Part 17 (2/2)

[Sidenote: The bysshop of Norwych wente into Flaundres.]

This yere sire Herry Spenser bysshop of Norwich seyled into Flaundres with a croceryd to werre on the Flemynges. In that vyage wente S^{r}.

William Elmham, S^{r}. William Faryndon, S^{r}. Thomas Trevet, and othere; and on seynt Urbanes day the pope, there were sclayn besyde Dunkirke xj m^{l} and v hundred Flemynges. Also in this yere fill debate in London betwen John Northampton, William Ess.e.x, John Moore, and Richard Norbury on that on partye, and the fysshmongers on the othere partye.

Nicholl Brembre, m'. John Moore, m'c'. A^{o}. vij^{mo}.

drap'. Simon Wynchecombe.

In this yere John Northampton, John More and Richard Norbury were dampned into the tour of London, to be drawe and honged for certeyn congregacion mad ayeyns the pees in the citee of London. And in this yere S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre was chosene maire of London be stronge hand of certeyne craftes of London.

Id'm maior. Nicholl Exton. Anno viij^{o}.

John Frossh', m'c'.

[Sidenote: S^{r}. Edmunde Langeley erle of Cambrygge made duke of Yorke.]

[Sidenote: S^{r}. Mychel Pole was made erle of Suff'.]

[Sidenote: A gret bataill in the palys of Westm'.]

In this yere were called ayeyne to there ansuere John Northampton, John More, and Richard Norbury in the tour of London, before S^{r}.

Robert Tresylyan justice, and before S^{r}. John Deverose thanne styward of the kynges houshold, and before S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre thanne maire of London. In this yere the kyng at parlement be a.s.sent of the comounes made S^{r}. Edmond Langeley, thanne erle of Caumbregge, duke of Yorke; Sire Thomas Wodestoke, thanne erle of Notyngham, duke of Gloucestre; S^{r}. Robert le Veer, thanne erle of Oxenford, duke of Irlond; and sitthe he made hym marqwys of Develyn, and yaf hym alle the comodites of Irlond, terme of hys lyf, to mayntene the werres of Irlond: also S^{r}. Migh.e.l.l of Pole was mad erle of Suffolke, and S^{r}. John Urmonde was mad erle of Urmond. In this yere kyng Richard, the duke of Lancastre, with a grete powere redyn into the north, and distroied into the Scottes see. And in this yere was the bataille in the palys at Westm', betwen Martigo Novyle of Naverne apeler, and John Walssh defender; the whiche Martigo apeled the said John that he schulde have p'posyd and sold the castell of Chirburgh: the whiche John there hadde the victorye and was mad knyght, and the said Martigo was drawen and hanged. Also in this yere S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre was chosen maire ayeyne, be the said craftes and be men of the contre at Harowe and the contre there aboughte, and not be fre eleccion of the citee of London as it owith to be: and the oolde halle was stuffed with men of armes overe even, be ordinaunce and a.s.sente of S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre for to chese hym maire on the morwe; and so he was.

REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1385-1386.]

Id'm maior. John Oghgon. A^{o}. ix^{o}.

John Chircheman.

[Sidenote: Lordes ledde ladies be the bridell.]

In this yere was a gret rydynge fro the tour of London to Westm'; and evere a lord ledde a ladyes bridell. And on the morwe began the justes in Smythefeld, whiche lasted too dayes. There bar hym well S^{r}.

Herry of Derby, the dukes sone of Lancastre, that othere was the lord Beaumond, the thridde S^{r}. Simond of Beuerley, the ferthe S^{r}.

Piers Courteneye.[68]

[Footnote 68: _See note_ Q.]

REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1386-1388.]

Nicholl Exton, maior, Will' More, vynt'. A^{o}. x^{mo}.

fysshmong'. Will' Staundon, groc'.

[Sidenote: A bataill on the see betwen the erle of Arundell and the Flemynges.]

This yere the erle of Arundell admirall of Engelond faught on the see with the Flemynges, upon oure lady day in lenten, and scomfyted them, and tok manye schippes lade with Roch.e.l.l wyn; among whiche schippes was oo schipp called Mewes Colman,[69] and that schipp was the admyrall of Flaundres, the whiche was taken and manye othere prisoners. The some of schippes grete and smale, at that tyme take, were lx.x.xvj schippes, in whiche were accompted xvij^{m} tounes of wyne. Also the duke of Lancastre in this yere, with his d.u.c.h.esse dame Constance, sayled over the see into Spayne with a gret peple, to clayme his wyfves right: and he tok with hym John Northt', for doughte elles he myghte have be sclayn whiles he hadde ben oughte of the reaume.

[Footnote 69: ”Mons^{r} Colman” _in the Cotton MS._]

Id'm maior. Will' Venor, groc'. Anno xj^{mo}.

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