[Transcriber's Notes:

_About this book. _ Although the title indicates that the Chroniclebegins in 1089, it actually begins in 1189 with the reign of RichardI, and ends in 1483 with the death of Edward IV. It is based on twomanuscripts, now in the British Library, written by anonymous scribesin the 15th Century. It recounts events not only in the City ofLondon--such as the elections of Mayors and Sheriffs--but also in theBritish Isles and France, covering battles, coronations, births anddeaths of prominent people, tempests, earthquakes, plagues, and othernoteworthy occurrences. 

The Chronicle was first published in 1827, in a limited edition of 250copies, with copious notes and an extensive section of illustrativedocuments. Although the editors of the 1827 edition are not named, theBritish Library catalogue identifies them as Sir Nicholas HarrisNicolas, G. C. M. G. , and Edward Tyrrell (whose signature appears at theend 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 editionat the Internet Archive, www. Archive. Org. 

_Orthography. _ The Chronicle section is written in 15th-CenturyEnglish. The original spelling, punctuation, capitalization, andhyphenation 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 acarat, 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 uniquepage headers indicating the name of the monarch and the years coveredon that page, e. G. , REX HENRICUS T'CIUS [1238-1242]. These have beenretained in this e-book and inserted in the appropriate chronologicalplace. 

The original contains numerous sidenotes. In the Chronicle section, sidenotes marked with an asterisk were added by the editors and arehere treated as footnotes. Otherwise, sidenotes are marked as such andhave been moved above the paragraph to which they refer. Where aparagraph is very long, as in the documents at the end of the Notessection, the sidenotes have been placed above the lines to which theyrefer. ]

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 OFPUBLIC EVENTS, OR OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE METROPOLIS. 

LONDON:

PRINTED FORLONGMAN, 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 theHarleian M. S. 565, fol. 37. 

_J. Shuttleworth & Co. Lithog^{rs}. 28 Poultry. _]

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COMMON COUNCILOF THE CITY OF LONDON. 

This Volume presents to your notice an early Chronicle of the greatMetropolis over which you preside. 

The rising taste for literature, and particularly that part of itrelating to the History of your ancient City, which has lately beenevinced by you in the formation of a Library, as well as in theprivate Collections made by several of your members on the samesubject, 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 andimportant documents taken from the Archives of your Corporation;--theygive a faint idea of the valuable historical information contained inyour Records; and it may be hoped that these specimens will induce youto follow the example set by the Great Council of the Nation inprinting the Parliamentary Records, and that at no very distant periodmeasures may be taken for the publication of such of the documents inyour possession as will illustrate the History of England, and of theCity of London. 

[Illustration: [signature] E^{d. } Tyrrell. ]

London, February 1827. 

PREFACE. 

The present period is so distinguished for historical research, thatthe publication of an English Chronicle, written in the fifteenthcentury, will not it is presumed require any other prefatory remarksto recommend it to attention, than a brief account of the MSS. Fromwhich it has been transcribed. Two copies are extant in the BritishMuseum; the one in the Harleian MS. 565, the other in the CottonianMS. Julius B. I. And the material variations between them are eitheralluded 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 othertranscript, which is in a much later hand, is continued to the deathof Edward the Fourth, Anno 1483, though after the accession of thatmonarch the narrative is barren and unsatisfactory. It may thereforebe inferred that the original compiler did not survive the death ofHenry the Sixth, and that the continuation was by another person. Withthe events of that period the writer is consequently to be deemedcontemporary; and all which he relates of the reigns of Henry theFourth, Fifth, and Sixth, are peculiarly deserving of notice; for somecurious facts are mentioned, many of which have never, it isbelieved, been so fully detailed, even if they were previously known;whilst of earlier times his statements are as worthy of credit asthose of other Chroniclers who did not live in the ages of which theyrespectively treat. 

This volume is called "A CHRONICLE OF LONDON" in the title-page, fromthe author having so particularly confined himself to the Metropolis;and still more, because he has, like his successor Fabian, commencedeach year with the election of the Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of London, whose names are uniformly recorded, but unfortunately no clue existsby 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 avaluable addition; and the laudable avidity evinced by theCorporation, under whose patronage it appears, as well as by numerousnatives of the metropolis, to possess every work relating to its earlyhistory, justifies the hope that by them at least it will befavourably received. 

Towards the end of the volume the following ILLUSTRATIONS areintroduced, the most important of which have, with the obligingpermission of Henry Woodthorpe, Esq. The Town Clerk, been copied fromthe 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 theyrelate, and the greater part of them are for the first time printed;whilst the few that have been before published, are inserted eitherbecause more correct copies have been discovered, or because they areso intimately connected with some of the others that they could notwith 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 andCustoms of the Metropolis, their appearance in this volume cannotfail, it is hoped, to be acceptable to those who are interested in theearly 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 FUITAPUD 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 theJewes that myghte be founden weren for the moste partie slayne andbrent. And in this yere began the ordre of seynt Tonyes in Pruce. Inthat yere in the monthe of Decembre cam kyng William of Scotlande toCaunterbury 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 toJerusalem. 

Custodes. --John Herlyonn. Anno secundo. Roger le Duke. 

This yere the emperor Frederyk deyde in his goynge to Jerusalem; andin this yere began the orde of oure lady in Pruce, that is to sey inthe 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 ofCoventry and put yn seculer chanons. ]

This yere the kyng with many lordes of Engelond wente over the see into the holy land and toke the strong citee of Acres and killed manyeSarasygnes. And in this yere Hugo Nonant bysshopp of Coventre andLychefelde, thanne beynge the popes legat, putte out alle the monkesof 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 sameile 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 theduke of Ostrich and brought to the emperor, and there he wasemprysoned and afterward raunsoned at an c m^{l}' li', whiche somme topay everych other chalys in Engelond was broken and coyned intomoneye, and the monkes of Cisteux' solden there bookes for to paye thekynges 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 ofNotynghame, and disherited John his brother. And the same yere kyngRicharde was crowned ayeyne at Westm'. And in the same yere anheretyke called with the longe berd was drawen and hanged for heresyeand 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 theordre of Trynyte. The same yere deyde pope Celestyne; and thannesucceded Innocent. And in this yere kyng Richard seiled over the seeinto 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 inFrance. ]

[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 schotof a venemed quarelle in the heed. Neverthelees or he deyde thecastell was wonne and his body setthe entered at Pount Ebrarde withhys fadir Henry the secounde. Whan the kyng Richard was thus hurt, with his owne hand he pulled out the quarelle, and anon the wonderancled; and whan the kyng wyste that his wounde was dedly, hecomaunded anoone his peple scharply assawte the town, and so it waswonne: and the kyng dede his will with them that were withinne: amongothere he lete comaunde hym to be brought before hym that schotte thatquarrelle; and whanne he cam the kyng asked his name. Sire, seide he, my name is Bertram Gordone. Wherfore, seide the kyng, have ye sclayneme? dede y yow ever ony harme? Nay, sire, q'd Bertram; but, sire, withyoure owne hond ye sclowe my fadir and my brothir, the whiche y havequytte yow. Now thanne, q'd the kyng, he that deyde for us on thecrosse he save us from helle, he foryef yow my deth, and y foryef ityow. And the kyng comaunded hym an hundred schillynges of silver, andchargyd upon lyf and membre that no man schulde dow hym non harme:natheless certeyn persones of the kynges hous sued after hym and sclowhym after his departyng. And so kyng Richard obite is the vj day ofApril. 

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NOMINA COSTODUM TEMPORE REGIS JOH'IS QUI CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' INDIE 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 hetoke 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 theclergye the stynte of every chirche in Engelond for to conquere ayenNormandye and Angoye. And in this yere deyde Huberd erchebisshop ofCaunterbury; and thanne the priour and the covent of Caunterburychosen in there chapytre hous the noble clerk Stephen of Langeton, ayens the kynges will, whome the pope sacred at Viterke. And this yeredeide 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 thatwere chosene xxxv men whiche were sworne to holde and mayntene withthe 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 therebilles. ]

In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}'ccij, there fallen grete reynes, andhailstones as gret as an ey medlyd with reyn, where thorugh trees, vines, cornes, al manner frutes were moche distroied; and the peplewere sore abaysshed, for there were seyn foules fleynge in the eyreberynge in there billes brennyng coles, whiche brenden manye houses. And in this yere Engelond and Walys were enterdited, and stood so vjyere 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 worthxxv _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 ordrebegan. A gret wynt' and long durynge. ]

In this yere were seyn at oones too fulle mones in the firmament. Andin this yere of oure lord a m^{l}'cciiij began the ordre of FrereP'chours, in the cuntre of Tholomeis, undir duke Domynyk. Also in thisyere was a strong wynter and an hard, fro the circumcisione of ourelord 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 ofLondon, 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 outEngelond. Also in this yere was born Herry the kynges sone; and inthis 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 Overeyewas that yere begonne. 

Id'm maior. Petrus Josne. Anno xi^{o}. Will'm' Elande. 

[Sidenote: The cessyng of the enterdytyng of this land. London briggewas 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 tomake. 

Id'm maior. Adam Whateley. Anno xii^{o}. Stephen le Grace. 

In this yere an eretyk was brent for eresye, the whiche be craftquenchyd 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 Engelondwith manye Frensshmen, whiche dede moche harme in the reaume or theywenten home; and the kyng wente with his hoost to Berham Downe. And inthis yere, on seyn Benettes day, Southwerk, Londone brigge, and themoost 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 FrereMenours. And in this yere, in the fest of Gordiam in Septembre, thebarons entred the citee of Londone, and strong werre was betwen thekyng and the lordes: and Rog' Fitz Aleyn, maire, was discharged of hismeiralte 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 atWestm'. 

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NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REGIS HENR' T'CIJ, QUICORONATUS FUIT APUD GLOUCESTR' IN DIE S'C'OR' SIMONIS ET JUDE ANNOD'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 manyeFrensshemen as he was comynge into Engelond ward, for to helpe Lowysthe kynges sone of Fraunce, was taken in the see be Hubert of Burghand the V portes; and Eustache heed was smeten of, and the schippesdrowned. 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. _ Andin this yere seynt Thomas of Canterbury was translated the l yereafter his martirdome. 

Id'm maior. Ric' Wymbulden. Anno iiij^{to}. John Vyell. 

This yere the kyng was crowned ayeyn at Westminster, and Hubert ofBurgh 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 whichwhanne he wente to bataile to fyghte with Godes enemyes he hadde acroos boren before hym, whiche crosse seynt Eleyne made of the crossethat Cryst deyde upon; and there was an Englyssh prest that tyme withhym that was called S^{r}. Hughe, and he was borne in Norfolke, thewhiche preest broughte the same crosse to Bromholm in Norfolke. Alsoin this yere the plees of the crowne were pletyd in the tour ofLondon. Also in this yere was the castell of Bedford beseged, whicheendured fro the ascencione of oure lord unto the assumpcion of ourelady; at whiche day be greet crafte and strong assaught it was wonneand distroid: and sithe it was not beldyd ayeyne because it was rebellto the kyng. Also in this yere began the ordre of Frere Carmes. Alsoin this yere upon seynt Lukes day there blew a gret wynd out of thenorth, whiche caste doune manye houses, steples and torrettes ofchirches, and turned up so downe trees in wodes and in orchardes, atwhiche tyme fyry dragons and wykkes spirytes grete noumbre were seynopenly fleyng in the eyre. 

[Footnote 3: _Sic in the Harl. MS. , and_ m^{l}ij^{c}xxiij _in theCotton MS. _]

Id'm maior. Ric' Reng'. Anno vi^{to}. Th' Lambard. 

This yere a gret discencione aros in London be empechement of WalterBokerell, so that Constantyne Fitz Arnulf the morwe aftere oure ladydaye, the assumpcion, was drawe and hanged. And in this yere the kyngwas 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 am^{l}ccxxiiij, in the feste of seynt Bertylmewe the apostell, theordre of Frere Menours[4] cam ferst into Engelond. Also in this yere aman of Alderbery feyned hym Cryst, whiche was brought to Oxon', andthere 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 ofLondon; and John Harleon failed of his lawe for the deth of Lambardhis 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 sydethe see, no beyonde the see. ]

This yere the schirrevehood of London and Midd' weren leten to fermeto the schirreves of London for ccc^{li} be yere, whiche was grauntedthe xviij day of Feverere in this sayd yere. Also the same day it wasgraunted be the kyng that alle the weres in Thamyse schulde ben brokenup and distroied, and never after schulde be set ayene. Also the xvjday of March in this yere the kyng graunted be his chartre to hisecitezeyns of London, that no toll schulde be taken of them in nokynges lond, as well on this syde the see as beyonde the see; and yfony toll were taken of ony citezeyn of London, that thanne theschirreves of London schulde taken at London distresse of the folk ofthe contre, what tyme that they myghte be founden in Londonnotwithstondynge. Also the xviij day of August suynge the kynggraunted 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 ofLondon were ratified; and also the kyng graunted that every schirreveof London schulde have too clerkes and too seriauntes and no mo forthat office. Also the kyng graunted the same tyme to the citezeyns ofLondon that they schulde have a comown seal, whiche schulde ben inkepynge of too aldermen and too commons of the citee: and the forsaidseal scholde nought be denyed nor warned to poure no riche of the samecitee whanne thei hadde nede, yf there cause were resonable; and thatno mede schulde be take no payed of eny man in no manner wyse for thesaid 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 thecounseill and assent of alle the citee, and be othe sworne on theEvaungelies, that fro this tyme forth there schull never schirreves ofLondon abyde leng' in that office thanne on yere. And in this yere thesame 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 wastaken and thanne imprisoned in the tour of London, and after he wasexiled. Also this yere was a gret harm done in the citee of London forthe 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 dedeafterwarde revoke Hubert of Burgh, that com ayene into Engelond andsubmitted hym to the kynges grace. This yere, in the iiij idus ofFeverer', 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 erchebisshopof Caunterbury spoused the kyng and dame Elianore the erles doughterof Provynce togidere at Caunterbury; and on the viij day of seyntHillar sche was crowned at Westminster, and thanne the statut ofMertone 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'min cest an prist le roy en son eide le xxx^{me} des moebles p' tout laterre. 

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'mreg' H. Et comitissam Pembr'. Et anno sequ' fecit d'c'm d'n'm comitemLeyc'. Et eodem anno, _i. E. _ anno iiij^{to} natus fuit filius eiusEdwardus, int' ip'm et Alianoram reginam, qui postea vocab' Edwarduslongis 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 wasdrawen 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 thecrowne were pletyd in the tour of London before William of York, Richard Paschelewe, Herry Braha and Jerome of Saxton, justices. Alsowerre began betwen the kyng and Thlewelyn prince of Walys; alsoGriffith Thlewelyn sone fel out of the tour of London and brak hisnekke. 

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 thealdermen, for as muche as Nicholl Batte lefte schirreve over his yere;wherefore Michael Tony was deposed fro the meiralte and Nich' Battefro 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' unamarcham. And this same yere was seynt Edmond of Pounteneytranslatyd. [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. Etcomes 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 agret wynd and an horrible tempest whiche dede muche harme thorugh allEngelond; 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 doughterto 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 ofLondon. ]

This yere the kyng graunted be his chartre on the xij daye of Juyne, that the schirreves of London schulde yerly ben allowed in theEschequier for there office of the schirrevehood vij^{li}. Also thatafter the meire be chosene he schulde be presented to the barons ofthe Escheker. And in this yere the kyng schipped at Portesmouth towardBurdeux. 

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 theerchebysshop of Caunterbury sailed over the see toward Burdeux. Alsothis yere, the day of S^{t}. Paulyne the bysshop, fell manye mervailesbe 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 ofSpayne. Also in this yere the kyng com from Burdeux thorugh Fraunce, and arryved at Dovore on Cristemasse day: and on seynt John day he comto London, and enprisoned the schirreves in the tour of London amonyth and more, for on John Frome that was undyr there warde whicheescapyd out of Newegate, the whiche John was taken in warde for thedeth of a priour that was the kynges alye; and new schirrefs mad, asit 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 ofOctobre. And in this yere, the Soneday before the translacion of seyntEdward, the wyf of S^{r}. Edward the kynges sone com into Engelondand to London; and S^{r}. Edward com hymself on seynt Andrew evene toLondon. And in this yere a litell child called Hughe of Lincoln wastaken 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 inregem 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 Thlewellynprynce of Walys held werre ayens the kyng. Also this yere, abougte theconvercion of seynt Poule, tydynges comen to the kyng that the cite ofLondon was nought trewly, no in due maner gowerned: wherupon was madan inquisicion be xxvj men of every warde; and John Mauncell, examynedbe the kynges counseill, tolde the tale for alle the companye, andseyde that Richard Hardell mair, Robert Catelongre schirreve, JohnTholesone, Nich' Batte, Nich' Fitz Jocy, Mathew Bokerell, John leMeynoure, Arnold Tednore, and Herry Walmode, aldermen, were worthy tobe prevyd of there offices, and never after to bere stat in the citee. Also in this yere after Trynyte Sonedaye was the parlement atOxenford, where aroos a gret discord betweye the barons on the toopartye, and Audymere eslyte of Wynchestre, William Valence, Geffrey ofWynchestre, and the kynges brethren, on the other partie, for diverstrespaces and transgressions; wherefore the kynges brethren weresomond to come to the parlement at Wynchestre; and whanne theparlement was begonne, the forsaid kynges brethren wolde nought obeyeto the lawe; wherfore two of them weren exiled, whiche passed the seeat 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 Gravesendeat Caunterbury was sacred bysshop of Lincoln be Bonoface erchebysshopof Caunterbury. And in this yere, that is to seye the yere of our lorda m^{l}cclviij, there fel a Jewe into a pryve at Teukesbury upon aSatirday, the whiche wolde nought suffre hym selfe to be drawe out ofthe preve that day for reverence of his Sabot day: and S^{r}. Richardof Clare, thanne erle of Gloucestre, herynge therof, wolde noughtsufrre hym to be drawe out on the morwe after, that is to say theSoneday, for reverence of his holy day; and so the Jewe deyde in thepreve. Also in this yere was a gret derthe of corn, for a quarter ofwhete was worth xxiiij _s. _ And in this yere Richard the erle ofCornewaille 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, withother barons and lordes, seyled over the see to the kyng of Fraunce, and dwelled there half yere and more with gret honoure and love, sothat he hadde no wil homward; but he was thretned be the co'ecounsaill of Engelond that but if he come home here sounne they woldechesyn them a newe kyng: and there was gret discord, and a rysyngebetwen Edward the kynges sone and Richard thanne erle of Worcestre, [8]so that all Engelond was meved to werre; for whiche, a lytel beforeWhitsonday the kyng come into Engelond, an cam into London, and lay inthe bysshopes palys of London besyde Poules, unto the tyme that peeswas 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 ofWorcester 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 theerle 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 fulworthy lordes sclayn, and moche myschief and sorwe was that time inEngelond. 

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 menthat were founden withinne were sclayn, forasmoche as thei haddeordeyned 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, therearoos a grete discord betwen the kyng and his barons, and the bysshopof Hereford was taken and lad into Walys into a castell. Also in thatdiscord Elianore the quene was foule repreved and almost sclayn uponLondon bregge: and after this, a litel before Mighelmesse, the kyngand 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; andthe kyng wente ayene to the parlement into Fraunce: and after this, for werre and defaute, the stretes of London were cheyned. And aboughtthe purification of oure lady the kyng com home fro Fraunce; and thebarons token the town of Northt' the Satirday nest before PassionSonday; and the Wednesday nest folwynge there were manye Jewes sclaynand 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 thereaume, in whiche bataile manye men were sclayn on both parties: andin this bataile the kyng was taken and S^{r}. Edward his sone, andRichard erle of Cornewayle and manye othere were lad into diversescastelles. And in the same yere appered stella comata whiche enduredxv 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 SimondMountford erle of Leycestre and of Hereford, and he wente to thebarons of the March, and they reyceyved hym withe moche honour. And onthe Satirday in the myddes of August he scomfited Simon of Mountfordat Kelyngworth. And on the Wednesday nest after was the batall ofEvesham; and there was sclayn Simond of Mountford erle of Leycestre, the lord Spenser, S^{r}. Rauff Bassett, S^{r}. Thomas Asteley, WilliamMaundevyle, S^{r}. John Beauchamp, S^{r}. Guy Bailliof, S^{r}. RogerRoule, &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 atCesterfeld; atte whiche tyme the lord Ferrers fledde, and be a womanwas betrayed in the chirche, and so taken. And Octobon the popes legatheld a counseill at Northt', where he accursed alle thoo that stodenwith 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, beganthe 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 octavesof seynt Martyn, where, be the assent of alle the nobles and chosoncomoners of Engelond, were mad the statuts called the Statuts ofMarleburgh. 

Id'm custos. Walter Hervy. A^{o}. Liij^{o}. Wiliam Duremsone. 

This yere Octobouns the popes legat held his counseyll at seynt Poulesin 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 intoa precious schryne; and there weren alle the lordes spirutuelx andtemporelx of Engelond. And in the xvj day of March the kyng ordeynedthat no man schulde gon ought of the citee of London be water no belonde to regrate ony vitaile. Also in this yere after Estren the kynggraunted to the citezens of London alle there liberties andfraunchises. And on the morwe of seynt Lucye the virgyne was greterthequake 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 andJacob, tok his vyage into the holy lond with manye othere grete lordesbothe 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 aSarasyn, whiche wolde a sclayn the said Edward, whiche Edwardstrangled the Sarasyn. ]

In this yere, the V kal. Of Feverer', the yere of oure lord am^{l}clxx, the stepil of the chirch of seynt Marie at the Bowe feldown in Chepe, and perysshed moche peple. And in this yere Edwarde thekynges sone was wounded of a Saresyn at Acres, whiche broughte hymlettres fro the Sowdone, the whiche Sowdone menynge tresone hadde sentthe 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 saidSarasyn, knelynge befor hym, drowe out a knyf yvenymed, and wolde havesmyten the sayd S^{r}. Edward in the bely, and failed; but he smot hymin the arm and eft ayeyne in the foot: whiche Saresyn he stranglydbetwen 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 homthorough Fraunce, he dede the tornement at Chalons, whiche wasproposed 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 thebakers. ]

These two scherreves were convict before the barons of the Escheker, in the fest of seynt Andrew; forasmoche as they token mede of thebakers of London, and wolde nought leten them be corrected andjustified: wherefore they were deposyd of there offices; and in therestedes were seet John Bedle and Richard Parys. And in this yere, onseynt Edmondes day the bisshope, in the yere of oure lorde am^{l}cclxxij, kyng Herry the thridde deyde, and rially was beryed atWestm'. 

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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'NIMILL'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; andthe kyng scomfited hym in bataile, and drof hym to so muche myschiefthat he cam and yeld hym, and paied to the kyng l m^{l} marc of silverfor to have his pees, and made hys othe for to comen to the kyngesparlement too tymes in the yere. Eod'm anno f'res in vestimentissaccor' 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, thexiiij kal. Of Septembre, the kyng Edward was crowned at Westm' ofRobert Kilward thanne erchebysshop of Caunterbury. Also in this yerethe kyng confermed to the citezeins of London alle there liberties andfraunchises. Also he yaf them a chartre for to chastyse bakers andmellers; that is to seye, for bakers that make nought breed after theassise, and for mellers that stelen mele and corne, the herdell; andfor nyght walkers the toune. Et eod'm anno reveniebat a t'ra s'c'a etcoronabat' 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 nextsuynge he sente be his lettre to Thlewelyne prynce of Walys that heschulde comen to his parlement: wherof Thlewyne hadde gret dispite, and rebelled ayeyne: and thanne the kyng made newe werre to Walys soscharply 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 greteerthe 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 manyetrespasces 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 toSchrovesby. ]

In this yere, in the fest of seynt Michell, the kynges benche and theecheqer were removed fro Westm' to Schrovesbery, and in the xv day ofseynt 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 moneyand for byenge of plate of silv'. ]

[Sidenote: The hous of the Frere P'chours was founded at CastellBaynard. ]

[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 cometo the kynges parlement at London. Also in this yere, the viij day ofseynt Martyn, alle the Jewes of Engelond were taken for clippyng ofmoney: 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 citeeweren arested and taken for beyenge of plates of sylver, and forchaunge of grete money for smal money, whiche were indited be thewardes of the citee. And on the Monday next after the Epithanie thejustyces setene at the Yeldhalle to make delivreaunce; that is toseyn, S^{r}. Stephen of Pencestre, S^{r}. John of Cobham, and otherwhich that them lust to assocye to them. And there were forjugged anddrawen and hanged iij Englyssh Jewes. [12] And in the same yere thehous of the Frere Prechours began to be founded at Castell Baynard. Also Robert Kylwardby the erchebysshop of Caunterbury in this yere wasmad cardenall, and frere John Pecche, a Frere Menour, was thanne madeerchebysshop of Caunterbury. And in this yere the town of Booston wasbrent. 

[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 andfarthynges, alle rounde, of whiche were none sen before. Also in thisyere upon seynt Denys day fel a gret snow, of whiche cam grete floodesand 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 ofWalys upon Palm Sonday; on whiche day David the princes brother tokS^{r}. Roger Clyfford at Hawardyn, and sclowe and tok manye of hismene, and beseged the castell of Flynt and Rothelan, and tok the tounof 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 remevedand brak the sege of the castell of Flynt and Rothelan. And in thisyere in the iij idus of Decembre, Thlewelyn prince of Walys wassclayn, and his hed smyten of be S^{r}. Edmond Mortymer, and sente itto the kyng, whiche that tyme lay at Rothelan; and the kyng sente itto London, and comaunded that it schulde be sett upon the tour ofLondon. And that said prynce of Walys before or he was sclayn, comeinto the landes of the forsaid S^{r}. Edmond Mortymer, and occupiedmanye of hise lordschippes, wherfore the said S^{r}. Edmond manly withmeyne fillen on hym as it is before seyd. And it was seid that yif theforseid prince hadde lyved too dayes longere than he dede, alle theWalssh tonge hadde holly ben enclyned to hym. And in this yere, onseynt Leonard day, S^{r}. Roger Clyfford the yonger was droughnedbetwen Snowdon and Englessey, and manye othere also, whiche becausethere myghte nought abyde the comynge of the Walsshe men, unwysly, withoughten hors, passed the bregge of Penbroke. [14] Also in this yeredeide seynt Thomas the bysshop of Hereford, whiche was called ThomasCantel'. After hos disses succedyd into the bysshopriche, Richard ofSwynfeld. 

[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 afterwardhanged. ]

[Sidenote: The kyng of Aragon occupied the kyngdom of Cecile, and putout 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 atRothelan, unto the fest of seynt Mighell, and thanne lad toSchrovesbury, and there he was dampned to be ded; and first he wasdrawen thorugh the citee with hors unto the galowes, thanne hanged, and afterward beheded; and thanne his bowels brent, and the laste hisbodye quarterd in iiij quarters, whiche were sent to be sett up iniiij parties in Engelond; and be the kyng comaunded that his hedeschulde be seete on the tour of London. And fro that tyme forth thekyng occupied alle the lond of Walys. And thanne he dyvyded it intoschires and hundredys, in maner as it is in Engelond; and atAbbercouewe[15] he made a gret and a strong castell, fro whiche placethe monkes of Cisteux remeved; and in another place a mancion edifiedfor them. He made there a fair toun, and he lete make the castell ofCarnarvan in Snowdon, where that his sone was born: and also he letemake the castell of Plaupautuvouc. [16] And also in this yere Petirkyng of Aragon occupyed the kyndom of Cecilie, ant putte out kyngCharles, whiche anon after mad an ende of hys lyf; wherfore the popeMartyn accursed the said Petir, and the kyngdom of Aragon he yaf tothe kynges sone of Fraunce. And in this yere aroos werre betwen thekyng of Fraunce and the kyng of Spayne; and the kyng of Fraunce with agret ooste wente into Spayne, whiche dede nothyng worthy to bepreysed. Also in this yere Reynold of Lanfare, [17] Robert Pynot, Pouleof Stebenhithe, Thomas Corewener, John Tholosan, Thomas Russell, andRobert Scot, weren accused of the deth of Laur' Doket, whiche washongen in Bowe chirche: and they were dampned, drawe, and hanged; andon Alyce a woman was brent for the same cause: and Rauf Crepyn, JordanGoodcheppe, Gilbert Clerk, and Geffrey Clerk, weren atteynt and sentto prison into the tour of London. Also in this yere the grete conduytin 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 wassesed into the kynges hand; forasmoche as Gregory Rokesby maire yeldeup the seal at Berkynge chirche, and toke it to Rauf Asshewy; andthanne was Rauf Sandwych mad wardeyn of the citee. And in this yerethe kyng of Fraunce wente into Aragon with a gret powere. Also in thisyere Edward the kynges son was borne. [19] And the kyng dwelled inWalys 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 lostethe most part of his oost, and deyde: and Philipp his sone was crownedkyng in the feste of the Epithanie. And in this yere deyde kyng Petyrof Aragon. Also in this yere, in the feste of the Nativite of ourelady, S^{r}. Edmond Mortymer receyved the ordre of knyghthod of kyngEdward at Wynchestre. Also, this seid S^{r}. Edmond wedded Margaretethe doughter of Sire William de Fowles, [20] cosyn to the quene, atLondon. And in this yere were mad at London, the statutes whiche benseid 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 intoFraunce, aboughte the Invencion of the Holy Cross; and of the kyng ofFraunce he was worthyly resceyved, and so yorned a certeyn time withthe kyng of Fraunce at Parys, whiche yald up certeyn londes ofGascoigne to the kyng Edward, whiche long tyme hadde wrongfully bewithholden out of his handes. Also in this yere, in the March of Walysfel 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, aboughtePentecost, Rys ap Geredith began partie ayeyns the kynges pees, andwerred 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 ofwhete for xvj^{d}. And in this yere was a passyng hoot sommer, andspecially 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 ourelady day, the Assumpcion. And in this yere S^{r}. Thomas Weylondjustice, Adam of Skretton, and alle moost alle other justices wereconvicte of false domes yevynge, and grevously punysched; some oflesyng and forfaityng of alle there goodes, and some be redempcion ofmoche 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 thereaume of Engelond be Alhawen tyme, upon peyne of lesynge of thereheedes or eny of them mighte be founden withinne the reaume; and forto have this graunted of the kyng don and performed, the co'es of thereaume grauntyd for to yeve the kyng the V parte of there moveablegoodes. This same yere Gilbert the erle of Gloucestre wedded dameJohanne the kynges doughter. And in this yere forthwith the dukes soneof Braban wedded dame Margrete the kynges other doughter. And in thisyere, on seynt Andrew even, deyde quene Elianore kyng Edward wyf. Alsoin this yere aroos a grete stryf betwen the V Portus and Flaundres. Also this yere the kyng ordeyned the newe feyre and market atSandewych, where alle the wolles of Engelond schal be brought, andthere 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, andutterly destroid, and alle tho that dwelden withinne that myghte befounden were sclayn. Natheles manye escapid awey be schippes. Alsoquene Elianore the kynges modyr deyde. And in this yere the kyngprisoned 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 toLondon. Also that type iij men token away too prisoners fro Baskleseriaunt of London; wherfore the ryghte handes of the same iij menweren smyten of at the Standard in Chepe. Also in this yere, iiijnonas 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 satenat 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 CottonMS. _]

[Sidenote: A gret snowe. ]

In this yere fel the grettest snowe that evere was seyn before thistyme; 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 kyngesdoughter 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 intoWalys and made pees and reeste. Also the townes of Bloy and Bayonewerre wonne be S^{r}. John Seynt John and other worschepful bachelersof Engelond. Also the same yere the Normaunes arryved at Dovorre andbrent a gret part of the towun and martyred an holy man that wasclepyd Seynt Thomas of Dovorre: but the Normaunes were sclayn everymodir sone, ther eschapid none. Also in this yere the kyng wasdefraunded of his lond in Gascoigne in this manner, sothly: the kynghadde yoven the forseyd lond of Gascoyne to the kynges suster ofFraunce, for that sche schulde be yoyned to hym in fre mariage, and besome of his counseill enfeffed here in the sayd lond of Gascoigne;whiche lond of Gascoigne sche yaf to Charles here brother and toother, and the matrymoigne betwen here and kyng Edward sche sette atnoughte, and wolde noughte stonden therto. Wherfore kyng Edward sentehyse ambassatours to the kyng of Almaigne, Spayne, and of Aragon, andto manye other dukes and erles beyonde the see, preyenge and askyngecounseill and helpe of the seid matier: of whiche some because ofaffynyte and for yeftes yeven, and some for good and faire beheste ofyeftes, 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 kyngfor 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 theregalies of Scotlond. ]

In this yere the kyng lete areste alle the wolles of Engelond, wollefelles and hydes; and he tok to hym alle the money to hym graunted ofthe pope in subsidie of the holy lond, and collecto's[22] of the samedysme thorugh Engelond, and he dede for to be born to London into hisEschequer: also the convocacion of the clergye of alle Engelond beyngeat London the Wednesday nest after the fest of seynt Mathy, the kyngasked a gret some of the clergye toward his werres whiche he haddewith diverses regiones and provynces; and the clergye graunted hymhalven dele there goodes sp'uelx and temp'elx, oughtake benefices notpassynge x marc: and the said taske the kyng let gadere at iij tymesevenly of the yere. Also in this yere[23] the kyng hadde of lay pepleof Engelond the x part of there goodes, whiche he let gadere at twotymes of the yere be even porcions. The same yere the werre aroosbetwen the kyng and the Walssh peple, in whiche werre was sclayn greetmultitude of peple: and that werre began aboughte the feste of seyntCosine and Damyan. And in this yere a worthy marchaund callyd Laurenceof Lodolowe was dreynt in the see to Flaundres ward. Also in this yereS^{r}. Thomas Turbevyle for treson was drawen and hanged. And in thisyere Sire John Seynt John discomfyted the erle of Artoys; but in theseconde bataile the said S^{r}. John was taken and enprisoned inFraunce. And in this yere S^{r}. Herry Mortymer resceyved the ordre ofknyghthoode at Portesmouth. Also this same yere the kyng Edward, magrealle the Scottes of Scotlond, he toke the toun and the castell ofBerewyk, and killed there xxv m^{l} and viij c Scottes; and there weretaken S^{r}. William Douglas, S^{r}. Symond Freshell, and the erlePatryke. And in this yere, that is to sey the yere of oure lord am^{l}cclxxxxvij, the kyng tok the castell of Edenburgh, where he fondthe regalyes of Scotlond, that is to seye the kynges see, his crowneof gold, and his ceptre, whiche regalyes the kyng offred sithens toseynt Edward at Westm', in the morwe after seynt Bothulphes day: andat Myssomer, John Bailhol kyng of Scotlond come to the kynges pees toLondon. Also this yere Edward the kynges sone was admirall upon thesee. 

