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1    Ande thys same yere be-ganne the generalle Conselle at Custaunce
2of alle clargye and of alle maner of nacyons.     

column 1

3Nicholaus Wotton,
4Mayre of London

column 2

5William Cambryge
6Alayne Everarde

column 3

7A^o iiij^o.
8
9    And in that same yere, onne the morne aftyr Syn Symonnys day

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10and Jude, that the mayre shulde ryde to Westemyster for to take
11hys othe, come tydyngys to London of the batayle a-bove sayde
12by the Byschoppe of Worseter, that tyme beyng Chaunceler, for he
13come to London erly in the mornynge, and warnyd the mayre.
14And thenne thorowe London they lette rynge the bellys in every
15chyrche and song Te Deum ; and at Powlys, at ix of the clocke, the
16tydyngys were oppynly proclaymyd to alle the comeners of þ^e
17cytte and to alle othyr strangerys. And thenne the Quene, and
18alle hyr byschoppys and alle the lordys þat were in London that
19tyme, wentte to Westemyster on hyr fete a prosessyon to Synt
20Edwarde ys schryne, whythe alle the prestys, and clerkys, and
21fryers, and alle othyr relygyous men, devoutely syngynge ande
22saynge the letanye. And whenne they hadde offerde, the mayre
23com home rydynge merely whythe alle hys aldermen and comeners
24as they were i-wounte for to doo.
25
26

LE FESTE DE SENTT GORGE A WYNDESORE.

27
28     Ande thys yere com the Emperowre of Almayne in to London
29be-fore the Feste of Synt Gorge. Ande the feste was deferryde
30unto hys commynge, and that was done solempny at the castylle
31of Wyndesore. And at the prosessyon the kynge went a-pone
32the upper-moste syde of the emperowre, and soo alle the masse
33tyme he stode a-bove the emperoure. Ande at the mete the kyng
34sate on the ryght syde of the emperoure, and the Duke of
35Bedforde sate on the lefte syde, and the Chaunceler of Inglonde
36and the Byschoppe of Devylyn sate on the left syde, and the Duke
37of Bryga and a-nothyr duke of the emperours sate on the kyng ys
38syde; and alle thosse vij satte on oo syde of þ^e table. And the
39fyrste sotellete of the fyrste cours was howe Oure Lady armyd
40Syn Gorge and a aungylle doyng on hys sporys. And the secunde
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42whythe hys spere in hys honde. And the iij sotellete was a
43castelle, and Syn Gorge and the kynges doughter ledyng the lambe
44in at the castelle gatys. And all thes sotelleteys were servyd
45be-fore the emperoure and the kyng and noo ferther; ande
46othyr lordys were servyd with sotelleteys aftyr hyr astate and
47degre. And that same yere come the Duke of Holand into
48London, but he was nought at the feste a-fore sayde. And the
49emperoure lay at Westmyster alle the wyle that he was here for
50the moste party, and the Duke William of Holand in the byschope
51ys place of Ely; and sone aftyr Mydsomer the kyng went to Caleys
52whythe the emperoure, and the duke saylyd home ayenne and
53mette whythe kyng at Caleys. And the Duke of Burgayne and the
54Counte of Charlys sone come to Gravelynge; and the kynge sende
55thedyr the Duke of Glouceter hys brother and the Erle of Marche
56to abyde there in ostage, wylys that the Duke of Burgayne come
57to Calys to speke with the kynge; and in the myddys of the ryver
58the lordys mette togedyr. And the dukys sone of Burgayn ressayvyd
59oure lordys and led hem in to Fraunce, and the Erle of Warwyke
60ressayvyd the Duke of Burgayne ande brought hym to Calys, and
61there they hadde a conselle twyne hem two; and thenne he toke
62hys leve of the kyng. And the Erle of Warwyke brought hym unto
63Gravelyng water and in to the same place there as they mette
64at the fyrste metynge; and there every party toke hyr leve of
65othyr. And thenne the kynge retornyd ayenne into Inglonde and
66the emperoure saylyde unto Holande and so passyd forthe in to
67Constaunce.
68    Alle so that same yere the Duke of Bedforde and the Erle of
69Marche, on oure Lady Day the Assumpsyon, they fought whythe
70viij grete carykys of Jene and whythe l. othyr shyppys, and they
71toke hem whythe hyr patronys and drownyde a grette hulke of
72the contre of Flaundrys.     

