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[Footnote 100: See note GG.]
REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1417-1418.]
Ric' Merlawe, irmong', Herry Rede, armerer. A^{o}. v^{to}. maior. John Gedeney, drap'.
[Sidenote: S^{r}. John Oldcastell was taken in Walys.]
In this yere the generall counseill was ended at Constaunce, and an unyte mad in Holy Chirche; and a pope chosen on seynt Martyn day, be fre eleccion and comowne assent of alle the generall counseill cristen, whiche pope was called Martinus quintus. Also in this yere, on the feste of seynt Lucie the virgyne, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxvij, S^{r}. John Oldcastell lord of Cobbeham was taken in the march of Walys, and brought to Westm', where he was forjugged; and he was drawe thorugh the citee of London, which in his dayes was heed of heretykes and Lollers; and he was hanged be a cheyne of iren, and was brent up the galawes and alle.[101]
[Footnote 101: See note HH.]
REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1418-1419.]
Will's Sevenok, groc', John Bryan. A^{o}. vj^{to}. maior. Rauf Barton, skynn'.
[Sidenote: The sege of Roen.]
[Sidenote: Sacr'm ducis de Burgoyne.]
[Sidenote: The duk of Burgoyn was sclayn.]
[Sidenote: Frere Randolf.]
The whiche John Bryan, schirreve of London,[102] fell in the water of Thamyse, the whiche was cause of his deth, and dyed on the x day of Octobre; and in his stede John Perneys was chosen for the remenaunt of the yere. Also the same yere the kyng of Engelond with his lordes beseged the citee of Roen,[103] the whiche sege dured half a yere and more; but at the laste, thorugh the grace of God, it was yolden to hym upon the day of seynt Wolstan, alle ayens there will, God wot, for nede compelled them therto for defaute of vitaill; for as it was seid there deyde withinne the town for defaute of vitaille, mo thanne xxx m^{l} durynge the same sege. Also in the same yere the dolphyn of Fraunce sente after the duke of Burgoyn, to whom, as men seyn, nought fully vij nyght before he was sworn un on Godes body sacred to ben good and trewe for to come and speke with hym be syde Parys, at the town of Monstreux, with certeyn persones undir sauf conduyt; and whanne he cam thedir, notwithstondyng the gret othe that was mad betuen them bothe, nother his sauf conduyt, the viscount of Burbon, as the duke kneled before the dolphyn, smot hym with an ax in the heed; and so that the forseid dolphyn and hise complices falsly and untrewly, and ayens alle manere lawe of armes, morthered the forseid duke and made an ende of hym. Also this same yere frere Randolf, a mayster of dyvynyte, that sumtyme was the quene Johanne confessor, at the excitynge of the forseid quene, be sorcerye and be nygramancie wrought for to astroyd the kyng: but, as God wolde, his falsnesse at the laste was aspyed; wherefore be comown parlement the quene forfetyd here landes.
[Footnote 102: "was mischevously drowned at Seint Katerines mille as he went to eas hym" in the Cotton MS.]
[Footnote 103: See note II.]
REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1419-1421.]
Ric' Whytyngton, John Boteler, m'c'. A^{o}. vij. m'cer, maior. Rob't Whytyngton, drap'.
[Sidenote: The weddyng of the kyng and quene Kateryne in Fraunce.]
[Sidenote: The sege of Melau and of manye mo citees, townes and castell.]
This same yere was the kyng Herry the fyfthe mad heir and regent of Fraunce, and wedded to dame Katerine the kynges doughter of Fraunce, at Troys[104] in Champayn, upon Trynyte Soneday; and anoon after he hymselfe and hise lordes, with the duke of Burgoyne and manye othere ryalles of Fraunce, wenten and leyd sege to manye diverses citees, townes and castellys, whiche weren holden with the dolphyns men and Armenakes, and wan them; but Melau sur Seyne was on of the werste that evere he leyde sege to, for ther was inne a schrewd meyne of rebelles.
[Footnote 104: See note KK.]
Will's Cambregge, John Boteller, drap'. A^{o}. viij^{o}. groc', maior. John Welles, groc'.
[Sidenote: The coronacion of the quene at Westm'.]
[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]
[Sidenote: The kyng ordeyned certeyn weyghtes for gold.]
[Sidenote: The deth of the duke of Clarence.]
[Sidenote: The town of Mileu was yolden.]
This yere on Candelmasse day be the morwe the kyng come into Engelond with hys quene, and landed at Dovorr; and on the xiiij day of Fever, upon seynt Valentynes day, the kyng come to London; and the xxj day of the same monthe the quene come to London; and on the xxiij day of the same monthe sche was crowned at Westm'.[105] Also this same yere, anoon after Estren, the kyng helde his parlement at Westm'; in whiche parlement was ordeyned, that no man after Cristemasse thanne nest folwynge schulde putten forth no proffre no gold in payment but yf it held the weyte, wherfore the most part of the peple ordeyned them balaunces and weytes. And anoon after Pentecost the kyng seiled over the see to Caleys, and passyd forth into Fraunce. This same yere upon Estre even afore noon, that is for to say the xxij day of March, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxj, the duke of Clarence with manye other lordes were sclayn beyounde the water of Leyre in Fraunce; and manye lordes were taken prisoners the same tyme, of the whiche the erle of Hunt', and the erle of Somerset with hys brother, were principales. Also the same yere, betuen Cristemasse and Candelmasse, the town of Mileu' was yolden to the kyng, and alle cheveteyns with the sowdyours were ledd to Parys in the croke of the mone they myght seyn, for of them there skaped thens but fewe on lyve.
[Footnote 105: See note LL.]
REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1421-1422.]
Rob't Chycheley, John Weston, drap'. Anno ix^{o}. groc', maior. Ric' Gosselyn, irmong'.
[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm', and a xv^{me} and a dyme graunted.]
[Sidenote: The birthe of kyng Herry the vj^{te}.]
[Sidenote: Mewes in Bry' was yolden.]
[Sidenote: The newe wedercock of Poules was set up.]
This yere, on the thridde day of December, began the parlement at Westm', whiche was holden be the duke of Bedforde, thanne lyftenaunte of Engelond; in whiche parlement was graunted a quynzyme and a dyme, the kyng hymself thanne lyenge at the sege of Mieux in Bry', in Fraunce, the half of whiche xv^{e} and x^{me} to be payd at the purification of oure lady nest folwynge, and that the kynges deputes schulde resceyve in payement swyche gold as wente; that is to seye, zif a noble were worth v s. viij d., the kyng schulde taken it to the value of vj s. viij d.; and if it were lesse than v s. viij d., thanne the persone so payenge that money schulde make good the surplus to the value of v s. viij d. to the kyng, in contentyng the kyng of the hol noble of vj s. viij d.; and in cas the noble so paied were better of value thanne v s. viij d., it was accorded that the kyng schulde paye to the awnere therof the overplus above v s. viij d.: also thanne was gret scarcete of whit moneye in Engelond, that is to seye of sylver, for every man, because of the said newe eschange, outred gold and kept sylver in as moche as they myghte. Also in the forseid monthe of Decembre, on seynt Nicholl day, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxj, Herry the kynges sone was born at Wyndesore, whos goodfadres at the font were Herry bysshop of Wynchestre, sithe Cardynall, and John duke of Bedford, and Jacomyn duchesse of Holand was hys goodmodyr; and his goodfadir at his confirmacion was Herry Chicheley erchebysshop of Caunterbury. Also in the monthe of May,[106] the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxij, and of the kyng the x yere, the citee of Mewes in Bry', whiche longe tyme hadde be seged, was yolde to the kyng. Also the same yere, the xiij day of August, the newe wedircock was set upon Seynt Poules stepill of London: and the laste day of the same monthe of August deyde the most excellent, and most graciouse, and most doutyd prynce of Cristen chivalrye, Herry of Engelond the fyfthe, after the conquest the x^{e}, whos boones, in the begynnyng of Novembre folwynge, were brought into Engelond, and after to London; and on the vij day of Novembre he was ryally entered at Westm'.
[Footnote 106: See note MM.]
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NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' H' SEXTI PU' NON UNI' ANNI QUI REGNARE CEPIT PRIMO DIE SEPTE'BR' ANNO D'N'I MILL'MO CCCC^{mo} xxij^{do}.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1422-1423.]
Will's Waldern, Will' Estfeld, m'c'. A^{o}. p^{o}. m'c', maior. Rob't Tatersale, drap'.
[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]
[Sidenote: The governaunce of the K. was ordeyned by parlemente.]
[Sidenote: W^{m}. Tailor an heretyk was brent.]
This same yere upon a Wednesday the xxj day of Octobre, on the morwe be vj[107] and vij on the belle, deyde kyng Charles kyng of Fraunce the kynges aiel of Engelond, in his ostell of seynt Poule withinne Parys, whos body was worthyly entered in seynt Denys. Also the vij daye of Novembre the same yere, oure kyng Herry the fyfthe nobely was entered at Westm'. Also in this yere the kynges parlement was holden at Westm', which parlement began the Moneday nest before the feste of seynt Martyn, that is to seye the ix day of Novembre, in whiche parlement was ordeyned the governaunce of the kyng, how and in what manere he schulde be governed in his tender age.[108] Also in this yere on the firste day of March Maistr' William Taillor prest, was disgraded of his ordre of presthood; and in the morwe after he was brent in Smythefeld for certeyn poyntes of heresye.
[Footnote 107: "in the morning between," &c. in the Cotton MS.]
[Footnote 108: See note NN.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1423-1424.]
Will's Crowm'e, Th' Wandesford, m'c'. A^{o}. s'c'do. drap', maior. Nicholl Jamys, groc'.
[Sidenote: The weddyng of the kyng of Scottes.]
[Sidenote: The bataill of Vermill.]
This yere upon Satyrday, that is to sey the xiij day of Novembre, the kyng and the quene his modir remeved from Wyndesore toward the parlement at London, the whiche began at Westm' on the xxj day of Octobre before; and on the forsaid xiij day of Novembre at nyght, the kyng and the quene were logged at Stanes; and upon the morwe thanne beynge Soneday the kyng was born toward his modir chare, and he schriked and cryed and sprang, and wolde nought be caryed forthere; wherefore he was born ayeyne into the inne, and there he bood the Soneday al day; and on the Moneday he was born to the chare, and he beynge thanne gladde and merye chered; and at even come to Kyngeston, and there rested the nyght; and on the Tuesday he come to Kenyngton; and upon Wednesday he cam to London[109] with a glad sembland and mery chere, in his modyr barm in the chare rood thorugh London to Westm'; and on the morwe brought into the parlement. Also this same yere in the monthe of Feverer, Sire Jamys Styward kyng of Scottes spoused dame Johanne the duchesses doughter of Clarence, of hir first housbonde the erle of Somerset, at seynt Mary Overe. And this same yere the xvij day of August was the bataill of Vermill in Perche, betuen the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce, and the Armynakes, with the Scottes: but thankyd be God the victorye fell to the Englyssh partye; for there were sclayn of oure adversaryes the erle of Bougham, the erle Douglas, the erle of Almar, the erle of Tonnar, the erle of Vauntedore, and the viscount Nerbon that traytourly sclewe the duke of Burgoyne knelyng before the dolphyn at Moterell, and manye mo to the noumbre of x m^{l} and mo: but the moste vengeaunce fell upon the proude Scottes; for there wente to schep wassh of them the same day mo thanne xvij^{c} of cote armes be a countynge of herowdes.
[Footnote 109: See note OO.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1424-1425.]
