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.

Thomas Knolles, groc', m'. Will' Waldern, m'c'. Will' Hyde.

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This yere, on the twelfthe day after Cristemasse, the erle of

Kent, the erle of Hunt', the lord Spenser, S^r. Rauf Lumley, [Lordes pur∣posed to a sclayn the kyng.] and manye othere knyghtes and squyres were purposyd to have sclayn the kyng and hise children at Wyndesore, and thoo that helde with them be a mommynge; but, as it fortuned, the kyng hadde warnynge; and anon he rood to London in gret haste, and made hym strong to ryde on hise adversaries afore said; the whiche lordes were assembled at Redynge, purposyng for to do as they hadde ment; and fro thens they come to Wyndesore, and deden moche harme thereaboughte. And whanne they hadde aspied that the kyng was forth to London, they token there wey to Surcetre, and made cryes be the weye, and at Surcetre also, seyenge that kyng Richard was up with alle Walys and Chestyrschire; and kyng Herry fledde to the tour of London: but for all that the toun aroos and toke them with grete strenkthe; and there they beheded the erle of Kent and [Decapitacio d'nor'.] the erle of Salesbury; also the erle of Huntyngton was beheded at Plasshe in Essex, the whiche was fled and wolde a passed the see to have brought in Frensshmen for to distroye En∣gelond; and he myghte have no wynd to brynge hym over, and he was take and beheded as it ys above seid. Also at Sucetre the same tyme was beheded S^r. Rauf Lumley; and at Oxen∣ford were beheded S^r. Thomas Blount, S^r. Benet Cely, Thomas Wyntreshull squyer, and othere aboughte xxvij persones, and the hedes of the lordes sent to London. At Bristowe was beheded the lord Spenser, and there his hed sett up: after∣ward was taken S^r. Bernard Brocas, S^r. Thomas Schelley, Maudeleyn parson, S^r. William Fereby prest; and there were drawen, hanged, and beheded, at Tyborne. And anon after deyde kyng Richard in the castell of Ponfreyt, whos body was

beryed at Langeley. Also in this yere of oure lord a m^l cccc, the kyng rood into Scotlond. And in this yere began the werre in Walys be Oweyn of Glendore.