted letters are represented in curly brackets preceded by a
+carat, e.g., A^{o}.
+
+A crossed double-L is represented as [-ll-], and a tailed Z as [z/].
+
+Blank spaces in the text are represented by long dashes (----).
+
+_Formatting._ The Chronicle section of the original utilizes unique
+page headers indicating the name of the monarch and the years covered
+on that page, e.g., REX HENRICUS T'CIUS [1238-1242]. These have been
+retained in this e-book and inserted in the appropriate chronological
+place.
+
+The original contains numerous sidenotes. In the Chronicle section,
+sidenotes marked with an asterisk were added by the editors and are
+here treated as footnotes. Otherwise, sidenotes are marked as such and
+have been moved above the paragraph to which they refer. Where a
+paragraph is very long, as in the documents at the end of the Notes
+section, the sidenotes have been placed above the lines to which they
+refer.]
+
+
+
+
+A
+
+Chronicle of London,
+
+FROM 1089 TO 1483;
+
+WRITTEN IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY,
+
+AND FOR THE FIRST TIME PRINTED
+
+FROM MSS. IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM:
+
+TO WHICH ARE ADDED
+
+Numerous Contemporary Illustrations,
+
+CONSISTING OF ROYAL LETTERS, POEMS, AND OTHER ARTICLES DESCRIPTIVE OF
+PUBLIC EVENTS, OR OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE METROPOLIS.
+
+
+LONDON:
+
+PRINTED FOR
+LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN, PATERNOSTER-ROW;
+AND HENRY BUTTERWORTH, No. 7, FLEET STREET.
+
+M.DCCC.XXVII.
+
+[ONLY TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY COPIES PRINTED.]
+
+RICHARD TAYLOR, PRINTER,
+SHOE-LANE.
+
+[Illustration: ALERE FLAMMAM.]
+
+
+
+
+[Illustration: Fac-simile of a page of the Chronicle of London in the
+Harleian M.S. 565, fol. 37.
+
+_J. Shuttleworth & Co. Lithog^{rs}. 28 Poultry._]
+
+
+
+
+TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COMMON COUNCIL
+OF THE CITY OF LONDON.
+
+
+This Volume presents to your notice an early Chronicle of the great
+Metropolis over which you preside.
+
+The rising taste for literature, and particularly that part of it
+relating to the History of your ancient City, which has lately been
+evinced by you in the formation of a Library, as well as in the
+private Collections made by several of your members on the same
+subject, renders it probable that the publication of this Chronicle,
+which has never before been printed, may not be deemed unacceptable.
+
+Amongst the "Illustrations" will be found some interesting and
+important documents taken from the Archives of your Corporation;--they
+give a faint idea of the valuable historical information contained in
+your Records; and it may be hoped that these specimens will induce you
+to follow the example set by the Great Council of the Nation in
+printing the Parliamentary Records, and that at no very distant period
+measures may be taken for the publication of such of the documents in
+your possession as will illustrate the History of England, and of the
+City of London.
+
+[Illustration: [signature] E^{d.} Tyrrell.]
+
+London, February 1827.
+
+
+
+
+PREFACE.
+
+
+The present period is so distinguished for historical research, that
+the publication of an English Chronicle, written in the fifteenth
+century, will not it is presumed require any other prefatory remarks
+to recommend it to attention, than a brief account of the MSS. from
+which it has been transcribed. Two copies are extant in the British
+Museum; the one in the Harleian MS. 565, the other in the Cottonian
+MS. Julius B. I. and the material variations between them are either
+alluded to, or inserted in the Notes. The copy in the Harleian MS.
+ends with the 22nd year of the reign of Henry the Sixth, Anno 1442,
+about which time the volume was evidently written: but the other
+transcript, which is in a much later hand, is continued to the death
+of Edward the Fourth, Anno 1483, though after the accession of that
+monarch the narrative is barren and unsatisfactory. It may therefore
+be inferred that the original compiler did not survive the death of
+Henry the Sixth, and that the continuation was by another person. With
+the events of that period the writer is consequently to be deemed
+contemporary; and all which he relates of the reigns of Henry the
+Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth, are peculiarly deserving of notice; for some
+curious facts are mentioned, many of which have never, it is
+believed, been so fully detailed, even if they were previously known;
+whilst of earlier times his statements are as worthy of credit as
+those of other Chroniclers who did not live in the ages of which they
+respectively treat.
+
+This volume is called "A CHRONICLE OF LONDON" in the title-page, from
+the author having so particularly confined himself to the Metropolis;
+and still more, because he has, like his successor Fabian, commenced
+each year with the election of the Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of London,
+whose names are uniformly recorded, but unfortunately no clue exists
+by which the name of the writer can be ascertained.
+
+To the history of England however, no less than to that of London,
+this Chronicle will, it is confidently expected, be considered a
+valuable addition; and the laudable avidity evinced by the
+Corporation, under whose patronage it appears, as well as by numerous
+natives of the metropolis, to possess every work relating to its early
+history, justifies the hope that by them at least it will be
+favourably received.
+
+Towards the end of the volume the following ILLUSTRATIONS are
+introduced, the most important of which have, with the obliging
+permission of Henry Woodthorpe, Esq. the Town Clerk, been copied from
+the invaluable muniments in the City Archives.
+
+ A curious Latin Poem on the dispute between King Edward the
+ First and the King of France, relative to some lands in
+ Gascony in 1295. From the MS. in the Town Clerk's Office,
+ marked Liber Custumarium.
+
+ A fragment of a French Poem on the treacherous conduct of
+ Sir Thomas Turbeville, in 1296. From the Cottonian MS.
+ Caligula A. XVIII.
+
+ A Letter from King Edward the Third to Edward Prince of
+ Wales, giving an account of the Battle of Scluyse, dated
+ 28th June, 14 Edward III. 1340. From the MS. in the Town
+ Clerk's Office, marked Letter _F_.
+
+ A Letter from Edward the Black Prince to the Mayor,
+ Aldermen, and Commonalty of London, dated 22nd of October
+ 1356, detailing the proceedings of the English Army under
+ his command, and informing them of the BATTLE OF POICTIERS.
+ From the MS. in the Town Clerk's Office, marked Letter _G_.
+
+ A Letter from a Priest, named Robert Prite, to some
+ Nobleman, dated 8th of December 1356; in which he speaks of
+ the Battle of Poictiers, and relates other news of the
+ times. From the original in the Cottonian MS. Caligula D.
+ III.
+
+ A Declaration of Bernard Du Troy, a Gascon gentleman, made
+ on his death-bed, 1st of July 1361, that he was the
+ individual who took John King of France prisoner at the
+ Battle of Poictiers. Also from the Cotton MS. Caligula D.
+ III.
+
+ A Proclamation of Richard II., dated at Chelmsford on the
+ 5th of July 1381, to the Earl of Warwick and others, denying
+ that Wat Tyler and his followers were supported by his
+ authority; and commanding them to use all possible means for
+ the preservation of the peace in Warwickshire, and the
+ places under their jurisdiction. Also from the Cottonian MS.
+ Caligula D. III.
+
+ A Poem, by Lydgate, describing the Expedition of Henry the
+ Fifth into France, the Battle of Agincourt, and the
+ magnificent Pageant prepared by the City of London, in
+ honour of his return to the Metropolis. From the Harleian
+ MS. 565.
+
+ Another Poem, by Lydgate, describing the Pageant and
+ Reception of Henry the Sixth into London on the 21st of
+ February 1431, after his coronation as King of France. Also
+ from the Harleian MS. 565.
+
+ Two copies of a Poem on the reconciliation of the Lords of
+ the Yorkist faction with King Henry the Sixth and his
+ adherents; the one from the Cottonian MS. Nero A. VI., and
+ the other from the Cottonian MS. Vespasianus B. XVI.
+
+ A Ballad sent by a Pursuivant to the Sheriffs of London and
+ their Brethren on May Day at Bishop's Wood, at an honorable
+ dinner; each of them bringing his dish: by John Lydgate.
+ From Ashmole's MS. No. 6943.
+
+ Two copies of a Ballad, also by Lydgate, entitled "London
+ Lickpenny;" the one from the Harleian MS. 542, and the other
+ from the Harleian MS. 367.
+
+ A short Ballad, also by Lydgate, upon the Emptiness of his
+ Purse. From the Harleian MS. 2255.
+
+ Another Ballad, by Lydgate, in ridicule of the Forked
+ Head-dresses of Females. From the Harleian MS. 2255.
+
+ A Ballad on Fraudulent Millers and Bakers; likewise by
+ Lydgate. From the same MS.
+
+The whole of these articles were written at the periods to which they
+relate, and the greater part of them are for the first time printed;
+whilst the few that have been before published, are inserted either
+because more correct copies have been discovered, or because they are
+so intimately connected with some of the others that they could not
+with propriety be omitted.
+
+Most of the pieces enumerated have escaped the notice of Historians;
+and as they tend in an important degree to illustrate the Manners and
+Customs of the Metropolis, their appearance in this volume cannot
+fail, it is hoped, to be acceptable to those who are interested in the
+early History of London or of this Kingdom.
+
+February 1827.
+
+
+
+
+WILL' CON'TOR. WILL' RUFFUS. HEN. PR. STEPHAN. HEN. SECUNDUS. RIC.
+JOHN. HENRICUS. EDWARD TRES. RIC. HEN. IIIJ^{tus}.
+
+
+NOMI'A CUSTODU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' RIC'I PRIMI, QUI CORONATUS FUIT
+APUD WESTM' TERCIO DIE SEPTEMBR' ANNO D'NI MILL'O C^{mo} lxxxix.
+
+TEMPORE REG' RICI' PRIMI. [1189-1195.]
+
+[Sidenote: Destruccione of the Jewes.]
+
+[Sidenote: Will'm' rex Scotie fecit homagiu'.]
+
+The same day that the king was crowned and the nyght folwynge alle the
+Jewes that myghte be founden weren for the moste partie slayne and
+brent. And in this yere began the ordre of seynt Tonyes in Pruce. In
+that yere in the monthe of Decembre cam kyng William of Scotlande to
+Caunterbury and dede homage to kyng Richard.
+
+Custodes.--Herry Cornhill. Anno primo.
+ Richard Fitz Reyvery.
+
+This same yere the emperor Frederyk with an huge ooste wente to
+Jerusalem.
+
+Custodes.--John Herlyonn. Anno secundo.
+ Roger le Duke.
+
+This yere the emperor Frederyk deyde in his goynge to Jerusalem; and
+in this yere began the orde of oure lady in Pruce, that is to sey in
+the yere of oure lord a m^{l}'clxxxx.
+
+Custodes.--William Hav'hille. Anno tercio.
+ John Buknote.
+
+[Sidenote: The popes legat put oute al the monkes of the p'orye of
+Coventry and put yn seculer chanons.]
+
+This yere the kyng with many lordes of Engelond wente over the see in
+to the holy land and toke the strong citee of Acres and killed manye
+Sarasygnes. And in this yere Hugo Nonant bysshopp of Coventre and
+Lychefelde, thanne beynge the popes legat, putte out alle the monkes
+of the priorye of Coventre and putte in seculere chanons.
+
+Custodes.--Nicholl Doket. [Anno quarto.]
+ Pers Newelyne.
+
+This yere the kyng toke the Ile of Cipre; and the prynce of the same
+ile he lete folowe hym in sylver cheynes.
+
+Custodes.--Roger Duke. Anno v^{to}.
+ Ric' the sone of Aleyne.
+
+ William Fitz Isabell. Anno vj^{to}.
+ William Fitz Arnulf.
+
+[Sidenote: Kyng Richard was taken p'son' and raunsoned at an c m'
+li'.]
+
+This yere the kyng comynge homward fro the holy lond was taken of the
+duke of Ostrich and brought to the emperor, and there he was
+emprysoned and afterward raunsoned at an c m^{l}' li', whiche somme to
+pay everych other chalys in Engelond was broken and coyned into
+moneye, and the monkes of Cisteux' solden there bookes for to paye the
+kynges raunsone.
+
+TEMPORE REG' RICI' PRIMI. [1195-1199.]
+
+Custodes.--Robert Besaunt. Anno vij^{o}.
+ Jokell le Josne.
+
+[Custodes.]--Gerard de Antiloche. Anno viij^{o}.
+ Robert Duraunt.
+
+[Sidenote: An heretike with the long berde.]
+
+In this yere the kyng come in to Engelond, and tok the castell of
+Notynghame, and disherited John his brother. And the same yere kyng
+Richarde was crowned ayeyne at Westm'. And in the same yere an
+heretyke called with the longe berd was drawen and hanged for heresye
+and cursed doctrine that he had taughte
+
+[Custodes.]--Roger Blount. Anno ix^{o}.
+ Nicholl Doket.
+
+[Sidenote: Ordre of the Trynyte.]
+
+[Sidenote: Slewe the frenche king.]
+
+The same yere, the yere of oure lorde a m^{l}'clxxxxviij, began the
+ordre of Trynyte. The same yere deyde pope Celestyne; and thanne
+succeded Innocent. And in this yere kyng Richard seiled over the see
+into Normandye and sclewe the kyng of Fraunce.
+
+[Custodes.]--Constantyne Fitz Arnulf. Anno x^{mo}.
+ Robert le Beale.
+
+[Sidenote: Rex Ric'us int'fectus fuit ap'd Castru' Gaillard in
+France.]
+
+[Sidenote: Bertram Gordon.]
+
+In this yere, that is to sey the yere of oure lord a m^{l}'cxxxxix,
+the kyng was sclayne atte the castell Gaillarde in Fraunce with schot
+of a venemed quarelle in the heed. Neverthelees or he deyde the
+castell was wonne and his body setthe entered at Pount Ebrarde with
+hys fadir Henry the secounde. Whan the kyng Richard was thus hurt,
+with his owne hand he pulled out the quarelle, and anon the wonde
+rancled; and whan the kyng wyste that his wounde was dedly, he
+comaunded anoone his peple scharply assawte the town, and so it was
+wonne: and the kyng dede his will with them that were withinne: among
+othere he lete comaunde hym to be brought before hym that schotte that
+quarrelle; and whanne he cam the kyng asked his name. Sire, seide he,
+my name is Bertram Gordone. Wherfore, seide the kyng, have ye sclayne
+me? dede y yow ever ony harme? Nay, sire, q'd Bertram; but, sire, with
+youre owne hond ye sclowe my fadir and my brothir, the whiche y have
+quytte yow. Now thanne, q'd the kyng, he that deyde for us on the
+crosse he save us from helle, he foryef yow my deth, and y foryef it
+yow. And the kyng comaunded hym an hundred schillynges of silver, and
+chargyd upon lyf and membre that no man schulde dow hym non harme:
+natheless certeyn persones of the kynges hous sued after hym and sclow
+hym after his departyng. And so kyng Richard obite is the vj day of
+April.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+NOMINA COSTODUM TEMPORE REGIS JOH'IS QUI CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' IN
+DIE ASCENSIONIS D'NI, ANNO M^{l}' C^{mo} NONAGESIMO NONO.
+
+TEMPORE REG' JOH'IS. [1199-1200.]
+
+[Custodes.]--Arnold Fitz Arnulf. Anno primo.
+ Ric'us Fitz Berthi.
+
+In this yere kyng John loste all Normandye and Angoye be werre; and he
+toke of every plowe lond in Engelond iii_s._ toward hise werres.
+
+TEMPORE REG' JOH'IS. [1200-1203.]
+
+[Custodes.]--Roger Desert. Anno s'c'do.
+ Jacob' Fitz Barthi.
+
+[Sidenote: Parlement at Londoun.]
+
+[Sidenote: S'cus Hugo de Lincoln isto anno monebat'.]
+
+This yere the kyng held his parlement at Londone, and asked of the
+clergye the stynte of every chirche in Engelond for to conquere ayen
+Normandye and Angoye. And in this yere deyde Huberd erchebisshop of
+Caunterbury; and thanne the priour and the covent of Caunterbury
+chosen in there chapytre hous the noble clerk Stephen of Langeton,
+ayens the kynges will, whome the pope sacred at Viterke. And this yere
+deide seynt Hughe of Lincoln; also the erchebysshopp of Caunterbury;
+and the priour of Cricherche, and all the monkes weren exiled.
+
+[Custodes.]--William Fitz Alice. Anno tercio.
+ Simon de Aldermanb'y.
+
+This same yere, be the avyse of wyse men of the citee of London that
+were chosene xxxv men whiche were sworne to holde and mayntene with
+the maire the assyses.
+
+[Custodes.]--Normane Bloundene. Anno iiij^{to}.
+ John of Ely.
+
+[Sidenote: Hailstones grete:]
+
+[Sidenote: and foules were seyn berynge fyer in the eyr in there
+billes.]
+
+In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}'ccij, there fallen grete reynes, and
+hailstones as gret as an ey medlyd with reyn, where thorugh trees,
+vines, cornes, al manner frutes were moche distroied; and the peple
+were sore abaysshed, for there were seyn foules fleynge in the eyre
+berynge in there billes brennyng coles, whiche brenden manye houses.
+And in this yere Engelond and Walys were enterdited, and stood so vj
+yere and more, for the kynges trespas.
+
+TEMPORE REG' JOH'IS. [1203-1208.]
+
+[Custodes.]--Wat' Broune. Anno quinto.
+ Will'm' Chamb'leyne.
+
+[Sidenote: A quart' of whete at xxv _s._]
+
+In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}'cciij a quarter of whete was worth
+xxv _s._, and a cistern of wyn was worth iiij _s._
+
+[Custodes.]--Thomas Hav'yll. Anno sexto.
+ Hamo Bonde.
+
+[Sidenote: In this yere were too mones seyn. Frere P'chours ordre
+began. A gret wynt' and long durynge.]
+
+In this yere were seyn at oones too fulle mones in the firmament. And
+in this yere of oure lord a m^{l}'cciiij began the ordre of Frere
+P'chours, in the cuntre of Tholomeis, undir duke Domynyk. Also in this
+yere was a strong wynter and an hard, fro the circumcisione of oure
+lord til the annunciation of oure lady.
+
+[Custodes.]--John Walg've. Anno vij.
+ Ric' Wynchestre.
+
+[Sidenote: The plees of the crowne were pletyd in the tour.]
+
+This same yere the plees of the coroune were pleted in the tour of
+London, and Hugh of Cisell was drawe and hanged.
+
+[Custodes.]--John Holylond. Anno viij.
+ Edward Fitz Gerard.
+
+ Rog' de Wynchestre. Anno ix.
+ Edmond Hardell.
+
+This yere the enterdytynge of the reaume was new proclamed thorugh out
+Engelond. Also in this yere was born Herry the kynges sone; and in
+this yere the kyng wan Irlond.
+
+TEMPORE REG' JOH'IS. [1208-1214.]
+
+Henr' Fitz Aldewyne, Petrus Duke. Anno x^{o}.
+ P'mus maior. Thom' Neell.
+
+[Sidenote: P'm's maior. Sent Mary Overy was begonne.]
+
+In this yere was the firste maire of London; and seynt Marie Overeye
+was that yere begonne.
+
+Id'm maior. Petrus Josne. Anno xi^{o}.
+ Will'm' Elande.
+
+[Sidenote: The cessyng of the enterdytyng of this land. London brigge
+was first begonne to make.]
+
+In this same yere the land was reconsyled, and the enterdytyng cesed:
+and in this yere the stone brigge of Londone was first begonne to
+make.
+
+Id'm maior. Adam Whateley. Anno xii^{o}.
+ Stephen le Grace.
+
+In this yere an eretyk was brent for eresye, the whiche be craft
+quenchyd ofte the fire.
+
+Id'm maior. Joys Fitz Piers. Anno xiij^{mo}.
+ John Gerland.
+
+[Sidenote: A gret parte of London was brent.]
+
+In this yere was gret discencione be twen the kyng and hise lordes;
+and Lowys the kynges son of Fraunce was waget to come into Engelond
+with manye Frensshmen, whiche dede moche harme in the reaume or they
+wenten home; and the kyng wente with his hoost to Berham Downe. And in
+this yere, on seyn Benettes day, Southwerk, Londone brigge, and the
+moost part of London was brent.
+
+Id'm maior. Rauf Eylond. Anno xiiij^{mo}.
+ Constantin' Josne.
+
+In this yere was Castell Baynard cast done and distroied.
+
+Rog' Fitz Aleyn, Martin Fitz Alice. Anno xv^{o}.
+ maior. Peter Bate.
+
+In this yere, on candelmasse even, the kyng seyled unto Peytowe.
+
+TEMPORE REG' JOH'IS. [1214-1216.]
+
+Id'm maior p'p' anni, Salamon Basynges. Anno xvj^{o}.
+ et Cerle, m'c' Hugo Basynges.
+ p' residuo.
+
+[Sidenote: The ordre of Frere Menors began.]
+
+In this yere, that is to seye the yere of oure lord a m^{l}'ccxiiij,
+began the ordre of seynt Fraunceys, besyde the assise of Frere
+Menours. And in this yere, in the fest of Gordiam in Septembre, the
+barons entred the citee of Londone, and strong werre was betwen the
+kyng and the lordes: and Rog' Fitz Aleyn, maire, was discharged of his
+meiralte be the forsaid barons, and afterward they chosen Cerle meire,
+and the schirreves as it folwith: and yet lasted the werres.
+
+William' Hardel, drap'. John Travers. Anno xvij^{o}.[1]
+ Andr' Newlond.
+
+[Footnote 1: _Sic._]
+
+This yere, on seynt Lukes day, the kyng deyde and was beried at
+Westm'.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REGIS HENR' T'CIJ, QUI
+CORONATUS FUIT APUD GLOUCESTR' IN DIE S'C'OR' SIMONIS ET JUDE ANNO
+D'NI MILL'MO CC^{m} xvj, ET ANNO ETATIS SUE NONO.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1216-1219.]
+
+Jacob' Alderman maior Benet Seynturer, A^{o}. p^{o}.
+ p' p'te anni, et goldsmyth.
+ Salamon Basyng p' Will's Blounitners.
+ residuo.
+
+In this yere Walys was entirdited: also Eustache the Monk wyth manye
+Frensshemen as he was comynge into Engelond ward, for to helpe Lowys
+the kynges sone of Fraunce, was taken in the see be Hubert of Burgh
+and the V portes; and Eustache heed was smeten of, and the schippes
+drowned. And in this yere Lowys retorned home ayene with his meyne,
+and he hadde a m^{l}' mark of sylver.
+
+Cerle, merc', maior. Thomas Bokerell. A^{o} s'c'do.
+ Rauf Guylond.
+
+In this same yere the barons were take at Lincoln.[2]
+
+[Footnote 2: _See note_ D.]
+
+Id'm maior. John Vyell. A^{o}. t'cio.
+ John Spyc'.
+
+[Sidenote: Translacio' s'c'i Thome archie'pi Cantuar'.]
+
+This yere the kyng hadde of every plough land in Engelond ij _s._ And
+in this yere seynt Thomas of Canterbury was translated the l yere
+after his martirdome.
+
+Id'm maior. Ric' Wymbulden. Anno iiij^{to}.
+ John Vyell.
+
+This yere the kyng was crowned ayeyn at Westminster, and Hubert of
+Burgh was mad the kynges chief justice.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1220-1221.]
+
+Id'm maior. Ric' Reng'. Anno v^{to}.
+ John le Josne.
+
+[Sidenote: Plees of the crowne. Castell of Bedf' was stroid.]
+
+[Sidenote: Ordre of Frere Carmes began.]
+
+[Sidenote: A gret wynd.]
+
+[Sidenote: Firy dragons were seyne.]
+
+This yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccxxiiij,[3] the emperour Baldewyn which
+whanne he wente to bataile to fyghte with Godes enemyes he hadde a
+croos boren before hym, whiche crosse seynt Eleyne made of the crosse
+that Cryst deyde upon; and there was an Englyssh prest that tyme with
+hym that was called S^{r}. Hughe, and he was borne in Norfolke, the
+whiche preest broughte the same crosse to Bromholm in Norfolke. Also
+in this yere the plees of the crowne were pletyd in the tour of
+London. Also in this yere was the castell of Bedford beseged, whiche
+endured fro the ascencione of oure lord unto the assumpcion of oure
+lady; at whiche day be greet crafte and strong assaught it was wonne
+and distroid: and sithe it was not beldyd ayeyne because it was rebell
+to the kyng. Also in this yere began the ordre of Frere Carmes. Also
+in this yere upon seynt Lukes day there blew a gret wynd out of the
+north, whiche caste doune manye houses, steples and torrettes of
+chirches, and turned up so downe trees in wodes and in orchardes, at
+whiche tyme fyry dragons and wykkes spirytes grete noumbre were seyn
+openly fleyng in the eyre.
+
+[Footnote 3: _Sic in the Harl. MS., and_ m^{l}ij^{c}xxiij _in the
+Cotton MS._]
+
+Id'm maior. Ric' Reng'. Anno vi^{to}.
+ Th' Lambard.
+
+This yere a gret discencione aros in London be empechement of Walter
+Bokerell, so that Constantyne Fitz Arnulf the morwe aftere oure lady
+daye, the assumpcion, was drawe and hanged. And in this yere the kyng
+was purposed to have cast down the walles of London.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1222-1225.]
+
+Ric' Reng', maior. Will's Joynour. Anno vij^{o}.
+ Thomas Lamberd.
+
+[Sidenote: Frere Meno', ven' in Angl'.]
+
+In this yere, that is for to seye the yere of oure lord a
+m^{l}ccxxiiij, in the feste of seynt Bertylmewe the apostell, the
+ordre of Frere Menours[4] cam ferst into Engelond. Also in this yere a
+man of Alderbery feyned hym Cryst, whiche was brought to Oxon', and
+there he was crucifyed.
+
+[Footnote 4: Prechours _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+Id'm maior. John Travers. Anno viij^{o}.
+ Andrew Bokerell.
+
+[Sidenote: Alyens put out of the ream.]
+
+The same yere were alle the alyens put out of the reaume.
+
+Id'm maior. Martin Fitz William. Anno ix^{o}.
+ Rog'us Duke.
+
+[Sidenote: Plees of the crowne.]
+
+In this yere the plees of the crowne were pletyd in the tour of
+London; and John Harleon failed of his lawe for the deth of Lambard
+his liege.
+
+Id'm maior. Roger Duke. Anno x^{mo}.
+ Martin Fitz William.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1226-1228.]
+
+Rog'us Duke, maior. Steph'us Bokerell. Anno xj^{mo}.
+ Henr' Cobham.
+
+[Sidenote: Weres in Tempse were stroid.]
+
+[Sidenote: The citezeynes of London scholde paye noo toll on this syde
+the see, no beyonde the see.]
+
+This yere the schirrevehood of London and Midd' weren leten to ferme
+to the schirreves of London for ccc^{li} be yere, whiche was graunted
+the xviij day of Feverere in this sayd yere. Also the same day it was
+graunted be the kyng that alle the weres in Thamyse schulde ben broken
+up and distroied, and never after schulde be set ayene. Also the xvj
+day of March in this yere the kyng graunted be his chartre to hise
+citezeyns of London, that no toll schulde be taken of them in no
+kynges lond, as well on this syde the see as beyonde the see; and yf
+ony toll were taken of ony citezeyn of London, that thanne the
+schirreves of London schulde taken at London distresse of the folk of
+the contre, what tyme that they myghte be founden in London
+notwithstondynge. Also the xviij day of August suynge the kyng
+graunted to the maire of London waryne.
+
+Id'm maior. Steph'us Bokerell. A^{o}. xij^{o}.
+ Henr' Cobham.
+
+[Sidenote: Clerkes and seriaunts of the schirreve.]
+
+[Sidenote: A comown seal.]
+
+In this yere, the viij day of Juyn the libertes and the fraunchises of
+London were ratified; and also the kyng graunted that every schirreve
+of London schulde have too clerkes and too seriauntes and no mo for
+that office. Also the kyng graunted the same tyme to the citezeyns of
+London that they schulde have a comown seal, whiche schulde ben in
+kepynge of too aldermen and too commons of the citee: and the forsaid
+seal scholde nought be denyed nor warned to poure no riche of the same
+citee whanne thei hadde nede, yf there cause were resonable; and that
+no mede schulde be take no payed of eny man in no manner wyse for the
+said seall.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1228-1232.]
+
+Id'm maior. Walt' Wynchestre. Anno xiij^{mo}.
+ Rob' Fitz John.
+
+Id'm maior. Ric' Fitz Walter. Anno xiiij^{mo}.
+ John Wobourne.
+
+In this yere it was be the maire and be the aldermen, with the
+counseill and assent of alle the citee, and be othe sworne on the
+Evaungelies, that fro this tyme forth there schull never schirreves of
+London abyde leng' in that office thanne on yere. And in this yere the
+same Roger was discharged of the office of the meiralte.
+
+Andrew Bokerell, m'. Mich' of Seynt Eleynes. A^{o}. xv^{o}.
+ Walt' Senford.
+
+In this yere aroos a gret discord betwen the kyng and Hubert of Burgh;
+which Hubert fledde to the chapell of Brendewode, and there he was
+taken and thanne imprisoned in the tour of London, and after he was
+exiled. Also this yere was a gret harm done in the citee of London for
+the fyere of dame Jonet Lumbarde.
+
+Id'm maior. Herry Edelmetone. Anno xvj^{o}.
+ Gerard Batte.
+
+Id'm maior. Simon Fitz Marie. Anno xvij^{mo}.
+ Rog' Blounte.
+
+[Sidenote: Quarantisme parte.]
+
+In this yere S^{r}. Edmond was sacred erchebysshop of Caunterbury,
+whiche now is called seynt Edmond of Pounteney, whiche Edmonde dede
+afterwarde revoke Hubert of Burgh, that com ayene into Engelond and
+submitted hym to the kynges grace. This yere, in the iiij idus of
+Feverer', was a gret wynd, a gret erthequake, and a gret thondyr.
+Eodem anno idem rex accepit ab om'ib' reb' mobilib' le quarantisme p'
+totam Angl' in adjutor'm sibi in suis bellis.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1233-1238.]
+
+Andrew Bokerell, m'. Ric' Assheby. A^{o}. xviij^{o}.
+ John Norman.
+
+Id'm maior. Gerard Batte. Anno xix^{o}.
+ Robert Hardell.
+
+[Sidenote: Henr' accep' in uxore' filiam count' P'vincie.]
+
+[Sidenote: Statutu' Merton.]
+
+In this yere, the morwe after seynt Hiller day Edmond the erchebisshop
+of Caunterbury spoused the kyng and dame Elianore the erles doughter
+of Provynce togidere at Caunterbury; and on the viij day of seynt
+Hillar sche was crowned at Westminster, and thanne the statut of
+Mertone was mad.
+
+Andrew Bokerell, m'. Herry Cobham. A^{o}. xx^{mo}.
+ Jordan Coventre.
+
+Id'm maior. John Colsan. A^{o}. xxj^{mo}.
+ Gerveys Cordewan'.
+
+Ric' Reng', maior. Joh'nes Wyghale. A^{o}. xxij^{mo}.
+ Joh'n Saundres.
+
+[Sidenote: Trantesime parte.]
+
+This yere on seynt Botolf even was borne Edward the kynges sone. It'm
+in cest an prist le roy en son eide le xxx^{me} des moebles p' tout la
+terre.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1238-1242.]
+
+William Joynour, m'. Renerus Bungey. A^{o}. xxiij^{o}.
+ Rauf Asshewy.
+
+[Sidenote: Edwardus long' femorib'.]
+
+Eod'm anno d'n's Simon Mountfort desponsavit Alianoram sororem d'm
+reg' H. et comitissam Pembr'. Et anno sequ' fecit d'c'm d'n'm comitem
+Leyc'. Et eodem anno, _i.e._ anno iiij^{to} natus fuit filius eius
+Edwardus, int' ip'm et Alianoram reginam, qui postea vocab' Edwardus
+longis femorib'.
+
+Gerard Bate, m' John Gysors. A^{o}. xxiiij^{to}.
+ Michael Tony.
+
+[Sidenote: Seynt Poules was halwed.]
+
+In this yere seynt Poules chirche was halowed.
+
+Renerus Bungey, m'. John Vyell. A^{o}. xxv^{to}.
+ Thomas Durh'm.
+
+[Sidenote: Obiit Rog'us ep'us London'.]
+
+This yere deide Rog' bysshop of London: and William of the Marche was
+drawen and hangyd.
+
+Id'm maior. John Fitz John. Anno xxvj^{to}.
+ Rauf Asshewy.
+
+In this yere seyled the kyng on the see ryally to Burdeux.
+
+Rauf Asshewy, m'. Hugo Blount. A^{o}. xxvij^{o}.
+ Adam Basynges.
+
+[Sidenote: The plees of the crowne. The kyng did cu' frome Burdeux.]
+
+This yere the kyng com into Engelond fro Bordeux; and the plees of the
+crowne were pletyd in the tour of London before William of York,
+Richard Paschelewe, Herry Braha and Jerome of Saxton, justices. Also
+werre began betwen the kyng and Thlewelyn prince of Walys; also
+Griffith Thlewelyn sone fel out of the tour of London and brak his
+nekke.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1243-1246.]
+
+Mich' Tony, m'. Ric' Spyc' A^{o}. xxviij^{o}.
+ Nich's Batte.
+
+John Gisors, m' p' John Cornehull. A^{o}. xxix^{o}.
+ maiore p'te ann'. David Benteley.
+
+This yere Mich' Tony meire of London, and Nicholl Batte schirreve,
+were convicte before the kyng of periuracion be the othe of alle the
+aldermen, for as muche as Nicholl Batte lefte schirreve over his yere;
+wherefore Michael Tony was deposed fro the meiralte and Nich' Batte
+fro the schirevehod, and another chosen as it is aforeseid.
+
+Idem maior. Simon Fitz Marie. A^{o}. xxx^{mo}.
+ Laurens Frowyk.
+
+[Sidenote: Renovacio Westm'.]
+
+Eod'm anno idem rex renovavit eccl'iam Westm' ult' med'm p' unam
+archam. And this same yere was seynt Edmond of Pounteney
+translatyd.[5]
+
+[Footnote 5: _See note_ B.]
+
+Petrus Fitz Aleyn, m'. John Vyell. Anno xxxj^{mo}.
+ Nicholl Batte.
+
+[Sidenote: Mon' de Hayles.]
+
+Eod'm anno s'c'us Edmundus fuit canonizatus eciam frat' reg' H. et
+comes Cornub' incep^{t} fundamentu' monast'ij de Hayles.[6]
+
+[Footnote 6: _See note_ C.]
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1247-1252.]
+
+Mich' Tony, m'. Nicholl Jocie. A^{o}. xxxij^{do}.
+ Geffrey Wynchestr'.
+
+Rog' Fitz Rog', m'. Rauf Hardell. A^{o}. xxxiij^{cio}.
+ John Tholosan.
+
+John Norman, m'. Humfrey Bras faber. Anno xxxiiij^{to}.
+ Will'm Fitz Richard.
+
+In this yere, the Thorsday before the feste of Simond and Jude was a
+gret wynd and an horrible tempest whiche dede muche harme thorugh all
+Engelond; and Lodowyke the kyng of Fraunce tok Damaske the iiij kal.
+of Juyne.
+
+Adam Basynges, m'. Laur' Frowyk. A^{o}. xxxv^{to}.
+ Will's Fitz Richard.
+
+[Sidenote: Ordre of frere Austyns began.]
+
+In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccl began the ordre of frere Austyns;
+also in this yere the kyng wente into Scotlond to marie his doughter
+to Alisaundre the kyng of Scottes.
+
+John Tholosan, m'. Will'm Durham. A^{o}. xxxvj^{to}.
+ Thomas Wyborne.
+
+[Sidenote: vij^{li} is allowed for the office of the schirrefs of
+London.]
+
+This yere the kyng graunted be his chartre on the xij daye of Juyne,
+that the schirreves of London schulde yerly ben allowed in the
+Eschequier for there office of the schirrevehood vij^{li}. Also that
+after the meire be chosene he schulde be presented to the barons of
+the Escheker. And in this yere the kyng schipped at Portesmouth toward
+Burdeux.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1252-1256.]
+
+Nicholl Batte, m'. John Northampton. A^{o}. xxxvij^{o}.
+ Richard Pychard.
+
+This yere the quene, and Edward here sone, and Boneface the
+erchebysshop of Caunterbury sailed over the see toward Burdeux. Also
+this yere, the day of S^{t}. Paulyne the bysshop, fell manye mervailes
+be the watres of the see, as full grete hete and droughte.
+
+Ric' Hardell, m'. Rob^{t}. Lyntone, drap'. A^{o}. xxxviij^{o}.
+ Will'm Asshwy, merc'.
+
+In this yere Edward the kynges sone spoused the kynges suster of
+Spayne. Also in this yere the kyng com from Burdeux thorugh Fraunce,
+and arryved at Dovore on Cristemasse day: and on seynt John day he com
+to London, and enprisoned the schirreves in the tour of London a
+monyth and more, for on John Frome that was undyr there warde whiche
+escapyd out of Newegate, the whiche John was taken in warde for the
+deth of a priour that was the kynges alye; and new schirrefs mad, as
+it folowith.
+
+Id'm maior. Stephan Distergate.[7] A^{o}. xxxix^{o}.
+ Herry Walmode.
+
+Id'm maior. Matheu Bokerell. Anno xl^{o}.
+ John le Mynour.
+
+[Footnote 7: Oyster-gate _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Sidenote: Obiit R. Grosted ep'us Lincoln'.]
+
+[Sidenote: The crucifienge of a child.]
+
+This yere deyde Robert Grostede bysshop of Lyncoln, in the vij idus of
+Octobre. And in this yere, the Soneday before the translacion of seynt
+Edward, the wyf of S^{r}. Edward the kynges sone com into Engelond
+and to London; and S^{r}. Edward com hymself on seynt Andrew evene to
+London. And in this yere a litell child called Hughe of Lincoln was
+taken of Jewes and crucified.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1256-1258.]
+
+Id'm maior. Ric'us Ewell. Anno xlj^{o}.
+ Will'm Asshby.
+
+Eodem anno fuit Ric'us comes Cornub' et frat' reg' H. coronatus in
+regem Almiaine.
+
+Id'm maior. Th' Fitz Richard. Anno xlij^{do}.
+ Rob^{t}. Catelongre.
+
+[Sidenote: Ric' comes Cornubie elect' est imp'ator.]
+
+[Sidenote: A gret compleynt made to the kyng of the citee of London.]
+
+[Sidenote: The parlement at Oxon.]
+
+In this yere Ric'us erle of Cornub' was chosen emperor; and Thlewellyn
+prynce of Walys held werre ayens the kyng. Also this yere, abougte the
+convercion of seynt Poule, tydynges comen to the kyng that the cite of
+London was nought trewly, no in due maner gowerned: wherupon was mad
+an inquisicion be xxvj men of every warde; and John Mauncell, examyned
+be the kynges counseill, tolde the tale for alle the companye, and
+seyde that Richard Hardell mair, Robert Catelongre schirreve, John
+Tholesone, Nich' Batte, Nich' Fitz Jocy, Mathew Bokerell, John le
+Meynoure, Arnold Tednore, and Herry Walmode, aldermen, were worthy to
+be prevyd of there offices, and never after to bere stat in the citee.
+Also in this yere after Trynyte Sonedaye was the parlement at
+Oxenford, where aroos a gret discord betweye the barons on the too
+partye, and Audymere eslyte of Wynchestre, William Valence, Geffrey of
+Wynchestre, and the kynges brethren, on the other partie, for divers
+trespaces and transgressions; wherefore the kynges brethren were
+somond to come to the parlement at Wynchestre; and whanne the
+parlement was begonne, the forsaid kynges brethren wolde nought obeye
+to the lawe; wherfore two of them weren exiled, whiche passed the see
+at Dovorre.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1258-1260.]
+
+John Gysors, m'. John Adryan. A^{o}. xliij^{cio}.
+ Rob' Cornhill.
+
+[Sidenote: Scutagium.]
+
+[Sidenote: Jewe.]
+
+[Sidenote: A quart' of whete at xxiiij _s._]
+
+This yere scutage was gadered in Engelond of every knyghtes fee xl
+_s._ The same yere, the morwe after Al Sowlen day, Ric' of Gravesende
+at Caunterbury was sacred bysshop of Lincoln be Bonoface erchebysshop
+of Caunterbury. And in this yere, that is to seye the yere of our lord
+a m^{l}cclviij, there fel a Jewe into a pryve at Teukesbury upon a
+Satirday, the whiche wolde nought suffre hym selfe to be drawe out of
+the preve that day for reverence of his Sabot day: and S^{r}. Richard
+of Clare, thanne erle of Gloucestre, herynge therof, wolde nought
+sufrre hym to be drawe out on the morwe after, that is to say the
+Soneday, for reverence of his holy day; and so the Jewe deyde in the
+preve. Also in this yere was a gret derthe of corn, for a quarter of
+whete was worth xxiiij _s._ And in this yere Richard the erle of
+Cornewaille was crowned emperour of Almayne.
+
+Will'm Fitz Richard, m'. Adam Brounyng. A^{o}. xliiij^{to}.
+ Ric' Coventre.
+
+In this yere, abougte Alhalwen tyme, the kyng with the quene, with
+other barons and lordes, seyled over the see to the kyng of Fraunce,
+and dwelled there half yere and more with gret honoure and love, so
+that he hadde no wil homward; but he was thretned be the co'e
+counsaill of Engelond that but if he come home here sounne they wolde
+chesyn them a newe kyng: and there was gret discord, and a rysynge
+betwen Edward the kynges sone and Richard thanne erle of Worcestre,[8]
+so that all Engelond was meved to werre; for whiche, a lytel before
+Whitsonday the kyng come into Engelond, an cam into London, and lay in
+the bysshopes palys of London besyde Poules, unto the tyme that pees
+was stablisched thorough alle Engelond.
+
+[Footnote 8: Gloucestre _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1260-1263.]
+
+Id'm maior. John Northt'. A^{o}. xlv^{to}.
+ Ric' Pychard.
+
+ John Tallour. A^{o}. xlvj^{to}.[9]
+ Ric' Walbrooke.
+
+[Footnote 9: _See note_ C.]
+
+[Sidenote: Note:--That no record makes mention of an earle of
+Worcester in this time.]
+
+This same yere, abought the fest of the traunslacion of seynt Thomas,
+the kyng with the quene sailled over the see into Fraunce, and the
+erle of Worcestre[10] deyde.
+
+[Footnote 10: Gloucestre _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+Th' Fitz Thomas, m'. Philip Walbrok. A^{o}. xlvij^{mo}.
+ Ric' Taillour.
+
+[Sidenote: The barons werres.]
+
+In this yere began the barons werres, in whiche there were many ful
+worthy lordes sclayn, and moche myschief and sorwe was that time in
+Engelond.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1263-1265.]
+
+Id'm maior. Robert Mounpylers. A^{o}. xlviij^{o}.
+ Osbert Vynt'.
+
+In this yere the town of Northampton was taken, and manye of the men
+that were founden withinne were sclayn, forasmoche as thei hadde
+ordeyned wyldefeer for to abrent the citee of London. Also this yere,
+after the purificacion of oure lady, the kynges litell halle at Westm'
+with the chaumbre were brent. Also in this yere, at Whitsontyde, there
+aroos a grete discord betwen the kyng and his barons, and the bysshop
+of Hereford was taken and lad into Walys into a castell. Also in that
+discord Elianore the quene was foule repreved and almost sclayn upon
+London bregge: and after this, a litel before Mighelmesse, the kyng
+and the quene sailed into Fraunce, to the kynges parlement of Fraunce.
+
+Id'm maior. Th' de la Ford. A^{o}. xlix^{o}.
+ Gregor' Rokesley.
+
+[Sidenote: A parlement at Redyng.]
+
+[Sidenote: Barons werre.]
+
+[Sidenote: Bellum de Lewes.]
+
+[Sidenote: Stella comata.]
+
+This yere the kyng com fro Fraunce and held his parlement at Redyng,
+fro which parlement the kyng and the lordes departed in wrathe; and
+the kyng wente ayene to the parlement into Fraunce: and after this,
+for werre and defaute, the stretes of London were cheyned. And abought
+the purification of oure lady the kyng com home fro Fraunce; and the
+barons token the town of Northt' the Satirday nest before Passion
+Sonday; and the Wednesday nest folwynge there were manye Jewes sclayn
+and distroyd. And in the morwe of seynt Pancras, in the monthe of May,
+was the bataile of Lewes, betwen the kyng and the barons of the
+reaume, in whiche bataile manye men were sclayn on both parties: and
+in this bataile the kyng was taken and S^{r}. Edward his sone, and
+Richard erle of Cornewayle and manye othere were lad into diverses
+castelles. And in the same yere appered stella comata whiche endured
+xv dayes.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1265-1267.]
+
+Id'm maior. Edwardus Blount. A^{o}. l^{mo}.
+ Petrus Aunger.
+
+[Sidenote: Bellu' de Evesham.]
+
+In this yere Edwarde the kynges sone brak oute of warde of Sire Simond
+Mountford erle of Leycestre and of Hereford, and he wente to the
+barons of the March, and they reyceyved hym withe moche honour. And on
+the Satirday in the myddes of August he scomfited Simon of Mountford
+at Kelyngworth. And on the Wednesday nest after was the batall of
+Evesham; and there was sclayn Simond of Mountford erle of Leycestre,
+the lord Spenser, S^{r}. Rauff Bassett, S^{r}. Thomas Asteley, William
+Maundevyle, S^{r}. John Beauchamp, S^{r}. Guy Bailliof, S^{r}. Roger
+Roule, &c. and the barouns discomfited.[11]
+
+[Footnote 11: _See note_ D.]
+
+William Fitz Ric', custos. John Lynde. A^{o}. lj^{o}.
+ John Walravyn.
+
+In this yere S^{r}. John Savylle was taken with strong hond at
+Cesterfeld; atte whiche tyme the lord Ferrers fledde, and be a woman
+was betrayed in the chirche, and so taken. And Octobon the popes legat
+held a counseill at Northt', where he accursed alle thoo that stoden
+with the erle of Leycestre Simond, or hym helpith or favoureth.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1267-1270.]
+
+Aleyn South, custos. John Adryan. A^{o}. lij^{do}.
+ Lucas Batencourt.
+
+[Sidenote: The greate Caem.]
+
+This yere, that is to seye the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cclxvij, began
+the empire of Tartaryn, the whiche emperour is called the grete Cane;
+and he is now holden grettest and most myghty lord of alle the world.
+In this yere the kyng held his parlement at Marleburgh, in the octaves
+of seynt Martyn, where, be the assent of alle the nobles and choson
+comoners of Engelond, were mad the statuts called the Statuts of
+Marleburgh.
+
+Id'm custos. Walter Hervy. A^{o}. liij^{o}.
+ Wiliam Duremsone.
+
+This yere Octobouns the popes legat held his counseyll at seynt Poules
+in London.
+
+Hugo Fitz Thom's, custos. Th' Basyng. A^{o}. liiij^{to}.
+ Rob't Cornhill.
+
+[Sidenote: T'us s'c'i Edward.]
+
+[Sidenote: Hoc A^{o} concessit civib' Londo'.]
+
+[Sidenote: T're mot'.]
+
+This yere the kyng lete translate ayeyne the body of seynt Edward into
+a precious schryne; and there weren alle the lordes spirutuelx and
+temporelx of Engelond. And in the xvj day of March the kyng ordeyned
+that no man schulde gon ought of the citee of London be water no be
+londe to regrate ony vitaile. Also in this yere after Estren the kyng
+graunted to the citezens of London alle there liberties and
+fraunchises. And on the morwe of seynt Lucye the virgyne was gret
+erthequake aboughte evesong tyme.
+
+REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1270-1272.]
+
+John Adryan, m'. Walter Potter. A^{o}. lv^{to}.
+ John Taillour.
+
+In this yere Edwarde the kynges sone, in the feste of Philip and
+Jacob, tok his vyage into the holy lond with manye othere grete lordes
+bothe of Engelond and of other londes.
+
+Id'm maior. Gregorius Rokesley. A^{o}. lvj^{to}.
+ Herry Waleys.
+
+[Sidenote: Bowe stepil fil doun.]
+
+[Sidenote: The Sowdon sente l'res to Edward the kynges sone be a
+Sarasyn, whiche wolde a sclayn the said Edward, whiche Edward
+strangled the Sarasyn.]
+
+In this yere, the V kal. of Feverer', the yere of oure lord a
+m^{l}clxx, the stepil of the chirch of seynt Marie at the Bowe fel
+down in Chepe, and perysshed moche peple. And in this yere Edwarde the
+kynges sone was wounded of a Saresyn at Acres, whiche broughte hym
+lettres fro the Sowdone, the whiche Sowdone menynge tresone hadde sent
+the same Sarasyn with the lettres unto the said kynges sone Edward,
+whiche for hete of the contrey eyre satt on a bedde in his doublet,
+and opened them. Whiles the lettres weren in redynge, the said
+Sarasyn, knelynge befor hym, drowe out a knyf yvenymed, and wolde have
+smyten the sayd S^{r}. Edward in the bely, and failed; but he smot hym
+in the arm and eft ayeyne in the foot: whiche Saresyn he stranglyd
+betwen his too handes to the deth; and sithens he was cured therof,
+blessyd be God. Also in this yere the said S^{r}. Edward comynge hom
+thorough Fraunce, he dede the tornement at Chalons, whiche was
+proposed for his distruccion for envye.
+
+Sire Wat' Hervy Miles, m'. Robert Milborne. A^{o}. lvij^{o}.
+ Petir Cosyn.
+
+[Sidenote: The schirreves were deposyd for takynge mede of the
+bakers.]
+
+These two scherreves were convict before the barons of the Escheker,
+in the fest of seynt Andrew; forasmoche as they token mede of the
+bakers of London, and wolde nought leten them be corrected and
+justified: wherefore they were deposyd of there offices; and in there
+stedes were seet John Bedle and Richard Parys. And in this yere, on
+seynt Edmondes day the bisshope, in the yere of oure lorde a
+m^{l}cclxxij, kyng Herry the thridde deyde, and rially was beryed at
+Westm'.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOM' TEMPORE REG' EDWARDI PRIMI FILIJ REG' HENR'
+T'CIJ, QUI INCEPIT REGNARE IN C'STINO S'C'I ED'I ARCHIEP'I ANNO D'NI
+MILL'MO DUCENTESIMO SEPTUAGESIMO S'C'DO.
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1272-1273.]
+
+Sire Wat' Hervy Miles, m'. John Horn'. A^{o}. p^{o}.
+ Walter Pott'.
+
+This yere Thlewyne the prynce of Walys rebelled ayens the kyng; and
+the kyng scomfited hym in bataile, and drof hym to so muche myschief
+that he cam and yeld hym, and paied to the kyng l m^{l} marc of silver
+for to have his pees, and made hys othe for to comen to the kynges
+parlement too tymes in the yere. Eod'm anno f'res in vestimentis
+saccor' in exules mitabant'. It'm stat' erat concessum p' bigamis;
+it'm p' p'sonis p'motis non consecratis ad eccl'ias.
+
+Herry Waleys, m'. Nicholl Wynchestre. A^{o}. s'c'do.
+ Herry Coventre.
+
+[Sidenote: For chastyse bakers and mellers.]
+
+This yere, that is to sey the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cclxxiij, the
+xiiij kal. of Septembre, the kyng Edward was crowned at Westm' of
+Robert Kilward thanne erchebysshop of Caunterbury. Also in this yere
+the kyng confermed to the citezeins of London alle there liberties and
+fraunchises. Also he yaf them a chartre for to chastyse bakers and
+mellers; that is to seye, for bakers that make nought breed after the
+assise, and for mellers that stelen mele and corne, the herdell; and
+for nyght walkers the toune. Et eod'm anno reveniebat a t'ra s'c'a et
+coronabat' cu' sua regina Alianora filia reg' Hispanie apud Westm'.
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1274-1276.]
+
+Gregory Rokesley, m'. Luk Batencourt. A^{o}. t'cio.
+ Herry Frowyk.
+
+[Sidenote: Tr'e motus.]
+
+In this yere the kyng helde his parlement at Westm'; and at Estre next
+suynge he sente be his lettre to Thlewelyne prynce of Walys that he
+schulde comen to his parlement: wherof Thlewyne hadde gret dispite,
+and rebelled ayeyne: and thanne the kyng made newe werre to Walys so
+scharply that of verry nede the prynce of Walys yald hym to the kyng;
+and longe tyme he knelyd before the kyng, and the kyng dede hym grace.
+And in this yere, the day of seynt Parthi and Racmeti was a grete
+erthe quake aboughte the houre of prime.
+
+Id'm maior. John Horne. Anno iiij^{to}.
+ Rauf Blount.
+
+And in this yere of oure lord a m^{l}cclxxv, Mich' Tony, for manye
+trespasces and defautes be hym in the werre tyme done, he was accused,
+jugged, and dampned, and was drawen and hanged.
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1276-1279.]
+
+Id'm maior. Robert Bras. Anno v^{to}.
+ Rauf Fynore.
+
+Id'm maior. John Adrian. Anno vj^{to}.
+ Walt' Langley.
+
+[Sidenote: The remevyng of the kynges benche and the Eschqer to
+Schrovesby.]
+
+In this yere, in the fest of seynt Michell, the kynges benche and the
+echeqer were removed fro Westm' to Schrovesbery, and in the xv day of
+seynt Hillere next folwynge thei were brought ayeyn to Westm'.
+
+Id'm maior. Robert Basynges. Anno vij^{mo}.
+ Will's Maiser.
+
+[Sidenote: Rex Scotie veniebat ad p'liamentu' R'.]
+
+[Sidenote: Jewes and Englisshmen weren arested for clippyng of money
+and for byenge of plate of silv'.]
+
+[Sidenote: The hous of the Frere P'chours was founded at Castell
+Baynard.]
+
+[Sidenote: The town of Boston was brente 1275 [_In a modern hand_].]
+
+In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}cclxxviij, the kyng of Scotlond come
+to the kynges parlement at London. Also in this yere, the viij day of
+seynt Martyn, alle the Jewes of Engelond were taken for clippyng of
+money: and in the feste of seynt Lucie alle the goldsmythes of London,
+and alle thoo that kepten the Change, and manye other men of the citee
+weren arested and taken for beyenge of plates of sylver, and for
+chaunge of grete money for smal money, whiche were indited be the
+wardes of the citee. And on the Monday next after the Epithanie the
+justyces setene at the Yeldhalle to make delivreaunce; that is to
+seyn, S^{r}. Stephen of Pencestre, S^{r}. John of Cobham, and other
+which that them lust to assocye to them. And there were forjugged and
+drawen and hanged iij Englyssh Jewes.[12] And in the same yere the
+hous of the Frere Prechours began to be founded at Castell Baynard.
+Also Robert Kylwardby the erchebysshop of Caunterbury in this yere was
+mad cardenall, and frere John Pecche, a Frere Menour, was thanne made
+erchebysshop of Caunterbury. And in this yere the town of Booston was
+brent.
+
+[Footnote 12: _See note_ E.]
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1279-1283.]
+
+Id'm maior. Thomas Box. Anno viij^{o}.
+ Rauf Atte More.
+
+[Sidenote: Hafpence and q' were first mad.]
+
+[Sidenote: A gret snowe.]
+
+In this yere the kyng made newe money of silver called half penys and
+farthynges, alle rounde, of whiche were none sen before. Also in this
+yere upon seynt Denys day fel a gret snow, of whiche cam grete floodes
+and huge. Eod'm anno s'c'us Hugo Lincoln' ep'us t'nslatus fuit.
+
+Id'm maior. Will's Faryndon. A^{o}. ix^{o}.
+ Nicholl Wynchestre.
+
+This yere Martyn the forthe was sacred pope at Rome.
+
+Herry Waleys, m'. William Masere. A^{o}. x^{mo}.
+ Ric' Chikewell.
+
+[Sidenote: The werre aroos betwen the kyng and the prynce of Walys.]
+
+In this yere the werre aroos ayeyne betwen the kyng and the prynce of
+Walys upon Palm Sonday; on whiche day David the princes brother tok
+S^{r}. Roger Clyfford at Hawardyn, and sclowe and tok manye of his
+mene, and beseged the castell of Flynt and Rothelan, and tok the toun
+of Claupautern[13] and caste adowe the walles.
+
+[Footnote 13: "Lambatre vanc" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+Id'm maior. Rauf Blount. Anno xj^{mo}.
+ Hub't Botevyle.
+
+[Sidenote: Prynce of Walys sclayn.]
+
+[Sidenote: S'cus Thom' Hereford' ep'us obiit.]
+
+In this yere the kyng with a gret oost wente into Walys and remeved
+and brak the sege of the castell of Flynt and Rothelan. And in this
+yere in the iij idus of Decembre, Thlewelyn prince of Walys was
+sclayn, and his hed smyten of be S^{r}. Edmond Mortymer, and sente it
+to the kyng, whiche that tyme lay at Rothelan; and the kyng sente it
+to London, and comaunded that it schulde be sett upon the tour of
+London. And that said prynce of Walys before or he was sclayn, come
+into the landes of the forsaid S^{r}. Edmond Mortymer, and occupied
+manye of hise lordschippes, wherfore the said S^{r}. Edmond manly with
+meyne fillen on hym as it is before seyd. And it was seid that yif the
+forseid prince hadde lyved too dayes longere than he dede, alle the
+Walssh tonge hadde holly ben enclyned to hym. And in this yere, on
+seynt Leonard day, S^{r}. Roger Clyfford the yonger was droughned
+betwen Snowdon and Englessey, and manye othere also, whiche because
+there myghte nought abyde the comynge of the Walsshe men, unwysly,
+withoughten hors, passed the bregge of Penbroke.[14] Also in this yere
+deide seynt Thomas the bysshop of Hereford, whiche was called Thomas
+Cantel'. After hos disses succedyd into the bysshopriche, Richard of
+Swynfeld.
+
+[Footnote 14: "Devy" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1283-1284.]
+
+Id'm maior. Jordan Goodchief. Anno xij^{mo}.
+ Martyn Box.
+
+[Sidenote: The brother of the prynce of Walys was taken and afterward
+hanged.]
+
+[Sidenote: The kyng of Aragon occupied the kyngdom of Cecile, and put
+out kyng Charles.]
+
+[Sidenote: Laur' Doket was hangen in Bowe chirche.]
+
+[Sidenote: Gret conduyt in Chepe.]
+
+In this yere aboughte the feste of Natyvyte of seynt John Baptiste,
+David the brother of Thlewelyn was taken and holden in pryson at
+Rothelan, unto the fest of seynt Mighell, and thanne lad to
+Schrovesbury, and there he was dampned to be ded; and first he was
+drawen thorugh the citee with hors unto the galowes, thanne hanged,
+and afterward beheded; and thanne his bowels brent, and the laste his
+bodye quarterd in iiij quarters, whiche were sent to be sett up in
+iiij parties in Engelond; and be the kyng comaunded that his hede
+schulde be seete on the tour of London. And fro that tyme forth the
+kyng occupied alle the lond of Walys. And thanne he dyvyded it into
+schires and hundredys, in maner as it is in Engelond; and at
+Abbercouewe[15] he made a gret and a strong castell, fro whiche place
+the monkes of Cisteux remeved; and in another place a mancion edified
+for them. He made there a fair toun, and he lete make the castell of
+Carnarvan in Snowdon, where that his sone was born: and also he lete
+make the castell of Plaupautuvouc.[16] And also in this yere Petir
+kyng of Aragon occupyed the kyndom of Cecilie, ant putte out kyng
+Charles, whiche anon after mad an ende of hys lyf; wherfore the pope
+Martyn accursed the said Petir, and the kyngdom of Aragon he yaf to
+the kynges sone of Fraunce. And in this yere aroos werre betwen the
+kyng of Fraunce and the kyng of Spayne; and the kyng of Fraunce with a
+gret ooste wente into Spayne, whiche dede nothyng worthy to be
+preysed. Also in this yere Reynold of Lanfare,[17] Robert Pynot, Poule
+of Stebenhithe, Thomas Corewener, John Tholosan, Thomas Russell, and
+Robert Scot, weren accused of the deth of Laur' Doket, whiche was
+hongen in Bowe chirche: and they were dampned, drawe, and hanged; and
+on Alyce a woman was brent for the same cause: and Rauf Crepyn, Jordan
+Goodcheppe, Gilbert Clerk, and Geffrey Clerk, weren atteynt and sent
+to prison into the tour of London. Also in this yere the grete conduyt
+in Chepe was newe begonne to maken.
+
+[Footnote 15: _Corrected from the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 16: "Lambatre vanc, and otherwise it is called Abrestewith"
+_in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 17: "Lancastre" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1284-1287.]
+
+Id'm maior[18] usq' Stephanus Cornhull. A^{o}. xiij^{o}.
+ f'm ap'lor' Petri Rob^{t}. Rokesley.
+ et Pauli.
+
+[Footnote 18: "Gregorie Rokesley p' p'te anni" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Sidenote: The fraunchise of London is sesed into the kynges hond.]
+
+[Sidenote: Edward the kynges sone was born.]
+
+This yere upon seynt Petyr day and Poule the fraunchise of London was
+sesed into the kynges hand; forasmoche as Gregory Rokesby maire yelde
+up the seal at Berkynge chirche, and toke it to Rauf Asshewy; and
+thanne was Rauf Sandwych mad wardeyn of the citee. And in this yere
+the kyng of Fraunce wente into Aragon with a gret powere. Also in this
+yere Edward the kynges son was borne.[19] And the kyng dwelled in
+Walys tyl ayens Cristemasse, and he held his Cristemasse at Bristoll.
+
+[Footnote 19: "at Carnarvon" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+Rauf Sandwyche, custos, drap'. Walt' Blount. A^{o}. xiiij^{mo}.
+ Joh'es Wade.
+
+[Sidenote: Additamenta Glouc'.]
+
+This yere kyng Philipp of Fraunce com out of Aragon, where he loste
+the most part of his oost, and deyde: and Philipp his sone was crowned
+kyng in the feste of the Epithanie. And in this yere deyde kyng Petyr
+of Aragon. Also in this yere, in the feste of the Nativite of oure
+lady, S^{r}. Edmond Mortymer receyved the ordre of knyghthod of kyng
+Edward at Wynchestre. Also, this seid S^{r}. Edmond wedded Margarete
+the doughter of Sire William de Fowles,[20] cosyn to the quene, at
+London. And in this yere were mad at London, the statutes whiche ben
+seid additamenta Glouc'.
+
+[Footnote 20: "Fenles" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+John Breton, wardeyn. Thomas Cros. A^{o}. xv^{o}.
+ Will' Hauteyne.
+
+[Sidenote: Alle the Jewes of Ingelond were put to a gret tribute.]
+
+[Sidenote: To hym was rendred certeyn lond.]
+
+[Sidenote: Grete haylstones.]
+
+In this yere, alle the Jewes of Engelond were put to a gret tribute,
+to be payed to the kyng. Also this yere the kyng passed the see into
+Fraunce, aboughte the Invencion of the Holy Cross; and of the kyng of
+Fraunce he was worthyly resceyved, and so yorned a certeyn time with
+the kyng of Fraunce at Parys, whiche yald up certeyn londes of
+Gascoigne to the kyng Edward, whiche long tyme hadde wrongfully be
+withholden out of his handes. Also in this yere, in the March of Walys
+fel the grettest hailstones that evere were seyn in that countre,
+whiche dede grete harme to beestes and to houses and to corn.
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1287-1290.]
+
+Rauf Sandwych, custos. Will' Hereford. A^{o}. xvj^{o}.
+ Thomas Staunes.
+
+This yere seynt Thomas of Hereford was translatyd. Also, aboughte
+Pentecost, Rys ap Geredith began partie ayeyns the kynges pees, and
+werred in the kynges londes.
+
+Id'm custos. Will'm Beteyne. A^{o}. xvij^{mo}.
+ John Caunterbury.
+
+[Sidenote: A q're whete at xvj _d._]
+
+This yere was so gret plente of whete that men solden a quarter of
+whete for xvj^{d}. And in this yere was a passyng hoot sommer, and
+specially in hervest.
+
+Id'm custos. Fulco de S'c'o Ed'o. A^{o}. xviij^{o}.
+ Salamon Langford.
+
+This yere kyng Edward cam out of Gascoigne into Engelond upon oure
+lady day, the Assumpcion. And in this yere S^{r}. Thomas Weylond
+justice, Adam of Skretton, and alle moost alle other justices were
+convicte of false domes yevynge, and grevously punysched; some of
+lesyng and forfaityng of alle there goodes, and some be redempcion of
+moche money.
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1290-1292.]
+
+Id'm custos. Thomas Romayn. A^{o}. xix^{o}.
+ Will'm Leyre.
+
+[Sidenote: Alle the Jewes were exiled out of Engelond.]