[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 forto send to Gascoigne. ]

This yere the kyng lete gadere in Engelond in diverses schires anhundred thousand quarters of corn, and sente it over the see intoGascoigne: 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 ofthem wolde passen with hym over the see; and the kyng arryved inFlaundres: and there was taken trewes for too yere betwen kyng Edwardand kyng Philipp of Fraunce; and S^{r}. John Seynt John and otherprysoners 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 ofCornhull. ]

In this yere, in the feste of seynt Andrew, the kyng graunted to thelordes all there axynge of the poyntes of the olde chartre: also theScottes areysed werre ayeyns the kyng of Engelond: also the viij dayof 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 forbrekyng of the toune in Cornhull. And in the viij day of May[26] inthis yere the kyng faught with the Scottes at Fowkyrk, in whichbataile xxiij m^{l}[27] Scottes were sclayn, and of Englysshmen butxxviij, 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' ofFraunce. ]

[Sidenote: He wan all Scotland. ]

This same yere the fraunchise of London was graunted ayeyn for ijm^{l} marc, whiche was sesed ayeyn into the kynges hond; and for tomake leve of that some, the servauntes bowys in the citee were setteat the tallage as well as the maistres. Also in this yere men ofLondon wenten and sercheden the chirche of Seynt Martyns in the feldfor tresoure of gold, thorough the wordes of a gardyn', whiche seydehow there was a gold hord; but they founde nought: wherfore the deneof Poules of London, be comaundement of the erchebysshop ofCaunterbury, denounced them alle accursed openly at the Crosse ofPoules that sergeden as above seyd. Also in this yere RobertWynchelsee erchebysshop of Caunterbury spoused the kyng Edward andMargarete the kynges suster of Fraunce togidere: and also pees was madbetwen bothe kynges. And in this yere the kyng wente the thridde tymebeyounde 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 theciteizens of London reden ageine here in good aray, abought ccpersones atte the leeste. Also this yere the kyng enprysoned his soneEdward, because that Waulter Langeton bysshop of Chestre haddecompleyned that the forsaid Edward, be counseill of Pers of Gavaston, esquyer of Gascoigne, hadde broken his parkes; and forasmoche as thesaid 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 werrearoos 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 alleCristendome. 

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 ofEngelond, presented hymselfe to be kyng of Scotlond, and rebelledayens kyng Edward: nevertheles he was taken and sent to London, wherehe was dampned, drawen, and hanged and beheded, and his bowels brentand the body quarterd; and his hede sette upon London brigg, and hysfoure quarters sent into the foure beste townes in Scotlond: and thiswas don upon seynt Bertilmewes even. And in the fest of seynt Myghellthe kyng held his parlement at Westm'; to the whiche parlement comeought of Scotlond the bysshop of seynt Andrew, Robert le Bruz erle ofCaryk, Simon Frysell, and John erle of Athelles, whiche weren sworneto 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 Comynwas sclayn atte Grey Freres in Donfres, because he wolde not falsenhis othe that he made to kyng Edward; wherefore the kyng sente afteralle the bachellarye of Engelond that thei schulde comen to Westm' atWhitsontyd thanne nest folwyng; and there he doubbed cclxxx knyghtes:and the Fryday[28] nest before the assumpcion of oure lady, the kyngmette with Robert le Bruz be syde seynt Jones towne, and killed of hismeyne vij m^{l}; and Robert le Bruz fledde: and Simond Frissell wastake, and on oure lady even the Nativite he was drawen and hanged atLondon, and beheded. And in the forsaid bataille were taken thebysshop 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 hewolde. Also S^{r}. John the erle of Athelles was taken also at thesame bataille; and at the request of the quene, because he claymedkynrede of kyng Edward, his drawynge was relesed; nevertheles he washonged and his body brent alle to asshes. And also in this yere theerchebysshop 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 thefirste, in the day of translacion of seynt Thomas of Caunterbury, whosbody lith worthyly entered at Westm'. 

[Transcriber's Note: Edward I actually died in 1307, the 36th year ofhis reign. ]

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NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' EDWARDI SECUNDI DECARNARVAN', QUI CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' X^{mo} KAL' MARCII[29] ANNOD'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 thekynges doughter of Fraunce, the xv day of Januer', in oure ladychirche at Boloigne; and the xx day Fever' sche was crowned atWestm': and there was so gret prees of peple that S^{r}. John Bakwellwas crowsed to the deth. Also in the same yere the kyng anon after thedeth of his fadir sente into Gascoigne for Pers of Gavaston; and heyaf 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 Londonand Middlesex cccc^{li}. Also in this yere, that is to seye the yereof oure lord a m^{l} ccc^{mo} x^{mo}, the ordre of Templers weredistroid on oo day thorugh alle Cristendome, whiche ordre began in theyere of oure lord a m^{l} lxxxxviij. Also in the same yere began theordre 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 ryalloost wente into Scotlond; and upon Missomer day faught with theScottes at Strywelyn; and there he was discomfited and fledde, andmoche 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 Edwardsone, and called hymself kyng Edward of Carnarvan, and seide thorughnecligence of his noryce, whil he lay in his cradel a sowe com in andfoule rente hym, and the noryce durste nought tellen it, but toke atannere sone[36] and kepte hym in hys stede, and so he was putt tokepyng of another noryce, be whiche he was preved of his rewme: andfor to make this the more certeyne to be belevyd, he schewed theplaces of the woundes which that he seyde the sowe hadde mad. And heseyde that kyng Edward maners were acordyng with the maners of hisfadyr the water-berere, [37] for as moche as he loved swyche rudewerkes: and for this seyenge moche peple yaf credence to hym and levedhis wordes. Also the same John Tanner chalangyd the chirche of theFrere Cannes at Oxenford, whiche was somtyme the kynges halle, andkyng Edward hadde yeve it to them to make thereof there chirche. Butnatheles at the last he was preved fals, and was taken and brought toNorthampton, and there he was drawen and hanged; and before that hewas put to his penaunce he confessed before the peple that the devellbe hyghte hym that he schulde be kyng of Engelond, and knowloched thathe 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 thorughtreson. ]

[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 lostthorugh treson of Piers of Spaldyng, thanne beynge kepere of the sametoun and castell. In this yere too cardenales comen into Engelond forto make pees betwen Engelond and Scotlond, whiche weren robbed uponthe more of Wygelysdon; of whiche robbery S^{r}. Robert of Middeltonwas 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 iiijprincipale citees of Engelond. And in this yere was an orible moreynof 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 busshellof whete was worth v_s_: and the poure peple eten for hunger cattesand hors and houndes; and too yere and an half a quarter of whete wasworth ii marc; and the poure peple stal children and eten them, andthanne 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 Scotlondwas 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}. HughSpencer[39] was mad chaumberleyn of Engelond. And in this yere wasThomas 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 ofEngelond; 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. Andin this yere was the rysynge of the erles and barons of this lond; andthey token S^{r}. Piers of Gaveston, the kynges sworn brother, andsmot of his hed; for which the kyng afterward in oo day dede dobeheded 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 theday 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 inevery degre. ]

This same yere the kyng hadde the syxte peny of moebles goodes thorughout Engelond. Also in this yere in the monthe of Juyne, forasmoche asthe officers of the kynges houshold have ben alwey behynden, and in nocerteynte of that they ought to don, nor in no certeyn what theischulde taken of the kyng be resone of there offices, whereofexamination of the saide offices ne myghte not be done, ne theofficers charged as they oughte to ben, to gret damage and dishonor tothe kyng, and the governaunce of his houshold not wel disposed, thekyng havynge reward to the state above seyd, and hise goodes in othermanner dispendid thanne they oughte, comaunded Sire BertilmeweBadlesmere styward of his houshold, Sire Hugh Spencer chamberleyn, Sire Roger of Norbury tresorer, and Sire Gilbert of Wyghtoncountroller, that thei schulde ordeyne thereupon remedie; whiche bethe vertu of the kynges comaundement, ordeyned alle manere officers ofhoushold, and what service every officer schulde have, and what everyofficer schulde take, and what servaunts every officer schulde have, and what the servaunts schulde take: and whan alle the ordinaunce wasmade and rad before the kyng in presence of the worschipfull fadresWilliam Milton erchebysshop of Yorke, Maistre Walter Stapilton bysshopof Excestre, the bysshop of Ely chaunceler of Engelond, the bishopp ofNorwych, the bysshop of Salisbury, Sire Herry le Scrop, Sire HerrySprignell, justices, it was assentyd and contentyd perpetuelly to beobserved. 

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}. Edwardthe kynges sone to his modir into Fraunce; and the kyng of Frauncemade hym duke of Guyon: wherfore kyng Edward was wroth with queneIsabell his wyf, and with Edward hys sone; and thorugh counseill ofthe Spensers the kyng dede exile the quene his wyf and Edward hissone, and tok into hys handes alle there landes and lordschippes thatthey 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 erlesdought' of Henowde. ]

In this yere quene Isabell and Edward hire sone beynge in Fraunce, andknowyng the malyce of the kyng, thorugh entisement of the Spensers, sente for the lordes and gentiles that were exiled out of Engelond forThomas 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 thekynges sone and the erles doughter of Henowde. And whan that maryagewas acorded to be mad, the erle of Henawde graunted to quene Isabelland to Edward here sone, and to othere lordes of there companye, tobrynge them with strong pouere into Englond. And whanne tydyngesthereof comen to the kyng Edward, he and the Spensers made mochesorwe, and ordeyned to kepe the see cost, and withstanden them thatthey schulde nought londen. And at the fest of the decollacion ofseynt John Baptyst, the citezeins of London sente to the kyng toPorchestre an C men of armes: and the kyng lete do crye thorugh everygood market of Engelond, that whoso myghte take S^{r}. Roger Mortymer, he schulde have an c^{li} for his trawaile. And the Wednesday nestbefore the fest of seynt Mighell, whiche was thanne the Monday, thequene and Edward hire sone, Sire Roger Mortymer, the erles brother ofHenawde, and othere grete in there companye, arryved at Orewelle inEssex, faste be Herewych: and whanne they were landed the contre alleaboughte 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 ofLondon, requyryng them that they schulde be helpynge to them in thequarell and cause that the quene and Edward hire sone, heir of theream of Engelond, hadde begonne; that is for to seye, for to distroyethe traytours and enemyes of the sayd reaume. But non ansuere wassente ayeyne, for doughte of the kyng and of the too Spensers, thefadyr and the sone, at that tyme weren in the citee of London, withmanye othere lordes with them. And forasmoche as non answere was sentayeyn fro the meire and the comons of London of the said lettre, thequene and Edward here sone senten another lettre therupon, withhangynge seall, to the citee of London, whiche lettre, in the dawnyngof the day was takked upon the newe crosse in Chepe; and manye copiesof the same lettre were takked upon wyndous, dores, and othere openplaces in the citee of London, that alle men myghte rede them thatwenten be the weye: and this was done on seynt Denys day, that is toseye 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 bothethe fadir and the sone, the erle of Arundell, and maister WalterBaldok, fledden into Walys; and the kyng lefte maister WalterStapilton bisshop of Excestre to have the governaunce of the citee ofLondon; whiche bysshop axed to have the keyes and governaunce of thecitee be vertu of the comission: where thorugh debate aroos betwen hymand 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 righthand: and too of hyse squyers were beheded the same tyme, that is tosey 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 thekyng was put into sauf warde; but S^{r}. Hugh Spenser wolde neverafter that he was taken eten mete, wherfore at Hereford he was drawen, hanged, beheded and quartered: and then was the sone of S^{r}. HughSpenser the fadyr was drawen, [48] hanged and beheded at Bristoll. Alsoin this yere, be the assent of alle the lordes of Engelond spirituelxand temperelx, and be alle the comonalte of the reaume, be freeleccion of them alle, and resyngnacion of kyng Edward the fadyr, SireEdward his sone was chosen kyng of Engelond. [49]

[Footnote 48: "and Sir Hugh Spencer the father was drawen, " &c. _inthe Cotton MS. _]

[Footnote 49: "the yere of his age xv. "--_Ibid. _]

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NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' EDWARDI T'TIJ, QUICORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' DIE D'NICA PRIMO DIE FEBRUAR' ANNO D'NIMILL'MO CCC^{mo} xxvj^{to}, ET ANNO ETATIS SUE xiiij, [50] P'RE SUO ADTUNC VIVENTE. 

[Footnote 50: "et anno etatis sue xiiij" _is omitted in the CottonMS. _]

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 yerewere too popes. Also in this yere, the vj day of March, the kyngconfermed the lettres and the fraunchises of London. Also he grauntedthat the meire schulde ben on of the justices at Newgate. Also hegraunted to the schirreves of London and Midd' the ferme of theschirrevehode for ccc^{li} be yere, as it was in old tyme. Also hegraunted that the schirreves of London ne the citezens schulde noughtbe charged with men that fledden to holy chirche, ne they schulde notbe constreyned to gone out of the citee of London to eny werre. Alsothe same tyme the kyng graunted that the liberties and fraunchises ofLondon schulde nought after that tyme for no cause be taken into thekynges hond: and the same tyme Suthwerk was graunted to the schirrevesof London to have to ferme: also the same yere, after the fest ofPask', the kyng ordeyned an huge oost for to feighte ayens theScottes; and S^{r}. John of Henaude come into Engelond with[51] men ofarmes for to helpe the yonge kyng Edward. And the Scottes comen intoEngelond and deden muche harme, and distroyden the contreye tyl theycomen to the park of Stanhope in Wyrdale, where they helden them in abusshement in the parke. And the kyng besette the park alle aboughtethat the Scottes schulde never escaped: but thorugh treson of theMortymer they escapid everych on, and so the kyng was disceyved. Andalso in this same yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxvj, be treson of SireRoger Mortymer, kyng Edward[52] was sclayn in the castell ofBerkele. [53] Also in this yere, in the[54] conversion of seynt Poulafter Cristemesse, the kyng spoused dame Philip' the erles doughter ofHenawde at York. Et id'm Ric'us Rothyng' tunc vic' fundavit eccl'iamde 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 atNorth'; at whiche parlement, thorugh counseill of the Mortymer, thekyng of yonge age and withinne age accorded with the Scottes, andforyaf and relesed them al the homage and feautee that they oughte todo to the crown of Engelond be chartre ensealed and an endenture, inwhiche were conteyned alle the homages and feautes that the kyng ofScotlond and the lordes of the same lond schulde do to the kyng ofEngelond, which was ensealed with alle the seales of alle the gretelordes of Scotlond spirituelx and temporelx, and other chartres andremembraunces that kyng Edward and hise barons hadde of right in thelond of Scotlond; which alle, thorugh counseille of quene Isabell thekynges modir, and S^{r}. Roger Mortymer, were delyvered to the Scotteswith the blak crosse of Scotlond, the whiche goode kyng Edward thekynges ayell[55] hadde conquered in Scotlond and broughte it fro theabbeye of Stone, whiche was a precious relyke, the whiche was alsodelyvered to the Scottes: also the kyng, thorugh counseill of hismodir and of the Mortymer, relesed and foryaf alle that right that thebarons out of Engelond hadden in ony londes of Scotlond of oldeconquest. 

[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 ofMarche: 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 ofthe kynges modir and of the Mortymer, spousyd at Berewyk dame Johanneof the Tour, the kynges suster, upon Marie Magdaleyn day, in the yereof oure lord a m^{l}cccxxviij: and whanne the maryage was done, theScottes called here in despyte of Engleyssh men "make pees";[56] butthe kyng bar the blame wrongfully. This yere the kyng helde hisparlement at Salesbury; and at that parlement Sire Roger Mortymer wasmad erle of the March, and S^{r}. John Eltham the kynges brother wasalso mad erle of Cornwayle. Also this same yere Sire Edmond Wodestokeerle of Kent, the kynges uncle, was beheded at Wynchestre, thorughprocurment of the quene, the kynges modir, and of the Mortymer. Alsoin this yere the kyng seyled into Fraunce, that is to seye the yere ofoure lord a m^{l}cccxxviij, and dede homage to the kyng of Fraunce forthe 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 thriddewas 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 kyngof Scotlond, come into Engelond chalangynge his right heritage of thekyngdom of Scotlond, and arreyved at Dounfermelyne; where, faste bethe 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 noumbrecomen for to remove the sege, with whom the kyng faughte anddiscomfyted them: and there were sclayn of the Scottes viij erles anda m^{l} and ccc knyghtes and squyers, and of footfolke mo thanne xxxvm^{l}; and of Englysshmen there were dede a knyght and a squyere andxij footfolke. And so upon seynt Margarete day the town and thecastell were yolde to the kyng, in the yere of oure lord am^{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 herecovered 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 ofBretayn. ]

In this yere the kyng of Scotlond come into Engelond to the newecastell upon Tyne: and aboughte the feste of the Nativite of seyntJohn baptiste, there he dede homage to kyng Edward. The same yere theduke of Bretayne dede homage also to the kyng for the counte ofRichemond. 

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 grethabundance of reyne, where thorugh there was so gret derthe of cornethat 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 overthe Scottyssh see and werred upon the Scottes, and overcame themmyghtyly, 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 vjpegons for a peny. ]

This same yere, in the monthe of Juyne and July, in diverses partiesof hevene appered stella co'mata. Also in this yere was gret plente ofvitaile, that a quarter of whete was sold at London for ij _s_; and afat oxe for vj _s. _ viij_d_; and vj pegons for a peny: but natheles itwas ful gret scarste of money. Also this yere deyde S^{r}. John ofEltham. 

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 Londonschulde 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 ofChestre. Also, the kyng graunted that the seriaunts bothe of the meireand the schirreves of London schulde beren before the maire and theschirreves of London maces of silver and over gilte, withe the kyngesarmes. 

Id'm maior. Will' Pomfreyt. Anno xiij^{o}. Hugo Marleberer. 

In this yere the kyng and the quene seyled to Braban; and at the townof Andewarp the quene chylded S^{r}. Leonell. And this same yere inBraban 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 tobegynne hise werres the fyfthe part of alle the moeble goodes ofEngelond, and the custume of wolles, and the ix schef of every manereof corn, the which was graunted. And in this yere the kyng changedhise armys: and also the kyng made the coyne of goold; that is for toseyne the noble, the half noble, and the ferthyng. And this yere wascalled 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, wherethere were sclayn of Frensshmen xxx m^{l}; and the kyng toke andscomfyted at the sayd bataill of Scluse cccx schippes. And in thisyere the kyng began the bataill of Torneye, and the town of seyntAmandys 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 intopreson. And in this yere of kyng Edward began the firste yere of hisregne of the kyngdom of Fraunce. Also in this yere of oure lord a mccc xl^{ti}, there was sente out a maundement fro the emperor ofTartarye into alle hise londes and kyngdomes, that every man schuldeuse what lawe and beleve that he wolde, be so that he schulde worschepnon 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 chivalryeand 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, inwhiche 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 toseye, 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 dayof Juyll he arryved at Hogges; and the xvj[59] day of Juyll the kyngfaught with the Normaundes at the brigge of Cadoun, where there weretaken the erle of Ewe, the lord Tankervyle, and an hundred knyghtes, and of men of armes vij[60] c; and moche peple of Normandye weresclayn. Also in this same yere in the xxvj day of August, the yere ofoure lord a m^{l}cccxlvj, was the bataile of Cressy, in whiche bataillwere sclayn the kyng of Beame, the duke of Loreyne, the erle ofAlaunson, the erle of Flaundres, the erle of Bloys, the lord ofHarecourt, the lord of Awmarle, the erle of Navers, and manye othereknyghtes and barons to the noumbre of xv^{c} xlij; and kyng Phillipfledde. And the thridde day of Septembre folwynge the kyng began thesege of Caleys, whiche sege he contynued unto the thridde day ofAugust next folwynge. Also the same yere, durynge the forsaid sege, David kyng of Scotlond was taken at the bataille of Derham, the xvjkal' 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, andproposed bataille to kyng Edward, and assigned day and place; and kyngEdward accepted it with a glad chere: and kyng Philipp undirstondyngeof this thinge, the nyghte folowynge he brende the tentes and cowardlyfledde awey: and so the peple withinne the town, seynge no comfort ofrescues, yolden the town to the kyng with the castell the ix^{e} dayof August. And aboughte the feste of seynt Mighell kyng Edward, whichdede 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, thatunethes it lefte the x man alyve. And this same yere, that is to seyethe yere of oure lord a m^{l} ccc^{mo} xlviij^{o}, it reynedcontynuelly for the moste partye fro the Nativite of seynt Johnbaptist 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 gretepestylence at London, which endured fro the feste of Myghelmesse untothe 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 theSpaynardes on the see, besyde Wynchelse and Romeneye: and thankyd beGod 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; thatis to seye grotes, and half grotes, and penyes: natheless the weytewas lasse be v _s. _ in the pound than the olde starlyng. Also in thisyere 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 yerewas a gret droughte, whiche endured fro the begynnyng of March untothe 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', inwhiche 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 tokepe pees; and kyng Edward schulde have in pees, withoute homagedoyng, alle the londes of Guyon, Angeoy, and Normandye, and otherethat longen to hym be heritage of olde tyme. Also this yere the kyngrevoked the staple of wolles out of Flaundres, and ordeyned it to bein 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 sonewas crowned kyng of Fraunce. And the same yere kyng Edward seyled overthe see and landed at Caleys, whiche with all his oost rood forth intoFraunce to mete with kyng John, that wykkedly hadde broken the pees. And anon kyng John wyste of his comynge, cowardly he fledde: and hedede all his peple 'carie awey there vitailes and goodes, that kyngEdward and his peple'[62] in nothing schulde be refresshed. Also thesame yere the Scottes token the town of Berewyk, but the castell waskepte stille be Englysshmen. Also the same yere was graunted to kyngEdward the custume of wolles; that is to say, l _s. _ of the sakke forthe 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 ofScotlond and the crowne to kyng Edward at Rokesburgh. Also in thisyere the town of Berewyk was yolden up to kyng Edward. And in thissame 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 thebataill of Peyters be the doughty prynce Edward the firste sone ofkyng Edward. Also Sire Philip his sone was taken with hym; and theerle of Pountys, the erle of Ewe, the erle of Longeville, the erle ofTankervyle, with othere viij erles and thre bysshoppes: and there weresclayn the duke of Burbon, the duke of Daceus constable of France, andthe bysshop of Chalons, and manye othere grete lordys of Fraunce; andthe 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, comeninto Engelond. ]

[Sidenote: Grete justes in Smythfelde, beynge there thre kynges. ]

In this yere prynce Edward, with kyng John of Fraunce and with allehise presoners, comen into Engelond the xxiiij day of May, aboughteiij of the belle at afternoon he rod over London brigge toward thekynges paleys at Westm'. Also the same yere were ryall justes inSmythfeld, there beynge present thre kynges, that is to say the kyngof Engelond, the kyng of Fraunce, the kyng of Scotlond; and manyeothere 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 inscorn, that he sawe never so ryall a feste and so costelewe mad withtailles 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, thekynges sone, wedded dame Blaunche. [63] Also in this yere kyng Edwardseyled to Caleys, and rood up into Fraunce, because Charles regent ofFraunce 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 am^{l}ccclx, the xiiij day of Aprill thanne beynge the morwe afterEstre day, kyng Edward with hys oost lay aboughte Parys; whiche daywas a foul derk day of myst and of hayl, and so bitter cold that manyemen deyde for cold: wherfore unto this day manye men callen it theblake Moneday. This same yere were rovers on the see, undyr thegovernayle of the erle of Seynt Poule; whiche the xv day of Marchdistroied 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 thekyng Edward and kyng John of Fraunce, the xv day of May: and kyngEdward sente hise ambassatours into Fraunce, and toke the othe ofCharles regent of Fraunce, whiche othe was plight undir this forme:Charles dede lete solempnely a masse to be songen; and whanne _AgnusDei_ was thries seyd, Charles leyde his right hand upon the patene, whereupon lay Godes body, and his lefte hond pressyng don upon themasse bok, seyenge, We swern upon the holy precious Goddes body, andupon the Evaungelies, fermely to holden anentes us pees and concordfourmed betwen the too kynges of Fraunce and of Engelond, and in nomanere to do the contrerie. Also in this yere mennes, bestes, trees, and housynge were alle to smyte with violent lyghtnynge, and sodeynlyperesshyd; and the devell in mannes lyknes spak to men goynge be theweye. 

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 atBoloyne, the whiche afterward moved hym and fel down into the see. Andin this yere prynce Edward wedded the countesse of Kent. And in thisyere was the seconde gret pestilence, in whiche good Herry ofLancastre deyde, and S^{r}. John erle of Richemond, the kynges sone, was mad duke of Lancastre. And in the same yere began the gretecompanye. 

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 am^{l}ccclxj, was the gret wynd whiche caste doun tres, houses, pynacles and steplees of chirches and manye places in Engelond. Alsothis 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 spekewith kyng Edward; that is to seye, kyng John of Fraunce, the kyng ofScottes, 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 ofOrrey in Britayne, where S^{r}. Charles de Bloys chalanged to be dukeof Bretayne was sclayn, and S^{r}. Bertram Claykyn was take with manyeothere lordes and knyghtes. Also this same yere, at Saveye besydeWestm', deyde John kyng of Fraunce. And also in the same yere was astrong 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 ofprynce Edward was born; whiche in the age of vij yere endyd hys lyf. Also in this yere was grete and stronge batailes of sparwes inEngelond in diverses places, whereof the bodyes were founden in thefeldes dede withoughte noumbre. And in this yere manye men and besteswere enfect with pokkes where thorugh they deyden. And in this yere onseynt 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 wasthe bataille of Nazers in Spayne, where prince Edward with hiscompanye scomfyted the bastard of Spayne, and restored kyng Petirayeyn to his reaume that was put out be the forseid bastard; and therewas 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 sailledover the see toward Melane; whiche aboughte the natyvyte of oure ladythe same yere deyde. In this yere was the thridde pestilence, [64] inwhiche deyde dame Blaunche of Lancastre. And in this yere theFrensshmen 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 busshellof whete was worth xl _d. _ And in this yere was the grete vyage intoFraunce be S^{r}. Robert Knolles. And in this yere Mortherer ofPembrok in Cristemasse weren at the countesse hous; and the sameMortherer sclewen of men, women, and children in the cradell, xiij;and this was don be a fysshmongre that the countesse hadde founde toscole and brought up of a child. And in this yere, the day of theassumpcion of oure lady, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccclxix, deydedame 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 roodthorugh Fraunce: and S^{r}. John Haukewod florysshed that tyme inLumbardie. And in this yere the prynce with hys wyf and hise meynecomen into Engelond, levynge behynden hym the duke of Lancastre inGascoigne, 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 therestede 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 totrete for pes. ]

[Sidenote: A bataill upon the see betuen Englysshmen and Flemynges. ]

This same yere, at Awrastelynge, John Northwold, mercer, was sclayn atthe blak heth, wherethorugh aroos a gret discencion and debate amongthe craftes of London. And in the same yere the duk of Lancastre andthe erle of Cambregge come out of Gascoyne into Engelond, and weddedthe doughter of kyng Petyr. And the same yere too cardinalx were sentfro the pope to entrete for the pees betwen the two reaumes. And inthis yere was a bataill upon the see betwen Englisshmen and Flemynges, where there were taken of Flemynges xxv schippes lade with salt of thebay. Also in this yere the erle of Pembroke was taken at the Rochellbe 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 passedbe Parys thorugh Burgoyne and alle Fraunce into Burdeux, withoughteony withstondyng. And in this yere Sire Alex' Neville was maderchebysshop of Yorke, and Thomas Arundell bysshop of Ely, maistreHerry 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 upondiverses articles hangynge betwen the pope and kyng Edward. Also thesame 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 alordys brydell. And thanne began the grete justes in Smythefeld whicheendured 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 thehonorable 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 thekynges paleys of Westm' deyde the noble flour of knyghthood, that isto seye, the goode prince Edward, whoos body lith worthily entered atCaunterbury a for yeyns seint Thomas schryne. Also in this yere oonPrentyng of Norfolk was enprisoned in the erles place of Northumbr', for whiche the peple of London aroos and wolde a sclayn the erle andcast down his place. Also in this yere Richard the sone of prynceEdward 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 holychirche avaunced xij _d_; and of every man nought avaunced iiij _d. _freres only except. And this same yere the cardynall of Engelond wassmyten with the palsye and loste his speche, and upon Marie Magdaleyneday he dyde. Also in this yere, the xij day of Aprill, S^{r}. JohnMynstreworth knyght was beheded. Also in this yere, in the xij kal' ofJull, that is for to seye on seynt Albones even, at Schene, deyde themoost excellent and doughted prynce Edward the thridde: the whicheRichard, the sone of goode prynce Edward the sone of the sayde kyngEdward, at the age of xj yere began to reigne: the whiche forsaid kyngEdward lyth ryally entered at Westm'. 

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NOMINA MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REGIS RIC'I S'C'DI, QUICORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' xvij KAL' AUGUSTI, ANNO D'NI MILL'MOCCC^{mo} lxxvij^{o}, ANNO ETATIS SUE xj^{o}, DURANTE T'M'IO ET ANNOMAIORATUS 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 afterseynt Laurence day, was Robert Hawle sclayn in the chirche of Westm'be S^{r}. Aleyn Boxley, S^{r}. Rauf Fereres and Markle, whiche wassithen a sergeaunt of armes. Also the same yere was ordeyned thatevery persone undirgrowe schulde pay iiij _d. _ to the kyng; and thiscause was most cause of the rysyng after, for in Kent they began toserche 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 draweand hanged for the deth of a marchaunt of Jene, and a whit frere waspunysshed for wordes that they hadde seyde be the duke of Lancastre. And in this yere were galeys in Thamyse, and brende Gravesende andTilbury; for which cause S^{r}. Rauf Ferrers was apeched. And in thisyere was the bataill betwen S^{r}. John of Audeslay knyght, and ThomasKat'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 atalaye ordeyned that every man and woman betwen the age of lx and xvjyere schulde paye to the kyng xij _d. _; the whiche comones brenden thechirche and the houses of seynt Jones at Clerkenwelle, and at the Tourhill they beheded maistre Simond Sudbury, than erchebysshop ofCaunterbury and chaunceller of Engelond; and frere Robert Hales priourof seynt Jones hous, thanne tresorer of Engelond; and frere WilliamAppulton a grey frere, because he was phisicion to the duke ofLancastre, and Roger Leche sergeaunt of armes; and Richard Lyons wasbeheded at the standard in Chepe; and Richard Somere was beheded atthe Milende; and Legat of Holbourn was beheded at Goterlane ende inChepe; and manye questmongers, jorours, men of lawe, Flemynges, andothere aliens as they comen to honde they were beheded in diversesplaces. And thise said arrysers brenden the dukes place of Lancastrecalled Saveye, and wolde fayn an had the duke of Lancastre, but asgrace was he myghte not be founden: and this was don on Corpus Cristiday, thanne beynge on the xj day of Juyn the yere of oure lord am^{l}ccclxxxj. And on the morwe after, that is to saye Fryday, andthanne on the Satirday after Corpus Cristi day, the kyng anon afterrood into Smythfeld, and William Walworth thanne beynge maire ofLondon, S^{r}. Robert Knolles and also aldermen and othere citezeinsof London with hym: and there they metten with Jake Strawe ledere ofthe uprysers. And this Jake Strawe spak to the kyng heded as it haddebe to his felawe: and John Blyton that bar the maires swerd of Londonbad hym don of his hode while he spak to the kyng; wherfore JakeStrawe wax an angred, and mynte to caste his daggere to Blyton. Andthanne William Walworth, maire of London, drewe his baselard and smotJake Strawe on the hed: and with that, Rauf Standyssh, that bar thekynges swerd, roof Jake Strawe thorugh the body with a swerd; andthere he fyll doun ded. And anon his hede was smeten of and sett on apole. And there the kyng made knyghtes, that is to seye, WilliamWalworth maire of London, Rauf Standyssh, Robert Launde, NichollBrembre, Nicholl Twyford, and John Philpot. And anoon they wenten intoseynt Jones feld, and there they founden alle the arrysers. And anonthey were besett aboughte with the peple of London, so that they mightnon of them escape away: and thanne the kyng dede crye that no manschulde don them bodyly harme; and they were fayne to escape awey withthere lyfves, and left there wepenys behynde them. Neverthelesafterward manye of them weren arrested, and be the lawe don to thedeth in diverses schires of Englond, some drawen and hanged, and somehanged, 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 ofAlmaygne, that was a gracious lady. And in this yere of oure lord am^{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 Flaundreswith a croceryd to werre on the Flemynges. In that vyage wente S^{r}. William Elmham, S^{r}. William Faryndon, S^{r}. Thomas Trevet, andothere; and on seynt Urbanes day the pope, there were sclayn besydeDunkirke xj m^{l} and v hundred Flemynges. Also in this yere filldebate in London betwen John Northampton, William Essex, John Moore, and Richard Norbury on that on partye, and the fysshmongers on theothere 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 weredampned into the tour of London, to be drawe and honged for certeyncongregacion mad ayeyns the pees in the citee of London. And in thisyere S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre was chosene maire of London be strongehand 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 ofYorke. ]

[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 thannestyward of the kynges houshold, and before S^{r}. Nicholl Brembrethanne maire of London. In this yere the kyng at parlement be assentof the comounes made S^{r}. Edmond Langeley, thanne erle ofCaumbregge, duke of Yorke; Sire Thomas Wodestoke, thanne erle ofNotyngham, duke of Gloucestre; S^{r}. Robert le Veer, thanne erle ofOxenford, duke of Irlond; and sitthe he made hym marqwys of Develyn, and yaf hym alle the comodites of Irlond, terme of hys lyf, tomayntene the werres of Irlond: also S^{r}. Mighell of Pole was maderle of Suffolke, and S^{r}. John Urmonde was mad erle of Urmond. Inthis yere kyng Richard, the duke of Lancastre, with a grete powereredyn into the north, and distroied into the Scottes see. And in thisyere was the bataille in the palys at Westm', betwen Martigo Novyle ofNaverne apeler, and John Walssh defender; the whiche Martigo apeledthe said John that he schulde have p'posyd and sold the castell ofChirburgh: the whiche John there hadde the victorye and was madknyght, and the said Martigo was drawen and hanged. Also in this yereS^{r}. Nicholl Brembre was chosen maire ayeyne, be the said craftesand be men of the contre at Harowe and the contre there aboughte, andnot be fre eleccion of the citee of London as it owith to be: and theoolde halle was stuffed with men of armes overe even, be ordinaunceand assente of S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre for to chese hym maire on themorwe; 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'; andevere a lord ledde a ladyes bridell. And on the morwe began the justesin Smythefeld, whiche lasted too dayes. There bar hym well S^{r}. Herry of Derby, the dukes sone of Lancastre, that othere was the lordBeaumond, 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 theFlemynges. ]

This yere the erle of Arundell admirall of Engelond faught on the seewith the Flemynges, upon oure lady day in lenten, and scomfyted them, and tok manye schippes lade with Rochell wyn; among whiche schippeswas oo schipp called Mewes Colman, [69] and that schipp was theadmyrall of Flaundres, the whiche was taken and manye othereprisoners. The some of schippes grete and smale, at that tyme take, were lxxxvj schippes, in whiche were accompted xvij^{m} tounes ofwyne. Also the duke of Lancastre in this yere, with his duchesse dameConstance, sayled over the see into Spayne with a gret peple, toclayme his wyfves right: and he tok with hym John Northt', for doughteelles he myghte have be sclayn whiles he hadde ben oughte of thereaume. 

