Sire John Bryton, knyght, custos. Ric' Glouc'. A^{o}. xxiij^{cio}.
Herry Box.
[Sidenote: A gret rysyng in Walys.]
[Sidenote: The Normanes arryved at Dovorre.]
In this yere was a gret rysyng in Walys, wherfore the kyng wente into
Walys and made pees and reeste. Also the townes of Bloy and Bayone
werre wonne be S^{r}. John Seynt John and other worschepful bachelers
of Engelond. Also the same yere the Normaunes arryved at Dovorre and
brent a gret part of the towun and martyred an holy man that was
clepyd Seynt Thomas of Dovorre: but the Normaunes were sclayn every
modir sone, ther eschapid none. Also in this yere the kyng was
defraunded of his lond in Gascoigne in this manner, sothly: the kyng
hadde yoven the forseyd lond of Gascoyne to the kynges suster of
Fraunce, for that sche schulde be yoyned to hym in fre mariage, and be
some of his counseill enfeffed here in the sayd lond of Gascoigne;
whiche lond of Gascoigne sche yaf to Charles here brother and to
other, and the matrymoigne betwen here and kyng Edward sche sette at
noughte, and wolde noughte stonden therto. Wherfore kyng Edward sente
hyse ambassatours to the kyng of Almaigne, Spayne, and of Aragon, and
to manye other dukes and erles beyonde the see, preyenge and askynge
counseill and helpe of the seid matier: of whiche some because of
affynyte and for yeftes yeven, and some for good and faire beheste of
yeftes, graunted the kyng his axynge.
Id'm custos. John Dunstable. A^{o}. xxiiij^{to}.
Adam Halyngbery.
[Sidenote: Alle the wolles and felles of Engelond arested.]
[Sidenote: The clergye of Engelond graunted moche good to the kyng
for his werres.]
[Sidenote: And the lay peple graunted the x p't of there goodes.]
[Sidenote: xxv m^{l} and viii^{c} Scotts.]
[Sidenote: The kyng tok the castell of Edenburgh with alle the
regalies of Scotlond.]
In this yere the kyng lete areste alle the wolles of Engelond, wolle
felles and hydes; and he tok to hym alle the money to hym graunted of
the pope in subsidie of the holy lond, and collecto's[22] of the same
dysme thorugh Engelond, and he dede for to be born to London into his
Eschequer: also the convocacion of the clergye of alle Engelond beynge
at London the Wednesday nest after the fest of seynt Mathy, the kyng
asked a gret some of the clergye toward his werres whiche he hadde
with diverses regiones and provynces; and the clergye graunted hym
halven dele there goodes sp'uelx and temp'elx, oughtake benefices not
passynge x marc: and the said taske the kyng let gadere at iij tymes
evenly of the yere. Also in this yere[23] the kyng hadde of lay peple
of Engelond the x part of there goodes, whiche he let gadere at two
tymes of the yere be even porcions. The same yere the werre aroos
betwen the kyng and the Walssh peple, in whiche werre was sclayn greet
multitude of peple: and that werre began aboughte the feste of seynt
Cosine and Damyan. And in this yere a worthy marchaund callyd Laurence
of Lodolowe was dreynt in the see to Flaundres ward. Also in this yere
S^{r}. Thomas Turbevyle for treson was drawen and hanged. And in this
yere Sire John Seynt John discomfyted the erle of Artoys; but in the
seconde bataile the said S^{r}. John was taken and enprisoned in
Fraunce. And in this yere S^{r}. Herry Mortymer resceyved the ordre of
knyghthoode at Portesmouth. Also this same yere the kyng Edward, magre
alle the Scottes of Scotlond, he toke the toun and the castell of
Berewyk, and killed there xxv m^{l} and viij c Scottes; and there were
taken S^{r}. William Douglas, S^{r}. Symond Freshell, and the erle
Patryke. And in this yere, that is to sey the yere of oure lord a
m^{l}cclxxxxvij, the kyng tok the castell of Edenburgh, where he fond
the regalyes of Scotlond, that is to seye the kynges see, his crowne
of gold, and his ceptre, whiche regalyes the kyng offred sithens to
seynt Edward at Westm', in the morwe after seynt Bothulphes day: and
at Myssomer, John Bailhol kyng of Scotlond come to the kynges pees to
London. Also this yere Edward the kynges sone was admirall upon the
see.
[Footnote 22: "Of the collectours" _in the Cotton MS._]
[Footnote 23: _See note_ F.]