In this yere began the generall counseill at Constaunce. Also in this
yere, that is to say the xxviij day of Octobre, the kyng com to his
town of Caleys, and was there til the xvj day of Novembre: and that
same day the kyng schipped fro his town of Caleys toward Engelond, and
he landed the same day at nyght at Dovorr, and com forth alle the woke
after toward London: and the Fryday at nyght the kyng come to Eltham,
and there he lay al that nyght; and on the morwe was Satyrday, the
xxiij day of Novembre, the maire of London and alle the aldermen, with
alle the craftes of London, reden every man in reed, with hodes reed
and white, The comyng of oure kyng to London.and mette with the kyng on the Blakeheth comyng from
Elthamward toward his citee of London; and ayens his comynge was
ordeyned moche ryalte in London, that is to weten at London bregge, at
the conduyt in Cornhill, at the gret conduyt in Chepe, and at the
crosse in Chepe was mad a ryall castell, with angels and virgynes
syngynge therinne; and so the kyng and hise presoners of Frensshmen
reden thorugh London unto Westm’ to mete, and there the kyng abod
stille. The maire and the aldermen presentyd the kyng with a ml
li in too basyns of gold worth vc li.
Sigismund the emperor of Almayne com to London.And on the morwe after, it was Soneday and the xxiiij day of
Novembre, the maire and alle the aldermen, with too hundred of the
beste comoners of London, wente to Westm’ to the kyng, and present hym
with a ml pound, in too basynes of gold worth vc li. And in this
tyme the emperor of Almayne com into Engelond with viijc hors to
seynt George feste; that is to wete, the firste day of Maij, at nyght,
he landed at Dovorr; and on the Satyrday, the seconde day of Maij, he
cam to Caunterbury and bod stylle there unto the v day of Maij: and
the Thorsday, the vij day of May,[99] the maire and alle the aldermen,
with alle the craftes of the citee, reden alle in rede gownes, and
hodes white and reed, The metyng of the kyng and the emperor.and mette with the emperor on the Blakehethe;
and the kyng and alle hise lordes mette with hym at seynt Thomas
Wateryng, and there the kyng put hym on the right hond, and the
erchebysshop on the left hond, and so they come rydynge thorugh the
citee of London and forth to Westm’: The duke of Holand com to London.
The removyng of the emperor.and the xxix day of Maij the
duke of Holand come to London, and he lay at the bysshopes place of
Ely in Holbourne; and he abod stylle there unto the xxj day of Juyn.
And the xxvj day of Juyn the emperor remeved fro Westm’ toward the
castell of Ledes in Kanc’, and from the castell of Ledes unto Eltham,
and from Eltham forth to Caunterbury; and he schipped out of Engelond
the xvj day of August. The kyng wente to Caleys for trete with adversaries of
Fraunce.And the same yere the kyng wente to Caleys for
to trete wyth his adversarije of Fraunce: and the same yere the duke
of Bedford, the kynges brother, was mad capitayn of the see for a
quarter of a yere; and the same tyme he and his retenue took iij
carykes and drowned the forthe, and a gret hulke was drowned also: and
anon after, in the same yere, was taken a gret carryke at Dertemouth.
And in this same yere, that is to weton on the Mighelmesse day, was
Benet Wolman drawen and hanged, and his heed smyten of and set on
London bregge for tretory: and in the same yere, the viij day of
Octobre, was a p’chemyn’ of Trille melle strete drawen and hanged, and
his heed smyten of and set upon London brigge for tretory: The galy halfpence were stroyd.and in the
same yere weren alle the Galy half pens fordon at a parlement holden
at Westm’, the whiche parlement began the xv day of March. Also in the
same yere, that is for to seye in the begynnyng of the forthe yere of
the reigne of kyng Herry the fyfthe, Bellu’ sup’ mare int’ I. ducem Bed’ et adv’sar’ reg’.the duke of Bedford and the erle
of March, with othere certeyne lordes and there retenue, foughton with
vij carykes of Jene, and with aboughte l othere vesselles, some
hulkes, some barges, some galys, and some galyottes; of whom, blessyd
be God, he toke iij carykes with there patrons, and drowned a gret
hulke that was called the Blake hulke of Flaundres, and the remenant
fledden there wey: and this was don upon oure lady day the assumpcion,
the iiij yere above seid.
REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1416-1417.]
| Herry Barton, skynn’, | Rob’t Wydyngton, groc’. | Ao. iiijo. |
| maior. | John Coventr’, drap’. |
And in this same yere was a parlement at Westm’ holden, and it began
the xix day of Octobre; and at that parlement was the erle of Dorset
mad duke of Excestre: A begger was drawen for disfiguryng of children.and in this same yere, on seynt Katerine even,
was a begger drawen and hanged for dysmembrynge of yonge children, and
he was drawen in his owne carre from the Leden halle unto Tyborne: and
in this same yere was a theff sclayn, withoughte seynt Marie Spytell,
that highte Robert Somerford: and the same yere held his Cristemasse
at Wyndesore: and the same yere were too women hanged at Tybourne;
that oon was a spycer wyf of Seynt Albons, and that other was the
baillyf wyf of Vynesbury; Thomas Pedwardyn kepere of Sprottes keye was sclayn on
Estreday.and the same yere was the same bally hanged:
and the same yere was Thomas Petwardyn, kepere of Sprottes keye,
sclayn in seynt Dunston chirche in the Est, in the hyghe chancell, on
the Esterday at evesong tyme, with the lord Straunge and his men, and
there was Sr. John Trussell and hise sone, and othere men of his,
sore wounded; and that fray began betwen the lord Strange wyf and Sire
John Trussell wyf: The bataill on the see betuen the erl of Hunt’ and the
kynges adversaries.and the same yere, upon seynt Petyr day and Poule,
the erle of Huntyngdon, with othere certeyn lordes and there retenue,
foughten with ix carykes of Jene, the grettest that evere were seyn in
this coostes, and scomfited them; of whiche, thanked be God, he toke
iiij grete with there patrons, and the admirall of them alle was
called the bastard of Burbon, with alle the tresoure that they alle
schulde aben waged with for a quarter of a yere; and the othere
carykes fledden awey. Also the same yere, the xxx day of Juyll, the
The castell of Touk with the toun was yolden.
Cane was goten and manye othere townes and castelles.kyng with alle his oost seyled into Fraunce, and londed in Normandye,
upon Lammes day, a litell besyde the castell of Touke; the whiche
castell he toke first after he was landed, and yaf it to his brother
the duke of Clarence, with alle that longith thertoo.[100] Also the
same yere, that is to say anno quinto, the kyng gat Cane Beyeux, and
manye othere townes and castelles and riche abbeys, longe before seynt
Edward day.
REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1417-1418.]
| Ric’ Merlawe, irmong’, | Herry Rede, armerer. | Ao. vto. |
| maior. | John Gedeney, drap’. |
In this yere the generall counseill was ended at Constaunce, and an unyte mad in Holy Chirche; and a pope chosen on seynt Martyn day, be fre eleccion and comowne assent of alle the generall counseill cristen, whiche pope was called Martinus quintus. Sr. John Oldcastell was taken in Walys.Also in this yere, on the feste of seynt Lucie the virgyne, the yere of oure lord a mlccccxvij, Sr. John Oldcastell lord of Cobbeham was taken in the march of Walys, and brought to Westm’, where he was forjugged; and he was drawe thorugh the citee of London, which in his dayes was heed of heretykes and Lollers; and he was hanged be a cheyne of iren, and was brent up the galawes and alle.[101]
REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1418-1419.]
