Part 39 (1/2)

ROB^{T}. PRITE.

A DECLARATION OF BERNARD DU TROY, A GASCON GENTLEMAN, THAT HE WAS THE PERSON WHO TOOK KING JOHN OF FRANCE AT THE BATTLE OF POICTIERS.

[_Lat. on vellum. Cottonian MSS. Caligula_ D. III. f. 74.]

In Dei Nomine Amen. Uniu'si nouerint p' p'n'tes q' Anno d'ni mill'imo ccc^{mo}. s.e.xsagesimo primo die p^{i}ma mens' Julij Indict'one xiiij^{a} pontificat' s'cissimi in xp'o p'ris et dni. d'ni Innocentij pp^{e}. s.e.xti anno nono inpresentia not' et testiu' subsc'ptor'

p'sonal'r const.i.tut'. discretus vir Bernardus deu Troy scutifer de vasconia. licet infirm' corpore mente t'n sa.n.u.s et intellectu. Corpus sac^{a}tissimu' ih'u x'p'i. q'd ut fidel' xp'ian' Recip'e volebat p'

ei' Ai'e saluat'one in manu sacerdotis habens p'oc'lis in domo habitato'is sue London' in Carreria et Rop'ia verba dixit et p'tulit que sequntur. Carissimi d'ni. q' nil certius morte nec incertius hora mortis. Et quia tempus p'ic'losum est vt nulli lat'e possit Jus meu'.

et cu'ctis notu' fiat. Dico Ego Bernardus deu troy p'd'cs cor' vob'

om'ib'. q' in p'ic'lo Ai'e mee et p' sac^{m} corpus ih'u x'p'i q'd hic cor' om'ib' est sac^{a}tum et intendo Recip'e p' saluato'e mee Ai'e pecat^{i}cis. q' die belli de poitiers Ego cepi Rege' francie. et se m^{i} Reddidit Rex p'd'cs et meus ver' p^{i}sionarius est et null'

ali' ius habet in eo p'ter me de Jure u'l Rato'ne. Et querelam q^{a}m cora' d'no n'ro Rege Anglie. Et ei' consilio a d'co bello cit^{a} p'sequt' sum sup' d'to Rege francie p^{i}sionario meo est bona et in ea ut Attemptaui et p'sequt' sum volo mori tanq^{a}m bona et iust'

querela. Al' corpus ih'u xp'i sac^{a}tissimu' quod ut sup^{a} dixi ut fidel' xp'ian' p' salute Ai'e mee volo Recip'e sit ad dampnato'em mea'

q'd deus euertat. Et Rogo d'nm Geraldum de tartasia d'nm de poyana milite' hic p'ntem Eo casu quo de hac infirmitate decederem q'

querela' mea' aucdacter Recipiat tanq^{a}' bona' cont^{a} d'nm denisium de morbek milite' et q'mcu'que aliu' Jus meum sup' d'co Rege francie vero p^{i}sionario meo vsurpar' nitente'. qui cont^{a} deu' et Justicia'. me et Jus meu' absorbet. et p' falsas suggestiones. et cautelas vsq' inp'ntem die' impediuit et impedit mi' iuste et d'cam q'relam p'seq^{a}tur ad fine' et bellu' faciat si Judicet' sup' hoc sub p'ic'lo Ai'e mee qua' quide' q'rela' d'c's d'ns de poyana ibi p'ns p'seq'ndam et finiendam ac bellu' si Indicetur aut Indicaret' in se suscipiendum et faciend' p'misit et fide sua media stipulauit. Eo Aute' casu quo dict' d'ns de poyana nollet d'cam querelam p'sequi aut no' posset morte aut impedimento aliquo impedit'. volo Ego Bernardus deu troy p'd'cs q' peleg^{i}n' deu cause socius me' in Armis d'cam q'relam p'seqatur et finiat Ac bellu' Recipiat et faciat p' d'ca q'rela si iudicatu' fuit sub p'ic'lo Anime mee ut p'dixi de comodo aute' et finantia qd' p'ue'iat ex d'co Rege francie vero p^{i}sionar'