[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 wereexiled for everemore. ]

In this yere was the rysyng of lordes of Engelond; that is for toseye, S^{r}. Thomas of Wodstok duke of Gloucestre, S^{r}. Herry erleof Derby, S^{r}. Richard erle of Arundell, S^{r}. Thomas erle ofWarrewyk, Moubray the erle marchall, and S^{r}. Thomas the erle ofNotyngham, ayens othere certeyn lordes, that is to weten, S^{r}. Robert de Veer erle of Oxenford, that was mad markys of Develyn andafter duke of Irlond, whiche fledde into Loveyne in Braban, and therehe deyde; Sire Mich' of Pole erle of Suffolk, whiche also fledde tothe same place, and there deyde; Sire Alexander Nevyll erchebysshop ofYork, the whiche fledde to Scotlond, and there deyde; Robert Tresilianthe kynges justice and Nicholl Brembre knyght were drawe to Tyborneand hanged. Also the same tyme Sire Johan Beauchamp, S^{r}. JamesBerners, and Sire Simond of Beuerle, knyghtes, were beheded at theTour hill; but S^{r}. John of Salisbury was drawen and hanged; andalso Robert Bealknap, John Holt, Robert Cary, William Burgh, RobertFulthorp, and John Lokton, justices, weren exiled into Irlond, therefor 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 ofMore and othere. ]

This yere, in the moneth of May, weren the justes in Smythfeld betwenthe erle of Notyngham and the erle of More, Scott. ; also betwen thelord Welles and S^{r}. David Lyndesey, Scott. ; also betwen thereNicholl 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 andposseded 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 goodcounseill, sente his men over the see with gold into divers contresand 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 ofthe 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 morweafter the natyvyte of seynt John baptist, the whiche was put down bethe kyng and his counseill at Notyngham, and ordeyned S^{r}. EdwardDalyngregy, knyght, kepere of the citee; and on the xxij day of Juyllthe said Edward was discharged of his office, and S^{r}. BawdewynRadyngton at Wyndesore was mad kepere of the citee of London, and sostod 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 Londonfor the yere folwyng as it folwith. And in this yere the courtes wereremeved, and withdrawe fro London to York fro the feste of thenativite of seynt John baptist unto Cristemasse folwynge; and all thisdisese above seyd was for this cause. In this yere Thomas Arundellerchebysshop of York was thanne chaunceler of Engelond, and Walthambysshop of Salesbury was thanne tresorer of Engelond; the serwauntesof whiche tresorer arrered a grete debate in Fletestrete ayens men ofthe towne for an hors loof, for whiche the tresorer pleyned upon thecitee to the kyng, and wykkedly enformed the kyng; thorugh whicheenformacion and procurment of the chaunceler, the kyng sesed thefraunchise and the liberte of London into hys hond: and the kyng haddeof 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 ourelord a m^{l}ccclxxxxiiij, the goode lady quene deyde at Shene, andlith 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 kyngesdoughter of Fraunce was spoused to kyng Richard at Caleys, whicheafterward, on the viij day of Januer, was crowned quene at Westm'; atwhos comynge to London the priour of Typtre in Essex, with othereviij persones, upon London bregge in the gret prees weren crowsed tothe 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 Whityngtonoccupyed the office of the mairalte the remenaunt of the yere bepatent of the kyng; and thanne after, on seynt Edwardes day, he waschose maire for the yere folwynge. Also in this yere the xxj day ofJuyll, the regne of the kyng xxj^{ti} yere begynnynge, S^{r}. Thomasof Wodestoke duke of Gloucestre was arested at Paske;[74] and S^{r}. Richard erle of Arundell, and S^{r}. Thomas erle of Warrewyk, the lordCobham, and S^{r}. John Cheyne weren also arested. And in the montheof Septembre nest folwynge the kyng helde hys parlement at Westm', atwhiche parlement Edward erle of Roteland was made duke of Awmarle, Herry erle of Derby was mad duke of Hereford, Thomas earl Marchall wasmad duke of Norfolk, S^{r}. John erle of Huntyngdon was mad duke ofExcetre, the erle of Kent was mad duke of Surry, the erle of Somersetwas mad marquys of Dorset, S^{r}. Thomas Percy was mad erle ofWorcestre, the lord Spenser was made lord[75] of Gloucestre, the lordNevyle was mad erle of Westmerland. Also the parlement was enyournedto Schrovesbury into the xv day of seynt Hillar. And in the forsaidparlement was mad a gret hale in the paleys of Westm', in whicheRichard the erle of Arundell was dampned to the deth, and he wasbeheded 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 ofHereford and the duk of Norf', and anon in the same place they wereexiled. ]

[Sidenote: Thomas Arundell erchebisshop of Caunterbury was exiled. Rog' Walden made erchebysshop. ]

[Sidenote: The kyng hadde the citee of London and othere schires ingrete 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 whicheparlement was ordeyned the deth of the duke of Gloucestre the kyngesuncle, whiche was foule mordred at Caleys, in the prynces inne, withtwo towayles made in snare wyse, and put aboughte his nekke; and sowas that worthy knyght strangled to the deth. Also the lord Cobham wasjugged to perpetuel prison: and forasmoche as the erle of Derby thannemad duke of Hereford was of counseill and assent of the deth of lordesand knyghtes don to dethe in the xj yere of the kyng, he was alsoexiled. Also in this yere schulde a ben a bataile at Coventre betwenthe duke of Hereford and the duke of Norfolke, withinne lystes: andwhanne they were assembled in the place, the kyng toke up therequarell into his hand: and anoon in the same place they were botheexiled; that is to seye, the duke of Hereford for x yere, and Thomasduke of Norfolk for an hundred yere, whiche debate was for wordes oftreson whiche schulde have ben spokyn be these too lordes of the kyng. Also in this yere Thomas Arundell erchebysshop of Caunterbury was alsoexiled and translated to another bysshoperiche, and S^{r}. RogerWalden was made erchebysshop of Caunterbury; and thanne the kyngthorugh wykked counseill disherited the heirs of the lordes that wereput 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 inthe parlement begonnen at Westm' and ended at Schrovesbury, confermedof the pope; the whiche was doun and graunted be the pope and be hymconfermed, which confirmacion was proclamed at the crosse in Powlesand at seynt Marie Spitele in Estre woke before alle the peple. Alsothe kyng thorugh his counseill hadde the citee of London and otherediverses shires of Engelond in grete hate and grete indignacion, andlete enditen them as for rebelles: and he toke to hym Chestreschiremen whiche were most famulier with hym, wherfore the citizeins ofLondon and the peple of the said schires so endited as before is seid, were full hevy and sorwefull; and thanne the citizeins of London forplesaunce of the kyng thorugh counseill and helpe of Roger Walden theerchebysshop of Caunterbury, and of Braybroke, &c. [77] Moreover inthis yere, for alle that, Chestreschire men maden a grete fray inFryday strete on a nyght in there innes; the whiche weren well betenand hurte with arowes and brought thanne to the countor. Also thisyere, be selyng of blank chartres, [78] the citee of London paied tothe 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 atRavenspore in Yorkschire. ]

[Sidenote: The kynges mene turned ayens hym. ]

[Sidenote: Kyng Richard was put into the tour of London, and anonafter he resigned his dignyte. ]

Ye schull wete that Thomas the son and heyre of Richard the erle ofArundell, whiche Thomas after the deth of his fadir was duellynge inhoushold with S^{r}. John Holand duke of Excetre, and holden at noreputacion but alwey in gret repref and dispite, in moche disese andsorwe of herte, thorugh helpe of William Scot mercer of London privylyin a gromys clothynge, sailed over the see and cam to his uncle theerchebysshop of Caunterbury, that tyme beynge at Coloigne. Ferthermorein this yere deyde the duke of Lancastre, and lith entered at seyntPoules at London. Also in this yere after Estren, in the lattere endeof the yere of the conquest of kyng Richard, the same kyng Richardsailed the secounde tyme into Irlond; and he hadde with hym amongesothere Herry the eldeste sone of the duke of Hereford, whom he madeknyght[79] in Irlond; and the saide kyng Richard was there too monthesand 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 tocleyme his heritage, and broughte with hym Thomas of Arundell theerchebysshop of Caunterbury whiche was exiled; and also he broughtewith hym hys sone Thomas, and also Thomas the erles son of Arundell tocleyme his herytage; and they landed in the north contre, at a placethat is clepyd Ravenspore besyde Bedlyngton. And anon as they werelanded there comen to hym hastyly the erle of Northumberlond andS^{r}. Herry his sone, and the erle of Westmerland, Robert of Watton, and manye othere lordes and gentiles of the north contre. And thannethe seid duke of Hereford with alle tho above seid reden to Chestrewith gret strenkthe. And anon as the kyng herde telle that duke Herrywas come, he hied hym out of Irlond into Engelond, in hope to bestrong ayens hys enemys: and as sone as the peple of the kynges herdetelle that the duke was landed, alle the kynges meyne into lytellturned ayens the kyng, and wenten ayeyns his adversaryes, that seyngethe kyng withdrowe hym to the castell of Flynt. And the duke with hislordes and gentiles comen to the castell of Bristoll, and there theytoken S^{r}. William Scrop thanne erle of Wyltshire and tresorer ofEngelond, 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 thiderto them cam kyng Richard in pees. And thanne the kyng and the duke andthe othere seid lordes reden in fere to Londonward: and in the firsteday of Septembre they comen to London everych on: and in the morwesuynge kyng Richard was put into the tour of London tyl tyme that theparlement, whiche began at Westm' on seynt Jeromys day the laste dayof Septembre;[80] whiche day, in the tour of London, kyng Richardresigned his dignyte in this yere of his regne xxiij; and duke Herrywas be generall accorded in parlement chosyn kyng, his regne thannebegynnynge, and sithen crowned. Thanne was S^{r}. John Slake atWestm', dene of the kynges chapell, arested and put in prison inLudgate, and othere certeyn monkes of Westm'. Also S^{r}. WilliamBagot, knyght, was arested besyde Develyn in Irlond, and brought toLondon. 

[Footnote 79: "whiche was kyng after his fa'ir Henry of Derby" _in theCotton MS. _]

[Footnote 80: "xxiij of September" _in the Cotton MS. _]

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NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REGIS HENR' QUARTI, QUICORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' IN DIE T'NSLAC'O'IS S'C'I EDWARDI REG' ETCONFESSORIS, 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 manyeothere knyghtes and squyres were purposyd to have sclayn the kyng andhise children at Wyndesore, and thoo that helde with them be amommynge; but, as it fortuned, the kyng hadde warnynge; and anon herood to London in gret haste, and made hym strong to ryde on hiseadversaries afore said; the whiche lordes were assembled at Redynge, purposyng for to do as they hadde ment; and fro thens they come toWyndesore, and deden moche harme thereaboughte. And whanne they haddeaspied that the kyng was forth to London, they token there wey toSurcetre, and made cryes be the weye, and at Surcetre also, seyengethat kyng Richard was up with alle Walys and Chestyrschire; and kyngHerry fledde to the tour of London: but for all that the toun aroosand toke them with grete strenkthe; and there they beheded the erle ofKent and the erle of Salesbury; also the erle of Huntyngton wasbeheded at Plasshe in Essex, the whiche was fled and wolde a passedthe see to have brought in Frensshmen for to distroye Engelond; and hemyghte have no wynd to brynge hym over, and he was take and beheded asit 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 xxvijpersones, and the hedes of the lordes sent to London. At Bristowe wasbeheded the lord Spenser, and there his hed sett up: afterward wastaken S^{r}. Bernard Brocas, S^{r}. Thomas Schelley, Maudeleyn parson, S^{r}. William Fereby prest; and there were drawen, hanged, andbeheded, at Tyborne. And anon after deyde kyng Richard in the castellof Ponfreyt, whos body was beryed at Langeley. Also in this yere ofoure lord a m^{l}cccc, the kyng rood into Scotlond. And in this yerebegan 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 kyngHerry rood into Wales be the excitacion of the lord Grey Ruthyn, forto distroye Owan of Glondere. In this yere was here the emperor ofConstantynnoble: and the kyng helde his Cristemasse at Eltham; and menof 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}. WilliamSautre prest was degraded of his presthood, and brent in Smythefeldfor an heretyk. [81]

[Footnote 81: "a lollard and an eritik approved afore alle theclergye" _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 kyngHerry with moche solempnyte at Westm'. Also in Lenten this yereschewed in the west in the sky a sterre called Stalla Comata, whicheendured v wokes. Also in this yere the prior of Launde, S^{r}. RogerClaryndon knyght, and viij frere Menours weren drawen and hanged atTyburne. Also this yere, the xiiij day of Septembre, was the bataillwith the Scottes at Humbledon hill, where there were taken and sclaynwol ny alle the gentyles of Scotlond. Also this same yere was mad theconduyt 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 Englysshmenwas the sory bataill of Schrovesbury, that is to seye betwen kyngHerry and S^{r}. Herry Percy sone of the erle of Northumberland; thewhiche S^{r}. Henry Percy was there sclayn and there beryed; and onhys syde manye another man also sclayn; and on his syde the erleDouglas of Scotland lost his on eye; and S^{r}. Thomas Percy brotherto the said S^{r}. Herry Percy was there taken and kept too dayesafter on lyve; and for he was embassator before the batall betwen thekyng and S^{r}. Herry Percy, manye a good man loste there hys lyf, wherfore they seyde S^{r}. Thomas was drawen, hanged and beheded, andhis hede[82] sett upon London brigge: also in the said bataille theprynce was schot in the heed wyth an arowe; and the erle of Staffordsclayn undyr the kynges banere, and S^{r}. William Graunsell, withmanye othere knyghtes and squyers:[83] and forasmoche as som pepleseyde that S^{r}. Herry Percy was alyve, he was taken up ayen out ofhis grave, and bounden upright betwen to mille stones, that alle menmyghte se that he was ded. 

[Footnote 82: "with a quart' of S^{r}. Herry Percie's hedde" _in theCotton MS. _]

[Footnote 83: "worthie lordes, knyghts, and squyers, gentilles, andgood 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 andmeires ech after other in on house. In this yere William Cerle yomanof the robys with kyng Richard, whiche was on of them that mordred thegoode duke of Gloucestre at Caleys, was taken in the march of Scotlondand brought to London, where that he was drawen, and hanged, boweld, and his bowels brente before hym, and thanne beheded and quartered atTyburne. In this yere the lord Castell, with gret peple of Bretounsand Normaundes, londed at the Blake Pole, too mile fro Dertmouth, andthere 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 Moubraywere beheded. ]

[Sidenote: The children of the erles of March were stole out of thecastell of Wyndesore. ]

In this yere Thomas the kynges sone was admirall of the see and seiledinto Flaundres, and he landed at Scluse and yaf theretoo a gretesawte, and he brente bothe in Cahaunt and in Flaundres. Also he tokethe carykes of Jene, whiche he broughte to Wynchelsey; and there, thorugh mysgovernaunce, the carikes[84] with alle the good therinnewas brent. Also in this yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccv, Richard Scroperchebysshop of York, and the lord Moubray[85] were beheded a lytelout of York, upon Whitson Moneday. Also the same yere were thechildren 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 ofGlendore, for he was a rebell to oure kyng that tyme, and alle Walysfor the more partye be v yere before. Also the forseid children werebrought ayene to the kyng; and the lady Spenser was accused, and herebrother, that was called duk of York, of gret treson for the forseidchildren; and the cause was, for they seyden that the eldere chyld wastrewe kyng. Also the forseyd duke was in kepynge of S^{r}. John Pelhamat 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, poysonynghis wyffe. ]

This same yere, be the comaundement of the kvng, alle the weres betwenLondon and Midweye were pulled up and distroyed be the meire of Londonand the comonalte. Also in this yere was Travars, yoman of the kyngeschaumbre, arestyd for poysonyng of hys wyf in Northamptonschire; andon Jonet Legge was also arested for the consentynge of poysonynge ofthe 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 thedukes doughter of Melane, at seynt Marie Overey: and in this yeredeyde the good S^{r}. Robert Knolles. In this yere S^{r}. ThomasRempston, knyght, was dreynt faste be London bregge: and in this yerewas the bataille in Smythfeld betwen John Walssh clerk, and PercyvalSondon. 

[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 takenin the North. ]

In this yere the erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolf, whichearysyn 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 weresent to London, and sett upon London brigge. Also in this yere was astrong wynter whiche endured xiiij wokes. Also this yere the erle ofKent was sclayn, thorugh his owne folye, at Bryak in Bretayne, for herood withoughte basnet, and was marked with a quarell. In this yeregreyn 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 enduredWednesday, Thorsday, Fryday, and on Soneday it was ended; and thannebegan the fetees of werre in Smythfeld for diverses chalanges. Firstit began be the seneschall of Henawde and the erle of Somerset, forthe Henawde soughte hyder to seke awntures, the whiche fight lastediij dayes; and on the Moneday, S^{r}. John and another Henawde; and onthe Tuwesday, S^{r}. John Philipp with another; and on the Wednesday, John Grey and his adversarie: and on the Fryday the kyng wolde suffrenothing to be don. On the Satyrday, Standyssh and his adversarie: onthe Moneday suynge, Styward and his adversarie: on the Tuesday, Soucheand his adversarie. On the Moneday after, S^{r}. John Grene, Cornewayle, and his felawes;[88] and on the Satirday, tho toobroughten 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 sacramentof the auter, that is to seye Godes body, [89] which was dampned andbrought into Smythfeld to be brent, and was bounde to a stake where ashe schulde be brent. And Herry prynce of Walys, thanne the kyngeseldest sone, consailed hym for to forsake his heresye, and holde therighte wey of holy chirche. [90] And the prior of seynt Bertelmewes inSmythfeld broughte the holy sacrament of Godys body, with xij torcheslyght before, and in this wyse cam to this cursed heretyk: and it wasasked hym how he beleved; and he ansuerde, that he belevyd well thatit was halowed bred and nought Godes body; and thanne was the touneput over hym, and fyre kyndled thereinne: and whanne the wrecche feltethe fyre he cryed mercy; and anon the prynce comanded to take awey thetoune and to quenche the fyre, the whiche was don anon at hiscomaundement: and thanne the prynce asked hym if he wolde forsake hisheresye and taken hym to the feith of holy chirche, which if he woldedon, he schulde have hys lyf and good ynowe to lyven by: and thecursed schrewe wold nought, but contynued forth in his heresye;wherfore he was brent, and a versyfyer made of hym, in metre, thisetoo 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 wasbegonne to make, and in the yere nest folwynge it was ful complet andmade. In this yere was a fray mad in Estchepe, be the kynges sonesThomas and John, with men of the town. Also this same yere there wentthe duke of Clarence, the duke of Yorke, the erl of Dorset, to theduke 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 theyhadde well foughten, the kyng tok the bataille into his hond, andwolde 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 ofLondon. Also in this yere comen ambassatours to the kyng fro the dukeof Burgoyne, for to have men out of Engelond to helpe hym in werreayeyns the duke of Orlyons: but the kyng wolde no men grauntte, forwhich the ambassatores spaken therof to the prynce: and he sente tothe duke of Burgoyne the erle of Arundell and the lord Cobbeham, withothere lordes and gentyles, with a faire retenewe and well arrayedpeple. Also this yere the Yeldhalle of London was begonne to makenewe. Also in this yere the duke of Burgoyne, with help ofEnglysshmen, sclewe moche peple of the dukes of Orlyons at the briggeof 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 thelord Thomas, the kynges sone, was mad duke of Clarence. Also in thisyere comen into Engelond ambassatores out of Fraunce fro the duke ofOrlyons, to have men over in helpynge hym ayens the duke ofBurgoyne[92] before seid in that other yere. And in the comemoracionof seynt Poul, the laste day of Juyn, come prynce Herry, the sone ofkyng Herry the forthe, to London, with moche peple of lordes andgentyles: and the kyng lay thanne at seynt Jones hous til the Sonedaynest folwynge; and thanne he remeved to the bysshopes paleys ofLondon, and lay there fro Satirday tyl Friday after; and thanne heremeved to Rotherhithe. And prynce Herry lay at the bysshoppes inne ofDorham, fro the seid day of his comynge to towne unto the Moneday nestafter the feste of Septem fratrum. And thanne rood Thomas the kyngessone duke of Clarence, and with hym the duke of York, and Beaufordthanne erle of Dorset, toward Hampton with a gret retenewe of peple:and on the Tuesday rood the erles brother of Oxenford, and on theWednesday rood the erle of Oxonford; and they alle lay at Hampton, andaboden the wynde tyl on the Thorsday the firste day of August; thewhiche Thorsday, Fryday, and Satyrday, they passed out of the haventhe noumbre of xiiij schippes: and on the Soneday they were dreveninne ayeyne with the wynd: and after, on seynt Laurence even and seyntLaurens day, they arreved at Seynt Fasters, faste be Hogges inNormandye. And on the xxiij day of Septembre prynce Herry come toLondon to the counseyll, with an huge peple. Also in this yere thekyng lete coynen newe nobles; and they were lesse of weyghte than theolde noble be the peys of an half peny weighte; so that[93] be justeweyghte liij nobles, j _d_, and an halpeny weighte, schulde maken apound 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 ofLondon, and after brak out. ]

In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxij, the xxj[94] day of March, ona Moneday, deyde kyng Herry the forthe, at Westm'. And lyghth enteredat 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 rydyngeof men of London, and broughte hym to the tour of London upon theFryday; and on the morwe he rood thorugh Chepe with a gret roughte oflordes and knyghtes, the whiche he hadde newe made in the Toure on thenyght before, unto Westm'. And on the morwe, that is to say PassionSoneday, 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', ithayled strongly. In this yere my lord of Dorset lay at the sege of thecastell of Mount Andre in Gyan; and Blounte was capitayn of thecastell of Sobyre. Also another companye of Englysshmen lay in thetown of Barbesey; and there was don a jorney betwen Englysshmen andFrensshmen be syde Mount Andre, in the monthe of August: and thorughthe grace of God iij c Englysshmen xvij lesse, toke and sclewe viij mof Frensshmen: and there were take the lord Hayle, the lord Morlet, the bastard of Clynton, the lord en le Sale de Mary, the maire ofRochell, the capytayn of Tholomonde, the capitayn of Ryons, thecapitayne of seynt John the Evangelist, the capitayn of Racheford, thecapitayn of Urlound, and manye othere capitaynes and gentiles whichewere to longe to telle. In this yere was the lord Cobbeham, calledS^{r}. John Oldcastell, arested and put into the Tour of London, forcerteyn poyntes of heresye whiche he held ayens the beleve of holychirche: and after he brak prison and wente away. 

[Footnote 94: "xx day" _in the Cotton MS. _]

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NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' HENR' QUINTI, QUICORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' NONO DIE MENSIS APRIL ANNO D'NI MILL'MOCCCCxiij. 

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 atWestm'. ]

[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}. JohnTybbay. ]

In this yere, on seynt Edmondes day the kyng, there was a gretconvocacion of clergye at Poules in London, whiche contenued tyl theiiij day of Decembre; and thanne was the kyng and his counseillaccorded to fette the bones of kyng Richard fro Langele to London, andto berye them at Westm';[96] and there was don a dirige ryally; and onthe morwe the masse was solempny songon. And on the Soneday sewyng, Thomas Arundell erchebysshop of Caunterbury and manye otherebysshoppes, at the crosse of Poules accursed S^{r}. John Oldcastelllord of Cobbeham and alle hise mayntenours. And in the xix day ofDecembre cam the Frensshe ambassatours to London, fro the kyng ofFraunce to the kyng of Engelond. Morover in the twelfthe day inCristemasse it was certefied the kyng, that S^{r}. John Oldcastell wasup with a stronge peple ayeyns hym. Wherfore the kyng be hys counseillcam to London the viij day of Januar'; and with hym cam hise brethren, and the erchebysshop of Caunterbury, and Courtenaye the bysshop ofNorwych, and manye othere lordes and bachelers. And the nexte nyghtthe kyng with hyse brethren and the bysshopes token the feld ayeynsSire John Oldcastell, beyonde seynt Gyles in Holborne, betwen Westm'and the highe weye toward Tyborne; and there the kynges peple tokendiverses men as they comen be the weye, of whiche on was a squyere ofS^{r}. John Oldcastell, and othere diverses men also: and there wasmuche folk arested and put into the Tour of London, of whiche folkthere were xij men drawen fro the Thoure of London as a Fryday atnyghte thorughe the town to Neugate, and there they were tyl on themorwe; and they with othere xxv men, that is to seye xxxvij persones, were drawen, hanged, and brent; and tho that were drawe were saidarrysers ayeyns the kyng: and certaynly the said S^{r}. JohnOldcastell with gret multitude of Lollers and heretykes were purposydwith ful wyll and myght for to have distroyed the kyng and hysebrethern, whiche ben protectours and defendours of Holy Chirche, andthem also that ben in degre of holy ordre in the service of God and ofhis chirche, the which will and purpos, as God wolde, was lette; andS^{r}. John Oldcastell fledde and escaped. Forthermore in this yerethe xix day of Feverer, deyde Thomas Arundell the erchebysshop ofCaunterbury. Also in this yere was a parlement at Leycestre, and therewas the lord John the kynges brother mad duke of Bedeford and erle ofKendale, and the lord Humfrey hys brother was mad duke of Gloucestreand erle of Pembroke, and S^{r}. Richard the dukes brother of York wasmad erle of Caumbregge. And in this yere in the monthe of Juyll wenteoure ambassatours into Fraunce, and some of the ambassatours wenteninto Constaunce to chesen the pope: and some wenten to the emperor;that is to seye, to the emperor wente the erle of Warwyk, the lordFitz Hugh, Sire Walter Hungerford, S^{r}. Rauf Rocheford, MaistrePhilipp Morgan, Maistre John Henyngham, with comission. And to thecytee of Constantyne wente the bysshop of Bathe, the bysshop ofSalesbury, the bysshop of Chestre, the abbot of Westm', the abbot ofYork, the abbot of Gerseye, with othere doctours. Also into Frauncewente the bysshop of Dorham, the bysshop of Norwych, the erle ofSalysbury, the lord Grey Codonore, S^{r}. John Pelham, Robert ofWaterton, and othere. Forthemore on the Monday the xxiij day ofSeptembre began a grete counseill at Westm'; and on the neste Mondayafter, that is to seye the firste day of Octobre anno d'ni mill'mocccc^{mo}xv. Also the same yere was S^{r}. Herry Chicheley bysshop ofseynt Davyes mad erchebisshop of Caunterbury, and S^{r}. RichardCourtenay mad bysshop of Norwych. And in the same yere on seynt MarieMaudeleyn day, John Neauser squyer, and his men, sclowen Maistre JohnTybbay clerk, as he passed thorugh Ladlane; for the whiche deth thesame John Nyauncer and iiij of his men fledden into seynt Anneschirche withinne Aldrichgate; and withinne the same chirche they weremured up, and men of diverses wardes watched them nyght and day. Andthe forsaid John Nyauncer and his men forsuoren the kynges lond, andpassyd thorugh the citee of London toward Caleys in there schertes andbreches, 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 thekynges seall. Also in this yere John Claydon skynner, and RichardTurmyne bakere, were brent in Smythfeld for heresye. And on the iiijday of March after, was the pardon of the lord Cobbeham, that is toseye S^{r}. John Oldcastell, proclamed. On Palme Soneday the xvj dayof March was William Elys sone brought out of the Tour of London becomaundement of the kyng, and delivered to the said maire for to kepehym in warde, and specyally in yrens, for tales that he hadde told ofthe kyng; and also for the peple seyde that they myghte non yrenfetres no lokkes holden hym; and there he was cheyned to an yren postat the counter gate in Chepe, ayens the Standard. Also the same yerewas the kynges grete werk begonne at Shene; and in hys tyme was madnewe g'tes at London wall, and a newe gate, and the prevy that stodwithinne the more was drawe doun and set on this syde of the wall overthe comown dych that comyth out of the more. And in his tyme[97] thekyng made his vyage toward the costes of Normandye; and he roodthiderward thorughout the citee of London toward the town of Hampton, that is to weten the xviij day of Juyn, the yere of his regne thethridde begynnyng; and at Hampton he lay stille for to abiden hisretenue 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 thereSire Richard of Yorke erle of Caumbregge, the lord Scrop that tymetresorer of Engelond, and S^{r}. Thomas Gray knyght, for treturye andymagynyng of the kynges deth. And in the same yere on the morwe afterseynt Laurence day, the xj day of August the Sonday, the kyng and allehis retenue schipped iij houres after noon at Portesmouth, toward thetown of Harefleu in Normandye; and he landed at Kedecaux iij myle outof the town of Harefleu on oure lady even the assumpcion, the xiiijday of August. And the kyng began to leye his sege to the town ofHarfleu the xvij day of August: and the kyng lay there at the sege frothe same xvij day of August unto the xxij day of Septembre or the townwere yolden up; and his lyenge there aboughte the town there dyed manyon of his retenue, that is to weten, the erle of Suffolk, the bysshopof Norwych, Courtenay, S^{r}. John Philip, and manye othere knyghtesand squyers, and othere comoun peple whiche were nought nombred. Andthe same xxij day of Septembre the toun of Harfleu was yolden up tothe kyng, and alle the keyes of the toun brought to hym: and the kyngabode tyl the laste day of Septembre, til that he hadde madgovernaunce withinne the town: and he made his Em[98] the lordeBeauford the erle of Dorset, captayn of Harfleu. And the Tuesday thefirste day of Octobre the kyng toke his weye fro Harfleu toward histown of Caleys, with the noumbre of viij^{l} fytyng men: and theFrensshmen of Fraunce broken there brigges and pyled the forthes ofthe water of Some and othere diverses wateres, that the kyng myghtenought 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 ofOctobre was Fryday, and seynt Crispyn and Crispianiani day the lordesand the chyveteynes of Fraunce lay with a gret oost enbatailed to thenoumbre of vi^{xx} m^{l}, and wolde a stopped the kynges weye that heschulde nought a passed to his town of Caleys. And the kyng with hisoost batailed hym ayens the Frensshmen, and manfully he faught ayensthem in a feld that is called Aigincourt, and sclowe and toke of themof dukes, erles, barons, knyghtes, and cheveteyns to the noumbre ofxij 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, theerle 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 Brabanand the duke of Bare, and the erle of Navers, the lord de la Brytteconstable of Fraunce, and the seneschall of Henaude, with manye otherelordes, knyghtes, and squyers, and worthy men v m^{l} and mo. And onoure syde were sclayn the duke of York, the erle of Suffolk, andS^{r}. Richard of Kyghle, and David Gamme squyer, with a fewe moothere persones to the noumbre of xviij. And the xxix day of Octobre, the morwe after seynt Simondes day and Jude, the same day the newemeire schulde ryde and taken his charge at Westm', the same day erlyin the morwe comen tydynges to London while that men weren in therebeddes, that the kyng hadde foughton and hadde the bataille and thefeld aforseid. And anoon as they hadde tydynges therof, they wente toalle the chirches in the citee of London and rongon alle the belles ofevery chirche; and solempnely alle the prestes of every chirche, andothere men that were lettered songen _Te deum Laudamus, &c. _ And ayensix of the belle were warned alle the ordres of relygeous men of thecitee of London, for to go a procession fro seynt Poules unto seyntEdward schryne at Westm'. And the newe maire and hise aldermen withalle the craftes of London, and the quen with alle here lordes alsowente from seynt Poules unto Westm', and offred at seynt Edwardesschryne aforeseid, or the meire tok his charge; and whanne the meirehadde taken his charge, every man come rydyng hom fro Westm' onhorsbak, and were ioyful and glad for the goode tydynges that theyhadde of the kyng, and thankyd oure lord J'hu Crist, his modir seyntMarye, and seynt George, and alle the holy company of hevene, andseyde _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 ofFraunce. ]

