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
In this yere, about Midsomer, therles of March, Warwik and Salisbury,
landed at Sandwich, gadred people in Kent, and went thurgh London to
Northampton; and the kyng had taken a felde, and was slayne on his
partie the duke of Bukyngham, therle of Shrowisbury, the lord Beaumont
and the lord Egremond, mych peple drowned in the river, the kyng taken
and brought to London, and callid a parliament; and the duke of Yorke
came out of Irland, and to Westm' the x^{th} day of Octobre, and there
made clayme to the crowne; aggrement was made bitwene the kyng and
him, and he was made protectour, his title allowid to be kyng after
the kyngs deceas; and ayenst Cristmas went northward and was slayne at
Wakefelde with other; and at Candilmas therle of Marche discomfeited
therle of Wiltshire and other at Mortymers crosse; and at Shroftide
came the lordes of the North to seint Albonys, and there discomfeited
therle of Warwik and his compeigny, and toke the kyng with them into
the North. Therle of Warwik fledde thens Westward to therle of March:
than came therle of March and therle of Warwik with moch people to
London, and there the people callid him kyng; and he toke it upon him,
and went Northwardes and faught with the lords of the North beside
Sherborne, where were moch people slayne upon Palme Sonday: and he
bigan to reigne the iiij^{th} day of March.
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NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VIC' TEMP'E R' EDWARDI iiij^{ti}.
REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1461-1465.]
[Sidenote: A^{o}. Dn'i 1461.]
Ric' le ---- maior. John Lumbard. Vic'. A^{o}. i.
Ric' Flemyng.
In this yere the kyng Edward the iiij^{th} was crowned at Westm', on
Sonday the xxviij day of Juyn.
Hugh Wich, maior. George Irland. Vic'. A^{o}. ij^{do}.
John Lok.
In this yere therle of Oxonford, and the lord Awbrey his sone, with
other knyghts, were bihedid upon a new scaffold on the Tour hille.
Th' Coke, maior. Will'm Hampton. Vic'. A^{o}. iij^{o}.
Barthilmeus Jamys.
This yere quene Margret toke the castell of Bamburgh.
Mathewe Philip, Thomas Muschamp. Vic. A^{o}. iv^{to}.
maior. Rob't Basset.
In this yere was the sergeaunts fest, and the maire of London shuld
have dyned there; and bicause the chief place was not kepte for him
while the kyng was not there nor of his blode, he came awey with alle
his compeigny of this cite, and dyned at home in his owne place.
REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1465-1469.]
Raffe Joslyn, maior. John Tate. Vic. A^{o}. v^{to}.
John Stone.
This yere quene Elizabeth was crowned at Westm' the Sonday bifore
Witsonday. And this yere was first the roial, half roial, and quartern
aungel, and aungellet of golde. Also this yere kyng Herry was taken in
the North, and brought into the Tour of London.
Raff V'ney, maior. Herry Waver. Vic'. A^{o}. vj^{to}.
Will'm Costantyne.
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