Thomas Legge, m'. Adam Brakson. A^{o}. xxij^{do}.
Ric' Basyngstoke.
[Sidenote: Caleys was yolden.]
This yere durynge the segee of Caleys the kyng Phillip of Fraunce,
purposynge to remeve the sege, cam the xxvij day of Juyll, and
proposed bataille to kyng Edward, and assigned day and place; and kyng
Edward accepted it with a glad chere: and kyng Philipp undirstondynge
of this thinge, the nyghte folowynge he brende the tentes and cowardly
fledde awey: and so the peple withinne the town, seynge no comfort of
rescues, yolden the town to the kyng with the castell the ix^{e} day
of August. And aboughte the feste of seynt Mighell kyng Edward, which
dede a glorious tryumphe, retorned ayene into Engelond.
John Lovekyn, m'. Herry Picard. A^{o}. xxiij^{cio}.
Simon Dolcelle.
[Sidenote: A gret reyn.]
In this yere began the grete pestilence among the Sarazynes, that
unethes it lefte the x man alyve. And this same yere, that is to seye
the yere of oure lord a m^{l} ccc^{mo} xlviij^{o}, it reyned
contynuelly for the moste partye fro the Nativite of seynt John
baptist unto Cristemasse next folwynge.
Walt' Turk, maior. Adam of Bery. A^{o}. xxiiij^{to}.
Rauf Lynne.
[Sidenote: Gret pestylence.]
This same yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxlviij^{o}[61] was the grete
pestylence at London, which endured fro the feste of Myghelmesse unto
the monthe of August sewyng.
[Footnote 61: "m^{l}, iij^{c} xlix" _in the Cotton MS._]