Chapter IV: Part 4

In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxij, the xxj[94] day of March, on a Moneday, deyde kyng Herry the forthe, at Westm'. And lyghth entered at Caunterbury, on the north syde of seynt Thomas schryne the martyr. Thanne Herry, the sone and heire of the sayd kyng Herry the forthe, began to reigne, and com to London; and ayens hym was a gret rydynge of men of London, and broughte hym to the tour of London upon the Fryday; and on the morwe he rood thorugh Chepe with a gret roughte of lordes and knyghtes, the whiche he hadde newe made in the Toure on the nyght before, unto Westm'. And on the morwe, that is to say Passion Soneday, the whiche was a ful trobly wet day, he was crowned at Westm' with michel ryalte. And in this yere, the firste day of Septembr', it hayled strongly. In this yere my lord of Dorset lay at the sege of the castell of Mount Andre in Gyan; and Blounte was capitayn of the castell of Sobyre. Also another companye of Englysshmen lay in the town of Barbesey; and there was don a jorney betwen Englysshmen and Frensshmen be syde Mount Andre, in the monthe of August: and thorugh the grace of God iij c Englysshmen xvij lesse, toke and sclewe viij m of Frensshmen: and there were take the lord Hayle, the lord Morlet, the bastard of Clynton, the lord en le Sale de Mary, the maire of Rochell, the capytayn of Tholomonde, the capitayn of Ryons, the capitayne of seynt John the Evangelist, the capitayn of Racheford, the capitayn of Urlound, and manye othere capitaynes and gentiles whiche were to longe to telle. In this yere was the lord Cobbeham, called S^{r}. John Oldcastell, arested and put into the Tour of London, for certeyn poyntes of heresye whiche he held ayens the beleve of holy chirche: and after he brak prison and wente away.

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

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

REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1413-1414.]

Will' Crowm'e,[95] John Nicholl, vynt'. Anno primo.
drap', maior. John Sutton, groc'.

[Footnote 95: _See note_ CC.]

[Sidenote: Kyng Richard boones were feet fro Langeley and beried at Westm'.]

[Sidenote: Obiit Thomas Arundell arch'ep'us Cantuar'.]

[Sidenote: A parlement at Leycestr'.]

[Sidenote: John the K. brother duke of Bedforthe.]

[Sidenote: Humferey the K. brother duke of Glowcester.]

[Sidenote: Chicheley B. of seynt De' mad archebissh' of Canterbury.]

[Sidenote: Nyauncer took seynt Anne chirch for scleyng of S^{r}. John Tybbay.]

In this yere, on seynt Edmondes day the kyng, there was a gret convocacion of clergye at Poules in London, whiche contenued tyl the iiij day of Decembre; and thanne was the kyng and his counseill accorded to fette the bones of kyng Richard fro Langele to London, and to berye them at Westm';[96] and there was don a dirige ryally; and on the morwe the masse was solempny songon. And on the Soneday sewyng, Thomas Arundell erchebysshop of Caunterbury and manye othere bysshoppes, at the crosse of Poules accursed S^{r}. John Oldcastell lord of Cobbeham and alle hise mayntenours. And in the xix day of Decembre cam the Frensshe ambassatours to London, fro the kyng of Fraunce to the kyng of Engelond. Morover in the twelfthe day in Cristemasse it was certefied the kyng, that S^{r}. John Oldcastell was up with a stronge peple ayeyns hym. Wherfore the kyng be hys counseill cam to London the viij day of Januar'; and with hym cam hise brethren, and the erchebysshop of Caunterbury, and Courtenaye the bysshop of Norwych, and manye othere lordes and bachelers. And the nexte nyght the kyng with hyse brethren and the bysshopes token the feld ayeyns Sire John Oldcastell, beyonde seynt Gyles in Holborne, betwen Westm' and the highe weye toward Tyborne; and there the kynges peple token diverses men as they comen be the weye, of whiche on was a squyere of S^{r}. John Oldcastell, and othere diverses men also: and there was muche folk arested and put into the Tour of London, of whiche folk there were xij men drawen fro the Thoure of London as a Fryday at nyghte thorughe the town to Neugate, and there they were tyl on the morwe; and they with othere xxv men, that is to seye xxxvij persones, were drawen, hanged, and brent; and tho that were drawe were said arrysers ayeyns the kyng: and certaynly the said S^{r}. John Oldcastell with gret multitude of Lollers and heretykes were purposyd with ful wyll and myght for to have distroyed the kyng and hyse brethern, whiche ben protectours and defendours of Holy Chirche, and them also that ben in degre of holy ordre in the service of God and of his chirche, the which will and purpos, as God wolde, was lette; and S^{r}. John Oldcastell fledde and escaped. Forthermore in this yere the xix day of Feverer, deyde Thomas Arundell the erchebysshop of Caunterbury. Also in this yere was a parlement at Leycestre, and there was the lord John the kynges brother mad duke of Bedeford and erle of Kendale, and the lord Humfrey hys brother was mad duke of Gloucestre and erle of Pembroke, and S^{r}. Richard the dukes brother of York was mad erle of Caumbregge. And in this yere in the monthe of Juyll wente oure ambassatours into Fraunce, and some of the ambassatours wenten into Constaunce to chesen the pope: and some wenten to the emperor; that is to seye, to the emperor wente the erle of Warwyk, the lord Fitz Hugh, Sire Walter Hungerford, S^{r}. Rauf Rocheford, Maistre Philipp Morgan, Maistre John Henyngham, with comission. And to the cytee of Constantyne wente the bysshop of Bathe, the bysshop of Salesbury, the bysshop of Chestre, the abbot of Westm', the abbot of York, the abbot of Gerseye, with othere doctours. Also into Fraunce wente the bysshop of Dorham, the bysshop of Norwych, the erle of Salysbury, the lord Grey Codonore, S^{r}. John Pelham, Robert of Waterton, and othere. Forthemore on the Monday the xxiij day of Septembre began a grete counseill at Westm'; and on the neste Monday after, that is to seye the firste day of Octobre anno d'ni mill'mo cccc^{mo}xv. Also the same yere was S^{r}. Herry Chicheley bysshop of seynt Davyes mad erchebisshop of Caunterbury, and S^{r}. Richard Courtenay mad bysshop of Norwych. And in the same yere on seynt Marie Maudeleyn day, John Neauser squyer, and his men, sclowen Maistre John Tybbay clerk, as he passed thorugh Ladlane; for the whiche deth the same John Nyauncer and iiij of his men fledden into seynt Annes chirche withinne Aldrichgate; and withinne the same chirche they were mured up, and men of diverses wardes watched them nyght and day. And the forsaid John Nyauncer and his men forsuoren the kynges lond, and passyd thorugh the citee of London toward Caleys in there schertes and breches, and ich of them a crosse in there hand.

