An English chronicle of the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI written before the year 1471; with an appendix, containing the 18th and 19th years of Richard II and the Parliament at Bury St. Edmund's, 25th Henry VI and supplementary additions from the Cotton. ms. chronicle called "Eulogium." Edited by John Silvester Davies.

[25th year of Henry VI] M^D OFF THE PARLEMENT OF BERYE, ANNO DOMINI M^l.CCCC.xlvj^o.

Th[e] Parlement of Berye, the regne of kyng Harry the vj. the [A.D. 1447.] xxv ȝere. The parlement began the x day of Februarye. [[Feb. 10th.]]

And onne the xvj day of the same moneth mustered the men of [[Feb. 16th.]] the same contre on the north syde of Berye on Henow Heth to the nowmbre of xl. M^l.

And on the morewe they schewed hemself on the south-este party of the towne off Berye. And there they brak up their waache, and euerye man went to his owne dwellyng-place, somme xxx^ti mȝle, somme xx mȝle, x mȝle, iiij mȝle, somme more, somme lesse, and no doubte of hit was (sic) a fervent coolde weder and a bytynge.

And on the morewe, that is to seye the xviij day of Februarye [[Feb. 18th.]] and Schrooffe-Sonedayes Even, come the duke of Gloucetre fro Lanam; and or he come by halue a mȝle or more mette with hym sir John Stourtone, treserere of the kynges howse, and sir Thomas Stanley, cownteroller of the kyngus hows, in message fro the kyng, was (sic), as hit was reportyd by somme of the forseyd dukes meyne:—"That forasmoche as the forseyde duke of Gloucetre hadde labered in that feruent coolde wheder, hit was the kynges wylle that he scholde take the nexte wey to his loggyng, and goo to his mete." And indede he enterid in at the Southgate about xj on the clokke affore none. And by estymacyon there come with hym to the nowmbre of iiij score hors. These forseyd messageres, when they hadde do the kynges comaundement, toke leue of the duke, and retournede aȝeyn to the kyng.

And the forseyde duke roode into the horse-market, and toke the wey on his lyfte hoonde to the Northgate warde, and he enteryd into a lewde lane. And then the duke asked a pore man that dwelled in the same lane, "What calle me this lane?" The pore man answered and seyde, "Forsothe, my lord, hit is called the Dede lane." And thanne the good duke remembryd hym of an olde prophesye that he hadde radde mony a day before, and seyde, "As our Lord

wylle, be hit alle;" and rode forth to the North Spytylle to his mete. [A.D. 1447.] And anoon as he hadde eten, come to hym by the kynges comaunde|ment the duke of Bokyngham, the marques of Dorset, the erle of Salysbery, the vycount Bemound, the lorde Sudeley. And the vycount Bemound areste the seyde duke of Gloucetre; and by the comaundement of the kyng ther waytyd upon the seyde duke to ȝemen of the crowne and a sergeaunt of armes: Barthelemewe Halley and Pulforde, ȝemen of the crownne, and Thomas Calbrose, ser|geaunt of armes.

And that same aftrenoone, bytwene viij and ix, were areste be the kynges offyceres sir Roger Chambreleyn and sir Harry Wogan knyghtes, Thomas Herbert, Thomas Weryot, John Wogan, Howelle ap Dauith Thomas, and mo other, &c.

And on the Soneday was John Hobergere comaundet to warde ageyns even. [[Feb. 19th.]]

And on the Schroff-Tewesday, in the latter ende of ther mete, in the halle, were areste sir Robert Veere, sir John Cheyne, knyȝtes; [[Feb. 21st.]] John Bokkelond, counteroller with the seyde duke, Arteys, Thomas Wylde, Rychard Myddyltone, Wallerowne, Bassyngburne, squyers; Rychard Nedam, Jon Swafylde, ȝemen; and mo other, to the nowmbre of xxviij^ti. And these were sent to dyuerse plases to prisone, somme to the Touur of Londone, somme to Wynchester, somme to Notyngham, and somme to North-hamtone, and to other dyuers places, as plesyd the kyng and his councelle.

And on the Thorsday next folowyng aftre the arestyng of the sey (sic) duke of Gloucetre, he deyde sone appon iij on the belle at [[Feb. 23rd.]] aftrenone, at his owne loggynge, called Seynt Saluatoures, without the Northgate: on whose sowle God haue mercy. Amen.

And on the Fryday next folewyng, the lordes spirituelle and tem|porelle, also knyȝtes of the parlement, and whosoeuer wolde come, [[Feb. 24th.]] saugh hym dede. And ageyne even he was bowelled and rolled in seryd cloth, and leyde in a cheste of leede, and thenne aboue the leede a cheste of popeler boorde.

And on the Saturday next folewynge by the morewen, he was [[Feb. 25th.]]

bore to the Greye Freres of Babbewede, with xx torches of his owne [A.D. 1447.] meynye; saue the too ȝemen of the crowne and the sergeaunt of armes, ther were no mo strangeres that went with hym.

And on the Soneday folewyng at afternone, the abbot of Seynt [[Feb. 26th.]] Albones dede his Dirige.

And on the Moneday his Masse. And on the Tewesday they [[Feb. 27, 28.]] bruȝt hym to the Newemarket, and bood there al nyȝt. And on the Wendesday at nyȝt they laye at Berkewey. And on the Thorsday [[March 1, 2.]] they lay at Ware. And on the Fryday they come to Seynt Albones, [[March 3, 4.]] and there was done his Dyryge, and on the morewe his Masse, and thanne put into a feyre vout wheche was made for hym by his lyffe, and so closed and mured vp: on whose sowle God haue mercy, and on alle Cristen sowles. Amen.

Ther come with his body to Seynt Albones, too of his owne chapeleynes, mayster Roger Burgh and sir Raaffe Bewforde, pristes, the too ȝemen of the crowne, and the sergeaunt of armes. Ther came with hym his treserere Gerveyse of Clyftone, Jan de Puis, eusscher of the chambre, his cofferer Thomas Bernarde, George Lampot, Thomas Asschelle, Rychard Nedam of Douer, John Her|buriour, John Acastre, and iiij hensemen, and but fewe mo of squyers. Ther come with hym ȝemen of chambre, Rychard Nylder, John Doore, Rychard Boltone, John South, Grene, Lane, and moo other; John of the Halles, Portars (sic), and the Cookes.

These were tho that were dampned.

Sir Rorgger (sic) Chambreleyne, Arteys, Rychard Myddiltone, Thomas Herbert, Rychard Nedam: these were jugid to be drawen and hanged, and so they were. But the kyng dede hem grace, or they weren dede; for he sent hem hure charturs of pardone, the wheche sauyd hure lyffuus (sic). And alle the other that were araste, bothe gentyllemen and ȝemen, the kyng dede hem grace: relesed hem of ther prisonment, and fore the more part were restored to ther goodes.

And thus endet Vmffrey the duke of Gloucetre.