Viand blank, barrid of golde. Gely partid writen and notid Te Deum Laudamus. Pigge endored. Crane. Bitore. Conyes. Chikyns endored. Partrich. Pecok enhakill. Great breame. Leches white with an antelope of redde corven theryn, a crowne about his neck with a cheyne of golde. Flampayne poudred with lepardis and flours de lice of golde. Fritour, a lepardis hedde with ij Ostrich fethers. A Sotelte, themperour and the kyng that ded is, armed, and there mantells of the garters; and the kyng that nowe is, knelyng before them with this Reason.

Blaunde Surrey poudrid with quatrefoilis gilt. Venyson rostid. Egrettes. Curlewe. Cokkes. Plover. Quailis. Snytes. Grete birdes. Larkes. Carpe. Crabbe. Lech of iij colours. A colde bakemete like a shelde quarterly redde and white, set with losengs and gilt, and flours of borage. Fritour crispes. A Sotelte of our lady sittyng and hir childe in hir lappe, and she holdyng in hir hand a crowne and seint George knelyng on that oo side and seint Denyse on that other side, presentyng the kyng, knelyng to our lady, with this Reason folowyng;

“This same yere, the xxij day of Janeuere, there was an heretik brent at the Tour hille: and on the morue next after there was a batayle done in Smythfelde, withynne listes, bifore the kyng, bitwene John Upton appellaunt, and John Downe defendaunt; and whan thei hadde long foughton, the kyng toke it up into his handes and fargaff bothe partes. Also this yere the kyng passid the see to Caleis upon seint Georges day, and many grete lordes with hym; that is to say, First, the Cardenall bisshop of Wynchestre, and than other bisshops folowyng; that is to say, the bisshop of Bath, the bisshop of Ely, the bisshop of Rochestre. Dukes; the duke of Yorke and the duke of Norfolk. Erles; therle of Stafford, therle of Huntyngdon, therle of Warwik, therle of Oxonford, therle of Devonshire, therle of Morteyn, therle of Ewe, therle of Ormond. Barons; the lord Beaumont, the lord Bourghchier, the lord Tiptofte, the lord FitzWater, the lord Roos, the lord Audeley, the lord Faconbrigge, the lord Grey Codnore, the lord Welles.”

[The capture of the Maid of Orleans is then noticed in nearly the same words as those in the text; and is followed by a copy of the letter which the duke of Burgoyne “wrote unto the kyng at Caleis.”]

“Superscripcion: To my moost doubtid lord the kyng.

“My moost doubtid lord, I recomaunde unto you asmoch and as mykely as I may. And please it you to wete my moost doubtid lorde, that this day, the xxiij day of Maij, about vj at after none, your adversaries and myn, that were with grete power in the towne of Compeigne, afore which towne I am loggid with my folke, and with those that ye senten undre governaunce of Sr. John Mountgomery and Sr. John Steward, came out with grete puyssaunce upon the van warde which was next them; and with them came she that thei calle the Pucelle, with many of there chief chiefteynes: and ageine them anone came my cosyn Sr. John Luxenburgh, and other of your folkes and of myn, which made right grete and sharp resistence: and I came thider in myn owne persone, and founde that the seid adversaries were put abak, and by the pleasaunce of our blessid Creatour it fil so; and God yaf me such grace, that she that thei calle the Pucelle was taken, and with many hire capitaynes, knyghts, and squyers, and other taken, and drowned, and dedde, whose names I knowe not yet.”

This letter is succeeded by an account of the “Journeis that were done after the kyng was landid at Caleis.”

“The first Journey was at Pountnake: the Pucelle with a grete power was put to flight.

“The second Journey was in a wodde biside Compeigne: the Pucelles mayny ijc were discounfeited of xxx Englisshemen, and there were xij Armynaks prisoners.

“The iijd Journey the Pucelle was taken at Compeigne, and many of her mayny slayne and drowned.

“The iiijth Journey the lord was, the lord Wilby brent a chirch and vjxx men and boies therynne.

“The vth Journey the lorde Scales toke and slough of the dukes men of Launson, iijc.

“The vjth Journey the kyngs householde mayny, biside Parys, an Englisshe mile out of Boys, seint Vyncent token a strong abbeie with tretis.

“The vijth Journey the lord Chamberleyne distressid La Here, and slough and toke of his meyny into iijc: and at the same Journey was slayne Sr. Symon Filbrigges sone and his heire.

“The viijth Journey therle of Huntyngdon toke gonnes, quarrells, and crosbowes, comyng toward Compeigne the nombre of an c and xx men of armes, and vileyns many.