[Footnote 96: _See note_ DD.]

REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1414-1415.]

Thomas Faucon', John Michell, fysshmong'. A^{o}. s'c'do.
drap', maior. Thomas Aleyn, m'c'.

[Sidenote: The grete werk of Shene was begonne.]

[Sidenote: Newe gates in London.]

[Sidenote: The deth of lordes at Hampton.]

[Sidenote: Sege of Harfleu.]

[Sidenote: The yeldyng of the toun of Harfleu.]

[Sidenote: The lord Beauford capitayn.]

[Sidenote: The bataill of Aigincourt this day.]

[Sidenote: Mort.]

[Sidenote: Mort.]

[Sidenote: Alle the bellys of London were ronge for yoye.]

In this yere was Sperepoynt drawe and hanged for counterfetynge of the kynges seall. Also in this yere John Claydon skynner, and Richard Turmyne bakere, were brent in Smythfeld for heresye. And on the iiij day of March after, was the pardon of the lord Cobbeham, that is to seye S^{r}. John Oldcastell, proclamed. On Palme Soneday the xvj day of March was William Elys sone brought out of the Tour of London be comaundement of the kyng, and delivered to the said maire for to kepe hym in warde, and specyally in yrens, for tales that he hadde told of the kyng; and also for the peple seyde that they myghte non yren fetres no lokkes holden hym; and there he was cheyned to an yren post at the counter gate in Chepe, ayens the Standard. Also the same yere was the kynges grete werk begonne at Shene; and in hys tyme was mad newe g'tes at London wall, and a newe gate, and the prevy that stod withinne the more was drawe doun and set on this syde of the wall over the comown dych that comyth out of the more. And in his tyme[97] the kyng made his vyage toward the costes of Normandye; and he rood thiderward thorughout the citee of London toward the town of Hampton, that is to weten the xviij day of Juyn, the yere of his regne the thridde begynnyng; and at Hampton he lay stille for to abiden his retenue and his stuff that longith for werre: and in his lyenge there, the Moneday the v day of August next after were put to dethe there Sire Richard of Yorke erle of Caumbregge, the lord Scrop that tyme tresorer of Engelond, and S^{r}. Thomas Gray knyght, for treturye and ymagynyng of the kynges deth. And in the same yere on the morwe after seynt Laurence day, the xj day of August the Sonday, the kyng and alle his retenue schipped iij houres after noon at Portesmouth, toward the town of Harefleu in Normandye; and he landed at Kedecaux iij myle out of the town of Harefleu on oure lady even the assumpcion, the xiiij day of August. And the kyng began to leye his sege to the town of Harfleu the xvij day of August: and the kyng lay there at the sege fro the same xvij day of August unto the xxij day of Septembre or the town were yolden up; and his lyenge there aboughte the town there dyed many on of his retenue, that is to weten, the erle of Suffolk, the bysshop of Norwych, Courtenay, S^{r}. John Philip, and manye othere knyghtes and squyers, and othere comoun peple whiche were nought nombred. And the same xxij day of Septembre the toun of Harfleu was yolden up to the kyng, and alle the keyes of the toun brought to hym: and the kyng abode tyl the laste day of Septembre, til that he hadde mad governaunce withinne the town: and he made his Em[98] the lorde Beauford the erle of Dorset, captayn of Harfleu. And the Tuesday the firste day of Octobre the kyng toke his weye fro Harfleu toward his town of Caleys, with the noumbre of viij^{l} fytyng men: and the Frensshmen of Fraunce broken there brigges and pyled the forthes of the water of Some and othere diverses wateres, that the kyng myghte nought passe but with moche disese til he com to the water of Swerdes; and there the kyng and his oost passyd over. And on the xxv day of Octobre was Fryday, and seynt Crispyn and Crispianiani day the lordes and the chyveteynes of Fraunce lay with a gret oost enbatailed to the noumbre of vi^{xx} m^{l}, and wolde a stopped the kynges weye that he schulde nought a passed to his town of Caleys. And the kyng with his oost batailed hym ayens the Frensshmen, and manfully he faught ayens them in a feld that is called Aigincourt, and sclowe and toke of them of dukes, erles, barons, knyghtes, and cheveteyns to the noumbre of xij m^{l}; and of the comown peple mo thanne the noumbre of iij m^{l}, that is for to weten, the duke of Orlyons and the duke of Burbon, the erle of Vendon, the erle of Ewe and the erle of Richemond, with S^{r}. Bursegaunt; and there sclayn the duke of Launson, the duke of Braban and the duke of Bare, and the erle of Navers, the lord de la Brytte constable of Fraunce, and the seneschall of Henaude, with manye othere lordes, knyghtes, and squyers, and worthy men v m^{l} and mo. And on oure syde were sclayn the duke of York, the erle of Suffolk, and S^{r}. Richard of Kyghle, and David Gamme squyer, with a fewe mo othere persones to the noumbre of xviij. And the xxix day of Octobre, the morwe after seynt Simondes day and Jude, the same day the newe meire schulde ryde and taken his charge at Westm', the same day erly in the morwe comen tydynges to London while that men weren in there beddes, that the kyng hadde foughton and hadde the bataille and the feld aforseid. And anoon as they hadde tydynges therof, they wente to alle the chirches in the citee of London and rongon alle the belles of every chirche; and solempnely alle the prestes of every chirche, and othere men that were lettered songen _Te deum Laudamus, &c._ And ayens ix of the belle were warned alle the ordres of relygeous men of the citee of London, for to go a procession fro seynt Poules unto seynt Edward schryne at Westm'. And the newe maire and hise aldermen with alle the craftes of London, and the quen with alle here lordes also wente from seynt Poules unto Westm', and offred at seynt Edwardes schryne aforeseid, or the meire tok his charge; and whanne the meire hadde taken his charge, every man come rydyng hom fro Westm' on horsbak, and were ioyful and glad for the goode tydynges that they hadde of the kyng, and thankyd oure lord J'hu Crist, his modir seynt Marye, and seynt George, and alle the holy company of hevene, and seyde _Hec est dies quam fecit d'n's_.

