Rich' Wifold, maior. Will'm Dere. Vic'. A^{o}. xxix.
John Middilton.
This yere was Burdeux lost. And this yere was S^{r}. Pieres de Brasil,
and the bastard of Orliaunce, and Manypeny taken. And this yere was
the duke of Somerset robbid at Blak freris. And this yere was the
parliament at Westmynster. And this yere the stokkes was dividid
bitwene fisshmongers and bochers.
Wil' G^{e}gory, maior. Mathewe Philip. Vic. A^{o}. xxx.
Christofre Water.
In this yere came Richard Plantagenet duke of Yorke out of Walis, over
Kyngston brige to the Blak heth, withe grete power, to clere hymself
ageynst kyng Herry of such things as his adversaries had shewed
ageynst hym. And the kyng with his lordes came ridyng thurgh London
with a roial power toward the Blak heth; and there the lordes spiruel
and temperell toke the matier in hand, to trete bitwixt them, to make
rest and peas; wherto the seid duke at last graunted and aggreed, on
the condicion that his peticions bifore askd for the wele of the kyng
and of al his realme myght be graunted and hadde, and his enymys to be
comytted to the Tour to abide the lawe; and so the lordes were aggreed
and graunted that it shuld be, and were sworne ech to other. And
furthwith the duke sent his men home ageyne, and he mekely came and
submitted hymself at the Blak heth to the kyng, his adversaries there
standyng present, contrary to thappointment and there othes; and so
thei brought ungirt thurgh London bitwene ij bisshoppes ridyng unto
his place; and after that made hym to swere at Paulis after theire
entent, and put him frome his good peticions which were for the comoen
wele of the realme, contrary to theire othes and aggreements made
bifore in the felde.