“The ixth Journey the seid erle of Huntyngdon and his compeigny token vj strengthes and chirches, and brent many; and he gate a grete towne callid Crepynaloys. And thei praied hym that thei myght stand in the same forme that thei of Compeigne shulde, and therto thei sent hym ij ml salves of golde for expenses.

“The xth Journey the seid erle of Huntyngdon made a rode frome the duke of Burgoyne, and met with a compeigny of Scotts, distressid them, and toke there capitayne.

“The xjth Journey ijc Englisshemen of the kyngs house were bifore seint Lis, and token bestes and lx prisoners, whose capitayne was called Arnold Gilias of Alafeert Baynarde, the whiche as men wende myght paie a ml marc of golde, and another was La Heres brother.

“The xijth Journey the duke of Norfolk met with Lumbards vjxx speres, distressid them and toke their capiteyne, and many moo chirches, abbeis, and castells that were strong viij or ix, and hangid them that were therynne, and breke downe castells and chirches that were right strong.

“The xiijth Journey Castel Gailard was wonne.

“The xiiijth Journey therle of Stafford gate Arlmarle, and therynne vjxx and vj men; of the which vxx were hangid, and the remenaunt in the kings wille.

“The xvth Journey Sir Raffe Butler gate a pile and brake it downe.

“The xvjth Journey the first day of July, there were comyng towards Compeigny of Scotts and of Armynakes to the nombre of iiij ml. and in theire comyng thiderward therle of Huntyngdon met them, and there toke the capiteyne of the Scotts and iiijxx other gret capiteyns: and there were slayne and taken xvc of Scottis and Armynakes.

“The xvijth Journey the duke of Norfolk gate Dammartyn and twoo other grete townes: and the dolphyn was that tyme at Jargowe, v leges biyonde Orliaunce.”

Note XX. page 119.

Ao. xj. Hen VI.—The only event noticed under this year in the Cottonian MS. is “that the meyre, aldermen, and shireves in scarlet, with comoens of London in grene, rodde to the Blak heth to receyve my lord of Bedford.”

Note YY. page 120.

Ao. xij. Hen. VI.—No other circumstance is mentioned in the Cottonian MS. than that “this yere was a Text writer brent at the Tour hille for heresie.”

Note ZZ. page 120.

Ao. xiij. Hen. VI.—“In this yere was a grete frost that enduryd from seint Katerines day unto seint Valentynes day after, wherfore the vyntage myght not come to London but by carte over Shoters hille frome Gravesende, Northflete, Greneheth, and other places both on Kent side and Essex.”

Note AAA. page 121.

Ao. xv. Hen. VI.—“This yere was another grete frost enduryng xj weks. Also this yere was openly knowen that the duke of Burgoyne was falsely forsworne to the crowne of England; for he laied sege to Caleis, and did make a strong bastelle; to the which bastel Englisshemen made strong assaute ij tymes, and the iijd tyme thei gate it, and token certeyn persons, and slough alle the remenaunt, and brent the bastelle; and than my lordes the dukes of Gloucestre, and of Northfolke, therle of Huntyngdon, therle of Stafford, and therle of Warwik, with many other lordes and barons, knyghts, and squiers, were apointed for to gone over and fight with the seid duke of Burgoyne; but the sege was broken er thei came there; for at that time alle the shyppes of England were arrestid, and went a werr fare half a yere, to for er these lordes went over the see: and thei did moche harme to our enymys; for thei toke Spaynardes, Britons, Flemyngs, Scotts, and other nacions of diverse contreis, and a galey chargid with diverse merchaundise. And than thei were countermandid to diverse havons of England for to have over the seid lordes; and at that tyme every lord found a certen of men of theire owne cost, and every feed man went with his lord: and every abbeie and house of religion founde certen men to gone over the see. Also at that tyme London found a certen of sowdiers to Caleis; and also gave unto the werres ml li: and many other townes of this land found men to gone over the see: and my lord of Gloucestre toke his ship at Wynchelsee, and many other lordes with hym, and went furth to Caleis with alle his hoste, and the shippes aweytyng upon the hoste by the costes of Flaundres, the Munday next after seint Laurence day, in the yere of our lord ml iiijc xxxvij, and lay that night in the felde at a place callid Sparkes place, bisides Oye: and upon the morowe he passid the water of Gravenyng, at x of the belle, with l men nombrid a myle byneth the towne; and there he made knyghts, and passid to a village callid Meerdike; and that thei brent, and alle the townes as thei went. And also thei brent a good open towne callid Popryng, and many other villages; and a towne was callid Belle and so furth, West Flaundres; and our shippes brent an ile callid Cagent.”