[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 thisyere, that is to say the xxviij day of Octobre, the kyng com to histown of Caleys, and was there til the xvj day of Novembre: and thatsame day the kyng schipped fro his town of Caleys toward Engelond, andhe landed the same day at nyght at Dovorr, and com forth alle the wokeafter 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, thexxiij day of Novembre, the maire of London and alle the aldermen, withalle the craftes of London, reden every man in reed, with hodes reedand white, and mette with the kyng on the Blakeheth comyng fromElthamward toward his citee of London; and ayens his comynge wasordeyned moche ryalte in London, that is to weten at London bregge, atthe conduyt in Cornhill, at the gret conduyt in Chepe, and at thecrosse in Chepe was mad a ryall castell, with angels and virgynessyngynge therinne; and so the kyng and hise presoners of Frensshmenreden thorugh London unto Westm' to mete, and there the kyng abodstille. And on the morwe after, it was Soneday and the xxiiij day ofNovembre, the maire and alle the aldermen, with too hundred of thebeste comoners of London, wente to Westm' to the kyng, and present hymwith a m^{l} pound, in too basynes of gold worth v^{c} li. And in thistyme the emperor of Almayne com into Engelond with viij^{c} hors toseynt 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, hecam to Caunterbury and bod stylle there unto the v day of Maij: andthe 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, andhodes white and reed, and mette with the emperor on the Blakehethe;and the kyng and alle hise lordes mette with hym at seynt ThomasWateryng, and there the kyng put hym on the right hond, and theerchebysshop on the left hond, and so they come rydynge thorugh thecitee of London and forth to Westm': and the xxix day of Maij theduke of Holand come to London, and he lay at the bysshopes place ofEly 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 thecastell of Ledes in Kanc', and from the castell of Ledes unto Eltham, and from Eltham forth to Caunterbury; and he schipped out of Engelondthe xvj day of August. And the same yere the kyng wente to Caleys forto trete wyth his adversarije of Fraunce: and the same yere the dukeof Bedford, the kynges brother, was mad capitayn of the see for aquarter of a yere; and the same tyme he and his retenue took iijcarykes and drowned the forthe, and a gret hulke was drowned also: andanon 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, wasBenet Wolman drawen and hanged, and his heed smyten of and set onLondon bregge for tretory: and in the same yere, the viij day ofOctobre, was a p'chemyn' of Trille melle strete drawen and hanged, andhis heed smyten of and set upon London brigge for tretory: and in thesame yere weren alle the Galy half pens fordon at a parlement holdenat Westm', the whiche parlement began the xv day of March. Also in thesame yere, that is for to seye in the begynnyng of the forthe yere ofthe reigne of kyng Herry the fyfthe, the duke of Bedford and the erleof March, with othere certeyne lordes and there retenue, foughton withvij carykes of Jene, and with aboughte l othere vesselles, somehulkes, some barges, some galys, and some galyottes; of whom, blessydbe God, he toke iij carykes with there patrons, and drowned a grethulke that was called the Blake hulke of Flaundres, and the remenantfledden 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 onEstreday. ]

[Sidenote: The bataill on the see betuen the erl of Hunt' and thekynges 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 beganthe xix day of Octobre; and at that parlement was the erle of Dorsetmad duke of Excestre: and in this same yere, on seynt Katerine even, was a begger drawen and hanged for dysmembrynge of yonge children, andhe was drawen in his owne carre from the Leden halle unto Tyborne: andin this same yere was a theff sclayn, withoughte seynt Marie Spytell, that highte Robert Somerford: and the same yere held his Cristemasseat Wyndesore: and the same yere were too women hanged at Tybourne;that oon was a spycer wyf of Seynt Albons, and that other was thebaillyf 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, onthe Esterday at evesong tyme, with the lord Straunge and his men, andthere 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 SireJohn 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 inthis coostes, and scomfited them; of whiche, thanked be God, he tokeiiij grete with there patrons, and the admirall of them alle wascalled the bastard of Burbon, with alle the tresoure that they alleschulde aben waged with for a quarter of a yere; and the otherecarykes fledden awey. Also the same yere, the xxx day of Juyll, thekyng with alle his oost seyled into Fraunce, and londed in Normandye, upon Lammes day, a litell besyde the castell of Touke; the whichecastell he toke first after he was landed, and yaf it to his brotherthe duke of Clarence, with alle that longith thertoo. [100] Also thesame yere, that is to say anno quinto, the kyng gat Cane Beyeux, andmanye othere townes and castelles and riche abbeys, longe before seyntEdward 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 anunyte mad in Holy Chirche; and a pope chosen on seynt Martyn day, befre eleccion and comowne assent of alle the generall counseillcristen, whiche pope was called Martinus quintus. Also in this yere, on the feste of seynt Lucie the virgyne, the yere of oure lord am^{l}ccccxvij, S^{r}. John Oldcastell lord of Cobbeham was taken inthe march of Walys, and brought to Westm', where he was forjugged; andhe was drawe thorugh the citee of London, which in his dayes was heedof heretykes and Lollers; and he was hanged be a cheyne of iren, andwas 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 ofThamyse, the whiche was cause of his deth, and dyed on the x day ofOctobre; and in his stede John Perneys was chosen for the remenaunt ofthe yere. Also the same yere the kyng of Engelond with his lordesbeseged the citee of Roen, [103] the whiche sege dured half a yere andmore; but at the laste, thorugh the grace of God, it was yolden to hymupon the day of seynt Wolstan, alle ayens there will, God wot, fornede compelled them therto for defaute of vitaill; for as it was seidthere deyde withinne the town for defaute of vitaille, mo thanne xxxm^{l} durynge the same sege. Also in the same yere the dolphyn ofFraunce sente after the duke of Burgoyn, to whom, as men seyn, noughtfully vij nyght before he was sworn un on Godes body sacred to bengood and trewe for to come and speke with hym be syde Parys, at thetown of Monstreux, with certeyn persones undir sauf conduyt; andwhanne he cam thedir, notwithstondyng the gret othe that was madbetuen them bothe, nother his sauf conduyt, the viscount of Burbon, asthe duke kneled before the dolphyn, smot hym with an ax in the heed;and so that the forseid dolphyn and hise complices falsly anduntrewly, and ayens alle manere lawe of armes, morthered the forseidduke and made an ende of hym. Also this same yere frere Randolf, amayster of dyvynyte, that sumtyme was the quene Johanne confessor, atthe excitynge of the forseid quene, be sorcerye and be nygramanciewrought for to astroyd the kyng: but, as God wolde, his falsnesse atthe laste was aspyed; wherefore be comown parlement the queneforfetyd here landes. 

[Footnote 102: "was mischevously drowned at Seint Katerines mille ashe 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 andcastell. ]

This same yere was the kyng Herry the fyfthe mad heir and regent ofFraunce, and wedded to dame Katerine the kynges doughter of Fraunce, at Troys[104] in Champayn, upon Trynyte Soneday; and anoon after hehymselfe and hise lordes, with the duke of Burgoyne and manye othereryalles of Fraunce, wenten and leyd sege to manye diverses citees, townes and castellys, whiche weren holden with the dolphyns men andArmenakes, and wan them; but Melau sur Seyne was on of the werste thatevere 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 Engelondwith 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 ofthe same monthe the quene come to London; and on the xxiij day of thesame monthe sche was crowned at Westm'. [105] Also this same yere, anoon after Estren, the kyng helde his parlement at Westm'; in whicheparlement was ordeyned, that no man after Cristemasse thanne nestfolwynge schulde putten forth no proffre no gold in payment but yf itheld the weyte, wherfore the most part of the peple ordeyned thembalaunces and weytes. And anoon after Pentecost the kyng seiled overthe see to Caleys, and passyd forth into Fraunce. This same yere uponEstre even afore noon, that is for to say the xxij day of March, theyere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxj, the duke of Clarence with manyeother lordes were sclayn beyounde the water of Leyre in Fraunce; andmanye lordes were taken prisoners the same tyme, of the whiche theerle of Hunt', and the erle of Somerset with hys brother, wereprincipales. Also the same yere, betuen Cristemasse and Candelmasse, the town of Mileu' was yolden to the kyng, and alle cheveteyns withthe sowdyours were ledd to Parys in the croke of the mone they myghtseyn, 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 atWestm', whiche was holden be the duke of Bedforde, thanne lyftenaunteof Engelond; in whiche parlement was graunted a quynzyme and a dyme, the kyng hymself thanne lyenge at the sege of Mieux in Bry', inFraunce, the half of whiche xv^{e} and x^{me} to be payd at thepurification of oure lady nest folwynge, and that the kynges deputesschulde 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 tothe 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 thesurplus to the value of v _s. _ viij _d. _ to the kyng, in contentyngthe kyng of the hol noble of vj _s. _ viij _d. _; and in cas the nobleso paied were better of value thanne v _s. _ viij _d. _, it was accordedthat the kyng schulde paye to the awnere therof the overplus above v_s. _ viij _d. _: also thanne was gret scarcete of whit moneye inEngelond, that is to seye of sylver, for every man, because of thesaid newe eschange, outred gold and kept sylver in as moche as theymyghte. 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 bornat Wyndesore, whos goodfadres at the font were Herry bysshop ofWynchestre, sithe Cardynall, and John duke of Bedford, and Jacomynduchesse of Holand was hys goodmodyr; and his goodfadir at hisconfirmacion was Herry Chicheley erchebysshop of Caunterbury. Also inthe monthe of May, [106] the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxij, and ofthe kyng the x yere, the citee of Mewes in Bry', whiche longe tymehadde be seged, was yolde to the kyng. Also the same yere, the xiijday of August, the newe wedircock was set upon Seynt Poules stepill ofLondon: and the laste day of the same monthe of August deyde the mostexcellent, and most graciouse, and most doutyd prynce of Cristenchivalrye, Herry of Engelond the fyfthe, after the conquest the x^{e}, whos boones, in the begynnyng of Novembre folwynge, were brought intoEngelond, and after to London; and on the vij day of Novembre he wasryally entered at Westm'. 

[Footnote 106: _See note_ MM. ]

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NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' H' SEXTI PU' NONUNI' ANNI QUI REGNARE CEPIT PRIMO DIE SEPTE'BR' ANNO D'N'I MILL'MOCCCC^{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 morwebe vj[107] and vij on the belle, deyde kyng Charles kyng of Frauncethe kynges aiel of Engelond, in his ostell of seynt Poule withinneParys, whos body was worthyly entered in seynt Denys. Also the vijdaye of Novembre the same yere, oure kyng Herry the fyfthe nobely wasentered at Westm'. Also in this yere the kynges parlement was holdenat Westm', which parlement began the Moneday nest before the feste ofseynt Martyn, that is to seye the ix day of Novembre, in whicheparlement was ordeyned the governaunce of the kyng, how and in whatmanere he schulde be governed in his tender age. [108] Also in thisyere on the firste day of March Maistr' William Taillor prest, wasdisgraded of his ordre of presthood; and in the morwe after he wasbrent 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, thekyng and the quene his modir remeved from Wyndesore toward theparlement at London, the whiche began at Westm' on the xxj day ofOctobre before; and on the forsaid xiij day of Novembre at nyght, thekyng and the quene were logged at Stanes; and upon the morwe thannebeynge Soneday the kyng was born toward his modir chare, and heschriked and cryed and sprang, and wolde nought be caryed forthere;wherefore he was born ayeyne into the inne, and there he bood theSoneday al day; and on the Moneday he was born to the chare, and hebeynge 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 merychere, in his modyr barm in the chare rood thorugh London to Westm';and on the morwe brought into the parlement. Also this same yere inthe monthe of Feverer, Sire Jamys Styward kyng of Scottes spoused dameJohanne the duchesses doughter of Clarence, of hir first housbonde theerle of Somerset, at seynt Mary Overe. And this same yere the xvij dayof August was the bataill of Vermill in Perche, betuen the duke ofBedford regent of Fraunce, and the Armynakes, with the Scottes: butthankyd be God the victorye fell to the Englyssh partye; for therewere sclayn of oure adversaryes the erle of Bougham, the erle Douglas, the erle of Almar, the erle of Tonnar, the erle of Vauntedore, and theviscount Nerbon that traytourly sclewe the duke of Burgoyne knelyngbefore 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; forthere wente to schep wassh of them the same day mo thanne xvij^{c} ofcote 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 wenteover 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 duchesseof Holand wenten over the see into Henauude, for to taken possessionof hys wyfves herytage, where he was worschipfully receyved and takenfor chif lord of the lond: but not longe after it happed so that hewas fayn to retorne hom ageyn, and lefte hys lady behynde hym with allthe tresour that he broughte thedyr, in a town that men callen Mounsin Henauude, the whiche was swore to hym to ben good and trewe, and tokepe the lady in sauf warde tyl he come ageyn: but at the laste theythat weren in the forseid town becomen fals, and delyvered that worthylady to the duke of Burgoyn; and he sent here to Gaunt there to benkept, but as God wolde for here, withinne a schort tyme thens scheascaped awey in a mannes wede, and com to a town of hire owne inSeland that is clepyd Sirixe, and fro thens into Holand that is calledTirgowe, where with helpe of here frendes that were there, schewithstood the duke of Burgoyne and al his malyce. Also the same yerethe erle of Salysbury, the erle of Suffolk, the lord of Wylughby, andthe lord Scales, with there meyne leyden a sege to the citee of Mauns, the whiche citee was yolden up to them withinne schort tyme, withmanye 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 theduke 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 dayand Jude, the meire rood to Westm', and took his charge as the custumeis of the meires of London. And the same day at even and alle thenyght folwynge was strong and grete wacche: and the morwe nestfolwynge moche peple of the citee of London in savynge and kepynge thekynges pees, arraied in sufficient harnes to stonde with the duke ofGloucestre protector of Engelond, and be the maire of London, and indefens of the citee ageyn the bysshop of Wynchestre;[111] and thepeple that to hym was withholden of the countes of Lancastre andChestre, and of othere cuntres; but thankyd be God there was non harmedon on neythir partye. Also the same yere John duke of Bedford madekyng Herry the vj^{te}, his goodsone, knyght at Leyc', uponWitsoneday. And anoon forthwith the kyng Herry dobbed alle theknyghtes whos names here folwen, that is for to sey, first, the dukeof York, the sone and heire of the duke of Norfolk, the erle ofOxenford, the erle of Westmerland, the sone and heire of the erle ofNorthumberland, the sone and heire of the erle of Ormond, the lordRoos, Sire James Boteller, the lord Mautravers, S^{r}. Herry Gray ofTankervyle, S^{r}. William Nevyle lord of Faucomberge, S^{r}. GeorgeNevyle lord of Latymer, the lord of Welles, the lord of Berkeley, thesone and heir of the lord Talbot, Sire Raf Grey of Werke, Sire RobertVeer, Sire Richard de Gray, Sire Edmond of Hungerford, Sire Robert ofWyngefeld, Sire John Botiller, Sire Reynald Cobham, Sire JohnPasshelewe, Sire Thomas Tunstall, Sire John Chidiok, Sire RaufLangeford, Sire William Drury, Sire William ap Thomas, Sire RichardCarbonell, Sire Richard Wodevyll, Sire John Shardelowe, Sire NichollBlouket, Sire Rauf Radclyff, Sire Edmond Trafford, Sire WilliamCheyne, Sire William Babyngton, Sire John Juyn, and Sire GilbertBeauchamp. 

[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 wynwere 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 ladypassed the see to Caleys: and a litel before passyd the see to CaleysHerry bysshop of Wynchestre; and upon oure lady day the Annunciacionanno d'n'i mill'mo cccc^{mo} xxvij, the bysshop of Wynchestre was madecardynall in seynt Marye chirche of Caleys ful solempnely, where werethe 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 reverencesette it upon the heyghe auter, and there it stood alle the massetyme; 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 fynscarlet furred with pured; and thanne he there knelynge upon his kneesbefore the heighe auter the popes bulles were reed to hym; and thefirste bulle was his charge; and the seconde bulle was that he schuldehave and reioyssen alle the benefices sp'uelx ant temperellx that hehath in Engelond; and whanne this was don the regent of Fraunce dukeof Bedford, wente up to the heighe auter and tok the cardinall haatand sette it upon the bysshopes heed of Wynchestre, and bowed andobbeyed 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 sogret abundance of reyn, where thorugh nought only hey was distroied, but also moche corn, for it reyned almost every other day more orlasse. 

[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 ofOrlyons 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 worshipfullSire Thomas de Mountagu erle of Salisbury before Orlyons, thorughschetyng of a gonne as he lay at the sege before the forseid cite; Godhave mercy on his sowle. Forthermore duryng that sege, at thebegynnyng of Lenten neste folwynge, vii m^{l} of Frensshmen and mowith many a Scot fel upon oure men as they wente thiderward withvitailes be sydes a town that is called Yamvyll, where S^{r}. JohnStyward and his brother with mo than vij^{c} Scottes that thei weregovernours of, lighten a fote, and were sclayn every modir sone beS^{r}. John Fastolf, S^{r}. Thomas Rempston, and othere capitayns ofoure syde, the whiche hadde nought passyng v^{c} fytynge men with themat all withoughte chartres; but Charles of Burbon and the bastard ofOrlions, with alle the Frensshmen sittynge on horsbak seynge thegovernaunce, trussed them and wente away. Also a lytel beforeWitsonday nest folwynge, was the forsayd sege broken up be the duke ofLaunson and his power; and alle oure lordes and capitayns of the samesege disparpled, that is to say the erle of Suffolk and his brother, the lord Talbot, and the lord Scales with many mo, the whiche soneafter were taken everych on at myschief. Furthermore, this same yerebetwen Estren and Witsontyd a fals Breton mordred a wydewe in herebed, the whiche fond hym for almasse withoughte Algate in thesubbarbes of London, and bar awey alle that sche hadde, and afterwardhe toke socour of Holy Chirche at seynt Georges in Suthwerk; but atthe laste he tok the crosse and forswore the kynges land; and as hewente hys way it happyd hym to come be the same place where he had donthat cursed dede, and women of the same paryssh comen out with stonesand canell dong, and there maden an ende of hym in the hyghe strete, so that he wente no ferthere notwithstondynge the constables andothere men also, whiche hadde hym undir governaunce to conduyt hymforward, for there was a gret companye of them, and hadde no mercy, nopyte. Also this same yere, the viij day of Novembre, the duke ofNorfolk with many a gentilman squyer and yoman, tok his barge at seyntMarye Overeye betwen iiij and v of the belle ayens nyght, and purposydto passe thorugh London bregge, where the forseid barge thorughmysgovernaunce of steeryng, fill upon the pyles and overwhelvyd, thewhiche was cause of spyllyng of many a gentilman and othere, the moreruthe was, but as God wolde, the duke hymself and too or iij otheregentylmen seenge that myschief, leped upon the pyles, and so weresaved thorugh helpe of them that weren above the brigge, with castyngdown 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 whoscoronacion was mad xxxv knyghtes; and on Seynt Georges day nestfolwynge, afore noon, he passyd over the see to Caleys: also the xxiijday of May, after noon ayens nyght, before the town of Compigne, therewas a woman taken armed in the feld, with many othere capitayns, thewhiche was called _la pucelle de Dieu_, a fals wyche, for thorugh herepower the dolphyn and alle oure adversaries trusted holy to haveconquered ayen alle Fraunce, and nevere to an had the wers in placethat sche hadde ben inne, for they helden here amonges them as for aprophetesse and a worthy goddesse. Also the same yere, aboughteCandelmasse, Richard Hunden, a wolle packer, was dampned as a falsheretyk and a lollard, and brent at the Tour hill, the whiche was ofso 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, prestand vyker of Mabenden in Essex, besyde Walden, dysgraded of hispresthod and dampned as for an heretyk, and afterward brent inSmythfeld. Also the same yere, in somer, the kyng beynge in Frauncewith alle hise temperall lordes for the most partye, the lollardes, with manye mo othere that weren enclyned to there secte, castedbilles aboughte in every good town in Engelond, and purposed for tohave made a rysyng and distroyed Holy Chirche and the reaume; but, thanked be Almyghty God, there falsnesse and there treson was soneaspyed and distroyed; for on William Maundevyll, sum tyme a wever ofAbendon, and bailly of the town, that called hymself Jakke Sharp ofWygemoresland in Walys, and schulde a ben chief mayster of them alle, was taken at Oxenford, and hedyd at the seid toun of Abyndon, onTuesday in Whitson wyke, with many mo of his felas, and in many moothere 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 dominicallettre, kyng Herry the vj^{te} was crowned kyng of Fraunce at Parys, in the chirche of Notre Dame, with gret solempnyte and rialte; andanoon after he turned ayen into Engelond, and landed at Dovorr the ixday of Feverer', and come to London the xxj day of the same month, where he was ryally resceyved, alle the craftes rydynge ayens hym allin 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 theTuesday before Estre day;[118] and in the morwe after the sowdeourswere arested and put into warde: and in the Estre woke the forsaidregent rood into Picardie to Tyrywe, and there the bysshop of Tyrewyndede wedde the regent to the erles doughter of Seynt Poule; and whannethey were weddyd he com to Caleys ageyn: and the xj day of Jun, onseynt Barnabe day, were foure sowdeours of Caleys beheded; that is forto sey, John Maddeley, John Lunday, Thomas Palmere, and Thomas Talbot;and v score and x banshyd that same tyme, and before that tyme werebanshyd vj score; and so on Midsomer-even after com the regent and hislady 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 weredistroyd, for at too jorneys there were sclayn of them mo thannexx^{ti} m^{l} with there cheveteynes; that is for to sey, P'copins, Shaphoo, and Lupus, P'sbit; and there also was taken onlyve MaisterPiers clerk of Engelond, and an Englyssh heretyk and enemye to allHoly Chirche. Also this same yere was a gret frost and a strong, lastynge more than xj wokes, for it dured fro seynt Kateryne even untoseynt 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 agret counseill and a strong, to trete for the pees betwen Engelond andFraunce, of manye a gret lord both sp'uelx and temperelx, but as itis seyn ofte tyme that undir tretys is treson, so was it there; forthe duke of Burgoyne that was sworn upon Godes by sacred, to be goodand trewe to the kyng of Engelond and hise successores, there, of acardinall that was callyd cardinall of Crouche, unwetynge the holyfadyr the pope, was asoyled of that othe to holde with oure adversaryethe dolphyn, that hadde mordred his owne fadyr before tyme. Also thissame yere the kyng of Aragon, the kyng of Navare, and the Maister ofseynt James, with iij c knyghtes and squyers and mo, were taken in thesee 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 toCaleys:]

[Sidenote: and there they sette there tentes a fyre, and wenten thereway, and loste there stuff. ]

[Sidenote: Oure lordes wenten into Flaundres and distroyed the town ofPoperyng, and manye othere townes. ]

[Sidenote: The kyng of Scottes leyde sege to the castell ofRokysburgh, and shamfully brak up the sege and wenten away. ]

This same yere[121] upon Alle Halwe nyght, was the toun of Depe stoleand take with Armynakes: and on newe yeres tyd nest folwynge the tounof Harflieu also, for defaute of good kepynge, the whiche kyng Herrythe fyfthe gette before the bataill of Agincourt, with a strong segeand a ryall, first of alle the townes of Normandye. Also this sameyere the ix day of Jule, the duke of Burgoyn with a ryal power leyde asege to the town of Calys, and contynued unto the xxix day of the samemonthe; and that day, blessyd be Almighty God, his male writhed, for astrong bastyll that he hadde mad upon the water syde was taken anddistroied, and alle that were withinne sclayn unto the noumbre ofv^{c} men oughttake iij persones, that is for to sey, a knyght, aprest, a frere, the whiche knyght seyde that the duke of Burgoyn wasnought thre men from hym in the same bastill that tyme that he wastaken; and thanne a morwe erly also the oost sette there tentes afyre, and wente there wey with sorwe, levynge gret stuff behynden thembothe of vitailes and of other thynges also. And the seconde day ofAugust nest folwynge, the duke of Gloucestre, with the duke ofNorfolk, the erle of Warrewyk, the erle of Stafford, the erle ofHunt', the erle of Oxonford, the erle of Devenschire, the erle ofMorteyn, and the erle of Uwe, with manye othere lordes, barons, andknyghtes, 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 theforseid toun of Caleys; and the iiij day after, they passyd forth overthe water of Gravelynge and comen into Flaundres, where they brendenand sclewe all that they myghte come to xj dayes durynge, in to gretharm of that cuntre, and pryncypally to the toun of Poperynge and ofBelle, where Haukyns drank be note withoughte cuppe; and thanne theyturned ageyn and comen hom sauf and sounde, blessyd be God of hissoude. Also this same yere, the xiij day of August, the kyng ofScottes 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 segeand wente his way shamfully, and lefte his ordinaunce and his stuffbehynden hym as a coward, and mo thanne vij score of his galyentiressclayn and taken at the same sege: and so myghte he wel sey, that inthe crook of the mone com he thedirward, and in the wylde wanyandewente 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 whichewas kyng Herry wyf the fyfthe. Also this yere, the xiiij day ofJanuar, fyl doun a tour of London bregge toward Suthwerk, with tooarches and al that stood therupon. [123] Also this same yere, the ixday of Jull, deyde quen Jane kyng Herry the forthe wyf, that beforewas duchesse of Bretayne. Also this same yere deyde alle the lyonsthat weren in the Tour of London, the whiche was nought sen in nomannys 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 quenKaterine. ]

[Sidenote: Will'm Goodgrom was hangen. ]

This same yere on Oweyn, no man of birthe nother of lyflode, brak outof Neugate ayens nyght at serchynge tyme, thorugh helpe of his prest, and wente his wey hurtynge foule his kepere; but at the laste, blessydbe God, he was taken ayeyn; the whiche Oweyn hadde prevyly wedded thequene Katerine, and hadde iij or iiij^{or} chyldren be here, unwetyngthe comoun peple tyl that sche were ded and beryed. Also the same yereon William Goodgrom of London, corsour, for scleynge of a man of courtin 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 seeinto Gascoigne. ]

[Sidenote: Robert Chicheley citezein of London deyde. ]

[Sidenote: Bawdes were sett on the pillory, and strompettes were ledto Neugate. ]

This same yere, [124] upon newe yere day after mete, at Baynard castellfyl a down sodeynly a stak of wode and killed iij or iiij menmyschevesly, withoughten othere mo that were there sore hurt. Alsoanon after at Bedford, on the schire day, weren xviij men at onysmurdred myschevously withoughte any strok, in fallynge doun hedlyngeat the stayre of there Shire-hous, and manye mo foule hurt. Also thelaste day of Aprill, at Roane in Normandye died S^{r}. RichardBeauchamp erle of Warwyk, there beynge lieutenaunt undir the kyng, onwhos soule God have mercy! Also the same yere anon after Estre, W. Estfeld of London, mercere, and Lowys John were made knyghtes of thebathe. Also the same yere was the newe cunduyt in Fletstret begonnento make. Also this yere was so gret derthe of corn that men were faynto ete rye bred and barly, the whiche nevere ett non before; andrather thanne fayle, bred mad of benes, peses, and fecches, and welwere hym that might hav ynowe therof; for a bushel of whete was worthiii _s. _ at London, and in sum cuntre derrere; and that mad bakerslordes: but y prey God nevere let us see that day no more yf his willebe. Also in this same yere wente over the see the erle of Huntyngdonwith a faire mene into Gascoigne and Gyan, for to defende that landfro the kynges enemyes. Also the same yere wente the duke of Norfolke, the erle of Stafford, the erchebysshop of York, and othere lordes andbysshoppes over the see to Caleys, for to trete for the pees betwenEngelond and Fraunce and betwen Engelond and Flaundres. Also the sameyere deyde a worthy citezein of London, Robert Chicheley, grocer, thatyaf to xxiiij hundred men a gret dyner. Also the same yere in hervesttyme weren too baudes sett on the pillory, and iij strompettes wereled to Neugate, and there were put on there hedes ray hodees, andwith roddes of a cubitt of lengthe in there handes, and so they wereleed be the schirreves officers to the pillory in Cornhull, and therewas there charge reed, how they schulde be put out of the franchise ofLondon citee, and no more comyn withinne the walles of the citee, butthey comen in with there raye hodees on there hedes upon certeynpeyne. Also the same yere in hervest tyme were brent at the standardin Chepe diverses nettes, cappes, sadelys, and othere chaffare, forthey 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 Tempsebeyownde seynt Katerines, for scleying of iij Flemynges and a child, beynge in a schip in Tempse of there contre, and weren homward; andthere they hengen til the water hadde wasted them be ebbyng andflowyd, 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 RichardWyche, sum tyme vicary of Depforde in the schire of Kent, brent forlollery at the Tour hill; and there manye of his secte and of his lordwenten and offred at the same place where he was brent, tyl manye ofthem were aspyed and put in prison; and for doughte that there schuldea ben a maner of arysyng of suyche mysbelevers, the maire, theschirreves, with alle the aldermen, be comown counseill and comownassent, dede ordeyne diverses wacches of diverses wardes of the citee, that a certeyn schulde wacchen a day and as manye a nyght at the sameplace, unto the tyme that the maire with his counseill wolde sendethem discharge. Also this same yere on a Fryday, that is for to seyethe xij day of August, aboughte iij of the belle at afternoon, therefill a sodeyn thondyr clap with a gret reyn and a lyghtnynge, thewhiche lyghtnynge entred in at a wynde and distroyd moche hey whichwas stuffed in a gret hous at the Sterre in Bredstrete; and theremenaunt of the hey was cast out and had in to Chepe, the quantyte ofl cart full: and so, worschepyd be God, there was not moche more harmedo, but palbrakyd sore therein and lost the hey. Also on Fryday xiiijnyght after that, in the nyghtes tyme was a goldsmyth hous be syde thecrosse 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 thegood man of the Egle hadde moche harm as it was seyd. Also in thissame yere began the parlement at Westm' at Mighelmesse ant lasted toCristemasse, and enyorned til after the feste to Redyng in Berkschire, and so it lasted there til Schroftyd, and there endyd; and at thewhiche parlement was ordeyned that all marchauntes strangers schuldegon to oost with Englysshmen withinne too dayes after they be comeninto the lond, in what partie of the lond soevery thei be, to sellethere marchaundyse, and bye ayen withinne viij monthes after therecomynge, and gon ageyn withinne the same terme; and in cas that eny ofthere marchaundyse leve unsold at there partynge, they to have it withthem withoughten eny custom payenge; and the goodes that thei bye andselle shall yeven to there hoost for every xx _s. _, worth, ij _d. _, except the Estirlynges. Also at the same parlement was graunted thatthe kynges vitaill schulde be payed; and the town of Caleys for to bemade 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 yerexvj _d. _, and every servaunt of them shall paye vj be yere. And inthis yere come pardon into Engelond fro the pope of Rome, undir hislettre and seall of leed, of as moche power as he has, to every prestto assoilen every Cristeman that yevyth a part of his goodes to thesustentacion of the popes werres in strengthynge of the Cristen feith. Also in this yere was cried pees betwen Engelond and Zelond, Holondant Freselond perpetuell. Also in this same yere was a man drawen andhanged, hedid, and quarterd, and sett up at diverses places, for hetok 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 erleof Oxenford, the erle of Ewe, Sire Richard Wodevyle, S^{r}. Jamys ofOrmond, the lord Clynton, and many othere gentiles, with a faireretenewe of peple, and was mad regent of Fraunce for v yere, and heshippyd at Portesmouth in Hamptonshire. In this same yere, the morweafter seynt Katerine day, was a chalange in armes provyd afore thekyng, withinne lystes mad in Smythfeld, betwen S^{r}. RichardWodevill, knyght of Engelond, and a knyght of Spayn, whiche knyght forhis lady love shulde fyghten in certeyn poynts of armes, that is toseye, with ax, swerd, and daggere; and or thei hadde do with the polaxthe kyng cried, hoo. [126] Also moreover in the same yere was afightyng at the Tothill betwen too thefes, a pelour and a defendant, and the pelour hadde the feld and victory of the defendant withinnethre strokes. Also in this yere was the duke of Orlyons delyvered outof preson, and sworn to the kyng and othere certeyn lordes that thattyme were there present, that he shulde nevere beren armes ageyn thecorowne of Engelond; and also that he schulde trete for pees betwenbothe reaumes Engelond and Fraunce, and ellys he to comen ayen intoEngelond 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 thissame yere the duchesse of Gloucetre was arested and put in Holt, forshe was suspecte of treson; and a clerk that was longyng to here, whiche was clepyd Roger Whiche, was taken for werchynge of sorceryayens the kyng, and he was put into the Tour; and after, he wasbrought into Poules, and there he stood up on high on a scaffold ageynPoulys crosse on a Sonday, and there he was arraied like as he schuldenever the in his garnementys, and there was honged rounde aboughte hymalle hise intrumentis whiche were taken with hym, and so shewyd amongall the peple; and after, he was broughte to fore the lordys, andthere he was examyned; and after broughte to the Yeldehalle, and therehe was regned aforen the lordes of the kynges counseill and to forealle the juges of this land; and anon after, the lady of Gloucestreafornseid was mad to apere thre sondry dayes afore the kyng and allehise lordes spiruell and temperell; and there she was examyned ofdiverses poyntes of wicchecraft, of the whiche she knowleched that shehadde used thorugh the counseill of the Wicche of Eye; the whiche wasbrent on the even of Symond and Jude in Smythefeld. 