column 1

73Harry Barton,
74Mayre of London

column 2

75Robert Wedyngton
76John Covyntre

column 3

77Anno v^o .
78
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80Huntyngdon whythe oþyr certayne lordys faughtyn whithe carakys
81of Gene, and dyscomfyte hem, and toke iiij of þ^e grettyste of them
82and hyr patronys. And the amerelle of hem was the Duke of
83Burbone, and he was take whithe hem whythe alle the tresoure
84that sholde have wagyd hem for halfe a yere. Al so the same yere
85the kynge saylyd unto Normandye the second tyme, ande he londyd
86on Lammas day by-syde Tooke in Normandye. And the same
87tyme the kyng wanne the towne of Tooke and assaylyd the castelle,
88the whyche castelle on Syn Lauerens evynne was yolde unto the
89kynge, and he gave hyt unto hys brother the Duke of Clarens
90whithe alle the lorschippys dependaunt there too; and thenne the
91Duke of Clarens roode forthe to Cane whythe othyr lordys whythe
92hym. And one oure Lady evyn, the Assumpcyon, he mustryd hys
93men by-fore the towne of Cane; and the xij day of August the
94kyng layde sege to Cane, and that contynuyd tylle the day of
95the Natyvyte of oure Lady nexte folowynge; uppon the same day
96the towne whythe grete sawte was yoldyd and wonne. And thenne
97the kyng layde sege unto the castelle, and that in shorte tyme was
98yoldyn unto the kynge; and whylys the kyng boode in Cane, the
99Duke of Clarens roode to Bayeux and wanne that. And the same
100yere the kyng wanne Argentyne, bothe the towne and the castelle.
101And the kyng wanne Alansonne and many moo stronge castellys
102and townys and stronge abbeyes.
103    Ande the same yere, a-pon Estyr daye at aftyr none, the Lorde
104Stronge and Syr John Trusselle, knyght, fylle at debate for hyr
105wyvys in the chyrche of Syn Donstonys in the Este, evyn at the
106prechyng tyme. In the same fraye Thomas Pedwardynne, fyschemonger,
107was slayne as he wolde have lettyde hem of hyr fyghtynge,
108and many men were i-hurte; and therefore the chyrche was
109suspendyd. Ande thenne was the Lorde Stronge a-restyde and
110brought unto the Counter in the Pultrye, and the Sonday nexte
111aftyr he was cursyde in every chyrche in London, whithe boke,
112belle, and candelle, in one houre of the day. And aftyr he dyde
113hys penaunsse opynly thorow London for hys trespas ayenst Hooly

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114Chyrche. And that yere was a dyre yere of whete, for a buschelle
115was worthe ij s.     

column 1

116Rycharde Merlowe,
117Mayre of London

column 2

118Harry Rede
119John Gedney

column 3

120A^o vj^o.
121
122
123    Ande the same yere, scilicet, in anno v^to , the general conselle was
124endyd, and a unyte made in Hooly Chyrche, and oo pope chosynne
125at Custaunce on Syn Martyns daye, by comyn assente of alle the
126generalle counselle, the whyche was callyd Pope Martyn the fyrste.
127Alle so the same yere Syr Johnne Oldecastelle was take in the
128Marche of Walys and brought unto the Westemyster in a chare, and
129there he was juggyde to the dethe; and thys was hys juggement,
130that he shulde be ladde thorowe London in the same chare unto
131Towre Hylle, and there to be layde on a hyrdylle and drawe to
132Syn Gylys galowys, and there to be hanggyd and brent. And so
133he was hanggyd by a stronge chayne. For there was the Duke of
134Bedforde, the Duke of Exceter, and alle the lordys of thys londe
135that were þat tyme a-bowte London, tylle that they hadde sene
136hys juggement.
137    Ande the same day the person of Wortham, theffe, and hys
138peramowre was broughte unto Westemyster Halle. And he was
139sente to Newgate, and there he dyde.
140    Ande that same yere the kyng layde sege unto Faleys the fyrste
141day of Novembre, and that sege contynuyde unto the xx day of
142Decembre, the yere of grace M^lCCCCxvij. Thenne the towne
143dysendyd for to trete whythe the kynge, and the kyng commyttyd
144the trety unto Thomas Erle of Saulysbury, and to Harry Lorde
145Fehewe, and to Syr Johnne Cornewale, and to Syr Wylliam
146Haryngdon, knyghtes and commyssyoners for hys partye; and as
147for the party of the towne, Syr Wylliam Molene, Syr Gylberte

