Prolicionycion [sic]

¶ Capitulum 27

IN the yere thyrtty the duck of york cam oute of the march of wales with therle of deuenshyre and the lord Cobham with grete puyssaunce for reformacion of certayne Iniuryes and wronges / and also to haue Iustyce on certayne lordes beynge a∣boute the kyng / And toke a felde at brentheth besyde dertford in kent / whiche was a stronge felde / for whiche cause the kyng with alle the lordes of the lande went vnto the blackheth with a grete multitude of peple armed and ordeyned for the warre in the best wyse / And whanne they had musteryd on the blackheth / certa∣yne lordes were sente to hym for to treate and make appoynte∣ment with hym whiche were the Bisshop of Ely and the Bis∣shop of wynchestre / and therles of Salysbury and of warwyk And they concluded that the duck of Somersete sholde be hadde to ward / and to answere to suche artycles as the duk of york shol¦de putte to hym / And thenne the duc of york shold breke his fel¦de and come to the kyng whiche was all promysed by the kyng And soo the kyng commaunded that the duke of somersete shol¦de be had in warde / And thenne the duck of york brake vp his felde. and cam to the kynge and whanne he was come / contrary to the promyse a fore made. the duke of somersete was presente in the felde awaytyng and chyef aboute the kyng and made the duke of york ryde to fore as a prysoner thurgh london / and after

they wolde haue putte hym in holde / but a noyse aroos that the erle of marche his sonne was comynge with ten thousande men to london warde / wherof the kynge and his counseyl fered / and thenne concluded that the duc of yorke sholde departe at his wyl Aboute this tyme byganne greete dyuysyon in spruse bytwene the grete mayster and the knyghtes of the duche ordre whiche we¦re lordes of that countre / For the Comons and townes rebellyd ageynste the lordes / and made so grete warre that at last they cal¦lyd the kynge of pole to be theyr lord / whiche cam & was recey¦uyd and layde syege to the castel of maryenburgh / whiche was the chyef castel and strength of alle the lond / and wanne it / and droofe oute the mayster of danske and alle other places of that lond / And so they that had ben lordes many yeres / lost all theyr seygnorye and possessions in tho landes /

In the yere of oure lorde a thousand four honderd and thre and fyfty the cyte of Constantynople themperyal Cyte of Grece was taken by the turke / the Emperour slayne / and Innumerable cry∣sten peple destroyed and put in Captyuyte / by whiche pryse Cry¦sten feyth perysshed in grece / and the turke enhaunced gretely in pryde / ¶ And the yere of our lord a thousand four honderd & thre and fyfty on saynt edwardes day the quene margaret was delyuerd of a fayre prynce / whiche was named Edward / That same day Iohan norman was chosen for to be mayer of lon¦don / And the day that he shold take his othe at westmynstre / he wente thyder by water with alle the craftes / where a fore tyme / the mayer aldermen and al the craftes / Rode a horsback / whiche was neuer vsyd after / For syn that tyme they haue euer goone by water in barges / ye haue wel vnderstande to fore how that Contrarye to the promyse of the kyng and also the conclusions taken bytwene the kynge and the duke of york at brentheth / the duke of somersete wente not to ward / but abode about the kyng and hadde grete rewle and was made Capytayne of Calays / and rewlyd the kynge and the Royamme as he wolde / wherfore the grete l̄ordes of the Royamme and also the comons were not ple∣syd / for which cause the duke of york the Erles of warwyck and of Salysbury with many knyghtes and squyers and moch̄ peple cam for to remeue the sayd duke of Somersete and other fro the kynge / And the kynge herynge of theyr comyng thought by his counseylle for to haue gone westward and not for to mete with hem / And hadde with hym the Duke of Somersete / the Ducke

