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1    After the solemnitie of the coronation, the Lords & commons
2streight proceeded to the Parliame~t. In which it was
3inquired out of the death of the Duke of Glocester , & how hee
4had bin murdered at Caleis by the Duke of Norffolke , vpon y^e
5Kings commaundement. King Henrie created hys eldest
6sonne Prince of Wales , Duke of Cornewal , and Earle of Chester ,
7duke of Aquitaine . In this Parliament it was ordained
8that the statutes made in the Parliament holden in the 21.
9yere of king Richard at Westminster , and after proroged vnto
10Shrewesburie , with all the circu~stances to be adnulled, reuoked,
11made voyde, and vtterly blotted out. Also that the Parliament
12holde~ at Westminster , in the xj. yere of K. Richard be
13holden firme and stable. Also that the Lords & other perso~s
14which were iudged forth in the Parliament holden the 21.
15yere of King Richard , & their heires that be deade, shoulde
16be wholy restored to their possessions without any suing liuerie
17thereof to be made, excepted that the Lords and other
18that haue nothing of y^e issues receiued in y^e mean time. The
19K. gaue to the E. of Northumberland y^e Isle of Man , to be holde~
20of the K. by seruice, to beare the sword w^e which he entred into
21England . And to the E. of Westmerland he gaue the Cou~tie
22of Richmond . Also Iudgement was giuen against the Appellauntes
23of the Duke of Glocester in this maner: The Lords
24in this present Parliament by the Kings assent, iudge that
25the Dukes of Aumerle , Surrey , and Excester now present and
26were appellantes, shal lose theyr names of Dukes, and honors
27from he~ceforth, togither with the dignities of Dukes,
28& that the Marques Dorset , that is present, lose hys name of
29Marques, & the E. of Glocester which is prese~t, lose his name
30for him and his heires, as y^e aboue named persons do theirs,
31& that al the castels, possessions or manors which they had
32of the~ that belonged to those whom they appelled fro~ y^e day
33of y^e arrest of the D. of Glocester , & the other Lords, or after at
34any time, simply, & without fauour or mercie, they shal lose
35the~: & that al other castels, possessio~s, manours, Lordships,
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37that day or after shold rest in the kings grace from y^e houre,
38and that all letters patents and Charters, whiche they or
39any of them, had of y^e said names, Castels, Dominions, possessions
40and liberties shold be surrendered vp, into y^e Chancerie
41there to be canceled, and that they stand in state whiche
42they had in name and possession before the saide daye of
43the sayde arrest.
44    The King to shew to all men in all Countries about by
45what right and title he had taken vpon him the crowne and
46realme, sent Ambassadours to Rome , Iohn Treneuant Byshop
47of Hereforde , Iohn Cheyne Knighte, and Iohn Cheyne
48Esquire. Into Fraunce he sent Walter Tricklowe Byshop of
49Durham , Thomas Percy Erle of Worcester , and William Heron .
50Into Spaine Iohn Trenor Bishop of Saint Dauids , and sir
51William Par Knight: Into Almaine the Bishoppe of Bangor
52with other.
53    The Scots in time of the Parliament taking occasion by
54the absence of the Northren Lordes, and bycause the same
55tyme the North parts were sore oppressed by a great Pestilence,
56entred as enimies into those parts, and toke the Castell
57of Warke , and kept the same a certain time, but at le~gth
58spoyled and vtterly ruinated it, and many other mischieues
59they did in the Country. Thomas Maubery duke of Norffolk
60which was exiled, dyed at Venice , in his returne from Ierusalem .
61Also the Duches of Glocester dyed, and hir sonne & heire
62Humfrey dyed of the pestilence when hee was sent for forth
63of Irelande .
64    The King helde his feast of Christmasse in his Castel of
65Windsor , where Iohn Holland late Duke of Excester & Erle
66of Huntington , Thomas Holand late Duke of Surrey & Earle
67of Kente , Edwarde late Duke of Aumerle , and Earle of Rutlande ,
68sonne to the Duke of Yorke , Iohn Mountacute Erle of
69Salisburie , Thomas Spencer , sir Ralph Lymley , sir Thomas
70Blunt , sir Benedict Cely Knights, with other that fauoured
71King Richarde , conspired against King Henrie , and appointed
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73other pastimes pretended. And the time approching of theyr
74purpose, they sent messengers to London with letters to the
75Duke of Aumerle , that he shoulde not fayle to come at y^e day
76appointed with his company, to helpe to do the feate whervnto
77he was sworne: but his minde being altered, hee bare
78the letters streighte to his Father the Duke of Yorke , who
79caused a number of his men forthwith to carrye his son to
80the King, where he shewing his letters, the King woulde
81not beleeue them: but the same morning came the Maior of
82London to the Court, and informed him of the matter, whervpon
83the King made no tariance, but got him forth toward
84London , in companye of the Maior and other. But before the
85King coulde gette London on his backe, his enimies were
86come to Windesore , and entred the Castell with an armed
87band of 400. me~, on the fourth of Ianuarie at night, where
88understanding that the King was escaped theyr hands, being
89sore amazed, they withdrewe from Windesore , vnto Sunning ,
90a certaine manour neare to Reading , where the Queene
91wife to King Richarde then lay, where they persuaded hyr
92houshold, that King Richarde was escaped out of Pomfrete
93Castel, and they would go to him: from thence they went to
94Wallingforde , and after to Abingdon , mouing the people to
95take armes vppon them, and to goe meete their King Richarde .
96After this they came to Farindon , in the vale of White
97Horsse in Barkeshire , and the same daye to Circester on the xij.
98day late in the euening, and there harbored, with a greate
99number of men of armes and many Archers: they they bruted
100that K. Richard was escaped forth of prison, and that hee
101was there with them, and to make their words to haue the
102more credite, they had got a Chaplaine of King Richardes
103called Madeleine , so like to hym in all proportion and fauor,
104that one could vnneth be descerned from the other: many
105times (sayth mine aucthour) I haue seene him in Ireland
106ride with the King his Master, so faire a Priest and goodly a
107person, he had not lightly seene. They put him in armoure
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109him for King Richard . On the morrow being Wednesday,
110the people of that towne misliking of their proceedings,
111fought against them, and at length toke the chiefest of them
112and ledde them to the Abbay there, and put them in a fayre
113chamber, vnder safe custody. And on the Thursday the said
114Lordes fearing the people, imagined howe to escape out of
115theyr handes, and caused some of their seruauntes to sette
116fire on certaine houses in the Towne, thinking that therevppon
117the people woulde departe from them, and seeke to
118staunche the fire: but it chaunced contrarie, for the people
119turned into a maruellous rage against them, ranne vppon
120them with great violence, and drew them into the market
121place, and there they beheaded the Duke of Excester , the
122Duke of Surrey , and the Earle of Salisburie , the thirde day after
123the Epiphanie: their seruauntes that were with them
124were by and by taken, and as prisoners bound and brought
125to Oxforde , and on Monday following were beheaded in the
126Castell there, to the number of .xxvj. persons. Also Sir Thomas
127Blount Knight, was beheaded with them. The weeke
128nexte following, was beheaded Thomas Spencer Earle of
129Glocester at Bristow : and about the same time was beheaded
130Iohn Holland Earle of Huntington brother to King Richard
131on the mothers side, at Plasby in Essex : not long after was sir
132Barnarde Brocas beheaded at London , and a Prieste named
133Iohn Maudelen , that was like King Richarde , and another
134Priest called Willian Feribe . The Bishoppe of Carlile was
135impeached and condemned to conspiracie, but was pardoned.
136    The sixth day of Februarie King Henrie caused y^e blank
137Charters, made to King Richard , to be brent, at the standert
138in Cheape of London .
139    King Richard was imprisoned in Pomfrait Castel, where
140xv. dayes and nightes they vexed him with continuall hunger,
141thirste and colde, and finally bereft his life, with suche
142a kinde of death as neuer before that time was knowen in
143Engla~d . He dyed the xiiij. day of Februarie; whose body was