[Footnote 126: "and there the kyng toke the bataile into his handwithynne 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 herewichecraft, as it is afornseid she was yoyned be alle the spriualteassent to penaunce; to comen to London fro Westm' on the Moneday nextsuynge and londe at the Temple brigge out of here barge, andthere[128] she tok a taper of wax of ij^{lb} in here hond, and wenteso thorugh Fletstrete on here foot and hoodles unto Poules, and thereshe offred up here taper at the high auter; and on the Wednesday nestsuenge she com fro Westm', be barge, unto the Swan in Tempse strete, and there she londyd, and wente forthe on here feet thorugh Briggestrete, Groschirche strete, to the Ledenhalle, and so to Crichirche inthe wyse afornseyd; and on Fryday she londed at Quen hithe, and soforth she wente into Chepe, and so to seynt Mighell in Cornhull, inthe forme afornseid; and at iche of the tymes the mair with theschirreves and the craftes of London were redy at the places there shesholde londe: and after, Roger the clerk afornseyd on the Satirday, that is to sey the xviij day of Novembre, was brought to theYeldehalle, with Sire John Hom prest, and William Wodham squyer, thewhiche 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 ofLondon to Tiborn, and there hanged, hedyd, and quartered, and the heedsett upon London bregge; and his oo quarter at Hereford, another atOxenford, another at York, and the fourthe at Cambregge; and the ladyput in prison, and after sent to Chestre, there to byde whill shelyvyth. Also the same yere was a parlement, and it began at Cristemasand lasted til Estre; at the whiche parlement was ordeyned that thesee schulde ben kept half a yere at the kynges coost, and therfore topaye an holl fyftene, and London to lene hym iij m^{l} lib'. And thatyere, 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 tocaste pollex and dagger at the lord aforeseyd in brekynge of hisgauntelette and reysyng of his umbrary, and hadde hym at myschief redyto 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 inthis same yere come the lord Talbot out of Fraunce and was mad erle ofSchrovesbury, and wente over into Fraunce ayen with iij m^{l} men. Andin this yere come tidynges unto the kyng that Gascoigne and Gyan waslost, save Burdeux and Bayon, be the Armynakes take: in the mene tymeambassatours of the same partye of Armynackes were come unto the kyngto entrete for a mariage of the erle of Armynakes doughter to beweddyd to the kyng; but because of the same treson the seid mariagewas daisshyd. Also this same yere wente a werre in foure parties ofEngelond, of every coost xxiiij schippes a werre. And in that sameyere com hom out of Fraunce the erle of Ewe and S^{r}. James of Urmondinto 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 afterwardethe 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 waterand be lande to Depe, and kepte it awhile til he ferde so foule withhys men that they wolde no lenger abyde with hym; and so he was faynto hye hym thens to Roane, and so brake sege. Also in this yere thecitezeins of the citee of Norwich aresyn ayens the priour ofCrichyrche of the same citee, for certeyn newe customes andbondschipes that he wolde have begonne to have reysyd of the seidcitee of alle the comons therinne: wherfore the comons aroos, andwolde a fryred and sautyd the priory and have distroid the prior ofthe place into the tyme they hadde the fals contryved evidens thatweren sealed be old tyme with the comoun seall unwetynge of them, butthorugh a priour of old, and certeyn false aldermen of the same citee, that now arn dede; and the comowns kepte with strong hond the townayens the duke of Norfolk and alle his pissounz, that wolde a comenthider for the cause afornseid. Wherfore the kyng sente thider thechief juste John Fortescu, the erle of Stafford, and the erle ofHuntyngdon, and seten there in sessyons, at the whiche were manye ofthe citee endyted, and the priour also; and also the citee loste therelibertes and fraunchises and fredoms that they hadde afore, and allthe citee cesed into the kynges hand; and a knyght callyd S^{r}. JohnClyfton mad capytayn therof: and manye of the worthy men there of thecitee ben fled into othere cuntres over the see, for drede, with asmoche of there goodes as they myghte have with them, and lefte therefaire places stonde stille. Also in this yere wente S^{r}. WilliamBonevylle, knyght, to Burdeux with viij c of goode fytynge men, tokepe the town unto the tvme a grett retenewe myght be mad and sentthider. Also in this yere deide Henry Chicheley erchebisshop ofCaunterbury, in the Passion weke, and is beryed in Caunterbury; andfor hym was the bisshop of Bathe, magister John Stafford chaunceler ofEngelond, stalled erchebisshop of Caunterbury. And in this yere wenteover the see the erle of Somerset with x m^{l} of goode men; and hehadde over with hym gret ordinance of gonnes, brigges, scalyngladdres, and manye mo othere thinges whom J'hu spede for his mercy. And in this yere com over from Normandye the cardinall erchebisshop ofRoon, chaunceler of Normandye and bysshop of Ely into Engelond, withthe erle of Schrovesbury that was the lord Talbot, and my lordFacombregg, with the Tresore of Normandye and manye othere. And inthis yere was lost a good town in Normandye of the lord Scales, thatis called there Graundevyle, in the coost of Baas Normandye, towardthe coost of Bretaigne, wyth his bastard sone therinne; and thesubstaunce of alle the good that the lord Scales hadde in that landwas thereinne, the whiche was falsly sold be a man that he trustedmost too whiles he was at Roon. Also in this yere was gret losse ofshippes in the narwe see on oure party, be enemyes of Depe, Boloigne, and Bretayne. Also in this same yere was cryed that alle men thatwolde aventur ony corn or vitaill to Burdeux or to Bayon, or to onyothere place of that cost on oure party, schulde gon custom fre;whiche caused moche corn and vitaill to be shipped thider. Also inthis yere was a mad woman pressyd to the deth, for sche hadde spokenungoodly and to presomptuosly unto oure liege lord the kyng at theBlak heth; and whanne she was brought aforn the juge she wolde notspeke a word, for the which obstinacye she was put to the deth as yhave rehersyd beforn. Also this same yere deide the bisshop Tirvynbisshop 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, thathad lost many of his men: and that yere the erle of Suffolk, theprivey seall, Sir Robert Rose, and the kyngs secretarie went inambassade into Fraunce to trete for peas; an peas was made for xviijmonethes; and the suerte hadde of the maiden for mariage afore recordof alle the rial of Fraunce, in presence of our ambassades: and socomen ageyne into England presentyng unto the kyng thes tithings, forthe which in alle England and Fraunce was made grete solempnite andioie. And this yere deide the duke of Somerset, on whose soule Godhave mercy. And that yere was ordeyned thurgh England that no marketshuld be more upon the Sonday. And in that yere the erle of Staffordwas made duke of Bukkyngham, the erle of Dorset markes of Dorset, theerle of Suffolk markes of Suffolke, and the erle of Warwike duke ofWarwike. 

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 thekyngs oost, and was receyved at London the xxviij day of May in themoost goodly wise, with alle the citezeins on horsebak ridyng ayensthir to the Blak heth in blew gownes and rede hodes; and in the cite indiverse places goodly sights ayenst hir comyng: and on the xxx day ofMay, that was Sonday, sche was crowned at Westm', and iij daies afteropen justs for alle that wolde come. And this yere the priour ofKilmayne in Irland appeelid the erle of Ormond. And this yere camecerten ambassadours out of Fraunce, undre saf condit, to treat forpeas general to be hadde, which accordid not but for xij monthes afterthe xviij monthes afore writen, and so went home ayen. And this yerewas 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 ofGloucestre, with grete treason prively wrought ayenst his comyngthider, 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 degreescame to hym in the kings name, dischargyng hym of the kyngs presenceand of alle other maner answeres; and so thei arestid hym of hightreason, which he mekely obeied; and his men were voided from him fulhevyly departyng; and after he deceased, the certente howe God knowes:and than was the parliament fynisshed and done. Also this yere was thebataile 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 filfro 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 aship called Nicholas of the Tour. Also the comoens of Kent arose, andJak Cade was their capitayne, callyng hymself Mortymer, by whome wereij knyghts slayne at Sevenok in Kent, that is to sey S^{r}. HumfreyStafford and S^{r}. William Stafford, brethren, and many of theiremen. Than the kyng and his hoste went to Barkhamsted; and after seintPetres day, the capitayne came ageyn to Blakheth, and so over Londonbrige into London on Friday at after none, and bigan to riful androbbe: and on Saturday he came over the brigge ageyne, and than werethe men of Essex embatailid at the Mile ende, and there was Crowmershiref of Kent bihedid; also at the standard in Chepe was S^{r}. JamysFynes lord Saye bihedid, and the body drawen into Suthwerk; and therewas bihedid Hawardyne a theef and a man queller. And on the Sonday atnyght, the lord Scalis and Mathewe Gough with theire mayny, and withmen of London, wenten over the brigge to the Stulpes in Suthwerke, andfaught with the capitayne and his host al that nyght til on theMoneday ix of the clok, and that was seint Thomas even, and than thecapitayne fired the drawbrigge; and there was slayne Mathewe Gough andSutton 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', withroial people, lowely bisechyng the kyng that justice and execucion ofhis lawes myght be hadde upon alle such persones about him and in alhis realme, frome the highest degree unto the lowist, as were longtyme noisid and detectid of high treason ageinst his persone and thewele of his realme, offring hymself therto, and his service at thekings comaundement, to spend bothe his body and goodes: and yet itmight not be perfourmed. Than sone after was callid a set aparliament, wherynne alle the comoens were aggreed, and rightfullyelecte hym as heire apparent of England, nought to procede in anyother matiers till that were graunted by the lordes, whereto the kyngand lordes wold not consent nor graunte, but anon brake up theparliamente. 

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 wasthe duke of Somerset robbid at Blak freris. And this yere was theparliament at Westmynster. And this yere the stokkes was divididbitwene 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, overKyngston brige to the Blak heth, withe grete power, to clere hymselfageynst kyng Herry of such things as his adversaries had shewedageynst hym. And the kyng with his lordes came ridyng thurgh Londonwith a roial power toward the Blak heth; and there the lordes spirueland temperell toke the matier in hand, to trete bitwixt them, to makerest and peas; wherto the seid duke at last graunted and aggreed, onthe condicion that his peticions bifore askd for the wele of the kyngand of al his realme myght be graunted and hadde, and his enymys to becomytted to the Tour to abide the lawe; and so the lordes were aggreedand graunted that it shuld be, and were sworne ech to other. Andfurthwith the duke sent his men home ageyne, and he mekely came andsubmitted hymself at the Blak heth to the kyng, his adversaries therestandyng present, contrary to thappointment and there othes; and sothei brought ungirt thurgh London bitwene ij bisshoppes ridyng untohis place; and after that made hym to swere at Paulis after theireentent, and put him frome his good peticions which were for the comoenwele of the realme, contrary to theire othes and aggreements madebifore 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 ofShrowisbure and the lord Lile his sone slayne: prynce Edward the kyngssone was borne: and upon seint Barthilues day was a man of seintJohnys 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; andthere the duke of Somerset was arrestid and ladde to the Tour, and theduke of Yorke made protectour of England. And this yere the riding toWestm' 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 SeintAlbanes; and was there slayne the duke of Somerset, therle ofNorthumberland, the lord Clifford, and a knyght callid S^{r}. Barthilmeu Nantwesil, and xxv squyers, with other people, which wereburied 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 afterbrake out upon the ledes diverse other prisoners. And this yere camethe 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. Andthis yere was a grete watch in London, and al the gates kepte everynyght, and ij aldermen watchyng: and withynne a while after the kyngand lordes were accorded, and went a procession in Paulis. And thisyere 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 ofFletestrete; and the gentilmen were driven with archers fro thestandard in Fletestrete into theire Innes, and some were slayne andsome taken the xiij day of Aprile: wherfore William Tailour aldermanof Fletestrete ward, with other mo, were afterward sent to Wyndisorecastel, and there kepte as prisoners. And sone after, kyng Henry, thequene and lords, lete make a grete gaderyng of people northward, wherof was grete noise: than therle of Warwike came frome Caleisethurgh London, and his fader therle of Salisbury came fro Middilhamtoward the duke of Yorke with iij m^{l} men; and the quene Margretelay by the way as he come with xiiij m^{l} of the floure ofChestreshire, Lancastreshire and Derbyshire, which set upon the seiderle of Salisbury and his compeigny at Blore heth, the xxiij day ofSeptembre; and there were slayne of the quenes partie the lord Awdley, with many knyghts, squiers, and other people, the seid erle holdynghis wey to Ludlowe, where he mette with the duke of Yorke and hissones therles of the Marche and Ruthland, and therle of Warwikaforseid; and toward them came kyng Henry with l m^{l} men. And in thenyght the duke of Yorke and his sones, and therle of Salisbury withhis sone, voidid into Walis; and there departid the duke of Yorke withhis seconde sone therle of Ruthland into Irland; and therles ofMarche, Warwik and Salisbury, bought a ship, and so gete to Caleiseand 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 toNorthampton; and the kyng had taken a felde, and was slayne on hispartie the duke of Bukyngham, therle of Shrowisbury, the lord Beaumontand the lord Egremond, mych peple drowned in the river, the kyng takenand brought to London, and callid a parliament; and the duke of Yorkecame out of Irland, and to Westm' the x^{th} day of Octobre, and theremade clayme to the crowne; aggrement was made bitwene the kyng andhim, and he was made protectour, his title allowid to be kyng afterthe kyngs deceas; and ayenst Cristmas went northward and was slayne atWakefelde with other; and at Candilmas therle of Marche discomfeitedtherle of Wiltshire and other at Mortymers crosse; and at Shroftidecame the lordes of the North to seint Albonys, and there discomfeitedtherle of Warwik and his compeigny, and toke the kyng with them intothe North. Therle of Warwik fledde thens Westward to therle of March:than came therle of March and therle of Warwik with moch people toLondon, and there the people callid him kyng; and he toke it upon him, and went Northwardes and faught with the lords of the North besideSherborne, where were moch people slayne upon Palme Sonday: and hebigan 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', onSonday 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, withother 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 shuldhave dyned there; and bicause the chief place was not kepte for himwhile the kyng was not there nor of his blode, he came awey with allehis 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 biforeWitsonday. And this yere was first the roial, half roial, and quarternaungel, and aungellet of golde. Also this yere kyng Herry was taken inthe 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 firstchilde, at Westm', and named Elizabeth, [after qwene, and maried tokyng 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 thebastard 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 ofBurgoyne. 

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 atCaleis: and the same yere was the lord Herbert and diverse otherslayne 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 bisideStaunford; and the duke of Clarence and therle of Warwike fled intoFraunce at Eastre, and came ageyne at Mighelmas; and than king Edwardfledde into Flaundres to the duke of Burgoyne; and therle of Worcestrewas 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 cameto London on Sher Thursday, and toke his journey furth ageyne onEastre even; and upon Eastre day met with therle of Warwik and marquysMountague his brother at Barnet, and there slewe them with moch otherpeople: and than was quene Margret and prynce Edward hir sone withtheare compeigny, landid in the West; and kyng Edward met them atTewkesbury; and there was the prynce slayne with many others: andwhile the kyng was there, came the bastard Faconbrige with shipmen andmoche other people to London, and firid at London brige biside seintKaterynes and without Algate: and afterward the kyng rode into Kentwith moch people, and assid the contrey at moch money for theirerisyng. 

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 vweke 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 beyngin the Chepe; and there fill affrey bitwixt men of his household andthe constablis; wherfore the kyng was gretely displeasid with thecunstablis. 

Robert Drape, maior. Thomas Hille. Vic'. A^{o}. Xv^{o}. Edmond Shaa. 

This yere the kyng askid of the people grete goodes of theirebenevolence, to gone over the see and so passid to Caleis, and sofurth into Picardie; and there upon a brige, kyng Lewes of Fraunce andhe spake togider, and toke appointment bitwixt them upon certenmariages and certen money in hand, and l m^{l} crownes of sterlingmoney yerely to be sent to the kyng out of Fraunce, duryng theirelives and a year after, so to be paide: and the kyng retourned ageyneover 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 accusiddiverse persones of the cite and other places, of which some wereabjurid 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] andthe 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 wasatteyntid of high treason, and afterward put to deth in the Tour ofLondon. 

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 pipeof the condit withynne the grounde, and so conveied the water into hisselar; wherfore he was jugid to ride thurgh the citee with a conditupon his hedde. And this yere was grete deth of people; wherfore thekynges courts were not kepte at Westm' frome Easter to Midsomer nor inthe 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 newerepeired: and certen merchaunts of Bristowe were accusid of moneymakyng; and the kyng examyned them and there accuser, and thereaccuser forsoke that he hadde done; wherfore he sent them home, andalso sent theire accuser to Bristowe, there to have his jugement. Alsothis yere the duches of Burgoyne came into England to see the kyng hirbrother, which shewid to hir great pleasure, and so she departidageyne. And this yere the duke of Gloucestre, and therle ofNorthumberland reisid grete people agein the Scottes, which fledde andwold 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 theduke of Gloucestre, and therle of Northumberlond, with many otherlordes and moch people went into Scotland unto Edenburgh, and theremade proclamacons in the kyngs name of England; and in their comynghomeward the sege contynued at Berwike, unto the towne and castellwere geten with grete assauts. Also about seint Laurence tide wasgrete 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 HenryIII. 

NOTE B. Page 16. 

A^{o}. Xxx. Hen. III. --"This yere was seint Edmond of Pountneytranslated, et ven' sanguis depositus fuit in hospic' s'c'i Thome apudconductu' 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 thurghoutEngland. "

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 theirefraunchise. "

NOTE E. Page 28. 

"And there were forjuged, drawen and hanged, iij Englisshe christenmen, 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 laypeople" &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 queenIsabel and prince Edward:

"Isabel, by the grace of God quene of England, ladie of Ireland andcountes of Pountif, and we Edward, the eldist son of the kyng ofEngland, duke of Guyen, erle of Chestre, of Pontif and ofMounstroille, to alle the comonialte of London senden gretyng. Forasmoch as we have bifore this tyme sent to you by oure lettres howwe ben comen into this lande with good arreie and in good manere, forthe honor and profite of Holy Chirch, and of oure dere lord the kyngand alle the realme, with alle oure myght and power to kepe andmayntene, as we and alle the good folke of the seid realme are holdento done, and upon that we praied you that ye wolde be helping to us inas moche as ye shulde mowe in this quarell that is for the comonprofite of alle the realme, and we have had in thys time non answereof the seid lettres, ne knowe not your wille in that partie: wherforewe send to you ageyne, and charge you and praie that ye bere you soageins us that we have no cause to greve you, but that ye ben to ushelping by alle the weres that ye may or shalle conne and mowe. Forweteth wele in certein that we, and alle thoo that ben comen with usinto this realme, think not to doo, ne we shulle not done if it likeGod, 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 theseid realme, as ye well knowe; wherfore we praie you, and charge youin the feith that ye owe to oure lord the kyng and to us, and up allethat ye shalle mowe forfeit ayens us, that if the said Hugh Spenceroure enemy come withynne your power, that ye do hym oure wille, andthat ye leve not in no manner, as ye desire honour and profite of usalle, and of alle the realme; and weteth of that ye done oure praierand mandement, we shalle the more be holden to you, and also ye shallegete 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 kyngof Scotland, came into England chalengyng his right heritage, that isto sey, the kingdome of Scotland; with whome many grete lordes ofEngland went into Scotland, and at Domfrevelyn arrividden, where fastby an abbeie ij m^{l} of Englisshemen discomfited xij m^{l} ofScottes. " &c. 

NOTE M. Page 58. 

In the copy in the Cottonian MS. This event is said to have occurredin the _fifteenth_ year of Edw. III. --"Also this same yere, that is toseye the xv yere of his reigne of England, was the first yere of hisreigne of France, and he came fro Tourney. "

NOTE N. Page 64. 

"This yere [A^{o}. Xxxiiij. Edw. III. ] the blode all fresshe flowidout of the tombe of Thomas sometyme erle of Lancastre. Also this yerethe kyng chose his sepulture at Westmynstre. Also this yere, the yereof oure lord m^{l} iij^{c} lx, the xiiij day of Aprile and the mornafter day, the kyng Edward with his hoste lay about Paris, " &c. As isrelated in the text to have occurred in the _thirty-fifth_ year ofEdward III. , though the king's expedition to Calais against the regentof 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 AdamWymbyngham in the Cottonian MS. ; and though the death of dame Blaunchduchess of Lancaster is there mentioned, no notice occurs of thepestilence. 

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 thetowne of Brugges in Flaundres, was tretid upon diverse articleshangynge atwixt the pope and kyng Edward. Also the same tyme atBrugges was tretid for a peas bitwixt the ij realmes Fraunce andEngland. Also this yere deide William Witlesey archebisshop ofCaunterburye, and the monkes chose the cardinall of England; and thekyng was wroth therwith, and wolde not consent therto, ne the pope norcardinall; and so Maister Symon succedid. "

NOTE O. Page 71. 

The only event noticed in the copy in the Cottonian MS. In the 51stEdw. III. Is the death of Edward prince of Wales, and his burial atCanterbury. 

NOTE P. Page 71. 

It is singular that in both MSS. The events mentioned in the text, aswell as the death of Edward the Third, are said to have occurred inthe _fifty-second_ year of that monarch's reign, for he died in the_fifty-first_ year, namely on the 21st of June 1377. The commencementof his reign is always calculated from the 25th of January 1327, whenhis father resigned the crown. 

NOTE Q. Page 77. 

A^{o}. Ix. Richard II. --The copy in the Cottonian MS. Only statesunder 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 roialpower. "

NOTE R. Page 79. 

A^{o}. Xiv. Richard II. --No other circumstance is mentioned under thisyear 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 the15th of Richard II. Are in the Cottonian MS. Assigned to the followingyear; 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 Towerhill, "in the same place where S^{r}. Symon of Burelle was bihedid. And the duke of Gloucestre the kyngs uncle was foule murdred atCaleis, in the Princes inne, with ij towailis made snarewise, and putabout his necke. And therle of Warwik and lord Cobham were dampned toperpetuall prison;" which is stated in the text to have occurred inthe 21st of Ric. II. "And the parliament was enjourned to Shrowesbury, unto the xv day of seint Hillarie, where it was endid, and where mochpeople were disheritid. "

NOTE X. Page 83. 

Instead of the words "and of Braybroke &c. " the following occur in thecopy in the Cottonian MS. 

"and of the bisshop of London, Braybroke, putten a supplicacion to thekyng, the tenor wherof foloweth in this fourme;

"To our full excellent right doutful sovereigne and ful graciouse lordthe 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 temperellgentills and comons of your cite of London; that forasmoch as fullgrete and sorowefull malices, trespases, and wikkid commecturacions ofsome men, and of many evil doers of the seid cite, have been procured, done, and evil done to your roial maieste, to grete and perpetuellconfusion and repreef of the evil doers, and grete velany and shame toalle dwellyng withynne the same cite, as wele innocent as unknowyngtherof, as other; which malfaisours or evil doers, for there trespaseshave deserved harde and lither chastisement and punysshement, ne werethat the high benignite of you oure doutful lord fulfilled, of algrace wol not procede ayens them after there deserts, which if yeshulde ayenst them procede, shulde be distrucion, and nought withoutencause of grete multitude of your people without nombre. Pleese it toyour full excellent and doutful roial maieste, graciously to considerethe grete repentaunce of your seid misdoers, and there brennyng desirethat thei have to aske mercy, and to redresse in al manere, andrefourme after there power as moche as it shalle mowe bene any wisepossible, there excesses, folies, and defauts aboveseid, and ofthabundaunt welle of grace; wherof the Almyghty Kyng, exempler of almercy and grace, hath endued you to receyve them to your mercie andgrace, and holly to foryeve alle that malfaisours or evil doers, orthey dwellyng in the same cite, by cause of them have trespasid toyour roial excellent maieste biforeseid; and your seid humble liegeswol submitte them, and submitten them in dede to doo, bere, and obeiealmanere thing that shal in eny manere please the same your roialmaieste, and evermore that your seid humble lieges bisechen that theimay 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 andpower for al your humble lieges of the seid cite, and in there name toswere and truely to holde, kepe, and observe, lowen and mayntene withal there power, withouten fraude or malengyne, alle the statuts, stablisshements, and jugements done or yolden or yeven in your highparliament bigonnen at Westminster the Monday next after theexaltacion of the Holy Cros, the yere of your graciouse reigne xxj, and fro thens aiourned to Shrowesbury unto the quinizime of seintHillarie than next suyng, and there termined and endid: and alle otherstatuts and ordinunces and stablisshmentis, sithen hiderto done andmade withouten ever to comon done, or procuren anything ther ageyne inany maner to that ende, that thei shal mowen be put thurgh yourhabundaunt grace out of al suspecion, and to ben holden as theidesiren above al thing your true lieges, for the love of God, and inthe werke of charite. In witness of the which thing, and for thethings aboveseid, wele and truely to holde, kepe and observe, andmayntene for al daies with al ther power, in manere as it is aboveseidwithout ende to done or procure the contrarie, and to live and deieyour seid humble lieges, of whom ther names severally ben underwriton, as wele for themself, as in the name of the residue of the same citeto this supplicacion have set there sealis, that is to wite, we by thegrace of God archbisshop of Caunterbury primate of England, RobertBraybroke 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 weremade many blank chartres; and alle the men of every crafte of the citeas wele allowes and servaunts as the maisters, were charged to come tothe Yeldhalle, to set there sealis to the seid blank chartres. " Butthe disturbance "by Chestreschire men in Fryday strete, " mentioned inthe text, is not noticed. 

NOTE Z. Page 91. 

"And also Sir John Cornewaile, Sir Richard of Arundell, the son of SirJohn Cheyne and other Frensshemen. "

NOTE AA. Page 92. 

"And holde the righte wey of Holy Chirche, and hym shulde want nogoode. Also Courtney, that tyme chaunceller of Oxonford, prichid andenfourmed hym the feith of Holy Chirche, and the prior of seyntBarthemew" &c. 

NOTE BB. Page 94. 

The copy in the Cottonian MS. Adds, "And about the fest of seintLaurence the duke of Clarence seilid into Fraunce, to help the duke ofOrliaunce, " but it takes no notice of the arrival of the prince andhis 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 theCottonian MS. , as having served those offices in the 14th Hen. IV. , are in the latter also assigned to the 1st Hen. V. ; whilst the mayorand sheriffs stated in the text to have served in the 1st Hen. V. , arein the latter attributed to the 2nd year of that monarch's reign. Butthere is manifestly much confusion respecting the year of the king'sreign in which the events occurred, in the copy from which the texthas 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 ownesepulture that he made himself, with quene Anne his wiffe. " This isthe only circumstance mentioned under the 1st Hen. V. In that MS. : andunder the 2nd Hen. V. , the transactions concerning Sir John Oldcastle&c. , which in the text are stated to have occurred in the precedingyear, are related. 

NOTE EE. Page 99. 

In the Cottonian MS. Under the _third_ year of Hen. V. , and when themayor and sheriffs mentioned in the text as serving in the 2nd Hen. V. Are stated to have held those offices, the king's expedition isproperly noticed. This error cannot be explained in any other mannerthan by attributing it to the transcriber; for it is notorious thatHenry quitted England, besieged and captured Harfleur, and fought thebattle of Agincourt, in the _third_ year of his reign. The account ofthat expedition is so differently related from that in the text, thatit 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 helandid: and the Saturday next after thassumpcion of oure lady he leidesiege about Harflete, and contynued the sege unto the Sonday nextbefore the fest of seint Michel, upon which Sonday the towne ofHarflete was delyvered to the king, that was the xxij day ofSeptembre. But it is to wite, that on Tuesday bifore, that was thexvij day of Septembre, at xij of the belle wythynne nyght, the lordesthat were capteynes and governours of the towne, that is to sey thelord Gaucourt, the lord Tutvill, and mo other lordes, senten out anharaude of armes unto the duke of Clarence, praiyng him at thereverence of God that he wolde send to the kyng, bisechyng hym that hewolde of his high and gracious lordship, graunt them leve to tretewith what persones that the kyng wolde assigne to them. And the kyngat the reverence of God, and at there request, assigned therle ofDorset, the lord Fitz Hugh, and S^{r}. Thomas of Erpyngham, to herewhat thei wolde desire. And thei desired that the kyng wold not werreupon them fro that houre at mydnyght, unto the Sonday next after thefest of seint Michel; and but it were so that thei were rescued bybataile of the Frensshe kyng or with the dolphyn by that day, thei toyelde 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 onthe morwe next after the houre of mydnyght aforseid, without anycondicion, he wolde accepte it, and in any other wise he bad them sekeno trete. And yet the Frensshe lordes praied oure lordes to biseke thekyng at the reverence of God and of oure lady, that he wolde grauntethem that same Tuesday nyght, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the Sonday til an houre after none: and in that meane tyme thelordes that were capitayns of the towne, to come to the kyng with xxijknyghts and squyers with them, of the moost sufficient men withyn thetowne, and thei to be sworen openly afore alle the people upon Goddisbody. But it so were that the Frensshe kyng or the dolphyn rescuedthem by that Sonday, by the houre of none or anon after none, thei todelyver the towne to the kyng, and alle there bodies and goodes todone with them whatsoever him list, without eny condicion, with thatthe kyng wolde suffre them to send to the Frensshe kyng viij personesout of the towne, lettyng him wite in what plite thei stond: and theygraunted them. And upon the Wednesday by the morowe these lordes comenout of the towne, and xxij knyghts with them; and come the processionsolempnely and stately, with xxiiij copis of a sute before Goddisbody, with many worshipful lordes, knyghts, and squyers, and othermoch multitude of people fro the kings tent, as solempnely done and asstately as any man saugh ever such a thing done bifore that time; butthe kyng was not there present. And the Frenssh lordes there madethere othes upon the holy sacrament. And the othes thus done, theFrensshe lordes with theire felauship were brought to the kyngs tents, and there thei eten in the kyngs halle: but in all this tyme thei sawenot the kyng. And when thei had eten, they were departid and delyveredto certen lordes for to in hostage unto the Sonday at the houre afternone, as it was accordid whan thei received. And at the houre onSonday after none, the kyng had a tent pight on an hille bifore thetowne, and there he sate in his estate roial, and al his lordis abouthym; and than came the Frensshe lordes with iij^{xx} and iiij withthem, of the moost sufficient men that were withynne the towne, and tothe kyng in his propre persone yelded up the keies of the towne, andthere bodies and goodes to the kyngs grace without eny condicion: andthis 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 xxjdaies thurgh the realme of Fraunce, fro Harflete toward Caleys; andthe Friday, that is to sey the day of the holy seints Crispyn andCrispinian, alle the roial power of Fraunce, excepte the Frenssh kyng, the dolphyn, the duke of Bourgoyne, and the duke of Barre were biforethe kyng in his heigh weie, as he shulde passe to Caleis, faireembatailed 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. Andthe kyng seyng wele that thei wolde not suffre hym to passe withoutenbataile, seid to his title mayny, 'Sires and felawes, the yonder menletten us of oure wey; and if thei wol com to us, let every man prevehymself a good man this day, and avaunt banere in the best tyme of theyere. ' And he rode furth with his basnet upon his hedde, and all othermen of armes went upon theire fete a fast paas in holle arraie, anEnglisshe myle er thei assemblid. And thrugh the grace of God the kyngmade his heigh wey thrugh the thikkest prees of alle the bataile. Andthere was slayne the duke of Launson, the duke of Braban, the duke ofBare, vj erles, the constable of Fraunce, the seneschall of Henaude, the maister Arblaster, and of other lordes grete plente. And there wastake the duke of Orliaunce, the duke of Burbon, the counte ofRichmond, the counte Ewe, the marschal Sir Bursequant, and many otherlordes and knyghts. And there were slayne of Frensshemen v m^{l}, andof al estats of Englisshemen passid not xxviij persones. And of estatsof thenglisshe, the duke of Yorke, therle of Suffolke, ij knyghts, andDavy Game; and of gentilmen no moo. And the xxiiij day of Novembre thekyng with all his prisoners came to London in good prosparite. Alsothis same yere bigan the general counsell at Custance. "

NOTE FF. Page 103. 

The arrival of the emperor is differently noticed in the copy in theCottonian MS. 

"This yere [A^{o}. Iv. Hen. V. ] the vij day of Maij came themperour ofAlmayne, Segismundus, to London; and the fest of seint George wasdeferrid til his comyng, and than solempnely holden at Wyndisore: andat the procession the kyng went on the upper side of themperour, andso alle the masse tyme stode in the higher place, and at mete he sateon the right side of themperour; and the duke of Bedford, and thechaunceller of England, and the bisshop of Develyn, sate on the lefteside of themperour: and the duke of Briga and another duke ofthemperours compeigny sate upon the kings side; and all these saten onthat oon side of the table. And the first sotelte was oure lady armyngseint George, and an angel doyng on his spores; the ij^{de} soteltewas seint George ridyng and fightyng with the dragon, with his sperein his hand; the iij^{de} sotelte was a castel, and seint George, andthe kynges doughter ledynge the lambe in at the castel gates. And allthese sotelties were served to the emperor and to the kyng, and noferther: and other lordes were served with other sotelties aftertheire degrees. And the same tyme duke William of Holand came intoEngland; but he was not at that fest. Also the emperour laye atWestminster the tyme that he abode in England; and the duke of Holandlaie at the bisshop of Elies place. And after Midsomer the duke ofHoland seilid home ageyne. And after that themperour and the kyng wentto Caleys: and than the duke of Burgoyne and the counte Charles hisson came to Gravenyng; and the sent thider his brother the duke ofGloucestre, and therle of the March, to abide there in hostage whilethe duke of Burgoyne come to Caleys. And in the myddis of the riverthe lordes metten togider; and the dukes son of Burgoyne receyvedthere oure lords, and led them furth with hym into Flaundres: and theerle of Warwik receyved the duke of Burgoyne and brought him toCaleys, where he spake with the kyng of diverse matiers atwixt themij. And he toke his leve of the kyng: and the erle of Warwik broughthym agayne to Grevenyng Water; at which tyme also the counte Charlisbrought our lordes to the same place, where either of these lordestoken live of other. And than the kyng retorned ageyne into England;and themperour seiled into Holand, and so passid furth intoCustaunce. "

NOTE GG. Page 106. 

