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 1811.
 
 fINIVERSn V Ui t>.L 
 SAiNTA liAUUA] 
 
 ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 The authority on which the present, apparently anonymous, work has 
 been ascribed to Arnold, depends on the concurrent testimony of Bale, 
 Pitts, Stowe, and Holinshed. Of these writers, the first two content them- 
 selves with denominating his book an historical repository. Stowe, in a 
 description of the authors that he had made use of, prefixed to one, or at 
 most two, of the editions of his " Summarie of English Chronicles," thus 
 speaks of him ; " Arnolde was a citizen of London, who, being inflamed 
 with the fervente love of good learninge, travailed very studiously therin, 
 and principally in observing matters worthy to be remembred of the pos- 
 teritye ; he noted the charters, liberties, lawes, constitucions and customes, 
 of the citie of London. He lived in the year 1519." 
 
 Holinshed, in his enumeration of writers, at the end of the reign of 
 Henry the Eighth, briefly notices him as follows, and nearlj^ in the words 
 of Bale: "Arnolde of London, wrote certayne collections touchyng his- 
 torical! matters." It is remarkable that neither of the above historians 
 has mentioned the Christian name of Arnold, contenting themselves Avith 
 the appellation of " one Arnold, a citizen of London :" but that his name 
 
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 ■VI ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 was Richard, appears from the evidence of his own work, in which he is 
 frequently alhided to, and which affords almost the only particulars re- 
 corded of liim. It should seem that he was a London merchant, trading 
 to Flanders. He is sometimes called a "haberdasher," a term which 
 originally designated a vender of small wares imported from abroad ; but 
 it is possible that this was not, strictly speaking, our author's trade, but 
 that he was only a member of the company. In tiie form of a will, occur- 
 ing in Arnold's book, made by one John Amell, A. D. 1473, he is named 
 as an executor, and must therefore have been at that time at least twenty- 
 one years of age. If we suppose him to have died about the year 1521, 
 the date of the last impression of his work, he must have been seventy years 
 of age at his death, and was, most probabl}^ older. It appears that he 
 resided in the parish of Saint Magnus, London bridge, but, from his pecu- 
 niary embarrassments, he was compelled at one time to take shelter in the 
 sanctuary at Westminster. In the year 1488, he appears to have been 
 confined in the castle of Sluys, in Flanders, on suspicion of being a spy, 
 but was soon liberated. If the forms and precedents that constitute a 
 great part of his work were really taken from originals, as they seem to be, 
 we are to conclude that he had either committed, or was at least suspected 
 of, some treasonable practices at home, as among them there is a charter 
 of pardon granted to him for that olFence. In one of the precedents, men- 
 tion is made of his wife Alice. On the whole, he seems to have been a 
 very active, and even a medling character. 
 
 Of his work, it may be necessary to say a few words. It has certainly 
 but slender pretensions to the appellation of a chronicle; or, if such be 
 conceded, it should, properly speaking, be termed the Chronicle of the 
 City of London. It has been sometimes called, " The Customes of Lon- 
 don ;" and the other, and more common, title " Arnold's Chronicle," 
 seems to have been first bestowed on it by Thomas Hearne, and afterwards 
 generally adopted. It is, in fact, an extraordinary medley of information.
 
 ADVERTISEMENT. Vll 
 
 consisting of a list of the Mayors and other officers; of charters, municipal 
 regulations, assizes of bread, legal and mercantile forms and documents, 
 family and other receipts, with some few historical matters ; the whole 
 being adapted to the particular and more immediate use of the citizens of 
 London. Pitts, if he ever saw Arnold's work, which is much to be doubted, 
 treats it too ceremoniously as an historical composition supported by 
 authorities. He expresses his ignorance of any other writings by him ; 
 though Bale, in his loose manner, asserts that he did compose other works, 
 but none of which he has specified. 
 
 That Arnold's book is not an original composition is extremely clear. 
 A copy of what seems to have been his prototype, as to the list of 
 Mayors, &c. is still remaining among the Cotton manuscripts, Julius, B.I. 
 It commences at the same period, is continued to the twenty-third year of 
 Edward IV. and is interspersed with a great deal more historical matter 
 than Arnold has given. His details of the controversy between Humphrey 
 Duke of Gloucester and the Cardinal of Winchester are also extracted 
 from it; and it has been justly remarked that these are much more ample 
 than any others to be found in print. It is likewise probable t])at Arnold 
 made use of another work on the customs, laws, &c. of the city of Lon- 
 don, compiled by Robert Bale, Recorder of London in the reign of 
 Edward IV. but now considered as lost, unless it may happen to exist 
 among the city archives. 
 
 The first edition of Arnold's Chronicle^ of which that now presented to the 
 public is a copy, was undoubtedly printed at Antwerp by John Doesborowe, 
 vfiiiiout particular indication of date, place, or printer's name ; but the two 
 latter are sufficiently evident from a comparison with some other books printed 
 by the same person, and more particularly' with the very curious life of Virgil 
 the necromancer, the history of the Parson of Kalenborowe, the letter sent 
 from the Great Turk to the Pope of Rome, and a grammatical treatise, 
 
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 via ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 all undoubtedly printed by Doesborowe, in the same type and manner. 
 It is probable that Arnold, when residing in Flanders on his mercantile 
 concerns, became acquainted with this printer, who had been employed by 
 other Englishmen. This must have happened about the beginning of the 
 sixteenth century, the last Sheriffs in Arnold's list, in his first edition, 
 being Herry Keble, and Nicolas Nynes, in the 1 8th of King Henry VII. 
 1502 ; in which year, or soon afterwards, the book must have been printed. 
 It is remarkable of Doesborowe, that, whilst only one book in the Dutch 
 language is recorded to have been printed by him, we know of nine that 
 he put forth in English. 
 
 The second edition was also published without date, place, or printer's 
 name ; but there is no manner of doubt that it came from the press of Peter 
 Treveris : and, as the list of sheriffs is continued to the 11th of Henry VIII. 
 about the year 1520 or 1521, when Arnold might still be living. From the mode 
 of printing particular words in this edition, there is reason for supposing that 
 no intermediate one had been published. A third has indeed been alluded to, 
 by the learned compiler of the catalogue of Lord Oxford's printed books ; 
 and Mr. Ames speaks of a quarto edition, with wood cuts, which his con- 
 tinuator, the praise-worthy and industrious Herbert, says was only a fragment 
 in Mr. Tutet's possession. This was purchased at the latter gentleman's sale, 
 for his Majesty's library, and will, probably, whenever it is inspected, turn 
 out to be nothing more than a clipped copy of Treveris's edition, the large 
 and ornamented capital letters having been, as it is conceived, rather in- 
 accurately denominated wood cuts. 
 
 It may not be improper to offer a few remarks on the popular, and justly 
 celebrated poem of the Nut-brown Maid, which first made its appearance 
 in Arnold's work, so far at least as is known at present. It is greatly to be 
 wished that any thing satisfactory, with regard to its age and author, 
 had been transmitted to us; but, unfortunately, all inquiries on this
 
 ADVERTISEMENT, {% 
 
 subject have hitherto proved fruitless ; and little more remains, on this 
 occasion, than to state the opinions of those who have already dis- 
 cussed it. 
 
 Mr. Hearne, who neither favoured, or was inspired by, the Muse of 
 poetry, has conceived a most extravagant notion, that the Nut-brown Maid 
 was written by Thomas de Elmham, the historian of Henry the Fifth, and 
 who likewise composed an unpublished metrical life of that monarch, in 
 Latin. It would be an unnecessary trespass on the reader's time to enter 
 on the refutation of so wild an opinion, which Hearne, however, has not 
 ventured to make public in his valuable edition of the above author; con- 
 tenting himself with the suggestion of it to his friend and correspondent 
 Mr. AVest. 
 
 Mr. Cape], who published this poem in his "Prolusions," but not with 
 the pains and fidelity which it deserved, was of opinion that it was not 
 written earlier than the beginning of the sixteenth century; and, in support 
 of this opinion, he refers to the poem of "The Merry Jest of the Serjeant," 
 at the beginning of Sir Thomas Move's works, which, undoubtedly, comes 
 very near, in point of rythm, to the Nut-brown Maid. But this re- 
 semblance might, in fact, be nothing more than an imitation of older 
 poems, as was probably, in later times, a part of Archbishop Parker's 
 metrical version of the Psalms ; for it would not be difficult to produce 
 specimens of a similar versification, at least as early as the reign of Henry 
 the Seventh. With respect to orthography and affinity of language, Mr. 
 Capel is correct, and, consequently, on the whole, in his sentiments of 
 the age of the poem. 
 
 The learned and tasteful editor of " The Reliques of Ancient English 
 Poetry," not assenting to Mr. Capel's arguments, is inclined to allow the 
 poem to have been written, at a rather, but not much, earlier period ; but
 
 X ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 he is not quite accurate in stating that Mr. Wanley agreed with Prior that 
 it was "near three hundred years old." That truly excellent antiquary 
 had a better judgment than to have formed such a conclusion. 
 
 In an anonymous, but by no means incurious Lilliputian volume, pub- 
 lished about the year 1763, and intitled " A short Account of the first 
 rise and progress of Printing, with a compleat list of the first books that 
 were printed," is the following confused and extraordinary passage — The 
 author is speaking, though most inaccurately, of Arnold's Chronicle. — " In 
 this is the Nut-brown Maid, supposed by Chaucer, as Skelton confirms, by 
 having had a copy given him by Lidgate, Monk of Bury. Mr. Prior has 
 made a paraphrase on it, and has also printed it from the old English, but 
 knew not that it was by Chaucer ; besides, in his, each verse is divided into 
 two, as the first verse ends with among, and the second ends with it is. Sec. 
 Also, in his, Woman and Man, is printed at the beginning of each stanza, 
 (here they are supposed) as they speak. Also the last stanza, (which makes 
 twelve lines, by his division,) is wanting." As far as it is possible to com- 
 prehend the meaning of the author of the above strange little book, he 
 seems to quote this unaccountable jargon from " Lord Pembroke's manus- 
 cript notes before his Book of St. Albans," but in all likelihood, if any 
 such notes there be, without either care or fidelity ; nor is it worth while to 
 dwell any longer upon so total an absence of intelligibility. 
 
 Adopting, probably, the mistake of the above writer, the editor of a work 
 intitled, "Melanges de pot^sie Angloise," 1764, 12% has given a very dull 
 prose translation of Prior's beautiful version, which he calls " Poeme imite 
 de la Belle Brunc, de Chaucer." So much for French accuracy ! 
 
 Mr. Warton, in his elegant critique on the Nut-brown Maid, and which 
 it may be amusing to contrast with what Dr. Johnson has said of it in his 
 life of Prior, has conceived that it was not written earlier than the be-
 
 ADVERTISEMENT. XI 
 
 ginning of the sixteenth century ; and, in consequence of this very pro- 
 bable opinion, the compiler of the present slight essay, begs permission, 
 with all becoming diffidence, to submit another conjecture, as to its 
 age and authorship. 
 
 There is preserved in the works of Bebelius, Poet Laureat to the Emperor 
 Maximilian I. originally printed at Paris, I5l6, quarto, a Latin poem, inti- 
 tled " Vulgaris Cantio," and professedly translated from an old German 
 ballad. It is a dialogue between a lady and her lover; and the general cast of 
 feature in this poem, together with some striking coincidences of expres- 
 sion, cannot fail to impress any one who may feel disposed to admit a pos- 
 terior age in the English ballad, with an idea, if not a conviction, that the 
 author of the latter had seen the other. The German ballad does, in all 
 probability, still exist, and may be better known in its own country. It 
 must certainly have been very popular ; for, besides the translation of Be- 
 belius, there is another from his Latin into French, by Jean Paradin, 
 printed in 1516. Now we have already seen that Arnold was a consider- 
 able time at Antwerp, in which city he most probably compiled his work, 
 and where he would certainly meet with a great many of his own country- 
 men. Certainly there is no evidence that Arnold was himself favoured 
 by the Muses ; but it is by no means improbable that some English- 
 man, dwelling at Antwerp, who had seen and admired the German ballad, 
 might be prompted to write an imitation of it, which, falling into the hands 
 of the industrious and inquisitive author of our Chronicle, was inserted by 
 him in that singular miscellany. One might, indeed, be induced to carry 
 this idea still further, and even to conceive, from the exquisite tenderness 
 and delicacy which pervade the whole poem, and especiallj^ trom the last 
 stanza, that it was the production of some polished and romantic female, 
 who was telling her own story. If any objection can be fairly made to this 
 last conjecture, it is, that there seem in some passages to be indications 
 of an acquaintance with the works of Catullus and TibuUus. See parti-
 
 Xll ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 cularly the Epithalamium of Thetis and Peleus of the former, and the 
 lines of Tibullus beginning. " Sic ego secretis possum bene vivere sylvis." 
 Lib. iv. ad amicam. 
 
 The Nut-brown Maid was more than once, and probably often, re- 
 printed in a separate form, being named in the curious collection of 
 romances, &c. belonging to Captain Cox the mason, who attended Queen 
 EHzabeth in her progress to Kenilworth castle. It appears also that 
 John Kynge was fined half-a-crown by the stationer's company, for 
 printing it without a licence, in 1559. 
 
 Had the worthy author of that truly elegant work, "The History of the 
 Deanery of Craven," been aware of the first edition of Arnold's Chronicle, 
 he would not, in all probability, have adopted the conjecture that Lord 
 Henry Clifford was the hero of the Nut-brown Maid.
 
 Xlll 
 
 In this Booke is conteyiied the Names of f Baylifs, Gustos, 
 Mairs, and Sherefs, of the Cite of Londo, from the Tyme 
 of King Richard the Fiirst ; and also th'Artycles of the 
 Chartur and Libarties of the same Cyte ; and of the 
 ChartLir and Liberties off England, wyth odur dyuers 
 mat's good and necessary for eiiery Citeze to vndirstond 
 and knowe. Whiche ben shewid I Chaptirs after the 
 fourme of this Kalendir folowinsr. 
 
 f|[ The names ofl' Balyes, Costose, Mayers, Schreujs of London. 
 
 ^ The articules off the Cliauitour of London, C.xij. articles, fo. 1. 
 
 |[ The hoell Chaurtour off London, wyth C.xij. articles, fo. !!• 
 |[ The acte for correcio off erores, wronge jugementj, in London, fo. 43. 
 
 ^ The acte for treys aboue xx. yere grouyng, pay no tythis, fo. 45. 
 
 ^ The charge of euery wardy in London at a fyueteen, fo. 46. 
 
 ^ The ordinaunce for asyse of brede in London, fo. 49. 
 H[ The copye of the Popys bulle in Latyne, for offerygis in 
 
 Lodon, fo. 57. 
 Hi The copye of Pope Innocentis lett' for the same offeryng, fo. 58. 
 ^ The copye of the Popis bulle in Englysh, for offeryngis, . fo. 67. 
 m I'he copye of Pope Innocent^ lett' in Yngliysh, for of- 
 feryng i, fo. 69. 
 ^ The composicion for the same offeryng^ made by arbitermet, fo. 71. 
 ||[ The ordinaunce for brokers, fo, 73, 
 ^ The nombre and names off all y paryche chirchis, and all 
 
 od' chyrchis in London and subarbes, fo. 75, 
 
 ^ The ordynaunce for wolle clothe in London, fo. 78. 
 .H The articles dishired bi y comouse of ihecety of Loudon, 
 for reformacyo of thyngis to the same, of the Mayer, 
 
 Aldirmen, and Comon Counsell, to be enacted, fo. 80. 
 
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 XIV 
 
 ||[ The charge of the queste of wardmote in euery warde in 
 
 London, fo. 90. 
 ^ The articules off the good gouernaunse of the cety of 
 
 London, fo. PO. 
 HI The articles of presture and other noyingis in y cety of 
 
 Londo, fo. 92. 
 
 ^ The articles ayenste perell of fyer, fo. 92. 
 
 H The othe of the bydell of the wardis in London, fo. 93. 
 
 ^ The othe of the constabellys in Lodon, fo. 94. 
 
 ^ The othe of the shreuys sargeauntis, fo. 94. 
 
 iQl The othe of franke pleagis off foryners, fo. 95. 
 
 ^ The othe of the skauageres of the warde, fo. 96. 
 
 d[ The othe of euery freman made in London, fo. 96. 
 
 ^ The othe for brokers in London, fo. 9<5. 
 ^ The ordynaunse for the asisse off talhvode and bellet 
 
 i Londo, fo. 97. 
 ^ The marchaundyses wherof skauage ought to be taken in 
 
 London, and how nieche, fo. 98. 
 ^ Those thyngis that longeth to tronage and pondage of the 
 
 Kyngis in Londo, fo. 100. 
 
 ^ The forme of makyng of oblygasions in dyuerse maner, fo. 102. 
 
 Hi The forme of makyng of aquitauses in dyuerse manor, fo. 104. 
 
 ^ The forme of makyng of byllis of paymet I dyuse maner, fo. J 06. 
 
 ^ The forme of makyg of letters of atorney, fo. 108. 
 
 The forme of makyng of endentures in dyuerse maner, fo. 109. 
 
 m The forme of makyng off letters of lysens, fo. 113. 
 
 Q The forme of makyng of letters of sale, fo. 1 16. 
 
 ||[ The forme of makyng lettrs bi exchaung, fo. 117. 
 
 ^ The forme of awarde gheuen out by arbyterment, fo. 118. 
 
 H The copy of the Kyngis proteccyon ryall, fo. 120. 
 
 mi Item, the copye of another proteccion, fo. 121. 
 
 ^ The copye of the Kyng^ chartour for all causis, fo. 122. 
 
 ^ The forme of makyng of supplicacions, fo. 123. 
 ^ The forme of makyng of coplayntes to y Kyng and other 
 
 lordis, fo. 129. 
 |[[ The ordinaunce of y cety of Londo for tenauntis of 
 
 housis ; what thynggis they shal not remeue at ther 
 
 departyng, fo. 137.
 
 XV 
 
 f[ The copye of the othe yeuen to the Mayrand Aldermen, 
 
 y tynie of Kyg Harry the VI. fo. 138. 
 
 |[ The nomber of parysh chirchis and townnys in Yngland, fo. 139. 
 ^ The nomber of byshoprychis, and shyers, and counteis, in 
 
 Yngland, fo, 140. 
 
 §[ The longeth and brede of Ynglad, and the compase, fo. 140. 
 
 C The copye of a carete, compasyng y cyrcuyte oft' the 
 worlde, and the copase of euery yland compre- 
 heded i the same, fo, 140. 
 
 |[ The hooU pardon of Rome, grauiited by dyuerse Popis, 
 
 and stacyons that be there, fo, 145. 
 
 C[ The vij. aegesse of the worlde, fro Adam forewarde, fo. 156. 
 
 ^ The vij. aeges of man lyuinge in the worlde, fo. 157. 
 
 §[ The copye of a letter sent out of the lande of Messye 
 into the lande of Garnade, before the conquest 
 therof, fo. 157. 
 
 §[ The copye of a letter sende from y Sowdan of Babelone 
 
 vntoo the Pope of Rome, fo. 159, 
 
 ^ The orasion of the messangere to the Pope, fo. l62. 
 
 ^ The crafte of graffyng and plantyng of tryes, and alter- 
 
 yng of frutis, as well in colour as in taste, fo. l64. 
 
 ||[ A trctyse of the iiij. elementes and iiij. seasons of y yere, 
 whiche they be, and of what nature, and of y 
 canykeler days, fo. 171. 
 
 C The crafte to make a water to haue spottys out of clothe, fo. 173. 
 ^ The forme and mesure to mete lande by in Ynglande, fo. 173. 
 §[ The copye of f generall curse, too be declared iiij. times 
 
 1 f yere, fo. 174, 
 
 |[ The articule for the off'eryng^ out of Ghylde Halle in 
 
 London, fo. 173. 
 
 §[ The prouyssyon by acte of parlement, to brynge Kyng 
 
 Harry the VI. out of dette of CCC. Ixxxij. M. IT. fo. I79. 
 
 ^ The crafte to make corke fore dieris, fo. 187. 
 
 C The reseyte to make ypocrase, ande clarey, and braget, fo. 187. 
 
 ^ The crafte too make gounpoudir, fo. 188. 
 
 |[ The crafte to make orchell fore diers, fo. 188. 
 
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 XVI 
 
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 189. 
 
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 189. 
 
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 189- 
 
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 189. 
 
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 J 90. 
 
 |[ To make a pickell, loo kcpc freshe storgion in, 
 
 ^ To make winncgrc shortly, if nede be, 
 
 g[ To make pcrsely too growe in the space of an oure, 
 
 g[ The rekenyge for to bye Rynyshe wyn at Andwerpe and 
 
 Dordrite. 
 ^ The rekenynge of wyn at Bourdeux, 
 ^ The wcyght and nianer ot beygof yrne, and thedifferense 
 
 of y weyghti vsid in Yngland, fo. 190. 
 
 M The acte of parlement to compelle the Juges of spuall law 
 
 too graunt any parte tiie copy of the libell for 
 
 any cause, f^>. 192. 
 
 ^ The rate off the Kyngis coustum and subside of mar- 
 
 chaundise, registered in the escheker, fo. 193. 
 
 @ The composision bytwyxe the towne of Andwerpe and 
 
 the marchauntes of Yngland, for costis of ther 
 
 marchaundyses, fo. 197. 
 
 ^ A ballade of y Notte-browne Mayde, fo. 198. 
 
 @[ The rekenyng to bye wares T Flaundres, fo. 204. 
 
 ^ The offyce that belongeth to a bishop or a preyst, fo. 207. 
 
 g[ The copye of the Chaurtor of the Forest of Yngland, fo. 2C8. 
 
 ^ The articles of the Chaurtor of Yngland, and liberteys of 
 
 the same, called Magna Carta, fo. 213. 
 
 M Naracio of them that been shrefd, and not contryte, fo. 223. 
 
 ^ The valewe and steynte of the benyfice of Seint Magnus 
 
 in London, fo. 224. 
 
 ^ The copye of a sauecondute, fo. 229- 
 
 fl[ The copye of a certificat in diners manyers, fo. 230. 
 
 ^[ The copye of specery, fo. 234. 
 
 |[[ The rekenynge of grocery, and weight sobtyll and grosse, fo. 237. 
 ^ The crafte for to make inke, fo. 238. 
 
 i[[ The seruysis att stallacion of the Bishop of Ely Morton, fo. 238. 
 
 ^ The way fro Calays to Rome, thrughFraunce, fo. 241. 
 
 ^ The copye of a testamet, fo. 243, 
 
 ^ The crafte for to make soope, fo. 246. 
 
 Q The crafte for to brue bier, fo. 247.
 
 XVll 
 
 @ In this cliapitre is shewed the patrons of all the benyficis 
 
 in London, fo. 247- 
 
 fl[ The teraporolitces off" deanries, archideacos, and other 
 
 places off religion, fo. 255. 
 
 ^ The corodyes in all th'abbeys of England, fo. 256. 
 
 mi The Aveight of Essex and Suffblke chese in England, and 
 
 the weighte of Andwerpe and Barough, fo. 263. 
 
 ^ The charge and cost in niakyng heryng and sprot at 5" 
 
 coost, fo. 263. 
 
 ^ The copy of a letter to mi Lorde Cardinal wel made, fo. 264. 
 
 ^ The laws and belyue of the Sarasjnis, fo. 265. 
 
 ^ The lernig for to make a cot by f yerl}' rentis of London 
 
 brygge, fo. 270. 
 
 ^ The articles vpon whiche is to be Iquerid in the vysita- 
 
 cions of ordynarijs of chirchis, fo. 273. 
 
 ^ The articles founde by the inquesitours, fo. 277. 
 
 ^ A compleynte made to Kyng Herry the Sext, by the Duke 
 
 of Gloceter, vpon tlie cardynal of Wynchester, fo. 279» 
 
 ^ The articles that the LordJ off the Kyng^ counsell con- 
 
 seyuid of y greff that my Lorde of Gloceter hade 
 
 sormisyd vpon my Lorde of Wynchester, fo. 287- 
 
 ^ The answere by my Lorde of Wynchestere vnto y greffe 
 
 of my Lorde off Glocetyre, fo. 288. 
 
 ^ The copy of y reconysanse y bothe my lordis were boudyfi 
 
 in to abyde y arbytyremente of the lordyse of y 
 
 Kyngys counsele, fo. 296.
 
 XIX 
 
 The Names of y Balyfs, Gustos, Mayers, and Sherefs, of y Cite 
 of London, from the tyme of Kynge Richard the First, called 
 Cure de Lyon, whiche was crowned y iij. Daye of Septebre, 
 y Yere of oure Lorde God, xi.C.lxxx.ix. Ga. pri°. 
 
 ^ Baylyfs. Kerry Cornhyl, Richardson Reinery ; y first yere of his regne. 
 This yere began y ordiir of oure Lady Saint Mary, in 
 Pruce ; and this yere the Jewes were put out of England. 
 ^ Baylifs. Johan Uerlion, Roger ]a Duke ; the second yere 
 
 ^ Baylyfs. WilHam Ilawerell, Johan Buknot; the thred yere. 
 
 f|[ Baylyfs. Nichas Duked, Petir Neuelyn ; the fourth yere. 
 
 ^ Baylifs. Roger la Duke, Richard Fiztalyn ; the fyueth yere. 
 
 ^ Gustos. William Fizt Isabel, Williason Arnulphy ; the vi. yere. 
 
 ^Gustos. Robert Beysaint, Jokell le Josue; the vii. yere. 
 
 This yere y Kyng wente in to the Holy Lande, and toke the 
 cite of Acres, Portchaf, and Babiloii, y yere of our Lord, 
 M.iiij.C.xvi. 
 ||[ Gustos. Garard de Anthioch, Robert Durant ; the viii. yere. 
 
 This yere was one William, wyth the longe berde, take oute 
 of Bowe Ghirche, and put to deth for heresye. 
 ^ Gustos. Roger Blount, Nichas Duket ; the ix. vere. 
 
 This yere began the ordur of the Trinite. 
 ^ Gustos. Gonstantinson, Robert la Bole ; the x. yere. 
 
 This yere y Kyng decessid in Fraunce, b}' f hurt of a quarell, 
 and this was King Johii, crowned vpo Ascecio day, Anno Diii, 
 xi.G.lxxx.xix. 
 ^ Gustos. Arnoldson Arnulphe, Richardson Barthelniew ; y first yere of 
 his reygne. 
 
 This yere lost the Kinge Normandy and Angeoy, and euerj 
 plough land tasked at iij. s'. for to gete it ageyne. 
 d Gustos. Roger Dorset, Jacobson Barthihnew, aldirman ; the seconde 
 yere.
 
 XX 
 
 This yere wer chosen, be wise men of tlie cite, xxxr. men, 
 and sworne to mayntene the assisis in London. 
 (H Gustos. Normandy Blounde, Johan de Ely ; the thirde yere. 
 
 ■ft Custos. Simon de Ald'niabury, Williiison Alls ; the fourth yere. 
 
 This yere fyl gret reynes, and grete thondring, hztnynge, 
 and haile stones as gret as an egge, that distroyd comes and 
 frutj ; and foules seen flienge in the eyr, bering burning coles, 
 and brent many houses, and y land enterdyted. 
 m Custos. Walter Browii, William Chabirlayn ; the fj'fthe yere. 
 
 H Custos. Thomas Ilanirhyll, Ilamon Bronde; the syxthe yere. 
 
 This yere, date of our Lord xij.C.iiij, bega f ordur of 
 frier prechers ; and a gret wynter of frost, y durid from New- 
 yeras day vnto our Lady day in Lenta. 
 ^ Custos. John Walgraue, Richard de Winchester ; the vii. yere. 
 
 This yere all plees longing to the crowne, were at ^ Tour 
 pletyd. 
 ^ Custos. John Felylond, Edmondson Gardrd ; the viii. yere. 
 
 ^ Custos. Serle Mercer, Hugh de Saint Albons ; the ix. yere. 
 
 ^ Custos. Rogar Winchester, Edmond Hardell; y ix. yeare also a parte. 
 This yere the land was interdited, and f same yere was borne 
 Herry the kingis sone, and this yere bega the names of Mayers 
 and Sherefs in London, 
 lierryson Alwyii, Pctur Dickc, Thomas Fiztnell, sherefs; the x. yere. 
 
 Mayer. Petir la Josue, Williii Blounde, sherefs ; the xi. yere. 
 
 This yere the lande was reconciled, and the interdiction 
 
 relesed. 
 Adam Whitby, Stephan le Grase, sherefs ; the xii. yere. 
 Jocensson Petir, Johan Derlaunde, sherefs ; the xiii. yere. 
 This yere was gret descencio betwene the Kynge and his 
 iordis ; and Lowis, the Kingis soue of Fraiace, ded moche 
 harme in England, and Southwarke, the brigge, and 
 moche of the cite, and was bret. 
 Harrison Ahvyn, Randolf Eland, Constance le Josue, sherefs; the xiiii. 
 Mair. yere. 
 
 Rogirson Ala, Martinson Alis, Petir Bate, sherefs ; the xv. yere. 
 
 Mair.
 
 XXI 
 
 Serle Mercer, 
 Mair viii. wek). 
 Willim Harde, 
 Mair. 
 
 Mayers. 
 
 Serle Mercer, 
 Mair. 
 
 Serle Mercer, 
 Mair. 
 
 Serle Mercer, 
 
 Maier. 
 Richard Reuge, 
 
 Mair. 
 
 This yere at Candilmas, the Kinge shippyd at Por- 
 
 tismoth, and sayled to pey too. 
 Salmon Basing, Hugh de Basing, sherefs ; the xvi. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere, Aiio Diii, xij.C.xiiij. bygan the fryr my- 
 
 nors. 
 Johii Trauers, Andrew Newland, sherefs ; the xvii. 
 
 yere. 
 The yere folowing y Kinge decessid, y xviii. yere of 
 
 hys regne, and thenne began the regne of Kinge 
 
 Fferre the III. Anno Dni, M.ij.C.xvi. 
 ^ Jacob Aldrema one part mair, and Salmon Ba- 
 sing, f other part. 
 Benet de Centre, Willia Blountiruers, sherefs ; the 
 
 first yere. 
 This 3'ere Wales Avas interdited, and Lewis of Fraunce 
 
 and his company, had a M. marke of siluer for his 
 
 reward. 
 Thomas Bolerell, Richard Helysond, sherefs; the ii. 
 
 yere. 
 Johii Vyell, Josuus le Spicer, sherefs ; the iii. yere. 
 This yere the Kinge had of euery plough lande, C. s'. 
 And the same yere Saint Thomas of Cant' was 
 
 translatid. 
 Richard Wimbuldeis, Johan Vyell, sherefs; the iiii. 
 
 yere. 
 Roger Renger, Jocence le Josue, sherefs ; the v. yere. 
 This yere y Kynge was crowned, and plees loging to 
 
 y crowne pletid in y Tour ; and this yere f castell 
 
 of Bedford was destroyed ; and frirs carims began 
 
 first; and a gret winde, A°. Diii. M.ij.C.xx. 
 Richard Reyner, Thomas Sibcrt^, sherefs; the vi, 
 
 yere. 
 Williri Gaynor, Thomas Lambert, sherefs ; the vii. yere. 
 This yere com frirs minors first into England r and a 
 
 man of Oxenford feyned hym to be Crist, and was 
 
 crucefied at Addurburj^ 
 d
 
 xxu 
 
 Richard Rege, 
 Andrew Buckrel, 
 
 Main 
 Andrew Bukre], 
 
 Mair. 
 
 Roger Renger, 
 Mair. 
 
 Willm Joy nor, 
 Gararde Bate, Mayr, 
 
 Reynold Bogay, Ma 
 Rauf Asshby, 
 Michel Coni, 
 Johii Gesones, 
 Mayr. 
 
 Pet' Aleyn, M. 
 Michell Thorny, 
 
 Mair. 
 Richardson Roger, 
 John Norman, 
 
 Adaz Rasing, 
 
 M. 
 Johii Tholozane, 
 
 M. 
 Nichas Bate, 
 
 Johii Trauers, Andrew Bukrell, shereft ; the viii. yere. 
 Johii Trauers, Roger le Duke, sherefs ; the ix. yere. 
 Martin Fiztwilliam, Hcrry Cobhiii, sherefs; the x.yere. 
 Stephan Bukrell, Robert Winchester, sherefs ; the xi. 
 
 yere. 
 Robert Yoii, Richardson Water, sherefs ; the xii.yere. 
 Johii Venborne, Michell of Saint Elins, sherefs ; the 
 
 xiii. yere. 
 Watir Russell, Watir Edmonton, sherefs ; the xiiii. 
 
 yere. 
 Gerard Bate, Symondson Auery, sherefs; the xv. yere. 
 Roger le Blount, Rauf Asshby, sherefs ; the xvi.yere. 
 Johii Norman, Gerarde Bate, sherefs ; the xvii. 3'ere. 
 Robert Hardell, Herry Cobhin, sherefs ; the xviii.yere. 
 Jordan Gouer, Johii Tholosan, sherefs; the xix. yere. 
 GarardCordwayn, Johii Wilhall, sherefs ; the xx. yere. 
 Reymond Bongay, Rauf Asby, sherefs; the xxi.yere. 
 Johii Gesours, Michell Cony, sherefs ; the xxii. yere. 
 Johii Vyle, Thomas Duryson, sherefs ; the xxiii. yere. 
 Johfison Johii, Rauf Asshby, sherefs ; the xxiiii. yere. 
 Hugh Blunt, Adam Basyng, sherefs ; the xxv. yere. 
 Rauf Spicer, Nichas Bate, sherefs ; the xxvi. yere. 
 Robert deCornehyll, Adam Butlar, sherefs ; the xxvii. 
 
 yere. 
 Symondson Mary, Laurence Frowyk, sherefs ; the 
 
 xxviii. yere. 
 Johii Wyell, Nichas Bate, sherefs ; the xxix. yere. 
 Nicholasson Jesay, Geffrey Winchester, sherefs ; the 
 
 XXX. yere. 
 Rauf Hardell, Johri Tholozane, sherefs; the xxxi. yere. 
 Vntfrey Basse, Williamson Richard, sherefs ; the 
 
 xxxii. yere. 
 Laurence Fro wick, Nichas Bate, sherefs; the xxxiij. 
 
 yere. 
 Williii Duresson, Thomas Wymborne, sherefs ; the 
 
 xxxiiii. yere. 
 Johii Norhacton, Richard Pycard, sherefs; thexxxv. 
 
 yere.
 
 xxin 
 
 Richard Ilardell, 
 Mair. 
 
 John Gisoncs, 
 
 Mair. 
 Wylliason Richard, 
 M. 
 
 'I'lionias Fizt 
 Tiiomas. 
 
 ^ Custoos, 
 Williasou Richard. 
 
 Alein South, 
 
 Gustos. 
 ilerre FiztTlios, 
 
 Gustos. 
 
 Johifi Adryan, 
 Mayr. 
 
 Walt' Heny, M. 
 
 RaufAsshwy, Robert Lynton, sherefs; the xxxvi.yere. 
 Stephan Doe, Herrc Walmonde, sherefs ; the xxxvii. 
 
 yere. 
 Michell Bukrell, John Moyour, sherefs ; the xxxviii. 
 
 yere. ^ 
 
 Richard Ewyl],Wi]hn Asshwy, sherefs ; the xxxix.yere; 
 Robert Gattheloyne, Thomas Fizt Richard, sherefs ; 
 
 the xl, yere. 
 Johii Adryan, Robert Cornchylle, sherefs ; the xli. 
 
 yere. 
 Adam Browning, Harr}^ Gouentree, sherefs ; the xlii. 
 
 yere. 
 John Norhiii ton, Richard Pycard, sherefs; the xliii. 
 
 yere. 
 John Taylour, Richard Wawrock, sherefs ; the xliiii. 
 
 yere. 
 Robert ISIounpillers, Osbert Stokesley, sherefs ; the 
 
 xlv. yere. 
 Thomas LafFord, Edward Blount, sherefs; the xlvi.yere. 
 Petir Armyger, Robert Rokkesley, sherefs ; the xlvii. 
 
 yere. 
 
 Johii Lynde, Johii Walrauyn, sherefs ; the xlviii. yere. 
 
 Johii Adryan, Lucas Batencott, sherefs; the xlix. yere. 
 
 Walter Huyn, Williri Duresme, sherefs; the 1. yere. 
 
 Thomas Basing, Robert Gornehyll, sherefs ; the li. 
 yere. 
 
 Walter Plott, Phelyp Taylor, sherefs ; the lii. yere. 
 
 Gregory Roc kes ley, Henry Walsh, sherefs; the liii. 
 
 yere. 
 
 Johii Bentlee, Richard de Paris, sherefs ; the liiii.yere. 
 
 The Regne of Kinge Edward y First, callyd Longe Shankis. 
 
 Walter Henny, 
 Kerry Waleis, 
 Mayr. 
 
 John Heme, Walter Portar, sherefs; the furst yere. 
 Nichas AVinchester, Herre Gouentre, sherefs; the ii. 
 yere. 
 
 d2
 
 XXIV 
 
 Lucas Batincour, Herry Frowyk, sherefs; theiii.yere. 
 
 Gregori Rokeslei, Johii Ilorne, Rauf Blounte, sherefs ; y iiii. yere. 
 
 Mair. Rauf Harras, Rauf Feuir, sherefs ; the v. yere. 
 
 John Bryan, Walter le Glisse, sherefs; the vi. yere. 
 
 Robert Basing, AVillm Masarar, sherefs ; the vii. yere. 
 
 Thomas Box, Rauf Moere, sherefs; the viii. yere. 
 
 WillmFaringdon,NichasVintener,sherefs; the ix. yere. 
 
 Harry Waleis, Willm Malary, Richard Chiklywelle, sherefs; the 
 
 Mayr. x. yere. 
 
 Rauf Blounte, Austin Bedill, sherefs ; the xi. yere. 
 Jordan Goodchep, Martyn Bonxcs, sherefs ; y xii.yere. 
 |[[ Gregory Rockes- Stephan Cornhyll, Robert Rokles, sherefs ; the xiii. 
 ley, Mayre, yere. 
 
 Watkyn Blount, Johii Warde, sherefs ; the xiiii, yere 
 Thomas Grose, Waltir Awden, sherefs ) the xv. yere. 
 The xiii. yere, aboue wreten, Geffrey Rockisley vt^as 
 Mayre vnto the feste of Saint Petir, in somer, and 
 than was chosen Randolf de Sande, Gustos, vnto 
 Candilmas, and tha was chosen Gustos, Johii Bey- 
 ton, vnto Seint Margreet^ day, the yere xv. 
 ^ Gustos. Williii de Harford, Thomas Stanes, sherefs ; the xvi. 
 
 Randolf de Sand- yere. 
 
 wich. Williii Betayne, John Santenary, sherefs ; the xvii. yere, 
 
 Fulco de Sco Edmondo, Salmon Lancfare, sherefs; 
 
 the xviii. yere. 
 
 Thomas Roumayn, Willin Leyer, sherefs ; the xix. yere. 
 
 Randolf Blounte, Johii Haruy, sherefs ; the xx. yere. 
 
 Edmond Box, Ely as Russell, sherefs ; the xxi. yere. 
 
 Johii Breto, Robert Rockesley, Martin Aunbury, sherefs ; the 
 
 Mayre. , xxii. yere. 
 
 Herry Box, Richard Glouceter, sherefs; the xxiii, yere. 
 Johii Dunstable, Adam Halingbury, sherefs ; the 
 
 xxiiii. yere. 
 Thomas de Southfolke, Adam de Fulham, sherefs ; 
 
 the XXV. yere. 
 Nichas de Stortford, Williii Stortford, sherefs; the 
 XX vi. yere.
 
 XXV 
 
 Harry Wales, Mayr. Robert Russlim, Thomas Coly, sherefs; thexxvii.yere. 
 
 Elyas Russell, Johii A rmentirs, HerreFyngry, sherefs; the xxviii.yere. 
 
 Mayr. Lucas Aueryll, Thomas Compys, sherefs ; the xxix.yere. 
 
 Johii Blount, M. Robert Callere, Petir Bosinge, sherefs ; the xxx. yere. 
 
 Hugh Porter, Symorid Paris, sherefs ; the xxxi. yere. 
 Willm Combmerton, Johii Bueford, sherefs ; the 
 
 xxxii. yerc. 
 Roger de Paris, John Lyncolne, sherefs ; the xxxiii. 
 yere. 
 Herre Waleis, M. "Williii Colyn, Reynold Poderell, sherefs ; the xxxiiii. 
 
 yere. 
 Geffrey Conditij, Symon Beket, sherefs; thexxxv.yere. 
 
 The Reone of Kinge Edward the Seconde, borne at Carnarvan. 
 
 Johii Blout, IMair. Nichas Pigoll, Nichiis Brury, sherefs ; the furst yere. 
 
 Nichas Faringha, Robert Basing, Jacob Buttelar, sherefs; the ii. yere. 
 
 Thomas Roma, Roger Palmer, Jacob de Saint Edon, sherefs ; the 
 
 iii. yere. 
 Richard Busshiii, Symon Scrope, Petir Blackeney, sherefs ; the iiii.yere. 
 
 Johii Crosse, Mair. Symon Merworth, Richard Welford, sherefs ; the 
 
 V. yere. 
 Johii Lambyne, Adam Ladkyn, sherefs ; the vi. yere. 
 Nichas Farudon, Robert Durdeyne, Hugh de Carton, sherefs ; the 
 
 vii. yere. 
 Johii Geserue, M. Stephan Abyngdon, Hamond Hekylvvelle, sherefs . 
 
 the viii. j^ere. 
 Stepha Abyngdo, Hamond Goodchep, Willrn Botley, sherefs ; the ix. 
 
 yere. 
 
 Johii Wyncrane, Williii Cawston, Rauf Balaunce, sherefs ; the x. 3^ere. 
 
 Mayre. Johii Pryours, Willm Furnex, sherefs ; the xi. yere. 
 
 Johii Wyell, Johii Dalyng, sherefs ; the xii. yere. 
 
 Hamond Chicwell, Symond Abyngdon, Johii Breston, sherefs ; the xiii. 
 
 yere. 
 Nichas Farindo, Johii Bredhm, Reynold Condyght, sherefs ; the xiiii* 
 
 yere.
 
 XXVI 
 
 Hamond Chicwell, Richard Constantyn, Richard Haknej, sherefs ; the 
 May re. xv. yere. 
 
 John GranthiTi, Roger Hely, sherefs ; the xvi. yere. 
 Nichas Faringdo, Benet Fulhiii, Johia Cawston, slierefs : the xvii. yere. 
 Hamond Chicwell. Adam Salesbury, John Oxenford, sherefs; the xviii. 
 
 yere. 
 Richard Betayn, Gylbcrt ISIordon, Jolmo Cnditn, sherefs ; the xix. yere. 
 May re. 
 
 The Regne of Kinge Edward the Thryd, borne at Windsore, in the Yere 
 
 of our Lorde God, M.CCC.xxxvii. 
 
 Richard Betayn, 
 
 Hamond Chicwell, 
 Johii Grantam, 
 Mayre. 
 
 Symond Swan, 
 Johii Pulteney, 
 Johii Pulteney, 
 Johii Preston, M. 
 Johii Pulteney, 
 Roger Conduyt, 
 
 Mayre. 
 Johii Pulteney, 
 Harry Darcy, Ma. 
 
 Andrew Awbrey, 
 
 Mayre. 
 Andrew Awbrey, 
 
 Johii Oxon, M. 
 Symo Fraucesse, 
 Mayre. 
 
 Richard Rotyng, Roger Channcelar, sherefs ; the furst 
 
 yere. 
 Harry Darcy, John Ilunteyn, sherefs ; the ii. yere. 
 Symond Fransois, Herry Cumbirton, sherefs ; the 
 
 iii. yere. 
 This yere was Mortymer, Erie of March, hangyd and 
 
 drawe. 
 Richard Lesar, Herry Gysoui's, sherefs ; the iiii. yere. 
 Robert Ely, Thomas Horwolde, sherefs ; the v. yere. 
 Johii Mockyng, Andrew Awbry, sherefs; the vi.yero. 
 Niclas Pyke, Johii Husbond, sherefs ; the vii. yere. 
 Johii Hamond, Williii Hansard, sherefs ; the viii. yere. 
 Johii Kyngton, Water Turke, sherefs ; the ix. yere. 
 Waller Mordon, Richard Vpton, sherefs ; the x. yere. 
 Williii Brykisworth, John Northale, sherefs; thexi.yere. 
 Water Nele, Niclas Graue, sherefs; the xii. yere. 
 
 Williii Pountfret, Hugh Marberer, sherefs; the xiii. yere. 
 Johii Thornay, Roger Forshiii, sherefs ; the xiiii. yere. 
 This yere was the batayle in the Sluse Hauyn wshyppis. 
 Adam Lucas, Bartylmew de Marcy, sherefs ; the 
 
 XV, yere. 
 Richard Berking, Johii Rockley, sherefs ; the xvi. yere. 
 Johii Lowkyng, Richard Kislyngbury, sherefs ; the 
 
 xvii. yere. 
 This yere was a grete erth quave.
 
 XXvii 
 
 John Hamond, 
 John Hamond, 
 Richard Laiere, 
 
 Richard Lacere, 
 Majre. 
 
 Richard Lacer, M. 
 Ric. Killingbury, 
 Andrew Awbery, 
 
 Richard Subbarbe, Johii Ayleshm, shefefs ; the }tviii. 
 
 yere. 
 Geffrey Wynham, Thomas Legct, sherefs; the xix- 
 
 yere. 
 Edmond Hamdeuale, John Glouceter, sherefs ] the 
 
 XX. 3^ere. 
 Geffrei Whitingham, Williii Clapton, Johii Croydon, sherefs; the xxi. yere. 
 Mayre. This yere the Kinge wan Calcis, f yere of our Lord? 
 
 M.iij.C.xlviii. 
 Adam Brabson, Richard Basinstok, sherefs; the xxii. 
 
 yere. 
 Herry Pycarde, Symond Colcell, sherefs ; the xxiii. 
 
 yere. 
 This 3^ere was a grete pestilence in Englande. 
 Adam Bury, Rauf Lynne, sherefs ; the xxiiii. yere. 
 Johii Nottc, Willm Worccter, sherefs ; the xxv. yere. 
 Johii Wroth, Gylberd Steyndrop, sherefs; the xxvi. 
 
 yere. 
 Johii Petche, Johii Stodey, sherefs ; the xxvii. yere. 
 Willrii Welde, Johii Lytley, sherefs; the xxviii.yere. 
 Williii Tudnam, Richard Smet, sherefs; the xxix, yere. 
 Walter Foster, Thomas Brandon, sherefs; the xxx. yere. 
 This yere the Prince Edward toke the Kinge of 
 
 Era u nee. 
 Richard Notynghiii, Thomas Dooelde, sherefs; the 
 
 xxxi. yere. 
 Stephan Caundish, Bartylmew Frestlyng, sherefs ; y 
 
 xxxii. yere. 
 Johii Bures, Johii Bernes, sherefs; the xxxiii. yere. 
 Symond Benyngton, Johii Chichester, sherefs; the 
 
 xxxiiii- yere. 
 John Dcynes, Walter Berney, sherefs ; the xxxv. yere. 
 This yere was the ij. grete pestilence. 
 Johii Petchee, Ma. Williii Ilalberch, James Tame, sherefs; the xxxvi. yere. 
 Stepha Caiidish, James Albon, Johii Andrew, sherefs ; the xxxvii.yere. 
 
 This yere, on Saint Mauris daye, was a greatc wynde, 
 
 and dyd moch harnie. 
 
 Thomas Egry, 
 Symond Fraces, 
 Mayre. 
 
 Herry Pycard, 
 
 Johii Stody, Mair. 
 
 Johii Lewkyn, M. 
 Symon Dossley, 
 
 John Wroth, Ma,
 
 XXVlll 
 
 Adam Bury, Ma. 
 
 John Lowkin, M. 
 John Andrew, M. 
 
 Symon Mordo, 
 John Winchester, 
 Johii Bremys, 
 
 John Palle, M. 
 Adam Bury, M. 
 Willm Walworth, 
 Johii Ward, M. 
 Adam Stable, M. 
 
 Niclas BrembjT, 
 John Philpot, M. 
 John Hadley, M. 
 
 John Hadlev, M. 
 
 Richard Croydon, John Hyltoste, sherefs ; the xxxviii, 
 
 yere. 
 Johii Brykelswortb, Thomas Irlande, sherefs ; the 
 
 xxxix. yere. 
 Johii Medford, Symon Mordon, sherefs ; the xl. yere. 
 This yere, in Janiuer, Adam Bury was dischargyd, 
 
 and Johii Lowken chosen, by the Kingis comaunde- 
 
 ment. 
 Thomas Atlye, John Warde, sherefs ; the xli. yere. 
 Johii Thorngolde, Willin Dikman, sherefs; the xlii. 
 
 yere. 
 Adam Wimondhiii, Robert Gyrdler ; the xliii. yere. 
 Johii Pyell, Hugh Holbech, sherefs; the xliiii. yere. 
 Willin Walworth, Johii Cayton, sherefs; the xlv. yere. 
 Robert Hatfeld, Niclas Brymbar, sherefs; thcxlvi. 
 
 yere. 
 Johii Phylpott, Niclas Brymbar, sherefs; thexlvii.yere. 
 Johii Awbry, Johii Fisshed, sherefs ; the xlviii. yere. 
 Richard Lyons, Willin Woohous, sherefs; the xlix. yere. 
 Johii Hadley, Willin Newport, sherefs; the 1. yere. 
 Johii Norhampton, Robert Launde, sherefs ; the li; 
 
 yere. 
 This yere, in Marche, Niclas Brembre was chosen 
 
 Mayr, by the Kingis writt, and one Johii Mistir- 
 
 worth, Avas drawen and put to deth ; and this yere 
 
 began the regno of Kinge Richard the II. sonneof 
 
 Prince Edward. 
 Andrew Pykman, Johii Twy ford, sherefs; thefurstyere. 
 Johii Boshrii, Thomas Cornwaleis, sherefs ; theii. yere. 
 Johii Heldon, Williii Barell, sherefs ; y iii. yere. 
 
 This yere galyottis of Spayne, \v od' smale shippis of 
 
 warre, come a londe at Graucsendc, and brente y 
 
 most parte of y town. 
 Watir Doget, Willm Knygrot, sherefs; the iiii. yere. 
 This yere men of Kent brent the Sa\vy, and robbet 
 
 Saint Johes, and toke the Archbisshop of Cant' 
 
 than Chauncelar, and the Prior off Saint Jons,
 
 XXIX 
 
 John Northaton, 
 
 John Northaton, 
 
 Niclas Brembyr, 
 
 May re. 
 
 NicUis Exton, M. 
 Niclas Exton, M. 
 
 Niclas Swinford, 
 Williii Venour, M. 
 
 John Bamme. 
 
 Johii Hynde, M. 
 
 Willm Standon. 
 
 John Hadley, M. 
 
 than Tresorer, w many od', oute of tlie Towr, and 
 smote of ther hedis; and slew many Flemyngis in 
 London. 
 
 John Hynde, Joliii Rote, sherefs ; the v. yere. 
 
 Johii Cely, Adam Bamme, sherefs ; the vi. yere. 
 
 Symon Winchombe, Johii More, sherefs ; the vii.yere. 
 
 Niclas Exton, Johii Fresh, sherefs ; the viii. yere. 
 
 Johii Organ, Johii Owchman, sherefs ; the ix. yere. 
 
 Williii More, Williii Standon, sherefs ; the x.yere. 
 
 Hugh Festoll, Williii Venour, sherefs; the xi.yere. 
 
 This yere the Archbisshop of Yorke, the Duke of 
 Irlande, y Erie of Souifolk, Treuylion, Justice, and 
 Niclas Brembre, Knyght, were apeched of treson, 
 and y sayd Duke and Erie were exyled, w iiij. od' 
 psons, and viij. Knyghtis and Squyers were put to 
 deth. 
 
 Adam Karlyle, Thomas Austen, sherefs j the xii. yere. 
 
 Johii Walcott, Johii Leuey, sherefs ; the xiii. yere. 
 
 This yere was anotlu r grete pestilence in England. 
 
 Thomas Vincent, Jolm Fraunceys, sherefs; the xiiii. 
 yere. 
 
 Herre Vanner, Johii Shadworth, sherefs; the xv. yere. 
 
 This yere, at Mydsomer, Johii Ilindc was discharged 
 by the Kyngis councell, and Edward Derlinglon, 
 Knight, made Gustos ; and (Jilbcrd Maghfeld, and 
 Thomas Newton, chosen sherefs ; and in Julij folow- 
 yng, the sayde Gustos was discharged, and for hym 
 was chosen Badwyn Raduton ; and at Saint Ed- 
 wardis tyde after Avas chosen Mayr and Sherefs, 
 thes persones folowyng, by lycence of the Kynge. 
 
 Gilberd Maghfeld, Thomas Newton, sherefs ; the xvi. 
 yere. 
 
 Eichard Whitington, Drew Barentyn, sherefs; the 
 xvii. yere. 
 
 This yere Queue Anne decessid, and buryed at 
 Westiii.
 
 XXX 
 
 John Fresh, Ma. 
 
 WilliTi More, M. 
 Ad a 11) Bam me. 
 
 Ric.Whitington, 
 Drew Baretyn, 
 May re. 
 
 Thomas Knollis, 
 May re. 
 
 John Frauces, M. 
 John Chad worth, 
 
 John Valiot, M. 
 
 Willia Ascam, M. 
 
 John Hynde, M. 
 Johii Wodcok, 
 Hie. Whitington, 
 Wihn Standon, 
 
 May re. 
 Drew Bramgto, 
 
 Willm Beynton, Thomas KnolUs, sherefs; the xviii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere, in August, the Irishmen were comaundyd 
 
 home by y Kinge. 
 Roger Elyas, Johii Siierjaigton, sherefs; tlie xix.yere. 
 Thomas Wyford, Williri Parker, sherefs ; the xx.j^ere. 
 This 3'ere, in Junij, decessid the Mayre, and for hym 
 
 chosen Richard Whitington, who y Lord) wold not 
 
 admytt, tyll on the raorowe was admitted be y 
 
 King, and occupied tyl Saint EdwardJ day. 
 Willm Afkan, Johii Wodcol, sherefs; the xxi. yere. 
 John Warner, Johii Wade, sherefs ; the xxii. yere. 
 This yere the Kinge was deposed, and after hym 
 
 regned Herry the Fourth, that was Duke of Lan- 
 caster. 
 William Walderne, William Hyde, Sherefs ; the furst 
 
 yere. 
 This yere Ewe Gledor, Squyer, of Wales, made warre 
 
 ayenst y King. 
 Johii Wackle, Willin Emot, sherefs ; the ii. yere. 
 
 Willrii Venour, Willin Framynghiii, sherefs ; the iii. 
 
 yere. 
 Robert Chichester, Richard Marlow, sherefs ; the iiii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere was y batayl of Shrewisbury, and y Quene 
 
 crowned. 
 Thomas Polle, Thomas Faukencr, sherefs ; the v. 3'ere. 
 This yere Bisshop Scrop, and Mombrey t' Erie mar- 
 
 chal, beheded, and ii. yemen of the Kingis chambre 
 
 hanged. 
 Williii Louthe, Steuen Spylman, sherefs ; the vi. yere. 
 Willm Crowmer, Herry Barton, sherefs ; the vii.yere. 
 Niclas Wotton, Geffrey Broke, sherefs; the viii. yere. 
 Herry Pumfret, Herry Halton, sherefs ; the ix. 3'cre. 
 This yere was behcdyd th' Erie of Northumbirlande, 
 Wiliii Norton, Thomas Duke, sherefs ; the x. yere.
 
 XXXI 
 
 Ric. Marlow, M. 
 
 Thomas Knoll is, 
 Robert Chichelee, 
 WiUm Walden, 
 May re. 
 
 Willia Crowmer, 
 
 Willia Crowmer, 
 
 Mayre. 
 Niclas Wncton, 
 
 Mayre. 
 
 Kerry Barton, 
 Mayre. 
 
 Ric. Marlow, M. 
 
 Willia Sevumok, 
 Mayre. 
 
 Ric. Whitinglim, 
 Mayre. 
 
 Willia Cambreg, 
 Robert Chichelee, 
 Mayre. 
 
 Joliii Lane, Williii Chichell, sherefs; the xi. yere. 
 
 This yere was ordeyned y alay of golde, and y guy Ida 
 
 begonne to make ; and the Kingis sonnes beten in 
 
 Chepe. 
 Johii Reynwell, Walter Cotton, sherefs ; the xii.yere. 
 Rauf Lubenhtn, Seuynok, sherefs ; the xiii. yere. 
 
 Jolm Penne, Thomas Pyke, sherefs ; y xiiii. yere. 
 
 Tiiis yere decessid the Kinge, and his sonne Herry 
 
 y V. crowned in Aprill, the yere of our Lord, 
 
 M.iiii.C.xiii. 
 Johii Nicoll, Johii Sutton, sherefs ; the furst j-ere. 
 This yere the Lord Cobhiii made a rysing w many 
 
 Lollardys. 
 Thomas Aleyn, Johii Michell, sherefs ; the ii, yere. 
 This yere the Kynge wan Harflew, in Normandy. 
 Aleyn Euerarde, Thomas Chambrege, sherefs; y iii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere, in Octobre, y King had a batayle at Agin- 
 
 court, and wan it. 
 Robert Whitington, Johii Couontre, sherefs ; the iiii. 
 
 3^ere. 
 This 3'cre th' Empour came into England, and the 
 
 Duke of Holland ; and this yere y Kinge wan Nor- 
 mandy. 
 Ilerre Rode, Johii Gedne}', sherefs ; the v. yere. 
 
 This yere the Lorde Cobham was taken, and iuged to 
 
 deth. 
 J(jhii Bryan, Rawlyn Barton, herefs ; the vi. yere. 
 This yere was the sege of Roene and Cane; and of 
 
 many other castels and townes. 
 John Butler, Robert Whitinghin, sherefs ; the vii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere the Queue Katheryn was crowned. 
 Johii Neellj Johfi Butlar, sherefs; the viii. yere. 
 
 Richard Goflyn, Willm Weston, sherefs ; the ix. yere. 
 This yere Mortymer brak out of y Tour; and y same 
 e 2
 
 xxxu 
 
 Willia Waldern, 
 
 May re. 
 
 Willia Crowmer, 
 
 Mayre. 
 Johii Michel, Ma. 
 
 John Couentre, 
 Willia Rynwell, 
 Mayre. 
 
 JohR Gedney, 
 
 Mayre. 
 Kerry Barton, 
 Willia Estfeld, 
 
 Mayre. 
 
 Niclas Wncton, 
 John Wellis, Ma. 
 
 Johii Pues, Ma. 
 
 John Borcley, 
 
 Robert Otiey, M. 
 Hairy Frowyk, 
 
 yere f King decessid, and his son Herre f VI. 
 
 regned king A°. Dili. M.iiii.C.xx. 
 Willm Estfelde, Ptobert Tatirsale, sherefs ; the furst 
 
 yere. 
 This yere Mortyraer was hangyd, and Newgat new- 
 made. 
 Niclas James, Thomas Wanford, sherefs ; the ii. yere. 
 This yere the Prince of Portyngale came into England. 
 Symon Seman, Johii Watir, sherefs ; the iii. yere. 
 
 This yere was gret debate betwene f Cardinal of 
 
 Wine, and the Duke of Glowcet'; and v, galeis 
 
 came to London w marchaiidyse. 
 Willa Mylred, Johii Brokley, sherefs ; the iiii.yere. 
 Robert Arnold, Johii Hegman, sherefs ; the v. yere. 
 This yere, one called Segewyk, was hangyd and quar- 
 
 tryd. 
 Herre Frowyk, Thomas Otley, sherefs ; the vi. yere. 
 This yere Wyll Wawe was hanged and quartryd. 
 Johii Abkott, Johii Dushous, sherefs ; the vii. yere. 
 Johii Rose, Rauf Holland, sherefs ; the viii. yere. 
 
 This yere f Kinge was crowned ; and Jak Straw 
 
 hangyd and q'tred. 
 Watir Chirchsay, Robert Large, sherefs; the ix. yere. 
 Stephan Brown, Johii Adderley, sherefs ; the x. yere. 
 This yere y King was crowned in Paris, Kinge of 
 
 Fraunce. 
 Johii Olney, Johii Paddisley, sherefs ; the xi. yere. 
 This yere was the grete councell at Basill, and many 
 
 lollardys distroyed in Pruce. 
 Thomas Chalton, Johii Lynge, sherefs; the xii. 3'ere. 
 This yere was a grete pestilence, and a grete frost ; 
 
 and the Duke of Bedford dyed, and lyethat Roene. 
 Johii Benieuell, Symken Eycr, sherefs ; the xiii. yere. 
 Robert Cloptou, Thomas Chadworth, sherefs ; the xiiii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere the Duke of Burgoine layd scge to Caleis, 
 
 and fayled his purposse.
 
 XXXlll 
 
 John Michel], M. 
 Winii Estfeld, M. 
 Stepha Brown, 
 Stepha Brown, 
 
 Robert Clopton, 
 
 Robert Clopton, 
 
 JohnAddirle, M. 
 Toiiis Chad worth, 
 Herre Frowik, M. 
 
 Symken Eyer, 
 
 May re. 
 John Gluey, M. 
 
 John Gedney, M. 
 
 Stepha Brown, 
 
 Thomas Nersted, Willm Gregory, sherefs ; the xv.yere. 
 This yere sanke a parte of London bredge. 
 Thomas Chapman, Willm Hales, sherefs ; the xvi.yere. 
 This yere fell downe another parte of the brygge. 
 Hugh Dyke, Nichas Yoo, sherefs ; the xvii. yere. 
 
 This yere a busshell whete was worth xl. pens. 
 Robert Marchall, Phelip Malpace, sherefs ; the xviii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere the Dul<e of Yorke was made Regend of 
 
 Fraunce; and S' Richard Wich and his Clark 
 
 burned ; and debate betwene Flete Stret and the 
 
 Houses of Courte. 
 Willim Whetnale, Johii Sutton, sherefs ; the xix. yere. 
 This yere was put to deth Maister Roger Bolingbrok ; 
 
 and a stryf in the Yeld Halle, for chesing of the 
 
 Mayr, by tay lours. 
 Richard Rich, Williai Combis, sherefs ; the xx. yere. 
 This yere Elynor Cobhiii was put downe, and dede 
 
 open penaunce. 
 Thomas Bewmond, Richard Nordon, sherefs; thexxi. 
 
 yere. 
 Johii Norman, Niclas Wyfold, sherefs ; the xxii. 
 
 yere. 
 Steuyn Foster, Hugh Wich, sherefs ; the xxiii. yere. 
 This yere Quene Margret was crowned ; and J parle- 
 
 met at Bury. 
 Johii Derby, Getfrey Feldyng, sherefs ; the xxiiii.yere. 
 This yere Poules steple was set on fyr by lyghtnyng. 
 Robert Home, Getfrey Boleyn, sherefs ; the xxv. 
 
 yere. 
 Willrn Abrahm, Thomas Scott, sherefs ; the xxvi. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere the Kinge made ii. Dukis, of Norfoike and 
 
 Suffolke. 
 Willm Cautlow, Wiliia Marow, sherefs ; the xxvii* 
 
 yere. 
 Tins yere was another dere yere, and an erth quaue.
 
 XXXIV 
 
 Thomas Clialto, 
 Mayre. 
 
 Niclas Wyfolde, 
 
 VVillia Gregory, 
 
 Geffrey Feldyng, 
 
 John Norman, 
 Mayre. 
 
 Stephan Foster, 
 
 WiUm Marowe, 
 
 Thomas Canig^, 
 
 Mayre. 
 Geffrey Boleyn, 
 
 Mayre. 
 
 Thomas Scot, M. 
 
 WillE Hulyn, M. 
 
 Tliomas Canyngis, Willia Hulyn, sherefs; the xxviii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere Normandy was lost ; and Jak Cade rose in 
 
 Kent, wyth moche peopell, and made a fray on 
 
 London bredge. 
 Willia Dere, John Mydelton, sherefs ; the xxix. yere. 
 This yere was Guyo lost ; and y Erie of Shrewisburi 
 
 slaT at Burdens. 
 Mathew Phe^ip, Cristofer Watir, shei-cfs ; the xxx. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere y Duke of Yorke set his felde at Brent 
 
 Heth, in Kent. 
 Richrd Lee, Richard Alley, sherefs; the xxxi. yere. 
 This yere lordis men made a fray at the wrastlynge. 
 John Walden, Thomas Cooke, sherefs ; the xxxii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere the Mayr lefte ryding to Westin, and went 
 
 be water. 
 Willia Taylour, John Felde, sherefs ; the xxxiii. yere. 
 This yere was a felde at Saint Albons, bytwene the 
 
 Kynge and y Duke of Yorke. 
 John Yonge, Thomas Walgraue, sherefs ; the xxxiiii. 
 
 yere. 
 John Steward, Rauf Warney, sherefs ; the xxxv. 3'^ere. 
 This yere Lord Egremond brake out of Newgate. 
 Williri Edward, John Reyncre, sherefs; the xxxvi. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere the Frenshmen robbyd Sandwich ; and the 
 
 translacion of Saint Osmond. 
 Rauf Jostlyn, Ricard Nedam, sherefs; the xxxvii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere was a felde at Ludlow, and at Blore heth, 
 
 and a fraye betwene men of the Kingis hous and 
 
 men of lawe. 
 John Plommer, Willm Stockar, sherefs ; the xxxviii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere was another felde at Saint Albons, and the
 
 XXXV 
 
 feld at Northamton, and at Walfeld, and at Morti- 
 mer's Crosse, A'no. Dhi. M.iiii.C. and xvi. 
 Richard Lee, M. Robert Fleramjng, Johii Lambard, sherefs ; the xxxix. 
 
 yere. 
 
 This yere was a felde beside Yorke, and Kinge Herry 
 
 put down, and the Dukis of Yorke eldest sone toke 
 
 vpon hym the crown, and callyd Edward the Forth. 
 
 Hugh Wyth, M. Johii Locke, George Yrlande, sherefs ; the furst yere. 
 
 This yere was the Erie of Oxenford behcdj'd, and 
 other gentilme. 
 Thomas Coke, M. Williii Hampton, Bartylmew James, sherefs ; the ii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere the town diches were new cast. 
 Mathcw Phclip, Thomas Muschamd, Robert Basset, sherefs ; the iii. 
 
 yere. 
 This yere Sergeaiilis fest was, and the Mayr dyned not 
 there. 
 Rauf Jostlyn, M. Johii Tate, Johii Stone, sherefs; the iiii. yere. 
 
 This yere the Quene was crowned, and King Herre 
 take and put into the Towre. 
 Rauf Virnay, M. Herry Wafur, AVilhli Constantyne, sherefs ; the v.yere. 
 
 This yere came gret lord is from the lande of Poole, 
 and beame to see this lande. 
 Johii Yongc, M. Johii Bromer, Herry Bryce, sherefs ; the vi. yere. 
 
 This yere decessid Herre Brycc, and for hym chosen 
 
 Johii Stokton ; and a batell in Smytfeld, betwene 
 
 the Lord Scales and the bastard of Burgoyne, and 
 
 the Lord Scales had the worship of the felde. 
 
 Thomas Halgraue, Thomas Stalbrek, HumtftVey Hcyford, sherefs; the 
 
 Mayre. vii. yere. 
 
 This yere was y Kingis sust' maryed vnto Charles, 
 Duke of BuroQ. 
 Williii Taylour, "Williii Hariet, Symken Smyth, sherefs ; the viii. yere. 
 
 Mayre. This yere was take y Lord Harbard, and his brod', 
 
 at Hedgcotfeld, and bothe beheded ; and y Lord 
 Ryuers, and his son, beheded ; and one Stafford, of 
 Southwick, y was made Erie of Deuinshir, also 
 behedyd.
 
 XXXVl 
 
 Richard Le, Mayr. 
 
 John Stocton, M. 
 
 WiWm Edward, M. 
 
 WilHa Hapto, M. 
 
 John Tate, Mayr. 
 
 Robert Drope, M. 
 
 Robert Drope, Richard Gardiner, sherefs ; the ix. 
 yere. 
 
 This yere, at Ester, the Duke of Clarens, and th' Erie 
 of Warvvik fledde in to Fraunce ; and Steers Poynes 
 and Alford behedid. And at Miliehiias, the sayd 
 lordis came ageyn into England, and f Kinge fledde 
 into Holland, and Kinge Ilerry put ageyn to the 
 cron ; and the Erie of Wurceter behedyd ; and the 
 Prince borne ; and a biasing sterre. 
 
 Jolm Crosby, Johii Warde, sherefs ; the x. yere. 
 
 This yere, in Lente, the Kinge came ageyn in to En- 
 gland, and ded a batell at Barnct, on Ester daj'e, 
 and there was slayn ih' Erie of Warwyk, and his 
 broder Markis Montagu, and King Herry put 
 ageyn in to the Tour ; and a batell at Teukisbury, 
 there was slayn Kynge Herry son, and many other 
 lordis and knyghtis ; and the bastard Fauconbryg 
 came fro the see, and wyth his retenew wold haue 
 entryd the cite, but he was mannely defendyd by 
 the citezes, and many of his men slayn. 
 
 John Shelley, Johii Aleyn, sherefs ; the xi. yere. 
 
 This yere, in Julij, was born Richard, the Kingis 
 seconde sone, and made Duke of Yorke. 
 
 Thomas Bledlow, John Brown, sherefs ; the xii. yere. 
 
 This yere was ordeyned in euery warde a peyr stockis ; 
 and XV. wymmen warin rey hodes. 
 
 Johfi Stocker, Robert Byllesdon, sherefs; the xiiL 
 yere. 
 
 A fray in Chepe, on Saint Petir's Euyn, betwyne the 
 Kingis seruantis and the watchemen. 
 
 Thomas Hylle, Edmond Shaa, sherefs ; the xiiii. yere. 
 
 This yere, at Mydsomer, y King went into Frauce 
 ward, and landyd at Caleis, w a gret army, and vf 
 his oste went to Amyas, and ther spak w y Frcnsh 
 King, and they made pece wout bataile, y Frensh 
 King yeldyng yerly xi.M.lI. and so came home 
 ageyn.
 
 XXXVll 
 
 Robert Basset, M. 
 Rauf Justlyn, M. 
 
 Hutfrey Heyford, 
 Mayre. 
 
 Richard Gardine, 
 
 Bartylmew James, 
 Mayre. 
 
 John Brown, M. 
 Willia Haryot, M. 
 
 Edmoud Shaa, 
 Mayr. 
 
 Robert Billesdon, 
 Ma. 
 
 Thomas Hylle, 
 Mair. 
 
 Hugh Brice, Robert Colwich, sherefs; the xv. yere. 
 
 Willm Home, Richard Rauson, sherefs; the xvi. yere. 
 
 This yere began y reperaciou of the wallis of the cite. 
 
 Johh Stockar, Herre Colett, sherefs ; the xvii. yere. 
 
 This yere y Duke of Clarence was put to deth ; and 
 y terme deferryd from Ester to Michelmas, because 
 of the grete pestelence. 
 
 Robert Hardyng, Robert Byfelde, sherefs ; the xviii. 
 yere. 
 
 Thomas Horn, John Warde, sherefs ; the xix. yere. 
 
 This yere the Kingis suster, Duches of Burgo, com 
 into England, to see her brodyr ; and this yere the 
 Kinge taxed sore the laude. 
 
 Willrii Danyell, AVilliii Bakon, sherefs ; the xx. yere. 
 
 Robert Tate, Williii Wyking, sherefs ; the xxi. yere. 
 
 This yere Williii Wyking deccssid, and forhym chosen 
 Richarde Chawry; and y Kinge made a gret army 
 in to Scotland, by his brod' Duke of Glouceter, in 
 whiche vyage he wan Berwik. 
 
 Williii Whyte, Joliii Mathew, sherefs ; the xxii. yere. 
 
 This yere decessid the Kinge, in Aprell, entringein to 
 the xxiii. yere of his regne ; and the ii. sonnys of 
 Kinge Edward were put to silence; and y Duke of 
 Glouceter toke vpon hym the crowne in Jullij, 
 whiche was the first yere of his regne, and he and 
 his Quene crowned on one daye, in the same moneth 
 of Jullij. 
 
 Thomas Norland, Willrii Martyn, sherefs ; the ii.yere. 
 
 This yere the Duke of Bokyngliiii was behedid at 
 Salisbury, and also many other knightj ; and diuers 
 lordis and knightis fled in to Fraunce. 
 
 Richard Chestir, Thomas Bretayn, sherefs ; the iii; 
 yere. 
 
 This yere, in Decembre, deyd Richard Chester, and 
 
 for hym chosen Rauf Astry ; and y same yere, in 
 
 August, the Erie of Richmond, wyth the Erie of 
 
 Penbrok, that longe had ben banj'sshyd, came in 
 
 f
 
 XXXVIU 
 
 Hugh Bryce, 
 Mayr. 
 
 Herry Colet, 
 Mayr. 
 
 Willm Home, 
 Mayr. 
 
 Robert Tate, 
 Mayr. 
 
 Willia Whit, 
 ]\layr. 
 
 John INIutuew, 
 
 Mair. 
 
 Hugh Clopton, 
 Mayr. 
 
 to England, and the od' gentyhiien that fled in to 
 Trauce, made a felde beside Leyceter, and the 
 Kinge there slayn ; and the Erie of Richmond was 
 crowned the xxx, day of Octibre, and aboute Can- 
 dylmas maried Kinge Edward^ eldest doughter. 
 And this yere, in Septembre, deyed Thomas Hylle, 
 . and for hym chosen W. Stockar, and he deyed the 
 third daye after, and than was chosen Jolm Ward, 
 and ocupyed tyll Seint Ed. daye. 
 
 Johii Tate, Johii Swan, sherefs ; the furst yere. 
 
 This yere was a grete deth and hast}', callyd th' swet- 
 ynge syknes ; and the crosse in Chepe newe made ; 
 and a grete taske and dysme grauntyd. 
 
 Hugh Cloptan, John Percyuall, sherefs ; the ii. yere. 
 
 Tliis yere the Queue was crowned ; and the Erie of 
 Lyncolne, and the Lorde Lowell, and one Marty n 
 Swarte, a straunger, alle were slayn in a felde y 
 they made ageynst the Kinge. 
 
 Johii Fenkell, Johii Rem3'ngton, sherefs ; the iii. yere. 
 
 This yere Prince Artur was borne at Wincester. 
 
 Rauf Tylney, Willm Isaak, sherefs ; the iiii. yere. 
 
 This yere the King sente many knightis into Bretayn, 
 wyth the nombre of vii. M. me, to defende the 
 ii. ladys that were eyers to the lande ; and th' Erie 
 of Northubyrlande slayn in y North ; and the cap 
 of mayntenavice brought fro Rome. 
 
 Willm Capell, Johii Broke, sherefs ; the v. yere. 
 
 This yere Crepelgate Avas new made; and Edw. Frak 
 and od' put to deth. 
 
 Herre Cote, Robert Reuell, sherefs ; the vi. yere. 
 
 This yere, in Feuerel, decessid Robert Reuel, and for 
 hym chosen Hugh Pemerton ; and Sir Robert 
 Chaberleyn beheded ; and in Junij y Klg^ ii. son 
 borii, and named Herre, and y coduit begone at 
 Greschirch. 
 
 Thomas Wode, Willm Brown, sherefs ; the vii. yere. 
 
 This yere, in Septebre, f Kinge wente to Caleys, \V a
 
 XXXIX 
 
 Williii Martyn, 
 Mayr. 
 
 Rauf Astry, M; 
 Richard Chawri, 
 
 HerryColet, M. 
 John Tate, Mair. 
 
 "Wilhii Purches, 
 Mayr, 
 
 John Perciual, 
 Mayr. 
 
 grete army ageinst Frauce, but y peas was made 
 wout batayle ; and y Quenes mod' decessid, and 
 the touvcrs sett vpon Gwild Halle. 
 
 Willm Purchas, Willm AYelbek, sherefs ; the viii. yere. 
 
 This yere was a rysing of yongc men ayenst y stile- 
 yard. 
 
 John Wyngar, Robert Fabyan, sherefs ; the ix. yere. 
 
 Nichas Almyn, Johii Warner, sherefs ; the x. yere. 
 
 This yere was behedyd Sir Willm Stanle, than Lorde 
 Chamlayn, Sir Symond Monford and his son, and 
 many od' y landyd in the Downes, to y nombre of 
 viii. skore, that com from one Perkin Warbek, 
 callyng hymself Kinge Edwardis sonne. 
 
 Herre Somer, Thomas Kneesworth, sherefs ; the xi. 
 yere. 
 
 Johii Shaa, Richard Haddon, sherefs ; the xii. yere. 
 
 This yere the comons of Cornewaile arose, to f nom- 
 bre of XXX. M. and the Lorde Awdley chyf captayn, 
 and one Flammok, and a smyth callyd Mizhel 
 Josef, and they come to Blak Heth, and made a 
 felde ageynst the Kinge, and lost it, y captayns 
 taken and put to execusion ; this felde was in JuniJ, 
 and in August after, one Perkin Warbek, callyng 
 hymself the ij. sonne of Kinge Edward the IIII. 
 londyd in Cornewaile, and by pursute of sertayn 
 lordis, he fled to Bewdeley sentwary, and by ap- 
 poyntment com to the Kinge, and so remayned 
 folowyng the courte. 
 
 Thomas Wyndought, Barthilmew Reede, sherefs ; the 
 xiii. yere. 
 
 This yere, in Dec. was taken downe the weder cok 
 of Powles, y crosse, and the bolle, and all newe 
 made, and in May after, soleply halo wed, and 
 set vp ageyne. 
 
 Thomas Bradbury, Steuen Janyn, sherefs ; the xiiii. 
 yere. 
 
 This yere, in Cathedra Sci Petri, was borne at Grene- 
 • f 2
 
 xl 
 
 wich, f tliride son of Kinge Harry the VII. named 
 Edmond, Duke of Somerset. 
 
 Nichas Alwyn, James Wilford, Richard Brond, sherefs ; the xv. yere. 
 
 Mayr. This yere, in Nouebre, Perkin Warbeck, aforenamed, 
 
 was conuicte of treson, and drawe from y Tour 
 to Tyburne, and there haged and beheded ; and 
 y same time was iuged to d3^e for treson f 
 Erie of Warwik, son to f Duke of Chirece, before 
 reherssed, whiche Erie had been kepte in the Tour 
 from the age of xi. yere, vnto the ende of xiiij. 
 yere after, and y xxviij. day of Nouebre was be- 
 hedid at y Tour Hyl ; and y same yere were 
 gret fiodis and wyndis, thundring and lyghtnlgis, 
 which ded grete hurte in diners contreis in England. 
 And the viij. daye of May next after, the Kinge 
 and the Queue wente to Caleis, and thed' com the 
 Duke of Burgoyne, and spake w the Kynge, at 
 Saint Peters chirche, wythout the towne, the space 
 of vij. ours, w moche honor and solace, and so de- 
 partid ; and the xiiij. day of Junij after, the Kinge 
 and the Quene come home agayne, this was in the 
 yere of oure Lorde, xv.C. ; and the same moneth 
 decessid the Kingis thirde sonne, Edmond, and 
 buried at Westrii ; and the same yere died the Arch- 
 bisshop of Yorke, y Bisshop of Norwich, the Bis- 
 shop of Hely ; and in Septeb' folowing, decessed 
 the Bisshop of Caunterbury, Morton, Cardinal and 
 Chauceler ; and this yere was brent y towne of 
 Paburhin,and agrete pestilence through all England. 
 
 ^JohnRemyngton, Johii Hawe, Williii Stede, sherefs; A'no. xvi. 
 
 Mair. This yere the Kinge buylded newe his maner at 
 
 Shene, and chauged the name, and named hit Rich~ 
 mond ; and he buylded newe his place callid Bay- 
 nardj Castel, in London, and repaired his place at 
 Grenwich w moche newe buylding. 
 
 Sir John Shaa, Laurence Aylemer, Hcrre Hed, sherefs; Anno, xvii» 
 
 Mair. This yere was sente into Englond, the Kynge of
 
 xli 
 
 Spaynes thred dough ter, named Katherin, to be 
 marjed to the Prince Artur ; and she londed at 
 Plymothe, the viij. day of Octobre, and ress' into 
 London in the most ryal wyse, the xij. day of No- 
 uebre, thaii Friday, and the Sonday folowyng 
 maried at Saint Poules chirche ; and an halpace, 
 made of tymbre, from the west dore to the quere 
 dore, of xij. fote brod, and iiij. fote of height, and 
 in the middisof thesame maryed; and thefestholden 
 in the Bisshops palais ; and from London brigge to 
 Powles, in diners stretis, were made ryal and costlew 
 pagentis; and at the west dore of Powles was 
 made a costlew paget, renning wyn, red claret and 
 ■whit, all the day of the mariage ; and at the same 
 triumphe the Kinge made Ivij. Knightis, and the 
 Tuysday after al f court remeuid to Westm by 
 water, and y Mair, w al y craft^ w them in bargj, 
 w trompet^, shalmes, and taberetis, in ther best 
 manner, and there the Kinge helde ryal iustis, tur- 
 nais, and bankettis, vi. dayes after, and than re- 
 meuid to Richmud ; and y same yere f Mair held 
 his fest of mairalte at y Guyld Halle ; and y same 
 yere in Nouebre come to y Kinge a noble Ambas- 
 sad' out of Scotlond, for to traite of maryage be- 
 twene y Scottish Kinge and our Kingis eldest 
 doughter, named Margret, whiche was accordid, 
 and concludid on SInt Powles euin, y Conuercio ; 
 and in Ester weke next after, decessed y Prince 
 Artur, att Ludlow, and buryed at Wurcetur ; and 
 the dich from Thamys to Holborn brigge newe caste. 
 Bartholmew Reed, Herry Keble, Niclas Nynes, sherefs] Anno, xviii. 
 
 Mair. 
 
 This yere, in Februarij, Quene Elyzabeth lyenge in 
 the Towre of London, was delyuered of a doughter» 
 named Kathryne ; and in the viii. day nexte folow-
 
 xlii 
 
 yngc, the same Quene Elyzabeth dyed, and her 
 body was carycd through the cyte to Westmynster, 
 and there honorable buryed ; and in Lent after 
 that, Ambassadours came from the Emperour to the 
 Kynge, and lay at Baynardys castell, and on Pas- 
 syon Sonday next after that, a peace was made be- 
 twene the Emperour and the Kynge, duryngetheyr 
 lyues, solempnysyd vpon a grete othe, at the hygh 
 aulter in Powles quyre. 
 Wyllia Capell, M. Crystofer Hawes, Johii Grande, sherefs; the xix. yere. 
 
 ||[ This yere the taylours sewyd to the Kynge to be 
 callyd Marchant Taylours ; wherupon a grete grudge 
 rose amonge dy uers craftys in the cyte agay nst them ; 
 and in this yere was a grete fyre amonge y howsys 
 at the ende of London brydge next to Saynt Magnus. 
 Johii Wynger, M. Johan Achele}', Wyllyam Browne, sherefs ; the xx. 
 
 yere. 
 ||[ This yere was a grete stryfe for the eleccyon of the 
 Sherefs in the Gyld Halle, one parte wolde haue 
 had Wyllyam Fizt Wylliiis, marchaunttaylour, and 
 another parte wolde haue had Roger Groue, a 
 grocer, so y in conclusion, Roger Groue was ad- 
 myttyd to be Sheref. 
 Thomas Knesworth, Wyllyam Shore, Roger Groue, sherefs; the xxi. yere. 
 Mayre. ^ This yere was grete parte of the cyte of Norwycli 
 
 brent, and the towne of Berkwey more than halfe 
 brent, and moche more hurte happyned by fyre ; 
 this yere a grete fyre happenyd in Londo, betwene 
 the Costume Howse and Belynges Gate, that dyd 
 grete hurte, and dyuers parsones were brent. 
 Wyllyam Haddon, Wyllyam Copynge, Robert Johiison, sherefs ; the xxii. 
 Mayre. yere. 
 
 ^ This yere Robert Johiison was dismissyd of his 
 shreualtee, within iii. wekys next after he was 
 chosen ; and in this reame, Willyam Fyzt Wylliiis 
 was admytted, by his instaunce and labour, to the 
 Kynge, whereupon grete trouble to him aftervvarde.
 
 xliii 
 
 Wyllyam Brown, Wyllyam Buttisller, Johan Kyrkby, sherefs ; the xxiii. 
 
 ye re. 
 ^ This yere was Syr Wyllyam Capell, that was Mayr 
 before, comaudyd to ward by Enipson and Dudley, 
 prysoner, vnder the kepynge of bo' the Sherefs, and 
 afterwarde he was comaundyd to theTowre of Lon- 
 don ; and this yere, in March, the sayd Wyllyam 
 Broune dysseasyd in his ofFyce, and for hym was 
 chosen Syr Laurence Ayhner; and this yere the 
 sayd Thomas Knesworth, that was Mayre, and bothe 
 his Sherefs, Wyllyam Shore and Roger Groue, by 
 the Kyngyscomaundement, was sent to the Kyngys 
 Benche, vnder the kepynge of Syr Thomas Bran- 
 don, as prysoners, and there remayned vnto they 
 ■were put to ther fyne, to pay xiiii.C. II. by the 
 meane of Empson and Dudley. This yere the Duke 
 of Burgon, other wyse the Kynge of Castell, and 
 his wyfFe, the Kynge of Spaj^ns doughter, Avith 
 xii.M. men, was dryuen in to Englond, with a ferse 
 streynable wynde, in ther sclynge towarde Spayn, 
 and landyd at Dertmowth, and the Kynge receyuyd 
 them w moche honour; and on Candylmas day 
 next after, the Kynge and the sayd Duke of Bur- 
 goyn bare theyr candyls at Wyndsore, where f 
 Kynge that tyme made the sayd Duke Knyght of 
 the Garter, whiche Duke delyuered to the Kynge 
 Edmond Delapole, brought in to the domynyon 
 and possessyon of the Kynge, before the Duke de= 
 partyd out of England. 
 
 Stephyn Yeuyns, Thomas Exmewe, Jolian Smyth, sherefs ; the xxiii. 
 Mayre. yere. 
 
 ^ This yere the sayd Syr Laurence Aylmer, and his 
 ii. Sherefs, Wyllyam Butteler, and Johan Kyrkby, 
 was endyghted, and put to theyr fyne, to pay to 
 the Kynge i.M. 11., by meanes of Empson and Dud- 
 ley ; and this yere, in Apryll, Kynge Henry the 
 VIL dyscessyt at Rychmond, and was buryed at
 
 xllv 
 
 Westmynster with grete honour, by his Quene, and 
 than began the fyrst yere of the regne of Kynge 
 Henry the VIII. wher vpon Empson and Dudley 
 was sent to the Towre of Londo, for the grete extor- 
 cyon that they had done to the comon people, and 
 many other exstorconers and promoters in dyuers 
 contreys within the reame, was brought to London, 
 and put in to prysons, and reyned at the Gyld 
 Halle with Empson and Dudley, and there was 
 Dudley iugyd to dethe, and Empson was caryed to 
 Northiripton, in to his owne contrey, and ther was 
 iugyd to dethe, and brought agayne to the Towre of 
 Londo, wher he remayned certayne tyme after, and 
 all other promoters, to theyr grete shame, was leten 
 go at lybertye ; and y Kynge maryed the Prynces 
 y Kyngys doughter of Spayne, that was before 
 maryed to Prynce Artur, at Grenwych, before Myd- 
 somer, and on Mydsomer day the Kynge and the 
 Quene was crowned at Westmynster, with grete 
 honoure and solempnyte. 
 Thomas Bradbery, George Monor, Johan Doget, sherefs ; the ii. yere. 
 Mayre. ^ This yere Thomas Bradbery dyde ; in his stede 
 
 Syr Wyllyam Capell was chosen Mayre agayne the 
 ii. tyme, whiche Syr Wyllya Capell was releysyd 
 out of the Towre, in the monethe of Maij, whan 
 the Kynge lay at the Towre, in his fyrst enterynge 
 of his regne the yere before ; and in August next 
 after, Syr Thomas Empson and Edmond Dudley 
 wer bothe hedyd at the Towrhyll, and the Lord 
 Wyllia of Deuynshyre, that before lay in pryson, 
 was lett go free, and hadde all his fathers landys. 
 In this yere, on Saynt Mathews daye, Wyllyam 
 Fyzt Wyllyams, marchant taylour, was chosen 
 Sheref agayne, by the comon A^oyce of the cyte in 
 the Gylde Hall, for that he before was Shref not 
 chosen by the vo^'ce of the cyte ; wherunto he wolde 
 not obey, nor appere, so that the Mayre also was so
 
 xlv 
 
 gretcly nioued agaynst Johan INIylborne, chosen to 
 be the other Sheref, and sent hyni to warde for a 
 daj'e and a nyght, and also sent the Wardeyns of 
 the marchaunt tailors to Newgale, ther Ivengo 
 ii. dayes and ii. nyghtis ; and on Michaelmas euyn, 
 whan the Sherefs sholde take ther othc, and the 
 sayde Fyzt Williams wolde not appere, the Mayre 
 than assembled the Comons of the cyte agayne in 
 the Gylde Hall, openly callyng the sayde Fyzt 
 Williiis iii. tymes, by proclamacyon, whiche, for 
 lake of apparence, was dysmysed of his cloke and 
 of his fredome of the cyte, and condempnyd in a 
 M. marke, to the chanibre of London, and there 
 tha Johii Rest was chosen to be Shrof, whiche, with 
 the sayd Mylborne, wher sworn Sherefs for that yere. 
 Henry Kebbell, John Mylborne, Joliii Rest, sherefs ; the iii. yere. 
 
 Mayre. ^ This yere, on New Yeres day, betwene ii. and 
 
 iii. of the cloke, aftyr mydnyght, on a Wednysday, 
 Pryncc Henry, the aldyst sonne of Kynge Henry 
 the VHI. was borne at Richmond, the ii. yere of 
 his regno ; and the xii. day of February next aftyr, 
 was a gret tryuniphc in the paleys at Westmynster, 
 iiii.chalen(>erswasrcdy to answere all that wolde come 
 to iust, the fyrst of the iiii. was y Kynge hym selfe, 
 he brake moo speres than ony other man, the other 
 iii. clialdyngys was the Lorde William of Deuyn- 
 shyre, Joliii Neuel, an Knyet ; and on the scconde 
 daye of iustys, the Kynge came in to the felde on 
 his party, richely appcreld as eucr was seen, and 
 xii. defenders catnc in agaynst them, rychely ap- 
 pereld, and dyde many feytys ; and in the nyght 
 folowynge was a grot tryumph in the Kyngys hall, 
 and a banked wlier in the Kynge hymself was 
 one of them, and all theyr garmentis was rychely 
 sette with letters of golde and stonis, and aftyr 
 they all daunryd, theyr garmentys was torne of 
 the bodyes, take who so cowde, that the Kynge and 
 g
 
 xlvi 
 
 all thev had no more left vpon them but theyer dub- 
 lettys ; and vpon Saynt Mathys daye ncxte aftyr, 
 the sayde Prynce Henry dyed at Rychmond, and 
 wasberyed at Westm ; and in Junij next aftyr, the 
 Lorde Willm of Deuynshyre dyed, and was beryed 
 at the Blak Frers ; and in this yere ii. eretyckys 
 was burnyd in Smythfeld on Saynt Lukys day. 
 Rooer Acheldv, Nicholas Shelton, Thomas My rseii, sherefs; the iii. 
 
 Mayre, yere. 
 
 M This yere the Lorde Darcy, with many Knyghtys 
 that was sent in to Spayne, came home agaync, and 
 fanght not ; and on Relyk Sonday, in the aftyr 
 none, was a grete thondre and tempest, wherin a 
 norse with a chylde in her lappe, rydynge on a 
 horse in Saynt Georgys Felde, was slayne, and the 
 horse swellj'd with the hey t of the wylde fyre, as 
 grete as the skynne myght holde ; and the norse 
 beyng with chylde, aftyr she was dede v. owres, 
 the chylde was cut out of her bely, and was crys- 
 tenyd, and lyued aftyr ii. owres. This yere was grete 
 warre betwayne the Pope and y Frenche Kynge, 
 wherupon the Emperoure, the Kynge of Englande, 
 and the K^^nge of Spayne, toke the Popys parte, 
 and the Kynge of England sent the Lorde Mar- 
 ques, the Lord Howard, with many other noble 
 men, to the nombre of x. M. in to the hether ende 
 of Spayne, to make warre vpo Gaston and Byen, 
 and a gret nauy of Englysh shyps was sente to the 
 see, and dyde moche hurte to Fraunce ; a grete 
 shyppe of England callyd the Regent, set vpon the 
 Caryk of Brest, aftyr whiche, ii, grete shyppes cow- 
 pled to gyder, made grete batayle, so that the 
 Caryk, rather than she wolde be taken, sett fyre in 
 her goupowdyr, and in burnynge of her, the fyre 
 burnyd the Regent bothe to gydders, wher in Syr 
 Thomas Knewe, and the Knyght Marshal, was, w 
 M. me of armesj whiche was a! lost, sawynge a
 
 xlvii 
 
 {ewe y swyniyd to botes for socoure; this ^'ere, in 
 August, the Kynge saynt Syr Edward Ponyngys, 
 with XV. r. men, to Gelderlonde, to le}' syegc to a 
 towne callyd Fenlowe, where many Englyslune 
 was k3'llyd, and leuyng y towne vngotey cam home 
 agaync. 
 William Copynger, Robert Iloldnes, Robert Fenrother, shcrefs ; tlie iiii. 
 Mayre. yere. 
 
 ^ The sayde Mayre dyed, and for hym was chosen 
 Syr William Haddori; this yere was a perlament at 
 Westmynster, in the wliiche wasgrauntyd ii. fyftens 
 and iiij. dymes, and hedde money for euery ma ; 
 for a Duke, x. marke ; for an Erie, v. 11. ; for a 
 Lordc, iiij. 11. ; a Knyght, iiij. marke; and so aftyr 
 loer degres ; he that myght spende xl. s, to paye 
 xij. pens, and euery man was valued y was worthe 
 in goud, viij. C. li. to pay iiij. mark, iiij. II. to paye 
 iiij. nobles, ii. C. li. to paye ii. nobles, xl.ll. to paye 
 a noble, xx. IT. to paye xl. pens; and euery man, 
 valued worthe xl. s. to paye xij. pens, and ser- 
 uauntys, prentycys, women, and all other, to paye 
 iiij. pens a pece ; this yere, on May euyn, Edmond 
 dc la Pole, was behedyd at the Towre Hyll ; and a 
 gret nauy of shyppys was sent to the see, and Syr 
 Edward Howard, the Amerall, with other, was 
 drownyd by mysfortune ; y Kynge of Englande, 
 this yere, went ouer the see toward Fraunce, with a 
 grete armye royall, and leyd syege to Turwyn, in 
 Pycard}^ and wanne it on Bartylmew ewin, and 
 theder came the Emperour with a ccrteyn of me of 
 armes, and accompanyed with the Kynge, at whiche 
 wynnyng of Turwyn, the Frenclie armye, shewyngc 
 them to the syght of the Englysh armye, the En- 
 glysh men was so fers and couragyous agaynst the 
 in goynge toward them in batayle, the Frenshmen 
 fledde, in whiche flyght the Englyshme toke the 
 Duke of Langfeld, and many other noble men pry- 
 o- 2
 
 xlviii 
 
 soners ; and aftyr thai done, tlic Kynge than re- 
 moujd his army, and lyed syegc to the cyte of 
 Tornej', and wan it by poyntment, and all men 
 therin sworne to the Kynge, and capteyns was put 
 therin to kepeit; this ycre, in August, an armyc 
 of Englysh men met the Kynge of Scotis, with his 
 armj^c entryg in to England, in the Kyngys 
 absence, and at a place callyd Brastone, besyde 
 Berwyck, bothe partys mett in batayle, whcr the 
 Kyng of Scottis was slayne, and gretest parte 
 of all the noble me of Scotland, iij.gret Bysshops, 
 iij. Abbottys, xij. Erl3's, xvij. Lordis of name, be- 
 syde Knyghtis and gentylmen, and xviij.M. Scott* 
 in the felde, and all ther ord3'naunc3's and stuffys 
 ■was taken, and brought in to England, and the 
 body of the Kynge of Scottys was caryed to Ber- 
 wyck, and fro Berw^x'k thorow the reame of En- 
 gland vnto Wynsore, and from Wynsore to Sheen, 
 and was not ber^ed in no crysten beryalh's because 
 he was accursed. . 
 Willm Browne, John Brydgys, Johii Dawes, sherefs ; the v. yere. 
 
 Mayre. f[[ This 3'ere the Kynge came in to England liome 
 
 agayne, in Octobre, and lefte the Lordvs Ponyngys 
 inTorney, with viij. M. men ; and in February nexte 
 aftyr, a perlement Avas kepte at Westmynster, at 
 the whiche the Erie of Surrey was made Dnke of 
 Northfolke, and his eldyst sonne was made Erie of 
 Surrey ; and Syr Charls Brandon was made Duke 
 of Suftblke, and Syr Charls Somersett was made 
 Erie of Worchester ; and in the same perlement, 
 was grauntcd to the Kynge, vi. pens of the pounde 
 of all mens goodys; and in Apryll next aftyr, the 
 Kynge sent a nauy of shyppys to the see, at 
 Portysmoutys, was xij.M. men shypped ; the Mayr 
 dyed on Whitson euyn, and for hym was chosen 
 Syr Johan Gate; and on Corpus Cristi euyn, 
 Johan Dawys dyed, and for hym was chosen Roger
 
 xlix 
 
 Basforcl. Tliis yere, in Auguste, the Kjnge of England 
 and llie Kynge of Frauncc, made a peas and concordc 
 to gyders, duiy^nge both her Jyues, and a maryage 
 was conchidyd betwaync the Kyngc of Franncc and 
 the Lady Mary, the syster of the Kyngys of England, 
 whichc was maryed to gyders at Abyneld in Pycardy, 
 in Octobre next aftyr folowynge, 
 
 George Monoid James Yarford, Johan Mund}-, sherefs : the vi. yore. 
 Mayre. ^ This yere, in Octobre, one Richard Hoono, dwel- 
 
 jyng in the parysh of Saynt ISIargarct, in Brydge 
 Strct, was apeciied of hercs}^, and j)ut in to the Lollars 
 Towre, at Powles, and therin was fonndc hangyd, in 
 prison, whcrupon grcte exclamacyon was amongc 
 people, how, by who, or by what meane, he was 
 hangyd, the dowt was demyd by the tenipcrali lawe, 
 and was sayd that one Kok Charls, a sufier, and the 
 Bell Rvno;c of Powles, sholde, in a ny^ht, hano; the 
 sayd Hoone, howe be it, aftyr he was hangyd, he was 
 iugyd an heretj'ck, by the spuall lawe, and burnyd in 
 Snijtfeld ; this yere was made a peas betwajne the 
 Kyngc of England and the Kynge of Franncc, 
 Frauncys, that tyme new made Kynge, aftyr the deth 
 of Lewes, duryng both tlieyr lyues; and the Lad}' 
 Mary, Frcnsh Quene, was graunted her dowry, to be 
 bronght in to England, and was sufferd to banc all 
 her goodys and ryches ; and the Duke of Suffolke, 
 w Syr Richard Wyngfeld, and Doctor West and othci", 
 set in to France as Ambassatours ; a conclusyon was 
 made that the sayd Duke was weddyd to the sayd 
 Lady Mary, in Fraiice, and therupon came oner in to 
 England, and w them brought all thyngys aftyr theyr 
 my n tie. 
 