| Will’s Sevenok, groc’, | John Bryan. | Ao. vjto. |
| maior. | Rauf Barton, skynn’. |
The whiche John Bryan, schirreve of London,[102] fell in the water of Thamyse, the whiche was cause of his deth, and dyed on the x day of Octobre; and in his stede John Perneys was chosen for the remenaunt of the yere. The sege of Roen.Also the same yere the kyng of Engelond with his lordes beseged the citee of Roen,[103] the whiche sege dured half a yere and more; but at the laste, thorugh the grace of God, it was yolden to hym upon the day of seynt Wolstan, alle ayens there will, God wot, for nede compelled them therto for defaute of vitaill; for as it was seid there deyde withinne the town for defaute of vitaille, mo thanne xxx ml durynge the same sege. Sacr’m ducis de Burgoyne.Also in the same yere the dolphyn of Fraunce sente after the duke of Burgoyn, to whom, as men seyn, nought fully vij nyght before he was sworn un on Godes body sacred to ben good and trewe for to come and speke with hym be syde Parys, at the town of Monstreux, with certeyn persones undir sauf conduyt; and whanne he cam thedir, notwithstondyng the gret othe that was mad betuen them bothe, nother his sauf conduyt, The duk of Burgoyn was sclayn.the viscount of Burbon, as the duke kneled before the dolphyn, smot hym with an ax in the heed; and so that the forseid dolphyn and hise complices falsly and untrewly, and ayens alle manere lawe of armes, morthered the forseid duke and made an ende of hym. Frere Randolf.Also this same yere frere Randolf, a mayster of dyvynyte, that sumtyme was the quene Johanne confessor, at the excitynge of the forseid quene, be sorcerye and be nygramancie wrought for to astroyd the kyng: but, as God wolde, his falsnesse at the laste was aspyed; wherefore be comown parlement the quene forfetyd here landes.
REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1419-1421.]
| Ric’ Whytyngton, | John Boteler, m’c’. | Ao. vij. |
| m’cer, maior. | Rob’t Whytyngton, drap’. |
This same yere was the kyng Herry the fyfthe mad heir and regent of Fraunce, and wedded to dame Katerine the kynges doughter of Fraunce, at Troys[104] in Champayn, upon Trynyte Soneday; and anoon after he hymselfe and hise lordes, with the duke of Burgoyne and manye othere ryalles of Fraunce, wenten and leyd sege to manye diverses citees, townes and castellys, whiche weren holden with the dolphyns men and Armenakes, and wan them; but Melau sur Seyne was on of the werste that evere he leyde sege to, for ther was inne a schrewd meyne of rebelles.
| Will’s Cambregge, | John Boteller, drap’. | Ao. viijo. |
| groc’, maior. | John Welles, groc’. |
This yere on Candelmasse day be the morwe the kyng come into Engelond
with hys quene, and landed at Dovorr; and on the xiiij day of Fever,
upon seynt Valentynes day, the kyng come to London; and the xxj day of
the same monthe the quene come to London; and on the xxiij day of the
same monthe sche was crowned at Westm’.[105]
A parlement at Westm’.
The kyng ordeyned certeyn weyghtes for gold.Also this same yere,
anoon after Estren, the kyng helde his parlement at Westm’; in whiche
parlement was ordeyned, that no man after Cristemasse thanne nest
folwynge schulde putten forth no proffre no gold in payment but yf it
held the weyte, wherfore the most part of the peple ordeyned them
balaunces and weytes. And anoon after Pentecost the kyng seiled over
the see to Caleys, and passyd forth into Fraunce. The deth of the duke of Clarence.This same yere upon
Estre even afore noon, that is for to say the xxij day of March, the
yere of oure lord a mlccccxxj, the duke of Clarence with manye
other lordes were sclayn beyounde the water of Leyre in Fraunce; and
manye lordes were taken prisoners the same tyme, of the whiche the
erle of Hunt’, and the erle of Somerset with hys brother, were
principales. The town of Mileu was yolden.Also the same yere, betuen Cristemasse and Candelmasse,
the town of Mileu’ was yolden to the kyng, and alle cheveteyns with
the sowdyours were ledd to Parys in the croke of the mone they myght
seyn, for of them there skaped thens but fewe on lyve.
REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1421-1422.]
| Rob’t Chycheley, | John Weston, drap’. | Anno ixo. |
| groc’, maior. | Ric’ Gosselyn, irmong’. |
This yere, on the thridde day of December, began the parlement at
Westm’, whiche was holden be the duke of Bedforde, thanne lyftenaunte
of Engelond; in whiche parlement was graunted a quynzyme and a dyme,
the kyng hymself thanne lyenge at the sege of Mieux in Bry’, in
Fraunce, the half of whiche xve and xme to be payd at the
purification of oure lady nest folwynge, and that the kynges deputes
schulde resceyve in payement swyche gold as wente; that is to seye,
zif a noble were worth v s. viij d., the kyng schulde taken it to
the value of vj s. viij d.; and if it were lesse than v s. viij
d., thanne the persone so payenge that money schulde make good the
surplus to the value of v s. viij d. to the kyng, in contentyng
the kyng of the hol noble of vj s. viij d.; and in cas the noble
so paied were better of value thanne v s. viij d., it was accorded
that the kyng schulde paye to the awnere therof the overplus above v
s. viij d.: also thanne was gret scarcete of whit moneye in
Engelond, that is to seye of sylver, for every man, because of the
said newe eschange, outred gold and kept sylver in as moche as they
myghte. The birthe of kyng Herry the vjte.Also in the forseid monthe of Decembre, on seynt Nicholl day,
the yere of oure lord a mlccccxxj, Herry the kynges sone was born
at Wyndesore, whos goodfadres at the font were Herry bysshop of
Wynchestre, sithe Cardynall, and John duke of Bedford, and Jacomyn
duchesse of Holand was hys goodmodyr; and his goodfadir at his
confirmacion was Herry Chicheley erchebysshop of Caunterbury. Mewes in Bry’ was yolden.
The newe wedercock of Poules was set up.Also in
the monthe of May,[106] the yere of oure lord a mlccccxxij, and of
the kyng the x yere, the citee of Mewes in Bry’, whiche longe tyme
hadde be seged, was yolde to the kyng. Also the same yere, the xiij
day of August, the newe wedircock was set upon Seynt Poules stepill of
London: and the laste day of the same monthe of August deyde the most
excellent, and most graciouse, and most doutyd prynce of Cristen
chivalrye, Herry of Engelond the fyfthe, after the conquest the xe,
whos boones, in the begynnyng of Novembre folwynge, were brought into
Engelond, and after to London; and on the vij day of Novembre he was
ryally entered at Westm’.
NOMI’A MAIOR’ ET VICECOMITU’ LONDON’ TEMPORE REG’ H’ SEXTI PU’ NON UNI’ ANNI QUI REGNARE CEPIT PRIMO DIE SEPTE’BR’ ANNO D’N’I MILL’MO CCCCmo xxijdo.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1422-1423.]
| Will’s Waldern, | Will’ Estfeld, m’c’. | Ao. po. |
| m’c’, maior. | Rob’t Tatersale, drap’. |
This same yere upon a Wednesday the xxj day of Octobre, on the morwe
be vj[107] and vij on the belle, deyde kyng Charles kyng of Fraunce
the kynges aiel of Engelond, in his ostell of seynt Poule withinne
Parys, whos body was worthyly entered in seynt Denys. Also the vij
daye of Novembre the same yere, oure kyng Herry the fyfthe nobely was
entered at Westm’. A parlement at Westm’.
The governaunce of the K. was ordeyned by parlemente.
Wm. Tailor an heretyk was brent.Also in this yere the kynges parlement was holden
at Westm’, which parlement began the Moneday nest before the feste of
seynt Martyn, that is to seye the ix day of Novembre, in whiche
parlement was ordeyned the governaunce of the kyng, how and in what
manere he schulde be governed in his tender age.[108] Also in this
yere on the firste day of March Maistr’ William Taillor prest, was
disgraded of his ordre of presthood; and in the morwe after he was
brent in Smythefeld for certeyn poyntes of heresye.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1423-1424.]
