Andr' Aubrey, m'. Will' Thorney. Anno xiiij^{mo}.
Rog' Forsham.
[Sidenote: A p'lement at London.]
[Sidenote: The kyng asked moche good for his werres.]
[Sidenote: The coyne of the noble, half noble, and ferthyng.]
This same yere the kyng held his parlement at London; and he axed to
begynne hise werres the fyfthe part of alle the moeble goodes of
Engelond, and the custume of wolles, and the ix schef of every manere
of corn, the which was graunted. And in this yere the kyng changed
hise armys: and also the kyng made the coyne of goold; that is for to
seyne the noble, the half noble, and the ferthyng. And this yere was
called the firste yere oft oure kyng of the regne of Fraunce.
Id'm maior. Adam Lucas. Anno xv^{o}.
Barth'us Mareys.
[Sidenote: The bataill of Scluse.]
[Sidenote: The comaundement of the Emp'o^{r} of Tartary.]
This same yere the kyng faught with the Frensshmen at Scluse, where
there were sclayn of Frensshmen xxx m^{l}; and the kyng toke and
scomfyted at the sayd bataill of Scluse cccx schippes. And in this
yere the kyng began the bataill of Torneye, and the town of seynt
Amandys was distroied. And in the same yere, on seynt Andrewes even,
kyng Edward come fro beyonde the see be nyghte to the tour of London,
and there tok manye lordes and peres of the reaume and putte them into
preson. And in this yere of kyng Edward began the firste yere of his
regne of the kyngdom of Fraunce. Also in this yere of oure lord a m
ccc xl^{ti}, there was sente out a maundement fro the emperor of
Tartarye into alle hise londes and kyngdomes, that every man schulde
use what lawe and beleve that he wolde, be so that he schulde worschep
non idoles but only everelyvynge God.