A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483: Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British MuseumAnonymous
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A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483: Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum
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London (England) -- History -- To 1500; London (England) -- Social life and customs -- To 1500
"The vj^{th} Journey the kyngs householde mayny, biside Parys, an
Englisshe mile out of Boys, seint Vyncent token a strong abbeie with
tretis.
"The vij^{th} Journey the lord Chamberleyne distressid La Here, and
slough and toke of his meyny into iij^{c}: and at the same Journey was
slayne S^{r}. Symon Filbrigges sone and his heire.
"The viij^{th} Journey therle of Huntyngdon toke gonnes, quarrells,
and crosbowes, comyng toward Compeigne the nombre of an c and xx men
of armes, and vileyns many.
"The ix^{th} Journey the seid erle of Huntyngdon and his compeigny
token vj strengthes and chirches, and brent many; and he gate a grete
towne callid Crepynaloys. And thei praied hym that thei myght stand in
the same forme that thei of Compeigne shulde, and therto thei sent hym
ij m^{l} salves of golde for expenses.
"The x^{th} Journey the seid erle of Huntyngdon made a rode frome the
duke of Burgoyne, and met with a compeigny of Scotts, distressid them,
and toke there capitayne.
"The xj^{th} Journey ij^{c} Englisshemen of the kyngs house were
bifore seint Lis, and token bestes and lx prisoners, whose capitayne
was called Arnold Gilias of Alafeert Baynarde, the whiche as men wende
myght paie a m^{l} marc of golde, and another was La Heres brother.
"The xij^{th} Journey the duke of Norfolk met with Lumbards vj^{xx}
speres, distressid them and toke their capiteyne, and many moo
chirches, abbeis, and castells that were strong viij or ix, and hangid
them that were therynne, and breke downe castells and chirches that
were right strong.
"The xiij^{th} Journey Castel Gailard was wonne.
"The xiiij^{th} Journey therle of Stafford gate Arlmarle, and therynne
vj^{xx} and vj men; of the which v^{xx} were hangid, and the remenaunt
in the kings wille.
"The xv^{th} Journey Sir Raffe Butler gate a pile and brake it downe.
"The xvj^{th} Journey the first day of July, there were comyng towards
Compeigny of Scotts and of Armynakes to the nombre of iiij m^{l}. and
in theire comyng thiderward therle of Huntyngdon met them, and there
toke the capiteyne of the Scotts and iiij^{xx} other gret capiteyns:
and there were slayne and taken xv^{c} of Scottis and Armynakes.
"The xvij^{th} Journey the duke of Norfolk gate Dammartyn and twoo
other grete townes: and the dolphyn was that tyme at Jargowe, v leges
biyonde Orliaunce."
NOTE XX. page 119.
A^{o}. xj. Hen VI.--The only event noticed under this year in the
Cottonian MS. is "that the meyre, aldermen, and shireves in scarlet,
with comoens of London in grene, rodde to the Blak heth to receyve my
lord of Bedford."
NOTE YY. page 120.
A^{o}. xij. Hen. VI.--No other circumstance is mentioned in the
Cottonian MS. than that "this yere was a Text writer brent at the Tour
hille for heresie."
NOTE ZZ. page 120.
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