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148Mounstrewys, lorde of Fayete, capytaynys of men of armys, and of
149the schotte whythe ynne the towne of Faleys, and whythe them
150a pon the same trete, the lord of Gamulle; which parteys entretid
151ande a cordyd uppon the artyculys and poyntmentys aftyr folowyng.
152
153    Fryste, that hit ys accordyd that the secunde day of Janyver next
154folowynge they shulde yelde uppe þ^e towne be-for sayde of Faleys,
155whythe ynne the houre of terce, into the hondys and power of oure
156soverayne lorde the kynge, or in to the hondys of hem be hym
157commyttyde and assygnyde, yf soo be that they be nott rescwyde
158be batayle of the kynge hyr lorde, or Dolfyn, hys eldyste sone, or
159by the Constabylle of Fraunce. And on that the kyng to setten
160or do settynne in the fore sayde towne suche warde and kepynge
161as hit schalle lyke hym.
162    Alle so hit ys accordyd that alle the strongers that benne in
163the fore sayde towne of Faleys, the whyche before thys tyme hathe
164ben founde agayne, and in the rystynge of, the kynge in tyme
165sythe hys fyrste comynge to hys Duche of Normandye, were hyt
166at Cane, or in any othyr of furtheresser, or that have benn with
167the kynge, or with any of hys subgettys in hys commaundementys,
168that alle suche strangerys shulle put hem only in the kyngys grace
169and mercy of oure soverayne lorde the Kyng of Inglonde.
170    Alle so hyt ys accordyd that they shalle delyvery and yeldyn
171uppe alle the presoners, Englysche or any othyr, holdyng of owre
172lege lorde the Kyng of Inglonde, the whiche that have benne

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173presoners be fore the fyrste daye a fore sayde, ande at the same
174daye of thys present trete, and that non appechementt ben put up
175on none of hem by hyr maysterys nowe at that thys tyme nor in
176tyme to come, be hyt sommaunce requyrynge or askyng in any
177maner matier what soo evyr hyt be, but fynallye the for sayde
178maysterys shalle aquyntyn, renownsyn, and relessyn to hyr presoners
179hyr troughthys, hyr behestys, and hyre othysse, whyche that the
180seid presoners mowen have made to heir maisters in eny maner, and
181that whythe owte fraude or malyngyne.
182    Alle so hyt ys accordyd that the fore sayde capytaynys shulde delyvery
183owte of the towne of Faleys in to the hondys of the commyssenaryours
184of oure soverayne lorde the Kyng of Inglonde, al thoo
185that were borne in Inglonde, Walys, and Yrlonde, or Gascoyne,
186whiche be-fore thys tyme have holde whythe the party of Inglonde,
187and for thys presentt tyme ben in thys sayde towne of Faleys
188contrarye ayenste the kyng and hys parteyes.
189    Alle so hyt ys accordyd that non of the captaynys, nor burgessys,
190nor non othyr of the towne, shalle geve nor suffer for to be gevyn
191to hem of the castelle of Faleys any strengthe of men, of armys, or
192of schotte, nor maner of socoure of armyrowrysse or artury, schottys,
193powder, gonnys, or any othyr comfort durynge the for sayde trete.
194    Alle so hyt ys accordyd that noo captayne, ne none sowdyer,
195burgeys, ner comyner, nor non othyr beynge whythe ynne the
196sayde towne of Faleys, shalle ressayve or suffer to be ressayved or
197drawyn owte of the castelle the captayne of the same castelle nor
198non othyr of the same garysonne thereynne beynge at thys present
199tretys. Ande alle soo they shulle nott drawe any of hem of the
200castelle undyr the coloure of thys presentt tretye.
201    Ande uppon thys our soverayne lorde the kynge of specyalle grace