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144brought to the Tower of London , and so through the Cittie to
145Powles Church bare faced, where he stoode three dayes for all
146beholders, and had seruice, where King Henrie was present.
147From thence he was carryed to Langley , and there buried in
148the church of y^e Friers Preachers . Vpo~ his death the famous
149and excellente Poet Iohn Gower , wrote certaine verses,
150which may be englished thus.
151VERSE OMITTED
152    The King with a great armye went into Scotlande , spoyled
153the Country and returned to Yorke , wher two Knights,
154the one a Frenchman , the other an Italian , chalenged to fighte
155within listes against sir Iohn Cornewall , and Iames of Artois ,
156which two straungers were ouercome in battaile, and
157sir Iohn Cornewal , obtaining the Kings fauour, maried the
158kings sister, that had bin wife to sir Iohn Holland Earle of
159Huntingdon .
160    The Welchmen taking occasion by the Kings absence
161when he was in Scotlande . beganne to rebel, by the settyng
162on of Owe~ Glendouerdew son to Griffyth Vicha~ an esquier
163of Wales , & so called Glendour , bicause his dwelling was in a
164place called Gle~dordwy , for Glyn in Welch is a vale, and Dor is
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166or Riuer of Dew in the Parish of Corwen , in the Countie of
167Merioneth in Northwales . He serued King Richarde , at the
168tyme of his oppression by Henrie Duke of Lancaster at Flint
169Castell.
170    The first cause of this stirre was about a peece of land in
171controuersie betwixte him and the Lord Reignolde Gray of
172Ruthiue , for when he saw his cause not fauoured, firste hee
173began to spoyle the landes of the sayde Lord Gray, whereof
174the king being certified, went with an army into Wales : but
175the Welchmen fledde to the mountaines, the King brente the
176Countrey, slew the people with whom he mette, and returned
177with a great pray of Cattaile.
178
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IOHN WAKEL: WILLIAM EBBOT, THE ,28. OF SEPTEMBER.
180SIR IOHN FRAUNCIS GOLDSMITH, THE .28. OF OCTOBER.

