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¶Circa annū dm̄ .M.CCClxxx.

¶And after kynge Edwarde the thyrd that was borne in Wyndesore regned Rycharde of Burdeux that was pryme Edwardes some of wales / y^• whiche part & Edwarde was kynge Edwarde sone

ANd after the gode kynge Edwar¦de the thyrde that was borne at wyndesore regned Rycharde the seconde that was the good syr Edwardes sone / prynce of wales. the whiche kynge Ry∣charde was borne in y^• cyte of Burdeux in Gascoyne / and was crowned at west¦mynster in the .xi. yere of his aege. And in the seconde yere of his regne / for the debate that was bytwene the lorde Laty¦mer and syr Rauf Feryers knyghte that was ayenst Hawell and Shakell squy∣res for y^• prysoner that was take in spay¦ne / by these two squyres / & the whiche prysoner the lord Latymer and syr Ra••¦fe Feryers wolde haue hadde / the why∣che prysoner was the Erle of Dene that they toke in y^• batayll of Spayne wher¦fore these two lordes come into the chir∣che at westmyster and they founde this one squyre too herynge his masse besyde saynt Edwardes shryne and there they slew hym the whiche was called Hawell ¶And Skakell was arested & put in to the Towre of London And there he was longe tyme for he wolde not del••••uer the Erle of Dene his prysoner vnto these two lordes / by syr Aleyn Burbyll conestable of the Tower and by Synt Raufe Feryers one of his aduersaryes / tylle the kynge had graunted hym grace ¶In the thyrde yere of kynge Rychar∣de came the Galays of Fraūce into En¦glonde vnto dyuerse portes and brente and robbed and slewe moche people of Englonde that is to saye atte wynchel∣see / Rye / and Hastynge / Portysmouthe. and. Hampton / Stormore and Granes ende / and they dydde moche harme and wente home ayen. ¶And in this same / yere was a parleamente holden at west∣mynster / And atte that same parlea∣ment was ordeyned y^• euery man womā & chylde that were at y^• aege of .xiiii. yere and aboue thrughe out all the reame po¦re folke and other sholde paye to the ta∣lage / foure pens / wherfore came and be

felle afterwarde greate myscheyf & mo¦che dysease to all the comynalte of there me. ¶And in the .iiii. yere of kynge Ry∣chardes regne the comynes arose vp in dyuerse partyes of the reame and dyden moche harme / the whiche tyme they cal∣led y^• hurlynge tyme. ¶And they of Ken¦te and of Estsex made them two cheyf tayns for to rule and for to gouerne the company of Kente and of Estsex. That one was called Iacke strawe / and that o¦ther Watte Tyler / and they come and assembled theym vppon blacke heth in Kent. And on Corp{us} christi daye after. they camen downe into Southwerke / and braken vp the pryson hous / that is to saye the kynges bynche and the mar∣chelsee and delyuerde out all the pryso∣ners And so the same daye they came in to London and there they robbed the pe¦ple and slewe all the alyens that they myght fynde in the cyte and about the cy¦te and dyspoyled all theyr godes and ma¦de auowe. And on the frydaye nexte fo∣lowenge after that was on the morowe and than they came to the Toure of Lō¦don and the kynge beynge therin / they fette out of the Toure the Archebysshop of Caunterbury. syr Symonde Sudbe∣ry / and ser Robert halys hospyteler pry∣oure and mayster of syant Iohans hou¦se•••• a whyte frere that was confessoure vnto kynge Rycharde and brought the{is} vnto the Towre hylle and there they smote of theyr heedes and came agayne into London and slewe moche people of the Cyte. ¶And thenne they wente vn∣too the dukes place of Lancastre beyon∣de saynt Mary of the stronde that was called the Sauoy / and there they deuou¦red and destroyed all the goodes that they therin myght fynde & bare them awaye and than they brente vp the place. And than afterward they went to saynt Iohn̄ w^t out smythfelde & destroyed the godes there and brent vp that hous to the har¦de grounde / and wente too westmynster and saynt Martyns the graunte & ma∣de theym go out of the senewary all that were within for ony manere of gylthe / And than come vnto the Temple and to all other Innes of men of lawe and dys¦poyle them and robbe theym of theyr go¦des and also toke theyr bokes of lawe & thenne they came to London and brake vp the pryson of Newgate & drofe oute all the prysoners felons and other / and of bothe countrees and all the people y^• were within theym and destroyed all the bokes of the counters. And thus they cō¦tynued both saterdaye and sondaye vnto the mondaye next after in all theyr ma¦lyce and wyckydnes. ¶And than on mō¦daye kynge Rycharde with his lordes y^t were with hym that tyme and with the mayer of London wyllyam walworth y^• that was that tyme come with the alder¦men and the comunes of the cyte / & they come into Southwerke too here and too knowe the entencyon of these rebelles & mysgouerned people. And this Iacke strawe made thanne a crye in the felde that all the people of accorde tholde co∣me nerer and here his claymours & his crye and his wyl. And the lordes and the mayer and the aldermen with the comy¦naltee hauynge in dygnacōn of his coue¦tyse & falsnes & his foule presumpcyon / Anone wyllyam walworth y^t tyme beȳ¦ge mayer drewe out his knyfe & slew iac¦ke straw / & anone ryght smote of his he¦de & set it vpon a spere & so it was borne thrugh Lendon & set vpon Londō bryd¦ge. Anone these rysers & mysgouerned pe¦were vanysshed as it had not be they / & then y^• kynge of his grete godenesse & by prayer of his lordes made there .vi kny∣ght{is} of good & worthy men of y^• cyte of London / y^t is to saye wyllyam walwor∣the y^t at tyme mayer & slew iacke straw and the seconde was Nycholas ••rem∣bre / and the thyrde Iohn̄ Phylip••t / & the fourth Nycholas twyforde / and y^• fifte Roberte laundes / and the syxte Roberte

