Id'm maior. Ric'us Ewell. Anno xlj^{o}.
Will'm Asshby.
Eodem anno fuit Ric'us comes Cornub' et frat' reg' H. coronatus in
regem Almiaine.
Id'm maior. Th' Fitz Richard. Anno xlij^{do}.
Rob^{t}. Catelongre.
[Sidenote: Ric' comes Cornubie elect' est imp'ator.]
[Sidenote: A gret compleynt made to the kyng of the citee of London.]
[Sidenote: The parlement at Oxon.]
In this yere Ric'us erle of Cornub' was chosen emperor; and Thlewellyn
prynce of Walys held werre ayens the kyng. Also this yere, abougte the
convercion of seynt Poule, tydynges comen to the kyng that the cite of
London was nought trewly, no in due maner gowerned: wherupon was mad
an inquisicion be xxvj men of every warde; and John Mauncell, examyned
be the kynges counseill, tolde the tale for alle the companye, and
seyde that Richard Hardell mair, Robert Catelongre schirreve, John
Tholesone, Nich' Batte, Nich' Fitz Jocy, Mathew Bokerell, John le
Meynoure, Arnold Tednore, and Herry Walmode, aldermen, were worthy to
be prevyd of there offices, and never after to bere stat in the citee.
Also in this yere after Trynyte Sonedaye was the parlement at
Oxenford, where aroos a gret discord betweye the barons on the too
partye, and Audymere eslyte of Wynchestre, William Valence, Geffrey of
Wynchestre, and the kynges brethren, on the other partie, for divers
trespaces and transgressions; wherefore the kynges brethren were
somond to come to the parlement at Wynchestre; and whanne the
parlement was begonne, the forsaid kynges brethren wolde nought obeye
to the lawe; wherfore two of them weren exiled, whiche passed the see
at Dovorre.