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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 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

Name: 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

and from Eltham forth to Caunterbury; and he schipped out of Engelond
the xvj day of August. And the same yere the kyng wente to Caleys for
to trete wyth his adversarije of Fraunce: and the same yere the duke
of Bedford, the kynges brother, was mad capitayn of the see for a
quarter of a yere; and the same tyme he and his retenue took iij
carykes and drowned the forthe, and a gret hulke was drowned also: and
anon after, in the same yere, was taken a gret carryke at Dertemouth.
And in this same yere, that is to weton on the Mighelmesse day, was
Benet Wolman drawen and hanged, and his heed smyten of and set on
London bregge for tretory: and in the same yere, the viij day of
Octobre, was a p'chemyn' of Trille melle strete drawen and hanged, and
his heed smyten of and set upon London brigge for tretory: and in the
same yere weren alle the Galy half pens fordon at a parlement holden
at Westm', the whiche parlement began the xv day of March. Also in the
same yere, that is for to seye in the begynnyng of the forthe yere of
the reigne of kyng Herry the fyfthe, the duke of Bedford and the erle
of March, with othere certeyne lordes and there retenue, foughton with
vij carykes of Jene, and with aboughte l othere vesselles, some
hulkes, some barges, some galys, and some galyottes; of whom, blessyd
be God, he toke iij carykes with there patrons, and drowned a gret
hulke that was called the Blake hulke of Flaundres, and the remenant
fledden there wey: and this was don upon oure lady day the assumpcion,
the iiij yere above seid.

[Footnote 99: _See note_ FF.]

REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1416-1417.]

Herry Barton, skynn',   Rob't Wydyngton, groc'.   A^{o}. iiij^{o}.
  maior.                John Coventr', drap'.

[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]

[Sidenote: A begger was drawen for disfiguryng of children.]

[Sidenote: Thomas Pedwardyn kepere of Sprottes keye was sclayn on
Estreday.]

[Sidenote: The bataill on the see betuen the erl of Hunt' and the
kynges adversaries.]

[Sidenote: The castell of Touk with the toun was yolden.]

[Sidenote: Cane was goten and manye othere townes and castelles.]

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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 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

Anonymous

London (England) -- History -- To 1500; London (England) -- Social life and customs -- To 1500

and from Eltham forth to Caunterbury; and he schipped out of Engelond
the xvj day of August. And the same yere the kyng wente to Caleys for
to trete wyth his adversarije of Fraunce: and the same yere the duke
of Bedford, the kynges brother, was mad capitayn of the see for a
quarter of a yere; and the same tyme he and his retenue took iij
carykes and drowned the forthe, and a gret hulke was drowned also: and
anon after, in the same yere, was taken a gret carryke at Dertemouth.
And in this same yere, that is to weton on the Mighelmesse day, was
Benet Wolman drawen and hanged, and his heed smyten of and set on
London bregge for tretory: and in the same yere, the viij day of
Octobre, was a p'chemyn' of Trille melle strete drawen and hanged, and
his heed smyten of and set upon London brigge for tretory: and in the
same yere weren alle the Galy half pens fordon at a parlement holden
at Westm', the whiche parlement began the xv day of March. Also in the
same yere, that is for to seye in the begynnyng of the forthe yere of
the reigne of kyng Herry the fyfthe, the duke of Bedford and the erle
of March, with othere certeyne lordes and there retenue, foughton with
vij carykes of Jene, and with aboughte l othere vesselles, some
hulkes, some barges, some galys, and some galyottes; of whom, blessyd
be God, he toke iij carykes with there patrons, and drowned a gret
hulke that was called the Blake hulke of Flaundres, and the remenant
fledden there wey: and this was don upon oure lady day the assumpcion,
the iiij yere above seid.

[Footnote 99: _See note_ FF.]

REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1416-1417.]

Herry Barton, skynn',   Rob't Wydyngton, groc'.   A^{o}. iiij^{o}.
  maior.                John Coventr', drap'.

[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]

[Sidenote: A begger was drawen for disfiguryng of children.]

[Sidenote: Thomas Pedwardyn kepere of Sprottes keye was sclayn on
Estreday.]

[Sidenote: The bataill on the see betuen the erl of Hunt' and the
kynges adversaries.]

[Sidenote: The castell of Touk with the toun was yolden.]

[Sidenote: Cane was goten and manye othere townes and castelles.]

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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

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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