.]

Will'm Staundon, Herry Pounfreyt, sadeler. A^{o}. ix^{mo}.
groc', m'. Herry Halton, groc'.

[Sidenote: The erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolf were taken
in the North.]

In this yere the erle of Northumberland and the lord Bardolf, whiche
arysyn ayeyns the kyng, were taken in the north cuntre and beheded;
and the hed of the forsaid erle and a quarter of the lord Bardolf were
sent to London, and sett upon London brigge. Also in this yere was a
strong wynter whiche endured xiiij wokes. Also this yere the erle of
Kent was sclayn, thorugh his owne folye, at Bryak in Bretayne, for he
rood withoughte basnet, and was marked with a quarell. In this yere
greyn was suych plente that smal greyn was at xij _d._, xiiij _d._,
and xvj _d._ the beste civile greyn.

Drew Barantyn, Will' Norton, drap'. Anno x^{mo}.
goldsmyth, m'. Th' Duke, skynnere.

[Sidenote: The pley at the Skynnere well.]

[Sidenote: Grete justes in Smythefeld.]

This yere was the pleye at Skynners Welle,[87] whiche endured
Wednesday, Thorsday, Fryday, and on Soneday it was ended; and thanne
began the fetees of werre in Smythfeld for diverses chalanges. First
it began be the seneschall of Henawde and the erle of Somerset, for
the Henawde soughte hyder to seke awntures, the whiche fight lasted
iij dayes; and on the Moneday, S^{r}. John and another Henawde; and on
the Tuwesday, S^{r}. John Philipp with another; and on the Wednesday,
John Grey and his adversarie: and on the Fryday the kyng wolde suffre
nothing to be don. On the Satyrday, Standyssh and his adversarie: on
the Moneday suynge, Styward and his adversarie: on the Tuesday, Souche
and his adversarie. On the Moneday after, S^{r}. John Grene,
Cornewayle, and his felawes;[88] and on the Satirday, tho too
broughten hise brethren and there adversaries: and, as God wolde,
evere the Englyssh partye hadde the victorie.

[Footnote 87: "Clerkenwelle" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Footnote 88: _See note_ Z.]

REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1409-1410.]

Richard Merlawe, John Lane, m'c'. A^{o}. xj^{mo}.
Irmong', maior. Will' Chichele, groc'.

[Sidenote: An heretyk was brent.]

This same yere there was a clerk that beleved nought on the sacrament
of the auter, that is to seye Godes body,[89] which was dampned and
brought into Smythfeld to be brent, and was bounde to a stake where as
he schulde be brent. And Herry prynce of Walys, thanne the kynges
eldest sone, consailed hym