Note BBB. page 123.

Ao. xv. Hen. VI.—“In this yere the toure at the gate on London brigge, and ij arches with alle the housyng therupon fil downe into Thamyse, which no man cowde let to grete hurt. And this yere died quene Kateryne at Bermonsey, and was buried at Westminster in seint Marie chapel withynne thabbeie. And in this yere the kyng of Scotts was slayne in Scotland, of a knyght of the same land callid Sir Robert Grame.”

Note CCC. page 123.

Ao. xvij. Hen. VI.—“In this yere the duke of Orliaunce went over the see to Caleis with certein lordes of this land, and so was delyvered by composicion made. And in this yere therle of Huntyngdon was sent into Gascoyne and Guyen. And wheat was at xvjd a busshell alle that yere: and yet there was moch wheat brought out of Pruyte. And that yere was ordeyned that strumpettes shuld were rede hoddes and white roddes in there handes.”

Note DDD. page 125.

Ao. xviij. Hen. VI.—“In this yere was ordeyned by parliament that al strangers shuld goo to oost. And this yere ij men were hangid in Thamys, at the last hille beyond seint Katerynes; for thei had robbid and murdred vitailers in the water. And in this yere Sir Richard Wiche sometyme vicarie of Depford, and another secular man were dampned for heretiks, and brent at Tour hille, in a mornyng at vij of the belle.”

[The following article is prefixed to the copy of the preceding Chronicle, in the
Harleian MS. 565.]

COPIA TABULE PENDENTIS AD COLUMPNAM IUXTA TUMULUM DUCIS LANCASTR’ IN ECCLESIA SANCTI PAULI LONDON’.

Ecclesia sancti Pauli London’ continet infra limites suos tres acras terre et dimidiam. unam rodam et dimidiam et sex virgas constratas. Longitudo eiusdem ecclesie continet dclxxxx pedes. Latitudo eiusdem ecclesie continet cxxx pedes. Altitudo occidentalis testudinis continet ab ara cij pedes. Altitudo testudinis nove fabrice continet ab ara lxxxviij pedes. Cumulus ecclesie continet in Altitudine cl pedes cum cruce. Altitudo fabrice lapidie campanilis eiusdem ecclesie continet a plana terra cclx pedes. Altitudo fabrice lignee eiusdem campanilis continet cclxxiiij pedes. Attamen in toto non excedit quingentos et xxti pedes. Item pomellum eiusdem campanilis potest continere in sua concauitate si fuerit vacuum decem bussell’ bladi cuius rotunditas dyametri continet xxxvj vncias. que faciunt tres pedes cuius circumferencia continet cxiij vncias que faciunt nouem pedes et dimid. cuius superficies si sit circumrotunda debet continere quatuor milia lxviij vncias que faciunt xxviij pedes quadratas et quartam partem vnius pedis quadrati. Hasta crucis eiusdem campanilis continet in altitudine xv pedes cuius transversorium continet sex pedes. In qua Cruce Anno Domini Millesimo cccmo xxxixo xjmo kl. Augusti videlicet in festo sancte Marie Magdalene multe preciose reliquie plurimorum sanctorum ad Salvacionem eiusdem et tocius edificii sibi subiecti cum magna processionis Solempnitate collate fuerunt vt Deus omnipotens per merita gloriosa omnium sanctorum quorum reliquie in illa Cruce continentur ab tempestate et periculo in sua proteccione conservare dignetur. De cuius misericordia omnibus fabrice huius ecclesie auxilium procurantibus xxvij Anni Cl. dies omni tempore anni conceduntur preter Staciones Romane que sunt xliiijor anni et quam plura alia beneficia.

COPIA ALTERIUS TABULE PENDENTIS AD MEDIAM COLUMPNAM. IBIDEM INTER DICTUM TUMULUM DICTI DUCIS ET TUMULUM SANCTI ROGERI NUPER EPISCOPI LONDON’.