John Michell, fysshmong', Simon Seman, vynt'. A^{o}. t'cio. maior. John be the Wat', goldsmyth.
[Sidenote: The duk of Glouc' and his wyf the duchesse of Holond wente over the see for take possesscion in hise landes.]
[Sidenote: The sege of Mauns.]
This same yere[110] the duke of Gloucestre with his wyf the duchesse of Holand wenten over the see into Henauude, for to taken possession of hys wyfves herytage, where he was worschipfully receyved and taken for chif lord of the lond: but not longe after it happed so that he was fayn to retorne hom ageyn, and lefte hys lady behynde hym with all the tresour that he broughte thedyr, in a town that men callen Mouns in Henauude, the whiche was swore to hym to ben good and trewe, and to kepe the lady in sauf warde tyl he come ageyn: but at the laste they that weren in the forseid town becomen fals, and delyvered that worthy lady to the duke of Burgoyn; and he sent here to Gaunt there to ben kept, but as God wolde for here, withinne a schort tyme thens sche ascaped awey in a mannes wede, and com to a town of hire owne in Seland that is clepyd Sirixe, and fro thens into Holand that is called Tirgowe, where with helpe of here frendes that were there, sche withstood the duke of Burgoyne and al his malyce. Also the same yere the erle of Salysbury, the erle of Suffolk, the lord of Wylughby, and the lord Scales, with there meyne leyden a sege to the citee of Mauns, the whiche citee was yolden up to them withinne schort tyme, with manye othere stronge townes and castells to the nowmbre of xxxvj^{ti}.
[Footnote 110: See note PP.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1425-1426.]
John Coventr', m'c', Will'm Milred, m'c'. A^{o}. iiij^{to}. maior. John Brokle, drap'.
[Sidenote: An hevynesse roos betuen the bysshop of Wynchestre and the duke of Gloucestre.]
[Sidenote: The kyng was mad knyght.]
[Sidenote: Kyng Herry made manye knyghtes with his owne handes.]
[Sidenote: Segewyk was hanged [in another hand.]]
This same yere, that is for to seye the morwe after seynt Symon day and Jude, the meire rood to Westm', and took his charge as the custume is of the meires of London. And the same day at even and alle the nyght folwynge was strong and grete wacche: and the morwe nest folwynge moche peple of the citee of London in savynge and kepynge the kynges pees, arraied in sufficient harnes to stonde with the duke of Gloucestre protector of Engelond, and be the maire of London, and in defens of the citee ageyn the bysshop of Wynchestre;[111] and the peple that to hym was withholden of the countes of Lancastre and Chestre, and of othere cuntres; but thankyd be God there was non harme don on neythir partye. Also the same yere John duke of Bedford made kyng Herry the vj^{te}, his goodsone, knyght at Leyc', upon Witsoneday. And anoon forthwith the kyng Herry dobbed alle the knyghtes whos names here folwen, that is for to sey, first, the duke of York, the sone and heire of the duke of Norfolk, the erle of Oxenford, the erle of Westmerland, the sone and heire of the erle of Northumberland, the sone and heire of the erle of Ormond, the lord Roos, Sire James Boteller, the lord Mautravers, S^{r}. Herry Gray of Tankervyle, S^{r}. William Nevyle lord of Faucomberge, S^{r}. George Nevyle lord of Latymer, the lord of Welles, the lord of Berkeley, the sone and heir of the lord Talbot, Sire Raf Grey of Werke, Sire Robert Veer, Sire Richard de Gray, Sire Edmond of Hungerford, Sire Robert of Wyngefeld, Sire John Botiller, Sire Reynald Cobham, Sire John Passhelewe, Sire Thomas Tunstall, Sire John Chidiok, Sire Rauf Langeford, Sire William Drury, Sire William ap Thomas, Sire Richard Carbonell, Sire Richard Wodevyll, Sire John Shardelowe, Sire Nicholl Blouket, Sire Rauf Radclyff, Sire Edmond Trafford, Sire William Cheyne, Sire William Babyngton, Sire John Juyn, and Sire Gilbert Beauchamp.
[Footnote 111: See note QQ.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1426-1427.]
John[112] Reynwell. Rob't Arnold, haburdash'. A^{o}. v^{to}. John Heigham, drap'.
[Footnote 112: "William" in the Cotton MS.]
[Sidenote: The bysshop of Wynchestre was mad cardynall.]
[Sidenote: The cardynall haat.]
[Sidenote: Wille Wawe was hanged: the hedes of buttes of suete wyn were smeton out [in another hand.]]
[Sidenote: How the hat was seet on his heed.]
This same yere aboughte Schroftyd the duke of Bedford wyth his lady passed the see to Caleys: and a litel before passyd the see to Caleys Herry bysshop of Wynchestre; and upon oure lady day the Annunciacion anno d'n'i mill'mo cccc^{mo} xxvij, the bysshop of Wynchestre was made cardynall in seynt Marye chirche of Caleys ful solempnely, where were the same time the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce and his duchesse; and before or the masse was begonne whiche the bysshop schulde don, the popes cosyn broughte the cardinall hat and with gret reverence sette it upon the heyghe auter, and there it stood alle the masse tyme; and whanne the bysshop hadde don the masse and was unreversed, thanne was don on hym an abyte in manere of a freres cope of fyn scarlet furred with pured; and thanne he there knelynge upon his knees before the heighe auter the popes bulles were reed to hym; and the firste bulle was his charge; and the seconde bulle was that he schulde have and reioyssen alle the benefices sp'uelx ant temperellx that he hath in Engelond; and whanne this was don the regent of Fraunce duke of Bedford, wente up to the heighe auter and tok the cardinall haat and sette it upon the bysshopes heed of Wynchestre, and bowed and obbeyed to the bysshop and tok hym before hym.
John Gedeney, drap', Rob't Ottele, groc'. A^{o}. vj^{to}. maior. Herr' Frowyk, m'c'.
[Sidenote: A gret reyn and a long duryng.]
This same yere[113] fro the begynnyng of April into Halwemasse was so gret abundance of reyn, where thorugh nought only hey was distroied, but also moche corn, for it reyned almost every other day more or lasse.
[Footnote 113: See note RR.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1428-1429.]
Herry Barton, skynn', John Abbot. A^{o}. vij^{o}. maior. Thomas Dufhous.
[Sidenote: The erle of Sar', S^{r}. Th' Mountagu, at the sege of Orlyons was sclayn with schot of a gonne.]
[Sidenote: The mordryng of a widewe be a fals Breton.]
[Sidenote: Here women maden an ende of the Breton.]
[Sidenote: The duke of Norfolk was in perille at London bregge.]
This same yere,[114] the iij day of Novembre, deyde the worshipfull Sire Thomas de Mountagu erle of Salisbury before Orlyons, thorugh schetyng of a gonne as he lay at the sege before the forseid cite; God have mercy on his sowle. Forthermore duryng that sege, at the begynnyng of Lenten neste folwynge, vii m^{l} of Frensshmen and mo with many a Scot fel upon oure men as they wente thiderward with vitailes be sydes a town that is called Yamvyll, where S^{r}. John Styward and his brother with mo than vij^{c} Scottes that thei were governours of, lighten a fote, and were sclayn every modir sone be S^{r}. John Fastolf, S^{r}. Thomas Rempston, and othere capitayns of oure syde, the whiche hadde nought passyng v^{c} fytynge men with them at all withoughte chartres; but Charles of Burbon and the bastard of Orlions, with alle the Frensshmen sittynge on horsbak seynge the governaunce, trussed them and wente away. Also a lytel before Witsonday nest folwynge, was the forsayd sege broken up be the duke of Launson and his power; and alle oure lordes and capitayns of the same sege disparpled, that is to say the erle of Suffolk and his brother, the lord Talbot, and the lord Scales with many mo, the whiche sone after were taken everych on at myschief. Furthermore, this same yere betwen Estren and Witsontyd a fals Breton mordred a wydewe in here bed, the whiche fond hym for almasse withoughte Algate in the subbarbes of London, and bar awey alle that sche hadde, and afterward he toke socour of Holy Chirche at seynt Georges in Suthwerk; but at the laste he tok the crosse and forswore the kynges land; and as he wente hys way it happyd hym to come be the same place where he had don that cursed dede, and women of the same paryssh comen out with stones and canell dong, and there maden an ende of hym in the hyghe strete, so that he wente no ferthere notwithstondynge the constables and othere men also, whiche hadde hym undir governaunce to conduyt hym forward, for there was a gret companye of them, and hadde no mercy, no pyte. Also this same yere, the viij day of Novembre, the duke of Norfolk with many a gentilman squyer and yoman, tok his barge at seynt Marye Overeye betwen iiij and v of the belle ayens nyght, and purposyd to passe thorugh London bregge, where the forseid barge thorugh mysgovernaunce of steeryng, fill upon the pyles and overwhelvyd, the whiche was cause of spyllyng of many a gentilman and othere, the more ruthe was, but as God wolde, the duke hymself and too or iij othere gentylmen seenge that myschief, leped upon the pyles, and so were saved thorugh helpe of them that weren above the brigge, with castyng down of ropes.
[Footnote 114: See note SS.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1429-1431.]
Will'm Estfeld, m'c', m^{or}. Rauf Holand, drap'. A^{o}. viij^{o}. Will' Russe, jueller.
[Sidenote: The coronacion of oure kyng.]
[Sidenote: The pucell de Dieu was take.]
[Sidenote: A wolle pakker a heretike.]
The same yere, upon seynt Leonardes day, the kyng Herry the vj^{te}, noughfully viij yere old, was crowned at Westm';[115] at whos coronacion was mad xxxv knyghtes; and on Seynt Georges day nest folwynge, afore noon, he passyd over the see to Caleys: also the xxiij day of May, after noon ayens nyght, before the town of Compigne, there was a woman taken armed in the feld, with many othere capitayns, the whiche was called la pucelle de Dieu, a fals wyche, for thorugh here power the dolphyn and alle oure adversaries trusted holy to have conquered ayen alle Fraunce, and nevere to an had the wers in place that sche hadde ben inne, for they helden here amonges them as for a prophetesse and a worthy goddesse. Also the same yere, aboughte Candelmasse, Richard Hunden, a wolle packer, was dampned as a fals heretyk and a lollard, and brent at the Tour hill, the whiche was of so large consciens that he wolde eten fleysh on Frydays.[116]
[Footnote 115: See note TT.]
[Footnote 116: See note UU.]
Nicholl Wotton. Rob't Large, m'c'. A^{o}. ix^{o}. Walt' Chertesey.
[Sidenote: Lollard.]
[Sidenote: Lollardes.]
[Sidenote: Jakke Sharp a lollerd was behedyd at Abyndon.]
This same yere aboughte Mydlenten was S^{r}. Thomas Baggeley, prest and vyker of Mabenden in Essex, besyde Walden, dysgraded of his presthod and dampned as for an heretyk, and afterward brent in Smythfeld. Also the same yere, in somer, the kyng beynge in Fraunce with alle hise temperall lordes for the most partye, the lollardes, with manye mo othere that weren enclyned to there secte, casted billes aboughte in every good town in Engelond, and purposed for to have made a rysyng and distroyed Holy Chirche and the reaume; but, thanked be Almyghty God, there falsnesse and there treson was sone aspyed and distroyed; for on William Maundevyll, sum tyme a wever of Abendon, and bailly of the town, that called hymself Jakke Sharp of Wygemoresland in Walys, and schulde a ben chief mayster of them alle, was taken at Oxenford, and hedyd at the seid toun of Abyndon, on Tuesday in Whitson wyke, with many mo of his felas, and in many mo othere places of the reaume also.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1431-1433.]
