nburgh, where he fond
the regalyes of Scotlond, that is to seye the kynges see, his crowne
of gold, and his ceptre, whiche regalyes the kyng offred sithens to
seynt Edward at Westm', in the morwe after seynt Bothulphes day: and
at Myssomer, John Bailhol kyng of Scotlond come to the kynges pees to
London. Also this yere Edward the kynges sone was admirall upon the
see.

[Footnote 22: "Of the collectours" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Footnote 23: _See note_ F.]

REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1296-1297.]

Id'm custos. Thomas Suffolk. A^{o}. xxv^{to}.
Adam Fulham, drap'.

[Sidenote: The kyng lete gadere in Engelond cm^{l} quart' of corn for
to send to Gascoigne.]

This yere the kyng lete gadere in Engelond in diverses schires an
hundred thousand quarters of corn, and sente it over the see into
Gascoigne: and the kyng passed the see in August, and with hym xx^{ti}
m^{l}[24] Walsh men and too m^{l} Englysshmen and too m^{l} Irysshmen;
and there aroos a stryf betwen the kyng and his lordes, that non of
them wolde passen with hym over the see; and the kyng arryved in
Flaundres: and there was taken trewes for too yere betwen kyng Edward
and kyng Philipp of Fraunce; and S^{r}. John Seynt John and other
prysoners were frely delyvered out of pryson.

[Footnote 24: "xxx thousand" _in the Cotton MS._]

Id'm custos. Will'm Stortford. Anno xxvj^{to}.
John Stortford.

[Sidenote: Certeyn men were arested for brekyng of the toune of
Cornhull.]

In this yere, in the feste of seynt Andrew, the kyng graunted to the
lordes all there axynge of the poyntes of the olde chartre: also the
Scottes areysed werre ayeyns the kyng of Engelond: also the viij day
of Paske, Thomas Romayn, Richard Romayn,[25] Richard Gloucestre,
Nicholl Faryndon, Adam Halyngbery, Thomas Cely, John Dunstale,
Richard Asshwy, John Wade and William Storteford, weren aresteed for
brekyng of the toune in Cornhull. And in the viij day of May[26] in
this yere the kyng faught with the Scottes at Fowkyrk, in which
bataile xxiij m^{l}[27] Scottes were sclayn, and of Englysshmen but
xxviij, honoured be the highe Godes grace.

[Footnote 25: _Omitted in the Cotton MS._]

[Footnote 26: "The day of Marie Mawdelyne" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Footnote 27: "xxx m^{l}"--_Ibid._]

REX EDWARDUS PRIMUS. [1298-1300.]

Herry Wallys, maior. Ric' Sop'lane. Anno xxvij^{o}.
Thomas Cely.

[Sidenote: The fraunchise of London was