Fabyans cronycle newly prynted, wyth the cronycle, actes, and dedes done in the tyme of the reygne of the moste excellent prynce kynge Henry the vii. father vnto our most drad souerayne lord kynge Henry the .viii. To whom be all honour, reuere[n]ce, and ioyfull contynaunce of his prosperous reygne, to the pleasure of god and weale of this his realme amen

Anno domini .M.CC.xxxv.		Anno domini .M.CC.xxxvi.
	Gerarde Batte.
Andrew Bukerell.		Anno .xix.
	Robert Ardell.

IN thys .xix yere. the morow af¦ter saynte Hyllary, or the .xiiii. daye of Ianuary / Edmunde archbys¦shoppe of Caunterburye spowsyd the kynge and Eleanoure the dou∣ghter of the erle of Prouynce in his cytye of Caunterburye. And in the vtas of the sayde Hyllary / she was crowned at westmynster as quene of Englande. where in the felde by westmynster lyenge at the weste ende of the chyrche, was kepte royall solempnite and goodly iustes, by the space of .viii. dayes. And the same yere the statute of Merton was enac¦ted / whych is to meane certayn actes made by acte of parlyament, holden by the kynge & his lordes & cōmons at y^e towne of Merton.* 1.1 where among other actys was ordeynyd a remedy for wydowes that were defrauded of theyr dowers / & also how heires with in age shuld be intreated / & remedies for such as were stolen or with holdē cōtrary y^e gardeyns willis. But more certaynly yt was ordeyned at a {per}lya¦mēt at Merton foresayd, which was holdē the .xxx. yere of this kyng, in y^e morowe folowyng the daye of saynt Martyn, or the .xii. day of Nouēber.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Statute of Mer∣ton.