Anno Domini Cmo xlo. Invencio ymaginis crucifixi ad hostium Boriale sancti Pauli London’. in magno fluuio Thamisie. per Lucium primum Regem Anglie Christianum. Anno Domini Millesimo lxxxvijo mensis Julii die septimo Ecclesia sancti Pauli London’ et omnia que in ea erant cum magna parte Civitatis igne erant consumpta. tempore Mauricii Episcopi London’ regnante primo Rege Normannorum Willielmo Conquestore qui fundavit Monasteria de Bello in Sussex ubi ipse pugnaverat et Bermondesey iuxta London’. Londini maxima pars combusta.
Templum Pauli iterum combustum.
Nota.
Anno iiijto Regis Johannis.Anno Domini Millesimo Cmo xxxijdo Idus Aprilis combusta erat Civitas London in maxima parte ex igne Gilberti Beget. Anno Domini Millesimo Cmo xxxvijo combusta erat ecclesia sancti Pauli London’ per ignem ad pontem London’ accensum et inde processit ad ecclesiam extra Barras noui templi London’. Anno Millesimo Cmo lmo tam valida erat glacies quod Thamisia potuit per equestres pertransiri. Anno Millesimo ccijdo tante pluuie tonitrua et grandines ceciderunt ut lapides quadranguli ad quantitatem ovorum mixti cum pluuia de celo descenderunt ex quibus arbores vinee et segetes multum erant destructe homines erant contriti et aves per aiera volantes Visi sunt carbones ignitos in rostris deferre et domos incendere. Eodem Anno.
Anno vjto regis Johannis.
Eodem anno.
Anno vijo regis H. iijcii.Anno Domini Millesimo CCmo iiijto Incepit ordo fratrum predicatorum in Tholosanis partibus sub Duce Dominico. Eodem anno yemps asperima a circumcisione domini vsque ad Annunciacionem perduravit. Anno Domini Millesimo ccmo xiiijo Sanctus Franciscus incepit ordinem fratrum Minorum iuxta assisum. Et Anno Millesimo ccmo xxiiijto venerunt primo in Angliam per biennium ante obitum sancti Francisci. Anno vto regis H. tertij.Anno Millesimo ccmo xxjo In festo sancte Luce Euangeliste irruit ventus vehemens a septentrione quaciens domos et pomeria nemora et turres ecclesiarum. Visi que sunt dracones ignei et maligni spiritus in turbine volitare. Anno xliijo regis H. iij.Anno Millesimo ccmo lviijo apud Teukysbury quidam Judeus perdiem Sabbati cecidit in latrinam nec permisit se extrahi die Sabbati propter reuerenciam sui Sabbati. Set Ricardus de Clare Comes Glouernie non permisit eum extrahi die dominica sequente propter reuerenciam sui Sabbati. et sic mortuus est. Anno ixo regis E. sec’di.

Anno xxiiijto regis E. tercij.

Ao. xxxvto et xxxvjto regis E. tercij.

Anno xliijo regis E. iijcii.

Anno vto regis Ricardi secundi. Anno Mo cccmo xvjo Magna lues animalium et hominum maxima que inundacio ymbrium fuit ex qua prouenit tanta bladi cariscia quod quarterium tritici pro xl. s’. vendebatur. Anno domini Mo cccmo xlviijo Incepit magna pestilencia London’ circa festum sancti Michaelis et duravit usque ad festum sancti Petri ad uincula proxime sequens. Anno Domini Millesimo cccmo lxjo xviij kl. Februar. in festo sancti Mauri abbatis accidit ventus vehemens et terribilis per totam Angliam. Eodem anno fuit secunda pestilencia in qua obiit vir nobilis et Strenuus Henricus Dux Lancastrie. Anno Domini Millesimo cccmo lxviijo erat tercia pestilencia in qua obiit nobilis domina Blanchia Lancastrie ducissa. que in ecclesia sancti Pauli London’ honorifice iacet tumulata. Anno Domini Millesimo cccmo lxxxijdo xijo kl. Junii videlicet feria iiijta ante pentecosten inmediate post nonam erat terre motus magnus per totam Angliam.

COPIA MAGNE TABULE IBIDEM PENDENTIS PER DICTAM TUMBAM DICTI ROGERI NUPER EPISCOPI LONDON’.

