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
[Sidenote: The regent of Fraunce was wedd.]
[Sidenote: Sowdeors of Caleys were banschyd and some ded.]
This same yere the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce com to Caleys the
Tuesday before Estre day;[118] and in the morwe after the sowdeours
were arested and put into warde: and in the Estre woke the forsaid
regent rood into Picardie to Tyrywe, and there the bysshop of Tyrewyn
dede wedde the regent to the erles doughter of Seynt Poule; and whanne
they were weddyd he com to Caleys ageyn: and the xj day of Jun, on
seynt Barnabe day, were foure sowdeours of Caleys beheded; that is for
to sey, John Maddeley, John Lunday, Thomas Palmere, and Thomas Talbot;
and v score and x banshyd that same tyme, and before that tyme were
banshyd vj score; and so on Midsomer-even after com the regent and his
lady to London, that faire citee.
[Footnote 118: _See note_ XX.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1433-1435.]
John Brokle, drap', Thom's Chalton, m'c'. A^{o}. xij^{mo}.
m'. John Lynge, drap'.
[Sidenote: The Lollardes of Prake were distroyed.]
[Sidenote: A gret frost durynge xj wokes.]
This same yere,[119] aboughte Whitsondtyd, the lollardes of Prage were
distroyd, for at too jorneys there were sclayn of them mo thanne
xx^{ti} m^{l} with there cheveteynes; that is for to sey, P'copins,
Shaphoo, and Lupus, P'sbit; and there also was taken onlyve Maister
Piers clerk of Engelond, and an Englyssh heretyk and enemye to all
Holy Chirche. Also this same yere was a gret frost and a strong,
lastynge more than xj wokes, for it dured fro seynt Kateryne even unto
seynt Scolastyce day the virgyne, in Feverer.
[Footnote 119: _See note_ YY.]
Rob't Otle, groc', Th' Bernewell, fysshmong'. A^{o}. xiij^{o}.
m'. Simon Eyre.
[Sidenote: A trete for pees betuen Engelond and Fraunce.]
[Sidenote: The duk of Burgoyn was sworn]
[Sidenote: of whiche oth he was assoyled of a cardynall.]
This same yere[120] in hervest tyme, at the citee of Aras, there was a
gret counseill and a strong, to trete for the pees betwen Engelond and
Fraunce, of manye a gret lord both sp'uelx and temperelx, but as it
is seyn ofte tyme that undir tretys is treson, so was it there; for
the duke of Burgoyne that was sworn upon Godes by sacred, to be good
and trewe to the kyng of Engelond and hise successores, there, of a
cardinall that was callyd cardinall of Crouche, unwetynge the holy
fadyr the pope, was asoyled of that othe to holde with oure adversarye
the dolphyn, that hadde mordred his owne fadyr before tyme. Also this
same yere the kyng of Aragon, the kyng of Navare, and the Maister of
seynt James, with iij c knyghtes and squyers and mo, were taken in the
see of Jauneys, upon seynt Domynyk day.
[Footnote 120: _See note_ ZZ.]
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1435-1436.]
Herry Frowyk, Thom's Catworth. A^{o}. xiiij^{mo}.
m'c', m'. Rob't Clopton.
[Sidenote: Depe and Harfleu were lost thorugh defaute.]
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