181
182    Geffrey Chawcer , the most excellent Poet of Englande , deceased
183the xxv. of October, who was buried at Westminster ,
184where of late at the charges of one maister Bridgeham , is
185made ouer him a faire monument, on the Southside of the
186Quire: his workes for the most part are published in print
187by sir Iohn Thinne Knight, and somewhat increased by my
188trauell in the last impression.
189    Not long after deceased the like famous Poet, Iohn Gower ,
190who lyeth buried in Sainte Marie Oueries Church in
191Southwarke . He new builded a great part of that Church, and
192co~piled three famous bookes. The first in Latine, Vox Clama~tis .
193The second in French Speculum Meditantis : The third in
194Englishe Confessio Amantis , which last booke is in Print, the
195other hard to come by: of the first I haue seen three very faire
196copies, but of the seconde I neuer sawe any one.
197    The Emperour of Constantinople , came into Englande , to
198requyre ayde agaynste the Turkes , whome the King
199wyth sumptuous preparation mette at Blacke Heath , vpon
200Saint Thomas daye the Apostle, and brought him to London ,
201and paying for the charges of his lodging, presented him
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203    Soone after came newes, that the King of Leto had slain
204in battayle Bassacke the sonne of the noble Balthazardan , &
205destroyed Ierusalem , and all the Countrey rounde aboute.
206And bycause he had by Gods grace so ouercome contrarye
207to his opinion, he became christened and 60000. men of his
208secte.
209    The Emperour of Constantinople , hearing this, was very
210gladde, and departed out of Englande , being honored by the
211King with precious giftes.
212    The fiue and twentith day of Iuly, Isabel late wife to K.
213Richarde , not yet twelue yeares of age, departed from
214Douer towardes Caleis , and so into Fraunce to hyr Father.
215    Owen Glendouerdew w^e his Welchmen did much harme
216to the Englishmen and returned.
217    There was founde in the Kings Bedde clothes, an yron
218with three sharp pikes, slender and round standing vpright,
219layde there by some Traytour, that when the Kyng should
220haue layde him downe, he might haue thrust himselfe vpon
221them.
222    This time was vsed exceeding pride in garmentes,
223gownes with deepe and broade sleeues, commonlye called
224poke sleeues, the seruauntes ware them as well as theyr
225maisters whiche mighte well haue bene called receptacles
226of the Diuel, for what they stole, they hidde in their sleeues,
227whereof some hung downe to the feete, and at leaste to the
228knees, ful of cuttes and iagges, whervpon were made these
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230

