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 upon a Wednesday the xxj day of Octobre, on the morwe
be vj[107] and vij on the belle, deyde kyng Charles kyng of Fraunce
the kynges aiel of Engelond, in his ostell of seynt Poule withinne
Parys, whos body was worthyly entered in seynt Denys. Also the vij
daye of Novembre the same yere, oure kyng Herry the fyfthe nobely was
entered at Westm'. Also in this yere the kynges parlement was holden
at Westm', which parlement began the Moneday nest before the feste of
seynt Martyn, that is to seye the ix day of Novembre, in whiche
parlement was ordeyned the governaunce of the kyng, how and in what
manere he schulde be governed in his tender age.[108] Also in this
yere on the firste day of March Maistr' William Taillor prest, was
disgraded of his ordre of presthood; and in the morwe after he was
brent in Smythefeld for certeyn poyntes of heresye.
[Footnote 107: "in the morning between," &c. _in the Cotton MS._]
[Footnote 108: _See note_ NN.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1423-1424.]
Will's Crowm'e, Th' Wandesford, m'c'. A^{o}. s'c'do.
drap', maior. Nicholl Jamys, groc'.
[Sidenote: The weddyng of the kyng of Scottes.]
[Sidenote: The bataill of Vermill.]
This yere upon Satyrday, that is to sey the xiij day of Novembre, the
kyng and the quene his modir remeved from Wyndesore toward the
parlement at London, the whiche began at Westm' on the xxj day of
Octobre before; and on the forsaid xiij day of Novembre at nyght, the
kyng and the quene were logged at Stanes; and upon the morwe thanne
beynge Soneday the kyng was born toward his modir chare, and he
schriked and cryed and sprang, and wolde nought be caryed forthere;
wherefore he was born ayeyne into the inne, and there he bood the
Soneday al day; and on the Moneday he was born to the chare, and he
beynge thanne gladde and merye chered; and at even come to Kyngeston,
and there rested the nyght; and on the Tuesday he come to Kenyngton;
and upon Wednesday he cam to London[109] with a glad sembland and mery
chere, in his modyr barm in the chare rood thorugh London to Westm';
and on the morwe brought into the parlement. Also this same yere in
the monthe of Feverer, Sire Jamys Styward kyng of Scottes spoused dame
Johanne the duchesses doughter of Clarence, of hir first housbonde the
erle of Somerset, at seynt Mary Overe. And this same yere the xvij day
of August was the bataill of Vermill in Perche, betuen the duke of
Bedford regent of Fraunce, and the Armynakes, with the Scottes: but
thankyd be God the victorye fell to the Englyssh partye; for there
were sclayn of oure adversaryes the erle of Bougham, the erle Douglas,
the erle of Almar, the erle of Tonnar, the erle of Vauntedore, and the
viscount Nerbon that traytourly sclewe the duke of Burgoyne knelyng
before the dolphyn at Moterell, and manye mo to the noumbre of x m^{l}
and mo: but the moste vengeaunce fell upon the proude Scottes; for
there wente to schep wassh of them the same day mo thanne xvij^{c} of
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