 "Williii Butler, Plenry Worley, Ricliard Gray, sherefs ; the vii. yere. 
 
 Mayr. ^ This Ri. Gray dyed in Octobre, and for hyni was 
 
 chosen WilhTi Bayly ; this yere my Lady Mary, 
 
 Prj'nces, was borne at Grenvvych ; in this yere the 
 
 K3'ng of Spayne dyed ; in this j'ere y Qucne of ScottJ,
 
 1 
 
 that was daughter of Kyng Henry f VII. came out of 
 Scolad porcly, and was recejued in to Englande 
 rychely, and rode thoro\v y cyte of London, 
 fohan Rest, Thomas Seymer, Johan Thurstond, sherefs ; the viii. 
 
 Mayre. yere. 
 
 ^ This yere a gret frost bega, f xij. day of Jaau. in 
 suche wyse y »<> bote myght go betwixt London and 
 Westmynster all the terme tyme, and fro Wcstiii to 
 Labhith was a como way ouer y Temes, vp5 y ise ; 
 this yere y Turke warred vpo y Sowdan, and slewe 
 hym, and i.C.M. me, and the contrey made a newe 
 Sowdan ; this yere, in y nyght before May day, was ^ 
 surrexyo of vacabodj, and pretysys among the yong 
 me of handy craftj of y cyte rose agaynst straugers, 
 
 wherupo y Kyng set y Lord of , and other, with 
 
 harnest men, to kepe the cyte in peace, and many of 
 them that rose was taken and put in to the Towre of 
 London, and xi. gallows was set vp in dyuers stretys 
 in the cyte, and in that weke xxi. was iugyd in the 
 Gyld Halle to be hangyd, drawen and quartyrde, of 
 whiche one Lyncoln, a broker, and iiij. moo, was 
 hangyd and quartyd, and ther quarters was set vpon 
 dyuers gates of the cyte, and theyr hedes set on Lon- 
 don brydge; and on the xvi. day of Maij, CCC.xxx. 
 and xi. women was bownde in ropys, with cordys, and 
 ledde from Gyld Halle to Westmynster, and the 
 Sherefs waytynge on them, and euery prysoner a peyr 
 of bedys in ther handys, and in the Kyngys Strete in 
 Westmynster, was stryped in to theyr shyrtys, and 
 euery one an halter about his necke, and so was 
 brought in to Westmynster Halle, ther beenge the 
 Mayre, Aldermen, and the craftes in theyr lyuery, and 
 than came in the Kynge, with his Lordys spyrytuall 
 and temperall, and the Kynge, syttynge in his seyt 
 royall, all the prysoners came before hym and knelyd 
 downe, and cryed with a lowde voyce, mercy and 
 grace, ii. or iij. tymes, and than the Mayre, Alder-
 
 li 
 
 men, and cj'tezens, kneivd for the same petycyon, and 
 the Lordes spirytuall and temporal! kneled before 
 the Kynge for pardon, vpon all whichc petycyons y 
 Kynge tha grauntyd pardon, and those that was iugyd 
 to dethe had thcr charters. 
 Thomas Exmew, Wyllyam Baldry, Rauf Syniondes, sherefs ; thcix.yere. 
 Mayrc. ^ This yere a Legate came fro Rome, and made the 
 
 Lorde Cardynal of England a Legate, whiche Legate 
 of Rome lay in England longe tyme, and had gretc 
 chere, and at his departynge had grete rewarde. 
 Thomas Myrft n, John Alen, James Spenser, shcrefs ; the x. yere. 
 
 Mayrc. f[[ This yere the Mayre made an acte that no offycersin 
 
 London sholde sell no vytalles. 
 James Yar ford. John Wylkynsone, Nycholas P'tryche, sherefs ; the xi. 
 Mayre. yere. 
 
 ^ This yere the Emperour came out of Spayne to go in 
 to Almayne, to be crowned in his Empyrc, and in 
 his way he landyd at Doner, in England, and came 
 to Cantorbury, where the Kynge of Englad receyuyd 
 liym honourably, and there lay on Whytso Sonday, 
 and from tliens reniouyd to Doner caste), and after 
 that, the Emperour toko shyppyng and seylyd ouer 
 into Flanders, and the Kynge seylynge ouer to Caleys ; 
 and a meruelous howse was bylded at Gynes, by the 
 syde of y castell, wherupon a iij.M. werkme was 
 werkynge iiij. monethes, to make it so grete in quan- 
 tyte, so statly, and all with clere story l^-ghtys, lyk a 
 lantorne, the rofFys garnyshed with sarsnettys and 
 buddys of golde, and borderyd ouer all the aras ouer 
 longe to dysturbc the rychnes therof ; one chamber 
 was iij.C.xx. fote longe, whiche place was bylded 
 agaynst the Kyngys comynge to mete with the French 
 Kynge; it was concluded to a coicatofi betwene 5" 
 Emperour, the French Kyng, and the Kynge of En- 
 gland, to moue a gencr;;!! legghe and peace on all 
 pcrtyes, in a vo^^dynge wcrre, and for that entent the 
 Kynge of Tranche mett with the Kynge of England,
 
 lii 
 
 betwene Gynes and Arde, and duryg xv. dayes, mett 
 toojydcrs euery day, and lielde grcte iustes and bav- 
 ryers in a campe, daylj^ mctynge with gretc tryumph 
 and solcmpnyte, botlic Kyngys and Qncns, and all 
 ther noble statys on botlie partyes, and in the cainpe 
 the Lord Legate of England sang a masse, in a chapel 
 newe made and rychely garnysshyd, whiche masse 
 was reuerently songe \V the most melody of all the best 
 syngers bothe of Fraunce and of Englande, at whiche 
 masse bothe Kyngys and Qnens, and all other states 
 was present, and after masse, helde agrete feste in the 
 campe ; and after all the trynmphe was endyd, bothe 
 Kyngys and Quens departyd, the French Kynge to- 
 warde Fraunce, and the Kynge of England retournyd 
 to Caleys, and ther was made a meruelous banket 
 howse for the Empcronr, so that the Kynge of En- 
 gland rode agaynst y Eniperour, and receyued hym at 
 Grauelyng, and brought hym to Caleys, and there lay 
 togeders a iij. dayes, makynge the most honorable 
 solempnyte and good chere that cowde be, and after 
 the Emperour departed in to Flaunders agayne, and 
 the Kynge came oner in to England ; and the howse 
 that was made at Gyne, was taken downe agayne, 
 and made pleyne feld lyk as it was before. 
 Johri Brydgys, JohiiKyem, JolmSkeuyngton, sherefs ; the xii. 3^ere. 
 Mayre. ^ This yere galy halfpens Avas banysshed out of En- 
 
 gland ; and whete was wortlie xviij. s. a quarter; and 
 this yere one Luther was accowntyd an eretyck, and 
 on a Sonday, that was the xij. day of Maij, in the 
 presence of the Lorde Legate, and many other Bys- 
 shops and Lordys of England, the sayd Luther was 
 openly declared an heretyck, at PowJys crosse, and 
 all his bokes burnyd.
 
 THE ARTICLES OF Y CHARTER AND LIBER- 
 TEIS OF THE CITE OF LONDON CA. ii. 
 
 Tlie Sherefs of London and Mydelsep lete to ferme to the citezens of 
 London for CCC. pund by yere : y first article. 
 
 That the citezens of theym self make Sherefs whan they wylle and put 
 away whan they wyll, and for theym answere : the ii. artycle. 
 
 That the Sherefs be not amercyed ouer xx pond : the iii. artycle. 
 
 That the Sherefs of pill of lyf of membris be jugyng after the lawe of the 
 citee : the iiii. artycle. 
 
 If ony greef impedimet or diminucio of theis whiche to the shyre per- 
 teyne graunted by y Kynge so were, it shal be acompted in the schequer for 
 a quetaunce of the ferme : the v. artycle. 
 
 Amocion of kiddell under payne of x. pond and the citezens haue the 
 same amercymentis : the vi. artycle. 
 
 That the kepar of the tour of London take nought of the weres : the 
 vii. ar. 
 
 That noo citezen plete wout the walles out take <!cc. : the viii. artycle. 
 
 B
 
 2 
 That noo citezen doo twoo hand batayle: the ix. artyclc. 
 
 That noo man lake ostage by stvengith ne liberacio of y Marchal : y x. ar. 
 
 That the citezens be quyte of telle lastage and all od' vsage : the xi, artycle. 
 
 That no man of mercy of money bee juged but after the olde lawe oi 
 the cite : the xii. artycle. 
 
 That the hustingis ones in the weke be holden : the xiii. artycle. 
 
 That they haue ther vadymemes and weddes : the xiiii. artycle. 
 
 That of ther londes and holdes they haue right after the vsage of the 
 cite : the xv. artycle. 
 
 That the deuties of London borowed and of weddis there made, 
 plees bee there holden of borowing at London, to be taken : the xvi ar- 
 tycle. 
 
 That they haue their fugacious and huntyng^ lyke as they had the tyme 
 of King Harry the Second : the xvii. ar. 
 
 That the citezens baue, and be quyte of bryghtol and childewyte yeris- 
 glue and scotale : the xviii artycle. 
 
 That y citezens haue al ther liberties and free vsag^ vvhiche they had 
 the tyme of Herre graufader to King Herry : the xix. artycle. 
 
 The wareyn of Stanes of the forestship : the xx. artycle. 
 
 That f Mayre and citezens haue alle their liberties and free vsage vnhurt, 
 as they had in the tyme of Kynge Herry : the xxi. artycle. 
 
 That the Kynge not beyng at Westm, the Mayr to his Barons of y' 
 schequer be presentyd, and of them as Mayre admitted : the xxii artycle.
 
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 Allowauce of y liberties of Saint Poule : the xxiii. artycle. 
 
 That the citezens of London bee quyte of all toll and vsage, aswel on 
 this syde y see as bcyonde ppetual : y xxiiii. ar. 
 
 That the citezens of Londo of plees to the crcwne, perteyning within the 
 cite and subbarbis to them hapnynge may hem discharge, after thold 
 vsageof the cite: the xxv. artycle. 
 
 That foreyns as od' may make att'nais as wel in askyng as defendyng, 
 so as odurwhere in the kingis courte : the xxvi. artycle. 
 
 That noo marchaiit or od', go ageinst marchanntis coming by londe or 
 by water, wyth ther marchaiidyse, or vy tailes toward the cite to bey or to 
 selle, vnto they come to the sayde cytee. And ther waren the e haue put 
 to sale : xxvii. artycle. 
 
 That noo man put out his wares to sale, the whiche owen custum, vnto 
 dewe custii be leuid : the xxviii. artycle. 
 
 That the Mayre and Sherefs of Londo, the Kinge wyth y Barouns of the 
 schequer at Westm or London not beyng, to the Constable of the 
 tour of London, wythout y gate of the same tour, yerly shalbe presentyd 
 and amytted. So neulhelesse that to the Kynge at hys next comyng to 
 Westm or London, he be presentyd : the xxix. artycle. 
 
 That the Sherefs of London be amercied in the kingis courte, after the 
 quantite of the trespace as other Sherefs of the reame : the xxx. artycle. 
 
 Cofirmacion of y liberties and vsage aforesaid, the clausula licet : the 
 xxxi. artycle. 
 
 That onr lord the Kynge or his eyers shall not assigne Justicis wythin the 
 cite fore ony wythin to cytee or the subbarbis of the same comyng out 
 other than Justicis errauntis to the tour of London, and Justicrs foi- the 
 gayle of newgate, to be deliuered : and errours at Saint Martyn's graunt to 
 be correctyd : the xxxii. artycle.
 
 That the Mayre and Sherefs of Londo bi chosen after the tenour of y 
 chart's of the pgenitours of our lord the Kynge, and none other wyse : the 
 xxxiii. ar. 
 
 That the Sherefs of London haue but ii. clark^ and ii. sergeant^ by re- 
 son off ther offyce, for whoo they wyl answere : the xxxiiii. artycle. 
 
 That the Mayre of London, whiles he were mayre, haue none other of- 
 fyce to the cite belongyng, than the offyce of the niayrshyp of the same, no 
 afore hym holde shereefs pie nor other tha that whiche the Mayre ought to 
 hold after y olde vsage of the cite : y xxxv. ar. 
 
 That talagj after they were set in London by the Mayre and Aldermen 
 shal not be augmentid but by the comou assent of y Mayr and Comonte : 
 f xxxvi. ar. 
 
 That the money of the talg^ and helpys growyng, be in the kepynge off 
 iiii. sad men of the cite : the xxxvii. ar. 
 
 That noo alyaunt bee amytted in to the lybartye of the cite but in the 
 hustings : the xxxviii. artycle. 
 
 That euerich admyttyd in to the lybarte of the cite be of certayn crafte 
 or office be the handis of vi. sad men of f same craft or office : the xxxix. 
 artycle. 
 
 If ony freman of the cite were conuicte ayenst his othe afore made or 
 ayenste the state of the cite he shall lyse his fredom : the xl. artycle. 
 
 The olde maner and fourme of prentis shal be obserued : the xli. artycle. 
 
 If ony freman of the cyte auouched goodis of foreyns to be theirs he shal 
 lese the liberie of the cyte : the xlii. ar. 
 
 That the citezens of the same cite, but they be in lot and scot and per- 
 teners of all chargj of and for the state of the cyte shall lese ther fredom : 
 y xliii. ar.
 
 That cytezens without the lybaite of the sayde cite dwellyng and by 
 theini or theirs excersising marchaundyses in the same and be in lot and 
 scot w y citezens under peyne of lesyng theyr lybarte : the xliiii. artycle. 
 
 That the comon scale be vnder y kepyng of twoo Aldermen and two 
 Commonner and y it be not denaied to resonable nedyng folcke and for put- 
 tyng to therof nothing be taken : the xlv. ar. 
 
 That weighty and bemes ofmarchudises betwene marchauntand marchaunt 
 to be weyed to be in kepyng of sad men of the cite in that oflfyce experte by 
 the Comonte to bee chosen, and not to odur be it comytted : the xlvi. ar. 
 
 That the Sherefs the toll and custumes of their ferme pteynyng or pub- 
 lyke officj to theym belongyng comytte to them for whom they wyll an- 
 swer, and trespaces conuicted be put awaye fro that office, and after their 
 demerytis be they punyshed : the xlvii. ar. 
 
 That marchauntis whiche be not off the libarte any wines or odur wares 
 wythin the same cite or the subbarbj of it selle not to retayle : y xlviii. ar. 
 
 That brokers of marchaundyses by chosen by marchauntis and shal 
 make othe afore the Mayre : y xlix. ar. 
 
 That comen hosters be partyners of all charg^ so as fiee hosiers : y 1. ar. 
 
 That marchannt^ of Gascoine and od' alyaut^ toged' may lodge so as 
 hydirto they were wont to do : the li. arti. 
 
 That the kepyng of London bredge w od' rentj and profizt^ to two 
 sad men od' than Aldermen be the Comonte, to be chosen be comytted the 
 which ther of yerly shal answer : y lii. ar. 
 
 That none Sergeaunt of the chambre take fee of the Comonte or do ex- 
 ecucyo but vnto that by the Comonte chosen : the liii. artycle. 
 
 That the Chamberleyn comon Clerkeand comon Sergeaunt by the Comon- 
 tee, be chosen and at wyll of them bee put awey : y liiii. ar.
 
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 That thegoodes of aldynnen in helpis and talag^ of the cyte by men of 
 y ward5 where they haue dwellyng be taxed as the good^ of the odur citezes: 
 the Iv. article. 
 
 Confirmacion of the forsayd articles : the Ivi. artycle. 
 
 That the Mayre Aldirmen Cilezens and Comonte of the comeners of Lon- 
 non, may assise talag^ or rentis as an od' : the Ivii. artycle. 
 
 That money growyng ofsuche talagis be in thekepyngof iiii. sad men 
 and trewe, and that to be chosen and out of iheir kepyng for necessites 
 and vtylites of the same cite, and not odur wyse to be spent : y Iviii. ar. 
 
 The clausula licet: f lix. ar. 
 
 That the Mayre and Aldyrmen with the assent of the Comontee maye 
 make ordinauncj : y Ix. ar. 
 
 That the cite of London haue alle her libartees and free vsagis as wel 
 wretyn as not wretyn as they had the tymes of Saint Edward Kynge and 
 Confessor and of Willm Coquerour and off odur their progenitours : y 
 Ixi. ar. 
 
 That the Mayre of London be Justice at newgate for gayle of delyuer- 
 aunce: the Ixii. artycle. 
 
 The sheres of London and Madd^ lett to ferme for iii C. li. : y Ixiii. 
 article. 
 
 That the citezens of London ther tenementis wythin the libarte of the 
 cite may be quethe to ded handis or od'wyse: y Ixiiii. article. 
 
 That the Sherefs of London be amerced as odur sherefs for trespace: y 
 Ixv. arl^'cle. 
 
 That the Sherefs of London bee amerced for a scape of thefes at C.s. only: 
 y Ixvi. artycle.
 
 That the cytezens of London bee not charged of kepyug of them that 
 fleen to chirches : thclxvii. artycle. 
 
 That the citezens of Londo putawaye weres and haue the punyshmentto 
 the Kinge perteynN^ng : f Ixviii. ar. 
 
 That marchauntis alyautj coming into Eglond selle ther raarchaundyses 
 wythin xl. dayes after the coming of them and abyde at the tables of fre 
 osters : y Ixix. ar. 
 
 That the Styward Marshall and Gierke of the market wythin the libarte 
 sytt not, nor ony offyce there excercyse nor citezens wylhout the lybarte off 
 thyngis growyng wythin the same cite. Draw plee ony maner wyse : the 
 1 XX. artycle. 
 
 ^ That no man excercyse the offyce of excheter Avythin the cite but the 
 May re so that the make othe to the Kynge therof to answer : the Ixxi. ar. 
 
 That the cytezens of London bee not dystrayned to goo forth or sende in 
 to warres wythout the cite : y Ixxii. ar. 
 
 That the Constable of London take no preses by londe nor be water nor 
 shyppes nor botis he arest or make areste : the Ixxiii. artycle. 
 
 That the citezes of London haue ther kepars in all the feirs of Englonde : 
 the Ixxiiii. artycle. 
 
 That the Sherefs of London be not dystrayned to make othe but vpon 
 yeldyng of their acomptis at the scheker: the Ixxv. artycle. 
 
 That the citezens of London though ayenst the olde vsage y were com- 
 pellyd to clayme ther lybartees and free vsage by vse of custum of oldo, 
 y they haue and vsed theym as they of olde were wont : the Ixxvi. ar. 
 
 That the citezens may recorde ther libarteis afore the Kingis Justicis and 
 Mynystres what so euer notwythstadyng statutis of the wey or domes in 
 the contrey made or shewyd oute: the Ixxvii. artycle.
 
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 That on wryt suffyce to the citczens of London as to the alowaunce of 
 theyr chartiirs in all places of our lorde the Kynge for the tyme of on 
 kynge : the Ixxviii. artycle. 
 
 That noo summaunce attachementorexecucionbe made by ony Mynys- 
 ters of our lord the Kynge wythin the lybarte by wrytt or wythout wrytt, 
 but by the mynisters of the same cyte : the Ixxix. artycle. 
 
 That the Sherefs in the helpe of f ferme of the cite haue fully alle forfe- 
 turs of vita^'les and of other thyngis and of marchaundyses and that therof 
 thei be not agreued : the Ixxx. ar. 
 
 That ony thyngis in the leste wey, ayenst the libarteis and free vsage off 
 the cite made or were atempted falle not theym in preiudyce but that as of 
 antyquyte they may bee deduced as they were wonte : the Ixxxii. ar. 
 
 That the citezens of London in helpisgrauntj and in contribucions to the 
 Kyngis behoue by taxed and contrybute wyth the Commontee of the reame 
 as men of the shires and not as men of citees and boroughs and that they 
 bee quyte of alle talage : the Ixxxiii. artycle. 
 
 That the libarte of the citee be not taken for the singlar trespace of a 
 Mynister of the cyte, in to the Kyngis handis nor the custos of the same by 
 thatoccasio shal be deputed, but suche maner Mynysters for the qualyte of 
 the trespace shal be punyshed : y Ixxxiv. ar. 
 
 That noo offjxer taker puruyour or mynister of the Kynge or other make 
 pryce in London or without of the goodis of the citezens ageynst the wyl 
 of theym but yf he made dew payment or of the wylle of sellars haue ther- 
 of respyte: y Ixxxv. ar. 
 
 That of wynes of the citezens, that is to saye on tonne afore the mast and 
 another behinde the mast nor ony maner odur wyse shall pryce be made bi 
 ony Mynyster of the Kynge or by odur ayenst ther wylle but therof perpe- 
 tually to be quyte, Ixxxvi. ar. 
 
 That none offycer nor puruyour of y Kyngis shall marchaundyse by hym-
 
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 self or b}-- odur wythin the cite or without of thyngis touchynghis ofFyce : f 
 Ixxxvii. arti. 
 
 The wylhoutforth Inndys and tenementis of citezens whiche shulbe my- 
 iiisters of the cite shalbe boundc to coserue theym ageynst the Kynge vn- 
 damaged for there offycj as there tenementis wythin the citee : y Ixxxviii. ar. 
 
 That none marquet wythin vii. leg' of the cite from hensforth be granted 
 to ony man : tlie Ixxxix. ar. 
 
 That noo man of the libartee be impletyd to the scheqner nor odur 
 Avherc be the towne but it touche the Kynge or his eyers: y Ixxxx. arti. 
 
 That alle inquysicions by Justicis and odur mynysters of the Kingis of 
 men of the citee to bee taken at saint Martyns graunte and none odur 
 where excepte questis in the weis and from delyueraunce from newgate: 
 y Ixxxxi. artycle. 
 
 That the citezens of London haue alle theyr libarties and fre vsage vnhurt 
 notwythstondynge the statute made at Yorke the yere of theregne of Kyng 
 Edward the thred after the conquest ix : the Ixxxxii. ar. 
 
 The towne of Suthwarke lete to the citezens of London to ferme : f 
 Ixxxxiii. 
 
 Of the keys of the SergauntJ of the cite to be borne : f Ixxxxiiii. ar. 
 
 An mocion of aldermen y Ixxxxv. ar. 
 
 That backers or myllars stelying paste or mele be drawen vpon an 
 hyrdel and trespacers be sente to the tonne in cornhylle to be shetin: y 
 Ixxxxvi. ar. 
 
 Weyng of corne, and ob'. of euerych quarter graunted to the Mayre 
 of Lodon : y Ixxxxvii. ar. 
 
 That noo foreen be cumpellyd to weye his corne : f Ixxxxviii. ar. 
 
 c
 
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 The confirmacion of the forwrytten art3'cles : y Ixxxxix. ar. 
 
 The clausule licet : the C. ar. 
 
 That noo marchaunt straunger selle ony marchaundyses wythin f lybarte 
 to another marchaunt straunger nor ony marchaunt straunger or od' 
 marchaunt straunger bey ony marchaundyse under forfetur of the mar- 
 chaundyse : y C. i. ar. 
 
 That the citezens of London be not boude nor be wont to preceptj or 
 mandementis of ony Lorde Custable Sty ward Ad myrall Clarke of the mar- 
 ket nor od' ofFycer or mynyster of the Kynge but only to the mandementis 
 and preceptis of the self Kyng as his names and tytels as his publyk 
 scales or preuy signetis exepte by our chartour to be exepte : the C. ii. 
 arti. 
 
 That of eueriche custumes vsagj imposicions prepresturis and odur 
 thingis whatsoeuer within the liberte of the sayd cite growyng out or the 
 commonte of the same cite or ony office of the same, belongyng, bee the 
 citezens and none od' be it inquyred : y C. iii. arti. 
 
 Of the Kingis peticions to be alowed : the C. iiii. arti. 
 
 That the Kyngis wryting go not out of the schequer, to make com the 
 body of the imprysoned and to answere the Kynge in hiseschequerof the 
 Kyngis dettis but it be bounde by examinacion that the det of the Kyng 
 were trew and not feyned afore the condempnacion : the C. v. artycle. 
 
 If deficultye or ambyguy te and dout were vpon ony artycle in the Kyngis 
 chartours or of his progenitours conteyned, the King by examinacion and 
 avisement of his counsell therof shall make interpretacion to reson and 
 good feith consowyng : the C, vi. artycle. 
 
 That the citezens of London by colour of ony graunt or vertu or by ony 
 responcions or peticions of them in parlement by the Kynge made of som 
 lybartyes of theym or free vsage olde and approued any wyse bee not re- 
 stray ned : the C. vii. ar.
 
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 Cotirmacio of all libarties : ^ C. viii. ar. 
 
 That citezens of London ther eyers and executurs of al their libarteis and 
 fre vsage as holly and fully be restored. As them the tyrae of ony our pro- 
 genitours King^ frelyest and fuUyest they had : the C.ix. ar. 
 
 The clausule licet : the C.x. ar. 
 
 That alle wynes in the cite to be solde also vytelars aswell fishmongers 
 as od' in the same cite in habyting. And to the same cite wyth vitailes 
 ben to com, be onder the reule of the Mayre, and Aldermen so as of olde 
 they were wont to be : the Cxi. ar. 
 
 That the Mayre from hens forth to come be not compellid at the schequer 
 to make oder othe than the tyme off Kynge Edward the thred he was 
 wote to yeue : the C.xii. ar. 
 
 ^ Thus endeth the Chapiturs and Artycles of the Lybertes of the 
 Cite of Lodon. 
 
 C[ Here folowyth the Copy of the hole Charter of London 
 of the furst Grannt, and of the confirmacion of diuers 
 Kingis after. 
 
 Henricus Dei Gracia Rex Anglie. DGs Hib'. Diis Norma et Aquitanie 
 Coin Anege Archiepis Epis &c, Salin. Sciatis nos concescisse et hac pre- 
 senti carta mea confirmasse BaronibJ nris de ciuitate nfa London quod 
 eligant sibi Mayor de se ipis singulis annis q' nobis sit fidelis discretus et 
 ydoneus ad regimen ciuitatis. Ita quod elect^ fuerit nobis vl' JusticJ nris 
 si present' non fuimus presentetur et nobis juret fidelitatem. Et liceat om- 
 ncs ipsii in fine ani ammouere et aliq' subtinere si voluerint vel eside re- 
 tinere. Ita tn quod nobis ostedatur ide vel Justice, nris si present' non
 
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 fucrimus. f[ Concessimus et eisdm Baronibus mis el liac carta n'ra c5fir- 
 mauimj quod habcant bene et in pace libcre et cjuiete et integre oes 
 libertates suas quibj actenus vbisunt ta in ciuitat' Londo qni extra et ta in 
 aquis qua in terris et omnibus alijs locis salua nobis Camber Lengcria nra 
 ^ Quare volimus ct firmiter recipimus qd' predcT baron nre ciuitat^ Lon- 
 don eligiit sibi singulis annis de se ipis predco m°. Et (juod habeant om- 
 nes predictas libert' bene ct in pace integre et plenar cum omnibus ad 
 liuius libertat( ptin. Secundum carta dni patris nostri Johannis illustris 
 Rex Anglorum quam inspeximus racionabiliter testatur. 
 
 Test^ Dns Eps London, Eps iScc. Apud Westiii xviii. die mensis Fc- 
 bruarii. Anno Regni nri xi. 
 
 ^ A Statute for the Hustings in the tyme of Sayiit Edwarde, 
 
 to be holden in London. 
 
 Sicut' cotinet' in lege Scti Edwardi. Capitulo xlvi. quod debet in Lon- 
 don que caput regni est et legu et semper curia Dni Regis singulis septimanj 
 die Lune busting^ scdere et tenere fundata eiii erat olun et edificata ad in- 
 star magne troie et ad inodu et in memoria in se continet in qua fuit 
 super fuit ardua conipota et ambigua, pl'cta corone et cuf Dni Regis toci^ 
 regni predci quia vsus et consuetudines suas vna semper inuiolabilitate 
 conseruat vbiq ; vbicuq : ipe Rex fucrit siuc in cxpedicione siue alibi prop- 
 ter fatigaciones gencium et populoru regni iuxta veteres cosuetudines 
 bonoru prm et predecessorum et olm principu et proceru et et sapientu 
 seniorum toci^ regni predci, &:c.
 
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 fl The Charter of London, graiinte be Willm Conquerour, 
 
 and of his Son. 
 
 Willm Kyng griet Willm Bisshop and Godfreg^ Porteren and eall 
 the boroughwaren bynnen London Franchisee and Englistc, and ich kyd 
 etli y ick pill y gret be ealbra yeara laga yee die yegretyer an en Ed- 
 wardis dage Kinge end ick pill yet sulke childe be his fader yrfnum achter 
 his fader dage and ick nel geyolian that ening man echo doig yrang be de 
 God ye be helde. 
 
 Hoc est transcripts carte Regis Willi Conquestor fee ciuib. Londo que ad 
 modum pscriptij in vera lingua Saxonica in Anglia niirabiliter couta ad 
 modernam scripturam que totaliter nuc scribit' vidcl' Anno Dni M. iii C. 
 xiiii. et nota quod ista littera y. I antiqualittera polt pro. W. et istalittera. 
 y. pro d. liquid computatur i. y. 
 
 ^ Williii Kynge gret Williii Bysshop and Godfrey Porters, and alle the 
 burgeis wythin London, Frensh and English. And I graunteyowthat 1 wyl 
 that ye be all your lawe worth that ye were in Edwardis dayes the K3'nge. 
 ^ And I wyll y ich childe be his fadres eyer and I nyl suffer, y ony man 
 you any wrongis beed. and God 3'ou kepe. 
 
 Hoc est transcriptum in Latinuu). 
 ^ Williiis Rex salutat Williii Episcopii et Godfridu Portegrinu et omne 
 bourghwar infra London Francisces et Anglices amicabiliter. Ego vobis 
 facio quod ego volo qd' vos sitis omni lege ilia digni qua fuistis diebus Ed- 
 wardi Regis. Et volo quod ols puer sit patris sui heres post diem sui patris. 
 Et ego nolo pati quod aliquis homo aliquam iniuriam vobis infcrat. Deus 
 vos saluet.
 
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 fl[ The Charter of London, graunted bi Kynge Richard the ij. 
 
 Richard, by the grace of God Kynge of England and of France and 
 Lorde of Irlonde vnto Archbisshops and Bisshops AbbotJ Priours Dnkis 
 Erlis Barons Justices Sherefs Stywardys Mynisters and to Balyfs and alle 
 his trevve men gretyng. ^ We haue vndirstonde the chartour of confirma- 
 cion of our Lorde Edward somtyme Kinge of Englonde oure Ayal in thes 
 wordes as folowen. |[ Edward, by the grace of God Kinge of England 
 and of Frauce and Lord of Irland vnto Archbisshops Bisshops Abbotts 
 Priours Erlis Baros Justices Sherefs Stiwardis Mynistirs and to alle other 
 Baylifs, and alle his trew men gretyng. ^ We haue vnd'stode the charter 
 of confirmacio off our Lord Edward somtyme Kynge off England our fader 
 in thes wordis. ^ Edward, by the grace of God Kynge of England Lord of 
 Irland and Duke of Gwyan, vnto Archbisshops Bysshops Abbotis Priours 
 Erlis Baros Justicis Sherefs Stywardis Mynysters and to alle Baylyfs and 
 his trew men gretinge, ^ We haue vnderstande the charter whiche that our 
 Lord somtyme Kinge of Englonde our fader made vnto the citezens of Lon- 
 don in theis wordis. ^ Edward, by the grace of God Kynge of England 
 Lorde of Irlonde and Duke of Aquytanye, vnto Archbisshops Bisshops Ab- 
 botis Priours Erlis Barons Justices Sherefs Stywardis Ministirs and alle 
 Baylyfs his trewe men gretyng. ^ We haue understand the charter the 
 whiche the Lorde Herry somtyme Kynge of England oure fader made to y 
 citezens of London in thes wordes. m Hery, by the grace of God King of 
 England Lorde of Irlond, Duke of Acquytany, Erie of Angeoy, unto Arch- 
 bisshops Bysshops Abbotis Priours Erlis Barons Justices Sherefs, and to alle 
 Baylifs and to alle his trew men gretyng. 
 
 ^ The furst artycle. Wctelh that we haue graunted and by our char- 
 ter present confermed to the citezens of London the shorcfhode of Lon- 
 don and of Middelsex, wyth all thingis and custumes that fallith to the 
 same sherefhold of London \V in the cite and wythout, by lande and bi 
 water, to haue and to holde to theym to ther heyers yeldyng therof by yere 
 CCC. li. of sterlynge of blankis, twoo termes of the yere at the schequer. 
 At Ester C. 1. li. And at Myhelmas C. 1. li. Sauyng to y same Citezens of 
 Londo al her fredoms and her fre custumes.
 
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 1\ 
 
 ^The second arlycle. And ouer that we haue grauted to the citezens 
 of London, that they of heniself iiiakeSherefs whiche that they wyll and re- 
 meue them whan they wyll, and the that they make sherefs present theym 
 to our Justicis at the schequer of that whiche fallith to the same sheref- 
 hod and but that they answer and make good sufficieli y citezes of Lodoshal 
 answer and make good of y mercy and of y ferme sauyng to the same cite- 
 zens her fraunchises as it is aforesayd and sauyng to the same Sherefs, the 
 same franchises that other citezens of London haue. 
 
 ^ The iii. artycle. So yf that they which for the tyme haue ben 
 Sherefs any trespace haue done and it maye be preuyd, they shal pay 
 XX. 11. and y wy thout ony harme of any other citezen yf that they be suf- 
 ficient. 
 
 fH 'J'he iiii. artycle. And yf they do any trespace wherof may fall peryll 
 of lyf and ly, bee they demyd as they shuld bee the lawe of y cite, of tho 
 that falleth to y fosayd sherefhode y Sheref shall answer at our eschequcr 
 before our Justicis, Sau3mg euermore to y same Sherefs the fraunchciscs 
 which odur citezens haue. This graunte and confirmacion wee haue made 
 to the citezens of London for amendement of the Cite, and for as moche 
 as it hath ben vsed of olde to bee at the ferme of CCC. li. we wyll and 
 sadlich bydde y the citezens of London and ther eyers the forsa3-d sheref- 
 hode of London and Mydelsex wyth alle thyngys that fallyth to the same 
 sherefhode to haue and to holde of vs and of our eyers fynyally frely and 
 holi for the same ferme of CCC. II. as the chartour of our fader Kynge John 
 of Englond which we haue sen wytnessyth. And we defend that none 
 mystake hem to done any lettyng or greuaunce to the citezens of London 
 of thyngis that fallyth to y same sherefhode of London or were wonte to 
 falle. 
 
 ^ The V. artycle. We wyll also that yf we or our eyers or ony of our 
 Justicis haue yeuen or graunt to ony wyght, of tho that fallen to the ferme 
 of the same sheref hod that thoo the citezens of London in aqtaunce of her 
 ferme, be compted bi yere at our schequer as the chartour of Lord John 
 our fader Kynge of Englande, whiche they haue therof resonable wytnesse. 
 Wytnesseth, Eustace of London, Peter of Wynchester, Jokelyn of Bathe, Ri- 
 chard of Salysbury, Bisshops Hubert of Borough Erie of Kent, our Justice,
 
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 Gilbert of Clare Erie of Glouceter and Ilerford, Rauf riztnicol, Richard 
 Ardentyiic our St^^wardo, yeuen by the hande of our wurthy fader Uauf 
 Bissbop of Chester, our ChaQcelar, at WestiTi the xviii day of Feiierel, the 
 yere of our reigne xi. 0[ Also we haue understonde, another chartur wbiche 
 that our forsayde fader made for the comon wele of the cite of Londo and 
 of alle his reame in theis wordis. K[ Hery, by the grace of God Kynge off 
 ]i!,n<dand, Lorde of Irlande, Duke of Normandy and Acquitanye, and Erie 
 of An^eov, vnto Archbisshops, Bisshops Abbatt^ Prcyours Erlis Baros Jus- 
 ticj Sherefs Stywardis Mynysters and to alle Baylifs, and to all his trewe 
 men 2;retvng. 
 
 ^ The vi. artycle. Wetyth wel that for the wele of our soule and the 
 helthe of the soule of Kinge John oure fader, and the soules off our ante- 
 cessours, and also for y como profyt of our cite of London, and of alle our 
 reame haue graunted and stedfastly commaunded that alle the weris that 
 ben in Thamis or in Medwey by Medwey, where that euer they be in 
 Thamj's or in Medwey be do awaye. ^ And that from hensforward noo 
 weres be sett in Thames nor in Medwey, vpo forfetour of x II. 
 
 ^ The vii. artycle. Also we clayme quyte to our citezens of Londo all 
 that the Constables of our Tour of London was wont to take of the same 
 weres. Wherfore we wyll and stedfastly comaunde that no Constable of 
 the Tour ony tyme from hensforward ony tinge axe or ony greuaunce doo 
 to ony of the same cite, by encheson of the same weres. It is knowen I 
 nowe to vs, and by our trewe men doo vs to vnderstode that moost pray- 
 cng and leste profyt myght falle to the same cite and to me and stable to 
 the same cite as the chartour of our lord Kynge John our fader, wyth our 
 Barons of Londo therof haue resonably witncssith. Witnes, Eustas of Lon- 
 don, Peter of Wynchester, Joklyn of Bathe, Richard of Salysbury, Bishops 
 Hubert of Borough, Erie of Kent our Justice, Gylbert of Clare erle Glou- 
 ceter and Herford, Fiztnicol, Richard of Argentyn oure Sty ward, yeue by y 
 hand of our wurshipful fader Rauf Bisshop of Chichester, our Chauncelai', 
 at Westiu the xviii. day of Fcucrell, the yere of our reigne xi. ^ Also we 
 haue understonde the chartour which our sayd fader made to the same 
 citezens in theis wordis. ^ IJerry, by the grace of God Kynge of England 
 Lorde of Llande, Duke of Normandy and of Aquytanye,and Erie of An- 
 geoy, vnto th' Archbisshops and Bisshops Abbott] Preyours Erlis Barons,
 
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 Justices Mynysters and to alle his trewe me Frensh and Englysh 
 gretyng. 
 
 ^ The viii. artycle. Wetyth wel that we haue graunted to our citezens 
 of London that none of them pletee othor wythout the wallis of London of 
 ony plee, but of plees of fre hoide that ben with out the fraunchesis outake 
 momers and our mynstrels. 
 
 m The ix. artycle. Also we haue graunted aquitaunce of murdur wyth- 
 in the citee and in Portsouthe tluit none of hem make batayle, and also of 
 plees that longen to crowne. We haue grauntyd that y citezens of Lon- 
 don mo we distreyne he after the olde custumcs of the cite. 
 
 Q The X. artycle. And that no man take hostel within y wallis of Lon- 
 d5 nor in Portsouth by strengthe nor by lyueraunce of the Marchal. 
 
 ^ The xi. ar. This also we haue grauntyd that alle the citezens of Lon- 
 don be quyt off toll and lastage and of all od' custume by alle our landis 
 of this half the see and beyonde. 
 
 ^ The xii. artycle. And also that noo man of merci of money be 
 denied but after the lawe of the cite Avhiche they had of Kynge Herry 
 ayal of Kyng Herry our ayal, and that in the cite in noo plee be mis- 
 knowing. 
 
 ^ The xiii. artycle. Also that hustings be holden ones in f weke. 
 
 ^ The xiiii. artycle. Also yf ony man witholde he of ony ladis free 
 holdj wed or any dette y they haue them rightfully ayen. 
 
 Q The XV. article. Also of her londis and free holdis y they haue 
 wythin the cite right be holde to hem after the custume of the cite. 
 
 ® The xvi article. And of all her dett^ that been borowed off hem 
 at London and of weddys there done, be they termyned in the same 
 cite.
 
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 ^ The xvii. article. And yf any ma of our landis on this half the see 
 or beyonde take any toUeor custunie of the citezens of Londo other wyse 
 tha they sliuld the Sherefs of London shall take wed of hem at London. 
 
 m The xviii. artycle. Also we haue graunted to them that they hauc 
 her huntyngys where so cuer they had them in tyme of Kynge Herry ayal 
 vnto Kynge Herry our ayal. 
 
 H The xix. artycle. Also moreouer we haue grauntyd hem in amen- 
 dement of the cite, that they ben alk quyt of bryztchel of childwyt 
 zeresgeu and of scotal. So that noo Sheref of London neyther none other 
 Bayl}' make scotall in the frauncheis aforesayde. 
 
 M Thes fraunches vsagis wee haue graunted and all other liberties and 
 free vsagis and custum whiche they had in the tyme of Kynge Herry ayall 
 of Kyng Herry our ayall whan \\\ey had hem more frelyar and more better 
 as the charter of Kinge John our fader which they haue therof resonable 
 M'3'tnessith. ^ For why we wyl and stedfastly comaunde that they and her 
 cyers al thes forsayd fraijchescs that they haue hem and them holde holly 
 of vs and of our eyers by the wy tnesses, Eustas of London, Jokelyn of Bathe, 
 Richard of Salysbury, and Peter of Wynchester, Bishops, Hubert of Bo- 
 rough Erie of Kent our Justice, Gylbert of Clare erle Glouoeter and Her- 
 ford, Rauf Fiztnycol, and Richard of Argentyneoure Stywardis Herry of 
 the chapel and other, yeucn be the hand of our wurshipful fader Rauf Bi- 
 shop of Chichest', and our Chauncelar, at Westiii the xvi. daye of Marche, 
 the yere of our reygne si. @ Also we haue vnderstande another charter 
 whiche our sayde fad' made to the same citezes in thes wordis. To alle 
 Archbisshops Bysshops, Abbott^ Priours Erles Barons Knyghtis and fre 
 holders and to alle the coute of Mydelsex. 
 
 ^ The XX. artycle. Herry, by the grace of God Kynge off England 
 Lorde of L'land, Duke of Normandy and of Aquytanye, Erie of Angeoy, 
 vnto Archebisshops Bisshops Abbott^ Priours Erlys Barons Justicis She- 
 refs Stywardis M\'nystyrs Foresters and to alle Baylifs, and to all his trewe 
 Rren gretyng. ^ Wctith w^l y we haue grauntyd and by our chartour 
 .confermyd for vs and for our eyers to Archcbissliops, Bisshops Abbottys
 
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 Priours Eries Barons Knightes and Freholders, and to alle of tlie counte of 
 Mydelsex. That alio the warcjn of Stanes wyth the apertiuaunce be vii- 
 ware3Micd and vnforested for euermore so that all the forsajd citezens of 
 London her eyers and her successours haue alle the frauncheses of the 
 warcyn and forest vnblemysshyd in the same wareyn wythin whiche thev 
 shulde mo\ye taken her landis, and hewe her wodes and ordeyne therforc 
 right for her owne wele wythout sight or wyth sayeng of waryn or forester 
 or of ony od' myiiyster, and wythin whiche wareyn nether waryner ne fo- 
 rester nor Justice of our forest of her landis and wodes ne huntynge ne of 
 r-epyngc of her cornes entermet hem any thinge nor hem her eyers or suc- 
 cessours, by any somowning or distresse before our Justice of forest or 
 wareynSj doo com by encheson of her londis and tenementis that they hauc 
 wythin the same parties, wher furst ther was won to be wardeyne. ^ But 
 ben they and ther eyers and successours, landis and tenementis wythin thoo 
 parties conteined free and quytof alle maner axios axing and attcnemet^ 
 and of all maner tliigis that to wareyn or to forest or waryner or forester 
 longen. ^ Wherfore we wylle and stedfastly bydde that al the landis and 
 tenementis holdyng wythin the forsayd parties her eyers and her succes- 
 sours haue the forsayd libarteis and quytaunce, and her landis and tene- 
 mentis aforsayd vnwarend been they and vnforestyd euermore and quyt 
 fro all tiling^ y to warein or forest or to wareynes or forest^ loge as it 
 is aboue said by thes wytncsses, Hubert of Borough Eric of Kent Jus- 
 tice of England, Gilbert Clare, Erie of Glouceter and of Herford, Willim 
 Marshall Erie of Penbroke, Phelpy of Albunak, ^YaIter Euennere, Os- 
 bryglit GyfFord, Richard of Argentyne, John Phelpyson, Richard Fizt- 
 hugh and other, yeuen by the handis of the wurshipfull fad' Rauf Bishop 
 of Chichester, our Chaucelar, at Wodstock, y xviii day of August, y yerc 
 of our reygne xi. ^ Also we haue understond, another chartur whiche 
 that our forsayde fader made to the Mayre and citezens of Londo in tlies 
 wordis. ^ Herry, by the grace of God Kynge of England Lord of Ir- 
 lande, Duke of Normandy and of Aquitanye, and Erie of Angeoy, vnto 
 Archbishops Bysshops Abbot^ Preiours Erles Barons JusticisSherefs, Styw- 
 ard^ Mynystirs, and to alle Baylifs, and to alle his trewe men send gretyng. 
 
 The xxi. artycle. Wetith wel that Ave haue grauntyd, and by our 
 present chartur confermyd for vs and oure eyers that the Mayre and cite- 
 zens of Londo haue and holde all her fraunchvscs and her fre custumes,.
 
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 whiche they had in the tyiiie of Kynge Herry ayal of King Herry our ayal 
 and whyche they haue be charturs of antecessours King^ of England, and 
 they hadden theym more better and frear, and that they haue hem and vse 
 hem from hensforward frely and fully for euer. 
 
 ^ The xxii. artycle. Also we haue grautyd to the samecitezens of Lon- 
 don that eche Mayre that they chise in our cite of London wene our eyers 
 not beyng at Westiri they may present hym euerych yere to our Barons of 
 the choker and of hem as Mayre be amytted. So that neuertheles att oure 
 next corny ng of vs or our eyers to Westin or to London to vs or to our 
 eyers, he be presented and in to Mayre admytyd. 
 
 ^ The xxiii. article. Also we wylle and bydde for vs and our eyers, that 
 vii. li. for the fraunches of Saint Poule of London of the ferme of London be 
 allowed to our Sherefs of the cite yerly in her acompte, to our escheker. 
 
 ^ The xxiiii. article. And that the same citezens by all our pour as well 
 vpon this syde the see as beyonde be quyt of alle maner tolles and cus- 
 tumes for euer as it is conteyned in the charturs of the forsayd Kyng^. And 
 we defend vpon our forfeitours that none mystake hy from hensforward to 
 don ayenst this frauches and our graunte nor presume to greuen or vexen 
 the same citezens by thes oure witnesses, Phelyp Bysshop of Herford, Ri- 
 chard Erie of Cornewale, our broder Peter of Saband, John Mauncell Pro- 
 uost of Beriiley, Maister Willrn Kelkeney Archdecon of Couentree, Bartra 
 of Cryolle, John of Lesyngton, John off Grey, Herry of Wynhiu, Robert 
 Walrand, Williu of Grey, Niclas of Saint Maury, Willm German and other, 
 yeuen be our hand at Wyndsore, the xii. day of Junij, the yere of oure 
 reygne xxxvii. ^ Also we haue vnderstonde some artycles conteyned in 
 a chartur the whiche our fader made to the citezens the xxvi. day of Marche 
 the yere of his reygne lij. in theis wordys. 
 
 ^ The XXV. article. We haue grautyd to the same citezens of Londo 
 that of plecs belongyng to the crowne that of theis whiche most win y cite 
 or the subbarbis thcrof shal befalle to be done that me mowe distrej^n he 
 therof after the olde custume of the sayd cyte. 
 
 CI The xxvi. article. Also that forens as wel as other may make attour-
 
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 nays in hustiugis as wel the playntyf as the defendaunt as it is done in 
 other court. 
 
 jQ The xxvii. artycle. Also that none marchaunt ne none other go to 
 mete any marchaundyses by lande or by water wyth her marchaund3^cis 
 and vitayles comyng toward the cite to bey or to selle ayen tyl they com to 
 the cite, and ther chaftur ther haue put to sale vp the paine of ferfetour of 
 the chafi\ir so bought and payne of prysonymcnt fro the which they shal 
 not escape wythout greuous chastysmet. 
 
 ||[ The xxviii. article. And that non put to sale his chaftur of whiche 
 custume shal be reysed tyll the custume therof diew, bee reysed, vp for- 
 feytour of the chaffer that is so put to sale. Also od' artycles in the char- 
 tour conteynyd, at the instauce and preyer of the sayd citezens, for a^s and 
 for oure eyers vtterlych we adnulle. ^ And we alle the graunt^ lybarties 
 quytaunce and fre custumes conteyncd in the forsa}' d v. chartours of the 
 furst graunt, and also y iiii. ar. i y forsayd vi. chart' specyfyed weconferme 
 theym fernie and stable for vs and our ej^ers to the same citezens and to 
 ther successours citezens of the same cite, and hem of our specyall grace 
 we newe and graunte hem to holde free euer, to vs sauing and to our eyers 
 the rightis of the common graunt aftirward purchaced. 
 
 m The xxix. article. Morouer that syth our citezens aforsayd by char- 
 tours of oure forsayd progenitours euery Mayre y that they had chosen in 
 the forsayd cite our progeuA'tours aforsayd or vs not beyng at Westiii were 
 wote yerly to presenten to the Barons of our eschequer that of hem as 
 Mayre shuld be am34ted. So neuertheles that in the next comyng of our 
 forsayd progenytours or our to Westiii or London to the same our progeny- 
 tours or to vs he shulde be I'epresentyd, and in to Mayi' shulde be admytted. 
 Wee wyllyng to the same citezens in this party to do more plentuous 
 grace, haue grautyd to he for vs and our eyers that y Mair of f same 
 cite, whan by hem citezens shal be chosen and also the Sherefs of the same 
 cite, whan also bi hem in terme vsed ben chosen, we and our eyers or our 
 Barons aforsayd at Westiii or at London not beyng, they shul be amyltyd 
 and presentyd to the Constable off" our tour of London that is for the time 
 wythout the gate of the same tour in maner that they wont before to been
 
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 admyltyd and presentyd at our eschequer. So that in tiie next comyng 
 offvs or of our cyers be presentjd and i to Mayreadmytted. 
 
 ^ The XXX. article. Also we haire grauntyd for vs and for our e5^!s to 
 our citezens y they and ther successours citezens of the same cite be quyt 
 for euer of pauage pontage and murage by al our reame and and all our 
 pour, and that the same Sherefs of the same cite as often as it failyth them 
 to ben amercyed in our courte, for any trespace they sliulde been admer- 
 cyed after the maner and y quantyto of the trespace, as other Sherefs of oui" 
 reame ben amcrcj'd. ^ Why Ave wyll and stedfastly byd for vs and for 
 our eyers,. y y same citezens and her successours haue all her. fraiicheses 
 q'tauces and fre custumes aforesayd, and that they vse hem for euer after 
 our confirmacion and graunt aforesayd by the wytnesses, R. of London, 
 "VV. off Couentre and Lichfeld, Bisshops, Ro. Eiztwater, Hugh Dcuere, John 
 Tregoz, Roger Brabason, Water Beauchiiipe sty ward of ourhoushold, Jolni 
 of Met}' nghin, John of Cobhitn, Eustace oft" Ilach, Williii of Brown, Peter 
 of Cadington and other, yeuen by our hand the xvii. day of Aprill, tlie 
 yere of our reygne xxvii.. 
 
 ^ The xxxi article. V/e sothly the forsayd yestes grauntj confirmacions 
 and innouacions hauing hem free for vs and our eyers in as miche as in vs 
 is to the cetezens of y forsayd cite and her successours citezens of 5' cite, 
 we graunt and conferme as the forsayd chartour of our sayd fader reson- 
 ably wytnessyth. ^ More ouer wylling to the forsayd citezens done more 
 ful grace for remission and pardon that they ded^'n to vs of A. M. marck 
 Avhiche that we borowed of he in to our wardrobe by our clarke Roger of 
 Norwod, kepar of the same wardrobe, for the expends of om-e hostell. We 
 haue grauntyd to them for vs and for oure ej'ers and this present chartour 
 confermed, that thow theine her successours citezens of the same cite haue 
 not full vsed any tyme any of y fniuncheses quitauncis or of her free cus- 
 tumes as they shuld. ^euertheles they and her successours citezes of the 
 same cyte, alle the forsayd fraunches quytauc^ and her free custumes they 
 vse hem ful from hensforward and reyoise hem for euer wythout an}' lettlge 
 or greuaunce of vs or of our eyers, Justic) Escheturs Sherefs or ony Bay- 
 iii'->, or any of our Mynistirs. 
 
 ^ The xxxii. article, Morcoucr we haue grauntid for vs and for our!
 
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 eyers, and this present cliartur confirmyd to the same cite:ten3, that 
 we nor our ej'ers, for any thing in the cite fallyng or in y subarbes ther- 
 of we shall not assygne oure Justic^ w in the same cite, than our 
 Justic) that l)en goyng to y tour of Lodon, and the Justicis that ben 
 goyng to the goyle of newgat to delyuer and to amend errors at Seint 
 Martys graut of Londo as it hath ben vsed of olde tynie but yf it be any 
 -thig that toucheth vs or our eyers that falle in tlie same cyte or within y 
 subarbis of the same ^ Why we wil and graunt and stedfastly bydde for 
 vs and for our eyers, that the forsayd citezes her eyers and successors cite- 
 zens of the same cyte, haue and vse for euer alle her frauchesis quitauucis 
 and her free custumes as it is before said by thes witnesses, W. Archbishop 
 of YorkePrimat of Englad, John Bishop of Ely our Chauncelar, J. Bis- 
 shop of Norwich, John Bishop of Chester, Adomarc of Valaunce Erie of 
 Penbrock, John of Bretaigne Erie of Richmod, Umfrey of Bochiii Erie of 
 Hertford and Esex, Hugh de Speser the yong Barthm of Badelfmore, 
 Sty ward of our hostel and other, yeuen by our hand at Yorke, the viij. day 
 of Junij, y yere of our regne xii. 
 
 ^ Tlie xxxiii. article. Also we haue vnderstond, some articles wliich y 
 our said fader y same viij. day of Junij grauntid to y same citezcus by his 
 letters patetj to holde and to kepe T theis wordes y is to say, y the Mairand 
 y the Sherefs of ycite aforsaid after y tenour of the chartnrs of our proge- 
 nitors somtyme Kyng^ of England to hem thcrof made by chosen and none 
 other wyse. 
 
 ^ The xxxiiii. article. And that none of the Sherefs of the same cite 
 that shalbe for the tyme haue but ij. Sergeant and ij. Clarkis for that oflice. 
 And that they taken to hem such clarkis and sergeaunt for which they 
 shuld wel answer vpon her owne paril. 
 
 @ The XXXV. article. And that the Mair of the cite afor sayde the 
 whyles y he is Mair haue none other office to the same cite belonging but 
 his office of ^ Mairship of y same and y he draw not before hem ne holde in 
 y chambre Sherefs plee ne other pices but doo after the olde custumes of 
 •the cite as Mair shuld holde. 
 
 The xxxvi. article. Alsothat the talyagj and subsidies of the cite to
 
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 our vse and to our eyers, and for the state and profiztj of the said C3'te from 
 this tyme forthe be men of the ward^ therto cliosen to be sett be not aug- 
 mentid norarered by f Mayror Aldirmen or other but of comoun assent of 
 the gretis partye of comonaltee of the forsaid cite. 
 
 ^ The xxxvii. article. And that the siluer thatcomethe of such talyagj 
 be in the keping of iiij. comonars of the same cite therto chosen, and that 
 it be not delyuerd but bi witnesse of y same iiij. men, so that y same iiij 
 men may enforme the forsayd comons to what profight and to whos vse the 
 forsayd siluer fallyth. 
 
 ^ The xxxviii. arti. Also that none alyen be amytted in to the fraun- 
 ches of the said cite but in hustingis. 
 
 ||[ The xxxix. ar. And that exchaunge namly an English marchaunt 
 bee not amytted in to the fraunches of y cite of any crafte but be mempris 
 of vi. goood men and sufficyent of the crafte or of the office of the which 
 he shalbe made freman of, which vi. men shul vndirtake for hym to kepe 
 the forsayde cite wout harme, and in the same maner of vndcrtakyng 
 shalbe don of alyens aforsayd which shulbe amittid into the fraunches of 
 y cite, in hustings yf they bee of any crafte or offyce, and yf they be of 
 none certayn crafte, thei shul not be amittid in to the frauches of the same 
 cite, wout assent of the comonalte of the same cite. 
 
 ^ The xl. ar. And they that sythen we taken goucrnaile of owr kyngdoni 
 ageyn the fourme aforsayd, beth admitted in to the libarteis of the same cite, 
 
 ^ The xli. article. And they that ageyn ther othe or ageyn the state of 
 the cite haue done and laufulli therof couicte y thei lesen the fraunches 
 of the same cyte, sauyng alwey y of aprenticj in the same cite be kepe 
 the olde maner and fourme of f cite. 
 
 ^ The xlii. ar. And f euery yere in the forsayde cite as ofte as nede 
 be. Be it. enqueryd yf any off the frauches of the same cite, chaffur \V 
 other mennys good that be not off the fraunches of the same cite, and seye 
 the same good^ be her owne ageyne her othe and ageyn the cite and therof 
 ben conuict that they lese the frauches of the same cite.
 
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 ^ The xliii. arty. And that alle and euery man in f for sayd fraunches 
 beyng, and the frauches and fre custumes of the same cyte wyllyng to re- 
 ioyse, be in lotte and scott and partiners of alle maner chargj for the state 
 of the same francheis to maytent after her othe, y they wyl not done as it is 
 aforsayd they shal lese her fraiiches. 
 
 ^ The xliiii. ar. And y all and euery man of the fraunches of y same 
 cite beig, and wout y sayd cite dwellyng and hauten her marchaudicj in 
 y same cite that they be in scotte and lotte w our comonars of y^ same citee 
 or ellis y they lese her franches. 
 
 H[ The xlv. article. And that y comon scale of the same cite be i keping 
 of ij. aldirme and ij. comoners of the same cite, by y comonars of y same 
 cite therto chosen and y f scale be not denaied to rich ne to pour of y same 
 cite wha they haue nede therof yf her axio may be proued trewe, and y no 
 thing be take for y seling of the same seal. 
 
 ^ The xlvi. article. And y y balauncj and weight^ of marchandises be- 
 twene marchaut and marchaut for to wey of which y ysnes comyng and 
 knowleg therof logen to y commonallee of y forsaid cite y they be in kep- 
 ing of y good and sufficiet men y ben knowyng in that office and therto 
 chosen by the for sayd comonaltee to y wilje of hem to kepe y non other be 
 in the same office but that they be chosen thertoo. 
 
 ^ The xlvii. article. And that the Sherefs of the for sayd citee y shuld 
 be for y tyme tol or custumes that falle to ther ferme and other knowe of- 
 fice that fallyth to he and be od' me vsed yf they will deliuer tha to any 
 man, y than they delyuer the to suche me, as they wyl answere fore and 
 noon other and yf any man be y for said Sheref be put in office as it is afor 
 sayd take any custum y is not dewe or bere him I his office other wise than 
 he shuld, and at y sute of any man be covicte he shalbe put out of his of- 
 fyce and after hys doyng he shul be punyshed. 
 
 ^ The xlviii. article. And marchant^ y be not in y franshes of the for 
 sayd cite y they selle noo wyne ne ne noo od' marchaundisis to retaille w in 
 y cite ne i y subarbis of y same.
 
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 HI The xlix. article. Also y ther be noo broker of an}'^ nianer marchauu- 
 dyse in the for said cite from hensforward but that they be chosen by mar- 
 chant^ of the same craftj of which the brokers haue to haunte her oftyce 
 and therupon they shul taken her othe before y Mair of the for sayd citee. 
 
 ^ The 1. article. Also that como herburgers in the same cite and in the 
 subbarbes ther of that be not of the frauncheise of the said cite be party- 
 ners of alle maner charg^ y fallithe in y same cite for the state therof to 
 maynteyne as vvel as od' comon harburgers free and of the same fraunches 
 in the cite or subbarbes for sayd. 
 
 ^ The li. article. Sauyng al way y f marchautis of Gascoyne and other 
 alyens may dwelle and harborough to geder in y said citee as they were 
 wont to doo here before, 
 
 ^ The lii. article. And that the keping of f brydge of the cite aforsayd 
 and y rent^ and profyt^ therof belonging at y wylle of y same comonalte of 
 the same cite be take, ij. wise and sufRciet men and to od' than toaldirmen 
 therto chosen by the same comonalte which shul answer therof to the 
 comonalte. 
 
 ^ The liii. article. And that noo sergaunt of y chambre of y gvvild 
 halle of y forsayd cite take noo fee of y comonalte or doo excusion but 
 only be the forsayd comonalte therto chosen. 
 
 ^ The liiii. article. And that y Chaburleyne the comon Clarke, and 
 como Sergaunt of y forsayd citee be chosen by y comonalte and remeued 
 at y wille of the sayd comonalte. 
 
 ^ The Iv. article. And y y goodes of Aldirmen of f forsayd cite in 
 helpe of y talaygj and od' contribucios fallyng to y same cite be taxed by 
 men of the same warde that they dwelle in as wel as the good5 of other 
 citeijens in the same warde. 
 
 f[[ The Ivi. article. Which articles aboue ben shewed and the thing^ in 
 whom conteyned, our sayd fader be his forsayd letters, hath excepted
 
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 preued and ratifyed hem for hym and his eyers as myche as was in hym, to 
 the samecitezens and lier successours hathgraunted and confermed, in the 
 cite and subbarbarb^ aforsayd to the coraon profyt of hem that ben dwel- 
 lyng therin, and to hem that be comyng therto to haue and to kepe for 
 euer. 
 
 ^ The Ivii. article. And morouer Avyllyng to doo more ful grace to the 
 Mayre Alderme and citezens of y same cite at her request to hem by his 
 same lytters for hi and for his eyers y the Mayr Aldyrmen citezens and the 
 comonalte of the comonnars of the forsayd cite her^yres and her succes- 
 sours for the nedys and profyt of the same cite as wel vpon rent^ as od' 
 and as well vpon craft^ as odur wyse they mowe set talages and areren 
 hem wout any lett of our sayd fader his eyers or any od' of his mynysters. 
 
 mi The Iviii. ar. And that the siluer of suche manor talag^ comynge, be 
 in the kepyng of iiij. trewe men by the comnalte of the same cyte therto 
 chosen and that they be not spedyd od'wyse than for the nedis and profit^ 
 of the sayd cite. 
 
 ^ The lix. ar. Also we haue grantyd and confermed to y citezens of y 
 same cite her eyers and her successours citezens of the same cite, y forsayd 
 yeft^ grant^ and cofirmacions, and all articles in y same letters of our fadir 
 coteyned, to haue hem ferme and stable for vs and our eyers as miche as 
 is in vs, as the chartur and y letters of our fader resonably wytnessith. 
 Morouer wyllyng to do more plentious grace to the cytezens of the for 
 sayd cite we haue graunted hem for vs and for our eyers, and our present 
 chartur confermed that though thei ne her predecessours citezens of y for- 
 sayd cite haue not full vsed any tyme any of her fraunches quitaunc^ ar- 
 ticles or of her free custumes as tliey shulde, as it is in the same chartour 
 and letters conteyned. Neuerthelesse y same citezens her eyers and her 
 successours citezens of the same cite and ech of hem reioy for euer and vse 
 hem fro hensforward wythout ony lettyng of vs or of any of our eyers Jus- 
 tic^ escheturs or of any of ourBaylyfs and mynysters. 
 
 ® The Ix. article. Moreouer we haue graufyd for vs and for our eyers 
 and our present chartur confermyd to the Mayre Aldyrmen of the cyte, f 
 yf ony custumes haue been vsed any tj^me in the forsayd cite ageyn y
 
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 frauches or thing^ of newe haue fallen in the cite and ma}^ not be amendid, 
 the Mayre Aldirmen her eyers and her successours by assent of all the 
 comonalte of the same cite, may sette congrew remedy and ordeyn for the 
 common proffit of the citezens of the cite and of other trevve men repay r- 
 ing to the same cyte as ofte as it is nede. Soo that suche maner ordy- 
 nauncc be profytable to vs and to owr people, as it is aforsayde be this wyt- 
 nesse. The wurshipfull fader John Archbisshop of Caunterbury Pi imat of 
 alle Englad, Ri. of Durha, Rauf of Lodo Bishops, Willin Vohu Erie of 
 North, Willm of Klinton Erie of Huntingdon, Hewe of Awdley Erie of 
 Glouceter, Thomas Wake of Lydel, Rauf Basset of Braiton, Rauf of Staf- 
 ford Styward of owr hostell and other, yeuen by our hand att Westrii, the 
 xxvi day of May f yere of our reigne of England xv, and of our reigne of 
 Fraunce seconde. ^ Also we haue vnd'stonde anothr chartour of our for- 
 said ayall in thes wordis. Edward, by the grace of God Kynge of En- 
 gland Lord off Irland and Duke of Aquytanye, vnto Archbishops Bishops 
 Abbott^ Preiors Erles Barons Justic^ Sherefs, Stywardis Mynysters, and to 
 all Baylifs, and to his trewe men gretyng. ^ Wetith wel that we for the 
 amendement off our cite of London and for the good seruyce that to vs 
 haue done our welbelouyd Mayre Aldermen and the commonalte of the 
 sayd cite of Londo of assent of Prelat^ Erlis Barons Justicisand of all other 
 coiiionalte of owr reame beig in our parlemetat Westm hauegrauntyd and 
 oure present chartour confermed for vs and for our eyers to the citezens of 
 the forsayd cite the frauches that ben suyng to haue to hem and to her 
 eyers and her successours for euer. 
 
 ^ The Ixi. article. Furst in the grete chartour of the fredoms of En- 
 wlod amonge other it is conteyned that y citezens of London haue alle her 
 olde fraunches, and the same citezens in y time of y makig of y forsaid 
 chart' and i y tynie of Saint Edward Kinge and Confessor, and of Willin 
 Conquerour and of other progenitours. They had diuers fraunches and 
 custumes as well bee chartours of our progenitours wout charturs of olde 
 custom vpon whyche in dyuers weis and in other contrays of our forsayd 
 progenitours as well be domes as by statutis many tymes they haue been 
 lettyd. And of some of her fraunches forbarred. ^ We wyl and graunte 
 for vs and for oure e3'ers that the same citezens haue her fraunches after the 
 fourme off the grete chartour, and alle lettynge and greuaunce in that 
 party e to hem done be the reuoked and anulled.
 
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 ^ The Ixii. article. Moreouer we haue graunt3'd for vs and for our eyers to 
 the same citezens her eyers and her successours, that the Mayre that is for 
 the tynie be one of the Justicis assigned to the deliueraunce of the gayole of 
 newgate. And that he be named in euery comission therof made. And 
 that the same citezens her eyers and her successours haue infangchief and 
 outfangchif and the goodys and catels of alle hem that before hem be 
 domed wyth in the forsaid fraunches and of alle them that be of the for- 
 said fraunches at the forsayd gaole to bee demed. 
 
 ^ The Ixiii. artycle. Also for as myche as by chartours of our proge- 
 nytours it hath ben grauntyd to the forsayde citezens that they shulde 
 holde her sherefhode off London and Myddelsex for CCC. II. to yelde 
 yerly at owr excheker and the nevve bee charged euery yere off CCCC. 11, 
 for the same sheref hodis at the same escheker ageyn the fourme of the 
 forsayde chartours. ||[ We wyll and graunte for vs and owre eyers, that 
 the same cytezens her eyers and successours holde from hensforvvard, the 
 forsayd sheref hodj for CCC. II. to yeld yerly at our escheker. After the 
 tenour of the forsayde chartours and that of the forsayd, C. II. fro this tyme 
 forth they be quyt. 
 
 ^ The Ixiiii. article. Moreouer we haue grauted for vs and for oure 
 eyers to the same citezens her eyers and her successours mowe bequethe 
 her tenementis wythin the forsayd cite, as well to mortmayne as od' maner 
 as it hath ben vsed of olde tyme. 
 
 ^ The Ixv. article. And for as miche as in a chartour of Syr Edward 
 Kyng of England our fader to the same citezens made amoge other, it is 
 conteyned that the Sherefs of the same cite as often as it fallyth hem to be 
 admercyed for any trespace I her court, that they be amercied after the 
 quantite of y trespace as other Sherefs of the reame ben wont to be amer- 
 cyed for lyke trespace. 
 
 ^ The Ixvi. artycle. And the Sherefs of the forsayd cite, after the making 
 of that chartour for eschape of thefes were amercyed other wyse than other 
 Sherefs on this behalfe trente which for such maner escape at an Cs. onlych 
 as it is sayd ben amercyed. ^ We wil and graunte for vs and our eyars y
 
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 Sherefs of the same cite that ben for f tyme for escape of thefys other 
 wyse than other Sherefs on this half trent be not charged nor amerced. 
 
 f^ The Ixvii. artycle. And that the forsayd citezcns of the kcpyng of 
 hem whiche that fleen to chirches within the francheis aforesayd be not 
 charged odurwyse than they were wont of olde to be charged. Notwy th- 
 stondynge any thyngis done or demyd in the last goyng to the tour of 
 London. 
 
 ||[ The Ixviii. article. And that the same citezens remeue, and do awey 
 all f weres in Thamys and Medwey and that they haue the punishment^ 
 therof longing to vs. 
 
 ^ The Ixix. artycle. Moreouer we wyl and stedfastly bydde, that all 
 marchauntis al3'ens comyng in to Englond that they selle her marchaudyses 
 wy th in xl, dayes after her coming, and that they be at the table of fre men 
 of the forsayd cite and of other cites and townes in England wy thout any 
 innes of them self holde. 
 
 ^ The Ixx. article. Also we wyl and we gravtnte for vs and oure eyers, 
 y the Sty ward of f marchalsye ne Clarke of market of our houshold or of 
 our eyers, sytte not from hensforward w in the fraunches of the forsayd cite 
 ne haunte there none office ne drawe bi any maner any of the forsayde 
 citezens in to plee, wythout the fraiiches of thyngis that fallen wythin the 
 same fraunches. 
 
 ^ The Ixxi. article. And that none eschet' ne none other Mynyster 
 from this tyme forwarde haunte th'offyce of eschet' wythin the forsayd 
 fraunches. But that the Maire of the forsayd cite that is for the tyme do 
 the office of escheter within the forsayd fraunches, so that he swere 
 that office truly to done, and therof to vs or to our eyers as he ought to 
 answere. 
 
 ^ The Ixxii. article. And that the forsayd citezens from hensforward be 
 not distreyned to gone or to senden to any ware out of the forsayde cite. 
 
 ^ The Ixxiii. article. And y the Constable of the tour of London make
 
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 no preses by londe ne by wat' of vytayle or any other thingj what so euer 
 thei be of me of y forsaid cite nor of non od' coming to y cite or going out 
 nor he shal not areste be ony man wey shipes ne botj bringing or leding 
 vitayles or od' marchaundyses to the cite or fro the cite forsayd. 
 
 ^ The Ixxiiii. article. And for as myche as the forsayde citezens were 
 wont to haue v/ardeins in all f good feirs of England of he self to hold plees 
 touching the citezens of the same cite to suche maner feirs comyng, wewil 
 and graunt as myche as in vs is, y y same citezens haue suche wardeins of 
 her owne citezens to holde and termyn such maner plees as it was wot to 
 ben of olde tyme outake plees of lade or of ceyme. 
 
 ^ The Ixxv. article. More ouer we haue graunted for vs and for our 
 eyers that the Sherefs of the forsayd cite that been for the tyme be not 
 dystreyned to swere but vpon the yeldyng of her acompte. 
 
 fd The Ixxvi. article. Also for as myche as the same citezens in the wey 
 to the tour of Herry of Stauton and his felows, Justicis of Syr Edwarde, 
 somtyme Kynge of England our fad' at the tour of London iaste goyng 
 were constreyned to clayme her fraunchese and her free custumes agayne 
 her olde custu^. And vpon that the claymed dyuers fraunchese by char- 
 tours of our progenytours aforsayd, and other frauchese and her fre cus- 
 tumes by vse and wont of old tyme, which claime thei hange afore vs 
 vndetermyned. 
 
 ^ The Ixxvii. article. We wyl and graut for vs and for our eyers y y 
 same citezens her eyers and her successours, that they haue her frauches 
 and her free custumes and y they vse hem as they dyd of olde tyme, and 
 y they mowe recorde her frauches and her free custumes by our Justic^ and 
 our od' Mynysters, in maner such as thei were wont to done, notwyth- 
 stondlg any statutis or domes ther ayen made. 
 
 ^ The Ixxviii. article. And as to the allowans of her charters, to haue 
 afore vs in our eschequer or in any od' places on wrytt suffice in euery place 
 for the tyme of ouer Kyng. 
 
 H The Ixxix. article. And y none summaunce attachment^ nor execu-
 
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 ceon by don by any of our Mynystirs or any of oure eyers by writte 
 wythin the fraunches of the forsayd cite, but by Mynystirs of the same cite. 
 
 ^ The Ixxx. artycle. And that the Sherefs of f forsaid cite that been 
 for the tyme in helpe off her ferme that they haue y forfeturs of vitayles 
 and of other marchaundises after the tenour of the chartours, to the same 
 citezens therof made and that they be not greuyd fro hensforward therof 
 ayene the tenour off her chartours. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxi. article. And that the forsayd citezens in the weys of jus- 
 tice to the tour of Londo fro hensforward goyng, that they bee not lad by 
 the lawes by which they were ledde in the weys holden in the tymes of 
 John and Herry, somtyme Kynge of Englande and our progenytours. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxii. article. And yf any thing^ haue ben made in the last 
 wey ayenst ther fraunches and her fre custumes we wolde not that they 
 falle to preiudlce of hem but thei mowe be ledde as they were wont to be 
 of olde tyme. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxiii. article. Also we haue graunted for vs and our eyers fro 
 hensforward that the same citezens that they be itaxed wyth y comunalte 
 of our reame, as other men of coutheis, and not as men ofcitees and of 
 borugh townes and thai they be quit of alle other tallagis. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxiiii. article. And that the fraunches of the cyte be not taken 
 in to our hand or ouyr eyers for ony maner personall trespace nor personal 
 dome of any Mynyster of the same cite. Be the Wardeyn of the same 
 cite be that enchesen bee not greued, but the same Mynister be punysshed 
 after the trespace that he hath done. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxv. artycle. And that no Puruior Officer ne none od' My- 
 nyster of our eyers, ne none other make any price wythin the forsayde 
 fraunches ne wythout of the goody s of the forsayde citezens ageynste her 
 wylle. But anon be made therof dew payment or ellys that they may 
 haue respyte therof by the wyll of the sellar, 
 
 |[ The Ixxxvi. arti. And that of the wynes of the forsayd citezens no
 
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 pryce be take by any of our niynysters or of our eyers nor be any other 
 ageyn the wylle, that is for to saye, of a tone before the maste, and 
 another behynde after the maner ne in none other nianer, but ther of be 
 they quyt. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxvii. article. Morouer we defende that none officer or pur- 
 uyor of our or of our eyers chaffour by hym self or any other wythin the 
 forsayde cite ne wythout of good^ touchyng her office. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxviii. article. Also we haue grauntyd that the foreyn landis 
 and tenement^ of the forsayd cite whiche haue ben or shul ben from lies- 
 forward Mynysters of the same cite be bounde to kepe the cite wytliout 
 harme ayense vs and our e^'^crs of thyngys y fallen to her off'yce as her 
 tenement^ w in the same cite. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxix. article. And y noo market from hensforward be 
 graunted to ony wyght to holde w in vii. myle in the circuyte of the for- 
 sayd cite. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxx. article. And that all the questis that shulbe tako of me 
 of the forsayd cite, fro hensforward be our JusticJ or of any of our Mynis- 
 ters that they be I taken at Saint Martins the graunt of London and in 
 none od' place out take questis in the weys att the tour of London, and for 
 the delyueraunce of gayol at newgate. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxxi. article. And that none of y frauclies of the forsayd cite 
 be empleted at our eschequer nor in none other place by bylle, but of the 
 thingis that touchen vs or oure eyers wherfore wee wyl and fcrmely com- 
 maunde for vs and our eyers, that the forsayde citezens her eyers and her 
 successours haue alle her fraunchyses and her free custumes albrsayd, and 
 that they vse hem and reioyse hem for euer, in the fourme aforsayd, by 
 thes wytnesses AVilliri Archbisshop of Caunterbury Primat of al England, 
 John Bisshop of Hely oure Chaunccler, A Bysshop off Harford our Tre- 
 surere, Williii Bishop of Norwich, Thomas Erie of Norfolke and Marshall 
 of England, Ediiiond Erie of Kent, Herry Erie of Lancaster, and Roger 
 Mortymer of W>^gmore, Thomas Wake, John de Roos, Sty ward of our
 
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 jtousholde and other, yeuen by oure hande att Westmonster, tlie vi daye of 
 Marche, the yere of our reygne the furste. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxxii. artyclc. Also we haue vnderstande some letters patently 
 «f oure forsayd a3'^all rn the^^s wordj's. Edwarde, by the grace of God 
 Kynge of England, Lord of Irlande, Duke of Aquytanye, to all men 
 to whom theys letters shall come gretynge. 0[ Wetith well that sithe 
 our welbelouyd citezcns of our cite of London by ther peticion before vs 
 and our councell in our present parlemet at Westiii delyuered. Haue 
 yeuen vs to vndyrstonde that felons thefes and other euyl doers and dis- 
 turbers of the pese of our forsaid cite and in other placis haue done man- 
 slauter thefis and od' felons dyuers and after suche felons don pryuely from 
 the same cite deptinge flede to the towne of South warke where they mow not 
 ben arestyd by the Mynystirs of the sayd cite and there openly they ben 
 ressayued, so that for defaute of punyshement thei be the more hardy to do 
 suche felonis, and the}"^ haue besought vs, that for the conseruyng of our 
 pease in y forsayd cite and the malyce of suche cuyll doers to refrayne we 
 wyll graunt to hem the sayde towne to haue and to holde to hem and to 
 her successours euermore for the ferme therof dewe, at our escheker yerly 
 yelding. We hauyng consideracion to the thingis for sayd of assent of 
 Prelat^ Erlis Barons and Comonalte of our reame in the forsayd parlement 
 bcyng, haue graunted for vs and our eyers to the same citezens the sayd 
 towne of Southwarke wyth the appertinauncj, to haue and to holde to hem 
 and to her eyers for euermore yelding to vs be yere at our escheker or our 
 eyers in termes conswet the ferme therof diew. In wytnesse of whiche 
 thingis theis our letters we haue done be made patent^, witnesse my self at 
 Westiii y vi. daye of Marche, the yere of our reignefurst. 
 
 @[ Thelxxxxiii. article. Also we haue beholden other letters patentis of 
 our sayd ayal in thes wordis Edwarde by the grace of God Kynge of En- 
 gland, Lord of Irlande and Duke in Aquytanye, to alle men to whom theis 
 present letters comen gretyng. @ Wetith wel that for as myclie at our parle- 
 ■lent holdcn at Yorke th' monjwe after th' assencion of our Lord, the 
 yere of our reygne ix. it was ordeynid that alle marchuntis allyaiitj and 
 straungers and eche of hem of what condicion or estate that he be, that 
 comes wynes auerdepaise flesh Gshe or odur vitayles wullcs clothes mar-
 
 cUaundyses or odur tliingis what so euer they be that they wolde bye or sell, 
 wher y euer they were od' in citees borughs townes portes of the see feyrs 
 markettis or odur placis wythin thcs our reame of England or wythin 
 frauncheses or wythout hem ; the same vitayles and marchaudyses frely 
 and wythout letting mj'ght sellen to who eu' thei wolde as wel to forels ase 
 to denysins or ony odur wout any lettyng of ony man outake our enemis 
 of our reame. Q Moreouer it wasordeyned that none alyen ne none odur 
 straunger shulde be letted that he ne shuld mowe suche maner vytayles and 
 marchaundises in placis forsayd freely to bye, an wheder he wolde shulde 
 mowe cary wynes into our forsayde reame brought, also not taken not\Vr 
 stonding chartur of frauncheses to ony of the cites or placis forsayd in coa- 
 trar}' graunted or conswetude or dome vpon suche maner charturs yeue ag 
 in the forsayd statute fully is conteyned. Neuertheles for as myche as in the 
 statutis as well in our sayd parlemcnt and of our progenytours somtyme 
 Kynge of Englande I made by vs and by hem our progenytours of comoa 
 assent of PrelatJ Erles Barons and Comnalte of the same reame, it was 
 graunted and stablyshid that y grete chartour of the fraunchyses off En- 
 gland, and alle y singlars artycles be maintened and stedfastli kepe : and in 
 the same chartour amonge other thinges it is conteyned that the cyte of 
 London haue alle her fraunchises and alle her olde free custumis vnble- 
 mished, and as well it hath ben our entent alwey and our progenitours as 
 ■wel as of Erles and Barons, beyng in our forsa^'d parlement and yet is y y 
 forsayd grete chartour in alle his articles be holden and kepte as it is afore 
 sayd. And for encheson that ther was made some thingis in the same 
 statute in preiudice and harme of the same grete chartur and of the fraun- 
 chises of olde free custumes of London ; wee wyllvns: to dcclaren our 
 entencion y the citezens of the same cite, vpon her fraunchises and fre cus- 
 tumes forsaid ayen suche maner mencion vnduly be greuyd. ^ Of assent 
 of PrelatJ Erles and Barons in our present parlemet wyth vs beyng, we 
 haue graunted for vs and our eyers that the citczes of the same cyte her 
 eyers and suceessours haue alle her fi-aunchyses and free custumes holl and 
 vnblemyshed as they before this tyme hadde hem more free the for- 
 sayde statute I made do a\'en the forsayd marchauntes in harmvno- of 
 the forsayde fraunchises and free custumes notwithstonding. ^ In 
 Avytnesse of the whyche tliynge theis letters patentis we haue done made 
 wytnesse my self at Westin the xxvi. daye of Marche, the yere of our 
 reisne xi.
 
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 (||[ The Ixxxxiiii. artycle. We haue also vnderstonde other letters patentis 
 of cure same ayal in theis wordjs. Edwarde, bj the grace of God Kyngc 
 of Eiiglande and off Fraunce, and Lorde of Irlondc, to alle men to whom 
 theis present^ letters shall come gretyng, wctyth that we for the confir- 
 macyon encrese and kepyng of the name and of the warship of our cite of 
 London, at the supplicacion of the Mayre Sherefs and Communalyte of the 
 cite of London to vs mekely I made, we wol and graunt for vs and for oure 
 eyers that tlie Sergeauntis that been ordeyned to bere macis in our cyte for- 
 sayd they ma}' ouer gylt sylucr orellj^s of syluer wyth syngcs of ourarmes, 
 or of other I wrought the maces wythin the forsayd cyte or subbarbis of 
 the same. ^ The same Sergeauntis to bee, and in the contrey of M^^delsex. 
 or in ony od' place apertenaunt to the fraunclies of the same cyte. And 
 also wythout the forsayde cyte metyng vs our moder oure wyff oure chyl- 
 dren, or oure eyrs or other reyals to the same cyte comyng, and also goyng 
 wyth vs or any of vs whan we shall departen or any of vs shall departe fro 
 the forsa^'d cite and as ofte as it fallith any of y forsade Sergeautis to bee 
 sent by our maundement or of the maundemet of the Mayre Sherefs for- 
 sayde, to forayn contre3's wythout the cyte to doo execucyon of her offyce, 
 they mowe here hem openly both goyng and comyng ryght as our owne 
 Sergaunt^ ofarmes stondynge be oure syde wythout ony lett^ngordynaunce 
 or maundement notwythstondyng into cotrary ther ageynst made. In 
 wytnesse of which thige made these our letters w^e haue done be made 
 j)atcntis, wytnesse myself at Westiii the x. day of Junij, the yere of ouv 
 regnc of England xxviij. and of our reigne of Fraunce xv. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxxv. artycle. Also we haue beholde our letters patcntj of our 
 same ayal in thcs wordis, Edward, by the grace of God Kynge of En- 
 gland and of Fraunce, and Lorde of Irlonde, to all me to whom we sonde 
 gretyng. AVetyth amonge other art^xles whiche our Lorde Edwarde som- 
 tyme Kynge off Englande our fader the yere of his regne xij. by his letters 
 patentis hath graunted and confermyd to the citezens of the same cite of 
 London for the amendement and common profyt of them that ben dwei- 
 lyng in the same cite, and of hem that ben repayryng ther to in the same 
 letters it is conteynyd that the Aldermen of the forsayd cite that eueri yere 
 they ben remeued and namely the day of Saint Gregori by the Comonaltc 
 of tlie same cite and that they so remeued be not chosen ayen the next yere 
 suyng but iay stcde of hem that ben remeued odur be chosen by the same
 
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 wardys of whiehe such Aldermen were remeued as in y same letters playnljr 
 it is contejncd vp the whiehe for the party of y commonalte of the forsayd 
 eite by her peticion before vs in oure grete councell now newe asked to vs 
 mekly it is be sought, that syth dyuers opynionsand dyuers streyues hade 
 ben sprongeu betwene th' Aldcrme and the Commonalte of the sayd cite vp' 
 the remeulg of Aldirmen for the wrong interpretacion of wurdes in the for^- 
 sayd artycle conteyned, that is to saye that the forsayd Aldyrmen affermen 
 that by thoo wordis s. sint amabiles p coltatem, Sec. be the remeuable, by 
 the comnion they owe not to be remeued fro the office of aldyrmanshyp 
 wythout certayn cause or noteri dcfaute be fonden in hem. Other citezens 
 of the same cite felyng the contrary longe tyme Ijetwene hem they stryued 
 that it shuld deyne vs that artycle to putt away, and to commaunden all f 
 dout thcrof be twene hem, more playnly and openly to ben declared we 
 fauorably more enclined to the supplicacion fore sayd more wylfully in as 
 moche as y same Mayre and Aldyrmen and Commonalte from hensforward 
 shul mowe dwelle in tranquilyte and reste y artycle to the forsaid citezens 
 and her succcssours wyth assent of oure sayde councell we declare that is 
 to weten, that all and euery Aldirman of f forsayd cite euery yere for euer- 
 more in y teste of Saynt Gregory y Pope, from y office of aldyrmanry 
 vtterly and percj^sly to cessen and therof holych to be remeuyd and y next 
 yere folowynge to y office of aldermanry, ne be nought chosen ayen but in 
 stedc of hem to be cessed and to be remeuyd. ^ Odur discret citezens 
 of good fame and vnhurt, by y same wardis of f whyche y odur Aldirmen 
 Avere so remeuyd euery yere shalbe chosen for euer. In witnesse of whiehe 
 thinge theis oure letters we haue don be made patetis witnesse myself at 
 Westiii the xxij. day of Nouembre the yere of our reygne of England I. and, 
 of our reigne of France xxxvij. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxxvi. article. Also we haue beholden od' letters of our sayd 
 ayal in thes wordis Edward by y grace of God Kyng of Egland Lord of 
 Irland and Duke of Giau, to allemen to whom thes present letters shal com 
 we sende gretyng. The Mair Aldirmen and Comonalte of our cite of Lon- 
 don bi her peticion haue shewed byfore vs and our counsel in our last par- 
 lement that for as mych that Edward the Thred after the conquest ix. 
 somtyme Kyng of England our ayal sent by hj's Avrittes to Herry Waleys 
 that tyme Mair of Lodo and to the Sherefs of the same cite that they 
 shuld chastyce bakers miliars and mynystirs by bodyly peine and other chas-
 
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 •tysementi after the discression of the Mail- Sherefs and other good folke of 
 y forsaid cite bi vertu of which writte by comon assent of the good folke of 
 the same cite and for comon profyt; it was ordeigned the herdyl for 
 bakers that baken bred ageinst the assise and for myllars that stele corne 
 at the niylle. And the tonne for nyght walkers and trespassars ageynst 
 the pece. 
 
 M The Ixxxxvii. artycle. And for as mych as gret party of <:ornes sent 
 to the mille to gryden was stolen oft tymes by the same myllars to gret 
 damao-e of y peple of y same cite it was ordeined weight and balaunc^ to 
 wey5^ comes comyng fro the mylles so that euery man shal haue hys full 
 and to the weight and balaunce we also ordeyned sartayn houses in dyuers 
 plac^ in the cyte forsayd and that a man that the sayd balauc> and weight 
 hath to kepe shulde take ob' for euery quarter for the costj of him that 
 entyrmeten the thyngis aboue sa3^d which ob' after bi comon assent of the 
 comonalte of the sayd cite was assigned to the Mair of the cite to take 
 keping^ and costagj of the thing^ aboue said and the same citesens haue 
 requered vs that we woUe approue and c5ferme the sayd ord3^naunce. 
 ^ We for our pece in the said cite the more fermely to kepen and for the 
 chastisment of evil doers, and for f comon profyt of our peple for vs and for 
 oureyers the said ordynaunce approuen and conferinen. 
 
 fm The Ixxxxviii. article. And we wil as mych as yn vs ys that the same 
 ordynaunce be holde and kepte in the sayd cite in alle theis poynt^. Soo 
 alwcys y noo foreyner be costreyned to wey his corne. In witnesse of 
 whych thing we haue don make thes our letter patentis yeue, at Westiii the 
 XX. day of March, the yere of our reygne furst. 
 
 ^ The Ixxxxix. article.' We forsothe the yeftj grailt confirmaciouns 
 luocacions and ordinauncj aboue sayd and also alle the articles and alle 
 odur and singlar thing^ in alle the charturs and letters aboue sayd con- 
 teyned hauyng free hem alle and singlar at the pcticion of the citezens of 
 y sayd cite of London, and at the instance of the comonalle of the reame 
 of Lglad of the assent of Prelatis Lordis and Peiers of the same reame in 
 this our present plement by vs being for vs and our eyers as mich as is in 
 vs to the citezens of y forsayd cite and to her eyrs and successours citezens 
 of the same cytec of our special grace bi y tenor of thes present letters.
 
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 we graunt and confiime as f chartours and letters aboue sayd resonably 
 witnessen. 
 
 ^ The C. article. Morcouer willing to the citezens of y forsaid cite to 
 don more pleteuous grace at the peticion and instavice afor sayd and of assent 
 afor said we haue granted to the same citezens, for vs and our eyers and 
 by theis our chartour confermed that though they or her predecessors cyte- 
 zes of the same cite haue not vsed any tyme as they shulde any of her 
 fraunches quytaunce grauntis ordinauncj articles free custumes or any other 
 in the same letters and charters conteyned that they vse hem full and 
 reioye hem for euer as it is conteyned in y charturs and letters afor sayd 
 \vout any lettyng of vs or of our eyers JusticJ Escheturs Sherefs or of ani 
 of our Bailefs or any odur of our Mynysters. 
 
 ^ The Ci. article. Morouer for as mych as the same citezens bi the 
 same peticyon in y^ same parlemet haue vs besought, that thought they 
 sertayn her free custumes vnd' wreten haue vsed and enioyd til now 
 in fewetymes passed that thei were therof restrayned wrongfuly, as 
 euydently it shal mow be shewed, y is to sey y non estrangj bey or selle 
 w any od' estraugj any maner marchadises wythyn y fraiiches of y same 
 cite vpon peyne of forfetur of y same marchadises. Neuer the lesse 
 we to pesen and don away y stryf in this party that to the same cytezens 
 and her successours bi the defendyng of our chartur wil strength bi 
 expresse wordys we of y assent aforsayd wolde graunt and by this our 
 chartour confermen for vs and our eyers to y' forseyd citezens her eyers 
 and her successours that fro hens forward none estrage marchailt selle 
 any maer marchaudises to any other strange marchaunt \v in the fraiiches 
 of the sayd cite, nor any such straiige marchaut bey not of any od'straiige 
 marchaunt such maner marchadises vp payne of forfeytour of the same 
 marchancj, saving alwei the preuelegis of our legemen of Gascoyn so y 
 auch maner beyng and sellyng betwene marchaunt and marchaut of y for- 
 said cite. 
 
 @ The Cii. article. Also y forsaid citezens haue besought vs bi her same 
 peticio y though they haue hold of vs in mene and of olde tyme they were 
 not holden nor were wont to ben, atendaiit to the preccptj and maun- 
 dement5 of any Lord Constable Sty ward Marchal Amiral or Gierke of
 
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 ^Miarket, nor oi' non other oflice no Mynysteis of our ne of our predeces- 
 sors, but onli to our precepte and maudementj and our progenytors for- 
 sayd \V the articles of our names enseled \V our seales, open or proui outake 
 the comaudementis of our Justicis after the founne of the charters of the 
 same cytczens vpon hem to be assigned neuertheles to don awei bi all 
 tymes all the stryf thcrof we wol hoten by our charters theis thing^ to be 
 made expressed we in our forsayd parlement more playn delyberacyo I 
 had of all assent of Prelatis Lordis and other Peris forsayd we maden our 
 answere in the same plement to the peticion of the same citezens I theis 
 Avordcs be it vsed as hath ben of old tyme. 
 
 'd '^^^ ^^'^- article. Also they haue be saught vs y for as mich as of 
 her most oldest free custume of the same cite of alle man custumes vsagis 
 and ymposicions and also prepresturs and other things what so they bee 
 that fall with in the fraunches of the forsaid cite or to the comonaite of f 
 same cite or to any office ther of belonging by the same cytezens and be 
 non other it was wont to be enqucred. Neutheles to peysen and don awey 
 the stryf therof fro hensforward, that we sliuld will our forsayd chartur by 
 expresse wordis to exprouc wc of the assent aforsayd of our special grace 
 v,'y\ and graunt and bi this our chartour conferme for vs and for our eycrs 
 that as ofte as any custumes vsagis and ympossicyons and also of prepresturs 
 and all other thing what soo they be, w in the fraunches of Ihe said cite 
 fallyng, or to the comonaite of the same cite or to any office of the same w 
 in the fraunches of the same cite belonging, that it be enquered bi the 
 citezes of the same cite and by none odur. 
 
 fl[ The Ciiii. article. Also we wol and graunt and bi this chartur con- 
 ferme forvs and for our eyers, to the forsaid cytezens and her successours, 
 that our ptecios or our eyers, to ani persones to be made and graunted \v vs 
 to gon and dwellen in our viage or of our eyers from hensforth shul not be 
 allowed in plees of dett for vytayles. I. bought or to be bought vpon f 
 viage, wherof in such pteccios mencion befallith to be made, ne also in 
 plees of trespace or contractis made after the date of such manerpteccions 
 where that the party playntyf be free man of the same cyte. 
 
 The Cv. article. And moreouer at the instauncs of t same citezens 
 
 we iiaue charged and be this present chartur we charge, the Tresourer and
 
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 Barnes and other Ministers of the cheker that fro this tymc forward our 
 wrytt goo not out of our escheker for sayd to don come the body of any 
 prisoner fro our gayol of newgat or elliswher w in the fraunches of the 
 forsaid cite for dettis or damagis or ani nianer accions to the same citezens 
 there codempned to answer to vs or to other in y forsaid escheker for our 
 dettj or for any other Mynysters i y same escheker, but furst the same 
 Barons and Mynysters fynde be good and trewe examynacyo y the same 
 dett were trewe, and not det feyned byfore y such a prysoner was con- 
 dempned. 
 
 ^ The Cvi. article. Wilhng moreouer to the forsayd cytezes do more 
 large grace we haue granted for vs and for our eyers to the same cytezens 
 and her successours that yf any defeculte be or dout conteyned in an}^ ar- 
 tycle in the chartours made by vs and our progenitors to the same cytezens 
 I made wherof stryf myght aryse and that the same article may be take to 
 dyuers vndirstodyngj we for as mych as be the parti of the same citezens 
 vpon y were required by th'auice off" our cowncel, we shal don be made 
 therof such interpretacions as shalbe of good fcith and most acordaunt 
 to reson. 
 
 ^ The Cvii. article. Why we wol and stedfastly bydde for vs and for 
 ours as mych as I vs ys, that the same citezes her eyers and her successours 
 eu'more vse and inioye all and singlar graulj forsaid I maner and fourme 
 aboue expressed. Neuertheles we wol not ne it is not our entent that by 
 colour and vertu of any graunt or any answere made to the peticions made to 
 the same citezens in our forsaid parlemet as it is aforsayd to the citezens nor 
 her successours be restra^'ned of any of her free custumes or of her fraunches 
 byany maner,by thes witnesses,ourwurschipfulfa(lers S. ArchbisshopofCan- 
 t'bury Primat of England, W. of London, W. of Wycliester, A. of Mene 
 our Chancelar, Thomas of Exetur our Tresurer, Thomas of Karlyl and R. 
 of Salesbury BysscopJ, Johannes Kyng of Castel and of Longion, Duke of 
 Lancaster, Edmond Erie of Cambregi our leuest vncles Ed mod Morty- 
 mer of the March, Richard of Arundel, Thorns Beauchriip of Warwak^ 
 Erles, Guy Bryan our Chabirleyn, Richard Scrope Stiward of our hostel, 
 John of Ferda Clarke of our priuy signet and other, yeuen b}- our hand at 
 Westmyster, the iiij. day of Decebre, the yere of our leigne furst, bi heself 
 the Kyng and peticion in the parlenitJit. 
 
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 ^ The Cviii. article. After wordis in another chartur of confirmacio of 
 the same our Lord the Kynge, y yere of his rcigne vij. in the ende of the 
 same chartur it is conteyned thus, we for sothe y graunt^ yestis cofirmacios 
 newyng and ordinauncis aboue sayd and also all articles and other thingj 
 in alie the charturs and lett's aboue sayd as wel ours as of our progeni- 
 tours aforsaid what soeuer be conteynid rehersed and opeyned, hauyng free 
 hem all and sirvgler, at the instaunce and request of f comonalte of our 
 reame of England in our present parlement for the more quyet and pese 
 be twene our legis to be norijsshed, and for the good publyk of the assent 
 of Prelatis Lordis and Peris by vs beyng in y same parlement for vs and our 
 eyers as mych as is in vs, to the citezens of the same cite her eyers and her 
 successours citezens of the same cite of our special grace bi the tenor of 
 thes present letters, we grant and conferme as the charturs aad letters aboue 
 said plynly witnessen. 
 
