Adam Bamme, goldsmyth, Th' Welford, drap'. A^{o}. xx^{mo}.
m'. Will' Parkere, m'c'.
[Sidenote: The makynge of lordes.]
[Sidenote: The erle of Arundell was condempned.]
The whiche Adam Bamme deyde the vj day of Juyn; and Richard Whityngton
occupyed the office of the mairalte the remenaunt of the yere be
patent of the kyng; and thanne after, on seynt Edwardes day, he was
chose maire for the yere folwynge. Also in this yere the xxj day of
Juyll, the regne of the kyng xxj^{ti} yere begynnynge, S^{r}. Thomas
of Wodestoke duke of Gloucestre was arested at Paske;[74] and S^{r}.
Richard erle of Arundell, and S^{r}. Thomas erle of Warrewyk, the lord
Cobham, and S^{r}. John Cheyne weren also arested. And in the monthe
of Septembre nest folwynge the kyng helde hys parlement at Westm', at
whiche parlement Edward erle of Roteland was made duke of Awmarle,
Herry erle of Derby was mad duke of Hereford, Thomas earl Marchall was
mad duke of Norfolk, S^{r}. John erle of Huntyngdon was mad duke of
Excetre, the erle of Kent was mad duke of Surry, the erle of Somerset
was mad marquys of Dorset, S^{r}. Thomas Percy was mad erle of
Worcestre, the lord Spenser was made lord[75] of Gloucestre, the lord
Nevyle was mad erle of Westmerland. Also the parlement was enyourned
to Schrovesbury into the xv day of seynt Hillar. And in the forsaid
parlement was mad a gret hale in the paleys of Westm', in whiche
Richard the erle of Arundell was dampned to the deth, and he was
beheded at the Tour hill.[76]
[Footnote 74: "Plass'he" _in the Cotton MS._]
[Footnote 75: "Earl" _in the Cotton MS._]
[Footnote 76: _See note_ U.]