John Welles, groc', maior. John Atherley. A^{o}. x^{mo}. Stephan Broun.
[Sidenote: Kyng Herry was crowned kyng of Fraunce.]
This same yere, the xvj day of Decembre, G beynge the dominical lettre, kyng Herry the vj^{te} was crowned kyng of Fraunce at Parys, in the chirche of Notre Dame, with gret solempnyte and rialte; and anoon after he turned ayen into Engelond, and landed at Dovorr the ix day of Feverer', and come to London the xxj day of the same month, where he was ryally resceyved, alle the craftes rydynge ayens hym all in white.
John P'ueys, drap'. John Olneye, m'c'. A^{o}. xj^{mo}. John[117] Pattesley, jueler.
[Footnote 117: "Robert" in the Cotton MS.]
[Sidenote: Soudeors were arest.]
[Sidenote: The regent of Fraunce was wedd.]
[Sidenote: Sowdeors of Caleys were banschyd and some ded.]
This same yere the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce com to Caleys the Tuesday before Estre day;[118] and in the morwe after the sowdeours were arested and put into warde: and in the Estre woke the forsaid regent rood into Picardie to Tyrywe, and there the bysshop of Tyrewyn dede wedde the regent to the erles doughter of Seynt Poule; and whanne they were weddyd he com to Caleys ageyn: and the xj day of Jun, on seynt Barnabe day, were foure sowdeours of Caleys beheded; that is for to sey, John Maddeley, John Lunday, Thomas Palmere, and Thomas Talbot; and v score and x banshyd that same tyme, and before that tyme were banshyd vj score; and so on Midsomer-even after com the regent and his lady to London, that faire citee.
[Footnote 118: See note XX.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1433-1435.]
John Brokle, drap', Thom's Chalton, m'c'. A^{o}. xij^{mo}. m'. John Lynge, drap'.
[Sidenote: The Lollardes of Prake were distroyed.]
[Sidenote: A gret frost durynge xj wokes.]
This same yere,[119] aboughte Whitsondtyd, the lollardes of Prage were distroyd, for at too jorneys there were sclayn of them mo thanne xx^{ti} m^{l} with there cheveteynes; that is for to sey, P'copins, Shaphoo, and Lupus, P'sbit; and there also was taken onlyve Maister Piers clerk of Engelond, and an Englyssh heretyk and enemye to all Holy Chirche. Also this same yere was a gret frost and a strong, lastynge more than xj wokes, for it dured fro seynt Kateryne even unto seynt Scolastyce day the virgyne, in Feverer.
[Footnote 119: See note YY.]
Rob't Otle, groc', Th' Bernewell, fysshmong'. A^{o}. xiij^{o}. m'. Simon Eyre.
[Sidenote: A trete for pees betuen Engelond and Fraunce.]
[Sidenote: The duk of Burgoyn was sworn]
[Sidenote: of whiche oth he was assoyled of a cardynall.]
This same yere[120] in hervest tyme, at the citee of Aras, there was a gret counseill and a strong, to trete for the pees betwen Engelond and Fraunce, of manye a gret lord both sp'uelx and temperelx, but as it is seyn ofte tyme that undir tretys is treson, so was it there; for the duke of Burgoyne that was sworn upon Godes by sacred, to be good and trewe to the kyng of Engelond and hise successores, there, of a cardinall that was callyd cardinall of Crouche, unwetynge the holy fadyr the pope, was asoyled of that othe to holde with oure adversarye the dolphyn, that hadde mordred his owne fadyr before tyme. Also this same yere the kyng of Aragon, the kyng of Navare, and the Maister of seynt James, with iij c knyghtes and squyers and mo, were taken in the see of Jauneys, upon seynt Domynyk day.
[Footnote 120: See note ZZ.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1435-1436.]
Herry Frowyk, Thom's Catworth. A^{o}. xiiij^{mo}. m'c', m'. Rob't Clopton.
[Sidenote: Depe and Harfleu were lost thorugh defaute.]
[Sidenote: The duke of Burgoyne with a ryall power leyde sege to Caleys:]
[Sidenote: and there they sette there tentes a fyre, and wenten there way, and loste there stuff.]
[Sidenote: Oure lordes wenten into Flaundres and distroyed the town of Poperyng, and manye othere townes.]
[Sidenote: The kyng of Scottes leyde sege to the castell of Rokysburgh, and shamfully brak up the sege and wenten away.]
This same yere[121] upon Alle Halwe nyght, was the toun of Depe stole and take with Armynakes: and on newe yeres tyd nest folwynge the toun of Harflieu also, for defaute of good kepynge, the whiche kyng Herry the fyfthe gette before the bataill of Agincourt, with a strong sege and a ryall, first of alle the townes of Normandye. Also this same yere the ix day of Jule, the duke of Burgoyn with a ryal power leyde a sege to the town of Calys, and contynued unto the xxix day of the same monthe; and that day, blessyd be Almighty God, his male writhed, for a strong bastyll that he hadde mad upon the water syde was taken and distroied, and alle that were withinne sclayn unto the noumbre of v^{c} men oughttake iij persones, that is for to sey, a knyght, a prest, a frere, the whiche knyght seyde that the duke of Burgoyn was nought thre men from hym in the same bastill that tyme that he was taken; and thanne a morwe erly also the oost sette there tentes a fyre, and wente there wey with sorwe, levynge gret stuff behynden them bothe of vitailes and of other thynges also. And the seconde day of August nest folwynge, the duke of Gloucestre, with the duke of Norfolk, the erle of Warrewyk, the erle of Stafford, the erle of Hunt', the erle of Oxonford, the erle of Devenschire, the erle of Morteyn, and the erle of Uwe, with manye othere lordes, barons, and knyghtes, squyers, and yemen, unto the noumbre of l m^{l} and mo, passyd over the see with v hundred seyles and mo, and londed at the forseid toun of Caleys; and the iiij day after, they passyd forth over the water of Gravelynge and comen into Flaundres, where they brenden and sclewe all that they myghte come to xj dayes durynge, in to gret harm of that cuntre, and pryncypally to the toun of Poperynge and of Belle, where Haukyns drank be note withoughte cuppe; and thanne they turned ageyn and comen hom sauf and sounde, blessyd be God of his soude. Also this same yere, the xiij day of August, the kyng of Scottes and hys wyf lyenge at the sege of the castell of Rokysburgh, with a gret power of Scottes and a gret ordinaunce brak up the sege and wente his way shamfully, and lefte his ordinaunce and his stuff behynden hym as a coward, and mo thanne vij score of his galyentires sclayn and taken at the same sege: and so myghte he wel sey, that in the crook of the mone com he thedirward, and in the wylde wanyande wente homward:
With reste and pees, A man schal best encrees.
[Footnote 121: See note AAA.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1436-1438.]
John Michell, fysshmong', Will'm Gregory, skynn'e. A^{o}. xv^{o}. maior. Th' Morstede, drap'.[122]
[Footnote 122: "sergman" in the Cotton MS.]
[Sidenote: Obit' Katerine Re' Angl'.]
[Sidenote: A tour with too arches of London bregge fel don.]
[Sidenote: Obit' Joh'ne regine Angl'.]
[Sidenote: the deth of the lyons.]
This yere, the secunde day of Januar, deyde quene Katerine, the whiche was kyng Herry wyf the fyfthe. Also this yere, the xiiij day of Januar, fyl doun a tour of London bregge toward Suthwerk, with too arches and al that stood therupon.[123] Also this same yere, the ix day of Jull, deyde quen Jane kyng Herry the forthe wyf, that before was duchesse of Bretayne. Also this same yere deyde alle the lyons that weren in the Tour of London, the whiche was nought sen in no mannys tyme before out of mynde.
[Footnote 123: See note BBB.]
Will'm Estfeld, m'c', Will'm Hales, m'c'. A^{o}. xvj^{o}. maior. Will' Chapman, drap'.
[Sidenote: Oweyn brak prison prevyly, which hadde wedded quen Katerine.]
[Sidenote: Will'm Goodgrom was hangen.]
This same yere on Oweyn, no man of birthe nother of lyflode, brak out of Neugate ayens nyght at serchynge tyme, thorugh helpe of his prest, and wente his wey hurtynge foule his kepere; but at the laste, blessyd be God, he was taken ayeyn; the whiche Oweyn hadde prevyly wedded the quene Katerine, and hadde iij or iiij^{or} chyldren be here, unwetyng the comoun peple tyl that sche were ded and beryed. Also the same yere on William Goodgrom of London, corsour, for scleynge of a man of court in Hosyere lane be syde Smythfeld, was hangen at Tybourne.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1438-1439.]
Steph'us Broun, maior. Nicholl Yeo, drap'. A^{o}. xvij^{o}. Hugo Dyke, ser'.
[Sidenote: A gret myschief fell at Baynard castell.]
[Sidenote: Another myschief fell at Bedford.]
[Sidenote: Obit' comit' Warr'.]
[Sidenote: Knyghtes of the bath.]
[Sidenote: A gret derthe of corn.]
[Sidenote: The erle of Hunt' with a faire meyne wente over the see into Gascoigne.]
[Sidenote: Robert Chicheley citezein of London deyde.]
[Sidenote: Bawdes were sett on the pillory, and strompettes were led to Neugate.]
This same yere,[124] upon newe yere day after mete, at Baynard castell fyl a down sodeynly a stak of wode and killed iij or iiij men myschevesly, withoughten othere mo that were there sore hurt. Also anon after at Bedford, on the schire day, weren xviij men at onys murdred myschevously withoughte any strok, in fallynge doun hedlynge at the stayre of there Shire-hous, and manye mo foule hurt. Also the laste day of Aprill, at Roane in Normandye died S^{r}. Richard Beauchamp erle of Warwyk, there beynge lieutenaunt undir the kyng, on whos soule God have mercy! Also the same yere anon after Estre, W. Estfeld of London, mercere, and Lowys John were made knyghtes of the bathe. Also the same yere was the newe cunduyt in Fletstret begonnen to make. Also this yere was so gret derthe of corn that men were fayn to ete rye bred and barly, the whiche nevere ett non before; and rather thanne fayle, bred mad of benes, peses, and fecches, and wel were hym that might hav ynowe therof; for a bushel of whete was worth iii s. at London, and in sum cuntre derrere; and that mad bakers lordes: but y prey God nevere let us see that day no more yf his wille be. Also in this same yere wente over the see the erle of Huntyngdon with a faire mene into Gascoigne and Gyan, for to defende that land fro the kynges enemyes. Also the same yere wente the duke of Norfolke, the erle of Stafford, the erchebysshop of York, and othere lordes and bysshoppes over the see to Caleys, for to trete for the pees betwen Engelond and Fraunce and betwen Engelond and Flaundres. Also the same yere deyde a worthy citezein of London, Robert Chicheley, grocer, that yaf to xxiiij hundred men a gret dyner. Also the same yere in hervest tyme weren too baudes sett on the pillory, and iij strompettes were led to Neugate, and there were put on there hedes ray hodees, and with roddes of a cubitt of lengthe in there handes, and so they were leed be the schirreves officers to the pillory in Cornhull, and there was there charge reed, how they schulde be put out of the franchise of London citee, and no more comyn withinne the walles of the citee, but they comen in with there raye hodees on there hedes upon certeyn peyne. Also the same yere in hervest tyme were brent at the standard in Chepe diverses nettes, cappes, sadelys, and othere chaffare, for they were falsly mad and deseyvably to the peple.
[Footnote 124: See note CCC.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1439-1440.]
