REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1407-1409.]

Will'm Staundon, Herry Pounfreyt, sadeler. A^{o}. ix^{mo}.

groc', m'. Herry Halton, groc'.

[Sidenote: The erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolf were taken

in the North.]

In this yere the erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolf, whiche

arysyn ayeyns the kyng, were taken in the north cuntre and beheded;

and the hed of the forsaid erle and a quarter of the lord Bardolf were

sent to London, and sett upon London brigge. Also in this yere was a

strong wynter whiche endured xiiij wokes. Also this yere the erle of

Kent was sclayn, thorugh his owne folye, at Bryak in Bretayne, for he

rood withoughte basnet, and was marked with a quarell. In this yere

greyn was suych plente that smal greyn was at xij _d._, xiiij _d._,

and xvj _d._ the beste civile greyn.

Drew Barantyn, Will' Norton, drap'. Anno x^{mo}.

goldsmyth, m'. Th' Duke, skynnere.

[Sidenote: The pley at the Skynnere well.]

[Sidenote: Grete justes in Smythefeld.]

This yere was the pleye at Skynners Welle,[87] whiche endured

Wednesday, Thorsday, Fryday, and on Soneday it was ended; and thanne

began the fetees of werre in Smythfeld for diverses chalanges. First

it began be the seneschall of Henawde and the erle of Somerset, for

the Henawde soughte hyder to seke awntures, the whiche fight lasted

iij dayes; and on the Moneday, S^{r}. John and another Henawde; and on

the Tuwesday, S^{r}. John Philipp with another; and on the Wednesday,

John Grey and his adversarie: and on the Fryday the kyng wolde suffre

nothing to be don. On the Satyrday, Standyssh and his adversarie: on

the Moneday suynge, Styward and his adversarie: on the Tuesday, Souche

and his adversarie. On the Moneday after, S^{r}. John Grene,

Cornewayle, and his felawes;[88] and on the Satirday, tho too

broughten hise brethren and there adversaries: and, as God wolde,

evere the Englyssh partye hadde the victorie.

[Footnote 87: "Clerkenwelle" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Footnote 88: _See note_ Z.]

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