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.

Rob't Chicheley, groc', maior. Will' [["John" in the Cotton MS.]] Reynwell, fysshmong'. Walt' Cotton, m'c'.

A^o. xiij^o.

This yere the xij day of Octobre, the yere of oure lord a m^lccccxj, there weren in Themyse iij flodes upon a day. Also [iij flodes were sen in Tempse upon o day.] the same yere the lord Thomas, the kynges sone, was mad duke of Clarence. Also in this yere comen into Engelond ambas∣satores out of Fraunce fro the duke of Orlyons, to have men over in helpynge hym ayens the duke of Burgoyne [[See note BB.]] before seid in that other yere. And in the comemoracion of seynt Poul, the laste day of Juyn, come prynce Herry, the sone of kyng Herry the forthe, to London, with moche peple of lordes and gentyles: and the kyng lay thanne at seynt Jones hous til the Soneday nest folwynge; and thanne he remeved to the bysshopes paleys of London, and lay there fro Satirday tyl Friday after; and thanne he remeved to Rotherhithe. And prynce Herry lay at the bysshoppes inne of Dorham, fro the seid day of his comynge to towne unto the Moneday nest after the feste of Septem fratrum. And thanne rood Thomas the kynges sone duke of Clarence, and with hym the duke of York, and Beauford thanne erle of Dorset, toward Hampton with a gret retenewe of peple: and on the Tuesday rood the erles brother of Oxenford, and on the Wednesday rood the erle of Oxon∣ford; and they alle lay at Hampton, and aboden the wynde tyl on the Thorsday the firste day of August; the whiche Thorsday, Fryday, and Satyrday, they passed out of the haven the noum∣bre of xiiij schippes: and on the Soneday they were dreven inne ayeyne with the wynd; and after, on seynt Laurence even and seynt Laurens day, they arreved at Seynt Fasters, faste be

Hogges in Normandye. And on the xxiij day of Septembre prynce Herry come to London to the counseyll, with an huge peple. Also in this yere the kyng lete coynen newe nobles; [The newe coyn for nobles.] and they were lesse of weyghte than the olde noble be the peys of an half peny weighte; so that [["so that a noble shuld weye but iiij d. and an ob. weight: so that liij nobles, &c." in the Cotton MS.]] be juste weyghte liij nobles, j d, and an halpeny weighte, schulde maken a pound weighte of Troye.