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202hathe grauntyd unto the forsayde captaynys, sowdyers, and othyr of
203the sayde towne, hyr horse, harneys, and alle hyr othyr goodys
204what evyr hyt be, owte-take artury, shotte, powders and gonnys,
205arblastrys, and bawderykys for arblastrys, whyche that shalle abyde
206stylle in the same towne, and alle wey for to sen that the straungers
207of whyche the seconde artycule makythe mensyon, nor shalle
208not emynucyon the pryvelegys and the benyfytys of thys presentt
209artyculys.
210    Alle the for sayde captaynys have sworne a-pon hyr honowre
211that durynge the for sayde trete that they shalle not makyn nor
212suffyr to be made any brekyng, wastynge, nor be putt nor done
213a waye any of suche artyculys, shotte, or any othyr thyng be-fore
214sayde.
215    Alle so hit ys accordyd that durynge the fore sayd trete noo
216maner of poyntment of the wallys of the towne shalle be made, but
217the wallys shalle be leve stylle lyke as they ben foundyn the fyrste
218daye of this present trete.
219    Alle so hyt hys accordyd that noo sowdyer nor stranger in the
220towne of Faleys shalle not make noo robory nor pylyage on the
221burgeysys of the towne of Faleys in noo maner, ande yf any suche
222evylle doers ben founde, that thenne the captaynys of men of armys
223and of shotte do ther on justyfyynge and execusion, or ellys that
224alle suche evylle doers shalle forfete hyre benyfys and hyr
225saffecondyte.
226    Alle so hyt is accordyd that the sayde captaynys nor non othyr
227of the same towne shalle nought bere away, nor purlayne, nor suffer
228to ben i-purlaynyd or doo a-waye, any ornamentys, jewellys, or
229relyqwys of Hooly Chyrche, be they of the same towne or of any
230othyr relygyous owte of þ^e towne, that perchaunce were brought
231unto the towne for dowte of warre or othyr wyse i-brought unto
232the towne.
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234othyr of hyr feleschyppe shalle nought ledyn nor bere, nor suffer
235for to be borne nor lede, owte of the townye of Faleys, noo maner
236of goodys undyr the colowre of appyontementt, but oonly hyr owne
237propyr goode.
238    Alle so hyt ys accordyd that alle the capitaynys whythe hem of
239alle hyr company shalle a-voyde the towne of Faleys the secunde
240day of Janyver abovyn sayde by the sonne goynge downe, but yf
241that they were rescwyd as hyt ys a-fore sayde. And oure soverayne
242lorde the Kynge of Inglond of hys specyalle grace hathe grauntyd
243to alle and to every burgeys of the towne of Faleys, that wylle
244dwelle and abyde stylle in the fore sayde towne, there to a-byde
245and dwelle, sykerly and surely and fully, whythe owte any enpechyment
246uppon hem to putte in body or in goodys, mevabylle or
247unmevabylle, as herytagys nor possessyons whythe ynne the fore
248sayde towne, but pessabylly rejoysynne as hyr propyr goodys at
249thys tyme and in tyme to come, as they myght done before the
250yelding upe of the same towne; be so alle way that they so wyllynge
251to dwelle and byde in the same towne be come legys and obedyaunte
252to oure soverayne lorde the Kyng of Inglonde and hys ayrys.
253    Alle so hyt ys accordyd that noo captayne, sowdyer, nor burgeys,
254nor comyner, nor non othyr whithe ynne the sayde towne of Faleys,
255shalle nought ressayvynne, nor suffer to ressayvynne, nor drawyn of
256the castelle of Faleys the captayne ther of, nor non of there garysons,
257nor non at thys tyme there abydynge in the for sayde chastelle, nor
258noo maner of goodys to hem longyng undyr colowre and shadowe of
259goodys of the towne, nothyr undyr coloure of thys presente trete.
260    Alle so hyt ys accordyd that hangyng thys presentte trety and
261appoyntement noo maner of warre shalle be made by-twyne hem
262ande the oste of oure soverayne lorde the Kyng of Inglonde and
263hem of the towne of Faleys.

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column 1

264John Olney,
265Mayre of London

column 2

266Robert Horne
267Geffray Bolayne

column 3

Anno xxv^o .
268
269    Ande in that same yere there was an armyrer and hys owne
270man fought whythe yn the lystys in Smethefylde the laste day of
271Januer, ande there the mayster was slayne and dyspoylyde owte
272of hys harnys, and lay stylle in the fylde alle that day and that
273nyght next folowynge. And thenne aftyrward, by the kyngys
274commaundement, he was drawyn, hanggyde, and be-heddyde,
275and hys hedde sette on London Brygge, and the body hynggyng
276a-bove erthe be-syde the towre.
277    Ande that same yere was a Parlyment be-gon at Byry; and that
278same yere there was grete wache at Syn Donstonys in the Este, by
279the sofferens of oure sufferayne lorde the kyng, in every warde of

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280London alle the xvj dayes in Crystysmasse by the commaundement
281of the kynge. Ande at Schroffe tyde nexte aftyr there
282was ordaynyd a Parlyment at Synt Edmondys Bury; ande att the
283comyng of the goode Duke Umfray, sum tyme Duke of Glouceter,
284uppon the Satyrday anon as he was a lyght of hys hors he was
285a-restyde of dyvers lordys for treson by commaundement of the
286kyng, and men sayde at that tyme. And uppon the Thursseday
287next folowynge he dyssesyd ande passyde owte of thys
288wrecchyde and false trobely worlde. And he ys buryde at Syn
289Albonys.
290    Ande uppon Ester nexte folowynge, Harry Byschoppe of Wynchester
291and Cardynalle, and lythe enteryde at Wynchester. And
292a-non aftyr the dethe of the Duke of Glouceter there were a reste
293many of the sayde dukys to the nombyr of xxxviij squyers, be-syde
294alle othyr servantys that nevyr ymagenyd no falsenys of the that
295they were put a-pon of. And on Fryday the xiiij day of Juylle
296nexte folowynge by jugement at Westemyster, there by fore v
297personys were dampnyd to be drawe, hanggyd, and hyr bowellys
298i-brente by fore hem, and thenne hyr heddys to ben smetyn of,
299ande thenne to be quarteryde, and every parte to be sende unto
300dyvers placys by assygnement of the jugys. Whyche personys
301were thes: Arteys the bastarde of the sayde Duke of Glouceter,
302Syr Rogger Chambyrlayne knyght, Mylton squyer, Thomas Harberde
303squyer, Nedam yeman, whyche were the sayde xiiij day
304of Juylle i-drawe fro Syn Gorgys thoroughe owte Sowthewerke
305and on Londyn Brygge, ande so forthe thorowe the cytte of
306London to the Tyborne, and there alle they were hanggyde, and
307the ropys smetyn a-sondyr, they beynge alle lyvynge, and thenne,
308ar any more of any markys of excecusyon were done, the Duke of
309Sowthefolke brought them alle yn generalle pardon and grace from
310our lorde and soverayne Kynge Harry the vj^te.
311    Also that same yere dyssesyde the Duke of Exceter, and he was
312enteryd at Syn Kateryns.

