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
sufficiantly enformyd, and havyng ful and sufficiaunt auctorite and
power for al your humble lieges of the seid cite, and in there name to
swere and truely to holde, kepe, and observe, lowen and mayntene with
al there power, withouten fraude or malengyne, alle the statuts,
stablisshements, and jugements done or yolden or yeven in your high
parliament bigonnen at Westminster the Monday next after the
exaltacion of the Holy Cros, the yere of your graciouse reigne xxj,
and fro thens aiourned to Shrowesbury unto the quinizime of seint
Hillarie than next suyng, and there termined and endid: and alle other
statuts and ordinunces and stablisshmentis, sithen hiderto done and
made withouten ever to comon done, or procuren anything ther ageyne in
any maner to that ende, that thei shal mowen be put thurgh your
habundaunt grace out of al suspecion, and to ben holden as thei
desiren above al thing your true lieges, for the love of God, and in
the werke of charite. In witness of the which thing, and for the
things aboveseid, wele and truely to holde, kepe and observe, and
mayntene for al daies with al ther power, in manere as it is aboveseid
without ende to done or procure the contrarie, and to live and deie
your seid humble lieges, of whom ther names severally ben underwriton,
as wele for themself, as in the name of the residue of the same cite
to this supplicacion have set there sealis, that is to wite, we by the
grace of God archbisshop of Caunterbury primate of England, Robert
Braybroke bisshop of London, Richard Whityngton, William of Askeham,
John Wodcok, and many other."
NOTE Y. page 83.
"And than after the presentacion of the seid supplicacion, there were
made many blank chartres; and alle the men of every crafte of the cite
as wele allowes and servaunts as the maisters, were charged to come to
the Yeldhalle, to set there sealis to the seid blank chartres." But
the disturbance "by Chestreschire men in Fryday strete," mentioned in
the text, is not noticed.
NOTE Z. page 91.
"And also Sir John Cornewaile, Sir Richard of Arundell, the son of Sir
John Cheyne and other Frensshemen."
NOTE AA. page 92.
"And holde the righte wey of Holy Chirche, and hym shulde want no
goode. Also Courtney, that tyme chaunceller of Oxonford, prichid and
enfourmed hym the feith of Holy Chirche, and the prior of seynt
Barthemew" &c.
NOTE BB. page 94.
The copy in the Cottonian MS. adds, "And about the fest of seint
Laurence the duke of Clarence seilid into Fraunce, to help the duke of
Orliaunce," but it takes no notice of the arrival of the prince and
his attendants in London, or of the departure of the duke of Clarence,
the duke of York, &c. to Southampton.
NOTE CC. page 96.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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