Will's Crowm'e, Th' Wandesford, m'c'. A^{o}. s'c'do.
drap', maior. Nicholl Jamys, groc'.
[Sidenote: The weddyng of the kyng of Scottes.]
[Sidenote: The bataill of Vermill.]
This yere upon Satyrday, that is to sey the xiij day of Novembre, the
kyng and the quene his modir remeved from Wyndesore toward the
parlement at London, the whiche began at Westm' on the xxj day of
Octobre before; and on the forsaid xiij day of Novembre at nyght, the
kyng and the quene were logged at Stanes; and upon the morwe thanne
beynge Soneday the kyng was born toward his modir chare, and he
schriked and cryed and sprang, and wolde nought be caryed forthere;
wherefore he was born ayeyne into the inne, and there he bood the
Soneday al day; and on the Moneday he was born to the chare, and he
beynge thanne gladde and merye chered; and at even come to Kyngeston,
and there rested the nyght; and on the Tuesday he come to Kenyngton;
and upon Wednesday he cam to London[109] with a glad sembland and mery
chere, in his modyr barm in the chare rood thorugh London to Westm';
and on the morwe brought into the parlement. Also this same yere in
the monthe of Feverer, Sire Jamys Styward kyng of Scottes spoused dame
Johanne the duchesses doughter of Clarence, of hir first housbonde the
erle of Somerset, at seynt Mary Overe. And this same yere the xvij day
of August was the bataill of Vermill in Perche, betuen the duke of
Bedford regent of Fraunce, and the Armynakes, with the Scottes: but
thankyd be God the victorye fell to the Englyssh partye; for there
were sclayn of oure adversaryes the erle of Bougham, the erle Douglas,
the erle of Almar, the erle of Tonnar, the erle of Vauntedore, and the
viscount Nerbon that traytourly sclewe the duke of Burgoyne knelyng
before the dolphyn at Moterell, and manye mo to the noumbre of x m^{l}
and mo: but the moste vengeaunce fell upon the proude Scottes; for
there wente to schep wassh of them the same day mo thanne xvij^{c} of
cote armes be a countynge of herowdes.
[Footnote 109: _See note_ OO.]