John Fraunceys, Will' Cnote, drap'. A^{o}. s'c'do. goldsmyth, m'. John Wakeley, vynt'. In this yere a quarter of whete was worth xvj _s._ Also this yere kyng Herry rood into Wales be the excitacion of the lord Grey Ruthyn, for to distroye Owan of Glondere. In this yere was here the emperor of Constantynnoble: and the kyng helde his Cristemasse at Eltham; and men of London maden a gret mommyng to hym of xij aldermen and there sones, for whiche they hadde gret thanke. And the same yere S^{r}. William Sautre prest was degraded of his presthood, and brent in Smythefeld for an heretyk.[81] [Footnote 81: "a lollard and an eritik approved afore alle the clergye" _in the Cotton MS._] John Schadworth, William Veno', groc'. A^{o}. t'cio. m'c', maior. John Fremyngham, skynn'. [Sidenote: Stella comata.] [Sidenote: The bataill of Humbelton hill.] [Sidenote: The conduyt in Cornhill.] This same yere was dame Johanne duchesse of Breteyne spoused to kyng Herry with moche solempnyte at Westm'. Also in Lenten this yere schewed in the west in the sky a sterre called Stalla Comata, whiche endured v wokes. Also in this yere the prior of Launde, S^{r}. Roger Claryndon knyght, and viij frere Menours weren drawen and hanged at Tyburne. Also this yere, the xiiij day of Septembre, was the bataill with the Scottes at Humbledon hill, where there were taken and sclayn wol ny alle the gentyles of Scotlond. Also this same yere was mad the conduyt in Cornhull. REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1402-1403.] John Walcote, Rob't Chichelegh, groc'. A^{o}. iiij^{to}. drap', m'. Ric' Merlawe, fysshmong'. [Sidenote: The bataill of Schrovesbury.] This same yere, on Maudelyn even, betwen Englysshmen and Englysshmen was the sory bataill of Schrovesbury, that is to seye betwen kyng Herry and S^{r}. Herry Percy sone of the erle of Northumberland; the whiche S^{r}. Henry Percy was there sclayn and there beryed; and on hys syde manye another man also sclayn; and on his syde the erle Douglas of Scotland lost his on eye; and S^{r}. Thomas Percy brother to the said S^{r}. Herry Percy was there taken and kept too dayes after on lyve; and for he was embassator before the batall betwen the kyng and S^{r}. Herry Percy, manye a good man loste there hys lyf, wherfore they seyde S^{r}. Thomas was drawen, hanged and beheded, and his hede[82] sett upon London brigge: also in the said bataille the prynce was schot in the heed wyth an arowe; and the erle of Stafford sclayn undyr the kynges banere, and S^{r}. William Graunsell, with manye othere knyghtes and squyers:[83] and forasmoche as som peple seyde that S^{r}. Herry Percy was alyve, he was taken up ayen out of his grave, and bounden upright betwen to mille stones, that alle men myghte se that he was ded. [Footnote 82: "with a quart' of S^{r}. Herry Percie's hedde" _in the Cotton MS._]