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¶How the fyue lordes arosen at Rat∣tecote brydge.

ANd in the regne of kyng Richar¦de the .xi. yere thenne fyue lordes arosen at Rattecote brydge in y^• destruc∣cyon of the rebelles y^• were that tyme in all the reame. ¶The fyrste of these fy∣ue lordes was syr Thomas of wodstok the kynges vncle & duke of Gloucestre / and the seconde was syr Rycharde erle of Arundell / and the thyrde was syr Ry¦charde erle of warwyk / the fourth was syr Henry Balynbrok erle of Derby / y^• fyfte was syr Thomas Mombray erle of Notyngham. And these .v. lordes saw the myschyef & mysgouernaūce and the falsnes of y^• kynges counseyll / wherfore they y^• were that tyme cheyf of y^• kynges counseyll fledde out of this londe ouer se that is to saye syr Alysander Neuell the Archebysshop of yorke / and syr Roberte Lewe marqueyes of Deuelyne and erle. of Oxforde / and syr Mychell de la pole / erle of South folk & Chaūceler of En¦glonde. And these thre lordes went ouer see and came neuer ayen for there they de¦yed. ¶And than these fyue lordes aboue sayd made a parlemente at westmynster and there they toke syr Robert Tresaly am the Iustyce and syr Nicholl Brem∣bre knyght and cytezeyn of London and syr Iohn̄ Salesbury a knyghte of y^• kȳ¦ges housholde & vske sergeaūt of armes and many moo of other people were ta¦ken and Iuged vnto the dethe by y^• coun¦seyll of these .v. lordes in that parlement at westmynster for y^• treason y^• they putt vpon theym to be drawen frome y^• toure of London thrugh out the cyte & so forth vnto Tyburne & there they sholde be ha¦ged and theyr throtes to be cutte & thus they were serued & deyed. And after that in this same parlement at westmynster was syr Symond Beuerle y^• was a kny¦ght of the garter and syre Iohn̄ Beau¦champ knyght that was stewarde of y^• kynges housholde / & syr Iamys Ber∣ners were for Iuged vnto the dethe and than they were ledde on fote to the toure hylle & there were theyr hedes smyten of and many other moo by these .v. lordes ¶In this same parlement and in y^• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 yere of kynge Rychard{is} regne he lete 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & ordeyne a generall Iustes y^• is called a turnement of lordes and knyghtes. And this Iustes & turnement were holden at London in smythfelde of all manere of straūgers of what londe or coūtre y^• euer they were & thyder they were ryght wel∣come & to thē & to all other was holden open housholde & grete festes & also gre¦te gyftes were gyuen too all manere of straungers. And of the kynges syde we∣re all of one sute their cotes ther armure sheldes hors trappure and all was white hertes with crownes about theyr neckes and chaynes of golde hangynge ther vp¦pon and the crowne hangyng lowe befo¦re the hertes body / the whiche herte was

the kynges leueraye that he gaaf to lor∣des and ladyes knyghtes and squyres for to knowe his housholde frome other pe¦ple. And in this feest camen to y^• Iustes xxiiii. ladyes and ledde .xxiiii. lordes of y^• garter with chaynes of golde and all y^• same sutes of hertes as it is before sayd frome the toure on horsbacke thrughe y^e cyte of London in to smyth felde there y^• the Iustes sholde be holden. And this fe¦est and Iustes was holden generalle for all tho that wolde come theder of what londe & nacyon y^• euer they were. And this was holden durynge .xxiiii. dayes of the kynges costes / and these .xxiiii. lordes to answere all manere people that wold come thyder. And theder came the erle of saynt Poule of Fraūce and many other worthy knyghtes with hym of dyuerse partyes full worthely arayed. And out of Holande & Henaude came the lorde / Ostreuaūt y^• was the dukes sone of Ho∣land and many other worthy knyghtes with hym of Holland & full well arayed And whan this feest & Iustynge was en¦ded y^• kynge thanked this straūgers and gaaf them many ryche gyftes. And soo they token theyr leue of y^• kynge and of other lordes & ladyes & wente home ayē into theyr owne coūtrees with grete loue & moche thanke. ¶And in y^• .xiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne there was a ba¦tayll done in the kynges palays at west¦mynster kytwene a squyer of Nauerne y^• was with kynge Rycharde / & an othere squyre y^• was called Iohn̄ walssh for poȳ¦tes of treason y^• this Nauerne put vpon this walssheman. but this Nauerne was ouercomen & yelde hym recreaunt to his aduersary. And anone he was dyspoyled of his armure & drawen ont of the pala¦ys to Tyburne & there was hanged for his falsnes. ¶And the .xiiii. yere of kyn¦ge Rychardes regne syr Iohn̄ of Gaūt duke of Lancastre wente ouer see in too Spayne for to chalenge his ryght that he had by his wyfes tytle vnto the crow¦ne of Spayne with a greate host of pe∣ple and men of armes and archers. and he had with hym the duchesse his wyfe & his thre doughters ouer see into Spay¦ne / & there they were a greate whyle / & at the laste the kynge of Spayne began to treate with y^• duke of Lancastre & they were accorded togyder thrugh theyr both coūseyll in this manere / y^• the kynge of Spayne sholde wedde y^• dukes doughter of Lancastre that was the ryght heyre of Spayne / and he sholde gyue vnto y^• du∣ke of Lancastre golde and syluer y^• were cast into greate wegges and many other Iewels as moche as .viii. charyetes my∣ght carye. And euery yere after durynge the dukes lyfe of Lancastre and of y^• du∣ches his wyf .x. thousāde marke of gold Of whyche golde the auenture & charg{is} sholde be to theym of Spayne & yerely brynge vnto Bayon to the dukes assyg¦nes by surete made. And also y^• duke ma¦ryed an other of his doughters vnto the kynge of Portyngale the same tyme / & whan he had done so he come home a∣yen in to Englonde and his goode lady his wyfe also / but many worthy men de∣yed vpon the flyx. ¶In the .xv. yere of kynge Rychard{is} regne he helde his cryst masse in the maner of wodstok and the¦re the erle of Penbroke ayong lorde and tendre of aege wolde lerne to Iuste with a knyght that was called syre Iohn̄ of saynt Iohn̄ / and roden togyder in y^• par¦ke of wodstoke / and there this worthy erle of Penbroke was slayne with that other knyghtes spere as he cast it frome hym whan y^• they had coupled / and thus the good erle made there his ende / and therfore y^• kynge & the quene made mo∣che sorowe for his dethe. ¶And in y^e .xvi yere of kynge Rychardes regne Iohn̄ hē¦de beynge that tyme mayer of London and Iohn̄ walworth & Henry vanner be¦ynge shreues of London / that same ty∣me a bakers man bare a basket of hors brede in too Fletstrete towarde an hostre