meo sup' quo d'n'm n'r'm Rege' eius Ai'am et conscientia' onero, volo q' deductis expen' illi' qui p'seq't' si bellu' subseq^{a}tur exinde bellu' faciens Ecia' p'te, habeat duas alias p'tes inter hered' meos, peleg^{i}nu' deu canse, et socios qui in Armis erant socij mei d'ca die, Rat'onab'l'r diuidant' sicut ordinaret' Rat'onab'l'r et Reperiretur ip'os Jus habere. si aute' bellu' non subseq^{a}tur ex querela p'd'ca qd' absit. volo q' de comodo qd' p'ue'iat deductis expen' p'seq'ut' Recipiat ip'e p'sequens iuxta ei' conscientia'.

Residu' ut sup^{a} dc'm est diuidat'. Sup' d'co tamen p'ficus et emolume'to conscienta' d'ci d'ni n'ri Regis onero ut p'dixi. Rogans et Req^{i}rens magr^{m} guill'm. de Wolneston'. et magr'm philipu' de London'. et alios notarios hic p'ntes q' sup' hiis om'ibus faciant et Recipiant. Vnu' duo v'l pl'a publica instr'a que concessim' agenda in f---- et testimoniu' p'missor'. Acta sunt hec sub anno indict'one pontificat' mense die ... sup^{a}d'cis. Test' n.o.biles viri d'ni Oliueri' de Clisson. Guill'm' de mont agut Bartholomeus de borearhs ---- Rob'rt' de holand' thomas de Ros. Joh'n's de br---- Joh'n's ---- ccl' de london' Ber^{dus} de Brotas. ger^{dus} de menta R'ndus se ---- ---- p---- a---- a---- Ber^{dus} de la quinnada petrus de bra.s.sas Ar^{dus} de ----

P. 73. ”And at the Tour hill they beheded maistre Simond Sudbury, than erchebisshop of Caunterbury and chaunceler of Englond; and frere Robert Hales priour of seynt Jones house, than tresorer of Engelond,”

&c.

The rebellion noticed in the text is so important an event in the history of England as well as of the Metropolis, that no apology can be required for the insertion of an inedited doc.u.ment in any degree connected with it. In the _Foedera_, tom. vii. are several proclamations on the same subject, and among them one tested at London on the 15^{th} June 1381, directed to the sheriff of Kent; but the following, dated at Chelmsford on the 5^{th} of July in that year, has never, it is believed, been printed. It appears from it that the rebels had a.s.serted that they were supported by the king's authority; and His Majesty therefore, not merely denies the fact, but commands the earl of Warwick and the other persons in that county to whom the instrument is addressed, to use every possible effort to suppress the disturbance of the public peace, in places under their jurisdiction.

COPIA PROCLAMATIONIS R. RICARDI II^{di} SUPER INSURRECTIONE JACK STRAW ET WAT TYLER.

[_Cottonian MS. Caligula_ D. III. _super Membr._ f. 100.]

Ricardus dei gr'a Rex Angl' et Franc' et Dominus Hib'n' dil'cis et fidelib' suis Thome Comiti Warr' Joh'i b.u.t.tourt Joh'i de Bermyngeham Henr' de Arden' Will'o de Clynton Militib' Rob'to Burgilon' et Joh'i Catesby: sal't'm Satis vob' et aliis ligeis n'r'is credimus esse cognitum qualit' q^{a}mplures malef'c'ores iam nouit' cont^{a} pacem n'ra' in diu'sis Com' regni n'ri Angl' in maximam turbaco'em fideliu'

ligeor' n'ror' in diu'sis congregac'o'ib' et conuenticulis illicitis quasi hostilit' insurrexerunt ven'abilem p'rem Simonem nup' Archiep'm Cantuar' tocius Angl' Primatem Cancellar' n'r'm et fr'em Rob'tum de Hales nup' Priorem Hospitalis s'ci Joh'is Jer'l'm in Angl' Thes' n'r'm Joh'em Cauendish nup' Capitalem Justic' n'r'm et q^{a}mplures alios ligeos et s'uientes et fideles n'ros absq' culpa crudelit' occidendo arsuras incendia p'straco'es et varias alias destrucco'es eccl'iar'