HENRY BARTON: WILLIAM GROOME, THE 28. OF SEPTEMBER.
231SIR IOHN WOODCOCKE MERCER, THE 28. OF OCTOBER.

232
233    This yeare, all the Weares in Thamis from the Towne
234of Stanes in the Weast, vnto the water of Medway in the
235East, by the Maior and communaltie of London , were destroyd,
236and the trunckes brent, for the which, great plea and
237discord followed betweene Thomas Arundell Archbishop of
238Canterbury , and other Lords and Knightes of the one party,
239and the Maior and communaltie on the other partie, but
240the Citizens preuayled by vertue of their Charter and
241Statutes.
242    A Parliamente beganne, whiche lasted nigh one
243whole yeare, for after the Knightes of the Parliament had
244long delayde to graunt to the King a subsedie, yet in the
245ende being ouercome, they granted the taske demanded.
246The Priestes and the Friers that liued of almes, were forced
247euery one to pay halfe a marke.
248    Henry Percy Earle of Northumberland , & the L. Bardolfe ,
249by the counsell of Dauid Fleming , fled into Wales , for he had
250declared to them, that the Scottes had conspired to deliuer
251them vnto their owne King, in exchange for other prisoners,
252and for this doing of Dauid Fleming , the trayterous
253Scottes slew him, and reysed such a ciuill warre amongst the~selues,
254that in the ende they were constreyned to request
255truce for a yeare, which when they had obteyned, the Scottes
256sente Iames , the sonne of Robert King of Scottes , being but
257nine yeares olde, towardes France , there to be brought vp,
258and to be instructed in the pleasant eloquence of the French
259tongue, whome certayne marriners of Cley in Norffolke
260tooke on the Seas, and with him a Bishop, and the Earle of
261Orkney , to whome his Father had committed him: and they
262brought him into England , and deliuered him to the King,
263who forthwith burst out into a laughter, and sayde, surely
264the Scottes mighte haue sente him to me, for I can speake
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266Orkeney , and the sayde Iames the yong ladde, was sent to the
267Tower of London , where he remayned prisoner till the second
268yeare of Henry the sixth, whiche was aboue eighteene
269yeares.
270    The Frenchmen came to help Owen Glendouerdew with
27138. Shippes, whereof 8. were taken, full of armed men, the
272rest escaped into Wales , but not long after were taken fiftene
273Shippes laden with Wine and Ware.
274    Whilest the Parliament yet continued, the Duke of
275Yorke was restored to his olde dignitie, whome many men
276thought to haue bin dead in prison.
277    Edmond Holland Earle of Kent , married the Duke of
278Millaynes daughter in the Priory of Saint Mary Ouery in
279Southwarke .
280
281

NICHOLAS WOOTTON: GEFFREY BROOKE THE 28. OF SEPTEMB.
282SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON MERCER, THE 28. OF OCTOBER.

