ere
was taken the erle of Dene, S^{r}. Olyver Claykyn, and manye othere;
thankyd be God.

Simon Mordon, m'. Adam Wymondham. A^{o}. xliij^{cio}.
Rob't Girdelere.

[Sidenote: iij pestilencia.]

In this yere Sire Leonell duke of Clarence with a fayre meyne sailled
over the see toward Melane; whiche aboughte the natyvyte of oure lady
the same yere deyde. In this yere was the thridde pestilence,[64] in
whiche deyde dame Blaunche of Lancastre. And in this yere the
Frensshmen meved ayeyn werre.

[Footnote 64: _See note_ M.]

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1370-1373.]

John Chichestr', m', John Pyell. A^{o}. xliiij^{to}.
goldsmyth. Hugh Holbech.

[Sidenote: j bus' whete xl _d._]

In this yere was so gret derthe of corne in Engelond that a busshell
of whete was worth xl _d._ And in this yere was the grete vyage into
Fraunce be S^{r}. Robert Knolles. And in this yere Mortherer of
Pembrok in Cristemasse weren at the countesse hous; and the same
Mortherer sclewen of men, women, and children in the cradell, xiij;
and this was don be a fysshmongre that the countesse hadde founde to
scole and brought up of a child. And in this yere, the day of the
assumpcion of oure lady, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccclxix, deyde
dame Philip quene of Engelond.

John Bernes, drap', m'. Will' Walworth. A^{o}. xlv^{to}.
Rob't of Gayton.

In this yere the houses and gardynes were drowe doun aboughte Poules.
And in this yere the duke of Lancastre seiled over the see and rood
thorugh Fraunce: and S^{r}. John Haukewod florysshed that tyme in
Lumbardie. And in this yere the prynce with hys wyf and hise meyne
comen into Engelond, levynge behynden hym the duke of Lancastre in
Gascoigne, and the erle of Cambregge.

Id'm maior. Rob't Hatfeld. Anno xlvj^{to}.
Adam Stable.

[Sidenote: The tresorer, chaunceller, and pryve sell were discharged.]

In this yere the chaunceller, the tresorer of Engelond, bysshopes,
and the pryve seall were discharged of there offyces, and in there
stede were put seculere lordes.

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1373-1375.]

John Pyell, m'. John Philpot. A^{o}. xlvij^{o}.
Nicholl Brembre,
groc'.

[Sidenote: Too cardinalx were sent fro the pope into Engelond for to
trete for pes.]

[Sidenote: A bataill upon the see betuen Englysshmen and Flemynges.]

This same yere, at Awrastelynge, John Nort