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
In this monthe of Feverer was the parlement at Schrovesbury, at whiche
parlement was ordeyned the deth of the duke of Gloucestre the kynges
uncle, whiche was foule mordred at Caleys, in the prynces inne, with
two towayles made in snare wyse, and put aboughte his nekke; and so
was that worthy knyght strangled to the deth. Also the lord Cobham was
jugged to perpetuel prison: and forasmoche as the erle of Derby thanne
mad duke of Hereford was of counseill and assent of the deth of lordes
and knyghtes don to dethe in the xj yere of the kyng, he was also
exiled. Also in this yere schulde a ben a bataile at Coventre betwen
the duke of Hereford and the duke of Norfolke, withinne lystes: and
whanne they were assembled in the place, the kyng toke up there
quarell into his hand: and anoon in the same place they were bothe
exiled; that is to seye, the duke of Hereford for x yere, and Thomas
duke of Norfolk for an hundred yere, whiche debate was for wordes of
treson whiche schulde have ben spokyn be these too lordes of the kyng.
Also in this yere Thomas Arundell erchebysshop of Caunterbury was also
exiled and translated to another bysshoperiche, and S^{r}. Roger
Walden was made erchebysshop of Caunterbury; and thanne the kyng
thorugh wykked counseill disherited the heirs of the lordes that were
put to dethe, as it is above seyd, and dampned to perpetual prison.
And he sente to Rome, to have the statutes and the ordinaunces mad in
the parlement begonnen at Westm' and ended at Schrovesbury, confermed
of the pope; the whiche was doun and graunted be the pope and be hym
confermed, which confirmacion was proclamed at the crosse in Powles
and at seynt Marie Spitele in Estre woke before alle the peple. Also
the kyng thorugh his counseill hadde the citee of London and othere
diverses shires of Engelond in grete hate and grete indignacion, and
lete enditen them as for rebelles: and he toke to hym Chestreschire
men whiche were most famulier with hym, wherfore the citizeins of
London and the peple of the said schires so endited as before is seid,
were full hevy and sorwefull; and thanne the citizeins of London for
plesaunce of the kyng thorugh counseill and helpe of Roger Walden the
erchebysshop of Caunterbury, and of Braybroke, &c.[77] Moreover in
this yere, for alle that, Chestreschire men maden a grete fray in
Fryday strete on a nyght in there innes; the whiche weren well beten
and hurte with arowes and brought thanne to the countor. Also this
yere, be selyng of blank chartres,[78] the citee of London paied to
the kyng a m^{l} li', and othere schires as they myghte beren.
[Footnote 77: _See note_ X.]
[Footnote 78: _See note_ Y.]
Drugo Barentyn, John Wade. Anno xxij^{do}.
goldsmyth, m'. John Warv'.
[Sidenote: Obiit Joh'es duk Lancastr'.]
[Sidenote: Kyng Richard seyled the seconde tyme into Irlond.]
[Sidenote: The duke of Hereford with othere lordes exiled landed at
Ravenspore in Yorkschire.]
[Sidenote: The kynges mene turned ayens hym.]
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