Rob't Large, m'c', Robt. Marchall, groc'. Anno xviij^{o}. meir. Philip Malpas, drap'.
[Sidenote: Obit' comitisse Arundell and Huntyngdon.]
[Sidenote: Maist' Richard was brent as a heretike.]
[Sidenote: Lowlars.]
[Sidenote: Ignis.]
[Sidenote: Ignis.]
[Sidenote: Merchaunts straungers to be oosted with Englisshmen.]
This same yere[125] deyde the countesse of Arundell and of Huntyngdon, in Gascoigne. Also this yere were too bargemen hanged in Tempse beyownde seynt Katerines, for scleying of iij Flemynges and a child, beynge in a schip in Tempse of there contre, and weren homward; and there they hengen til the water hadde wasted them be ebbyng and flowyd, so the water bett upon them. Also the same yere upon a Fryday, that is for to sey the ij^{de} day of August, was on Maister Richard Wyche, sum tyme vicary of Depforde in the schire of Kent, brent for lollery at the Tour hill; and there manye of his secte and of his lord wenten and offred at the same place where he was brent, tyl manye of them were aspyed and put in prison; and for doughte that there schulde a ben a maner of arysyng of suyche mysbelevers, the maire, the schirreves, with alle the aldermen, be comown counseill and comown assent, dede ordeyne diverses wacches of diverses wardes of the citee, that a certeyn schulde wacchen a day and as manye a nyght at the same place, unto the tyme that the maire with his counseill wolde sende them discharge. Also this same yere on a Fryday, that is for to seye the xij day of August, aboughte iij of the belle at afternoon, there fill a sodeyn thondyr clap with a gret reyn and a lyghtnynge, the whiche lyghtnynge entred in at a wynde and distroyd moche hey which was stuffed in a gret hous at the Sterre in Bredstrete; and the remenaunt of the hey was cast out and had in to Chepe, the quantyte of l cart full: and so, worschepyd be God, there was not moche more harme do, but palbrakyd sore therein and lost the hey. Also on Fryday xiiij nyght after that, in the nyghtes tyme was a goldsmyth hous be syde the crosse in Chepe althernest the Egle brent, and al that was therinne; but it were the lesse and a part of the tannere at the Egle, and the good man of the Egle hadde moche harm as it was seyd. Also in this same yere began the parlement at Westm' at Mighelmesse ant lasted to Cristemasse, and enyorned til after the feste to Redyng in Berkschire, and so it lasted there til Schroftyd, and there endyd; and at the whiche parlement was ordeyned that all marchauntes strangers schulde gon to oost with Englysshmen withinne too dayes after they be comen into the lond, in what partie of the lond soevery thei be, to selle there marchaundyse, and bye ayen withinne viij monthes after there comynge, and gon ageyn withinne the same terme; and in cas that eny of there marchaundyse leve unsold at there partynge, they to have it with them withoughten eny custom payenge; and the goodes that thei bye and selle shall yeven to there hoost for every xx s., worth, ij d., except the Estirlynges. Also at the same parlement was graunted that the kynges vitaill schulde be payed; and the town of Caleys for to be made ageyn; and the see for to be kept with the V portus of Engelond; and that every houshold of Duche peple shall paye to the kyng be yere xvj d., and every servaunt of them shall paye vj be yere. And in this yere come pardon into Engelond fro the pope of Rome, undir his lettre and seall of leed, of as moche power as he has, to every prest to assoilen every Cristeman that yevyth a part of his goodes to the sustentacion of the popes werres in strengthynge of the Cristen feith. Also in this yere was cried pees betwen Engelond and Zelond, Holond ant Freselond perpetuell. Also in this same yere was a man drawen and hanged, hedid, and quarterd, and sett up at diverses places, for he tok up bestes and all maner vitaill in the cuntre in the kynges name, and was but a thef, and so robbyd the cuntre with treson.
[Footnote 125: See note DDD.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1440-1441.]
Joh'is Paddisle, goldsmyth, Will' Whetenale, groc'. Anno xix^{o}. m'^{or}. John Sutton, goldsmyth.
[Sidenote: The lady of Gloucestre.]
In this same yere wente the duke of York into Normandye, with the erle of Oxenford, the erle of Ewe, Sire Richard Wodevyle, S^{r}. Jamys of Ormond, the lord Clynton, and many othere gentiles, with a faire retenewe of peple, and was mad regent of Fraunce for v yere, and he shippyd at Portesmouth in Hamptonshire. In this same yere, the morwe after seynt Katerine day, was a chalange in armes provyd afore the kyng, withinne lystes mad in Smythfeld, betwen S^{r}. Richard Wodevill, knyght of Engelond, and a knyght of Spayn, whiche knyght for his lady love shulde fyghten in certeyn poynts of armes, that is to seye, with ax, swerd, and daggere; and or thei hadde do with the polax the kyng cried, hoo.[126] Also moreover in the same yere was a fightyng at the Tothill betwen too thefes, a pelour and a defendant, and the pelour hadde the feld and victory of the defendant withinne thre strokes. Also in this yere was the duke of Orlyons delyvered out of preson, and sworn to the kyng and othere certeyn lordes that that tyme were there present, that he shulde nevere beren armes ageyn the corowne of Engelond; and also that he schulde trete for pees betwen bothe reaumes Engelond and Fraunce, and ellys he to comen ayen into Engelond and yelden hym to the kynges grace. And in this yere was wyn, salt, and whete, gret chepe in the parties of Engelond. Also in this same yere the duchesse of Gloucetre was arested and put in Holt, for she was suspecte of treson; and a clerk that was longyng to here, whiche was clepyd Roger Whiche, was taken for werchynge of sorcery ayens the kyng, and he was put into the Tour; and after, he was brought into Poules, and there he stood up on high on a scaffold ageyn Poulys crosse on a Sonday, and there he was arraied like as he schulde never the in his garnementys, and there was honged rounde aboughte hym alle hise intrumentis whiche were taken with hym, and so shewyd among all the peple; and after, he was broughte to fore the lordys, and there he was examyned; and after broughte to the Yeldehalle, and there he was regned aforen the lordes of the kynges counseill and to fore alle the juges of this land; and anon after, the lady of Gloucestre afornseid was mad to apere thre sondry dayes afore the kyng and alle hise lordes spiruell and temperell; and there she was examyned of diverses poyntes of wicchecraft, of the whiche she knowleched that she hadde used thorugh the counseill of the Wicche of Eye; the whiche was brent on the even of Symond and Jude in Smythefeld.
[Footnote 126: "and there the kyng toke the bataile into his hand withynne iiij strokes, and so was ended" in the Cotton MS.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1441-1442.]
Rob't Clopton, Will'm Combe, fysshmong'. A^{o}. xx^{mo}. drap', m^{or}. Ric'us Riche, merc'.
[Sidenote: Talbot was made erle of Shrewesbery.]
[Sidenote: Gascoyn and Gyan loste.]
In this yere[127] my lady of Gloucestre hadde confessyd here wichecraft, as it is afornseid she was yoyned be alle the spriualte assent to penaunce; to comen to London fro Westm' on the Moneday next suynge and londe at the Temple brigge out of here barge, and there[128] she tok a taper of wax of ij^{lb} in here hond, and wente so thorugh Fletstrete on here foot and hoodles unto Poules, and there she offred up here taper at the high auter; and on the Wednesday nest suenge she com fro Westm', be barge, unto the Swan in Tempse strete, and there she londyd, and wente forthe on here feet thorugh Brigge strete, Groschirche strete, to the Ledenhalle, and so to Crichirche in the wyse afornseyd; and on Fryday she londed at Quen hithe, and so forth she wente into Chepe, and so to seynt Mighell in Cornhull, in the forme afornseid; and at iche of the tymes the mair with the schirreves and the craftes of London were redy at the places there she sholde londe: and after, Roger the clerk afornseyd on the Satirday, that is to sey the xviij day of Novembre, was brought to the Yeldehalle, with Sire John Hom prest, and William Wodham squyer, the whiche S^{r}. John and William hadden there chartres at that tyme; and the clerk was dampned, and the same day was drawe fro the Tour of London to Tiborn, and there hanged, hedyd, and quartered, and the heed sett upon London bregge; and his oo quarter at Hereford, another at Oxenford, another at York, and the fourthe at Cambregge; and the lady put in prison, and after sent to Chestre, there to byde whill she lyvyth. Also the same yere was a parlement, and it began at Cristemas and lasted til Estre; at the whiche parlement was ordeyned that the see schulde ben kept half a yere at the kynges coost, and therfore to paye an holl fyftene, and London to lene hym iij m^{l} lib'. And that yere, the laste day of —— save on, there was a batayle in Smythfeld, withinne lystes, aforn the kyng, betwen the lord Beaufe a Arrogonere, and John Ashele squyer of the kynges hous, a chalange for spere to caste pollex and dagger at the lord aforeseyd in brekynge of his gauntelette and reysyng of his umbrary, and hadde hym at myschief redy to a popped hym in the face with his dagger, tyl the kyng cried hoo: and there the seid Asshle was mad knyght in the feld.[129] Also in this same yere come the lord Talbot out of Fraunce and was mad erle of Schrovesbury, and wente over into Fraunce ayen with iij m^{l} men. And in this yere come tidynges unto the kyng that Gascoigne and Gyan was lost, save Burdeux and Bayon, be the Armynakes take: in the mene tyme ambassatours of the same partye of Armynackes were come unto the kyng to entrete for a mariage of the erle of Armynakes doughter to be weddyd to the kyng; but because of the same treson the seid mariage was daisshyd. Also this same yere wente a werre in foure parties of Engelond, of every coost xxiiij schippes a werre. And in that same yere com hom out of Fraunce the erle of Ewe and S^{r}. James of Urmond into Engelond.
[Footnote 127: "Alianor Cobham" in the Cotton MS.]
[Footnote 128: "openly barehede with a keverchef on hir hede beryng, &c." in the Cotton MS.]
[Footnote 129: "be the kyngs hande for his wel doyng, and afterwarde the lord offered up his harness at Wyndesore" in the Cotton MS.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1442-1443.]
John Hatherle, irmong', Th' Beaumond, salt'. A^{o}. xxj^{mo}. maior. Ric'us Nordon, taillo^{r}.
[Sidenote: S^{r}. William Bonevylle went to Burdeux.]
