liam Scot mercer of London privyly
in a gromys clothynge, sailed over the see and cam to his uncle the
erchebysshop of Caunterbury, that tyme beynge at Coloigne. Ferthermore
in this yere deyde the duke of Lancastre, and lith entered at seynt
Poules at London. Also in this yere after Estren, in the lattere ende
of the yere of the conquest of kyng Richard, the same kyng Richard
sailed the secounde tyme into Irlond; and he hadde with hym amonges
othere Herry the eldeste sone of the duke of Hereford, whom he made
knyght[79] in Irlond; and the saide kyng Richard was there too monthes
and sumwhat more. And in the mene tyme cam in Herry duke of Hereford,
for his fadir the duke of Lancastre was ded, for whiche he cam to
cleyme his heritage, and broughte with hym Thomas of Arundell the
erchebysshop of Caunterbury whiche was exiled; and also he broughte
with hym hys sone Thomas, and also Thomas the erles son of Arundell to
cleyme his herytage; and they landed in the north contre, at a place
that is clepyd Ravenspore besyde Bedlyngton. And anon as they were
landed there comen to hym hastyly the erle of Northumberlond and
S^{r}. Herry his sone, and the erle of Westmerland, Robert of Watton,
and manye othere lordes and gentiles of the north contre. And thanne
the seid duke of Hereford with alle tho above seid reden to Chestre
with gret strenkthe. And anon as the kyng herde telle that duke Herry
was come, he hied hym out of Irlond into Engelond, in hope to be
strong ayens hys enemys: and as sone as the peple of the kynges herde
telle that the duke was landed, alle the kynges meyne into lytell
turned ayens the kyng, and wenten ayeyns his adversaryes, that seynge
the kyng withdrowe hym to the castell of Flynt. And the duke with his
lordes and gentiles comen to the castell of Bristoll, and there they
token S^{r}. William Scrop thanne erle of Wyltshire and tresorer of
Engelond, S^{r}. Herry Grene, S^{r}. John Busshy, and Perkyn of Lee:
and on the xxx^{ti} day of Juyll they were beheded as for traytours.
And whanne they hadde so don they reden ayeyne to Chestre, and thider
to them cam kyng Richard in pees. And thanne the kyng and the duke and
the othere seid lordes reden in fere to Londonward: and in the firste
day of Septembre they comen to London everych on: and in the morwe
suynge kyng Richard was put into the tour of London tyl tyme that the
parlement, whiche began at Westm' on seynt Jeromys day the laste day
of Septembre;[80] whiche d