283
284    Iohn Couentry , and Iankin Carpenter , executors to this
285Richard Whittington , with his goodes builded Whittington
286Colledge in London , and a great part of the Hospitall of Saint
287Barthelmew in Smithfielde . He builded the Library of the
288Grey Friers, and the East end of the Guild Hall in London ,
289with diuers small conduites, called Bosses, and the Weast
290Gate of London called Newgate .
291    Also Iankin Carpenter , one of the executors to the Worshipfull
292Knight Sir Richard Whittington aforenamed, of
293his owne costes and charges, caused to be paynted aboute
294the Cloyster of Saint Paules Church in London , a most excellent
295monument, or remembrance of Death, the originall
296patterne whereof, was sometime deuised by Machabre , a
297Doctor of France , and therefore called The Daunce of Machabre ,
298which Daunce was richly paynted about Saint Innocents
299Cloyster in Paris , with Metres in French , signifying
300the speeches of Death to all estates, and their seuerall answeres
301againe to Death, all whiche being translated into
302English by Iohn Lidgate , Monke of Bury , was as aforesayde
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304and therefore commonly called The Daunce of Paules .
305    Henry Pay , and other with him of the fiue Portes, with
306fifteene Shippes, tooke an hundred and twentie Shippes,
307which lay at ancker in the Sea of Briteine , laden with Iron,
308Salt, Oyle, and Rochell Wine.
309    This Sommer, through corruption of the ayre, so great
310a Plague was shedde vpon mens bodyes, as was not seene
311the like in many yeares in this land, so that men might say
312VERSE OMITTED
313For at London in short while it consumed aboue thirtie thousand
314men and women, and in the Countrey Townes great
315mortalitie fell among the husbandmen, so that great households
316dyed cleane vp, and the houses were emptied.
317    About the fifteenth day of August deceassed Sir Roberte
318Knowles Knight, at his Manour of Sconethorp in Norffolke ,
319he was brought to London , and there honourably buried in
320the white Friers Church which he had newly reedifyed
321and builded.
322    This Sir Robert Knowles had bin a most valiant Captayne
323in the warres of France , during the raigne of Edward
324the third, and Richard the second, whose force the Realme of
325France both felt and feared, so did the Dukedome of Briteine ,
326and all the people from hence to Spayne . Of him in his life
327were made Verses in Latin, which may be englished thus,
328VERSE OMITTED
329    This Sir Robert Knowles founded in the Towne of
330Pontfract a Colledge to the honor of the Holy Trinitie , with
331an Hospital ioyned therevnto. In the which Colledge was
332placed a Mayster, and 6. or 7. Priestes, and in the Hospitall
33313. poore men and women. He was once minded to haue
334made this Colledge at his Manour of Sconethorp , but at the
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336and somtime of a dissolute life afore hir mariage) he turned
337his purpose, and made it in the very place of Pontfraite , wher
338she was borne, enduing the same with 180. pound lande by
339yeare. He also builded the faire new greate bridge at Rochester ,
340ouer the riuer of Medeway , with a Chappel and a chauntrie
341at the East end therof. In the which chappel was sometime
342a table hanging, wherein was noted the benefactours
343to that Bridge, as followeth.
344A LIST OF NAMES OMITTED
345    All these had giuen money or landes towards the building
346and repayring of the sayde Bridge.
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348coping of Rochester Bridge: and William Warham Archbyshop
349of Canterburie , made the yron pikes and bars aboute the
350same coaping.
351    This sommer Henrie Prince of Wales besieged the Castel
352of Abrustwich , but not long after Owen Glendouerdew
353entred into it, and placed new keepers.
354
355

HENRIE PONTFRACT: HENRIE HALTON, THE .28. OF SEPTEMBER.
356SIR WILLIAM STONDON GROCER, THE .28. OF OCTOBER.

357
358    In Nouember a Parliamente being called at London , a
359taxe of money was leuied of the whole Realme.
360    This yeare was a sore and sharpe Winter, and suche aboundance
361of Snow, which continued, December, Ianuarie,
362Februarie and March, so that almoste all small Byrdes
363dyed through hunger and colde. Whiles the King helde a
364great Counsell at London with the nobles of the Realme,
365Henrie Earle of Northumberlande , and Thomas Lorde Bardolfe
366came againe into England , who after long iournying,
367when they came to the Towne of Thriske , they caused to bee
368proclaymed, that who so woulde haue libertie, shoulde take
369vp armour and weapon and follow them, whervpon much
370people resorted to them: but sir Thomas Rockley Sherife
371of Yorkeshire , with other Knightes of that Countrey went against
372them, and at Bramham Moore nere to Hasewold , fought
373with them a great battayle, and slew the Earle, whose head
374was streyght wayes cutte off. The Lord Bardolph was sore
375wounded and taken aliue, but dyed shortly after. This battayle
376was fought on the xviij. day of February. The Erles
377head was put on a stake, and caryed openly through the Citie
378of London , and set on London Bridge, The Bishop of Bangor
379was taken with the Lordes, but pardoned of his lyfe,
380bycause he was not founde in armour. The King wente
381to Yorke , and there condemned such as transgressed, confiscated
382their goods, pacified the Countrey, hanged the Abbot
383of Hayle , who had bin in armour, and returned to the South
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385    Vpon the seuenth of September there were suche clouds
386of rayne, as the olde men of that age had neuer seene before.
387Edmunde Hollande Earle of Kent whilest he besieged the
388Castell of Briake in Brytaine , he was wounded with an arrowe
389of a crossebowe in the heade, notwithstanding he toke
390the Castel and destroied it to the ground, and not long after
391his braines rotted, and he died.
392
393