+
+[Sidenote: The v^{th} of ther moveable goodes.]
+
+[Sidenote: Obiit regina Elianora.]
+
+[Sidenote: The staple of wolles was ordeyned at Sandwych.]
+
+In this yere alle the Jewes were exiled out of Engelond, to voyde the
+reaume of Engelond be Alhawen tyme, upon peyne of lesynge of there
+heedes or eny of them mighte be founden withinne the reaume; and for
+to have this graunted of the kyng don and performed, the co'es of the
+reaume grauntyd for to yeve the kyng the V parte of there moveable
+goodes. This same yere Gilbert the erle of Gloucestre wedded dame
+Johanne the kynges doughter. And in this yere forthwith the dukes sone
+of Braban wedded dame Margrete the kynges other doughter. And in this
+yere, on seynt Andrew even, deyde quene Elianore kyng Edward wyf. Also
+in this yere aroos a grete stryf betwen the V Portus and Flaundres.
+Also this yere the kyng ordeyned the newe feyre and market at
+Sandewych, where alle the wolles of Engelond schal be brought, and
+there sold.
+
+Id'm custos. Rauf Blount. Anno xx^{mo}.
+ Hamond Box.
+
+In this yere Acres was wonne of the Sarasynes the xv day of Maii, and
+utterly destroid, and alle tho that dwelden withinne that myghte be
+founden were sclayn. Natheles manye escapid awey be schippes. Also
+quene Elianore the kynges modyr deyde. And in this yere the kyng
+prisoned his sone for mayntenaunce of diverses traitoures.
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1292-1294.]
+
+Id'm custos. Herry Bele. Anno xxj^{mo}.
+ Ely Russel, drap'.
+
+[Sidenote: mors.]
+
+[Sidenote: mors.]
+
+[Sidenote: mors.]
+
+In this yere the kyng of Scotlond come to the kynges parlement to
+London. Also that type iij men token away too prisoners fro Baskle
+seriaunt of London; wherfore the ryghte handes of the same iij men
+weren smyten of at the Standard in Chepe. Also in this yere, iiij
+nonas April, deyde pope Nicholas. Also in this yere deyde S^{r}.
+Robert Burnell bysshop of Bathe, and thanne chaunceler of Engelond.
+Also in this yere frere John Pecche erchebysshop of Caunterbury deyde.
+And in this same yere anon after Whitsonday, the justices of eyr saten
+at Hereford. And in this yere anon after the feste of seynt Michel,
+they saten at Schrowesbury.
+
+Id'm custos.[21] Robert Rokesley the younger. A^{o}. xxij^{do}.
+ Martyn Ambresbury.
+
+[Footnote 21: "Raffe Sandwich custos pro p'te anni" _in the Cotton
+MS._]
+
+[Sidenote: A gret snowe.]
+
+In this yere fel the grettest snowe that evere was seyn before this
+tyme; wherfore a vercyfyer made in metre thise vers:
+
+[Sidenote: v's'.]
+
+ _"C'stino tiburci s'c'or' Valariani
+ Nix cadit innanis vent' vehemens Borial'
+ Emulsit silvas ussit quas rep'it herbas
+ Edes dampnose detexit et impetuose
+ Quas clam p'stravit sic plurima dampna patravit."_
+
+[Sidenote: A weddyng.]
+
+And in this yere the erle of Barre wedded dame Elianore the kynges
+doughter at Bristoll, aboughte the Exaltacion of the Holy Crosse.
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1294-1296.]
+
+Sire John Bryton, knyght, custos. Ric' Glouc'. A^{o}. xxiij^{cio}.
+ Herry Box.
+
+[Sidenote: A gret rysyng in Walys.]
+
+[Sidenote: The Normanes arryved at Dovorre.]
+
+In this yere was a gret rysyng in Walys, wherfore the kyng wente into
+Walys and made pees and reeste. Also the townes of Bloy and Bayone
+werre wonne be S^{r}. John Seynt John and other worschepful bachelers
+of Engelond. Also the same yere the Normaunes arryved at Dovorre and
+brent a gret part of the towun and martyred an holy man that was
+clepyd Seynt Thomas of Dovorre: but the Normaunes were sclayn every
+modir sone, ther eschapid none. Also in this yere the kyng was
+defraunded of his lond in Gascoigne in this manner, sothly: the kyng
+hadde yoven the forseyd lond of Gascoyne to the kynges suster of
+Fraunce, for that sche schulde be yoyned to hym in fre mariage, and be
+some of his counseill enfeffed here in the sayd lond of Gascoigne;
+whiche lond of Gascoigne sche yaf to Charles here brother and to
+other, and the matrymoigne betwen here and kyng Edward sche sette at
+noughte, and wolde noughte stonden therto. Wherfore kyng Edward sente
+hyse ambassatours to the kyng of Almaigne, Spayne, and of Aragon, and
+to manye other dukes and erles beyonde the see, preyenge and askynge
+counseill and helpe of the seid matier: of whiche some because of
+affynyte and for yeftes yeven, and some for good and faire beheste of
+yeftes, graunted the kyng his axynge.
+
+Id'm custos. John Dunstable. A^{o}. xxiiij^{to}.
+ Adam Halyngbery.
+
+[Sidenote: Alle the wolles and felles of Engelond arested.]
+
+[Sidenote: The clergye of Engelond graunted moche good to the kyng
+for his werres.]
+
+[Sidenote: And the lay peple graunted the x p't of there goodes.]
+
+[Sidenote: xxv m^{l} and viii^{c} Scotts.]
+
+[Sidenote: The kyng tok the castell of Edenburgh with alle the
+regalies of Scotlond.]
+
+In this yere the kyng lete areste alle the wolles of Engelond, wolle
+felles and hydes; and he tok to hym alle the money to hym graunted of
+the pope in subsidie of the holy lond, and collecto's[22] of the same
+dysme thorugh Engelond, and he dede for to be born to London into his
+Eschequer: also the convocacion of the clergye of alle Engelond beynge
+at London the Wednesday nest after the fest of seynt Mathy, the kyng
+asked a gret some of the clergye toward his werres whiche he hadde
+with diverses regiones and provynces; and the clergye graunted hym
+halven dele there goodes sp'uelx and temp'elx, oughtake benefices not
+passynge x marc: and the said taske the kyng let gadere at iij tymes
+evenly of the yere. Also in this yere[23] the kyng hadde of lay peple
+of Engelond the x part of there goodes, whiche he let gadere at two
+tymes of the yere be even porcions. The same yere the werre aroos
+betwen the kyng and the Walssh peple, in whiche werre was sclayn greet
+multitude of peple: and that werre began aboughte the feste of seynt
+Cosine and Damyan. And in this yere a worthy marchaund callyd Laurence
+of Lodolowe was dreynt in the see to Flaundres ward. Also in this yere
+S^{r}. Thomas Turbevyle for treson was drawen and hanged. And in this
+yere Sire John Seynt John discomfyted the erle of Artoys; but in the
+seconde bataile the said S^{r}. John was taken and enprisoned in
+Fraunce. And in this yere S^{r}. Herry Mortymer resceyved the ordre of
+knyghthoode at Portesmouth. Also this same yere the kyng Edward, magre
+alle the Scottes of Scotlond, he toke the toun and the castell of
+Berewyk, and killed there xxv m^{l} and viij c Scottes; and there were
+taken S^{r}. William Douglas, S^{r}. Symond Freshell, and the erle
+Patryke. And in this yere, that is to sey the yere of oure lord a
+m^{l}cclxxxxvij, the kyng tok the castell of Edenburgh, where he fond
+the regalyes of Scotlond, that is to seye the kynges see, his crowne
+of gold, and his ceptre, whiche regalyes the kyng offred sithens to
+seynt Edward at Westm', in the morwe after seynt Bothulphes day: and
+at Myssomer, John Bailhol kyng of Scotlond come to the kynges pees to
+London. Also this yere Edward the kynges sone was admirall upon the
+see.
+
+[Footnote 22: "Of the collectours" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 23: _See note_ F.]
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1296-1297.]
+
+Id'm custos. Thomas Suffolk. A^{o}. xxv^{to}.
+ Adam Fulham, drap'.
+
+[Sidenote: The kyng lete gadere in Engelond cm^{l} quart' of corn for
+to send to Gascoigne.]
+
+This yere the kyng lete gadere in Engelond in diverses schires an
+hundred thousand quarters of corn, and sente it over the see into
+Gascoigne: and the kyng passed the see in August, and with hym xx^{ti}
+m^{l}[24] Walsh men and too m^{l} Englysshmen and too m^{l} Irysshmen;
+and there aroos a stryf betwen the kyng and his lordes, that non of
+them wolde passen with hym over the see; and the kyng arryved in
+Flaundres: and there was taken trewes for too yere betwen kyng Edward
+and kyng Philipp of Fraunce; and S^{r}. John Seynt John and other
+prysoners were frely delyvered out of pryson.
+
+[Footnote 24: "xxx thousand" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+Id'm custos. Will'm Stortford. Anno xxvj^{to}.
+ John Stortford.
+
+[Sidenote: Certeyn men were arested for brekyng of the toune of
+Cornhull.]
+
+In this yere, in the feste of seynt Andrew, the kyng graunted to the
+lordes all there axynge of the poyntes of the olde chartre: also the
+Scottes areysed werre ayeyns the kyng of Engelond: also the viij day
+of Paske, Thomas Romayn, Richard Romayn,[25] Richard Gloucestre,
+Nicholl Faryndon, Adam Halyngbery, Thomas Cely, John Dunstale,
+Richard Asshwy, John Wade and William Storteford, weren aresteed for
+brekyng of the toune in Cornhull. And in the viij day of May[26] in
+this yere the kyng faught with the Scottes at Fowkyrk, in which
+bataile xxiij m^{l}[27] Scottes were sclayn, and of Englysshmen but
+xxviij, honoured be the highe Godes grace.
+
+[Footnote 25: _Omitted in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 26: "The day of Marie Mawdelyne" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 27: "xxx m^{l}"--_Ibid._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1298-1300.]
+
+Herry Wallys, maior. Ric' Sop'lane. Anno xxvij^{o}.
+ Thomas Cely.
+
+[Sidenote: The fraunchise of London was graunted ayeyn.]
+
+[Sidenote: A maryage betwen the kyng and Margarete the kynges sust' of
+Fraunce.]
+
+[Sidenote: He wan all Scotland.]
+
+This same yere the fraunchise of London was graunted ayeyn for ij
+m^{l} marc, whiche was sesed ayeyn into the kynges hond; and for to
+make leve of that some, the servauntes bowys in the citee were sette
+at the tallage as well as the maistres. Also in this yere men of
+London wenten and sercheden the chirche of Seynt Martyns in the feld
+for tresoure of gold, thorough the wordes of a gardyn', whiche seyde
+how there was a gold hord; but they founde nought: wherfore the dene
+of Poules of London, be comaundement of the erchebysshop of
+Caunterbury, denounced them alle accursed openly at the Crosse of
+Poules that sergeden as above seyd. Also in this yere Robert
+Wynchelsee erchebysshop of Caunterbury spoused the kyng Edward and
+Margarete the kynges suster of Fraunce togidere: and also pees was mad
+betwen bothe kynges. And in this yere the kyng wente the thridde tyme
+beyounde the see into Scotlond, and thanne wan it alle.
+
+Ely Russell, maior. Henry Fyngreth. A^{o}. xxviij^{o}.
+ John Armentires.
+
+[Sidenote: The Traylbaston.]
+
+[Sidenote: And this yere quene Margarete com into Engelond.]
+
+[Sidenote: The kyng enprysoned his sone Edward.]
+
+This yere come the kyng to London and ordeyned the Trailbaston,
+whiche wente thorough the reaume, and arrered therby moche tresour.
+And in this yere the quene Margarete com into Engelond; and the
+citeizens of London reden ageine here in good aray, abought cc
+persones atte the leeste. Also this yere the kyng enprysoned his sone
+Edward, because that Waulter Langeton bysshop of Chestre hadde
+compleyned that the forsaid Edward, be counseill of Pers of Gavaston,
+esquyer of Gascoigne, hadde broken his parkes; and forasmoche as the
+said Edward the kynges sone was ladde and governed be the said Pers,
+the kyng dede exile the forseid Piers for evere.
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1300-1304.]
+
+Id'm maior. Lucas Hav'yng. Anno xxix^{mo}.
+ Ric' Champenes.
+
+John Blount, drap', Rob't Gallere. A^{o}. xxx^{mo}.
+ maior. Pet' Bosynho.
+
+[Sidenote: A parlement at Caunterbury.]
+
+In this yere the kyng held his parlement at Caunterbury, and the werre
+aroos betwen the kyng of Fraunce and of Flemynges.
+
+Id'm maior. Herry Pourte. Anno xxxj^{mo}.
+ Simon Parys.
+
+Id'm maior. Will' Combemartyn. A^{o}. xxxij^{do}.
+ John Burford.
+
+[Sidenote: The templers were stroid.]
+
+This same yere, that is for to seye the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccv,
+were alle the Templers distroyd in oo day thorugh out alle
+Cristendome.
+
+REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1304-1307.]
+
+Id'm maior. Rog' Parys. A^{o}. xxxiij^{cio}.
+ John Lyncoln.
+
+[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]
+
+[Sidenote: R. le Bruz.]
+
+In this yere William Waleys, that was sworne liege man to the kyng of
+Engelond, presented hymselfe to be kyng of Scotlond, and rebelled
+ayens kyng Edward: nevertheles he was taken and sent to London, where
+he was dampned, drawen, and hanged and beheded, and his bowels brent
+and the body quarterd; and his hede sette upon London brigg, and hys
+foure quarters sent into the foure beste townes in Scotlond: and this
+was don upon seynt Bertilmewes even. And in the fest of seynt Myghell
+the kyng held his parlement at Westm'; to the whiche parlement come
+ought of Scotlond the bysshop of seynt Andrew, Robert le Bruz erle of
+Caryk, Simon Frysell, and John erle of Athelles, whiche weren sworne
+to be trewe lieges to kyng Edward.
+
+Id'm maior. Reg'lus Underley. Anno xxxiiij^{to}.
+ William Cosyn.
+
+[Sidenote: Roberte le Bruz.]
+
+[Sidenote: Bysshoppe of Boston.]
+
+[Sidenote: Bisshoppe of Burdeux made pope.]
+
+This yere Robert Bruz made hym kyng of Scotlond, and S^{r}. John Comyn
+was sclayn atte Grey Freres in Donfres, because he wolde not falsen
+his othe that he made to kyng Edward; wherefore the kyng sente after
+alle the bachellarye of Engelond that thei schulde comen to Westm' at
+Whitsontyd thanne nest folwyng; and there he doubbed cclxxx knyghtes:
+and the Fryday[28] nest before the assumpcion of oure lady, the kyng
+mette with Robert le Bruz be syde seynt Jones towne, and killed of his
+meyne vij m^{l}; and Robert le Bruz fledde: and Simond Frissell was
+take, and on oure lady even the Nativite he was drawen and hanged at
+London, and beheded. And in the forsaid bataille were taken the
+bysshop of Boston, the bysshop of seynt Andrewes, the abbot of Stone,
+alle armed, whom the kyng sente to the pope, to do with them what he
+wolde. Also S^{r}. John the erle of Athelles was taken also at the
+same bataille; and at the request of the quene, because he claymed
+kynrede of kyng Edward, his drawynge was relesed; nevertheles he was
+honged and his body brent alle to asshes. And also in this yere the
+erchebysshop of Burdeux was mad pope.
+
+[Footnote 28: "the iiij^{th} day" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+Id'm maior, drap'. Simon Benet. A^{o}. xxxv^{to}.
+ Geffray atte Conduyt.
+
+In this yere deyde the noble and most doughted prynce kyng Edward the
+firste, in the day of translacion of seynt Thomas of Caunterbury, whos
+body lith worthyly entered at Westm'.
+
+[Transcriber's Note: Edward I actually died in 1307, the 36th year of
+his reign.]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' EDWARDI SECUNDI DE
+CARNARVAN', QUI CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' X^{mo} KAL' MARCII[29] ANNO
+D'NI MILL'MO CCC^{mo} vij^{o}.
+
+[Footnote 29: "xiiij Kalend' Decembris" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1307-1308.]
+
+John Blount, maior. Will'o Furneys. A^{o}. p'mo.
+ Nygel Drury.
+
+[Sidenote: Kyng Edward wedded the kynges doughter of Fraunce,
+Isabell.]
+
+This yere the kyng Edward wente into Fraunce and wedded Isabell the
+kynges doughter of Fraunce, the xv day of Januer', in oure lady
+chirche at Boloigne; and the xx day Fever' sche was crowned at
+Westm': and there was so gret prees of peple that S^{r}. John Bakwell
+was crowsed to the deth. Also in the same yere the kyng anon after the
+deth of his fadir sente into Gascoigne for Pers of Gavaston; and he
+yaf hym the lordschipe of Walyngford and the erledom of Cornuwayle:
+and this same yere prophecyed the chanon of Bridlyngton.
+
+REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1308-1312.]
+
+Nicholl Faryndone, William Basyng. A^{o}. s'c'do.
+ goldsmyth, m'. Pers Blakeney.[30]
+
+[Footnote 30: _See note_ G.]
+
+Thomas Romayn, m'. Simon Merewode.[31] A^{o}. t'cio.
+ Ric' Willeford.[32]
+
+[Footnote 31: _See note_ G.]
+
+[Footnote 32: _See note_ G.]
+
+[Sidenote: Templers were distroyd.]
+
+[Sidenote: The ordre of the Crowched Freres began.]
+
+In this yere the schirreves of London paid for the accomptes of London
+and Middlesex cccc^{li}. Also in this yere, that is to seye the yere
+of oure lord a m^{l} ccc^{mo} x^{mo}, the ordre of Templers were
+distroid on oo day thorugh alle Cristendome, whiche ordre began in the
+yere of oure lord a m^{l} lxxxxviij. Also in the same yere began the
+ordre of Paulyns, that is to say Crowched Freres.
+
+Ric' Reff'm, m'. Simon Crop. A^{o}. iiij^{to}.
+ Petir Blakeney, drap'.
+
+John Gysors, m'. Roger Palmere.[33] A^{o}. v^{to}.
+ Jacob Seynt Ed'ust.[34]
+
+[Footnote 33: _See note_ H.]
+
+[Footnote 34: _See note_ H.]
+
+[Sidenote: Edward of Wyndesore was born.]
+
+In this yere was borne the kynges sone Edward at Windesore.
+
+REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1312-1315.]
+
+Id'm maior. John Lambyn. A^{o}. vj^{to}.
+ Ric' Lucekyn.[35]
+
+[Footnote 35: "Bitekyn" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+Nicholl Faryndon, m'. Adam Burden. A^{o}. vij^{o}.
+ goldsmyth. Hugo Garton.
+
+This yere of oure lord a m^{l} cccxiiij the kyng Edward with a ryall
+oost wente into Scotlond; and upon Missomer day faught with the
+Scottes at Strywelyn; and there he was discomfited and fledde, and
+moche of his peple sclayn.
+
+John Gysors, m'. Stephen Abyndon. A^{o}. viij^{o}.
+ William Bedyngham.
+
+In this yere it befell that there was a rebaude called John Tannere,
+the whiche wente aboughte and seyde that he was the goode kyng Edward
+sone, and called hymself kyng Edward of Carnarvan, and seide thorugh
+necligence of his noryce, whil he lay in his cradel a sowe com in and
+foule rente hym, and the noryce durste nought tellen it, but toke a
+tannere sone[36] and kepte hym in hys stede, and so he was putt to
+kepyng of another noryce, be whiche he was preved of his rewme: and
+for to make this the more certeyne to be belevyd, he schewed the
+places of the woundes which that he seyde the sowe hadde mad. And he
+seyde that kyng Edward maners were acordyng with the maners of his
+fadyr the water-berere,[37] for as moche as he loved swyche rude
+werkes: and for this seyenge moche peple yaf credence to hym and leved
+his wordes. Also the same John Tanner chalangyd the chirche of the
+Frere Cannes at Oxenford, whiche was somtyme the kynges halle, and
+kyng Edward hadde yeve it to them to make thereof there chirche. But
+natheles at the last he was preved fals, and was taken and brought to
+Northampton, and there he was drawen and hanged; and before that he
+was put to his penaunce he confessed before the peple that the devell
+be hyghte hym that he schulde be kyng of Engelond, and knowloched that
+he hadde served the devell iij yere and more.
+
+[Footnote 36: "A carter son" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 37: "The carter." _Ibid._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1315-1317.]
+
+Step'us Abyndon, Hamo Goodchepe. A^{o}. ix^{o}.
+ drap', m'. William Golith.[38]
+
+[Footnote 38: "William Bedyngton" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Sidenote: The toune and the castell of Berewyk was lost thorugh
+treson.]
+
+[Sidenote: Too cardenals comen into Engelond to make pees.]
+
+The same yere, that is to sey the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxvj,
+upon Midlentyne Soneday, the toun and the castell of Berewyk was lost
+thorugh treson of Piers of Spaldyng, thanne beynge kepere of the same
+toun and castell. In this yere too cardenales comen into Engelond for
+to make pees betwen Engelond and Scotlond, whiche weren robbed upon
+the more of Wygelysdon; of whiche robbery S^{r}. Robert of Middelton
+was ateynt, and jugged to be drawe an hanged and beheded at London,
+and his hede sett up at Neugate; and hise quarters were sent to iiij
+principale citees of Engelond. And in this yere was an orible moreyn
+of beestes.
+
+John Wyng've, m'. William Causton. A^{o}. x^{mo}.
+ Rauf Balmere.
+
+[Sidenote: A gret derthe of corn and othere vitailes.]
+
+This yere was a gret derthe of corn and other vitailes, for a busshell
+of whete was worth v_s_: and the poure peple eten for hunger cattes
+and hors and houndes; and too yere and an half a quarter of whete was
+worth ii marc; and the poure peple stal children and eten them, and
+thanne anon after there fille a gret pestilence among the peple.
+
+REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1317-1321.]
+
+Id'm maior. John Prions. Anno xj^{mo}.
+ William Furneux.
+
+[Sidenote: The Scottes come into Engelond and distroyde Northumb'.]
+
+This yere the Scottes comen into Engelond and distroyden Northumbr':
+and the citee of London sente to Yorke cc men of armes; and Scotlond
+was entyrdyted.
+
+Id'm maior. John Pulteney. Anno xij^{o}.
+ John Dallyng.
+
+[Sidenote: A parlement at Yorke.]
+
+This yere the kyng held his parlement at Yorke; and S^{r}. Hugh
+Spencer[39] was mad chaumberleyn of Engelond. And in this yere was
+Thomas the erle of Lancastre beheded.
+
+[Footnote 39: "Sir Hugh Spencer son" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+Hamo Chikell, m'.[40] Simon Abyndon.[41] A^{o}. xiij^{mo}.
+ John Preston.[42]
+
+[Footnote 40: _See note_ I.]
+
+[Footnote 41: _See note_ I.]
+
+[Footnote 42: _See note_ I.]
+
+This yere were the Spencers bothe the fadyr and the sone exiled out of
+Engelond; after they were ayeyne revoked be the kyng.
+
+Nycholl Faryndon, m'. William Prodhom.[44] A^{o}. xiiij^{mo}.
+ goldsmythe.[43] Arnold Conduyt.[45]
+
+[Footnote 43: _See note_ I.]
+
+[Footnote 44: _See note_ I.]
+
+[Footnote 45: _See note_ I.]
+
+[Sidenote: The rysynge of erles and barons of this land.]
+
+This yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxj was strongly the barouns werre;
+and Thomas erle of Lancastre the xij kal' of Aprill was beheded. And
+in this yere was the rysynge of the erles and barons of this lond; and
+they token S^{r}. Piers of Gaveston, the kynges sworn brother, and
+smot of his hed; for which the kyng afterward in oo day dede do
+beheded xx/iiij lordes and gentyles for the deth of the seid Piers.
+
+REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1321-1323.]
+
+Hamo Chikewell, m'. Ric' Constantyn. A^{o}. xv^{o}.
+ drap'. Ric' of Hakeney.
+
+[Sidenote: The sonne was turned into blod.]
+
+In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxij, the laste day of Octobre,
+the sonne was turned into blod, and so endured fro the morwe of the
+day unto xj of the belle[46] befor noon.
+
+[Footnote 46: "of the Belle of the mydday" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+Id'm maior. John Grantham. Anno xvj^{o}.
+ Rog' of Ely.
+
+[Sidenote: The vi^{th} peny of moveables.]
+
+[Sidenote: An ordynance what the kynges offycers schulde taken in
+every degre.]
+
+This same yere the kyng hadde the syxte peny of moebles goodes thorugh
+out Engelond. Also in this yere in the monthe of Juyne, forasmoche as
+the officers of the kynges houshold have ben alwey behynden, and in no
+certeynte of that they ought to don, nor in no certeyn what thei
+schulde taken of the kyng be resone of there offices, whereof
+examination of the saide offices ne myghte not be done, ne the
+officers charged as they oughte to ben, to gret damage and dishonor to
+the kyng, and the governaunce of his houshold not wel disposed, the
+kyng havynge reward to the state above seyd, and hise goodes in other
+manner dispendid thanne they oughte, comaunded Sire Bertilmewe
+Badlesmere styward of his houshold, Sire Hugh Spencer chamberleyn,
+Sire Roger of Norbury tresorer, and Sire Gilbert of Wyghton
+countroller, that thei schulde ordeyne thereupon remedie; whiche be
+the vertu of the kynges comaundement, ordeyned alle manere officers of
+houshold, and what service every officer schulde have, and what every
+officer schulde take, and what servaunts every officer schulde have,
+and what the servaunts schulde take: and whan alle the ordinaunce was
+made and rad before the kyng in presence of the worschipfull fadres
+William Milton erchebysshop of Yorke, Maistre Walter Stapilton bysshop
+of Excestre, the bysshop of Ely chaunceler of Engelond, the bishopp of
+Norwych, the bysshop of Salisbury, Sire Herry le Scrop, Sire Herry
+Sprignell, justices, it was assentyd and contentyd perpetuelly to be
+observed.
+
+REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1323-1325.]
+
+Nicholl Faryndon, m'. Adam Salesbury. Anno xvij^{o}.
+ goldsmyth. John Oxenford.
+
+This yere the quene wente into Fraunce; and after wente S^{r}. Edward
+the kynges sone to his modir into Fraunce; and the kyng of Fraunce
+made hym duke of Guyon: wherfore kyng Edward was wroth with quene
+Isabell his wyf, and with Edward hys sone; and thorugh counseill of
+the Spensers the kyng dede exile the quene his wyf and Edward his
+sone, and tok into hys handes alle there landes and lordschippes that
+they hadden in Engelond.
+
+Hamo Chikewell, m'. Benet Fulham. Anno xviij^{o}.
+ drap'. John de Causton.
+
+[Sidenote: A mariage betwen the kynges sone Edward and the erles
+dought' of Henowde.]
+
+In this yere quene Isabell and Edward hire sone beynge in Fraunce, and
+knowyng the malyce of the kyng, thorugh entisement of the Spensers,
+sente for the lordes and gentiles that were exiled out of Engelond for
+Thomas cause of Lancastre, that is to sey, S^{r}. Roger Mortymer,
+S^{r}. William Trussell, S^{r}. John Cromwell, and manye othere,
+whiche alle togideres ordeyned to make a maryage betwen Edward the
+kynges sone and the erles doughter of Henowde. And whan that maryage
+was acorded to be mad, the erle of Henawde graunted to quene Isabell
+and to Edward here sone, and to othere lordes of there companye, to
+brynge them with strong pouere into Englond. And whanne tydynges
+thereof comen to the kyng Edward, he and the Spensers made moche
+sorwe, and ordeyned to kepe the see cost, and withstanden them that
+they schulde nought londen. And at the fest of the decollacion of
+seynt John Baptyst, the citezeins of London sente to the kyng to
+Porchestre an C men of armes: and the kyng lete do crye thorugh every
+good market of Engelond, that whoso myghte take S^{r}. Roger Mortymer,
+he schulde have an c^{li} for his trawaile. And the Wednesday nest
+before the fest of seynt Mighell, whiche was thanne the Monday, the
+quene and Edward hire sone, Sire Roger Mortymer, the erles brother of
+Henawde, and othere grete in there companye, arryved at Orewelle in
+Essex, faste be Herewych: and whanne they were landed the contre alle
+aboughte fel to them be there owne fre wylle. And the quene and S^{r}.
+Edward hire sone senten a lettre to the maire and the comonalte of
+London, requyryng them that they schulde be helpynge to them in the
+quarell and cause that the quene and Edward hire sone, heir of the
+ream of Engelond, hadde begonne; that is for to seye, for to distroye
+the traytours and enemyes of the sayd reaume. But non ansuere was
+sente ayeyne, for doughte of the kyng and of the too Spensers, the
+fadyr and the sone, at that tyme weren in the citee of London, with
+manye othere lordes with them. And forasmoche as non answere was sent
+ayeyn fro the meire and the comons of London of the said lettre, the
+quene and Edward here sone senten another lettre therupon, with
+hangynge seall, to the citee of London, whiche lettre, in the dawnyng
+of the day was takked upon the newe crosse in Chepe; and manye copies
+of the same lettre were takked upon wyndous, dores, and othere open
+places in the citee of London, that alle men myghte rede them that
+wenten be the weye: and this was done on seynt Denys day, that is to
+seye the ix day of Octobre.[47] And as the kyng was at his mete,
+tydynges comen to hym therof: and anoon the kyng, the Spensers bothe
+the fadir and the sone, the erle of Arundell, and maister Walter
+Baldok, fledden into Walys; and the kyng lefte maister Walter
+Stapilton bisshop of Excestre to have the governaunce of the citee of
+London; whiche bysshop axed to have the keyes and governaunce of the
+citee be vertu of the comission: where thorugh debate aroos betwen hym
+and the citee, so that he was taken and lad to the standard in Chepe,
+and his hede was there smyten of, and his hede sette in his right
+hand: and too of hyse squyers were beheded the same tyme, that is to
+sey the xiiij day of Octobre, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxvj^{ti}.
+
+[Footnote 47: _See note_ K.]
+
+REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1325-1326.]
+
+Id'm maior p' p'te a' Gilbert Moredon. A^{o}. xix^{o}.
+ Ric' Beteyn p' residuo. John Cotton.
+
+In this yere the kyng and bothe Spensers, Robert Baldok chaunceler,
+and the erle of Arundell, were taken in the hilles of Walys, and the
+kyng was put into sauf warde; but S^{r}. Hugh Spenser wolde never
+after that he was taken eten mete, wherfore at Hereford he was drawen,
+hanged, beheded and quartered: and then was the sone of S^{r}. Hugh
+Spenser the fadyr was drawen,[48] hanged and beheded at Bristoll. Also
+in this yere, be the assent of alle the lordes of Engelond spirituelx
+and temperelx, and be alle the comonalte of the reaume, be fre
+eleccion of them alle, and resyngnacion of kyng Edward the fadyr, Sire
+Edward his sone was chosen kyng of Engelond.[49]
+
+[Footnote 48: "and Sir Hugh Spencer the father was drawen," &c. _in
+the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 49: "the yere of his age xv."--_Ibid._]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' EDWARDI T'TIJ, QUI
+CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' DIE D'NICA PRIMO DIE FEBRUAR' ANNO D'NI
+MILL'MO CCC^{mo} xxvj^{to}, ET ANNO ETATIS SUE xiiij,[50] P'RE SUO AD
+TUNC VIVENTE.
+
+[Footnote 50: "et anno etatis sue xiiij" _is omitted in the Cotton
+MS._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1327-1328.]
+
+Ric'us Betayn, maior, Ric' Rotyng. A^{o}. p'mo.
+ goldsmyth. Rog' Chauntecler.
+
+[Sidenote: Too mones and too popes.]
+
+[Sidenote: Southwerk was graunted to ferme. ]
+
+[Sidenote: The foundacion of Garlykhithe chirch.]
+
+In this yere were seyn in the firmament too mones, and in this yere
+were too popes. Also in this yere, the vj day of March, the kyng
+confermed the lettres and the fraunchises of London. Also he graunted
+that the meire schulde ben on of the justices at Newgate. Also he
+graunted to the schirreves of London and Midd' the ferme of the
+schirrevehode for ccc^{li} be yere, as it was in old tyme. Also he
+graunted that the schirreves of London ne the citezens schulde nought
+be charged with men that fledden to holy chirche, ne they schulde not
+be constreyned to gone out of the citee of London to eny werre. Also
+the same tyme the kyng graunted that the liberties and fraunchises of
+London schulde nought after that tyme for no cause be taken into the
+kynges hond: and the same tyme Suthwerk was graunted to the schirreves
+of London to have to ferme: also the same yere, after the fest of
+Pask', the kyng ordeyned an huge oost for to feighte ayens the
+Scottes; and S^{r}. John of Henaude come into Engelond with[51] men of
+armes for to helpe the yonge kyng Edward. And the Scottes comen into
+Engelond and deden muche harme, and distroyden the contreye tyl they
+comen to the park of Stanhope in Wyrdale, where they helden them in a
+busshement in the parke. And the kyng besette the park alle aboughte
+that the Scottes schulde never escaped: but thorugh treson of the
+Mortymer they escapid everych on, and so the kyng was disceyved. And
+also in this same yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxvj, be treson of Sire
+Roger Mortymer, kyng Edward[52] was sclayn in the castell of
+Berkele.[53] Also in this yere, in the[54] conversion of seynt Poul
+after Cristemesse, the kyng spoused dame Philip' the erles doughter of
+Henawde at York. Et id'm Ric'us Rothyng' tunc vic' fundavit eccl'iam
+de Garlykhithe s'c'i Jacobi et dotavit.
+
+[Footnote 51: "V c." _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 52: "the fadir"--_Ibid._]
+
+[Footnote 53: "in the xxj yere of his reigne."--_Ibid._]
+
+[Footnote 54: "even of the"--_Ibid._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1328-1329.]
+
+Hamo Chikewell, m'. Herry Darcy. A^{o}. s'c'do.
+ John Hawteyn.
+
+[Sidenote: Scottes wer discharged of their homage:]
+
+[Sidenote: with the blakke crosse.]
+
+This yere, in the feste of Pentecost, the kyng helde his parlement at
+North'; at whiche parlement, thorugh counseill of the Mortymer, the
+kyng of yonge age and withinne age accorded with the Scottes, and
+foryaf and relesed them al the homage and feautee that they oughte to
+do to the crown of Engelond be chartre ensealed and an endenture, in
+whiche were conteyned alle the homages and feautes that the kyng of
+Scotlond and the lordes of the same lond schulde do to the kyng of
+Engelond, which was ensealed with alle the seales of alle the grete
+lordes of Scotlond spirituelx and temporelx, and other chartres and
+remembraunces that kyng Edward and hise barons hadde of right in the
+lond of Scotlond; which alle, thorugh counseille of quene Isabell the
+kynges modir, and S^{r}. Roger Mortymer, were delyvered to the Scottes
+with the blak crosse of Scotlond, the whiche goode kyng Edward the
+kynges ayell[55] hadde conquered in Scotlond and broughte it fro the
+abbeye of Stone, whiche was a precious relyke, the whiche was also
+delyvered to the Scottes: also the kyng, thorugh counseill of his
+modir and of the Mortymer, relesed and foryaf alle that right that the
+barons out of Engelond hadden in ony londes of Scotlond of olde
+conquest.
+
+[Footnote 55: "his grandfather" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1329-1330.]
+
+John Grantham, m'. Simon Fraunceys. A^{o}. iij^{cio}.
+ Herry Combemartyn.
+
+[Sidenote: A p'lement at Salesby. Rog' Mortemer was made erle of
+Marche: S^{r}. John Eltham the k' brother erle of Cornewalle.]
+
+[Sidenote: Dyd homage to the kyng of Fraunce.]
+
+This same yere David Bruz the sone of Robert Bruz, be ordynaunce of
+the kynges modir and of the Mortymer, spousyd at Berewyk dame Johanne
+of the Tour, the kynges suster, upon Marie Magdaleyn day, in the yere
+of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxviij: and whanne the maryage was done, the
+Scottes called here in despyte of Engleyssh men "make pees";[56] but
+the kyng bar the blame wrongfully. This yere the kyng helde his
+parlement at Salesbury; and at that parlement Sire Roger Mortymer was
+mad erle of the March, and S^{r}. John Eltham the kynges brother was
+also mad erle of Cornwayle. Also this same yere Sire Edmond Wodestoke
+erle of Kent, the kynges uncle, was beheded at Wynchestre, thorugh
+procurment of the quene, the kynges modir, and of the Mortymer. Also
+in this yere the kyng seyled into Fraunce, that is to seye the yere of
+oure lord a m^{l}cccxxviij, and dede homage to the kyng of Fraunce for
+the ducherye of Guyene and for the counte of Pountyf.
+
+[Footnote 56: "the countes make peas" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1330-1333.]
+
+Simon Swaynlond, m'. Rob't of Ely. Anno iiij^{to}.
+ Th' Harewold.
+
+[Sidenote: Prynce Edward was born.]
+
+This yere Edward the firste begeten sone of kyng Edward the thridde
+was born at Wodstoke, the day of seynt Viti and Modest'.
+
+John Pounteney, m'. Rob't of Ely. A^{o}. v^{to}.
+ Tho's Harewold.
+
+[Sidenote: S^{r}. Rog' Mortim' was hanged.]
+
+In this yere Edward Bailloil, the sone of John Bailloil sumtyme kyng
+of Scotlond, come into Engelond chalangynge his right heritage of the
+kyngdom of Scotlond, and arreyved at Dounfermelyne; where, faste be
+the abbeye, ii m^{l} Englysshmen scomfited and xl m^{l} Scottes.[57]
+In the same yere Sire Roger Mortymer was hanged upon a theves galowes,
+on seynt Andrew even, in the yer of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxx^{ti}.
+
+[Footnote 57: _See note_ L.]
+
+Id'm maior. John Mokkyng. Anno vj^{to}.
+ Andr' Aubrey.
+
+[Sidenote: Sege of Berwyk.]
+
+[Sidenote: The yeldyng of the castell of Berewyk and the town.]
+
+The same yere kyng Edward beseged the town and the castell of Berewyk:
+and upon seynt Margeretes even the Scottes in wondyr grete noumbre
+comen for to remove the sege, with whom the kyng faughte and
+discomfyted them: and there were sclayn of the Scottes viij erles and
+a m^{l} and ccc knyghtes and squyers, and of footfolke mo thanne xxxv
+m^{l}; and of Englysshmen there were dede a knyght and a squyere and
+xij footfolke. And so upon seynt Margarete day the town and the
+castell were yolde to the kyng, in the yere of oure lord a
+m^{l}cccxxxj.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1333-1336.]
+
+John Preston, m'. Nicholl Pyk. Anno vij^{mo}.
+ John Housbonde.
+
+Also in the same yere the kyng Edward sclough many Scottes, and he
+recovered the castell of Kilbrigge.
+
+John Pounteney, m'. John Hamond. A^{o}. viij^{to}.
+ Will' Hansard.
+
+[Sidenote: The kyng of Scotland did homage: and allso the duke of
+Bretayn.]
+
+In this yere the kyng of Scotlond come into Engelond to the newe
+castell upon Tyne: and aboughte the feste of the Nativite of seynt
+John baptiste, there he dede homage to kyng Edward. The same yere the
+duke of Bretayne dede homage also to the kyng for the counte of
+Richemond.
+
+Reynald at the Conduyt, m'. John Kyngeston. A^{o}. ix^{o}.
+ Walt' Turk.
+
+[Sidenote: A gret moreyn of men and of bestes.]
+
+[Sidenote: xl _s._ j quart whete.]
+
+This same yere was a gret moreyn of beestes and of men also, and gret
+habundance of reyne, where thorugh there was so gret derthe of corne
+that a quarter of whete was worth xl _s._
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1336-1340.]
+
+Id'm maior. Walt' Moordon. Anno x^{mo}.
+ Ric' Upton.
+
+In this yere the Scottes offendeden ayeyne: and the kinge wente over
+the Scottyssh see and werred upon the Scottes, and overcame them
+myghtyly, at whiche tyme the erle of Morre was taken.
+
+John Pounteneye, m'. Will' Bikkesworth. A^{o}. xj^{mo}.
+ John Northale.
+
+[Sidenote: Stella comata.]
+
+[Sidenote: j q'rt' of whete ij _s_; and a fat oxe for di' marc; and vj
+pegons for a peny.]
+
+This same yere, in the monthe of Juyne and July, in diverses parties
+of hevene appered stella co'mata. Also in this yere was gret plente of
+vitaile, that a quarter of whete was sold at London for ij _s_; and a
+fat oxe for vj _s._ viij_d_; and vj pegons for a peny: but natheles it
+was ful gret scarste of money. Also this yere deyde S^{r}. John of
+Eltham.
+
+Herry Darcy, m'. Walt' Neel. Anno xij^{mo}.
+ Nicholl Grave.
+
+[Sidenote: The counte of Cornwayle was made a duche.]
+
+[Sidenote: Sergeaunts of the maire and the schirreves of London
+schulde b're maces of silv'.]
+
+In this yere kyng Edward made of the counte of Cornwayle a duche,
+which he yaf to Edward his firste begetyn sone, withe the erledom of
+Chestre. Also, the kyng graunted that the seriaunts bothe of the meire
+and the schirreves of London schulde beren before the maire and the
+schirreves of London maces of silver and over gilte, withe the kynges
+armes.
+
+Id'm maior. Will' Pomfreyt. Anno xiij^{o}.
+ Hugo Marleberer.
+
+In this yere the kyng and the quene seyled to Braban; and at the town
+of Andewarp the quene chylded S^{r}. Leonell. And this same yere in
+Braban the kyng made first cleyme to the crowne of Fraunce.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1340-1342.]
+
+Andr' Aubrey, m'. Will' Thorney. Anno xiiij^{mo}.
+ Rog' Forsham.
+
+[Sidenote: A p'lement at London.]
+
+[Sidenote: The kyng asked moche good for his werres.]
+
+[Sidenote: The coyne of the noble, half noble, and ferthyng.]
+
+This same yere the kyng held his parlement at London; and he axed to
+begynne hise werres the fyfthe part of alle the moeble goodes of
+Engelond, and the custume of wolles, and the ix schef of every manere
+of corn, the which was graunted. And in this yere the kyng changed
+hise armys: and also the kyng made the coyne of goold; that is for to
+seyne the noble, the half noble, and the ferthyng. And this yere was
+called the firste yere oft oure kyng of the regne of Fraunce.
+
+Id'm maior. Adam Lucas. Anno xv^{o}.
+ Barth'us Mareys.
+
+[Sidenote: The bataill of Scluse.]
+
+[Sidenote: The comaundement of the Emp'o^{r} of Tartary.]
+
+This same yere the kyng faught with the Frensshmen at Scluse, where
+there were sclayn of Frensshmen xxx m^{l}; and the kyng toke and
+scomfyted at the sayd bataill of Scluse cccx schippes. And in this
+yere the kyng began the bataill of Torneye, and the town of seynt
+Amandys was distroied. And in the same yere, on seynt Andrewes even,
+kyng Edward come fro beyonde the see be nyghte to the tour of London,
+and there tok manye lordes and peres of the reaume and putte them into
+preson. And in this yere of kyng Edward began the firste yere of his
+regne of the kyngdom of Fraunce. Also in this yere of oure lord a m
+ccc xl^{ti}, there was sente out a maundement fro the emperor of
+Tartarye into alle hise londes and kyngdomes, that every man schulde
+use what lawe and beleve that he wolde, be so that he schulde worschep
+non idoles but only everelyvynge God.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1342-1346.]
+
+John Oxenford maior p' Ric' Berkyng. A^{o}. xvj^{o}.
+ p'te a^{i}. et Simon John Rokesley.
+ Fraunceys p' alia p'te.
+
+In this yere the kyng lefte the sege of Turney.[58]
+
+[Footnote 58: _See note_ M.]
+
+Simon Fraunceys, m'. John Lovekyn. A^{o}. xvij^{o}.
+ Ric' Kelsyngby.
+
+[Sidenote: T're motus magnus.]
+
+In this yere was a gret turnement at Dunstaple of alle the chivalrye
+and gentyles of Engelond. And in this yere was a gret erthequake.
+
+John Hamond, m'. John Syward. A^{o}. xviij^{o}.
+ John Aylesham.
+
+This same yere the noble kyng Edward held his parlement at London, in
+whiche parlement he made Edward his oldest sone prynce of Walys.
+
+Id'm maior. Geffrey Whityngham. A^{o}. xix^{o}.
+ Thomas Legge.
+
+[Sidenote: Knyghtes of the Garter.]
+
+In this yere the kyng began the rounde table at Wyndesore, that is to
+seye, the ordre of Knyghtes of the Garter.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1346-1348.]
+
+Ric' Lacere, m'. Edmond Hampenale. A^{o}. xx^{mo}.
+ John Gloucestr'.
+
+This yere the kyng sailed over the see into Bretayne and into Guyen,
+and come ageyn this same yere.
+
+Geffrey Whityngham, m'. Will's Clopton. A^{o}. xxj^{mo}.
+ John Croydon.
+
+[Sidenote: The bataile of Cressy.]
+
+[Sidenote: Sege of Caleys.]
+
+This same yere kyng Edward seyled into Normandye; and in the xij day
+of Juyll he arryved at Hogges; and the xvj[59] day of Juyll the kyng
+faught with the Normaundes at the brigge of Cadoun, where there were
+taken the erle of Ewe, the lord Tankervyle, and an hundred knyghtes,
+and of men of armes vij[60] c; and moche peple of Normandye were
+sclayn. Also in this same yere in the xxvj day of August, the yere of
+oure lord a m^{l}cccxlvj, was the bataile of Cressy, in whiche bataill
+were sclayn the kyng of Beame, the duke of Loreyne, the erle of
+Alaunson, the erle of Flaundres, the erle of Bloys, the lord of
+Harecourt, the lord of Awmarle, the erle of Navers, and manye othere
+knyghtes and barons to the noumbre of xv^{c} xlij; and kyng Phillip
+fledde. And the thridde day of Septembre folwynge the kyng began the
+sege of Caleys, whiche sege he contynued unto the thridde day of
+August next folwynge. Also the same yere, durynge the forsaid sege,
+David kyng of Scotlond was taken at the bataille of Derham, the xvj
+kal' of Novembre, whiche kyng was raunsoned at an hundred m^{l} marcs,
+to be payed in x yere, that is to sey every yere x m^{l} mark.
+
+[Footnote 59: "xxvj"--_in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 60: "vj c."--_Ibid._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1348-1351.]
+
+Thomas Legge, m'. Adam Brakson. A^{o}. xxij^{do}.
+ Ric' Basyngstoke.
+
+[Sidenote: Caleys was yolden.]
+
+This yere durynge the segee of Caleys the kyng Phillip of Fraunce,
+purposynge to remeve the sege, cam the xxvij day of Juyll, and
+proposed bataille to kyng Edward, and assigned day and place; and kyng
+Edward accepted it with a glad chere: and kyng Philipp undirstondynge
+of this thinge, the nyghte folowynge he brende the tentes and cowardly
+fledde awey: and so the peple withinne the town, seynge no comfort of
+rescues, yolden the town to the kyng with the castell the ix^{e} day
+of August. And aboughte the feste of seynt Mighell kyng Edward, which
+dede a glorious tryumphe, retorned ayene into Engelond.
+
+John Lovekyn, m'. Herry Picard. A^{o}. xxiij^{cio}.
+ Simon Dolcelle.
+
+[Sidenote: A gret reyn.]
+
+In this yere began the grete pestilence among the Sarazynes, that
+unethes it lefte the x man alyve. And this same yere, that is to seye
+the yere of oure lord a m^{l} ccc^{mo} xlviij^{o}, it reyned
+contynuelly for the moste partye fro the Nativite of seynt John
+baptist unto Cristemasse next folwynge.
+
+Walt' Turk, maior. Adam of Bery. A^{o}. xxiiij^{to}.
+ Rauf Lynne.
+
+[Sidenote: Gret pestylence.]
+
+This same yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxlviij^{o}[61] was the grete
+pestylence at London, which endured fro the feste of Myghelmesse unto
+the monthe of August sewyng.
+
+[Footnote 61: "m^{l}, iij^{c} xlix" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1351-1355.]
+
+Ric' Kylsyngby, m'. John Notte. Anno xxv^{to}.
+ Will's Worcetr'.
+
+[Sidenote: Bellu' sup' mare int' regem E. et les Spaynardes.]
+
+In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccl the kyng faughte with the
+Spaynardes on the see, besyde Wynchelse and Romeneye: and thankyd be
+God the kyng hadde the victorye, and wan there manye a faire vessell.
+
+Andr' Aubrey, m'. John Wroth. A^{o}. xxvj^{to}.
+ Gilb't Steynethorp,
+ goldsmythe.
+
+[Sidenote: New moneye of grotes and half grots and pens.]
+
+In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccclj the kyng made newe moneye; that
+is to seye grotes, and half grotes, and penyes: natheless the weyte
+was lasse be v _s._ in the pound than the olde starlyng. Also in this
+yere two fysshmongers were beheded at the standard in Chepe.
+
+Adam Fraunceys, m'. John Pecche. A^{o}. xxvij^{o}.
+ John Stodeye.
+
+[Sidenote: The dere Somer.]
+
+In this yere was a gret derthe of vitailes in somer tyme. In this yere
+was a gret droughte, whiche endured fro the begynnyng of March unto
+the laste ende of Juyll.
+
+Id'm maior. Will' Welde. Anno xxviij^{o}.
+ John Lytele.
+
+[Sidenote: The first duk of Lancastre.]
+
+The same yere after Estre the kyng held his parlement at Westm', in
+whiche parlement Herry erle of Lancastre was mad duke of Lancastre,
+whiche was the firste duke of Lancastre.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1355-1357.]
+
+Thomas Legge, m'. Will' Totenham. A^{o}. xxix^{o}.
+ Ric' Smelte.
+
+[Sidenote: The staple of wolles were ordeyned.]
+
+In this yere kyng Edward and kyng Phillip of Fraunce were sworne to
+kepe pees; and kyng Edward schulde have in pees, withoute homage
+doyng, alle the londes of Guyon, Angeoy, and Normandye, and othere
+that longen to hym be heritage of olde tyme. Also this yere the kyng
+revoked the staple of wolles out of Flaundres, and ordeyned it to be
+in diverses places of Engelond; that is to seye, at Westm',
+Caunterbury, Chichestre, Bristoll, Lincoln, and at Hull.
+
+Simon Fraunceys, m'. Th' Forst'. A^{o}. xxx^{o}.
+ Walt' Brandon.
+
+[Sidenote: The custume of wollys was graunted to king E.]
+
+This same yere deyde kyng Philip of Fraunce, and John his eldest sone
+was crowned kyng of Fraunce. And the same yere kyng Edward seyled over
+the see and landed at Caleys, whiche with all his oost rood forth into
+Fraunce to mete with kyng John, that wykkedly hadde broken the pees.
+And anon kyng John wyste of his comynge, cowardly he fledde: and he
+dede all his peple 'carie awey there vitailes and goodes, that kyng
+Edward and his peple'[62] in nothing schulde be refresshed. Also the
+same yere the Scottes token the town of Berewyk, but the castell was
+kepte stille be Englysshmen. Also the same yere was graunted to kyng
+Edward the custume of wolles; that is to say, l _s._ of the sakke for
+the terme of vj yere folwynge.
+
+[Footnote 62: _Supplied from the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1357-1360.]
+
+Herry Picard, m'. Ric' Notyngham. A^{o}. xxxj^{mo}.
+ Thomas Dolcell.
+
+[Sidenote: Kyng of Scotlond gave upp the realme of Scotlond.]
+
+[Sidenote: Kyng of Fraunce John was taken at the bataill of Peyters,
+and othere lordes with hym.]
+
+This yere S^{r}. John Bailloil kyng of Scotlond yaf up the reaume of
+Scotlond and the crowne to kyng Edward at Rokesburgh. Also in this
+yere the town of Berewyk was yolden up to kyng Edward. And in this
+same yere, that is to seye the yere of oure lord a m^{l} ccclvj^{to},
+the xix day of Septembre, kyng John of Fraunce was taken at the
+bataill of Peyters be the doughty prynce Edward the firste sone of
+kyng Edward. Also Sire Philip his sone was taken with hym; and the
+erle of Pountys, the erle of Ewe, the erle of Longeville, the erle of
+Tankervyle, with othere viij erles and thre bysshoppes: and there were
+sclayn the duke of Burbon, the duke of Daceus constable of France, and
+the bysshop of Chalons, and manye othere grete lordys of Fraunce; and
+the dolphyn fledde.
+
+John Stodeye, m'. Steph'us Caundyssh. A^{o}. xxxij^{do}.
+ Barth'us Fretlyng.
+
+[Sidenote: Prynce Edward with kyng John, with alle the p'soners, comen
+into Engelond.]
+
+[Sidenote: Grete justes in Smythfelde, beynge there thre kynges.]
+
+In this yere prynce Edward, with kyng John of Fraunce and with alle
+hise presoners, comen into Engelond the xxiiij day of May, aboughte
+iij of the belle at afternoon he rod over London brigge toward the
+kynges paleys at Westm'. Also the same yere were ryall justes in
+Smythfeld, there beynge present thre kynges, that is to say the kyng
+of Engelond, the kyng of Fraunce, the kyng of Scotlond; and manye
+othere grete lordys of diverses regyons.
+
+John Lovekyn, fysshmong', m'. John Bures. A^{o}. xxxiij^{o}.
+ John Bernes.
+
+This same yere the kyng helde ryally seynt George feste at Wyndesore,
+there beynge kyng John of Fraunce; the whiche kyng John seyde in
+scorn, that he sawe never so ryall a feste and so costelewe mad with
+tailles of tre, withoughte payeng of gold and sylvere.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1360-1362.]
+
+Simon Dolcelle, m'. Simon Bedyngton. A^{o}. xxxiiij^{to}.
+ John Chichestre,
+ goldsmythe.
+
+This yere, in the xiiij kal' of Juyn, Sire John erle of Richmond, the
+kynges sone, wedded dame Blaunche.[63] Also in this yere kyng Edward
+seyled to Caleys, and rood up into Fraunce, because Charles regent of
+Fraunce thanne meved werre.
+
+[Footnote 63: _See note_ N.]
+
+John Wroth, m'. John Deynes. A^{o}. xxxv^{to}.
+ Walt' Berneye.
+
+[Sidenote: Blak Monday.]
+
+This same yere, that is for to seye the yere of oure lord a
+m^{l}ccclx, the xiiij day of Aprill thanne beynge the morwe after
+Estre day, kyng Edward with hys oost lay aboughte Parys; whiche day
+was a foul derk day of myst and of hayl, and so bitter cold that manye
+men deyde for cold: wherfore unto this day manye men callen it the
+blake Moneday. This same yere were rovers on the see, undyr the
+governayle of the erle of Seynt Poule; whiche the xv day of March
+distroied the townes of Rye and Hastinge and othere be the see syde,
+and sclewen manye men. Also in this yere the pees was made betwen the
+kyng Edward and kyng John of Fraunce, the xv day of May: and kyng
+Edward sente hise ambassatours into Fraunce, and toke the othe of
+Charles regent of Fraunce, whiche othe was plight undir this forme:
+Charles dede lete solempnely a masse to be songen; and whanne _Agnus
+Dei_ was thries seyd, Charles leyde his right hand upon the patene,
+whereupon lay Godes body, and his lefte hond pressyng don upon the
+masse bok, seyenge, We swern upon the holy precious Goddes body, and
+upon the Evaungelies, fermely to holden anentes us pees and concord
+fourmed betwen the too kynges of Fraunce and of Engelond, and in no
+manere to do the contrerie. Also in this yere mennes, bestes, trees,
+and housynge were alle to smyte with violent lyghtnynge, and sodeynly
+peresshyd; and the devell in mannes lyknes spak to men goynge be the
+weye.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1362-1364.]
+
+John Pecche, m', Will' Holbeche. Anno xxxvj^{to}.
+ drap'. Jemes Tame.
+
+[Sidenote: A blody reyne and a blody crosse.]
+
+[Sidenote: s'c'da pestilencia.]
+
+[Sidenote: John the erle of Richm' was made duke of Lankaster.]
+
+Also in this yere, in the kal' of Juyn, fell a blody reyne in Burgoyn,
+and a blody crosse apered in the eire fro the morwe unto myd day at
+Boloyne, the whiche afterward moved hym and fel down into the see. And
+in this yere prynce Edward wedded the countesse of Kent. And in this
+yere was the seconde gret pestilence, in whiche good Herry of
+Lancastre deyde, and S^{r}. John erle of Richemond, the kynges sone,
+was mad duke of Lancastre. And in the same yere began the grete
+companye.
+
+Steph'us Caundyssh, m'. John of Seynt Albons. A^{o}. xxyvij^{o}.
+ Jacob Andrewe.
+
+[Sidenote: Magnus ventus.]
+
+[Sidenote: Lyonell the k' son duke of Clarence.]
+
+This same yere upon seynt Maurys day, the yere of our lord a
+m^{l}ccclxj, was the gret wynd whiche caste doun tres, houses,
+pynacles and steplees of chirches and manye places in Engelond. Also
+this yere S^{r}. Leonell the kynges sone was mad duke of Clarence,
+and S^{r}. Edmond of Wodestoke was made erle of Caumbregg.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1364-1367.]
+
+John Notte, m'. Ric' Croydon. Anno xxxviij^{o}.
+ John Hyktost.
+
+[Sidenote: Thre kynges comen into Engelond.]
+
+In this yere comen thre kynges into Engelond to vysyte and to speke
+with kyng Edward; that is to seye, kyng John of Fraunce, the kyng of
+Scottes, and the kyng of Cipre.
+
+Adam of Bery, maior, Simon Mordon. A^{o}. xxxix.
+ skynnere. John Medford.
+
+[Sidenote: The bataill of Orrey.]
+
+[Sidenote: John kyng of Fraunce deide at Saveye.]
+
+[Sidenote: A gret frost that longe dured.]
+
+This same yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccc^{mo}lxiiij was the batell of
+Orrey in Britayne, where S^{r}. Charles de Bloys chalanged to be duke
+of Bretayne was sclayn, and S^{r}. Bertram Claykyn was take with manye
+othere lordes and knyghtes. Also this same yere, at Saveye besyde
+Westm', deyde John kyng of Fraunce. And also in the same yere was a
+strong cold frost, whiche endured fro seynt Andrewes day unto the kal'
+of Aprill.
+
+Id'm maior usq' xxviiij John Brikelesworth. Anno xl^{mo}.
+ diem Januar', quo die John Irland.
+ p' p'ceptu' reg' illo
+ amoto, Joh'es Lovekyn
+ el'tus fuit in maiorem
+ p' residuo a^{i}.
+
+[Sidenote: E' p'mogenit' E' princip' nat' est.]
+
+[Sidenote: Bataile of sparwes.]
+
+[Sidenote: Men and bestes weren enfect with pokkes.]
+
+This same yere, the vij kal' of Feverer, Edward the firste sone of
+prynce Edward was born; whiche in the age of vij yere endyd hys lyf.
+Also in this yere was grete and stronge batailes of sparwes in
+Engelond in diverses places, whereof the bodyes were founden in the
+feldes dede withoughte noumbre. And in this yere manye men and bestes
+were enfect with pokkes where thorugh they deyden. And in this yere on
+seynt Barnaby day was Cornwayle hanged.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1367-1370.]
+
+John Lovekyn, m', John Warde. A^{o}. xlj^{mo}.
+ fysshmong'. Th' atte Lee.
+
+[Sidenote: Natus fuit Ric' fil' p'cipis E.]
+
+In this yere Richard the sone of prynce Edward was born at Burdeux.
+
+Jamys Andrew, maior, John Thorgold. A^{o}. xlij^{do}.
+ drap'. Will'm Dykeman.
+
+[Sidenote: Stella comata.]
+
+[Sidenote: The bataille of Nazers.]
+
+This same yere, that is to say the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccclxvij,
+in the monthe of March appered stella comata. Also in this yere was
+the bataille of Nazers in Spayne, where prince Edward with his
+companye scomfyted the bastard of Spayne, and restored kyng Petir
+ayeyn to his reaume that was put out be the forseid bastard; and there
+was taken the erle of Dene, S^{r}. Olyver Claykyn, and manye othere;
+thankyd be God.
+
+Simon Mordon, m'. Adam Wymondham. A^{o}. xliij^{cio}.
+ Rob't Girdelere.
+
+[Sidenote: iij pestilencia.]
+
+In this yere Sire Leonell duke of Clarence with a fayre meyne sailled
+over the see toward Melane; whiche aboughte the natyvyte of oure lady
+the same yere deyde. In this yere was the thridde pestilence,[64] in
+whiche deyde dame Blaunche of Lancastre. And in this yere the
+Frensshmen meved ayeyn werre.
+
+[Footnote 64: _See note_ M.]
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1370-1373.]
+
+John Chichestr', m', John Pyell. A^{o}. xliiij^{to}.
+ goldsmyth. Hugh Holbech.
+
+[Sidenote: j bus' whete xl _d._]
+
+In this yere was so gret derthe of corne in Engelond that a busshell
+of whete was worth xl _d._ And in this yere was the grete vyage into
+Fraunce be S^{r}. Robert Knolles. And in this yere Mortherer of
+Pembrok in Cristemasse weren at the countesse hous; and the same
+Mortherer sclewen of men, women, and children in the cradell, xiij;
+and this was don be a fysshmongre that the countesse hadde founde to
+scole and brought up of a child. And in this yere, the day of the
+assumpcion of oure lady, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccclxix, deyde
+dame Philip quene of Engelond.
+
+John Bernes, drap', m'. Will' Walworth. A^{o}. xlv^{to}.
+ Rob't of Gayton.
+
+In this yere the houses and gardynes were drowe doun aboughte Poules.
+And in this yere the duke of Lancastre seiled over the see and rood
+thorugh Fraunce: and S^{r}. John Haukewod florysshed that tyme in
+Lumbardie. And in this yere the prynce with hys wyf and hise meyne
+comen into Engelond, levynge behynden hym the duke of Lancastre in
+Gascoigne, and the erle of Cambregge.
+
+Id'm maior. Rob't Hatfeld. Anno xlvj^{to}.
+ Adam Stable.
+
+[Sidenote: The tresorer, chaunceller, and pryve sell were discharged.]
+
+In this yere the chaunceller, the tresorer of Engelond, bysshopes,
+and the pryve seall were discharged of there offyces, and in there
+stede were put seculere lordes.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1373-1375.]
+
+John Pyell, m'. John Philpot. A^{o}. xlvij^{o}.
+ Nicholl Brembre,
+ groc'.
+
+[Sidenote: Too cardinalx were sent fro the pope into Engelond for to
+trete for pes.]
+
+[Sidenote: A bataill upon the see betuen Englysshmen and Flemynges.]
+
+This same yere, at Awrastelynge, John Northwold, mercer, was sclayn at
+the blak heth, wherethorugh aroos a gret discencion and debate among
+the craftes of London. And in the same yere the duk of Lancastre and
+the erle of Cambregge come out of Gascoyne into Engelond, and wedded
+the doughter of kyng Petyr. And the same yere too cardinalx were sent
+fro the pope to entrete for the pees betwen the two reaumes. And in
+this yere was a bataill upon the see betwen Englisshmen and Flemynges,
+where there were taken of Flemynges xxv schippes lade with salt of the
+bay. Also in this yere the erle of Pembroke was taken at the Rochell
+be the Spaynardes, on the even of the nativite of seynt John baptiste.
+
+Adam of Bery, skynn', m'. John Aubray. A^{o}. xlviij^{o}.
+ John Fyfhede.
+
+In this yere the duke of Lancastre seiled into Flaundres, and passed
+be Parys thorugh Burgoyne and alle Fraunce into Burdeux, withoughte
+ony withstondyng. And in this yere Sire Alex' Neville was mad
+erchebysshop of Yorke, and Thomas Arundell bysshop of Ely, maistre
+Herry Wakefeld bysshop of Worcestre.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1375-1377.]
+
+Will'm Walworth, fysshmong', Ric' Lyons. A^{o}. xlix^{o}.
+ maior. Will' Wodehous.
+
+[Sidenote: Ladyes ledde lordes bridel.]
+
+In this yere, at the town of Bruges in Flaundres, was tretyd upon
+diverses articles hangynge betwen the pope and kyng Edward. Also the
+same yere was treted at Bruges for the pees betwen the too reaumes.
+Also in this yere rood dame Alice Perrers, as lady of the sune,[65]
+fro the tour of London thorugh Chepe; and alwey a lady ledynge a
+lordys brydell. And thanne began the grete justes in Smythefeld whiche
+endured vij nyght.
