John Coventr', m'c', maior. Will'm Milred, m'c'. John Brokle, drap'.
Ao. iiijto.
This same yere, that is for to seye the morwe after seynt
A chronicle of London, from 1089 to 1483; written in the fifteenth century, and for the first time printed from mss. in the British museum: to which are added numerous contemporary illustrations, consisting of royal letters, poems, and other articles descriptive of public events, or of the manners and customs of the metropolis.
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- A chronicle of London, from 1089 to 1483; written in the fifteenth century, and for the first time printed from mss. in the British museum: to which are added numerous contemporary illustrations, consisting of royal letters, poems, and other articles descriptive of public events, or of the manners and customs of the metropolis.
- Publication
- London,: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green [etc.]
- 1827.
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- Subject terms
- London (England) -- History -- To 1500.
- London (England) -- Social life and customs.
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"A chronicle of London, from 1089 to 1483; written in the fifteenth century, and for the first time printed from mss. in the British museum: to which are added numerous contemporary illustrations, consisting of royal letters, poems, and other articles descriptive of public events, or of the manners and customs of the metropolis." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/CME00006. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 20, 2025.
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Page 114
Symon day and Jude, the meire rood to Westm', and took his charge as the custume is of the meires of London. And the same day at even and alle the nyght folwynge was strong and grete wacche: and the morwe nest folwynge moche peple of the citee of London in savynge and kepynge the kynges pees, arraied in sufficient harnes to stonde with the duke of Gloucestre [An hevy∣nesse roos betuen the bysshop of Wynchestre and the duke of Glou∣cestre.] protector of Engelond, and be the maire of London, and in defens of the citee ageyn the bysshop of Wynchestre [[See note QQ.]] ; and the peple that to hym was withholden of the countes of Lancastre and Chestre, and of othere cuntres; but thankyd be God there was non harme don on neythir partye. Also the same yere John duke of Bedford made kyng Herry the vjte, his goodsone, [The kyng was mad knyght.] knyght at Leyc', upon Witsoneday. And anoon forthwith the kyng Herry dobbed alle the knyghtes whos names here folwen, [Kyng Herry made manye knyghtes with his owne handes.] that is for to sey, first, the duke of York, the sone and heire of the duke of Norfolk, the erle of Oxenford, the erle of Westmer∣land, the sone and heire of the erle of Northumberland, the sone and heire of the erle of Ormond, the lord Roos, Sire James Boteller, the lord Mautravers, Sr. Herry Gray of Tankervyle, Sr. William Nevyle lord of Faucomberge, Sr. George Nevyle lord of Latymer, the lord of Welles, the lord of Berkeley, the sone and heir of the lord Talbot, Sire Raf Grey of Werke, Sire Robert Veer, Sire Richard de Gray, Sire Edmond of Hunger∣ford, Sire Robert of Wyngefeld, Sire John Botiller, Sire Rey∣nald Cobham, Sire John Passhelewe, Sire Thomas Tunstall, Sire John Chidiok, Sire Rauf Langeford, Sire William Drury, Sire [Segewyk was hanged [in another hand.]] William ap Thomas, Sire Richard Carbonell, Sire Richard Wodevyll, Sire John Shardelowe, Sire Nicholl Blouket, Sire
Page 115
Rauf Radclyff, Sire Edmond Trafford, Sire William Cheyne, Sire William Babyngton, Sire John Juyn, and Sire Gilbert Beauchamp.