lentynes day after, wherfore
the vyntage myght not come to London but by carte over Shoters hille
frome Gravesende, Northflete, Greneheth, and other places both on Kent
side and Essex."

NOTE AAA. page 121.

A^{o}. xv. Hen. VI.--"This yere was another grete frost enduryng xj
weks. Also this yere was openly knowen that the duke of Burgoyne was
falsely forsworne to the crowne of England; for he laied sege to
Caleis, and did make a strong bastelle; to the which bastel
Englisshemen made strong assaute ij tymes, and the iij^{d} tyme thei
gate it, and token certeyn persons, and slough alle the remenaunt, and
brent the bastelle; and than my lordes the dukes of Gloucestre, and of
Northfolke, therle of Huntyngdon, therle of Stafford, and therle of
Warwik, with many other lordes and barons, knyghts, and squiers, were
apointed for to gone over and fight with the seid duke of Burgoyne;
but the sege was broken er thei came there; for at that time alle the
shyppes of England were arrestid, and went a werr fare half a yere, to
for er these lordes went over the see: and thei did moche harme to our
enymys; for thei toke Spaynardes, Britons, Flemyngs, Scotts, and other
nacions of diverse contreis, and a galey chargid with diverse
merchaundise. And than thei were countermandid to diverse havons of
England for to have over the seid lordes; and at that tyme every lord
found a certen of men of theire owne cost, and every feed man went
with his lord: and every abbeie and house of religion founde certen
men to gone over the see. Also at that tyme London found a certen of
sowdiers to Caleis; and also gave unto the werres m^{l} li: and many
other townes of this land found men to gone over the see: and my lord
of Gloucestre toke his ship at Wynchelsee, and many other lordes with
hym, and went furth to Caleis with alle his hoste, and the shippes
aweytyng upon the hoste by the costes of Flaundres, the Munday next
after seint Laurence day, in the yere of our lord m^{l} iiij^{c}
xxxvij, and lay that night in the felde at a place callid Sparkes
place, bisides Oye: and upon the morowe he passid the water of
Gravenyng, at x of the belle, with l men nombrid a myle byneth the
towne; and there he made knyghts, and passid to a village callid
Meerdike; and that thei brent, and alle the townes as thei went. And
also thei brent a good open towne callid Popryng, and many other
villages; and a towne was callid Belle and so furth, West Flaundres;
and our shi