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column 1

313Stephyn Browne,
314Mayre of London

column 2

315John Cauntelowe
316Wylliam Marowe,

column 3

317A^o xxvij^o.
318
319    Ande that same yere the Duke of Yorke, Rycharde Plantagenet,
320was exsylyde in to Irlonde for hys rebellyon, as thoo a boute the
321kynge informyde hym, fully ande falsely as hyt was aftyr warde
322i-knowe.
323    And that same yere was a tretys of trewys takyn whythe the
324Schottys by Mayster Adam Molaynys for iiij yere, that tyme he
325beyng enbasytor in to Schotlonde, and aftyr that Prevy Seale, ande
326thenne i-made Byschoppe of Chychester, and with ynne shorte
327tyme aftyr put to dethe.     

column 1

328Thomas Chalton,
329Mayre of London

column 2

330Thomas Canyngys
331John Hewlyn

column 3

332A^o xxviij^o.
333
334    Ande that same yere was the moste parte of Normandy y-loste,
335and a Parlymentte was at Westemyster. In the mene whyle was the
336city of Roon, Mustarde Vylers, and Herflete i-loste by fore Crystysmasse,
337and thenne the Parlyment was prolongyd tylle aftyr Syn
338Hyllary ys day. Ande at that tyme beyng many sowdyers at Portysmowthe,
339the whyche haddyn take the kyngys wagys for to pass ovyr
340the see. And anon aftyr Crystysmasse was sende unto the see syde
341the Prevye Sealle, whyche was callyd Mayster Adam Molaynys, to
342have take the monster at the see syde, he beynge that tyme Byschoppe
343of Chychester. Ande for hys covetysse, as hyt was reportyde,
344schippemen put hym to dethe, and sum mys-a-wysyd men of the
345sowdyers holpyn welle there-to. And thys was done at
346Portysmouthe.
347    Ande aftyr Synt Hyllary ys day the Parlyment was remevyd
348unto Laycetter; ande yn the mene tyme was Cane yoldyn, ande alle
349the remenaunt of Normandy, savyng Chyrborowe. Ande the Duke
350of Sowthefolke was a-pechyde at that Parlyment, he beynge at
351London, of verry graunte treson, and of many poyntys; among alle
352othyr, for that he schulde have solde Normandy, and also for the
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354othyr poyntys of treson, for the whyche he was exylyd owte of
355Ingelonde for certayne yerys. Ande at hys passynge ovyr the see
356warde he was mette with by-twyne Dovyr and Calys by dyvers
357schyppys, of the whyche was here Admyralle Nycholas of the
358Towre; and yn that schyppe soo beyng in the see they smote of hys
359hedde of the fore sayde Duke of Sowthefolke, and they caste bothe
360body and hys hedde in to the see. And aftyr that hyt was takyn
361uppe and brought unto the towne of Dovyr, and aftyr from thens
362brought unto Wynkylfylde in the Sowthefolke, and there hyt ys
363i-buryde; whos name was Syr Wylliam Pole.
364    Ande aftyr that the comyns of Kent a rosse with certayne othyr
365schyrys, and they chesse hem a captayne, the whyche captayne
366compellyd alle the gentellys to a-rysse whythe hem. Ande at the
367ende of the Parlyment they come whythe a grete myght and a
368stronge oste unto the Blacke hethe, be syde Grene wyche, the
369nomber of xlvj M^l; and there they made a fylde, dykyd and stakyde
370welle a-bowt, as hyt ben in the londe of warre, save only they kepte
371ordyr among them, for als goode was Jacke Robyn as John at the
372Noke, for alle were as hyghe as pygysfete, unto the tyme that they
373shulde comyn and speke with suche statys and massyngerys as were
374sende unto hem; thenne they put alle hyr pouer unto the man that
375namyd hym captayne of alle hyr oste. And there they a-bode
376certayne days too the comyng of the kynge fro the Parlymentte at
377Leyceter. Ande thenne the kyng send unto the captayne dyvers
378lordys bothe spyrytualle and temporalle, to wytte and to have
379knowleche of that grette assembelynge and gaderyng of that grete
380and mysavysyd feleschyppe. The captayne of hem sendyng
381worde agayne unto the kynge, that hyt was for the wele of hym
382oure soverayne lorde, and of alle the realme, and for to dystrye
383the traytours beyng a-boute hym, whythe othyr dyvers poyntys
384that they wolde see that hyt were in schorte tyme a-mendyde.
385Uppon whyche answere that the kyng, thedyr sent by hys lordys,
386dyd make a crye in the kyngys name of Engelonde that alle the

