[Footnote 133: _Sic._]
The lady Burgaveny.
The lady Talbot.
The lady Willoughby.
The lady of Mauley.
The wiffe of S^{r}. Richard Nevile.
And this table was ocupied with Ladies and Damesells.
These Lordes suyng were assigned to done the seinc' roiall bifore the
Quene.
Therle of Northumberland, therle of Westmoreland, the lord Fitz Hugh.
The lord Furnyvale, the lord Grey of Wilton.
The lord Ferers of Groby, the lord Pownyngs.
The lord Haryngton, the lord Darcy.
The lord Dacre, the lord Delaware.
Here bigynneth the servyce at the first Course.
Brawne with mustarde. Dedel in Borneux. Furmente with baleyne. Pike.
Laumprey powdred. Great Elis poudred. Trought. Codlyng. Plaies and
merlyne fried. Crabbes great. Lech lumbarde florisshid with colars of
esses and brome coddes of gold in a Target with the armes of the kyng
and the quene departid. Tarves. A Sotelte, callid a pellican on hire
nest with briddis and an ymage of Seint Katerine with a whele in hire
hande disputyng with the Hethen clerks, having this Reason in hir
hande, _Madame la Roigne_; the Pellican answeryng _Cest enseigne_; the
briddes answeryng _Est du roy pur tenir joie. A tout gent il met
sentent._
The ii^{d} Course is this folewyng.
Gely florisshed with columbyne floures of white potages. Blaundesore.
Breme. Congre. Soles with mulet. Cheveyne. Barbel with Roch. Samon
fressh. Halibut. Gurnarde rostid. Roches boilet. Smelt fried. Losters.
Lech damaske with the kyngs worde _Une sanz pluz_ writon of white
lettre. Lamprey in paste suyng. Flampan florisshed with a scochyn
roial, theryn three crownes of golde and plantid with floure de lice
of golde and floures of camomil wrought of confections. A Sotelte, a
panter with an ymage of Seint Katerine in the same tariage and a whele
in hire hand, and a Reason in hire other hand. The Reason was this: _La
Roigne ma file_. The panter answeryng _In cest Ile_: another best
answeryng with this Reason, _Of Albion_: another best saiyng, _Aves
Renowne_.
This is the iij^{d} Course folowyng.
Dates in compost. Creme motley. Carpe. Dorrey. Turbut. Tench. Peerch
with gogyns. Sturgeon fresshe. Welkes. Porpes rostid. Memise fried.
Creves de ewe douce. Shrympes grosse. Elis with laumprons rostid. A
Lessh callid the White Lessh, with hauthorne leves grene and redd
hawes. A mete in paste with iiij aungels in fourme of Sent Katerine
whele in the myddes with a Reason--
_Il est escrite_ _Par mariage pure_
_Pur voir et dir._ _Ce guerre ne dure._
A Sotelte, A Tigre lokyng in a mirour and a man ridyng on horsebak
armed with a tigre whelp in his barme, and throwyng mirours for his
defence; and a Reason writon, _Par force saunz Droit Jay pris ce best_.
Another Reason for thanswere of the tigre
_Cile de mirrour
Ma fait discour._"
NOTE MM. page 110.
A^{o}. ix. Hen. V.--"Also in the moneth of Maii, the quene at Hampton
toke hir viage into Fraunce the yere of our lord m^{l} iiij^{c} and
xxij, and of the kyng the x^{th} yere, the cite of Mewes in Bry',
which long tyme had ben bisegid, was yolden in maner as folowith
after."
[Then follows the treaty, which extends to nearly seven pages.]
NOTE NN. page 111.
A^{o}. i. Hen. VI.--"Also there was graunted to the kyng V nobles of
every sakke of wolle to custume duryng iij yere." "And the forseid
first day of March was the trete of the delyveraunce of Pount Melank,
which was taken and long holden by the partie called Armynakkes, and
delivered in maner as after folowith."
