he worde of olde tyme,

'That in the croke of the mone came thei thiderwarde,
And in the wilde wanyng went thei homewarde.'"

NOTE PP. page 113.

"Also this yere after Eastre the king helde his parliament at Westm',
which bigan the laste day of Aprile; and the kyng come to London the
xxvij day of Aprile, which was Saturday, with his moder in his chare
from Wyndisore unto Seint Paulis; and at the west dore he was taken
out of his chare by his uncle the duke of Gloucestre, and by his bele
uncle the duke of Excestre: and he went upon his fete fro the west
dore to the steires, and so up into the quere; and than he was borne
up and offred: and than was set upon a courser and so rood thrugh the
Chepe and London to Kenyngton. And the kyng held his see diverse daies
in the parliament." Then follows an account of the grants made by that
parliament to the king, and of some statutes enacted therein. The
success of the English army under the earl of Salisbury is related in
a most minute manner, and the agreement for the surrender of Mauns is
given at length: but nothing is stated of sufficient interest to
justify so long a note as a copy of the narrative and treaty in
question would require.

NOTE QQ. page 114.

"defense of the cite. And anon after the bisshop of Wynchestre sent a
lettre over the see into France unto the duke of Bedford, the tenor
wherof after foloweth:

'To the most high and myghty prynce and my right noble lord the regent
of Fraunce and duke of Bedford.

'Right high and myghty prynce and my right noble and after oon, levist
lord, I recommand me unto you with al myn hert and affinite: and as ye
desire the welfare of the kyng our sovereign lord and of his realmes
of England and Fraunce, and your owne wele and our alle, so haste you
hider; for by my trouth if ye tarie we shal put this land in a venture
with a felde; such a brother ye have here, God make him a good man,
for your wisedom knoweth wele that the prosperite of Fraunce stant in
the welfare of England. High and myghtie prince, I bisech you holdeth
Maister John Estcourt, your counseilour, escusid of his tarrying, for
it is moch ayenst his wille, but the counsell here hath made hym; and
ye hist to give credence to your chamberleyne S^{r}. William Boteller.
The blessid Trinite kepe you. Writon in grete haste on Alhalowen even,

by your true servaunt to my lives ende,

HENRY WYNCHESTRE.'

"And ageyn Cristmas the duke of Bedford