Richard Whytyngton, Will' Askham, fysshmong'. A^{o}. xxj^{mo}.
m'c', m'. John Wodecok, m'c'.
[Sidenote: The mordryng of the duke of Glouc' at Caleys.]
[Sidenote: There schulde a ben a bataill at Coventre betuen the duk of
Hereford and the duk of Norf', and anon in the same place they were
exiled.]
[Sidenote: Thomas Arundell erchebisshop of Caunterbury was exiled.
Rog' Walden made erchebysshop.]
[Sidenote: The kyng hadde the citee of London and othere schires in
grete hate.]
[Sidenote: Blank chartres were seled, &c. whiche coste London a m^{l}
li'.]
In this monthe of Feverer was the parlement at Schrovesbury, at whiche
parlement was ordeyned the deth of the duke of Gloucestre the kynges
uncle, whiche was foule mordred at Caleys, in the prynces inne, with
two towayles made in snare wyse, and put aboughte his nekke; and so
was that worthy knyght strangled to the deth. Also the lord Cobham was
jugged to perpetuel prison: and forasmoche as the erle of Derby thanne
mad duke of Hereford was of counseill and assent of the deth of lordes
and knyghtes don to dethe in the xj yere of the kyng, he was also
exiled. Also in this yere schulde a ben a bataile at Coventre betwen
the duke of Hereford and the duke of Norfolke, withinne lystes: and
whanne they were assembled in the place, the kyng toke up there
quarell into his hand: and anoon in the same place they were bothe
exiled; that is to seye, the duke of Hereford for x yere, and Thomas
duke of Norfolk for an hundred yere, whiche debate was for wordes of
treson whiche schulde have ben spokyn be these too lordes of the kyng.
Also in this yere Thomas Arundell erchebysshop of Caunterbury was also
exiled and translated to another bysshoperiche, and S^{r}. Roger
Walden was made erchebysshop of Caunterbury; and thanne the kyng
thorugh wykked counseill disherited the heirs of the lordes that were
put to dethe, as it is above seyd, and dampned to perpetual prison.
And he sente to Rome, to have the statutes and the ordinaunces mad in
the parlement begonnen at Westm' and ended at Schrovesbury, confermed
of the pope; the whiche was doun and graunted be the pope and be hym
confermed, which confirmacion was proclamed at the crosse in Powles
and at seynt Marie Spitele in Estre woke before alle the peple. Also
the kyng thorugh his counseill hadde the citee of London and othere
diverses shires of Engelond in grete hate and grete indignacion, and
lete enditen them as for rebelles: and he toke to hym Chestreschire
men whiche were most famulier with hym, wherfore the citizeins of
London and the peple of the said schires so endited as before is seid,
were full hevy and sorwefull; and thanne the citizeins of London for
plesaunce of the kyng thorugh counseill and helpe of Roger Walden the
erchebysshop of Caunterbury, and of Braybroke, &c.[77] Moreover in
this yere, for alle that, Chestreschire men maden a grete fray in
Fryday strete on a nyght in there innes; the whiche weren well beten
and hurte with arowes and brought thanne to the countor. Also this
yere, be selyng of blank chartres,[78] the citee of London paied to
the kyng a m^{l} li', and othere schires as they myghte beren.
[Footnote 77: _See note_ X.]
[Footnote 78: _See note_ Y.]
Drugo Barentyn, John Wade. Anno xxij^{do}.
goldsmyth, m'. John Warv'.
[Sidenote: Obiit Joh'es duk Lancastr'.]
[Sidenote: Kyng Richard seyled the seconde tyme into Irlond.]
[Sidenote: The duke of Hereford with othere lordes exiled landed at
Ravenspore in Yorkschire.]
[Sidenote: The kynges mene turned ayens hym.]
[Sidenote: Kyng Richard was put into the tour of London, and anon
after he resigned his dignyte.]
Ye schull wete that Thomas the son and heyre of Richard the erle of
Arundell, whiche Thomas after the deth of his fadir was duellynge in
houshold with S^{r}. John Holand duke of Excetre, and holden at no
reputacion but alwey in gret repref and dispite, in moche disese and
sorwe of herte, thorugh helpe of William Scot mercer of London privyly
in a gromys clothynge, sailed over the see and cam to his uncle the
erchebysshop of Caunterbury, that tyme beynge at Coloigne. Ferthermore
in this yere deyde the duke of Lancastre, and lith entered at seynt
Poules at London. Also in this yere after Estren, in the lattere ende
of the yere of the conquest of kyng Richard, the same kyng Richard
sailed the secounde tyme into Irlond; and he hadde with hym amonges
othere Herry the eldeste sone of the duke of Hereford, whom he made
knyght[79] in Irlond; and the saide kyng Richard was there too monthes
and sumwhat more. And in the mene tyme cam in Herry duke of Hereford,
for his fadir the duke of Lancastre was ded, for whiche he cam to
cleyme his heritage, and broughte with hym Thomas of Arundell the
erchebysshop of Caunterbury whiche was exiled; and also he broughte
with hym hys sone Thomas, and also Thomas the erles son of Arundell to
cleyme his herytage; and they landed in the north contre, at a place
that is clepyd Ravenspore besyde Bedlyngton. And anon as they were
landed there comen to hym hastyly the erle of Northumberlond and
S^{r}. Herry his sone, and the erle of Westmerland, Robert of Watton,
and manye othere lordes and gentiles of the north contre. And thanne
the seid duke of Hereford with alle tho above seid reden to Chestre
with gret strenkthe. And anon as the kyng herde telle that duke Herry
was come, he hied hym out of Irlond into Engelond, in hope to be
strong ayens hys enemys: and as sone as the peple of the kynges herde
telle that the duke was landed, alle the kynges meyne into lytell
turned ayens the kyng, and wenten ayeyns his adversaryes, that seynge
the kyng withdrowe hym to the castell of Flynt. And the duke with his
lordes and gentiles comen to the castell of Bristoll, and there they
token S^{r}. William Scrop thanne erle of Wyltshire and tresorer of
Engelond, S^{r}. Herry Grene, S^{r}. John Busshy, and Perkyn of Lee:
and on the xxx^{ti} day of Juyll they were beheded as for traytours.
And whanne they hadde so don they reden ayeyne to Chestre, and thider
to them cam kyng Richard in pees. And thanne the kyng and the duke and
the othere seid lordes reden in fere to Londonward: and in the firste
day of Septembre they comen to London everych on: and in the morwe
suynge kyng Richard was put into the tour of London tyl tyme that the
parlement, whiche began at Westm' on seynt Jeromys day the laste day
of Septembre;[80] whiche day, in the tour of London, kyng Richard
resigned his dignyte in this yere of his regne xxiij; and duke Herry
was be generall accorded in parlement chosyn kyng, his regne thanne
begynnynge, and sithen crowned. Thanne was S^{r}. John Slake at
Westm', dene of the kynges chapell, arested and put in prison in
Ludgate, and othere certeyn monkes of Westm'. Also S^{r}. William
Bagot, knyght, was arested besyde Develyn in Irlond, and brought to
London.
[Footnote 79: "whiche was kyng after his fa'ir Henry of Derby" _in the
Cotton MS._]
[Footnote 80: "xxiij of September" _in the Cotton MS._]
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NOMI'A MAIOR' ET VICECOMITU' LONDON' TEMPORE REGIS HENR' QUARTI, QUI
CORONATUS FUIT APUD WESTM' IN DIE T'NSLAC'O'IS S'C'I EDWARDI REG' ET
CONFESSORIS, ANNO D'NI MILL'MO CCC^{mo} NONOGESIMO NONO.