| Will’s Crowm’e, | Th’ Wandesford, m’c’. | Ao. s’c’do. |
| drap’, maior. | Nicholl Jamys, groc’. |
This yere upon Satyrday, that is to sey the xiij day of Novembre, the kyng and the quene his modir remeved from Wyndesore toward the parlement at London, the whiche began at Westm’ on the xxj day of Octobre before; and on the forsaid xiij day of Novembre at nyght, the kyng and the quene were logged at Stanes; and upon the morwe thanne beynge Soneday the kyng was born toward his modir chare, and he schriked and cryed and sprang, and wolde nought be caryed forthere; wherefore he was born ayeyne into the inne, and there he bood the Soneday al day; and on the Moneday he was born to the chare, and he beynge thanne gladde and merye chered; and at even come to Kyngeston, and there rested the nyght; and on the Tuesday he come to Kenyngton; and upon Wednesday he cam to London[109] with a glad sembland and mery chere, in his modyr barm in the chare rood thorugh London to Westm’; and on the morwe brought into the parlement. The weddyng of the kyng of Scottes.Also this same yere in the monthe of Feverer, Sire Jamys Styward kyng of Scottes spoused dame Johanne the duchesses doughter of Clarence, of hir first housbonde the erle of Somerset, at seynt Mary Overe. The bataill of Vermill.And this same yere the xvij day of August was the bataill of Vermill in Perche, betuen the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce, and the Armynakes, with the Scottes: but thankyd be God the victorye fell to the Englyssh partye; for there were sclayn of oure adversaryes the erle of Bougham, the erle Douglas, the erle of Almar, the erle of Tonnar, the erle of Vauntedore, and the viscount Nerbon that traytourly sclewe the duke of Burgoyne knelyng before the dolphyn at Moterell, and manye mo to the noumbre of x ml and mo: but the moste vengeaunce fell upon the proude Scottes; for there wente to schep wassh of them the same day mo thanne xvijc of cote armes be a countynge of herowdes.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1424-1425.]
| John Michell, fysshmong’, | Simon Seman, vynt’. | Ao. t’cio. |
| maior. | John be the Wat’, goldsmyth. |
This same yere[110] the duke of Gloucestre with his wyf the duchesse of Holand wenten over the see into Henauude, for to taken possession of hys wyfves herytage, where he was worschipfully receyved and taken for chif lord of the lond: but not longe after it happed so that he was fayn to retorne hom ageyn, and lefte hys lady behynde hym with all the tresour that he broughte thedyr, in a town that men callen Mouns in Henauude, the whiche was swore to hym to ben good and trewe, and to kepe the lady in sauf warde tyl he come ageyn: but at the laste they that weren in the forseid town becomen fals, and delyvered that worthy lady to the duke of Burgoyn; and he sent here to Gaunt there to ben kept, but as God wolde for here, withinne a schort tyme thens sche ascaped awey in a mannes wede, and com to a town of hire owne in Seland that is clepyd Sirixe, and fro thens into Holand that is called Tirgowe, where with helpe of here frendes that were there, sche withstood the duke of Burgoyne and al his malyce. The sege of Mauns.Also the same yere the erle of Salysbury, the erle of Suffolk, the lord of Wylughby, and the lord Scales, with there meyne leyden a sege to the citee of Mauns, the whiche citee was yolden up to them withinne schort tyme, with manye othere stronge townes and castells to the nowmbre of xxxvjti.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1425-1426.]
| John Coventr’, m’c’, | Will’m Milred, m’c’. | Ao. iiijto. |
| maior. | John Brokle, drap’. |
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: An hevynesse roos betuen the bysshop of Wynchestre and the
duke of Gloucestre.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. The kyng was mad knyght.
Kyng Herry made manye knyghtes with his owne handes.Also the same yere John duke of Bedford made
kyng Herry the vjte, 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, Sr. Herry Gray of
Tankervyle, Sr. William Nevyle lord of Faucomberge, Sr. 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
Segewyk was hanged [in another hand.]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.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1426-1427.]
