Will' Crowm'e,[95] John Nicholl, vynt'. Anno primo.
drap', maior. John Sutton, groc'.
[Footnote 95: _See note_ CC.]
[Sidenote: Kyng Richard boones were feet fro Langeley and beried at
Westm'.]
[Sidenote: Obiit Thomas Arundell arch'ep'us Cantuar'.]
[Sidenote: A parlement at Leycestr'.]
[Sidenote: John the K. brother duke of Bedforthe.]
[Sidenote: Humferey the K. brother duke of Glowcester.]
[Sidenote: Chicheley B. of seynt De' mad archebissh' of Canterbury.]
[Sidenote: Nyauncer took seynt Anne chirch for scleyng of S^{r}. John
Tybbay.]
In this yere, on seynt Edmondes day the kyng, there was a gret
convocacion of clergye at Poules in London, whiche contenued tyl the
iiij day of Decembre; and thanne was the kyng and his counseill
accorded to fette the bones of kyng Richard fro Langele to London, and
to berye them at Westm';[96] and there was don a dirige ryally; and on
the morwe the masse was solempny songon. And on the Soneday sewyng,
Thomas Arundell erchebysshop of Caunterbury and manye othere
bysshoppes, at the crosse of Poules accursed S^{r}. John Oldcastell
lord of Cobbeham and alle hise mayntenours. And in the xix day of
Decembre cam the Frensshe ambassatours to London, fro the kyng of
Fraunce to the kyng of Engelond. Morover in the twelfthe day in
Cristemasse it was certefied the kyng, that S^{r}. John Oldcastell was
up with a stronge peple ayeyns hym. Wherfore the kyng be hys counseill
cam to London the viij day of Januar'; and with hym cam hise brethren,
and the erchebysshop of Caunterbury, and Courtenaye the bysshop of
Norwych, and manye othere lordes and bachelers. And the nexte nyght
the kyng with hyse brethren and the bysshopes token the feld ayeyns
Sire John Oldcastell, beyonde seynt Gyles in Holborne, betwen Westm'
and the highe weye toward Tyborne; and there the kynges peple token
diverses men as they comen be the weye, of whiche on was a squyere of
S^{r}. John Oldcastell, and othere diverses men also: and there was
muche folk arested and put into the Tour of London, of whiche folk
there were xij men drawen fro the Thoure of London as a Fryday at
nyghte thorughe the town to Neugate, and there they were tyl on the
morwe; and they with othere xxv men, that is to seye xxxvij persones,
were drawen, hanged, and brent; and tho that were drawe were said
arrysers ayeyns the kyng: and certaynly the said S^{r}. John
Oldcastell with gret multitude of Lollers and heretykes were purposyd
with ful wyll and myght for to have distroyed the kyng and hyse
brethern, whiche ben protectours and defendours of Holy Chirche, and
them also that ben in degre of holy ordre in the service of God and of
his chirche, the which will and purpos, as God wolde, was lette; and
S^{r}. John Oldcastell fledde and escaped. Forthermore in this yere
the xix day of Feverer, deyde Thomas Arundell the erchebysshop of
Caunterbury. Also in this yere was a parlement at Leycestre, and there
was the lord John the kynges brother mad duke of Bedeford and erle of
Kendale, and the lord Humfrey hys brother was mad duke of Gloucestre
and erle of Pembroke, and S^{r}. Richard the dukes brother of York was
mad erle of Caumbregge. And in this yere in the monthe of Juyll wente
oure ambassatours into Fraunce, and some of the ambassatours wenten
into Constaunce to chesen the pope: and some wenten to the emperor;
that is to seye, to the emperor wente the erle of Warwyk, the lord
Fitz Hugh, Sire Walter Hungerford, S^{r}. Rauf Rocheford, Maistre
Philipp Morgan, Maistre John Henyngham, with comission. And to the
cytee of Constantyne wente the bysshop of Bathe, the bysshop of
Salesbury, the bysshop of Chestre, the abbot of Westm', the abbot of
York, the abbot of Gerseye, with othere doctours. Also into Fraunce
wente the bysshop of Dorham, the bysshop of Norwych, the erle of
Salysbury, the lord Grey Codonore, S^{r}. John Pelham, Robert of
Waterton, and othere. Forthemore on the Monday the xxiij day of
Septembre began a grete counseill at Westm'; and on the neste Monday
after, that is to seye the firste day of Octobre anno d'ni mill'mo
cccc^{mo}xv. Also the same yere was S^{r}. Herry Chicheley bysshop of
seynt Davyes mad erchebisshop of Caunterbury, and S^{r}. Richard
Courtenay mad bysshop of Norwych. And in the same yere on seynt Marie
Maudeleyn day, John Neauser squyer, and his men, sclowen Maistre John
Tybbay clerk, as he passed thorugh Ladlane; for the whiche deth the
same John Nyauncer and iiij of his men fledden into seynt Annes
chirche withinne Aldrichgate; and withinne the same chirche they were
mured up, and men of diverses wardes watched them nyght and day. And
the forsaid John Nyauncer and his men forsuoren the kynges lond, and
passyd thorugh the citee of London toward Caleys in there schertes and
breches, and ich of them a crosse in there hand.
[Footnote 96: _See note_ DD.]