〈…〉〈…〉 y^• kynge with his 〈…〉〈…〉 aye•• too the 〈…〉〈…〉 there be tested by 〈…〉〈…〉 and set •• 〈…〉〈…〉. And ••han by process of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as they myght to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 these rebelles & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vpon the next 〈◊〉〈◊〉 throgh out euery lord shyn in y^• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Englōde by .xi. by xxx by .x. ••. by xii. euer as they myght be go∣•••••• & taken in any partes. ¶And in the v. yere of kynge Rychardes regne was y^• grete erthe make & was generall thru¦ghe oute the worlde the wenesdaye after wy••••ondaye in the yere of oure lorde .M.CCC.lxxxxi. wherfore all maner pe¦ple were sore agast and aferde longe ty¦me for drede of vengraunge that our lor¦de shewed and dyd. ¶And in the .vi. ye∣re of kynge Rycharde / thenn syr Henrye spenser bysshop of Norwiche went with a greate company ouer se into Flaūdres and there they gete the towne of Graue¦uynge & the towne of burbrughe Dun∣berk & Newport and there they laded & fraughted .li. shyppes with pelage for to haue comen in to Englonde with these shyppes and goodes. And the bysshop of Norwyche and his counseyll lete brenne these shyppes with all the pelage in the same hauen all into harde asshes / and at Dunkerk was done a greate batayl bytwene the Flemyng{is} & the Englyssh¦men. And at y^• batayll were slayne a gre¦te and tyt••ge of the Flemynges & a grea¦te nombre. And than wente the bysshop with his reteme to y••ers & besyeged it a longe tyme 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it myght not be gotten. & so left that syege and come ayen into En¦glonde / too our Englysshmen were sou∣ly destroyed & many deyed on y^• flyr. and in the yere come euerie Anne into Englō¦de 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to be spoused to kynge Rycharde & hir ••••der was Emperour of Almaynt & kynge of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / & with hir 〈…〉〈…〉 be of 〈…〉〈…〉 and many other worthy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & knyghtes of hys 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Beme and of other duche tonges to do hyr reuerence & worshyp. And syr Sy¦monde veuerle a worthy knyght of y^• gar¦ter and other knyghtes and squyres that were the kynges embassatoure•• brought hyr in to Englonde and so forth to Lon¦don. And the people of y^• cyte / that is to saye the mayer & the aldermen and all comynes roden ayenste hyr to welcome hyr / and euery man in goode araye and euery craft with his mynstralsye in the best maner wyse and mette with hyr on the blacke hethe in Kent and so brought hyr vnto London thrugh the cyte and so forth vnto westmynster vnto the kynges palays. And there she was spoused vnto kynge Rycharde well and worthely in the abbaye of westmynster and there she was crowned quene of Englonde. And all hyr frendes that came with hyr had den grete gyftes & were well cherysshed & refresshed as longe tyme as they abode there. ¶And in this same yere ther was a batayll done in the kynges palays at westmynster for certayn poyntes of trea¦son bytwene syr Iohn̄ Ansley knyght de¦fendaunt / and Carton squyre the appel¦launt. But this syr Iohn̄ of Ansley ouer came this Carton and made hym to yel¦de hym within y^• lystes. And anone was this Carton dyspoyled of his harneys & drawen out of the lystes and so forth vn¦to Tyburne and there he was hanged for his falsnesse. ¶And in the .viii. yere / of the regne of kynge Rycharde the se∣conde / syre Edmonde of Langley the. Erle of Cambrydge kynge Rychardes vncler wente in too. Portyngale wyth a fayr companye of men of armes and ar¦chers in strengthynge and helpynge the kynge of Portyngale ayenst y^• kynge of spayne & his power / and there the kyn∣ge of Portyngale had the vyctory of his enemyes thrughe helpe and comforthe of oure Englysshmen. And. whan that Iourney was done y^• erle of Cambryd∣ge come home ayen with his people into

