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 same yere, be the comaundement of the kvng, alle the weres betwen
London and Midweye were pulled up and distroyed be the meire of London
and the comonalte. Also in this yere was Travars, yoman of the kynges
chaumbre, arestyd for poysonyng of hys wyf in Northamptonschire; and
on Jonet Legge was also arested for the consentynge of poysonynge of
the same woman: and the said Travars was hongen, and his bowels brent,
and thanne quarterd; and the said Jonet hadde here lyf.
Ric' Whytyngton, Nicholl Wotton, drap'. A^{o}. viij^{o}.
m'c', m'. Geffrey Brook, groc'.
[Sidenote: Rempston was dreynt.]
In this yere, the xvij day[86] of Juyll, the erle of Kent wedded the
dukes doughter of Melane, at seynt Marie Overey: and in this yere
deyde the good S^{r}. Robert Knolles. In this yere S^{r}. Thomas
Rempston, knyght, was dreynt faste be London bregge: and in this yere
was the bataille in Smythfeld betwen John Walssh clerk, and Percyval
Sondon.
[Footnote 86: "xxiiij day" _in the Cotton MS._]
REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1407-1409.]
Will'm Staundon, Herry Pounfreyt, sadeler. A^{o}. ix^{mo}.
groc', m'. Herry Halton, groc'.
[Sidenote: The erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolf were taken
in the North.]
In this yere the erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolf, whiche
arysyn ayeyns the kyng, were taken in the north cuntre and beheded;
and the hed of the forsaid erle and a quarter of the lord Bardolf were
sent to London, and sett upon London brigge. Also in this yere was a
strong wynter whiche endured xiiij wokes. Also this yere the erle of
Kent was sclayn, thorugh his owne folye, at Bryak in Bretayne, for he
rood withoughte basnet, and was marked with a quarell. In this yere
greyn was suych plente that smal greyn was at xij _d._, xiiij _d._,
and xvj _d._ the beste civile greyn.
Drew Barantyn, Will' Norton, drap'. Anno x^{mo}.
goldsmyth, m'. Th' Duke, skynnere.
[Sidenote: The pley at the Skynnere well.]
[Sidenote: Grete justes in Smythefeld.]
This yere was the pleye at Skynners Welle,[87] whiche endured
Wednesday, Thorsday, Fryday, and on Soneday it was ended; and thanne
began the fetees of werre in Smythfeld for diverses chalanges. First
it began be the seneschall of Henawde and the erle of Somerset, for
the Henawde soughte hyder to seke awntures, the whiche fight lasted
iij dayes; and on the Moneday, S^{r}. John and another Henawde; and on
the Tuwesday, S^{r}. John Philipp with another; and on the Wednesday,
John Grey and his adversarie: and on the Fryday the kyng wolde suffre
nothing to be don. On the Satyrday, Standyssh and his adversarie: on
the Moneday suynge, Styward and his adversarie: on the Tuesday, Souche
and his adversarie. On the Moneday after, S^{r}. John Grene,
Cornewayle, and his felawes;[88] and on the Satirday, tho too
broughten hise brethren and there adversaries: and, as God wolde,
evere the Englyssh partye hadde the victorie.
[Footnote 87: "Clerkenwelle" _in the Cotton MS._]
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