[Footnote 97: _i.e. the third year of his reign. See note_ EE.]

[Footnote 98: _Sic, query_ "uncle."]

REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1415-1416.]

Nicholl Wotton, Alan' Ev'ard, m'c'. A^{o}. iij^{o}.
drap', maior. Will' Caumbregg, iremong'.

[Sidenote: The comynge of oure kyng to Caleys.]

[Sidenote: The landyng of oure kyng at Dovorr.]

[Sidenote: The comyng of oure kyng to London.]

[Sidenote: The maire and the aldermen presentyd the kyng with a m^{l} li in too basyns of gold worth v^{c} li.]

[Sidenote: Sigismund the emperor of Almayne com to London.]

[Sidenote: The metyng of the kyng and the emperor.]

[Sidenote: The duke of Holand com to London.]

[Sidenote: The removyng of the emperor.]

[Sidenote: The kyng wente to Caleys for trete with adversaries of Fraunce.]

[Sidenote: The galy halfpence were stroyd.]

[Sidenote: Bellu' sup' mare int' I. ducem Bed' et adv'sar' reg'.]

In this yere began the generall counseill at Constaunce. Also in this yere, that is to say the xxviij day of Octobre, the kyng com to his town of Caleys, and was there til the xvj day of Novembre: and that same day the kyng schipped fro his town of Caleys toward Engelond, and he landed the same day at nyght at Dovorr, and com forth alle the woke after toward London: and the Fryday at nyght the kyng come to Eltham, and there he lay al that nyght; and on the morwe was Satyrday, the xxiij day of Novembre, the maire of London and alle the aldermen, with alle the craftes of London, reden every man in reed, with hodes reed and white, and mette with the kyng on the Blakeheth comyng from Elthamward toward his citee of London; and ayens his comynge was ordeyned moche ryalte in London, that is to weten at London bregge, at the conduyt in Cornhill, at the gret conduyt in Chepe, and at the crosse in Chepe was mad a ryall castell, with angels and virgynes syngynge therinne; and so the kyng and hise presoners of Frensshmen reden thorugh London unto Westm' to mete, and there the kyng abod stille. And on the morwe after, it was Soneday and the xxiiij day of Novembre, the maire and alle the aldermen, with too hundred of the beste comoners of London, wente to Westm' to the kyng, and present hym with a m^{l} pound, in too basynes of gold worth v^{c} li. And in this tyme the emperor of Almayne com into Engelond with viij^{c} hors to seynt George feste; that is to wete, the firste day of Maij, at nyght, he landed at Dovorr; and on the Satyrday, the seconde day of Maij, he cam to Caunterbury and bod stylle there unto the v day of Maij: and the Thorsday, the vij day of May,[99] the maire and alle the aldermen, with alle the craftes of the citee, reden alle in rede gownes, and hodes white and reed, and mette with the emperor on the Blakehethe; and the kyng and alle hise lordes mette with hym at seynt Thomas Wateryng, and there the kyng put hym on the right hond, and the erchebysshop on the left hond, and so they come rydynge thorugh the citee of London and forth to Westm': and the xxix day of Maij the duke of Holand come to London, and he lay at the bysshopes place of Ely in Holbourne; and he abod stylle there unto the xxj day of Juyn. And the xxvj day of Juyn the emperor remeved fro Westm' toward the castell of Ledes in Kanc', and from the castell of Ledes unto Eltham, and from Eltham forth to Caunterbury; and he schipped out of Engelond the xvj day of August. And the same yere the kyng wente to Caleys for to trete wyth his adversarije of Fraunce: and the same yere the duke of Bedford, the kynges brother, was mad capitayn of the see for a quarter of a yere; and the same tyme he and his retenue took iij carykes and drowned the forthe, and a gret hulke was drowned also: and anon after, in the same yere, was taken a gret carryke at Dertemouth. And in this same yere, that is to weton on the Mighelmesse day, was Benet Wolman drawen and hanged, and his heed smyten of and set on London bregge for tretory: and in the same yere, the viij day of Octobre, was a p'chemyn' of Trille melle strete drawen and hanged, and his heed smyten of and set upon London brigge for tretory: and in the same yere weren alle the Galy half pens fordon at a parlement holden at Westm', the whiche parlement began the xv day of March. Also in the same yere, that is for to seye in the begynnyng of the forthe yere of the reigne of kyng Herry the fyfthe, the duke of Bedford and the erle of March, with othere certeyne lordes and there retenue, foughton with vij carykes of Jene, and with aboughte l othere vesselles, some hulkes, some barges, some galys, and some galyottes; of whom, blessyd be God, he toke iij carykes with there patrons, and drowned a gret hulke that was called the Blake hulke of Flaundres, and the remenant fledden there wey: and this was don upon oure lady day the assumpcion, the iiij yere above seid.

[Footnote 99: _See note_ FF.]

REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1416-1417.]

Herry Barton, skynn', Rob't Wydyngton, groc'. A^{o}. iiij^{o}.
maior. John Coventr', drap'.

[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]

[Sidenote: A begger was drawen for disfiguryng of children.]

[Sidenote: Thomas Pedwardyn kepere of Sprottes keye was sclayn on Estreday.]

[Sidenote: The bataill on the see betuen the erl of Hunt' and the kynges adversaries.]

[Sidenote: The castell of Touk with the toun was yolden.]

[Sidenote: Cane was goten and manye othere townes and castelles.]

And in this same yere was a parlement at Westm' holden, and it began the xix day of Octobre; and at that parlement was the erle of Dorset mad duke of Excestre: and in this same yere, on seynt Katerine even, was a begger drawen and hanged for dysmembrynge of yonge children, and he was drawen in his owne carre from the Leden halle unto Tyborne: and in this same yere was a theff sclayn, withoughte seynt Marie Spytell, that highte Robert Somerford: and the same yere held his Cristemasse at Wyndesore: and the same yere were too women hanged at Tybourne; that oon was a spycer wyf of Seynt Albons, and that other was the baillyf wyf of Vynesbury; and the same yere was the same bally hanged: and the same yere was Thomas Petwardyn, kepere of Sprottes keye, sclayn in seynt Dunston chirche in the Est, in the hyghe chancell, on the Esterday at evesong tyme, with the lord Straunge and his men, and there was S^{r}. John Trussell and hise sone, and othere men of his, sore wounded; and that fray began betwen the lord Strange wyf and Sire John Trussell wyf: and the same yere, upon seynt Petyr day and Poule, the erle of Huntyngdon, with othere certeyn lordes and there retenue, foughten with ix carykes of Jene, the grettest that evere were seyn in this coostes, and scomfited them; of whiche, thanked be God, he toke iiij grete with there patrons, and the admirall of them alle was called the bastard of Burbon, with alle the tresoure that they alle schulde aben waged with for a quarter of a yere; and the othere carykes fledden awey. Also the same yere, the xxx day of Juyll, the kyng with alle his oost seyled into Fraunce, and londed in Normandye, upon Lammes day, a litell besyde the castell of Touke; the whiche castell he toke first after he was landed, and yaf it to his brother the duke of Clarence, with alle that longith thertoo.[100] Also the same yere, that is to say anno quinto, the kyng gat Cane Beyeux, and manye othere townes and castelles and riche abbeys, longe before seynt Edward day.