"with all the lordships longyng thereto. And than the duke of Clarencewith other lordes rode furth to Cane: and upon our Lady even theAssumpcion, he mustred hym bifore the towne of Cane; and the Tuesdaynext after our Lady day, that was the xxvij day of August, the kyngwith all his host came to Cane, and ther leide his sege, and contynuedtil our Ladies even the Nativite, upon which even by strong assautethe towne was wonne. And than the kyng leide strong sege to thecastel, which was yolden to hym. And while he was abidyng at Cane, hesent the duke of Clarence with other lordes to Baieux, and bisegid andwan it. And the same yere the kyng bisegid Argentyne, bothe towne andcastell, which were yolden to hym. Also the kyng wan many castellesand 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, aboutAlhalowen tide, the kyng leide a sege to Falowes, and contynued it tothe xx day of Decembre: and than thei of the towne desired to tretewith the kyng. And the kyng committid the trete unto Thomas erle ofSalisbury, to Herry lord Fitz Hugh, to S^{r}. John Cornewaille, andS^{r}. William Harington knight, as commissioners for his partie: andas for the partie of the towne, S^{r}. John Meultone, S^{r}. GilbertMousteins, lordes of Faiete, capitaynes of men of armes and of shotwithynne the towne of Faloys, and with them upon the same entrete, thelord of Gamulle; which parties entreted and accorded upon the articlesand 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 andfourme as it is bifore seid. And than the kyng lete parten his hosteto journey diverse weys; that is to say, oone partie the duke ofClarence with many ful worthis with hym: and he gate many townes, castells and strong abbeis. And the duke of Gloucestre another partieof the oste; and with hym therle of the March, the lord Grey, the lordClifford, Sir Water Hungerford steward of the kyngs house, with fulmany other knyghts and squiers: and he gate er he leide his sege toChirburgh, xxiiij townes and castells. And after Eastrene he leidesege to Chirburgh, and contynued it unto Michelmas, at whiche tymebothe towne and castel of Chirburgh was yolden to hym. And theiij^{de} parte of the hoste the kyng delyvered to therle of Warwik andother lordes with hym, which gate many strong townes, castells andabbeis. 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 leidea sege to the cite of Rone and contynued; and duryng the sege themaire of London was chosen upon seint Edwardes day. "

NOTE II. Page 107. 

A^{o}. Vij. Hen. V. --"Also the kyng contynued his sege from seintEdwardes day unto the xiij day of Janeuary, at which day thei of thecite desired to trete: and the kyng comytted with hym for to trete, therles of Warwik and Salisburie, the lord Fitz Hugh, Sir WaterHungerford, Gilbert Humfrevile, John de Vasques de Almada, andRobesard, 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 uponseint Wolstanes day: and after that the kyng gate many strong castellsand townes. "

NOTE KK. Page 108. 

A^{o}. Viij. Hen. V. --"And the xx day of Maij the yere of oure lordm^{l} cccc xx^{ti} the kyng come to Troys in Champayne, where he wasworthely receyved of al the lordes spiritual and temperal that werewith the kyng of Fraunce. And upon the morue the kyng and quene ofFraunce, and dame Katerine his sustre, the duke of Burgoyne mettentogiders in seint Petres chirche of Troys, in the body of the samechirch; and after went thei up to the high auter, and there tharticlesof the peas redde, and the othes made on either partie: and than wasthe kyng and dame Katerine sured togiders. And upon the morue afterTrinity Sonday, that was than the iij^{d} day of Juyn, the yere of ourlord m iiij^{c} and xx, in the chirch of seint Petre of Troys the kyngweddid dame Katerine, kyng doughter of Fraunce, and was made regentof Fraunce. The convencions of which accord followen here after, thatis to say. "

[Then follows the agreement, which extends to nearly eleven folios. ]

"And thanne after that the fest and solempnetie of the mariage wasdone, the kyng conquerid many townes and castells. Also the kyng leidhis sege to Milon sur Seyne, duryng which sege the maire and shirevesof London were chosen. "

NOTE LL. Page 108. 

A^{o}. Viij. Hen. V. --"And whanne the solempnite was done in thechirch, 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 theQuene, and covered at every course. 

The kyng of Scotland sate in his astate upon the lefte side of theQuene, which was served at every course, the ij bisshops aforseid. 

The duches of Yorke, the countes of Huntyngdon; they saten on the sameside 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 theQuene, held another sceptre of the Quenes upright. 

The countes of Kent was sittyng at the right fote of the Quene undrethe table. 

The countes Marchall sate at the lefte fote of the Quene undre thetable. 

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 inthe 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 ofastate in the halle on the lefte hand of the Quene, with othercomoners of the cite, and other men byneth them at the same table. 

The Bisshoppes biganne the table in the myddis of the halle; that isto say, the table next to the table of the Five Poortes on the righthand. 

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 Knyghtsand Squiers. 

And the Ladies biganne the table in the myddes of the halle aforeayenst 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 ofWestmoreland and doughter of the erle of Somerset. [or rather erle ofKent. [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 theQuene. 

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 andmerlyne fried. Crabbes great. Lech lumbarde florisshid with colars ofesses and brome coddes of gold in a Target with the armes of the kyngand the quene departid. Tarves. A Sotelte, callid a pellican on hirenest with briddis and an ymage of Seint Katerine with a whele in hirehande disputyng with the Hethen clerks, having this Reason in hirhande, _Madame la Roigne_; the Pellican answeryng _Cest enseigne_; thebriddes answeryng _Est du roy pur tenir joie. A tout gent il metsentent. _

 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. Samonfressh. Halibut. Gurnarde rostid. Roches boilet. Smelt fried. Losters. Lech damaske with the kyngs worde _Une sanz pluz_ writon of whitelettre. Lamprey in paste suyng. Flampan florisshed with a scochynroial, theryn three crownes of golde and plantid with floure de liceof golde and floures of camomil wrought of confections. A Sotelte, apanter with an ymage of Seint Katerine in the same tariage and a whelein hire hand, and a Reason in hire other hand. The Reason was this: _LaRoigne ma file_. The panter answeryng _In cest Ile_: another bestansweryng with this Reason, _Of Albion_: another best saiyng, _AvesRenowne_. 

 This is the iij^{d} Course folowyng. 

Dates in compost. Creme motley. Carpe. Dorrey. Turbut. Tench. Peerchwith gogyns. Sturgeon fresshe. Welkes. Porpes rostid. Memise fried. Creves de ewe douce. Shrympes grosse. Elis with laumprons rostid. ALessh callid the White Lessh, with hauthorne leves grene and reddhawes. A mete in paste with iiij aungels in fourme of Sent Katerinewhele 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 horsebakarmed with a tigre whelp in his barme, and throwyng mirours for hisdefence; 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 Hamptontoke hir viage into Fraunce the yere of our lord m^{l} iiij^{c} andxxij, 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 folowithafter. "

[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 ofevery sakke of wolle to custume duryng iij yere. " "And the forseidfirst day of March was the trete of the delyveraunce of Pount Melank, which was taken and long holden by the partie called Armynakkes, anddelivered 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 thexecutorsof Richard Whityngton. Also the same yere in somer tide was greatplente of al maner cornes and fruytes: but a litle before Midsomerthere bigan to falle moch reyne, which contynued lasse or more everyday as for the moost partie; howsoever the wynde stode unto viij daiesbifore Cristmas, so that men myght not gadre ynne there, and namelythe 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 inhis modres lappe in the chare, and rode thurgh the cite to Westm' thexvij day of Novembre, the yere of our lord m^{l} cccc xxiij, and therewas brought into the parliament; where the Speker of the parliament, in the name and for al the comons of England, spake to the kyngspersone these wordes after folowyng. "

The speech assigned to the Speaker is then given; after which it isstated that on "The xxvj day of Novembre the kyng with his modirremoeved from Westminster to Waltham, and a certen tyme there wereabidyng; and fro thens he remoevid to Hertford, where he helde hisCristmas, and the kyng of Scotts with him. " An account of theproceedings in Parliament in this year, especially of the impeachmentof Sir John Mortymer, knight, and of the statutes enacted thereinthen follows at some length, and is succeeded by a minute account ofthe French towns and castles taken by the duke of Bedford, the earl ofSalisbury, Sir John Radcliff seneschal of Guyenne, and Sir JohnBeauchamp. It is also noticed, that in that year "therle of the Marchwith many other lordes and great retinue went into Irland, and theredeide. " 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 thexxvij day of Aprile, which was Saturday, with his moder in his charefrom Wyndisore unto Seint Paulis; and at the west dore he was takenout of his chare by his uncle the duke of Gloucestre, and by his beleuncle the duke of Excestre: and he went upon his fete fro the westdore to the steires, and so up into the quere; and than he was borneup and offred: and than was set upon a courser and so rood thrugh theChepe and London to Kenyngton. And the kyng held his see diverse daiesin the parliament. " Then follows an account of the grants made by thatparliament to the king, and of some statutes enacted therein. Thesuccess of the English army under the earl of Salisbury is related ina most minute manner, and the agreement for the surrender of Mauns isgiven at length: but nothing is stated of sufficient interest tojustify so long a note as a copy of the narrative and treaty inquestion would require. 

NOTE QQ. Page 114. 

"defense of the cite. And anon after the bisshop of Wynchestre sent alettre over the see into France unto the duke of Bedford, the tenorwherof after foloweth:

'To the most high and myghty prynce and my right noble lord the regentof Fraunce and duke of Bedford. 

'Right high and myghty prynce and my right noble and after oon, levistlord, I recommand me unto you with al myn hert and affinite: and as yedesire the welfare of the kyng our sovereign lord and of his realmesof England and Fraunce, and your owne wele and our alle, so haste youhider; for by my trouth if ye tarie we shal put this land in a venturewith 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 inthe welfare of England. High and myghtie prince, I bisech you holdethMaister John Estcourt, your counseilour, escusid of his tarrying, forit is moch ayenst his wille, but the counsell here hath made hym; andye 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 intoEngland. And the kyng helde his Cristmas at Eltham; and the bisshop ofWynchestre helde his Cristmas at Marton: and bicause that he wolde notcome in the cite of London, for evil wille that he hadde therto, thecounsel was holden at Seint Albones after Cristmas: but there woldenot the duke of Gloucestre come. At which counsel was ordeyned thatthe parliament shulde ben at Leicestre, which parliament bigan in thebigynnyng of Lenton; where, by good trete and arbitracion of the lordsspiriele and temperel, was made a good unite and accorde atwixt theduke of Gloucestre and the bisshop of Wynchestre, in fourme as afterfolowith. "

[Then follows the "Arbitirament", which extends to six folios. ]

"And thus was the accord made atwixt these ij lordes of Gloucestre andWynchestre; and the parliament was ajourned til after Easter. Also thesame yere of the kyng, and of our lord m^{l} iiij^{c} xxv, Arthur erleof Richemont, and Richard his brother, and the baron of Columbe, withgreat multitude of Britons, leien at the sege of Seint Jaquys deBer'on to the some of xx m^{l} of Britons, which gaven assaute to thetowne, and were beten and myghtely put of, rebukid and slayne of themiiij^{c}: and in the towne were cheveteynes Sir Thomas Remston, SirPhilip Braunch, Sir Nichol Burdet, and Sir Richard Stafford, and withthem ix^{c} persones, Englisshe and Normaunes. And the nyght folowyng, fast by the towne, in ij milles, were iij^{c} Britons loggid; and theseid knyghts with a certeyn mayny went out and brent the milles, andslough of the Britons bitwene iij and iiij score. And afterward Arthurand his men maden another assaute, and there losten vij^{xx} and oonstandardes and getens, and viij^{xx} men of cote armes and leggeharneis; and Arthur was sore hurt in the thigh nygh the body: and sothei withdrowen them homeward to Breteigne. But Thomas de Burgh withpeople of the garison folowid after them, and slough of them xxv^{c}. And the Britons lefte byhynde them there gonnes and there wyne, thesome of vj^{c} pipes of wyne, with flour, brede, figges, reisins, andgrete plente of egges and butter, with moch fisshe, and so fled withmischief. "

NOTE RR. Page 116. 

A^{o}. Vj. Hen. VI. --"This yere the kyng held his parliament atWestminster, and was ajourned til after Cristmas: and in thisparliament the kyng helde his see diverse daies. " Then follows anaccount of the grants made to the king, and of other proceedingstherein. "Also this yere the erle of Salisbury sailid over the seewith a feire compeigny; and the Carde come to London upon seint Gilisday: and the maire of London, and aldermen, with the craftes, rodenayenst him, and receyved him worthely. Also the same yere therle ofSarum was slayne at the sege of Orliaunce: but yet was the sege holdenby 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 seilidover the see with a feire compeigny wagid for to have, and werred uponthe Lollards in Prage: but a litel before the departyng of theCardenal out of England, therle of Suffolk, the lord Talbot, the lordScalis, and many other lordes, knyghts, and squyers, were taken andslayne 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 therynof white. Custarde Roial with a leparde of golde sittyng theryn. Fritour like a sonne with a flour de lice therynne. A Sotelte, SeintEdward and seint Lowes armed in cote armours bryngyng yn bitwene themthe 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 DeumLaudamus_. Pigge endored. Crane. Bitore. Conyes. Chikyns endored. Partrich. Pecok enhakill. Great breame. Leches white with an antelopeof redde corven theryn, a crowne about his neck with a cheyne ofgolde. 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 thegarters; and the kyng that nowe is, knelyng before them with thisReason. 

 _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 ashelde quarterly redde and white, set with losengs and gilt, andflours of borage. Fritour crispes. A Sotelte of our lady sittyng andhir childe in hir lappe, and she holdyng in hir hand a crowne andseint George knelyng on that oo side and seint Denyse on that otherside, presentyng the kyng, knelyng to our lady, with this Reasonfolowyng;

 _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 brentat the Tour hille: and on the morue next after there was a batayledone in Smythfelde, withynne listes, bifore the kyng, bitwene JohnUpton appellaunt, and John Downe defendaunt; and whan thei hadde longfoughton, the kyng toke it up into his handes and fargaff bothepartes. Also this yere the kyng passid the see to Caleis upon seintGeorges 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 bisshopof Rochestre. Dukes; the duke of Yorke and the duke of Norfolk. Erles;therle of Stafford, therle of Huntyngdon, therle of Warwik, therle ofOxonford, 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 lordAudeley, the lord Faconbrigge, the lord Grey Codnore, the lordWelles. "

[The capture of the Maid of Orleans is then noticed in nearly the samewords as those in the text; and is followed by a copy of the letterwhich 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 asI may. And please it you to wete my moost doubtid lorde, that thisday, the xxiij day of Maij, about vj at after none, your adversariesand myn, that were with grete power in the towne of Compeigne, aforewhich towne I am loggid with my folke, and with those that ye sentenundre 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 therechief chiefteynes: and ageine them anone came my cosyn S^{r}. JohnLuxenburgh, and other of your folkes and of myn, which made rightgrete and sharp resistence: and I came thider in myn owne persone, andfounde that the seid adversaries were put abak, and by the pleasaunceof our blessid Creatour it fil so; and God yaf me such grace, that shethat thei calle the Pucelle was taken, and with many hire capitaynes, knyghts, and squyers, and other taken, and drowned, and dedde, whosenames I knowe not yet. "

This letter is succeeded by an account of the "Journeis that were doneafter the kyng was landid at Caleis. "

"The first Journey was at Pountnake: the Pucelle with a grete powerwas put to flight. 

"The second Journey was in a wodde biside Compeigne: the Pucellesmayny ij^{c} were discounfeited of xxx Englisshemen, and there werexij Armynaks prisoners. 

"The iij^{d} Journey the Pucelle was taken at Compeigne, and many ofher mayny slayne and drowned. 

"The iiij^{th} Journey the lord was, the lord Wilby brent a chirch andvj^{xx} men and boies therynne. 

"The v^{th} Journey the lorde Scales toke and slough of the dukes menof Launson, iij^{c}. 

"The vj^{th} Journey the kyngs householde mayny, biside Parys, anEnglisshe mile out of Boys, seint Vyncent token a strong abbeie withtretis. 

"The vij^{th} Journey the lord Chamberleyne distressid La Here, andslough and toke of his meyny into iij^{c}: and at the same Journey wasslayne 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 menof armes, and vileyns many. 

"The ix^{th} Journey the seid erle of Huntyngdon and his compeignytoken vj strengthes and chirches, and brent many; and he gate a gretetowne callid Crepynaloys. And thei praied hym that thei myght stand inthe same forme that thei of Compeigne shulde, and therto thei sent hymij m^{l} salves of golde for expenses. 

"The x^{th} Journey the seid erle of Huntyngdon made a rode frome theduke 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 werebifore seint Lis, and token bestes and lx prisoners, whose capitaynewas called Arnold Gilias of Alafeert Baynarde, the whiche as men wendemyght 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 moochirches, abbeis, and castells that were strong viij or ix, and hangidthem that were therynne, and breke downe castells and chirches thatwere right strong. 

"The xiij^{th} Journey Castel Gailard was wonne. 

"The xiiij^{th} Journey therle of Stafford gate Arlmarle, and therynnevj^{xx} and vj men; of the which v^{xx} were hangid, and the remenauntin 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 towardsCompeigny of Scotts and of Armynakes to the nombre of iiij m^{l}. Andin theire comyng thiderward therle of Huntyngdon met them, and theretoke 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 twooother grete townes: and the dolphyn was that tyme at Jargowe, v legesbiyonde Orliaunce. "

NOTE XX. Page 119. 

A^{o}. Xj. Hen VI. --The only event noticed under this year in theCottonian MS. Is "that the meyre, aldermen, and shireves in scarlet, with comoens of London in grene, rodde to the Blak heth to receyve mylord of Bedford. "

NOTE YY. Page 120. 

A^{o}. Xij. Hen. VI. --No other circumstance is mentioned in theCottonian MS. Than that "this yere was a Text writer brent at the Tourhille for heresie. "

NOTE ZZ. Page 120. 

A^{o}. Xiij. Hen. VI. --"In this yere was a grete frost that endurydfrom seint Katerines day unto seint Valentynes day after, wherforethe vyntage myght not come to London but by carte over Shoters hillefrome Gravesende, Northflete, Greneheth, and other places both on Kentside and Essex. "

NOTE AAA. Page 121. 

A^{o}. Xv. Hen. VI. --"This yere was another grete frost enduryng xjweks. Also this yere was openly knowen that the duke of Burgoyne wasfalsely forsworne to the crowne of England; for he laied sege toCaleis, and did make a strong bastelle; to the which bastelEnglisshemen made strong assaute ij tymes, and the iij^{d} tyme theigate it, and token certeyn persons, and slough alle the remenaunt, andbrent the bastelle; and than my lordes the dukes of Gloucestre, and ofNorthfolke, therle of Huntyngdon, therle of Stafford, and therle ofWarwik, with many other lordes and barons, knyghts, and squiers, wereapointed 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 theshyppes of England were arrestid, and went a werr fare half a yere, tofor er these lordes went over the see: and thei did moche harme to ourenymys; for thei toke Spaynardes, Britons, Flemyngs, Scotts, and othernacions of diverse contreis, and a galey chargid with diversemerchaundise. And than thei were countermandid to diverse havons ofEngland for to have over the seid lordes; and at that tyme every lordfound a certen of men of theire owne cost, and every feed man wentwith his lord: and every abbeie and house of religion founde certenmen to gone over the see. Also at that tyme London found a certen ofsowdiers to Caleis; and also gave unto the werres m^{l} li: and manyother townes of this land found men to gone over the see: and my lordof Gloucestre toke his ship at Wynchelsee, and many other lordes withhym, and went furth to Caleis with alle his hoste, and the shippesaweytyng upon the hoste by the costes of Flaundres, the Munday nextafter 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 Sparkesplace, bisides Oye: and upon the morowe he passid the water ofGravenyng, at x of the belle, with l men nombrid a myle byneth thetowne; and there he made knyghts, and passid to a village callidMeerdike; and that thei brent, and alle the townes as thei went. Andalso thei brent a good open towne callid Popryng, and many othervillages; 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 Londonbrigge, and ij arches with alle the housyng therupon fil downe intoThamyse, which no man cowde let to grete hurt. And this yere diedquene Kateryne at Bermonsey, and was buried at Westminster in seintMarie chapel withynne thabbeie. And in this yere the kyng of Scottswas slayne in Scotland, of a knyght of the same land callid Sir RobertGrame. "

NOTE CCC. Page 123. 

A^{o}. Xvij. Hen. VI. --"In this yere the duke of Orliaunce went overthe see to Caleis with certein lordes of this land, and so wasdelyvered by composicion made. And in this yere therle of Huntyngdonwas sent into Gascoyne and Guyen. And wheat was at xvj^{d} a busshellalle that yere: and yet there was moch wheat brought out of Pruyte. And that yere was ordeyned that strumpettes shuld were rede hoddes andwhite roddes in there handes. "

NOTE DDD. Page 125. 

A^{o}. Xviij. Hen. VI. --"In this yere was ordeyned by parliament thatal strangers shuld goo to oost. And this yere ij men were hangid inThamys, at the last hille beyond seint Katerynes; for thei had robbidand murdred vitailers in the water. And in this yere Sir Richard Wichesometyme vicarie of Depford, and another secular man were dampned forheretiks, and brent at Tour hille, in a mornyng at vij of the belle. "

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[_The following article is prefixed to the copy of the precedingChronicle, in the Harleian MS. _ 565. ]

COPIA TABULE PENDENTIS AD COLUMPNAM IUXTA TUMULUM DUCIS LANCASTR' INECCLESIA SANCTI PAULI LONDON'. 

Ecclesia sancti Pauli London' continet infra limites suos tres acrasterre et dimidiam. Unam rodam et dimidiam et sex virgas constratas. Longitudo eiusdem ecclesie continet dclxxxx pedes. Latitudo eiusdemecclesie continet cxxx pedes. Altitudo occidentalis testudiniscontinet ab ara cij pedes. Altitudo testudinis nove fabrice continetab ara lxxxviij pedes. Cumulus ecclesie continet in Altitudine clpedes cum cruce. Altitudo fabrice lapidie campanilis eiusdem ecclesiecontinet a plana terra cclx pedes. Altitudo fabrice lignee eiusdemcampanilis continet cclxxiiij pedes. Attamen in toto non exceditquingentos et xx^{ti} pedes. Item pomellum eiusdem campanilis potestcontinere in sua concauitate si fuerit vacuum decem bussell' bladicuius rotunditas dyametri continet xxxvj vncias. Que faciunt trespedes cuius circumferencia continet cxiij vncias que faciunt nouempedes et dimid. Cuius superficies si sit circumrotunda debet continerequatuor milia lxviij vncias que faciunt xxviij pedes quadratas etquartam partem vnius pedis quadrati. Hasta crucis eiusdem campaniliscontinet in altitudine xv pedes cuius transversorium continet sexpedes. In qua Cruce Anno Domini Millesimo ccc^{mo} xxxix^{o} xj^{mo}kl. Augusti videlicet in festo sancte Marie Magdalene multe preciosereliquie plurimorum sanctorum ad Salvacionem eiusdem et tociusedificii sibi subiecti cum magna processionis Solempnitate collatefuerunt vt Deus omnipotens per merita gloriosa omnium sanctorum quorumreliquie in illa Cruce continentur ab tempestate et periculo in suaproteccione conservare dignetur. De cuius misericordia omnibus fabricehuius ecclesie auxilium procurantibus xxvij Anni Cl. Dies omni temporeanni conceduntur preter Staciones Romane que sunt xliiij^{or} anni etquam plura alia beneficia. 

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COPIA ALTERIUS TABULE PENDENTIS AD MEDIAM COLUMPNAM. IBIDEM INTERDICTUM TUMULUM DICTI DUCIS ET TUMULUM SANCTI ROGERI NUPER EPISCOPILONDON'. 

[Sidenote: Inuencio imaginis crusifixi. ]

Anno Domini C^{mo} xl^{o}. Invencio ymaginis crucifixi ad hostiumBoriale sancti Pauli London'. In magno fluuio Thamisie. Per Luciumprimum Regem Anglie Christianum. Anno Domini Millesimo lxxxvij^{o}[Sidenote: Ecclesia sancti Pauli combusta. ]mensis Julii die septimo Ecclesia sancti Pauli London' et omnia que inea erant cum magna parte Civitatis igne erant consumpta. TemporeMauricii Episcopi London' regnante primo Rege Normannorum WillielmoConquestore qui fundavit Monasteria de Bello in Sussex ubi ipsepugnaverat et Bermondesey iuxta London'. Anno Domini Millesimo C^{mo}[Sidenote: Londini maxima pars combusta. ]xxxij^{do} Idus Aprilis combusta erat Civitas London in maxima parteex igne Gilberti Beget. Anno Domini Millesimo C^{mo} xxxvij^{o}[Sidenote: Templum Pauli iterum combustum. ]combusta erat ecclesia sancti Pauli London' per ignem ad pontemLondon' accensum et inde processit ad ecclesiam extra Barras noui[Sidenote: Nota. ]templi London'. Anno Millesimo C^{mo} l^{mo} tam valida erat glaciesquod Thamisia potuit per equestres pertransiri. Anno Millesimo[Sidenote: Anno iiij^{to} Regis Johannis. ]ccij^{do} tante pluuie tonitrua et grandines ceciderunt ut lapidesquadranguli ad quantitatem ovorum mixti cum pluuia de celodescenderunt ex quibus arbores vinee et segetes multum erant destructehomines erant contriti et aves per aiera volantes Visi sunt carbonesignitos 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 circumcisionedomini vsque ad Annunciacionem perduravit. Anno Domini Millesimo[Sidenote: Anno vij^{o} regis H. Iij^{cii}. ]cc^{mo} xiiij^{o} Sanctus Franciscus incepit ordinem fratrum Minorumiuxta assisum. Et Anno Millesimo cc^{mo} xxiiij^{to} venerunt primo inAngliam 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 ventusvehemens a septentrione quaciens domos et pomeria nemora et turresecclesiarum. 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 Teukysburyquidam Judeus perdiem Sabbati cecidit in latrinam nec permisit seextrahi die Sabbati propter reuerenciam sui Sabbati. Set Ricardus deClare Comes Glouernie non permisit eum extrahi die dominica sequentepropter 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 inundacioymbrium 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 sanctiMichaelis 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. Infesto sancti Mauri abbatis accidit ventus vehemens et terribilis pertotam Angliam. Eodem anno fuit secunda pestilencia in qua obiit virnobilis 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 nobilisdomina 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} antepentecosten inmediate post nonam erat terre motus magnus per totamAngliam. 

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COPIA MAGNE TABULE IBIDEM PENDENTIS PER DICTAM TUMBAM DICTI ROGERINUPER 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 Millesexcentos quinquaginta sex annos. Secundum Septuaginta interpretes duoMilia ducentos xl^{ta} iiij^{or} annos. Secundum vero Jeronimum nonplene duo Milia. Secundum Metodum duo Milia. Cuius diuersitatis causaest quia isti non computant secundum morem sacre scripture minuciastemporum vel annorum que super sunt Millenis atque Centenis annis. Aprincipio mundi vsque ad diluuium Noe duo Milia ducentos quinquaginta[Sidenote: 2. ]sex annos. Secunda etas a Noe vsque ad Abraham continet secundumseptuaginta Interpretes Mille septuaginta duos annos. Secundum Ebreos[Sidenote: 3. ]Mille Ducentos viginti duos annos. Tercia etas ab Abraham vsque adDavid 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 transmigracionemBabilonis continet secundum Ebreos quatuor Centenos septuaginta tresannos. Secundum septuaginta interpretes parum minus quia deficiunt in[Sidenote: 5. ]vno anno. Quinta etas a transmigracione Babilonis vsque ad Christumcontinet quinque Centenos octoginta quinque annos. Secundum alios[Sidenote: 6. ]quinque Centenos nonaginta nouem annos. Sexta etas a Christo vsque adfinem mundi. Anni ab Origine mundi vsque ad incarnacionem domininostri Jesu Christi quinque Milia nonaginta novem. Anni abincarnacione eiusdem vsque ad passionem suam triginta tres imperfecti. Anni a creacione mundi vsque ad destruccionem Troie iiij m^{l} xxxanni. A destruccione Troie vsque ad construccionem noue Troie que nuncLondonia vocatur lxiiij^{or} anni. A construccione noue Troie adconstruccionem Romane vrbis ccclxxxx anni. Ab vrbe condita vsqueadventum Christi dccxv anni. Ab origine mundi iiij m^{l} lxxxxiiijpost destruccionem Troie videlicet anno M^{l} C^{mo} quinto anteincarnacionem Christi. Brutus quidam nobilis de genere Troiano ortuscum magna multitudine Troianorum per responsum dee Diane in insulam aGigantibus olim Albion vocatam et inhabitatam intravit et Gigantesomnes destruxit. Inter quos erat quidam fortissimus nomine Gogmagog etterram illam nomine suo Britanniam vocauit. Deinde a Saxonibus sive abAnglis eam conquerentibus vocata est Anglia. Et idem Brutus primus RexBritonum construxit primam Britannie vrbem que nunc Londonia vocaturin memoriam Troie prius destructe vocans eam trinouantum id est Troiamnouam que per tempus longum Trinouans vocabatur. Regnante tunc Elysacerdote in Judea et archa testamenti a Philisteis capta fuit. Postmortem Bruti regnarunt in Britannia lviij Reges. Deinde regnavit rexLud qui muros vrbis Trinouantum fortiter edificauit que per ipsumCaerlud vocabatur. Anglice _Loudesdon'_ et innumeris turribuscircumcinxit quam pre omnibus Ciuitatibus regni amauit. Et ideoprecepit vt domos et edificia edificarent que aliarum vrbium edificiisprepollerent. Eo defuncto corpus eius in predicta vrbe iuxta Januamquam ipsemet construxit et a nomine suo _Ludesgate_ vocata fuitnobilissime reconditum est. Demum Anglici vocauerunt eam _Londene_. Postmodum Normanni vocauerunt eam _Loundres_ que Latine diciturLondonia. Post mortem Lud regnauit Cassibellanus frater eius videlicetanno. Lviij^{o}. Ante incarnacionem Christi. Tempore cuius venitJulius Cesar in Britanniam cum multitudine copiosa et bis deuictus etfugatus 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 Leogeciamnauigio 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 quenunc Anglia dicitur cum suis applicuit et in ea regnare cepit etatissue anno xxxv^{to}. Qui regni sui xxiiij^{to}. London' sepelitur. Anno Milleno. Ducenteno. Quadrageno quinto post mortem Bruti RexLucius extat. Anno gracie c^{mo}. Xxiiij^{to}. Coronacio Lucii primiRegis Christiani. Regnantis lxxvij annis London' sepultus est. A morteBruti vsque ad regnum Arthuri regnarunt in Anglia diuisim C. Reges. Quorum sexdecim erant Christiani. Anno d. Xvj^{o}. Coronacio ArthuriRegis qui regnauit annis xxvj. De cuius obitu vel sepultura. Certumnon referunt historie. Anno diiij^{xx}vi^{to}. Ab Anglis diciturAnglia 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'. Quambeatus Petrus tunc dedicauit. In qua Rex ipse regni sui anno xv^{o}. Timulatur. Anno dc^{mo} xxxv^{to}. Coronacio Oswaldi Regis regnantisnovem Annis martirio coronatur. Anno dc^{mo}. Xxxvj^{to}. CoronacioOswyny Regis qui imperii sui anno ix^{o}. Martirizatus iacet apudTynmouth. Anno dcc^{mo}. Lxxvj^{to}. Coronacio Ethelbristi Regis. Quiregni sui anno viij^{o}. Martir effectus Herefordie sepultus est. Annodccc^{mo}. Xxj^{o}: Coronacio et martirium Kenelmi Regis quiWynchecombie conditus est. Anno dccc^{mo}. Lv^{to}. Coronacio EdwardiRegis apud Bures qui post annos xv. Martirio laureatus ibidemrequiescit. Anno dccc^{mo}. Lxxvj^{mo}. Coronacio Alfredi Regis primiMonarche Anglie. Qui sui regiminis anno xxix^{o}. Wynton': humatusest. Anno dcccc^{mo}. Primo. Coronacio Edwardi primi filii Alfrediapud Kingeston' hic annis xxiiij^{or}. Imperauit London' sepelitur. Anno dcccc^{mo}. Xxiiij^{to}. Coronacio Athelstani Regis apudKyngeston'. Qui post annos xvj Malmesbury sepultus est. Annodcccc^{mo} xl^{o}. Coronacio Edwardi secundi Regis filii Athelstaniapud Kyngeston'. Hic anno regni sui sexto. Glaston' sepelitur. Annodcccc^{mo}. Xlvj^{to}. Coronacio Edredi Regis apud Kyngeston' quiregni sui anno ix^{o}. Wynton'. Sepultus est. Anno dcccc^{mo}. Lv^{to}. Coronacio Edwyni Regis apud Kyngeston hic annis quatuorregnauit Wynton' sepultus est. Anno dcccc^{mo} lix^{o}. CoronacioEdgari. Regis. Qui regnauit xvj. Annis iacet Glaston'. Anno dcccc^{mo}lxxv^{o}. Coronacio Edwardi secundi. Filii Edgari apud Westm' quiregni sui anno iiij^{to}. Martirio insignitus Septonie tumulatur. Annodcccc^{mo} lxxix^{o}. Coronacio Ethelredi Regis apud Kyngeston' etanno xxxviij^{o}. Regni sui London' sepelitur. Anno Millesimo xvj^{o}. Coronacio Edwardi tercii ferri lateris apud Kyngeston' et humatio apudGlaston'. Anno Millesimo xvij^{o}. Coronacio Knutonis Regis apudWestm' et regni sui anno xix^{o}. Wynton' sepultura. Anno Millesimo. Xxxv^{to}. Coronacio Haroldi primi Regis. Hic regni sui anno quintoLondon' humatus est. Anno Millesimo xl^{o}. Coronacio Hardeknuti Regiset anno secundo regni sui humatio. Wynton'. A natiuitate Jesu Christivsque ad regnum secundi Edwardi Regis et confessoris fluxerunt diuisimin Anglia Centum Reges et lx^{ta} et quinque Reges. De quibus OswynusOswaldus. Ethelbertus Kenelmus Edwardus Edwardus Martirizati. EtConstans Cedwallus Sebertus Wynfridus Ethelredus. Edbertus. Offa. EtKynredus in Monachatu sepulti sunt. Anno gracie Millesimo xlij^{do}. Coronacio sancti Edwardi Regis et confessoris apud Wynton' qui regnisui anno xxv^{to}. In ecclesia Westm' quam ipse constitui fecerathonorifice collocatur. Anno Millesimo lxvj^{to}. Coronacio HaraldiDucis apud Westm' et sepultura illius apud Waltham. Anno Millesimolxvij^{o}. Coronacio Willielmi primi Ducis Normannie apud Westm' quiregni sui anno xlvij^{o}. Angliam describi fecit in vno volumine dictoDomusday et Anno iiij^{o}. Post cadamu' sepelitur. Anno Millesimolxxx^{o}. Coronacio Willielmi Rufi. Apud Westm'. Et regni sui annoxiij^{o}. Wynton' tumulatur. Anno Millesimo C^{mo}. Coronacio Henriciprimi Regis fratris Willielmi Rufi. Apud Westm' regnantis xxxv. Annis. Apud Redyng sepultus est. Anno M^{o}. C^{mo} xxxv^{to}. CoronacioStephani Regis apud Westm'. Hic regni sui anno xix^{o}. Feuershamhumatus est. Anno Millesimo C^{mo} liiij^{to}. Coronacio Henricisecundi imperatoris apud Westm' et anno regni sui xxxv^{to}. ApudFontem Ebraldi sepultura. Anno C^{mo} lxiiij^{to}. Translacio sanctiEdwardi Regis et confessoris apud Westm' tertio Jdus. Octobr'. Perbeatum Thomam Archiepiscopum Cantuar'. Anno Millesimo C^{mo}. Lxxxix^{o}. Coronacio Ricardi Regis apud Westm' qui cum regnassetannis xj^{im}. Apud Fontem Ebraldi tumulatur. Anno Millesimo C^{mo}. Lxxxxix^{o}. Coronacio Johannis Regis apud Westm' et sui regiminisAnno xviij^{o}. Wygorn' sepelitur. Anno Millesimo. CC^{mo}. Xvj. Coronacio Henrici filii Regis Johannis apud Glouerniam qui Anno quartosequente iterum coronatus est apud Westm'. Regni sui lvij^{o}. Ibidemtumulatur. Anno Millesimo CC^{mo}. Lxxiiij^{io}. Xiiij. Kl. Septembr. Coronacio Edwardi primi post conquestum apud Westm' qui regni sui annoxxxv^{to}. Ibidem sepelitur. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. Vij^{o}. X. Kl. Marcij. Coronacio. Edwardi secundi. Apud Westm'. Qui regni sui Annoxx^{o}. Gloucestr. Timulatur. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. Xxvj^{to}. Coronatur Edwardus tercius flos Milicie Christiane apud Westm' etatissue 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 Caleyscum Castro et suam obsidionem continuauit vsque tercium diem Augustianno reuoluto. Quo die dicta villa cum Castro suo imperio subjugauit. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. Xl^{o}. Viij^{o}. Kl. Julij. Illustris RexAnglie Edwardus tercius apud le Sclus Francigenas vicit in naualibello. Anno Millesimo ccc^{mo}. Xlvj^{to}. Vij^{o}. Kl. Octobr. PerAnglicos debellantur Franci apud Cressy. Et Rex Boenie punitur. Eodemanno 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 principumEgregium Edwardum primogenitum Edwardi tercij Regis graciosi. AnnoMillesimo ccc^{mo}. Lxxvj^{to}. Vj^{to}. Idus Junij obijt idemPrinceps Edwardus quo die festum Trinitatis contingebat. AnnoMillesimo ccc^{mo}. Lxxvij^{o}. Xj^{o}. Kl. Julij. Obijt Rex Edwardustercius 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 Ricardisecundi filij Edwardi Principis Wallie anno etatis sue xj^{mo}. AnnoMillesimo 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 Franciavitam suam finiuit. Vltimo die Augusti anno regni sui. X^{o}. Incipiente. Et postea ossa sua apud Westm' sepulta fuerunt. Annodomini Millesimo cccc^{mo}. Xxij^{do}. Henricus Rex Anglie Sextus. Tunc puer non etatis vnius anni Coronatus fuit die sancti LeonardiEpiscopi et confessoris apud Westm' anno regni sui viij^{o}. Incipiente. Et postea. Idem Rex coronatus fuit Rex Francie apudParisiam. In ecclesia beate Marie ibidem. Xvj^{o}. Die Decembr'. Annoregni sui x^{mo}. Incipiente. 