+
+[Footnote 65: _See note_ N.]
+
+John Warde, m'. John Hadley, groc'. Anno l^{mo}.
+ Will's Newport.
+
+[Sidenote: iij pestilencia.]
+
+In this yere was the thridde grete pestilence, in whiche dyed the
+honorable knyght Edward lord Spenser, and lythe beryed at Tewkesbery.
+
+REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1377.]
+
+Adam Stable maior usq' xxj^{m} John North, drap'. A^{o}. lj^{mo}.
+ diem Marcij, quo die p' Rob't Launde.
+ p'ceptu' regis amotus fuit,
+ et Nich's Brembre el'tus
+ fuit p' res' a^{i}.
+
+[Sidenote: Obit' Edwardi principis.]
+
+In this yere, upon Trinite Soneday the viij day of Juyn, withinne the
+kynges paleys of Westm' deyde the noble flour of knyghthood, that is
+to seye, the goode prince Edward, whoos body lith worthily entered at
+Caunterbury a for yeyns seint Thomas schryne. Also in this yere oon
+Prentyng of Norfolk was enprisoned in the erles place of Northumbr',
+for whiche the peple of London aroos and wolde a sclayn the erle and
+cast down his place. Also in this yere Richard the sone of prynce
+Edward was mad prynce of Walys.[66]
+
+[Footnote 66: _See note_ O.]
+
+Nicholl Brembre, groc', m'. Andr' Pykeman. A^{o}. lij^{do}.[67]
+ Nicoll Twyford.
+
+[Footnote 67: _See note_ P.]
+
+In this yere was graunted to the kyng of every persone, man and woman,
+above the age of xiiij yere, iiij _d_; and of every man of holy
+chirche avaunced xij _d_; and of every man nought avaunced iiij _d._
+freres only except. And this same yere the cardynall of Engelond was
+smyten with the palsye and loste his speche, and upon Marie Magdaleyne
+day he dyde. Also in this yere, the xij day of Aprill, S^{r}. John
+Mynstreworth knyght was beheded. Also in this yere, in the xij kal' of
+Jull, that is for to seye on seynt Albones even, at Schene, deyde the
+moost excellent and doughted prynce Edward the thridde: the whiche
+Richard, the sone of goode prynce Edward the sone of the sayde kyng
+Edward, at the age of xj yere began to reigne: the whiche forsaid kyng
+Edward lyth ryally entered at Westm'.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+NOMINA MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REGIS RIC'I S'C'DI, QUI
+CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' xvij KAL' AUGUSTI, ANNO D'NI MILL'MO
+CCC^{mo} lxxvij^{o}, ANNO ETATIS SUE xj^{o}, DURANTE T'M'IO ET ANNO
+MAIORATUS NICHOLAI BREMBRE ET VICECOM' SUP' D'CO ANNO PRIMO.
+
+REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1377-1380.]
+
+John Philpot, wolman, m'. John Boseham. A^{o}. s'c'do.
+ Th' Cornwayle.
+
+In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccc^{mo}lxxviij, in the morwe after
+seynt Laurence day, was Robert Hawle sclayn in the chirche of Westm'
+be S^{r}. Aleyn Boxley, S^{r}. Rauf Fereres and Markle, whiche was
+sithen a sergeaunt of armes. Also the same yere was ordeyned that
+every persone undirgrowe schulde pay iiij _d._ to the kyng; and this
+cause was most cause of the rysyng after, for in Kent they began to
+serche first maydens and othere.
+
+John Hadley, groc', m'. John Heyleston. A^{o}. t'cio.
+ Will' Baret.
+
+This yere the parlement was at Northt'; and there was Kirkeby drawe
+and hanged for the deth of a marchaunt of Jene, and a whit frere was
+punysshed for wordes that they hadde seyde be the duke of Lancastre.
+And in this yere were galeys in Thamyse, and brende Gravesende and
+Tilbury; for which cause S^{r}. Rauf Ferrers was apeched. And in this
+yere was the bataill betwen S^{r}. John of Audeslay knyght, and Thomas
+Kat'ynge esquyer.
+
+REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1380-1381.]
+
+Will Walworth, m'. Walt' Coket. A^{o}. iiij^{to}.
+ fysshmong'. Will' Knyghtcote.
+
+[Sidenote: The rysyng of the co'es of Essex and Kent.]
+
+[Sidenote: They brende Saveye.]
+
+[Sidenote: Jake Strawe was sclayn.]
+
+This yere was the rysyng of the co'es of Essex and of Kent, for a
+talaye ordeyned that every man and woman betwen the age of lx and xvj
+yere schulde paye to the kyng xij _d._; the whiche comones brenden the
+chirche and the houses of seynt Jones at Clerkenwelle, and at the Tour
+hill they beheded maistre Simond Sudbury, than erchebysshop of
+Caunterbury and chaunceller of Engelond; and frere Robert Hales priour
+of seynt Jones hous, thanne tresorer of Engelond; and frere William
+Appulton a grey frere, because he was phisicion to the duke of
+Lancastre, and Roger Leche sergeaunt of armes; and Richard Lyons was
+beheded at the standard in Chepe; and Richard Somere was beheded at
+the Milende; and Legat of Holbourn was beheded at Goterlane ende in
+Chepe; and manye questmongers, jorours, men of lawe, Flemynges, and
+othere aliens as they comen to honde they were beheded in diverses
+places. And thise said arrysers brenden the dukes place of Lancastre
+called Saveye, and wolde fayn an had the duke of Lancastre, but as
+grace was he myghte not be founden: and this was don on Corpus Cristi
+day, thanne beynge on the xj day of Juyn the yere of oure lord a
+m^{l}ccclxxxj. And on the morwe after, that is to saye Fryday, and
+thanne on the Satirday after Corpus Cristi day, the kyng anon after
+rood into Smythfeld, and William Walworth thanne beynge maire of
+London, S^{r}. Robert Knolles and also aldermen and othere citezeins
+of London with hym: and there they metten with Jake Strawe ledere of
+the uprysers. And this Jake Strawe spak to the kyng heded as it hadde
+be to his felawe: and John Blyton that bar the maires swerd of London
+bad hym don of his hode while he spak to the kyng; wherfore Jake
+Strawe wax an angred, and mynte to caste his daggere to Blyton. And
+thanne William Walworth, maire of London, drewe his baselard and smot
+Jake Strawe on the hed: and with that, Rauf Standyssh, that bar the
+kynges swerd, roof Jake Strawe thorugh the body with a swerd; and
+there he fyll doun ded. And anon his hede was smeten of and sett on a
+pole. And there the kyng made knyghtes, that is to seye, William
+Walworth maire of London, Rauf Standyssh, Robert Launde, Nicholl
+Brembre, Nicholl Twyford, and John Philpot. And anoon they wenten into
+seynt Jones feld, and there they founden alle the arrysers. And anon
+they were besett aboughte with the peple of London, so that they might
+non of them escape away: and thanne the kyng dede crye that no man
+schulde don them bodyly harme; and they were fayne to escape awey with
+there lyfves, and left there wepenys behynde them. Nevertheles
+afterward manye of them weren arrested, and be the lawe don to the
+deth in diverses schires of Englond, some drawen and hanged, and some
+hanged, and some beheded.
+
+REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1381-1382.]
+
+John Northampton, John Hende, drap'. A^{o}. v^{to}.
+ draper, maior. John Roote.
+
+[Sidenote: Kyng Richard wedded the emperours dought' of Almayne,
+Anne.]
+
+[Sidenote: T're mot'.]
+
+This yere kyng Richard wedded quene Anne the emperours doughter of
+Almaygne, that was a gracious lady. And in this yere of oure lord a
+m^{l}ccclxxxij, in the xxj day of May upon Wednesday anon after noon,
+was a gret erthequake in Engelond.
+
+REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1382-1385.]
+
+Id'm maior. Adam Bamme, goldsmyth. A^{o}. vj^{to}.
+ John Cely.
+
+[Sidenote: The bysshop of Norwych wente into Flaundres.]
+
+This yere sire Herry Spenser bysshop of Norwich seyled into Flaundres
+with a croceryd to werre on the Flemynges. In that vyage wente S^{r}.
+William Elmham, S^{r}. William Faryndon, S^{r}. Thomas Trevet, and
+othere; and on seynt Urbanes day the pope, there were sclayn besyde
+Dunkirke xj m^{l} and v hundred Flemynges. Also in this yere fill
+debate in London betwen John Northampton, William Essex, John Moore,
+and Richard Norbury on that on partye, and the fysshmongers on the
+othere partye.
+
+Nicholl Brembre, m'. John Moore, m'c'. A^{o}. vij^{mo}.
+ drap'. Simon Wynchecombe.
+
+In this yere John Northampton, John More and Richard Norbury were
+dampned into the tour of London, to be drawe and honged for certeyn
+congregacion mad ayeyns the pees in the citee of London. And in this
+yere S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre was chosene maire of London be stronge
+hand of certeyne craftes of London.
+
+Id'm maior. Nicholl Exton. Anno viij^{o}.
+ John Frossh', m'c'.
+
+[Sidenote: S^{r}. Edmunde Langeley erle of Cambrygge made duke of
+Yorke.]
+
+[Sidenote: S^{r}. Mychel Pole was made erle of Suff'.]
+
+[Sidenote: A gret bataill in the palys of Westm'.]
+
+In this yere were called ayeyne to there ansuere John Northampton,
+John More, and Richard Norbury in the tour of London, before S^{r}.
+Robert Tresylyan justice, and before S^{r}. John Deverose thanne
+styward of the kynges houshold, and before S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre
+thanne maire of London. In this yere the kyng at parlement be assent
+of the comounes made S^{r}. Edmond Langeley, thanne erle of
+Caumbregge, duke of Yorke; Sire Thomas Wodestoke, thanne erle of
+Notyngham, duke of Gloucestre; S^{r}. Robert le Veer, thanne erle of
+Oxenford, duke of Irlond; and sitthe he made hym marqwys of Develyn,
+and yaf hym alle the comodites of Irlond, terme of hys lyf, to
+mayntene the werres of Irlond: also S^{r}. Mighell of Pole was mad
+erle of Suffolke, and S^{r}. John Urmonde was mad erle of Urmond. In
+this yere kyng Richard, the duke of Lancastre, with a grete powere
+redyn into the north, and distroied into the Scottes see. And in this
+yere was the bataille in the palys at Westm', betwen Martigo Novyle of
+Naverne apeler, and John Walssh defender; the whiche Martigo apeled
+the said John that he schulde have p'posyd and sold the castell of
+Chirburgh: the whiche John there hadde the victorye and was mad
+knyght, and the said Martigo was drawen and hanged. Also in this yere
+S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre was chosen maire ayeyne, be the said craftes
+and be men of the contre at Harowe and the contre there aboughte, and
+not be fre eleccion of the citee of London as it owith to be: and the
+oolde halle was stuffed with men of armes overe even, be ordinaunce
+and assente of S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre for to chese hym maire on the
+morwe; and so he was.
+
+REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1385-1386.]
+
+Id'm maior. John Oghgon. A^{o}. ix^{o}.
+ John Chircheman.
+
+[Sidenote: Lordes ledde ladies be the bridell.]
+
+In this yere was a gret rydynge fro the tour of London to Westm'; and
+evere a lord ledde a ladyes bridell. And on the morwe began the justes
+in Smythefeld, whiche lasted too dayes. There bar hym well S^{r}.
+Herry of Derby, the dukes sone of Lancastre, that othere was the lord
+Beaumond, the thridde S^{r}. Simond of Beuerley, the ferthe S^{r}.
+Piers Courteneye.[68]
+
+[Footnote 68: _See note_ Q.]
+
+REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1386-1388.]
+
+Nicholl Exton, maior, Will' More, vynt'. A^{o}. x^{mo}.
+ fysshmong'. Will' Staundon, groc'.
+
+[Sidenote: A bataill on the see betwen the erle of Arundell and the
+Flemynges.]
+
+This yere the erle of Arundell admirall of Engelond faught on the see
+with the Flemynges, upon oure lady day in lenten, and scomfyted them,
+and tok manye schippes lade with Rochell wyn; among whiche schippes
+was oo schipp called Mewes Colman,[69] and that schipp was the
+admyrall of Flaundres, the whiche was taken and manye othere
+prisoners. The some of schippes grete and smale, at that tyme take,
+were lxxxvj schippes, in whiche were accompted xvij^{m} tounes of
+wyne. Also the duke of Lancastre in this yere, with his duchesse dame
+Constance, sayled over the see into Spayne with a gret peple, to
+clayme his wyfves right: and he tok with hym John Northt', for doughte
+elles he myghte have be sclayn whiles he hadde ben oughte of the
+reaume.
+
+[Footnote 69: "Mons^{r} Colman" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+Id'm maior. Will' Venor, groc'. Anno xj^{mo}.
+ Hugo Fastolf.
+
+[Sidenote: The rysyng of the lordes.]
+
+[Sidenote: Diverses knyghtes were hanged, and diverses justices were
+exiled for everemore.]
+
+In this yere was the rysyng of lordes of Engelond; that is for to
+seye, S^{r}. Thomas of Wodstok duke of Gloucestre, S^{r}. Herry erle
+of Derby, S^{r}. Richard erle of Arundell, S^{r}. Thomas erle of
+Warrewyk, Moubray the erle marchall, and S^{r}. Thomas the erle of
+Notyngham, ayens othere certeyn lordes, that is to weten, S^{r}.
+Robert de Veer erle of Oxenford, that was mad markys of Develyn and
+after duke of Irlond, whiche fledde into Loveyne in Braban, and there
+he deyde; Sire Mich' of Pole erle of Suffolk, whiche also fledde to
+the same place, and there deyde; Sire Alexander Nevyll erchebysshop of
+York, the whiche fledde to Scotlond, and there deyde; Robert Tresilian
+the kynges justice and Nicholl Brembre knyght were drawe to Tyborne
+and hanged. Also the same tyme Sire Johan Beauchamp, S^{r}. James
+Berners, and Sire Simond of Beuerle, knyghtes, were beheded at the
+Tour hill; but S^{r}. John of Salisbury was drawen and hanged; and
+also Robert Bealknap, John Holt, Robert Cary, William Burgh, Robert
+Fulthorp, and John Lokton, justices, weren exiled into Irlond, there
+for to dwelle alle there lyf tyme.
+
+REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1388-1390.]
+
+Nicholl Twyford, goldsmyth, Adam Karlyll,[70] groc'. A^{o}. xij^{o}.
+ maior. Th' Austyn, m'c'.
+
+[Footnote 70: "Cachehill" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Sidenote: Justes in Smythfeld betwen the erle of Not' and the erle of
+More and othere.]
+
+This yere, in the moneth of May, weren the justes in Smythfeld betwen
+the erle of Notyngham and the erle of More, Scott.; also betwen the
+lord Welles and S^{r}. David Lyndesey, Scott.; also betwen there
+Nicholl Bemenere and John Bron, Scott.
+
+William Venor, groc', m'. John Loveye. A^{o}. xiij^{mo}.
+ John Walcote, drap'.
+
+In this yere were justes betwen S^{r}. Piers Courtenay and S^{r}.
+William Danyell, Scott. And in this yere John Northampton cam home and
+posseded his goodes.
+
+REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1390-1392.]
+
+Adam Bam, goldsmyth, Th' Vyvent. Anno xiiij^{mo}.
+ m'. John Fraunceys,
+ goldsmyth.
+
+[Sidenote: A gret scarcete of corn.]
+
+This yere was scarcete of corn. Neverthelees the seide meire, be good
+counseill, sente his men over the see with gold into divers contres
+and broughte home corn, so that the prys was well amendyd.[71]
+
+[Footnote 71: _See note_ R.]
+
+John Hende, drap', m'. John Schadworth, m'c'. A^{o}. xv^{o}.
+ Herry Vaun'e, drap'.
+
+[Sidenote: Edward Dalyngreg' and Baldewyn Radyngton were mad kepers of
+the citee of London.]
+
+[Sidenote: The remevyng of the court to Yorke.]
+
+[Sidenote: For an hors loof.]
+
+whiche John Hende occupied the office of the meire into the morwe
+after the natyvyte of seynt John baptist, the whiche was put down be
+the kyng and his counseill at Notyngham, and ordeyned S^{r}. Edward
+Dalyngregy, knyght, kepere of the citee; and on the xxij day of Juyll
+the said Edward was discharged of his office, and S^{r}. Bawdewyn
+Radyngton at Wyndesore was mad kepere of the citee of London, and so
+stod in office into the feste of seynt Symond and Jude; at whiche day,
+be leve of the kyng, they chosen officers in the Yelde halle of London
+for the yere folwyng as it folwith. And in this yere the courtes were
+remeved, and withdrawe fro London to York fro the feste of the
+nativite of seynt John baptist unto Cristemasse folwynge; and all this
+disese above seyd was for this cause. In this yere Thomas Arundell
+erchebysshop of York was thanne chaunceler of Engelond, and Waltham
+bysshop of Salesbury was thanne tresorer of Engelond; the serwauntes
+of whiche tresorer arrered a grete debate in Fletestrete ayens men of
+the towne for an hors loof, for whiche the tresorer pleyned upon the
+citee to the kyng, and wykkedly enformed the kyng; thorugh whiche
+enformacion and procurment of the chaunceler, the kyng sesed the
+fraunchise and the liberte of London into hys hond: and the kyng hadde
+of London x m^{l} lib' or he wolde be plesyd.
+
+REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1392-1396.]
+
+Will'm Staundon, Gilb't Maunfeld. A^{o}. xvj^{mo}.
+ groc', maior. Th' Newenton.
+
+In this yere was the pley of seynt Katerine.[72]
+
+[Footnote 72: _See note_ S.]
+
+John Hadley, groc', Ric' Whityngton, m'c'. A^{o}. xvij^{mo}.
+ m'. Grugo Barentyn, goldsmyth.
+
+[Sidenote: Anna reg'^{na} Angl' obiit.]
+
+In this yere, that is to seye in the xij day of Juyn the yere of oure
+lord a m^{l}ccclxxxxiiij, the goode lady quene deyde at Shene, and
+lith entered worthyly at Westm'.
+
+John Frossh, m'c', m'. Th' Knolles, groc'. A^{o}. xviij^{o}.
+ Will' Brampton,
+ fysshmongre, with the
+ longe berd.
+
+In this yere kyng Richard wente first into Irlond.[73]
+
+[Footnote 73: _See note_ T.]
+
+Will's More, vynt', m'. Rog' Elys. A^{o}. xix^{o}.
+ Will' Scheryngham.
+
+[Sidenote: Kyng Richard wedded the kynges doughtre of Fraunce,
+Isabell.]
+
+In this yere, aboughte the feste of Al Halwen, Isabell the kynges
+doughter of Fraunce was spoused to kyng Richard at Caleys, whiche
+afterward, on the viij day of Januer, was crowned quene at Westm'; at
+whos comynge to London the priour of Typtre in Essex, with othere
+viij persones, upon London bregge in the gret prees weren crowsed to
+the deth.
+
+REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1396-1397.]
+
+Adam Bamme, goldsmyth, Th' Welford, drap'. A^{o}. xx^{mo}.
+ m'. Will' Parkere, m'c'.
+
+[Sidenote: The makynge of lordes.]
+
+[Sidenote: The erle of Arundell was condempned.]
+
+The whiche Adam Bamme deyde the vj day of Juyn; and Richard Whityngton
+occupyed the office of the mairalte the remenaunt of the yere be
+patent of the kyng; and thanne after, on seynt Edwardes day, he was
+chose maire for the yere folwynge. Also in this yere the xxj day of
+Juyll, the regne of the kyng xxj^{ti} yere begynnynge, S^{r}. Thomas
+of Wodestoke duke of Gloucestre was arested at Paske;[74] and S^{r}.
+Richard erle of Arundell, and S^{r}. Thomas erle of Warrewyk, the lord
+Cobham, and S^{r}. John Cheyne weren also arested. And in the monthe
+of Septembre nest folwynge the kyng helde hys parlement at Westm', at
+whiche parlement Edward erle of Roteland was made duke of Awmarle,
+Herry erle of Derby was mad duke of Hereford, Thomas earl Marchall was
+mad duke of Norfolk, S^{r}. John erle of Huntyngdon was mad duke of
+Excetre, the erle of Kent was mad duke of Surry, the erle of Somerset
+was mad marquys of Dorset, S^{r}. Thomas Percy was mad erle of
+Worcestre, the lord Spenser was made lord[75] of Gloucestre, the lord
+Nevyle was mad erle of Westmerland. Also the parlement was enyourned
+to Schrovesbury into the xv day of seynt Hillar. And in the forsaid
+parlement was mad a gret hale in the paleys of Westm', in whiche
+Richard the erle of Arundell was dampned to the deth, and he was
+beheded at the Tour hill.[76]
+
+[Footnote 74: "Plass'he" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 75: "Earl" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 76: _See note_ U.]
+
+REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1397-1399.]
+
+Richard Whytyngton, Will' Askham, fysshmong'. A^{o}. xxj^{mo}.
+ m'c', m'. John Wodecok, m'c'.
+
+[Sidenote: The mordryng of the duke of Glouc' at Caleys.]
+
+[Sidenote: There schulde a ben a bataill at Coventre betuen the duk of
+Hereford and the duk of Norf', and anon in the same place they were
+exiled.]
+
+[Sidenote: Thomas Arundell erchebisshop of Caunterbury was exiled.
+Rog' Walden made erchebysshop.]
+
+[Sidenote: The kyng hadde the citee of London and othere schires in
+grete hate.]
+
+[Sidenote: Blank chartres were seled, &c. whiche coste London a m^{l}
+li'.]
+
+In this monthe of Feverer was the parlement at Schrovesbury, at whiche
+parlement was ordeyned the deth of the duke of Gloucestre the kynges
+uncle, whiche was foule mordred at Caleys, in the prynces inne, with
+two towayles made in snare wyse, and put aboughte his nekke; and so
+was that worthy knyght strangled to the deth. Also the lord Cobham was
+jugged to perpetuel prison: and forasmoche as the erle of Derby thanne
+mad duke of Hereford was of counseill and assent of the deth of lordes
+and knyghtes don to dethe in the xj yere of the kyng, he was also
+exiled. Also in this yere schulde a ben a bataile at Coventre betwen
+the duke of Hereford and the duke of Norfolke, withinne lystes: and
+whanne they were assembled in the place, the kyng toke up there
+quarell into his hand: and anoon in the same place they were bothe
+exiled; that is to seye, the duke of Hereford for x yere, and Thomas
+duke of Norfolk for an hundred yere, whiche debate was for wordes of
+treson whiche schulde have ben spokyn be these too lordes of the kyng.
+Also in this yere Thomas Arundell erchebysshop of Caunterbury was also
+exiled and translated to another bysshoperiche, and S^{r}. Roger
+Walden was made erchebysshop of Caunterbury; and thanne the kyng
+thorugh wykked counseill disherited the heirs of the lordes that were
+put to dethe, as it is above seyd, and dampned to perpetual prison.
+And he sente to Rome, to have the statutes and the ordinaunces mad in
+the parlement begonnen at Westm' and ended at Schrovesbury, confermed
+of the pope; the whiche was doun and graunted be the pope and be hym
+confermed, which confirmacion was proclamed at the crosse in Powles
+and at seynt Marie Spitele in Estre woke before alle the peple. Also
+the kyng thorugh his counseill hadde the citee of London and othere
+diverses shires of Engelond in grete hate and grete indignacion, and
+lete enditen them as for rebelles: and he toke to hym Chestreschire
+men whiche were most famulier with hym, wherfore the citizeins of
+London and the peple of the said schires so endited as before is seid,
+were full hevy and sorwefull; and thanne the citizeins of London for
+plesaunce of the kyng thorugh counseill and helpe of Roger Walden the
+erchebysshop of Caunterbury, and of Braybroke, &c.[77] Moreover in
+this yere, for alle that, Chestreschire men maden a grete fray in
+Fryday strete on a nyght in there innes; the whiche weren well beten
+and hurte with arowes and brought thanne to the countor. Also this
+yere, be selyng of blank chartres,[78] the citee of London paied to
+the kyng a m^{l} li', and othere schires as they myghte beren.
+
+[Footnote 77: _See note_ X.]
+
+[Footnote 78: _See note_ Y.]
+
+Drugo Barentyn, John Wade. Anno xxij^{do}.
+ goldsmyth, m'. John Warv'.
+
+[Sidenote: Obiit Joh'es duk Lancastr'.]
+
+[Sidenote: Kyng Richard seyled the seconde tyme into Irlond.]
+
+[Sidenote: The duke of Hereford with othere lordes exiled landed at
+Ravenspore in Yorkschire.]
+
+[Sidenote: The kynges mene turned ayens hym.]
+
+[Sidenote: Kyng Richard was put into the tour of London, and anon
+after he resigned his dignyte.]
+
+Ye schull wete that Thomas the son and heyre of Richard the erle of
+Arundell, whiche Thomas after the deth of his fadir was duellynge in
+houshold with S^{r}. John Holand duke of Excetre, and holden at no
+reputacion but alwey in gret repref and dispite, in moche disese and
+sorwe of herte, thorugh helpe of William Scot mercer of London privyly
+in a gromys clothynge, sailed over the see and cam to his uncle the
+erchebysshop of Caunterbury, that tyme beynge at Coloigne. Ferthermore
+in this yere deyde the duke of Lancastre, and lith entered at seynt
+Poules at London. Also in this yere after Estren, in the lattere ende
+of the yere of the conquest of kyng Richard, the same kyng Richard
+sailed the secounde tyme into Irlond; and he hadde with hym amonges
+othere Herry the eldeste sone of the duke of Hereford, whom he made
+knyght[79] in Irlond; and the saide kyng Richard was there too monthes
+and sumwhat more. And in the mene tyme cam in Herry duke of Hereford,
+for his fadir the duke of Lancastre was ded, for whiche he cam to
+cleyme his heritage, and broughte with hym Thomas of Arundell the
+erchebysshop of Caunterbury whiche was exiled; and also he broughte
+with hym hys sone Thomas, and also Thomas the erles son of Arundell to
+cleyme his herytage; and they landed in the north contre, at a place
+that is clepyd Ravenspore besyde Bedlyngton. And anon as they were
+landed there comen to hym hastyly the erle of Northumberlond and
+S^{r}. Herry his sone, and the erle of Westmerland, Robert of Watton,
+and manye othere lordes and gentiles of the north contre. And thanne
+the seid duke of Hereford with alle tho above seid reden to Chestre
+with gret strenkthe. And anon as the kyng herde telle that duke Herry
+was come, he hied hym out of Irlond into Engelond, in hope to be
+strong ayens hys enemys: and as sone as the peple of the kynges herde
+telle that the duke was landed, alle the kynges meyne into lytell
+turned ayens the kyng, and wenten ayeyns his adversaryes, that seynge
+the kyng withdrowe hym to the castell of Flynt. And the duke with his
+lordes and gentiles comen to the castell of Bristoll, and there they
+token S^{r}. William Scrop thanne erle of Wyltshire and tresorer of
+Engelond, S^{r}. Herry Grene, S^{r}. John Busshy, and Perkyn of Lee:
+and on the xxx^{ti} day of Juyll they were beheded as for traytours.
+And whanne they hadde so don they reden ayeyne to Chestre, and thider
+to them cam kyng Richard in pees. And thanne the kyng and the duke and
+the othere seid lordes reden in fere to Londonward: and in the firste
+day of Septembre they comen to London everych on: and in the morwe
+suynge kyng Richard was put into the tour of London tyl tyme that the
+parlement, whiche began at Westm' on seynt Jeromys day the laste day
+of Septembre;[80] whiche day, in the tour of London, kyng Richard
+resigned his dignyte in this yere of his regne xxiij; and duke Herry
+was be generall accorded in parlement chosyn kyng, his regne thanne
+begynnynge, and sithen crowned. Thanne was S^{r}. John Slake at
+Westm', dene of the kynges chapell, arested and put in prison in
+Ludgate, and othere certeyn monkes of Westm'. Also S^{r}. William
+Bagot, knyght, was arested besyde Develyn in Irlond, and brought to
+London.
+
+[Footnote 79: "whiche was kyng after his fa'ir Henry of Derby" _in the
+Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 80: "xxiij of September" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REGIS HENR' QUARTI, QUI
+CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' IN DIE T'NSLAC'O'IS S'C'I EDWARDI REG' ET
+CONFESSORIS, ANNO D'NI MILL'MO CCC^{mo} NONOGESIMO NONO.
+
+REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1399-1400.]
+
+Thomas Knolles, groc', m'. Will' Waldern, m'c'. A^{o}. p^{o}.
+ Will' Hyde.
+
+[Sidenote: Lordes purposed to a sclayn the kyng.]
+
+[Sidenote: Decapitacio d'nor'.]
+
+This yere, on the twelfthe day after Cristemasse, the erle of Kent,
+the erle of Hunt', the lord Spenser, S^{r}. Rauf Lumley, and manye
+othere knyghtes and squyres were purposyd to have sclayn the kyng and
+hise children at Wyndesore, and thoo that helde with them be a
+mommynge; but, as it fortuned, the kyng hadde warnynge; and anon he
+rood to London in gret haste, and made hym strong to ryde on hise
+adversaries afore said; the whiche lordes were assembled at Redynge,
+purposyng for to do as they hadde ment; and fro thens they come to
+Wyndesore, and deden moche harme thereaboughte. And whanne they hadde
+aspied that the kyng was forth to London, they token there wey to
+Surcetre, and made cryes be the weye, and at Surcetre also, seyenge
+that kyng Richard was up with alle Walys and Chestyrschire; and kyng
+Herry fledde to the tour of London: but for all that the toun aroos
+and toke them with grete strenkthe; and there they beheded the erle of
+Kent and the erle of Salesbury; also the erle of Huntyngton was
+beheded at Plasshe in Essex, the whiche was fled and wolde a passed
+the see to have brought in Frensshmen for to distroye Engelond; and he
+myghte have no wynd to brynge hym over, and he was take and beheded as
+it ys above seid. Also at Sucetre the same tyme was beheded S^{r}.
+Rauf Lumley; and at Oxenford were beheded S^{r}. Thomas Blount, S^{r}.
+Benet Cely, Thomas Wyntreshull squyer, and othere aboughte xxvij
+persones, and the hedes of the lordes sent to London. At Bristowe was
+beheded the lord Spenser, and there his hed sett up: afterward was
+taken S^{r}. Bernard Brocas, S^{r}. Thomas Schelley, Maudeleyn parson,
+S^{r}. William Fereby prest; and there were drawen, hanged, and
+beheded, at Tyborne. And anon after deyde kyng Richard in the castell
+of Ponfreyt, whos body was beryed at Langeley. Also in this yere of
+oure lord a m^{l}cccc, the kyng rood into Scotlond. And in this yere
+began the werre in Walys be Oweyn of Glendore.
+
+REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1400-1402.]
+
+John Fraunceys, Will' Cnote, drap'. A^{o}. s'c'do.
+ goldsmyth, m'. John Wakeley,
+ vynt'.
+
+In this yere a quarter of whete was worth xvj _s._ Also this yere kyng
+Herry rood into Wales be the excitacion of the lord Grey Ruthyn, for
+to distroye Owan of Glondere. In this yere was here the emperor of
+Constantynnoble: and the kyng helde his Cristemasse at Eltham; and men
+of London maden a gret mommyng to hym of xij aldermen and there sones,
+for whiche they hadde gret thanke. And the same yere S^{r}. William
+Sautre prest was degraded of his presthood, and brent in Smythefeld
+for an heretyk.[81]
+
+[Footnote 81: "a lollard and an eritik approved afore alle the
+clergye" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+John Schadworth, William Veno', groc'. A^{o}. t'cio.
+ m'c', maior. John Fremyngham,
+ skynn'.
+
+[Sidenote: Stella comata.]
+
+[Sidenote: The bataill of Humbelton hill.]
+
+[Sidenote: The conduyt in Cornhill.]
+
+This same yere was dame Johanne duchesse of Breteyne spoused to kyng
+Herry with moche solempnyte at Westm'. Also in Lenten this yere
+schewed in the west in the sky a sterre called Stalla Comata, whiche
+endured v wokes. Also in this yere the prior of Launde, S^{r}. Roger
+Claryndon knyght, and viij frere Menours weren drawen and hanged at
+Tyburne. Also this yere, the xiiij day of Septembre, was the bataill
+with the Scottes at Humbledon hill, where there were taken and sclayn
+wol ny alle the gentyles of Scotlond. Also this same yere was mad the
+conduyt in Cornhull.
+
+REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1402-1403.]
+
+John Walcote, Rob't Chichelegh, groc'. A^{o}. iiij^{to}.
+ drap', m'. Ric' Merlawe, fysshmong'.
+
+[Sidenote: The bataill of Schrovesbury.]
+
+This same yere, on Maudelyn even, betwen Englysshmen and Englysshmen
+was the sory bataill of Schrovesbury, that is to seye betwen kyng
+Herry and S^{r}. Herry Percy sone of the erle of Northumberland; the
+whiche S^{r}. Henry Percy was there sclayn and there beryed; and on
+hys syde manye another man also sclayn; and on his syde the erle
+Douglas of Scotland lost his on eye; and S^{r}. Thomas Percy brother
+to the said S^{r}. Herry Percy was there taken and kept too dayes
+after on lyve; and for he was embassator before the batall betwen the
+kyng and S^{r}. Herry Percy, manye a good man loste there hys lyf,
+wherfore they seyde S^{r}. Thomas was drawen, hanged and beheded, and
+his hede[82] sett upon London brigge: also in the said bataille the
+prynce was schot in the heed wyth an arowe; and the erle of Stafford
+sclayn undyr the kynges banere, and S^{r}. William Graunsell, with
+manye othere knyghtes and squyers:[83] and forasmoche as som peple
+seyde that S^{r}. Herry Percy was alyve, he was taken up ayen out of
+his grave, and bounden upright betwen to mille stones, that alle men
+myghte se that he was ded.
+
+[Footnote 82: "with a quart' of S^{r}. Herry Percie's hedde" _in the
+Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 83: "worthie lordes, knyghts, and squyers, gentilles, and
+good yomen" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1403-1405.]
+
+Will'm Askam, fysshmong', Thomas Faucon', m'c'. A^{o}. v^{to}.
+ maior. Th' Polle, goldsmyth.
+
+[Sidenote: The takyng of William Cerle.]
+
+This William Askam was prentys to William Walworth, sume tyme maire,
+that was prentys sum tyme with John Lovekyn; and alle schirreves and
+meires ech after other in on house. In this yere William Cerle yoman
+of the robys with kyng Richard, whiche was on of them that mordred the
+goode duke of Gloucestre at Caleys, was taken in the march of Scotlond
+and brought to London, where that he was drawen, and hanged, boweld,
+and his bowels brente before hym, and thanne beheded and quartered at
+Tyburne. In this yere the lord Castell, with gret peple of Bretouns
+and Normaundes, londed at the Blake Pole, too mile fro Dertmouth, and
+there he was sclayn; and the peple fledde.
+
+John Hende, drap', Will' Louthe, goldsmyth. A^{o}. vj^{to}.
+ maior. Stephan Spylman, m'c'.
+
+[Sidenote: Richard Scrop the erchebysshop of York and the lord Moubray
+were beheded.]
+
+[Sidenote: The children of the erles of March were stole out of the
+castell of Wyndesore.]
+
+In this yere Thomas the kynges sone was admirall of the see and seiled
+into Flaundres, and he landed at Scluse and yaf theretoo a grete
+sawte, and he brente bothe in Cahaunt and in Flaundres. Also he toke
+the carykes of Jene, whiche he broughte to Wynchelsey; and there,
+thorugh mysgovernaunce, the carikes[84] with alle the good therinne
+was brent. Also in this yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccv, Richard Scrop
+erchebysshop of York, and the lord Moubray[85] were beheded a lytel
+out of York, upon Whitson Moneday. Also the same yere were the
+children of the erle of Marche stolen out of the castell of Wyndesore,
+aboughte mydnyght as it was seid, and were led into Walys to Owayn of
+Glendore, for he was a rebell to oure kyng that tyme, and alle Walys
+for the more partye be v yere before. Also the forseid children were
+brought ayene to the kyng; and the lady Spenser was accused, and here
+brother, that was called duk of York, of gret treson for the forseid
+children; and the cause was, for they seyden that the eldere chyld was
+trewe kyng. Also the forseyd duke was in kepynge of S^{r}. John Pelham
+at Pevensey, in the castell, unto the parlement nest folwynge.
+
+[Footnote 84: "one of the saide carikes" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 85: "the lord Moubray erle marchal" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1405-1407.]
+
+John Wodecok, Will' Crowm'e, drap'. A^{o}. vij.
+ m'c', m'. Herry Barton, skynn'.
+
+[Sidenote: The weres were stroyd.]
+
+[Sidenote: Travers yoman of the kynges chaumbre was hanged, poysonyng
+his wyffe.]
+
+This same yere, be the comaundement of the kvng, alle the weres betwen
+London and Midweye were pulled up and distroyed be the meire of London
+and the comonalte. Also in this yere was Travars, yoman of the kynges
+chaumbre, arestyd for poysonyng of hys wyf in Northamptonschire; and
+on Jonet Legge was also arested for the consentynge of poysonynge of
+the same woman: and the said Travars was hongen, and his bowels brent,
+and thanne quarterd; and the said Jonet hadde here lyf.
+
+Ric' Whytyngton, Nicholl Wotton, drap'. A^{o}. viij^{o}.
+ m'c', m'. Geffrey Brook, groc'.
+
+[Sidenote: Rempston was dreynt.]
+
+In this yere, the xvij day[86] of Juyll, the erle of Kent wedded the
+dukes doughter of Melane, at seynt Marie Overey: and in this yere
+deyde the good S^{r}. Robert Knolles. In this yere S^{r}. Thomas
+Rempston, knyght, was dreynt faste be London bregge: and in this yere
+was the bataille in Smythfeld betwen John Walssh clerk, and Percyval
+Sondon.
+
+[Footnote 86: "xxiiij day" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1407-1409.]
+
+Will'm Staundon, Herry Pounfreyt, sadeler. A^{o}. ix^{mo}.
+ groc', m'. Herry Halton, groc'.
+
+[Sidenote: The erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolf were taken
+in the North.]
+
+In this yere the erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolf, whiche
+arysyn ayeyns the kyng, were taken in the north cuntre and beheded;
+and the hed of the forsaid erle and a quarter of the lord Bardolf were
+sent to London, and sett upon London brigge. Also in this yere was a
+strong wynter whiche endured xiiij wokes. Also this yere the erle of
+Kent was sclayn, thorugh his owne folye, at Bryak in Bretayne, for he
+rood withoughte basnet, and was marked with a quarell. In this yere
+greyn was suych plente that smal greyn was at xij _d._, xiiij _d._,
+and xvj _d._ the beste civile greyn.
+
+Drew Barantyn, Will' Norton, drap'. Anno x^{mo}.
+ goldsmyth, m'. Th' Duke, skynnere.
+
+[Sidenote: The pley at the Skynnere well.]
+
+[Sidenote: Grete justes in Smythefeld.]
+
+This yere was the pleye at Skynners Welle,[87] whiche endured
+Wednesday, Thorsday, Fryday, and on Soneday it was ended; and thanne
+began the fetees of werre in Smythfeld for diverses chalanges. First
+it began be the seneschall of Henawde and the erle of Somerset, for
+the Henawde soughte hyder to seke awntures, the whiche fight lasted
+iij dayes; and on the Moneday, S^{r}. John and another Henawde; and on
+the Tuwesday, S^{r}. John Philipp with another; and on the Wednesday,
+John Grey and his adversarie: and on the Fryday the kyng wolde suffre
+nothing to be don. On the Satyrday, Standyssh and his adversarie: on
+the Moneday suynge, Styward and his adversarie: on the Tuesday, Souche
+and his adversarie. On the Moneday after, S^{r}. John Grene,
+Cornewayle, and his felawes;[88] and on the Satirday, tho too
+broughten hise brethren and there adversaries: and, as God wolde,
+evere the Englyssh partye hadde the victorie.
+
+[Footnote 87: "Clerkenwelle" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 88: _See note_ Z.]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1409-1410.]
+
+Richard Merlawe, John Lane, m'c'. A^{o}. xj^{mo}.
+ Irmong', maior. Will' Chichele, groc'.
+
+[Sidenote: An heretyk was brent.]
+
+This same yere there was a clerk that beleved nought on the sacrament
+of the auter, that is to seye Godes body,[89] which was dampned and
+brought into Smythfeld to be brent, and was bounde to a stake where as
+he schulde be brent. And Herry prynce of Walys, thanne the kynges
+eldest sone, consailed hym for to forsake his heresye, and holde the
+righte wey of holy chirche.[90] And the prior of seynt Bertelmewes in
+Smythfeld broughte the holy sacrament of Godys body, with xij torches
+lyght before, and in this wyse cam to this cursed heretyk: and it was
+asked hym how he beleved; and he ansuerde, that he belevyd well that
+it was halowed bred and nought Godes body; and thanne was the toune
+put over hym, and fyre kyndled thereinne: and whanne the wrecche felte
+the fyre he cryed mercy; and anon the prynce comanded to take awey the
+toune and to quenche the fyre, the whiche was don anon at his
+comaundement: and thanne the prynce asked hym if he wolde forsake his
+heresye and taken hym to the feith of holy chirche, which if he wolde
+don, he schulde have hys lyf and good ynowe to lyven by: and the
+cursed schrewe wold nought, but contynued forth in his heresye;
+wherfore he was brent, and a versyfyer made of hym, in metre, thise
+too verses:
+
+ _Hereticus credat ve p'ustus ab orbe recedat
+ Ne fidos ledat satel hunc baratro sibi p'dat._
+
+[Footnote 89: "in forme of brede" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 90: _See note_ AA.]
+
+[Sidenote: The newe stokkes were begonne to make.]
+
+Also in this yere the stokkes betwen the Cornhull and the Pultrye was
+begonne to make, and in the yere nest folwynge it was ful complet and
+made. In this yere was a fray mad in Estchepe, be the kynges sones
+Thomas and John, with men of the town. Also this same yere there went
+the duke of Clarence, the duke of Yorke, the erl of Dorset, to the
+duke of Orlions, ageyn the duke of Burgoyne, and landed at Hogges.
+
+REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1410-1411.]
+
+Thomas Knolles, groc', Thom's Pyke, drap'. A^{o}. xij^{mo}.
+ maior. John Penne, skynn'e.
+
+[Sidenote: A gret feight in Smythfelde betuen Glouc' and Arthur.]
+
+[Sidenote: The Yeldhalle was begone to make newe.]
+
+This yere was the fight in Smythefeld betuen Gloucestre and Artour,
+for wordes that Gloucestre hadde appeled Arthur of: and whanne they
+hadde well foughten, the kyng tok the bataille into his hond, and
+wolde lete them feighte no more. Also this yere, on seynt Petres even,
+was gret debate in Brigge street betuen the lord Thomas men and men of
+London. Also in this yere comen ambassatours to the kyng fro the duke
+of Burgoyne, for to have men out of Engelond to helpe hym in werre
+ayeyns the duke of Orlyons: but the kyng wolde no men grauntte, for
+which the ambassatores spaken therof to the prynce: and he sente to
+the duke of Burgoyne the erle of Arundell and the lord Cobbeham, with
+othere lordes and gentyles, with a faire retenewe and well arrayed
+peple. Also this yere the Yeldhalle of London was begonne to make
+newe. Also in this yere the duke of Burgoyne, with help of
+Englysshmen, sclewe moche peple of the dukes of Orlyons at the brigge
+of Seyntclowe. Also in this same yere was Rys Dye, squyer, of Walys,
+drawen, hanged, and beheded, and quartred, and the quarters salted.
+
+REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1411-1412.]
+
+Rob't Chicheley, Will'[91] Reynwell, fysshmong'. A^{o}. xiij^{o}.
+ groc', maior. Walt' Cotton, m'c'.
+
+[Footnote 91: "John" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Sidenote: iij flodes were sen in Tempse upon o day.]
+
+[Sidenote: The newe coyn for nobles.]
+
+This yere the xij day of Octobre, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxj,
+there weren in Themyse iij flodes upon a day. Also the same yere the
+lord Thomas, the kynges sone, was mad duke of Clarence. Also in this
+yere comen into Engelond ambassatores out of Fraunce fro the duke of
+Orlyons, to have men over in helpynge hym ayens the duke of
+Burgoyne[92] before seid in that other yere. And in the comemoracion
+of seynt Poul, the laste day of Juyn, come prynce Herry, the sone of
+kyng Herry the forthe, to London, with moche peple of lordes and
+gentyles: and the kyng lay thanne at seynt Jones hous til the Soneday
+nest folwynge; and thanne he remeved to the bysshopes paleys of
+London, and lay there fro Satirday tyl Friday after; and thanne he
+remeved to Rotherhithe. And prynce Herry lay at the bysshoppes inne of
+Dorham, fro the seid day of his comynge to towne unto the Moneday nest
+after the feste of Septem fratrum. And thanne rood Thomas the kynges
+sone duke of Clarence, and with hym the duke of York, and Beauford
+thanne erle of Dorset, toward Hampton with a gret retenewe of peple:
+and on the Tuesday rood the erles brother of Oxenford, and on the
+Wednesday rood the erle of Oxonford; and they alle lay at Hampton, and
+aboden the wynde tyl on the Thorsday the firste day of August; the
+whiche Thorsday, Fryday, and Satyrday, they passed out of the haven
+the noumbre of xiiij schippes: and on the Soneday they were dreven
+inne ayeyne with the wynd: and after, on seynt Laurence even and seynt
+Laurens day, they arreved at Seynt Fasters, faste be Hogges in
+Normandye. And on the xxiij day of Septembre prynce Herry come to
+London to the counseyll, with an huge peple. Also in this yere the
+kyng lete coynen newe nobles; and they were lesse of weyghte than the
+olde noble be the peys of an half peny weighte; so that[93] be juste
+weyghte liij nobles, j _d_, and an halpeny weighte, schulde maken a
+pound weighte of Troye.
+
+[Footnote 92: _See note_ BB.]
+
+[Footnote 93: "so that a noble shuld weye but iiij _d._ and an ob.
+weight: so that liij nobles, &c." _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1412-1413.]
+
+Will'm Waldern, Rauf Lobenham, drap'. A^{o}. xiiij^{o}.
+ m'c', maior. Will' Sevenok, groc'.
+
+[Sidenote: Obit' Henr' nup' Regis Angl' iiij^{ti}.]
+
+[Sidenote: Coronac'o H. quinti.]
+
+[Sidenote: S^{r}. John Oldcastle was arested, put into the Tour of
+London, and after brak out.]
+
+In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxij, the xxj[94] day of March, on
+a Moneday, deyde kyng Herry the forthe, at Westm'. And lyghth entered
+at Caunterbury, on the north syde of seynt Thomas schryne the martyr.
+Thanne Herry, the sone and heire of the sayd kyng Herry the forthe,
+began to reigne, and com to London; and ayens hym was a gret rydynge
+of men of London, and broughte hym to the tour of London upon the
+Fryday; and on the morwe he rood thorugh Chepe with a gret roughte of
+lordes and knyghtes, the whiche he hadde newe made in the Toure on the
+nyght before, unto Westm'. And on the morwe, that is to say Passion
+Soneday, the whiche was a ful trobly wet day, he was crowned at Westm'
+with michel ryalte. And in this yere, the firste day of Septembr', it
+hayled strongly. In this yere my lord of Dorset lay at the sege of the
+castell of Mount Andre in Gyan; and Blounte was capitayn of the
+castell of Sobyre. Also another companye of Englysshmen lay in the
+town of Barbesey; and there was don a jorney betwen Englysshmen and
+Frensshmen be syde Mount Andre, in the monthe of August: and thorugh
+the grace of God iij c Englysshmen xvij lesse, toke and sclewe viij m
+of Frensshmen: and there were take the lord Hayle, the lord Morlet,
+the bastard of Clynton, the lord en le Sale de Mary, the maire of
+Rochell, the capytayn of Tholomonde, the capitayn of Ryons, the
+capitayne of seynt John the Evangelist, the capitayn of Racheford, the
+capitayn of Urlound, and manye othere capitaynes and gentiles whiche
+were to longe to telle. In this yere was the lord Cobbeham, called
+S^{r}. John Oldcastell, arested and put into the Tour of London, for
+certeyn poyntes of heresye whiche he held ayens the beleve of holy
+chirche: and after he brak prison and wente away.
+
+[Footnote 94: "xx day" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' HENR' QUINTI, QUI
+CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' NONO DIE MENSIS APRIL ANNO D'NI MILL'MO
+CCCCxiij.
+
+REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1413-1414.]
+
+Will' Crowm'e,[95] John Nicholl, vynt'. Anno primo.
+ drap', maior. John Sutton, groc'.
+
+[Footnote 95: _See note_ CC.]
+
+[Sidenote: Kyng Richard boones were feet fro Langeley and beried at
+Westm'.]
+
+[Sidenote: Obiit Thomas Arundell arch'ep'us Cantuar'.]
+
+[Sidenote: A parlement at Leycestr'.]
+
+[Sidenote: John the K. brother duke of Bedforthe.]
+
+[Sidenote: Humferey the K. brother duke of Glowcester.]
+
+[Sidenote: Chicheley B. of seynt De' mad archebissh' of Canterbury.]
+
+[Sidenote: Nyauncer took seynt Anne chirch for scleyng of S^{r}. John
+Tybbay.]
+
+In this yere, on seynt Edmondes day the kyng, there was a gret
+convocacion of clergye at Poules in London, whiche contenued tyl the
+iiij day of Decembre; and thanne was the kyng and his counseill
+accorded to fette the bones of kyng Richard fro Langele to London, and
+to berye them at Westm';[96] and there was don a dirige ryally; and on
+the morwe the masse was solempny songon. And on the Soneday sewyng,
+Thomas Arundell erchebysshop of Caunterbury and manye othere
+bysshoppes, at the crosse of Poules accursed S^{r}. John Oldcastell
+lord of Cobbeham and alle hise mayntenours. And in the xix day of
+Decembre cam the Frensshe ambassatours to London, fro the kyng of
+Fraunce to the kyng of Engelond. Morover in the twelfthe day in
+Cristemasse it was certefied the kyng, that S^{r}. John Oldcastell was
+up with a stronge peple ayeyns hym. Wherfore the kyng be hys counseill
+cam to London the viij day of Januar'; and with hym cam hise brethren,
+and the erchebysshop of Caunterbury, and Courtenaye the bysshop of
+Norwych, and manye othere lordes and bachelers. And the nexte nyght
+the kyng with hyse brethren and the bysshopes token the feld ayeyns
+Sire John Oldcastell, beyonde seynt Gyles in Holborne, betwen Westm'
+and the highe weye toward Tyborne; and there the kynges peple token
+diverses men as they comen be the weye, of whiche on was a squyere of
+S^{r}. John Oldcastell, and othere diverses men also: and there was
+muche folk arested and put into the Tour of London, of whiche folk
+there were xij men drawen fro the Thoure of London as a Fryday at
+nyghte thorughe the town to Neugate, and there they were tyl on the
+morwe; and they with othere xxv men, that is to seye xxxvij persones,
+were drawen, hanged, and brent; and tho that were drawe were said
+arrysers ayeyns the kyng: and certaynly the said S^{r}. John
+Oldcastell with gret multitude of Lollers and heretykes were purposyd
+with ful wyll and myght for to have distroyed the kyng and hyse
+brethern, whiche ben protectours and defendours of Holy Chirche, and
+them also that ben in degre of holy ordre in the service of God and of
+his chirche, the which will and purpos, as God wolde, was lette; and
+S^{r}. John Oldcastell fledde and escaped. Forthermore in this yere
+the xix day of Feverer, deyde Thomas Arundell the erchebysshop of
+Caunterbury. Also in this yere was a parlement at Leycestre, and there
+was the lord John the kynges brother mad duke of Bedeford and erle of
+Kendale, and the lord Humfrey hys brother was mad duke of Gloucestre
+and erle of Pembroke, and S^{r}. Richard the dukes brother of York was
+mad erle of Caumbregge. And in this yere in the monthe of Juyll wente
+oure ambassatours into Fraunce, and some of the ambassatours wenten
+into Constaunce to chesen the pope: and some wenten to the emperor;
+that is to seye, to the emperor wente the erle of Warwyk, the lord
+Fitz Hugh, Sire Walter Hungerford, S^{r}. Rauf Rocheford, Maistre
+Philipp Morgan, Maistre John Henyngham, with comission. And to the
+cytee of Constantyne wente the bysshop of Bathe, the bysshop of
+Salesbury, the bysshop of Chestre, the abbot of Westm', the abbot of
+York, the abbot of Gerseye, with othere doctours. Also into Fraunce
+wente the bysshop of Dorham, the bysshop of Norwych, the erle of
+Salysbury, the lord Grey Codonore, S^{r}. John Pelham, Robert of
+Waterton, and othere. Forthemore on the Monday the xxiij day of
+Septembre began a grete counseill at Westm'; and on the neste Monday
+after, that is to seye the firste day of Octobre anno d'ni mill'mo
+cccc^{mo}xv. Also the same yere was S^{r}. Herry Chicheley bysshop of
+seynt Davyes mad erchebisshop of Caunterbury, and S^{r}. Richard
+Courtenay mad bysshop of Norwych. And in the same yere on seynt Marie
+Maudeleyn day, John Neauser squyer, and his men, sclowen Maistre John
+Tybbay clerk, as he passed thorugh Ladlane; for the whiche deth the
+same John Nyauncer and iiij of his men fledden into seynt Annes
+chirche withinne Aldrichgate; and withinne the same chirche they were
+mured up, and men of diverses wardes watched them nyght and day. And
+the forsaid John Nyauncer and his men forsuoren the kynges lond, and
+passyd thorugh the citee of London toward Caleys in there schertes and
+breches, and ich of them a crosse in there hand.
+
+[Footnote 96: _See note_ DD.]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1414-1415.]
+
+Thomas Faucon', John Michell, fysshmong'. A^{o}. s'c'do.
+ drap', maior. Thomas Aleyn, m'c'.
+
+[Sidenote: The grete werk of Shene was begonne.]
+
+[Sidenote: Newe gates in London.]
+
+[Sidenote: The deth of lordes at Hampton.]
+
+[Sidenote: Sege of Harfleu.]
+
+[Sidenote: The yeldyng of the toun of Harfleu.]
+
+[Sidenote: The lord Beauford capitayn.]
+
+[Sidenote: The bataill of Aigincourt this day.]
+
+[Sidenote: Mort.]
+
+[Sidenote: Mort.]
+
+[Sidenote: Alle the bellys of London were ronge for yoye.]
+
+In this yere was Sperepoynt drawe and hanged for counterfetynge of the
+kynges seall. Also in this yere John Claydon skynner, and Richard
+Turmyne bakere, were brent in Smythfeld for heresye. And on the iiij
+day of March after, was the pardon of the lord Cobbeham, that is to
+seye S^{r}. John Oldcastell, proclamed. On Palme Soneday the xvj day
+of March was William Elys sone brought out of the Tour of London be
+comaundement of the kyng, and delivered to the said maire for to kepe
+hym in warde, and specyally in yrens, for tales that he hadde told of
+the kyng; and also for the peple seyde that they myghte non yren
+fetres no lokkes holden hym; and there he was cheyned to an yren post
+at the counter gate in Chepe, ayens the Standard. Also the same yere
+was the kynges grete werk begonne at Shene; and in hys tyme was mad
+newe g'tes at London wall, and a newe gate, and the prevy that stod
+withinne the more was drawe doun and set on this syde of the wall over
+the comown dych that comyth out of the more. And in his tyme[97] the
+kyng made his vyage toward the costes of Normandye; and he rood
+thiderward thorughout the citee of London toward the town of Hampton,
+that is to weten the xviij day of Juyn, the yere of his regne the
+thridde begynnyng; and at Hampton he lay stille for to abiden his
+retenue and his stuff that longith for werre: and in his lyenge there,
+the Moneday the v day of August next after were put to dethe there
+Sire Richard of Yorke erle of Caumbregge, the lord Scrop that tyme
+tresorer of Engelond, and S^{r}. Thomas Gray knyght, for treturye and
+ymagynyng of the kynges deth. And in the same yere on the morwe after
+seynt Laurence day, the xj day of August the Sonday, the kyng and alle
+his retenue schipped iij houres after noon at Portesmouth, toward the
+town of Harefleu in Normandye; and he landed at Kedecaux iij myle out
+of the town of Harefleu on oure lady even the assumpcion, the xiiij
+day of August. And the kyng began to leye his sege to the town of
+Harfleu the xvij day of August: and the kyng lay there at the sege fro
+the same xvij day of August unto the xxij day of Septembre or the town
+were yolden up; and his lyenge there aboughte the town there dyed many
+on of his retenue, that is to weten, the erle of Suffolk, the bysshop
+of Norwych, Courtenay, S^{r}. John Philip, and manye othere knyghtes
+and squyers, and othere comoun peple whiche were nought nombred. And
+the same xxij day of Septembre the toun of Harfleu was yolden up to
+the kyng, and alle the keyes of the toun brought to hym: and the kyng
+abode tyl the laste day of Septembre, til that he hadde mad
+governaunce withinne the town: and he made his Em[98] the lorde
+Beauford the erle of Dorset, captayn of Harfleu. And the Tuesday the
+firste day of Octobre the kyng toke his weye fro Harfleu toward his
+town of Caleys, with the noumbre of viij^{l} fytyng men: and the
+Frensshmen of Fraunce broken there brigges and pyled the forthes of
+the water of Some and othere diverses wateres, that the kyng myghte
+nought passe but with moche disese til he com to the water of Swerdes;
+and there the kyng and his oost passyd over. And on the xxv day of
+Octobre was Fryday, and seynt Crispyn and Crispianiani day the lordes
+and the chyveteynes of Fraunce lay with a gret oost enbatailed to the
+noumbre of vi^{xx} m^{l}, and wolde a stopped the kynges weye that he
+schulde nought a passed to his town of Caleys. And the kyng with his
+oost batailed hym ayens the Frensshmen, and manfully he faught ayens
+them in a feld that is called Aigincourt, and sclowe and toke of them
+of dukes, erles, barons, knyghtes, and cheveteyns to the noumbre of
+xij m^{l}; and of the comown peple mo thanne the noumbre of iij m^{l},
+that is for to weten, the duke of Orlyons and the duke of Burbon, the
+erle of Vendon, the erle of Ewe and the erle of Richemond, with S^{r}.
+Bursegaunt; and there sclayn the duke of Launson, the duke of Braban
+and the duke of Bare, and the erle of Navers, the lord de la Brytte
+constable of Fraunce, and the seneschall of Henaude, with manye othere
+lordes, knyghtes, and squyers, and worthy men v m^{l} and mo. And on
+oure syde were sclayn the duke of York, the erle of Suffolk, and
+S^{r}. Richard of Kyghle, and David Gamme squyer, with a fewe mo
+othere persones to the noumbre of xviij. And the xxix day of Octobre,
+the morwe after seynt Simondes day and Jude, the same day the newe
+meire schulde ryde and taken his charge at Westm', the same day erly
+in the morwe comen tydynges to London while that men weren in there
+beddes, that the kyng hadde foughton and hadde the bataille and the
+feld aforseid. And anoon as they hadde tydynges therof, they wente to
+alle the chirches in the citee of London and rongon alle the belles of
+every chirche; and solempnely alle the prestes of every chirche, and
+othere men that were lettered songen _Te deum Laudamus, &c._ And ayens
+ix of the belle were warned alle the ordres of relygeous men of the
+citee of London, for to go a procession fro seynt Poules unto seynt
+Edward schryne at Westm'. And the newe maire and hise aldermen with
+alle the craftes of London, and the quen with alle here lordes also
+wente from seynt Poules unto Westm', and offred at seynt Edwardes
+schryne aforeseid, or the meire tok his charge; and whanne the meire
+hadde taken his charge, every man come rydyng hom fro Westm' on
+horsbak, and were ioyful and glad for the goode tydynges that they
+hadde of the kyng, and thankyd oure lord J'hu Crist, his modir seynt
+Marye, and seynt George, and alle the holy company of hevene, and
+seyde _Hec est dies quam fecit d'n's_.
+
+[Footnote 97: _i.e. the third year of his reign. See note_ EE.]
+
+[Footnote 98: _Sic, query_ "uncle."]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1415-1416.]
+
+Nicholl Wotton, Alan' Ev'ard, m'c'. A^{o}. iij^{o}.
+ drap', maior. Will' Caumbregg, iremong'.
+
+[Sidenote: The comynge of oure kyng to Caleys.]
+
+[Sidenote: The landyng of oure kyng at Dovorr.]
+
+[Sidenote: The comyng of oure kyng to London.]
+
+[Sidenote: The maire and the aldermen presentyd the kyng with a m^{l}
+li in too basyns of gold worth v^{c} li.]
+
+[Sidenote: Sigismund the emperor of Almayne com to London.]
+
+[Sidenote: The metyng of the kyng and the emperor.]
+
+[Sidenote: The duke of Holand com to London.]
+
+[Sidenote: The removyng of the emperor.]
+
+[Sidenote: The kyng wente to Caleys for trete with adversaries of
+Fraunce.]
+
+[Sidenote: The galy halfpence were stroyd.]
+
+[Sidenote: Bellu' sup' mare int' I. ducem Bed' et adv'sar' reg'.]
+
+In this yere began the generall counseill at Constaunce. Also in this
+yere, that is to say the xxviij day of Octobre, the kyng com to his
+town of Caleys, and was there til the xvj day of Novembre: and that
+same day the kyng schipped fro his town of Caleys toward Engelond, and
+he landed the same day at nyght at Dovorr, and com forth alle the woke
+after toward London: and the Fryday at nyght the kyng come to Eltham,
+and there he lay al that nyght; and on the morwe was Satyrday, the
+xxiij day of Novembre, the maire of London and alle the aldermen, with
+alle the craftes of London, reden every man in reed, with hodes reed
+and white, and mette with the kyng on the Blakeheth comyng from
+Elthamward toward his citee of London; and ayens his comynge was
+ordeyned moche ryalte in London, that is to weten at London bregge, at
+the conduyt in Cornhill, at the gret conduyt in Chepe, and at the
+crosse in Chepe was mad a ryall castell, with angels and virgynes
+syngynge therinne; and so the kyng and hise presoners of Frensshmen
+reden thorugh London unto Westm' to mete, and there the kyng abod
+stille. And on the morwe after, it was Soneday and the xxiiij day of
+Novembre, the maire and alle the aldermen, with too hundred of the
+beste comoners of London, wente to Westm' to the kyng, and present hym
+with a m^{l} pound, in too basynes of gold worth v^{c} li. And in this
+tyme the emperor of Almayne com into Engelond with viij^{c} hors to
+seynt George feste; that is to wete, the firste day of Maij, at nyght,
+he landed at Dovorr; and on the Satyrday, the seconde day of Maij, he
+cam to Caunterbury and bod stylle there unto the v day of Maij: and
+the Thorsday, the vij day of May,[99] the maire and alle the aldermen,
+with alle the craftes of the citee, reden alle in rede gownes, and
+hodes white and reed, and mette with the emperor on the Blakehethe;
+and the kyng and alle hise lordes mette with hym at seynt Thomas
+Wateryng, and there the kyng put hym on the right hond, and the
+erchebysshop on the left hond, and so they come rydynge thorugh the
+citee of London and forth to Westm': and the xxix day of Maij the
+duke of Holand come to London, and he lay at the bysshopes place of
+Ely in Holbourne; and he abod stylle there unto the xxj day of Juyn.
+And the xxvj day of Juyn the emperor remeved fro Westm' toward the
+castell of Ledes in Kanc', and from the castell of Ledes unto Eltham,
+and from Eltham forth to Caunterbury; and he schipped out of Engelond
+the xvj day of August. And the same yere the kyng wente to Caleys for
+to trete wyth his adversarije of Fraunce: and the same yere the duke
+of Bedford, the kynges brother, was mad capitayn of the see for a
+quarter of a yere; and the same tyme he and his retenue took iij
+carykes and drowned the forthe, and a gret hulke was drowned also: and
+anon after, in the same yere, was taken a gret carryke at Dertemouth.
