ade protectour of England. And this yere the riding to
Westm' was fordone, and goyng thider bi barge bigonne.

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1454-1458.]

Steph' Forster, maior. John Felde. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxiij.
Will'm Tailor.

[Sidenote: First battle of S^{t}. Albons.]

In this yere the xxij day of Maij was the first bataile at Seint
Albanes; and was there slayne the duke of Somerset, therle of
Northumberland, the lord Clifford, and a knyght callid S^{r}.
Barthilmeu Nantwesil, and xxv squyers, with other people, which were
buried there. Also this yere Scotts leide sege to Berwik.

Will' Marche, maior. John Yong. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxiv.
Thomas Holgrave.

This yere was a strife betwene yong men of the Mercery and Lumbardes.
And this yere was seen the blasyng sterre.

Th' Canynge, maior. John Steward. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxv.
Raffe Verney.

In this yere the lord Egremond brake out of Newegate; and anon after
brake out upon the ledes diverse other prisoners. And this yere came
the duke of Yorke to his place at Baynardes castel in London.

Geffrey Boleyne, Will'm Edward. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxvj.
maior. Thomas Reyner.

In this yere Sandwich was robbid and dispoilid by Frensshemen. And
this yere was a grete watch in London, and al the gates kepte every
nyght, and ij aldermen watchyng: and withynne a while after the kyng
and lordes were accorded, and went a procession in Paulis. And this
yere was bisshop Pecock abiurid, and his bokes brent at Paulis.

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1458-1459.]

Tho' Scot, maior. Raffe Joslyn. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxvij.
Ric' Nedeham.

[Sidenote: Comes Sar'.]

In this yere was affrey bitwene gentilmen of Court and men of
Fletestrete; and the gentilmen were driven with archers fro the
standard in Fletestrete into theire Innes, and some were slayne and
some taken the xiij day of Aprile: wherfore William Tailour alderman
of Fletestrete ward, with other mo, were afterward sent to Wyndisore
castel, and there kepte as prisoners. And sone after, kyng Henry, the
quene and lords, lete make a grete gaderyng of people northward,
wherof was grete noise: than therle of Warwike came frome Caleise
thurgh London, and his fader therle of Salisbury came fro Middilham
toward the duke of Yorke with iij m^{l} men; and the quene Margrete
lay by the way as he come with xiiij m^{l} of the floure of
Chestreshire, Lancast