Step'us Abyndon, Hamo Goodchepe. A^{o}. ix^{o}.
drap', m'. William Golith.[38]
[Footnote 38: "William Bedyngton" _in the Cotton MS._]
[Sidenote: The toune and the castell of Berewyk was lost thorugh
treson.]
[Sidenote: Too cardenals comen into Engelond to make pees.]
The same yere, that is to sey the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxvj,
upon Midlentyne Soneday, the toun and the castell of Berewyk was lost
thorugh treson of Piers of Spaldyng, thanne beynge kepere of the same
toun and castell. In this yere too cardenales comen into Engelond for
to make pees betwen Engelond and Scotlond, whiche weren robbed upon
the more of Wygelysdon; of whiche robbery S^{r}. Robert of Middelton
was ateynt, and jugged to be drawe an hanged and beheded at London,
and his hede sett up at Neugate; and hise quarters were sent to iiij
principale citees of Engelond. And in this yere was an orible moreyn
of beestes.
John Wyng've, m'. William Causton. A^{o}. x^{mo}.
Rauf Balmere.
[Sidenote: A gret derthe of corn and othere vitailes.]
This yere was a gret derthe of corn and other vitailes, for a busshell
of whete was worth v_s_: and the poure peple eten for hunger cattes
and hors and houndes; and too yere and an half a quarter of whete was
worth ii marc; and the poure peple stal children and eten them, and
thanne anon after there fille a gret pestilence among the peple.