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387kyngys lege men of Engelonde shulde a-voyde the fylde. And
388a-pon the nyght aftyr they were alle voydyd and a-goo.
389    The morne aftyr, the kynge rode armyd at alle pecys from Syn
390John ys be-syde Clerkyn welle thoroughe London; and whythe
391hym the moste party of temporalle lordys of thys londe of Engelond
392in there a beste raye. Aftyr that they were every lorde
393whythe hys retenowe, to the nombyr of x M^l personys, redy as they
394alle shulde have gon to batayle in to any londe of Crystyn-dome,
395whythe bendys a-bove hyr harnys that every lorde schulde be
396knowe from othyr. And yn the fowarde, as they wolde have
397folowyde the captayne, was slayn Syr Umfray Stafforde and
398Wylliam Stafford, squyer, one the mannylste man of alle thys
399realme of Engelonde, whythe many moo othyr of mene personys at
400Sevenocke, in Kentt, in hyr oute ragyng fro hyr oste of our
401soverayne lordys the kyng, Harry the vj^te. And the kyng loggyd
402that nyght at Grenewyche, and sone aftyr every lorde whythe hys
403retynewe rood home in to hyr contraye.
404    Ande aftyr that, uppon the fyrste day of Juylle, the same captayne
405come agayne, as the Kenttysche men sayde, but hyt was
406a-nothyr that namyd hymselfe the captayne, and he come to the
407Blacke Hethe. And uppon the morowe he come whythe a grette
408hoste yn to Sowtheworke, and at the Whythe Herte he toke his
409loggynge. And a-pon the morowe, that was the Fryday, a gayn
410evyn, they smote a sondyr the ropys of the draught brygge and
411faught sore a manly, and many a man was mortheryde and kylde in
412that conflycte, I wot not what to name hyt for the multytude of
413ryffe raffe. And thenne they enteryde in to the cytte of London as
414men that hadde ben halfe be-syde hyr wytte; and in that furynys they
415wente, as they sayde, for the comyn wele of the realme of Ingelonde,
416evyn strayght unto a marchaunte ys place i-namyd Phylyppe
417Malpas of London. Yf hyt were trewe as they surmysyd aftyr ther
418doyng, I remytte me to ynke and pauper - Deus scit et ego non .
419But welle I wote that every ylle begynnynge moste comynly hathe