 ^ The Cix. article. Willing therupo and grauntyng at the instaunce 
 and request forsaid with the assent forsayd and also by this chartur of con- 
 fermyng for vs and our ayers forsayd to the cytezens her eyers and her 
 successouis citezens of the same cite to alle her frauches and free vsagis as 
 hoely and fully be they restututed as thei or her predecessors the tyme of 
 other our progenitors more fre and more ful hadde hem. 
 
 ||[ The Cx. article. And though the same citezens or her predecessors 
 ey tezens of the same cite, any of the fraunches quytaunce grauntis ordi- 
 naucis artjxles or free vsagis or of any other thing^ in the same charters or 
 letters conteyned any case fall3'ng sithens haue nought ful vsed or any quy- 
 tauncis grauntis ordinauncis articles or free vsagis or other in the same char- 
 turs or letters as it is beforsaid conteyned haply they haue mysse vsed. 
 Neuertheles the same citezes her e3'ers and successours citezens of the for- 
 said cite alle and singlar fraunches quytaucis grauntis ordinauncis articles 
 free vsagis and alle maner other thingis the forsayd charters and letters 
 coteyned soo not vsed or also mysused and eche of hem from hensforthe 
 fully and freely they mowe cnjoye and vsen with oute occasion or lettyng 
 of vs, or of our eyers of lusticis Eschcters Sherefs or odur our Baylyfs or 
 Mynisters whatso they ben any statutis or ordynauncis made or domes 
 yewen or any of our charters or of our progenitors forsaid in tymes passed 
 made and graunted in to the contrary not with, stondyng.
 
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 ^ The Cxi. article. Moreouer at the instauiice and request forsaid we 
 wol and bi this our chartur cofernie that alle maner w^mes i y forsaid cite 
 to be solde, and also vitalars as -wel fishmogers as other in the same cite 
 dwellyg and to the same cyte fro nowe forth w vitayles to com, that fro 
 hens forth y he be vnd' the regement and gou'naiice of the Mayr and Aldir- 
 men of the same cite as they were wot to be of olde tyme. 
 
 ^ The Cxii, article. Furthermore not willyg that any Mayers of the 
 cite forsaid fro now forth to make any other othe tha in the tyme of our 
 Lord Kyng Edward y Thred our ayal he was wot to make at our escheker 
 or of our eyers or other placis in an}' maner be compellid to do or make 
 any statutis or ordinauncis in contrari made notwithslondyng, by thes 
 witnesse, wurshipful faders William Archbishop of Caiit'bury Pryniat of 
 all England, Robert of London, Willrn Winchester, Thomas of Ely Bis- 
 shops, Edniond of Cambreg, Thomas of Bokynghin, our alther lieuest vncles 
 Hugh Stafford and Willin of Montagew, of Salesbury, Herry Percy of 
 Nortumbirland Erles, John Neuel of Rabi, Mihel of y Pole our Chaucelar, 
 Hugh of Segraue our Tresurer, John of Montegeew Sty ward of our hostel 
 and other, yeuen by our hande at Westmynster, the xxvi. day of Nouibre, 
 the yere of our reigne vii. 
 
 Explicit libertas London. 
 
 m The Acte for correccio of the Errours and wrong Juge- 
 
 gementis in London. 
 
 By a statute made in the tyme of y noble Kyng Edward ayal to our 
 Lord the Kyng that now ys, the yere of his reigne the xxviij. it was or- 
 deined and establyshid that for this, that the errours defautis and mystak- 
 yng y be naturally taken and vsed in the cite^ of London for defaut of 
 good gou'naiice of the Mair Sherefs and Aldirmen y haue the gouernaunce 
 of the said cyte. They to correcte and redresse the defautis errours and 
 mystakyng^ aboue named, and them duly to punyshe from tyme to tyme
 
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 vpo certayne peyne, that is to wet at the furst dcfavit M. niarke vnto the 
 Kyng, and at the ij. tyme. ij. M. marc, and at tlie thred defaut that the 
 fraunchcs of the sayd cite of London bo take in to the Kyng^ hadis, and 
 be to enquere vpon tlieni at fest of Saint Mychael next comyng, soo that 
 they nede dewe redresse as is aboue sayd. 
 
 ^ Be it equered of ther defautis bi enquest of me of foreyn shires, that 
 is to scy Kent, Esex, Southsex, Hertf 5, Buck^, Barkshire, as wel at the 
 Kyiio^ sute as of other which tliat playne wille. And yf the Mair Sherefs 
 and Aldirme be by sucli enqueslis indyted bi thei mad coraen by dew pro- 
 cesse bi fore y Kyng^ Justic^ that shalbe to this assigned out of y said citee, 
 by fore whom haue thei iher answer as wel to tlie Kyg as to y part}^ and yf 
 they put themself in enquest^ taken bi me forayns as is aboue sayd, and yf 
 they be aitaynted, be the said peyne renne and leuyed of a M. marc of the 
 Mayr Sherefs and Aldirraen for defaut of good gouernauce and neuerthelcs 
 the playntyf shal recouer ther treble damagisayenst the sayd Mair Sherefs 
 and Aldinnen for ther defaut, and by cause that the said Sherefs of Lon- 
 don ben partyes to the same be synes or nede, by the Constable of the 
 tour of London or hys Lyeftenaut Mynyster in place and stede of the said 
 Sherefs receyue wnttes aswel oryginal of thechauncery as judicial vnd' the 
 scales of justicis, to doo therof execucyon in the said cite and bi processe 
 made by attachment and distresse, and bi exigent yf nede be, so that the 
 said sute of the Kyng be exigent awarde after the furst capias retourned 
 at sute of ptye. And yf the Mair Sherefs and Aldirmcn haue landis and 
 tentis out off y cite be processe made ayenst hem bi attachment and dis- 
 tresse in the same shires where the land^ and tciitis ben, and that euerj'ch 
 of the said Mayr and Sherefs and Aldirmcn that cometh to fore the Jus- 
 ticis, answer euery for hemself, as wel bi him as bi other which be absent 
 as of him self, and this ordinaiicis be holde fermc and stable notwstoding 
 fraunchises preuylag^ or other custumes Avhat so euer they bee, and extede 
 this ordinaunce as wel to other cytees and borughs of the reame where 
 such defaut and mystakA^ig shalbe do and vsed and not duly correcte, nor 
 redressed, as of the sayd cite of London, sauing that the sayd enquestis 
 ben take be men foreyns of the same shires wher such citecs and boroughs 
 and of townes that of thys shalbe attaynte be adiuged b}' the discression 
 of Justicis y to this shalbe assigned.
 
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 ^ Our Lord the Kyng considerj^njr the good and trewe beryngof y Mair 
 Shciefs and Aldirmen and of all the Conionalte of the same cite of Londo, 
 ayenste our Lorde the Kyng, and bi so mych thei w illyng to doo ease and 
 niytigacion of the peynes aforsayd. Of the assent of Lordis spuall and 
 temperal and the Comons aforsaid, hath ordeyned and enstablisshid, that 
 the peynes aswel of y M. mark as of y ij. M. marc and of y said fyne of 
 fraunches comprised in the same statute, ne be not lymyted I certay but 
 that the peine in this case be y wisdoms and discrescion of lusticis to 
 this assigned as of other cytees and borughs with in the reame, and that 
 the remenant of the statute and processe of the same be in ther force and 
 strengeth. 
 
 fl The Acte of Parlemet for Tything^ of Trees aboiie xx. 
 
 yere growing!, &c. 
 
 Also at y parlemet of y gret and comons shewynge be their peticion that 
 how thei shuld selle their gret woede of age of xx. ycre or xl. yere or of 
 gretter age to marchaiit) to theyr profyte in helpe of the Kynge in his 
 warre, persuns vycars of holi chirche y said marchaiit^ enplede and 
 trauaill I Crysle court for y dymes of y said woede in name of this worde 
 silue cedue wherfore they may not selle ther woode to v'ri value to gret 
 harme to he and of y reame, it is ordeygned y phibicio I this case graiitid 
 and vppo attacheme, as liathe be vsed afore this tyme. ^ VVherbi it ap- 
 perithe be this statute y no ma shulde haue no tithe for noo trees past xx. 
 yere of age, yf any persuns or vicars of holy chirche trouble any man for 
 suche tythes, he to haue a good accion ayens the i the kyngj benche or in 
 y como place. 
 
 And also it aperethe another statute made at Wynchester I y xvi. 
 yere of Kynge Richard the Seconde.
 
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 M. The Charg of euiri Ward i Lodo at xv. 
 
 The Ward I i y West sjde of Walbrok. 
 
 The wardeof Chepe, taxed i Lodo at Ixxij. IT. xvi. s. and in thescheker 
 alowed Ixxij. II. 
 
 The ward of the Vytre, in Lodo at xxxvi. li. and I y cheker acopted for 
 XXXV. li. V. s. 
 
 The warde of Quenehith, in Lodo taxed xx. 11. and in y cheker 
 acopted for xx. li. 
 
 The warde of Bayardj Castell, taxed i Lodo xij. 11. and i y cheker 
 acopted for xij. II. 
 
 The ward of Cordwayners Stret, i Lod5 Ixxij. li. xvi. s. and I y cheker 
 acopted Ixxij. li. 
 
 The ward of Breed Stret, taxed i Lodo xxx. and vij. li. and i y cheker 
 acop for xxxvi. li. x. s. 
 
 The ward of Faringdon Without, in London xxxv. li. and in the scheker 
 acompted for xxxiiij. II. x.s. 
 
 The ward of Farygdo With!, Lodo at liiij. II. and I y scheker acopted 
 liij. II. vi. s. viij. d. 
 
 The ward of Aldrichgat, tax i Lodo vij. II. I the escheker acompted for 
 vij. II. 
 
 The ward of Crepilgat, tax in Lodo xl. II. and in y scheker acopted 
 for xxxix. II. X. s. 
 
 The warde of Crepilgate w out, in Lodo at x. li. and i the cheker 
 acopted x. II. 
 
 The ward of BassingJ Hawe, i Lodo, vij. li. and in the cheker acopted 
 for vij. II. 
 
 The warde of Colman Stret, in Lodo at xix. 11. and i the scheker acopted 
 for xix. II.
 
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 The Wardis in y Est side of Walbroke. 
 
 The ward of Walbrok, taxed in Lodo at xl. 11. and i y scheker acopted 
 for xxxix. II. 
 
 The ward of Dowgate, in Lodo at xxxvi. 11. and in the scheker acompted 
 xxxiiij. lu X. s. 
 
 The warde of y Brydge, taxed in Lodo 1. II. in the scheker acopted for 
 xlix. II. X. s. 
 
 The ward of Billyg^ Gate, taxed in Lodo xxxij. 11. in y cheker copied 
 for xxxi. II. X. s. 
 
 The warde of y Towr, taxed in Londo at xlvi. 11. and acopted in f 
 scheker x v. II. x. s. 
 
 The ward of Portsoke, taxed in L5doat ix. II. and in y scheker acopted 
 for ix.ll. 
 
 The ward of Algate, taxed in Lodo at vi. II. and in the scheker acopted 
 for V. 11. 
 
 The warde of Lyme Stret, taxed in Lodo xl. s. and acopted in the 
 scheker for xl. s. 
 
 The ward of Bysshopsgate, taxed in Lodo xxij. 11 and acopted in y 
 cheker for xxi. II. x. s. 
 
 The ward of Braed Stred taxed in London at xxvij II. and acompted in 
 the scheker for xxv. II. 
 
 The warde of Cornehille, taxed in Londo xvi. II. acopted in y scheker 
 for xvi. II. 
 
 The ward of Langborne, taxed in Lodo xxi. 11. and in y scheker acopted 
 XX. II. X. s. 
 
 The ward of Cadilwik Stret, tax in Lodo xvi. II. and acompted in y 
 scheker xvi. II. 
 
 The Some of f hole xv- taxed in Lodoxi. C. xviij. marke v. s. iiij. d. and 
 in the scheker acompted for xi. C. mark.
 
 48 
 
 The Particion of f Brydg Ward at xv. 
 
 Greschirch Stret q'rt' at a xv. is xi. IT. xij. d. 
 
 Brjdg Stret q'rt' at at a xv. is xi. II. v, s. viij. d. 
 
 Thame Stret quarter at a xv. is xiij. II. xi. s. viij. d. 
 
 The Brydge q'rt' at a xv. is xiiij. li. iij. s. iiij. d. Some 111. 
 
 The fourme of the iiij. part and the half and also the hole part of a xv. | 
 
 in London as aper in y cheker. I 
 
 The hole Soin of the iiij. part is C. Ixxx. iij. 11. vi. s. viij. therof deducte 
 xix. II. iij. s. X. d. ob. rest C. xiiij. II. ij. s. ix. d. ob. 
 
 The hole Srii of half a xv. is iij. C. Ixv. II. xiij. s. iiij. d. therof deduct 
 xxxviij. II. vij. s. ix. d. rest iij. C. xxviij. II. v. s. vij. d. 
 
 The Soin of y hole xv. is vij. C. xxxiij. II. vi. s. viij. d. ; therof deducte 
 Ixxvl. 11. XV. s. vi. d. rest. C. Ivi. II. xi. s. ij. d. 
 
 The Fourme of the same Particion as aperith in Gwilehalle. 
 
 The hole Sorn of the fourth part is C. Ixxx. vi. II. viij. s. ; therof deduct 
 xix. II. iij. s. X. d. ob. rest. C. Ixvij. II. iiij. s. i. d. ob. 
 
 The hole Some of the half xv. is iij. C. Ixxij. II. xvi. s. ; therof deducte 
 xxxviij. II. vij. s. ix. d rest iij. C. xxxviij. II. viij. s. iij. d. 
 
 The Some of the hole xv. is vij. C. xlv. II. xij. s. therof deducte Ixxvi. 
 II. XV. s. vi. d. rest vi. C. xviij. II. xvi. s. vi. d. 
 
 The Some of a xv. in Ynglad is xxxviij. M. ix. C. xxx. II. ix. s. ob.
 
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 fl The Ordinaunce for the Assise and Weight of Bred in 
 
 the Cite of London. 
 
 The ferthing symnell poise xv. vuncis and di. q't'. 
 the ferthing whit loof 
 
 coket poise 
 Thepriceofaquar- the ob' whit loot' poise 
 ter whet iij. s. the ob' whet loof poise 
 the peny whet loof poise 
 
 xvij. vunc^ dl. and ob*. 
 XXXV. vuncis and a peny. 
 Iij. vuncis di and peny ob'. 
 C. V. vuncis and di. q'ter 
 and ob'. 
 
 the halfpeny whet loof of all 
 
 greynes poise Ixx. vuncis and ij.peny. 
 
 The ferthing simnell 
 
 xix. vuncis dl. and dl. q't' 
 
 and q'ter. 
 xvi. vncis and half peni. 
 xxxvij. vuncis i.d'. ob'. 
 xlviij.vunc^ ij-d'- q'. 
 Ixxxxvi.vucJ and half a q' 
 and ij.peni Avheit. 
 the ob' loof of all greynes Ixiiij. vuncis and iij.d'. 
 
 the quart' whit loof coket 
 the half i.d'. whit loof 
 The quart' whet the half pen}^ whet lofF 
 at iij. s. vi. d'. y peny whet loof 
 
 The q' symnell 
 the q' whit loof coket 
 The q't' whet at the ob' whit loof 
 
 iiij. s. the half peny whet loof 
 
 the i. d'. whet loof 
 the ob' loof of all greynj 
 
 The q' symnell 
 the q' whyt loof coket 
 f[Theq't'wheteat the ob' white loflf 
 iiij. s. vi. d'. the ob' whete loof 
 the peny whete lofF 
 y ob' loof of all graeynis 
 
 H 
 
 xij. viicis q't' iij. pence, 
 xiiij. vuncis iij.q't' i.d'. 
 xxix. vuncis di. ij.d'. 
 xliiij. vunc^ q't' dl. and ob'. 
 Ixxx.viij. vuncis iij. q'. i.d'. 
 lix. vuncis and a q' i.d'. ob'. 
 
 xi. vuncis q't' and ij. d'. 
 xiij. vuncis dl. and iij. q't', 
 xxvij. vuncis and half, 
 xli. vuncis and a q't'. 
 Ixxxij. vuncis and half, 
 Iv. vuncis.
 
 50 
 
 f[ The q' symnell 
 the q' whyt loof coket 
 the ob' whit loof 
 
 g[ The q't' whete the ob' whete loof 
 at V. s. the peuy whete loof 
 
 f ob' loff of all graeynis 
 
 f[ The q' symnell 
 
 the q' whyte loff coket 
 f[ The q't' whete the ob' white loff 
 at V. s. vi. d'. the ob' whete loff 
 the peny whete loff 
 y ob' lof of all graeynis 
 
 ^ The quarter 
 whete at vi. s. 
 
 i[ The q' symnell 
 
 y ferthlg white lof coket 
 
 the ob' white loof 
 
 the half peny whete loof 
 
 the peny whete loof 
 
 y half peny loof of al graeynis Ixv. vunc^ di. ij. d'. wxght. 
 
 X. viuicis q't' dl. i.d'. ob'. 
 xij. vuiicis iij. q't' and ij.d'. 
 xxv.vuncis dl. and half q'. 
 
 i.d'. ob'. 
 xxxviij. vuncis di. and i.d.' 
 Ixxvij. vuncis ij.d'. dl. and ob*. 
 li. vuncis q't' di. and ob'. 
 
 ix. vuncis di. dl. q't' i.d'. 
 
 ix. vunci. 
 xij. vuncis i.d'. ob'. 
 xxiiij. vuncis di. q' and ij.d'. 
 xxxvi.vunci dl. q't' and ob'. 
 Ixxij. vuncis q't' di.i.d'. ob'. 
 xlviij. vuncis q't' and i.d'. 
 
 ix. vuncis. 
 
 xi. vuncis q't' and di. ob'. 
 xxij. vuncis iij -q't' i.d'. 
 xxxiiij. vuncis di. q't. and ob'. 
 Ixviij. vuncis q't' di. and ob'. 
 
 ^ The quarter 
 
 whete at vi. s. 
 
 vi. d'. 
 
 ^ The ferthing symnell 
 the ferthing whit lof coket 
 the ob' whit loof 
 the ob' whete loof 
 the peny whete loof 
 
 viij. vuncis q't' anddi. and ob'. 
 x. vuncis iij .q't' and a i.d'. 
 xxi. vuncis di. and ij.d'. 
 xxxij .vuncis q't' dl. and ob'. 
 Ixiiij. vuncis iij.q' and i.d'. 
 
 the ob' loof of all graeynis xliij. vuncis dl. q't' i.d'. ob'. 
 
 HI The ferthing symnell vij. vuncis iij.q't' ij.d'. q'. 
 
 the ferthing whit loof coket x, vuncis q't' and q'. 
 ^The quarter the ob' whit loof xxi. vuncis di. ob'. weight. 
 
 whete at vij. s. the ob' whete loof xxx. vuncis iij. q'and ob'q'. 
 
 the peny whete loof Ixi. vuncis and half i.d'.ob'. 
 
 the ob' loof of all graeynis xli. vuncis i.d'.
 
 51 
 
 §[ The quarter 
 
 whete at vij. s. 
 
 vi. d.' 
 
 ^The farthing symnell vij. vunc^ qY dl. and q'. 
 
 the farthing whit lof coket ix. vuncj iij.q't' ob' q'. 
 
 tlie ob' whit lof 
 
 the halfpeny whete lof 
 
 the peny whete lof 
 
 the ob' lof of all grenys 
 
 xix. vuncj and di and i.d'. ob'. 
 xxix. vunc^ q't' ij.d'. q'. 
 Iviij.vuncis and half and 
 
 dl. q't' ij.d'. 
 xxxix.vuncisdi.q't'andob'. 
 
 The ferthyng symnell vi. vuncis iij.q't' dl. i.d'. ob/ q'. 
 
 the ferthyng whit loff coket ix. vuncis q't' ij.d'. q'. 
 
 HJfThe quarter the halfpeny whyte loffe xviij. vuncis dl. q't' ij.d'. 
 
 whete at viij. s. the halfpeny whete loffe xxviij. vuncis i.d'. ob' q'. 
 
 the peny whete loffe Ivi. vuncis dl. and q't' i.d'. 
 
 the ob' lof of all greynes xxxvij. vuncis qt di. i. d.'ob'. 
 
 The ferthing svHinell vi. vuncis di. and i.d'. ob'. 
 
 the ferthing white loffe coket viij. vuncis iij.q't' di. ijd'. 
 
 ^ The quarter the ob' whyte loffe xvij.vuncisiij.q'di.i.d'.ob'. 
 
 whete at viij. s. the ob' whete loof xxvi. vuncis iij.q't' dl. i.d'. 
 
 vi. d'. the peny whete loff liij. vuncis iij.q't' ij.d'. 
 
 the ob' loff of all greynis xxxv. vuncis iij.q't' dl.ob'. 
 
 The ferthing simnell vi. vuncis and di q't' i.d'. q'. 
 
 the ferthing whit loff coket viij. vuncis di. ij. d'. q'. 
 
 ^ The quarter the ob whit loff xvij. vuncis di. q't' ij.d'. 
 
 whete at ix. s. the half peny whete loff xxv. vuncis iij.q't' i.d'. ob.' q'. 
 
 the peny whete loff li. vuncis dl. and half q' i.d'. 
 
 the ob' loff of all greynis xxxiiij. vuncis q't' | i.d'. ob'. 
 
 ^ The quarter 
 whete at is. s. 
 • vi. d'. 
 
 ^ The ferlhing symnell v. vuncis iij. q't' ^ q'. 
 
 the ferthing whit loff coket viij. vuncis q't' q'. 
 
 the ob' whit loof 
 the ob' whete loof 
 the peny whete loof 
 the ob' loof of all greynis 
 
 xvi. vuncis ? and i.d'. 
 xxiiij vuncis iij.q't'ij.d'.q'. 
 xlix. vuncis ? and di. q't'. ij.d'. 
 xxxiij.vuncis d 1. q't' and ob'.
 
 52 
 
 Hi The ferthing symnell 
 the ferthing whit lof coket 
 ^ The quarter the ob' whit loof 
 whete at X. s, the ob' whete loof 
 the peny whete lof 
 the ob' loof of all greyncs 
 
 The q' symnell 
 
 f|[ The q't' whete the q' why t loof coket 
 at X. s. vi. d*. the ob' white loff 
 the ob' whete loof 
 the peny wloete loff 
 y ob* loof of all graeynis 
 
 f[ The q' symnell 
 the q' whyt loof coket 
 f[ The q'f whete the ob* whit loof 
 at xi. s. the ob* whete loof 
 
 the peny whete loof 
 y ob' loff of all graeynis 
 
 V. vuncis 5 and ij.d'. in weyght. 
 
 viij .vuncis, 
 
 xvi. vuncis. 
 
 xxiiij. vuncis. 
 
 xlviij. vuncis. 
 
 xxxij. vuncis. 
 
 V. vuncis q't' and i.d'. ob*. 
 
 weght. 
 vij. vuncis dl. and q' ij.d'. 
 XV. vuncis q't' ? i.d'. ob\ 
 xxiij. vuncis half q't' i.d'. 
 xlvi. vuncis q't' ij.d'. 
 XXX. vuncis iij.q' ob*. 
 
 V. vuncis i.d'. ob*. weight, 
 vij. vuncis q't* ? ij.d'. 
 xiiij. vuncis iij. q't' ? i.d. ob'. 
 xxij. vuncis q't' ^ i.d'. 
 xliiij. vuncis iij. q't' ij.d*. 
 xxix. vuncis iij. q't' ij.d'. 
 
 f[The q't* whete 
 at xi. s. vi. d'. 
 
 H The quarter 
 whete at xij. s. 
 
 ^ The q* symnell 
 the q' whyte loft' coket 
 the ob* white loff" 
 the ob' whete loff" 
 the peny whete loff" 
 y ob* lof of all graeynis 
 
 ^ The q' symnell 
 
 y ferthig white lof coket 
 
 the ob' white loof 
 
 the halfpeny whete loof 
 
 the peny whete loof 
 
 iiij. vuncis iij. q't' ? and ob'. 
 
 vij. vuncis q't'. 
 
 xiiij .vuncis ? 
 
 xxi. vunc^ iij-4't' 
 
 xiiij. vuncis ^ 
 
 xxix. vuncis. 
 
 iiiij. vuncis ? and half q't'. 
 
 vij. vuncis and ob'* 
 
 xiiij. vuncis and i.d'. 
 
 xxi. vuncis i.d. ob'. 
 
 xlij. vuncis ? and half q't' ob'. 
 
 y halfpeny loof of al graeynis xxviij. vuncis ij. d'. weght.
 
 53 
 
 ^ The quarter 
 
 whete at xij. s. 
 
 vi. d'. 
 
 mi The terthing S3'mnell 
 the ferthing whit lof coket 
 the ob' whit loof 
 the ob' whete loof 
 the peny whete loof 
 
 iiij. vuncis q't' ? and i.d*. 
 vi.vuncis iij.q' i.d'. ob' 
 xiij. vuncis ? and dl.q' ob'. 
 XX. vuncis q't' f and ij.d*. 
 xl. vuncis iij.q*. ? i.d*. ob'. 
 
 the ob* loof of all graeynis xxvij. vuncis q' i.d'. 
 
 ^ The ferthing symnell iiij. vuncis and dl.q't' ij.d*. q'. 
 
 the ferthing whit loof coket vi.vuncis J and di. q't* q*. 
 ^ The quarter the ob* whit loof xiij. vuncis q't' and ob'. 
 
 whete at xiij. s. the ob' whete loof xix. vuncis iij.(i'. 5 ob' q'. 
 
 the peny whete loof xxxix. vuncis iij.q' i.d'.ob'. 
 
 the ob' loof of all graeynis xxvi. vuncis f and i.d*. 
 
 ^ The quarter 
 
 whete at xiij. s. 
 
 vi. d'. 
 
 ^ The ferthing symnell iiij. vuncj and i. d'. q*. 
 
 the ferthing whit lof coket vi. vunc^ q't* | i.d'. ob' q'. 
 
 the ob' whit lof xij. vunc^ iii.q't* J i.d'. 
 
 the halfpeny whete lof xix. vuncj q't' } q'. 
 
 the peny whete lof xxxvi. vuncis iij.q't' ij.d'. 
 
 the ob' lof of all grenys xxv. vuncis iij.q'- ij-d'. 
 
 The ferthyng symnell iij. vuncis iij.q'. ? and ob', 
 
 the ferthyng whit loff coket vi. vuncis q't' and i.d'. 
 
 m The quarter the halfpeny whyte loffc xij. vuncis J and ij.d'. 
 
 whete at xiiij. s. the half peny whete loffe xvij. vuncis iiij. q't' ^ and ob'. 
 the peny whete loffe xxxvij. vuncis iij.q'. and i.d.' 
 
 the ob' lof of all greynes xxv. vuncis and di. q'. i.d'. ob'. 
 
 The ferthing symnell iij. vuncis iij.q't'. 
 
 the ferthing white loffe coket vi. vuncis and dl. q'. and ob'. 
 |[[ The quarter the ob' whyte lofle xij. vuncis q. and i.d'. 
 
 whete at xiv. s. the ob' whete loof xviij. vuncis q'. 5 i.d'. ob'. 
 
 vi. d'. the peny whete loff xxxvi. vuncis iij.q*. ? and ob'. 
 
 the ob' loff of all greynis xxiiij. vuncis 5 and ij.d'.
 
 54 
 
 ^ The quarter 
 whete at xv. s. 
 
 The quarter 
 whete at xv. s. 
 vi. d'. 
 
 The ferthing simnell iij. vuncis | and ij.d'. 
 
 the ferthing Avhit lofFcoket vi. vuncis in weyght. 
 
 the ob' whit loff xij. vuncis. 
 
 the half peny whete lofF xviij. vuncis. 
 
 the peny whete lofF xxxvi. vuncis. 
 
 the ob' lofF of all greynis xxiiij, vuncis. 
 
 ^The ferthing symnell iij.vuncis q't' ? and i.d*. ob'. q*. 
 
 the ferthing whit loff coket v. vuncis iij. q't' ij.d'. 
 
 the ob' whit loof xi. vuncis^ and di. q't' and ij.d'. 
 
 the ob' whete loof xvij, vuncis | and i.d'. ob'. q'. 
 
 the peny whete loof xxxv.vuncisanddi. q't'and i.d. 
 
 the ob' loof of all greynis xxiij. vuncis q't' J and i.d'. ob'. 
 
 The ferthing symnell iij. vuncis q't' and i.d.' ob'. q'. 
 
 the ferthing whit lofF coket v. vuncis and half and dl. q't'* 
 
 ij.d'.q'. 
 xi. vuncis q't' f and ij.d'. 
 xvij. vuncis and di. q't' i.d'. 
 ob'. q'. 
 the peny whete lof xxxiiij. vuncis q't' $ and i.d'. 
 
 the ob' loof of all greyncs xxij. vuncis q't' ? and i.d'. ob'. 
 
 m The quarter the ob' whit loof 
 whete at xvi. s. the ob' whete loof 
 
 The q'. symnell 
 
 the q'. whyt loof coket 
 [ The q'f whete the ob' white lofF 
 at xvi. s. vi. d*. the ob' whete loof 
 
 the peny whete lofF 
 
 y ob' loof of all graeynis 
 
 iij.vuncis and half q't' i.d'. 
 
 ob'. q'. 
 V. vuncis and ? and ij.d'.q'. 
 xi. vuncis and half q'. ij.d'. 
 xvi. vuncis iij. q't' i.d'. ob'. q'. 
 xxxiij. vuncis J and half q't' 
 
 i.d'. 
 xxij. vuncis q't' ? i. d'. ob'. 
 
 (^The q't' whete §[[ The q'. symnell iij.vuncis ij.d'. weight. 
 
 at xvij. s. the q'. whyt loof coket v. vuncis and half.
 
 55 
 
 
 the ob* whit loof 
 
 xi. vunois. 
 
 the ob' whete loof 
 
 xvi. vuncis and half. 
 
 the peny whete loof 
 
 xxiij. vuncis. 
 
 y ob' lofF of all graeynis 
 
 xxij. vuncis. 
 
 f[ The q'. symnell 
 the q'. whyte loft" coket 
 f[ The q't' whete the ob' white lofF 
 at xvij. s. vi. d'. the ob* whete lofF 
 the peny whete loff 
 y ob' lof of all graeynis 
 
 The quarter 
 whete at xviij. s. 
 
 ^ The q. symnell 
 
 f ferthig white lof coket 
 
 the ob' white loof 
 
 the halfpeny whete loof 
 
 the peny whete loof 
 
 ^ halfpeny loof of all graeynis xxi. vuncis and dl. i.d'. 
 
 ij. vuncis iij.q't ? ij.d'. q'. 
 V. vuncis q't' ^ and q'. 
 x. vuncis iij.q't' and ob'. 
 xvi. vunc^ and half q't' ob'. q'. 
 xxxij. vuncis q't' and i.d'. ob.' 
 xxi. vuncis and half i.d'. 
 
 ij. vuncis iij.q't' ? and q'. 
 V. vuncis and q't' ob'. q'. 
 x. vuncis 5 and i.d'. 
 XV. vuncis iij-q't' ij.d'. q', • 
 xxxi. vuncis f and dl. q't' ij.d'. 
 
 ^ The ferthing symnell ij. vuncis iij.q't' ob'. q'. 
 
 ^The quarter the ferlhing whit lof coket v. vuncis and dl. q't' i.d'.q'. 
 
 whete at xviij. s. tlic ob' whit loof x. vuncis q't' and di. 
 
 vi. d'. the ob' whete loof xv. vuncis di. and i.d'. q'. 
 
 the peny whete loof xxxi. vuncis and di. q'. 
 
 the ob' loof of all graeynis xx. vuncis iij. q't'. 
 
 ||[The ferthing symnell ij.vuncis^anddi.q't'andi.d'.q'. 
 
 the ferthing whit loof coket v. vuncis and i.d. ob'. q'. 
 
 (g[ The quarter the ob' wliit loof x. vuncis and dl, q't' and i.d'. 
 
 whete at xix. s. the ob' whete loof xv. vuncis q't' and q'. 
 
 the peny whete loof xxx. vuncis f and ob'. 
 
 the ob' loof of all grayenis xx. vuncis q't' and ij.d'. 
 
 ^ The q't' whete The q'. simnell ij.vuc^ ad ij. peny wyght. 
 
 at xix. s. vi. d'. the ferthing whyt lof coket v. vunc'.
 
 56 
 
 the ob' whyte lofFe x. vuncj. 
 
 the ob' v/het loffe xv. vuncj. 
 
 the pony whet lofFe xxx. vunc^. 
 
 the ob' lof of all granes xx. vuncj. 
 
 The ferthyng syninell ij. vunc^ f and a quarter, 
 
 ^ The q't' whete the ferthyng whit loif coket iiij. vuncj iij. q't' | ob*. q'. 
 at XX. s. the halpeny Avhyte loffe ij. vuncj iij. quarter i.d*. ob'. 
 
 the halpeny whete loffe xiiij.vunc^^anddi.q't' ij.d'.q', 
 
 the peny whete lof xxix.vunc^ q't' ? ij.d'. 
 
 the halpeny lof of all grenys xix. vuncj ? and dl. q'. ob'. 
 
 ^ Item the half peny loffe whyte of Stratford muste weye ij. vuncj more 
 thaiie the half peny whit lof of Londo. ^ Ilem the half peny whete loff of 
 Stratford muste weye iij. vunc^ morethanne the half peny whete loof of Lon- 
 don. Item the peny whete lof of Stratford muste weye vi. vunc] more thaiie y 
 peny whete loof of London. ^ Item iij. halfpen}' white lofes of Stratford 
 muste wey as myche as the peny whete loof. H[ Item the loof of all greynes 
 that is to saye, the whete loof muste wey as miche as the peny whete loof. 
 And the half peny whyte looffe.
 
 57 
 
 ii The Copy of the Bulle for the offring to y Curattj of the 
 Pisshens of the Cite of London in Latin and in Engflish, 
 
 e _ _^ 
 
 and of y Coposicio of the same. Cap. Ixxxvi. 
 
 Nicuola!? epus s'uus s'lioc Dei ad ppetua rei memoria ad ols aplice 
 seruitutj supna dispositoe vocali ambiguitates p q's eccl'ijs ps'tij curaaiai^ 
 hiitib? illai? qf rectorib? dispedia ac inter eos necno pochianos suos dis- 
 cetones lites et scadala suboiiii posse timetur sequestrare cupim? ne illaru 
 ppagat^ laqis rectorib? et pochiais pdictis gramora in spualibt" et tepo- 
 ralib? p tepore resultet detritneta dudu siqde p? q'^ bo. niemorie Thomas 
 Archicpl Catuarieii asscrcs q& put I sua visitatoe reparerat olim recoledc 
 niemorie roger? Epus Lodonieii sup oblaotib? i dieb? diiicis et solepnib? ac 
 feslj duplicib? et pseruatim aplo? quoQ vigilie ieiunatur p Ihabitates 
 domos hospicia sine shoppas quolibet occupates ifra citate Lodo faciedas 
 quada cdideiat pstitutocf p q'? It'cetera statuerat et ordinauerat qft ois et 
 singuli ililtates ct occupates liiiioi donios hospTa sine shoppas panii p domo 
 hospicio siue shoppa cui^ pesio ad x. solidos stcrligo^ anua se extederet 
 q'drate si ad vigiti solift p annu obolu, si ad q'dragita solifii, p anu dena'r 
 ct sic assensiue p ra*^a pesiois vltra dca^ sutna qdraglta solifl ad quatG- 
 cuqf su", pcsio Iiiiioi anua se extederet ofTerre teneret'put ecia eatenus logc 
 rctractis tporib? ct Ipo |)scriplibili p pochianos eccliac dicte citatj cosuetii 
 cxtiterat ciliq^: pstitutoe? hiiioi ut pote laudabilej nonulli ei^ predecessor 
 Archiep Cantuarieii expresse conhrmauerat constitucionem ipa? p quas- 
 dam suas littcras ex ccrta sua scientia cofirmaucrat ct approbauerat. Et 
 cum nonnulU ex pochianis dictau eccliac suo puerso sensu constitu- 
 cionem ipam et sanij ipTus intellectu subuerterc niteretur certa desup dccla- 
 rationemfeccratacmaioremvicicountesq^etalfimannos dicte ciuitatjnecnon 
 ois el singulos ciues seu inhabitantes in ea sub peiui niaioris excomunicatois 
 cui non parentes et rcbelles ipso facto dccreuerat, subiacere ct in termina- 
 tione maledictiois eterne monuit (juatenus constitucionem et declarationc 
 predictas de cctero absq' scnsu peiuiso seu torta exposicione inuiolabiliter 
 obsernarcnt ct tacerent quantu in eis cssetet in futurii ab alijs obseruari, 
 nonnulla quoq? alia tuncexprcssa preccpcrat voluerat et ordinauerat felicis 
 
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 58 
 
 recordatois. Innoccencius vij. predecessor uv Iras Thome archicpl pre- 
 dict' et quecu^ indc secuta rata habeas et grata per quasda suas Iras ex 
 certa sua scicntia confirmauit et sui scripti patrocinio coniuniuit suppliens 
 oisdefectus secjui forsau interuenissent in eisdein prout in dictis Innocencij 
 Iris in quibus prefate arehiepl littere inserte fuerut ct q's cu sic insertis 
 inferius de v'bo ad v'bu? inferi fecirniis plcnius cotinetur: postinodu 
 v'o nonnuUoq fide digna relatone p nos accepto qt licet, maior vicecountes 
 aldermanni ciues et inhabitantes predicti, seu maior ps eoe ab atiqua et 
 laudabili legitimeq' prescripta consuetudine constitucionem pret'atam 
 obseruantes oblationes ipsas de dieb? dhic^ et solepnib^ ac testis duplicibus 
 et preseruatim aploc quo^ vigilie ieiunatur fecisset tame a quatuor vcl 
 circa tuc annus citra quida ex eis pprie salut^ in memores erga iporuui 
 matre eccliam que no absq' maximis studio et labore eos dieti? spualibuj 
 enutris alimetj plurimu se ingratos reddentes ac cupientes oblatoes hirioi 
 dimittere et paulatim ipi ecclle subtrahere quas si ea que dei sut sapent 
 potius adaugerent et vitro ofl'erret dictas oblatoes non nisi in diiicj diebj 
 et festj solempnib? aploc quo^ vigilie ieiunatur facerant et faciebant 
 in alijs solepnib? dicb? qui quaplures fore noscebatur eas facere temere 
 recusates et ad paliaton^ temeritat^ sine hiiioi asserebat tarn ex costitu- 
 toe Rogeri epi hiiioi qua etia ex cosuetudle atiqua in ciuitate Londn 
 hinoi legitime prescripta, et in ptradictorio iudicio obteta dUtaxatdequol't 
 domicilio conducto p decern solidis qualiter die dnica et alia die festi 
 solemnis apl'oi^ quoe vigilie ieiunatur annum ab inhabitante in ead? quadras 
 deo et ecclic noie oblationis in cuius pochia situabatur dicta dom? ac 
 consistebat et de doicilio conducto pro viginti solidis obulus et de dome 
 conducta pro quadraginta solidis denarius et de domo conducta pro niaiori 
 suma plus scfim proportion^ prepositam ab ihabitatib? i cade quibusciici^ ^^ 
 cui? cuq^ coditionis status sexus vel gradus psone ihabitates existerent racoe 
 domoc q's ihitabat oftcrri debebat. Et qfii si quis T vna et eade prochia 
 duo vel tria ocupet domicilia ocupas satisfaceret deo et ecclle de eisde 
 oblatoib? debit^ psuetj proporcionalit' scti? qfl ecclTa pochial' de eisde 
 atiquit? pcipe psueuerat qfiq? nullo alio modo qua vt pfcrt' aut sc6m qfiin 
 litteris Inocencij etTho. arehiepl predictis ofterri tenebantur sic recusantcs 
 predicti affirmare uitebantur qfi in Iris Thome Archicpl et Innocencij prc- 
 decessoris nostri prefat^ vcrus ipius constitucionis tenor seu effectus iuxta 
 qucm pretendebant se in diebus dfiicis et solemnibus aploc quoe vigilie 
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 pressus non esset qflq? ppteria ipe archiepi ct Innocencij Ire surreptice nul- 
 lius q^ roboris vel mometi existebant percepto insuper per nos quod nup 
 tres difinitiue sentecie vna in partibns et due in roman Cur per quas inter 
 cetera dilectus filius Rob'tus Wright ciuis Lodoneii et tunc inhabitator 
 eiusdeni donuis site ifra limites pocliie pochialis ecclie Sancti Edmundi in 
 Lumbard stret Londoneii ad faciendani oblaciones iuxta rata? predicta in 
 quibusda alijs diebus solenibus et festiuis qua in dominicis et festiuis 
 soleninibus aploi: quoc vigilie reuiuatur videl't in tribus in natiuitate salt' 
 scoQ Stepliani Joins InoceciuJ ac in cotidiam in resurrexionis domini rni 
 Jhu xpi necnon in tribus in pentecostes ebdoinadac festiuis dieb? ac Cir- 
 cucicionis Epiphanye et Ascencionis eiusd J diii nri Jhu xpi nee non corporis 
 xpl et quatuor btc Marie v'ginis ac sco^ Philippi ct Jacobi aploj^ fes- 
 tiuis diebus nee non in fcsto Tris scl patroni ecclie sancti Edmundi predicto 
 in quibus illas facere denegauerat seu noglexerat condeninatus extitit cotra 
 ipin Ilobertu? prouulgate fuerat ct quod graue et dcficile plurimum essetrec- 
 toribus et vicarijs ecclTaif pcrocliiahli hiuoi ac alijs ad quos oblaciones 
 hinoi ptinent contra singulos illas solucrc recusantes litigare et in iudicio ex- 
 pcriri cum sic forsan plus expederent qua hrTioi oblationes inppem foret 
 valitur itellccto quoq' p nos ex nonnullis carissimi xpo filij nri Henrici 
 Regis Anglic Illustris ad nos directis Iris Regeni ipiii suuope assertare per nos 
 super premissis taliter prouideri qft ois anibiguitatis dubiu? defencionii q? 
 ac litigio^ materia necn5 lites et rancores que inter ipos rectores et 
 pchianos ex premissis oriri possent de medio penitus auferatur nosqf 
 cunctoB Cristifilin pacem etcjuiete intensisdesiderijsaffectantesilloclitibus 
 difencionibus et scandalis quatu cum Deo possumus obuianius cupientes 
 super premissis tali prouidcre remedio p qfi sublato cu suis ambiguitalis 
 ecclie predicteillacqpectorescupacis et quietis dulcedine iura eis debita a 
 suis pochianis percipianl sicqf pereipicntcs rectores ipoc pochianorii 
 animac cure et regimini studic suis et libcntiusinsistercA^alcrent nonnullis ex 
 venerabilis frib? nris EpTs tunc in romana curia presentibus oraculo vine 
 vocis comissimusvtpin spectioneactoc actitatonin causaipa super premissis 
 omnibus etsingulis se aiicte nra diligentcr informarent et que per informa- 
 tionem hmoi rcperirent nobis fideliter referre curarent cu aute per fidelem 
 eon quibus informationem hiiioi comisimus quibus attitata predicta et 
 gesta in dca causaipsius q? cause ct illius processimi ac setcncias diligentcr 
 inspexerut relacionem nobis desuper fractam dietc premissis et quod con- 
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 tarn in diiicj qua alijs festis et festiuis diebus superius noTatim expressis 
 sufficienter in p'ma probata extilit ac in sccundo exslacijs pietensa copia 
 constitutionis Rogeri Epi hiiioiin quacaneri dicitur qfl singulis diebfdnicis 
 et alia die festi solepnis aploc vigilie ieiunantur oft'ciri debeut in dicta 
 causa pducta fuit quod q? pfatus Robertus tani vigore constitucois et psue- 
 tudinis pdictae in dnic^ et festj aploo quoK vigilie iciunatur otfcrre 
 debere iuxla rata ante dcani concessus est ac vencrabilis iVater nr Guillel- 
 nius epus tuc electus olereii et locii vnius ex causae palacij appostolici 
 auditoribus de niandato nro tenens secundan:) et dilectus lilius niagister 
 Ludowicus deLudomsijs cappcllanus nr et causae dci palacij auditor con- 
 suetudine sic deducte et probate ac Innocencij predecessoris et Thome 
 archiepi Iris constitucoe? predcaj; Rogeri continentibus iani din in obser- 
 uancia deduct^ et lut^ iheretes ptensa copia prefate constitutois Rogeri p 
 dciii Robertu? in iudicio coram eis pducta vt minus autentica seu legi- 
 tima non attenta, terciam sentencias hiiioi puulgaret siuius plenissime ifor- 
 mati motu pprio aucte aplica et ex certa sciecia tenore prescnciu Innocecij 
 et archiepi Iras ac constitutoe? Rogeri epI put in ipTus archiepi Iris de v'bo 
 ad v'bu 1 dictis Innocencij Iris in sertis exprimit' seu narratur probatum 
 q^ ofFerendi psuetudine et sentencias predcas necnon oia et singula in eis 
 contenta appbam" et pfirani? ac pset^ scripti procio pmulmus eaq? pleno 
 et ppetuo firmitatis robore subsistere ac ppetuis futuris temporibus luiola- 
 bilit' obseruari debere decernimus ac mand antes hai: serie distructois et 
 singulis qui a quatuor annis proxime preteritis inhabitauert et quomodol't 
 occuparunt ac inhabitant et occupant inhabitabunt q^ ocupabunt quomo- 
 dol't i futurum domos hospiciasiueshoppas in ciuitate predca cuius cuqf 
 gradus ordinis status scxus vel condicois fuerint quatinus tam ratione pre- 
 teriti a quatuor anis citra decursim q} presentis et futuri temporum scfim 
 dciim ratam pensionem p quibus domus hospicia sine shoppe inhabitantc 
 seu occupate aut inhabitata vel occupata hiiioi p tempore comuni et vera 
 extimacione locari potuerint videl't oblatoes pdcas in tribus in natiuitatis, 
 vil't Sancti Stephani Sancti Johis et scoc Innocenciii ac totidem in rcsur- 
 rectois Diii nri Ihu Cristi nee non silr in tribus in pentecostes ebdomadaij 
 festiuis diebus ac circucisionis Ephie et assentois eiusde Dili nri nee non 
 corporis xpi et quatuor bte Marie Virginis ac sanclorQ Philippi et Jacobi 
 aploc festiuitatib^ predcis necnon in singuloc; sanctorum patronorum 
 poclualium eccliac Londonen predictac festis ac omnibus dnicis et festiuis 
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 duplicibus iuxta tenoreni et formam Irac Innocencij et nrchiepl predictati 
 ac in olbus et singulis alijs diebus in quibus ratam predcain ante quatuor 
 annos predcos oft'erre cosueuerut pochiali ecclie infra cnius limites domus 
 hospicia et slioppe sup dca fuerint etiani sub cxcoicalois pena in prefciti 
 archiepi Iris contenta, qf secus facientcs iuxta ipaB Irac tenorem conli- 
 ncntia atq^ forniam incurrere voluinius ipo fco eta (jua iilo ligatus no nisi 
 primitus p eum de tunc del)it' oblationibus ccclTs cui dcbite fueiTt real'r in- 
 tcgre et cu eftectu satisfacto aut desuper aniicabiTr concordato quauis aucte 
 pterqiii i niort^ artico costitutus absolui non possit. Ita tfi quod ipse sic 
 absolutus si supuixe erit alioquin illius heredes satisfaccioem hmoi facere 
 teneant' soluant sea offerant et real'r integre et cu effectu volentes insup 
 parit' et deccrnentes ipsos omis et singl'osad solucoem vel oblacioes facien- 
 das hmoi per ordinaries loci et comissarios cos^dem quibus i causis quas 
 sup premissis vl'eoc occasioe p tempore moneri ptigerit p so vl' aliu seu alios 
 eciam ex suo mero ofificio iquiredi ac alias sijmariesimpliat' et dcplanesine 
 strcpitu et figura Judicij sola facti veritate ispecta })recededi et iuxta ap- 
 })robacioe^ pfirmaciocm dccretu et mandatu nra hmoi deccndenfi cont'- 
 dictores quoci? p censura ecclesiastica et alia iur^ rcniedia copesscendi ac ola 
 alia ct singula I premissis et circa ca nccessaria seu quomodol'c oportuna 
 faciendi et exequendi plena? et liberam tenore presenciu cocedin)? facul- 
 tatem cogi et compelli posse et debere necnon p loci ordinarios ct causaru 
 palacij aplici auditoresac quoscuq? alios quis aucte Judices seu comissarios 
 in causis etiam p appellationeseu alias in qcuq? instancia int'qua suis psonis 
 et coram quibusciuj? eciam iRomana curia vel extra earn occasione obla- 
 tionii hiiioi indccisis pendenlib? quae quidem psonau necnon auditoi;: et 
 iudiciii hiiioi noTa et cognomia ac qualilates necnon causai; status et scn- 
 tenciaru? hinc inde habitac ac oi? supra narratoc tenoresprcsentibushaberi 
 volumus pro expressis seu qs imposteru quandocuq? moueri et pedere con- 
 ligerit iuxta approbat(3e5 cofirmatoem decretnm ct mandatum prcdca 
 Judicandum et sentenciandn? fore ac Judicari et sentenciari debere ct 
 quicquid secus per supradcos seu q'scu? alios scient' et ignoranter quauis 
 aucte sententiatum forsan est hacten? vel imposteru sentential Judicari seu 
 attcmptari contigeritirritum et inane nulliusq? fore roboris vel monienti uon 
 obstantib? olbus premissis et preserti? supradcis ac alijs libris seu scripturis 
 <^tiam antiquis et mstris quantumcuq? publicis et in archiuis seu alijs etiam 
 publicis locis repcrt^ ct cjue in posteru forsan rcperiri contigcrit I q'bus 
 tenor dictcconstitucois Rogeri cpi hinoi alteri? continentietenoris atqf forme
 
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 reperiatur q^ in dels Thome arcliiepi et Innocencij Iris continetnr necnon 
 aplicis ac in pronuncialibus et soniadalibus consulis editj generalibus vel 
 specialibusconstitucoibus etordinacoibus statutis quoqf et consuetudinibus 
 cccllai? et ciuitatj predcac etia. juramento confirinacoe aplica vel quauis 
 alia firinitate roboratis necnon preuilegijs induUis Et iris aplicis generalibus 
 vel specialib? quorucuq? tcnorum cxistant percjue presentibus no expressa 
 vl' totalit' no inscrta effect? earuni impediri valeat quomodol't vel dcferri 
 etde quib? quonun de tot) tenoribus habenda sit in nris Iris mentio spalls 
 ceterisq^ contrarijsquibusciiqf tenores vcro Ira^ Jnnocencij et archiepi in 
 iilis insertac et sententiac predcau scquitur et sunt isti. 
 
 Jnnocenci? epus seru? seruoe Dei ad futurani rei memoriii. Eaque p 
 vlilitate eccllac et eccllasticai: psonac facta sunt et alac salute respiciut 
 vt illibata libenter cii a nobis petitur aplice pfirniatois p'sidio comuniui- 
 mus sane peticio pro pte dilectoc filioc vniuersoi? recto^ pochialiu eccllac 
 ciuitat) Lodonen nobis nup exliibita continel' qfi olini bone memorie Ro- 
 gerus Epus Londoner! ad earGdeni eccllac et ipoc pochianoc qui essent p 
 tempore pfectum puide' ct salubriter ititendes quada costitutoe? auctoritate 
 ordinaria fecit in Iris venerabilis fris nri Thome archiepi Cantuarieii loci 
 Metropolitaii quae tenor de v'bo ad v'bu inferi? describitur insertam et 
 qua quide costitutoe? nonuUi archiepi cantuarieii pdci Thome archiepi 
 pdecessores qui fuerunt p tempore et etiam idiii Thomas archiepus aucte 
 Metropolyta approbartet confirmart etq? q'deconstitutoez licet a tpe cuius 
 contrarij bonu| memoria no existit in eadem ciuitate obseruata fuisset cu 
 postea nonnulli earn adeoc sensum in preiudiciu eccllac et rectoc predco^ 
 interpretareturde facto eande aiicte metropolityca p ainplius comuniendo 
 ct declarado declarandoq?: ex predcis tunc abs(if sensu puiso sen torta expo- 
 sitoe inuiolabile obseruarent et faccrcnt quatum in cis essent ab alijs obser- 
 nari et alia fecit in premissis et circa ea put in dels Iris ciusdc Thome 
 archiepi sigillo munitis plcnius continetnr, quare p pte dcoc rectoru nobis 
 fuit huniililer supplicatu? vt pro subsistencia firmiori earunde Irac robor 
 ipis aplice cofirmatois adijcere de spali gra dignaremur Nos igitur hinoi 
 supplicatoibus iiiclinati Iras predcas et quecuncjl indesecuta rata habcntes 
 et grata de auctoritate aplica ex certa sciencia confirmamus et present^ 
 scripti patrocineo comuniuimus supplentes oes defectussi qui interuenerint 
 in cisde tenor vero dictac Irac sequitur et est talis.
 
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 Thomas, pniissione diuiiia Cantuarieii archiepps tocius Anglie p'mas el 
 aplTce sedis legatus ciuitate? et diocecj Londonen nre cantuarien prouincie 
 iure nro metropolitico actualit' visitantes dilect^ filijs niaiori vicecomitibus 
 ct aldirmandus ciuitatis Londonieii oib^ alijs et singulis ciuib^ sen inhitan- 
 tibus in eadem saltin gianiet biidixione? ops dns cuius est terra etplenitudo 
 eius et vniuersi q' habitant in ea decimas in signuni vniuersalis diii sibi 
 reddi precepit oblatoes noluit vt in ministroo suoa personis oblationu^ 
 libamine spualit* honorari soleret et pro inde attendens recolede menioric 
 Rogerus niger duduni epus Londonen quandam constitutoej vt i nra 
 repnii? visitatoe de et sup oblatoibus in diebus dnicis et solemnibus ac Tes- 
 tis duplicibus et presertim aploe quorum vigihe ieiunantur p inhabitantes 
 domos hospicia sine shoppas quomodol't occuj)antes infra ciuitatem pre- 
 dictam faciendas [niatura deliberatione edidit videlicet quod omnes et 
 singuli inhabitantes et occupantes, hiiioi domos hospicia siue shoppas p 
 annum domo pro domo hospicio siue shoppa cuius pensio ad decern solift. 
 p annum obolum Si ad quadraginta solifi per annum denarium et sic asce- 
 ciue pro rata pensionis vltra dcam sumam quadraginta solift at quantam 
 cuqf summam pensio hiiioi annua se extendat ofFerre tcneantur, prout etiam 
 hactenus longis retractis temporibus et tempore prescriptibili perpochianos 
 eccllarum Ciuitatis predce otrerrlexstitit consuetuq^quidem constitutoeqf 
 nonnulli predecessores nri archiepi ecclie Cantuarien vt pote laudabilem 
 expresse confirmariit q?da? tamen pochiam ecclTac ciuitatis predce pprie 
 salutis in memores sue astucie nimis Imitentes suo puerso sensu constitu- 
 coej eandem et sanum intellcctum eiusdem subuertere moluntur assertentes 
 qfi si pensio annua hospicij domoc et shoppau hiiioi quadragita solidos 
 excedat vel loco oblatois at decimac deo et ecclie prefer vnvi solu? denariu 
 vt preferlur ofterri seu dare dcbere diebus dnicis et festiuis supi? expres- 
 satis. Nos igitur Thomas archiepus antedcus annuac saluti et ecclesiac 
 Juribus ac inde mutati diligecia qua possimusex officij nri debito pspicere 
 cupientes constitutoe^ predca?: ex certa nra scientia cofirmam? et appro- 
 bamus ppresentes ac ad tollendu et sopiendu dubitatois et ois alterationis 
 materia int' rectores et curatos eccliai? ciuitatis predce et pochianos eorude 
 dc et super interpretatoe sinistra conslitutois predce supradca orta ac 
 ppctua quiete eorude volum? etdeclaramus ppresentes quod si annua pen- 
 sio domott hospitioc et shoppac hiiioi vltra quadraginta soliJi stcrlingou 
 excedat et summa quinqginta solifl attigat tunc denarium et quadrantem. 
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 obolum. Si autem ad septuaginta solidos atlingat denarium obolnm et 
 quadrantem. Et si ad octuaginta solifi attingat tunc duos denarios et sic 
 seppcr decern solidos ascendendo per ralam pcnsiois hinoi inhltates domos 
 liospicia siue slioj)pas lirTioi rectorib^ sen curatis eccliac in quae pochijs 
 domus hospicia siue shoppc liiiioi situat' offerre teneantur. Quo circa nos 
 CIS etsingulos ciucs dee ciuitatis Londonen in visceribus xpi Jhu requirini? 
 et roganius ac prinio scfio tertio et pemtorie et sub pena excomunicatois 
 niaioris et int'niinatois maledcois eterne tenore presenciuni monemPquatin? 
 costitutoe? predca^ et declaratoc nia^ eiusdeni do cetero absq^ sensu per- 
 uerso sea torta expositoe? inuiolaljililer obsuetis et facietis qt^ in vobis est 
 sic infuturum ab alijs obseruari alioquin lebeliis vestruni et non parentes 
 costitntionum predicte et eius nostre declarationi si quis vrni in presenti sunt 
 aut in t'uturum erunt sententie excomunicatois niaioris ipo facto extunc 
 prout ex tunc decerninius subiacere et ne ignorantia constitutois predicte 
 et declarationis nostre eiusdcm ab ipsius obseruantia quemqf possit auer- 
 tere sen quolibet excusare precipim? vniuersis et singulis rectorib^ vicarijs 
 et curatis ciuitatis Londoneii predce ac virtute obedientie mandamus eis- 
 dam vt predictam constitucione et declarationem nostrani eiusdcm sub 
 forma supi? puulgata inscriptis habeat et cam singulis annis in ecciis suis 
 qtuor in anno palam et publico inter missarum solemnia suis pochianis 
 plegifaciant de vcrbo ad vcrbumet exponat ac volumus et per presentes or- 
 ilinamus quod quilibet rector seu vicarius dicte ciuitatis Londonen habet 
 plenam potestatem in sua propria pochia suos pochianos hiTioi constitutionis 
 et nostre declarationis eiusdcm rebcUes et contradictorcs citare siue alio 
 quo alio mandato ad comjjaradis legitime coram nol)is vl' officiali nro cure 
 cantuaricii (jui pro tpefuerit rcsposuros et recepluros pro eoc in hac parte 
 dementis q& juris fuerit et eciam racionis cui quidem officiali pro tem- 
 pore esistenticomittm? vices nras ppresentes cu cuiuslibet cohercois cano- 
 nice potestate in quoc oTm testimonium et perpeliuim fidem sigillum nrf 
 pntibus apposuim? data in manerio nro de lamechigth sexto die niesis 
 Augusti anno dni Milesimo Tncentesi' nonagesimo scptimo et nre transla- 
 tionis p'mo. Nulli ergo omnino lioim licet banc dignan> nre confirniatioi* 
 comunitionis et suppleccionis infringere vel ei ausu temerario contraire si 
 (juis autem hoc attemptare psuuq^scrit indignationem opotentis Dei et 
 beatoc Petri et Pauli aploj: ei? se nouerit in cursuru late Rome apud sciii 
 Pctrum decimosexto kail' ]\Iaij, Pontificatus nri anno sccundo. In Dei 
 nolo Amen. Auditis et plcnus intellectus per nos ^Villiii Preston legu doc-
 
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 torem venerabilis viri magistri Thome le Senx decani canonice ecclle cathe- 
 dralis saucti pauli Londoneii officialis et custodis spiritualitatj epatus 
 eiusdem se de epali ibidm vacante coniissariuin generalem meritis et cir- 
 cumstancijs negocij detectois et inquisitionis qft occasione subtractionis 
 oblationum in festis solemnibuset festiuis scopStephani Johls et Innocentum 
 post festum natalis Dni festis circumcisionis et ephie tribus diebus solem- 
 nib? et festis in ebdomada pasche trib? diebus solemnibus et festiuis in 
 septlana penthecostes in festo corporis X pi assentionis Diii aplop Philippi et 
 Jacobi ac in quinqf festis beate Marie Virginis et festo translationis sci 
 patroni ecclie per inhabitantes ciuitatem Lodoneii fieri consuetis per que- 
 dam Robertuni Wright pochianum pochial' ecclie scl Edmundi in Lumbard 
 Stret ciuitatis predicte sub tractac coram nobis ex officio nro aliqindiu ver- 
 tebatur ipTus qj per nos matura deliberatione diligenter recensitis q? per 
 acta actitata Iras q? aplicas et alia exhibita probata et concessata in nego- 
 ciopredicto compimuseuidenterdcin Rob'tum Wright ad ofFerendum scfim 
 ratam pensionis domus sue quam ihabitat singulis diebus dominicis et fes- 
 tiuis et diebus prefatis efficaciter tencri ipiiiqf sine causa oblationes suas in 
 dictis diebus et festis iniuste ac temere subtraxisse parco nos Williiis Freston 
 comissarius antedictus Xpi noTe inuocatoetiprn solum deu oculis nris pre- 
 ponentes de consilio iuris peritoc quibj communicauimus in hac parte 
 prefatu Robertuni Wryght ad ofFerendum dictis diebus et festis secundum 
 ratam pensiois sue domus qua inhabitat teneri et obligatum fuisse et esse 
 pronunciamus decernimus et declaramusetiprii in oblationibus pereum in 
 hac parte subtractis iuxta inq'sicionum per nos in hac parte capiendum 
 estimandis ct declarandis de dicte Ecclesie pochiali et rectori eiusdem sol- 
 uendis condemnamus et ipsum Robertum ad ofFerendum in futuru? diebus 
 et festis predictis iuxta ratam pensionis domus sue canonice cogendum et 
 compellendum fore decernimus et precipimus per hanc nra^ sententiam 
 diffinitiuam quam ferimus et prouulgamus in his scriptis. Cristi nomine 
 inuocato pro tribunali sedete et solum Deum pre oculis habentes de dno^ 
 nrop coauditoi? cosilio et assensu per hanc nram diffinitiuam senteciam 
 quam ferrim? in his scriptis pnunciamus discernimus et declaranms per 
 venerabilem virum dii? Wilhelmu Freston comissarium in hifioi causa que 
 tunc coram eo vertebatur, inter eundem Willin inquirentem ex vna et 
 quedam Robertum Wright pochianu pochialis ecclie sancti Edmudi in 
 Lumbard Stret ciuitatis London inquisitum de et super subtractoe obla- 
 tionum per eundem Robertu Wryght in diebus in quibus in articulis iplus 
 
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 inquisicionis habetur per inhabitantes ciuitatem Londo secundum ratam 
 pensionis domoi? quas inhabitabant et inhabitant in dicta pocliiali ecclia 
 sancti Edmondi Londoneii, ofFerri solitac et per eundem Robertum sub 
 tracta^ et rebus alijs in actj cause deductis et eai? occasione partibus ex 
 altera bene fuisse et esse processum sententiatum et definitum ipi? 
 q? dRi Willi Freston comissarij diffinitiua sententiam confirmandam fore 
 et confinnamus necnon pro parte dicti Roberti aduersarij ab code? dno 
 Wilhelmo comissario eiusqf diffinitiua setentia hmoi male fuisse et esse 
 prouocatum et appellatu ipin q? Robertum aduersarium in oblationibus 
 per eu in dictis diebus a tempore late dicte setentie circa subtractis 
 condemnandu fore et condemnamus saluo quod in eo vbi de quinq? 
 festis Virginis Marie mentionem fecit eu in articulo de q'tuor expressum 
 sic vt confirmetur sententia peticioni emendamus de quatuor dixisse de- 
 buisse et pronunciamus quo ad hoc male pronuntiatii et bene appellatu et 
 ideoexpensa^ condempnationu ex his et alijs causis hinc inde obmittiraus 
 Xpi noie inuocato p tribunali sedentes et solum deu? pre oculis habentes de 
 dnot} coaudito^ nroru consilio et assensu per banc nram diffinitiua senten- 
 tiam qua ferimus in hijs scriptis pronunciamus decernimus et declaramus 
 per reuerendu? i Xpo patrem diif, Wilhelmu^ de Fonderatunc veroelectum 
 nuc epiii oloreii. coauditorem nrm in hiiioi causa que tunc coram eo in 
 secunda vertebatur etnunc coram nobis i tercia vertitur instancijs inter pre- 
 fatu diim Wilhelmuf tunc cdmissarium et seu officialef inquirentem et 
 nunc processum suu^ in causam hinoi defendentem ex vna et predictum 
 Robertuf Wright aduersarium de et super subtractione oblationu per 
 eundem Robertu in diebus de quibus tam articulis T hmoi causa in prima 
 instantia datis q'? in pcessu et sententia prefati diii hifiioi Epi mentio habetur 
 tam per ipm Robertum qua per alios inhabitantes ciuitatem Londoneii 
 scjim ratam pensionis domus seu domoru quas inhabitabant et inhabitant 
 in dca ecclia scti Edmondi Londoneii offerri solitaruf et rebus alijs inactis 
 cause hinoi deductis et eatf occasione parte ex altera bene fuisse et esse pro- 
 cessiuu et sententiatum el definitii ipius q^ diii Wilhelmi de Fundera coau- 
 ditoris nri diffinitiua sentencia predcaf confirmadu fore etconfirmam? nec- 
 non p pte del Roberti aduersarij ab eodem reueredo patre dno Guillelmo 
 coauditori nro eiusdem diffinitiua sentetia hriioi male fuisse et esse prouo- 
 catiuii et appellatiuii ipmq^ Robertum aduersarium i oblatoib^ in dels 
 dieb? a tpe late dee sententias citra subtractis ac in expesis in hriioi causa 
 coram nobis legitime factis condempnandum fore et codemnamus quae
 
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 expensa!? taxatioe nobis impostem reseruam? nulli ergo otnniuo hmoi liceat 
 banc paginaj me approba confirmatois comunicatois mandati voluntatis 
 et concessionis infringere vel ei ausu temerario contrarie. Si quis autem hoc 
 attemptare presumpserit idignatoe? olpotetis Dei ei beatot? Petri et Pauli 
 aploril eorum se nouerit incursuruj date Rome apud scin petrum anno 
 incarnationis Diiice Milesimo CCCC. quinquagesimo tertio, septimo id? 
 Augusti. Pontificatus nri anno septimo. 
 
 ^ Tlie copy of the Bulle of Pope Nicholas for the same mator afore 
 
 wry ton. 
 
 Our holy fader Pope Nicholas for perpetuall memory wyllyth to seques- 
 ter and auoyd alle doughtis by the whiche stryfes discordys and greate lossys 
 that is feryd to haphen to curatys and theyr pishes lest y if it be not re- 
 medyid greter hurt myght happen bothe to the curates and pishens as well 
 in thingis temporel as spirituall. So it is that nowe of late after that the 
 right honorable Thomas Archbishop of Caunterbury had shewed that he 
 had founde as he rode in his visitation that one Roger Bishop of London 
 had made a constitucion vpon offringis on hooly dayes and solemp and 
 doble festis and namly of the appl'es whoos vigihs been fastyd by the in- 
 habitantis of houses hostries shoppis how so euer they bee occupyed 
 wythin the cite of London that is to saye that all thinhabytantj and euery 
 off theym and occupyenge the sayd houses hostryes or shoppys and paye 
 for the yerly rente of theym x.s. shall offer a q. And yf his rente be 
 XX. s. ob'. and so vpward as it hath been vsed to be payd by the sayd 
 pisshens tyme out of mynde of man. And that y same constitucion was 
 good and laufull it apperyth by that, that dyuers of the predecessours of 
 Archbisliops of Cautebury by their Irs patent]! hath it confermed and ap- 
 prouid, and Avha som euyl disposed of the pisshens wolde labour and study 
 tc constrwe this constitucion to other sensis thanne it was made fore, they 
 made explanacions of the same and ordeyned that the Mayre and thal- 
 dirmen of the saide cite and all the inhabitantis that wolde be rebeil ther- 
 unto shulde stond a cursyd by the same dede and many other thingis than 
 expressed ordeined our holy fader. And predecessour Innocencius vij. 
 ratefyeng and confermyng the Tres of the sayde Thomas Archbisshop 
 addyng and amendyng defautis yf any were as more playly apperyth by
 
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 the lettres off the sayde Innocent whcrin been contejaied y lettres of the 
 sayde Thomas. And after as it hath ben shewid vs of diuers credyble per- 
 sones that though the Mayr Sherefs Aldyrmen the citezens and the inha- 
 bitantes aforsayd or the more parte of theym aftyr the olde and laudable 
 custume in theire offryngis on sondayes and other solempne and double 
 festys of the appostles namly whoos euyns been fastyd yet ^vythin foure 
 yeres or there aboute dyuers hauynge lytell regarde to the wele of theyr 
 soules and vnkynde to theyr modyr of the holy chirche couetynge lytell 
 and lytell to mynyshe and take away the sayd offryngis, the whiche yf they 
 were deute they shulde encrese and freely gyue refuse to offyr but onely on 
 sondayes and on the solempne festys of the appostles whoos euyn been 
 fastyd. 
 
 ^ And as for other solempne dayes whiche bee many they sayde that yt 
 was not expressyd in the lettres off Roger Bisshop nor in the sayde consty- 
 tucion that they ought to offyr on theym neyther in the lettres of Innocent 
 nor Thomas Bisshop ther was noo parfyght sense wherfore they thought 
 they were but voyde. And also where wee vndyrstonde, that iij sentensys 
 haue been gyuen ageynste one Robert Wright that is to saye one in thoos 
 partyes and in the court of Rome for as myche as he refused to offer ac- 
 cordyng to the rate aforesayde, as on sondayes festis of thappostles whoos 
 vigils been fastyd. But as for theis thre natiuitees, of Saint Stephen 
 Saint Johan and the Innocentis he vterly refused and as many dayes in 
 Ester and as many dayes in Wytsontyd and the Circumcision Epyphanye 
 and Ascencion of our Lord and Corpus Christi and foure Vigyles of our 
 lady, Philyp and Jacob, and y translacion of Saint Edmonde. 
 
 ^ And for as myche as it were peynfull to all curatis yf they shulde sue 
 for euery party culer cause yf theyr parisshens wolde bee fro ward. And 
 for as myche as we vndirstonde that our welbelouyd Herry Kyng of En- 
 gland wolde thatalle stryfs and dewte touching the sayde offringis shuld be 
 auoyded, we Avyll, and by oure poure appostolyck conferme the lettres 
 off the sayde Innocent predecessour and Thomas Archbishop conteyn- 
 yng the constitucion of the sayde Robert to be obserued and kept for euer. 
 
 And ouer that by theis presentys we wyll and ordeyne that alle inhabi- 
 tantis houses hoostryes shoppys foure yerys paste and that aftyr this shall
 
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 inhabyte paye theyr oflfryngis accordyng to the rate afore sayde in y thre 
 natiuitees, of Saynt Stephen, Saynt Johan and the Innocentys, and as 
 many dayes in Ester and Witsontyde, Circumcision Epyphanye and As- 
 cencion of oure Lorde Corpus Chrysty, foure of our Lady and Philip 
 and Jacob, and euery dedycacion daye and euery sondaye and the festis 
 of the appostles whoos vigils ben fastyd and other double and solemne 
 festis. 
 
 ^ And more playnly apperith in the lettres of Innocent and Thomas Arch- 
 bisshop aforesayde. And in alle dayes they haue vsed to ofFyr, foure yeres 
 paste too the parisshe chirche, wythin the bondys wherof the sayde 
 houses hostryes or shoppes been sette vpon y peyne of excounicatio co- 
 teyned in the letters of the sayd Archbishop and of the whiche he shall 
 not be assoyled but yf he satisfye the sayd ofFryngis or ellis frendly agree 
 wythe hys curat but of it be i the point of deth, so that yf it happen hem 
 to lyue or hys heirs make dew satisfaccion. And also we geue power to 
 the ordenarijs of the sayd chirches where such ofFryngis be not payd that 
 they may witheout cytacion sumnariJi enquere of the sayd ofFryngis, and 
 if they fynd that be vnpaid to a cursse the ofFendars and theym to punysshe 
 acording to this ordinaunce any maner bulle grauntid writing generall or 
 specyall now knowen or heraftir to be knowen not withestanding. 
 
 The letters of Innocent Bishop J. 
 
 There fore for the parte the curatis of the cite of Londo a petision 
 was made to vs that a constituci5 the which was made by one Roger 
 Bisshop of London for the wele bothe of the perisshens and the curattys 
 the whyche was vsed tyme out of mynde yet siime vsed to constrew the 
 sayd constitucion other wise than it ought to be aftir theyr froward mynde 
 and the whiche constitucion the sayd Thoiiis Archbisshop of Cantirbury 
 and in any hys predecessors hath approuid; and confermed, that the same 
 constitucion by vs shuld be confermed. I, inclyned by theyr peticion 
 conferme alle the said constitucion by thautorite appostolik and fulfille 
 all defautys yf any bi the tenor of the said lett's folowithe. 
 
 Thorns Archbisshop of Cantyrbury Primat of England to the Mair She- 
 refs Aldirmen, and cytezens of Londo gretingj.
 
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 (/^ Almyghti God to whom belongith therthe and all that is theryn 
 comaudithe that tenthis shulde be gyuen he and wolde be honowred 
 spualli withe ofFryngis, and therfore the reQend fadir Roger Nyger late 
 Bisshop of London made a constitucion as we fynde in our visitacion vpon 
 ofrynge on sodayes and solempne and doubly testis and namly of y ap- 
 postils whoes vigils ben fastid by the inhabytantis of houses hostries and 
 shoppis with in the cyte of London. That is to sey that alle and euery 
 inhabitatis houses hostries or shoppes for an house hostrie or shoppes, 
 whoos pension is x. s. by yere a ferthing, and so forthe yfF it assende to 
 xl.s. i.d'. Summe yet haueng litell regard to their soules costrued thatyf 
 the sayd pension neuer so niyche excedid xl. s. that he shul pay but one 
 peny. We therfore vvyllyng that alle alteracion as touching that shuld be 
 remoued wille by thautorite of theys letters, that if the sayd pensio ex- 
 cede xl. s. by X. s. that he shal pay i. d'. q. and for euery x. s. assendinge, 
 q. and for as rnyche as we will not herafter any froward exposicion of this 
 confirmacio to be had, we will that all thoo that herafiir will not obey and 
 folow this our exposicio stode a cursed bi y gret sentece by y same dede, 
 and for as niiche as noo ma shal excuse himself bi cause of ignoraunce we 
 Avill and ordeigne that all curattj win the sayd cite iiij tymes in the yere in 
 the masse tyme publish and expowne and more oner we ordeigne and gyue 
 power to all persones and vicars of the said cite to sight all the offenders of 
 the said constitucio to appere afore vs or our officiall there to obbey the 
 lawe as reson will to y whiche officyall by this presentis we giueour power, 
 i witnesse wherof and c]. No ma therfore ofFende this ordinaiice for if 
 he doo he shall ronne in the indignacio of God and his holi appostils Peter 
 and Powle, yeuen at Rome at Seit Petirs the xvi. kalendas of Ma^', 
 
 Mastir Willin Preston officyall to the deane of Powles aftir that he 
 had bi gret deliberacion examyned a cause of witholding of tenthis, 
 by me Robert Wright of the pishe of Saint Edmond in Lumber stret in 
 the solempne and double festj and the festj of Seit Steuen, John, and In- 
 nocentys after Crystmes Circucision Ephye of our Lord, iij holy dales in 
 Estir weke, iij holi daies in Witson wike Curpus Xpi Ascecion of our Lord, 
 Phelip and Jacob and v festis of our Lady and eueri dedicacio da}', by his 
 sentence cotempned the same Robert Wryte the whiche appeled to Rome 
 where the same sentece in all thig was affermed bi one Willin of FQdera 
 Bishop of Olerii and comyssary to the Pope saue that he shuld haue seid
 
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 in iiij festis of our Lady and not in fyue and therin the sentence was re- 
 uersed and for that cause the said Robert was not condempned in the ex- 
 pensis. And aftir the same Robert appelid to the Pope him self the 
 whiche affermyd in euery thing the sentence of the said Willin de Fundera 
 and codempned the defendaunt in expencis i the last appele. 
 
 ^ The composicion of alle offryng^ win the Cyte of London and subirbis 
 
 of the same. 
 
 Fyrst that eueri persone dueller and inhabitat in ani houses in London 
 or subarbis of the same hired and ocupied as for a duelling place for the 
 full rent and pensy5 of x. s. yerly, shal offir to God and to the chirche in 
 whoes perish such place stadith, oon ferthing euery day in the festis that 
 folowyii, that is to sey in eueri sonday in the yere Cristins day Circucision 
 Ephye Purificacion of our Lady, Mathi appostle Anunciacio of our Lady 
 the Assencion of our Lord, Corp? Christi Seint Mathew appostle Symond 
 and Jude Alhalowen Andrew appostle Concepcio of our Lady, Thoiiis apl'e 
 Johii Baptist Pet' and Powle James apl'e Bartilmew ap'le Assupcio and 
 Natlte of our Ladi Dedicio day which fro the dai forward' shalbe thorought 
 all London and for the pish chirches in Londo that be halowid the iij. day 
 of Octobre also on dai of y pricipall fest^ of f patro of eueri chirche 
 thorought Londo and subarbis of the sameyerely withoute c6tradixi5 and 
 yf such ihabited houses be lete for xx. s. ob'. and of for xxx. s. ob'. q and 
 yf for xl.s. i.d'. and if for 1. s. i. d'. q. and so eueri assending and disendig by 
 X. s. into what sorii y euery it be shall alwey offer q. aftir y rate of x. s. in y 
 fesj aboue said and if suche duelling^ ocupied and inhabited houseis be 
 not lete but pauet' the owner f duelle therin or frely lent or other wise 
 ocupied as for a duellyng y than y offryng^ shalbe as it was lete before or 
 ellis aftir a come value, and indowte therof y ret to be extemyd bi y chirch 
 wardeins for y tyme beyng, and yf a man duelle and inhabite dyuers places 
 and houses within y said cite in oone or diuers perishes he tha shal aftir y 
 rate and daies aforsaid offir euery house to y chirch in whoes pish they 
 stonde, puided alwey y when ij of y festis a forsayd falle vpon oone day tha 
 the offryng shalbe for one day. Itin where any duellar in y said cite inha- 
 bitith or ocupieth for a duellig place an howse vnd' y prys rent or pensio
 
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 of vi. s. viij.d'. y than he shalbe bounde to offer iiij days i y yere I y 
 iiij pricipall festis of y chirch there as he is pishen off and if such pensio 
 or rent extende to the full soiiii of vi. s. viij. d'. or aboue and not fully to the 
 soin of x.s. that than the habitant for eueri shelygj shall pay to y chirche 
 i. d'. ob'. onys in y yere. Prouided alwey that if the said dweller cum bi- 
 fore his curat and sei vpon his feithe and trouth that he may not pay his 
 sayd money according to the ordinance aforsaid benelhe x. s. that then 
 the said curat shall hold hem content with such as he will geue hem awght 
 or naught and the dwellar therupon shalbe quyte, also and the pension of 
 rent of any such inhabitant houses extende aboue y soiii of x. s. and not 
 fully to the some of xxx. s. and so to any sorn beyng betwene x. and x. 
 than the inhabitat shall pay ones a yere to the curat for eueri shelyng^ of 
 the said soin ^^beyng bytwene x. and x. i. d'. ob'. yerly. Itrn where as a 
 duelHg hous is hired of gret and aftir leten out by parties to sondry folkj 
 that than the hirer in gret yf that he duelle in the priucipall parte of the 
 same house shall ofRrto God and to the chirche i the dales afor said for the 
 ret of all the hole rent yf the sayd house be in habited and ocupyed as 
 duellyng placis and ellis after the rule that folowithe and if the said hirer 
 in gret duelle not I any parte therof but lete it out ageyn, that than he that 
 duellith in y principall pai'te shal ofhr alle and theremeniit iiij. d'. by yere. 
 Itrii all thoo in the said cite or subbarbis that ocupye houses not inhabited 
 as shoppis celars shaddys warehouses stables wharfes kranes tymbre hawes 
 teynt' placys for fullers or other placis gardeyns shal ones in the yere for 
 euery pound that they be leten fore if thei be hired or aftir a comen value 
 yf thei be not hired gyue vnto the Curat of the chirche there as such houses 
 ben, vi. d'. wout any other offryngj for the sayd houses assending^ and dis- 
 sending^ aft' the rate of vi. d'. of the pounde and for x.s. iij. d'- and so 
 after the rate assendig^ and dessedig^ wout more charge of offryg^ for it. 
 Itrn y all appretic^ s'unt^ and hired men Avithin the sayd cyte not charged 
 withe such rent and housingis whiche shalbe houselde at Estir or abought 
 Estir shall iiij. tymes i f yere at iiij. pricipall festis ofhr to God and to the 
 chirche. Also as for psonall tithes y perisshes by this ordinauce shal neither 
 be charged or discharged sauTg y herafter shal noo curat vex trouble sue 
 or dynye sacramentis or s'uice for noo paymet of 5' same, but lene them 
 to good deuocio and conscience of y pishens. Itm all offringj vndone be- 
 fore this day or any other attemptid cotrarie be sjde or ayenst this present
 
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 writino- by any psone or persones shal stonde quite and not be remembred 
 as vnto any sute or stryf but all such things byf orethis day don shall clene 
 be remeett and forgeuen on bothe perties. 
 
 Be yt in mynde that thys bode and arbitrement ys made f xvij day of 
 Decembre f yere of the incarnacio of our Lorde, M. iiij. C. Ivij. by 
 Mastir Laurence Bothe Mastir Willim RadclyfF Mastir Lucas Lancok 
 Mast' Johii Aleyn Mastir Johfi Lyleford Geffrey Fielding Williii Tay- 
 lour Mastir Robert Ket arbitratour chosen vpon ^ p'misses as in y tenor 
 of f compreniise therupon made openly made it may appere. 
 
 d The Ordinance for Brokers ocupieg- in London. 
 
 Furst of alle maner clothes sold bi the broker shal haue for brokerage of 
 euery clothe xx. s. iij. d'. 
 
 Itiri of carde bokriri fustian clothes of gold and of silke veluet damask 
 satey taffata tarterus couerchis and for all maner of suche mercery sold be 
 the broker the same broker shall haue for the valur of euery xx.s. iij.d'. 
 
 Itm of al mail iuellis precyous stones and perlessold bi y broker he shal 
 haue of euery xx. s. vi. d'. 
 
 Ttiii of fyn wolle clothes of Londo makyng that ys to wet scarlet^ 
 clothes ingreyned and fyn whit^ of xviij. xx. or xxij. niarke the clothe the 
 broker shal haue for sale of euery such clothe for brokerage iij.s. iiij. d'. 
 
 Itiii for lasse clothes called mydel clothes of makyng of London for 
 euery such olothe y broker shal haue for brokerage by him sold xij. d. and 
 of denesyns and alycns xx. d'. 
 
 ItiTi for the clothes of makyng of Ludlow and Northato and for clothes 
 
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 called fyn brodes of the makyng of Essex of euery such cloth sold bi the 
 broker he shal haue vi. d'. and of denesyns and alyens xij. d'. 
 
 Itin for strait^ of the makyng of Essex Tawnton and Brygwater of euery 
 dossen sold bi the broker he shal hauc for brokj i. d'. 
 
 Itin for alle maner clothes called brodes of the makyng of the west co- 
 trey as wel for colours as whitj and bastardis sold by the broker he shal 
 haue for brokrage iiij. d'. 
 
 Itm for euery cloth of Gilford sold by the broker ij. d'. 
 
 ^ And of all other MarchaundicJ the Broker shal haue as folowithe,- 
 
 Peper the bale, 
 
 xij.d' 
 
 Gynger the bale, 
 
 xij.d' 
 
 Saffron the 11'. weight, 
 
 q^ 
 
 Cloues for the 11'. weight 
 
 q 
 
 Massys for the 11'. weight, 
 
 q 
 
 Galyngale the 11'. weight, 
 
 q- 
 
 Grenes the IT. weight. 
 
 q 
 
 Nutmug^ the 11'. weight. 
 
 q' 
 
 Synamon the 11'. weight, 
 
 q 
 
 Canell the bale in grosse, 
 
 xij.d 
 
 Suger in case the case, 
 
 xij. d' 
 
 Sugar for the bale. 
 
 iiij. d 
 
 Verdgrese for the sat, 
 
 vi. d' 
 
 Reysyns the barel, 
 
 xij. d' 
 
 Prunes the barel 1, 
 
 vi. d' 
 
 Pynnes the barell, 
 
 vi. d' 
 
 Datis the barell, 
 
 iiij.d' 
 
 Oynet the bale. 
 
 iiij. d' 
 
 Woode in tonne the tonne, 
 
 ij. s 
 
 Woode in bales the bale, 
 
 iiij. d' 
 
 Wood asshes for the last, 
 
 j^iiij. d' 
 
 Oyle for the tonne, 
 
 XX. d' 
 
 Canuas of Normandy, 
 
 of Bretayngne the C. iiij.d'. 
 
 Salt smolt for the barel, iij. d'. 
 
 Coper red coper grey of the, v. d'. 
 Valur of euery xx. s. in niony, ij. 
 Wine of Gascon and of Rochell y 
 
 tone, xij. d'. 
 
 Swete wyne the butte, xij. d'. 
 
 Tynne for the pece, ij. d'. 
 
 Batery for the bale, xij. d'. 
 
 Pych for the last, iiij. d'. 
 
 Arsnek the barell, vi. d'. 
 
 Cotton for the bale, xij. d'. 
 
 Cotton in thred for the bale, xij. d'. 
 
 Drugg^ for y IT. in valour, iij. d'. 
 
 Grene ginger the barell, xij. d'. 
 
 Pap scribabil the bale, vi. d'. 
 
 Pap spendable the reme, q*. 
 
 Brasill the bale, ij. s. 
 
 Greyne for dyars the pipe, ij. s. 
 Raw silke and colours 
 
 for the pound in weight, iij. d'.
 
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 Mader for the bale, iij. d*. 
 
 Alom for the bale, iij. d'. 
 
 Sope for the case, iij. d'. 
 
 Sope for the barell, ij. d'. 
 
 Poleyn wex for the pece, iiij. d'. 
 
 Wax in balis for the bale, viij. d'. 
 
 Comyn for the bale, iiij. d*. 
 
 Anneys for the bale, iiij. d'. 
 
 Almaudis for the bale, iiij. d'. 
 
 Rise for the bale, iiij. d'. 
 
 Tarre for the last, iiij. d'. 
 Heryng red and whit j laste, viij. d'. 
 Elys salted for the 
 
 barell in grosse, iiij. d'. 
 
 Sturgeon for the barell, vi. d'. 
 
 Iren for the M. ir. iiij. d'. 
 
 Stele for the barell, xij. d'. 
 
 Osmond for the laste, vi. d'. 
 
 Lede for the fonther, vi. d'. 
 
 Salt for the wey, vi. d'. 
 Hydes of Irland of 
 
 Spayneand of Yorke, ij. d'. 
 
 Cordwayne the dossen, ij. d*. 
 
 Bayseyn for the dossen, ij. d'. 
 
 Flax for the pipe, vi. d'. 
 
 Flax for the bale, 1. d'. 
 
 WuUe for the sarplar, xij. d*. 
 
 Shepfell for the C. iiij. d'. 
 
 Lambefelle for the C. i. d'. 
 
 Passe large for the C. ij. d/ 
 
 EKplicit brokers. 
 
 fl The Nombre and the Names of the Perishe Chirches and 
 of alle odur Chirches within London and the Suberbis. 
 
 The cathedral chirch of Paulus. 
 Seint Martins Graunte. 
 Cryst chirche. 
 The Charturhous. 
 Elsyngspitel. 
 Seynt Barthu Priory. 
 Seynt Barthu Spitel. 
 Seynt Thoiiis of Acres. 
 Seint Antonis. 
 Seynt Johes in Smylhfeld. 
 Clerkenwelle Nonry. 
 Halywelle Nonry. 
 
 Seynt Helens Nonry. 
 
 Seynt Mary Spilel. 
 
 Seint Mary at Beethelem. 
 
 The Menures Nonr}^ 
 
 Seynt Anne at the Tourhil. 
 
 Seynt Katerins. 
 
 The Crouched Fryers. 
 
 The Friers Augustines. 
 
 The Fryours Mynors. 
 
 The Fryours p'chars. 
 
 The Whit Fryers. 
 
 Seint Peter at Wcstiii Abbey.
 
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 Barmondsay Abbey. 
 Seint Mary One rcy Priory. 
 Seint Tlioiris Spitcl. 
 Saint Giles in the Felclc. 
 Seint James in the Felde. 
 Seint Miiry Rounc3niaIe. 
 Seint Mary Magdalen Yeldhal. 
 Seint Vrsula chapel in the Pultry. 
 
 Seint James in the Temple. 
 Seint James in the Walle. 
 Seint Stephenys at Westru, 
 Seint Thoiiis chapel of the Brcg. 
 
 Som of al theis chirches that is to 
 say, mynstirs abbeis collag^ chapcle 
 and the other placis of relygion 
 amonnt xxxvi. 
 
 ^ The names and nombre of the perishe chirches in London. 
 
 Seint Mary at the Bowe. 
 Mary Aldirmary. 
 Mary Colchirch. 
 Mary Stanyng. 
 Mary Wolnore. 
 Mary Apchirch. 
 Mary Wulchirch. 
 Mary Bothawe. 
 Mary Somercet. 
 Mary at the Hil. 
 Mary at In] axe. 
 Mary Monnthant. 
 Mary Whit chapel. 
 Mary Stronde. 
 
 Alhalwys in Bred stret. 
 Alhalwys in Greschir stret. 
 Alhalwis in the Walle. 
 Alhalwis the More. 
 Alhalwis the Lesse. 
 Alhalwys Berkyng. 
 Alhalwys Hony Lane. 
 Alhalwys Stanyng. 
 
 Seint Peter in the Tour. 
 Seint Peter in Cornehille. 
 Seint Peter in West chep. 
 
 Seint Peter the Power. 
 Seint Peter at Ponies warf. 
 
 Seint Botholf at Aldrichgat. 
 Seint Botholf at Bisshopgat. 
 Seint Botholf at Alo;at. 
 Seint Botholf at Billyng^gat. 
 
 Seint Michael in Cornhil. 
 Seint Michael in Croked lane. 
 Seint Michael in Bassing^ hawc. 
 Seint Michael at Quenehith. 
 Seint Michael at Querne. 
 Seint Michael in Wod stret. 
 Seint Michael Pater Noster. 
 
 Seint Marty ns Otirwich. 
 
 Seint Martyns in the Vintre. 
 Seint Martyns in Yrncmougar lane. 
 Seint Martyns at Ludgat. 
 Seint Martyns in Candilwik stret. 
 Seint Martyns at Charyncros. 
 
 Seint Olof in Siluer stret. 
 Seint Olof in the Jury. 
 Seint Olof at Crouchid frier. 
 Seint Olof in Southwarke. 
 
 Seint Margaret in Lothbury. 
 Seint Margaret Patens.
 
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 Seint Margaret in Bryg stret. 
 Seint Margaret Moyses. 
 Seint Margaret South warke. 
 Seint Margaret at WesliB. 
 
 Seint Stephan in Walbrok. 
 Seint Steplian In Colman strct. 
 
 Seint Mary Magdale in Mylk stret. 
 Seint Mary Magdalen in Old Fislie 
 
 stret. 
 Seint Mary Magdalen at Barmsay. 
 Seint Mary Magdale in SouthwarkJ. 
 
 Seint Benett5 at Grasschirch. 
 Seint Benett^ at Poules wharf. 
 Seint Benett^ Fynke. 
 Seint Benett^ Shorehog^. 
 Seint Laurence Pountene^^ 
 Seint Laurence in the Jurj'. 
 
 Seint Nicholas Cold abbey. 
 Seint Nicholas Aeon. 
 Seint Nicholas Olof. 
 Seint Nicholas Fleshamels. 
 
 Seint Mildredis in Bred stret. 
 Seint Mildredis in the Pultry. 
 
 Seint Dunstons in the Est. 
 Seint Duns ton in the West. 
 
 Seint Andrew in Cornhil. 
 Seint Andrew Hubbard. 
 Seint Andrew in Baynard castel. 
 Seint Andrew in Holborne. 
 
 Seint Johes in Walbrok. 
 Seint John Zacary. 
 Seint John in Friday stret. 
 
 Seint Clement in Lunibard stret. 
 Seynt ClementJ at Tepilbar. 
 
 Seint George at Estshep. 
 Seint George in Southwark. 
 
 Seint Augustyn in Watlyng stret. 
 
 Seynt Augustyn Pappay. 
 
 Seint Katerne Colman. 
 Seint Kateryne Crystchirch. 
 
 Seint Leonard i Estchep. 
 Seint Lenard in Faster lane. 
 Seint Leonard in Shordich. 
 
 Seint Edmond in Lunibard stret. 
 Seint Edm5d or Sepultur wout New- 
 gat. 
 Seint Bartilmcw the Litel. 
 
 Seint James Garlyk hill. 
 Seint Thoiiis Appostil. 
 Seint Ethel borugh. 
 Seint Alphay at Crepilgat. 
 Seint Giles at Crepilgat. 
 Seint Helen be the Nonry. 
 Seint Faster. 
 Seint Albon. 
 Seint Ewen. 
 Seint Swithync. 
 Seint Magnus. 
 Seint Denis by Greschircli. 
 Seynt Chrystoferre. 
 Seint Sithes. 
 Seynt Gregory. 
 Seint Feithes. 
 Seint Pancrace. 
 Sej^it Bryde. 
 Seynt Ma the w. 
 Seynt Agnes. 
 Seynt Antolyns. 
 The Trinite Chircli. 
 Seynt Gabriel in Fanchircii stret. 
 
 Som of y noinbre of pish chirches 
 amount C. xviij.
 
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 §1 The Ordynance for Wulle Ciotlie win London. 
 
 The tyme of Wyllm Edward Mayr ^ xij yeyre of the reigne of King 
 Edward the iiij. for to eschewe the vntrouth falshed and desept in late 
 daies begonne and now daily vsed in the fullyng teyteryng or settyng and 
 sheryng of wullen cloth with in the rearae of Englad and beyng and sel- 
 lyng of the same clothes as wel with in the cite of London as ellis wher 
 with in the sayd reame, of y which clothes many ofte tymes ben shorne 
 and not fully wet before, som of them also after thei ben fully wet and 
 shorne, ben than teyntered sett and drawen out in lengeth and brede, 
 the which after ward wha they ressayue any wet, of very necessite must 
 shrynke, in to thegret hurte and disceyt aswel of y kygj trew lege pepull as 
 of alle other straungers which in other landis and contreis f vse to bey of 
 y same, to the gret rebuke and dyshonor of this reame of England, wlier- 
 upon of veri lyklyhod but yf rathar a remedi be had and purueid shal ne- 
 cessary ensue the distruxyon of the drapery of y sayd lande. 
 
 ^ Therfore in the <:onion councel, holden the xxi day of lully last 
 passid it is estabUsshed ordened and enacted, that noo -wullen cloth from 
 thensforth be shorn^e exccpte cancellyng but yf it be fully wet vpon peine 
 of forfetur of the said cloth in whoes hand is strauger or other so euery it 
 shalbe founde. The sherar therof shal lese his shereis and pay xx. s. for 
 euery pece cloth, to y vse of f comonaltee as ofte as he shal shere any cloth 
 or clothes not before fully wet. 
 
 Q Also y no ma put or doo to be put aui wulle cloy after it be shorne vpo 
 5^ tetor to be sett or drawen out in lengeth and brede vpo peync of forfec- 
 tur of the same cloth or clothes and he that shal soo sett it shal pay for hys 
 gret falshed for eueri cloy xl. s. to y vse aforsayd. 
 
 ^ Also that noo freman foreyn nor od' put any clothes to sale within the 
 cite of London which ben shorne without thei bi before fully wet and 
 shorne T no wise to be put vpo y teyt' or sett vpo payne of forfectur of y 
 same clothes and f ownar yrof to be punyshed bi y discression of the Mayr
 
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 and Aldirmen, acordyng to an acte made in the tyme of Adam Bury the 
 xxxix. yere of Kyng Edward the iij. entred in the booke of G. the leef 
 C. XXXV. 
 
 ^ Also that noo man shal retaile any wullen cloth or clothes lynyng nor 
 od' but it be fully wet vpon peyne of forfectur therof or the valur of the 
 same to ronne vpon the sellar. 
 
 ^ Also for to esschyewe the gret vntrouth and falshed for fullyng 
 teteryg and sheryng of wulle clothes in plac^ without the fraunches of this 
 cite wher by the autorite of the same cyte is noo coreccion and to thentet 
 that this cite myght be the bett' in habyted. It is establyshid ordeyned and 
 enacted y noo ma dwelling within the sayd cite free ne foreyn put or cause 
 to be put any wuUen clothe to any psones dwellyng out of the fraunches 
 of the same to be teyntred or shorne, and yf thei be put to fullyng that 
 they be put to free men of this cite vpon peyne of xl. s. of euery clothe soo 
 put out. 
 
 ^ Wherfore the Mair and thaldirmen of this cite stratli charge and co- 
 maundc that noo maner persone inhabited ^V in this cite of London put or 
 cause to be put ani cloth or clothes w in this cite or w out to be shorne ten- 
 tred or fulled or put too sale any cloth or clothes other wise than as aboue 
 ordeyned vpo peine afore rehessed. And he y shal espye ani cloth or 
 clothes put to be shorne teytred fullid or to be solde other wise, tha is 
 aboue sayd, and that dewly pued he shal havie for euery cloth so be him 
 aspied, vi. s. viij. d'.
 
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 -^ €1 The Articles desired by the Comes of the Cytee or Refor- 
 
 inacion of tliingi Piudicall to the same off the Mayer Al- 
 dirmen and Comen Councellto be enacted. 
 
 Plesk it my Lord the Mair and Aldirmen and Comen Coucell, in consider- 
 acion that the cite is brought to gret ruyne and decaie bi reason that so 
 o-reat nombre of freme dwelle and abyde out of the hberties and fraiicheis 
 of the cite that bere lotte nother scotte contribucios officis nor other charges 
 withe fremen rcseant win the cite as bi solempne othc eueri freman is bounde 
 to doo wheryn if remedy be not prouided the citee is lyke to be brought 
 into desolacion and vttirly fordoon. To enacte that all fremen of this cite 
 now beyng free or hereafter to be free from heseforthe ab3^de dwelle and 
 kepe their pricipall resedew enhabitacion and howsold win this citee or 
 fraunches therof, berlg euerych aftir his abilite all maner charges as other 
 freme reseant do bere vpo payne to be difFraunchised, outake and excepte 
 all maner Lord^ Knyght^ Squeres men of law. Also that all maner per- 
 sones pretending out of the cite and franchise therof shall resorte vnto the 
 Chabreleyn of London win iij. monyths aftir publicacion of thys acte and 
 fynde sufficient sewerte of a C. IT. that they and euery of them shall resorte 
 vnto the citee \\'m xij. monythis next folowyg the sayd proclamacion and 
 there kepe theyr contenuall and principall dwellyng and enhabitacio withe 
 M-yf and howsold or ell^ vtterly to be diffraunchised. 
 