+And in this same yere, that is to weton on the Mighelmesse day, was
+Benet Wolman drawen and hanged, and his heed smyten of and set on
+London bregge for tretory: and in the same yere, the viij day of
+Octobre, was a p'chemyn' of Trille melle strete drawen and hanged, and
+his heed smyten of and set upon London brigge for tretory: and in the
+same yere weren alle the Galy half pens fordon at a parlement holden
+at Westm', the whiche parlement began the xv day of March. Also in the
+same yere, that is for to seye in the begynnyng of the forthe yere of
+the reigne of kyng Herry the fyfthe, the duke of Bedford and the erle
+of March, with othere certeyne lordes and there retenue, foughton with
+vij carykes of Jene, and with aboughte l othere vesselles, some
+hulkes, some barges, some galys, and some galyottes; of whom, blessyd
+be God, he toke iij carykes with there patrons, and drowned a gret
+hulke that was called the Blake hulke of Flaundres, and the remenant
+fledden there wey: and this was don upon oure lady day the assumpcion,
+the iiij yere above seid.
+
+[Footnote 99: _See note_ FF.]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1416-1417.]
+
+Herry Barton, skynn', Rob't Wydyngton, groc'. A^{o}. iiij^{o}.
+ maior. John Coventr', drap'.
+
+[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]
+
+[Sidenote: A begger was drawen for disfiguryng of children.]
+
+[Sidenote: Thomas Pedwardyn kepere of Sprottes keye was sclayn on
+Estreday.]
+
+[Sidenote: The bataill on the see betuen the erl of Hunt' and the
+kynges adversaries.]
+
+[Sidenote: The castell of Touk with the toun was yolden.]
+
+[Sidenote: Cane was goten and manye othere townes and castelles.]
+
+And in this same yere was a parlement at Westm' holden, and it began
+the xix day of Octobre; and at that parlement was the erle of Dorset
+mad duke of Excestre: and in this same yere, on seynt Katerine even,
+was a begger drawen and hanged for dysmembrynge of yonge children, and
+he was drawen in his owne carre from the Leden halle unto Tyborne: and
+in this same yere was a theff sclayn, withoughte seynt Marie Spytell,
+that highte Robert Somerford: and the same yere held his Cristemasse
+at Wyndesore: and the same yere were too women hanged at Tybourne;
+that oon was a spycer wyf of Seynt Albons, and that other was the
+baillyf wyf of Vynesbury; and the same yere was the same bally hanged:
+and the same yere was Thomas Petwardyn, kepere of Sprottes keye,
+sclayn in seynt Dunston chirche in the Est, in the hyghe chancell, on
+the Esterday at evesong tyme, with the lord Straunge and his men, and
+there was S^{r}. John Trussell and hise sone, and othere men of his,
+sore wounded; and that fray began betwen the lord Strange wyf and Sire
+John Trussell wyf: and the same yere, upon seynt Petyr day and Poule,
+the erle of Huntyngdon, with othere certeyn lordes and there retenue,
+foughten with ix carykes of Jene, the grettest that evere were seyn in
+this coostes, and scomfited them; of whiche, thanked be God, he toke
+iiij grete with there patrons, and the admirall of them alle was
+called the bastard of Burbon, with alle the tresoure that they alle
+schulde aben waged with for a quarter of a yere; and the othere
+carykes fledden awey. Also the same yere, the xxx day of Juyll, the
+kyng with alle his oost seyled into Fraunce, and londed in Normandye,
+upon Lammes day, a litell besyde the castell of Touke; the whiche
+castell he toke first after he was landed, and yaf it to his brother
+the duke of Clarence, with alle that longith thertoo.[100] Also the
+same yere, that is to say anno quinto, the kyng gat Cane Beyeux, and
+manye othere townes and castelles and riche abbeys, longe before seynt
+Edward day.
+
+[Footnote 100: _See note_ GG.]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1417-1418.]
+
+Ric' Merlawe, irmong', Herry Rede, armerer. A^{o}. v^{to}.
+ maior. John Gedeney, drap'.
+
+[Sidenote: S^{r}. John Oldcastell was taken in Walys.]
+
+In this yere the generall counseill was ended at Constaunce, and an
+unyte mad in Holy Chirche; and a pope chosen on seynt Martyn day, be
+fre eleccion and comowne assent of alle the generall counseill
+cristen, whiche pope was called Martinus quintus. Also in this yere,
+on the feste of seynt Lucie the virgyne, the yere of oure lord a
+m^{l}ccccxvij, S^{r}. John Oldcastell lord of Cobbeham was taken in
+the march of Walys, and brought to Westm', where he was forjugged; and
+he was drawe thorugh the citee of London, which in his dayes was heed
+of heretykes and Lollers; and he was hanged be a cheyne of iren, and
+was brent up the galawes and alle.[101]
+
+[Footnote 101: _See note_ HH.]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1418-1419.]
+
+Will's Sevenok, groc', John Bryan. A^{o}. vj^{to}.
+ maior. Rauf Barton, skynn'.
+
+[Sidenote: The sege of Roen.]
+
+[Sidenote: Sacr'm ducis de Burgoyne.]
+
+[Sidenote: The duk of Burgoyn was sclayn.]
+
+[Sidenote: Frere Randolf.]
+
+The whiche John Bryan, schirreve of London,[102] fell in the water of
+Thamyse, the whiche was cause of his deth, and dyed on the x day of
+Octobre; and in his stede John Perneys was chosen for the remenaunt of
+the yere. Also the same yere the kyng of Engelond with his lordes
+beseged the citee of Roen,[103] the whiche sege dured half a yere and
+more; but at the laste, thorugh the grace of God, it was yolden to hym
+upon the day of seynt Wolstan, alle ayens there will, God wot, for
+nede compelled them therto for defaute of vitaill; for as it was seid
+there deyde withinne the town for defaute of vitaille, mo thanne xxx
+m^{l} durynge the same sege. Also in the same yere the dolphyn of
+Fraunce sente after the duke of Burgoyn, to whom, as men seyn, nought
+fully vij nyght before he was sworn un on Godes body sacred to ben
+good and trewe for to come and speke with hym be syde Parys, at the
+town of Monstreux, with certeyn persones undir sauf conduyt; and
+whanne he cam thedir, notwithstondyng the gret othe that was mad
+betuen them bothe, nother his sauf conduyt, the viscount of Burbon, as
+the duke kneled before the dolphyn, smot hym with an ax in the heed;
+and so that the forseid dolphyn and hise complices falsly and
+untrewly, and ayens alle manere lawe of armes, morthered the forseid
+duke and made an ende of hym. Also this same yere frere Randolf, a
+mayster of dyvynyte, that sumtyme was the quene Johanne confessor, at
+the excitynge of the forseid quene, be sorcerye and be nygramancie
+wrought for to astroyd the kyng: but, as God wolde, his falsnesse at
+the laste was aspyed; wherefore be comown parlement the quene
+forfetyd here landes.
+
+[Footnote 102: "was mischevously drowned at Seint Katerines mille as
+he went to eas hym" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 103: _See note_ II.]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1419-1421.]
+
+Ric' Whytyngton, John Boteler, m'c'. A^{o}. vij.
+ m'cer, maior. Rob't Whytyngton, drap'.
+
+[Sidenote: The weddyng of the kyng and quene Kateryne in Fraunce.]
+
+[Sidenote: The sege of Melau and of manye mo citees, townes and
+castell.]
+
+This same yere was the kyng Herry the fyfthe mad heir and regent of
+Fraunce, and wedded to dame Katerine the kynges doughter of Fraunce,
+at Troys[104] in Champayn, upon Trynyte Soneday; and anoon after he
+hymselfe and hise lordes, with the duke of Burgoyne and manye othere
+ryalles of Fraunce, wenten and leyd sege to manye diverses citees,
+townes and castellys, whiche weren holden with the dolphyns men and
+Armenakes, and wan them; but Melau sur Seyne was on of the werste that
+evere he leyde sege to, for ther was inne a schrewd meyne of rebelles.
+
+[Footnote 104: _See note_ KK.]
+
+Will's Cambregge, John Boteller, drap'. A^{o}. viij^{o}.
+ groc', maior. John Welles, groc'.
+
+[Sidenote: The coronacion of the quene at Westm'.]
+
+[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]
+
+[Sidenote: The kyng ordeyned certeyn weyghtes for gold.]
+
+[Sidenote: The deth of the duke of Clarence.]
+
+[Sidenote: The town of Mileu was yolden.]
+
+This yere on Candelmasse day be the morwe the kyng come into Engelond
+with hys quene, and landed at Dovorr; and on the xiiij day of Fever,
+upon seynt Valentynes day, the kyng come to London; and the xxj day of
+the same monthe the quene come to London; and on the xxiij day of the
+same monthe sche was crowned at Westm'.[105] Also this same yere,
+anoon after Estren, the kyng helde his parlement at Westm'; in whiche
+parlement was ordeyned, that no man after Cristemasse thanne nest
+folwynge schulde putten forth no proffre no gold in payment but yf it
+held the weyte, wherfore the most part of the peple ordeyned them
+balaunces and weytes. And anoon after Pentecost the kyng seiled over
+the see to Caleys, and passyd forth into Fraunce. This same yere upon
+Estre even afore noon, that is for to say the xxij day of March, the
+yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxj, the duke of Clarence with manye
+other lordes were sclayn beyounde the water of Leyre in Fraunce; and
+manye lordes were taken prisoners the same tyme, of the whiche the
+erle of Hunt', and the erle of Somerset with hys brother, were
+principales. Also the same yere, betuen Cristemasse and Candelmasse,
+the town of Mileu' was yolden to the kyng, and alle cheveteyns with
+the sowdyours were ledd to Parys in the croke of the mone they myght
+seyn, for of them there skaped thens but fewe on lyve.
+
+[Footnote 105: _See note_ LL.]
+
+REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1421-1422.]
+
+Rob't Chycheley, John Weston, drap'. Anno ix^{o}.
+ groc', maior. Ric' Gosselyn, irmong'.
+
+[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm', and a xv^{me} and a dyme graunted.]
+
+[Sidenote: The birthe of kyng Herry the vj^{te}.]
+
+[Sidenote: Mewes in Bry' was yolden.]
+
+[Sidenote: The newe wedercock of Poules was set up.]
+
+This yere, on the thridde day of December, began the parlement at
+Westm', whiche was holden be the duke of Bedforde, thanne lyftenaunte
+of Engelond; in whiche parlement was graunted a quynzyme and a dyme,
+the kyng hymself thanne lyenge at the sege of Mieux in Bry', in
+Fraunce, the half of whiche xv^{e} and x^{me} to be payd at the
+purification of oure lady nest folwynge, and that the kynges deputes
+schulde resceyve in payement swyche gold as wente; that is to seye,
+zif a noble were worth v _s._ viij _d._, the kyng schulde taken it to
+the value of vj _s._ viij _d._; and if it were lesse than v _s._ viij
+_d._, thanne the persone so payenge that money schulde make good the
+surplus to the value of v _s._ viij _d._ to the kyng, in contentyng
+the kyng of the hol noble of vj _s._ viij _d._; and in cas the noble
+so paied were better of value thanne v _s._ viij _d._, it was accorded
+that the kyng schulde paye to the awnere therof the overplus above v
+_s._ viij _d._: also thanne was gret scarcete of whit moneye in
+Engelond, that is to seye of sylver, for every man, because of the
+said newe eschange, outred gold and kept sylver in as moche as they
+myghte. Also in the forseid monthe of Decembre, on seynt Nicholl day,
+the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxj, Herry the kynges sone was born
+at Wyndesore, whos goodfadres at the font were Herry bysshop of
+Wynchestre, sithe Cardynall, and John duke of Bedford, and Jacomyn
+duchesse of Holand was hys goodmodyr; and his goodfadir at his
+confirmacion was Herry Chicheley erchebysshop of Caunterbury. Also in
+the monthe of May,[106] the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxij, and of
+the kyng the x yere, the citee of Mewes in Bry', whiche longe tyme
+hadde be seged, was yolde to the kyng. Also the same yere, the xiij
+day of August, the newe wedircock was set upon Seynt Poules stepill of
+London: and the laste day of the same monthe of August deyde the most
+excellent, and most graciouse, and most doutyd prynce of Cristen
+chivalrye, Herry of Engelond the fyfthe, after the conquest the x^{e},
+whos boones, in the begynnyng of Novembre folwynge, were brought into
+Engelond, and after to London; and on the vij day of Novembre he was
+ryally entered at Westm'.
+
+[Footnote 106: _See note_ MM.]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' H' SEXTI PU' NON
+UNI' ANNI QUI REGNARE CEPIT PRIMO DIE SEPTE'BR' ANNO D'N'I MILL'MO
+CCCC^{mo} xxij^{do}.
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1422-1423.]
+
+Will's Waldern, Will' Estfeld, m'c'. A^{o}. p^{o}.
+ m'c', maior. Rob't Tatersale, drap'.
+
+[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]
+
+[Sidenote: The governaunce of the K. was ordeyned by parlemente.]
+
+[Sidenote: W^{m}. Tailor an heretyk was brent.]
+
+This same yere upon a Wednesday the xxj day of Octobre, on the morwe
+be vj[107] and vij on the belle, deyde kyng Charles kyng of Fraunce
+the kynges aiel of Engelond, in his ostell of seynt Poule withinne
+Parys, whos body was worthyly entered in seynt Denys. Also the vij
+daye of Novembre the same yere, oure kyng Herry the fyfthe nobely was
+entered at Westm'. Also in this yere the kynges parlement was holden
+at Westm', which parlement began the Moneday nest before the feste of
+seynt Martyn, that is to seye the ix day of Novembre, in whiche
+parlement was ordeyned the governaunce of the kyng, how and in what
+manere he schulde be governed in his tender age.[108] Also in this
+yere on the firste day of March Maistr' William Taillor prest, was
+disgraded of his ordre of presthood; and in the morwe after he was
+brent in Smythefeld for certeyn poyntes of heresye.
+
+[Footnote 107: "in the morning between," &c. _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 108: _See note_ NN.]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1423-1424.]
+
+Will's Crowm'e, Th' Wandesford, m'c'. A^{o}. s'c'do.
+ drap', maior. Nicholl Jamys, groc'.
+
+[Sidenote: The weddyng of the kyng of Scottes.]
+
+[Sidenote: The bataill of Vermill.]
+
+This yere upon Satyrday, that is to sey the xiij day of Novembre, the
+kyng and the quene his modir remeved from Wyndesore toward the
+parlement at London, the whiche began at Westm' on the xxj day of
+Octobre before; and on the forsaid xiij day of Novembre at nyght, the
+kyng and the quene were logged at Stanes; and upon the morwe thanne
+beynge Soneday the kyng was born toward his modir chare, and he
+schriked and cryed and sprang, and wolde nought be caryed forthere;
+wherefore he was born ayeyne into the inne, and there he bood the
+Soneday al day; and on the Moneday he was born to the chare, and he
+beynge thanne gladde and merye chered; and at even come to Kyngeston,
+and there rested the nyght; and on the Tuesday he come to Kenyngton;
+and upon Wednesday he cam to London[109] with a glad sembland and mery
+chere, in his modyr barm in the chare rood thorugh London to Westm';
+and on the morwe brought into the parlement. Also this same yere in
+the monthe of Feverer, Sire Jamys Styward kyng of Scottes spoused dame
+Johanne the duchesses doughter of Clarence, of hir first housbonde the
+erle of Somerset, at seynt Mary Overe. And this same yere the xvij day
+of August was the bataill of Vermill in Perche, betuen the duke of
+Bedford regent of Fraunce, and the Armynakes, with the Scottes: but
+thankyd be God the victorye fell to the Englyssh partye; for there
+were sclayn of oure adversaryes the erle of Bougham, the erle Douglas,
+the erle of Almar, the erle of Tonnar, the erle of Vauntedore, and the
+viscount Nerbon that traytourly sclewe the duke of Burgoyne knelyng
+before the dolphyn at Moterell, and manye mo to the noumbre of x m^{l}
+and mo: but the moste vengeaunce fell upon the proude Scottes; for
+there wente to schep wassh of them the same day mo thanne xvij^{c} of
+cote armes be a countynge of herowdes.
+
+[Footnote 109: _See note_ OO.]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1424-1425.]
+
+John Michell, fysshmong', Simon Seman, vynt'. A^{o}. t'cio.
+ maior. John be the Wat', goldsmyth.
+
+[Sidenote: The duk of Glouc' and his wyf the duchesse of Holond wente
+over the see for take possesscion in hise landes.]
+
+[Sidenote: The sege of Mauns.]
+
+This same yere[110] the duke of Gloucestre with his wyf the duchesse
+of Holand wenten over the see into Henauude, for to taken possession
+of hys wyfves herytage, where he was worschipfully receyved and taken
+for chif lord of the lond: but not longe after it happed so that he
+was fayn to retorne hom ageyn, and lefte hys lady behynde hym with all
+the tresour that he broughte thedyr, in a town that men callen Mouns
+in Henauude, the whiche was swore to hym to ben good and trewe, and to
+kepe the lady in sauf warde tyl he come ageyn: but at the laste they
+that weren in the forseid town becomen fals, and delyvered that worthy
+lady to the duke of Burgoyn; and he sent here to Gaunt there to ben
+kept, but as God wolde for here, withinne a schort tyme thens sche
+ascaped awey in a mannes wede, and com to a town of hire owne in
+Seland that is clepyd Sirixe, and fro thens into Holand that is called
+Tirgowe, where with helpe of here frendes that were there, sche
+withstood the duke of Burgoyne and al his malyce. Also the same yere
+the erle of Salysbury, the erle of Suffolk, the lord of Wylughby, and
+the lord Scales, with there meyne leyden a sege to the citee of Mauns,
+the whiche citee was yolden up to them withinne schort tyme, with
+manye othere stronge townes and castells to the nowmbre of xxxvj^{ti}.
+
+[Footnote 110: _See note_ PP.]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1425-1426.]
+
+John Coventr', m'c', Will'm Milred, m'c'. A^{o}. iiij^{to}.
+ maior. John Brokle, drap'.
+
+[Sidenote: An hevynesse roos betuen the bysshop of Wynchestre and the
+duke of Gloucestre.]
+
+[Sidenote: The kyng was mad knyght.]
+
+[Sidenote: Kyng Herry made manye knyghtes with his owne handes.]
+
+[Sidenote: Segewyk was hanged [_in another hand_.]]
+
+This same yere, that is for to seye the morwe after seynt Symon day
+and Jude, the meire rood to Westm', and took his charge as the custume
+is of the meires of London. And the same day at even and alle the
+nyght folwynge was strong and grete wacche: and the morwe nest
+folwynge moche peple of the citee of London in savynge and kepynge the
+kynges pees, arraied in sufficient harnes to stonde with the duke of
+Gloucestre protector of Engelond, and be the maire of London, and in
+defens of the citee ageyn the bysshop of Wynchestre;[111] and the
+peple that to hym was withholden of the countes of Lancastre and
+Chestre, and of othere cuntres; but thankyd be God there was non harme
+don on neythir partye. Also the same yere John duke of Bedford made
+kyng Herry the vj^{te}, his goodsone, knyght at Leyc', upon
+Witsoneday. And anoon forthwith the kyng Herry dobbed alle the
+knyghtes whos names here folwen, that is for to sey, first, the duke
+of York, the sone and heire of the duke of Norfolk, the erle of
+Oxenford, the erle of Westmerland, the sone and heire of the erle of
+Northumberland, the sone and heire of the erle of Ormond, the lord
+Roos, Sire James Boteller, the lord Mautravers, S^{r}. Herry Gray of
+Tankervyle, S^{r}. William Nevyle lord of Faucomberge, S^{r}. George
+Nevyle lord of Latymer, the lord of Welles, the lord of Berkeley, the
+sone and heir of the lord Talbot, Sire Raf Grey of Werke, Sire Robert
+Veer, Sire Richard de Gray, Sire Edmond of Hungerford, Sire Robert of
+Wyngefeld, Sire John Botiller, Sire Reynald Cobham, Sire John
+Passhelewe, Sire Thomas Tunstall, Sire John Chidiok, Sire Rauf
+Langeford, Sire William Drury, Sire William ap Thomas, Sire Richard
+Carbonell, Sire Richard Wodevyll, Sire John Shardelowe, Sire Nicholl
+Blouket, Sire Rauf Radclyff, Sire Edmond Trafford, Sire William
+Cheyne, Sire William Babyngton, Sire John Juyn, and Sire Gilbert
+Beauchamp.
+
+[Footnote 111: _See note_ QQ.]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1426-1427.]
+
+John[112] Reynwell. Rob't Arnold, haburdash'. A^{o}. v^{to}.
+ John Heigham, drap'.
+
+[Footnote 112: "William" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Sidenote: The bysshop of Wynchestre was mad cardynall.]
+
+[Sidenote: The cardynall haat.]
+
+[Sidenote: Wille Wawe was hanged: the hedes of buttes of suete wyn
+were smeton out [_in another hand_.]]
+
+[Sidenote: How the hat was seet on his heed.]
+
+This same yere aboughte Schroftyd the duke of Bedford wyth his lady
+passed the see to Caleys: and a litel before passyd the see to Caleys
+Herry bysshop of Wynchestre; and upon oure lady day the Annunciacion
+anno d'n'i mill'mo cccc^{mo} xxvij, the bysshop of Wynchestre was made
+cardynall in seynt Marye chirche of Caleys ful solempnely, where were
+the same time the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce and his duchesse;
+and before or the masse was begonne whiche the bysshop schulde don,
+the popes cosyn broughte the cardinall hat and with gret reverence
+sette it upon the heyghe auter, and there it stood alle the masse
+tyme; and whanne the bysshop hadde don the masse and was unreversed,
+thanne was don on hym an abyte in manere of a freres cope of fyn
+scarlet furred with pured; and thanne he there knelynge upon his knees
+before the heighe auter the popes bulles were reed to hym; and the
+firste bulle was his charge; and the seconde bulle was that he schulde
+have and reioyssen alle the benefices sp'uelx ant temperellx that he
+hath in Engelond; and whanne this was don the regent of Fraunce duke
+of Bedford, wente up to the heighe auter and tok the cardinall haat
+and sette it upon the bysshopes heed of Wynchestre, and bowed and
+obbeyed to the bysshop and tok hym before hym.
+
+John Gedeney, drap', Rob't Ottele, groc'. A^{o}. vj^{to}.
+ maior. Herr' Frowyk, m'c'.
+
+[Sidenote: A gret reyn and a long duryng.]
+
+This same yere[113] fro the begynnyng of April into Halwemasse was so
+gret abundance of reyn, where thorugh nought only hey was distroied,
+but also moche corn, for it reyned almost every other day more or
+lasse.
+
+[Footnote 113: _See note_ RR.]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1428-1429.]
+
+Herry Barton, skynn', John Abbot. A^{o}. vij^{o}.
+ maior. Thomas Dufhous.
+
+[Sidenote: The erle of Sar', S^{r}. Th' Mountagu, at the sege of
+Orlyons was sclayn with schot of a gonne.]
+
+[Sidenote: The mordryng of a widewe be a fals Breton.]
+
+[Sidenote: Here women maden an ende of the Breton.]
+
+[Sidenote: The duke of Norfolk was in perille at London bregge.]
+
+This same yere,[114] the iij day of Novembre, deyde the worshipfull
+Sire Thomas de Mountagu erle of Salisbury before Orlyons, thorugh
+schetyng of a gonne as he lay at the sege before the forseid cite; God
+have mercy on his sowle. Forthermore duryng that sege, at the
+begynnyng of Lenten neste folwynge, vii m^{l} of Frensshmen and mo
+with many a Scot fel upon oure men as they wente thiderward with
+vitailes be sydes a town that is called Yamvyll, where S^{r}. John
+Styward and his brother with mo than vij^{c} Scottes that thei were
+governours of, lighten a fote, and were sclayn every modir sone be
+S^{r}. John Fastolf, S^{r}. Thomas Rempston, and othere capitayns of
+oure syde, the whiche hadde nought passyng v^{c} fytynge men with them
+at all withoughte chartres; but Charles of Burbon and the bastard of
+Orlions, with alle the Frensshmen sittynge on horsbak seynge the
+governaunce, trussed them and wente away. Also a lytel before
+Witsonday nest folwynge, was the forsayd sege broken up be the duke of
+Launson and his power; and alle oure lordes and capitayns of the same
+sege disparpled, that is to say the erle of Suffolk and his brother,
+the lord Talbot, and the lord Scales with many mo, the whiche sone
+after were taken everych on at myschief. Furthermore, this same yere
+betwen Estren and Witsontyd a fals Breton mordred a wydewe in here
+bed, the whiche fond hym for almasse withoughte Algate in the
+subbarbes of London, and bar awey alle that sche hadde, and afterward
+he toke socour of Holy Chirche at seynt Georges in Suthwerk; but at
+the laste he tok the crosse and forswore the kynges land; and as he
+wente hys way it happyd hym to come be the same place where he had don
+that cursed dede, and women of the same paryssh comen out with stones
+and canell dong, and there maden an ende of hym in the hyghe strete,
+so that he wente no ferthere notwithstondynge the constables and
+othere men also, whiche hadde hym undir governaunce to conduyt hym
+forward, for there was a gret companye of them, and hadde no mercy, no
+pyte. Also this same yere, the viij day of Novembre, the duke of
+Norfolk with many a gentilman squyer and yoman, tok his barge at seynt
+Marye Overeye betwen iiij and v of the belle ayens nyght, and purposyd
+to passe thorugh London bregge, where the forseid barge thorugh
+mysgovernaunce of steeryng, fill upon the pyles and overwhelvyd, the
+whiche was cause of spyllyng of many a gentilman and othere, the more
+ruthe was, but as God wolde, the duke hymself and too or iij othere
+gentylmen seenge that myschief, leped upon the pyles, and so were
+saved thorugh helpe of them that weren above the brigge, with castyng
+down of ropes.
+
+[Footnote 114: _See note_ SS.]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1429-1431.]
+
+Will'm Estfeld, m'c', m^{or}. Rauf Holand, drap'. A^{o}. viij^{o}.
+ Will' Russe, jueller.
+
+[Sidenote: The coronacion of oure kyng.]
+
+[Sidenote: The pucell de Dieu was take.]
+
+[Sidenote: A wolle pakker a heretike.]
+
+The same yere, upon seynt Leonardes day, the kyng Herry the vj^{te},
+noughfully viij yere old, was crowned at Westm';[115] at whos
+coronacion was mad xxxv knyghtes; and on Seynt Georges day nest
+folwynge, afore noon, he passyd over the see to Caleys: also the xxiij
+day of May, after noon ayens nyght, before the town of Compigne, there
+was a woman taken armed in the feld, with many othere capitayns, the
+whiche was called _la pucelle de Dieu_, a fals wyche, for thorugh here
+power the dolphyn and alle oure adversaries trusted holy to have
+conquered ayen alle Fraunce, and nevere to an had the wers in place
+that sche hadde ben inne, for they helden here amonges them as for a
+prophetesse and a worthy goddesse. Also the same yere, aboughte
+Candelmasse, Richard Hunden, a wolle packer, was dampned as a fals
+heretyk and a lollard, and brent at the Tour hill, the whiche was of
+so large consciens that he wolde eten fleysh on Frydays.[116]
+
+[Footnote 115: _See note_ TT.]
+
+[Footnote 116: _See note_ UU.]
+
+Nicholl Wotton. Rob't Large, m'c'. A^{o}. ix^{o}.
+ Walt' Chertesey.
+
+[Sidenote: Lollard.]
+
+[Sidenote: Lollardes.]
+
+[Sidenote: Jakke Sharp a lollerd was behedyd at Abyndon.]
+
+This same yere aboughte Mydlenten was S^{r}. Thomas Baggeley, prest
+and vyker of Mabenden in Essex, besyde Walden, dysgraded of his
+presthod and dampned as for an heretyk, and afterward brent in
+Smythfeld. Also the same yere, in somer, the kyng beynge in Fraunce
+with alle hise temperall lordes for the most partye, the lollardes,
+with manye mo othere that weren enclyned to there secte, casted
+billes aboughte in every good town in Engelond, and purposed for to
+have made a rysyng and distroyed Holy Chirche and the reaume; but,
+thanked be Almyghty God, there falsnesse and there treson was sone
+aspyed and distroyed; for on William Maundevyll, sum tyme a wever of
+Abendon, and bailly of the town, that called hymself Jakke Sharp of
+Wygemoresland in Walys, and schulde a ben chief mayster of them alle,
+was taken at Oxenford, and hedyd at the seid toun of Abyndon, on
+Tuesday in Whitson wyke, with many mo of his felas, and in many mo
+othere places of the reaume also.
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1431-1433.]
+
+John Welles, groc', maior. John Atherley. A^{o}. x^{mo}.
+ Stephan Broun.
+
+[Sidenote: Kyng Herry was crowned kyng of Fraunce.]
+
+This same yere, the xvj day of Decembre, G beynge the dominical
+lettre, kyng Herry the vj^{te} was crowned kyng of Fraunce at Parys,
+in the chirche of Notre Dame, with gret solempnyte and rialte; and
+anoon after he turned ayen into Engelond, and landed at Dovorr the ix
+day of Feverer', and come to London the xxj day of the same month,
+where he was ryally resceyved, alle the craftes rydynge ayens hym all
+in white.
+
+John P'ueys, drap'. John Olneye, m'c'. A^{o}. xj^{mo}.
+ John[117] Pattesley, jueler.
+
+[Footnote 117: "Robert" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Sidenote: Soudeors were arest.]
+
+[Sidenote: The regent of Fraunce was wedd.]
+
+[Sidenote: Sowdeors of Caleys were banschyd and some ded.]
+
+This same yere the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce com to Caleys the
+Tuesday before Estre day;[118] and in the morwe after the sowdeours
+were arested and put into warde: and in the Estre woke the forsaid
+regent rood into Picardie to Tyrywe, and there the bysshop of Tyrewyn
+dede wedde the regent to the erles doughter of Seynt Poule; and whanne
+they were weddyd he com to Caleys ageyn: and the xj day of Jun, on
+seynt Barnabe day, were foure sowdeours of Caleys beheded; that is for
+to sey, John Maddeley, John Lunday, Thomas Palmere, and Thomas Talbot;
+and v score and x banshyd that same tyme, and before that tyme were
+banshyd vj score; and so on Midsomer-even after com the regent and his
+lady to London, that faire citee.
+
+[Footnote 118: _See note_ XX.]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1433-1435.]
+
+John Brokle, drap', Thom's Chalton, m'c'. A^{o}. xij^{mo}.
+ m'. John Lynge, drap'.
+
+[Sidenote: The Lollardes of Prake were distroyed.]
+
+[Sidenote: A gret frost durynge xj wokes.]
+
+This same yere,[119] aboughte Whitsondtyd, the lollardes of Prage were
+distroyd, for at too jorneys there were sclayn of them mo thanne
+xx^{ti} m^{l} with there cheveteynes; that is for to sey, P'copins,
+Shaphoo, and Lupus, P'sbit; and there also was taken onlyve Maister
+Piers clerk of Engelond, and an Englyssh heretyk and enemye to all
+Holy Chirche. Also this same yere was a gret frost and a strong,
+lastynge more than xj wokes, for it dured fro seynt Kateryne even unto
+seynt Scolastyce day the virgyne, in Feverer.
+
+[Footnote 119: _See note_ YY.]
+
+Rob't Otle, groc', Th' Bernewell, fysshmong'. A^{o}. xiij^{o}.
+ m'. Simon Eyre.
+
+[Sidenote: A trete for pees betuen Engelond and Fraunce.]
+
+[Sidenote: The duk of Burgoyn was sworn]
+
+[Sidenote: of whiche oth he was assoyled of a cardynall.]
+
+This same yere[120] in hervest tyme, at the citee of Aras, there was a
+gret counseill and a strong, to trete for the pees betwen Engelond and
+Fraunce, of manye a gret lord both sp'uelx and temperelx, but as it
+is seyn ofte tyme that undir tretys is treson, so was it there; for
+the duke of Burgoyne that was sworn upon Godes by sacred, to be good
+and trewe to the kyng of Engelond and hise successores, there, of a
+cardinall that was callyd cardinall of Crouche, unwetynge the holy
+fadyr the pope, was asoyled of that othe to holde with oure adversarye
+the dolphyn, that hadde mordred his owne fadyr before tyme. Also this
+same yere the kyng of Aragon, the kyng of Navare, and the Maister of
+seynt James, with iij c knyghtes and squyers and mo, were taken in the
+see of Jauneys, upon seynt Domynyk day.
+
+[Footnote 120: _See note_ ZZ.]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1435-1436.]
+
+Herry Frowyk, Thom's Catworth. A^{o}. xiiij^{mo}.
+ m'c', m'. Rob't Clopton.
+
+[Sidenote: Depe and Harfleu were lost thorugh defaute.]
+
+[Sidenote: The duke of Burgoyne with a ryall power leyde sege to
+Caleys:]
+
+[Sidenote: and there they sette there tentes a fyre, and wenten there
+way, and loste there stuff.]
+
+[Sidenote: Oure lordes wenten into Flaundres and distroyed the town of
+Poperyng, and manye othere townes.]
+
+[Sidenote: The kyng of Scottes leyde sege to the castell of
+Rokysburgh, and shamfully brak up the sege and wenten away.]
+
+This same yere[121] upon Alle Halwe nyght, was the toun of Depe stole
+and take with Armynakes: and on newe yeres tyd nest folwynge the toun
+of Harflieu also, for defaute of good kepynge, the whiche kyng Herry
+the fyfthe gette before the bataill of Agincourt, with a strong sege
+and a ryall, first of alle the townes of Normandye. Also this same
+yere the ix day of Jule, the duke of Burgoyn with a ryal power leyde a
+sege to the town of Calys, and contynued unto the xxix day of the same
+monthe; and that day, blessyd be Almighty God, his male writhed, for a
+strong bastyll that he hadde mad upon the water syde was taken and
+distroied, and alle that were withinne sclayn unto the noumbre of
+v^{c} men oughttake iij persones, that is for to sey, a knyght, a
+prest, a frere, the whiche knyght seyde that the duke of Burgoyn was
+nought thre men from hym in the same bastill that tyme that he was
+taken; and thanne a morwe erly also the oost sette there tentes a
+fyre, and wente there wey with sorwe, levynge gret stuff behynden them
+bothe of vitailes and of other thynges also. And the seconde day of
+August nest folwynge, the duke of Gloucestre, with the duke of
+Norfolk, the erle of Warrewyk, the erle of Stafford, the erle of
+Hunt', the erle of Oxonford, the erle of Devenschire, the erle of
+Morteyn, and the erle of Uwe, with manye othere lordes, barons, and
+knyghtes, squyers, and yemen, unto the noumbre of l m^{l} and mo,
+passyd over the see with v hundred seyles and mo, and londed at the
+forseid toun of Caleys; and the iiij day after, they passyd forth over
+the water of Gravelynge and comen into Flaundres, where they brenden
+and sclewe all that they myghte come to xj dayes durynge, in to gret
+harm of that cuntre, and pryncypally to the toun of Poperynge and of
+Belle, where Haukyns drank be note withoughte cuppe; and thanne they
+turned ageyn and comen hom sauf and sounde, blessyd be God of his
+soude. Also this same yere, the xiij day of August, the kyng of
+Scottes and hys wyf lyenge at the sege of the castell of Rokysburgh,
+with a gret power of Scottes and a gret ordinaunce brak up the sege
+and wente his way shamfully, and lefte his ordinaunce and his stuff
+behynden hym as a coward, and mo thanne vij score of his galyentires
+sclayn and taken at the same sege: and so myghte he wel sey, that in
+the crook of the mone com he thedirward, and in the wylde wanyande
+wente homward:
+
+ _With reste and pees,
+ A man schal best encrees._
+
+[Footnote 121: _See note_ AAA.]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1436-1438.]
+
+John Michell, fysshmong', Will'm Gregory, skynn'e. A^{o}. xv^{o}.
+ maior. Th' Morstede, drap'.[122]
+
+[Footnote 122: "sergman" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Sidenote: Obit' Katerine Re' Angl'.]
+
+[Sidenote: A tour with too arches of London bregge fel don.]
+
+[Sidenote: Obit' Joh'ne regine Angl'.]
+
+[Sidenote: the deth of the lyons.]
+
+This yere, the secunde day of Januar, deyde quene Katerine, the whiche
+was kyng Herry wyf the fyfthe. Also this yere, the xiiij day of
+Januar, fyl doun a tour of London bregge toward Suthwerk, with too
+arches and al that stood therupon.[123] Also this same yere, the ix
+day of Jull, deyde quen Jane kyng Herry the forthe wyf, that before
+was duchesse of Bretayne. Also this same yere deyde alle the lyons
+that weren in the Tour of London, the whiche was nought sen in no
+mannys tyme before out of mynde.
+
+[Footnote 123: _See note_ BBB.]
+
+Will'm Estfeld, m'c', Will'm Hales, m'c'. A^{o}. xvj^{o}.
+ maior. Will' Chapman, drap'.
+
+[Sidenote: Oweyn brak prison prevyly, which hadde wedded quen
+Katerine.]
+
+[Sidenote: Will'm Goodgrom was hangen.]
+
+This same yere on Oweyn, no man of birthe nother of lyflode, brak out
+of Neugate ayens nyght at serchynge tyme, thorugh helpe of his prest,
+and wente his wey hurtynge foule his kepere; but at the laste, blessyd
+be God, he was taken ayeyn; the whiche Oweyn hadde prevyly wedded the
+quene Katerine, and hadde iij or iiij^{or} chyldren be here, unwetyng
+the comoun peple tyl that sche were ded and beryed. Also the same yere
+on William Goodgrom of London, corsour, for scleynge of a man of court
+in Hosyere lane be syde Smythfeld, was hangen at Tybourne.
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1438-1439.]
+
+Steph'us Broun, maior. Nicholl Yeo, drap'. A^{o}. xvij^{o}.
+ Hugo Dyke, ser'.
+
+[Sidenote: A gret myschief fell at Baynard castell.]
+
+[Sidenote: Another myschief fell at Bedford.]
+
+[Sidenote: Obit' comit' Warr'.]
+
+[Sidenote: Knyghtes of the bath.]
+
+[Sidenote: A gret derthe of corn.]
+
+[Sidenote: The erle of Hunt' with a faire meyne wente over the see
+into Gascoigne.]
+
+[Sidenote: Robert Chicheley citezein of London deyde.]
+
+[Sidenote: Bawdes were sett on the pillory, and strompettes were led
+to Neugate.]
+
+This same yere,[124] upon newe yere day after mete, at Baynard castell
+fyl a down sodeynly a stak of wode and killed iij or iiij men
+myschevesly, withoughten othere mo that were there sore hurt. Also
+anon after at Bedford, on the schire day, weren xviij men at onys
+murdred myschevously withoughte any strok, in fallynge doun hedlynge
+at the stayre of there Shire-hous, and manye mo foule hurt. Also the
+laste day of Aprill, at Roane in Normandye died S^{r}. Richard
+Beauchamp erle of Warwyk, there beynge lieutenaunt undir the kyng, on
+whos soule God have mercy! Also the same yere anon after Estre, W.
+Estfeld of London, mercere, and Lowys John were made knyghtes of the
+bathe. Also the same yere was the newe cunduyt in Fletstret begonnen
+to make. Also this yere was so gret derthe of corn that men were fayn
+to ete rye bred and barly, the whiche nevere ett non before; and
+rather thanne fayle, bred mad of benes, peses, and fecches, and wel
+were hym that might hav ynowe therof; for a bushel of whete was worth
+iii _s._ at London, and in sum cuntre derrere; and that mad bakers
+lordes: but y prey God nevere let us see that day no more yf his wille
+be. Also in this same yere wente over the see the erle of Huntyngdon
+with a faire mene into Gascoigne and Gyan, for to defende that land
+fro the kynges enemyes. Also the same yere wente the duke of Norfolke,
+the erle of Stafford, the erchebysshop of York, and othere lordes and
+bysshoppes over the see to Caleys, for to trete for the pees betwen
+Engelond and Fraunce and betwen Engelond and Flaundres. Also the same
+yere deyde a worthy citezein of London, Robert Chicheley, grocer, that
+yaf to xxiiij hundred men a gret dyner. Also the same yere in hervest
+tyme weren too baudes sett on the pillory, and iij strompettes were
+led to Neugate, and there were put on there hedes ray hodees, and
+with roddes of a cubitt of lengthe in there handes, and so they were
+leed be the schirreves officers to the pillory in Cornhull, and there
+was there charge reed, how they schulde be put out of the franchise of
+London citee, and no more comyn withinne the walles of the citee, but
+they comen in with there raye hodees on there hedes upon certeyn
+peyne. Also the same yere in hervest tyme were brent at the standard
+in Chepe diverses nettes, cappes, sadelys, and othere chaffare, for
+they were falsly mad and deseyvably to the peple.
+
+[Footnote 124: _See note_ CCC.]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1439-1440.]
+
+Rob't Large, m'c', Robt. Marchall, groc'. Anno xviij^{o}.
+ meir. Philip Malpas, drap'.
+
+[Sidenote: Obit' comitisse Arundell and Huntyngdon.]
+
+[Sidenote: Maist' Richard was brent as a heretike.]
+
+[Sidenote: Lowlars.]
+
+[Sidenote: Ignis.]
+
+[Sidenote: Ignis.]
+
+[Sidenote: Merchaunts straungers to be oosted with Englisshmen.]
+
+This same yere[125] deyde the countesse of Arundell and of Huntyngdon,
+in Gascoigne. Also this yere were too bargemen hanged in Tempse
+beyownde seynt Katerines, for scleying of iij Flemynges and a child,
+beynge in a schip in Tempse of there contre, and weren homward; and
+there they hengen til the water hadde wasted them be ebbyng and
+flowyd, so the water bett upon them. Also the same yere upon a Fryday,
+that is for to sey the ij^{de} day of August, was on Maister Richard
+Wyche, sum tyme vicary of Depforde in the schire of Kent, brent for
+lollery at the Tour hill; and there manye of his secte and of his lord
+wenten and offred at the same place where he was brent, tyl manye of
+them were aspyed and put in prison; and for doughte that there schulde
+a ben a maner of arysyng of suyche mysbelevers, the maire, the
+schirreves, with alle the aldermen, be comown counseill and comown
+assent, dede ordeyne diverses wacches of diverses wardes of the citee,
+that a certeyn schulde wacchen a day and as manye a nyght at the same
+place, unto the tyme that the maire with his counseill wolde sende
+them discharge. Also this same yere on a Fryday, that is for to seye
+the xij day of August, aboughte iij of the belle at afternoon, there
+fill a sodeyn thondyr clap with a gret reyn and a lyghtnynge, the
+whiche lyghtnynge entred in at a wynde and distroyd moche hey which
+was stuffed in a gret hous at the Sterre in Bredstrete; and the
+remenaunt of the hey was cast out and had in to Chepe, the quantyte of
+l cart full: and so, worschepyd be God, there was not moche more harme
+do, but palbrakyd sore therein and lost the hey. Also on Fryday xiiij
+nyght after that, in the nyghtes tyme was a goldsmyth hous be syde the
+crosse in Chepe althernest the Egle brent, and al that was therinne;
+but it were the lesse and a part of the tannere at the Egle, and the
+good man of the Egle hadde moche harm as it was seyd. Also in this
+same yere began the parlement at Westm' at Mighelmesse ant lasted to
+Cristemasse, and enyorned til after the feste to Redyng in Berkschire,
+and so it lasted there til Schroftyd, and there endyd; and at the
+whiche parlement was ordeyned that all marchauntes strangers schulde
+gon to oost with Englysshmen withinne too dayes after they be comen
+into the lond, in what partie of the lond soevery thei be, to selle
+there marchaundyse, and bye ayen withinne viij monthes after there
+comynge, and gon ageyn withinne the same terme; and in cas that eny of
+there marchaundyse leve unsold at there partynge, they to have it with
+them withoughten eny custom payenge; and the goodes that thei bye and
+selle shall yeven to there hoost for every xx _s._, worth, ij _d._,
+except the Estirlynges. Also at the same parlement was graunted that
+the kynges vitaill schulde be payed; and the town of Caleys for to be
+made ageyn; and the see for to be kept with the V portus of Engelond;
+and that every houshold of Duche peple shall paye to the kyng be yere
+xvj _d._, and every servaunt of them shall paye vj be yere. And in
+this yere come pardon into Engelond fro the pope of Rome, undir his
+lettre and seall of leed, of as moche power as he has, to every prest
+to assoilen every Cristeman that yevyth a part of his goodes to the
+sustentacion of the popes werres in strengthynge of the Cristen feith.
+Also in this yere was cried pees betwen Engelond and Zelond, Holond
+ant Freselond perpetuell. Also in this same yere was a man drawen and
+hanged, hedid, and quarterd, and sett up at diverses places, for he
+tok up bestes and all maner vitaill in the cuntre in the kynges name,
+and was but a thef, and so robbyd the cuntre with treson.
+
+[Footnote 125: _See note_ DDD.]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1440-1441.]
+
+Joh'is Paddisle, goldsmyth, Will' Whetenale, groc'. Anno xix^{o}.
+ m'^{or}. John Sutton, goldsmyth.
+
+[Sidenote: The lady of Gloucestre.]
+
+In this same yere wente the duke of York into Normandye, with the erle
+of Oxenford, the erle of Ewe, Sire Richard Wodevyle, S^{r}. Jamys of
+Ormond, the lord Clynton, and many othere gentiles, with a faire
+retenewe of peple, and was mad regent of Fraunce for v yere, and he
+shippyd at Portesmouth in Hamptonshire. In this same yere, the morwe
+after seynt Katerine day, was a chalange in armes provyd afore the
+kyng, withinne lystes mad in Smythfeld, betwen S^{r}. Richard
+Wodevill, knyght of Engelond, and a knyght of Spayn, whiche knyght for
+his lady love shulde fyghten in certeyn poynts of armes, that is to
+seye, with ax, swerd, and daggere; and or thei hadde do with the polax
+the kyng cried, hoo.[126] Also moreover in the same yere was a
+fightyng at the Tothill betwen too thefes, a pelour and a defendant,
+and the pelour hadde the feld and victory of the defendant withinne
+thre strokes. Also in this yere was the duke of Orlyons delyvered out
+of preson, and sworn to the kyng and othere certeyn lordes that that
+tyme were there present, that he shulde nevere beren armes ageyn the
+corowne of Engelond; and also that he schulde trete for pees betwen
+bothe reaumes Engelond and Fraunce, and ellys he to comen ayen into
+Engelond and yelden hym to the kynges grace. And in this yere was wyn,
+salt, and whete, gret chepe in the parties of Engelond. Also in this
+same yere the duchesse of Gloucetre was arested and put in Holt, for
+she was suspecte of treson; and a clerk that was longyng to here,
+whiche was clepyd Roger Whiche, was taken for werchynge of sorcery
+ayens the kyng, and he was put into the Tour; and after, he was
+brought into Poules, and there he stood up on high on a scaffold ageyn
+Poulys crosse on a Sonday, and there he was arraied like as he schulde
+never the in his garnementys, and there was honged rounde aboughte hym
+alle hise intrumentis whiche were taken with hym, and so shewyd among
+all the peple; and after, he was broughte to fore the lordys, and
+there he was examyned; and after broughte to the Yeldehalle, and there
+he was regned aforen the lordes of the kynges counseill and to fore
+alle the juges of this land; and anon after, the lady of Gloucestre
+afornseid was mad to apere thre sondry dayes afore the kyng and alle
+hise lordes spiruell and temperell; and there she was examyned of
+diverses poyntes of wicchecraft, of the whiche she knowleched that she
+hadde used thorugh the counseill of the Wicche of Eye; the whiche was
+brent on the even of Symond and Jude in Smythefeld.
+
+[Footnote 126: "and there the kyng toke the bataile into his hand
+withynne iiij strokes, and so was ended" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1441-1442.]
+
+Rob't Clopton, Will'm Combe, fysshmong'. A^{o}. xx^{mo}.
+ drap', m^{or}. Ric'us Riche, merc'.
+
+[Sidenote: Talbot was made erle of Shrewesbery.]
+
+[Sidenote: Gascoyn and Gyan loste.]
+
+In this yere[127] my lady of Gloucestre hadde confessyd here
+wichecraft, as it is afornseid she was yoyned be alle the spriualte
+assent to penaunce; to comen to London fro Westm' on the Moneday next
+suynge and londe at the Temple brigge out of here barge, and
+there[128] she tok a taper of wax of ij^{lb} in here hond, and wente
+so thorugh Fletstrete on here foot and hoodles unto Poules, and there
+she offred up here taper at the high auter; and on the Wednesday nest
+suenge she com fro Westm', be barge, unto the Swan in Tempse strete,
+and there she londyd, and wente forthe on here feet thorugh Brigge
+strete, Groschirche strete, to the Ledenhalle, and so to Crichirche in
+the wyse afornseyd; and on Fryday she londed at Quen hithe, and so
+forth she wente into Chepe, and so to seynt Mighell in Cornhull, in
+the forme afornseid; and at iche of the tymes the mair with the
+schirreves and the craftes of London were redy at the places there she
+sholde londe: and after, Roger the clerk afornseyd on the Satirday,
+that is to sey the xviij day of Novembre, was brought to the
+Yeldehalle, with Sire John Hom prest, and William Wodham squyer, the
+whiche S^{r}. John and William hadden there chartres at that tyme;
+and the clerk was dampned, and the same day was drawe fro the Tour of
+London to Tiborn, and there hanged, hedyd, and quartered, and the heed
+sett upon London bregge; and his oo quarter at Hereford, another at
+Oxenford, another at York, and the fourthe at Cambregge; and the lady
+put in prison, and after sent to Chestre, there to byde whill she
+lyvyth. Also the same yere was a parlement, and it began at Cristemas
+and lasted til Estre; at the whiche parlement was ordeyned that the
+see schulde ben kept half a yere at the kynges coost, and therfore to
+paye an holl fyftene, and London to lene hym iij m^{l} lib'. And that
+yere, the laste day of ---- save on, there was a batayle in Smythfeld,
+withinne lystes, aforn the kyng, betwen the lord Beaufe a Arrogonere,
+and John Ashele squyer of the kynges hous, a chalange for spere to
+caste pollex and dagger at the lord aforeseyd in brekynge of his
+gauntelette and reysyng of his umbrary, and hadde hym at myschief redy
+to a popped hym in the face with his dagger, tyl the kyng cried hoo:
+and there the seid Asshle was mad knyght in the feld.[129] Also in
+this same yere come the lord Talbot out of Fraunce and was mad erle of
+Schrovesbury, and wente over into Fraunce ayen with iij m^{l} men. And
+in this yere come tidynges unto the kyng that Gascoigne and Gyan was
+lost, save Burdeux and Bayon, be the Armynakes take: in the mene tyme
+ambassatours of the same partye of Armynackes were come unto the kyng
+to entrete for a mariage of the erle of Armynakes doughter to be
+weddyd to the kyng; but because of the same treson the seid mariage
+was daisshyd. Also this same yere wente a werre in foure parties of
+Engelond, of every coost xxiiij schippes a werre. And in that same
+yere com hom out of Fraunce the erle of Ewe and S^{r}. James of Urmond
+into Engelond.
+
+[Footnote 127: "Alianor Cobham" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 128: "openly barehede with a keverchef on hir hede beryng,
+&c." _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+[Footnote 129: "be the kyngs hande for his wel doyng, and afterwarde
+the lord offered up his harness at Wyndesore" _in the Cotton MS._]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1442-1443.]
+
+John Hatherle, irmong', Th' Beaumond, salt'. A^{o}. xxj^{mo}.
+ maior. Ric'us Nordon, taillo^{r}.
+
+[Sidenote: S^{r}. William Bonevylle went to Burdeux.]
+
+In this same yere the erle of Schrovesbery leide a sege bothe be water
+and be lande to Depe, and kepte it awhile til he ferde so foule with
+hys men that they wolde no lenger abyde with hym; and so he was fayn
+to hye hym thens to Roane, and so brake sege. Also in this yere the
+citezeins of the citee of Norwich aresyn ayens the priour of
+Crichyrche of the same citee, for certeyn newe customes and
+bondschipes that he wolde have begonne to have reysyd of the seid
+citee of alle the comons therinne: wherfore the comons aroos, and
+wolde a fryred and sautyd the priory and have distroid the prior of
+the place into the tyme they hadde the fals contryved evidens that
+weren sealed be old tyme with the comoun seall unwetynge of them, but
+thorugh a priour of old, and certeyn false aldermen of the same citee,
+that now arn dede; and the comowns kepte with strong hond the town
+ayens the duke of Norfolk and alle his pissounz, that wolde a comen
+thider for the cause afornseid. Wherfore the kyng sente thider the
+chief juste John Fortescu, the erle of Stafford, and the erle of
+Huntyngdon, and seten there in sessyons, at the whiche were manye of
+the citee endyted, and the priour also; and also the citee loste there
+libertes and fraunchises and fredoms that they hadde afore, and all
+the citee cesed into the kynges hand; and a knyght callyd S^{r}. John
+Clyfton mad capytayn therof: and manye of the worthy men there of the
+citee ben fled into othere cuntres over the see, for drede, with as
+moche of there goodes as they myghte have with them, and lefte there
+faire places stonde stille. Also in this yere wente S^{r}. William
+Bonevylle, knyght, to Burdeux with viij c of goode fytynge men, to
+kepe the town unto the tvme a grett retenewe myght be mad and sent
+thider. Also in this yere deide Henry Chicheley erchebisshop of
+Caunterbury, in the Passion weke, and is beryed in Caunterbury; and
+for hym was the bisshop of Bathe, magister John Stafford chaunceler of
+Engelond, stalled erchebisshop of Caunterbury. And in this yere wente
+over the see the erle of Somerset with x m^{l} of goode men; and he
+hadde over with hym gret ordinance of gonnes, brigges, scalyng
+laddres, and manye mo othere thinges whom J'hu spede for his mercy.
+And in this yere com over from Normandye the cardinall erchebisshop of
+Roon, chaunceler of Normandye and bysshop of Ely into Engelond, with
+the erle of Schrovesbury that was the lord Talbot, and my lord
+Facombregg, with the Tresore of Normandye and manye othere. And in
+this yere was lost a good town in Normandye of the lord Scales, that
+is called there Graundevyle, in the coost of Baas Normandye, toward
+the coost of Bretaigne, wyth his bastard sone therinne; and the
+substaunce of alle the good that the lord Scales hadde in that land
+was thereinne, the whiche was falsly sold be a man that he trusted
+most too whiles he was at Roon. Also in this yere was gret losse of
+shippes in the narwe see on oure party, be enemyes of Depe, Boloigne,
+and Bretayne. Also in this same yere was cryed that alle men that
+wolde aventur ony corn or vitaill to Burdeux or to Bayon, or to ony
+othere place of that cost on oure party, schulde gon custom fre;
+whiche caused moche corn and vitaill to be shipped thider. Also in
+this yere was a mad woman pressyd to the deth, for sche hadde spoken
+ungoodly and to presomptuosly unto oure liege lord the kyng at the
+Blak heth; and whanne she was brought aforn the juge she wolde not
+speke a word, for the which obstinacye she was put to the deth as y
+have rehersyd beforn. Also this same yere deide the bisshop Tirvyn
+bisshop of Ely, the ---- day of Septembre, and lyth....
+
+ [_Here the Chronicle in the Harleian MS. terminates: the
+ following continuation is copied from the Cottonian MS.
+ Julius B. I._]
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1443-1444.]
+
+Th' Catworth. Nich'as Wifelde. Vic'. A^{o}. xxij.
+ John Norman.
+
+[Sidenote: Creacion A^{o}. xxij R' H. vj^{ti}.]
+
+This yere came the duke of Somerset out of Fraunce into Engelond, that
+had lost many of his men: and that yere the erle of Suffolk, the
+privey seall, Sir Robert Rose, and the kyngs secretarie went in
+ambassade into Fraunce to trete for peas; an peas was made for xviij
+monethes; and the suerte hadde of the maiden for mariage afore record
+of alle the rial of Fraunce, in presence of our ambassades: and so
+comen ageyne into England presentyng unto the kyng thes tithings, for
+the which in alle England and Fraunce was made grete solempnite and
+ioie. And this yere deide the duke of Somerset, on whose soule God
+have mercy. And that yere was ordeyned thurgh England that no market
+shuld be more upon the Sonday. And in that yere the erle of Stafford
+was made duke of Bukkyngham, the erle of Dorset markes of Dorset, the
+erle of Suffolk markes of Suffolke, and the erle of Warwike duke of
+Warwike.
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1444-1446.]
+
+Herry Frowik, maior. Stephen Forster. Vic'. A^{o}. xxiij.
+ Hugh Wich.
+
+This yere came quene Margret into England with grete roialte of the
+kyngs oost, and was receyved at London the xxviij day of May in the
+moost goodly wise, with alle the citezeins on horsebak ridyng ayenst
+hir to the Blak heth in blew gownes and rede hodes; and in the cite in
+diverse places goodly sights ayenst hir comyng: and on the xxx day of
+May, that was Sonday, sche was crowned at Westm', and iij daies after
+open justs for alle that wolde come. And this yere the priour of
+Kilmayne in Irland appeelid the erle of Ormond. And this yere came
+certen ambassadours out of Fraunce, undre saf condit, to treat for
+peas general to be hadde, which accordid not but for xij monthes after
+the xviij monthes afore writen, and so went home ayen. And this yere
+was the translacion of Seint Edwarde made holy day in alle London.
+Also in this yere Paulis steple was set a fire with lyghtnyng.
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1445-1449.]
+
+Symon Gyr', maior. John Derby. Vic'. A^{o}. xxiv.
+ Geffrey Feldyng.
+
+John Olney, maior. Rob't Horne. Vic'. A^{o}. xxv.
+ Geffrey Boleyne.
+
+This yere was the parliament of Bury set, for the good duk of
+Gloucestre, with grete treason prively wrought ayenst his comyng
+thider, and was logid in the hospitale, for whom was reised iij^{xx}
+m^{l} men; and as he sate at his souper, lordes of diverse degrees
+came to hym in the kings name, dischargyng hym of the kyngs presence
+and of alle other maner answeres; and so thei arestid hym of high
+treason, which he mekely obeied; and his men were voided from him ful
+hevyly departyng; and after he deceased, the certente howe God knowes:
+and than was the parliament fynisshed and done. Also this yere was the
+bataile betwene the Armurer and his man.
+
+John Gidney, Thomas Scot. Vic'. A^{o}. xxvj.
+ maior. Will'm Habraham.
+
+In this yere was an heretike brent at the Tour Hill upon Hokmonday.
+Also this yere were grete flodes, which drowned Stebenhith marshe,
+Rayneham, and other lowe places. And this yere a quarter of whete fil
+fro the price of ix _s._ to iiij _s._
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1448-1450.]
+
+Steph' Broune, Will'm Calowe. Vic'. A^{o}. xxvij.
+ maior. Will'm Marowe.
+
+Th' Chalton, maior. Thomas Canyng. Vic'. A^{o}. xxviij.
+ Will'm Hewlyn.
+
+[Sidenote: A^{o}. xxviij R. H. vj^{ti}.]
+
+[Sidenote: Rebelles Jak Cade.]
+
+In this yere was Normandy lost, and the duke of Suffolk bihedid in a
+ship called Nicholas of the Tour. Also the comoens of Kent arose, and
+Jak Cade was their capitayne, callyng hymself Mortymer, by whome were
+ij knyghts slayne at Sevenok in Kent, that is to sey S^{r}. Humfrey
+Stafford and S^{r}. William Stafford, brethren, and many of theire
+men. Than the kyng and his hoste went to Barkhamsted; and after seint
+Petres day, the capitayne came ageyn to Blakheth, and so over London
+brige into London on Friday at after none, and bigan to riful and
+robbe: and on Saturday he came over the brigge ageyne, and than were
+the men of Essex embatailid at the Mile ende, and there was Crowmer
+shiref of Kent bihedid; also at the standard in Chepe was S^{r}. Jamys
+Fynes lord Saye bihedid, and the body drawen into Suthwerk; and there
+was bihedid Hawardyne a theef and a man queller. And on the Sonday at
+nyght, the lord Scalis and Mathewe Gough with theire mayny, and with
+men of London, wenten over the brigge to the Stulpes in Suthwerke, and
+faught with the capitayne and his host al that nyght til on the
+Moneday ix of the clok, and that was seint Thomas even, and than the
+capitayne fired the drawbrigge; and there was slayne Mathewe Gough and
+Sutton the alderman: and after that the capitayne fledde into Sussex,
+and thider was pursued and slayne. And after, in the same yere,
+Richard Plantagenet duke of Yorke came out of Irland unto Westm', with
+roial people, lowely bisechyng the kyng that justice and execucion of
+his lawes myght be hadde upon alle such persones about him and in al
+his realme, frome the highest degree unto the lowist, as were long
+tyme noisid and detectid of high treason ageinst his persone and the
+wele of his realme, offring hymself therto, and his service at the
+kings comaundement, to spend bothe his body and goodes: and yet it
+might not be perfourmed. Than sone after was callid a set a
+parliament, wherynne alle the comoens were aggreed, and rightfully
+electe hym as heire apparent of England, nought to procede in any
+other matiers till that were graunted by the lordes, whereto the kyng
+and lordes wold not consent nor graunte, but anon brake up the
+parliamente.
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1450-1452.]
+
+Rich' Wifold, maior. Will'm Dere. Vic'. A^{o}. xxix.
+ John Middilton.
+
+This yere was Burdeux lost. And this yere was S^{r}. Pieres de Brasil,
+and the bastard of Orliaunce, and Manypeny taken. And this yere was
+the duke of Somerset robbid at Blak freris. And this yere was the
+parliament at Westmynster. And this yere the stokkes was dividid
+bitwene fisshmongers and bochers.
+
+Wil' G^{e}gory, maior. Mathewe Philip. Vic. A^{o}. xxx.
+ Christofre Water.
+
+In this yere came Richard Plantagenet duke of Yorke out of Walis, over
+Kyngston brige to the Blak heth, withe grete power, to clere hymself
+ageynst kyng Herry of such things as his adversaries had shewed
+ageynst hym. And the kyng with his lordes came ridyng thurgh London
+with a roial power toward the Blak heth; and there the lordes spiruel
+and temperell toke the matier in hand, to trete bitwixt them, to make
+rest and peas; wherto the seid duke at last graunted and aggreed, on
+the condicion that his peticions bifore askd for the wele of the kyng
+and of al his realme myght be graunted and hadde, and his enymys to be
+comytted to the Tour to abide the lawe; and so the lordes were aggreed
+and graunted that it shuld be, and were sworne ech to other. And
+furthwith the duke sent his men home ageyne, and he mekely came and
+submitted hymself at the Blak heth to the kyng, his adversaries there
+standyng present, contrary to thappointment and there othes; and so
+thei brought ungirt thurgh London bitwene ij bisshoppes ridyng unto
+his place; and after that made hym to swere at Paulis after theire
+entent, and put him frome his good peticions which were for the comoen
+wele of the realme, contrary to theire othes and aggreements made
+bifore in the felde.
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1452-1454.]
+
+Geffr' Feldyng, maior. Ric' Alley. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxj.
+ Ric Lee.
+
+This yere was the parliament at Redyng. And this yere was therle of
+Shrowisbure and the lord Lile his sone slayne: prynce Edward the kyngs
+sone was borne: and upon seint Barthilues day was a man of seint
+Johnys arrestid, wherfore was moch to doo at the Wrastlyne.
+
+John Norman, maior. John Waldeyne. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxij.
+ Thomas Coke.
+
+This yere came the duke of Yorke to London to the parliament; and
+there the duke of Somerset was arrestid and ladde to the Tour, and the
+duke of Yorke made protectour of England. And this yere the riding to
+Westm' was fordone, and goyng thider bi barge bigonne.
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1454-1458.]
+
+Steph' Forster, maior. John Felde. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxiij.
+ Will'm Tailor.
+
+[Sidenote: First battle of S^{t}. Albons.]
+
+In this yere the xxij day of Maij was the first bataile at Seint
+Albanes; and was there slayne the duke of Somerset, therle of
+Northumberland, the lord Clifford, and a knyght callid S^{r}.
+Barthilmeu Nantwesil, and xxv squyers, with other people, which were
+buried there. Also this yere Scotts leide sege to Berwik.
+
+Will' Marche, maior. John Yong. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxiv.
+ Thomas Holgrave.
+
+This yere was a strife betwene yong men of the Mercery and Lumbardes.
+And this yere was seen the blasyng sterre.
+
+Th' Canynge, maior. John Steward. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxv.
+ Raffe Verney.
+
+In this yere the lord Egremond brake out of Newegate; and anon after
+brake out upon the ledes diverse other prisoners. And this yere came
+the duke of Yorke to his place at Baynardes castel in London.
+
+Geffrey Boleyne, Will'm Edward. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxvj.
+ maior. Thomas Reyner.
+
+In this yere Sandwich was robbid and dispoilid by Frensshemen. And
+this yere was a grete watch in London, and al the gates kepte every
+nyght, and ij aldermen watchyng: and withynne a while after the kyng
+and lordes were accorded, and went a procession in Paulis. And this
+yere was bisshop Pecock abiurid, and his bokes brent at Paulis.