In this same yere the erle of Schrovesbery leide a sege bothe be water and be lande to Depe, and kepte it awhile til he ferde so foule with hys men that they wolde no lenger abyde with hym; and so he was fayn to hye hym thens to Roane, and so brake sege. Also in this yere the citezeins of the citee of Norwich aresyn ayens the priour of Crichyrche of the same citee, for certeyn newe customes and bondschipes that he wolde have begonne to have reysyd of the seid citee of alle the comons therinne: wherfore the comons aroos, and wolde a fryred and sautyd the priory and have distroid the prior of the place into the tyme they hadde the fals contryved evidens that weren sealed be old tyme with the comoun seall unwetynge of them, but thorugh a priour of old, and certeyn false aldermen of the same citee, that now arn dede; and the comowns kepte with strong hond the town ayens the duke of Norfolk and alle his pissounz, that wolde a comen thider for the cause afornseid. Wherfore the kyng sente thider the chief juste John Fortescu, the erle of Stafford, and the erle of Huntyngdon, and seten there in sessyons, at the whiche were manye of the citee endyted, and the priour also; and also the citee loste there libertes and fraunchises and fredoms that they hadde afore, and all the citee cesed into the kynges hand; and a knyght callyd S^{r}. John Clyfton mad capytayn therof: and manye of the worthy men there of the citee ben fled into othere cuntres over the see, for drede, with as moche of there goodes as they myghte have with them, and lefte there faire places stonde stille. Also in this yere wente S^{r}. William Bonevylle, knyght, to Burdeux with viij c of goode fytynge men, to kepe the town unto the tvme a grett retenewe myght be mad and sent thider. Also in this yere deide Henry Chicheley erchebisshop of Caunterbury, in the Passion weke, and is beryed in Caunterbury; and for hym was the bisshop of Bathe, magister John Stafford chaunceler of Engelond, stalled erchebisshop of Caunterbury. And in this yere wente over the see the erle of Somerset with x m^{l} of goode men; and he hadde over with hym gret ordinance of gonnes, brigges, scalyng laddres, and manye mo othere thinges whom J'hu spede for his mercy. And in this yere com over from Normandye the cardinall erchebisshop of Roon, chaunceler of Normandye and bysshop of Ely into Engelond, with the erle of Schrovesbury that was the lord Talbot, and my lord Facombregg, with the Tresore of Normandye and manye othere. And in this yere was lost a good town in Normandye of the lord Scales, that is called there Graundevyle, in the coost of Baas Normandye, toward the coost of Bretaigne, wyth his bastard sone therinne; and the substaunce of alle the good that the lord Scales hadde in that land was thereinne, the whiche was falsly sold be a man that he trusted most too whiles he was at Roon. Also in this yere was gret losse of shippes in the narwe see on oure party, be enemyes of Depe, Boloigne, and Bretayne. Also in this same yere was cryed that alle men that wolde aventur ony corn or vitaill to Burdeux or to Bayon, or to ony othere place of that cost on oure party, schulde gon custom fre; whiche caused moche corn and vitaill to be shipped thider. Also in this yere was a mad woman pressyd to the deth, for sche hadde spoken ungoodly and to presomptuosly unto oure liege lord the kyng at the Blak heth; and whanne she was brought aforn the juge she wolde not speke a word, for the which obstinacye she was put to the deth as y have rehersyd beforn. Also this same yere deide the bisshop Tirvyn bisshop of Ely, the —— day of Septembre, and lyth....
[Here the Chronicle in the Harleian MS. terminates: the following continuation is copied from the Cottonian MS. Julius B. I.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1443-1444.]
Th' Catworth. Nich'as Wifelde. Vic'. A^{o}. xxij. John Norman.
[Sidenote: Creacion A^{o}. xxij R' H. vj^{ti}.]
This yere came the duke of Somerset out of Fraunce into Engelond, that had lost many of his men: and that yere the erle of Suffolk, the privey seall, Sir Robert Rose, and the kyngs secretarie went in ambassade into Fraunce to trete for peas; an peas was made for xviij monethes; and the suerte hadde of the maiden for mariage afore record of alle the rial of Fraunce, in presence of our ambassades: and so comen ageyne into England presentyng unto the kyng thes tithings, for the which in alle England and Fraunce was made grete solempnite and ioie. And this yere deide the duke of Somerset, on whose soule God have mercy. And that yere was ordeyned thurgh England that no market shuld be more upon the Sonday. And in that yere the erle of Stafford was made duke of Bukkyngham, the erle of Dorset markes of Dorset, the erle of Suffolk markes of Suffolke, and the erle of Warwike duke of Warwike.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1444-1446.]
Herry Frowik, maior. Stephen Forster. Vic'. A^{o}. xxiij. Hugh Wich.
This yere came quene Margret into England with grete roialte of the kyngs oost, and was receyved at London the xxviij day of May in the moost goodly wise, with alle the citezeins on horsebak ridyng ayenst hir to the Blak heth in blew gownes and rede hodes; and in the cite in diverse places goodly sights ayenst hir comyng: and on the xxx day of May, that was Sonday, sche was crowned at Westm', and iij daies after open justs for alle that wolde come. And this yere the priour of Kilmayne in Irland appeelid the erle of Ormond. And this yere came certen ambassadours out of Fraunce, undre saf condit, to treat for peas general to be hadde, which accordid not but for xij monthes after the xviij monthes afore writen, and so went home ayen. And this yere was the translacion of Seint Edwarde made holy day in alle London. Also in this yere Paulis steple was set a fire with lyghtnyng.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1445-1449.]
Symon Gyr', maior. John Derby. Vic'. A^{o}. xxiv. Geffrey Feldyng.
John Olney, maior. Rob't Horne. Vic'. A^{o}. xxv. Geffrey Boleyne.
This yere was the parliament of Bury set, for the good duk of Gloucestre, with grete treason prively wrought ayenst his comyng thider, and was logid in the hospitale, for whom was reised iij^{xx} m^{l} men; and as he sate at his souper, lordes of diverse degrees came to hym in the kings name, dischargyng hym of the kyngs presence and of alle other maner answeres; and so thei arestid hym of high treason, which he mekely obeied; and his men were voided from him ful hevyly departyng; and after he deceased, the certente howe God knowes: and than was the parliament fynisshed and done. Also this yere was the bataile betwene the Armurer and his man.
John Gidney, Thomas Scot. Vic'. A^{o}. xxvj. maior. Will'm Habraham.
In this yere was an heretike brent at the Tour Hill upon Hokmonday. Also this yere were grete flodes, which drowned Stebenhith marshe, Rayneham, and other lowe places. And this yere a quarter of whete fil fro the price of ix s. to iiij s.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1448-1450.]
Steph' Broune, Will'm Calowe. Vic'. A^{o}. xxvij. maior. Will'm Marowe.
Th' Chalton, maior. Thomas Canyng. Vic'. A^{o}. xxviij. Will'm Hewlyn.
[Sidenote: A^{o}. xxviij R. H. vj^{ti}.]
[Sidenote: Rebelles Jak Cade.]
In this yere was Normandy lost, and the duke of Suffolk bihedid in a ship called Nicholas of the Tour. Also the comoens of Kent arose, and Jak Cade was their capitayne, callyng hymself Mortymer, by whome were ij knyghts slayne at Sevenok in Kent, that is to sey S^{r}. Humfrey Stafford and S^{r}. William Stafford, brethren, and many of theire men. Than the kyng and his hoste went to Barkhamsted; and after seint Petres day, the capitayne came ageyn to Blakheth, and so over London brige into London on Friday at after none, and bigan to riful and robbe: and on Saturday he came over the brigge ageyne, and than were the men of Essex embatailid at the Mile ende, and there was Crowmer shiref of Kent bihedid; also at the standard in Chepe was S^{r}. Jamys Fynes lord Saye bihedid, and the body drawen into Suthwerk; and there was bihedid Hawardyne a theef and a man queller. And on the Sonday at nyght, the lord Scalis and Mathewe Gough with theire mayny, and with men of London, wenten over the brigge to the Stulpes in Suthwerke, and faught with the capitayne and his host al that nyght til on the Moneday ix of the clok, and that was seint Thomas even, and than the capitayne fired the drawbrigge; and there was slayne Mathewe Gough and Sutton the alderman: and after that the capitayne fledde into Sussex, and thider was pursued and slayne. And after, in the same yere, Richard Plantagenet duke of Yorke came out of Irland unto Westm', with roial people, lowely bisechyng the kyng that justice and execucion of his lawes myght be hadde upon alle such persones about him and in al his realme, frome the highest degree unto the lowist, as were long tyme noisid and detectid of high treason ageinst his persone and the wele of his realme, offring hymself therto, and his service at the kings comaundement, to spend bothe his body and goodes: and yet it might not be perfourmed. Than sone after was callid a set a parliament, wherynne alle the comoens were aggreed, and rightfully electe hym as heire apparent of England, nought to procede in any other matiers till that were graunted by the lordes, whereto the kyng and lordes wold not consent nor graunte, but anon brake up the parliamente.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1450-1452.]
Rich' Wifold, maior. Will'm Dere. Vic'. A^{o}. xxix. John Middilton.
This yere was Burdeux lost. And this yere was S^{r}. Pieres de Brasil, and the bastard of Orliaunce, and Manypeny taken. And this yere was the duke of Somerset robbid at Blak freris. And this yere was the parliament at Westmynster. And this yere the stokkes was dividid bitwene fisshmongers and bochers.
Wil' G^{e}gory, maior. Mathewe Philip. Vic. A^{o}. xxx. Christofre Water.
In this yere came Richard Plantagenet duke of Yorke out of Walis, over Kyngston brige to the Blak heth, withe grete power, to clere hymself ageynst kyng Herry of such things as his adversaries had shewed ageynst hym. And the kyng with his lordes came ridyng thurgh London with a roial power toward the Blak heth; and there the lordes spiruel and temperell toke the matier in hand, to trete bitwixt them, to make rest and peas; wherto the seid duke at last graunted and aggreed, on the condicion that his peticions bifore askd for the wele of the kyng and of al his realme myght be graunted and hadde, and his enymys to be comytted to the Tour to abide the lawe; and so the lordes were aggreed and graunted that it shuld be, and were sworne ech to other. And furthwith the duke sent his men home ageyne, and he mekely came and submitted hymself at the Blak heth to the kyng, his adversaries there standyng present, contrary to thappointment and there othes; and so thei brought ungirt thurgh London bitwene ij bisshoppes ridyng unto his place; and after that made hym to swere at Paulis after theire entent, and put him frome his good peticions which were for the comoen wele of the realme, contrary to theire othes and aggreements made bifore in the felde.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1452-1454.]
Geffr' Feldyng, maior. Ric' Alley. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxj. Ric Lee.
This yere was the parliament at Redyng. And this yere was therle of Shrowisbure and the lord Lile his sone slayne: prynce Edward the kyngs sone was borne: and upon seint Barthilues day was a man of seint Johnys arrestid, wherfore was moch to doo at the Wrastlyne.
John Norman, maior. John Waldeyne. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxij. Thomas Coke.
This yere came the duke of Yorke to London to the parliament; and there the duke of Somerset was arrestid and ladde to the Tour, and the duke of Yorke made protectour of England. And this yere the riding to Westm' was fordone, and goyng thider bi barge bigonne.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1454-1458.]
Steph' Forster, maior. John Felde. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxiij. Will'm Tailor.
[Sidenote: First battle of S^{t}. Albons.]
In this yere the xxij day of Maij was the first bataile at Seint Albanes; and was there slayne the duke of Somerset, therle of Northumberland, the lord Clifford, and a knyght callid S^{r}. Barthilmeu Nantwesil, and xxv squyers, with other people, which were buried there. Also this yere Scotts leide sege to Berwik.
Will' Marche, maior. John Yong. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxiv. Thomas Holgrave.
This yere was a strife betwene yong men of the Mercery and Lumbardes. And this yere was seen the blasyng sterre.
Th' Canynge, maior. John Steward. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxv. Raffe Verney.
In this yere the lord Egremond brake out of Newegate; and anon after brake out upon the ledes diverse other prisoners. And this yere came the duke of Yorke to his place at Baynardes castel in London.
Geffrey Boleyne, Will'm Edward. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxvj. maior. Thomas Reyner.
In this yere Sandwich was robbid and dispoilid by Frensshemen. And this yere was a grete watch in London, and al the gates kepte every nyght, and ij aldermen watchyng: and withynne a while after the kyng and lordes were accorded, and went a procession in Paulis. And this yere was bisshop Pecock abiurid, and his bokes brent at Paulis.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1458-1459.]
Tho' Scot, maior. Raffe Joslyn. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxvij. Ric' Nedeham.
[Sidenote: Comes Sar'.]
