anye men callen it the
blake Moneday. This same yere were rovers on the see, undyr the
governayle of the erle of Seynt Poule; whiche the xv day of March
distroied the townes of Rye and Hastinge and othere be the see syde,
and sclewen manye men. Also in this yere the pees was made betwen the
kyng Edward and kyng John of Fraunce, the xv day of May: and kyng
Edward sente hise ambassatours into Fraunce, and toke the othe of
Charles regent of Fraunce, whiche othe was plight undir this forme:
Charles dede lete solempnely a masse to be songen; and whanne _Agnus
Dei_ was thries seyd, Charles leyde his right hand upon the patene,
whereupon lay Godes body, and his lefte hond pressyng don upon the
masse bok, seyenge, We swern upon the holy precious Goddes body, and
upon the Evaungelies, fermely to holden anentes us pees and concord
fourmed betwen the too kynges of Fraunce and of Engelond, and in no
manere to do the contrerie. Also in this yere mennes, bestes, trees,
and housynge were alle to smyte with violent lyghtnynge, and sodeynly
peresshyd; and the devell in mannes lyknes spak to men goynge be the
weye.

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1362-1364.]

John Pecche, m', Will' Holbeche. Anno xxxvj^{to}.
drap'. Jemes Tame.

[Sidenote: A blody reyne and a blody crosse.]

[Sidenote: s'c'da pestilencia.]

[Sidenote: John the erle of Richm' was made duke of Lankaster.]

Also in this yere, in the kal' of Juyn, fell a blody reyne in Burgoyn,
and a blody crosse apered in the eire fro the morwe unto myd day at
Boloyne, the whiche afterward moved hym and fel down into the see. And
in this yere prynce Edward wedded the countesse of Kent. And in this
yere was the seconde gret pestilence, in whiche good Herry of
Lancastre deyde, and S^{r}. John erle of Richemond, the kynges sone,
was mad duke of Lancastre. And in the same yere began the grete
companye.

Steph'us Caundyssh, m'. John of Seynt Albons. A^{o}. xxyvij^{o}.
Jacob Andrewe.

[Sidenote: Magnus ventus.]

[Sidenote: Lyonell the k' son duke of Clarence.]

This same yere upon seynt Maurys day, the yere of our lord a
m^{l}ccclxj, was the gret wynd whiche caste doun tres, houses,
pynacles and steplees of chirches and manye places in Engelond. Also
this yere S^{r}. Leonell the kynges sone was mad duke of Clarence,
and S^{r}. Edmond of Wodestoke was made erle of Caumbregg.

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1364-1367.]

John Notte, m'. Ric' Croydon.