[Footnote 100: _See note_ GG.]

REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1417-1418.]

Ric' Merlawe, irmong', Herry Rede, armerer. A^{o}. v^{to}.
maior. John Gedeney, drap'.

[Sidenote: S^{r}. John Oldcastell was taken in Walys.]

In this yere the generall counseill was ended at Constaunce, and an unyte mad in Holy Chirche; and a pope chosen on seynt Martyn day, be fre eleccion and comowne assent of alle the generall counseill cristen, whiche pope was called Martinus quintus. Also in this yere, on the feste of seynt Lucie the virgyne, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxvij, S^{r}. John Oldcastell lord of Cobbeham was taken in the march of Walys, and brought to Westm', where he was forjugged; and he was drawe thorugh the citee of London, which in his dayes was heed of heretykes and Lollers; and he was hanged be a cheyne of iren, and was brent up the galawes and alle.[101]

[Footnote 101: _See note_ HH.]

REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1418-1419.]

Will's Sevenok, groc', John Bryan. A^{o}. vj^{to}.
maior. Rauf Barton, skynn'.

[Sidenote: The sege of Roen.]

[Sidenote: Sacr'm ducis de Burgoyne.]

[Sidenote: The duk of Burgoyn was sclayn.]

[Sidenote: Frere Randolf.]

The whiche John Bryan, schirreve of London,[102] fell in the water of Thamyse, the whiche was cause of his deth, and dyed on the x day of Octobre; and in his stede John Perneys was chosen for the remenaunt of the yere. Also the same yere the kyng of Engelond with his lordes beseged the citee of Roen,[103] the whiche sege dured half a yere and more; but at the laste, thorugh the grace of God, it was yolden to hym upon the day of seynt Wolstan, alle ayens there will, God wot, for nede compelled them therto for defaute of vitaill; for as it was seid there deyde withinne the town for defaute of vitaille, mo thanne xxx m^{l} durynge the same sege. Also in the same yere the dolphyn of Fraunce sente after the duke of Burgoyn, to whom, as men seyn, nought fully vij nyght before he was sworn un on Godes body sacred to ben good and trewe for to come and speke with hym be syde Parys, at the town of Monstreux, with certeyn persones undir sauf conduyt; and whanne he cam thedir, notwithstondyng the gret othe that was mad betuen them bothe, nother his sauf conduyt, the viscount of Burbon, as the duke kneled before the dolphyn, smot hym with an ax in the heed; and so that the forseid dolphyn and hise complices falsly and untrewly, and ayens alle manere lawe of armes, morthered the forseid duke and made an ende of hym. Also this same yere frere Randolf, a mayster of dyvynyte, that sumtyme was the quene Johanne confessor, at the excitynge of the forseid quene, be sorcerye and be nygramancie wrought for to astroyd the kyng: but, as God wolde, his falsnesse at the laste was aspyed; wherefore be comown parlement the quene forfetyd here landes.

[Footnote 102: "was mischevously drowned at Seint Katerines mille as he went to eas hym" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Footnote 103: _See note_ II.]

REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1419-1421.]

Ric' Whytyngton, John Boteler, m'c'. A^{o}. vij.
m'cer, maior. Rob't Whytyngton, drap'.

[Sidenote: The weddyng of the kyng and quene Kateryne in Fraunce.]

[Sidenote: The sege of Melau and of manye mo citees, townes and castell.]

This same yere was the kyng Herry the fyfthe mad heir and regent of Fraunce, and wedded to dame Katerine the kynges doughter of Fraunce, at Troys[104] in Champayn, upon Trynyte Soneday; and anoon after he hymselfe and hise lordes, with the duke of Burgoyne and manye othere ryalles of Fraunce, wenten and leyd sege to manye diverses citees, townes and castellys, whiche weren holden with the dolphyns men and Armenakes, and wan them; but Melau sur Seyne was on of the werste that evere he leyde sege to, for ther was inne a schrewd meyne of rebelles.

[Footnote 104: _See note_ KK.]

Will's Cambregge, John Boteller, drap'. A^{o}. viij^{o}.
groc', maior. John Welles, groc'.

[Sidenote: The coronacion of the quene at Westm'.]

[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]

[Sidenote: The kyng ordeyned certeyn weyghtes for gold.]

[Sidenote: The deth of the duke of Clarence.]

[Sidenote: The town of Mileu was yolden.]

This yere on Candelmasse day be the morwe the kyng come into Engelond with hys quene, and landed at Dovorr; and on the xiiij day of Fever, upon seynt Valentynes day, the kyng come to London; and the xxj day of the same monthe the quene come to London; and on the xxiij day of the same monthe sche was crowned at Westm'.[105] Also this same yere, anoon after Estren, the kyng helde his parlement at Westm'; in whiche parlement was ordeyned, that no man after Cristemasse thanne nest folwynge schulde putten forth no proffre no gold in payment but yf it held the weyte, wherfore the most part of the peple ordeyned them balaunces and weytes. And anoon after Pentecost the kyng seiled over the see to Caleys, and passyd forth into Fraunce. This same yere upon Estre even afore noon, that is for to say the xxij day of March, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxj, the duke of Clarence with manye other lordes were sclayn beyounde the water of Leyre in Fraunce; and manye lordes were taken prisoners the same tyme, of the whiche the erle of Hunt', and the erle of Somerset with hys brother, were principales. Also the same yere, betuen Cristemasse and Candelmasse, the town of Mileu' was yolden to the kyng, and alle cheveteyns with the sowdyours were ledd to Parys in the croke of the mone they myght seyn, for of them there skaped thens but fewe on lyve.

[Footnote 105: _See note_ LL.]

REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1421-1422.]

Rob't Chycheley, John Weston, drap'. Anno ix^{o}.
groc', maior. Ric' Gosselyn, irmong'.

[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm', and a xv^{me} and a dyme graunted.]

[Sidenote: The birthe of kyng Herry the vj^{te}.]

[Sidenote: Mewes in Bry' was yolden.]

[Sidenote: The newe wedercock of Poules was set up.]

This yere, on the thridde day of December, began the parlement at Westm', whiche was holden be the duke of Bedforde, thanne lyftenaunte of Engelond; in whiche parlement was graunted a quynzyme and a dyme, the kyng hymself thanne lyenge at the sege of Mieux in Bry', in Fraunce, the half of whiche xv^{e} and x^{me} to be payd at the purification of oure lady nest folwynge, and that the kynges deputes schulde resceyve in payement swyche gold as wente; that is to seye, zif a noble were worth v _s._ viij _d._, the kyng schulde taken it to the value of vj _s._ viij _d._; and if it were lesse than v _s._ viij _d._, thanne the persone so payenge that money schulde make good the surplus to the value of v _s._ viij _d._ to the kyng, in contentyng the kyng of the hol noble of vj _s._ viij _d._; and in cas the noble so paied were better of value thanne v _s._ viij _d._, it was accorded that the kyng schulde paye to the awnere therof the overplus above v _s._ viij _d._: also thanne was gret scarcete of whit moneye in Engelond, that is to seye of sylver, for every man, because of the said newe eschange, outred gold and kept sylver in as moche as they myghte. Also in the forseid monthe of Decembre, on seynt Nicholl day, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxj, Herry the kynges sone was born at Wyndesore, whos goodfadres at the font were Herry bysshop of Wynchestre, sithe Cardynall, and John duke of Bedford, and Jacomyn duchesse of Holand was hys goodmodyr; and his goodfadir at his confirmacion was Herry Chicheley erchebysshop of Caunterbury. Also in the monthe of May,[106] the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxij, and of the kyng the x yere, the citee of Mewes in Bry', whiche longe tyme hadde be seged, was yolde to the kyng. Also the same yere, the xiij day of August, the newe wedircock was set upon Seynt Poules stepill of London: and the laste day of the same monthe of August deyde the most excellent, and most graciouse, and most doutyd prynce of Cristen chivalrye, Herry of Engelond the fyfthe, after the conquest the x^{e}, whos boones, in the begynnyng of Novembre folwynge, were brought into Engelond, and after to London; and on the vij day of Novembre he was ryally entered at Westm'.

[Footnote 106: _See note_ MM.]

* * * * *

NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' H' SEXTI PU' NON UNI' ANNI QUI REGNARE CEPIT PRIMO DIE SEPTE'BR' ANNO D'N'I MILL'MO CCCC^{mo} xxij^{do}.

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1422-1423.]

Will's Waldern, Will' Estfeld, m'c'. A^{o}. p^{o}.
m'c', maior. Rob't Tatersale, drap'.

[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]

[Sidenote: The governaunce of the K. was ordeyned by parlemente.]

[Sidenote: W^{m}. Tailor an heretyk was brent.]

This same yere upon a Wednesday the xxj day of Octobre, on the morwe be vj[107] and vij on the belle, deyde kyng Charles kyng of Fraunce the kynges aiel of Engelond, in his ostell of seynt Poule withinne Parys, whos body was worthyly entered in seynt Denys. Also the vij daye of Novembre the same yere, oure kyng Herry the fyfthe nobely was entered at Westm'. Also in this yere the kynges parlement was holden at Westm', which parlement began the Moneday nest before the feste of seynt Martyn, that is to seye the ix day of Novembre, in whiche parlement was ordeyned the governaunce of the kyng, how and in what manere he schulde be governed in his tender age.[108] Also in this yere on the firste day of March Maistr' William Taillor prest, was disgraded of his ordre of presthood; and in the morwe after he was brent in Smythefeld for certeyn poyntes of heresye.

[Footnote 107: "in the morning between," &c. _in the Cotton MS._]

[Footnote 108: _See note_ NN.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1423-1424.]

Will's Crowm'e, Th' Wandesford, m'c'. A^{o}. s'c'do.
drap', maior. Nicholl Jamys, groc'.

[Sidenote: The weddyng of the kyng of Scottes.]

[Sidenote: The bataill of Vermill.]

This yere upon Satyrday, that is to sey the xiij day of Novembre, the kyng and the quene his modir remeved from Wyndesore toward the parlement at London, the whiche began at Westm' on the xxj day of Octobre before; and on the forsaid xiij day of Novembre at nyght, the kyng and the quene were logged at Stanes; and upon the morwe thanne beynge Soneday the kyng was born toward his modir chare, and he schriked and cryed and sprang, and wolde nought be caryed forthere; wherefore he was born ayeyne into the inne, and there he bood the Soneday al day; and on the Moneday he was born to the chare, and he beynge thanne gladde and merye chered; and at even come to Kyngeston, and there rested the nyght; and on the Tuesday he come to Kenyngton; and upon Wednesday he cam to London[109] with a glad sembland and mery chere, in his modyr barm in the chare rood thorugh London to Westm'; and on the morwe brought into the parlement. Also this same yere in the monthe of Feverer, Sire Jamys Styward kyng of Scottes spoused dame Johanne the duchesses doughter of Clarence, of hir first housbonde the erle of Somerset, at seynt Mary Overe. And this same yere the xvij day of August was the bataill of Vermill in Perche, betuen the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce, and the Armynakes, with the Scottes: but thankyd be God the victorye fell to the Englyssh partye; for there were sclayn of oure adversaryes the erle of Bougham, the erle Douglas, the erle of Almar, the erle of Tonnar, the erle of Vauntedore, and the viscount Nerbon that traytourly sclewe the duke of Burgoyne knelyng before the dolphyn at Moterell, and manye mo to the noumbre of x m^{l} and mo: but the moste vengeaunce fell upon the proude Scottes; for there wente to schep wassh of them the same day mo thanne xvij^{c} of cote armes be a countynge of herowdes.

[Footnote 109: _See note_ OO.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1424-1425.]

John Michell, fysshmong', Simon Seman, vynt'. A^{o}. t'cio.
maior. John be the Wat', goldsmyth.

[Sidenote: The duk of Glouc' and his wyf the duchesse of Holond wente over the see for take possesscion in hise landes.]