[A copy of the treaty then occurs, consisting of eight pages.]
"Also this same yere Newegat was bigonne to make newe by thexecutors
of Richard Whityngton. Also the same yere in somer tide was great
plente of al maner cornes and fruytes: but a litle before Midsomer
there bigan to falle moch reyne, which contynued lasse or more every
day as for the moost partie; howsoever the wynde stode unto viij daies
bifore Cristmas, so that men myght not gadre ynne there, and namely
the codde corne, and yet was there plente of corne ynough."
NOTE OO. page 112.
A^{o}. ii. Hen. VI.--"And upon the Wednesday with a glad chere sate in
his modres lappe in the chare, and rode thurgh the cite to Westm' the
xvij day of Novembre, the yere of our lord m^{l} cccc xxiij, and there
was brought into the parliament; where the Speker of the parliament,
in the name and for al the comons of England, spake to the kyngs
persone these wordes after folowyng."
The speech assigned to the Speaker is then given; after which it is
stated that on "The xxvj day of Novembre the kyng with his modir
remoeved from Westminster to Waltham, and a certen tyme there were
abidyng; and fro thens he remoevid to Hertford, where he helde his
Cristmas, and the kyng of Scotts with him." An account of the
proceedings in Parliament in this year, especially of the impeachment
of Sir John Mortymer, knight, and of the statutes enacted therein
then follows at some length, and is succeeded by a minute account of
the French towns and castles taken by the duke of Bedford, the earl of
Salisbury, Sir John Radcliff seneschal of Guyenne, and Sir John
Beauchamp. It is also noticed, that in that year "therle of the March
with many other lordes and great retinue went into Irland, and there
deide." After stating the loss of the Scots at the battle of Vermuil,
it is added, "Wherfore it may be seid of them the worde of olde tyme,
'That in the croke of the mone came thei thiderwarde,
And in the wilde wanyng went thei homewarde.'"
NOTE PP. page 113.
"Also this yere after Eastre the king helde his parliament at Westm',
which bigan the laste day of Aprile; and the kyng come to London the
xxvij day of Aprile, which was Saturday, with his moder in his chare
from Wyndisore unto Seint Paulis; and at the west dore he was taken
out of his chare by his uncle the duke of Gloucestre, and by his bele
uncle the duke of Excestre: and he went upon his fete fro the west
dore to the steires, and so up into the quere; and than he was borne
up and offred: and than was set upon a courser and so rood thrugh the
Chepe and London to Kenyngton. And the kyng held his see diverse daies
in the parliament." Then follows an account of the grants made by that
parliament to the king, and of some statutes enacted therein. The
success of the English army under the earl of Salisbury is related in
a most minute manner, and the agreement for the surrender of Mauns is
given at length: but nothing is stated of sufficient interest to
justify so long a note as a copy of the narrative and treaty in
question would require.
NOTE QQ. page 114.
"defense of the cite. And anon after the bisshop of Wynchestre sent a
lettre over the see into France unto the duke of Bedford, the tenor
wherof after foloweth:
'To the most high and myghty prynce and my right noble lord the regent
of Fraunce and duke of Bedford.
'Right high and myghty prynce and my right noble and after oon, levist
lord, I recommand me unto you with al myn hert and affinite: and as ye
desire the welfare of the kyng our sovereign lord and of his realmes
of England and Fraunce, and your owne wele and our alle, so haste you
hider; for by my trouth if ye tarie we shal put this land in a venture
with a felde; such a brother ye have here, God make him a good man,
for your wisedom knoweth wele that the prosperite of Fraunce stant in
the welfare of England. High and myghtie prince, I bisech you holdeth
Maister John Estcourt, your counseilour, escusid of his tarrying, for
it is moch ayenst his wille, but the counsell here hath made hym; and
ye hist to give credence to your chamberleyne S^{r}. William Boteller.
The blessid Trinite kepe you. Writon in grete haste on Alhalowen even,
by your true servaunt to my lives ende,