Englande in hast blessed be god and his blessyd gyftes. Amen. ¶And this same yere kyng Rychard helde his Crystmas in the maner of Eltham. ¶And the sa¦me yere and tyme the kynge of Armony fledde out of his owne londe and come in to Englonde for to haue helpe and so coure of oure kynge ayenst his enmyes that hadde dryuen hym out of his owne reame. And so he was brought vnto the kynge to Elcham there as the kynge hel¦de his ryall feest of Crystmasse. ¶And there our kynge welcomed hym and did hym moche reuerence & worshyp & com¦maunded all his lordes to make hym al the chere that euer they coude. And than he besought the kynge of his grace and of helpe & of his comforth in his nede / & y^• he myght be brought ayen to his king¦dome and londe. For the Turkes hadde deuoured and bestroyed the moost parte of his londe / & how he fledde for drede / and come hyder for socout & helpe. And thenne the kynge hauynge on hym pyte and compassyon of his greate myscheif and greuous dysease anone he toke hys coūseyll and asked what was beste to do And they answered and sayd yf it lyked hym to gyue hym ony good it were wel¦done. And as touchynge his people for to trauell so ferre into out londes it were a greate Ieoperdye / And soo the kynge gaaf hym golde and syluer and many ryche gyftes and Iewels and betaughte hym to god / and so he passed ayen oute of Englonde. ¶And in this same yere kynge Rycharde with a ryall power wē te into Scotlonde for to warre vpon the Scottes for the falsnes and destruccyon that the Scottes had done vnto Englys¦shmen in the Marches. And thanne the Scottes come downe too the kynge for to treate with hym and with his lordes for trewes as for certayne yeres. And so our kynge & his coūseyll graūted theym trewes for certayne yeres / and our kyng torned hym ayen into Englonde. And whan he was comen vnto yorke there he abode and rested hy•••• there. And there syr Iohn̄ Holonde the erle of Kentes bro¦der slewe the erles sone of Scafforde & his heyre with a dagger in y^• cyte of yor∣ke / wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed & greued & remeued thens & came to Lō¦don / And the mayer with y^• aldermen & the comyns with all the solempnyte that myght be done ryden ayenste y^• kynge & brought hym ryally thrugh the cyte and soo forth vnto westmynster to his owne palays. ¶And in the .ix. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he helde a parlement at westmynster & there he made two du∣kes & a marqueys & fyue erles. The fyrst that was made duke was the kynges vn¦cle syr Edmonde of Langle erle of Cam¦brydge & hym he made duke of yorke / & his other vncle syr Thomas of wodstok that was erle of Bukyngham hym he made duke of Gloucestre. And syr Lyon¦uer y^• was erle of Oxforde hym he made marqueys of Deuelyne. And Hernry of Balyngbrok the dukes sone of Lancas¦tre hym he made erle of Derby. And sir Edwarde y^• dukes sone of yorke hym he made erle of Ruttelonde / And syre Io∣han Holonde that was the Erle of Ken¦tes broder and hym he dyd make erle of Huntyngdon / ¶And Syre Thomas Mombraye / hym he made Erle of No∣tyngham / and the Erle Marshalle of Englōde. And sir Mychelde lapole kny¦ght hȳ he made erle of South folk and Chaūceler of Englōde. And y^• erle of y^• Marche at y^• same parlelemēt holden at westmynster in playne parlemēt amon¦ges all the lordes & comyns was procla¦med erle of the Marche and heyre Pa∣rente to the crowne of Englonde aftere kynge Rycharde / the whiche erle of the Marche wente ouer see in to Irlonde / vnto his lordshyppes and londes / for the erle of Marche is erle of Vlster in Irlon¦de and by ryght lyue and herytage. And there atte the castell of hys he laye that

tyme / and there came vpon hym a grete multytude in busshmētes of wylde Irys¦shmen for to take hym and destroye hȳ And he come out fyersly of his castell w^t his people and manly faught with thē and there he was taken & hewen all too pyeces and so he deyed vpon whos soule god haue mercy. ¶And in the .x. yere of kynge Rychardes regne the erle of Arū¦dell went to the see with a greate nauye of shyppes & armed with men of armes & good archers / And whan they come in the brode see they mette with the hole fle¦te y^t come with wyne lade from Rochell the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes And there our nauye sette vpon theym & toke theym all and brought theym vnto dyuerse portes and hauens of Englonde & some to London / and there ye myghte haue had a tonne of Rochell wyne of y^• heste for: xx. shellynge sterlynge / and soo we had greate chepe of wyne in Englon¦de y^• tyme thanked be god almyghty.