[Sidenote: The sege of Mauns.]

This same yere[110] the duke of Gloucestre with his wyf the duchesse of Holand wenten over the see into Henauude, for to taken possession of hys wyfves herytage, where he was worschipfully receyved and taken for chif lord of the lond: but not longe after it happed so that he was fayn to retorne hom ageyn, and lefte hys lady behynde hym with all the tresour that he broughte thedyr, in a town that men callen Mouns in Henauude, the whiche was swore to hym to ben good and trewe, and to kepe the lady in sauf warde tyl he come ageyn: but at the laste they that weren in the forseid town becomen fals, and delyvered that worthy lady to the duke of Burgoyn; and he sent here to Gaunt there to ben kept, but as God wolde for here, withinne a schort tyme thens sche ascaped awey in a mannes wede, and com to a town of hire owne in Seland that is clepyd Sirixe, and fro thens into Holand that is called Tirgowe, where with helpe of here frendes that were there, sche withstood the duke of Burgoyne and al his malyce. Also the same yere the erle of Salysbury, the erle of Suffolk, the lord of Wylughby, and the lord Scales, with there meyne leyden a sege to the citee of Mauns, the whiche citee was yolden up to them withinne schort tyme, with manye othere stronge townes and castells to the nowmbre of xxxvj^{ti}.

[Footnote 110: _See note_ PP.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1425-1426.]

John Coventr', m'c', Will'm Milred, m'c'. A^{o}. iiij^{to}.
maior. John Brokle, drap'.

[Sidenote: An hevynesse roos betuen the bysshop of Wynchestre and the duke of Gloucestre.]

[Sidenote: The kyng was mad knyght.]

[Sidenote: Kyng Herry made manye knyghtes with his owne handes.]

[Sidenote: Segewyk was hanged [_in another hand_.]]

This same yere, that is for to seye the morwe after seynt Symon day and Jude, the meire rood to Westm', and took his charge as the custume is of the meires of London. And the same day at even and alle the nyght folwynge was strong and grete wacche: and the morwe nest folwynge moche peple of the citee of London in savynge and kepynge the kynges pees, arraied in sufficient harnes to stonde with the duke of Gloucestre protector of Engelond, and be the maire of London, and in defens of the citee ageyn the bysshop of Wynchestre;[111] and the peple that to hym was withholden of the countes of Lancastre and Chestre, and of othere cuntres; but thankyd be God there was non harme don on neythir partye. Also the same yere John duke of Bedford made kyng Herry the vj^{te}, his goodsone, knyght at Leyc', upon Witsoneday. And anoon forthwith the kyng Herry dobbed alle the knyghtes whos names here folwen, that is for to sey, first, the duke of York, the sone and heire of the duke of Norfolk, the erle of Oxenford, the erle of Westmerland, the sone and heire of the erle of Northumberland, the sone and heire of the erle of Ormond, the lord Roos, Sire James Boteller, the lord Mautravers, S^{r}. Herry Gray of Tankervyle, S^{r}. William Nevyle lord of Faucomberge, S^{r}. George Nevyle lord of Latymer, the lord of Welles, the lord of Berkeley, the sone and heir of the lord Talbot, Sire Raf Grey of Werke, Sire Robert Veer, Sire Richard de Gray, Sire Edmond of Hungerford, Sire Robert of Wyngefeld, Sire John Botiller, Sire Reynald Cobham, Sire John Passhelewe, Sire Thomas Tunstall, Sire John Chidiok, Sire Rauf Langeford, Sire William Drury, Sire William ap Thomas, Sire Richard Carbonell, Sire Richard Wodevyll, Sire John Shardelowe, Sire Nicholl Blouket, Sire Rauf Radclyff, Sire Edmond Trafford, Sire William Cheyne, Sire William Babyngton, Sire John Juyn, and Sire Gilbert Beauchamp.

[Footnote 111: _See note_ QQ.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1426-1427.]

John[112] Reynwell. Rob't Arnold, haburdash'. A^{o}. v^{to}.
John Heigham, drap'.

[Footnote 112: "William" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Sidenote: The bysshop of Wynchestre was mad cardynall.]

[Sidenote: The cardynall haat.]

[Sidenote: Wille Wawe was hanged: the hedes of buttes of suete wyn were smeton out [_in another hand_.]]

[Sidenote: How the hat was seet on his heed.]

This same yere aboughte Schroftyd the duke of Bedford wyth his lady passed the see to Caleys: and a litel before passyd the see to Caleys Herry bysshop of Wynchestre; and upon oure lady day the Annunciacion anno d'n'i mill'mo cccc^{mo} xxvij, the bysshop of Wynchestre was made cardynall in seynt Marye chirche of Caleys ful solempnely, where were the same time the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce and his duchesse; and before or the masse was begonne whiche the bysshop schulde don, the popes cosyn broughte the cardinall hat and with gret reverence sette it upon the heyghe auter, and there it stood alle the masse tyme; and whanne the bysshop hadde don the masse and was unreversed, thanne was don on hym an abyte in manere of a freres cope of fyn scarlet furred with pured; and thanne he there knelynge upon his knees before the heighe auter the popes bulles were reed to hym; and the firste bulle was his charge; and the seconde bulle was that he schulde have and reioyssen alle the benefices sp'uelx ant temperellx that he hath in Engelond; and whanne this was don the regent of Fraunce duke of Bedford, wente up to the heighe auter and tok the cardinall haat and sette it upon the bysshopes heed of Wynchestre, and bowed and obbeyed to the bysshop and tok hym before hym.

John Gedeney, drap', Rob't Ottele, groc'. A^{o}. vj^{to}.
maior. Herr' Frowyk, m'c'.

[Sidenote: A gret reyn and a long duryng.]

This same yere[113] fro the begynnyng of April into Halwemasse was so gret abundance of reyn, where thorugh nought only hey was distroied, but also moche corn, for it reyned almost every other day more or lasse.

[Footnote 113: _See note_ RR.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1428-1429.]

Herry Barton, skynn', John Abbot. A^{o}. vij^{o}.
maior. Thomas Dufhous.

[Sidenote: The erle of Sar', S^{r}. Th' Mountagu, at the sege of Orlyons was sclayn with schot of a gonne.]

[Sidenote: The mordryng of a widewe be a fals Breton.]

[Sidenote: Here women maden an ende of the Breton.]

[Sidenote: The duke of Norfolk was in perille at London bregge.]