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The church of St. Paul, London, contains within its limits three acresof land and a half; one rood and a half, and six perches covered. Thelength of the same church contains dclxxxx feet. The breadth of thesame church contains cxxx feet. The height of the western domecontains from the altar cij feet. The height of the dome of the newbuilding contains from the altar lxxxviij feet. The whole pile of thechurch contains in height cl. Feet with the cross. The height of thestone fabric of the belfry of the same church contains, from the levelground, cclx feet. The height of the wooden fabric of the same belfrycontains cclxxiiij feet. But altogether it does not exceed fivehundred and xx^{ty} feet. Also the ball of the same belfry is capableof containing, if it were vacant, ten bushels of corn; the rotundityof which contains xxxvj inches of diameter, which make three feet; thesurface of which, if it were perfectly round, ought to contain fourthousand lxviij inches, which make xxviij square feet, and the fourthpart of one square foot. The staff of the cross of the same belfrycontains 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 thexi^{th} of the kalends of August, namely on the feast of saint MaryMagdalene, many precious reliques of several saints were depositedwith great solemnity of procession, for the preservation of the samecross and the whole building beneath them; that the Almighty God, through the glorious merits of all the saints whose reliques arecontained in that cross, might deign to preserve them from tempest andperil under his protection. Of whose mercy to all the xxvij procuringsuccour to the fabric of this church, cl days are set apart at everytime of the year, besides the Roman ordinances which are xliiij^{or}in the year, and very many other benefits. 

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[Sidenote: The Invention of the image of the Crucifix. ]

In the year of our Lord cxl, the Invention of the image of theCrucifix, at the northern door of saint Paul, London, in the greatriver of Thames, by Lucius the first Christian king of England. Inthe 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 whichwere in it, with great part of the city, were consumed by fire; in thetime of Maurice bishop of London, and in the reign of the first kingof the Normans, William the Conqueror who founded the Monasteries ofBattle in Sussex, where himself had fought, and Bermondsey nearLondon. 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 ofGilbert 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 newtemple, 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, thatquadrangular stones, to the bigness of eggs descended from the skymixt with rain; by which trees, vines, and cornfields were muchdestroyed; 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 ofpreaching 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 thousandccxiiij, St. Francis began the order of minor freres near Assise. Andin 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 thousandccxxj, at the festival of saint Luke the Evangelist a violent windrushed from the north, shattering houses and orchards, and the towersof 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, atTeukysbury, a certain Jew on Saturday fell into a cesspool, and wouldnot allow himself to be drawn out on the Saturday, on account of hisreverence of his sabbath; but Richard de Clare earl of Gloucesterwould 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 ofrains 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 LordM. Cccxlviij, there began a great plague at London, about the festivalof 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 thesame 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 thousandccclxviij, 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 allEngland. 

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[Sidenote: The ages of the world. ]

In the beginning God created the heaven and earth and all things whichare 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 toNoeh according to the Hebrews, contains a thousand, six hundred andfifty six years; according to the Seventy Interpreters, two thousandtwo hundred xliiij years. But according to Jerome not completely twothousand; according to Metodus two thousand. The cause of whichdiversity is, that these do not compute according to the manner ofsacred Scripture the minutiæ of times, or of years, which are over andabove the thousands and hundreds of years. From the beginning of theworld until Noeh's flood, are two thousand two hundred fifty six[Sidenote: 2. ]years. The second age from Noeh until Abraham, contains according tothe Seventy Interpreters, a thousand and seventy two years: according[Sidenote: 3. ]to the Hebrews, a thousand two hundred and twenty two years. The thirdage from Abraham until David, contains according to the Hebrews, eighthundred and xl two years; but according to the Seventy Interpreters[Sidenote: 4. ]much less, since they are deficient by two years. The fourth age fromDavid until the carrying away captive into Babylon, contains accordingto the Hebrews, four hundred and seventy three years; according to theSeventy Interpreters little less, for they are deficient in one year. [Sidenote: 5. ]The fifth age, from the carrying away captive into Babylon, untilChrist, contains five hundred and eighty five years. According to[Sidenote: 6. ]others, five hundred and ninety years. The sixth age is from Christuntil the end of the world. The years from the beginning of the worlduntil the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, are five thousandninety nine. The years from the incarnation of the same until hispassion, thirty three incomplete. The years from the creation of theworld until the destruction of Troy, iiij m^{l} xxx years. From thedestruction of Troy until the erection of new Troy, which is nowcalled London, lxiiij years. From the erection of new Troy to theerection of the Roman city, ccclxxxx years. From the building of thecity until the coming of Christ, dcc. Xv years. From the beginning ofthe 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 greatmultitude of Trojans, through the response of the goddess Diana, entered into the island formerly called Albion and inhabited bygiants; and destroyed all the giants, amongst whom was one verymighty, by name Gogmagog; and he called that land after his own nameBritain. Afterwards by the Saxons or Angles that conquered it, it wascalled England. And the same Brutus the first king of the Britonsconstructed the first city of Britain, which is now called London, inremembrance of the Troy before destroyed, calling it Trinovantum, thatis new Troy, which for a long time was called Trinovans. Ely thepriest was then reigning in Judea, and the ark of the testimonycaptured by the Philistines. After the death of Brutus there reignedin Britain lviij kings. Afterwards reigned king Lud, who stronglybuilt the walls of the city of the Trinovantes, which was by himcalled Caerlud, in English LOUDESDON, and surrounded it withinnumerable 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 hiscorpse was most nobly laid up in the aforesaid city near the gatewhich he himself built, and was called from his name LUDESGATE. Atlength the English called it LONDENE: afterwards the Normans called itLOUNDRES which in Latin is called Londonia. After the death of Ludreigned Cassibellanus his brother, namely, in the lviij^{th} yearbefore Christ's incarnation; in whose time came Julius Cesar intoBritain with a copious multitude, and being twice overcome and routedand driven off, the third time being recalled into Britain, he, by theaid of Androgeus duke of Kent, made it tributary to the Roman power. 

VERSES. 

"Whosoever thou art: if thou wishest to know the English kings orlaws, thou wilt read by perusing these. I will record the greater ornobler 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, arrivingat 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 hastpower to pass through ethereal space and the infernal abodes: unfoldearthly fate; and say what lands thou wishest us to inhabit; Tell alsothe dwelling in which I shall venerate thee for ever; in which I shallconsecrate temples to thee with virgin dances. "

THE REPLY OF DIANA. 

"Brutus, under the setting sun, beyond the Gallic realms, there is anisland in the ocean all inclosed by sea; there is an island in theocean, once inhabited by giants, now indeed desert, fit for thytribes. This seek, for it shall be to thee a perpetual abode; Henceshall arise another Troy to thy sons; Here from thine offspring shallKings 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 calledEngland, 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 yearone thousand two hundred and forty five, after the death of Brutus, king Lucius flourishes. In the year of grace cxxiiij was thecoronation of Lucius the first Christian king, who after reigninglxvij years, was buried at London. From the death of Brutus until thereign of Arthur, there reigned in England separately C kings, of whomsixteen were Christians. In the year dxvj, was the coronation of kingArthur, who reigned xxvj years; concerning whose death or burial, histories do not relate anything certain. In the year diiij^{xx}vjfrom 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 therenovator of the church of Westminster, which he then dedicated to theblessed Peter, in which the king himself in the xv^{th} year of hisreign is entombed. In the year dcxxxv, the coronation of king Oswald, who after reigning nine years is crowned with martyrdom. In the yeardcxxxvj the coronation of king Oswyny, who in the ix^{th} year of hisreign being martyred, lies at Tynmouth. In the year dcclxxvj thecoronation of king Ethelbrist, who in the viij^{th} year of his reignbeing made a martyr, was buried at Hereford. In the year dcccxxj thecoronation and martyrdom of king Kenelm, who was buried atWynchecombe. In the year dccclv the coronation of king Edward atBures, who after xv years obtaining the laurels of martyrdom, rests inthe same place. In the year dccclxxj the coronation of king Alfred, the first monarch of England; who in the xxix^{th} year of hisgovernment was buried at Wynton. In the year dcccc and one, thecoronation of Edward the first, son of Alfred, at Kyngeston; hegoverned xxiiij^{or} years, and is buried at London. In the yeardccccxxiiij, the coronation of king Athelstan at Kyngeston; he afterxvj years was buried at Malmesbury. In the year dccccxl, thecoronation of king Edward the second, son of Athelstan, at Kyngeston;he in the sixth year of his reign is buried at Glastonbury. In theyear dccccxlvj, the coronation of king Edred at Kyngeston, who in theix^{th} year of his reign was buried at Wynton. In the year dcccclv, the coronation of king Edwyn at Kyngeston; he reigned four years; andwas buried at Wynton. In the year dcccclix, the coronation of kingEdgar, who reigned xvj years; he lies at Glastonbury. In the yeardcccclxxv, the coronation of Edward the second, son of Edgar, atWestminster, who in the iiij^{th} year of his reign adorned withmartyrdom, is buried at Septon. In the year dcccclxxix, the coronationof king Ethelred at Kyngeston, and in the xxxviij^{th} year of hisreign he is buried at London. In the year one thousand xvj, thecoronation of Edward the third iron-side, at Kyngeston, and his burialat Glastonbury. In the year one thousand xvij, the coronation of kingKnute at Westminster, and in the xix^{th} year of his reign, hisburial at Wynton. In the year one thousand xxxv, the coronation ofking Harold the first; he in the fifth year of his reign was buried atLondon. In the year one thousand xl, the coronation of kingHardeknute, and in the second year of his reign, his burial at Wynton. From the nativity of Jesus Christ until the reign of Edward thesecond, king and confessor, there passed separately in England ahundred 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 wereburied in monks' orders. In the year of grace one thousand xlij, thecoronation of saint Edward king and confessor, at Wynton; who in thexxv^{th} year of his reign is honorably inshrined in the church ofWestminster, which he himself had made to be erected. In the year onethousand lxvj, the coronation of duke Harald at Westminster, and hisburial at Waltham. In the year one thousand lxvij, the coronation ofWilliam the first, duke of Normandy, at Westminster; who in thexlvij^{th} year of his reign caused England to be described in avolume called DOMUSDAY; and in the iiij^{th} year after, is buried atCaen. In the year one thousand lxxx, the coronation of William Rufusat Westminster, and in the xiij^{th} year of his reign, he is buriedat Wynton. In the year one thousand C the coronation of king Henry thefirst, brother of William Rufus, at Westminster, who after reigningxxxv years, was buried at Redyng. In the year Mcxxxv, the coronationof king Stephen at Westminster, he in the xix^{th} year of his reignwas buried at Feversham. In the year one thousand cliiij, thecoronation of the emperor Henry the second at Westminster, and in thexxxv^{th} year of his reign, his burial at Fontevrault. In the yearone thousand clxiiij, was the translation of saint Edward king andconfessor, at Westminster, on the third of the Ides of October, by theblessed Thomas archbishop of Canterbury. In the year one thousandclxxxix, the coronation of king Richard at Westminster, who when hehad reigned xj^{en} years, was buried at Fontevrault. In the year onethousand clxxxxix, the coronation of king John at Westminster; and inthe xviij^{th} year of his government he is buried at Wygorn. In theyear one thousand ccxvj, the coronation of Henry, son of king John atGloucester; who in the fourth year following was again crowned atWestminster; in the lvij^{th} of his reign is interred at the sameplace. In the year one thousand cclxxiiij, the xiiij. Kl. OfSeptember, the coronation of Edward the first after the Conquest, atWestminster, who in the xxxv^{th} year of his reign is buried at thesame place. In the year one thousand cccvij, the x kl. Of March, thecoronation of Edward the second at Westminster; who in the xx^{th}year of his reign is buried at Gloucester. In the year one thousandcccxxvj, is crowned Edward the third, the flower of the Christianknighthood, at Westminster, in the xiiij^{th} year of his age. In theyear one thousand cccxlvj, on the third day of September, the same[Sidenote: Edward the third subjugated to his dominion the city ofCaleys. ]lord king Edward began to besiege the town of Caleys with the castle, and continued his siege until the third day of August, the succeedingyear, on which day he subjugated the said town with the castle to hisdominion. In the year one thousand cccxl, the viij kl. Of July, theillustrious king of England Edward the third conquered the French atle Sclus in a naval engagement. In the year one thousand cccxlvj thevij^{th} kl. Of October, the French are vanquished by the English atCressy, and the king of Bohemia is punished. In the same year, thexvj^{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 Franceat Peyters, by the excellent prince Edward the first-born of thegracious 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 whichday fell the festival of the Trinity. In the year one thousandccclxxvij, the xj^{th} kl. Of July, died king Edward the third, theflower of the Christian knighthood; and on the third of the nones ofthe same month, he was buried at Westminster, in the lj^{st} year ofhis 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, sonof Edward prince of Wales, in the xj^{th} year of his age. In the yearone thousand ccclxxxxix, the third of the Ides of October, at[Sidenote: Henry iiij^{th}. ]Westminster, was the coronation of the illustrious king Henry thefourth. 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 thefifth; who, at Boys Seynt Vyncent near Paris in France, ended his lifeon the last day of August, in the x^{th} year of his reign, commencing. And afterwards his bones were interred at Westminster. Inthe year of our Lord one thousand cccc xxij, Henry the sixth king ofEngland, then a child of not the age of one year, was crowned on theday of saint Leonard bishop and confessor, at Westminster, in theviij^{th} year of his reign, commencing. And afterwards, the same kingwas crowned king of France at Paris, in the church of the blessed Marythere, on the xvj^{th} day of December, in the commencement of thex^{th} year of his reign. 

ILLUSTRATIONS. 

In the 36th page of the preceding Chronicle it is stated that "In thisyere (1295) the kyng [Edward the first] was defraunded of his lond inGascoigne in this manner, sothly: the kyng hadde yoven the forseydlond of Gascoyne to the kynges suster of Fraunce, for that she schuldebe yoyned to hym in fre mariage: and be some of his counseill enfeffedhere in the sayd lond of Gascoigne, whiche lond of Gascoigne sche yafto Charles here brother, and to other; and the matrymoigne betwen hereand kyng Edward sche sette at noughte, and wolde noughte stondentherto. "--That circumstance is the subject of the following Fragmentof a curious Poem preserved in the archives of the Corporation of theCity of London, in the MS. Entitled _Liber Custumarium_, fol. 84; fromwhich it has been extracted by the obliging permission of HenryWoodthorpe, Esq. The Town Clerk. The leaf which contained theconcluding stanzas has been lost; but judging from the number of thosewhich remain, it originally consisted of about nine more verses. It iswritten in the hand of the period in which the events to which italludes took place, and as the documents in the volume from which itis copied end in the succeeding reign, there is every reason topresume that it was entered in the Records of the City of Londonwithin a short period after it was composed. Every line of each versecontains the same letter in the middle of the line, and every lineends with the same letter: these two letters are placed in the middleand at the end of each verse, separated from the words to which theybelong, but connected with them by lines in the manner in which thefirst verse of the Poem is here printed, and which has been consideredsufficient to show the singular manner in which it was originallywritten. 

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===/ \===mQuia p' p'fidia________/ _/ \_ \___Pessimam ip'oru______/ _/ _/ \_ _/Jam p'dit Vasconia____/ \__Princeps Anglicoru__/

Rex fidem adhibuit Dictus GallicorumEgit quod non debuit Nam fraus miserorumSeriem composuit Quorumdam verborumQue Regi transposuit Cetus nunciorum

Per verba credencie Nuncii dixeruntQ'd magnates Francie Simul tractaveruntQdq; Regi Anglie Dare volueruntNatam Regis Gallie Heu q'd hic venerunt

Ad hec dux Burgundie Quidam nunciorumAit q'd in flumine Multi NorthmannorumPerierunt pridie Per nautas AnglorumAdditis hastucie Causis Bayonorum

Ut ergo concordia Pacis jam addaturEt omnis discordia Prorsus repallaturCelsitudo regia Francie precaturQ'd sibi vasconia Totalis reddatur

Proponit brevissime Vos tunc reseisireDe terra vasconie Nec quid deperireIus v'r'm certissime Potestis hoc scireSi q'd petit p'pere Placet exaudire

Si seisinam habeat Per sex septimanasTunc mandare placeat Q'd transire lanasGens anglor' faciat Et sic causas vanasPars utraq; deleat Res collando sanas

Ait vir considera Rex que petieruntNova sunt non vetera Hec que tibi feruntPulcram inter cetera Tibi promiseruntProut dicit littera Quam Galli miserunt

Hoc audito Langetum Statim prosilivitAd regem consilium Dedit sicut scivitEt Lacy p' sompnium Certe non dormivitQuin eiusdem devium Seisine nutrivit

Puellam rex diligens Vinculis amorumPenitus consensiens Dictis consultorumFieri precipiens Litteras servorumPro dolor nam nesciens Erat futurorum

Demum in Vasconia J. Lacy p'rexitLitteras ab Anglia Secumq; devexitAc sub manu Gallia Vascones contexitAnglis inutilia Heu' q'd tot aspexit

Gallici Vasconiam Sibi subjugaruntEt in manum Anglicam Dare recusaruntNeq; regis filiam In spousam pararuntRegi dare quoniam Ip'm subsannarunt

Exp'tem Vasconie Foris judicaruntMagni pares Francie Et exheredaruntRegem n'r'm Anglie Parum hunc amaruntNam causam malicie Sibi demonstrarunt

Audiens p'fidiam Rex exheredatusQuam habet p' F'nciam Satis est iratusJurat p' ecc'iam Non erit letatusQuousq; Vasconiam Fuerit lucratus

Rex vocat Pontifices Ad parliamentumEt Anglorum Comites Flores sapientumQuinq; Portus fomites Barones p' centumVolant ut irundines In mari p' ventum

Clerus et milicia Gentis AnglicaneVovent cum leticia Q'd seroq; maneParantur ad omnia Que genti p'phaneFrancie sunt noxia Nam sup'bit vane

Rex Anglor' nobilis Vocatus EdwardusFerox est et stabilis Tanq'm leopardusFortis et non debilis Velox et non tardus[135]Senciet id flebilis Pomposus Picardus. 

[Footnote 135: A similar description of Edward the First, which wassuggested by his arms, occurs in the "Roll of Carlaverock, " a poemcomposed 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. "]

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P. 37. Anno 24 Edward I, 1296. "Also in this yere S^{r}. ThomasTurbevyle for treson was drawen and hanged. "

Of the conduct which caused Sir Thomas Turbeville's execution, thefollowing fragment of a curious contemporary poem in the Cottonian MS. _Caligula_ A. Xviij, presents perhaps the most accurate informationwhich is extant. It immediately precedes, and is written in the samehand as, the only _contemporary_ copy of the Roll of Carlaverock whichis known to exist, and hence it is highly probable that it wascomposed by the same person. Under any circumstances, however, itcannot fail to be deemed to possess sufficient interest to render it avaluable illustration to the passage in the text. 

Seignurs e dames estutezDe un fort tretur orrezKe aveit pur veu une tresonThomas Turbelvile ot a nonA Charlys aveit p'misE jure par seint DenysKe il li freit tute Englet'ePar quentise e treson conquereE Charles li premist grant donTeres e bon garisonLi treitre a Charlis ditKe il aparillast sanz respitDe bone nefs grande navieE de gent forte co'paignieE il le freit par tens garnerOu il dussent ariverEn Engleter sodeinementLi traiture sanz targement en Englet'e tot se mitAu rei sire Edewars vint e distKe si apres li vodera fereTutes ses choses deust co'querKi sire Charlis li aveitA force e a tort tolletIssi ke' li losengur de ambe part fu t'turSire Edeward nentendi mieDel treitre sa tricherieKe il aveit issi purveuA grant honur le ad receuE en sa curt fut grant mestreQ'nt ot espie tut son estreE le conseil de EngleterLi treitre feseit un bref fereA sire Charlis priveme'tOn ariver devisse't sa gentEn Engletere e li pais prendreA sire Edeward fu fet entendreCum den le ont destineE le bref ly fut mustreE tout ensemble la tresonLi rei fit prendir cel felonThomas le treitur deva't ditKe fist fere cel estritA Lundres par mie la citeeTreigner le fist en une coreeDe une tor envolupeNul autreme't ne fut armeHaume nont ne habergunCillante pierres a g'nt fusui'Aveit il entur son flancKe li raerent le sancApres fu li traiture penduE le alme a la Belzebub renduJe aveit autre garesonIssi deit len servir felonEn furches peut li malurezDes chenes e de fer liezNul home nel deit enterrerTant cu' son cors porra durerIloec pendra cel trichurTen garison ad pur son labourOre puira Charles pur verApres li longem't garderEinz kil venge pur sa treisonDemander de li garisonSire Edeward pur la g'nt navyeDe France ne dona une aylleDe vaillante gent fist la merDe tut part mut ben garderDe Engleter sunt faillizLy Franceys e sunt honizEn la mer grant tens flote'ntLi cors plusurs de eus tuere'tA Dovere firent sodoineme'tUne assaut e de lur gentPlus de v sent y perdirentUnkes plus de prou ne firentOre sunt tuz ieo quide neezOu en lur teris retornezE penduz pur lur serviseKe Engleter naveyent priseE ceo Charles lour p'mistSi nul de ens revenistSire Charles bon chevalerLessez ester ton guerrerAcordez a ton cosinE pur pensez de la finSi Engleter guerirezJames ben nes pleyterezJe ne firent voz ancestresKe se tindrent si grant mestresLy ducs Lowys ton parentE stace le moyne enseme'tE autres Franceys assezKe ne sunt pas ici nomezDamne deu omnipotentVo' doynt bon acordement avié. 

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P. 57. "This same yere [anno 14th Edw. III. 1340] the kyng faught withthe Frensshmen at Scluse, where there were sclayn of Frensshmen xxxm^{l}; and the kyng toke and scomfyted at the sayd bataill of Sclusecccx schippes. " Of this passage, the following letter from king Edwardthe Third to Edward the Black Prince, giving an account of his victoryover the French fleet at Sclyse, on Saturday the 24th of June1340, --which, with the permission of Henry Woodthorpe, Esq. , the TownClerk, has also been extracted from the City Archives, letter F. Fol. 39, --is an interesting illustration. This document, which has escapedthe attention of Historians, presents an authentic detail of thatmemorable event; and it is evident from it that Robert de Avesbury, the contemporary writer upon whom the greatest reliance has hithertobeen placed, has fallen into some errors in his narrative of thetransaction. He informs us that on the day after the battle a rumourof it reached London, but that it was discredited until the ensuingWednesday, namely the 28th of June, when the Prince of Wales receiveda letter from the king informing him of his success, of which letterthat writer asserts that the annexed was a copy:

"Edwardus Dei Gracia Rex Angliæ et Franciæ et Dominus Hiberniæ, &c. Effusam circa nos hiis diebus propiciacionis divinæ clemenciam, advestri contemplacionem et læticiam, vobis ducimus intimandam. Scitisautem, immo vos et alios[136] fideles nostri quadam participacionesensitis, quantis fuimus et sumus guerrarum lacessiti turbinibus, etvelut in mari magno procellosis fluctibus agitati. Sed licet sintmirabiles elaciones maris, mirabilior tamen in altis Dominus, quiprocellam convertens in auram, jam inter tot adversa clementissime nosrespexit. Nam cum pridem ordinassemus passagium nostrum necessariumversus partes Flandriæ, Dominus Philippus de Valesio, persecutornoster infestissimus, hoc prævidens, classem maximam navium armatarumquam in expugnacionem nostram nostrorumque fidelium misit, ut vel sicnos caperet, vel nostrum transitum impediret. Qui transitus si, quodabsit, fuisset impeditus, ardua negocia, quæ prosequimur, fuissentpenitus in ruina: quinimmo nos et nostri fuissemus verisimiliterconfusionis[137] magnæ subjecti. Sed Deus misericordiarum, videns nosin tantis periculis constitutos, graciosius et cicius, quam humanaracio judicare poterat, misit nobis magnum navale subsidium, etinsperatum numerum armatorum, ac semper ventum prosperum juxta votum, et sic, sub spe coelestis auxilii, et justiciæ nostræ fiducia, dictum portum navigio venientes, invenimus dictam classem et hostesnostros ibidem paratissimos ad prælium in multitudine copiosa; quibus, in festo Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistæ proximo præterito, ipsespes nostra Christus deus per conflictum fortem et validum nosprævalere concessit, facta strage non modica dictorum hostium, captaeciam quodammodo tota dicta classe, cum læsione gentis nostræ modicarespective, sicque tucior de cetero patebit transitus nostrisfidelibus supra mare, et alia bona plurima sunt ex hoc nobis etnostris fidelibus verisimiliter proventura, de quo spes pulcherima jamarridet. Nos autem, tantam coelestem graciam devotissimecontemplantes, ipsi Salvatori nostro laudes et gracias humiliterexsolvimus, deprecantes, ut, qui jam et semper in oportunitatibuscopiosis graciis[138] nos prævenit continuatis, nos auxiliisprosequatur, et nobis regere temporaliter sic concedat in terris, utin eo lætemur æternaliter in excelsis. Dileccionem vestram attenterogamus et per Dei misericordiam obsecramus, quatinus soli Deo vivo, qui tantum signum nobiscum fecit in bonum, in devotæ laudis præconiumassurgentes, nos, jam in remotis agentes, et nedum jura nostrarecuperare, sed sanctam ecclesiam catholicam attollere, et in justiciapopulum regere cupientes, sibi devotis oracionum instanciisrecomendare curetis, facientes pro nobis missas, et alia piæplacacionis officia misericorditer exerceri, et ad hoc clerum etpopulum vestræ diocesis salutaribus monitis inducatis, ut Deus ipse, miseratus nobis, progressum felicem et exitum annuat graciosum, detqueservo suo cor docile, ut recte judicare possimus et regere et sicfacere quod præcipit, ut mereamur assequi quod promittit. TesteEdwardo duce Cornubiæ et Comite Cestriæ filio nostro carissimo CustodeAngliæ apud Waltham Sanctæ Crucis xxviii^{vo}. Die Junii, anno Regninostri Angliæ xiiii^{to}. Regni vero Franciæ primo. "

[Footnote 136: _Sic. _]

[Footnote 137: _Sic. _]

[Footnote 138: _Sic. _]

It is however manifest from that document having been tested by thePrince of Wales, that it was rather a proclamation issued inconsequence of the dispatch from the king to the prince, than thedispatch itself, of which the letter now for the first time printedmay be deemed the only copy which is extant. Nor must it be forgottenthat the date affixed to the article given by Avesbury tends to excitea suspicion of its authenticity; for it is tested by the prince atWaltham Holy Cross upon the precise day, the 28th of June, on whichthe king's letter was written, and which could not therefore possiblyhave arrived on the day in question at Waltham. It is somewhatsingular that as the battle was concluded on the 25th of June, theking should not have written until the 28th; but this may perhaps beaccounted for by those arrangements which his success wouldnecessarily have required, and which may be supposed to have engagedthe monarch's whole attention for some days. The letter in Avesbury'sAnnals gives no particulars of the battle, though that writer relatesthat the enemy were beaten; that more than thirty thousand of themwere slain; that many leapt into the sea from fear and were drowned;and that their fleet consisted of two hundred large ships, on board ofone of which four hundred dead bodies were found. The Royal dispatch, however, affords much more minute information, and corrects thestatements both in Avesbury and in the preceding Chronicle. It assertsthat the French fleet amounted to one hundred and eighty sail; thatthey were nobly defended the whole of a day and a night; that theywere all captured in the engagement excepting twenty-four which tookto flight, and part of them were subsequently taken at sea; that thenumber of the men at arms and other armed persons amounted tothirty-five thousand, of whom five thousand escaped; that the Englishships captured by the French at Middleburgh were then retaken; andthat among the prizes were three or four as large as 'theChristopher, ' which we may infer was then the largest ship of theEnglish navy. 

It is unquestionable from what has been said, that this documentsupplies some important facts in the history of the times, whilst itsentry among the Records of the City of London tends to establish thatthe Mayor of the city was accustomed at that early period to receivean official account of every public transaction, and of which anotherexample will be found in a subsequent page. 

The events which led to the battle of the Swyne, or as it is moregenerally termed of the Scluse, are too familiar to requirerepetition. 