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1458-1459.]
+
+Tho' Scot, maior. Raffe Joslyn. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxvij.
+ Ric' Nedeham.
+
+[Sidenote: Comes Sar'.]
+
+In this yere was affrey bitwene gentilmen of Court and men of
+Fletestrete; and the gentilmen were driven with archers fro the
+standard in Fletestrete into theire Innes, and some were slayne and
+some taken the xiij day of Aprile: wherfore William Tailour alderman
+of Fletestrete ward, with other mo, were afterward sent to Wyndisore
+castel, and there kepte as prisoners. And sone after, kyng Henry, the
+quene and lords, lete make a grete gaderyng of people northward,
+wherof was grete noise: than therle of Warwike came frome Caleise
+thurgh London, and his fader therle of Salisbury came fro Middilham
+toward the duke of Yorke with iij m^{l} men; and the quene Margrete
+lay by the way as he come with xiiij m^{l} of the floure of
+Chestreshire, Lancastreshire and Derbyshire, which set upon the seid
+erle of Salisbury and his compeigny at Blore heth, the xxiij day of
+Septembre; and there were slayne of the quenes partie the lord Awdley,
+with many knyghts, squiers, and other people, the seid erle holdyng
+his wey to Ludlowe, where he mette with the duke of Yorke and his
+sones therles of the Marche and Ruthland, and therle of Warwik
+aforseid; and toward them came kyng Henry with l m^{l} men. And in the
+nyght the duke of Yorke and his sones, and therle of Salisbury with
+his sone, voidid into Walis; and there departid the duke of Yorke with
+his seconde sone therle of Ruthland into Irland; and therles of
+Marche, Warwik and Salisbury, bought a ship, and so gete to Caleise
+and there were received.
+
+REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1459-1460.]
+
+Wil' Hewlyn, maior. John Stokker. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxviij.
+ John Plumer.
+
+[Sidenote: Mydsomer Northampton felde.]
+
+[Sidenote: Titulus E. reg' iiij^{ti}.]
+
+[Sidenote: Mortymer crosse.]
+
+[Sidenote: Saint Albans.]
+
+[Sidenote: Palme Sonday felde.]
+
+In this yere, about Midsomer, therles of March, Warwik and Salisbury,
+landed at Sandwich, gadred people in Kent, and went thurgh London to
+Northampton; and the kyng had taken a felde, and was slayne on his
+partie the duke of Bukyngham, therle of Shrowisbury, the lord Beaumont
+and the lord Egremond, mych peple drowned in the river, the kyng taken
+and brought to London, and callid a parliament; and the duke of Yorke
+came out of Irland, and to Westm' the x^{th} day of Octobre, and there
+made clayme to the crowne; aggrement was made bitwene the kyng and
+him, and he was made protectour, his title allowid to be kyng after
+the kyngs deceas; and ayenst Cristmas went northward and was slayne at
+Wakefelde with other; and at Candilmas therle of Marche discomfeited
+therle of Wiltshire and other at Mortymers crosse; and at Shroftide
+came the lordes of the North to seint Albonys, and there discomfeited
+therle of Warwik and his compeigny, and toke the kyng with them into
+the North. Therle of Warwik fledde thens Westward to therle of March:
+than came therle of March and therle of Warwik with moch people to
+London, and there the people callid him kyng; and he toke it upon him,
+and went Northwardes and faught with the lords of the North beside
+Sherborne, where were moch people slayne upon Palme Sonday: and he
+bigan to reigne the iiij^{th} day of March.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VIC' TEMP'E R' EDWARDI iiij^{ti}.
+
+REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1461-1465.]
+
+[Sidenote: A^{o}. Dn'i 1461.]
+
+Ric' le ---- maior. John Lumbard. Vic'. A^{o}. i.
+ Ric' Flemyng.
+
+In this yere the kyng Edward the iiij^{th} was crowned at Westm', on
+Sonday the xxviij day of Juyn.
+
+Hugh Wich, maior. George Irland. Vic'. A^{o}. ij^{do}.
+ John Lok.
+
+In this yere therle of Oxonford, and the lord Awbrey his sone, with
+other knyghts, were bihedid upon a new scaffold on the Tour hille.
+
+Th' Coke, maior. Will'm Hampton. Vic'. A^{o}. iij^{o}.
+ Barthilmeus Jamys.
+
+This yere quene Margret toke the castell of Bamburgh.
+
+Mathewe Philip, Thomas Muschamp. Vic. A^{o}. iv^{to}.
+ maior. Rob't Basset.
+
+In this yere was the sergeaunts fest, and the maire of London shuld
+have dyned there; and bicause the chief place was not kepte for him
+while the kyng was not there nor of his blode, he came awey with alle
+his compeigny of this cite, and dyned at home in his owne place.
+
+REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1465-1469.]
+
+Raffe Joslyn, maior. John Tate. Vic. A^{o}. v^{to}.
+ John Stone.
+
+This yere quene Elizabeth was crowned at Westm' the Sonday bifore
+Witsonday. And this yere was first the roial, half roial, and quartern
+aungel, and aungellet of golde. Also this yere kyng Herry was taken in
+the North, and brought into the Tour of London.
+
+Raff V'ney, maior. Herry Waver. Vic'. A^{o}. vj^{to}.
+ Will'm Costantyne.
+
+This yere the xj day of Feverer was the prynces borne, the kyngs first
+childe, at Westm', and named Elizabeth, [after qwene, and maried to
+kyng Henry the vij.][130]
+
+[Footnote 130: _This line has been subsequently added._]
+
+John Yong, maior. John Brom'. Vic. A^{o}. vij^{to}.
+ Thomas Brice.
+ John Stokton.
+
+This yere the lord Scalis, S^{r}. Anthony Widvile, faught with the
+bastard of Burgoyne in Smethfeld.
+
+Tho's Holg've, maior. Humfrey Hayford. Vic. A^{o}. viij.
+ Thomas Stalbroke.
+
+This yere was the lady Margret the kyngs suster maried to the duke of
+Burgoyne.
+
+Wil' Tailor, maior. Symkyn Smyth. Vic. A^{o}. ix.
+ Will'm Hariot.
+
+[Sidenote: Hegcote felde.]
+
+This yere the duke of Clarence weddid therle of Warwiks doughter at
+Caleis: and the same yere was the lord Herbert and diverse other
+slayne at Hedgecote felde.
+
+REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1470-1472.]
+
+Ric' Lee, maior Ric' Garden'. Vic'. A^{o}. x^{o}.
+ ij tyme. Rob't Drope.
+
+[Sidenote: Comes Wigoon.]
+
+This yere the kyng discounfeited the comoens of Lyncolneshire biside
+Staunford; and the duke of Clarence and therle of Warwike fled into
+Fraunce at Eastre, and came ageyne at Mighelmas; and than king Edward
+fledde into Flaundres to the duke of Burgoyne; and therle of Worcestre
+was biheded at Tour Hille.
+
+John Stokton, maior. John Crosby. Vic'. A^{o}. xj.
+ John Warde.
+
+This yere kyng Edward landid in the North with fewe people, and came
+to London on Sher Thursday, and toke his journey furth ageyne on
+Eastre even; and upon Eastre day met with therle of Warwik and marquys
+Mountague his brother at Barnet, and there slewe them with moch other
+people: and than was quene Margret and prynce Edward hir sone with
+theare compeigny, landid in the West; and kyng Edward met them at
+Tewkesbury; and there was the prynce slayne with many others: and
+while the kyng was there, came the bastard Faconbrige with shipmen and
+moche other people to London, and firid at London brige biside seint
+Katerynes and without Algate: and afterward the kyng rode into Kent
+with moch people, and assid the contrey at moch money for theire
+risyng.
+
+REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1472-1476.]
+
+Wil' Edward, maior. John Aleyne. Vic'. A^{o}. xij^{o}.
+ John Shelley.
+
+This yere after Cristmas apperid a blasyng sterre, and contynnued v
+weke and more.
+
+Will' Hapton, Thomas Bledlowe. Vic'. A^{o}. xiij^{o}.
+ maior. John Browne.
+
+John Tate, maior. Robert Billisdon. Vic'. A^{o}. xiiij^{o}.
+ Will'm Stokker.
+
+This yere was a grete watche upon seint Petres nyght, the kyng beyng
+in the Chepe; and there fill affrey bitwixt men of his household and
+the constablis; wherfore the kyng was gretely displeasid with the
+cunstablis.
+
+Robert Drape, maior. Thomas Hille. Vic'. A^{o}. xv^{o}.
+ Edmond Shaa.
+
+This yere the kyng askid of the people grete goodes of theire
+benevolence, to gone over the see and so passid to Caleis, and so
+furth into Picardie; and there upon a brige, kyng Lewes of Fraunce and
+he spake togider, and toke appointment bitwixt them upon certen
+mariages and certen money in hand, and l m^{l} crownes of sterling
+money yerely to be sent to the kyng out of Fraunce, duryng theire
+lives and a year after, so to be paide: and the kyng retourned ageyne
+over into England.
+
+REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1476-1481.]
+
+Rob't Basset, maior. Hugh Brice. Vic. A^{o}. xvj^{o}.
+ Rob't Colwich.
+
+This yere an heretike callid Habraham was taken, which accusid
+diverse persones of the cite and other places, of which some were
+abjurid at, and did theire penaunce at Paulis.
+
+S^{r}. Raff Joslyn, Will'm Horne. Vic'. A^{o}. xvij^{o}.
+ maior. Ric' Rason.
+
+This yere the abbot of Abyndon a pardon of pleyne remission,[131] and
+the wallis of London were bigonne to be newe repaired.
+
+[Footnote 131: _Sic_ in the MS.]
+
+Humfrey Hayford, John Stokkes. Vic. A^{o}. xviij^{o}.
+ maior. ---- Colet.
+
+This yere the parliament was at Westm'; and the duke of Clarence was
+atteyntid of high treason, and afterward put to deth in the Tour of
+London.
+
+Ric' Garden', maior. Rob't Hardyng. Vic'. A^{o}. xix.
+ Rob't Bifeld.
+
+This yere a wex chaundler in Flete strete had bi crafte, perced a pipe
+of the condit withynne the grounde, and so conveied the water into his
+selar; wherfore he was jugid to ride thurgh the citee with a condit
+upon his hedde. And this yere was grete deth of people; wherfore the
+kynges courts were not kepte at Westm' frome Easter to Midsomer nor in
+the Guyldhall from Easter to Midsomer.
+
+Barth' Jamys, Thomas Ilam. Vic'. A^{o}. xx^{o}.
+ maior. John Warde.
+
+This yere were the diches about the Tour newe cast, and the Tour newe
+repeired: and certen merchaunts of Bristowe were accusid of money
+makyng; and the kyng examyned them and there accuser, and there
+accuser forsoke that he hadde done; wherfore he sent them home, and
+also sent theire accuser to Bristowe, there to have his jugement. Also
+this yere the duches of Burgoyne came into England to see the kyng hir
+brother, which shewid to hir great pleasure, and so she departid
+ageyne. And this yere the duke of Gloucestre, and therle of
+Northumberland reisid grete people agein the Scottes, which fledde and
+wold not bide.
+
+REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1481-1483.]
+
+John Browne, Thomas Danyel. Vic. A^{o}. xxj.
+ maior. Will'm Bacon.
+
+W. Hariet, maior. Rob't Tate. Vic. A^{o}. xxij.
+ Will'm Wikyng.
+ Ric' Chaury.
+
+This yere a quarter of whete was worth xij _s._ and more. Also the
+duke of Gloucestre, and therle of Northumberlond, with many other
+lordes and moch people went into Scotland unto Edenburgh, and there
+made proclamacons in the kyngs name of England; and in their comyng
+homeward the sege contynued at Berwike, unto the towne and castell
+were geten with grete assauts. Also about seint Laurence tide was
+grete enquery at Caleis, for counterfeityng of the keies of Cales.
+
+Edmond Shaa, Will'm White. Vic'. A^{o}. xxiij.
+ maior. John Mathewe.
+
+This yere the viij day of Aprile died kyng Edward.
+
+
+
+
+NOTES;
+
+CONTAINING
+
+THE MATERIAL VARIATIONS
+
+BETWEEN
+
+THE PRECEDING COPY OF THE CHRONICLE,
+
+AND
+
+THE TRANSCRIPT IN THE COTTONIAN MS. JULIUS B. I.
+
+
+
+
+NOTES.
+
+
+NOTE A. (erroneously printed Note _D_.) page 9.
+
+This event is stated to have occurred in the _third_ year of Henry
+III.
+
+
+NOTE B. page 16.
+
+A^{o}. xxx. Hen. III.--"This yere was seint Edmond of Pountney
+translated, et ven' sanguis depositus fuit in hospic' s'c'i Thome apud
+conductu' usq' ad festu' s'c'i Edwardi, quo die d'n's rex cu'
+honorabili p'cessione ven'al' apud Westm' deposuit."
+
+
+NOTE C. page 16.
+
+A^{o}. xxxj. Hen. III.--"In this yere there was an erthquake thurghout
+England."
+
+
+NOTE C. page 21.
+
+Thomas fili' Thome. Ph'us Walbroke. A^{o}. xlvj^{o} Hen. III.
+ Ric'us Tailour.
+
+
+NOTE D. page 23.
+
+To the account given in the text is added "and London lost theire
+fraunchise."
+
+
+NOTE E. page 28.
+
+"And there were forjuged, drawen and hanged, iij Englisshe christen
+men, and ij^{c} iiij^{xx} and xiij Englisshe Jues."
+
+
+NOTE F. page 37.
+
+"Also the same yere the kyng had his counseile there with erlis,
+barons, and other of his counseile; and the kyng toke of the lay
+people" &c.
+
+
+NOTE G. page 43.
+
+Nicholl Faryndon. Will'm Basyng. Vic'. A^{o}. ij. [Edw. II.]
+ John Butler.
+
+Thomas Romayne. Roger Palmer. Vic'. A^{o}. iij^{tio}.
+ Janyn' de S'c'o Ed'o.
+
+
+NOTE H. page 43.
+
+John Gesors. Simon Merewodde. Vic'. A^{o}. v^{to}. [Edw. II.]
+ Ric' Wilforde.
+
+
+NOTE I. page 46.
+
+Nicholas Faryndon. Will'm Prodome. Vic'. A^{o}. xiij^{o}. [Edw. II.]
+ Reynolde at Condite.
+
+Hamond Chikwell. Symon Abyndon. Vic'. A^{o}. xiiij^{o}.
+ John Preston.
+
+
+NOTE K. page 50.
+
+In the Cottonian MS. is the following copy of the letter from queen
+Isabel and prince Edward:
+
+"Isabel, by the grace of God quene of England, ladie of Ireland and
+countes of Pountif, and we Edward, the eldist son of the kyng of
+England, duke of Guyen, erle of Chestre, of Pontif and of
+Mounstroille, to alle the comonialte of London senden gretyng.
+Forasmoch as we have bifore this tyme sent to you by oure lettres how
+we ben comen into this lande with good arreie and in good manere, for
+the honor and profite of Holy Chirch, and of oure dere lord the kyng
+and alle the realme, with alle oure myght and power to kepe and
+mayntene, as we and alle the good folke of the seid realme are holden
+to done, and upon that we praied you that ye wolde be helping to us in
+as moche as ye shulde mowe in this quarell that is for the comon
+profite of alle the realme, and we have had in thys time non answere
+of the seid lettres, ne knowe not your wille in that partie: wherfore
+we send to you ageyne, and charge you and praie that ye bere you so
+ageins us that we have no cause to greve you, but that ye ben to us
+helping by alle the weres that ye may or shalle conne and mowe. For
+weteth wele in certein that we, and alle thoo that ben comen with us
+into this realme, think not to doo, ne we shulle not done if it like
+God, eny thing but that shal be for the comon profite of the realme,
+but onely to distroie Hugh Spencer our enymy, and enymy to alle the
+seid realme, as ye well knowe; wherfore we praie you, and charge you
+in the feith that ye owe to oure lord the kyng and to us, and up alle
+that ye shalle mowe forfeit ayens us, that if the said Hugh Spencer
+oure enemy come withynne your power, that ye do hym oure wille, and
+that ye leve not in no manner, as ye desire honour and profite of us
+alle, and of alle the realme; and weteth of that ye done oure praier
+and mandement, we shalle the more be holden to you, and also ye shalle
+gete you worship and profite if ye send us hastely alle your wille.
+Yeven at Baldok the vj^{te} day of Octobre."
+
+
+NOTE L. page 54.
+
+"In this yere Edward Bailolle, the son of John Bailolle sometyme kyng
+of Scotland, came into England chalengyng his right heritage, that is
+to sey, the kingdome of Scotland; with whome many grete lordes of
+England went into Scotland, and at Domfrevelyn arrividden, where fast
+by an abbeie ij m^{l} of Englisshemen discomfited xij m^{l} of
+Scottes." &c.
+
+
+NOTE M. page 58.
+
+In the copy in the Cottonian MS. this event is said to have occurred
+in the _fifteenth_ year of Edw. III.--"Also this same yere, that is to
+seye the xv yere of his reigne of England, was the first yere of his
+reigne of France, and he came fro Tourney."
+
+
+NOTE N. page 64.
+
+"This yere [A^{o}. xxxiiij. Edw. III.] the blode all fresshe flowid
+out of the tombe of Thomas sometyme erle of Lancastre. Also this yere
+the kyng chose his sepulture at Westmynstre. Also this yere, the yere
+of oure lord m^{l} iij^{c} lx, the xiiij day of Aprile and the morn
+after day, the kyng Edward with his hoste lay about Paris," &c. as is
+related in the text to have occurred in the _thirty-fifth_ year of
+Edward III., though the king's expedition to Calais against the regent
+of France is stated to have occurred in the _thirty-fourth_ year.
+
+
+NOTE M. page 67.
+
+The sheriff called in the text Adam Wymondham, stands as Adam
+Wymbyngham in the Cottonian MS.; and though the death of dame Blaunch
+duchess of Lancaster is there mentioned, no notice occurs of the
+pestilence.
+
+
+NOTE N. page 70.
+
+The following is the account of the events in this year [A^{o}. xlix.
+Edw. III.], in the copy in the Cottonian MS.--"In this yere, at the
+towne of Brugges in Flaundres, was tretid upon diverse articles
+hangynge atwixt the pope and kyng Edward. Also the same tyme at
+Brugges was tretid for a peas bitwixt the ij realmes Fraunce and
+England. Also this yere deide William Witlesey archebisshop of
+Caunterburye, and the monkes chose the cardinall of England; and the
+kyng was wroth therwith, and wolde not consent therto, ne the pope nor
+cardinall; and so Maister Symon succedid."
+
+
+NOTE O. page 71.
+
+The only event noticed in the copy in the Cottonian MS. in the 51st
+Edw. III. is the death of Edward prince of Wales, and his burial at
+Canterbury.
+
+
+NOTE P. page 71.
+
+It is singular that in both MSS. the events mentioned in the text, as
+well as the death of Edward the Third, are said to have occurred in
+the _fifty-second_ year of that monarch's reign, for he died in the
+_fifty-first_ year, namely on the 21st of June 1377. The commencement
+of his reign is always calculated from the 25th of January 1327, when
+his father resigned the crown.
+
+
+NOTE Q. page 77.
+
+A^{o}. ix. Richard II.--The copy in the Cottonian MS. only states
+under this year, that "This yere, the yere of oure lord m^{l} iij^{c}
+and iiij^{xx} and vj, kyng Richard went into Scotland with a roial
+power."
+
+
+NOTE R. page 79.
+
+A^{o}. xiv. Richard II.--No other circumstance is mentioned under this
+year in the Cottonian MS., than the following,
+
+"In this yere was the good man at the litle Condit mordred."
+
+
+NOTE S. page 80.
+
+The occurrences mentioned in the text as having taken place in the
+15th of Richard II. are in the Cottonian MS. assigned to the following
+year; but no notice is taken under either year of "the pley of S^{t}.
+Katerine."
+
+
+NOTE T. page 80.
+
+King Richard's expedition into Ireland in the 18th year of his reign,
+is not noticed in the copy in the Cottonian MS.
+
+
+NOTE U. page 81.
+
+The Cottonian MS. adds, that the earl of Arundel was beheaded at Tower
+hill, "in the same place where S^{r}. Symon of Burelle was bihedid.
+And the duke of Gloucestre the kyngs uncle was foule murdred at
+Caleis, in the Princes inne, with ij towailis made snarewise, and put
+about his necke. And therle of Warwik and lord Cobham were dampned to
+perpetuall prison;" which is stated in the text to have occurred in
+the 21st of Ric. II. "And the parliament was enjourned to Shrowesbury,
+unto the xv day of seint Hillarie, where it was endid, and where moch
+people were disheritid."
+
+
+NOTE X. page 83.
+
+Instead of the words "and of Braybroke &c." the following occur in the
+copy in the Cottonian MS.
+
+"and of the bisshop of London, Braybroke, putten a supplicacion to the
+kyng, the tenor wherof foloweth in this fourme;
+
+"To our full excellent right doutful sovereigne and ful graciouse lord
+the kyng.
+
+"Ful mekely bisechen your humble lieges spirituell and temperell,
+tharchbisshop of Caunterburye, the bisshop of London, the maire,
+shireves, and aldermen, and alle other spirituell and temperell
+gentills and comons of your cite of London; that forasmoch as full
+grete and sorowefull malices, trespases, and wikkid commecturacions of
+some men, and of many evil doers of the seid cite, have been procured,
+done, and evil done to your roial maieste, to grete and perpetuell
+confusion and repreef of the evil doers, and grete velany and shame to
+alle dwellyng withynne the same cite, as wele innocent as unknowyng
+therof, as other; which malfaisours or evil doers, for there trespases
+have deserved harde and lither chastisement and punysshement, ne were
+that the high benignite of you oure doutful lord fulfilled, of al
+grace wol not procede ayens them after there deserts, which if ye
+shulde ayenst them procede, shulde be distrucion, and nought withouten
+cause of grete multitude of your people without nombre. Pleese it to
+your full excellent and doutful roial maieste, graciously to considere
+the grete repentaunce of your seid misdoers, and there brennyng desire
+that thei have to aske mercy, and to redresse in al manere, and
+refourme after there power as moche as it shalle mowe bene any wise
+possible, there excesses, folies, and defauts aboveseid, and of
+thabundaunt welle of grace; wherof the Almyghty Kyng, exempler of al
+mercy and grace, hath endued you to receyve them to your mercie and
+grace, and holly to foryeve alle that malfaisours or evil doers, or
+they dwellyng in the same cite, by cause of them have trespasid to
+your roial excellent maieste biforeseid; and your seid humble lieges
+wol submitte them, and submitten them in dede to doo, bere, and obeie
+almanere thing that shal in eny manere please the same your roial
+maieste, and evermore that your seid humble lieges bisechen that thei
+may be receyved to grace by Roger Walden archbisshop of Caunterbury,
+Braybroke bisshop of London, Richard Whityngton maire of London, &c.
+sufficiantly enformyd, and havyng ful and sufficiaunt auctorite and
+power for al your humble lieges of the seid cite, and in there name to
+swere and truely to holde, kepe, and observe, lowen and mayntene with
+al there power, withouten fraude or malengyne, alle the statuts,
+stablisshements, and jugements done or yolden or yeven in your high
+parliament bigonnen at Westminster the Monday next after the
+exaltacion of the Holy Cros, the yere of your graciouse reigne xxj,
+and fro thens aiourned to Shrowesbury unto the quinizime of seint
+Hillarie than next suyng, and there termined and endid: and alle other
+statuts and ordinunces and stablisshmentis, sithen hiderto done and
+made withouten ever to comon done, or procuren anything ther ageyne in
+any maner to that ende, that thei shal mowen be put thurgh your
+habundaunt grace out of al suspecion, and to ben holden as thei
+desiren above al thing your true lieges, for the love of God, and in
+the werke of charite. In witness of the which thing, and for the
+things aboveseid, wele and truely to holde, kepe and observe, and
+mayntene for al daies with al ther power, in manere as it is aboveseid
+without ende to done or procure the contrarie, and to live and deie
+your seid humble lieges, of whom ther names severally ben underwriton,
+as wele for themself, as in the name of the residue of the same cite
+to this supplicacion have set there sealis, that is to wite, we by the
+grace of God archbisshop of Caunterbury primate of England, Robert
+Braybroke bisshop of London, Richard Whityngton, William of Askeham,
+John Wodcok, and many other."
+
+
+NOTE Y. page 83.
+
+"And than after the presentacion of the seid supplicacion, there were
+made many blank chartres; and alle the men of every crafte of the cite
+as wele allowes and servaunts as the maisters, were charged to come to
+the Yeldhalle, to set there sealis to the seid blank chartres." But
+the disturbance "by Chestreschire men in Fryday strete," mentioned in
+the text, is not noticed.
+
+
+NOTE Z. page 91.
+
+"And also Sir John Cornewaile, Sir Richard of Arundell, the son of Sir
+John Cheyne and other Frensshemen."
+
+
+NOTE AA. page 92.
+
+"And holde the righte wey of Holy Chirche, and hym shulde want no
+goode. Also Courtney, that tyme chaunceller of Oxonford, prichid and
+enfourmed hym the feith of Holy Chirche, and the prior of seynt
+Barthemew" &c.
+
+
+NOTE BB. page 94.
+
+The copy in the Cottonian MS. adds, "And about the fest of seint
+Laurence the duke of Clarence seilid into Fraunce, to help the duke of
+Orliaunce," but it takes no notice of the arrival of the prince and
+his attendants in London, or of the departure of the duke of Clarence,
+the duke of York, &c. to Southampton.
+
+
+NOTE CC. page 96.
+
+The mayor and sheriffs mentioned in the text and in the copy in the
+Cottonian MS., as having served those offices in the 14th Hen. IV.,
+are in the latter also assigned to the 1st Hen. V.; whilst the mayor
+and sheriffs stated in the text to have served in the 1st Hen. V., are
+in the latter attributed to the 2nd year of that monarch's reign. But
+there is manifestly much confusion respecting the year of the king's
+reign in which the events occurred, in the copy from which the text
+has been taken, and which will again be alluded to in a future note.
+
+
+NOTE DD. page 96.
+
+The copy in the Cottonian MS. adds, "And were put in his owne
+sepulture that he made himself, with quene Anne his wiffe." This is
+the only circumstance mentioned under the 1st Hen. V. in that MS.: and
+under the 2nd Hen. V., the transactions concerning Sir John Oldcastle
+&c., which in the text are stated to have occurred in the preceding
+year, are related.
+
+
+NOTE EE. page 99.
+
+In the Cottonian MS. under the _third_ year of Hen. V., and when the
+mayor and sheriffs mentioned in the text as serving in the 2nd Hen. V.
+are stated to have held those offices, the king's expedition is
+properly noticed. This error cannot be explained in any other manner
+than by attributing it to the transcriber; for it is notorious that
+Henry quitted England, besieged and captured Harfleur, and fought the
+battle of Agincourt, in the _third_ year of his reign. The account of
+that expedition is so differently related from that in the text, that
+it is here given at length.
+
+"The kyng with alle his hoste seiled over the see with ij m^{l}
+shippis and mo; and the xvj day of August a litle from Harflete he
+landid: and the Saturday next after thassumpcion of oure lady he leide
+siege about Harflete, and contynued the sege unto the Sonday next
+before the fest of seint Michel, upon which Sonday the towne of
+Harflete was delyvered to the king, that was the xxij day of
+Septembre. But it is to wite, that on Tuesday bifore, that was the
+xvij day of Septembre, at xij of the belle wythynne nyght, the lordes
+that were capteynes and governours of the towne, that is to sey the
+lord Gaucourt, the lord Tutvill, and mo other lordes, senten out an
+haraude of armes unto the duke of Clarence, praiyng him at the
+reverence of God that he wolde send to the kyng, bisechyng hym that he
+wolde of his high and gracious lordship, graunt them leve to trete
+with what persones that the kyng wolde assigne to them. And the kyng
+at the reverence of God, and at there request, assigned therle of
+Dorset, the lord Fitz Hugh, and S^{r}. Thomas of Erpyngham, to here
+what thei wolde desire. And thei desired that the kyng wold not werre
+upon them fro that houre at mydnyght, unto the Sonday next after the
+fest of seint Michel; and but it were so that thei were rescued by
+bataile of the Frensshe kyng or with the dolphyn by that day, thei to
+yelde the towne to the kyng, and thei to have theire lives and goodes.
+And the kyng sent them worde that if thei wolde delyver the towne on
+the morwe next after the houre of mydnyght aforseid, without any
+condicion, he wolde accepte it, and in any other wise he bad them seke
+no trete. And yet the Frensshe lordes praied oure lordes to biseke the
+kyng at the reverence of God and of oure lady, that he wolde graunte
+them that same Tuesday nyght, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
+and the Sonday til an houre after none: and in that meane tyme the
+lordes that were capitayns of the towne, to come to the kyng with xxij
+knyghts and squyers with them, of the moost sufficient men withyn the
+towne, and thei to be sworen openly afore alle the people upon Goddis
+body. But it so were that the Frensshe kyng or the dolphyn rescued
+them by that Sonday, by the houre of none or anon after none, thei to
+delyver the towne to the kyng, and alle there bodies and goodes to
+done with them whatsoever him list, without eny condicion, with that
+the kyng wolde suffre them to send to the Frensshe kyng viij persones
+out of the towne, lettyng him wite in what plite thei stond: and they
+graunted them. And upon the Wednesday by the morowe these lordes comen
+out of the towne, and xxij knyghts with them; and come the procession
+solempnely and stately, with xxiiij copis of a sute before Goddis
+body, with many worshipful lordes, knyghts, and squyers, and other
+moch multitude of people fro the kings tent, as solempnely done and as
+stately as any man saugh ever such a thing done bifore that time; but
+the kyng was not there present. And the Frenssh lordes there made
+there othes upon the holy sacrament. And the othes thus done, the
+Frensshe lordes with theire felauship were brought to the kyngs tents,
+and there thei eten in the kyngs halle: but in all this tyme thei sawe
+not the kyng. And when thei had eten, they were departid and delyvered
+to certen lordes for to in hostage unto the Sonday at the houre after
+none, as it was accordid whan thei received. And at the houre on
+Sonday after none, the kyng had a tent pight on an hille bifore the
+towne, and there he sate in his estate roial, and al his lordis about
+hym; and than came the Frensshe lordes with iij^{xx} and iiij with
+them, of the moost sufficient men that were withynne the towne, and to
+the kyng in his propre persone yelded up the keies of the towne, and
+there bodies and goodes to the kyngs grace without eny condicion: and
+this was done the xxij day of Septembre, the yere of oure lord m^{l}
+iiij^{c} xv. And anon after that, the kyng ostered from thens xxj
+daies thurgh the realme of Fraunce, fro Harflete toward Caleys; and
+the Friday, that is to sey the day of the holy seints Crispyn and
+Crispinian, alle the roial power of Fraunce, excepte the Frenssh kyng,
+the dolphyn, the duke of Bourgoyne, and the duke of Barre were bifore
+the kyng in his heigh weie, as he shulde passe to Caleis, faire
+embatailed in iij batailes, to the nombre of lx m^{l} men of armes,
+and the fairist armed men that eny man saugh ever in any place. And
+the kyng seyng wele that thei wolde not suffre hym to passe withouten
+bataile, seid to his title mayny, 'Sires and felawes, the yonder men
+letten us of oure wey; and if thei wol com to us, let every man preve
+hymself a good man this day, and avaunt banere in the best tyme of the
+yere.' And he rode furth with his basnet upon his hedde, and all other
+men of armes went upon theire fete a fast paas in holle arraie, an
+Englisshe myle er thei assemblid. And thrugh the grace of God the kyng
+made his heigh wey thrugh the thikkest prees of alle the bataile. And
+there was slayne the duke of Launson, the duke of Braban, the duke of
+Bare, vj erles, the constable of Fraunce, the seneschall of Henaude,
+the maister Arblaster, and of other lordes grete plente. And there was
+take the duke of Orliaunce, the duke of Burbon, the counte of
+Richmond, the counte Ewe, the marschal Sir Bursequant, and many other
+lordes and knyghts. And there were slayne of Frensshemen v m^{l}, and
+of al estats of Englisshemen passid not xxviij persones. And of estats
+of thenglisshe, the duke of Yorke, therle of Suffolke, ij knyghts, and
+Davy Game; and of gentilmen no moo. And the xxiiij day of Novembre the
+kyng with all his prisoners came to London in good prosparite. Also
+this same yere bigan the general counsell at Custance."
+
+
+NOTE FF. page 103.
+
+The arrival of the emperor is differently noticed in the copy in the
+Cottonian MS.
+
+"This yere [A^{o}. iv. Hen. V.] the vij day of Maij came themperour of
+Almayne, Segismundus, to London; and the fest of seint George was
+deferrid til his comyng, and than solempnely holden at Wyndisore: and
+at the procession the kyng went on the upper side of themperour, and
+so alle the masse tyme stode in the higher place, and at mete he sate
+on the right side of themperour; and the duke of Bedford, and the
+chaunceller of England, and the bisshop of Develyn, sate on the lefte
+side of themperour: and the duke of Briga and another duke of
+themperours compeigny sate upon the kings side; and all these saten on
+that oon side of the table. And the first sotelte was oure lady armyng
+seint George, and an angel doyng on his spores; the ij^{de} sotelte
+was seint George ridyng and fightyng with the dragon, with his spere
+in his hand; the iij^{de} sotelte was a castel, and seint George, and
+the kynges doughter ledynge the lambe in at the castel gates. And all
+these sotelties were served to the emperor and to the kyng, and no
+ferther: and other lordes were served with other sotelties after
+theire degrees. And the same tyme duke William of Holand came into
+England; but he was not at that fest. Also the emperour laye at
+Westminster the tyme that he abode in England; and the duke of Holand
+laie at the bisshop of Elies place. And after Midsomer the duke of
+Holand seilid home ageyne. And after that themperour and the kyng went
+to Caleys: and than the duke of Burgoyne and the counte Charles his
+son came to Gravenyng; and the sent thider his brother the duke of
+Gloucestre, and therle of the March, to abide there in hostage while
+the duke of Burgoyne come to Caleys. And in the myddis of the river
+the lordes metten togider; and the dukes son of Burgoyne receyved
+there oure lords, and led them furth with hym into Flaundres: and the
+erle of Warwik receyved the duke of Burgoyne and brought him to
+Caleys, where he spake with the kyng of diverse matiers atwixt them
+ij. And he toke his leve of the kyng: and the erle of Warwik brought
+hym agayne to Grevenyng Water; at which tyme also the counte Charlis
+brought our lordes to the same place, where either of these lordes
+token live of other. And than the kyng retorned ageyne into England;
+and themperour seiled into Holand, and so passid furth into
+Custaunce."
+
+
+NOTE GG. page 106.
+
+"with all the lordships longyng thereto. And than the duke of Clarence
+with other lordes rode furth to Cane: and upon our Lady even the
+Assumpcion, he mustred hym bifore the towne of Cane; and the Tuesday
+next after our Lady day, that was the xxvij day of August, the kyng
+with all his host came to Cane, and ther leide his sege, and contynued
+til our Ladies even the Nativite, upon which even by strong assaute
+the towne was wonne. And than the kyng leide strong sege to the
+castel, which was yolden to hym. And while he was abidyng at Cane, he
+sent the duke of Clarence with other lordes to Baieux, and bisegid and
+wan it. And the same yere the kyng bisegid Argentyne, bothe towne and
+castell, which were yolden to hym. Also the kyng wan many castelles
+and townes, and strong abbeis long before seint Edwardis day."
+
+
+NOTE HH. page 106.
+
+"upon the moru after the fest of seint Lucie the virgyn and martir,
+the yere of our lord m^{l} iiij^{c} xvij. Also the same yere, about
+Alhalowen tide, the kyng leide a sege to Falowes, and contynued it to
+the xx day of Decembre: and than thei of the towne desired to trete
+with the kyng. And the kyng committid the trete unto Thomas erle of
+Salisbury, to Herry lord Fitz Hugh, to S^{r}. John Cornewaille, and
+S^{r}. William Harington knight, as commissioners for his partie: and
+as for the partie of the towne, S^{r}. John Meultone, S^{r}. Gilbert
+Mousteins, lordes of Faiete, capitaynes of men of armes and of shot
+withynne the towne of Faloys, and with them upon the same entrete, the
+lord of Gamulle; which parties entreted and accorded upon the articles
+and appointments folowyng."
+
+[Then follows the treaty alluded to, which extends to eleven folios,
+but it is not of sufficient interest to require insertion.]
+
+"Which castel was delyvered up and yolden to the kyng in manner and
+fourme as it is bifore seid. And than the kyng lete parten his hoste
+to journey diverse weys; that is to say, oone partie the duke of
+Clarence with many ful worthis with hym: and he gate many townes,
+castells and strong abbeis. And the duke of Gloucestre another partie
+of the oste; and with hym therle of the March, the lord Grey, the lord
+Clifford, Sir Water Hungerford steward of the kyngs house, with ful
+many other knyghts and squiers: and he gate er he leide his sege to
+Chirburgh, xxiiij townes and castells. And after Eastrene he leide
+sege to Chirburgh, and contynued it unto Michelmas, at whiche tyme
+bothe towne and castel of Chirburgh was yolden to hym. And the
+iij^{de} parte of the hoste the kyng delyvered to therle of Warwik and
+other lordes with hym, which gate many strong townes, castells and
+abbeis. And after Eastern the kyng leide a sege to Lovers, and wan it:
+and afterward he leide a sege and wanne Pount Large. And than he leide
+a sege to the cite of Rone and contynued; and duryng the sege the
+maire of London was chosen upon seint Edwardes day."
+
+
+NOTE II. page 107.
+
+A^{o}. vij. Hen. V.--"Also the kyng contynued his sege from seint
+Edwardes day unto the xiij day of Janeuary, at which day thei of the
+cite desired to trete: and the kyng comytted with hym for to trete,
+therles of Warwik and Salisburie, the lord Fitz Hugh, Sir Water
+Hungerford, Gilbert Humfrevile, John de Vasques de Almada, and
+Robesard, knyghts: and for the parte of Rone these followyng."
+
+[Then follows a copy of the agreement in six folio pages.]
+
+"And the forseid cite was yolden to oure sovereigne lord the kyng upon
+seint Wolstanes day: and after that the kyng gate many strong castells
+and townes."
+
+
+NOTE KK. page 108.
+
+A^{o}. viij. Hen. V.--"And the xx day of Maij the yere of oure lord
+m^{l} cccc xx^{ti} the kyng come to Troys in Champayne, where he was
+worthely receyved of al the lordes spiritual and temperal that were
+with the kyng of Fraunce. And upon the morue the kyng and quene of
+Fraunce, and dame Katerine his sustre, the duke of Burgoyne metten
+togiders in seint Petres chirche of Troys, in the body of the same
+chirch; and after went thei up to the high auter, and there tharticles
+of the peas redde, and the othes made on either partie: and than was
+the kyng and dame Katerine sured togiders. And upon the morue after
+Trinity Sonday, that was than the iij^{d} day of Juyn, the yere of our
+lord m iiij^{c} and xx, in the chirch of seint Petre of Troys the kyng
+weddid dame Katerine, kyng doughter of Fraunce, and was made regent
+of Fraunce. The convencions of which accord followen here after, that
+is to say."
+
+[Then follows the agreement, which extends to nearly eleven folios.]
+
+"And thanne after that the fest and solempnetie of the mariage was
+done, the kyng conquerid many townes and castells. Also the kyng leid
+his sege to Milon sur Seyne, duryng which sege the maire and shireves
+of London were chosen."
+
+
+NOTE LL. page 108.
+
+A^{o}. viij. Hen. V.--"And whanne the solempnite was done in the
+chirch, she was brought ful worthely into the greet halle.
+
+ Of the sittyng of the astates at the coronacion of Quene
+ Kateryne hereafter foloweth: that is to say;
+
+First Quene Kateryne sate in hire astate.
+
+The archebisshop of Caunterbury.
+
+The bisshop of Wynchestre.
+
+Thei saten upon the right side of the Quene, and served next the
+Quene, and covered at every course.
+
+The kyng of Scotland sate in his astate upon the lefte side of the
+Quene, which was served at every course, the ij bisshops aforseid.
+
+The duches of Yorke, the countes of Huntyngdon; they saten on the same
+side that the kyng of Scotlande sate.
+
+The duke of Gloucestre supervisour.
+
+Therle of March knelyng upon the deys on the right side of the Quene,
+held a sceptre upright of the Quenes.
+
+Therle Marchall knelyng on the same deys upon the left side of the
+Quene, held another sceptre of the Quenes upright.
+
+The countes of Kent was sittyng at the right fote of the Quene undre
+the table.
+
+The countes Marchall sate at the lefte fote of the Quene undre the
+table.
+
+Sir Richard Nevile, Carver, bifore the Quene.
+
+Therles brother of Suffolk, Cup berer.
+
+Sir John Steward, Sewer to the Quene.
+
+The lorde Clifford, Panter, instede of therle of Warwik.
+
+The lord Willoughby, Butler, instede of therle of Arundel.
+
+The lord Grey of Ruthyn, Naperer.
+
+The lord Awdley, Avener, instede of therle of Cambrige.
+
+The duke of Bedford, Constable of England.
+
+Therle of Warwik, Steward of England, instede of the duke of Clarence.
+
+Therle of Worcestre, Marchal of England, instede of therle Marchal.
+
+ Of the maner of sittyng of the astates at the other tables
+ in the Halle.
+
+First the Barons of the Five Poortes biganne the table of astate in
+the halle upon the right hand of the Quene.
+
+And byneth them at the same table seten the Bouchers of the Chancery.
+
+The Maire of London and his brethren thaldermen biganne the table of
+astate in the halle on the lefte hand of the Quene, with other
+comoners of the cite, and other men byneth them at the same table.
+
+The Bisshoppes biganne the table in the myddis of the halle; that is
+to say, the table next to the table of the Five Poortes on the right
+hand.
+
+The bisshop of London withynne the table.
+
+The bisshop of Durham withynne the table.
+
+The bisshop of Bath bifore them.
+
+The bisshop of Excestre bifore them.
+
+The bisshop of Norwich.
+
+The bisshop of Salisbury.
+
+The bisshop of Seint David.
+
+The bisshop of Bangor.
+
+The bisshop of Lincoln.
+
+The abbot of Waltham.
+
+The bisshop of Carlehill.
+
+And than after saten the Justices, and after them worshipful Knyghts
+and Squiers.
+
+And the Ladies biganne the table in the myddes of the halle afore
+ayenst the table of the Maire and Aldermen.
+
+First the countes of Stafford.
+
+The countes of the March hire doughter.
+
+The countes of Arundel.
+
+The countes of Westmoreland.
+
+The countes of Northumberland hir doughter.
+
+The countes of Oxenford.
+
+The lady Nevile, wiffe to the sone and heire of the erle of
+Westmoreland and doughter of the erle of Somerset. [or rather erle of
+Kent.[132]]
+
+[Footnote 132: _These words have been subsequently added._]
+
+Dame Margarete sustre to therle Marchal.
+
+The yonger doughter of therle of Somerset.
+
+The lady Roos.
+
+The lady Clifford to the erle of Northumberland.[133]
+
+[Footnote 133: _Sic._]
+
+The lady Burgaveny.
+
+The lady Talbot.
+
+The lady Willoughby.
+
+The lady of Mauley.
+
+The wiffe of S^{r}. Richard Nevile.
+
+And this table was ocupied with Ladies and Damesells.
+
+These Lordes suyng were assigned to done the seinc' roiall bifore the
+Quene.
+
+Therle of Northumberland, therle of Westmoreland, the lord Fitz Hugh.
+
+The lord Furnyvale, the lord Grey of Wilton.
+
+The lord Ferers of Groby, the lord Pownyngs.
+
+The lord Haryngton, the lord Darcy.
+
+The lord Dacre, the lord Delaware.
+
+ Here bigynneth the servyce at the first Course.
+
+Brawne with mustarde. Dedel in Borneux. Furmente with baleyne. Pike.
+Laumprey powdred. Great Elis poudred. Trought. Codlyng. Plaies and
+merlyne fried. Crabbes great. Lech lumbarde florisshid with colars of
+esses and brome coddes of gold in a Target with the armes of the kyng
+and the quene departid. Tarves. A Sotelte, callid a pellican on hire
+nest with briddis and an ymage of Seint Katerine with a whele in hire
+hande disputyng with the Hethen clerks, having this Reason in hir
+hande, _Madame la Roigne_; the Pellican answeryng _Cest enseigne_; the
+briddes answeryng _Est du roy pur tenir joie. A tout gent il met
+sentent._
+
+ The ii^{d} Course is this folewyng.
+
+Gely florisshed with columbyne floures of white potages. Blaundesore.
+Breme. Congre. Soles with mulet. Cheveyne. Barbel with Roch. Samon
+fressh. Halibut. Gurnarde rostid. Roches boilet. Smelt fried. Losters.
+Lech damaske with the kyngs worde _Une sanz pluz_ writon of white
+lettre. Lamprey in paste suyng. Flampan florisshed with a scochyn
+roial, theryn three crownes of golde and plantid with floure de lice
+of golde and floures of camomil wrought of confections. A Sotelte, a
+panter with an ymage of Seint Katerine in the same tariage and a whele
+in hire hand, and a Reason in hire other hand. The Reason was this: _La
+Roigne ma file_. The panter answeryng _In cest Ile_: another best
+answeryng with this Reason, _Of Albion_: another best saiyng, _Aves
+Renowne_.
+
+ This is the iij^{d} Course folowyng.
+
+Dates in compost. Creme motley. Carpe. Dorrey. Turbut. Tench. Peerch
+with gogyns. Sturgeon fresshe. Welkes. Porpes rostid. Memise fried.
+Creves de ewe douce. Shrympes grosse. Elis with laumprons rostid. A
+Lessh callid the White Lessh, with hauthorne leves grene and redd
+hawes. A mete in paste with iiij aungels in fourme of Sent Katerine
+whele in the myddes with a Reason--
+
+ _Il est escrite_ _Par mariage pure_
+ _Pur voir et dir._ _Ce guerre ne dure._
+
+A Sotelte, A Tigre lokyng in a mirour and a man ridyng on horsebak
+armed with a tigre whelp in his barme, and throwyng mirours for his
+defence; and a Reason writon, _Par force saunz Droit Jay pris ce best_.
+Another Reason for thanswere of the tigre
+
+ _Cile de mirrour
+ Ma fait discour._"
+
+
+NOTE MM. page 110.
+
+A^{o}. ix. Hen. V.--"Also in the moneth of Maii, the quene at Hampton
+toke hir viage into Fraunce the yere of our lord m^{l} iiij^{c} and
+xxij, and of the kyng the x^{th} yere, the cite of Mewes in Bry',
+which long tyme had ben bisegid, was yolden in maner as folowith
+after."
+
+[Then follows the treaty, which extends to nearly seven pages.]
+
+
+NOTE NN. page 111.
+
+A^{o}. i. Hen. VI.--"Also there was graunted to the kyng V nobles of
+every sakke of wolle to custume duryng iij yere." "And the forseid
+first day of March was the trete of the delyveraunce of Pount Melank,
+which was taken and long holden by the partie called Armynakkes, and
+delivered in maner as after folowith."
+
+[A copy of the treaty then occurs, consisting of eight pages.]
+
+"Also this same yere Newegat was bigonne to make newe by thexecutors
+of Richard Whityngton. Also the same yere in somer tide was great
+plente of al maner cornes and fruytes: but a litle before Midsomer
+there bigan to falle moch reyne, which contynued lasse or more every
+day as for the moost partie; howsoever the wynde stode unto viij daies
+bifore Cristmas, so that men myght not gadre ynne there, and namely
+the codde corne, and yet was there plente of corne ynough."
+
+
+NOTE OO. page 112.
+
+A^{o}. ii. Hen. VI.--"And upon the Wednesday with a glad chere sate in
+his modres lappe in the chare, and rode thurgh the cite to Westm' the
+xvij day of Novembre, the yere of our lord m^{l} cccc xxiij, and there
+was brought into the parliament; where the Speker of the parliament,
+in the name and for al the comons of England, spake to the kyngs
+persone these wordes after folowyng."
+
+The speech assigned to the Speaker is then given; after which it is
+stated that on "The xxvj day of Novembre the kyng with his modir
+remoeved from Westminster to Waltham, and a certen tyme there were
+abidyng; and fro thens he remoevid to Hertford, where he helde his
+Cristmas, and the kyng of Scotts with him." An account of the
+proceedings in Parliament in this year, especially of the impeachment
+of Sir John Mortymer, knight, and of the statutes enacted therein
+then follows at some length, and is succeeded by a minute account of
+the French towns and castles taken by the duke of Bedford, the earl of
+Salisbury, Sir John Radcliff seneschal of Guyenne, and Sir John
+Beauchamp. It is also noticed, that in that year "therle of the March
+with many other lordes and great retinue went into Irland, and there
+deide." After stating the loss of the Scots at the battle of Vermuil,
+it is added, "Wherfore it may be seid of them the worde of olde tyme,
+
+ 'That in the croke of the mone came thei thiderwarde,
+ And in the wilde wanyng went thei homewarde.'"
+
+
+NOTE PP. page 113.
+
+"Also this yere after Eastre the king helde his parliament at Westm',
+which bigan the laste day of Aprile; and the kyng come to London the
+xxvij day of Aprile, which was Saturday, with his moder in his chare
+from Wyndisore unto Seint Paulis; and at the west dore he was taken
+out of his chare by his uncle the duke of Gloucestre, and by his bele
+uncle the duke of Excestre: and he went upon his fete fro the west
+dore to the steires, and so up into the quere; and than he was borne
+up and offred: and than was set upon a courser and so rood thrugh the
+Chepe and London to Kenyngton. And the kyng held his see diverse daies
+in the parliament." Then follows an account of the grants made by that
+parliament to the king, and of some statutes enacted therein. The
+success of the English army under the earl of Salisbury is related in
+a most minute manner, and the agreement for the surrender of Mauns is
+given at length: but nothing is stated of sufficient interest to
+justify so long a note as a copy of the narrative and treaty in
+question would require.
+
+
+NOTE QQ. page 114.
+
+"defense of the cite. And anon after the bisshop of Wynchestre sent a
+lettre over the see into France unto the duke of Bedford, the tenor
+wherof after foloweth:
+
+'To the most high and myghty prynce and my right noble lord the regent
+of Fraunce and duke of Bedford.
+
+'Right high and myghty prynce and my right noble and after oon, levist
+lord, I recommand me unto you with al myn hert and affinite: and as ye
+desire the welfare of the kyng our sovereign lord and of his realmes
+of England and Fraunce, and your owne wele and our alle, so haste you
+hider; for by my trouth if ye tarie we shal put this land in a venture
+with a felde; such a brother ye have here, God make him a good man,
+for your wisedom knoweth wele that the prosperite of Fraunce stant in
+the welfare of England. High and myghtie prince, I bisech you holdeth
+Maister John Estcourt, your counseilour, escusid of his tarrying, for
+it is moch ayenst his wille, but the counsell here hath made hym; and
+ye hist to give credence to your chamberleyne S^{r}. William Boteller.
+The blessid Trinite kepe you. Writon in grete haste on Alhalowen even,
+
+ by your true servaunt to my lives ende,
+
+ HENRY WYNCHESTRE.'
+
+"And ageyn Cristmas the duke of Bedford came out of Fraunce into
+England. And the kyng helde his Cristmas at Eltham; and the bisshop of
+Wynchestre helde his Cristmas at Marton: and bicause that he wolde not
+come in the cite of London, for evil wille that he hadde therto, the
+counsel was holden at Seint Albones after Cristmas: but there wolde
+not the duke of Gloucestre come. At which counsel was ordeyned that
+the parliament shulde ben at Leicestre, which parliament bigan in the
+bigynnyng of Lenton; where, by good trete and arbitracion of the lords
+spiriele and temperel, was made a good unite and accorde atwixt the
+duke of Gloucestre and the bisshop of Wynchestre, in fourme as after
+folowith."
+
+[Then follows the "Arbitirament", which extends to six folios.]
+
+"And thus was the accord made atwixt these ij lordes of Gloucestre and
+Wynchestre; and the parliament was ajourned til after Easter. Also the
+same yere of the kyng, and of our lord m^{l} iiij^{c} xxv, Arthur erle
+of Richemont, and Richard his brother, and the baron of Columbe, with
+great multitude of Britons, leien at the sege of Seint Jaquys de
+Ber'on to the some of xx m^{l} of Britons, which gaven assaute to the
+towne, and were beten and myghtely put of, rebukid and slayne of them
+iiij^{c}: and in the towne were cheveteynes Sir Thomas Remston, Sir
+Philip Braunch, Sir Nichol Burdet, and Sir Richard Stafford, and with
+them ix^{c} persones, Englisshe and Normaunes. And the nyght folowyng,
+fast by the towne, in ij milles, were iij^{c} Britons loggid; and the
+seid knyghts with a certeyn mayny went out and brent the milles, and
+slough of the Britons bitwene iij and iiij score. And afterward Arthur
+and his men maden another assaute, and there losten vij^{xx} and oon
+standardes and getens, and viij^{xx} men of cote armes and legge
+harneis; and Arthur was sore hurt in the thigh nygh the body: and so
+thei withdrowen them homeward to Breteigne. But Thomas de Burgh with
+people of the garison folowid after them, and slough of them xxv^{c}.
+And the Britons lefte byhynde them there gonnes and there wyne, the
+some of vj^{c} pipes of wyne, with flour, brede, figges, reisins, and
+grete plente of egges and butter, with moch fisshe, and so fled with
+mischief."
+
+
+NOTE RR. page 116.
+
+A^{o}. vj. Hen. VI.--"This yere the kyng held his parliament at
+Westminster, and was ajourned til after Cristmas: and in this
+parliament the kyng helde his see diverse daies." Then follows an
+account of the grants made to the king, and of other proceedings
+therein. "Also this yere the erle of Salisbury sailid over the see
+with a feire compeigny; and the Carde come to London upon seint Gilis
+day: and the maire of London, and aldermen, with the craftes, roden
+ayenst him, and receyved him worthely. Also the same yere therle of
+Sarum was slayne at the sege of Orliaunce: but yet was the sege holden
+by other lordes and contynued, but not long after."
+
+
+NOTE SS. page 116.
+
+The death of the earl of Salisbury is, as has just been noticed,
+stated in the Cottonian MS. to have taken place in the preceding year.
+"This yere [A^{o}. vij. Hen. VI.] about Midsommer, the Cardenal seilid
+over the see with a feire compeigny wagid for to have, and werred upon
+the Lollards in Prage: but a litel before the departyng of the
+Cardenal out of England, therle of Suffolk, the lord Talbot, the lord
+Scalis, and many other lordes, knyghts, and squyers, were taken and
+slayne at the sege of Orliaunce, and the sege broken."
+
+
+NOTES TT and UU. page 118.
+
+"This was the first Cours at his coronacion; that is to say, first
+
+Furmentie, with venyson. Viande Roial planted with losenges of golde.
+Bore-hedes in castells of earmed with golde.[134] Beef. Moton. Signet.
+Capon stued. Heron. Grete Pike. A redd Lech with lions corvyn theryn
+of white. Custarde Roial with a leparde of golde sittyng theryn.
+Fritour like a sonne with a flour de lice therynne. A Sotelte, Seint
+Edward and seint Lowes armed in cote armours bryngyng yn bitwene them
+the kyng in his cote armour with this scripture suyng:
+
+ _Loo here twoo kyngs right profite and right good,
+ Holy seint Edwarde and seint Lowes:
+ And see the braunch borne of there blessid blode,
+ Live among Cristen moost sovereigne of price,
+ Enheretour of the floure de Lice;
+ God graunte he may thurgh help of Crist J'hu
+ This sixt Henry to reigne and be as wise,
+ And them resemble in knighthod and vertue._
+
+[Footnote 134: _Sic_ in the MS.]
+
+ Here foloweth the second Course; that is to wite,
+
+Viand blank, barrid of golde. Gely partid writen and notid _Te Deum
+Laudamus_. Pigge endored. Crane. Bitore. Conyes. Chikyns endored.
+Partrich. Pecok enhakill. Great breame. Leches white with an antelope
+of redde corven theryn, a crowne about his neck with a cheyne of
+golde. Flampayne poudred with lepardis and flours de lice of golde.
+Fritour, a lepardis hedde with ij Ostrich fethers. A Sotelte,
+themperour and the kyng that ded is, armed, and there mantells of the
+garters; and the kyng that nowe is, knelyng before them with this
+Reason.
+
+ _Ageinst miscreaunts themperour Sigismond
+ Hath shewid his myght which is Imperial:
+ Sithen Henry the Vth so noble a knyght was founde
+ For Crists cause in actis martial
+ Cherisshyng the chirch Lollardes had a falle
+ To give example to kyngs that suitede
+ And to this branche in especiall
+ While he dothe regne to love God and drede._
+
+ The iij^{d} Course sueth; that is to say,
+
+Blaunde Surrey poudrid with quatrefoilis gilt. Venyson rostid.
+Egrettes. Curlewe. Cokkes. Plover. Quailis. Snytes. Grete birdes.
+Larkes. Carpe. Crabbe. Lech of iij colours. A colde bakemete like a
+shelde quarterly redde and white, set with losengs and gilt, and
+flours of borage. Fritour crispes. A Sotelte of our lady sittyng and
+hir childe in hir lappe, and she holdyng in hir hand a crowne and
+seint George knelyng on that oo side and seint Denyse on that other
+side, presentyng the kyng, knelyng to our lady, with this Reason
+folowyng;
+
+ _O blessid lady, Cristes moder dere,
+ And thou seint George, that callid art hir knyght,
+ Holy seint Denyse, O martir moost entier,
+ The sixt Henry here present in your sight,
+ Shewith of grace on hym your hevenly light
+ His tender yougth with vertue both avaunce
+ Bore by discent and by title of right
+ Justly to reigne in England and in Fraunce._"
+
+"This same yere, the xxij day of Janeuere, there was an heretik brent
+at the Tour hille: and on the morue next after there was a batayle
+done in Smythfelde, withynne listes, bifore the kyng, bitwene John
+Upton appellaunt, and John Downe defendaunt; and whan thei hadde long
+foughton, the kyng toke it up into his handes and fargaff bothe
+partes. Also this yere the kyng passid the see to Caleis upon seint
+Georges day, and many grete lordes with hym; that is to say, First,
+the Cardenall bisshop of Wynchestre, and than other bisshops folowyng;
+that is to say, the bisshop of Bath, the bisshop of Ely, the bisshop
+of Rochestre. Dukes; the duke of Yorke and the duke of Norfolk. Erles;
+therle of Stafford, therle of Huntyngdon, therle of Warwik, therle of
+Oxonford, therle of Devonshire, therle of Morteyn, therle of Ewe,
+therle of Ormond. Barons; the lord Beaumont, the lord Bourghchier,
+the lord Tiptofte, the lord FitzWater, the lord Roos, the lord
+Audeley, the lord Faconbrigge, the lord Grey Codnore, the lord
+Welles."
+
+[The capture of the Maid of Orleans is then noticed in nearly the same
+words as those in the text; and is followed by a copy of the letter
+which the duke of Burgoyne "wrote unto the kyng at Caleis."]
+
+"Superscripcion: To my moost doubtid lord the kyng.
+
+"My moost doubtid lord, I recomaunde unto you asmoch and as mykely as
+I may. And please it you to wete my moost doubtid lorde, that this
+day, the xxiij day of Maij, about vj at after none, your adversaries
+and myn, that were with grete power in the towne of Compeigne, afore
+which towne I am loggid with my folke, and with those that ye senten
+undre governaunce of S^{r}. John Mountgomery and S^{r}. John Steward,
+came out with grete puyssaunce upon the van warde which was next them;
+and with them came she that thei calle the Pucelle, with many of there
+chief chiefteynes: and ageine them anone came my cosyn S^{r}. John
+Luxenburgh, and other of your folkes and of myn, which made right
+grete and sharp resistence: and I came thider in myn owne persone, and
+founde that the seid adversaries were put abak, and by the pleasaunce
+of our blessid Creatour it fil so; and God yaf me such grace, that she
+that thei calle the Pucelle was taken, and with many hire capitaynes,
+knyghts, and squyers, and other taken, and drowned, and dedde, whose
+names I knowe not yet."
+
+This letter is succeeded by an account of the "Journeis that were done
+after the kyng was landid at Caleis."
+
+"The first Journey was at Pountnake: the Pucelle with a grete power
+was put to flight.
+
+"The second Journey was in a wodde biside Compeigne: the Pucelles
+mayny ij^{c} were discounfeited of xxx Englisshemen, and there were
+xij Armynaks prisoners.
+
+"The iij^{d} Journey the Pucelle was taken at Compeigne, and many of
+her mayny slayne and drowned.
+
+"The iiij^{th} Journey the lord was, the lord Wilby brent a chirch and
+vj^{xx} men and boies therynne.
+
+"The v^{th} Journey the lorde Scales toke and slough of the dukes men
+of Launson, iij^{c}.
+
+"The vj^{th} Journey the kyngs householde mayny, biside Parys, an
+Englisshe mile out of Boys, seint Vyncent token a strong abbeie with
+tretis.
+
+"The vij^{th} Journey the lord Chamberleyne distressid La Here, and
+slough and toke of his meyny into iij^{c}: and at the same Journey was
+slayne S^{r}. Symon Filbrigges sone and his heire.
+
+"The viij^{th} Journey therle of Huntyngdon toke gonnes, quarrells,
+and crosbowes, comyng toward Compeigne the nombre of an c and xx men
+of armes, and vileyns many.
+
+"The ix^{th} Journey the seid erle of Huntyngdon and his compeigny
+token vj strengthes and chirches, and brent many; and he gate a grete
+towne callid Crepynaloys. And thei praied hym that thei myght stand in
+the same forme that thei of Compeigne shulde, and therto thei sent hym
+ij m^{l} salves of golde for expenses.
+
+"The x^{th} Journey the seid erle of Huntyngdon made a rode frome the
+duke of Burgoyne, and met with a compeigny of Scotts, distressid them,
+and toke there capitayne.
+
+"The xj^{th} Journey ij^{c} Englisshemen of the kyngs house were
+bifore seint Lis, and token bestes and lx prisoners, whose capitayne
+was called Arnold Gilias of Alafeert Baynarde, the whiche as men wende
+myght paie a m^{l} marc of golde, and another was La Heres brother.
+
+"The xij^{th} Journey the duke of Norfolk met with Lumbards vj^{xx}
+speres, distressid them and toke their capiteyne, and many moo
+chirches, abbeis, and castells that were strong viij or ix, and hangid
+them that were therynne, and breke downe castells and chirches that
+were right strong.
+
+"The xiij^{th} Journey Castel Gailard was wonne.
+
+"The xiiij^{th} Journey therle of Stafford gate Arlmarle, and therynne
+vj^{xx} and vj men; of the which v^{xx} were hangid, and the remenaunt
+in the kings wille.
+
+"The xv^{th} Journey Sir Raffe Butler gate a pile and brake it downe.
+
+"The xvj^{th} Journey the first day of July, there were comyng towards
+Compeigny of Scotts and of Armynakes to the nombre of iiij m^{l}. and
+in theire comyng thiderward therle of Huntyngdon met them, and there
+toke the capiteyne of the Scotts and iiij^{xx} other gret capiteyns:
+and there were slayne and taken xv^{c} of Scottis and Armynakes.
+
+"The xvij^{th} Journey the duke of Norfolk gate Dammartyn and twoo
+other grete townes: and the dolphyn was that tyme at Jargowe, v leges
+biyonde Orliaunce."
+
+
+NOTE XX. page 119.
+
+A^{o}. xj. Hen VI.--The only event noticed under this year in the
+Cottonian MS. is "that the meyre, aldermen, and shireves in scarlet,
+with comoens of London in grene, rodde to the Blak heth to receyve my
+lord of Bedford."
+
+
+NOTE YY. page 120.
+
+A^{o}. xij. Hen. VI.--No other circumstance is mentioned in the
+Cottonian MS. than that "this yere was a Text writer brent at the Tour
+hille for heresie."
+
+
+NOTE ZZ. page 120.
+
+A^{o}. xiij. Hen. VI.--"In this yere was a grete frost that enduryd
+from seint Katerines day unto seint Valentynes day after, wherfore
+the vyntage myght not come to London but by carte over Shoters hille
+frome Gravesende, Northflete, Greneheth, and other places both on Kent
+side and Essex."
+
+
+NOTE AAA. page 121.