In principio creavit Deus celum et terram et omnia que in eis sunt. Sexto autem die a creacione mundi factus fuit prothoplasmus Adam. 1.Prima etas mundi ab Adam usque ad Noe secundum Ebreos continet Mille sexcentos quinquaginta sex annos. secundum Septuaginta interpretes duo Milia ducentos xlta iiijor annos. Secundum vero Jeronimum non plene duo Milia. Secundum Metodum duo Milia. cuius diuersitatis causa est quia isti non computant secundum morem sacre scripture minucias temporum vel annorum que super sunt Millenis atque Centenis annis. A principio mundi vsque ad diluuium Noe duo Milia ducentos quinquaginta sex annos. 2.Secunda etas a Noe vsque ad Abraham continet secundum septuaginta Interpretes Mille septuaginta duos annos. Secundum Ebreos Mille Ducentos viginti duos annos. 3.Tercia etas ab Abraham vsque ad David continet secundum Ebreos octo centenos xlta duos annos. Secundum autem septuaginta Interpretes multo minus quoniam deficiunt in duobus annis. 4.Quarta etas a David usque ad transmigracionem Babilonis continet secundum Ebreos quatuor Centenos septuaginta tres annos. Secundum septuaginta interpretes parum minus quia deficiunt in vno anno. 5.Quinta etas a transmigracione Babilonis vsque ad Christum continet quinque Centenos octoginta quinque annos. Secundum alios quinque Centenos nonaginta nouem annos. 6.Sexta etas a Christo vsque ad finem mundi. Anni ab Origine mundi vsque ad incarnacionem domini nostri Jesu Christi quinque Milia nonaginta novem. Anni ab incarnacione eiusdem vsque ad passionem suam triginta tres imperfecti. Anni a creacione mundi vsque ad destruccionem Troie iiij ml xxx anni. A destruccione Troie vsque ad construccionem noue Troie que nunc Londonia vocatur lxiiijor anni. A construccione noue Troie ad construccionem Romane vrbis ccclxxxx anni. Ab vrbe condita vsque adventum Christi dccxv anni. Ab origine mundi iiij ml lxxxxiiij post destruccionem Troie videlicet anno Ml Cmo quinto ante incarnacionem Christi. Brutus quidam nobilis de genere Troiano ortus cum magna multitudine Troianorum per responsum dee Diane in insulam a Gigantibus olim Albion vocatam et inhabitatam intravit et Gigantes omnes destruxit. inter quos erat quidam fortissimus nomine Gogmagog et terram illam nomine suo Britanniam vocauit. Deinde a Saxonibus sive ab Anglis eam conquerentibus vocata est Anglia. Et idem Brutus primus Rex Britonum construxit primam Britannie vrbem que nunc Londonia vocatur in memoriam Troie prius destructe vocans eam trinouantum id est Troiam nouam que per tempus longum Trinouans vocabatur. Regnante tunc Ely sacerdote in Judea et archa testamenti a Philisteis capta fuit. Post mortem Bruti regnarunt in Britannia lviij Reges. Deinde regnavit rex Lud qui muros vrbis Trinouantum fortiter edificauit que per ipsum Caerlud vocabatur. Anglice Loudesdon’ et innumeris turribus circumcinxit quam pre omnibus Ciuitatibus regni amauit. Et ideo precepit vt domos et edificia edificarent que aliarum vrbium edificiis prepollerent. eo defuncto corpus eius in predicta vrbe iuxta Januam quam ipsemet construxit et a nomine suo Ludesgate vocata fuit nobilissime reconditum est. Demum Anglici vocauerunt eam Londene. Postmodum Normanni vocauerunt eam Loundres que Latine dicitur Londonia. Post mortem Lud regnauit Cassibellanus frater eius videlicet anno. lviijo. ante incarnacionem Christi. tempore cuius venit Julius Cesar in Britanniam cum multitudine copiosa et bis deuictus et fugatus et expulsus. Tercio per auxilium Androgei ducis Kanc’. reuocatus in Britanniam eam Romane potestati tributariam fecit.

Versus.

Brutus etatis sue anno xvo. egressus ab Italia ad Insulam Leogeciam nauigio perueniens. Dianam inibi consuluit dicens.

Verba Bruti: Versus.

Responsio Diane.

