Nicholl Faryndon, m'. Adam Salesbury. Anno xvij^{o}.
goldsmyth. John Oxenford.
This yere the quene wente into Fraunce; and after wente S^{r}. Edward
the kynges sone to his modir into Fraunce; and the kyng of Fraunce
made hym duke of Guyon: wherfore kyng Edward was wroth with quene
Isabell his wyf, and with Edward hys sone; and thorugh counseill of
the Spensers the kyng dede exile the quene his wyf and Edward his
sone, and tok into hys handes alle there landes and lordschippes that
they hadden in Engelond.
Hamo Chikewell, m'. Benet Fulham. Anno xviij^{o}.
drap'. John de Causton.
[Sidenote: A mariage betwen the kynges sone Edward and the erles
dought' of Henowde.]
In this yere quene Isabell and Edward hire sone beynge in Fraunce, and
knowyng the malyce of the kyng, thorugh entisement of the Spensers,
sente for the lordes and gentiles that were exiled out of Engelond for
Thomas cause of Lancastre, that is to sey, S^{r}. Roger Mortymer,
S^{r}. William Trussell, S^{r}. John Cromwell, and manye othere,
whiche alle togideres ordeyned to make a maryage betwen Edward the
kynges sone and the erles doughter of Henowde. And whan that maryage
was acorded to be mad, the erle of Henawde graunted to quene Isabell
and to Edward here sone, and to othere lordes of there companye, to
brynge them with strong pouere into Englond. And whanne tydynges
thereof comen to the kyng Edward, he and the Spensers made moche
sorwe, and ordeyned to kepe the see cost, and withstanden them that
they schulde nought londen. And at the fest of the decollacion of
seynt John Baptyst, the citezeins of London sente to the kyng to
Porchestre an C men of armes: and the kyng lete do crye thorugh every
good market of Engelond, that whoso myghte take S^{r}. Roger Mortymer,
he schulde have an c^{li} for his trawaile. And the Wednesday nest
before the fest of seynt Mighell, whiche was thanne the Monday, the
quene and Edward hire sone, Sire Roger Mortymer, the erles brother of
Henawde, and othere grete in there companye, arryved at Orewelle in
Essex, faste be Herewych: and whanne they were landed the contre alle
aboughte fel to them be there owne fre wylle. And the quene and S^{r}.
Edward hire sone senten a lettre to the maire and the comonalte of
London, requyryng them that they schulde be helpynge to them in the
quarell and cause that the quene and Edward hire sone, heir of the
ream of Engelond, hadde begonne; that is for to seye, for to distroye
the traytours and enemyes of the sayd reaume. But non ansuere was
sente ayeyne, for doughte of the kyng and of the too Spensers, the
fadyr and the sone, at that tyme weren in the citee of London, with
manye othere lordes with them. And forasmoche as non answere was sent
ayeyn fro the meire and the comons of London of the said lettre, the
quene and Edward here sone senten another lettre therupon, with
hangynge seall, to the citee of London, whiche lettre, in the dawnyng
of the day was takked upon the newe crosse in Chepe; and manye copies
of the same lettre were takked upon wyndous, dores, and othere open
places in the citee of London, that alle men myghte rede them that
wenten be the weye: and this was done on seynt Denys day, that is to
seye the ix day of Octobre.[47] And as the kyng was at his mete,
tydynges comen to hym therof: and anoon the kyng, the Spensers bothe
the fadir and the sone, the erle of Arundell, and maister Walter
Baldok, fledden into Walys; and the kyng lefte maister Walter
Stapilton bisshop of Excestre to have the governaunce of the citee of
London; whiche bysshop axed to have the keyes and governaunce of the
citee be vertu of the comission: where thorugh debate aroos betwen hym
and the citee, so that he was taken and lad to the standard in Chepe,
and his hede was there smyten of, and his hede sette in his right
hand: and too of hyse squyers were beheded the same tyme, that is to
sey the xiiij day of Octobre, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxvj^{ti}.
[Footnote 47: _See note_ K.]