Id'm maior. Rog' Parys. A^{o}. xxxiij^{cio}.
John Lyncoln.
[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]
[Sidenote: R. le Bruz.]
In this yere William Waleys, that was sworne liege man to the kyng of
Engelond, presented hymselfe to be kyng of Scotlond, and rebelled
ayens kyng Edward: nevertheles he was taken and sent to London, where
he was dampned, drawen, and hanged and beheded, and his bowels brent
and the body quarterd; and his hede sette upon London brigg, and hys
foure quarters sent into the foure beste townes in Scotlond: and this
was don upon seynt Bertilmewes even. And in the fest of seynt Myghell
the kyng held his parlement at Westm'; to the whiche parlement come
ought of Scotlond the bysshop of seynt Andrew, Robert le Bruz erle of
Caryk, Simon Frysell, and John erle of Athelles, whiche weren sworne
to be trewe lieges to kyng Edward.
Id'm maior. Reg'lus Underley. Anno xxxiiij^{to}.
William Cosyn.
[Sidenote: Roberte le Bruz.]
[Sidenote: Bysshoppe of Boston.]
[Sidenote: Bisshoppe of Burdeux made pope.]
This yere Robert Bruz made hym kyng of Scotlond, and S^{r}. John Comyn
was sclayn atte Grey Freres in Donfres, because he wolde not falsen
his othe that he made to kyng Edward; wherefore the kyng sente after
alle the bachellarye of Engelond that thei schulde comen to Westm' at
Whitsontyd thanne nest folwyng; and there he doubbed cclxxx knyghtes:
and the Fryday[28] nest before the assumpcion of oure lady, the kyng
mette with Robert le Bruz be syde seynt Jones towne, and killed of his
meyne vij m^{l}; and Robert le Bruz fledde: and Simond Frissell was
take, and on oure lady even the Nativite he was drawen and hanged at
London, and beheded. And in the forsaid bataille were taken the
bysshop of Boston, the bysshop of seynt Andrewes, the abbot of Stone,
alle armed, whom the kyng sente to the pope, to do with them what he
wolde. Also S^{r}. John the erle of Athelles was taken also at the
same bataille; and at the request of the quene, because he claymed
kynrede of kyng Edward, his drawynge was relesed; nevertheles he was
honged and his body brent alle to asshes. And also in this yere the
erchebysshop of Burdeux was mad pope.
[Footnote 28: "the iiij^{th} day" _in the Cotton MS._]
Id'm maior, drap'. Simon Benet. A^{o}. xxxv^{to}.
Geffray atte Conduyt.
In this yere deyde the noble and most doughted prynce kyng Edward the
firste, in the day of translacion of seynt Thomas of Caunterbury, whos
body lith worthyly entered at Westm'.
[Transcriber's Note: Edward I actually died in 1307, the 36th year of
his reign.]
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NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REG' EDWARDI SECUNDI DE
CARNARVAN', QUI CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' X^{mo} KAL' MARCII[29] ANNO
D'NI MILL'MO CCC^{mo} vij^{o}.
[Footnote 29: "xiiij Kalend' Decembris" _in the Cotton MS._]