and there came a yonge man of the bys¦shop of Salysbury that was called Ro¦mayn and he toke a hors lofe out of the basket of y^• bakers / & he asked hym why he dyd so / and this Romayn torned ayē and brake the bakers heed / And neygh∣bours came out and wolde haue arested this Romayn & he brake frome them & fledde to his lordes place and the Con∣stale wolde haue had hym oute / but the bysshops men shette fast the yates and kept y^• place y^• no man myght entre and than moche more people gadred thyder and sayd that they wolde haue hym out or els they woldr brenne vp y^• place and all that were within / And than came y^e mayer and shreues with moche other pe¦ple & cessyd y^• malyce of the comyns and made euery man to go home to ther hou¦ses & kepe peas. And this Romayns lor¦de the bysshop of Salesbury mayster Io¦han waltham y^• at y^• tyme was tresou∣rer of Englonde went to syr Thomas Arūdell Archebysshop of yorke & Chaū¦celer of Englonde / & there y^• bysshop ma¦de his complaynt vnto y^• Chaūceler on the peple of the cyte of London. And thā these two bysshops of greate malyce & vengeaūce come vnto the kynge at wyn¦desore & made a greate cōplaynt vpon y^• mayer & shreues. And anone all the cyte afterwarde came before the kynge and his coūseyll / & they caste vnto the cyte a greuous herte & a wonder grete malyce And anone sodeynly the kyng sent after the mayer of London & for the two shre¦ues / & they came to hym vnto the castell of wyndsore. And the kynge rebuked the mayer and shreues full foule for the of¦fence that they had done ayenst hym & his offycers in his chambre at London Wherfore he deposed and putte oute the mayer and both shreues / and this was done the .xiiii. dayes afore the feeste of saynt Iohan Baptyst. And thanne the kynge called to hym a knyght that was called syr Edwarde dalyngrygge & ma∣de hym wardeyne & gouernoure of the cyte and chambre of London & ouer all his people therin. And so he kepte that offyce but foure wekes bycause that he was so gentyll & tendre too y^• cytezeyns of London / wherfore the kynge deposed hym & made syr Baudewyne radyng••o knyght y^• was Courtrouller of y^• kynges houshold wardeyne & gouernour of his chambre and of his people theryn / and chose to hym two worthy men of the cy∣te to be shreues with hym too gouerne & kepe y^• kynges lawes in y^• cyte that one was called Gylbert mawefelde & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 other Thomas newenton shreues. And than the mayer & the two shreues and al the aldermen with all y^• worthy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of London went on foot vnto the to••re of London / & there came out the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 table of the towre & gaaf y^• mayer and the shreues theyr othe and charge as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sholde haue taken in y^• Escheker of ••••••••¦mynster in y^e kynges court of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & Barons of y^• Escheker & thanne went they home ayen. And than the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & his counseyll for y^• greate malyce & despyte y^• they had to y^• cyte of London remeued all his courtes frome westm••••¦ster vnto the cyte of yorke y^• is to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 y^• Chauncelar y^• Escheker y^• kynges byn¦che and the comune place & there they helde all these courtes of lawe fro my•• somer / that is to saye the feest of saynt Iohan Bastyst vnto the feest of Cryste masse next comynge. And thanne y^• k••n¦ge & his coūseyll sawe it not so proffyta¦ble there. as it was at London than anone he remeued it ayen to London & so to westmynster for grete ease of his officers & a vauntage to y^• kynge & all y^• comu¦nes of the reame. ¶And whanne the pe¦ple of London sawe and knewe that the¦se courtes were comen ayen and y^• kyn∣ge & his people also than y^• mayer & the aldermen wyth the chyef Comunes of the cyte lete gadre a grete somme of gol¦de of all the Comunes of the Cyte and