Brutus tali responso confortatus classe parata. in Insulam Albion que nunc Anglia dicitur cum suis applicuit et in ea regnare cepit etatis sue anno xxxvto. qui regni sui xxiiijto. London’ sepelitur. Anno Milleno. ducenteno. quadrageno quinto post mortem Bruti Rex Lucius extat. Anno gracie cmo. xxiiijto. Coronacio Lucii primi Regis Christiani. regnantis lxxvij annis London’ sepultus est. A morte Bruti vsque ad regnum Arthuri regnarunt in Anglia diuisim C. Reges. quorum sexdecim erant Christiani. Anno d.xvjo. Coronacio Arthuri Regis qui regnauit annis xxvj. de cuius obitu vel sepultura. certum non referunt historie. Anno diiijxxvito. ab Anglis dicitur Anglia diuisa per octo regna id est Kanciam. Su’htsexiam. Westsexiam. Merciam. Estsexiam. Estangliam. Derram. et Berviciam. Anno dcmo. primo. cepit regnare. Rex Sebertus. renouator ecclesie Westm’. quam beatus Petrus tunc dedicauit. in qua Rex ipse regni sui anno xvo. timulatur. Anno dcmo xxxvto. Coronacio Oswaldi Regis regnantis novem Annis martirio coronatur. Anno dcmo. xxxvjto. Coronacio Oswyny Regis qui imperii sui anno ixo. martirizatus iacet apud Tynmouth. Anno dccmo. lxxvjto. Coronacio Ethelbristi Regis. qui regni sui anno viijo. martir effectus Herefordie sepultus est. Anno dcccmo. xxjo: Coronacio et martirium Kenelmi Regis qui Wynchecombie conditus est. Anno dcccmo. lvto. Coronacio Edwardi Regis apud Bures qui post annos xv. martirio laureatus ibidem requiescit. Anno dcccmo. lxxvjmo. Coronacio Alfredi Regis primi Monarche Anglie. qui sui regiminis anno xxixo. Wynton’: humatus est. Anno dccccmo. primo. Coronacio Edwardi primi filii Alfredi apud Kingeston’ hic annis xxiiijor. imperauit London’ sepelitur. Anno dccccmo. xxiiijto. Coronacio Athelstani Regis apud Kyngeston’. qui post annos xvj Malmesbury sepultus est. Anno dccccmo xlo. Coronacio Edwardi secundi Regis filii Athelstani apud Kyngeston’. hic anno regni sui sexto. Glaston’ sepelitur. Anno dccccmo. xlvjto. Coronacio Edredi Regis apud Kyngeston’ qui regni sui anno ixo. Wynton’. sepultus est. Anno dccccmo. lvto. Coronacio Edwyni Regis apud Kyngeston hic annis quatuor regnauit Wynton’ sepultus est. Anno dccccmo lixo. Coronacio Edgari. Regis. qui regnauit xvj. annis iacet Glaston’. Anno dccccmo lxxvo. Coronacio Edwardi secundi. filii Edgari apud Westm’ qui regni sui anno iiijto. martirio insignitus Septonie tumulatur. Anno dccccmo lxxixo. Coronacio Ethelredi Regis apud Kyngeston’ et anno xxxviijo. regni sui London’ sepelitur. Anno Millesimo xvjo. Coronacio Edwardi tercii ferri lateris apud Kyngeston’ et humatio apud Glaston’. Anno Millesimo xvijo. Coronacio Knutonis Regis apud Westm’ et regni sui anno xixo. Wynton’ sepultura. Anno Millesimo. xxxvto. Coronacio Haroldi primi Regis. hic regni sui anno quinto London’ humatus est. Anno Millesimo xlo. Coronacio Hardeknuti Regis et anno secundo regni sui humatio. Wynton’. A natiuitate Jesu Christi vsque ad regnum secundi Edwardi Regis et confessoris fluxerunt diuisim in Anglia Centum Reges et lxta et quinque Reges. de quibus Oswynus Oswaldus. Ethelbertus Kenelmus Edwardus Edwardus Martirizati. et Constans Cedwallus Sebertus Wynfridus Ethelredus. Edbertus. Offa. et Kynredus in Monachatu sepulti sunt. Anno gracie Millesimo xlijdo. Coronacio sancti Edwardi Regis et confessoris apud Wynton’ qui regni sui anno xxvto. in ecclesia Westm’ quam ipse constitui fecerat honorifice collocatur. Anno Millesimo lxvjto. Coronacio Haraldi Ducis apud Westm’ et sepultura illius apud Waltham. Anno Millesimo lxvijo. Coronacio Willielmi primi Ducis Normannie apud Westm’ qui regni sui anno xlvijo. Angliam describi fecit in vno volumine dicto Domusday et Anno iiijo. post cadamu’ sepelitur. Anno Millesimo lxxxo. Coronacio Willielmi Rufi. apud Westm’. et regni sui anno xiijo. Wynton’ tumulatur. Anno Millesimo Cmo. Coronacio Henrici primi Regis fratris Willielmi Rufi. apud Westm’ regnantis xxxv. annis. apud Redyng sepultus est. Anno Mo. Cmo xxxvto. Coronacio Stephani Regis apud Westm’. hic regni sui anno xixo. Feuersham humatus est. Anno Millesimo Cmo liiijto. Coronacio Henrici secundi imperatoris apud Westm’ et anno regni sui xxxvto. apud Fontem Ebraldi sepultura. Anno Cmo lxiiijto. Translacio sancti Edwardi Regis et confessoris apud Westm’ tertio Jdus. Octobr’. per beatum Thomam Archiepiscopum Cantuar’. Anno Millesimo Cmo. lxxxixo. Coronacio Ricardi Regis apud Westm’ qui cum regnasset annis xjim. apud Fontem Ebraldi tumulatur. Anno Millesimo Cmo. lxxxxixo. Coronacio Johannis Regis apud Westm’ et sui regiminis Anno xviijo. Wygorn’ sepelitur. Anno Millesimo. CCmo. xvj. Coronacio Henrici filii Regis Johannis apud Glouerniam qui Anno quarto sequente iterum coronatus est apud Westm’. regni sui lvijo. ibidem tumulatur. Anno Millesimo CCmo. lxxiiijio. xiiij. kl. Septembr. Coronacio Edwardi primi post conquestum apud Westm’ qui regni sui anno xxxvto. ibidem sepelitur. Anno Millesimo cccmo. vijo. x. kl. Marcij. Coronacio. Edwardi secundi. apud Westm’. qui regni sui Anno xxo. Gloucestr. timulatur. Anno Millesimo cccmo. xxvjto. Coronatur Edwardus tercius flos Milicie Christiane apud Westm’ etatis sue anno xiiijo. Anno Millesimo cccmo. xlvjto. tercio die Septembr’. Edwardus tercius subjugauit imperio suo villam de Caleys.Idem dominus Rex Edwardus incepit obsidere villam de Caleys cum Castro et suam obsidionem continuauit vsque tercium diem Augusti anno reuoluto. quo die dicta villa cum Castro suo imperio subjugauit. Anno Millesimo cccmo. xlo. viijo. kl. Julij. Illustris Rex Anglie Edwardus tercius apud le Sclus Francigenas vicit in nauali bello. Anno Millesimo cccmo. xlvjto. vijo. kl. Octobr. per Anglicos debellantur Franci apud Cressy. Et Rex Boenie punitur. David rex Scotie captus est.
Capcio Johannis Regis Francie.Eodem anno xvjo. kl. Nouembr’. Scoti vincuntur ab Anglis apud Durham. et capitur David Rex Scocie. Anno Mo. cccmo. l.vjto. xiijo. kl. Octobr’. Capcio Johannis Regis Francie apud Peyters per principum Egregium Edwardum primogenitum Edwardi tercij Regis graciosi. Anno Millesimo cccmo. lxxvjto. vjto. Idus Junij obijt idem Princeps Edwardus quo die festum Trinitatis contingebat. Anno Millesimo cccmo. lxxvijo. xjo. kl. Julij. obijt Rex Edwardus tercius flos Milicie. Christiane. et tercio Nonas eiusdem. apud Westm’ est sepultus. Anno regni sui l.jo. Ric’ filius Edwardi.

