Part 13 (1/2)

[Sidenote: Sege of Berwyk.]

[Sidenote: The yeldyng of the castell of Berewyk and the town.]

The same yere kyng Edward beseged the town and the castell of Berewyk: and upon seynt Margeretes even the Scottes in wondyr grete noumbre comen for to remove the sege, with whom the kyng faughte and discomfyted them: and there were sclayn of the Scottes viij erles and a m^{l} and ccc knyghtes and squyers, and of footfolke mo thanne x.x.xv m^{l}; and of Englysshmen there were dede a knyght and a squyere and xij footfolke. And so upon seynt Margarete day the town and the castell were yolde to the kyng, in the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccx.x.xj.

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1333-1336.]

John Preston, m'. Nicholl Pyk. Anno vij^{mo}.

John Housbonde.

Also in the same yere the kyng Edward sclough many Scottes, and he recovered the castell of Kilbrigge.

John Pounteney, m'. John Hamond. A^{o}. viij^{to}.

Will' Hansard.

[Sidenote: The kyng of Scotland did homage: and allso the duke of Bretayn.]

In this yere the kyng of Scotlond come into Engelond to the newe castell upon Tyne: and aboughte the feste of the Nativite of seynt John baptiste, there he dede homage to kyng Edward. The same yere the duke of Bretayne dede homage also to the kyng for the counte of Richemond.

Reynald at the Conduyt, m'. John Kyngeston. A^{o}. ix^{o}.

Walt' Turk.

[Sidenote: A gret moreyn of men and of bestes.]

[Sidenote: xl _s._ j quart whete.]

This same yere was a gret moreyn of beestes and of men also, and gret habundance of reyne, where thorugh there was so gret derthe of corne that a quarter of whete was worth xl _s._

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1336-1340.]

Id'm maior. Walt' Moordon. Anno x^{mo}.

Ric' Upton.

In this yere the Scottes offendeden ayeyne: and the kinge wente over the Scottyssh see and werred upon the Scottes, and overcame them myghtyly, at whiche tyme the erle of Morre was taken.

John Pounteneye, m'. Will' Bikkesworth. A^{o}. xj^{mo}.

John Northale.

[Sidenote: Stella comata.]

[Sidenote: j q'rt' of whete ij _s_; and a fat oxe for di' marc; and vj pegons for a peny.]

This same yere, in the monthe of Juyne and July, in diverses parties of hevene appered stella co'mata. Also in this yere was gret plente of vitaile, that a quarter of whete was sold at London for ij _s_; and a fat oxe for vj _s._ viij_d_; and vj pegons for a peny: but natheles it was ful gret scarste of money. Also this yere deyde S^{r}. John of Eltham.

Herry Darcy, m'. Walt' Neel. Anno xij^{mo}.

Nicholl Grave.

[Sidenote: The counte of Cornwayle was made a d.u.c.h.e.]

[Sidenote: Sergeaunts of the maire and the schirreves of London schulde b're maces of silv'.]