THOMAS DUCKE: WILLIAM NORTON, THE .28. OF SEPTEMBER.
394SIR DREW BARENTINE GOLDSMITH, THE .28. OF OCTOBER.

395
396    Aboute the feaste of Al Saintes the Cardinall of Burges
397came into Englande , being sente from the Colledge of Cardinalles,
398to informe the King and Cleargie, of the vnconstaunte
399dealing of Pope Gregorie , as also he had informed
400the Frenche King and his Cleargie and realme, to the end
401that those two Kings might sette to theyr helping handes,
402to induce the sayde Gregorie to obserue the othe he hadde
403made, and that by the magnificence of those two Kings, co~ncorde
404mighte be made in the Church, vnto the whiche businesse
405the Frenche Kyng hadde gladlye graunted, and sente
406messengers vnto Pope Gregorie, who notwythstandyng
407was obstinate. The Kyng of Englande when hee vnderstoode
408the Cardinalles message, hee commaunded
409that curteste and gentle entertaymente shoulde be gyuen
410hym, and offered to beare hys charges so long as hee
411woulde abyde in Englande . After the feaste of the Epyphanye,
412the Archebyshoppe of Canterburie caused to assemble
413at London , all the Cleargye of the Realme to
414those personages meete to go to the general counsel holde~ at
415Pisa , wherevnto were chosen Roberte Holam Bishop of Salisburie ,
416Henrie Chiseley bishop of Saint Dauids , and Thomas
417Chillingdon Prior of Christes Churche in Canterburie , and
418the Kyng had sente before Iohn Coluile Knighte, and mayster
419Nicholas Rixton Clearkes, wyth letters to be giuen to
420the~. And in y^e letter to the Pope it was writte~, most holy father,
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422consider how gret harme and danger is sprong vp throughout
423the whole worlde, vnder pretence of Scisme, and chiefly
424the destruction of Christian people, were aboue the nu~ber
425as men say of 200000. are perished by the raging of dyuerse
426warres, that haue risen in sundry partes of the world,
427and euen now of late, to the number of thirtie thousande,
428which (by reason of the dissention had vpon the Bishoprick
429of Leons , betwixte two which do striue and contende the one
430in the aucthoritie of the true Pope, and the other by the aucthoritie
431of the Antipope) were in slaughter fielde (a lamentable
432thing to be spoken) slaine and destroied. Truely the
433Apostolike sea woulde be in greate heauinesse of heart, and
434woulde rather forsake the honor of the Apostolicall sea,
435than to see from henceforth such wicked slaughter to be committed,
436and woulde take example of the true mother, who
437before King Salomon , rather chose to giue place, than that
438the childe shoulde be cutte in peeces, &c. thus muche of the
439Epistle sente by the Kyng of Englande to the foresayde Gregorie .
440    This yeare was a great play at the skinners Wel, nere
441vnto Clearkenwel besids Londo~ , which lasted viij. days, & was
442of matter from the creation of the world: there came to see
443the same, the most part of the nobles and gentles in Engla~d :
444and forthwith after beganne a royall iusting in Smithfielde ,
445betweene the Earle of Somerset and the Seneshall of Henalt ,
446sir Iohn Cornewall , sir Richard of Arundale , and the sonne
447of sir Iohn Cheyne , against other Frenchmen .
448
449

IOHN LAWE: WILLIAM CHICHELEY, THE .28. OF SEPTEMBER.
450SIR RICHARD MARLOW IRONMONGER, THE .28. OF OCTOBER.