This same yere,[114] the iij day of Novembre, deyde the worshipfull Sire Thomas de Mountagu erle of Salisbury before Orlyons, thorugh schetyng of a gonne as he lay at the sege before the forseid cite; God have mercy on his sowle. Forthermore duryng that sege, at the begynnyng of Lenten neste folwynge, vii m^{l} of Frensshmen and mo with many a Scot fel upon oure men as they wente thiderward with vitailes be sydes a town that is called Yamvyll, where S^{r}. John Styward and his brother with mo than vij^{c} Scottes that thei were governours of, lighten a fote, and were sclayn every modir sone be S^{r}. John Fastolf, S^{r}. Thomas Rempston, and othere capitayns of oure syde, the whiche hadde nought passyng v^{c} fytynge men with them at all withoughte chartres; but Charles of Burbon and the bastard of Orlions, with alle the Frensshmen sittynge on horsbak seynge the governaunce, trussed them and wente away. Also a lytel before Witsonday nest folwynge, was the forsayd sege broken up be the duke of Launson and his power; and alle oure lordes and capitayns of the same sege disparpled, that is to say the erle of Suffolk and his brother, the lord Talbot, and the lord Scales with many mo, the whiche sone after were taken everych on at myschief. Furthermore, this same yere betwen Estren and Witsontyd a fals Breton mordred a wydewe in here bed, the whiche fond hym for almasse withoughte Algate in the subbarbes of London, and bar awey alle that sche hadde, and afterward he toke socour of Holy Chirche at seynt Georges in Suthwerk; but at the laste he tok the crosse and forswore the kynges land; and as he wente hys way it happyd hym to come be the same place where he had don that cursed dede, and women of the same paryssh comen out with stones and canell dong, and there maden an ende of hym in the hyghe strete, so that he wente no ferthere notwithstondynge the constables and othere men also, whiche hadde hym undir governaunce to conduyt hym forward, for there was a gret companye of them, and hadde no mercy, no pyte. Also this same yere, the viij day of Novembre, the duke of Norfolk with many a gentilman squyer and yoman, tok his barge at seynt Marye Overeye betwen iiij and v of the belle ayens nyght, and purposyd to passe thorugh London bregge, where the forseid barge thorugh mysgovernaunce of steeryng, fill upon the pyles and overwhelvyd, the whiche was cause of spyllyng of many a gentilman and othere, the more ruthe was, but as God wolde, the duke hymself and too or iij othere gentylmen seenge that myschief, leped upon the pyles, and so were saved thorugh helpe of them that weren above the brigge, with castyng down of ropes.

[Footnote 114: _See note_ SS.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1429-1431.]

Will'm Estfeld, m'c', m^{or}. Rauf Holand, drap'. A^{o}. viij^{o}.
Will' Russe, jueller.

[Sidenote: The coronacion of oure kyng.]

[Sidenote: The pucell de Dieu was take.]

[Sidenote: A wolle pakker a heretike.]

The same yere, upon seynt Leonardes day, the kyng Herry the vj^{te}, noughfully viij yere old, was crowned at Westm';[115] at whos coronacion was mad xxxv knyghtes; and on Seynt Georges day nest folwynge, afore noon, he passyd over the see to Caleys: also the xxiij day of May, after noon ayens nyght, before the town of Compigne, there was a woman taken armed in the feld, with many othere capitayns, the whiche was called _la pucelle de Dieu_, a fals wyche, for thorugh here power the dolphyn and alle oure adversaries trusted holy to have conquered ayen alle Fraunce, and nevere to an had the wers in place that sche hadde ben inne, for they helden here amonges them as for a prophetesse and a worthy goddesse. Also the same yere, aboughte Candelmasse, Richard Hunden, a wolle packer, was dampned as a fals heretyk and a lollard, and brent at the Tour hill, the whiche was of so large consciens that he wolde eten fleysh on Frydays.[116]

[Footnote 115: _See note_ TT.]

[Footnote 116: _See note_ UU.]

Nicholl Wotton. Rob't Large, m'c'. A^{o}. ix^{o}.
Walt' Chertesey.

[Sidenote: Lollard.]

[Sidenote: Lollardes.]

[Sidenote: Jakke Sharp a lollerd was behedyd at Abyndon.]

This same yere aboughte Mydlenten was S^{r}. Thomas Baggeley, prest and vyker of Mabenden in Essex, besyde Walden, dysgraded of his presthod and dampned as for an heretyk, and afterward brent in Smythfeld. Also the same yere, in somer, the kyng beynge in Fraunce with alle hise temperall lordes for the most partye, the lollardes, with manye mo othere that weren enclyned to there secte, casted billes aboughte in every good town in Engelond, and purposed for to have made a rysyng and distroyed Holy Chirche and the reaume; but, thanked be Almyghty God, there falsnesse and there treson was sone aspyed and distroyed; for on William Maundevyll, sum tyme a wever of Abendon, and bailly of the town, that called hymself Jakke Sharp of Wygemoresland in Walys, and schulde a ben chief mayster of them alle, was taken at Oxenford, and hedyd at the seid toun of Abyndon, on Tuesday in Whitson wyke, with many mo of his felas, and in many mo othere places of the reaume also.

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1431-1433.]

John Welles, groc', maior. John Atherley. A^{o}. x^{mo}.
Stephan Broun.

[Sidenote: Kyng Herry was crowned kyng of Fraunce.]

This same yere, the xvj day of Decembre, G beynge the dominical lettre, kyng Herry the vj^{te} was crowned kyng of Fraunce at Parys, in the chirche of Notre Dame, with gret solempnyte and rialte; and anoon after he turned ayen into Engelond, and landed at Dovorr the ix day of Feverer', and come to London the xxj day of the same month, where he was ryally resceyved, alle the craftes rydynge ayens hym all in white.

John P'ueys, drap'. John Olneye, m'c'. A^{o}. xj^{mo}.
John[117] Pattesley, jueler.

[Footnote 117: "Robert" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Sidenote: Soudeors were arest.]

[Sidenote: The regent of Fraunce was wedd.]

[Sidenote: Sowdeors of Caleys were banschyd and some ded.]

This same yere the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce com to Caleys the Tuesday before Estre day;[118] and in the morwe after the sowdeours were arested and put into warde: and in the Estre woke the forsaid regent rood into Picardie to Tyrywe, and there the bysshop of Tyrewyn dede wedde the regent to the erles doughter of Seynt Poule; and whanne they were weddyd he com to Caleys ageyn: and the xj day of Jun, on seynt Barnabe day, were foure sowdeours of Caleys beheded; that is for to sey, John Maddeley, John Lunday, Thomas Palmere, and Thomas Talbot; and v score and x banshyd that same tyme, and before that tyme were banshyd vj score; and so on Midsomer-even after com the regent and his lady to London, that faire citee.

