This yere Robert Bruz made hym kyng of Scotlond, and S^{r}. John Comyn was sclayn atte Grey Freres in Donfres, because he wolde not falsen his othe that he made to kyng Edward; wherefore the kyng sente after alle the bachellarye of Engelond that thei schulde comen to Westm' at Whitsontyd thanne nest folwyng; and there he doubbed cclxxx knyghtes: and the Fryday[28] nest before the assumpcion of oure lady, the kyng mette with Robert le Bruz be syde seynt Jones towne, and killed of his meyne vij m^{l}; and Robert le Bruz fledde: and Simond Frissell was take, and on oure lady even the Nativite he was drawen and hanged at London, and beheded. And in the forsaid bataille were taken the bysshop of Boston, the bysshop of seynt Andrewes, the abbot of Stone, alle armed, whom the kyng sente to the pope, to do with them what he wolde. Also S^{r}. John the erle of Athelles was taken also at the same bataille; and at the request of the quene, because he claymed kynrede of kyng Edward, his drawynge was relesed; nevertheles he was honged and his body brent alle to asshes. And also in this yere the erchebysshop of Burdeux was mad pope. [Footnote 28: "the iiij^{th} day" _in the Cotton MS._] Id'm maior, drap'. Simon Benet. A^{o}. xxxv^{to}. Geffray atte Conduyt. In this yere deyde the noble and most doughted prynce kyng Edward the firste, in the day of translacion of seynt Thomas of Caunterbury, whos body lith worthyly entered at Westm'. [Transcriber's Note: Edward I actually died in 1307, the 36th year of his reign.] * * * * * NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' EDWARDI SECUNDI DE CARNARVAN', QUI CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' X^{mo} KAL' MARCII[29] ANNO D'NI MILL'MO CCC^{mo} vij^{o}. [Footnote 29: "xiiij Kalend' Decembris" _in the Cotton MS._] REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1307-1308.] John Blount, maior. Will'o Furneys. A^{o}. p'mo. Nygel Drury. [Sidenote: Kyng Edward wedded the kynges doughter of Fraunce, Isabell.] This yere the kyng Edward wente into Fraunce and wedded Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce, the xv day of Januer', in oure lady chirche at Boloigne; and the xx day Fever' sche was crowned at Westm': and there was so gret prees of peple that S^{r}. John Bakwell was crowsed to the deth. Also in the same yere the kyng anon after the deth of his fadir sente into Gascoigne for Pers of Gavaston; and he yaf hym the lordschipe of Walyngford and the erledom of Cornuwayle: and this same yere prophecyed the chanon of Bridlyngton. REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1308-1312.] Nicholl Faryndone, William Basyng. A^{o}. s'c'do. goldsmyth, m'. Pers Blakeney.[30] [Footnote 30: _See note_ G.] Thomas Romayn, m'. Simon Merewode.[31] A^{o}. t'cio. Ric' Willeford.[32] [Footnote 31: _See note_ G.] [Footnote 32: _See note_ G.] [Sidenote: Templers were distroyd.] [Sidenote: The ordre of the Crowched Freres began.]