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
cote armes be a countynge of herowdes.
[Footnote 109: _See note_ OO.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1424-1425.]
John Michell, fysshmong', Simon Seman, vynt'. A^{o}. t'cio.
maior. John be the Wat', goldsmyth.
[Sidenote: The duk of Glouc' and his wyf the duchesse of Holond wente
over the see for take possesscion in hise landes.]
[Sidenote: The sege of Mauns.]
This same yere[110] the duke of Gloucestre with his wyf the duchesse
of Holand wenten over the see into Henauude, for to taken possession
of hys wyfves herytage, where he was worschipfully receyved and taken
for chif lord of the lond: but not longe after it happed so that he
was fayn to retorne hom ageyn, and lefte hys lady behynde hym with all
the tresour that he broughte thedyr, in a town that men callen Mouns
in Henauude, the whiche was swore to hym to ben good and trewe, and to
kepe the lady in sauf warde tyl he come ageyn: but at the laste they
that weren in the forseid town becomen fals, and delyvered that worthy
lady to the duke of Burgoyn; and he sent here to Gaunt there to ben
kept, but as God wolde for here, withinne a schort tyme thens sche
ascaped awey in a mannes wede, and com to a town of hire owne in
Seland that is clepyd Sirixe, and fro thens into Holand that is called
Tirgowe, where with helpe of here frendes that were there, sche
withstood the duke of Burgoyne and al his malyce. Also the same yere
the erle of Salysbury, the erle of Suffolk, the lord of Wylughby, and
the lord Scales, with there meyne leyden a sege to the citee of Mauns,
the whiche citee was yolden up to them withinne schort tyme, with
manye othere stronge townes and castells to the nowmbre of xxxvj^{ti}.
[Footnote 110: _See note_ PP.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1425-1426.]
John Coventr', m'c', Will'm Milred, m'c'. A^{o}. iiij^{to}.
maior. John Brokle, drap'.
[Sidenote: An hevynesse roos betuen the bysshop of Wynchestre and the
duke of Gloucestre.]
[Sidenote: The kyng was mad knyght.]
[Sidenote: Kyng Herry made manye knyghtes with his owne handes.]
[Sidenote: Segewyk was hanged [_in another hand_.]]
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