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
In this yere Ric'us erle of Cornub' was chosen emperor; and Thlewellyn
prynce of Walys held werre ayens the kyng. Also this yere, abougte the
convercion of seynt Poule, tydynges comen to the kyng that the cite of
London was nought trewly, no in due maner gowerned: wherupon was mad
an inquisicion be xxvj men of every warde; and John Mauncell, examyned
be the kynges counseill, tolde the tale for alle the companye, and
seyde that Richard Hardell mair, Robert Catelongre schirreve, John
Tholesone, Nich' Batte, Nich' Fitz Jocy, Mathew Bokerell, John le
Meynoure, Arnold Tednore, and Herry Walmode, aldermen, were worthy to
be prevyd of there offices, and never after to bere stat in the citee.
Also in this yere after Trynyte Sonedaye was the parlement at
Oxenford, where aroos a gret discord betweye the barons on the too
partye, and Audymere eslyte of Wynchestre, William Valence, Geffrey of
Wynchestre, and the kynges brethren, on the other partie, for divers
trespaces and transgressions; wherefore the kynges brethren were
somond to come to the parlement at Wynchestre; and whanne the
parlement was begonne, the forsaid kynges brethren wolde nought obeye
to the lawe; wherfore two of them weren exiled, whiche passed the see
at Dovorre.
REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1258-1260.]
John Gysors, m'. John Adryan. A^{o}. xliij^{cio}.
Rob' Cornhill.
[Sidenote: Scutagium.]
[Sidenote: Jewe.]
[Sidenote: A quart' of whete at xxiiij _s._]
This yere scutage was gadered in Engelond of every knyghtes fee xl
_s._ The same yere, the morwe after Al Sowlen day, Ric' of Gravesende
at Caunterbury was sacred bysshop of Lincoln be Bonoface erchebysshop
of Caunterbury. And in this yere, that is to seye the yere of our lord
a m^{l}cclviij, there fel a Jewe into a pryve at Teukesbury upon a
Satirday, the whiche wolde nought suffre hym selfe to be drawe out of
the preve that day for reverence of his Sabot day: and S^{r}. Richard
of Clare, thanne erle of Gloucestre, herynge therof, wolde nought
sufrre hym to be drawe out on the morwe after, that is to say the
Soneday, for reverence of his holy day; and so the Jewe deyde in the
preve. Also in this yere was a gret derthe of corn, for a quarter of
whete was worth xxiiij _s._ And in this yere Richard the erle of
Cornewaille was crowned emperour of Almayne.
Will'm Fitz Richard, m'. Adam Brounyng. A^{o}. xliiij^{to}.
Ric' Coventre.
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