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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

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

Bonevylle, knyght, to Burdeux with viij c of goode fytynge men, to
kepe the town unto the tvme a grett retenewe myght be mad and sent
thider. Also in this yere deide Henry Chicheley erchebisshop of
Caunterbury, in the Passion weke, and is beryed in Caunterbury; and
for hym was the bisshop of Bathe, magister John Stafford chaunceler of
Engelond, stalled erchebisshop of Caunterbury. And in this yere wente
over the see the erle of Somerset with x m^{l} of goode men; and he
hadde over with hym gret ordinance of gonnes, brigges, scalyng
laddres, and manye mo othere thinges whom J'hu spede for his mercy.
And in this yere com over from Normandye the cardinall erchebisshop of
Roon, chaunceler of Normandye and bysshop of Ely into Engelond, with
the erle of Schrovesbury that was the lord Talbot, and my lord
Facombregg, with the Tresore of Normandye and manye othere. And in
this yere was lost a good town in Normandye of the lord Scales, that
is called there Graundevyle, in the coost of Baas Normandye, toward
the coost of Bretaigne, wyth his bastard sone therinne; and the
substaunce of alle the good that the lord Scales hadde in that land
was thereinne, the whiche was falsly sold be a man that he trusted
most too whiles he was at Roon. Also in this yere was gret losse of
shippes in the narwe see on oure party, be enemyes of Depe, Boloigne,
and Bretayne. Also in this same yere was cryed that alle men that
wolde aventur ony corn or vitaill to Burdeux or to Bayon, or to ony
othere place of that cost on oure party, schulde gon custom fre;
whiche caused moche corn and vitaill to be shipped thider. Also in
this yere was a mad woman pressyd to the deth, for sche hadde spoken
ungoodly and to presomptuosly unto oure liege lord the kyng at the
Blak heth; and whanne she was brought aforn the juge she wolde not
speke a word, for the which obstinacye she was put to the deth as y
have rehersyd beforn. Also this same yere deide the bisshop Tirvyn
bisshop of Ely, the ---- day of Septembre, and lyth....

     [_Here the Chronicle in the Harleian MS. terminates: the
     following continuation is copied from the Cottonian MS.
     Julius B. I._]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1443-1444.]

Th' Catworth.   Nich'as Wifelde. Vic'.   A^{o}. xxij.
                John Norman.

[Sidenote: Creacion A^{o}. xxij R' H. vj^{ti}.]

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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

Bonevylle, knyght, to Burdeux with viij c of goode fytynge men, to
kepe the town unto the tvme a grett retenewe myght be mad and sent
thider. Also in this yere deide Henry Chicheley erchebisshop of
Caunterbury, in the Passion weke, and is beryed in Caunterbury; and
for hym was the bisshop of Bathe, magister John Stafford chaunceler of
Engelond, stalled erchebisshop of Caunterbury. And in this yere wente
over the see the erle of Somerset with x m^{l} of goode men; and he
hadde over with hym gret ordinance of gonnes, brigges, scalyng
laddres, and manye mo othere thinges whom J'hu spede for his mercy.
And in this yere com over from Normandye the cardinall erchebisshop of
Roon, chaunceler of Normandye and bysshop of Ely into Engelond, with
the erle of Schrovesbury that was the lord Talbot, and my lord
Facombregg, with the Tresore of Normandye and manye othere. And in
this yere was lost a good town in Normandye of the lord Scales, that
is called there Graundevyle, in the coost of Baas Normandye, toward
the coost of Bretaigne, wyth his bastard sone therinne; and the
substaunce of alle the good that the lord Scales hadde in that land
was thereinne, the whiche was falsly sold be a man that he trusted
most too whiles he was at Roon. Also in this yere was gret losse of
shippes in the narwe see on oure party, be enemyes of Depe, Boloigne,
and Bretayne. Also in this same yere was cryed that alle men that
wolde aventur ony corn or vitaill to Burdeux or to Bayon, or to ony
othere place of that cost on oure party, schulde gon custom fre;
whiche caused moche corn and vitaill to be shipped thider. Also in
this yere was a mad woman pressyd to the deth, for sche hadde spoken
ungoodly and to presomptuosly unto oure liege lord the kyng at the
Blak heth; and whanne she was brought aforn the juge she wolde not
speke a word, for the which obstinacye she was put to the deth as y
have rehersyd beforn. Also this same yere deide the bisshop Tirvyn
bisshop of Ely, the ---- day of Septembre, and lyth....

     [_Here the Chronicle in the Harleian MS. terminates: the
     following continuation is copied from the Cottonian MS.
     Julius B. I._]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1443-1444.]

Th' Catworth.   Nich'as Wifelde. Vic'.   A^{o}. xxij.
                John Norman.

[Sidenote: Creacion A^{o}. xxij R' H. vj^{ti}.]

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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

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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