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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

This same yere, that is for to seye the morwe after seynt Symon day
and Jude, the meire rood to Westm', and took his charge as the custume
is of the meires of London. And the same day at even and alle the
nyght folwynge was strong and grete wacche: and the morwe nest
folwynge moche peple of the citee of London in savynge and kepynge the
kynges pees, arraied in sufficient harnes to stonde with the duke of
Gloucestre protector of Engelond, and be the maire of London, and in
defens of the citee ageyn the bysshop of Wynchestre;[111] and the
peple that to hym was withholden of the countes of Lancastre and
Chestre, and of othere cuntres; but thankyd be God there was non harme
don on neythir partye. Also the same yere John duke of Bedford made
kyng Herry the vj^{te}, his goodsone, knyght at Leyc', upon
Witsoneday. And anoon forthwith the kyng Herry dobbed alle the
knyghtes whos names here folwen, that is for to sey, first, the duke
of York, the sone and heire of the duke of Norfolk, the erle of
Oxenford, the erle of Westmerland, the sone and heire of the erle of
Northumberland, the sone and heire of the erle of Ormond, the lord
Roos, Sire James Boteller, the lord Mautravers, S^{r}. Herry Gray of
Tankervyle, S^{r}. William Nevyle lord of Faucomberge, S^{r}. George
Nevyle lord of Latymer, the lord of Welles, the lord of Berkeley, the
sone and heir of the lord Talbot, Sire Raf Grey of Werke, Sire Robert
Veer, Sire Richard de Gray, Sire Edmond of Hungerford, Sire Robert of
Wyngefeld, Sire John Botiller, Sire Reynald Cobham, Sire John
Passhelewe, Sire Thomas Tunstall, Sire John Chidiok, Sire Rauf
Langeford, Sire William Drury, Sire William ap Thomas, Sire Richard
Carbonell, Sire Richard Wodevyll, Sire John Shardelowe, Sire Nicholl
Blouket, Sire Rauf Radclyff, Sire Edmond Trafford, Sire William
Cheyne, Sire William Babyngton, Sire John Juyn, and Sire Gilbert
Beauchamp.

[Footnote 111: _See note_ QQ.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1426-1427.]

John[112] Reynwell.   Rob't Arnold, haburdash'.   A^{o}. v^{to}.
                      John Heigham, drap'.

[Footnote 112: "William" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Sidenote: The bysshop of Wynchestre was mad cardynall.]

[Sidenote: The cardynall haat.]

[Sidenote: Wille Wawe was hanged: the hedes of buttes of suete wyn
were smeton out [_in another hand_.]]

[Sidenote: How the hat was seet on his heed.]

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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

This same yere, that is for to seye the morwe after seynt Symon day
and Jude, the meire rood to Westm', and took his charge as the custume
is of the meires of London. And the same day at even and alle the
nyght folwynge was strong and grete wacche: and the morwe nest
folwynge moche peple of the citee of London in savynge and kepynge the
kynges pees, arraied in sufficient harnes to stonde with the duke of
Gloucestre protector of Engelond, and be the maire of London, and in
defens of the citee ageyn the bysshop of Wynchestre;[111] and the
peple that to hym was withholden of the countes of Lancastre and
Chestre, and of othere cuntres; but thankyd be God there was non harme
don on neythir partye. Also the same yere John duke of Bedford made
kyng Herry the vj^{te}, his goodsone, knyght at Leyc', upon
Witsoneday. And anoon forthwith the kyng Herry dobbed alle the
knyghtes whos names here folwen, that is for to sey, first, the duke
of York, the sone and heire of the duke of Norfolk, the erle of
Oxenford, the erle of Westmerland, the sone and heire of the erle of
Northumberland, the sone and heire of the erle of Ormond, the lord
Roos, Sire James Boteller, the lord Mautravers, S^{r}. Herry Gray of
Tankervyle, S^{r}. William Nevyle lord of Faucomberge, S^{r}. George
Nevyle lord of Latymer, the lord of Welles, the lord of Berkeley, the
sone and heir of the lord Talbot, Sire Raf Grey of Werke, Sire Robert
Veer, Sire Richard de Gray, Sire Edmond of Hungerford, Sire Robert of
Wyngefeld, Sire John Botiller, Sire Reynald Cobham, Sire John
Passhelewe, Sire Thomas Tunstall, Sire John Chidiok, Sire Rauf
Langeford, Sire William Drury, Sire William ap Thomas, Sire Richard
Carbonell, Sire Richard Wodevyll, Sire John Shardelowe, Sire Nicholl
Blouket, Sire Rauf Radclyff, Sire Edmond Trafford, Sire William
Cheyne, Sire William Babyngton, Sire John Juyn, and Sire Gilbert
Beauchamp.

[Footnote 111: _See note_ QQ.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1426-1427.]

John[112] Reynwell.   Rob't Arnold, haburdash'.   A^{o}. v^{to}.
                      John Heigham, drap'.

[Footnote 112: "William" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Sidenote: The bysshop of Wynchestre was mad cardynall.]

[Sidenote: The cardynall haat.]

[Sidenote: Wille Wawe was hanged: the hedes of buttes of suete wyn
were smeton out [_in another hand_.]]

[Sidenote: How the hat was seet on his heed.]

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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