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420an ylle endyng, and every goode begynnyng hathe the wery goode
421endyng. Proverbium: - Felix principium finem facit esse beatum.
422And that Phylyppe Malpas was aldyrman, and they spoylyd hym ande
423bare a-way moche goode of hys, and in specyalle moche mony, bothe
424of sylvyr and golde, the valowe of a notabylle som, and in specyalle
425of marchaundys, as of tynne, woode, madyr, and alym, whythe grette
426quantyte of wollyn clothe and many ryche jewellys, whythe othyr
427notabylle stuffe of fedyr beddys, beddyng, napery, and many a
428ryche clothe of arys, to the valewe of a notabylle sum - nescio, set
429Deus omnia scit .
430    Ande in the evenynge they went whythe hyr sympylle captayne
431to hys loggynge; botte a certayne of hys sympylle and rude mayny
432a-bode there alle the nyght, wenynge to them that they hadde wytte
433and wysdome for to have gydyde or put in gydyng alle Ingelonde,
434alsosone at they hadde gote the cytte of London by a mysse happe
435of cuttynge of ij sory cordys that nowe be alteryde, and made ij
436stronge schynys of yryn unto the draught brygge of London. But
437they hadde othyr men with hem, as welle of London as of there
438owne party. And by hem of on parte and of that othyr parte they
439lefte noo thyng unsoffethe, and they serchyd alle that nyght.
440    Ande in the morne he come yn a-gayne, that sory and sympylle
441and rebellyus captayne whythe hys mayny; that was Saturday, and
442hyt was also a Synt Martyn ys day, the dedycacyon of Synt
443Martynys in the Vyntry, the iiij day of Juylle. And thenne
444dyvers questys were i-sompnyd at the Gylhalle; and ther Robert
445Horne beynge alderman was a-restyde and brought in to Newegate.
446And that same day Wylliam Crowemere, squyer, and Scheryffe
447of Kentt, was be-heddyde in the fylde whythe owte Algate at þ^e
448mylys ende be-syde Clopton ys Place. And a nothyr man that
449was namyde John Bayle was be-heddyd at the Whytte Chapylle.
450And the same day aftyr-non was be-heddyd in Cheppe a-fore the
451Standard, Syr Jamys Fynes, beyng that tyme the Lorde Saye and
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453Toure of London unto the Gylde Halle, and there of dyvers tresons
454he was exampnyd, of whyche he knowlachyd of the dethe of that
455notabylle and famos prynce the Duke of Glouceter. And thenne
456they brought hym unto the Standard in Cheppe, and there he
457ressayvyd hys jewys and hys dethe. And so forthe alle the iij
458heddys that day smetyn of were sette uppon the Brygge of London,
459and the ij othyr heddys takyn downe that stode a-pon the London
460Brygge by-fore. And at the comyng of the camptayne yn to
461Sowtheworke, he lete smyte of the hedde of a strong theff that was
462namyd Haywardyn. And uppon the morowe the Sonday at hyghe
463mas tyme a lette to be heddyd a man of Hampton, a squyer, the
464whyche was namyd Thomas Mayne. And that same evyn Londyn
465dyd a rysse and cam owte uppon hem at x of the belle, beyng that
466tyme hyr captaynys the goode olde lorde Schalys and Mathewe
467Goughe. Ande from that tyme unto the morowe viij of belle they
468were ever fyghtynge uppon London Brygge, ande many a man was
469slayne and caste in Temys, harnys, body, and alle; and monge the
470presse was slayne Mathewe Goughe and John Sutton aldyrman.
471Ande the same nyght, a-non aftyr mydnyght, the Captayne of Kentte
472dyde fyre the draught brygge of London; and be-fore that tyme he
473breke bothe Kyngys Bynche and the Marchelsy, and lete owte alle
474the presoners that were yn them. And uppon the morowe by
475tymys came my lorde the Cardynalle of Yorke, and my Lorde of
476Cauntyrbury, and the Byschoppe of Wynchester, and they tretyde
477by twyne the Lorde Schalys and that captayne, that the sore conflycte
478and skarmasche was sessyde, ande gaffe the captayne and hys
479mayne a generalle chartoure for hym and for alle hys company in
480hys name, callyng hym selfe John Mortymere, and thoroughe that
481mene they were i-voydyde the moste partye. And the vj day aftyr
482that, the Satyr-daye at evyn, the iij heddys were takyn downe of
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484and the Bayleyes, and the othyr ij heddys sette uppe a-yenne that
485stode a-pon London Brygge be-fore, and the body whythe hedde
486were i-burydde at the Gray Fryers at London. And uppon
487the xij day of Juylle, the yere a-fore sayde, the sayde camptayne
488was cryde and proclaymyd traytoure, by the name of John
489Cade, in dyvers placys of London, and also in Sowtheworke,
490whythe many moo, that what man myght or wolde bryng the
491sayde John Cade to the kyng, qwyke or dede, shulde have of the
492kynge a thousande marke. Also who som evyr myght brynge or
493wolde brynge any of hys chyffe counsellourys, or of afynyte, that
494kepte any state or rewle or governansse undyr the sayd fals
495captayne John Cade, he schulde have to hys rewarde of the kynge
496v. C. marke. And that day was that fals traytoure the Captayne of
497Kentte i-take and slayne in the Welde in the countre of Sowsex,
498and uppon the morowe he was brought in a carre alle nakyd, and
499at the Herte in Sowetheworke there the carre was made stonde
500stylle, the wyffe of the howse myght se hym yf hyt were the same
501man or no that was namyd the Captayne of Kente, for he was
502loggyd whythe yn hyr howse in hys pevys tyme of hys mys rewylle
503and rysynge. And thenne he was hadde in to the Kyngys Bynche,
504and there he lay from Monday at evyn unto the Thursseday nexte
505folowynge at evyn; and whythe yn the Kynges Benche the sayde
506captayne was be-heddyde and quarteryde; and the same day
507i-drawe a-pon a hyrdylle in pecys whythe the hedde by-twyne
508hys breste from the Kyngys Benche thoroughe owte Sowthewerke,
509and thenne ovyr Londyn Brygge, and thenne thoroughe London
510unto Newegate, and thenne hys hedde was takyn and sette uppon
511London Brygge.
512    And the same yere was the Byschoppe of Sawlysbury slayne
513at Edyngton, a myle owte of the towne, a-pon a hyghe hylle;
514hyt was the xiiij day of June, and alle hys goode mevabylle was
515departyde to every man dwellynge there that any of hys lyflode laye;
516for bothe oxsyn, sheppe, hors, swyne, carte, plowe, corne, hay,
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518body, bokys, chalys and alle that longyd to any manyr of hys, and
519the very ledde that coveryd the howsys and wodys wer fylde
520downe in sum placys, but not in every place, but in som, as at
521Shyrbone in Dorsette schyre. And the men that toke a-pon hem
522alle thys mys rewle, whenne they undyrstode that hyt was wronge
523that they hadde done bothe to hym, and in specyalle unto the
524kynge, they a-non wente thoroughe owte alle the towne of Shyrborne
525an toke to every man, woman, and chylde that was above
526xij yere age and iij chore, everyche of hem hadde vj^d; and they
527madde them to swere to be trewe ande holde to gedyr, by cause yf
528the kynge wolde have take any execucyon a-pon hyt he moste
529have take hyt a-pone alle the hoole schyre and contrays there that
530hys lyflode was. And for cause here of the kynge gaffe a generalle
531pardon to alle maner men.
532    Ande that same yere was slayne Tresham, the man of lawe, that
533was Speker of the Parlymentt, and hys sone was soore woundyde in
534Northehampton schyre. And by the kynge and hys counselle a
535Parlyment was ordaynyde to be-gyn on Syn Leonarde ys day nexte
536folowynge. In the mene tyme many strange and woundyrfulle bylle
537were sete in dyvers placys, sum at the kyngys owne chambyr doore
538at Westemyster, in hys palysse, and sum at the halle dore at
539Westemyster, ande sum at Poulys chyrche dore, and in many othyr
540dyvers placys of London.
541    Ande in the ende of the sayde same yere Rycharde, the Duke of
542Yorke, come to the sayde Parlymentt, for the sayde Duke was
543before banyschyd for certayne yerys, whythe a notabylle felyschippe
544of fensabylle men, and the Duke of Northefolke whythe a grete
545multytude of defensabylle men. And every lorde whythe hyr
546retynowe welle harnysyd and welle be-sene; and every lorde hadde
547hys bagge a-pon hys harnys, and hyr mayny also, that they myght
548ben knowe by hyr baggys and levereys.     

