hwold, mercer, was sclayn at
the blak heth, wherethorugh aroos a gret discencion and debate among
the craftes of London. And in the same yere the duk of Lancastre and
the erle of Cambregge come out of Gascoyne into Engelond, and wedded
the doughter of kyng Petyr. And the same yere too cardinalx were sent
fro the pope to entrete for the pees betwen the two reaumes. And in
this yere was a bataill upon the see betwen Englisshmen and Flemynges,
where there were taken of Flemynges xxv schippes lade with salt of the
bay. Also in this yere the erle of Pembroke was taken at the Rochell
be the Spaynardes, on the even of the nativite of seynt John baptiste.

Adam of Bery, skynn', m'. John Aubray. A^{o}. xlviij^{o}.
John Fyfhede.

In this yere the duke of Lancastre seiled into Flaundres, and passed
be Parys thorugh Burgoyne and alle Fraunce into Burdeux, withoughte
ony withstondyng. And in this yere Sire Alex' Neville was mad
erchebysshop of Yorke, and Thomas Arundell bysshop of Ely, maistre
Herry Wakefeld bysshop of Worcestre.

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1375-1377.]

Will'm Walworth, fysshmong', Ric' Lyons. A^{o}. xlix^{o}.
maior. Will' Wodehous.

[Sidenote: Ladyes ledde lordes bridel.]

In this yere, at the town of Bruges in Flaundres, was tretyd upon
diverses articles hangynge betwen the pope and kyng Edward. Also the
same yere was treted at Bruges for the pees betwen the too reaumes.
Also in this yere rood dame Alice Perrers, as lady of the sune,[65]
fro the tour of London thorugh Chepe; and alwey a lady ledynge a
lordys brydell. And thanne began the grete justes in Smythefeld whiche
endured vij nyght.

[Footnote 65: _See note_ N.]

John Warde, m'. John Hadley, groc'. Anno l^{mo}.
Will's Newport.

[Sidenote: iij pestilencia.]

In this yere was the thridde grete pestilence, in whiche dyed the
honorable knyght Edward lord Spenser, and lythe beryed at Tewkesbery.

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1377.]

Adam Stable maior usq' xxj^{m} John North, drap'. A^{o}. lj^{mo}.
diem Marcij, quo die p' Rob't Launde.
p'ceptu' regis amotus fuit,
et Nich's Brembre el'tus
fuit p' res' a^{i}.

[Sidenote: Obit' Edwardi principis.]

In this yere, upon Trinite Soneday the viij day of Juyn, withinne the
kynges paleys of Westm' deyde the noble flour of knyghthood, that is
to seye, the goode prince Edward, whoos body lith worthily entered a