Man'ior' domor' rer' et aliar' possessionu' fideliu' ligeor' n'ror'

enormit' et p'peram p'petrando Quia v'o malef'c'ores p'd'ci falso et mendacit' a.s.seruerunt et affirmarunt ip'os mala homicidia et dampna p'd'ca ex n'ris auctoritate et voluntate fecisse et p'petra.s.se vt ip'i sic maliciam suam continuare valeant et de p'missis licet indigni cicius excusent' ad v'ram et alior fideliu' ligeor' n'ror' quor'c.u.mq'

volum' p'uenire noticiam quod p'missa mala homicidia et dampna quecunq' ex auctoritate et voluntate n'ris minime p'cesserunt neq'

fiunt set exinde vehemencius contristati ea in n'r'm maximu' vitup'iu'

et Corone n're p'iudiciu' et tocius regni n'ri dampnu' et turbac'o'em non modica redundare sentimus. Et ideo vob' sup' fide et ligeancia quib' n.o.b' tenemini firmit' munigendo mandamus qd' p'sens mandatum n'r'm in singulis locis infra Com' Warr' tam infra lib'tates q^{a}m ext^{a} ubi melius expedire videritis ex p'te n'ra publice p'clamari et vlt'ius inhiberi fac' ne qui cuiusc.u.mq' status seu condico'is fu'int infra Com' p'd'c'm seu alibi insurg'e seu congregaco'es vel conuenticula huiusmodi fac'e vel levare seu quicq^{a}m aliud attemptare seu p'curare p'sumant seu p'sumat aliquis eor' p' quod pax n'ra ibidem infringi aut populus n'r inquietari aut turbari pot'it sub forisf'cura vite et membror' et o'i'm alior' que n.o.b' forisfac'e pot'unt in futur' Damus eciam vob' et cuil't v'r'm et quibusc.u.mq'

aliis fidelib' n'ris tenore p'senciu' potestatem et mandatum sp'ale quibusc.u.mq' malef'corib' cont^{a} pacem n'ram et quietem p'p'li n'ri insurg'e seu huiusmodi congraco'es et conuenticula illicita fac'e volentib' modis om'ib' quib' melius pot'itis vel sciu'itis eciam si oporteat manu forti tanq^{a}m rebellib' et inimicis n'ris et tocius regni n'ri resistendi et que'l't ip'or' iuxta eor' dem'ita et discreco'es v'ras castigandi et puniendi et insurrecc'o'es et turbac'o'es quasc.u.mq'. si que ibidem quod absit fiant pacificandi et sedandi et om'ia alia faciendi et exequendi que conseruaco'em pacis n're et quietem p'p'li n'ri conc'nere pot'unt in Com' p'd'co et p'tib'

eiusdem quibusc.u.mq'. In cuius rei testimoniu' has l'ras n'ras fieri fecim' patentes T' me ip'o apud Chelmersford' quinto die Julij Anno R'

n' quinto.

p' ip'm Regem.

In pp. 99-102, as well as in pp. 157-159, an account is given of Henry the Fifth's expedition into France in the year 1415, and of the battle of Agincourt. In the Harleian MS. N^{o} 565, from which the preceding Chronicle was transcribed, the following Poem occurs on the same subject, a correct copy of which has never been published, though at the end of Hearne's edition of Elmham's Life of Henry the Fifth, a poem is inserted so very similar to the annexed that it may be presumed to have been taken from another copy of the same. It is said to have been transcribed from the Cottonian MS. Vitellius D. XII., which is not now extant: but upon collating this piece with the one printed by Hearne, it appears, after allowing for the various readings which frequently occur in different copies of an early poem, that many words were erroneously given by that zealous antiquary.