John Grantham, m'. Simon Fraunceys. A^{o}. iij^{cio}.
Herry Combemartyn.
[Sidenote: A p'lement at Salesby. Rog' Mortemer was made erle of
Marche: S^{r}. John Eltham the k' brother erle of Cornewalle.]
[Sidenote: Dyd homage to the kyng of Fraunce.]
This same yere David Bruz the sone of Robert Bruz, be ordynaunce of
the kynges modir and of the Mortymer, spousyd at Berewyk dame Johanne
of the Tour, the kynges suster, upon Marie Magdaleyn day, in the yere
of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxviij: and whanne the maryage was done, the
Scottes called here in despyte of Engleyssh men "make pees";[56] but
the kyng bar the blame wrongfully. This yere the kyng helde his
parlement at Salesbury; and at that parlement Sire Roger Mortymer was
mad erle of the March, and S^{r}. John Eltham the kynges brother was
also mad erle of Cornwayle. Also this same yere Sire Edmond Wodestoke
erle of Kent, the kynges uncle, was beheded at Wynchestre, thorugh
procurment of the quene, the kynges modir, and of the Mortymer. Also
in this yere the kyng seyled into Fraunce, that is to seye the yere of
oure lord a m^{l}cccxxviij, and dede homage to the kyng of Fraunce for
the ducherye of Guyene and for the counte of Pountyf.
[Footnote 56: "the countes make peas" _in the Cotton MS._]