 ^ Prouided that this acte extende not to any fremen, such as for a 
 season y is to sey for recreacio or fere of sekncse absent them self out of 
 the citee, soo that all suche freme resort with theyr howseld to the cite 
 ageyn win a yere aftir theyr departur. 
 
 ^ Prouided also that all maner freemen ocupied a bowte the faite of 
 marchandise in ferre contreis, after their bysynes don may resorte vnto the 
 cyte and enioye the liberie therof alle colours of fraudes excusjnig their 
 absence to stonde in noon efFecte. 
 
 @[ Also whan so euery person now fre or hcraft' to be freebi redempcion
 
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 haue forfeited or shal happen to forfaite hisrccognisaunce by reson of noon 
 rcsedencc win the cytee than tliat persone that aftir the furst dai of May 
 next comyng presentith the said cause of forfcitour to the Chamberleyn of 
 London for the tyme beyng vpo dew prouf by the presenter made shal 
 haue and enioye the fourth parte of the said forfectur for his labor the 
 Chamberleyn too bere the charge of the sute. 
 
 ^ Also it is thought by the comens of y cite that M. Recorder hath not 
 yeue his dew attenauce vpo the Mayers nor hath not ben pset at all tymes 
 requisite when matiers touching the comen Avele haue happcnned to be 
 treated. More ouer the said comens thlke that it is not conuenyent that 
 M. Recorder shold be feed or retayned ofcouncell w any other psoncs sauf 
 only w the cite, consideryng that hys fee is competent for a substanciall 
 lerned man. 
 
 f[[ Also that the Comen Sergeant Come Clarke nor Vndcr SherefJ shuld 
 be feed aV any other persones saff only w f cytee duryng the tyme they be 
 retayned in office. 
 
 @ Also it is thought that the Vndir Sherefs attende not duely to the 
 kepyngj of their courtes sitting in their places to be Jugi somtyme such a 
 pcrsonc as hathe be retained \V oon of the ptyes contrarye to all good ordur, 
 please it therfore my Lord the Mayr Aldyrme and Conio Counsaile to enactc 
 that the sayd Vndir Sherefs ocupj-e from hensforth the^T romes in their 
 owne persones and kepe their howres of old custumed alsoo be rescant 
 win the cite, to thentent they ma}' be redy at all conuenyet lymes to geue 
 their counseile in all thig touchige y como wele accordyg as to f dutyc of 
 their office it apperteyneth. 
 
 ^ Also for the reformacion of the mischief growyng to the citee by 
 goynge to feries. Please it my Lord Mayr Aldirrae and Come CoQcell to 
 prouide y f ord' moued and begonne before M. Purchace late mayr and 
 other his predecessours may be put in efiecte that such psones which were 
 difficultie ageyst the sayd ordre be callid afore my Lorde Mayr and iVldir- 
 men to be reformed bi their wise exortacons vnd' such four«ie as such ob- 
 stynate persones be noted aboue all other as brokers and distroiersof the 
 comon wele and if the said persones wyl not be conformable in this pcrtic 
 
 M
 
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 to leue the feries jr then it nia}'^ please my Lorde Mayr and Aldirmen to calle 
 a comon counsaile and bi their autorite to appoynt certayn persones w the 
 counsaile to sue f to kygj grace for a dispencion of the acte of parlement 
 late made to the contrarie. 
 
 ^ Also please it my Lord Mair Aldirme and Comon CoGsaile to enacte 
 that noo comon officer of this cite hawyng any comen office to ferme or 
 not to ferme as officer of f grete beame kep of blakwel hall shalbe met' of 
 wolie cloth of lynen clothe gawgj meters of corne salt coles or any other 
 come officer bie nor sele in wey of marchaundise but only to the vse of 
 themself or of ther housold any maner wares belogyng to their office y is 
 to sei that kepar of blakwel halle, shal not bye nor selle any maner of 
 wullen cloth, the como meter shall by nor selle any of wulle clothe, the 
 meter of lynnen cloth shall bye nor selle any maner of lynnen clothe, the 
 ferme of the grete beame shall bye nor selle any wares or marchaundises 
 peysed or poysable at f grete beame. The fermer of the litell beame shal 
 bye nor selle any wares or marchaundises peysed or poj'sable at the litell 
 beame, the corne meters the salt meters and coole met's shal not bye nor 
 selle any rianer of greynes salt or coles. But all such comon officers afor- 
 sayd to vse and ocupie their offic^ truli w out beyng or sellyng any wares 
 or marchaundises met weyed or mesured vpon peine of forfeitour of their 
 officis and x.li. half therof to be employed to the vse of the charabre and 
 that other half to y fynder. 
 
 ^ Also that William Norton como meter of wullen clothe may be 
 sworne to ocupie his office of mesurage truli and indifferently betwene 
 party and party and that from hensforth he bye nor selle any mansr of 
 wollen clothe as before tyme he hath don vpon peyne I the last article 
 expressed. 
 
 . ^ Also for to eshiewe the gret damag^ and hurtj growyng to the cyte 
 aswel bi Frenshmen as bi forayn Englisme whiche be a custumed to bryng 
 theyr wares and marchaundises in to innes and pryuy hostries there kepyng 
 theyr markelt^ and vtteryg their good 5 to foryns and com not to f como 
 market places of old apoynted. Please it my Lord the Mair Aldirmen and 
 ComeCouseile to enacte that alle Frensheme bryngingcanuas lynnen clothe 
 or other wares to be sold and alle foryns bryging worsted sayr s stamyns
 
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 couerlytj naylys yern werke or any other wares, and also alle manor 
 foryns bryngyg led to this cyte to be sold shall bryge all such their wares 
 aforsaid to the vpo market at lede lialle there and noo where ellis to be 
 sheued sold and vtteryd lyke as of olde tyme it hathe ben vsed vpon peyne 
 of forfectour of all the sayd wares shewed or solde in ani other place then 
 aforesaid. The shewe of y said wares to be made iij. daies in the weke 
 that is to sey monday tuysday and wednysday. 
 
 ^ And where as the coloryng of foreyns byeng and sellyng and pryuee 
 markettj be maylened by suffrans of vntrewe fremen such as kepe innes 
 lodgyngj and herborowyng of foreys and straungers to the hurt and en- 
 porysshing of fremen. Please it my Lord the Mayr and Aldirmen and 
 Comon Counsaile to enacte that yf any freman inholdir keper of ostry or 
 lodging of foreyns or straungers suffer any byeng or sellyg or bargeynyg of 
 any maner of wares wyth in his hose or suffer ony wares or marchaundises 
 brought to this cyte to be solde to be kepte orherbowryd in his house yf it 
 happen to com too late as that it may not com to the comon market placis 
 aboue or more tha one nyght, then euery such inholder or keper of ostry e 
 and lodgyng to forfait at ony tyme when ani of the shall happen to doo 
 cotrary to this acte x.ll. half therof to remayne to the vse of the chabre 
 and that other half to the fynder. 
 
 Also plese it my Lord Mair, Aldirmen and Como Counsayle to enacte 
 that no maner psones as officers porters seruantis and apprenticis from 
 hens forthe goo abowte for offryngj to any mannis house or od' placis in 
 xpeiris tyme or ani other tyme of the yer vpo peyne therfore to be or- 
 deigned. 
 
 Also that in auoyding the corupte sauours and lothsom innoyaunc^ cau- 
 sed by slaughter of best^ win the cyte wberby moche people is corupte and 
 infecte, it may plese my Lord Mayr Aldirmen and Comen Counsaile to 
 put in excecucion a certaine acte of parlemet by whiche it is ordeigned y 
 noo such slaughter of bestj shuld be vsed or had within this cite, and that 
 suche penaltees be leuyed vpo the contrary doers as in the said acte of 
 parlement ben expressed. 
 
 C Also in auoydyng of lyke annoyauce. Plese it my Lord Mair Aldir-
 
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 me and Como Counccll,to enacte that noo manor pulter or any other per- 
 sone I this cytee kepe from hensforth with in his hous, swannes gies or 
 dowkj vpon apeyn thcrfore to be ordeigned. 
 
 ^ Also it is thought resonable that y comen beame be kepte from hes- 
 forth in leden halle tlie fermor to pay therfore resonable rent yerli to the 
 chambre for better it is that the chambre haue auauntage then a foryn pcr- 
 sone. And also the said leden halle M'hich is mor charo-cable now be half 
 than profitable it shall better bere his charge. 
 
 Also that the comon beame for wollc at ledyn halle may pay yerly a 
 ret to that chambre of London toAvard supportacion and charge of the same 
 place for reason it is that a come office ocupied vpon a comen grownde 
 bere a charge to the vsc of the comenaltee. 
 
 •o^ 
 
 ^ Also that foryns bryngyng wolles fclles lether or any other marchaun- 
 dises or wares to leden halle to be kept ther for the sale and markett may 
 pay niore largely for keping of theyr good^ then fremen. 
 
 ^ Also where as diners periured fremen of smale abylite haue vsed and 
 daily vse, to bye clothe and other marchaundises of England for straungers 
 not with theyr owin but with straungers money and moroucr haue vsed to 
 ryde with straungers in the contreis and there bye for them y comodilces 
 of the lande atte most auauntage to the hurt and distrucion of the mar- 
 chauntis and marchaudiscs aswell of y reame as of the cite. Plese it my 
 Lord Mair Aldirmen and Comen Counsaill to enacte that all such fremen 
 as here after shall b3'e any goodj or marchaudiscs vnder color for straungers 
 or Strang^ or shall ride with any straungcr or straungers in to the contrey 
 for to bye the marchaudiscs and comodytees of the londe as is afore said 
 and therupon by inquisicion be conuicte comytted to newgate there to re- 
 inayn vnto the tyme they haue be sett vpon the pilleri openly iij. market 
 dais and after diff'raunchised for euery. 
 
 ^ Also for as meclie as by the infinite nombre of marchaunlis straiigeis 
 here contcnually abyding and ocupieng the faitis of marchaundise bcyeg 
 sellyng cuttyng and retaylyg aswel wollcn clothe and al other comoditecs 
 of the lande as lynnen clotiiesilkj spcceri wynes and all od' marchaudiscs
 
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 this cite and citczens be brought into great dekay. Please it my Lord 
 Mair Aldirmen and Comen Counsailc callyng to remembraunce how that 
 in euery honorable cyte of the world, no maner straunger shalbc so hardy 
 peyneof dcthe to attempte or doo any thing preiudiciall to the comen wcle 
 of cytezcns or sownyg to the brcche of theyr lawes custunies approued to 
 prouide that all maner straungers may be ordrcd in this honorable cite ac- 
 cordyng as straungers be ordred in all other citees, and lyke as by the 
 lawcs of the cite in tynie passed thei haue be ordred. 
 
 ^ Also for a mcane and rcmedie to put awey and a voyde the grct 
 nombre off straungers artificers whiche haue almost distroicd the frenien 
 artificers of this citee. Pleas it my Lord Mayr Aldirmen and Comen 
 Counsaile to enacte y noo persone free of this citee bye from hensforth any 
 maner of wares made by a straunger within this londe nor put an}^ thing to 
 make to any straunger artyficer as fere as the Englishe artificer haue to 
 serue or can scrue the eitezens. And that all felowshipps of hand craftis 
 of this cytee corperate be bound to the Chamberleyn euerych I C. li. that 
 they and euerych of the shal serue the kjngj liege people as wel as truly 
 and as good chepe as the straugers artificers wout enhaunsing of any pryscs 
 and y y felowships of craft^ not corpate euy crafte seually fyd suerte and 
 be bounde to the Chamberleyn froyere to yere y they shall s'ue f kyg^ liege 
 people as truly as is aforsayd pvided that this acte extende not to the berc 
 brewares. 
 
 ^ Also please it mi Lord Mayr Aldirme and Con^.en Counseilc to 
 enacte that no maner persone free of this cyte set awcrke from hesforth any 
 alye or strauger within his hous or without i any maner ocupacion craft or 
 science vpo a penaltee therupon to be lymytted. 
 
 @[ Also to enacte that euery vessell barell kilderkyn and firken of ale and 
 bere kepe ther full mcsur gawge and assise and that the brewars bothe of 
 ale and biere sende with their cariage to fill vp the vessels after thei be 
 leyde on the gyest for by reason that the vessels haue not ben full afore 
 tyme the ocupiers haue had grct losse and also the ale and byere haue 
 palled and were nought by cause such ale and bien^ hathe taken v.yndc in 
 spurgyng.
 
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 g[ Also to enacte that all maner ordynauncis made or to be made 
 wherby any persone free of one ocupacid may not bye and selle withe a 
 freman of another ocupacion be annulled voyde and of noon eftecte and 
 that euery frema be at liberte to bye and selle eueri w other not \Vstondyng 
 any acte or actis pryuily or openly made be any felo-.vship or corpat crafte 
 of this citee vpon peyne of C.li. to be leuied vpon euery felowship corpate 
 or other as often as shall happen any of the to make or put any such or- 
 dinaunce in execucion. 
 
 Also please it my Lord Mayr Aldirmen and Comen Councell to put in 
 execucyon the actis and ordynaucis made for the false mesurs of coles and 
 that the serch may be vsed vpo coles and sackj acordyng to the old cus- 
 tume, and where as the colyers be founde false that they may be punessed 
 and theyr sackes brent. 
 
 ^ Also where as the curatis of the cyte haue vsed often tyme herebefore 
 to selle their oftryngi at maryag^ wherby the pisshes where such sales be 
 made comenly be lettid fro messe or matyns and other whiles from bothe by so 
 moch as the frendis of the pties maryed vsen to goo abowte vij. or viij. dayes 
 before and desiryg men to offryg at such tymes as more conuenyent it were to 
 beat dyuyne seruice. Please it mi Lord Mair Aldirme and Come Couseile 
 to puyde remedy so that the sayd custume be fordone and leid aparte. 
 
 ^ Also where as marchauntj haue vsed moche false pakyng of ther wood 
 medlyng y bett' \v f worse and marking y worse wood w f marke of f bett' 
 sorte and somtyme y wood is so wett y after a bale hath restid by an En- 
 glish marchaute a certay space it shall wey lighter by xxviij. or xxx. 11'. of 
 all whiche losses and dessait notwslonding any chart' or waratise or dew 
 proff made by the dyar y English marchaiit shal haue no recopece. Plese 
 my Lord Mair Aldirme and Come Couseil to assygne iiij. honest psones to 
 be packers of al maner wood brought to this cyte the same psones to be 
 sworne for indefferetly and truly to pakke all such wood vpo penaltees 
 yrvpon to be ordeigned and they to take for their salarye acordyg as this 
 couuseil shall lymytte and award. 
 
 ^ Also in avoydlg y abhomynable savours causid by y kepig of f kenell 
 in y mote and y diches there and i especiall by sethlg^ of f houndes mete
 
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 \V roteu bones and vnclenlj keping of y houdes wlierof moche people is 
 anojed soo y when the wynde is in any poyte of the northe all the fowle 
 stynke is blowen ouer the citee. Please it mi Lord Mair Aldermen and 
 Comen Coucell to ordeigne that the sayd kenell be amoued and sett in so 
 other couenient place where as best shall seme them. And also that the 
 said diches mai be clensed from yere to yere and so kepte y therof folowe 
 non anoyaunce. 
 
 ^ Also where as dyuers marchautj straungers haue vsed and acostomed 
 to bryng in to this cytee greyne of sondry growyngj which of old tyme 
 was wonte to be good and clene and sold for resonable price wherof the 
 dyars made as faire suer and perfyte colours as were made in any regyon 
 to y gret profyte of the citezens sellers and retaylers of suche greyned clothe 
 the marchauntis straungers nowe vse assoneasthe marchaundyse of greine 
 is brought in to their houses to sarse syfte and trye out the beste greyne 
 and ther wyth dye and greyne their owne clothes and the same send oil in 
 to their owne countrees and sum they cutte and retayle here wythin their 
 ownc houses, and the refuse greyn they vtter and selle to citezens. Please 
 my Lordethe Mayre Aldirme and Comon Couceyl to enacte that no maner 
 persone beyng free of this cite vsyng f crafte of dyars from hensforth 
 dye or cause to bee dyed ony colours in greyne to ony maner alyen or 
 marchaunte straunger vpon a certayn peyne ther vpon to be lymytted. 
 
 Also please it my Lorde Mayre Aldirmen and Comen CounSeil to 
 enacte that al maner constables of this citee may bee exempte and dis- 
 charged from all enqueslis juries and inquisicions during the tyme and as 
 longe as ony of them shal stonde in office. 
 
 Also where as the byere brewars straungers wyl not obey the wardeyns oJ 
 the crafte of brewers nor suffer theym to serche as Englishe brewers doo. 
 And where also as the sayd byer brewers make congregacions offtheyr selfe 
 and there make retaynders of straungers Flemyngis Duchemen contrary to 
 certeyn ordynauncis made and aproued bee my Lorde Mayre and Aldir- 
 men wherin is contryued that no straunger byere brewer shal retayn or sette 
 a werke ony straungers vnto tyme euery suche straunge had presentyd 
 aswel afore the Chamberleyn as afore the wardens of the crafte for the tyme 
 beyng and at theyr psentement a fyne hadde be made for euery straunger
 
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 so sette a werkc. Picasc it my Lorde Mayrc Aldirmen and Comen Coun- 
 seil considered that y prince of noble memoryc Kynge Edward the iiij. by 
 his lettres patentis graiityd to the wardeyns of brewers and thcyr succes- 
 sours the serche alle manner lycour made wyth malte to enacte that the 
 nardeins of brewers may bane auctoryte and power to serche al maner bierc 
 brewers acording to the sayde graunte. Also that all congregacions of 
 straungers bere brewers be fordone and no more vsed and that the presente- 
 ment of byere brewers seruauiitis may be made afore the chamberleyn and 
 Avardeyns and their fynes of their presentacion bee had and leuyd accord- 
 ynge to the sayde acte vpon certcyn penaltees thcrfore by yow to be or- 
 deyned. 
 
 Also for as moche as many inconuenience and harmcs daily growe to this 
 citee ageynst the comon wele thcrof for lackc of puision whichc myght bee 
 made ther ayenst by the good aduyce delyberacion and counseil of sad me 
 and discret citezens of y assemble suche pcrsones entcndyng the comon 
 wele were vsed at certeyn couenient tymes in y yere. Please my Lorde 
 jMayrc Aldyrmen and Comen Counsel to enacte that viij. or x. honest per- 
 sones atte nomynacion and election of the same counseyll assemble at 
 yelde halle two tymes of the yerc at terme of cuery half yere there to con- 
 tynewe and kepe residence by the space of viij. dayes and dilygently hiere 
 and enquire and examyne all such thingis as sowne wyth or ayenst the 
 comon wele, and as ferre as in the is to studye the remedyes of all manner 
 tiiingis preiudiciall to the cylee, and as they shall fynde here perceyue 
 and doo in this partye to certefye my Lorde Mayre and Aldirmen from 
 fyme to tj^nc, to thcntent that ther vpon suche thingis may be folowed as 
 to theym shalbe thought good and pfytable. 
 
 Also wher as the eowps of this cite haue vsed and dayly vse to colour 
 straungers good is as in taking vpon them malmescis and other wynes be- 
 longyng to stragers to bee their owne propre and as their owne vtter suche 
 manor of wynes to foreyns to the grete hurtc of citezens and proferment 
 of straijgers. Please it my Lorde Mayer Aldj'rmen and Comen Counseyll 
 to prouide a remedye that no cowper take vpon hy from hensforth to 
 colour ony straungers wynes or presume to vtter or scl ony fnanner wj'nes 
 for ony manner straunger vpon a peync thcrfore bee you to be lymytted.
 
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 Also to fynde a remedy to putt and dryue awey the grete nouibre of 
 beggers haunting aboute the cytee and for ^ same entent that a certeyn 
 acte of parlement concernyng beggers may be put in execucion wherin it is 
 ordeined for beggers aswell as can be deuised. 
 
 Also to thentent that the ordre of priesthod be had in dew reuerence ac- 
 cording to the dignite therof and that none occasions of incontinence 
 growe bee the famylyarite of seculer people. Plese it my Lorde Mayre 
 Aldirmen and Comon Counseyll to enacte that noo maner persone beyng 
 free of this citee take receyue and kepe from hensforth ony priest in 
 comons or to borde by the day weke monetli or yere or ony other terme 
 more or lesse vpon peine ther vpon to be lymytyd prouided that this acte 
 extede not to ony prieste retayned wyth a citezen in famyliar housolde. 
 
 Also please it my Lorde Mayre Aldyrmen and Comon Counseylle that a 
 communication may be had wyth the curatis of this citee for oblacions 
 whichethey clay me to haue of citezcns ageynst the tenour of thebulle pur- 
 chased att their owne instance and that it maye bee determined and an 
 ende taken wher vpon the citezens shall rest. 
 
 Also that noo man com in to bee made free of this citee by redempcion 
 wythout he bee borne vnder the dominacion of our soueraigne Lorde the 
 Kyngand that he pave for his comynge in x. ponde oreuerhe take his othe. 
 And that he occup'd none other crafte but that he byhym self free of vpon 
 payne of forfeytour of his requynesaunce to bee payd wythout redemp- 
 cion to 5' chabre of London.
 
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 fll The Charge of the Quest of VVarmot in euery Warde. 
 
 Fyrst ye shal enquyre yf y peace of our souerayn Lorde f Kinge be 
 kepte as it ought to bee and in whoos defaute it hath ben broke. And yf 
 ther bee ony persone wyth in the warde that is not vnder francpledge that 
 is to saye vndir loue and lawe. And yf ther be ony persone that is out- 
 lawed or endyted of felonye or treason be dwelling wythin the warde. 
 Also yf there be ony persone or persones wythin the warde that make ony 
 sculke or be a receyuer or a gederar of euyl company, or yf ther be ony 
 comon ryator barratur or ony comon nyght walker wythout lyght contrary 
 to the ordynaunce of the cyte be dvvellyng wythin the warde. Also yf 
 ther be ony man that hangith not out a lanterne with a candel brenyng 
 therin acordyng to the Mayrs crye. Also yf there bee ony persone dwel- 
 lyng wythin y warde that wyll not helpe constable sergeauntis and other 
 officers in doyng of ther officis when hue and crye is made I keping of the 
 kyngis peas and resting of the that be mysdoers. 
 
 ||[ Also yf ther bee ony taucrnar osteler or brewar hokle open his dore 
 after the oure lymytted be the Mayre. Also yf ther bee any parishe clarke 
 y ringyth curfew after the curfue be ronge at Bowe chirche Berkyng chirche 
 or Saint Brides chirche or Saint Gyles Avythout Crepelgate, All suche to 
 be presentyd. 
 
 tt The Articles of the good Gouernauce of the Cite of 
 
 London. 
 
 Also ye shall enquyre yf there bee putrer comon hasurdur contrary 
 raayntener of quarels champertour enbracer of questis or other comon 
 mysdoers be dwellyng wythin the warde. yVlso 3^f ony stewe of men draue 
 ony comon women of euyl name or to onj^ woman stewe be drawyng
 
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 any suspecious me or yonge men or ony mannes prent] is of euyll name 
 or condycion: 
 
 f Also yf ony persone caste or put ony rubyes dunge or rycsshes or ony 
 other noyos thinge in Thamys at Walbrok or at the Flete or other diches in 
 f citee or in opyn stretis in lanes off y warde. 
 
 Also yf ony persone kepe or norrysh hoggis oxen kyen or mallardis 
 with in the ward in noyng of ther neyhbours. ^ Also yf ther bee ony 
 vsurers of false cheuysaunce maker or ony comon broker wythin the 
 warde. 
 
 ^ Also yf there bee on}' persone wythin the warde that beefor tyme 
 liathe be for his inhoneste Idyted out of this warde or wardis for suche dis- 
 honeste be d welly ng wythin y warde. 
 
 ^ Also yf ther be ony persone com in to the warde that hath not 
 broughte a byll fro his Aldirman where he dwellyd before vnder his scale 
 of his good name and fame in this wyse, reputatis I awarde. ^ Vt virum 
 vel mulierem de honesta fama &c. 
 
 ^ Also yf ther be ony chaiitry or anuwell seruyce in ony chirche in y 
 warde whiche be the deuise of ony person longyth vnto the presentacion 
 off the Ma^M-e Aldirmen Recorder Chambirleyn or Sherefs or to ony other 
 persone, where it is and of what valure it is, and who occupyeth it. ^ Also 
 yf the sayde chauntry or anuwel seruice bee duly mayntened and susteyned 
 after the wylle of the deuisers or noo. ^ Also yf ony persone counceyll 
 ony foreyns goodis of whom y warde and kepinge belongyth vnto the 
 guylde hall. ^ Also yf ony freman come or coloure ony forej^ns goodie 
 ageyn his othe, wherby the kyng myght lese his custum, or ellis the fraun- 
 ches of the cytee myght be hurt. Also yf ony frema be dwellyng wythout 
 the cytee and bereth noo scott and lotte and other chargis as a freman 
 shuld do whan he is duly requyred. Also yf ony persone officer by colour 
 of his office do any suche colour to take ony suche caryage or arrest ony 
 suche maner thynge or vitayle vndeuly. 
 
 ^ Also yf ony botman or frema that takyth more for a lx)te byre -or
 
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 fering than is acustumed of olde tyme bee dwellyng in the waide. Also 
 yf ther be ony priest in seruice within the warde whiche afore tyme hath 
 been sette in the tonne in Cornhyll for his dishoncste and hathe for sworne 
 the cyte alle suche shulde bee presentyd. 
 
 Q[ Artycles of Prestur and other NoyengJ in the Citee of 
 
 London. 
 
 Also ye shall enquyre yf ony psone within the warde make ony en- 
 croching or take in ony of the comon grounde by lande or by water, or in 
 settyng of stallys stulpis steiers pentice dores or sellers or ony other thinge. 
 Also yf ony other pentice porche or gate be ouyr lowe leltynge the people 
 coming or ryding. Also yf ony comon were or ony comon cours off water 
 be stoppyd or let noyeng of water and by whom it is don. Also yf ony 
 pauement be fauty in the warde that is to saye, to hye in one place and to 
 lowe in another letting the people, all suche thinge ye muste presente. 
 
 tt Articles ageynst the Parell of Pyre. 
 
 Also ye shall enquire yf ther be ony house in f warde y is bylled w ony 
 other thing than tyle or slat or lede for pil of fire. Also yf ther be ony 
 chemeny y hath a reerdos made vncumly od' wise than it ought to be for 
 pill of fire. 
 
 ^ Also yf ony baker or brewar hete ther ouenis or ther furneise w stuble 
 strawe or riede or ony other thinge y might cause pill of fire. AUo yf ony 
 lep fayt' or myghty beggar be ^Vin ^ warde. Also 5' warde must haue a
 
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 racke w ij, loge cheynes of yrne and ij. ladders redy for pill of fire. 
 Also euery house mustc haue a tubbe \V water redy wyth in for jpill of 
 fire &c. 
 
 H The Othe of tlie Bedel of the Warde and of the Cunstables 
 and Sherefs Sergeatis and Francpledge and the Othe of 
 f Skauegers in euery Warde. 
 
 Ye shal swere that ye shal well and honestly kepe the warde that ye be 
 bedil in. And ye shal suffer noo maner rybaudis nor none of euyll lyuing 
 nor huxster of ale nor noo men holdynge brothles nor none other noyous od' 
 women slaundred of euyll name and of euyll !yf dwellyng wytlun the warde 
 but you shal certefie the names of theym vnto the Aldirman, to that entent 
 that he shall haue theym out w in xv. dayes. And yf the Aldyrman do 
 it not, ye shall anon after the xv. da3'es endyd, doo the Alayre to wete, and 
 yf ony man make afray or drawe ony Avepen agayn the kyngis peas ye shall 
 doo the Sherefs to wete, that thei may make leuy by ther Sergeauntis of 
 suche mysdoers. Also ye shall retorne good and lauful men in the hustingis 
 afore the Sherefs and the Kyngis crowner to the quest and not men off sus- 
 pecious and mayntenars of persones of euyll name, and the retorne y ye 
 make, ye shall shewe theym iij. or iiij. dayes before the hustingj, that 3'e 
 may see the retourne whether it be sufficient or noo. Also ye shall see that 
 no pulter nor none other vitayler make noo sale of pultry corne or mele or 
 ony odur vitayle in noo preuy place ayen the ordynaunce of the Mayre, 
 but ye shall warne the Mayre and y Sherefs therof. ^ Ye shal be none 
 officer in courte expedient duryng your office of bedel ship. Also ye shal 
 brewe none ale nor none for yow, to be none regrater, ye shal kepe noo 
 bachous. Also ye shalbe no regrater of vitale nor none huxter of ale nor 
 partiner with none of theym, and other thingis too your office belongyng 
 ye shall wele and lawfully kep. So helpe you God and holydom and by 
 this boke.
 
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 f[ The 0th of Constables. 
 
 Ye shal su cic that ye shall kepe f peas of our souerayn Lorde the Kynge 
 well and laufully after your power. Also ye shal arrest al them that made 
 any ryott debate or fray in brekinge of the sayde peas and ye shall brynge 
 theym to one of the Shercfs house or to the counters of the sayde Sherefs. 
 And yf ye be wythstonde wyth strengyth of any suche mysdoers, ye shall 
 rere vp hue and crye and ye shall folowe theym fro strete to strete and fro 
 warde to warde tyll ye maye arreste theym. 
 
 |£ Also ye shall serche att alle tymes whan ye shal be requyred by scaua- 
 gers or bedyll for the common noyau nee of the warde. m Also yf ther 
 be any thynge done wythin the warde contrary to the ordenaunce off 
 the cytee. 
 
 ^ Also suche fautys as ye fynde ye shall presente theym to the Mayre 
 and to the mynisters of the cyte. And yf ye be wythstande wyth persone 
 or persones that ye maye not doo your office ye shall present he to y Mayre 
 and to the common councell of the cite of the names oft' theym that soo 
 trouble yow, and this ye shall not leue. So helpe yow God and holydom 
 and by this boke. 
 
 ^ The Othe of the Sherefs SergauntJ. 
 
 Ye shall swere that ye shall well and trewely serue the Sherefs of Lon- 
 don in your office of sergautship, and y frauches of London ye shall swere 
 and mainteyne to your pour and all maner psones that ye shall arreste by 
 playnt wrytt or by fray or by any other laufull cause, ye shall brynge theym 
 vnto the counter yf ye bee of power. ^[ Also ye shall warne noo persona 
 to agre wyth the credyter of ther dettis, butt that a playnt of suche dettis 
 be laufully made. Also ye shall Avarne noo persone on whom a playnt or a 
 wryt is on in the counter, and ye shall wele and truly entresuch playntj as 
 ye shal haue of your cleauntis or any other persones. Also al maner mer- 
 cyinentys and fynes that ye shall rcssayue ye shall well and truly bringe
 
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 theym to ^ couter, and there to delyuer theim to the Slierefs or to hys 
 depute. Also ye shal not tary nor delay noon occasion nor make noon 
 vntrevve pcesse y ye shal be vertu of your office for fraude or hate or pro- 
 myse for your synglar availe. Also ye shalbe noo loueday maker nor 
 mayntenar of noon occasion. Also i all maner of playntis that ye shal re- 
 torne good and honest persones and trewe and notsuspecious nor pcured by 
 yow nor by your assent. Also you shal counceil nothing wlierbi the Sherefs 
 or any of their curtis or officers may be hurt in ther availes. Also the 
 comon of the cite pesybly and gentilly ye shal entrete. And also to alle 
 other persones that haue hys patent^ of exempcio yf any office or other 
 charg^ win the cyte of the kyng^ graunt ye shal doo, some them lyke as ye 
 doo other free me enquest^. Also ye shal take noo yeman into your gouer- 
 naunce whiles ye be officer w the said Sherefs vnto the lyme that ye shewe 
 the^said yeman vnto the sayd Sherefs and by hem soo to be accepte, and also 
 ye shal not doo awey the sayd yeman in that beyng wout a lawful cause 
 certefieng and knowing to the said Sherefs, and yf that yema be from you 
 soo voyded ye shal take awey the lyueri of the said Sherefs excepte and I 
 alle odur tiling^ your office ye shal wele and truli kepe and berc you. 
 So helpe you God and by this boke. 
 
 m The Othe of Frankpledg as of Forys. 
 
 Ye shal swere that ye shalbe good and trewe to our souerayn Lord y 
 Kyg of England and to his heyrs kyng^ and the king^ peas ye shal kepe and 
 se that hit be kepte, and to alle the mynistres of the cite ye shal be 
 obedient and at alle tymes ye shalbe redy to helpe the officers of the cite 
 in doyng of ther offic^ for resting of mysdoers in kepyng of the kyng^ 
 peas, and for to folow them from stret to stret and ward to warde vnto y 
 tyme they bee arrestid and brought to oon of the countours and if ye 
 knowe any congregacion or conuenticulis of ani mysdoers win the warde 
 ye shal doo thaldirman to wete therof, and alle other poyntj withein the 
 wardemot yo shal wel and truly kepe so helpe you God and by thi? 
 boke.
 
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 ^ The Othe of f Scauagers of y Warde. 
 
 Ye shall swcrc that ye shal wel and diligetly oucrsee that the pauemetj 
 in eueri warde be wele and rightfulli repayred and not haused to f noy- 
 aunce of the neybourghs and that f weis strctis and lanes be kepid clene 
 fro dong and other filthe for honeste of the cyte, and that alle the chenienis 
 redossis and furnessis be made of stone for desente of fyr, and if ye knowe 
 ani such ye shal shewe it to the Aldirnian y he may make dew redresse 
 therfore, and this ye shal not leue so helpe you God, Scc^. 
 
 ^ The Othe of euery Frema made in the Cite. 
 
 Ye shall] swere that ye shalbe good and trewe to our souerayn Lord the 
 Kyng and to his heirs Kyng^ of England and ye shalbe obediete to the 
 Mayr of the cite of Londo and ye shal maynleyne the fraanches fredom 
 and custume of the cite to your power. Also the same cite in all that is 
 in you w out dauger ye shal kepe, and ye shalbe party ner of all chargis 
 touchege the cyle and in somauncecormabyng watching^ talages and other 
 charg^ as other freme of the cite doo and ye shall not auowe the goodi off 
 foreyns as for yours wherbi y kyg shulde lose his custum. And ye shall 
 take noo pretis for lasse tha vij.yeris and ye shall enrolle him win y furst 
 yere of his terme at the yeldhalle in the chambre. And at the ende of hys 
 terme ye shall enrolle his goyng out, and ye shal take noo pritys but yf he 
 be free borne and not bonde. And yf ye knowe any forayn vse any mar- 
 chaudise in the cyte ye shall warne the Chambirleyn or the officers of the 
 chambre, and ye shal not pleete ^V noo freman of the cite wout the cite, yf 
 ye may haue right of the Mair and yf ye knowe any cogregac3'on or any 
 assemblee made agayn the peas, 3'e shall warne the Mair therof. All these 
 poyntj ye shal wele and truli kepe so helpe you God and alle sayntis. 
 
 ^ The Othe for Brokers in London. 
 
 Ye shal swere that ye shal ney ther bye nor sclle nor none other for you 
 any manor marchaundise by fraude or colusion to your owne ppre vse
 
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 •within the fraunches of this cite ne without and that yee nether make nor 
 doo to be made any maner bargayn bytwene forayn and forayn or 
 forayn and straunger within the fraunches of this cite nor without vpon 
 peyne of forfectur of C. II. to the chanibre of London and losing of your 
 office for euery. Also that ye bye no maner marchaundise of any persone 
 ■within the fraunches of this cite ne without to no persones vse but y ye bryn^e 
 the seller and the beyar to geder making a rightful bargay betwene them yf 
 you be requyre and tliat ye shal nether suffre ne counseyle any other per- 
 sone to vse brokage \Vin the said cite or the fraunches of the same but if he 
 be admittid and sworne and hath found sufficient suertee to do wel and 
 truly and to kepe and obserue all theys articles and ordyuaunceis, and if 
 ye knowe any persone so doyg ye shal opyn it to y Mair and Aldirmen and 
 ellis ye shalbe depryued of your office for euery. Also yee shalbe in noo 
 lyuery w any persone noor hoft any maner straiiger or alyen vpon peyne 
 of lesing of your office for euery. Also ye shal doo all your bargayns that 
 ye shall make betwene any maner of persones to be wreten in a book and 
 y ye shall haue the same boke redy be fore the Mair and Aldirmen for the 
 tyme beyng at all tymes when ye by them shalbe requyred to testefye the 
 bargayns afor said. Also that ye shall not be dwellyng harborwed nor 
 lodged with any marchaunt straunger nor with none other straunger within 
 the cite of London or liberte therof Also ye shal make no maner bargay 
 of vsery ne exchaung of vsery nor ani other false cheuisauce nor vntrew 
 bargayn ne contract nor medil ne concent to the same in any wyse, no such 
 bargayn fauour ne concele or hyde but them dysclose to the Mayr and 
 Aldirme of the same cite for the tyme beyng, and this you shall not leue 
 so God you helpe, &cj. 
 
 H The Ordinaunce for the Assise of Talewod and Belet in 
 the Cyte of London by the Mair and Aldirmen. 
 
 First that talewode shuld holde and conteyne in legiht iiij. fote of 
 assise be syde the carf. 
 
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 Itin euery taleshide of one be in gretnes I the middisxx. ynches of assise. 
 
 Itin euery taleshide named of ij. contayne in gretnes in the middis xxvi. 
 ynches of assise. 
 
 Itin euery taleshide named of iij. cotayn in gretnes in the middis xxxij. 
 ynches of assise. 
 
 Itrii euery taleshide named of iiij. cotayn in gratnes in f middis 
 xxxviij. ynches. 
 
 Itin euery taleshide named of v. contayne it gretnes in the middis xliiij. 
 ynches of the assise. 
 
 And that noo pece of talewod here after be made ony moo only of he 
 self and in no W3^se be markid with a nother et cetera. 
 
 Itiii that euery Esex belet of one contayn in lengith with the carf iij. 
 fote and half of assise and in gretnes in y middes xv. ynches, and that 
 euery Essex belet of more than one shide be of resonable proporcio and 
 gretnes after the nombre of shyde that it be tolde fore also the rate of the 
 sayd belet of one shyde, (SccJ. 
 
 Q[ The Marchaundises wherof Scauage ought to be taken in 
 
 London, and how myche. 
 
 It is conteyned of such marchaundises comyng to London wherof 
 scauage aught to be take and how mych ought to be taken of ych. Of 
 which custume y halfendel appartayneth vnto the Sherefs, and y other 
 halfendell vnto the hostis in whoes houses where that the niarchauntj ben 
 lodged or herboured, that brynge marchaudises wherof scauage cometh. 
 But be it prouided, that those hostis ben of the fraunches of the cite.
 
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 And it is to wet thatscauage is the shewe by cause that marchauntis sheweii 
 vnto the Sherefs marchaundises of the which custumes ought to be taken 
 or that any thing therof be sokl. And it is to knowe that alle the wares 
 wherof shalbe taken custume bi cajk or cark shall wey iiij.C owtake 
 greyne, the kark therof shal wey iij. C. Peper the cark therof shal wey 
 iij. C. dl. carke of greyn iij. C. all only shal yeue di a mark karke of alom 
 of ^ weyght of iiij. C. shal yeue xvi. d'. 
 
 ^ Karke of peper, 
 Kark of gynger, 
 Kark of suger, 
 Kark of coniyn, 
 Kark of ahnand^, 
 Kark of brasile, 
 Kark of quyksiluer, 
 Kark of cetwale, 
 Kark of brymston, 
 Kark of lycorys, 
 Kark of lake linin cloth, 
 Kark of vermelon, 
 Kark of glasse 
 Kark of figges, 
 Kark of reysyns, 
 Kark symak, 
 Kark of yuorj', 
 Kark of canell, 
 Kark of prune, 
 Kark of anneis, 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 Kark of datis. 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 Kark of chesten. 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 Kark of orpement, 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 Kark of oyle olyue, 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 Kark of grene ginger. 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 Kark of sope, 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 Kark of termenteyne, 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 Kark of cotton, 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 Kark of baleync, 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 Kark of auri puri, 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 Kark of cloues. 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 Kark of greynes of padise and 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 of all other spiceris sotil, xij. d^ 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 Kark of canuas, 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 Kark of bale woed, 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 Kark of niadir, 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 The skyue tascls, 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 The ponntell wolde, 
 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 The karke of greyn iij. 
 
 C. 11'. 
 
 xij.d'. 
 
 iij. s. iiij. d'. 
 
 
 J^ And whoo so leeste haue of oon charge shal gyue after the quantite 
 ofthethinge. And it is to remembre that oonly of marchaudises comyg 
 from beyond the see, ought to be take the aboue saixi scauag. But of the 
 marchaundises here vnder wreten nothing ought to be take as of wax of 
 Argoile, of brasse cop tynne of grey wrought nor of other marchaundyses 
 y marchauntj of Almayne bringen Avithout they bryngen thoose aboue 
 wreten, that is to wet y owen scauage as it is a boue noted. And it is to
 
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 wet that scauage aught to be take of the marchaundiscs that come in to 
 the cite by the marchauntis y owen custume. 
 
 ^ Firma Cimiterij quod vocat' noi? cimitarm Caput ille q' colligit sca- 
 uage ad op!? viciom I. marc p anu ad quatuor anni terminos. 
 
 De firma salamensum capitur p anum, xl. s. scil'^ ad testa pasche et 
 Sancti Michaelis. 
 
 fl Thoos thingl that longith to Tronage and Poudage of our 
 Soueraine Lord the Kynge in the Cite of London. 
 
 Here be specified thoos thing) whicli appteynen to poundage and 
 tronage of our Lord theKyng in the cite of London. To poundage pteynen 
 that euery marchaundise that shalbe sold be weight brought in to London 
 bi marchauntis straungers yfitbe solde in gret by the C. or by the half C. 
 ought to be weyed bi the kyng^ beame and than shall the byargeuevnto 
 y Sherefs for y weyght ob'. and of dyners hunderd^ weyght moo, shall no 
 more geue, vnto a M. and than shal he geue of that M. i. d'. and of xi. C. 
 shall geue i. d'. ob\ and noo more vnto ij. M. and tha shall lie geue for tho 
 ij. M. ij. d'. and so from thens forward. And it is to wet that the beyar 
 shall alwey vpo his costj to bryng the kyng^ beame and the weight^ vnto 
 the hous where as the sellar is herbored, so that the sellar shall noo thing 
 geue vnto no body by thenchesson aboue said. 
 
 To tronage perteinen thoos tiling^ that shalbe weyen by the trone of y 
 kyng^ and many of thoo thing^ that shall not be weyen, hit is to wet cus- 
 tumes of wyne wode and other thing^ that is to wet of the sac wulle goyng 
 out of London of iij. weys, toward y parties be yonde the see marchautj 
 that owen custumes, the Shercf ow to haue xi. d'. and yfmore wulle be 
 coteyned in the sac than iij. weies and di of iiij. weies the Sherefs shall nott 
 take neuer the lasse of the sac than xi. d'. and if the marchautis haue dyus
 
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 sack^ of the said weight goyng out of the cite the Sheref shall take of y 
 furst sac xi. d'. and of euery of ^ other sakk] x. d'. of ij. weis goyng out of 
 the cite be marchauntis that owe custum the Sheref shal take vi. d'. and if 
 the marchaut haue diuers sack^ than he shall take of the furst sac vi. d'. in 
 the maner abouesaid and of euery of the other v. d'. And if in oon sac ben 
 conteined more than ij. wey he shall take noo more and it contcine xij. 
 naile but and it conteyne more tha xij. naile tha shal the Sheref take ther- 
 fore as miche as of a sac of iij. weis, it is to wet xi. d'. and doth to wet that 
 of sent in the sackes the Sheref ought no thing to take therfore 
 
 but in the maner aboue wreten, hit is to wet if in a sac of ij. 
 thencrese more tha xij. naile, than shall he take therfore xi.d*. as afore is 
 said. The marchavit may make his wolle to be weyen at the kyng^ trone 
 yf he will and shal geue noo more than is said and if his wulle haue not be 
 wejed he shall not o-eue no lesse than the aboue said custume of wulle that 
 shaibe solde in y cite soo that it be brought by marchauntis that owcn cus- 
 tume. The Sheref owith not to haue tronage nother of led, nor of 
 nor of other thlg^ that shaibe weyen by trone but at y Aville of y sellar and 
 of y beiar they shull mowe by other trones of the cyte be weyen by 
 what so euer trone y they woll and y marciiautis stravigers shal pay for y 
 coket ij. d'. 
 
 Of euery tonne of wyne comyng ito the cite by marchauntis that owe 
 custume the Sheref takith ij.d'., of eueri q^tj of woode goyng out of y cite 
 the Sheref takith ob'. Whyinge appartayneth not vnto tronage, and it is to 
 wet j' of old tyme it Avas not wont any wood to be harbored in y cite but all 
 to be solde win y shippis, for in tyme past marchauntis herbored ther wodes 
 by leue hired of y Sherefs, aft' that i tyme y Andrew Bokerell was Mair by 
 assent of y grettest of y cite. The marchauntie of Amyas of Neele and of 
 Corby purchased a lett's ensealed w y como seal of j' cite by y which it is 
 grauiid them y they anoon and wha they com moweherborough ther wodes, 
 and therfore shull yeue vnto y Mair euery yere 1. marc sterling, y is to wetc, 
 at y feste of Seint lue xxv. marc, and at f fair of Wychest' xxv. marke 
 and at f last they shuld geue ob'. of euery quart' of wode as is aboue 
 said. Marchauntis of Normady shall make fyn vnto f Sherefs for licece 
 to herborough their wodes but neuertheles it was purueid I y tyme y 
 T. Fiztz Thorns.
 
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 d The Fourme of making of Obligacios in dyuers Maus. 
 
 Be it knowe to all men, me A. B, de ciuit^ L. in coutee of M. mar- 
 chaunt, to be boude be thes present obligacioo to F. G. of C. in y coutc 
 of K. I xij. li lawful money of England to be paid to y said F. G. or to his 
 certeyne atturnai his eiers or executurs at the fest of Sanct M. tharchaungel 
 next comyg aft' y date of this present wout further delai to the )' which pai- 
 met wel and truli to be made I bynde me my eyers and myn executors 
 be theis present^ sealed with my scale yeue y furst day of f monethe of 
 M. f yere of f regne of K. H. f vij. after f coquest f furst. 
 
 Be it knowe to all me be these prisentis y we I. K. of Chest' bourgesse 
 T. W. of Wyga in y counte of Lancaster bynde vs to N. T. of New Sales- 
 bury chapman in x. marke st^ to be paid to y said N. T. or to his certayne 
 aturnay eyers orexecut's at fest of y Natiuite of our Lord Ihu Criste next 
 comyg after y date of this present to which paiment wel and truly to be 
 made we bynd vs and euerych of vs bi he self for all y hole payment our 
 eyers and executurs bi thees presentis seale w our scales yeue the secod day 
 of the moneth of April, the yere of the reigne of Kyng H. y vij. 
 
 fH Be it knowen to al men be this psentis me R. M. of Presten in adrenes 
 
 squer bynde me by this present obligacion to J. B. oT Couentre vintenar 
 
 in xl. li. st^. lawful money of England to be payd to the sayd J. B. or to 
 
 hiscerteyn atturney his eyers and executours at iiij. tymes of the yere than 
 
 next suyng after the date of this presente by euyn porcions at the fest off 
 
 Seint Helyn next after the date of tliis present x. li. and at the feste of 
 
 Lamas then next folowyng x. li. and alt feste of Saint Martyn in wynter 
 
 the next ensuynge x. li. and at the fest of y Purificatio of our Lady Saint 
 
 Mary theiie next ensuyng x. li. wout lenger delay to the whiche paymentj 
 
 as is afore sayd 1 bynde me fully at the termes as is afore written, myn 
 
 eyers and myn executours and all my goodis and cattellis meuable and 
 
 vnmeuable aswel on this syde the see as bee yonde whersoeuer they may 
 
 be foiide by thes present^ sealed wmy seale. Geucnthe iij.day of the monethe 
 
 of May the yere of the reigne of Kinge H. the vij. after y conquest.
 
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 ^ Be it knovven to all men by these present^ me E. R. de W, in the coiitee 
 of B. fuller bjnde me be this presente obligacion to N. E. in C. li. st^ law- 
 ful money of England to be payd to the sayd N. or to his certayne attur- 
 nay his eyers and executurs at 3'eres and termes next folowyng after date of 
 this present by eu3'n porcions, that is to say at the feste of Saint J, 
 Bapt5 then next folowyng y shalbe in y yere of our Lorde M. CCCC. Ivi. 
 and at y fest of Saint J. Baptist y shalbe in the yere of our Lord M. CCCC. 
 Ivij. XXV. li. and at fest of Saint J. Baptist y shalbe in the yere of our Lord 
 M. CCCC. Iviij. XXV. li. and at fest of Saint J. Baptist then next ensuyng 
 y shalbe in y yt^rc of our Lord M. CCCC. lix. xxv. li. wout ony lenger 
 delay to the whiche payment^ aforsayd holy I bynde me wel and truly at 
 yere and termes, as is afore writen I bynde me myn eyers myn executurs 
 by thes present^ sealed \V my seale yeuen the iiij. day of the moneth of 
 Junij f yere of the reigne of King H. the vij. after the conquest. 
 
 HI The indiflerences of theis obligacions is made of iiij. payment^ in y 
 yere at fest of Saint Helyn Lammas Martinmas and Candilmas and at eueri 
 fest like mych paimet y is called euyn porcions the ij. is made off dyuers 
 yeris chauged after the date of our Lord chaiigeth and at euery day of 
 payment lichmas payment that is by euyn porcions. 
 
 Noueruntvniusi per presentes nos E. S. irnemongcret Henricum Bunsted 
 mercefi cenes London, teneri et firmiter obligari T. E. et R. A. ciiub| et 
 haburdasshers London in C. li. monete Anglie soluendum eiusdem Tho. et 
 Ri. at eorum alteri vel eorum certo att'nat' hered sen execute suis 1 festo ScI 
 Petri ad ulculapxi futur post dat' presenciii ad qua^: qde soluc^ bii et fidelit' 
 facied' oblagamus nos et vtriiq^ nrmpsep toto et in sold ^ hered J et execut 
 nros p presentes sigillis nris sigillat' dat' xij. die lulii. anno regis, E. iiij. 
 post conquestii quitodecimo. 
 
 The codycon of this obligac^ aboue wreten is suche y whereas T. Ay- 
 loue of Londo gentilman and alsoT. Ebmcde and R. A. aboue nanjed at 
 instauce and for y deutee of the said T. A. by ther obligacj heyng date f 
 XXX. day of Octobre y xiij. yere of y reigne of Kyng^ E. y iiij. stonde 
 bounde to E and H. aboue boude in C. II. st^ of lawful money of Englad 
 to haue be paid in y fest of y Natiuite of our Lord than next suyng as by 
 yf said obligacio it may appere and whereas the said E. and Herry bi ther
 
 104 
 
 therlett' of aturnay vnd' ther scales haue assigned and ordeyned T. Slier- 
 wod gentilma and Jlui Sampson cardwaner ther aturnays joyntly and seualli 
 for to aske leue recouer and recayue for the and i ther names of the said 
 T. Ayloue f said C. IL conteyned in the said obligac^ and for defaut of 
 payment to sue f said T. A3'loue in alle maner courtes and before all lug^ 
 lustic]^ as ferthforth as y laue shal require. In caas the sayd Ed. and Hcrry 
 and other of them at cost^ of f said T. Ebmede and R. A. or of on the 
 aduowe y sayd aturnays for llieir aturnais in this behalue and also all maner 
 accions sut^ and pcessis the which f said aturnays or any of them in the 
 names of f names of the said E. and H. or of eny of the att all tymes her- 
 after shall comence and sue in any maner courtes ageins y said T. A. and 
 ageyns his eyers and his executurs of and for y recoiire and recaite of y said 
 C. li. conteyned i the said obligacion and of euery percell therof wont any 
 reuocation therof to be made in any wise and also that f said E. and H. 
 nor ani of them nor their executurs nor thexecut(3rs of eny of them her- 
 after geue nor enseale any aquitaunce or other discharge to said T, Ayloue 
 ner to his execut's ner to any other in his name ner any other thinge doo of 
 them self that may lette stoppe orbarre in y lawe, the said aturnais or ani 
 of the of the recouer or recait of the said C. 11. or of any parte therof and 
 also y nether the said E. and H. ner eny of the nor noon other for the res- 
 sawe y said C. 11 ner eny parte therof in eni maner wise exepte oonly the 
 said aturnays or on of the whous receit oweth too growe to the vse and 
 behof of y said T. Ebmede and R. A. y than the sayd obligacion of y 
 said E. and Herry be voyde and had for nought and ellis that it stode in 
 ful stregeth and v'rtue. 
 
 ^ The Fourme of makyg of Quitau in dyuers maner. 
 
 ^ Be it knowe to all me bi these present^ me I. B. de C. in couty Lyn- 
 colne chapman haue recayvved y day of y makyge of thes preset^ of R. and 
 M. of S. 1 y coute of Suff. yema v. 11. of lawfull money of Englad in parte of 
 paymetof xl. li. i which the same R. M. to me his boGde by his wrytyg of 
 obligacio of y which v. li. to me holly paid and satisfied to y said 1. B. his 
 eyers and to his executurs I aquitaunce and freely discharge for eumore by 
 thes present^ sealid w mi scale yeue the vi. day of luly anno, .SccJ.
 
 105 
 
 Be it knowen to al men by thes presenlis me W. N. of Craftre in the 
 coute oft" Nort. squer haue receyued at day off makyng of tliis presentis of 
 J. R. of Redyng taulour x.li. of lawfull money of England in ful payment 
 of X. II. in wliiche the same J. to me is bounden be his writing of obli- 
 gacion, of whiclie x. II. to me fully payd and satisfyed, the whiche, J. his 
 eyers and his executurs I frely discharge and aquyte for euer by this 
 presentis sealed my seale, yeuen the viij. day off the moneth of August, 
 anno. 
 
 ^ Be it knoweii to all men by theis presentis me R.S. of Chester drap 
 aturnay of H.N. of the same towne spicer in that partye lawful depute 
 haue receyued the day of makynge of thes present^ of J. Starkey of Wan- 
 ter chapman xl. s. lauful money off England the whiche the said J. S. bi 
 his writing of his obligacion to me is bounden of the whiche xl.s. to me 
 fully in the name of the forsayd Herry to be payd and satisfyed y sayd J. 
 his eyers and his executours I freely discharge and aquyte for euermore by 
 this presentis sealed \\ my seale yeuen the viij day of y moneth of Septebre 
 f yere of y reigne of king. 
 
 Theis ben theindiffrence of y aquitaucj the furst is one pty of payment. 
 The ij. is of ful paymet. The iij. is made by hym that is a lawful depute 
 and atturnay for another persone. And here after folow a general aquitailce 
 of al maner off accions as well real as personal. 
 
 ^ Be it knowen to alle men by this presentis me R. S. of VV. in the cou- 
 tee of H. gent', remyse and relece and al for me myn eyers and executours, 
 quyte clayme to W. P. de Londo S. of and for all maner accions dett^ 
 debat^ trespace and alle other accions or causes aswel psonal as real what 
 so euer the}' be, from the begynyng of the world, vnto the day of maklgof 
 tiies present^. In wytnesse wherof I haue put to my scale the iij. day of 
 Octobre the yere of the reigne of K. Herry the vij, &c. Or ellys thus 
 from the bcgynnyng of the world vnto y day of makyng hcrof by this 
 presentis sealed w my seale yeuen y xx. day of the moneth of M. the 
 yere &c.
 
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 ^ Item Billis of Payment. 
 
 ^ Md* that this byll made the viij.day of February in the xviij. yere off 
 the reigne of Kyng E. the iiij. berith wytnesse that we R. Shiildy of Lon- 
 don grocer and T. S. of London haburd' owen vnto W. W. of London 
 haburd' liij.s. iiij. d'. st^ to be payd to the say d W. or to his certayn at- 
 turnay att y feste of Mydsomer next comynge v/ out ony delay. To the 
 which paimet wel and truly to be made, we binde vs our eyers and our ex- 
 ecutours, and eche of v^s in the hole. In wytnesse wherof we set to our 
 scales the daye and tyme before rehersyd. 
 
 ^ Item a Byll of Payment. 
 
 Memerand' this byll made the v. day of Februarij in y xviij. yere of y regne 
 of Kinge E. the iiij. beryth wytnes that W. Clark haburd' and Jone his 
 Avyf, owe vnto W. Warboys haburd' xx. s. st^. to be payd to the sayd W. or 
 to his certayn atturnay at the fest of Ester cum xij. moneth, the whiche 
 shalbe in y yere of our Lord God M. CCCC. Ixxx. to the whiche payment 
 well and truly to be done, I bynde me myn eyers and myn executurs. In 
 wytnesse herof, I set to myn scale the daye and tyme a boue rehersed. 
 
 ^ Item a Byll of Payment. 
 
 Memerand' this byll made the iiij. day of Julij in y xix. yere of the reigne 
 of Kyng Edward the iiij. beryth Avytnesse y we Ric. Shirlee of London 
 grocer and Thomas Shirlee of London haburd', owen vnto W. Warboys and 
 Johii Benson of London haburd' xxxviij. s. ij. d'. st^. to be payd to the 
 sayd W. and J. or to ether of the to their eyers ther executors or to ther 
 aiisignes, y furst day of Julij next comyng wythout ony delay, to the whiche 
 payment wel and truly to be made, we binde vs our eyers executors and 
 our assignes, and eche of vs in the hoole. In wytnesse wherof we set to oure 
 scales the day and tyme afore rehersed.
 
 107 
 
 ^ Item a Bylle of Payment. 
 
 Memerand' that this byll made the xviij. day of Februarij the xviij.yereof 
 the reigne of Kynge E. theiiij . beryth wytnesse that we Ri. Shirlee of London 
 grocer and T. Shirlee of London haburd' owen vnto W. Warbois of London 
 haburd' liij. s. iiij. d'. stj. to be payd to the sayd W. or to his certein attur- 
 nay att the feste of Mydsomer next comyng wythout ony delay to the 
 ■whiche payment wele and truli to be made we bynde vs and our executors 
 and eche of vs in the hole. In wytnesse herof we set tooure scales the daye 
 and tyme a boue rehersed. 
 
 The condicio of this bil is this yf the sayd Ri. and T. or ony off hem pay 
 or do to be payd to the said W. or to his certayn atturnay at the feste of 
 Mydsomer next comjaig xiij.s. iiij. and at the feste of Michelmas next 
 after xiij.s. iiij.d'. and at the feste of Cristmas next after that xiij.s. iiij.d'. 
 and at the fest of Ester next after y xiij.s. iiij. d'. in ful payment of this 
 byl than this b}^ stondith voyde and of no strengeth and yf faute be made 
 of ony payment in the parte or in alle than this bill stondith in full power 
 and strengthe. 
 
 ^ Item a Byl of Payment. 
 
 !Memerad' y this bil made f xxvi. day of May in y xviij. yere of the regne 
 of King E. y iiij. berith wytnesse y R. B. citezen and haburd' of Londo ow 
 vnto W. W. citezen and haburd' of the same cite vij. IT. x. s. stj to beepayde 
 too the W. or to his lauful atturnay at the feste of the Natiuite of Seint 
 Johii Baptist the whiche shalbe in the yere of our Lorde God M. CCC. 
 Ixxix. wythout ony delaye to the whiche payment wel and truly to be made 
 I bynde memyn eyers myn executours and al my goodis, be this presentis. 
 In witnesse herof I sette my scale the day and tyme before rehersyd. 
 
 ^ The Fourme of a Quytance, 
 
 To all peple this present wryttyng seyng or heryn. Johii Whapley citezen 
 and hurar of London greting in God euerlasting, knowe ye me the sayd J.
 
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 for the some off xl. s. st^ by Willrn Warboys citezen and haburdasher of 
 London to me y day of makyng herof content and paid wher wyth I holde 
 me fully agreed to haue bargeyned solde and deliueryd and bee this pre- 
 sentis cofermid vnto the sayd W. the juels folowinge that is to saye, furst a 
 Paris pece of syluerweyng bee the weyght off troy e viij. vuncis. Item a 
 jjece of syluer weyng be the same weyght vi. vuncis and di. to haue and to 
 holde the sayd ij. pecis vnto the sayd William to his executours and assignes 
 for euermore ther w to dispose their ovvne free wylle. 
 
 ^ The Fourme of makyng of Lettres of Atturnay. 
 
 Be it knowen to al men by theis presentis me, T. H. of Oxenford glouar, 
 ordeyne and in my place putt myn atturnay and depute J. B. of W. in y 
 coute B. gent', as in this parte of my ryght to aske or demaunde leuee 
 and ressaiue in myn name of R. C. of A. mercer xx. li. st^. whiche to mc 
 he owj'th, and in the same to me is boude be his wrytting of obligacio, and 
 yf nede shalbe that the sayd R. be bi playnt arest that in all courtes and 
 placis before whatsoeuer Juge or Justic^ it shal happe to bee to make sutc 
 and so recou to rescue relese and make a q'taunce of and vppon the pre- 
 mysses. In wytnesse wherof I put to my scale, the x. day of the moneth 
 of Septebre the 3'ere of the reigne of King &c. 
 
 Be it knowen to alle men by thes presentis me T. S. of Oxford draper 
 ordeyne. And in my strengeth put my deputees and atturnais J. B. of W. 
 in the counte of B. gent' and W. Watle of L. in the counte of S. marchaunt 
 joyntly to geders to demaunde aske Icuee and to reccue for me and in my 
 name of N.N. of Oxford brewar xx.s. whiche he owyth to me and vntruly 
 it with holdyth of W. W. xxx.s. whiche he ought to me for clothe y he 
 bought of me, and of T. atV. of Oxford manciple xxxv. s. whiche he owyth 
 to me for red cloth that he bought of me I geue and graunte to my sayd 
 atturnays joyntly n)y ful stregeth to mi sayd dcttours and cuerich of my 
 dett's yf nede shal be to take playnt and arest in al courtj and to relece 
 and quitauce &c.
 
 109 
 
 The Fourme of makyng of Indetors. 
 
 . This bjl endentyd made y viij. daye of Fcbruarij in the xix. yere of the 
 regne of Kynge Edwarde fiuj. beryth wytnessc that, R. S. of London taj^- 
 Jor hath rcceyued off W. War hahurd' be the auice and grement of J.T. of 
 London skynnar in pledge for suerte of xxx. II. st^ the whiche the sayde 
 J. T. owyth vnto y saide R. S. a hoole clothe of blonket, a hole cloth of 
 rede, a hole cloth of blewe, a cloth of tawny, a longe clothe of white, two 
 short clothes of white, and he for to kepe stille thes clothes tyll Miiielmas 
 next coming in pledge of xxx. IT. that he be payd his xxx. II. in money be- 
 forne that day. In wytnesse herof both partyes hath chaugcably sette 
 their scales the day and tyme before reherssed. 
 
 This indentur made betwixt T. D. of Oxford Aldirman on y one ptv, and 
 Johii Telme of the same brewar on the other party wytnysseth that the for- 
 sayde Thomas hath graunted dimised and let to ferme to the forsayde J. 
 alle his tenementis of brewhous oon wyth alle the appartynentis called the 
 home lyeng in Castre in the parish of our lady Seint Mary in the towne of 
 Oxford betwix the tenement &c. wyth al vessels and necessaryes, annexid 
 or the ptyuencis that is to saye ij. mylles ij. grete ledis and a fornace and 
 one trough &c. And what so euer it be in thes indenturs annext cotent and 
 specifyed. To haue and to holde the forsayd tenement of a brewhous \V 
 all thappertinannces oon wyth all the appertenauncis as is aforesayd to the 
 forsayd John and to hys assygnes from the feste of Ester next comyncr vnto 
 y ende of vij. yeres then ncxte suing be fully complct geuing tlierforcyerly 
 to the forsayde T. his eyers and assignes x. II. stj. at the feste of the Naty- 
 uite of Saint John Baptist Saint Michel th'Archangel the Natiuite of our 
 Lord Ihu Crist and Est* by euyn porcions and the forsayd J. the forsayde 
 tenement as in his partye shal couer and close and susteine and the forsayd 
 vessels and necessaries wcle and competently repair duryng the forsayde 
 terme. Frouyded alwey that yf ony of the forsayd vessels or necessaryes for 
 febulnes bee wast and spent wythin the sayd terme and nedylh to haue 
 ncwe, thenne the forsayd T. of his propur cost and expencis shal as often, as 
 nede isrenewe them during y terme aforesayd. Also it is to say yfnoode- 
 Ijaut befonde or.negjience of the sayd J. orliisseruauntis brekynge or dys-
 
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 troyng of ony of the sayd vessels or necessarycs. And the sayde T. and his 
 eyers f forsayd tenement w the appertynauncis and the vessels and neces- 
 sarycs aforosayd to the forsayd J. his eyers and assignes ayenst al peple 
 warrat to the ende of the forsaid terme. In witnesse wherof I put my 
 scale yeuen j x. daye of f moneth of J. the yere of the regne of Kynge &c. 
 After the conquest. 
 
 This cndcntur made bee twene W. Nighlyngalc cytezen and draper of 
 
 London on that one parte and R. A. citezen and haburd'. of London on 
 
 that other parte wytnesseth that the sayde Richard promytteth and hym 
 
 and his eyers bidyth by this endenture wele and truely to delyuer or do to 
 
 bee delj'Uered vnto the sayd W. his executours or assines franke and free 
 
 Avythiu the cite of London before the fest of the Natiuyte of Saint Johii 
 
 Baptiste next comyng after the date herof, ix. tonne of good Ciuijl oyle, 
 
 vessels fylled, the gauge payde and rebated or ellis that for defaute of such 
 
 delyuere of the sayde oyle before the aforesayde feste not performed, and 
 
 done, the sayd Richard shall well and truly pay or doo to paye vnto y sayd 
 
 Willin, his executours or assignes Ixxij. II. st^. in f forme folowyng. That 
 
 is to sayethe lastee day of Junii nex comyng after the date herof xxxvi. IT. 
 
 stj. in redy mony and in the feste of Saint Michel th'Archangel thenne 
 
 next folowyng other, xxxvi. II. st^. in redy money. For more surte of 
 
 the whiche two paymentis, and ether of them wel and truly to be made 
 
 yf the sayde oyle bee not delyuerd in the fourme afore sayde, the sayd 
 
 Richard by his two seuerall obligacions of the date oiF this indenture stond-. 
 
 yth bounde to the sayd Willm. in the sayde some of Ixxij. II. payable 
 
 seuerally at two da^'cs of payment before specifyed. Prouyded alweye y 
 
 it is couenaunt bee twene the sayde partyes, and the sayde Williri grautyd 
 
 that he shall here that auentur of xx.ll. pcell of the Ixxij. II. in a shipe 
 
 called the Anne of Hampton, wherof oon Cristofer Ambrose is maister in 
 
 the nex viage. Whiche the sayde ship wyth Godis grace shall make to the 
 
 porte of Saint Lucard Baramed in the ryuer of Syuill. That is to saye yf 
 
 the sayde shyp in the sayde nex viage, cum and arryue in sauytee in the 
 
 sayde porte of Saint Lucard, that thenne the sayde Ri. shal be chargeable 
 
 for the hoole sommc afore rehersyd, wythot ony deduxion. And yf the 
 
 sayde cum not in sauitee to the sayde porte as God defende, that than the 
 
 sayde Ri. shal quyte and discharge ayenst the said WilliU of the sayd
 
 Ill 
 
 XX. II. parcel! of the Ixxij.ll. afore rehers^^d. In wytnesse wheiof the par- 
 tyes aforsayde to this endenturs, sunderly hath sett tiier seales, yeuen the 
 XX. daye of Septembre, the vi. yerc of the regne &c. 
 
 This indentiir made betweii John Bolle thelder armerer, and J. Bollc the 
 yonger grocer citezens of London, of that one partye, and John de Castro 
 and Alonson de Compledo niarchauntis of Spayne on that other partye 
 wytnesseth that f same partyes been couenauntyd agreed and acorded to 
 gyder the day mai<yng of theis presentis in f maner and fourme folowynge. 
 That is to saye the forsayde John de Castro and Alonson protten and 
 graunten and them be thes presentis bynden to delyuer or do to be dely- 
 uered in the cite of Burdeux vnto the for said John Bolle the yoger win 
 viij. dayes next and inmedyatly folowynge after the comyng of the said 
 Johii B. vnto the said cite of Burdeux at this next vyntage v. hiidred frankj 
 Burdelesse, and theforsayd Johii B. the yongar proniytten and graunte by 
 these presetis y y said J. Bolle y 3'oger in all goodli haste after y date o^ 
 thes presentis shall dcparte out of Englad by ship toward Burdeux and 
 withi viij. daics next inmediatly folowyg after his comyng too Burdeux 
 shall ressayue the said v. C. frankj of y said J. de Castro and Alonso or of 
 any of the or of theyr factors and at ressait therof shall apere there afore a 
 notari and witnesse and shall knowlcge the ressait of the v. C. frank J and in 
 al goodly haste after shal bestowe the same v. C. franckj vpon Gascoyn 
 wynes. The said J.deCastro and Alonso couenauete promytten and grauntcd 
 bi thes presentis to puruey and ordeyne in the ryuer of Gcrande, be fore y 
 cite of Burdeux sufficient shipping of shipp or sliii)pes of Spayne, v/herin 
 y same Johii Bolle ye yonger shal charge and lade all the same Gascoyn 
 wines that is to say as mych as shalbe bought with the said v. C. frank J and 
 the same shipping shall tary and abyde in the same ryuer of Geradc by all 
 the moueth of Octobre next comyng after the date of thes present^ and the 
 said Jolm Bolle thelder and J. Bolle the yonger couenaunte and promitten 
 and graunten by these p'sentis that the said Johii Bolle the yoger by fore 
 thedeof the said moneth of Octobre next comyng shall shipp and lade in 
 the same shipp or shippis as m3'ch wj'^ne as shall be bought i Burdeux with 
 the said v. C. frankes I the names of the for said J. de Castro and Alonso 
 and shall marke euery vesell therof with the marke of the said Johii de 
 Castro and the countirmarke of the same J. Bollc the yonger to be con- 
 uoyed from thense by Godis grace vnto the portc of London too ther riglit
 
 in 
 
 discharge. Prouided alwej that the fiictours of ihe said J. dc Castro and A. 
 shalbe in ther libartie to haue the said wyncs lade in the forsaid ryuer of 
 Gerande in on ship or in ij. shippis and the said J. de Castro and Alonso 
 coucnauntcn proniitten and by thcs presentis them biiidcn to here in the 
 shipp or shippis alle maner auentms fortunes pill^ and iopdies of alle the 
 sayd wynes, lecage forst and egirnesse of the same oonly exepte fro the 
 tyme and sason y the same wynns be shippid and laden in the ryuer of 
 Gerande in the same shipp or shippis til the said ship or shippis w wyncs be 
 aryue at anker or ankers in Sanstee at Blakwall in the riuer of Thamys, 
 and the said J. Bolle and Johii Bolle couenaunten and pmitten and 
 oraunten by thes presentis to pay or doo to pay vnto the sayd J. de Castro 
 and A. or to oon of them or ther assignes for euery franke of the forsaid 
 V. C. frank^ ij. s. iiij. d'. st^ in the maner and fourme foloAvyng, that is to say 
 oon half therof' win iij. monethes next ensuyng after y comyg of the said 
 shipp or shippis with wynes to Blakwal aforsaid in saufte, and that other 
 half therof win other iij. monethes then next ensuyng and i the same ij. 
 paymentis the said J. Bolle and J. Bolle and sufficient suertyes with them 
 shalbe bounde be fore the vnlayding of any vessel! or vessels of the said 
 wynes out of the said ship or shippis vnto the said J.de Castro and Alonso 
 or to ther assignes by ij. lawful obligacions to be paid and also ^ said Johii 
 B; and J. Bolle couenaunten promitten and graunten by the presentis to 
 pay or doo to pay vnto y said Johii de Castro and Alonso or too oon of 
 tliem or to ther assignes with in xxi. dales next ensuyng after the arryuing 
 of the said ship or shippis w wynes at Blakwall aforsaid I saftee for the 
 freight and l^'cece of euery tone of the same wynes xxij. s. stj and ouer 
 that to pai or doo pay all maner auerays aswel for Burdeux as for Thamys 
 after y vse of Spaynysh shippis also the same Johii B. and J. Boll coue- 
 naunten promytten and graiiten by thes presentis to aq'te discharge and sauc 
 harmelcs the forsaid J. de Castro and A. and eyther of the the executurs fac- 
 tors and goodis ayest alle maner psones Avhat soeuer thei be of and for all 
 maner other dutees botelarage costis and chargis what so euer they bee 
 touching and cocernyngthe said wynes soo that the same J. dc Castro and 
 Alons shal not be charged with anything in y behaluc but only with ther 
 forsaid auetur by the to be born in fourme aforsaid. Prouyded alwey that 
 not with stondyng the promysses of the said Johii de Castro and Alonso shal 
 not be boude to delyuer nor doo to be delyued y forsaid v. C. frakj vnto the 
 :ad Johii Bolle y yonger in Bourdeux aforsaid before the xv. day. of
 
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 Octobre next comjaig aftir the date of these present^ and that the same 
 John Bolle at alle tymes after the same day shalbe redy to resayue the 
 same v. C. frankj and them shall bestovve vpon Gaskoy wines i the maner 
 and fourme aboue declared and the same shall shipp, and lade i shipp or 
 shippis as is aforsaid with in the said moneth of Octobre in witnesse wher- 
 of the parties aforsaid to thes indenturs sundirly haue set their scales yeue 
 the XX. day of August in the yere of our Lord God, M. iiij. C. Ixxxxi. &cj. 
 
 This endentur witnessith that John Alman citezen and vint' of London 
 for a certeyn some of money to him in hand paid and contet wher with he 
 holdith him fully satisfie and agrcedc hath bargened and sold vnto R. A. 
 cilezen and haburdashar of London a tonne of red wyne of Gaskoj^n of 
 the growing of this present yere which tonne wyne wele rebatid ful and 
 gawge J. Alman byndith him by this indeture wele and truly to delyuer or 
 doo to be delyued to the said R. or to his assigncs win f cite cf London at 
 the next vyntage corny ng from Bourdeux and the sayd J. A. grauntith be 
 thes psentis that the said R. A. shall haue free choise w out any geynsaieng 
 for the said tone Avyne to be take in the lighter at his plesur in and among 
 X. tone Gascoy wyne comyng at the said next vintage and it is agreed 
 betwene the said parties that the sayd R. shall here and pay the freight of the 
 said tonne wyne and the custum of the same and y the same J. shall bere 
 all maner aduenturs cSmjaig or belonge to the same in witnesse wherof the 
 parties aforsaid to thees indenturs sundirli hath sett ther scales yeuen the 
 XX. dai of Septembre the iij. yere of the reigne of K. H. the vij. 
 
 ^ The Fourme of makyng of Lettres of Lycence. 
 
 To alle cristen people to whom this present writting siial com A. B. C. L>. 
 &cl. 
 
 Crediturs of R. A. citesen and hab' of London send greling I God euer- 
 lastig knowe ye vs the forsaid A. B. C. D. &cj. And euery of vs bi him self 
 to haue graunted and yeuen vnto f sayd R. A. or by what soo euery other 
 name he be callid and to alle the which for him to vs or eni of vs stodith 
 bouden and charged ful hole and free lycence and sure sauf conduyt, so 
 that the same R. A. and alle thei which for him to vs or eny of vs stondith 
 
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 boude or charged may freely suerly and pesebly at tlier large and libartie 
 bothe be day and benyghtgooandco tary soiourne and dwell bey and selle 
 and alle other ther prophyt doo and make and all their goodj and catallj 
 thing^ and marchaundic^ whatsoeu they be to leede dryue bere cary or re- 
 cary at ther wille from place to place within the reame of England and in 
 the partie of Wales and I the parties beyonde the see and ellis where whe 
 soeuer and as often as it shall please the said R. A. and alle them which for 
 him to vs or any of vs stondeth boiiden or charged from the day of makyng 
 lierof vnto the feste of M. next suyng and from the same fest vnto 
 the terme of v. yeris than next suyg and fully to be complete wout 
 ani attachement arrestinge impresonmet wholding inpleting pursute 
 vexacio hurt or gref what soeuer it be by vs the forsaid A. B. C. D. Sccl 
 or eny of vs or be any other in the name or names of vs or ani of vs or 
 by the comaudement autorite or procuring of vs or any of vs to the sayd 
 R. A. or to theym whiche for hym to vs or any of stondith bounde or 
 charged in ther owne persones or theyr good^ catallj thing^ or marchaun- 
 dises or of any of them durjmg the terme aforsaid in any wise to be made 
 or done bi reson of any accio pursute playnt codempnacio dett or acompt^ 
 couenaunt contracte beyng sellyng trespace strif or discorde or of any od' 
 mat' thing or cause what soeuer it be betwene vs and for said A. B. C. D, 
 fkcl or any of vs and the forsayd R. A. and them which for him to vsor 
 any off vs stondith bounde or charged or any of them in any maner wise 
 before f date herof had made moued or depending and we the forsaid A. B. 
 C. D. &c^. wille and graunte that is say euery of vs for his owne parte 
 Avillith and grauntith to the forsayd R. A. by thees presentis that we the 
 same A B. C. D. &c^ duryng alle the tyme and terme of theise our pre- 
 sentis sauf conduyte shal not sue nor vex nor cause to be suyd nor vexed in 
 any courte of our soueraigne Lorde f Kyng within the cite of London aftir 
 the custum of the same cytee or ellj what so euer it be the said R. A. or 
 any of them which for him to vs or any of vs stondith bounde or charged for 
 to fyndeto vs or any of vs bett' or od' suertes for the payment and conte- 
 tacion of the dettj and somes of mony the said R. A. and bj' them whicli 
 for him to vs or any of vs due than oonly souch suertee or suertes which we and 
 euery of vs haue therof of hi at this day and furthermore we the forsaid A. B. 
 C. D. &cj wil graunt and pmytte }' is to say euery of vs for his owne partie 
 willeth grauntith and promitteth to the sayd R. A. be thcs presentis that
 
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 duryno- all the tejme of this our present sauf conduyt, ^\c nor any of vs 
 shall not doo pour nor make any goodj or somes of money by the sayd 
 R. A. to vs or any of vs now due vpon any persone or persones which for 
 him to \'s or any of vs stondith bounde or charged to be attached in the 
 handis or keping of the said R. A. and of thera which for him to vs or 
 any of vs stondith boude or charged or of any of them by v'tu of any 
 origenall bill or playnt or origenall billes or pla3'ntis by vs or any of vs taken 
 or affermed in any courte of our souerayne Lorde the Kyng within the 
 citce of London aftir the cuslum of the same cite and if it hap by any 
 persone or persones what so euer thci be any such goodj or somes of money 
 before of any original bille or playt or origenall billes or playtis in any 
 courte of our souerayn Lorde the Kynge within the sayd cite in the name 
 of vs or an}^ of vs to be taken or aft'ermed to be tached in y hadis or kepyng 
 of the R. A. and of the which for him to vs or any of vs stodith bounde or 
 charged or of any off them that thene we the}^ or he of vs by any such 
 original billes or playntis or original bille or playnt shalbe taken or affermed 
 shall dissolue and lose the said attachmentis or altachmen by putting in of 
 suerte to y said original! billes or plaint^ or original bil or playnt assone and 
 as often as thertoo we or any of vs shalbe lawfully recpiired by the sayd 
 R. A. and by the which for he to vs or any of vs stondith bounde or charged 
 of bi any of them and therfore we and euery of vs shall discharge and 
 saue harmles the sayd R. A. and alle the which for hem stonde bounde or 
 charged as is aforsaid without delay or colusyon furthermore we the for- 
 said A. B. C. D. &cj wille and graunte that is to sey, euery of vs for his 
 owne |)te willeth and graunteth to the sayd R. A. by thees present^ that if 
 it happ the same R. A. and them which for hem to vs or any of vs standith 
 boude or charged in their owne psones or of any of them or i ther goodis 
 catalls tiling^ or marchaundises or ef any of them at any tyme vVin the 
 terme aforsaid by vs or any of vs be any other in the name of vs or ani of 
 vs or be the wil comaundement procuring autorite concent or knowleg of 
 vs or any of vs stondith ayenst y fourme tenor and effect of these our pre- 
 sent lettres of lycence in any wise too be attempted vexed sued hurt or 
 hyndred and therof aftir the fourme aboue said be not releued and hoipe 
 that than the sayd R. A. and alle thei which for hi stondith boilde or char- 
 ged as is aforsayd and ther eyers and executurs shalbe quyte and dis- 
 charged be thees presentis and euery of them ayenst hem or them 
 of vs by whom the said R. A. and thoy which for him to vs or ani of
 
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 vs stondith bounde or charged slialbe so attempted vexed sued hurte and 
 hindred ayenst the fourme tenor and efFecte of theis our present lettres off 
 saufcoduyt and not rehuid nor holpen therof in the fourme aforsaid of 
 all maner accions sutis quarels dettis chalengl and demaund^ what so euer 
 they be from the begynnyngeofthe worlde vntothe day ofsuch attempting^ 
 suyng hurte or hldryng ayenst the fourme tenor and effecte of thees our 
 presentis lettres of sauf conduyt without relece or helpe therof made, in 
 witnesse wherof, and cetera. 
 
 ^ The Fourme of makyng of Lettres of Sale. 
 
 Be it knowen to alle me by thees present]^ that I Johii B. citesen and 
 drap of London the day of the date of thes presentis haue bargeyned sold'e 
 and delyu'ed to R. A. citesen and haburd^ of Londo the peels folowing that 
 is to wet, a d^'mysen with a red crosse harnossid with siluer wrought with 
 golde weyng vncj. Itin a purple corse harnessid w siluer and gilt w v. bares 
 and enameled in the bukkel with ij. ymagis oon of Saint Kateryn another 
 of Saint Barbara weyng vi. vnc^. q'?t' di. Itin a grene corse harnassid with 
 siluer with viij. barres weyng vi. vncis di. q'?t'. Itm a corse of crysyn of 
 damask werke harnesschid with silu with vi. barres and grauen in the buk- 
 kel Johii Mercy, weyng viij. vncv Itni a litel stonding masar weyng iij. 
 vnc^. Itin a masar with apr^'nt weyng vi. vncis di. Itin a masar without 
 a make weyng v. vnc^. Itin a peir of coral beedis the gawdies gilt wrythen 
 weyng i.vnce q'?t'. di. Itin a peir of smale corall bedis with rownde gau- 
 dies weyng iij. q'?t'. of a vnce. Itrii a peyre of corall bed gaudied^ w golde 
 weyng an vnce q'?t'. di. for the some of iiij. 11, xiij. s. ij. d'. st^. to haue and 
 to hold all the forsaid percels to the said R. to his executurs and assignes for 
 euermore ther with to doo ordeyne and dispose his free wille as of his owne 
 ppur good is and catals without any agayn say eg of any persone. Neuer- 
 theles the sayd R. for hem and hys executurs willeth and grauntith by 
 thees presentis that yf the said Johii content or pay or doo to be contet 
 or paid to the said R. to his certayne atturnay or executurs any tyme on 
 this syde the vij.day of August next comyng aftir the date of these pre- 
 sentis the said soin of iiij. IT. xiij.s. ij.d'. st^. to delyuer or doo to be de- 
 lyuerd come the said Johii to my certayne atturnay or executurs so making 
 the said payment the same percels in lyke as he ressayued them without 
 
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 any agayne sayeng and yf defaut be made off, and in the payment of 
 the said iiij.ll. xiij.s. ij.d'. stj or in any pcell therof at the vij.day of Au- 
 gust, than I, the sayd Johii graunte too warrant the forsaid bargayn and 
 sale of all the forsaid percels to the said Richard to his executurs and as- 
 signes ageinst all pepull for euermore bi these preset^. In witnesse wherof 
 to thes presentis I haue sett mi seale yeuen the vij. day of Apriell in the 
 furst yere of Kyng Richarde the iij. 
 
 ^ Itm a Lettres of Sale. 
 
 To alle trewe cristen pepull to whom thys present wrytting shalbe come 
 Alexander Andrewson citeze and haburd* of Londo sendeth gretyng in 
 cure Lorde euerlastyng, knowe ye me the forsaid Alexaunder for li. st^. by 
 Richard A. citeze and haberdassher of London to me before had payde 
 wherof I knowlage myself by these presentis wele and truly contented and 
 satisfied, to haue bargayned solde and delyuerd to the same Richard in the 
 cite of London the day of the date of these presentes the goodes and stuf 
 here vndre written, that is to wete furst a brasen morter. Itiii ij. bras 
 pannes. Itiii a ketell of bras. Itiii a peyr of brigandynes. Itrii a salt. 
 Itiri a peyre of gauntelettj. Itiii ij. baggis with alume. Itiii a ioyned 
 cheste with all maner stuf therin, that is to sey lycloth lato pewter and 
 gownes to haue and too holde alle the forsaid goodes and stuf to the sayd 
 Richard to his executours assignes for euermore as his owyn propre goodes 
 without eny chalaiigc clayme interrupcion or geynsayng of me the said 
 Alexader or of myne heyres or executours in tyme to come, and I, the 
 saide Alexader and myn executurs all the forsaid gredes and stuf to the 
 said Richard to hisexecutours and assignes ageyns al maner persons shalle 
 warant and defende tor euermore. In witnesse wherof to these presentis 
 haue sett my seall yeuen the furst day of Jully the viij. yere of reigne of 
 Kyg E. the iiij. 
 
 |[ The Fourme of making of Leitres of Payment for Mony, made bee 
 Exchauge from London to the Martis i Braband. 
 
 Bee it knowen to all men by thes presentis that I R. A. citezen and
 
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 liaburd' of Lond5 haue taken vp by exchunge in London the da}' of makyng 
 of herof, off T. W. citezen and mercer of London Ixiiij. 11. xiij. s. iiij. d'. stj. 
 to be payde in Anvvarp in Brabant the xiij. day off Junii next comyng 
 "after y date herof vnto T. Balde in good nioneye of Brabant as was there 
 proclamed, be the Kynge of Romayncs in the yere of oure Lorde God, 
 M. CCCC. Ixxxix. to whiche payment well and truly to be made and also 
 content, and make good alle maner costis lossis and damagis whiche shall 
 happen too falle for lac of payment at the daye aforesayde of the principall 
 some aboue saydebe it bee exchaunge rechaunge or other wyse, I bynde me 
 myn eyers myn executors and alle my good is be this my furst lettour of pay- 
 ment yf it be not payd be the ij. sealed wyth my scale wry ten the xvij. 
 day of May in the yere of oure Lorde God M. CCCC. Ixxxxij. 
 
 ^ Another Lcttre of Exchaunge. 
 
 Be it knowen to alle me y I R. A. citezen and habd' of London haue 
 ress' by exchaunge of N. A. mercer of the same cite xx. li. stj. whiche 
 twenty ponde stj. to be payd to the sayd N. or to the bringer of this byll 
 in synxten marte next comyng for vi. s. viij. d'. stj. ix. s. iiij. g. fllj. money 
 currant in the said mart and yf ony defaut of payment be at the day in 
 alle or ony parte yrof that I promyse to make good all costis and scathes 
 that may growe therby for defaute ofl' payment as well as the principal 
 soiiie bee this my furst and seconde lettur of payement and herto I b3'nde 
 me myn executurs and alle my goodis whersoeuer they may be founde. In 
 wytnesse wherof I haue written and sealyd this byll the x. day of Marche 
 A°. Diii. M. CCCC. &c. 
 
 f[ The Fourme of Award geuen out by Arbytroment. 
 
 To alle trewe crysten people that this presente Ires shal here or see R. A. 
 hab' W. Leyfeld cutler John D. lethersellar and Robert Buc skinner 
 sendyth gretyng &c. m That for as moche as the ij. day of the monethc 
 of Maye the yere of the Kynge &c. R. E. and J. V. on that one parti 
 groscer on that other party, them putten and submytten in to tharbytro- 
 mcnt ordinaunce and jugementis of vs the sayde R. A. &c. and arbitrcsbc-
 
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 twene them Idefferetly chose of and vpo al and singules causes acciossutis 
 quarels debatis and demaundis betwene the forsayd parties before the sayde 
 ij. day of M. in any manner vvyse had moued or hanginge, wherupon the 
 sayd R. E. and J. H. by ther seueral obHgacio were boude eyther of them 
 toother in xx. li. st^. to stonde and obey our awarde ordenauncis and juge- 
 mentis of and vpon the premisses to be made and yeuea vp byfore the x. 
 day of the moneth of A. thenne nexte ensuyng by force of whiche sub- 
 mysshion, we the sayd arbytrors takyng vpon vs y charge of the sayd pro- 
 mj'se wylling and desyryng as moche as in vs is to set the sayd partyes at 
 vnyte and rest and good accorde, callyng before vs the same partyes and 
 theym be vs duly cxamyned and clerly vndirstonde felt and herd their com- 
 playntis contrauersies allegeauncis and greuauncis in this behalf and ther 
 vpon by good delyberacion and rype aduice yeue in jugementand awarde 
 ordeyne and deme betwene the sayd partyes the v. daye of Au. aforesayd 
 wythin the tyme to vs aboue lymyted in manor and fourme ensuyng, that 
 is to wet. f|[ Fyrst we awarde that ether off y sayd R. E. and J. H. make 
 enseale and deliuer for his dede to other in aquitaunce general of alle maner 
 axios, and that done wee awarde y ether of theym by his obligacion be 
 bounde to other x. II. stj. wyth condycion, endoced, andyf they be of good 
 and honest bcring and behauyng the one ayenste the other as in the sayde 
 obligacions more pleynly coteyned whiche obligacion we awarde that they 
 shal remayne and abyde in f custody of R. E. lether, and W. W. haburd' 
 and citezen of London to kepe in meane hande vnto y fest of Crystmas 
 whiche shalbe in y yere of our Lorde God &c. On lesse y ony tyme on this 
 behalf the same feste yf the said R. E. and J. H. charitably and frendly 
 and as frendis Jontly come to gyd' to y sayd Ro. E. W. W, wyllTg them to 
 haue the sayd obligacio cancelyd. Than we awarde y the sayd obligacios 
 be then delyuved to the sayd R. E. and J. H. by them to be cancellyd. 
 ^ Also we awarde y the fader of the said J. H. at eny tyme on this lialue 
 the last day of payment of the sayd soiii com to London and than wyl 
 enseale and delyver for his dede to y sayd J. H. an obligacio of the sayd 
 soirie of &c. or of as moche therof as than shalbe vnpayd, than the sayd 
 J. H. shal take his obligacio for payment and discharge the sayd E. of y 
 sayde sorn &c. and eny peel therof. Also where as the sayd J. H. claymeth 
 of the sayd R. E- 11. s. d'. wherof we y sayde aribytros by dew examinacio 
 fynde y ther is no more dew to the sayd J. H. of f sayde soiiie, but only 
 iij. 11. wherof we awarde y the R. E. shall content and pay to y sayd J. H.
 
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 forw at y yeuyng out of this awarde xx. s. and also than to be boude to the 
 said J. by liis obligacio &c. to be payd att dyuers day as in the same 
 obhgacion may appere. 
 
 §ITlie Copy of the Kingis Protection Ryal,ancl Protection 
 grautyd othewyse than Ryall. 
 
 Henri, be y grace of God Kynge of Englande and of Fraunce and 
 Lorde oft' Irlande, to all to whom thes presentis shal com greting knoweye 
 that for certayne causis vs mouyng by reason of our prerogatyues y suerte 
 of our welbeloued and feythfuU W. H. of thq cite of London grocer tak- 
 ynge hede of our speciall grace and of oure certayne knowlege and mere 
 mocion that vnto hym by ony maner of violence arest distresse or imp- 
 sonment or ony other maner of hurte by occasion off ony dette trespace 
 conspiracy or of ony other occasion of plee real or personell or condemp- 
 nacion of the same W. for eny occasion of thingis before sayde or of ony 
 other thing ageinst the same W. at the sute of eny man beefore this tyme 
 had moued or herafter duryng this present protection and sauegarde to be 
 had or to be moued to bee in brought for the indepnite of the said W. wyl- 
 lyng to take hede haue resseuyd of the same W. his seruauntis factours and 
 deputyes londis tenementis and rentis al his possessios goodis and catels 
 meuable and onmeuable in to our protection tuicio defence and specyal 
 sauegarde. Not wyllinge the same W. att the sute of ony man for ony 
 occasion of trespace conspiracy accion plee cotracte real or personel or of 
 condempnacion of the same \V. at the sute of ony man or of ony sentece 
 or pleint by the same W. vnto ony ma ought or done by theis our proteccion 
 and sauegarde by our justicj vycountis mayers lieftenauntis baliuis 
 stywardis constables castellanes prouostis officers wherso euer they be or 
 be ony of them aswel within this our reame of England as other our lord- 
 ship, whersoeuer they be ordeyned or set, and ether of theyr lyeftenauntis 
 .be arcstyd inquieted vexid troubled or holdc in prison, or by the forsayd
 
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 thyiigis rentis or goodis and catayll or ony other maner tlnnge in y meaiie 
 tyme ony maner of wyse be distrayned ony statute acte or ordynaunce 
 contrary to this made not wythstondyng we gyue to alio and euerich of out 
 iusticis mayers lyeftenauntis baliues stywardis constables and castellan 5 
 puost officers and all other our seruautis beeforsayd aswel wythin our sayd 
 reame of Englad as other our lordships whersoeuer they beordejned or set 
 and to eylher of their lieftenauntis aswel wythin frauncheses as with out 
 to whom thes presentis shal come by tenour off the same stray tly in com- 
 maundement that the same W. his seruauntis factor and deputes aforesaid 
 fro euer accion during this our protcccion and sauegarde vVout let arrest 
 vexacio pturbauce sauf and surly suffer to go, abide go to and com fro. 
 And furthermore we hauc grauntid to the same W. that if thes oure pre- 
 sentis lettres patentis as vnto oure graunte beefore sayde be not baleable, 
 that then our chaucelar for tyme beyng soo many and ofte tymes our lettres 
 patent^ good and effectuell in the lawe to y same W. be made and dely- 
 uered as mani and ofte tymes, as the sayd W. shalbe necessarye and be- 
 houeful wythout ony maner of sute to vs and our cyers eny maner of wyse 
 for thens to be made or psecuted, in witnesse. 
 
 ^ Another Protection. 
 
 Herry, be the grace off* God Kinge of England and of Fraunce and 
 Lord e of Irlande. To all his balliues and feythful subgettis to whom this 
 present writyng shall com gretyng-, knowc ye that of our special! grace 
 wee haue receyued in to our specyall protectio tuition and defencion 
 Ric. A. marchaunt other wyse callyd R. A. of London haburd', or what so 
 oner name he be callyd by wyth his men lond^ thingis rentis and alle the 
 possessions of the same R. the whiche shall goo in to our scruise in the 
 compani of our welbelouyd and feytfull coucellar Reynold Bray knight 
 and tresorcr of our wares aboute the vitailyng of our armye the whiche 
 wee purpose wyth theJielpe of God to lede wyth vs to the partyes of 
 Fraunce for our right there to be recouerid and therfore wee commaunde 
 yow that the same Ric. his men landys thingis rentis and alle his posses- 
 sions ye mayntene and defende, not doyng to hym iniury hurt dissease of 
 grief to be done vnto hym. And yf ony thingis be done vnto hym y ye see it 
 amendyd wythoulen ony dclaye. In wytnesse wlierof wee haue caused to 
 
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 to be made these our Irers patentis to endure by one yere. We wyll also 
 that the same R. in the meane whyle be quyte of alle playntis of dutee 
 bee writte pleintis or dury. Vnde nichel het or querc impedet, and 
 writlj of assise of the last presentacion, witnesse mi self at WestiTi the 
 iiij. yere of our reigne. 
 
 fl[ The Copy of the Kyngis Chartour grauntyd for OfFencis 
 
 of Treson. 
 
 The Kynge to his bailliuis and trewe liege men too who &c. knowe ye 
 that of our speciall grace and certayne knowlege and mere mocion we haue 
 perdoned foryenen and releaced to R. A. late of London haburd' or ony 
 other name or addicion of name he be callyd, alle maner of treasons 
 rauishing of wome rebellious insurrections feloneys and knowelege of felo- 
 nis conspiracions mayntenyng consideracions ryattis vnlawfull conuenty- 
 culis transgressions oft'encis negliencis mesprisios ignoracj cotept^ kepige 
 of coucell decepcios and ony many of trespac^ be y same R. afore y date 
 of thes present^, any maner wey don or made thow therof he were indyted 
 reyned apelid atteynt or iuged or hei-after happen to bee indyted reyned 
 appealed or iuged and also of outlawry yf ony ayenst the same Ri. by theis 
 occasions or ony other be shewyd. Also yf ony thing by informacion in 
 our escheker or for y pease afore vs whersoeuer we bee wythin our reame of 
 Englande be taken, or be to be taken we graijt hym therof our suer and 
 stedfast peace. Moreouer we haue perdoned foryeuen and rclcaccd too 
 the sayd Richard, all maner execucions paynes punysshement and losses 
 the whiche the sayde Ric. ayenst vs or to vs hath ronne in, or lost or shall 
 tonne in or lossc by the occasio of the premisses or ony of theym. In 
 witnesse &c.
 
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 ^ The Fourme of makyngof Supplicacions to f King and to 
 
 other Lord is and Estatis. 
 
 H[ To the Kynge our most drad Lorde. 
 
 Shewen vnto your Higlines, and mercyfull grace in the most humble 
 wyseyour ful humble and trewe subgettis, A. B. Sec. citezen of your cite 
 of Londo that where as late they caused certayne bookis to be madeayenst 
 the marchauntis Italiens y whiche to their greate heuyness and desolacion 
 as they conceyue haue founde to y greuous displesure of your Highnes to 
 the whiche they neuer intendyd in ther myndes to haue soo attempted but 
 only procedyd of ignoraunce and symplenesse so done they be as sorj 
 and as heuy therfore as euer youre subgettis may bee, and crye j'oure 
 grace hertely mercy. Neuer while they lyue as nye as God wyll put in 
 their myndc to do eny thyng that in ther conceytes may redounde to the 
 displesur of your Highnesse. In consideracio that they haue ben your 
 trewe lyegemen as they dare be reported by ther neybours being your 
 trewe liege people and at this daye bethe and entende to bee to their vtter- 
 raest power to their lyues ende. Hit plesylh your Highnes to bee so 
 gracious an so merciable Lorde vnto theym to pardon theym ther offence 
 afore sayde so ignorantly done and scmply. And doo dismisse the out of 
 the duresse whiche they be in, and to assigne theym to bee at their libarte 
 lyke as your other subgettj bee. And they shalbc your contynuall 
 oralours and preye to God for the preseruacion of yourroyall persone, and 
 moost excellent estate alle the dayes of ther lyucs. 
 
