he vj^{te}.]

[Sidenote: Mewes in Bry' was yolden.]

[Sidenote: The newe wedercock of Poules was set up.]

This yere, on the thridde day of December, began the parlement at
Westm', whiche was holden be the duke of Bedforde, thanne lyftenaunte
of Engelond; in whiche parlement was graunted a quynzyme and a dyme,
the kyng hymself thanne lyenge at the sege of Mieux in Bry', in
Fraunce, the half of whiche xv^{e} and x^{me} to be payd at the
purification of oure lady nest folwynge, and that the kynges deputes
schulde resceyve in payement swyche gold as wente; that is to seye,
zif a noble were worth v _s._ viij _d._, the kyng schulde taken it to
the value of vj _s._ viij _d._; and if it were lesse than v _s._ viij
_d._, thanne the persone so payenge that money schulde make good the
surplus to the value of v _s._ viij _d._ to the kyng, in contentyng
the kyng of the hol noble of vj _s._ viij _d._; and in cas the noble
so paied were better of value thanne v _s._ viij _d._, it was accorded
that the kyng schulde paye to the awnere therof the overplus above v
_s._ viij _d._: also thanne was gret scarcete of whit moneye in
Engelond, that is to seye of sylver, for every man, because of the
said newe eschange, outred gold and kept sylver in as moche as they
myghte. Also in the forseid monthe of Decembre, on seynt Nicholl day,
the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxj, Herry the kynges sone was born
at Wyndesore, whos goodfadres at the font were Herry bysshop of
Wynchestre, sithe Cardynall, and John duke of Bedford, and Jacomyn
duchesse of Holand was hys goodmodyr; and his goodfadir at his
confirmacion was Herry Chicheley erchebysshop of Caunterbury. Also in
the monthe of May,[106] the yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccccxxij, and of
the kyng the x yere, the citee of Mewes in Bry', whiche longe tyme
hadde be seged, was yolde to the kyng. Also the same yere, the xiij
day of August, the newe wedircock was set upon Seynt Poules stepill of
London: and the laste day of the same monthe of August deyde the most
excellent, and most graciouse, and most doutyd prynce of Cristen
chivalrye, Herry of Engelond the fyfthe, after the conquest the x^{e},
whos boones, in the begynnyng of Novembre folwynge, were brought into
Engelond, and after to London; and on the vij day of Novembre he was
ryally entered at Westm'.

[Footnote 106: _See note_ MM.]

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