Henricus iiijtus.

Henricus quintus vitam obijt in Francia.Anno Millesimo cccmo. lxxvijo. xvijo. kl. Augusti apud Westm’. Coronacio Ricardi secundi filij Edwardi Principis Wallie anno etatis sue xjmo. Anno Millesimo cccmo. lxxxxixo. tercio Idus Octobr. apud Westm’. Coronacio Illustris Regis Henrici quarti. Anno Millesimo. ccccmo. xiijo. nono die Aprilis apud Westm’. Coronacio Illustris Regis Henrici quinti qui apud Boys seynt Vyncent iuxta Parisiam in Francia vitam suam finiuit. vltimo die Augusti anno regni sui. xo. incipiente. Et postea ossa sua apud Westm’ sepulta fuerunt. Anno domini Millesimo ccccmo. xxijdo. Henricus Rex Anglie Sextus. tunc puer non etatis vnius anni Coronatus fuit die sancti Leonardi Episcopi et confessoris apud Westm’ anno regni sui viijo. incipiente. Et postea. idem Rex coronatus fuit Rex Francie apud Parisiam. in ecclesia beate Marie ibidem. xvjo. die Decembr’. anno regni sui xmo. incipiente.

A COPY OF THE TABLET HANGING AT THE COLUMN NEAR THE TOMB OF THE DUKE OF LANCASTER, IN THE CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL’S, LONDON.

The church of St. Paul, London, contains within its limits three acres of land and a half; one rood and a half, and six perches covered. The length of the same church contains dclxxxx feet. The breadth of the same church contains cxxx feet. The height of the western dome contains from the altar cij feet. The height of the dome of the new building contains from the altar lxxxviij feet. The whole pile of the church contains in height cl. feet with the cross. The height of the stone fabric of the belfry of the same church contains, from the level ground, cclx feet. The height of the wooden fabric of the same belfry contains cclxxiiij feet. But altogether it does not exceed five hundred and xxty feet. Also the ball of the same belfry is capable of containing, if it were vacant, ten bushels of corn; the rotundity of which contains xxxvj inches of diameter, which make three feet; the surface of which, if it were perfectly round, ought to contain four thousand lxviij inches, which make xxviij square feet, and the fourth part of one square foot. The staff of the cross of the same belfry contains in height xv feet. The cross beam of which contains six feet. In which cross, in the year of our Lord one thousand cccxxxix, on the xith of the kalends of August, namely on the feast of saint Mary Magdalene, many precious reliques of several saints were deposited with great solemnity of procession, for the preservation of the same cross and the whole building beneath them; that the Almighty God, through the glorious merits of all the saints whose reliques are contained in that cross, might deign to preserve them from tempest and peril under his protection. Of whose mercy to all the xxvij procuring succour to the fabric of this church, cl days are set apart at every time of the year, besides the Roman ordinances which are xliiijor in the year, and very many other benefits.

