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
NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOM' TEMPORE REG' EDWARDI PRIMI FILIJ REG' HENR'
T'CIJ, QUI INCEPIT REGNARE IN C'STINO S'C'I ED'I ARCHIEP'I ANNO D'NI
MILL'MO DUCENTESIMO SEPTUAGESIMO S'C'DO.
REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1272-1273.]
Sire Wat' Hervy Miles, m'. John Horn'. A^{o}. p^{o}.
Walter Pott'.
This yere Thlewyne the prynce of Walys rebelled ayens the kyng; and
the kyng scomfited hym in bataile, and drof hym to so muche myschief
that he cam and yeld hym, and paied to the kyng l m^{l} marc of silver
for to have his pees, and made hys othe for to comen to the kynges
parlement too tymes in the yere. Eod'm anno f'res in vestimentis
saccor' in exules mitabant'. It'm stat' erat concessum p' bigamis;
it'm p' p'sonis p'motis non consecratis ad eccl'ias.
Herry Waleys, m'. Nicholl Wynchestre. A^{o}. s'c'do.
Herry Coventre.
[Sidenote: For chastyse bakers and mellers.]
This yere, that is to sey the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cclxxiij, the
xiiij kal. of Septembre, the kyng Edward was crowned at Westm' of
Robert Kilward thanne erchebysshop of Caunterbury. Also in this yere
the kyng confermed to the citezeins of London alle there liberties and
fraunchises. Also he yaf them a chartre for to chastyse bakers and
mellers; that is to seye, for bakers that make nought breed after the
assise, and for mellers that stelen mele and corne, the herdell; and
for nyght walkers the toune. Et eod'm anno reveniebat a t'ra s'c'a et
coronabat' cu' sua regina Alianora filia reg' Hispanie apud Westm'.
REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1274-1276.]
Gregory Rokesley, m'. Luk Batencourt. A^{o}. t'cio.
Herry Frowyk.
[Sidenote: Tr'e motus.]
In this yere the kyng helde his parlement at Westm'; and at Estre next
suynge he sente be his lettre to Thlewelyne prynce of Walys that he
schulde comen to his parlement: wherof Thlewyne hadde gret dispite,
and rebelled ayeyne: and thanne the kyng made newe werre to Walys so
scharply that of verry nede the prynce of Walys yald hym to the kyng;
and longe tyme he knelyd before the kyng, and the kyng dede hym grace.
And in this yere, the day of seynt Parthi and Racmeti was a grete
erthe quake aboughte the houre of prime.
Id'm maior. John Horne. Anno iiij^{to}.
Rauf Blount.
And in this yere of oure lord a m^{l}cclxxv, Mich' Tony, for manye
trespasces and defautes be hym in the werre tyme done, he was accused,
jugged, and dampned, and was drawen and hanged.
REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1276-1279.]
Id'm maior. Robert Bras. Anno v^{to}.
Rauf Fynore.
Id'm maior. John Adrian. Anno vj^{to}.
Walt' Langley.
[Sidenote: The remevyng of the kynges benche and the Eschqer to
Schrovesby.]
In this yere, in the fest of seynt Michell, the kynges benche and the
echeqer were removed fro Westm' to Schrovesbery, and in the xv day of
seynt Hillere next folwynge thei were brought ayeyn to Westm'.
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