 ^ Another Supplicacion. 
 
 @ The moost Reuerent Fader in God my Lorde of Caunturbery. 
 
 ^Rfekly besecheth youre good and gracious Lordship tendirly to coii- 
 ?ydrt- y humble coplaynt and also y trewe entent of me R. A. your dayly 
 and vafeyned bedman new abeyding in the seintwary of Westuiynster, y
 
 for as niyche as xij. monethes past I consydered well that by the meane of 
 luoni and dyuers greate losses I was come to that decay that I hadde nott 
 ■wherof to pay my dettis, wherfore in discharging of my conscience I dis- 
 close my mynde in lliat behalue vnto mayster John Foster Archedeken of 
 London and deliuered to hym bothc my testenient and inuentory of all niy 
 goodis at dettj, and also delyuered vnto hym, xl. fyn clothes and xij. 
 clothes engreyned Avyllyng and desyring hym as myn excecutur and ordy- 
 nary to do therin as he wolde if I were dede, and specially that aswell the 
 sayd clothes as alle other good^ that I had in erth myght bee retayled 
 deuyded and distrubuted amonge my creditours yf they wold so be con- 
 ten tyd, and for the execucion of y same I valured my grejied clothes at 
 XV. s. the yarde and myn other fyne clothes at xij. s. the yarde, so as my 
 sayd creditors wolde haue been well content. Fro the whiche my trewe 
 cntent and purpose to the saide mayster Foster, many wayes declyned and 
 varieth kepyng styl my sayde goodis in his handes, and nether wyll dclyuer 
 the sayde goodis to me or to ony other indifferet ma to the entent afore- 
 sayd, nor yet vnto my creditors after the rate but bi many crafty and sub- 
 tyll meanes psuadyth aswell to me as to myn sayde credytors, in suche 
 as he entendyd to haue greate lucre and auautage be his occupacion in 
 this behalue. And rather than he W3'l delyuer my saj^d goodis vnto ony 
 other man to thentent aforesayd, he saith tome greate fere and joperdy that 
 he wyll after his owne wyl and plesure pay some of my creditors their hole 
 dewtes though the rcmcnaiQt bee neuer payd or ellis that he will cause or 
 suffer the sayd goodis to be attached in his handis by suche off my credi- 
 turs as he fauoreth for mede and greate rewardis promysed vnto hym on 
 their behalue, wherfore I beseche your good and gracio? Lordship, in my 
 must humble and herty wyse to sende a commaundement vnto the same 
 master Foster bi your letter mysylf or other wyse to dclyucr the sayde 
 goodis into y hadis of suche one, as by y fauour and auctorite of your 
 Lordship maye dyspose theym amonge my sayde creditours as shal be 
 thought best to y pleasur of God and moost acordyng to right and good 
 conscience. And this at the rcuerence of God and it he waye of charitee 
 and pytee, and ellis your sayd besechcr is wythout remedy for the rcforma- 
 cion of the pmysses by the cours off the comon lawe or othcrwysc, onlesse 
 your goode and gracious Lordship to hym be shewyd in the premysses 
 wherfore the premysses consyderyd and in cspeciall the vyolece dispoc^-on 
 ©f the said Archdecon his singlar and subtil opynyon for lucre of money to
 
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 haue the said good J attached in his liadis as my goodes b_y ij. or iij. of such 
 psones as he sought specyall favour too and so wolde Icuo dyuers psones 
 that 1 am in dctt to vncontet bi hys owne wille not hauyng ani parte of 
 ther dutee acordig, of my said goodj to my will and entet cotrary to Godis 
 iawe and mannys and contrary myn entent that I made a lett' of sale of, 
 beseching you too direct a writt subpena vnto the said Archdekon c6- 
 inaunding him be the same to appere afore the Kyng our souerayne Lorde 
 in his courte of chauncery at a certayne day by your good Lordship to him 
 be lymyttid bi tiie same there to answere vnto your sayd besechar and to 
 the primisses and there to obey and receyue as the said courte of the 
 chaiicery him shall awarde and demc. 
 
 ^ Another Suplicacion. 
 
 ^ To the most Reuent Fadir in God th* xVrchbishop of Cantirbury, Chaun- 
 
 celar and Primate of England. 
 
 Mekly besecheth your good and gracious Lordship your cotidial oratur, 
 R. A. haburde of London that where he was in dettid to oon Willam Har- 
 ris in y some of IT. and were the said William Herris sued a plee from the 
 courte Xpian too the court of Rome i a cause of deuors hanging betwixt 
 oon Alis Doughtirlaue of R. S. and the said Williil for y suete wherof the 
 sayd Willm H. desered your said besechar and other too be bounde for him 
 in this entet that the said Willia shulde sue the said appele with effecte 
 and also to appere 1 the KyngJ courte of chauncery at a certayne day as 
 more playnly doth apere by a recognisaunce therof made and therupon 
 your said besechar and other were bounden by reconisaunce in the same of 
 ]i. for y said W. H. in fourme aforsaid and it is so gracious Lorde thatnowe 
 of late the said R. S. beyng of gret trust and amite with y said S. H. 
 shewid vnto your sayd besecher that he was endcttid vnto the said R. H. in 
 the some of li. willyng exortyng and steryng your said besecher to be 
 bounde by his obligacions in said some of, toy said R. S. in recompenceof 
 such dett as the said W. H. owed vnto the said R. S. pmysing fcithfuljy in the 
 presence of credyble persones that yf your sayd besecher be bounde to him 
 in the some of 11. that than he wold discharge your said besechar of the 
 said reconysaunce and for eucry peny y he lost by reson of y said reconi-
 
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 sauce he wolde recompence him at all times acordingtohis lossis your said 
 besechar trusting the promyse afor sayd, and ahveys intcdiiig y conteta- 
 cyon of y said soiii of II. and that y said W. H. had keptc his day of ap- 
 paraunce in y courte of chauncery acordig to the promyse aforsaid bounde 
 him self be his deede obligacy to the sayd R. S. in the some of II. and for 
 as myche as the said Willm H. kepte not hys day the which he had by 
 the said reconysaunce your sayd besechar and other forfet the said some 
 coteyned in the said reconysaunce the whichc was content and paid by the 
 awarde of this courte to diuers of the Kyg^ seruautis of y which forfeturc 
 your said besechar paid II. as your Lordship know wel trasting that he 
 shulde haue ben dischurged therof according to the said R. pmyse. 
 
 Please it therfore your good Lordship the promysses tendirly considered 
 to graunte awritt sub pena to be directe to the said R. S. comauding hem 
 be the same to apere be fore tlie Kynge in his chaucery at a cerlayne day 
 and vndir a dertayne peyne there to answere y promyssis and ouer that to 
 brynge i the said obligacio which he hath of your sayd besechar and to 
 answere why the said obligacio shal not becancellid acordyng too right and 
 good conscience. And this in y loue of God and in the way of charitee, 
 
 ^ Another Supplicacyo. 
 
 (^ To the Right Honorable Lorde the Mair and the Riglit WurshipfuU 
 Soura3'ns the Aldirmen of the cite of London. 
 
 Mekly besecheth vnto your gracious Lordship and Mastirships R.A. 
 cyteze and hab' of London and Alis his wifj that where the day of 
 Sept. the yere of the regno of the Kyng our souerayne lorde that now 
 is, Petir Caldecot and William Gallc the wardeins of the bridg^ of Londo 
 lete and dymised to your besechcr a tent sett in the perish of Seint Mag- 
 nus of London, belongyng to y Mair and Comonaltie of the said cyte be- 
 ing in the gouernauce of thoosaid brydge to haue and to holde to the sayd 
 R. A. and A. his wif from y fest of Seynt Mychaell th'Archangell then next 
 folowyng vnto thende off xl.yeris than next ensuyngyelding therfore ycrly 
 to the sayd wardens and to their successours wardeyns of the said brydge 
 iiij. marke at iiij. terraes of the yere in the cite of London vsucis by euyn
 
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 poi'cyons as it apperith by certayn endenturs made be twene the sayd 
 P. C. and W. G. as wardeins of the said brydge on that oon party and the 
 said R. and A. his wif on that other partye, the which wardens grauntid 
 by the said indeturs that they shuld doo make vpo a uoyde ground adioynlg 
 to the said tent a crane sufficient and able to take vp from the water of 
 Thamis the weight of a tonne tight and to haue and to ocupie y same 
 krane too your besechers duryng the sayd lerme vppon trust of makyg of 
 which krane your said bysechars haue taken the same tet foriiij. marke 
 by yere where it stood wyde without ani tenaiit many yeres afore. And 
 where your sayd besechar at the haue for half the rente a tet next adioyng 
 to the sayd tenement more and auayleable to them than is the said tent 
 and vpon trust to haue had the said crane made acording to the said co- 
 uenaunt your sayd besechers haue don gret cost^ in makyng diu's neces- 
 saries in the said tent soo as it is aforsayd to them leucr tha the valure of 
 XX. 11. and it is so that the said wardens of the brydge haue made noo crane 
 in the said voyde grounde but they haue made in the stede of y said crane 
 a gibet hanging on a wall not able to take any thing^ out of the watir of 
 Thamyscnottoodooani scruicewherforey our said besechers alle therauaunt- 
 age of ther kranage cuer sithe the said lees was made haue vtterly lost, to 
 the very gret hurt and damage of your said besechers. Wherfore in as myche 
 as the sayd tent, so to your said besechers leten longeth to the Mayr and 
 Comonalte of this cite and not to the wardens ayainst which Mayr and 
 Comonalte your said besechers haue noo remedy by the course of the coni5 
 lawe to doo com before you the sayd P. C. and W. G. and the examyn of 
 the pmisses and to sett direxion therl as mai be acording to right and good. 
 CGSciece and that for the loue of God ficcj. 
 
 ^ Another Supplicacyo. 
 
 ^ To the Right Honorable Lord the Mayr and his brethcrne the 
 
 Aldirme. 
 
 Mekly besecheth your humble sup[)liant R. A. citescn and habur' of the 
 cite of London and whereon Jhii Derby citcze and drapand late Aldirman 
 of the said cite the xxiij. day of Junij now late past bargeyned with your 
 said suppliant and sold vnto him xij. bales of peper then beyng within the
 
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 mansion place oflf the said John set in the perish of Seint Denys Bakchircli 
 of London which xij. bales than and there weied grose be his weight^ 
 iij. M. C. xxvi.ll. sotel iij. M. iiij. C. xxxxviij.ll. wherof by couenaunt made 
 betwixt the said J. D. and your said suppliat shulde be rebated for the tare 
 of euery of the said xij. bales iiij. 11. and for the cloff of euery off the said 
 xij. bales ij. 11. soiii Ixxij. 11. and for the tret of y same peper C. xxxvij. II. 
 and also rest iij. M. ij. C. xxxxix. 11. p'ce of euery pounde of tlie same rest 
 XV. d'. som in money CC.li. xi. s. iij.d'. too be paid at iij. payment^ that is 
 to sai yerly during iij. yeris than next folowing at euery xij. monethes endc 
 y iij. part therof the which J. D. at the tyme of y sau)e bargeyne affermid 
 promysed and warantid vnto your sayd suppliat that the sayd pep was as 
 g-ood as any in the worlde and marchauntable and therupon your said sup- 
 pliant yeuing credence and trust vnto the saieng of the said John D. i the 
 promysses made and deliued vnto him iij. obligations for the soiii aforsaid 
 payable aftir the fourme as is aboue rehessed and recayued of y said J. D. 
 the said xij. bales and caryed the vnto the dwellyg place of oon William 
 War in the pish of Seint Margret in Lothbury of London which is boundc 
 with your sayd suppliant in the said obligac^ vnto the sayd J. D. trusting 
 verily the said peper had be good and marchauntable lyke as y said John 
 affermid promysed and warraiitid, where in dede the said bales had taken 
 gret moystir, and by occasion therof were myche heuyar in weight than 
 they shulde naturally haue be and the same peper was corhupt and musty 
 and not marchauntable which your suppliat then knewe noo thing of and 
 than aftir wha the said bales had stonde in dry place within the said dwel- 
 ling place of the said W. War by the space of iiij. or v. dais the sayd 
 bales were lightir the they were at tyme of f said bargay by xxiiij. 11. in 
 oon bale and alle the remenaunt of the same bales by verri lyklyhod 
 lakked of ther weight in lyke wyse which lak also the said J. D. rekeneth 
 to tret of the said xij. bales, but C. xxxij. II. where in troulhe yt is, 
 C. xxxvij. 11. wherbi your said suppliat shulde lese vi.s. ix.d'. of weight in 
 alle the said bales tainountith in money to xviij. li. and by cause of y gret 
 trust that your said supplyant had in the said John D. he bought the said 
 pep at derrar price trustyng to haue had than forth with daily good and redi 
 vtteraunce therof and sithen that tyme peper is fallen too a lesse pryce 
 which if the said peper shulde abyde wythe your said suppliat as his charge 
 wolde be his gret hurte also if the said peper had ben good and marchaii- 
 table a cording to the sayd prorayse and warant of ^ said J. D. your said
 
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 suppliant might haue soldeall the same peper on Seint Jon'eseuyn last past, 
 XV. 11. derrar in the C. 11. then the price of peper was at that tyme to haue 
 geuen xij. moneth day of pay met, and he to haue had good siluer plate and 
 iron for his suerte bounde be a lettres of sale as he ca euydently proue how- 
 be it because the said peper is so musty and coreupte your said suppliat 
 as yet can haue non vttraunce therof, and by that occasion he is put in gret 
 losse to prouid for the contentacion of other his crediturs and odur wise 
 and ouir this to his vndir stondyng he is neuer lyke to haue ani vttirauce 
 of the said peper herattir which yf he shulde so fortune wolde be his vtt' 
 distruxion for euer. 
 
 Please it your good Lordship and mast'shippis the promissis tendiily 
 considered and also how the daies of respite of payment of your suppliant 
 rene daily and he ca haue non vttrauce of the said peper for y causes aboue 
 said to do calle y said J. D. afore your Lordship and gret wisdoms to be 
 examyned of and vpon the promisses and therupon to sett such direxion 
 and rule as shall seme vnto your lordship and gret wisdoms to be acording 
 to feith and good conscyence and this in the reuerece of God and in way 
 of charitee &cj. 
 
 ^ The Fourme of Complayntis mad to the Kynge and to odur Lordis. 
 
 ^ To the Kyng our Souerayn Lord. 
 
 Pytyously complaynt shew vnto your most noble Grace your pour and 
 trewe liege man, J. S. of London marchant, y where as your gracyous High- 
 nes was ones enformed bi Thorns Colte of the most greuos sorous losses 
 imprisonment and troubles and gret and importable charges and expec^ 
 that he hath suftVed for the trew and herteli loue that he had alway vnto 
 your most noble excellent Grace and also in lyke wise to your noble pro- 
 genitor and fadir the Duke of York hit plesed your gracious Highnes in 
 cosideracion and recompence of the same to assigne him certayn liuelod 
 of Sir T. Tudnam which is callid Wantford in Norfolke which lyuelod 
 cost y said Johii Sencle more than euer he had therof for withi short tyme 
 that he had it hit was taken ageyn from him and in recompence therof 
 than was yeuen to him the custumshipp of Brystow, which too his vndir^- 
 
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 130 
 
 stonding was for tenne of lyf and f caused him lo bynd him self for your 
 dettis iu so gret somes which is now his vtterest confucion and vndoyng 
 without aide and socor of your most gracyous Highnes for at this day f 
 said John is vnpaid of liys wages and fees of the said office and also put 
 fro the same custumership and stondith so charged and bounde in so gret 
 somes for your said dettj that he ferith dayly to be Ipresoned and dare 
 not passe his house for the 
 
 Plese it therfore your most haboundaunt and benygne Grace the primis- 
 ses tendirly considerid, and thorought your noble reame to restore ageyne 
 the same Johii vnto f said custumership and therupo your gracious lettres 
 patentis I dew forme to be made that he may haue and ocupye the said 
 office by him self or by his sufficient deputee for terme of hys lyf with 
 all maner wages fees profytis and comoditys therto due and acustumed in 
 the way of charyte and he shall prey God for your most noble and ryall 
 estat. 
 
 ^ Another Complaynt to the Kynge. 
 
 Lamentably sheuen and coplayne vnto your most excellent Highnes 
 your humble subgettis your pour marchauntis auenturers y where thei had 
 freighted dyuers shippis at Cyuill with dyuers marchaundicis to haue be 
 brught vnto your cite of London on Estir euenow last, Estirlyng^ asitissayd, 
 callyng themself Danes, toke oon of the forsaid shippis I the Downes and haue 
 conueid thesameshipandgoodisasit is sayd to Since, Avhich goodis amount 
 to thevalueofM.il. and more, that it may therfore plese 3'oursaid Highnes the 
 premissis tendjn'iy consider to adresse your gracious Ires missiues vnto the 
 gounors of Flanders and to the compani of Sluse willing and desering the 
 by the same to see the sayd goodis to be restored to your besechers at the 
 reuerence of God and in the way off charyte, and they shall euer prey for 
 the longe preseruacion of your most noble and riall estate. 
 
 ^ Another Complaynt to the Kynge and the Councel. 
 
 In ful humble wise shcAvith and besethe vnto 3'our Highnes and noble 
 Lordships your humble supplyant and trewe liege man R. A. of London
 
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 hab'. that where on Mychelms day the yere of K. H. tlie vij. a ship of 
 this your reame calUd the Xpofur A. wherof your said besecher was tha 
 owner and possessour hidin with dyuers marchaundises saihng vpon y see 
 from Selande towarde this your reame, ther com vpon her oo Hans Van 
 Alton, Estirlyng, than capteyn and reular of a ship calhd y Partrich re- 
 plenshed with men of warre which Hans Van Alton and his company toke 
 the said ship of your sayd besechar and alle the maryiis in her beynof and 
 the ship brought and conueied vnto Camfere in Seland and therof than and 
 there made sale vnto the factour of oon Jhii W. the elder marchaunt of 
 your cite of London, which factor was than at Canfere aforsaid, and for a 
 certayne som of money betwene the said Hans and the said factor than 
 appoyntyd and paid wherupon your besecher made meanes and labor vnto 
 3^oursayd Highnes for a prouision of restitucio to him to be made of y said 
 ship ther vpon your noble Grace among od' thingis entending restitucion of 
 the said ship to be made to your sayd besecher sent Gartar your kynge off 
 armes, with dyuers marchauntis in missage too the Kyngof Ramays for res- 
 titucion to be had in that partie, the which Kyng of Romayns as your said 
 supplyant vndirstondith hath geuen answere vnto your said messagers that 
 restitucio of the said shipp to your said besecher in thoo partyes may not 
 be made for that the said shypp was bought by the factor of the said 
 Warii, which is subget vnto your Highnesse, and ondir your obeysaiis, so that 
 as now your sayd besechar is without remedy in this behalue, withoutyour 
 gracios Highnes therin to him be shewed. 
 
 That it may therfore please your Highnesse of your most noble grace, 
 and honorable Lordshippis, the premisses tenderly consydered to calle the 
 sayd Johii W. befor you in examinacion vpon the premisses, and ther vpon 
 ordeyne comaunde and directe that youre besecher maye in this behalue 
 be deuly recompensed and restored for the loue of God, and in y waye of 
 charite, and your besecher shal dayly prey for the conscruacion of your 
 Highnes and of your ful noble Lordshippis. 
 
 f[ The Answer of J. W. to this By 11. 
 
 Where as the sayde R. A. by his sayd bille alledgith ageyst your sayd 
 suppliant that the ship comprised i his said bille coveyd as he alledgith in
 
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 to Cafere in Scland by oon Hans Va Alton was soldo bi the same Hans 
 vnto y factor of your sayd suppliant tha as the sayd Ric. alledgeth be his 
 sayd bille his sayd supplyant for his answere sayth that nether he nor his 
 factor be yonde the see was not at Cafere nor at any other place be yonde 
 the see nor a thys side the see to by the sayd ship of the sayd Has nor off 
 non odir ma for redy money as y said Ri. hath alledged be his sayd byll nor 
 other wise and \vout that the factor of your sayd suppliaunt at tyme of f 
 sayd sale made of the said shipp at Cafere in eny wyse was there, and 
 wout that y said Hans made any sale therof ther to the said factor of your 
 said suppliaunt for a certayne som of money be twene them tha appoynted 
 or paid in maner and forme as y Ric. by his sayd bill hath aleged. 
 And that your said suppliaut and his said factor wil doo it good and be 
 the redy to auerify it as your sayde Hyghnesse by the auyse of your noble 
 Lordis wall awarde. And he humbly besecheth your good grace to be 
 clerly dismissed out of this your excellent courte. 
 
 ^ The Prouis and Wytnesse of the sayde Ric. 
 
 Furst as it hath ben shewed whan Garter kynge of armes and Thomas 
 Wynhin marchaunt were withe the Kynge of Romayns on the behalue of 
 our souera3^ne Lorde the King, and there amonge other thingys desyred 
 restitucion of the said shippe the sayde Kynge of Romayns answered vnto 
 hym that belonged noo restitucio by hym tlierof to be made by cause the 
 ship was bought by the subgettj of the Kyng our souerayne Lorde the 
 whiche answere to the Kynge of Romayns the sayd Garter and Thomas 
 Wynhin can testefie yf they be callid and dewly sworne and examyned of 
 y same. (^ Also the sayde Garter vpon his comyng from the Kynge of 
 Romayns com vnto y sayd Ri. shewig y he oweth good wyl vnto y sayd 
 J. War, and therupon prayd y sayde Ric. to she we for his sake fauour vnto 
 the sayd War, for he sayde he knewe well the processe of y lawe wokle 
 passe ayenst the sayde Warii. ^ Also Richard Cloos of London mar- 
 chaiit, yf he be callyd sworne aud examyned can testifye how that afore 
 Cristmas last passyd he beynge att Andwarpe in Brabant had comunica- 
 cion M'yth one W. Vaderwowe whiche as War alledgyth bought the sayd 
 shyp in Zeland of Hans Van Alton that toke her, in whiche connnunica- 
 . cion the sayde W. fad* that W. was son and factor of J. W. thelder of Lon-
 
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 don armerer. ^ Also the sayde Willra War, son of y sayd John War 
 wrott a lettur to his fader on tyme whiche lettur the sayde R. A. sawe 
 and anionge other ihyngys therin nioued, thatyf the sayd R. A. wolde paye 
 for the sayde shyp the mony that was payd to the rouer, wyth a pot of 
 wyne ouyr, that than he shulde haue ageyn the ship, and ther vpon your 
 sayde besecher oftVed the sayd J. W. the hole price as the ship coste to haue 
 the ship ageyn but that soo to doo the sayde John Warii refused and to 
 proue this trewe the sayd J. W. yf he bee callyd sworne and examyned 
 can shewe wheder he hadde such lettre or not. @[ Also the sayd J. W. 
 grauntyd vnto Willin Warbois of London haburd* whiche hadd the mater 
 in communication betvvene your sayde besecher and the sayd W. that yf 
 youre sayde besecher wolde paye half the price that was payde for the ship 
 to the sayde rouer, and haue half the ship, and suffer the saide John W. 
 or his son W. W. to kepe stylle the other halfe, that than he wolde be agre- 
 able to take that wey and to make it a bargeyne, whiche to doo your sayde 
 besecher refused. And after the sayd Johii denycd his sayde offur made to 
 the sayd Willia Warbois of half the ship as it is afore sayde, than the sayde 
 W. Warbois yf he be callyd sworne and examyned can testifye the same. 
 ^ Also the sayd John War yf he bee sworne and examyned can telle 
 where the gables ankyrs and takelyng of the sayd ship becom after tyme 
 she was weyed and toued to the hauyn at Caleis. ^ Also it is of trouthe 
 that one Willm Segne seruaunt of the sayd J. yf he were called sworne and 
 examined coude not of ryght denay but y he was of councell of beyng of 
 the sayde ship and of vitayling and rigging of her to the see after the sayd 
 being. ^ Also your besecher hath due knowlege from bee yonde the see 
 as well bee writtyng as other vvyse that generally the marchauntis there 
 haue sayd that the ship was Warners ship. How bee it the towne of And- 
 werp wyl nothlg certefy aj-enste hy bee cause he is sworne the sayde Kynge 
 of Romayns subget and freman of Andwerpe and hath laboured for thcym 
 of Andwerp in Normandy to gete ageyn suche goodis as the late lost in 
 the Zelad shippis. @ Also it is of trouthe that the saide William W. 
 occupyed the sayde shyppe and spent her att Caleys in soo moche thatalle 
 the gables sayles and other takell that belongyd to the sayde shyp ether he 
 solde them at Caleis or ellis conueyd them by water vnto Deepe for to serue 
 a Duche shyp whiche the sayde J. Ware had bought there. ^ Item the 
 sayd R. A. saylh that yf the sayd W.Ware were councellyng to the ryg- 
 gyng or vitalyng of the sayde shyp in to Fraunce than the same shyppe
 
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 muste apperte}'!! to the same Willia for at that seson it was open warre be- 
 Iwene the Frenshe Kynge and the Kynge of Romaynes, and no persone of 
 the juridixion of the same Kinge of Romains auentured hemself in to 
 Fraunce. Beseching this fnl honorable and excellent courte, that y per- 
 sones for wytnesse afore named rnaye be callyd by auctorite of the same 
 courte and of the articles afore sayd duly examyned and therupon accord- 
 ino- to trouthe and good concience to procede in jugement for the loue 
 of God and in y way of charite. 
 
 H Another Complaynt. 
 
 H To the Right Honorable Lord the Mayre of this cite and to his Right 
 Worshipful and discret bretherne the Aldirmen of the same. 
 
 Mekely shewyth vntoyour Lordship and discret wysdoms youre humble 
 oratour Richard A. haburd' of the sayd cite how that in Midsomer terme 
 was twelf monethes by the name of one Johii Samwelle late rent gaderer 
 of the brydge rentis there was a wrytt pursued ayenst your sayde suppliaunt 
 in f comen place att Westmynster in the names of the brydge maystirs that 
 is to saye W. G. and H. B. contrary to ther othes, and to the lybartyes of 
 the cite supposynge bee the same wrytt that your sayde suppliaunt shulde 
 owe vnto theym marc, where in trouthe he owyth therof noo peny. 
 And where your sayde suppliaunt had ordeyned appoynted and deter- 
 myned hym self to bee att Lymster to bye wulles and other fellis for his 
 occupacion ther to doo in the sayde Mydsomer terme whiche is the seesen- 
 able tyme therof. Your sayde supplyaunt by force of the sayde wrytte 
 
 was arrestyd and muste fynde suertee to kepe his apparaunce in the sayde 
 
 commen place att suche tyme as he shulde bee att the sayde market. 
 
 Wherfore he entredyd the sayde brydge maysters of respyte in the mater 
 
 tyll he myght come home ageyn. 
 
 ^ How bee it notwythstondyng many resonable offirs to them made in 
 that behalue he myght not be easyd, tyll he hadde leyde downe in pledge 
 for the sayde marke in accion crownes of golde in too the hand is 
 
 of Herry A. to kepe as in meane hande tyll the sayd mater myght be 
 duli examened and vndirstond wherupon your said suppliant vpon his
 
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 comynghem from Lenistir aforsayd made diligent sute vnto the sayd brydg- 
 mastyrs for the trouth to be kiiowen in the saj-d matir i so miche at laste 
 they named and chose H. W. toexamyn and fynde y truth of the said mater 
 wherto your said besecher was wcl agreable and so he laboreth continually 
 to the said H. W. for his cnde in this behalue, but the said brigmastirs re- 
 ferred all ther maters to the said Samwell, f which Samwell vpon exami- 
 nacio made by the said H. W. was so fer from reson and trouth in that 
 bihalue that the said H. W. wolde noo ende make I that behalf, so that 
 your said besecher can in noo wise hitherto haue delyueraunce of the said 
 crownes of golde out of the handj of f said H. A. 
 
 Plese it therfore your good Lordship and discrete wisdoms consideryng 
 that your said besecher was wroged to be sued at come lawe in y names of 
 the said bridgmastirs where he hathe be and is alwey forth comyng within 
 the cite redi to answer to all accions that ca be Icyde ageyst him of trouth, 
 to comaunde the said bridgmastirs to cause the said H. A. to delyuer him 
 ayen the sayd crownes of golde and what soeuer accion that the said brydg 
 mastirs or f said Samwell will ley ayenst your sayd besecher bi the lawe 
 and custume of the cite or any other direccyon that ca be had for ther 
 demande afore your said besecher shalbe redi to answereand obeye att allc 
 tymes wyth the grace of God to whom he shall dayli praye for your good 
 Lordshyp and wurshipfuU reuerence. 
 
 ^ Another Compleynt. 
 
 ^ To the Mayre and his wurshipful brethern th'Aldermeu. 
 
 Humbly besecheth jour good Lordshyp and your honorable brethern, your 
 orator R. A. to consider y behauiour and demenur of M. R. F. now sheref 
 of this cite of Ludon y wher as your sayd besecher after his power hath 
 employed hym self to satisfyc the sayde M.F. the duteey your sayd orator 
 ovvyth vnto y said M. F. he neyther moued wyth pite neyther wyth good 
 conscience, toke an accion of dette ayenst your sayde besecher, and your 
 sayde orator not denyeng the dutce was condemned and jugement passyd, 
 after whiche jugement the sayde mayster F. had awardyd a fiery fecias, for 
 the execucion of the goodis of your oretor, and thus regurously he delyra-
 
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 But other his crediturs knowinge trcweentent and purpose off youre orator, 
 that is to pay euery man resonably as ferre as hys goodys niaye cxtende 
 wyth drewe ther accions, of whom mayster W. \vas one to this enlent that 
 your oratour bcynge at libartye shulde make y hastyer expedicion for the 
 contacion of his dettis. But than the sayde mayster Fabyan perceyued 
 that tlie sayd accyons were wythdrawen and y of riglit your sayd oratour 
 shuld bee dischargyd from prison entry d serteyn accions of dette ayenst 
 your sayde oratour in ther names to who he ought noomanerdutee, and in 
 ther names whiche were not a knowen nor wylling to the trouble of youre 
 sajde oratour, wiierby your sayde oratur longe tyme hath contynued 
 wrongfully in prysonment by the occasion of the sayde M. Ffj, ageyn right 
 and good consience and cotrary to the laudable of honour and worship. 
 "NVherfore besechythe your good Lordship and your honorable bretheri 
 your said besecher in this mater, it plese your Lordship and your wurship- 
 ful bretheren, to take a direccion for the reformacion of f wrongis 
 don vnto youre orator be the sayd mayster Fabyan, for bythe occasions of 
 suche accions as he vttirly hath coniensyd ayenst j^our besecher other accio 
 hath ben taken ayenst hym to his vtter vndoynge and distruxcion onless y 
 justice and equyle be to hym remedy by the ayde of your Lordship and 
 your wurshipfull brethern wherfore your sayd orator humbly besethe you 
 herin to haue a consideracion as right and equite requireth, and this at the 
 reuerence of God, and youre sayd orator shal euer pray for the prosperyte 
 of your noble estate. 
 
 ^ Another Compleint. 
 
 ^ To ther wurshipful Maystirs the Auditours of the Bredge of London. 
 
 Where Thomas Obmede and R. A. be condempnyd to Edward S. and 
 H. B. in 11. st^ of the whiche money ther is in tenauntis handys, y 
 whiche money we haue none auctorite to geder it, wherfore we beseche 
 your maystership to charge the^^m w^yth this money for the grettest peel of 
 this is in our tenementis handis that we can not recouer it. And that is 
 thorow their defence for wee had founde a tenaunte and profurd hym to 
 theym that wolde haue payed all the hole dett and foude them sufficient 
 sucrte for the rente y was to come. Moreouer we aske alowaiTice of 11.
 
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 that E. S. hath resseuyd of the tenementis for the whiche we stonde 
 chargeable, that is to saye of the baker in Crokyd Lane, in bred xv. s. of 
 th'abbot of the Tourhil for quyt rente, s, of the chambyrlayne of 
 
 Ponies, s. and of R. B. soiii li. s. so thees deducted of f 
 
 soin aboue, li. s. For the whiche R. A. besechith you that it 
 
 may bee departyd, that euery of vs may bee chargeable for his part, and 
 so that it be deseuyrd, I wyll charge me w more than half by li. 
 
 s. and E. S. owyth hym that is boude aswell as I li. s. 
 
 and soo shall they not be charged wyth Edmede, but right lytel whiche 
 drawyth s. Item we beseche your maystershyp that E. S. and H. B. 
 
 may be bounde to auowe alle manner accions and sutis that we shall take 
 in the names ayenst the same reragj for we haue noo specyalte to shewe 
 therfore. 
 
 fl The Ordynaunce of the Cite for TenauntJ of Houses 
 what thingis they shall not remeue att theyr departinge. 
 
 Intrat' in libro cum littera G. folio C. Ixxiiij. tempore Ade Bury 
 tunc Majoris A°. Reg^ Edwardi Tei'cij. xxxix. 
 
 ^ Ordinatum est quod si aliquis codicat tentm vel domos in ciuitate 
 Louden vel in subbarbijs eiusdem ciuitatis tenendum ad tcrminum vite 
 vel annorum vel de anno in annum vel de q'rterio in q'rteriu, si huius in- 
 teneus aliqua appencia seu alia asiamenta in huiusmodi tentiuf vel in domi- 
 bus fecerit, eciam ad mereniu? dcoK tiito^ vel domos clauos fcrios aut 
 ligneos attachiamet nolicebit tali tenenti huiusmodi appecicia seu asia- 
 menta in fine terminu vel aliquo alio tempore abradicare sed semper per- 
 manebut diio soli vt percelli eiusdem.
 
 13a 
 
 ^ A Confirmacion of the same Acte be the Mayre and Aldermen. 
 
 Where as nowe of late amonge dyuers people was sprongen a mater of 
 dowt vpon the most olde custume had and vsed in this cyte of Lodon of 
 suehe thingis which by tenatis terme of lyf oryeris ben affixed vnto houses 
 wythout speciall licence of the ownar of the soyle, whether they owe or 
 remayne vnto the ownar of the soyle as percell of y same or ellis wheder 
 it shalbc lefull vnto such tenauntis on thende of her terme, all such thingis 
 affixed to remeue. Wherupon olde bokis seen, and many rccordis olde 
 processis and iugementis of the sayde cyte, it was declared by the Mayre 
 and th' Adermen for an olde prescribed custum of the cyte aforesayde. 
 That alle suche easmentis fixed vnto houses or to soile by suche tenement^ 
 wythout special and cxpresse lycence of the ownar of the soile. Yf they 
 be affixed w nayles of irne or of tree as pentises glasse lockis benchis or 
 ony suche other, or of ellis yf they bee affixed w morter or lyme or of 
 erther or ani other morter as forneis leedis candorus chemjmeis corbels 
 pauemetlis or such other, or ellis yf plantj be roetid in the groud as vynes 
 trees graffe stoukj trees of frute &c. yt shal not be leeful vnto such 
 tenauntis in y ende of her terme or any other tyme therin nor any of them 
 to put away moue or pluk vp in any wyse, but y they shall alwey remayn 
 to the owner of the soyle as percels of y same soyle or tenement. 
 
 fl The Copy of y Othe yeue to f Mayr and Aldirmen y 
 
 tyme of Kyng Herre the vi. 
 
 The furst day of May in the xij. yere of the reigne of Kj^ng Herre 
 the vi. The othe was yeuen to the Mair and Aldirmen of the cyte 
 of London bi the kyng^ councel i this maner folowing and the same othe 
 Avas yeuen to alle the lordis and estatis of the lode spiritual and tempall. 
 ^ In eschewing of ryattis excessis and mysgouernaunce ayenst the Kygis
 
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 estate and ayensi his lawes and in example ycuing of restfust rule 
 and good gouernaile here aftir to all his subgettis. It is aduised ap- 
 poyted and agreed, that noo lord of the sayd councel, nor non odur 
 of what estate degree or condicion he be, shall wetygly ressayue 
 cheryshe holde in housolde ne may tcine pelers oppressurs of the peple man- 
 slears felons outlawes rauishars of women aienst the lawe vnlawfull hunt- 
 ters of forestis parkj or wareyns or any other ope euil doers or any od' 
 openly named or famed for such to his innocence be declared and that non 
 other bi colour or occasion of feofFement of the yeste of good meueable 
 passed b}' dede nor other wyse any of the said lordis or other shal take any 
 othe menys causes or quareis. In fauour supportacion mayntenaunce as 
 by wordis by messagis by wrytyng of officers iuge iure nor party by yeftis 
 of his clothing lyuery or takyng in to seruise the party ned' councellid 
 ayenst any iuge or officer idingnacion or displesaunce for doyno- of his 
 office I fourme of lawe and that they shal kepe this not only in her persones 
 but that they see that alle other in her contreys as myche as in hem is 
 and their s'uautis all other as be vnder he of lesse estate doo the same. 
 And they that doo the contrary make hem wout delay leeue it or ellis 
 put hem awey from hem. 
 
 H The Nombre of Pish Chirches, Townesand Bisshopriches 
 and Sherys in Englande, and J Copasse of the Lande. 
 
 ^ Tlie Nombre of ^ Parishe Chirchyse and Towwnyse in England. 
 
 Ther ben in England of perish chirches thenombre of xlviij. M. viij.C. 
 xxij. 
 
 §[ Also ther ben in England of townes besyde citces and castels to the 
 nombre of lij. M. Ixxx.
 
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 ^ The nombre of bishopriche schyrese in Englande. 
 ^ Also ther ben of byshopriches in England xvij, 
 
 Itm tlier ben of shires or countees i England the nombre xxxvi. di. 
 
 ^ The Lengeth and the Brede of England. 
 
 M The lengeth of England is from Tateney in the marche of Scotland 
 to Totnes in Deunshir iiij. C. myles. i 
 
 ^ And the brede from Selnt Dauys in Wales vnto Douir iij, C. mylen. 
 
 ^ And England is I compace roiid aboute iiij. M. iij. C. Ix. mylis. 
 
 fl The Copye of a Carete cnmpasyng the Circiiet of the 
 Wolde and the Compace of eiiery Yland comprehendid i 
 the same. 
 
 In the generall hystories of Rome and cronycles maketh mencyon of alle 
 cronycles of the worlde and specially of the vij. bookes hystoryall thatse 
 Alpheg^ oft' Castel that was chosen empsone for his gret wisdom, com- 
 piled out of y vij. bok^ all the lyf of Hercules with y- councell of Claudeo 
 Tholomeo that copiled out C. xxxvij. book^. This Arcules was y son of 
 Jupiter Kyng of Grece and of Almena by y Quene of Thebes. Also Tito- 
 lenoo that hath breuied all y annuell storys of Rome makyg mencion of 
 the iiij. powers empyell that ben in the worlde. 
 
 ^ And in that partye, that is to say in the este party of the worlde that 
 was the furst empire in Pertya in y tyme of Nyu? and of Gynus and of 
 Serfes and of Sarys and of Antyochus and many odur gret kyng' reynyng 
 in the este.
 
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 |[ The second empire was in y northe party of the worlde, that is to 
 sey in Grecya. In the tyme of Herkules and of Phelip of IVIesscdon and 
 of Alexander and of Pierus Kynge of Pjrotis and of many other gret 
 kyngi reynyng in Grecya. 
 
 ^ The thredde empyre was in the southe that is to sey in An fry k, in the 
 tyme of Cola King of Lybya and of Aserewball and of Amylkare and of 
 Ancy and of Amylkare the yonger y fader of Grece Hanyball and of As- 
 drewbal his brod' and of mani gret kyng^ reynyng in AnfrykJ. 
 
 f[ The iiij. empere was in the weste that is to sey at Rome and of Italj^e 
 in the tyme of RomaUis y made Rome and of Marco Furcanullo and of 
 Marco Coriliano and of Gret Sypio Aftrecano and of Sypyon Humantyno 
 and of gret Silla and of gret Pompio and Jidyus Cezar, was the furst 
 tyrant and of Octauyan that was y furst crowned empour, and of Cons- 
 tantyno the son of Seint Heljai and of many other kjmg^ in y wcste partie. 
 
 Julyus Cezar was on of y i-^- worthies of the worlde in armes and co- 
 questj that he made and wond' wise in all thingj that tyme vsed he in his 
 tyme to enserche and mesured the worlde in legeth and breede and ded 
 make therof gret bok^, and of all the parties cotrais andpuincj and wodres 
 in hem conteyned. And that booke acorded to Bartilmew, and to Marcus 
 Paulus and Claudens Tholomeiis add to the gret Arystotell that went with. 
 Kynge Stondig and ben proued trewe be mani diuers resonable prouingis 
 but I haue nedur lust ne leysour to copy alle tho book^, but of all the 
 substance that me lyked best to lere and to knowe for to make shortly 
 mencio of all the parties of the worlde as T vndirstond aftir mi auctres 
 that the worlde is rounde aboute bi the occ yan see xxiiij. M. mylez of 
 assice of Rome and viij. M.mylethwarte ouerand iiij.M.myle to themidel 
 there Jerlin stondith, and there dcptith the worlde in iiij. parties. Est 
 West North and South. 
 
 ^ Furst the party of the worlde is to A^ndirstond fro the north to the 
 south est all aboute by the cost^ of the occya see by the est parly and tlieis 
 be names and prouinc^ of the est quater of the worlde Ynde Maior Ynde 
 Medyan and the most part' of Ynde Mynor and Sanre Corneto Etliopia
 
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 Azonas Grecia Apyonya Mcsapotaneo Sakas Confides Mede f more Ama- 
 sona Alboiiia and a gret parte of Percia, the contray of Babel. 
 
 ^ The sothe quartir of the worlde is from the south est to the southe 
 west, by y costis of the Oxya see on y southe partyc and thes by the names 
 and prouincis in the soutlie party of y workle, Ynde My nor there the most 
 maruelous ben of dyuers shap of pepull and many other gret wonders and 
 therr it is so hot burnyng y noo ma may duelle therefor the gret hete of the 
 Sonne and genophif^ and there be trees of the sonnc and otF the mone and 
 brakmana meros hebricos gysonas merdos bubogras there they growitli 
 and the yle of Clcophas the peple haue no hedis, and AfFricabiUa Babilo- 
 nia Neubra Arrabia Ethiop and parte of Barbary and parte of Sury. 
 
 ^ The west quartir of the worlde is from the south west to the north 
 ■west alaboute the costis of the Oxya see in the west party and thes bi the 
 names and prouincis of the west pie of the workle and the mare media 
 that some men callen the GreekJ see and that is in the west quartir of the 
 worlde a parte of Mare Mayor that lyeth betwix Turkye and Tartary and 
 there lyeth a gret parte of Barbari and of Belmere that is be south yStreit) 
 Jebalter and be north y Streits Jebalt' theis be y puicj fur Ilyspania y is 
 see y reame of Castel and Lyos Dragone Catalayne Garnate Portlgale 
 Algarue Cales Byskay and Nauerne and Gallya is to vndirstond Fraunce 
 Guyan Prouince amorous Bretayne Normandy Picardy Turayne Lorayn 
 Euorgon Sauoy Almayne that is to vndirstond alle the honor of the empire 
 from the Oxian see to the mount Gadarde on bothe the parties of the water 
 of Rync. The citees of thempire aforsaid ben theis Aeon Coleyn Mes 
 Tryre Frankforth Strawisborught Basyle and Constans, and so forthe to 
 the mountays of Almayne and Bayer Sweuen Ostrich Demarke Boeme 
 Norwey Swccya Pomar Pruce, Saxson Friseland Holland Gellerland Bra- 
 bant Flaunders England Wales Scotland Irland and the out iles of Orbenay 
 Gutland Seland, Iseland Fryseland and many other smale iladis y be i y^ 
 party ot'the Oxcyan see and Italya is to vndirstonde Pymond Lumbardy 
 Fryol and y markis of Trenisane Romayne Tuskane de patrimon of Rome. 
 The duke of Splate y marke of Aeon, the reame of Naples and Poyle, 
 Tarat' Calebre the ile of Serle and f ile of Sardyne and Grecia is to 
 vndirstonde Romenay Tracia Tessalya Athenas Sallydon Thobas Aquaya,
 
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 that now is called the principalite of Murre Albania and all the ile of the 
 Archypelago the ile of Sjpre Rodes Grece that now is callid Candy, Curfu 
 Chiffolonia Jacento Nygrepoiat Lango Calanjo Palamose Nyporey Ixeo 
 Methlonie Andre Stalahto and many other iles within the Archpelago that 
 is f Gulf be twix Grese and Turkye that cometh from the Grekes see in to 
 the grete see before Constantynople, thorow the brace of Seynt George- 
 And theis ben the names and prouincis be twixte Grece and y Oxcian see, 
 toward the north west parte that is too say Hungary Polony Russe Ramy 
 Gallacy Ludwary Conieny Blylgary Blagy Ccrny Slawny and a parte of 
 Turky and a parte of Surri and the Avest parte of the worlde. 
 
 ^ The northe quartar of the worlde ys for to vndirstande from y northe 
 ■west to the north est by the Oxcyan see on the northe partye and thcs be 
 the names and prouincis in y north quartir of the worlde, a parte of Russi 
 Lectony Tartary Parcy the lesse Media Ermenya y more there stondith 
 yet the arke of Noe vpon the moiit Arake and Germynia the lesse that 
 gothe to the Grekj see i the north quarter of the worlde tliat f most parte 
 oft' Turky is I, that is to sey the reame of Frygy there that grete citee of 
 Troy stondith and the reame of Lydia and Pompsilia Cilica Ponto, there 
 now duellis the Empour of Tripasand y is a Greke and Kinge George Sa- 
 nostoply that is a cryste ma and holdilh of the Pope of Rome, and his 
 landis ioyneth Tartari on the on sydc and with thempor of Trapasond on the 
 other at the est ende of the GregJ see and also in the north quartir is yn 
 Asarya Lismaco and a gret parte of Surre, there was Antioche the grete 
 cite there the prince of Antyoch dwellid. 
 
 ^ Venys stondith from Flaunders est and be south viij. C. myle, and 
 next cours by the see from Flaunders I to Jaf is this fro Sluse to Caleis Ixx. 
 myles fro Caleis to Bewchef Ixxx. mylez from Bewchef to Lezarde CC. Ix. 
 myles fro Lezard to Cape Fenestir vi. C. 1. myles fro Cape Fenestir to Lys- 
 bone CC. Ixxx. myles fro Lysbone too Cape Seint Vincent to the Stract^ 
 CC. xl. myles fro y Street^ of Jebalt' to the ile of Sardyn xi. C. myles fro 
 Malfitana in Sardy to Jnalta iiij. C. and Ix. myle from Jnalta by the cours 
 of Sarogogora and Sysil to saile to Jaf in Surry is M. viij. C.myles from Jaf 
 to Baft'a in Sipre to y Castel Roge CC. xx. myles from y Castel Roge to 
 Rodes C. myle fro Rodis to Candi CC. 1. myles fro Candy to Modo CCC. 
 myles fro Modo to Corfu iij. C. myles fro Corfu to Venes vij. C. myles.
 
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 ^ The lengetb of coost J of Surre by the see coeste, is from the gulf of 
 Eniiony to the gulf Dalaryse nexte the southe and be west fro Lasary to 
 Ryse is v. C. xx. myles y is to vndirstonde from Lazary in Ermony to Sadyn 
 y Cometh fro y ryuer comyng from Antioch Ixx. myles, and fro Saldyne to 
 f porte of Lycha nexte y south L. myles fro Lycha to y porte of Tortosa 
 southe L. myle fro Tortosa to y porte of Trj^pol southe xl. myles fro 
 Barnte to Acres southe and by west Jxx. myles fro Acres to port Jaf south 
 and be west Ixx. myle fro porte Jaf to port de Larysa south south west C. 
 XXX. myles fro Damy at Laryza in Surre to Damyat in Egipte C, Ixxx. 
 myles fro Damyat to Babylone Alchaier Ixxx. miles and fro Damyat to 
 Alexander C. 1. myles. The lengeth of y Mare Maior is fro y gulf Seint 
 George i middes of y gulf that is be twixt Trapaz and Sanastopoly vnto y 
 porte of Mesembre Avest fro Seint George M. Ix. myles. 
 
 @ The breed of y west endc is fro the brase Saint George at Constantjm- 
 nople vpon y reuer of Danabes next y north fro Saint Georges brace is v. 
 C. Ix. myles from Pero to Caffa in Tartary north est vi. C. myles fro Caffa 
 to y StractJ of y Tane north est C. myles. The gulf of y Tane is a boute vi. 
 C. miles the cape of Caffo is aboute vi. C. myles fro f hed of y Tane to 
 Sanastopoly iiij. C. myles fro Sanastopoly to Trapasond and by west CC. 1. 
 myles, fro Tapasond to Synopya next the southe iiij. C. xxx. myles fro 
 S3'nopya to Pero next y west and south west CC. and xxx. myles from Pero 
 to Messembre next y north west CC. xxx; fro Messembre to Mancro north 
 north est CCC. Ix. myles fro Mancro Castro to Danobia north est C. xxx. 
 myles fro Danobro too y Stract^ of Caffa next y est ij. C. myles. The ile 
 of Sypre is a boute v. C. miles, y ile of Rodes is aboute C. Ixxx. myles, the 
 ile of Lage is aboute Ixxx. myles, the ile of Negrepount is aboute iij. C. 
 myle, the ile of Cecilia is a boute vij. C. mile, the ile of Sardyne is aboute 
 vij. C. myle, the ile of Mayorke is aboute CC. myle, the ile of Gret Bretayn 
 is aboute ij. M. myle, the ile of Irland is aboute M. vij. C. myle, the princi- 
 palite of Murre is a boute vij. C. myles.
 
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 H The hoole Pardon of Rome granted be dyuers Popes and 
 
 the Stacios that ben there. 
 
 From y begynyng of y worlde vnto y tyme y Rome was furst made was 
 iiij. M. iiij. C. xlix. yeres and fro y tyme y Rome was made vnto f Natiuite 
 of our Lorde Iliu Cryste vij. C. 1. yeres. 
 
 ^ In y cite of Rome be iiij. C. chirches in which is masse dayly don 
 but ther ben vij. of the same priueleged aboue all the other which gret 
 holines pardon as is here aftir shewid. 
 
 ^ The furst is called Salt Petr? chirch th'Appostel and is set vpo y^ fot 
 of an hill and men goo vpward thcrtoo a steyre of xxix. steppes high and as 
 oft as a ma goth vp and downe j steyer he is relesid of y seuenth parte of 
 penaiice inioyned granted by Pope Alysad'. ^ Itin as ye com before the 
 chirche ther y well sporyngeth so may ye see aboue y- dore an ymage of our 
 Lorde and betwcne his feet stondilh on of y^ pece that God was solde for 
 and as ofte as ye loke vpon that peny ye haue xiiij. C. yeris of pardon. 
 ^ Itin in y same cliirge on the right side is a pilour that was somtyme off 
 Salamons temple at which pylour our Lord was wont too rest him whan he 
 preched to y peple at which pelour if ther any be frentyf or made or 
 troubled with spyritt^ they be deliuered and made hoole. And in that 
 chirch be xi. aulters, and at euery aulter is xlviij. yere of pardon and as 
 many lentes or quarys and vij. of thoo aulters ben seuerally priuelegyth 
 with gi'ace and pdon. At the furst aulter is f vysage of our Lorde who 
 loketh vpo that hathe vij. C. yere of pardon. Itin at the same aulter is the 
 spere y Crist was parced Avith whiche was brought from Costatynenople 
 sent fro the gretTurke to Pope Innocent the viij. 
 
 The second aulter is of Saint Andrew there ye haue v. C. yere of pardon. 
 
 The iij. aulter is of Saint Gregory there ye haue iiij. C. yere of pardon. 
 
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 y iiij. ault' is of our Lady ther is vij. C. yere pardon. 
 
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 The V. aulter is of Saint Leoo there he ressaiued the absolucion in hit 
 masse fro Heuyn and there is vij.C. yere off pardon. 
 
 The vi. aulter of All Soules and there is v. C. yere of pardon. And 
 euery hight fast an soule out of purgatory. 
 
 The vij. aulter is of Saint Simond and Jude there is vi. C. yere of 
 pardo. ^ And before the quyer dore stand ij. yrne crosse whoo kysseth 
 thoo crosses hatla v. C. yere of pardon. Itm vpo our Lady day in Lete is 
 hanged a fore f quyer a clothe f our Lady made her self, and it hangeth 
 stille til our Lady day Assumpcio and as many tymes as a man be holdith 
 it hathe iiij. C.yere of pardon. 
 
 Also as many tymes as a man goethe thorow the croudes at Saint Peters 
 chirche hath iiij.C. yeres of pardon. And as often as a man folow the 
 sacrament to the syke bodies hathe xiiij. C. yere of pardon. Also Pope 
 Siluesler grauntyd to all theym y dayly gothe to the chirche of Saint Peter 
 the iij. parte of alle his synnes releced, and all aduowers and promyse re- 
 Icced and all synnes forgete releced and forgeuen, except leynge hande 
 vpon fader and moder violetly, and abouc this is grautyd xxviij. C. yere of 
 pardon, and the merytis of as many lentis or karjns. The knowlege of a 
 karyn ye shal fynde it in the ende of this bocke. And in y feste of Saint 
 Peter a M. yere of pdon and as many karyns. And the thredden del of 
 penaunce enioyned releced. And from th'Assencion day of our Lorde in 
 to th'Assumption of our Lady ye haue xiiij. C. yere of pardon and as many 
 karyns and foryefenes of the iij. parte of alle synnes. And vpon the one 
 syde of Salt Peters chirche lyeth a chirchyard and that is called Godis 
 felde and there bethe buryed youre pylgryms and none other and it is the 
 lande that was bought wyth the xxx. pens that our Lorde Avas solde fore as 
 ofte as a ma goth vpon that grounde he hath xv. yere of pardon. 
 
 ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Poule wythout the walles ye haue xlviij. 
 M. yere of pardon, ^ Item in the day of his conuercion C.yere of par- 
 don. Q Item on Childermesse day iiij. M. yere of pardon. ^ Item on 
 the vtas of Saint Martyn whan the chyrche was halowed xiiij. M. yere of 
 pardo and as many karyns and the thred parte of all synnes releced. Also 
 whoo that visite the chirche of Saint Poule two Sondayes doth as moche as 
 he went to Saint James and come ageyne.
 
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 ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Laurece wythout the walks there Ijetli 
 ^ body of Saint Laurence and of Saint Stephan and att the hygh aulterye 
 haue xviij. M. yere off pardon and as many karyns. And who that visyte 
 the other aulters hath att eche aulter vij. M. yere of pardo, and as many 
 kareyns. Also the Pope Pelagius graunted there att iiij. festis of the yere 
 at eche feste vij. C. yere of pdon and as many karyns and who that goth 
 thether euery Wednysdai he delyueryd a soule out of purgatory, and hym 
 self quyte of all synnes. 
 
 ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Crucis ther is a chambre or a chappel 
 win that Pope Siluestre named Jherusalem there is the bonde that Cryste 
 was led aV to his crucifyeng, and there ben ij. sausers the one is ful of Ihs 
 bloode and the other is full of oure Ladyes mylke and the sponge wherin 
 •was mengyd eysell and galle. And one of the nayles that Ihs was nay led 
 wyth on the crosse and a parte of the blocke that Saynt Johii his hed was 
 smeten of vpon and two amies the one of Saint Peter the od' off Saint 
 Poule. Ite ther stondyd a cheir in whiche Pope Accensiiis -.vas martred, 
 and to all theym that sitte in that cheir he yaue C. M. yere of pardon and 
 as many karyns and euery Sonday a soule out of purgatory, and the thrcd- 
 den dele of al synnes releced. ^ Item in the same chirche is a grete 
 parte of one of the crosses, y one of the theuis was put on y was crucifyed 
 ■wyth Cryste. H Item in y same chirche is y tytell of Cryst whiche that 
 was in Latyn Ebrewe and Greke, whiche was founde in the tyme of Pope 
 Innocent, in the same chirche the viij. Pope of his name in the vij. yere 
 of his regne to the whiche the same Pope hath graiited grete pardon. 
 
 ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Mari Mayor ther stondyth on the hygh 
 auter the hed of Saint Jheronimus, and there ye haue xiiij. M. yere of 
 pdon as many karynes. And on the other auter on the ryght hand ther is 
 the cradell that Ihs laye in, and of oure Ladyes mylke and a grete parte 
 of the holy crosse, and of man}' od' bodyes seintis. And there ye haue 
 xix. M. yere of pardon and as mani karyns. And Pope Nicholas the iiij. 
 and Saint Gregory eche of them grated therto x. M. yere of pardon, and as 
 many karyns, and from th'Ascecion of oure Lorde vnto Cristmas ye haue 
 there xiiij. M. ycres of pardon and as many kareyns, and f thred parte of 
 all synnes releced.
 
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 ^ Item in the cliirche of Saint Sebastian wythout the towne, there is a 
 place that Pope CaHxt named Takindas there the aungeli appered and 
 spack to Gregory the Pope. In that place is forgefnes of all synnes and 
 all penaunce. Att the hygh auter is graunted xxviij. C, yere of pardon, 
 and as many karyns. And who that conieth too the fyrste aulter that 
 stondith in the chirche hath xxiiij.C, yere of pardon, and there is a sellare 
 or a vaute, there lyeth buried xlix. Popes that dyed alle martyrs, whooso 
 comyth fyrste in to that place delyueryth viij.soules out of purgatory of 
 suche as he moste desyrcth and as moche pardon therto that all the worldc 
 can not nombre nor reken, and euery Sonday ye delyuer there a soule out 
 of purgatory. And in that sellar stondyth a pytt there Saint Peter and 
 Saynt Poule were hyd in CC, 1. yere that noo man wyst where thei were 
 becom, and who that puttith his hed in to that pytt and takyth it out ageyne 
 is clene of all synnes. Pope Gregory and Siluester and Pope ISicholas and 
 Pope Pelagius and Pope Honori? eche of hem grauted to the same place 
 M. yere of pardon and as many karyns. Also there lyelh the bodys of 
 dyuers od' holy psones wliiche were to loge to write of And so the grace y 
 is at Saint Sebastias is grouded y it can not be taken away. 
 
 ^ Ite in y chirche of Saint Mary Mayor afore written, afore the quyer 
 is the ymage of our Lady Avhiche Seint Luke dyd peynte whiche ymage 
 Seit Gregor}' d3'd bere from Saint Mary Mayor to Saint Peters the Appostle 
 and so comyng afore the castel of Saint Aiigel he see an angell i f h3ght 
 of y castel hauig i his hande a burninge sworde, and wyth hym a greate 
 multitude of aungels, whiche songe afore that ymage. ^ Regina celi 
 letare &c. Answering Saint Gregory. Ora pro nob' deum allia. 
 
 ^ Item in the chirche of Saint John Latrynens the Pope Siluester yaf 
 therto as many yere of pardon, as it reyned droppes of water the day that 
 he halowed the same chirche. And that tyme it reyned so sore that noo 
 man had seen a gretter rayne before that daye. And whan he had graunted 
 this, he thought in hym selfe whedyr he had soo moche power or not. 
 ^ Thenne ther came a voyce from Heuen, and sayd. Pope Siluester thou 
 hast power inough to yeuethat pdon, and God graunted thus moche therto. 
 That and a man had made auowe too Jherusalem and lacked good to doo 
 his pilgrimage yf he go from Saint Peters chirche to Saint J. Latrynes he
 
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 shalbe dischargid and haue absolution of that promise. And on}- tyme 
 that a man conieth to Saint John Latrj-nes, he is qu3'te of all S3-nnes and 
 of all penaunce w that, that he be penytent for his sinnes. Blyssed is the 
 moder that bereth the chylde that heryth masse on Saterdayes at Saint 
 Johri Latrynes for he delyuaryd all them that he desyreth out of purgatory 
 too the nombre of Ixxvij. soules. ^ Item vpon the on tour of the chirche 
 stondyth a double crosse y was made of the swerde that Saint Johii was be- 
 heded wyth, and at euery tyme that a man beholdith that crosse he hath 
 xiiij. M. yere of pardo and as many karynes of all penaiice, and at y high 
 aulter ye haue remisshion of all sines and of all penuce and inumerable 
 pdo, more tha he nedeth for hym self. There is the graue that Seint Johii 
 laide him self yn whan he hath sayd masse, and than com a gret light 
 ouer the graue and whan that light was goo than funde they noo th>^ng there 
 but heuynl}' bred. In that graue cometh euery Good Fryday in the nyght 
 y holy creme and oyle, and he y putteth theryn his hed he hath an C. M. 
 yer of pardo and as many karynes. And behynde the hygh aulter slondith 
 a cheyr which that God sat yn and whoo that sitteth therin hath the iij. 
 pte of all hys synnes releced. ^ And who that visitethe alle yodiraulters 
 hath at eche aulter xliiij.C. yer of pardo, and as mani kar^'nes, and on 
 the oon side of the chirch ther is a sacryfice j- is at Seynt Johii Baptist 
 aultar, there is the table that our Lordeete att vpon Madi Thurrysday and 
 also the tables of stone w the x. comandemetis that our Lord yaf to Moyses 
 vpon the mount of Synai and many other relyques that beloged to our 
 Lorde out of Heuyn, iiij. square, ther is in that of y v. barly loues and of 
 the twoo fyshes, and also ther is our Lad^'es keuyrchese. Also ther is f 
 heuynlj' bred that was funde in Seint Johii graue, in that offrlg you haue 
 relece of all sinnes and of alle penance. Item in y same chirch on the 
 high aulter be y hedis of Saint Peter and Paul and the hed of Zacharie 
 the pphet fader of St. Johii Baptiste, w dyuers odyr reliquys. Ite in the 
 same chyrch yard standith a chapel that is cailid Seta set 6c ther is y face of 
 our Lorde there may ye haue xiiij. M. yere of pdo and as man}^ karynes, 
 and whan the Emperour Constatyn? was crystened tho spake h\e to Pope Sil- 
 uester, in \' that I hauegeue my hous to y vurship of God graunte you mekly 
 hvs grace to all them that wyllvnglv cometh to thvs towne, thoo answerd the 
 Pope Siluester, our Lord IhuCriste that be his gret mercy hath purged yo of 
 your gret lazarye he mut purge all the y visiteth this chyrch of all her sinne 
 and of all ther penaiice, he that wil not beleue this may goo to Seint Johii
 
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 Latrynes before ^ quyer dore, and there he may see in a marbil sto all y 
 ys wry ten here. From Seint Ihes day i to Schorouetid all this pardo is doubled, 
 and fro Schrouetyd vnto Ester ^ pardo is thre folde double, blyssid ys he 
 that may deserue to haue this pdon, and in the same chapel aboue sayd 
 may com noo women. Item aboue that chapel on the lefte syde are steppis 
 wich soratymc ware at Jei-l'm, and who soo goth vp tho steppis on his 
 knees he delyuereth oo soule out of purgatory. Item in the chirch of Saint 
 Eustace there ye may haue relece and pardo of alle sinne, and that ys 
 shreuen and repetat of his sinne he hath a M. yere pardo, and as many 
 karynes. 
 
 Here folow the knowelege what a Karyne ys. 
 
 It is too goo wulward and barfott vij. yere. Item to fast on bred and 
 watter the Frydaj' vij. yere. Item in vij. yere not too slepe oo nyght there 
 he slepith a nother. Ite in vij. yere, nott to com vndir noo couered place 
 but yf it bee too here masse in the chyrch dore or porche. Ite in vij. yere 
 nott to ete nor dryncke out of noo vessel but in the same that he made hys 
 avow in. Item he that fulfilleth alle thes poyntis vij. yere duryng, dothe 
 and wynnethe a Karjme, that ys to sey a Lenton. Thus may a man haue at 
 Rome gret pardo and soule helth, blessed be thoos pepul and yn good tyme 
 borne that ressajveth thes graces and wel kepith them, of the which pardo 
 and grace our Lord Ihesu Crysti mot grant toeueri good Cryste man, Amen. 
 
 Hjl Here folow j Idulgece y is graunt to other lowar chyrches m Rome. 
 
 ^ In y chirch of Saint Peter ad Vlcula the wich Pope Pelagius cosecratand 
 ther to grauted remissios of all sin f furst day of August be y prayer of y son of 
 Theodorus Eperour which brought^ chayne from Jh'rmy St. Peter J' Apostel 
 wasse bounden w. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Viti and ModestiandCres- 
 sencie and Marcello and other of f nombre of v. M. martirs the bodyes of 
 whom were slayne in the same place in the tyme of Antonius Emperour 
 and there is grauntcd C.yere of pardon, and as many karyns and foryefnes 
 off the iiij. parte of all synnes, and there is a j)lace that is a uawte there 
 lyed the body of Saynt Silucster the Pope and is graunted viij. C. yere of 
 pardon, and as many karyncs and remission of the iij. parte of all sinnes.
 
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 H Item in the chirchc of all th'Appostles is euery day a yere of pardon, 
 and euery feste of on of tli'appostles iij. C. yere of pardon. ^ Item in 
 thechirche De QuatuorCoronatoc is xl. yere indulgence, and in the festof 
 Seint Juliane is C. yere of pardon, ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Felix 
 is a M. yere of pardon. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Orsy is a C. yere 
 of pardon. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Marcellyn and Peter is a M. 
 yere of pardon. @[ ItiTi in the chirche of Saint Marcellin is a M. yere of 
 pardon. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Cire and Johiies is remission of 
 the iiij. parte of all synnes. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Johii and 
 Paule is M. yere of pardon. ^ Item in the chirche of Saynt Eustace 
 where his body lythe his wyf and his two sonnes is M. yere of pardon. 
 HI Item in the chirche of Saint Bartylmew, where his body lyeth, and the 
 body of Saint Pawlyn is M. yere of pardon. ^ Item in the chirche of 
 Saint Aungell is a M. yere of pardon. f|[ Item in the chirche of Saint 
 Gregory is iij. C. yere of pardon, and in the same chirche who so euer be 
 buryed therin shal neuer be dampned. ^ Item in the chirche of Seint 
 Augustin is M. yere of pardon. ^ Item in the chirche of Saynt Jeroni'- 
 mus is M. yere of pardon. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Alerius there 
 his body lythe is ij M. yere of pardon. |[| Item in the chirche of Saint 
 Saluator Decline is xi. C. yere of pardon and xl. dayes. ^ Item in y 
 ehappel of iij. wellis there as Saint Poule was beheded is M.yere of pardo 
 and as many karynes and the iij. parte af al synnes releced. |[ Item att 
 Saint Saluator in the way to Saint Poules is C.yere of pardon. ^ Item in 
 the chirche of Saint Siluester is M. yere off pardon, and there is the hed of 
 Saint J. Baptiste. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Jacob de Sitignam is M. 
 yere of pdo and y iiij. pte of all synnes releced, and ther is the hed of Saint 
 James y^ Appostel. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Nicholas de Carcerib' 
 is C. yere of pardon. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint James in Pticaiij. C. 
 yere of pdo, and as many lentis. ^ Ite in the hospital of Spiritis vij. C. 
 yere of pdon, and y vij. pte of all synnes releced- ^ Ite in ^ chirche of 
 Saint Michael is ij. M, yere of pdo. ^ Ite in f chirche of Saint Mathew is 
 ij. C. yere of pardon, and there is his arme and the arme of Saint Cristofere. 
 ^ Item in the chirche of Seit Celoy is C. yere of pardon and there is y finger 
 of Saint Nicholas the Bisshop and the fote of Mary Magdalene. @[ Item 
 in the chirche of Seint Simplici and Faustinus is v. M. yere of pdon. 
 ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Anastacius in the way to Saint Poules is M. 
 yere of pardon. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Thomas is M. yere of
 
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 pardon. And there is solentesse the stoles of the Romaynes. ||[ Item in the 
 chirche of Saint Johii Portlatyne is one soule delyuerd out of purgatory. 
 ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Xp5fur is C. yere of pardon. |[ Item in 
 the chirche of Saint Appolynaris is C. yere of pardon. ^ Item in the 
 chirche of Saint Benet is C. yere of pardon. ^ Item in y chirche of 
 Saint Andrew is M. yere of pardon. ^ Item in the chirche off Saint 
 Cosma is M. yere of pardon. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Symond and 
 Jude is M. yere off pardon. ^ Item in the chapel that is called Oiiequo 
 vadis, be f steppys of the fot of oure Lord Ihu Criste and there is M. 
 yere of pardon. ^ Itm in the chirche of Saint Johii and James is M. 
 yere of pardon. f[ Item in the chirche of Saint Bernard is CCC. yere of 
 pardon. ^ Item in the chirche of Saint Luke is M. yere of pardon. 
 |||[ Item in the chirche of Saint Marke is M. yere of pardon. ^ Item in 
 the chirche of Seint Pantheleon is xlviij. yere of pardon. ^ Item in the 
 chirche of Saint Paucrace, is C. yere of pdo. 
 
 ^ In the Chirches of oure Lady called Minoris Ecclesie. 
 
 In the chirche of oure Lady called Rotunda is euery Frydaye in the 
 yere, and in the feste of Alholowyn remission off alle synnes, whiche chirche 
 was edefyed by one called Agryppa in the wurship of Cibylla and Venus 
 and Neptym that tymes called goddes and al od' tha called goddes and y 
 tyme was named Pantheon, and made there the ymage of Cibylles in 
 golde. And after that in the tyme of Pope Boniface he seeng y temple 
 edefyed in the name of thoos goddis, he desyred of th'Emperour than beyng 
 the yefte of the teple the which grauted it to y Pope tha y Pope w grete 
 multytude of the people of Rome dedicat that place the fyrste kalendas of 
 Nouembrein the wurship off our Lady and alle Saintis, and made an auter 
 and sayd masse there himself and mynistred the sacrament to the people, 
 and the morow after sayde masae in the same place for alle soules past. 
 
 ^ Item in the chirche off onre Lady called Trusciberimo, where as the 
 Avelle of oyle breketh vp in the Natiuite of oure Lady, is vij. C. yere of par- 
 don, and in Lcnte iiij. C. yere. ^ Item in the same chirche are the 
 steppes of Odraphyn prented in the stone whiche was founden vpon f 
 castell of Saint Aungell. ^ Item in the same chirche is one of y 
 V. ymag^ of our Lady which Seint Luke ded paynte.
 
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 ^ Itm 1 the ctiirch of our Lady called Ara Cely the which somtynie was 
 the chainbre of Octauian? and there he saw in his visio a fair viro-ine i 
 Heuen stondyng vpon an aultir holding a childe i her amies of y whech he 
 marueled sore and than he herde a voyce from Ileuin sayng, Ilec Ara Cell 
 filij Dei est. And anon he fel to the grounde and wurshipped Cryste, and 
 beleucd in hys comyng, this vision he had i his chabre where is now the 
 chirch of Saint Mary i Ara Celi nyhe to the chapel of Sibilla and therfore 
 it is callid Saint Mary in Ara Cely where is now a chirch of friers niynors 
 and there is iij. M. yere of pardon and as many ientes. Itin vndir the same 
 chirch is a p'son where Saint Peter was inprysoned where is now a fair 
 chapel, in y chappel is a pitte in which pitte Seint Pet' ded baptyse many 
 marters and Seint Peter was led out of that prison hi f aungel and there is 
 gret pardon. 
 
 ^ Itin in the chirch of Seint Mary y Newe is on of the v. ymagis of our 
 Lady that Seint Luke ded paynte and T that chirch is M. yere of pardon, 
 and in Lente ij. C. yeres. 
 
 Itin in the chirch of Saint Mary Trasipadine at y ij pylours to which wag 
 bounden Saint Peter and Seint Paule is iij. C. yere of pardon. 
 
 |[[ Itm in the chirch called Seint Mary de Campo is xl. yere of pardon. 
 
 ||[ Itin in the cherch of Seint Mary in Particas is ij. C. yere of pardon, 
 &cj. ^ Itin in the chirch of our Lady de Aqua salina is M. yere of par- 
 don and 1 f day of cosecracion of f same is remission of alle synnes, 
 Itm in y chirch of our Lady de Apl'o is ij. C. yere of pdon. Itm in f 
 chirch of Saint Mary called Scala Greca is C. yere of pardo. 
 
 Chirches of other SaintJ. 
 
 m In the chirch of Saint Agnes is euery day xlviij, yere of pardon ande 
 i the Feste of f same Saint ij. C. yere of pdon. Itin in the chirch of Salt 
 Susanne is iij. C. yere of pardo. Itrii I the chirche of Saint Tabyne the 
 wyf ofif Seint Alex? is ij. M. yere of pardon and as many karyncs. Itin 
 in y chirche of Saint Praxedis is remission off the iiij. parte of all synnes, 
 
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 and there is the pelour that Cryst was boude to and that beten. Itfn in y 
 chirch of Seit Kateryne is ij. C. yeris of pardon. Itm in the chirch of 
 Saint Felicis is xl. yeris of pdo. Itm in y chirch of Salt Barbara is C. yere 
 of pardon. Itin in the chirch of Saint Lucie is C. yere' off pardon and as 
 many lentes, and y iij. parte all synnes foryeuen. Itin in the chirch of 
 Saint Elyzabelh is C.yere of pardon. Itm in the chirch of Saint Pnille is 
 a M. yere of pardon. Itiii in the chirch of Seint Mary Magdalen is C 
 yere of pardon and as many karynes. Itiii in y chirch of Selt Clare is C. 
 yere of pardon. Itiri in y chirch of Seint Vinniane is iij. M. yere of par- 
 don, and in Lente v. M. yere of pardon. Itiii in the chirch of Seit Agathe 
 is xxviij. yeris of pardon. Itiii in the chirch of Seint Margeri is ij. C.yere 
 of pardo. Itifi in f chirch of Saint Cristian is xl. yere of pardon. Q Itiri 
 all the Indulgence of Rome is in Lente doubled, and yf ani persone falle 
 n the case of dethe i the way of his pilgrymage he is truly assoiled of alle 
 dedly synes and of all other what so euer they be. Ite in f chirch of Seint 
 Mary Minarua other wyse called Myuarba is a M. yere of pardon. Ite 
 in y^ chirch of Salt Mari de Pessebola is C. yere of pardo and as many 
 karynes or lentes. 
 
 @ Here folwith y Stacions at Rome. 
 
 IP In the circumsicion of our Lorde is stacions to Saint Mari Transu- 
 bcrine. Itm in the Epiphanye of our Lord is stacios to Seit Peter ^ Ap- 
 postel. Itm in y Sonday in Septuagesima, is stacions to Salt Laurence 
 Avont y walles. Itm in y Sonday Sexagesima is stacions to Salt Paule Ap- 
 postel. Iliii in y' Sonday in v. is slacyos to Seit Peter th'Appostel. Itiii on 
 Ashvvednysdai is stacios to Seyt Sabin?. Itm the Thursday next is stacios 
 to St'it Georgeus. Itm the Friday folowyng is stacions to Seint John and 
 Paule. Itm the Satterday after is stacios to Seint Triphone. ^ Itvii the 
 furst Sonday in Lente is stacios to Seint lohn Latrine. Itiii y Moday is 
 stacios to Seint Peter aduitula. Itiii the Tuysday is stacios to Seit Eusta- 
 chium. Itiii y Wednysday is stacions to Seint Mary Maior. Ite the 
 Thursda}' is stacios to Seint Laurence called panis pue. Ite the Fryday is 
 stacios to f xij. Appostels, Ite y Satt'day is stacions to Seit Pet' th'Ap- 
 postel. @ Ite the second Sonday in Lete is stacios to Seit Mary Idonicii. 
 Ite f Monday is stacios to Seit Clemet^ Ite y Tuysday is stacios to
 
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 SeintSabina and Saluia. Ite y Wednysday is stacios to Scit Cecilie. Ite 
 
 y Thursday is stacios to Seint Mary Tiansciberini. Ite y Friday is stacios 
 
 to Salt VitaK Ite y Satterday is stacios to ScTt Marcellini and Petri. 
 
 ^ Ite y iij. Sonday in Lete is stacios to Selt Laurece vVout the wallcs. Ite 
 
 y Monday is stacios to Salt Marke. Ite y Tuysday is stacyon to Seit Po- 
 
 tenciani. Ite ,y Wednisday is stacios to Seit Sixte. Ite the Thursday is 
 
 stacions to Seint Cosnia and Daniyan. Ite y Friday is stacions to Seit 
 
 Laurence in Lucina. Ite y Satterday is stacios to Seit Susanne. ^' Ite 
 
 f iiij. Sondy of Lete is stacions to Seint CrucJ in Jerirn. Ite y Monday is 
 
 stacions to y iiij. coronatoi?. Ite f stacions on Tuysday is to Salt Laurece 
 
 in Damasco. Ite y Wednysday^is stations to Seint Poules. Ite the Ttmrs- 
 
 day is stacions to Seint Martine and Siluester. Ite y Friday is stacions to 
 
 Seit Euscbius. Ite y Satterday is stacions to ScTt Nicholas Incarcerem. 
 
 ^ The V. Sonday Passio Sonday is stacions to Seint Peter th'Appostel. 
 
 Ite y Monday is stacions to Saint Gresogono. Ite the Tuysday is stacions 
 
 to Seint Ciriacum. Ite the Wednysday is stacions to Seint Marcclline. 
 
 The Thursday is stacions too Seint Appolinaris. Ite the Fryday is stacios 
 
 to Seit Steue I Cilio mote. Ite y Satt'dai is stacios to Seit J. le Porte-line, 
 
 ^ Itiii the vi. Sonday Lete Palme Sonday is stacions to Seit John La- 
 
 tranece. Itrli the Monday aftir is stacyons to Seint Praxedis. Itin the 
 
 Tuysday is stacions to Seint Pristinus. Itiri the Wednysday is stacyons too 
 
 Seint Mari Maior. Itrn y Thursday is stacions to Seynt John Latranencis. 
 
 Itiii the Friday Good Friday is stacyons ad StiH lerlm. Itin the Satt'day 
 
 is stacions to Seint lolm Latranencis. ^ Itin the vij. Sonday called Est' is 
 
 stacions to Seint Mary Maior. Itm y Monday is stacions to Seint Peter y 
 
 Appostel. Itin the Tewsday is stacyons to Seint Paule. Itiii y AVednys- 
 
 day is stacions to Seint Laurece without the walles. Itiii the Thursday is 
 
 stacions to the xij. Appostels. Itiii the Friday is stacions to Seint Mary 
 
 retundam. Itiri the Satt'day is stacions to Seint Joliii Latranencis. 
 
 ^ Itiii ther be other chirches edefied in the honor of our Lady that is 
 to sey oo chirchof our Lady called Minorua which chircli ded make lobes 
 de Turre Cremata cardinal and doctor of diuinite where he put in frier 
 prichers of y ordor of Seint Domynyk in which chirch the sayd doctor is 
 buryed. Itiii there is buryed the bodi of Seint Katcryn de Senys. Itiii to 
 y same chirch dyus Popes hath grauted gret indulgences.
 
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 ^ Itvii ihcr is another chircli whiche Pope Syxte the iiij. ded edefie, and 
 callid it Sea Marria de Ppl'o, and there he ded make friers of y ohserua- 
 cis and in the sayd chirch is 06 of the v. yniagis of our Lady tliat Seint 
 Jjuke ded paynte and to the sayd chirch is gret indulgence graunted. 
 
 ^ Expliciunt Indulgencie et Stacions ciuitatis Rome. 
 
 IE The vij. Ages of the Worlde from Adam forward. 
 
 In the begynnyng God made heuyn and erthe and all that in hem is 
 comprehended, the syxte daj of the creacio off the worlde was made our 
 foure fad' Adam. 
 
 ^ The furst age of the worlde from Adam vnto Noe, ij. M. C. xl.yere. 
 
 ^ The seconde age of the worlde fro Noe vnto Abraham, M. Ix. yere. 
 
 ^ The thredde age of the worlde fro Abraham vnto Moyses CCC. 
 XXX. yere. 
 
 ||[ The iiij. age of the worlde fro Moyses vnto Kynge D&uid nij. C. 
 Ixx. yere. 
 
 ^ The v. age of the worlde from Dauid vnto the transmigracion of 
 Babilon v. C. yere. 
 
 1^ The vi. age from the transmigacion of Babilon vnto f comyg of Ihu 
 Cryste our Sauyour v. C. Ixxxxix. 
 
 ^ The vij. age of the worlde from Ihu Cryst vnto thede of y worlde 
 whereof y yeres be not nombred. |[[ The yeris from the begynnyg of f 
 worlde vnto j natiuite of our Lorde, v. M. C. Ixxxix. From f natiuite of 
 our Lorde vnto his passion, xxxiij. yere. ^ Adam lyued here on erthe i this
 
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 worlde ix. C. xxx. yere. ff[ Ite Adam was! lybo patrn iiij. M. iij. C. Ixxv. 
 yere. ^ The yeris from y natiuitc of Iliu Criste viito tU'assupcion of our 
 Lady Salt Mary, xlv. yere. ^ Fro f natiuilc of iLu Crysle vnlo ^ pas- 
 sion of Selt Pet' and Paule, lix- yere. @ Fro the natiuite of Cryste vnto 
 f fyndyg of f holy crosse in y mounte of Caiucri by Saint Elyn, Quene of J- 
 Bretaygne now cailid Englad, CCC. xv. yere. Fr5 y natiuite of our Lorde 
 Ihii Cryst vnto f fondacion of f chirch of Seint Paulus in Londo by Kyng 
 Athelbert C. j^ere. Our Lady leueid in this worlde Ixiij. yere, tlierof be- 
 fore her mariage to Joseph xiiij.yere, and w her blessid son our Lord 
 Ihii Crist xxxiij. yere, and aftir f passio of her blessid son our Suuyor 
 she lyued xvi. yere. 
 
 tt The vij. Ages of Ma lining i the World, 
 
 The furst age is infancie and lastith from y byrth vnto vij. yere of age. 
 The ij. is childhod and endurith vnto xv. 3'ere age. The iij. age is adholo- 
 cencye and endurith vnto xxv. yere age. The iiij. age is youthe and 
 endurith vnto xxxv. yere age. The v. age is manhod and endurith vnto 
 l.yere age. The vi. age is and lasteth vnto Ixx. yere age. The vij» 
 
 age of ma is crepilil and endurith vnto dethe. 
 
 tt The Copy of a Letter sent out of the lande of Messye 
 
 e e _ 
 
 in to y lande of Garnade before y coqiiest therof. 
 
 This is which in efFecte was pteyned in a lett' which the gret Capeteyne 
 of the reame of Messye, writeth to the reame of Garnade. In cspecialle
 
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 to a grct Alfa3'ke which is called Makamet Vengalip, take out of Arabye 
 language in to Castilian. 
 
 Prcised be God only in vnitc, and the grace of God and his saluacio 
 w Machomet his prophet seruaut and messanger to the Lord whom beleue 
 to be of crcacion we honor the High Almyghty exalted and togeder preise 
 ■we his maruailes. The honorable auncient Alfayques Predicatorcs, in 
 especial the honorable vertuous wise and discret Abnadalj^ Ahnifiky 
 Machamet Vengalij) Auen Aladep Zenzehe, God Almyghtj- mot prosper 
 your honor and the honor of alle the honorable auncietof realme and co- 
 teinew your suerte and peas. I send to greete you as he that loueth you, 
 and is your neybour and beleuith in the lawe of God and his pphet Macha- 
 met as ye doo Areuandetgh Almynykj y God mot remedy writith this leter 
 and bryng it good euer preyng God to cotynu your suerte for the suernesse 
 of the contynual keping of this holy lawe for therby you haue to be sauf, 
 and ther with that God kepe you as ye defree. 
 
 ^ Here we haue vndirstond what hathe behapped of the Moors of that 
 rcame of y gret euil which the}' haue had by the meane of y encmi fals 
 beleuyng, and how mani plac^ and fortressis he toke, and caste out the 
 duellers of tham out of f castels townes and citees and we knowe y gret 
 necessite and streytnes that ye be in God knowith the gret sorow and dis- 
 plesur whiche thcrof cometh to all f Moors. Therfore we may noo more 
 doo for that is sentenced vpo that reame that this enemy hath to wyne it 
 ■without any witholdyng, and thus wefynde in the scripturis and book J of God 
 and so say alle the aunciot wyse me and y which must be must be, and so 
 it is sentenced that he hathe to wynne that reame and parte of this ther is noo 
 more but put all in the hand^ of God and resaiwe all his sentences for wel 
 and a byde his mercy and to holde vp your hadis to him for they may not 
 doo any thing and make prey and fasting, for ther is noo necessite but sone 
 comyth remedy. And to prey him too with drawe the will of this enemy 
 fals beleuyng of that coquest and trouble to y which he putteth you, for 
 the lenger he pursueth, to the more necessite he shal put you til he hath 
 wonne that reame. And from henforth we may not any more remedy you 
 but wha we sawe the messanger of your Kynge, our Kyng whom God 
 exalte and yeue mych more than the pepul may thinke for he promysed 
 him of whete and barly xxv. fanegas and v. C. horses and he yaf power
 
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 to get this to the wiirshipfull marchaunt Mazohod Alazar, which laboreth 
 very well and puttith good diligence ther too and in allc thingcs Avhich be 
 too the wcle and prophyte of the reame to y whicli messager he yeuith 
 mych honor, and entretith him wel more than ye kon thinke and to his 
 hadis is retoued all this almes and in lyke there we haue resayued a letter 
 from y right honorable Lord Alphaky the Alkayde in the which he preicth 
 vs off heipe in the necessite and trouble which that reame is in and i wey 
 to be wonne. Of the which gret sorow and trouble hath ben to all the 
 Mooris yeue we alle vs to God sith that I God is all, in him must you 
 yelde your truste. 
 
 Salu me highly with honorable salutacions to the honorable Lordis 
 Alfak^ studyeng in the lauwe of God and of his prophete Machamet. In 
 espcciall to the Lorde Alphake Euelas Truguy and to the Lord Alphaky 
 Alcaide and to all the Lordis sustiners off the lawe of Machamct God 
 Almyghty yeue you parte of his saluacion and make you lukky and kepe 
 that reame and alle the Mooris therin and sone sende his remedy and the 
 salutacion of God and pite and his blessing be with you generally. 
 
 Fro the cite of Fesse f x. day of March Ixxxx.yeris Machometi, that is 
 to sey M. iiij.C. Ixxxvi. 
 
 ^ The Copy of a Letter sent fro the Sowdan of Babilon 
 
 unto the Pope of Rome. 
 
 Unto the most holycst and fauorablist Price in erthe, Vicary and Liefte- 
 naunt of Cryst, euermore during Lord Innocence the viij. the grettist Bishop 
 of the cite of Rome, and Conseruator of the cryste feith and religion. Prince 
 of alle lordj and princes of Cristedom, Lord of the lande and see and 
 fiodis, Mayntener of right, Moderator and EncresarofF ail goodnes, Extirp 
 of synners and grettest interpiter of dew lauwe, the stede of God 
 vsing in erthe.
 
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 ^ Abdalazys Soldaii of Babilon, y Disposer of cquite and of right, 
 Empor of the Worlde and of ^ feilh of Machamet, chief Prince of dyuyne 
 preccptis, Scruator and Defensor of the lordj of Assia, f grettest lord 
 bothe of good and cuyll, most iust arbiter and juge of trouth and 
 most wurshypfull wurshipper of peas and justice, the most right 
 wisnes, lyuylly descedid from the stirp of prophettis, aboue alle princes 
 and lordis not oonJy of Moores biit alsoo enip'ryng vpon ful many 
 cristen lordis and holy houses, beyng and firmly hoping in on very God, 
 sendith full gret saluting^ in y name of God, the which euermore duer 
 y thi mynde i wel doyng for in as mych as thou art aboue cardinals 
 pauiarkis archbishops abbotis priestj monkes and nonnes rulyng and 
 gouernyng the vniuersal clargie of Crystendom thou maist neuer auoyde 
 from the tryall of trouthe and the right pathe of good warkis as in a maner 
 a God I crthe and the sacred brethe of Cryst, we notifye vnto the, that oon 
 which is callid Gegemy on of the gret Turk J sonnes the which Turk J now 
 late the dyuine buxunmes for his ineffable justice hathe taken to his grace 
 where that the said Gegemy as in the last yere past hapned to com from 
 Cicilia too Rhodis how be it the Gret Mastiroffthe Rhodis and religyon 
 had yeuen be hem before tyme the faith of suertee and saufconduyt, 
 neuertheles ageynst the promisse and feith yeuen the said Gegemi was take 
 and to prison mancipate ageynst alle office of humanite and ageinst all 
 right, how be it of tymes without n5bre it hath ben desired that he myght 
 be restored vnto his furst libartee but that myght not be opteyned. For in 
 as myche as the forsaid mastir of y^ Rhodis did send the said Gegemy vnto 
 the ferther placys and kyngdomes to be kepte. Wherfore whan the moder 
 and the children of this Gengemy be und* our power bothe nyght and day 
 in our presence for his mysse fortune they wepe and waile and neuer cease 
 desirig to see and enbrace him they demaiide of vs with instant priers that 
 we shulde treate with thy holynesse for his delyberacion for as mych as the 
 forsayd mastir of y Rhodes and another gretter than he i whoos power he 
 is kepte as a kaylyf in myserableseruitude vnd' the obedyence of thy bles- 
 sidnes. In all good maner we prey thy Holynesse as thou arte moste juste 
 and ppetual name of goodnes to compelle y forsayde mayster to restore the 
 sayde Gengemy to his lybartce so wronfully wyth holden and delyuer h3'm 
 from so wranful seruytude. Also thisdedeso declyned from all equyte and 
 honeste that yt niaye not be wout a grete note and reprife of the cristen
 
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 name and who for the most hjgh God shal wee calle them that hauenoo 
 feyth they w a bek on thinge wyl aftermc, and the same streit wyl denye, 
 and that thei w other promyse at one tyme at another tyme vnfeythfully 
 they wylle deney. We must take hede most holy fader lest whan we wolde 
 bee calelyd feythfull that we lacke feyth the whiche or promysse as well 
 ought to be kepte to an enemy or an iniust or cruel man. Certes yf we 
 shulde breke our promesse we were not better than vnfeythful men, but 
 nioche more detestable. Thy hoolynes knoweth y many deuout placys off 
 thy feyth ben onder our comaundement as Jhl'rm and Bedlem where Ihu 
 Crist the son of tlie Virgine Mari was borne prayd vnto and saluted. 
 Saint Katheryne also the spose of Crist is buried in the monte of Synai, w 
 fulle greate reuerence and voyce y place is vsed and many od' innumer- 
 able placis ofdeuocid ben vnd' our protection, to the whiche placiscometh 
 euery 3'ere so grete multitude of cristen men of all maner of ordurs of 
 princis dukes jentylmen and comnte y is incredyble to be sayde and so 
 grete a multitude off cristen men yerly passing by our kingdomse to ful- 
 fylle their vowys and pylgrimagis sawt^ ne wrong J wee suffyr not to be 
 done but wee wyll y they haue free comyng and goyng for wyl not suffer 
 our intemerat and Iviolat feyth in no maner of promesse to be corrupte 
 or defilled. 
 
 ^ O thou most noble Bishop it belongeth to thy dewte of dignite and 
 th}"^ cristen feith in f whiche worthily thou boldest the primacie to haue re- 
 membraunce and cure of thy most clerest name and glorie for thou art f 
 clere lyght of thy feyth and y sexten of y crysten relygion for thou suffrest 
 no sacrelege of thy subgettj to be comytte in thy feyth thou maj'st yf thou 
 wilte lyghtly put away y gret spot and infamy of thy criste name, serteynly 
 yf thou so do thou doeste a thinge worthy preysing for the which wee shal 
 more ben volent vnto thy Holynesse and to all y wyl visit y Holy Lande we 
 shal exhybite our self more graciously and more buxume and what so euer 
 thou aske we shall study to oure power y whiche is ferme and stable, it to 
 ratyfye and fulfylle, but for as moche as this thinge is gretly inprentid in 
 our hert and h^ghtly all thingis maye not be sent in writting we haue put f 
 charge herof vnto our orator and messanger Marfote y whiche knoweth 
 our wyl and mynd in this behalf wherfore more playnly he shal certifye 
 thy Hoolynesse f whiche I praye God may fare wel in his feyth and soule. 
 From Cair, xxi. day of None, A°. M. CCCC. Ixxxv iij. 
 
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 ^ The Oracion of the Messanger to the Pope. 
 
 Beatissime: Moost blessed fader Primate and chefe dome of cristen men, 
 whom Ahiiighty God by hys ineffable buxumnes to the moderacion of 
 riohtwysnes, and to the rule of good lyf in erthe to be kepte hath creat 
 and erecte God the yeuar of all goodnes graute the prosperauce and happy 
 encreses, whan my noble prince the Soudan of Babilone had decerned to 
 sende me his oratour to Fraunce and to Naples he commaundyd me in oni 
 wyse in this my iournay that I shulde present m3'selfe before thyn holynes 
 how be it he halh not sente opinly como orotour and presentis off plesure 
 as it longyth to thy pontificall dignyte, and as his greate and inwarde loue 
 towardc thyn holynes askyth, for that had he done yf the Greate Turke 
 wyth whom my lord hath batayll and grete enmyte, shulde not suppose 
 that the Soudane send an oratour or a messanger vnto the grettest bysshop 
 of Cristendome for to ask helpe of hym, whan that my lord by hym self is 
 able not only to put done the malyce off the Turke but also to auenge the 
 iniury as it hath ben ofte tyme sene that hath ben done to hym. Serteynly 
 y cause chief hostylyte and enmyte y is betwene my lordethe Soudane and 
 the Grete Turke be namly ij. the whiche my lorde hath commaudyd me too 
 shewe to thyn hyghnes, one cause as breueli as we may we shal shewe thyn 
 jjyghnes. Soo it is that whyle this Turkes fader a lytell before his deth sent 
 a messanger vnto the Soudane bostyng hym selfe that he had subduwed the 
 one half of Cristendome and shewyd that he wold prouyde to subdewethe 
 other halfe to his empire wherefore he prayed the Soudane that he oon his 
 parte shulde destroye the Holy Lande and y he shulde prohibyte the pas- 
 . sage fro all cristen pylgryrnes promysynge hym self feythfully to paye xxx. 
 M. ducatis yevly to y Soudane y whiche somme the Soudane ressayueth 
 yerly for tribut of cristen men, more ouer ther be aboue CC. M. of men 
 and wymen cristened to whom we mynyster iustice and shewe our self 
 more fauorably to theym than we doo to our other subgettis people of 
 Moris, for in noo maner wyse he wyll goo from the ordenaunce and lawe 
 stabled by whiche his grete for fadir had ordeyned and cdmaunded, wha. 
 the Turke had harde this answer he dismayed gretly herof and made he 
 redy anon w a gret army of knightes redy to distroy Ihrm. Whan the 
 Souda vnderstode his malice he caused the Holy Lande to be better repared 
 and more suerly kept for y more displesur of the Turke the whiche dede
 
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 the Turke toke so greuuously in so miche y wha he shulde dey he 
 comaundyd his son y he shuld distroye bi strengeth and myghty power the 
 Holy Lande and make it desolate. 
 
 ^ The seconde of hostilyte is this, for whan that the Turke had beseged 
 Rodes by the lande and by water, he it oppressyd wyth a greate nauy 
 of shippes, in this tyme the Soudane sent to the grete mayster of y Rodes 
 confortyng hym ofFeryng hym self to gyue hym ayde and heipe yfF he had 
 nede of men or money to defende hym ayenst the Turke, the whiche the 
 Turke greuoysly toke to his hert, wherfore he sayd wh}' shulde Ihe Soudane 
 bee so redy to gyue ayde or socour to cristen men, I swere by Machmete he 
 shal for euer suffer the indignacion of my sonnes. Than O holy fader theis 
 ben the ij. causes grettest that bee off enmyte betwene the Soudane and 
 the Turke. Furthermore my mooste excellet Prince comaunded me in hys 
 name incessauntly to praye thyn Holynes that thou wylt vouchsaf to entrete 
 wyth the Grete Mayster of the Rodes wyth whoom the one of the greate 
 Turke sonnes callyd Gengemy the whiche vnder colour of feyth and sauf 
 conduite is wrongfully taken and wytholden maye be restoryd vnto his fyrst 
 lybarte, for whiche hys moder and his children bee there owne free wyll 
 hath put theymself in to our warde, and so the be redacte vnder the pour 
 of the Soudane, and they neuer ceasse of preyers and teeris humbly to 
 beseche his Hyghnes too procure the delyueraunce of the sayde Gengemy, 
 the whiche he hath graunted hem to procure and with all his power it to 
 doo. Syerely thi Holines in this behalf might shewe ful grete kyndnes vnto 
 the sayd Soudan as I shall more largely shewe vnto the, whan it shall the to 
 assigne the tyme daye and place, wherby al cristen men that wyl visyt the 
 Holy Lande shall haue more fauor as it shalbe opynly knowen.
 
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 ii The Craft of Gr-ffyng and Plantinge of Trees and altering 
 of Frutis as well in Colours as in Taste. 
 
 To graf frute that shal haue no core. Take a graff and bowe it in bothe 
 endes combyng and kyt bothe end is graf wyse and so fasten theym in the 
 stoke, and yf it growe soo wyth the tree, kyt away the grete ende and lete 
 the smaller ende growe and his frute shall haue no core. 
 
 Yf thou wyl make aplys redd' take a graf of an apyli tree and graf it in 
 a stoke of elme or aller and it shal bere redde aplys. 
 
 M Item another for the same: bore an hole in an appl' tree to the pithe 
 and tempir in water what colour thou wylt and then put it in the hole and 
 stop it \V a pynne and y appil shalbe of y same colour y thou puttist into 
 the tree. 
 
 M It is to be noted that euery tree y is plantyd and set on Saint Lam- 
 bert^ daye in to the erthe shall not perish but proue and come to profyght. 
 
 M Yf thou wyl haue a pere tree fulle of frute or ellis as moche as it hath 
 ben wonte to bere before, tempyr scamony wyth water and putt it in to an 
 hole that is percyd to the pithe of the tre and stoppe the hole w a pynne of 
 the same tree or off an other and it shal bere as it was wonte or moche 
 more. 
 
 M Yf thou wyl haue y frute to smell lyke spycesofrygh, other asmuske 
 bawme or other spycis, make on hole in lyke wyse in the tre and stoppe it 
 ao-eync and the frute shal smelle and sauour after the spycis that thou 
 puttest in to the tree. 
 
 A| Yf an olde tree begynne to waxe drye, in this wyse quycken hym 
 ao-eyne, see that the erthe that is aboute the roetis be done away and cleue 
 two or iij. of the grettest roetis wyth an axe and putte a wedge off tree in to 
 the cliuing and hele the rotis ageyn wyth the same erthe.
 
