[Sidenote: The toune and the castell of Berewyk was lost thorugh treson.] [Sidenote: Too cardenals comen into Engelond to make pees.] The same yere, that is to sey the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxvj, upon Midlentyne Soneday, the toun and the castell of Berewyk was lost thorugh treson of Piers of Spaldyng, thanne beynge kepere of the same toun and castell. In this yere too cardenales comen into Engelond for to make pees betwen Engelond and Scotlond, whiche weren robbed upon the more of Wygelysdon; of whiche robbery S^{r}. Robert of Middelton was ateynt, and jugged to be drawe an hanged and beheded at London, and his hede sett up at Neugate; and hise quarters were sent to iiij principale citees of Engelond. And in this yere was an orible moreyn of beestes. John Wyng've, m'. William Causton. A^{o}. x^{mo}. Rauf Balmere. [Sidenote: A gret derthe of corn and othere vitailes.] This yere was a gret derthe of corn and other vitailes, for a busshell of whete was worth v_s_: and the poure peple eten for hunger cattes and hors and houndes; and too yere and an half a quarter of whete was worth ii marc; and the poure peple stal children and eten them, and thanne anon after there fille a gret pestilence among the peple. REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1317-1321.] Id'm maior. John Prions. Anno xj^{mo}. William Furneux. [Sidenote: The Scottes come into Engelond and distroyde Northumb'.] This yere the Scottes comen into Engelond and distroyden Northumbr': and the citee of London sente to Yorke cc men of armes; and Scotlond was entyrdyted. Id'm maior. John Pulteney. Anno xij^{o}. John Dallyng. [Sidenote: A parlement at Yorke.] This yere the kyng held his parlement at Yorke; and S^{r}. Hugh Spencer[39] was mad chaumberleyn of Engelond. And in this yere was Thomas the erle of Lancastre beheded. [Footnote 39: "Sir Hugh Spencer son" _in the Cotton MS._] Hamo Chikell, m'.[40] Simon Abyndon.[41] A^{o}. xiij^{mo}. John Preston.[42] [Footnote 40: _See note_ I.] [Footnote 41: _See note_ I.] [Footnote 42: _See note_ I.] This yere were the Spencers bothe the fadyr and the sone exiled out of Engelond; after they were ayeyne revoked be the kyng. Nycholl Faryndon, m'. William Prodhom.[44] A^{o}. xiiij^{mo}. goldsmythe.[43] Arnold Conduyt.[45] [Footnote 43: _See note_ I.] [Footnote 44: _See note_ I.] [Footnote 45: _See note_ I.] [Sidenote: The rysynge of erles and barons of this land.] This yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxj was strongly the barouns werre; and Thomas erle of Lancastre the xij kal' of Aprill was beheded. And in this yere was the rysynge of the erles and barons of this lond; and they token S^{r}. Piers of Gaveston, the kynges sworn brother, and smot of his hed; for which the kyng afterward in oo day dede do beheded xx/iiij lordes and gentyles for the deth of the seid Piers. REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1321-1323.]