ordeyned & made greate ryaltees ayens his comynge to London for to haue his grace & good lordshyp & also theyr lyber¦tees and fraūchyses graūted vnto them ayen as they were wonte too haue afore tyme. And thrugh greate instaūce & pra¦yer of the quene & of other lordes & lady¦es the kynge graūted theym grace / And this was done at Shene in Sutherey / ¶ And than the kynge within two da∣yes after came to London / & the mayer of y^• cyte with the shreues aldermen & al the worthy men of y^• cyte afterwarde ro¦de ayenst hym in good araye vnto y^• he the on this syde of Shene y^• mayer sub¦myttynge theym homely & mekely with all maner obeyssaūce vnto hym as they oughten to doo. And thus they broughte the kyng & y^• quene to London. and whā the kynge came to y^• yate of Londō bryd¦ge there they presented hym with a myl¦ke whyte stede sadled and brydled and trapped with clothe of golde and reed partyed togyder / and y^• quene a palfrey all whyte ut the same araye trappyd w^t whyte & reed and all the conduytes of London ranne with wyne both whytel & ••eed / for all maner peple to drynke who wolde. And bytwene saynt Poules and the crosse in thepe there was made a sta¦ge a ryall standyng vpon hygh and ther¦in were many angelles with dyuers me lodyes and songes. And than an angelle came downe frome the stage on hygh by a vyce and let a crowne of golde pyght with ryche perles & precyous stones vp∣pon the kynges heed and an other vpon the quenes heed. And soo the cytezeyns / brought the kynge and the quene to west¦mynster in to theyr palays. And than on the morne after the mayer & the shreues and the aldermen of London camen vn¦to the kynge to his palays at westmyn∣ster & presente hym with two basyns of syluer and ouergylted full of coyned gol¦de the somme of .xx. hondred poūde pra¦yenge hym of his hyghe mercye & grace and lordshypp and specyally grace that they myght haue his good loue with the lybertees and Fraūchyses lyke wyse as they were wonte for too haue before ty∣mes and by his letters patentes and his chartre confermed. And the quene and o¦ther worthy lordes & ladyes fell on ther knees & besought the kynge of grace to conferme this. Than the kynge toke vp the quene and grauted hir all hir askyn¦ge. And than they thanked the kynge & the quene & wente home ayen. ¶And in xvi yere of kynge Rychardes regne cer∣tayne lordes of Scotlond came into En¦glonde for to gete worshyp as by feet of armes / this were the persones / The erle of Marre & he chalenged the erle Mar∣shall of Englond to Iuste with hym cer¦tayne poyntes on horsbak with sharpe speres / & they rode togyder as two wor∣thy knyghtes & lordes certayne courses / but not the full chalenge y^• the Scottes erle made / for he was cast both hors and man & two of his rybbes broken with y^• falle & so he was borne thens out of smy¦thfelde home to his Inne. And within a lytell tyme after he was caryed home in a hors lytter and at yorke he deyed. And syre wyllyam Darell knyghte and the kynges banerer of Scotlonde than ma∣de an other chalenge with syr Pers cour¦tayne knyght and the kynges banerer of Englond of certayn courses yet on hors¦backe in the same felde / and whanne he hadde ryden certayne courses & assayed he myght not haue the better he gaaf it ouer and wolde nomore of his chalenge w^t syr Pers courtayne knyght & y^• kyng{is} banerere of Englonde and torned his hors and rode home vnto his owne Inn And one Cockeborne a squyre of Scot∣londe chalenged syr Nycholl Hawberke a knyghte of certayne courses yet wyth sharpe speres and roden fyue courses to¦gyder and at euery course the Scot was caste downe bothe hors and man / and thus oure Englysshe lordes thanked be

god had the felde. ¶And in the .xvii. ye¦r•• of kynge Rycha•••••• regne deyed the good 〈…〉〈…〉 to kynge Rycharde in the manere of Shene in the shyre of Surrey vpon wit¦sondaye / and than was she broughte to London and so to westmynster and the¦re was she buryed and worthely entered besyde saynt Edwardes shiyne / on who¦se soule almyghty god haue pyte and in his mercy. Amen.