Bokyngham / the erle of stafford / therle of northumberlond / the lord clyfford and many other / And what tyme that the Duk of york and his felawship vnderstode that the kyng was departed with these sayd lordes from london / Anone he chaunged his wey and costed the countrey & cam to saynt albons the thre and twen¦tyest day of maye / and ther mette with the kyng. to whome the kynge sente certayne lordes and desyred hem to kepe the pees and departe / but in conclusion whiles they treated on that one syde / therle of warwik with the marche men and other entrid the tou∣ne on that other / and fought ageynst the kynge and his partye / and soo byganne the bataylle and fyghtyng / whiche endured a good whyle / but in conclusion the duck of york obteyned and had the vyctorye of that Iourneye. In whiche was slayne the duke of Somersete / therle of northumberlond / the lord Clyfford and many knyghtes and squyers / And many mo hurt / And on the morne after they brought the kynge in grete astate to london / whiche was lodged in the bisshops palays of london / And anon after was a grete parlament / In whiche parlement the duke of york was made protectour of Englond / And therle of warwik Capytayne of Calays / And therle of Salysbury chauncel••r of englond / and all suche personnes as had the rewle to fore aboute the kynge were sette a parte and myght not rewle as they dyde to fore / In this yere deyde pope nycholas the fyfthe / and after hym was Calyxte the thyrdde / This calyxte was a cat••lane / & an old man whanne he was chosen and continuelly seke / wherfor he myghte not performe his zele and desyre that he had ageynste the turkes conceyued / and the cause of lettynge therof was his age and sekenesse / ¶This Calyxte Institued and ordeyned the feste of the transfyguracion of our lord to be halowed on saint sixtes day in August by cause of the grete vyctorye that they of hungary had ageynste the turkes that same day / he was chosen pope the yere of our lord thousand four honderd and fyue & fyf¦ty / And deyde the yere thousand four honderd and eyght and fif¦ty / that same day that he ordeyned the feste of the transfyguracion to be halowed / In this yere fyll a grete affraye in london ageynst the lombardes / The cause bygan by cause a yong man toke a dag¦gar from a lombard and brake it / wherfor the yong man on the morn was sente for to come to fore the mayer and aldermen / and there for the offence he was commytted to warde / And then ne the mayer departed from the Guyldhalle for to goo hoome to his

dyner / but in Chepe the yonge men of the mercerye for the most parte prentyses helde the mayer and shreues styll in chepe / and wold not suffre hym to departe vnto the tyme / that theyr Felaw whiche was commytted to warde were delyuerd / and soo by for¦ce they rescowed theyr felawe from prysonne / and that / done the mayer and shreuys departed / And the prysoner delyuerd which yf he had be put to pryson had ben in ieopardy of his lyf / & thus beganne a rumour in the cyte ageynst the lombardes / and the sa∣me euenyng the handcrafty peple of the toune aroos and ranne to the lombardes howses / and despoylled and robbed dyuerse of hem / wherfor the mayer and aldermen cam with the honest people of the toune and droof them thens and sente somme of them that had stolen to newgate / And the yong man that was rescowed by his felaws sawe this grete rumour affraye and Robberye en¦siewed of his fyrst meuyng to the lombard / departed and went to westmynstre to sayntuarye / or ellys it had ••osted hym his lyf / For anone after cam doune one Oyer determyne / for to doo Iustyce on alle them that soo rebellyd in the Cyte / ageynste the lombardes. on which satte with the mayer that tyme William ma¦rowe / the duke of Bokyngham and many other lordes for to see the execucion done / But the Comyns of the Cyte secretely ma¦de them redy / and dyde arme them in theyr howses / and were in purpose for to haue rongen the comyn belle / whiche is named bowe belle / But they were lette by sad men / whiche cam to the knowleche of the ducke of Bokyngham and other lordes / and Incontynent they aroos for they durste noo lenger abyde / For they doubted that the hoole Cyte wolde haue arysen ageynste them / But yet neuertheles two or thre of the Cyte were Iuged to deth for this robbery and were hanged at Tyburne / And anone after the kynge / the Quene and other lordes Rode to Couentre / and withdrewe hem from london for thyse causes / And a lytel to fore the duke of yorke was sente fore to Grene∣wych̄ / and there was dyscharged of the protectourshippe / And my lord of Salysbury of his chauncelership / And after this they were sente fore by preuy seal for to come to Couentre / where they were almoost deceyued and therle of warwyck also / and shold haue ben destroyed yf they had not seen well to / &c /