In this yere was affrey bitwene gentilmen of Court and men of Fletestrete; and the gentilmen were driven with archers fro the standard in Fletestrete into theire Innes, and some were slayne and some taken the xiij day of Aprile: wherfore William Tailour alderman of Fletestrete ward, with other mo, were afterward sent to Wyndisore castel, and there kepte as prisoners. And sone after, kyng Henry, the quene and lords, lete make a grete gaderyng of people northward, wherof was grete noise: than therle of Warwike came frome Caleise thurgh London, and his fader therle of Salisbury came fro Middilham toward the duke of Yorke with iij m^{l} men; and the quene Margrete lay by the way as he come with xiiij m^{l} of the floure of Chestreshire, Lancastreshire and Derbyshire, which set upon the seid erle of Salisbury and his compeigny at Blore heth, the xxiij day of Septembre; and there were slayne of the quenes partie the lord Awdley, with many knyghts, squiers, and other people, the seid erle holdyng his wey to Ludlowe, where he mette with the duke of Yorke and his sones therles of the Marche and Ruthland, and therle of Warwik aforseid; and toward them came kyng Henry with l m^{l} men. And in the nyght the duke of Yorke and his sones, and therle of Salisbury with his sone, voidid into Walis; and there departid the duke of Yorke with his seconde sone therle of Ruthland into Irland; and therles of Marche, Warwik and Salisbury, bought a ship, and so gete to Caleise and there were received.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1459-1460.]
Wil' Hewlyn, maior. John Stokker. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxviij. John Plumer.
[Sidenote: Mydsomer Northampton felde.]
[Sidenote: Titulus E. reg' iiij^{ti}.]
[Sidenote: Mortymer crosse.]
[Sidenote: Saint Albans.]
[Sidenote: Palme Sonday felde.]
In this yere, about Midsomer, therles of March, Warwik and Salisbury, landed at Sandwich, gadred people in Kent, and went thurgh London to Northampton; and the kyng had taken a felde, and was slayne on his partie the duke of Bukyngham, therle of Shrowisbury, the lord Beaumont and the lord Egremond, mych peple drowned in the river, the kyng taken and brought to London, and callid a parliament; and the duke of Yorke came out of Irland, and to Westm' the x^{th} day of Octobre, and there made clayme to the crowne; aggrement was made bitwene the kyng and him, and he was made protectour, his title allowid to be kyng after the kyngs deceas; and ayenst Cristmas went northward and was slayne at Wakefelde with other; and at Candilmas therle of Marche discomfeited therle of Wiltshire and other at Mortymers crosse; and at Shroftide came the lordes of the North to seint Albonys, and there discomfeited therle of Warwik and his compeigny, and toke the kyng with them into the North. Therle of Warwik fledde thens Westward to therle of March: than came therle of March and therle of Warwik with moch people to London, and there the people callid him kyng; and he toke it upon him, and went Northwardes and faught with the lords of the North beside Sherborne, where were moch people slayne upon Palme Sonday: and he bigan to reigne the iiij^{th} day of March.
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NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VIC' TEMP'E R' EDWARDI iiij^{ti}.
REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1461-1465.]
[Sidenote: A^{o}. Dn'i 1461.]
Ric' le —— maior. John Lumbard. Vic'. A^{o}. i. Ric' Flemyng.
In this yere the kyng Edward the iiij^{th} was crowned at Westm', on Sonday the xxviij day of Juyn.
Hugh Wich, maior. George Irland. Vic'. A^{o}. ij^{do}. John Lok.
In this yere therle of Oxonford, and the lord Awbrey his sone, with other knyghts, were bihedid upon a new scaffold on the Tour hille.
Th' Coke, maior. Will'm Hampton. Vic'. A^{o}. iij^{o}. Barthilmeus Jamys.
This yere quene Margret toke the castell of Bamburgh.
Mathewe Philip, Thomas Muschamp. Vic. A^{o}. iv^{to}. maior. Rob't Basset.
In this yere was the sergeaunts fest, and the maire of London shuld have dyned there; and bicause the chief place was not kepte for him while the kyng was not there nor of his blode, he came awey with alle his compeigny of this cite, and dyned at home in his owne place.
REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1465-1469.]
Raffe Joslyn, maior. John Tate. Vic. A^{o}. v^{to}. John Stone.
This yere quene Elizabeth was crowned at Westm' the Sonday bifore Witsonday. And this yere was first the roial, half roial, and quartern aungel, and aungellet of golde. Also this yere kyng Herry was taken in the North, and brought into the Tour of London.
Raff V'ney, maior. Herry Waver. Vic'. A^{o}. vj^{to}. Will'm Costantyne.
This yere the xj day of Feverer was the prynces borne, the kyngs first childe, at Westm', and named Elizabeth, [after qwene, and maried to kyng Henry the vij.][130]
[Footnote 130: This line has been subsequently added.]
John Yong, maior. John Brom'. Vic. A^{o}. vij^{to}. Thomas Brice. John Stokton.
This yere the lord Scalis, S^{r}. Anthony Widvile, faught with the bastard of Burgoyne in Smethfeld.
Tho's Holg've, maior. Humfrey Hayford. Vic. A^{o}. viij. Thomas Stalbroke.
This yere was the lady Margret the kyngs suster maried to the duke of Burgoyne.
Wil' Tailor, maior. Symkyn Smyth. Vic. A^{o}. ix. Will'm Hariot.
[Sidenote: Hegcote felde.]
This yere the duke of Clarence weddid therle of Warwiks doughter at Caleis: and the same yere was the lord Herbert and diverse other slayne at Hedgecote felde.
REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1470-1472.]
Ric' Lee, maior Ric' Garden'. Vic'. A^{o}. x^{o}. ij tyme. Rob't Drope.
[Sidenote: Comes Wigoon.]
This yere the kyng discounfeited the comoens of Lyncolneshire biside Staunford; and the duke of Clarence and therle of Warwike fled into Fraunce at Eastre, and came ageyne at Mighelmas; and than king Edward fledde into Flaundres to the duke of Burgoyne; and therle of Worcestre was biheded at Tour Hille.
John Stokton, maior. John Crosby. Vic'. A^{o}. xj. John Warde.
This yere kyng Edward landid in the North with fewe people, and came to London on Sher Thursday, and toke his journey furth ageyne on Eastre even; and upon Eastre day met with therle of Warwik and marquys Mountague his brother at Barnet, and there slewe them with moch other people: and than was quene Margret and prynce Edward hir sone with theare compeigny, landid in the West; and kyng Edward met them at Tewkesbury; and there was the prynce slayne with many others: and while the kyng was there, came the bastard Faconbrige with shipmen and moche other people to London, and firid at London brige biside seint Katerynes and without Algate: and afterward the kyng rode into Kent with moch people, and assid the contrey at moch money for theire risyng.
REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1472-1476.]
Wil' Edward, maior. John Aleyne. Vic'. A^{o}. xij^{o}. John Shelley.
This yere after Cristmas apperid a blasyng sterre, and contynnued v weke and more.
Will' Hapton, Thomas Bledlowe. Vic'. A^{o}. xiij^{o}. maior. John Browne.
John Tate, maior. Robert Billisdon. Vic'. A^{o}. xiiij^{o}. Will'm Stokker.
This yere was a grete watche upon seint Petres nyght, the kyng beyng in the Chepe; and there fill affrey bitwixt men of his household and the constablis; wherfore the kyng was gretely displeasid with the cunstablis.
Robert Drape, maior. Thomas Hille. Vic'. A^{o}. xv^{o}. Edmond Shaa.
This yere the kyng askid of the people grete goodes of theire benevolence, to gone over the see and so passid to Caleis, and so furth into Picardie; and there upon a brige, kyng Lewes of Fraunce and he spake togider, and toke appointment bitwixt them upon certen mariages and certen money in hand, and l m^{l} crownes of sterling money yerely to be sent to the kyng out of Fraunce, duryng theire lives and a year after, so to be paide: and the kyng retourned ageyne over into England.
REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1476-1481.]
Rob't Basset, maior. Hugh Brice. Vic. A^{o}. xvj^{o}. Rob't Colwich.
This yere an heretike callid Habraham was taken, which accusid diverse persones of the cite and other places, of which some were abjurid at, and did theire penaunce at Paulis.
S^{r}. Raff Joslyn, Will'm Horne. Vic'. A^{o}. xvij^{o}. maior. Ric' Rason.
This yere the abbot of Abyndon a pardon of pleyne remission,[131] and the wallis of London were bigonne to be newe repaired.
[Footnote 131: Sic in the MS.]
Humfrey Hayford, John Stokkes. Vic. A^{o}. xviij^{o}. maior. —— Colet.
This yere the parliament was at Westm'; and the duke of Clarence was atteyntid of high treason, and afterward put to deth in the Tour of London.
Ric' Garden', maior. Rob't Hardyng. Vic'. A^{o}. xix. Rob't Bifeld.
This yere a wex chaundler in Flete strete had bi crafte, perced a pipe of the condit withynne the grounde, and so conveied the water into his selar; wherfore he was jugid to ride thurgh the citee with a condit upon his hedde. And this yere was grete deth of people; wherfore the kynges courts were not kepte at Westm' frome Easter to Midsomer nor in the Guyldhall from Easter to Midsomer.
Barth' Jamys, Thomas Ilam. Vic'. A^{o}. xx^{o}. maior. John Warde.
This yere were the diches about the Tour newe cast, and the Tour newe repeired: and certen merchaunts of Bristowe were accusid of money makyng; and the kyng examyned them and there accuser, and there accuser forsoke that he hadde done; wherfore he sent them home, and also sent theire accuser to Bristowe, there to have his jugement. Also this yere the duches of Burgoyne came into England to see the kyng hir brother, which shewid to hir great pleasure, and so she departid ageyne. And this yere the duke of Gloucestre, and therle of Northumberland reisid grete people agein the Scottes, which fledde and wold not bide.
REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1481-1483.]
John Browne, Thomas Danyel. Vic. A^{o}. xxj. maior. Will'm Bacon.
W. Hariet, maior. Rob't Tate. Vic. A^{o}. xxij. Will'm Wikyng. Ric' Chaury.
This yere a quarter of whete was worth xij s. and more. Also the duke of Gloucestre, and therle of Northumberlond, with many other lordes and moch people went into Scotland unto Edenburgh, and there made proclamacons in the kyngs name of England; and in their comyng homeward the sege contynued at Berwike, unto the towne and castell were geten with grete assauts. Also about seint Laurence tide was grete enquery at Caleis, for counterfeityng of the keies of Cales.
Edmond Shaa, Will'm White. Vic'. A^{o}. xxiij. maior. John Mathewe.
This yere the viij day of Aprile died kyng Edward.
NOTES;
CONTAINING
THE MATERIAL VARIATIONS
BETWEEN
THE PRECEDING COPY OF THE CHRONICLE,
AND
THE TRANSCRIPT IN THE COTTONIAN MS. JULIUS B. I.
NOTES.
NOTE A. (erroneously printed Note D.) page 9.
This event is stated to have occurred in the third year of Henry III.
NOTE B. page 16.
A^{o}. xxx. Hen. III.—"This yere was seint Edmond of Pountney translated, et ven' sanguis depositus fuit in hospic' s'c'i Thome apud conductu' usq' ad festu' s'c'i Edwardi, quo die d'n's rex cu' honorabili p'cessione ven'al' apud Westm' deposuit."
NOTE C. page 16.
A^{o}. xxxj. Hen. III.—"In this yere there was an erthquake thurghout England."
NOTE C. page 21.
Thomas fili' Thome. Ph'us Walbroke. A^{o}. xlvj^{o} Hen. III. Ric'us Tailour.