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 ^ Another for the same : perce y tree thorugh wyth a percer crosse 
 wyse or wyth a wymble and f strengeth of the tree shal begynne to waxe 
 yoge. 
 
 Yf thou wyl haue a frute tree that is sour to bee made to bee swete frute, 
 de]f the tree rounde aboute, and donge the rootis wyth pyggis donge and 
 so the frute shalbe made swete. 
 
 f|[ Item another for the same : make an hole in the sour tree wyth a per- 
 cer to the pyth and in to the hole put water tempred with hony and stoppe 
 the hole ageyne wyth a p3'nne of the same tree. 
 
 Yf thou wylt plante an almaunde tree or a walsh nott tree or a chery 
 tree or a peche tree, put the kyrnels of whiche thou wylt in water iij. 
 dayes and than putte many kyrnels togyder in the erth or seuerelly and 
 whan the sprynge is growen oute and hath stonde soo an hole yere, than 
 take hym out of the grounde and sette them where thou wylt. And it is 
 to be noted that euery tree the braiiches must be cutt in setting tyme sauf 
 the peche tree whiche muste haue his dry braunches kit onely. 
 
 Yf the peche tree begynne to drouke let hym be wel moysted at the rote 
 w drest^ of wyne and the same moystyng shal kepe hym from shedyng of 
 his frute, and some seyn that and the roetj be moysted w water of 
 the decokcien of benes, it shall quyk the tree gretly and yf he cast his 
 frute or they be rype, make holes \v a wymbyl in the roetj and make 
 piiiys of wylowe and smyte them faste in, and y frute shal abyde on faste 
 inough. 
 
 ^ Yf an appyl tree begynne to rote or yf the aplys begynne to wex 
 rusty, than y barke of hym is syke, tha kyt it wyth a knyf and late it be 
 opened and whan the humour therof is some what flowen, out lette donge 
 hym wel and stoppe dilygently his wounde wyth kley. 
 
 Q The quence tree all the tyme that he is abill to be tranlatyd he wolde 
 be remeued euery iiij.yere and that shal make hym bere grete plente of 
 frute afterwarde.
 
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 ^ The chery tree loueth cold eyer and moyst grounde, but sommechery 
 trees ben full lykyng in hylly placj the best settyng of chery tres is in f 
 moneth of Nouembre and yf neede bee in the ende of Janiuer, and yf a 
 chery tree roote in ony wyse make an hole wyth a grete persour vnder 
 that rote, that the v/ater that causeth the rottynge maye haue yssue out, 
 and it is to suppose this medecin is good for all maner of tres thatbegynne 
 to rotte. 
 
 ^ Also it is good for all maner of trees than whan a bough is kyt away y 
 the place that is cutt be heled and couered wyth clay or some other 
 defensable plaster for defence of the regne that it make not the tree to 
 rotte. 
 
 ^ The plantyng of prunes, in colde and moyste placis is best in Feuerell 
 and Marche, and the stones muste bee sette a hande breede in the erthe and 
 whan they haue stonde soo an hole yere take vp the springis of the and 
 sette them depper in the grounde, and the stones must lye in water iij. dayes 
 or they bee sett. 
 
 ^ The medlar wyl berevvelle yf he bee plantyd,but graf hym in a white 
 thorne called an hawthorne, and they wyll bere the more plentuosly. 
 
 Yf thou wyll haue many rooses in arberer, thou muste take the harde 
 pepyns of the same rooses that bee right rype and sowe hem in f erthe in 
 Feuerell or in March, and whan they springe dew them wyth water and 
 after the space of a yere thou must translate theym departed further from 
 other, in what od' place thou wilt. 
 
 Yf thou wyl that a uyne bere whit grapes, and on the other syde redde, 
 puruey that a whit vyne and a rede be sette nye to gyder, and whan they 
 bee rotted mesur of eche both lyky moche, and of eyther pare awaye half 
 endlang vnto the pyth and joyne hem to gyder and bynd the so y ether sap 
 mete wythout disioyning and warppe it to gedyr wyth a souple lynnen 
 cloth and at euery thred dayes moyste it wyth water til hit borgeon, and 
 after j they be growen to geder thou mayst kitt awey the oon roete and 
 the odir may bere it, and that wyne shel bere bothe rede grapes and white
 
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 not vf stondlg the oon roete be don awey and also thou mayst doo w twoo 
 pere trees or ij. appuU tre braunces. 
 
 If thou will haue grapis growe on a plonietree or on a chery tree set a 
 vine vndir oon of theis trees, which thou wilte, and whan the vyne begyn- 
 neth to growe bore that odir tre thorough w an awgne according to gret- 
 nysse of the vine tha drawe the thorugh the tree an pare awey the vppar 
 rynde of y same vyne as fer as shalbe in the hold and soo suffir it growe, 
 and whan bothe be ioyned to gedir cut a wey the roete ende of the vyne 
 by the tree and sowde the place weel of the cuttinge and drawing of f 
 vyne thorugh the hold ; and the kyttyng awey of the rote of the vyne must 
 be don in Marche and som men wil say it must be doon or the knottis be- 
 gynne to burgeon, y for the streit drauing the burgeons be not huet and tho 
 maist do y same \f dyuers trees and dyuers frutis and make oon tree to bere 
 diners frutis of dyuers colores. 
 
 ^ Item it is to wet that a vyne be T good erthe, and sprede it selfFof 
 m3'kel in many scourges it is good to kyt hem of \V a knyff, and yf it lache 
 yet ouermych delue the stock aboute and fille y^pitful of grauel of aflode 
 medled w asshes, also som men in to the pita good quatitee of smale stones 
 and say that it is good ther fore. 
 
 ^ Item it is to wet that wan y mone is in tauro it is good tyme to plate 
 trees of greynes and pepins and whan she is in cakro leone or libra it is 
 good wurch in trees that bethe newe sprongen, and whan the mone is in 
 vrgine it is good tyme to sowe alle maner thingis. And from y middes of 
 Septembre in to the myddes of Decembre is opene tyme off plantynge, and 
 ryght soo from the myddes of Janiuer to the myddes of Marche but yet in 
 theis tymes it is good to chese whan the mone is v. vi. vij. viij. or ix. dayes 
 befor the full mone, also after y full mone wha she is xxi. xxij. xxiij, 
 xxiiij. or xxv. daj^es olde for in thes quarters of the mone is most temperat. 
 
 f|[ Item euery plantyng it is to dyspose it so that the sonne beames'mowe 
 come to the rote or to the erth fro tiie oure of terce vnto noon and tha ben 
 thc}^ plantyd in the best maner, and that thoo trees that be beryng and of 
 grete height that party that stoode toward the north he bee sette ageynste 
 the north wynde and the north west wynde, for the heyghte north wynde.
 
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 and the north weeste wynde haue kynde to kiele and drye too mych trees 
 that be newe sett, for her vnmesurable gretnesse, f erthe muste be ordeyned 
 soo that it be neyther too fat ne to grauelly but pportionably. 
 
 ^ Alle maner pepins cornellis and greynes must be set in y erth in 
 depnes of iiij. or v. fingers brede, so that eche be from odur half a fote, 
 alwey keping this speciall rule that f ende or greyne of the pepin that 
 stode next the roete be northest I the settinge and that other ende vpward 
 toward heuyn; tha thomost moyst the tvvyes orthries i the day not yeting 
 but dewyng or springling, this is a preuitee among cunnyng men that in 
 vere is most couenable tyme for seedis greynes and pepins and in autumpne 
 of springis and plantj. 
 
 ||[ Whan thou wilt take a setlyng y spryngeth out of a nother trees roete 
 make a delf ther aboute aftir quatite thcrof and so deepe til thou com to 
 the gret rote that the spring grow out of, than thou most cut it holding the 
 edge of the knyf toward the tree grounde, and kitt it soo with a slope 
 draught, and leue as mych of the erthe aboute the roote and stok of the 
 setlynge as thou may and set it in a good grounde ordeyned therfore, and 
 in a conuenyet tyme as is be forsayd, and so yf any spryg that grow out of 
 any tree chese it that growith right out that be not ouir loge but euin wout 
 any smale branches holdyng y knyf in the cutty nge alwey towarde the tree 
 as is aboue said. 
 
 Yf thou will remeue a tree that is gret or beryng frute chese thee a ful 
 moone from the middis of Octobre to the middis of Decembre hauyg vp the 
 roetis as hole as thou best may, leuyng as myche of his owne erthe a boute 
 the roetis as thou may with the same maner and ordur as thou doest with 
 setlygj of smale trees and setlyngj, it is noo fors though the mone be not 
 euyn in the fulle, soo she bee in the ij. or iij. quartir, the gouevnaile of thes 
 plantis is dowblyng of beryng of frute. 
 
 Yf thou wil kepe late set plantis, kepe hem from vesptyn reynes and 
 from wyndis nameli in heruest, for it is not so gret defecidti in vere ; ageynst 
 the comyng of wynter sett or steke aboute the setlyng many bowes that j 
 northerne windeof gretnes of odur wydis distroy it not, doo donge medlide 
 with strawe aboute the stoke toward the roete of a good thiknes that frost
 
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 and snowe congeile not on the roete and make a depe valey aboute the 
 root ethe space of vi. or vij. fote that y water abyde not and freese aboute 
 j^ roete; in haruestthat is betwene somerand wyter, that whan wyter cometh 
 it may be filHd with donge and soo late it stonde all the wynter and in vere 
 put vnder the dong new erthe and cut awey alle the vnprofitable braunches 
 and make it clene aboute the stok and the roetis from wormes scurfus 
 and mosses and euil wyndis goyg aboute the braunches : alle the closse of 
 thy orcharde wolde beset about with other highe trees that bere noo frute 
 that the flours myght bekepe sauf from wyndis, and be ware that noo frute 
 be gadired of noo tree before the tyme for that is right a gret and a 
 priuy harmyng to tlie tree. 
 
 ^ The maner of Graffing. 
 
 The grafF stoke must be chosen in a good groude and it must be smothe 
 and euyn and cut it without the erthe the lengith of a fote or more yf it 
 be as gret as thy thombe or more if it be grett' and se that the cuttyng be 
 euin ouer thwarte the stok and a syden and it muste be clouen aboue in 
 the middis of the pithe the lengith of ij. fynger brede, and in the clyfte set 
 thy graf which must be choseen of y best tree the stok is of, chese y graf y 
 stodith right vp toward heuy that hath a knot of the forue yere, and an 
 ynche benethe y said knott kytte thi graf and thsvyte it on bothe sydes 
 euy 1 maner of a wedge as fere as it shall goo into the clyfte of the stokke 
 it must be so euen thwete that the eyer may not com bytwene the clyfte 
 and the graf and tha close it with good tempat erthe aboute y greffe for 
 defens of rayne and wedur. 
 
 Yf thou will greff dyuers frutis vpon oe stok that hath as many brail- 
 chis as thou will haue grafies on and in euery brauiiche sett a graf in maner 
 and fourme as said before, and euermore chese thy graf on the sou^ syde of 
 the tree that berith it and nexte the toppe yf tho may and tho mayst gref 
 dyuers frutis in oon clyfte but non of them may be thykkar than odur as 
 thy reson will telle thee in y workyng. 
 
 @[ To haue frute without cores, loke thou haue a sufficient graffstok and 
 doo therwith as I said before. Chese a sraf of a good merle tree and cut 
 
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 170 
 
 it on this maner that the eiideof the graff that was vpward next the firma- 
 met must be thweten lyke the nedev of a comon graffe and the nedur ende 
 turned vpward, it is too be don sleely, this rule is trewe in alle trees that haue 
 stones and kyrnels but a vyne it behouith too cutt y is downwarde next the 
 erthe with gret cunyng and sleight. 
 
 Yf tho will haue a vyne growe on a chery tree and haue ^ taste of cherys, 
 sett a vyne by a chery tree till it growe and in y begynyg of Feu'ell whan 
 tyme ys make an hole thorough y chery tree in wat height thou will and as 
 ofte as tho will and drawe thorugh y hole a braunche of y vyne so y it fiUe 
 the hole, and shaue awey the oldebarke oft' the vyne as myche as shalbe in the 
 hoole and shaue it in soo that the shauen place of the branche stopp full y 
 hole of the chiri tree, and than cut away the roete end of the vyne, and 
 wrapp it wel aboute with good erthe and bynde it well with lynne clothe 
 and kepe it wel in all thing^ as is said in odur grafFyng^, but som men late 
 the roete ende of the vyne be vncutt a yere til it be sowded with the chiri 
 tree and than cut it away and y isa good maner and a sure and soo it may 
 be doo with dyuers trees off" dyuers frut^ and the grape and the vyne shall 
 haue sauour of hem, and soo of euery tree may be graffid in other and it 
 is a meruelous graff'yg. 
 
 Yf thou will haue a tree bere dyiis frutis and of dyuers colours and diners 
 sauaurs, in the furst yere graf in dyuers brauches of a cheri tree dyuers 
 aples to thy lykyng and leue so of the braunches vngraffed, the ij. yere make 
 holes thorow the chiry tree and drawe thorught y hole a vyne braunche 
 the vttcr rinde shaue off" as is before said and i the same maner thorow 
 another hole a red rosar and doo therwith as is befor said off' the vyne and 
 this diuersitee thou may doo aftir thyn owne lykyng. 
 
 Yf thou will haue frute of diners colours thou shalt make an hole in a 
 tree ny the roete euyn to the pithe of the tree and anon doo in y hole good 
 asure of almayne so that it be ny full and stoppe the hole wel and iuste w 
 a short pynne and wrapp it well w tempred erthe and bynde it wel as thou 
 doest a graff" and the frute shalbe blew colour and this may be doo w alle 
 colours.
 
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 C A Tretise of the iiij. Sesons of the Yere, and of the iiij. 
 Elementl which thei be and of what nature, and of the 
 Caniculare Daies. 
 
 The iiij. elementis ben theis, eyer fyie erthe and watir, also ther bethe 
 iiij. humors in ma and they be theis, blood red color blakis color and 
 flewme. 
 
 ||[ Also ther bethe iiij. sesons T the yere, in which a ma o^ and behouith 
 to be gouerned, the furst is Vere and y begynneth the vij. ide of Feuerell, 
 and endurith to the vij. ide of May, i this tyme wexeth bloed that is i the 
 furst humor of ma and acordith with the eyer that is the furst element for it 
 is wat'y and hote as is Vere that is the furst tyme of the yere; in that tyme 
 bok5 of medecyn lerneth vs to take drynkj solyble for to purgen the bodi 
 of euyll humors and to ete flesh and drynke drynkes that ben holsum for 
 mannys bodi, as yong porke and clene moto and lambis fleshe and kyddis 
 and fowles that ben of the lande but noo watir fowles, and fresh water 
 fish porettj tame nepis and parcely, and other erbis off medecyn and to 
 drinke good clene ale and noo stronge ale and theis thygj make clene blod 
 so thei be not surfetly taken. 
 
 ^ The ij. tyme and seson of the yere is Estasor soriiand beginnithe the 
 vij. ide of May and lastith vnto the vij. ide of August, in y tyme wexith 
 reed colour, and that is the ij. humor in man, and acordith to the ij. elemet 
 that is fire, for it is hot and drye, in y tyme men shuld not drynk erbis, nor 
 lete blode but if it were for gret nede nor myche faste. It is good in that 
 tyme to ete wel soden fleshe of all maner bestis and all maner fowles, sauf 
 porke 1 May is good too forbere, and ete alle maner fishe w vynegre or 
 ieuse of grapys or vergews made with good erbis sawge and sauery and seed 
 of anneis fenel sed and comyn, and it is good to drynke wurmod iij. tyme 
 in the weke tempred with wine, it is good also to tempir it with water and 
 drynke noo stronge ale and vsc louach see and letews and they shall temp 
 wel the red color and kepe the from syknes.
 
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 ^ The iij. tjine of f yere is Autupn? or haruest, and it begj-nnjth the 
 vij. ide of August and lastith into the vij. ide of Nouebre, and in thatt3'me 
 wexeth blak color that is the iij. humor in man, and accordith to the iij. 
 element that is erthe and that is colde and drie, in that tyme is good too take 
 drynke solyble that purgithe the bodye of euill and blak color that mych is 
 in a man and he ma}' somtyme late him blood in that seson, and ete litel 
 fresh fleshe, and namly fresh bief and mylke is good to dryke and good 
 wyne mesurably and good stale ale and noo newe ale, and ete scaled fish 
 with peper and wyth ginger and galingale and ete baies and stamarch 
 seede and corny and browort roetj wyth wyne or with other licor fasting 
 and ete not an owir or ij. aft'. 
 
 The iiij. tyme and seson of the yere is lems or winter, and beginnitli 
 y vij. ide of Nouembre and lastith to y vij. ide of Feu'ell, and in that tyme 
 entroth flewme, and that is the iiij. humor in man, and accordith to the 
 iiij. element that is water, for that cold and moyste, as is wyntir, and i that 
 tyme men shulde lete them bloode i ther bodj^s by garsinge but not on 
 vej'nes but if it be the more neede, and a ma must kepe him from dryk- 
 yng of to mych slronge drink^, also powdred flesh is good to ete and for as 
 mych as all fisshes aftir water be flcwmatike therfore they be better rost 
 than sosen, and vse mustard and pep and ofte tymes chewe in thy mouthe 
 pelletes of spayne and such other thingj as wil cause the flewme to voyde, 
 and also etc fenel sede comy and ache for theis seed) destroyen flewme 
 that alle the euellis in a manys body begynith of 
 
 ^ The Canycular daies begynne y xv. kalendas of August and endure 
 to the iiij. nonas of Septembre i which seson is gret pill to take syknesse 
 and it is perilkis to take drj'nk^ or medecyns or too be lat blod but if it be 
 for gret nede and ihat must be aftir the middis of the day.
 
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 fl The Crafte to make a Watir to haue Spottis out of WuUen 
 
 Cloth, 
 
 Take a galon of rennyng watir, a pynte of aqua vite, ij. vnc^ of 
 alom, ij. vncis white oprose, ij. vncj of woed asshes, a q'rt' of a 11. white 
 sope, and putt all this in a vessell till it take restnes all a nyght. 
 
 IC The Fourme and the Mesur to mete Land by. 
 
 The lengith of a barly corne iij. tymes make an ynche, soo that the 
 barly growe in comon soyle not to leuene too niych copostid, and xij. 
 ynches make a fote and iij. fote make a yarde and v. quatirs of the yarde 
 make an elle, v. fote make a pace, C. xxv. pace make a furlong, and viij. 
 furlong make an English myle, and xvi. furlong make a Frensh leuge, 
 V. yardis di. make a perche in Londo to mete lande by, and that perch is 
 xvi. fote di. longe. In dyuers odur placis in this lande they mete grounde by 
 pollis gaddis and roddis som be of xviij. foote som of xx. fote and som 
 xxi. fote in lengith, but of what lengith soo euerthey be C.lx. perches make 
 an akir, for as a mark of English monei conteyneth an C. Ix. pence soo euery 
 akir lande conteyneth C. Ix. perchies, and as a noble coteyneth Ixxx. pense 
 soo half an aker lade conteyneth Ixxx. perchis, &c^, and as the half a noble 
 conteyneth x1. d'. soo a roede lande coteyneth xl. perchi &cj, and a perche 
 of grounde shal coteyngne I lengith of the perche euery wey i the maner 
 of a cheker soo y it be as loge as brode. 
 
 jQ Xvi, fote and half makith a perch as is a boue said, that is v. yardis 
 and half, vi. C. foote bv fife score to the C. makith a furlog, that is xxxviij. 
 perchis sauf ij. fote, vii]. furlong make an English myle that is v. M. fote, 
 and so iij. C. and iij. perchis also an English myle.
 
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 d The generall Cursse to be declared iiij. tymes in the 
 
 yere. 
 
 As in the coucel of Oxenford it is prouided and decreed that the sentence 
 of excommunicacion whiche is sayd medecinall, iiij. tymes in the yere to be 
 pronouced, that is to sey the first Sonday of Aduent or comyng of our Lord 
 Ihu Cryst, the first Sonday of Lenten, the Sonday i the Feste of the 
 Trinite, and the Sonday within f vtas of the blessid virgine our Lady 
 Saint Mary. 
 
 H Articulo i. Alle they ben acurssed the rightis of holy chirch as in 
 londis teiitts rent possessions marices lesurs pasturs weies pathes wetingli 
 and Liniustli or maliciously defoulen and witholden concelen hyden or to 
 witholde or to auoide procuren. 
 
 ^ The ij. articule. Also all they that entenden maliciously to depriue 
 the good pees and triiquillite of our soueray lorde the Kyge and of the 
 reame presumen to perturbe and trouble. 
 
 ^ The iij. articule. Also al thei whiche fraudelently and wetingly false 
 vvitnesse bere or pcure to be borne or alsoo whiche such false witnesse in 
 bryng or vnder arere in cause of matrimony that is to sey where it is don 
 ageinst matrimony or to the disenheritaunce of any other. 
 
 ^ The iiij. articule. Also alle aduocatis whiche in causis of testamentis 
 or matrimony sette or putte malicously false excepcioiis or to be sett and 
 put procure on that y due effecteof very trew matrimony be notstrengthed 
 or that agenst the rightwis processe and cause is logere suspendid. 
 
 ^ The V. articule. Also alle they whiche for desire or grace of lucre or 
 foule wynyng of cursed malice and hate, putten cryme and blame vpo other 
 and them falsli deame so good folkis ben only driuen for their purgacions 
 or in other mautretly greuid. 
 
 fll The vi. articule. Also alle they which in the vacacion of chirches
 
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 malisciously setten and putten or procur to be put or set the question of 
 patrimony so the veri-y true patron only at that tyme they defreden him of 
 the collacion of his chirch. 
 
 ^ The vij. articule. Also alle they that falsly and maliciously casten 
 any out or many from their lawfull and trew patrimony. 
 
 ^ The viij. articule. Also alle they that taken any thyng of howses of 
 religion persones vicaris grauntes of chirches vvythoutthe freewill of theym 
 or of the wardeyns. 
 
 ^ The ix. articule. Alsoo alle they whiche noterye and knowen forni- 
 catours or auonteres or strompettes openli knowen witlgly and wilfully 
 defenden which at the leste by the lawe of holy chirche ben they punyssed 
 vndir peyne of exc5municacion and curs stedfastly inhibiting that noon of 
 the sayd persones them witingly restayne or herborugh. 
 
 ^ The X. article. Also al they what someuer they bye whiche violently 
 drawen out of chirche cloyster or cherchehawe any fugitif thider fled for 
 socur or which y forbeden him necessary liflode. 
 
 ^ The xi. article. Also all they that violently leyn hande on religion 
 maner priest or clarke. 
 
 ^ The xij. article. Also all they ben acursed ones in y yere in the 
 generall sentece and chapiter of al persones vicars chapleis pochials al tho 
 which y pitaucj of psos vicars chapleis pochials T f cite of Lodo f charit- 
 able biquestj defraude or to defraude pcurren or rentis in their laste wyllis 
 of this mekly to be done their deputes alien and enstranngen or procuren to 
 be aliende and so the wyl of the testatur islettyd and the forsayde persones 
 of their pytauncj depuid. 
 
 ^ The xiij. article. Also all sacrelegers whiche good^ of ehirchis per- 
 teyning and the thingis in the same deposed from chirches chirhawts or 
 other holy plac^ wythout lycence of person or curat of the same chirches 
 they aweye taken beryn rauysshen or violently and wyth strength awey 
 beren or do to be born, or who that suche asportacion or awey berynge in
 
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 their name or in their seruauntis or meyne fully haii or whiche to that preuy 
 or a pert counceile helpe yeuen or consenten. 
 
 ^ The xiiij. article. Also all they that falsen the Popes bulles and the 
 seale of our lorde the Kynge or of ony other seale autentik. 
 
 ^ The XV. artycle. Also all they whiche vsen false mesurs and weyghtis 
 what some euer they be more or lesse. 
 
 ^ The xvi. article. Also alle they that drinken potacions or do depress* 
 or withdraw the nurisshing of the byrth win the body. 
 
 ^ The xvij. article. Also all they settyng to hande too baptyme the 
 childe of whom sumeuer or husumeuer wherof they knowen not who is 
 fader nor moder. 
 
 ^ The xviij. article. Also that ben euyn helpers of Sarazyns ayenst 
 cristen men. 
 
 ^ The xix. article. Also all brenners of houses and chirchesin the tyme 
 of tranquillite and ageinst the institucion and ordinance of the Kynge 
 and Kingis. 
 
 ^ The XX. article. Also all rauisshers open theues and menslaers. 
 
 ^ The xxi. article. Also all pturbars ageyn sayers f last wylles of them 
 y been discesed and their good]^ wetingly wytholde. 
 
 ^ The xxij. article. Also fals money makers and clepars of money. 
 
 ^ The xxiij. article. Also al they ben acurssed that communith wyth 
 eny man or woman that is opynly acurste Avetyngly but yf it bee in cause 
 suffred of the lawe. 
 
 01 The xxiiij. article. Also all they whiche in lawful denunciacions in 
 chirches had of thingis awey taken from the laste sentence in this chirche 
 done vnto now. And vpon this of ded niennie dett^ and deutees shewed to
 
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 to the satisfaction of suche cliargeii not to com knowyng theym self sucho 
 cursednes done in this present sentence worthi and merjtoryly they fallen 
 in this sentence of corsyng. 
 
 ^ The XXV. arti. Also all they ben acursed that letten the iuredictiou 
 of hooly chirche by the K3'ngis lettres and prohibyssliions bryno-en in 
 causes of hooly chirche where they haue noo place whiche moAven not ben 
 assoiled tyl they haue satysfyed to y Juges and partyes of their damao-vs 
 and iniuries and expensis and interesse, as in the chapitor, Oiii intellexin)? 
 de in niuet li°. vi. 
 
 @^ The xxvi. article. Also all they be acursed more and lesse Avhiche 
 Avyttyngly wylfully or maliciously and vnw^^sly for ony ma hathe had 
 vttirly the seruaunt^ of God, that is to seye their persones vicars chapleis 
 parochials what someuer condicio that they ben or fame, the tythes puent^ 
 profitis oblations of custum and consuetude vsed lasse or more wholden or 
 done to be wytholden or }' sayd tithes or oblacionschaungen or turnen into 
 other vse thU it was prouyded in holy chirche lawe. 
 
 ^ The xxvij. article. Also alle the whiche done asken or byleuen in 
 whichcrafte and sorsery of what sumeuer kinde that they be and their 
 facturs and felowis. 
 
 ^ The xxviij. article. Also alle the hurtyng the ryghtesof holy chirche 
 harme or grief I their goodis or psones for why they bringen forth the sen- 
 tensis of excommunicacion ageinst anj^ or many deseruen the same peyne. 
 But yf they maken satisfaction wythin ij. monethes they mo wen not been 
 assoyled but only of the Pope or of his vikargenerall as it is conteyned in. 
 C. Quicuqj de sentencijs libro vi. 
 
 ^ The xxix. article. Also they ben acursed of all y Archbisshops and 
 Bisshops of Englande alle they whiche comen or done ageynste the grete 
 charters whiche conteyncn xxxvi. chapiters or artycles whiche sentencj and 
 many mo been confermed by the apostolicall seete, that is to saye of the 
 ]ybarlyes and of forest and theis thingis ben done and made of the con- 
 sent and wyl of cure lorde the Kynge. 
 
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 ^ The XXX. article. Also alle they whiche awayten clerkis to end^'ghi 
 or to tleme and iuge vnto the dethe in scculcr courtis, ageynst the libartees 
 and fraunchises of holy chirche. 
 
 ® The Article conteyned in the Bull of Pope Nicholas, pur- 
 chaced by the Curatis of the same cite of oblacions. 
 
 In the bul of Pope Nicholas purchaced by the curatis of y cite of Lon- 
 don for their oblacions the vi. daye of August the yere of our Lorde God 
 M. CCCC. liij. amonge others is it conteyned this, That euery inhabytant 
 and hosholder wythin the same cite of London and lybarte therof that is in 
 the ret of x. s. by the yere shall peye to God and his curat euery offeryng 
 daye in the yere a ferthing; and he that is of the rente of xx. s. shall paye 
 an halfpeny ; and he that is of the rent of xxx.s. by the yere shall paye 
 thre ferthingis ; and he that is of the ret of xl. s. shall paye a peny euery 
 offeryng day, and soo ahvcy assending by x. after the rate of a ferthing of 
 euery x. s. 
 
 ^ This is the very content of the saide bull, the whiche sayde bul all 
 compositions leyd aparte the inhabytatis and hou&holders of the cytee of 
 London and of the lybartees off y same been bounde to obey the acte of 
 comon councell holden the Frydaye the iij. daye of Marche, the xiiij.yere 
 of the reygne of Kynge Edward y iiij. And as for the meane sommcs 
 bytwene x. and x. there is nomencion made therof in the sayde bulle. But 
 the men that ben of the rent of vi. s. viij. d'. or of ony hygher somme vndcr 
 x. s. vse to pay ther iiij. offiig dayes and no more accordynge too their 
 dewte, as euery body is bounde to do that hath liys conmiunion and he that 
 is of the rent of a mark or of ony hygher somme vnder xx. s. most paye but 
 after the rate of x. s., that is to saye enery offryng daye a ferthyng as is 
 aforcsayde, and as for the odde money he is not chargeable by the bulle, 
 and he that is oiF the rente of xxvi. s. viij. d'. or of ony higher somme vndcr
 
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 XXX. s. shall paye but alter the rate of xx. s. and nothig for the meane 
 somnies. And euery curat of the same cytee is bounde by vertu of 
 obedience by expresse wordis in the sayde bulle to shewe and declare the 
 forsayde bulle to his pisshons iiij. tymes in the yere as in f same bnl! more 
 playnly it dothc appcre. 
 
 @ A Prouision by Acte of Parlement, lo brynge Kynge 
 Herrythevi. oule of the dett, CCC, Ixxxij, M. li. 
 
 Prayen the comons in this your present parlement assembled to con- 
 sider y wher your Chauncclar of your rcame off England your Tresorer of 
 England and many other Lordis of your councell b}' yourehygh comailde- 
 met to your sayd comons at your parlement holden at Westiii and ended 
 at Winchester, shewed and declared the state of thisyoure reame ; whiche 
 was that ye were indetted in CCC. Ixxxij. M. li. whiche isgrete and greuous 
 and that 3'oure lyuelod in yerly value was but v.M. li. and for as moche as 
 tliis V, M. li. toyoure hygh and noble estate to be kepte and pay your saj'de 
 dettis ^yolde not suffice, therefore that your hygh estate myght be re- 
 lyeued ; and furthermore it was shewed that your expencis necessaryes to 
 your houshold wythouten any other ordenary charges co to xxiiij. M. li. 
 yerly whiche exedith yerly in expencis necessary ouyr 3'our lyuelod^ 
 xix. M. li. 
 
 ' @ Also please your ITyghnes to consider that your comons of your 
 sayde reame ben as wel wylled to theyr power to the releuynge of your 
 Hyghnes as euer were people too ony Kytige of your progenytours y euer 
 rcgned in your sayd rcame of England, but3"ourconions by so inpowryshed 
 that by taking of vitaylc for your houshold and other thingis in your sayd 
 reame and noght pa3'^dc for, and the quynzysne by your saide commons 
 afore this tyme so ofte grauntcd, and by graunt of tonnag and poundage, 
 and by the graunte of the subsidj'C vpon the w^ulles and other grauntis too 
 youre Hyghnes made, and for lak of execucion of iustice of that your
 
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 power comons be ful nye dystro^'ed, and yf it shuld lenger contynew in 
 suche grete chargj it coude in noo wise be had and borne, Wherfore plese 
 it your Ilyghnes the premysses gracyously to consider, and by the aduyse 
 and assent of your Lordis spirituell and temporal and by the auctorite of 
 this 3'our present parlement for the consernacyon off yourc hygh state in 
 comfort and ese of your pour comons, wold take resume sease and rctaygne 
 in your hades and possessyon ail honours castels U)rdbhips townships maners 
 h)nciis tenementis wastis rentis reuercions lees feefermes and seruicis wyh 
 alie other apertinauncis in the whiche you had estat in fee in England 
 Wales and in y marches there. Of Irlande Caleice Gvvynes and in the 
 marches thcrof, y whiche you had graunted by youre lettres patentis or 
 other wj^se sythe f first daye of your rcgne, and alle the honours castels 
 lordships townes townships manners landis tenemenlis wastis rentis reuer- 
 sions fees fefermes and seruice wyth her appertynauncis the wiiiche were of 
 the Duchy of Lancaster and passyd from it by your graunte, and ye to 
 haue holde and retenew all premisses in and of lyke estate as ye had them 
 at the tyme of suche graunt^ by you of them made, and that alle lettres 
 patentis or grauntis b}' you or by ony other persone or persones atte youre 
 requeste or desire made to any persone or persones of y primysses be voyde 
 and of noo fors. 
 
 ^ And ouer that alle maner of grautis of rentis charges and anuyte 
 made by you of a state of enheritaunce for terme of lyf or termes of yeres, 
 or at wylle of wylle of ony persone or persones to be take of ony of thes 
 premisses or off ony other of youre possessyons or of youre custumes or 
 subsidyes or auerage or of your hap or acte or in your ressayt or in other 
 wyse or in ony place or in ony of the or of the profy t comyng of them win 
 this your reame Irland Wales Caleis Guynes and the marches of the same 
 be voyd and in none effecte. 
 
 ^ And that all maner grauntj made by you to ony persone or persones 
 of estate of enheritaunce terme off' lyf or terme of yeres or att wylle, of 
 ony herbage or pannage fisshig pasture or common or pastur wareyn 
 wood wyne clothing furres to none office longing nor perteyning sith the 
 sayd furst day of youre reygne, nor afore not yeldynge to yeue veri value 
 therof doing no charge to yeue therfore and the value therof, to be voyde 
 and of none effecte.
 
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 m And tliat alle lettres patenlis by 3'ou made or in ony of the premisses 
 to ony persone of the whiche ony recouer hath ben had ayenst the sayd 
 patentis or ony other by conen or colusion, that as well the recouerer therof 
 as the lettres patent^ be voyde and of none efFecte. 
 
 ^ And ouer thatlykytyoure Hyghnes to take resume seaseand retaygne 
 in your sayd handis and possession all maner preuylegis frauncheses 
 hundredis wapentakes leet^ rapis vyew of frankpledge sherefs turnays 
 sherefgyldes amerciament) issues and profytes of the same bee yeue and 
 grauntyd syth the furste daye of your reygne to ony persone or persones 
 or abbot priyour deane chapiter mayster or wardeyne oiF collao-e fratcr- 
 nyte crafte or gwylde, and all maner such grauntys be voyde and of none 
 effecte, except sitche libartees preuylegis fraunches hundredis wapentakes 
 letis rapis vyew of frankplcdgis sheref turneis sherefgwykles fynes amercia- 
 mentis issues and profytes off the same and all other lybartyes fraunches 
 preuylegis and amytees as you haue graunted to the prouostis and scoles 
 of your collage ryall of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Chambriege or 
 to your prouoste and colege ryall of our Lady of Eton, and to there suc- 
 cessours. 
 
 ^ And for as moche as it is thought to vs your humble and leege people 
 of this your noble reame comen to this your hygh courte of parlement by your 
 auctorite ryall, that certeyne diners lybartees preuylegis fredoms frauches 
 and ony fees be you to the prouost scolars and to the prouostes college and 
 their successours of your collegis of Eton and Chambrege graunted, ben 
 to youre Hyghnes prejudicial and ouer chargfull and noyouse toyour leege 
 people of this your reame. 
 
 @ Please it therfore your moost byghe and reall Mageste, to ordeyne 
 and appoynte by your hygh wisdom and discrccion that all grauntis and 
 actis of suche lybartees preuylegis and fredoms fraunchees and amytees as 
 ben to you preiudicial and ouerchargefull, and noyous vnto your people of 
 this your reame be voyde and of none efFecte. Wherof we your trewe 
 comons in the most lowly wyse that we can thinke, beseche your moste 
 habundant Grace to haue knowlege during this your sayd courte of parle- 
 ment for youre speciall rejece and comfort.
 
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 ^ And ouer that all tliegrauntis or releces made bj you Sythe the fyrst 
 daye of your regne to ony abbot priyor couente or to ony other persone or 
 peisones of discharge of quit clame of any corrydics corride pencion or 
 pencions dysnies quynsyms or dysmes tempals or off dyscharge or qnyte. 
 clayme of ony rentis of fee or seruyce of fee, be voyde and of none eftecte, 
 
 ^ This acte and peticion of resunipcion to bcgynne and take efFecte 
 the fyrst daye off youre parlement holden at Westmynster the xxviij.yere 
 of 3otu- rcgnc, and that alie nianer of grauntis bee you made of ony of y 
 sayde honours castels lordships townes townships maners land^ tenementis 
 wastes rentis reuercions fees feefermes and seruice or discharge of quyt 
 clayme as is aboue reherssed, wyth all other appartynauncis from the fyrst 
 day of the parlement holden at Westmynster the xxviij. 3'ere of your 
 reygne vnto the laste daye of this present parlement be voyde and of 
 none eftecte. 
 
 fP And yf ony persone or persones at ony tyme after the fyrst daye of 
 this present parlement accepte or purchace your lettres patent^ of ony off 
 y sayde honours castels lordships townes townships manner landis tene- 
 mentis wastis rentis rcucions fees feefermes and seruic^ w all other a})per- 
 tinaunce or ony dyscharge or quyt clayme as is aboue reherssed, or ony of 
 the premisses or ony other possessions of fee or of freholde thatshulde growe 
 vnto yow in the tyme comynge bee the wey of forfeytour or other wyse, but 
 yf it so be that this lettres patentis passe be aduyse and assent of 3'our 
 Chauncelar and Tresorer of England Preuy Scale and vi. lordis of youre 
 greate councel for the tyme being, and that they and eche of them subscribe 
 in suche lettres patentis there names, and that tlieis lettres patentis soo 
 subscribed wyth the sayd names be inrolled in youre chauncery of record. 
 
 -fl[ And yf ony persone or persones accept or purchas your lettres patentis 
 of ony of the premisses otherwyse, forfeyte vnto you our souerayn Lorde all 
 his landis or tenementis y he or ony persone or persones haue to his vse at 
 the tyme of such lettres patentis made, or ony tyme after shal haue in fee 
 semple holde of you, inmediatly to you, and all other landis and teiicis that, 
 they soo shall holde off other psones to them that they shal holde 
 inmedyatly, and the same letters patent] to be voyd and to non effecte.
 
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 ^ And that noo persone or persones that had any thing of the premisses 
 afore the tyme of the said rcsunipcie be not chargeable bi the wey of acopte 
 odurvvise for the same ayenst you your eyers or successours excepte thoos that 
 be yourgrautj afore the sayd resumpcion were acomptable, and that by auto- 
 rite of this your present parlemcnt euery of your lyege men that hath yeuen or 
 grauntid any landis tciientis rentis aduousos or other poscessions to you or to 
 ani other by your desire, for any other ladis tehentis rentis aduousons or other 
 possessions by you graunted, or by any other bi your desire silh y said furst 
 day of 3 our regne, y they y be now on lyue and their eyers, and (o the eyers 
 and successors of them y be dede, may entir liaue and ioy all such landis 
 teiitis rentys aduousons or other poscessions so yeue and graunted in lyke 
 wyse, as they ther auncestres or prediccssors had them afore such graunte 
 or a state made, and that amcrcymet in case may be had admytted and res- 
 saiued bi this sayd autorite for eueri partie that so shall entre in haue or 
 enioye ani of the promisses by their seruyce, that y said landis tenentis 
 retis aduousos or odur poscessions that they so shal entre inne haue or enioy 
 were yeuen or graunted for other landcs tenemetj ret^ aduousons or other 
 possessyons that they graunted to yeue or to any other at your desire 
 
 niencyon be made therof, soo that such landis tenemetis retis aduousons or 
 other poscessions were not rightfully in your possescions in fee aftir such 
 yeftes or grauntis as is aboue rehessid, sauing to euery persone ther right 
 tytel and enterest in any of the primisses other than they their auncestres 
 or pridecessors had be forsse of your lettres patentis, so that therof hath 
 ben had noo recoilery by couyn or collusion. 
 
 @ Prouided alwey, y thys acte shall not extende to the p'iudice of our 
 soueryn lady the Queue of her dower ioyter or frcholde, to her be you 
 graunted nor to any acte of parlement for her made. 
 
 Prouided alv/ey, y this acte shal not extede to ani priories aliens pencios 
 or any other poscessions, alyens belonging to the same priorys grauntid by 
 you to any of your prouostis and college and ther successours, or your 
 collegis ryall of our Lady of Eton and Seint Nycholas of Cambrege or any 
 of them to the vse of the said colleois. 
 
 -» 
 
 ^ Prouided alwey, that this acte exlende not to any free holdes and tenetis 
 that the prouostis scolars and puostis and collegis of your collagis rial of 
 Eto and Cambrege, that they or any of the forsaid puostis scolars or collegis
 
 184 
 
 haue too the and ther successors seuerally or joyntly to the vse of the 
 said collegis in the towne of Eton and Canibrege aforsayd or any of 
 them. 
 
 ^ Prouyded alwey, that this acte and ordynaunce of resumpcion extende 
 not to any graunt made by you to y prouostis and college and their succes- 
 sours, your collegis ryall of Cambrege and Eton or any of them or any pur- 
 chage made by your said prouostis scolars and prouost and college and 
 their successors or any of the or any other personc or psones of any landis 
 tenementis rentis or poscessions purchased by them or ani of them to the 
 vse of ani of the said collegis payng for the sayd landes and tenementis as 
 conscyens and right requireth, of the which landis and teiitis rentis or pos- 
 sescions ye were infeoffed of bi the said persones or psone to thentent to 
 feof the said puostis or any them, in the whiche land^ and tenementis 
 rentis were not yours before the said feoffement and made to you be not 
 coprehendid and coteyned in this acte. 
 
 ^ Prouided also, y this acte extende not ne be not preiudiciall to any 
 graunt made by you to the wardeyn or mastir scolars and thcr successours of 
 the college Valeyns Marie Pebrok halle, comonly called wythin 3'our 
 vnyuersile of Cambrege, of the priory alyen of Lynto wj'th alle the rightis 
 and the appartinauncis therto longyng and the aduouson of the t'icariage 
 of the same, ne to denay any graunt by you made to the said wardey maslir 
 scolars, and ther successours of a pencyon the which the abbot of Ryall Lien 
 late paid vnto the abbot of Pryne odur wise called Pynne Alyen. 
 
 ^ Prouided alwey, that this acte extende not to cherchcs bcyng in spirit 
 tuel mennys handis ne to gleuis off the same dismes pencions of desmes 
 obligacions of pencyons goyng out of chirches and gleuis al only which 
 were parte or percel of any priors alyen, nor to any tythes or offryngis being 
 in spirlel mens handis in y coiitie of Guynes or the marches of Caleys, so 
 that the same spirituel men dwellyn vpon ther benefices wythi the countee 
 and marches forsaid. 
 
 ^ Prouided also, that this acte extende not to any lettres patentj here 
 after to be graunted by force of the tresorers bille of England for thetyme 
 beyno', and that in euery patent so to be made, be coteined that who wil 
 geue more tiia the graunt or grauntis in the said letters patentis wouten
 
 185 
 
 fVaude or malengynes if the sayd grant or grauntis wil not yeue so myche 
 as so is offred off encrese, y than he that soo offerth encrese haue it by 
 letters patentis conteynyng f wordis aforsaid and if ani letters patentis 
 heraftir be made I other fourme than is afore rehessed that they be voyde 
 and non effecte. 
 
 ^ Prouided alwei, that noo persone or psones that hath paid by any 
 •warrant that were sufficient any of y premysses or of profeitis and issues of 
 them be not hurt for any such paiment be this acte. 
 
 ^ Prouyded alsoo, that thys acte be not p'iudicial to your Chaucelar 
 and Tresorer of Englad, priuesel justice barons of the shekeryour sergeant^ 
 of lawe your atturnay nor to ani other of your officers in the curtis of re- 
 corde of any wagis rewardis or clothig dew or accust'med vnto such officers 
 as in the dayes of any of your noble progenitors because of this said officis 
 ne too any acte of parlement for them made. 
 
 ^ Prouided also, that this acte ordynaunce made in your last parlemet 
 for paimentis of the areragis of wagis and rewardis dew to Vmfrey Duke 
 of Bokynghrii than capten of the castel and towne of Caleis and of the 
 towne of Risebanke for him his lieftenauntes and sowdiars etendiir for 
 the saufgarde of the same towne castel and tour for the tyme that the said 
 Duke wascapteyne there. Ne that the sayd acte or ordinaunce so made I 
 your last parlemet be not cumprised and comprehedidin this acte. 
 
 ^ And that this acte extende not too any parsone or psones hauyg right- 
 full and lawful restitucio of any posscessios of fee or of free holdes be you, 
 vpon his tytle to yow dewly shewid as for the sayd possessions in ther lettres 
 patentis of restitucion coteyned nor to any grauntis in ani wise made for 
 discharge of any townships or men of the same by ther ferme of the same 
 towncs whiche they were too gretly charged yf soo that it hath be dewly 
 enquerid and certefied. 
 
 ^ Prouided also, that any letters patentis made to the mayr councille 
 or baylif and burges of any cite towne or borugh, or to citezens or 
 burges of the same to be exemple for the power autorite or iurdixyon of 
 the Admyral of England, clarke of the market for the tyme beyge or for 
 
 B b
 
 186 
 
 the power of the wardeyns of your marches of England toward Scotlad be 
 vtturly forprised and excepte out of this acte and noon of such lett'* 
 patentis comprised in the same. 
 
 M Prouided also, that this acte extende not to any maner of graunte 
 mirage or any thing graunted for the same made by you to any mayr 
 cominaltee or to baylyf and cominalte or citezes or burges of any cite 
 towne or porte of this your reame of England. 
 
 ^ Prouided also, that noo parsone that liathe paid be warant sufficient 
 at the tyme of such paymet any of the primysses of the profeytis and issues 
 of he be not hurte of any such pa^-ment be this acte. 
 
 ^ And for as myche as it is playnli and vniuersally conceyued thorugh 
 al this your reame that the good spede of this acte of resumpcio is to you 
 fullhonrable necessary and behouefuU and to alle your liege peple cofortable 
 and gret relyf of yer pouertee f whiche they ben in ful mani inportable 
 charges leyd vpon the afore this tyme for that the said resumpcyo afore tliis 
 tyme hathe not ben effectually had. 
 
 ^ We your trewe humble obe3^saiit and feithful liege peple comen for y 
 comons of this your noble reame to this your high courte of parlemet be 
 your autoryte ryal, in the moste homble wyse to vs possible besechen your 
 most noble grace graciousli and tendirly to consider the gret benefettis that 
 shulde growe vnto you and to this your reame be the meane off the resump- 
 cion, that it plese therfore your most habundaunt grace that the said re- 
 sumpcyon may take good and effectuall conclusion, wherof we your said 
 humble and liege peple vndir the fauour of your hygh and most noble 
 grace ma}'^ haue knovvlege durig this your said parlemet for your singlar and 
 speciall comfort and consolacio of vs and all thoo that we co fore, &cj.
 
 187 
 
 C The Crafte to make Corke for Diars. 
 
 Take an C. and a q'rt' of lyztmose and ley it half a day in stale pisse 
 and tha put vnto hitt xiiij. 11. pot asshes and xx. galons stale pisse the doo 
 it in pottj and hete an ouyn w iij. fagottj the furt tyme, the ij. tyme wyth 
 iiij. fagottis and so forth wyth moo fagottis, jiij. tymes at f lest, &cj. 
 
 ^ The Ressaite to make Ypocras. 
 
 f|[ For a galon and a pynt of red wy take synamon iij. vncis, gynger 
 tryed an vnce, greynes and longe peper dl. vnce, clones and masys, a q'rt' 
 of an vnce, spignard a quatir of an vnce, suger ij. 11. 
 
 ||[ Clarey. 
 
 For xviij. galons synamo, dl. a pute gynger, q'rt' of a 11. pepir, a q'rt' 
 of a II. greynes, an vnce safron, a quatir of an vnce colyaundir, ij. vnce 
 calaraose aromaticus. 
 
 m The Crafte to make Ypocras and Braket and Clare. 
 
 Take a quarte of red wyne an vnce of synamo and half an vnce of gynger 
 and a quartir of an vnce of greynes and half a 11. off suger, and brose alle 
 thes not to small and than putt them in a bage of wullen clothe made 
 therfore with the wyne and late it hange ouir a vessell till y wyn be rune 
 thorow. And aftir thou mayst breke the spicj smaller and putt new wyne 
 ther to, and make more wyth the same stuflf, but it can not be so good as 
 the furst, and thus if thow wilt haue more quantyte of ypocras make thi 
 quantite of spicis ther aftir as is boue said.
 
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 ^ For Clarrc. 
 
 Take cloues and gilofre quibible, and macj canll' gynger and spiguale off 
 an in poudreand temper hem with good wyne and the iij. parte as micli of 
 fyn honi that is clarefied and streine hem thorugh a cloth and doo it into a 
 clene vessel, and it may be made wyth ale &cj. 
 
 C[ For Braket. 
 
 Take a pott of good ale and put therto a porcion of hony and peper i this 
 maner, Avhen thou hast good ale lete it stonde in a pot ij. daies and tha 
 drawe out a quarte or a potell of that ale and put to the hony and set it 
 ouer the fire and lete it sethe well and take it of the fire and scinne it clene 
 and than set it ouer the fire and scinne it ayen and then lete it keele a while 
 and put thertoo the peper and the set he on the fire and lete hem boyle wel 
 togedur with esy fir ; but peper take iiij. galons of good ale a pynte of fyn 
 tryed hony and the mountenaunce off saucer full of poud' of peper, 8ccl, 
 
 ^ The Crafte to make Gunepoudir. 
 
 Take as myche weight as thou will of salt pet' and half asmyche weyght 
 of brymston and half soo myche of coles of salow or of wylow tree, and yf 
 thou wilt, a litel of quyke siluer and bete he in a mortir to smal powdir and 
 sarce hem and put hem in a bote drye place as in thy bed strawe. 
 
 C[ The Crafte to make Orchell. 
 
 Take iij. C. weight orchell drye grounde and doo it in a trouthe and put 
 therto xvi. or xx. galos of stale pisse and medell it wel togedir and so lete 
 it lye ij. or iij. daes and than fede it wyth pisse and wood asshes too this 
 proporcions, for eueri C. of the orchel x.ll. wood asshes, and to this iij. C. 
 orchell in all ij. barels of stale pisse, and for to doo it wel it wilbe xiiij. daies 
 i makyng &c j.
 
 189 
 
 ^ To make a Pigell to kepe freshe Sturgen in. 
 
 Take of the same brothe it was socle in and for half the hed of sturgeon 
 take a pynte of whit W3'ne and a pynte of white venegre and fenell sede 
 broken and bounde in a clothe and ley it in the same souse for oo day, but 
 yf it shalbe lenger or packed in a barell and caried, take only while wyne and 
 white venegar and a litel salte and soo it shall contynu well ij. monthes. 
 
 To make Veneger shortli if ye haue nede. 
 
 Caste benys in the fire, a quantite as thou shalt seme good, andhote put 
 them in to wine and it shalbe shortly turned to venegre. 
 
 ^ To make Percely to growe in an our space. 
 
 Take a quantite of erthe, and put therto lyes of swete wyne that is dried 
 and medull the erthe and that togedir and than sowe thy percely and 
 medell the seed and y erthe togedir and wete it wyth aqua uite and tha set 
 your turfe or your erthe ayen the fyre, and set it shoring ayen the fyre and 
 wythin an our ye shal haue there percely abill to cutte yi a knyf, and ^ the 
 prouf ye shal knowe the trouthe herof. 
 
 The mesurs of Reynysb Wyne too be bought by in And- 
 warpe and Dordreight, and also the mesurs and rekenyng 
 of Wyne to be bought at Burdeux, and gawge of the same. 
 
 The rood of reynysh wyne of Dordreight is x. awames and euery awme 
 is 1. salons.
 
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 ^ Itin the rood of Andwarp is xiiij. awmes and eueri awme is xxxv. 
 galons. 
 
 .^ The Rekenyg of Wyne at Burdeux. 
 
 ^ The tonne of Burdeux holdith mesur xij. score and xij. galons, the 
 pipe vi. share and vi, galons, the hogg^hed Ixiij. galos, y tone holdilh I 
 sesternes Ixiij. sesternes, the pipe xxxi. s'. di, the hogg^hed xv. s'. dl and 
 a q'rt' sesterne iiij. galons. 
 
 ^ Itin XV. sous? of Burdeux makithe a franke whiche is ij.s. 
 
 This is the rekenyg to bye wyne by the frankes, that is to wet iij. frakes 
 makith a nobill, soo yf yow bye a tonne wyne for xl. frankis, that is aftir 
 the maner of Burdeux xiij. noble and a franke, so if ye will make a iuste 
 rekenag of wyne ye must loke how many poundis ye pay for a tonne wyne, 
 soo many pence stondith yo in a galon iust, for in a poundis sterlyng ben 
 xij. share pence and so many galons holdith a tone, and looke how many 
 poundis ye pay for a pipe, soo many ij. d'. drawyth a galon, and how many 
 poundis ye pay for an hoggH^ed, so many iiij. d'. the galon. 
 
 The Weight and maner of beyng of Irne, and the dif- 
 ference of y Weyghtes vsed in England. 
 
 It is to wett, that xx. C. weyght is a tonne irne, and to rescayue it 
 CCC. q'terand xxv. li. at a draught, or be the endys as the marchauntis 
 can agree. 
 
 ^ Item ye shal vnderstande that xv. kyntayls yron of the weyght of Este 
 Spayne weyed xx. C. English wyght and more, the pryce of a kyntayl there 
 is ij. s. and viij. d*., and lesse by xx. d'. or ij. s. in the tonne, &c.
 
 191 
 
 H The Difference of the Weyghtis. 
 
 Ther beth iij. maner weyghtj that is to wete, troy weyght, auncell weyghtis, 
 and lyggynge weyght. By troy weyght is bought and solde golde syluer 
 perlys gette, that is to saye of this weyght xxxij. d'. st^. maketh an vunce, 
 and viij. vucis makyth a marke, and xij. vunc^ makyth a pounde of this 
 troye weights 
 
 ^ Another Weyght 
 
 Ys called auncels shafte, and this weyght is forboden in England by 
 statute of parlement, and also hooly chirche hath cursed in England alle 
 thoo that beyen or sellen by that aiicel weyght, for it is a disseuable weyght 
 yf a man cast hym to deceyue the people and for to be false. 
 
 f[ The Lygginge Weyght. 
 
 And therby is boughte and solde alle maner of marchaundise, as tynne 
 ledde irne coper stele waxe woode mader and al maner of specerycorsis 
 lac^ hempe ropis and t.ilow and suche other as is vsed to be solde be 
 weyght, and of this weyght xvi. vuncis make a pound and C. and xij. li. is 
 an C. and x. C. marke a M. of all suche marchanndises that is solde be this 
 weyght and rekenynge made by the same excepte Avulle only, for wulle is 
 weyed by thcAveyght aforsayd, but not reconed after that maner. Wulle is 
 bought by the sacke by the tod by the stone and by the mayle, as is afore 
 sayd, but in the contree amoge the husbandis it is moste vsed to be bought 
 by the stone and by f tod, and bytwene gaderars of the countree and mar- 
 chauntis it is moste vsed to be bought be the sacke.
 
 192 
 
 €1 The Acte of Parlenient to compelle the lugis of Spuall 
 Lawe to graunt ony party the Copy of the Lebel for any 
 cause. 
 
 Edward, by the grace of God Kyg of Englad and of Frauce and 
 Lord of Irlade to y wursbipful fad' in God T. Archbishop of Cant'bury 
 Primat of alle Englande and Auditor of his causes and to ther comyssaries 
 and deputees what so euer they be and to euery of them gretyng. Syns 
 it* is so that in the statute in f parlement of Kynge Herry the iiij. lately of 
 the deede and not off the lawe, at Leyceter the secode yere of his reygne, 
 a crye holden among other thingis was conteyned, that whan so euer the 
 copey of the lybell or the articles by lawe of the cause is to be graunted 
 and bee delyuered vnto f party wythout dificulty, and nowe of the com- 
 pleynt of Ric. A. we haue harde that thow he often tymes bathe desyred 
 the copy of the lebel or artycles of the cause ayenst hym before you in the 
 courte of cristiante moued and hanging, to be deliuered vnto hym the 
 whiche copye by the lawe is to be graunted as it is sayde. And ye neuer- 
 thelesse haue deferred and now defene to do it, in despyte of vs and greuous 
 hurt of the same Ric. and ayenst y strengeth fourme and effecte of the for- 
 sayde statute ; we wyllinge the same statute in euery of his articles vnde- 
 fyled to be kepte, commaunde you y ye graunt to the sayd Ric. the copy of 
 the lybell or articles of the cause aforesayd before you as it is sayd moued 
 and haging yf it be to be grauted by the lawe, and delyuer to the same Ric. 
 the same copy wythout any difficulte aftir the strengeth fourme and effectc 
 of the forsayde statute : wytnessemyself att Westin.
 
 193 
 
 H The Rate of the Kyngis Custum and Subside of Mar- 
 chaundises registred in the Escheker, 
 
 ||[ The Custum of Clothe wythout greyn. 
 
 The Kingis subgettis pay for custum of a cloth xiiij. d'. The Spaynardis 
 paye for custum of a cloth xiiij. d'. The Hanse payth xij. d'. ; and aliauntj 
 pay for a cloth ij. s. ix. d'. 
 
 ^ The Custum of Cloth in greyn. 
 
 ^ The kyngis subgettis payeth for euery cloth ij. s. iiij. d'. The Spay- 
 nard^ pay ij. s. iiij.d'. The Hanse payeth ij.s. Other slraungers paye 
 V. s. vi. d'. 
 
 ^ The Custum of Cloth half grayed. 
 
 ^ The kyngis subgettis pay for suche cloth xxi. d'. The Spaynardis 
 pay xxi. d'. The marchaunt of the Hanse paye xviij. d'. Other straungers 
 paye iiij. s. i. d'. 
 
 ^ The Subside of Cloth as wel in greine as vngreyned, after the valuore 
 
 of euery pounde. 
 
 The kyngis subgettis for subside paye nothinge. The Spaynardis pay 
 nothinge. The Hanse paye nothinge. Other straungers paye for sub- 
 side of euery li. xij. pens. 
 
 ^ Custum of Sengle Wursted. 
 
 ^ The kyngis subgettis, the Spaynardis and marchautis of the Hase 
 
 c c
 
 194 
 
 pay for custum of euery pece i. d'. and all other straungers payd for custu 
 i.d'. ob'. 
 
 f[ The Custum of the Doubll Worsted. 
 
 The kjngis subgettis, the Spaynardis, and marchautis of the Has, pay 
 for euery pece custum ij. d'. and all od' straungers pay iij. d'. 
 
 The Custum of euery bed Sengle Wursted. 
 
 The subgettis of England, the Spaynyardis, and the marchauntis of the 
 Hans pay for custum of euery pece, v. d'. and all other straungers paye 
 vij. d'. ob'. 
 
 f[ The Custum of beddj Double Wursted. 
 
 ^ The kyngis subgettis, the marchauntis of the Hanse, and the Spay- 
 nardis pay for custum of euery suche pece ix. d.' and all other marchauntis 
 straungers pay xiij. d*. ob'. 
 
 ||[ The Subsidie of euery poud value of Wursted sengle and double, and 
 of the Wursted beddis sengle and double. 
 
 The kyngis subgettis, the Spaynardis, and marchauntis of the Hanse 
 pay for subsidie of the ponde i. d*. Alle other straungers pay xij. d'. 
 
 ^ Custum of Waxe, and subside, 
 
 ^ For euery C. waxe alle marchautis paye for custum xij. d'. The 
 kyngis subgettis, the marchauntis of Spayne, and of the Hanse paye 
 nothynge for subsidie of noo maner waxe. f|[ Alle other marchauntis 
 straungers paye for subsidie xij. d'.
 
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 ||[[ Custuui and Subsidie of Wynes. 
 
 ^ The marchauntis off England and of Spayne pay tonnage for euery 
 tonne iij. s. §[ The marchauntis of the Hanse and other marchauntis 
 straungers paye for custum of euery tonne ij. s. And the other marchauntis 
 straugers paye for subside iij. s. 
 
 ^ The Custum and Subside of euery tonne Swete Wyne. 
 
 ^ The marchauntis of England and of Spayne paye for tonnage iij. s. 
 The marchauntis of the Hanse and alle marchauntis straungers paye for 
 custum ij. s. And the marchauntis straungers paye for subside iij. s. 
 
 H Custum and Subside of Tyne be f li. value. 
 
 ^ The marchauntis of England and of Spayne paye for subside xij. d'. 
 The Hanse and marchauntis straugers paye for custum iij. d'. And the 
 marchauntis straungers for subside paye ij. d'. 
 
 ^ Custum of Pewter and Subside be the li. value. 
 
 HI The marchauntis of England and of Spayne paye for subside xij.d'. 
 And the marchauntis straungers pay for subside ij. s. And the same 
 marchaunt straungers paye for custum iij. d'. 
 
 0{ The Custum and Subside off Wulle and Felle shipped to Caleis. 
 
 ^ The marchaunt of the stapil payeth for custum of a sac. vi. s. viij. 
 
 Ite he payed for subside xxxiij. s. iiij. d*. 
 
 ^ Ite for euery CC. xl. wulle fellis for custum vi. s. viij. d. 
 
 ^ Item for subside of y same, xxxiij. s. iiij.d'.
 
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 Custum and Subside shyppyd in to other parties of WuUe and Felle. 
 
 ^ Euery marchaut payeth for custum of a sac x. s. 
 ^ Item for subside iij. li. vi. s. viij. d'. 
 §[ Item for f comyng to Caleis viij. d'. 
 
 ^ Item of euery CC. xl. skynnes off" wull fel eu marchaut payth for 
 custum X. s. and euery marchaut paith for subside iij. li. vi. s. viij.d'. 
 ^ Item for deuerii they pay viij. d'. 
 
 Custum and Subside of Ledur. 
 
 (|[ The marchaut of England payth for euery last ledur tanned, for 
 custu xiij. s. iiij. d'. 
 
 ^ Item for the subside iij.li. vi. viij.d'. 
 
 Item for deuery to Caleis xvi. d'. 
 
 H The marchaunt of Spayne payed for custum xiij. s. iiij. d*. 
 
 ^ Item for subside iij. li. vi. s. viij. d'. 
 
 ^ Ite deuery, aleis viij. d'. 
 
 fH The marchaut straugers pay for custum xx. s. 
 
 ^ Ite for subside iij.li. xiij.s. iiij.d'. 
 
 ^ Ite deuery, Caleis xvi. d*. 
 
 ^ The Charge for the CoketiJ of MarchaudicJ. 
 All maner of marchaiitis shal pay for his covet ij.d'. 
 
 ^ The Custum and Subside of euery li. value of alle other Marchaundise. 
 
 ^ The English marchaut payde for subside xij. d'. and the marchaut of 
 Spayne xij. d'. The marchaut J of the Hans paye for subside ij. d'. the 
 same marchaijt^ pay for custum iij.d'. All other marchautis paye for 
 custii iij. d'., and for subside xij. d'.
 
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 §[ The Composicion betwene the Marchauntis of England and f towne of 
 And warp, for the Costis of ther Marchaundicis brought to the said towne, 
 
 and hauing thens. 
 
 f[ The Tolle. 
 
 Fvrst to pa^'e for the tolle off C. ferendel corne of our mesure CC. busshels, 
 XX. d'. Flemish. 
 
 ^ Item for a grete packe, the tolle ij. s. g^. 
 
 |[[ Item for a myddel packe, the tolle xviij. gret. 
 
 ^ Item for a terlyng, the tolle xij. gj. 
 
 ^ Item for a fardel, the tolle vi.gj, kranage. 
 
 |[[ For a grete packe slogen ^ the cheyncs x.gj. 
 
 ^ Item for a myddel packe in the krane vi. gJ. 
 ^ Ite for a terling in y krane iiij. gJ. 
 ^ Ite for a fedell in the krane ij- gJ. 
 
 Excise. 
 1^ Thexcise of euery clothe is viij. mytj g^. 
 
 Kolle Waynes. 
 
 For a grete packe for the rolle wayne, iiij. gret. 
 ^ Item for a lytill packe, the rolle wayne iij. gJ. 
 ^ Item a terlyng payth, for the rolle wayne ij. gJ. 
 
 Costis at the Fery. 
 
 ^ To pay at the fery for a man and his bagage, iiij. mitj. 
 ^ Item a hors the man and his bagage, i- gJ. 
 ||[ Item an emty hors only i. d'. 
 
 Brokers to pay for a cloth under xl. s. the broker shal haue ij. gJ. 
 
 ^ Item for a cloth aboue xl. s. the broker hath iiij. gJ. 
 
 ~ Item C. ellis cotton cloth payth lyke a clothe iiij. gJ &c.
 
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 Be it right or Avrog, these me among, on wome do coplaine, 
 
 AfFermyng this, how that it is, a labour spent in vaine 
 
 To loue the wele, for neuer a dele, they loue a man agayne, 
 
 For lete a man, do what he can, ther fouour to attayne, 
 
 Yet yf a newe, to them pursue, ther furst trcw louer than 
 
 Laboureth for nought, and from her thought, he is a bannisshed m^. 
 
 I say not nay, but that all day, it is bothe writ and sayde 
 That womans fayth, is as who saythe, all vtterly decayed. 
 But neiitheles, right good witnes, i this case might be layde 
 That they loue trewe, and cotynew, recorde y Nutbrowne Maide, 
 Whiche from her loue, wha her to proue, he cam to make his mone, 
 Wolde not departe, for in her herte, she louyd but hym allone. 
 
 Than betwene vs, lete vs discusse, what was all the maner 
 
 Be twene them too, we wyl also, telle all they peyne in fere 
 
 That she was in, now I begynne, so that ye me answere. 
 
 Wherfore ye, that present be, I pray you geue an eare : 
 
 I am the knyght, I cum be nyght, as secret as I ca, 
 
 Sayng; — Alas, thus stondyth the cause, I am a banisshed man. 
 
 And I your wylle, for to fulfylle, in this wyl* not refuse. 
 Trusting to shewe, in wordis fewe, y men haue an ille vse 
 To ther owne shame, wyme to blame, and causeles the accuse; 
 Therfore to you, I answere now, alle wymen to excuse. — 
 Myn owne hert dere, w you what chiere, I prey you telle anoon, 
 For in my mynde, of all mankynde I loue but you allon. 
 
 It stodith so, a dede is do, wherfore moche harme shal growe, 
 My desteny, is for to dey, a shamful dethe I trowe, 
 Or ellis to flee, the ton must bee, none other wey I knowe. 
 But to wdrawe, as an outlaw, and take me to my bowe; 
 Wherfore adew, my owne hert trewe, none other red I can, 
 For I muste to the grcne wode goo, alone a bannysshed man.
 
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 Lorde what is this worldis blisse that chaungeth as y inone. 
 My somers day, i lusty May, is derked before the none; 
 
 1 here you saye farwel, nay, nay, we departe not soo sone; 
 Why say ye so, wheder wyl ye goo, alas what haue ye done ? 
 
 Alle my welfare, to sorow and care, shulde chaunge yf ye wereoon; 
 For in my mynde, of all mankynde, I loue but you alone. 
 
 I can beleue, it shal you greue, and shomwhatyou distrayne; 
 
 But aftyrwarde, your paynes harde win a day or tweyne 
 
 Shal sone a slake, and ye shal take, comfort to you agayne. 
 
 Why shuld ye nought? for to make thought your laburwere in vayne, 
 
 And thus I do, and pray you loo, as hertely as I can ; 
 
 For I muste too y grene wode goo, alone a banysshed man. 
 
 Now syth that ye haue shewed to me f secret of your mynde, 
 
 I shalbe playne to you agayne lyke as ye shal me fynde ; 
 
 Syth it is so, that ye wyll goo, I wol not leue behynde, 
 
 Shal neyer be sayd, the Nutbrowne Mayd, was to her loue vnkind; 
 
 Make you redy, for soo am I, allthough it were anoon, 
 
 For in my mynde of all mankynde, I loue but you alone. 
 
 Yet I you rede, take good hede, whan men wyl thinke and sey 
 Of yonge and olde, it shalbe tolde, that ye be gone away, 
 Your wanton wylle, for to fulfylle, in grene wood you to play, 
 And that ye myght, from your del3'te, noo lenger make delay. 
 Rather than ye shuld thus for me, be called an ylle woman, 
 Yet wolde I to, the grene wodde goo, alone a banyshed man. 
 
 Though it be songe of olde and yonge, that I shuld be to blame. 
 Theirs be the charge, y speke so large in hurting of my name ; 
 For I wyl proue, that fey thful loue, it is deuoyd of shame 
 In your distresse, and heuynesse, to parte wyth you the same, 
 And sure all thoo, that doo not so, trewe loucrs ar they noon ; 
 But in my mynde of all mankynde, I loue but you alone.
 
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 I councel yow, remembre how, it is noo maydens lawe, 
 
 Nothing to dought, but to rene out, to wod w an outlawe : 
 
 For ye must there, in your hande bere, a bowe to bere and drawe, 
 
 And as a theef, thus must ye lyue, euer in drede and awe, 
 
 By whiche to 3^ow, gret harme myght grow, yet had I leuer than 
 
 That I had too, the grene wod goo, alone a banysshyd man. 
 
 I thinke not nay, but as ye saye, it is noo maydens lore. 
 But loue may make me, for your sake, as ye haue said before, 
 To com on fote, to hunte and shote to gete vs mete and store, 
 For soo that I, your company may haue I aske noo more ; 
 From whiche to parte, it makith mjui herte, as colde as ony ston. 
 For in my mynde, of all mankynde, I loue but you alone. 
 
 For an outlawe this is the lawe, that men hym take and binde 
 "Wythout pytee, hanged to bee, and wauer w the wynde. 
 Yf I had neede, as God forbede, what rescous coude ye finde ; 
 For sothe I trowe, you and your be we, shul' drawe for fere behynde, 
 And noo merueyle, for lytel auayle, were in your councel than ; 
 "Wherfore I too, the woode wyl goo, alone a banysshd man. 
 
 Ful wel knowe ye, that wymen bee, ful febyl for to fyght, 
 
 Noo womanhed, is it in deede, to bee bolde as a knight. 
 
 Yet in suche fere, yf that ye were, amonge enemj-s day and nyght 
 
 I wolde wythstonde, w bowe in hande, to greue them as I myght, 
 
 And you to saue, as wymen haue, from deth many one ; 
 
 For in my mynde, of all mankynde, I loue but you alone. 
 
 Yet take good hede, for euer, I drede, that ye coude not sustein 
 The thorney wayes, y depe valeis, the snowe, y frost, y reyn. 
 The colde, the hete ; for drye or wete, we must lodge on the playn ; 
 And vs abowe, noon other roue, but a brake bussh or twayne; 
 Whiche sone shulde greue you, I beleue, and 3'e wolde gladly than, 
 That I had too, the grene wode goo, alone a banysshyd man.
 
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 Syth I haue here, ben partynere, \Vyou of ioy and blysse, 
 
 I muste also, parte of your woo endure, as reason is ; 
 
 Yet am I sure, of oo plesure, and shortly it is this. 
 
 That wiiere ye bee, me semeth perde, I coude not fare amysse ; 
 
 Wythout more speche, I you beseche, that we were soon a gone ; 
 
 For in my mynde, of all man kynde, I loue but you alone. 
 
 Yef yc goo thedyr, ye must cosider, whan ye haue lust to dyne, 
 Ther shal no mete, before to gete, nor drike, bere, ale, ne wine, 
 Ne shetis clene, to lye bctwene, made of thred and twyne ; 
 Noon other house, but leuys and bowes to keuer your hed and myn : 
 Loo myn herte ssvete, this ylle dyet, shuld make you pale and wan, 
 Wherfore I to the wood wyl goo, alone a banysshid man. 
 
 Amonge the wylde dere, suche an archier, as me say y ye bee, 
 Ne may not fayle, of good vitayle, where is so grete plente, 
 And watir cleere, of the ryuere, shalbe ful swete to me 
 Wyth whiche in hele, I shal right wele endure as ye shal see ; 
 And er we goo a bed, or twoo I can prouide anoon, 
 For in my mynde, of all mankynde, I loue but you alone. 
 
 Loo yet before ye must doo more, yf ye wyl goo \V me. 
 As cutte your here vp by your ere, your kirtel by y knee, 
 Wyth bowe in hade, for to wstode your enmys, yf nede be : 
 And this same nyght, before day lyght, to wood ward wyl I flee ; 
 And ye wyl all this fulfylle, doo it shortely as ye can, 
 Ellis wil 1 to the grene wode goo, alone a banysshyd man. 
 
 I shal as now, do more for you, y longeth to womanhod, 
 To short my here, a bowe to bere, to shote in tyme of nede. 
 O my swete mod', before all other, for you haue I most drede. 
 But now adiew, I must ensue, wher fortune duth me leede: 
 All this make ye, now lete vs flee, the day cum fast vpon ; 
 For in my mynde, of all mankynde, I loue but you alone. 
 
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 Nay nay not soo, ye shal not goo, and I shal telle 3'ou why ; 
 Your appetyte, is to be lyglit of loue, I wele aspie, 
 For right as ye, haue sayd to me, in lyke wyse hardely 
 Ye wolde answere, who so euer it were, in way of company. 
 It is sayd of olde, sone hole sone colde, and so is a woman ; 
 Wherfore I too, the woode wyl goo, alone a banysshid man. 
 
 Yef ye take hede, yet is noo neede, suche wordis to say bee mee. 
 For ofte ye preyd, and Jonge assayed, or I you louid pdee ; 
 And though that I, of auncestry, a barons doughter bee. 
 Yet haue you proued, how I you loued, a squyer of lowe degree, 
 And euer shal, what so befalle, to dey therfore anoon ; 
 For in my mynde, of al raankynde, I loue but you alone. 
 
 A barons childe to be begyled, it were a curssed dede ; 
 
 To be felow w an out lavve, Almyghty God forbede : 
 
 Yet bettyr were, the power squyer, alone to forest yede, 
 
 Than ye shal saye, another day, that be wyked dede 
 
 Ye were betrayed, wherfore good maide, the best red y I can, 
 
 Is that I too, the grene wode goo, alone a banysshed man. 
 
 Whatsoeuer befalle, I neuer shal, of this thing you vpbraid, 
 
 But yf ye goo, and leue me soo, than haue ye me betraied ; 
 
 Remembre you wele, how that ye dele, for yf ye as the sayde, 
 
 Be so vnkynde, to leue behynde, your loue the Notbrowne Maide, 
 
 Trust me truly, that I dey, sone after ye be gone. 
 
 For in my mynde, of all raankynde, I loue but you alone. 
 
 Yef that ye went, ye shulde repent, for in the forest now 
 I haue purueid me, of a maide, whom I loue more tha you. 
 Another fayrer than euer ye were, I dare it wel auowe ; 
 And of you bothe, eche shuld be Avrothe w other as I trowe : 
 It were m}^! ease, to lyue in pease, so wyl I yf I can, 
 Wherfore I to the wode wyl goo, alone a banysshid man.
 
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 Thouo-h in the wood, I vndirstode, ye had a paramour, 
 All this may nought rcmeue my thought, but y I wil be your ; 
 And she shal f'ynde me softe and kynde, and curleis euery our, 
 Glad to fulfylle all that she wylle c5maunde me to my power, 
 For had ye loo, an hondred moo, yet wolde I be that one; 
 For in my mynde, of all mankynde, I loue but you alone. 
 
 Myn owne dere loue, I see the proue, that ye be kynde and trewe ; 
 
 Of mayde and wyf, in al my lyf, the best that euer I knewe. 
 
 Be mery and glad, be no more sad, the case is chauged newe ; 
 
 For it were ruthe, that for your trouth, you shuld liaue cause to rewe. 
 
 Be not dismayed, what soeuer I sayd to you whan I began, 
 
 I wyl not too the grene wod goo, I am noo banysshyd man. 
 
 Theis tidingis be more glad to me, than to be made a quene, 
 Yf I were sure, they shuld endure, but it is often seen, 
 When men wyl breke promyse, they speke the word is on the splene. 
 Ye shape some wyle, me to begyle, and stele fro me I wene. 
 Then were the case, wurs than it was, and I more woo begone ; 
 For in my mynde, of al mankynde, I loue but you alone. 
 
 Ye shal not nede further to drede, I wyl not dispage, 
 
 You God defende, sith you descende, of so grete a lynage : 
 
 Now vnderstonde, to Westraerlande, whiche is my herytage, 
 
 I wyl you bringe, and wyth a rynge, be wey of maryage 
 
 I wyl you take, and lady make, as shortly as 1 can; 
 
 Thus haue ye wone an erles son, and not a banysshyd man. 
 
 Here may ye see, that wymen be in loue meke kinde and stable, 
 Late neuer man, repreue them than, or calle them variable; 
 But rather prey God that we may to them be cofortable, 
 "Whiche somtyme preuyth suche as loueth, yf they be charitable : 
 For sith men wolde, that wymen sholde be meke to them echeon, 
 Moche more ought they to God obey, and serue but hym alone.
 
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 (B The Rekenyiig to bey Waris in Flauntlres. 
 
 First ye shal vnderstode, y xxiiij. niitj makith a peny, and viij. mytj 
 niakith an Eng^ d'. iij. Eng^ makith a peny. Ite a Ell', ell coteyneth iij. 
 q't's of an Eng^ yarde, and v. q't's off Fll". ell makith an EngJ ell, and so 
 rekin aft' this maner wyse y ij. Ell', ell makith an EngJ ell and a q't' off a 
 yavde, and so reken for v. ell Ell', make iij.EngJ ell, and x.makevi. and 
 XX. make xij. d'. so ye maye reken eiamore what cotent so eu it be. 
 
 ^ To reken what a Dosen FIT. stondith you in Eng^. 
 
 Yf yebye a pace Hollad cloth or Braban or ony lynen cloth in y cotrey 
 y shal cost you ij. g. yell, for eiiy grete ley xx. g. as thus, ij.g. take xx. pens 
 y is iij s'. and stodith you y dosen in Eng^. and I like wise for euy EngJ 
 XX. Eng^, and for euery mitexx.mytis: asthus, your cloth cost you ij.grete, 
 a English and a myte, take for euery grete xx. grete for euery English xx. 
 English, and for euery myght xx. mit^, as th? xx.g. and xx. g. is iij.s'. 
 iiij. g. than take xx. EngJ and xx. Eng^ that is xl. Eng^ and take xx.mitj 
 and XX. mitj that is xl. mitis, which drawyth all iiij.s'. vij. d'. a dossen, and 
 so you may reken what so euer your cloth cost. 
 
 ^ To knowe how you shal deuyde and knowe your Gretis your Eng^. and 
 and your Mit^ from an Ell to the Dossen and to the C. 
 
 ^ Fyrst for a myte take xx. mytis, of xx. ell Fll^ make but xij. ell Eng^. 
 and therefore ye must take as ye shall see after folowyng as wel in mit] in 
 Eng^ as in gretj. as thus : 
 
 @ Fyrst for oon myte take xx. mytis, that is ij. Eng^. and iiij. the dossen. 
 Item ij. mytis is xl. mytis, that is v. Eng^ the dosen. Item iiij- mitis is Ixxx. 
 mytis, that is iij. g. and a Eng^. Item vi. mytis is C. and xx. mytis, tliat is 
 V. g. y dosen. Ite vij. mit^ is C.xx. mitj y is v. g. ij. Eng^ and iiij. Item
 
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 ij. Eng^. is xl. Eng^ that is xiij. grete and a EngJ. Item iiij. Eng^. is Ixxx. 
 Eng^. that is ij.s*. ij.g. ij. EngJ. Item vi. EngJ is C. and xx. that is iij.s'. 
 
 ^ The dossen : furste for a grete take xx. gret'. 
 
 ^ Item for ij. gret. xl. gt'. that is iij. s'. iiij. d'. Item for iij. grete xl. gt', 
 that is V. s'. Item for iiij. gt'. take Ixxx. g. that is vi.s'. viij.g. Item for 
 V. g. C. gl that is viij. s'. iiij, gt'. 
 
 ^ To reken thy MytJ into EngJ and into Gretis. 
 
 ^ Fjrste a myte is the C. iiij. g. mitj. 
 
 Item ij. mytis is the C. viij. g. a Eng^. Item iij. mylis is the C. 
 xij. g. dl. Item iiij. is the C. xvi. g. ij. Eng^. Item vi. mitis is the C. ij. s'. 
 i. g. Item vij. mitis is the C. ij. s'. v.g. ij. t'. Item oon EngJ is tlie C. ij. s'. 
 ix. g. a Eng^. Item ij. Eng^ is the C. v. s'. vi. g, ij. Eng^, Item iij. Eng^ is 
 the C. viij. s'. iiij. g. Item iiij. Eng^ is the Cxi. s*. i.g. i. EngJ. Item oon 
 grete is the C. viij. s*. iiij. g. Item ij. grete and iiij. t'. is y xviij. s'. ij. EngJ. 
 Item iij. g. is the C. xxv. s'. Item iij.g. ij. t'. is the C. xxv. s'. viij.g. i. EngJ^. 
 Item iij. g, dl. is the C. xxix. s'. ij.g. Ite? iiij. grete is the C. xxxiij. s*. 
 
 iiij- g- 
 
 ^ To knowe what a pece Lawne stodyth a plyt in. 
 
 f^ A pece lawne conteynethe xvi. plit and a plyte is a yerde and a q't', 
 and yf ye bey a pece lawne for viij.s'. take for euery xij. d'. iij. q'. and so 
 stodith you a plyt in; or ellis thus, for euery noble v. d'. or of euery xx. s'. 
 XV. d'. and soo stondith you euery plyt in. A sorte lawne conteyned xxiiij. 
 pecis, and yf you by a sorte lawne for x. li. or xij. li. reken thus for as 
 many poudys as many half score pence, as xij. li. take therfore xij. half score 
 pens that is vi. score pence that is x. s. And so stondith y a pece in one 
 wyth another, ^ Or ellis thus, for as many poudis as the sorte lawne cost 
 y as mani g^. and as mani grot]' and as many pence of ij. pece, as thus xij. li. 
 the sorte reken xij. d'. and xij. d'. and xij. grotis and xij. grot] that is x. s'. 
 soo stondyth the a pece in ; or thus, as many poundis take as many
 
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 shelyngis, as thus, a sorte coste viij. poud take therof viij.s. and thenne 
 abate of euery shelyng ij.d' and there remayneth vi. s'. viij. d'. and soo 
 stondyth you a pece oon wyth another. 
 
 Q Item a balle bokrom conteyneth Ix. pecis, and yf you bye a balle for 
 x.li. or for XV. li. take for euery poud iiij. d', ; as thus, xv. grotis that is 
 V. shclino-is and soo stondith the a pece in one wyth another, and so reken 
 for euermore what soo euer it cost. 
 
 d| Item a balle fustiaii conteyneth xlv. half peces that is xxij. peces and 
 half, and yf a balle coste xv. pound ; reken thus, for as many grotis and as 
 many pens and as many Englishe, as thus xv. pound take xv. grotis and 
 XV. pens and xv. Englishe that is alle vi. shelingis viij. pens and soo 
 stondyth the in the half pece, and the hole doble ; and soo reken euer- 
 more what so euer the balle coste. 
 
 ^ Item a balle bultell conteyneth xxxvi. half pecis that isxviij. pecjand 
 yf the bale coste xl. s'. or 1. s'. take for euery xij. an Englishe, as thus the 
 balle coste xlviij.s'. take therfore xlviij. Eng^ that is xvi. pens and that 
 stondith f the half pece in, and double the pece, and so forth what so 
 euer it cost. 
 
 ^ Item a pece Holland or ony other lynnen cloth conteyneth Ix. ell]. Fll] 
 y cost viij. Eng^ di. the sommeis xiiij. s'. iij. pens x. mitj. 
 
 ^ Item iij. pece Holland conteyneth h?. h?. Ix. at iij. g. the ell. somme 
 xl. s. ix. g. 
 
 ^ Item a pece Holland marked t g. that conteyneth Iviij. ell Fll'. att 
 iij. g. that somme xv. s'. viij. g. 
 
 ^ Item ij. pecis Holland de t g. att i.s'. conteyneth Ixi. ?. Ix. |. att iij. g. 
 iiij. mit], somme xxxij. s'. ij. pens, ij. estj. 
 
 g[[ Item a pece Holland markith t, coteyned Iviij. ell Fll' at iij. g. f. 
 somme xvi. s'. xi. g. 
 
 m Item ij. pecis Holland conteyneth Ixi. ?. Ixi. at iij. g. ?. somme xxxv, 
 s'. viij. d'. xviij. mitis. 
 
 ^ Item one pece Holland conteyned Iviij. ell atx. EngJ. ij. mitis, somme 
 xvi.s. vi. g. iiij. mitj. 
 
 ^[ Item ij. pece Holland marketh de Eng^ conteyned Ixvij. atxi.Eng]. 
 somme C. xxvi. ell Fll'. at xi. Eng^ somme xli. s'. iiij.g. ?. viij. mitis.
 
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 C The Office that beloogithe to a Bisshop or to a Pristl. 
 
 It is to be noted that the office of a bisshop or a priste is I v. maners. 
 Tlie first is truly to preche Cristis gospell, the seconde is to prey God con- 
 tynually for his chirch, the thred is the sacrametis freely to make and 
 here to whom it behougthe, the iiij. is only to study in holy scripture, the 
 V. is to preue and yeue ensample of pfeccyon ntoo other liuars and wey- 
 faring me. 
 
 ■& 
 
 ^ Isodorus tercio : priestis shuld be dampned for the wykidnes of the 
 peple if they ne teche and lerne y ignoraunt and vncumyng. 
 
 ^ Augustinus : all y werke of a priest stant in pryer and preching. 
 
 ^ Griso? : but if priestis shewyn to the peple all f treuthe thei shuld yeue 
 rekenyng therof in the day of dome and iugement. 
 
 ^ Augustius : fewe priestis ther ben that iustly and truly preche y worde 
 of God, but many which dampnably bien still and other of ignoraunce and 
 vncumyng refusen to be taught. 
 
 ^ Apl? : ignoraunt shalbe ignoraiit to mowe excuse he another ignorat 
 from peyne. 
 
 ^ Augusti?: who wil not for shame a short tyme suffir lore and lerne T al 
 tyme in shame and vnwitty shal he abide. No man for ignoraunce shalbe 
 excused. 
 
 ^ Griso? : euery man cum he to good conuersacion. 
 
 ^ Apl? : be thou a feithfull ensample in worde couersacio charite feithe 
 and chastite. 
 
 ^ Apl? : in al thlges proue thiself an example of good werkis.
 
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 ^ Apl? : a priest ought to be poucr as to aucryce or couetise freely w 
 voice be he chastised ; also a priest ought to be sighyng and wailynge his 
 owne synne and other nienys; a priest ought to be hungry and thirsty; a 
 priest ought to be swete and softe more rather to foryeue than to vengy ; a 
 priest ought to be mercifull to all other. Also he ought too be clene off 
 herte and not only to medil himself abought wordly bisynes nother to thinke 
 on the worlde : also him ought to be redy to desiros passionn and not with 
 vayne glorie. 
 
 ^ Jerol? : the office of a priest diewli to answere him that axith the lawe 
 off the Lorde yf he be the priest of God and knowith the lawe of his Lord. 
 If otherwise he can not the lawe of the Lorde he reproueth and vnd'nymeth 
 himself to be noo priest of his Lorde. 
 
 ^ Apl? : wake thou in praiers and in bokis of holy scripture contynually. 
 
 fl Here folow the Chartur of Forest. 
 
 Edward, be y grace of God Kyg of Englad Lord of Irland and Duke 
 of Guyan, to alle to who thes prisent letters shal com greting, we haue 
 beholden the chartur of Herry sotyme Kyg of Englad our fad ir, off the 
 forest in thes wordis, Herry by y grace ofGodKyng of England Lord of 
 Irlad Duke of Normadi, and of Guy a, &cj. ^ As in the precedent 
 chartur furst we graunte y all y forestis y whiche Kyng Herry our graund- 
 fadir aforested be uiewed by good and laufull men, and yf any wood other 
 than 5' lord^ Avood his owne he aforestid to y hurte of hy of who y wood 
 were,it shalbe disforestid,and yf he afforested his owne ppurwood remayne 
 it forest, sauf the comon of herbage and cdur in y same forest to the f 
 whiche were furst to haue it.
 
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 HI Of Me duellyng wout y Foreste. 
 
 Men forsoth which duelle wout the forest ne com they not fro hens- 
 forthe afore our iusticis off the forest by comon somauce but yf thei were 
 impleed or pledg( of any odur y which were attached for our forest. 
 
 H Of Woodes to be aforested. 
 
 Aho the wode which were aforestid by Kyng Richard our vncle or 
 Kynge John our fader vnto our furst coronacion anon shalbe disaforestid 
 but yf they were our woodes. 
 
 ^ Of Wastis and P'presturis. 
 
 Archbisshops bisshops abbottj priours erles baros knyghtj and free- 
 holders y Avhiche were wont to haue ther wodes the tyme of y furst corona- 
 cion of Kyng Herry our graudser, so that they be quyte ppetually of all 
 pripresturs wast^ and of all made in the woode aftir that tyme vnto the be- 
 gynnyng of the second yere of our coronacion. And we fro hesforth made 
 waste pripresture or kyttigis of in the wythout our licence off thoo same 
 wastis p'presturis and awey kyttyngis or cariengj to vs shal thei answer. 
 
 ^ For Inquisicio and Regarde. 
 
 Our raungers shall goo by our forest too make regarde as they were wont 
 to doo the tyme of the furst coronacion of the forsaid Kyng Herry our 
 graundsir and noon odur wyse. Inquisicio or vyew of chasing^ off hundis 
 beyng in the forest fro hensforthe shalbe made whan it so aught to be 
 made regarde, y is to sey fro thredde yere to thredde yere and thabe it 
 made by sight and witnesse of sad and trewe men and non other wise; and 
 he of whom the hounde were not expeditate, so he shal pay for his mercy 
 iij. s. and fro hensforth be ther noo oxe taken for expeditacion of houndis. 
 
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 Expeditacion of houndis is suche be assice comoly vsed that iij. toes of an 
 hounde be cut awej of y formest feete wythout forthe, nor be not houndj 
 expeditate soo from hensforth but in thoo placis in y whiche they were 
 Avont to be expeditate in the tyme of the f'urst coronacion of Kyg Hery 
 our graundsir. 
 
 ^ For Scotale and Gadur Garbe. 
 
 Noo forestir fro heforth or bayli make scotal or gadir garbe or otes or 
 any corne orlambis or piggis, or make any gaderj^ng, but be the sight and 
 othe of xij. regarders whan they make regard. Soo many foresters be ther 
 put to kepe it resonabl}^ they semen to suffice. 
 
 For the keping of Swanmot. 
 
 Noo swanmot fro hesforth be holde in our reame but thryes in y^ yere, 
 that is to sey, in the begynnyg of xv. daies afore the fest of Saint Mychael 
 whan that our wood walkers co toogedur for serch abought our lordships 
 woodes, and ayen abought y feste of Saint Martin whan our wood walkers 
 comen togeder to ressayue our pauage, and to theis twoo swanmotis shall 
 com togedur our foresters grasyers and woodwalkers, and not other by 
 distraint; and the iij. swanmot shalbe holde in the begynyng of xv. daies 
 afore the fest of Salt John Baptist for the fedyng there oft' our bestis, and 
 to this svvanmot to be holde shall co togedur forcsturs and vierdours and 
 non other be distraint. 
 
 ^ And moreouer euerych xl. daies bi al the yere forestirs and virydaries 
 shall com togedur to see the attachmentis of the forest aswel of 
 grasingis as of venery by the present acion of the foresters, and afore them 
 the forsaid attachmetis to be attached and the forsaid swanmotis shal not 
 be holden but in shires in the whiche they were wont to be holden. Euerych 
 free ma shal may see abouglit his owne propur Avoode in the forest for his 
 wiile and shall haue hys pannage. 
 
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 lordship free and wythout impedyment for to serch them in his propur 
 woodis, or odur where as he will, and yf the swyne of any free man abode 
 on nyght I our forest thei shal not therfor be occasion so that any thige of 
 his be lese. 
 
 |[[ For vnlefull takyng of Venery. 
 
 Noo man fro hensforth shall lese lyf or membre for our venery, that is to 
 say, yf any man wer take and conuicte of takyng of veneri he shalbe 
 greuonsly redemed if he haue wherof he may be redeemed, if he haue not 
 wherwyth he may be redemed he shall lye in our prison by on yere and oh 
 day and aftir the yere and adai pledge may bee founde than goo he out fro 
 our pryson and forswere he ourreame of England. 
 
 ^ Lybarte for Lordis in the Forestis. 
 
 Whosoeuer archbisshop bisshop erle or baron comyng vnto vs at our 
 maundement goyng by our forest, be it leful to hym to take oon beste or 
 tweyne be the syght of our foresters yf they were present or ellis lete them 
 do make blowe an home that thei be not seid to doo that stelyngli. 
 
 Itrii be it leful to them i ther comyg ayen to doo as it is aforesaid. 
 
 The Liberte of Free men in ther owne Woodis. 
 
 Euyche free man from hensforthe wythout ocasion make in his wod^ or 
 in his lande whiche he hath i the forest a mille a vyne yard a ponde a 
 diche a marie pit or other erable lande wythout couert in erable lande. So 
 that it be not to the noymet of any neybur, eiiych free ma may haue in 
 his woodis mieduesof goshaukis sparhakis faucons egles and haue also the 
 hony that is founde i his woodes. 
 
 ^ For Chymynage takyng, 
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 to vs for his bayliwik shall not take chymynage i his bayly vvik ; a forest' of 
 the fee yelding ferme to vs for his ferme may take chymynage, that is to 
 sey, for a carte by the half yere ij. d'. and for an hors beryng somage be 
 the half yere ob'. and not but of them which out of his baylyship come as 
 marchauntis to bey and too selle be his licence into his baylyship for too 
 cary barke lathes also to bere coles and other whar to selle where they wolde, 
 and of noo other carte or of hors bering sonage ani chemynage be taken 
 but in thoo placis where as of olde it was Avont to be take and augh. They 
 forsothe whiche vpon ther bake beren wood barke and cole to selle though 
 they bere wyth lyuen fro hensforth shall yef noo chymynage to our fores- 
 ters or take them in our lordships woodes. 
 
 ^ For Pepull Outlawed for cause oft' Forest. 
 
 Alle outlawed for our forest only fro the tyme of Kyng Hery our graund- 
 sirvntothe furst coronacion of vs c6 to our pese without impedymet and 
 fynde sauf pledge that from heforth they forfeit not to vsof our forest. 
 
 ^ For Plees holding or grasingj. 
 
 Noo costable casteley or other bayli holde plees of our forest owther ot 
 our grasingj or of venery, that is to sey euerych forest' of our fee fro hesforth 
 attache plees of forest as wele of grasingj as of our veneri and the p'sente 
 to y virydour of f puincj, and wha they were inroUed vndur the scale of 
 ourvirydon inclosed they shalbe presentid to y chief or iustice wha he co 
 into thoo pties to holde plees or f forest and afore the they shalbe deter- 
 myned. 
 
 ^ For Confirmacio of this Chartur. 
 
 Theis libarties of the forest we haue graunted to all saufly archbisshops 
 bisshops abbottis priours erlis barons knightj and other free holders aswel 
 to parsoncs of the chirch as to seculars teplars ther libartees and free vsagis 
 in the forest and without wareynship also in alle other placis forsothe all 
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 in our reame as m yche as too vs parteyneth and ayenst ours and alle of our 
 reanie aswel clarkis as lay felle they shall obserue as myche as to them 
 parteynethe and ayenst theirs forsothe for this donacion and concession ot 
 thes lybarties and of odur conteyned in the moore chartur of libertees of 
 England, The archbisshop &c^. as aboue I the gret chartur the witnesse 
 aforsaid. Explicit carta forest. 
 
 411 The Articles of the Chartur and Libarties of En glad, 
 called Magna Carta, that is to sey, the Gret Chartur. 
 
 Edward, bi the grace of God Kyg of England Lord of Irland and 
 Duke of Guyan, to alle to whom ther present lettery shal com gretyng, 
 we haue beholde the gret chartur of the Lord Herry sotyme Kyng of 
 Englad our fader of the lybartees of Englad in tlieis Avordis : 
 
 Herri, by the grace of God Kyng of England Lord of Irland Duke 
 of Normandy and Guyan and Erie of Angeoy, to archbisshops bisshops 
 abbottis priours erles barons vicountis p'positis mynystirs and alle baylifs 
 and his feithfull pepull this present chartur to be holde gretyng wet ye that 
 we in f behalue of God and for helth of our souleand for the soules of our 
 antecessurs and successours and of our good will. We haue yeue and 
 graunted and to the exaltacyo of holy chirche and the amending of our 
 reame wy th our free and good Avill. We haue yeuen and grauted to arch- 
 bisshops bisshops abbottis priours erles barons and to alle of our reame the 
 libertees vnd'vvreten to holde in our reame of England ppetually. 
 
 ^ The Furst Article for Liberte of the Chirche. 
 
 Furst we haue graunted to God and blessid Mary and too alle Seintis and 
 wy th this our p'sent chartur we haue confermed for vs and our eyers per-
 
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 petually y y Chirch of England bee free and haue alle her rightis hole and 
 her libertees vnhurte. 
 
 |[[ We haue graunted and yeuen to alle free men of our reame for vs 
 and for our eyrs perpetually theis liberties vndVreten to haue and to 
 holde to the and ther eyers of vs and our eyers perpetually. 
 
 H The Second Article of Erlis and Barons holdyng be Knyghtis Fee. 
 
 Yf any of our erles or barons or our other holders of vs in f hede hi 
 knyghtly seruice werre dede and whan thei decessed f heir of hy were of 
 full age and our releuy haue he his heritage by olde releuy, that is for to 
 sey the eyer or the eyers of an erle of an hole counte by C. II. the yer, or 
 eyers of barons of an hole barony by C. marke. The eyer or eyers of 
 knyo-htj of an hole knyghtis fee by C. s'. and to more and whoo lesse helde 
 lesse geue aftir the olde vsage of fees. 
 
 H The Lorde haue the kepyng of any Eyr, 
 
 Yf forsothe f eyer of any suche were with! age the lord of him shal not 
 haue the kepyng of him nor of his lade afore that he take of him homage 
 aftir that suche an eyer were i kepTg whan he com to age, that is to sey of 
 xxi. yere he must haue his heritage wout releuy or v/ythout fyne so netheles 
 that yef he whiles he were with! age be made knyght natheles hys land to 
 abide in the keping of his lorde vnto the forsaid terme. 
 