+
+A^{o}. xv. Hen. VI.--"This yere was another grete frost enduryng xj
+weks. Also this yere was openly knowen that the duke of Burgoyne was
+falsely forsworne to the crowne of England; for he laied sege to
+Caleis, and did make a strong bastelle; to the which bastel
+Englisshemen made strong assaute ij tymes, and the iij^{d} tyme thei
+gate it, and token certeyn persons, and slough alle the remenaunt, and
+brent the bastelle; and than my lordes the dukes of Gloucestre, and of
+Northfolke, therle of Huntyngdon, therle of Stafford, and therle of
+Warwik, with many other lordes and barons, knyghts, and squiers, were
+apointed for to gone over and fight with the seid duke of Burgoyne;
+but the sege was broken er thei came there; for at that time alle the
+shyppes of England were arrestid, and went a werr fare half a yere, to
+for er these lordes went over the see: and thei did moche harme to our
+enymys; for thei toke Spaynardes, Britons, Flemyngs, Scotts, and other
+nacions of diverse contreis, and a galey chargid with diverse
+merchaundise. And than thei were countermandid to diverse havons of
+England for to have over the seid lordes; and at that tyme every lord
+found a certen of men of theire owne cost, and every feed man went
+with his lord: and every abbeie and house of religion founde certen
+men to gone over the see. Also at that tyme London found a certen of
+sowdiers to Caleis; and also gave unto the werres m^{l} li: and many
+other townes of this land found men to gone over the see: and my lord
+of Gloucestre toke his ship at Wynchelsee, and many other lordes with
+hym, and went furth to Caleis with alle his hoste, and the shippes
+aweytyng upon the hoste by the costes of Flaundres, the Munday next
+after seint Laurence day, in the yere of our lord m^{l} iiij^{c}
+xxxvij, and lay that night in the felde at a place callid Sparkes
+place, bisides Oye: and upon the morowe he passid the water of
+Gravenyng, at x of the belle, with l men nombrid a myle byneth the
+towne; and there he made knyghts, and passid to a village callid
+Meerdike; and that thei brent, and alle the townes as thei went. And
+also thei brent a good open towne callid Popryng, and many other
+villages; and a towne was callid Belle and so furth, West Flaundres;
+and our shippes brent an ile callid Cagent."
+
+
+NOTE BBB. page 123.
+
+A^{o}. xv. Hen. VI.--"In this yere the toure at the gate on London
+brigge, and ij arches with alle the housyng therupon fil downe into
+Thamyse, which no man cowde let to grete hurt. And this yere died
+quene Kateryne at Bermonsey, and was buried at Westminster in seint
+Marie chapel withynne thabbeie. And in this yere the kyng of Scotts
+was slayne in Scotland, of a knyght of the same land callid Sir Robert
+Grame."
+
+
+NOTE CCC. page 123.
+
+A^{o}. xvij. Hen. VI.--"In this yere the duke of Orliaunce went over
+the see to Caleis with certein lordes of this land, and so was
+delyvered by composicion made. And in this yere therle of Huntyngdon
+was sent into Gascoyne and Guyen. And wheat was at xvj^{d} a busshell
+alle that yere: and yet there was moch wheat brought out of Pruyte.
+And that yere was ordeyned that strumpettes shuld were rede hoddes and
+white roddes in there handes."
+
+
+NOTE DDD. page 125.
+
+A^{o}. xviij. Hen. VI.--"In this yere was ordeyned by parliament that
+al strangers shuld goo to oost. And this yere ij men were hangid in
+Thamys, at the last hille beyond seint Katerynes; for thei had robbid
+and murdred vitailers in the water. And in this yere Sir Richard Wiche
+sometyme vicarie of Depford, and another secular man were dampned for
+heretiks, and brent at Tour hille, in a mornyng at vij of the belle."
+
+ * * * * *
+
+[_The following article is prefixed to the copy of the preceding
+Chronicle, in the Harleian MS._ 565.]
+
+COPIA TABULE PENDENTIS AD COLUMPNAM IUXTA TUMULUM DUCIS LANCASTR' IN
+ECCLESIA SANCTI PAULI LONDON'.
+
+Ecclesia sancti Pauli London' continet infra limites suos tres acras
+terre et dimidiam. unam rodam et dimidiam et sex virgas constratas.
+Longitudo eiusdem ecclesie continet dclxxxx pedes. Latitudo eiusdem
+ecclesie continet cxxx pedes. Altitudo occidentalis testudinis
+continet ab ara cij pedes. Altitudo testudinis nove fabrice continet
+ab ara lxxxviij pedes. Cumulus ecclesie continet in Altitudine cl
+pedes cum cruce. Altitudo fabrice lapidie campanilis eiusdem ecclesie
+continet a plana terra cclx pedes. Altitudo fabrice lignee eiusdem
+campanilis continet cclxxiiij pedes. Attamen in toto non excedit
+quingentos et xx^{ti} pedes. Item pomellum eiusdem campanilis potest
+continere in sua concauitate si fuerit vacuum decem bussell' bladi
+cuius rotunditas dyametri continet xxxvj vncias. que faciunt tres
+pedes cuius circumferencia continet cxiij vncias que faciunt nouem
+pedes et dimid. cuius superficies si sit circumrotunda debet continere
+quatuor milia lxviij vncias que faciunt xxviij pedes quadratas et
+quartam partem vnius pedis quadrati. Hasta crucis eiusdem campanilis
+continet in altitudine xv pedes cuius transversorium continet sex
+pedes. In qua Cruce Anno Domini Millesimo ccc^{mo} xxxix^{o} xj^{mo}
+kl. Augusti videlicet in festo sancte Marie Magdalene multe preciose
+reliquie plurimorum sanctorum ad Salvacionem eiusdem et tocius
+edificii sibi subiecti cum magna processionis Solempnitate collate
+fuerunt vt Deus omnipotens per merita gloriosa omnium sanctorum quorum
+reliquie in illa Cruce continentur ab tempestate et periculo in sua
+proteccione conservare dignetur. De cuius misericordia omnibus fabrice
+huius ecclesie auxilium procurantibus xxvij Anni Cl. dies omni tempore
+anni conceduntur preter Staciones Romane que sunt xliiij^{or} anni et
+quam plura alia beneficia.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+COPIA ALTERIUS TABULE PENDENTIS AD MEDIAM COLUMPNAM. IBIDEM INTER
+DICTUM TUMULUM DICTI DUCIS ET TUMULUM SANCTI ROGERI NUPER EPISCOPI
+LONDON'.
+
+[Sidenote: Inuencio imaginis crusifixi.]
+
+Anno Domini C^{mo} xl^{o}. Invencio ymaginis crucifixi ad hostium
+Boriale sancti Pauli London'. in magno fluuio Thamisie. per Lucium
+primum Regem Anglie Christianum. Anno Domini Millesimo lxxxvij^{o}
+[Sidenote: Ecclesia sancti Pauli combusta.]
+mensis Julii die septimo Ecclesia sancti Pauli London' et omnia que in
+ea erant cum magna parte Civitatis igne erant consumpta. tempore
+Mauricii Episcopi London' regnante primo Rege Normannorum Willielmo
+Conquestore qui fundavit Monasteria de Bello in Sussex ubi ipse
+pugnaverat et Bermondesey iuxta London'. Anno Domini Millesimo C^{mo}
+[Sidenote: Londini maxima pars combusta.]
+xxxij^{do} Idus Aprilis combusta erat Civitas London in maxima parte
+ex igne Gilberti Beget. Anno Domini Millesimo C^{mo} xxxvij^{o}
+[Sidenote: Templum Pauli iterum combustum.]
+combusta erat ecclesia sancti Pauli London' per ignem ad pontem
+London' accensum et inde processit ad ecclesiam extra Barras noui
+[Sidenote: Nota.]
+templi London'. Anno Millesimo C^{mo} l^{mo} tam valida erat glacies
+quod Thamisia potuit per equestres pertransiri. Anno Millesimo
+[Sidenote: Anno iiij^{to} Regis Johannis.]
+ccij^{do} tante pluuie tonitrua et grandines ceciderunt ut lapides
+quadranguli ad quantitatem ovorum mixti cum pluuia de celo
+descenderunt ex quibus arbores vinee et segetes multum erant destructe
+homines erant contriti et aves per aiera volantes Visi sunt carbones
+ignitos in rostris deferre et domos incendere. Anno Domini Millesimo
+[Sidenote: Eodem Anno.]
+[Sidenote: Anno vj^{to} regis Johannis.]
+CC^{mo} iiij^{to} Incepit ordo fratrum predicatorum in Tholosanis
+[Sidenote: Eodem anno.]
+partibus sub Duce Dominico. Eodem anno yemps asperima a circumcisione
+domini vsque ad Annunciacionem perduravit. Anno Domini Millesimo
+[Sidenote: Anno vij^{o} regis H. iij^{cii}.]
+cc^{mo} xiiij^{o} Sanctus Franciscus incepit ordinem fratrum Minorum
+iuxta assisum. Et Anno Millesimo cc^{mo} xxiiij^{to} venerunt primo in
+Angliam per biennium ante obitum sancti Francisci. Anno Millesimo
+[Sidenote: Anno v^{to} regis H. tertij.]
+cc^{mo} xxj^{o} In festo sancte Luce Euangeliste irruit ventus
+vehemens a septentrione quaciens domos et pomeria nemora et turres
+ecclesiarum. Visi que sunt dracones ignei et maligni spiritus in
+[Sidenote: Anno xliij^{o} regis H. iij.]
+turbine volitare. Anno Millesimo cc^{mo} lviij^{o} apud Teukysbury
+quidam Judeus perdiem Sabbati cecidit in latrinam nec permisit se
+extrahi die Sabbati propter reuerenciam sui Sabbati. Set Ricardus de
+Clare Comes Glouernie non permisit eum extrahi die dominica sequente
+propter reuerenciam sui Sabbati. et sic mortuus est. Anno M^{o}
+[Sidenote: Anno ix^{o} regis E. sec'di.]
+ccc^{mo} xvj^{o} Magna lues animalium et hominum maxima que inundacio
+ymbrium fuit ex qua prouenit tanta bladi cariscia quod quarterium
+[Sidenote: Anno xxiiij^{to} regis E. tercij.]
+tritici pro xl. _s'._ vendebatur. Anno domini M^{o} ccc^{mo}
+xlviij^{o} Incepit magna pestilencia London' circa festum sancti
+Michaelis et duravit usque ad festum sancti Petri ad uincula proxime
+[Sidenote: A^{o}. xxxv^{to} et xxxvj^{to} regis E. tercij.]
+sequens. Anno Domini Millesimo ccc^{mo} lxj^{o} xviij kl. Februar. in
+festo sancti Mauri abbatis accidit ventus vehemens et terribilis per
+totam Angliam. Eodem anno fuit secunda pestilencia in qua obiit vir
+nobilis et Strenuus Henricus Dux Lancastrie. Anno Domini Millesimo
+[Sidenote: Anno xliij^{o} regis E. iij^{cii}.]
+ccc^{mo} lxviij^{o} erat tercia pestilencia in qua obiit nobilis
+domina Blanchia Lancastrie ducissa. que in ecclesia sancti Pauli
+[Sidenote: Anno v^{to} regis Ricardi secundi.]
+London' honorifice iacet tumulata. Anno Domini Millesimo ccc^{mo}
+lxxxij^{do} xij^{o} kl. Junii videlicet feria iiij^{ta} ante
+pentecosten inmediate post nonam erat terre motus magnus per totam
+Angliam.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+COPIA MAGNE TABULE IBIDEM PENDENTIS PER DICTAM TUMBAM DICTI ROGERI
+NUPER EPISCOPI LONDON'.
+
+[Sidenote: Etates mundi.]
+
+In principio creavit Deus celum et terram et omnia que in eis sunt.
+Sexto autem die a creacione mundi factus fuit prothoplasmus Adam.
+[Sidenote: 1.]
+Prima etas mundi ab Adam usque ad Noe secundum Ebreos continet Mille
+sexcentos quinquaginta sex annos. secundum Septuaginta interpretes duo
+Milia ducentos xl^{ta} iiij^{or} annos. Secundum vero Jeronimum non
+plene duo Milia. Secundum Metodum duo Milia. cuius diuersitatis causa
+est quia isti non computant secundum morem sacre scripture minucias
+temporum vel annorum que super sunt Millenis atque Centenis annis. A
+principio mundi vsque ad diluuium Noe duo Milia ducentos quinquaginta
+[Sidenote: 2.]
+sex annos. Secunda etas a Noe vsque ad Abraham continet secundum
+septuaginta Interpretes Mille septuaginta duos annos. Secundum Ebreos
+[Sidenote: 3.]
+Mille Ducentos viginti duos annos. Tercia etas ab Abraham vsque ad
+David continet secundum Ebreos octo centenos xl^{ta} duos annos.
+Secundum autem septuaginta Interpretes multo minus quoniam deficiunt
+[Sidenote: 4.]
+in duobus annis. Quarta etas a David usque ad transmigracionem
+Babilonis continet secundum Ebreos quatuor Centenos septuaginta tres
+annos. Secundum septuaginta interpretes parum minus quia deficiunt in
+[Sidenote: 5.]
+vno anno. Quinta etas a transmigracione Babilonis vsque ad Christum
+continet quinque Centenos octoginta quinque annos. Secundum alios
+[Sidenote: 6.]
+quinque Centenos nonaginta nouem annos. Sexta etas a Christo vsque ad
+finem mundi. Anni ab Origine mundi vsque ad incarnacionem domini
+nostri Jesu Christi quinque Milia nonaginta novem. Anni ab
+incarnacione eiusdem vsque ad passionem suam triginta tres imperfecti.
+Anni a creacione mundi vsque ad destruccionem Troie iiij m^{l} xxx
+anni. A destruccione Troie vsque ad construccionem noue Troie que nunc
+Londonia vocatur lxiiij^{or} anni. A construccione noue Troie ad
+construccionem Romane vrbis ccclxxxx anni. Ab vrbe condita vsque
+adventum Christi dccxv anni. Ab origine mundi iiij m^{l} lxxxxiiij
+post destruccionem Troie videlicet anno M^{l} C^{mo} quinto ante
+incarnacionem Christi. Brutus quidam nobilis de genere Troiano ortus
+cum magna multitudine Troianorum per responsum dee Diane in insulam a
+Gigantibus olim Albion vocatam et inhabitatam intravit et Gigantes
+omnes destruxit. inter quos erat quidam fortissimus nomine Gogmagog et
+terram illam nomine suo Britanniam vocauit. Deinde a Saxonibus sive ab
+Anglis eam conquerentibus vocata est Anglia. Et idem Brutus primus Rex
+Britonum construxit primam Britannie vrbem que nunc Londonia vocatur
+in memoriam Troie prius destructe vocans eam trinouantum id est Troiam
+nouam que per tempus longum Trinouans vocabatur. Regnante tunc Ely
+sacerdote in Judea et archa testamenti a Philisteis capta fuit. Post
+mortem Bruti regnarunt in Britannia lviij Reges. Deinde regnavit rex
+Lud qui muros vrbis Trinouantum fortiter edificauit que per ipsum
+Caerlud vocabatur. Anglice _Loudesdon'_ et innumeris turribus
+circumcinxit quam pre omnibus Ciuitatibus regni amauit. Et ideo
+precepit vt domos et edificia edificarent que aliarum vrbium edificiis
+prepollerent. eo defuncto corpus eius in predicta vrbe iuxta Januam
+quam ipsemet construxit et a nomine suo _Ludesgate_ vocata fuit
+nobilissime reconditum est. Demum Anglici vocauerunt eam _Londene_.
+Postmodum Normanni vocauerunt eam _Loundres_ que Latine dicitur
+Londonia. Post mortem Lud regnauit Cassibellanus frater eius videlicet
+anno. lviij^{o}. ante incarnacionem Christi. tempore cuius venit
+Julius Cesar in Britanniam cum multitudine copiosa et bis deuictus et
+fugatus et expulsus. Tercio per auxilium Androgei ducis Kanc'.
+reuocatus in Britanniam eam Romane potestati tributariam fecit.
+
+VERSUS.
+
+ Te quicunque reges. bene si vis noscere Reges
+ Anglos vel leges. hec iterando leges.
+ Reges maiores referam seu nobiliores
+ Quando regnarunt et vbi gens hos timularunt.
+ Mille quater deca. bis fit Adam Bruto prior annis.
+
+Brutus etatis sue anno xv^{o}. egressus ab Italia ad Insulam Leogeciam
+nauigio perueniens. Dianam inibi consuluit dicens.
+
+VERBA BRUTI: VERSUS.
+
+ Diua potens nemorum terror siluestribus apris
+ Cui licet amfractus ire per ethereos
+ Infernasque domos terrestria iura reuolue
+ Et dic quas terras nos habitare velis
+ Dic etiam sedem. qua te venerabor in euum
+ Qua tibi virgineis. templa dicabo choris.
+
+RESPONSIO DIANE.
+
+ Brute sub occasu solis. trans Gallica regna
+ Insula in Oceano est vndique clausa mari
+ Insula in Oceano est habitata gigantibus olim
+ Nunc deserta quidem gentibus apta tuis.
+ Hanc pete namque tibi sedes erit illa perhennis
+ Hinc fiet natis altera Troia tuis.
+ Hic de prole tua Reges nascentur et ipsis
+ Totius terre subditus orbis erit.
+
+Brutus tali responso confortatus classe parata. in Insulam Albion que
+nunc Anglia dicitur cum suis applicuit et in ea regnare cepit etatis
+sue anno xxxv^{to}. qui regni sui xxiiij^{to}. London' sepelitur.
+Anno Milleno. ducenteno. quadrageno quinto post mortem Bruti Rex
+Lucius extat. Anno gracie c^{mo}. xxiiij^{to}. Coronacio Lucii primi
+Regis Christiani. regnantis lxxvij annis London' sepultus est. A morte
+Bruti vsque ad regnum Arthuri regnarunt in Anglia diuisim C. Reges.
+quorum sexdecim erant Christiani. Anno d.xvj^{o}. Coronacio Arthuri
+Regis qui regnauit annis xxvj. de cuius obitu vel sepultura. certum
+non referunt historie. Anno diiij^{xx}vi^{to}. ab Anglis dicitur
+Anglia diuisa per octo regna id est Kanciam. Su'htsexiam. Westsexiam.
+Merciam. Estsexiam. Estangliam. Derram. et Berviciam. Anno dc^{mo}.
+primo. cepit regnare. Rex Sebertus. renouator ecclesie Westm'. quam
+beatus Petrus tunc dedicauit. in qua Rex ipse regni sui anno xv^{o}.
+timulatur. Anno dc^{mo} xxxv^{to}. Coronacio Oswaldi Regis regnantis
+novem Annis martirio coronatur. Anno dc^{mo}. xxxvj^{to}. Coronacio
+Oswyny Regis qui imperii sui anno ix^{o}. martirizatus iacet apud
+Tynmouth. Anno dcc^{mo}. lxxvj^{to}. Coronacio Ethelbristi Regis. qui
+regni sui anno viij^{o}. martir effectus Herefordie sepultus est. Anno
+dccc^{mo}. xxj^{o}: Coronacio et martirium Kenelmi Regis qui
+Wynchecombie conditus est. Anno dccc^{mo}. lv^{to}. Coronacio Edwardi
+Regis apud Bures qui post annos xv. martirio laureatus ibidem
+requiescit. Anno dccc^{mo}. lxxvj^{mo}. Coronacio Alfredi Regis primi
+Monarche Anglie. qui sui regiminis anno xxix^{o}. Wynton': humatus
+est. Anno dcccc^{mo}. primo. Coronacio Edwardi primi filii Alfredi
+apud Kingeston' hic annis xxiiij^{or}. imperauit London' sepelitur.
+Anno dcccc^{mo}. xxiiij^{to}. Coronacio Athelstani Regis apud
+Kyngeston'. qui post annos xvj Malmesbury sepultus est. Anno
+dcccc^{mo} xl^{o}. Coronacio Edwardi secundi Regis filii Athelstani
+apud Kyngeston'. hic anno regni sui sexto. Glaston' sepelitur. Anno
+dcccc^{mo}. xlvj^{to}. Coronacio Edredi Regis apud Kyngeston' qui
+regni sui anno ix^{o}. Wynton'. sepultus est. Anno dcccc^{mo}.
+lv^{to}. Coronacio Edwyni Regis apud Kyngeston hic annis quatuor
+regnauit Wynton' sepultus est. Anno dcccc^{mo} lix^{o}. Coronacio
+Edgari. Regis. qui regnauit xvj. annis iacet Glaston'. Anno dcccc^{mo}
+lxxv^{o}. Coronacio Edwardi secundi. filii Edgari apud Westm' qui
+regni sui anno iiij^{to}. martirio insignitus Septonie tumulatur. Anno
+dcccc^{mo} lxxix^{o}. Coronacio Ethelredi Regis apud Kyngeston' et
+anno xxxviij^{o}. regni sui London' sepelitur. Anno Millesimo xvj^{o}.
+Coronacio Edwardi tercii ferri lateris apud Kyngeston' et humatio apud
+Glaston'. Anno Millesimo xvij^{o}. Coronacio Knutonis Regis apud
+Westm' et regni sui anno xix^{o}. Wynton' sepultura. Anno Millesimo.
+xxxv^{to}. Coronacio Haroldi primi Regis. hic regni sui anno quinto
+London' humatus est. Anno Millesimo xl^{o}. Coronacio Hardeknuti Regis
+et anno secundo regni sui humatio. Wynton'. A natiuitate Jesu Christi
+vsque ad regnum secundi Edwardi Regis et confessoris fluxerunt diuisim
+in Anglia Centum Reges et lx^{ta} et quinque Reges. de quibus Oswynus
+Oswaldus. Ethelbertus Kenelmus Edwardus Edwardus Martirizati. et
+Constans Cedwallus Sebertus Wynfridus Ethelredus. Edbertus. Offa. et
+Kynredus in Monachatu sepulti sunt. Anno gracie Millesimo xlij^{do}.
+Coronacio sancti Edwardi Regis et confessoris apud Wynton' qui regni
+sui anno xxv^{to}. in ecclesia Westm' quam ipse constitui fecerat
+honorifice collocatur. Anno Millesimo lxvj^{to}. Coronacio Haraldi
+Ducis apud Westm' et sepultura illius apud Waltham. Anno Millesimo
+lxvij^{o}. Coronacio Willielmi primi Ducis Normannie apud Westm' qui
+regni sui anno xlvij^{o}. Angliam describi fecit in vno volumine dicto
+Domusday et Anno iiij^{o}. post cadamu' sepelitur. Anno Millesimo
+lxxx^{o}. Coronacio Willielmi Rufi. apud Westm'. et regni sui anno
+xiij^{o}. Wynton' tumulatur. Anno Millesimo C^{mo}. Coronacio Henrici
+primi Regis fratris Willielmi Rufi. apud Westm' regnantis xxxv. annis.
+apud Redyng sepultus est. Anno M^{o}. C^{mo} xxxv^{to}. Coronacio
+Stephani Regis apud Westm'. hic regni sui anno xix^{o}. Feuersham
+humatus est. Anno Millesimo C^{mo} liiij^{to}. Coronacio Henrici
+secundi imperatoris apud Westm' et anno regni sui xxxv^{to}. apud
+Fontem Ebraldi sepultura. Anno C^{mo} lxiiij^{to}. Translacio sancti
+Edwardi Regis et confessoris apud Westm' tertio Jdus. Octobr'. per
+beatum Thomam Archiepiscopum Cantuar'. Anno Millesimo C^{mo}.
+lxxxix^{o}. Coronacio Ricardi Regis apud Westm' qui cum regnasset
+annis xj^{im}. apud Fontem Ebraldi tumulatur. Anno Millesimo C^{mo}.
+lxxxxix^{o}. Coronacio Johannis Regis apud Westm' et sui regiminis
+Anno xviij^{o}. Wygorn' sepelitur. Anno Millesimo. CC^{mo}. xvj.
+Coronacio Henrici filii Regis Johannis apud Glouerniam qui Anno quarto
+sequente iterum coronatus est apud Westm'. regni sui lvij^{o}. ibidem
+tumulatur. Anno Millesimo CC^{mo}. lxxiiij^{io}. xiiij. kl. Septembr.
+Coronacio Edwardi primi post conquestum apud Westm' qui regni sui anno
+xxxv^{to}. ibidem sepelitur. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. vij^{o}. x. kl.
+Marcij. Coronacio. Edwardi secundi. apud Westm'. qui regni sui Anno
+xx^{o}. Gloucestr. timulatur. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. xxvj^{to}.
+Coronatur Edwardus tercius flos Milicie Christiane apud Westm' etatis
+sue anno xiiij^{o}. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. xlvj^{to}. tercio die
+[Sidenote: Edwardus tercius subjugauit imperio suo villam de Caleys.]
+Septembr'. Idem dominus Rex Edwardus incepit obsidere villam de Caleys
+cum Castro et suam obsidionem continuauit vsque tercium diem Augusti
+anno reuoluto. quo die dicta villa cum Castro suo imperio subjugauit.
+Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. xl^{o}. viij^{o}. kl. Julij. Illustris Rex
+Anglie Edwardus tercius apud le Sclus Francigenas vicit in nauali
+bello. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. xlvj^{to}. vij^{o}. kl. Octobr. per
+Anglicos debellantur Franci apud Cressy. Et Rex Boenie punitur. Eodem
+anno xvj^{o}. kl. Nouembr'. Scoti vincuntur ab Anglis apud Durham. et
+[Sidenote: David rex Scotie captus est.]
+capitur David Rex Scocie. Anno M^{o}. ccc^{mo}. l.vj^{to}. xiij^{o}.
+[Sidenote: Capcio Johannis Regis Francie.]
+kl. Octobr'. Capcio Johannis Regis Francie apud Peyters per principum
+Egregium Edwardum primogenitum Edwardi tercij Regis graciosi. Anno
+Millesimo ccc^{mo}. lxxvj^{to}. vj^{to}. Idus Junij obijt idem
+Princeps Edwardus quo die festum Trinitatis contingebat. Anno
+Millesimo ccc^{mo}. lxxvij^{o}. xj^{o}. kl. Julij. obijt Rex Edwardus
+tercius flos Milicie. Christiane. et tercio Nonas eiusdem. apud Westm'
+est sepultus. Anno regni sui l.j^{o}. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}.
+[Sidenote: Ric' filius Edwardi.]
+lxxvij^{o}. xvij^{o}. kl. Augusti apud Westm'. Coronacio Ricardi
+secundi filij Edwardi Principis Wallie anno etatis sue xj^{mo}. Anno
+Millesimo ccc^{mo}. lxxxxix^{o}. tercio Idus Octobr. apud Westm'.
+[Sidenote: Henricus iiij^{tus}.]
+Coronacio Illustris Regis Henrici quarti. Anno Millesimo. cccc^{mo}.
+xiij^{o}. nono die Aprilis apud Westm'. Coronacio Illustris Regis
+[Sidenote: Henricus quintus vitam obijt in Francia.]
+Henrici quinti qui apud _Boys seynt Vyncent_ iuxta Parisiam in Francia
+vitam suam finiuit. vltimo die Augusti anno regni sui. x^{o}.
+incipiente. Et postea ossa sua apud Westm' sepulta fuerunt. Anno
+domini Millesimo cccc^{mo}. xxij^{do}. Henricus Rex Anglie Sextus.
+tunc puer non etatis vnius anni Coronatus fuit die sancti Leonardi
+Episcopi et confessoris apud Westm' anno regni sui viij^{o}.
+incipiente. Et postea. idem Rex coronatus fuit Rex Francie apud
+Parisiam. in ecclesia beate Marie ibidem. xvj^{o}. die Decembr'. anno
+regni sui x^{mo}. incipiente.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+A COPY OF THE TABLET HANGING AT THE COLUMN NEAR THE TOMB OF THE DUKE
+OF LANCASTER, IN THE CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL'S, LONDON.
+
+The church of St. Paul, London, contains within its limits three acres
+of land and a half; one rood and a half, and six perches covered. The
+length of the same church contains dclxxxx feet. The breadth of the
+same church contains cxxx feet. The height of the western dome
+contains from the altar cij feet. The height of the dome of the new
+building contains from the altar lxxxviij feet. The whole pile of the
+church contains in height cl. feet with the cross. The height of the
+stone fabric of the belfry of the same church contains, from the level
+ground, cclx feet. The height of the wooden fabric of the same belfry
+contains cclxxiiij feet. But altogether it does not exceed five
+hundred and xx^{ty} feet. Also the ball of the same belfry is capable
+of containing, if it were vacant, ten bushels of corn; the rotundity
+of which contains xxxvj inches of diameter, which make three feet; the
+surface of which, if it were perfectly round, ought to contain four
+thousand lxviij inches, which make xxviij square feet, and the fourth
+part of one square foot. The staff of the cross of the same belfry
+contains in height xv feet. The cross beam of which contains six feet.
+In which cross, in the year of our Lord one thousand cccxxxix, on the
+xi^{th} of the kalends of August, namely on the feast of saint Mary
+Magdalene, many precious reliques of several saints were deposited
+with great solemnity of procession, for the preservation of the same
+cross and the whole building beneath them; that the Almighty God,
+through the glorious merits of all the saints whose reliques are
+contained in that cross, might deign to preserve them from tempest and
+peril under his protection. Of whose mercy to all the xxvij procuring
+succour to the fabric of this church, cl days are set apart at every
+time of the year, besides the Roman ordinances which are xliiij^{or}
+in the year, and very many other benefits.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+A COPY OF THE OTHER TABLET HANGING AT THE MIDDLE COLUMN AT THE SAME
+PLACE, BETWEEN THE SAID TOMB OF THE SAID DUKE AND THE TOMB OF SAINT
+ROGER LATELY BISHOP OF LONDON.
+
+[Sidenote: The Invention of the image of the Crucifix.]
+
+In the year of our Lord cxl, the Invention of the image of the
+Crucifix, at the northern door of saint Paul, London, in the great
+river of Thames, by Lucius the first Christian king of England. In
+the year of our Lord one thousand lxxxvij, on the seventh day of the
+[Sidenote: The church of St. Paul burnt.]
+month of July. The church of St. Paul, London, and all things which
+were in it, with great part of the city, were consumed by fire; in the
+time of Maurice bishop of London, and in the reign of the first king
+of the Normans, William the Conqueror who founded the Monasteries of
+Battle in Sussex, where himself had fought, and Bermondsey near
+London. In the year of our Lord one thousand cxxxij, the ides of
+[Sidenote: Most part of London burnt.]
+April, the city of London was burnt in chief part, from the fire of
+Gilbert Beget. In the year of our Lord one thousand cxxxvij the church
+[Sidenote: The church of Paul again burnt.]
+of saint Paul, London, was burnt by a fire kindled at London bridge,
+and which advanced thence to the church without the bars of the new
+temple, London. In the year one thousand cl, so strong was the ice,
+that the Thames could be crossed over by people on horseback. In the
+[Sidenote: The iiij^{th} year of king John.]
+year one thousand ccij such great rains, thunder and hail fell, that
+quadrangular stones, to the bigness of eggs descended from the sky
+mixt with rain; by which trees, vines, and cornfields were much
+destroyed; men were bruised, and birds flying through the air seemed
+[Sidenote: The same year.]
+to bear lighted coals in their beaks, and to set the houses on fire.
+[Sidenote: The vj^{th} year of king John.]
+In the year of our Lord one thousand cciiij, began the order of
+preaching freres in the parts of Tholouse under their founder Dominic.
+[Sidenote: The same year.]
+The same year a most bitter winter endured from the circumcision of
+[Sidenote: In the vij^{th} year of K. H. iij^{rd}.]
+our Lord until the annunciation. In the year of our Lord one thousand
+ccxiiij, St. Francis began the order of minor freres near Assise. And
+in the year one thousand ccxxiiij, they first came into England, two
+[Sidenote: In the v^{th} year of K. H. the third.]
+years before the decease of saint Francis. In the year one thousand
+ccxxj, at the festival of saint Luke the Evangelist a violent wind
+rushed from the north, shattering houses and orchards, and the towers
+of churches; and there were seen fiery dragons and evil spirits
+[Sidenote: In the xliij^{rd} of king H. iij.]
+fluttering in the tempest. In the year one thousand cclviij, at
+Teukysbury, a certain Jew on Saturday fell into a cesspool, and would
+not allow himself to be drawn out on the Saturday, on account of his
+reverence of his sabbath; but Richard de Clare earl of Gloucester
+would not allow him to be drawn out on the following Sunday because of
+[Sidenote: In the ix^{th} year of king Edw. second.]
+his reverence of his own sabbath; and so he died. In the year M.
+cccxvj, a very great pestilence of animals and men, and inundation of
+rains took place, whence was produced so great a dearness of corn,
+[Sidenote: In the xxiiij^{th} year of K. Edw. the third.]
+that a quarter of wheat was sold for xl _s'._ In the year of our Lord
+M. cccxlviij, there began a great plague at London, about the festival
+of saint Michael, and it endured until the festival of saint Peter ad
+[Sidenote: In the xxxv^{th} and xxxvj^{th} year of king Ed. third.]
+vincula next following. In the year of our Lord one thousand ccclxj,
+the xviij^{th} kl. of February, on the festival of saint Maurus abbot,
+happened a violent and terrible gale throughout all England. In the
+same year was a second plague, in which died that noble and brave man,
+[Sidenote: In the xliij^{rd} year of king Edw. third.]
+Henry duke of Lancaster. In the year of our Lord one thousand
+ccclxviij, was a third plague, in which died the noble lady Blanche,
+duchess of Lancaster; who lies honorably entombed in the church of
+[Sidenote: In the v^{th} year of king Richard second.]
+saint Paul, London. In the year of our Lord one thousand ccclxxxij,
+the xij^{th} kl. of June, namely, the iiij^{th} day before pentecost,
+immediately before noon, there was a great earthquake throughout all
+England.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+A COPY OF THE GREAT TABLET HANGING IN THE SAME PLACE, BY THE SAID TOMB
+OF THE SAID ROGER LATELY BISHOP OF LONDON.
+
+[Sidenote: The ages of the world.]
+
+In the beginning God created the heaven and earth and all things which
+are in them. But on the sixth day from the creation of the world, was
+[Sidenote: 1.]
+made the first-formed Adam. The first age of the world, from Adam to
+Noeh according to the Hebrews, contains a thousand, six hundred and
+fifty six years; according to the Seventy Interpreters, two thousand
+two hundred xliiij years. But according to Jerome not completely two
+thousand; according to Metodus two thousand. The cause of which
+diversity is, that these do not compute according to the manner of
+sacred Scripture the minutiae of times, or of years, which are over and
+above the thousands and hundreds of years. From the beginning of the
+world until Noeh's flood, are two thousand two hundred fifty six
+[Sidenote: 2.]
+years. The second age from Noeh until Abraham, contains according to
+the Seventy Interpreters, a thousand and seventy two years: according
+[Sidenote: 3.]
+to the Hebrews, a thousand two hundred and twenty two years. The third
+age from Abraham until David, contains according to the Hebrews, eight
+hundred and xl two years; but according to the Seventy Interpreters
+[Sidenote: 4.]
+much less, since they are deficient by two years. The fourth age from
+David until the carrying away captive into Babylon, contains according
+to the Hebrews, four hundred and seventy three years; according to the
+Seventy Interpreters little less, for they are deficient in one year.
+[Sidenote: 5.]
+The fifth age, from the carrying away captive into Babylon, until
+Christ, contains five hundred and eighty five years. According to
+[Sidenote: 6.]
+others, five hundred and ninety years. The sixth age is from Christ
+until the end of the world. The years from the beginning of the world
+until the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, are five thousand
+ninety nine. The years from the incarnation of the same until his
+passion, thirty three incomplete. The years from the creation of the
+world until the destruction of Troy, iiij m^{l} xxx years. From the
+destruction of Troy until the erection of new Troy, which is now
+called London, lxiiij years. From the erection of new Troy to the
+erection of the Roman city, ccclxxxx years. From the building of the
+city until the coming of Christ, dcc.xv years. From the beginning of
+the world iiij m^{l} lxxxxiiij years, after the destruction of Troy,
+namely, in the mc and fifth year before the incarnation of Christ;
+Brutus, a certain noble person sprung of the Trojan race, with a great
+multitude of Trojans, through the response of the goddess Diana,
+entered into the island formerly called Albion and inhabited by
+giants; and destroyed all the giants, amongst whom was one very
+mighty, by name Gogmagog; and he called that land after his own name
+Britain. Afterwards by the Saxons or Angles that conquered it, it was
+called England. And the same Brutus the first king of the Britons
+constructed the first city of Britain, which is now called London, in
+remembrance of the Troy before destroyed, calling it Trinovantum, that
+is new Troy, which for a long time was called Trinovans. Ely the
+priest was then reigning in Judea, and the ark of the testimony
+captured by the Philistines. After the death of Brutus there reigned
+in Britain lviij kings. Afterwards reigned king Lud, who strongly
+built the walls of the city of the Trinovantes, which was by him
+called Caerlud, in English LOUDESDON, and surrounded it with
+innumerable towers; which he loved above all the cities of the realm,
+and therefore directed that they should build houses and edifices,
+which should surpass the buildings of other cities. At his death his
+corpse was most nobly laid up in the aforesaid city near the gate
+which he himself built, and was called from his name LUDESGATE. At
+length the English called it LONDENE: afterwards the Normans called it
+LOUNDRES which in Latin is called Londonia. After the death of Lud
+reigned Cassibellanus his brother, namely, in the lviij^{th} year
+before Christ's incarnation; in whose time came Julius Cesar into
+Britain with a copious multitude, and being twice overcome and routed
+and driven off, the third time being recalled into Britain, he, by the
+aid of Androgeus duke of Kent, made it tributary to the Roman power.
+
+VERSES.
+
+"Whosoever thou art: if thou wishest to know the English kings or
+laws, thou wilt read by perusing these. I will record the greater or
+nobler kings; when they reigned, and where the people buried them.
+Four thousand and a score years was Adam made before Brutus."
+
+Brutus in the xv^{th} year of his age departing from Italy, arriving
+at the island Leogecia in his ship, consulted there Diana, saying:
+
+THE WORDS OF BRUTUS: VERSES.
+
+"O mighty Goddess of the woods, terror of the wild boars, who hast
+power to pass through ethereal space and the infernal abodes: unfold
+earthly fate; and say what lands thou wishest us to inhabit; Tell also
+the dwelling in which I shall venerate thee for ever; in which I shall
+consecrate temples to thee with virgin dances."
+
+THE REPLY OF DIANA.
+
+"Brutus, under the setting sun, beyond the Gallic realms, there is an
+island in the ocean all inclosed by sea; there is an island in the
+ocean, once inhabited by giants, now indeed desert, fit for thy
+tribes. This seek, for it shall be to thee a perpetual abode; Hence
+shall arise another Troy to thy sons; Here from thine offspring shall
+Kings be born, and to them shall all the earth be subject."
+
+Brutus, comforted with such a reply, and having prepared a fleet,
+steered with his people into the Island Albion which is now called
+England, and began to reign therein, in the xxxv^{th} year of his age;
+who in the xxiiij^{th} of his reign is buried at London. In the year
+one thousand two hundred and forty five, after the death of Brutus,
+king Lucius flourishes. In the year of grace cxxiiij was the
+coronation of Lucius the first Christian king, who after reigning
+lxvij years, was buried at London. From the death of Brutus until the
+reign of Arthur, there reigned in England separately C kings, of whom
+sixteen were Christians. In the year dxvj, was the coronation of king
+Arthur, who reigned xxvj years; concerning whose death or burial,
+histories do not relate anything certain. In the year diiij^{xx}vj
+from the Angles, Albion is called Anglia, divided into eight kingdoms;
+that is, Kent, Suthsex, Westsex, Mercia, Estsex, Estanglia, Derram,
+and Bervic. In the year dc and one, began to reign king Sebert the
+renovator of the church of Westminster, which he then dedicated to the
+blessed Peter, in which the king himself in the xv^{th} year of his
+reign is entombed. In the year dcxxxv, the coronation of king Oswald,
+who after reigning nine years is crowned with martyrdom. In the year
+dcxxxvj the coronation of king Oswyny, who in the ix^{th} year of his
+reign being martyred, lies at Tynmouth. In the year dcclxxvj the
+coronation of king Ethelbrist, who in the viij^{th} year of his reign
+being made a martyr, was buried at Hereford. In the year dcccxxj the
+coronation and martyrdom of king Kenelm, who was buried at
+Wynchecombe. In the year dccclv the coronation of king Edward at
+Bures, who after xv years obtaining the laurels of martyrdom, rests in
+the same place. In the year dccclxxj the coronation of king Alfred,
+the first monarch of England; who in the xxix^{th} year of his
+government was buried at Wynton. In the year dcccc and one, the
+coronation of Edward the first, son of Alfred, at Kyngeston; he
+governed xxiiij^{or} years, and is buried at London. In the year
+dccccxxiiij, the coronation of king Athelstan at Kyngeston; he after
+xvj years was buried at Malmesbury. In the year dccccxl, the
+coronation of king Edward the second, son of Athelstan, at Kyngeston;
+he in the sixth year of his reign is buried at Glastonbury. In the
+year dccccxlvj, the coronation of king Edred at Kyngeston, who in the
+ix^{th} year of his reign was buried at Wynton. In the year dcccclv,
+the coronation of king Edwyn at Kyngeston; he reigned four years; and
+was buried at Wynton. In the year dcccclix, the coronation of king
+Edgar, who reigned xvj years; he lies at Glastonbury. In the year
+dcccclxxv, the coronation of Edward the second, son of Edgar, at
+Westminster, who in the iiij^{th} year of his reign adorned with
+martyrdom, is buried at Septon. In the year dcccclxxix, the coronation
+of king Ethelred at Kyngeston, and in the xxxviij^{th} year of his
+reign he is buried at London. In the year one thousand xvj, the
+coronation of Edward the third iron-side, at Kyngeston, and his burial
+at Glastonbury. In the year one thousand xvij, the coronation of king
+Knute at Westminster, and in the xix^{th} year of his reign, his
+burial at Wynton. In the year one thousand xxxv, the coronation of
+king Harold the first; he in the fifth year of his reign was buried at
+London. In the year one thousand xl, the coronation of king
+Hardeknute, and in the second year of his reign, his burial at Wynton.
+From the nativity of Jesus Christ until the reign of Edward the
+second, king and confessor, there passed separately in England a
+hundred kings, and lx^{ty} and five kings; of whom Oswyn, Oswald,
+Ethelbert, Kenelm, Edward, Edward, were martyred; and Constans,
+Cedwall, Sebert, Wynfrid, Ethelred, Edbert, Offa, and Kynred were
+buried in monks' orders. In the year of grace one thousand xlij, the
+coronation of saint Edward king and confessor, at Wynton; who in the
+xxv^{th} year of his reign is honorably inshrined in the church of
+Westminster, which he himself had made to be erected. In the year one
+thousand lxvj, the coronation of duke Harald at Westminster, and his
+burial at Waltham. In the year one thousand lxvij, the coronation of
+William the first, duke of Normandy, at Westminster; who in the
+xlvij^{th} year of his reign caused England to be described in a
+volume called DOMUSDAY; and in the iiij^{th} year after, is buried at
+Caen. In the year one thousand lxxx, the coronation of William Rufus
+at Westminster, and in the xiij^{th} year of his reign, he is buried
+at Wynton. In the year one thousand C the coronation of king Henry the
+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 of Scotland is taken. In the year M^{l}. ccclvj
+[Sidenote: The capture of John, king of France.]
+the xiij^{th} kl. of October, was the capture of John king of France
+at Peyters, by the excellent prince Edward the first-born of the
+gracious king Edward the third. In the year one thousand ccc lxxvj,
+the vj^{th} of the Ides of June, died the same prince Edward, on which
+day fell the festival of the Trinity. In the year one thousand
+ccclxxvij, the xj^{th} kl. of July, died king Edward the third, the
+flower of the Christian knighthood; and on the third of the nones of
+the same month, he was buried at Westminster, in the lj^{st} year of
+his reign. In the year one thousand ccclxxvij, the xvij^{th} kl. of
+[Sidenote: Richard, son of Edward.]
+August, at Westminster, was the coronation of Richard the second, son
+of Edward prince of Wales, in the xj^{th} year of his age. In the year
+one thousand ccclxxxxix, the third of the Ides of October, at
+[Sidenote: Henry iiij^{th}.]
+Westminster, was the coronation of the illustrious king Henry the
+fourth. In the year one thousand ccccxiij, the ninth day of April, at
+[Sidenote: Henry the fifth died in France.]
+Westminster, was the coronation of the illustrious king Henry the
+fifth; who, at Boys Seynt Vyncent near Paris in France, ended his life
+on the last day of August, in the x^{th} year of his reign,
+commencing. And afterwards his bones were interred at Westminster. In
+the year of our Lord one thousand cccc xxij, Henry the sixth king of
+England, then a child of not the age of one year, was crowned on the
+day of saint Leonard bishop and confessor, at Westminster, in the
+viij^{th} year of his reign, commencing. And afterwards, the same king
+was crowned king of France at Paris, in the church of the blessed Mary
+there, on the xvj^{th} day of December, in the commencement of the
+x^{th} year of his reign.
+
+
+
+
+ILLUSTRATIONS.
+
+
+In the 36th page of the preceding Chronicle it is stated that "In this
+yere (1295) the kyng [Edward the first] was defraunded of his lond in
+Gascoigne in this manner, sothly: the kyng hadde yoven the forseyd
+lond of Gascoyne to the kynges suster of Fraunce, for that she schulde
+be yoyned to hym in fre mariage: and be some of his counseill enfeffed
+here in the sayd lond of Gascoigne, whiche lond of Gascoigne sche yaf
+to Charles here brother, and to other; and the matrymoigne betwen here
+and kyng Edward sche sette at noughte, and wolde noughte stonden
+therto."--That circumstance is the subject of the following Fragment
+of a curious Poem preserved in the archives of the Corporation of the
+City of London, in the MS. entitled _Liber Custumarium_, fol. 84; from
+which it has been extracted by the obliging permission of Henry
+Woodthorpe, Esq. the Town Clerk. The leaf which contained the
+concluding stanzas has been lost; but judging from the number of those
+which remain, it originally consisted of about nine more verses. It is
+written in the hand of the period in which the events to which it
+alludes took place, and as the documents in the volume from which it
+is copied end in the succeeding reign, there is every reason to
+presume that it was entered in the Records of the City of London
+within a short period after it was composed. Every line of each verse
+contains the same letter in the middle of the line, and every line
+ends with the same letter: these two letters are placed in the middle
+and at the end of each verse, separated from the words to which they
+belong, but connected with them by lines in the manner in which the
+first verse of the Poem is here printed, and which has been considered
+sufficient to show the singular manner in which it was originally
+written.
+
+
+HIC INCIPIT QUIDA' RISMUS F'TUS DE P'DIC'ONE VASCON' ET DE RIUSD'
+CONQUESTU P' R' E' FILIU' REG' H'.
+
+Satis novit seculu______ ____De lingua Galloru_____
+ \_ _/ \_
+Qualiter fit speculu___ \ / ___Patens traditoru_____ \
+ \===m===/ \===m
+Quia p' p'fidia________/ _/ \_ \___Pessimam ip'oru______/ _/
+ _/ \_ _/
+Jam p'dit Vasconia____/ \__Princeps Anglicoru__/
+
+Rex fidem adhibuit Dictus Gallicorum
+Egit quod non debuit Nam fraus miserorum
+Seriem composuit Quorumdam verborum
+Que Regi transposuit Cetus nunciorum
+
+Per verba credencie Nuncii dixerunt
+Q'd magnates Francie Simul tractaverunt
+Qdq; Regi Anglie Dare voluerunt
+Natam Regis Gallie Heu q'd hic venerunt
+
+Ad hec dux Burgundie Quidam nunciorum
+Ait q'd in flumine Multi Northmannorum
+Perierunt pridie Per nautas Anglorum
+Additis hastucie Causis Bayonorum
+
+Ut ergo concordia Pacis jam addatur
+Et omnis discordia Prorsus repallatur
+Celsitudo regia Francie precatur
+Q'd sibi vasconia Totalis reddatur
+
+Proponit brevissime Vos tunc reseisire
+De terra vasconie Nec quid deperire
+Ius v'r'm certissime Potestis hoc scire
+Si q'd petit p'pere Placet exaudire
+
+Si seisinam habeat Per sex septimanas
+Tunc mandare placeat Q'd transire lanas
+Gens anglor' faciat Et sic causas vanas
+Pars utraq; deleat Res collando sanas
+
+Ait vir considera Rex que petierunt
+Nova sunt non vetera Hec que tibi ferunt
+Pulcram inter cetera Tibi promiserunt
+Prout dicit littera Quam Galli miserunt
+
+Hoc audito Langetum Statim prosilivit
+Ad regem consilium Dedit sicut scivit
+Et Lacy p' sompnium Certe non dormivit
+Quin eiusdem devium Seisine nutrivit
+
+Puellam rex diligens Vinculis amorum
+Penitus consensiens Dictis consultorum
+Fieri precipiens Litteras servorum
+Pro dolor nam nesciens Erat futurorum
+
+Demum in Vasconia J. Lacy p'rexit
+Litteras ab Anglia Secumq; devexit
+Ac sub manu Gallia Vascones contexit
+Anglis inutilia Heu' q'd tot aspexit
+
+Gallici Vasconiam Sibi subjugarunt
+Et in manum Anglicam Dare recusarunt
+Neq; regis filiam In spousam pararunt
+Regi dare quoniam Ip'm subsannarunt
+
+Exp'tem Vasconie Foris judicarunt
+Magni pares Francie Et exheredarunt
+Regem n'r'm Anglie Parum hunc amarunt
+Nam causam malicie Sibi demonstrarunt
+
+Audiens p'fidiam Rex exheredatus
+Quam habet p' F'nciam Satis est iratus
+Jurat p' ecc'iam Non erit letatus
+Quousq; Vasconiam Fuerit lucratus
+
+Rex vocat Pontifices Ad parliamentum
+Et Anglorum Comites Flores sapientum
+Quinq; Portus fomites Barones p' centum
+Volant ut irundines In mari p' ventum
+
+Clerus et milicia Gentis Anglicane
+Vovent cum leticia Q'd seroq; mane
+Parantur ad omnia Que genti p'phane
+Francie sunt noxia Nam sup'bit vane
+
+Rex Anglor' nobilis Vocatus Edwardus
+Ferox est et stabilis Tanq'm leopardus
+Fortis et non debilis Velox et non tardus[135]
+Senciet id flebilis Pomposus Picardus.
+
+[Footnote 135: A similar description of Edward the First, which was
+suggested by his arms, occurs in the "Roll of Carlaverock," a poem
+composed in the year 1300.
+
+ "En sa baniere trois luparte
+ De or fin estoint mis en rouge
+ Courant felloun fier et harouge
+ Par tel signifiance mis
+ Ke ausi est vers ses enemis
+ Le Rois fiers felouns et hastans
+ Car sa morsure n'est tastans
+ Nuls ki ne en soit envenimez."]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+P. 37. Anno 24 Edward I, 1296. "Also in this yere S^{r}. Thomas
+Turbevyle for treson was drawen and hanged."
+
+Of the conduct which caused Sir Thomas Turbeville's execution, the
+following fragment of a curious contemporary poem in the Cottonian MS.
+_Caligula_ A. xviij, presents perhaps the most accurate information
+which is extant. It immediately precedes, and is written in the same
+hand as, the only _contemporary_ copy of the Roll of Carlaverock which
+is known to exist, and hence it is highly probable that it was
+composed by the same person. Under any circumstances, however, it
+cannot fail to be deemed to possess sufficient interest to render it a
+valuable illustration to the passage in the text.
+
+Seignurs e dames estutez
+De un fort tretur orrez
+Ke aveit pur veu une treson
+Thomas Turbelvile ot a non
+A Charlys aveit p'mis
+E jure par seint Denys
+Ke il li freit tute Englet'e
+Par quentise e treson conquere
+E Charles li premist grant don
+Teres e bon garison
+Li treitre a Charlis dit
+Ke il aparillast sanz respit
+De bone nefs grande navie
+E de gent forte co'paignie
+E il le freit par tens garner
+Ou il dussent ariver
+En Engleter sodeinement
+Li traiture sanz targement en Englet'e tot se mit
+Au rei sire Edewars vint e dist
+Ke si apres li vodera fere
+Tutes ses choses deust co'quer
+Ki sire Charlis li aveit
+A force e a tort tollet
+Issi ke' li losengur de ambe part fu t'tur
+Sire Edeward nentendi mie
+Del treitre sa tricherie
+Ke il aveit issi purveu
+A grant honur le ad receu
+E en sa curt fut grant mestre
+Q'nt ot espie tut son estre
+E le conseil de Engleter
+Li treitre feseit un bref fere
+A sire Charlis priveme't
+On ariver devisse't sa gent
+En Engletere e li pais prendre
+A sire Edeward fu fet entendre
+Cum den le ont destine
+E le bref ly fut mustre
+E tout ensemble la treson
+Li rei fit prendir cel felon
+Thomas le treitur deva't dit
+Ke fist fere cel estrit
+A Lundres par mie la citee
+Treigner le fist en une coree
+De une tor envolupe
+Nul autreme't ne fut arme
+Haume nont ne habergun
+Cillante pierres a g'nt fusui'
+Aveit il entur son flanc
+Ke li raerent le sanc
+Apres fu li traiture pendu
+E le alme a la Belzebub rendu
+Je aveit autre gareson
+Issi deit len servir felon
+En furches peut li malurez
+Des chenes e de fer liez
+Nul home nel deit enterrer
+Tant cu' son cors porra durer
+Iloec pendra cel trichur
+Ten garison ad pur son labour
+Ore puira Charles pur ver
+Apres li longem't garder
+Einz kil venge pur sa treison
+Demander de li garison
+Sire Edeward pur la g'nt navye
+De France ne dona une aylle
+De vaillante gent fist la mer
+De tut part mut ben garder
+De Engleter sunt failliz
+Ly Franceys e sunt honiz
+En la mer grant tens flote'nt
+Li cors plusurs de eus tuere't
+A Dovere firent sodoineme't
+Une assaut e de lur gent
+Plus de v sent y perdirent
+Unkes plus de prou ne firent
+Ore sunt tuz ieo quide neez
+Ou en lur teris retornez
+E penduz pur lur servise
+Ke Engleter naveyent prise
+E ceo Charles lour p'mist
+Si nul de ens revenist
+Sire Charles bon chevaler
+Lessez ester ton guerrer
+Acordez a ton cosin
+E pur pensez de la fin
+Si Engleter guerirez
+James ben nes pleyterez
+Je ne firent voz ancestres
+Ke se tindrent si grant mestres
+Ly ducs Lowys ton parent
+E stace le moyne enseme't
+E autres Franceys assez
+Ke ne sunt pas ici nomez
+Damne deu omnipotent
+Vo' doynt bon acordement avie.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+P. 57. "This same yere [anno 14th Edw. III. 1340] the kyng faught with
+the Frensshmen at Scluse, where there were sclayn of Frensshmen xxx
+m^{l}; and the kyng toke and scomfyted at the sayd bataill of Scluse
+cccx schippes." Of this passage, the following letter from king Edward
+the Third to Edward the Black Prince, giving an account of his victory
+over the French fleet at Sclyse, on Saturday the 24th of June
+1340,--which, with the permission of Henry Woodthorpe, Esq., the Town
+Clerk, has also been extracted from the City Archives, letter F. fol.
+39,--is an interesting illustration. This document, which has escaped
+the attention of Historians, presents an authentic detail of that
+memorable event; and it is evident from it that Robert de Avesbury,
+the contemporary writer upon whom the greatest reliance has hitherto
+been placed, has fallen into some errors in his narrative of the
+transaction. He informs us that on the day after the battle a rumour
+of it reached London, but that it was discredited until the ensuing
+Wednesday, namely the 28th of June, when the Prince of Wales received
+a letter from the king informing him of his success, of which letter
+that writer asserts that the annexed was a copy:
+
+"Edwardus Dei Gracia Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae, &c.
+Effusam circa nos hiis diebus propiciacionis divinae clemenciam, ad
+vestri contemplacionem et laeticiam, vobis ducimus intimandam. Scitis
+autem, immo vos et alios[136] fideles nostri quadam participacione
+sensitis, quantis fuimus et sumus guerrarum lacessiti turbinibus, et
+velut in mari magno procellosis fluctibus agitati. Sed licet sint
+mirabiles elaciones maris, mirabilior tamen in altis Dominus, qui
+procellam convertens in auram, jam inter tot adversa clementissime nos
+respexit. Nam cum pridem ordinassemus passagium nostrum necessarium
+versus partes Flandriae, Dominus Philippus de Valesio, persecutor
+noster infestissimus, hoc praevidens, classem maximam navium armatarum
+quam in expugnacionem nostram nostrorumque fidelium misit, ut vel sic
+nos caperet, vel nostrum transitum impediret. qui transitus si, quod
+absit, fuisset impeditus, ardua negocia, quae prosequimur, fuissent
+penitus in ruina: quinimmo nos et nostri fuissemus verisimiliter
+confusionis[137] magnae subjecti. Sed Deus misericordiarum, videns nos
+in tantis periculis constitutos, graciosius et cicius, quam humana
+racio judicare poterat, misit nobis magnum navale subsidium, et
+insperatum numerum armatorum, ac semper ventum prosperum juxta votum,
+et sic, sub spe coelestis auxilii, et justiciae nostrae fiducia,
+dictum portum navigio venientes, invenimus dictam classem et hostes
+nostros ibidem paratissimos ad praelium in multitudine copiosa; quibus,
+in festo Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae proximo praeterito, ipse
+spes nostra Christus deus per conflictum fortem et validum nos
+praevalere concessit, facta strage non modica dictorum hostium, capta
+eciam quodammodo tota dicta classe, cum laesione gentis nostrae modica
+respective, sicque tucior de cetero patebit transitus nostris
+fidelibus supra mare, et alia bona plurima sunt ex hoc nobis et
+nostris fidelibus verisimiliter proventura, de quo spes pulcherima jam
+arridet. Nos autem, tantam coelestem graciam devotissime
+contemplantes, ipsi Salvatori nostro laudes et gracias humiliter
+exsolvimus, deprecantes, ut, qui jam et semper in oportunitatibus
+copiosis graciis[138] nos praevenit continuatis, nos auxiliis
+prosequatur, et nobis regere temporaliter sic concedat in terris, ut
+in eo laetemur aeternaliter in excelsis. Dileccionem vestram attente
+rogamus et per Dei misericordiam obsecramus, quatinus soli Deo vivo,
+qui tantum signum nobiscum fecit in bonum, in devotae laudis praeconium
+assurgentes, nos, jam in remotis agentes, et nedum jura nostra
+recuperare, sed sanctam ecclesiam catholicam attollere, et in justicia
+populum regere cupientes, sibi devotis oracionum instanciis
+recomendare curetis, facientes pro nobis missas, et alia piae
+placacionis officia misericorditer exerceri, et ad hoc clerum et
+populum vestrae diocesis salutaribus monitis inducatis, ut Deus ipse,
+miseratus nobis, progressum felicem et exitum annuat graciosum, detque
+servo suo cor docile, ut recte judicare possimus et regere et sic
+facere quod praecipit, ut mereamur assequi quod promittit. Teste
+Edwardo duce Cornubiae et Comite Cestriae filio nostro carissimo Custode
+Angliae apud Waltham Sanctae Crucis xxviii^{vo}. die Junii, anno Regni
+nostri Angliae xiiii^{to}. Regni vero Franciae primo."
+
+[Footnote 136: _Sic._]
+
+[Footnote 137: _Sic._]
+
+[Footnote 138: _Sic._]
+
+It is however manifest from that document having been tested by the
+Prince of Wales, that it was rather a proclamation issued in
+consequence of the dispatch from the king to the prince, than the
+dispatch itself, of which the letter now for the first time printed
+may be deemed the only copy which is extant. Nor must it be forgotten
+that the date affixed to the article given by Avesbury tends to excite
+a suspicion of its authenticity; for it is tested by the prince at
+Waltham Holy Cross upon the precise day, the 28th of June, on which
+the king's letter was written, and which could not therefore possibly
+have arrived on the day in question at Waltham. It is somewhat
+singular that as the battle was concluded on the 25th of June, the
+king should not have written until the 28th; but this may perhaps be
+accounted for by those arrangements which his success would
+necessarily have required, and which may be supposed to have engaged
+the monarch's whole attention for some days. The letter in Avesbury's
+Annals gives no particulars of the battle, though that writer relates
+that the enemy were beaten; that more than thirty thousand of them
+were slain; that many leapt into the sea from fear and were drowned;
+and that their fleet consisted of two hundred large ships, on board of
+one of which four hundred dead bodies were found. The Royal dispatch,
+however, affords much more minute information, and corrects the
+statements both in Avesbury and in the preceding Chronicle. It asserts
+that the French fleet amounted to one hundred and eighty sail; that
+they were nobly defended the whole of a day and a night; that they
+were all captured in the engagement excepting twenty-four which took
+to flight, and part of them were subsequently taken at sea; that the
+number of the men at arms and other armed persons amounted to
+thirty-five thousand, of whom five thousand escaped; that the English
+ships captured by the French at Middleburgh were then retaken; and
+that among the prizes were three or four as large as 'the
+Christopher,' which we may infer was then the largest ship of the
+English navy.
+
+It is unquestionable from what has been said, that this document
+supplies some important facts in the history of the times, whilst its
+entry among the Records of the City of London tends to establish that
+the Mayor of the city was accustomed at that early period to receive
+an official account of every public transaction, and of which another
+example will be found in a subsequent page.
+
+The events which led to the battle of the Swyne, or as it is more
+generally termed of the Scluse, are too familiar to require
+repetition.
+
+"NOTA DE BELLO AQUATICO:--
+ L'RA D'NI E' DIRETT'
+ FILIO SUO DUCI CORNUB'
+ DE BELLO SUP' MARE
+ P'CUSSO DIE NATIVIT'
+ S'C'I JOH'IS BAPT'
+
+"Tresch' fitz no' pensoms bien q' vo' estes desirons assavoir bones
+novelles de no' et coment il no' est avenuz puys n're aler Denglet're
+si vo' fesom savoir q' le Joedi'[139] ap's ceo q' no' dep'times du
+Port Dorewe[-ll-],[140] no' siglames tut le iou ret la nuyt suaunte,
+et le vendredi[141] en tour hour de noune no' venismes s' la costere
+de fflaundres devant Blankebergh ou no' avioms la vewe de la fflote de
+nos enemys qi estoyent tut amassez ensemble en port del Swyne et p'
+ceo q' la Tyde nestoit mis adonges p' assembler a eux no'
+yherbergeasmes tut cel noet le samady le iour de seint Johan[142] bien
+ap's houre de noune a la Tyde nous en noun de Dieu et en espoire de
+n're droite querele entrames en dit port s' nos ditz enemys qi avoyent
+assemble lours niefs en moult fort array et lesqu'x fesoient ml't
+noble defens tut cel iour et la noet ap's, mes dieu p' sa puissaunce
+et miracle no' ottroia la victorie de mesmes no[z/] enemys de qai no'
+m'cioms si devoutement come no' poems. Et si vo' fesoms savoir q' le
+nombre des niefs galeyes et g'nt barges de nos enemys amounta a
+ix^{xx} et ditz, lessqueles estoient toutz pris sauve xxiiij. en tut
+lesqueles senfuirent et les uns sont puye pris s' mier et le nombre
+des gentz darmes et autres gentz armez amounta a xxxv Mi[-ll-] de
+quele nombre p' esme cink' M^{l} sont eschapees, et la remenaunt ensi
+come no' est donc a entendre p' ascuns gentz q' sont pris en vie, si
+gissent les corps mortz et tut pleyn de lieux s^{r} la costere de
+fflaundres. Dautre p't totes nos niefs, cest assavoir Cristofre et les
+autres qi estoient p'dues a Middelburgh, sont ore regaignez, et il
+yount gaignez en ceste navie trois ou quatre auxi graundes come la
+Cristofre: les fflemengs estoient de bone volente davoir venuz a no'
+ala bataille du commencement tanqe ala fin issint dieu n're seign^{r}
+ad assez de grace monstre de qei' no' et toutz nos amys sumes tut ditz
+tenutz de lui rendre grace et m'ciz. N're entent est a demorer en pees
+en le ewe taunt qe no' eoms pris c'teyn point ove no' alliez et autres
+nos amys de fflandres de ceo q' soit affaire. Trescher fitz dieu soit
+gardeyn de vo'. Don' souz n're secree seal en n're nief Cogg[143]
+Thom', le Mescredy en la veille seint Piere et seint Paoul.[144]
+
+14^{o} R. Edw. 3^{ii}."
+
+[Footnote 139: June 22, 1340.]
+
+[Footnote 140: Dover.]
+
+[Footnote 141: June 23.]
