Part 8 (1/2)

_in the Cotton MS._]

[Footnote 17: ”Lancastre” _in the Cotton MS._]

REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1284-1287.]

Id'm maior[18] usq' Stepha.n.u.s Cornhull. A^{o}. xiij^{o}.

f'm ap'lor' Petri Rob^{t}. Rokesley.

et Pauli.

[Footnote 18: ”Gregorie Rokesley p' p'te anni” _in the Cotton MS._]

[Sidenote: The fraunchise of London is sesed into the kynges hond.]

[Sidenote: Edward the kynges sone was born.]

This yere upon seynt Petyr day and Poule the fraunchise of London was sesed into the kynges hand; forasmoche as Gregory Rokesby maire yelde up the seal at Berkynge chirche, and toke it to Rauf a.s.shewy; and thanne was Rauf Sandwych mad wardeyn of the citee. And in this yere the kyng of Fraunce wente into Aragon with a gret powere. Also in this yere Edward the kynges son was borne.[19] And the kyng dwelled in Walys tyl ayens Cristema.s.se, and he held his Cristema.s.se at Bristoll.

[Footnote 19: ”at Carnarvon” _in the Cotton MS._]

Rauf Sandwyche, custos, drap'. Walt' Blount. A^{o}. xiiij^{mo}.

Joh'es Wade.

[Sidenote: Additamenta Glouc'.]

This yere kyng Philipp of Fraunce com out of Aragon, where he loste the most part of his oost, and deyde: and Philipp his sone was crowned kyng in the feste of the Epithanie. And in this yere deyde kyng Petyr of Aragon. Also in this yere, in the feste of the Nativite of oure lady, S^{r}. Edmond Mortymer receyved the ordre of knyghthod of kyng Edward at Wynchestre. Also, this seid S^{r}. Edmond wedded Margarete the doughter of Sire William de Fowles,[20] cosyn to the quene, at London. And in this yere were mad at London, the statutes whiche ben seid additamenta Glouc'.

[Footnote 20: ”Fenles” _in the Cotton MS._]

John Breton, wardeyn. Thomas Cros. A^{o}. xv^{o}.

Will' Hauteyne.

[Sidenote: Alle the Jewes of Ingelond were put to a gret tribute.]

[Sidenote: To hym was rendred certeyn lond.]

[Sidenote: Grete haylstones.]

In this yere, alle the Jewes of Engelond were put to a gret tribute, to be payed to the kyng. Also this yere the kyng pa.s.sed the see into Fraunce, aboughte the Invencion of the Holy Cross; and of the kyng of Fraunce he was worthyly resceyved, and so yorned a certeyn time with the kyng of Fraunce at Parys, whiche yald up certeyn londes of Gascoigne to the kyng Edward, whiche long tyme hadde wrongfully be withholden out of his handes. Also in this yere, in the March of Walys fel the grettest hailstones that evere were seyn in that countre, whiche dede grete harme to beestes and to houses and to corn.

REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1287-1290.]

Rauf Sandwych, custos. Will' Hereford. A^{o}. xvj^{o}.

Thomas Staunes.

This yere seynt Thomas of Hereford was translatyd. Also, aboughte Pentecost, Rys ap Geredith began partie ayeyns the kynges pees, and werred in the kynges londes.

Id'm custos. Will'm Beteyne. A^{o}. xvij^{mo}.

John Caunterbury.

[Sidenote: A q're whete at xvj _d._]

This yere was so gret plente of whete that men solden a quarter of whete for xvj^{d}. And in this yere was a pa.s.syng hoot sommer, and specially in hervest.