 (^ That the Kep take but resonable Issues. 
 
 The keper forsothe of y lad of such maner eyer whiche were within age 
 ne take he not of the lade of f eyer but resonable issues and resonable ser- 
 uicis and that without distencio of men and goodis and vast and we 
 comytted the custodye of any such lade to the vndir sheref or to any other 
 whiche of f issues of that lande out to answere vs and he of the kepyng 
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 shalbe comytted to twoo laufull and discret men of that fee wliiche off the 
 issues of that lande shall answer to vs or to him to whom we comyttid it or 
 assigned, and yf we yaf or soldo to any man the keping of any such lande 
 and he therof made distruxion or wast he shall lese the kepyng and it shalbe 
 taken to twoo lawfull and disscret men of that fee the whiche also lyke 
 wise shall ansvvere vs as it is aforsaid. 
 
 ||[ That the Keper shall sustoyne the Landis of the Eyer. 
 
 HI The keper forsothe as longe as he hathe the keping of this lode he 
 shal susteyne y houses parkes vyneyardis pondis milles and other to that 
 land belonging and parteynyng of the yssues of the same lande and he 
 shall yelde to the eyer whan so he co to ful age all his lade instored of hus- 
 bondry and of all other thingj at the leste as he ressayued it. Alle theys 
 shalbe obserued of the keplgj of archbisshopriches bisshoprichs abeys 
 p'orys chirches and dignitees soo vacaiitis the whiche to vs parieyne excepte 
 this that the keping of such ought not to be solde. The eyers shalbe maryed 
 without dispaging. 
 
 §[ The Dowar of Wydos after the deth of her Husbondis. 
 
 A wydou after y deth of her husbod anon and wythout any defeculte 
 must haue maritage and her herytage whiche that her husbond and she 
 helde y day of the obyt of him her husbond and abyde she in the chief 
 hous and masion of her husbond by xl. dales aftir the obyte of her hus- 
 bond within the whiche she shalbe assigned to her dowar but it were furst 
 to her assigned or but if that house be hers and that she wente from the 
 castel and a competent hous to her anoon muste be prouided, in the 
 whiche she may honestly abyde vnto her dower be too her assigned, after 
 that it is aforsayd and she shall haue resonable her dew morienere ther 
 shalbe assigned too her for her dowar of como the thred parte of alle 5^ 
 land of her husband f wiche was his but yf she were of lesse dowayred 
 at the chirche dore. 
 
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 husbonS, so netheles that she fynd suerte to vs f she shal not maryher 
 Avythout th'assent of vs yf she holde of vs, or without th'assent of her lorde 
 of another. 
 
 ^ That noo Land ne Rente shalbe distrayned for Dette. 
 
 We for soche or our baylifs shall not sease any lade or rent for any detas 
 longe as the catels of the dett' present suffisen to yelde the rente and the 
 detter therof be redy to satisfye, nor f pledges of the delt' be distrayned as 
 longe as y chyef dett suffice f payment of the dett, and yf the chyef dett' 
 failed in payment of y dette not hauyg wherof he may yelde or wolde 
 yelde whiles he may than y suertees muste answere of the dette, and yf 
 they wolde not they too haue the landes and rentis of the dettor vnto hit 
 be satesfied to hem of the dette y whiche afore they paid for him but yf 
 the chyef dett' shewed for hem too be quyte ayenst thoo suerties. 
 
 §[[ For f Cite of London and alle od' Citees Boroughs and Townes and ^ 
 
 V. Portis to brouke ther Libarties. 
 
 The cyte of London mote haue alle her olde libarties and fre vsagj. 
 Moreouer we will and graunte that alle other citees boroughs and townes 
 and the baros of the v. portis and all other portes haue all ther libartees 
 and free vsagis. 
 
 0[ Of vniuste Distreynt and of Comon Plees to be holden. 
 
 No ma shalbe distrained todoomore seruice of knyghtj fee nor of other 
 free tenemetis than therof is owed, como plees shal not be sued or folow 
 our courte but be holden in soin sertaine place recognyssaiicis of newe 
 discesme and of deth of y auncet' but in his shires and this wyse we for- 
 sothe yf we were out of the reame our chief iusticis shal sende our iusticis 
 by euerych contrey ones in the yere the whiche with the knyghtis of the 
 shirs shall take in the shires the forsaid assises and thoo whiche in that shire 
 comyng in the sheir bi oure forsaid iusticis at the forsaid assises too be taken. 
 8ute may not be determyned odur where I ther way and they whiche by
 
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 thoo same for deficulte of soin articles may not be determyned shalbe re- 
 ferred to our iusticis of the benche and there shalbe endid. 
 
 ^ Of the last Presentacion and of Marchauntis. 
 
 Assises of the last presentacion alwei shalbe taken afore our iusticis of 5' 
 benche and there shalbe determyned. A free man shal not be aniercycd 
 for a iitel trespace but after y maner off the trespace saue his contenemet, 
 and a marchaunt the same wyse saue his marchaud3'se,and a villayne other 
 than ours the same wise shalbe amercyed,sauyng his waynageyf he falle into 
 our handis. And non of J' forsaid mercyes shalbe put but be othe of sad and 
 honest men of neyborhod: erles and barons shall not be amercycd but be 
 ther peeres and not but after the maner off the trespace. Noo ma of the 
 chirche shalbe amercyd aftir the- quantite of his chirchly benefyce but after 
 hys lay tenement and after the quantite off his trespace. 
 
 ^ That noo Man be distreyned too make Bruggis ne Ryuals. 
 
 Noo vylayne ne free man be dystreyned to make brudgj nor ryuals but 
 whiche of olde and of right shuld make them. Noo bankis or ryuals 
 shalbe deffendid from hensforth off the ile which were in defence the tyme 
 of Kyng Hery our grauncer bi y same placis and thoo same termes as they 
 were wont to be i tyme paste. 
 
 i^ Of Detlis ressaiued to be leuid. 
 
 Noo sheref constable crownar or any other holde plees of our crowne, 
 yf any man holding of vs lay fee dey and our sheref or baylyf shewe our 
 letters patentis of our somonicioof the dett that the deed owed vnto vs, it 
 shalbe lefull to our sheref or baylyf to attache, and in brief all the goodis 
 and cattels of the ded founde in the lay fee to the value of that dette be the 
 sight of lawfuU men of the same, soo nothing therof be had awey vnto the 
 dette be to vs paid whiche were clere and f resedewe too be lefte to 
 th'executurs to make y testament of the dede, and yf nothinge be to vs 
 
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 owed of hym alle the catels shall falle to the dede, sauyg to the wif of hym 
 and their children their resonable partis. 
 
 And yf ani free ma decessed intestat, by the handis of his kynnes folk 
 and of his next frendis be the sight of holy chirch, his goodis shalbe des- 
 tribute y whiche he had, saiiyng to euery ma his dettis the wliiche he ded 
 owe. 
 
 ^ Noo Constable or his Baylyf take Cornes ne Catellis, Sec]. 
 
 Noo constable or his baylife lake the cornes or other catellis of ani ma 
 whiche be not of ther owne where y cattelis set but he anon yelde the 
 money therof, or may haue y respyt therof by f wille of the sellar, yf for- 
 sothe he ware off the towne he muste win xl. daies yelde the price. 
 
 |[[ That noo Constabil distrayne for keping of any Castel. 
 
 Noo costable nor his bayiif distraine ani knyght for to yeue money for 
 the keping of y castel yf he wold doo it it in his propur psone or bi another 
 honest ma doo he it, and if lad or sent him into any army be he quytc of y 
 kepyng after the quantite of the tyme whiche he were by vs in armey of 
 the see for whiche he did seruice in the army. 
 
 @[ For takyng of Hors or Cartis, &;c. 
 
 Noo sheref or bayiif or any other take horses or cartis of any man for 
 carrage to me made but he yelde deliueraunce of antiquite statuted, that 
 is to say, for a carte with ij. horses x.d'. by the day, and for a carte at 
 iiij. horses xiiij. d'. be y day, noo lordis cartis, of any personc of y chirch, of 
 knyght or of any ladi, bi our bailifs shal not be taken. Nor we nor our 
 od* shall take woode of other menn^^s to the makyng of our castels or any 
 od' but bi the wille of him of whom that wood were.
 
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 ^ For the Landes of Felons. 
 
 We shall not holde the landis of he whiche were couicte of felony but by 
 on yere and oh day and than be the landis yeldid to the lorde of the fees. 
 
 (^ For the Weres in Thamyse. 
 
 Also weres in Thaniys shalbe put awey from hensforth vtterly and in 
 Midway, and by all England but bi the coste of the see. 
 
 ^ For a Wrytte called Pricipe. 
 
 A wrytte whiche is called p'cipe from hensforth shall not be made too any 
 ma of ani freeholde wherthrugh a free man lese his courte. 
 
 ^ For Mesurs of Wyne and odur. 
 
 Onemesurof wyne shalbe made bi all our reame, and mesur of ale and 
 oh mesur of corne, that is to say, y quarte of London. And oii largenes 
 dyed clothes and of russetis and of hanberiect^, that is to sey two ell^ be- 
 twyxt the listis. Of weightis forsothe be it as off mesurs. 
 
 ^ Of Inquysissions. 
 
 Noo thing be geuen from hesforth for a wrytte of inquisicion of him 
 Avhiche asketh inquisicio of lyf or of mebres but frely be it grauted and 
 not denaied. 
 
 ^ Of Holders of Feefcrnie. 
 
 Yf ani holde of vs bi feeferme or bi socage or burgage, and off another 
 land by knyghtis seruice, we haue not the kcping of the heyrs ne of his
 
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 lande, the which is of the fee of another ferme or socage or burgage. Nor 
 ■\ve haue not the keping of that feeferme or socage or burgage, but yf that 
 feeferme owe to vs knyghtj seruice : we forsothe haue not the kepyng of an 
 heir or any lande the whiche he holdeth of any other bi knyghtis seruise by 
 occasion of any lyttel sergeauntship the whiche he holdeth of vs by seruice 
 too yelde too vs knyues or arons or ani such maii. 
 
 ^ That a Free ma be -not inprisoned. 
 
 Noo baylif from hensforth to put ani man vpon lawe nor to an othe be 
 his only speche wythoute trewe and feithfuU witnes to that brought in. 
 Noo fre man shalbe taken or inprisoned or be decessed off his free tene- 
 metis or libarteis or of his fre vsagis or be outlawed or exiled orod'wise be 
 distraynet nor vpo him shal we goo nor vpon him shal we sende but by 
 lawfull dome of peeres or by the law of the lande. To noo ma shal we 
 denay or deferre right or iustice. 
 
 ^ Of Marchauntis Alyens. 
 
 Allemarchauntis but yf they wer openly afore forboden shall haue sauf 
 and suer conduyte to goo fro Englad and to com into England and dwelle 
 and goo bi England as wel bi lande as by water to bey and to selle with- 
 out all euil tollis and by olde and right vsagis, outake that I tyme of 
 Avarre and yf they be of lande of warre ageinst vs, and such be founde in 
 our land in the begynnyng of warre be atached without harrae of body or 
 goodis til it be knowen of vs or of our chief iusticis how ymarchaiitis be 
 entreted the whiche be founde in the lande, and ayenst vs in the lad of 
 warre, and yf our folke be sauf there, sauf be other in our lande. 
 
 ^ Of Eschetis to be holden. 
 
 Yf any ma held of any eschete as off the honor of Wallygford Bolloyn 
 Notynghrn Lancaster or of other eschetis the whiche be in our handis and 
 be baronyes and deyd, the eyer off him shal notyeuc other rcleuye nor shal
 
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 doo to vs other seruice tlia he shulde doo to the baroun yf that lande were 
 in the hand of a baroun, and we in ysame wise shall holde it as the baron 
 helde it. Nor we by occasio of suche baroni or eschet shal haue ani eschet 
 or keping of any of our men but yf thci helde of vs other where in the lied 
 to him which helde y barony or eschet. 
 
 ^ Of Land to be solde or alyend. 
 
 Noo freman from hensforth gef more of or selleto any man of his hmde, 
 than as for the resedew of his lande he may make to the lord of the fee 
 sufficiet seruice to him dew and vsed than parteyned to the fee. 
 
 ^ Of Patrons of Chirches. 
 
 Also patrons of abbeys of chirches hauing the kyngis charturs of En- 
 glad off auouson or other olde tenur of possession, haue thei the keping of 
 them whiles they were vacaunt as they aught tohaueand as aboue isdeclared. 
 
 ^ Of Apele of Women. 
 
 Noo man be taken or inp'soned for the apele of a wome for the dethe 
 off another than of her husbonde. 
 
 ^ For Shires to be holde, and of Retor to be made. 
 
 No shire from hensforth shalbe holden in our reame but from moneth to 
 moneth and there as the more terme is wont too be there be the more; nor 
 noo sheref or baylif make his turne by the hunderd but twyes in the yere 
 and not but i diew place and wonte, that ys to sey, aftir Estir ones, and aycn 
 after the ende of Seint Michael. And the vyew of franke pledge must be 
 made at the terme of Seint Michael wythout occasion, so that is to sey 
 that eche ma haue his libartees and free vsagis the which he had or was 
 >vont to haue the tyme of King Here our graundsir or whiche after he pur- 
 ehesed. |[| Be ther forsothe made a vyew of frankpleg, so that is to sey
 
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 that our pees be holden and that y othyg be holden holli as it was wonte, 
 and that the sheref seche not occasions, and that he be contet of that the 
 sherref was wont too haue of his vyew, made y tyme of Kyng Hery our 
 graiidsir. 
 
 ^ Of Land yeuyn to Religion. 
 
 Be it liefull fro hensforth to any ma to yeue or to selle his lande to any 
 rehgious lorde, soo that he resume it from the same hous, nor be it lefal 
 to any religious lorde to take the lade of any man, so that after he yeue 
 it him of whom he ressaiued it to holde. 
 
 ^ Yf any man from hensforth to any religiouse lady yaf so his lande 
 andtherupon be conuicte, his yefte vtterly shalbe put away and the lade 
 shall renne to the lorde of the fee. 
 
 ^ Of Scutage to be taken. 
 
 Scutage from hesforth shalbe take as it was wonte in the tyme of Here 
 our graundsir, and be ther sauf archbishops bisshops abbottis priours tem- 
 plars hospitales erles baros knyghtis and all odur as wel chirch persones as 
 secular, alle theis libartees and her free vsagis the which fiirst they had. 
 AUe thes lybartees and vsagis the whiche we haue grauted in our rcaine to 
 holde as myche as to vs pteynethe and ayenst all of our reame as wel clarkis 
 as lay folk5 they obserue as to them perteyncn ageinst theirs. 
 
 ^ The Confirmacyon of the forsayd Libartees. 
 
 Porsothe for this donacion and concession of thees libarties and of odur 
 libartees conteyned in the chartur of liberties of the forest, archbisshops 
 bisshops abbottis priours erles baros knyghtis and freeholders and all of 
 our reame haue yeuen to vs y xv. parte off alle her godes and mcueables, 
 we haue graunted to them for vs and our eyers that nether we ne our eyers 
 shall purchas ani thig^ by the whiche tlie libarties in this chaitur con- 
 teyned, be broke or lessed,and yf any thing be sought, nought be it worthy 
 and for no thig be it had. Theis witnessis, s. S. Archbisshop of Caunter-
 
 223 
 
 bury, E. Bisshop of Londo, J, Blsshop of Balhe, P. of Wjnchest', H. of 
 Lyncolne, R. of Salesbury, W. of Rowdiest', W. of Worcet', J. off Ely, 
 H. off Herford, R. of Chichestur, Willm. of Excetur, bysshops and other, 
 yeuyn at Winchestur the xi. day of Feuerell, the ix. ycre of our reigne. 
 
 0[ We forsothe, the donacions and grauntis aforsaid hauyng rate and 
 aworthem for vs and our eyers we do graunt and haue confermed and 
 them be tenor of theis presentis we in newe wilhng and graunting for vs and 
 our eyers, that the chartur aforsaid in alle and euerych her articles parpe- 
 tually fermly and inuiolatly be obserued, and if so were that some articles 
 iu y same chart* conteyned hyderto haply we not obserued. In witnesse 
 wherof thes our letters haue done make patentis, witnes Edward our son 
 at Westm, the xij. day of Octobre, the xxv. ycre of our reigne. 
 
 Explicit the chartur of the libartees of England. 
 
 fl[ Narracio of the that ben slireuen an not contrite. 
 
 Cesarons, the gret clerk tellith that ther was a man in P'is, a yonge 
 man, that yaf all to lecchery and to other dyuers synnes, and ther fil vpon 
 him a gret feruent sykenesse, and anon he was shreue and wepte his synnes 
 and beUnight hi that he wolde amend his lif, but yt was a feyt bihest as ye 
 shulii here hereafter : he was howsled and anelid and soo died, and a fewe 
 daies after he apiered to one of his seruauntis and seid y he wasdapned for 
 he had will if he myght haue lyued to haue turned to his syne ageyn, and 
 hesayd,bycause I had not a stable purpose and a trewe wylle to forsake all 
 ray liuyg, therforc alle my confession and all that I did i ressauyng my 
 sacrament^ it auayled me not; but I am perpetualli and wythouteende 
 dapned as I am wel worthy, for our Lord seyth i the gospel of John, qui 
 manducat et bibit indigne iudiciu sibi manducat and bibit, &C3.
 
 224. 
 
 il The Valew and Stynt of the Benefyce of Saint Magnus, 
 at Lond5 Brydge, Yerly to the Person. 
 
 The Rekenyng of the same the Fyrst Day of Decembre, Anno Diii 
 
 M. CCCC. Ixxxxiiij. 
 
 Edward Bellowe, 
 
 Herry Somer, 
 
 Thomas Cuwper, 
 
 Heyman, 
 
 Richard Arnod, 
 
 John Ball, 
 
 Herry Can, 
 
 James Rustdon, 
 
 "Willin Gardiner, 
 
 Roger May de, 
 
 Thomas Faring, 
 
 Huntley, 
 
 Johii Yonge, 
 
 "WilhTi Motte, 
 
 Petir Stotte, 
 
 Robert Vincent, 
 
 John Vmfrey, 
 Cokar, 
 
 Thomas Blounte, 
 Symken Newnton, 
 Johii Tem pill, 
 Johii Wylford, 
 Joliri Palmer, 
 Willin Clarke, 
 Thomas Horwod, 
 Willrn Alye, 
 Thomas Knollyng, 
 Thomas Dauy, 
 Moter Bylle, 
 
 his rent, iiij. li. the ofFring, xiiij, s'. 
 
 his rent, viij. li. the offryng, xxviij. s'. 
 
 iiij. li. vi.s'. viij. d'. xv. s*. ij.d*. 
 
 xxxiij.s. iiij. d*. 
 
 x.li. 
 
 xl. s'. 
 
 Iiij. s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 iij. li- iij. s*. iiij. d'. 
 
 xl.s\ 
 
 V. li. 
 
 xlvi. s'. viij.d*. 
 
 Iiij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 xlvi. s'. viij.d'. 
 
 Iiij. s. iiij.d'. 
 
 iiij. li. iij.s'. iiij. d*. 
 
 xlvi.s. viij. d'. 
 
 vi.li. vi.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 xiij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Iiij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 iij. li. iij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 xl.s'. 
 
 xxxiij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 XXXV. s*. 
 
 xxvi.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 xxvi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 xxxiij.s'. iiij.d*. 
 
 xxvi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 xl. s'. , 
 
 XX. s'. 
 
 v. s'. X. d'. 
 
 XXXV. s*. 
 
 vij. s'. 
 
 ix. s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 xi. s'. viij.d'. 
 
 ij. s\ 
 
 xvij. s'. vi.d'. 
 
 viij.s'. ij.d'." 
 
 ix. s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 viij. s'. ij.d'. 
 
 ix. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 xiiij. s'. vij.d'. 
 
 viij.s'. ij.d'. 
 
 X viij.s'. vij.d'. 
 
 ij. s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 ix.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 xi.s*. i. d*. 
 
 vij.s'. 
 
 v. s'. x. d'. 
 
 vi.s'. i.d'. ob'. 
 
 iiij. s'. viij.d'. 
 
 iiij. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 V. s'. x.d'. 
 
 iiij.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 vij. d'. 
 
 iij. s. vi.d'.
 
 225 
 
 Robert Seton, 
 Willm Haroewelel, 
 Mayster Stokton, 
 John Gregory, 
 Thomas Brytte, 
 Thomas Mator, 
 Gilbert Forman, 
 Water Boswelle, 
 Richard White, 
 Willis Stede, 
 Jolm Hastelar, 
 Richard Berne, 
 Richard Warton, 
 Richard Franclyn, 
 Richard Alyf, 
 Reynold James, 
 Willrn Romyng, 
 Richard Gareyner, 
 Richard Gardyner, 
 Herry Tomson, 
 Thomas Morton, 
 Richard James, 
 Johii Robchanut, 
 Willis Weller, 
 Johii Forde, 
 Johii Adam, 
 Willis Blanke, 
 Johfi Browne, 
 Holmeby, 
 Johii Calker, 
 Johii Etton, 
 Symken Motte, 
 Hew Saundir, 
 Roger Slyngisby, 
 James Walker, 
 Nicholas Hylle, 
 Andrew Austen, 
 
 xlvi, s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Ivi.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 xxvi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 xl.s*. 
 
 XXX. s'. 
 
 xxvi.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 xxvi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 xl.s'. 
 
 v. li. 
 
 xi. li. 
 
 liij. li. 
 
 v. li. 
 
 xl. s'. 
 
 xxvi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 xxxiij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 XX, s'. 
 
 XX. s'. 
 
 xxvi.s'. viij.d*. 
 
 xl. s\ 
 
 xxvi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 iij. li. vi. s'. viij. d', 
 
 xxxvi.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 iij. li. X. s'. 
 
 XXX. s'. 
 
 xxvi.s*. viij.d' 
 
 xxvi.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 XXX. s'. 
 
 xxvi.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 iij. li. 
 
 xxxvi.s'. viij. d', 
 
 xxxiij. s'. iiij.d', 
 
 xlvi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 xxxiij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 xl. s'. 
 
 xl. s'. 
 
 xxxiij. s'. iiij.d'. 
 iiij. li. 
 
 Gg 
 
 viij.s'. ij.d'. 
 x.s', ij. d'. 
 iiij.s'. viij.d'. 
 vij.s'. 
 v. s'. iij. d'. 
 iiij.s'. viij.d'. 
 iiij. s'. viij.d'. 
 vij. s'. 
 xvij.s'. vi.d'. 
 xxxviij.s'. vi.d'. 
 xiiij. s'. 
 xvij.s'. vi. d'. 
 vij.s'. 
 iiij.s*. viij.d'. 
 v.s'.x.d'. 
 iij.s'. vi.d'. 
 iij.s'. vi.d'. 
 iiij.s'. viij.d'. 
 vij.s'. 
 iiij. s'. viij.d'. 
 xi. s'. viij.d'. 
 vi. s'. v.d'. 
 xij.s'. iij.d'. 
 V. s'. iij.d'. 
 iiij. s*. viij.d*. 
 iiij.s'. viij.d'. 
 V. s'. iij.d'. 
 iiij.s*. viij. d'. 
 X. s'. vi. d'. 
 vi. s'. v. d'. 
 V. s*. X. d'. 
 viij.s'. ij.d'. 
 V. s'. X. d'. 
 vij. s'. 
 vij. s'. 
 V. s'. X. d'. 
 xiiij. s'.
 
 226 
 
 Bartilmew Dwale, 
 Willm Sheringfold, 
 Wilis Gryn, 
 John Hastelar, 
 John Turrett, 
 Richard Clarke, 
 Robert Lanne, 
 Steuen Wibneu, 
 John Alk3'n, 
 Richard Hayell, 
 Thomas Petite, 
 Willrn Dekon, 
 
 Hew Crshm, 
 Thomas Burgat, 
 Johii Former, 
 
 Richard Jeffrey, 
 
 Thomas Ewen, 
 
 Kerry Bube, 
 
 Johii Chankis, 
 
 Robert Blake, 
 
 Eche Wyf, 
 
 Eche Wyf, 
 
 Baldwyn Hawkins, 
 
 Johii iiusten, 
 
 Thomas Ladall, 
 
 Thomas Broke, 
 
 Willrii Pawley, 
 
 Willin Bowar, 
 
 Willm Bowar, 
 
 Selby Wyf, 
 
 Willm Barre, 
 
 Johii Peirson, 
 
 Johii Barbor, 
 Mary on Gregory, 
 Robert Bartilott, 
 Maystres Newma, 
 Richard Hyl, 
 
 xlvi.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 xl. s'. 
 
 iiij. li. X. s'. 
 
 xxxiij. s'. iiij. d', 
 
 iiij.li. 
 
 iij.li. 
 
 v.li. vi.s. viij. d'. 
 
 iiij.li. 
 
 Iiij. s. iiij.d'. 
 
 iij.li. iij.s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 x.li. xiij. s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Iiij. s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 xxvi.s'. viij, d'. 
 
 V. li. vi.s*. viij. d'. 
 
 V. li. vi.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 xi.li. vi.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 vi. li. xiij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 iij.li. vi.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 xlvi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 iij. li. 
 
 XX. s'. 
 
 XXX. s'. 
 
 xlvi.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 V. li. vi.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 V. li. X. s'. 
 
 iiij. li. 
 
 xxxiij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 iij. li. vi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 xix.s'. 
 
 xiij.s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 x.s'. 
 
 X. s'. 
 
 x. s'. 
 
 X. s'. 
 
 v.li. vi.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 xlvi.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 vij. li. 
 
 viij.s'. ij.d'. 
 vij. s'. 
 XV. s'. ix. d'. 
 v. s'. X. d'. 
 xiiij. s'. 
 X. s'. vi. d'. 
 X viij.s'. viij.d'. 
 xiiij. s'. 
 ix. s'. iiij.d'. 
 xi. s'. i. d'. 
 xxxvij. s'. iiij. d*. 
 ix.s'. iiij.d'. 
 iiij. s'. viij.d*. 
 xviij.s'. viij. d*. 
 xviij.s'. viij.d'. 
 xxxix.s'. viij.d'. 
 xxiij.s'. iiij.d*. 
 xi.s', viij.d'. 
 viij. s'. ij. d'. 
 x.s'. vi. d'. 
 iij. s'. vi. d'. 
 V. s'. iij. d*. 
 viij.s'. ij.d'. 
 xviij.s'. viij.d'. 
 xix.s'. iij. d'. 
 xiiij. s'. 
 V. s'. X. d'. 
 xi. s'. viij. d'. 
 iij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 ij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 xxi.d'. 
 xxi. d'. 
 xxi. d'. 
 xxi.d'. 
 xviij. s'. viij.d'. 
 viij. s'. ij. d'. 
 xxiiij.s'. vi.d'.
 
 227 
 
 Willm Laurens, 
 
 
 liij.s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 
 ix. s*. iiij.d'. 
 
 Willm Laures, for a hous of J. R. 
 
 xiij.s'. iiij. d\ 
 
 
 ij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Roger Middelton, 
 
 
 V. li. 
 
 
 xvij. s'. vi.d'. 
 
 The same R. for a flax 
 
 shop. 
 
 XX. s'. 
 
 
 iij.s'. vi.d'. 
 
 Johii Pye, 
 
 
 xiij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 
 ij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Richard Knyt, 
 
 
 vi. li. xiij.s'. iiij 
 
 .d'. 
 
 xxiij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Richard Gowhe, 
 
 
 vi. li. vi. s'. viij. 
 
 d'. 
 
 xxij. s'. ij.d'. 
 
 Richard Mathewe, 
 
 
 iij. li. vi.s'. viij. 
 
 d'. 
 
 xi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Gregori Stott, 
 
 
 iiij.li. vi.s'. viij 
 
 .d'. 
 
 XV. s'. ij.d'. 
 
 AHsaunder P'poynter, 
 
 
 V. li. xiij.s'. iiij. 
 
 d'. 
 
 xix. s'. X. d'. 
 
 Johii Ben, 
 
 
 iiij. li. 
 
 
 xiiij. s*. 
 
 Johii Ben, for a watering place, 
 
 X. s'. 
 
 
 xxi. d'. 
 
 Item the same a seler, 
 
 
 vi.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 
 xiiij. d'. 
 
 Johii Trowthe, 
 
 
 xi. li. xiij.s'. iiij 
 
 .d*. 
 
 xl.s'. X. d'. 
 
 Johii Alman, 
 
 
 xij. li. 
 
 
 xlij. s'. 
 
 Johii Turke, 
 
 
 iiij. li. 
 
 
 xiiij. s'. 
 
 Johii Kirkby, 
 
 
 xvi. li. 
 
 
 Ivi. s'. 
 
 Phelip Semer, 
 
 
 vi.li. 
 
 
 xxi. s*. 
 
 Edmone Garard, 
 
 
 xxvi. s'. viij.d'. 
 
 
 iiij.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 The Lyon, 
 
 
 iiij.li. 
 
 
 ■ xiiij. s'. 
 
 Nicholas Morton, 
 
 
 iij. li. 
 
 
 X. s'. vi. d'. 
 
 ■Willin Ramsey, 
 
 
 v. li. 
 
 
 xvij.s'. vi.d". 
 
 The Dolfyn, 
 
 
 viij.li. 
 
 
 XX viij. s'. 
 
 Willm Adkynson, 
 
 
 iij.li, xvi. s'. 
 
 
 xiij.s'. v.d'. 
 
 Johii Smythe, 
 
 
 iiij. li. xiij. s. iiij.d'. 
 
 xvi. s'. iiij, d'. 
 
 Justyn Wyf, 
 
 
 xlvi. s'. 
 
 
 viij.s'. ij. d'. 
 
 Williii Hoppy, 
 
 
 vij. li. vi. s'. viij. 
 
 d'. 
 
 XXV. s'. viij. d*. 
 
 Richard Cockis, 
 
 
 iij.li. vi. s'. viij. 
 
 d'. 
 
 xi.s'. viij.d*. 
 
 ^ Somme of all this rentis, 
 f^ The somme of the offringis, 
 
 CCCC. xxxiiij. li. xij. s. viij. d'. 
 Ixxv. li. viij. s'. viij. d'. ob'. 
 
 ^ The Shoppis in Brig-stret. 
 
 Thomas Lydale, for ij. shoppis, 
 Johii Thorneton, 
 
 ix. li. vi. s'. viij.d'. xxxij. s'. viij. d'. 
 l.s'. viij.s'. ix.d'.
 
 228 
 
 Gregory S toll, liij. s'. iiij.d'. ix s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Willm Pauley, iiij. li. xiiij.s'. 
 
 Richard Knyght, vi. li. xiij. s'. iiij. d'. xxiij.s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Thomas Leg, v. li. vi. s'. viiij.d'. xviij.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Kerry Shotford, iij. li. x. s'. vi. d'. 
 
 Johii Palmer, v. li. xvij. s'. vi.d'. 
 
 Thomas Gaslep, Ivi.s'. viij. d'. ix.s'. xi.d'. 
 
 Richard Cockis, iiij. li. iij. s'. iiij. d*. xiiij. s'. vij.d'. 
 
 Johii Austen, iiij.li. xiiij.s*. 
 
 Johii Turke, iij-lj. xiij.s'. iiij.d', xij.s*. x.d'. 
 
 Johii Sepman, liij. s'. iiij. d'. ix.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Willrii Ramsey, v. li. xvij. s'. vi.d'. 
 
 The same Willm, iij. li. vi. s'. viij. d'. xi. s'. viij. d*. 
 
 Thomas Broke, vi. li. xviij.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 ^ The somme of rent of shoppis, Ixx.li. iij.s'. iiij. d'. 
 ^ The somme of the offring for them, xij. li. iij. s. iij. d'. 
 
 ^ Item the ymage of our Lady on the brydge, valet iiij.marke. 
 ^ Item the personage, valet xxxiij. s'. iiij.d*. 
 ^ Weddingis buryeng^ puryficacions, xij.li. xiij.s*. iiij.d'. 
 ^ Cresoms and preuy tythes. 
 
 ^ Somme of this parte, xvij. li. 
 ^ Somme of the hole reuenues, C. v. li. xxiij. d'. ob'. 
 
 ^ This ben the Costis and Chargis longyng to the same Chirche of Saint 
 
 Magnus. 
 First the pristis wagis, x.li. 
 Item for waxe to the hygh aulter, xx. s'. 
 Item for the pension of the same, xl.s'. 
 Item for wasshing of the auters on Mandy Thursday, v. s'. 
 Item for frankensence, x. d'. 
 
 ^ Somme of this charge, xiij li. v. s'. x. d'. 
 
 ^ Soo the somme of the clere value of the benefice 
 was this yere, Ixxxxi.li. xvi.s'. i. d'. ob'.
 
 229 
 
 fl The Copy of Saue Conduyie. 
 
 Maximilian and Philyp, by the grace of God Duke of Austry of Bur- 
 goyn of Lotryke of Lymburgh of Lucenburgli and off Gelder, Erie of 
 Flaundresof Artoys of Burgoyn, Palatyn of Henawd of Holland of Zeland 
 of Namen and of Zutson, Marques of the Hole Ryke, Lord of Frezeland 
 of Salynen and of Mechlen, vnto alle our lieutenauntis marchauntis 
 admirallis and other capteis of our people of wane, i usticis and officers, or ellis 
 their leiutenauntis and to eueriche of hem the whiche these present letters 
 shalbe shewen. And we doo you to vnderslonde that we at the prayer of 
 certeyn our speciall seruauntis the whiche haue desyred this off vs we haue 
 gyuen graunted and accorded by theise presentis lohan Pykton Thomas 
 Bradbery Thomas Ryche and Pasquer Yerford of the kyngdom off England, 
 good trewe and sure saufconduyt to endure from the daye of makyng herof 
 vnto thende of x.monethis to the behof of theym that tyme durynge or 
 ellis by one named Thomas Miles and iij. other of ther sayde factours ber- 
 ing these present letters or the vidimus therof that they may brynge or do 
 to bee brought and caryed out of the forsaid lande of the kyngdom off 
 England into our landis and lordshippis by the see fresshe waters or by 
 lande in one shippe or dyuers shippis alle suche marchaundyses and wares 
 as too them please, therfore to selle barter and occupye in oursayd landis 
 and lordships, and to do their moste auayle and profyte in the beste than 
 they can or may, and that they may be in our sayde landis and lordshippys 
 for too bye and gader lade and freith and cary awaye, or doo to bee caryed 
 awey and conueied into the sayde kyngdom of England into suche placis as 
 shal please theym vpon the sayde ships all suche wares goodis and mar- 
 chaundises profytable, like as to them shalbe thought moste profvtable, 
 excep bolion harnes bowes arowes artillary and other thingis whiche is for- 
 boden, habilementis of werre and none but suche barneys and wepens as 
 they shall bringe wyth them for theyr defence and saufgarde of their goodis, 
 so we do you to vnderstonde and charge you precisely that the forsayd 
 Johii Pykton Thomas Bradbury Thomas Riche Pasquer Perford and their 
 sayd iiij. factours wyth their shyp's freight wyth suche marchaundises as it
 
 230 
 
 is aboue sayde and wyth y maryners of the same ye suffer and let go passe 
 and repasse and thorough passagj lorships and landis and placis as ye be 
 corny tted vnto and of f vvhiche ye haue abyding and kepig of to cary and 
 to come ayen wyth f sayd ship and marchaundises by daye and by nyght 
 suerly free peasibly wythout to them to do or to gyue or not suffre to bee 
 done or gyuen to be in body nor in goodis arrestid letted nor wythstondon 
 ayens or p'iudicial of our forsayd saufconduyt, and that they whiche haue 
 desired letters of marke countremarke or graute taking ayen nether for 
 what werre or for what cause it be, butt yet that ye wyll see and make to 
 be seen their saufconduyt and other causes ^ they haue nede of yf they 
 disyre it of you vpon their resonable costis outcepte euer the goods mar- 
 chaundises or dette yf they haue oni in your forsayde landis arrested or 
 tached afore the date of this writtigand ouerseen that during our foresayd 
 saufcondut and wythin the tyme of the same that they nor theyr factours 
 shal not doo thinge preiudiciall or lettyng vs or our landis or subiettis and 
 that whyche is theyr ppre dette their, that the lawes and iustice shall passe 
 thervpon as behouith therunto, and for bicause that this sayd saufconduyt 
 must be occupied in diuers placis, we Avill the vidimus or copy auctetike 
 take effect and strenght as this present saufcoduyt after te monethis past 
 and goo stonde to noon effect. Yeuen in our towne of Andwerp, the x. day 
 of October, in the yere off our Lord God M. CCCC. Ixxxv. This sub- 
 scribed bi mi Lord the Duke. 
 
 Certificat. 
 
 To alle them that these presentis ower letters shall see or here, and in 
 especyall too the noble and puissaut our right dere welbeloued lord my 
 lord chauntreyne borogh maistres skepyns and counseyle off the towne of 
 Baroue vpon the Some send gretyng and loue. AVe late you weten in 
 beryg witnesse and certifiyng for troueth that f day of the date of these 
 presentis before oure scoute and vs and appered thesse persones Anthony 
 Bastard of Ghymes and Johii Busshman both abidyng and dwellyng in 
 the said towne, Swere Naghell our secretary, the which bi their oothis, y is
 
 231 
 
 to say the sayd Antony and John by the oothis to tlieni soleply esstablislied 
 by our said scoute and f sayd Swere Naghel bi f oothe y he hath made to 
 vs and to oure said towne for his office of secretari haue testyfied sayd 
 affirmed and declared fyrst the said Antony and John that they be well 
 remenbred and in myde that at f free passe marte of this said towne of 
 Barowe last passed, Richard Arnolde marchaut of England and oon 
 Anthony Hosted at the Lion i Middilborought, Lubard sittyg at tabyll 
 wyth the sayd Athony Bastard i his house called y Horse Showe i this said 
 towne had many wordis and argumentis the oon ageynst y other touching 
 the valeure and puissance of y realme of England and the contray of Italy, 
 in prysing and enhaunsing eueryche of the puissaunce valure and bountye 
 of his contray whery finally they chauffyd theself bothe I suche wise that 
 the sayd Richard amonge other sayd these wordis : Yf Ynglisshme where 
 not the Lumbard? shulde haue no thyg to ete but saladis and chese, and 
 after they lyede yche other hoteli i suche wise that Anthony Lumbard roose 
 from the tabill sayng to the said Richard that he wolde do hym atorne 
 with many other bote wordj and at that tyme nor neuer tofore nor neuer 
 after thay neuer hard that the sayd Richard hade spoken or sayed ony 
 maner of worde touching the Kyng of Romayns that were or myght in oni 
 wise torne too the preiudice or dishonor of his Riall Magiste or any of his 
 seruauntis. 
 
 |[[ Moreouer the same Anthony Bastrad off Glyues sayed and declared 
 that ofte tymes he hathe harde the said R. spoke and come touching the 
 Kyng of Romayns and the Kyng off Englond prayng too God that he 
 wolde saue them bothe of his grase, and sayg that as longe as they were 
 fredis this contray and the contray of England shulde haue welthe and 
 psperite. And the sayd Swere Naghell our secretary sayed declered and 
 affermed by his sayd othe that the Satterday y xvij. day of this present 
 moneth of May Sir Nycholas off Werue knyght, seneshal of the contray 
 of Barow and the sayd secretary as therl on our behalf charged spak in 
 the towne of Lire wyth oure redoubtyd lady the Danagere sayng too her 
 that our lord of Barow and the towne off Barow had vndirstandyng that 
 by certayn her letters sent to the sayd Lord Chauntreyne she shulde haue 
 accused the sayd Rychard for a spyse and for hym that shulde haue sayed 
 and spoken many dishonest wordis vpo and touchyng the sayd Kynge of 
 Romayns, and tha our sayd redoubtyd lady thervpon sayd and answerde
 
 232 
 
 that she neuer thought yt so too doo, sayng also that she know well the 
 sayd Richarde and that she knewe of hy noo other thyg but y he was a good 
 and an honest marchaunt without frade or nialegyne. In witnesse of which 
 ihyng we haue doon to be sett the seall of causys of ^ said towne of Barow 
 to these presentis, the xxviij. day May, the yere of our Lord God, 
 M. CCCC. Ixxxviij. 
 
 Cerlifycat. 
 
 In the towne of Seynt Lucas off Berrameda, Saterday the xxix. day of 
 the moneth of May, the yere of the byrthe of our Sauiour Ihu Crist of 
 M. CCCC. Ixxxx. in this day aboue sayd before the honorable Peter Gracia 
 Carnayl alcaydy ordinary of this sayd towne for f worthy and right noble 
 Lord my Lord, Lord Henry de Gusnianys Duk of y citye of Medena 
 Sydonya, Erie off Niebla, Lord of the noble citee of Gibrealtare, and i 
 the presence of me Johii de Oraga scryua publico of this said towne for 
 the sayd Lord Duk, apiered present Nicolas Arnolde Englissh abyder in 
 this towne and saied to the sayd alcayde in the presens of me the sayd 
 scryua publico and the witnesses vndir wreton, that for asmoche as it 
 myght be ij. monethes litel more or lesse that Nicholas Warbaoys mar- 
 chaunt Englissh had laden and laded in y ship of Johii Mychels Biscayn 
 neyghboure of Matrico xv. tone of oyle consigned theoon half to Richard 
 Arnolde marchaiit Englissh his fadre neyghboure of the cite of Lodon, 
 and the other of the sayd xv. tonne at the charge and aduenture of y sayd 
 Nicolas Warboys and for hym, and for asmoche as it behoued hym and to 
 hym was conuenyent to sheue by trouth and wytnesse y aforesayd in some 
 parties and places to hy conuenyent he disired and asked the same 
 alcaydy that he comaunde to receyue and he wolde receyue y sayd deposi- 
 cion of Wiilyam Holibrad marchaunt English bider in this towne and that 
 he shulde make to be asked what it is that he knoweth of the forsayd for 
 the sayng aforesayd, and that he shulde say and depose bi his seyng and 
 deposicio that he wolde comaund to geue and shulde geue ferme of his 
 name and of myn the sayd scryuan publice. And the sayd alcayde caused 
 too be receyued and receyued the oothe of y sayd Wiilyam Holibrande 
 marchaunt English, by the name of God and Mar}', and by the wordis of Holy 
 Gospell accordyng to the forme of right. And vpo the sayd othemade lie 
 was asked for that he knewe of the foresayd ; and he sayed that that he knewe
 
 ^233 
 
 was, that it myght be xv. dajes litell more or lesse, that goyng he the same 
 witnesse walkyng with the said Nicholas Warboys and Nicholas Arnolde, 
 by the pley of the ryuer of this said towne, that y sayd Nicholas Arnolde 
 said to the said Nicholas Warboys, Nicholas those xv. tonne of oyle that 
 ye laded in the ship of Johii Mighels, were they the oon half yours and the 
 other half my faders, and laded you them for him and for you, and that 
 y said Nicholas sayd well, and that the sayd Nycholas Arnolde sayd ageyn 
 what thing is wel, say ye or nay, and tha y sayd Nicholas Warboys sayed 
 ye he had laden the sayd xv. tone of oyle, the oon half for hym and the 
 half for the fader of the said Nycholas Arnolde, and that he had nat laden 
 them in noon other maner, and that this that he knewe and past vpon his 
 sayd othe that he made ; and the sayd alcayde said and comaiided me the 
 sayd scryua publico that I shuld gyue of all witnesse to the said Nicholas 
 Arnolde, and I haue gyue hym therof this writyng accordyng as it passed 
 fermed of the sayd alcayde, and my name and signe that is made and past 
 the day, moneth, and yere abouesayd, wytnesses off thys towne, and 
 Peter Serrono scriuans neighbores. 
 
 Certificat. 
 
 Willyam the Haze, leuetenaunt to Sir Philyp of Cleuis, off the castell 
 off Sluse, certyfie to all the that this shal beholde, that I haue, by the 
 ordinavice of my Lord Chauntryne, do sett prisoner oon named Richard 
 Arnolde Englisshman, and by the inhortacyon and aduertisment of a 
 chapleyne off my lady the gret that wolde impose the sayd Richard cer- 
 taye thing^ wherof he hath not be foude culpabill ne giltye as yt aperith 
 by an informacyo ther vpon made at Barowe vpon and the zoom, wherfor 
 I haue sett y said Richard to the lyueraunce. This that I certyfie aboue 
 witnessith my name and signe manuell hereto sett, y xxiij. day of Juyne, 
 anno Ixxxviij. 
 
 Hh
 
 234 
 
 Spycery. 
 
 Peper, at xviij.d'. 
 
 Burnijkat safraen, at vij. s'. 
 
 Clewes, at ij. s*. iiij. d'. 
 
 Mases, large, at iij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 The garbyll of macis, at 
 
 Gjnger, at ij. s'. 
 
 Synamon, at xviij.d'. 
 
 -Liong peper, at 
 
 VI. s . 
 
 Greynes, at 
 
 XV. s'. 
 
 Notmyggis, at 
 
 ij. s'. 
 
 Gallyngale, at 
 
 xvi. d'. 
 
 Coraunce, at 
 
 i.d'.ob'. 
 
 Saunders, at 
 
 xi. d'. 
 
 Suger candy, at 
 
 viij. d\ 
 
 Suger Portjngale, 
 
 iiij. d'. ob'. 
 
 Suger vallauncis, at 
 
 viij. d'. 
 
 Suger cass', at 
 
 ij.d'. 
 
 Gynger vert, at 
 
 v.d'. 
 
 Socate, at 
 
 iiij. d'. 
 
 Lemondis, at 
 
 iiij.d'. 
 
 Prunys, at i. d'. ob". the C. xiiij.s'. 
 
 Tornesott, at vi. d'. 
 
 Comfectis, v. d'. 
 
 Worme sede, ij. s'. vi. d*. 
 
 Almandis, at xviij.s'. 
 
 Ryce, at x. s'. 
 
 Gallis rowe, at xviij. s'. 
 
 Gum, at xiiij.s'. 
 
 Coporose vert, at vi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Coporose blank, Jj-d*. 
 
 White lede, at x. s*. 
 
 Rede lede, at x. s'. 
 
 Generall, at ij. d'. y 11'. 
 
 Orpinent, at ij. d'. y 11'. 
 
 Vermelon, at xv. d'. 
 
 Vertgrece, at vij. d'. 
 
 Rosset, at xij. d'. 
 
 Brasyll,at xij.d'. 
 
 Ryse. 
 
 Golde paper, siluer paper, Symap 
 
 pap,grenepap, y grose, viij.s'. 
 
 Paynters oyle, rape 03'le, the 
 
 barell, xxvi. s\ viij. d'. 
 
 Fyne golde, at iij. s'. iiij. d'. the C. 
 
 Party golde, at xiiij. d'. y C. 
 
 Siluer, at . viij.d'. the C. 
 
 Paynte, at xviij. d'. the 11'. 
 
 Vernysh, at ij. d'. the 11'. 
 
 Golde foyle, at iij. s'. the grose. 
 
 Orsady, at x. d'. the H'. 
 
 Totty, at xvi. d'. the 11'. 
 
 Terra sygyllata, iij'd'. 
 
 Azafedida, at xvi. d'. 
 
 Galbum, at xvi. d'. 
 Candarides. 
 
 RosyndeBurdeus, the C. ij.s'.viij. d'. 
 
 Alees cycacrine, at xvi. d'. 
 
 Lapdaunu, at vi. d'. 
 Aspalton, 
 
 Ffrankke, vi. d'. 
 
 Parosyn, the C. iiij. s'. 
 Olsbanum, 
 
 Mastik, xvi. d' 
 
 Mirre, vi. d'. 
 
 Borras, vi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Saltpeter, iij-d*.
 
 235 
 
 Sail armonyake, 
 
 
 ij.d'. 
 
 Sope, Castell, the C. 
 
 iij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Sell gem. 
 
 
 
 Sope, Seuylc, 
 
 XV. s'. 
 
 Sail alkaly. 
 
 
 
 Sope, negar, the bare!! 
 
 
 Termenet, at 
 
 
 iij. d'. 
 
 Trytayll, 
 
 i. d'. ob'. 
 
 Setuall, 
 
 
 xvi. d'. 
 
 Spmacete, the U'. 
 
 vi.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 Spekenerd, 
 
 ij.s'. 
 
 viij.d'. 
 
 Fenycrete, 
 
 X. s. the C. 
 
 Arsnyk, 
 
 
 iij.d'. 
 
 Quyksiluer, at 
 
 XV. d'. the ir. 
 
 Resalgere, 
 
 
 iij. d'. 
 
 Cardanuiri maior, 
 
 ij.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 Annesche, C. 
 
 
 XX. s'. 
 
 Cardanuin minor, 
 
 ij. s'. 
 
 Coniyn, the C. 
 
 
 XX. s'. 
 
 Storar liquida. 
 
 
 Boll fyne, 
 
 
 
 Storax calaunda, 
 
 xvi. d'. 
 
 Ynbawdias, at 
 
 
 ij.s'. 
 
 Tamerendus. 
 
 
 Colyander, the C. 
 
 
 iiij.s'. 
 
 Antemony. 
 
 
 Lykeryse, the bale 
 
 
 V. s'. 
 
 Bongowme, the 11'. 
 
 iij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Alym foyle, the C. 
 
 vi. s" 
 
 viij.d'. 
 
 Scriuabill pap, at xxiiij. s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Gunilake, 
 
 
 XX. d'. 
 
 Pap ryall, the reme. 
 
 vi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Carbite, 
 
 
 iij.s'. 
 
 Browne pap, at 
 
 xij. d'. 
 
 Rubarb, fyne 
 
 xxvi. s'. 
 
 viij.d'. 
 
 Wex, the C. 
 
 iij. 11. 
 
 Appolic. 
 
 
 
 Monche wexe, the C. 
 
 l.s'. 
 
 Scaniony, 
 
 
 v.s'. 
 
 Prunes, of Damaske, the C. xiiij.s'. 
 
 Camfere, at 
 
 
 x.s'. 
 
 Portyngale greyne, the C. viij. 11. 
 
 Stauisaker, at 
 
 
 xiij . d'. 
 
 Spanyshe grene, the C. 
 
 vi. li. 
 
 Sangins dracons, at 
 
 viij 
 
 . d'. all. 
 
 Woll oyle, the tonne. 
 
 vi. li. X. s'- 
 
 Datis, the C. 
 
 
 XX. s'. 
 
 Spanyshe yre, f tone. 
 
 iij. IT. vi. s'. 
 
 Cotyn woll, at 
 
 iiij. 
 
 d'.ob'. 
 
 viij.d". 
 
 
 Coten yerne, at 
 
 
 vi. d'. 
 
 Mader croppe, at 
 
 xviij. s'. 
 
 Bays, at iij. 
 
 s'. iiij. d' 
 
 . the C. 
 
 Mader onberoued, at 
 
 xvi. s'. 
 
 Calmus aromaticus, 
 
 at 
 
 ij. d'- 
 
 Mader ghemene fayer, 
 
 at X. s'. 
 
 Essustom, at 
 
 xvi. 
 
 d'. y 11'. 
 
 Mull mader, at 
 
 iij.s". iiij.d'. 
 
 Ayshull. 
 
 
 
 Corse wode, of theyllis, 
 
 iij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Spongis, the 11'. 
 
 
 vi. d'. 
 
 Amyas woode, the pype, xxvi. s'. 
 
 Gome armonyak, 
 
 
 x.d'. 
 
 viij. d'. 
 
 
 Sene leuis, at 
 
 
 vi.d'. 
 
 Geue wolde, after yt is 
 
 yC. 
 
 Glevv, the C. 
 
 
 iiij. s'. 
 
 Venise woode, the C. 
 
 v.s'. 
 
 Seruse, 
 
 
 XX. s'. 
 
 Hoppis, the C. 
 
 XV. s'. 
 
 Brymstone, the C. 
 
 iij. s' 
 
 . iiij. d'. 
 
 Flax, the last, vi. IT. 
 
 tC.viij.s'. 
 
 Fulfer, the C. 
 
 iij. s' 
 
 . iiij.d'. 
 
 Pyche, the last. 
 
 l.s'.
 
 <236 
 
 Terre, the last, xlvi.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Osemonde,thelast, iij. li.vi. s'.viij. d\ 
 
 Faget yerne, the C. iij. s*. 
 
 Waynskot, the C. l.s'. 
 
 Regale, the C. v. 11. 
 
 Clapholde, the C. 
 
 Tabyll, ioyned, the nest 
 
 Playing tabill^. 
 
 Bastis, the C. 
 
 Mastis. 
 
 Owris. 
 
 Coper grey. 
 
 Coper spletter, the C. xvi. s'. 
 
 Trayne oyle, the barell. 
 
 Stele, the burden, 
 
 Fatyn nayle, the some iiij. s'. 
 
 Tardeii, the some iij-s'. 
 
 Bragotii, the some ij. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Roffn, the some vi. s'. 
 
 Spryge, the some ij. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Rollys of wadmoll, the been fyne, 
 
 xiij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 Curse wadmoll, the pece, 
 Spruse canuas, the C. xxv. s'. viij.d'. 
 Pytelyng, xxx. s'. 
 
 Jlarfrodislymogoes,andosyngbrygis- 
 
 Ulsomys. 
 
 Mynsteris boltis. 
 
 Hannoucr. 
 
 Soltvvhiche. 
 
 Buske clothe. 
 
 Werkyn. 
 
 Nijpuiidis Enttynggis, 
 
 Loren canuase. 
 
 Barras canuase. 
 
 Browsvvekis. 
 
 Ghentyse^clothe. 
 
 Holondis clothe. 
 
 Brabaunt clothe. 
 
 Henegoes clothe. 
 
 Outnardis clothe. 
 
 Brusell clothe. 
 
 Cotyns. 
 
 Cypres Lombardis. 
 
 Voylys for nunys. 
 
 Holmus fustian. 
 
 Osborowis fustian. 
 
 Fustian of all sortis. 
 
 Pakkyng shetis. 
 
 Ounarde threde. 
 
 Collen threde. 
 
 Collen hemp, at xxviij. s'. 
 
 Tukkyng hemp, at xvi. s'. 
 
 Rede hidis, at vi. s'. 
 
 Rede lashe, large, at iij. s'. 
 
 Golde skynes, at xxiij.s'. iiij. d*. 
 
 Bultell fyne and course, 
 
 Pynnes of all sortis, at iij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Brug^ clothis, at xxiiij. s'. 
 
 Anlettis of all sortis. 
 
 Leder lasys. 
 
 Wire girding, vij. s'. 
 
 Latyn basyns,at xxviij. s'. 
 
 Latyn plate, 
 
 Dowbill plate, xvi.s'. 
 
 White plate, at xij. s'. 
 
 Sengyll plate, at vij.s'. vi.d'. 
 
 Sakbett, at xiiij.d'. 
 
 Anto nybell, large, at iiij. 
 
 Fyne harp' stryngis, fyne at vi. s'. 
 
 Course harp' stryngis, at iiij.s'. 
 
 Fyne swauishe nedillj, at xxiij.s'. 
 
 Fyne qurellj, at xxiiij. s'. 
 
 Styngyng threde, at ix. d'.
 
 237 
 
 Ballis, XV. d'. 
 
 Small pragys, at iiij.s'. 
 
 Large cushy n clothis, at iiij. s*. 
 
 Small cushen clothis, at ij.s'. 
 
 Long skyne threde and jnkyli, 
 
 at viij. d*. 
 Pakke threde of all sortis. 
 Box combis, large and small. 
 Fyne pykyd here. 
 
 Al bladis mydlyn, at viij. s'. 
 
 Al hastis, at iij. s'. 
 
 Pynwyer, at 
 Yere wyer of all sortis. 
 Knywes peyers, at vi. s'. 
 
 x\ninbyr, at xx. s'. the 11'. 
 
 Ballauses of all sortis. 
 Worstede girdell^. 
 Maystell bedis. 
 
 FuUis off" ketellis redy bownde, the 
 full, at iij-s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Batery trople, C. 
 
 Rollis of golde, gret', at vi .s'. 
 
 Rollis of golde, small, at iij. s'. 
 
 Paknedillis, at vi. d'. y C. 
 
 Brugis threde, at xvi. s'. 
 
 Guttynggis. 
 
 Thymbilli of all sortis. 
 
 Veluetis, dobbyll, at ix. s'. theyerde. 
 
 Syngel veluett^, at vi. s'. vij. d*. the 
 yerde. 
 
 Daraaske, saten, and taffata. 
 
 Sarsenet, chabelot, tukis. 
 
 Bokerames of all sortis. 
 
 Rede threde. 
 
 Grene threde. 
 
 Fyne corall, the 11'. xxxij. s'. 
 
 |[[ Item a Rekening for Grocery Ware. 
 
 i. C. q'. 
 
 xxiiii.ir. 
 
 forb*. vi.U'. 
 
 ii. iij.q'. 
 
 XX. 11'. 
 
 for b'. iiij. 11'. 
 
 iii. iij.q'. 
 
 XX. 11'. 
 
 for b'. liiij.ir 
 
 liij.C. q'. 
 
 XX. ir. 
 
 for b". vi;il'. 
 
 ^ Som gret, iiij. C. iij.q'. 
 f|[ Som sotill, V. C. xxxij. 11'. 
 
 Rebate for tare. 
 Rebate for trete, 
 
 xij. ir. 
 
 XX. 11'. 
 
 ^ Rest h V. C. ir. at xx. d'. the pounde. Soiii in argent, xlvij. li. xviij.s', 
 iiij. d'. ^ Caste thy som grete in grosse, y C. as it is 5" half C. q'. make it 
 sotil after v. score to y C. and y odde xij.li. and di. q't' and odde U'J. aft' 
 V. score xij. li. to y C. y is v. score to f C. sotil, rebate in euy v. score iiij. li, 
 y is trete, and also in y half C. ij. 11'. in the q'. i. 11'. in y half q'. half a U'.
 
 238 
 
 d The maner to make Ynke. 
 
 Take a pottel of leyne wat' and breke half a 11. of galle, eche galle in 
 iij. or iiij. pec^, and lete this galle stode in y forsajd water iiij. or v.dayes, 
 and than poure out y A^permost of the water, and put therto di. 11. weyght 
 off vitryol in pouder, and put therin in an erthen vessel, and stere hem Avel 
 togyd*, and stoppe the potte that none eyer cum therto, and lete it stonde 
 a daye and a nyght, and then take di. 11. off gorue of stryter weyght than 
 was f vitryoll and put it therto, and stoppe ayen the pott, and stere it 
 aboute, and at iij. or iiij. dayes ende then take the forsayd gallis and drye 
 them in the sonne, and breke them smaller then they were, and put therto 
 a quartir and di. of water, and lete hem stode vij. nyghtes, and pure out 
 the cler water, and put therto lesse than a q.' of vitrioll in small pouder, 
 and doo as is before sayde, and put therto lesse weight of goiiie then of the 
 vitriol, and wyth that later ynke temper y fyrst ynke when nede is, and yf 
 th5 tempre good ynke wyth semple water, it wyl turne to corrupcion, and 
 the iij. tyme setlie the galle in water tyl the be softe, and porcion the 
 remenant as is before sayde. Use and crafte shal teche the better, &c. 
 
 fl Le premere Course pur Lestates. 
 
 d Un Sotelte de Lyon Blake. Rehersal. 
 
 Thinke and thanke prelate of grete prise 
 
 That it hath pleasid the habudant grace, 
 
 Of King Edward in al his act^ wise 
 
 The to promote hyder to his please. 
 
 This lytil yle whyle thou hast tyme and space 
 
 For to repayre, do ay thy besy cure. 
 
 For thy rewarde of Heue thou shalt be sure.
 
 239 
 
 m Pur Potage. 
 
 Frumenty and venyson, syngnet rosted, graunt luce in sarris, roo roested 
 regardaunt, feusaunt roosted, venison in paste, grete custarde, leche 
 porpul. 
 
 ^ Un Sotelte de Natiuite Saint Johii. Rehersall. 
 
 Blissyd Johii Baptist, for thy name so preciouse. 
 
 Gracia Dei be thy true interpretacio ; 
 
 Pray euer to God y in thy lyue vertuouse, 
 
 Johii nowe of this see thorough thy meditacion, 
 
 Preserued be ; which be this stallacio. 
 
 Thus is entred into his chirche, 
 
 Ther longe to endure many goode dedis to worche. 
 
 ^ The Seconde Course. 
 
 §[ Un Sotelte le He de Ely. Rehersall. 
 
 O mortal man cal to remembraiice 
 
 This text, de terra tu plamasti me. 
 
 What than auayleth al worldly plesaunce, 
 
 Sythe to the erthe thou shalt reiite. 
 
 De lime terre, how God hath ordeyned the, 
 
 Lodesterre of Ely, loo suche is Godys myght ; 
 
 Hym therfore to serue thou art bonden of right. 
 
 Gely to potage, storke roosted, pecoke florisshed, carpe in soppis, rabett^ 
 roosted, breme fresshe water, freature semeca, orenge in paste, tarte bor- 
 boyne, leche damaske. 
 
 §1 Un Sotelte de Dieu Schepard. 
 
 Ego sum Pastor Bonus. Rehersall. 
 
 Johii ofte reuolue I thy remeberace. 
 
 That of my grace haue made the here protector, 
 
 And of this folde I geue the goiinace, 
 
 Fro rauenors to be ther true defesor.
 
 240 
 
 Tliem to prcserue euy tyme and ower, 
 Lerne of me and do thy besy deuor 
 Fro my folke al rauen to disseuor. 
 
 ^ Respocio Ep'i. 
 
 Fayn I wolde blissed Lorde yf it like y, 
 
 This cure of thy diuine puruiauce 
 
 And special most grace hast giue me. 
 
 To gyde and rewle after thy plesaiice. 
 
 And to expel al rebel w thy manitence 
 
 From y chirche ; good Lorde geue me that grace. 
 
 And so me to rewle wyth the to haue a place. 
 
 ^ The thirde Course. 
 
 ^ Un Sotelte le Sentis Petre, Paule, and Andrew. Rehersall. 
 
 Remebre Johii, this y shineth bright 
 
 Wt' gret abudauce al is but vayn gl'e ; 
 
 Lerne for to die and welcome my owne knight, 
 
 Welcome my preist and bisshop verily, 
 
 The holy Peter blissed Poule and I 
 
 Of this our chirche make y ptector 
 
 And of this yle y vertuose gouernor. 
 
 ^ Creme of almondes to potage, boetour roosted, perche in gelye, cur- 
 lew, plouer roosted, un caste de gely florisshyd, creues deudose, larkes 
 roosted, fresshe storgion, quynces in paste, tarte poleyn, fritour bounce, 
 leche reiall. 
 
 ^ Un Sotelte de le Egle sure Letonne. Rehersall. 
 
 Now hertely ye bee welcome into this hal, 
 Fro y' highest vnto y lowest degree. 
 Requiring and specialy praing you al 
 Yeld to God y louing^ and not to me ; 
 And ferthermore of your benignite, 
 Diio Deo nostro gras agamus. 
 And prayse his name w Te Deu laudamus.
 
 241 
 
 Syttyng at the hygh dees. My Lord of Ely in the myddes : on the 
 right hande ; the Abbot of Berye, the Abbot of Ramesey, the Prior of 
 Ely, the Mayster of the RoUis, the Priour of Braunwell, the Priour 
 of Anglesheye. ^ On the other hande; Syr Thomas Howard, Syr John 
 Donne, Syr Jolrn Wyngelfeld, Syr Harry Wentworthe, John Sapcote, 
 Syr Edward Woodhous, Syr Robert Chamberleyn, Syr John Cheyne, 
 Syr Williii Branden, Syr Robert Fynes, Johii Fortescu. The Abbot of 
 Thorney and my Lady Brandon and other estatis in the chabre. 
 
 Wl The Waye from Calice to Rome, thorough Fraunce. 
 
 m From Calice to BoUyn, legis, vij. 
 From Bollen to Motrell, vij. 
 
 From Motrell to Sanrogers, vij. 
 
 From Sanrogers to Vixyns, viij. 
 
 From Vixyns to Paylard, vi. 
 
 From Paylard to Clermont, viij. 
 From Cleremont to Lesarchers, vij. 
 From Lesarchers to Saint Denyse, v. 
 From Saint Denyse to Parise, ij. 
 
 From Montarges to Bony, xij. 
 
 From Bony to Lecheriter xij. 
 
 From Lecheriter to Portetis, xi. 
 From Portetis to Banlon, vij. 
 
 From Banlon to Perefetter, iij. 
 
 FroPerefett'toMercelinesNoues,vij. 
 From Nouens to Saint Clement, ix. 
 From Saint Clement to Arberel, iij. 
 From Arberel to Lyons, iij. 
 
 ^ Somma Ivij. legys. 
 
 ^ Somma from Paris, Ixxxxi. legis. 
 
 From Paris to Kerbel, 
 From Kerbel to Antemors, 
 From Antemors Montarges, 
 
 ^ij' ^ ^^^^ from Caleis to Lyons, 
 
 X. C. xlviij. legis. 
 
 II
 
 242 
 
 ^ The Dukedom of Sayuo3^e. 
 
 From Lyons to Volipera, mile, xv. 
 From Volipera to Borgoyd, vi. 
 
 From Borgoyd to Tore Delpyne, vi. 
 Fro Tore Delpine to PontJ Bel- 
 
 uisme, xi. 
 
 From Beluisme to Gabiletta, vi. 
 From Gabiletta to Cambelle, vi. 
 From Cambella to Momeliane, vi. 
 From Momeliano to Aqua Bella, ix. 
 From Aqua Bella to Cambella, xij. 
 Fro Cabella to Sait Johii de Mo- 
 
 riaa, vi. 
 
 Fro Moriana to Salt Michel, vi. 
 Fro Sait Michel to Saint Adrea, ix. 
 From Saint Adrea to Borgetto, vi. 
 
 From Borgetto to Vlzera, iij. 
 
 From Vlzera to Juboo, ix. 
 
 From Jubgo to Nolalexa, xv. 
 
 From Nolalexa to Susa, ij. 
 
 From Susa to Vilrana, xv. 
 
 From Vilrana to Riuole, iiij. 
 
 From Riuole to Torino, vi. 
 
 From Torino to Septuno, v. 
 
 From Septuno a Kemasse, vi. 
 
 From Kemasse to Ligorin, ix. 
 
 From Ligorin to Salaske, ix. 
 
 From Salaske to Versilia, vij. vij. 
 
 ^ Somma from Lyons, C.lxxxxij. 
 myle. 
 
 ^ The Dukedom of Myllaen Lombardy. 
 
 From Versilia to Nouara, x rayle, x. 
 From Nouara to MargentJ, x. 
 
 From Argent^ to Millano, xiiij. 
 
 From Millano to Maryniano, x. 
 From Moryniano to Lody, x. 
 
 From Lody to Caxale, viij. 
 
 From Caxale to Piesonza, xij. 
 
 From Piesenza to Ferenzola, xij. 
 Fro Ferenzola to Borgo Saint 
 
 Dno, viij. 
 
 From Borgo to Parma, xv. 
 
 From Parma to Rego, xv. 
 
 From Rego to Modena, xv. 
 
 From Modena to Castelo Fran- 
 
 cho, V. 
 
 From Castelo Francho to Bo- 
 nonia, xv. 
 
 From Bonoaia a Pianora, viij. 
 
 From Pianora to Lorana viij. 
 
 Fro Lorana to Discariga Lasmo, iiij. 
 
 Fro Discarga Lasmo to Firen- 
 sola, xij. 
 
 Fro Firensola to Skaparia, x. 
 
 Fro Skaparia to Pontis Sa'uit 
 Piro, ij. 
 
 Fro Pontis Saiat Piro to Flo- 
 
 rens, 
 
 XIJ. 
 
 ^ Somma from Nouara to Flores 
 CC. XV. mile.
 
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 Fro Florens to Sancaxano, 
 Fro Sancaxano to Tauernelle, 
 Fro Tauernelle to Poge Bonze, 
 Fr5 Poge Bonze to Sena, 
 Fro Sena to Bonconuento, 
 Fro Bonconuento to San Qui- 
 
 lico, 
 Fro San Quilico to Ricorse, 
 Fro Ricorse to Lapalia, 
 Fro Lapalia to Pontis Sentino, 
 Fro Pontis Sentino to Aqua 
 
 Pendentj, mile, iiij 
 
 vnj. 
 
 V. 
 
 xij. 
 xij. 
 
 viij. 
 viij. 
 
 Fro Aqua Pendetis to San 
 
 Lorenzo, 
 Fro San Lorenzo to Bolzena, 
 Fro Bolzena to Montflascone, 
 Fro Montflascone to Viterba, 
 Fro Viterba to Ronsilyone, 
 Fr5 Ronsilyone to Bacano, 
 Fro Bacano to Rome, 
 
 inj. 
 
 iiij. 
 
 vi. 
 
 viij. 
 
 ix. 
 
 xiij. 
 
 xiiij. 
 
 Soma fro Florens to Rome, 
 C. xxxvi. mile. 
 
 C Fro Rome to Naples. 
 
 Fro Rome to Marino, 
 Fro Maiino to Bellitera, 
 Fro Bellitera to Sarmoneta, 
 Fro Sermon etta to Casa Nona, 
 Fro Casa Noua to Moreffa, 
 Fro MorefFa to Terrazena, 
 Fro Terrazena to Fonda, 
 
 xij. 
 
 Fro Fonda to Molla, 
 
 x 
 
 X. 
 
 Fro Molla to Sessa 
 
 xiij 
 
 
 Fro Sessa to Chapolia, 
 
 xviij 
 
 xij. 
 ix. 
 
 Fro Chapolia to Napele, 
 
 xviij 
 
 viij. 
 
 ^ Et sic est finis. 
 
 
 xi. 
 
 
 
 ^ In Dei nomine. Amen. The xviij. day of the moneth of Auguste, 
 the yere of our Lorde, M. CCCC. Ixxiij. and y yere of the reigne of King 
 Edward, y forth after the conquest xiij. I Johii Amell the elder, citezen 
 and cotteler off Loudon, beyng of hool mynde and in good memory, laude 
 be to Almyghty God, make and orden this my present testament conteyn- 
 ing therin my last wyl, in maner and forme that foloweth. 
 
 HI First I bequethe and recomende my soule too Almighty God my 
 maker and my redemer, to the most glorious virgine his moder our Lady
 
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 Saint Mary, and to all the holy company of Heuen, and my body to bee 
 beryed in the myddes of the parise chirche or colage of Saint Michel, 
 called Whittyngton Collage of London, or as nye thervnto as it may goodly 
 be done after the wyse discrecion of my executors. 
 
 Ite I bequethe to y high auter of Saint Magne y Marter beside y bridge 
 of Lodon, wherof now I am a parisson, for my tythis and oblacions by me 
 forgetten or with holde, yf ony suche be, in my discharge of my soule, 
 and f curat ther praye specyaly for my soule, iij. s'. iiij'. d'. 
 
 Ite I bequethe to y werkis of f body of y pise chirche of Saint Michel 
 aforsaide, for my berieng to be had w me y-same, vi.s'. viij. d'. and aft' 
 this done and myne faual expesis payd, first and formest and bifore al 
 other ligacis, I wil y al mi dett^ y which of right and cosiece I owe to oni 
 maner psone be Avel and truly payed bi my executors, or ellis ordeined or 
 to bee payed. 
 
 ||[ Item I bequethe to the werkis of the cathederal chirche of Saint 
 Poule of London, xij. d'. 
 
 ^ Item I bequethe to the Charter-house beside London, to the entent 
 y the prior and couent ther pray specialy for my soule and for the soule 
 off Jane late my wyf, x.s'. 
 
 ^ Item I bequethe to Margrete my sister my goodes here vnder 
 wrytten, that is to wete, the hangyng bakers and cussyons in my halle hole 
 as they bee, my bedde in my chamber hoole as it is, that is to say, fed' 
 bedde, niatras, bolster, pyllowes, blakettis, shcteis, couerlet, quylte, tester, 
 and iij. curtyns, and iiij. peyer of my beste sheteis, and ij. couerlettis, 
 besyde that that lyeth on my bedde, and ij. siluer spones beyng in my 
 boxe, all my pewter vessel goyng abrode, alle my pottis of pewter, a salt- 
 selar of pewter, an holy water stope of pewter, a borde cloth of dyap, a 
 towell of dyaper, two candelstykis of latto, a chafyng dysshe of laton, 
 iij. bras pottis, that is to saye, a greate potte, a myddel potte, and a lytel 
 pot, and iij. brasse pannis after the same sortinge, a spett of yron, a treued 
 and a ladyl.
 
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 (d Item I bequethe to Johii Amell of Greewiche my cosyn, all my bed- 
 dyng beyng in the chamer att Walworthc, and all my weryng clothes as 
 well wollen as lynne, belonglge to my body, excepte my beste blewegowne, 
 and my morey gowne engreyned, the whiche I reserue to the performyngof 
 the remenaunt off my legates conteyned in this mi testament. 
 
 ^ Item I bequethe to the sayde Johii Amell my cosyne, all my stuf 
 beyng in my shoppe, that is to saye, yuery, dogeon, horn, mapyll, and the 
 toel y belongeth to my crafte, as saues, anfeldis, hameres, rapis, filis, and 
 other to werke wythal, and x. of boxsis bein in my shoppe, to lay his ware 
 in, all my wares redy wroughte excepted. 
 
 ^ Item I wyl that my executours redeme and bye the dett that the sayde 
 Johii Amell my cosyne oweth, they yf they can compounde wyth his credy- 
 tours to gyue amonges theym for the same dett the some of v. li. of my 
 goodj, or lesse yf they may soo, that the same Johii by that meane goo 
 quyte and be at his liberte. But I wyll not that my executours excede 
 the sayde some of v.li. att the moost. 
 
 f^ Item I quethe to Richard A. haburdassher, to the entent that he take 
 vpon hym the cxecucion off this my present testament xl. s'. 
 
 ^ Item I bequethe to Thomas Mariet steynor, in y lyke maner for me, 
 xl. s'. The residcw of alle my goodis, catellis, and deltis whatsoeuer thei 
 bee after my dettis pa3'ed, my fynal expensis doon, and my sayd legatis 
 performed, I wolde that it bee solde be my sayd executours at the moste 
 auayle that they maye selle it for redy money, and the money comynge of 
 the sacU therof to be disposed bi my sayde executours for my soule and for 
 all cristen soulis, in doyng of massis, aquytyng of poer prysoners out of 
 prisone, releuyng of impotet pepul, blynde, lame, and febul, and in other 
 dedis of mercy and charite, as they shal thinke best to the pleasure of 
 Almyghty God and f helthe of my soule and of y soule of Jane late my wife. 
 
 Itm yt is the full entet and last will off me the said Johii Amell, that 
 myne executores namyd in this my psent testament, as sone as ther shall 
 seme tyme expedient after my dissese, sell alle my landes and tenement^, 
 the whiche that I or any other persones to myne vse haue in the townes,
 
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 parissh ynnes and fildes off Wynbyshe and Tharsted in the counte off 
 Exsex, and in Walworthe in y county of Sowthey, at the best that they 
 shall counsel them for redy money, and the money comyng of the same 
 sale mi said executores to dispose for mi soule and for the soulesaforesayd, 
 in good werkys off chaiiteleke as I haue aboue asyned; the money comyng 
 of the sale of the resedewe of my sayd goodes, catellis, and enly to be 
 disposed j and I wyll and charge alle seche psoncs as stonde in enfeoffed 
 by my and to mi vse, and in mi landes and tenemetis aboue sayd, whan 
 they shalbe reasonably required by myne executores, or by any of them, 
 make a sufficient astate in the lawe of and in alle y said landis and tene- 
 mentis, wyth y portenauntes to that parsone or too the parsones too who 
 my sayd executores shal make the sayd sale of the sayd lades and tene- 
 mentj vnto, as the sayd parsones soo by me infeffed haue off my testoment, 
 wythout any maner excuse or delay. And this my present testamet and 
 last vvylle, I make and ordeine myne executores the sayd R. Arnolde haber- 
 dassher, and Thomas Mariet steynor, citezens of London, in witnesse 
 wherof this my psent testament conteynyg theryn my last wil, I haue set 
 to my seale, yeue the daye and yere aboue sayd. 
 
 The Coestes to make Soep. 
 
 To make iij. last soep; ij. tonne of seuyll oyle, iij. laste soep hashis, 
 iij. lode talwode, a lode onsleked lyme, iij. laste of barellj. Mennys 
 laboer mete and drynke. 
 
 The barell of soep, xxx. galones. 
 
 The barell of aell, xxxij. galones. 
 
 The barell of beer, xxxvi. galones.
 
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 To brewe Beer. 
 
 X. quarters malte, ij. quarters wheet, ij. quarters ootes, xl. 11'. weight 
 of hoppys. To make Ix. harelip of sengyll beer. 
 
 Finis. 
 
 d In this Chapiter is shewid the Patrons of alle the Beneficis 
 
 in London. 
 
 Anne on the Towr Hill, and Abbey of Whit Monkys. 
 
 Anne wythin Aldrichgate, diocis London, patron Deane of Seynt Mar- 
 ty n the Graunde, the desine. 
 
 Augustin in Brad Stret Ward, f pryour of Friers August. 
 
 Anthonius in Bred Stret Warde, a college, the Kyng patron. 
 
 Augustin by London Wall, prior of Crichirch in Londo patron. 
 
 Augustin in Watlj^igStrete, bi Poules gate, patrone. 
 
 Antelyne in Bogerowe, diocis London, patrone deane and chapiter of 
 Poules, the decis, xx. s'. 
 
 Albon in Wood Stret, diocis London, prouost of Eton patron, decis 
 XX. s'. 
 
 Alphey wythin Crepilgate, deocis London, patron deane of Seint Mar- 
 tyn the Graunte, the sine. 
 
 Alborought wythout Bisshoppisgate. 
 
 Alhalwyn in Bred Stret, diocis Canter, patron bishop of Canter. 
 
 Alhalwyn Lumbard Stret, deocis Canter, patron pryor of Crichirch in 
 Canturbury, the desine. 
 
 Alhalwyn by London Walle, diocis London, patron prior of Crichirch in 
 London, the desine. 
 
 Alhalwyn the More, diocis London, the Kyng patron, the decis xiij.s'. 
 iiij. d'.
 
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 Alhalwyn the Lesse, diocis London, patrone the master of Laurence 
 Pulteney, the sine. 
 
 Alhalwyn Berking chirch, diocis London, patron abbat of Berkyng, 
 the desine x. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Alhalwyn Stanyngis, diocis London, patron th' abbot of Tourhill, the 
 decis xvij.s'. iiij. d'- 
 
 Alhalwyn in Ilony Lane London, patron the wardeyns of grocers, the 
 decis xvij.s'. iiij. d*. 
 
 Andrew in Cornehill, diocis London, patron bisshop of London, the 
 decis xvij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Andrew Hubert in Estchep, diocis London, erle of Shrewisbury patron, 
 the decis xvij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Andrew at Ba3aiard castell, diocis London, patron bisshop off London, 
 the desine xx. s'. 
 
 Andrew in Holborne, diocis Londo, patron abbot off Barmonsey, the 
 decis xiij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Botulf bi Billyg^ gate, dioc^ Lodo, patro deane and chapit' of Poles, 
 y decj x.s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Botulf without Algate, dicis London, patron the pryor of Crichirch in 
 London, the decis. 
 
 Botulf wythout Bisshoppisgate, diocis London, patron the bisshop of 
 London, the decis xvij.s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Botulf wythout Aldrichgate, diocis London, patron deane off Seint 
 Martyns Graunt, the decis. 
 
 Benet at Greshirch, diocis London, patron deane and chapit' of Polis, 
 the decj xxiiij. s'. 
 
 Benet at Poules wharf, diocis London, deane and chapit' of Poulis 
 patron, the dec J xvij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Benet Sherehog, callid Seint Sithes, diocis London, patro prior of Seit 
 Mary Ovirthere, the decj xx. s'. 
 
 Benet Fynke, diocis London, patron the master of Seint Anthony, the 
 decj xvij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Bryde in Flet Stret, diocis Londo, patrons y Kyng and th' abbot of 
 Westm, decj xx. s'. 
 
 Barthilmew the Litell, diocj Londo, patrone th' abbot on the Towr hill, 
 the decj xvij. s'. iiij. d'.
 
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 Barthilmew in Smythfelde, prior}^ tempaltes, Ixxxx. )i. xiiij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 desine viij. 11. xvij. s'. q'. 
 
 Barthilmew in Smythfelde Spitill, a master and a colao-e. 
 
 d Clement beside Estchep, diocj London, patron abbot of Westiii, 
 dec^ XX. s'. 
 
 Clement wythout Temple Barre, diocis London, patron the bisshop of 
 Exccster, dej. 
 
 Clare Sistres Minores, wythout Algate in the subarbz of London, 
 
 Dominick Friers, p'ochers of London at Ludgate. 
 
 Dunstan in the Est, diocis Canter, patron prior of Crychirch in Cautur- 
 bury, the dec^. 
 
 Dunstan the West, diocis London, patron the abbot of Alnewik, the 
 dec J XX. s'. 
 
 Deonise in Fanchircli Stret, diocis Caunter, patron the bisshop of Caiiter 
 and the prior of Crychirch of Caunter, dec^. 
 
 ^ Edmond wythout Newgale, callid Selt Sepulcre, diocis London, 
 patron prior of Seint Bartilmews, decj x. s'. 
 
 Edmond in Lumbard^ Stret, diocis London, patron prior of Crichirch 
 in London, decj xx. s'. 
 
 Ethelborugh wythin Bisshopsgate, diocis London, patron prioresse of 
 Seynt Helyne, the dec^. 
 
 ^ Feyth wythin Powles, diocis London, patrons dene and chapitur of 
 London, the decis xx. s'. 
 
 Faster in Faster Lane, diocis Canter, patron bisshop of Canter, the decj. 
 Fraunces wylhin Newgate Freers. 
 
 Gregory by Poulis, dioc^ London, apropred to the peti chanons of 
 Powles, the decis xx.s'. 
 
 Giles wythout Crepilgate, diocis Londo, patrons deane and chapit' of 
 Powles, the decTs xx.s'. 
 
 George in Pudding Lane, diocis London, patron abbot of Bermonse}', 
 the decis. 
 
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 George in Soutlnverke, diocis Winchester, patron abbot of Bermosey, 
 the desine. 
 
 Gilis, an hospital! beyond Holborne. 
 
 ^ Heleyne, priory of Nunnes wythin Bisshopsgat, y dec! xvij.s'. iiij. d'. 
 Heleyn, peris chirch wythin Bisshopsgate, diocis London, the priores of 
 Seynt Heleyn person. 
 
 Heleyn beside Mart Lane, a priory of Crossed Freers. 
 
 ^ Johis, an hospitale beside West Smythfelde, of London. 
 
 Johls Racharie, diocis London, patrons deane and chapit' of Powles, the 
 dec! XX. s'. 
 
 Joins Ewangelist, in Friday Stret, diocis Cauter, patron prior of Cry- 
 chirch of Cauter, the decj. 
 
 Joins in Walbroke, diocis London, patron priores of Seynt Heleyn, the 
 decj x.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 James at Garlik Hill, diocis London, patron abbot of Westmyster, the 
 decis ix. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 James, an hermytage wythin Crepilgate. 
 
 James, an hospitale beside Charing Crosse. 
 
 James, perishe chirche, wythin the priory of Haliwell. 
 
 Johis of Hahwell, ^out Bisshopsgate, a priores of Nones. 
 
 ^ Kateryn on the Towurhill, master and colage, the Kyng patron, 
 Kateryne chapell, beside Charen Crosse and hermytage. 
 Kateryne Crichirch, wythin Algate, diocis London, patrone priour of 
 Crichirch in London, the decj. 
 Kateryn Colman, wythin Algate. 
 
 ^ Lenard in Estchep, diocis Canter, patron the priour off Crichirch in 
 Caunturbury, the decj. 
 
 Leonard in Fastir Lane, diocis London, patron deane of Seynt Martins 
 Graunt, the decis xvij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Leonard in Shordich, diocis London, belonging to the Archdeken of Lo- 
 don, the decj. 
 
 Laurence Pulteney, UiocJ London, patron duke of Suffolke, the decj 
 XX. s".
 
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 Laurence in the Jury, diocis London, patron Bayly Colage of Oxen- 
 ford, the dec J. 
 
 ^ Mary at Bowe, diocj Canter, patrone bisshop of Canter, dec^. 
 Mary Aldirmary chirch, in Watlyng Stret, diocis Canter, patron bisshop 
 of Canter, the decTs. 
 
 Mary Bothhawe by the Erbar, diocis Canter, patrone priour of Cri- 
 chirch of Canter, the decls. 
 
 Mary Colchirch, diocis London, patron master of Seynt Thomas off 
 Acres, the decis. 
 
 Mary Stanyng Lane, diocis London, patron priores of Clerkenwell. 
 Mary in Aldirmanbury, diocis London, patron priour of Elsyng Spitell, 
 decls xvij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Mary VVohiothe, in Lumbard Stret, diocis London, patrone pryores off 
 Seynt Heleyn, the dec^ xxiiij. s'. 
 
 Mary Abchirch, diocis London, patron master of Seynt Laurence Pul- 
 teney, the decls v. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Mary Wulchirch, diocis London, the abbot of Seynt Johis Colchester 
 patron, the decls xxiiij. s'. 
 
 Mary Foundchirch, diocis London, prior of Crichirch patron in London, 
 the decls xvij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Mary Somerset, diocis Lodon, patro deane and chapit' of Poles, the 
 decj. 
 
 Mary on the Hill, diocis London, patron Page of Dortford in Kent, 
 gentilman, the decis xxiiij. s'. 
 
 Mary at Ax, diocis London, patron priores of Seynt Helyns, decl. 
 Mary Mownthawe, diocis London, patro bisshop of Herford, the decj. 
 Mary Matfelow, diocis London, patron bisshop of London, the decls. 
 Mary at the Stronde Crosse, diocis London, patron bisshop of Wurcet', 
 the decj. 
 
 Mary in Flet Strete, a priory of Whit Freers. 
 
 Mary chapell, by Berking chirch. 
 
 Mary de Grace, an abbey of Monkis by the Towur of London. 
 
 Mary priorie, of Elsing Spitill win Crepelgate. 
 
 Mary, the newe hospitall, wythout Bisshopsgate. 
 
 Mary Salutacion, chartirhous by West Smytfelde, in London. 
 
 Mary, hospitall of Bedleem, wythout Bisshopsgate.
 
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 Mary, ouer the ree in Southwerke, a priorye of Chanons. 
 
 Mary callid Seynt Mary Spite], wythout Bissbopisgate. 
 
 Mary Magdalen in Milk Stret, diocis London, patron deane and chapiter 
 of Powles, the decis xx. s'. 
 
 Mary Madalen in Olde Fish Stret, diocis London, patrone deane and 
 chapiter of Powles, dcc^ xiij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Mary Madalen by Bermonse}^ diocis Winchester, patron abbot of Ber- 
 monsey. 
 
 Mary Madalen by Seint Mary ouer the ree, diocis Winchester, patron 
 the prior of Seynt Mary ouer the Ree, the dec^. 
 
 Mary Madalen at Tuthill, callid Lawles chirch. 
 
 Martyn Otirwich, diocis London, patrons wardens of taylours, y dec^ 
 xvij.s". iiij.d'. 
 
 Martyn Pomers in Irmonger Lane, diocis London, patrone priour of 
 Sej-nt Bartilmews, the dec^ xvij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Martyn in the Vintre, diocis London, patron th' abbot off Glouceter, 
 the decj xxvi.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 Marty by Ludgat, dioc^ Londo, patro abbot of Westin, decj xxvi.s*. 
 viij. d'. 
 
 Martyn Orgar, in Candilwik Strele, diocis London, patron deane and 
 chapiter of Powles, the decj xvij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Martyn in the Felde, besyde Charyng Crosse. 
 
 Magne by London brydge, diocis London, patron the abbot^ of West- 
 myster and Bermonsey, the dec^ xxv. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Mathcw in Friday Strete, diocis London, patron the abbot of Westiri, the 
 dec5 XX. s'. 
 
 Margretin Lothbury, diocis London, patrons abbeis of Berking in Essex, 
 the decj. 
 
 Margret in Bridg Stret, diocis London, patro abbot of Winchester, 
 decj. 
 
 Margret Moyses in Friday Strete, diocis London, the kyng patron, y decj 
 xxvi. s'. viij.d'. 
 
 Margret Patens, diocis London, patron mair and aldirmen off London, 
 the decj. 
 
 Margret in Southwerke, diocis Winchester, patron the prior of Seit Mary 
 ouer the ree, the desine. 
 
 Margret at Westm.
 
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 Mildredis in Bred Stret, diocis London, patron the prior of Seit Mary 
 ouer the ree, the decis xvij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Mildrede in the Pultry, diocis London, patron prior of Seit Mary ouer 
 the ree, the dec^ xvij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Michell in Cornehill, diocis London, patron abbot oflf Eyueshrn, the decIs 
 Iiij. s*. iiij.d'. 
 
 Michell in Bassingis hawe, diocis London, patron deane and chapit' of 
 Poules, the decTs xiij.s*. iiij.d'. 
 
 Michell by Quenehith, diocis London, patron deane and chapit' oft' 
 Poules, the dec^ xx. s'. 
 
 Michell Querene by Powles gate, diocis London, patrone deane and 
 chapiter of Poules, the decj. 
 
 Michell in Wood Stret, diocis London. 
 
 Michell in Croke Lane, diocis Canter, patron bisshop of Canter, decTs. 
 
 Michell Pat'nostei-, Whittyngton college, diocj Canter, patros werdens 
 of mercers, the decj. 
 
 ^ Nicholas Colde Abbey, diocis London. 
 
 Nicholas Oluf, in Bred Stret, diocis London, patron deane and chapit' of 
 Powles, the decTs xvij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Nicholas Aeon, by Lumbard Stret, diocis London, patron abbot of 
 Malmesbury, the decj xx. s'. 
 
 Nicholas in Fleshhamels, diocis London, patrons the Kyng and f abbot 
 of Westin, the decj xl.s'. 
 
 ^ Oluf in Siluer Stret, diocj London. 
 
 Oluf in the Olde Jury, diocj Londo, patrone priour of Bottlee in Suf- 
 folke, the dec^ x. s'. 
 
 Oluf by the Crossed Friers, diocis London, patron Cely in Mart Lane, 
 f decis XX. s'. 
 
 Oluf in Southwarke, diocj Winchester, patron priour of Lewes in 
 Southsex, the dec]. 
 
 Owyn win Newgate, diocj Lodon, patro Lord of Seit Johes Jerlim, 
 f dec]. 
 
 Poulis, the cathedrall chirch of London, deane and recidences.
 
 254 
 
 Petir in Cornehill, diocis London, patrons mair and aldirmen of Lon- 
 don, the decj xxvi. s'. viij. d*. 
 
 Petre in West Chepe, diocis London, patron abbot of Seyt Albons, the 
 dec^ XX. s'. 
 
 Petir the Poure, diocis London. 
 
 Peter the Litell, at Powles Wharf, diocj London, patrons deane and 
 chapit' of Poules, the decis xvij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Pancras in Nedeler Lane, diocis Canter, patron bisshop of Cant*, decj. 
 
 Pancras in the felde. 
 
 Petir, wythin the Towr of London. 
 
 Petir, of Westiii, abbey of Blak Monkes. 
 
 Stephan in Walbrok, diocis London, Master Lee of the same perish 
 patrone, the decj xiij.s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Stephan in Colman Stret, diocis London, patron priour of Botlee, I 
 SufFelde, the decj x. s'. 
 
 Stephan a college, and the King^ chapell at Westiii. 
 
 Stephan in Candilwik Stret, diocis London, patron prior of Cortington, 
 the decj xx. s'. 
 
 Saluator, of Bermonsey, an abbey of Blak Monkes. 
 
 ^ Trinite callid Crichirch, win Alnate, of London, a priorye, 
 
 Trinite, in Knyght Riders Strete, diocis London, patron deane and cha- 
 piter of Powles, the decj xx. s'. 
 
 ^ Xpofore, by the Stokkis, diocis London, patron the bisshop of Londo, 
 the dec^ xxix.s'. viij.d'. 
 
 ^ Thorns of Acres, a college in West Chepe. 
 
 Thorns Appostill, pish chirch, in the Ryall. 
 
 Thoiris a Spitall, in Southwerke. 
 
 Thoins Martir, a chapell on London bridge. 
 
 ^ Corpus Cristi, chapell in the Pultry of London. 
 
 Corpus Cristi, chapell in the college of Seit Laurence Pulteney. 
 
 Trinite Chapell, vpon the charnehell, in the chirch hawe of Seynt 
 Michell, in Crokid Lane. 
 
 The chapell vpon y charnell, i the chirch hawe of Selt Poules, I Lodo. 
 
 The chapell of Seint Thoins, in Pardon chirch awe, London.
 
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 The chapell vpon the charnell, in the chirch haue of Seint Dunstan in 
 the Est. 
 
 The chapell of the Guylde Halle, in London, callid Seint Nichas. 
 
 The chapell vpon the charnell, at Seint Mary Spitall, wjthout Bisshops 
 Gate. 
 
 The litell chapell of Beelem, wythout Bisshops Gate. 
 
 The chapell vpon the charnell, in the chirch hawe of Seint Thoiiis, in 
 Southwerke. 
 
 The chapell in the chirch hawe at Chartir Hous. 
 
 The Frary chapell, beside Seint JohTs Jerlrn, callid Vrsula. 
 
 The chapell wythout Tempel Barre, callid Seynt Spirite, 
 
 The chapell at Our Lady at Rounceuale. 
 
 The chapell wythin Barthelmew Spitell. 
 
 ^ And here begyneth the Tempalities of diners Archedekenj-s and other 
 
 placis of Religion. 
 
 Archidiacon? Londo, het tempalt', xx. marc, Tde dec. xxvi. s'. viij.d*. 
 
 Vicar: de Iseldon, habent tempalties xx, marc, inde decima, xxvi. s'. viij. d', 
 
 Fratres Autonim, het tempalt' viij.s'. inde dec. ix. d'. ob'. 
 
 Fratres Hospitales de Warwik, hent tempalt' xij. d'. inde dec. i. d'. q'. 
 
 Magist' Seint Thome de Aeon, hent tempalt' Ixij. II. inde dec. xiiij.s'. 
 iiij. d'. 
 
 Decanus and Capiter, Seint Pauli Lodo, het tepalt' Ixxx. xij. IT. inde 
 dec. ix. II. iiij, s'. iiij.d'. tempalt' xxxiiij. II, iij. s'. iiij.d'. dec. iij.ll. viij. s'. 
 iiij. d'. 
 
 Canonici Cicestri, het tempalt' xl.s'. inde dec. iiij.s'. 
 
 Canonici de Hastinges, het tempalt' xxiij.s'. iiij.d'. dec. iij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Archbisshop of Cant', tempt' xxxv. s'. iij. d'. dec. iij. s'. vi. d'. q'. 
 
 Epus Cicestrie, het tempalt' iij.ll. x. s'. decj. vij.s'. 
 
 Epiis Saru, het tempalt' xij. II. viij. s'. inde decj xxiiij.s'. x.d'. q'. 
 
 Epus Wigoru, het tempalt' ij. s'. x. d'. ob'. q'. decj iij. d'. ob'. 
 
 ^ Prebende of Brounsbury, tempalt' xl. s'. the decj iiij, s'. 
 Prebende of Brunsbury hath tempalt' iij.ll. xiij,s'. iiij.d', the decj 
 vij.s', iiij. d'.
 
 Prebende of Cheswik hath tempalt' ix. mark, the decj xij. s'. 
 Prebende Consuinptcr, bi the see, the tempalt' xiij. s'. iiij.d'. dec^ xvi. d'. 
 Prebende of Eldlonde, tempalt' xl. s'. decj iiij.s'. 
 Prebende of Eld Strete, tempalt' 1. s'. decj inde v.s'. 
 Prebende of Holborne, liij. s'. iiij. d'. decj v. s'. iiij. d'. 
 Prebende of Haliwell, tempalt' xx. mark, dec^. xxvi. s'. iiij. d'. 
 Prebende of Hokston, tempalt' v, mark, the dec^. vi.s. viij. d'. 
 Prebende of Herlisden, tempalt' v. mark, the dec^ vi. s'. viij.d'. 
 Prebende of Iseldon, tempalt' viij. mark, the decj x.s*. viij. d'. 
 Prebende of Kentish Toun, tempalt' x. mark, decj xiij. s'. iiij.d'. 
 Prebende of Mapisbur}', tempalt' v. mark, dec J vi. s'. viij. d'. 
 Prebende of Mora, tempalt' viij. mark, the dec^ x. s'. viij.d'. 
 Prebende of Nesden, tempalt' iij. 11. ij.s'. the dec^ vi.s*. ij.d'- ob'. 
 Prebende of Newington, tempalt' ix. mark, the dec^ xij. s'. 
 Prebende ofOxgate, tempalt' xlviij.s'. dec^ iiij.s'. ix. d*. ob'. 
 Prebende of Portpole, tempalt' vij. mark, dec^ ix. s'. iiij. d'. 
 Prebende of Seynt Pancrace, tempalt' xiij. s'. xi. dec^ iiij. s'. iiij.d'. ob'. 
 Prebende of Rokonslond, tempalt' v. mark, dec^ vi. s'. viij. d'. 
 Prebende of Rogemore, tempalt' iiij. mark, dec. vi. s'. iiij. d'. 
 Prebende of Swetyng, tempalt' v. marc, dec.vi. s'. viij.d*. 
 Prebende of Totenhal, tempalt' xvi. marc, dec. xxi. s'. iiij. d'. 
 Prebende of Twyford, tempalt' lix, s'. xi. d'. dec. v. s'. x. d'. ob'. 
 Prebende of Wyldland, tempalt' xl.s'. the dec. iiij.s'. 
 Prebende of Wyllesden, tempalt' vi. marc, the dec. viij.s'. 
 Prebende of Wenlok^, tempalt v. li. dec. x.s'. 
 
 ^[ Here begynith the Corodise in all the Abbeyes in Englandc. 
 Prior of Awmesbury, i. corodie. 
 
 Prior of Saint Andrew, in Northiiiton, i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 Priour of Blakamor, in Essex. 
 
 Priour of Saint Barthilmew in Smithfild, Ixxx. li. xiiij. s'. iiij. d'. the dec 
 viij. li. xvij. s'. q'. 
 
 Priour of Bernewel by Cambrige, ten)pt' xiij.s'. iiij.d'. the dec. xvi. d'. 
 and i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Butle, tempalt' xxvi. s'. viij. d'. dec. ij. s'. viij. d'
 
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 Priour of BrodisbyiTi, i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Bathe, i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Bradstok or Bradstow, i. pencion. 
 
 Priour of Bustlishiii, in Oxfordshire, i. pencion. 
 
 Priour of Blithe, in Notinghmshire, i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Buthulphes, in Colchester. 
 