+
+[Footnote 142: June 24.]
+
+[Footnote 143: The Navy at the period consisted of ships, galleys,
+barges, _batelli_ or boats, _snakae_ or cutters, and _cogee_ or
+COGS.--See the Observations prefixed to the _Liber Quotidianus
+Contrarotulatoris Garderobae Anno Regni Regis Edwardi Primi vicesimo
+octavo_, p. liv.]
+
+[Footnote 144: June 28.]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+P. 63. "And in this yere, that is to seye the yere of oure lord a
+m^{l} ccclvj^{to}, the xix day of Septembre, kyng John of Fraunce was
+taken at the bataill of Peyters be the doughty prynce Edward, the
+firste sone of kyng Edward." &c.
+
+It would be difficult to name a more interesting document connected
+with English History than that by which, through the courtesy of Henry
+Woodthorpe, Esq., Town Clerk of the City of London, the passage in the
+text will be illustrated; namely, a copy of the letter from Edward the
+Black Prince to the Mayor, Aldermen and Comonalty of London,
+acquainting them with the achievement of the battle of Poictiers. This
+important record, which has never before been printed, occurs among
+the archives of the city, in a contemporary MS. entitled Letter G.
+fol. 53^{b}. and was, there can be little doubt, entered into that
+volume soon after the receipt of the original.
+
+The greater part of the Prince's letter is occupied by the detail of
+the proceedings of the army for some days previous to the battle, and
+in describing the efforts of the Cardinal Peregort to produce a peace
+or truce between the kings of France and England; whilst the conflict
+itself is mentioned in a few words. Independently of the particulars
+of the English forces and their rencontres with the enemy which this
+letter so minutely relates, its most important statement is that of
+the precise day when the battle took place, for historians have
+differed materially upon the point. The Prince, however, expressly
+says that it occurred on the eve of the feast of St. Matthew, i.e. the
+20th of September. His letter was dated at Bordeaux on the 22nd of the
+following month, and was sent to the Mayor of London by the Prince's
+chamberlain Sir Neel Loring; and the manner in which he refers the
+Mayor and Citizens to that distinguished knight for further
+information, cannot fail to be noticed, from its great similarity to
+the conclusion of a modern military dispatch. Another feature of this
+and other documents of the same nature in early periods, is the great
+simplicity and modesty with which they are written. An expression of
+gratitude to God alone interrupts the unadorned narrative; and the
+defeat of an army infinitely superior in numbers, and the capture of
+one of the most powerful sovereigns of the times together with his
+eldest son, are thus laconically related: "The battle took place on
+the eve of St. Matthew; and, praise be to God, the enemy were
+discomfited, and the king and his son were taken, and great numbers of
+other people taken and slain." To present as many contemporary
+documents as could be collected relative to this memorable event, two
+other letters are introduced, as well as the affidavit of an
+individual who claimed to have been the person to whom king John of
+France surrendered himself.
+
+One of the letters alluded to, which is printed in the _Archaeologia_,
+vol. i. p. 213, is also from the Black Prince, to Reginald Bryan
+bishop of Worcester, dated at Bordeaux on the 20th of November,
+briefly informing him of his success, which he attributes in a great
+measure to the efficacy of that prelate's prayers.
+
+The other letter is from Robert Prite to some English nobleman, dated
+on the 8th of December 1356, whose clerk, or probably priest, he
+styles himself, and is taken from the original on vellum in the
+Cottonian MS. Caligula D. III. f. 33. After mentioning the battle of
+Poictiers, the particulars of which he says he will learn from a
+knight whom the duke of Lancaster had sent into England to the king,
+the writer acquaints him with some other news of the time, as well as
+with what had occurred in some of his towns; and entreats him to come
+over as soon as possible. This letter, which is now for the first time
+printed, though not so important as the others, is nevertheless of
+interest, as connected with the battle of Poictiers, and with other
+public and private transactions of the period.
+
+The third document on the subject is the solemn declaration of Bernard
+du Troy, a Gascon gentleman, made on his death-bed the 1st of July
+1361, that he was the person who took the king of France prisoner at
+the battle of Poictiers; which point it is evident from this
+instrument, as well as from historians, had been much disputed. This
+very curious article, which also occurs in the Cottonian MS. just
+mentioned, is highly interesting; for it not only shows who were the
+claimants to the honour of having captured the king, but the ardour
+with which that claim was supported. It is however doubtful whether
+the love of fame or pecuniary interest prompted this declaration at so
+awful a moment; but his motive, like those of most other human
+actions, was probably of a mixed nature; for whatever might be the
+renown which was attached to the exploit, the ransom to which the true
+claimant would be entitled must have been an object of great
+consideration to him or to his heirs. Du Troy carefully provides, that
+those who would support his pretensions with their swords should
+partake of the benefits which might arise from their valour; and this
+circumstance presents a curious picture of the manners of the age. Sir
+Denys de Morbeque of whom he speaks, is thus noticed by Froissart.
+"There was much pressing at this time through eagerness of taking the
+king: and those that were nearest to him, and knew him, cried out
+'Surrender yourself, surrender yourself, or you are a dead man.' In
+that part of the field was a young knight from St. Omer, who was
+engaged by a salary in the service of the king of England: his name
+was Denis de Morbeque, who for five years had attached himself to the
+English, on account of having been banished in his younger days from
+France for a murder committed in an affray at St. Omer. It
+fortunately happened for this knight, that he was at the time near to
+the king of France when he was so much pulled about. He by dint of
+force, for he was very strong and robust, pushed through the crowd and
+said to the king in good French, 'Sire, sire, surrender yourself.' The
+king, who found himself very disagreeably situated, turning to him,
+asked 'To whom shall I surrender myself; to whom? Where is my cousin
+the Prince of Wales? if I could see him I would speak to him.' 'Sire,'
+replied Sir Denys, 'he is not here; but surrender yourself to me, and
+I will lead you to him.' 'Who are you?' said the king. 'Sire, I am
+Denys de Morbeque, a knight from Artois, but I serve the king of
+England because I cannot belong to France, having forfeited all I
+possessed there.' The king then gave him his right-hand glove, and
+said 'I surrender myself to you.' There was much crowding and pushing
+about, for every one was eager to cry out 'I have taken him.'"
+
+Most of the witnesses to Du Troy's declaration were celebrated peers
+and knights both of England and France.
+
+
+L'RA D'NI EDWARDI PRINCIPIS GALL' MAIOR ALDR'S ET COM'ITATI CIVITATIS
+LONDON' DIRECTA DE NOV' BAT'I IUX^{ta} POYTERS.
+
+Tresch'e et tres bien ameez endroit des novelles es p'ties ou nous
+sumes voillitz savoir qe puis l'eure qe nous certifiasmes a n're
+tresredoute S^{r} et piere le Roi qe no' estoions en p'pos de
+chivaucher env's les enemis es p'ties de Fraunce no' p'smes n're
+chemyn p' le pais de Peregort et de Lymosyn et tout droit v's Burges
+en Were ou no' entendismes davoir troues le fitz le Roi le counte de
+Peytiers et la sov'aigne cause de n're aler v's celles p'ties estoit
+qe nous entendismes davoir eu noveles de n're dit S^{r} et piere le
+Roi come de son passage et puis q' no' ne trovasmes le dit counte ne
+nul autre g'unt poair illeosqes nous no' treismes dev's leyre et
+maundasmes noz gentz au chivaucher a conoistre si no' p'uons nulle p't
+avoir trovez passage lesqueles gentz encontrerent les enemis et
+avoient faire assemble si qe les uns des ditz enemys estoient mortz et
+pris les queuz p'soners disoient qe le Roi de France avoient envoiee
+Grismoton q'estoit encelle compaignie p' lui faire asavoir c'teines
+novelles de no' et de n're poair et si avoit le dit Roi p' mesmes le
+cause envoie en autre p'tie le S^{r} de Creon Mons^{r} Busigaut le
+Mareschal de Clermount et aut's et disoient les ditz p'soners qe le
+dit Roi avoit p's certe in p'pos de combatre ovesq' nous a quele heure
+nous estoioms s^{r} le chymyn env's Tours et encostoavit dev's Orliens
+et lendemein la ou nous estoions loggiez aviens novelles qe les ditz
+Sire de Creon et Busigaut estoient en un chastel bien p's de n're
+loggiz et p'ismes p'pos de y aller et venismes loggier entour eux et
+acordasmes d'assailler le dit lieu lequel estoit gayne p' force ou
+estoient tout plein de lo'r gentz p's et mortz auxint les uns des
+n'res y furent mortz mes les ditz Sires de Creon et Busigaut se
+treerent en une fort Tour qil y avoit la quele se tenoit cynk jours
+avant qelle feust gaignee et la se rendirent ils et illeosqes estoions
+c'tifiez qe touz les pontz s^{r} leyre estoient debruses et qe nulle
+p't purriens avoir passage s^{r} qei nous p'ismes n're chemyn tout
+droit a Tours et la demourasmes devant la ville quatre iours deins
+quelle estoient le Counte Dangeo et le Mareschal de Clermount od g'nt
+poair des gentz. Et a n're dep'tir d'illeoqs no' p'ismes le chemyn p'
+passer ascuns daung' des eawes et en entente davoir encountree ovesqe
+n're tres ch' cosyn le ducs de Lancastre de qi no' aviens certeins
+novelles qil se voillent afforcier de trere dev's nous a quelle heure
+le Cardenal de Peregort vynt a nous a Monbezon a troiz lieues de Tours
+ou il no' p'la tout plein des choses touchauntes trewes et pees s^{r}
+quele p'lance no' lui fesoiens respounse qe la pees ne avient poair a
+ffaire ne qe nous ent voloiens meller saunz le comaundement et le
+volunte de n're tresch' S^{r} et piere le Roi ne de trewe nestoiens al
+heure avisez qe se eust estee le meillo' p' no^{q} de y avoir acordee
+car illeosqes estoiens non plus plenement c'tifiez qe le Roi se tailla
+p' toutes voies de combatre ove nous si q' nous no' treismes dilleoqes
+v's chastel Heraud sur le passage del eawe de la Vivane ou no'
+desmourasmes quatre iors ettendauntz de savoir plus la c'tein de lui
+le quel Roi vint od son poair a chaveny a cynk lues de nous p' passer
+mesme lewe v's Poyters et s^{r} ceo p'ismes p'pos de hastier dev's lui
+s^{r} le chemyn qil devereit passer p' estre combatuz ove lui mes ses
+batailles estoient passeez devant qe no' estoions venuz au lieu ou
+nous entendismes de lui avoir encountree hors pris p'tie des gentz de
+lour entour sept centz homes darmes qe se combatirent od les n'tres ou
+estoient p's le countes de Soussoire et de Junhy le S^{r} de
+Chastillion et tout plein dautres pris et mortz p'ties de lour et des
+n'res et puis les p'suievrent noz gentz tanq' a Chaveny bien a treis
+lieus loyns p'quoi il nous convienoit logger cel jour a plus pres de
+celle place qe nous poiens p' recoiller noz gentz et lendemeyn p'ismes
+n're chemyn tout droit dev's le Roi et mandasmes noz descov'res qe
+troverent lui od son poair p'st bataille es champs a une lue de
+Peiters et alasmes a plus p's de lui qe nos poiams p'ndre n're places
+et nous mesmes a pie et en arraie de bataille et p'st de combatre ove
+lui ou vynt le dit Cardinal requerraunt molt entierment p' une pettit
+suff'nce issint qe home purroit faire parler dasemble c'teins gentz
+des p'ties en atente d'acord et de bone pees quelle chose il emp'st
+qil amereit a bon fey sur quoi nous p'ismes avis et lui otreiasmes sa
+requeste sur quoi furent ordeyner c'teins gentz dune p't e d'autre a
+tretir sur celle matirs lequel trete ne p'st nul exploit Et adonqes
+volleit le dit Cardinal avoir purchace une trewe en destourbaunce de
+la bataille a son gree a quel treve ne voilloit assentir Et
+demaunderent les Fraunceys c'teins chivalers d'une p't et d'autre p'
+prendre owelle place issint qe la bataille ne se purroit en nulle
+man'e failler et en tieu man'e estoit cel jour delaiee et demourerent
+les batailles d'une p't et d'autre tote noet chescun en lour place et
+tanqe le demein entour un prime et p' ascuns forces qe estoient p'
+entre les ditz batailles nul ne voloit a autre taunte davauntage
+demp'ndre a venir l'un sur l'autre Et p' defaute des vitailles si bien
+p' aut's enchessons acorde estoit qe nous deveriens prendre n're
+chemyn encosteant p' devant eux en tieu man'e q' s'ils voilont la
+bataille ou trere dev's nous en lieu q' nestoit mye tres graundment a
+n're desavauntage qe nous le preindreins et ensint estoit fait s^{r}
+quoi le bataille se prist la surveile de seint Matheu et loiez ent
+soit dieux les enemys estoient desconfitz et pris le Roi et son fitz
+et tot plein des aut's g'ntz pris et mortz si come n're Tresch' ame
+bach'r Mons^{r} Neel Loereng n're chaumberlein port^{r} de cestes qu
+ent ad assetz pleine conisance vous sav'a plus pleinement dire a
+monstre come nous ne vous purroins escrire A qi voilletz pleine foi et
+credence doner Et n're seign^{r} vuis voille garder Donnez souz n're
+secre seal a Burdeux le xxij jour d'Octobr'.
+
+
+LETTER FROM THE BLACK PRINCE TO THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER, DATED 20TH
+OCTOBER 1356, RELATING TO THE BATTLE OF POITIERS, WHEREIN THE FRENCH
+KING WAS MADE PRISONER, &C. EX REGISTRO REGINALDI BRIEN WIGORN.
+EPISCOPI. FOL. 113. COMMUNICATED TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES BY DR.
+LYTTELTON, DEAN OF EXETER.
+
+[_Archaeologia, Vol._ I. _No._ XLIV. _p._ 213.]
+
+L'RA D'NI PRINCIPIS WALL' DE CAPCIONE R. FRANCIAE PAR LE PRINCE DE
+GALES.
+
+Reve'nt piere en Dieu, et tresch' ami. Nous vous mercions entierement
+de ce que nous avons entendu q' vous estes si bien et si naturelment
+porte dev's nous, en p'ant Dieux p'r nous et p'r n're exploit; et
+sumes tout certiens q' p'r cause de vous devoutes p'eres et dautres,
+Dieu nous a en toutes nos besoignes be' vueliz aide; de quoi nous
+sumes a touz jo's tenuz de lui grazier, en p'ant que v're part ancy
+vieullietz faire en continuant dev's nous come devant ces heures avetz
+fait, de quoi nous nous tenons g'n'ment tenuz a vous. Et, rev'ent
+piere, endroit de n're estat, dont nous penceons bien q' vous desirez
+la v're merci doier bones nouvelles, vuellietz entendre q' a la
+faisance de cestes estions sains et heures et tout en bon point, loiez
+en soit Dieux q' nous donit y ces mesmes de vous toutes soitz oir et
+saver, et de ce nous vueilletz certifier p'r vos l'res et p' les
+entrevenantz a plus souvent q' vous p'res bonement en droit de
+nouvelles ceandroitz. Vueilletz savoir q' la veille de la translation
+Saint Thomas de Canterbire, nouz commenceasmes a chivauch' ove n're
+povar v's les parties de France et souvraignement p' cause q' nous
+entendismes la venue de n're treshonn'e seign'r et piere le Roy la
+endroit, et si neismes dev's les parties de Burges en Berye, Orlions,
+et Tours, et avions nouvelles q' le Roy de France ove g'nt povar bien
+pres de celles marches venoit p' combattre ove no's, et approcheasmes
+tant q' la battaille se prist entre nous en tiele maniere q' les
+ennemis estoient disconfitez, grace en soit Dieux, et le dit Roi et
+son fils et plusiers autres g'ntz pris et mortz, les noms de queaux
+nous vous envions p' n're tresch' bachiler Mons' Roger de Cottesford
+portoir de cestes. Rev'ent piere en Dieux, et n're tresch' ami, le
+Saint Esprit vous ait toute jours en sa guarde. Donne souz n're seal a
+Birdeaux, le xx^{e} jour d' Octob'r.
+
+[Tradita fuit ista l'ra Domino Reginaldo de Briene, Ep'o Wygorn, apud
+Alvech', pr'mo die Decemb', an' Dom' M^{o}. ccc. quinquagesimo sexto,
+cum cedula nomina continente capt' et mortuorum in bello praedicto,
+cujus cedulae tenor insequitur p' o'ia ---- parte folii istius
+suprascriptus]
+
+ A Rev'ent Piere en Dieux Evesqe de Worcester, ces sont les
+ noms de ceaux q' estoient pris a la battaile de Poyters p'
+ le Prince de Gales fitz a noble Roi de Engleterre Edward
+ Tierts.
+
+ John de Valoys, Roy de France.
+ Mons. Philip son fitz.
+ Arcevesque de Leyens.
+
+ { Mons. Jakes de Bourbonn, Counte de Pountois.
+ { Mons. John d'Artoys, Counte d'Eu.
+ { Mons. Charles de Artoys, Counte de Souggevil.
+ { Le Counte de Tankervill.
+ { Le Counte de Ventadour.
+Countes { Le Counte de Saussier.
+ { Le Counte de Salesberg.
+ { Le Counte de Vendome.
+ { Le Counte de Wademont.
+ { Le Counte de Dammartyn.
+ { Le Counte de John de Nasso.
+ { Le Counte de Salerplok.
+ { Le Chatelaine de Composta.
+
+ { Le Visconte de Narbone.
+Viscontes { Le Visconte de Vychichoart.
+ { Le Visconte de Walemont.
+ { Le Visconte de Beaumont.
+
+ Le S. de Sully.
+
+ { Mess. Arnold Doudinham.
+ { Mess. Rauf de Coussy.
+ { Le S. de Danbeney.
+Bannerets { Le S. de Denyn.
+ { Le S. de Saint Dyser.
+ { Le S. de la Tour.
+ { Le S. Damboisa.
+ { Le S. de Derval.
+ { Le S. de Manhales.
+ { Le S. de Planuche.
+ { Le S. de Montagu.
+ { Le S. de Beaufremont.
+ { Le S. de Plamory.
+
+ Mons. Giscard D'Angle Seneschal de Sentonge.
+ Mons. Moris Mauvinct Sen. de Tours en Toreyne.
+ Mons. Renaud de Guilhon Sen. de Peyton.
+
+ { Mons. Pierres de Creon.
+ { Mons. Giscard de Arx.
+ { Mons. Gauter de Castellion.
+ { Mons. Giscard de Beanyon.
+ { Le S. de Basentin.
+
+Ceaux furent ceaux dessoutz p's devant la battaile a Remoartin.
+
+ { Le S. de Acon.
+Bannerets { Mons. Busignaut.
+ { Mons. Guy Turpin.
+
+ { Mons. Guilliaume de Lorak.
+Bachelers { Mons. Folles de Forsela.
+ { Mons. Jakelyn de Ponsey.
+
+Et sont pris outre les noms dessus escptz des gentz d'armes. M.
+ix^{e}. xxxiii. Gaudete in Domino semper.
+
+Les nomes de ceaux q'furent mortz a la dite battaile sont ceux.
+
+ { Le Duc de Bourbon.
+Ducs. { Le Duc Datermes.
+ { Le Evesque de Chalons.
+
+ Mons. Rob de Duras.
+ Le Marischal de Clermont.
+ Le Visconte de Vrons.
+ Mons. Geffrei de Charsey.
+ Mons. Renaud de Pointz.
+ Le S. de Landas.
+ Le S. de Chastel Vileyn.
+ Le S. de Argenton.
+ Le S. de Mountgay.
+ Le S. de Malevrer.
+ Mons. John de Sausar.
+ Mons. Lewis de Broyse.
+ Mons. Guilliem de Viele.
+ Mons. John de Jole.
+ Mons. Andrew de Chaveny.
+ Mons. Eustas de Kirpemont.
+
+Et outre le noms surnometz sont mortz des gentz d'armes M.M. ccccxxvi.
+Iterum dico gaudete.
+
+
+A LETTER FROM ROBERT PRITE, CLERK, TO SOME ENGLISH NOBLEMAN, DATED
+8^{th} DECEMBER 1356, GIVING HIM INFORMATION OF THE BATTLE OF
+POICTIERS, AND OTHER INTELLIGENCE.
+
+[_Original on vellum in the Cottonian MS. Caligula_ D. III. f. 33.]
+
+Mon t'sg'nt et t'sredoute seign'. Nous tenons com'unement p'decea et
+p' c'tein q' le Roi de Fr'nce le duc d'Orliens deux filz du roi les
+deux mareschalx de [F'ance] et plusours autres g'ntz seign's ont este
+mortz en la bataille q'ad este entre le P'nce de Gales et eux et dit
+ho'me q' Mons^{r} Loys v're frere Mons^{r} Martin [le] Roi les
+Navarrois ont en la p'm'e bataille et ceux descomfirent la busoigne
+et tua Mons^{r} Martin le Roi et ce purrez vous savoir plus au plein
+p' un Chivaler qi le duc de Lancastr' ad envoie nadgaires en Englet're
+dev's le Roi. Et se p'ti de la busoigne le duc de Normandie qi sicome
+home dit est venuz a Paris et ad signifie ces novelles a Mons^{r}
+Rob't de Cleremont son lieutenant es p'ties de seint Loo. Des autres
+novelles de p'decea, plese vous savoir mon t'sredoute seignur q' le
+poeple de ce paiis est molt esbay de la longe demoer q' vous faites
+p'dela moemens les gentils genz; a qui Mons^{r} Godefrey de Harecourt
+p'lemente touz les iours et les enhorte estre oveges lui et de lui
+faire hom[age] come a lieutenant le Roi d'Englet're et especialement a
+ceux qi tenent p'decea fort'estes et fait pullier p'my voz villes q'
+qicunqes voudra estre a lui obeissant il ne serra greve de taillee ne
+aut's subsides p' qeconqz affaire q' ce soit et q' ceux il gardera et
+defendera contre vous et aut's dont plusours gentilz homes et autres
+bones villes lui ont entierement accordez sa volonte p' sa petite
+puissance q'ils veient q' vous avez et en outre ad fait le dit
+Godefrey mettre la main en la t're qe feust vassailles Honriot de
+Pemot J de Chesnos et en plusours aut's lieux et fait iniunccion q'
+nul ne obbeisse a vous s^{r} peine de la teste et tant d'autres choses
+plus g'nt q'si vous accordez a venir p'decea vous trouviez petit de
+voz gent qi p^{r}' vous face riens car de iour en iour. Il fait
+conu'tir le paiis et tiegne q' a son poair. Il lev'a de voz gentes de
+la seint Michel la greigunure p'tie et navez ja p'sent officer a qi la
+people voille ore obeir p' la doute de Godefrey, si vous voillez
+avancer sicome vous poez veer q' busugne est et p'dela mettez tiel
+remede come vouz verrez q' bon s'ra, car les Engleis p'decea tiennent
+sa p'tie, et si ne feust l'esp'ance, q' iai de v're brieve venue Je
+vous envoiasse p'chemement aucune finance. Mon t'sredoute S^{r} n're
+Seign^{r} vous doint bone vie et longe, et vous ait en sa seincte
+garde, t'stre a seint benet les viij^{ne} iour docenb'r.
+
+V're Clerc
+
+ROB^{T}. PRITE.
+
+
+A DECLARATION OF BERNARD DU TROY, A GASCON GENTLEMAN, THAT HE WAS THE
+PERSON WHO TOOK KING JOHN OF FRANCE AT THE BATTLE OF POICTIERS.
+
+[_Lat. on vellum. Cottonian MSS. Caligula_ D. III. f. 74.]
+
+In Dei Nomine Amen. Uniu'si nouerint p' p'n'tes q' Anno d'ni mill'imo
+ccc^{mo}. sexsagesimo primo die p^{i}ma mens' Julij Indict'one
+xiiij^{a} pontificat' s'cissimi in xp'o p'ris et dni. d'ni Innocentij
+pp^{e}. sexti anno nono inpresentia not' et testiu' subsc'ptor'
+p'sonal'r constitut'. discretus vir Bernardus deu Troy scutifer de
+vasconia. licet infirm' corpore mente t'n sanus et intellectu. Corpus
+sac^{a}tissimu' ih'u x'p'i. q'd ut fidel' xp'ian' Recip'e volebat p'
+ei' Ai'e saluat'one in manu sacerdotis habens p'oc'lis in domo
+habitato'is sue London' in Carreria et Rop'ia verba dixit et p'tulit
+que sequntur. Carissimi d'ni. q' nil certius morte nec incertius hora
+mortis. Et quia tempus p'ic'losum est vt nulli lat'e possit Jus meu'.
+et cu'ctis notu' fiat. Dico Ego Bernardus deu troy p'd'cs cor' vob'
+om'ib'. q' in p'ic'lo Ai'e mee et p' sac^{m} corpus ih'u x'p'i q'd hic
+cor' om'ib' est sac^{a}tum et intendo Recip'e p' saluato'e mee Ai'e
+pecat^{i}cis. q' die belli de poitiers Ego cepi Rege' francie. et se
+m^{i} Reddidit Rex p'd'cs et meus ver' p^{i}sionarius est et null'
+ali' ius habet in eo p'ter me de Jure u'l Rato'ne. Et querelam q^{a}m
+cora' d'no n'ro Rege Anglie. Et ei' consilio a d'co bello cit^{a}
+p'sequt' sum sup' d'to Rege francie p^{i}sionario meo est bona et in
+ea ut Attemptaui et p'sequt' sum volo mori tanq^{a}m bona et iust'
+querela. Al' corpus ih'u xp'i sac^{a}tissimu' quod ut sup^{a} dixi ut
+fidel' xp'ian' p' salute Ai'e mee volo Recip'e sit ad dampnato'em mea'
+q'd deus euertat. Et Rogo d'nm Geraldum de tartasia d'nm de poyana
+milite' hic p'ntem Eo casu quo de hac infirmitate decederem q'
+querela' mea' aucdacter Recipiat tanq^{a}' bona' cont^{a} d'nm
+denisium de morbek milite' et q'mcu'que aliu' Jus meum sup' d'co Rege
+francie vero p^{i}sionario meo vsurpar' nitente'. qui cont^{a} deu' et
+Justicia'. me et Jus meu' absorbet. et p' falsas suggestiones. et
+cautelas vsq' inp'ntem die' impediuit et impedit mi' iuste et d'cam
+q'relam p'seq^{a}tur ad fine' et bellu' faciat si Judicet' sup' hoc
+sub p'ic'lo Ai'e mee qua' quide' q'rela' d'c's d'ns de poyana ibi p'ns
+p'seq'ndam et finiendam ac bellu' si Indicetur aut Indicaret' in se
+suscipiendum et faciend' p'misit et fide sua media stipulauit. Eo
+Aute' casu quo dict' d'ns de poyana nollet d'cam querelam p'sequi aut
+no' posset morte aut impedimento aliquo impedit'. volo Ego Bernardus
+deu troy p'd'cs q' peleg^{i}n' deu cause socius me' in Armis d'cam
+q'relam p'seqatur et finiat Ac bellu' Recipiat et faciat p' d'ca
+q'rela si iudicatu' fuit sub p'ic'lo Anime mee ut p'dixi de comodo
+aute' et finantia qd' p'ue'iat ex d'co Rege francie vero p^{i}sionar'
+meo sup' quo d'n'm n'r'm Rege' eius Ai'am et conscientia' onero, volo
+q' deductis expen' illi' qui p'seq't' si bellu' subseq^{a}tur exinde
+bellu' faciens Ecia' p'te, habeat duas alias p'tes inter hered' meos,
+peleg^{i}nu' deu canse, et socios qui in Armis erant socij mei d'ca
+die, Rat'onab'l'r diuidant' sicut ordinaret' Rat'onab'l'r et
+Reperiretur ip'os Jus habere. si aute' bellu' non subseq^{a}tur ex
+querela p'd'ca qd' absit. volo q' de comodo qd' p'ue'iat deductis
+expen' p'seq'ut' Recipiat ip'e p'sequens iuxta ei' conscientia'.
+Residu' ut sup^{a} dc'm est diuidat'. Sup' d'co tamen p'ficus et
+emolume'to conscienta' d'ci d'ni n'ri Regis onero ut p'dixi. Rogans et
+Req^{i}rens magr^{m} guill'm. de Wolneston'. et magr'm philipu' de
+London'. et alios notarios hic p'ntes q' sup' hiis om'ibus faciant et
+Recipiant. Vnu' duo v'l pl'a publica instr'a que concessim' agenda in
+f---- et testimoniu' p'missor'. Acta sunt hec sub anno indict'one
+pontificat' mense die ... sup^{a}d'cis. Test' Nobiles viri d'ni
+Oliueri' de Clisson. Guill'm' de mont agut Bartholomeus de borearhs
+---- Rob'rt' de holand' thomas de Ros. Joh'n's de br---- Joh'n's ----
+ccl' de london' Ber^{dus} de Brotas. ger^{dus} de menta R'ndus se
+---- ---- p---- a---- a---- Ber^{dus} de la quinnada petrus de brassas
+Ar^{dus} de ----
+
+ * * * * *
+
+P. 73. "And at the Tour hill they beheded maistre Simond Sudbury, than
+erchebisshop of Caunterbury and chaunceler of Englond; and frere
+Robert Hales priour of seynt Jones house, than tresorer of Engelond,"
+&c.
+
+The rebellion noticed in the text is so important an event in the
+history of England as well as of the Metropolis, that no apology can
+be required for the insertion of an inedited document in any degree
+connected with it. In the _Foedera_, tom. vii. are several
+proclamations on the same subject, and among them one tested at London
+on the 15^{th} June 1381, directed to the sheriff of Kent; but the
+following, dated at Chelmsford on the 5^{th} of July in that year, has
+never, it is believed, been printed. It appears from it that the
+rebels had asserted that they were supported by the king's authority;
+and His Majesty therefore, not merely denies the fact, but commands
+the earl of Warwick and the other persons in that county to whom the
+instrument is addressed, to use every possible effort to suppress the
+disturbance of the public peace, in places under their jurisdiction.
+
+
+COPIA PROCLAMATIONIS R. RICARDI II^{di} SUPER INSURRECTIONE JACK STRAW
+ET WAT TYLER.
+
+[_Cottonian MS. Caligula_ D. III. _super Membr._ f. 100.]
+
+Ricardus dei gr'a Rex Angl' et Franc' et Dominus Hib'n' dil'cis et
+fidelib' suis Thome Comiti Warr' Joh'i Buttourt Joh'i de Bermyngeham
+Henr' de Arden' Will'o de Clynton Militib' Rob'to Burgilon' et Joh'i
+Catesby: sal't'm Satis vob' et aliis ligeis n'r'is credimus esse
+cognitum qualit' q^{a}mplures malef'c'ores iam nouit' cont^{a} pacem
+n'ra' in diu'sis Com' regni n'ri Angl' in maximam turbaco'em fideliu'
+ligeor' n'ror' in diu'sis congregac'o'ib' et conuenticulis illicitis
+quasi hostilit' insurrexerunt ven'abilem p'rem Simonem nup' Archiep'm
+Cantuar' tocius Angl' Primatem Cancellar' n'r'm et fr'em Rob'tum de
+Hales nup' Priorem Hospitalis s'ci Joh'is Jer'l'm in Angl' Thes' n'r'm
+Joh'em Cauendish nup' Capitalem Justic' n'r'm et q^{a}mplures alios
+ligeos et s'uientes et fideles n'ros absq' culpa crudelit' occidendo
+arsuras incendia p'straco'es et varias alias destrucco'es eccl'iar'
+Man'ior' domor' rer' et aliar' possessionu' fideliu' ligeor' n'ror'
+enormit' et p'peram p'petrando Quia v'o malef'c'ores p'd'ci falso et
+mendacit' asseruerunt et affirmarunt ip'os mala homicidia et dampna
+p'd'ca ex n'ris auctoritate et voluntate fecisse et p'petrasse vt ip'i
+sic maliciam suam continuare valeant et de p'missis licet indigni
+cicius excusent' ad v'ram et alior fideliu' ligeor' n'ror' quor'cumq'
+volum' p'uenire noticiam quod p'missa mala homicidia et dampna
+quecunq' ex auctoritate et voluntate n'ris minime p'cesserunt neq'
+fiunt set exinde vehemencius contristati ea in n'r'm maximu' vitup'iu'
+et Corone n're p'iudiciu' et tocius regni n'ri dampnu' et turbac'o'em
+non modica redundare sentimus. Et ideo vob' sup' fide et ligeancia
+quib' nob' tenemini firmit' munigendo mandamus qd' p'sens mandatum
+n'r'm in singulis locis infra Com' Warr' tam infra lib'tates q^{a}m
+ext^{a} ubi melius expedire videritis ex p'te n'ra publice p'clamari
+et vlt'ius inhiberi fac' ne qui cuiuscumq' status seu condico'is
+fu'int infra Com' p'd'c'm seu alibi insurg'e seu congregaco'es vel
+conuenticula huiusmodi fac'e vel levare seu quicq^{a}m aliud
+attemptare seu p'curare p'sumant seu p'sumat aliquis eor' p' quod pax
+n'ra ibidem infringi aut populus n'r inquietari aut turbari pot'it sub
+forisf'cura vite et membror' et o'i'm alior' que nob' forisfac'e
+pot'unt in futur' Damus eciam vob' et cuil't v'r'm et quibuscumq'
+aliis fidelib' n'ris tenore p'senciu' potestatem et mandatum sp'ale
+quibuscumq' malef'corib' cont^{a} pacem n'ram et quietem p'p'li n'ri
+insurg'e seu huiusmodi congraco'es et conuenticula illicita fac'e
+volentib' modis om'ib' quib' melius pot'itis vel sciu'itis eciam si
+oporteat manu forti tanq^{a}m rebellib' et inimicis n'ris et tocius
+regni n'ri resistendi et que'l't ip'or' iuxta eor' dem'ita et
+discreco'es v'ras castigandi et puniendi et insurrecc'o'es et
+turbac'o'es quascumq'. si que ibidem quod absit fiant pacificandi et
+sedandi et om'ia alia faciendi et exequendi que conseruaco'em pacis
+n're et quietem p'p'li n'ri conc'nere pot'unt in Com' p'd'co et p'tib'
+eiusdem quibuscumq'. In cuius rei testimoniu' has l'ras n'ras fieri
+fecim' patentes T' me ip'o apud Chelmersford' quinto die Julij Anno R'
+n' quinto.
+
+p' ip'm Regem.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+In pp. 99-102, as well as in pp. 157-159, an account is given of Henry
+the Fifth's expedition into France in the year 1415, and of the battle
+of Agincourt. In the Harleian MS. N^{o} 565, from which the preceding
+Chronicle was transcribed, the following Poem occurs on the same
+subject, a correct copy of which has never been published, though at
+the end of Hearne's edition of Elmham's Life of Henry the Fifth, a
+poem is inserted so very similar to the annexed that it may be
+presumed to have been taken from another copy of the same. It is said
+to have been transcribed from the Cottonian MS. Vitellius D. XII.,
+which is not now extant: but upon collating this piece with the one
+printed by Hearne, it appears, after allowing for the various readings
+which frequently occur in different copies of an early poem, that many
+words were erroneously given by that zealous antiquary.
+Notwithstanding that it possesses but little claim to poetical merit,
+it is highly curious, from its being nearly if not quite contemporary
+with the events which it relates; for there can be no doubt of its
+having been a production of the prolific pen of that "drivelling
+monk," as he has been severely termed, the monk of Bury, John Lydgate,
+several of whose other pieces, from their presenting a faithful but
+rude picture of the manners and transactions of the times, are also
+inserted in this volume. The garrulous monk, in the article which is
+the subject of these remarks, particularly notices every circumstance
+in which the Mayor and Citizens of the Metropolis were concerned, and
+hence it is an appropriate illustration of a "CHRONICLE OF LONDON." It
+is worthy of observation, that the story of the tennis-balls having
+been sent as a satirical present from the Dauphin to Henry the Fifth,
+and to which Shakspeare alludes, is frequently mentioned in the poem,
+and furnishes the writer with several metaphors.
+
+ "_Ambass._ He therefore sends you, meeter for your spirit,
+ This tun of treasure; and, in lieu of this,
+ Desires you, let the dukedoms that you claim,
+ Hear no more of you--This the Dauphin speaks.
+
+ _K. Hen._ What treasure, uncle?
+
+ _Exeter._ Tennis-balls, my liege.
+
+ _K. Hen._ We are glad the Dauphin is so pleasant with us;
+ His present, and your pains, we thank you for:
+ When we have match'd our rackets to these balls,
+ We will in France, by God's grace, play a set,
+ Shall strike his father's crown into the hazard:
+ Tell him, he hath made a match with such a wrangler,
+ That all the courts of France will be disturb'd
+ With chaces....
+
+ And tell the pleasant prince,--this mock of his
+ Hath turn'd his balls to gun stones;[145] and his soul
+ Shall stand sore charged for the wasteful vengeance
+ That shall fly with them:"
+
+ _Henry the Fifth_, Act I. Scene II.
+
+[Footnote 145: Thus Lydgate, _infra_,
+
+ "For they shall play with Harflete,
+ A game at tynes, as y wene,
+ Mine engynes that bethe so kene
+ They shall be sett besyde this hill,
+ Over all Harflew that they may sene
+ For to loke if they play well;
+ Go we to game be Godys grace,
+ Myne children ben redy everych on
+ Every greet gonne that there was,
+ In his mouth he hadde a ston."
+
+But Shakspeare's expressions are still more similar to those of an
+inedited Chronicler of the period: "And whan the kyng had hard ther
+wordis and the answere of the dolphynne, he was wondre sore agreved
+and right evell assayd towarde the Frensshmen, and toward the kyng and
+the Dolphynne, and thought to avenge hym upon them as sone as Good
+wold send hym grace and myght, and anon lette make tenys ballis for
+the Dolpynne in all the hast that they myght be made; _and they were
+grete gonne stones for the Dolpynne to play wythall_." _Cottonian
+MSS._ _Claudius_ A. viii.]
+
+But besides the historical information with which the poem abounds,
+and which is corroborated by the best authorities, it cannot fail to
+be considered of much interest, from the description of the
+magnificent reception of the king into London, after his return from
+France.
+
+
+A POEM BY JOHN LYDGATE, MONK OF BURY, DESCRIBING THE EXPEDITION OF
+HENRY THE FIFTH INTO FRANCE IN 1415, THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT, AND THE
+KING'S RECEPTION INTO LONDON ON HIS RETURN.
+
+[_Harl. MSS._ 565.]
+
+God that all this world gan make
+And dyed for us on a tre,
+Save Ingelond for Mary sake,
+Sothfast God in Trinyte;
+And kepe oure kyng that is so free,
+That is gracious and good with all,
+And graunt hym evermore the gree,
+Curteys Crist oure kynge ryall.
+
+Oure kyng sente into France ful rathe,
+Hys bassatours bothe faire and free;
+His owne right for to have,
+That is, Gyan and Normande;
+He bad delyvre that his schulde be,
+All that oughte kyng Edward,
+Or ellys tell hym certeynle,
+He itt gette with dynt of swerd.
+_Wot ye right well that thus it was,
+Gloria tibi Trinitas._
+
+And than answerde the dolfyn bold
+To oure bassatours sone ageyn,
+Me thinke youre kyng he is nought old,
+No werrys for to maynteyn;
+Grete well youre kyng, he seyde, so yonge
+That is bothe gentill and small;
+A tonne of tenys ballys I shall hym sende,
+For to pleye hym with all.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+A dien Sire, seide oure lordis alle,
+For there they wolde no longer lende:
+They token there leve, bothe grete and smalle,
+And hom to Ingelond they gum wende;
+And thanne they sette the tale on ende,
+All that the Dolfyn to them gon say;
+I schal hym thanke thanne, seyde our kynge,
+Be the grace of God if that y may.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The kyng of Fraunce that is so old,
+Onto oure kyng he sente on hy,
+And prayde trews that he wolde hold
+For the love of seynt Mary.
+Oure Cherlys of Fraunce gret well, or ye wende,
+The Dolfyn prowed withinne his wall,
+Swyche tenys ballys I schal hym sende
+As schall tere the roof all of his all.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Oure kyng ordeyned with all his myght,
+For to amende that is amys,
+And that is all for Engelond ryght,
+To geten agen that scholde ben his;
+That is, al Normandie forsothe y wys,
+Be right of eritage he scholde it have,
+Therof he seith he wyll nought mys,
+Crist kepe his body sounde and save.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Oure kyng at Westmenster he lay,
+And his bretheren everych on;
+And other many lordes that is no nay,
+The kyng to them seyde anon,
+To Fraunce y thenke to take the way,
+Sires, he seyde, be swete seynt John;
+Of good counsaill y will yow pray,
+Wat is youre will what y shall don?
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The duk of Clarence, thanne seyd he,
+My lord it is my right full will,
+And other lordys right manye,
+We hold it right reson and skyll,
+To Fraunce we wolde yow redy bryng,
+With gladder will than we kon say.
+Gramercy, sires, seide our kyng,
+I schall yow qwyte if that y may.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+I warne yow he seyde bothe olde and yonge,
+Make yow redy withoughte delay;
+At Southampton to mete youre kynge,
+At Lammas on seynt Petrys day;
+Be the grace of God ant swete Mary
+Over the see y thenke to passe:
+The kyng let ordeyn sone in hy,
+What y mene ye knowe the casse.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+After anon, with right good chere,
+Hyse gret gonnys and engynes stronge,
+At London he schipped them alle in fere,
+And sone fro Westmenster then sprongye,
+With alle hyse lordys, sothe to saye:
+The mair was redy and mette hym there,
+With all the craftes in good araye,
+It is ful soth what nede to swere.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Heyl, comely kyng, the mair gan say,
+The grace of God now be with the,
+And speed the well in thy jornay,
+Almyghti God in Trinite,
+And graunt the evermore the degre,
+To felle thin enemys bothe nyght and day;
+Amen, seyde alle the comunalte,
+Graunt mercy, sire, oure kyng gan say.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+To seynt Poulys he held the way;
+He offred there full worthyly:
+Fro thens to the quen that same day,
+And tok his leve ful hendely;
+And thorugh out London thanne gan he ryde;
+To seynt George he com in hye,
+And there he offred that iche tyde,
+And other lordys that weren hym bye.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+And fro thens to Suhthampton, unto that strond,
+For sothe he wold no longer there dwell:
+XV hundryd shippys redy there he fond,
+With riche sayles and heye topcastell.
+Lordys of this lond, oure kyng gan there sell,
+For a milion of gold as y herd say,
+Therfore there truayle was quyte them full well,
+For they wolde a mad a queynte aray.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Therfore song it was wailaway;
+There lyvys they lost anon right in hast:
+And oure kyng with riall aray,
+To the se he past.
+And landyd in Normandye, at the water of Sayn,
+At the pyle of Ketecaus, the sothe y yow say,
+On oure lady even, the assumpcion, the thirdde yer of hys rayn,
+And boldely hys baner there he gan display.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+And to the town of Harflew there he tok the way,
+And mustred his meyne faire before the town,
+And many other lordys I dar well say,
+With baners brighte and many penoun:
+And there they pyght there tentys a down,
+That were embroudyd with armys gay;
+First, the kynges tente with the crown,
+And all othere lordes in good aray.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+My brother Clarence, oure kyng gan say,
+The tother syde shull ye kepe,
+With my doughter and hire maydyns gay,
+To wake the Frensshmen of there slepe.
+London he seyde shall with here mete,
+My gonnys shall lyn upon this grene,
+For they shall play with Harflete,
+A game at tynes as y wene.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Mine engynes that bethe so kene,
+They shull be sett be syde this hill,
+Over all Harflewe that they may sene,
+For to loke if they play well.
+Go we to game be Godys grace,
+Myne children ben redy everych on,
+Every greet gonne that there was,
+In his mouth he hadde a ston.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The Capteyn of Harflewe sone anon
+To oure kyne he sente on hy,
+To wyte what was his wille to don
+That he was come with his navy;
+Delivere me this toune, oure kyng gan say;
+Nay sire, he seyde, be seynt Denys;
+Thanne shall y it gete, if y may,
+Be the grace of God and myn devys.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Myne pleyers that y have hedyr brought,
+Their ballys beth of stonys round,
+Be the helpe of hym that me dere bought,
+They shall youre wall have to ground.
+The Frensshmen cried 'Amound,' 'Amound;'
+This toun, they seyde, us moste kepe.
+The kyng, seith he, will nought fro this ground
+Or he have yolde this toun Harflete.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Tenys seyde the grete gonne,
+How felawes go we to game,
+Among the houses of Harflewe roune,
+It dide the Frensshmen right gret grame;
+Fyftene before, seyd London, tho
+His ball wol faire he gan it throwe,
+That the stepyll of Harflete and bellys also,
+With his breth he dide down blowe.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+XXX^{ti} is myn, seyd Messagere,
+And smartly went his way;
+Ther wallys that were mad right sure,
+He brast them down the sothe to say.
+The kynges doughter, seyde here, how thei play,
+Herkenyth myne maydenys in this tyde;
+Fyve and forty that is no nay,
+The wallys wente doun on every syde.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The engynes seide, to longe we abyde,
+Let us gon to ben on assent;
+Wherevere that the ball gan glyde,
+The houses of Harflew they all to rent.
+An Englyssh man the bulwerk brent,
+Women cryed alas! that they were bore,
+The Frensshmen seide now be we shent,
+From us this toun now it is lore.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+It is best now that we therfore,
+That we beseche the kyng of grace,
+That he asayle us now no more,
+For to dystroye us in this place;
+For but the Dolfyn us reskewe,
+This toun to delivere wyl we sikerly,
+Messagers thei let make newe,
+And to the kyng they come in hy.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The lord Gaucourt certeynly,
+For he was capteyn in that place,
+And Gilliam Bocher com hym by,
+And othere also bothe more and lasse;
+To fore the kyng whan they com was,
+I wot they sette them on there kne;
+Heil comely kyng, thei seyde, in this plas,
+The grace of God now is with the.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Of trews we wolde beseche the,
+Unto it be Sounday atte non,
+And but it thanne reskewyd be,
+We shall to yow delyvere this toun:
+The kyng thanne seyde to them ful son
+I graunte you grace al this tyde,
+Somme of yow go forth anon,
+The remenaunt with me shall abyde.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The capteyn hied hym with al his myght,
+Unto Roon for to ryde,
+He wende the Dolfyn have founde there right
+But he was goon, durst he nought abyde.
+Of helpe the capteyn besowte that tyde,
+Harflew from us is lost for ay,
+The wallys ben doun on every syde,
+We may no longere it kepe, be God verray.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Of good counsaill I wolde yow pray,
+What is youre will what shall y don,
+Bataill us moste thene be Soneday,
+Or ellys delivere hym the toun.
+The lordys of Roon togydere gon rown,
+And bad he sholde the town up yelde,
+The kyng of Ingelond is fers as lyon,
+We wil noughte mete hym in the felde.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The capteyn went agen withoute lettyng,
+Before the kyng on kneys gan fall,
+Heyl, he seyde, comely kyng,
+Most worthy prynce in this world riall,
+Here y have brought yow the keyes alle,
+Of Harflew that faire toun,
+All is youre owne both towr and halle,
+At your will Lord and at your croun.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+I thanke God, thann eseyde oure kyng,
+And Mary his modir that is so fre;
+Myn uncle Dorset withoute lettyng,
+Capteyn of Harflewe schall ye be.
+And al that is in that toun,
+Wot stille shall abyde,
+To maken up that is adoun,
+That hath ben fellyd on every syde.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Meyne, I now shall with yow ride,
+To se the toun there overall,
+Wyff no child lett non abyde,
+But have them ought bothe grete and small;
+And let stuffe the toun overall,
+With Englysshmen thereinne to be.
+They left no Frenssh blod withinne the wall,
+But hadde all oute the comunalte.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Four hundred women and children men myght se,
+Whanne they wenten out sore gon they wepe;
+The grete gonnes engynes to the trewle,
+They were brought into Harflete,
+Oure kyng unto the castell yede,
+And restyd hym there as his will was
+Sire, he seyde, so God me spede
+To Caleys warde I thenke to pas
+_Wot ye right well that thus it was,
+Gloria tibi Trinitas._
+
+PASSUS SECUNDUS.
+
+Whanne Harflete was getyn, that ryall toun,
+Through the grace of God omnipotent;
+Oure kyng he made hym redy bown,
+And to Caleys ward full faire he went,
+My brother Clarence verament,
+Ye shall ryde al be my syde,
+My cosyn York ye take entent,
+For ye shall also this tyde.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+My cosyn Huntyngdon shall with me ryde,
+The erl of Suffolk that is so fre,
+The erl of Oxenford shall not abyde,
+He shall comen forth with his meyne,
+Sire Thomas Erpyngham, that nevere dide faille,
+And yit another so mote y thee,
+Sire John the knyght of Cornewaille,
+He dar abyde and that know yee.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Sire Gilbert Umfreville wil us avayle,
+The lord Clyfford so God me spede,
+Sire William Boucer that will not faille,
+They will us helpe when we hav nede.
+Toward Caleys full faire they yede,
+In the cuntrey of Picardie,
+And out of Normandie they gan ryde,
+Now Crist save all the cumpanye.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Our kyng rood forth, blessed he be,
+He sparid neither dale ne doun,
+Be townes grete, and castell hyghe,
+Til he com to the water of Som;
+The brigge the Frensshemen hadde drawe a doun,
+That over the water he myght nought ryde;
+Oure kyng made hym redy bown,
+And to the water of Turwyn he com that tyde.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Oure kyng rood forth thanne full good sped,
+Into the countrey of Turvyle,
+To Agyncourt now as he is ride,
+There as oure kyng dyd his bataile;
+Be the water of Swerdys withoute faile,
+The Frensshemen oure kyng thei did aspye,
+And there they thought him to asaile,
+All in that feld certeynlye.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The Frensshemen hadde oure kynge umbast
+With bataill strong on every syde;
+The duke of Orlions seyde in hast,
+The kyng of Ingelond with us shall byde;
+He gaf hym leve this way to ryde,
+Be God, me thenke, he was not wys,
+Therefore shall y now be hys gyde,
+Or that he come to strong Caleys.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The duke of Braban answerd then,
+And seyde, be God in Trinite
+Ther be so fewe of thise Inglysshmen
+I have no deynte them to se;
+Alas! he seyde, what nedith us alle
+To day so many for to comen here,
+XX^{ti} of us it will befalle
+Of them on prisonere.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The duk of Burbon sware be seynt Denys,
+And other lordes many on,
+We will goo pleye them at dys,
+The lordys of Ingelond everych on,
+Ther gentilmen seide, be swete seynt John.
+Ther archers be sold full fayr plente,
+And alle the beste bowemen ich on,
+All for a blank of oure mone.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+And thanne answerde the duke of Barrye,
+With wordes that were full mochell of pryde,
+Be God, he seyde, y wil not sparye,
+Over the Englysshmen y thenke to ryde;
+And if that they dar us abyde
+We shall overthrowe them alle in fere,
+Goo we and slee them in this tyde,
+And come hom agen to oure dynere.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Oure gracious kyng, that is so good,
+He batailyd hym ful rially;
+Stakes he hewe doun in a wood,
+Beforn our archers pyght them on hy;
+Oure ordynaunce the Frensshemen gan aspy,
+They that were ordeynyd for to ryde,
+They lighted doun with sorwe and cry,
+And on their feet their gon abyde.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The duke of York thanne full son
+Before oure kyng he fell on kne,
+My liege lord, graunt me a bon,
+For his love that on croys gan die,
+The fore ward this day that ye graunt me,
+To be before yow in this feld;
+Be myn baner sleyn wil y be,
+Or y will turne my backe, or me yelde.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Gramercy, cosyn, seyde our kyng,
+Thenk on the right of mery Ingelond;
+And thanne he gaff hym his blessyng,
+And bad the duke he sholde up stond;
+Crist, he seyde, that shop bothe sone and sonde,
+And art lord and kyng of myght,
+This day hold over me thin holy hond,
+And spede me well in al my right.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Help seynt George oure lady knyght,
+Seynt Edward that is so fre,
+Oure lady that art Godys modyr bright,
+And seynt Thomas of Caunterbure;
+He bad alle men blithe to be,
+And seyde, Felas, well shall we spede,
+Every man in his degre,
+I shall yow quyte full well youre mede.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Oure kyng seyde, Felas, what tyme of day?
+Sire, thei seyde, it is ner pryme:
+Go we anon to this jornay,
+Be the grace of God it is good tyme,
+For alle the seyntes that lyn in shryne,
+To God for us they be praieng;
+The religious of Ingelond all benynge,
+'Ora pro nobis' for us they syng.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The kyng knelyd doun in that stounde,
+And Englysshmen on every syde,
+And thries there kyssyd the grounde,
+And on there feet gon glyde:
+Crist, seyde the kyng, as y am thi knyght,
+This day me save for Ingelond sake,
+And lat nevere that good Reme for me be fright,
+Ne me on lyve this day be take.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Avaunt baner, withoute lettyng.
+Seynt George before avowe we hyme,
+The baner of the Trynyte forth ye bryng,
+And seynte Edward baner at this tyme;
+Over, he seyde, Lady Hevene Quene,
+Myn own baner with hire shall be;
+The Frensshman seyde al be dene,
+Seynt George all over oure kyng they se.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+They triumpyd up full meryly,
+The grete bataille togyder yede;
+Oure archiers shotte full hertyly,
+And made Frensshmen faste to blede;
+There arwes wente full good sped,
+Oure enemyes therwith doun gon falle,
+Thorugh bresplate, habirion, and bassonet yede,
+Slayn there were xj thousand on a rowe alle.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+Oure gracious kyng men myghte knowe,
+That day he faught withe his owne hond,
+He sparyd nother heigh no lowe,
+There was no man his dynt myght stond;
+There was nevere no kyng yit in this lond,
+That evere dyd better in a day,
+Therfore all Ingelond may synge oo song,
+'Laus Deo' we may well say.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The duk of Gloucestre, that is no nay,
+That day full worthyly he wroughte,
+On every syde he made good way,
+The Frensshemen faste to grounde he brought.
+The erl of Huntyngdon sparyd nought;
+The erl of Oxenford layd on all soo;
+The yonge erl of Devenshire he ne rought;
+The Frensshmen faste to grounde gan goo.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The duk of Orlions thanne was woo,
+That day was taken prisonere;
+The erl of Ewe he was also;
+The duke of Braband slayn was there;
+The duke of Barre fast hym by;
+The duke of Launson wente nevere away;
+Ne the erle Neverse certeynly,
+Ne many other lordes that y cannot say.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The erl of Rychemond certeynly,
+That day was taken in the feld;
+The erl of Vendue was right sory;
+And Sir Bursegaunt he gan hym yeld.
+And thus oure kyng conqueryd the feld,
+Through the grace of God omnipotent;
+He toke his prisoners yonge and olde,
+And faire to Caleys ward thanne he went:
+The yere of his regne the thridde this was.
+_Gloria tibi Trinitas._
+
+PASSUS TERCIUS.
+
+And there he restyd verrament,
+At his owne will whilys that it was,
+And shipped thanne in good entent,
+And at Dovorr landyd y ges;
+To Caunterbury full fair he past,
+And offered at Seynt Thomas shryne;
+Fro thens sone he rod in hast,
+To Eltham he cam in good tyme.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The Mayr of London was redy bown,
+With alle the craftes of that cite,
+Alle clothyd in red thorugh out the town,
+A semely sight it was to se:
+To the Blak heth thanne rod he,
+And spredde the way on every syde;
+XX^{ti} M^{l} men myght well se,
+Our comely kyng for to abyde.
+_Wot ye right well, &c._
+
+The kyng from Eltham sone he cam,
+Hyse presenors with hym dede brynge,
+And to the Blak heth ful sone he cam,
+He saw London withoughte lesynge;
+Heil, ryall London, seyde oure kyng,
+Crist the kepe evere from care;
+And thanne gaf it his blessyng,
+And praied to Crist that it well fare.
+
+The Mair hym mette with moche honour,
+With all the aldermen without lesyng;
+Heil, seyde the mair, the conquerour,
+The grace of God with the doth spryng;
+Heil duk, heil prynce, heil comely kyng,
+Most worthiest Lord undir Crist ryall,
+Heil rulere of Remes withoute lettyng,
+Heil flour of knyghts now over all.
+
+Here is come youre citee all,
+Yow to worchepe and to magnyfye,
+To welcome yow, bothe gret and small,
+With yow everemore to lyve and dye.
+Grauntmercy, Sires, oure kyng gan say;
+And toward London he gan ride;
+This was upon seynt Clementys day,
+They wolcomed hym on every syde.
+
+The lordes of Fraunce, thei gan say then,
+Ingelond is nought as we wen,
+It farith be these Englisshmen,
+As it doth be a swarm of ben;
+Ingland is like an hive withinne,
+There fleeres makith us full evell to wryng,
+Tho ben there arrowes sharpe and kene,
+Thorugh oure harneys they do us styng.
+
+To London brigge thanne rood oure kyng,
+The processions there they mette hym ryght,
+'Ave Rex Anglor,' their gan syng,
+'Flos mundi,' thei seyde, Goddys knyght.
+To London brigge whan he com ryght,
+Upon the gate ther stode on hy,
+A gyaunt that was full grym of syght,
+To teche the Frensshmen curtesye.
+
+And at the drawe brigge, that is faste by,
+To toures there were upright;
+An antelope and a lyon stondyng hym by,
+Above them seynt George oure lady knyght,
+Besyde hym many an angell bright,
+'Benedictus' thei gan synge,
+'Qui venit in nomine domin.' goddes knyght,
+'Gracia Dei' with yow doth sprynge.
+
+Into London thanne rood oure kyng,
+Full goodly there thei gonnen hym grete;
+Thorugh out the town thanne gonne they syng,
+For joy and merthe y yow behete;
+Men and women for joye they alle,
+Of his comyn thei weren so fayn,
+That the Condyd bothe grete and smalle,
+Ran wyn ich on as y herde sayn.
+
+The tour of Cornhill that is so shene,
+I may well say now as y knowe,
+It was full of Patriarkes alle be dene,
+'Cantate' thei songe upon a rowe;
+There bryddes thei gon down throwe,
+An hundred there flewe aboughte oure kyng,
+'Laus ejus' bothe hyghe and lowe
+'In ecclesia sanctorum' thei dyd syng.
+
+Unto the Chepe thanne rood oure kyng;
+To the Condyt whanne he com tho,
+The XII apostelys thei gon syng,
+'Benedict. anima domino'
+XII kynges there were on a rowe,
+They knelyd doun be on asent,
+And obles aboughte oure kyng gan throwe,
+And wolcomyd hym with good entent.
+
+The Cros in Chepe verrament,
+It was gret joy it for to beholde;
+It was araied full reverent,
+With a castell right as God wolde,
+With baners brighte beten with gold.
+And angelys senssyd hym that tyde;
+With besaunts riche many a fold,
+They strowed oure kyng on every syde.
+
+Virgynes out of the castell gon glyde,
+For joye of hym they were daunsyng,
+They knelyd a doun alle in that tyde,
+'Nowell,' 'Nowell,' alle thei gon syng.
+Unto Poules thanne rood oure kyng,
+XIIII bysshopes hym mette there right,
+The grete bellys thanne did they ryng,
+Upon his feet full faire he light.
+
+And to the heighe auter he went right,
+'Te Deum' for joye thanne thei gon syng;
+And there he offred to God almyght:
+And thanne to Westminster he wente withoute dwellyng.
+In xv wokes forsothe, he wroughte al this,
+Conquered Harfleu and Agincourt;
+Crist brynge there soules all to blys,
+That in that day were mort.
+
+Crist that is oure hevene kyng,
+His body and soule save and se;
+Now all Ingelond may say and syng,
+'Blyssyd mote be the Trinite,'
+This jornay have ye herd now alle be dene,
+The date of Crist I wot is was,
+A thousand foure hundred and fyftene.
+_Gloria tibi Trinitas._
+
+ Harflu fert Mauric Augincourt p'lia Crispin.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+P. 119. [A^{o} 10 Hen. VI.]--"John Welles, grocer, maior. This same
+yere, the xvj day of Decembre, G beynge the dominical lettre, kyng
+Herry the vj^{te} was crowned kyng of Fraunce at Parys, in the chirche
+of Notre Dame, with gret solempnite and rialte; and anoon after he
+turned ayen into Engelond, and landed at Dovorr the ix day of
+Feverer', and come to London the xxj day of the same month, where he
+was ryally resceyved, alle the craftes rydynge ayens hym, all in
+white."
+
+The following poem by Lydgate presents a very minute account of the
+manner in which the young monarch was received into London after his
+coronation as king of France, and of the pageant upon the occasion.
+Two copies exist in MS. in the British Museum; one in the Harleian MS.
+565, which has been literally transcribed; the other in the Cottonian
+MS. Julius B. II; and the variations between them will be found in the
+notes. About one third of this article, taken from the former of those
+MSS., is printed in Malcolm's London, vol. ii. p. 89, but it conveys a
+very imperfect idea of the whole composition; for not only has the
+orthography of the extract been modernized, but the most interesting
+descriptions do not occur. The annexed is therefore, it is presumed,
+the only correct copy which has ever been published, and it cannot
+fail to be deemed an exceedingly curious illustration of the passage
+in "The Chronicle," as well as of the manners of the period. Lydgate
+does not mention upon what day of the month the circumstance took
+place, but says that it was "upon a Thorsday" "toward the ende of
+wyndy Februarie:" and as the 21st of February in 1431 fell on a
+Thursday, there is little doubt that it was on that day that Henry
+entered London.
+
+
+"THE COMYNGE OF THE KYNG OUT OF FRAUNCE TO LONDON." BY JOHN LYDGATE
+"THE MONK OF BURY."
+
+[_Harleian MS._ 565, _and Cottonian MS. Julius_ B. II.]
+
+Toward the ende of wyndy Februarie,
+Whanne Phebus was in the fysshe roune,[146]
+Out of the signe which callyd is Aquarie,
+Newe kalendas were entred and begonne,
+Of Marches comyng, and the mery sonne,
+Upon a Thorsday shed[147] hys bemys bright
+Upon London, to make them glad and light.
+
+[Footnote 146: croune _in Cotton MS. Julius_ B. II.]
+
+[Footnote 147: shewed.]
+
+The stormy reynes[148] of alle there hevynesse,
+Were passyd away, and alle there[149] grevaunce,
+For the sixte Henry, rote of there gladnesse,
+Ther hertys joye, ther worldis suffissaunce,
+Be trewe assent[150] crownyd kyng of Fraunce;
+The even[151] rejoysyng the day of his repaire,
+Made at his comynge the wedir to be so faire.
+
+[Footnote 148: reyne.]
+
+[Footnote 149: there old.]
+
+[Footnote 150: dissent.]
+
+[Footnote 151: hevene.]
+
+A tyme, y trowe of God, for hym provydyd,
+In alle the hevenes there was no clowde sayne;
+From other daies that day was so devydyd,
+And fraunchisyd from mystys and from rayn;
+The erthe[152] attempred, the wyndes smothe and playne,
+The Citezeines thorugh out the Citee,
+Halwyd that day with gret solempnyte.
+
+[Footnote 152: eyre.]
+
+And lyk for David after his victorie,
+Rejoysyd was al Jerusalem,
+So this Cite with laude, pris, and glorie,
+For joye mustred lik the sonne bem,
+To geve ensample thorugh out this Reem;
+Al of assent who so can conceyve,
+There noble kyng were glad to resceyve.
+
+There clothyng was of colour ful covenable;
+The noble Mair clad in red velwet,
+The Shireves, the Aldermen, ful notable,
+In furryd clokes, the colour of scarlet;
+In statly wyse whanne they were met,
+Ich on were wel horsyd, and mad no delay,[153]
+But with there Maire rood forth in there way.
+
+[Footnote 153: Eche oon well horsed made no delay.]
+
+The Citezeyns ich on of the Citee,
+In there entent that they were pure and clene;
+Ches them of whit a ful faire lyvere,
+In evry craft as it was wel sene;
+To shewe the trowthe that they dede mene,
+Toward the kyng hadde mad them feithfully,
+In sundry devyses embrowdyd richely.
+
+And for to remembre of other alyens,
+First Geneweys, thorugh thei were strangers,
+Florantynys, and Venyciens,
+And Esterlyngs, clad[154] in there manere,
+Conveyd with seriaunts and othere officers,
+Statly horsyd, after the Mair ridyng,
+Passyd the subbarbes to mete with the kyng.
+
+[Footnote 154: gladde.]
