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to}. Jacob Seynt Ed'ust.[34] [Footnote 33: _See note_ H.] [Footnote 34: _See note_ H.] [Sidenote: Edward of Wyndesore was born.] In this yere was borne the kynges sone Edward at Windesore. REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1312-1315.] Id'm maior. John Lambyn. A^{o}. vj^{to}. Ric' Lucekyn.[35] [Footnote 35: "Bitekyn" _in the Cotton MS._] Nicholl Faryndon, m'. Adam Burden. A^{o}. vij^{o}. goldsmyth. Hugo Garton. This yere of oure lord a m^{l} cccxiiij the kyng Edward with a ryall oost wente into Scotlond; and upon Missomer day faught with the Scottes at Strywelyn; and there he was discomfited and fledde, and moche of his peple sclayn. John Gysors, m'. Stephen Abyndon. A^{o}. viij^{o}. William Bedyngham. In this yere it befell that there was a rebaude called John Tannere, the whiche wente aboughte and seyde that he was the goode kyng Edward sone, and called hymself kyng Edward of Carnarvan, and seide thorugh necligence of his noryce, whil he lay in his cradel a sowe com in and foule rente hym, and the noryce durste nought tellen it, but toke a tannere sone[36] and kepte hym in hys stede, and so he was putt to kepyng of another noryce, be whiche he was preved of his rewme: and for to make this the more certeyne to be belevyd, he schewed the places of the woundes which that he seyde the sowe hadde mad. And he seyde that kyng Edward maners were acordyng with the maners of his fadyr the water-berere,[37] for as moche as he loved swyche rude werkes: and for this seyenge moche peple yaf credence to hym and leved his wordes. Also the same John Tanner chalangyd the chirche of the Frere Cannes at Oxenford, whiche was somtyme the kynges halle, and kyng Edward hadde yeve it to them to make thereof there chirche. But natheles at the last he was preved fals, and was taken and brought to Northampton, and there he was drawen and hanged; and before that he was put to his penaunce he confessed before the peple that the devell be hyghte hym that he schulde be kyng of Engelond, and knowloched that he hadde served the devell iij yere and more. [Footnote 36: "A carter son" _in the Cotton MS._] [Footnote 37: "The carter." _Ibid._] REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1315-1317.] Step'us Abyndon, Hamo Goodchepe. A^{o}. ix^{o}. drap', m'. William Golith.[38] [Footnote 38: "William Bedyngton" _in the Cotton MS._] [Sidenote: The toune
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