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
Will'm Walworth, fysshmong', Ric' Lyons. A^{o}. xlix^{o}.
maior. Will' Wodehous.
[Sidenote: Ladyes ledde lordes bridel.]
In this yere, at the town of Bruges in Flaundres, was tretyd upon
diverses articles hangynge betwen the pope and kyng Edward. Also the
same yere was treted at Bruges for the pees betwen the too reaumes.
Also in this yere rood dame Alice Perrers, as lady of the sune,[65]
fro the tour of London thorugh Chepe; and alwey a lady ledynge a
lordys brydell. And thanne began the grete justes in Smythefeld whiche
endured vij nyght.
[Footnote 65: _See note_ N.]
John Warde, m'. John Hadley, groc'. Anno l^{mo}.
Will's Newport.
[Sidenote: iij pestilencia.]
In this yere was the thridde grete pestilence, in whiche dyed the
honorable knyght Edward lord Spenser, and lythe beryed at Tewkesbery.
REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1377.]
Adam Stable maior usq' xxj^{m} John North, drap'. A^{o}. lj^{mo}.
diem Marcij, quo die p' Rob't Launde.
p'ceptu' regis amotus fuit,
et Nich's Brembre el'tus
fuit p' res' a^{i}.
[Sidenote: Obit' Edwardi principis.]
In this yere, upon Trinite Soneday the viij day of Juyn, withinne the
kynges paleys of Westm' deyde the noble flour of knyghthood, that is
to seye, the goode prince Edward, whoos body lith worthily entered at
Caunterbury a for yeyns seint Thomas schryne. Also in this yere oon
Prentyng of Norfolk was enprisoned in the erles place of Northumbr',
for whiche the peple of London aroos and wolde a sclayn the erle and
cast down his place. Also in this yere Richard the sone of prynce
Edward was mad prynce of Walys.[66]
[Footnote 66: _See note_ O.]
Nicholl Brembre, groc', m'. Andr' Pykeman. A^{o}. lij^{do}.[67]
Nicoll Twyford.
[Footnote 67: _See note_ P.]
In this yere was graunted to the kyng of every persone, man and woman,
above the age of xiiij yere, iiij _d_; and of every man of holy
chirche avaunced xij _d_; and of every man nought avaunced iiij _d._
freres only except. And this same yere the cardynall of Engelond was
smyten with the palsye and loste his speche, and upon Marie Magdaleyne
day he dyde. Also in this yere, the xij day of Aprill, S^{r}. John
Mynstreworth knyght was beheded. Also in this yere, in the xij kal' of
Jull, that is for to seye on seynt Albones even, at Schene, deyde the
moost excellent and doughted prynce Edward the thridde: the whiche
Richard, the sone of goode prynce Edward the sone of the sayde kyng
Edward, at the age of xj yere began to reigne: the whiche forsaid kyng
Edward lyth ryally entered at Westm'.
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NOMINA MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REGIS RIC'I S'C'DI, QUI
CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' xvij KAL' AUGUSTI, ANNO D'NI MILL'MO
CCC^{mo} lxxvij^{o}, ANNO ETATIS SUE xj^{o}, DURANTE T'M'IO ET ANNO
MAIORATUS NICHOLAI BREMBRE ET VICECOM' SUP' D'CO ANNO PRIMO.
REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1377-1380.]
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