, for whiche the tresorer pleyned upon the
citee to the kyng, and wykkedly enformed the kyng; thorugh whiche
enformacion and procurment of the chaunceler, the kyng sesed the
fraunchise and the liberte of London into hys hond: and the kyng hadde
of London x m^{l} lib' or he wolde be plesyd.

REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1392-1396.]

Will'm Staundon, Gilb't Maunfeld. A^{o}. xvj^{mo}.
groc', maior. Th' Newenton.

In this yere was the pley of seynt Katerine.[72]

[Footnote 72: _See note_ S.]

John Hadley, groc', Ric' Whityngton, m'c'. A^{o}. xvij^{mo}.
m'. Grugo Barentyn, goldsmyth.

[Sidenote: Anna reg'^{na} Angl' obiit.]

In this yere, that is to seye in the xij day of Juyn the yere of oure
lord a m^{l}ccclxxxxiiij, the goode lady quene deyde at Shene, and
lith entered worthyly at Westm'.

John Frossh, m'c', m'. Th' Knolles, groc'. A^{o}. xviij^{o}.
Will' Brampton,
fysshmongre, with the
longe berd.

In this yere kyng Richard wente first into Irlond.[73]

[Footnote 73: _See note_ T.]

Will's More, vynt', m'. Rog' Elys. A^{o}. xix^{o}.
Will' Scheryngham.

[Sidenote: Kyng Richard wedded the kynges doughtre of Fraunce,
Isabell.]

In this yere, aboughte the feste of Al Halwen, Isabell the kynges
doughter of Fraunce was spoused to kyng Richard at Caleys, whiche
afterward, on the viij day of Januer, was crowned quene at Westm'; at
whos comynge to London the priour of Typtre in Essex, with othere
viij persones, upon London bregge in the gret prees weren crowsed to
the deth.

REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1396-1397.]

Adam Bamme, goldsmyth, Th' Welford, drap'. A^{o}. xx^{mo}.
m'. Will' Parkere, m'c'.

[Sidenote: The makynge of lordes.]

[Sidenote: The erle of Arundell was condempned.]

The whiche Adam Bamme deyde the vj day of Juyn; and Richard Whityngton
occupyed the office of the mairalte the remenaunt of the yere be
patent of the kyng; and thanne after, on seynt Edwardes day, he was
chose maire for the yere folwynge. Also in this yere the xxj day of
Juyll, the regne of the kyng xxj^{ti} yere begynnynge, S^{r}. Thomas
of Wodestoke duke of Gloucestre was arested at Paske;[74] and S^{r}.
Richard erle of Arundell, and S^{r}. Thomas erle of Warrewyk, the lord
Cobham, and S^{r}. John Cheyne weren also arested. And in the monthe
of Septe