of
Norwych, the bysshop of Salisbury, Sire Herry le Scrop, Sire Herry
Sprignell, justices, it was assentyd and contentyd perpetuelly to be
observed.

REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1323-1325.]

Nicholl Faryndon, m'. Adam Salesbury. Anno xvij^{o}.
goldsmyth. John Oxenford.

This yere the quene wente into Fraunce; and after wente S^{r}. Edward
the kynges sone to his modir into Fraunce; and the kyng of Fraunce
made hym duke of Guyon: wherfore kyng Edward was wroth with quene
Isabell his wyf, and with Edward hys sone; and thorugh counseill of
the Spensers the kyng dede exile the quene his wyf and Edward his
sone, and tok into hys handes alle there landes and lordschippes that
they hadden in Engelond.

Hamo Chikewell, m'. Benet Fulham. Anno xviij^{o}.
drap'. John de Causton.

[Sidenote: A mariage betwen the kynges sone Edward and the erles
dought' of Henowde.]

In this yere quene Isabell and Edward hire sone beynge in Fraunce, and
knowyng the malyce of the kyng, thorugh entisement of the Spensers,
sente for the lordes and gentiles that were exiled out of Engelond for
Thomas cause of Lancastre, that is to sey, S^{r}. Roger Mortymer,
S^{r}. William Trussell, S^{r}. John Cromwell, and manye othere,
whiche alle togideres ordeyned to make a maryage betwen Edward the
kynges sone and the erles doughter of Henowde. And whan that maryage
was acorded to be mad, the erle of Henawde graunted to quene Isabell
and to Edward here sone, and to othere lordes of there companye, to
brynge them with strong pouere into Englond. And whanne tydynges
thereof comen to the kyng Edward, he and the Spensers made moche
sorwe, and ordeyned to kepe the see cost, and withstanden them that
they schulde nought londen. And at the fest of the decollacion of
seynt John Baptyst, the citezeins of London sente to the kyng to
Porchestre an C men of armes: and the kyng lete do crye thorugh every
good market of Engelond, that whoso myghte take S^{r}. Roger Mortymer,
he schulde have an c^{li} for his trawaile. And the Wednesday nest
before the fest of seynt Mighell, whiche was thanne the Monday, the
quene and Edward hire sone, Sire Roger Mortymer, the erles brother of
Henawde, and othere grete in there companye, arryved at Orewelle in
Essex, faste be Herewych: and whanne they were landed the contre alle
aboughte fel to them be there owne fre wylle. And the quene and S^{r}.
Edward hire sone senten a lettre to the maire and the c