| John[112] Reynwell. | Rob’t Arnold, haburdash’. | Ao. vto. |
| John Heigham, drap’. |
This same yere aboughte Schroftyd the duke of Bedford wyth his lady passed the see to Caleys: and a litel before passyd the see to Caleys Herry bysshop of Wynchestre; The bysshop of Wynchestre was mad cardynall.and upon oure lady day the Annunciacion anno d’n’i mill’mo ccccmo xxvij, the bysshop of Wynchestre was made cardynall in seynt Marye chirche of Caleys ful solempnely, where were the same time the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce and his duchesse; The cardynall haat.and before or the masse was begonne whiche the bysshop schulde don, the popes cosyn broughte the cardinall hat and with gret reverence sette it upon the heyghe auter, and there it stood alle the masse tyme; and whanne the bysshop hadde don the masse and was unreversed, Wille Wawe was hanged: the hedes of buttes of suete wyn were smeton out [in another hand.]thanne was don on hym an abyte in manere of a freres cope of fyn scarlet furred with pured; and thanne he there knelynge upon his knees before the heighe auter the popes bulles were reed to hym; and the firste bulle was his charge; and the seconde bulle was that he schulde have and reioyssen alle the benefices sp’uelx ant temperellx that he hath in Engelond; and whanne this was don the regent of Fraunce duke of Bedford, How the hat was seet on his heed.wente up to the heighe auter and tok the cardinall haat and sette it upon the bysshopes heed of Wynchestre, and bowed and obbeyed to the bysshop and tok hym before hym.
| John Gedeney, drap’, | Rob’t Ottele, groc’. | Ao. vjto. |
| maior. | Herr’ Frowyk, m’c’. |
This same yere[113] fro the begynnyng of April into Halwemasse was so gret abundance of reyn, where thorugh nought only hey was distroied, but also moche corn, for it reyned almost every other day more or lasse.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1428-1429.]
| Herry Barton, skynn’, | John Abbot. | Ao. vijo. |
| maior. | Thomas Dufhous. |
This same yere,[114] the iij day of Novembre, deyde the worshipfull Sire Thomas de Mountagu erle of Salisbury before Orlyons, thorugh schetyng of a gonne as he lay at the sege before the forseid cite; God have mercy on his sowle. Forthermore duryng that sege, at the begynnyng of Lenten neste folwynge, vii ml of Frensshmen and mo with many a Scot fel upon oure men as they wente thiderward with vitailes be sydes a town that is called Yamvyll, where Sr. John Styward and his brother with mo than vijc Scottes that thei were governours of, lighten a fote, and were sclayn every modir sone be Sr. John Fastolf, Sr. Thomas Rempston, and othere capitayns of oure syde, the whiche hadde nought passyng vc fytynge men with them at all withoughte chartres; but Charles of Burbon and the bastard of Orlions, with alle the Frensshmen sittynge on horsbak seynge the governaunce, trussed them and wente away. Also a lytel before Witsonday nest folwynge, was the forsayd sege broken up be the duke of Launson and his power; and alle oure lordes and capitayns of the same sege disparpled, that is to say the erle of Suffolk and his brother, the lord Talbot, and the lord Scales with many mo, the whiche sone after were taken everych on at myschief. The mordryng of a widewe be a fals Breton.Furthermore, this same yere betwen Estren and Witsontyd a fals Breton mordred a wydewe in here bed, the whiche fond hym for almasse withoughte Algate in the subbarbes of London, and bar awey alle that sche hadde, and afterward he toke socour of Holy Chirche at seynt Georges in Suthwerk; but at the laste he tok the crosse and forswore the kynges land; and as he wente hys way it happyd hym to come be the same place where he had don that cursed dede, Here women maden an ende of the Breton.and women of the same paryssh comen out with stones and canell dong, and there maden an ende of hym in the hyghe strete, so that he wente no ferthere notwithstondynge the constables and othere men also, whiche hadde hym undir governaunce to conduyt hym forward, for there was a gret companye of them, and hadde no mercy, no pyte. Also this same yere, the viij day of Novembre, the duke of Norfolk with many a gentilman squyer and yoman, tok his barge at seynt Marye Overeye betwen iiij and v of the belle ayens nyght, and purposyd to passe thorugh London bregge, where the forseid barge thorugh mysgovernaunce of steeryng, fill upon the pyles and overwhelvyd, the whiche was cause of spyllyng of many a gentilman and othere, the more ruthe was, but as God wolde, The duke of Norfolk was in perille at London bregge.the duke hymself and too or iij othere gentylmen seenge that myschief, leped upon the pyles, and so were saved thorugh helpe of them that weren above the brigge, with castyng down of ropes.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1429-1431.]