451
452    Thomas Beuforte Erle of Surrey was made Chanceller,
453and Henrie Scrope was made Treasurer.
454    In a Parliament holden at London , in the Lent season,
455the Knights and Burgesses presented to the King a Bill in
456this forme:
457    To the most excellent Lord the King, and al the Nobles
458in this present Parliament assembled, your faithfull Commons

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459humbly do shewe, that our soueraigne Lord the king
460may haue the Temporall possessions and landes, whych by
461the Bishoppes, Abbots, and Priors, are proudely spent and
462wasted in this Realme, which woulde suffise to finde 150.
463Earles, 1500. Knightes, 6200. Esquiers, and 100. Hospytals
464more than now be, &c. but when they went about to declare
465out of what places, those great summes were to be leuied,
466wherby the forsayde states should be endued, they wa~ted
467in theyr accompte: wherefore the King commanded the~
468that from thenceforth they shoulde not presume to moue any
469such matter.
470    Vpon the euen of Saint Iohn Baptist the kings sonne being
471in Eastcheap at supper, after midnight, betwixt two and
472three of the clocke, a great debate hapned betweene his men
473and men of the Courte, lasting an houre, til the Maior and
474Sherifes with other Citizens ceased the same: for the which
475afterward the sayde Maior, Sherifes, and Aldermen, were
476sent for to appeare before the Kyng, to aunsweare: at whych
477the King with his sonnes, and diuerse other Lordes, were
478highly moued againste the Citie, where through William
479Gascoigne chiefe Iustice, enquired of the Maior and Aldermen,
480for the Citizens, whether they woulde put them in y^e
481Kings grace, wherevnto they aunswered, thay had not offe~ded
482the Kyng nor his sonnes, but according to law stanched
483the debates: then the King seeing it woulde be none otherwyse,
484forgaue altogither, and they departed. King Henrie
485founded a Colledge at Battelfielde in Shropshire , where he ouercame
486sir Henrie Percie and other.
487
488

IOHN PENNE: THOMAS PIKE, THE .28. OF SEPTEMBER.
489SIR THOMAS KNOWLES GROCER, THE .28. OCTOBER.

490
491    About Easter the Guilde Hall in London , was begun to bee
492made newe by the forsayde Maior and Aldermen. The Custos
493or Guardian , with the brethre~ of the Grocers in Londo~ , purchased
494their Hall in Cunihope Lane , for 320. markes, and the~
495laide the foundation therof on the tenth of May.
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497seas from Pirates and Rouers, so that the passage by Sea
498was quiet, but by the ill willers they were accused of theft
499& robberie themselues, whervpon the Knight toke Sanctuarie
500at Westminster , where he could not haue an house or cotage
501to hide his heade, for that the same was forbidden by
502the King, so that he was forced to lye in a Tente whiche he
503set vp in the Church Porch, and to haue men to watch him
504in the nighte season, for feare of his enimie: but his fellowe
505William remayned on the sea, vntill the Admirall had prepared
506shippes readie, and went in person to fetch him, whiche
507he coulde not doe, till he promised him by his fidelitie,
508that he shoulde haue no harme, which promise notwithsta~ding,
509William was imprisoned in the tower of London . The
510Earle of Arundale , the Earle of Kime , sir Robert Vmfreuile ,
511sir Iohn Oldecastle Lord of Cobham , sir Iohn Gray , and other
512warlike power, and a greate number of Archers were
513sent into France to the ayde of the Duke of Burgoine , against
514the Duke of Orleaunce , which at Saint Elo beside Paris incou~tred
515with the enimyes, vpon whom they had a noble victorie,
516wherfore they were bountifully rewarded by the Duke
517of Burgoine , and then returned into Englande .
518    A Squire of Wales named Riceap Dee , which had long
519time rebelled against the King, was brought to London , and
520there drawen, hanged and quartered.