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 dn̄i. M.CC.lxxiii.		Anno dn̄i. M.CC.lxxiiii.
	Nicholas wynchester.
Henry waleys.		Anno .ii.
	Henry Couentre.

IN thys seconde yere of this kynge / and daye of Symon & Iude / whan Phylyp le Tayloure / which before was chose to be mayre, shulde as that daye haue taken his charge in the Guyldehall of Londō / dyuers cytezyns put hym besyde the mayres seet / and set therin syr walter Heruy, that the yere before had been mayre. For the whiche great rumour and grudge arose amonge the cyte∣zyns / wherfore the mater was after brought before the kyng / the whiche herynge the reasons of bothe party∣es / for somoche as he coude not agre theym / he putte bothe the sayde syr

walter and the sayd Phylyp asyde / and chase Henry Forwyk for custos of the cytye / the whych so contynued tyll Cādelmas after. At whych tyme by dyscrete and wyse peasyble mea∣nes / the forenamed syr walter Heruy was set in auctorite as mayre, and so contynued the full of the yere after.

Thys yere vppon the .xiiii. daye of Decembre / was the kynge crowned at westmynster, of mayster Roberte kylwarby than archebisshop of Caū¦terbury. For Bonyface hys predeces∣sour dyed the yere that kynge Henry dyed. At thys coronaciō was present Alexandre kynge of Scottes / the whyche vpon the morowe folowyng dyd homage to kyng Edward for the kyngdome of Scotlande.

After the Solempnytie of the coro¦nacyon was ended / the kyng heryng of the rebellyon of Lewelyne prynce of walys, that dysdayned to come to hys coronacyon / anone gathered a stronge power, & wēt into y^t prouince & subdued y^c sayd Lewelyn. And after retourned, & ordeyned certayne newe lawes for y^e welth of y^c realme, whych are to lōge here to reherce. Amōg the whych one was, y^t bakers makinge brede lackyng the weyghte assygned after the pryce of corne / shuld fyrst be punysshed by losse of hys brede, and the seconde tyme by prysonemente, and the thyrdly by the correccyon of the Pyllory / and millers for steling of corne to be chastised by the tūbrell. And thys to be put in execucyon, he gaue auctorytie to all mayres, baylif¦fes, and other offycers thorugh Eng¦lande / and specyally to the mayre of London.