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549Nycholas Wyfolde,
550Mayre of London

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551Wylliam Deere
552John Myddelton

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553A^o xxix^o.
554
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556Somersett was a-tachyde in the Fryer Prechourys at London. And
557that day he was robbyde of alle hys goodys, and hys jewellys were
558takyn and borne a-way by lordys mayny. Ande in the morowe
559they dyspoylyd the placys and longgynges of many dyvers lordys,
560and they bare away alle the goodys that were with ynne hem, that
561ys to say, Syr Thomas Stodenham, thenne beynge wardroper, Syr
562Thomas Hoo the Lorde Hastynge, sum tyme the Chambyrlayne of
563Normandy.
564    And the same day was a man of the forsayde feleschyppe, the
565whyche was at the spoylynge and robbynge of the Fryer Prechourys,
566be-heddyde at the Standarde in Cheppe, for to ben an
567exampylle unto alle othyr; but hyt was nevyr the bettyr, for hyt
568causyd moche the more herte brennyng a gayne the duke and the
569lordys by-fore sayde, &c.
570    And that same day, the aftyr non, the Duke of Yorke roode
571thoroughe London. And he made to be cryde in dyvers placys
572that what maner a man that robbyd or ryfylde any persone
573schulde have as hastely jewys as the sayde man hadde. And uppon
574Thursday nexte folowynge the kynge come fro Westemyster,
575ryddyng thoroughe London; and whythe the Duke of Yorke, and
576the moste dele in substans of alle the lordys in thys londe, with hyr
577retenowys of fensabylle men; whyche was a gay and gloryus syght
578if hit hadde ben in Fraunce, but not in Ingelonde, for hyt boldyd
579sum mennys hertys that hyt causyd aftyr many mannys dethe.
580Wher was or ys the defaute I wotte not, &c.
581    Ande the same yere, on Candylmas daye, the kynge was at
582Cauntyrbury, and whythe hym was the Duke of Excetyr, the Duke
583of Somersette, my lorde of Schrofuysbury, whythe many moo
584othyr lordys and many justyces; and there they helde the cessyons
585iiij dayes, and there were dampnyde many men of the captayne ys
586men for hyr rysyng, and for hyr talkyng a gayne the kyng, havynge
587more favyr unto the Duke of Yorke thenne unto the kynge. And
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589they were pardonnyde to be buryde, bothe hyr quarters of hyr
590bodys and hyr heddys with alle.
591    Ande at Rochester ix men were be-heddyd at that same tyme,
592and hyr heddys were sende unto London by the kyngys commaundement,
593and sette uppon London Brygge alle at one tyme;
594and xij heddys at a nothyr tyme were brought unto London at
595sette uppe undyr the same forme, as hys was commaundyd by the
596kyng. Men calle hyt in Kente the harvyste of hedys.