+
+To the Blake heth whanne they dyd atteyne,
+The Mair of prudence in especialle,
+Made them hove in renges tweyne,
+A strete betwen ech party lik a walle,
+Alle clad in whit, and the most principalle,
+A fore in red, with the[155] Mair rydyng,
+Til tyme that he saw the kyng comyng;
+
+[Footnote 155: theire.]
+
+Thanne with his sporys, he tok his hors anone,
+That to beholde it was a noble sight,
+How lyk a man he to the kyng is gone,
+Right well cheryd of herte, glad, and light;
+Obeienge to hym, as hym ought of right:
+And after that he cunningly abraid,
+And to the kyng even thus he sayd;
+
+"Sovereigne lord and noble kyng, ye be wolcome out of youre rem of
+Fraunce, into this youre blessyd rem of Ingelond, and in especial unto
+youre most notable Citee of London, otherwise callyd youre chambre, we
+thankynge Almyghty[156] God of the good and gracious athenyng of youre
+crowne of Fraunce, besechynge of his mercyful grace to sende yow
+prosperite and many yeris, to the comfort of alle your lovyng pepill."
+
+[Footnote 156: _Omitted._]
+
+But for to tellen alle the circumstauncys,
+Of every thyng shewed in centencs,
+Noble devyses, diverse ordinauncys,
+Conveid be scripture with ful gret excellence;
+Al to declare, y have non eloquence,
+Therfore y pray to alle tho that it schal rede,[157]
+For to correcte where as they se nede.
+
+[Footnote 157: that shall yt rede.]
+
+First, whan they[158] passyd was the fabour,
+Entring the brigge of this noble town,[159]
+There was a peler reysyd lik a tour,
+And theron stod a sturdy champyone,
+Of look and chere, stern as a lyone;
+His swerd uprered, prowdly gan manace,
+Alle foreyn enemyes from the kyng to enchace;
+
+[Footnote 158: he.]
+
+[Footnote 159: citee.]
+
+And in defens of his estat riall,
+The geaunt wolde abyde ech aventure,
+And alle assautes that were marcyall,
+For his sake he proudly wolde endure;
+In tokenynge wher of, he hadde a long[160] scripture,
+On either syde declaryng his entent,
+Whiche sayde thus, be good avisement.
+
+[Footnote 160: _Omitted._]
+
+[Sidenote: Inimicos ejus induam confusione.]
+
+"Alle tho that ben enemys to the kyng,
+I schal them clothe with confucione;
+Make hym myghti be vertuos levyng,
+His mortall fou to oppressen and bere a downe,
+And hym to encresene as Cristes champione;
+Alle myschevys from hym to abrigge,
+With the grace of God, at the entryng of this[161] brigge."
+
+[Footnote 161: the.]
+
+Too antilopis stondyng on either syde,
+With the armes of Ingelond and of Fraunce,
+In token that God schall for hym provide,
+As he hath title be juste eneritaunce,
+To regne in pees, plente, and alle plesaunce;
+Cesyng of werre, that men myghte ryden and[162] gone,
+As trewe liegis, there hertys mad bothe oone.
+
+[Footnote 162: or.]
+
+Forthermore, so as the kyng gan ryde,
+Middes of the brigge there was a toure on lofte;
+The lord of lordes beynge ay his gyde,
+As he hath be and yit wil be ful ofte.
+The tour araied with velwetty softe,
+Clothys of gold, silk, and tapicerie,
+As apperteynyth to his regalye.
+
+And at his comyng, of excellent beaute,
+Benygne[163] of port, most womanly of chere,
+There issued out, empresses thre;
+There here displaied, as Phebus in his[164] spere,
+With crownettys of gold and stones clere;
+At whos out comyng thei gaf swyche a light,
+That the beholders were stonyed in there sight.
+
+[Footnote 163: beyng.]
+
+[Footnote 164: her.]
+
+[Sidenote: Nature.]
+
+[Sidenote: Grace.]
+
+The first of them was callyd[165] NATURE,
+As sche that hath undyr here demayne,
+Man, beest, and foul, and every creature,
+Withinne the bondys of here goldyn cheyne;[166]
+Eke hevene, and erthe, and every creature,[167]
+This empresse of custum doth enbrace:
+And next here com here suster callyd GRACE.
+
+[Footnote 165: called was.]
+
+[Footnote 166: _These lines are transposed._]
+
+[Footnote 167: _These lines are transposed._]
+
+Passyng famous, and of gret reverence,
+Most desyryd in alle regions;
+For where that evere shewith here presence,
+She bryngeth gladnes to citees and to townys.
+Of alle welle fare she halt[168] the possessionys,
+For y dar sey, prosperite in no place,
+No while abidith, but if there be grace.
+
+[Footnote 168: holdeth.]
+
+[Sidenote: Fortune.]
+
+In tokene that Grace shal[169] longe continue,
+Unto the kyng, she shewyd here ful benygne;
+And next here com the empresse FORTUNE,
+To hym aperyng with many a noble signe,
+And riall tokenys, to shew that he was digne,
+Of God disposyd as lust[170] ordeygne,
+Upon his hed to were crownes tweyne.
+
+[Footnote 169: shuld.]
+
+[Footnote 170: lyst.]
+
+[Sidenote: Natura Gracia et Fortuna.]
+
+These thre ladies, al of on entent,
+Thre goostly gyftes, hevynly, and devyne,
+Unto the kyng anon they dyd present;
+And to his hignesse they dyd anon enclyne,
+And what they weren pleynly to determyne;
+Grace gaf hym first at his comynge,
+Two riche gyftes, sciens and cunnynge.
+
+[Sidenote: Intende prospere procede et regna.]
+
+Nature gaf hym eke strengthe, and fayrnesse,
+For to be lovyd and dred of every wight;
+Fortune gaf hym eke prosperite, and richesse;
+With this scripture aperyng in ther sight,
+To hym applied of verey due right,
+"First undirstonde and wilfully procede,
+And longe to regne," the scripture seide in dede.
+
+This is to mene, who so undirstondith aright,
+Thow shalt be fortune have long prosperite;
+And be nature thow shalt have strengthe, and myght,
+Forth to procede in long felicite;
+And grace also hath grauntyd unto the,
+Vertuously longe in thi roiall citee,
+With septre and crowne to regne in equyte.
+
+On the right hand of these Empresses,
+Stode thir[171] maydenys verey celestialle;
+Like Phebus bemys shone there golden tresses,
+Upon there hedes ech havyng a crownalle,
+Of port and chere semyng immortalle:
+In sight transsendyng alle erthely creatures,
+So angelik they weren of there figures.
+
+[Footnote 171: sevyn.]
+
+Al clad in white, in tokene of clennesse,
+Liche pure virgynes as in there ententys,
+Schewynge outward an hevenly fresshe brightnesse;
+Stremyd with sonnys weren alle there garmentys,
+Aforne provyded for pure innocentys:
+Most colombyne of chere and of lokyng,
+Meekly roos up at the comyng of the kyng.
+
+They had on bawdrikes al on saphire hewe,
+Goynge outward gan the kyng salue,
+Hym presentyng with ther gyftes newe,
+Lik as thei[172] thought it was to them due;
+Whiche gostly giftes, here in ordre suwe,
+Down descendyng as silver dewe from hevene,
+Al grace includyd[173] withinne the giftes sewene.
+
+[Footnote 172: them.]
+
+[Footnote 173: include.]
+
+These riall giftes ben of vertu most
+Goostly corages, most soveraygnely delite,
+The[174] giftes callyd of the Holy Goost,
+Outward figuryd be seven dowys white;
+Seyenge[175] to hym, lik as clerkes write,
+"God the fulfille with intelligence
+And with a spirit of goostly sapience
+
+[Footnote 174: these.]
+
+[Footnote 175: And seyyng.]
+
+[Sidenote: Impleat te Deus sp'u sapiciencie et intellectus sp'u
+consilii et fortitudinis sciencie et pietatis et sp'u timoris Domin'.]
+
+God sende also to thi moost availe,
+The to preserve from alle hevynesse;
+A spirit of strenghthe, and of good counsaile,
+Of cunnyng, drede, pite, and of lownesse:"
+Thus thise ladies gan there gyftes dresse,
+Graciously at there out comyng,
+Be influence light upon the kyng.
+
+These Empresses hadde on there left syde,
+Othere vij virgines, pure and clene,
+Be attendaunce continually to abyde,
+Al clad in whit, smete ful of sterrers shene;
+And to declare what they wolde mene,
+Unto the kyng with fulle gret reverence,
+These weren there gyftes shortly in sentence;
+
+[Sidenote: Induat te Dominus corona glorie sceptro clemencie,[176]
+gladio iusticie,[177] pallio prudencie, scuto fidei, galea salutis, et
+vinculo pacis.]
+
+[Footnote 176: _Transposed._]
+
+[Footnote 177: _Transposed._]
+
+God the endue with a crowne of glorie;
+And with a[178] septre of clennesse and pite;
+And with a sheld of right,[179] and victorie;
+And with a mantel of prudence clad thow be;
+A sheld of feith for to defende the;
+An helm of helthe wrought to thin encres;
+Girt with a girdell of love and perfight pees.
+
+[Footnote 178: _Omitted._]
+
+[Footnote 179: swerde of might.]
+
+These vij virgynes of sight most hevenly,
+With herte, body, and handys reioysyng,
+And of there[180] cheres aperid murely,
+For the kynges gracious hom comyng;
+And for gladnesse they began to synge,
+Most angelik with hevenly armonye,
+This same roundelle which y shal now specifie.
+
+[Footnote 180: othir.]
+
+Soverayne lord, Wolcome to youre Citee;
+Wolcome oure joye, and oure hertys plesaunce;
+Wolcome oure gladnes, Wolcome oure suffisaunce;
+Wolcome, Wolcome, right Wolcome, mote ye be;
+Syngyng to fore thi riall mageste,
+We seye of herte, withoughten variaunce,
+Soverayn lord, Wolcome, Wolcome, oure[181] joye;
+
+[Footnote 181: ye be.]
+
+Meir, Citezeins, and al the Comonte,
+At youre hom comyng newe out of Fraunce,
+Be grace relevyd of al ther olde grevaunce,
+Syng this day with gret solempnyte.
+Thus resceyvyd, an esy paas rydyng,
+The kyng is entred into this Citee;
+And in Cornhull anon at his comynge,
+
+To do plesaunce to his mageste,
+A tabernacle surmontyng of beaute,
+There was ordeyned, be full fresshe entaille,
+Richely arraied with rialle apparaille;
+This tabernacle of moost magnyfycence,
+Was of this byldyng verrey imperiall,
+Mad for the lady callyd dame Sapience.
+
+[Sidenote: Septem sciencie liberales.]
+
+To for whos face moost statly and rialle,
+Were the vij sciences callyd liberalle;
+Rounde aboughte as makyd is memorie,
+Which never departyd from his[182] consistorie,
+Frist ther was Gramer, as y reherce can,
+Chef founder[183] and rote of al connyng,
+Whiche hadde afore here old Precian;
+
+[Footnote 182: hire.]
+
+[Footnote 183: founderesse.]
+
+And Logyk hadde afore here ek[184] stondyng,
+Aristotill so clerkly disputyng;
+And Retoryk hadde eke in her presence,
+Tullius, callyd myrrour of eloquence;
+And Musyk hadde royde of all discorde,
+Boice, here clerk, with hevenly armonye,
+And instrumentis al of on acorde;
+
+[Footnote 184: _Omitted._]
+
+For to practyse with sugryd melodye,
+He and his clerkes[185] there wittes dyd applye,
+With touche of strengys, on orgons we[186] playeng,
+There craft to shewe at the[187] comynge of oure kyng;
+And Arsmetrik, be castynge of nombrarie,
+Ches Pictogoras for here partye,
+Callyd chief clerk to governe here liberarie.
+
+[Footnote 185: scolars.]
+
+[Footnote 186: eke.]
+
+[Footnote 187: _Omitted._]
+
+Euclude tok mesures be craft of gemetrie,
+And al ther heighest[188] stod Astronomye;
+Albunisar last with here of vij^{e},
+With instrumentis that raught up into hevene;
+The chief princesse callyd dame Sapience,
+Hadde to fore here wrete[189] this scripture,
+Kynges, quod she, moost of excellence,
+
+[Footnote 188: alderhyhest.]
+
+[Footnote 189: writen.]
+
+[Sidenote: Per me Reges regnant et gloriam sapiencie possidebunt.]
+
+[Sidenote: Et nunc Reges intelligite et erudimini qui iudicatis
+terram.]
+
+Be me thei regne, and moost in joye endure,
+For thorugh myn helpe, and my besy cure,
+To encrese ther glorie and high renone,
+They shull of wisdome have ful possession.
+And in the front of this tabernacle,
+Sapiens, a scripture gan devyse,
+Able to be reed withoughten a spectacle,
+
+To yonge kynges seying in this wyse,
+Undirstondith and lernyth of the wyse,
+On right remembryng the highe lord to queme,
+Sith ye be juges other folk to deme;
+Forthermore the matir doth devyse.
+The kyng procedyng forth upon his way,
+Com to the Condyte mad in sercle wyse;
+
+[Sidenote: Domina misericord' a dextris et domina veritat' a sinistris
+et cum clemencia roborabit' thronus eius.]
+
+Whom to resceyve, ther was mad no delay,
+And myddys above in ful riche aray,
+There sat a child of beute procellyng,
+Middys of a[190] trone raid like a kyng,
+Whom to governe, there were assygned tweyne,
+A lady, Mercy, sat on his right syde;
+On his lefte honde yf y shall nought feyne,
+
+[Footnote 190: the.]
+
+[Sidenote: Misericordia et Veritas custodiunt Regem.]
+
+The lady Trouthe, his domys to provyde;
+The lady Clemence on loft dyd a byde,
+Of God ordeyned in the same place,
+The kynges throne strongly to enbrace;
+For be the sentence of prudent Salamon,
+Mercy and Right kepen every kyng,
+And Clemence kepit be reson,
+
+[Sidenote: Iudiciu' et Iusticiam.]
+
+His myghti throne from myschief and fallyng,
+And makith it strong with longe abydyng;
+For y dar say these ladies thre,
+A kyng preserve in long felicite.[191]
+Thanne stod afore[192] also[193] the sayd kyng,
+Two juges, with ful highe noblesse;
+Viij^{te} seriauntes ich on representyng;
+
+[Footnote 191: prosperytee.]
+
+[Footnote 192: _Transposed._]
+
+[Footnote 193: _Transposed._]
+
+[Sidenote: Honor Regis iudiciu' dilig^{t}. Deus iudiciu' tuum Regi da,
+et justiciam tuam filio Regis.]
+
+For comon profith doom and right wisnesse:
+Withe this scripture, whiche shalle expresse,[194]
+Honour of kyng is in every mannys sight,[195]
+Of comone custom lovyth equyte and right,
+Kyng Davyd wrot, the sawter berith witnes,
+Lord God, quod he, thi dome yif us[196] to the kyng,
+And yif thi trouthe, and thi right wysnes,
+
+[Footnote 194:
+
+ Honour of kyng which I shall expresse,
+ With this scripture in every manys sight.]
+
+[Footnote 195:
+
+ Honour of kyng which I shall expresse,
+ With this scripture in every manys sight.]
+
+[Footnote 196: _Omitted._]
+
+To the kynges sone here in his levynge,
+To us declaryng, as be ther wrightyng,
+That kynges, prynces, sholde aboughte hym drawe,
+Folk that ben trewe, and wel expert in lawe.
+The kyng forthe rydyng entred Chepe anone,
+A lusty place, a place of alle delitis,
+Com to the Condyte, wher as cristalle ston,
+
+[Sidenote: Thetis est dea aquar'.]
+
+[Sidenote: Bachus est deus vini.]
+
+The water ran, like welles of Paradys:
+The holsome licour, ful riche and of gret pris,
+Lik to the water of Archedeclyne,
+Whiche be meracle were turnyd to[197] wyn:
+Thetes, which that is of waters chief goddesse,
+Hadde of the wellys power non nor myght,
+For Bachus shewyd ther his fulsomnesse,
+
+[Footnote 197: into.]
+
+Of holsome wynes, to every maner wight:
+For wyn of nature makith hertys light,
+Wherfore Bachus, atte reverence of the kyng,
+Shedde out his plente at his hom comyng.
+Wyn is a lycour of[198] recreacione,
+That day presentyd in tokne of[199] gladnes,
+Into the kyngges famous highe renone,
+
+[Footnote 198: of grete.]
+
+[Footnote 199: of alle.]
+
+From[200] to exile al maner hevynes,
+For with his comyng, the dede berith witnes,
+Out of this[201] lond he put away al trowble,
+And made of newe oure joyes to be dowble.
+Eke at thise welles, there were virgines thre,
+Whiche drew[202] up[203] wynes of joye and of plesance;
+Mercy, and Grace, there ther sustre eke Pite,
+
+[Footnote 200: From us.]
+
+[Footnote 201: the.]
+
+[Footnote 202: _transposed._]
+
+[Footnote 203: _transposed._]
+
+Mercy mynystred wynes of attemperaunce;
+Grace shed here licour of good governaunce;
+And Pite preferryd with ful good foysone,
+Wynes of comfort and consolacione;
+The wyn of Mercy stanchith of[204] nature,
+The gredy thristes of cruelle hastynes;
+Grace with here licour cristallyn and pure,
+
+[Footnote 204: by.]
+
+Differith vengeaunce of furious wodnes,
+And Pite blemsyght the swerd of rightwysnes,
+Covenable welles, most holsome of savour,
+For to be tasted of every governour.
+O how thise wellys who so tok good hede,
+With there licours moost homsome to ataine,
+Afore devysyd notably in dede,
+
+For to accorde with the Mairis name,[205]
+Whiche be report of his worthy fame,
+That day was besy in all his governaunce,
+Unto the kyng for to done plesaunce.
+There were ek trees, with levys fresshe of hewe,
+Al tyme of the yer ful of frutes lade,
+Of colour hevenly and evere eliche newe.
+
+[Footnote 205: Nomen maioris Johannes Welles.]
+
+Orenges, almondys, and the pomegarnade,
+Lymons, dates, there colours fresh and glade,
+Pypyns, quynces, blaundrellys to disport,
+And the pom cedre, corageus to recomfort:
+Eke othere frutes, whiche that more comown be,
+Quenyngges, peches, costardes, and wardons,
+And othere manye ful faire and freshe to se.
+
+The pome water, and the gentil ricardouns,
+And agaynes hertes for mutegacions,[206]
+Damasyns, whiche with there tast delite,
+Ful gret plente bothe of blak and white.
+And besydes this gracious paradis,
+Al ioghe[207] and gladnesse for to multiplie,
+Two olde men, ful circumspect and wys,
+
+[Footnote 206: murtygacions.]
+
+[Footnote 207: joye.]
+
+[Sidenote: Nichil proficiat inimicus in eo Et filius iniquitatis non
+apponat nocere ei.]
+
+Ther did apere, like folkys faire:[208]
+The ton was Ennok, that[209] other Elye,
+The kyng presentyng ther gyftes ful notable;
+That God conferme his state ay to be stable,
+The firste seide, withe benynge chere,
+Gretly desyryng his prosperite,
+That non enemy have on hym powere,
+
+[Footnote 208: off feyre.]
+
+[Footnote 209: the.]
+
+[Sidenote: Dominus conservet eum vivificet eum et beatum faciet eum
+&c.]
+
+Nor no[210] child be fals inequyte,
+Perturble nevere his felicite;
+Thus old Ennok, the processe gan welle telle,
+And preid for the kyng as he rood be the welle.
+After Elias with his lokkes hore,
+Wel devoutly seyde,[211] lokyng on the kyng,
+God conserve the and kepe the evermore,
+
+[Footnote 210: Nor that no.]
+
+[Footnote 211: Seyd well devoutly.]
+
+[Sidenote: Haurietis aquas in gaudio de fontibus salvatoris.]
+
+And make hym blessyd in erthe here levyng,
+And preserve hym in al manere thyng,
+And special among kynges alle,
+In enemyes handes that he nevere falle.
+And at the[212] frontour of these welles clere,
+Ther was a scripture comendyng ther[213] licour;
+Ye shall drawe waters with good chere,
+
+[Footnote 212: _Omitted._]
+
+[Footnote 213: the.]
+
+Out of wellys of oure savyour,
+Whiche han vertu to curyne al langour,
+Be influence of ther grete swetnesse,
+Hertys avoidyng of al ther hevynesse.
+Than from thise welles of fulsome abundaunce;
+With ther licours as any cristalle clere,
+The kyng rood forthe with sobre continaunce,
+
+Toward a castell, beldyd[214] of jasper grene,
+Upon whos toures the sonne shone ful[215] shene;
+Ther clerly shewyd be notable remembraunce,
+The[216] kynges title of Ingelond and of Fraunce.
+To grene trees ther grew upright,
+From seynt Edward and from seynt Lowys,
+The roote etake,[217] palpable to the sight,
+
+[Footnote 214: bilt.]
+
+[Footnote 215: _Omitted._]
+
+[Footnote 216: This.]
+
+[Footnote 217: ytake.]
+
+Conveyd be[218] kynges of gret prys,
+Some bare lebardes, some bar flour de lys;
+In nowthir armes founde was ther no lak,
+Whiche the sixte Henry may now bere on his bak;
+The pedegre be iuste successione,
+As trewe cronycles trewly determyne,
+Unto the kyng is now descendyd down,
+
+[Footnote 218: Conveyd by lynes be &c.]
+
+From eyther party, right as any lyne:
+Upon whos hed now freshly done shyne,
+Two riche crownes, moost soverayne of plesaunce,
+To brynge in pees betwen Ingelond and Fraunce.
+Upon this castelle, on the tother syde,
+Ther was a tree, whiche sprang out of Jesse,
+Ordeyned of God ful longe to abyde,
+
+Davyd first[219] crownyd[220] for his humylyte,
+The braunches conveide, as men myghte se,
+Lynyally, and[221] the genelogye,
+To Crist J'hu, that was borne of Marie;
+And whi the Jesse was sett on that partye,
+This was the cause in especialle;
+For next to Powlys y dar well specyfie,
+
+[Footnote 219: _Transposed._]
+
+[Footnote 220: _Transposed._]
+
+[Footnote 221: Lynally and in, &c.]
+
+Is the party moost chief and principalle,
+Callyd of Londone, the chirche cathedralle,
+Whiche oughte of resone the devys for[222] to excuse,
+To alle tho that wolde agen it frowne or muse.
+And fro that castelle the kyng forth gan hym dresse,
+Toward Poules chief chirche of this citee;
+And at the[223] Conduyt he[224] light and a liknesse,
+
+[Footnote 222: _Omitted._]
+
+[Footnote 223: _Omitted._]
+
+[Footnote 224: _Omitted._]
+
+Indyvysyble mad of the Trinite,
+A throne compassyd of his riall se;
+Aboughte whiche shortly to conclude,
+Of hevenly angelles was[225] a gret multitude,
+To whom was gevyn a precept in scripture,
+Wreten in the front of the highe stage,
+That thei shuld do there besy cure,
+
+[Footnote 225: wern.]
+
+[Sidenote: Longitudinem dierum replebo eum et ostendam illi salutare
+meum.]
+
+To kepe the kyng sure[226] from al damage,
+In his lyf here, duryng alle his age,
+His highe renone to shyne,[227] and sprede[228] ferre,
+Of hise too remes to sese the mortall werre.
+And last was wreten in the frontours,
+I shall fulfille hym with yoye and abundaunce
+And with lengthe of many[229] holsom yers;
+
+[Footnote 226: _Omitted._]
+
+[Footnote 227: _Transposed._]
+
+[Footnote 228: _Transposed._]
+
+[Footnote 229: _Omitted._]
+
+And y shalle shewe hym my helthe[230] with al plesaunce,
+And of his lieges feithfull obeisaunce,
+Multiplie and encrese his lyne,
+And make his noblesse thorugh out[231] the world to shyne;
+Love of his peple, favour of alle strangers,
+In both hise remes, pees, reste, and unyte,
+Be influence of the nyne spers;
+
+[Footnote 230: helpe.]
+
+[Footnote 231: _Omitted._]
+
+Longe to contynue in his riall se,
+Grace to cherisshe the Mair and the Citee,
+Longe in his mynde to be conceyved,
+With how good will[232] that day he was resceyvyd.
+Comynge to Poules, there he light a down,
+Entred the chirche ful demure of chere,
+And there to mete hym with processione,
+
+[Footnote 232: Their good will &c.]
+
+Was the archebisshope and the chaunceler,
+Lincolne, and Bathe, of hol hert and entier,
+Salesbury, Norwych and Ely,
+In pontificall arayed richely;
+There was the bysshope of Rouchestre also,
+The deen of Poules, the chanons everyich on,
+Of dute as they oughte to do,
+
+On processione with the kyng to gone,
+And though y can nought reherce them on be one,
+Yit dar y seye in[233] there entent,
+To done ther dever ful trewly they ment;
+Lyk ther estates forthe thei gan precede,
+With observaunces longyng for a kyng,
+Solempnely gan hym conreye in dede,
+
+[Footnote 233: as in.]
+
+Up in to the chirche, with ful devout syngyng;
+And whanne he had mad his offryng,
+The Mair, the Citezeins, abood, and lefte hym nought,
+Unto Westmynster til thei hadde hym brought;
+Where, all the covent in copis richely,
+Mette with hym of custome as they ought;
+The abbot after moost solempnely,
+
+Among the relikes, the scripture[234] out he[235] sought,
+Of seynt Edward, and to the kyng he brought;
+Though it were longe, large, and of gret weighte,
+Yit on his shuldres the kyng bar it on heighte,
+In the mynstre, whiles alle the bellys ronge,
+Til that[236] he come to the heighe auter;
+And ful devoutly Te Deum there was songe.
+
+[Footnote 234: sceptre.]
+
+[Footnote 235: _Omitted._]
+
+[Footnote 236: _Omitted._]
+
+[Sidenote: Ex duabus arboribus viz s'c'i Edwardi et s'c'i Lodewyci.]
+
+And all[237] the peple, glad of look and cher,
+Thankynge[238] God with alle there hertys entier,
+To se there kyng with too crownes shyne,
+From too trees treuly fet the lyne:
+And aftyr this,[239] it ys verrey sothe,
+Unto his palys of kyngly apparaile,
+With his lordes the kyng anon forth goth,
+
+[Footnote 237: _Omitted._]
+
+[Footnote 238: Thanked.]
+
+[Footnote 239: That this is the, &c.]
+
+To take his reste after his travaile;
+And thanne of wysdom, whiche[240] may so moche availe,
+The Meir, the Citezeins, which al this[241] thing ded se,
+Be hom repaired in to there Citee.
+The Shirreves, the Aldermen in fere,
+The Satyrday alther next suyng,
+There Mair presentyd with all there hertes entere,
+
+[Footnote 240: that.]
+
+[Footnote 241: this dyd se.]
+
+Goodly to be resceyved of the kyng;
+And at Westmenster confermed there[242] a thyng,
+The Mair and they with ful hol entent,
+Unto the kyng a gyfte gan[243] present;
+The whiche gifte, thei goodly han disposyd,
+Tok an hamper of gold that shene shone;
+A thousand pound of gold ther inne closyd:[244]
+
+[Footnote 242: there askyng.]
+
+[Footnote 243: gan to.]
+
+[Footnote 244: yclosyd.]
+
+And there with alle to the kyng they gone,
+And fill on knees to fore hym everych on,
+Ful humbly the trouthe to devyse,
+And to the Kyng the Mair seide in this wyse;
+
+Moost cristen prince and noble kyng, the goode folke of youre moost
+notable Citee of London, other wyse callid[245] youre Chambre,
+besechyn in there moost lowly wyse they mow be recomaundyd to youre
+highnesse, and that it can like unto youre noble grace to resceyve
+this litel gyfte gevyne with as good a wille, trouthe,[246] and
+lounesse, as ever any gift was gevyn to any erthely prynce.
+
+[Footnote 245: cleped.]
+
+[Footnote 246: of trouthe.]
+
+[Sidenote: V'ba t'nslat'.]
+
+Be glad, O Londone, be glad ant make gret joye,
+Citee of Citees, of noblesse procellyng;
+In thi begynnyng called Newe Troye,
+For worthynesse thank God of all thing,
+Whiche hast this day resceyved so the[247] kyng,
+With many a signe and many an observaunce,
+To encrese thi name be newe remembraunce.
+
+[Footnote 247: thy.]
+
+Swyche joye was[248] in the consistorie,
+Mad for the tryumple with al the surpluage,
+Whan Cesar Julius com hom with his victorie,
+Ne for the conquest of Stepyon[249] in Cartage,
+As Londone made in every maner age,
+Out of Fraunce at his[250] hom comyng,
+In to this Citee of there noble kyng.
+
+[Footnote 248: was nevere.]
+
+[Footnote 249: Syprion.]
+
+[Footnote 250: the.]
+
+Of vij thinges y preyse this Citee;
+Of trewe menyng, and feithfull obeisaunce,[251]
+Of rightwysnesse, trouthe, and equyte,
+Of stabilnesse, ay kept in alegiaunce,
+And for of vertu, thou hast suche suffisaunce
+In this land here, and othere londes alle,
+The kynges Chaumbre, of custom men the calle.
+
+[Footnote 251: observaunce.]
+
+L'ENVOYE.
+
+O noble Meir, be it into[252] youre plesaunce,
+And unto[253] alle that duellithe in this Citee,
+On my rudenes and on myn ignoraunce,
+Of grace and mercy for to have pite,
+My symple makyng for to take at gre;
+Considere this that in the[254] moost lowly wyse,
+My wille were good for to do[255] servyse.
+
+[Footnote 252: unto.]
+
+[Footnote 253: to.]
+
+[Footnote 254: _Omitted._]
+
+[Footnote 255: for to do you servyse.]
+
+Here endith the makyng of the Comynge of the Kyng out of Fraunce to
+Londone, Be the monk of Bery.--_Deo gracias._[256]
+
+[Footnote 256: _This paragraph is omitted._]
+
+ * * * * *
+
+P. 139. A^{o} 36 Hen. VI. "In this yere was a grete watch in London,
+and al the gates kepte every nyght, and ij aldermen watchyng: and
+withynne a while after the kyng and lordes were accorded, and went a
+procession in Paulis."
+
+The temporary reconciliation between the adherents of the King and of
+the Duke of York, so briefly alluded to in the text, and which is best
+illustrated by the following extract from a contemporary letter,
+served, like every other event of his times, for the exercise of
+Lydgate's pen; but his description of it in the following ballad is
+infinitely more valuable from its historical accuracy, than its
+poetical merit. Of this article there are two copies extant; one in
+the Cottonian MS. Nero A. VI. and the other in the Cottonian MS.
+Vespasianus B. XVI.: the latter copy has been printed, though very
+erroneously, and with the orthography modernized, by Mr. Sharon
+Turner; but the former has not been before noticed. As they differ in
+some places from each other, and are very short, it has been thought
+advisable that both transcripts should be inserted.
+
+
+EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM JOHN BOKKING TO SIR JOHN FASTOLF: DATED ON
+THE WEDNESDAY AFTER MID LENT SUNDAY, _i.e._ 15 MARCH, 1457.
+
+[_Paston Letters_, vol. i. p. 154.]
+
+"Lyke it your maistership to wyte, that as for tidings, the Counsell
+is, the fornone, at the blake Frires, for the ease of resortyng of the
+Lordes that ar withinne the toun; and at afternon at the white Frirers
+in Fletstrete, for the Lordis with owte the town; and all things shall
+come to a good conclusion with God is grace; for the Kyng shall come
+hidre this weke, and the Quene also, as some men sayn, and my Lord Buk
+and Stafford with hire, and muche puple. My Lord of Caunterbury takith
+grete peyne up on hym daily, and will write unto yow the certeynte of
+suche tidings as falle; and shuld have doon or this tyme, saf for that
+he wolde knowe an ende of the mattre."
+
+
+UPON THE RECONCILIATION OF THE LORDS OF THE YORKIST FACTION WITH THE
+KYNG AND HIS ADHERENTS.
+
+[_Cottonian MS._ Nero A. VI.]
+
+Whan Charyte ys chosen with stats to stonde,
+Stedfast and styll, with oute distaunce,
+Then wreth may be exilid out of thys londe,
+And God oure gide to have governaunce;
+Wysdom and welthe with all plesaunce,
+May ryghtfulle reigne, and prosperite,
+For love hath underleyde wrethfull vengeaunce;
+Reioyse Enlond the lords acordid bee.
+
+Reioyse, and thonke God, and sorw no more,
+For now shal encrese thi consolacone;
+Oure enemes quake for drede ful sore,
+That pees ys made that was divisione,
+Whiche ys to them grete confusione,
+And to us joy and felicite;
+God hold them longe in every seasone,
+That Englond may reioyce, the concord and unite.
+
+Now ys sorw with shame fled yn to Fraunce,
+As a felon that hath forsworne thys lond;
+Love hath put owte malicius governaunce,
+In every place both fee and bonde;
+In Yorke, in Somersett, as y undyrstonde,
+In Warwikke also ys love and charite,
+In Salisbury eke, and yn Northumberlond,
+That every man may reioyce the concord and unite.
+
+Egremond,[257] and Clyfford,[258] and other forseyd,
+Ben sett yn the same opynyone;
+In every quartre love is thus leide,
+Grace and wisdome hath the dominacione;
+Awoke welth, and welk in thys regione,
+Rewnde abowte in towne and cite,
+And thonke them that brought it to thys conclusion;
+Reioyse Englond the concord and unite.
+
+[Footnote 257: Thomas Percy, third son of Henry 3rd earl of
+Northumberland. He was created Baron of Egremont 20th December 1449,
+and died in 1460.]
+
+[Footnote 258: Thomas Lord Clifford. He succeeded to his honours in
+1422, and died in 1454.]
+
+At Poules in London, with grete renowne,
+On oure Lady day the pes was wrought;
+The kyng, the quene, with lords many one,
+To worshyppe that virgine as they oght,
+Went a prosession, and sparyd right noght,
+In sight of alle the comonialte,
+In tokyn that love was in hert and thoght;
+Reioice Englond the concord and unite.
+
+There was by twene them lovely countenaunce,
+Whyche was grete yoy to alle that there were,
+That long tyme hadd ben in variaunce,
+As frynds for ever they went yn fere,
+They went togedre, and made good chere;
+O Fraunce and Bretayne, repent shall ye,
+For the bergeyne shalle ye bye fulle dere;
+Reioice Englond the concord and unite.
+
+Our sovereyn lord the kyng, God kepe alway,
+The quene and the bisshope of Canterbury,[259]
+And other that have labored to thys love day,
+God preserve them we pray hertly;
+And Londone for they fulle diligently,
+Kept the pees in trobull and in adversite;
+To brynge yn rest they labored ful treuly;
+Reioice Englond the peas and unite.
+
+[Footnote 259: Cardinal John Bourchier. He was translated from Ely to
+the Archiepiscopal see, on the 22nd April 1454, and died on the 30th
+March 1486.]
+
+Off thre things, y preys thys worshypfull Citee:
+The ferst, of trewe feythe that they owe to the kyng;
+The secounde, of love of eache comonialte;
+The thyrde, of good rule evermore kepyng;
+The whyche God mayntene ever long durynge,
+And save the Maire and all the hole Citee,
+And that ys amys brynge to amendyng,
+That Englond may reioice the pees and unite.
+
+
+IBID.
+
+[_From the Cottonian MS._ Vespasianus B. XVI.]
+
+Whan Charite is chosen with states to stonde,
+Stedfas and stille without distaunce,
+Than wrathe may be exiled out of this londe,
+And God oure gide to have the governaunce.
+
+Wisdom and wellthe with alle plesaunce,
+May rightful regne and prosperite,
+For love hath underlaide wrathful veniaunce;
+Reioise Anglond oure lordes acorded to be.
+
+Reiose and thanke God, for evermore;
+For now shal encrese thi consolacion,
+Oure enemyes quaken and dreden fulsore,
+That peas is made ther was division,
+
+Whiche to them is a gret confusion,
+And to us ioy and felicite;
+God hold them longe in every season:
+That Anglond may reioise concord and unite.
+
+Now is sorowe with shame fled in to Fraunce,
+As a felon that hath forsworn this londe;
+Love hath put out malicious governaunce,
+In every place bothe fre and bonde;
+
+In Yorke, in Somerset as I understonde,
+In Warrewik also is love and charite,
+In Sarisbury eke, and in Northumbrelande;
+That every man may reioise concord and unite.
+
+Egremown, and Clifford, with other forsaide,
+Ben set in the same opynyon;
+In every quarter love is thus laide,
+Grace and wisdom hath thus the dominacion:
+
+Awake Welthe, and walke in this region,
+Rounde aboute in toun and cite,
+And thanke them that brought hit to this concluson;
+Reioise Anglond to concorde and unite.
+
+At Poules in Londone, with gret renoun,
+On oure Ladi day in Lente this peas was wrought;
+The kinge, the quene, with lordes many oone,
+To worship that virgine as thei ought,
+
+Wenten a procession, and spariden right nought,
+In sighte of alle the comynalte,
+In token that love was in herte and thought;
+Reiose Anglond in concorde and unite.
+
+Ther was bytwyn them lovely contynaunce,
+Whiche was gret ioy to alle that ther were,
+That long tyme hadden be in variaunce;
+As frendes for ever that had be in fere,
+
+Thei wenten togeder, and made goud chere;
+France and Britayn repente shul thei,
+For the bargayn shul thei abye ful dere;
+Reiose Anglond in concorde and unite.
+
+Oure soveraigne lord kyng God kepe alwey,
+The quene, and the archbisshope of Canterbury,
+And the bisshop of Wynchestre chanceller of Anglond,
+And other that han labured to this love day.
+
+God preserve them we pray hertly,
+And London for thei ful diligently,
+Kepten the peas in trowbel and adversite,
+To bryng in reste thei labured ful truly;
+Reioise Anglond in concorde and unite.
+
+Of thre thynges I praise the worshipful Cite;
+The first, the true faithe that thei have to the kyng;
+The seconde, of love to the comynalte;
+The thrid, goud rule for evermore kepynge;
+
+The whiche God maynteyn evermore durynge,
+And save the Maier and alle the worthi Cite;
+And that is amys God brynge to amendynge,
+That Anglond may reioise to concord and unite.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+Neither of the ensuing articles, the whole of which are the production
+of the indefatigable Lydgate, can possibly be assigned to its proper
+date; and they are therefore arranged in the following order.
+
+1. _A Balade sent by a Poursyant to the Shirreves of London,
+acompanyed with theire Bretherne upon Mayes Daye, at Busshopes Wod, at
+an honurable Dyner, ech of them bringginge his Dysshe._
+
+This Ballad, which occurs in Ashmole's Collection of Manuscripts, is
+introduced from its having been addressed to the Sheriffs of London;
+but it contains little that is worthy of attention.
+
+2. _London Lickpenny._
+
+Of the numerous Ballads composed by 'The Monk of Bury,' this is
+perhaps the most curious and the best known; and, from its presenting
+a great deal of information relative to the Metropolis in the
+fifteenth century, it is of considerable interest. Two copies exist in
+MS. in the British Museum; one in the Harleian MS. 367, which is
+printed in Noorthouck's and Dr. Pugh's History of London, as well as
+in several other works; the other, in Stow's hand-writing, in the
+Harleian MS. 542: and as they differ very materially from each other,
+a copy of each is inserted. To this Ballad, it has been thought right
+to add another, by the same writer, which has never been before
+printed, on a very similar subject; namely,
+
+3. _Upon the Emptiness of his Purse,--_
+
+In which he treats this, perhaps the greatest of all human
+misfortunes, since it prevents the alleviation of almost all others,
+with singular address. The subject seems to have been a favourite one
+with our early poets; for there is a Ballad with nearly the same title
+by Chaucer; and another is printed in 'The Boke of St. Albans.'
+
+4. _On Forked Head Dresses._
+
+The head-dresses of females in the reign of Henry the Sixth closely
+resembled the _cauchoises_ still worn by those of Normandy; and which
+excited the displeasure of Dan John in so great a degree as to have
+induced him to invoke the aid of his Muse in effecting their
+abolition. It seems no subject escaped that eternal scribbler's
+attention; and if his abilities had equalled his disposition, he would
+probably have become the Juvenal of his age. Upon this occasion,
+however, he appears to have soared on rather a higher wing than usual;
+and the moral of his lay is the truism which has since been so
+beautifully expressed, that loveliness
+
+ "Is when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most."
+
+5. _On Fraudulent Millers and Bakers._
+
+This short Ballad would appear, from the following passage in Fabian's
+Chronicle, to have been written in the 15th of Edw. IV. A^{o} 1475, if
+it were not, that though the date of Lydgate's death has never been
+precisely ascertained, yet it is scarcely possible he could have lived
+to that year.
+
+"This yere this mayer [Robert Bassett] dyd sharpe correccion upon
+bakers, for makynge of lyght brede; in so moche thatt he sett dyverse
+upon the pillory," &c.
+
+A similar circumstance might however have occurred some years before,
+notwithstanding that it is not noticed by the writers of the period.
+
+
+A BALADE MADE BY LYDEGATE, SENT BY A POURSYANT TO THE SHIRREVES OF
+LONDON, ACOMPANYED WITH THEIRE BRETHERNE UPON MAYES DAYE, AT BUSSHOPES
+WOD, AT AN HONURABLE DYNER, ECHE OF THEM BRINGGINGE HIS DYSSHE.
+
+[_Ashmole's MSS. No._ 6943. _Vol._ 59. 2.]
+
+Mighty Flourra, goddes of freshe floures,
+Whiche clothed hast the soyle in lousty grene;
+Made buddes springe with his swete showres,
+By influence of the sonnes so sheene,
+To do plesaunce of entent ful clene,
+Unto the states whiche that now sitte here;
+Hath veere doune sent hir owen doughter dere,
+Making the vertue that dured in the roote,
+Called of clerkes, the vertue vegytable,
+For to trascend moste holsome and moste sweete,
+Into the crope this saysoun so greable.
+The bawmy lykour is so comendable,
+That it rejoythe with the fresshe moysture,
+Man, beeste, and foole, and every creature,
+Whiche hathe repressed, swaged, and bore doune,
+The grevous constreinte of the frostes heere;
+And caused foolis for joye of this saysonne,
+To cheese their mates, thane by natures loore,
+With al gladnesse theire courage to restore,
+Sitting on bowes fresshly nowe to synge,
+Veere for to save at his home comynge;
+Ful pleinly meninge in theire ermonye,
+Wynter is goone, whiche did hem gret peyne;
+And with theire sweete sugre melodye,
+Thanking Nature theire goddesse sovereyne,
+That they nowe have no mater to compleyne,
+Hem for to proygne every morowneynge,
+With lousty gladnesse at Phebus uprysinge;
+And to declare ye hys magnifysence,
+Howe vere inbringethe al felicytee,
+After wynter's mighty prevolence
+Avoydinge stormys of al adversytee.
+For shee hathe brought al prosperitee
+To alle the states of this regyoun,
+At his comynge to fore youre hye renoun,
+To the mighty prynces, the palme of theire victorie;
+And til knighthode nowe, she dothe presente
+Noblesse in armes, laude, honnour, and glorie;
+Pees to the people, in al hir best entente,
+With grace and mercy fully to consente,
+That provydence of hys discressioun,
+Avoyde discorde and al derysyoun.
+Wynter shal passe of hevynesse and trouble;
+Flowres shal springe of perfite charite;
+In hertes there shal be no meninge double;
+Buddes shal of trouthe and unytee;
+Plenty for to exyle duplicytee;
+Lordes to regne in theire noble puissance;
+The people obeye with feythful obeyssaunce;
+Of alle estates there shal bee oone ymage;
+And princes first shal ocupye the hede;
+And prudent juges to correcte outrages,
+Shal trespassours consteynen under drede,
+That innosentes in theire lowlyhede,
+As truwe comunes may bee theire socour,
+Truwly contune in theire faithful labour;
+And by the grace of oure lorde Jhesu,
+That holly chirche may have parseveraunce,
+Bee faythfull founde in al pertinaunce,
+Mayre, provost, shirreff, eche in his substaunce,
+And aldremen, whiche have the governaunce
+Over the people, by vertue may abyde,
+That noone oppression bee done to the pourayle.
+Thus as the people of prudent pollycye,
+Prynces of the right shal governe;
+The chirche preye; the juges justefye;
+And knighthode, manly, and prudently discerne,
+Til light of trouthe so clerely the lanterne,
+That rightewysnesse throughe this regyoune,
+Represse the darknesse of al extorcyoune.
+Thes be the tythinges wheeche that wee have brought:
+Troubles exylinge of wynters rude derknesse;
+Wherfore rejoye yowe in hert, wille, and thought;
+Somer shal folowe to yowe, of al gladnesse;
+And sithen she is mynistre of lustynesse,
+Let her be welcome to yowe at hir comyng;
+Sith she to yowe hathe brought so glad tythinge,
+The noble princesse of moste magnifisence,
+Qweene of al joye, of gladde suffisaunce,
+May I be nowe comen to youre hye excellence,
+Presenting yowe prosperous plesaunce,
+Of al welfare moste foulsome haboundaunce;
+As shee that hathe under hir demayne,
+Of floures fresshe, moste holsome, and sovereraine.
+
+L'ENVOYE TO ALLE THE STATES PRESENT.
+
+This Princesse hathe by favour of nature,
+Repared ageine that wynter hathe defade,
+And foolis loustely reviv----
+Theire lusty notes, and theire ermenye glade;
+And under braunches, under plesant shade,
+Rejoyssing theire with many swete odours,
+And Zepherus with many fresshe odours,
+Copirted fayre, with motleye whyte and rede,
+All hilles, pleynes, and lusty bankes grene,
+And made hir bawme to fleete in every mede;
+And fury Tytane shewe oute heer tresses sheene,
+And upon busshes, and hawthornes kene,
+The nightingale with plesant ermonye,
+Colde wynter stormes nowe she dothe defye.
+On Parnoso, the lusty Muses nyene,
+Citheera with hir sone nowe dwellis,
+This sayson singe, and theire notes tuwyne,
+Of poetrye, besyde the cristal wellis,
+Calyope the dytes of hem tellis;
+And Orpheus with hees stringes sharpe,
+Syngethe a roundell with his temperd herpe.
+Wherfore to alle estates here present,
+This plesant tyme, moste of lustynesse,
+May, is nowe comen to fore yowe of entent,
+To bringe yowe alle to joye and fresshnesse,
+Prosparitee, welfare, and al gladnesse;
+And al that may youre hyenesse qweerne and pleese,
+In any parte or doone youre hertes eese.
+
+
+LONDON LICPENYE.
+
+[_From the Copy in the Autograph of John Stow, in the Harleian MS._
+542, f. 102.]
+
+In London ther I was lent,
+I saw myselfe where trouthe shuld be ateynte;
+Fast to Westminstar ward I went,
+To a man of lawe to make my complaynt;
+I sayd for Maris love, that holy seynt,
+Have pity on the powre that would procede;
+I would gyve sylvar, but my purs is faynt,
+For lacke of money I may not spede.
+
+As I thrast thrughe out the thronge,
+Among them all my hode was gonn;
+Netheles I let not longe,
+To Kyngs benche tyll I come;
+Byfore a juge I knelyd anon,
+I prayd hym for Gods sake he would take hede;
+Full rewfully to hym I gan make my mone,
+For lacke of money I may not spede.
+
+Benethe hym set clerks a great rowt,
+Fast they writen by one assent;
+There stode up one and cryed round about,
+Richard, Robert, and one of Kent:
+I wist not wele what he ment,
+He cried so thike there indede,
+There were stronge theves shamed and shent,
+But they that laked money mowght not spede.
+
+Unto the Comon place y yowde thoo,
+Where sat one with a sylker houde;
+I dyd hym reverence as me ought to do;
+I tolde hym my case as well as I coude,
+And sayd all my goods by nowrd and by sowde,
+I am defrawdyd with great falshed;
+He would not geve me a momme of his mouthe,
+For lake of money I may not spede.
+
+Then I went me unto the Rollis,
+Before the clerks of the Chauncerie;
+There were many qui tollis,
+But I herd no man speke of me;
+Before them I knelyd upon my kne,
+Shewyd them myne evedence, and they began to reade.
+They seyde trewer thinge might there nevar be,
+But for lacke of money I may not spede.
+
+In Westminster hall I found one,
+Went in a longe gown of ray;
+I crowched and kneled before them anone,
+For Marys love of helpe I gan them pray;
+As he had be wrothe, he voyded away,
+Bakward his hand he gan me byd,
+I wot not what thow menest gan he say,
+Ley downe sylvar, or here thow may not spede.
+
+In all Westminstar hall I could find nevar a one,
+That for me would do, thowghe I shuld dye;
+Without the dores were Flemings grete woon;
+Upon me fast they gan to cry,
+And sayd, Mastar, what will ye cepen or by?
+Fine felt hatts, spectacles for to rede;
+Of this gay gere a great cawse why,
+For lake of money I might not spede.
+
+Then to Westminster gate y went,
+When the sone was at highe prime;
+Cokes to me, they toke good entent,
+Called me nere, for to dyne,
+And proferyd me good brede, ale, and wyne;
+A fayre clothe they began to sprede,
+Rybbes of beffe bothe fat and fine;
+But for lacke of money I might not spede.
+
+In to London I gan me hy;
+Of all the lond it bearethe the prise,
+Hot pescods, one gan cry,
+Strabery rype, and chery in the ryse;
+One bad me come nere and by some spice,
+Pepar, and saffron, they gan me bede,
+Clove, grayns, and flowre of rise;
+For lacke of money I might not spede.
+
+Then into Chepe I gan me drawne,
+Where I sawe stond moche people;
+One bad me come nere, and by fine cloth of lawne,
+Paris thred coton and umple;
+I seyd there upon I could no skyle,
+I am not wont there to in dede,
+One bad me by an hewre my hed to hele;
+For lake of money I might not spede.
+
+Then went I forth by London stone,
+Thrught out all Canywike strete;
+Drapors to me they called anone,
+Grete chepe of clothe they gan me hete;
+Then come ther one, and cried hot shepes fete;
+Risshes faire and grene, anothar began to grede,
+Bothe melwell and makarell I gran mete;
+But for lacke of money I myght not spede.
+
+Then I hied me into Est Chepe;
+One cries ribes of befe, and many a pie;
+Pewtar potts they clatteryd or a heape;
+Ther was harpe, pipe, and sawtry;
+Ye by cokke, nay by cokke, some began to cry;
+Some sang of Jenken and Julian, to get themselves mede;
+Ful fayne I wold hadd of that mynstralsie,
+But for lacke of money I cowld not spede.
+
+Into Cornhill anon I yede,
+Where is moche stolne gere amonge;
+I saw wher henge myne owne hode,
+That I had lost in Westminstar amonge the throng;
+Then I beheld it with lokes full longe,
+I kenned it as well as I dyd my crede,
+To be myne owne hode agayne; me thought it wrong,
+But for lacke of money I might not spede.
+
+Then came the Taverner, and toke me by the sleve,
+And seyd Ser, a pint of wyn would yow assay?
+Syr, qwod I, it may not greve,
+For a peny may do no more then it may:
+I dranke a pint, and therefore gan pay;
+Sore a hungred away I yede,
+For well London lykke peny for ones eye,
+For lake of money I may not spede.
+
+Then I hyed me to Byllingesgate,
+And cried wagge wagge gow hens;
+I praye a barge man, for Gods sake,
+That they would spare me myn expens;
+He sayde, ryse up, man, and get the hens,
+What menist thow, I will do on the no almes dede,
+Here scapeth no man byneth ij pens,
+For lacke of money I myght not spede.
+
+Then I conveyed me into Kent;
+For of the law would I medle no more,
+By caus no man to me would take entent,
+I dight me to the plowe even as I did before.
+Thus save London that in Bethelem was bore,
+And every trew man of law God graunt hymsels med,
+And they that be othar, God theyr state restore;
+For he that lacketh money with them he shall not spede.
+
+EXPLICIT LONDON LIKKE PENY.
+
+
+LONDON LYCKPENY.
+
+A BALLADE COMPYLED BY DAN JOHN LYDGATE MONKE OF BERY, ABOUT ---- YERES
+AGOE, AND NOW NEWLY OVERSENE AND AMENDED.
+
+[_Harleian MSS._ 367, f. 126, 127.]
+
+To London once, my stepps I bent,
+Where trouth in no wyse should be faynt:
+To Westmynster ward I forthwith went,
+To a man of law to make complaynt.
+I sayd, for Mary's love that holy saynt,
+Pity the poore that would proceede;
+But for lack of mony I cold not spede.
+
+And as I thrust the prese amonge,
+By froward chaunce my hood was gone;
+Yet for all that I stayd not longe,
+Tyll at the kynge bench I was come.
+Before the judge I kneled anon,
+And prayd hym for Gods sake to take heede;
+But for lack of money I myght not spede.
+
+Beneth them sat clarkes a great rout,
+Which fast dyd wryte by one assent;
+There stoode up one and cryed about,
+Rychard, Robert, and John of Kent;
+I wyst not wele what this man ment:
+He cryed so thycke there indede,
+But he that lackt mony myght not spede.
+
+Unto the common place I yode thoo,
+Where sat one with a sylken hoode;
+I dyd hym reverence, for I ought to do so,
+And told my case as well as I coud,
+How my goods were defrauded me by falshood.
+I gat not a mum of his mouth for my meed,
+And for lack of mony I myght not spede.
+
+Unto the Rolls I gat me from thence,
+Before the clarkes of the chauncerye,
+Where many I found earnyng of pence,
+But none at all once regarded mee:
+I gave them my playnt uppon my knee;
+They lyked it well when they had it reade,
+But lackyng mony I could not be sped.
+
+In Westmynster hall I found out one,
+Which went in a long gown of raye;
+I crouched and kneled before hym anon:
+For Maryes love, of help I hym praye.
+I wot not what thou meanest, gan he say;
+To get me thence he dyd me bede,
+For lack of mony I cold not speed.
+
+Within this hall, neithere ryche nor yett poor,
+Wold do for me ought, although I shold dye;
+Which seing, I gat me out of the doore,
+Where Flemynge began on me for to cry,
+Master, what will you copen or by,
+Fyne felt hatts, or spectacles to reede?
+Lay down your sylver, and here you may spede.
+
+Then to Westmynster gate I presently went,
+When the sonn was at hyghe pryme;
+Cokes to me, they tooke good entent,
+And profered me bread with ale and wyne,
+Rybbs of befe both fat and ful fyne;
+A fayre cloth they gan for to sprede,
+But wantyng mony I might not be speede.
+
+Then unto London I dyd me hye,
+Of all the land it beareth the pryse;
+Hot pescods one began to crye,
+Straberry rype, and cherryes in the ryse:
+One bad me come nere, and by some spyce,
+Peper, and sayforne, they gan me bede;
+But for lacke of money I myght not spede.
+
+Then to the Chepe I began me drawne,
+Where mutch people I sawe for to stande;
+One ofred me velvet, sylke, and lawne,
+An other he taketh me by the haunde,
+Here is Parys thred, the fynest in the launde.
+I never was used to such thyngs in dede,
+And wanting mony I myght not spede.
+
+Then went I forth by London stone,
+Throughout all Canwyke streete;
+Drapers mutch cloth me offred anone:
+Then comes me one, cryd hot shepes feete,
+One cryde makerell, ryshes grene, another gan greete,
+One bad me by a hood to cover my head;
+But fore want of mony I myght not be sped.
+
+Then I hyed me into Estchepe;
+One cryes rybbs of befe, and many a pye;
+Pewter potts they clattered on a heape,
+There was harpe, pype, and mynstrelsye;
+Yea by cock, nay by cock, some began crye,
+Some songe of Jenken and Julyan for there mede;
+But for lack of mony I myght not spede.
+
+Then into Cornhyll anon I yode,
+Where was much stolen gere amonge;
+I saw where honge myne owne hoode,
+That I had lost amonge the thronge;
+To by my own hood I thought it wronge,
+I knew it well as I dyd my crede;
+But for lack of mony I could not spede.
+
+The Taverner took mee by the sleve;
+Sir, sayth he, wyll you our wyne assay?
+I answerd, that can not mutch me greve,
+A peny can do no more than it may:
+I dranke a pynt, and for it dyd pay;
+Yet sore a hungerd from thence I yede,
+And wantyng my mony I cold not spede.
+
+Then hyed I me to Belyngsgate;
+And one cryed hoo, go we hence;
+I prayd a barge man for Gods sake,
+That he wold spare me my expence.
+Thou scapst not here, quod he, under ij pence,
+I lyst not yet bestow my almes dede:
+Thus lacking mony I could not speede.
+
+Then I convayed me into Kent;
+For of the law wold I meddle no more,
+Because no man to me tooke entent,
+I dyght me to do as I dyd before.
+Now Jesus that in Bethlem was bore,
+Save London, and send trew lawyers there mede,
+For who so wants mony with them shall not spede.
+
+EXPLICIT LONDON LYCKPENY.
+
+
+UPON THE EMPTINESS OF HIS PURSE:
+
+BY JOHN LYDGATE.
+
+[_Harleian MSS._ 2255, _f._ 45^{b}.]
+
+Riht myhty prynce, and it be your wille,
+Condescende leiser for to take,
+To seen the content of this litil bille,
+Which whan I wrot, myn hand I felte quake;
+Tokne of mornyng weryd clothys blake,
+Cause my purs was falle in gret rerage;
+Lynyng outward, his guttys wer out shake,
+Oonly for lak of plate, and of coignage.
+
+I souhte leechys for a restoratiff,
+In whom I fond no consolacione;
+Appotecaryes for a confortatiff;
+Dragge nor dya was noon in Bury tone,
+Botme of his stomak was tournyd up so done;
+A laxatif did hym so gret outrage,
+Made hym slendre by a consumpcione,
+Oonly for lak of plate, and of coignage.
+
+Ship was ther noon, nor seilis rede of hewe,
+The wynd froward to make hem ther to londe;
+The flood was passyd, and sodeynly of newe,
+A lowh ground ebbe was faste by the stronde;
+No maryneer durste take on honde,
+To caste an ankir for streihtnesse of passage,
+The custom skars, as fow may undirstonde,
+Oonly for lak of plate, and of coignage.
+
+Ther was no tokne sent done from the Tour,
+As any gossomer the countirpeys was liht,
+A fretyng etyk causyd his langour,
+By a cotidian which heeld hym day and nyht:
+Sol and Luna wer clypsyd of ther liht,
+Ther was no cros nor preent of no visage,
+His lynyng dirk, ther wer no platys briht,
+Oonly for lak, and scarsete of coignage.
+
+Harde to likke hony out of a marbil stoon,
+For ther is nouthir licour nor moisture;
+An ernest grote, whan it is dronke and goon,
+Bargeyn of marchauntys stant in aventure.
+My purs and I be callyd to the lure
+Off indigence, our stuff leyd in morgage;
+But ye, my lord, may al our soor recure,
+With a receyt of plate, and of coignage.
+
+Nat sugre plate maad by thappotecarye,
+Plate of briht metal yevith a mery sone,
+In Boklerys bury is noon such letuary;
+Gold is a cordial, gladdest confeccione,
+Ageyn etiques of oold consumpcione,
+Auru' potabile, for folk ferre ronne in age,
+In quynt essence best restauracione,
+With silver plate, enprentyd with coignage.
+
+O seely bille! why art thu nat ashamyd,
+So malapertly to shewe out thy constreynt;
+But povert hath so nyh thy tonne attamyd,
+That nichil habet is cause of thy compleynt.
+A drye tisyk makith oold men ful feynt;
+Reediest weye to renewe ther corage,
+Is a fresshe dragge of no spycis meynt,
+But of a briht plate, enpreentyd with coignage.
+
+Thu mayst afferme, as for thyn excus,
+Thy bareyn soyl is sool and solitarye;
+Of cros nor pyl ther is no reclus,
+Preent nor impressione in al thy seyntuarye.
+To conclude breefly, and nat tarye,
+Ther is no noyse herd in thyn hermytage;
+God sende soone a gladdere letuarye,
+With a cleer sone of plate, and of coignage.
+
+EX^{t}. Q^{d}. LYDGATE.
+
+
+ON FORKED HEAD DRESSES:
+
+BY JOHN LYDGATE.
+
+[_Harleian MSS._ 2255, f. 6.]
+
+Off God and kynde procedith al bewte:
+Crafft may shewe a foreyn apparence,
+But nature ay must have the sovereynte:
+Thyng countirfet hath noon existence,
+Twen gold and gossomer is gret difference;
+Trewe metal requerith noon allay,
+Unto purpoos by cleer experyence;
+Bewte wyl shewe, thouh hornes wer away.
+
+Riche attires of gold, and perre,
+Charbonclis, rubies of moost excellence,
+Shewe in dirknesse, liht wher so they be,
+By ther natural hevenly influence.
+Doubletys of glas yeve a gret evidence;
+Thyng contirfet wil faylen at assay:
+On this mateer concludyng in sentence,
+Bewte wyl shewe, thouh hornys wer away.
+
+Aleyn remembryth his compleynt, who lyst see
+In his book of famous eloquence;
+Clad al in floures and blosmys of a tree,
+He sawh Nature in hir moost excellence,
+Upon hir hed a keverchef of Valence,
+Noon othir richesse of countirfet array;
+T'exemplefye by kyndly providence,
+Bewte wil shewe, thouh hornys wer away.
+
+Famous poetys of antiquyte,
+In Grece and Troye, renoumyd of prudence,
+Wroot of queen Helene, and Penelope,
+Off Polyceene with hir chaast innocence:
+For wyves trewe calle Lucrece to presence,
+That they wer fayr, ther can no man sey nay;
+Kynde wrouht hem with so gret dilligence,
+Ther bewte couthe, hornys wer cast away.
+
+Clerkys recorde by gret auctorite,
+Hornys wer yove to beestys for diffence;
+A thyng contrary to femynyte,
+To be maad sturdy of resistence:
+But arche wyves egre in ther violence,
+Fers as tygre for to make affray,
+They have despyt ageyn conscience,
+Lyst nat of pryde, ther hornys cast away.
+
+L'ENVOYE.
+
+Noble Pryncessys, this litel shoort ditee,
+Rewdly compiled, lat it be noon offence,
+To your womanly merciful pitee,
+Thouh it be rad in your audience:
+Peysed ech thyng in your iust advertence,
+So it be no displesaunce to your pay,
+Undir support of your pacience,
+Yevyth example, hornys to cast away.
+
+Grettest of vertues is humylite,
+As Salomon seith, sone of sapience,
+Moost was accepted to the Deite.
+Takith heed heer of yeuyth, to this woord credence,
+How Maria, whiche hadde a premynence
+Above alle women, in Bedleem whan she lay,
+At Cristes birthe no cloth of gret dispence,
+She weryd a keverche, hornys wer cast away.
+
+Off birthe she was hihest of degre,
+To whom alle aungelis did obedience;
+Of David is lyne which sprang out of Jesse,
+In whom alle vertues by iust convenience,
+Maad stable in God, by goostly confidence:
+This roose of Jerycho, ther greuh noon suych in May,
+Poore in spirit, parfight in pacience,
+In whoom alle hornys of pryde wer put away.
+
+Moodir of J'hu, myrour of chastite,
+In woord nor thouht that nevir did offence,
+Trewe exemplaire of virginite,
+Heedspryng and welle of parfit contynence,
+Was nevir clerk, by rethoryk nor science
+Kowde alle hir vertues reherse to this day;
+Noble Pryncessys of meeke benyvolence,
+B'example of hir, your hornys cast away.
+
+
+ON FRAUDULENT MILLERS AND BAKERS.
+
+[_Harleian MSS._ 2255.]
+
+Put out his hed lyst nat for to dare,
+But lyk a man upon that tour to abyde,
+For cast of eggys wil not conys spare,
+Tyl he be quaylled body, bak, and syde;
+His heed endooryd, and of verray pryde,
+Put out his armys, shewith abrood his face,
+The fenestrallys be made for hym so wyde,
+Cleymyth to been a capteyn of that place.
+
+The bastyle longith of verray dewe ryght,
+To fals bakerys it is trewe herytage;
+Severelle to them, this knoweth every wight,
+Be kynde assyngned for ther sittyng stage,
+Wheer they may freely shewe out ther visage,
+Whan they take oonys there possessione,
+Owthir in youthe or in myddyl age,
+Men doon hem wrong yif they take hym done.
+
+Let mellerys and bakerys gadre hem a gilde,
+And alle of assent make a fraternite;
+Undir the pillory a litil chapell bylde,
+The place amorteyse and purchase liberte,
+For alle thoo that of ther noumbre be;
+Whatevir it coost afftir that they wende,
+They may cleyme be just auctorite,
+Upon that bastile to make an ende.
+
+EXP^{t}. Q' LYDGATE.
+
+
+THE END.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+LONDON:
+
+PRINTED BY RICHARD TAYLOR.
+
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