Part 20 (1/2)

maior. Stephan Spylman, m'c'.

[Sidenote: Richard Scrop the erchebysshop of York and the lord Moubray were beheded.]

[Sidenote: The children of the erles of March were stole out of the castell of Wyndesore.]

In this yere Thomas the kynges sone was admirall of the see and seiled into Flaundres, and he landed at Scluse and yaf theretoo a grete sawte, and he brente bothe in Cahaunt and in Flaundres. Also he toke the carykes of Jene, whiche he broughte to Wynchelsey; and there, thorugh mysgovernaunce, the carikes[84] with alle the good therinne was brent. Also in this yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccv, Richard Scrop erchebysshop of York, and the lord Moubray[85] were beheded a lytel out of York, upon Whitson Moneday. Also the same yere were the children of the erle of Marche stolen out of the castell of Wyndesore, aboughte mydnyght as it was seid, and were led into Walys to Owayn of Glendore, for he was a rebell to oure kyng that tyme, and alle Walys for the more partye be v yere before. Also the forseid children were brought ayene to the kyng; and the lady Spenser was accused, and here brother, that was called duk of York, of gret treson for the forseid children; and the cause was, for they seyden that the eldere chyld was trewe kyng. Also the forseyd duke was in kepynge of S^{r}. John Pelham at Pevensey, in the castell, unto the parlement nest folwynge.

[Footnote 84: ”one of the saide carikes” _in the Cotton MS._]

[Footnote 85: ”the lord Moubray erle marchal” _in the Cotton MS._]

REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1405-1407.]

John Wodec.o.k, Will' Crowm'e, drap'. A^{o}. vij.

m'c', m'. Herry Barton, skynn'.

[Sidenote: The weres were stroyd.]

[Sidenote: Travers yoman of the kynges chaumbre was hanged, poysonyng his wyffe.]

This same yere, be the comaundement of the kvng, alle the weres betwen London and Midweye were pulled up and distroyed be the meire of London and the comonalte. Also in this yere was Travars, yoman of the kynges chaumbre, arestyd for poysonyng of hys wyf in Northamptonschire; and on Jonet Legge was also arested for the consentynge of poysonynge of the same woman: and the said Travars was hongen, and his bowels brent, and thanne quarterd; and the said Jonet hadde here lyf.

Ric' Whytyngton, Nicholl Wotton, drap'. A^{o}. viij^{o}.

m'c', m'. Geffrey Brook, groc'.

[Sidenote: Rempston was dreynt.]

In this yere, the xvij day[86] of Juyll, the erle of Kent wedded the dukes doughter of Melane, at seynt Marie Overey: and in this yere deyde the good S^{r}. Robert Knolles. In this yere S^{r}. Thomas Rempston, knyght, was dreynt faste be London bregge: and in this yere was the bataille in Smythfeld betwen John Walssh clerk, and Percyval Sondon.

[Footnote 86: ”xxiiij day” _in the Cotton MS._]

REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1407-1409.]

Will'm Staundon, Herry Pounfreyt, sadeler. A^{o}. ix^{mo}.

groc', m'. Herry Halton, groc'.

[Sidenote: The erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolf were taken in the North.]

In this yere the erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolf, whiche arysyn ayeyns the kyng, were taken in the north c.u.n.tre and beheded; and the hed of the forsaid erle and a quarter of the lord Bardolf were sent to London, and sett upon London brigge. Also in this yere was a strong wynter whiche endured xiiij wokes. Also this yere the erle of Kent was sclayn, thorugh his owne folye, at Bryak in Bretayne, for he rood withoughte basnet, and was marked with a quarell. In this yere greyn was suych plente that smal greyn was at xij _d._, xiiij _d._, and xvj _d._ the beste civile greyn.

Drew Barantyn, Will' Norton, drap'. Anno x^{mo}.

goldsmyth, m'. Th' Duke, skynnere.

[Sidenote: The pley at the Skynnere well.]

[Sidenote: Grete justes in Smythefeld.]

This yere was the pleye at Skynners Welle,[87] whiche endured Wednesday, Thorsday, Fryday, and on Soneday it was ended; and thanne began the fetees of werre in Smythfeld for diverses chalanges. First it began be the seneschall of Henawde and the erle of Somerset, for the Henawde soughte hyder to seke awntures, the whiche fight lasted iij dayes; and on the Moneday, S^{r}. John and another Henawde; and on the Tuwesday, S^{r}. John Philipp with another; and on the Wednesday, John Grey and his adversarie: and on the Fryday the kyng wolde suffre nothing to be don. On the Satyrday, Standyssh and his adversarie: on the Moneday suynge, Styward and his adversarie: on the Tuesday, Souche and his adversarie. On the Moneday after, S^{r}. John Grene, Cornewayle, and his felawes;[88] and on the Satirday, tho too broughten hise brethren and there adversaries: and, as G.o.d wolde, evere the Englyssh partye hadde the victorie.

[Footnote 87: ”Clerkenwelle” _in the Cotton MS._]