NOTE D. page 23.
To the account given in the text is added "and London lost theire fraunchise."
NOTE E. page 28.
"And there were forjuged, drawen and hanged, iij Englisshe christen men, and ij^{c} iiij^{xx} and xiij Englisshe Jues."
NOTE F. page 37.
"Also the same yere the kyng had his counseile there with erlis, barons, and other of his counseile; and the kyng toke of the lay people" &c.
NOTE G. page 43.
Nicholl Faryndon. Will'm Basyng. Vic'. A^{o}. ij. [Edw. II.] John Butler.
Thomas Romayne. Roger Palmer. Vic'. A^{o}. iij^{tio}. Janyn' de S'c'o Ed'o.
NOTE H. page 43.
John Gesors. Simon Merewodde. Vic'. A^{o}. v^{to}. [Edw. II.] Ric' Wilforde.
NOTE I. page 46.
Nicholas Faryndon. Will'm Prodome. Vic'. A^{o}. xiij^{o}. [Edw. II.] Reynolde at Condite.
Hamond Chikwell. Symon Abyndon. Vic'. A^{o}. xiiij^{o}. John Preston.
NOTE K. page 50.
In the Cottonian MS. is the following copy of the letter from queen Isabel and prince Edward:
"Isabel, by the grace of God quene of England, ladie of Ireland and countes of Pountif, and we Edward, the eldist son of the kyng of England, duke of Guyen, erle of Chestre, of Pontif and of Mounstroille, to alle the comonialte of London senden gretyng. Forasmoch as we have bifore this tyme sent to you by oure lettres how we ben comen into this lande with good arreie and in good manere, for the honor and profite of Holy Chirch, and of oure dere lord the kyng and alle the realme, with alle oure myght and power to kepe and mayntene, as we and alle the good folke of the seid realme are holden to done, and upon that we praied you that ye wolde be helping to us in as moche as ye shulde mowe in this quarell that is for the comon profite of alle the realme, and we have had in thys time non answere of the seid lettres, ne knowe not your wille in that partie: wherfore we send to you ageyne, and charge you and praie that ye bere you so ageins us that we have no cause to greve you, but that ye ben to us helping by alle the weres that ye may or shalle conne and mowe. For weteth wele in certein that we, and alle thoo that ben comen with us into this realme, think not to doo, ne we shulle not done if it like God, eny thing but that shal be for the comon profite of the realme, but onely to distroie Hugh Spencer our enymy, and enymy to alle the seid realme, as ye well knowe; wherfore we praie you, and charge you in the feith that ye owe to oure lord the kyng and to us, and up alle that ye shalle mowe forfeit ayens us, that if the said Hugh Spencer oure enemy come withynne your power, that ye do hym oure wille, and that ye leve not in no manner, as ye desire honour and profite of us alle, and of alle the realme; and weteth of that ye done oure praier and mandement, we shalle the more be holden to you, and also ye shalle gete you worship and profite if ye send us hastely alle your wille. Yeven at Baldok the vj^{te} day of Octobre."
NOTE L. page 54.
"In this yere Edward Bailolle, the son of John Bailolle sometyme kyng of Scotland, came into England chalengyng his right heritage, that is to sey, the kingdome of Scotland; with whome many grete lordes of England went into Scotland, and at Domfrevelyn arrividden, where fast by an abbeie ij m^{l} of Englisshemen discomfited xij m^{l} of Scottes." &c.
NOTE M. page 58.
In the copy in the Cottonian MS. this event is said to have occurred in the fifteenth year of Edw. III.—"Also this same yere, that is to seye the xv yere of his reigne of England, was the first yere of his reigne of France, and he came fro Tourney."
NOTE N. page 64.
"This yere [A^{o}. xxxiiij. Edw. III.] the blode all fresshe flowid out of the tombe of Thomas sometyme erle of Lancastre. Also this yere the kyng chose his sepulture at Westmynstre. Also this yere, the yere of oure lord m^{l} iij^{c} lx, the xiiij day of Aprile and the morn after day, the kyng Edward with his hoste lay about Paris," &c. as is related in the text to have occurred in the thirty-fifth year of Edward III., though the king's expedition to Calais against the regent of France is stated to have occurred in the thirty-fourth year.
NOTE M. page 67.
The sheriff called in the text Adam Wymondham, stands as Adam Wymbyngham in the Cottonian MS.; and though the death of dame Blaunch duchess of Lancaster is there mentioned, no notice occurs of the pestilence.
NOTE N. page 70.
The following is the account of the events in this year [A^{o}. xlix. Edw. III.], in the copy in the Cottonian MS.—"In this yere, at the towne of Brugges in Flaundres, was tretid upon diverse articles hangynge atwixt the pope and kyng Edward. Also the same tyme at Brugges was tretid for a peas bitwixt the ij realmes Fraunce and England. Also this yere deide William Witlesey archebisshop of Caunterburye, and the monkes chose the cardinall of England; and the kyng was wroth therwith, and wolde not consent therto, ne the pope nor cardinall; and so Maister Symon succedid."
NOTE O. page 71.
The only event noticed in the copy in the Cottonian MS. in the 51st Edw. III. is the death of Edward prince of Wales, and his burial at Canterbury.
NOTE P. page 71.
It is singular that in both MSS. the events mentioned in the text, as well as the death of Edward the Third, are said to have occurred in the fifty-second year of that monarch's reign, for he died in the fifty-first year, namely on the 21st of June 1377. The commencement of his reign is always calculated from the 25th of January 1327, when his father resigned the crown.
NOTE Q. page 77.
A^{o}. ix. Richard II.—The copy in the Cottonian MS. only states under this year, that "This yere, the yere of oure lord m^{l} iij^{c} and iiij^{xx} and vj, kyng Richard went into Scotland with a roial power."
NOTE R. page 79.
A^{o}. xiv. Richard II.—No other circumstance is mentioned under this year in the Cottonian MS., than the following,
"In this yere was the good man at the litle Condit mordred."
NOTE S. page 80.
The occurrences mentioned in the text as having taken place in the 15th of Richard II. are in the Cottonian MS. assigned to the following year; but no notice is taken under either year of "the pley of S^{t}. Katerine."
NOTE T. page 80.
King Richard's expedition into Ireland in the 18th year of his reign, is not noticed in the copy in the Cottonian MS.
NOTE U. page 81.
The Cottonian MS. adds, that the earl of Arundel was beheaded at Tower hill, "in the same place where S^{r}. Symon of Burelle was bihedid. And the duke of Gloucestre the kyngs uncle was foule murdred at Caleis, in the Princes inne, with ij towailis made snarewise, and put about his necke. And therle of Warwik and lord Cobham were dampned to perpetuall prison;" which is stated in the text to have occurred in the 21st of Ric. II. "And the parliament was enjourned to Shrowesbury, unto the xv day of seint Hillarie, where it was endid, and where moch people were disheritid."
NOTE X. page 83.
Instead of the words "and of Braybroke &c." the following occur in the copy in the Cottonian MS.
"and of the bisshop of London, Braybroke, putten a supplicacion to the kyng, the tenor wherof foloweth in this fourme;
"To our full excellent right doutful sovereigne and ful graciouse lord the kyng.
"Ful mekely bisechen your humble lieges spirituell and temperell, tharchbisshop of Caunterburye, the bisshop of London, the maire, shireves, and aldermen, and alle other spirituell and temperell gentills and comons of your cite of London; that forasmoch as full grete and sorowefull malices, trespases, and wikkid commecturacions of some men, and of many evil doers of the seid cite, have been procured, done, and evil done to your roial maieste, to grete and perpetuell confusion and repreef of the evil doers, and grete velany and shame to alle dwellyng withynne the same cite, as wele innocent as unknowyng therof, as other; which malfaisours or evil doers, for there trespases have deserved harde and lither chastisement and punysshement, ne were that the high benignite of you oure doutful lord fulfilled, of al grace wol not procede ayens them after there deserts, which if ye shulde ayenst them procede, shulde be distrucion, and nought withouten cause of grete multitude of your people without nombre. Pleese it to your full excellent and doutful roial maieste, graciously to considere the grete repentaunce of your seid misdoers, and there brennyng desire that thei have to aske mercy, and to redresse in al manere, and refourme after there power as moche as it shalle mowe bene any wise possible, there excesses, folies, and defauts aboveseid, and of thabundaunt welle of grace; wherof the Almyghty Kyng, exempler of al mercy and grace, hath endued you to receyve them to your mercie and grace, and holly to foryeve alle that malfaisours or evil doers, or they dwellyng in the same cite, by cause of them have trespasid to your roial excellent maieste biforeseid; and your seid humble lieges wol submitte them, and submitten them in dede to doo, bere, and obeie almanere thing that shal in eny manere please the same your roial maieste, and evermore that your seid humble lieges bisechen that thei may be receyved to grace by Roger Walden archbisshop of Caunterbury, Braybroke bisshop of London, Richard Whityngton maire of London, &c. sufficiantly enformyd, and havyng ful and sufficiaunt auctorite and power for al your humble lieges of the seid cite, and in there name to swere and truely to holde, kepe, and observe, lowen and mayntene with al there power, withouten fraude or malengyne, alle the statuts, stablisshements, and jugements done or yolden or yeven in your high parliament bigonnen at Westminster the Monday next after the exaltacion of the Holy Cros, the yere of your graciouse reigne xxj, and fro thens aiourned to Shrowesbury unto the quinizime of seint Hillarie than next suyng, and there termined and endid: and alle other statuts and ordinunces and stablisshmentis, sithen hiderto done and made withouten ever to comon done, or procuren anything ther ageyne in any maner to that ende, that thei shal mowen be put thurgh your habundaunt grace out of al suspecion, and to ben holden as thei desiren above al thing your true lieges, for the love of God, and in the werke of charite. In witness of the which thing, and for the things aboveseid, wele and truely to holde, kepe and observe, and mayntene for al daies with al ther power, in manere as it is aboveseid without ende to done or procure the contrarie, and to live and deie your seid humble lieges, of whom ther names severally ben underwriton, as wele for themself, as in the name of the residue of the same cite to this supplicacion have set there sealis, that is to wite, we by the grace of God archbisshop of Caunterbury primate of England, Robert Braybroke bisshop of London, Richard Whityngton, William of Askeham, John Wodcok, and many other."
NOTE Y. page 83.
"And than after the presentacion of the seid supplicacion, there were made many blank chartres; and alle the men of every crafte of the cite as wele allowes and servaunts as the maisters, were charged to come to the Yeldhalle, to set there sealis to the seid blank chartres." But the disturbance "by Chestreschire men in Fryday strete," mentioned in the text, is not noticed.
NOTE Z. page 91.
"And also Sir John Cornewaile, Sir Richard of Arundell, the son of Sir John Cheyne and other Frensshemen."
NOTE AA. page 92.
"And holde the righte wey of Holy Chirche, and hym shulde want no goode. Also Courtney, that tyme chaunceller of Oxonford, prichid and enfourmed hym the feith of Holy Chirche, and the prior of seynt Barthemew" &c.
NOTE BB. page 94.
The copy in the Cottonian MS. adds, "And about the fest of seint Laurence the duke of Clarence seilid into Fraunce, to help the duke of Orliaunce," but it takes no notice of the arrival of the prince and his attendants in London, or of the departure of the duke of Clarence, the duke of York, &c. to Southampton.
NOTE CC. page 96.
