omonalte of
London, requyryng them that they schulde be helpynge to them in the
quarell and cause that the quene and Edward hire sone, heir of the
ream of Engelond, hadde begonne; that is for to seye, for to distroye
the traytours and enemyes of the sayd reaume. But non ansuere was
sente ayeyne, for doughte of the kyng and of the too Spensers, the
fadyr and the sone, at that tyme weren in the citee of London, with
manye othere lordes with them. And forasmoche as non answere was sent
ayeyn fro the meire and the comons of London of the said lettre, the
quene and Edward here sone senten another lettre therupon, with
hangynge seall, to the citee of London, whiche lettre, in the dawnyng
of the day was takked upon the newe crosse in Chepe; and manye copies
of the same lettre were takked upon wyndous, dores, and othere open
places in the citee of London, that alle men myghte rede them that
wenten be the weye: and this was done on seynt Denys day, that is to
seye the ix day of Octobre.[47] And as the kyng was at his mete,
tydynges comen to hym therof: and anoon the kyng, the Spensers bothe
the fadir and the sone, the erle of Arundell, and maister Walter
Baldok, fledden into Walys; and the kyng lefte maister Walter
Stapilton bisshop of Excestre to have the governaunce of the citee of
London; whiche bysshop axed to have the keyes and governaunce of the
citee be vertu of the comission: where thorugh debate aroos betwen hym
and the citee, so that he was taken and lad to the standard in Chepe,
and his hede was there smyten of, and his hede sette in his right
hand: and too of hyse squyers were beheded the same tyme, that is to
sey the xiiij day of Octobre, the yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxvj^{ti}.

[Footnote 47: _See note_ K.]

REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1325-1326.]

Id'm maior p' p'te a' Gilbert Moredon. A^{o}. xix^{o}.
Ric' Beteyn p' residuo. John Cotton.

In this yere the kyng and bothe Spensers, Robert Baldok chaunceler,
and the erle of Arundell, were taken in the hilles of Walys, and the
kyng was put into sauf warde; but S^{r}. Hugh Spenser wolde never
after that he was taken eten mete, wherfore at Hereford he was drawen,
hanged, beheded and quartered: and then was the sone of S^{r}. Hugh
Spenser the fadyr was drawen,[48] hanged and beheded at Bristoll. Also
in this yere, be the assent of alle the lordes of Engelond spirituelx
and temperelx, and be alle the comonalte of the reaume, be fre
eleccion of them alle, an