| Will’m Estfeld, m’c’, mor. | Rauf Holand, drap’. | Ao. viijo. |
| Will’ Russe, jueller. |
The same yere, upon seynt Leonardes day, the kyng Herry the vjte, noughfully viij yere old, was crowned at Westm’;[115] at whos coronacion was mad xxxv knyghtes; and on Seynt Georges day nest folwynge, afore noon, he passyd over the see to Caleys: also the xxiij day of May, after noon ayens nyght, before the town of Compigne, The pucell de Dieu was take.there was a woman taken armed in the feld, with many othere capitayns, the whiche was called la pucelle de Dieu, a fals wyche, for thorugh here power the dolphyn and alle oure adversaries trusted holy to have conquered ayen alle Fraunce, and nevere to an had the wers in place that sche hadde ben inne, for they helden here amonges them as for a prophetesse and a worthy goddesse. A wolle pakker a heretike.Also the same yere, aboughte Candelmasse, Richard Hunden, a wolle packer, was dampned as a fals heretyk and a lollard, and brent at the Tour hill, the whiche was of so large consciens that he wolde eten fleysh on Frydays.[116]
| Nicholl Wotton. | Rob’t Large, m’c’. | Ao. ixo. |
| Walt’ Chertesey. |
This same yere aboughte Mydlenten was Sr. Thomas Baggeley, prest and vyker of Mabenden in Essex, besyde Walden, dysgraded of his presthod and dampned as for an heretyk, and afterward brent in Smythfeld. Lollardes.Also the same yere, in somer, the kyng beynge in Fraunce with alle hise temperall lordes for the most partye, the lollardes, with manye mo othere that weren enclyned to there secte, casted billes aboughte in every good town in Engelond, and purposed for to have made a rysyng and distroyed Holy Chirche and the reaume; but, thanked be Almyghty God, there falsnesse and there treson was sone aspyed and distroyed; for on William Maundevyll, sum tyme a wever of Abendon, and bailly of the town, that called hymself Jakke Sharp a lollerd was behedyd at Abyndon.Jakke Sharp of Wygemoresland in Walys, and schulde a ben chief mayster of them alle, was taken at Oxenford, and hedyd at the seid toun of Abyndon, on Tuesday in Whitson wyke, with many mo of his felas, and in many mo othere places of the reaume also.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1431-1433.]
| John Welles, groc’, maior. | John Atherley. | Ao. xmo. |
| Stephan Broun. |
This same yere, the xvj day of Decembre, G beynge the dominical lettre, kyng Herry the vjte was crowned kyng of Fraunce at Parys, in the chirche of Notre Dame, with gret solempnyte and rialte; and anoon after he turned ayen into Engelond, and landed at Dovorr the ix day of Feverer’, and come to London the xxj day of the same month, where he was ryally resceyved, alle the craftes rydynge ayens hym all in white.
| John P’ueys, drap’. | John Olneye, m’c’. | Ao. xjmo. |
| John[117] Pattesley, jueler. |
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, The regent of Fraunce was wedd.
Sowdeors of Caleys were banschyd and some ded.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.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1433-1435.]
| John Brokle, drap’, | Thom’s Chalton, m’c’. | Ao. xijmo. |
| m’. | John Lynge, drap’. |
This same yere,[119] aboughte Whitsondtyd, the lollardes of Prage were distroyd, for at too jorneys there were sclayn of them mo thanne xxti ml 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. A gret frost durynge xj wokes.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.
| Rob’t Otle, groc’, | Th’ Bernewell, fysshmong’. | Ao. xiijo. |
| m’. | Simon Eyre. |
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 duk of Burgoyn was sworn
of whiche oth he was assoyled of a cardynall.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.
REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1435-1436.]
| Herry Frowyk, | Thom’s Catworth. | Ao. xiiijmo. |
| m’c’, m’. | Rob’t Clopton. |