Ric'us Betayn, maior, Ric' Rotyng. A^{o}. p'mo.
goldsmyth. Rog' Chauntecler.
[Sidenote: Too mones and too popes.]
[Sidenote: Southwerk was graunted to ferme. ]
[Sidenote: The foundacion of Garlykhithe chirch.]
In this yere were seyn in the firmament too mones, and in this yere
were too popes. Also in this yere, the vj day of March, the kyng
confermed the lettres and the fraunchises of London. Also he graunted
that the meire schulde ben on of the justices at Newgate. Also he
graunted to the schirreves of London and Midd' the ferme of the
schirrevehode for ccc^{li} be yere, as it was in old tyme. Also he
graunted that the schirreves of London ne the citezens schulde nought
be charged with men that fledden to holy chirche, ne they schulde not
be constreyned to gone out of the citee of London to eny werre. Also
the same tyme the kyng graunted that the liberties and fraunchises of
London schulde nought after that tyme for no cause be taken into the
kynges hond: and the same tyme Suthwerk was graunted to the schirreves
of London to have to ferme: also the same yere, after the fest of
Pask', the kyng ordeyned an huge oost for to feighte ayens the
Scottes; and S^{r}. John of Henaude come into Engelond with[51] men of
armes for to helpe the yonge kyng Edward. And the Scottes comen into
Engelond and deden muche harme, and distroyden the contreye tyl they
comen to the park of Stanhope in Wyrdale, where they helden them in a
busshement in the parke. And the kyng besette the park alle aboughte
that the Scottes schulde never escaped: but thorugh treson of the
Mortymer they escapid everych on, and so the kyng was disceyved. And
also in this same yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxvj, be treson of Sire
Roger Mortymer, kyng Edward[52] was sclayn in the castell of
Berkele.[53] Also in this yere, in the[54] conversion of seynt Poul
after Cristemesse, the kyng spoused dame Philip' the erles doughter of
Henawde at York. Et id'm Ric'us Rothyng' tunc vic' fundavit eccl'iam
de Garlykhithe s'c'i Jacobi et dotavit.
[Footnote 51: "V c." _in the Cotton MS._]
[Footnote 52: "the fadir"--_Ibid._]
[Footnote 53: "in the xxj yere of his reigne."--_Ibid._]
[Footnote 54: "even of the"--_Ibid._]