The mayor and sheriffs mentioned in the text and in the copy in the Cottonian MS., as having served those offices in the 14th Hen. IV., are in the latter also assigned to the 1st Hen. V.; whilst the mayor and sheriffs stated in the text to have served in the 1st Hen. V., are in the latter attributed to the 2nd year of that monarch's reign. But there is manifestly much confusion respecting the year of the king's reign in which the events occurred, in the copy from which the text has been taken, and which will again be alluded to in a future note.
NOTE DD. page 96.
The copy in the Cottonian MS. adds, "And were put in his owne sepulture that he made himself, with quene Anne his wiffe." This is the only circumstance mentioned under the 1st Hen. V. in that MS.: and under the 2nd Hen. V., the transactions concerning Sir John Oldcastle &c., which in the text are stated to have occurred in the preceding year, are related.
NOTE EE. page 99.
In the Cottonian MS. under the third year of Hen. V., and when the mayor and sheriffs mentioned in the text as serving in the 2nd Hen. V. are stated to have held those offices, the king's expedition is properly noticed. This error cannot be explained in any other manner than by attributing it to the transcriber; for it is notorious that Henry quitted England, besieged and captured Harfleur, and fought the battle of Agincourt, in the third year of his reign. The account of that expedition is so differently related from that in the text, that it is here given at length.
"The kyng with alle his hoste seiled over the see with ij m^{l} shippis and mo; and the xvj day of August a litle from Harflete he landid: and the Saturday next after thassumpcion of oure lady he leide siege about Harflete, and contynued the sege unto the Sonday next before the fest of seint Michel, upon which Sonday the towne of Harflete was delyvered to the king, that was the xxij day of Septembre. But it is to wite, that on Tuesday bifore, that was the xvij day of Septembre, at xij of the belle wythynne nyght, the lordes that were capteynes and governours of the towne, that is to sey the lord Gaucourt, the lord Tutvill, and mo other lordes, senten out an haraude of armes unto the duke of Clarence, praiyng him at the reverence of God that he wolde send to the kyng, bisechyng hym that he wolde of his high and gracious lordship, graunt them leve to trete with what persones that the kyng wolde assigne to them. And the kyng at the reverence of God, and at there request, assigned therle of Dorset, the lord Fitz Hugh, and S^{r}. Thomas of Erpyngham, to here what thei wolde desire. And thei desired that the kyng wold not werre upon them fro that houre at mydnyght, unto the Sonday next after the fest of seint Michel; and but it were so that thei were rescued by bataile of the Frensshe kyng or with the dolphyn by that day, thei to yelde the towne to the kyng, and thei to have theire lives and goodes. And the kyng sent them worde that if thei wolde delyver the towne on the morwe next after the houre of mydnyght aforseid, without any condicion, he wolde accepte it, and in any other wise he bad them seke no trete. And yet the Frensshe lordes praied oure lordes to biseke the kyng at the reverence of God and of oure lady, that he wolde graunte them that same Tuesday nyght, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the Sonday til an houre after none: and in that meane tyme the lordes that were capitayns of the towne, to come to the kyng with xxij knyghts and squyers with them, of the moost sufficient men withyn the towne, and thei to be sworen openly afore alle the people upon Goddis body. But it so were that the Frensshe kyng or the dolphyn rescued them by that Sonday, by the houre of none or anon after none, thei to delyver the towne to the kyng, and alle there bodies and goodes to done with them whatsoever him list, without eny condicion, with that the kyng wolde suffre them to send to the Frensshe kyng viij persones out of the towne, lettyng him wite in what plite thei stond: and they graunted them. And upon the Wednesday by the morowe these lordes comen out of the towne, and xxij knyghts with them; and come the procession solempnely and stately, with xxiiij copis of a sute before Goddis body, with many worshipful lordes, knyghts, and squyers, and other moch multitude of people fro the kings tent, as solempnely done and as stately as any man saugh ever such a thing done bifore that time; but the kyng was not there present. And the Frenssh lordes there made there othes upon the holy sacrament. And the othes thus done, the Frensshe lordes with theire felauship were brought to the kyngs tents, and there thei eten in the kyngs halle: but in all this tyme thei sawe not the kyng. And when thei had eten, they were departid and delyvered to certen lordes for to in hostage unto the Sonday at the houre after none, as it was accordid whan thei received. And at the houre on Sonday after none, the kyng had a tent pight on an hille bifore the towne, and there he sate in his estate roial, and al his lordis about hym; and than came the Frensshe lordes with iij^{xx} and iiij with them, of the moost sufficient men that were withynne the towne, and to the kyng in his propre persone yelded up the keies of the towne, and there bodies and goodes to the kyngs grace without eny condicion: and this was done the xxij day of Septembre, the yere of oure lord m^{l} iiij^{c} xv. And anon after that, the kyng ostered from thens xxj daies thurgh the realme of Fraunce, fro Harflete toward Caleys; and the Friday, that is to sey the day of the holy seints Crispyn and Crispinian, alle the roial power of Fraunce, excepte the Frenssh kyng, the dolphyn, the duke of Bourgoyne, and the duke of Barre were bifore the kyng in his heigh weie, as he shulde passe to Caleis, faire embatailed in iij batailes, to the nombre of lx m^{l} men of armes, and the fairist armed men that eny man saugh ever in any place. And the kyng seyng wele that thei wolde not suffre hym to passe withouten bataile, seid to his title mayny, 'Sires and felawes, the yonder men letten us of oure wey; and if thei wol com to us, let every man preve hymself a good man this day, and avaunt banere in the best tyme of the yere.' And he rode furth with his basnet upon his hedde, and all other men of armes went upon theire fete a fast paas in holle arraie, an Englisshe myle er thei assemblid. And thrugh the grace of God the kyng made his heigh wey thrugh the thikkest prees of alle the bataile. And there was slayne the duke of Launson, the duke of Braban, the duke of Bare, vj erles, the constable of Fraunce, the seneschall of Henaude, the maister Arblaster, and of other lordes grete plente. And there was take the duke of Orliaunce, the duke of Burbon, the counte of Richmond, the counte Ewe, the marschal Sir Bursequant, and many other lordes and knyghts. And there were slayne of Frensshemen v m^{l}, and of al estats of Englisshemen passid not xxviij persones. And of estats of thenglisshe, the duke of Yorke, therle of Suffolke, ij knyghts, and Davy Game; and of gentilmen no moo. And the xxiiij day of Novembre the kyng with all his prisoners came to London in good prosparite. Also this same yere bigan the general counsell at Custance."
NOTE FF. page 103.
The arrival of the emperor is differently noticed in the copy in the Cottonian MS.
"This yere [A^{o}. iv. Hen. V.] the vij day of Maij came themperour of Almayne, Segismundus, to London; and the fest of seint George was deferrid til his comyng, and than solempnely holden at Wyndisore: and at the procession the kyng went on the upper side of themperour, and so alle the masse tyme stode in the higher place, and at mete he sate on the right side of themperour; and the duke of Bedford, and the chaunceller of England, and the bisshop of Develyn, sate on the lefte side of themperour: and the duke of Briga and another duke of themperours compeigny sate upon the kings side; and all these saten on that oon side of the table. And the first sotelte was oure lady armyng seint George, and an angel doyng on his spores; the ij^{de} sotelte was seint George ridyng and fightyng with the dragon, with his spere in his hand; the iij^{de} sotelte was a castel, and seint George, and the kynges doughter ledynge the lambe in at the castel gates. And all these sotelties were served to the emperor and to the kyng, and no ferther: and other lordes were served with other sotelties after theire degrees. And the same tyme duke William of Holand came into England; but he was not at that fest. Also the emperour laye at Westminster the tyme that he abode in England; and the duke of Holand laie at the bisshop of Elies place. And after Midsomer the duke of Holand seilid home ageyne. And after that themperour and the kyng went to Caleys: and than the duke of Burgoyne and the counte Charles his son came to Gravenyng; and the sent thider his brother the duke of Gloucestre, and therle of the March, to abide there in hostage while the duke of Burgoyne come to Caleys. And in the myddis of the river the lordes metten togider; and the dukes son of Burgoyne receyved there oure lords, and led them furth with hym into Flaundres: and the erle of Warwik receyved the duke of Burgoyne and brought him to Caleys, where he spake with the kyng of diverse matiers atwixt them ij. And he toke his leve of the kyng: and the erle of Warwik brought hym agayne to Grevenyng Water; at which tyme also the counte Charlis brought our lordes to the same place, where either of these lordes token live of other. And than the kyng retorned ageyne into England; and themperour seiled into Holand, and so passid furth into Custaunce."
NOTE GG. page 106.
"with all the lordships longyng thereto. And than the duke of Clarence with other lordes rode furth to Cane: and upon our Lady even the Assumpcion, he mustred hym bifore the towne of Cane; and the Tuesday next after our Lady day, that was the xxvij day of August, the kyng with all his host came to Cane, and ther leide his sege, and contynued til our Ladies even the Nativite, upon which even by strong assaute the towne was wonne. And than the kyng leide strong sege to the castel, which was yolden to hym. And while he was abidyng at Cane, he sent the duke of Clarence with other lordes to Baieux, and bisegid and wan it. And the same yere the kyng bisegid Argentyne, bothe towne and castell, which were yolden to hym. Also the kyng wan many castelles and townes, and strong abbeis long before seint Edwardis day."
NOTE HH. page 106.
"upon the moru after the fest of seint Lucie the virgyn and martir, the yere of our lord m^{l} iiij^{c} xvij. Also the same yere, about Alhalowen tide, the kyng leide a sege to Falowes, and contynued it to the xx day of Decembre: and than thei of the towne desired to trete with the kyng. And the kyng committid the trete unto Thomas erle of Salisbury, to Herry lord Fitz Hugh, to S^{r}. John Cornewaille, and S^{r}. William Harington knight, as commissioners for his partie: and as for the partie of the towne, S^{r}. John Meultone, S^{r}. Gilbert Mousteins, lordes of Faiete, capitaynes of men of armes and of shot withynne the towne of Faloys, and with them upon the same entrete, the lord of Gamulle; which parties entreted and accorded upon the articles and appointments folowyng."
[Then follows the treaty alluded to, which extends to eleven folios, but it is not of sufficient interest to require insertion.]
"Which castel was delyvered up and yolden to the kyng in manner and fourme as it is bifore seid. And than the kyng lete parten his hoste to journey diverse weys; that is to say, oone partie the duke of Clarence with many ful worthis with hym: and he gate many townes, castells and strong abbeis. And the duke of Gloucestre another partie of the oste; and with hym therle of the March, the lord Grey, the lord Clifford, Sir Water Hungerford steward of the kyngs house, with ful many other knyghts and squiers: and he gate er he leide his sege to Chirburgh, xxiiij townes and castells. And after Eastrene he leide sege to Chirburgh, and contynued it unto Michelmas, at whiche tyme bothe towne and castel of Chirburgh was yolden to hym. And the iij^{de} parte of the hoste the kyng delyvered to therle of Warwik and other lordes with hym, which gate many strong townes, castells and abbeis. And after Eastern the kyng leide a sege to Lovers, and wan it: and afterward he leide a sege and wanne Pount Large. And than he leide a sege to the cite of Rone and contynued; and duryng the sege the maire of London was chosen upon seint Edwardes day."
NOTE II. page 107.
A^{o}. vij. Hen. V.—"Also the kyng contynued his sege from seint Edwardes day unto the xiij day of Janeuary, at which day thei of the cite desired to trete: and the kyng comytted with hym for to trete, therles of Warwik and Salisburie, the lord Fitz Hugh, Sir Water Hungerford, Gilbert Humfrevile, John de Vasques de Almada, and Robesard, knyghts: and for the parte of Rone these followyng." |
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