 Priour of Crichirch, in London, C. xxix.li. iij.s'. ij. d'. the dec. xviij. s\ 
 iij. d*. ob'. i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Chiksond, in Bedfordshir, ix.li. vi. s'. viij.d'. the dec. xviij. s'. 
 viij. d'. 
 
 Priour of Crichirche, in Caunterbury, i. corodie and a pencion. 
 
 Priour of Couentree, i. corodie of viij. marc. 
 
 Priour of Dunmowe, in Essex, v. marc, xx. d'. dec. vij. s'. ij. d'. 
 
 Priour of Dauntrie, in Northiiitonshire, i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Doner, in Kent, Blak Monkis. 
 
 Priour of Dunstable, i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Durhiii, beyonde Yorke, i. corodie, i. pencion. 
 
 Priour of Dorchester, in Oxenfordshire, i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Ely, in Chambredshire, tempalt' vi.s'. viij. d'. the dec. viij. d'. 
 i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Episwych, in Suftblke, i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 
 Priour of Saint Feith, in Norfolke, tempalt' xxxi. s'. the dec. iij.s'. i. d.' q'. 
 Priour of Saint Friswith, within Oxenford, i. corodie, i. pencion. 
 
 Priour of Gaunt, in Flaunders, tempalt' xvi. s'. x. d'. y dec. xx. d'. q'. 
 Priour of the NevTC Place by Gylford, v. li. xvi. s'. iij. d'. dec. xi. s'. 
 viij. d'. ob'. 
 
 Priour of Herfeld Penevell, ix.s'. iiij. d'. the dec. xi. d'. ob*. 
 
 Priour of Kenelworth, in Warwykshire, xxv. s'. dec. ij.s'. vi. d'. i. corodie. 
 Priour of Kokersaud, in Lancastershire.
 
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 Priour of Lews, in Southsex, tempalt' v. li. dec. x.s'. 
 Priour of Lancaster, i. corodie. 
 Priour of Lantony, in Glocetershire, i. pencion. 
 Priour of Lawnde, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Lenton, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Ledis, in Kent, i. corodie. 
 
 Priour of Saint Mary, Outheree, Ixx. li, xvij.s'. ix. d'. ob'. the dec. iij. li. 
 xviij. s'. vi. d'. ob*. q'. i. corodie, i. pencion. 
 Priour of Montagu, i. corodie. 
 Priour of Markyat, tempalt' xx.s'. the dec. ij.s'. 
 
 Prior of Newenhiii, tempalt' xxix. s'. iiij. d'. dec. ij. s'. xi. d'. ob'» 
 Prior of Norwich, i. corodie. 
 
 Prior of Okeborne, tempalt' xvi. s'. iiij. d'. dec. xix. d'. ob'.q'. 
 Prior of Saint Oswold, in Yorkshire, i. corodie. 
 
 Prior of Pritwel, tempalt' xiij. s'. iiij.d'. dec. xvi. d'. 
 Prior of Panfield, tempalt' xxx. s'. dec. iij. s'. 
 
 Prior of Reiston, tempalt' xxxv. s'. dec. iij. s'. vi.d'. and i. corodie: 
 Prior of Rewchester, in Kent, xxvij.s'. iiij.d'. dec. ij. s'. viij.d'. ob'. q'. 
 
 Prior of Shuldhm, in Northfolke, vij.li. x.s'. viij.d'. dec. xv.s'. ob'. q'. 
 Prior of Synipringhiii, in Yorkshir, xxxiij. s'. viij.d'. dec. iij. s'. 
 Prior of Sopwelle, in Herfordshir, vi s'. the dec. vij.d'. q'. 
 Prior of Sandgate, i. corodie. 
 
 Prior of Tortington, in Southsex, xv. li. v.s'. iiij.d'. dec. xxx.s'. vi.d'.ob'. 
 
 Prior of Tauistoke, in Deuenshir, i. corodie. 
 
 Prior of Tudbury, i. corodie. 
 
 Prior of Tedford, in Northfolke, Blak Monkis, i. corodie. 
 
 Prior of Tunbredge, in Kent. 
 
 Prior of Wraxton, in , xxiij. s'. vi. d\ dec. ij. s'. iiij. d'' q'.
 
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 Prior of Ware, in Hertfordshire, xx. s'. dec. ij. s'. 
 
 Prior of Walerice, in , xxix. s*. ij. d'. dec. xxiij. d'. 
 
 Prior of Wincester, in Hamsliire, i. corodie. 
 
 Prior of Wurcheter, i. corodie. 
 
 Prior of Wenlok, i. corodie. 
 
 Prior of Walingford, i. corodie. 
 
 Prior of Wedoroll, in Combirland, Chanons. 
 
 Abbey of Saint Albons, in Hertfordshire, Blak Monkis, xviij. li. x. s'. 
 vi.d'. the dec. xxxvi. s'. ob'. q'. i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Saint Augustines, in Caut*, Blak Monkis, lemplj xliiij. s', 
 ix. d'. the dec. iiij. s'. v. d'. q'. 
 
 Abbey of Saint Augustines, in Bristow, i. corodie and i. pencio. 
 
 Abbey of Abbatisbury, in , i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Abyngdon, in Oxenfordshire, Blak Monkis, ij. corod'. i.pecion. 
 
 Abbey of Anreoll. 
 
 Abbey of Saint iVnne, on tlic Tour Hyll, Whit Monkis, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Berking, in Essex, Nonnes, xxx. s'. x. d'. dec. iij. s. i. d'. q'. 
 and a pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Borle, in Kent, xxxviij.s'. viij.d'. dec. iij. s'. iiij. d'. ob'. q'. 
 
 Abbey of Butlesden, tempalt' xxv. s'. dec. ij. s'. vi. d'. 
 
 Abbey of Beggeshrn, in Southsex, xx.s'. the dec. ij.s'. 
 
 Abbey of Eyle, in Essex, xxiij. s'. dec. inde ij. s'. iij. d'. ob'. q'. 
 
 Abbey of Bukfast, in , ij. corodies. 
 
 Abbey of Bewley, in , i. corodie and a pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Batell, in Sussex, i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Bensale, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Burton, in , i. corodie and a pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Saint Benet, in Norfolke, i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Bermonsey, besyde London, Blak Monkis, i. corodie, i. pencio. 
 
 Abbey of Bardeney, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Boypled, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Bradstowe, in , i. pecion. 
 
 Abbey of Bylond, in 
 
 Abbey of Bury, in Suthfolke, Blak Monkis, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Saint Bees, of Cupland in Combirland, i. pencion.
 
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 Abbey of Chirchsey, in Surey, Blak Monkis, vi. li. xv. s. vij.d'. the dec. 
 xiij. s'. vi.d'. ob'. q*. i. corodie and a pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Circester, in , iiij.li. vij. d'. dec. viij. s'. ob'. q'. 
 
 Abbey of Colchester, in Essex, xxi. s'. the dec. ij.s'. i. d'. ob'. 
 
 Abbey of Chester, in Chesshire, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Crowland, in Lincolnshire, i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Cleue, in , i. corodie, and a pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Cleborne, in , i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Christlonde, in , i. corodie, i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Coggisale, in Essex, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Cristal, in Yorkshire, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Dorseley, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Eveshm, in , xxvi. s'. viij.d'. dec, ij. s'. viij. d'. i. corodie, 
 
 i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Eueshiii, in , i. corodie and a pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Feuershin, in Kent, xxij. s'. viij. d'. dec. ij. s'. iij.d'. <\\ 
 j. corodie. 
 
 Abbas of Fisthin, in , xvi. s'. dec. xix. d'. q'. 
 
 Abbey of Forde, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Fonteyn, in Yorkshire. 
 
 Abbey of Goodstowe, in , v. s'. the dec. vi. d*. i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Glascenbury, in Somersetshire, xvi. s'. dec. xx. d'. i. corodie 
 and a pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Saintaris, in Yorkshire. 
 
 Abbey of Gisborne, in Yorkshire. 
 
 Abbey of Grymmesby, in Lyncolnshire. 
 
 Abbey of Gloucester, Blak Monkis, xl. s'. dec. iiij. s'. 
 
 Abbey of Hayles, Whit Monkis. 
 Abbey of Hj'de, in , i. corodie, i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Holme, in Combirland, Blak Monkis. 
 Abbey of Saint James, of Northinton, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Kirs ted, in , iiij. li. xvij.s'. iiij. d'. dec. ix.s'. viij.d'.ob'. q'.
 
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 Abbey of Kokirsande, in Lancastershir, Chanons. 
 
 Abbey of Lyleshull, in , xiij. s'. iiij. d'. dec. xvi. d'. i. corodie, 
 
 i, pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Lyssnes, in Kent, Chanons, xx. s'. dec. ij. s'. 
 Abbey of Leycester, Blak IMonkis, xl. s'. dec. iiij. s'. 
 Abbey of Langton, in Yorkshir, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Mamesbury, in ', vi. s'. iij. d'. dec. vij. d'. ob'. 
 
 Abbey of Mesenden, in , xxv.s'. vi.d'. dec. ij.s'. vi. d'. ob'. q\ 
 
 Abbey of Motlieley, in , ij. corodies, i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Saint Mary, in Yorke, a pencion of v. li^. 
 Abbey of Monmowth, in Wales, i. corodie. 
 Abbey of Mews, in , i. corodie» 
 
 Abbey of Notley, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Nenshed, of Newsted, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Newynton, in , i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Osney, besyde Oxenford, Chanons, xxv. s*. iiij.d'. the dec, 
 iij. s'. vi. d'. ob'. i. corodie of v. marcke. 
 
 Abbey of Saint Osies, in Essex, Chanons, xij. d'. the dec. i.d'. 
 
 Abbey of Peterborught, in Lyncohishir, Blac Monkis, xx. s'. the dec, 
 ij. s\ 
 
 Abbey of Presshore, in , i. corodie and a pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Pypwelle, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Reding, Black Monkis, vi. li, xij. s'. dec. xiiij. s'. ij. d' ob^ 
 Abbey of Ramsey, in liuntingdonshir, tempalte vij. li. xij. d'. dec. 
 xiiij. s'. ij. d*. and i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Regali Loco, in , vi. li. xiij.s', iiij.d'. dec. xiij. s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Abbey of Rumsey. i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 Abbey of Redyngton. 
 Abbey of Reymans, in 
 
 Abbey of Stratford, in Essex, Whit Monkis, iij. s'. xi. d'. dec. v. d'.
 
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 Abbey of Stoneley, in , xxx. s'. the dec. iij. s'. 
 
 Abbey of Sawtry, in Hiitindonshir, iij. ii. xvij. s*. dec. vij. s'. vijj. d'. 
 ob'. q'. 
 
 Abbey of Shirborne, in , i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Shaftisbury, in , i. corodie and i. pencio. 
 
 Abbey of Stanley, in Gloucetersliir, Blak Monkis, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Shrewisbury, i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 
 Abbe}^ of Spalding, in Lincolnshir, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Seistwolde, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Suthwyke, in , i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Sutham, in , i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Salley, in Yorkshir, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Swynslied in Lyncolneshir. . ' 
 
 Abbey of Shap, in Westmerland, Whit Chaiions. 
 
 Abbey of Tiltey, in , xiij. s'. iiij. d'. the x. xvi. d'. 
 
 Abbey of Tame, in , ij.s'. the dec. ij.d'. ob'. i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Thewsbury, in Gloucestershir, xxx. s'. dec. iij. s'. 
 
 Abbey of Thowey, in Chambredgshir, i. corodie and i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Saint Thomas of Pounford, i. corodie, i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Thimmothe, in ,i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Thaderhyl, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Twierdrage, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Thornten, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Tawnton, in Lincolnshir. 
 
 Abbey of Walden, in Essex, Blak Mokes, iiij. li. tiij. s'. iiij.d'. f dec. 
 
 viij. s'. X. d'. 
 
 Abbey of Woburne, xiij.s'. iiij.d'. dec. xvi. d'. 
 
 Abbey of Wandeley, xx. d'. the dec. ij. d'. i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Wardon, in , xiij.s'. iiij. d'. the dec. xvi. d'. ij. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Wjlton, in , i. corodie, i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Warwcll, in , i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Winchcombe, i. corodie of v. li. a pencion of iiij. marck. 
 
 Abbey of Vawriall, i. corody and i. pencion. 
 
 Abbey of Worshop, in Notinghrnshir, i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Westin, in Mydelsex, Blak Monkis, i. pencion.
 
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 Abbey of Whytby, in , i. corodie. 
 
 Abbey of Walle, in Lancastershir. 
 
 tt The Weyglit of Essex Chese, and of SufFolke, in England ; 
 and the Weyght in Andwarpe and in Barough. 
 
 ^ The weyght of Essex chese is in England, CCC. weyght, fyue score 
 xij. li. for the C. The weyght of SufFolke chese is xij. score and xvi. 11. 
 
 ^ The weyght of chese in Anwerpe and in Barough, is viij. score v. li. 
 
 M. The Costis for to make Hering and Sprottis at the Coeste^ 
 
 ^ Ye shal bye fresh hering out of the ship, x. M. vi. score, and iiij. 
 heringis for the C, and that Avyl coste xxvi. s'. viij. d'. or xxxiij.s'. iiij. d'. 
 more or lesse, as it happeth ; and this wyl make a laste white or rede 
 heringe; salt, barellis, and mennis labur wyll coste xviij.s'. or xx. s'. ; xij; 
 barellis ful packed is a last of white hering, and xx. cadis rede hering is a. 
 last, V. C. in a cade, vi. score iiij. heringis for the C. 
 
 ^ To make Rede Sprottis at the Coste. 
 
 ^ The drifte sprottis is the best; x. cades maketh a last, xij.C. in e5y 
 cade ; the last wyl stande a man redy made at the coste v. s'. vi. d'; and a 
 last of the Were sprottis wyl stande a man in ij. &. viij. d'.
 
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 @ Most rcuerend and myne especial good Lord, as humbly as I can or 
 may, I beseclie your Grace to haue me your true and fe3'thfLdl seruate as 
 recommende, and that it may please your good Lordship to vnderstonde 
 that very necessyte hath causeth me to writte this lettre vnto your Grace, 
 for as moche as I knowe mj'self so ferdful for defaute of comyng, and by 
 cause I knowe myself vnworthy tohaueony wordis in your presence, that 
 though I haue neuer so good mater I neyther dare nor can shewe it. 
 Wherfore I beseche your Grace to rede thise lettre wherby your Grace shal 
 vnderstonde the very trouth of the mater betwene me and Mayster Foster, 
 yet hanging in iugement afore 3'our Grace, to myne intollerable cost and 
 charge, onlesse that by your Grace it be hastely remedyed : and yf ony 
 thing in this lettre be vntrue, I am contente that your Grace giue vnto mc 
 therfore perpetuell prison. First, I delyuered my clothes engrened to 
 Mayster Foster, to delyuer ouer to my creditours at xv. s'. a yarde, as ap- 
 perith by the deposicion of Robert Odyam, for the parte of Mayster Foster, 
 wher he sayth y he sawe in Mayster Foster's house a lettre of my hade, 
 wherin was conteyned, that he shulde so delyuere them. And the sayd 
 Foster sold iij. scarlett^ wythout ony assent or wyl, vnder the prise off vi. s'. 
 a yarde, wherupo my feith thei cost me, of on John Peycok of Cogsale, 
 that wyl depose the same I dought not, viij.s'. eucry yarde white, and I 
 might haue had for the gi'eyne that euery yarde was grayned wyth v. s'. and 
 the fuller sherman and the dier had for euery yarde for ther labor xij.d'. 
 and so they cost me euery yard xiiij. s'. in redy money. And Mayster Fos- 
 ter wyl alowe but lityl aboue v. s'. for a yarde, to myne vttcr vndoyng, 
 onles that your wyll, accordynge to good conscience, be myne helpe and 
 socoure; and therfore I humbly beseche youre grace, as I am and euer 
 haue ben your true seruaunt to my power, that ye suffer me nott by the 
 vntrue dealing of the sayde Foster, to bee thus vndone; and, as I euer haue 
 bene, ye shal fynde me youre true and feythful seruaunt. And Jhesus 
 kepe your Grace in prosperitc. Amen.
 
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 fl The Lawes and Beleue of the Sarasyns. 
 
 MAU^^DuyLE wryttyth in his booke of pylgrymage and trauayle, of the 
 
 lawes and beleue of the Sarasyns, after her boke that they callen Alcarom, 
 
 and some callen that boke Mesaap. Some of hem be of diuers langage 
 
 and of dyuers countreys, the whiche boke Machemet made and gaue hem, 
 
 in the whiche he wrote, amonge other thingis as I Johii Mandeuile haue 
 
 often red and seyn, they that ben good shal goon to Pradyse, and tho that 
 
 been euyl to Helle, and that trowen all the Sarasyns. -And yf a man aske 
 
 hem what Paradyse beemeneth, they sayn it is a place of delytis, where a 
 
 a man shall fynde alle maner delytis and all maner of frutis in al tymes, 
 
 and the ryuer rennyng mylke, wyn, and hon}', and freshe water, and thry 
 
 shal haue fayr houses after that they haue deserued, and the houses ben 
 
 made of precious stones of gold and syluer, and cche ma shal haue x. 
 
 wyues and all maydes, and also they speken and trowen on the Virgin 
 
 Mary, and also of the incarnacion of our Lord Jhcsu Cryste, and how that 
 
 Mary was lernyd off the Angel, and that Gabryel sayde to her that she 
 
 was chosen beforne al other fro the begyiiyng of the worlde, and that wyt- 
 
 ncsse ther booke y tolde of her, and of the incarnacion of Jhesu Cryst, and 
 
 that she conceyued and bare childe, and yet she was mayde, and they sayne 
 
 that Jhu Cryste spac as sone as he was borne, and he was very God and 
 
 very pphete, in worde and dede meke and rightwos to all,\Vouten any vice, 
 
 and they sayne whan the Aungell tolde her of the Icarnaci5 she had gret 
 
 drede she was yong ; and ther was oon T the cotraj^ that delyd niyche w 
 
 soserj^ and men callid hi Takney that wyth enchauntement cowdc make 
 
 him lyke an Augell, and he ycde ofte and lay be maydens, and thcrfore 
 
 was our Lady aferd of him, for she wende th 'Aungell had ben Takney that 
 
 wet so to maydes, and thcrfore was our Lady ferd of hi, and sheconioured 
 
 him and bad hy seye yf he were Takney, and the Angell bad her not drede 
 
 for h^ was verry Aungell and messanger of our Lorde Jhu Criste. And also 
 
 her booke sath that she had childe vndir palme, and than was she shamed 
 
 and wepte, and sayd that she wolde ben dede, and f childe comfortid her, 
 
 and sayd — 
 
 Ne timeas Maria, 
 
 that is to sayn, drede the not Mari. And in other many placis the booke 
 
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 sath he spak as sone as he was borne ; and the boke sath that he was sent 
 from our Lord Ahnyghty to yeuen exaple to alle men, and y God shal 
 deme all good to Heuyn and all euill to Helle, and that Crist is y best pro- 
 fight and next to God, and that he was verry pphet, and yaf sight to blinde 
 and helid mesels, and reysed dede men, and steied all quyk to Heuin, and 
 yf they may fynde a booke of Gospels, and namly of 5" Gospell. 
 
 Missus est Angelus Gabriell. 
 
 They don gret wurship thcrto, and they fasten vij. monthes in the yere, and 
 they ete nought but on nyghtj and then they kepen hem from ther wyues, 
 and that they ben syke they be not c5stryned to that fast. And the booke 
 spekilh off Jewes, and sayth, y that they be wyked folke, for they trowe 
 not that Jhu Crist is oon wyth God, and they seyn that Juwes lye 6 our 
 Lady and on her son Jhu Crist whan y seyne that the}' dedyn him not on f 
 crosse. And for Sarzens trowen soo myche our feith they be lyghtly to 
 couert whan men pchen to hem the lawe of Crist, and they sey that they 
 weten well that the lawe of Machemet shall faylen, as dothe the lawe of 
 the Juwes, and that Crist^ lawe shal last into the worldis ende, and if a ma 
 aske hem wheryn they trowen y say in God Almighty maker off Heuyn 
 and of Erth and off all other tiling^, and wythouten him is nothing doon, 
 and at the day of dome all thing shalbe rewardid after her deseruyng, and 
 all thing is sothe y Crist sayd by the mouthes of prophetis, and alsoo Ma- 
 chemet bad in his alcoron that ech ma shulde haue ij. wyues or iij. and now 
 they taken x. or xij. or as many lemmas as they may geten, and yf any of 
 her wyues doo amisse to her husbondis they may dryuen he away and 
 take another, but he must yeui hem of his goodis. Also when men speke 
 of the Fader, Sone, and Holy Gost, they say that they arne iij. psons and 
 not one God, but they scorne it and speke nought therof but of the Trinite, 
 but they sayn y God spak or ellis he was dona, and God is a goos^ or he 
 were on lyue. And they sayn that Goddis worde hath grete strenthe, and 
 so seyn they in scorne, and they seyn that Abraham and Machemet weren 
 ■well w God, for they spaken wyth hym, and Machemet thei seyn was the 
 right messenger of God, and they haue many good articles of oure feyth, 
 and alle they vndirstondin y Scripture and the prophetis, for they haue
 
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 theym written in the Gospels and in the Bjbill, in her langage, and so they 
 knowe moche of Holy Writte, but they vnderstande it not but after the 
 letter of the Gospel, and therfore saythe Sainte Poule— 
 
 ^ Litera occidit spus aut viuificat, 
 
 that is to sayn, the letter sleilhe, and the goost quykeuth ; and the Sa- 
 rasyns sayne that Juwes kepen not y lawe that Moyscs toke hem, and also 
 cristen men done euyll, for they kepen nought the x. commaundementis of 
 the Gospell that Jhesu Crist sayd to hem, and therfore I shal telle you- 
 what the soudan tolde me on a day in his chambre. He lete voyde out of 
 his chambre lordis and all other that were therin, for he wolde speke wyth 
 me in councell ; and he asked me how cristen men gouerned the, and I 
 sayde right welle, blessyd bee God ; and he sayde sekirly nay, for he sayd 
 that our priestis sa3'de nought her seruyse as they shulden do, nor yeuen 
 not example of good lyuinge to the peple, and the folke that shulden on 
 the haliday seruen her God they goon to the tauerne and lyen there in 
 gloteny all the day and al the night, and etyn and drinken as beestis that 
 weten not whan they haue inough, and also he sa3'd that cristen men en- 
 forced hem to fyghte togyder, and eche one too begyle other, and they be 
 so proude that they wot not how they may clo them, ne how longe ne how 
 shorte, but now longe now shorte, now streit now wyde, in all maner guyses, 
 and sayde y they shulde be meke, seniple, and sothfast, and done almes, as 
 Crist ded in who they trowen, and they be soo couctous that for a lylill 
 siluer they selle her trouth, and her children, and her susters, and her 
 wyucs, and one takytli anothers wyf, and fewe holde thcr trouth ; and 
 therfore he sayde, for theis synnes cristen men haue loste al! the landis that 
 we holden, for thorow syime hath God put theis ladis into our handis, and 
 not thorou strength but thorou 3'our synnes. But we woten vvel for southe, 
 whayou seruen well youre God that he wyll helpe you, soo that noo man 
 shall doo ayenst yow, and that we knowen well by oure prophecies y 
 cristen men shall wynne ayen these landis whan they seruen wel her God 
 but whyle they lyuen soo foule as they don we haue noo drede of he. And 
 than I asked him how he wist so the state of Criste ; and he sayd that he 
 knewe bothe of lordis and of comos, by his messangers whiche he sent 
 through alle contreis, as they were marchauntis, wj'th pricious stones and 
 other marchaundisis to knowe the maner of alle contreis; and than he clepid
 
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 I the lordis againe, and ilia he shewed me the grettest lordis of y contraj, 
 and they spoke Frensh right well and the sowdan also, and tha I had grct 
 niaruell of the disclaudir of our feith, and so theis that shulden be turned 
 to JIui Crist by good example, they ben drawen awcy thorugh oureuill 
 lyuing and therfore they seyn sothe, but the Saresins ben trewc, for they 
 kepen wel the lawe off Alkeron, that God sent hem by his messangcr Ma- 
 chemet to whom they say Seynt Gabriel spac ofte wyth and seyd him the 
 wille of God, and this Machemet was borne in Arable, and he was furst a 
 knaue and kepte horsseis, and wet after marchuntis, so he com ones into 
 Egipte wyth a marchaunt, and Egipte was that tyme crysten ; and there 
 was a chapell besides Arable, and there wonned and heremyte, and Avhan he 
 cntred in too the chapell y was a litell hous and a lowe, anon it bega to 
 wexe as gret as a palays yate, and the Sarasins sayn y it was the furst 
 myrakele that Machamet ded in his youthe, and aftirward bygan Macha- 
 met to ben rightwys, and he was a gret astromyar, and sithe he was keper 
 off all the golde off the princes of Corydan, and gouerned itt ful wisly, and 
 whan the prynce was dede he weddid his wife, and the lady that me clepe 
 Quadryge ; and Machemet fell often in too the falling euill, wherfore y lady 
 Avas wroth for that she had taken him too her husband, but he made her to 
 beleue that euer whan he fell soo tliat Gabriel the Angel spake with him> 
 and for the gret bryghtnes of the Angell he fell downe. This Machemet 
 regned in Arable the yere of our Lord vi. C. xx. and was of the kynred of 
 Ismael, that was Abrahiri is son, and he begat him of Agare his chambirer, 
 and therfore y Sarezons ben clepid Ismaelites, and some Agarens of Agar, 
 and some ther be that be clepid Moabites, and some Amonytis, after 
 ij. sones of Loth, and alsoo Machemet loued wel an holy man that duellid 
 in wildirnes, a myle fro Mount Synay in the vale, as men goon fro Arabic 
 to Caldas, and a dayes jurney fro the see whan marchaunt^ come fro 
 Vcnys. Machamet went often into that hermytage, and alle his men weren 
 wroth; and for sothe he wolde gladly here the heremet prieche, and made 
 his me wake all nyght, therfore thei Avolde fayn a haue had the heremet 
 dede ; and so it befell on a nyght that Machemet had well dronken wyne 
 and fell on slepe, and his me toke out his swerd off his shethe whyles he lay 
 and slepe, and slought ther with this heremet, and the put it vp agey in the 
 shethe al blody ; and on the morow wha he founde the heremyt dede, he 
 was wrothe, and wolde haue slayne his men, but they all with oo accorde 
 said that he himself had slayne him Avhan he was dronken, and shewid him
 
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 his swardc all blody, and than he trowed that they had sayd soth, and this 
 is the second myracle y Machaniet dede, and than he cursed the wyne and 
 alle him that dronke the wyne, and there the Sarasens y ben deuout 
 drynken noo wyne, but som drynken it preuely, for and they dronken 
 opinly they shulde be reprouid, but they drynken good beuage and norishlg, 
 tliat is made of camamele, and therof is suger made. Also it befallitli 
 somtynie cristen men becom Sarazens outhir thorugh pouertee or thorugh 
 som wikidnes, and therfore lerith he his beleue whan they ressayuen him 
 he saith thus — 
 
 La oles clla Machamet roses alla,. 
 
 that is to sayn, there is noo God but oon, and Makamet is his messages 
 Now have T tolde you a parti of her lawes and custumes, I shall telle 
 3^ou of her letters wyth her names and the maner of figuris what they ben. 
 Almoy, vthat, cathi, delphor, photi, carophy, hethom, iosehi, caythy, 
 lochia, marache, nabilot, orthi, coriry, sothe, rut, halot, riowthi, salathi, 
 thatumis, irthom, azazot, arothy, zotipy, ichetus; thes ben y names. 
 Now shall yow knowe the figuris, Hi b E ><d U (^ 
 
 j: jc 1^ e It r ]^ c ft D J5 m 31 jc i) P^ 
 
 t I. Three letters they haue more for diuersite of her langage and 
 her spech, for as mych as they speke I her throtis, and we hauen in our 
 langage in Englande ij. letters moo than other men hauea in her a b c, that 
 is to say z and y. 
 
 This is the chapitur of y lawis and bileue of the Sarezens, shewid by 
 Johii Maunduyle, knyght, i his boke, which is autorised at Rome, that 
 he made off his iurnays, as is specified I y ende of the same boke, and 
 God haue mercy vpon his soule. Amen.
 
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 |[ The Yerely Stint of the Lyaelod belonging to London 
 
 Brydge. 
 
 FvRST, for all maner ressaitis in f yere vij. C. 11. ortherabout. 
 
 The Chargis goyng out. 
 
 ^ For wagis and fees of the officers, Ixix.ll. vi. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Item for rewardis of the officers, xxiij.li. vi. s'. viij.d'. 
 
 Itin paid out for quyt rentis, xxx. IT. xiiij. s'. vi. d'. 
 
 Itin for quyt rentis dekayed, ix. 11. iij. s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Itiii for vacacions, xxx. li. 
 
 Itiii for costis of the chapell, xxxiiij.lT. v. s'. iij. d'. 
 
 Itm the expencis vpon the auditors, xl.s'. 
 
 Som of this parte, and C. Ixxxxviij. IT. xvi. s*. ix. d'. 
 
 Rest cler, v. C. li. IT. iij. s. iij. d*. 
 
 ^ The Acoinpte of Willm Galle and Hery Bunipsted, wardeyns of London 
 
 Bredge, from MiheliTTs A. xxij. C, iiij. into Myheliiis after, and ij.yeres 
 
 folowynge. 
 
 The Charge. 
 
 (^ First the areragis of the last acompte, ij. C.lxvij. IT, xiiij. s', ob'. 
 
 Itin all maner resaytis the same yere, vij. C. xlvi. IT. xvi. s'. ob'. 
 
 Sorii M. xiiij. IT. x. s*. i. d*. 
 
 Allowans and paymentis the same yere, vij. C. xliiij.lT. x. s'. ij. d'. ob. 
 
 Rest that is owyng, ij. C. Ixx. IT. xix. s'. x. d'. ob'. 
 
 Wherof is dew by Edward Stone and odur. 
 
 Of ther arrearages in ther tyme, Iiij. IT. vi. s'. vi. d'. ob'. 
 
 Itin ther is diew by the sayd Willm Galle and Hery Bumpstede, 
 soiii ij. C. xvij. 11. xiij. s'. iiij. d'.
 
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 I The Acompte the next yere suyng, from Mihelms in the first yere of 
 King Richard the iij. vnto Micheliiis next folowyng, the space of an 
 hoole yere. 
 
 tt The Charge. 
 First, the areragis of the last acompter, ij.C. xvij. II. xiij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 Itin proper rentis, v. C. Ixviij.li. xij.s'. iiij.d'. 
 Item foreine rente, lix.li. xi.s'. v.d'. ob'. 
 Item ferme of the stockis, lix. li. ix. s'. xi. d'. 
 Item quite rente, xxxi.li. xij.s. vi. d'. 
 Item passage of cartis, xx. II. xij.s'. vij. d'. 
 Item incrementis of rentis, vi. s'. vi. d'. 
 Item casuell ressaitis, vi. II. 
 
 ^ Somma of all their charge, ix. C. Ixiij. II. vij. s'. ix. d'. ob'. 
 
 Allouaunce and Dischargis the same Yere. 
 
 o 
 
 Yyvsti in quyt rentis, xxx. II. xiiij. s'. vi. d'. 
 
 To Saint Mary Spytell, w annuities, l.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 Item decay of quyt rente, ix. II. iij. s'. viij. d'. ob'. 
 
 Item allowaunce for store houses, xxxv. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Item in vacacions, xxxiiij. II. xvij.s'. iij.d'. 
 
 Item in decrcmentis, iij. II. vij.s'. i.d'. 
 
 Item alloAvaunce for money delyuerd to the ma^TC, xl. II. 
 
 Item for beyng of stone, xvij. II. xiij. s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 Item for beyng of tymbre, lath, and bord, li.ll. xi. s'. v. d . 
 
 Item for beyng of tyle and brik, xiij. II. ix.s'. iij. d'. 
 
 Item for beyng of chalke, lyme, and sond, xxiiij. II. xi. s'. xi. d'. 
 
 Item for yren werke, xxxij.ll. viij.s'. iij. d'. q'. 
 
 Item necessaries bought, xviij. II. viij. s'. iiij. d'. 
 
 Item in necessarie expencis, viij. II. xviij. s'. xi. d'» 
 
 Item more necessarie expencis. 
 
 Item costis of cariage, xij.ll. xix. s'. vi.d'. 
 
 Item led and sowder, xiij. II. viij. s'. 
 
 Item for glasyng, xxxvij. s'. i. d'.
 
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 Item costis of the rame, xxxiij. II. vi.s'. ix.d*. 
 Ite masons wagis, xlviij. IT. xviij. s'. iiij. d'. ob*. 
 Item carpenters wages, C. xiiij. 11. v.s'. 
 Item laborers wages, xxij. 11. x. s'. ix. d'. ob\ 
 Item costis of the chapel, xxxiij. II. v.s'. iij.d*. 
 Item the wagis of the tjlers, xij. II. xij.s'. vi. d'. 
 Item for wagis of the dawbir, xij. II. vi. s'. 
 Item for sawiars, xij. II. xv. s'. vi. d'. 
 Item for wagis of pauiours, xviij. s'. viij. d'. 
 Item to the baker at the cok, 1. s'. 
 
 Item for fees and wagis of officers, Ixix. II. vi.s'. viij. d*. 
 Rewardis of officers, xxiij.ll. vi.s'. viij.d. 
 Item expencis vpon the auditours, xlij.s'. viij. d'. 
 
 ^ Somme of all the paymentis and allowance, vij. C. xx. II. ix. s'. 
 iiij. d'. q'. 
 
 ^ Reste, CC. xlij. II. xviij. s'. vi. d'. q'. 
 
 ^ Wherof is OAvynge and dien by Edward Stone, for arereage in his 
 tyme, somma, Iiij. II. vi. s'. vi. d'. 
 ^ Item by W. Galle and H. Bumpsted, C. Ixxxix. II. xi. s'. xi.d'. ob*. q'. 
 
 ^ Ther Acompte, Anno ij. Ric.Tercij. 
 
 tt The Charge. 
 01 First, the arreragis of ther last acompte, C.lxxxix. II. xi.s'. xi.d'.ob'.q'. 
 ^ Item all maner ressaitis, vij. C. xliiij. II. x. s'. v. d'. q'. 
 
 ^ Somma of the charge, ix. C. xxxiiij.li. ij. s'. iiij.d'. 
 
 ^ Discharge. 
 ^ Tyrst, allowance of paymetis the same yere, vi. C. xxiij.ll. iiij. s*. x. d'. 
 Soo there remayneth the somme CCC. x. II. xvij. s*. v. d'. ob'. 
 ^ Wherof is dieu by Edward Stone and other of their arrerage in ther 
 tyme, Iiij. II. vi. s'. vi. d'. ob'. 
 
 And soo remayneth clerly dieu by Willm Gale and Kerry Bounsted, 
 CC.lvij.lI. x.s'. xi.d'.
 
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 fli The Articles, vpon whiche is to inquyre in the Visitacions 
 
 of Ordinaries of Chirches. 
 
 Fyrst, whether the body of Crista bee kepte in an honest place, and 
 uboue all thingis priuily, and that it be deputed vnder y keping of a locke 
 wyth keye. 
 
 ^ Item whether vestimentis and other ornamentis bylongingc to the 
 autcr, namly corporassys, vpon whiche the body of Crist restyd, y be 
 halowed ben cleen wasshen. 
 
 ^ Item whether the cristmatory and tlie fonte of baptym bien kepte 
 vnder locke and key. 
 
 ^ Item whether the kreine and oyle be ncwe, and euery yere newe 
 halowyd, tho olde clarefied nyew had. 
 
 ^ Item whether the canons of masse bokis be clier and opyn. 
 ^ Item whether priestis can proforre the wordis off the canon and 
 baptym. 
 
 ^ Item whether the curat teche his parisshens the fourmc of baytyme 
 in tyme of necessyte in the modir tunge. 
 
 ^ Item whether the water of baptyme bee not kepte in the fonte ouir 
 viij. dayes. 
 
 H Item yf the old corporassys that be not worthy to be occupyed bien 
 burnyd, and put in the place of relyckis. 
 
 ^ Item whether they that mynister aboute y aulter haue on clene sur- 
 plisses. 
 
 ^ Item whether the parson, parish priest, or any other clerke, goo out 
 of acording vesture and onest, or that he be not shauen and cutte com- 
 petently as it accord eth to the ordour of clergye. 
 
 ^ Item the chauncel or the body of the chirche wythin orwythout, the 
 wyndous be glased. 
 
 ^ Item whether the roffe coueringe or ony ornamentis lacke reparacion. 
 ^ Item whether the parson and alle other chapleins off the chirche bien 
 of honest conuersacion. 
 
 ^ Item whether ther be a playn and a ful inuentory made of y goodis 
 of the chirche. 
 
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 274 
 
 ||[ Item whether God be diewly seruyd by the curat and olhir mynysters 
 oi'the quyer in diuinis or not. 
 
 ^ Item whether the parson, vicar, or chapleyii of the parisshe, behaue 
 them as they ought in gowerning of soulis, yf thoy say masses accord- 
 ing, yf they bee redy to visite sicke people, nanily wlian they ben re- 
 quyred. 
 
 ^ If ony of the pai'isshens deceasse wythout the sacramentis off the 
 chirche. 
 
 ^ Yf ony of the parishens deceasse wythout baptyme in the defaii of 
 the prieste. 
 
 ^ Item whether the curat refuse to doo the solemnisacion of laufull 
 matrimonye byfore he haue a yefte of money, hoses, or gloues. 
 
 Ite whether y pson, vicar, or chapleis bie comune visiters and haunters 
 of tauernes, or moche droke, or bere Avepe cotrarye to y peace. 
 
 §[[ Item whether they be vserers or comen byars or sellers. 
 
 ^ Item whether they be incontynent or defamed wyth ony woma, 
 namly wyth ony weddyd woman, or haue in psonage or ony other house, 
 woman suspect. 
 
 ^ Item whether they aske their tythes or ryghtis of the chyrche, as well 
 of right diewe as of custume, or yf they dare not aske their thythes for fere 
 of ony slaundyr of their owne gylte. 
 
 ^ Whether they be disple3'ers, jiiglers, or intending to them, or ohonest 
 bosters. 
 
 ^ Item yf they haue ony longc here and norishe them. 
 
 H Item and they haue leyd to pledge, chaleys, vestementis, booke, or 
 other thingis perteyning to the parishe. 
 
 ^ Item yf the person, vicar, or their debyte, wythdrawe lyght or ony 
 other thinge in the chauncell that he is bounde to fynde, or yf he chaunge 
 or misuse them that perteyneth to the parisshens. 
 
 ^ Item wher the chapleins inioyne in the parisshens that ben cofessyd, 
 that they cause masses to be songe or other animal or trental for couetise. 
 
 ^ Item yf rentis assyned to a Ij'ght bee conuerted into other vses ageyn 
 the wyll of the yeuar or byquyether. 
 
 ^ Item yf ther lac any Ij'ght or fraternytccs indewcd by ony landj or 
 tenementis, iuellis, or sommes of mony, of the deuocion of the peple, or by 
 legacies of dede people after their last wylles.
 
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 ^ Item whether suchc last wylles of ded people bien fulfilled in all 
 thinges, and bien obserued to theti'ect of the same. 
 
 ^ Item whether ther be an inuentory made of suche landis and tene- 
 mentis, iuellis, and sommes of money. 
 
 ^ Item whether the wardeins of the lightis or fraternitees bien newe 
 chosen euery yere, after the maner of the chirche. 
 
 ^ Item whether such maner wardens make a ful and a playn acompte 
 euer}^ yere, of the receptis and paymcntis by them in the tymo of chesynge 
 other wardeins to them that they shulde doo. 
 
 ^ Item whether after suche manner of compte made, they kepe in 
 their owne handis ony of the landis, tenementis, iuellis, or money, long- 
 ing to the lyghtes or fraternitees, and be conuertid into theyr owne wyked 
 vsys. 
 
 Q Item whether they wyll not yeue and restore hem to the lyghtis or 
 fraternitees, or to y wardeyns of them beyng, or make ony delayes. 
 
 ^ Item whether the wardeins lete to ferme and graunt ony londis or 
 tenementis aboue said, in the tyme of ther wardeinship, to certen per- 
 sones, frendis or kynnesfolke, for lesse somme than they be worth yerly, or 
 may be set. 
 
 ^ Item whether the chapleins of the parish solempnise matrjmiony the 
 banes not askyd, or out of the chirche or other straunge parishons, wyth- 
 out licence of the curat. 
 
 ^ Item whether the laymen paye ther tithys of right die we, or by 
 custum. 
 
 ^ Item whether ony weddyd man bee auouterer, or kepe ony woman 
 besyde his lawfull W3'f, or yf on}^ weddyd woman bee aduoutrice. 
 
 ||[ Item whether they be ioyned toguyder in consanguinitc or affinite, 
 or laufully bien cowpled toguyder, or yf they behaue them yl, or yf they 
 be causers of striuis and debatis. 
 
 ^ Item whether ony chapleyn haunte ony houses of suspect wymmen. 
 
 ^ Item whether ony sengyll man kepe ony womman in fornication, 
 wherof ony fame is sprongen in the parishe or ellis where. 
 
 ^ Item whether ony layman ressayue in his house auouterers or concu- 
 bynes, or norishe them in synne. 
 
 ^ Item whether ony ded man hath made his testament that is not com- 
 petently puid byfore the ordenary by his executours, mynyster wythout ony 
 auctorite of the ordenary.
 
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 m Item yf ony man let the last wyl of ony dccl man or woman, whether 
 it be of his owne wyf or ony other ded body. 
 
 Ite whether onj ma pcure a ma or woma i his deth bed to his goodj 
 amoge peple to defraude y king, y chirche, and his creditours, y whiche 
 procurers be excommunicat by the same dede, and the body of the dedc 
 siial lacke hooly sepulture. 
 
 ^ Item whether ony executor of a testament applye or appropir ony 
 thing of the goodis of the deed man, wythout it be gyuen to hym amonge 
 lyf people, or it be left to hym in the testament of tiie ded body, or it be 
 dew to hym of the ded bodye. 
 
 ^ Item wher ther bee ony vserers, wy tches, or wymmen that vsen incan- 
 tacions. 
 
 ^ Item whedyr ther be ony comon laborers on Sondayes or other holy- 
 dayes in the parishe. 
 
 ^ Item whether ther be ony comen iangulers in the chirche lettynge p 
 seruyce of God. 
 
 ||[ Item whether there bee ony comen dyffamours of theyr neyghbours. 
 H Item whether ony men attache men of the chirche, or bryngen to be 
 attached or procured to bee greuyd for that thinge, that they haue bien 
 sued byfore in holy chirche lawne. 
 
 ^ Item wheder ony man or woman haue leyde violently handys on a 
 clarke, or haue smyten hym, or dyspised hym, or cast ayen hym; or yf ony 
 man or woman haue smy tten a lay man or woman in holy chirche or chirche- 
 yarde. 
 
 f[[ Item whether ony man or woman detayne the lyght of a lampe, or 
 ony other right perteyning to the chirche. 
 
 ^ Item whether ony lay man or woman presume to syt in the chaucel 
 while the masse is songen ageyne the persons wyll, vicar, or parish priestc. 
 @ Item whether ther be any other notary and open causes vpon the 
 which ony subget, clerke, or leyman, be difFamyd. 
 
 0[ Explicit.
 
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 Th' Articles foiinde l)y the Inquisllours at the Visitacion 
 last done in the Chirche of Saint Magnns. 
 
 First, that the chirche and the channcel is nat repaired in glasinge in 
 dyuers placis. 
 
 Item that the bookis and vestmentis bien broken and vnhonest for djuine 
 seruice. 
 
 Item tliat many of the priestis and clerkis often were foule and vnclenly 
 surplesis. 
 
 Item we fynde nat that any cliere inuentory is made of the goodjs and 
 landis of the chirche. 
 
 Item that the londis and tenementis of the chirch, by fauour of the 
 chirchewardeyns afore tyme, ben laten viidir the very value by xx. IT. 
 yerly, and more. 
 
 Item we fynde that for defaute of good prouision bothe of the chiicLe 
 wardeyns and also of the mastirs of the sakie, neither the priestis nor 
 clarkis that ben retayned for the chirche wil nat com to our lady masse nor 
 salue, nor the clarkis and priestis that bien retayned by the mastirs of the 
 salue wil com to masse or matyns in the quyer, were it myght be wele 
 brought abowte of the maystirs of the salue, and the wardeyns of the 
 chirch wolde for the maytenyngof Goddis seruice, at the tyme of ressay- 
 uing of such priestis and clarkis, gif theim charge for asmoch as they haue 
 so profitable and resonable salery, that they all sulde as wel attende vpon 
 masse, mateyns, and euynsong as vnto oure lady masse and salue, and other 
 seruice, the whiche to doo shulde encrease in the priestis and clerkys good 
 custum of vertu and grete encrease of djaiyne seruice. 
 
 Item that chirch wardeyns Avil nat shewe vs the wilies of theim that haue 
 geuen goodis or londis vnto the parish, wherby we shulde further inquyre 
 whethyr the wilies be perfurmed or nat, for wythout them we cannat haue 
 therof vndirstondino;. 
 
 Item that y wardeyns of the chirch and of the brodirhed haue nat gyuen 
 ther acomptis. 
 
 Item that afortymes, for defawte of good and diligent autoryte of the 
 acomptis or the wardeyns ther hath bien many and gret somes of money
 
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 taken from the chirche, the which myght wel cum to Hght yf the olde 
 acomptis were wele examyned. 
 
 Itm ther is in the handis of dyuers of the perishe, rcstis of money of the 
 beame light, and of the ahiies, gaderyng to the some of xij. or xvi. II. and 
 that can oon Palmer shewe the trowthe. 
 
 Item that the chircheyard is vnhonstly kepte. 
 
 Item that dyuers of the priestis and clarkes, in tyme of dyuyne seruice, 
 be at tauerns and alehowsis, at fyshing, and other trifils, wherby dyuyne 
 seruvce is let. 
 
 Itrii that bi fauour of the wardeyns ther bith admyttid bothe priestis 
 beneficed and religyous where ther myght bee more conuenyent and ex- 
 pedient, and that haue more nede to be receyuid in ther placis ; and theyse 
 bien the names. Sir Robert Smyth, beneficed ; and a monke. Sir Jhii Botel, 
 beneficed ; Sir Jhii Bate hath a thinge that we cannat vndirstonde. 
 
 ||[ The names of the Inquisitours of the sayd Articles, at the same 
 
 Visitacions. 
 
 (|[ John Halmon, John Turke, 
 
 Symon Mott, Thoins Broke, 
 
 Johii Robchaunt, Willrn Hertwell, 
 
 Johii Yonge, Thoiiis Dauy, 
 
 Williii Dicons, Willm Crene, 
 
 Richard Baronys, Robert Vyncent, 
 
 Johii Eton, Symon Neuyngton. 
 
 Parishens.
 
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 il A Complaynte made to Kyng Herry the VI, by the Duke 
 of Glouceter, vpon the Cardynal of Wynchester. 
 
 Thes ben in partye tlic poyntis and articles whiche I Vmfrey, Duke of 
 Glouceter, for my trouth and aquytal, sayd late I woldeyeue in wrytiiig, 
 my right doulted Lord, vntoyour Highnes, aduertising your Excellence of 
 such thing^ in party as haue ben don in your tendir age, in derogacio of 
 your noble estate, and hurte of bothe your reanies, and yet ben don and 
 vsed dayly. 
 
 ^ Furst, y Cardynal, thoo beyng Bishop of Winchester, toke vpo him 
 y state of cardynal, whiche was naied and denayed hy by y Kyg, off most 
 noble niemorye, my Lord your fadir Avho God assoyle, sayng y he had as 
 leaf sett his crowne besyde him as to see hi were a cardynal hatte, he 
 beyng a cardinal ; for he knew full wel the pryde and th'ambusyon that was 
 in his parsone, thoo being but a biship shulde haue soo gretly extolled him 
 into more intollerablc pride whan that he wer cardynal; and also him 
 thought it ayenst his fredom off the chief chirche of this reame, whiche 
 that he wursshiped as duly as euyr ded price, y blessid be his soule. And 
 how be it, that my sayd Lord your fadir, whom God assoyle, wolde haue 
 agreed him to haue had certayn clarkes off this lande cardynallj, haue noo 
 bysshoprich in England, yet his entent was neuer to doo so gret derogacion 
 to y chirch of Canturbur}' to make him, that were his suffraganys to sytt 
 aboue ther ordynary and metropolitan ; but the cause was, that in general, 
 and in alle maters whyche myght concerne the wele of him and of his 
 reame he shulde haue promoters of his nacyon, as all odur Kino-^ cristen 
 had in the courte of Rome, and not to abyde in this lande any parte of his 
 councel, as ben all the spiial and temporal at parlementis and other o-ret 
 councels, whan you lyste to calle he, and therfore, though it lyst you to 
 doo hy that worship to sett him in your preuy councel after your plcsur, 
 yettin youre parlemet, where euery lorde spual and temperal hatlie his place, 
 hym ought too ocupie but his place as bishop. 
 
 ||[ Itiii the sayd bysshop now beyng cardynal, was assoiled of his bis-
 
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 shoprich of Wynchester, wherupo he sued to our lioly f'adir too haue a bulle, 
 declaratoryc that, notvvithestondig he was assumpte to the state of car- 
 dynal, that the see was not voyde, where in dede it stood vo3^de by a certayn 
 tyme or the sayd bulle were graunted, and so he was exempte from his 
 ordinary by the takynge on hym the'state of cardynaU and the chirche bis- 
 shoprich of Wynchester so stondyg voyde, he tooke ayen off the Pope, 
 ye not lerned therof, ne knowyng wherby he was falle in the case of pro- 
 uicyon, so that all his good was lawfully and clerly forfeyted to you, my 
 right doulted Lorde, wyth more, as the statute declareth playly for your 
 auautage. 
 
 Ite it is not vnknowe to you, doulted Lord, how thorugh your landis it is 
 noysed, the sayd cardynal and th'Archbisshop of Yorke, had and haue the 
 gouernaiice off you and all yourlande, the whiche noon of your trewe liege 
 men ought to vsurpe nor take vpon hem, and Iraue also enstraunged me 
 your soole uncle, my cosyn off Yorke, my cosyn of Huntyngdo, and many 
 other lordis of your kynne, to haue any knowlege of any gret mater, y 
 myght touche your hygh estate, or eyther of your reames ; and of lordis 
 spiial, of right th'Archbisshop of Canturbury shulde be 3^our cheef coucel- 
 lar, the whiche is also enstraunged and sett asyde, and so be many other 
 right sad lordis, and wel aduised, as wel spiial as temperal, to gret hurt of 
 )'ou, my right doulted Lorde, and of your reames, lyke as thexperyece and 
 workes shewe clerly and euydetly, more harme is. 
 
 ^ Itiii in the tendir age off you, my right doulted Lorde, for the neces- 
 site of an armee, the said cardynal lent you iiij. M. II. vpon certayne iuels 
 preysed at xxij. M. marke, wyth a lett' off sale, that and they were not 
 quyttid at a certayne day ye shulde lese hem; the sayd cardynal seynge 
 your money redy too haue quytt wyth your iuels, catised the tresorerof 
 Englad at that day bcyng, to pay that same mony for parte of another 
 armee,! defraudyng you, my ryght doulted Lorde, of your sayd iuells, kep- 
 yng he yett alwey stille to his owne vse, too your right gret losse and his 
 singlar profyte and avayle. 
 
 ^ Item the sayd cardynal, thoo beyng byshop of Wynchester and chau- 
 celar of England, delyuered the Kyng of Scottis, vpon certayne appoynte- 
 mentis, as may be shewed, and hys presumyng be autoryte of parlemet,
 
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 were noo dede. I liaue lierd notable men of the lawe sey that tliey neuer 
 herd of yt among hem, vvhiclie was to gret a defamacion to your Hyglmes, 
 and all to wedde his nece to the sayd Kyng, whom that ni}' Lorde off' not- 
 able memory your fadir, whom God assoylc, wolde neuer haue soo de- 
 lyuered ; and there, as he shulde haue paid for his costj xl, M. II. the sayd 
 cardj^nal, chauncelar of Englad, caused you to pardon him therof x. M. 
 marke, whereof the gretter some he payd you right a litel, what I reporte 
 me to your Highnes. 
 
 ^ Item where the sayd cardinal let you, my redoulted Lorde, gret and 
 notable somes he halh had and his assignementis vpo the portc of Hamp- 
 ton, where the custumers ben his s'uauntis, where bee lyklynes it is too 
 sopose he stoding the chief marchaut of wulles of your lade, that ye be 
 gretly defrauded, and vndir that rule what wulles and other marchaun- 
 dicis haue ben shippid, and may be fro tyme too tyme hard, is tooesteme 
 to gret an hurte and preiudyce off you my right doulted Lorde, and of 
 alle your pepul. 
 
 ^ Itrn how be it that the sayd cardinal hath dyuers tymes let you gret 
 somes sithe y tyme off your regne, yet his aloene hathe be soo defferred 
 and delaied, that for y most part the conuenable seson of them ploynge 
 of the good lente was passed, soo that litel frute or noon com therof, as 
 by experience bothe your reames haue sufficiently in knowlege. 
 
 ^ Item where ther was iuels and plate preysed at xi. M, 11'. in weight of 
 f sayd cardynal, forfeited to you, my right doulted Lord, he gat him a res- 
 lorement therof for a lone of a litel parcel of the same, and so defrauded 
 you holly of them, to your gret hurt and his avayle, the whiche good 
 myght gretly eased your Higlmes T sparygas myche of your power comons. 
 
 ^ Itiii the cardynal beyng feoff of my sayd Lorde your fadir, whom 
 God assoyle, ayenst his entent yaf Elysabethe Beachampe, a iij. marke 
 of lyuelod, where that his will was that and she were Aveddid wythin a 
 yere than to haue it, and elles not, where in dede it was ij. or iij. yerc after, 
 to your gret hurte and aniinyshlg of your enheritaunce. 
 
 @ Item notwythstonding that the sayd cardynal hath noo mancr of 
 
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 autoryte nor interesse into the crovvne, nor noon may liaue be any possiby- 
 litee, yet he presumeth and taketh vpon hym in party your estate ryalle, 
 in cleping afore him into gret abusion, and of alle your land, and dero- 
 gacio of your Highnes, whiche hath not ben seen nor vsed in noo dayes 
 here afore in gretter estate than he is, wout your expresse ordynaunce and 
 comaundement. 
 
 Q Item the sayd cardynall noo thig consideryng the necessite of you, 
 mi right doulted Lordc, hath sued a pdon of dysmes, that he shulde pay 
 for the chirche of Wynchester for terme of his lyf, yeuing therby occa- 
 sion to alle other lordis spual, to drawe ther good will for any necessite to 
 graiit any dysme, and so to ley alle the charge vpon the temperaltee and 
 the power peple. 
 
 ^ Item be the gouernaunce and labour of the sayd cardynall and arch- 
 byshop off Yorke ther hath bee lost and dyspendid to notable and too gret 
 a good, by dyuers ambassatis sent out of this reame, furst to Arras, for a 
 feyned colourable peas, whereas bi lyklynes ytwas thought and soposed y 
 hit shulde neuer turne to effectual auayle of you, my right doulted Lorde, 
 nor off your sayd reames, but vndir colour therof was made the peas of 
 your aduysary, and of the Duke of Bourgoene, for ellis your party ad- 
 uerse and the sayd duke, myght not goodly haue founde meanes nor weis 
 to haue comened togeder to haue concluded to oder the consideracyons 
 and consperacyons, made and wrought there at that tyme ayenst your 
 Hyghnes, \vherby ye myght, right doulted Lord, the gretter partye of your 
 obe3'saunce, as wel in your reame of Fraunce as in your Duchy ofi' Nor- 
 mandy, and mych other th3aige gon gretly, as thorough the sayd colour- 
 able Iretee, and otherwyse sith the dethe of my broder of Bedford, whom 
 God assoyle. 
 
 ^ Item now late was sent an other enbassade to Caleis, by the labour 
 and counsayle of the sayd cardinal and archbyshop of York, the cause 
 why of the begynnyng to me your sele vncle, and other lordis of your 
 kyn and covicell, vnknowen to your gret charge, and ageynst the good 
 publyk of your reme, as it openly apereth, the whiche good, yf it ben 
 enployd for the defence of your ladis, the marchaundyses of the same 
 myghtc haue had other course, and your sayd landis not too haue stonden 
 in soo gret mychief as they doo.
 
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 Item after that, to \'our gret charge and hurte of bothe yourreames, 
 
 the sayd cardynal and archbisshop of Yorke went to your sayd towne of 
 
 Caleis, and dyuers lordis off your kynne and of your counsayle i ther 
 
 felouship, and there, as ther Avas natural warrc betwix the Duke of 
 
 Orlyaunce and the Duke of Bourgoen for murdur of ther faders, and 
 
 a capital enmyte lyke to haue endured for euer the sayd cardj'nal and 
 
 archbisshop of Yorke, lycenced and sufFred y sayd Duke of Orlyauce to 
 
 entrete and conunon aparte vvyth the coucel of your sayd aduersaries, 
 
 aswel as w the Duches of Burgoene, by whyche meane the peas and aliace 
 
 was made betwix the ij. dukis, to the grettest fortefienge of jour sayd 
 
 capital adusaries that cowde be thought. And consequently, my dere 
 
 doulted Lorde, to your grettest charge and hurte to bothe your reames, 
 
 vndir colour of which tretye your sayd aduersaries, in meane tynie, wan 
 
 your cytee off Meulx and the contrey thcreaboute, and many dyuers 
 
 roodes made to 3'our Duchy off Normandy, too gret noye and distruxio of 
 
 your peple, as it shew openly. 
 
 H[ Item the sayd archbishop off Yorke sent wyth other into thys 
 your reame, from the sayd cardynal, after comunicacio had with your ad- 
 uerse pty at your sayd towne of Caleys, made at his comyg into your no- 
 table presence at Wyndsore, alle y puacions and colour, alle mocyons in 
 the most aparent wyse y he cowd, too enduce your Hyghnes to your agre- 
 ment to the desires of your capital adilsary, as I sawe there in your noble 
 presence of his wryting, at which tyme my vndirstondyng it was his singlar 
 openyon, that is to sey, y ye shulde leue your right, your tytle, and your 
 honor of your crowne, and noiacion of you Kyng of Fraunce, duryng 
 certayne yeris ye shulde vtterly absteyne you, and be content only in wryt- 
 ing wyth Rex Anglie, &cj. to y grettest note of infame that euer fel to3'ou 
 or any of your noble progenitors, sithe the takyng off hem furst y sayd 
 tytle and right of your reame and crowne of Fraunce, to which mater, I 
 your presence ther after, that yt had lyked your sayd Highnes to aske my 
 aduice therupon wyth other off your blod and counsayle, I answerd and 
 sayd that I wolde neuer agree me therto to dye therfore, and of the same 
 disposicion I am yet, and wil be while I lyeue, in conseruacion of your 
 honor and of your othe, made vnto your sayd crowne, in tyme of your 
 coronacion there.
 
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 ^ Item the sayd cardinal and archbishop of Yorke haue so laboured 
 to your Ilighues that ye shulde entede to a new da}' of conuencio in 
 March or xVprill next comyg, where it is now cyd' to be ageynst your wur- 
 ship tha wyth it, and where it was euydent to alle the worlde that the 
 rupture and brekyng off the sayd peas shulde haue falle here afore of your 
 aduerse partye, by cause of ther gret vntrowthes ; now by that nieane it is 
 lyke parauenter to be leyde vpon you, to too greet a disclaunder of you, 
 my doulted Lorde; lyke to com to noo other purpose nor eftecte tha other 
 conuencyons haue don afore tyme, and soo bi subtilitees and counsayle of 
 your sayd enymys, your lande, they i hope and trust of y sayd tretye not 
 myghtyly nor pu3'ssautly purueid fore, sha! bclyke, vndir y colour of the 
 s-ame tret^^e, to be brent vp and disstroyed, lost and vtterly turned from 
 your obeysauuce. 
 
 ^ Item it is sayd that the deliuerauce of the sayd Duke of Orlyaunce, 
 it vtt'ly appoynted b}' the mediacion, cooncel, and steryng of the sayd car- 
 dinal and archbisshop off Yorke, and for that cause dyuers parsones ben 
 com fro your aduersaries into this your reame, and the sayd Duke also 
 brought into your cite of Londo, where as my Lorde your fadir, whom 
 God assoyle, peysyg so gretly the inconuenyent^ and harme y myght falle 
 only be his delyucraunce, concludid ordeyned, in his last will, and deter- 
 myned vtterly in his wisdom, his conquest in his reame of Fraunce, and yet 
 than it to be don by as gret delyberacion, solepnitc, and suertee, as coude 
 be deuyscd or thought, and seynge now the disposicion of your reame off 
 Fraunce, the puyssaunce and myght of your enemyes, and what sett they 
 haue gete aeynst you there, aswel vndir the colour of the sayd tratee as 
 other wyse, what may or aught bee thought or sayd, for that labouryngthe 
 sa3'de Duke, alle thing^ consideryd by such particular parsones, the lordis 
 oft' your blod not called thertoo, I rcporte me vnto your noble Grace and 
 Excellece, and vnto the seyd wise trewe me off" this your reame. 
 
 ^ Item where that cuery trew counceler, specially vnto any Kyng or 
 Prince, ought of trouth and off" dewte, to councel, promote, encrece, pro- 
 ferre and auaunce, the vvele and prosperyte of his Lorde. The sayd car- 
 dynall, beyng of your coucel,my right doulted Lord, hath late purchased 
 of your Hyghnesse certayne gret lodes and lyuelod,asthecastell and lord-
 
 285 
 
 ship of Chirke in Wales, and other land is in this your reame, vnto whiche 
 I was called sodenly, and so in eshewing y brekyng and losse of your amies 
 tha into agayn seyng noon odur remedy, yaf ther vnto my assent, think- 
 ynge that who that euer moued, laboured, or stered the mater furst vnto 
 your Lordshi[), counceled yow uedir for yor wurship ne profite. 
 
 ^ Moreoucr the sayd cardinal hath yow bounde aparte to make him 
 a sure astate off alle the said landes, by Ester next comyg, as cowde be 
 deuysed bi any lerned councel ; and ellis y suertee not made, the sayd 
 cardynal to haue and reioyse to hi and hys eyeris for euer more the landis 
 of the Duchi of Lancastir in Northfolke, to f value of vij. or viij. marke by 
 yere, whiche thyg semey right straunge, and vnsayn and vnherd weyes of 
 any liege man to seke vpon his souerayg Lord, bothe I his enheritaunce 
 and in his iuels and good, for it is thought but yf ryght and extreme ne- 
 cessite caused it ther shulde nor ought noo suche thyg be do, the whiche 
 necessite, God for his marcy euer preserue and kepe your noble parsone ; 
 wherfore, my redoulted Lord, seeyng that ye shulde be so councellid or 
 stured to leue your crowne enheritaunce in England, and alsoo b}'' fraude 
 and subtel menes, as is afore reherssed, so to lese j^our iuels, in my trouth 
 and in myn aquitall, as me semeth, I may noght nor ought not councell so 
 gret an hurte too you and all your lande. 
 
 ^ Item it is not vnknowen to you, my right doulted Lorde, how ofte 
 tymes that I haue offerd my seruyce to and for y deffence of your reame 
 of Fraunce and Duchy of Normandy, where I haue be put therfroo bi 
 the labour of the sayd cardinal!, in preferryng other after his singlar 
 affecion, whiche hathe caused gret parte off the Duchy of Normandye, as 
 wel as your reame of Fraunce to be loste, as it is wel knowen ; and what 
 good, ye my right doulted Lorde, loste on that armee that was laste sent 
 theder, whiche th'erle of Morten, youir coucel of Fraunce hathe wel and 
 clerly declared vnto your Hyghnes hereaforne. 
 
 ^ Item, my redoulted Lorde, it is not vnknowen that it had not ben pos- 
 sible to the sayd cardynal too haue come to the gret riches but bi such 
 meanes, for of his chyrche it rnyght not rise, and enheritaunce he hath non ; 
 wherfore, my right doulted Lord, sith ther is gret good behoueful at thys 
 tynie, for the wele and saufgard off your reames, the pouertee, necessitee,
 
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 and indigence of your liege peple in hyglmes vnd'stod, Ij'ke it vnto youir 
 noble Grace, to consedur y gi'et Incur of the sayd cardinal, and the gret 
 dissaitis that ye be desceyued in by the labour of him and of th'archbysshop, 
 as wele as this your reanie as in your reanie of Fraunce and Duchy of Nor- 
 mandy, where neder office, lyuelod nor capytayne may be had without to 
 gret a good yeuen vnto hyni, wherby gret parte off alle the losse y is lost, 
 they haue ben the causars of; for whoo y wolde yef most his was the 
 price, not consideryng the meritis, seruice, nor suffisaiice of parsones. 
 Furthermore, it is gretly to be considered how, whan the sayd cardynal had 
 forfeited all his good bycause of prouysion off the statute therupon made 
 more plainly declarethe, bi hauing the rule of yow, n)y right doulted Lorde, 
 porchased hyself in gret deffradacio of your Hyghnes, a chart' of pdon, f 
 whiche good, and it had be well goucrned, myght mani yeres haue sus- 
 teyned your warres wont any talage of your pour peple. 
 
 ||[ Item, my right dovdted Lord, whereas I writte moche thinge for the 
 wele of you and of your reames, perauentur somme wolde seyne and vn- 
 derstode that I wolde or had writen it by weye of accusament of alle 
 your councell whiche God knowith I doo not, for your Hyghnes maye well 
 see that I name hem that been causars of the sayde ordynate rule, wher- 
 fore, considering that the sayd cardynall and archibisshop of York, ben 
 they that pretende the gouernaunce of you and of your reames and lord- 
 ships. Please it vnto your Hyghnes of your right wisnesse, to estraiige 
 hem of your councel to that entet, that men may be at ther fredom to saye 
 what they thinke of trouthe. ^ For trouthe I dare speke off myn trouthe, 
 the power dare not so. And yf the sayd cardynall and archbisshop of 
 Yorke may aftirwarde declare ihemself of that is and shalbe sayde of hem, 
 ye, my right doulted Lorde, may than restore theym ayen to your coun- 
 cel at your noble plesure. 
 
 ^ Explicit.
 
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 fl Here ensuen the Articles as the Kyngis Councell liaue 
 conceyued, y wliiche y Hygh and Myghty Prince, my 
 Lorde of Gloiiceter, hath surmysyd vpon my Lorde off 
 Wynchester, Chauncheler of England. 
 
 Fyest, as there he beynge ptector and defendour of thislande, desirith 
 the Tour to be opynd vnto hym, and to logge hym therin; Richard 
 Wodeuile 'squire, hauing at that tyme the keping of the sayd Tour, re- 
 fused hy his desire, and kepte the sayde Tour ayenst hym vnduly and 
 ayenst reason, by the commaundement of my sayd Lord of Winchester. 
 And afterwarde, in conproulg of y sayde refuse resettyd y sayd Wodeuile, 
 and cherisyd hym, ayenst the state and worship of the Kynge and of my 
 sayd Lorde of Gloucester. 
 
 ^ Item my sayd Lord of Winchester, Avythout y aduise and assent of 
 my sayd Lorde of Gloucester and off the kingis councel, purposyd and 
 disposyd hym to sett hand on the Kingys person, and to haue remouyd hym 
 from Eltham, the place that he was in, to th'entet to put hym in suche 
 gouernaunce as hym lust. 
 
 ^ Item where that my sayd Lorde of Gloucester, to whom of al persons, 
 or that sholde bee, beyng Avythin the lond, by f waye of nature and birth 
 it belongith to see the gouernaunce of the Kyngis person enformed of y 
 sayde vndue purpose of my sayde Lorde of Winchester, declared in the 
 article next aboue sayd, deposed therfore, and in lettynge therof too haue 
 gone to Eltham vnto the Kynge, to haue prouyded as the cause requyred. 
 My sayde Lorde of Winchester, fauorably and ayenst the Kingis pese, to 
 the entent to disturbe my sayd Lord of Glouceter goyng to the Kyng, pur- 
 posyng his deth, in cause that he had gone that weye, sette men of armys 
 and archiers at the ende of London bridge next Suthwerke, and, in for- 
 barring of the Kyngis hyghwaye, lete drawe the chayne of the stulpis 
 there, and set vp pipes and hurdyllis in maner and fourmc of bulwerkis, 
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 and other wepyn, to y entent of fynall distruction off my sayde Lorde of 
 Glouceter^ person, as well as of thos that then had come wyth hym. . 
 
 ^ Item my sayde Lorde of Glouceter sayeth and afFermeth, that our 
 souerayn lord his brother, that was Kinge Henry the v. tolde hym on a 
 tyme, that when oure souereyn lorde beyng Prince, was lodgyd in j 
 palace of WestiTi, in the gryne chambre, by the rees of a spaynell, there 
 was on a nyght a man aspyed and taken behynde a tapet of the sayde 
 chambre, whiche ma was delyuerd to the erle of Arundell, to bee ex- 
 amned on the cause of his beyng there att that tyme, the which so ex- 
 aniyned att that tyme confessyd that he was there by the excitacion and 
 procuryng of ray sayd Lorde of Wynchester, ordeyned to haue slayne the 
 said Prince there in his bedde ; wherfore the sayd erle of Arundell lete sak 
 by forth wyth, and drowned him in the Temmes. 
 
 ^ Item our sayd souerayn lorde, y was Kyng Henry the v. sayd to my 
 sayd lord of Glouceter, that his fader Kynge Henry the iiij. lyeuyng and 
 visited gretely then wylh sikenesse, of the sond of God, my sayde Lorde 
 of Winchester sayde vnto Kynge Henry the v. then beynge prince, that y 
 Kynge his fader, so visetyd wyth sykenes, was not personable, and ther- 
 fore not disposyd to comen conuersacion and gouernaunce of the people, 
 and for so moche counsellyd hym to take the crown and gouernaunce of 
 this land on hym. 
 
 ^ Here enswen the Ansueris and Excusacios made by mi Lord of WI- 
 chesl', Chauncelar of Englod, vnto f Causis and Materis of lleuynes 
 declarid in Articlis ayenst hym, by my Lorde of Glouseter. 
 
 ^ First, as of the refuse made vntoo my Lorde of Gloucet', as of the 
 opynyng off the Toure vnto hym, of his logging iherin, by the coma un- 
 met of my sayd lorde of Winchestir, he ansuerith, that i the presence of 
 ray said lorde of Gloucet', before his comyg oute of his centre of Henawde, 
 for causis such as were thought resonable, semey lefull that the Toure 
 shuide haue be notably stuffid and kept wyth vitayle, how where it was 
 not forthw executed, and in semblable wyse, aft' that my sayd lorde of 
 Glouceter was gone into the sayd contre of Henawde for cediciouse and 
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 insureccion and rebellyon ayenst the kingis pease and disstruccion, aswell 
 of" djuers estate off this londe as of strageris beyng vndir the proteccion, 
 insomoch y in doute therof strangiers in grete nombre fled the londe; and 
 for the more sure beyng of the sayd Toure, Richard Wodeuile 'squier, so 
 tiustid with the Kyg our souereing lorde, y dede is as wel ye know, and 
 also chambirlayn and counselling vnto my Lorde of Bedforde, wyth cer- 
 tayn nombre off defensible parsoncs assygned vnto hi, was depute by hem, 
 and by assent off the kyngis counscll, beyng that time at London for to 
 abide therin for the safgarde therof, and straitly chargid bi the sayd coun- 
 sel, tliat during y tyme of his sayd charge he ne shulde suflirno man to be 
 wythi the Toure streger then he, wythoute especyal charge or comaunde- 
 ment of the Kyng, by the aduyse of his counsell. 
 
 ; Itin thataftir sone vpo the comyg of mi sayd Lorde of Glouceter Tto 
 thys londe, from his contre of Ilenawde, f sayd lordis of the kingis coun- 
 sell were enformyd y my sayd Lorde of Glocetergrucchid wyth the sayd maner 
 off enforsing the Toure, and lete say to hem of London that he had well vn- 
 dirstonde that they had bene heuyly thretynde for y tyme of his absence and 
 other wise then they shulde haue ben if he had ben in this londe, wherfore he 
 was right euyllpayd,and especiall thesaydenforcygof theToure,setvpo hem 
 in maner of a chastuileyn, considering y goode acquitall and trouth that they 
 ad allewayis kept vnto the King, offryg hem theropo remedy yf they wolde, 
 
 ^ Itin that aftir this Richard Scot, lieutenant of the Toure, by the co- 
 mademet of my sayd Lorde of Glouceter, brought vnto hy Freire Randolf, 
 whiche had long befor counfessid treson, done by hym ayenst the Kyngis 
 person, that dede is, for whiche knowleage he was put to be kept i y sayd 
 Toure, and straitly comaundid, vndir grete payne yeuen to the sayd Scot, 
 to kepe him streitly and surely, and nott to lete hym oute of the sayd 
 Toure, woute commaundement of the Kyng, bi the aduise of his coucell ; 
 the which Freer Randelf, mi sayd Lorde of Glouceter kept then still with 
 hlself, not weting the said Scot, as he declared vnto my sayd Lorde of 
 Winchester, sone aft' that he had brought y sayd Freer Randolf vnto my 
 sayd Lorde of Glouceter, saying vnto my sayd Lorde of WIchestcr that he 
 was vndone, but he helpid him, and expressid as for cause of y sayd 
 wytholding of Freer Randolf ; and saying morcouer, that whe he desired 
 of mi Lorde of Glouceter the deliueraunce of the sayd Freer Randolf, to 
 
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 Icdc him ayene to the Toure, or sufficent vvarat for his discharge, mi sayd 
 Lorde of Glouceter unsurred hy that his comaundement was sufficient 
 warant and discharge to hy ; in the whiche thing aboue sayd it was thought 
 by my Lorde of Wichester, that my sayd Lorde off Glouceter tokeon hym- 
 self ferther then his autorytee strecchid, and causid hym for doute and 
 drede, lest that he wolde haue pcedid ferthir, and monj^d hym at suche 
 tyme as the sayd Wodeuile come onto hym, to ax his aduise and councell 
 of logging of my sayd Lorde off Gloucet* in the Toure, to aduise him and 
 charge hy, that before he suffrid my sayd Lorde of Glouceter, or any par- 
 son logge therin strenger yen he, he shulde prouyd hym a sufficient warant 
 therof, of the kyg bi the aduise of his cousell. 
 
 ^ Item as to the sayd art^xle of the forsayd causis and heuynessis, mi 
 lorde the Chaunceler ansuerith that he ne purposid to set hande on the 
 icjmgj person, ne to remoue hym, or that he shulde be remouyd, or put in 
 any manor gouernaunce, but by the aduise of the kyngis councell, for he 
 ne couth conseyue any maner of goode or of aduauntage, that myght 
 haue grow vnto hym theroff, but rathir grete parile and charge, and heryn 
 my sayd Lorde of Winchester is redy to make proff in tyme and place 
 couenable. 
 
 Itm as to the iij. article of the forsaid causis and heuynessis, my sayd 
 Lorde the Chauceler ansuerith that he was oftin and dyuers tymes warned 
 bi diuers and credible persones, as wel at the tyme of the Kingis last par- 
 lement, holdin at Westm as before, and sith that my sayd Lorde of Glocet* 
 purposid hym bodyly harme, and was warned therof, and counsellid bi the 
 sayd parsons, and that dyuers, to absteyne hym of cumyng to Westm, as 
 my saj^d Lorde of Winchester declarid vnto my sayd Lorde of Glouceter. 
 
 Item that in f tyme of the parlemet, dyuers parsons of lowe estate, of 
 the cite of Londo, in grete nombre, assamblid on a day vpon the wharf, at 
 the crane in the Vintry, and wishid and desired that they had had y parsed 
 of my Lorde of WTchester, sayng that they wolde haue throw hym in the 
 Tymes, to haue taught hy to swyme, for which billis and langage of slau- 
 der and manace cast and spoken in the sayd cite, my sayd Lorde the 
 Chauncelere, causid hym to suppose y they that soo sayd and did, willid 
 and desirid his destruccyon, how were it that they had no cause.
 
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 ^ Item that after the comjng to London of Sir Raaf Butler and mayster 
 , sent fro my Lordc of Bedford, the remenaunt of the lordis of 
 the counsell enformed that my sayd Lordc of Glouceter bare heuynes vnto 
 my Lorde off Wichester, he comyge to mi sayd Lorde of Glouceter too his 
 ynne, the Sonday next before Allhalhw day, and there opend vnto hym 
 that they had knowleage and vndirstonding of f said heuynessis, prayig hym 
 to lete hem wete that if he bare such heuynes ayenst my sayd Lorde of 
 Winchestre, and also the causis therof, at whiche tyme as my sayd Lorde 
 of Winchester was after nardis enformed that mi sayd Lorde of Glouceter 
 aftermed that he was heuy touard hym, and not withoute causis, that 
 paraueture he wolde put in writyng. 
 
 ^ Item that aftir the Monday next before Allhalow day last passid, i 
 the nyght, the peple in ye sayd cite of London, by the comaundemet of 
 my sayde Lorde of Glouceter, as it was sayd, for what cause mi Lorde the 
 Chaunceler wist not, assemblid in the cytee, armyd and araid, and so coty- 
 newid all that nyght; and many dyuers of the whiche, the same night, by 
 what excetacion my sayd Lorde the Chaucelere wist not, had sedicious 
 and heuy langage that was vsid ayenst y parson of my sayd Lorde the 
 Chauncelere. 
 
 ^ Item the same Monday at nyght, my sayd Lorde of Gfouceter sent 
 into the ynnes of courte at Londo, chargig them of court dwel.lyng in the 
 same, to be with hym on the morne at viij. of ye clok in ther best aray. 
 
 ^ Item that on the morow, y Tusday next folowing erly, my sayd Lorde 
 off Glouceter sent vnto the meyre and y aldirmen of the sayd cyte of Lou- 
 don, to ordeyne hym vnto the nombre of CCC. persons on horsbak, to 
 acompanye hym to such a place as he disposid hym to ryde, the whiche, as 
 it was sayd, was vnto the Kyng, to y entent to haue his person, and to re- 
 moue hym fro y place that he was in, wythoute assent and aduyse of f kygis 
 counsell ; whiche thing was thought vnto my sayd Lorde Chauncelere, ne 
 owid in no wyse to haue be do, ne had not be sene so do before. 
 
 ^ Item that my sayd Lorde the Chaiiceler, considiryngin thingisaboue 
 sayd, and doubting yerfor of perillis that myght haue swed therof, entend- 
 yng to puruey there ayenst, and namely, to his own surte and defece, ac-
 
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 cordyng to lawe of nature, ordeynj-d to let that no force of peple sliulde 
 come ouir the brigge of London towarde hym, by whiche he or his niyght 
 haue ben endangered or noyed, not entendyng in any wise bodely harme 
 vnto mi' sayd Lorde of Gloucester, or to any other parson, but only hys 
 own defence, and eshewing of the perile aboue sayd. 
 
 ^ Item as touarde the iiij. and the v. of the sayd articlis, my sayde 
 Lorde the Chauncelere ansuerith that he was euir true too alle tho that were 
 his soucrigii lordis and reygned vpon hym, and that he neuer purposid 
 treson ne vntrouth ayenst any of hir parsons, and I speciall ayest y parso 
 of owyr sayd souereign lorde Kyng Henry the v, the whiche, considering 
 the grele w3'sdom, trouth, and manhod that all me knew in hy, ne wold not 
 for that tyme that he was Kyng, haue set on my sayd lorde the Chaunceler 
 so grete trust as he did yf he had founde or I trowed in hym such vn- 
 trouth, the which thing mi sayd Lorde the Chauncelere oftrid to declare and 
 shew, as it longith for a man off his estate to do, requiring therupon my 
 Lorde of Bed fordo, and all the lordis spuall and teporall in thys present 
 parlemet, that it myght be sene that there were iugis couenable in this 
 case, yat they wold do hym right or clles that he myght haue leue off the 
 Kyng, by ther aduyse, too goo sue his right before hy that ought to be his 
 iuge. 
 
 ^ And as touard the letter sent by my Lorde of Winchester vnto my 
 Lorde of Bedford, of whiche the tenure here folowith. 
 
 ^ Right high and myght}^ Prince, and my right noble, after one leuest 
 Lorde I recomaunde me vnto youe wyth all my hert and seruise, and as ye 
 desire y welfare of y Kyng our souereign lorde, and of his realmes of En- 
 gland and of Fraunce, and your own wele, and owris also, hast you hithir, 
 for by my trouth and ye tary we shall put thislond in aueture w a felde, 
 suche a brothir ye haue here, God make hym a good man, Sicl. Of the 
 whiche my Lorde of Glouceter complayneth off the malice and vntrue 
 purpose of my sayd Lorde of Wichester, of touarde assembling of the 
 peple, and gadering of a felde in the kyngis londe, in troubeling therof,and 
 ayenst the kyngis pease. 
 
 My sayd Lorde of Wynchester ansuerith, that of his sayd letters duly
 
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 vndirstonde; and in wyse as he vndirstode and ment in the wrytiug oft' 
 hem, it may not resonably be gadrid or taky, that my sayd Lorde of Win- 
 chestir entedid to gadir any feld or assemble peple in troublyng of the 
 kyngis lode, and ayenst the kyngis pease, but rarthir he purposid to acquite 
 hy to the Kyg, in his trouth, and kepe the rest and y pese in the kygis 
 londe, and to eschue rebellion or disobeysaunce and all troble. 
 
 m For by that, that in the beginnyg of the sayd letter he callith ni}' 
 sayd Lorde of Bedforde his leuyst lorde, aft' our that is the Kyng, whom 
 hym oweth to except of dute of his trouth, the whiche he had euer kept 
 and wi) kepe. 
 
 ^ Secundly, by y in the sayd lettyr he desireth the comyng home of 
 my sayd Lorde of Bedford, for the welfare of the Kyng and of his remes 
 of England and of Fraunce, whiche stonde principally in his kepyng of rest 
 and pease, and praeth my sa3^de Lorde of Bedford to his comyng into 
 Englad, in eshewing the in partye of the lond, and of a felde, the whyche 
 he drcd hy myght haue folowed yf he had long tareyd. 
 
 ^ And as touarde thes wordes — And ye tary, we shall put this 
 londe in auenture, with a felde, such a brothir ye haue, &cj. my 
 sayd Lorde off AVj'nchester sayd, the soth is, that before that he 
 wrote the sayde lettir, by occasion of certayn ordinaunce made by the 
 mayr and aldirmen of London, and ayenst the excessis takyg of masons, 
 carpeters, tylers, dawbers, and other laborers, for her dayly iorneys, and 
 approuyd bi the kyngis aduyse off his councell, there were kast mani 
 heuyssis and cedicious billis, vndir thenamys of such laborers, thretyngand 
 rising wyth many M. and manasing the statis of tlie londe, and in sebla- 
 ble wyse seditious langage sowe and socontinewed and likly to haue sewid, 
 of purpose and entent of disobeysaunce and rebellion too, redressing of 
 the whych it semed too my sayd Lorde the Chaiiceler, that mi sayd Lorde 
 of Glouceter did not the deuoir nor diligence that he myght haue sheuid, 
 for lak of which diligece, they that were disposid to do disobeysaiice were 
 encoragid and enboldrshide, so that it was lyke that they shukle haue made 
 a gaderyng, and that the Kyng and his true subgettis shukle haue be com- 
 pellid too haue made a felde to haue vvithstode hem, y whiche felde mak-
 
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 yng had ben auenturyng of thelonde, and in tokyunyng that it was neuyr 
 my sayd Lorde Chaunceleris entent to gadir no feld, but as trouth most 
 stirid hym ayest such as rioutously wolde make such assemble ayenst our 
 souereigii Lorde, and the wele of this lond, he desirith so hastily the com- 
 yng of my sayd Lorde of Bedfordc, the whiche he wold in nowise haue so 
 gretely desired if he wolde haue purposid hy too any vnlawfull niakyg 
 of a felde, for he wist well that my sayd Lorde of Bedford wolde most 
 sharply haue chastisid and punyshid all tho that so wolde any riotouse 
 assemble make. 
 
 ^ So that it be knowen to all folkis that it is the entet of my Lorde of 
 Bedford and off all the lordis spuall and temporall, assembled i thys pre- 
 sent parlement, to aquite hym, and to procede truly, iustly, and indif- 
 ferently, wythoute any parcialte in al maner of materis or quarellis menyd 
 or to be menede betuix my Lorde off Glouceter on that one parte, and 
 my Lorde of Winchester, Chaunceler of Englande, on that other partye, 
 and for sure kepyng of the kyngis pease it is accordid by my sayd Lorde 
 of Bedford, and by my sayd lordis spiiall and teporall, an othe to be made 
 in furme that folowyth, that is to say — 
 
 That mi sayd Lorde of Bedford, and my sayd lordis spuall and tem- 
 poral, eche of he shall as fer forth as hir kynyng and discrecion suffisent, 
 trul}', iustly, and indifferently coiisel and aduise the Kyng, and also procede 
 and aquite hemself in all the sayd materj and quarellis, wytoute that they 
 or any off hem shall pryuily or aperte, make or shew hymself too be party 
 or parciall therin, not leuing or eshewyng so to do for effecyo, lone, mede, 
 dute, or drede, off any pson or parsos, and that they shall in all wyse kepe 
 secrete all that shall bee comuned bi way of counsell in the materis and 
 quarelle aboue sayd in the sayd parlement, wythoute thatyei or any of hem 
 shall by worde, writynge off ye Kyng, or in any wyse opin it or discouer 
 it to any of ye sayd parties, or to any other parson that is not off the sayd 
 counsell but if he haue speciall comaundement or leue therto off the Kyng 
 or my sayd Lorde of Bedford, and that eche off hem shall, wyth all his 
 myght and pouer, assist by way off counsell, and ellis shew it vnto the 
 Kyng, mi sayd Lorde of Bedforde, and to y remeiint of my sayd lordis, to 
 putt y sayd parties to reason, and not suffir that any of the sayd parties by
 
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 them or by tbeyr assistauntis precede or attempt, by way of feete or 
 ayenst f kingis pease, nor help, assist, or conforte any of hem therto, but 
 lett hem wyth all hir myght and pouer,and wythstode hem, and assist vnto 
 the King and my sayd Lorde of Bedforde, in kepTg of the kingis pease, 
 and redressing of all such maner of proceeding, by way of fete and force. 
 
 Q Istud sacramentU fidelitercustodiende infra scripta, quilibet diiorum 
 spualiu et temporalivi, infra scriptoru, in plene parliameto existencj, apud 
 Leycester, iiij.die Marcy anno quarto, promisit publice in persona propria 
 per fide et diligencia et lignecia quas debent Diio Regi. Vidl't in primis. 
 
 Diis de Hungieford, 
 
 Diis de Tiptost, 
 
 Diis de Pouyngis, 
 
 Diis de Cornwaile, 
 
 Diis de Buregh, 
 
 Diis de Louell, Jur'. 
 
 Diis de Betreux, 
 Diis Clynton, 
 Diis Desenche, 
 Dris de Audeley, 
 Diis Ferers de Groby, 
 Diis de Talbot, 
 
 Abbas de Walthin, 
 Abbas de Glastynbury, Jur'. 
 
 Abbas Sti Augustini Cantur. 
 Abbas Westiii. 
 
 Epiis Wigorii, 
 Epus Menen, 
 Epiis London, 
 Epus Sinuolu, 
 
 Comes Northiiblonde, 
 
 Jur', 
 
 Comes Stafford, 
 Eeux Bedford, 
 Comes Oxon, 
 
 Jur'. 
 Jur'. 
 
 Dns de Roos, infra etatem. Jur'. 
 
 Abbas Bothen, 
 
 Abbas Loudanne, 
 
 Epus Rossen, Jur'. 
 
 Epiis Cicist*. 
 
 Epiis Carliolens, Jur'. 
 
 Archiepiis Canter. 
 
 Diis de Grey, 
 Diis de Grey Riten, 
 Diis Fitzwalter, 
 Diis Balkele. 
 
 Abbas Beate Marie Eborii, 
 Abbas Sancti Albani, 
 Epijs Herford, non mr quia non 
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 ^ In the name of God ; "We, Henry Archbyshop of Canter, Thomas 
 Duke of Exceter, John Duke of Nortfolke, Thorns Bishop of Durhm, 
 Pliilip Bysshop of Worcet', John Bishop of Bathe, Humfroy Erie of Staf- 
 ford, Wiiitri Alnewik, keper of the kyngis priue scale, and Rauf Lorde 
 Cruwell, arbitrours i all maniers of causis, niateris, and quarellis of heuy- 
 nessis or greuiices, wyth all incidentis, circumstauncis, and dependautis or 
 connexis, beyg and hangyng betuix the hygh and worthi Prince Humfrcy 
 Duke of Glouceter on that one partie, and the worshipfull fadir I God 
 Henry Bishop Wlchester, and Chaunceler of Englande on that other 
 party, bi ether of hem, for the pesing off the sayd quarelle and debatis, 
 takyn and chosyn in maner and fourme as it is conteyned more playnly 
 in a comprimise made thervpo, of the whiche the tenoere sweth in this 
 fourme — 
 
 We, that in the vij. day of Marche, in iiij. yere of the reign of our so- 
 uereign Lorde Kyg Hery the vi. the high and myghty Prince Humfrey 
 Duke of Gloceter, at the reuerence of God and for the goode of the Kyng 
 our souereigii lorde in this lond, and namely at ye reuerece and specially at 
 the request and prayer of the right myghty and hie price my Lorde of 
 Bedforde his brothir, agreed hym to put and puttith al maner of materis 
 and quareles J dede wyth all hir incidentis, circumstauncis, dependauntis, 
 and connexis that thouchen hym and his perso, that he hath in any wyse 
 do or felith hym greued, or heuy ayenst my lorde his vncle my Lorde of 
 Winchester, or elles that my Lorde of Winchester felith hym greued 
 ayenst hym, in asmoch as they thouche hym or his pson, fro the beginnyng 
 of the worlde vnto this day, in the aduise, ordinance, and arbitrement of 
 the worthi fadir in God, Henry Archbishop of Caunturbury, the high and 
 noble princis Thomas Duke of Exceter, and John Duke of Northfolke, 
 the wirshipfull fadire in God, Thomas Byshop of Durhm, Philip Bishop of 
 Worcester, and Bishop of Bath, the noble Lorde Humfrey Erie of Staf- 
 forde, the wurshipful parsonis maister Willin Alnewik, keper off the 
 kyngis priue seale, and Rauf Lorde Crumwell. 
 
 Promyttynge and behofynge by ye fayth of his body, worde of his 
 princehode, and kyngis sonne, to do, kepe, obserue, and fulfill, for hyra 
 and in his behalf, all that shalbe decreid, ordeigned, and arbitred by y for-
 
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 said archbishop, dukis, bishopjs, erle, keper of the kyngis pryue scale, and 
 the Lorde Crumwell, in all materis and quarellis aboue sayd, graQtyg also 
 and promytyng euir that to be comprehendid in the forsayde arbitrement, 
 as touarde puttyng awey all heuynessis or displesaunce in any wyse con- 
 teyned by my Lorde of Glouceter ayest all tho that haue assisted, coun- 
 sellid, or fauoured vnto his said vncle of Wincester. 
 
 And as touarde any matere that is touching mi Lorde of Glouceter, re- 
 mittith it and the gouernauncetheroff vnto theKyg and his counsele, they 
 to deme it by the aduyse of his counsell, as hym thinkith it is to be done. 
 
 f|[ In witnes of whiche thyng, to this present compromise, my sayd 
 Lorde of Glouceter hath subscribid his name, wyth his owne hand, 
 
 HuMFREY Glouceter. 
 
 And in semblable forme my Lorde of Winchester, in another compro- 
 mise, subscribid w his hand, vndir the worde of prest hode, to stond at 
 the aduyse, ordinaunce, and arbitrement, of y parsons aboue sayd : mutatis 
 mutadis. 
 
 The causis before sayd, and quarelles by vs seneand diligently examined 
 and decreed, and by the assent of the sayd parties, ordeine and awarde y 
 my Lordis of Glouceter and of Wichester, for any thing done or spokyn 
 by that one party ayenst that other, or by any of theyris or any other per- 
 sone or persons, afore the vij. day off this present moneth ofFMarche, none 
 herafter take causis, quarellis, displesaunc^, or heuynes, that one aj^est that 
 other; ne neyther ayenst the counsellours, adherent^, or fauorers off that 
 others: for all thes thyngis them not wyth stondyng, my sayd Lorde of 
 Gloucet' bee goode Lorde vnto my sayd Lorde of Winchester, and haue 
 hym in loue and affeccion, as his kynnesman and vnclc. And my sayd 
 Lorde of Winchester haue too my sayd Lorde off" Glouceter true and sad 
 loue and affeccion, duo and be redy to do vnto hym such seruise as ap- 
 pteyneth of honeste to my sayd Lorde of Winchester and his estate to do, 
 and that eche of them be goode lorde to all the adherentis, counsellers, and 
 ^uorers of that other, and shew hem at all times fauoure, loue, and affec- 
 cion, as for any thing done by them, or sayd, before the forsayde day of 
 Marche. 
 
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 K[ Also we decrc, ordeigii, and award', that my sayd Lorde of Winches- 
 ter, in the presence of the Kyng our souerygn lorde, my Lorde of Bedford, 
 and mi Lorde of Glouceter, and the remcnaut of the lordis spuall and 
 temporal!, and comens, beyngin this present parlement, say and declare in 
 jnaner and fourme that folowith. 
 
 My souereign Lorde, I haue Avell vndirstond that I am noysid amonge 
 the statis of your lond, how that the Kyng our souerigii lorde that was, y 
 tymes beyng Prince, and loggid in the grene chabrc at Westmynster : by the 
 reecc of a spaynell there was, on a nyght taky behind a tapet in the 
 same chambre, a man that shulde haue cofesde that he was there by myn 
 exitacion and procuryg, to haue slayne the sej'd Price in his bed ; wher- 
 upon the sayd erle lete sak hym forthwyth, and drowned hym in the 
 Temys; and ferthirmore, I am accusid how that I shuld haue stired the 
 Kyng that last died, the tyine also that he was prince, to haue takyn y 
 gouirnaunce of this reame and the crown vpon hym, his fadir y same tyme 
 leuing, beyng Kyng; thorou whiche langage and noysing I fele my name 
 and fame gretelyenbleshidin dyus mennys oppinions, wherupon I take first 
 God to witnes, and after warde all the worlde, that I haue be at al tymes, 
 and am, true louer and true ma to you my souereigii Lorde, and shalbe all 
 my lif, and also I haue bee to my souereigii Lorde, that was youire fadir, all 
 tymes off his reigii true man, and for suche he toke, trust, and cherisid me 
 to his lifis ende, and as I trust no man wyll afferme the contray, ne neuir 
 my lif procuryng nor ymaginyng deth nor distrucion off his personne, 
 assentyng to any such thyng or like tliertoo, the tyme y he was either Kyng 
 or Price, or in odir estate, and in lyke I was true ma vnto the Kyng Henry 
 the iiij, all the tyme that he was my souereign Lorde, and reigned vpon 
 me, in whiche materis in al maner of ani wyse that it likith to you my 
 souereigii Lorde too comaunde me, I am redy to declare me, and ferthir 
 more where how and when it shall lyke you, by the aduise of your coun- 
 sell to assign me; wherefore I beseche you, my souereigii Lorde, as humbly 
 as I can, considering that there be no groundid processes by the whiche I 
 myght lawfully in the maters aboue sayd, bee conuyct, blessid be God, to 
 hold me and declare me bee the aduise of the lordis spuall and teemperall 
 beyng in this p'sent parlement, true man to you mi souereigii Lorde, and so 
 too haue ben vnto my souerign Lorde that was your fadir, and ayell and 
 true man also too haue be vnto his sayd fadir while he was Prince, or
 
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 ells in other estate y sayd siaundir and noysyng not withstondyng ; and 
 this same declaracion to be enact' in this your p'sent parlenient. 
 
 The which wordis dcclarid in maner as it is aboucsayd, bi mi said Lorde 
 of Winchester, it semeth too my sayd lordis the arbitronrs, that it is fitting 
 that my sayd Lorde of Wincheter draw hym aparte, and in the mene 
 tyme the lordis beyng present be singulerly examyned therupo and sayne 
 ther aduise, and if it be assetid bi hem in maner as mi sayd Lorde of Win- 
 chester desirith, hym callid ayen, that my Lorde of Bedford then haue 
 thes wordis in effect that folowe. 
 
 ^ Beate vncle, mi Lorde, by the aduyse of his cousell, hath comanndid 
 me to sa}' vnto you that he hath well vndirstonde and cosidred all the 
 materis whiche ye haue here opynly declared in his presence, and ther- 
 upon ye desire a peticion that he will declare you, and by the aduyse and 
 assent of the lordis spuall and teniporall beyng in thes present parlemet, 
 he declarith you a true ma vnto hy, and that ye haue so be too my Lorde 
 his fadir and ayell, and also true ma too my Lorde his fadir while he was 
 Prince, or ellse in od' estate the saj'd dyslaundir and noysing, notwith- 
 stondyng, and woll that the sayd declaracion be so enact in this present 
 parlenient. 
 
 After the whiche wordis thus sayd, as before is declared by the sayd 
 lordis arbitrouris, that my sayd Lorde of Winchester shulde haue thes 
 wordis that folowe, to my sayd Lorde off Glouceter. 
 
 My Lord of Glocet*, I haue conceyued to grete heuynes, that ye shulde 
 haue receyued bi diuers rcportis that I shulde haue purposid and ymagined 
 ayenst your parson, honure, and estate, in dyuers maners, for the whiche 
 ye haue taky ayenst me grete displesaunce ; Sir, I take God to my witnes, 
 that what reportis soo euir haue be made vnto you of me, parauenture of 
 such as haue not had grete afteccion to me, God foryeue it them ; I neuir 
 ymaginde ne purposid thyg that myght be hyndryng or preiudice to your 
 person, honour, or estate, and for so moche I pray youe that ye be goode 
 lorde vnto me fro thys tyme forth, for by my wyll I yaue you neuir other 
 occasion ne purpose not to do heraftir by Goddis grace.
 
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 The whiche wordis so by hy said, it was decreed by f sayd arbitrours, 
 that my Lorde of Glouceter shulde ansuere and say — 
 
 Beate vncle, sith ye so declare you suche a man as ye say, I am right 
 glad that it is so, and for suche a man I take you. 
 
 ^ And when thys was done, it was decreed by the sayd arbitrours, that 
 eueryche off my Lord is of Glouceter and of Winchester shulde take 
 ethir other by the hand, in presence of the Kyng and all the parlament, in 
 sign and tokyn off good loue, and accorde whiche was done. 
 
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