[Footnote 118: _See note_ XX.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1433-1435.]

John Brokle, drap', Thom's Chalton, m'c'. A^{o}. xij^{mo}.
m'. John Lynge, drap'.

[Sidenote: The Lollardes of Prake were distroyed.]

[Sidenote: A gret frost durynge xj wokes.]

This same yere,[119] aboughte Whitsondtyd, the lollardes of Prage were distroyd, for at too jorneys there were sclayn of them mo thanne xx^{ti} m^{l} with there cheveteynes; that is for to sey, P'copins, Shaphoo, and Lupus, P'sbit; and there also was taken onlyve Maister Piers clerk of Engelond, and an Englyssh heretyk and enemye to all Holy Chirche. Also this same yere was a gret frost and a strong, lastynge more than xj wokes, for it dured fro seynt Kateryne even unto seynt Scolastyce day the virgyne, in Feverer.

[Footnote 119: _See note_ YY.]

Rob't Otle, groc', Th' Bernewell, fysshmong'. A^{o}. xiij^{o}.
m'. Simon Eyre.

[Sidenote: A trete for pees betuen Engelond and Fraunce.]

[Sidenote: The duk of Burgoyn was sworn]

[Sidenote: of whiche oth he was assoyled of a cardynall.]

This same yere[120] in hervest tyme, at the citee of Aras, there was a gret counseill and a strong, to trete for the pees betwen Engelond and Fraunce, of manye a gret lord both sp'uelx and temperelx, but as it is seyn ofte tyme that undir tretys is treson, so was it there; for the duke of Burgoyne that was sworn upon Godes by sacred, to be good and trewe to the kyng of Engelond and hise successores, there, of a cardinall that was callyd cardinall of Crouche, unwetynge the holy fadyr the pope, was asoyled of that othe to holde with oure adversarye the dolphyn, that hadde mordred his owne fadyr before tyme. Also this same yere the kyng of Aragon, the kyng of Navare, and the Maister of seynt James, with iij c knyghtes and squyers and mo, were taken in the see of Jauneys, upon seynt Domynyk day.

[Footnote 120: _See note_ ZZ.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1435-1436.]

Herry Frowyk, Thom's Catworth. A^{o}. xiiij^{mo}.
m'c', m'. Rob't Clopton.

[Sidenote: Depe and Harfleu were lost thorugh defaute.]

[Sidenote: The duke of Burgoyne with a ryall power leyde sege to Caleys:]

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

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

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

This same yere[121] upon Alle Halwe nyght, was the toun of Depe stole and take with Armynakes: and on newe yeres tyd nest folwynge the toun of Harflieu also, for defaute of good kepynge, the whiche kyng Herry the fyfthe gette before the bataill of Agincourt, with a strong sege and a ryall, first of alle the townes of Normandye. Also this same yere the ix day of Jule, the duke of Burgoyn with a ryal power leyde a sege to the town of Calys, and contynued unto the xxix day of the same monthe; and that day, blessyd be Almighty God, his male writhed, for a strong bastyll that he hadde mad upon the water syde was taken and distroied, and alle that were withinne sclayn unto the noumbre of v^{c} men oughttake iij persones, that is for to sey, a knyght, a prest, a frere, the whiche knyght seyde that the duke of Burgoyn was nought thre men from hym in the same bastill that tyme that he was taken; and thanne a morwe erly also the oost sette there tentes a fyre, and wente there wey with sorwe, levynge gret stuff behynden them bothe of vitailes and of other thynges also. And the seconde day of August nest folwynge, the duke of Gloucestre, with the duke of Norfolk, the erle of Warrewyk, the erle of Stafford, the erle of Hunt', the erle of Oxonford, the erle of Devenschire, the erle of Morteyn, and the erle of Uwe, with manye othere lordes, barons, and knyghtes, squyers, and yemen, unto the noumbre of l m^{l} and mo, passyd over the see with v hundred seyles and mo, and londed at the forseid toun of Caleys; and the iiij day after, they passyd forth over the water of Gravelynge and comen into Flaundres, where they brenden and sclewe all that they myghte come to xj dayes durynge, in to gret harm of that cuntre, and pryncypally to the toun of Poperynge and of Belle, where Haukyns drank be note withoughte cuppe; and thanne they turned ageyn and comen hom sauf and sounde, blessyd be God of his soude. Also this same yere, the xiij day of August, the kyng of Scottes and hys wyf lyenge at the sege of the castell of Rokysburgh, with a gret power of Scottes and a gret ordinaunce brak up the sege and wente his way shamfully, and lefte his ordinaunce and his stuff behynden hym as a coward, and mo thanne vij score of his galyentires sclayn and taken at the same sege: and so myghte he wel sey, that in the crook of the mone com he thedirward, and in the wylde wanyande wente homward:

_With reste and pees,
A man schal best encrees._

[Footnote 121: _See note_ AAA.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1436-1438.]

John Michell, fysshmong', Will'm Gregory, skynn'e. A^{o}. xv^{o}.
maior. Th' Morstede, drap'.[122]

[Footnote 122: "sergman" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Sidenote: Obit' Katerine Re' Angl'.]

[Sidenote: A tour with too arches of London bregge fel don.]

[Sidenote: Obit' Joh'ne regine Angl'.]

[Sidenote: the deth of the lyons.]

This yere, the secunde day of Januar, deyde quene Katerine, the whiche was kyng Herry wyf the fyfthe. Also this yere, the xiiij day of Januar, fyl doun a tour of London bregge toward Suthwerk, with too arches and al that stood therupon.[123] Also this same yere, the ix day of Jull, deyde quen Jane kyng Herry the forthe wyf, that before was duchesse of Bretayne. Also this same yere deyde alle the lyons that weren in the Tour of London, the whiche was nought sen in no mannys tyme before out of mynde.

[Footnote 123: _See note_ BBB.]

Will'm Estfeld, m'c', Will'm Hales, m'c'. A^{o}. xvj^{o}.
maior. Will' Chapman, drap'.

[Sidenote: Oweyn brak prison prevyly, which hadde wedded quen Katerine.]

[Sidenote: Will'm Goodgrom was hangen.]