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, in the feste of Pentecost, the kyng helde his parlement at
North'; at whiche parlement, thorugh counseill of the Mortymer, the
kyng of yonge age and withinne age accorded with the Scottes, and
foryaf and relesed them al the homage and feautee that they oughte to
do to the crown of Engelond be chartre ensealed and an endenture, in
whiche were conteyned alle the homages and feautes that the kyng of
Scotlond and the lordes of the same lond schulde do to the kyng of
Engelond, which was ensealed with alle the seales of alle the grete
lordes of Scotlond spirituelx and temporelx, and other chartres and
remembraunces that kyng Edward and hise barons hadde of right in the
lond of Scotlond; which alle, thorugh counseille of quene Isabell the
kynges modir, and S^{r}. Roger Mortymer, were delyvered to the Scottes
with the blak crosse of Scotlond, the whiche goode kyng Edward the
kynges ayell[55] hadde conquered in Scotlond and broughte it fro the
abbeye of Stone, whiche was a precious relyke, the whiche was also
delyvered to the Scottes: also the kyng, thorugh counseill of his
modir and of the Mortymer, relesed and foryaf alle that right that the
barons out of Engelond hadden in ony londes of Scotlond of olde
conquest.
[Footnote 55: "his grandfather" _in the Cotton MS._]
REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1329-1330.]
John Grantham, m'. Simon Fraunceys. A^{o}. iij^{cio}.
Herry Combemartyn.
[Sidenote: A p'lement at Salesby. Rog' Mortemer was made erle of
Marche: S^{r}. John Eltham the k' brother erle of Cornewalle.]
[Sidenote: Dyd homage to the kyng of Fraunce.]
This same yere David Bruz the sone of Robert Bruz, be ordynaunce of
the kynges modir and of the Mortymer, spousyd at Berewyk dame Johanne
of the Tour, the kynges suster, upon Marie Magdaleyn day, in the yere
of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxviij: and whanne the maryage was done, the
Scottes called here in despyte of Engleyssh men "make pees";[56] but
the kyng bar the blame wrongfully. This yere the kyng helde his
parlement at Salesbury; and at that parlement Sire Roger Mortymer was
mad erle of the March, and S^{r}. John Eltham the kynges brother was
also mad erle of Cornwayle. Also this same yere Sire Edmond Wodestoke
erle of Kent, the kynges uncle, was beheded at Wynchestre, thorugh
procurment of the quene, the kynges modir, and of the Mortymer. Also
in this yere the kyng seyled into Fraunce, that is to seye the yere of
oure lord a m^{l}cccxxviij, and dede homage to the kyng of Fraunce for
the ducherye of Guyene and for the counte of Pountyf.
[Footnote 56: "the countes make peas" _in the Cotton MS._]
REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1330-1333.]
Simon Swaynlond, m'. Rob't of Ely. Anno iiij^{to}.
Th' Harewold.
[Sidenote: Prynce Edward was born.]
This yere Edward the firste begeten sone of kyng Edward the thridde
was born at Wodstoke, the day of seynt Viti and Modest'.
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