A COPY OF THE OTHER TABLET HANGING AT THE MIDDLE COLUMN AT THE SAME PLACE, BETWEEN THE SAID TOMB OF THE SAID DUKE AND THE TOMB OF SAINT ROGER LATELY BISHOP OF LONDON.

In the year of our Lord cxl, the Invention of the image of the Crucifix, at the northern door of saint Paul, London, in the great river of Thames, by Lucius the first Christian king of England. In the year of our Lord one thousand lxxxvij, on the seventh day of the month of July. The church of St. Paul, London, and all things which were in it, with great part of the city, were consumed by fire; in the time of Maurice bishop of London, and in the reign of the first king of the Normans, William the Conqueror who founded the Monasteries of Battle in Sussex, where himself had fought, and Bermondsey near London. Most part of London burnt.
The church of Paul again burnt.In the year of our Lord one thousand cxxxij, the ides of April, the city of London was burnt in chief part, from the fire of Gilbert Beget. In the year of our Lord one thousand cxxxvij the church of saint Paul, London, was burnt by a fire kindled at London bridge, and which advanced thence to the church without the bars of the new temple, London. In the year one thousand cl, so strong was the ice, that the Thames could be crossed over by people on horseback. The iiijth year of king John.In the year one thousand ccij such great rains, thunder and hail fell, that quadrangular stones, to the bigness of eggs descended from the sky mixt with rain; by which trees, vines, and cornfields were much destroyed; men were bruised, and birds flying through the air The same year.
The vjth year of king John.
The same year.
In the vijth year of K. H. iijrd.seemed to bear lighted coals in their beaks, and to set the houses on fire. In the year of our Lord one thousand cciiij, began the order of preaching freres in the parts of Tholouse under their founder Dominic. The same year a most bitter winter endured from the circumcision of our Lord until the annunciation. In the year of our Lord one thousand ccxiiij, St. Francis began the order of minor freres near Assise. And in the year one thousand ccxxiiij, they first came into England, two years before the decease of saint Francis. In the vth year of K. H. the third.In the year one thousand ccxxj, at the festival of saint Luke the Evangelist a violent wind rushed from the north, shattering houses and orchards, and the towers of churches; and there were seen fiery dragons and evil spirits fluttering in the tempest. In the xliijrd of king H. iij.In the year one thousand cclviij, at Teukysbury, a certain Jew on Saturday fell into a cesspool, and would not allow himself to be drawn out on the Saturday, on account of his reverence of his sabbath; but Richard de Clare earl of Gloucester would not allow him to be drawn out on the following Sunday because of his reverence of his own sabbath; and so he died. In the ixth year of king Edw. second.In the year M. cccxvj, a very great pestilence of animals and men, and inundation of rains took place, whence was produced so great a dearness of corn, that a quarter of wheat was sold for xl s’. In the xxiiijth year of K. Edw. the third.
In the xxxvth and xxxvjth year of king Ed. third.

In the xliijrd year of king Edw. third.

In the vth year of king Richard second.In the year of our Lord M. cccxlviij, there began a great plague at London, about the festival of saint Michael, and it endured until the festival of saint Peter ad vincula next following. In the year of our Lord one thousand ccclxj, the xviijth kl. of February, on the festival of saint Maurus abbot, happened a violent and terrible gale throughout all England. In the same year was a second plague, in which died that noble and brave man, Henry duke of Lancaster. In the year of our Lord one thousand ccclxviij, was a third plague, in which died the noble lady Blanche, duchess of Lancaster; who lies honorably entombed in the church of saint Paul, London. In the year of our Lord one thousand ccclxxxij, the xijth kl. of June, namely, the iiijth day before pentecost, immediately before noon, there was a great earthquake throughout all England.

A COPY OF THE GREAT TABLET HANGING IN THE SAME PLACE, BY THE SAID TOMB OF THE SAID ROGER LATELY BISHOP OF LONDON.