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
This yere the kyng com fro Fraunce and held his parlement at Redyng,
fro which parlement the kyng and the lordes departed in wrathe; and
the kyng wente ayene to the parlement into Fraunce: and after this,
for werre and defaute, the stretes of London were cheyned. And abought
the purification of oure lady the kyng com home fro Fraunce; and the
barons token the town of Northt' the Satirday nest before Passion
Sonday; and the Wednesday nest folwynge there were manye Jewes sclayn
and distroyd. And in the morwe of seynt Pancras, in the monthe of May,
was the bataile of Lewes, betwen the kyng and the barons of the
reaume, in whiche bataile manye men were sclayn on both parties: and
in this bataile the kyng was taken and S^{r}. Edward his sone, and
Richard erle of Cornewayle and manye othere were lad into diverses
castelles. And in the same yere appered stella comata whiche endured
xv dayes.
REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1265-1267.]
Id'm maior. Edwardus Blount. A^{o}. l^{mo}.
Petrus Aunger.
[Sidenote: Bellu' de Evesham.]
In this yere Edwarde the kynges sone brak oute of warde of Sire Simond
Mountford erle of Leycestre and of Hereford, and he wente to the
barons of the March, and they reyceyved hym withe moche honour. And on
the Satirday in the myddes of August he scomfited Simon of Mountford
at Kelyngworth. And on the Wednesday nest after was the batall of
Evesham; and there was sclayn Simond of Mountford erle of Leycestre,
the lord Spenser, S^{r}. Rauff Bassett, S^{r}. Thomas Asteley, William
Maundevyle, S^{r}. John Beauchamp, S^{r}. Guy Bailliof, S^{r}. Roger
Roule, &c. and the barouns discomfited.[11]
[Footnote 11: _See note_ D.]
William Fitz Ric', custos. John Lynde. A^{o}. lj^{o}.
John Walravyn.
In this yere S^{r}. John Savylle was taken with strong hond at
Cesterfeld; atte whiche tyme the lord Ferrers fledde, and be a woman
was betrayed in the chirche, and so taken. And Octobon the popes legat
held a counseill at Northt', where he accursed alle thoo that stoden
with the erle of Leycestre Simond, or hym helpith or favoureth.
REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1267-1270.]
Aleyn South, custos. John Adryan. A^{o}. lij^{do}.
Lucas Batencourt.
[Sidenote: The greate Caem.]
This yere, that is to seye the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cclxvij, began
the empire of Tartaryn, the whiche emperour is called the grete Cane;
and he is now holden grettest and most myghty lord of alle the world.
In this yere the kyng held his parlement at Marleburgh, in the octaves
of seynt Martyn, where, be the assent of alle the nobles and choson
comoners of Engelond, were mad the statuts called the Statuts of
Marleburgh.
Id'm custos. Walter Hervy. A^{o}. liij^{o}.
Wiliam Duremsone.
This yere Octobouns the popes legat held his counseyll at seynt Poules
in London.
Hugo Fitz Thom's, custos. Th' Basyng. A^{o}. liiij^{to}.
Rob't Cornhill.
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