"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 bonesnovelles de no' et coment il no' est avenuz puys n're aler Denglet'resi vo' fesom savoir q' le Joedi'[139] ap's ceo q' no' dep'times duPort 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 costerede fflaundres devant Blankebergh ou no' avioms la vewe de la fflote denos 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] bienap's houre de noune a la Tyde nous en noun de Dieu et en espoire den're droite querele entrames en dit port s' nos ditz enemys qi avoyentassemble lours niefs en moult fort array et lesqu'x fesoient ml'tnoble defens tut cel iour et la noet ap's, mes dieu p' sa puissaunceet 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' lenombre des niefs galeyes et g'nt barges de nos enemys amounta aix^{xx} et ditz, lessqueles estoient toutz pris sauve xxiiij. En tutlesqueles senfuirent et les uns sont puye pris s' mier et le nombredes gentz darmes et autres gentz armez amounta a xxxv Mi[-ll-] dequele nombre p' esme cink' M^{l} sont eschapees, et la remenaunt ensicome no' est donc a entendre p' ascuns gentz q' sont pris en vie, sigissent les corps mortz et tut pleyn de lieux s^{r} la costere defflaundres. Dautre p't totes nos niefs, cest assavoir Cristofre et lesautres qi estoient p'dues a Middelburgh, sont ore regaignez, et ilyount gaignez en ceste navie trois ou quatre auxi graundes come laCristofre: 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 ditztenutz de lui rendre grace et m'ciz. N're entent est a demorer en peesen le ewe taunt qe no' eoms pris c'teyn point ove no' alliez et autresnos amys de fflandres de ceo q' soit affaire. Trescher fitz dieu soitgardeyn 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, _snakæ_ or cutters, and _cogee_ orCOGS. --See the Observations prefixed to the _Liber QuotidianusContrarotulatoris Garderobæ Anno Regni Regis Edwardi Primi vicesimooctavo_, p. Liv. ]

[Footnote 144: June 28. ]

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P. 63. "And in this yere, that is to seye the yere of oure lord am^{l} ccclvj^{to}, the xix day of Septembre, kyng John of Fraunce wastaken at the bataill of Peyters be the doughty prynce Edward, thefirste sone of kyng Edward. " &c. 

It would be difficult to name a more interesting document connectedwith English History than that by which, through the courtesy of HenryWoodthorpe, Esq. , Town Clerk of the City of London, the passage in thetext will be illustrated; namely, a copy of the letter from Edward theBlack Prince to the Mayor, Aldermen and Comonalty of London, acquainting them with the achievement of the battle of Poictiers. Thisimportant record, which has never before been printed, occurs amongthe archives of the city, in a contemporary MS. Entitled Letter G. Fol. 53^{b}. And was, there can be little doubt, entered into thatvolume soon after the receipt of the original. 

The greater part of the Prince's letter is occupied by the detail ofthe proceedings of the army for some days previous to the battle, andin describing the efforts of the Cardinal Peregort to produce a peaceor truce between the kings of France and England; whilst the conflictitself is mentioned in a few words. Independently of the particularsof the English forces and their rencontres with the enemy which thisletter so minutely relates, its most important statement is that ofthe precise day when the battle took place, for historians havediffered materially upon the point. The Prince, however, expresslysays that it occurred on the eve of the feast of St. Matthew, i. E. The20th of September. His letter was dated at Bordeaux on the 22nd of thefollowing month, and was sent to the Mayor of London by the Prince'schamberlain Sir Neel Loring; and the manner in which he refers theMayor and Citizens to that distinguished knight for furtherinformation, cannot fail to be noticed, from its great similarity tothe conclusion of a modern military dispatch. Another feature of thisand other documents of the same nature in early periods, is the greatsimplicity and modesty with which they are written. An expression ofgratitude to God alone interrupts the unadorned narrative; and thedefeat of an army infinitely superior in numbers, and the capture ofone of the most powerful sovereigns of the times together with hiseldest son, are thus laconically related: "The battle took place onthe eve of St. Matthew; and, praise be to God, the enemy werediscomfited, and the king and his son were taken, and great numbers ofother people taken and slain. " To present as many contemporarydocuments as could be collected relative to this memorable event, twoother letters are introduced, as well as the affidavit of anindividual who claimed to have been the person to whom king John ofFrance surrendered himself. 

One of the letters alluded to, which is printed in the _Archæologia_, vol. I. P. 213, is also from the Black Prince, to Reginald Bryanbishop of Worcester, dated at Bordeaux on the 20th of November, briefly informing him of his success, which he attributes in a greatmeasure to the efficacy of that prelate's prayers. 

The other letter is from Robert Prite to some English nobleman, datedon the 8th of December 1356, whose clerk, or probably priest, hestyles himself, and is taken from the original on vellum in theCottonian MS. Caligula D. III. F. 33. After mentioning the battle ofPoictiers, the particulars of which he says he will learn from aknight 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 aswith what had occurred in some of his towns; and entreats him to comeover as soon as possible. This letter, which is now for the first timeprinted, though not so important as the others, is nevertheless ofinterest, as connected with the battle of Poictiers, and with otherpublic and private transactions of the period. 

The third document on the subject is the solemn declaration of Bernarddu Troy, a Gascon gentleman, made on his death-bed the 1st of July1361, that he was the person who took the king of France prisoner atthe battle of Poictiers; which point it is evident from thisinstrument, as well as from historians, had been much disputed. Thisvery curious article, which also occurs in the Cottonian MS. Justmentioned, is highly interesting; for it not only shows who were theclaimants to the honour of having captured the king, but the ardourwith which that claim was supported. It is however doubtful whetherthe love of fame or pecuniary interest prompted this declaration at soawful a moment; but his motive, like those of most other humanactions, was probably of a mixed nature; for whatever might be therenown which was attached to the exploit, the ransom to which the trueclaimant would be entitled must have been an object of greatconsideration to him or to his heirs. Du Troy carefully provides, thatthose who would support his pretensions with their swords shouldpartake of the benefits which might arise from their valour; and thiscircumstance presents a curious picture of the manners of the age. SirDenys de Morbeque of whom he speaks, is thus noticed by Froissart. "There was much pressing at this time through eagerness of taking theking: and those that were nearest to him, and knew him, cried out'Surrender yourself, surrender yourself, or you are a dead man. ' Inthat part of the field was a young knight from St. Omer, who wasengaged by a salary in the service of the king of England: his namewas Denis de Morbeque, who for five years had attached himself to theEnglish, on account of having been banished in his younger days fromFrance for a murder committed in an affray at St. Omer. Itfortunately happened for this knight, that he was at the time near tothe king of France when he was so much pulled about. He by dint offorce, for he was very strong and robust, pushed through the crowd andsaid to the king in good French, 'Sire, sire, surrender yourself. ' Theking, who found himself very disagreeably situated, turning to him, asked 'To whom shall I surrender myself; to whom? Where is my cousinthe 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, andI will lead you to him. ' 'Who are you?' said the king. 'Sire, I amDenys de Morbeque, a knight from Artois, but I serve the king ofEngland because I cannot belong to France, having forfeited all Ipossessed there. ' The king then gave him his right-hand glove, andsaid 'I surrender myself to you. ' There was much crowding and pushingabout, for every one was eager to cry out 'I have taken him. '"

Most of the witnesses to Du Troy's declaration were celebrated peersand knights both of England and France. 

L'RA D'NI EDWARDI PRINCIPIS GALL' MAIOR ALDR'S ET COM'ITATI CIVITATISLONDON' DIRECTA DE NOV' BAT'I IUX^{ta} POYTERS. 

Tresch'e et tres bien ameez endroit des novelles es p'ties ou noussumes voillitz savoir qe puis l'eure qe nous certifiasmes a n'retresredoute S^{r} et piere le Roi qe no' estoions en p'pos dechivaucher env's les enemis es p'ties de Fraunce no' p'smes n'rechemyn p' le pais de Peregort et de Lymosyn et tout droit v's Burgesen Were ou no' entendismes davoir troues le fitz le Roi le counte dePeytiers et la sov'aigne cause de n're aler v's celles p'ties estoitqe nous entendismes davoir eu noveles de n're dit S^{r} et piere leRoi come de son passage et puis q' no' ne trovasmes le dit counte nenul autre g'unt poair illeosqes nous no' treismes dev's leyre etmaundasmes noz gentz au chivaucher a conoistre si no' p'uons nulle p'tavoir trovez passage lesqueles gentz encontrerent les enemis etavoient faire assemble si qe les uns des ditz enemys estoient mortz etpris les queuz p'soners disoient qe le Roi de France avoient envoieeGrismoton q'estoit encelle compaignie p' lui faire asavoir c'teinesnovelles de no' et de n're poair et si avoit le dit Roi p' mesmes lecause envoie en autre p'tie le S^{r} de Creon Mons^{r} Busigaut leMareschal de Clermount et aut's et disoient les ditz p'soners qe ledit Roi avoit p's certe in p'pos de combatre ovesq' nous a quele heurenous estoioms s^{r} le chymyn env's Tours et encostoavit dev's Orlienset lendemein la ou nous estoions loggiez aviens novelles qe les ditzSire de Creon et Busigaut estoient en un chastel bien p's de n'reloggiz et p'ismes p'pos de y aller et venismes loggier entour eux etacordasmes d'assailler le dit lieu lequel estoit gayne p' force ouestoient tout plein de lo'r gentz p's et mortz auxint les uns desn'res y furent mortz mes les ditz Sires de Creon et Busigaut setreerent en une fort Tour qil y avoit la quele se tenoit cynk joursavant qelle feust gaignee et la se rendirent ils et illeosqes estoionsc'tifiez qe touz les pontz s^{r} leyre estoient debruses et qe nullep't purriens avoir passage s^{r} qei nous p'ismes n're chemyn toutdroit a Tours et la demourasmes devant la ville quatre iours deinsquelle estoient le Counte Dangeo et le Mareschal de Clermount od g'ntpoair 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 ovesqen're tres ch' cosyn le ducs de Lancastre de qi no' aviens certeinsnovelles qil se voillent afforcier de trere dev's nous a quelle heurele Cardenal de Peregort vynt a nous a Monbezon a troiz lieues de Toursou 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 affaire ne qe nous ent voloiens meller saunz le comaundement et levolunte de n're tresch' S^{r} et piere le Roi ne de trewe nestoiens alheure avisez qe se eust estee le meillo' p' no^{q} de y avoir acordeecar illeosqes estoiens non plus plenement c'tifiez qe le Roi se taillap' toutes voies de combatre ove nous si q' nous no' treismes dilleoqesv's chastel Heraud sur le passage del eawe de la Vivane ou no'desmourasmes quatre iors ettendauntz de savoir plus la c'tein de luile quel Roi vint od son poair a chaveny a cynk lues de nous p' passermesme lewe v's Poyters et s^{r} ceo p'ismes p'pos de hastier dev's luis^{r} le chemyn qil devereit passer p' estre combatuz ove lui mes sesbatailles estoient passeez devant qe no' estoions venuz au lieu ounous entendismes de lui avoir encountree hors pris p'tie des gentz delour entour sept centz homes darmes qe se combatirent od les n'tres ouestoient p's le countes de Soussoire et de Junhy le S^{r} deChastillion et tout plein dautres pris et mortz p'ties de lour et desn'res et puis les p'suievrent noz gentz tanq' a Chaveny bien a treislieus loyns p'quoi il nous convienoit logger cel jour a plus pres decelle place qe nous poiens p' recoiller noz gentz et lendemeyn p'ismesn're chemyn tout droit dev's le Roi et mandasmes noz descov'res qetroverent lui od son poair p'st bataille es champs a une lue dePeiters et alasmes a plus p's de lui qe nos poiams p'ndre n're placeset nous mesmes a pie et en arraie de bataille et p'st de combatre ovelui ou vynt le dit Cardinal requerraunt molt entierment p' une pettitsuff'nce issint qe home purroit faire parler dasemble c'teins gentzdes p'ties en atente d'acord et de bone pees quelle chose il emp'stqil amereit a bon fey sur quoi nous p'ismes avis et lui otreiasmes sarequeste sur quoi furent ordeyner c'teins gentz dune p't e d'autre atretir sur celle matirs lequel trete ne p'st nul exploit Et adonqesvolleit le dit Cardinal avoir purchace une trewe en destourbaunce dela bataille a son gree a quel treve ne voilloit assentir Etdemaunderent les Fraunceys c'teins chivalers d'une p't et d'autre p'prendre owelle place issint qe la bataille ne se purroit en nulleman'e failler et en tieu man'e estoit cel jour delaiee et demourerentles batailles d'une p't et d'autre tote noet chescun en lour place ettanqe le demein entour un prime et p' ascuns forces qe estoient p'entre les ditz batailles nul ne voloit a autre taunte davauntagedemp'ndre a venir l'un sur l'autre Et p' defaute des vitailles si bienp' aut's enchessons acorde estoit qe nous deveriens prendre n'rechemyn encosteant p' devant eux en tieu man'e q' s'ils voilont labataille ou trere dev's nous en lieu q' nestoit mye tres graundment an're desavauntage qe nous le preindreins et ensint estoit fait s^{r}quoi le bataille se prist la surveile de seint Matheu et loiez entsoit dieux les enemys estoient desconfitz et pris le Roi et son fitzet tot plein des aut's g'ntz pris et mortz si come n're Tresch' amebach'r Mons^{r} Neel Loereng n're chaumberlein port^{r} de cestes quent ad assetz pleine conisance vous sav'a plus pleinement dire amonstre come nous ne vous purroins escrire A qi voilletz pleine foi etcredence doner Et n're seign^{r} vuis voille garder Donnez souz n'resecre seal a Burdeux le xxij jour d'Octobr'. 

LETTER FROM THE BLACK PRINCE TO THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER, DATED 20THOCTOBER 1356, RELATING TO THE BATTLE OF POITIERS, WHEREIN THE FRENCHKING WAS MADE PRISONER, &C. EX REGISTRO REGINALDI BRIEN WIGORN. EPISCOPI. FOL. 113. COMMUNICATED TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES BY DR. LYTTELTON, DEAN OF EXETER. 

[_Archæologia, Vol. _ I. _No. _ XLIV. _p. _ 213. ]

L'RA D'NI PRINCIPIS WALL' DE CAPCIONE R. FRANCIÆ PAR LE PRINCE DEGALES. 

Reve'nt piere en Dieu, et tresch' ami. Nous vous mercions entierementde ce que nous avons entendu q' vous estes si bien et si naturelmentporte dev's nous, en p'ant Dieux p'r nous et p'r n're exploit; etsumes 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 noussumes a touz jo's tenuz de lui grazier, en p'ant que v're part ancyvieullietz faire en continuant dev's nous come devant ces heures avetzfait, de quoi nous nous tenons g'n'ment tenuz a vous. Et, rev'entpiere, endroit de n're estat, dont nous penceons bien q' vous desirezla v're merci doier bones nouvelles, vuellietz entendre q' a lafaisance de cestes estions sains et heures et tout en bon point, loiezen soit Dieux q' nous donit y ces mesmes de vous toutes soitz oir etsaver, et de ce nous vueilletz certifier p'r vos l'res et p' lesentrevenantz a plus souvent q' vous p'res bonement en droit denouvelles ceandroitz. Vueilletz savoir q' la veille de la translationSaint Thomas de Canterbire, nouz commenceasmes a chivauch' ove n'repovar v's les parties de France et souvraignement p' cause q' nousentendismes la venue de n're treshonn'e seign'r et piere le Roy laendroit, 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 bienpres de celles marches venoit p' combattre ove no's, et approcheasmestant q' la battaille se prist entre nous en tiele maniere q' lesennemis estoient disconfitez, grace en soit Dieux, et le dit Roi etson fils et plusiers autres g'ntz pris et mortz, les noms de queauxnous vous envions p' n're tresch' bachiler Mons' Roger de Cottesfordportoir de cestes. Rev'ent piere en Dieux, et n're tresch' ami, leSaint Esprit vous ait toute jours en sa guarde. Donne souz n're seal aBirdeaux, le xx^{e} jour d' Octob'r. 

[Tradita fuit ista l'ra Domino Reginaldo de Briene, Ep'o Wygorn, apudAlvech', 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 istiussuprascriptus]

 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 à 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, DATED8^{th} DECEMBER 1356, GIVING HIM INFORMATION OF THE BATTLE OFPOICTIERS, 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 etp' c'tein q' le Roi de Fr'nce le duc d'Orliens deux filz du roi lesdeux mareschalx de [F'ance] et plusours autres g'ntz seign's ont estemortz en la bataille q'ad este entre le P'nce de Gales et eux et ditho'me q' Mons^{r} Loys v're frere Mons^{r} Martin [le] Roi lesNavarrois ont en la p'm'e bataille et ceux descomfirent la busoigneet tua Mons^{r} Martin le Roi et ce purrez vous savoir plus au pleinp' un Chivaler qi le duc de Lancastr' ad envoie nadgaires en Englet'redev's le Roi. Et se p'ti de la busoigne le duc de Normandie qi sicomehome 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 autresnovelles de p'decea, plese vous savoir mon t'sredoute seignur q' lepoeple de ce paiis est molt esbay de la longe demoer q' vous faitesp'dela moemens les gentils genz; a qui Mons^{r} Godefrey de Harecourtp'lemente touz les iours et les enhorte estre oveges lui et de luifaire hom[age] come a lieutenant le Roi d'Englet're et especialement aceux 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 neaut's subsides p' qeconqz affaire q' ce soit et q' ceux il gardera etdefendera contre vous et aut's dont plusours gentilz homes et autresbones villes lui ont entierement accordez sa volonte p' sa petitepuissance q'ils veient q' vous avez et en outre ad fait le ditGodefrey mettre la main en la t're qe feust vassailles Honriot dePemot 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 chosesplus g'nt q'si vous accordez a venir p'decea vous trouviez petit devoz gent qi p^{r}' vous face riens car de iour en iour. Il faitconu'tir le paiis et tiegne q' a son poair. Il lev'a de voz gentes dela seint Michel la greigunure p'tie et navez ja p'sent officer a qi lapeople voille ore obeir p' la doute de Godefrey, si vous voillezavancer sicome vous poez veer q' busugne est et p'dela mettez tielremede come vouz verrez q' bon s'ra, car les Engleis p'decea tiennentsa p'tie, et si ne feust l'esp'ance, q' iai de v're brieve venue Jevous envoiasse p'chemement aucune finance. Mon t'sredoute S^{r} n'reSeign^{r} vous doint bone vie et longe, et vous ait en sa seinctegarde, 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 THEPERSON 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'imoccc^{mo}. Sexsagesimo primo die p^{i}ma mens' Julij Indict'onexiiij^{a} pontificat' s'cissimi in xp'o p'ris et dni. D'ni Innocentijpp^{e}. Sexti anno nono inpresentia not' et testiu' subsc'ptor'p'sonal'r constitut'. Discretus vir Bernardus deu Troy scutifer devasconia. Licet infirm' corpore mente t'n sanus et intellectu. Corpussac^{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 domohabitato'is sue London' in Carreria et Rop'ia verba dixit et p'tulitque sequntur. Carissimi d'ni. Q' nil certius morte nec incertius horamortis. 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 hiccor' om'ib' est sac^{a}tum et intendo Recip'e p' saluato'e mee Ai'epecat^{i}cis. Q' die belli de poitiers Ego cepi Rege' francie. Et sem^{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}mcora' 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 inea 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 utfidel' 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 poyanamilite' hic p'ntem Eo casu quo de hac infirmitate decederem q'querela' mea' aucdacter Recipiat tanq^{a}' bona' cont^{a} d'nmdenisium de morbek milite' et q'mcu'que aliu' Jus meum sup' d'co Regefrancie vero p^{i}sionario meo vsurpar' nitente'. Qui cont^{a} deu' etJusticia'. Me et Jus meu' absorbet. Et p' falsas suggestiones. Etcautelas vsq' inp'ntem die' impediuit et impedit mi' iuste et d'camq'relam p'seq^{a}tur ad fine' et bellu' faciat si Judicet' sup' hocsub p'ic'lo Ai'e mee qua' quide' q'rela' d'c's d'ns de poyana ibi p'nsp'seq'ndam et finiendam ac bellu' si Indicetur aut Indicaret' in sesuscipiendum et faciend' p'misit et fide sua media stipulauit. EoAute' casu quo dict' d'ns de poyana nollet d'cam querelam p'sequi autno' posset morte aut impedimento aliquo impedit'. Volo Ego Bernardusdeu troy p'd'cs q' peleg^{i}n' deu cause socius me' in Armis d'camq'relam p'seqatur et finiat Ac bellu' Recipiat et faciat p' d'caq'rela si iudicatu' fuit sub p'ic'lo Anime mee ut p'dixi de comodoaute' 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, voloq' deductis expen' illi' qui p'seq't' si bellu' subseq^{a}tur exindebellu' 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'cadie, Rat'onab'l'r diuidant' sicut ordinaret' Rat'onab'l'r etReperiretur ip'os Jus habere. Si aute' bellu' non subseq^{a}tur exquerela p'd'ca qd' absit. Volo q' de comodo qd' p'ue'iat deductisexpen' 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 etemolume'to conscienta' d'ci d'ni n'ri Regis onero ut p'dixi. Rogans etReq^{i}rens magr^{m} guill'm. De Wolneston'. Et magr'm philipu' deLondon'. Et alios notarios hic p'ntes q' sup' hiis om'ibus faciant etRecipiant. Vnu' duo v'l pl'a publica instr'a que concessim' agenda inf---- et testimoniu' p'missor'. Acta sunt hec sub anno indict'onepontificat' mense die . . . Sup^{a}d'cis. Test' Nobiles viri d'niOliueri' 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 brassasAr^{dus} de ----

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P. 73. "And at the Tour hill they beheded maistre Simond Sudbury, thanerchebisshop of Caunterbury and chaunceler of Englond; and frereRobert Hales priour of seynt Jones house, than tresorer of Engelond, "&c. 

The rebellion noticed in the text is so important an event in thehistory of England as well as of the Metropolis, that no apology canbe required for the insertion of an inedited document in any degreeconnected with it. In the _Foedera_, tom. Vii. Are severalproclamations on the same subject, and among them one tested at Londonon the 15^{th} June 1381, directed to the sheriff of Kent; but thefollowing, dated at Chelmsford on the 5^{th} of July in that year, hasnever, it is believed, been printed. It appears from it that therebels had asserted that they were supported by the king's authority;and His Majesty therefore, not merely denies the fact, but commandsthe earl of Warwick and the other persons in that county to whom theinstrument is addressed, to use every possible effort to suppress thedisturbance of the public peace, in places under their jurisdiction. 

COPIA PROCLAMATIONIS R. RICARDI II^{di} SUPER INSURRECTIONE JACK STRAWET 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 etfidelib' suis Thome Comiti Warr' Joh'i Buttourt Joh'i de BermyngehamHenr' de Arden' Will'o de Clynton Militib' Rob'to Burgilon' et Joh'iCatesby: sal't'm Satis vob' et aliis ligeis n'r'is credimus essecognitum qualit' q^{a}mplures malef'c'ores iam nouit' cont^{a} pacemn'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 illicitisquasi hostilit' insurrexerunt ven'abilem p'rem Simonem nup' Archiep'mCantuar' tocius Angl' Primatem Cancellar' n'r'm et fr'em Rob'tum deHales nup' Priorem Hospitalis s'ci Joh'is Jer'l'm in Angl' Thes' n'r'mJoh'em Cauendish nup' Capitalem Justic' n'r'm et q^{a}mplures aliosligeos et s'uientes et fideles n'ros absq' culpa crudelit' occidendoarsuras 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 etmendacit' asseruerunt et affirmarunt ip'os mala homicidia et dampnap'd'ca ex n'ris auctoritate et voluntate fecisse et p'petrasse vt ip'isic maliciam suam continuare valeant et de p'missis licet indignicicius excusent' ad v'ram et alior fideliu' ligeor' n'ror' quor'cumq'volum' p'uenire noticiam quod p'missa mala homicidia et dampnaquecunq' 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'emnon modica redundare sentimus. Et ideo vob' sup' fide et ligeanciaquib' nob' tenemini firmit' munigendo mandamus qd' p'sens mandatumn'r'm in singulis locis infra Com' Warr' tam infra lib'tates q^{a}mext^{a} ubi melius expedire videritis ex p'te n'ra publice p'clamariet vlt'ius inhiberi fac' ne qui cuiuscumq' status seu condico'isfu'int infra Com' p'd'c'm seu alibi insurg'e seu congregaco'es velconuenticula huiusmodi fac'e vel levare seu quicq^{a}m aliudattemptare seu p'curare p'sumant seu p'sumat aliquis eor' p' quod paxn'ra ibidem infringi aut populus n'r inquietari aut turbari pot'it subforisf'cura vite et membror' et o'i'm alior' que nob' forisfac'epot'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'alequibuscumq' malef'corib' cont^{a} pacem n'ram et quietem p'p'li n'riinsurg'e seu huiusmodi congraco'es et conuenticula illicita fac'evolentib' modis om'ib' quib' melius pot'itis vel sciu'itis eciam sioporteat manu forti tanq^{a}m rebellib' et inimicis n'ris et tociusregni n'ri resistendi et que'l't ip'or' iuxta eor' dem'ita etdiscreco'es v'ras castigandi et puniendi et insurrecc'o'es etturbac'o'es quascumq'. Si que ibidem quod absit fiant pacificandi etsedandi et om'ia alia faciendi et exequendi que conseruaco'em pacisn'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 fierifecim' patentes T' me ip'o apud Chelmersford' quinto die Julij Anno R'n' quinto. 

p' ip'm Regem. 

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In pp. 99-102, as well as in pp. 157-159, an account is given of Henrythe Fifth's expedition into France in the year 1415, and of the battleof Agincourt. In the Harleian MS. N^{o} 565, from which the precedingChronicle was transcribed, the following Poem occurs on the samesubject, a correct copy of which has never been published, though atthe end of Hearne's edition of Elmham's Life of Henry the Fifth, apoem is inserted so very similar to the annexed that it may bepresumed to have been taken from another copy of the same. It is saidto have been transcribed from the Cottonian MS. Vitellius D. XII. , which is not now extant: but upon collating this piece with the oneprinted by Hearne, it appears, after allowing for the various readingswhich frequently occur in different copies of an early poem, that manywords 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 contemporarywith the events which it relates; for there can be no doubt of itshaving been a production of the prolific pen of that "drivellingmonk, " as he has been severely termed, the monk of Bury, John Lydgate, several of whose other pieces, from their presenting a faithful butrude picture of the manners and transactions of the times, are alsoinserted in this volume. The garrulous monk, in the article which isthe subject of these remarks, particularly notices every circumstancein which the Mayor and Citizens of the Metropolis were concerned, andhence it is an appropriate illustration of a "CHRONICLE OF LONDON. " Itis worthy of observation, that the story of the tennis-balls havingbeen 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 aninedited Chronicler of the period: "And whan the kyng had hard therwordis and the answere of the dolphynne, he was wondre sore agrevedand right evell assayd towarde the Frensshmen, and toward the kyng andthe Dolphynne, and thought to avenge hym upon them as sone as Goodwold send hym grace and myght, and anon lette make tenys ballis forthe Dolpynne in all the hast that they myght be made; _and they weregrete gonne stones for the Dolpynne to play wythall_. " _CottonianMSS. _ _Claudius_ A. Viii. ]

But besides the historical information with which the poem abounds, and which is corroborated by the best authorities, it cannot fail tobe considered of much interest, from the description of themagnificent reception of the king into London, after his return fromFrance. 

A POEM BY JOHN LYDGATE, MONK OF BURY, DESCRIBING THE EXPEDITION OFHENRY THE FIFTH INTO FRANCE IN 1415, THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT, AND THEKING'S RECEPTION INTO LONDON ON HIS RETURN. 

[_Harl. MSS. _ 565. ]

God that all this world gan makeAnd 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 boldTo oure bassatours sone ageyn, Me thinke youre kyng he is nought old, No werrys for to maynteyn;Grete well youre kyng, he seyde, so yongeThat 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 holdFor 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 sendeAs 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 MaryOver 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 anonTo oure kyne he sente on hy, To wyte what was his wille to donThat 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 groundOr 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, thoHis 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 sonI 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 rightBut 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 wasSire, he seyde, so God me spedeTo 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 umbastWith 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 TriniteTher be so fewe of thise InglysshmenI have no deynte them to se;Alas! he seyde, what nedith us alleTo day so many for to comen here, XX^{ti} of us it will befalleOf 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 abydeWe 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 sonBefore 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 sameyere, the xvj day of Decembre, G beynge the dominical lettre, kyngHerry the vj^{te} was crowned kyng of Fraunce at Parys, in the chircheof Notre Dame, with gret solempnite and rialte; and anoon after heturned ayen into Engelond, and landed at Dovorr the ix day ofFeverer', and come to London the xxj day of the same month, where hewas ryally resceyved, alle the craftes rydynge ayens hym, all inwhite. "

The following poem by Lydgate presents a very minute account of themanner in which the young monarch was received into London after hiscoronation 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 CottonianMS. Julius B. II; and the variations between them will be found in thenotes. About one third of this article, taken from the former of thoseMSS. , is printed in Malcolm's London, vol. Ii. P. 89, but it conveys avery imperfect idea of the whole composition; for not only has theorthography of the extract been modernized, but the most interestingdescriptions do not occur. The annexed is therefore, it is presumed, the only correct copy which has ever been published, and it cannotfail to be deemed an exceedingly curious illustration of the passagein "The Chronicle, " as well as of the manners of the period. Lydgatedoes not mention upon what day of the month the circumstance tookplace, but says that it was "upon a Thorsday" "toward the ende ofwyndy Februarie:" and as the 21st of February in 1431 fell on aThursday, there is little doubt that it was on that day that Henryentered 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 brightUpon 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 ofFraunce, into this youre blessyd rem of Ingelond, and in especial untoyoure most notable Citee of London, otherwise callyd youre chambre, wethankynge Almyghty[156] God of the good and gracious athenyng of yourecrowne of Fraunce, besechynge of his mercyful grace to sende yowprosperite 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 mostGoostly 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 intelligenceAnd with a spirit of goostly sapience

[Footnote 174: these. ]

[Footnote 175: And seyyng. ]

[Sidenote: Impleat te Deus sp'u sapiciencie et intellectus sp'uconsilii 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, etvinculo 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 iudicatisterram. ]

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 sinistriset 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 nonapponat 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 salutaremeum. ]

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 abundaunceAnd 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 moostnotable Citee of London, other wyse callid[245] youre Chambre, besechyn in there moost lowly wyse they mow be recomaundyd to yourehighnesse, and that it can like unto youre noble grace to resceyvethis litel gyfte gevyne with as good a wille, trouthe, [246] andlounesse, 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 suffisaunceIn 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 toLondone, Be the monk of Bery. --_Deo gracias. _[256]

[Footnote 256: _This paragraph is omitted. _]

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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: andwithynne a while after the kyng and lordes were accorded, and went aprocession in Paulis. "

The temporary reconciliation between the adherents of the King and ofthe Duke of York, so briefly alluded to in the text, and which is bestillustrated by the following extract from a contemporary letter, served, like every other event of his times, for the exercise ofLydgate's pen; but his description of it in the following ballad isinfinitely more valuable from its historical accuracy, than itspoetical merit. Of this article there are two copies extant; one inthe Cottonian MS. Nero A. VI. And the other in the Cottonian MS. Vespasianus B. XVI. : the latter copy has been printed, though veryerroneously, and with the orthography modernized, by Mr. SharonTurner; but the former has not been before noticed. As they differ insome places from each other, and are very short, it has been thoughtadvisable that both transcripts should be inserted. 

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM JOHN BOKKING TO SIR JOHN FASTOLF: DATED ONTHE 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 Counsellis, the fornone, at the blake Frires, for the ease of resortyng of theLordes that ar withinne the toun; and at afternon at the white Frirersin Fletstrete, for the Lordis with owte the town; and all things shallcome to a good conclusion with God is grace; for the Kyng shall comehidre this weke, and the Quene also, as some men sayn, and my Lord Bukand Stafford with hire, and muche puple. My Lord of Caunterbury takithgrete peyne up on hym daily, and will write unto yow the certeynte ofsuche tidings as falle; and shuld have doon or this tyme, saf for thathe wolde knowe an ende of the mattre. "

UPON THE RECONCILIATION OF THE LORDS OF THE YORKIST FACTION WITH THEKYNG 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 ofNorthumberland. He was created Baron of Egremont 20th December 1449, and died in 1460. ]

[Footnote 258: Thomas Lord Clifford. He succeeded to his honours in1422, 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 tothe Archiepiscopal see, on the 22nd April 1454, and died on the 30thMarch 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. 

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Neither of the ensuing articles, the whole of which are the productionof the indefatigable Lydgate, can possibly be assigned to its properdate; 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, atan honurable Dyner, ech of them bringginge his Dysshe. _

This Ballad, which occurs in Ashmole's Collection of Manuscripts, isintroduced 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 isperhaps the most curious and the best known; and, from its presentinga great deal of information relative to the Metropolis in thefifteenth century, it is of considerable interest. Two copies exist inMS. In the British Museum; one in the Harleian MS. 367, which isprinted in Noorthouck's and Dr. Pugh's History of London, as well asin several other works; the other, in Stow's hand-writing, in theHarleian MS. 542: and as they differ very materially from each other, a copy of each is inserted. To this Ballad, it has been thought rightto add another, by the same writer, which has never been beforeprinted, on a very similar subject; namely, 3. _Upon the Emptiness of his Purse, --_

In which he treats this, perhaps the greatest of all humanmisfortunes, since it prevents the alleviation of almost all others, with singular address. The subject seems to have been a favourite onewith our early poets; for there is a Ballad with nearly the same titleby 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 closelyresembled the _cauchoises_ still worn by those of Normandy; and whichexcited the displeasure of Dan John in so great a degree as to haveinduced him to invoke the aid of his Muse in effecting theirabolition. It seems no subject escaped that eternal scribbler'sattention; and if his abilities had equalled his disposition, he wouldprobably 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 sobeautifully 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'sChronicle, to have been written in the 15th of Edw. IV. A^{o} 1475, ifit were not, that though the date of Lydgate's death has never beenprecisely ascertained, yet it is scarcely possible he could have livedto that year. 

"This yere this mayer [Robert Bassett] dyd sharpe correccion uponbakers, for makynge of lyght brede; in so moche thatt he sett dyverseupon 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 OFLONDON, ACOMPANYED WITH THEIRE BRETHERNE UPON MAYES DAYE, AT BUSSHOPESWOD, 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 prevolenceAvoydinge stormys of al adversytee. For shee hathe brought al prosperiteeTo 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 presenteNoblesse 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 governaunceOver 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 ---- YERESAGOE, 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 lureOff 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 seeIn 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 premynenceAbove 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 scienceKowde 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. 

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LONDON:

PRINTED BY RICHARD TAYLOR. 

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