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
Id'm maior. Robert Basynges. Anno vij^{mo}.
Will's Maiser.
[Sidenote: Rex Scotie veniebat ad p'liamentu' R'.]
[Sidenote: Jewes and Englisshmen weren arested for clippyng of money
and for byenge of plate of silv'.]
[Sidenote: The hous of the Frere P'chours was founded at Castell
Baynard.]
[Sidenote: The town of Boston was brente 1275 [_In a modern hand_].]
In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}cclxxviij, the kyng of Scotlond come
to the kynges parlement at London. Also in this yere, the viij day of
seynt Martyn, alle the Jewes of Engelond were taken for clippyng of
money: and in the feste of seynt Lucie alle the goldsmythes of London,
and alle thoo that kepten the Change, and manye other men of the citee
weren arested and taken for beyenge of plates of sylver, and for
chaunge of grete money for smal money, whiche were indited be the
wardes of the citee. And on the Monday next after the Epithanie the
justyces setene at the Yeldhalle to make delivreaunce; that is to
seyn, S^{r}. Stephen of Pencestre, S^{r}. John of Cobham, and other
which that them lust to assocye to them. And there were forjugged and
drawen and hanged iij Englyssh Jewes.[12] And in the same yere the
hous of the Frere Prechours began to be founded at Castell Baynard.
Also Robert Kylwardby the erchebysshop of Caunterbury in this yere was
mad cardenall, and frere John Pecche, a Frere Menour, was thanne made
erchebysshop of Caunterbury. And in this yere the town of Booston was
brent.
[Footnote 12: _See note_ E.]
REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1279-1283.]
Id'm maior. Thomas Box. Anno viij^{o}.
Rauf Atte More.
[Sidenote: Hafpence and q' were first mad.]
[Sidenote: A gret snowe.]
In this yere the kyng made newe money of silver called half penys and
farthynges, alle rounde, of whiche were none sen before. Also in this
yere upon seynt Denys day fel a gret snow, of whiche cam grete floodes
and huge. Eod'm anno s'c'us Hugo Lincoln' ep'us t'nslatus fuit.
Id'm maior. Will's Faryndon. A^{o}. ix^{o}.
Nicholl Wynchestre.
This yere Martyn the forthe was sacred pope at Rome.
Herry Waleys, m'. William Masere. A^{o}. x^{mo}.
Ric' Chikewell.
[Sidenote: The werre aroos betwen the kyng and the prynce of Walys.]
In this yere the werre aroos ayeyne betwen the kyng and the prynce of
Walys upon Palm Sonday; on whiche day David the princes brother tok
S^{r}. Roger Clyfford at Hawardyn, and sclowe and tok manye of his
mene, and beseged the castell of Flynt and Rothelan, and tok the toun
of Claupautern[13] and caste adowe the walles.
[Footnote 13: "Lambatre vanc" _in the Cotton MS._]
Id'm maior. Rauf Blount. Anno xj^{mo}.
Hub't Botevyle.
[Sidenote: Prynce of Walys sclayn.]
[Sidenote: S'cus Thom' Hereford' ep'us obiit.]
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