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.
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London,: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green [etc.]
1827.
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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 21, 2025.
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John Grantham, m'. Simon Fraunceys. Herry Combemartyn.
Ao. iijcio.
This same yere David Bruz the sone of Robert Bruz, be ordynaunce of the kynges modir and of the Mortymer, spousyd at Berewyk dame Johanne of the Tour, the kynges suster, upon Marie Magdaleyn day, in the yere of oure lord a ml cccxxviij: and whanne the maryage was done, the Scottes called here in despyte of Engleyssh men "make pees" [["the countes make peas" in the Cotton MS.]] ; but the kyng bar the blame wrongfully. This yere the kyng helde his parlement at [A p'lement at Salesby. Rog' Mor∣temer was made erle of Marche; Sr. John Eltham] Salesbury; and at that parlement Sire Roger Mortymer was mad erle of the March, and Sr. John Eltham the kynges brother
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was also mad erle of Cornwayle. Also this same yere Sire [the k'brother erle of Cornewalle.] Edmond Wodestoke erle of Kent, the kynges uncle, was be∣heded at Wynchestre, thorugh procurment of the quene, the kynges modir, and of the Mortymer. Also in this yere the kyng seyled into Fraunce, that is to seye the yere of oure lord a ml cccxxviij, and dede homage to the kyng of Fraunce for the [Dyd homage to the kyng of Fraunce.] ducherye of Guyene and for the counte of Pountyf.
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